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OF Its arches and il folly talk Of weakening Gov
eminent by extending territory. Extension cacu-
lated destroy centraizaon which was the danger we had
most to apprehend
Mr. b. then went into calculations show how beneficial
the annexation would be the markets Of the West and
even OF the Middle and Eastern States The manufac
tursrs were finding out the merchants finding out
and their voices would this question decided be heard
IN tones of thunder The annexation would give COM
mand OF the vast rivers that flowed into the Calf Of Mexco
would prevent smuggling, and would break up those nests
Of refugees and cuthroas that infested parts Of the
country would give the command, too, OF the Indian
tribes and thus aid in the great duty Of sepreservaon
We had proclaimed country the world refuge
Tor the distressed How could reject the application Of
sucn people as the Texans struggling to maintain their
freedom
If Mexico went to with for this, her own head
be the responsibility would the head Of that
and yrant VIII" had abolished free Government and subs-
tued the rod Of absolute empire. Were wait for his
nod? Were hold hands till he pleased to acknow
ledge Texas 10 be absolved from his yrannca rule Away
withhe thought No. Mr.. b. lookel for the day when
sacred national banner should float Oregon, over
California; and Texas and when other nations,
witnessing prosperity should hasten themselves
with its folds acknowledging that they had caught the first
spark OF freedoms fire from the American example, and
forwarding the radiant beams till they should have enghten-
ed the remotest ends Of the earth.
Mr.. GIDDINGS addressed the committee generally on
the subject Of the annexation Of Texas and urgently against
that measure, well constitutional other grounds He
submitted that the issue distinctly and officially made
up, by that project of the and perpeuaton of
slavery and the slave trade.
Mr. CAUSIN followed in few remarks, (elicited by the
argument of Mr. GIDDINss not directed to the question of
annexation the bill before the committee but to the
cessy Of the passage of laws the part of Congress TO
enforce the constitutional guarantees of slave property,
asked for by resolutions of the State Of Maryland
The committee and reported progress
resolution was adopted, on motion Of Mr.. MCKAY,
(and under the operation Of the previous question: term
mating the debate the navy bill TO at o'clock
And then the House djourned
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The SENATE, on Monday last, removed the in
Junction of secrecy from all Speeches delivered by
Senator's on the Texas treaty. Mr.. BENToN, it
appeyrs, opened The debate in speech against the
Treaty, which occupied three days in the delivery,
viz May 10th, 18th, and Goth, the first part Of
which, being already written out, was published in
the Globe the night of the 10Th. He was followed
in debate, on Tuesday, by Mr.. WALKER.
Mr. BENToN's speech is said to have been one
of great ability. The main ground Of his argu-
ment against the Treaty was, that the ratification
Of il would be The adoption by the United States
of the existing war between Mexico and Texas,
and would devolve the conduct and conclusion Of
that war on the United States; denying, at the
same time, the right Of the President and Senate
to make war under pretence and cover of making
treaties. 1t will not be in our power to publish
this speech in its full extent but shall take
care to put our readers in possession of such
abstract Of il as shall embrace all its essential
points.
1t is understood that, in closed doors, each day
since the conclusion Of Mr. BENToN's Speech, from
the hour OF one o'clock to the hour Of adjournment
has been employed in a continuation Of the debate,
which is said TO be conducted with great decorum
as well ability on both sides, and listened to with
unusual seriousness and earnestness of attention
On Tuesday, Mr.. WALKER addressed the Senate in
favor of the Treaty; on Wednesday Mr.. CHoATE
against it ON Thursday Mr. McDUFFIE in favor Of
it; and yesterday Mr.. MILLER against it, when
Thursday next, lin consequence, probably, Of the
desire of some Of the Members to be present at the
Convention at Baltimore on Monday.)
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

MURDER OF BoATs' CREW AT MADAGASCAR.
