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The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-02-19
WASHINGTON NDENCE.
Number Thirteen.

Oregon in the Senate-Mr Coluuitt's Speecb-
Defeat Of the combined forces of England and
ance shows those powers are not invinciblc-
Mexican policy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IL, 1916.
Dear SIR The Senate was addressed by the
Hon. Senator from Georgia, Mr.. Colouitt. II
would be impossible for me to follow this gentle.
man through the whole of his speech He went
Tor The Notice /; but in advocating the Notice, he
separated 1t from all the other questions which
have been debated during the time it has been
before both Houses of Congress-he took the
grounds that some Senator'S were driving the
President from negotiaiion-he reproba, ted war
speeches. and advocated negotiatiun, he thought
our title To Oregon clear, but although he was of
opinion 1t was clear and good one. vet he wss
ot opinion II was " encountered :" he made sumo
very good arguments and explanations in relation
to International laws-the honorable Senator
thinks that the different subjects of boundary and
title should not have been argued with the notice
and that the notice should be given as, it opens
the door to nsgoaton-he says no one could
doubt the ability and willingness of our people to
hight tor their just rights-ihe fact is known 1--WE
can beat the Jews at that game" therefore, he
would not discuss that point. He went for tho
whole of the Territory of Oregon, and when tho
subject of title came before the Senate. he would
make the best arguments he was capable of in its
favor-for said the gentleman, he who takes
the grounds that Oregon is not ours-takes the
English side of the question. and argues as an
Engshman;' he was very severe on Allen and
flanagan for their war measures "I,et us.
(sad MIR. CD negotiate this mstter, and if nego
lIation, honorable negotiation fails, and war comes,
no one will be more willing to meet it than my
'seit-but | must confess that | prefer peace and
honorable negotiation
This was an able, eloquent, and well delivered
speech--lt was oil poured upon the troubled wa
tiers of this debate in the Senate
The official statement of the defeat of the
English and French combined forces at the mouth
OF the Plsander. shows that England and France
are not quite inuincibIe. Thus we hope ends
the pratlcal expedition of those two powers
The course of Mexico towards this country is
now believed 10 be on the defensive, she will in
vite aggression by certain course of conduct,
and then call in the aid of the European powers.
The political cauldron is still boiling up, and you
shall receive the first dish as soon as it is served
up
Yours, truly, JUSTINIAN.
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THE THEATRE.

We attended the Theatre last night and were
most agreeable entertained and deeply interested.
The whole performance one that would have
done credit to any boards. The feeling drama
OF Grandfather Whitehead sustained as it was
by Mr.. JSmison and Mr.. Grierson. elected the
highest appreciation. Indeed all the characters
IN that piece, well as in the farce were most
ably sustained by all the performers. The
Dancing of Miss Lee can hardly permit our
selves to speak of as we think it deserves-light,
graceful, and purely chaste in dress, we would,
II we could, persuade all who are not conscien
tlously opposed to such amusements, not to lose
The rich treat which is now nightly served up
at the Avon. We can promise tbuse who attend
TO night. one Of the best We are informed that
MIR. Jamison's'" jacques" is unequalled Tha,
pathetic drama of Mons. Jacques, without the IN
parallelled dancing of Miss Lee, should draw
full house.
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OREGON.

