Evansville Journal, Volume 12, Number 51, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 21 January 1847 — Page 2

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"Not Caesar's weal," bnt that' of Rome."! THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1847. 03-BLANK DEEDS fur Side at this office. The Canal. " The" extract'of a private letter from Indianapolis in another column, greatly incourages us to hope for the success of out great measure. , The very decisive Tote ia the House upon the engrossment of the Bill, which may be considered, we. think, as a test, cannot fail lo have its influence opoq the Senate; and lbs sudden emerging of the Governor from behind his noo-commiial-1 isrn.to say word in favor of , the measure, even at this late day, will warm up the friends of the Bill , and silence, we believe, much of the opposition to it. The next advices will certainly bring us more positive intelligence as to its fate, and we need not say is anxiously looked for. It was sent to the Senate on Monday last, and as both Houses have agreed to adjourn on the 25th, (next Monday) there is little, time to quarrel over it, if any I attention at all is paid to the other matters before the Legislature. , . We are indebted to thejoblging Clerk of the regular packet Courier lor late Louisville papers. By the way, we are reminded that we have not before noticed this splendid new packet, the Courier,' which has been placed permanently in the trade between Louisville and Henderson. Unlike . nearly all the boats which have from time to time been out in ------ the trade, the Courier is entirely new, out and out, and splendily furnished, draws very little water, is remarbably fast and punctual to her time, add to this recommendation the gentlemanly and obliging dispositions of her officers which is known and appreciated, and we have no fears but the patronage of - a us biiucn ui me "auasii country wco have business up J he river, will consult their interest and comfort by travelling on the Courier. See advertisement in another column. ' " ' ..i .t. iir.L.f -.: . Constructive Tbeajon, "Aid and Comfokt,"ktc In turning over the pages ot the North British Review, for November last, (says the Baltimore Patriot,) we find a very able and interesting article upon the history of Italy. The writer refers much ofthe degredation which that country suffers to its state nf llhmMt - "We have before us a work printed in 1824 at Milan, directed to be used for instruction and reading in the second class of elementry schools, by order of the Austrian Government. We shall give some specimens of the instruction which it has imparted and of the notions taught to . those who learn lo read in the Government schools of Austriapresuming that no such books were furnished in the schools existingIong before the Austrian' Government look them under its parental tutelage." ; Tue writer then makes an extract" with a view to show the instructions inculcated upon the fidelity of the people to their sovereign, and also of the temporal and spiritual punishment which will be visited upon all who are neglectful or unobservant of that fidelity. Ha then concludes by saying "there are a few ether passages respecting war that are worth quoting.'', ... 4 . "Question, What must subjects abstain from besides treason?1'' Answer. They must abstain from talking unreasonably of the events ofthe war. . And why so? , A. Because, as they are not aware oTthe real' circumstances of such events, they easily can deceive the populace with their discourse. Q. What must citizens and country peo ple do not to be suspected 7 "A. They must keep quietly at home mind their own business work and pray. Q. How must subjects behave when the aoemi causes them loses? . A. They must bear loses with patience, and put their trust in God and their sover eign.M. , We give this extract, says the Patiot, which we make literally, without any comment, not j-.-t. .. ' :l . .' ii- ' . i ' oouoting mat every intelligent reader wilt dis cover in 1 he course of his Excellency Pre si ident Polk an exact parallel to that which the Austrian Government employs to. school those who are in subjection lo it in its doc tripe of passive obedience. : : v mjiont juokgress. I ne thud attempt to elect a mtnber oi Congress in the Fourth District of Vermont has resulted in the choice of Lucius B. Peck, Loco, by some 500 ma jority. -, By the laws of Vermont, an absolute majority, or over half the entire vote is re quired a "the first two elections for-members of Congress: when,' if do choice be ntaae, a mere plurality, or ntgtjest number ol votes, elect on the third trial. . f ,L r j irt-L! i iu irnsuingion correspondent oi met Baiimore American writes under dale of Jan uary 13: : There U a determination. 1 believe, to pre gist to the appointment of a Lieutenant Gen rat .The law of Congress of course will b first necessary but the will of the Execo tive is so near akin jpow-a-days to an act of Congress, that the two almost , necessarily WBg togetcar

