Evansville Journal, Volume 13, Number 3, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 18 February 1847 — Page 2

THE JOURN'Ai;. Not Caesar8 weal, bat tkat-of Rome." THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1847. The Starving Irish. All over the country meetings have been held for the purpose of raising lands for the releif of the starving

thousands of Ireland. In our small towns, as well as in our large cities, money snd pcovis Tons has 'been freely subscribed for this pur pose, and many of ourpacket ships have gen erously proffered to carry provisions Hee oil ebarge. vln the. House of Representatives, M. Hunt, of New York, reported a bijl on the' 10th lost., graeting five hundred thausand dollars for the relief of Ireland, and the expenses of shipping that amount1 in provisions to Irelandfthe money to be takfn from the Treasury out of any tootie cot other; wise appropriated, which was read twice and referred to the Committee of ike WholeT It is a good move and W fiope will pass Congress. No one caa xead the heart-rend-lg accounts of the famine and, destitution among the. poor peasants of Ireland, and which is gradually but but surely approaching the taiddle class, without desiring (paid theia with that of which we have plenty and to spate. There are none more .able than we of Indiana to extend the hand of relief, and we hope, none more willing; And to give all . a chance in assisting to rescue from the jaws of death by famine, our perishing brethrfia f Ireland, we ai the sujgestioj) of a number of gentlemen who are prepared and willing Sfl subscribe liberally call a meeting of our jtzens to. be held at the Court House, on Saturday evening next, at 7 o'clock, to appoiut committees to reeeive and forward subscuitions, whether of noney or provisions.. A number of gentlemen have expressed to us their desire to give what they fell able to relieve the Irish, but did not kaovv, .unless a meeting was held and committees appointed to take charge of the collections, how, they .could safely do so, all such, and we hope they will be numerur, will now have 'the opportunity afforded them tet the meeting be well attended. Provision for; Irelasd. One. house in New York city has orders for fifteen hundred tons ofiprovisions, such as beef, uacon, pork, &C.',for Ireland. n The British Government have sent but discretionary orders to agents in all the Ametican cities for Indian corn. Fire at Springfield, In, A very destructive :fire occurred at Springfield on Sunday morning the 24th, lilt., destroying the City Hotel andsiauJa uAiain-a"'- -asoiiunci occupied as a grocery a two story frame building owned by Mr. Le vision --the Mayors office barber shop and a stable. , , The loss is supposed lo amount to about $18,000 a portion of which is cover ed ly insurance, ' ; 3 " ' --' What Next. It is said that Douglassyjof Illinois, is likely to get. the nomination for the next Presidency from the Locofoco party! With Douglass - for President, Thompson of Mississippi, for Vice President, and bur Wick Xo light up the Secretary of Stale Depart frjentj-whatja glorious time wo would have of it almosf ;as glorious as the present Polk ery timesiif not quite. '"--'. adt u .. TnE SlaveTrade. Mr. Wise, Minister to Bio Janerio, states that the".' U. s7Schoonx enterprise, which was condemned at-the Navy,, Yard to .years ago, has made three successful voyages to Africa after slaves, and is now on the fourth. She sold forl,500, a5d iu three . months cleared t her owners, to his knowledge, 9,500.. , . ;?' , , t: i : -,.:,-.-. V" " "T- j-.v .V--IV e learn Xrocn the Indianapolis Journal that Col. John Vawteb, of Jennings county, has announced himself as a candidate for Congress In i2nd District, now represented by T, J, HgjfUEjr, : Col, Yawter (sayi tbe Slate Journal) has been a cii'tzen of lorfiasa since 1807, and has served Id coujutry la the Hails of Legislation and In military stations; io all of which he tas ever possessed the respect said ondeace f (hose vith whora he has acted.' "The following paragraph from his address to the people of that District is in the true spirit, and. is just what might be expected of as true a Whig as Col Yawter.: "S&ouid the ".enlightened citizens of the District believe,, on consultation, that a -better selection as a candidate cart be made by Convention, or in any other mode by which public opinion can be ascertained, and l am not the man, I will cheerfully step aside without a murmur, whenever I am so inform ed. 1 have at thjsearjy date aanosUAced myself a candidate, in sder to afford the " best possible opportunity for an exchange of opinions, with ach aad ever elector ou ibis all important esftoo.11 5 ' f iL'- ,- t 07 Judge Undebvood has been elected to the United State Senate from Kentucky, to fill the vacaucy-occasioned by the withdrawal of Mr. Morehead!, whose ' term of ser ice expfres" on the 4di of March. ," ' , T , -tW- ' .'Iv''" ' 0 The citizens, of Pittobur have decid d, by majority of 1800, not to permit t.he.sale 4d ardent, spirits io .tba.t city, at retail.

