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tives1 II they do, for one, we cannot see how
,bis Union can much longer continue. For, these
men are DisuniOnists They may disclaim as much
"A they please, but their acts can spring from no
other motive than hostility to the Union. Were
they really opposed TO agitation, would they tOr'
ever he spitating Were they in favor Of peace
fnl settlement of the controversy, would they not
hail with Joy the action Of the People of CalifOr-
MA. "a having reduced the area Of controversy
and removed one great obstacle to satisfactory
adjustment Of the whole Question: By constantly
obtruding the Question, out Of place, and forcing
the Northern men to listen to their bitter ha-
rangues against Northern avarice, selfshness, and
bad faith, they show that their purpose is, TO pro-
woke a quarrel, to create a feud that can never
be healed
We hope they do not constitute a majority OF
Southern men in the Halls of Congress hseems
10 us that the Southern Wing members oil Doth
Houses geseraHy,* while quite ready enough "
maintain the absurd claim Of slavehoidefs 70
propagate Slavery to free territory, are not ana
ious to arouse malignant excitement, to provoke
unnecessary irritation, or to enforce TINS aosuiu
claim at the hazard Of the Union; and Similar re-
marks might be made Of few Southern Demo
cratic members 1,rv 700 danger is that the DIS
unionists may eontrive to place their more H0u
crate brethren in such position that they VIII
be obliged to lend counteDance to violent move
ments
G1uerav we sayfOr have not forgotten the course
OF Messrs Cngman, Csbsll Hilari' Morton oWen sue
phsnR and roombs.
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aThe laws Of California and New Mexico as
they existed at the conclusion Of the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidalgo, regulating the relations of
the inhabitants with each other, will necessarily
remain in force in those Territories. Their rela-
lions with their former Government have been
dissolved, and new relations created between them
and the Government Of the United States; but
the existing laws, regulating the relations Of the
people with each other, will continue until others
lawfully enacted shall supersede them. Our ma
val and military commanders on those stations
will be fully instructed to cooperate with the
friends Of order and good government, so far as
their cooperation can be useful and proper
In the remainder of the letter, he is informed
that an important part of his duty will be, to OBJ
tim and to report to the Government, informa-
ton respecting the resources and condition Of the
country, the numbers, power, character, and mode
of life of the Indian tribes, &c, &C. and also to
inform the Government Immediately, should any
attempt be made TO ALLEVIATE these Territories
from the United States, or set up an independent
Government in them.
There is nothing in the message or accompany
ing documents to justify the assumption of such
powers as General Riley usurped in his Procla-
nation, or to explain the grounds of that assump-
ton. His appointment was made by the previous
Administration, and he either acted under in
structions therefrom, or assumed power
Wedo not think Mr.. Venable and his compeers
have gained anything from the answer to their
resolutions which can strengthen their opposition
to the admission Of California as State
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THE FRIEND OF YOUTH !.
A MONTHLY NEWSPAPER.
MRS. MARGARET l.. BAILEY, EDITor

