Indiana Reveille, Volume 40, Number 3, Vevay, Switzerland County, 21 January 1857 — Page 2

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the wires, Ac.—fully determined to be returned to the U. 8. Senate at all hazaids, oven if it should require tho $40,000, which it ia said be von on the elections, to effect it. A resolution will be introduced tomorrow, into the Senate, enquiring into tho authority .by which Mr. Hammond claims (its right to preside over the Senate; and you may expect that it will produce no little fluttering among the "nnterrified Democracy.” -Bui if they imagine that the opposition are going to submit to such high-handed Injustice upon their rights, they most assuredly will find themselves mistaken. There is backbone in the opposiliou, else I am greatly mistaken.

Congressional Proceedings

said resolution and tho-valuo of said certificates in raoncyy.atthe time it wav-is-saed and received; .The amendment was adopted—jea« 126/ bays 21; Cass said that' when the bill was first introduced be favored it, tint tbe investigation which it had undergone, satisfied liim that it was improper, and lie should theicfore vole against the whole of it, unless Justice-be''rendered'to (he soldiers as well as to.the officers. Sonic further debate ensued on the amendments and without the question on the bill, the Senate adjourned. The House passed the Senate bill with the amendments relative to foreign coins it provides that quarters; eighths and sixteenths of a dollar piece* shall be receiveti.by the federal officers nt 20, 10 and 5 cents, but not to pay them out again. - Thu new cent is to consist of S8 parts of copper and 12.of nickel, amUlic coinage ot half cent pieces to cease." Campbell, of Ohio, matin. a personal explanation, which was satisfactory to ItiM, who hml taken exceptions to ‘remarks of Campbell. Chapman introduced a bill for tbe con ■ I ruction of a wagon road from the somh pass of the rocky mountains in Nebraska lenitory via. (he. great Suit Lake .Valley io Honey Luke Valley: on the eastern pmtion of the State of California, -mid (or I h 9 establish men t of a military*; post thereupon. ! A, bill making a further appropriation for the completion of the Lerriioiial road now In process of const met inn,' from opposite Council Bluffs. Iowa, to New Fort Kearney, was also reported. The commute reported. a bill incfcas!ng the penalty for. voluntary absence of memheiB of cither House. . The House then went into 'committee •if the Whole on tke tariff bill. Keitt opposed thu bill, and commented upon the stave tradu at length. He alluded with regret to the election of Cameron to tiin U. S. Senate from Buchanan's own State. In conclusion, he denounced squatter sovereignty ,ns dangerous, mischievous and demoralizing. Bliss replied to Keitt, committee rose-and the House adjourned.

J [For tio t&dUat EorelUs. SPEAK KINDLT. ; Speak kindly to the erring, ;■ Who tkaughtlm turned mide, Upon lire’s-fitful billow O'er which we too must glide.

Since the suspension of; navigation, and the consequent delay of the mails, wo have been unable; to give ryucb news from Washington. The Houses are hot doing much of importance. In the Senate, on (ho 13th, along debate occurred on the House bill, propos posing to pay Mary Ree&ide about 8180,000, being the balance due her late busband for carrying, mails. Tbe bill finally passed, v It has been before Congress 12 or 15 years.- ,

The parser report* that th$ Costa Ri* cane, protected by' the English fleet, hid seised the steamboats on San Jana river. The steamer 8aa Carlo* left Virgin Bay with California passenger* ta th*£&4 inst.,bot was captnredby the Cotta Rican* soon after getting into the river. Col. Tockbridgo, with 240 men, bad possession of Puma Arenas, bat the Costa Rican forces, exceeding 1,000, bald every other point on the riser. \ The report that Geo. Utnningsoa had beaten the allies at Grenada ia confirmed. He has joined Gen Walker at Rival. Gen; Welker’s army is represeaud a* being in good Fpiriis, while toe allies lighting omong them reives.

fltdftd Id no PmIj’i irtluuy W« follow Truth whirl’*: lie Uadi (hi way.

