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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-14
Our Washington Correspondence.
W.sutrarox Anril lel

wAsnI,0roy. April IL, 1880
Fuiurs Of the Committee ( Thate>nBiH Of Defcencies
The Ga'rAin CLa;m-7Ae House and the csSin<,.
From the perseverng opposition Of Mr.. Benton to
its election, the proposed Committee Of Thirteen on
the slavery question was abandoned to-day snd the
subject was laid upon the table
Prom the declarations Of Mr. Clay, however, whether
the committee is appointed moi. there will be mo-
tion to combine in one bill
l. The admission Of California.
2. Government for the territories
3. The settlement Of the Texas boundary.
4. Provisicns for slave States from the
present State Of Texas
And there appears to be clear majority In the So
nate In favor of such bill. The South insist upon IT,
because California Is FIRST admitted they have strong
reason TO suspect that nothing else will be done The
chances for the committees, however, are materially
reduced.
The attempt to elect the committee being sbsn :
doned Mr. Dckinsons bill OF deficiencies for the go
snpenses o 'he surren. year was r ap'
the first being TO strike out the appropriation OF
$40 coo toward tho wings Of the Patent Once. Prom
Once TO cot only sios 900. Already s&Sooo
have been expended and the whole structure accord
81 200 900 Mr. Dickinson contended that this class
! Of extravsganess ought to be stopped
The motion TO strike out was debated by Aessrs
Pearc. Hunter Clarke and Poote, In support Of the
appropriation aud by Messrs. Dickinson and Phelps
aa three oeoeI the senate sdjourucd over to Monday
In the House. Mr.. Burt OF the select committee ou
the Caphin claim, perplsxsd with the outcry and ru-
mors In the spspers, aud not possessed with In
sruetons covering the whole ground laid tho subject
lefcre tho House. sud by resolution, after lively
diseusslsn, the committee given all the powers
| qured to sin the concern to the bottom
The temper Of the House appears to be In favor Of
Thorough examination and strict justice, notwith-
standing the general nprc-son that justice bs done,
the Secretary Of War and all concerned must be con-
dsmned =. peculatcr- upon the public treasury.
The cabinet continues In state Of suspended nina
ton. They await n remulou xiety the report Of
Houae committee. The cabinet have the advantage ot
q social relationship TO the members Of the House,
which may incline them TO mercy; for the parties oi
the last winter Of Messrs Crawford johnson Meredith
and Co. very agreeable indeed SIN. expect
the committee and the Mouse To do their duty
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Total Amerieaa water -rottsd her


