The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1850, Page 3

Toronto, June 5, 1850. ‘The Amnezation Feeling in Canada—The British Colonial System, §c., Sc. In the New York papers of the 26th ult, I fiad a ‘telegraphic dtspatch from this place, the entire ten- dency and object of which evidently is to mislead the public mind in the United States, with refer- ence to public fecling in this Province, in relation ‘to its connexion with the parent State, and in which the writer ventures to assert, although he is ‘contradicted by every division which has taken place in the Assembly in the present session, that during the debate as to the expediency of making the Legislative Council elective, there was mani- fexted ‘a strong tendency to organic change.”"— ‘And the writer sums up his gross perversion of fucts, by stating that ‘the spirit of the debate on the address to the Governor General, was hostile to English authorities and to England; but,” he continves, “the unsuitableness of the English in- stitutions to Canada, was the reason avowed for demanding constitutional changes.” Now 1 do not hesitate to assert, for I] was present during the debate, and the published reports of which, when fairly given, will bear me out in the declara- tion—that, with the exception of what fell from Mr. Papineau, whose ravings excite universal pity and contempt, whose waut of moral and political integrity was proved by one of his own countrymen the other evening, and who was denounced by the Atterney General as a wretch without prineiple or ratitude, and who is aciuated by the same feel- ings of hostility toward Eugland and her instiutions, which exist,in their utmost rankness, on the opposite side of the British Channel, the sentiments univer- sally papremes in the House of Assembly were those of attachment to their sovereign and to Great Britain, From the rather extended intercourse I have had edaring the Jast three or four years throughout the Ugited State: have found a very prevailing de- sire—particularly among persons coming from Eng- Jand and Scotland—for information with reference to the British Colonial Empire; and it is therefore very desirable, in relation to a subject in which they feel a deep interest, that statements in relation to wi 6 place here, should be entirely free from the bins of party. \t is also equally important that the people of the United States generally, should also be put in posse sion of information, particularly as respects neigh- boring countries, upon what they can rely; as there can be little doubt that the desire of the sympa- Uuzers, during the rebellion of ’37 and °33, origin- ated in the erroneous opinions very generally pre- valent across the line, that the inhabitants of the Canadas, were anxious to throw off their allegiance to the mother country ; and probably the recent wicked and mad attempt upon Caba, has originated in misrepresentations siualar to those te which I have alluded, as being contained in the despatch you inserted. it is, therefore, much to be regretted that your telegraphic correspondent should belong to a party that is opposed to the principle of self-government, which is truly British; and which has, withia the last few years, been conceded by the British so- ve to the inhabitants of her North American colonies; and who foresaw in its establishment the destrucuon of that exclusive exercise of power, the determination to maiatain which, by the pro- genitors of a portion of them, caused the estrange- ment between Eagland and her former colonies in this hemisphere; and who, taking refuge ia thése ovinces from the justly excited tadignation of | oir former fellow citizens, obtuined as a reward Jur * —as is now apparent—a selfish and interested toy- alty, extensive grants of land, all the offices aud emoluments at the disposal of the crown, apd ef every euccessive Governor whom they surrounded, and who, as had been the case previous to °76, with regard to the baer of England, they decieved and misled. But the res] ility of the advisers of the Go- vernor Gener: the people, throng their repre- sentatives, without whose support they cannot possibly retain power, having been established in these ye a after a protracted struggle, those perzons timd themselves suddenly excluded from power, by the decision of the people, as expressed , atthe election, and instead of assisting to ‘work out the eae and which, like any other, ern peace fore its advantagescan be tested, still maintain the opinion which they have all along avowed, that ** the working or the British consti- tution is not suited to the requirements of the North American colonies,” und by every obstruction in their power, jleavor to impair the usefulness of the government and the effisiency ofa system which is in accordance with popular will. To effect this object, no expense is spared to en- able them to influence a large portion of the press of this province in their behalf; the means ing which, years of favoritism have placed xt their disposal ; and, like the Jesuits, they have their se- cret agenta everywhere, whose communications have even found their way into the coluinns of the New York papers. caged ae to py be a —_ will = Bwer, cularly in Canada, where the responsible pti ap of the Governor Gene! =e it erg red necessary to have the support of the French Cana- dians, to ‘attain which they have to pander to their prejudices and the jealousies of race, by having distinct laws and departments in Upper and Lower Canada, which should be combined in one; nor am I prepared to say that those who have suc- ceeded the old compact party are better fitted for eflice ; although, so far as [ have beea enabled to form a j t, Ldeem such has been the fact; but I ce: ly chink the unnecessary obstruction which that party offers to every measure of public policy or general utility, sbould cease, and that all Shoula ut that liberal arent colonial government which is the birthright of the colonist, #8 well as of the person who happens to be born in the British Isles. The Canadian government are evidently being actuated by on enlarged policy with reference to emigration; and therefore are desirous of diverting it by the route ofthe St. Lawrence to the far West; to eflect which, and to induce the owners of vessels to send other than pauper emigants via the St. Law- rence, @ resolution was brought into the House yesterday, with a view to return to the owners of Fhe : oo passe: one-half of the = levied on suc! ‘them as have proceeded to ‘Weert, and have not become an incumbrance to the province. . The polling as to whether Toronto should, by assessment, contribute one-fifth of the estimated expense of a railroad to Lake Huron—the county of Simcoe a, to pay one-tenth, and Ameri- can to advance the rei T—termi- nated yesterday as | anticipated, in the rejection of the proposition by about three-fourths of the voters. ‘This is traly colonial, and arises Pye Ay monious disposition, which the hitherto “ dragged its slow le to be taken by some American ‘willing to take it all in their own The To- to seems to think that an effort should be made to edopt the of the Hi citizens of Toronto. , 1 do seo why they should be consulted, shou’ elsewhere be dis) to invest their money in the