Indianapolis Correspondence of the Journal. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan., 14, 1846. Dear Sir: The amendments lo the Stale Debt Bill having been previously made the order of the day in the House, came up this morning for discussion in Committee of the Whole, and the Committee resolved to adopt the first Section, which provides for division of the debt, by a very fair majority.. In

my last letter 1 advised you that the ques. tion of the State making her election now as to whether she would divide, the debt or not, was likely to lead to some difficulty. 1 think, however, it is now reduced to a certainty that a majority of both branches will be in favor ol dividing at the outset, and charging one half on the Canal This will of course lead to the adoption ol ihe'first four or six seclions of the bill. Various amendments were offered to the bill generally, some of which were adopied by the committee among these was one to require the surrender of six millions of the Bunds, another to extend to a much longer period the lime to which subscriptions were limited. I do not think the House will concur in either of these amend Iments but will probably require the surrender of one half the Bonds as provided by the act of last winter, and will also extend the time for making subscriptions. Mr. Butler is willing to insert five instead of four millions as he has now that amount under his control but does not foel authorized to go beyond that sum. lie hopes, however that it the Legislature insists upon the amount required last winter the Bondholders will be able to raise them without serious delay. Altogeih er 1 cousider the action of the House to day very favorable and feel much encouraged by it. There is no doubt now that the bill will pass the House with the addition of such amendments as Mr. Butler can agree to, and the great struggle will be, as it was last year, in the Senate. For two days past 1 have felt exceedingly solicitous as to the fate of the measure in the Senate, but circumstances . j ' . L. , - inave traiifpireu to aay wnicn remove much I nf mv solir!! anrt Ia?iH m ir Iw.nA ilisi the bill will certainly pass, but it will be by a very close vote from present appearances and the opposition will fight desperately to the very last. The bill will come up in the Sen ate oil Friday. . The aeuate has passed the bill calling a "Convention,1' but a similar bill has failed in the House, so that no Convention will be call ed this year, The "Military Bill" has passed the House l ' Ml - I ' .i ri . " no win aiso pass tne senate, ii divides the State into twelve divisions nf llirpft Rri , .eu tu ue Kegiineiiis in each Brigade. There is to be the usual number of musters, and a fine of seventy five cents is imposed for the non attendance of each private and a much larger sum for the officers. The Senate to-day concurred h; a resolu ion ofthe House to adjourn on the 25 th iust. by which time it is presumed that all the im porlant measures now under consideration will have beeu disposed of, we shall at least have settled the question of amendments to the State Debt Bill prior lo that time." ' Respectfully your ob't. ServY. 1 WM. H. STOCKWELL. LATER FROM INDIANAPOLIS. We received no letters from our corres pondents at the seat of Government by last night's mail; and knowing the great anxiety fell by all classes to hear how our canal progresses in the Legislature, we have request ed the liberty to publish the following extract ol a private letter received by oneofour cit izeus. It is dated Indianapolis, Jaify 15, 1847. The Bill the State Debt Bill in the House ol Keprerentauves, was ordered to be engrossed to a third reading to-morrow. which is very nearly a test Vote, and passed 63, in favor, 3Z against it. The House have been discussing it for three days, and the enemies of the Bill proposed evety amend meut which they thought would deleat the measure. It passed nearly in the lonn proposed by the Bondholders, at least no very essential principle is changed , A great bat tle will have to be fought in the Senate, to whom probably on Monday it will be sent but I have not much doubt it will pass that body, and I hope in such a form as not lo be objectionable to the Bondholder?, I am the more encouraged from the expression ot feeling I have: heard from different persons in a meeting got up by the lriends of the Ca ual, Irom which I have just returned. The Governor, unexpectedly, on invitation, at tended, and made a speech in which he said that he hoped the Legislature would not ,J'urn without settling this question. His speech, together with that of M. G Bright, were decidedly favorable, which is the more grateful, as Mr. B-, until within tew days, has been understood as opposing it, and the Governor, to this time, has beeu non committal, so that bis friends did 'not Irnnur hntu h urna cii ri rr ' I am ini.trn.fl ..n lne whole to think that the measure we have jso much at heart will at least be consumma ted bv the act of this Lej7iIa!nri? hm hp I .. o may tail. Fuma. Eight hundred and fifty thousand bareis of flour ware received in Baltimore in 1846, being two hundred and.fty thousand more than in 1845. The receipts in all the receiving porta have in every instance greatly overrun tboso of the preceding year, in consequence of the export demand.

