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follow, in this respect, the counsels o.
the Father of his Country:

follow, IN this respect, the counsels OF
the Father of his Country:
The President, [Mr. ADAMs,l he says, in his
message to the House, has met this question 1.-THE
probability ofthis country's being drawn into en-
tangling alliances by sending ministers to Pan
anal fairly, and shall quote his own language
He says, among the inquiries which were thought
entitled to consideration, before the determine
ton was taken TO accept the invitation, was that,
whether the measure might not have tendency
to change the policy hitherto invariably pursued
by the United States, of avoiding all entangling
alliances, and all unnecessary foreign connex-
ions.'
Does the President, asked Mr.. b.. deprecate this
event which his sagacty had foreseen? Does he
declare that this shall be policy, and
that he will take the necessary means TO prevent
it? On the contrary, knowing that the American
people considered adherence TO the farewell
address of the who was first in war, first In
peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,
to be the palladium of their safety, he has, by
long and ingenious argument, attempted TO de-
stroy its force. He has endeavorcd to prove that
its principles did not apply to the Southern repub-
lies, and that General WAsHINGToN himself, I'M
der existing circumstances, would have entered
| into close alliance with them. And has it come
| TO this Was it not enough to have abandoned
tempting, by ingenuity to turn them in direct
| opposition to their plain and palpable meaning
do not wish to cast any reflections upon the
character of the present President. believe him
to be great statesman, and, perhaps, as well
versed in the theory of diplomacy as any man
now living. | must, however, be permitted
to say that he has attempted to explain away the
principles of the Farewell Address. No man who
reads his message can entertain doubt the
| subject. And yet his friends in the House say
+. there is no cause for alarm %
Only suppose Mr.. HIsE, during the last
administration, had made such speech to
the Director of Nicaragua as Mr.. SaUIER
has done What would Mr.. BUCHANAN
have done with him' Hung him up in
continently under the second section, be-
yond doubt. Nor would Mr.. Polk have
stayed the ruthless arm Of his Secretary,
in the infection of summary and condign
punishment upon so great an offender, fol
he seems to have had as much horror Of
"entangling alliances" and as great rev.
erence for the precepts inculcated in the
Farewell Address, as Mr.. BUCHANAN
manifested and with Mr.. BUCHANAN, he
was of opinion that the Monroe declara-
ton had ''performed its Office" We
reserve, however, Mr.. Folks views on
entangling alliances and the Monroe dec
laration, together with some remarks Of
our own, for tomorrow.
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AT its session of yesterday, the Board
ordered to be received the memorials OF
John P. Shatzell and John Patterson, as
amended; of Alexander H. Cook; of Dan
lei Davis, case of the schooner Julius
Cesar; of w. f. and E. ID. Hyde & Co.,
case of the Mexican schooner Columbia;
of James Taylor White; of j. w. Zacha-
RE, case of the schooner Rebecca; of the
same in the case of the schooner Scott; OF
the same, as assignee of Francis Chete,
case of schooner Constitution; of Joseph
Bosque, in the case of the brig Harriet; OF
Harriet Ulrick, and of the Mercantile In
surance Company of New York.
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it Wing; but should be strongly recommended to
the Mercury as Democratic. Non-interference with
foreign powers was the platform of the DEM
ocratic party in its first issue with Mr.. Adams ON
the Panama mission, and of which we have the v-
ing record in the venerable Littleton Tazewel. II
there has been any faltering in this faith, it was
commenced by MIR, Polk, who, incapable OF com
pretending the motive or designs Of MIR. Monroe,
misapplied his manifesto in the ambitious designs
of making it the pretsxt of most alarming foreign
| annerdtions.
The Taylor Republicans, the Mercury would
| insinuate, are not disbanded. They will rally
tho first buge's blast which sounds the alarm that
their principles are in danger They have placed
their trust in Taylor, and in good faith will await
| the developments of his policy. If he disappoints
US, the Mercury may be assured we will not, in de-
spair fall into the ranks of Loco focoism As con
servatiyes, we intend to hold the middle ground
between the extensive distruss both The rad
icasm of Locofocoism we would shrink from as
| soon as from the centralism of Whiggism. We are
Republicans-our platform the Constitution, and
the conservative pOoer the sovereignty of the States
We may be disappointed with Taylor,as too much
inclined TO the Wing extreme; but we have already
felt, and deeply, the injurious influences in
situations from the other extreme, the dnarchy of
LocQfocoiSm. Firm in faith, invite others
to join with us, this Government and this Union
| arc only to be preserved in the spirit of
REPUBLICA NIsYf.
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From the albany Argts of Monday.
The Result I'm the STATE.

