CHRONICLE. BANK STOCK. The effects of the recent proceedings at Harrisburg, has been to depress the price of United States bank stock full four per cent. in the New York market. On the 2d sales were made at 69 to 71. BEET SUGAR. We were not aware of the extent to which the manufacture of sugar from the beet has been carried on in Europe. It is stated in the N. York Jour nal of Commerce that the quantity of beet sugar manufactured in France, Belgium and Germany in 1833 amounted to 150,000,000 lbs.-and it is confidently expected that the crop of 1839 will reach two hundred millions of pounds, or two hundred thousand hhds. which is nearly four times the average crop of Louisiana. It has become no longer a matter of experiment, but is now considered as a regular business, affording a profitable means of investment. The sugar beet is also valuable as food for stock, particularly milch cows. Its productiveness is great, and the crop does not exhaust the soil. The sugar beet is cultivated to some extent in this country, and it might become a prominent article of cultivation generally, since in point of soil and climate no region is better fitted for its growth than the United States. [Amer. COTTON. The news from Havre to the 10th and Liverpool to the 6th January, infuses activity into the cotton market. New Orleans dates of the 22d ult. says, on arrival of the information 10,000 bales changed hands, 4,000 bales on the 21st, and the market closed last night firm, at the rates which we bring forward from last week. Liverpool classification. Ordinary, Middling, Fair to fully fair, 6 a 61-2 cents. Whether or not the buildings were insured, we have not learned. There is not a shadow of doubt that the fire is the work of design. phlet. It contains a statement of the cost of construc. tion of the road, the materials, amount of labor, &c. and alludes to the late unsuccessful negotiations between the company and the postmaster general in re FLOUR. Market prices at New York on the 3d inst. receipts of the road for the last year, ending December ference to the transportation of the mail. The total 5 50a5 75; at Philadelphia 5a5 12; at Baltimore 4 87a 31, 1839, amounted to $490,635 55, exceeding the to5; shipments from this port last week amounted total receipts of the preceding year, $118,720 61. Of the 21,000 barrels. At least 50,000 barrels have been gross aggregate receipts, the sum of $414,974 76 was brought to this market within the last four weeks, most received from passengers. From the returns of the of which is shipped at Alexandria. Wagon price 4 75. way-bills it appears that 213,650 persons were booked IMPORTATIONS. The number of packages of dry for passages over the road during the year. goods imported from Liverpool into New York, in the month of January the last six years; were as follows: Packages. Packages. 1835, 8,860 | 1833, 14,105 1839, 16,372 1840, 5,100 13,612. 2,959 ing the year 1839 the nett profits of the road were $64,917 06-being nearly six and a half per cent. on place the company in a still stronger position, and inthe capital. The committee who made the report propose improvements and retrenchments which will sure a further increase of dividends. The company's works have cost in their construction 84,379,225 17, including all expenses. A dividend on the capital stock was declared in July last, and another of 3 1-2 per cent for the last six months payable on the first of February. [American. Mohawk and Hudson. The annual report of the MoAverage of the six years 10,163. This shows a di-hawk and Hudson rail road company shows that durminution in the average importation of the last month of 7,209 packages from the port of Liverpool only. has returned to Pittsburg from her recent trip to New IRON STEAMBOAT. The iron steamboat Valley Forge Orleans. Her speed has not been so great as was expected, in consequence of her fire hearths being too small, but this defect will be remedied forthwith, when Columbia, Harrisburg and Cumberland Valley rail she will depart for St. Louis. The Pittsburg Gazette road. The arrangements on these roads are so judicious states that, in all other respects, she has been found to and complete, that the travel and transportation be answer admirably. Her security against snagging is tween Philadelphia and Chambersburg are prosecuted ascertained to be very great. In addition to her hav-with as great facility as if the three roads were under ing, without injury, ran against a snag which had pre-one management and proprietorship. A case in point viously sunk another boat, it is stated that she had is mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer: another severe trial in running against a bluff sand A train of 17 cars left the warehouse of Messrs. bank while under full headway, without receiving the Craig, Bellas & Co. on Wednesday last was taken slightest injury, or taking in one drop of water. from the head of the inclined plane by one of the state [American of the 25th ult. engines on Thursday morning, reached Carlisle on 11 1-2 aFriday, was loaded with 456 barrels of flour at the Mobile dates of 221 Feb. says:-"The accounts via Extract of a letter to the editor of warehouse of Mr. Henry Rhoads, and started on SaNew Orleans, to the 10th January, have caused to-day, the Patriot, dated Washington, February 28. turday morning to return to Philadelphia. This train a brisk demand, at a quarter of a cent advance." "I learn from a correct source that the committee arrived in safety at the warehouse in this city, on MonCharleston, South Carolina, dates of the 29th ult. from the Baltimore and Philadelphia rail road compa-day evening, the 24th-the same undivided line that says-there has been considerable animation among ny, had a meeting to-day with the postmaster general, had set out the preceding Wednesday, and occupying dealers in Upland, and about 10,523 bags have been and that they have agreed upon all points as to a re- but four working days in the whole trip. This is, intaken at 5 a 9 3-4 cents. We quote Liverpool classifi-storation of the mail upon their road, except one, of deed, gratifying intelligence, and will be read with cation-ordinary and inferior 6 1-4 a 7; middling and seeming trifling importance to the company. It is this: feelings of pleasure by our business community. The middling fair 7 1-2 a 8; fair to fully fair 8 1-4 a 8 1-2; the department claims the right of changing the sche-officers of the state road, are, we are assured, exerting good fair 8 3-4 a 9; choice 9 1-2 per lb. dule as to the time of departure, which is resolutely ob- themselves to the utmost to facilitate trade and travel. New York dates of the 2d instant say: "Our stock Jjected to by the company. This is regarded as absoof cotton has become so much reduced, and the assort-lutely necessary, so that a complete connection may be ment so much broken, that shippers are compelled to preserved in the great mail route; they were told the stay their hand for want of stock. The sales to-day postmaster general had no intention, nor did he think are only half as large as on the last days of last week." it probable, that any alteration would be made. Upon this point, however, the committee make issue, and reDEATHS. The hon. John Rutherford. This venera- fuse to contract to carry the mail. I still hope they will ble man expired on Sunday last, after a painful illness yield the point and come into the measure; or, if this is of some months, at Edgarstown, New Jersey. He was not done, that all further negotiation may be brought at the last of the senators under Washington and at the once to an end, that the public and all parties concernperiod of his death had just completed his 80th year. ed may know what to do, and act accordingly. Good fair, Good and fine, 10 a 101-2 [Post. The venerable James Maury, late United States consul at Liverpool, died in New York, on the 23d ult. aged 95 years. EXCHANGE. Domestic exchange (says the New York papers of the 24 inst.) are much the same as last week. The rates to-day are as follows: Philadelphia 6 1-4a 6 2-3; Baltimore 5 1-2a5 3-8; Richmond 6 1-2a7; Charleston 