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ment and in arising in the militia, when in actual
rvce the land and naval forces in time OF
gress in time peace and Of petit larceny
the discretion OF the legsst1re) unless on present
indictment OF grand jury and in every trial on
impeachment indictment, the party accused shall be
allowed to appear and deend in person and Win coun
No person shall be subject to be twice put in jeopardy
for the same offence shall he be compelled in cri-
mina case to be witness against himself in any case,
nor be deprived Of life liberty property, without duo
process OF law shall private property be taken for
public use, without just compensation"
| MIR. kirkland moved.to add the following: =
When private property san be taken for any pub
lie other than that OF the state the compensation to
be made therefor shall be sscertained by jury by
not 10 IS than three commissioners appointed by
of record shall be prescribed b. law Private roads
may be opened In the manner TO be prescIb By law
but in every the necessity OF the road and the
amount of all damage to be sustained by the opening
thereof shall he first determined by jury of freehold
ers and such amount together with the OF the
proceeding, 10 be paid by the person 10 be benefited
MIR. Murphy moved to amend the amendment, by
striking on, all after the words by jury" ard adding
instead =:
of twelve freeholders where the shall be stu
aed who shall be chosen and qualified as jurors in civil
cases.
MIR. Murphy's amendment ives rejected. "a to 30. Mr.
to amend the amendment of Mr. kirkland by adding after
the words prescribed by law tho following ~
And in such road, when opened the pubic shan
have the right Of way" ,.
Lost. Mr. Forsyth moved to add af,sr the words pre-
scribed by law" the following - .a,,.,
But such compsnk alton shall in no case DC ieuus'
| by any allowance for prospective dement's a, ora.
| Lost MIR LOOMS moved to add after the words
private roads, the words with the ngnt OF wy ~ W
the public over tho same and sio .y sna inserting
instead as shall be prescribed by law Inc aue.TrSSn
was put on the endment and ios' - 70 10. =,
second, Mr. LOOMS witnars"h an no, 81 The STATE
| Pending this the Convention took a recess -,
Arrrssoss ssssIoT.Ths section pending m the morn
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DEPOT OF FRENCH CHINA AND GLASS
WARE,

315 BROADWAY, CUP STAIRS)
II GERARDlN, Agent for the Manufacturers, has re-
ceived from arrivals and offers for sale
lew large assortment Porcelain Vases of all sizes
Fancy Cups Mugs with and notices. Cologne
Bottles. China Clocks and Candlesticks, Sc, sc.
Also for sale less than splendid Dessert Service of
Freoch Cut Glass, engraved
N. Builders received for the gliding and painting
establishment in Spruce street, match any patterns Of
French or English China. OF I'm eodsr
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S&x FOR NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA and New
I'M York Line-Regular Packet of October 1.-THE
fast sailing bark JANE &. WILLIAMS. Parker,
master, loading and will sail above her regular
day.
For freight apply board Orleans wharf,
foot Of Wall street, L. X. COLLlNS& Co,
IS South ST.
Positively goods received after Tuesday, Octoseri3
Agent ~ New Orleans, James F. Woodruff who will
promptly forward all goods to his address.
Packet Ship Genesce Capt Nnott will the Jane
y. lar .v olr
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Congress-,

The Senate took up the bill for the prosecu-
ton of the war with Mexico, on Tuesday the
18th inst. and after long, interesting debate
passed it, with some trhing amendments. ca
the evening of the same day, the House re-
ceived the bill from the Senate, and concurred
in all its amendments. The amendments as
made by the Senate, are uEimportant They
strike out the provision requiring the officers
commanding the volunteers to be chosen BY the
Senate. They also reduce tie pay of the pri-
waite soldiers to eight dollars per month.
On the same day, the House took up and
passed, with slight amendment, the bill from
the Senate, providing for the organization Of a
corps of sapPers, miners and pontainers. A
part of the day was spent in discussing the
West Point Academy bill.
The bill for prosecuting the war with Msxi-
c, passed the Senate By the following vote,
Yeas 40, Nays Q.
When Mr.. Crittenden's name was called, he
voted say, except the preamble. So also did
Mr~Upham.
Fashion again YietoriOus.-The Baltimore
Patriot Of Friday, says:
The race between Fashion and Orator, for a
purse of 5000, came off yesterday overthe Cam
den course at the appointed time. As--wssan-
iicipated, Fashion again proved victorious. The
first heat was accomplished by her in min
utes and SO seconds, without having Tapped.
The second heat was run in minutes and 81
I 4
her position for one mile. Ths.gad
was then closed, and Fashion passed him with
ease, running the heat as above Stated. A
arge number of Judges who saw the contest,
declared that Fashion, had she been put 10 her
fullest speed, so admirable was her keeping,
,ould have made better time on this occasion
han she has eyer yet accomplished j
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Clarion and Yahster.

