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SPRINGFIELD, December 81 All the mills
at Cabotvie and Chicupec Falls we're stop
ped and the hands let out 10 play, on Satnr-
day, in consequence Of the operation oil I'LL
inc the pond created by the new dam at In
dian Orchard, The occasion excited con
siderable interest, and some bets were made
upon the length of time that would be nee
essary 10 fill the pond The sluice-ways
were closed precisely al O'Clock on Friday
afternoon, and the water commenced pour
ing over the dam at five minutes before o.
clock on Saturday allerLoon. The pond
covers an area Of eighty acres, and in many
places is over fifty feet deep. The beautiful
falls. nearly mile above, that have been the
object of so much interest 10 thousands oil
visiiers, as the locality of an legend, which
gves a name to the place, arc completely OBJ
liberated by the rise oil water.
We believe il is now no secret thar tins
immense water privile &c has been purchased
by a company OF heavy capitalists, princi-
paI:y English, who intend 10 proceed TO Inc
erection of several mills, and new dam al
The Iower privilege. The work we presume,
will be commenced early in the coming sea
son. The power acquired by both dams Is
estimated 10 be sufficient 10 carry from 81,
600 10 10000 spindles. A few years Of pros
neri,v will doubtless witness The rise oil WI
iape of 5000 10 10000 inhabitants, at tila'
mint. where until year or two, the solitude
has been almost unbroken since Inc req man
roved along the banks. or darted MS canoe
across the wateTs.-Gdzeue.
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"A letter from Warsaw, oil INC @otn
October, relates a remarkable act oil lustice
on the part of the Emperor OF Russia. a
rich Russian General bad asked IN marriage
the daughter of poor Polish gentlemen and
had been accepted. On the day Of the mar
riagv the general presented himself, accomPa-
MED by a captain and two Russian lieutenants'
disguised as priests of the Greek Church.
The marriage ceremony took place-aiter a
few hours the general quarreled with his w'lc
and drove her from his house. The father
entered complain, against the general, bni
the tribunal having regarded only the validity
of the marriage. dismissed the case and con-
demned the father 10 the cost OF the sn'i'
The father and daughter then carried ibelr
complaint before the Emperor, who gave 'he
following decision :-Inasmuch as inc mar,
riage of the Polish lady was not solemnizeo
before real priest it was null but lnasmuch
rs the general deceived The young lady IN an
Infamous manner, we direct the conhscaiIoa
If all his property in favor of this young wo-
man: that The captain shall enter into the sa-
cred orders, and shall never marry that tue
two l;emenanrs shall be received as simple
ecclesias,ics, and shall during their ives re-
main in the lowest Srade.-M H. PaItdd'u0'
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$20,l95,155 per year.
Or these articles WOOLENS is one, and Of
British wooden goods an increased import OIL
$3,20l,251 per annum

will be rcquired-or nearly one sixth of the
whole increase. So much, then, is 10 be de-
Quoted from home manufactures so much OF
your home market for 1roOL is TO be taken Il
wavi Now 1rherc are yUu 10 find market
to take the place OF your home market Mr.
Walker hinsell'tells you, in his report OF the
9th ins.anl--Ihus.
"Under Il system oflow duties, all our ex-
ports would lie greatly augmented. and we
should export largely, not only breadsiufis.
provisions, cottun, rice. and tobacco, hut also
in time sugar and molasses, and ultimately
ar.re quantities of WOOL AND HEMP, as
well as manufactures of wool, hemp, and
cotton"
So it is, wool growers: you have the EN-
pharic ana official declaration OF the admins
tralion, that the protective policy must be
broken DowN-that you must buy more
BRrrisH FABRICS and your WOOL must be
seat 10 ENGLAND for "A market, where il
will be admitted side by side with the cheaT
wool of South America and the fine wool o.
Saxony and Spain, duty free, all alike Do
you approve this Polk policy ? Ifso, say sc
al The polls, by voting for the administration
candidate.-T. T. Fdichmnn.
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mMr. Upshur, Mr.. Tyler's Secretary OF

