Evansville Journal, Volume 13, Number 1, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 4 February 1847 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL.

Not Caesar's weal but that of Rome.' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1847. BLANK DEEDS fbr sale at this office. - - ' I HI- I " I PUBLIC MEETING. Wo hare been requested by a number of citizens, of both City and Country, to call a Public Meeting to be held at the Court House on Monday evening next at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of testifying our lasting obligation and deep gratitude to Cybws Tabob, Esq., Senator from Cass and Miami Counties, for his manly, honest and patriotic course in permitting himself to be taken from a sick bed and conveyed to the Senate chamber, at the risk of his life, thereby securing a quorum for the transaction of business, and the final passage of the Canal Bill. We owe every thing to the manly, upright course of Col. Tabor, who, although opposed to the measure, and excused by sickness from attendance in the Senate, would not consent that a measure , of such great importance to the State should be defeated by to disrepuable a course of conduct on the part of the opposers of the Bill. Wa hope the meeting will be largely attended. STATE DEBT BILL PASSED. It will be seen by reference to our correspondence io another column, that the State Debt and Canal Bill finally passed the Sen ate on the 20tb ult., by a vote of twenty-Jive to eight that body repeding from its amendment attaching the Central Canal to the Bill and has received the signature of the Governor. This result has been known to our citi zens for several days, and we heartily congratulate them and the State at the prospect that we not only have of the speedy comple tion of the work, which, when finished to the Ohio river, must add incalculably to the prosperity of our people, but also that a door is thus opened through which the State can pass to the high and honorabe station she hould occupy as a debt paying Common wealth. The passage of this Bill and the amount ot bonds which are to be surrender ed under the act, leaves it in the power of our people, without burthening themselves with taxes beyond what they are well able to bear, to meet the interest on the remainder of the debt, aqd provide also for its final liquidation, This happy result has not been achieved, however, without the most steady, strenu ous, unsleeping, and, to us, unaccountable opposition, during both this and the session of last winter and all praise is due to the friends of the bill, and especially to Itae mem bers from this section of the Stale, for the watchfulness and care of their every pro ceeding. Every move which could be thought of was made by the opposition to defeat it. Amendment after amendment was piled upon it in the vain hope of disgusting its friends and drive them to relinquish their object, or else take the Bill in such a shape as to ren der it almost certain of rejection at the hands of the Bondholders. These movements fail ed, and as a last resort the opposition deter mined to break a quorum and thus defeat the - Bill. The bill was sent back to the House on Monday, with certain amendments by vote of twenty-four to eighteen of the Senate After a scene of some confusion in the House, the bill passed by a vote of 57 to 21 disagreeing to the Senate's amendment, ini i . i rfi . i . . . ciuutng me central tanai. as it was known that the bill would come back to the Senate on Teusday morning, it was feared the enemies of the measure would endeavor to break a quorum. Accordingly, on call ing the roll ia the Senate Tuesday morning only 32 names answered -thirty-three con slitating a quorum. It was known that sev eral were in the town but they could not be found. "At last Mr. Taboh, a Senator from Cuss, who had been sick for several days consented, although opposed to the bill, to be taken to the Senate chamber, rather than a quorum should be wanted for business, Such a course on the part of one opposed to the Bill, can hardly receive too much praise sick in his bed, chose to be carried to the Capitol rather than break the Senate and prevent the transaction of business. We do not know the names of all who endeavored to break a quorum, but the journal will show and the people will recollect them. We cannot let the present opportunity pass without acknowledging the great indebtedness the public are under to the members from this county. In the Senate was the great difficulty aud strongest opposition main tained;"and nothing," says a Whig friend, writing to us from Indianapolis, "but the un sleeping vigilance and untiring industry of our Senator could have carried the measure through." jK7"The Albany Evening Journal states that there is a movement on foot to build a line of Telegraph from Boston to Philadelphia, and from the City of New York to Buffalo, upon which House's instruments are to be used.

