The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1851, Page 6

INTERESTING POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS. IGRM COMMENCES MARCH 4, 18651, AND TERMINATES Marcu 4, 1853. ‘The First Session opens on Monday, Dec. 1st, 1951. Benate. The Senate consists of two Senators from each State. Since the admission of California, there aro thirty-one States, represented by sixty-two Se- wators. The Senaters who held over from the 4th of last March were forty-one, viz :—eighteen whigs and twenty-three democrats. Of the twenty-one new Senators, three are yet to be elected, from the following States :— California—Legisiature democratic Connecticut—Legistature to be chosen in April, 1862. Tennessoe—Legisiature whig. SENATORS HOLDING OVER AND ELECT. Whigs in Malic; Democrats in Roman—those marked F. $. ars Free Soilers or abolitionists; U., those elected as Union men; S. R., those elected e¢ Southern or State Rights men. Term Term Jere ataBama. Eagnres. michigan. Expires. ‘Willmiah Clemens.....1858 Alpheus Feich iam R. King(8. R.)1855 Lewis Cass... 357 | 1855 John P. Hale, 8, 1657 Moses Norris, Jr NEW YORK. 1855 Wm. H. Seward.(# 8.).1855 +1857 Hamilton Fish... +++ 1857 ey on:0. .1853 Salmon P.Chase (F S +1855 Benjamin F. Wade )1855 1857 Arkansas . Connectic: Delaware, Floride, Pevnsyivania Rhode Island | eHemmencmenwel acarocl lone T 7 2 1 1B joy 2 Total thus far, 68 Democratic majority 63 Democratic majority in 1849 3 Democratic gain.......... +50 A majority of the House is uy Democrata elected... .... os 143 Southern rights men (21 democrate and 1 whig) 22 Free soilers ... pun sanehieeenenen Lb ASPECT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES. With regard to the vote by States, which only occurs in case the Presidential election is referred to the House of Representatives, the following is the result thus far:— THE PRESIDEN INDIANA PRNNSYLYA’ James Whitcom! 1855 James Ci evve sree e+ 1868 | Jesse D. Bright... .: 1857 Richard Brodh 2.1887 Biapnen nets ia | en A. Douglas. 3: Seeeesshicides @ . 1858 Cbatien Jaan 1857 | SOUTH CAR 1 1853 R. BarnweilHbett (8.R)1853 1855 A. P. Butler, (8. R.)..1855 TENNESSEE. J 5 Augustus C. Dodge.... KENTUCKY Joseph R. Underwood... Henry Clay Lovrstas Beiomon W. Downs(.) Pierre Sowle(8.R )\...1855 Thomas J. Rusk. .... VERMONT «1853 William Uphom 1857 Solomon Foote “€ VIRGINIA | 3 R.M. T. Hunter (8.B.) 1853 | ) 18ST James M. Mason(8.B.) 1867 wisconsiy | .- 1855 Teaae B. Walker... ...1855 } +1857 Henry Dodge,.... ....1887 | MiseissiPPt Henry 8. Foote, (U.)..1853 Jefferson Davis, (8. K) 1857 Messrs. Foote and Davis, of Mississippi. have re Of the members elect, and those holding over, | thirty-four are democrats, twenty-one are whigs, | and four free soilers. Of the free roilers, Hale and Seward were elected by @ union of whigs and free soilers; Sumner and Chase were elected by demo- crata and free soilerfeombined. Dodge, (democrat,) of Wisconsin; Fish (whig), of New York; Foote, (whig,) of Vermont, and Wade, (whig,) of Ohio, | are also put down by some as free oilers. ned House of Representatives. The Howse consists of two hundred and thirty- three members and four territerial delegates. These delegates, however, have no vote. Annexed are the names of THE MEMBERS ELECT. (3. R.. Southern Rights; U., Union.) 19—Willard ives. 20—Timotby Jenkins. 21—Wiiliam W. Snow. 22—Henry Bennett 23—Leander Babsock. 24—Daniel T. Jones. 25—Thomas Y. How, Jr. ALARAMA 1—John Bragg (8. R ) B—James Ahercromiue 3-SampronW Harris (@R) 4—William R. Smith. 6—George 8. Houston 6—W. H.W. Cobb Ilex, White Ankans 1—RobertW Johnson (SR) SECTICNT 29—Jedediah Hosford 1—Charles Chapman, 0—Reuben Robie 2—C. M. Ingersoll. S1— Frederick S. Martin. 3—C. F Cleveland. 82—S.@ Haven 4—0. 8. Seymour 83—Aug. P. Hascall CALIFORMA B—Lorenz0 Burrows. 1—Edward P. Marshall NEW JERSEY. 2-- —— MoCorkle. 1—Nathan D Stratton. DELAWARE 2—Charies Skelton, 1—George R. Riddle. 8--Isaae Wildrick. FLORIDA 4—George H Brown. 1—Edward C. Cabell. 6—Rodman M. P. GEoncra 1—Jos. W Jackson (3.R.) 2—James Johnson (U.) 3—David J. Bailey (3) Charles Murphy (U) SE. W. Chastain (U) 6—Junius Hillyer (0) 7.4. H. Stephens (U ) &—Robert Toombs (U.) INDIANA. 1—Jemes Lockhart. 2—Cyrus L. Dunham. $—Jobn L. Robineon. Sen. Parker. A. Hendricks. sm" * SF Wills | Corman 7—Jobn G. De 8—Daniel Mace 9—Graham N. Fitch. NORTH 1—Thos.L. Clingman(8.B ) 2—Joseph P. Caldwell 3—Alfred Dockery 4—James T. Morehead. 6—Abr. W. Venable (3. R.) 6—John R. J. Daniel. T—W.S. Ashe 8—Edward S*anley 9—David Outlaw NRW MrKiCO *R. W. Weightman (del ) ono. 1—David 7. Disney. 2—L. D. Campbell. (F.8.) 38—Hiram Bell | 4—Benjamin Stanton. 5—Alfred P. Egerton. om Tcederick Green, Samuel Brenton. bf M. Elisou:;. an 8—John L. Taylor. 1—Wm. Hi Bissell. 9—Edson B. ids. 2—Willis Allen 10—Charies Sweetzer. 3—Oriando B, FP’ oktin, 38 UL. Busby. 4—Ricbar" s Moloney, — 12—vohn Welsh 13—James M. Gaylord, 14—Alerander Harper 15—William F. Hunter 16—John Johns. 17—Joneph Cable 18—David K. Carter 19—Eben Newton. (F. 8 20—Josh. R. Giddings. (¥.8.) Z1—N. 8. Townshend. onncow *3oseph Lane (el ) char dson. ws 1—Lincoin L. Clark. 2—Bernbardt Henn geSTecKY 1—Linn Boyd B—J Aristide Landry S-Aisx'der G Penn(8.R.) 4—Isaac E. Morse (8B) 4—Charles Andrews b—Fpbraim K Smart Leracl Washiurn, Jr. 1—Thomas J. D. Puller. MangacHUARTTA, 1—Wiliiam Appleton 2—Robvt. Rantouldr (F.8.) 2—James H Duncan 4—B. Trompe G—Charles Alien (P.8.) 94—Alfred Gillmore. y RHODE IN ASD 1—George BE King 9—Ben) HM. Thurston. Orin Fowler SOUTH CAROLEtA 10—Zeno Scudder. 1—Daniel Wallace (8. R.) MARYLAND 2—James L. Orr (8 RK) 1—Richard J Bowe 8—J. A. Woodward (8.R) 2-William T Hamilton 4—James MeQueen (8 F } 3—Kdward Hammond b—A aR rmistend Bart 4— Thome: Votes Welsh 6—William Aiken (8 i) G— Alerander Evane 7—Wm F. Caloock (8 BR) G—Joseph 8. Cattenan TRIN EASE MHC IOAN 1—Andrew Jobnson 1—Ebenerer J Penniman. 2—SAthert G. Watkins 2-©._ PF Btuart Wm M Churchwell S—Jemes I. Conger. 4—Jobn HH. Savage Mimsorny W_ Jones. 1—Jolm F Dar! 6—William Hf. Polk Gilchrest Porter 1 —Meredith P_ Gantry. Jon G Miller 8— Witham Cullom 9— Isham G. Harrie. 10—Frederick P. Stanton. L1—Cheistepher H. Williams. TREAS. 