The Friend Of Youth will be issued the FIRST Of every
month, In quarto FORM pages fine paper in neat
type, and with tasteful Embellishments.
Our object will he to make the paper attractive
panion for Youth. While please We shall also aim TO
form their tastes In addition to agreeable Stories Lessons
Natural History, Descriptions Of Natural Scenery
Sketches Of Travel and Notices Of New Books for children
shall with them, In language adapted to their
comprehension shout the important Of the present
We know this IL not usually done In such publications,
but think do not mistake the taste capacity OF
young people when suppose them 10 feel interest
in the world they live In beyond the nursery the school
room, and the playground shall also lie In
terest them all great subjects connected with the we'll
being OF mankind Freedom Peace, and Temperance shall
receive earnest advocacy Teaching readers to
symrathre with the oppressed and weep with the suffer
Ing hope 10 awaken in them generous adherence Of all
wrong and earnest love and for all that just
aud pure and while thus intoxicating the lessons Of love to
cannot rget the supreme obligations dne 10 the
great Father and beDefsetor Of all.
We hsr. 70 succeed In adapting paper all ages Of
youth that while the elder brothers and sisters have
full share Of attention, the little shall not be for
gotten They special favores, and shall be cared
fsr Aoeoriii.riy.
10 variety of entertainment have engaged, as
guls Contributors to umns several well known and
distinguished ~rfsrs peculiarly qusfed to minister TO the
wants Of Youth. Among them, st liberty to
g =. Arthur and Emma D. Y. N Southworth. In short,
beps 10 make this paper just such Friend young
people will be glad 10 see, and sorry to part with
As this Prospectus may reach many Of the former fie1
aud psfroas Of the Youths Monthly vsitern paper
which established and edited for nearly three years. at
Cincinnati cannot frbear expressing the great pleasure
II will give former Intercourse with them.
The little children who then received the "vstsr" ~
welcome gusui almost grown up and women.
But they viii perhaps ind little brother or sister
cousin to whom they may introduce AZ I'll Dldfrisnd
The first number will be issued the first Of November
The terms will be-hfty cents year for q single copy
Eve copies for two dollars every person forwarding
four Names with two dollars shall be entitled TO one copy
gratis.
10 Is desirable that the Of Subscribers be sent In
with AZ little delay MS possible All communications
be addressed to
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ing Of such laws as may be necessary to admit
that State into the Union.
@Rssslsed, (if the Assembly concurD That the
people Of this State are DESTROYS OF preserving
inviolate the Federal Union, ard that they Will
strenuously oppose all attempts, from whatever
source they may emanate, or under whatever pre-
tence they may be made TO effect ifs d'ss1,u'ou
Rssolred, (if the Assembly conourJ .nas ~
Governor be requested to transm,. oops :. Ia
p sosessntatiyes from this State in Congress"
III u,.1;,g,oa Union is anxious to represent
these resolutions as the work OF the wings IL
says
ave- nerceive that the Wbig members OF the
New York Legislature 6re attempting to push
through resolutions relating to the subject OF ss
xery. and which can only add fuel to the flame OF
excitement already kindled, and now burning 80
iercely."
Again
awe further learn that those resolutions pass
ed the Senate, in which body the Wings have a
majority Of two, but not until several efforts were
made by the Democratic members, first to amend
them, and then TO postpone their further consid-
Grafton until the 22d day of February next"
Such is the kind of intelligence communicated
TO the People of the South by the Union. The
Democratic members wanted no delay thoSgh
two or three of them would have been glad to de-
feat the passage of any resole.ieas Ssall
The Union proceeds to say that these resou-
tons are the offspring of Senator Seward, and
that Mr. Seward is an exponent of the views of
the Administration, and it endesvors to produce
the impression that General Taylor is consenting
to such action. The plan of Mr.. Seward is, ac-
cording to the Union, to stimulate the North 10
the passage of he Wilmot Prouiso, and other MEAS
ues cfasise TO the slapeholding States, and thenT y
any resistance is made, 10 sujugae the South By mil-
aayy poner" And, it adds: "This is the wicked
and atrocious policy of the Cabinet, if Seward,
Weed, & Co, are the true interpreters of its in
tentions; and that they are the relations of Mr..
Seward to the Administration leave no room to
doubt!p
And this is the kind of material the Union is
daily ministering to the fierce excitement which
it affects to deplore
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HOUSE OF REPR EsENTArIvEs.

NC DUMMY OH that udJ uuJOurHeu over tlll MOI
day
HOUSE OF REPR EsENTATIvES.
The House continued to vote, Thursday, Fri.
day, and Saturday, for Doorkeeper, without sue
cess IL is not worth while to give the details
The leading candidates of the Wings were,
Messrs. Hornor, Randolph, and Tufts of the
Democrats, Cole Of Indiana, Stewart of Mary
land, Wright Of New Jersey, and Weller of
Ohio. Thursday, Tufts of Indiana received
votes enough to elect him, but, before the vote
was announced, Messrs Hilliard, Cabell, and Ste
phens, changed their votes from him to the Dem
ocratic candidate, Stewart, whose vote was then
sufficient to elect him--but several Democratic
members from the West thereupon changed their
votes from Stewart to Wright of New Jersey,
thus defeating an election.
The members from day to day were harassed
with calls of the House, motions TO adjourn, mo-
tons to postpone, and repeated calls for the yeas
and nays
Saturday, motion made by Mr. Cl'zeman to
postpone the further execution Of TIE order for
the election Of officers of the Hous,, prevailed
yeas 100, nays 90. Mr.. Ashmun moved to recon
slider and to lay the motion TO reconsider on the
table the effect Of which, If carried, would have
been to settle the question but the minority
showing determination to prevent the question
from being taken, the House soon adjourned.
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USES or THE WILD CHERRY.