Captain Bailey, of the ship Enterprise, which ar
rived here yesterday from the Indian Ocean, re-
ports the British frigate Cleopatra, at st. Smon's
Bay, April goth, repariug--havng been upon a
reef about 60 miles N. of st. Augustine Bay, SO
hours. high and dry. BY means Of RATS she was
got afloat. A boats crew, with lieutenant.
sent iotake up The stream anchor, which had been
left near the reef, was attacked by the natives,
and eight, (includlng the lieutenan killed, and
three wounded. Though the frigate was only =
short distance off, the attack was not perceived by
her After the murder the natives made speed,
retreat--NeW Bedford Mercury
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Z James Harrington, The bontuan, who seduced
under promise of marriage, Julia HazIetine, it ap-
pears is a married man, and his wife has already
instituted proceedings against him. The scoun-
drel resides at Nc. 7, Washington street, N. Y.
He is about 5 feet inches in height, light hair
and complexion, blue eyes, and wears his hair
long. We give the description of his person, that
he may be known and avoided especially by those
who may have occasion to employ boatmen, at
Pier No. l, North River. From communication
in the Tribune, we gather the following revolving
facts in connection with his outrage on this poor
orphan girl. He took her to the den of shame in
Elm streets, prolessedy with the purpose Of mar
ry'ng her there. Pretending that he could not
find clergyman, he took her Bible and swore
that he would marry her before 10 o'clock the
following morning. He returned to her on the
Sabbath evening after, and offered to fulfil his
promise, if she would consent to lead life of
prostitution, and earn money for him, adding that
one of the girls in The house, whom his brother
had deceived had saved $46O, which his brother
could have at any time. lie borrowed of he poor
girl all the money she had, twelve shillings, and
when she left on Monday morning the house in
Elm street, she was obliged to part with me-
nento of jewelry, given her by her last deceased
parent, TO procure shelter for her defenceless
he I'd. And there is no law to punish this fend,
for all these outrages committed unon poor,
frendless inexperienced girl !Brookiya ADJ.
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ENGLISH DESIGNS uroN JAPAN The Cologne
Gazette publishes the following extract from
letter, dated Trieste, May TO-:
sour last letters from China announce, among
other news, that the English are seriously occu-
pied with plan for opening the ports of Japan to
their commerce. Up to the present moment it
was only the Dutch and Chinese who had in
limited manner authority to enter the port of Ma
gaski. and the Dutch are even less favored than
the Chinese. Some English lately disguised
themselves as Chinese, and travelled with the
others--an attempt which, if discovered, would
cost them their lives. The English Government,
| On their part, have made several efforts to induce
| the Emperor of Japan to grant British merchants
permission To carry on direct trade. AT the
same time Captain Becher had received orders
| TO proceed with a sufficient force, and 10 make a
photographic survey of the coast of the empire
| OF Japan. 1t is possible that conflict may take
| place between the English and the japanese. Ia
any case the British squadron will approach the
| coast. 1t is vital question for England"
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HoS. GEORGE p. MARsH.--Ihe Boston Even
ing Gazette, III referring 10 an article IN the last
number of Hunts Merchants Magazine, on the
" Commerce Of Austria translated by this gen.
tleman from the Austrian Loyds' Journal, says
g Mr.. Marsh, member of Congress from Yer.
in the country. He is yet quite young man,
and has one Of the largest and best selected pri-
vate Libraries in the United States. lie reads
and Translates readily and elegantly all the IN 'd-
ern languages, and is well versed in political
| economy and most of the natural and exact sci
ences, and in classical attalnments and scholar
ship is scarcely second to Edward Everett, Of
whom Mr.. Webster has said, /" He reads every
thing, and remembers every thing that he reads .
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

A destructive fire occurred in Boston on Thurs
day morning. 1t broke out in building occu-
pied as bake house, which was damaged about
$500, and had no insurance. The fire next
caught in the rear of building l76, Ann str, ct,
owned by Mrs. Lemare, and occupied by Mr..
John Leman a seamen's boarding house, which
was partially destroyed. The building alone
was insured. Mr.. Leman's loss about ST. 900; the
fire then spread TO buildings ia. l72, and 10,
which were all occupied by Irish families. The
rear OF these buildings was nearly destroyed.
The provision store of Mr. James Munroe, No.
l6S, was damaged about 1900, mostly by water,
His stock was insured. These last named build
Ings were all owned by Mrs. Williams, and were
all insured.