3 1-443 1-2; Savannah 546; Macon 9a10; Mobile 7 1-2a7 3-4; New Orleans 4 1-2. THE MAIL AGAIN. SALT. This article constitutes an important item in the internal trade of the state of New York. The salt springs of Saling, apparently inexhaustible, yield annually large supplies of this indispensable commodity, which is carried westward by the canal, and finds a ready market in the interior. Within the year 1839 in the town of Salina 2,804,718 bushels of salt were inspected, being a larger quantity by 239,656 bushels than was ever inspected there before in one year. MISSIONS. By the last annual report of the AmeriTIMES IN NEW YORK. The whig papers have made can board of Foreign Missions it appears that the re-great ado about the severity of the pressure in New ceipts for the year ending July 31, 1839, exceeded those York in consequence of the perseverance of the banks of the former year nearly eight thousand dollars. Then continuing cash payments. The following from missions under the care of the board are twenty-six, the Journal of Commerce shows how far their stateembracing 77 stations at which 136 ordained missionments are to be credited: arios are engaged. The whole number of missionary "We do not deny that New York has suffered selaborers sent out by the board, including ordained verely, but a friend who is very well acquainted with ministers, physicians, teachers, printers and other as-affairs, has kept a list of the failures since the second sistants, male and female, is 375, who with nine native break in Philadelphia-the compound tracture, as it preachers and ninety-eight other native helpers, make may well be termed-and it amounts to fifty. Part the whole number of persons laboring at the several of these, however, are not absolute failures, though missions under the patronage of the board, four hun- there are probably enough not on the list, to compen dred and eighty-one. The receipts for the past year sate for this. The U. S. bank, by its expansions and have been $240,169 82. The number of printing es- contractions in its paliny days, used to break twice tablishments is 14; of presses 24; of type foundaries 4; this number in a month.” [Post of 27th. of churches 52; of church members 7,311; of seminaries 7, containing 363 pupils; of boarding schools 10, containing 344 pupils; of free schools about 350 containing about 10,000 pupils. FIRE IN WILMINGTON, DEL A slip from the office of the Delaware Gazette informs us that a fire broke out in that city on Wednesday 26th ult. in a stable in Shipley street, near the post office, and in the most populous part of the city. The stable was destroyed together with two horses and a cow which were in it, and a three story brick house at the corner of Shipley and Fourth streets, occupied by Stephen Boddy, and a two story brick house below the stable also took fire, the former of which was destroyed down to the second floor. The wind being high at the time, the A statistical schedule is given of all the officers, misfire was communicated, by the flying of sparks, to sionaries, and stations of the board, from the beginning a number of buildings at the distance of several squares; of operations about the year 1810 down to the present but none of them were materially injured. Much fur-year. The number of missionary ministers educated niture was destroyed or greatly injured. The follow- at theological seminaries is stated at one hundred and ing is a summary of the property destroyed or in- fifty-four since the organization of the board. Of these jured. one-half were from Andover, twenty eight from Princeton, &c. [American, Feb. 24. RAIL ROADS. The amount paid by the Providence rail road company, for the purchase of the Seekonk, rail road, including cars, &c. is $34,955 70. The stable and hotel of Mrs. McGee, in Fourth street, the first entirely consumed, and the roof and second story of the latter burnt, and furniture considerably injured. The three story house at the corner of Shipley and Fourth streets, owned by David C. Wilson, burnt to the second story, and the furniture of Mr. Boddy, the occupant, considerably injured. The grocery store of Mr. J. Menough, burnt to the second story, and the goods and furniture much broken and otherwise injured. The adjoining building occupied as a millinery store, roof and third story burnt. The building on the corner of Market and Fourth streets, occupied on the first floor by Mr. Ziba Ferris, as a watchniaker's shop, Joseph Brinhurst as a drug store, Misses Bair & Brown, as a stock and millinery store, A. Shadd, as a barber shop, and the second story by Mr. W. M. Nat, as and office-the roof and part of the third story burnt. The next was the Union bank-roof and garret floor burnt. The adjoining buildings, occupied by judge Milligan, roof and garet floor burnt, and furniture gready jued. The gross receipts of the Providence rail road company, were last year, $313,907 44; expenditures including the above, damages to water power company, second track to Roxbury, &c. $194,411 48; capital $1,782,000 00; dividend 8 per cent. or $142,560 00. The Lowell rail road company's receipts were $211,219 91; expenditures 92,151 44; dividend 8 per cent. on $1,650,000 00 or $126,000. the laborers on the Franklin rail road, now in preWAGES. The Hagerstown Torchlight says that gress of construction, received $100 per day, last fall. Baltimore and Ohio rail road, west of Harper's Ferry, They now receive but 75 cents. The laborers on the at the commencement of that work received $1.25 per day-they now receive 62 1-2 cents. And after the suspension of operations on the canal, some weeks ago, hundreds and hundreds of laborers were willing and anxious to work for their boarding, but could not get employment." bcr of sheep in the wool growing states of the north Wool The Albany Cultivator estimates the numat 15,000,000. At the rate of three pounds per fleece, The price of wool has ranged from forty to sixty cents the clip of 1839 would be forty-five millions of pounds. per pound. Taking the low average of forty-five cents the last clip of wool would be worth more than twenty millions of dollars. article is thought to be a good business. The CultiThe growing of wool at the present prices of the vator however suggests very sensibly that something The Worcester rail road received $231,807 18, and flocks; and that good wool, bringing good profits, is more than ordinary care should be extended to the expended $126,381 83; dividend 6 1-2 per cent. not to be expected from sheep that get their living as capital $1,800,000 00. The eastern rail road re-they can find it, being exposed in the meantime to all ceived $125,623 15; expenditures $53,176 17; dividend the vicisitudes of a severe and variable climate. Care$60,772 09. The total expenditures on the road to 31st ful atten ion to those animals will be abundantly repaid December, were $1,306,196 89. The Taunton railroad receive $58,013 78; expended $10,711 78; dividend 6 per cent. on $250,000. [Boston Democrat. fleece may be greatly improved by a course of attento the farmer. It is known that the quality of the tive nurture and feeding of the sheep. The best Erglish breeds have been brought to their fine condition by Second annual report of the Philadelphia, Wilming such means. Mr. Bakewell, by proper management ton and Baltimore rail road company. We have re- and a judicious system of crossing, reared his excelceived a copy of this report in the form of a neat pam-lent stock out of ordinary breeds. [Bult. American. FIFTH SERIES. No. 2.-VOL. VIII.] BALTIMORE, MARCH 14, 1840. [VOL. LVIII.