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Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22


The Washington correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury utter,l despairs Of the
nexaiion OF Texas, or ofiny alteration of
the tariff, at all events atihc present ses-
sion of C1ngress. We make ihe following
exirac, from his last le.tc.. | shows that
there is no harmony in the lo1psoco party.
Tue Northern men swear by Mr. Polk as
FAST friend of the 'a-iff' AM the Souherners
swear By him a free trade and not one
cent for protection" man. Onc hing IS
certain. The Free Traders a-e in a help
.e IS minority, and MIR. Polk, even { he be
So inc ined, canno, help them.
ips The most im2lr an issnsDroughi
before the people al the late eicchn, was
this 1d-;F of protertioa AMI surp'ts. Thr
people in1e;nned the system, al lest il was
So understood until Congress mt. The
moment that this subject was bought 70
the no:ice Of The House. a nnm',erif demo
cratic members, repre- sent.ng pow.ful Sec
lions of the country. hoisiei ihc banner "a
ultra protection and declared grr9al war.
fare against every interest that dared 10
oppose il. Never. daring the wb''e history
of this mater has The cllza ~ protection
been so body espousrd AMI yea Jus'y Dc.
tended as 10y tbs DemocTa'~ Hose Of Rep
resen.aiives. The gtlise in N.ich the Sys-
TEN is now presented in rhai 4 equal pre-
lection" to all in'erests--'hai i 10 sav. we
viii keep what We have ct, 10 make il
equal. you may get what yuu ,an. T'ha',
say the Pcnns, lvanians was wlai The dem
ocracy of the Keystone Siafc fiig'i' for AMI
won. The In llama d.m icra- say they
are really TO compronisc The mater. and
their frs: DIVISION is that Pennsylvania
sha be required to yicd nothing. So there
il no; the slightest p'ospcci Al present thai
the system of revenue complained of by the
South will be modified or impr,ved.
In regard 10 the annexaiici of Texas,
most of the democrats appear 70 be iniiifer-
ent TO it. They certainly ID not oppose II;
but do not see the evidences Of such n
feeling as can lead. al this session. to any
definite action. The subject viii bc Brought
up and discussed in bJth Holsts, AM the
friends Of The measure hope TINT prnPcr
bill nay he brought forward. on Of the sew
eral projects pre- sen;ed and passed Mr.
McDuilie's bill cannot pass the Senate: and
Mr.. Benton's would not be accepted by
Texas. In short, nothing will be done on
this subject al this session.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
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A few days since. while suffering the
agan;cs oflhe too;hache, we We're reminled
uf Al aneclo Of two Du:chmen, which
ran in this wise:-
A Dutchman, in proceeding 20 a place
ffom whence he heard cries Of distress. dis
covered one of his neighbors lying un e a
stone wall which had fallen upon him AM
fractured biz legs
'sVeI den. neighbor Wand .rdken, vai
ish de matter vid YER
Val W you sees nv conditions vid all
desc p n s.nnc- upon me. AM 20 u mine legs
proke off close Py mine poddy."
"Py Jing," said Honce, .i=h da, all you
followed -, 4 thought YOU was gpt Tho
toothache."
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

Moan HApRrFr.-Biblical history INFORMS !,
us. that the Ark was bui:t near Joppa' anu
grounded on Mount Arrarai, and ndngn.y-
al friend Of ours, says the Pensacola "a
zefte has been curious enough 10 "o'n
the course and distance. and the Ies",' 1'
that she mist have drifed about nine nun
dred and eighty miles during The two nun.
dred and odd days that she was at sea- no'
loss than fanr miles day in n son;hwe@tern
course: consequently, the hefi Of ihe storm
must have b-en from the north cast, ana 'nf
Ark was. doubtless a magnificent sea Doa''
or she never would have weaihered the tfe-
mendons gale and heavy sea- which a norln-
east wind, invariably creates in those ialli-
tudes.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
CarLpsry.-s Send NV, children il

