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The Territorial Question.

The Madison county On. " Wing, in
an article on the Presidents message,
takes ground in support Of the policy there
laid down with regard TO California and
New Mexico. The Wing thinks that the
policy of the PRESIDENT will be satisfac-
tory TO all who wish this vexed question
to be prudently and pacifcally adjusted.
Such only will be displeased, it adds, as
seek TO make Free-Soil or slavery not so
much practical questions as dangerous
hobbies by whose aid office or notoriety
can be secured.
There is no doubt that if the councils OF
wise and patriotic men are not defeated
by the union of the Northern and Southern
agitators-the Bitter-Enders of the opposi-
tion-to gag extreme measures through
Congress, against the sense Of Congress-
this difficult question will be solved in a
manner to command the general assent Of
the people. Under such circumstances it
would seem to be the better policy to dis
pose peTemptorily Of all propositions de-
signed TO interfere with the ultimate OBJ
jects contemplated by the PRESIDENT.
For sensible men, it seems to be the worst
possible use of their faculties, to devote
them to torrid defamation about matters
whose ultimate disposition depends upon a
local jurisdiction. Why the public ear
should be vexed with these daily diatribes
on slavery and the Wilmot proviso, ex-
cept for embarrassing the Administration
and arresting the public business, no man
can imagine. They change no mans
opinion, and they produce nothing but i'll
blood and bad feeling.
The people will understand, however,
where the responsibility for this agitation
rests. They know whose policy it is to
disturb the ordinary business Of legislation,
and divert attention from great public in
terests
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% Locofoco.v

Some Of the party to which this term is
commonly applied object TO its use. The
WHIGs are in general liberal enough to
accord this name in full, because if they
were TO cut it down to plain Loco it might
be considered somewhat equivocal--this
diminutive term, in Spanish, meaning
mad, crackbrained, or hallucinated." II
would, perhaps, be considered as compli-
menting the honesty of our opponents at
the expense Of their understanding. But
these gentlemen are as much divided in
regard TO what they shall be called as 10
what they shall not be called. Having
dsclamed the name Of Locofoco, though
il originated with themselves, and refused
TO be christened Bitter Enders, though
bitter -endism was first proclaimed by the
sole organ of their party, some Of them are
willing to style themselves Democrats !;
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General Cass.

His friends seem determined to compel
General CAss to resign his seat in the
Senate, in the event of his being called
upon to vote on the Wilmot proviso. They
will not leave him any freedom of choice.
The Union announced, some months
ago, that he was prepared to become a
"voluntary martyr to his opinions, sooner
than retain his seat at the expense of his
high reputation or his established prin.
ciples."
From report of a speech of Mr.. JET
PERSON DAVIS, which we find in the Mis-
sissippi Jacksonian, among many things
which we hope Mr.. DAVIS did not say
we learn that he stated, that "CAss was
under instructions, and all he could de
would be to refuse to vote or resign"
Some curiosity exists to ascertain OIL
which horn of this dilemma the Senato
from Michigan will impale himself.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE RuLEs--THE VOTE OF THE SPEAKER

