Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1847 — Page 2

0tafc&ntihcl. WEEKLY EDITIO.Y. ZTE15AL VICILA5CE IS THE rilCt Of LIBEBTT. ri ttitus, ir.c i:Tim;u , is tT. 1 Our Trrins. The following1 will hereafter be the permanent terras of the Week's Indiana State Sentinel: OFaymcnts to be made always in advance. One copv, one year, .'.'.' 2.00 Three copies, one year, .................. 5.(K) r'ive coDip. one vear. ............' 8.00 Ten copies, one year, Twenty copies, one year, - ...; ..4.1... 15.00 ' Scmf-Wrel&ly (Published three times a week during the session.) One copy,- $.00 Three copies, $ 10.00 One copy during the session, - .- 1.00 Messrs Eepient &. Green are agents at Cincinnati for the Indiana State Sentinel. . CrSee first page Semi-Weekly. U3Jre lay one copy of our In-Weekly of this morning on the desks of the members. Should the Legislature conclude to subscribe for any given number, as usual, we will extend every facility in our power to have them transmitted by mail in accordance with law. To enable us to cover the necessary .... , .Ii aciatuonai expense, consequent on giving mil reports, that the people may be advised of what' U transpiring at the capital," the aid of Legislature is especially, invoked. ' ; ' The -Legislature. Some difficulty occurred in organizing the Senate yesterday, as will be seen by the proceedings. . One incident, the disposition manifested by the whijj majority to keep Col. McCarty of Franklin out of his sect, is a remarkable circumstance. We rmve not . .. ... ,.1,1 time to notice these matters at length, to dav, out snail allude to them hereafter perhaps. The House elected William A. Porter of Harrison couuty, speaker; .Matthew S. Ward, of Henry, principal clerk, and Andrew J. Hay, of Clark, assistant clerk. Kellt's Ikon Carbon. We have already briefly alluded to a composition, invented by Mr. John Kelly of this town, by the use of which, common iron, in the space of a few minutes, be hardened and toughened so as to be for many purposes superior to steel, in a - word, as hard as sled awl as tough as iron. Mr. K. has been industriously engaged in experimenting for the past two years, and so sanguine was he that he could finally accomplish "the end in view, that it is a fact within our know ledge that he sold a farm so as to sustain himself while engaged in experimenting and in bringing bis process to perfection. We profess to no practical knowledge in this matter ; but we think xrer cannot be mistaken as to the invalnable character of the composition employed to produce the result, if it be in reality euch as Mr. K. confidently represents. Of thi- he says he is sure ; that he started from the point at which all practical chemists have hitherto stopped ; and that he is certain thai he is not deceived. All that he asks from any quarter is a fair trial of the process, and he is eure thit it will prove perfectly satisfactory. One particular, it appears to us, is of much consequence ; and that is, that, if the process is carefully performed, any article of iron can he hardened after finishing and polishing, without destroying the polish. IV can see how important this would be in some of the parts of a printing press ; others can judge better as to many other articles of a similar character. A correspondent of the Philadelphia " Ledger, who noticed our first paragraph on this subject, thinks that he possesses knowledge of a process quite as good as Mr. Kelly's. Mr. K. is aware that there are several ways to harden iron, but is sure that none of them equals his own. J. J. Gates (blacksmith) certifies - to us that he lias used Kelly's process to his own satisfaction, and desires us to state that he offers his services to the public in the trial cf any hardening operation. If perfect satisfaction be not the result, he will make no charge for such service.: Here is a chance for a fair trial, to say the least. fj-If you want a new watch, silver or gold, call upon Taleott, whose store, as his advertisements say, is opposite Washington Hall, or, as we say, opposite good as new, and warranted, call at the same placeDidn't our mouths water over his old pens and pencil cases 1 If they didn't we shouldn't e-oy so. Who will ever purchase the silver and plated ware exhibit- ! thprA ! : That 14 n. nnpstinn. Thr rinrra 1 nm n member of the legislature go home without one as a present to his wife, who, we suppose, will be obliged - to "sleep alone" through all these cold winter nights whilaher virtuou? BDousa is luxuriating tmon nvsters , e i -j - and "champaign at L-rowuer s or ilocgkins g. If you ' want a cane, to aid a fractured ankle, as we do, or to make other folks "mind their miun3rs," as they ought to do, Talbot! has the very article. In short, if you want any thing in the watch, jewelry, or fancy goods line,ipr the gratification 01 yourselves?, wives or sweethearts, just call at Tal bolt's and look at the best, mo3t various and cheapest stock to be found this side of tbe Alleghanies. Seceet Mission or the Esmsn. Government. me uw x otk iieraia understands mat ine üritisn Government have sent out to the different Consuls in this country, a set of inquiries in relation to the mili1 ..... : - u c. 1 .1 . : via ia3 iu cavil oiaie, buu tue system vi urgauizmjj volunteers as at present practised throughout the country. . We suppose they imagine they see in this the secret of our unrivalled military success. CÖ-The New .York Herald has Montevideo adr.t it .. n . .... vices to uci. um, ana Buenos dates to Uct. d. The city of Montevideo is besieged as heretofore. . Gen. Oribe has cut off, supplies of cattle and other provisions, and they 'are consequently very high. The ports. of the Argentine are only. nominally blockaded. . Nothing important from Buenos Ay res. CCrTwo more locomotives were smashed by a coljistuu .i in piifcnycr anu nog trains, a day or two go. NobocTfkjJled. A new lot of locomotives have been ordered by the Director., and we have no doubt they will be needed at the rate they smash up those on hand. . We must plead an apology for inability to notice several matters which deserre attention. The - tremendous rush of business on our hands at present absolutely forbida ua doing all we desire." No time shall be lost in making up - our lee-way. . Have patience, friends.' 03-The "Ripley Presbytery" of. Ohio hnve respired to exclude from the communion uf the church all mcmberi of secret affiliated societies, and they recognise the "Son of Temperance " as constituting sucb an association. Sensible ! ' O-The result of the special electing for representative, in Henry county, whtcb took place on Saturday, Nor. 27th, waf as follows: Ealdwjn, w.; 714 ; Eig'er, d., 437; scattering,. 8. . Tot half, the usual . r.umber cf votes were polled. ' . .