@Mr. Upshur, Mr.. Tyler's Secretary OF
Stale, in communication TO Mr.. Murphy
our agent in Texas, urging the annexation
made use OF the argument, that she could no
otherwise maintaiR anG perpe,uate the insii
tuition OF SLAVERY TEN years, as her population
and politics would be stamped as European.
And Mr.. Calhoun, afterwards Secretary.
writes to Mr.. Green, Teras agent-''It is i'm
possible for the United States to witness, arith
Indifference, the efforts of Great Britain 10 A.
BoLIsH SLAVERY there"
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Total,

On the grand test question, therefore, lnvol-
VIM perhaps the predominance oil freedom
or Slavery in all coming time. every iOcoioce
in the House but t,co voted FOX Slavery q
ever, Wing in the House but one voted a.
eainst ii.
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THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY. VT.
Tuesday, Jan. IL, 1847.
MIDDLEBURY. VT.
WINGS AGAINST SLAVERY.

WINGS AGAINST SLAVERY.
We have more than hundred times as
serted that for twenty years past both in & out
of Congress the Wing patty and certainly the
Wings north of Dixons g. Mason's line with
hardly bakers dozen of exceptions have
shown themselves utterly opposed to slavery,
and have done all that was any way consistent
with the constitution 10 oppose its advance &
finally TO extinguish it in The gradual emanci-
patton of the bondmen in the Slave States.
On the other hand we have asserted that
the Loco Foco parry have as uniformly
sustained the Bashaws and Satraps OF the
South in their widest and most audacious
projects for strengthening and extending
the power Of the AccurSed Institution. These
assertions are matters of History which will
be amply confirmed by reference to the rec
ords of Congress and the political movements
everywhere among the people throughout
the country. But we are by no means SO
presumptinus as to suppose our enlightened
readers will take our assertions as true with
you TO the most recent test votes taken in
congress on the Subject Of annexation as will
appear from the records and stated by The in
rlefatigable Editor Of the Waterman in a
recent very able number.
VOTES OF THE FREE STATES UP
ON THE SLAVE TEST QUESTION.
Il
the Calhoun treaty to annex Texas. Mr.. NJ
Duffie had introduced resolution to The Sen
ate TO ratiiy the treaty, and OH the nh of une
1914, test question WAS put, and the vote Of
the Free State Senators was rs follows:
TO sustain The resolution
Locos from Free States 10
WINS from Free States, 6
Against the resolution:
Loco from Free State,
Wings from Free States, IL
On this question. then 1t seems that al nc
IThios of the Free States voted AGAINST
SLAVERY. and all the I.ocOs but ono voted FIR
SLAVERY.
The next test question was on EATIFYING
rUE CALHOUN TREATY or ANNEXArioN; and
tho VOTE Of the Senators oil the Free States
was as follows:
For the Treaty:
T,ncos from the Free States, >
lYhi.s from the Free States,
against the Treaty:
Wings from the Free States, Is
Lncos from the Free States.
In this caSe, erery Wing vOIed against
Slavery. while F.vx Locos out Of TWELVE vo-
led FORT.
The next question was on passing The res
olations for The GnnerdtIon IF 1eraS; aud the
vote was thus:
For Annexation
Locus from Free States, is
Wings from Free States,
against iRRcration
Locos from Free States,
Wings from Free States 10
Here. therefore. on the GRAM AMI
FINAL QUESTION of annexinS Texas
in fact. las Mr.. Polk has executed the resoln
flows. Of Selling slave territory Tor THIRTY :
rtvr STATES AS LAReEAs VERMoST-EN
ERYLOCOFOCO from the Free STATES
voted AYE! aud every WING voted NJ
On these three questions, the locoioco Sen
,,ors from the Free st ties cast 36 votes-o
which 3 were against slavery, aud % for STA
very. The Wings cast "A votes OF winch
ALL were against Slavery!
But lei us take all the Senators. IRON both
the free and slave states. The vptes were
Dr. follows:
For Stdrefy:
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fatal AGAINST Slavery