1—Richardson ) 2—Volney BE idoward (0 ) *John M” Bernhiset (U ) venaunta 1—John 8. Millson (8 BR) 2—R Kidder Meade(s J Pautknw Charles M1—Jobn Letoher (U) is-Foy B Memon sn | = jeMulien (U Moo htt bea T6—Geo. W. Thompron(U ) vaawMorr Le theman 1 Miner 9—Wahem Hebard Soi Barty ie CF.) wisconsin | South Carolina, (Seeession.) Democratic Statee— 20 Whig States—7. Arkansas, (Secession. ) Florida, Alabama, (Union ) Missoumi, California, do Massachusette, Connecticut, do. Michi Delaware, do. je dt Georgia, do, North Carotina, TUinoie, do Vermont, Indiana, do Towa a Drvided—A. Lousiaca. do Kentucky Maine. do. New Ham} Miss de New York, co Rhode Island, Obio. Pennsrivania, Texas (Union.) Tennessee. do. Virgin’ do. Wisconsia, do Political Aspect of the United States, Marye.—The political aspect in this State has, throughout the whole agitation of the questions affecting the country, been conservative. Th: slavery agitation did not cause so much excitement | as in mest of the other States. For some time | past, the Presidential question has concerned the people cf Maine. The whigs have not yet expressed | overwhelming majority. democratic party in State convention, did not express @ preference for a Presidential candidate, bat om ly de the intention of the ary opaented ty abide the laws of the nation. The Columbus Statesman, the Cincinpati Enquirer, the leading democratic of the State, are ble to the nomination 6 las for the cy, and the former | wn views upon the (uestions at issue | between the sectionals and conservatives of the North and South, warrants a safety in exalting him to that . The Cincirnati Enquirer the result of the late election places Ohio on the side of the Union and of the compromise measures. Micnigan.—This State has always, upon na- tional questions, maintained a conservative course. The whig party of the State, in convention, recom- | mended the nomination of General So»ttfor the Presidency, and the leading whig papers of the State still continue to press his claims. The Detroit | Trilume, the acknowledged organ of the whig party, | is most bitter in its denunciation ofthe Fugitive Slave | Jaw, and says the free people of Michigan will not | rest while is tolerated inthe country. Bya coalition of the free soil and whig parties, the State | was carried @ year ago; but the late elec- tion r in the success of the whole democratic | ticket by a large majority. ‘The democratic party, in convention, expressed a preference for General Case, but said the party would be governed by the will of the majority of the States of the Union, and | support the nominee of the national democracy, | vided be was put forward on the platform of the Tee Michigan is one of the strongest Union States, says the Detroit Free Press, and will know no sectional preferences. Inuino1s.—The almost unanimous voice of the people of this State is favorable to the nomination | of Judge Douglas to the Presidency, upon the | ground of his devotion to the Union of the States. | The democratic journals of the State press his | claims with great earnestucs), and there is but one | —the Chicago Democrat, of free soil predilections— | which does not express its preference for him. The Springfield State Register, the organ of the demo- cratic party, says the people of that State will sup- port no candidate whe is net pledged to a faithful execution of the laws of the compromise, and whose | ideas do not comprise the whole Union, instead of a section. Thew party ia free soil in its ten- dencies, and the whi £ press favors the nomination of General Scott, The Chicago Journal holds ulira views on the question of the ‘itive Slave law, and says the whig party of that State is in fellow feeling with the whig party of State of New York. The democratic party ha’ large majo ty, and the State, it says, is pledged to sustain the infamous any va Slave law, to which the whig party of that State is opposed: ‘Wisconsin.—The late election in this State has resulted in the success of the whig party, by a coa- lition with the demozratic free soilers. There is a strong free soil feeling in the State, and the whole f the whig press is opposed to the measures of the compremise. The Milwaukie Sentinel, the princi- pal organ of the whig party, opposes with oarnest- ness the execution of the Fugitive Slave law. feeling is common with both the political parties, through the press, a preference for any candidate, though the course of Mr. Fillmore’s administration | has been favorably considered by the Bangor Whig, | the leading organ of that party in the State. The | Augusta Age, the democratic State poig has for | some time preseed the claims of (jen. Sam Houston, | before those of any other democrat. The Bangor | Democrat, too, is the friend of the same candidate. | New Hampsutre.—The democratic party of this | State are not committed on the question of th Presidency, since the death of Hon. Levi Woodbury. There is a conservative spirit among the people of the State, and the perpetuity of the Union is a | paramount consideration. The agitation of the slavery question has not affected the political affairs of the State. Ve <t.—In Vermont there is a strong feeling against the measures of the compromise, and the Legislature recently confirmed the action of the preceding session, nullifying the Fugitive Slave law. There is a strong anti-slavery feeling in the whig party, and the press, reflecting the opinions of the party, express a decided preference for Gen. Scott. The Burlington Free Press was ene of the firet journals to take up and press his claims for the Presidential chair. e democratic party is con- ‘ive in its vi xcept inthe Fourth Congres- | district, wher trong free soil fee! pre- | ates. Inall the conventions, ¢: district, strong resolutions my the slavery agi- tation have been adopted. There is an expressed | desire on the part of the democratic party, gene- | rally, to stop the agitations, and hold the union of the States free from its influences. Massacuvsetts.