undertaking. T! bility, however, that the entire project will be to the tomb of the Capulets, and that A enterprise will be concentrated in another direction on the west- em route. Amicus. Toronto, June 5, 1850. . Debate onthe Address in Reply to the Governor's Speech—Col. Prince's Petition for Independence —Bills Introduced—Repeal of the Usury Laws— Retrenchment— Almost a Duel—The Parliament taking @ Trip by Steamboat—Elective Upper Howse—Weather—Cropa, §¢. After two weeks debate, the government varied their address. With a majority of forty-four to fourteen, a variety of amendments were proposed by the opposition. The old tories, headed by Sir Allen McNab, proposed several, but made a poor display in the division. The progressive reform- ers, led on by the Ion. H. J. Boulton, also offered their amendments; and the annexationists, led by Col. Prinee, proposed an amendment to the last clause in the address, which refersto the dismiasal of the signers of the annexation manifesto. An amendment was moved, to the effect that it could not be wrong or worthy of punishment to express a desire for annexation, provided England was willing to consent to the proposal; and that the uministry had acted tyrinnically in dismissing per- sons from office for such consent sone ion foll whieh Apts their belitf that Coneda was destined to anne vation, and that when it came, it would be benefit; but not more then six or seven avowed themeclves in favor of immediate vo bring about this 5 A iewy ot aa . i rt mount " lege? Sera of thie province in past times, a 100) Ee erprejcet Rom, prmeigie, ‘They merely erat aint the expediency of the thing at the ret Pines, who was commander of the militia 1&7-8, and committed some gaint o few unfortunate who fel) into bis hands—for which he was condemned by ache Lord Brough: m, in the House of Lords, but justi- fied ut the Horse Guard: in the strange coa- fusion of parties, turned up a bold, persevering ad- vocute for cutting ha enepthned noes Bot indulge in bitter age aj und ; bar ee no occasion animpoores to show that our eondition would be m better were we indepen- dent, which, of course, means annexed, He mide two or three good speeches on the subject, and give the ministers—+ome cf whom were notorious an- nexotioni=ts in 1837—a flagellation for their new- born loyalty, which made them wince fearfully ‘The vonexution amendment, as well as the other amendments to the address in reply to the speech, were voted down by the government party, with but little debate om their part. Occasional sparring took place on incidental points; but the opposition had nearly all the tulking to themselves. They showed themselves proficient in the art, for they Managed to occupy the House for nearly twe weeks, nt an expense to the country of from $15,009 to $20,000 The upper house disposed of the ad- drees in one day. This branch of the parliament is laughed at by all parties; its deliberations are not reported, and scarcely noticed by the press; but, if they ure without independence, they have the merit of being expeditious. Resolutions have already been introduced in the lower house, in favor of ap- plying the elective principle to the lords. The de- site of creating a body like your Senate is very general All parties express themselves in favor of it; but Mr. Baldwin, the premier, and the leader of the hberals, has become so conservative, so much in love with English precedent, that he declares himself opposed to the change; and as his followers will not vote against him, whatever their own views may be, there is little hope of such a resolu- tion being ceried this session. The question will, however, come up at the next general election, and those cundidetes opposed to the principle will be allowed to remain at home. Thus, gradually, will our institutions be assimilated to yours. A_ bill has been introduced, to fix the time for the meeting of Parliament. Jt was opposed by the ministry, on the ground of its being un-British, and en invasion of the royal prerogative; but a3 a large majority of the Housé seemed to favor the measure, the government were obliged to allow it to be read a first time. If this bill should pass, and it is not unlikely, it Would be a step towards the American ystem. Two or three very sweeping measures have been introduced for iorming the practice of the law. Some hints have been taken from the code of your State. The Attorney General and most of the law- yers (who constitute a majority in the House,) op- jose these measures. Among other authorities ci- ted against the proposed improvements, was the N. Y. Heraid. There is, however, no question upon which the people are more unanimous than that of law reform; and by opposing these bills, one of which is brought in by Hon. H. J. Boulton,(an old lawyer, and once a Chief Justice.) and would ua- questionably remedy many admitted evils, the min- istry have sealed their fate at the polls. A bill for the abolition of the usury laws has been pasted by the upper House, and sent down for the concurrence of the lower branch. With some mediticetions, it is likely to pass, though several members of the soveeest will oppose it. A bill to rednee the value of certain Spanish coin to the same standard as that fixed by your Congress, has pussed a second reading, and will be law by the ume this reaches you. A new schoel law, an as- sessuvent bill, a bill to vest property of drunkards to trustees, a homestead exemption bill, a bill to abo- lich imprisonment for debt, and many other local measures, have been introduced, or notice of their introduction given. Some of them will be passed, and others not. A committee has been appointed to investigate the items of public expenditure, and to suggest re- trencbment wherever it is practicable The com- mittee is composed of all parties; but whether any thing will be accomplished by it or not, is yet to be seen. A great outcry has lately beea made on this subject, and the government have been forced to notice it, but J fear they have only thrown the tub to the whale. An afluir of honor had well nigh happened on Friaay les’, between Col. Prince and the Solicitor General for Canada East, Mr. Drummond. The Jatter gentleman made some severe remarks upon the gallant Colonet for his present admiration of re- publicanisin, and taunted him with having “ce- mented the throne, which he now sought to pull down with the blood of his victims,” alluding, of course, to his ordering certain prisoners to be shot in 1538, and in the language of his own despatch on the occasion, they were shot accordingly.’ ‘The Colonel replied in rather abusive terms, justi’ fying his course then, and now, and calling the So- hevtor General, a “ pigmy in mind and body.” As be sat down, he remarked that he would be respon- sible elsewhere, as well as in the House, for the opinions he had expressed of the Solicitor General. ‘be next morning @ ehallenge was seat to the Co! onel, which he accepted, but somehow the affa ot Wind, and the High Builey arrested the parties fore there was any ‘‘ eflusion of blood. The next mou , before the doors were opened to the public, mutual explanations and apologies were made in the House, and so the matter rests. A steamboat has been chartered to carry the members of both Houses across the lake to the Wella anal, to witness the opening of a new cut in the e: near Lake Erie. I believe it isto take place this week. Many of the Frenchmen have never seen this canal, and | suppose it is desired to impress them favorably with Upper Canada, by * leading them up the mountain,” and poimting out to them these wonderful works—the “ riches and glory” of this part of the province. P. S.