Perchance a dirk'ning upect Amid the hazy aky, Had sent their fragile barques Clou ly tchrre qmcktavdt lit.

Wednesday, : : : Jascauy 21, 1857.

FROM. INDIANAPOLIS. ComipoodODte of lie fioralllo.

Or sunny wavcalhad lured them Along their witching trick, Until to far—too fat they’d gone, To e'er again come back. ‘

Indianapolis, Jan. 12, 1357. Mb. Editor ; — A seem occurred in the Legislature to-day, that is worthy of recording for the, benefit of fotnre genor-: •tions; not because it is worthy of. being imitated, but rather that those who may succeed ns npon (ho stage of political action may profit by the dfsgroceful and nnpredeedeuted action of the oldlint party, and thereby shun the vortex; inth

-The House resumed the consideration of the President’s message. "Bingham reviewed it at length, chaiging the President with causing the agitation of (he .slavery question.. Hu also denounced the President for hi* nbiue of the Ilepublican party. Message referred to committee ol the whole.

Then mildly syoak, ya proud ones, To heads already riven. For dark am! wild the res if,O'er which ihou'maynt It dritm.* ■lira, mnnifr gaff a and[kappifr, Thyuwn proud bark may wreck. As down the sea cf time it floats ' ! A mere pnnid’ way ward speck.

In a town in one of the New £a* gland States, where there was bat oM pauper, he was elected a member of the legislature, and actually took ,his wat; and, it may be added, the fact of bis being •A pauper might nut have beta, known, imd nut .a bill been introduced to give the bodies of p'anperi to tdrgaons, which be pndi 1 rata tiding 1 to mean while the said pauper* woio alive, tvai so agitated that his real character became known; and the scene'may be baiter imagined tbsn drscrit* cJ.ivlioa he made a solemn appeal to bit constitutional rights, against such a men* i*truns law as the one proposed.

Whe:i Mr. Wallace asked the question on Saturday .last, 'Ms there not a Fillmore party in, tho Senate? I should like lo hear from the gentlemen of that parly," yoor Senator, Hr. Sago, was not in tho Senate Chamber, having just (.topped out a moment, and did not know that inch a remark had been; made, else he would, I dodbt not, have replied to it; More andn ( Cnoct's.

The bill reducing the duty on imported articles, &r., was taken up in committee. Humphrey MainIml) in the chair. L. U. Campbell made a .speech defending; the bill. Florence gave notice of an amendment.

Speak'kindly, then, to the citing,; Who thoughtless turnedutile. Upon life's fitful billows ■ O'er which we too must glide. Jacksonville, Inti., , Nell,

which such a course of action must inevitably lead those who do, or would, pursue it, This forenoon, the Honso sent a resolution to the Senate, inviting them ’ to job the Honso at half past 2, P/M-, in Coutenlion, in order to comply with the Constitution and'tho Law, in count* lug the.voles for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and witness the administration of iho oath of office to each, Tho Rapablicani in (ho Senate, wishing to proceed with caution, did not concur immediately in the resolution, wishing to bs assured by the Democrats that if. they went into said Convention, no advantage should be taken of them, and the Senatorial election sprung npon them, nor ho adjournment of the Convention' to a sabsequent day for that purpose. This asaurance was freely and promptly given by ssvsral old lino Senators, and by Willard himself, as President of the' Senate. Notwithstanding all these assurances, Willard at five minutes Vforo 2 o’clock, and thirty-five minutes before the time specified in the resolution of (he House inviting the Senate, arose before the Senate and said: “Senators, my official duty as President ofc-tbo Senate is at an end; I i}OW repair to The House of Representatives to take upon myself the oath of office, os Governor of the State of Indiana," and then started down the i&lo of the Senate Chamber, followed by every old line Senator, leaving the Senate without a presiding officer, and with no quorum to do business. But the Republican Senators stuck to their poets tike true men. The Speaker of the House opened and published the votes in the prepuce of the House of Representatives and Willard and Hammond took the oath of office before only tbo House, tbs Senate not being present. The Constitution declares "that the votes lor Governor and Lieut. Governor shall bo opened and published by. the Speaker of the House of Representatives ia the presence of both Houses. 1 ’ .The Statute also declares that "the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall each take an oath of office, in the presence o( both Houses of tbe General Assembly in Cunwntton, ,y Yet Willard, Hammond & Co., proclaiming to the world "and tho rest of mankind" their loyally lo law and the Constitution, are not only .willing to practice a fraud upon the Senate •f tbs sovereign Slate of Indiana, but openly violate both Constitution" and Law, aod tben boast that the people will sustain.them in their acts.

