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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
s4,47s 81, ls9 zoe 82,O94 s., 600 2,57e

Whole vote, 65, S26. Haile's majority over Wells,
5839; Wells and Haddock, 49, Weiss loss since
last year, 921. Hailes gain Metcalf 1854 Nett
Republican gain, 1905.
The next State Council viii consist of Democrat
and four Republicans the State Senate Of four Demo-
Gratis and eight Republicans and the House of Repre-
sentatives 125 Democrats and 100 Republicans.
The delegation in the late Congress have all been
elected In the first district, James Pixies majority over
G. W. Kttredge is about 1,3o0 in the second district
Mason W. Tappans majority G. W. Morrison is
140o; in the third district, Crsgns majority w. p
Wheeler is about 16o0 making the aggregate Rspubl-
Congressional majority in the whole State 4soo
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
THE TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON.

The Message of Governor ISAAC j. STEVENS,
transmitted to the Legislative Assembly of the TER
RIToRY OF WASHINGTON on the Sd of December
last, is document of twenty printed pages,
with the imprint, "Olympia, Geo. B. Cloudy, pub
lie printer, 1856" What commentary is this
imprint the migratory nature of the American
people Here is country which but yesterday,
as it were, was terra ancognata, fourishing
Territory, almost sovereign State of our Union,
with Governor, Legislature, and (for the press
always follows In the train of our institutions)
public printer
The document itself is an instructive and interest
ing State paper, giving, as it is the true object of
such communications to give, full information to
the people of what their rulers have been doing
and of the state of public affairs. We extract from
the message the following passages relating to the
services of the United States navy in defending and
protecting the Territory from the rayages and mas
sacres of the Russian Indians, and to the conflict
at Port Gamble between them and the officers, clerk,
and marines of the steamer Massachusetts,, Captain
SWARTWoUT:
The people of the Territory under obligations to
the navy for their many and valuable services. The
timely arrival of the quota of Territorial for the
river counties is due to Capt Alden taking them in his
steamer the Active to San Francisco, and thence ship
ping them by the mail steamer to Vancouver.
sThe NAVY has crused much the sound, has render
ed great aid the Indian service and has always shown
spirit of sympathy for situation, and desire to
relieve emphaticay exempfed in its services
at Seattle where for many weeks, the place gar
rsoned in part by from the ships Its recent brill
liant engagement with the Northern Indians at Port
Gamble where, after exhausting all proper efforts to
effect their peaceful removal from the Territory it
sorted to arms killing twenty and wounding TWEEN
ty-fve Indians destroying their and property,
and reducing them to submission will it is hoped stop
further maraudng expeditions The blow struck at
seasonable moment for there is to believe the
Northern Indians had understanding with hostile
leaders on the sound, and that they had agreed
junction with the hoses from all quarters to attack the
settlements the head of the sound The apprehension
of the two hostile leaders, Lesch and Quiemuths pro-
badly prevented the combination and the blow struck by
the navy it hoped will keep the Northern Indians out
of the south.
"In view of the warike, hardy, and reYengeful cha
racter of the Northern Indians of their of
portation, carrying seventy men, which
be moved with rapidy against wind and tide their visits
to settlements ought to be discountenanced and
steam vessel of of large size and speed with
efficient bsrges should be furnished for pro
lection. will again recommend that Congress be agar
memoriazed to grant this protection and that the
poyment of Northern Indians be made penal by act
the Legislature"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
Mr. Vasouez to Mr.. Marcy.