—Last night Hon. Mr. Boulton moved @ resolution for an address to the Home government; to make the Legislative Council or Canadian House of Lords elective, to. consist of 30 members, and ‘after their election, that ell acts of the Imperial Legistature, aflecting us or our local affairs, should repealed. A very warm debate took place upon it, and members generally declared their opinions. A decided majority of the Upper Canada members avowed themselves in favor of the principle. Messrs. Lafontaine Hinck, and Merritt, all mem- bers of the cabinet, expressed themsely favor of electing the Upper House, but raised objections to some oer points in the resolution, and doubted whether this is the time to eater upon the question. Mr. win, Attorney General for Upper Canada, declared his intention to such a change from first to last. And he has been the great leader of reform! As the proposal to make the second branch of the Legislature elective has always been a favorite scheme of the reformers, and as the Tories have now deelared in favor of it, there is no doubt but it will be carried at the next election; and as Mr. Baldwin has d to oppose it come what will, be must abdicate. His ot Jender must be given up. We are in a transition state; nothing seems to be Aiscussed in Parlia- ment but democratic changes and annexation ; and beyond all question the next House, which will be elected in IN61, Will be more decidedly democratic, will carry out republican principles to a greater length, than is now dreamt of. weather is for the first time this ir like summer. Wheat fields look well, but the spring crops will be poor. Pemicota. Tum Woxneervt Ivory Sratce or Crmist.— Many of our readers will remember that some few ago, Mr. Lester, while Consul at Genoa, sent to thie country a very remarkable ivory statue of Christ, which, on the testimony of some of the ee of the Catholic Church, and thy, well-known ——— os — in taly, ( whom were Ile: » the aut ; Gen. Dix, the Senator; and Hanti artist,) was executed by a had never produced any other work, or received an, instruction in art, whatever. Ai first, the whole story seemed fabulous ; some said it could never have been made by on leparest monk—it must have been made lichael Angelo, or Benvanuto Cellini, or La Croix. At last, when the facts were all placed beyond a doubt, Dr. Mott, and other emi- ee Went to see the statue, and pro- the most perfectly executed work in its anatomy Magee god fa hag ome to see— clergymen of all denominat amateurs, con- noisseurs and men of taste ; and finally, after the ee ee oe it, and it was publicly exhibited, the nation seemed for some months to be thrown into convulsions, and somebody must have made a good deal of at last, the ex- citement died away. | The was heard of in Havana, in Paris, in London, and other capitals ; but the lovers of art were still curious to know whct the monk was doing in the meantime; and now the question is answered. It appears Italian journals, thatthere was quite as much, if not more, excitement and wonder in Italy, about the Christ, than in this country; and thit, whea Mr. Lester had got it in his possession, it being acknowledged to be the largest solid piece of ivory known, he offered » handsome reward for ece still larger, if any one could discover it. Eighteen he alter, a piece was found by a Genoese trader, on the coast of Mad ir. The monk at once began his labora, and at the end of two years, juced a second crucifix, which not only surpatsed the first in size, but fer exceeded it ia la 4 and exquisiteness of workmanship. Such is the simple history of this wonderful work, which ig now on private sale at Leeds’ auc- tion rooms, 8 Wail street, and which is to be sold within a certain yd of days, to the man who for leaves the highest it. Somebody is goi to make cote out of ii ‘fit is really to be wold; forasharp Yankee to it produce the “rocks” on af ex . we hope some one of our magnificent Trinity or Grace Churches =r it; or, as they dre rather “ skittish ” a Topish Presume that some Catholic Cathedral will finally buy it. For the last thousand years, the Holy Mother Church has been the most munificent petron of art in the world, we hope one day to see this glorious statue of the Salvatore Mundt, gleaming through cloude of in- | cenre, that will rise to it om the gemmed altar of a cn the western frontier, during the rebellion of | Cachedral. Our Boston Correspondence. Boston, June 2, 1850. New York Ships Down East. A new ship, named the Cornelius Grinnell, own- ed by Mesers, Grinnell, Minturn & Co., is now fiuting out ut this port. As she is, by all odds, the strongest ship of her size ever built in this vicinity, a few of ber lading dimensions will be interesting to your readers. She is 172 feet on the keel, 180 on deck, has 33 feet extreme breadth of beam, and 23} feet depth of hold, and will register about 1,100 tons. She has 12 inches dead rise at half floor, a foot swell or rounding of sides, and about 26 inches sheer. Her keel is sided 16 inches, moulded 30 forward and 26 inches aft; the floor timbers in the throats are 12 by 17 inches, and she has three keelsons, each 15 inches square, or, combined, 15 by 45 inches, making her back bone about 74 feet through from the top of the keelson to the base of the keel, of course, including the moulding of the floor timbers. There are two bolts through every floor timber and the keel, one of 1} iach copper, driven through and rivetted, and the other of etived iron, of the sume size, driven through the keelsons, and down blunt into the keel. Sne bas also sister and bilge keelsons, and a stringer, 7 feet below the deck, over which the lower ends of the hanging knees lap, and through which they ure bolted. The sister keelsons are 15 inches squaie¢, bolted through the navel timbers and the midship keelsous, aud each other; the bilge keel- sone, two on each side, ere 10 by 16 ipches, and the stinger is 14 by 15 inches, all square bolted, with 1) inch iron, The ceiling on the floor is 4) inches thick, square fastened with inch iron, and ail the other ceiling, up to the deck, is 74 inches thick, aleo square bolted; in a word, she is square fasten- ed throughout. Forward she has 7 hooks and poia- tera, and aft 5, all of oak and very closely bolted. About 10 feet ubove the ¢eiling she has 7 hold beams, viz: 1 before the foremast, 3 between it and the mainmast, and 3 betweea the main and mizen masts. These have standing, lodging, and hang- ing knees of ovk, and pass through the midship stanchions, which are fitted to support them and to extend to the beams above. These beamsare 15 by 12 inches, the lower deck beams 15 by 16, and the upper deck beams 15 by 16, all of Southern pine. The banging knees ia the hold are of oak, those in the between decks of hacmatack, and her hold stanchions, which are 10 inches square, are