Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-12-14


THE FIRST Day IL CoNeREss Our tele-
gnphlc report gave a short hand account Of
the proceedings in Congress on Monday, bu,
the following from the correspondence of the
New-York Express may not be wilhou, in
terest -
The members Of the House made froc
during the drawing of seats. as the names
were read by the clerk. The Wings kept
their old position upon The left of the Speaker,
with the opposition upon the night, both front
10 front, though neither side oil the hall pre-
scented very belligerenl aspect to-day. Mr..
Stephens of Georgia, whose right arm is help
l.s, and fear for life, excited much attention
and sympathy. Horace Greeley was looked
upon with curiosity and interest among those
who had not seen him before Giddings Root
and Pairey, particularly the first Of the trum-
vlraie, did not seem To be more nor less than
when they leh. They proved the spirits Of
ischcf,-harmlcss in the day of battle which
has passed, bot are ready, no doubt, TO shoot
oil again whenever the occasion offers, and to
do what harm they can. Mr.. Pafrey, OBJ
serve, is the fortunate possessor Of the favo-
ri;e seat which John Quincy Adams had by the
conrlcsty OF all, year since.
Fire IN MoBhE.--A destructive FIRE occur
rcd at Mobile on the 9th ult., destroying
Goldthwatc's S warehouse and the Selma ware
house adjoining, each containing quantity of
cotton. The Advertiser OF the 25lh gives the
following particulars -
In Goidthwaite warehouse, stored by X.
Desha 81 Co. 81 bales, saved I9, consumed
lo2; stored by Tart, Stewart g. Co. l07,
saved 40, consumed 81 ; stored by t. M. En-
glish li7 bales, saved none, consumed l47 ;
stored by Patrick, Irwin q Co. 90 bales, saved
none, consumed %; stored by George NJ
Mallory, IS bales, saved 2S, consumed is
Total stored, 564 bales saved 81, consumed
AZ.
In Selma warehouse, stored by Leavens g.
Malone, 20 bales, saved none, consumed 20 !;
rored by Winston & Co. 25 bales, saved none,
consumed %. Total consumed in both ware.
houses, 522 bales.
The cotton burned is nearly all of the old
crop. We have not learned what insurance
there was on the cotton it is supposed TO be
light. The warehouses, we learn, have not
been opened since Saturday, and the yards
have been kept locked. The fire is, therefore,
supposed to have been the work of an ncendl-
ary.
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES. The Tribune
thinks tha, if President Polk were now com
ing into, instead of going out of Office, he
would not think that a debt of sixty or seventy
millions incurred for the Mexican War, "a
triAe :" or if he were ui9Olc or cripple of
that wars making, he would not think 50 light
ly of the cost as he now affects 20 do.
The Iribunes reflections upon the gold
f., L., .c 4 Il; .
following
So Of the value Of the conquered territories
We exclude the Governor of all from His uni
verse when we calculate that. because a Ger
tain region has great capacities, therefore it,
possession must benefit us. Spain reasune,
thus III grasplng Southern and Central America
and that magnificent acquisition was her ruin
Great Britain insists on holding Ireland in he
talons. and finds therein weakness instead o
strength. Thus the gold of California Ohe
fadlng of which is pure accident, and has no
thing properly to do with the results uf the
WIr) may strengthen and benefit, or it ma,
dsprave and destroy us. lflhe New Terrilorie,
shall become the homes of intelligent, moral
Industrious, law-loylug Frecmcn they ma,
well be deemed acquisitions but if they shal
bs gwen over IN good part tn the dark domin
ion Of Slavery-lf they are ired to resound
like Mr.. Polk's plantation, with the crack q
the oyerseer's lash and the groaus Of unrecom
poused hopeless Toll, then far better for ms an
Gr all had they hadbecn leii to the bear and IN
savage for ages to come.
THE BRITrsH ARNY.-A London Journa
says that 800 members of the British House
Commons are directly or indirectly connecte
with the army aud navy. The army consist
Of about l24 600, rank and file, Offered b
51a gentlemen. The household troops VIII
never leave London, for foreign service, hay
among their officers fifteen noblemen and man
honorables. An ordinary regiment OF Brits
cavalry costs about $50 900 year, one Of IN
lIOrseguards costs $50 900. The Coldstrear
guards cost $3.50 900 per annum. There ar
on the staff IA generals receiving pay, and 10
more who are also Coonels Of regiment
Among these generals these are three king
and two princes. There are also 3il colonels
The friends Of reform point 10 these "superhu
Gus veterans" and ask that the diminution o
the public buthens may begin by reduction
Of epaulettes.
THr CHOLERA Ar SAy yRSA-A letter frnn