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SPEED TUG PLOUGH.

The teams *rs wailing in the field, Tbe plooghmea alls row Aa brisk and gay at birda ta May,

Tbey maka a goodly show. 'The tenser •tavda, aad ana all bands Torn\J oat and reedy BOW Y«t ere they atart, with ell oar heart,

Well aay, God upeed the plough!

We plough the field, bat He nraet yield Hie aensbioe aad bis raiae: la hops we plosgb, ia bope we sow.

That bs will bless our pains. 'Tie even weight sod farrow straight. That beers sway tbe bell So off! Aad BOW, God speed tbs plough,

And sead the ploughman welt!

OMNIPRESENCE.

Kneel, my child, (or God bars! bend in lore, bat not in (ear Kneel before him now is prayer Thank him for hisoonstant care 4'raiss him lor hie bounties ahed J-',*ery moment on thy heed Ask for I if hi to know his will Aik for lure thy heart to fill Ask for bitb to besr 1 bee on Through the might of Christ, hk Son Ask bis spirit still to guide thee Through tbe ills that may betide thee Ask for peace to loll to real Every Ismail of thy breast Aak in awe, bat not ia fear. Kneel, my child, let God is here!

I S E A N E O S

The genius listened to her complaint, and thus replied "l will grant yoo a train similar in richnees to that of the gaudy bird you seem to envy! And sliatl demand of thee one condition in return." "What is that T" eagerly inquired the dove, overjoyed at the prospect of possessing what seemed to promise so much happiness. "It is," seid the genius, "that yoa con* eeot to surrender all tboso qualities of roeskness, tendernees. constancy and love, for which thy family have been ttfstieg* uished in »B times," ••Let me coeudcr," said Ihe dove, Ne I cannot consent to such an exchange.— No, not for all the gaudy plumage, the ehowy train of that vain bird, will I surrender those qualities of which you speak, the distinguished features of my family from time immemorial. I must decline good genius, tbe conditions you propose." "Then why complain, dear bird flss not Providence bestowed on you the qualities which thou valuest more thsn all the gaudy adornings you admire. Aod art ihoo discontented still."

A tear started in the eye of the dove, at thia mild rebuke of her guardian spirit! and she promised sever to complaia.

The beautiful girl, who had entered into the story with deep and tender emoftoa, raised her fine blue eyee to meet her mo« ther's gage, and, as they rolled upward, euffused with penitential tears, she said in a sudden tone, with a smile like that a«su tned by all nature, when the bow of God appears in the Heavens after a storm—•»'My mother, think I know what ihat etory means. Let me be your dove! let .me have that ornament of a meek and •quiet spirit, sad 1 am satisfied to see others appear ia rich ai.d gaudy apparel.*

Hbicrt of m* Patttwrim.—Almost all our Presidents have been tall men, as if we aelected our rvlers as the children of Israel did their first monarchy fee his 4teight* Geoffe Washingtoe was felly six fettt John Adams, five feet te« Mthee Thomas Jeflbraon, six feet tw# itches James Msdtson. fivs feet nine incites

James Monroe, fell six feel John Qoincy Adams, fivs feat ten Andrew Jackson, satx feet one inch Mania Vsn Bares, five ieet eight inches Wm. H. Harriaoe. five Jeet tea John Tyler, sit fsel J»mes K*fWk, five feel ten.

These sre heights above the svsrage of tnankind, exttpt in Kentueky sad Ten-

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rUBUSBCO ITIkY SATURDAY »KMUUM»-

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A PARABLE FOR LADIES. Naomi, the young sod lovely daughter 4»f Salaihiel and Judith, was troubled 10 apirit, because, at the approaching fensts of trumpets, she should be compelled to appear ism. her plain, undred stole while «eome of her young acquaintances would most appear in blue and purple and fine linen his arm. "What might you *nnt with me -of the land of Egypt. Her mother saw

the gloom that appeared on the face of.

"King genius, why is it that the hoarse voiced strutting peacock spresds its gaudy train to the sun. dazzling the eyes of eve ry beholder with bis richly burnished neck and royal cruwn, to the astonish* rnent of every passer-by. whilst !. in my plain plumage, am overlooked and forgotten by all Thy ways, kind genius, seem not to be equal towards those under thy care aod protection.'*

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the lovely girl, and taking her apart, rela. the editor, sir, at your sarwis," said he •ted to her this parable. A dove thus Brobdinag, taking from its rest the stick .made her complaint to the guardisn spirit' -of the feathered tribe.