Esees. paid fcr foreign Asmp In nine y,sr ssis.s~ n
The prices paid for foreign hemp In different years
yary from slio 10 s3is per ton according 10 the
Vet The price. paid for American hemp range nom
. 20 :, ssso ss. per 'sn sss rr, -, ,r K,, ,,. a.
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me mean fcsr ,..; q 81 r.,...sgrr ..r, tar
mes. = six ss.. q Italian hsnP 'srr'a rOp. q isis
Tss wrs-rrs Ayrsa ~ Bo.ro--Dr. Bssowss .,p
ru, srreI.s sresr;-ws are requested by Dr.
Beecher 10 that since the statement referred TO
In last he has nrther Investigated the matter at
the request Of tho friends of DR. Parkmsn aud found
that the facts werc these:During the week after the
dsappearance Of DR. Parhmsn lights we're seen BY the
persons referred TO. on number of evenings. In the
instance At shout midnight; all q which was 40 un-
usual ~ 70 excite rerticular attention But No spy
bs ss 'nS par no Boy sns no per.oa ,. Zen n
laboratory ~ss In the ear. Of hs police crers at
tempt vas frequentiy made by means Of spyyls.e
10 dstingvish objects and persons within but entirely
without Nothing could b~ discovered but
ct hat th.rr lights aud that inds,ing s-hshle
psrsons som, times seemed 70 be passing before the
rndows. The statement II the Attorney General vas
not that the evidence at frst Fposc o. exist n
since the objects would be through two media,
ard the windows of the laboratory dimm~d
with dss and dirt u various Kinds. a. to ~ somewhat
dcnee IN fset existed We src also requested 10 .,s,.
tha, the subject Of ts student supposed to have
seen Or webetey with the body ~ DR. Parkman pr
Beether knows nothinx. NJ stustat spoke To
h;n On the subject. did he consult the Al
tornsy General With rehrerce 90 H. We did not in
tend TO imply that II had any connection with a
tvdrnt but suprossj II TO be the origin fthc student
story Bssfca Trs-sler, April 10
ToraL Rvs er LssuArs. ny the f,liovinr FROM
ue New orissns F<sv-s, cf the ~ instant u will BE-
seq that the town destroyed. IS reported by ,els.
grfrh. wes not L~gusyrn Nenesuea. but Laxuas de
Terminoa In rucstsr Drtce from Camp~.ehy 20 the
I'd ult have been received hy the schooner syvetes
Gsnsr We learn that that dsy information va
received at Csmpssehy o< the total destruction ny arc
a the town Of Lsguns d. Termioos The stores of
Gut,rrtz Go aud rrsciat Oaui Go. we're the onl y
buildings renaining unharmed This cslsmitouz
caussd much distrcss among the unfotuns y;
| irhshiirn's, Who we're deprived of ell shelter
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Of an adjournment, and good nisa.,s ress .. Ne
Mr.. Poote-Oh y.s. thsrs are good many vhs
would like adjourn TO defect action.
Some debate followed, on motion TO adjourn bySNr
and Benton. took . hand, when the adjournment was
Mr. Chase considered all these proceedings vast. Of
time and thought best to lay the whole business on
the table.
Mr. Mangum made such q motion, bat on appel
Mr webster explained that he waS not ready 70 vote
the serous question. involved in the four prose
sitions Of Benton and Clay.
Mr. Clay explained his notifications, and moved to
Mr. Foote--wiu the Senator withdraw II moment,
Mr. Poote explained, and appealed for tn. commit
tee Of thirteen.
Mr. Atchison moved 10 ADJOURN and the Senate aA-
journed.
Such is the running thread Of the proceedings 20.
day. Now for the explanation.
Mr.. Benton's object was to defeat the COMMITTEES
His several appeals for California separately and
against the committee. were strong and well put in
lie pleaded as tor life aud death and at every point
the struggle he on hand, but when the exact mo-
tion lost he abandoned the main issue and COM
nlenced hi $ amendments. in which he succeeded 40
completely In the ENHANCEMENT Of tho question THAI
the only expedient was an adjournment.
Mr.. Webster was clearly puzzled In the extreme,
about that vote 20 exclude or not to exclude
from the committee. Hisrdesire was California; but
the compromise lay the other side and he won't It,
but reluctantly, that there is counting upon his
vote tomorrow under the contingencies Of dispe nsng
with the committee which may be presented. 1t Is
still new thing with Mr. wsbster TO side with tho
South II goes hard but thus far he has kept up to
the rack and IL entitled to the credit all the more from
the novelty of his position.
We have not much hope Of this committee being
raised: and II raised. not under expectation OF COM
promise which will pass both houses fCaliforna is
he mixed up with the other disputes Should such a
bill pass the Senate, the trouble will to get IL
through the House; or any BILL Of any kind, In any
shape.
So FAR therefore, from believing that the appoint
ment of this committee will settle the question, we
apprehend that 1t will amount to very little. way
or the other Yet as II do harm and may do
some good. we may yet have the committed although
the prospect is that the contest against will be
newed with renewed viRor tomorrow morning
We have had great deal Of discusson-the danger
has been talked away and when the Senate comes to
act the real trouble Is still hand and up
formidable The fact IT, we just getting
into the agitation and cd only knows when. how
or by what process are to got out The difficulty
IL by no means surmounted.
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TIE srass II an carthquas. was felt Il Loai-vsi.
gy oo N. nisht n ftac Tth Instant
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BY AUTHORITY.
Public Acts
Passed during the fvsf session Of the Thirfy. first
CongTsss

