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other things. of obtaining the free navigation al
the river st. Lawrence3 and Aas speaking upon
that pointvhen he wae intsFrnpted by the expira
ton of the morning hour.
FRAUDS ON FHs rs1AsuR1.
MIR. PRESTON KING, from the Comuittee OF
Conference on the dsagreeinG Ntnendmente to the
bill to prevent frauds on the treasury OF the W nited
States, made a report thereons which waa con,
INDIAN APPROPRIATION JILL. ss-.ss.~s-ss
The House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr.. BococK
in the chair) and resumed the consideration bf the
bill making appropriations for the support of the
Indian Department, and fnr. carrying out treaty
stipuatons with the various indian tribes for the
year ending JUNE 30, 1854.
Mr.. HOWARD opposed the amendment, offered
yesterday, appropriating $1,769OOO to pay the
Greek Nation of Indiana Tor lands taken
from them. He said that an ample equivalent has
already been given to them. 80
Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas replied to the gen:
tleman, and reiterated the justice of the claim.
Mr.. TOOMBS moved an amendment to the
amendment, which was agreed to, setting apart
and applying $335,l67 for payment of depreda.
tons committed upon certain whites as heretofore
adjudicated and allowed.by law.
The amendment, as thus amended, was disa-
greed too 81 ss.ef sst2sl
Several hours were consumed in the considera
ton of amendments; when
The committee rose, and the House adjourned.
N- The HOUSE, REPoRrER for the Republic 10
authorized to receipt for moneys due to this Office
by members of Congress He has the accounts at
his deck, }}iesa}a@
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THE PRESIDENT ELECT.

MIR JONES, of Tennessee, from the Joint com
mittee heretofore appointed-Mr HUNTER, of the
Senate, and Messrs. JONES, of Tennessee, and
HIBBARD, OF the House-to wait upon Franklin
Pierce and inform him of his election to the Presi
dency, reported that they have performed the duty
assigned to them, and that the President, elect in
signifying his acceptance of the Office to which he
has been elected BY the people, said, &c You will
please communicate to the respective Houses of
Congress my acceptance Of the trust confided to
me, and at the same time express to them nv
grateful acknowledgment, and assure them of the
deep sense of obligation with which regard this
manifestation Of their confidence on the part of my
countrymen. 1t will be my earnest endeavor to
prove that their confidence has not been mis-
placed"
The report was ordered TO be entered on the
journal.
RECIPROCITY.
The House resumed the consideration of the bill
establishing reciprocity with the British North
American provinces upon certain conditions.
Mr., TUCK, of New Hampshire, resumed the
remarks which he commenced Yesterday. He said
that if the bill shall fail, and it shall be his
fortune to occupy seat in the House during the
next Congress, he would support a bill for more
comprehensive reciprocity.
MIR. CLINGMAN was disposed to settle the fsh-
cry difficulties; and said that if Great Britain will
allow our people to fsh where hers now do, he was
willing to permit her citizens TO sell fsh in our
markets the same conditions. He presumed
that Great Britain would accede to this. He com
plalneu tudL Tue OH was TeStTlCtiVS III
acter, and desired to make its operation general
Ii We to have free trade, let 1T be by general
system. He briefly advocated amendment
heretofore introduced by him, to throw open our
ports TO tue free competition of Great Britain. on
Inc condition that he gives similar equivalent
ne had no idea OF seeing the system carried out al
TINS session, nor did he believe that the bill now
pending was likely to pass; therefore he had offer
ed DIS amendment to keep the subject before the
country. He did not say that he would vote to re-
peal our navigation laws entirely, but he would
should Great Britain throw her ports open to us
He had proposed the amendment in good faith
and would vote for the bill if this should be in
cluded in it agti se
Mr.. TOWNSEND said that the capacity 70,
the production of wheat in Canada was limited t
the soil and climate, while that in Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, and Michigan, illimitable. Those
States have reason to fear Canada therefore nj
apprehensions need be entertained for the agrcul-
tural interests. He earnestly advocated the bill
which was Of vital interest to the northwestern
States The provisions, however, were too re
strictive; the word coal should be inserted Unles
this shall be done, Canada will not accept of thi
! measure. He showed the Importance. among
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From the official report of General Hous-
TONS remarks in the Senate, few days since,
on the question of fixing the compensation of
the Superintendent of Census at $4,000, we
extract the following: - 4Hfa
'sThere were no vouchers for these charges; the
Comptroller wanted them, but he could not obtain
them; SO he wrote to Mr.. Collins as it board
of one of MIR; Collinss gallant steamships that
Mr.. Kennedy visited Europe, and think he re-
turned in the vessel or in another one of that
line. He wrote to Mr.. Collins to know whether
that gentleman could furnish voucher for the
passage of Mr.. Kennedy to the Worlds Fair and
back again. Mr.. Collins, by his reply, said: mo,
Icannot furnish any vouchers for the expenses
incurred, because he incurred no expense. MIR.