TUE planseld New Jersey Union Of September 2sth,
l. 1913, says:
The Wd Cherry Tree has been known for ages 70 he a
most valuable AMI sfeacous remedy for coughs Gods,
asthma and consumption and combined this Bsssm Vs.
With other valuable vegetable extracts by ssn phys
elan Dr. Wstar 10 must Of course be highly encAcions
remedy Such have often been Informed by those who
have used H. n h and MT therefore surprised that
u IL In greser demand for the diseases nsmed than any
medicine sold In this vicinity.
DOES ANY ONE DOUBT THE EFFICACY
OF THIS MEDICiNE2
We do ask the public rely solely upon recommends
ons produced States far distant where the psraons
esnnot be known bat having testimony from every State
the Union would respectfully invite all persons inter
est4d call AZ f Washington street. Boz ton, Mass and
essiD- for themselves The many thouraut testinonais
from persons all the whole country who have been bcn
entei or cured by this invaluable medicine.
Beware u counsrsts and limitations syrrps and other
preparations Of Wild Cherry Remember they only initiate
In name, without possessing the virtues
Boy none but the genuine
Dr. Wiadrs Baisam of WiM Cherry,
with the written signature Of BUTTS on the wrapper
Prepared aud sold, Wholesale aud retail, BY SETH w.
F0wLE, iS Washington street, Boston, Mass.
Price dollar per bottle sI bottles for i've dollars
For sale by X =. PATTERSON, Washington, D. O., aud
Druggists generally, svsrywhsrs. Jan "a
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L,rTELLx LIVING AGE.

CONTENTS OF No. 29s - Price, twelve and q half
~ cents
The Recent Arctic Expeditions, Article T. - TASTED
Serpics Magazine.
2 Tckoors History Of Spanish LiteraturehOrih izsf
lean Repis,e.
3. Eighteen Hundred and fifty Bprrirs Christian
Citizen.
4. The Animals for 1850 EranIinsr
o. Scientific Nomenclsi nre-ALtsnduH.
Lawyers, Clients, Witnesses, and the Public, eontn'
ued.- Erdtni,ie.
With Poetry End Short Articles
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ORGANIZATION OF TIE OHIO LEGISLATURE.