Taking both the free and slave states there
fore. we find that the Lncus cast SO votes tOT
Slavery and only agains' it! vliIe the wings
cast 70 votes against Slavery. and only for
IL.
So much for the Senate, Now lei us come
8, the HouSr We could give test questions
by dozens on Slavery. in all of which the
Northern dough faced locofocos were snbser-
Went to the slave-Iash; but we will limit our
selves 10 the GRAND TEST QUESTION. on The
resolutions for aDuexing Texas. The vote
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For Stdrefy:
Wings. Locos
On N'Duffie's resolution ~
On ratifying the treaty, ID
Onrcsnluripns Recommendation, =" -
Total votes FOR slavery. j. %
From Slave States.
Against Stdrey;
Wings. Locos.
Ga NJ DUTIES resolution. 20
On ratifying the treaty, -
On resolutions for annexation. 20
fatal AGAINST Slavery 80
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But the gravest charge brought forward
bv the President, and one which deserves
more consideration than any other is this ;
Merico passed the boundary Of the United
States, inrGded our territory and shed Amer.
lean blood upon American SOIL IL nm, i ens,
was sustained, admit thar "ouio 'u.u,r -
inst cause Of war. But this statement OF the
President. bold aud frank. plain and 'niel'lsl.
BILE as it is. is unfortunately wanting in justice
and truth. The facts in the case do not in
any degree sustain the President, hu! lhe y
are totally irrecoucilahle with his pos'"on' a.
| shall attempt to show
Mexico passed our boundary. Our army
by the unjusti6able orders o, ine Me-
passed the boundaries of Mexico. Mexico
commence bostiIities. The President him.
self was the agressor. He ordered the army
into Mexico he commenced hostiiliIes' mol
only without law. but in directViolat'on o. !ne ne
first principles Of our organic 'aw-eAe''''''s
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PROMISES FOR THE AFFLICTED

All things work together for good, to
the ii that love God. Rom viii. %.
The eternal God is thy refuge, and un-
dernealh are the everlasting arms. Deut.
xxxiii. %.
Our light affection, which is but for a
moment, worketh for US far more excee-
ding and eternal weight of glory. 2Cor. w.
IL.
If so be that we suffer with him, that
we mry be, also, glorifed together. Rom.
viii. IL.
We glory in tribulations, also knowing
that tribulation worketh patience and pa
tince experience, and experience hope
Rom. v. 3.
NV grace is sufficient for thee, for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. 2
Cor. xii. 9.
When my father and my mother Iorsake
me, then the Lord will take me up, Ps. Xxx
vii. 10.
Precious in the sight Of the Lerl u the
death of his saints. Ps. cxvi. Is.
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One of the evils to be unprecedented from
the late expedition is, that the Chinese
Government will lose confidence in tie
English. The Chinese are SO treacherous
themselves, that they suspect the same in
others and they now think that England
has designs Of great encroachment, and that
she intends to take possession of Canton,
and other ports of China, as she has done
in India.
1t is useless to speculate upon future
events in China, for no one can tell what
will take place; but think there can be
but little doubt that the whole political and
religious system of the Chinese must soon
crumble TO pieces-but whether this will
lake place gradually and happily, or in tre-
mendous commissions, time only will show.
But the sooner that this system based upon
paganism as it is) is destroyed, the better
better at least for the millions who are
TO come after. The Chinese, generally, are
under the impression that dark clouds are
lowering oil round the horizon, and they
have some vague idea that dreadful evils
are to happen.
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NEWS &c. BY THE MAILS.