Kennedy was not charged. made an arrange
nent ,oih the Post Office Department to settle it,
understood he was going on the business of the
Department, and of course it was gratuity. Z"
We have authority for saying that materi-
al error has occurred somewhere upon this
point; no such letter having been written by
COLLINS & Co. to Mr.. WHIrTLEsEY. The real
state of the case will appear from the subjoined
facts, which have been furnished to us by Mr.
KENNEDY, the gentleman most deeply inte-
rested. ~ is.se - !
Mr.. KENNEDY was commissioned to perform
certain duties in Europe. AS the amount al
lowed for his expenses was not very great for
such purpose, a member Of the Census Board
Judge HALL, wrote to COLLINS & Co., sug
gesting that they should give to Mr.. KENNEDY
free passage. This was acceded to, not how
ever on the ground that Mr.. KENNEDY went
out as an agent for the Post Office Department
for no such appointment was made, as the re-
cords Of the Department clearly prove. The free
passage was in truth sought as an act Of kind
ness and generosity to Mr.. KENNEDY person
ally, and having been received under that i'm
pression--which was shared at the time by his
superior officers-Mr. KENNEDY took with
him member of his family. and in
cluded the cost Of the passage given to
him in his account. On his return I'd THU
country his salary had accumulated, during al
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Papers in different parts of the country have
announced, within the Fast few months, many
instances Of resignation of Office BY Wing place
men, and the appointment of Democratic success.
sors. Post offices of considerable emolument, and
even marshalships, have been thus surrendered by
Wing appontees for the benefit of their Demo-
cratic connexions Union.
So far as the above statement implies CEN
sure upon the Post Office or any other Depart
ment, it is without foundation in truth. In
every instance where the Postmaster General
has had reason to believe that trading had
taken place between parties in respect to
post office, he has summarily thrust it asde
and the member of Congress whether Wing
or Democrat-from the district where the post
office may have been located has been referred
to for advice as to the filling of the vacancy
In another part of it's article, the Union
speaks of the alleged transfers as "a novel
mode" of distributing patronage. Our con-
temporary forgets, of course, that the practice
of trafficing In offices was matured, if not in
vented, under the last Democratic administra-
ton with which the country has been favored
1t is practice to be reprobated anywhere and
at any time; it is one that has not been toler-
ated by the present heads of Department when
ever an attempt to apply it has come to their
knowledge; but it is Democratic practice,
nevertheless
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Ind.a-Rubber Case.

We are informed that the Commissioner of
Patents yesterday decided against the extern
sion Of one of the GOODYEAR patents. 1t is said
that this patent was very valuable. One of the
grounds for not extending it was, that the pa
tentees had already reaped ample remuneration.
The patent, we learn, expires Tomorrow, and
the process will then be open to the public.
The profits on the India rubber manufacture
are thought to- be about four millions Of dollars
per annum,
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RoBBING TRAvELLERs.-Several travellers were
robbed at the Great Western Hotel in Philadelphia
Monday night Of various sums, the largest being
$I.902 so and watch, stolen from drover named
Lockhart Stewart What is singular is, that each of
the amounts stolen were distracted from under
the heads of the leeced individuals while asleep.