Bowie spoke in eulogy of the Prcsident’s message, thanking the President, in the naiub of nU iruepaiiiots, for the sentiments enunciated.

.Senator Bright'* musiop to Indiana lias failed. He left hi* seat as President of (he U. S. ; Senate and hitnied to lmli;mnppli.-' l .t|iat he might aid; in bring ingtaroimd tlio Indiana* Senate to go into joint sexton for the election of U. S. Seuators. But the Kepublicnnjfmajoiity in tbe Iloosier Senate is invincible and incon igible. Bright is very mnclMlfpiessod. The Bcpiiblroans stand in .Miliif phalanx so Straight that * \yo are afraid iliey fwn hack a Utile, They will not go iuio Joint session null tho Houso on,Any pretext, under, any .circumstances.; .They would nut go into (ho Hull of thu House to hear timv Wright's ilussage. They would not go into the Hall of the House to hear prayer*. They weru so detormin led not to Iw caught in ' a trap'; that (hey I kept at tm immense distance, npd operate [with wi mile Mill sIivhcs*. , Therewill. Inno U. Si Henntors elected in Indiana this winter. Blight might as well go back td ( Washington.—CVh. ; Com. •

On the 14th, the Senate took‘up the lloitso bill making appiopriation* for the support of the. Military Academy, and passed it. . Benjamin reported a bill making appropriations for the improvement, by contract,. of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Arkansas rivers.

Indianapolis, Jan. 15, 1857-

Mb. Editor:— On-Tuesday last, Mr. Sage, of Switzerland, introduced into the Senate a resolution, instructing tho Judiciary Committee to enquire into the right pr power of Mr. Hammond, (who it, is said is tho. Democratic, Licuicnant.Gov* ernor elect, )lo preside . over the Senate. The resolution was accompanied by a set of preambles, setting forth tho Consular lion and Statute law upon tho subject of counting the votes for Governor and Lieu* i-nant Governor, and the way in which the oath of piHcc should he adminUteied: Also, the course (hat Mr. Willard and the Ddmociats, liot h i n tho Senate and House, I had pursued in tho matter. This move {produced a furor among, tho Democrats, such as no other has.as yet. It was sonic* [thing they were not looking for,.especially jfrom Mr. Sago, as they had boasted heforejhaml, that tho Fillmore Senators would be with them. Cut after thesmoke, which {was produced by some of the first shots, Iliad blown away, (hey began to rally a j little, but it was ouly temporary, as broad leidu after broad bide was let off upon [them; they began'to show evident signs j of a retreat, and askel for quatiers. Mr.' {.Sago says ho does not expect nor wish to loust Mr. Hammond from his scat ns the {president of the Senate, if, by any possi* | bility it can bo made to appear that .he is : legally entitled to preside, but he wants [the matter looked into anil investigated, [so that the people of the State, may be : informed in regard to. the acts and doings of those who nil; over them. A bill has also been Introduced into {the Senate, to extend (he Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, io civil case*, over the whole county; but it will not pass, as it ought not to, for various and good reasons. 'In the House, it is proposed to 1 extend their Jurisdiction, so ns to allow them to render judgment in suit* am omit iag to two hand red dol tars, imtead of one as it now is, which may ho a wholesome provision.