CHILDREN Send twn children into tie
street: let one be bare headed; barefoot
cd ragainuifin. with face which pefhlps
never had more than onf thorough wash
ing hair that never heard IF any comb. and
mob lIy would think ofgiving hand TO hep
him through any m1d.pudde. or over any
gutter; or ifhe should get run over in The
street. yon would hear M other remark than
'ha. he was dry dog and might have go;
O It If The way. On the other han1. send a
sweet Erlc girl into the street boxing like
a new blown ruse. with The glistenfng dew
drops hangin. from IFS leaves AMI above all
her face as clean as air. as Transparent. as
yon know her nntaintrd mind i under all
this and there is not chimncy-sweep. so
low that he would not give her The. side
walk, nor a clown, even among the m1st
clownish, who would not if he dared touch
her, wipe his hands upon his clothes and
with delight carry her over the crossings,
rather than that she should soil even the
sole Of her slipper.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

MASSACHUSETTS ELEcrroSs.--Aho1"
trial for the choice Of Members. Of Conslesr
II ,he ID, 4th, 5th, and 9th dls,TIcts =,
Massachuse,ts took place on Monday. 'hg
% nit. In the 2d district Hon. i. /
r. King (whig) has been RI eier'su sT osIer
majority Of at least 1900 votes ove Mn KIM
candidates. At the former tr'a' M., a. az
lacked 30 votes Of an election - -
district, Panmen:er. the present ioeooan oa
member, is defeated. and Mr.. lho,i,p,l - !
(Whie) is elected in his place @ a. ...s
former trial the majority against NJ ho,,'p- n
son was sti-now his majority over ~ II
33t. being net Wing gain Of 1tso. I'D
the 5th district Mr.. Hudson Whlgli = Pro
baby elected, As also Mr. Hale u, hisl U
the Oh district. The returns are not ccs'i- :
p,etc. ~
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

. STRONG LANouAoE.--The Boston At
las Of Dec. 90. in commenting upon the
prospect Of Annexation, holds the following
lang age:
We must be ready TO AcT-promPtly-
fcar,essIy. eifcctually-when the time
comes. if cunc it ever does. MASSA-
CHUSETTS CANNOT-SHE MUST
NOT--SHE WILL NOT-STBMFT
TO THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS
TO THESE UNITED STATES Let
this idea be impressed Iirm'y. indeiib'y, up
on the public mind. This Union i part
nership of twenty-six States. No new
State can be admitted without the conser:
OF all the Old States. MASSACHUSETTS, Al
\ i satisfied with the Union a. i stands
The grand galaxy Of The twenty SIX stars
j. sufficiently elfulgent to light her on, II
the path of 2 lory. and honor and happiness
She desires not ray from the lone Star
but is willing TO let that STIR shine alone
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

EAST INDIA CofroS.-It appears, says
the Boston Atlas, by the latest advices from
Liverpool, that, Notwithstanding the large
amount of cotton sent from India to China
the imporiaiions into Great Britain, from
that quarter, have been larger than ever be.
fore, during the past year !! also aBgears
the best of the former selling as high as aid
per pound, while the lowest of Mobile
brought BID. and New Orleans Sd. Be.
sides this. while the imports of East India
cotton have increased, during the year. 10
the amount of 62, 1871 bales, those of Amer.
lean cotton have decreased to the amoun,
OF 212,953. Decrease of American cotton
twenty per cent: Increase of Eas, India
forty three per cent.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

In the singe State Of sachusetts the
annual value Of the straw manufacture ex.
ceeds $4,000, 900 and affords partial em.
ployrnent to more than 100 600 persons.
The county Of Norfolk alone, in that State.
exports articles of straw manusacture 4,
The value Of 5000 600 annually. This i'm.
Portant branch Of home industry has grown
up wholly uni Ter the protective system. and
has obviafcd the necessity OF sending from
this country to France and Italy the annual
sum OF Sl,70o,00O to purchase what a sin.
gle experiment has proved can Just as well
he produced AZ home. HalloircH Calf;rotor
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

