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HIT.

The following resolutions, introduced
into the Illinois House of Representatives
by Mr.. Linder, on the 2Ist ultimo, excl
ted a loud and general laugh. We are
afraid they will hardly pass that Loco
Foco body
Whereas, as appears from the message
of President Polk to the Congress of the
United States, Santa Anna has been gull
ty of the most black hearted t%reachery, IN
falling to perform and make good certain
promises made to President Polk (the
consideration of said promise being q
passport to Mexico,) one of which was
that, on his arrival at Mexico, he would
get up a fight with Paroles and thereby
bring the war between the United States
and MEXICO to a close. Therefore,
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tives of the State Of Illinois, the Senate
concurring herein, that we deeply sympa-
thise with President Polk, inasmuch as
his reasonable expectations have not been
realised in consequence Of the treachery
of the aforesaid Santa Anna.
And be it further resolved, That Santa
Anna is unworthy the further confidence
OF President Polk, and that we most
respectfully recommend to the President
to place no further reliance upon the
promises of Santa Anna TO bring the war
to a close.
And be it further resolved. That mas
much as Slnta Anna has heretofore. on
all occosions. been governed by a strict
regaod to truth, fedlity, and honor in his
condnct, that President Polk had good
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position of this Government for a nego-
tiation!
Mr.. Benton observed that the Chair
man Of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons (Mr. Sewer was not in his seat.
Mr.. Crittenden said he was there when
he rose and he had not observed his de-
parture. He was very anxious to see an
end to this war. The best mode would
be to adopt such means as were now pro-
posed.
There was another way, and that vas
to fall back upon some portion of the ter
ritory which we have taken, and let the
Mexicans make war upon us. But this
would leave it in doubt wnen the war
would be ended. He wished he could be
convinced that this was the most effectual
mode. But, however deplorable was the
continuation Of the war, he must say that
in his opinion the only way to obtain
peace was to carry on a vigorous wal
to adopt the fullest measures, and to vote
for the most ample supplies OF men and
money.
MT. ATCUGI Sdlu lldl UO lillOiuldtiOu
had been given to the Committee on For
eign Relations of any answer Of the Mex
lean Congress to our offers to negotiate,
and he believed there were no advices
from Mexico on the subject.
After some further remarks from
Messrs. Archer and Crittenden, the bill
was passed through all It's stages and sent
to the House, from which it was after
wards returned with a slight amendment
which was concurred in. 1t therefore
only wants the Presidents signature to
become a law.
The rest of the day was consumed in
debating a report from the Committee on
Printing against printing a memorial from
sugar planters in Louisiana for a repeal of
the tariff Of 40, in which Mr.. Johnson,
of Nd, made some hits that told, in re-
ference to Mr.. Folks denunciations of
treason against those who exercise their
right to question his course in, the incep-
ton of the war.
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which the President asks for the crea-
ton of this high office, is hat the volun-
teers are not satisfied to be led by any
officer of the regular army. This ground
is not taken in the message, but it is the
ground upon which the measure is urged
priUately, and the fact was communica-
ted to me by an administration member,
upon whom it was urged in soliciting his
vote.
The monthly statement Of the balance
in the Treasury has not yet been publish
ed. Upon inquiry being made at the
Treasury Department yesterday, the re-
ply was, as | am informed, hat it had
been published last week iii the Union
but on looking over a file of that paper
| find that no such publication has been
made. | am informed, however, that the
balance on the last week in December
was about 100000 dollars. This will
keep the Government ahoat for the bal
ance of this month and a portion Of next,
but what is to be done then! This is
the question, and it is a question deman-
ding serious consideration.
Mr.. Walker takes the refusal of the
House to tax tea and coffee in no very
amiable spirit, and, it is said, is determin-
ed to submit no other proposition but to
let the harmonious Locofoco majority
take their own course in d~evising the
mode of raising the Ways and Means,
lie knows full well that money cannot
be raised without a repeal of the Sub
Treasury end yet he doggedly refuses to
ask for it. Necessity wtH bring him 10
IL, however, before The month is out.
The slavery question, in connection
with the Mexican war, has been again
introduced in the House by some of the
Northern Locolocos, and, as the Union
says, threatens ''to SILVER the Democratic
party to pieces" 1t is a topic will not
dwell upon, and regret It's introduction.
The democratic party" will be shivered
without its aid. The Union must not be
permitted to forget, however, the citation
it displayed upon the reelection of Mr..
Wilmot, by whom it was first introduced.
Ex-senator Young, of Illinois, has
been appointed Commissioner of the
General Land Office and was yesterday
confirmed by the Senate.
CALVERT.
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to do this, this Union at once must sink.
There could be no donbt of this whatever.
The Union was instituted for our good
and our common good. IF the Missouri
compromise was to be violated, from the
day it was done we might date the down
fall of the American Union.
Take this as the admonition of a man
who may not address you again or repre-
sent his constituents hereafter upon this
floor. His honest conviction was that
the Union could not last one day after the
Compromise was violated. He therefore
beseeched all men to act up to this COM
promise, and to preserve the Union. But
there were real dangers hanging over the
country at this time, and it was time for
men, without regard to party, TO rally as
one man to remove the difficulties.
Mr.. Seldom of Va, continued the de-
bate, and thanked the member for the
cool, temperate and timely remarks he
had made. He c%oncurred in all that had
been said. For himself he was a South
ern man in birth, in feeling and in educa-
ton, and when he heard some of the re-
marks which had been made upon this
floor, he found it difficult to restrain him
self.
Mr.. S. then went on to SPEAK of the
Slave question as a momentous one. and
as one which the North had no right to
interfere with.
The North had no right to say all this
territory shall be free; and the country
could not carry on a war upon this aspect
Of the question.
Mr.. Grover Of n. Y, continued the
debate in a speech in reply to the two
which had gone before. He thought
thought there was no danger of dissolv-
ing the Union, and he believed the Union
would lasl-that even these Southern
men would rally under it and enjoy it for
ages to come. Mr.. @. argued this ques-
ton with such earnestness and indepen-
dence as to call up
Mr.. Boyd of KY, Mr.. Chapman OF
Alabama, Mr.. Sedden of Va. all of whom
were disposed to put most pointed ques-
tons to him, but all OF which he answer
ed by declaring that he was in favor Of
the warm favor of the acquisition OF
territory, but that he would demand as he
believed the whole Democracy of the
North would, that all territory hereafter
annexed should be free territory.
He would vote TO put Slavery upon no
soil where it did not now exist. The
Compromise did not require that foreign
Country, now Tree should be converted
into Slave territory and it was selfish to
ask it. He had voted for the admission
of Texas with Slavery, because the In
stitution already existed there, but there
was no Slavery in Mexico, barbarous as
that Nation was.
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CALVERT.
The Taria-mr. Edie,s Resolutions