IfAQTnsBunou, Jau. 13.

The convention of the two honrei of the Legislature met at 12 o'clock to eloot a U. S. Stftmtor, ami elected Qen. tiimon Cameron on ilia first ballot— Cameron 67, Korney 53. The Uepu hi icons rejoice greatly— filing gnus oh Capitol Hill, dtc. Cameron » hero receiving congratulations. The iveystono club hold an iaJigoatio? □ieciing to morrow night.

Benjamin icnuuked that at the last session' these, bills were referred to the Committee on Commerce to provide for Mtch;objects; the Committee being unable to agree bn ll)0 subject, no report‘wafc then 'made. The jnoposition in these bills was to employ n ccitain number of hands to doahe work of removing thu various obstructions from those rivers*by contract; but-the committee found great difficulties in Miclfa hy.-tem, and accordingly reported that now before the Senate—the consideration of which he would askclt an earlv ilav.

ZST Frank Cragcr died instantly in Chicago on Wednesday from the effect a of driukiug a tpiHmity of aauretiam of potassium, mistaking it for water. H# war almost immediately Mined with 'paima, Imviog hut time to exclaim "whal was in that [nil!" when lie fell bach dead: The* effects of the acid are similar to that of priHMc acid, a mAst deadly poiion! respiration is .immediately impeded u4 the sufferer dies of strangulation..

The bill proposes to have the western rivers -divided into convenient sections, and (lien advertin', by contracts, for the removal of all obstructions to navigation, of each section, whether of sunken wrecks, logs, of of whatever nature, either in Urn main channel of the river or in channels' leading to the various [nuts and landings. It also provides llu.1 no money be paid on 'any contract until the entire woik undertaken be completed and inspected by suitable officers and a mips of topographical engineers. The bill ineludes Viiriouy appropriation*, which do ■not exceed 615U.OOO per annum for'five years; for that .sum,the i-miiiiiitree have ascertained that contracts could certainly be tim-b*, by which oil the western rivers could be kept entirely char of those obstructions, m. present so destructive to life and propcity, and that at the cud of live, years, when these rivers are to he delivered up to the government entirely free from obstt net ions, n continuous nppropiiafion of ono third that sum will keep them clear. In the House, various bills were reported; ono by Carlisle, cqnnltzinggrants of land in tbu several States; by Letcher, establishing a branch mint in the city id Xew-Yoik; hy Colfax,- abolishing the duty on sugar; by Woodworth, for u railroad and telegraph Io the Pacific; by Herbert, granting a hern n o sections of limit to Califuniiu for railroad purposes, and a bill providing for I ho t-nlc of surveyed lands in that State; by Whitfield, for- (he erection of public buildings and military roads in Kansas; by Wood, for ono-or moic railroads from the Mis-i.-s-ippi to the Pacific; by Florence, equalizing iito army and navy pensions.

OCT Tito following are tbo ulanding Committees of the Indiana State Senate:—

The Seizure of Cura— The New Yoik; Herald con tains the folio wing in t ho chape of a communication: - '

Election* —Suit, Hendry, Drown, Cfo vens, Yaryau.Tarkington and Drew. Finance —March, Stephens, MtClcary, Dice, Richardson, .Hogg, Cravt-m, Dobbs and Helren.

It has lately come to niy knowledge that there exists in this country a secret order, called **Tho Sons-of Kiredom/' Tire oiganizatlon cxlemls-from New Orleanvio New York, embracing the prim cipal seaboard town's, -iluFis rapidiy ex--tending itself ovef lho entiiq'-.-country, d’lui hc.id. or .Grand.Lodge, uxists.tn this ; uiiy, to which ail.oiher lo.lges arO Miburdiuate. Meinbers are admitted hr secret >ignuh ami passwords, and are hmind to c-acli oilier hy the^jnost'solemn t>:uhs and obligations, Tlie'ciiliieNiiuvemrnts i* in ilia hands-'of leading men, of 1 character and ability, and the cunntty*will be startled one of these linn mornings, by llie announcement that .Cttba, ino “Queen of the Anti lie-'," has (alien into the hands of the Son;, of Freedom. *