Mb.'Caijioun. This gentleman has at last defined bis position 'upon the war, in a a speech which is said to have been welleceived by the Whigs. The abstract of his speech which we give to-day is brief but

highly interesting. " He takes strong grounds against a continuance of the war in any ag gressive form, and his ability and influence renders his position a matter of importance The policy "of retiring within a given bound ary, recommended by Taylor, is enforced by Mr. Calhoun in such a manner that there can hardly remain after his speech is spread through the country, two opinions on -the subject. '.'' t;j" The Baltimore American very justly remarks, that the chiet reason why the policy recommended by ; the distinguished South Carolina Senator is regarded by many as the preferable policy arises from the ineffec live manner in which the war of invasion is prosecuted, and from the reluctant, hesitating,' and irresolute style in which Congress and the President deport themselves in reference to the war and the measures requisite to its prosecution, p .; a . ! ? , . We agree Willi the Louisville Jouraaf, that almost any sort of definite policy is ' belter than the," present vague and indecisive systemW system it can he called where there is no system.-1 It would appear as though stupidity itself had brought .ail its faculties of blundering into exercise for the purpose of concentrating difficulties and forfeiting opportunities in the management of the Mexican war. The whole season in which oper ations in Mexico are practicable is passing away, it would seem, in order that our troops may be made to take the field just when the vomilo begins, .and while the,5 northers 'are in full blast,' If this is , to be the way in which offensive war is to be carried on, then let us have, by ait means, a defensive war, if this is to be the mode in which Invasion is to be prosecuted, wewou!d prefer something else...' i -4 ; fi J '. ', ' .'; : , ; . : N f V : Mr. Calhoun gives no countenance to the idea of claiming indemnity lor the wares penses. He wishes to make' it understood by Mexico and the world that it is not a war of conquest. He' is for holding possession ol the territory within the line he designates, but not as ours by conquest, and not as ours by way of indemnity, for war expenses; and if we canbring Mexico to hegotiate, he is for paying her for it, if we determine to take it. But whether we shall take the territory west of the . Rio Grande is a doudtful question, (owing to the element of slavery,) which Mr. O.tJocs nut ulty sotver ' i Common School Convention. The Inaianapons J0urnaT,"8Sys "At the, last sessis of our Legislature a resolution was unan imously adopted recommending that a convention be held in Indianapolis on the fourth Wednesday in next May, whose object shall be to, devise some, efficient system of common school education. It is important that every county in the State be weir represented.. The number of delegates which etch may send is unlimited the more the better. As the attendance'- of delegates will' be prompted by a desire to promote the pnbiic good, uninfluenced by a hope of pecuniary gain, our citizens have already taken means to entertain those who may thus devote themselves to such an object, free of cost, while in the ciiy. VVe hope that our brethreu of the Press will call alrention to this matter, so that early measures may be taken, in every portion of .Jie Slate, to be represented in the proposed convention. ) '. . -Goes it Blind. Mr. Wick; member of Congress from this State, belongs to that class of politicians, (says the Cincinnati Chronicle) which follows the President, right or wrong. tie pnues nimseii in gomg it buna. ' io matter what may be his notions in regard to a particular measure, if the President recom mend it, he votes, for it. . In bis ; speech in ll)e House ; of Representatives, a few days since Mr. Went worth took occasion to refer to the course of . Mr. Wick on the River and Harbor Bill,. who. voted for the bill until the President had vetoed it, and then voted with the President against it! In his reply Mr-Wtck said, he acknowledged he did vote for the bill before the veto, and against it af terwards; and he did so because he had not sufficiently examined the mil before he voted wWeutwortb asked frim if the bill was not considered section by section, and the yeas and nays taken on each section?. ."Mr- Wick confessed "that such was the case, Uut still lie didn't know what he was voting fbr'T' j.'.!!.,'.!. -T.'-V".' t , We have iieajd of men f going it blind," but this is eertainJy the Suest specimen of that agreeable process we have ever known. ' ' Mr. Wick is the same gentleman who de clared on thejQoor of Congress that none but a friend af the . Administration should have command of the afray in Mesice. ! " Attack on Yera Crcz. It is said to be the intention, ot the Government to make a demonstration uqn Vera Cruz and the Castle of San Juan, some time this month, if the sine volunteer regiments can he got hale the jGeld in season to co-operate ;. with the jaiber .forces.

