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The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

AproiSThEsTs.-Alexand Ramsay, ex.member
OF Congress from Pennsylvania, has been appointed
Governor OF the Minnesota Territory, Gov Psnnioa-
ton OF y. J. having declined, Mr. Ramsay was one
OF the faciie members Of the last Congress who ex
perienced change Of heart on the subject Of Wal
keIs amendment the last night OF the session He
IL the frst one OF that plant five from PENNSYLVANIA
who nave been rewarded for their unfruitful reach
cry to the cause Of freedom Erening Post.
n The recklessness Of the post IA hardly excel.
led BY itsignorance Mr.. Ramsay was no, a Mem.
Der OF the late Congress, md Of course not zone of
the facile Members" "the plant fve.n &c, &c
There was no Ramsay from Pennsylvania in the late
Congress How can the Post expect To be believed
In Its charges against the Administration when IL
does not scruple TO make such random assertion as
the foregoingf--N. Y. Tribune
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

GA New York Correspondent Of the
Union, who affects to be friend Of General
Taylor, has the hardihood to assert, that the
Presidents cabinet are not in his interest
and are hunbugging him. No better proof
is wanting than such an assertion, that the
writer is not friend Of Gen. Taylor, The
friends Of the President have every conf
dence in the Old Hero and in his cabinet.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07
@5-The New Orleans Delta tells the fol

lowing touching story Of animal affection:
While The fire was raging al the village of Mile
burg last Monday, young calf became separated
from its dam, and standing between two burning
houses, died by the intensity Of the heat. Shortly
found its offspring, and though blackened and
scorched, II was at once recognized by her. For
hours she stood IT. her large earnest eye fixed
upon the half burned mass and her plainilye lowing
expressing sorrow with eloquence that needed no
Interpreter She could be driven from the object
Of her grief and stood fixed 10 the spot exciting the
pity of all who witnessed her misery
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

THE GOVERNOR or Minnesota The appoint
ment Of the Hon. Alexander Ramsay as Governor
Of Minnesota Is well calculated to give satisfaction to
our political friends throughout Pennsylvania. Mr..
Ramsay Is az able, active and energetic man, was
formerly member Of Congress from this State, and
during the recent campaign ofiicisted as Chairman
OF the Wing Central Committee of Pennsylvania
lie y everyway qualified TO do honor 10 himself and
70 the appointing power In the station which he
Is about TO ill, and he has troops OF friends through
out the Commonwealth who will rejoice that so high
ana merted an honor has been conferred upon him
~ Ramsay will make an energetic and patriotic
governor OF the new Territory.--I,hl. Ig.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&J-The bare mention Of surgical opera
tons in the presence Of the Union, or the
most distant allusion to such things, appears
to set our contemporary beside himself. 1t
is no wonder, therefore, that it is so fierce in
its condemnation Of Judge Colamer's regent
speech to the contractors, in which he alludes
to Cave Johnson's system Of " trimming the
contractors at the feet'' and "taking of their
heads.'
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

~ The Baltimore Sun Of yesterday CO.
pied from the National Wing, the official
announcement Of the appointments Of POST
masters at Mobile, Newark, Indianapolis and
Madison, which we published exclusively,
and does not give US credit We will thank
the Sun to correct the omission.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

@y-The Union condems Mr.. Fitnam's APP
pointment, because he was violent against
Mr. Polk Nobody expects the Union to
applaud any appointment, unless the APP
pointee has been violen. against Gen. Tay-
lor--so il may spare its breath.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&c, The Cherokee (Texas) Advocate tells
us, that in every neighborhood in that State,
the school-house is to be found; that the
greatest interest is felt in promoting the ed
ucaton Of youth. This is news worth hav-
ing from that distant region.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

IT, Pennsylvania has taken the first step
towards amending her constitution, so as to
provide for an elective Judiciary. The good
work Of restoring to the people their lost
power, to choose directly all their public SER
wants, is rapidly gaining ground
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