LARGE ORDER. Mr. Chas. I Dbnt, of Wilmington, Del., has received ander from Government for 60,000 yards oilue

cloth for the army. CThe U. S. Adjutant-General pubhes the new law requiring all enlistments i the regular army to be made for "during their," or for "five years,1' at the option of tl re cruit. A bounty of $13 is allowed: tfapay of privates is $7 per month, with ralionand clothing.. The sum of $2 is paid to amns who will bring a recruit to any recriing station. '.. . -. " ' UEBTOFrSriVAHA.-UOV.BHUI,OI . renusyivania m tits late annual messa) to the Legislatare of that State representee total funded debt of the Stale, on thdst, uec, at $33,BD3,y7U . . tie exprraes full confidence, that the credit of the Sate will be maintained, though he deems t ad visable that some arrangement shouU be made ldanticpate a small portion of theeveuue for the year to meet the interest o the 1st of February. He expiesses himself ain in favor of a protective Taiitf, and viewithe Banks of Pennsylvania in a sound and beaby condition.. Health of Mr. Adams. 1 he heab of the Hon. John Quincy Adarns is improing I'he Boston Courier, of the 11 tb, says: We saw him at church yesterday, looking aparently as well as he has for the last fotr or five years. Pennsylvania and tub Tabiff. Tht fol owing resolution is now before ine :wer louse ofthe Pennsylvania Legislature, and will pass that body : ' : - . -' Whereas, The tariff act of 1842 ansvwred all the purposes of revenue, and yielded to American industry the encouraieinenl ne cessary lo the development of the grea resources of the country And whereas a bill has since passec the Congress of the Uuited States and becune a aw which has injuriously affected the innortanl staple productions of this common wealth, and retarded the great manufacturing inter ests of the nation. Therefore, be it Resolved, That our Senators in Congress be, and they are hereby instructed, and our Representatives requested to use every ef fort to procure the repeal of the tariff act of 1840, and the restoration of the act of 1S42. The Sub Tbeasuby. The New York Tribunf7"of Monday, says: The Sub-Treasurer is already discovering ways of getting around the monster. He nowreceives bagsfoldjiinrjexaJbjnk?eal. same manner. 1 hus giving that tanh to the seal of a bank which is refused to the signa ture ol the president and cashier. On Fri day the whole effective force of ihe establish inent was employed one hour and ten min utes by Trinity in receiving $300, while a half a dozen persons were waiting their turns. The whole plan is simply ridiculous. From the Indiana State Sentinel. The following statement, of the results of preierrtng a portion of the debt, proposed lo be carged on the Wabash and Erie Canal, has beeu prpared - by a careful hand, who desire? us to insert it in the Sentinel .'We have no doubt of the substantial correctness of the calculations, on which the.se results are based. If they ' are wrong,iaoy one can correct them for himself: The half of the principal of the State bejt lo be provided for, is a trifle ove 5,500,000; and the special stock to be charged on tne canal, it is estimated, will be near $2,500,000,- in 1853. making the whole ca nal debt in 1853, $8,000)000 itl round nuin bers. Interest at 5 per cenjt.- on this sum is S 100.000 annually. . II priority is given tojo one half the canal debt principal and interest and the other half is deferred .stock then, if the canal revenues should be just equal to the interest on the whole canal debt, the revenues -will payoff the preferred stock, principal and interests, in 14 1-5 years the deferred interest in 14 1-5 years more and the defer red principal in 14 1-5 years mote; making in all, 42 3-5 years, for the discharge of the whole canal debt. It no priority is established, except for interest, the same rate of revenues above stated would only pay the current interest, without ever discharging any portion of the principal.- ' : ' " '.. j. .-. Again. Stating - the canal debt in 1853 at $8,000,000 and assuming that five eights of it is" preferred stock and three-eights deferredand on the supposition that the nelt revenues of . the canal will be as estimated by Mr.: -Faunileroy, the Engineer; in 16 years, those revenues will pave paid off the preferred stock, and in eleven years more they will have paid off ihe deferred stock paying in all, the gross sum of $13,305,076 in twenty-seven years. If uo priori! y exists excepting for interest, the same revenues will have paid the entire canal debt in thirty-two years paying in all ihe gross sum of - $16,693,400 From which deduct the amount r . : paid under priority plan 13,305,076 And the saving bv the priority - . principle is ' 3,203,384 The saving in time, "by the prw ' ; ority plan, is five years, -. which stated in .dollars, is i- - .' ' 300.000 canal revenue i per year.) 3,000,000 Total saving to the State by , the priority oi principal, is , $6,298,384 ; . Alr. Fauntleroy estnna'es the annual canal revenues in 1853 at $344,000, and gradually increasing until 1868,1 when they will reach $600,000, which rate will be maintained '.hereafter.