| Irish Opinions of Peace and War.-The
Boston Pilot of the 9TH instant, contains.
among other articles, long letter from ct. ID
McG," at Dublin dated January 8, touching the
relations between the United States and Grea, Bri
tain. The following extract will show the spirit
of the letter. These speculations, if not instruc
tive, are at least curious and amusing.
"Oregon-Irish Opinions on Peace and War
| We'll informed men here do not believe in the
probability of third American war They think
whatever the United States may have to fear
would be from naval attacks. 1t is worth observ-
ing that the constitution of The British army is
very different from what it was in the campaions
fthe Peninsula. There are no longer any German
regiments in the service, TO keep the lines and to
! prevent desertion. The erection of Hanover into
Kingdom has kept them at home under King En-
nest,' instead OF sending them as formerly 10 bear
The orders and wear the breaches of the horse
guards. 1t IS reported here that so 900 troops
are to be sent to assert the English claims to Ore
| gon. You may count on 10000 Of them, at least
as settlers. There is hardly mothers son os
them that woHd not desert to the stripes and sta
and II our commander int chief is wise, he ought
s TO know it. IL he should not find it ont before
they SAIL he will hear of it very soon after thew
land. repeat again, America has nothing to fear
I If she is able to defend her sea coasts.
GAS to the chmera of raising negro insur-
rectlon, no one but mailman or a protested phil
anthropiSt ever dreams of such thing On the
contrary, there is a strong conviction here that
the whites of the South are quite able to manage
the colored population, and that, if it came to an
Instruction, they would not want aid from the
North.
g he message ofPresident Polk is regarded in
ireland with no i'll will. Our press--which is.
whatever its wants. most faithful mirror of the
Irish mnd-regards it as national defiance to
England will not take up the gauntlet But if
she does, there will he other quest to settle az
well as the Oregon question. We consider our
title perfectly clear TO every inch of Ireland while
you cry America for the Americans, we cry Ire
land for the Irish we will give years. notice
to quit the joint occupancy of the Union, simuta.
neously with yours to terminate the coparnership
in OREGON -
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Correspondence the Norfolk Beacon.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION-LOSS OF
THE STEAMER PIONEER.

The steamer Pioneer, left the City of NorColk
at o'clock, P. NJ. onIMoudsy the 10th inst. and
bound up the Roanoke River. We arrived a,
Deep creek about O'Clock in the evening. and
left Deep Creek about o'clock in the MON
ing Of the l7tb, got up steam and proceeded on
our journey, and reached the Mocasn Tract,
about Ia miles South of the South Locks sbout
10 o'clock, P. M. The same day, in working
through had but small head Of steam, sometimes
using steam and sometimes polls. While usino
polls in getting round the stumps and bends the
boiler exploded, thereby totally wreckinp the boat
and bursting the boiler in fragments. The prom
enade and maindeck were torn from their fsslsn-
ings and totally destroyed and at the same time
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GEN. JACKSON ON NATIONAL DE-
FENCE

The lesson Of wisdom incucated by President
Jackson in his annual message to Congress pend
ing our difficulties with France, should not he
forgotten at this time by the representatives of
the people, and all who hope for an honorable vet
peaceful result with our difficulties with ENG
land What can be more appropriate to the
present crisis. than the following extracts from
that message = Union.
Sc submit it, then TO you," he remarked
whether the first duty we owe to the peopIe
who have confded TO us their power, is not To
place our country in such an attitude as to he So
amply supplied with the means of defence as IN
afford no lnducement to other nations to presume
upon our ior6earance, or to expect important adj
vahlages from sudden assault either upon our
commerce, our sea coast, our interior frontier.
In case OF the commencement of hosilities du
ring the recess of Congress, the time inevitably
eiapSng before that body could be called together
even uuder the most favorable circumstances
would be pregnant with danger, and if we escape
without signal disaster, OF national dishonor. the
hazard of both unnecessarily incurred could not
fail to excite feeling of deep reproach. earn
estly recommend 10 you, therefore, to make such
provisions that, in no future time, shall we be
found without ample means 10 repel aggression.
even although it may come upon US wuhou, a
note of wa rning"
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From the Philadelphia Ledger.
THE MAGNETIC TELEGRApH