Dc. The news from Rhode Island is that
Anthony, W., is the Governor and that King,
W, is the member Of Congress from the
Eastern District, and that there is no choice
in the Western District
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

Congress, in its haste to provide Secretary and
Assistant Secretary, &c, forgot to make any appro-
priation for the payment Of their salaries. Union,
yesterday
Would It not have been quite as well for
the Union to have read the act creating
these offices, before it gave currency to this
foolish statement
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&5- The Philadelphia Pennsylvania says,
that the Connecticut election is the pioneer
Of an impressive moral. Hear you that,
Southern Democrats J It means to say, that
it is the pioneer Of coalition Of the North
ern Democrats with the Abolitionists in all
the States where Abolitionists are.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

@- Some Democratic paper is complain
ing, because few thoughtless persons cried
out at the Inauguration, while Mr.. Polk was
riding by in carriage, loud enough for him
to hear 80" Go home, you are polked out"
&c. Why, this is nothing to what the Dem
ocratic papers said and still say Of General
Taylor Passionate and thoughtless men Of
lal parties say great deal, that proves no.
thing but their own folly.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

@5~ We are glad that justice, with her
leaden steps, has overtaken some Of the
robbers Of the Patent Office. Two Of them
have been takenin New York One hun
dred and twenty Of the diamonds, one hun
dred and forty-three Of the jewels, the scab
bard Of the sword presented by the Emperor
Of Russia to Commodore Biddle, one Of the
gold snuff boxes, and pint bottle Of the
ottar Of roses, were found buried in cellar
The robbers are on their way to this city.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

b5.The Union says, that Mr.. Fitnam's
appointment is not marked by single fea-
ture Of no-party measure Pray, what
sort Of an appointment would have been
marked by such character in the Unions
eyes' Would il have been the retention Of
Mr.. Sengstack
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N IN ---- ----7 bUHIuSI fPTII IU4J'
BY an arrival at this port we have daes from
Bahia 10 Feb. 18th, Signs Of an outbreak among
the republicans being apparent the government took
speedy measures to suppress il, by planting mum
Der OF cannon in the streets. The nsurrectlan final
iy broke out about fifty miles from Bahia, but the gov
eminent quickly put down the soae without serious
difficulty
The latest accounts received at Bahia from Per-
nambnco, present the country In quiet condition.
Brazil generally was in troubled staie.--N i.
Herald
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Gs.The Union asserts, that the Democrats
do not trembe or shrink The Union, we
believe, has been confined to its room for
the last fortnight by indisposition--hence its
ignorance Of the Democratic pulse just at
this iuncture
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

The NATIONAL WHIe,-Ths journal appears TO
be very unnecessarily offended BY some remarks
which we made the other day. II Is quite mistaken
if It imagines that we do not wish it all prosperity
II has always been conducted with spirit of liber-
allty and candor contrasting strongly with its con
temporaries in Washington. Nen York Herald
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

@The Union does not despair Of the
next House Of Representatives. 1t says,
if the Democrats can carry four representa-
tives here, six there, four in another place,
and SO on, they will have majority. No
doubt Of it, and it is equally true, if the sky
falls, it will catch larks
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

The country sees Gen. TAYLOR apparently yield
Ing himself TO the reckless counsels of violent men.
- Ibidem.
The country sees no such thing, and you
know it does not; for he is not surrounded
by violent men, and their counsels are not
reckless. The days Of violent men in the
cabinet and Of reckless counsels, were num-
bered on the Sd of last month
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