-WHOLE No. 1,485. THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY, BY JEREMIAH HUGHES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. court 32 INDEX OF CONTENTS OF No. 2, VOL. 8. chamber, a long retinue of maids of honor and bed- As her majesty approached the chapel the nationCHRONICLE-banks, Connecticut river, cotton crop, chamber. Her majesty, the queen dowager Ade-al anthem was performed by the instrumental band. cotton trade, election, explosion, flour, improved lo- laide, came in state to the chapel. Royal anthems, Her majesty walked up the aisle, followed by her comotive, income on railways, money matters in prayers and the customary marriage ceremony were train-bearers, and attendants, without noticing or Philadelphia, packet ships, pork in the west, supreme performed. bowing to any of the peers. On reaching the haut CONGRESS-proceedings of, in senate 24-27; in house At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony, the pas her majesty knelt on the faldstool, and, having ot representatives 27-31 procession returned to the state rooms, his royal performed her private devotions, sat down in her FOREIGN ARTICLES-arrival of the Great Western; Great highness prince Albert taking the hand of the chair of state. The different officers of state having Britain, queen Victoria's marriage, prince Albert na- queen. The hon. Frederick Byng, sir Frederick now taken their seats in the body of the chapel, the turalized and invested with the order of the garter, Smith, Mr. Blackwood, captain Green and Mr. Al- coup d'ail was splendid beyond description. After the northeastern boundary, illness of the duke of ford Montgomery, gentlemen ushers, and Mr. Wil- the lapse of a few seconds, her majesty rose and adWellington 17; items, Liverpool corn market, tea, son, the queen's harbinger, closing the royal pro-vanced with his royal highness, prince Albert, to money market; Spain, meeting of the cortez, report- cession. the communion table, where the archbishop of Caned engagement between Carbo's division and Brujo; France, last prices of stocks, news from Madrid reterbury immediately commenced reading the serspecting the elections, shooting of a prisoner by Cabrera, French ambassador count de Pontois; items from the east 18; price of stock, defeat of the Arabs at Blida, the duke de Broglie arrived at Paris; Constantinople, quadruple alliance; Canada, the union of the two Canadas, prices of American stocks in London 19 vice. The queen retired with her consort to the throne room, where, in the presence of the archbishops of Canterbury and York, the attestation of the inarThe rubric was rigidly adhered to throughout. riage was signed by all the illustrious party present. bers of the royal family who had occupied places The services having concluded, the several memThe married couple then proceeded to Buckingham around the altar returned to take their positions in palace, and thence in the afternoon to Windsor cas. tle. A grand state dinner party was given at St. the procession. On passing her majesty, they all James' palace, and also several by the royal fami- paid their congratulations, and the duke of Sussex, after shaking her by the hand in a manner which POLITICS OF THE DAY-public meeting at Washington ly, cabinet ministers, &c. appeared to have little ceremony, but with cordialicity 19-22; Ohio Harrison state convention 21; Prince Albert, besides being naturalized by act ty in it, affectionately kissed her cheek. After all Van Buren electoral ticket of Virginia, Pennsylvania of parliament before marriage, was also invested had passed, with the exception of the royal bridedemocratic state convention, Mississippi democratic with the order of the garter, and made a field mar-groom, her majesty passed hastily across to the other side of the altar, where the queen dowager The queen and Albert held a brilliant soiree at was standing, and kissed her. St. James' palace, Feb. 19. INDEX TO VOL. IV, forwarded to subscribers state convention 17 22 shal. REMARKS OF MR. WEBSTER, in answer to parts of Mr. 22-24 REMITTANCES BY MAIL. "A postmaster may enclose money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third person, and frank the letter, if written by himself."-Amos Kendall. Some of our subscribers may not be aware that they may save the postage on subscription money, by requesting the postmaster where they reside to frank their letters containing such money, he being able to satisfy himself before a letter is sealed, that it contains nothing but what refers to the subscription. [Am. Farmer. Together with this number we send the Index to volume IV, or volume LIV, fifth series, which completes all the Indices up to September last.The Index to the volume from that time to March, 1840, is now in progress and will be shortly pleted and forwarded on to our subscribers. From the London Sun, Feb. 11. Prince Albert then took her majesty's hand, and the royal pair left the chapel, ail the spectators standing. Last evening a very splendid banquet was given in the banqueting-hall, built by George IV. The A few minutes before twelve, the queen dowa theatres and the metropolis generally were illumiger entered the chapel royal through the dean's ves-nated, and the most brilliant displays were made try door, and took her seat near the altar. Her throughout the metropolis. majesty was arrayed in a robe of rich purple silk The northeastern boundary. The London StanCanterbury and York, and the bishop of London authority above all exception, to set at rest the exvelvet, trimmed with ermine. The archbishops of dard of the 17th ult. says: "We are enabled, upon immediately rose on the entrance of her majesty. traordinary anxiety which has been excited by the Her majesty, after performing her private devo- appearance of what purported to be an extract from tions, perceiving the most rev. prelates still stand- a recent proclamation of sir John Harvey, the going, sent lord Howe, who was in waiting, to desire vernor of New Brunswick. We have before us a that they might take their seats. This act of consi- letter dated Quebec, January 16th, 1840, and adderate courtesy created a general sensation through-dressed to the head of an eminent Canada house in out the chapel. the city, containing the following perfectly satisfacA flourish of trumpets and drums, at twenty-five tory solution of the difficulty, which the colonial minutes past twelve o'clock, gave intimation that secretary was totally unable to give: "I mentioned the procession of the royal bridegroom had com- in my last letter a memorandum published by sir commenced its movement, and shortly after, having John Harvey, which looked very warlike, and passed through the various rooms to which we have blamed him very much for publishing it—but it now alluded, it entered the colonade. appears it is all a mistake of Mr. Kemble's (the editor of the Quebec Mercury) and that these obserner and some officious person has now for the first vations were made three years ago at a public dintime published them. The Maineacs have no money, and must remain quiet, whether they will or Having reached the haut pas, his royal highness not, which is all the better for all parties-and there About twelve o'clock on Saturday, after an alaffectionately kissed the hand of the queen dowa. is every reason to hope that all matters in dispute most unprecedented long interval since advices had Immediately on his entrance, a voluntary was per- anxiety was excited about the houses of parliament, ger, and then bowed to the archbishops and dean. between the parties will be settled amicably." Illness of the duke of Wellington. Considerable been received from Europe, the gallant steamer formed by sir George Smart, on the organ. The Great Western, arrived at New York, bringing in- master of the ceremonies and the officers of the on Friday night, by a report that the duke of Weltelligence to the day of her sailing, the 20th of Fe-bridegoom stood near the person of his royal high-lington was in a speechless state. Inquiries, howmation: "After taking a hearty meal, at 2 o'clock ever, at Apsley house, elicited the following inforon Wednesday afternoon, the duke rode in Hyde Park on horseback. During this exercise his grace was seized with sudden debility, to an extent which at first excited considerable apprehension. The cause of the attack is supposed to have been, that the exercise of riding so soon after dinner had interfered with the process of digestion. FOREIGN ARTICLES. As the prince moved along, he was greeted with Forty-five days later from Europe-arrival of the enthusiastic waving of handkerchiefs from the loud