Potomac, the correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot whose letters, BY the way, are as sprighi-
y and sagaeious as any that are written from
Washington, recently recaled the following
"reminiscences of an interesting incident in the
Senate:
swell do remember the occasion one hun
in that same Chamber, whens Mr. Clay
ton defended Mr.. Webster against the sys-
tcmmatic attacks that were then made upon
hiw, for having declared.that rather than vote
for an unconstitutional appropriation to put the
country in state Of defence against an enemy
he wonld see the enemy at the seat of Gov
eminent battoring the Capitol down o, err our
heads.
"Whut," said Mr.. Clayton, his face palied
and his eyes gistening with patriotic fire,
sswhat, sir, ices the 81 nliment uttered by my
honorable friend from Massachusetts, that has
been SO vociIerously and unsparingly denounc-
ed upon this floor and elsewhere! II was, sir,
(holdng up little book containing the consti-
tuition that he would stand longer by this in
strument thanhe would BY the Capitol in which
constitution of his country tramplcd under foot
he would see this pile ofstone and mortar bar
tered down over our headsl And where, sir,
ask, is the Senator-ay, where the traitor, who
would moi adopt thatvory sentiment? No Sen
ator made reply.
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The Man afLeisure.


@Youll please not to forget TO ask the ploce
for me, sir" said pale, blue eyed boy, as ne
brushed the coat cf the rich man Of leizure At
his lodgings.
"Certainly not" said Mr.. Inklin. 81 will be
going that way in aday or two'
.Did you ask the place for me yesterday?'
said the boy on the following day, with CULVER
ing lips, as he performed the same office.
"No,'' was the answer, q wss busy, but will
to-day.
Heaven help my poor mother, 'murmered tte
boy, and gazed li.tlessly on the ceut Mr. Ink
cent Mr.. Inklin laid in his hand.
The boy went home. He ran to the hungry
children with loaf Of bread he had earned by
brushing the genleman's coats at the hotel
They shouted with joy, and his mother held
out her hand for portion, while smile fitted
across her face.
Smother, dear,n said the boy, "Mr. Inslin
thinkshe can get me the place, and ! shall
have three meals day: only think, mother,
three meals, and it won't take me three min
utes to run home and share it with you"
The morning came and the pale boys face
trembled with eagerness as he asked M. Ink
lin if he had obtained the place.
"Not yet,'' said the man Of leisure, "bu
there is time enough"
The cent that morning was wet with tears.
Another morning arrived.
at is very thoughtloss in the boy to be here
SO late,n said Mr.. Inklin, "not soul to brush
my coat"
TIE child came at length, his face swelled
with weeping.
81 am sorry to disappont you,' said the man
Of leisure, "but the place in Mr.. C.'s store was
taken up yesterday"
The boy stopped brushing, and burst afresh
into tears. 81 don't care now,'' said he, sob
bing, tive may as well starve. Mother is
deadm
The man Of leisure was shocked, and he
gave the pale boy dollar"
y y
Mr.. Inklin was taken i'll. He saiI often that
he thought religion might be good thing and
meant to look into it. An anxious friend bro't
a clergyman with hin He spoke tenderly but
seriously, to the sufferer Of eternal truth.
Call tomorrow said the man Of leisure,
and we will talk about those matters.'
That night the man of leizure dicd.--Iroa
City.
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The news by the James L. Day, which lett
Point Isabel on the | 9th, and arrived at New
Orleans, IN the Goth, we sum up as follows.
General Taylor lef; Point Isabel on the 10th
for the camp opposite Ma'amoras, accompanied
by Artillery, Dragons, and Infantry, amount
ng to or 800 men, and probably reached his
camp on the 24th The Day reached Point
Isabel on the 18th with the volunteers from
New Orleans, under Col. Walton, Of the Wash
ington Regiment.
On the 18th, the steamer Telegraph, with
five companies under Col. Forno arrived at the
Point. On that same morning, a companies of
the Regular Infantry, accompanied by one vol
unteer company undsr Captain Stockton, Id
the Mobile Volunteers under Captain Dcsha
the whole amounting to about one thousand
men, left The Point on the steamers Neva, Dea,
and Cincinnati,a and werel anded at one o'clock,
at Brazos ST. lago, and took up the lineoi
march, under Col. Wilson, and the army, for
Barita, little town on the Rio Granda, about
Is miles from he mouth-where they to be
joined in few days by all the volunteers who
arrive in time, General Taylor has determine
ed 10 take banta, SO as 10 open up communl-
cation with the Camp by way of the river and
has assigned to the volunteers the honor of
maintaining it. The brig. Virginia from PEN
sacola, with two compan OF the first a rtlllery
had arrived at the Point. The U. S. vessels
Cumberland, Raritan, Mississippi, John Ada ms
Lawrence, &c, had Iun town to the mouth.
ind Commodore Conner with his boats, and the
steamers which were to be sent to the river,
was to aid the volunteers in preparing to take
Barita. We suppose the next stirring news we
have will be from this little town. ieksburg
Wig.
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Hedgehogs.


