In case of disagreement on any particular claims, London, June 26th, 1840. GENTLEMEN: I received last night from lord Palmerston, an answer to my note on the subject of the China trade, the substance of which I hasten to communicate for your information. As I had supposed, the order in council was intended to be confined to the subjects and property of the Chinese. It appears that the admiral commanding the expedition in the China seas, has been instructed to confine himself (unless extreme measures should become necessary) to the detention alone of Chinese vessels and proper. ty, and is not to seize or detain vessels arriving from Europe and America, although such vessels and their cargoes may be consigned to mercantile establishments within the Chinese dominions. His lordship, however, has deemed it proper to apprize me, for the information of those concerned, that one of the first acts of hostility that may be resorted to by the admiral, will probably be the establishment of a blockade of the Canton river, and of some other points on the Chinese coast. I am, &c. (Signed) A. STEVENSON. The Arabian ship Sultanee, which has just sailed from New York for Muscat, has the following cargo: Beads 9 cases, 8 bbls.-muskets 300-guns 7 cases-scarlet cloth 24 pieces-refined sugar 58 bxs. prints 2 bdls.-paper 20 reams-glassware 3 cases -pongees 1 bdl-powder 300 kegs-plates and dishes 1 case-looking glasses 7 do.-vases 2 do. China 3 bxs.-shell music boxes 11-sheetings 127 bales-chandeliers, &c. 20 cases-crockery 43 pkgs. -soap 59 bxs.-sperm candles 33 do. Also, the splendid pleasure barge, presented with other arti cles to the imaumn of Muscat, by the United States government. Frontier outrage. While a steamboat from Buf. falo was on a pleasure excursion, a few days since, and as it was passing near the village of Waterloo, on the Canada shore, it was fired upon by some of the black troops stationed there. The bullets were heard whistling over the heads of the passengers, and one struck the wheelhouse. upon and thrown into prison, no one could tell for kingdoms of Europe, but are merely arbitrary, and These miserable sufferers, loaded with irons, worn down by the cruelty they had received, and expecting, many of them, to sink under the weight of their accumulated miseries, were crowded like condemned felons into the hold of the vessel, where, to add to their sufferings, they were inhumanly deprived both of light and air. The Guipuzcoa was eleven days on her passage to San Blas, during which time the prisoners endured every cruelty, and suffered every abuse which the brutal feelings of their persecutors could invent. Arrived at San Blas they were with as little delay as possible landed and immediately forced to commence their march to Tepic, a distance of sixty miles, which they performed in two days, over a mountainous road, with the thermometer standing at 90, having no place whereupon to rest their weary bodies but the hard stones, and no food to supply exhausted nature, save a scanty morsel provided by the hand of charity. During the march, which was laborious enough to exhaust the stoutest frame, the prisoners were urged onward by lashes inflicted upon their naked bodies, and one, who sank under fatigue, was barbarously beaten with the butt end of a musket, to renovate his strength and arouse his drooping spirits. Arrived at Tepic, the situation of the prisoners was soon ameliorated, by the energetic and humane exertions of the British and American consols at that place; it was found on investigation, that the officers who had come from California in charge of the prisoners, had no documents of any nature to show the cause of the violent proceedings of the governor, or any proof of charges against the prisoners, consequently, by orders of the military commander, the irons were taken from their limbs, and by direction of the consuls comfortable quar. ters and wholesome food were provided for them without delay. The military gentlemen, whose brutality had excited the indignation even of the anthorities of Tepic; to their utter consternation were compelled to march to the quartel, where they found themselves placed under charge of a strong guard, with California affair. Some further particulars re- the privilege of occasionally peeping through the specting the seizure and mal-treatment of Amerigrates. can and British citizens on the coast of California, A circumstantial account of the history of the by the Mexican authorities of that province, are furnished by the bark Una, from Vera Cruz. The alleged cause of their arrest is thus stated in a Mexican paper, as translated in the Journal of Commerce. outrage and the sufferings of the prisoners had been Official accounts of this infamous transaction During the course of proceedings against the prisoners while in California, and afterwards in Tepic, they were assisted with advice and other means by an American citizen named Farnham, who fortunately happened to be passing through that country, on his way to the United States. TRADE AND COMMERCE. In 1830, when the regie, or government monopo ly, was about to be altered so as to place the whole trade in the hands of a single contractor or agent for the regie, Mr. Rives, our minister at Paris, submilted a remonstrance to the French government, showing how the proposed measure would be one of great detriment to American commerce without correspondent advantages to France, but his interference availed nothing. The alteration took place as proposed. Mr. Livingston renewed the attempts of his predecessor at the French court with no better success. The monopoly of the regie was renewed at the period of its expiration, and all that he could gain was a substitution of five years as the term of its continuance instead of ten. In 1839, Mr. Cass drew up an elaborate paper setting forth the facts connected with the commercial intercourse between France and the United States, with parti cular reference to the tobacco trade, and showing how injuriously that trade had been affected by the oppressive bearing of the French system of monoly and high duties. With regard generally to the importance of the American trade to France he showed that in 1836 the value of her exportations to the United States was two hundred and thirtyeight millions of francs; being more than one-fourth of the value of the whole export trade of France to all the world. The value of importations from the United States was 110 millions of francs. Moreover, all the exportations from France to the United States were manufactured articles, none of them giving employment to American manufacturers; on the other hand, the articles imported into France from the United States were in their natural state, and almost all of them supplied materials useful to the French manufacturers. Again, two-thirds of all the importations introduced from France into the United States were free of duty; while not one article imported into France from this country was exempt from impost. In addition to all this, while French silks came into the United States free of duty, a duty of ten per cent, was levied upon Chinese and Indian