We are still without any definite or reliable in
formation of the result in Delaware. We repeat
our tables of the reported majorities in other
ties, and of the results for the Legisature-wth
corrections from the latest and best information
which has come to us.
The highest on the Wing State ticket, according
to our figures, go into Delaware 800 ahead of the
highest on the Democratic ticket-which indicates
close run between that portion of both tickets
which was supported by the Anti trent party-and
the probable election of so much of each
The Senate is still in doubt If the Democrats
elect in the Onondaga and Schoharie districts, it
will be tie!
The House is in the like predicament- though
with perhaps better prospect of Democratic ma
jority. At the worst, the Democrats may tie the
Wings there also.
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General Taylor's sworn duty IL, 10 that The
ldtrs are faithfully erecuted General jackson and
MIR. Polk occasionally made personal visits TO the
departments 10 see their condition ; and an honest
head of department or bureau, or clerk, cannot
Justly complain of such supervision. - Union.
Certainly-and yet when President TAY-
LoR undertook to see the law faithfully
executed in the case Of the war-steamer
United States, and against the armed ma
RAIDERS who were engaged in the Cuba
expedition, he was assailed with all ma
Lightly by the Locofoco press. IT was
probably on the strength Of his personal
visits 10 the departments that General
JACKSON gave his celebrated certificate to
the ability and integrity with which they
were conducted-ust antecedent to the
land-ofiice and custom house declarations
the explosions of Boyd, Hawkins, Swart-
won't, Price, and Gwin. As for Mr. PoLK's
personal visits, we can infer their benef-
cial influence on affairs from the DENNY
business, and the defalcations of Mr.. Col
LINS.
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The Tribune of Monday saws:
Our state-Further Items.

The Rochester Democrat of yesterday says:
"STEuBEN-The reports contradictory from
Steuben-the lowest majority given is 200 and the
highest 600 on the State ticket We think 400 will
prove to be nearly correct. We carry Of the
members.
''WYoMING AND ALLEGANy.-A correspondent
informs us that Doittle, Barnburner, is 2S2 behind
Robinson, for Senator, in Wyoming; and we hear,
The Wing majority in Wyoming on the State ticket
is about 300"
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We are gratifed in having it in our
power to announce that Maj. Gen. Scott,
accompanied by his Abide camp, Capt.
Hamilton, arrived in this city by the
southern boat last evening, and took rooms
at the National Hotel. The General is in
fine health and spirits.
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The debt of Georgia amounts TO 8 ,s2S 900, cx-
elusive of liability for the Central Bank 10 the
estimated sum of $500 900, which will fall upon
the State and for which the Governor, in his mes
sage, recommends that immediate provisions be
made general revision of the revenue system
is strongly urged, the ground Of the inequality
and uncertainty Of the existing tax-laws The
abolition of the capitaton tax, and the levy Of taxes
property according TO its just value, features
of the measure recommended. The State railroad,
now almost completed, claims a conspicuous notice
in the rneaaa
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We copy the following significant arti-
Gle from the Charleston Is. c. EUening
.NewS:


ron THE NEWS.
The Mercury, in specializing on the organization
Of the House of Representatives, has volunteered
lesson 10 the Taylor Republicans Of this State by
way Of rcproof. We are not informed of the au.
thorty which he asserts DISQUALIFICATION and dis
affection" among them. We return our acknowl-
edgcmcnts, however, for the kind offer to receive
US into the ranks of Charleston Jocofocoism. We
never members of that wing of the Dcmoc-
racy, and not to be bcguilcd at this late period
into the fold. The Taylor Republicans not
radical, but Conservative and they went TO the sup
port of General Taylor MS the exponent of conscrv-
atsm. They not Of the spoil party, and there
fore have been indifferent TO the removals from
office. But even in the developments made on this
head, they are not prepared to say that General
Taylor has forfeited his pledges, which we're to re-
move only those ,cho had been partisan, in the late
vass, and those who incompetent in the places
they could not fill. Conspicuous among the former
was Mr. Burke now associate editor of the Union and
which may explain the vindictive Of that pa
per towards the Administration in advance of all
action; and next, Mr.. McCalla, the Sd Auditor who
used to amusc the Washington populace from the
Democratic stand by moonlight with phippics
against the hero Of Bucna Vista There has been
no Congress since General Taylor took the oath of
office, and the Taylor Republicans WILL in good
faith, await the developments of the policy of the
Administration before they condemn in advance
commit themselves in support. General Tay-
lor's Administration, thus far has been confined in
its acts TO our foreign relations, and here he has adj
hered faithfully TO the pledge Of non interference
Docs the Mercury demur 10 that This doctrine
is essentially conservative It is not radical, nor is
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New York.