On Sunday last, one Of the pleasure steam
boats Of Baltimore burs, its boiler, and scalded
seven persons very badly.
Yesterday the companies Of Capts. Degges,
Dolan, and Taylor, sailed from Baltimore Tor
Vera Cruz, in the ship Napier.
Adams and Co.'s Express receives goods
from Europe, in New York and Boston, pays
the duties upon them, and sends them to any
part of the United States.
In the last six months, the Erie canal
brought TO Albany one million barrels of -four
more than in the same time in 1876, and one
and three-quafter millions Of bushels more oil
Indian corn than in all 1896
Joseph H. Towne, late pastor Of the Church
Of Christ in Leyden Chapel, Boston, has ac-
copied the call Of the Four and-a. half stree,
Presbyterian Church Of this city.
Mrs. George Horn, Of Burlington, N. j.,
presented her husband last Saturday morning
with three fine babies.
Joseph r. Ingersoll is 10 deliver an address
at Athens University, Georgia, the first week
in next month.
A brute by the name Of Scboneberger killed
his wife on Sunday last, in Richmond. He
murdered his brolher.in law year ago.
The English Engineers insist that breaks
man 10 every car would enable the conductor
to stop instantly, train moving 30 miles the
hour, when danger threatened.
L.. IL
Fulton, Galloway CO., Missouri-that county
having offered a bonus of $4,000 for its esta.
blshment there by law.
In the early part Of this month lady, &C.
companied BY her three little children, fell
overheard from steamboat at Boonville, Mo-,
and was drowned.
The Canal from Lynchburg, Virginia, TO the
mouth Of North river, is under contract.
Mrs. Howe. the poetess, has been aching in
Cincinnati.
DR.. Gibson, of Baltimore, has succeeded in
tying up the femoral artery in a case Of aneu-
rism.
Mr.. Joseph Battle, planter in Ejgecomt
county, N. c., was killed few days ago by
one of his slaves, who set upon him with q
hoe.
In Dalton, Geogia, fine beef 2 TO 3 cts. pei
pound; chickens 10 6 cents piece; corn 81
cents bushel; wheat so cents; butter 8 to II
cents a pound; and Irish potatoes and onions
almost nothing.
John I. Hughes, who was with Colone
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To the Editor Of The National Wing.
OUR NATIONAL METROPOLIS.

MIR. EpiroR-The site Of this city was Sc
lected by the Immortal Washington for varies
~ Of reasons, among which stand pre-eminent,
its position, which is nearly upon the great
dividing line Of the Northern and Southern
States, and the circumstance that on the spot,
where our Capitol is erected, burned from
time immemorial the Council Fires Of the In
dian Nations, who formerly were so powerful
in this section of our country. For the same
reasons, we ought to retain, where it now is,
our Seat Of Government.
But besides the proofs to be found in the
history of the past in favor Of the locality Of
our city, we can now point TO our massive
public edi6ces, to the Congressional Cemetery
with its Cenotaphs Of the Mighty Dead, &c.
Indeed nearly all we have 10 boast Of, and
TO establish our Nationality, are comprised in
the associations immediately connected with
this cily-Mount Vernon-The Monument
about TO be erected to the memory Of Wash
ington, The Equestrian Statue of Jackson with
It's Rock of one thousand tons, the Corner
Stone Of the Capitol, and that of the Presi-
dents House, laid as they both were by The
hands Of Washington, may be urged as afford
ing strong and unanswerable arguments why
the Capitol of our Model Republic should
never be changed. The downfall Of the Ro-
man Empire may be said TO bear date from the
hour when the Romans decided to remove
their Seat Of Government from Rome TO By
zan,ium. Let us profit by the examples Of
the past and avoid doing anything that may
however remotely affect the perpetuity of our
sacred Union. D.
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To the Edit.r Of the National Whig.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT

We are pleased 10 learn that the Board Of
Managers of the Washington National Monu-
ment Society, have determined to commence
the proposed Monument in this City, as soon
as Site which they have long desired, can be
obtained from Congress. The design, very
magnificent one, which has been adopted,
will cost when completed, near 100000.
The obolisque which constitutes part Of it
can however, be raised $50 feet high for little
more than the amount now in hand ; bu,
these funds are inadequate 10 complete the
Monument as designed, and the Board have
thought il expedient to resume the collections,
and for that purpose have appointed MIR.
Whiltlssey, the General Agent Of the Society
than whom, no more assidious and efficien
man could have been selected. The Monu-
ment is intended to be National, and to be
erected by The people of the United States, and
it is hoped that their pride as well as gratitude
will make it worthy OF them, and the usri
Gus patriot TO whose memory il is 10 be reared
As Washington stands proudly eminent in
history, let his monument be equally unique
and magnificent. II is in their power, by small
contributions from each, TO make il SO, and
we hope il will be commenced in style Of
magniGcence that will render it, when COM
pleted, the admiration of the world. w.
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OUR ARMY In MEXICO.