Democratic 3Iee(in?l Pursuant to notice, a meeting of democrats, took place at the court house in Indianapolis, on Saturday, Dec. 4. James Elake, Eq., was appointed chair mail, and Get. A. Chapman, secretary. - :' '. J. r. Chapman slated the object of the meeting, and ' moved, that when it adjourned it should adjourn to' meet again two weeks hence, to-wit : On Saturday, ' Dec. ISth, at 11 o'clock, A. M., which motion was adopted. - On motion of Jos. T. Roberts, as amended at the . suggestion of Dr. L. Dunlap, it was Resolved, that a committee of three persons be appointed to prepare resolutions for consideration and adoption at the adjourned meeting to be held on the IStii inst. And the following persons were appointed said committee. Wm. Stewart; N. Eolton and J. P. Chapman. , : On motion of J. P. Chapman, Resclved, that the convention, at its adjourned meeting on the ISth, be requested to appoint a Democratic County Committee, and that the several townships in thi county be recommended to appoint simi-: lar township committees. On motion of N. U dtnn, certain resolutions presented by him were referred to the committee appointed upon that suhjret. On motion of Geo. A. Chapman, ' v Re'ioTved, that the several townships be requested to send full delegations to the adjourned meeting of this convention. On motion, the convention then adjourned to meet again on Siturday, Dec. 13th, at II o'clock, A. M. JAS. BLAKE, CA' i. Geo. A. Chapman', Sec'y. HEW I'IJß LIGATIONS, Ac. Lays of ' Ancient Rome. By Thomas' Babinglon Macauley. Philadelphia : Carey $ Hart, 1943. This excellent little work has again made its appearance in the west, and in an exceeding neat form.. Were we disposed, we should hardly dare add another word to the criticisms extended to this production. That it is of the highest interest to classical readers as well as students, the name of the author is a suCi-. cient guaranty.' To the lovers of history, es;ecially of the history of the great Roman Republic; it is a gern. For sale by Morrison &, Taleott. The Book of the Feet : A History of Boots and Shoes, vith illustrations, pp. 216. - By J. Sporkes Haü. We have not had time to give this work the thorough reading that we intend, as much from the novel

ty of the thing, as from the favorable notices we have . seen of it in the eastern papers.' 'Did our epace permit, we would certainly give an extract or two,' ns a tasto of its "quality." - It is handsomely illustrated by colored engravings, some bf which would make our modern hdies laugh outright. It is handsömely got up, and for sale by Mokkiso & Talbott. The Amaranth, 134S. Boston. Nt:C. Barton. This is a beautiful Christmas and New Year's gift, elcrrantly cot up. It contains articles from over ' thirty o!'the most popular and pleasing writers of the day, rind is elegantly illustrated by engravings of paintings by Eostcch, VickCrs, Newton, Bartlctt and Tnrri. For sale by Morrison &, Taleott. A Christmas Carol, in Prose. Being a Ghost Story ' of Christmas. By Charles Dickens. New York.: lYiUy 4 Putnam. Another excellent annual for Christmas and New Year's. The author says, in his preface, " I have endeavored, in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Ideawhich shall not put my readers out of humor with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me." Wc have had only time to glanco cursorily over this work ; but in what we hav3 read, we find a good moral pervading its tone, and which, under the circumstances, we cannot heßitate to recommend. " For sale by Morrison &. Taleott. The Wabash Cocrier.TIus old and respectable newspaper, which has been published at Terre Haute for more than sixteen years, has partaken of the spirit of progress and improvement, now rife among the . newspoporial fraternity every where. ' It has been eDlarged and much improved in shape and general appearance. We like to 'see this evidence of prosperity manifested by the old Courier, for we regard if like an old friend, though we used long ago to pet into some pretty pungent controversies with it. We hope that it will live a thousand years, and that its shadow may never be lessoned, hoping also that long before the end of the period named, the Courier will confess the shortcoming of whiggery and become a bright and shining lirht in the democratic - church. A Good ChaplaiNj Mr. Kendall in one of his letters from Tacubaya, says : "A preat many anecdotes of the individual .'al'antry of our officers are told in connection with the lorious battles of the 20th of August, but until I have more time and obtain more full particulars, I must forbear recording them. I cannot avoid ncticing, however, the personal gallantry of Chaplain McCarty, the only chaplain, I believe, who has followed the army, and whose conduct at Churubusco in particular, was noticed by all. Ever torcmost, and where the balls were flying thickest, he was not only ready to give consolation to the dy-. ing, but spur on the living to fresh deeds. He not only sought the best places for crossing- the ditches,' with which the ground was cut up, but helped our sol- , diers across as well ; and as some of the voltigeurs were wading a ditcli more than waist deep, where their flasks were touching the water, the worthy parson pointed out the circumstance, and told them to be careful a ml keep their powder dry ! Such a chaplain is worth having in a small army like ours. On Sunday he gives ns a sound and sensible Episcopalian sermon, and his praise is in every mouth." C3 Wc hare read the sermon alluded to, it being said to be the first protestant 6crmon ever preached in Mexico. - It is marked by a spirit of patriotism and piety and humility- ThaMexican whigs will abuse' it and the preacher, of course. The N. Y. Journal of Commerce says- The attempt . to consolidate the Vermont Colleges is said to have failed. - It is a caution however ajrainst establishinjr so many colleges that they mutually enfeeble each other, and after exhausting great sums of money, and occupying the time of many learned professors, cannot really succeed or do so much good as half tlie expense and labor would have done in half the number of institutions. It would be bad policy for a merchant to set up two or three stores iu the same village to run each other down. The New York Sun rays' that Madame Westell is now enjoying comfortable lodgings at tlie Eldridoe street prison, under the charge cf the sherifL- She h3 a parlor and a bedroom, and, for all we eon see, is as happy and contented as if she was luxuriating at her splcndiJ mansion in Greenwich street. Several articles, among which are our regular Washington correspondence, a communication from the President of the I Lai Iron d, and a communication 1 from our correspondent, dated Puebla, Nov.. 1st, aie i unavoidably postponed. . '. CCrThe Whigs of Connecticut have reV.vrd that they are opposed tu the innejalion of any territory ; txcejt a few slices from. California. . ' The Education Convention will meet in the Supreme Court llooin in Ihe Capital on Wednesday the bui inst.