The Albany Evening Journal Of Mon
day evening suggests the probability of
there being tie in both branches of the
New York Legislature. The complexion
of the assembly is in doubt, by the loss of
a Wing member in Chautauque. Two SEN
ate districts (the 18th and 22d) remain in
doubt If, as it is believed, we have car
ried one member in Steuben, and elected
Mr.. Brayton, in Oneida, we shall have a
Wing majority of one in the assembly. 1t
is pretty certain that we have one in Steu-
ben, and most likely that Mr.. B. is de-
feated in Oneida.
The Tribune of Monday says:
eve are assured that there is no room for rea-
sonablc doubt of the election of Senator Geddes
from Onondaga, though his majority is small
'"Thc latest despatch from St. Lawrence elects
the Wing sheriff, and probably one member of as
sembly The majority against us on the State ticket
is but 800.
''The Senate is securely Wing by Senator Ged-
dess election, but the House is rendered doubtful
again by the reported loss of one member each in
Chautauque and Saratoga. There is no assurance
that any Wing is chosen in Steuben Jefferson,
but, on the other hand, there may be two from
Oneida and one from Lewis. A day or two more
will settle the question"
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

street. through which it is supposed they
escaped with their booty. Several work.
ing implements, such as chisels and crow
bars, were found Oh the premises also,
two coats. which were left by the bur-
glars in their hurry to escape. 10 view
their operations one would suppose they
were occupied the greater part of the
night; yet persons passing the premises
up to a late hour observed nothing to ex-
cite suspicion. Several members of the
police, with the City Marshal, were ac-
uvely engaged yesterday in endeavoring
to ferret out the perpetrators of this rob-
berry and several suspicious characters
were arrested. Nothing, however, has
transpired to give them clue to the gull
ty party.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

Lucius w. Sargent. Esq, an author who
has distinguished hImselt by his Temper
ance Tales, is contributing series of pa
pers to the Boston Transcript under the
above title. In the last number MIR. Sar-
gent administers severe rebuke to the
abolitionists, and holds up to these railers
at the South the acts aud institutions OF
their own ancestors, whose character
they must necessarily assail whenever
they deuouncs slave-holding as sin. "In
sober truth" says Mr.. Sargent, ave are
not quite satisfied for railing at the South
as we have done. The sins Of our dear
old fathers are still so comparatively re-
cent, in regard to slavery, that | am abb
solutely afraid to fire canister and grape
among the group of offenders. Neither
may We forget, that we, of the North,
consented, aided, and abetted constitu-
tionally, in the continuation Of Southern
slavery. Some of the most furious OF the
abolilionists in this fair city are descen-
dants in the right line from Boston slave
holders"
There are tens of thousands in the
North and West, who take the same ra-
tional and liberal view of the subject as
MIR. Sargent, and who feels as sensible
as southerners can do the wrongs and
injustice done us by the Abolitionists.
Ric,Lmoaad Republican.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