We are indebted to gentleman recently
from Vera Cruz, says the New Orleans Plea
yune Of the 20h instant, for some accurate
and interesting information relative 10 the po-
siion, number and movements of the army
Our informant was attached to the service, is
an intelligent officer, and enjoyed abundant OPP
portunities Of obtaining correct and reliable
statements. He tells us that when he left V.
Cruz, on the 9th instant, General Pierce was
in command Of fully 1000 men, who were en-
camped upon the beach. Information having
been received that the guerillas had taken pos
session of the National Bridge, and had mus
tered about 500 men. General Pierce had
determined, as preliminary step, TO clear the
bridge, and disperse and defeat lis occupants
For this purpose he intended, on the 10Th in.
slant, 10 detail large force, consisting Of 1000
men, and send them forward to seize and hold
the bridge In order that they might not be en-
numbered or embarrassed, and might proceed
at once TO the object Of the expedition, the SOL
diers were directed to take with them nations
for len days only. Captain Duperu's company
Of dragons was 10 act as the advance guard.
AS soon as the troops should reach the bridge
they were TO encamp there and await the arri-
val OF General Pierce, and the remainder Of
the reinforcements. The latter was making
active preparations for his departure. -Four
hundred wagons were nearly in readiness a,
the time our informantlef. The train Of which
General Pierce's forces were to form thegescort,
will, il is believed, be the largest and most val
liable yet despatched from Vera Cruz; and
hence, the Commander has acted wisely and
prudently in sending forward strong advance,
10 clear The road and enable him TO move for.
ward without interruption. II is probable, in
deed, that by this time Gen. Pierce has joined
the advance, and that the whole body Of 4 ,00O
men is now in full march 10 Puebla.
The entire number of American soldiers be-
tween Vera Cruz and the City Of Mexico is es>
| tmated at from fifteen TO sixteen thousand men.
About the last Of June, General Scott had with
him force Of $500. The detachment; under
General Cadwallader numbered little over
1900, when it left Vera Cruz, and must have
entered Puebla in the early part Of July. Gen,
Pillow was in command Of $500 men, and al
the last accounts was pushing forward as rap,
| idly as circumstances would permit. Lastly,
we have General Pierce with 1900 men, who
will probably join the main army in the course
Of the present month. To sum up
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1880
LATER FROM CHINA

By the arrival at New York of the ship
Sea Witch, from Canton, advices to the I'd
Of May have been received. The Sea
Witch has made fine passage, having left
Canton on the third Of May, reached An
ger in nineteen days and made the run from
Angler to New York in sixty-two days.
The latest paper brought is the China
Mail Of April 29lh, which supplies no news
in addition to what we had by the way Of
England. 1t says that the same privileges
and advantages are secured to the French
as to the English, by the new arrange ment
made between Keying and Sir John Davis;
but there was nothing of this in the Chi
nese papers we received from England
1t was said that Sir John Davis would pre-
coed to Cochin Crina in HI, M. steam fri
gate Vulture, Capt. Macdougal, on mis-
sion Of peace. His object was to enter in
to friendly relations, and if possible to open
a direct trade with Canton. Should he be
successful, Hong Kong may be benefited
in no small degree; but it is to be feared
that the news of his Canton exploit will
travel before him, and the Government may
feel some alarm from the hero of the Bogne
We are favored, says the NJ Y. Com
mercial Advertiser, with the following ex-
tracts from letter, dated
CANTON, April 25, 1847.
One important point settled, Zone which
may be very important in its resnlts) was
that of foreigners going into the city of
Canton, The day fixed upon is the 9th of
April, l849. There is nothing which the
people Of Canton have resisted with greater
determination than this, and they still assert
with the greatest violence that this shall
never be carried out. This is the great test,
whether the exclusive policy Of China, "a
least so far as this city is concerned) is real
ly to be broken up-and, If nothing hap
pens beforehand, we shall see what the 9th
OF April, lS49, will bring forth. We have
yet 10 learn what effect the late movement
will have upon the Court of Pekin.
The populace here are greatly enraged,
and threaten all sorts of vengeance for the
gross insults of the British but while Their
Government is opposed TO them, they will
not be able 10 do anything very serious