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CONNECTICUT.

The Legislature of Connecticut commenced its
session al Hartford Wednesday last, A. U. SKIN
NER being chosen President pro. tem OF the Senate,
and VIM w. BoARDMAN Speaker of the House OF
Representatves-bot Wings. The Wing vote
cast for the Speaker of the House was 90, against
56 democratic"
Governor BALDWIN, as is usual in Connecticut,
was escorted by the military to the State-House,
where, after taking the oath Of Office, he delivered
his annual speech.
From this it appears that the financial affairs OF
the State are in a most gratifying condition. All
the close of the fiscal year there was balance in the
Treasury Of S25, 300 co. besides permanent fund
Of $500, 400, the income Of which is applicable to
the ordinary civil list expenses of the Government.
There is also school fund amounting to 81, 05l 423,
from the income of which $ll7 100 was distributed
during the past year among 1858 school districts.
Connecticut is free from debt.
Governor BALDWIN adheres to the Wing doctrine
of protection and distribution atributing to the for
mer the increasing prosperity in the agricultural,
commercial and manufacturing pursuits of our
citizens
Relative to the proposed annexation of Texas to
the Union, the Governor says:
The subject has acquired deeper and fearful interest
since the last session of the General Assembly, by the
of joint resolution Of the two Houses Of Congress- with
to accomplishment and to the future admission OF FIVE
States territory extend and pepctuate the system
Of human slavery and add to its already predominant influence
in the national councils The resolution has been passed
only disregard Of the rcmonsances of Mexico and of
her appeals the national honor for the faithful obse
Of treaty spuaons but opposition to the clearly
expressed win Of large portion Of the people of the United
States and for object which they deem incompatible alike
with the spirit Of the Declaration Of Independence, with the
compromises of the Federal Constitution, and with the great
purposes for which declared by the people to have been
ordained and established 1t has been passed, as firmly be-
eve, by usupaon Of power delegated by the peo
pc but denied by the solemn resolutions, at different periods
Of nine of the thirteen original States.
The object, however, is not yet contaminated And
recommend the General Assembly guard against any in
FERENCE, which their silence at this time might seem to just
~, that unfounded in principle, dangerous
precedent and destructive in its tendency to the peace
ana prosperity Of the country, and the objects Of our Union
can ever receive the sanction of the people of Connecticut
IosAceo.--The inspection of Tobacco in the five State
warehouses in the city Of Baltimore for the last week
fioo thousand hogsheaIs
also observe that parcel Of $50 hogseads of tobacco
nom Mason county, Kentucky sold in that city las
week by Messrs. JoaN SULLIVAN & SoSs, at the high
average price Of SO 62l per hundred pounds-the sale
amounting to about $50, 900.
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PROM THE pAur,monE AMrnrcAs.

CALFoRNIA-Not long since we published pa
ragraph from the Nashville Union to the effect that
disturbances had arisen in California between the
American settlers and the Mexicans, and that from
present appearances it was evident that California
would soon be in condition to be annexed to the
United States More recently we find the subject
alluded to by the New Orleans Courier. Infor-
nation with regard to this favored portion Calfor-
nia) of the GLOBE" says that paper, sis eagerly
sought after by our citizens as ii IS destined ere
long to be annexed 10 the United States. TIN
large number of americans already settled ana
enagrafing there giUe assurance Of the result"
The Mexican Minister, Sig. CUEvAs, was not iaI
wrong in his foreboding when he intmated that the
annexation of Texas to the United States was the
beginning of the absorption of Mexico. Yet such
is the unhappy condition of that Republic-such
her weakness, disorder and utter prostration-that
she is compelled to look upon her approaching doom
without the power to avert it.
II is in view of such results as are here referred
to that the question of annexation has assumed, in
our estimation, its chief importance. All other is
sues connected with it were of comparatively little
what mode annexation should be ac-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Texas was sufficiently indie
pendent 10 negotiate for annexation-these and all
such questions were comparatively small matters.
The great question was, and is, if we begin with
acquiring Texas where shall we stop! Ho,o far
are the limits of the Union to be extended in the
Southwest! How far can they be extended toih
safety TO the continuance of The Union? A wide
expanse vague, confused illimitabe, spreads before
the view-an expanse of chaos, an ichich oar des-
TIMES are 10 lose all shane and distincti,eSs.
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THE EMPIRE CLIJB.

