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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10. 1858.
Mr.. Raulston presented petition from citi-
zens of Marion county. asking that the Act of
1856, changing the line between Marion and
Grundy counties, be repealed
The special order. the BELL Resolutions"
was taken up, and ii was announced that Mr..
Davidson was detained from the House by
sickness, and could not speak, as anticipated.
Mr.. White, of Knox, moved to postpone the
further consideration of the resolutions till
j. NJ, which motion was lost 10y q to 81. Mr..
White then remarked that Mr.. Richardson's
speech had not been answered. and asked that
some one of the democracy reply 10 that
speech. and then he would be ready to contin-
ne the discussion. Mr. Rowles, assuming that
further discussion was declined, by the oppo-
nents of the resolutions, offered an amend
ment by way of additional resolution, in
structing our Representatives in Congress TO
vote for the admission of Kansas as State
into the Union, under the Lecompton consti-
tuition. The amendment was adOpted-ayes
Sc: noes 81.
Mr. Dunlap then moved the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained-ayCs SO. noes u.
The question recurring on the passage of
the resolutions, Mr.. Thompson demanded a
division of the question. The vote was then
taken on the original BELL Resolutions and
they were adOpted-ayes SO, noes y.
The vote was next taken on that part of
the resolutions relating to the admission of
Kansas, and it was adopted-ayes 3G, noes %.
Adjourned till =. VI.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, II, 1858.
The Ladies, Mount vernon Associa-


We Law before the readers of the'PATRIoT,
this morning, portion of publication re-
Gently made by the "!Southern Aatron," under
whose auspices the Ladies of the Union are
exerting themselves to secure the means to
purchase the home and grave of WASHINGTON.
We hope no one will fail to read it. We also
publish bill, upon the subject, which IL
now pending in the Legislature of Virginia.
Should this bill become law, the purchase
will be Immediately made by the State, and
the estate held by her until the Ladies have
procured the sum necessary to make 1t their
own on the conditions proposed by Mr. WASH
ISGroN The sum necessary to complete the
purchase is $500, OOO-a large sum truly; but
we are informed that nearly 100000 Of it
have already been contributed, Of which some
$4,000 are the proceeds of the noble Lecture
of the eloquent and patriotic EVERETT. This
much having been gathered in the short space
of one year, who can doubt that the remain
are confident that there will be no such thing
as failure" recorded of this the most emo
bling enterprise of the age.
1t gives us great pleasure to add that, so
far, TENNESSEE has done her part of the work
cheerfully and most creditably. The Presi-
dent of the Association here, Mrs. +. b. FoGG,
has labored diligently, and through her agents,
collected the handsome sum of S2,270. We
are sure that neither she. nor her gentle and
kind hearted sisters who revere the name of
WASHINGTON, as only woman can, will pause
until success has been achieved, and their eff
forts crowned with triumph. Speed the good
work
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The "Royyo I'm the House of Repre-
fsentatives.

The session of the House of Representatives,
on the 9Th inst, was prolonged, without re-
cess, till the morning of the 9th. There was
an exciting parliamentary struggle, during
the night, between the supporters and Oppo-
nents of the admission of Kansas as slave
State. So much i'll feeling was engendercd,
that fight occurred at about 2 o'clock on the
morning of the 9th, between Mr.. KEITT, of
South Carolina, and Mr.. Grow, OF Pa, others
also becoming involved in the af..ir The
telegraphic reporter at Washington, who, we
presume, is a black republican, has hurried be-
fore the country an account of it prejudicial
to Mr.. KErrT, and making quite a lion of the
Pennsylvania abolitionist. We cannot upon "A
one-sided representation, condemn Mr.. X Eft,
a chivalrous Southern gentleman We shall
leave that to the black republicans, who will
roll the thing like sweet morscl under their
pestiferous tongues We will say, however,
that there can be no mistake as to the ten
dency of the affair. 1t can have no other
effect than to bring reproach upon our institu-
lions, and is to be deeply regretted by all
good citizens. But scenes of q similar nature
na'e hefeloioTe occurred, ana thOSe VINO par
ticipated in them have not been rebuked by
their constituents. And here lies the blame
If the people will elect men to Congress, who
can so far forget themselves as TO degrade the
National Legislature by personal brawls and
collisions, they must themselves assume the
responsibility. 1t is time they were awaking
to full sense of their position in such mat
tiers, and endeavoring to prevent their recur-
renee. Until they do, we must expect pot
house scenes in Congress periodically.
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SESSION.