clapping of hands from the gentlemen, and Great Western steamer-marriage of queen Victo-assembled ladies. He wore the uniform of a field ria-approval of the acts of captain Elliott in China marshal in the British army. -prospect of war in Europe-the cotton market, &c. &c. bruary. GREAT BRITAIN. ness. The lord chamberlain and vice chamberlain, preceded by the drums and trumpets, then returnQueen Victoria's marriage. Her majesty's mar-ed to wait upon her majesty. riage took place at St. James' palace, February 10. Meanwhile his royal highness entered into close The rooms of the palace were filled at an early conversation with the queen dowager, until the hour by the nobility, foreign ambassadors, the gen-trumpets and drums announced the moving of the tlemen at arms, and yeoman of the guard on duty queen's procession. in the chambers allotted to thein. About half past twelve, prince Albert and the alter, the lord steward and lord chamberlain quitted After having conducted the royal prince to the queen having arrived from Buckingham palace, the royal bridegroom for the purpose of conducting only that his grace was much better on Friday, but We have the highest gratification in stating, not They proceeded in procession from the drawing the queen to the altar. In a few minutes that which that during the day the improvement was progresroom, arranged by sir Win. Woods, garter king of was denominated the queen's procession was an- sive, and that towards evening his early and comarms to the chapel royal. The trumpeters, he-nounced, by a flourish of trumpets and drums, as plete restoration to health was confidently anticipatralds, chamberlains, &c. preceded, then prince Al- having been put in motion. The procession passed ed. bert, of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, wearing the order through the colonade up to the chapel doors. Her Saturday evening the pleasing intelligence was gi On inquiring at the residence of his grace on of the garter, with which he had been previously majesty looked anxious and excited. She was pa- ven, that the dukes' medical attendant, who had invested-followed by his brother, the reigning ler even than usual. Her dress was a rich white just quitted Apsley house, pronounced him much prince. satin, trimined with orange flower blossoms, over better, and expressed an expectation that his illuswhich, but not so as to conceal her face, a beautiful trious patient might be declared convalescent toveil of Honiton lace was thrown. Her bride-maids morrow morning. and train-bearers were similarly attired, save that they had no veils. Her majesty wore the collar of the garter, but no other diamonds or jewels. Her attendants were arrayed with similar simplicity; and ladies more beautiful never graced palace, hall, or country green. The lord chamberlain, &c. then re-formed the procession and proceeded to the throne room, which the queen left at 25 minutes before one, preceded by a large number of her household, trumpeters, pages, &c. the earl Marshall, royal family, includ. ing the queen's mother. Her majesty's train was borne by twelve unmarried ladies, mostly of the nobility, followed by grooms, ladies of the bedVOL. VIII.-SIG. 2. The house has been literally besieged during the whole day, with the nobility and gentry of all shades of political sentiments, manifesting the most anxious interest for the noble duke. [Observer. February 19. The duke of Wellington passed a favorable night and is much better this morning. Items. The packet ship Stephen Whitney arriv ed out in 22 days. St. George street chapel, London, was destroyed by fire. sion. Had not the weather been so extremely unfavora- 131 killed and 108 wounded; that of the natives very unsatisfactory character. It is considered that ble, his grace would have attended the levee at St. severe, both in killed and wounded. One account the next arrivals will bring intelligence of the es Jame's palace. says nine hundred. tablishment of a blockade of the Chinese ports by Sir Frederick Maitland, commander-in-chief of our naval force; and as the American vessels are the naval force in the East Indies, died on board now trading in great numbers at Canton, it is fearthe Wellesley, on the 30th of November. ed they may, as in 1812 and 1813, insist upon their The reduction of the five per cent. stock is carThe Hampshire Telegraph states that a great na- rights, as neutrals to be allowed free access to the ried in the French chambers, leaving it to the hold-val armament is to be sent immediately from Ports- blockaded port, and thus the irritation now existing ers to take the money or scrip at 4 1-2 per cent. mouth, to take on board 16,000 native troops in In-between the two countries, may be materially ag dia; to lay the city of Canton under contribution, gravated. These circumstances, in conjuction The British ambassador, lord Palmerston, at Con- or destroy it if necessary, and then proceed north- with the discussions which have taken place in stantinople, has refused his assent to the proposition ward to Pekin, and compel the emperor to submis- parliament upon the subject of the debt, have proof Russia, to send fifty thousand of her troops into duced an unfavorable effect upon the public secuAsia Minor, across the Taurus. Affairs look warrities; and most of the government funds are to-day like between Russia and the other powers. 1-2 per cent. below the prices of last week. Exchequer bills have also declined about 5s. and are to-day at 8s. to 10s. premium. The inability of the United States bank to pay a dividend for the half year just ended, has produced a considerable decline in its shares at New York; and these securities were yesterday done as low as £17 upon our exchange, being a depression of about £2. There appears to be a trifling demand for American state stocks, but the prices have not improved. The scrip of the United States bank loan has, however, been done at 8 premium. At Tois in France, 40 lives were lost in a conflict between the troops and the country people, growing out of the high price of corn. The news of the firing on the Chinese junks, has reached England, and been approved of. ed. Mehemet Ali is fortifying Alexandria. Prince Albert is to preserve his title of duke of Saxe. The queen has ordered him by proclamation to be called his royal highness. Prince Albert is to receive £30,000 per annum by act of parliament. The queen held a court at Buckingham palace Feb. 18th, and received the addresses of both houses of parliament, to Victoria and Albert, to which they both briefly replied, and promised to fulfill the favorable hopes expressed from their union. The British Mediterranean fleet was moored in Malta, Feb. 2. There was 900 of the Chinese killed by the British ships of war that fired on the junks. Captain Elliot returned to Macao after the action, the Chinese were fortifying Hon Key bay. The packet ship Havre, from New Orleans, with 1,564 bales of cotton on board was burnt off the coast of Cork on the 10th February. Twenty of those on board were saved, the rest lost. United States bauk shares were sold at £18 to £18 10 equal to seventy per cent. American cur rency. The trial of the chartists of Newport resulted in the conviction of Frost, Williams and Jones, and they were sentenced to death; the sentence was af terwards commuted to transportation for life. Opium was selling in China at $1,000 a chest. Lansdowne. Lord John Russell is to be first lord The "privilege" affair of Stockdale and Hansard, (printers to the house), has taken quite a serious aspect. The sheriff's have been committed to prison for not levying on Hansard's printing office, and Mr. Howend, Stockdale's attorney, has been committed to Newgate by order of the speaker. Both houses of parliament have voted thanks to lord Auckland for the "glorious result" of the war in Affighanistan. On a direct vote of want of confidence in ministers, moved by sir John Buller, the vote was, noes 308, ayes 287. Ministerial majority 21. The allowance voted by parliament to prince Among the deaths announced is that of sir In Vienna there had been great mortality from SPAIN. The cortez it was believed, would meet Feb. 18. Madrid was quiet. In the Gazette we find the report of an engagement which took place on the 20th ult. in Catalonia, between Carbo's division and 3,000 men under Brujo. The latter, driven from their positions, left 43 killed on the field. The Christinos had only six killed and about 30 wounded. Cabrera is not dead, but recovering. FRANCE. Russia has negotiated a large loan, under pretext Paris, Feb. 17. Last prices. Five per cents. of making rail roads, &c. but in reality, it is as-113f. 20c.; three per cents. 