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PROGRESS OF SCANDAL. Aad ska

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ma.

house ia

net iff a dwceaiinuaoco »i ths aod

if ever 1 look

a (erraoe, a

liula way out of

town, to be very eaiwful that it was the centre one—at least, if 1 had aay regard for my reputation. Fee I must be well aware that a story never loses by telling and, eonsequeatly, if I lived in the middle of a

row of houses, it was very dear that the talee which might be circulated a» gainst me, would only have half ihe distance to travel on either side of me, and therefore could only be half bud by the time they got down to the bottom of the terrace, as the tales that mJjjht be circtt* lated against the wretched individuals who had the misfortune to live at the two ends of it so that I should be certain to have twice as good a

character in Ihe neighbor*

hood as they had. For instance, she informed ow of a lamentable case that sc. tually occurred while she was there* The asrvant at No. 1 told the servant at No. 2 that her master expected his old friends the Bayleys, to pey him a

visit shortly

and No- 2 told No. S that No. 1 expected to have the Bayleys in the house every day and No. 3 told No. 4 that was ail up with No.

for they could'nt keep the

bailiff* out whereupon 4 told 5 that the officers were after No. l,and that it was as much ss he could do to prevent himself from being taken in execution, and that it was nearly killing his poor, dear wife and so it went on increasing and increasing. until it got to No. 32, who confidently assured the last house, No. 33, that the Bow street officers bad taken up the gentleman who lived at No. 1, for killing his poor, dear wife, with arsenic, and that it was confidently hoped and expected that ho would be executed*

SATISFACTION FROM EDITORS. When tho John Bull newspaper star* t*d, gentlemen felt offended with the freedom of its remarks. A gallant colonel, a relation of an illustrious house, taking a mess some innocent freedom of the editor, determined to curb his wit by a smart application of the horsewhip. Well, tbe colonel full of martial fury, walked himself off to the John Bull office, in Fleet street, baming with revenge, grasping in his right hsnd the riding master's whip of the regiment. Intimating hi* wish*to see the edUor, he was politely shown into his room, and informed that the editor would wait on him instantly. Like a chafed lion, he walked up and down (he room the in* terval, flourishing a weapon of vengeance: when the door opened, and in marched an individual of the Brobdinag species, clad ia a

thick fuszy great coat, his chin

boried in

red cotton handkerchief, with

a broad oil skin hat upon his head, and a suspicious- looking-oak-siick under

asked this engaging-looking individ-

wished to see the editor." "I am

of about the thickness and size of a clothes prop. "Indeed!*' ejaculated the colonel edging awaytowards thec^or "Oh.another time."" Whenever you please sir,"and ihe parties separated.

INTERESTING INCIDENT. After the storming and capture of Chap* altepec. tbe gallant Oib infantry, under Major Seymour, (the brave and lamented Ransom having just before fallen on *he heights of Chspul'.epec,) found himself with others at the aquedoct, under the aralls of the city. Here it sustained a moat severe and desdly fire from the en* emy's cannon and escopetas. Bomb shells, grspe, canister, and musket balls flew thick and fast sround them, kilttn, snd wounding a namber of his best an bravest men. Lieutenant Jackson, company F, of the Oth during the melee re* wived aa escopeta ball in his breast, which glancing off, whizzed upon the ground for a great distance,and must have killed him dead upon the spot, but for a fortunate incident: he carried in his vest pocket a small copy of the Bible, a precious vol* ume, the gift of his sister, just before leaving his New Englsnd home. The ball, struck the book and made a deep hole in H, hot it proved aa good a breast work on the occasion as the cotton begs did at New Orleans to the troops of Gen. Jackson, snd saved the life of its owner. Thus, the sister, in the presentation of thia sacred aod timely token of affection, has been the means of saving the life of a brother in one of the bloodiest battle fields in tbe valley of Mexico. Both the beok end the bell, though previously uiter strangers, made a deep impression upon each other at the first introduction, and will probably no*, soon part eompsny.

Ctrtiovs CASS.—A child about four yesrs snd half old, son of Mr. J. H. Sweet, of Sooth Reading, accidentally swallowed a copper cent some two asnnths since. Several physicians were called in and he was msde to vomit at intervals for twenty-four hours aAer the accident. Subfrequently he remained pretty well with the exception of a difficulty of swallowing. Mr. Sweet, suspecting that Ihe cest was still lodged in the throet, look the child last Thursday to Dr. Wyman of Cam bridgs, who passed probing instrument dowa the little sufferer's throet. aad die* tmctly felt the cent, The doctor then msde sort of double hook of common covered bonnet wire, which he passed into the throat, aod oa the first trial soccseded in hooking up the oent, which was lodged in the naophegue, standing edgewavs.— The ehild is now ee well aa ever—Bottom «,

Lome Phillippe, the King of the French, reputed to be worth one hundred and fifty millions of dollars. John Jbeob As* tor, worth twenty-five milUooe, «s now bis second childhood. In the hence he is played with like child, snd snrasfid wuh toys sbd painted dolls.

