New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-12-20


the laws Of he United States over The same which
was -efsrred 10 q Select Coulrniiiee OF I'VE mem
ber,. He then gave notice OF bill 10 De ;ntrOdu-
ced tomorrow TO repeal the Distribution Act
Mr. PRr.roS offered resolution calling on the
Secretary of the Treasury. with as little delay q,
noss;bIe TO communicate the Senate the plan OF
.nanee recommended in the Presidents Message;
which was adopted.
The resolution Yesterday submitted BY Mr.
WooDgusY. was adopted ins,rsc,ing the Commit
zee on Naval Affairs TO inquire into the eN?etiency
Of fixing BIZ law the number OF officer, in each rams,
OF men. and Of vessels in commissions. suitable tor
peace establishment for the Nsvy. and OF resu-
lating such establishment Ike that me Army, so
as rot TO be changed except under express Prov
SONS Of Congress.
The Senate then adjourned to Monday.
FRIDAY, Dec l..
The SENATE did not hold Ses'-a
In the House.. the unfinished business came up,
being the motion 70 refer thar portion OF the Presl
dent. Message winch relates 70 the lariti MI
J. w joss DIVA. spoke at lengthln iavor Of the
reference 20 the Committee Ways and Means,
and against the priRciple OF Protection
Messrs HUxr OF y. Y, RASDoLPH OF y J.,
and j. r ISGERsoLL OF Pa. followed >uecessivSiy
on the other side Mr. Hunt spoke ably and
earnestly IN favor OF insisting on RECIPROCITY IN
eur commercial intercourse with foreign nations.
Mr.. !. K. InFersoli showed how domestic indus
try, in many instances, had Pro<pered unaer
moderate protection. and now our manufacturers
had thus been enabled, in several important
branches OF industry successfully TO compete
with and finally 10 excel. the foreign article He
denied the ruth OF the position advanced Yesterday
bv Mr.. RHErr. and bv Mr.. JoSEs to-day, that
Protection and Revenue were Incompatible with
each other and commended that the interests OF The
country were best promoted by imposing duties
with view to protection.
Mr.. SLADE ei VI. next Obtained the floor, but
being indi+posed. asked an adjournment and the
House ad lourned over To Monday. So neither
House va. IN Session on Saturday. ARGUS
SERIOUS AFgRAY-rhe Bangor Wing says that
two men named Thurston and Brown, who lived
in the same house at Ellsworth Me, engaged in
.ouarrcl on the 9th inst when Thurstou's wife m
terlered. Thur,ton turned on her and followed her
aying INTO anotherroom Ia the meantime Brown
and the family reiterated NJ stairs. whittier :h"rs
ton Immediately pursued them. AID was re-
ceived bv blow from clu5 in Browns hands.
Hethen went to get his gun and on returning found
tina, Brown had one als- They both fired ana
Thurs,on was seriously though not mortaly wound
ed. The whole affair originated in Rum and both
parties have since Joined the Washington Society.
~ Al Mobile a man nance. Blanc recently had
quarrel with his wife which resulted in ner death.
She was terribly beaten and her body shockingy
manglcd. Bur few days before he had been
brought before the Recorder charged with maltrcn;-
/ ing her; bur at her solicitation he was acqutieI
only to murder her for her kindness. What is still
worse the murderer has been allowed 10 make his
escape.
~ A new and beautiful -tcamboatwa- lau.ched
at Sheburn Bay, Vt, few weeks since She i,
the property Of the Champain Transportation
/ Company, and is TO take the place OF the Winoo
ski, in the route from Burlington 10 ST Adams, via
Port Kent and Pattsburgh.
% We ask tn eatteniion of our citizens to tie
Report of the Trustees of the Nsw}ork Fire De
partmcnt Thu, noble association has the bes
wishes OF un among us, ana we doubt not that the
present winter will prove the warm sympathy o
our citizens with lis wisely benevolent operations.
&C 4. II. Gazzum, who murdered Mr.. Over
ON the 24,h August last on the Courthouse step.
at Mobile, has been tried, convicted of n,ansaugh
ter and sentenced to pay fine of $500, and to al
Imprisonment OF three months
70 great storm commenced with rain a
Washington on Wednesday night, and ON Frda,
had only changed to snow, which melted a. it fell
10 Thomas Moore, decl; hand on board ih'
steamboat Randolph near New Orleans, wa.
crushed to death by the ly-whee on the 9TH.
70 The dwelling of Mr.. John sullivan o
Hanpden, Ne was burned tie 9th int. with
all its contents. Loss 3 ,O00 and no Insurance.
RIGHT cf >rARcm-rhs seems sui TO be elnni-i bj
Great Britain With much determination ~ before thc
Inst war. Alms,t every week re hear Of some new IN
ssnce where SHIPS have been boarded ty
British crul.er. under the PEE OF searching Tor slaves
They pay no respect Dag the African coast but
treat much ndig. lily a. they would me black
one of . rates. Shall such thIugs be- snail We allo"
rights be ramurd upon cur commerce. sutJ.cltd
TO ~ uit oppression No thc spriI of free coPe
VINO own no muster, will long be aroused that vii
make the of the BRUSH Lion quail beneath ITS power
Much better would IL be England you'd turn her search
ing prOpeusi,ie finding something equal - Sherman :
Meticaed ozenges for the roli@f Of Acr subjects Who