Ö3-The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer' comments at t

length opon the recent Mexican speech' of Mr. Clay and repudiates his doctrines. As to the Presidency, it will support Mr. Clay if he fee nominated, t'iough with no expectation of his election. We extract from the Courier's article the following, to sliotv its pirit: ; And when this speech of Mr. Clay shall have been read throughout the lengtltand breadth of this ereat country, many will be the tears shed in silence, that Henrj Clay he who so nubly stood by hisconntry'in 112, and even to this day, defends the invasion of Canada should have denounced this War a3 "unnatural" a war' i.f offensive uggression," in which Mexico, not ice, is 41 defending her firesides, her cas tles, an.! her ALTARS" against whom! Why against the gnllant and patriotic spirits', who have so iiubly'oiTered up their live in defence of their coun try's liooor, find shed upon our arms a liala of plury wfiicu has elevated our national character in ih? ttimation of the civilized world, and called forth a" feeling of gratitude and pride in 1 fie bosom cf every man whose heart is capable 'of beating in responc'to chivalrous deed- and palhirt bearing. And yet it is Henry Chiy who thus churactpri7.es this war-who thus defend Mexico sgainst the acts of her chiralric invaders who" thus umntpnlionaliv endorse' the abominable sentiments of the New York Tribune, and will shortly be quoted by it as sanctioning its denunciation of our gailant army ns a band of robbers, plunderers and murderers, for whose defeat nnd dis persion, that editor and his co-laborers, are justified in praying as they have, to the God of bntlles. V e cannot subscribe to such doctrines ; we cannot. with all our reverence and respect for Mr. Clay, unite with him in his seeming response t the heartless as saults upon those who have covered our country with glory: und in our sympathies for Mexican sufferings, we cannot forjrt the sufferings and deatli uf our own gallant sons. If it be ind'-ed a war of corinuest and aggression ; if we have wickedly assniled "the firpsides, the castles, and the altar of .Mexico;''' if we have robbed, plundered, and murdered her peaceful people, who and what are the men who have VOLUN TEERED to do this devilish' work! When the news of the victories of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma reached New Orleans, if we mistake not, Mr.v Clay was there, and avowed that if younger, he would himself volunteer to take part in the : war S His gallant son did so volunteer, and nobly offered op his life for his country, but would he have done so if he had believed that he was waging such a war us Mr. Clay describes I Never, never. In censuring, as he had a right to do, the folly of the Executive in hastening this war and seemingly inviting invasion and attack by the march to the Rio Grande, instead of quietly waiting for the invasion threatened, intended, and atntred bv the Mexican gov ernmctit, Mr. Clay has gone too far and put Mexico altogether in the riht his own country altogether in the wrong. He has by his speech, in our opinion. held out inducements for -Mexico to withhold the peace he so ardently desires; and thus, very uninten tionally, pursued a course at war with that patriotism which has constituted so conspicuous a: trait in his long life of patriotic devotion to his country. Thirty years ago, Mr. Clay could not have made such a speech ; ten years ago he would not have done so; and that he bhould have made it at this time, i3 alike unfortunate for his future fame and for the achievement of the peace he desires. The Retort' of Clay's PROxuxcrAMrrrTO. Mr. Clay, before Commencing his speech at Lexington, ordered the reporters present not to report what he said, as he chose to do it himself.1 Tlie reporter for the Cin,' Enquirer, nevertheless, gave a sketch to that pa per; and the Atlas imputes a want of cour?escy in the editors for publishing it. They successfully defend themselves, in part as follows. Wc copy it, because it presents so faithful a presentment of Mr. Clay's imperious temper. We do not choose to submit to any imputations of want of courtosy or propriety. We regard the course of Mr. Clay, in this matter, ns not only exceedingly ; improper, but an exhibition of his arbitrary character and disposition. If he wished to be reported by him self, why did he not write out his speech beforehand, have it printed, and placed in the hands of the re porters, either at the beginning or close 1 What right had he to lay an interdict upon the rights and privileges of other men 1 Who gave him authority to shui the ears and tie up the hands of reporters for the public press! Are his words any better than other men's, his sayings any more sacred, that he should forbid their being taken as he gave them, and reserve them solely for his own dressing and promulgation ! Yet he did so, and called in the power of the multitude to aid in the accomplishment of his despotic purpose; for when he threatened to withhold his speech, tinles the reporters were choked off, and the press muzzled, ho well knew that the populace would remove any one from the ground who should persist in disoLbeying his royal order. St) far as our reporter is cont'eriicd, he. did perfectly right 111 sending us a sketcn, whether from memory or notes, and we are not such slaves of Mr. Clay, or any other man, as to withhold a matter of that kind from the public, either upon request or command. Mr, Clay's "white Charleys" can do as they as they please, we are not of them." fj7 The Boston Tost makes the following sensible remarks en the e ubject of "slave territory." The propositions are basod upon truths so plain that we have been astonished that they have not all along been self-evident to every man. : r ' "Every Intelligent man knows that Ihe whig "slave territory' talk iu relation l Mexico is all humbug that what Is now Mexican triiio:y tan never be made slave territory by the United Slate, and I Iii is ihe reason that eoaiur fiura tlave states ate againt-t the annexation of teriitoiy acquired in Mexico, as Mr. Ilcverdy Johnson decUied ( n the tl'or of the fialiunal renale a Mr. WadJjr Thmpon hat declared thtough the columns of ihe National Intelligenter, and in public addiessei, and this is the icasou why Mr. Beriien otTered his 'no more tetritorj' Icsolution in the ftenate, viz t because, to ue the