The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-21
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Monday Eve. Dec. IL

| OTeSPOHdeHCe 81 Mc ~. /. ITtOuNe.
Washington, Monday Eve, Dec. Is.
The committees were announced this morn
ing. There are good many changes, as you
will see, and think generally for the better.
The select committee on the Presidents Fis-
cal plan is very well selected two National
Bank men, two Locofocos, and five especial
friends of Mr.. Tyler and defenders of his
course-Messrs. Cushing. Wise, Gilmer. W.
| w. Irwin and Profit. This committee will
soon call on the secretary of the Treasury for
the details the plan, which call will be adopted
without dissent by the House. and the plan be
promptly forthcoming. On this the committee
will Set to work, determined TO present such a
bill as will meet the appreciation Of Congress if
ii be possible.
have more hope Of favorable issue now
than when last took q survey. | believe a
large proportion of the wings are anxious thai
the bill be such as 10 commend itself 10 their
support. Increase Of Executive influence is
the great objection. lfany plan can be devised,
consistent with the constitution, which shall
vest the appointment of the Board of control
elsewhere than in the President, | think all
other difficulties may be obviaed. iii can be
so arranged that the appointment tie vestrd the
Supreme Court, or some other eminent and
6isnieresed body, all will be well.
For the first lime, think, in several years,
the two chaplains were each elected 10 day on
the first ballot Rev. Septimus fusion Of the
Senate, and Rev JOHN N. Maffit of the House.
Mr.. fusion was chaplain at the last session,
and had scarcely any opposition. Mr. Maffil's
vote was hardly less llattcring.
John Quincy Adams is placed at the head of
The committee on Foreign Afiairs-a position
of great responsibility at this juncture. Mr..
Gushing is next instead of first the head of the
| Fiscal committee being considered an cqCiva-
/ lent for this. w. Cost Johnson is at the head
of the National Foundry committee, Of course.
learn that the War Department entertain no
doubt of being able TO finish the Florida contest
before spring. 1t is believed there are not
more than three or four hundred savages in the
Territory.
There has been talk of demonstration by
Mr.. Buchanan in opposition to Mr.. Benion's
attack on the Fiscal doctrines of The message
| 1t does not come rs YET. and think it will not.
MIR Buchanan wants 10 be President and feels
| his way very carefully.
| A BRIEF History OF CnINA.-China is an
empire of Asia, the most populous and ancient
in the world, being 1890 miles long and L.
03o wide. Population from 300.O0O,OOO 10
360,000,000. TIC capitol is p ekin. with l.
100. 900 inhabitants. Nankin 100000, and
Canton 100000. China produces tea. So.
100000 pounds Of which are annually ex; or.
ted from Canton, the only place which foreign
ers are allowed TO visit. Silk, cotton, rice,
gold silver, and all tn. necessaries Of life are
found in China. The arts and manufactures
in many branches are in high perfection but
stationary, rs improvements are now prohibit
ted. The Government is despoic mo larch.
V. Revenue, 200 100000. Army, sOOe
men. The religion is similar TO Buddhism,
the chief god being Fob. The Chinese incu-
cate the morals of Confucius their great phil.
osopher, who was born $50 B. c. The great
wall and canal of China are among the might
les, works ever achieved by man. The for
eign commerce of Chioa amounts 10 S35, 200,
600 or $40 100000 annually, the whole of
which is transacted with appointed agents ca.
led Hong merchants" Foreigners are al
lowed 10 live al certain stations or factories
,elow Canton. Inc chief trade is with
England, The frs, American ship reached
China in 1854 now the annual average of U.
nled States ships visiting Canton is 81. The
revenue derived from foreign commerce by
the Emperor varies from S4.000,000, 1855.
100000. According to Mr.. Dunn, opium
smuggling inChina,to the injury of the people,
amounted TO s20,0oo.00G annually for several
years past, much of which was paid in specie,
which found IFS way TO London. the Chinese
language has nearly 10000 characters or lei. |
tiers. The Chinese are eminent for agriculture |
and once every year the Emperor ploughs a
piece of land himself in presence Of his REQ.
pc.-BickneRs Reporter.
A whole family murdered.--A Mississi.
ppi paper gives an account ofthe murder
ola whole family named Welson. at small
village called Huntsville. The atrocons ACT
was committed by negro slave in revenge
for some small chastisement he received at
the hands Of one of the family, whom he i'm.
mediately killed with a broad axe, and fol- |
lowed up the act by staying the sister, the |
faLher,the mother, and an infant child !