The following are the resolutions sub
mitted IN the House of Representatives
a few days ago, by Mr.. EDIE, of Somer-
set. They embody the sentiments of
Pennsylvania on this great and important
question, and will meet with but little, If
any opposition,
Whereas, The Tariff of 1912 answer
ed all the purposes of the Revenue, and
yielded to American industry, the en-
couragement necessary TO the develope-
ment of the great resources Of the coun-
try: and whereas, a bill has passed the
Congress of the United States and be-
come a law, which has injuriously affec-
ted the important staple productions OF
this Commonwealth, and retarded the
great Agricultural and manufacturing in
terests of the nation, therefore:
ResoIUed, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly
met, That our Senators in Congress be,
and are hereby instructed, and our Rep
resentatives requested to use every effort
to procure the repeal of the Tariff act OF
1916, and the restoration of the act oil
1912.
ResoIUed, That the Governor be re-
quested to transmit a copy of these reso-
lutions to each of our Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress.
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Correspondence Of The Cumberland Cirihan,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 6 A. NJ.

The unanimity Of the House of Rep
resentatives, on Tuesday, in adopting the
report of the Committee Of Military AZ
fairs, asking to be discharged from so
much of the late message of the Presi-
dent as relates to the appointment of a
Lieutenant General of the Army and to
lay it upon the table, was intended more
to show Mr.. Polk that he does not pos
sess the confidence of that branch of
Congress, than as an expression of opin-
ion upon the merits of that proposition
which he had presented for their con-
sideration.
A motion was accordingly made yes
terday to reconsider the vote, which was
agreed to by a majority Of two-yeas
So nays S4-and the report being again
before the House, a motion was made to
lay it upon the table, which was mega
tived-yeas 90, nays 97-and the whole
subject was then referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Persons ignorant Of the views of a ma
ioritv Of the House upon the subject.
may be apt TO form a conclusion from the
proceedings of Yesterday, that there is a
probability of the proposed measure pas
sing the House-but | repeat to you,
what | said in my last, that, in my Opin-
ion, it is destined to meet with a certain
rejection. The reason for reviving the
subject again, was that it would afford
members an opportunity of presenting
their views upon 1t.
The Military Committee in the Senate
(of which Col. Benton is Chairman.
will, | understand, report a bill for the
appointment Of a "Major General COM
handing in Chief in accordance to the
recommendation Of the President, (who,
you will have perceived, does not desig-
nate the title with which he desires his
military ambassador" to be clothed)
and it is thought probable that the bill
will be passed by a majority of one or
two votes, not so much ON account of the
merits of the proposition, as from a
friendly feeling towards Col. Benton
| regret that Senators should permit per-
sonal feeling to influence them upon a
questloh 50 mpoIldiit, anu duSt thd1 d
measure SO full of injustice towards Gen.
Taylor and Gen. Scott may yet fail to
receive the sanction OF that body. Al
though it should not, as | think it VIII
not, become a law, its sanction by the
highest branch of the National Legisla-
ture, would certainly be calling to the
just pride of those gallant officers.
stated in my last that the ground upon
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From the New York Observer.
MOONLIGHT THOUGHTS.
BY PARK BENJAMIN.

How coldly bright the silent moon
Above yon cloudy pillar shines;
How sweetly, on the trembling wave
Reflected, glow her silver lines!
The air is still, and from each sphere
OF SAPPHIRE in the distant skies,
