The State guard., 1848-03-21
Correspondence state Guard.

worth thousands of votes to "Tippecanoe and Tyler too,' in the days of hard cider delusion, in which he, among others, tenn porarily lost his balance. From what 1 can learn, he will devote his whole time, from the nomination until the election, to secure the success of any nominee the Democratic National Convention may se- lect. This is in the proper spirit. Mark my words He will, in the coming can vass, more than atone for his abberation in that of ls40.
 A member of the last Congress from Alabama, who few months since return ed to reside in Virginia, his native Slate, MT. Winter Payne, has also been honored with an important call by the same Dem- ocratic Convention. He is to be the as- sstant Elector for the Sixth Copgressiona District. This is high compliment, when it is recolected that Mir. P returns to the Old Dominion almost stranger. 1 have often heard him on the stump, and am truly gratifed that his services have been thus brought into acquisition more especially in the District which he is to canvass -the Gibralter of Federalism in Virginia. We require there just such earnest, heartfelt Democracy, as that of F.. and none other than one so energetic, ready and active, would by any possible chance compete successfully with the trained bands of special privilege" that since the adoption of the Constitution, have guarded the interests of Federalism. in that. the " Loudon District" as it is call ed.
 Mir. Benton appears bent on having speedy settlement of the claims ill Cali fornia on this government, originating with It. Col. Fremont's last expedition To this end, he yesterday moved for sending special agent to that far off country, with the six hundred and odd thousands necessary fora final wipe out of the scores. It is only to be regretted that all claims, good and bad, arising against this govern ment are not thus promptly examined into and settled, for in this manner the just holders of all honest debts would get their dues, while the government would escape the now very common ne- cessity of paying claims patched up for the occasion.
 The whigs of the Senate are doubtless laboring to prevent the amendment of the treaty by striking out its objectionable fea- lures. They hope thus to render the war unpopular, by making the terms on which it is closed unsatisfactory to the country. They hope that to compass its entire re- lection, the anti-treaty democrats will vote to reject the 10th article, by which means sufficient number of Democrats may be induced to vote nay on the final question, to prevent the ratification. This is wi ley scheme, though, take it, so well un- derstood as to prevent our anti-treaty men from falling into their trap, for such it is.
 The Expediency men of Congress are growing because the recent Taylor State Convention in Louisiana, refused to iden- tify the General with the policies and measures of whiggery, which is here con- sidered necessary to secure for him a chance of being the Federal nominee.
 General Rusk, of Texas, is understood to be winning golden opinions as to his or atorical and statesman-like abilities, in the secret debate on the treaty. Ten to one, when the whole comes to be made public. he will be found to have been its ablest op- ponent, though MT. Benton, and others of far longer service in the Senate. are doubt less fighting off the ratification.
 The House resolved itself to-day (being 1 Committee of the Whole) into a bear garden. A quarrel, out and out, between Charles Brown and Levin, the Nativi ite, occurred, connected with the history of the church burning riots in Philadelphia, in which the former handled MT. "Down with the Catholics" very roughly Tompkins of Mississippi, in the middle of it, rose to a point of order, and after hav- ing been overrulcd and rapped down by the Chairman, essayed to continue speak, ing without making an appeal from the de- cission of the chair. This, being regard 1 ed by the House as wiltul and gross vi- olation of it's rules of order, created great excitement, and all over the hall, order {! Order !! 1! was shouted. He paid no atten- ton to it, and only ceased violent gesticu- lations and uttering words of defiance to the House, which could not be heard ten paces from him. on the success of a aumoton to adjourn. The whigs are worse 'put out about this than the Democrats, for it is their man.
 The friends of the treaty this afternoon Al "A