kneed to the beems and keelson, ‘The lower deck water- weysare 15 inches square, and the two strakes over them each 10 by 12 inches, and those inside of them each 5 by 7 in » bolted vertically and horizontally. ‘The planking of both d is 34 inches thick; and the ceiling of the bet is all 5 inches, except the clamp, which is 6 inches. Her transom is 16 inches square, and the d breast hooks in the between decks ar and closely bolted. The upper deck waterways are 12 inches square, the Seale shear 6 by 16 inehes, and the main rail of the same substance. Her gerk by and Un inches, t She hi 20 s aist is of 4h. surmounted by a monkey poop, eighty feet long, and a to which ulmost forms a complete amidships. In her cabin: tions she has all the app packet hip. Her model i menship perfect.. Her mainmast is 84 feet long, | Main yard 74 feet square, and the other spars in pro- prtion. She is t 1 oak; her seantling is moste of yellow pi ned with salt, caulked in the hold, and v ated. Mr. D. Mehay, of Last Be built her, and a Captain Howland, of your city, superintended her construction. Captain Bunting, formerly of the Ashburton, will command her. So far as I know him, he appears to be a plain, straightforward, intelligent geatleman, ea- tirely divested of that supercilious, freezing hauteur, which is so often allied to purse-proud ignoranee, Suecese to him and his beautiful ship. Mr. Samuel Hall has on the stocks a clipper ship, for the China trade, owned by A. Low & Brothers, of your city. She will have a curvilinear | stern, a bow like Sea Witch, and is intended to cope with her in epeed. She will be 175 feet tong, have 38 feet breadth of beam, 22 feet depth of hol and 30 inches dead rise at half floor. When co pleted, I will send you a sketch of her. i 16 distinguished for the success which ha ed his enmeers in the Indian ocean, He propeller Massachusetts, now owned by the War Department; the clipper brig. Antelope, now in the China trede; the bark Hazard, in the same trade, and many other swift vessels. rinnell, Minturn & Co. have one or ps on the stocks in Portsmouth, whieh body was surmounted by a winged Beetle, holdi the Creator Sun. Below it vey which wee @ musical games, and the sign for the word | may be used for cook: one side was the he could not find out. eternity, On either side were the wives of Osiris, the god of the dead, symbols of justice and cor- ruption. Below were the words, ‘* Dedicated to Osiris, egos of the house of the living and the dead.” Be. was, “The Syrian, or the de- ceased, beloved, of the god of the Western Heavens, Got Thoth—Anch-ph,” which means eternal life. Mr. Gliddon now turned the matter over to the scientific gentlemen present. He stated, in refer- ence to the bandages, that every bundige ¢nowa in modern science had been found on mummies. Professor.Agassiz, and Drs. Wyman and Jackson then p jed to unroll the nummy. The height was five feet four inches, and Mr. Ghddon szid that it was one of the tallest female mummies he had ever seen. The bandages were stripes of linen, all of one kind ; and Mr, Gliddon said all the cloth found on mummies was linen. Professor Agassiz said he had examined it with the microscope, and found it to be linen, Some large pieces were taken off, of a coarser quality. After the outside dry cloth was taken off, they came to cloth that was thoroughly gummed, apobably ge arabic) see ed by two leather straps, which Mr. Gliddon usually contained the name of the person. Little pieces of wood were taken out, the ends of which were stamped with two figures of deities. A acarf was taken cfi about ten feet in length, with fringes on each end. A large piece of the gummed linen was cut off, containing the leather straps, which were a species of red morocco, in perfect preservation. When the body was unrolled so as to disclose the face, Mr. Gliddon said it had been plunged in boiling bitumen, and even the eyes and the sock- ets burnt out, After further unrolling, he breught out and exhibited a gignes which he said was a leaf from the * Book of the Dead.” It was rolled vp, and Mr. Ghddon said it would have to be damped, and carefully unrolled before it could be read. There was also found a Scarabeus, ot ed beetle, the figure of which was placed out- side on the head of the mummy. The cloth being removed from the face and wpper part of the body, it was placed in a glass case, and exposed in full i the audies The beiling bitumen had reduced the body to a crisp, so thatit was as brittle es burnt bone, and the features were nearly destroye The arms were extended upon the sides, the hands resting upon | the advocacy of either side of these exciting topics the abdomen. Oa the whole, it was rather a dis- gusting object to look upon, though interesting to men of science, a8 a relic of antiquity; while, to | the moralist, it suggests a reflection upon the emp- | which teache tiness of human greatness and the folly of attempt- ing to perpetuate the memory thereol by any mo numents of human device. THIRD Day. Mr. Gliddon delivered his last lecture on mum- mification at the Tremont Temple, yesterda: Since the previous lecture, the remains of the bai ages had been picked from the mummy, and a ter opportunity was had of examining it to advan- y found necessary a ake them, to prevent their decaying, and from this the science of mum- mification dated its progress. ‘To answer the objection made agaiasi the theory of extracting the brain from the nose, in the prepa- rations of raummies, he had been allowed by bi 5 to exh: to the audience a head which red in that way in this city. Dr. Holmes ent him the hand of a female, which was ad by drying, and had accompanied them hich he read. The nails and epider- emoved from the hand, when it dried don described the caves in which the s were placed, in one of which he ha¢ been down 150 feet ina straight line. These caves were the buris! places of a population of half a ‘of science, and | poses where heat and light are reqaired. hind it the West; the symbol on the other side Below, was the emblem of | 4 common Gives forth a most delightful heat. The stove ‘ing, and, in fact, for all pur- The en- tire labor required to make a day's supply of gas for welling-house, does not occupy two minutes in turning a erank, and the macbine takes up about as much room as a common manted clock. Wcities. pee this subject, Elihu Burritt, the * lea) J oe nics Slee 8: coe not only ving of expense, but of work, and the inconve- nience and cure of wood, coal and ashes, and the danger from fire almost completely annihilated. This is not supposition; we saw the lights, followed the pipes to the cellar, and saw the apparatus em- ployed for the decomposition of the water, aod umist | e can hardly find words to express our at at the simplicity of the machiae, when, ie time, we thin: and grandeur of the discovery. above, ce ly equal, with the greatest discoveries and inventions of the age. Wood, and coal, and oil, and finid, may all be dispensed with, by the use of Mr. Paine’s apparat: Mr. Burritt further says:—‘* Two jets, such as were burning in his house, would be sufficient to light a mode ed hall every wight, at an ex- pense of the interest on the cost of the machine, (about six dollars per annuin,) with ouly the