: The Army BftL. We 'see. by the !ro. ceedings of Congress of the : 10th inst., hat the ten regiment bill has passed both Huses, and has no doubt ere this become a aw. It authorizes the President to appoint aMthe

officer,s 'heiow. the grade of field officrs,". during the recess of the Senate, absoluely, and not subject to confirmation by the sut ng session of trie feeoate. Y HH.I "J 4 We also notice that Mr. Yulee, the locofoco Senator, from Florida, has introdced a resolution to expel, the editor of the Wishington Union from the Senate chambei for his editorial strictures on the' proccedins of that body, 'and also the reporter of that pper, lor partiality'exhibited in his report. In' the House of Repsesentatives, on the day previous, Mr. Douglass, of Illinois," rose to a question of privilege, and moved thi ex pulsion of Jas. M. Houston, the reporte of the Union, tor having avowed himsel the author of a.scandalous and false report o the proceedings of Saturday. The Locos in Con gress are not only kicking out of the traces, but they are kicking their drisrers, , Ware expecting eery day to see a regular 4ampede and the whole drove scatter. ; , O. Improvement of the Wabash Rivei. A bill for the improvement of the naviga ion ol that part of The Wabash river which issibject to the concurrent jurisdiction of Indana and Illinois, has passed the Legisfatu e of both States, and become a law. i The Vincennes Gazette says the provisions of this law are of the most liberal character, and expresses the belief that the stock will be taken with great avidity. - The law authori ses the formation of a company to be called "The Wabash Navigation Company,'1 waich may fully organize so soon as fourteen lun dred shares oi $50 each shall have been sub scribed. This will recuie a sum of &78J00O to begin with, which experienced engineers deem amply sufficient to complete improvements necessary at the Grand Rapids. Books are to be opened forthwith at different points in both Stales, and the commissioners appointed are determined to push the matter. BIRTH DAY OF WASHINGTON. Celebration' of the 22nd of February, by Lyman Ueechtr Division, JXo. 25, Sons of lemperance, of ticansville. The Sons of Temperance of this city will ceieurate tnts glorious anniversary by a pro cession of the Order, in regalia, accompani ed by a band oi music; and an oration suitable to the occasion, to be delivered at St. Paul's ' Church, : accompanied by music hy the Choir. Th" i : rs (miliury) have been invited to jmn in attendance on the exercises at the church. The citizens geneally.are respectfully .invited, to -.- ROUTE OF PROCESSION ' , . r , From Hall on Water st., down . Water st to Main st.;up Main to First st.;dwn First to Exchange Hotel; across and up First to Yine St.; up Vine to first Presbyterian Church, Second St.; up Second to Locust, Post Ounce corner; down Liucusl to & tier wood House, First st.; up 'First to St. Paul's Church.'- ' exercises at. the church: , ,. 1st. Music, by the Choir and Organ. 2d. Prayer, by the Chaplain. " 3d.' Music, by the Choir and Organ. 4th Oration, by John J. Chandler, Esq. 5th. Music, by the Choir ccc, ; Gib-Dismissal. 4 : , route of procession returing t Down First to Walnut; up Walnut to Third; down Third to Sycamore; down Sycamore to Water, and up Water to the Hall. " The members of the Order are requested to meet at the Hall punctually at i before 9 o'clock on the morning of the 2'2d, for impor tant business. u .j ) , The procession will leave the- Hall at 10 o'clock, and arrive at the church.: before 11, when the exercises in the church will begin. The, middle row of seats reserved for the Order and German Guards. JOHN INGLE, Jr., , Chairman Committee ol Arrangements., I Evansville, Feb'y 17, 1317. 1 ; VOICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: , If anybody thinks that we will annex Mex ico and make it, a Slave territory, let them read the stern, and, we trust, irrevocable resolves of Pennsylvania. . Whenever slaveholders' ask. for money lo annex lenitpry, by treaties, let them be met with just this determiuation.' . If territory is to be added, let it be free' territory. Let us add no more bur dens io the country. f'The following Preamble and Resolutions have been adopted in both branches of the Pennsylvania Legislature in the Senate by a vote of 24 to 3, and the House by Yeas 97, Nays 0.' ' 'T"3'; 1 ' '- -.'"'' - Whereas, The existing war with Mexico may result in the acquisition of new territory lo the Union; And whereas Measures are now pending in Congress, having io view the appropriation of money and the conferring authority upon the treaty-making power to this end; therefore - . . . i i ; "Resolved, That our Senators in Con gress, be instructed, and our- Representatives requested to vote against any measure what ever, by which territory will accrue to the Uniou, unless as a part of the fundamental law, upon which any compact or treaty for this purpose is based.' Slavery or involun tary servitude, 'except for crimes, shall - be forever prohibited. , "-.'V. .' ' Resolved. That the Governor be request ed to forward a copy of the foregoing to each of our Senators and Representatives in Con Important Fact. U has been found that men who pay promptly for their newspapers, rarely have lo call tn the doctors, , so calm are their minds and so healthy is its influence.

