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The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-22


CoSGREss. In Senate, to-day, after the morn
ing business had been disposed of and various pc
titions had been presented and referred, Mr.. Bag
der of North Carolina moved reconsideration OF
the passage of the bill increasing the medical staff
of the army, and the reconsideration was ordered.
Mr.. Fetch introduced bill concerning the Uni
ted States District Courts in Michigan, which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
MIR. Dickinsons resolutions were taken up, on
motion of Mr.. Yulee, and after some remarks
from Mr.. Dickinson, displayed Southern senti-
ments, but in some respects differing from Mr..
Yulee, the Senator resumed his speech, declaring
that people going TO acquire territory had right
to carry their slaves there. Neither Congress nor
the people had any right to prevent them from
doing so. He denied that the Constitution grant
cd any such power
The Senate laid aside the morning business,
and proceeded to the consideration of the order
of the day, the ten regiment bill An interesting
debate sprung up, and Mr.. Upham delivered his
sentiments in opposition TO the bill. On motion
of Mr. Rusk, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Kaufman Of Texas intro
duced a resolution to stop the debate on the loan
bill tomorrow at two o'clock. Mr.. Crozier of
Tennessee opposed the administration policy
Mr.. Houston of Alabama followed stating that
the revenue would exceed the estimates. Mr..
Hudson of Massachusetts spoke in opposition to
the Treasury policy fthe administration, andAlr.
Nicoll of New York in favor thereof
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CONNECTICUT AND PAssUMPsIC RIVERS
RAILRoAD.-We learn that the grading of
this road has been prosecuted very advanta-
geousiy during the present winter, but that the
masoary ri some points has been retarded, ow-
lag to the mid state Of the weather and the
wan of snow,-the contractors having made
depen lence upon the ice for drawing their
stone across the Connecticut river.
Sin the fall of snow, however, on the Isl
instant, this work has been put rapidly forward,
and slch progress has been made 10th in ma
sonry AMI grading as 10 leave no reason 10
doubt that the road as Ear as Wells River, viii
be ready for the cars within the present wear.
Contra is have been made for locomotives
and passenger and freight cars to be ready by
the first OF September next. In view Of the
prospect o. declining market in iron, tho d.
rectors employed special agent, who sailed
on the lst Of January. for the purpose Of pur-
chasing their rails in England; and at the pres
ent rates, as indicated by the last packet, it is
thol ,ht there viii Ire saving to the company
compared with the price Of iron a year age
of at losstS l0O, 600 in the quantity required
Ga tie whole, the affairs Of the compsn,
look favorable, and we congratulate our Cit
zens in view Of the prospect-so soon TO b.
realized-of a railroad communication henc,
to the seaboard.- st. Johnsbury Caledo
man
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Correspondence of the Express.
WAsHINGroN Feb

haohANNlON, IcD. Z.
The city is full of strangers, among whom
there are many herc carefully watching the
progress of events in regard to the foreign and
business relations. The manufacturers have
become really alarmed at the state of things,
and business has become suspended in some of
the largest establishments, and depressed in all
those were it had heen continued. Of the
small dividends made during the year, large
portion of them have been from the reserved
funds ofprevious profits, and therefore nothing
has been made from the labors ofthe six months
past. a large reduction of wages, or an en-
tire suspension Of business, are declared nee
essary TO keep pace with the times.
OF course there is not the remotest prospect
Of any alteration of our Revenue laws during
the present Administration. The sufferers
must suffer on, and remedy their grievances,
if they can. by placing more honorable, pat
riotic and intelligent man than the present in
cumbent in the Executive chair.
Pennsylvania will have learned that James
X. Polk is not 'as good Tariff man as Henry
Clay and others will hardly be deluded by
any himsv DISCUSSES such as equal protec-
tion.' The cotton interests are now suffering
more, but the iron interests, which have been
reaping rich harvests, must soon follow. Rail
IOau Ion iIOni England Is becoming frequent
importation, and very large American orders
have left the country.