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TH® WAIf THAT SPOKB MEXICAN. Gen. Wool, the brave and heroic sol« dier of Btisns Viata, ia a siricl and rigid gisciplinsrian aa well as a gallant and ac» cornplished office'- Tbs following "good un" which Capt. Tobin tells a« happening in camp must have excited the fiery little General to a degree. While silting in his marquee a Mexican waa ushered into his presence whose demeanor denoted the importance of some weighty communication which he wished to deliver.

The General could not speak Spanish, and his interpreter was sought in vain,— A long specimen of a sucker, who, from the p«Jre slyle of his dress, the General took, perhaps, for a ranger, happened at that moment to straggle past. •'Come here, my man," called out the Genoral. With an air of perfect nonchalance, the sucker doffod his haltered castor and entered the tent.

"Do vou apeak Mexican t" enquired the General. "Why General, I rather guess not." "Well, can you tell me of aome one who doei ••Yes sir ee—I jist can," answered the

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"Quick, then, Vt 'me know where he is demanded the irascible commander. ••Why, hero," drawled the imperturbable sucker, laying his hand on the Icxican with whom it wns desired to communicate—"he can't speak nothing else."— Capt. Tobin left just then.. ,, ,t

BETTING.

A Georgia negro was riding a mule along, and, came to a bridge, when the mule atopped- "I'll bet you a qourter." aaid Jack, "I'll make you go ober dia bridge "and with that hit the mule over the ears, which made him nod hi* head suddenly.

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"You lake de bet den," said tbe negro, and contrived to gel the stubborn mule over the bridge. "I woo dal quarter, any how," aaid Jack. !.•.

A gentleman, travelling •Down East,' late, in a one horse wagon, chanced to •top at a small country tavern, which rejoiced in the possession of a very intelligent Irish osller. Handing the reins to this worthy, as he alighted, the traveller requested the man to take him to the sta* ble and bait him. ••Sure, an'I will, yer honner." answer* ed the Milesian, briskly, and sway he went.

In about half an hour, the gentleman having refreshed himself sufficiently, naturally concluding that his four-footed servant was in equally good ease, according* ly ordered his team to the door.

The horse waa panting and trembling. "What's the matter with my horse?" asked the traveller Vwhat have you been doing to himl" "Ounly what ver honner ordered mo.*' ••He don't look as if he'd any thing to eat."

••Is it ail"your honfrer said." "To be sore." "Sorra the word like it did yer honner say to me. More be token yer honner told me to 'bale' him, and not to 'ait' him."

"Why, you stupid rascal—what havo you been doing?" "Ochl I just tied him up to the stable wid a halter, and then I out wid a hickory atick, sod, bale him till me arm waa tired out."

We need not record, ssys the Ysnkee Blade, who tells tbe above, the comments of the trsveller upon this procedure, but it is needless to edd that they* were not of a very complimentary charscier.

SOMETHING IN A NAME. Attention has sometimes beeo called to the appropriateness of the names of our military leadera. Taylor lua had an infinite variety of jocular allusions to Ihe manner in which he has sewed up the Mexican nation. Scett has fuliv proved his claim to the appellation of Win fieid. Worth might have taken his name from his character and Ms deeds. Fitree hat gone through the enemy like a streak of lightning, while the heavy blows of the Smith have rung Imid and clear on the Mexican anvil. Wwl. they say. has wooled our fees, and Tteiggt twigged item to some purpose. Piltow has invited mv ny a Mexican to hi* last slumber. Butler tapped his ahars of Mexican barrels at Monterey, while Hnnter started the game oot of Alvsrsdo, sod gavs his command no cits nee to be

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&na feneral ahowsd 8snts Anna that thsrs wss no Morning' in lhal

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Sosns of our offioers have proved even better thsn their names.

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proved hisseslf more thai* a boaster at Bsena Vists.—Riiiuwif, F«.« Repot.

Cuumwsan Hf we

srs live sftsr death, why don't we have seme certain knowledge of il?" aaid a skeptic 10 a clergyman. "Why didn't yon have some knowledge of this world bsfors yon came into it?" wtijfaffplj-,.

.TERBE HAUTE,- IND.,-JANUARY 1,1848.

CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Tbs Chairman ol ihs 8tsadiag Coasmittses ef the Senate srs ss fallows 1

Fsrsign Relstions-Mr. Syvisf f*t*t twit ,H»* 'inanoe~Mr Aihsrtes Ml tOemmsros—Mr Pis 0 h?iB gtuftStseiH? fc*t

Manufacturea--Mr Diekinion pok m'.S Agriculture—Mr Smroson ,f(| Military AfTsira-Mr smI

'Militia—Mr Rusk, rfMsiw.^ Naval Affairs-Mr I"airfisid

Judiciary—Mr Ashley

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"But how will you got your money!" aaid a

man who had been close by unperceived. "To morrow," aaid Jack, •'maasa gib me a dollar to gel corn, and 1 takes de quarter out."

A simple fellow waa walking through a swamp aod came upon a broad ditch. "I'll bet you two cents yon can't jump over that ditch," said he to himself. "Done," said the other aide of his mouth, and over he leaped. "I won that bet, any how," said he. "Now I'll bet you two cents more you can't jump back again.'V ,. A ••Done," aaid the second voice again, and he jumped, but fell into the ditoh. "Nothing lost and nothiog gained," he muttered, crawling up the bank "that account's even/^ --n NEW RBlDIIfG OF AN OLD WORD.

The Poat Office and Poat Roada-Mr NlWWw Roads snd Cansls—Mr Hsnnsgpn 'f Pensions—Mr Johnson of La Diairiotof Columbia—Mr Camerem^i «.«» Patents and Paient Office— Mr. Weetcotl Retrenchment—MrTurney nmiiiu I Territories—Mr Dosglass •1 n»« i.!-n Public Buildings—Mr ffu""r r-Kjirsfi Comingsnt Bxpsnsss—Mr Felchi ,u-, Printing—Mr Brsdburf Rngrosssd Bills—Mr Downs

Enrolled Billa—Mr Ruak Joint Committee on the Librsry--Mr. Pearce These are all the choice of the Caucus which haa reaolved itself into tha Choice of ihe Senate. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

OF REPRESENTATIVES.

£ftctioti*-Mmr$ W Thompson, Is.: Ia Joaeph Mullin, N Lucian Chaae, Tennj Nathaniel Boyden, N C, Timothy Jenkens, N Y: John Van Dyke. NJ Samuel N Jug*. Ala Dixon Roman. Mdi Hesebinh McWillioms, Me.

IVaytand Mtan*— MesaraS Vinton, Ohin Robert Toombs, Ga J. J. McKay, N Charles Hudaon.-Man George Houston, Ala Charlea

Momhead. Kyt James Pollock. Pa Ssmoel Ilubbard, Conm Henry Nicoll. N Y. Claimt—MesjraJ A Rockwell, Conn Crowell, Ohio Daniel, N Wm Nelson, N

Wilmot, Pa George Dunn, In W Ligon, Md S Flourney, Va Thomas, Tenn.

Commcrca—N. Hunt, N Grinnell, Mais Simpaon, S Moaea Hampton. Pn Thihodeaux La DS Gregory.N A. Atkinson Vo/

S Bingham, Michigan John Wentworth, IIIinoia. Military Affatrt—Messrs John Botts. Vs Armistead Burt, S Jas Nelson. N If A Haralson, S John Dickey, Pa/ Linn Boyd, Ky

Msrvin,NY WL Haskell,Tenn Fisher, Ohio. Manufacture*—Messrs Andrew Stewart, Pa Amoa Abbott, Moss A VVoodwnrd. S N Houston. Del E Edrall, N Nicoli, N N Brown, Vs W Crisfield, Md James Johnson, N H.

Indian Affair*— Messrs Gentry. Tenn Barringer.N C{ A Mcllrsine, Pa Jacob Thompaon, Miss Charlea N Cathcart, Ind Giddinga, Ohio Luciua Peck.Vt A Buckner, Ky RH Johnson, Ark.

Mileage—Messrs Belcher ,Me Thomas Richy, Cornelius Warren, N York VV A Richardson, Ill ,Jas Green, Mo.

Engraving—Messrs Levin, Pa Murphy, NY Green Adams, Ky. Revival of unfinished Butine$t~l W Hornbeck, Ha N Lord, N A Hale, Mass Turner, Illinois Hill, Tenn." ^Public Land*— Messrs Collnmer, Vt Stephens, Ga A McClernand, Illinois O Duncan, Ky Brodhead, Pa Putnam, N Jameson, Mo Alexander Evans, Md N N Cobb, Ala.