Or We have seen a letter from Charles uller, Esq., Agent of the Foreign Bond

holders, and written since the passage oi the bill in relation to the "Public Debt and Ca nal," in which he says: "The amendments, which were suggested by the Committee of Bondholders, in order to carry into effect the law of last winter, nave generally been adopted, and in form which cannot fail, I think, to give satisfaction to the great body of Bondholders." The above, coming from the high source it does, would seem to put to rest all reason able doubt as to the full and entire acqui escence on the part of the Bondholders in the amended bill referred to, which, by so triumphant a majority, has passed both branch es of the Legislature, and received the appro val of the Governor. We may now confi dently look forward to the ear'y commence ment of operations on our Cana. and the en ergetic completion of a work which will add so materially to the welfare and prosperity of our State, and we rejoice in the consumation of an arrangement which is calculated to confer such benefits on Indiana, and, in connection with the adjustment of her Slate Debt, place her prosperity upon a sound and enduring basis. Gen. Tatlob's Letter. The letter of Geo. Taylor, which we publish on our first page, is causing great sensation throughout the country. It seems that it was written to a friend and near relative in New York, with out the least idea of its ever being published. The publication was unauthorised, and, under the circumstances, perhaps wrong: but it is true, true every word of it, and for that reason, no doubt, will subject the galant author to renewed virtuperation and abuse from the minions of the Administra lion. Ficklin and Thompson and other lick spittles of Polk in Congress, will jump at the chance, which the opportunity offers to such minds as theirs, to vilify the old soldier. But their poisoned arrows will harm him uot, He sits too securely in the hearts of his ad miring countrymen, and their deep love for him and his own integrity will shield him alike from open assaults and secret workings of political enemies, however high in office. The following are the sayings of the press in different sections of the country in refer ence to this letter. The Louisville Journal says: There is nothing in Gen. Taylor's letter. touching the difficulties he has encountered, or touching the absurdity of attempting to capture the city of Mexico on a base of op-j erations a thousand miles off, or with regard to the course proper now to be pursued, that had not already been repeatedly said at home; but these matters are now all presented with an authority which will cause even the au dacious slanderers of the General at Wash ington to succomb. The people .will see now, and believe, that it was not possible for him to march sooner upon Monterey than he did; that when he did march he embarked upon a forlorn hope, to "sustain the Administration," risking his own reputation; that so far from having erred in accepting the capitulaiion of Monterey, the offer of the capitulation "is among the unaccountable occurrences of the times;" that no wagons for transportation were received until the 2d of November, though the country was led to believe that the city of Mexico would be sooner taken; that the scheme of marching from the Rio Grande to the city of Mexico was a chimera; and, finally, that the only wise course after the battle of Monterey was to fall back and take possession of what we claimed, and leave Mexico to incur the' im mense expenses and disadvantages of offen sive operations. The Philadelphia Inquirer says: A deeply interesting letter from Gen. Taylor will be found in our paper of to-day. Ii will be read with attention by every American citizen. It is clear, manly, modest, and to the purpose. Indeed, the more we see of 'Old Rough and Ready,' the better we like him. - The New York Commercial makes this suggestion: By the way, is it not time to devise a new and better fancy-name for Gen. Taylor than "Rough aud Ready?" His writings show that he is 'ready' enough for all that becomes a man, but certainly we can find nothing par ticularly "rough" in them. mi mT ir f m m " ine iew xoik mirror a neutrai paper says: The letter is ably written, and shows the admirable qualities of this great Captain1 character. Let people think as they may ol the Mexican war, of its justice, or of the causes which led to it, there .can be no dif ference ot opinion respecting the character of the . commander-in chief since its commencement, and of the wisdom and courage displayed by him in every emergency. Uem. UAINES. this otlicer admits that he gave publicity to the letter of Gen. Taylor It was addressed to him. 7- Santa Anna, says the Washington cor respondent of the Richmond Whig, is lucky fellow. He has the good will of both governments. James K. Polk and Locofo coism have appointed him commander-in chief of the Mexican army, and the Mexican Congress have made him President of the Republic! It is difficult to tell whether Locofocoism or the Mexicans treat him with the greatest consideration. Now that he is ad vanced, he eight to appoint Mr. Polk to the office which the latter so generously conferred on him.