All this delights the free trade party; and no
wonder, since the administration have shown
much greater interest in the successful manu-
facture of foreign fabrics than in the domestic
welfare of the country.
The Treasury Department ale issuing good
many small Treasury Notes, just now, which
are becoming a currency, A great many notes
of 500 each have been sold in the District for
small investments.
Mr.. Henry Hubbard, the Sub-Treasurer at
Boston, is in this city, among the many officers
of Government, civil and military.
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81 The vote by which Hon. Sam1 j. vii
kin of Orange was on Saturday chosen Presi-
dent pro. ten. Of the Senate stood-Samuel j.
Wilkin Il; Saxton Smith Qoco)5; Scatter
ing 4.
Mr.. Wilkin was the Wing candidate for 1t.
Governor in 1914, and would then have been
chosen presiding officer of the Senate had not
James 6. Birney & Co. induced $4,000 we'll
meaning voters 10 believe that the Annexa ion
of Texas was more likely TO be effected under
Clay rs President than under Polk That
swindle has already cost the nation Ten Thous-
and Of its citizens ard nearly One Hundred
i.iiiions of Treasure, while its more evils are
still more Observation-Disclosures.
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ring interest was not at present in prosper
Gus condition, and gave among other proofs o
this fact, the reduced value Of the stocks OF the
best manufacturing Companies in the New
England States. We also quoted the opinion
expressed by correspondent of the Nationa
lnteIligencer, evidently familiar with the sub
iect, that the manufacturers must soon be com
PEELED in selfdefence, to reduce the wages o.
operatives. The depressed state of the mar.
ket for cotton Manufactures has already bro't
about the reduction of wages, which was an
ticipated.
The Newburyport Herald has the following
remarks concerning certain New England
Mills:
The directors of the Stark Mills, on taking
the amount of Stock on the 1st of JAN, found
that they had lost during the last SIX months,
upwards of fifty thousand dollars, or more than
one oath part of their capital, which Is one
million two hundred thousand dollars
The celebrated Amoskeag Company,at Man
chester which purchased its land, water power
&c at very low rate, and manufactures lis
own machinery, having been heretofore the
most successful company in the country, and
EMPLOYING now a capital Of S2,500,000, II IS re-
portcd. is unable TO make any dividend IN the
last six months work.
Wesare sorry to hear this bad news, but ii
is consolatory to US in one point, as 1t shows
that our steam power mills are no worse oil
than our most favored water power mills, al
though the wages in our mills on most Of the
labor have been ten per cent. higher than the
wages at Lowell and Manchester.
We have yet heard Of no movement towards
reduction of wages here, though our mills for
the year past have barely made enough to pay
their work people.
The Providence Journal says:
We learn that the manufacturers on the
Wanasquatucket River have notified their
help of reduction of ten per cent on their
wares: a measure which has been rendered
necessary by the depression of the manufactu-
ring business The mills in Fall River are
still stopped: the owners we presume, in the
present condition of things, would prefer that
they should not be started even at reduction
Of prices. At present prices there is no profit
in The business
Without regard to the profits Of the large
cotton manufacturing establishments, about
which so much has been said, by the Free Ira
ders, the following from the Boston Atlas shows
that some of the most prosperous companies
have barely divided simple interest on their
capital.
The York Manufacturing Company at Saco
has declared scmiannual dividend of per
cent; the Massachusetts Mills at Lowell, also
make 4 dividend of per cent; and these are
the Cotton Mills which make up their accounts
in January, which have been able TO make a.
ny dividend Some of them, in making up
their annual accounts find that they have been
working at a serious loss upon their capital.
That the heavy amount of importations of
Cotton goods from Great Britain during the
past year has injured our manufacturers and
now compels them TO reduce the wages Of their
operatives thus proving that Mr.. Walkers Tar
if strikes at American labor is unquestionable.
= n. Y. Express.]
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THE TRIBUNE.