The thing looks as if chloroform had been used
Of the money stolen from Mr.. Stewart, it is stated
that there were two five hundred and one one hum
dred dollar bills on Baltimore bank, and also
quite number of one dollar bills on the Bealls
vile Savings Institution of Washington county
Pennsy lyania
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FOREIGN Missions AND TRACTs.--The New
York Journal of Commerce. of the 22d instant saye:
ssThe annual contributions in Boston; the pre-
sent year, to the funds of the American Board OF
will amount to about 1925, 900. One con-
gregation gives $4,000; another, $4,000 This
advance of about ST 900 upon previous years is no
greater than is required by the exigencies Of the
board after reducing their expenses to the lowest
practicable minimum; and the Prudential Com
mittee express hope that churches in other cities
and towns will increase their aid in a similar pro-
portion The expenditures of the year are gradu-
ated upon a scale of $500, 600 They could not
be reduced lower, says the committee, without
disastrous results, such the community would
not have justified
ssThe contributions in Hartford, New Haven, and
Norwich, Connecticut, this year, in behalf of the
tract cause, will amount in the aggregate to 900.
The collections were made in January
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SHNpLAsTERs.-The Houseof Representatives of
Illinois has passed the Senate bill in relation to
shinplasters. It provides that no banking company
shall be organized until the necessary deposit Of
corporate body, or individual shall issue pass, or
receive in payment, any bill Of credit, bond, or
promissory note, written or printed, designed as
circulating medium, other than the notes of the
secured" banks of this State, the specie pay
ing banks of other States, of SIS denomination and
upward, under penalty of $50 for each offence to
be recovered in an action of debt, by any person
who may cue for the same before any Justice of the
peace or court having Jurisdiction Of the same.
Persons violating the law may also be indicted and
imprisoned in the county jail-not more than one
year. Act to take effect on the first of August.
ttss TN Y Tribune
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IIOEIs HUHAE OUHWIN,
Secretary of the Treasury
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WEDNESDAY,, February %, 1853.
James M. Spencer, esq, of Indiana, was admit
ted an attorney and counsellor Of this Court.
No. g. H. Webster o. P. Cooper.-In error to
the circuit court of the United States for Maine
Mr. Justice Curtis delivered the opinion of this
Court, reversing the judgment of the said circuit
court with costs, and remanding this cause for a
venire fdcias de noUo.
No. 81. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company vs. E. H. Derby.-In error to the circuit
court of the United States for Pennsylvania.
MIR. Justice Grier delivered the opinion of this
Court, affirming the judgment OF the circuit court
with costs and interest. ~
No. 50 ]. Stevens vs. ]. H. Cady Appeal from
the circuit court Of the United States for Rhode
leland.
Mr.. Justice Nelson delivered the opinion of this
Court, reversing the decree of the circuit court
and demanding this cause for further proceedings,
in conformity to the opinion.
Nos. 65-6 A. Sheppard ct al. u.s. P. S. Graves
In to the district court of the United States
for Texas.
Mr. Justice Daniel delivered the opinion of this
Court, affirming the judgments of the district
court with costs and interest. fae
No. SO. A. Hunters executor us. P. fl. Minor
In to the circuit court of the United States
for the District of Columbia.
MIR. Justice Catron delivered the opinion of this
Court, reversing the judgment of the circuit court
and remanding this cause for a uenire facias dt
nopo -
No. IS. ]. jackson u.s. S. Hale ct al-In erroi
to the district court of the United States for Wis
consn. sa
MIR. Chief Justice fancy delivered the opinion
of this Court, affirming the judgment of the dis
trict court with costs and interest.
No. so. Benjamin t Reed vs William nj. Peck
ct al.-Appea from the circuit court of the United
States for Massachusetts. The decree of the cir.
cult court in this cause was affirmed with costs
No. TO- Henry D. Huff ct AL, plaintiffs in error,
Us. G. ]. Hutchinson ct al.-The argument of this
cause was commenced by Mr.. Chatfeld for the
plaintiffs in error, and continued by Messrs. H. c.
Lee and Seward for the defendants in error,
s Adjourned until to morrow l1o'clock a. M
CoLosIzArIoN MEETING.-The annual meeting
of the Virginia Colonization Society was held on
Thursday evening, at Richmond; a very respecta-
BILE audience was in attendance. Governor Floyd
the president of the society, being absent, William
H. mcfarland presided The report was read BY
the Rev. Mr.. Slaughter. The report showed the
onward progress of the work, not only in Yirginia
but in the United States. One hundred ano
seventy-one emigrants were coonized from Vir-
ginia in 1852, at a cost of $l0720 The money
contributed by this State to the in Virgins
last year about S 900. including $500 Of
the State appropriation. The meeting ad
dressed by the Hon R. W. Thompson, of Indiana,
and others.