Gexebal Taylob. A preamble and series of resolutions having reference to the attempt to detract from 4 he reputation of General Taylor, in the Congress of the United States, have been ordered to a second reading in the New Jersey House of Representatives.

. The Swobd of YVashisgtpn, is now worn by 2d Lieutenant Lawrence B. Washington, of Gaptain Roman's company, of Jefferson county, Virginia. With such a relic by his side, in a Roman's company, this young rel ative of the 'father of his country," cannot but prove worthy of the distinguished lame of the Old Dominion. QT Silsbee, the comedian, in one of his farces, says that the United States are bounded on the North by the aurora borealis, on the East by the rising sun, on the West by the horizon, and on the South by as far as we choose to "o. Or The first act of the Mexican Congress on assembling, was to lay our proposition to negotiate a peace, on the table, and the passage of a resolution declaring their determi nation to prosecute the war to the last extremity, so long as their ports are blockaded by our fleets or their soil ..invaded by our armies. - ' " FROM TAMPICO AND THE ARMY. Mexican News. In our morning paper of yesterday, (says the N. O. Tropic of 24th) we had a column of news from Mexico; the most important, if true, is the report that Santa Anna with 30,000 troops had placed himself between the division of our armies commanded .by Gens. Taylor and Worth, which were only six miles apart. Gen. T. 250 miles from Tampico with 8000 troops, Gen. W. a few miles in the rear with 6000, and Santa Anna with his large force between them, if such were the positions of th ar mies collision was inevitable, for they must have been in sight at least. We do not believe one word of that portion of the news; but if true, we would not fear the result of a general battle, except for the loss oi some, perhaps too many of our gallant soldiers. We copy from the Delta, an extract from a letter, by which it will be seen that Charley May has had another brush with the enemy The letter is dated Victoria, Jan., 4th: Between 7 and 8 o'clock, p. m , Capt. May got in with his dragoons. He reports the loss of 11 men and their horses, and 7 pack mules. ' As far as I can gather the particulars and they come from Capt, May, they are these: Between Monte Morales and Linares Capt May ascertained that there was a pass n a gorge ot the mountains, and determined lo ascertain the nature of it. His command consisted o( two companies of Dragoonssome 70 or 80 men. On approachm? the foot of the mountain, every precaution was used to guard against surprise. A Lieuten ant with twelve men acted as the rar-guard and guard of the pack-mules of the command who remained some few hundred yards in the rear, and in this way they progressed slowly and carefully, until they found out the pass, which was so narrow that it was with much difficulty a single horse could go through it. lint May was determined to traverse it, and make what discoveries he could on the other side. Dismounting himself and men. he led his horse and the way, and after experienc ing much difficulty in getting from rock to rock, the command untimately succeeded in. getting through. On the right hand side of the pass there is a perpendicular cliff of some GOO feet, or so high, as some of the men say. that a man up there looked like a little boy. On the left hand, after 18 or 22 feet of per pendicular, there was a gradual slope to the top,on which an enemy could run down, fire a piece aad then return. It is represented as being the most dangerous pass to a daring enemy that is known, and one where a few determined men could stop the advance of thousands. After going as far on the other side as was thought necessary, they turned to come back, and the main body retraced their s!eps with the same camion observed in effecting the first passage. But the rear guard was not so lucky in getting through this time, for it appears that after the Lieutenant and Sergeant got through, a large body of men, who stationed themselves on the perpendicular side, showered down stones from the top so fast and so heavy, that their advance was completely cut off; and that they were either killed or taken prisoners, or made their escape to the other side. It seems that Capt. May was not taken by surprise, for he was continually urging vigilance, and left bis best bugler in the rear to sound the alarm in case of accident, as though he anticipated an attack. A rumbling sound in the pass caused him to stop for the rear guard, but they . r - i I .1 t . . f not coming wuen tie inougm u was lime tor Lthem to reach him, he wheeled about and went in the direction of the pass again at speed.' He shortly met the Lieutenant and Ser geant and immediately demaoded of the former," XV here's your men?" Tlie answer was, "close at nana," at the same time turn ing his head around as if with the expectation of seeing them just behind him. But there were none there save the Sergeant, and the truth immediately flashed upon the commander that something was wrong with them. As quick as thought, and as the na ture of the path would permit, they dashed off for the pass, and when they reached it found that a large number of stones had been thrown down and discovered traces of blood along the defile. They followed up as fast as possible, but it was of no avail : they could make no further discoveries, nor learn anything of the -fate of their coupanions, so they sorrowfully retraced their steps and arrived here as above noticed.