The country is becoming rapidly threaded with
the wires of the Electro Magnetic Telegram
The routes of most Of the main lines are benc
constructed along the lines of the rail roads .
From this city to Baltimore and Washinoto,
and from this city Yves, through our own Siat,.
from Albany through the whole length of thu
State of New York to Buffalo, and the New
York and Boston route, all are, we believe, built
and being built along the lines of the railroads
This shows that these several railroad COM
Panies entertain something like right apprecia.
ton OF the Importance and mutual ad vantage of
each line to the other. Turnpike companies. ton
grant free privilege. We understand, however
that In one or two instances, railroad companie.
have objected to the wires being run along through
the air over their routes, without the paymeot Of
some exhorbitant rates of consideration for thu
privilege.
We think such companies take an erroneoue
view OF the matter in both public and prvats
poin, of light. We have little doub, that tbs
travel over railroads will be more than doubled in
few years BY the use of the Magnetic Tels.
graph.
The greatest check to travel hitherto has con-
sisted in the very natural anxiety always enter
tanned about family, friends and business at
home.
When the Telegraph becomes extended through
out the country, 50 that wherever a person NAV
be, whether in Maine or Texas, he can jus. step
into an office, half dozen times day if dssira-
BILE, and learn in a few minutes how his family
and friends are, at the moment of inquiry, (not
Derc few days befere,) and when his clerks too
at home can step to the Telegraph office and COM
munica'e with him in any part of the country and
receive his answer, even while customer il
waiting, he is entirely relieved Of all that pressing
anxiety which, if we except the want of means.
is now and always has been the only check to
travel upon business pleasure, and an extensive
personal knowledge of the country acquired by
1t. 1t appears to rs shorts sighted policy for
any railroad or turnpike company, or for any
landlord ola hotel, or other business man in any
capacity TO endeavor to lay any obstruction in the
way of an extension Of the Tslegraphic lines Of
communication.
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LEGISIATING ON DTTEI.S

The Alabama Legislature had passed an act
relieving VIM l.. Yancey, Representative to
Congress from the disabilities Of the duelling act
incurred in fighting Mr.. Cingman, of North
Carolina Gov. Martin vetoed the act, upon the
following grounds:
|. That it steps in between the law and the oe
tenders, before the courts of the country have de-.
cided as to their guilt or innocence and frees
them from all the liabilities that attach TO the Of
tenders with which they stand charged.
2. That, by exercising this power, the Lepis.
lature trenches on other departments of the Gov
eminent IN violation Of the express letter of the
Constitution
3. That the bill is partial in it's character.
The bill was, however. passed into law, bv
large majorities in each House, over the Cover.
nor's head.
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GRAN BERRIES.

Eight thousand bushels Of Cranberries b,x.
been sold this season in Boston at ss3 per bn.h.I
-S24ooO In our own county thousands of
bushels OF the same ar,icls could be raised ON l,x
marshy lands where nothing bot course grass nov
exists, scarcely worth their cutting. When will
our farmers take hint without kicking ?-.Nor-
folk Herald
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WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1916.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1886.
Mr.. Cunningham ~ am delighted to be able
to inform you, and the host of my worthy brother
Workmen who surround you, at length, that the
first step has been taken in Congress to relieve
the Naval Bureaus of the mighty incubus which
has been weighing them down, in the persons of
the venerable Commodores. To-day, in the
HoU Sc, on motion Of Mr.. Mcdowell, of Ohio, il
was resolved, that the I" Committee on the Judi
ciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of so amending the law recognizing the Naval
De partment of the United States, approved 3lst
August, 1912, as to authorize the appointment of
Civilians to discharge the duties assigned by said
law to the several Bureaus created by the same
instead of Officers of the Navy"
Thus. Mr. Editor, has the ball, which YOU
STA rted solitary and alone" been rolled into the
Legislative Halls Of the Union and c6ngratu-
late you and your patrons upon this additional
proof OF the influence which yonr valuable and
sheet exercises in the correction of abuses
(naval as well as politically which you have
thought proper to expose and condemn.
Scarcely four years have elapsed since the
creation of these Bureaus. and they have become
so odlous under the mis-managemen of these
venerable Grandmas', 'yclept Sc Chiefs" (who
should long since, for the benefit of the service.
been slowed away as Chiefs on a Retired List. )
that justice, right, and public sentiment demand
the transfer OF these quarter deck dogmatists and
military tyrants TO their proper and legitimate
stations in the Navy and Legislation can no longer
turn a deaf ear to the call which is ringing from
One end of the Union to the other. II is to BE-
hoped that the Committee will lose no time in
reporting bill for their immediate removal from
Desks that they are entirely untitled for, and for
which they were, by education, never intended.
Let Civilians be placed at the head of these Bu
reaus-young, active, energetic citizens-and it
will be found that the Navy Department will then
be able to keep up with the progress of the age
new spirit will be infused into its operations
and the interests of the Government and of the
Mechanics at the various Yards will be properly
appreciated and attended to.
As the Workmen and citizens generally OF YOUR
town are deeply interested in the success of this
effort to change the Heads of the Naval Bureaus.
they should call public meeting to urge on this
thing, and to instruct the Representative Of the
FIRST District to use his influence and his vote to
annul this joint occupancy Of fat Naval
commission and luxurious civil desk
Your Editorial in the New Era of Tuesday
last, headed " .dnother SeUere discharge in our
Navy YGrd-the Bureaus" &c., has been en-
'ensively read here, and has excited great deal
OF remark among the members of Congress as well
as Navy Officers. ! also observe that it has been
copied into several of the Northern papers.
Yours, faithfully, JACK PLANE.
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IMPORTANT EXTRACT