woids of Senator Johnson, alt territory acquired from Mexico ' MUST IN EVI l'ABLY BE FREE TERRITORY.' Yet we see the abolitionists and whig of the fire states watring aiinit the acquisition of what must INEVITABLY BE FKEE TERRITORY, od aSaiust settine bounds tu i-lave rj, in unison with the slave State, meiely to sobserve political purposes "No man, whom we know, in the democratic party, is in fa x-or of acquiring ten itory or the extension of slavery;' but the ho I e mongrel ret of pal tie and meuopted to ihe national adminisnation are oppniithe acquisition of ten itory for the extension cf FREEDOM. V said, years ago, that fice ten itory tierer could be converted into slave teniturj whether already belonin to the United States, or hereafter to he annexed. The whig and abolitionist, in contendirg againl annexation in the ' picsent instance, are CO-operating teith slaveholders, and laboiing to sustain tbe cause of slattry tgi'msl freedom.' From (lie llio Uruiidc. Gon. .Taylor had not reached Matamonis nt last accounts. He Was to leave Monterey on the 8th int. The health of Matamoras is improving the fever fast disappearing. The following items wo extract from the Flag of the 10 instant : Another Rümoä. The rumor among the Mexicans now is, that fiur of the Mexican' States (San Luis de Potosi, Zacatecas, Durango, and one other not named) have declared in favor of the monarchical whemej of Tarcdes, and, united, have proflered him 1,000 troojw to carry out his designs. A son of Iturbide is fixed upon to be raised to the throne ;' and European intervention i aid to be confidently calculated upon to place him there, and inantain the authority of the crowa. The Mexicans in this quarter are' said t.i be very hostile to this rumored movement; ai to express themselves ns being ready to join with the troops of the United States to prevent such a consummation. .' From the t'te$ f Aos. Cth. OiMiNO Oveu Capt. Adams, one of our citizens, who has just returned from a trip in the vicinity of Saa Fernando, whore ha has' been for several days, accompanied by sv single Mexican, states that he-ns treated throughout .with the utmost hospitality. The people, he says, expressed to him freely tficir conviction that further resietam-e was totally usdees, aye were madness Their great desire seamed to be eii( ther to have a separate union of State a-Northern Confederacy or that Tamaulipas should form a Slate of bur Union'. They say they now see the true value of that protection which was to be hfibrded them by their combination with the powers at the ci'y of Mexico. Our informant statt that in- his conversation with the Mexican he discovered that tin was not a momentary finding, but appcaicil deep-routed, and a frclin? tliat had heen qrowinj even auterior to the war.

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SENATE. I - iiiondat, jjecemoer o, 1 ' The Senate met, Paris C. Duuning, President, in the chair. ; - A call of e Smators whose offices -were not vaJcated since the last session, was directed.-whcreupcn those present appeared and took their seats, I lie Senators elected since the last session appeared and produced their credentials, and the-oath of office being administered by Judge Blackford, took1 their seats. 1 . Mr. 'Davis made a motion to' proceed to the election of Principal Secretary, wli ich was carried. The chair decid?d that there was not a'qucrum present and that the motion was not iu order. Walpole appealed from the decision of tie chair, which appeal Was sustained. Mr. Stowart moved a call of the Senate. Mr.-Walpole lose to a point of order, and the chair decid' d Mr. S:e wort's motion in order,' from which decision Mr. V alpnle appealed to the Senate,- and me npptrai was sustained.. Mr. alpole moved that tellers be appointed,- and that the election of principal Secretary b3 proceeded in. iiie cnair appointed -Messrs. ilurphy and Davis to act as tellers. ' Mr. Stewart moved that -the Senate adjourn, ttioti which the ayes and noes were called for by two Senators. Mr. Walpole moved that the motion be laid upon the table, and that it btT considered out of t'lder to adjourn before 12 o'clock", or to entertain any other motion before the election of Principal Secretary.' The ayes and noes being demanded by two Senators, Mr. Walpole withdrew his motion to lay Mr. Stew art's motion on the table, and presented the following resolution : Restated, ; 'Thal n? motion to adjourn, nor for any other purpose," be in order utHil 12 meridian. ;fcnd that the Senate will now proceed to' elect officers in order to compel the attendance of 'absent members. i ' .' 1 he ayes and noes being demanded were called. and resulted as follows r ayes 23, noes G. ! ' : On motion of Mr.' Davis, . The Seimte proceeded to elect a Principal Secretary, Messrs. Walpole and Jiirbonr acting as tellers. I Upon the first balloting Mr. John Ferguson received 23 vole, Mr. P. E. Robinson 1 vote, Mr. John R. Jones 1 vote, RIank 2 votes. 4 ' Mi.' Ferguson having received a majority of all the votes given, was declared elected, under the resolution of Mr. Walpole, Principal Secretary of the Senate, and was sworn into office by the' Hon. Isaac Blackford. i :1 ' On motion of Mr. Orth, The Senate proceeded to: elect an Assistant Secretary, Messrs. Stewart and Conner acting as tellers. Upon 1 he first balloting Mr.' P. E. Robinson; received 22 votes, Mr. Lytle received 1 vote,' blank 0 rotes. , Mr. Robinson hiving received a majority of all the votes given, was declared hy the chair to be elected iinder the resolution, as Assistant Secretary. Mr. Orth moved to e"?ct a'Sergeant-at-Arms and a Door-keeper at one balloting, which motion was carried by consent, and the Senate proceeded to the election, Messrs. Orth and Malott acting as tellers. ! Mr.-Ypust received for Sergpanl-ut-Arms 21 rotes, Mr. Thomas Dunn l vote, blank 3 votes. r Mr. Hawthorn received for Doorkeeper 'SI Votes, David Miller 4 votes, blank 4 votes. , . 1 ' Mr. Youst and Hawthorn each having received, for the respective ofiices, a majority of all the "votes given,' were declared elected under the resolution. " Mr. Walpole moved to inform the House that the Senate were now organized and ready for business, which was declared by the chair out of order under the resolution. Mr. Orth moved for a call of the Senate. '' The chair decided the motion out of order. : Mr. Walpole offered the following resolution : That so much of the resolution passed by the Senate this morning, ns prohibited any new motion being made before 12 o'clock, be repealed ; which was de clared, under the resolution, out of order. The Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock. : - 2 o'clock, P. M. ' The names of the Senators elected since the last session, who were absent in the morning, were called, wheu fhey appeared, presented their credentials,-and, with th j exception of Mr. McCarty,' of frankhn, were sworn into office by Judge Elliott. Mr. Ellis moved to lav the credentials of-Mr. McCarty upon the table until it was determined - that a Vacancy had occurred by the resignation, or Other -