A MORAL HoRRoR.-Thc following
humilia,ing and terrible story, is from the
Louisville Democrat of the l7th inst.
Yesterday evening we boarded the
steamer Memphis, just up from New Or
leans, in company with MIR McCarty,
when two men left the boat with coffin
containing remains. We inquired of the
engineer whose body it was, when we
leaned that the deck of the boat was
crowded with Irish emigrants, of the
poorer class, and that the deceased was a
woman who yesterday morning was con-
tined in child birth, aud having no bed,
was compelled to lie On the bare deck.
There were seven women among the
deck passengers, all ofwhom were begged
by the husband to ASST the poor and nn-
fortunate wife, but Indignantly refused.
The men gave her al the assistance III
their power. The poor woman whose
shrieks and lamentations were truly heart
reudihg. finally gave birth to child,
when she Immediately clasped it to her
bosom, aud the mother uttering terrific
shrek they both died. The deck hands
and engineer raised sufficient money to
purchase coffin, and even then the wo-
men refused 10 assist i'll preparing the
corpses for their final resting place-the
husband had to do it We saw the hus-
band with an older child i'll his arms,
which was about breathing its last, fol-
low the coffin to a furniture car. and give
the little sufferer to a sympathetic bystan-
der, after which he leaped into the car,
and seated himself alongside OF the col
ored driver, when they drove of to the
burial ground-no one save the husband
to attend the burial. He was poorly clad
without a coat-and the picture OF pow
erty In the meantime, our friend ex-
amined the child which was left on the
wharf. and discovered that it still breath
ed. and Immediately called on physician
in Wall street, who remarked that he
would look at the child. provided that he
was assured that he would be remuner-
ated far his services when, after consid-
erable coaxmg. and being assured by
Mr. McCarty that he would be response
BILE for his pay, the physician went to
the wharf-boat gave the child little
medicine. ordered warm bath, received
his almighty dollar, and left. Our
friend then went into every tavern on the
wharf from Wall street to Pearl, to get
the child bathed in warm water. but they
too, made excuses, and refused to give
assistance The child was then taken to
the boat, for the purpose Of making ar
ragements for its comfort, when 10. it
was dead.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18
YANKEE ENrE.,PR1sE.-A correspon

YANKEE ENTE.,PRIsE.-A correspon-
dent of the Providence Journal relates
the following incident A gentleman
Unidentified with the ice trade, having en-
tered intoit as early as 1905. after some
twenty-five years of successful enterprise,
thought to enlarge his sphere of knowl-
edge and action by entering into other
mercantile business. He soon became
entangled by his relation to some unfor-
tunate mercanti houses, and found him
self debtor to the amount of $4,000
This must have given htn more OF chill
than his ice-houses ever did. But he
knew that faint heart never won either
fair lady or noble prize. He told his
creditors that if they would give him
time and not hamper him at all, he would
paw the whole, principal and interest,"
For thirteen years he labored for it, and
last year made the closing payment on
$2lO,OOO principal, and, $40. 900 interest.
He did IL in his old business, as the ice
king of the globe. He sold his cargoes
in the great Southern ports Of the two
hemispheres at low prices, kept rigid faith,
bought largely the needed storehouses in
the various centres of the trade, secured
the lands around his ponds, made friends
everywhere, and now comes out with an
independent fortune and free of debt
Such was his generous policy, that the
English residents of Calcutta presented
him with fire proof storehouse. as TO-
ken of respect 10 retain him in that mar
ket. r
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

They DEPARTED ONE BY ONE.-While
the steamer Diadem was at New Orleans,
family of Irish emigrants, consisting of
an old lady. her daughter and two chill
dren, who had just arrived from Ireland
in packet ship, engaged deck passage
for Cincinnati, where they contemplated
locating. While the boat was i'll port,
the youngest sickened and died, and
when the steamer was in the vicinity of
Waterloo, the daughter, while in the act
of drawing a bucket Of water, fell over
board, and sank to rise no more Just as
the boat was nearing this port, the other
child took sick very suddenly and died.
The aged mother is the only one of the
party now living. She left the land of
her nativity-the home that was near and
dear to her-to seek fortune in for
eign land. She reached her new home
but those who accompanied her-where
are they? all dead She was we'll used
by the officers of the boat, who will take
her to- Cincinnati, where some OF her old
acquaintances reside.
Louisville Democrat, 23I MIt.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18
IMPORTANT CoRREsPoNpENcr