Post Office* and Pott Road*—Messrs Wm Goggin. Va Root, Ohio Charles Brown. Psnn St. John, N John S Phelps, Mo

Elijah Embree, Is GeorgeN Jones( Tenn Abraham Lincoln, 111 inoia S Kauflman, Texas.

District Columbia—J Chapman, Md A Talmadge, N Jas McDowell. Va VV Barrow Tenn Orlando Ficklin. Illinois Wm Henry, Vt A Sims. S TO Edwards, Ohio Thurston, I. ljudiciary—Messrs Ingersoll, Pa George Ashmun.Mass John Pettit, la N Hall, N

W Lumpkin. N Jamea Dixon, Ct French, Ky Taylor, Ohio Mesd, Va. Revolutionary C/«i»»w—Messrs King. Mass C- Bntler. Ps W Bourdon, Ale Rose, N

A Ivsrson, Ga Outlaw, N Jona Morris. Ohio Wm A Nswell. N E Smsrt, Me. Private Land Claim*— Messrs Gayls, Ala John E Bradley. Ps Bowtin, Mo W W Wick, la. Rsmsey. NY JH Hannanaon,

W Tompkins, Miss S Canby, Ohio/ A Johnson, Tenn. Public Esptndtiurtt—Wltwx* Thos L. Clingman, N John Strohnt.Pa Henry Bedinger Vs, A Hal*. Mass W Hall, Mo John N Jonea. Ga E La Sere, La Clark, Me US Conger N Y-

Naval Affatr*—Mean's King, Os,' E Holmes. 8 RC Schenek, Ohio II Whlia, N Bayley, Vs LC Levin. Ps Stsnton, Tenn E DCahetl, Fls/ A Tuck, N H.

Foreign ^/ninr—Mmrs Smith, C«nn/H N Hillsrd, A Is Ingsrsnll. Pa George Marsh. Vt Rhett, 8 JohnS Psndlsien. Vs/ W:llism Dosr, N Y/ McLeUsnd, Mishipn/ Dsneafi. Ohio.

JirvoltUionarg rentumt—N W Coeke, Tenn Jf Silvssaer, Ky I Cammins, Ohio John Needles. Pa TS Beeneke.Ve/ 8 DennetI, N

David HamaiflOd, M« N Strode, Pa S- Law rsnes, NY Invalid Pe**iont~Mem* Henry Nss.Ps/ AS Fulton, Va George Fri*. Ohio N Lawrence, N A W Venable, N C/ A Thompson, Va Geo N Eekhart, Ps Jas. 3 Wiley, Mr Geo PetrisNYork.

Rati* and CmnaU—Robert SeMmek, Ohio E 0 Holme*, N Robert Jmtth, III/ Alex Ir»in, Ps/ A W C1bmh 8 0 Pvyton, If ft W A New ell.

J/ Job Mann. Ps.

fatMti-Mnsn Jsbn Farrvlly, Pat N Clar, ft Y." Thomas 1 Benlyt Iml Jotia N Joaes, Gs IC Miller. Obis. fcAffr BiiUingv-'Mmrt Jefca W H«sst«n, Del W It Ptsetaa, Vs Jsmes Fara*, Ohio Roben MeLaae. Md Gtdeoa Rsynolde N

Joint ZJknry CommiOm— Vteaara Adsata. Mass/ Prsstoa, Va Marphr, N Y. Agriculture—Msasrs llegh White, N Yi A II Shepherd, If C, Wm Sswjrss. Ohio, Palfrey.

Mass. N Hart la, Ala. Wei RockblH, Batcher. Me, W» Thontpsoa, Iowa. StingerIsad.N Y-

Messrs if 3 A B»tt.

8 C, JBIanehard.ps, MeUne. Md, Holly. N Y. CII Psaslee. f» R, Beet#, V», W Fsathemewsgb. Mka, mekiaseiti Otlfe

Ttrrittriet—HfawnC ItHmftfc, la, 9 Craastmt, t.ftCSbb, Oe: JsltaS RStfcwelt, Mass JaaaieleinMnai. PS, DO^t. N TIE Mans, La, W Evans, Okie. PilWhery. Tessa.