From "Justinian's" Letter, No IL, which we
were compelled to omit in our last paper for want
Of room, but which is considered too valuable to
Jet pass into the dark chambers of oblivion We
can tell the authorities in Washington that no
"eqmua'enP' will be taken for Oregon. "Our
title is clear and unquestonabe," says the Balti-
more resolutions, and the President. "The
Whole of Oregon, or none,' says the Washing
ton Union. and the great majority of the Ameri
can people. and now that some sixty or seventy
hOt-heads have sowed their seed for Buncornbe
the American people have no idea of taking a
miserable" equiraient' for what they do not want
to part with. Let him who wishes to bear the
ignominy of the country's condemnation dare to
propose any other measure than the WHOLE
OF OREGON!
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GOOD NEWS-INCREASE OF THE
NAVV

On Monday last, in pursuance of previous
NOTICE. MT. Culver asked, obtained leave, and in
troduced bill to provide for the augmentation of
the naval force of the United States, and for other
purposes which was read twice and committed
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1t is stated that Texas is divided into 80 conn.
ties.-GaIVeston is the largest city, and Houston
the next.-Ausiin. the seat Of government. has =
population Of 500, and Washington about the
same number. San Antonio is the oldest town
in the State, with population of150O.
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II is whispered, that an equivalent may be-
given for Oregon-lo be the free introduction to
American grain and bresdstufIs Let US see how
this will operate. 1t is well known fact that
fourteen million bushels Of wheat can be suppl
ed from the ports Of the Baltic and Mediterra-
mean, at the rate Of from sixteen cents to twenty
cents per bushet, and freghted at one half less
than could be done from this counry-the lowest
price PAID Tor wheat IN this country was paid in
Wisconsin, fifty cents-lhe amount of wbea,
raised in this country is sufficient to supply the
whole OF Europe if not a grain Of wheat was
produced there, yet owing to the cheap grain on
the Baltic and Mediterranean. this country could
not compete with them. The opening Of the
ports Of England would only benefit the farmers
Of this country just 50 long as the crops in Eng
land continued short; it will be recoected ont
few years back, wheat was selling in the coun-
try at the rate Of 81 ,25 per bushel-and that
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HUNTER HILL

"ProyoSt, Now, sir, how find you the prisoner?
Duke, A creature unprepar'd, unmeet for death
And TO transport him in the mind he is
Were damnabe."
"Claudio, Ay, but to die, and go, VIC know no
where I;
To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot;
This sensible warm motion to become
kneaded clod and the dclig GIFTED spirit
To battle in fiery floods to reside
In thrilling regions of thick ribbed ice;
To be imprisoned in the vicwlcss winds,
And blown with restless violence about
The pendent world; or to be worse, than worst
vi those that lawless and uncertain thoughts
Imagine, bowling tits too horrible
The wearied and most loathed worldly life,
That age, ache, perjury and Imprisonment
Can lay on nature, is a paradise
To what we fear Of death .''-ShdkeSpeare
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The time approaches when the lac will de-
ma1d the life Of the unfortunate man. whose
name stands at the head Of this arlcle-mind. we
say the LalU-it is not JUSTICE {; for we as firmly
believe, as NO know we will have to render an
account at the great tribunal Of heaven, that
Hunter Hill is not guilty of the premeditated
death Of Major Smith did we believe that, we
should not attempt to stay the stem decree, but
with grief would mourn the sentence and fate of
Hill. We have conYersed with many persons
from the neighboThood Of the parties, and we can
not find one who is not Of the opinion that the
death Of Smith was not the result of a personal
and unprecedented rencontre and none but
those who are personally affected, or governed by
a selfish pride Of opinion, now desire or wish
HIPS death. Fellow citizens. it is a fearful
thing to die the FELoN's DEATH!
An effort, we understand, has been made by
Hills enemies, or rather, we would say, by those
who believe that it is good to shed mans blood
for reUengs, to induce the Governor to withhold
the exercise Of the pardning power in this case
IT is THE FACT What, then is the dnty Of
those who love mercy and respect justice? Whv
to unite as one man and appeal to him for III,
exercise Of that, which would be justice in this
case--the pardoning power. Why shall Hill
die7 VIII il bring back the lamented dead ?
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JUSTINIAN.
For the New Era.
LIGHT is BREAKING.

