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From the GAINESVILLE Aurora.
FEDERAL HOSTILITY TO FOREIGNERS.

The following resolution contains the
sentiments of the universal whig party
in relation to foreigners. They may,
and do talk differently just. before an
election, but in SO doing, they are ac- /.
tuated by no regard for the adopted
citizen, of our country, is evident from
the whole history of that party. How
often have they uttered their feelings
OF hate and contempt towards the
'hordes Of foreigners Ito use their own,
words) swho come 10 this county, A
catalogue oftheir disgraceful treatment
towards the Irish and Germans, as
evinced through the federal press, in
the speeches OF federal orators, in.the
proceedings offederal meeting, and in
the brutal assaults and bloody persecu-
tions with these unofiending and indus
trious men have been pursued by ty-
ranizing wings would fill volume.--
The resolution below was passed by
wing meeting in Albany, N. Y. some
time since, and the Argus has lately
brought it forward, in order to show
the position Of federalists in regard to
foreigners.
sResolved, That the county oil Alba
ny is decidedly whig county, and
would so manifest itselfat the annual
elections, if the Natioe Inhabitants
were not overpowered by the hordes
Of Fmeigners, who, brought htup as slapes
in their own country, know mol The
feelings and duties Of Freemen in this.
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derstand the wisdom of thy councils "and thy ways
are past finding out /"
The Ignorant and unlearned say that 'sUmpire"
has the organ of selfesteem marked 81. o, delu-
ded people, know ye not that there are no organs to
which this number is ever affixed; you mistake his
character, for IFS all learning, though admit that
"much learning hath made him mad" Hail hap
py world, had "Umpire' lived in the days of the
French revolution! when civil discord shook the
mighty kingdom-when brother plunged the dag
ger to brothers heart-when France was drenched
with seas Of human gore-tlen indeed would thy
greatness have been known and no doubt you
could have obtained the Office so connateral TO your
nature, to wit Corporal's guard. But hadst thou
lived in the days of the American revolution, then
hail, all hall thrice happy America the thun-
ders of British cannon would have yielded subser-
Went to your command. Hadst thou lived in 'the
days that tried mems souls!" Hadst thou been at
Yorktown, Stony Point the taking Of forts Wash
ington and Lee, the banks ofthe blood stained
Brandywine, happy would il have been for Ameri,
can Independence. The laurels of glory and ever
green that decked the brow of Washington would
have been transferred to yours. Then would a
grateful people to your honor have made the "sng-
ing singers with vocal voices most vociferous, in
sweet vociferation out vociferized even sound it.
SELF
There isyet chance for honor, fame and re-
nown Then "Umpre" let your "cogiative fac
ulties become immersed in cogibundty of cogita
tion;' and at some future time, say twenty years,
give one more decision like unto that which you
have given between M and 'Philos, and no doubt
sir, but your last days will be your best days, and
your name will yet be found in its proper place
associated with those of Eldon, Reedesdale, Hale
Hardwick, Cooke, Blackstone and others.
SLICK JR.
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For the Spirit OF Demo cracy.
ga little learning is dangerous thing,
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian SPRING