wise, of Mr. Berry. " fipn of 'la dynasty in this country, was one of those poThe ayes and noes' being- demanded, the mbtion I htical speculations fiequently emanating from fettile lmwns 8ii!t!iinnil riw 9ß nn l.'i t aginations. v' We could not be induced to believe that

"Mr. Stewart moved to reconsider the vote in 70k tion to the credent tiala of Mr: McCarty, when ! jse to a point of order, and the iliair' . .1 . .. .1 MrWalnole rose decided that tfie'motion tt reconsider the vote wis in order, the mover having voted with the ayes. Mr. Stewart withdrew his motion, and Mr.' lead moved to take up the" credentials of Mr. McCarty, which was taken by consent. . i' Mr, Kobinson nioved again to 'lay them upoa the table. On motion cf Mr. Hardin, leave was' granted, to

Mr. McCarty to address the Senate in relation U ie )- then France will place a prince of it throne here to gomatter. ' J: f vern and rule. A paper to that effect is now in circulaMr. McCarty stated that Mr. Berry had accep.ed' a '". "J 'TerJ effort being made on the part of its friends commission' iu the army a surgeon: that upon Ulis V accomplish the ohjret.- Nearly the whole r the

rct beingr made known to the Governor le issieü a nroclamation to the citizons of Franklin ronntv rr.i.r. ing tliem to hold 'an 'election for Senator to HI hq vacancy occasioned by Mr. B. having thus accepted a commission; and that pursuant to that Order an emotion was held, and he received a majority of the Voies given at that election, lie protested ajniinst 'the Si nate by any means disfranchising the people of Frank 1 . 1 , ' - . 1 im county ami leaving mem unrepresented in the Senate of the State, lie contended that it would be doing the people of Franklin injustice to deny th'in & representation in that body, where business of iiter est to them in common with others must be transacted, and demanded that an immediate investigition be had of the matter, and that before important busi ness should be transacted, in which the people' of 1-rank ho- Iiad a right to participate. Ihe qut4tion should be settled whether Franklin county was or was not represented in that body. After : some further remarks,' Mr. Robinson with drew his motion. 1 On motion of Mr. Handy, Air. McCarty came forward, and was sworn' in'd office ly Judge Elliott. Mr. Ellis otTered the following resolution : Resolved, That the House be informed that the So nate have convened and elected John D. Ferguso Principal Secretary, P. E. Robinson Assistant Secretary, William Youst Sergeant-u! -Arms, and .Mr! llawtliorn Door-keeper, and are now ready to proceed to business. Mr. Hardin moved to lay the resolution on, the table. The ayes and noes being demanded, the motion wag logt, ayes '21, noes 25. : ' Mr. Hardin moved to amend the resolution bj striking out all after the word 'convened." , Upn which t'c ayes and tiocs -were demanded", and the motion to amend was Inst ayds 21, noes 25. ' Mri Berry moved to' postpone the further consideration of the resolution until to-morrow morning at ten o'cl'ck. Upin which the ayes and noes were demanded and the moiion was lost ayes 21, noe9 23. Mr. Orth called for the previous question ; and th aye1 and noes being demanded, the cull was Becotidtjj ayes 2-V lnkis 21. t; The ayeand noes, were' demanded on the putting of the question, ; and it was decided that the question shall not now.be put ayes 21, noes 3. ; ! Mr. Berry moved to- adjourn;'and tlie ayes' and noes being 'demanded the 'motion was carried.-4yes 23, noes 24; and the Senate adjourned. , C HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. : i Mondav, December (, 18 17. The IK'Uf was called tu;order and organized by M.'S. Ward,, Em., principal clerk of the 'lastllousij of Representatives; when the inenibcrs elect all pnduced their credentials, and were swOni into öllice hy Ihe Hon.' J. W.- Borden, of the 11th judiciat circuit of Indiana, except Messn. Criswcll, of Kiple; Do Eruier, of Spencer, and Harding, of Marion,-who 'were absent. ' '. Hy consent, t'10 House proceeded to the election Of, Speaker Mer. ' McDonald, 'of Lahe, and Mull uf jeiir60iir teiKis,-witn ti.e following riiui. ' ' "

Ei 3J"'4th 44. . a7' 47 0 - 3. 4 5 5:h C. L. Dunham received , Solomon Meredith " William A.' Porter Jonathan S. Harvey 4 Blank .'". 7 ' 5 1G. 8 41 50 3 : Upon the third ballot, Messrs1. Dunham and Harvey were withdrawn. . ; 'Mr. Porter having received a majority of all the votsj, was declared -duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, and was conducted to the chair by Messrs. Huil. and Fuller, when he made the tol lowing address : , , I feel, I Gentlemen Permit me to assure you ', that t ion will' not warrant the assurance that the discharge of my duties will be equal to your kindness. But I will give you this assurance," that' 00 eflorts shall be wanting on rny part to discharge the duties of the chair with whatever of ability I may possess ; and that whatever errors I may make wjll be purely errors ot Ihe head. I am well aware that during the sourse of 1 p the Session, many intricate questions will be present- , en ir trie decision nt tne etiair, ana mat many 01 'those decision?, given in' the hurry of business, will 1 be erroneous: In anticipation. f tne occurrence cl j sucri events, 1 must be your indulgence, ana ai :your" assistance; "and 'believing that you will be ns 'ready t i extend to me all necessary indulgence and 'ossiMance as I will be to ask them, I shall take the -chair in the full confidence that there will be between :us u -mutual assistance and forbearance, and tiiat all "our deliberations will be marked by, that harmony and spirit or kindness- which should ever cliaracterize the 'aftioiis of an enlightened deliberative b idy. , nOu" motion,- the House adjourned until 2 o'clock, P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION. 1 House met pursuant to adjo-.irnment Speaker In the chair. . , ' On motion,' the Ilonpe proseedpd tr the election of a principal clerk, which resulted as follows Messrs.' Little and Hariin acting as tellers. 