Mr.. BRowSLow, Of Tennessee now in New York, gives
sketch of the prominent characters attached to the famous
Empire Club in New York We find the account published
in the Richmond Wing The head Of the Club, he says is
refugee from justice in Albany for late riot and attempt
at murder. He arrested in ashington for stealing
Treasury in New Orleans, by order Of the President
The lieutenant Of the Club tried for the murder Of
named Londa and saved from the penenary for life by
hung Jury. He was since arrested for stealing Treasury
notes. One Of the members convicted Of mansaugh
ter and served out his time for the offence in the pentena
Another was convicted Of theft and burglary, and pardoncd
out Of the pcnitcntary by Gov Bouck Another
arrested in New Jersey pckpocket and after escaping
because of some informally in the arrest he and joined
this Club Another, besides being common thief
sent to the penenary for the murder Of by the
of Mccoy Another vagabond is Of the low order of gam
bers and has twice arrested for riots Another
once arrested for stealing pockcbook and another time for
stealing goods Another has been arrested for stealing
and frequently indicted gambler. Another never was
known to commit but capital offence, and that steal
inc n clock for which he indicted and tried. And
Their has been arrested three times in the last two years for
stealing goods Of various kinds This statement is put forth
by Mr. Brownow TO corrobote the statements to the
effect heretofore made by the New York Express and other
New York papers, and by Mr. Cngman in his speech in the
House Of Representatives ALrandriu Gazette.
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RHODE ISLAND.

The Legislature of Rhode Island met and was
duly organized on Tuesday last. On the next day
bills of general amnesty were introduced in both
branches. They provide for the liberation of Tho
mas W. Dorr and all other persons now in prison
for Offences against the sovereign power Of the State,
and restore them to their former rights and privi-
leges. They also propose to remit all fines and Pc
naltes incurred under the act of 1912, and direct
that no prosecution shall be hereafter commenced
for the offences therein mentioned.
On Saturday, the General Assembly adjourn
ed, to meet again on the fourth Monday in June
instant, to which time all the matters relating to
the imprisonment of Dorr have been postponed.
The vote for postponement was SO to % in the
House, and 10 to IA in the Senate. In the mean
time, committees have been appointed to be prepared
to report upon all petitions resolutions, and other
papers relating to the subject. p
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MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALABAMA.-We learn
from the report of the Committee on Agriculture,
made at the last session of the Legislature of this
State that there are five principal and several other
minor mines of gold and silver in Randolph county,
Alabama, producing about $4,000 annually, and
employing from three to five hundred people. There
are inexhaustible beds of fine iron in the same
county. There are also rich mines of gold and sill
yer in Talapoosa, and gold has also been found in
Coosa, Talladega, and Chambers. Iron foundries
have been established in Benton and Talladega.
Nitre is found in abundance in Blount There are
immense quantities of coal on this side of Tusca-
loosa and in many other places. Salt can be manu-
featured near Jackson in Clarke county iron ore,
marble, granite, limestone &C. are also found in this
county. Lead ore in large quantities and of excel
lent quality is found in the bed of the Tennessee on
the Muscle Shoals
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LETTER FROM Mn. CLAY.

