New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-17

Foco majority OF in the House.
ALABAMA-The House, in accordance with the
popular decision. has passed bill repeating the
General Ticket system Of choosing Members Of
Congress. which the Senate will probably concur
in. despite the Constitutional scruples OF eS-Gov
B4gby.
GEORGIA Axp NFwYoRs Hon CHARLES J.
McDoxALD. Governor Of Georgia, las transmitted
to the Legislature brief Message touching the
difficulties between tina, State and this. The fol
lowing are the important paragraphs:
You viii perceive from The correspondence, a
cory of which IS herewith submitted. that another
prelext has been raised by Governor Seward, Tor
eya.ing lie performance OF Ms constitutional obli
cations. y pretended by aim thar tie bill OF IN
icrnent i defecve, and he has undertaken the
flee OF counsel Tor the accused, by taking uaten-
abe technical exceptions to the proceedings /
hare anSrered item rs gan iFH Perceire, oW
hare long sincs been c0arieced that Y IS m
accessory 70 addrsSS etther argument or reason
10 his understanding, ar 70 remind ham 81 ne ne
ceSsify al erecHting, IN good jaith, dcc0rd'Rgto
HE letter and sElrH. the .cAse provisions ot Ne
COasti!ufion, bv which the Sta-es are embed, IN
the pencc ana snfrt, OF society. While ne de-
clines cemolying with NY demand on the grouna
of pretended defect in the Indictment he 'nd'-
cafes his intention in no eqnvocal terms, should
mis- objections. 10 our jadical proceedings be over
come. to sustain his refusal on principles no less
unwarranted by he Constitution than offensive TO
the peope Of TINS STATE.
There should be no longer delay IN settling an
thoritativeiy the manner in which tugitives from
Justice are 10 be delivered, when they are found IN
another Jurisdiction. Congress ha, the unques-
tionabe authority under the Constitution, 10 regu-
late this matter; ant it S clearly the duty oil the
General Government u cae-e iugInves from JUS
lice who escape from tue States IN which The CRIME
was committed, and are found IN another TO be
delivered up upon thc demand OF the Executive
authority Of the State having jurisdiction oil the
offence But, inaamu,h the mode provided by
Congress for discharging this high obligation TO the
States so essential safety OF society and the
security OF property. proved ineicaciou,. and
a. no disposition is manifested BY the Federal Gov
eminent to remedy the defect the subject Ia OF sut-
6cient importance TO justify Convention OF the
States TO take 1t INTO consideration. Butwc should
not defer Tor moment the adoptioa OF measures
FIR our own safety The Teg >iatiOn heretofore re
commended by me would ensure the safety ot our
property, and prevent al! interference with ou'
slave population. Any other constitutional mea-
sure,. however. which y.ur wisdom may suggest
as expedent and proper Tor the attainment oil these
desirable obiecls, shal! have my concurrence.
CHARLES j. MCDONALD.
FIRE AT ST. LoUls-On the Adj instant tire
broke out in the grocery store Of Mr.. J. w Rodgers
al ST. Louis. which consumed that and several ad-
Joining stores before it was snbdued. Mr. Rodgers ;
loss was about s. 600, insured $1,000; Aessrs.
siearns & Springer, grocers, lost nearly the same
amount, with no insurance; Mr.. How, leather
merchant, lost property TO The amount OF $4,000,
insured g 900 Messrs. Woods & Shaw lost from
g 600 TO 81 600; Messrs. La Beaume & Co. Lost
about 3 GOO fully insured and Alf Newman,
grocer, lost SOM $1,000, with no insurance.
Mail RoBBsRY.-A lip from the office Of the
Fred3ni. Censor OF The Ion ins,. says that the
Western Mail was stolen from the stage ncsr that
village thar morning. One William D. Stewart
ha, been arrested and conimitied for trial When
frs, discovered he attempted to escape, and tire"
away several letters and drafts. He undoubtedly
had an aecomp!ice.
70 Tie Cincinnati Gazette OF the llth instant
announces the death E, Louisville OF Mrs. Re
szccA MoLEAy. wife OF Judge Mclean Of the
Supreme Court OF the United 5 utes.
e Mr. James Crinan, brewer, was drowned
in the cana! at urca on the sth ms. Another
BODY wes found in the canal at the same time
great freshet ma been experienced IN I'M
valley of the Genesee The river Is very high
No damage has Vet been reported.
q Thonla. H. W bert OF Buffalo was drowned
in the canal at Syracuse while intoxicated, on me
9Th instant
e Nj. jeremiah Brown was killed OF the 27ti
ut BY the falling Of suck Of timber while asst
inc at q raising near Oicotl, Niagara Co
1rFeELe ROEES: BUFFALO RoEFs
D scver4i Guldred 6uha Ro5es, recently Pureh-ss
AZ the v A Fu Cas- auction fo- sais very eecP o.
the BALI or snae ska Also. variety o; Selsh Robe
bsrdsrely trimmed, atthe Hat. Gao and Fur Stor; OF
div TUTFLE- 1911 latham square
40 sEEsX.-That which has taken moths . 90
\ tair an nperfcct kGJwletge OF, may De carae'
IA four lessons of hours each. nthemstica heo
rem Is Invented by vhich ladies' dress, habit ani pes
curns aad fitting raay he with and Infaioi
accuracy without 4biesome necessity OF tryl5