83f. 20c.; Rente de Naserted, to place her navy on a footing of equality ples, 104f. 15c.; Portuguese three per cents. 23 1-2f.; with that of England and France. Belgian three per cents. 71f. 55c. The steam ship Liverpool, arrived out safely The Moniteur Parissien of Wednesday night contains the annexed telegraphic despatch: Parliament met January 10th, and was still sit-The sub-prefect of Bayonne to the minister of the ting on the 19th February. The large cotton factory of Mr. Houlseworth, at Glasgow, had been burned down, by which 2,000 people were thrown out of employ. Blanqui and the other conspirators against the government of Louis Philippe, have all been found guilty except two. Blanqui is sentenced to trans. portation for life, and the others to imprisonment from 3 to 16 years. Liverpool corn market, Feb. 18, 1840. The principal arrivals from abroad for the last week are comprised in 3,100 bbls. flour from the U. States. with Mr. Ward and Mr. C. Buller in office. American flour, duty paid, has met a moderate Frost, the leader of the Welch rebellion, is trans-sale at 438. to 44s. per bbl.; sack flour still moving ported. The earl of Mansfield died at Leamington, Fe-slowly at 44 a 56 shillings for Irish up to 62 shillings per 280 lbs. for best English. At our market this morning an advance of 1d. a 2d. per bushel was generally demanded but it was not realized bruary 18. M. Guizot is appointed ambassador to London. The duke of Broglie and Thiers were likely to come in the cabinet. Abdel Kader's troops were still at the southern foot of Mount Atlas, on the 8th February. The duke of Nemours of France married to the daughter of the duke of Saxe Coburg. She was a Catholic. Five hundred thousand francs a year have been granted to the duke of Nemours on the occasion of his marriage. interior. "Bayonne, Feb. 5. "According to the news from Madrid of the 1st, the Moderados have had decidedly an importaut majority in the general elections." The above advices anticipate those of the 30th ult. which have reached us in due course, through the Madrid papers and our private correspondence. The Perez de Castro Cabinet, says one letter, was overjoyed at its success, which was more complete than it had anticipated. The result is also a great triumph to the French influence, as the Exaltados, in despite of the support of the British government in the Spanish capital, and at Espartero's head quarters, have been defeated. The Eco de Aragon, of the 1st ult. has letters from Mas de la Matas of the 29th ult. The commandant shot by Cabrera's orders on the 27th, as Liverpool cotton market, Monday, Feb. 17. There a reprisal for the shooting of a priest by _Zurba was a fair attendance of the trade in the early part no, was of the Bourbon regiment, named Sanchez of the week, and full prices were obtained for all Salvador. He had been removed from Cantervieja, descriptions of American; and though the demand and was executed within a quarter of a leauge of rather abated on Wednesday, owing to the reports Espartero's head quarters. The sanguinary Zurof the dull state of trade in the interior, yet the in-bano had arrived there, and to the disgrace and inquiry has since revived, and the market has closed famy of the commander-in-chief of the Christino at rather higher rates for the better classes of Ame- army, was well received. We cannot but admire rican, whilst Brazil and other kinds continue heavy the impartiality of the Morning Chronicle's corGreater anxiety was felt in relation to money bales, of which 3,300 American are on speculation, deeds in shooting prisoners, were necessary acts at previous prices. The sales amount to 27,680 respondence from Mas de la Matas. Zurbano's matters than any thing else, and on the whole they and 1,500 American for export, and comprise 60 of rigor, whilst those of Cabrera, by retaliation, are regarded as decidedly favorable. The bank of Sea Island at 15 1-2d. to 22d. with 40 stained at 6d. were cruel and ferocious. What is barbarous in England has reduced the rate of interest to 5 per to 10d.; 6,550 bales bowed 5 1-2d. to 67-8d.; 4,600 the Carlist camp. is purely political in the Christicent, and out of doors it has been obtained on easier Mobile, Alabama and Tennessee, 5 1-4d. to 7d.; no one, for the queenites are patriots and the roy. terms. The stock of bullion in the bank has in- 13,500 Orleans 5 3-8d. to 7 1-2d.; 800 Pernambuco, alists savages. Cabrera will teach Espartero that creased to £4,000,000. The United States has Paraiba, &c. 8 5-8 to 9 1-8d.; 370 Bahia and Ma- although there is a war, all are Spaniards, and that succeeded in effecting the loan of 5,000,000 guild- ceio 8 3 8d. to 8 3-5d. 140 Maranham 77-8d. to an equal meed of justice must be extended to all. ers from the house of Hope & Co. of Amsterdam. 8 3.4d. 30 Carthagena, 5 1-8d.; 2 common West We have received the Sud and Semaphore of The opposition in the English parliament have India 6 1-2d.; 410 Egyptian 9d. to 11d.; 1,090 Surat Marseilles, of the 4th ult. which contain many commenced the war against the ministry most ri-4d. to 5 1-2d.; and 70 Madras at 5d. per lb. About letters from Constantinople and Alexandria. Prigorously, and it may be questioned whether lord 5,000 bags have been sold to-day at steady prices; vate correspondence from the two last mentioned Melbourne and his colleagues will be able to sustain 800 American have been taken for export. The capitals has also reached us, and we have additional themselves. The first great attack was made on sales consist of 500 Surat at 4 1 8d. to 5d.; 150 Per-information to that which we published on Friday. the 15th of February, when a call for the estimate nam 8 5-8d.; 150 Bahia 8 1-2d; the remainder of the probable income of the consolidated fund for American 5 1-2d. to 7d. On Saturday 3,500 bags 1840, although strenuously resisted, was agreed to were sold. in the house of commons by a vote of 182 to 172. In the debate attendant upon this call, most unsatisfactory accounts of the finances were given-showing a probable deficiency of millions for the current year. Tea. In the early part of the week small sales were effected, and these were at a decline of 3d. to 4d. per lb. on previous rates. Yesterday, news having been received from China that an engagement had taken place between two of her majesty's Much comment was excited by the fact that the vessels stationed there, and the Chinese war junks, duke of Wellington was the only member of the op- a re-action had again occurred, and prices have adposition invited to be present at the royal nuptials.vanced from 3d. to 6d. on all common and good By late accounts from India, it seems that the Congous and Twankays; the market closed firm, Anglo-Indian government is still pushing on its ca- with more buyers than sellers. reer of war and conquest. The khan of Rhelat had been attacked, his capital stormed and captured, and the khan himself slain. The British loss was London, Friday afternoon, Feb. 18th. Money market. The news received during the week from China and America has been of a very The semaphore's advices state that the count de Pontois, the French ambassador, was by no means in the favor of the porte, which did not admire the war carrying on against Abdel Kader. Letters from Teheran stated that the shah of Persia had no intention of pursuing his designs against Horat, till the eastern question is settled.The French ambassador, M. de Sercey and suite, had arrived at Tabriz. The Alexandria letters of the 17th ult. describe the great preparations for hostilities