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STILL THEY coME-The Newark Daily Adj
vertser of Thursday says" We learn from an
authentic source this morning, that fifteen more
members of the Van Buren, party IN this city
have openly proclaimed their purpose not TO vote
for the free trade candidates. They 60 for Clay,
FrelInghuysep, and the tariff-as all men will
who understand and value their true interests.
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U-Our readers will have to excuse the alb
sence of the usual miscellaneous articles on the
first page, which we are compelled TO omit for a
few days, on account of tho difficulties and dis
arrangement attendant upon the removal of our
Office.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

A SUICIDE.-Colonel Thomas Flebrown, late
of Winthrop, Massachusetts, committed suicide
by hanging himself, on Friday last. Col f. was
81 years OF age at the time of committing the
melancholy deed, and was man extensively
known and universally respected. He served
in the revolution-was for many years a member
of the Massachusetts Senate, before the separa-
raion--and subsequently for long time repre-
scented the town OF Winthrop in The Legislature
of that State. He was member of the different
electoral Colleges which elected Jefferson, Madi.
son, Monroe, John @ Adams, and Harrison. The
reason OF his putting an end to his exiStence'is
mol known. but u is generally supposed that he
was laboring under mental alteration.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

SUICIDE OF THE RoBBER.-John Daily, alias
Courtney, alias Barnes, convicted OF stealing
$4,000 from Mr.. Mike, Of Washington county,
was yesterday sentenced tn FIVE years lmprs"n-
ment IN The Stale prison at Sing Sing. lie was
TO be taken down the river in the O'Clock boat,
but OH rel airing to his cell he was found dead,
having cut most frghfuI cash in his throat, en-
tirely severing the Internal and external jugular
vein, and nearly one half of the main carotoid.
The deed vas effected with his dinner knife. lie
has thus closet his career of vilauy with delibe-
rate seli-murder. In his pocket was found le-
ter from his wife, dated at St Louis She pro.
fesses the greatest anxiety to hear ION hun, and
is apparently ignorant Of his true character. II
So sha must soon be fearfully undeceIved.-AL
bany Evening Journal If Saturday.
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THE MIER PRIsoNERs.-Mr. A. b. Laforge, one
of the Sixteen Mier prisoners who escaped from
the Castle Pero'e, by digging under The FONDA.
ron-a task which it took two months TO acco n
plish--has arrived at Charleston. He states that
FIVE Of the sixteen were recaptured.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

FATAL AFFAIR.-A taIal rencuntre took place
at the Duncannon Iron Works on Monday week
ias'' by which man by the name Of Miles Evans
was Killed by WIN. Murgrave. They were both
employed at the foundry. and the fatal catastrophe
rev out of dispute as to which was The better
workman Of tho two.-Harrisburg INTEL
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W AS H | N G I @ N.
MONDAY EVENING, JUNE "a. 1914.

REMOVAL OF THE STANDARD OFFICE.
The Publication and Printing Office Of the
WING STANDARD is now located in the large
bu lding on the east side Of SirM street, four
doors south of Pennsylvania Avenue.
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MosT MELANCHoLY.-N e learn That a clergy
man, Rev. J Hamlet Farchl'd Of Exeter, N.
H., and formerly of South Boston, attempted TO
commit suicide This morning, by cutting his throat
with razor. The wound Inflicted is very se-
vere but II is thought he vi recover.
Mr.. Fairch has been respected for many
years as an able, pious, and faithful congregational
minister; but there have lately been strong rea-
sons 10 suspect that his moral conduct has long
been corrupt, and that he is unworthy of exer-
Using the holy duties OF his office. We learn
that an eccesias'ical council was to have been
held last week, to investigate the charges alleged
agln>t him, and the mental excitement from shame
and modification was doubtless the cause of his
determination to add to his sins by attem, ting to
rush unbdden INTO the presence Of his Maker
Boston Mercantile.
The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-06-24

For OREGoN.-A letter from Holt county, Ms
souri,, to the Republican, states that third COM
pany recently started from Council Bluffs. 1t
consisted Of ~ wagons, 40 men, large number
Of women and children, and many cattle. The
writer speaks very uniavorably of Oregon, and
disapproves of emigration to that country. 1t
states that The route by the Council Bluffs is
much the best one for emigrants. The company
elected Mr. Stephens their captain.