The subjoined letter from Mr.. CLAY, in answer
TO the Address of the Central Clay Committee OF
the city OF New York, was read on Friday night
before the committee and large number OF citizens
who had assembled for the purpose of hearing IT.
ASHLAND, Arm %, 1s45.
GENTLEMEN The Hon. Willis GREES delivered to me
few days ago. this place, the address which you
did the honor make the 4h of March last enrolled
parchment and enclosed in silver case, manufactured by
Mr.. William Adams for the occasion.
received with emotions of grateful sensbiiy, which Il
would be vain attempt to describe. Waving all considers
ton Of the causes and consequences Of the recent Presidential
election Of which treats past and revocabe event.
on which have neither inclination, would il, perhaps
be fitting tor me expatate, take pleasure in expressing
my profound and grateful Of the great perseverng and
efficient abors Of the Central Clay Committee Of the city Of
New York during the canvass which preceded the election
And must express also the high and lasting obligations
which feel to the committees and to the Wings OF New
York for the ardent attachment and generous confidence to-
wards me, displayed at the commencement and throughout
the whole progress Of the campaign, and now manifested IN
ervd and touching eoquence in the address before
me- The patriotism which animated them in the contest
could never have been doubted but this document prepared
after our defeat bears conclusive evidence both of their pa
otism and dsnterestedness.
My situation peculiar have been, in spite OF unex-
pected discontinue the object of honors and Of compliments
usually rendered only those who successful and Veto
rous the great enterprise Of mankind 10 say nothing Of
other demonstrations the letters addresses, and communca
tons which have received since the election from every
quarter from collective bodies and Individuals and from both
sexes conveying sentiments and feelings Of the warmest re-
gard and strongest friendship and depong the issue Of the
election, would fill large volume. have been quite as
much if not more affected by them than by disa
ponmen personal interest Of my own IN the event OF the
contest Among them gentlemen your kind address will be
ever cherished by with the most gratfed feelings and
in the durable which you have had the goodness to
transmit it me- it will be preserved precious memorial
which my remOtes descendants may as have perus
ed il, with proud satisfaction.
am gentlemen, with high respect, your faithful friend,
H. CLAY.
Messrs JAMES R. WooD, BENZ. DRAKE, and others.
The Tribune remarks that the letter was receiv-
ed with the most lively and prolonged demonstra-
tons of satisfaction and delight by the whole as
sembly. Hfla AttifA
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FROM HAYTI.

Adyices from st. Domingo state that PRESIDENT
GuERmER, of Hayh, died at st. Marks on the 18th
April, and was buried on the 9th with military
honors. On the 18th, General LOUIS PIERRoT was
proclaimed President on the part OF the north.
Although more than seventy years OF age, Pierrot
is said to be still active. He was a prince under
Christophe. As he is strongly favorable to the
blacks, in preference to the Creoles, doubts were
entertained of his being acknowledged by the south
ern part OF the island.
According to the Jamaica Times, the last act OF
President GUERRIER was a refusal to sign death
warrant 70, the execution of ten persons who had
been condemned to be shot, remarking at the time,
I" am AN Did man myself, and have but few short
I days to live; why, therefore, should deprive my
.ieIow-creatures Of life y Having said this, he
fell back and expired. OF his brief administration
the Journal of Commerce says:
cit commenced while the people aboring under
manifold complication Of suerngs such rarely falls to the
lot Of nations Impoverished by earthquakes and confag
tons, all the elements Of their prosperity paryzed by the
archy which supervened upon the overthrow OF relentless
despos the wisdom and vgor of his elevated the
people from condition OF rapidly increasing indulgence and
despair present comfort and prospective wealth. Peace and
order every where prevailed and industry long nerted had
begun to resume her activity and to be rewarded with her
need Of peneous returns The failing health Of the pat-
President had impaired his vgor for few months prece
ding his cease and this circumstance encouraged the
attempt Herad, which the present emergency will doubt
less nce him renew reisate himself the Presidency
wherefron he elected"
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War Observation-Disclosures county, Massachusetts, has
the honor Of being the birth Of three members OF the pre-
sent Cabinet viz Messrs. BANCROFT, WALKER, and MAR
orhe former natives of Worcester and the latter
was born in Sou,hbridge.-Bah Sun.
There one little mistake in the statement which deserves
corrected and though the correction may strip the com
cdece Of some of character yet there Is enough
Of il left to make the matter sufficiently remarkable Wor-
ces,er county has sufficient honor in having given birth to
Messs Bancroft (the Secretary Of the Navy and Marcy,
he Secretary of War; the former born in the town Of Wor-
cester and both in the county but the Keystone State has
the honor Of claiming Mr. Walker of the Treasury as her
r.t;ye .on Union +.
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The Philadelphia American of Friday says: We