silks, by means of which discrimi nation an actual bounty was granted to French. silks-a product constituting almost one-half in value of the entire amount of the importation into the United States from France. With regard to the tobacco trade, especially, Mr. Cass showed that when under Mr. Jefferson's arrangement the trade was put upon something like a fair basis, the importations of American tobacco into France amounted to 35,000 hogsheads; whereas under the present French system of monopoly and exaction, the importations of tobacco in 1836 amounted to no more than 7,000 hogsheads. It was thus shown in every view of the subject that the inequality of the existing regulations of the French and American trade was most glaring and highly unjust to the United States-particularly so in reference to an article constituting an important staple in this country, and which would be extensively demanded in France if fairly admitted into her ports. Department of San Luis, June 20, 1840. "It will be seen by advices which we copy from the Diario del Gobierno, that a revolution was on the point of breaking out in Upper California. According to letters which we have before us from Estevan Mumas and David E. Spence, the former a Spaniard, and the latter a Scotchman, and both of thein respectable and faithful subjects, residing near the port of Monterey, we learn that the Yankees, after holding several meetings at Nativitas, where is a distillery, and which is situated very near the mission of St. John the Baptist, determined to take possession of that beautiful and fertile country, which the New Orleans promoters of the Texan insurrection have justly styled the Paradise of America. The present governor, Juan Bautista Alvarado, being informed of it, proceeded with the greatest activity to ascertain the truth of these designs, and made a dash upon fifty foreigners con. The tobacco trade. A resolution was passed in The representations of Mr. Cass were without vened (reunidos) at that place, who offered resis- the house of representatives in March last, request-effect. In transmitting to his government a copy tance, and one of whom was killed. The rest being the president to communicate to the house of the paper presented by him to the French minising well secured, were placed on board the barque "such correspondence as may have been had upon ter, he says, as though anticipating a failure:Guipuzcoana, Jose Antonio Aguirre, guarded by the subject of the tobacco trade between the United "Should my last letter be without effect, it will be 25 men, under command of Jose Castro, which States and foreign countries, together with such useless to pursue the matter in any other way than vessel arrived at San Blas on the 19th of May ult. other information as may be on file in the depart- by announcing to the French government at once, The United States ship St. Louis touched at ment in relation to the same, which may not be im-a determination to render the commercial interMazatlan soon after the arrival of the prisoners, proper to be communicated, &c." In compliance course between the two nations perfectly reciprocal and sailed immediately for Upper California, to with this resolution an interesting document was by countervailing regulations, and of adopting those look after the interests of the Americans remaining sent to the house in April containing extracts from without delay, if the concession demanded is not there. The motive of the governor in pursuing such correspondence on the subject as far back as 1829. immediately made." A few months afterwards, harsh measures, is supposed to have been to pre- It appears that our ministers and agents in the Mr. Cass, in another despatch to Mr. Forsyth, vent any effort from being made to supersede him. different kingdoms of Europe have not been remiss says:-"I consider all further efforts to produce a His previous conduct is said to have been extreme. in urging upon the notice of the proper authorities change in the existing intercourse between France ly oppressive and revolting. respectively the unjust nature of the present system and the United States, upon the subject of the toof monopoly and exaction which prevails almost bacco trade, by any arguments derived from prin. universally in reference to this particular article of ples of reciprocity, utterly hopeless. Any remedy, our domestic production. Tobacco seems to have to be efficious, must be sought in other principles. been singled out as an especial article to impose The history of modern trade scarcely exhibits an high duties upon; and this is the more to be com-instance of greater inequality than the commercial plained of because such duties are not necessary for intercourse which now exists between the United the protection of a domestic growth in the principal States and France. And this will continue till we The following statement in reference to these high handed measures on the part of the Mexicau authorities, is furnished by captain Clifford, of the Una: On the 7th of April the English and American residents on the coast of California, near Santa Barbara, were, without any previous notice, seized are prepared to do justice to ourselves, and to say to France that, until the trade between the two countries can be placed upon a footing of reciprocity, it shall cease. Whether the object to be attained would justify this measure, it does not become me to judge. I content myself with stating the fact as it exists." We learn that the frigate Macedonian, and sloops Madison, and William Sabine, of Onondaga, secreof war Levant and Erie, have been ordered to East-taries. port, and will sail on Sunday 9th inst. Committees having been appointed to nominate presidential electors, and to report resolutions and an address. [Boston Daily Advertiser. Passed midshipman Hooe, of the U. States navy, by the sentence of a naval court martial, lately held at Pensacola, has been suspended from duty, on half pay, for the space of two years. His offence was want of respect for his commander. At 8 o'clock in the evening, Gerrit Smith, from the committee reported. They recommend the organization of a distinct party-styled "the freemen's party"-in all the counties and districts of the state. The report was adopted. In England our tobacco is subject to restrictive duties no less onerous than those of France, although in the former country there is no monopoly Naval despacth. On Tuesday afternoon, the U. by the government of the purchase and sale of the States frigate Macedonian, which was taken into On the 6th, the convention nominated Gerrit article. The duties in England are three shillings the dock the day before was taken out, after remain-Smith, of Madison county, for governor, and Charles per pound-that is to say, a duty of thirty-six pence ing in only 24 hours. In the meantime her bottom O. Shepard, of Genesee, for lieutenant governor.