THE pvLEs-THE VOTE or THE SPEAKER.
Mr.. KAUFMAN remarked that tho rules for tn,
government Of the House adopted temporary
Iy, and the time TO which their operation was linn
tied expired To- day therefore he moved that tn,
further execution Of the order for the election o
officers be postponed, 20 take up tho report
the Committee on the Rules.
Conversation ensued, in which several gentlemen
INDUCED; and
The question was taken, and decided in tic af
hrmative.
they existed at the close of the last session, (sub
ject to the amendments reported by the Commit.
tec.)
The first proposition was considered viz TO in.
scrt in the second line of rule 49, between the words
" not" and VOTE" the words +" be required to-
so that the rule should read
"In all Of election by the House the Speaker
shall vote in other he shall not be required %
vote unless the House be equally divided or unless
his vote, If given TO the minority, will make the
division equal and in. of such equal division,
the question shall be lost"
Mr.. HARRISON said that this rule made il dis
cretionary for the Speaker to vote
Mr.. JONES explained the amendment and the
reasons which influenced the Committee in pro-
posing H.
Mr.. WINTHROP, after few preliminary re-
marks, moved an amendment, in effect, not rcquir-
ing the Speaker 10 vote unless IL will make a diff
ference in the result.
Mr.. McLANE, of Maryland, wished the gentle
man TO extend his amendment so that the Speak
cr's name shall be called, and he vote AZ the other
members.
Mr.. WINTHROP was opposed to that PROPOSE
ton. II IL were made incumbent the Speaker
TO vote, he must have the privilege 10 speak. He
was opposed to making n man vote without an OPP
portunity to assign his reasons.
Mr.. HARRISON inquired whether there was
any rule which prevented the Speaker from MAX
ing speech on the floor
Mr.. WINTHROP replied that IL was the Uniform
practice Of the Speaker 10 keep his own scat and
preserve order, unless in Committee Of the Whole
on the state of the Union. There was a certain
magnetic influence which attaches 10 the Chair Of
the House. Committees were 10 be accommodated,
members were TO be pleased and propitiatcd, and
patronage dispensed. He did not believe that all
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The Union says that President TAYLOR
is no Palinurus. Who ever said he was
Does the representative Of the elite of the
Richmond Democrats know the history OF
his friend Palnurus'
But that we may not do injustice TO this
venerable critic, who is so saucy on the
''style" of the PRESIDENTS message, and
sets up for "Kakology," we will quote his
very words. In the Union of Saturday,
January IL, in the fourth column of the
third page, in an editorial article with all
the earmarks of the senior editor about it,
we find the following sentences:
"Let the ship but weather this tempest, and II
may defy every other breaker But this breaker il
there. The pilot has not yet been able 20 steer
the chip As for General Taylor, he never was
calculated TO play the Painurus in the storm lie
wants experience--he wants confidence in him
sef-he has not the courage to meet the crisis he.
fore him"
Now, mark the nonsense of the first
line" weather this tempest, and defy
every other breaker" This is from the
pen of the man who makes himself so
merry over an alleged slip in the PREsI-
DENTS message; and who cannot let day
go by without having something funny to
say about ''the rest of mankind" Every
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Taking AZ Easy.