Like diamond s~parkles, soft and clear,
Look down a myriad starry eyes!
Above. the heavens are all undimm'd:
Below, save on the horizons verge,
Where one gold-tinted vapor stands,
There drifts no pale and misty surge;
Around, save where the forests throw
Their dark, collected shadows down,
The landscapes broad and smiling brow
Seems not to wear a single frown.
The peaceful silence Of the night
Into my secret soul descends,
And dreams of high and holy thought
This scene Of love, Transporting, lends.
| would not give an hour like this,
In heavenly musing sweetly passed,
For days and years OF common bliss,
Or earthly joys that cannot last.
In such an hour my spirit goes
Beyond the narrow bounds of Time,
And scars away, on t%ireless wing,
To realms unfading and sublime:
To realms where pure and perfect light
is family pictured in each gem
That glitters on the zon of Night,
Or CLEANS upon her diadem.
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ARMY BILL.-DEBATE UPON
SLAVERY.

Mr.. Dargin, of Ala, went on to make
a speech that commanded much attention.
1t was mainly upon the great question of
Slavery, and took high ground in refer
ence to it. Slavery, he said, was now
the question that threatened this Union.
Slavery, which was brought to us from
England and from the North. The North
had thought proper to get rid of IT, In
stitutIon, and the condition Of master and
slave yet retained with the South, but it
did not follow that England and the North
were free from all forms of oppression.
In regard to the Missouri Compromise,
Mr.. d. said he held it as most sacred, and
would abide by it. But would the North
would Northern men-upon this floor,
say they were ready to abide by this
Compromise; rot one of them.
Mr.. Vinton, of Ohio asked the gentle
man to allow him to explain. He denied
that the North had violated the Missouri
Compromise. There had been no free
territory made South of SO 80, since the
Missouri Compromise, and much of the
territory beyond was not now in the u
Mon. Moreover the Missouri Compro-
mise applied to the country then in the
Union, and not to the country which had
been acquired from foreign countries.
Mr.. Dargin went on and said the
try did not understand the Compromise,
and he repeated that the Northern men
were ready to abandon it. Even more
than this. They would violate this COM
promise which had now been preserved
for twenty-seven years, and never violated
by the South. And there was not one
Southern man who would violate it or
suffer it TO be violated.
Mr.. Douglass. | am not willing TO be
misunderstood by my silence. | am will
ling to abide by the Missouri Compro-
mise. recognized it in the Texas Reso-
l%utIons. | recognise il now, and shall al
ways recognise it.
Mr.. Dargin, coming to the war ques-
ton, said that he regretted that the Army
had ever crossed the Rio Grande after the
battles of the 9Th and 9th. If his hand
could have controlled the action of other
men, they should never have crossed
And having crossed, he did not think il
necessary that the Army should 90 to the
Halls of the Montezumas. He would
rather mark out line and defend it. and
thus show TO the world that we had gone
to war for the sake Of securing peace.
BY this remark he did not mean to GEN.
sure the Administration, but only to ex-
press his own opinion. And nov he
would ask, shall we take any territory
'from Mexico If the north will not divide
II with us! Shall u sons from Georgia
Alabama, Mississippi. and elsewhere ight
battles to make free States.
desire. said Mr.. D., to see this cues.
ton settled here, and that we NAV now
know for what we fight, and whether for
the North and South, or for the North
alone. Give US the territory south O
$50 for a slave country. This. he
said, TO Northern men. Ii they relus,
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29TH CONGRESS.
second Session.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Ameri-
can.
WASHINGTON, January 7.

