New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-25
Political.
PEsssrLvAsrA-The following resolutions under

PENNsyLyANIA.-TAe fbllowing resolutions under
discussion in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Resolved That the wealth and prosperity of State and
Nation depend the productyeness of the industrial
pursuits of its people, and that the experience of all
governments indicates that there circumstances under
which those pursuits should receive the fostering and
protection of the National Government.
Resolred That discriminating duties foreign imports
adjusted as to produce the of neces-
ay for the wants of the General Government and at the
time extend permanent and adequate protection to
articles which the growth product and manufacture
Of the country, within the constitutional powers of
Congress. and ought to be imposed
Resolved That the experience of the past amply
that general system of ad roem duties is not eectual
for the protection of home industry it being liable to
great abuse and offering temptation for extreme fraud
upon the revenue and that we earnestly call upon Con-
so to modify the existing tariff laws as that the prin
cipe OF specific duties whose efficacy has been tested by
experience shall be adopted instead of the existing ad
Resolved That Senators in Congress be instructed
and Representatives requested to their best and
faithful efforts to the passage of laws in accord
with the foregoing views and that the Governor Of
this be requested to forward copies of these
resolutions to each of Senators and Representatives in
Congress- to be laid by them before their respective
houses
MAYOR OF PITTsBURGH.-Mr. Guthrie, reelected
Mayor Pittsburgh the 18TH receiving the votes
parties The poll stood For Guthrie dem, 1928 Saw
yer whg, 1888 Barker T95 The small vote for Barker
is the subject of general congratulation.
Gov BOUTWELL, AND INSTRUMENTATION. Boutwell, in
his message to the Massachusetts, Legislature the 4th
takes strong ground in favor of intervention He thinks
that the Government ought assert to the Russian
and Austrian Governments right if deemed expedient
to assist Hungary in her struggle for liberty He repre-
sents the finances of the State unsatisfactory the
the last year having exceeded the receipts by
seventy-fye thousand dollars
DELAwAREA bill has been reported in the Legislature
of Delaware providing for the call of State Convention
in March, 1858, to form constitution 1t is
sist of thirty members-ten from each country.
TaMMANY HALL-The Annual election of officers of
the New York General Democratic Committee took place
on the 18th Robert j. Dillon, Esq late chairman de-
cined reelection and Augustus sche ESQ., elected
in his place.
vlRGIN1A-The Governor of Virginia, in his message,
alludes to the great length Of the Constitution
recommends the Legislature to turn its attention to the
state of agriculture and states the deficiency the
venue of the year to be $5lSSl1.
ALABAMA-The Mobile Herald of Saturday, says that
advces have been received from Montgomery to the
effect that the Internal Improvement Bill had been de-
feated in the House, by vote of 43 to A. The Tribune
thinks however that the matter will be dropped but
that another bill will be framed in manner to meet
some of the objections to the present form
meeting of the citizons interested in the Internal I'M
proyement question to be held in Mobile on Saturday
evening.
One of the letter writers states that resolutions
introduced into the Democratic Convention at Mont
gomery nstructng the delegates appointed to the Bal
tmore Convention support for the nomination
as candidate the Presidency Vice Presidency who
has not given satisfactory evidence of his intention to
abide by and support the compromise measures also de-
nouncing the doctrine of secession contended for by
the Southern Rights party in the late They
were laid on the table by almost unanimous vote'