Oy-The city debt of New York is over 15,. 000,000, neatly half the amount of the debt of the State. ;

07" It is said by the Washington Foun tain that our Government is in possession of the ultimate conditions on which Mexico will consent to make pea ce with the United States, and that it has determined to accede to them, if Congress will enable the Executive to meet the views of Mexico. It is also said that Mr. Sevier's movement in the Senate has reference to the same subject. APREHENDED FINANCIAL CRISIS. The following article is translated by the Commercial Advertiser from the New York Courrier des Etata Unis, of Wednesday, the 20th: The Rochester has has brought us no Paris papers, but we have received letters which announce the danger of a double financial crisis in England and France, whose effect upon the whole of Europe musl.be disastrous. One of these letters, from a person holding an eminent position in the Bink of France, describes the position of the bank as the most critical it has been placed in for thirty years. The ordinary capital of the bank is two hun dred millions (of francs) iu specie. Ibis amount has been reduced one-half within a month by the withdrawal of immense amounts for payments on railroad shares and for the purchase of breadstuffs from abroad. The Government usually has on deposit with the bank a hundred millions; at the end of Decemder this deposit was reduced to thirtyfive millions by the excessive and extraordi nary expenses in all the departments of the Administration. ! In this conjuncture, and the diain of spe cie continuing, the bank whose capital was ; reduced, on the 4th ot December, seventyfive or eighty millions of francs, applied to the Bank Jof England for a loanol five millions sterling, or a hundred and twenty-five millions of francs. But the bank of England is itself in a position sufficiently trying, consequent upon the large purchases of grain bom abroad, and it is doubtful whther the aid can be extended. The directors of the bank ot France had a meeting on the 4th of December to devise measures for meeting the emergency. They would resolve, probably, either to sell a large number of securities or to reduce their discounts and receive no paper having more than two months to run. Such a course has not been taken by the bank since the restoration, and our informant believes that it will have a severe effect ou the commerce ot Paris. One of the least inconveniences of the financial crisis will be;probaby, the enforced suspension of certain railroad projects and the dissolution of more than one company, Al ready on the Exchange al Paris, was discus sed a question of high (manual importance namely, whether the government would refund the deposites (or preliminary payments) of companies that may be broken up. 1 hese amount in all to 73,400,000 francs. Therepayment of these deposites, which are required as guarantee for the completion of the works proposed, will form a question on which the legislative chambers probably will have to decide. GREAT INDIAN BATTLE. ; A letter from a gentleman at council Bluffs, dated on tlie 17th December, to his correspondent in St. Louis, states that on the previous day, a band of Omahas were met bv a band of the Sioux, in the neighborhood of the Bluffs, and that a battle en sued between them; , and that the Sioux killed sixty of the Omahas before the conflict terminated. The following particulars we find in a letter to the St. Louis Republican: "It was a cold-blooded butchery of woman and chitdren, in the absence of, the warriors of the village. On the night of the 12th and 13ih, the letter states, a war party of Yaneton Sioux Indians defeated and destroy ed fourteen tribes of the Omaha tribe of Indians, located at the time at Wood's Bluffs, situated about six miles from this place Bellview. The men and warriors of the Omahas had left the camp on a hunt; and the Sioux, soon after they reached the camp, discoverd that ihey only had women and children to contend with. The slaughter was terrible soventy-three were killed, and nine teen mortally wounded. Two men made their escape one of them named Jos. La fleciie, a trader in the i m ploy of Mr. Peter A Samv. and at the time in charge ot a stock i J I - - - u of goods. He ran from, the scene of blood bare-footed and arrived at Bellview with both feet frozen. Mr. Sarpy and Mai . Miller, the present agent dispatched a party of men to ascertain the facts, and confirmed, on their return; the report of L?ifleche. They also report that five of the Sioux Indians had been killed, no doubt slabbed bv the Oroha Muaws. Go ing twenty miles further than the ground of the massacre, they found the place where the goods of the trader had been devided among the robbers. It seems, adds the letter, that late is aaainst the Omaha Indians. Four or five days before this event took place, one lodge, camping atCabanne's old trading house,was attactcd by a war party ot Ayouas,commanded by the well known chief White Uloud, and four of the men wounded, and one - woman killed. - Graceful Compliment. Washington vis iting a lady in his neighborhood, on leaving the house, a little girl was directed to open the door. He turned to the child and said "I am sorry my little dear to give you so much trouble.' "I wish, sir," f he replied, "it was to let you in." Lyrical. The favorite street song of the Philadelphia b'hoys is said to be the follow ing: "Old Zack's at Monterey, Bring out your Santa Ann-er For every time we raise a gun, -Down goes a Mexican-cr.'.'"