CONGRESSIONAL: .Washington Jan. 9, 1847. The Senate not in session. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Mc

Kay, of North Carolina, asked leave of the House to report the following uiiis irom ine Committee of Ways and Means:. ... For the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, for the year end ing 30tU June, 1848., For support ol volunteers ana toe army for the year ending 30th June, 1848. For suDoort ot the 5 naval service tor me vear ending 30th June 1848. , Read twice and relerred to tne committee of the Whole. Tli rfmiao l han muni Sn(n Pnmmillll nf w- , ... of Myland. addressed the House in continuation of the ar gument commenced by liim yesterday. He was at times strong in his language, and through all his speech earnest and tmpres sive. We were bound to recognize Mr. Polk as de facto and de Jure President of the United States, and he should give as support to the war under this Administration as if had been carried on under one of his own choice. Mr. Ficklin of Illinois, continued the debate, and in a speech that gave more amusement to the Whigs than among his own friends, He argued that the war had been prose cuted with great slowness at a snail's pace and iu a must ineflicient manner. Ihe bat ties ought to have been lought sooner, and the battle of Monterey eight weeks sooner than it was.. All this inefficiency was the fault oL the centleman in charge.. It was his fault that the ponton train had not gone along with him before the battles of May and it was his tault that these battles were not followed up with more vigorous march es. Mr. J. R.' Ingersoll wished to know if the gentleman from Illinois wished for a reason tor the escape ol the Mexicans a tier the battles ol May. - - : " Mr. Fickliu wished for such a reason. Mr. Ingersoll answered that these men in our army had been fighting for thirty hou alter the battle ot Kesaca de . la ralma Nothing was thought of after the first ban but following up the victory which had teen gained at Palo Alto. They had no time for refreshment. I he second victory was alter a nine hours' fight, and the men weie physically too exhausted and too few in numbers lo fo'low up this second victory. Our volunteers had no means to cross the river and they had filled the measure of their glory iu the victory obtained over a body ot men three times their number. Mr. Ficklin resumed, and in other reflec tions upon the inefficiency ot the war, re marked that it is not wonderful, since it had been carried on under Whig generals. Then came the stereotyped list of quotations from some of the Federal party who opposed the war of 1812, and when Mr. Y. had reached ihe Connecticut "Blue Lights," and Commo-Jjirf-Djtatut's Jetterhad been readuoonthe Mr. Schenck playfully got up and said he had not quite heard all the letter. Was it one about showing "Blue Lights" for the en trance of Santa Anna to the harbor of Vera Cruz? Laughter. Mr. Ficklin soon left this branch of the subject, and .came to that of .slavery. He was for the leavealone policy, and against all in terference with the question. In conclusion he expected a vigorous prosecution of the war with the vi ew ol.obtaining an honorable peace. , . . ; . . , . .. Mr. Haralson, of Georgia, next addressed the committee, and gave his reasons lor a vigorous prosecution of thu war with regulars rather than volunteers. . In the course of his remarks, Mr, II. reflected upon the Whig Slates of North Carolina and Massachusetts, for not, furnishing their troops. Virginia was also involved, anJ in a moment there were a score of flashing eyes upon the floor Mr. Leake said that there were more Democrats in one company irom Virgina, he had heard, than there were Whigs. Mr. Pendleton said that of the eighteen companies of volunteers from Virginia, nearly all of them come from .Whig counties or towns. Mr. Barringer, of North Carolina, said the regiment from his State would soon be in the held, ' .... So said Mr. Wtnthrop, and a dozen mem bers appeared tp be speaking at ihe same lime, all proving, or attempting to prove the patriotism of their constituents. When Mr. Haralson concluded, the floor