One Of the most interesting acts Of the natu-
raj history of the hedgehog, is that announced
in 1881, by Mr.. LEM, and which is confirmed
by Prof. Buckland; that is that the most vim
lent poisons have, no effect upon it--a fact
which renders of peculiar value in the forests
where il appears to destroy great number of
noxious reptiles. Mr.. LEM said he had once
in his house a female hedgehog, which he had
kept in large box, and which soon became
very familiar He often put in the box somee
ouders, which she attacked with great avidity,
sezug them by the body, the hcado the tail
and did not appear alarmed or Embarrassed
when they coiled themselves around her body.
Neither herself, nor the young she was suck
ling, seemed to suffer from the bites of the ven
imous reptiles
, Palles assures US tina: the hedgehog can eat
about one hundred cantharides, without expe-
riencing any of the effects which, that insect
produces on men, dogs or cats, A German ply
stefan who made the hedgehog a peculiar OBJ
ject Of study; gave it strong dose of prussic
acid, or arsenic, or opium, and of corrosive
sublimate, none of which did it harm. The
hedgehog in its natural state, only feeds on
pears, apples, and othef fruit when it can &c
nothing it likes better. It's ordinary food con-
sists of worms, slugs, snals and adders
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Bringing Up.

Major Jack Downing, who immortallzed him.
self at the Capitol few ears since, doing
things for the "Gineral" has located himself in
New York and commenced letting off his SUI
perauous "animal magnetism" by writing fol
the papers. The following hit at the "natur Of
the things'' is not bad.
81 spose it'll make considerable talk, my go
ing into fashionable life, and likely some per
sons will say, shall only expose my bringing
up But can tell 'em, folks that amt bro't up,
out ,em where you will, shine great deal bet
ter than them that's brought up. You go
around among your colleges, and look at the
professors, you'll find that the one that chopp-
ed logs the smartest when he was boy, will
chop logic the smarter when he is man.
A nd it is in fashionable life; you take man
A nd tits in fashionable life; you take man out
of the woods, who lived among bears and wild
cats all his life, and fed on potatoes and homi
ny, aivs him money enough, and let him settle
dow IN the middle of city, and it won't be
long before he'll be ahead of them that were
born in fashionable life and brought up TO II
from babies. He'll be smarter than they are,
and be sure in a while to take the lead. It's
the natur of things!'
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| FORT FOLK ToINT ISABEL may 10, lS4o.
Gentlemen Il arrived here last evening wit
the return train, bringing the wounded. captu
ed and booty.
| There was an exchange of prisoners with thu
Mexicans-both officers and men-on the til
We have yet as many left as we sent back to
them:
Some of our naval surgeons are here kindly
assisting in attending our wounded. All tht
surgeons are kept very busy at this time. On
hundred will nearly cover killed anc
wounded in both battles-l500, not that of tn,
enemy, with the missing, some say 1000. When
ever one of our officers or men got into thei
hands they would commence butchering and
stripping him at once--mutillating dead and
wounded bodies. There appeared to be women
with their army, whose business in part, was TO
strip the dead. There is no mistake, those fell
lows fought well. We astonished them how
ever, according to their own confession, BIZ the
many marEed instances of daring yalor display
ed by several officers and many men, and the
fighting of the whole of our army
n
engaged at once. At the first fight they had
over 5000, we about 1000. AT the second they
had reinforcement OF 1000 or more, and we
as l said above, had only 1900.
They lost misunderstanding was captu d
all their mules, about 500 or more, and pack
saddles, very large quantity of ammunition,
their camp equpage, artillery, 1000 stands of
arms, [muskets together with lances, d'ums,
Announcements.
Their dinners were on the fire cooking
and answered for our supper We ate their
bread, soup, potatoes, meal, &C., smoked their
cigars, a good many fine ones being captured
and drunk their liquor Their ready slnught-
cred beef did not come amiss, nor that on the
hoof.
Our battalion followed at a run in pursuit
six miles to the ferry, where they crossed. The
last few miles their retreat was perfect confu-
sion -''every one for himself and the devil for
them all.
Most of their shot, cannon halls, canister,
was copper, brass, and 50 me composition
which is against, if not the law of nations, their
usage, &c.
In the first action, the General Adjutsn is
horse was struck twice by cannon balls, the
second time being killed.
The General behaved most CALAMITY In
the second battle, he was more exposed than
any one else, and there he sat part of the time
giving his orders with the leg ''cocked over''
of his saddle, unheedng the solicit
iations Of his staff to retire.
Such victory, such a slaughter, and such a
-outc, hardly think can find its parallel.
What is pleasing to US is, we did it ourselves
against such odds, and without the assistance
If our brave and generous friends, the volun.
GERS,
Yours, truly, s,
P, S.--The maskeis Of the Mexicans no
iced, were all marked George Rex, OF Fourth
Flower.
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sAruapAy":::::::::::.::#MAY 80, ,s4e.
"1sfst is The Distinguishing happiness