Title IA of the code was read the second
time and passed.
The Senate took up House message in rela-
lation to the .'Rell resolutions" which resolu-
tons had been amended in the House by adj
ding resolution instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives in Con-
gress to vote for the admission OF Kansas into
the Union under the Lecompton CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Burch, ORR McDougal in the chair)
moved that the Senate concur in the House
amendments.
Mr.. Roach moved to postponed the further
consideration of the subject until 10 o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr. Wright moved the previous question on
the motion to concur, which prevailed, ayes
10. noes 9.
The amendments were concured in by the
following vote:
dyes Messrs. Brown, Bullen, Denton,
Goodpasture, Harris, Hill, Jones, Menees,
Munday, McDougal, Ross, Travis, Walker,
Whitthorne, Wright, and Mr.. Speaker Burch
-16.
Noes Messrs. Bratcher, God. Goodner,
and Mr.. Roach
The bill to relieve innocent persons from
costs in certain cases was rejected.
The bill to repeal the 4th section OF an act
passed Jan. q, 1883, making it felony to
use deadly weapons in personal rencontre,
was rejected.
Adjourned till O'Clock.
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5s- The explanatory remarks of Mr..
WHITE, of Knox, made in the House of Re
representatives. yesterday, while the vote was
being taken on the "Bell resolutions was as
fine specimen of blended logic and rhetoric. as
we have heard. TWAS mere compendium ola
speech, which he failed to deliver on account
OF the sickness of Mr.. DAVIDSON to whom it
was his intention to reply, in the regular
course of the debate. The speaker displayed
many of the very highest qualities of the ele-
giant and finished orator. While it abounded
In irresistible argument, based upon incon-
trovertible facts, it contained outbursts of the
most thrilling eloquence. That short effort.
interrupted constantly as it was during the
latter part of its delivery, stamps Mr. WHITE
as gentleman of extraordinary power and
brilliance.
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Worth Thinking About.

Prof Henry, of the Smithsonian Institu-
tion under the head of "Meteorology, in its
connection with Agriculture" has stated a
number of facts, in the form of a report which
will make deep impression at Washington
when they come to be known and understood.
This department of his report is very elabo-
rate, and embraces number of subdivisions,
such as the Physical Geography of the Uni
ted States" ''The Winds of North America
Currents of the Ocean," The Results of the
Astronomical Conditions &c, all highly in
teresting, but which perhaps would not inter-
est your readers in this form. The induction
from his facts, however, may be stated in a
simple manner The result is, that the entire
region of the United States west of the aSth
degree west longitude (say the western boun-
Diary of Minnesota). with the exception of a
small portion of Western Texas and the mar
row border along the Pacific (including Cali
formal, is a sterile waste, of comparatively
little vaiue. and which can never be valuable
to the agricnltarist. This statement viii as
tonish the reader when We direct bis attention
to the fact that the line Of Prof Henry, which
extends southwark from Lake Winnipeg TO
the Mexican Gulf will divide the surface OF
the United States into two nearly equal parts.
Z. this be true, what becomes Of the great
national drama 10 be played on the North
we~fpra Empire of the American Continent.
of which politicians have haFungned and poets
sung. The intense heat and extreme dryness
Of this region. which will make the Great
American Plains q barren waste forever, and
caused, 10 a large extent, according TO Prof
Henry's theory, by the fact that the returning
trade winds, sweeping over the elevated mas
ses Of the Rocky Mountains, are deprived Of
their moisture; ia other words. the heated air
which ascends az the equator, saturated with
moisture Il has distracted in it, passage over
the ocean. after depositing . portion Of ils
vapor In the tropics At the .'rainy seasons,v il
farther desslcated by the ridges and noun
tains which IL meets. the vapor being edaden-
sd on the windward side by TIE cold due 20
the increased vertical height. and IL finally
passes over and strikes the plains as dry a. =
sponge which has bsen thoroughly sqaeezssl
Without moisture there can be no fertility,
and without fertility, 40 agrieaitare; and a
great portion Of this wilderness, 10 Prof Hen
~, Is as irr-deeuably barren. for the purpas.s
OF agriculture, ~ the deserts Of Africa. Tree
or false, the tAeory : ~erthy q sftentlon.
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A Fiji