little trouble of occasionally filling the water cistern.” itis understood that Mr, Paine has disposed of | his proprietary right to his discovery for a sum which may at first seem incredible; bata moment's contideration will show that the purchasers will | have got a good bargain, if all that is said of the | capabilities and cheapness of the light ean be es- hed. The terms of purchase are reported to + millions of dolars—half a million down. Mr. Pame is expecting a visit from the committee on gas of our city government, at Woraes' to- day, to look into this matter The Voxed Question, M. VAN SCHAICK TO SENATOR DICKINSON. Hon, Vanint. S. Drexinsoy: Dear Sir—The talents, attention and industry | which you have displayed in the Senate of the United States, entitle you to the favorable consider- ation of the public, a tayo nothing in the course that you have pursued, in relation to politi- cal questions, which eught to deprive you of the confidence and regard of the dew tie party; for Lam confident that the dispute m relation to slave- ty and free soil does not involve fundamental prin- ciples, as our government is organized, and that ought not to impair the standing of any tried friend which a flame igsues, and the eold air rushiag in’ ‘s@ and the Executive department of the general vernment, without reference to the topic of free Stores in the maritime and mani g ofthe puis derived from the productions af slave of the profits derived from t ve labor—coiton rticularly—tham from other separate branch of trade. No accurate will undertake to deny these truths, and it is there- fore evident that free soil and slavery are not ques tions in the decision of which the Vital interests, Prosperity and happiness of the country con- cerned But they efiect the imagination Ii in the di ce, Which, as you it, a level Our divines in this quarter of the coun) ler between themselves as to the moral | and religions aspe | not touch that | sound, and casui | and the subject m | of wh sof slavery. Of course, 1 do but the South has heads ae 5 profouad ag any of our own, ay besufely left to the decision c pious und religious people of the States im ch the evil exists. et itbe remembered that California is a State | Whether admitted now or not, and was so created | by a coneurre of circumstances which no legis | lation can control against the will and the interesta | of an intelligent and resolute class of settlers. The acknowledgment of her sovereignty may be pended for x time, but her deeuiny cannot be tered by avy policy which Congrets is likely to adopt. Short of couguest she ia free, and the sua- pension or denial of her recognition will work: m change in her constitution. There it stands!— Abridge, or alter it, who ean! Ina few years she will be equal to her own defence and preservation. It surely is not to be apprehended that Congress would shut the door upon her in any event, and en- deavor to keep her in a state of colonial subjection, or to divide her territory contrary to her own con- stitutional decision, snd in defiance of her wishes, temper and disposition. All these circumstances vender it quite certain that the opposition to her admission must be vain and hopeless. A great and eternal trath has been advanced in your honorable body, | perceive, and converted to the uses of a common law maxin:—That the laws of Ged are above all constitutions; and this, as I understand the position, was designed to justify certaig votes or constructions in regard to the constitution, when it was supposed that that in- strument conflicted with the Divine Law. itis giorious truth, indeed, for the straggling people of every country, that the laws of Gale above all the constitutions or laws of main; but so also is the most universal of those laws—the right and duty of self preservation, which the Almighty hesimplanted in every humaa breast, and even in the meanest of his creatures. of pernar rights. That ungenerous and d ic policy of party, i ary to crush all op | n, not only nemies, but every dif. | pf opinion umong political friends, in al cases whatsoever; wh requires implicit obedience to every mandate, Wise Or stup hich may be & conclave of political leaders; which ds alike the scruples of conscience and the f friendship—that despotism of sordid ar selfish minds | abh nd would be unwil imitate or reveng: to Under the sentiments like these, have signed u for a public d ner, and, a8 such cases, | stipa- lated for the jp y quiet habits in de- clining to attend the feast; but I very cheerfally gave my name to the invitation, as a mark of re- | spect for a Senator from this State, who has well performed his public duties, aud who is therefore entitled to the support of his political friends. The whigs do not divide their forces on the free- soil question. Why should the democrats split their power in twain, on a temporary point of pub- lic policy and sectional feeling? When the ques- tion is settled, the political delusions with which it has been surreunded will vanish. We must quickly have a reunion on our ancient grounds, and I shail do whatever may be jast to eflect that object. For fourteen years, | declined all active perticipation in publi ¥, and have had no con- nection with the aspirations of ambition or the tumult of politics; and now, as to any results con- | eequent upon measurés to be pursued, or as to any combinations by which a prominent whig of this State is to be promoted to the dignity of President of the United States, 1 denounce and repudiate miltion, for 4,000 years, end from tis might some estimate be made of the great number of mammies in ther. It had been asked how the age of the mummies could be ascertained. There were several means of determining this question—by the nomenclatare, or calling the names of persons after the reigaing kings—by the hyeroglyphics, forms of coffins, figures of deities, styles of inscription, and the manner of painting the faces of the deconted on the coflins. So, also, in later times, the jaws of mum- mies were tied up. This was not the practice in more ancient times. Mr. Gtiddon went into a calculation hy whieh he showed that the annual cost of linea for mum- mies must have been $5,500,000 a@ year. e are said to be of the first clase; but | doubt if a of them will begin to compare in beauty @etrengt with the Cornelius Grinnell. Lazarus. P. S.