was given lo Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, who made some reflection? upon Gen. Tay lor's government of his troops, and insisted that he was the. cause of the sickness and suffering of the troops upon the Rio Grande. We wanted adirecting mind in other words a Lieutenant General, lo take comrr and oi the troops and give counsel and guidance to the whole campaign. Mr. Thompson. There is surely some one suited to the office, and Mr. T. went on to show how much superior a man Napoleon was to his Marshals, and to express his confidence that some suitable man could be found.' Mr. Burt, of South Carolina, closed the debate, iu the course of which he replied to Mr. Thompson s argument in favor of the appointment of a Lieutenant General. There was, he thought, no man whom the country would wish lo see in such an office, and he thought there had been none since the days of Washington. .' " - '" ' The debate , being "closed, amendments came from every quarter, but the first of im portance was one moved by Mr. Ahmun, of Massachusetts, and which provided that no member of the Congress should hold any commission in the army. Agreed to, 97 lo 76. . . ": ; The next important amendment was that moved by Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, asking for a Lieutenant General to take superintendence and control of the army Tel lers were demanded end the . vote excited a good deal of interest. The ' tellers eported I : yeas o4,' nsysbv' fifty members present aid not voter reserving tne test vote tor tne yeas and nays.

The next exciting question was upon a

Obstitute for the whole bill moved by ivir. Rathbun, of New York, and proposing a volunteer force, instead of ten regiments, to be added to the regular army as proposed by he Military Committee. .Agreed to, yeas 9b nays 88. The committee now rose ana reponeu as an amendment Mr. Rathbun' - bill the fleet of which was lo cut off the appoint ment of a Lieutenant General. Mr... Thomnson. - o! Mississippi, was awarded, the floor and renewed bis amendment far seen rina the office of Lieutenant ....... - 0 - - - , , fjpneral. The Drevious Question was then moved, followed by a motion, which was hotly resisted, that the House do now adjourn. The yeas and nays were ordered and the motion waslost. Yeas 89, nays 119! The previous question was now carried folowed by a motion to adjourn, whictt was withdrawn. ! The struggle now ensued upon the amend ment creating the office of Lieutenant Gen- . rw, i . v.. .. nn eral. . i ne amendment was iosi. jws w, navs 1201 The motion to adjourn was renewed and lost. . . Mr. Bayly. If the amendment (Mr. Rathbun's bill) is now rejected, what will' the House have to vote upon? The Speaker. The original bill. Mr. Bajly. . As amended? The Speaker. No. The House can know nothing of what is done in commit tee! ,' The question was then taken upon Mr, Rathbun's amendment by yeas and nays The vote excited great interest among the members, and many members changed their votes and thus changed ihe result. I be Spea ker announced that the amendment was lost, veas 103. nays 104. The question now came .bacn upon tne bill as reoorted from the Committee ou Mili tary Affairs, without amendment. The previous question was moved by Mr Boyd, of Kentucky, and before there was a second, a motion to adjourn was lost, yeas 91 nays 91, the Speaker voting in the negative. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and the yeas and nays ordered upon the passage, when a motiou to adjourn was carried 122 to 49. fBy Telearaph Reported for the Pit ti. Journal.! Washington, January 11, 1847 , In the Senate, Vice President Dallas was absent to-day but had requested Mr. Atchison to preside in his place. The senate, how ever, entertaining doubt as to the Vice f res idem s power ot delegating iiis powers, pro cecded to elect a President pro tern.,' when Mr. Atchison was elected. 1On motion of Mr. Crittenden, the Milila ry Committee reported the bill for increasing the army and appointing a Jjteutenant uen eral. - The bill was then made the order of the day for Thursday next. , In the House, the bill for raising ten add tional regiments was passed yeas $jns J?