For the Evansville Journal. CMr. Chandler --ZJear JSir In he notices which you and your correspondents have taken of the'arraugemefit of thef Public" Debt of Indiana., in conuexion with the making of the Canal, I have not observed any mention made in a rnxoner which; I ; think they deserve, of three gentlemen, members oi the House of Representatives, to whose services we were greatly indebted for the accomplishment of this measure I allude WMr. SCRE3T,membeHrom t he county of Pot nam ; Mr. Carr, member, from the county of Lawrence; and Mr. Caenan, member from 'the county of Knox. To me. it seems, the prominent part these persons took in the matter, ought not to be over-looked or forgotten by us so much benefitted , by their exertions. Though there were many who exerted themselves with great zeal and energy in endeavors to promote, this cause, yet the position of these gentlemen in the House, and their long experience in legislation, enabled them prob

ably to io more than any other persons of the body with which ihey were associated. Mr. Becrest, member from a county not immediately interested in the Canal,, disre garding all local considerations, it strictly any such could be applied to this subject, early took a stand. in its favor. By him the first bill upon this matter, at the session before the last, was reported, accompanied by one of the ablest reports upon this, or any other subject, that was ever presented to. the General Assembly ol Indiana. To procure the passage of this bill, teported by him at the session before the last, and the amendments made to it at the request of the bondholders none labored more zealously and efficiently. :. Mr. Secrest, in my opinion, possesses legislative talents, rarely. if ever excelled. Intimately acquainted With all the. business of (he House, and the peculiar interests of every part of the State, he uses, his knowl edge most skillfully to promote those objects deemed by him most beneficial. lie is a most ready and interesting debater, always prepared both fur attack' and defence, nothing necessary to carry out his plans escapes his notice, making no labpred attempt to be eloquent, he never ; speaks -without saying many things which are truly so,tbe more elfeclive that they seem unpremeditated. Such is his influence in the House, that there is scarcely , a measure he attempts to carry in which he does not succeed. . The impress which his action in our legiswiion has made will never be effaced, f He bas.beeu partic ularly remarkable for bis zeal in endeavoring to build up those charitable institutions, which the State now with so much honor sustains, and the cause of education, whenever thai subject has been broached in our legislature, has found in him a most able advocate. Mr. Carr, of Lawrence, has also been the zealous advocate of the arraugerneut of the Public Debt, boih at the last session and the one belore that.. In the discussion of . that subject well in the House as in the Commit tees, he has ever taken'a leading part; no person-is listened to with more attention when he speaks, which is seldom and always brief so well known and established, and his opin T ions upon ihe various subjects of legislation found lobe so uniformity correct, that he rarely takes a side in which the majority, of the House do not follow. He is, 1 und( stand, a self made man, having very few early advantages for education, yet few ol the mem bers of the body to which he belonged had as much weight and influence.,, . . Of Mr. Carnan it is unnecessary to speak, his reputation here being too well understood to need description. The bold and fearless manner which at the session . belore last he espoused the cause we so often mentioned, is familiar to every one, at least in this county) and nobly did his constituents where he was best known, sustain him in that cause when he again offered for -their suffrages, though opposed expressly on the ground that he had taken upon this subject, yet was he elected by a larger majority probably than any other person elected to- the same office at the last canvass. The able and impartial manner in which he performed the duties of Speaker of the House of Representatives during the session, I need not allude to, as it has been frequently noticed in the public' prints. r I doubt whether a single member was dissatisfied with his course as presiding officer, or left with any other feeling towards him than that of respect and regard. His farewell address to the members of that body over which he had "' presided with so much honor to himself, evinced how deeply ; he felt on the question which carried him so triumphantly through the election in Auguat. He dwelt upon it as being in his view so impor tant that the other subjects of legislation up on which they had deliberated,- seemed to him of little consequence compared with this. By it -the good faith of the Siate was Teslored a great public wgik nearly broken down,- resuscitated; the consequence would be an immediate increase -or our wealth and population the tide of emigration ' would again set towards our borders and Indiana no longer scoffed at for her .delinquency in the payment or her debts could without blushing stand by the side of her sister States. i .Locofoco Desertion.