The Philadelphia American of Friday says: We
have already recorded the fact that by means of
quiet ubscription-started in this city--Mr. CLAY
was relieved OF considerable embarrassments incur
red through his generous aid extended to relative
We since learn that the amount raised for Mr. CLAY
is about $4,000 dollars, Of which about $4,000 dol
lars have been appropriated to the removal Of all
membranes from his estate. ASHLAND therefore
stands free, and its noble owner has besides mo-
derate sum remaining from the offerings Of his
friends. The testimonial was alike unsought and
unexpected--a tribute to worth which the donors
rejoiced in their ability to make.
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II would appear that American shippers Of FLOUR
to the British West Indies are about to encounter
competition from an entirely new quarter. Will
mer's Liverpool Newsletter of the 18th ultimo
states, on the authority of letter from Cork, Ire
land, that flour was being shipped to some extent
from that neghborhood to the West Indies, on terms
which enable the shippers TO compete successfully
with the Americans. The following is an extract
from the letter in question:
GA few Of our mcrs have been working extent
barreed four for export the West Indies within the
last few month and do not despair of seeing operations of
this form very important feature in the milling trade
under the advantages held by the gndngin bond bill
AT present flour be sold here free board, to the West
India merchant price which will leave him fair margin
for profit and enable him underse the Americans in most
of the islands can speak positively of Babadoes. One
firm connected with that island has lately purchased 1900
barrels from miller in this city At first of course, there is
some little difficulty and prejudice to but in good
harves there is little doubt of the Irish mers being able
cut out the Americans goes free Of the imperial duty
and freig less from Liverpool this country than from
the United States The -four already from hence
considered in Bsbadoes much superior the American
ufacture f
OF course il will be understood remarks the
Liverpool paper that the -four SO exported is made
virtually from foreign wheat, the price Of which is
often low enough to enable the English or Irish
miller to compete with the produce of the United
States especially with the difference of freights,
arising from the fact that, under ordinary circum-
stances, many vessels leave England in ballast for
the West Indies, whilst American vessels generally
earn their freight principally by the outward voyage.
Baltimore American.
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CANADA.

BY proclamation in the Canada Gazette we learn tina, the
Governor has further porcgucd the Provincial Parliament 10
the nth June Dispatches lately received by the Governor
General from the Colonial Office state 10 reply to the address
Of tho House Of Assembly that her Maestys Government
have no intention ofimposng tax upon Colonial built vessels
An application having been made through the American
Minister in London her Macsys Government praying for
the pardon Of Henry Shaw and Hiram Loop Of the Amc
can citizens who were banished to New South Wales the
Queen has boon pleased 70 comply with il.
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Nyw yopu Nv IsA5.