— is levied upon the value of four pence or six pence. was thoroughly scraped, and a small place in her The electoral ticket is headed with the names of This is intolerable—it is as injurious to American copper near her fore foot, which had been slightly Arthur Tappan, of New York, and Benjamin P. interests as it is contrary to every principle of fair- injured by grounding on the bar at Pensacola, was Johnson, of Oneida county. The other forty elecness that should regulate the commercial inter-properly repaired. This is an instance of promptitors are located in the several congressional districts. course of nations. England levies upwards of se- tude that deserves commendation. Yesterday fore- James Brown, of Oswego, and Dr. Arba Blair, of venteen millions of dollars upon eighteen thousand noon at 11 o'clock, the schooner Grampus was dock- Oneida, have been nominated as the abolition canhogsheads of tobacco! ed for the purpose of undergoing a complete over-didates for congress in that district. We have not space to refer to all the several na baul and repair. It is supposed she will be found James C. Delong, of Utica, has been nominated tions alluded to in this document before us. In al- very detective, as she has received no material re- by the same party for the senate, from the fifth semost every one with whom we trade, some heavy pairs since she was launched 19 years ago. The natorial district. duty exists on American tobacco. The extent of Grampus mounts 10 18 lb. carronades, and 2 long The colored citizens of New York, propose holdthe injury inflicted by such impositions on our ag- twelves. She makes but a small show in the dock, ing a convention at Albany, on the 18th inst. The ricultural and commercial interests, may be esti- there being plenty of room for another one just like Troy Mail says, the particular object is to have some mated by the fact that Europe levies a revenue of her astern. She will be despatched with all expedi-consultation in relation to their real condition, and about thirty millions of dollars on about 100,000 tion, as the sloop John Adams and frigate Columbia towards the extension of the elective franchise.— hogsheads of American tobacco, which cost in the are waiting for their turns. The former of these The restriction of not voting unless they own proUnited States about seven millions of dollars! vessels lies near the entrance of the dock, and is perty, they deem burthensome. entirely dismantled, The latter is nearly so, and lies at the lower whart. The efforts of Mr. Jenifer, of Maryland, to bring this subject fully before the attention of congress and of the people, are worthy of particular praise, The frigates Constellation and Maccedonian are and we doubt not but they will be not only appre- now alongside of each other at the upper wharf, af ciated but in the end successful. It cannot be that fording an excellent opportunity of comparison. the systems of extortion and injustice which now They are both of the same rate, apparently of the prevail in foreign countries to the detriment of one same size and mount the same number of guns. of our own chief staples, will be suffered to conti-The former was built in 1797, and the latter in nue without the adoption of countervailing regula- 1837, or 40 years after. One would suppose that tions on our part in a manner at once determined after the thousand experiments in naval architecture and direct. We were pleased to notice at the close that have taken place during that period, some very of the recent session that Mr. Jenifer announced decided improvement might be pointed out, in favor his intention of making a movement to that effect of the new vessel. Is this the fact? By no means, next winter, if no favorable alteration takes place but precisely the contrary. before that time. If a determination to act in this way were once shown so plainly as not to be mistaken, the necessity of proceeding to extreme restrictions would, most probably, be obviated. THE ARMY. Major gen. A. Macomb and suite, of the U. S. army, arrived in this city on Monday last and took lodgings at Barnum's hotel, and on Tuesday reviewed and inspected the corps of light artillery, under command of major Ringgold stationed at Fort McHenry. With the performance and appearance the commander in chief expressed himself highly gratified. Major general Scott returned to Buffalo on the evening of the 3rd instant, from a tour to the military posts on the upper lakes. From Florida. The Savannah Georgian contains some extracts from the Jacksonville (Fl.) Advocate by which we learn that on Wednesday the 15th ult. two discharged soldiers were killed and scalped by Indians about six miles eastward of Fort White, where their bodies were found by the express rider from Fort Lawrence. Capt. Ellis in command at Fort Gilliand, with twenty men, repaired to the spot and interred the bodies, but found it impossible to trail the Indians. On Thursday the 16th ult. two dragoons bearing the express from Pilatka to Fort King, were killed, and their bodies horribly ent and mangled, about nine miles from the latter post. On Sunday, 19th ult. two men attached to the infantry corps, were passing between Fort Fanning and Fort White, and were killed within about 7 miles of the latter place. On Monday, two others belonging to the same corps, were killed about 19 miles from Micanopy, being on their way to Fort Fanning. On the same day the express rider, when about a mile from Micanopy, had about fifteen rifles dis charged at him but fortunately escaped. The firing was heard at Micanopy, and on repairing to the spot signs of from 80 to 100 Indians were found. The ten horses taken from the dragoons, near Fort Mellon (mentioned in the Georgian of the 29th, that paper says) have been recovered. One of the dragoons was found dreadfully mangled; and some of the clothes of another, who was missing, were also found. THE NAVY. The United States corvette Cyane arrived at Smyrna on the 26th of June. Our navy yard. We understand that capt. S. S. Stringham is removed from the situation of captain of the yard on this station, and that capt. H. K. Paulding is appointed to succeed him. [Long Island Star. Escape from imprisonment and from life. One of the prisoners on Blackwell's island, Monday morn ing attempted to escape by swimming across East river. We are informed that the guards fired a number of times upon him, but without hitting him, when a mason working on the public building procured a rifle, which he fired with so much accuracy that the fugitive sunk immediately. The Democratic republican (conservative) electors of New York have called a state convention to be held at Auburn, N. Y. on the 1st of October. Rail road. The estimated cost of construction of the contemplated rail road between New York and Albany, by the most direct route of 148 miles, is There is a beautiful symmetry in the model of the $2,377,946. Including the damages for land, the Constellation-a certain je ne sais quoi-a something cost of depots, engines, &c. the aggregate will be that the practised eye of a sailor can at once point about $4,000,000. The Boston Daily Advertiser out and explain, but which is difficult for a lands-states that the rail roads from Boston to Albany, man to describe, that is entirely wanting in the Ma- with their buildings and engines, &c. will not cost cedonian. The one is beautiful to look