—The parties in this State are | more decided than those in any other of the Eastern States. The whig party, which fors time most | bitterly opposed the measures of the compromise, has in all its late proceedings deprecateda sectional | prejudice, and come out on the side of the Union and the federal laws. Mr. ‘Webster is the almost unanimous choice of the whig party for the Presi- | dency. The Boston Atlas, one of the most uncom- promising of the free soil whig papers, and most | determined in its cpposition to the Fugitive Slave | law, now opposes the further agitation of those questions which so lately threatened a dissolution | of the confederation. The Boston Courier, Adve | tiser, Journal, Bee, Springfield Republican, and New Belford Mercury,’ the leading whig papers of the State, have all thrown off their sectional prejudices, | and with their decided preference for Mr. bster, desire to have the federal laws as they are, express- | ing the belief that a Foi aed observamce of their pro- visions will tend to the prosperity of the whole of | the States. The democratic part; @ general | thing, are also conservative in their 0 national questions. The Boston Post, the princi- pal journal of the democratic party, has always | maintained a conservative tion, and oppor any coalition of ite party with the free soi! faction. The democesiie seaty has noy yer mance ope ference for a date ‘> the Presideney. The free soil party in this hold the balance of ®t this time, but Boston Times, a con- e democratic journal, says that the people are fast going over to the old parties, and will leave all other considerations to be swallowed up in the general regard for the safety of the Unica. New Yorx.—Since the election in this State, there is @ disposition on the part of the free soil whig press, to renew the agitation of the slavery question, and the opposition to the Fugitive Slave law Gen. Scott is the choice of that party for the Pre- sidency in 1952, and the Albany Evening Jowrnal, | the principal organ of the free soil whigs, has de- clared its intention to renew the agitation. Inthe | whig party there isa faction im favor of Gen. Seott, and anotber in favor of Mr. Fillmore. The Albany Jcurnal charges upon the conservative portion of | the party the defeat of some of the candidates for | State offices, and declares it will not affiliate with | those who are favorable to a faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave law. The same ideas are = tained and expressed by the Buffalo Express. chester Democrat, and New York Trthwne. These nals have always opposed the execution of the | Foxit ive Slave law, and are to the election < ot Mr. Fillmore, because of his barion of that law. Albany State » the organ ef the conservative portion of the wh’ ey: | 2 | has all favored the nomination of Mr. and, while it admits an 07 ition to slavery asa | ile, expresses a desire to faithfully cat out all | she laws of the federal government. The Roches. j ter American, Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, and New York Cowrier and ee are all of the con- servative stamp, and favor Mr. Fillmore, except the latter, which ¢ a proforence for Mr. Web- ster. The democratic party is conservative, and ead cseay the Albany, drgee cops, ore besied that party, the rgus ot reathe plotform of the Union. A majority of the Koie le of the State, says the Buffalo Courier, are in tavor of the faithful observance of the com- | promise measures, and the democratic part, will | not divide upon a question which vitally affects the | Teoie (inten Cone for the Presidency, and tay i ', ferred General Case yey hh isonly upon the re convention— which alike the interests of the Ww confederation—that the A mocratic party can centre upon a candidate w with the conservatives of ihe North and of the South Como —The disaffected feeling which for some time port pervaded this State, has given way to a desire to preserve intact the comfederacy of the States. The whig State convention nominated General Scott for the Presidency, and the same convention pacsed resolutions in opposition to the Fugitive Slave law. ‘The Cincinnati (/azette and Colambus State Jowrnal, the principal orgams of the whig | the work is done, and Mississippi and, upon the issue of the compromise measures, _ the State was carried by its opponents. Genera. Scott is the favorite of the whig party for the Pre- | sidency, while the free eoil portion of the democratio | y favor the nomination of Hon. A. C. Dodge, | one of the present Serators, for the Presidency. Mr. D. was nominated in 1548, with Mr. Van Buren, and still holds his opposition to the measures of the | compromise. Wisconsin is the only State that has iven her vote against the compromise measures uring the present year. Pennsyivanta.—This State has, by its late elec. tion, decided in favor of the compromise measures and of the Union. The whig party of this State was second te bring forward the name of General Scott for the Presidency, and the issue of the late election was made upon the faithful observance of all the laws of the compromise. There exists a difference in the whig party on this question, and” the conservatives will not affiliate with the free soil portion. There is a strong Union feeling in Penn- r Shg oe and the democratic pay have, from the rat, took the side of the Union. The Philadelphia North American, the leading whig paper of the State, opposed the passage ef the law, and since maintains an obstinate disposition to crush the con- | servative epirit which pervades the State. it says that the recent defeat of the whig party was brou; at about by the disaffection of a portion of the whi; party, who, differing from the great mass, sustai the execution of the Pugitive law. The Pennsylvanian, one of the le: democratic papers of the State, says that the 0 was made on the Fugitive Slave law, and the result isa pledge of a religious observance of all the laws of ‘by mise measures. Mr. Buchanan is the —_ majority of the democratic party while there is a portion of the party in ‘ral Cass. ‘The democratic party, says the !’biladelphia Argus, is the conservative party of the State, and while it has a decided preference for one of its own sons for the candidacy for the Presidency, holds the interests of the whole | country so high, that it will support for the Presi- iF dency any democrat who is ple of the States. Sovrn Canoiiva.