1st 21 . 3d 4th Coif ix. -':i9 '3T' 37-32 ':i9 ' ' Cruft, !30 ' 27 'Si 'l'2 ; v Ward, -"23 :3 i1' :! Blank, . . 2 1 1 . !Mr: Ward "having-recehed a majority1 of all the votes was declared duly elected. And on motion,' the House proceeded to the election of assistant clerk, which resulted as follows : 1st '24 u 9 15 ": 32 '' 9 2d i'lG ; 4 '13 '43 ! 9 3d - '20 5 5 ' Hawkins, ' : Lynn, ' Boll man, 1 ' K 50 ; 'Lose, Watson, : Moore, ' ' Gookins, '' r- 'Blank, . "l 'Mr. Hay having received 5 ' 1 lill 9 1 a I majority of all the vutes, was declared duly elected assistant clerk; and, : On motion, the House adjourned. - f$The following paragraphs are from the Tew York correspondent of the Washington Union : " 'Sotne twelve sea steamers are now, or soon will )e, under contract in this city four for. Mr. Law's United States and Oregon mail, and eight for southI ern and European lines. ' Within ten years we Fhall nave a hundred sea steamers running to and from this port." "Westward the march of empire takes its ivay." . Ogden Hoffman; Es-qi b&s sent in his bill to the county for jil, COO for his services in the ' Restell case.-' : He was associated with the district attorney for the prosecution, and his closing speech to the jury was atr&r mendous specimen of the eloquence of the bar.1 The trial lasted ihrec weeks ; and though Mr. Hoffman's 'charge may seem high, it is not considered much out of the way here, where lawyers of his standing habitnally receive large fees. Accordingly, though the supervisors grumbled a little, the bill will be paid. Mr.r Brady, who was the working counsel for the criminal, got, it is paid on good authority,' 100 a day for his services; Sundays, I presume, not counted by Mr. B. ' Yet, he was only one of her two counsel. So much better can crime pay for impunity than the community for justice. 1 Corrctpondenct of (he X. O. Bella. ' 1 Citt or Mexico, Oct. 13. . The visit of 'Paredet has developed itself. v We have f' heretofore been led to believe that the idea advanced, that !' one ot the European power was desirous of planting a ' Lours Phitlipne, in bia declining days, would fr a fno"tain. the project of sendln here ihe Duke de Montpeiwier (for I cannot ihmk who else it could be) for ' the purpose 6f extendniff his sovereign power over this purpose Ot extending nts sovereign power benighted country, which would inevitably terminate in the assassination of his son, and the usurpation of his authority hy söme military aspirant; and that too, at tbe hazard of involving France in a war with 'the United States; but, to our surprise, such is the fact. " A proposition has been agreed to on the part of France, by which, if Mexico will produce the signatures of 3000 landholders, pledging themselves to support and maintain the measure, UU,LU. 'c jt'. men ,n lheir Vro carry it .uccr.sfully through, look. ing upon it as the only means of perpetuating the interests and influence of the ecclesiastical body. '' A great many of the Centralists, of wealth and strength, who have heretofore' opposed the measure with decision and energy, conceiting thir power and place to he among the things that ' T were, anu no ping Dy tnis movement to be able to reff un a portion or what they have lost, are not only coinciding ! 1 . . . . ....... . . - with it, but are lending it their undivided aid and infk ence. A I wo, some of the Conservatives ar.d those of a nentral temperament in politics have yielded to the project. ' The main body of the opposition to Santa Anna 'are busy 'combining all the elements of their forces to avert the threatened blow, and to retain the advantages gainedover their political adversaries.' They are very seriously 'alarmed with reference to the new movements, and we are led to believe thai they are doubtful of ucce against theimew competitors. - However, the ' time has now arrived that requires our Government to act instead of talk, and to assume a position in reference to the political movements, upon thW continent that will enable it to be clearly and distinctly understood. 1 All sor!3 of things pet into the advertising; columns of tire New .'York' daily papers.' Here is un advertisement which, considering the subject,- is excessively matter-of-fact : "' "Church of the Annunciation in' -14th street.- For sale, five pews NTos. 'SO to 31 In the eastern transept, selected as the most desirable pews in 1 1 10 whole church, beinj near the pulpit, and tlirevtly opposite the new orpan of .Mr. Jardin, nnd cotiimandin"; a full view of the congregation, while the glare from the stained glnss. window is avoided. Apply to Iii II. WinterV a'l Wall street; over the Mechanics' Bank.". ' This iV"'e"j)oaUn? rijht but in incetin' " with a 'vtnijjeance.'.' "Ne.ir tlie pulpit." "directly opposite the newor5.11.of JIr. Jardine;"the glar fröm the stained glass windows avoided," and worst of all ! "cominiinding & full view of the congregation." ' Could there be a u.ure biting satire of the fashionable congregations of these hays, than has been here indited and put into print, m Wm downright practical business like way, by tr. II. Vintor,:31-Wall 6treet, over the Mechanic' Bank !" ' 'Commanding a full view of the conreatioii !" Shocking ' -ßjThe New York Herald says, in reference tj late rumors from Mexico, of changes m government arid foreign intervention, vvitii grtal truth, as follows : " 'The speech of Mr. CUy, when it nrrive? in Mexico, will give encouragement and force to all these Himors. .Marty of-the leat!in men in that republic consider MrAC'lav as one of the createst' stat-iien of the United .State, and prob Aly trill calculate o ms Dein; eiccteu t ine 1 resiuency uu me nppmrjenin election her, and that his pohey will t tlcct a cutnple'.r chin'rc in the nclion of the American r;nv eminent.1 The circulation of such iden?, backed by tlte great reputation nf Mr. Clay, nnd nthrrs of : his thiwiti this euntry will h the imly ditti'uliy which tiur government will 'have' fi) encoiiuter in retorinr nu.ttcN to Act nnd iiuift iiv Mcxky, or in tiUxliu ti priiianv;tit ana 14'aei 'jjeucc.