on the part of Mehemet Ali, and his determination not to give way in the dispute with the porte. A camp is to be formed in Lower Egypt, at Cairnan, about four leagues from Alexandria, to consist of 20,000 men, which corps is to be taken from the crews of the two fleets, amounting to Canada. Lord John Russell, on the 11th of Fe-tenure, the right of suffrage, it was not expected 30,000 Turks and Egyptians, with 15,000 Bedouins bruary, in reply to Mr. Packington, said he expect that they should themselves voluntarily aggravate and a national guard. One hundred pieces of artil- ed a draft of a bill for the union of the two Canadas, the evils of the omission by feeling no interest in lery have been sent to Syria, and the pacha was from the governor general of Canada, in the course public affairs; nor was it intended to debar them daily inspecting the two fleets. The Turkish of this month, as it was to leave New York on the from giving all the force which their political circrews seem quite reconciled to the service. Some 1st of February. As soon as the government had cumstances might perinit, to their opinions on the letters attribute these warlike movements to the considered the bill, he should submit it to the house. action of the federal government. resolution of the pacha to oppose the European The noble lord further stated that he had given orpowers vi et armis, and others to his intention of ders that returns in reference to the number of reattacking Constantinople both by sea and land.-ligious denominations in Canada, should be laid on The latter hypothesis seems quite improbable; but the table. The noble lord added that he was not that the pacha will die with harness on his back aware that sir G. Arthur had resigned his office of may be taken as certain. governor of Upper Canada. According to the Alexandria correspondence of the Paris Temps, the viceroy had determined to reestablish the quarantine regulations. City, 12 o'clock. "From the Cape of Good Hope we have advices of the 15th December last. All remained quiet on the frontier, but the Boers seemed determined to establish an independent jurisdiction over the territory of which they had taken posses sion. "An end has been put in some measure to the suspense which has existed for many days past as to the intentions of the chancellor of the exchequer with respect to the government treasury bills, which run out in March, by the publication of a notice from Whitehall, fixing the rate of interest on the new bills to be offered in exchange of those paid in at 1 3-4 per cent. per diem. It was expected that some increase would have been made by the chancellor, in order to keep up the market value of these securities; but from this it appears that there will be no alteration. The consul market remains pretty steady and the price for money on the 27th instant, has been nearly assimilated, being 90 3-4 to 90 7-8 for the latter. Exchequer bills have fallen to 3 premium; and East India bonds are heavy at 1 discount to 1 premium. In the three and a half per cent. stocks there has been no particular alteration. "Scarcely any business has been done in the foreign market. Spanish active bonds have been heavy at 26 3-4; Portuguese new five per cents. are nominally at 34; Brazil stock is at 78 1-2; and the Dutch two and a half per cents. bring 52 3-4 to 7-8. 2. Resolved, That, on the contrary, the people of the District of Columbia are citizens of the United States, holding, like their fellow citizens of the several states, a deep stake in the liberties, the honor, and the prosperity of a common country; that whatever may be the degree of their political dePrices of American stocks in London February, pression, the lower that degree, the more vital is 19th. Alabama 5 per cents 1859, 80a82; Illinois 6 their interest in wakening national attention to the per cents 1870, 30; Indiana fives 80a81; Massachu-conduct of rulers irresponsible to themselves; that setts fives 1868, 102 1-2; Ohio fives 1850 a 1860, as their position is peculiarly favorable for observ90; Virginia sixes 1844, 1857, 82a83. ing the action of the federal government, so the hisMaryland fives 84a85; New York state stockstory of the federal constitution, their own particular 1845, 1860, 86 1-2a87; do. city, 1851, 1860, 78; concernment in its administration, and their general Pennsylvania fives 1854, 1865, 78a78; United States duties as citizens of the union, admonish them to impart to their fellow citizens the results of their scrutiny; and that their destitution of the elective franchise, instead of impairing their right, or absolving them from the obligation, of taking part in national affairs, makes it their bounden duty to improve the more diligently, and to exert to the uttermost, the moral influences of their locality as the political centre of the republic. bank shares £17. Mexican dollars 4s. 10 1 4d.; do. pillar 5s.; United States, none; doubloons (Spanish) 778. POLITICS OF THE DAY. PUBLIC MEETING Of the opponents of the present administration, held The meeting being called to order by Ri- On motion: Raphael Semmes, of Georgetown, "The rail-way shares were in better request yesterday afternoon, but to-day they are dull again.The advance obtained yesterday is, however, sup-lowing resolution: ported. For the Great Western shares the quotat tion has been 1 1-4 premium, for the new shares 1-4 premium, and for the Northern and Eastern 12 discount. | 4. Resolved, That, without undertaking to detail all the causes of this alarm, we deem it sufficient to Resolved, That a committee of seven be appoint- Paris Feb.9. It appears from a report of Marshal There were 56,000 French troops in the neighborhood of Algiers, preparing for the expedition against Abdel Kader. A letter from Madrid of the 1st, published in the Sentinelle des Pyrenees, says: "It is reported that queen Isabella is to go to Valencia, the mild climate of that city being preferable to that of Madrid. The young queen has a very delicate constitution, and it is possible that her physicians may have recommended her to go to Valencia; but I much doubt her departure, for such a resolution would be impolitic, on account of the circumstances that might occur. It is true that, contrary to custom, she has not come out of the palace for several days." The augmentation of the public expenditures to an extent wholly disproportionate to the increased population and business of the country: Which resolution being unanimously adopted; the chairman appointed the following gentlemen on the committee: Samuel Harrison Smith, Richard S. The struggle of the president with the people to Coxe, Philip R. Fendall, Jacob Gideon, jr. Dr.Wm. obtain perpetual control over their money, which his Sothoron, David A. Hall, George Watterston. predecessor had unlawfully seized-a "pernicious The meeting being then addressed upon the sub-project" in name, sub-treasury or independent treasury, but in substance a treasury bank, independent of the people: a project which is obtruded on congress in defiance of their repeated rejections of it, in defiance of the public hatred to it, and in defiance of the proved loss of millions to the nation through the infidelity of sub-treasurers: a project enforced by precedents raked up, under presidential dictation, among despotic governments or starving com. munities; by presidential lectures to the state legislatures of his own free and heretofore prosperous country, denouncing their opposite policy; and by presidential charges of bribery against one of them: WILLIAM HAYMAN, ADJOURNED MEETING. } secretaries. The retention in office of proved defaulters, and, in some cases, confessedly on account of the politi cal influence of themselves, their relations, or friends: Tuesday, February 18. At a quarter past seven, the president, general Weightman, having taken the chair, read a communication from Alexandria, stating that a large number of the citizens of that town, intending to participate in the meeting, had engaged a steamboat for the purpose of bringing The dispensation of executive patronage on the then to this city; but that, on