H Indianapolis Correspondence of the Journal.

liNUIANAf ULta, Jan. ZtJ, 1S47. Dear Sir It affords 'me great pleasure to inform you that the question of the State Debt and Canal is at length fully and finally settled, iu spite of all the opposition and intrigue of its enemies. The Bill, as amended in the Senate, passed on Saturdayjlast by a vote of 26 to 19 the House yesterday adopted all the amendments made by the Senate except that attaching the Central Canal, which was not concurred in. The vote was taken late last evening, and when it became known to the opponents of the Bill that the question of rescinding that amendment would come up in the Senate to day, and would be carried, they resolved as the last hope of defeating the Bill, to desert their seats, and by breaking the quorum to put a stop to all further action on the Bill. This determination was taken during the night, and accordingly upon the meeting ol the Senate to day, it was found that only 31 Senators were present. Some ten or twelve having either gone off during the night or secreted themselves. A call of the Senate was ordered, and the doorkeeper despatched for the absentees. He returned after an hour's delay, and reported that he had found the Senator from Jefferson, Mr. Goodenow,(who was about leaving,) and beard of Messrs. Ellis, of Knox, and Marsh, of Steuben, but could not find them. Upon the arrival of Mr Goodeuo v, one Senator was still necessary to make a quorum, and as a last resource i determined to prevail upon Col. Cvkcs Tabor, Senator from Cass and Miami who had been confined to his room in the Palmer House for some weeks with serious illness and who was still exceedingly reduced and indisposed, to allow himself to be conveyed to tho capitol, in'order that by his piesence the amendment might be rescinded and , a measure of vital importance to the honor and prosperity of Indiana, carried through. Col. Tabok, although opposed to the Bill, was a man of too lolly a sense of honor and propri ety to approve of the reckless and revolutionary course adopted by the enemies of the Bill, and upon being informed of the critical situation in which matters stood, hesitated not a moment as to his course, and consented to be conveyed at the risk of his life to the State House, in order, as he himself said, that "the question might be decided constitutionally, and the responsibility placed on the right shoulders." 1 immediately procured a carriage and drove him to the Slate House, and there placed him on a pallet in one of the committee rooms near the Senate chamber until the vote could be taken ; our friends were advised of his arrival, and the question taken up. The few ol the opponents who remained behind to call the ayes and noes in case a quorum was not present, immediately demanded them, and seemed exulting at the prospect ol our hopeless defeat, but to their utter dismay and astonishment Col. Tabor, with pallid face and wasted form, entered the bar as the call progressed, supported on each side by Senators, advanced to his seat and responded in the negative wheu his name was called. Had his ghost risen up before them their amazement could not have been greater. He was known to be an opponent of the Bill, was excused from attendance, and was presumed Jo be much too ill to take his seat even if friendly to the mea sure but that an opponent should rise from his sick bed, and impelled by a sense of jus tics and du y, peril his life that a constutiorv al decision might be had was never "dream ed of in their philosophy. 1 lie amend ment was accordingly resciuded by a vote of lb to 8, and the supplemental bill returned to such a shape as cannot fail to be accepta ble to a majority of the Bondholders and lead to the completion of the Canal to Evansville, and the restoration of the fallen credit of In diana. Messrs. Orth, of Tippecanoe, Ellis, of Knox, Marsh, of Steuben, nud Robinson, of Decatur, are believed to have been the prime movers in this revolutionary attempt to defeat the action of the majority, and deserve for their course to be held up to public scorn and infamy as traitors to their sworn duty, reckless anarchists, who would trample under foot . the restraints of law and their oath to gratify personal prejudice and ambi tion. 1 am assured by Mr, Butler, that the Bill as