An arrival from Cape Haytien states that Prcsi-
dent Soloqne was marching, with mn army Of about
$1,000 men 10 attack the Donsnicans on the eastern
portion OF the Island Every clerk IT, the public
stores had been pressed into the army fbn glopop-
oily law was working badly. Soloqne was engaged
IN buying up provisions 10 feed the army, who were
deserving for lack Of od.--Ibid
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&5-The Union thinks DIR. Douglass's case
to be a very hard one We do not know
as to that, but the public appears to have
regarded it, for very long time, as a very
plain one.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&5.The Union says, that Gen Taylor is
surrounded by jarring elements in his own
cabinet. Well, there's some truth in this,
if we may Judge by the disturbing effects
which those elements are producing every
day upon the nerves Of the opposition.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

TIE TIDEs IN THE GypnAS ocY.x A s,r;t;,o
saanlpie occurs To us Of the happy connection or
neoiy WIN observation in the prediction that there
nls mus, e ~ spot In ,he German Ocean the central
and mutual action Of two opposite ngcs ,sra ~,
rise or fall Of tide whatever could oceura nrodic.
n mon actually verified By Capt Hewei in 1880 With
o"a any Pnor kno"'enge That such point had been
irnmPhs Of like kind achieved BY modern seenes
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

FLooGEp ny A FEMALE.-4The fashionable side Of
broadway WINS yesterday the theatre OF performance
rather unusual even Ia That street Of wondorsI and
supremacy lndcrous II not alarming, Of one of the
lords OF creation smarting undor the infection OF
cowhide spplied by awoman.-N " Tribune
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

" The Railways in England have, at
every principal station, a Lost Luggage
office, which IS kept with perfect system
the articles being registered, advertised, &C.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

&s. Intelligence has been received from
Panama 10 the 25th Of last month, at which
time the California steamship had not re-
turned from San Francisco.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

The appointment Of Mr.. Fitnam as Warden of
the Penitentary does not give general satisfaction
- Tel Cor Bait SIM.
A more popular appointment could not
have been made, but that it should not meet
with the appreciation of the Union and its
tender, the Baltimore Sun, was to be ex-
pected.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

The former gentleman, Mr. Mudd, il n n,,o,f..,
mechanic, carpenter, and the latter Mr. Fi,nan,
harness maker. Both OF them will make elI;cian,,
ohcers, and neither viii dock their subordnates far
the time employed 10 lighting their pipes There
tiulors Clipper. ''-
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

. a5-The Phila. Pennsylvania wishes that
it could see Mr.. Penrose in private life. We
have no doubt Of it, provided some good
Democrat from among the Pennsylvanian's
particular friends could be put into his place |!
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07
From California.

The following Is an extract from letter
recently received by his father, from William
NJ. Stewart, Esq, Secretary Of the Pacific
squadron, and in which implicit confidence
may be p!aced.--Ed WAig.
"SAs FaANcisco, 27ih January 1919.
"The ST. Mary's is the only ship OF the squadron
now present. all the others being cruising on special
duty. BeiO'e this reaches you, you will have had
full reports of the Of aiiars here consequent
upon the discovery Of The gold, and can add little
more 10 what have already written you, Than that
every day increases the excitement Five years ago
there were scarce a dozen houses Ia San Francsco,
and not hundred inhabitants now II numbers hun
dreds of houses and thousands Of nhabitanfsa city
has been laid oil along the Bay neatly five miles In
extent and nearly all the lots are taken up Houses
are continually being erected, although lumber
(plank) Is $3.50 per M, and carpenters wages from
" 10 $40 day. Rents are very high, single
room bringing 500 per month, and an unimproyei
lot on the main street often selling from $40 600 TO
S20,OOO the lOO feet square great number OF veg
sells have already arrived bringing large cargoes and
great number Of passengers aud we hear Of pre-
partitions being made In every port 10 bring innu-
merabie adventures 10 California. The numbers
already arrived are Immense and doubt not the
population OF Upper California will exceed 100000
people before the LIST OF January, 1850. How and
where this mass is to be fed clothed and sheltered
battles conjecture. As You may suppose oil lie hustle
and excitement. Large fortunes have been realized,
and the most haterng prospects held out TO enter
prise, talent and industry.
Under the circumstances In which California has
been for years past, the misrue and turbuen. times
which prevailed before tue United States flag was
raised the condition OF the people while subjected
military government and the strange state Of affairs
existing hnve all conspired to unsettle law and
order, and every kind Of crime Is prevalent. SO
great The evils thai the people have been urged
on to adopt some measures for their immediate re-
lief and desparing Of any immediate legislation in
their behalf by Congress, steps have been taken 10
form a Provisional Government.
'Tell d. TO make party Of young mechanics
bound In a company, buy or charter ship fill up
with houses all complete 10 put up bricks ballast
tools and provisions md come out here will insure
them one thousand per cent G%
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ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA.
New YoRx, April g. 2 P. M