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very sensibly, this distinguished mark 01 your kind hunt up every iact 11 could against den. iaylorioorpartiality in seLnrting meto preside over your delibe-tder tf make capital against the administration." We rations; and I regret that my experience in legisla- j may therefore set down the charge about the Cuban"

Cuban Blood Hounds. Last year', tbout this time, the Beaver Argus, a Whig paper, in an article about Gen. Taylor, made the following assertion ' 'lie (Gen. Taylor) is also the rnan who recommended THE CUBAN BLOOD" HOUNDS, that were put upon the track of the Indians -and which brought the Locofoco party intosucli bad repute. He is undeubted'y ä brave nau, but i tlnojht to be not well qualified for the duties and responsibilities that "ret upon him as commander-in-chief t f the Army of Occupation.' Til's was published when Gen. Tavlor was not

thought of." Presidency.-'.' The Argus then had .1 motive for concealing the trnthr but was anxious" no to blood-hounds, as. one restiou 011 good Whig authoriAy. Washington Patriot. jt - ; ' A London letter in the Nationallntelligerjcer says : f TJ,e imports of breadstuff and articles r.f food of every "description have surprisingly increased during the past year. Compare the imports of some of the cj.:ef articles of ordinary u'Vsitv fir the same ocri ,n tG years ijfj anö 1H17, 6ay tmrn January öt!i 10 September 5:li, and we find tiiat in 117 tliere were imported 0,73.3,012 q nrtcrs of wheat, barley, rye, maize, and other grains; and in 13 la there were imported 2,3'J2,7G3 quarters. Iii 1347 Great Britain imported ti.Sülüi cwt. of flour, barley, rye. and Indian meal; whilst in 140 tfie im;ortation of the same articles amounted to only 2.2SÖ.3 12 quarters. From January 5 to S?pt. O, IS 17, there were imported 299,001 cwt. of h:uns beef and pork, and in lSltJ only 143 cwt. of the same articles; the great increase was in palled pork. Of b ittcr and cheese' there were imported dorms the former period 410.0Ü7 cwt.; in tlie latter o2,ilX) cwt. 1- t ..,1 ' Wilmot Tkovisi). Several" distinguished conductors of the Press are arduously engaged in the discussion of Air. Wilmot's Proviso. History pIiows it to be plagaristical in sentiment, and common sense "repudiates it as a nuJiity. But those engaged in dissecting it, find it a convenient screen behind which -to attack or defend the institution of Slavery. Let them present themselves unmasked,- cither. for or agahist the institution, then the discussion would assume an interesting feature and the agitators would be much better understood Or else let tjiem desist from their covert warfare and leave the question for the decision of the people and their representatives, when the pro per time lor action shall have arrived. FranUii in Dvm. lly'tlii Prciidiit'oiT tJiiitW ' ftiile. Vr JN pursuance o flaw, I. JAMES K. TOLK, pK-'ideiU oT tbe Uniird states of A mmc-i , Ca lieiel y flectsre and make known, tli.it putitic tales will be lield at the uiidrruwiiiioued Land Ultices to (lie Stale of luwa, at tlte periods hereinafter designated, lo wit : . At ihe Iind Office at DL rt-'dUE, commencinj en Monday the ltxli d.iyof January next, for tlie lisHwal uf tlie public lands llbin . the undermentioned lownslnj, viz: Xorrk of the 6a. lint and r.t tf theffl principal meridian, Townships eighty-lour, eighty five, eighty-six, eighty seven and eighty-eight, td ran -e fifteen. rown-liifn eighty -four,eiglity-fie, eighty six, eighty-seven, eightyeisht and eighty nine, of range ixleen. . 'a Townships eighty-four, eighty-five, eighty six, eighty aevea and eighty-eight, of range seventeen. Townships eighty-four, eighly.five, eighty-six, eighty-seven and eighty eight, of range eighteen. Tovnsliips eighty four, eighty five, eijhty-aix. eighty-seven and eighty-eivhof range nineteen. AT TlIK SA.MK PLACE commenrinjr on Monday the JU day of January next, for the dinoKil of tlie public lands w ithin tbe us. dennentioned townships, to-wit: . North of the base line and vest of the fifth principal meridian. Townships eichly four, eichty-6ye, eiubty-six, eruhty-sevea and eighty-eigtit, of range twenty. Towndiipa eighty-four, eighty five, eighty-six and eighty aeten, of ranee twenty-onr. Townalnpneichty-four, eighty-five, eighty-six and eighty-seven, o f range twenty two. . Townships eighty four, eighty five, eighty-six, and eighty seven, of range twenty three. Townships eighty-four, eighty-five and tighty-eix.of rangetwenty ur . Townshipa eighty-four, eighty five and eighty-sli.of range twentyfive. . Township eighty six, of range twenty six. At Ihe Land Otlir at IOW A CITY, commencing on Monday the S4lh d:iy of January next, (or the riispoeal of tlie public lands within tbe undermentioned tow nships and parts of township, to H: .Vrt of the b(Lt tint and trtst vf the ff:h printipal meridian. To nshis eighty-tiie, eighty-two and eighty-three, ot range fifteen. Townships eighty one, eighty two and eighty three, of range sixteen. Townships eighty -one, eighty-two and eighty-three, of range seventeen. . Townshipaeightyone, eighty-two and eighty-three, of range eighteen. Sections two, four, six, eight, ten. twelve, fourteen, eighteen, twenty, twenty two, twenty lour, twenty six, twenty-tight, thirty, thirtytwo, thirty-four and thirty -six, in township seventy six ; sect ion one, twn, three,' lour, fire, six, the northeast quarter, and the north hall of the nonhweat quarter nf section seven, ertion eiclil, section nine, (except tlie southwest quarter of lb southwest qunrtrr,) tw ion leu, eleven, twelve, ihe nortli half and the northeast quarter ol tlte southeast quarter of section thirteen, section fourteen ; the imith half of the norrliwest quarter, and tlie north halt of Ihe northeast quarter of section fifteen, sections eighteen, twenty, twenty-two, iwenty-four, twenty-six. twetity-eilit, thirty, thirty -two, thmy-four.and tinny six, in township seventy-seven ; 'sec tiens nineteen, twenty, twenty-one twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty -one, lliirty-two and thirtythree, In township seventy eight ; and townships eighty-two and eighly-lhree, of range nineteen. Townships eighty two and eiglity-lhree, of range twenty. ' Townships eighty-two and eighty thiee.of range twenty-one. ' Townships eighty two and eiglity-lhree, of