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lated every engagement she had been allowed to
contract with the powers of Europe.
"COLONEL" POLK AND LAWYER" POLK
TIE Providence Transcript has some pertinent
queries on these two points:
"sCoLoNEL' PoLK-Wil some obliging DEM
ocrat lnIurln US whether Mr.. Polk is militia col.
one, colonel OF an independent chartered co w
pdny, a colonel OF d regiment in an Indian al !,
or whether he was ever a co.One in the army |!
There is some little difference between militia
colonel and colonel in The army, and between a
colonel who has seen service and one who has
not. Even colonel of an independent company
enjoys little distinction in our minds above one
who merely haws and gees about regiment OF
militia. D., tell Us if Colonel Polk is to be made
President for having been colonel, or for some
other service, of which the people of the United
States are ignorant :"
The editor Of the Transcript is all wrong in
his copjec,ures about Mr.. Folks military reputa-
ton. His title is doubtless pu,ative as the rep
resentative of Old Hickory. OF course, Mr.. Polk
himself never smelt gunpowder; but that doesn't
signify, since General Jackson has. HIS military
glory Is the mild brightness of the moon; he
ems no light of his own, but was designed
merely to reflect the original effulgence Of Old
Sol at the Hermitage, when he shall have dipped
below the horizon.
Some astronomers have conjcctured, from tele-
scopic examinations, that the satellite. situated at
the distance of fifty geographical miles from the
| Hermitage, is nothing more than body of
smoke, having no real weight or substance about
| it. And this opinion is confirmed in the minds of
those star gazers, by witnessing collisions upon
two occasions between the Satellite and a "brioht
particular STAR" which at present shines from
the zenith of the gubernatoriaI chair at Nashville
1t has been observed that all the cen;ripetal
power Of Old Hickory has been unable 10 keep
Young Hickory in his orbit and that the collis-
ions with the primary star Of Nashville have
on both occasions driven him out into the dark
oblivious abyss of space.
"LAwYER' PoLK.-The New York Plebean
says that James K. Polk studied the science OF
the law one whole year, and at the end of the
second year was at the head of his profession
If he is not genius, we know not who is. In
The ate of Massachusetts,, it takes "the dull
stupid fellows of Cambridge college, three years
to get ioerabe knowledge of the law, and tif-
teen years upon Inc top of that to get to the head
of tie profession.
The legal reputation which it seems Mr..
Polk has acquired in New York by doing
an Indifferent practice in the county courts Of
Middle Tennessee, only furnishes another evil
dence of the truth Of the maxim which declares
that prophet is not without honor save in
his own country, and in his own house."
Mr.. Polk lives in small country town where
he stands at the foot of some half dozen re-
spectacle lawyers. There are those who place
him yet lower, and who deny that the reflector
of Old Hickory's glory knows any more about
law than old Hickory himself
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A tosfssponasncs Of PLEASANT character ~.
Gently took p!ses between William Kennedy.
Esq, British consul at Galveston and Captain
Buchanan. Of the u S. sloop-of war Vinceunes.
relative TO assistance rendered by Captain B. 10
two British merchant ships. The consul in his
letter says:
1t affords me sincere pleasure to tender TO
you the thanks of the masters of the British mer-
chant ships Cybele and Cato, for The assistance
afforded from the q. =. sloop- of-war Vlncennes,
under your command, in situations pering the
safety OF their respective vessels, on the 22d and
26th ultimo. To the thanks of the shipmasters
permit me to add my own, fully appreciating, as
dc, not only the value of the service received
from the Vincennes, but the spirit of active
f:Iendllness in which that service has been rem
dered."
Captain Buchanan, after noticing the receipt of
the letter Of Mr. Kennedy, says:
"To be able at all times to render assistance
to those in distress is, believe, the natural fee
ing Of sailors, and have the proud satisfaction to
know that those under my command are always
ready and willing to exert themselves in a good
cause.