The Incubus startled--Mr. Mcdowell of Ohio. has
acted nobly in the House--the Ball Rolling-Re-
Elections on the absurdty of keeping old officers
In the place which ought to be occupied by young
Civilans-Pub'ic Meeting recommended-the
Complaints of the Workingmcn heard in the
right quarter - -
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DRAM. 800 Bushels BRAN 10 Store. end '0'
ID sale by u. x. THoalAos
Jan % West side Marker SqVs'S'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-13

When II reaches As, according to the proposed
scale the duty remains fixed; while in the present
scale II falls Is for every Is. the price rises, till 1t is
reduced to Is.
FREE TRADE IN Contour readers are probably
not aware OF the FACT but within the last few years.
we have had perfectly free trade in grain, though
duty having lasted Just one day. Il will probably be
recolected, that Sir Robert Peel's corn law came
into operation on the day before the weekly aver
ages were made up under ii and certain parties,
cleared large quantity OF grain, paying the duties
under protest, on the ground. until the averages had
been duly made up, no duty was payable. They
subsequently brought an action against the collector
OF customs, at Liverpool, for restitution of the
amount Of duties paid; and verdi let having been
given against them, brought the matter, bv writ OF
error, before the judges in the Exchequer Chamber.
That writ oerror has just been decided; and the re-
suit Isl that government will have to repay to the par
ties all the duties which they had received on the
day IN question. The matter was brought before
the judges, and, on Tuesday last, the opinion Of
their lordships was delivered by the Chief Baron.
parties entitled to return of the duties. but that
they have claim for depreciation of price by
falling market On an average, this would be about
los per barrel OF -four 1t Is impossible at present
to give accurate information OF the amount of mo-
ney involved in this decision but. from what we
learn, we believe il is upwards Of El50,O00. The
holders OF bonded corn and -four, at the time the
act passed, are we learn Inclined to try the ques
ton how tar they had claim for the release OF
their property from the locks Of government. TINS:
It pursued, will give opportunity for much special
pleading.
The FoRKrcN Corn MARKKTs-The monthly
circular Of Messrs. Body and Co, just published,
gives some data with respect to the present state Of
the foreign corn markets. The French ports are
open at the lowest duty Of I'd. per quarter; and
it is anticipated that, with the scarcity OF grain in
the country, France must buy largely IN a few
months, and probably outbid all other countries in
the markets from which her supplies are TO be
drawn. In Norway and Sweden serious want exists.
Common barley, for the consumption OF these coun-
ries is shipping in the Danish islands, at 26s per Or
In the Baltic barley is selling at 26s 3D., rye at 36s
and oats at 2Os per quarter, which their full val
ne, duty paid in England. In Holland prices were
run up IS. per quarter receipt of intelligence of
sir Robert Peel's Propositions; and gram OF all
kinds 10 high in price, and very firmly held. In
January at 86s Cd. to Sss. Cd. free on board, and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-13

Cry REPoRM.-The City Reformers met last
evening at the Shakespeare, aud unanimously nomi-
mated Justice Taylor as their candidate for Mayor,
at the ensuing election. This is good beginning.
and the announcement Of this nomination will take
The city somewhat by surprise.