We sec it stated in our exchanges that the Irib-
rne has lost the Post Office Advertising which
has been awarded to the Herald office. in jus
fice TO the Publishers of the Tribune we make the
following explanation which will enable the pub
lie to Judge of the relative circulation and patron
age Of the two establishments: The Tribune sub
ecription list or circulation sworn to, before the
Postmaster, is only E2 short Of that of the Her
AIDS circulation as made known by afidavits from
that not over scrupulous Office Now the Tribune
makes this offer: That three honest, respectable
men shall be agreed upon, who shall have access
10 the books and papers of the two offices, and
shall decide TO whom is given the superior patron
age This done, the losing party shall pay the
expenses Of the scrutiny, and give sloO to each oil
the two principal Orphan Asyiums OF the city
This is a very honorable ofer.-Ifoy Eost.
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Correspondence Of the Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.

SENATE. Among the petitions presented
was one ST Mr.. Dix from merchants Of New
York, praying to be released from duty on
goods DESTROYED by fire in 1916.
A resolution offered proposingto appoint ten
regiments at large, was referred.
A.few reports from Committees Of no gen.
eral interest, were made.
The House resolutions proposing thanks TO
Gen. Scott were then taken up, read third
time, and passed by 40 Yeas to Nays 1.-Mr.
Hale.
The resolutions from the House, thanking
Gen. TAYLOR and men, were then taken up,
when Mr. Hale moved to stike out the latter
part of the resolution, as fulsomely designating
victories which he, in u previous speech had
denounced as dangerous in theory. lie could
not grant means to prosecute the war
Mr. Crittenden rose and spoke in reference
to some remarks made by the Senator from N
Ii. he contended that the appreciation Of the
conduct of officers did not imply an approba-
ton of the war.
MIR. Hale responded. defending himself
strongly on the ground that his constituents
were opposed to the war.
Mr.. Foote spoke in very strong terms denun-
ciatory of Mr. Hale and the Liberty party. and
read extracts from pamphlets circulated in n
England by Mr.. Wright, which were against
the war, and which he alledged were circulated
under sanction of the Wings. He charged
the opposition with protracting the war and al
ding Mexico He said Gen. Marshall had writ
ten letter by which the Mexicans were
greatly encouraged to expect pronuncIa-
mento in their favor in the United States.
Mr. Crittenden indicated the Wings and
defended freedom Of discussion. He conten-
ded that after law was made by the major
ity, it was the duty of all to unitein its execu-
ton.
Mr.. Davis then spoke few words in favor
of the resolution and deprecating discussion
upon it.
The resolution was then passed, Mr.. Hale
voting in the negative.
The order of the day, the Ten Regiments
BILL was postponed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, and then adj.
HOUSE Mr.. Evans Of Maryland, offered
resolution to reconsider the former resolution,
shat debate shall terminate on Tuesday, 29th.
Vote taken on question to reconsider. SO TO
Noes 50.
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole, and the debate of the bill was resumed
by Mr. Morehead, of Ky.
Mr.. Pollock of Pa. spoke in favor of a direct
loan in preference TO any further issue OF
Treasury Notes.
Two o'clock. the time for closing the debate
having arrived, SIR. Vinton of Ohio, closed
the debate, being allowed to do so by new
rule ofthe House A vote was then taken to
strike out IS 100000 and substitute 10000
OOO On reading the first section of the bill,
Mr.. Hall (ITdle, probably of Mass. proposed
an amendment that no portion of the money
granted should hereafter be expended in the
prosecution of the War.
A vote was taken on this motion-Ayes %,
Noes lis.
The Tea and Coffee question was then bro't
up, but decided out of order
Mr.. Holmes of S. G. asked the unanimous
consent of the House for vote of thanks to |
the naval officers engaged in the Mexican
War. Adj.
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GEN. TAYLOR IN 1912

The following will be read with interest.
The gallant action 10 which il refers has been
heretofore alluded 10 and The official dispatch
published bu, the following shows the I'M
preston which the conducLof Captain TAY-
LoR made al The time upon the public
mind =
From the Independent Chronicle. published
in Boston, October 22d. 1912
Messrs. Edlors-Jusice dictates that when
ever we attempt to praise or censure, The
conduct Of public officers. il should be done
In,parlially. giving 10 all their just due, as
merit or dement, deserve.-avolding a TOO
great prOiusion on the one hand, or loo much
severity on the other both are distinct iron;
The correct line, and cannot claim sane
tion.