Yesterday the grand saurnalia Of moving came off in
insane city with all the usual horrible accomplishments
As Wits says, the bedbugs took their annual airing, and
carts looked loaded with CONSERVATION pictures and pals,
booms and wine glasses dressing tables and coal scutes piled
up in desecratng confusion. Indeed not Willis him
SELF innable he is at the mposibles of language, can
paint faint resemblance of the horrors of moving in
New York This mania has for many years, and has
been regularly handed down from generation to genenon
that may be fairly down hereditary and incurabe
Think Of forty thousand families being Obliged yacae their
homes exactly IL o'clock particular day, with the new
pressing upon their heels they hurry
turn upon the heels Of others while the streets and side
walks lined breast high with such onum gatherun
household but be conceived by experienced
housekceper. Isn't it dreadful But, thank Heaven, is
We all moved and settled down (practice makes
perfect) comfortably for another twelvemonth
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power of its eoquence, and by the yet more cogent
argument of the nseparability Of peace and the ma
tiona welfare and prosperity. But what must not
be the modification and chagrin OF every intelligent
citizen, at seeing the mere railing OF the London
party press made an excuse for such article as that
above quoted for such flow of gasconade-such
prodoal expenditure of needless valor--such an
exhibition Of what is most calculated to make us
ridiculous in our own eyes as well in all other
ewes which look upon us And need we say, in
addition, how very unbccoming must be considered
the personal reference which the government paper
has not been restrained by considerations Of delca
cy and proprety from making to the gentleman who
at this moment represents the British Government
in this country! OF the members of the Admins
tration, one at least, and he the through whom
Foreign Ministers hold intercourse with this Govern
Mnister--has studied and observed the courtesies
due between Ministers and the Governments to
which they are accredited and be owes it to HIM
self to interpose to prevent appeals such as this
from being made through the government press to
the personal knowledge and opinions of Ministers
with whom he may be engaged, as in this case he
actually is, in the most delicate negotiations.
Upon the domineering pretension, the spirit OF
aggression and The apparent disposition to resort to
arms with or without reason, which characterize
the above article from the government press we do
not intend here to comment, meaning to do so at
large upon the text which the government paper
furnishes, in the same columns from which the
above extract is copied, as follows:
MExIco.-The idle complaints and the blus-
+ tering menaces of Mexico must now be exposed
| We have opened the merits of the Oregon ques-
ton. We must now proceed to Mexico. We
commence the discussion this evening, by publish
ing the first part of very able paper on the Mex
lean question, being the first article of the May
number of the Democratic Review. We shall
finish it tomorrow, when we shall commence
series of original articles on this subject prepared
for The Union."
We have had our eye on the article in the De.
mocratic Review which is above referred to, pro-
posing, when at leisure, to reuieW the ReUie,c. We
are sorry to see that the Administration adopts and
avows it. BY doing so, however, our purpose Of
answering the article is confirmed and we shall
now lose no time in doing it. 8a
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ALABAMA LAW !

Texas ANNExED.-A few days ago (says the
Mobile Herald Judge BRAGG, of the Circuit Court
now sitting, decided that Texas was "a part of the
United States !! The question came up by juror
pehtioning to be excused from the performance Of
his assigned Duty on the plea that he was citizen
of Texas. The Judge ordered him to take his seat
in the box with the other eleven giving for his reason
that Texas was part of the Union and all her
citizens liable to be called upon to do duty citizens
of the United States
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DUEILJNG IN LOUISIANA.

The Convention now in session to alter the Con-
stituton of the State of Louisiana have expressed
their disapprobaton of duelling by Incorporating a
section in the general provisions of the Constitution,
which DISTINGUISHES and renders ineligible for any
civil Office under the State any person who shall
hereafter fight duel, be second at duel or carry
challenge to fight duel
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HEaHrHxtprSe ArpArR.--We learn (says the Cincinnati
CONNIE rcia that most hearrendng affair took place
Hamilton, Ohio on Saturday last young at that
place was crossing the Miami river horseback. with his in
tended wife, lovely girl when the a,iers horse stumbled,
and she fell into the Her lover FASTENED her asss
lance when she threw her around his neck The cur
rent carried them both into deep water both drowned
while locked in each Others On Sunday the body Of
the young man had been recovered and between and two
thousand peons were gathered to search for the other
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INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN OHIo.-An article
in Hunts Merchants Magazine for May on the
I. Canal Commerce of Ohio" says that in the State
of Ohio there are completed eight hundred and
eghty-two miles of canal and sack-waer navigation
owned exclusively by the State. The State also
owns one-half of the stock in twenty-six turnpike
companies, embracing nearly one thousand miles of
macadamized roads, traversing different sections of
the State
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General DAWSON Zone of the Representatives in
Congress from Lousiana) has reached his home
from Washington in such precarious state of
health that he is hourly alternating between this
world and the grave" So says the ST. Francisville
Chronicle of the 26th ultmo