. regret the serious accidents which occurred
to the Cybele and Cato, but it afforded the OPP
porunty of proving to those for whom our couIl-
try and ourselves individually feel sincere
friendship our desire to maintain that feeling"
:
The U. S. schooner Enterprise, Lieut. Cong
James M. Watso :, arrived at Boston on We'd
ncsday evening, from Rio de Janeiro, via Bahia
and Pernambuco. She LETT the latter port on the
22d May. The following is lisl Of her officers :
James M. Watson, Esq, Lieut.. Commanding.
Charles Hunter, LIST Lieutenant
Stephen d. LavelIette, Cd do.
Edward Bissel, Purser.
/. James M Clelland, Assistant Surgeon.
James L. Ferguson, Mdshpman.
George l.. S.mes. do.
Daniel Noble Johnson, Captains Clerk
Ganrue I'll Raker. Masters Matn
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Inc thy ln,ssnsl hssmoxy Of the Union. Il shSuid
never Sc acquired and he 10 no patriot who Dc.
sires 1t.
Let TYLER pine at his bad luck. and curse the
Locofucos for their duplicity. Let Calhoun brood
! over his Internal schemes Of disunion. Who cares
| for the signs of the one, or the mad rawlings of
the other? The people of this great nation love
the Union, and despise traitors, whether they be
traitors to party or country.
The following is the extract from the London
Times:
Admitting, with the best authorities, that it is
competent to free and sovereign people to place
itself under the protection and authority of ano-
Their state, even to the total abrogatlon OF its inde
pendent existence, the principles of public law
forbid natinn 10 put itself under the protection
of another ,oithoM reserping all lis allan es and
all ITS subs,sting treaties, ''or," says VATTEL
(sec. 2O4) "the convention BY which State
puts itself under the protection of another sover-
egn ia treaty; if il does freely it ought to do
it in such manner that the new treaty may be
of prejudice 10 those that are ancient. Its OBJ.
legations subsists towards it's ancient allies" The
Texans were at liberty to surrender as much as
they pleased OF their domestic sovereignty (a-
though until it be recognized by Mexico that SOW
ereignty is something less than absoute,) but they
were not at liberty to surrender their sovereignty
without reserving those engagements which, in
the name of that sovereignty. they had previously
contracted with foreign states. Amongst the
treaties actually concluded by Texas, there is one
which serves to place this proposition in very
strong light-we mean the treaty with Great Bril-
tain tor the suppression Of the slave trade by the
mutual right Of search Those very concess ors
on this point which the United States are still
firmly resolved not to make have been solemnly
made by Texas and these, as we'll as all other
engagements vii h foreign States, can only be abb
rogated with the consent of all the parties to them
We apprehend, that on the most undoubted prin-
ciples of international law, treaty by which all
former treaties with other powers are at once
dissolved, broken, or impaired, is sufficient casus
beii."
After remarking that the probable Illustration of
Mr. 1'yer's project will doubtless bring this diff
Guilty to pacific solution, the "Tnnes" make
this hard hit at our Texas neghbors.
"With view to the future existence of Tex
as, is Of Importance 10 remember that the first
use she has attempted to make of her boasied in
dependence was a total abdcdtion of all political
power, and that in her anxiety 10 obllterate her
self from The political chart Of Americt, she vo-
lated every engagement she had been allowed to
contract with the powers of Europe.
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ehave in the above table estimate duties amount.
ing to full two millions Of dollars rail road iron,
Part of the iron for these roads has been imported
under the present act OF the above estimate about
Ave hundred thousand dollars have already been paid
leaving fifteen hundred thousand dollars be raised over
and above the other costs Of the roads, pay the duties
that would, under the present existing laws be levied
The injustice of so high duty rail road iron or In
fact any duty, is psinly to he We cannot supply
ourselves within limits, consequently we have
no domestic interest to protect There is alternative
under the policy of the government but pay the
enormous duties or leave the roads half constructed We
do not advocate repeal of the duty this article any
other ground than that Of expedency Corporations gene
rally should receive benefits from government
than individuals but far as rail roads concerned the
benefits extended to them fall upon all classes very equal
IT, The completion Of more than of the roads named
above depends in great repeal of the pre-
gent duty railroad iron, and trust Congress will
give the subject that attention its Importance demands
SAILS nv AUCTION AT THE EXCHANGE