Acfs
Passed during the FIRST session Of the THIRTY. first
CongTsss
tPUsLIc-No. Al
AN ACT Providing for the taking of the Seventh
and subsequent Ccnsuses Of the United States
and to hx the number Of the members Of the
House Of Representatives, and provide for their
future apportionment among the several States.
I.-OF THE DUTIES, LIABILITIES, AND COM.
PENsATION OF MARSHALS.
Bel enacted BY fhe Senate and House Of Reprsseni-
0fivs Q fhs United States Of America in Congress
assembled That the marshals Of the several dis
tricts OF the United States including the District
OF Columbia and the Territories, are hereby re-
quired respectively 20 all the inhabitants TO
be enumerated and 10 collect all the other statisi-
cal information within their respective districts in
the manner provided for in this act, and specified
in the instructions which shall be given by the
Secretary OF the Interior, and in the tables an
nexed, and 10 return the same to the said Secre-
tary ON or before the first day Of November next
ensuing, emitting from the enumeration of the in
habitants Indians not taxed also the discretion
oi said secretary, any part all the statistics Of
the Territories except those OF population Pro
v,dsd, h0,oever, And If the time assigned for max
ing the returns shall prove inadequate for the Ter
ritories, the said Secretary may extend the same;
Provided, further, II there be any district Ter
ritory of the United States in which there is no
marshal of the United States, the President shall
appoint some suitable person TO discharge the du-
tics assigned by this act to marsbals.
SEC 2. And BE- u further enacted, That each of
said marshals shall before entering upon his du-
ties, take and subscribe the following oath or af-
rmaton, before any circuit district Judge Of the
United States, or before any judge Of any State
court, 10 wit:
j, marshal Of the district Of
do solemnly swear Tor affrm) that will 10 the
best of my ability enumerate, or cause TO be emu
merated, all the inhabitants Of said district and
will collect cause 10 be collected, the other sta
tisteal information within the same. and will faith
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Travellers, and account OF Lynch's Dead Sea
Expedition. vol. with Engravings. BY John ,.
Jenkins.
Review Of the Mexican War, embracing the
Causes Of the War, &C. BY Charles II. Porter.
10 Adams's Letters TO bis Son on the Bible and
its Teachings. | vol New edition
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7 Fl Z R E P u B LIC .
SPEECH

MIR. II. s. HAYMOND, OF VIRGINIA,
ON the admission Of California, &c.; delir-
cred IN the House Of Representatives.,
.May 21, 1850.
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y. ATWOOD, PORTRAIT PAINTER,
From Philadelphta.

WILL remain in Washington during tho scssio
wv Of Congress. His Studio is in room No. ~
basernent of the Capitol Feb. 4-tf
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-04

'FuR THe USE OF SCHOOLS. J


Is, DEM.-I hear that Booby Johnst m,
the Wing candidate, is ru make Il speech
al Georgetown "n the 27'lI When will
our candidate give US talkY
I'd DEM-Judge Wood is all right.
No need of him travelling about like a
demagogue "harungue the people His
platform was laid down, hard and strong,
a: Columbus on the Sth January. On
Banks and Currency he is up to the
Democratic standartl; he goeS in for the
hard. agains, all Banks. Corporations aud
Monopolies. "On tie Niger qaestiOn he
is all righA"
LIST DgM.-- Stop, there. How do you
know all this2
2d DEM.--Knowl How do | knowl
Didn't the Brown county delegates, all
Democrats Of the right stripe, vote for
him, to a man, I'm the first and every sue
ceeding ballot in the conveution2 And
hen, too, Tomlinsnn, Of the STANDARD,
has the "documents," right SQUARE up to
The mark, that he lis right on the Niger
Queslion'-that he is even opposed 10 the
humbug Wllmot Proviso. What more
do,you want? rt., ,-sl
LIST DEM.--Well, | suppose he is oil
right; asked for information.
81 DEM.--He is all right. Right at
tall times aud IN all places. right in Brown
county. and right in Cuyahoga-righl
with the White Democracy off this region
and right with the Fee Niger Demnc
racy Of the Western Reserve. The
Georgetown Standard Saysh he is right
and the Sandusky Mirror, Van Buren,
Abolition paper. says he is right. How
eau he be wrong when he is supported
| Wy Journals holding such opposite opin.
inns, and endorsed by them alll
For my part.I don't understand allthis
Why does Judge Wood permit this
double deslingl Sometimes pig, and
sometimes puppy. AS democrat,
want to see and hear our candidute. Il
would be easy for him to tell the people
where he 10 aud what heis L don't &c
lin for deceiving others, and ! don't like
to be deceived myself. True Democra'
CIV don't dodge abont among the bushes
4 afraid to be seen. Il comes to the lishl
and seeks investigation and open discus
sion. In short. can support no mum
dumb; skulking candidate, and unless
4 Judge Wood shdws his hand he will 50
lru vote from nfe.--Hipleg Bee
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-04