—The result of the election in this State, for members to a Southern Congress, bas resulted in the total defeat of the secession party, and in favor of the \nion. The Charleston Mercury says that the result is not to be taken as an index of the feeling of the people of the State, a ed to the Union | large majority of whom are in favor of a secession citizens of from the rest of the confederation. Most of the papers in the State still advocate a co-operati secession, among which the Southern Patriot an: Charleston Courier, stand conspicuous. The latter journal rays that the result is decisive—that the ople of South Carolina do not desire to out tho Riale loose from her sister States, tpeele entailing misery upor, ber inhabitants. The Charleston | Merry nas silent since the election, while *oee journals which oppose separate secession say that the decision will stand—that South Carolina will not hazzard every interest for the gratification of a few, who would see her Cae te: blighted, to carry their own ends. No yy moved in the question of the Presidency. Gronoia.—The people of Georgia have decided against the recession movement, andcome out for the Union. [n the contest, the old party lines were discarded, and the issue was made on the question of the perpetuity of the Union. The parties are now getting back to the old issues of whig and secession is no longer talked of. The have be ite move in the Presi- and whi pers express a The svannah Repub- tial question, Pte tani ee Ue py moet ican, the organ total annibilation of the disaffection result is the a “ ‘Gan et hich in the 8 0 Geergin i one ofthe most devoted to the Union of the whole confederation. in Renee at ty was given to the Union ct a tate for a moment between the mand a sever- settled, the wi Ties, but will watch the North with jealousy. mate “ one ene 6 question, or any ; it eays, is out o! cies condiante {the policy of whose administration is not fully laid down re the election takes place. Mississirri.—In this State t20, the people lave again fallen into the old party liner, and the seces. sion idea is abandoned. Before the late election, the Mississippian, the organ of the secession party, declared ite determination, amd the determination of the party, whoee organ it was, to abide the de- cision of the people of the State, and support the Jnion. There is now left but one paper in the State which opposes the will of the popular vote. The Vicksburg Sintinel, one of the first to take up the secession movement, still ¢ 4 ite dissatis- faction with the result of theelection, and says the time will come when the poople of Mississippi will west “ Ruean Poe ade . ‘atohez trace their a 4 i nator the of the compromise measures; and ~~ setae Brtossid that the’ ides of secession js one not to be entertained longer in the State. It advises the democratic meriy to fall back upon the old platform, secure their connection the whigs, and again bring the State into the line of | The emocracy, regardless of sectional issues, which only tend to distract. Aavama.—The people of this State have given up the idea of secession, and most of the journals which advocated that measure have fallen back wpon the old democratic platform. The Mobile Advertiser, the whig organ of tho State, says that the of Al in majority, never, fora moment, entertained the idea of the * from the Union, and only wanted an 0 prove their devotion to the Union. no secession journals party, ong the strongest advocates of (rene ral Scott, and the most determined opponents of the compromise mearures The late election was upon the issue of the compromise moasures, aad ¢ io herdly a All the press in be no more uy observed at ‘aia | Afi Our Washington Correspondene: ‘Wasuixaron, Nov. 9, Complete Exposition of owr Relations with Spaii A Trifing Difficulty in the way of achieving a Great Triumph of Humanity—Great Aversion of Mr. Webster to Gunpowder. You were right in your surmises that our difficulty with Spain might be amicably adjusted, and the friendship of that power secured, by waiving a question of mere diplomatic etiquette, to which an old and once powerful, but now weak, country is assuredly better entitled than a young, vigorous, | and powerful one. It is easier to brave Spain than England and France, but there is far less merit init. The piratical attacks on Cuba have naturallly | irritated Spain, but she was ready to forgive them, and even to pardon the American prisoners still in her possession, when the news of tho insult on her Consul and flag, at New Orleans, awakened in her all her ancient Castilian pride, and caused her to demand, perbaps in an imperative, yet, 1 am cer- | tain, respectful manner, immediate reparation. Now what do you think Spain demanded? Perhaps money! No. She left that tothe President and Congress, according tothe proofs she is te farnish of the actual damage sustained by her subjects. Al) she asked was, that when a new Spanish Congul (she has the delicacy not to force the old one on the in- habitants of New Orleans,) shall make his appoar- flag, and her Coneul, or, if you please, both; or the a or the officers, or the tout cnsemble, 3 | received with a salute, which salute would, ofcourse, be instantly returned by the Spanish When our new Consul shall arrive at Havana, he | shall receive a like treatment, and is, of course, ex- cted to make a like return, should he proceed to Havens ina U.S. man of war. And, in consideration of this act of justice and politeness—it is nothing more, considering that the (ueen’s flag was dragged in the dust by a lawless mob at New Orleans, and that the Consul had to flee for his life--the Queen, who is a true and merciful hundred and fifty or sixty American are now confined in some dungeon in Spain, per- haps awaiting transportation to Africa. Spain can, of course, not stipulate, as a term of agreement, that the prisoners chall be ardoned, and returned to the United States; but there is no doubt in the world that the State de ont has received an intimation to that effsct from an offisial Church of source ; and, under these circumstances, it would be an act of humanity towards our own American captives, as well as towards Spain—a power which aided ug in our war of independence—to terminate the matter a3 soon as possible. We can well afford to be courteous to Spain, especially after our citizens have given her euch just cause to be angry with us. it would seem, however, that Spain has not yet received the aynende honorable, and the Spanii minister’s note still remains unanswered, and