The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-11
From the Richmond JVhig.

but what Chairman OF the Ways and Means
have VIC in the distinguished representative from
Accomacs There is deficiency of nearly million
to-meet the demand of the collecting service. Mr.
Walker says, that not a man is employed whose
services not absolutely needed; it is necessary
nevertheless to turn hundreds out of employment
in order to comply with the law-com merce is suf-
fering-the merchants are furious-smuggling il
encouraged for the want of adequate means to sup
press 1.-THE President calls upon Congress to sup
ply the deticiency-and our enlightened Chairman
of Ways and Means finds remedy for all this, in
the reduction of the hard earned salaries Of the Of
fcers of customs! What a statesman What o
hnancier! What miracle of high legislator
We shall, no doubt, hear next from the same quar-
ter, of proposition to reduce the pay of members
of Congress! Cannot the Chairman manage tc
make small saving in that way2 If $4,000 O
year be all sufficient for collector Of New York
then we contend that $4 day is large al
lowance for member of Congress. saving OF
four dollars day, per head, would amount to a
sum total of s 200, for all the members; and il
this session should be protracted to the full term Of
six months, as no doubt it WILL the entire saving
would be about 100000! Let MIR. Bayly, if he is
determined to razee, commence operations at home
The tide walters, clerks, stevedores weighers and
measurers, &c, of the custom house, no doubt
work fully as hard for their money as the members
of Congress. We differ entirely from him in his
views Of economy. We do not think eight dollars
day too much for legislator; but we contend
that he is fully well paid as the custom house
employee, and contend that if there is to be re-
duction, that Mr.. Bayly ought to lead the way in
Congress, where it will reach himself Let him
take his own physic before he gives it to others.
OHIo.-The Wing State convention will assem-
BILE at Columbus, on the 9th of May next, for the
purpose of nominating candidate for Governor
In the Senate, the vexed question of the Hamilton
county case was brought somewhat near to settle
ment by the report of committee, which concluded
with the following resolution:
Resolued, That the scat in this Senate Temporal
rily occupied by VIM. F. Johnson be and the same
is hereby declared vacant, and that Lewis Broad
well be admitted to seat in this Senate as the
Senator from the first district in Hamilton county
From the Isthmus.
The steamship Alabama left Chagres for New
Orleans on the Goth of January, with two hundred
passengers The Falcon and Cherokee and Brit
ish steamer Severn, arrived there that day. The
Cherokee was expected to leave Chagres on her re-
turn to New York on the 10th instant Mr. FIRE.
mont and his lady will take passage by her. should
the health of the latter be sufficiently re-estaN
lished.
The propeller Chesapeake arrived at Panama on
the 18TH oil january, and was to leave for San Fran
cisco in few days
We find the following items in the Panama Echo
of the 22d ult.
The brig Osceola reached Chagres on Monday
last Her cargo consists of tools and materials for
the Panama Railroad Company, sufficient to keep
in employ seven hundred men. The Osceola is
now discharging, and the steamboat General Herran
takes her cargo on board to convey it up the river
as tar as possible. We hope Gorgona may be
reached in safety.
Four hundred men expected to arrive from
the province of Popayan, where they have been en-
gagged by Gen. Mosquera to work on the Panama
railroad.
II has teen strongly talked of that an effort will
be made by the Congress of Bogota at its ap-
preaching session, TO remove the capital of the
republic TO Panama. This would be sensible
movement.
The Panama Netos, of the 22d Of January, saws
it yields readily to mild remedies, if seasonaby
taken.
There were several vessels at Panama awaiting
passengers. Among them were the Edward Ever.
EFT, the Glenmore, Brutus, Levant, John r. Gard
ner, ST. Mary's, Lota, &c. The Chesapeake was
taking in coal at Tobago, preparatory TO her return
TO San Francisco.
The Panama Star has the following statement
of the quantity of gold forwarded across the 18TH
mus, for the three months ending LIST of January
last:
By Zachrisson, Nelson & Co. ....,.. S2,095,s44 Os
BY r. Nj. Steamship Co. .......... 767, 900 90
By private individuals (estimated). 2,5O0,0OO 90
Total :...,...........,..... $500, s44 0s
Gold and silver by II. M s. S. Co.,
from S. Am, Mexico, &c. ...... 1900, 900 90
Making the sum total Of. .,... $780,, S44 0s