,£j9* Mr. Ktbridge, of Tennessee, talk* ing with snmo Southern gentlemen the other day, remark*! that the. Fugitive rilavu Law, about which op much fun wae making, is .consi.teisble •>( a hombng. ••\Vliy,"'lio said, "if .t nigger runt away, one of two things )> certain —either ha U a, mean nigger or ho hae a* mean master. If, tlio nigger ia mm, ho is not wtrth catching—and if the master ta u«u lk» nigger ought lo fen." ■ t .

J c Diet an v—M urry, M a rcb, Griggs, Suit Vnryuit, McCleary. Sluter of J<dm>on; Wallace, Alexander, Hcndrey and Fisk. Out] iNtz.vnoN of Co cuts — Vary an. Hendry, Rice- Dmke, Dobbs, Slater of Hear burn, Johnson, Ho-to: ter, and Drew. Federal Relations— Freeland, Dm Ire. Thompson, Weston, Bears*, Gooding, Hargrove, Miller and Wilson.

Education —Dobbs, ICtnley, Blair. Brown, Uugg, Euscy, Drew, McLain and Stephens, ConroRATioy—Crouse, Green, Weir. Brown, Burke, Rttgg, Sage, Wallace ami Drew.-

I/lVK AUKK IX OlsTt.H .1X0 IS CoTTiftS, —The game of love is the aaia*. wketks er the Invoke ho clad in vet ret or inheddee grey. Hfonalh the gilded eetlings ef • palate, or l ho lofty raft era el a cabin, there are the same hopes and fears, the an me J<'aloti>ii‘», and distrusts, and dei* .pnndiug*: the Vile* and atratagama an jill alike; for, after a It: the stake is boro at happiness, whether ho who tiska it b* • peer "or a peasant.

Military AFFAiEr— Drew, Ensey, Chap man, Johnson, Mailtos.

iKT Tlie gc vcrnment of Km nee hi* tnit Jc it proposition to the American government fur a'convention in regard to postal in a (ter?, which is cxtr"ino!v liberal, and tvhiili, it is confidently believed, will greatly facilitate Ameiican correnpoivlfm-e not only willi Franca, but with tho i’oiili - neoi of Em opt*.

Os Hoads— En’sey, Weston, Parker, Hill, Hostetler, Mati'ficld, Fisk. Cunals ond Internal Improvements — Cravens. Beards, Griggs, IIill, Weir, Hargrove, Mulbcs, McLain,^Dre\V mid Chapman. 7'vwn of Indianapolit —Bobbs, Blair, Gteen Gnggs» Slater'of Johnson, Drown and McClure.

Kkw Vonx, Jab. 13.

. Advice- by ilia Knmo mjt the war a*, thum-m in Switzerland ineream ta all Ale-, Tbrt whole Union inorgan* izc.l (or defense., An appeal waa macta'I* the wo men t« oigmiaa ambulance*. Ka* poleim {>rnpubrtt m amicable «mng»ment.

The chief benefit of the convention is. that all prepaid letters for the continent may bo sent thro’ France free from all resit iclions.and be placed upon ■ tha same fooling ■ as French correspondence. In other words, tlto United Stales will enjoy the satire privileges in the transmission of its letters that France now does.

tYoinii—Rite." Green, Hill,: Murray, Slater of Dearborn, Alexander and'FUk.