TuE ANCIENT DIGNITY OF AGE.-The
d gni;y of age in the ancient worll was sus-
tanned by many considerations Of ming.e
exped ency and affection which re:ain with
us but lililc free. OF how many honoEs
has the printing press alone deprived the
h1ary hcail II has driven out the era. 80
genial 10 The old spoken of wis lom, and
threatens reign of silence. by putting all
knowledge AMI experience into type. The
patriarch Of a ommIniiy can never be re-
stored TO the kind of importance which he
posse ssei in the older socieiie the world.
He was bis neighbours chrnnicler, hearing
with him he only exiant imas of many de-
parted scenes an1 memorable deeds. and a.
bic 10 link the dun traditions of the past with
the living incidents Of the present. He was
their IN ut qualified counsellor, his memory
serving as the archives of the state, and
supplying many passage Of history, illus
trativc Of existing emergencies, and solving
som. civic perp cxities. He was their poet.
representative Of an age already past from
ihr actual into the IDEAL; associate or con
temporary of men whose names have be-
cDEne venerable; and. in the ofi-repeaied
ale of other DAYS. from which time has ex-
pnl'cl wha aerer was pro=aic. weaving the
re prospect Of life into an epic He was their
priest, loving TO nurture won1er and spread
The sense Of mystery. by recrnnting the an
iheniic prodigies OF his Or bis fathers years
when sense and prophecy were no dubious
things, but sober truths, which Providence
hal not yet bcgr idgrd The still Pious Garth
From all ibrsc pr y gatives be l. now d.
passed. supp'an ed n his authority by the
jpurnal AMI the Library. whose specchless
ani impcrsona lore cody, but etfeciually,
supplies the wants once served 10y the living
voice of elders kindling with the inspiration
of the past.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
! Coop SHoT.-Mr. Rbe,,

COOP SHoT.-Mr. Rhett. Of s. q
struck fhn nnrfha-- ...la-..,.-...r--, r-.---.-'
WIND and water, in the course Of the debate
on Mr.. Duncan's bill for altering the mode
q eieciing the President and Vice Presi-
dent lie gave them 10 understand thai
while South Carolina had only TAXED about
Nuilihcation, they had carried the doctrine
'nio practical effect, having at the last ses.
SION nnlliiied the provisions Of an Act Of
Congress. He said: -
When the law of Congress was passed
ior eiec'ing members to this House bv D;s-
'r'c's, four States chose to retain, in spite Of
mat law. the General Ticket Syslem.-
those MEMBERS thus elected in contravcn-
Ton Of the authority Of Congress. you. ~
your votes, placed on this floor, where they
now sit in the very teeth of your sta,n;asr
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
SINGULAR PnEyonESoS.-y'

SINGULAR PnESoMENoS.-T'he Phiia.
deiPhia Gazette of the 2s.h ult. has the fol
lowing paragraph:-"A friend who has
Just returned from the sea shore Of New
Jersey, informs US that the whole shore
for thirty or forty miles, is covered with
dead fish, cast up by the sea. They are
OF all kinds, from the smallest perch to the
largest sturgeon, some rock-fsh weighing
forty or fifty pounds. and rich sea bass.
Many of The hsh are washed up before
they are dead. So great is the pymhar
that a gentleman computed thai on Lean
ing's beach alone there must be ten thou
sand bushels. What has happened among
the fish we cannot tell, as we do M, L,o,,,
to what unwbolesome influence they are
liable in the deeps below, but sometime
extraordinary must have been in operation
to produce an evil 50 extensive. Was II
volcanic erup,ionl"
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

LADIES SMOKING CrGARs.-This has
grown to be female passion abroad as we
have frequently heard travellers say Of late
The following paragraph from fore ign
Journal. describes its growth as habit
Time was. when the smoker was but OF
one sex, when nothing smoked that wore
petticoat, but now there i the fumrusc a.
well as the fumeur. and The gallant AMI in
ventive natiol has conirived and eSecuted
a cigar DIS dunes for the lips Of the fema'e
French. Now what unsexes woman Ike
tobacco. Tobacco grew not in Cyprus. neI
is il related tina; Venls cultivated the wee
in the parterres Of Plphos. Let Q wnmln
do anything human or inhnmln. but smDkei
# the WORK. box AMI the dressing box are
M; sufficient for her If even the box Of b1n-
boas WI not content her. if she mist a.
sumo The habits of man let her put on q
white coat aud take TO the coach-box, or a
red coat AMI take 10 the letter box, or a
black coat and take 10 the pill box, but thee
are two boxes tha- she must Il med iie with,
which are forbidden her BY the nature Of
things amongst the other Tr P-ia quzc MR.
ibus,-:he cigar box and the sniff box.
The box of Pandora was in all P-obali :
~ either one or o:hcr Of the two boxes last
mentioned.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
THE AsxnxArroN HuMBuc.-it is no"