From OREGoS.-Oreg"n papers to the ajtl Ju
have been received nj San Fruncisco. The only
TENS w find worth copying are these:
There are three new steamers building to run
upon the Columbia.
Persons Iye come in from the Rogue river
country, who nre confident that gold may he
tuund there in considerable Quantities though the
waters were still too high To "rnspect' salisiac.
turlY. Gold, however, was found Gov. Lane,
not finding things to suit him III Rogue river, al
ter negotiating u t'eaty ot peace with the Rogue
river Indians, bud sone on TO Trinity Oh hisway
to California. .r
Immigration IL tile rritory, from tile Atlantic
States is said III be large, Thuse coming over the
Cascade mountains it il said nre great sufferers rs
tue ruue is impnssubls. Efforts nre making to
90 to llIeir relief. -e'
Farming in The territory has proved tlIis year
very profitable.
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rROM WASHINGTON.
BY Telegraph for hs Daily Ldneaster Gas

ny 1eegraPh for The Daily Ldneaster Gazette
WAshfaoroE, Sept %
SEsAfE-The Bill to regulate the pensions ol
officers soldiers and marioes svas ds,a,ed a,,d +,
proposition greatly extending its provisions was
rejected aud the bill then orderedt to be engros.
Sed
ne resolution from the House providing for 10.
sulutlug suit against Mr. Crnwioul. late Secretary
oi war, came up and Messrs. TurneS aud Ewing
Spoke against u
Mes'rs Butler and Dawson followed, opposing
Tue resolution and denounced all white-washing.
Inc Senate then recousidered the motion 10
eDgrosS the blll establishing collection district in
Ca,liornia' Alter some amendments the bill pat.
SEQ
The Senate c6netrred In the House amend.
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g.. n. a t,.,i
4 TUE FVo'r'h oLAVE DhL'-HeDe'a''
| ly agreeing with the action nf CONGRESS
-. =
'e'auNe "the seitiement 0I lhe ques'
lions atiAinp ont oflhe annekalI0n of Tex
as ahd the purchase oi territory from
Mexico by tha la,e adminis,ration I'VE
hhd three iatai FEATURES IN the rugilve
Slave bill. which are Inns sbrcinetlv ann.
-. -. -.
med up mt the cincinnati dd@ette;
"There are three Textures IN the act recently
passed for the reclamation Of ugityes from labor.
that we believe have not been heretofore noticed
III this paper.-They depart widely from the usual
and ordinary course OF proceeding, and We do not
see OH what principle Of justice they are supposed
to rest
The FIRST Is the provision Of the NTH section ol
the act, which makes the Marshal or hls Deputy
IN case fugitive IN custody shall escape. I'sh or
g'fhoW MS assent, liable on hls olncial BOND TO
the lull value of the labor or service due. oo II
IS. although the escape Is occssl9ned ny no Iah@
ol the othcer. und notwithstanding he may nave
exerted III good iallh' all ms physIcal power ana
legal authority TO prevent me escape. Even ID
such case, he and 'ls snreues are held respons'
pie lor the whoe Vsine OF u service" "ue from Tue
fugitive TO tue plan'in III Ihe rrocess. we rec"l'
lect oil no lns'ance OIL legai llao'V xe IllS III he
commnn law' or ~ any s'nluse' why was 'hS
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-04
DR, WEBsTER's FAMILY SINCE HIS Elk.