State Prison— C rano, Parker. Wnllace, Mansfield, Hendry, McClain, Weir, Tail;ington, Wood and Sage. ‘ Expenditures;— - Green,' Tarkington, Gooding, Crane, Weston. ' Bunks —Bmke, Cravens,,Rngg ( Weir, McLain, Tarkington, Onihei Brown, Stephens, Slater of Dearborn. jVatni/dctures— West on, Slater of Dearborn, Parker, Hendry, Bister of Johnson, McClure, and Cooper.; ‘Agriculture —Bearss, Freeland, Richardson,Thompson,Fisk,Sage, and Mansfield. • V '

Various moves are on' foot in both branches of the LogisIatCire to ctiaoge the fdiool Lajv; some are radical ones. Yesterday. Mr. Sago iutreduced a resolution, ordering ibe priming of two thousand copies of the Governor's Message delivered before Ibo'Honse on ihe Olh rust., and the same number of Willard's Inaugural, delivered before the bouse on ibo 12th for the use of tiro Senate. .The Republicans pitched into him quite fiercely accusing him of wishing to favor lire'Democrats, <St£ ; *. ‘ - L ‘

Sr. I.ou’u, Jaa.14.

The ihtos per quarter omit a from the United States arc said tri be as follows:— To Franco, 15 cents; Belgium, 21 cents; Italy and Austria, 2S cents; ConMantinnplc, <fcc., 31 cents, and the Indies 83 cents. • • ■ ■

Gov. Polk, Jem., iT.isje*terJ»j*I«t#4 U, S. Senator for tb» full term —PothlOl* Benton 123. Gamble 34.

■ Tin? IIo.uno then went into Committee im the lari(T bill. Akers, in reply to Bowie's remarks of yet teniay, dclendcd the-American parly from the charge of (ho proscription of persons of foreign bittli; vindicated their position towards the Roman Catholic church; he deprecated the discussion of the slavery question, ns mischievous, saying in this connection that up to' 1854 the majority of I ho Southern representatives voted to sustain the Missouri Compromise. The discussion was continued by Dnrfuo, Lckhcr, Campbell, anil olheis, when theoremmittco rose- . •

A t«solmion toadjonrn tin Legislator* to Si, Lonia pasted the llonje.

Willord had pledged himself to the

Senste, and individual members, that no business except that for winch the Convention was held (if the Senate went into Convention) should he transacted; and farther, that no adjournment to it future ..day should by any means tube place.— Yet, thinking no doubt, bat a majority

Br. Loriii, Jan. 18.

S3T It is reported in the territory, that upon the meeting of the two Legislatures in Kansas, the territorial (prtl-bUvtty) legislature will ask a Committee of Conftrencc with the Free State legislature for the sake of uniting to petition Con gress to annul the Bogus Laws, and that nil parties may he reinstated in (heir former position under the organic act. There is little doubt but this will he effected.

The legislature Tc-lorday on joint ballot elected Jas’ S. Green, dem., U. S. Senator for a short term, the vote itoo4 Green, 80, Benton, 34; Kcnnott 32.

Unfinished Butmttt —Kinlcy, Parker, Brown, Slater of Dearborn, and Weston. Benevolent Institutions —Sage; Bobbs, Crouse, Eusey, JohnsonJFreelami, Brown Cooper, and Drew. Swamp Lands— Parker, Weir Murray. Hargrove; Miller, McClure, Freeland, mid Green. .

N’sw Oamjasi, Jan. 18,

The receipts of cotton stall ibe Southern ports up to Dee. 31st ha a been 1,641,* 000 bates,- against 1,096,000 bales tt tb* same petiod I:i:»t year. .

of the members of the Senate were present, Willard called Tarkington, of Monroe, and his right hand “bower” in ibe Senate, to the Chair, and when their illegal md nnconstitational/arre was ended, Tarkington adjourned the convention, to "meet again three weeks from jo-day at two P. M, in this Hall." ThL time is therefore set to elect U. 6. Bcnatora; but they will have no legal help from the Senate.

