New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-21

City ls full OF 1t IN every shape from the hdu'it-
ing Lottery Office on every corner to the secret
cardroom in every dark recess. Many who
come here for Office lose their last cent in these
dens, and have to borrow the means of getting
away. Such is Washington. IL.
A Female Preacher I'm the House-The new
Chaplain-An Hon. Ro,vdy.
Editorial Correspondence.
WAsHINGToH, Sunday, Dec II, '43.
Although the House elected chaplain yester-
day, to take care Of their religion through the
Session at liberal salary out of the National
Treasury, yet he did not appear on the Speakers
rostrum today, but instead we had discourse
by RACHEL BARKER, Quaker lady, which was
listened to by a crowded auditory, and which
possessed at least this recommendation, that it
could not be worth less than it cost
The text was that marvellous portion Of the
Sacred Record which narrates the grazing expe-
rcnce Of Nebuchadnezzar, and the moral that
other potentates, Republican as well as Royal,
might find increase Of wisdom and just percep-
ton in similar restriction to vegetable diet
The House, which seems to have been designed,
Providentially or by the architect, to sthe in its
birth great portion of the inane and frothy bab-
Element therein poured forth, prevented good
part of the Sermon from inteligibly reaching
me; much that did hear appeared to be CON-
| mon metre exhortation, and there was rather
more rotundity of oratory and energy of decla-
nation than suited myidea of Quaker preaching.
And yet am so i'll qualified to pronounce ON the
merits of feminine rhetoric that venture this
criticism with much trepidaton. But the clos
ing half hour of her Discourse-(which had
rather more heightened sweetness than the
standing portion of the audience seemed to rel
ish)-was admirable especially where she ener-
geticaly cautioned the Members to be good boys
and behave themselves not kicking up rows and
fighting as many of their predecessors had done,
to the great scandal of the Sovereign People
This was wholesome advce-needed, fear,
since Dr.. Duncan, Wise, Cave Johnson, etc. are
here agan-and / heartily hope it may be
needed.
On another point, Rachel was rather too pun
gent, thought-viz. that of Pay for Preaching.
If the House had yesterday shown its good taste
and gallantry by electing her Chaplain, she might
have declined the filthy lucre with grace; but,
seeing another was chosen, 1t was hardly the
handsome thing to run down his business as she
did, Hireling Priests big and little, did catch
it numerically; all the evils which atfiict the
land were laid on their shoulders and all the
time she said she ptied them intensely-as who
wouldn' that stood by as they took such maui
! NJ 5, sI,
| to It.
Rev. Mr.. TMsLEY, the Chaplain elect, Is an
eminent Baptist clergyman of Virginia. : / do
hope said New York Loco who was earnest
for Tiffany, that New-Y York may have this tri-
fe since she has 80 far had nothing in the House
or the Committees you know replied
a Virginia Tyerite, in dry way, that New
York is to have the President.'-'I am not so
sure of that said the other.
One of the Loco-Foco Members of the
House was turned out of the Theatre last night
for rioting and disturbance. Having said so
his name is Felir @. Nc ConneU, of Alabama.
This adventure comports with his uniform char
acter here. What must be the morals of the
People who send such Representative! H. c.
u Mr. WEED of the Albany Journal an
nounces, that he has resumed his editorial post.
We are not the only one glad to see hun there
VINO YouNG MEN's STATE CONVENTION IN
MlssouRI.-At recent Wing District Conven-
ton held at Hannibal, in that State, the follow
ing resolution was introduced and unanimously
adopted
"Rssolred, That as auxiliary for the accom-
plshment of purposes and obtain from the people OF
this State endorsement of the principles contained IN
the foregoing resolutions, recommend to the hlgs OF
Missouri, hold You've MEMS STATE CoNyENTloN IN
THE CRY OF ST. LOUIS ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF
JUNE, ls43."
The name of Clay goes Z" like thunder against
the blast,'' and is sending CONSERVATION into the
very den Of Benton.
WING STATE CONVENTION OF VIRGINlA-The
time of the meeting of this Convention has been
changed from the 22d of February to the 7th
VIRG1NIA-T'he House, after three hours debate
on the Sth inst, ordered to cngrossment bill to
ture of this State to 80 after the seventy-ftth
day of the session.
GEoRGM-The Senate of this State has at
length passed the bill we referred to short time
since. dividing the State into Senatorial Districts
The Locos were furious at the passage of the bill
in this form, crushing as it does their designs OF
robbery; and motion was made next day to re-
consider it, which was lost. The vote stood 50
to 3s
o. A bill 10 amend the Constitution Of the State with
suppres. duelug has been lost the South Caro-
lima Legislature Yeas 81, nays 49, constitutional MAORI
" voting for II, passage.