"1s'it is NE Distinguishing Happiness
Of FREE GOVERNMENT, that ciriI order
should be The result Of choice, ard not pc
cessiiy, and The common 0ishes Of The Peo-
p1e become The lars Of he land, their pub
Tic prosl eriiy, and eren existence, rery
much depends upon suitably forming The
niieds and morals Of their citizens. 1t can
only be happy sohea he public 0rincip1es
and opinions are properly directed and
manners regulated"
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The extras about Psredes, in person, bring
ing from Mexico l5,o00 troops turns out to be
untrue, as We thought at the time II Parades
had left Mexico, it would have been glorious
move on our partto have suffered Gen. Taylor
to engage the Regular army at the Rio Grande
and to have landed large force q, Vera Cruz or
Tampco and marched them directly to the ci-
ty of Mexico. We are not certain that this
should not now be our policy, as the efficient
portion ofthe Mexican army is at Rio Grande,
it would be move scarcely contemplated by
them, and if the American army ever expects
to reach Mexico, now would be the time
Should they succeed, the difficulties would tc
at an end-we would have possession of the
Capitol and their army divided = Tiehsburg
Wtg.
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BY the arrival of the steamer Alabama, Cap
tain Windle we have news from Point Isabel
up 70 O'Clock, on the afternoon of the 10Th.
a courier had arrived fromBarita, few hours
previous to the departure of the Alabama, with
Intelligence that, that place had been taken
possession of on Monday last by the volunteers
and regulars under Col. wilson, without oppo-
sition, or without any Msxiclns having made
their appearance.
General Taylor has arrived safe at the camp
with the two hundred and fifty wagon loads
Of Supplies with which he left Point Isabel
and with which be arrived at the Rio
Grande on Sunday last at | O'Clock, at some
point within three or four miles of the camp
and took possession of Matamoras, in doing
him, as no firing had been heard up to the time
the Alabaml left, and two thousand Mexicans
had been seen to move out Of the town and take
up their march, towards the interior
1t has been ascer;ained, with certainty, that
the number Of the killed and wounded of the
enemy during the battles of the 9Th and 9th,
largely exceeded thousand, while the killed
and wounded of our army numbered but 226.
The wounded officers were doing well. Two
privates have died of their wounds since the
James L. Day left.
The steamer Sea having arrived on the morn
ing of the 18th, two complete regi nents of
Louisiana Volunteers, those of Coloaels Marks
and Walton, were ashoret They were en-
camped on the Brazos Island, and were TO
march with General Smith at their head on tn
evening of the day the A labama left or on the
morning to join Col. Wilson's detachment att
Barita. They were in good health and sPir-
its.
The figaie Rariton and the steam frigate |
Mississippi hal left the mouth of the Rip
Grande, the former, it was supposed for Vera
Cruz.
4 small vessel he'd arrived from Galveston
with co Texan volunteers. 4
Eloquence of Gesture.
The following aHecdOte Of the Hon. William
c. Preston, is from contemporary. a
"SOme years ago, among thousand of 9th /
ers, We were listening TO one or his splendid 1
harraBgaes from the stump. Beside us was
one as deaf as post, in breathless attention,
catching apparently every word that fell from
the Orators lips. Now the tears Of deligh'
would roll down his checks, and now in ap
ungoTernab!e ecstasy, he would shout out apn
plause, which mi ghI have been mistaken for
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EXCELSIOR.
BY LoNGrELL0W.