i Tur AsSExATIoN HUMBuG.-it Is no"
aiven up by the leading organs OF the demo
cratic party that nothing will be done du-
ring the present session of Congress win
the annexation question. The ioea that
s,b., result of the late Presidential election
went to- prove that the people OF the United
States were in favor of the immediate an
-ne,ation of Texas, is, Ike the question
itself, all humbug.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
unrprnrr Arr.rn X H1ncr,

HoRRlBLE AFFAIR ~ VIaGrNrA.-The
Rockingham Va. Register contains the
parricu ar of horrible affair, commlnica-
ted totlc Editor by gentleman Of veraci-
~. which iranspircd IN Randolph county
in the western part Of the Sra:e, in June Of
the past summer:
'.Somc three years ago on Cheat River,
in Ran lolph county. Va, man by the
name of Carr. A married man. fhrme1 an
attachment for gentleman's wifi. by the
name of Woo.ford. The two agreed TO run
away together, AMI without delay eyecuel
their design. After an absence of about
eigh'een months they returned TO the same
neighborhood in which they formerly lived.
where they resided together about eighteen
months, during which time they had one
child. They received many threats from
the neighbors, AMI from what followed i i
mrrc than probable that the threats were
carried into execution. Ole morning il
was made known that the house occupied
BY The glly paE ra2l eeic The iccI;Id wa1o of ihe
IN ono corner Of the house, the bones or,hc
mpher were resting upon the chafr tick
which was not aitoge her consumed bv The
nre. and The remains Of The man were f,und
IN me miidlc Of the room his heart be;ng
whole. and his heal seemed TO bave been
severed from bis bo1yl His axe and gun
were lying by his side, which Indicated tbar
ne had made some resistarce.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
-TnE CHINESE TRsArr.@The Wash

THE CHINESE TRsAry.-The Wash
ing,on. correspondence Of the New York
Tribune says:
"The Chinese Treaty has not yet been
acted on. II is quite vclunrinons affair."
When printed. it viii occupy about one hun
dred pages. octave.
Mr.. Emmett a Locof5co Senator in Inc
Legislature Of North Carolina, has been
expelled from that body for having obtained
his seat under a forgel certificate.
The Supreme Court of the United States
decided that they have no power 10 grant the
writ Of hajeas corpus prayed for By Thos
w. Dorr, of Rhode, and.
Gov. Bouck has issued his proclamation
to the Sheriff Of Columbia and Rensalca
counties MY. commanding them TO cal Il
their aid "all The able bodied men Of tn
county over fifteen years of age; with sue
arms and equipments as they may deen
necessary" The Gov. intimaies hat b
will remove any she.iT VIC all to psrfprn
his duty with promp.ness- Y-swiil now D.
seen whether the law. or the Mob hold tn
supremacy in those Counties
DOMESTIC Goops.-Between four an
Fl ye hundred cases Of domestic goods wer'
shipped from Boston darngihe week ending
on the l4th inst, for Cantor, China.
REVENUE OF BosT 1N.-The amonnt @
revenue collected at lhc port Of Boston f.
the quarter ending Sept. si,h amounted 4
81 ire,nn0 which is sac 20 exceed an,
former quarter by nearly lnlf a million dol
lars. -
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