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Psblic Lands-*Mr Brews

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Private LmwI Claw-Mr Yulsa^ Indian Affa.ra-Mr Claims-Mr M«»o«

Revolutionary Claims—Mr Bright

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Expenditures if Stole D*j*rtn**t— Mssara Bsrrsngsr.N C, Cresisr, Tsnn. 8 Lshai, Ohio Jsnws Dixon, Conn, Wm Collins, N

War Department—Messrs John Crosisr, Tenn, W Thompson, Ia, Wm Ksanon. Jr. Ohio 8

Jsekson, N Y, Abraham Lincoln, Illinois. Account*— Meears Linn Boyd. Ky. OS Gregory, N J.G A Btsrkwssthsr, N Y, Williltn JCen* non, Jr, Ohio, Wm Henry, Vt.-

Etpendilnres of Ik* iVasf Department—Messrs N Tompkins, Miss, N Boy don, N C,N McClsy, N Y, LCIsrk, Kr, A Tock. N

Post Ofic* DrjMrimeni—Msssra Jaa Wilsen, N H, O Ksliogf, N Y, E E Stsosrt. Midirtfsn.S Leffler. Iowa, John Thompson, Kjr.

Pott Office Buildinge—Messrs E Csbell, of Florida. James Hampton, N J. Wm Sawyer, Ohio, E Holmes. NY, W A Richsrdson, III.

Enrolled BilU-^^Jim^Jl*m^n,ii J. Robinaon,Is. isss '$* *4

O N E S S I O N A

Corresponding of the Baltimore American. 8ENATK, Wasuinoton, Dec. 14, 1847. The Vice President presented the an* nun I report of the Treasury Department upon the aubject of Commerce and Navigation of which 5000 extra copies were ordered to be printed. *T

Mr. Hale, at his own request, waa excused from serving upon any of the Committees.

Mr. Dickinson submitted the following resolutions, which were ordered to be in it

Resolved, Thnt tVfie fwHcf rerjtiiros the Government of the U. States to strength) on its political and commercial relations upon this Continent by the nnnexntion of tuch contiguous territory as may conduce to that end and can be justly obtained— nnd thnt neither in such ncqnisition nor in the territorial organization thereof, can nny conditions be constitutionally imposed or institutions bo provided for or established inconsistent with (he right of the people thereof to form a free sovereign Stnte, with the powers and privilege* of the original members of the Confederacy.

Resolved, That rn organizing a territorial government for territory belonging to the United States, the principles of eelf government upon which oar federative system rests will be best promoted—the true spirit and meaning of the constitution be observed and the confederacy strengthened by leaving all questions concerning the domestic policy therein lo the Legislatures chosen by the people there* of- j.., a *.'•'* .fjr-

A number of bills were introduced, read twice, and referred to appropriate committees.

#Mr.

Cameron offered the usual resolu

tion to furnish new Senator* with books, which, after considerable debate, was referred to the Committee on ihe Library, and—'.he Senate adjourned.

WAsnifftTON, Dec. 15, 1847.

The Rev. Mr. Gurley, Chnplain of the Bouse, opened the House this morning with prayer. ,»

Mr. C. J. Ingersoll has reported two or three rules making havoc with the hour rule aa a general rule, with a limitation of speeches to fifteen minutes, nnd if necessary, five minutes to explain amendments offered in committee.

Mr. Ingersoll also proposea that members—according to the custom in the French Chamber of Deputies—may address the Mouse "from the Clerk's desk or nenr the Speaker's chair."

A debate upon Internal Improvements sprung up in the House this morning, growing out of the proposition to establish new Committee on Commerce. r. Rhett of S. C. was the first lo make war upon this inland Commerce—regarding this as an innovation upon the Constitution, &c. Mr. R. thought there had been terrible infractions upon the Constitution nlrendy, and that this proposition

WHS only the child of the Chicago Convention. All new committees, according to Mr. R., had sprung up from such public meet' ings, and he denied the power.of Congress over commerce nmong the 8tntes. The Southern people deemed this nn outrage —an interference with their rights. Mr. Webhter, when Secretary of Stnte, directed tho marshals to obtain all possiMe in* formation of the productions of the S*ate, and in cnnsequenco of this call, some of the marshals were treated by the people with scorn. They did not choose to be questioned AS to the oumber of pigs they had raised.

Mr. R. argued that the power over commerce among the States, meant the power of Foreign Commerce among the States. The doctrines which had grown up in regard In Rivera and Harbors were most pernicious. Because the States were competent to Improve a harbor, Mr. R. argued that ths General Government waa not thus competent to improve them.— The people living along Like Michigan had no right to call upon Sooth Carolina tn improve their harbofs. 1 he General Government, whenever asked to do *0, had surrendered the tonnage duties to the Stales, with the View of allowing them the power to improve their harbors.

Mr. Smith of la., replied with apirit, asking if we were to enter- into a chemical analysis between aalt and fresh water between inland aad foreign Commerce between the claims of rivers and harbors upon the interior snd those of the aea board. The people ef the Mfasiasippi Valley would not coneem see their commerce wasted by the nbetrnetfafis nf their Inland •fcje, whilst the energies of the Government *ert exheusted upon the aea board.