At an early hour this morning the telegraph on.
nounced from 81. John, ". B. that the steamer Nj
gara with two weeks later advices arrived at Hail.
fax last night. Up TO this hour her news has not
been received II Is hourly look fol. Bali Pat
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

Rumors have been rife to-day Of difficulties In the
Cabinet. Tel. Cor. ball. San.
Not one Of which was true, nor had even
the sembance Of truth.
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ship Canal around the Fan. Or 81. Mary,

joint resolution is now before the Legislature Of
this State, urging the importance of the constrnc-
ton Of ship cannl around tho Falls Of Sault Ste
Marie great national work. On the 27th inst.
Mr. Griswod offered an amendment 10 the preamble
which wns adopted and ordered engrossed for q
third reading. The preamble says; The construc-
tion of ship canal around the falls Of sault Ste Ma
rie, would greatly advance the agricultural and com
mercal interests OF the Western States by opening
boundless field for the industry and enterprise OF
the citizens Of seven States Of this Union who will
have access to, and may be Immediately benefited
thereby. II would affoid facilities for opening the
inexhausiibe resources of the mines and minerals
upon Like Superior, yielding to the government an
increased revenue thereby, and bringing into market
for settlement the large quantity Of valuable farming
lands in that section, as also the immense forests Of
pines, which are becoming Of great value Il would
extend our ship and steamboat navigation, by i'd
ding extent Of over sixteen hundred miles Of nav
ignbe coast 10 that Of the lower lakes, which would
afford ready market for the valuable fisheries,
which nexhanstible upon that lake, and not ex-
ceeded by the Newfoundland fisheres the most pro-
ductive Of which, in said lake, extending distance
Of sixty miles, and which country is rapidly settling
with hardy, industrious and enerprsing popula-
lion. - Detroit Free Press, 29h ut
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We are indebted to ADAMS & Co. for late
Northern papers.
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TONNAGE or THE LAKEs.--Whatever be the de-
sgnalion which tho philosopher In his distractions,
may apply 10 the present age II may well be called,
IN mercantile point Of view the nge Of enterprise
The great West has now o commerce within iie
own limits nearly as valuable as that Which floats
between the United States and Europe. Leaving
ing ourselves merely to the Likes, we find a tom
mage enrolled and licensed at the several American
Io:ts embracing 95 steamers As propelers. baras,
SO briggs GIG schooners and soops, making an ag-
gregate OF l53,426,62 tons The history Of man
does not exhibit spectacle of such rapid advance
meni in population, wealth. and industry--such en-
ergy, perseverance, and enlightened public spirit on
the part Of individuals Is exhibited In the progress
Of the Western people.
Total tonnage and radiation,
45,067 Ton. Steamers, IS, $50 600
1866 ~ propellers, $4,000
lOl,O5O Sail vessels, 3,53S,000
1868, 900
(BuGaio Adp
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4 u :
n @-A New York correspondent Of the
Union, writing under the nom de guere Of a
/" Taylor man." is terribly offended at the
appointments Of Matthew l.. Davis and
Ephraim G. Squier, and calls them Clay
men. Well, suppose they are Clay men,
has not Gen. Taylor said that he would not
prescribe men for differing with him in poll
teal opinions' We regard the appointment
Of Mr.. Davis, as the most striking example
that the Administration has afforded or can
afford Of its catholic liberality. And as to
Mr.. Squier, il has done deed, in his APP
pointment, that perfectly eclipses the last
Administration Mr.. Polk removed from
Office one Of the greatest living American
geographers Gen. Taylor has appointed
to office one Of the greatest living American
antiquares-a man who has devoted his life
to the study Of antiquities and general SCI
ence, and who has produced work, under
the most severe personal privatons, that has
immortalzed him But liberality and toler-
alton towards a political opponent, and APP
probation Of science and devotion to human
learning, are chaf in the eyes Of Democratic
place hunters and Democratic place holders.
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-07