account of the densi-principle that the public offices are the property of a ty of the fog, the boat would not venture out. party; that "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy;" that every citizen is an enemy of the country who is not a vassal of the president; and that the true object of government is "to go for the greatest share of the spoils to the greatest number of the spoilers." Mr. Fendall, on behalf of the committee appointed to draught and report resolutions for the action of the meeting, then reported the following: The exercise, by the president, in derogation and even in contempt of the co-ordinate authority of the senate, of the appointing power, which was con 1. Resolved, That the people of the District of The duke de Broglie has arrived at Paris. Will Columbia, though placed by the constitution of the he assist the ministry? The present ministers have United States under the "exclusive legislation" of probably thought of the combination which would congress, are not thereby subjected to the absolute give them a chance of living some months longer, dominion of the federal government, or of any other and of falling with a degree of eclat, but the resist-power; that a condition so slavish was not contemn-lerred by the constitution on the president and seance of M. de Broglie is real, and his friends will plated by either their parent states in ceding the not take much trouble to triumph over it. [Cour. Francais. nate jointly; the abuse of that power, and of the reterritory now constituting said District, by the moving power, which was conferred, not by the framers of the constitution in authorising congress constitution but by congress on the president soleConstantinople, January 27. The great news of to accept, nor by congress in accepting, the cession; ly, in "rewarding his friends and punishing his enethe day is the treaty of quadruple alliance between that at any and all times since the adoption of the mies;" thus introducing a remorseless proscription, Russia, England, Austria, and Prussia, who have constitution, a construction of that instrument in which the fathers of the constitution had declared in come to an understanding to guarantee the integrity volving an anomaly so abhorrent to its spirit would advance to be ground of impeachment; and enforcof the Ottoman empire. The porte has received have been repudiated by congress itself, as well as ing that proscription by an army of spies and inofficial advice of the conclusion of this alliance. by the whole people of the United States, and by formers; and in the further abuse of the removing The news brought to M. de Boutenieff by the steam-none of them more indignantly than by the people power, committed in order to gain possesison of the er from Odes a must have been of great importance, of Virginia and Maryland, from which states this public money, in dismissing the officer to whose nasmuch as the garrison of the last named city was District was dismembered; and that, however im-charge it had been entrusted by the people: alled out by the governor to break the ice to ena-provident may have been the omission to secure to The interference of federal officers in elections: a le the steamer to leave the port. the citizens of such District, by a constitution 1 party service, the performance of which has been offered and accepted as a valid excuse for neglect. | by gratitude to a kind Providence, whose favor has The question was then taken on the resolutions reported by the committeed, and they were unani mously adopted. Mr. Fendall offered the following resolution, which was carried: Resolved, That the words "any twenty of whom shall have authority to act," &c. be substituted for the words "with authority to act by a majority," in the 12th resolution. Mr. Jacob Gideon, jr. then offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: On motion of Mr. George Sweeny, it was unanimously Resolved, That general Walter Jones be chairman of the standing committee; that the president of this meeting be a member thereof; and that it be the duty of the president and vice-presidents to appoint the remaining members of such committee, and to announce the names of the persons composing it, The doctrine and practice of the executive to vio. 7. Resolved, That in general William Henry Har- in the publication of the proceedings of this meetlate the constitution and laws at pleasure, on the as-rison, the candidate for the presidency, we recog-ing. sumption that he is bound to obey the constitution nise a patriot whose services in the field have won only as he chooses to understand it, and to obey the the lasting gratitude of his country, and the applause Jaws only as he chooses to expound them; to defeat of legislatures, presidents and the most competent Resolved, That the young men of the District of the will of the people, expressed through their con- judges of the military art; who, though his career in Columbia opposed to the present administration be we requested to organize themselves, and appoint a stitutional representatives, on the pretence that he arms was long, perilous and eventful, "never,' is their "direct representative;" to prevent legisla- learn from a distinguished political opponent, "sus- standing committee to co-operate with the standtion by using arbitrarily, and as an ordinary execu-tained a defeat;" whose civil services, administra-ing committee appointed by this meeting, in aiding tive instrument, the veto power, which had been tive, legislative and diplomatic, have proved his fit- their political friends throughout the union, by the created for extraordinary cases, and by withholdingness for the highest office in the gift of the people; dissemination of useful information, in their efforts to legislative bills; to forestall legislation by menacing who has filled situations surrounded with opportuni- promote the election of WILLIAM HENRY HARRIcongress, in advance, with the veto; to pervert legis- ties by which a man in the smallest degree less vir- SON as president, and JOHN TYLER as vice-presilation by a mongrel species of veto, approving some tuous would have acquired wealth, and yet in ho-dent of the United States; and that they be requested parts and disapproving other parts of the same bill; norable poverty left them all; and whose purity of to depute one or more delegates from their body to to originate legislation; to strangle congressional in heart and plainness of manners peculiarly adapt him the national convention of young men, to be held in the city of Baltimore in May next. vestigations of public abuses; to unsettle decisions to the chief magistracy of a republic. of the people, made through their appropriate organs 8. Resolved, That we hail with equal gratification on questions of constitutional construction and other the selection of John Tyler as the candidate for the subjects; to bring the judiciary into public odium vice presidency; a favorite son of Virginia, whom and contempt by the employment of a member of that ancient commonwealth has delighted to honor; the cabinet to write down in the newspapers a and who, by the distinguished ability with which solemn judgment of the supreme court; by sanction-he administered her government, represented her ing acts and declarations of high officers, claiming sovereignty in the senate of the union, and disfor the executive the despotic power of dispensing charged numerous other trusts, as well by his spotwith the laws, and threatening the judges, should less and high-minded integrity, has shown himself they have the temerity to enfore, against his will, a worthy of the exalted station for which he has been law of the land, to strike the process of their officer named. dead in his hands. Each of the foregoing powers being utterly repugnant to our free institutions, and the aggregate, even to the genius of a limited monarchy: The purpose of the executive to array one portion of the community in hostility to another, by official invocations of an agrarian and anarchical spirit-a spirit shown by the experience of other countries and of all ages to be not more perilous in the outset to the rights of property, than in its progress destructive of personal liberty: The tendency of the foregoing and other principles and practices, making up the present administrative system, to concentrate in the person of the president all the powers which the constitution has distributed among the legislative, executive and judiciary departinents, and thus, in substance, to revolutionize the government into an elective monarchy, "surrounded" in form only "by republican institutions:" On motion of Mr. Sweeny, it was unanimously Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting are hereby tendered to the select committee appointed on the 15th instant, for the able, forcible and truly eloquent resolutions, framed and reported by them to, and adopted by, this meeting; and, also, to the several gentlemen who have addressed this meeting; and that those gentlemen be requested to write out, as nearly as they can, the substance of their very eloquent speeches for publication in the whig and conservative newspapers of the District. 