The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-03-13

cent. OF the nett proceeds of the office at Gal
weston, and of the Galveston distribution 10 Tex
as, for four years.
An appropriation is asked to meet the contract
OF Mr. Mills, in order to assure the contractors of
the confirmation of the contract by Congress.
Mr. Pearce fMd. presented memorial of citi-
zens of Maryland on the Oregon question and in
favor of Cancellation and compromise
Mr. Evans concluded his mastery speech
against the Oregon notice.
The House was chiefly engaved on the harbor
and River bill.-COr. ". r Com Advertiser
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO. Vera Cruz, Feb. IS.
Mr. Slldell has not been received, and is yet rus
ucatlng at Jalapa Arista has not yet reached
the City OF Mexico, but is sshourly expected
10 my view, the aspect of our affairs with
Mexico has never before been SO serious as it
now is. | think we must fight /; and if we must
where are our means
Three frigates, three sloops, three or four brips
and two steamers would cut ridiculous fieure
before San Juan de Ulloa.
A harder and more thankless service than that
devolving on the Gulf Squadron was never i'm
posed upon country's defenders for the coast
defences-of old Spanish construction-are gen
orally OF the best kind and yet, such is the popu
lar prejudice, no credit would accrue to the VIC
tors, if one or more of them should be taken bv
a squadron of three or four ships.
With fewer guns than it now has, without am
munition, in the midst of terrible disaster, with
extra disadvantages which can never again exist.
San Juan de Ulloa nearly succeeded in repelling
the French fleet in 1888 Cor. ~. Y. Tribune
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FROM Texas. The Legislature convened at
Austin on the 18th of February. General Bur
Lesson was chosen president of the Senate and
Mr. Crump, of Austin County, Sneaker Of the
House.
On the next day, in joint session, the votes for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor were count
ed, when it appeared that General Henderson was
chosen Governor and General Darnell Lieut..
Governor, the former having Sl99 votes and the
latter 43l9.
General Henderson's Inauguration took place
on the 18th. In the course of the ceremony
President Jones delivered his vaedictory address
NTExAs u. S. SENAToRs.-Thursday' mail
broughtus news ofthe election by the Legislature
of Texas of Sam Houston and Thomas ]. Rusk
(Houston's favorite) U. s. Senators, one for four
aud the other for six years. OF So votes cast
each received 81.
LATE FROM MEXICO. A large number of
Mexican papers have been received, down 10 the
18th of February, OF which we have been una
bic as yet 10 procure complete analysis The
most important portions OF those examined relate
to the proposition for the establishment of Con-
stitutional Monarchy in that country, for which
party has been formed, openly supported bv
paper called FL Tempo. The number of that
paper for the 4th of February contains the de-
veopment of the views of this party. The wr-
ter recaptulates the political history OF Mexico
since its liberation from the power of Spain. and
presents melancholy picture Of its present state
ruined and distracted within, and pressed from
without by the United States, which is daiIy en-
gagged in the work Of annerimg away its terri
tory.
We have heard from another quarter that
scheme is supposed to be on foot to restore San
ia Ana to Mexico Meantime private letters en-
terrain us with accounts OF the amusements to
which he devotes mosto the day. He has OBJ.
tanned possession of an extensive cockpit which
is licensed, in which he has about 300 fowls. Of
the first feather, and pits them at high wagers
against any other complaints that may be brought
to his arena Washington Union.
MILLERITEs IN TROUBLE The Cincinnati
Commercial says that mob of 300 persons lately
surrounded the dwelling of Jacobs, one Of the
Miilerite leaders; the doors were broken open.
when he fed. What led particularly TO this state
OF things was story circulated over the city that
Jacobs had woman concealed three DAYS IN his
office, and that letter received by him recon-
mending the Spiritual Wife System, was TO be read
on the night IN question. The letter was said to
be from one Of the higher disciples IN the deluson
now at Akron. The fact of the destruction OF the
peace Offamilies by this imposter, and the driving
Of one woman mad, has raised very angry feel
ing towards him.
MADAME COSTELLO. In the N. Y. Court of
Sessions on Saturday, motion was made to have
the sentence on Costello and Mason revoked and
themselves recalled from Blackwell's Island, for
the purpose preparing and arguing bills of ex-
ceptions. The Court, acting on the good old
maxim, ''et well aIone," declined to interfere in
the matter, and there is probability that they
may serve out their respective terms of sentence.
THE UPAs TREE. A living plant of this
celebrated tree was lately presented to the Hor-
ticultural Society by the East India Company,
and is now growing in the Chiswick Gardens
II is in perfect health, and, Notwithstanding the
fables of Dutch travellers, may be approached
with safety 1t is, however, so virulent poison
that no prudent person would handle it without
proper precaution.- Gardeners Chronicle
A BULL A Paris journal states that deputy
condemned to death at Lyons, had attempted sui
eide first by poison and then by the knife; "but,