ga little learning is dangerous thing,
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierlan spring.
The truth of the above lines have probably never
been more strongly verified, than in the umbra-
geous conduct of certain individual in this vcinl-
ty, writing over the signature "umpire," The
arbitration ofhe cause which he has called into his
august presence, no doubt demands the deep pene-
tration and consumate erudition which this perspi
cacious creature possesses. No man of ordinary
abilities would have had the presumption to assume
the name "Umpire," and come, uncalled for, to
set arhgt the alterations Of the young and llterate
Happy would it have been for the world had it been
favored with men of his stamp during those event.
full periods upon which he dwels with such high
toned eloquence.
Had he been placed upon the walls of Jerusalem,
no doubt he could have exercised the same ninflu-
ence over the Roman soldiery, that Orpheus did
over the inhabitants of the internal regions-no
doubt.he could have awed the mighty couqueror-
stopped the copious floods of human gore-check-
ed the devouring elements e'er it had prostrated the
courts and cloiStrs-hushed the shrieks the ter
/ lied women-mitigated the groans and sufieriDgs
of the dying-and in short restored the lllustrious
CITY and temple to their ancient splendor and mag
ni6cence But alas! for the fated city, deverer
was not to be found-this mighty cbleftain's day
had not yet arriyed-none could satiate or appease
The yawning jaws Of destruction-human reason
and intellectual greatness found inadequate al
that period oftbe world to suggest or apply rem
4 edy.
j Iustrious, honorable and magnanimous man
o, that thou hadst lived when thy greatness coule
have been displayed would that thou hadst lyet
when thy deep penetration and profound eruditioI
could have been appreciated but curse on igno
rance OF the present generation, for none can un
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For the Spirit of Democracy.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Mr., EDITOR -

Mr.. EDIToR.-
A discovery has been made by a wiii:.ee..
in your paper oi the 18th inst, which, in my opin-
ion, will cause Inc authors name to be handed
down to the latest tposterity. A discovery, sir, in
comparison with which, the discovery of the cir
cuation of the blood sinks into utter insgnfcance.
Shades ofthe departed Newton, Hervey and Her
schel sink back to your spirit homes; for lo there
has arisen among the hills of Monroe, one whose
discoveries are greater than yours. That discove-
ry, Mr.. Editor, is, that "TO KILL, MEANS TO
TAKE LIFE" o, Gemni! o, temperance! o,
Moses!! Would it not be advisable to get the au-
thor to send to Washington City, Immediately, and
obtain patent for this important discovery. The
author, no doubt, labored hard in arriving at so
transcendent conclusion, for he says himself, sit
wiprobably be necessary TO ascertain, IF POSI-
BILE what killing means;" and as matter of
course he should be rewarded. The author Of this
important discovery is 'your friend, M" who
promises US "more anon" Do, Mr.. Editor, for
PHYS sake, advise "M' to torbear publishing any
more of his discoveries for at least two or three
weeks, for 'cQnt bare so much at once.
AMELIA.
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A DIscovERY.-In the ninety-eighth

A DIscovERy.-In the ninety-eighth
number Of Mr.. Audubon's work entitled
"The Birds of America" he describes a
newly discovered bird, found in the
prairies Of Illinois, anu says 81 have
honored this species with the name Of
my good friend, Gideon B. Smith, Esq.
M. d. of Baltimore, Md. who has done
much for science in its several depart
ments."
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POWDER HOUSE ExPLosloN.-A pow
der house in Norwich, CT. was blown
up on Saturday afternoon, seriously
iniuring four boys, two of whom will
probably die. These boys were play
ing with some powder near the house,
when it ignited, communicated to that
in the mill, and the one hundred kegs
stored therein went off in one tremen-
dous explosion.
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TEXAS.

A New York paper gives the following as the
leading items ofthe treaty between this government
and Texas: h
''lst The United States are 10 discharge or
assume the debts of Texas, to the amount Of what
the sale of Texian lands will pay, and no farther
the assumption will only equal the sale ofands.
.'2d. Texas is to be admitted as territory, and
to be allowed one delegate to Congress.
''3d. Nothing is said about slavery.
''4th. The accompanying correspondence (Which
will all be laid before the Senate) win deveope the
fact thas England has been making overtures to
Texas for an alliance. The government Of the
United States has been apprised Of the fact. Mr..
Upshur entered into correspondence with Mr.. Eve
rett upon the subject. Mr.. Everett replied Mr..
Upshur wrote again. Since his death an answer
has been received. And the whole correspondence
will be submitted 10 the Senate.
"5th The treaty must be ratified. in order to
take effect, within thirty days after il shallbe sent
into the Senate.' .
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On Wednesday week, a scow, hav-
ing on board four or five men and a
quantity of household goods, got in the
current Of the Niagara, and came nigh
going over the falls, with all on board.
As it was, the men got safely on shore,
but the scow and furniture were car
ried into the boiling vortex below
We should think that the mems hair
would have turned.
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BLACK SLAVES OR WHITE oNES-THAT
is THE QUESTION.