9. Resloved, That the great party in opposition to On motion of Mr. Lewis Carbery, of Georgetown: the present administration, by the promptitude and Resolved, unanimously, That the thanks of this manfulness with which portions of them have sur-meeting are hereby tendered to the president, vicerendered cherished preferences for individuals, have president and secretaries, for the appropriate mandemonstrated that principle not men-the good ofner in which they have discharged their duties imthe country and not personal interests-are their posed on them. objects; and have thereby acquired an additional title to public confidence. 10. Resolved, That the harmony now prevailing among the opponents of the administration is, in the opinion of this meeting, mainly attributable to one of the eminent citizens whose claims were before the Harrisburg convention; that, by at once and cordially taking ground in support of the nominations, he has added new glory to the name of Henry Clay; a name associated in every mind with all that is mighty in genius, or devoted in patriotism; a name shining on every page of his country's history for more than thirty years; a name identified in every land with the cause of human freedom. 11. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting The tendency of that system, by enlisting on the side of power the most sordid impulses; by its sub the former supporters of the adininistration, who have stitution of factious interests for the general good, withdrawn their confidence from men whose measures their judgments had ceased to approve, deand by its hollow and fraudulent pretences, to sap serve the title which they have won of "conservathe foundations of private virtue and public honor-tives" of the constitution and laws of the republic; a tendency exemplified in its gigantic progeny of that it is the duty of the original opponents of the peculations; in the shameless apostacies of public administration to extend to the conservatives the inen; in the sale almost in open market of political right hand of fellowship; and that a reform in the influence; and but lately in the deception practised by a cabinet minister on the carriers of the mail by public councils can be effected only by the zealous sinuggling it through the country under a false co-operation of all who desire a result so vital to name; a trick which has been, of course, officially public liberty. defended on principle, and of which the contriver is not he less honored and trusted by the president: a 12. Resolved, That, in order to aid our political friends in the several states in giving effect to the Harrisburg nominations, a standing committee, conThe disastrous effects of the present system in de-sisting of seventy-six citizens of the District of Coranging the currency, palsying the enterprise, lumbia, be appointed, with authority to act by withering the industry, and wasting the resources, of majority, to fill any vacancies which may occur in the country: their body, to make such rules for their organizaThe mutilation, in the senate, of a record which tion and action as they may deem necessary, to sethe constitution and their oath of office had soleinu-lect from their number au executive committee, by ly commanded its members to preserve: And lastly—that crowning deed of party madness-the ejection by one portion of the members returned to the house of representatives of another portion of the members so returned; the exclusion, consequent thereon, of a sovereign state of the American confederacy from her constitutional representation in that house. On motion of Mr. A. B. Claxton: Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the president, vice-president and secretaries, and published in all the whig and conservative newspapers of this District. a Mr. J. H. Bradley then rose and said that, in the course of his previous remarks, he had intimated an intention, before the meeting adjourned, to offer resolution, which, although it did not perhaps, immediately belong to the occasion, was, in some respects germain to it. Among the efforts which had been made by the administration party to defeat the election of general Harrison, nothing had filled him with more surprise than the vain and futile attempt to identify the opponents of the administration with the abolitionists, and especially to number general Harrison with them; and he proceeded to show the absurdity of such a charge. Independent of all political considerations connected with the policy of the general government, he deemed this a fit oppor tunity to bring before the people of the Districtemphatically the people of the District-a question of most momentous interest. The exclusive legislation over this District had, by the constitution and the acts of cession, bern vested in congress. But he protested against the assumption that exclusive meant absolute legislation. That the constitution had limited, in some respects, the extent of this legislation, and that there were certain great, inalienable rights paramount to the constitution itself inherent in the people. Among them was the right of property. That at the time of the adoption of the constitution the territory new embraced within the District of Columbia was a slaveholding territory; that the existence of slavery which shall be performed such duties as may be in it was recognised in the constitution, and the entrusted to them by the standing committee; and to right to hold slaves, was guarantied to its inhabiadopt such other measures as in their judgment will tants by that instrument; that this right was in nobest promote the objects of this meeting: and that wise diminished or impaired by the acts of cession said standing committee be entitled "the republican by which its inhabitants were placed under the excommittee of seventy-six." clusive legislation of congress; that exclusive legis After reading the report of the committee, Mr. | lation meant only to conclude the interference of Fendall, in a speech of considerable length, addressed the meeting in support of the resolutions, and moved their adoption. Mr. Richard S. Coxe, seconded the motion, and also addressed the meeting. 5. Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meeting, the American people are called on by the highest and the holiest considerations which can animate human action; by respect for the memory of their General Walter Jones, William L. Brent and fathers, in whose blood their liberties were planted; by loyalty to the constitution of their country; by Joseph H. Bradley, esquires, after reiterated calls, zeal for her honor and regard for her best interests; (successively addressed the meeting. any other body politic, and was never designed to confer a power paramount to the constitution, under which alone it existed. But he would not go into a discussion of this subject-it was neither the time nor place for such discussions; he had sought such an opportunity as this when thousands of his fellow citizens were assembled to declare his own opinions on this subject, |