Mr, Drew; of Vanderburgh introduced a similar one, to have them prinled>iri German; upon this, quite an animated discussion ensued. The. Senator- from Switzerland exposed both Democrats and Republicans, charging both parties with truckling'to foreigners in order to gain their voles, to hoist them into powers— This was not very palatible especially to tho Republicans. They did not seem (b like to hear of their doings at tho May convention, in so public a manner. But when men will, for the sake of power, abandon correct principles, and in- order to gain that power, enact those very things which they have denounced as wrong oud outrageous in others, they must expect to have their acts commented upon and (bat too, in public places. Yours,

Various tariff amendments were offered and brdered to be printed.’ ‘ - ’

All this is supposed to bo in accordance wiih an arrangement made in Washington City, for, it is said, the Committee on Territories have agreed to report a bill for the relief of Kansas, declaring nil the acts and so called laws of that territory, invalid, and of no binding force or effect, and providing against the passage of similar laws in any territories of tho United States.

Detroit, Jan. 16,

TVm/waflrt—Gooding, Brown, Yaryan, Rngg, March, McLain and Stephens. County and Township Butinas —Blair, Parker, Mansfield, Richardson, Chapman, Hefien. and Thompson. Phraseology and Arrangement Bills — Green, Kiulry, Gooding, Matties, and Blair. :

Zachamh Chandlei, Republican, baa been elected'. U, S.. Senator in plan of Gen. Gass for sti years from 4th of Maxell next. .

On tho 15th, in 1 tho Senate, Reward reported a bill’ for'the Letter protection of steamboats 1 from damage■or destriiction by fire. Among Other things it provides ihatlhoWopdworkshallue removed a cerutin distance from the furnace and the Hues through the fire rooms and passages be protected' with; iron, and in the event of .fire it is to be'extinguished by steam, to be worked* by machinery outside of thb fire-room. To take effect one year after its passage.

lar Mr. Talbot, in bU lecture on Sir Johif Franklin, atated that fourmUlitm of dollar* havo been spent in lh« uarck tor the unfortunate navigator.

Printing —Griggs, Hill, Suit, Hofren, Slater of Yaryaa and Brown. Enrolled BUit~ Weir, Hostel ter. Griggs, Brown, McCleary, Weston and Freeland.

Now, Mr. Editor, 1 wish to ask tho people of Switzerland county, are you ready and willing 1o uphold a course of

A Great Fine at Caskeltok, 1a. —On; (ho morning of tlio 3d inst., tho row of: stores and bouses known as Charles H. 1 Mason'd block, took fire, and in a few minute# the wholo row was in flames, and in the coarse of half an hour was reduced to n heap of ruins; fortunately most of the contents of the building# were saved. The fire originated from one of the fines in tbs back part and lower end of the house. The flames spread furiously, and the adjoining large properties were only saved by tho activity of the firemen. The remainder of tho houses were occupied by C. H. Nason and J. B. Hnckeby as law offices, who saved, all their books and papers. Loss of property about 10,000. Wo are sorry to learn there was no insurance on the property.

Kew Giu-eass, Jib, 14.

Joint Committee on Public Buildings— Suit, Sage, and Mathes. Stale Library— Thompson, Chapman, and Alexander.

Mr, Footritlge (American) hat bora elected to supply the vacancy in tba Ugtalatnro.

ednduct like Ibe one here mentioned?— Are you. witling to send men to make Oonstitntions and Laws for the government of tbs people, and then have them violated and trampled under foot by those wbo aspire to the highest offices within your gift? And when thus trampled under foot, and cat at naught, aro yon willing to recognise these very fcamps as Governor and Lieutenant, who •re the perpetrators of snch acts of treason aa these? I have been informed that Hammond says he does not realty know whether he is Lte n ten ant Governor or not. Ah, sir. "yon had better look botor* yoa leap," Hu Republican members of the Senate eouiinoed in session, and kept cajlingtber rolluJ sending tor absentees, thus keeping op the Senate and its Jour ns). Xben tower in the Democrat to ranks, W/fghl and Bright factions, Soetof Bright beieg on (be ground marrbaltag bis trirops—hying and pulling