10 amend entitled act % incorporate the Mount
Vernon ladies association u the tEioH, AMI 10 thor
ise ne purchase q pant ~ Mount Vernon, passed
MARCIA IL, 1856, and for osher purposes,
January p, lS5S-Order OF day for llth February
l. BE Il e,sacteR bg Lhe General assembly Of Vir-
0Hia. That Inc Sd and 4th sections OF an act
TO incorporate the Mount Vernon ladies asso-
citation of the Union, and 10 authorize the
purchase of part of Mount Vernon, passed
March Il, 1886, be amended and re-enacted
SO rs to read as follows:
- The governor of this commonwealth is
hereby authorized and required as soon as
practicable, to obtain from John A Washing
ton, his heirs or assigns, a contract, signed
and sealed by him, and binding him to convey,
by proper deed, to tine State of Virginia two
hundred acres of land out of said Mount Yer
non, for which he shall pay To the said John
A. Washington the sum of two hundred thou
sOnd dollars in registered or coupon bonds of
the State of Virginia, hearing six per centum
interest, payable semi-annually, and made re-
deemable at any time within thirty-tour years,
at the option Of the State.
IL. The said deed OF conveyance shall be in
fee simple, reserving To the said grantor the
right To maintain pcrpetually the interment
Of the members Of his family already there.
And it shall covenant that the estate so con-
veyed shall he kept free from injury and desc
Grafton, sacred To the memory of George
Washington
?. AsG Le u further esGcfoi That when the
Mount Vernon ladies association of the Union
shall pay to the treasurer of Virginia. for the
benefit OF the State of Virginia. the sum of
two hundred thousand dollars, together with
any interest that may have been paid to John
\. Washington towards the purchase of Mount
Vernon as aforesaid, then all the rights and
privileges guaranteed to the Mount Vernon
ladies association of the Union, in each and
every section OF the act which is hereby
amended, shall exist and continue in all full
force as il this act had not have passed.
). This act shall be in force from and after
its passage.
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SENATE.
= SENATE ~
wrnxrSnAy Fob 10 1873


WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10, 1853.
Several reports were presented from the
standing committees.
Mr. Heiskell introduced a bill to punish the
offence of harboring slaves.
Mr.. Wright, a bill to amend the revenue
laws in certain cases.
The bill to authorize Robert Allen to open
a turnpike, being the unfinished business,
passed the third and last time.
The bill to authorize the Register of the
Land Office at Nashville to perform certain
duties relative to land titles, now devolving up
on the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Heiskell offered a resolution TO place
the rooms adjoining the State Library in
charge of the Librarian for library purposes.
The rule was suspended and the resolution
adopted
Mr.. Walker, a resolution to print the reports
of the Universities of East, West and Middle
Tennessee. Rule suspended and resolution
adopted.
Several Senate bills on second reading pas
sed.
The following were rejected:
To make accommodation endorsers equally
liable with the principal.
To amend the 9Th section of the act of Feb
ruary 20, 1856.
To pay the travelling expenses of Bank di-
rectors.
To preserve the purity of elections
Adjourned till 2 o'clock
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Lieut.. Havelock, son of the late Gen.
Havelock. has received the decoration Of the
Victoria Gross, for an act OF bravery, recorded
in the London Ga-szse thus:
The Slxty-fourth regiment had been much
under artillery tire, from which IL had severely
suffered. The whole of the infantry were
lying down in line. when, perceiying that the
enemy had brought out the last reserved gun,
a "a FOUNDER, and were railying round il,
called up the regiment 10 rise aud advance.
Without any other word from me. Lieutenant
Haveloek placed himself on bis horse In front
Of the center Of the Sisty-fourth, opposite the
mnzzle Of the gun. Major Stirling. command
ing the regiment, was In 'front.', dssmountesi.
but the lieutenant continued 20 move speedily
on in front of the regiment at foot pace, on
his horse. The gun discharged shot until the
troops were within = short distance, when
they fired grape. In went the corps, led by
the lieutenant, who still steered steadily ON
the guns muxzle until il was mastered by .
rush Of the SIXTY fourth,
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&c DIR. HAYES, the Attic explorer and lee
turer, talks thus fine about that sea which. in
imagination, rolls about the North Pole:
He believed it was there through sunlight
aud through darkness Its broad bosom
heaves and swells under the eternal dav, its
icy margin lashes into frosty foam the roll
ing pillows under the gray dome of eternal
light. The mighty whale has there his central
home, and, sporting unmolested within his lev
locked fortress, mingles his voice with the
roar OF dashng waters, startling the midnight
solitude of the silent stars. The great bear
roams wild over the frozen border aud gees
its heavenly brother mirrored in the -'vasty
deep" When summer comes its shores swarm
with bird life, and myriads Of sea swallows,
and elder, and kittiewake chatter in the cliffs,
and fit over the foaming crests of the swell
ing waves. Flowers bud and blossom in the
valleys, MOSES grow green upon the slopes,
and peace and plenty come to human crea-
lures who, guided by the pole star, have wan
dered to the utmost limit of the land.
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President Buchanan Running his