the fate of the American prisoners still undecided. (Query ?] be | man of ywar. | Christian, will, no doubt, pardon the one | joners who | American repatation—the waste of a barrel of gun- | powder, worth $20 or $25, or the sight of Ame- | rican prisoners, in chain gangs, in Spain and iea ' And shall we sacrifice, to a mere punc- | tilio, the li or, at least, the liberty, were it but for a limited period, of our own citizens ? The Spanish Minister here, has received instruc- tions from his government to leave Washington, in cage no answer is returned to his note; and havin, waited for nearly a month, without receiving suc! answer, is about to take his departure. He ma who may embroil the two countfies. than it would now take difficulty. Asa matter of statesmanshi b policy, on our part, to isolate Spain from Engl nd and France, and to prevent, all ible means, the alienation of the island of Cuba now or hereafter, unless the United States is the pur- | chaser. If Mr. Webster looks to the purchase of Cuba, let him, by all means, treat Spain *‘ on the footing of the most favored nations. OXENSTIERNA. Message of Gov of Kentucky. The first message of Gov. Powell was communi- cated to the Legislature of Kentucky on the 4th inst. Speaking of the late agitation, he says:— “The dark and lowering clouds that recently threatened the existence of the union of the States of this Setiows confederacy, are happily iby awa. Kentucky is the firm and devoted friend of | the Taion, and is for maintaining inviolate, and | carrying out, in strictness and in truth, in letter and in spirit, the compromise measures passed by the last Congress of the United States. She ac- knowledges the high and inestimable blessings which the Union, under the national constitutio: | confers on cach and all the States, and holds that a! the provisions and guaranties of that sacred instru- | ment are binding upon each and all. She invites no aggression, and places the cause of the Unionon the binding obligations of the federal constitution and declares to the citizen. all the States, that , in strictly and justly carrying out the s of the constitution, is essential to its | preservation. The genera! government is one of | limited — and it was never desi that it | should interfere with the domestic institutions of the States, and every attempt on the part of the national government to interfere with the right of | property, or abridge the free exercise or control of | property in the States, is a violation of the national com) , and an encroachment upon the sovereign- | ty cf the Statee— nor has pe gn aoe the right to in- terfere with the question of slavery in the terri- tories; it is a matter of domestic concernment, and its settlement should be left exclusively to the peo- ple of the territories. “It is deeply to be regretted that a portion of the some ofthe Northern States of the con- federacy have resisted, and attempted to resist, the execution of the Fugitive Slave law. All forcible acts of resistance to the execution of the laws, are treason against the United States, and thos: who advise, aid, or abet such resistance, are traitors to the constitution, and enemies to the best interests of the republic. It is to be ho that a rigorous prosecution and punishment ‘h offenders, will caure the constitution and la: be respected, and toat their execution will no longer be resisted from any quarter. Kentucky expects from her sister States s faithful and impartial execution of the laws, and, while she most cheerfully acknowledges and accords to the Northern States all the guar- anties of the constitution, she demands that none of the antees of that sacrod instrument bo withheld from the South. Happily for the cause of the Union, and for the cause of human liberty, the factienists, whose bane- ful teachings threatened the existence of the Union, have been rebuked by the intial voice of the qe in every quarter of republic. So far, the constitution and the Union have ful- filled their high destinies. Under them we have grown from a weak to astreng power, alike in the arts ofpeace and war. Our in ture, manufactures, commerce, and has ne parallel in the history of nations. Ina little over sixty years, our people bave in- creased from four to nearly twenty-four millions— we have grown from thirteen to thirty-one to- vereign States. Our territories have been widely extended—our domain now reaches from ocean to ocean, and, everywhere, over our broad =) our people are ted in the enjoyment of civil and religious lil i, by the — and broad shield of constitutional law. We are indebled to the consti- tution andthe Union for the countless blessings we viable stand we have assumed am of the earth; and, under the auspices of heaven and the of n, Kentuaky will be the fast to give up Bebe ae dp the Union.” The Catherine Hayes Affat The fellowing is a copy of the complaint jade in the Supreme Court, in the suit instituted by Theo- dore S. Draper against John H. Wardwell, and already noticed in the Henao. intiff complaining against the defendant. states thet eo the s8th of pats 1851 the defemdant and Max Maretxek entered into ap agreement. following is a copy:— « Between Jobn IH. Wardwell, Bry and Max Mareteek | has been Brot the opera and pay. to assist the concerts as follows: Max Maretzek obliges him- to Mr. Wardwell, at bis choice, any mem- fame concerte, harp, end other himeelf to give reasonable notice to Mr Maretzek, of the artiste he may want. Mr. J.H. Wardwell obi! him. self to pay to Mr. Maretzek the eum of five ueand follars, fer one month. This arran, to ja the Jet October, 1851. Mr. Wardwell the pri to continue this longer, on. De a month Int of November. 