AsEAAIN, NOVEMBER %.
7 l have had the honor to receive the note of 70
Excellency of August last by the hand OF Mr.. Fitzp
rick. < Nothing being more just than TO give 81
tire credence to the Special Commissioners Of the Unit
States Government and seeing that the President off,
United States appointed that gentleman special
missioner Aange fy Tatffcations Of the treaty
4th March, 1853 addressed him the Sth insts
asking him to clear up objects of his mission pi
ylous to opening our conferences He replied the
1Gh that his mission with the Eoyernment of the Repub
lie of Paraguay had for its Object solely the exchange Of
the ratification of the treaty which done he should
slider his nilsson closed.
In consequence of this declaration Of the Special Com
missioner not being able hold the conferences alluded
to in your Excellencys of August g. invited him
to exchange of the ratfcations e 14h instant
which occasion presented him the said treaty of March
4 1863 full and completely ratified by the President Of the
Republic the 18th of the month with advice to his
Council of State. The Commissioner presented to me,
his part the treaty of March 1853 with the
ratification which signed by the President Of the
United States under date of June st 1854 but with
ttTtytpo corrections which the Senate Of the United
States had dictated to his Excellency. 1t is clear that
under these circumstances could not undertake to s
change the notifications. The act suspended re-
ported the to the President and by his orders no.
tilted the Commissioner that the President of the Repub
lie could not effect the exchange of his notifications Of the
said treaty for the corrected ratification of the President
of the United States.
the Commissioner that his Excelency willing to re-
new the negotiations for treaty of friendship commerce
and navigation whenever the President Of the United
States fit to send this city Penipoteny with
the proper instructions for that purpose and at OPP
portuny the pending questions which have cedto the
Commissioner in my note Of the Sth instant may be
arranged
NICHOLAS VASQUEZ.N
The thirtytwo corrections referred to chiefly IN
the title given to the United States In the original
treaty this Republic styled the United States of
North America title which Government has never
used The title North American Union is also inter
arded in the treaty, and of could not be allowed
by the United States Senate MIR. FITZPATRICK explain
ed to Mr. VAseUEE that the title The United States Of
America the only constitutional name of this Re-
public and other could be used in official documents
but the Paraguayan chose to have his own way.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

LIE IOllOWlng Is the text OF the note winch mas
been addressed by the Spanish Cabinet to its agents
at Foreign Courts in relation to the Mexican Re-
public
Having been informed of robberes and assassnations
committed in the Mexican Republic the persons and
property Of Spanish subjects by the soldiers of General
Alvarez the chief of that Republic heimpresson which
such an odous attack has produced the Government
OF her Majesty is the profound had manifested
desire to lend itself to pacific solution of previous
differences, which prevent the accomplishment OF the
treaty of the 18th of November 1853 concluded between
Spain and the said Republic, and relative to the pay
ment of the debt admitted by the Mexican Government
as due to Spanish subjects.
Without having any idea of wishing to render the
Mexican people or its Government Jointly responsible,
we remain in expectation that Mexico will its great
est efforts to wash out the stain that will sully the Next
can Republic in the eyes Of civilized nations if she al
lows such crimes to pass unpunishd either because the
Mexican Government could OF would chastise the
guilty parties. 1t is, however the mprescrpble duty
of the Government of her Catholic Majesty go the
defence of her subjects and to exact just reparaton,
IN order to prevent the recurrence of similar outrages
The legation of the Queen at Mexico has received the
most precise orders demand from the Government of
Republic the immediate chastisement of the criminals
and an indemnity for the injury caused to its Subjects
with formal injunction to quit the Mexican territory in
case prompt justice be DONE It will be readily seen
that the dignity of the Spanish could never
that the representative of the Queen should sanction by
his presence the assassination and robbery of his
trymen.
In anticipation of the eventuay of the Mexican Gov
eminent not being able to eectual protection
to Spanish subjects the Government of her Catholic Ma
est has ordered the departure of vessels of
give the the necessary board Eh view
same time to the lives and property should
they be menaced Orders have also been given for FIVE
vessels of war to proceed from Spain to reinforce the
squadron of Cuba with further body oftroops In this
way Spain will have there thirty vessels of war; and
numerous and disciplined army to watch over if
sary the defence of the honor and interests of the
nation
The Government of her Majesty would deplore that
nation with which Spain is united by bonds of
origin, language and religion, but under similar
circumstances fail to perceive either the justice of
cause or the necessity under which Spain placed
avenge her dignity and her rights.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