The shades OF night were falling fast,
AS through an Alpine village passed,
A youth who bore mid snow and ice,
A banner 18th this strange device,
Excelsior.
His brow was sad; his eyes beneath
Flashed like falchon, from its sheath,
And like silver clarion rung
The accents of that unknown tongue,
Excelsior, ~ 49,
In happy hours he saw the light,
OF household fires CLEAN warm and BRIGHT
A bove the spectral glaciers shone.
And fromhs lips escaped a groan.
Excelsior.
"Try not the pass" the old man said,
Ozark lowers the tempest overhead! <
The roaring torrent is deep and wide.na = =.
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Elk celsior.
80 stay,' the maiden said, 'and rest
Thy wearied head upon this Breast"
A tear stood in her bright blue eye,
But still he answered with asigh,
Excelsior, &
"Beware the pine trees withered branch!
Beware the awful avalancher'
This was the PEASANTS last good night,
A voice replied far up the height.
Excelsior.
AT break Of day, as heavenwarG
The pious monks of St Barnard
Uttered the Oft repeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air
Excelsior.
There in the twilight, cold and grey;
Lfelcss,, but beautiful he lay;
And from the sky, serene and fair,
A voice fell like fallen star,
Excelsior.
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A proclamation

By Me. President ofMe United States Of .9meriea
Whereas, The Congress of the United States,
by virtue of the con stitutional authority vested
in them, have declared by their act, bearing
date this day, that, Shy the act of the republic
Of Mexico, state of war exists between that
government and the United States:''
Now, there lore, /, ia MES K. POLK, Pres
ident of the United States of A merca, do here
by proclaim the same to, all whom it may con-
Germ: and do especially enjoin on all persons
holding Offices, civil or military, under the au-
thorty of the United States, that they be vigil
liant and Jealous in discharging the duties res
pectfully incident thereto.
And do moreover exhort all the good peo-
pie of the United States, as they love their coun-
try, as they feel the wrongs which has forced
on them the last resort of injured. nations, and
as they consult the best means, under the bles-
sing of Divine Providence, of abridging its ca
lamities, that they exert themselvesi in preserv-
ing order, promoting concord, in maintaining
the authority and tho efficacy of the laws, and
in supporting and invigorating all the measures
which may be adopted by the constitututedl
authorities for obtaining speedy, just, and
an honorable peace.
In testimony whereof, have hercunto set
my hand, and caused the seal Of the
United States tosbe affixed to these
| l.. s.) presents. Done at the city of Washing-l
ten the 18Th day of My, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-six, and of the
United States the SEVENTEEN. -
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Secretary ofState.
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By the President.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Secretary State.
Wastington Lnior. Man 10


CaMPEAcHy.-The Yucaan schooner Ven
turn, Capt Pratt, from Campeachy arrivedyes.
terday. having sailed on the llth.
By letters, we learn that Congress was still
in session, and would no doubt confirm the
declaration made some time since Of the sepa-
ration of the State of Yucatan from the gov
eminent of Mexico. The news of the block
ude of the Rio Grande, had been received in
Campeachy, but they had not heard of the ac-
tual commencement of hostiIties. The Yu-
catacoes are said to be opposed to rendering any
aid to Mexico, in Sc of a war with the United
States.
Some disturbances had taken place in the de-
Partment of Tobasco about the LIST inst, head
ed by Bruno: the result was not known at Cam
peachy when the Venteru sailed