A resolution was adopted requesting the Secretary of tho Treasury to inform the Senate what would be the aonnat income ot the Government, according to such estimate# as he may be ablo to make, if one fifth of the duties on such import-1 cd article# ne authorized by tbo tariff act j of July 1840 should be remitted, aud' what if one-fourth should bo remitted, and what if nne-third. I The Senate then resumed the consider- j ation of the House bill, providing for the | settlement of the claims of lbs officers j of the. revolutionary army, Foster ear- p ncstly supported tho measure, placing in: strong light tbo services and sufferings | of those who periled their lives in the j struggle for freedom. He argued that in! consequence of the depreciation in value of the certificates in winch they were paid, they deserve the consideration of Congress. Pugh offered an amendment striking cot the first and second sections and inserting, that there shall bo paid to each jof the surviving soldiers, tho difference t between the amounts specified in tbo certificates issued to him under th* terms of

Canal .Fund—Chapman, Bnrkc, and Slater of Dearborn.

J3T In the fitatn of Iowa out tt a population of 503,795, there are only 371 colored people.

Pnoonces. —Before the year 1800 there was not a single steamboat in existence, nod tho application of steam to machinery was unknown. Now there are threi thousand steamboats traversing the waters of America, and tho time saved in travel is equal to 70 per cent. lu 1800 there was not a single railroad in the world. In the United States them are now 8,797 miles ot railroad, costing $286,000,000 to build, and about 22,000 miles of railroad in England and Amor* cn. The locomotive will now travel in as many hours a distance which required, iu 1800, as many days to accomplish, Jn 1800 it took week# to convey intelligence between Philadelphia and New Orleans; now it can be accomplished in minuted by tho electric telegraph, which only bad its beginning in 1843.

Crocds.

Cincinnati Produce Market

FLOUR—The demand oonlitoes ictlr*, and prices are ilill tending upward. Sale of 80 bblt at $*> 25;SO do at $S 30; and 3(0 do at *5 38. The receipts since yesUfdjy noon were 1A1B bbls. HUNTER—Market dull. A tale of 13 IW» good toll at 19c. GRAIN—Wheat’ll steady at |I 13 for prime Red ami El 18 for white. Corn is in good do* mind at 60 ccnu for new and 63 for old. . Barley is quiet at yesterday's quotations. Rye la firm and in demand at 80o. Oats are fa ttUvt demand at 43 a Uc.

gST There will bo two eclipses this year, both of tbo Sun. it will bo invisibis in all that part of the United States cast of the meridian of Washington, and partially visible west of Washington. The second is an anular eclipse of tho Snn, which will commence on iba 37th of September, in the United States, and therefore invisible in this country. It will be visible in a large portion of Asia, a pert ot Aft tea and tho whole of Australis.

A Large Crop.— Tho crop of potatoes in Monmouth county, N. J., for lost year is estimated at bushel#, fonto 700,000 bushels of which wore sold for abont 75 cents per bushel, netting tho producers 8500,000. Wo doubt if any other county in tbo Union can.exhibi* Rnch a result.

BALED If AY.-Tha market is quiet ltd tnt at $18 for prime. FRO VISIONS—The Bistkel it quiet without any particular change. We beard of no aalM worth .spotting.

SUGAR—a sale of 30 beds Cuba at 101.— The masitcl remains quiet. COFFEE—Rales 600 bagi fair at llllll MOLASSES—None of consequence ia lifer* kot. 73 may be considered the nominal tale. REINS —Ate not offeree at leu (hast0B In S3 35. Prime am not saleable at snylVet ovlt|;00*

py A brother,of the lato Gov. Whitcomb was ono of tho Vice-Presidents of the Republican convention held on the 7th in«t. it Indianapolis-

0tr A woman in New Orleans gave birth to five children a few day# ago. Thnv were nil doing well at last accounts.

£STTho notes of tho Canal Conk at Cleveland are thrown out by tho banks.