at; the other far from $7,000,000. has a clumsy appearance; the one sails and works well; the other is deficient in both these great attributes of a man of war. There is one fault, a grevious fault, somewhere, and the question arises whose fault is it? We believe it to be the fault of the navy board, or the navy commissioners, for we don't exactly understand the distinction. They are practical seamen, but not practical builders, and it makes all the difference in the world; and they are too much in the habit of pinning the naval constructor down to their precise dimensions and their precise orders, without allow ing him any decretionary power at all. NEW JERSEY. A correspondent of the Philadelphia United States Gazette writes that a whig meeting, at which five to six thousand persons were present, was held at Harrison Hill, in Monmouth county, New Jersey, on Saturday. The speakers were the hon. Mr. Halsted; John C. Montgomery, esq. of your city; general Cail, late governor of Florida; captain R. F. Stockton, of the United States navy; Richard S. Field, esq. attorney general of New Jersey, and the hon. Mr. Randolph, the only member from New Jersey in the last congress whom the broad seal of the state protected. PENNSYLVANIA. Now instead of this, the next vessel they build, be it sloop, frigate, or line of battle ship, let them send Administration convention at Lancaster. A very their orders, ad libitum to the naval constructor, tell imposing meeting of the friends of Mr. Van Buren him to use his own discretion-to do his prettiest took place at Lancaster on the 5th inst. The parand best, and our word for it, they will not be disap-ties differ immensely in their estimates of the numpointed. This was the case in regard to the six ex-ber present, some estimating them as high as from perimental sloops of war, five of which have been 20 to 40,000, whilst others insist that not more than recently launched-one of which is the Marion, and 6 to 8,000 were there altogether, and that the numa more beautiful vessel we will venture to say never ber counted in the procession was 4,800—James floated the ocean. They surely can have confidence Buchanan, esq. presided. in such a man as Josiah Barker, esq. naval constructor at Charlestown, for he has more experience than all of them put together. [Bost. Atlas. STATES OF THE UNION. The whig convention at Erie, is to be held on the 10th September, the anniversary of Perry's victory on the lake. The Erie Gazette says "The whigs of the whole union are included in the invitation to attend." Governor Porter is now absent from the seat of The whig delegates of the Kennebeck and So-government on a visit to Akron, Ohio, at the juncmerset congressional districts, met in convention at tion of the Pennsylvania and Ohio canais, and will Belgrade, on the 29th ult. and nominated the hon. probably not return for a month to come. Geo. Evans for re-election. MAINE. MARYLAND. Crops. The Maine Visiter has a favorable notice NEW YORK. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. A District convention was called, and met at the City Hall, Washington, on the 10th inst. to consider the late action of congress in relation to the District-separate meetings had previously been held in the cities of Georgetown and Alexandria, at Abolition state convention. The anti-slavery state which it was resolved on the part of those commuconvention met in Syracuse on the 5th inst. Twen-nities to apply to the respective states from which ty-five counties were represented by 156 delegates. they have been separated, to be again restored to The convention organized by appointing C. O. their former relations as part of the states. The Shepard, of Genesee, president; Henry Bradley, of proceedings of both those meetings will be found in Yates, Warren Hecox, of Onondaga, David Cush. the Register. man, of Otsego, Samuel Lightbody, of Oneida, Au At the meeting on the 10th inst. delegates from gustus Sawyer, of Ontario, and Horace Dresser, of the city of Washington and from each of the counNew York, vice presidents; and Fordyce Rice, of ties of the District attenaed, but none from George town or Alexandria, Walter Jones, esq. was chosen ing permanent and general prosperity to our town, I been "beaten with many stripes,” and without merpresident of the convention, and opened the busi-is retrocession to Maryland; and with a view to ef-cy. ness by a speech of upwards of two hours duration, fect a measure so indespensable to our interests, the We proclaim not these things in the language of which the National Intelligencer says "was one of following address to the citizens of the United States fancy-they are the words of truth and soberness, the most comprehensive and conclusive speeches we at large, and of the state of Maryland in particular, for the fact has been openly avowed, and stands ever heard and certainly one of the most eloquent." be adopted by this meeting, and signed by the pre- embraced in expressions uttered by a leading admiHenry J. Brent was appointed secretary of the con-sident and secretaries, and printed under their direc-nistration member on the floor of your representavention. On motion of Samuel H. Sinith, esq. a tion;-and that a copy be forwarded to the governor tive hall. committee was appointed to report matters for the of each state, with a request that he will lay the action of the convention—after which the conven- same before the legislature of his state at their next tion adjourned. meeting. Georgetown, (D. C.) July 23, 1840. The following requisition was inserted in the Georgetown Advocate on the 18th July: The citizens of Georgetown are respectfully invited to assemble in front of the mayor's office on Monday evening, at half past 7 o'clock, to take into consideration the proper course to be pursued for the protection of their rights and promotion of their interests in the present crisis. John Marbury, E. S. Wright, Geo. Oyster, AN ADDRESS To our fellow countrymen throughout the twenty-six A provision of the constitution grants to congress Fellow countrymen, we are of right heirs to the same soil and same freedom as yourselves. We spring from the same origin. The blood of the revolutionary fathers which flows in your veins, flows equally in ours. The privileges and blessings of independence secures to you through their energies and exertions, were equally intended to be secured to us. Yet we are bondsmen in the land of freedom. We are an oppressed people under the ruthless hand of tyranny in the midst of a republic-denied the common chartered rights that exist in every state, every city and town throughout this extended union. We desire to make it known to the people of this republic that we ascribe the wrongs and injuries we complain of, and the oppression under which we peculiarly suffer, to that principle in our system of government which, under the constitution of the United States, subjects us to the exclusive legislation of congress, that we are convinced that from this source evils will continue upon us until a change be made in our mode of government. Powerless ourselves, we call upon you who have power, to take this