1 JOON H. WARDWELL. MAX MARETZEK Witness BW. Premn. New Yorx, 20th Bept., 1851 ‘That the eaid contract or agreement, for value receive! has been duly assigned an: transferred to this plainti:! by Maretzek. That, as this plaintif? has bean informe! and believes, the said Max Maretzek hee in all thing» com Hed with and performed the stipuletions and agree on bit behal ‘That the defendant hee committed @ breach of hi t, im this, that be has neglected and refused jects and refuses, to pay to this plaintiff th» ye thousand dollars, mentioned therein | That there is now due and owing from said defendan the sum of five thousand dollars, arising out of sais . this if prays judgment inst th bf mee hy i the cone eum of five inewote dollee. one week's notice before the | Mc Cane & Morcnirr, Attorneys for plainyd. | of Parliament, when | a the whig party have enjoyed asa nation, and for the og ite , of which the | iy under Maretzek’s tien | tae | Which is the most humiliating to | Tecommen asibly be succeeded by a moustachoed general, | the provinces, when Mr. Stanle; Rtterly unacquainted with our institutions, and | in less time | to settle the wholo | THE BRITISH PROVINCES. Our Toronto Correspondence, Toronto, Nov. 3, 1851. The Difficulties Attending the British Rule im Canela —The Establishad Chwrch—Events Preceding the Insurrection im 1887—High-handed Proceedings of the House of Assembly—Consiliatory Conduct of the British Government—Extraordinary Con- duct of Sir Francis Bond Head, by which tho Rebellion was Precipitated, The difficulties that have attended the British tule in Canada—some of which appear to be as far from being settled as ever—are to be attributed to various causes, originating, in the first instance, in the retention of the French language in official proceedings, and the continuation of the French code of laws, by which the distinction of raceg has been perpetuated, and the colony prevented from becoming permanently British. Another source of trouble was the introduction of re- fugees from the United States, at the close of the American war; and, subsequently, when the province was divided, the imposition of duties by acts of the Imperial Parliament, and the casual and territorial revenue, over which the crown exercised sole control, and from which were de- | frayed, to @ certain extent, the civil expenses of | ance on board of # Spanish man-of-war, tha: ber | the government. It became necessary, however, to apply to the | Aesembly for aid to meet the local expenses of | government, which application that body at first complied with, but which, eventually, claimed | the supervision of the entire revenue, and the right to dispose of it as they might think 5 but to which neither the Governor General oe he home government would consent. The result was, | frequent stoppage of the supplies, owing to which the judges and other public officers remeined un- | paid, and the ordering of payment, by the execu- tive, from the public treasury—a course that was | invariably condemned. Another cause of difficulty, which has remained | in operation till the Cnn time, was the appro- Priation of the public lands fer the support of the establithed church. As far back as 1824 the House of Aesembly of Lowor Canada voted an address | to the king, representing that the members of the 2 ‘ngland were @ minority of the popula- tion of the Ree which, in 1534, was esti- mated at 300,000 souls, of which only sixty thou- sand belonged to the established church; stating, further, that the Church ef Scotland had a right to a portion of such Kgl menace for ecclesiastical purposes, and that dissenting ministers had also an equitable claim. In 1828, a committee of the House of Commons was appointed to inquire into the nature and grounds of the complaints that bad been reiterated from Lower Canada, whose report on the subject was warmly eulogized by the party then; but the tions it contained, unfortunately were not carried into effect, owing to the state of political pores in England about that time. it and increased disaffection was tho result, although it was evidently and avowedly the desire of the British government te carry out the suggestions ef the committee. In 1834, in consequence of another collision bo- tween the House ot Assembly and the government, the state of Canada again attracted the attention rt. Roebuck moved fora committee to inquire into the political situation of jiance with the recommen com} ition of a former committee, ths Judges, with the exception of tho | Chief Justice, had been withdrawn from the coun- | | cil, and that, while, in 1523, of twenty-seven mem- | it would be good | bers in that bedy, nineteen of them held offices under the crown, in 1832, when it had been in- creased to thirty-five members, only seven ware connected with the crown, which proved the desire of the parent State to promote mony in the colony. The Faso collision, he said, was caused by the circumstance of the Governor (reneral havin; vanced, from his own private revenue, £7,000 which was met by acharge of misapplication of the public money. Much difficulty, he continued, had been caused by the committee having recommended that certain cflicers of government ought to be independent what fund they should be remunerated Objections were also made by the committee to the Legislag tive Council being elective, when all property, with the exception of lands, was in the hands ef the british, as to the employment of whom in the province, it was contended that this was necessary to maintain the connectien with Great Britain. He farther stated, that not a solitary instance hed occurred of a judge being sent out from Eng- land, the sppointments being made from the Ci- nadian bar, with the understanding that the As- sembly would provide for the maintenance of the judicial establishments, which hope had not been realized. Ho therefore moved, as an amendment to Mr Roebuck’s motion, the appointment of a committee to inquire if the grievances complained tions complied with; also, with reference to other grievances set forth in the resolutions of the House of fom ‘The result was, that a commission, at the head of which was Lord Gosford, was sent out to Canada in | 1535, Lord Aylmer having previously been rocalled, before his suecessor could are by the Peel ministry. He was appointed Governor General, with instructions to examine into the several causes spirit of conciliation. His recall, therefore, pro- dused much regret among the British party in Cana- da, and even among the reepectable portion of the French en and as the Judges and other public officers were suffering from the non-payment of their salaries, he was instructed to advance £31,000 from the military ehest, for the payment of the public officers who were in arrears. Probably a better idea cannot be formed of the extreme agthe to which the Assembly proceeded, ill