New-York daily tribune., 1843-02-10

seIias OF this COMMITTEE viii be the s
House, on Friday Evening, the 10Th OF February -
past 0S'0's' ADDISON IIsoil DoUeHERTY, Chairman
ca.sL,s G.s. : (; s.1;S T.sroh, Secretaries ST
10 Fo, Washington Letter giving the De"s' ~ oo,.
gres, Tuesday, Great Fare al lo', CO., p.as
N.t;ees. STATE Appainto.ents &c, see First rage
NJ The brief Speech Of Mr.. MERlwErHER
Of Ga On our Last Page in advocacy OF ne
,,.,cb,,ent of the Compensation OF OHcers IN the
wsvv :. after our own heart. How Congress can
.f,s. 10 do what it urges we cannot well see, and
90, we can very easily that they aoiA so refuse
So of Mr. Arnola's bill SAG, prescribing general
reduction Of 25 per cent. on all salaries paid by
tie Government which exceed $1,000 per annum.
Whatever logic may be used OR the other side 1t IS
very clear to our mind that either these salaries
we're runously low six or seven years ago, when
rbe National Revenue was double and the value OF
Money but one half what it is, or they are too
high now. We cannot hold out any hope that any
such bill as 54e will pass at this Session, bu we
are confident that in this we express the very gene
raj sentiment Of the country.
T The Report Of Mr.. PoLHEMUs on the SILK
MANUrAcrURE in the Auburn State Prison is one
Of the most gratifying documents we have met with
in many dsys-not merely as pointing out an easy
and profitable mode of employing State Prison con-
vcts without interference with the interests of
Mechanics and Artisans. We hope every reader
interested in American Industry Gas who is not y
will study this Report.
The ignorance and Indifference of the mass of
our People with regard to the Silk Culture and
Manufacture would be amazing were it not ex-
planned by the standing rule that What is every
body's business is nobody's.' Thousands were
ready to rush into the Multicaulis furry while
it was wild and absurd speculation, where one
is now engaged in pursuing and perfecting the Silk
Culture as matter of rational and remunerating
industry. There cannot be doubt that the pro-
duction Of our own Silk fabrics would give en-
pluyment to classes of our People who are now
idle perforce, or very meagerly recompsnsed, while
it would add sensiby to the general steadiness Of
employment and to the average reward Of labor,
and rapidly increase the aggregate Of Oar National
wealth. Why is it, then, that more attention
is paid to it?
The SoMERs MUT1NY.-STEPHEs T. AUSTIN,
ESQ.,, Attorney General of the State of Massachu-
setts, yesterday arrived in this city and made his
appearance on board of the North Carolina just as
Commodore Dowues, the President Of the Cour,
Martial, had announced the adjournment. He
Immediately entered into conversation with the
President and Judge Advocate, and we are in
formed that he had come down in pursuance Of
instructions received from the Navy Department,
10 act as Special Judge Advocate on this Court.
The question as to whether the Court will permit
him to take part in its proceedings will of course
be the subject of deliberatien by the Court this
that permission but it remains to be seen whether
it will exercise it.
CoNNEcrIcuT.-The Wings of the Secsnd Con-
gressiona District held Convention of Delegates
on the sth inst at Saunders's Hill to nominate
candidate for Congress- in place of Hon. w. W..
Boardman, who declines a reelection. SAMUEL
ID. HUBBARD Of Middetown was nominated as
the candidate Resolutions strongly in support Of
Protective Tariff, and expressing the full cons-
aance Of the Wings Of the District in the ability
and patriotism of Mr.. Hubbard, were unanimously
passed.
90 RALPH WALDO EMERSON gave his second
Lecture on "NEw.ENGLAND" before the Berean
Institute last evening-its Trade being the as.
pect avowedly considered-though the scope OF
The Lecture embraced all those phases of the New.
England character which are developed in appli-
cation to Business, Industry and the art of acquir.
ing a livelihood. The Farmer, the Merchant, the
Sailor, and the Of all work, were successfully
considered and depicted TO Cor rather from) the
core and the conclusion arrived at, affirming the
mighty superiority both in importance and endu.
rance, of Spiritual TO Physical aims and achieve
Insnts was ia the Lecturers highest mood.
We will no, speak farther Of this Lecture now
as Mr.. (. has been persuaded to choose lecture
loom more convenientaf access and commence
his Course afresh. We shall probably be able ,o
announce the time and place in eur next.
70 The Debate on PROTECTION and FREE
TRADE takes place at the Tabernacle this even.
ing. We ask the friends of Protection to come
hitherto let confess it, and so over to the side
of Free Trade. But we rather think it will no,
30 appear upon full hearing of both sides.
p Mr.. John Thomas, master and owner ol
the schooner Florida, was knocked overheard BY
the boom while passing down the bay to Philsdel
phia, on Monday morning. He was soon re-
covered, bur expired in few moments.
70 The loss by fire at the store of the Messrs.
H. DifFendorfer & Co, in Baltimore, proves to
have been greater than was at frs, anticipated.