Commander SwARTwoUr, of the United States steamer
Massachusetts, has made interesting report of the
gagement fought the 21st of March last between the
crew of that vessel and band of North Russian Indians
near Port Gamble, Washington Territory The Indians
were encamped in large force, but under of the
guns of the steamer, Lieut. SAMs and FORREST with
party of twenty nine sailors and marines made gallant
charge upon them, driving them from their encampment
in the woods The Indians fought with desperate
and determination. During the whole day fire was
kept up from the Massachusetts, upon the Indians when
ever they we.s in the woods The United States
force had one msnkiled and wounded, and the In
dams lost twenty killed and tweny-one wounded
among the latter of their chiefs The Indians sued
for peace and promised to go Victoria and yis
Puget Sound again.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

BANK FAILURE AND LARGE DEFALcATIoN.-The Pitts
burg Chronicle the failure of the bank Of
New Castle (Pa and the disappearance of one of its
officers with the of $780, in cash. leaving on hand
100000. The Chronicle adds:
20 Large sums, we are credibly informed, have been
reckessy loaned corporations the great amount OF
which will be total loss to the bank among others
500 900 to the worthless Gramercey bank, of Indiana
The of the failure similar to those OF the Lam
caster bank"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

THE NATIONAL HOTEL formally closed by its pro-
prietors Saturday afternoon For the ten days pre-
vous, apprzed, the house has not been kept
open for the purpose with the expectation of doing
any business but with view to afford opportunity for
investigation into the of the malady which has
prevailed there Persons who within that period pre-
sented themselves guests duly informed of all
the circumstances and only remained upon their own
risk It has been before stated that during the mild
weather in February when the windows of the hotel We're
raised during the day, there such abatement of
the sickness that medical gentlemen led to suppose
it had entirely subsidized and it under this impress
sion, informed, that the house then
tnued open for the reception of guests 1t is probable
also learn that the report of the Board
of Health shall have been read and the of the evil
fully detected remedies will be applied and the hotel put
into such condition justify the conf
dence and patronage of the public.
The investigation has occupied several days, and nu
merous witnesses have been examined
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
Mr. Fitspatrick to N. Kasaaee.

AsUNCIoN, NOVEMBER 10.
In reply to your Excelencys of the 9Th instant,
have the honor inform you that my mission the
Government of Paraguay has for its object solely the
exchange of notifications Of the treaty concluded the
part of the United States by Mr. Pendleton March T.
l56. That being exchanged my mission the Repub
lie viii be at an end RICHARD FITZPATRICK.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

PLAQUES OF THE APPOINTING POWER letter
of Saturday last to the New York Express gives the
following glimpse of the harassing time which a
new President has in disposing of the claims of his
political friends The times are indeed changed since
President WASHINGTON, writing to two eminent cti-
Zens, insisted that one or the other must accept
seat on the Bench Of the Supreme Court he left it
to themselves to decide which of them it should be
WASHINGTON, MARCH 81
Messrs. Sckles, Bouck, and many others from New
York had long interview with the President this
ing relative to appointments in that city and State The
door was then thrown open to more than three hundred
persons in waiting, including fresh Maryland delees
ton large number rushed up and hurredy put their
papers into the Presidents possession while con-
tented themselves with merely shaking his hand.
The President said that he would listen to them all
separately in his power and they would he said
have before them Of the important subjects
brought TO the attention of the Government and in this
eonnexon he said hehad just received the resignation
of Gov Geary to take place the Goth instant and that
time is passed. Hence he remarked tyou see it is
impossible for me, gentlemen, to attend to you now
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
THE BENEFITS OF PROTECTION.