There has been recently published in the
public papers, The official letter OF Capt. Z.
FAY LOR commanding Fort Harrison,
Indiana TerriIory) 10 Brig. Gen. HARRIsoN.
!'Ving an aconut Of an attack made on the
lori by numerous body OF Indians. II ap
pears by the letter, that the garrison of the
,o'' was small indeed. and "A part of these unfit
'or nu, y; The Captain himself only GONZALES
cen'Ii ne Attack nj The Savares was furious.
ana 'iley had The address 10 set fire 10 one of
ne biock houses. which threatened NOT only
10 open an a"enueinlo the fort. but 70 extend
the flames 10 The whole works. Amid ,b;s
with the addition of the horrid wells OF The
Savages without, piercing cries of the wo-
men and children within, and pressure Of
alarm, and danger. on the minds of the small
garrison. m a situation almost desperate and
hopeless.-the brave Taylor arouses all his
faculties. anc exhibits proof that he possesses
a cDol anddeurmined bravery, which no dan
ger could appa-. 2nd that this bravery was
supported by The firm pillars of sound skill
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HENRY A. WIsE.-The Baltimore Patriot
thus describes the political whereabouts of this
distinguished member Of ''the chivalry:"
"The public maybe curious to learn some
thing Of this Giraffe gentleman. The seeming
privacy into which he has retired since his re
turn from the Rio, and the contradictory re-
ports of the manner in which his difficulty Of
which administration in Washington about
his recall, had left the public mind in suspense
about hinl-if the public mind takes any note
OF him at all, which is just now very improba-
bic. Still the curious NAV ike TO know what
political move he is about to make. 1t will sat
isiy such, at least 10 learn from the Worcester
(Md.) Shield that MIR. Wise in q speech made
at Drummondtown, va. last week, declared
himself, we learn, in favor of war with Mex
leo; and in favor OF the annexation of the whole
ofthat country to the United States. He sus-
tains the Administration so far in all Its meas
ures respecting the war, except that it has not
been violent enough, and Of course advocates a
vigorous prosecution oft for territorial indem-
nifty. He also alluded to the difficulty he had
with the President when he was Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and acknowled-
ged himself in the wrong He is nO,c identi-
fed with the Administration party, but how
long he will remain so no one can tell.
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Plus IN AND THE JEWS.

One Of the present Pope's most praisewol
thy reforrnationS has been in behalf of this OPP
pressed part Of the population of Rome.-Thcy
number about 5000, and have hitherto been o.
bligsd to reside in an cn;losed place, called
the Ghetto, on the north side of the Tiber en-
tirely insufficient, and therefore miserahly
crow led and unwholeSome. The gales of this
Enclosure were shut at sunset and aJew found
outside after this time was imprisoned. They
were, however, allowed the privilege of depos-
idng goods for merchandise in buildings with
out the enclosure. Another prohibition was
from the practice Of any of the liberal or ar
tistical professions. The Pope has commenced
examing into these and their other grievances.
and has appointed Commissioner to propose
lmprov6 menis.-As a consequence. the con
finement of the jews 10 the Ghetto is abolish
ed, and other authorizations are .l.out TO follow
cardinal Ferretti has ayoyed himself the nat
ron and protector of the lsracltes. The Ro-
man populace have shown themselves worthy
of Liberty, by the cordially with which they
have welcomed the accession OF this hitherto
despised race 10 some of their own privileges.