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COLONEL CINcINNATus TRoUsDALE, swamp land
commissioner, died ut Helena, Arkansas, on the
Sd instant. He had served with distinction in the
Mexican war.
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GOOD FoaTuNsZWe are informed that, by
recent decisian made by the Supreme Court of the
United States. our fellow citizen, Colonel William
Ghristy, comes into the possession of lande in
Texas worth halfa million of dollars.
NeD Orleans Cresctnt.
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The Vermont VorE en- THE MAINE LIQUOR
Law The official canvass Of this vote gives a
majority of l ,l2l in favor of the law. OF the two
largest Wing counties in the State, Rutland gives
majority of 767 Tor the law, and Windsor 874
against it. The entire vote amounts 10 43 ,509,
which is 3S1 less than the aggregate given at the
Presidential election, and 600 lese than at the
Gubernatorial election.
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DEATHS FROM INJURuEs.-Mrs. Bassford and Mrs.
King. mother and daughter, who were SO severely
burned at Annapolis on Thursday evening last by
the breaking of an ethereal oil lamp, have both
Saturday and Mrs. King on Monday.
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CAMDEN AND AMBov RAILRoAD.-The New York
Tribune quotes the following extract from the
Newark IN. ~ Mercury, (which ehows,,' says
the Tribune, 60 the special attention which this pa
ternal company devotes to the details of the egis.
lative proceedings of the State now under its
charge:
IL lie well known in Trenton that on the morn
ing after the passage of the Air Line Railroad bill
two members Of the House of Assembly
Messrs Abbott and Backwood were called upon
by person identified with the monopoly, and
proposition was made TO them, intended 10 secure
their votes in favor of the reconsideration of the
vote by which the bill was passed. The offer was,
that they should receive free the roads Of
the joint companies for ten gears, and that Of
them should rectsre appointment on the Camden
and Cape May road ,och he had previously applied
for. How far such means were extended we do
not know; but the eimple fact that the offer was
directly made to two members, and. we graft
fed to say, rejected by them, furnishes ndisputa-
bic evidence of the wholesale corruption which
this INSCRIPTIONS political combination which
now rules our State with rod of iron is resortino
to in order to perpetuate its power
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A BANK IN TRouBLE.-The Philadelphia Ledger
states that the Farmers Bank of Schuylkill coun
ty, at Pottsville has got into trouble, with fair
prospect of losing it's charter, having violated the
law of Pennsylvania by allowing it's circulation, in
1852, to exceed the specie hand more than three
to one 1t has applied to the Legislature for relief
in additional privileges, and the bill has passed
the Senate. The case is now in court on quo tcnr-
ranto The violation of the law having been GER
titled by the Auditor General, the Governor is au
thorized ta~ issue his proclamation ordering the
bank into liquidation
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Ex.PREsIDENT VAN BUREN, we learn. will start
for Europe next month. He will accompany his
son, Martin Van Buren,, jr., whose impaired
health, it is thought, will be benefited by the Eu
ropean tour. Mr.. Van Buren, himself retains all
his vigor ofmind and body and his constitutional
cheerfulness The ex- President will be the only
one of the Chief Magistrates of the Republic, we
believe, that ever visited Europe after his retire
ment from ofice.-Albany dtlas.
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SECRETARY EvERErT, in answer to an ;nou;rv
respecting Mr.. William Fitzpatrick, grandfatber
of the Countess Montijo, Empress of France. off,
cially confirms the statement already named in
the newspapers-n namely, that he was appointed
Consul of the United States for Mala IA. Nv pest
dent Adams, January Is, 1900 He retired from
the office on the 26th day of juno, 1885, his sue
cessor being Mr.. George G. Barrei
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NAvAL.-The United States steam frignte Sara
nae arrived at Pensacola February Sth, last from
Barbados, at which port she arrived in eighteen
days from Rio de Janeiro. The British steam
frgate Dorcas was lying at Barbados most OF ne1
officers and crew had died of yellow fever: WINCH
Of the officers of the Saranac: Captain. John a.