Among the mass of correspondence fror,
the gold region, We have seen nothinr
which has afforded lis more gratificatior
{ or SO fully convinced us of the existenc.
of piles of gold in those diggins, as II.
following letter from Terrence Mahonvl
Esquire !: ..s
SAcRYMENTo DiGGlNs. D
October Goth, 1S4s.
To Tim FLaherty--Howly Moses.
Tim as soon as you read this bit of not.
come out at wonst. Rite forenenst m.
where sit composing over this letther
there's fortune to be got for the mer.
sifthing. The sands is all gold powther
Och! If you could only see how beau,i.
full it shines in the sun. An thin the
depth of it. 1t goes clane down the cen.
! ire Of the world. The mountains, Tim
has vains, and livery vain is full of the
circulation nahum. Wouldn't you like
to bleed them veins, opld boy? We've
no horses here, 'cepting mules, and a,
soon as one OF the boys geta load he pu,,
it on the back ov the donkey and carries
it to the ass sayers The ass savers, We see
is jintlemen as informs We whether the
goold the rale stuff. or only iron pita,ies
You see there's decavin' kind O. gooId
they call pitaties. It's an invensh 1n ov
the ouid sarp,nt. and iv yez put it in the
fire 1t vanishes IN thick shmoke Wid an
enfarnel smell ov sul6r. Heven be abou,
us.
It's fine healthy rein is the Sackrv.
mento. There's no di>ase 'cept the
shaking agre; and the fits come on frs
rate whin there's any sifthing to be done
AS soon as one o the boys gets the shake
on him he just puts the sifther in his fists
and he'll make a small fortin afore the
trimble's off ov him.
We're all rale democrats out here, Tim
While I'm writing ov this letther On the
side ov my hat-bad luck to the crown
there 10 it, can see one ov the cap.
tains ov the New York melisha washing
the good in the Sackrymento without a
screen O. breeches on him, savin, your
presence. Even the mishinaries dig like
bog,hrotters all the week, and deliver
mighty improving, discoorses to the
Haythen OH the unrighteousness OF man.
mon on Sunday. The Injuns is incens.
ed in this way wild the sinfulness of riches,
and sells it chape to save their sowls.
Remember me to Biddy, the darn'
an tell her if she'll put the breeches on
her she can make hapes of money here
for she knows how to use spade, an its
easier dggin' the gooId than cutting turf
in Kilkenny. But she'd better not be
afther comm in her natural duds. for site
ov pettycoat might breed 'ruction in
the sittlement
Intendin' to address you agin shortly
on the state of picayunary affairs in this
country.
l remain, yer afeckshnit cozzen,
TERRENCE MAHONEY.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

~ The "1rial locomotive aovef'
.;sed to leave New York, for California
on the 10th, Monday last, has not YET
passed over our village, at least we aye
30 informed by one who has been on tne
look out. We intend making arrange
ments, to have our eastern exchanges for'
warded by this novel mode OF conveyance
and we trust the clerk will be more par
ticular and punctual in their delivery thar
:he present mail contractor has leen.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

The ERIAL LOCOMOTIVE STARTED
The N. Y. Tribune gives the following
interesting account of the experiments
with this machine, on Tuesday of week
before last
An exhibition of the model of Porter
& Robjohn's aerial locomotive was made
yesterday afternoon in the Exchange,
and was perfectly successful. The float
OF spindle-shaped balloon. made of gold
beaters skin, was about ten feet long,
to which was suspended steam engine
in miniature, weighing-6re, water, and
ali complete-ahout three or four pounds.
Notwithstanding its diminutive size, the
engine turned the light paddle-wheels OF
the machine with ease and kept in mo-
ton as long as the water lasted. The
rudder was set to fly the balloon in
circle. 1t was started from the eastern
door of the rotunda, and went up steadily,
propelled by the engine, in a regular
gyration Of the roof-making two full
circles on its way. Here, d weight hav
ing been attached. it descended in spiral,
following the set of the rudder, and land
ed safely. This experiment was repeated
a secoud time with a like result, and. so
far as flying in quiet atmosphere goes,
the locomotive may be considered fully
successful. 1t remains to be seen wheth-
er a large machine, similarly constructed,
would safely resist the violent commo-
tions of the open air. There was large
number of persons present, yesterday,
who testified, by hearty applause, their
opinion OF the exhibition.
Persons have actually engaged passage
for California in the large niachine which
is being constructed.
Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18

ELECTION OF U. S. SENAToRs.-Tnc
Senate of Wisconsin has passed joint
resolution instructing their Senators and
and requesting their Representatives in
Congress to propose and advocate an
amendment to the Constitution of the u.
States, giving to the people, instead
of the Legislatures of the different States
the right to elect United States Senators
by general ticket. Isl. -.-