matter into your serious consideration. We solemnly believe and feel that we have a right We, a commercial and trading community, for a to call. We beseech you, therefore, through the long period have had banks among us, those indis-action of your senators and representatives, to repensable pre-requisites for mercantile operations and lieve us from this condition. Give to us the immufacilities. The law chartering the one we now have nities of American citizens. Give to us to share was signed by James Madison, and laws recharter-in the realities of a republican government. Give ing it were once signed by James Monroe and twice to us a voice and a vote. As lovers, as defenders, as by Andrew Jackson. Previously to the expiration promoters of freedom yourselves, release us from of the charter of this bank on the fourth current, a four degrading bonds. memorial, numerously signed by the citizens, was To Maryland we would more especially address presented to congress, praying in the most respect ourselves. She surely will not, she cannot turn a ful terms for a recharter, and stating the fact that deaf ear to the prayer of her offspring. We call In compliance with the foregoing resolution, the the institution was perfectly able and willing to re- upon her in the name of affection-in the name of chairman appointed Samuel McKenny, John Mar-sume the payment of specie on its notes as soon as justice and mercy-in the name of all that men can bury, William Laird, Henry Addison and Judson the neighboring banks of Virginia and Maryland hold sacred and dear on earth, to come to our resMitchell. said the same on theirs. A petition was also pre-cue. Strike off the chains from our limbs; pluck sented by the bank here for a charter, to include, as the deep grief from our hearts; and as you uncona feature of it, the immediate resumption of specie sciously gave us away to endure a pilgrimage of payment on all its notes. Nevertheless, our prayer for deprivation and suffering, receive us back under à recharter, as well as the prayer of every one of your fostering and protecting care to revive again, the other five banks of the District for the same, was to awake anew unto life and hope, under more rejected, and nothing whatever granted to the banks balmy years of prosperity and peace. but the privilege: and a specific time wherein to close up their concerns-thus leaving the whole District without banking institutions, and this through the votes and influence of members of the senate who insist on the destruction of all banks as a policy of the administration. H. Addison, Geo. Shoemaker, Wm. Redin, Chas. C. Fulton, In pursuance of the above call, a numerous assemblage of the citizens took place on the evening of the 21st, at which meeting colouel Cox, mayor of the town, was appointed chairman, and Samuel McKenny and William Redin, secretaries. The following resolution was offered by Mr. Judson Mitchell, and unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the chairman appoint a committee of five to prepare resolutions to be submitted to a meeting of the citizens to be held in the Lancaster school house next Thursday evening at half past 7 o'clock. On motion, the meeting was then adjourned to meet next Thursday evening, at the Lancaster school house. At the time and place designated, the citizens again assembled. Mr. McKenny stated to the meeting that colonel Cox, the former chairman, would not be able to attend this evening, and moved that Henry Addison be appointed chairman, in his stead; which motion was adopted unanimously. Mr. Redin read the proceedings of the former meeting, whereupon Mr. McKenny, from the committee appointed for the purpose subunitted the following resolutions and address to the people of the United States. The address was read to the meeting by William Laird, esq. We are oppressed and would be free. We have no right to representation in any legislature-a right inestimable to all men; are governed by men who have no interest in our affairs-no communication or sympathy in our wants or wishes, who but too often legislate for us with an aim to the promotion No accusation of improper conduct has been al- of their own political opinions, utterly regardless in leged against the bank here, or against any one of what manner or in what degree our interests are the other District banks: not a doubt expressed as to affected. We are governed purely on political its abundant ability to meet promptly and satisfac-grounds, as operating throughout the union; theretorily all its liabilities. It stands upon a footing fore we are governed tyrannically. In an evil hour equal to any similar institution in the land. for us, our connexion was severed. We have now neither name nor station-neither friend nor protector. Give us a name that we may live-give us a protector who will know our rights, and who will dare to defend them. Take us back, we pray you, unto our own home-give us a lot and portion with your citizens. Grant us, we earnestly beseech you, to share the fate and fortune, the weal and woe, of yourself, of our parent, of just and generous Maryland. The question was taken seratim upon the resolutions and address. The first resolution was adopted with but one dissenting voice. And the other resolutions with but two dissenting voices. The address was unanimously adopted. 1st Resolved, That the surrender of the rights of self-government, by the people of the District of In times past, too, it came boldly and generously Columbia, to the people of the United States, to en-to the relief of the government, in the day of its able them to carry into practical operation the plan need, when it was pressed on all sides, and the of government devised by the constitution of the helping hand by no means freely offered. Yes, felUnited States, was a great personal and political low countrymen, this very bank, now so unceremosacrifice, and merited a kind, liberal and generous niously incapacitated for further action, for further consideration and return, but has been repaid by a usefulness, issued its liabilities from time to time majority of the present. congress with indignity, to the extent of upwards of six hundred and eighty insults, wrong and oppression; of which it becomes thousand dollars in aid of the government-three us to speak with temperate, but, at the same time, hundred and twenty thousand dollars of which was with indignant reprehension, and to which no citi- for the provision, equipment, &c. of your armies in zen of the District of Columbia, having any interest the last war, and one hundred and ten thousand dolin its prosperity, can patiently submit. lars of that three hundred and twenty in order to 2nd Resolved, That the people of the District, in forward on the gallant army under general Jackson, common with the people of the states, are of right to strike the triumphant and decisive blow at the free, and equally with the latter, entitled to the battle of New Orleans. And why are our charters benefit of laws suited to promote their happiness taken from us? Why are we, helpless as is our siand welfare; that the congress of the United States tuation, and without power of redress, inflicted has refused to the people of the District laws by with injuries and oppressions, and subjected to exthem deemed absolutely necessary to their happi-periments unknown in the surrounding states, unness and prosperity, and such as exist in every known in any state of this union where the ballot state in this union, and have thereby failed to dis-box is open-where the power to resist wrong is charge. their solemn duty, wantonly and wickedly living and active-where there is a summoning unto It was resolved that the proceedings of the meetexposing the people of this District to ruinous em- judgment-where the legislators can be brought to ing be published in the town paper, and other pabarrassment and distress. the bar of public opinion, and held to a strict ac-pers of the District. countability? The meeting then adjourned sine die. HENRY ADDISON, chairman. secretaries. VIRGINIA. 