finally passed, will be accepted by the Bondholders, and will be carried into effect at a very early day. The principal cause of delay will result from the refusal of the Legislature to make a transfer ot the Canal befoie one half of all (he bonds outstanding (as provided in the Bill of last winter,) has been surrendered. The proposition of the Bundholders was to surrender four millions of bonds and then take possession of the Canal, but the Legislature would not agree to this, and as there are only about $5,200,000 bonds subscribed, a further subscrip'ion of 315,000 is necessary befoie any thing will probably be done. It is not supposed, however, that much delay will be experienced in completing the subscription when so large a pro portion of the bonds have already been obtained. ' The act as amended requires the Trustees lo finish the Canal in six years, or the subscribers lose their priority of payment of their Canal Stock, and if not completed in ten years all the Stock charged on the Canal by the subscribers is forfeited, and the Canal reverts to the S:ate. The proceeds of sales of lands, in the Viucennes Land District, are lo be applied exclusively to the completion of the Canal between T.erre Haute aud Evansville; and the Bondholders are to receive nothing from the revenues of the Canal except the interest on their advances unless the woik is finished. Every precaution has been taken to frame the bill in such a manner as lo secure the speedy completion of thf Canal to Evansville. Respectfully Your Ob'l. Serv't. W. HAMILTON STOCKWELL A Hint to Postmasters. A poimater in the interior ef Pennsylvania recently had judgment given againat him for the price ot a subscription of several years, to a distant newspaper, on the plea that h had not given sufficient legal notice to the publisher to stop it,and bad eontinneJ to receive the numbers for sevoral years,and sell them for the postage? The magistrate decided that merely returning a copy of "John Smith's" paper, with "stop this" written on it, without post-mark or other indication of locality was not sufficient or legal notice, but a writ ten notice with name, place, and reason, must be sent to the publisher, and w franked," that it tii ay be taken out by hint.

IVTra Pit a YTiT FT? The follow. n? extract

iun,, viiwuu - 0 - from a letter received from Indianpolis, since the passage of the Canal Bill, written by one ; . whose opinion is entitled to the highest cred-; it, and who, although "not a member of the Legislature, was a close observe of all that; occurred, is worthy of a place in your pa-1 per, and I ask the the insertion of the same j . injustice to one, to whose unremitted exer-j lions the citizens of this District are indebted ,. in no small degree for the passage of-the j "Amended State Debt and Canal Bill." j "I consider it a fortunate circumstance that Dr. Stockwell was placed by the partiality of you citizens, in situation in which he could render them and the State at large,' the most effective and valuable service.Much is due to him for his thorough atten-. tion and unremitted exertions in behalf of: the measure, and his .intelligent and honor-1 able course secured for him, deservedly, a ' position of high standing and influence in the Body of which he was a member. I cannot ( doubt that you will rejoice in the consuma- ; lion of an arrangement which is calculated i to confer such benefits upon the State, and to place its prospeity upon a firm and per- f manent foundation; and that those who have f been instrumental in the work. ; will receive their merited reward at the hands ot your 1 citizens." " . By Telegraph Reported for the Pittsburg Jour. I ARRIVAL OF THE HIBERNIA. . 27 DAYS LATER FROM LIVERPOOL: - . Great Advance in Cotton and Breadstuff's, j reported by the Hibernia. , -.' .- - i . - - . - . . Piiiadelphia, Monday, Jan. 25, Hjp. M. h The Hiberuiajust arrived at Boston brings advices from Liverpool up to the 4th inst. So far a3 disclosed, her accounts announce: Cotton advanced three-fourths, to a penny j on bowed Georgia ; on Mobile to a half pen- J ny; on North Alabama and Tennessee one-, eighth to seven-eighths; Orleans three-eighths' to one-haif, . . , - . Flour has advanced fully five, to six shil-t lings pet barrel. :. .. j Corn has advanced twelve to fourteen sail- ' lings. . .. Wheat advanced three to four shillings.' 