Can any white working man support
HENRY CLAY? If he can, after
reading the following, he must be fit
for the task of entering upon the duty
that Mr.. Clay has pointed out for him.
This is the ''law and order" candidate
of the bankers and monopolists. The
struggle is now, 'liberty or DEATH
"slavery or freedom:" Statesman.
We have received the following GER
tifcate, by Eastern papers this morn
ing, signed by five members Of Con
gress; which establishes, beyond ques-
ton, the verify of the quotation from
the National lntelligencer, and shows
that, in 1919, Mr.. Clay remarked to
the following effect:
ssIF GENTLEMEN WILL NOT ALLOW
US TO HAVE BLACK SLAVES, THEY
MUST LET US HAVE WHITE ONES; FOR
WE CANNOT CUT OUR FIREWOOD AND
BLACK OUR SHOES, AND HAVE OUR
WIVES AND DAUGH rERS WoRKIN THE
KITCHENS"
We are under obligations to the gen.
tIemen who have given their certificate
and shall preserve the original, with
care, for public inspection.
GER rlFlCATE.
"rhe undersigned certify that the
following is true and correct state
ment and quotation, as appears ina
speech Of Mr.. Rich, of Vermont, as
reported in the National lnteligencer
of July l, 1920.
[Mr. r. is there reported to have
said:
81 have there, by the successful in
fuence of my example, taught my sons
to cultivate the earth, while my daugh-
ters have~been instructed in the man
ufacture Of clothing for themselves and
brothers, extending even to those |
have now the honor to wear; and in
the usual labors of the Kitchen"
Mr.. r. here says in note:
=" when this subject was under con-
sideration at the last session, the hon.
orabie speaker, [Mr. Clay] remarked
to the following effect:
:'f gentlemen wiU not allow us to
hare BLACK slaves, they must let as
haze WHITE ones; for ,oe cannot cat
our frewooa and hare our wiues and
daughters work in the Kitchen"
Library of House Of Representatives.
April 10, ls44.5
[Signed,1 SAM. SIMONS, OF Conn.
ANDREW KENNEDY, of Ind.
JOHN P. HALE, of N. Hamp.
MOSES G. LEONARD, N. York
THOS.J. HENLEY, of Indiana.
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The number of emigrants crowding
into the West is hardly suspected by
those not in their line of travel. A
steamboat left Louisville for st. Louis
about ten days since, with four hundred
and eighty-six emigrants and their
baggage, &c. The st. Louis papers
state that thousands Of emigrants are
pouring INTO Missouri every week.
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A father exhorting his son to early
rising related a story of a person who
early one morning found a purse of
money. "Well,'' replied the youth,
"but the person who lost i! rose ear
lier."
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In the Senate, to-day, the amend
ments, Of the House to the pension
Appropriation bill were concurred in.
The bill from the House appropriatlng
$ll6,922 70 (belng the product of the
sale of certain condemned naval stores)
to the purpose Of repairs and improve
ments in the navy, was passed.
The bill reducing the rates Of postage
and regulating the franking privilege
was then taken up. An amendment
was adopted, on the suggestion of Mr..
Atherton, limiting to the sessions Of
Congress the privilege of using five post
Office stamps per day for each member
of the Senate and House, instead of be-
ing entitled to five per day during the
whole year, as provid by the bill
These stamps are intended as sub
stitute for the present mode of franking.
An amendment proposed by Mr.. Sem
pie, for the entire abolition of the frank
ing privilege, was rejected on yeas and
nays by vote of 20 to II. Mr..
Breese, under instructions from the
legislature of Illinois, moved to amend
the bill by fixing therate ofall letters o.
and below half ounce at cents fol
all distances. This was voted down
on yeas and nays by vote Of "a TO s.
The bill was discussed at great length
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CON GREssIoNAL.
From the Globe of April IL, 1874.