—Mr. MeRay is abont laying the keel of a new packet ship for Train & Co.'s line, to be named the “Daniel Webster.” She will have a full figure of the dietinguished Senator for a head; and Mr. MeRay says she shall, in beauty, surpass all he has ever yet built. She will be over 1,000 tons. Whether there will be any ceremon: laymg her keel, 1 am_ not informed; but if there be, | would suggest that Vather Taylor do the praying, Captain Alden lord the speaking, and your humble servant the singing, three as worthy personages as can be found. ‘ing of th ian Mamma; in mendecuensare 4 {Prom the Boston Dally Mall.) The introductory process to the opening of the mummy, took place yesterday at twelve o'clock, at the Tremont Texple. The mummy to be opened had been taken from the outer box, and was placed Be ph before the audience. While the operation of sawing the in- ner box, or coflin, was going on, Mr. Gliddon made some remarks upon the loss of the art of em- baiming, in connection with a deseription of the pyramids in which theee bodies were found, and the exhibition of embalmed birds and animals, The mummy exhibited was obtained at his or- der by A. C. Harris, at Thebes, in February, 1846. It was found a#t the mouth of a pit, aad no doubt could be entertained of its genuineness. In conse- quence of a law passed in 1535, prohibiting the car- tying off of mutamies, this one did not reach him cout about six months since. In taking it trom the outer box,"there was an adherence, in conse- quence of the pouring of hot pitch over the inner box. This inner box, near the shape of the human body, was originally painted and gilded, and con- tained upon it the pame of the person, with the family to which she belonged. The bitamen had obscured the name, but from what was i she belonged to the The! aristocracy. So of the name as was distin- guished, signified * life.” fe ‘The age of mummies, Mr. Gliddon said, could be determined by the style in whieh they were em- balmed. oldest mummy now known, was that of the builder of the 3d pyramid, 5000 years possession of the . ego, which was now in the Br tixh Museum. Up to the 22d centary before Chnist, or about the time of Abraham, woollen cloth was this time the myle, and in the 1th centu used, which was exchanged for linen. About are coffin was changed to the oval before Christ, the smearing with bitumen or pitch, was first practised. Bitumen is su to have been from the banks of the Euphrates, and to have intro- duced after the rian conquests. Mr. Gliddon exhibited the skull of a girl, from the collection of Dr. Morton, of Philadelphia, also a skull and foot, to show the difference in the two periods of embalming. The foot, which was that of a woman, and very small, he supposed be! d to some one who lived yon ee centuries the Christian era. He had in glass — < embalmed saered calf from M aram Thebes, a cat, jackalls, serpents, crocodiles, end the ibis. Of this last, he said, there were two styles in which were embalmed—one at Mem- phis, and the other at Thebes. In the former no- thing was found but bones, dust and a few r One of the other kind was opened by Prof. who desired the lecturer to say, as he exhil it to the audience, that it was the kind knowns that of the greatest antiquity. It was also observed by Prof Agassiz, that (the bandages upon this ibis were all in small pieces. ‘The muminies of the ibis were taken from So near Memphis, of great depth. Many erocodiles were also embalined, and one of four or five feet in Saf ayes tae wets mufions of tees finde sf D were millions 3 +_he said be had seen the crocodiles of a size just afer coming from the egg, to that of 17 feet in length. : The saving of the box now being completed, it was turned upon the back and the upper part was taken up. As the bandaged mummy was brought to view, it was received with shoots by the au- dienee. Mr. Gliddon said it would be unrolled oa Wednesday, when the trinkets and other articles which should be 1 to light, would be placed in a gluse case for exhibition, and on Friday, a re- port would be made upon them. The mummy wes then taken from the box and placed upon its a when the lecture closed, and the audience were invited to examine all of the The coffin in which it was eo- iddon supposed wae made of layers of cloth, gved or stuck together firmly, and was about a quarter of an ineh thick. Ic wo bere te ee eee ie tate, tightly on ck, belore hardemag in eames . In sawing the on XS Wolds of loa en body were slightly cut open. don veg, explaining the hiero- Mr. Giid giyphies io front of t voy. so far as he had been able to translate them. Me said the inscriptions feond on the mummies were generally parts of the feraularies in the “ Book of the Dead.” Tow highest style he supposed must have cost $1,250, the next $200, and the cheapest $20. This was a revenue which the ig eae enjoyed, and owing to whieh, be said, the art was persevered so went over the inscriptions upon the outer co and the inner one, both o which he said indicated that the mummy was a fernale, but contrery to his expectations, he was obliged to say that it was not a priestess, but a man. Some might infer from this, he said, that he was | aid from the action of t either ignorant or designed to deceive the audience. He preferred they «hould come to the first conclu- sion, and he should take satisfaction from the fact that accidents happened three thousand years ago, as well asin our-own days. He then went on to explain how euch an accident might happen. From the great length of time required in all the reparations—imore than seventy days—it would be found that in Thebes and Cuiro at least 7000 bodies would be in various stages of a and it would bene strange thing if a mals shou id_be put into the coffin ed fora female. Several cases of the kind had before come to his knowledge, and on that account he not so much surprised as he would otherwise have been. Gliddon now proceeded to give the results of the examination. On a piece of the linen band- paen hieroglyphic legend had been discovered; but he had not as yet found time to decipher it. Oo the leather straps were found two royal names. One of them signified “the Sun—guardian of the world, approved by the Sun.” From these names are ascertained that the person embalmed lived in the days of Osocron, sixth in descent from the con- them entirely. Le, orany other candidate, elected by the force-of sectional opinions, could only be the President of a part of the Union, and not of the | whole. No circumstance, or motive of hope or despair, could ever induce me Meng ens ae to pur- | sue a line of policy which might entangle me in the dilerama of being obliged to support such a vandidate. Slavery may, and probably will, in process of time, be broken up or extirpated; but not by the formation of any party in the tree States, intending ples ditlerent from those of the . The interference of the tiduced slave Owners to com- io wet in unison, and to defend Thirty years ago or more, and be- ci introduced into sition. their fore the abolition Boston and other ern brethren were dangers of their domestic condition than they ap- pear to be at present; and the benevolent senti- ment, that one human being should not hold an in the bondage of mind and boty, was mr nt among them. The growth of opin- ions in favor of emancipation has received no lition party. On the contrary, their interference has been di trous to the bondman, and tightened his chi Still the slave ewners are as and merciful as other men, and some of them can aflord to lose the value of their slaves ; and if the people of the South are permitied to remain wamoteaned by fanatics and incendiaries, they may the sooner find a way to esenpe from the burthen which oppresses and exhansts many portions of their soil, And whether they do or not, we have no right to inter- | fere with their domestic polity, or to put their peace and safety in jeopardy by agitating the subject of emancipation with fierce and virulent denancia- tions, Already some of these Staces have boon compelled by considerations of self defence against the introduction of secret emissaries from abroad, into the midet of their