A New MERIr IL FoaEIGNz7s.-ihe
other day, in the U. 5. Senate. Hr FOSTER
a Senator from New York BY Execu lie
appointment so5erly presented the doctrine
that foreigner in this country has a good
if no, better right to citizenship. than 2
native, because the after Is citizen by ne.
cessity--,he former from choice. Carr,
this doctrine out; AMI the mln who inherit.
an estate has m better title to IL than an,
oiher iniividua'; and this is an Issue. tha
we are panied To believe. viii soon be mldc
in this country II is not 70 he eupP,scC
shores, VIII rest satisfied with Their co,l;.
ton when they shall, by their numbers AMI
influence. have acquired the power of votin.
the property of others into their own posses
sion.
Congressional ticket in support of this
principe af' ag-arian robbery, has already
been nominated in Baltimore. The pr,-
lect now being agiia,ed in Congress. to re-.
duce the price of the public lands TO p cents
per acre. TO pre- einptioners. is but half n
step removed from this. The next step will
be to give them away without price anI
the next will probably be TO divide out the
line farms owned and occupied by the orig
inal settlers and natives ofthe soil. or To cy
pei them from their occupancy altogether
10 order TO make room for the con1uerinr
Huns. .-Louisriile Courier.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
o,- river still continues very low, navi-

Oar river still continues very low' na'i-
lion is entirely suspended. There has
-. ,h;s season been single bale ol
cotton shipped fomsnboVe 'he ran I M
were in hopes that the recent rams wouio
-h,ve afforded sufficiency oi water TO eha-
he some boats lying below the rai'' to ASS
through the Lakes; in this we are o'sap-
nointe1. the river did not rise more than
. foo, or two, and is now al a stand.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
yNy,CAFfoN OF THE EARTH TO THE
-T MORNING. 1a

Wake from thy azure ocean Dco'
Oh beautiful Sister Day.
Uplift thy scm-tiara'd head,
And in thy vestal robes afrayed
Rid Twilirhts gloom give way
wake dearest sister, the dark-brow night
DcIayeth too long her drowsy hight
NJ. Glorious art thou Sister Day
On thv golden chariot throne.
vvt,,Ia sttInr supreme i'm regal sway M
T,,ou boldest thy high rffulge-t way
In majesty alorse,
TIL into thy cloud -Paviiicnd nome
III t5e burning west thy footsteps come
W., las. tlrv parting looks caught,
Which turn'd te smile good nignt'
with al lovers fondness fraught'
-r-,.a.. -een-d not IN the universe aught
So precious in Thy sight
,,,,- o,r, dear Earth, while TO her breast
81. folded her slumbering babes TO rest
Oh, may joyous mountain rIli'
And many a rushing stream
Calm lake and CLASSY fountain SUI,
Tail grove and silent mlsi-wreaiheo niii'
Long for thy coming bcamr
ITprouse thee then, fairest sister DEAR
For all are pining thy voice to hear
wTb trembling and impatient wing
Nv birds every spray
Aw.5t thy welcome forth to sing
Til brake and deli responsive ring
With n melting lay
Then wherefore, beautiful, lingcr 80 longf
Earth sirhs to grees thee with shout and song
Thy flower. her vigil long hath kept,
With loves untiring care,
Tho round her pinlzs and vi'iets slept
She ws&efulIy hath watchd and wePt
Unto the dewy air:
And like a desolate bride she waits
For the opening Of her lovers gates
I hear the glad revolving spheres
Rehearse their choral hymn,
Which vet ere earth was stand with tears
Burst on the JOY entranced ears
Of holy SrraPhim;
wnile the lofty bue empyrean rang
As the morning stars together sang
Oh then arise, fair Sister dear,
Awake, beloved Day,
For many silent dcwy tear
Falls OH my breast like diamond clear,
la gri.f ior thy delay,
From tine rosy bowers Of the orient skies
Tnen up sweet Sister, arIse, arse
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

BANK OF MIssouRI The report ofthc
committee appointed by the Legislature to
investigate the affairs ofthc Bank of Mis-
souri,, pronounces the same in soun state
as well as It's branches. The aggregate
1T Bank dividends since May, 1881, is
$3.50 0sl 30: expenses within The same
time, sl41 SIG 81: nett profits for the same
period, 1850 022. Loss by the Illinois
banks. about 100000.
The total amount of SUSPENDED debt. y,
the parent bank. Oh the 25th of September
last, was $3.50, ,47O,3e. -
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
TILE II NJ Il s.