The House, at an early hour, went
into Committee Of the whole on the
Union, (Mr. Weller in the Chair, and
resumed the consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the support
of the army. Mr.. Mckay offered an
amendment TO reduce the appropria-
tions, so as to make the bill conform to
the army retrencbment bill, which pas
sed the House, and is pending in the
Senate.
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reconsider prevailing, the bill was
brought backto the question ofengross-
ment. Mr.. Duncan moved to amend
it, by striking out the appropriation for
the Illinois river; and Mr.. Thomson,
as an amendment to the amendment,
moved that the bill be recommitted to
the the committee on Commerce, with
the instruction that they report sepe-
rate bils--one for western rivers, and
another for lake harbors. On these
propositions, and various questions of
order, debate arose, which consumed
the remainder of the days session.
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The city of New York has within
its gift about 1000 Offices of different
kinds. and the disbursement of at least
a million Of dollars. The number OF
votes thrown is larger than the whole
vote Of Connecticut.
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In the Senate to-day, the bill to re-
duce the rates of postage, to limit the
use and correct the abuse of the frank
ing privilege, and for the prevention of
frauds en- the revenues of the Post Of
fee Department, was taken up for con-
sideration.
Mr.. Wright proposed an amendment
which remains unacted upon. to abol-
ish the franking privilege entirely
Mr.. Nc cDutfie moved the indefinate
postponement of the bill, which he was
opposedto passing in its present objec-
tionable form, against the wishes of the
heads of the Post Office Department.
He subsequently withdrew the motion
at the solititation of Mr.. Buchanan, who
wished 70 see if the franking privilege
could not be regulated.
Before the disposing of the pending
amendments, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Cranston obtain
ed permission to present a protest from
the legislature c. nhcdoo I.!.cdo Island aoains.
lne interference Of the house of Rep
resentatives in the affairs of that State,
which was ordered to lie on the table
and be printed; but, at later period
of the day, it was discovered that Mr..
Potter, the colleague Of the gentleman
who presented the protest, had attach
ed thereto a printed slip cut from a
newspaper, containing matter which
was part of that which came to the
House Of Representatives as the certi-
fled proceedings of the Legislature of
Rhode Island. The discovery Of this
singular circumstance led to proceed
ings and discussion which occupied
great portion Of the day. After the
disposal of that subject, Mr.. Burke pre-
sented the protest of the minority Of
the legislature of Rhode Island against
the protest of the majority. The
House then reconsidered the vote by
which the army appropriation bill was
passed yesterday, for the purpose OF
again offering the amendment submit
ted by Mr.. Boyd; but the amendment
was again negatived, and the bill was
passed through its final stages. The
discussion on the Rhode Island affairs
have occupied SO much of the day the
usual hour of adjournment had arrived;
and, though Mr.. Mckay called for the
orders OF the day, an adjournment was
agreed to.
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April Is.

Apli lS'
The Senate to-day resumed the con-
sideration of the resolution Of the com
.mittee on Finance, TO postpone indec
initely the bill introduced by Mr.. Nc
Duffie for the reduction of the duties of
the present tariff to the standard of the
compromise act. The postage bill was
considered, and postponed till to-mor-
row for further consideration.
In the House, after the adoption of
two or three resolutions, Mr.. Cave
Johnson submitted resolution to ter
inmate debate OH the army appropria-
ton bill in two hours after the same
should be taken up in committee of the
whole. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mckay moved to suspend the
rules to enable the house to 60 into COM
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill;
but the motion was rejected; yeas "a,
nays 95. On motion by Mr.. Mckay
the House then resolved itself into com
mittee of the whole on the state of the
Union, (Mr. Weller of Ohio in the
chairO and resumed the consideration
Of the army appropriation bill. After
some remarks from Messrs. Morse,
IIamlin and HARRISON, the committee
proceeded to vote on amendmenents,
and having disposed of such as were Of
iered, rose and reported the bill as a
roendad to the HonSa. II was then
read third time and passed.
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Industry and economy, combined, is certain
preventive from wretchedness and want,
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A large Roman Catholic Church is
about to be erected in Buffalo, N. Y.
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April 10.