be found in the fact that the House, at its uent session, before taking inte consideration the Governor's speech at the opening, expunged from its journals that with which he had closed the preceding session, as containing a ceneure on their proceedings, which one branch of the legislature ought not to bestow upon another. he commissioners before alluded to arrived at Quebes in August, 1835, and in October following, Lord Gosferd informed the House of Assemb! what remedies he was authorized to apply; the home government expressing its readiness to place the entire rev at the of the teen en condition of i oy provision being le for the judges, and officers, for ten years. It also agreed to the of sales at the sal of ‘iat body, without, however, surrende: cir management. standing the e desire of the British ig oon to promote harmony in the province, House of Assembly, at that time under guidance ef Mr. Papineau, who possessed unbound- ed influence, to pass what were called the ninety-two resolutions ; grievances which were embraced, plained that the Jeruit's College had been converted to. }, and ‘on of their estates had been transferred to urch of England; that an undue preference was given to the lish lan. guage over the French, and to Canadians of British origin over French Canadians, in being selected to fill office, and who also held incompatible offices; of the non c’ junication of despatches between the colonial government and that of England; calling for extra judigial opinions from judges, on subjects that must ultimately come before t! ouse for its decision ; the frequent reservation of bills for the royal assent, and delay in communicating the de- bes pon thereon. 6 fair honorable, and might have been satisfac- tory, notwithstanding the idea ef French nation- ality, with which . Papineau and his were wsod, had not Sir Francis Bond I the Lieutenant Governor of ed Canada, overse everything, by a pablishing his instruc- tions—the of of the Governor (ie- neral—which he had received [near new Ape nag 4 caiews rane y preeeeang nes of eo heaters of Li u the Auembly Fecarned Heme, than tacitly refus tae erene rushed into rebellion. the French jon into rebellion. While ewe ¥ a wero taking this turn | | | interest thereom from the firet day of November !.. | . | the yeat 1851. berides the cost of thir action in Lower | Canad: breach had occurred between the Assom- bly of Upper Canada and the imperial government, the former Lets passed bills thi that the Judges should be Hoan Sapee of the crown, should | have r anent salaries assigned them, and that the Chief Justice alone should have « seat in the executive council, to which the royal assent was re- fused. The House, in consequence, passed the supply bill, withthe names of individuals included, and declared that a plurality of offices shouid not be held by the same individual; which propositions were rejected in ~~ In January, 136, Sir Francis Head arrived from nd, and four days aft the | are was assembled. His first step a more popular feeling into the executive council, by the eppoi nt of three reform members, whose efforts were immediately direeted to bag = Rg the principles of re’ ible govern: who ciaimed for that pa! powers which not pos toss. Upon the al of Sir Francis to comp with = yf retired from the § and others were sw \. ‘The members of the Assembly, partaking of tho seme feeling as the retired co: lors, Tehaset to tthe ies: and that body was consequently | jissolved. Froacis then appenled to the people, by whom be was sustained, as only cighteenreform ef the province, without providing specifically from | of in 1528 bad been redressed, and its recommenda- | tions of the Hritish government were | stated that, in | of sit: ee eg ermend tothe ore io bg yt pele ; e chief causes of com: Canada, in which these prec at, however In U pet wore the family compact and the rea) In fact, both the Earl of Durham and Syden- bam ascribed the subsequert to ae oo outbreak duct of the dominant party, and their and Civision among themselves of all places of power and profit. . In Lower Canada, as will have Been perceived, the seme cause of complaint existed, and the ani- mosity of the French Canadiane was directed against what was termed bureaucracy. Even at the present day, they insist that the? did not take up arms against the British Pythons against the official clique who ruled the provines. Meetings were held in both provinces, of a violent character; militia oflicers, and even istrates were elected, and the laws were set at nce b; bodies of armed men. At length the troops ani volunteers were merched from Montreal inst the rebels; a regiment was sent from Halifax during the winter of 1337, and early in the follow- ing spring tho insurrection was suppressed. I. W. Our Montreal Correspondence. Monrreat, November 1, 1851. Commercial Sufferings—The Operation of English Trade wpon this Colony— Fugitive Slaves in Ca- nada— Unsettled Condition of the Ministry— Defects in owr Political Organism—City Candidates— The Weather—High Wages on the Railways— Lord Elgin at Quebec. Commerce and politics are under a cloud; thoy both look sombre and sad. The trade is passing through what political ecenomists dignify with the title of a crisis. To look at the announcements ia the city journals of the various public sales, and con over the huge quantities of merchanise advertised to be disposed of by auction, a careless reader might fancy the merchants of Montreal were reposing in the lap of fortune--a more critical enquirer would learn that these incessant public sales are an indiea- tion of an unhealthy condition of commerce: Mer- chants call auctions and seil their goods to raise cash and lessen their stocks; but the operation is one of depletion—the goods are frequently sold for less than the first cost, and some parties must bea the lose. A knowledge of this fact, nourishes lief that the wi cannot el: mereial failu This extreme view of our trade receives some warran'‘ry from the disastrous influ- ence exercised upon the Colonial export trade by ngiat tree trade in corn. je English theory of free trade ignored the ox- istonee of Colonies. Its ardent advocates condema their retention and counsel t andoment. The practice of English free trad now interpreted, as