Columbus, January lS.-The Senate met this
morning. A call was demanded and when the
Senate was full, the Democrats refused to dis
pensc with further proceedings under the call
After a silence Of half an hour, Swift rose and
said he was not actuated by vindicive or factious
motives in Offering the resolution he did yester-
day, and that, il the Speaker resigned he would
vote for either Randall OF Converse for Speaker.
Randall utterly refused to serve in that case.
Blake inquired of Swift if he pledged himself to
vote for Converse, in case Of his resignation
Swift replied, certainly The Speaker then, in
a short speech, resigned the chair. Randall was
nominated chairman, and Converse (Whig) elect
ed Speaker ON the first ballot Converse had rs
votes blanks 5, scattering 2. Converse was con-
Quoted to the chair by Blake, and returned his
thanks. "A messenger was sent TO the House. an
nouncing that the Senate was organized. A Joint
committee was appointed to wait upon the Gov
ernor, and inform him that the General Assembly
were ready to receive any communication from
| him.
COMMON SCHOOLS OF NKw YoRK-From the
Message Of Governor Fish, lately delivered to the
| Legislature of New York, 1t appears that on the
first day Of July last there were II l9l organized
school districts in that State--being an increase
of $40 over the number reported last year; and
the number of children taught in the common
schools during the year was us, 900, being an in
crease Of 1855 over the preceding year
There are 500 unincorporAted and private
schools In the State, comprising 72 7s5 pupils.
The aggregate amount Of public money received
by the several common school districts, from all
sources, during the year, was ss46, 71045. Ofthis
sum, s625 456 90 were apportioned for the pay
ment Of teachers wages, in addition TO which
$3.50 COG SO were raised for the same object by
other means, making aggregate of ST. l43, 40l l0
expended for the wages of teachers during the
year.
The message states that the whole number of
volumes in the school district libraries Is 400 l5I
More than 1000 volumes have been purchased
during the year, and 500 Oh SO have been ex.
pended for district libraries and school apparatus
Ofthe schools before mentioned, thirty fl We are |
for colored children, in which upwards Of four |
thousand children have been taught ut an ex-
pense Of S5,0i6.57.
The message estimates the condition, on the |
3Oth Of September last, Of the three funds whose |
revenues applied to the purposes of education,
as follows:
Common school fund-capiial 81 ,243 500 20, |
revenue s2s4, 90376, payments S244 ,407iA. LIZ |
eraturc fund - capital s265 006 IS, revenue |
sd2 Os696, payments s43, 436 81. United States
deposiie fund - capital s4,0i44207I, revenue |
s256934 SO, payments 1924, G02 5sp
The Governor recommends that the project OF |
an agricultural college be encouraged.
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LITERARY NOTICES.

CoNFKssIoNs or Con CRRsHAN, the Irish Gil Bias by
Charles Lever author Of Charles oaIley Roland Cashe
&e New York: Stringer Il Townsend For sale by
Robert Farnham corner Of Pennsylvania avenue ard
Eleventh strssk Washington.
This is the FIRST instalment of work that will
do its author no credit, and the world no good
OF the series of similar productions by the same
writer, this is decidedly calculated to be most
demorahzing in its influence, especially upon
youthful minds.
The chief mischief of the book is its utter want
of truthfulness. The hero, who tells his own
story, is an unprincipled fellow, who does not
hesitate at any species Of fasehood and deception
to accomplish his ends.
There may be very sound moral at the end of
the book This is only the first volume, but
there are few, especially amongst young persons,
who read book for the moral tackled to the end
81 H. Yne only VS. n. v,arOn mUtai resssons Gun
be successfully iucuicated is by weaving them
into the web of the story, and SO intimately asso-
eating, in the mind of the reader, the consequent
ces Of evil doing with its commission, that they
shall be inseparably connected. We cannot wish
the book a circulation, for we would not recon-
mend others to introduce into their families what
we should carefully exclude from our own.
The PEERS DAUGHTERS. By Lady Lytton Bulwer author
Of Chevely &C. New York Stringer & Townsend For
sale above.
To the lovers of old-fashioned novels, this book
will be peculiarly attractive. The author seems
quite at home in the gay Court of Louis Quinze,
amongst the wits and fine ladies of that icentious
time She has painted the best society - Of Eng
land at that period as little better than their
neighbours only adding the cloak of hypocrisy to
their other SINS There is much artistic merit in
the book, and, as pieture of the life and man
ners of that debauched age, we dare say it is not
too highly colored. Lady Bulwer, however, has
one redeeming quality. She does not attempt to
make vice attractive, by CLOSING over her vicious
characters with some specious virtue.
The lovers of the marvellous will find deeply
interviewer in the plot of the story, diabletrie"
exceeding even that Of Mesmer
PLuRBus USUM. An American National Song.
This spirited song Of Captain Cutter has been
set to music by Mrs EDMUND H. PENDLRroN, of
this city, whose fine taste and musical talent are
admirably displayed in SO arranging the melody
as to give the highest effect to the Patriotism that
CLOVIS in every line of this song
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CoRREcTIoNs.-We learn that Mr.. Campbell,
the present Clerk Of the House, is not slave,
holder, as we stated in our last He is South
ern man, but emancipated his slaves many years
ago.
This is one correction. Another is, that Mr..
Campbell, the msDher from Objo did not change
his vote, the election of Clerk, from French to
Campbell, until Mr. Carter Of Ohio had changed
his vote from French to Forney We stand cor
rected
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Depository OF the American and Foreign Anti Slavery
Society No 81 John street. New York The advantages
aud of this establishment tapror any
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In addition TO s the Liberty party newspapers publish
ed, will be found variety OF Others AntSAvery arora
and ProSsvery comprising In all hes Of nearly hun
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The National Ers IL rsssvsd 1T the Reading Room
Washington by the earliest mall and single copies may be
purchased every Friday morning.
Nov H. WILLIAM HARMED. Once Agent.
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For the National II
VI wv A'~N'N"' HAN'
THE OLD FAMILIAR PLACES.
ny y.-3. s{SBs;