-. .., r.mngx, -tr-wratf reconsidered, and alter being so amended as to provide ft their being bisbanded at the termination ol the war. tue Dili was hnaiiy carried by a vote of 171 yeas to 31 nays. The House theu went into Committee of the Whole on the bill providing for the Te ritonal government of Oregon. , After sun dry amendments, the committee rose and re ported progress., .. . The committee of Ways and Means the reported a bill to the House authorizing new loan, pending which the House adjourn ed. . . . , : .' . THE WAYS AND MEANS. The Loan bill and Treasury Note bill, re ported by M. McKay from the Committee of Ways and Means in the House on the 11th authorize the Presideut lo issue $23,000,000 in Treasury notes and of denominations tow as fifty dollars. The notes may be' re deemed in one or two years from date. - The holders of notes are allowed to have the same converted into stock at their option and ample and convenient provisions are made for this purpose. The Treasury Notes are to bear interest not exceeding six per cent, and the stock issued in lieu of them is to be transferable upon ' the - books of the Department. . The stock may be redeemed, at any time after the last of December,1 1847. The notes are also to be re-Issued. At the close of the Bill the President has power to borrow the money if he prefers, and in whole or in part, at his own option. The interest is to be paid semi-annually. and the money received . from the sales of; the public lands are pledged for the payment of ihe interest and principal. The balance of the bill relates mainly lo the execution of the law. punishment for counterfeiting, man ner of proposing, &c, &c. The sum of $20,000 is appropriated for incidental expenses under ihe bill. The Civil and Diplomatic bill does not differ much from the estimates. Among the items, however, are $10,375 lor the payment of Sub-Treasurers, and $4,500 for a Charge des Affaires for Peru. The estimates for Congress are : Members of Congress : . $755,000 ; Contingent 150,000 Offiers ; ' , ; 39,000 . Senators contingent ' 75,000 Washington, Januiry 12 4 P. M. : As soon as the Senate was in session, Mr. Mangum rose in his place, and moved that the reading of the Journal of Monday be postponed for the present, which motion was agreed io without dissent. . , Mr. Archer then rose and announced to the Senate the death of his colleague Senator, I. S. Penntpackeb, of Virginia," who expiried this morning at hislodings, about 4 o'clock. Mr. A. pronounced a beautiful eulogium upon the character and virtues of the deceased. The' usual resolutions ol respect were then moved and Adopted, and the Senate adjourned. . ' " v '. VYAsniNGToN, January 14, lo-iz. In the Senate, after -reading of Journal, 5iC., and some unimportant ousuress, the Committee on Naval Affairs reported tbill appointing a number of assistant seugeons for

the navy, and reducing the number of sea"

men in proportion to the nnmoer oi surgeons. The provisions of this bill, if carried out, will remedy one otJhe worst, evus in tne naval service. - Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Milltary Affairs, reported the House bill increas- ; ing the army, by an addition often regiments with an amendment relative - to the discrij con of forces to be created. The amendment was adopted. J -."' . Mr. Cameron offered Jn resolution giving, t each soldier employed T in the. war. witli Mexico, a section of the public lands. This was discussed at length by Senators Bentofl, Cameron, Claytonj Badger-Cor win, and Crittenden. . ' - The bill was finally laid over until to-mor row. ... .. . . Washington, January 15, 1847. . . In the Senate after reading the Journal and I some business of no importance Mrl Benton, from the Committee on Military aflaire.Te-! ported a till granting to all regulars and voi-i nteers engaged in the wari a sectron or tne t public lands. "". . . ' . j This bill was slenuotisly opposed by Mr. Cameron, who feared thai it would kill bis amendment to the House bill lor adding ten regiments to the lorce ol jhe army... , 7'lie bill was ultimately lard aside. The bill