to retain our ports open to check native manu- faetures and compete with Americans; while wo are Virtually excluded from the English grain ma: kets, by the Egyptian, French, and Russian g: and flour dealers. Our shippers have bad salutar: lessons upon this point the present season; inasmuel as the majority of the shipments of flour from Ca: nada to England have resulted in serious losses The local trade is healthy and sound, thanks to an abundant harvest, and the remunerative market the dealers enjoy in the United States, whore tho farmers’ poultry, oggs, oats, peas, &c., Gnd ready sale. The stimulating effect consequent upon tho opening of this new channol of traffic, is perceptible; in the augmented supply; and it may be rted, . as one of the axioms of the day, that is makes | money upon he produce she sends to the United States, and that she loses seanes oe all the pro- duce she exports to England. hen it is borne in mind, that produce entering the United States pays a 20 per cent duty, the contrast does not tend to strengthen the farmer’s attachment to the English connection. English free-traders anticipated such a feeling, and ay accepted the consequences; though when the day of separation does come, the cotton lords of Manchester may be the first to denounce the fatal policy. Your fugitive slave law inundated this country, during the summer, with negroes. With the cold weather, they have diminished in numbers. Tho laws of nature cannot be violated with impunity. Here, nature is adverse to negroes, afllicting them with a malady from which the white raco is com- paratively exempt ; while they discover that all the avenues of industry are thronged with competitors inured to this rough climate. The information possessed by Canadians, derived from their intercourse with their fellow colonists residing in the Britieh West India Islands, instructs them that interference with slave interests, emana- ting from philanthropic soteries, is eminently disas- trous to the proprietor and the élave ; those islands presenting a melancholy spectacle of social ruin, as contrasted with their former prosperity. Our elections await the combinations of the ministerial conclave. In that secret cavern the ee factions are struggling for pre-em{- nence. The diplomatic formula of our journalism is laughably conspicuous. No writer dares to speak | out boldly, fearful of compromising his journal, or pac iy eae aking | a friend Llements essen- tially discordant are thrown together in the cabi- net, anxiously awaiting an amalgam. In the published list of ministerialists are found the names of men, who six months past, expended the vocabu- of complaint, to ascertain how far they were found- ed in justice, and to redress all grievances in a true | | house is a nonentity; the Governor a cyphi salaries of the other public | lary of abuse denouncing each other. The lust of office now constrains them to fraternize. This var- nish of politeness can hardly resist the rough en- counter of aetive politics, and the first question in- vey. a principle of government may shatter the new cabinet. The infusion of fresh blood into the famiog ministry implies elective institutions, vote b; - lot, the various features of your form of govern- ment, with the ve: rave distinction, that we havo no written constitution; neither have we a Supremo Court to interpret that constitution, and interposo for the security of the subject. Under our form of government, our lower house makes the 3, and names the judges to explain them. The Upper . No Gevernor dare resist a vote of the lower house. He must as to the dictation of the 0 minis~ ter. We have exchanged tho rule o m governor and council, for an irresponsible electoral body. In the course of human events, such unrestrained ys will occasionally degenerate into excesses. period may be near or remote, but it causes apprehension for the peace of the country, and prompts somo of our ablest men to look for future guarantees in annexation. ‘The present candidates for city honors are Holmes, the former member; Devins, a wealthy, but obscure lrishman, backed by his countrymen, who confide in his integrity; and Young, a merchant, recently oisted into the office of headof the Board of Works. mely absurd to imagine that # maa, ause is gazetted to an office, should be quali- fied for its duties. Yot, practically, such 5 is the e here. Young knows not! of enginecring, m jes, on those scientific labors consequent upon the construction of great public works; never~ theless, to carry out some political sche: he is the nt commissioner of our Board of Public Ww and is most anxious to become member of Parliament, a condition entailed upon his ocoupancy yo al oad Se Sen therefore, purse ma himself our member sometime noxt ./a 5 being the date now ned for the election. ‘© have had all kimis of weatl hot, very cold, snow, rain, and gales of wind—it has now settled down into a cool bracing —— and the farmers are compres their autamn A The railways in the ity of Montreal, attract all the laborers, wages of the lowost grado being one dollar per diem. Lord Elgin is ifving quietly at Queboe, citizens have been excessively civil to has hired an hotel for the wiator mont = Generals’s residence not being H é wi A EF i StF Tue Coat Trave on eg 36,408 11 tons, i this week by railroad 987 05—for the Z uf gf any ,. motive po' worked =e its a capacity. season, has Kept the machinery in constant = ofthe napa are necesary \ Gting by it, tnd her consequence of the inabili the coal that is offered. uf 7 Fs F fd : There ap- no diminution in the demand for coal adors will observe that the quan- the our- exhibit- FA ,000 tons Pottsville Journal, Nov. 8. Register, of the 21st ult thatthe ae jegister, timo, , had just’seen a letter from the Acting Seore see State, Hon. J. J. Crittenden, to General owns, (in answer to one from bim,) urging th, ai the ae behaif o tb gag 0 Americans, enolosing ® Cop y of a letter from th ont to the %; Renter" wales uh ae”, a of his Downs’s) communication, ri 1 ating ces in their behalf, an at vag “4 extended to the friends of ‘nose of the who were executed or oth’ ewise Rerianed, to search for and remove their revasins to ited States ‘The arcund was co” prea ick on ibe bib Iogt ered with mow at Frederick, Md,