1t is ''refreshing" to notice the singu
lar equanimity with which the Democratic
press in this neighborhood submits to the
defeat of the sable and accomplished
FoRNEY" by the votes of eight Southern
Democrats. The Richmond Enquirer
could not at first sssee the force of such
magnanimity''-bu then il was consoled
by the idea that s'Mr. FoRNEY will con-
tinue in the PennsytUanian TO proclaim
and defend the principles of Democracy,
with a brilliancy and power that have
won the esteem Of the whole Union"
But satisfactory solution was furnished
TO the Enquirer, which it adds in post
script, in a manner that leads US 10 infer
that it nor sees the force of the magnan-
unity in question. We quote it:
up. SIN yesterday Union appears a card from
Mr. venable Of North Carolina, stating that il was
the desertion Of Mr.. Forney's Northern Democratic
friends who crushed his hopes, by reducing his vote
from LOG TO 90, whilst Southern Democrats voted
for him still-and that MIR. Forney was already de-
ieated, and could not possibly be elected"
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger does not seem to take this matter
so complacently as the "ardent'' Virgin
ians. Observer says that there seems TO
be certain Southern leaders who do not
want national Democratic or Wing party,
but sectional party, and would ga hun
dred times rather shake hands with the
Northern Free-Soilers than with moder-
ate man at the North or South" This
fact may account for the equanimity of
the Union and the Enquirer II explains
also the willingness of the ultras to com
bine with the Free-Soilers TO make w. ].
BRowN Speaker.
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"other breakerp' This worthy old gen.
tleman supposes that breaker is some
sort of tempest A tempest is storm;
breaker is wave broken by rocks or
sandbanks.
The second line is rank nonsense.
"This breaker is there" Wherel In the
name of common sense, tohere!
But now for Palinurus. We thank Hea-
ven that General TAYLOR as no Palinurus'
This fellow was the pilot OF Eneas,
whom, with his friend Palinurus, the Sc
Nor editor best knows as among the old
correspondents of the Richmond Enquirer.
His story was any thing but creditable
one. He went TO sleep one day at the
helm, fell into the sea, and was drowned.
This was the last that Eneas heard of
him, till he met him some time after in
the lower regions, where Palnurus told a
cock-and-bull story about the god Somnus
appearing to him in disguise and throwing
him into the sea. He told him, more
over, that he had been tossed about some
four days by the ''tempests and other
breakers" and had then been thrown on
the sand and murdered. The plain Eng
lish of the whole matter was probably
that he had been making too free with
some antique o-be.joyful, went to sleep
on his post, and tumbled overheard.
The senior editor has no very clear no
tons about these old fellows; and if he
ever hits right, it is by accident. But
when he calls President TAYLOR "Nero,"
and complains that he is not calculated to
be "Palinurus''-people wonder how he
could contract such an excess of igno-
rance.
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this style being the most attractive for the
immigrants continually pouring into our
country. But the exclusive claim to this
appellation by party numbering among
its leaders BUCHANAN, McLANE, and
an INGERsoLL, has never been acquiesced
in by the WHIGs nor has the name been
universally claimed, acknowledged, or
rallied under by even our opponents them
selves.
With section of the Opposition It is
uniformly the "Republican" party. Even
the sole organ tells US that Mr.. Brown
was the efavorite candidate of the Repu6-
hcan party"-and denounces the term
s'Locofoco" as ''blackguard. What do
our Locofoco friends in New York say to the
reputation of their chosen name by the sole
organ? The term was once their chosen
and favorite appellation. What would
LEGGETT have said to hear his wing OF the
Democracy, which rejoiced in the name OF
Locofocos, denounced as "blackguardsP'
The sole organ must know that the term
Locofoco is as tenderly cherished at Tam
many Hall, as it is haughtily rejected by
the "siite of the distinguished Democrats
of Richmond.' How do the hard-money
boys of the Bowery like this left-handed
friendship, which solicits their votes, and
stigmatizes them as Hblackguardsp'
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The Sub-treasury.

A writer in the Bankers Magazine and
Statistical Register, edited and published
by J. SMITH Romans, in an article on a
National Currency, gives US an insight
into the operations of the Sub-treasury
that is not without interest. President
Polk and Mr.. WALKER both told us that
the Subtreasury law required modihca-
tons and amendments; but we believe
that the faithful are determined to retain
all its defects and absurdities. We copy
paragraph from the article to which we
refer:
"a total of eight millions five hundred and
seventy nine thousand dollars probably changes
hands every month. 1t is continually in motion
Hosts of public officers and the clerks of merchants
are employed at a cost of labor, time, and
vcxation, in counting and recountng boxes and
bags of coin that should be permanently at rest OF
very rarely moved. Disputes and differences o.
opinion are constantly arising between the payer
and payce, as to the values of certain coins. A
4 clerk is detained several hours in making pay
ment of a few thousand dollars into the Subtrea-
sury, when the same sum could be paid, satisfac-
tory TO both parties, in three minutes, II egiti-
mate government circulation ices adopted. The sim
gular spectacle has been recently presented OF
Transporting coin in a Wagon from the Treasury
Department TO the capitol, Ia distance of one me,)
for the purpose of paying the per diem of members
|ofCongress. Soon after being received by them it
is converted into bank paper, as more convenient,
more desirable, and more safe, for their indi-
vidual uses, it is deposited in banks whose re-
charter was refused by Congress, and checked for
in bank paper, in sums 10 suit the wants of the
holder"
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Virginia.