7 Meal three to five shillings. , These advances are so extraordinary, that our correspondent deems it proper lo remind' us that this is but a first report, which he does not guaranty." .- -' - ' I The Hibernia brings out from two hun dred to three hundred thousand pounds sterhng, iu specie. The money market ou the other side was perfectly quiet and without change. By the Hibernia we have the arrival of the . new Governor General of Canada, with his suite. . The effect of these advices upon our own markets is not yet disclosed. There is, of' course, a fever in the market for breadstuffs, but a day or two will be required to see what the effect will be. One cause of the steamer's detention was her being obliged to stop at Halifax for coals, and lo land the Gov. Gen. of Canada, Lord ' Elgin and suite. ;' ' . The political uews is not of much importance. France has protested against the occupation and suppression of the Republic of Cracow. , ' 7 ' '.. V ! The money market, was quiet. .' " The English manufacturers were greatly (' cheered by the prospect of a lull and active spring trade, lielil out in the message of the President of the United States, which gives' assurance that the low tales of duties imposed by the tariff of 1816 will be mYintained. ' . . The newspapers on the otherside assail the President's message for its argument in' defence of tiie Mexican war; the reason being, deemed insufficient. They controvert his declaration that the war was not fur conquest.' The proposed annexation of California was more unpopular than that ol Texas. The French Government has proposed a reduction of the duties on the importations j of grain. - - - - - A terrible inundation had visited the Ro-' man States, occasioning great loss of property, and distress among the unfortunate inhabitants. The Pope was contributing lo tho ' relief of his people and had reduced the du-' ties on grain. The famine and starvation in Ireland had increased to a fearful extent. The people ' were fleeing to England for; food. There ' was also great distress from the same cause among the Highlands of Scotland. "." ""' ' d;--i BROTHER JONATHAN. The origin of tins term as applied to the United States, is given in areceot number of' the Norwich Courier. Thd editor says' it waa' cotimunicaied by one of the most ' intelligent: gentlemen in Connecticut, now upwards 61 80. years of age, who was an active participator in ' the scenes of the Revolution. The story is as -follows: When Gen. Washington alter being1 appointed corum'Hnder of tlie Army of the Revo-n lutiouary War, came to Massachusetts to or-, ganize it, and make preparations for the defence of the country, tie found a great destitution of ammunition aud other means necessary ' to meet the powerful foe he had to contend with, and great difficulty tc obiain them,' .If. attacked in such a condition, the cause at once . might be hopeless. On one occasion at that anxious period, a consultation of the officers was ' had, when it seemed no way conld be devised to make such preparation as was necessary.. His Excellency, Jonathan Trunibull, th elder, was then Governor of the Stale of Connecticut,' on whose judgment and aid the General placed ' the greaiem reliance, and remarked ws must consult "Brother Jonathan" on the subject, ,'Ibei General did so,and the Governor was successful , in supplying many of the wants of the army. ' Vvhen difficulties after arose, arid the army was ' spread over the c ountry, it became a by word, ' "We must consult Brother Jonathan." The. term Yankee is suit applied to a portion, but ; "Brother Jonathan" has now become a designa- ' tion of the whole country, as John Bull has for ' England. ; We like to see a young lady walk as though i a flaa was bitting heron each hip it is so fascinating. She is the match tor a dandy who, steps like open-winged turkey travelling over a bed ol hot ashes. Change of PnorEssioK. "What!" Said an x- ; volunteer to a comrade whom he thought he had left at Monterey, but who he found engaged in the' very difficult vocation of driving1 a lot of.' swine; "What!"' he repeated, do I find yoa ! here! I thought I had lett you with the army." Ah no," repliad the comrade, "yon see I have abandoned the sword and taken to the tsn."