r-inge tweniy two. Townships eighty two and eighty-three, of range twenty three. , Townshiis e ighty-twe and eigh'y three, of ratine twenty four. Townships eighty-two and eighty three, of range twenty five. A'orth if the bait lint and eatt of tießfik principal meridian. Lot number three and Wira -ami." in section three, lot number seven, and "Crane irland," In section four, and lot number six, section nine in township seventy.se ven ; and fr islands in sections thirty-fourand thirty five. In township seventy eight, ct range three. . At the Land Othce.at PAIKFIFXD, commencing nn Monday ilia 17. h day of Januny next, tor the disposal of the public lands v ilbin the undermentioned townships and parts of townships, viz : Ji'irrtk of the bate line and rr.t tf thtfiflk principal meridian. Township seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy -three, seventy-four, and section I wo. Tour, tlie west half of Ihe touthwest quarter, and the soiitheust quarter of the southwest quarter of section five, sections six. seven, eight, the west half of the southwest quarter, the southeast quarter of the southweot quarter, and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section nine; sectbn ten, twelve, fourteen ; the south half, the wet half of the northwest quarter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, and the southwest cuarter of the northeast quarter ot" section fifteen ; sections seventeen, eighteen, hineter n, twenty, twenty -one, twenty two, twenty three, (except the northeast quarter of Ihe northeast quarter,! tweirty-loor ; ti e west half, üie outhwest quarter oT the northeast qnaner, tlie nt halt of the southeast quarter, and the southeast quarter of the snutheaKt quarter of section twenty live, and sections twenty six, twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirtj-otie, thirty two, thirty-three, thirty -'four, ihirty five and thirty six, in township seventy Ove, ot range nineteen. 1-iti.ls npi'ropriatfd by law for the ne of school?, military or other purposes, w ill be excluded from Ihe Rile. The oUVrmt? of ti e ramls wilt be commenced on Ue days appointed, and proceed in ihe same order in which tliey are ad vert ised, with alt convenient dispnich, until ihe whole shall have been oßered, and the sales thus closed, hut no sdle slnll be kept open longer thnn two weeks, and no private entry of any of the land w ill be annulled until after the expiration of the two weeks. Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this ninth day of October, anno dotnlni one thousand eight huudred and forty-seven. Uy the President ; JAMES K. POLK. RICHARD M.'TOÜXC, Com.of ihe Gen. Und Office. x Notice to Preemption claimants. Crery person entitled to ihe ngtit of pre-emption in any lanJs wltliirt the townships and p;irtof low nship Ihiv enumerated, is required to establish tlie same in ihe satisfaction of the Ketister and Receiver of the proper Land Office, and make payment therefor, at toon a practicable after stein g thin notice, and betöre the day appointed lor the commencement of ihe public sale of the land embracing the tract claimed, othr rn ise surh claim w ill he forfeited. It ICH ARD l. YUL'NG, Com. of ilie Gen. Land Office. -lOwisüOthliec. ' IS) Iii' lrHiloiit of flic I'niliul Male. N pursuance of law, I, JAMES K. I'OLK, fiesiilent of I SJK the 1 nlled Mates of America, on nerety declare and Drake known th.it puhlic set will be held at the undermentioned Land Office, In the Territory of Wi.consin, at the periods hereinaller dr-signs-led, t-wit : At the Lind Office, at MINERAL POINT, tommencin on Monday trie 17th day of January next, lor ihe disposal of th public landa within the undermentioned lowrufhip sn1 ports nf low nhi;w, nx : .Norf of the bast lute and wttt of the Juurtk principal meridian. Towimhii fourteen, fifteen and sittern, cf ranee three. ' Township limrteen, fifteen and sixteen, of ranje four. t ' t ownships fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, of rati- live. Townships fontteen, filteen, sixteen and seremeen. rTrnneesix, ' Sections four, five, aix, seven. eig!it, tiit.e, seventeen, eighteen and twenty, wet of uCvcn Smij," of towpslit.i thriten, fnteticinnllowiisliip, fuuni-m. fifa-en and sixteen, on (he Misshwippi liver, and Iowaship seventeen, of mnte seven. Fractional townships foutteen, siiteen and seventeen, on theMisiippl river, of ratw eighL Frucliunal townsuin seventeen, on the lvlissil;ipl Kver, of ranee nine. At the Land Office, at GKCEN n.Y, commencing on Monday the ihl day of January i.evt,fortlie tfii:il of tlie puhlk tends within the undermentioned Uiwn.liips and pan of a inwiliip. vis ort of the base line and east of the fomr'k prmnyal meridian.' Fractional section one, tn township nineteen, srtoaied norilieaiC of Lke"Prii-wsn," nf ranae lourteen. Krirtionat towneliip twentr-one, north of uFox K per, and townshns tliirty-twoand tliirty-lhree, if range ninetei. . Townships thirty-to, thirty-lhree and thirty four, of ranee twenty. I.aiirf impropriated hy law fjr the e of sclioolü, miliury or tiiher purji"es. will e excluded from the snles. Tlie oflerirg f ihe hnds itl lie enniinenred on the days appointor! and prnreed in the s.ime order in w tilth ihey nre adveniwd with alf Convenient dispatch, until the hole shall hnve been offered' and the sales thus closed. Ititt nn s.-tle shuff be kept open loner Hian two weeks, and no privnte entry of any of the land will be admitted until after the expiration of the two weeks. JIen under my hand at the city of VYahin-nn, this ninth diy of October, anno dumini one tlkMiMiid eilit humheJ and fortj seren Uy Ihe President: JAMia K. POLK. KK'HARI) M. YOUNG, Com. oHbe Gen. ljind Othce. NOTICE TO TRE r.MPf ICS CLAIMANTS. Every person entitled to thertuht of pre emption to anv lands within the townOiip and parts rr lowmmipa Hbnve enumerated, is required toesl.ililih Ihe rune to the saiif.icti.m of tlie Ri'eraiid Recerver ofthe propel Land tlffice, and nnke payment Iherefor at noon prac' Ufahlt after tum Ihn öftre, ami i1r I do !-, .,,.. a . - . ; 'ZtX ZX ,he IllCH AKf) M. iUUNG.Com.tif the Gen. Ij.nd tim,-43-I(?wiilith Dec. SELLING OFF AT COST! -v it. piir.Tox a to. At the ( Int hett it tore, I W7-ll'-' 'oc.'OJe onttn. tr en-ire stvv , ,. tnni j AT t'UST fR,m thi tl-ns to Jnriuan- ht, lr8. t Wtthint for lartaiii Would do Well to calL