3rd Resolved, That we trace the whole of the wrongs and evils of which we complain to the sub- We, the people of this town, have exercised the jection of the people of this District to the exclusive little liberty which is left us. We have availed our; legislation of congress; the members of which, being selves of our constitutional right-have expressed chosen by strangers, are without the knowledge of and published our honest convictions and mature our wants or sympathy with our condition; and we judgments in regard to public men and public are convinced that we cannot be contented and pros- measures-have acted as men born to the heritage perous so long as so unjust and unreasonable a mode of government is allowed to continue. 4th Resolved, That the only remedy for the evils which we now suffer, and the only mode of secur of freedom and a free government ought, under all Mr. Clement Cox moved the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That if, upon further reflection, the committee should deem it advisable to embody more at large in their report the grievances of which the people of the District have a right to complain, they are hereby empowered to do so. S. MCKENNY, The state treasurer of Virginia gives notice that he will receive until the 24th inst. proposals for a loan of $62,825, or any part thereof, at 6 per cent. redeemable in twenty years. The theatre at Petersburg, Virginia, has been purchased and converted into a Presbyterian church. NORTH CAROLINA. represented by 21 whigs and 18 administration Election returns. We insert such additional re- they now elect 37 whigs and 2 administrationturns as have been received since our last. Bertie county. For governor. Jno. M. Morehead, (whig) 483; Saunders, (adm.) 468. For senate. Lewis Bond, (whig) 268; Jas. R. Rayner, (adm.) 266. For commons. Gilliam, (whig) 494, Thompson, (whig) 493; J. L. Webb, post M. (adın.) 466, Lee, (adı.) 473. RECAPITULATION. Governor-1840. Congress-1839. The congressional representation is as follows: making a whig gain of 32-besides an addition of 2,026. Second District-J. B. Dawson, [V. B.] majori- MISSISSIPPI. KENTUCKY. An extra session of the legislature summoned. Gov. Wickliffe by proclamation dated at Frankfort, Aug. 3d, has directed the legislature of Kentucky to assemble on the 19th instant, for the purpose of taking Union bank of Mississippi. The president of the into consideration the subject of enacting a law pro357 Union bank of Mississippi, John B. Morgan, esq.viding for taking the vote of the state of Kentucky 508 has refused to regard the proclamation of governor for president and vice president of the United States, 226 McNutt, declaring the charter forfeited, on the for which it appears that there is no law at present 571 ground that it is unconstitutional, and also refuses to in that state. 534 appoint a commissioner to wind up the affairs of the 77 bank. 378 Whig. V. B. Edgecomb, 111 1,298 109 1,390 Franklin, First district-Cashner Lacoste.* E. Baton Rouge-W. B. Scott. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Parish of Ascension-Thomas Cottman.* Election returns. The general state election took place on the 3rd, 4th and 5th instant. We have returns from 44 counties, though incomplete, yet sufficient to ascertain a large increase of whig votes since the last elections. Louisville city gives a najority of 1,120 and Jefferson county for the first time elects whigs, and by a majority of 252 votes. Later. Forty-nine counties heard from gives 29,871 whig to 16,580 administration. Whig majoity so far 13,291. - INDIANA. state senators and representatives, and for a conElection returns. The election for governer, gressman from the 7th district lately represented by T. A. Howard, esq. who resigned in order to serve as the adininistration candidate for governor, tock place on the 3d inst. The result of the election is very decisively in favor of the whig candidates. Congressional. Howard was elected last year by a vote of 9,874 over Evans (whig) who obtained 8,120. Mr. Hannegan was the administration candidate to succeed him, and Mr. Lane was the whig candidate. So far as heard from Mr. Lane has a majority in Parke of 331, in Tippecanoe 275, in Montgomery 200, which leaves no doubt of his election. State senate. Fifteen districts are heard from, which in the last legislature were represented by nine administration and six whig senators. They now return but one administration to 14 whigs. In the house, in which there was a Van Buren majority, last year, of twenty, so far as ascertained, Do. Assumption-G. W. Phillips, A.M. Foley. the whigs have three to one. Do. Concordia, Carroll and Madison-A. J. 1,099 A letter from Alabama to the editor of the National Intelligencer, says: "A friend has just handed me returns from about eighteen counties, comprising most of Mr. Lewis' district, and a part of Messis. Dellet and Crabb's. The result is a clear change of 13 representatives and senators, equal to a gain of 26 members or votes on joint ballot. So that if the northern part of the state does any thing for us, we shall have a majority of the next legisla ture. In every county heard from, the whigs have gained in the popular vote, and in many largely. "It would, perhaps, be calculating too largely to say that Alabama will vote for general Harrison; but, really, the present indications are of such a character as would lead one to suppose that there is no doubt of it. Certain it is that the hon. D. H. Lewis' district will show a majority of from one to two thousand against him, as indicated by the late election." The above letter was from Montgomery county.. A correspondent of the same paper writes from Cahawba, 7th inst. "The election turned entirely upon the presidential question, and I have not known the people here so much excited for many years. So far as we can learn, the whigs have exceeded their most sanguine expectations. In eight of the counties of middle Alabama we have elected eleven more members of our party as members of the legislature than we had last year; thereby in. creasing our strength in the legislature, as you will perceive, twenty-two votes. We dare hardly hope or expect a majority on joint ballot, but even this is not improbable, for we hear of no loss, and if other sections of the state will do even but little more than to hold their own, it must be so. Then we may have the pleasure of seeing Alabama take her stand beside noble Virginia under the colors of Harrison." Later. The Baltimore Patriot of the 13th gives the result from 19 counties, which last year were E. Feliciana-A.G.Carter, Lee Hardesty. Do. Iberville-C. A. Brusle.