Dinners have been given TO them, and bodies
of africans have visited the Ghetto TO offer
their congratulations. The Jews themselves
are full of the most enthusiastic gratitude 10
wards their benefIctor, and have sent depu-
tation 10 the Pope, headed by their Rabbi, beg
ging to be permitted TO enroll themselves rs {
National Guard, armed at their own expense
TO join in the defence Of the Papal States
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They SouIRM.-By reference 10 our re-
port of yesterdays CongressionalProceedlngs
il will be seen tina, in the House MIR. JAMES
THOMPSON, Pennsylvania Loco-F oco, off,
cred a resolution 10 the effect that The Reso-
luton of JAN 3, declaring the War 10 have
been unconsiituiionaIly commenced by the
President, is untrue in fact and ought
t, be expunged frsm The journals of the
House. This attempt 10 Benlonizc the rec
ords of The House. met with signal rebuke.
On Mr.. Ashmun's motion The resolution OF
Mr. It. was laid on the table by the decisive
vote Of Ills 10 81.
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slavery denounce these they are afraid of Justice
The object has always been to prevent the aglta-
tors from getting foothOld in Congress, where
they could expound their doctrines: But after
years of fuitess effort this attempt is at last aoan
doned and what truth there is IN antl-siavery mas
got to come out on the floor of both branches oi
cur national legislature. Let it come. NO NOT
them Wing will object. Not one OF tneii Has e'
er yet turned his back in free discussion
Mr.. Winthrop makes very Popuiaa,r. npea pas
with great ability and impartiality. Boston has
reason to be proud of her Representative. IN
these times of personal detracton, it is comfort
to know that he is everywhere considered the Soui
of honor. d. D. l.
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RuIEoAp CoLLrsIox.-The ter

RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-T'he ten O'Clock
train from Chicopee Falls on Friday forenoon
was mel about midway between here and
CabolvilIe by a locomotive, which the engi-
neer was probably running up there Tor The
fun OF the thing and q serious collision ell
sued. The engine 'Chicopee,' Of the pass
engenger train, was demolished, and the cno-
cussion was so violent as 10 break up num-
Der OF the seats in the passenger Car, and
tumble the passengers head foremost, bruis-
ing several, one or two Of them very serious
ly. No bones were broken
Springfield Gazette.
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By Telegraph TO the Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.


.EiSENATE Mr.. Clayton presented memo
rial from Midshipman Rogers, spraying compen-
sation for services rendered in the war with
Mexico; and accompanied by history of his
loug imprisonment.
He moved that the memorial be printed and
referred to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Hale objected. The Senate had refl-
sed to print memorials from large bodies of
Christians praying for peace, and why not a
private memorial
On motion of Mr.. Turney, it was referred
to the Committee of Printing.
Mr.. Cass reported back the resolution Of
thanks to Gems. Taylor and Scott, recommen-
ding its adoption.
Mr.. Crittenden moved to take up the ques-
ton of its passage.
Mr.. Hale objected No sophistry could sep
arate, in his mind, appreciation of the conduct
of the officers from appreciation of the war it
self
Messrs Butler and Underwood replied in
support of the resolution, and Mr.. Hale respon-
ded.
On motion Of Mr.. Allen it was passed over
informally, and the special order, the Ten Reg
iments bill was taken up.
Mr.. Turney spoke in favor of the bill. He
contended that the Wings had shifted their
position in regard to the cause of the war. In
1s47, the Wings held that the annexation OF
Texas had produced the war. Now they al
lege that annexation was not the cause. The
President, they said, was chargeable with brin-
ging on the war by his own act. He went on
at great length to show that the annexation Of
Texas was the cause of the war.-Mr. Breese
obtained the floor, and the Senate adjourned
to Monday.
HOUSE. The House went into Committee
ofthe Whole on private bills.
The bill for the relief of the heirs of Paul
Jones coming up.
Mr.. Starkweatner of New York opposed it.
He said that the vessels captured by Paul Jones
were surrendered to Great Britain, having
been taken into Denmark. and were therefore
of no use or pecuniary benefit 10 the U. S. af-
ter ten months had passed
Mr.. Holmes of S. c spoke in support of the
claim. He was followed by Mr.. Root Of o. a.
gainst the bill.
Mr.. Rockwell of CT said that the whole a.
mount was only share of the prize-money to
which Com. Jones was entitled-S24, 900 and
not the enormous sum represented by some
gentleman. Adj.