The Senate, to-day refused to resume
the consideration of the post office bill,
on vote of 81 to 20-all those voting
in favor of the consideration being
wings. The Senate then agreed, by
n vote of22 to. l9, to resume the subject
of the tariff, those voting in the mega
tive being wings. Mr.. Bagby yielded
his right to the floor to the Senator
from New York, (Mr. Wright.) That
senator addressed the Senate for two
hours without concluding. We appre-
bend that when his speech is given to
the country, the party which endeav-
ored to intersept it to-day, will have
great cause to regret their want OF sue
cess.
In the House, Mr.. Adams presented
certain resolutions OF the legislature o.
Massachusetts, protesting against the
annexation of Texas; which were laic
on the table and ordered to be printed
After disposing Of the executive docu
ments on the Speakers table, and read
ing and referring few bills from the
Senate, the House took up the motor
Of Mr. Duncan to reconsider the vots
rejecting the bill making appropriation
for the Improvement ofcertain harborl
and rivers [western.l The motion t
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-23
THE FOREIGN NEWS.
BY special Express from Boston.

The foreign news which reached Boston on SUM-
day at AZ O'Clock in the afternoon by the Britannia
steamer from Liverpool, will be found at length In
this days paper. We received il at this office YES
terday at quarter before 2 o'clock in the after
noon, by special express from Boston, run over
the Great Western Railroad, and thence by Spring
held and New Haven to this city 1t was brought
on exclusively for this Journal and at great ex-
pense. Alta quarter before three O'Clock we issued
an EXTRA HERALD for the city, and for several
hours our office was beseigedby purchasers. We
also sent the same news to all our correspondents
south and west, as tar as New Orleans and ST.
Louis.
ms news is, in several respects, very
Interesting and important 10 this country
particularly to the mercantile interests. In
Liverpool, Manchester, and London, the mar
kets had become very buoyant and excl
table-the cotton market in particular, the prices
OF which had advanced, and large quantities been
sold. TINS ddvance cotton alone is equal to an
addition Of 81, 100000 ON the stock mop hand in
TINS country The provision market also had
advanced. The effect of this news yesterday, on
the markets here, has been great-and this result
will be felt all over the South, as far as New
Orleans.
We believe the EXTRA HERALD was the only
one that gave a correct view of the markets
abroad.
10 other respects the news is important. The
Presidents Message had been published very gene
rally IN England, and was subjected to great sar
casm and bitter reproach for its bold and naked
allusion to the Oregon and Texas questions The
British Government and its organs have been thun
der-struck oy Captain Tyers bold positon--and
their great consolation seems to be the hope that
his presidency will soon be at an end, and that Mr.
Clay will be elected in his place. 1t is very evident
that American affairs begin to excite more atten.
ton in England than even their Irish Repeal ques
ton.
On Irish affairs, matters are usual-qute dull
and languld. Dan O'Connell is busy hunting in
the MOUNTAINS Of Derynane, and writing letters
daily on Irish affirs. So Dan is still alive and
kicking-aud Repeal and agitation yet seem to 90
ahead but slowly.
We have also received private intelligence from
London, disclosing to US the parties and persons
who have contributed to establish a free trade
paper here. The money is raised in Wall street
on security in Philadelphia, by parties in London
On the WHOLE the news is much more interest.
Ing and important in practical, business, and
diplomatic point of view, than any we have receiv-
ed for long time.