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any thing wag established it wss the power of

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sacrificed. No one could aucceesfully deny the power of Congress to improve the Mississippi, the Ohio, and whatever, in the sound discretion of Congress, should be deemed necessary. Ho believed that whatever might be the ultimate fato of an Internal Improvement Bill, tbat one would pass.

Mr. Hoot, of Ohio, amused the House somewhat with a pointed practical repty to Mr. Rhett. tfi" k&\

Mr. Bedinger, of Va.. was alarmed at the encrnechments nf the Federal Government. The innovations appeared to him quite fearful, and he was rejoiced that the South Carolina member had taken the stand lie had. He was ready to follow.

Pending this debate, and aingularly enough upon the same subject, came the veto message of tbe President—vetoing the River and Hnrhor Bill which passed at the last session of Congress.

The Message ia very long, too long to copy in season for the mail, or I would send it to you. It is designed, no doubt, as an*answer to the Chicago Convention.

A motion was msde lo interrupt the rending of the veto Message, but the friends of the F.xecutive profesaed a willingness lo hear it to the end. though they did not listen to what was embodied in it. The document is an elaborated review of the acts of Congress upon works of Internal Impiovement, and such deductions f»om them as form the peculiar views of the Executive.

A pointed debate followed at once upon the Message, and in reply—Mr. Vinton, from his experience nnd knowledge of some of tho facts stated by the Executive, being able at once to controvert the statements of the President, particularly in re» gard to whnt was said of the ISth Congress nnd the Internal Improvement measures which originated in this memorable hodv,—abler, as Mr. V. said, tinn any Congress which had succeeded it. Mr. Polk maintains that out for the arrest of these Internal Improvement measure*, a debt would have been created of §200 000.000. Mr. V. said that the friends of Improvement contemplatedjjno such expenditure of money.

Mr. Stewart moved an adjournment, which was decided in the negative. Mr. Stewnrt then addressed the House in opposition to the doctrines of the Message, and strongly contended for the power in the Government of constructing a certain class of internal improvements. .He also enlarged upon the advantages to the country,, particularly to the West, of liberatepcourpgement of internal improvement.

Mr. Schenck. of Ohio, chmd the debate in an argument of great point and brilliancy upon the Message, and then offered the following Resolutions, which were read for information, but were not acted upon hy the House:

Whereas, The Confederacy was formed for the purpose of establishing perfect Union and promoting the general welfare, it becomes those who are entrusted with regulating the Government so to direct its movements aa to perfect that Union ^nd advance thnt welfare:

And whereas, the prosperity, felicity, safety, and perhaps, national existence. are involved in the invasive war we are now prosecuting against our sister Republic of Mexico, this important consideration should lead us to the adoption of such measures as may result in doing justice to Mexico and promoting the lasting welfare of the United States. 1 herefore be it.

Resolved. Thai it is inexpedient for the United States so to use its conquest a* to extinguish the national existence of Mexico, but so to avail itself of the victories it has achieved, as establish by treaty stipulations a lasting peace with Mexico upon the basis of an entire free trade between the two Republics such as exi*t between the several States of this Union.

Resolved,

Thnt we agree to re-cede all

the territory we have taken from Mexico heynnd the Rio Grande upon the condition that onr citttens have free ingress and egrea* into New Mexico and Upper California, the privilege of holding land and exercising their religion, and of carrying on trade a* fully as nnv of the Mexican citi* tens of those provinces.

Resolved. Tnat a further condition be the right of entry and departure of our ahipping, both National and Domeetio, into and from th* Mexican ports as unrestricted aa in tbe ports of the U- States, with all the

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in, discharging, purchasing and aellmg of cargoes, as in our own por:s. Resetted further. Thai

we stipulate

for right of contracting a Rail Road from the U- S. to the bartior of San Diego, and to any town in New Mexico or California.

Resolved. Thai it i« expedient to keep possession of the Ca«tle of Sin Juan UHoa as a hmtage for the fulfilment of the

stipulation afcove reeiied. The important business of ihe Senate has been the Resolo'ion of Mr. Calhoun in regsrd to the War* No nahete waa made upon it—none will be offered for some days. The Resolution excited much intere«t. and is the subject of general private comment.

