Thibodaux minerva., 1854-04-08

The English press is unanimous in praising
this speech.
Hon. T. G. HuNr.-The Washington Evening
Star of the Oath, speaks in the following COM
plimentary terms of Col. Hunt, our Represen-
tative in Congress:
Mr. Hunt is considered in Washington, le
gislative Chevalier Bayard, as it were. That
is, he is credited with being exceeding scrupu-
lous in his bearing as gentleman, towards his
fellow members, one and all, and is conceived
to be inclined to demand from all of them, an
observance of the strictest rules of propriety
by which he governs himself in his parliamentary
intercourse with them. He is also evidently
the classical scholar of the present House;
being given to interspersing his oratorical efforts
with quotations from the dead languages, much
more frequently and elaborated than they are
to be found in the speeches of any other mem
her; and always in o manner very pertinent to
his point in hand.
His effort Of yesterday was in favor of adher-
ing to the Missouri Compromise, which he en-
forced with great earnestness, and with eloquence
and cogency of reasoning really surprising to
most of his hearers Indeed, he gained for him
self in this, his first set speech, an enyiable or
atorical reputation. Though heretofore very
member be had not approached a question in
the consideration of which the depth of his in
tellect, or his attainments as q statesman, could
fairly be fathomed by the members and men of
the press generally.
In his speech he took decided ground against
the Nebraska Bill, and after a concise recital of
the proceedings in Congress in reference to the
Missouri Compromise and the last Compromise,
he called upon members from all quarters to
stand by the pledged faith under which the
country had SO long prospered In fraternai con-
cord. He denied that the North had offered
this boon, or that the South had asked it; and
inquired with emphasis how it was that South
ern chivalry had been SO insensible to its own
interests and honor that it required Northern
champion to prompt them to their duty {? In
conclusion, he earnestly and eloquently appealed
to both North and South not to reopen the
slavery agitation, but endeayor to maintain the
peace of the Union. Led
IMm1cRAr1oN-The annual report from
the State Department, which has been re-
Gently communicated to Congress, contains
a large amount of valuable statistics, among
which are the subjoined:
Arrivals in 1S53-lst quarter, 46,924: I'd
do, 135,135,559; Sd do, O6,303; 4th do,
1891. Males, 236 ,596; females, 164,4S1
total, 400,777.
Citizens Of the United States who have
been abroad and returned-Males, 28,572;
females, 3,562-total, 32,134.
Total of manifestations, 400,777; citi-
zens. 80. j 134-excess of aliens, 368,643.
From Ireland-Males, 86,232: females,
76,249-total, 162,4S9.
From Germany Males, $3.50; females,
57,125-total, 140,635. =,
From England-Males, 16,9O8; females,
13,445-total, 30,353. . @.
Arrived at New York, 294.s1S; at New
Orleans, 43,O2S; at Boston, rs .929; at Phila-
delphia, 19, 9,211. Largest number I'd quarter,
135, $50. f
In 1S51-Total of arrivals 39s,47O, includ-
ing citizens From Ireland, 1853, 462; Ger
many, 142549.
In 1852-Total ofarrivals, aliens, 379,s2s;
citizens, 90, 367-total 40S, 1928. From Great
Britain, 270,640; Germany, 72,602.
In 1S53-Under five years of age, 29,S5s;
under 20 years of age, $4,000.
Merchants, 12.802; mechanics, 1887;
farmers 4s, ,432; laborers, 43,006.
STATISTICS OF THE U. S. NAvY.-There are
6S Captains in the U. S. Navy now living,
who have been connected with it on an
average Al years each; none less than Al
years; and their averare total pay during
that time was each about $137, 500 for the
whole period. There are also 81 Comman-
.ders, who average a service Of 32A years
each, and none less than 80 years, and their
average total pay is each about $50, 500.
OF the Captains SO, Of the Commanders 49,
were appointed from the free States; and 80.
and 4s respectively from the slave States.
Total sea service Of Captains and Comman-
ders, 2,s4l years s months; shore duty, y
month how long in service, 6,24O years $
months total pay for sea service $7,o21 ,5s3 |;
total pay for shore duty, $3,549, 900; total
pay while unemployed, s., COS, ,208; tatol
pay for whole term Of service, $16,178, ,791.
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