population, to enact lawa for | the detention of persone of color, though freemen, | ny | who may arrive by land or into their ports by sea. ‘o this strong meaure of self preservation, not | even the powerful government of (reat Siritain hag deemed it politic to make an exception. And who shall dere to limit the measures of precaution and resistance to which communities of men may re- | queror of Rehoboam; this was abont nine hundred | sort, for the security and pretection of their wives, years before Christ, which took away four hundred or five hundred years from the age be had attri- butedto it. searabwus found on the breast had been submitted to Dr. Burnett, who had de- fined its species, and a small insect found in the linen, yp ped species not known. The metallic plate was examined by Mr. Hayes, and proved to be tin, f bean, Mr. Gliddon closed his lecture by some reflec- tions on the past, compared with the nt time. The andience then took another lool coin female mummy, and departed. It may oot, perhaps, be out of place here, to say that the an- nouncement of its be create great surprise ‘The Greatest Discovery of the (From the Boston Transcript, June 8.) If all that has recently been said of the discovery, by Mr. Henry M. Paine, of the decomposition of water and the production of an inflammable that is safe and easily managed, and can be to domestic be true, then this must par eminence the rank we have assigned it at the head of this article. A couple of gentlemen of this city, a few days since, addressed a letter to Mr. Paine, nahng Sores on the subject of this gas. In reply, with much courtesy, invited them to come to Worcester, where he weuld be happy to show its operation, and give them any information they might desire, On Thursday eveniog, these gentlemen visited Worcester; and their report is, that they were well repaid for their journey. They learnt from Mr. Paine, that he had disposed of the to use his invention in the United States to parties of gentlemenin Boston and New York. He was very courteous, and gave the gentlemen #l the information he could, without infringing on the rights of the new proprietors. A fortnight since he would have been pleased to have shown the entire instrument, but, as the mat- ter now stands, he did not feel at liberty to show it. We understand that steps have been taken to se- cure patents in Kus , and when secured, the right of use will be offered for sale cost within the means of all. Mr. Paine does not claim the dis ere of de- composing water, which was known sixty-five years ogo; but he does claim the discovery of a new principle of electricity, by which the decom- position of water is very rapidly produced, and at a merely nominal cost. An hour was tin hear- ing him discourse upon the subject, and, if all hoe claims for the discovery is verified, it cannot fail to revolutionize many departments of modern com- merce. To see the purest flame, soclear that the faintest tinst of blue and green can be readily dis- pe ow ype] and of such a quality, that the ; cue eet pained in on it, certainly speaks we! the ere the audience. superiority fight, It burns with an even and steady consul tabont one cubic foot in three to four hours, t to hight a common-eized room. re is no emellor smoke to the gas. The flame is opaque, and the power of the jet tre- 5 por J Inuring the last winter, Mr. Paine erected a light- honse opon a bill in front of hie house, from which be directed the rays, by a reflector, to a village op- = wi ‘and one mile and a sith distant, ‘an air line wi he Ii as so powerfal that per- sons in the vi gn ooald rood by it Another illustration of the character of this 7 is in the fact thet am excellent daguerreotype has been token by it Mr. Paine exhibited the stove which warmed his It was about 14 inches in diameter, com- room \ pened of $WO Carcular pieces Bf sheet iron, Leiwoen ‘he bul found, proved to be a | tion of at the no | Whi ‘amale, did not appear to | toil ony will have been marshalled and trained | | | | | | } | +] a final disposition of the most exciting subjects be- | children and firesides ? The sensibility of the North, in relation to the extensicn of slavery into new territory, forms the round work of exiensive political operations; and the numerical increase of the free soil party must | necessarily eventuate, not in any diminution of the strength of the whig party, but either in the absorp- he democratic party into the body of the free soil party ; or, if that be impracticable, ag is most certain, then the separation between them will continue, and establish the supremacy ‘of the hig party so long as the separation shall continas, end the question out of which it has arisen shall remain open and undecided. Ia this event, the free for the exclusive advantage of the whig party. The democratic masses of this State have pro- bably not yet discovered that this is to be the in- eviteble and political result of the free soil move- | ment, if it shall be continued in active employment for some years le tr But | trust that the day is far distant when the ancient landmarks of the great democratic family shall be subverted, and its power be annibilated by the introduction of any new test questions, which have no relation to the established and uncontro- verted principles of our republican institutions and government. Into that family I entered in 1812, by subscribing to one of the war loans, and voting the democratic ticket. Such a vote [have uniformly given since * that time, with the exception that I hold it to be the duty of every honest citizen to strike out of his ticket the name of any corrupt or bad man who may happen to have been sn ed upon it, ‘he that period, one of the distinguishing maxitas of the democratic party was, the strict construction of the constitution in reference to every it of power to the general government, and parveularly a6 to those grants which aflected the rights of the States. This principle constitated the bond of har- mony between the ithern and Northern portions of the democratic party. Its acknowledgment pre~ served the similitude and unity of our leaders, and the steedy movement of the machine of gove: ment, enabling the demoeratic party to maintain the ascendancy, and to place its statesmen ot the head of sflairs. ‘Theat cord of sympathy and inter-State connection hus been roptured. In its stead we are ateaed with a division of parties, separated not by princi Jes alone, but by geographical lines exclasively. This division will take a form more or lesa perma- nent, according as the subjects in be settled sooner of later. There fore, in delay. The Southera States c advantage by the postponement of a final mot to the decision of future events. If th sentatives of those States refase to consent to ai adjustmest, exerpt on their own terms, the result must be unat the exeiterment will be protracted, and they must be anewernble for the conseque aves. Thut if Congress shall, at its present session, make rrange- pre fore them, by admitting Califoroin na che is now constituted, Wy drawing the line of Texas, and by authorizing the organization of the Territories, wi civil govermments suited to their condition, the free soll party must lay down its arms, and turn into the renks of its former associates; and the wi will soon be compelled to content itself wit its former distinction, of a very respectable mi- pority. It would be difficult to turn back the tide of our prosperity for sixty years, and to from the promretion of ovr material and moral interests, thateny injury. had beon inflicted on the countr; cons quence of the choice of members of CO | what the Divine And who is to be the judge of the application of the Divine Law, when it is desired to alter or amen the constitution? 