~ASHINGTON JdDudTb 4.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The resolution of Dir. Cameron dIrec-
ting the Secretary Of the Treasury TO re-
port to the Senate upon what articles in
the tariff OF '46, the duties can be in
creased beyond the existing rates, so as
TO augment the revenue, and to what ex-
tent the said duties can be increased, and
what additional revenue would accrue
therefrom, came up for consideration.
Mr.. Cameron made some remarks in
support Of the resolution, and quoted the
articles of coal, iron, copper and sugar,
among others, as those upon which he
thought a large increase Of revenue would
arise from an increase of duty.
Messrs. Brcese and Spleight made some
remarks upon the position taken by Mr..
Cameron.
Mr.. Devils thought the revenue could
be increased by a further reduction of du-
ties, and suggested a modification of the
resolution so as to embrace an inquiry
upon what articles the duties can be re-
duced so as to increase the revenue.
Mr.. Niles condemned the financial pol
icy Of the Administration, as every way
wrong, anti-democratic and inconsistent.
The feeble prosecution Of the war was,
ne thought, owing to the feeble state of
the Treasury. The Government needed
loans to the extent Of thirty-fve millions
annually, and yet no provision was pro-
posed for meeting the interest on such
loans. Under these circumstances every
man could see that the credit of the coun-
try must suffer.
There was n way in which he thought
we could obtain loans in the present e.
meTgency, and that was by s~anctioning a
paper currency in the form of Treasury
Notes, which would be taken by the peo-
pie in the course of business, though MOI
for investment by capitalists.
The resolution having been amended
70 as to ask also upon what articles in the
free list, duties shall be laid for revenue
upon what articles duties can be re.
duced, to produce revenue, and whether
the imposition of duties upon articles now
free, will increase their cost to the consu
mer, how much? was adopted.
ENLISTMENTS FOR THE ARMY
Mr.. Benton, from the Committee OF
Military Affairs, reported bill to encour
age enlistments in the regular army.
The bill provides that the term Of the
enlistment should be for the war, or FOL
hive years at the option Of the recruit
and also that he shall receive a bounty o
sl2-one-half on enlisting and the other
hall upon joining regiment.
Mr.. b. stated that these provision:
would, he thought, have the invaluable cf
iect of filling up the ranks of the arm
which was so much needed at this time
The actual force now in service wa.
1880, and 5000 more were required Il
MI up the ranks.
Mr.. Critienden said that rs at presen
advised he should vote for the bill. Blu
he desired TO ask the Chairman of tn
Committee on Foreign Relations wha
was The prospect of the continuance c
The war! and whether any informatio
had been received from the Mexican &C
fernment or Congress in reply to the pre-
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reason to believe he would hold sacred
his wort, thus soIemnIy pledged, and
which we still believe he would have
done had he received the two millions of
dollars as per contract with the President.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Mr.. Leaman, of n. Y, gave notice of
a Bill Ito be reported tomorrow if posi-
ble, to prevent the importation of foreign
pau1ers and criminals into the United
States.
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ARMY-REGULARS AND VOLUN
TIERS.