What Of the timesl Wha. fruitful theme
what puzzling question: Lend an ear,
gentle reader, and we Will tell you what 1t
would require no witch to disclose. 1he
times are hard enough, and We feel the
pressure. and wriihe as though We were
in a cotton press and it well screwed down.
Peruniary distress is the prevailing cpl
dem;c amongst us, and we see no prospect
of the slightest abatement in the disease
We have no money, and what IS equally
u,rtifying, we don't expect TO be troubled
with il soon. Flour is selling at bit
pound, and while the demand for it is IN
creasing, even al thatPrice, the conscientious
vendors Of the commodity complain that
their profit is too small. Sugar and coffee
are not abundant, nevertheless we have what
will suffice, but a fellow must be cute If he
gets any without p!anking up the "i0y-
dorrns,'' (as Cherokee John would say,)
and if he happens to carry these articles
away without leaving an equivalent on the
counter. he has TO walk fast if he wishes
TO avoid the Inconvenience and modification
of a ''stoppage in transitu."
We are not giving you regular price
current, but merely make these remarks
because we feel some what facetious. We
beg pardon for emitting one thing. There
is still plenty of the best article on hand to
make perfect mash of dull care. Those
who may choose to favor our lourishins
town with call, may rest assured that it
they will provide themselves with the one
thing neediul, they can have their mental
troubles 'aknocked into the middle of next
week" Whether physical suffering will
or will not follow in the train of such a
process, we are not now prepared to de-
cide-it is no business of our's-we live
in free country, and every man can do
Yaatitia IN the amidlsb mdsbb.eass eass be R!eases.
tresses Of the country, it viii only afford
additional proof that philosophy can weep
at sad and mournfui tales. But where shall
we begin the narration! Shall we take the
arnerl Well, we vii begin with him.
In the first place then, he has worked hard
and seems to have but little hope of i'm
proving his condition or of fareing better.
Cotton, the chief production of our country,
is down, down, worth comparatively no.
thing. We will not pretend to account for
this; but we must in candor say that the
that our government will be con-
Quoted as it has been for the last twelve |
years the chiefcause. "Young Hickory
viii of course give us 'judicious tariff"
and we aPprehend that that will amount |
to a dimlnution of the duty on all imported
articles, which will, of course, involve a
otai change OF the tariff of AZ. The great
probability that they WITH be left without
protection has thrown the manusact,ror
'f our country inso state of alarm. Their
'Perations in sunlry instances have hoo,
topPed-thousands have been thrown -,
f employment. and many factories b.va
rf1-l
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

SOUTH CAROLINA LEGIsLATURE.-Th
body adjourned sine die ON The Is,b inst.
Dn -le ioih' as we before stated, Mr.. Pick
oii1red a set Of resolutions in the Sc
I.Ne oenouncing the repeal by the U. S.
nouse oi Representatives of the 25.h rule
q a hagrant outrage" upon The rights Of
me Southern States, &c. The resolutions
me Senate unanimously, but were
I'M, ,o - me House by being laid on The
Democrat.
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22
REDucrroS or Posr,er.-. lii u j,

REDUCTION OF PosrAGEs.--A bill 10 r.
luce the rates of Po~agr AMI 10 preven,
frauds upon the Pos, Office Department ba .
been reported % the House Of Representa-
ives by The Chairman Of the Committee on
Post Offices. The bill reduces the rates 10
? cents per letter for 5Oi miles ani 10 ~
cents fnr al grea'crdis'ances. Newspaper
% 20 free in The county where they are Dub.
iished. and out of the coun'y to paw one
cent. IL has been ordered TO be printed
Washington telegraph., 1845-01-22

HoMGPAruY.-Thc following homG-
pathic prescription by Dow, Jr., OF the New
York Sunday MurctIry, is not so bad:
'One grain Of time dissolved in buck
ct full of industry, and taken one drop at a
dose, every hour in the day, is a sure cure
for -shiriativeness and patched panta.
leonory."