DR, WEBsTER's FAMILY SINCE HIS Elk.
EcUTIoN.-The Evening Post has letter
from correspondent at Boston, giving
some facts apperainiug to the family of
the late Professor Webster, which are
notwilloul inter est, ,'hongh they cautious
| ly illustrate tho strange folles of which
pour human nature is capable:
"Daily, even to the present period, you
may see persons driving up to The dwell
ing house Of Mrs. Webster. Camblidq qe,
for the purpose of at least hooking at the
outside of the house where her late hus
band lived. The day aflerlhe execution;
a carriage drove up; aud lady, lat least
apparently one) aud her two daughters,
IA Mrs. p. from New York. alighted. and
desired to enter and see the corpse, stat
ing thatthey had come oupurpose. When
the application was objected to gently,
they insisted upon entering, till they were
more peremptorily refused.
"Among the mass Of communications
and letters which the family have receiv.
ed since his arrest, land they have been
so numerous that the postage alone which
they have been obliged to pay. might
have supported them for half a year, was
one fom Baptist clergyman of Ken
tucky, who offered, if the family would
send him on money to pay his traveliHg
expenses, to come on and use his infln.
ence with the Parkman family, as his de-
ceased wife had been distant relation
Of theirs, and with Governor Briggs. who
belongs TO the Baptist persuasion, to pro
cure pardon for the convict.
"Another man presented himself at the
house, short time before the executlof
and desired an interview with Mrs Web.
ster. for the purpose, as he stated, of ma
king some important communications TO
her, They proved to be. that he had hit
upon q scheme TO effect the prisoners es.
cape, that avessel wus ready to sail and
bring him away in safety, and all he de.
sired was the CO operation of the family
"A scamp, whose name isnot known.
perpetrated the vilainy Of sending. after
the execution, newspaper to The house,
directed to Mrs. w, which contained a
wood cut Of the execution in detail.
Two Sundays ago. when the family ap,
peared in tho parish church, To attend
public worship,the minister (who was not
the regular clergyman Of the parish but
preached there merely by way of ex-
change J although he had been expressly
told by the regular minister to be care
ful in regard to his subject, because the
unfortunate family might perhaps attcndi
chose the edifying subject Of S"The exc
cutioa Of crimnsls, beginning with cru
ciixions. I could add other Incidents al
fiat,ering to human nature as these; bui
! the heart sickens to think OF them" b.
l nnpua aavs iha frat tima a oirl kissa
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-10-04
NO. 1906


Tag CAtIEoRSa NEws- The Sgnat-
ters' War.-We have published in our
telegraphic reports oil the information
"f much importance braught by, the laIe
Steamers. Tho m.si important item Is
the account oflhs difficulty beiween;ihs
settlers aud the squatlers and fouherip-
leIligence will be looked for with inIer-
est. Upon this question we find the fol-
lowing information in the Washington
correspondent Of the Baltimore Sua,
which explains The exisling difficulty aud
gives an intelligent account fihe origid
of The contest II is To be hoped that
the matter viii be speedily settled upon
equitable terms.
81 learn that the nmor nf the destruction oflhe
city OF Sacramento by fire in the squatters' war
has been demuHsT,dcd 10 lie untrue by a gentle.
man who came in the Philadelphia as passenser;
nd The prospect was thai The landholders would
desiSt from the Of force, and give The SQUAT.
ters truce. The sniect viii c1tis he s.re The
Senate io-lnUrruw, wiirn tie California sills En
'eilng private luud claims. aud disposing or The
public domain. will iome up
The land chilns W be settled are, 1st tie lately
uumped uPnld Spanish titles which c0ver every
opt OF tile whole coaotry that is supposed to bo
valuable; I'd, the squitter elaim already put il,
!" every iuot oithe gold bearing l1iHls. aad peIG
ilnac'ously adhered Ia: 3D. The eiirn of lhe United
States. unf er The treaty Of cessi n SO. there Is
triangular wer between the claimants and each
party VIII resist The clnim Of tile other two par-
ties. II Congress should enact law granting
permits 10 work the gold bearing tracts, there
VIII be tOutll party IN the feId-the U. s. les
-ees. who will 60 with earitll. machinery, arms
&c, ~ prosecute their enterprise did protect their
rights
Tie holders Of tie Spanish titles will get decis.
or IN their f1yVr. If iey procure inst such board
Ol commissioners for thai purpose as they want,
aud, Illus they will aust Unrle Sam an d the sqan-
ters alz0. 80
The sonner proper means are taken TO settle
these olhicting claims the better. When deeis.
ias is legally aud fairly made.tte people win he
doubt. abide by the Iatv. ], will be a perplexipa
subject i.,r spuIe tiBe tl come. at
/ The squarters have sone show Of right OIL their
side aud their claim b, s;aall lots which they found
unapprnpriated. and proceeded to occupy aud i'm.
proSs illeN is Just Que, and ii has been the gen,
eral pulley Of the government u recognize such
Clainls, SO ia: es to give the squalers pft-enp.
ton right. at the minimum price. But il is not
suPpns that it will be the pulicy of the govern.
ment to sell the gold bearing lauds to which il
may have title. II tie quufz NICK is worth, 20
Col Fremont asserts. from $4 90 10 s. a pourd,
! i will be poor bTgain 10 sell i. at sl,s5 On