- We find the fol lowing paragraph in the.i Baltimore. Patriot's Washington correspondent of the 5ih insl. The defection of Messrs. John Wentwonh and Andrew Johnson creates a great deal of conversation and speculalion among the dem ocrats in and out of Congress." 1 he two gentlemen evidently see the storm thai is to overtake and blow down the Administration of James K. Polk, in may respects, on ac count of his gross departure from the princi ples which he prolessed belore tie tasted the sweets of Presidential life, and hence they are resolved thus early to wash their hands and clear their-skirts of the catastrophe! I commend them for their forecast! : ' ; ;' 4 i Ges. Washington. It is a - remarkable circumstance which redounds to his eternal honor, that while President of the Ui States, be never appointed one of his relations lo any office of trust or emolument, although he bad ' several that were men of abilities, well qual ified to fill the most important stations in the government

Correspondence of the Baltimore American. s i , Washington, Feb. 9. ' "In the Senate, on motion of Mr. Butler,

another committee of" conference was ordeted on the ten-regiment bill, and Messrs. Mangum, Dickinson, and Niles, were appointed. The three million bill was taken up, and Mr. Calhoun commenced his remarks. He said that never since our country had been opon the stage of action have we been plac- ... - - -.- i :.: T : eu in a more crmcai- poainou. cio m the midst of a war, and there was also a quesr lion ol great dornestic inquietude.', He hoped there would be the fullest discussion upon both topics before the close o the ses sion, short as it was. the important ques tion was how should this war be prosecuted! There were two ways the one to push on in the hostile country ,and the otner to take a defensive position. Which was best? .: Mr. C. said it was a grave question, ond one to which he had given his most deliberate attention. His judgement was' that the defensive position was the best to bring the war to a certain and successful end. ' This would result iu most economy, and most honor.' , If he jightfully understood the objects of the war this was consistent. 'The causes' for which this war was commenced with three: To repel invasion. . ' " To establish the Rio Grande as a bound ary. , , .... , lo secure indemnity due to our citizens. "The two first were first considered., 1 ' . The' President did'not'. ask . Congress to declare'war. He asked Congress to recog nise' the existence of the war, and assumed that there was invasion because the Mexicans had crossed the Rio del Norte. '. The President and Congress had regarded the primary objects of the war the establishment of boundary. Congress had avowed ho other object than this. - Being in the war, however, it was recommended that it be pros; ecuted Tor the payment ot our claims. . The two objects of the war had been maintainedinvasion repelled, the Rio Grande secured and we could safely act upon the defensive. ,, ; H .. ?. . ; . -'J Mr. C. went on to state what the character of this delence should be. It ought to be near our. supplies in proximity to our country, convenient, &c. Towards Mexico we ought to be most liberal, hot only becaso she was our neighbor and a sister republic, but a great power upon our continent. . Alore man tms, Mexico was one ot me greatest problerns'connecled wiih our foreign relations.; There was a mysterious connection between her and us. She was a forbidden fruit. The day of ber death would be almost the end of our political existence. Her independence, her capacity, her greatness, should be esteemed by us as next, in importance io oar own. , . . ''.