Two other Resolutions deserving nf notics were presented tn the Senate to-day-one by Mr. Davis nf Maae. looking to some further legiststimi upon inland ttavi gat inn whereby to prevent the repetition nf steambwat aeeidento. H*^Thn third Resole*ion was presented hy

Mr. Downs of Lou. and looks to some ee* tmn wherehv tn take better care of our Soldiers in Hew Orleans. More bsrracks and better provision for ths comfort of the soldier* ere desmed necessary si this quarter, and Congress aritt at an early day bs cstM

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IIOUSK OP ItKPRESENTATIVRS* Wamuutos, Dec. 15,1847. The Chaplain elect, the Rev. Mr. Gur ley made a fervent and appropriate pray* ®r, SPF. T*«

MrrSmrth. df Illinois, asked leave' fo submit a resolution, bvt the speaker ra* plied that the first business in order wou(4 be the unfinished business of yesterday* to wit: the resolution of the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Vinton,) for a new atan* ding committee, and the amendment offer* ed lo the same by the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr. Houston.)

Mr. Rhett addreasedthe House warmly and at some length in opposition to the resolution, and against the doctrine of in* terns! improvements by tbe General Govt ernment.

Mr. Caleb B. Smith replied, and defers ded both the resolution and the doctrine of internal improvements, aa well in regard to the lakea and great western rivers as ths Atlantic harbors snd rivsrs.

Mr. Root followed on ihe same side, and entertained the Houae with aome spicy and facetious strictures upon the anti-in« ternal improvement doctrines of aome qf the Southern straight-laced gentlemen.

Mr. Bedinger next addressed the House aod took ground agarnat the internal impiovement doctrino which the proposed new committee was designed to foster.

A message from the President of the United States was here received, nnd. oo motion of Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi, who remarked that rt treated of the sub. ject under discussion, ordered to be lead.

The CLrk accordingly read the meg* sage, which contoined the President's ob* ject ions, nt great length tn the River nnd Harbor Bill passed at the last seaaion of Confess, but not signed by the President.

Mr. VVentwor'.h moved thnt the aaid message he referred lo tho committee on commerce.

Mr. Vinton hoped the gentleman from Illinois would give way to a motion which he designed tn mako for the appointment of a select committee to receive this message, and make a report on the aamev which should go to the country along with the message.

Mr. Wentworth auggested that the com* mittee on commerce would no doubt make a report in opp6sition to the doctrines of the messsge, which would go to tbe coun try in company with it.

Mr. Vinton said the du'.ies df that corn* mittee would be aufficiently arduous with* out attending to this elaborated message. He thought the better way would be to raise a select committee, which could have time to go fully into the important subject treated of by the message. He then en* tered into an examination of some of the positions aasumcd by the President, and made an nrgument in opposition to them.

He took up and replied to the declara* 'tion of the Prenisent, that the arreat of this system of internal improvementa by a former President, (Jackson) had saved tn the country two hundred millions of dollars.

He gave a history of the appropriations for intemnl improvements which have been made by past Congresses, and con* concluded by imputing error lo ihe Preii* dent in the matter.

Mr. Haralsos, of Georgia, followed, and remarked that discussion upon the men* sage before it is printed and put on the desks of members would be premature and out of place. Let the message be printed, he said, that members may know all that it contains, nnd then, he doubted not, some fifty members on that floor would be ready to reply to it. Their speechea could then go out lo the country nod have their effect. He moved thnt the mesasge be laid on the table and printed.

Mr. Baily, of Virginia, rose not logo into a constitutional argument opon the subject under discussion. He would lake another occasion to do that. But he rose to reply to a single remark of the gentle* man from Ohio, (Mr. Vinton.) in relation to the arrest of the appropriations for in* ternal improvements by a former President.

He then went on to show that the dec* Isration of the present President on the subject was not exaggerated, but lhat tha figures and calculations of thegen''emsa from Ohio were incorrect.

Mr. Andrew Stewart waa in favor of referring the document to a select com* mittee, as he considered the message a very important one. lie spoke for some minutes on the subject. He wished the committee robe composed of one member from each Stain of the Union.

Mr. Sims, of South Carolina, made a few remnrks, and moved to amend the motion of the gentleman from llhnota, so as to have tha message inserted on the journal.

The Speaker stated that the Clerk in* formed him that all messages from the President of the United Slates are spread upon the journal.

Mr. Schenck took the -floor, and made some strictures upon the message, and the manner, time snd object of sending it into the House, not to be acted spon by the House so much aa to act upon the House.

In conclusion, Mr. S. moved that the House adjourn, hut gave way to Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, who submitted a preamble and reeolntions aa a basis of a free-trade treaty of peace with Mexico, which were read for the information of members, snd ihea tbe House adjourn*

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