In the House of Delegates, on Satur-
day, message was received from Gov
ernor FLOYD, enclosing the resolutions Of
the Legislature of Vermont on the subject
Of slavery. II is brief and pertinent.
The Governor recommended the passage
of the resolutions adopted last session, and
the passage of a law providing for. the at
tendance of representatives in the South
ern convention to assemble at Nashville,
in June next; and that money be appro-
priated to defray all their necessary ex-
penses incurred by such attendance.
Mr.. SYME moved that the resolutions
from the State of Vermont, on the sub
ject Of slavery, be returned to the Gov
ernor, with request that they be returned
to the Governor of Vermont, and that the
Governor of Vermont be informed that
the Legislature of Virginia understand
their constitutional rights, and mean tc
maintain them. This resolution was car.
rad unanimously.
The select committee to which was re-
ferred so much of the Governors message
as relates to the Wilmot proviso and kin
dred subjects, with instruc tons TO inquire
into the expediency of appointing dele
gates to represent Virginia in the Southern
convention, reported a preamble and reso-
lutions re-affirming the resolutions of Sth
March, lS47, and 18th January, 1S49,
which were made the order of the day for
Thursday ~ oolr.
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By the direction of the Postmaster Gen
eral, the supplementary sheets containing
the Post Office advertisement of mail routes
are sent free of postage charge.
S. R. HOBBIE,
First .4ss't p. M. Gen.
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UNrTARIArIsM IN THE UNITED STATEs.-From
the Unitarian Congregational Register for 1850 just
published at Boston, learn that the number OF
Unitarian churches In Massachusetts Is l65; in
Maine 10; in New Hampshire 10; in Vermont s; in
Connecticut 5; in Rhode Island 3; in New Jersey
l. in New York IL; in Pennsylvania 3; in Mary
land !; in the District Of Columbia Il in South Car.
DINA ]; in Georgia 2; in Alabama /; in Louisiana
lucky /; in Ohio d in Michigan 1; in Wisconsin I;
in Canada 2. Total 2l5. OF these, 3S are now
without pastors
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4fIONUEkft IOoUs
Seah Mathews, esq, of New York, was admitted
an attorney and counsellor of this court.
No As Marsh, Lee g. Delauan, plaintiffs in error
VS.. r. F. Reddiek's hens.-The argument of thii
cause was commenced by Mr.. Wood for the plain.
tiffs in error, and continued by Messrs. May and
Geyer for the defendants in error, and by Mr.
Wood for the plaintiffs in error.
Adjourned until to morrow, III O'Clock, a. m.
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The Young Ladys Friend. BY Mrs. JONI FARRAR.
New York: Samuel S. and William Wood.
The first edition of this volume was issued about
twelve years since, during which period the author
ess has received ample proofs that IL has answered
the purpose for which il intended. So general
has been its popularity, that set of stereotype
plates has been entirely worn out in multiplying
impressions. Without assuming to be n very COM
potent Judge in the matter of educating young Ia
dies, any critic may say with safety that if the pre-
cepts which Mrs. FARRAR lays down are the same
which have made herself the pride of the cultivated
social circle in which she moves, young lady
can seek better guide or instructor in every
thing that should interest her sex. We are not
perfectly satisfied that there is not shade of prude-
ry in the chapter on behaviour to gentlemen
but perhaps on such subject 1xe Young Lady's
Friend might well lean 10 the safer side.
HUNTS Mrchant,' Magazins.-The January
number Of this valuable work fully sustains the
high reputation which il has enjoyed from its com.
| mencement. The amount of valuable statistical
and commercial information which il contains
renders the entire series a desirable acquisition tc
all libraries The principal articles in this number
are-I. Tea, and the Tea Trade, by A. Gideon Nye
esq, merchant Of Canton, China. II. The Condi-
ton and Prospects of the American Cotton Manu-
features in lS49, by A. A. Lawrence, esq, Of Mas.
sachusetts Ill The Mortality of Baltimore with
reference to the Principles Of Life Insurance, by
Professor G. F. McCay, Of the University Of Geor
gia. Nv. The Practical Working Of Cheap Post.
age, by Joshua Lcavitt, Corresponding Secretary
Of the Boston Cheap Postage Association. v. Com
mercial Cities and Towns Of the United States, No.
XIX.-Thc City Of w orccster, Massachusetts,. VI
Bankruptcy Banking-A letter to the editor, in
reply TO an article in the December number Of the
Merchants Magazine. VII. Charts Practical
Treatise on Banking: On the Nature of Banking
The Utility OF Banking-on the General Admins.
tration Of Bank VIII. Commercial Code OF
Spain, No XI.-Conccrnng interpreting Brokers
Of Ships, translated from the Spanish by A. Nash
ESQ.,, Of New York bar.
Coiton's Public Economy-Ncw edition We arc
pleased 10 perceive that the publishers Of Cotton,
Public Economyfor Ds United States, A. S. Burnes
4 Co., New York, have had occasion 10 issue new
edition Of this work, copy Of which we have Just
received from the publishers. II is for sale in this
city by Franck Taylor, and by Taylor & Maury
The WoRKs or EDoAR A. PoE have been pub
lished by J. s. Rcdheld, in New York. in two duo
decline volumes, one Of which contains his tales
and the other his poems and prose miscelanies
These are introduced by notices Of his character
and genius, by J. r.. Sewcll, r.. w. Grswold, and
N. p. Willis. The contents Of these volumes are
the production Of mind Of peculiar, and, in some
respects, remarkable characteristics, which are
well pointed out in the critical articles prefxed TO
the authors writings.
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Commission on Claims against Mexico.