creating the office of Lieutenant General ! was then taken up, and Mr. ii. Badger, ot N. YC.. led off with an eloquent and beautiful peech in opposition to the bill. I he galler ies of ' the Senate were crowded with members from the House, with ladies, and visitors to the capitol. It was an e lie effort. . When Mr. Badger, had - concluded his speech,. Mr. Mangum moved that the bill be I I .L- ..Li". TIL- ' aiu upon tne taoie. a uia wu wuusiusitu test question. " l! ''' The Senate proceeded to vote oh this mo ion, and it was carried by a vote of 28 to 21. Messrs. Calhoun and Butler, of S. C, and Yulee, of Florida," Locos voied ' with the Whigs. Thus the Senate as well as the louse, have defeated this measure of theAdminiRtration. -." ' . j : ; Mr. Niles 1mm the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, repotted a bill making provisions for carrying a mail to Oregon. " The bill for increasing the army was then" taken up, and numerous amendments offered. - Important if Truk. We find the follow' , ing reported by te legraph for the Pittsburg Gazette: - - ,::' I . Philadelphia, Jan. 14, 10 t.m. The Telegraph brings us news of the ar rival of the steamer Mississippi from the Gulf squadron, at Norfolk, with despatches. She brings late dates from Mexico. ' '" The most important item of news is thatSanta Anna has. been elected President of Mexico by Congress!! ' Impobtant Movement,,, if mace. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore American of the 9th says I I. w. At.. O I f iuu re nmta tv bring forward a proposition to withdraw our army to the Rio Grande, aud our squadron from the Gulf, preliminary to the adjustment of a peace with Mexico. . . It may be or it may not be true. Notts verrons. , 07" We find I he following paragraph jn the Washington Uniou, relative to the War:. "We have no idea thai our troops will be art. I iff ra ta ii fnri Iha InrrSlnrai f XI a w A m our squadrons (torn her waters, as lbe preliminary and. conditions or a negotiation. We had supposed that the President had defined his position in this respect too clearly to be mistaken." ..... Lieut. General This office, after hav. ing been twice killed in the House, has Aired no better in the Senate. - It was lost in the latter body by" a' vote of 28 to 21. '. Too Much Tbuth. The b'hoys in London amuse themselves by singing Yankee Doodle to the following humorous stanza: - r"Yankee Doodle borrows cash, , . . Yankee Doodle spends it; And then he snaps hi fingers at - Ine jolly flat who lends m" . Colt's Revolving Pistols for thb Ah My. The New York Express, of the 5tb 1 inst. , sail. Captain Walker left this city yesterday for Washington, having, while in New York,, among other things, made a contract for 1,000. revolving pistols lor the new ' mounted rifle1 regiment, which is to serve in Mexico. This-' regiment is io be armed with a pair of these, r weapons, besides rifles. . . ..-r , . ; .,. . - Singular Custom. N. P. VVills speaking. ' of the church of St. Nicholas. . thus aliudef " to a very sensible custom of the Germans .. "It was here, by the way, that 1 first beu. m ll-l J DEI10IUID VJO!IIiIi U, torn that of concentrating the coughing 1 and nose-blowing during service time. . Tb' clergyman stops at different periods of bis discourse, steps back from bis pulpit-stand, and blows his nose the entire congregation imitating ins example, ana disturbing the ' service with the operation tt no other timo.n ' ' Benefit of AnvEBTrsnca. The South ern Standard tells a story of a man In London who determined to spend all-: he made", during the first year in advertising, he soon -: found that it was impossible for the simple reason that the more be advertised the morsj 4 he made; and after a Mrenious effort to get rid of his money in advertising, he bad to give it up. - . ; tz ' V A Noble Phisoweb. On Wednesday" (Tt ', last week, Mr. John J More, of this coanfyi captured a -gray eagle; measuriog ight feet between the tips of the wingsV'.'-The " noblsj bird was alive and doincr 'wetl-on .Mondaw last, after having one wing btcten fcy a shot i and whipping three boll-dogs in t fail 6bt Fleming Ky.) Flag . - .- - ,-