Adjutant General Jones gives the fol-
lowing as the amount Of troops, regulars
and volunteers, now in service.
REGULARS.
In the field. officers and men,
including general staff, 6,6l5
Troops at sea, and under orders
to join the army, LOGS
Recruits en- route for the seat Of war, 762
Aggregate regulars in campaign, s,445
VOLUNTEERS.
In the field. 1915
At sea. for California 100
Aggregate volunteers in campaign 1924
This makes the total force at that tiihe
within a fraction of $4,000. OF these,
we learn from lhe..Union, Maj Gen. lay
lor has 1882 under his command; Gen.
Wool. 1890, andGeneral Kearney, 1892.
Add to these, nine additional Regiments
recently called into service, it makes the
whole amount 10 hnore than thirty thou
sand.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-04
The BrigadierShiD.

We have not yet the official announcement
of Col Webb's appointment as Brigadier Cen
eral in the new Regulars. but it is confidently
stated that his name has been sent to the Sem
ate. Per Contra, the Albany Argus. which
ought to he we'll advised on that point, says:
ct IS believed that Major General Orvlls
Clarke, of this State, will be offered the APP
pointment ef Brigadier General
Gen Clarke is member Of our state senate
thoroughly Old Hunker,' hostile to Wright
aud Col. Young, and Of course in high feather
with Polk, Marcy, Walker &Co. He lives at
Sandy Hill. and is esteemed very good fellow
the deficiency in stated preaching at that
point so ieelinely deplored by Mr.. Butler hav
ing been supplied some time since. We believe
he helped us defeat Silas last Fall for which
we thank him, but we can't allow even that to
ovsIbear Col, Webb's claims TO this exalted
post. If any man ever earned an office by the
hardest, Col. Webb has earned this office and
Polk and Marcy will lock long for another
servitor so willing and so useful if they dis.
appoint him. But that must not be thought
of.-[Tribune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-04
18TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
PartiZan Malignity

0AtAG1AA GM&AABuAtye
"By Cd, that id Hall shall be defeated,
if money or any means can do it, and there is
one way in which guess it can be done. This
week, the AbolitioRists hold their convention
at Winsled, and think can prevail upon
some Of their leaders to put IN nomination
Sumuel w. Coe or Rollin L. Beecher. Coe
prefer, for Beecher is already committed as a
bank man, niger man. anti-Polk, and the
d-lknows not what. But will see that the
democracy in my part Of the District are
brought into the support Of either, if the AbO-
litionsls will just put one of them up. -
The delegates to our Convention, however.
must be seen before they meet, and must be
prevailed upon to go the abolition at all events
they must not oppose it much, but for once
swallow down thenominee of the Abolitionists,
whoever he may be, and swear he is genuine
democrat, and believe we can defeat the
d-d scoundrel yet"
Such is the exact language, so near as
can be detailed, of one who is an acknowl-
edged leader of the locofoco party in this
District. uttered in this village soon after
he was informed that GIDEON HALL, Jr
Esq, had received the nomination Of the
Wings for Senator. Its unparalleled personal
malignity will render it powerless. ].
needs no comment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-04
PHnNnGRAPHY.

DIR. NJ. DwIHGT is now forming class
in Photography to which, in eightIectures, ,
he promises to make iRlelligible and clear
the Photographic Science in its application
to spelling, reading and writing our Ian
guage; including the principles which en-.
able as TO write with the rapidity of
speech.
This subject commends itself to all who
love to think and reason, particularly to
jealous professional and literary men, and
in short all who desire to benefit themselves
and aid TO improve the world.
Each lesson will be given in the evening,
and the same repeated during the day to
accommodate ladies and those who wish to
meet at that time. Any one can attend
both if he chooses. The class is open for
persons Of any age from ten upwards. The
first lesson will be given at the u. s. Hotel,
on Wednesday evening, the Sd inst, at 7
o'clock; atwhich time arrangements will
be made for the course. Beginners may
commence on Thursday, who cannot come
in before.
The terms will be as low as the number
and the expense will possibly justify.