1s not the form prescribed in the onstitution? Can every man be permitted, ina Christian community, under a government of equal laws, in which all contracts, as wellas hamea life and liberty, are held to be inviolable, to constitate | himself a judge or court of the last resort, and rend the consticution in pieces by his abstract de: Or have courts the power to co tion to speek according to their toterpretation of w requires?) Or ure we all, the good entizens of the United States, and every one of us, te abide by the compact which was mide of free choice, and with great integrity of purpose, by 4, who understood the Laws well as we do. Hient in debate to pervert ividaals, al- Ways to adhere to plain and practical coustractions oft id when the authority of Hea- ven seems to » vindicate the violation of a sole vt He prudent citizens to pause, and reflect on the c which justice aud patriotism require them to pure Lalways supposed that we were bound by the obligations of our ancestore,from whom we inherit ed perty and rights and libertiey, and that tion Was a sacred and bindiog iastru- 4 into for the preservation of the Union e ofthe States; and that its mandates + garded with reverence compacts construed acco: plain intefftions, for the protection of ve | the fulfilment of every duty, and the coacord of all the interests comprehended within tts wise and ample pages. With respect, yours, We., yuperr Van Souaica. In erat Co mitted oF Dewocratic Waa You x or tue Crrv ann Covwty or Naw York, Fravay Evenine, Jone7, 1850 —Ataregular monthly meeting, with a usually full attendanee, the following preamble and resolutions, presented by the Chairmen, were adopted, after free discus sion, under 2 call for the ayes and noes, and oaly ten members voting in the negative :— Whereas, At various periods of its existence, this committee, with the approval of those by whom Ur Organization ts sustained, has given poblic ex~ pression to views and feelings upon sabjects of na- tional concern ; therefore, Kesolved, That the President of the United States, coming from an extreme Southern portion of the confederacy, in recommending to Congress the admission of California under the constitution adopted by her people, has evinced a freedom from rectional bias which demands the admiration of fair and moderate men throughout the land. Resoly That continual and wrangling agitee tion upon the subject of slavery, justly deg ted. by the Executive in his special message, iotlicts se- rious injury upen every national interest; tends te alienate sons of the same glorious orgia, whe should be bound in ties of brotherhood ; gives to the enemies of republican liberty in the world; and is calculated to perpetuate an evil which should excite rather the sorrow than the deauncia- tion of Americans. Kesolved, That as the recognised organ of the whig young men of New York, we believe that we truly ng their opinions when we declare our approval, in its general principles, of the broad and comprehensive plan of pacification preseated to the Senate by the Committee of Thirteen; that we look nit ee net H ssurily in antagooism with any des of ustinent yet presented; and we are confident in supporting it, the members of | Congress from this city would be cordially sustained by their constituents, Kesolved, That pre-eminent among those who are struggling to restore concord to our government aod but point with pride to ove whose and exalted patriotiom, renew- worthy the name and history edly vindicated, of Henry “y. Resolved, That whiga, everywhere, who have notable designation of “the great com ional party of the country,” ought, #0 far as possible, to a discord and dissention; that dif- ferences sh be diseuswed with ferbearance 5 that there is nothing in the position of affairs at Warhington apy | disruption ia our ranks; all attacks upon the motives, the patriotivm, or the wisdom of General Taylor, or of distin- guished whigs in the public councils, are unfounded and perniciews; and we (rust that the party throagh- out the Union may preserve peace without inef- ficiency, end harmony without inaction. Ordered, That these resola , Guly authenti- cated, be published and trancmitted to the Preei- dent, to Hon. Hen » to the United States Senators from the State of New York, and to the Congressional or ion from this city sad county. f. Peary Swrra, Chairman. Erastrs Broons, Danixt. Bowny, Isaac We. Sartn, Jacon EB. Howarn, = H Secretarie ‘Tux Lore Fier at Pretsnonon, Pa.—The Petts | burgh Post, extra, of the 8th inst., gives the follow- ing list of the sufferers by the fire in that city, on he night of the 7th inst-—Mr. Ryan's t loss over insurance is eet down at $25,000; he was insured for $5,500; Khodes & Alcora, lows about $1,000 over insurance; Walters & A sarhmeakers, oes §1,000, no we Officer, boxmeakers, low no iasurante; Hanneford, cabinetmaker, $1,500 of $2,00 dillespie, framemeker, loss @500, fall insured; HH. Hyan & Co., turners, lose $2) no insurance; Creighton & Smith, machinists, lows $500, no ineurance; Joseph Newton, machinist, lose trifling; Follansby & Magraw, boxmakers, low e100; Boy d, sawyer, loss @100; S. Kennedy, frame- maker, loss unknowna—he moved in on Thursday. There are several other firms, which we can get no account of. Henry Campbell lost three small book uses, on Tifth street, oceapied by Jones, barber; * Nippert, baker; Turpin, tavern; loss is estimated at $4000, no insurance; the companies refused to in- sure, on account of the proximity to Kyan’s build- ing; two old frames, of little value, in the alley, were burned; the blacksmith shop of Doras was destroyed; the 2d Presbyterian church was burned, the walle only remain; the loss ig variously esti- mated at $1,000 to @10,000—the insurance amounts 000; the house J. MeCollister, tobacco hist, Was somewhat injured by water; Mr. McC. on seriously injured by a fall while at work during the fire. Domestic Misce! Peek Cart is on trial at Albanyy New York, charged, with the murder of his by pots Flour was gelling in San Franciteo, om the Ist of May, for $15 per bbi, and still advancing. PAR ieee ‘The brenk in the Erie Capal, st Bostnell's near Rochester, ¥as repaired on the Sth inst, and havigaticn md A cargo onty tows of ice arrived at Brownay Mite, ne wit wees er ttn, Rectneton Om the mon ny. wae five. TBuneott's — in Maryiand, are now ron only foor Fee “05 ioe ome Unireston, Texas, state that the Ta. diane are still pursuing their depredations, Nambers appeated nent Brownsville, causing farmers to ahan- don their farms, aud drive their cattle soress the river, into the Menionn States, There wi doaths in Philadelphia, during the work ending inet. ‘There sore twelve deatha ja Mobile, for the week oe ding (he ea wil, —————