Long; Lieutenan,s, C. B. Poindexter, =; =. Gu-
thrie, ]. Abbott; Surgeon, George Manisby; rur.
ser, Thomas Ware; Master, Abner head; Cnlet
Commiiler and Drayton; Passed Midshpmen: Pc
ter Wager, Joseph Daniels. end v. Mayo;
First Assistant Engineers, Michael Qu,nn, Henry
H. Newell: Third Assist ant Engineers, T. A.. jack
SON. Oscar Davids |; Captain's Clerk. Warwick
Hale; Boatswain, John Crosby; Gunner, B. p.
Allen; Carpenter Mathew M. Dodd; Sailmaker,
John Joine. 1878 Z 30 l1Ets-
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MARIETTA SERATo,a young and. as we are told,
a very pretty girl of twelve years old, from Ven
ice, (Italy,) is TO arrive here about the middle OF
April She is said to be a remarkable violinist,
having performed lately in St Petersburg and the
principal cities of Germany and Italy, the compo
sitions of Vieuxtemps, SPohr, Berlot, Artot, &c,
with decided success. She is protege of Madame
Sontag, and will appear here in her concerts as
soon as she arrives.-Ne,c York Tribune
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Still we ask, where are the public docu-
ments?
At the commencement of the session lauda-
tory paragraphs were current in regard to the
rapdity with which Congress and the country
would be furnished with public documents.
We were told that the first volume of the Ex-
ecutive documents of the session was Land ON
the desks Of members within fortnight of the
date of their transmission by the President;
and others were promised with unprecedented
promptitude. The public printing had been
revolutionized, we were assured; and we were
to have every document printed with good
type, black ink, ON stout paper, and all in time
to be useful.
Many weeks have elapsed since these mag
nlloquent puffs were penned, and we have a
right to inquire for something substantial to
bear out their promises. Eight more working
days will complete the session, and yet not a
document is to be obtained for love or money.
Some of them relate directly to questions be-
fore Congress, and should be distributed while
they possess interest. 1t is too bad to withhold
reports until they are deprecated to waste-pa-
per value.
Where does the fault lie? In the printing
office, the blndery, or the packing room? lie
us have an explanation--or the documents
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MISSISSIPPI AND Missouri RAILRoAD.-We see
in the Davenport Gazette official notice that
John b. Jervis, Joseph Sheffield, Henry Far
nam, John Nj. Wilson, Norman B. Judd, Ebene-
zer Cook, James Grant, John p Cook and Hiram
Price have Incorporated themselves in accordance
with the provisions oft the "Code of Iowa., by the
name of "The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad
Company The road is intended TO unite point
on the Mississippi, near Davenport, with a point
on the Missouri, in Pottawatomie county, near
Council Bluffs, The capital stock of the company
is $6,000,o0o. The Gazettt,ri speaking of this
enterprise, says: Qb
"Men who know such word fail have
ganzed Themselves with the intention Of immedi-
ately commencing the work. Under the act
granting general right of way they will expert
ence no difficulty in obtaining the lands on the
route, and without delaying for the slow action of
Congress-which appears determined to do nothing
toward assisting State to perfect this another
step toward the greatest enterprise OF the age
they will proceed with the work.
GAS the Rock Island and Chicago railroad ap-
proaches completion, the amount of travel TO this
point will be immense. So soon as the road is
extended westward mo longer chinera, but a
matter of fact-Davenport will assume an impor-
lance that will place Der among the first cities of
the West There is then good time coming
which, far the prospects of this city inter-
ested, will soon be realized"
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BLAcKwooD's MAGAzINe for February (Scott's
reprint) lie at hand ,sand opens with agreeable
article on ssThe Garden" The sage reviewer al
leges that we are too much absorbed in America
with the almighty doliar'' to give much atten-
ton to horticulture, but consoles himself that the
pleasing pursuit is making progress in the United
States from the fact, he says, that there is go
periodical devoted to the subject in the city of
Boston, from which, we suppose, he thinks there
is but one such journal in the United States, when
in fact there are over fifty; besides that, nearly
all the newspapers give more or less space to the
topic.
Blackwood can be obtained of TAYLOR & MAU-
BY, and at F F. BUcKINeHAM's periodical depot.