Many of the opinions which sway the world are
merely geographical; that is, they moulded and
colored by lines of latitude and longitude Its So as
every body knows, with religious creeds, and of the
extent to which political opinions and ideas of poit
cal economy and national policy are shaped by de-
grees of latitude own country furnishes strik
ing and very remarkable example Every intelli-
gent person will admit tits. who recurs to the
heated contests which have prevailed between the
Northern and Southern States of the Union during
the last forty years on the great question of giving
legislative protection to domestic industry. This
troversy has existed with varying degrees of heat to
the present day, and will continue until reason and
experience shall dssipate the clouds prejudice and
permit the question to be viewed in the simple IA
dance Of 9th " All truth is precious, if not all
divine, siRts the poet; but we regard that truth
divine as well as precious which makes one step to-
wards removing error and reconciiRg fraternal diff
ferences and such we regard the annexed paragraph
which We find in esteemed cotemporary of Charles
ton the seat of the most nYeterate opposition to the
policy of protection.
In notice of late speech of the Hon. Mr..
Boxes, of South Carolina, on the tariff, taking
the Southern view of the question, and marked
by the ability which distinguishes all his speeches,
however much We occasionally dissent from some
of his views, the Charleston Courier remarks:
We confidently believe that the giant strides which
this country has made in agriculture, commerce, and
manufactures in large due to the protec
tive policy, fostering home productions and interests in
preference to the products of foreign industry At times
and in certain instances that policy may have been
pushed to an unwise and oppressive but,
as general rule it has worked well, building up and
extending shipping and commercial interest and
agriculture generally, well cotton culture espe
cay besides DEMONSTRATING among manufactures and
the arts Except in peculiar and cases. however,
protection should be other than incidental
and confined within the revenue limit and rarely if
ever greater or higher than enough enable the home
to compete fairly with the foreign manufacturer"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

story is told of Mr.. MARCY, (says the Warren
ton Fag to the effect that as Ex-Secretaries GUTHRIE
and MARCY were returning from dinner party since the
4h the conversation turned upon the subject of rotation
in Office, and Mr.. G. asked Mr.. M. what he thought of
the policy. Mr.. MARCY replied that he " had got the
credit of originating the doctrine to the vicors belong
the spos but heaven forbid that he should
tenance the pillaging of our own camp!"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

ANOTHER RAILROAD GEORGIA. meeting has been
held in Jefferson county to facilitate the construction of
railroad from Augusta to Macon. 1t is proposed to
follow an airline taking Milledgeyile in the route. The
right of way and necessary lard is be given to the
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
THE PAST WINTER IN NOVA SCOTIA.

Of how little is really known in Meteorology, and
how much our calculations founded upon such ap-
parently reasonable data as latitude and position
liable to be annulled BY events, may to some ex-
tent be judged from the two following communica-
tons, furnished to the Smithsonian Institution by
scientific gentlemen in Nova Scotia. At Halifax
the climate is generally considered to be very cod,
yet during this last unusually severe winter it sp-
pears to have been visited with temperature midsr
than Norfolk or places even farther South:
HALIFAX, Nova SCOTIA, FEB 30, 1857. /
The present winter has proved more broken and IN
settled than the last much snow frequent rains and
am again enabled to state for your information thai
while the Northern States have experienced intense frost
the thermometer here has only two three nights
fallen below zero and harbor remains entirely free
from ice, with the exception of night, when very
slightly skinned over entirely disappearing with the
ebb tide of the next day
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

THE CENTRE MARKET.-We name below few OF the
seasonable articles of consumption, with their ruling
prices at Saturdays market; Asparagus 90 cents per
bunch sttuces, from to IL cents EACH cabbage from
to Is CENTS as to size and quality spring kale, 3a
per peck. Potatoes have lately taken RISE ana
the very best win bring $15 per bushe or even more
than that. The supply of fish was pretty good on Sa-
turday though shad were far from plenty and of her
ring there were few or none Shad sold at from 624 to
81 pair rock we're plentiful and sold reasonably al
an average Of about 81 per bunch red and white
perch at Is cents per bunch.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

CHAs. H WINDER, Esq, of this city, has been
appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to be Judge
Advocate to the Naval Court of Inquiry, now sit
ting in this city vice james NJ. Carlisle, Esq,
resigned
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.