II is not denied BY the Wing press that Mr.. Stubbs
has been displaced ut the request Of Mr. Webster.
Philadelphia Pennsyiranian.
We deny il in toto. What have you to
say in reply ?
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III Il Il + f. .sl
There is now every prospect that the present Ad-
minlsraon is TO be hostile TO the true interests
Of the people as II possible TO be- Phld. Pennsy
ra,iian.
These Democrats actually persuade them
selves, that they are the people, and thatthe
Wings are their servants, their hewers Of
wood and drawers Of water True interests
Of the people, indeed What interests can
they show that General Taylor is hostile to !;
They can show none. But the truth is,
they mean by true interests, the public Off
ces, and by the people, themselves, and be-
cause the President is determined to execute
the doctrines Of Jefferson in relation to the
public Offices, they declare him to be hostile
to them!
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Christianity commands US TO pass by injuries, pol
Icy 10 iet them pass by us.
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The Pennsyiranian cannot believe that General
TAYLOR approved much less originated such nomi-
nations as MGAUaHEY, FITzwARREN, or PENRosE.
These were the creations Of his Cabinet, made we
believe wholly without consultation with him -
Phil Pennsylranian.
What the Pennsylvanian believes in this
or any other matter, is Of very little conse-
quence, SO far as itself is concerned, but
when the expression Of its faith involves the
acts Of others, it is different thing. Its
belief, expressed in the above paragraph, are
the entire creations Of our contemporaries
brain, made, we know, without any consul
tation with the truth Gen. Taylor asks for
no favors, and shrinks from no responsibility
and his cabinet occupy the same ground.
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We appeal, therefore, TO the indomlable democra-
cy to put forth their whole strength, and save the
House OF Representatives. II was in this bold and
yigoions spirit that the democrats OF Connecticut
have triumphed; and in this same spirit we may con-
quer everywhere. Union, yesterday.
Here is an open and shameless avowa,
that the Democrats trumphed in Connect
cut by bargain, intrigue and coalition, for
we showed, yesterday, by the figures, that
the Democrats Of that State could not have
succeeded, but by coalition with the anti
slave power. And yet the Union appeals
to the indomitable democracy, wherever
there is an anti-slavery power to follow this
example, so that they may conquer What
will Southern democrats say to this Z Will
they hug to their bosoms, theirnatural allies
Of the North, with their new converts
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There IL an augury in the news OF the Connect
cut election, which cannot fail to be read with profit
by all parties. The vigor-the vigilanee-the uniun
Of the Democracy-w a triumphant power holds
place in Washington, and dispenses patronage in
every State 81 the coniederacy-are full Of instructive
meaning. Phil. Pennsyiranian.
Now let US see what this angwy is, what
this Instructive meaning is. The Democrats
Of Connecticut, being in minority, strike
bargain with the Aboltionists, who are in a
still smaller minority, and coalesce. The
coalition gives them majority over the
Wings, and they go to the polls and ratiiy
the bargain. The success in this case,
therefore, is an auguy that the same policy
will be adopted in the other States, and the
Instructive meaning is, that the coalition Of
the Democrats and Abolitionists will give
them the public Offices. What will the
southern Democrats say to this policy Of
their Democratic natural allies in the North