* Fosse, Do. Do. Do. Latest. In six counties heard from in the 7th congressional district, which gave Howard last year 1,172 majority, Lane (W.) is now 967 abrad of Hannegan-whig gain 2,136. Bigger's majority over Howard for governor so far as received is 9,292, being a whig gain of 1,270 over Harrison's majority in the same counties in 1836. Harrisons majority in the state in 1836 was 8,803. The constitution of Indiana provides, that every twelve years a vote shall be taken by the people, to decide whether they are in favor of making any amendments in the state constitution. This is the year to take the vote. Edgar county-One adun, and one whig electedlast year two adm. by a majority of 278. Clark-Whig-as before. Cane-Whig by 160 majority-last year 188 adm. Cook-Whig sheriff elected-no further particu. lars-last year 832 adm. majority. Sangamon-Whig majority of 5 to 600-—last year divided delegation. Scott-Entire whig ticket. Alton-For senator, Jas. B. Moore (whig) 250James (adm.) 113. The whole ticket about the same. Cruelty to the Mormons. Who would believe that in this free country, as it is called, the members of a religions community called Mormons, have been persecuted, hunted from pillar to post, scourged and treated in the most cruel and barbarous manner, not by fanatics or bigots, who have at least the darkness | groes was subsequently taken to the river for the "Here, with their victims in their power, the Missourians proceeded to inflict a severe punishment upon them. One was immediately stripped, a halter placed around his neck, and attached to a limb above his head, and so tightly drawn, that to prevent choking to death, he was obliged to stand on the tip of his toes. In this situation, with his arms fastened around the tree, so that his bare back was fully exposed, the tormentors swore they would take his life unless he would confess. In vain he urged his innocence, that he had nothing to confess, that he had never committed any theft, &c.; they still applied their whips until his back was so dreadfully lacerated, that to save his life, he agreed to confess any thing they could desire. He was taken down from the tree, with scarcely any life in bim, and actually confessed whatever his tormentors wished. This was necessary, to give a coloring of justice to the inhuman outrage. Two other of the Mormons were tortured in the same manner, and a similar confession extorted from them. "The old gentleman we spoke of above, one of the four abducted, behaved with such resolution, and pointed out to them so clearly their injustice and inhumanity, that after stripping and fastening him to a tree and taunting him wih epithets of the foulest character, they took him down and finally set him at liberty. One of the victims, by some means, succeeded, all cut to pieces as he was, to make his escape-he reached the river closely pursued by his persecutors, where finding a canoe, he made all haste for this shore; upon arriving at which, he staggered out of the boat and fell exhausted on the beach, seemingly resolved to die, if he must die, upon a soil where the laws were respected. Two of the other victims, by our latest intelligence, were still in the hands of the people of Tully, if death, of which there is some probability, has not put an end to their sufferings. WISKONSIN. The population of Wiskonsin has doubled within the last two years. The friends of temperance in Wiskonsin have The territorial legislature assembled on the third One of the Western papers says: "The people value), were shut up in warehouses. The section of entomology of the Brazilian museum alone, in the latter city, has 25,000 duplicates. Everywhere, in fact, (for no enumeration, however long, would suffice to exhibit the state of things), there are to be found side by side with the collections open to the student and the curiosity of the public, entombed collections, forgotten libraries, unknown museums, whose treasures are useless to science, and lost to the world. In this way these public establishments have remained strangers to the great movement of progress and generalization which characterises the present epoch. Science overleaps the boundaries which political systems interpose between nations. All the men consecrated by its worship are brethren. Among them remains no distinction of country, no political divisions; from one end of the world to the other they understand each other's tongue; the discovery of one is the triumph of all; and, thanks to this fraternity of talent, this federal union of intelligence, science is elevated, and daily extends the empire of civilization. In his travels throughout Europe your memoralist, if he be permitted to speak of his own efforts, has laid the foundation of a general systein of exchange. He has obtained from the learned, from the directors of public establishments, from ninisters, and in some cases, from the sovereigns themselves, the assurance that they are anxious and willing to enter into a well-regulated system for the exchange of duplicates. Nay, the system does not remain an unproductive project; already, within four years from the date at which it was at first presented to the world, nearly two millions of voluines of books have been withdrawn from dust and oblivion, and placed in situations where they have assumed their real value. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. VATTEMARE'S SYSTEM OF INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES. Amidst the many suggestions for deriv. ing pleasure and profit from the facilities which In France alone, where, although first proposed, modern improvements have introduced in the inter- the system was last adopted, six hundred thousand course between communities as well as individuals, volumes have been forwarded to a central depot, few if any, are more deserving of attention and en- either for internal exchange, or to draw duplicates couragement, than the one to which Mr. Vattemare, from foreign countries. The progress of the plan an intelligent and enlightened citizen of France, has had the effect not only of calling into activity now on a visit to the United States, has so ardently the buried treasures of former ages, but has, by a and disinterestedly devoted himself, and for which very unexpected result, led to an interchange of mohe ought to receive not only countenance and en-dern productions. couragement, but the gratitude of his fellow man, The enlightened publishers of the kingdom of wherever he may be located. It is an efficient Saxony, where, at Leipsic, is seated the great literaproject for securing and widely diffusing the pro-ry mart of the Teutonic race, have seen that their duct of human intellect and research and of dis"Mr. Miller, who