The old familiar places which knew
When was young, my spirit back can bear
To other days, and give 10 me share
OF the delightful buoysncy which threw
Its spell upon me then. Alas hcw few
OF the familiar faces round me there
Beam me now aud, ali how much has care,
And woe, and ceaseess change stole from the true,
Unfading picture Of my early life,
Treasured within my heart. The wood and hill,
The fields and stream, are yet with beauty rife,
And with slight change will keep their freshness STILL
When and all L We known have done with life,
And other forms the round Of being Gil.
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THE M0THER-IN.LAW.
A STORY OF THE ISLAND ESTATE.

ny MRS EMMA p. X. souTHwoRTH
In the Era Of the Odd Novembers commenced original
story by Mrs Southwark under the foregoing tlte which
will through several successive numbers Of the paper
till completed An edition OF this number printed
furnsh back numbers Subscribers who may
In their subscriptions promptly.
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~ Looking over our Prospectus for ls4o, we
thought we could not do better than embody the
larger portion Of it, with some amendments, in
the form Of a New Prospectus for 1880 which we
here subjoin. Those Of our editorial brethren
who may choose to notice it, will confer favor
that shall be reciprocated.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.
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The KNIcKRRpocKRR.

The number for January, 1850, contains great
deal of readable matter, none more so than the
editors own Gossip with Readers and Cores
pOndents," which is unique and racy. The con-
tributors, too, have done we'll and the poets, espe
cially. have been most liberal in their gifts
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LARD OIL.

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the Periodical journals devoted IN literature spd
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appeared be the useful IL contains In
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English language but this, by ifs inmen extent and
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MoNpAy, yANuARY q, 1850.
SENATE.


The day was chiefly spent In the consideration
of the resolution of Mr.. Foote, to establish Ter.
ritoral Governments for California, New Mexi-
co, and Deseret. Mr. Cass, assuming that as
the resolution was purely speculative, he did not
intend to vote upon it, availed himself Of the oc.
casion to believer his views at large the Ones
ton Of the Power of Congress over Territories
At q late hour, he gave way, without closing his
remarks, for motion to adjourn. The report Of
his speech on Wednesday occupies over ten COL
umns of the Lfellgeneer
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.
The Speaker stated the business before the
House was the motion Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts,, MIR Ashmun,) to lay on the table
the motion TO reconsider the vote by which the
further execution Of the order of the House rela-
ting to the election of officers was postponed till
the LIST of March, 1851.
On this motion the yeas and nays were taken,
and the result was-yeas LOG, nays lO4. 30 the
House refused TO reconsider. Mr. Burt rose to
question of privilege lie submitted to the House
that there were no such officers now as DoorkeeF-
or and Postmaster of the House, and he there
fore would move the following resolution
ResOIoed, That this House having postponed
to the first day Of March, 1851, the election Of
Doorkeeper, the Sergeant-at-A OF the House
shall perform the duties Of Doorkeeper until a
Doorkeeper shall have been elected.
This was intended to show that the postpone
ment of the election Of Doorkesper and Postmas-
ter had left the House without any such officers
Mr. Ashmun objected TO the resolution, on the
ground that II was proposition to alter the rules
Of the House, which could not be entertained
without one days notice, and that II was confer
ring on the sergesnt-at-Arms new duties
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BOARDING.

DOARD and Rooms Ne had, by the day, week, or
ID month, at the subscribers, PsnnsylvanA avenue
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