-., , Mr. Calhoun defined what he thought a good boundary defence. . Beginning at the mouth of the Del Norte, continue to Pass del 'Norte, and then due west to the Gulf of (aiiiornia, ana h wouiu stride uie neau oi the Rio Gtande from its mouth to its source, and he had consulted military men, who said (hat three forts and lour regiments would be sufficient tor all the purposes, as follows: ' One fort at the mouth of the Del Norte. ; One near Camargo. , ' ' , " One at Pass del Norte. " , ' ' From the waters which seperate tlie Del Norte from those entering the Gulf of California one more might be placed. Hence five regiments and a small naval force, one consisiaot with our naval peace establishment, could successfully defend the boundary. ' " , ' . " This country was of little importance to Mexico, but of great importance to us. It had only 100,000 people, and these were spread over 600,000 square miles. An open uninhabtted country was. the best , for us; we wanted space for our population which doub led once in 23 years. It would.be 80,000,000 tn-ioyear3. 1 his country (New Mexico) was remote from Mexico,- farther from her than from Washington. For' the first time the savages were making their great inroads upon Ihe iiijropeans. this is not because the Spaniards were not brave, but because they were disarmed by ihe Federal authori ties of Mexico; " - - ' ;';; '.' This con ntry lie would recommend not to be held as absolute, but as subjugate to negotiation; and so he would say to Mexico. He would deal with her liberally and do so from the first: 'Until such" peace should be made," he would hold all the ports iu Mexico which could be held without lob great a sacrifice of men and money. ' He would impose a low rate of duty; not exceeding ten per cent, and this would yield sufficient revenue to ensure the payment of the defence which would not cest more than between two and three millions ol dollars. ! i ' ' ' The effect of "this1 policy ' wonld ' be no more taxus, a. reduction 'of fifieea millions, and the great measures, which he and his friends (free trade) held so 'much at heart, saved. ' , y'-!i"-' ' 1 -iHe did not think that Mexico would hold out unfer such a state of fact,. 'She would see that we were resolute, and yet meaning her no harm. She was now maddened,ex cited, bold, and determined. Under different policy she would see an honorable peace ahead. Supposing this not to be the case we should not suffer. We should have war without the cost, and without hazard of anv klnd.'-V ' '....-HV-y..r. u.- . , Mr; C. went on to show his opposition to an offensive war. He was opposed to it because there was no certainty that it would end the war, and if it did, it would lose us men,' money, and national repitation. The real and true object ol.carrying oh such a war, we'Were told, was not' conquest, and we might so presume, because in the defensive line he had marked out it was not avowed.; To conquer peace was to make war, and how could peace be obtained but by treaty? - A treaty was our object; not a treaty that would suit Mexico, but one that would SUIt U3. i V -n t r-n ':..-:::- f.:i . ; The object, Mr. C. said, would be to compel Mexico to say that was ours which we claimed. A most vigorous war could do no more than this, and if we could reach the city of Mexico this very campaign, would- it be worth while! It would take 70,000 men &. 1 forty millions of dollars, aud what then should

we gain in compelling Mexico to make peace in her own hornet It .would cost 15,000 me'ni and all this money, and all to "make Mexico acknowledge that-to be ours which

we already held to be ours. ' Mr. C. appealed to the humanity of men i such a sacrifice could be made. .But thii only touched the shell of the case'. Thert was no certainty that we could reach the citj of Mexico, and going there the presumption was that we meant to despoil the country, or a portion of it, .larger , than , all the land between, the Alleghenes.and the Rocky Mountains." '"And how could we hold thisccjntry in art offensi ve' warf s It wonld take still more men and a siitl greater "eacrificef of life. ' '- 'Mr. C. said ihc natural "obstacles were many. There was the hot ; country very ex-s tended, and eight months and not unfrequently ten months were most unhealthy. March was a doubtlul months : April an unhealthy month. Had we no w force enough to march to Mexico, encountering the vomitot j '.If we could hot, Mexico would be encouraged; and if we got to Mexico, who had we to deal with! " A prood and an obstinate people full of delay, renowned for their disposition to hoIdotit..:.."-.:. ' ,.; .,-r.t-.,.:,.