The New Hampshire papers give the oomplett
results of the late election in that State compared
with the election of last year:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
KING's COLLEGE, WINDSOR,


Nopa Scotia, February %, 1851
Our winter this year has been remarkable, principally
for the high winds and violent rains that hive expert
enced and for the sudden variations of temperature
On occasion about three weeks ago the rmometel
from loo below 45o above in little
THAN twenty-four houfa Our lowest observed smpera
tufe was sueu--9 The gahoring
Province of New Brunswick Fredericton the capital
on the 18th instant stood at 4o' below
Windsor is sitped in latitude 40 So 34 north
longitude 64o 81 s" west of Greenwich 1t built on the
banks of river noWng into the Bay of Fundy and
sequently have very rapid tides times the rise
cannot be less than forty five feet
The Lake Superior Journal published at Mar
quette takes the following facts with regard to the
weather from the journal of an observer in that
village:
"Up to January It'll the thermometer did not go below
zero then it degrees below the highest point
in January 24o above and the lowest Ice below.
There had been much wind and In February the
highest point was $50 above and the lowest 24o below
most variable month The winter has presented more
vcissudes altogether than has been experienced upon
Lake Superior since its settlement in 1845 The
temperature from December to March has been 15o
above Zero with continual fall of The ice in the
bay is sixteen inches thick, extending out only FIVE
miles :"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

One of the storms Of the occurred
at Lsckport On. Y. Thursday 1t was foot deep.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28
SPAIN AND MEXICO.

The following is the text of the note which has
been addressed by the Spanish Cabinet to its agents
at Foreign Courts in relation to the Mexican Re
public
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1857-09-23
GtGhtifches.

sStr erlaitben i'rs auf bic In,cise RES Serrn
MidslOader one Dicjeniaen gu psrneiien, pslbe ids
Der en9liihsn SrgaMe t~efci6iarn mulcn.
@uf be Nnleise brt 6errn 0ein6orSt psrpe;i,n
mir bin1eaen GItern, Die lhuGp1idtiae Sinner botcu.
User bic @nieise %bsiie!ten elmer Irifuna untsrpirft
Miro %'i'arltcben mi1sn, baF in Der @hnle ienes Ssrrn
Die fiirS Sstea niiBlihifrn @eaenitdnte aele6rt weresn
: S%nfaSrtte> 6d0, 100 in ~frii6creu Sabreu f. man
der ficele San atacbolten murre uno bic Grereisr-
lrtnn9en Der 6rripiaiscn-G pmpaenieen nattfanpcn
miro aeAenpdrtiA nicSeraerinen, ut tcm MeAonies.
Snltttut, raS auf ienem Ylnbe errihtst merpen inf
plaB gu MAIDEN. Die Grereier: l~letunaen mcrpen spr
lest on III Der Saae am alter, Warft tattfinbcn.
= Sa mir 9eraoe BON 6alen rne 1anN6(eu frre.
den. 10 eilrftc ss mr6f aub gan, am 0Gatt lrin ts,n
puelifam Die @itt6riIuna gu MAIDEN. caF sr. gtciu-
lein rtaen arc6nrti9en Salcn taut, pas sr. Sdoo i'm
Se9rii1e ltsRt einsn mtiteren Satcn ouf,ufT6rrn mn
ben alien gu persr6bera, unO bab aud Dem sotrl esr
Ssrren Merrbauien unc Comp. Elm mriterer @oo( on.
9sbaitt mirr, Der an @rGBe uno ~,iprdmaBiaer Ginrih
tun9 btnter ZEN smsi eriteren nidt ,uriiditebsu miyp
Gin ~paHcnrcn 0cfdIitaten fir 81ue tGrfte cs pohcr i'm
fomnenben 9Sinter ni6t febGcn, morors rem Wub1if,m
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