The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-04-04


Mr. Douglass spoke in vehement terms, at
lacking the Nullitiers and aboltionists.
HOUSE. FRIDAY, March %. Mr. Hub
bard Of Connecticut, report from the Militia
Committee bill proposing the following inn
portant military provisions. The raising Of
II legionaTy corps in each State. The corps
to be clothed by themselves, under their own
State Officers, and to have arms and tents
provided for them by the General Govern
ment. Four encampments to pc provided
for in each quarter of the country, at which
the State troops shall be assembled for drill
during three months of each year. Five thou.
sand extra copies of the report accompany
ing the bill were ordered TO be printed.
A billwas reported from the Committee on
Military Affairs for the commencement of
Notifications at Sackctts Hurbor. Also in
Louisiana and Alabama.
Mr. Holmes, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported one ofthe letters from Ban
Croft concerning II statement from the heads
of the bureaus, (Commodores Morris, War
rington, Shubrick and Crane,) proposing an
increase of the Navy. The estimates were u
bout to be reported by Mr. King, of Ga, in the
form of report, when Mr. Houston of Ala,
Mr. Thompson, Mass, and several other MEM
bers objected.
The Speaker decided that the report was
in order, but the majority were resolved that
it should not be read by the Committee or
printed by the House. The only reason Civ
en-, was that part ofthe report was ola verbal
character. Mr. King, 10 save the House from
additional public redicule upon this subject,
said he would put his verbal report in writing
and then submit the estimates annexed. Thus
the report was "staved off" another day.
Among several private bills reported on
leave, during the day, were two TO give away
the Public Lands, one to give away so acres
of land TO every poor mar, and one that every
poor man, woman and child, should receive
Il quarter section ofland without money and
without price.
| Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, offered n resolu-
ton calling upon the President TO inform the
House the precise increase ot'thc Army and
Navy, deemed by him TO be necessary in the
present state of Ofour public affairs.
! The resolution at once received u,party OPP
position, aud Mr. Davis moved for a suspen-
sion of the rules. The House refused to sus-
pend, 80 to 81.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday
and the House was engaged most ofthe day
on the private calendar Nothing of impor-
lance was acted upon.
LATER FROM CoRPUs CHRISTI We yes
terday received the Corpus Christi Gazette
ofl2th inst, one day later.
The Army Theatre had been closed, and
torn dowu.-Should the army succeed in eff.
iecting quiet settlement on the frontier, il
was thought that the theatre, like other inds-
pensable baggage, would follow. The actors
had reaped rich harvest at Corpus Christi.
Only sixty soldiers had been inferred at the
soldiers burial ground, during the occupa-
ton of Corpus Christi by the army.
The L. :. brig Porpoisc arrived Mt Arkansas
on the evening of the Ilth, from Vera Cruz
with dispatches for General Taylor, from MI
Slidell. They were at once forwarded IL
Gen. T., by express.
News had been received al Corpus Christi
from Tamauipas, which would indicate tina
a revolutionary movement was brewing ii
Tint Mexican State, against Paredes, Arist'
was at his hacienda, near Monterey, on the
2lst ult-.N. o. Picayin1e, .uarch2l.
nFSIn n recent debate in the Massachu-
sets House of Representatives, Mr. Giles, of
! Boston, said he was cndeavoring to find
some of the descendants of Miles Standish
as they had at the present time locked up in
the British Courts OF Charcery no less than
six manors, yielding an annual income of
go, 000.-BoSton paper.
L
ants of Miles Standish; but we presume not
for Mr. Young,in his Chronicles" states that
the Plymouth Captain left four SONS, "whose
numerous descendants are to be found in sew
eral towns in Plymouth County, in Connec-
ticut. and in the State ofNew York" Frank
Hail Siandlsh, Esq, ofDuXbury Hall, Lanca-
shire, (the ancient seat ofthe famiIy)died in
1910; and his estate is probably the one re-
ferred to as in Chancery. -Cronlcle
There are several descendants of Miles
Standsh living in Maine.
A SLAVE TRADER CONVICTED. Loring
Larkins who formerly commanded the schoon
er Merchant charged with being concerned
| in the slave trade, has been convicted OF the
offence before the L. >. District Court al
Charleston. The punishment is fine otnol
more than $4,000, and Imprisonment for not
more than five years. according TO the dlscre-
ton of the Court. The last limit is $4,000
fine and three wears confinement. There are
two other prisoners whose trial is now pro-
crossing 1t will be remembered that the
| Merchant was prize to the United States
sloop-ot-war Yorktown.
FIRE. The dwelling house and barn OF
Mr. William Gannett, of this town, was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday last. Al the
time the fire was discovered, the wind blow
inc n gale. and the flames spread with such
rapidity that but little ifany thing was saved
from the house or barn. Mr. Gannett, away
from home al the time the fire broke out, and
the only persons who were about the premis-
es were his mother, wife, and a boy ID or 10
wears of age. The property was insured III