--Mr. C. said if we ailed there would be a third campaign, and, if we . had a third cam-, paign, could we' raise the men and'moneyt; and if we went on we should 'have a gueril-!. la war like that between France and Algeria ; -Ibet ween Russia and the Caucassus. The spfrirof the volunteering was now gone--men weie returning sickly and deseased. It would be i necessary to recruil 20,000 men. Could we raise them, and if we could wheuce.' would come the money to pay them? , Many of ihe Sla'es were oppressed with onerous debisf and could' not bear additional " taxation. And if the taxes could be raised, ' was there any thing like zeal and unanimity , in carrying on the war? There are many , who believed the war could have been avoid-! ed, and ought. to have been avoided. 'Manybelieved it unconstitutional and unjust. Many believed it ought to be ended, and not lobe prosecuted further. He would like to give his opinion upon all these topics, but ! could not consistently now. ; i J But there ; wasanotber tremendous question remaining, to whom should this territory belong if . we obtained ii? The North had come to the conclusion there ehonU be no slavery there. "If this , was a feeling' in the free States, with how much lorce did it come home to the people ol the slave 'Slates? Sternness would be met wiih sternness, and he could assure gentlemen of that. Bui be would not go into this subject lurther. Mr. Calhoun sajd he only alluded to it to to show tha' there could be no nnanimily in such a war, and if the South should see the subject in this light, there would not be one man here in favor of a vigorous prosecution ofihe'war.' There had been sixteen campaigns in 'Africa, many in Russiabut tha war continued with us, and would be wilhus if we were not wise. " ' ' '' Mr. C. asked how rrinny campaigns should we bo compelled' to have with a powerful priesthood in Mexico and great natural obstacles?' 'AH our efforts would be to carry on a war to get that which we now hold. Go ' on, and you ,will sacrifice a hundred thousand valuable lives and spend three hundred millions oi money. Free-trade will also be destroyed. Nor could the people of Mexico be annexed to us. They were not homogeneous. They were unlike us, and meh would hereafter regret it to the longest days of their lives. - - y ' lie should vote against the amendment of the Senator from Michigan, and reserve him self for the question hereafter. ARRIVAL OF THE SARAH SANDS. v , sixteen days Later from Europe. Further advance in Breudstttffs Great Sufi jenng ana mortality tn ireiana. The steamboat Sarah Sands, ' which did not sail from Liverpool until the 21st ult., arrived at New York this afternoon, bringing dales' sixteen days later than those brought by the steamer Ilibernia., , i The British Parliament opened on the 20ih by the Queen in person. , Her speech calls attention to Ireland, recomending measures of relief, and encouraging . importation , of grain from foreign countries, j -The monetary panic is increasing, in Parlsr Ireland. The Famine, and Prague. The distress in Ireland continues to increase and the future seems to have still more misery in store Tor the starving peasantry. In ' addition to the famine, which is working -death and misery in all section of the Jand, a most ratal disease, superinduced by. Ihe scarcity and bad quality of the food, called i ne piague, is also increasing me numueroi deaths. ;' Liverpooi., Jan. 19. The price of Wes tern flour to-day was 43s. Gd. Wheat was 4d. higher. Indian corn . Is. higher. Cotton not so firm. 4 The Mark Lane Express, of the 20th says The value of wlieat has risen day bjr day for', many weeks" consecutively, without a single pause, and prices have now attained, an altitude calculated lo induce caution on the part oi buyers. : ? 'iT ,r.-ti it ,;Irex,and. The liberal contributions from : England (o a . degree, have mitigated , the; dreadful Stiflerinna of ihn rutnr- still rlnafh i ' doing his work amongst them with unabated j activity. ,t... t:v,-.,-.t . ; .- -:,: ,:. ; :The. provincial papers: supply: the ordinary mass of acts .in reference io ihe terrible desiruclion which prevails udealb by starvation have ceased, - to attract attention almost, every paper published within the provinces : of Connaught aud Munstet has a string of. them, while the north appears to be sinking to the deplorable condition of the , midland' tuuiiiiies ui jueiusii-r. two. cniiaren nave: persons have died ol starvation . and fever in the counties of MoDaghan and Armagh; and Donegal and Antrim are afflicted with all i ne norrors oi want and food, and consequent The papers are filled with accounts . of honid murders and outrages. . . , ocoTLAND.-ihe distress in Scotland seems scarcely less tnan Ireland, and' earnest "appeals are made for assistance. ' ' .! . ' k a VlRTCK The Whole of human - may be reduced to speaking ' truth always, ouu voiug goou to otners.