brought down the proceedings seminating truth and science. We not only believe of the meeting, had also sundry important papers, the project to be attainable to the extent of what such as a petition, affidavits, &c. detailing a history Mr. V. has proposed, but that in carrying out its of the outrages, and communicating the names of ramifications it will be found to develop more of the several citizens of Tully, who were engaged in the yet unimproved fields for profitable intercourse betransaction, all of which has been laid before gov.tween those who have and those who want, of the Carlin. The governor, with commendable spirit, vast resources of both nature and art, and which we learn, has taken hold of the matter, and vows are now to be found only by painful research, it his intention of investigating all the circumstances found at all, and are too apt, like the neglected wild connected with these outrages, and to protect the flower, to Mormons from future outrage and aggression, to the "Waste their fragrance on the desert air," utmost of his authority. It is also the intention of than any plan that has been for a long time submitthe governor, we understand, as soon as the neces-ted to the public. sary papers can be made out, to demand the authors of the outrage from the executive of Missouri. Every good citizen, of whatever party or denomination, will sustain the governor, in vindicating the laws of our state, which have in this transaction, been shamefully violated." The other side of the question. The reported lynching of Mormons is denied in a long communication in the Quincy (Illinois) Whig, signed by eighteen citizens of Tully, Missouri, and which says the citizens of Tully have been misrepresented, and pronounce the statements made at the meeting at Nauvoo, a tissue of vile slander and gross falsehoods. They accuse the Mormons of a number of depredations, and say that Smith, the "holy prophet," in presence of some of the citizens, justified the plunderers in their nefarious proceedings, and said they would continue them till they had recompensed themselves for their Missouri difficulties to the amount of $3,000,000. We submit the following outlines of the project and testimonials in its behalf, as deserving the attention of the readers. interests are to be promoted by its operation, and have pressed upon the government five copies of every work which they emit from the press, seeing that the trifling adventure, acting as an advertisement, returns in profit a thousand fold. The same proposal has been made in France. The publishers of Paris have offered to place five copies of every new work at the disposal of government, on condition that three of them shall be exchanged for literary or scientific productions of other countries. In the United States the law already requires the deposite of two copies of every new work, a condition of copy right which is considered a hardship, and but ill observed, because no benefit is derived to the proprietors from the act. The volumes thus deposited rot in dust, or are To the honorable the senate and house of representa consumed by the worm. But should an additional tives of the United States of America in congress as-number be distributed at the cost of the government, sembled: a cost well repaid in a valuable return to the enlightened countries of the old world, a demand would infallibly arise for American books now unknown, except within narrow limits, or confined in circulation in the United States alone. The memorial of Alexander Vattemare, elector of the department of the Seine and Oise, (France),' RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH: That, at the instance chiefly of your memorialist, a systein of exchanges has commenced between the governments and the Of all the countries in the world, America will literary institutions of the different nations in Eu- have the most to gain in entering into this plan. rope, by which books, natural productions, and The libraries of Europe, splendid, copious and rich, works of art possessed by the one are transferred, have been the slow accumulation of nearly four for an equivalent value, to another which may need centuries. Few in the United States can date back them. This systein has been urged by the follow- half a century. If our best endowed public instiing considerations, which form parts of the memo-tutions possess works which show the present state rials he has had the honor to present, and which have of science, and the triumphs of modern literature, been acted upon by the legislative bodies of his na- they are wanting in all that can be called the histotive country, and have been successful in uniting ry of art, of science and of the gradual progress of others in the joint effort to extend and diffuse know the human mind, from the time that Faust and Gut· Election returns. The election for governor, lieu-ledge beyond the limits to which race, language or temburg first called into action the mighty engine, tenant governor, congressmen, state senators and political boundaries, have a tendency to confine it. which has established the future liberty of the representatives and county officers, took place on All the great establishments founded by govern-human race, upon the basis of intelligence univerthe 3d and 4th instant. We have only returns ments to promote science and the arts, museums, sally diffused and every where accessible. of the first day's voting at St. Louis, which stands collections, galleries and libraries, possess, besides for Clarke and Bogby (whigs) for governor and the riches they spread out to view, others which their lieutenant governor 1,076; for Reynolds and Mar- own abundance condemns to actual sterility: these maduke (adm.) 579-Whig majority 400. The are duplicates, which are necessarily, but with remajorities for Samuel and Sibley (whigs) for con- gret, consigned to dust and oblivion. gress, over Miller and Edwards (adm.) is about the same, and so with the whole ticket. MISSOURI. JOWA. We understand, that, on Friday night, there was a conflict between a number of whites and blacks at Madison, Ia., in the course of which two men were shot and very severely wounded. One of the ne It may be said that the United States, where literary collections are but of modern origin, and duplicates of books have been rarely accumulated, has but little to offer in the way of exchange. This is, however, far from being the case. Wanting printed There is not a great city in Europe that does books, the natural productions of the country, spenot reckon myriads of such valuable but useless cimens of the animal, the vegetable, and the minetreasures. In 1835, the library of Munich had ral kingdoms, more particularly the fossil remains 200,000 duplicates; that of Jena, 12,000; that of of a more early period of the earth's existence, are St. Petersburg, 54,000. At Vienna, 30,000 among sought and inquired for with avidity in Europe, and which is a great number of works printed previous would command returns ten-fold of any value that to A. D. 1520, (which, from their rarity, are of great the cost of obtaining them on the spot would |