JANUARY IL, 1850.
The memorial of Patrick Hayes, of Philadelphia
was received.
Mr.. Coke presented an answer TO the remon
STRANGE Of James J. and Augusta Dickens.
Ordered to be filed with the papers of the Unior
Land Company.
Adjourned until ii a. m. tomorrow.
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By despatch from New York last night we
learn that there sales of 5000 bales of cotton in
that city yesterday, at advance Of from to
over prices of last Saturday.
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Con- FrsHINo BouNTIEs.-More than $4,000 had
been paid by the collector Of this port, 10 owners
and crews Of cod fishing vessels belonging 10 this
district, on Monday last. The amount TO be paid
TO vessels employed in this business the past sea
son will swell this up 10 little rising 41 600
TBdrnsfdblf pafrfof
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WASH GTON:

TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY IS. 1850.
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by the circumstances as they transpired, though
respectfully dscaim any intentions on my part 10 be
iRlpertiBent or offensive. The very 6rst words
which Col Fremont spoke to Gen. Foote, aiJer
calling him out Of the Senate chamber, was that
"Coi Benton did not like the tenor Of his (Foote
remarks" This certainly wore tho appearance OF
eepousng Col. B@nton's quarrel, and II ! took the
liberty of cautioning Col. Fremont against it, it
was done in kindness, and with sincere regard
have my self beeR considerable OF a ciphercr in my
younger days, aud feel natural affinity for all
the matcians who do not fly off in tangents.
In conclusion, hope and trust that the dlfhculty
between Gen FoOte and Col Fremont will not be
Teopensd on account of my letter TO the Baltimore
Sun but if Col. Fremont wishes 10 90 behind the
records, after the matter has been honOrably dis
posed Of by the respective friends OF the parties,
both he and Foote must assume their original pos-
tions. II is fortunate at all events, that Col Ere
lIonts letter, dated September Goth, was not pub
and in the shape Of communication TO the SwR
till the day following. Gen. Foote, agreeable to
bis avowed intention, left here on the lst and il
now pretty much in the position in which Governor
Marcys letter left General Scott, after the latter
had achieved so many glorious victories, which
had loaded him with h0noTs. IL Is to be hoped
thst both gentlemen will cool down before the
next meeting OF Congress, and that matters will
remai2 where the wisdom Of their friends has left
them
And now must thank Col Fremont for the kind
compliment he has paid me, by feigning to believe
that my letters were the emanations Of senatorial
brains. In common with other men, | am not iu-
sensible 10 attery, and in this instance shall doub-
ly cherish it as stimulous TO further honorable
exertions. x.