Offices under the government just now are
quoted at a reduced figure. The only people
who cannot demand and receive full wages
for their labor, as per contract, are the gen
tlemen who ut present have the happy privi-
lege of serving the general government. They
have to take promises to pay, instead of old
fashioned gold and silver, though the law, We
believe, says the government dues shall he
paid by "a well rs TO. the national treasury in
ctureRt coin Our friends in the Custom
House, We learn. are especially disturbed by
Mr.. Coljb's Ksode of meeting his official labili-
ties. The s1lSfies average about S9l 66 a
month. Wien the Collector csIne to pay
them off on Saturday, he found raat he had
been provided with nothing but hnGdred dol
lar notes. The cDnsequcnee was that the boys
had 60 take one OF these and hand over IS 81
change. or go 20 bed without their suppers.
They thought this prettv-~a7d, especially as
the discount on Uncler paper u half oi
one per cent; bat when Tn had 90 give him
gold and silver in change foi bic shinpisssers.
they were naturally enough i4dignany and
such IA could wait. declinec the shave. This
morning however, they fouGd things still
worse than ON Saturday. The Collector had
nothing bat $500 notes. and q only way a
patriot could get his pay Wa ay taking a
shinplaster for $500 and returning Ss0S 81 in
gold. IL this system Is vigorously prosecuted
a year or two, aud every man "a required once
a month 10 pay that amount 81 change 10 the
Collector, a current OF coin will soon set into
the sub Treasury, or else current OF paariot-
ic officers will soon set out of the Custom
house. We should hardly think man Of a
family. GA a salary, OF 81 loo year, could
do u very prosperous business long under such
a system.
We have frequently heard people comment
ing upon the excellence Of Mr.. Buehanan's
likeness engraved on the new Treasury notes,
but We confess We never suspected the covert
irony of the remark until since we have
seen the use these notes have been put TO-
We now see how exactly like him they are
Nee FORK Pos, ia
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ROca's Remedy for Pulmonary
and Tubercuiar Consumption.

II ANING been appointed sole Agent for the sale Of
4 4 Don GERoSIMo RoCAs celebrated CURE FOR Con-
SUMPTION, the public will be put in possession of
of the most extraordinary remedies eNtaut for
what has heretofore been considered ncurabe
disease
have the more readily undertaken the agency,
from the fact Of its extreme simpcity-beiug out
tUdrd application the action Of which seemingly mi
racUlOas and lis having Of those attributes which
make up the numerous compounds in general
With the utmost confidence in the success Of this
remedy, which has heretofore been used in private
practice with great success, j. shown by numerous
letters aud certificates. Is offered the public.
A pamphlet, containing directions. letters from dis
tuguislICd individuals, and documentary evidences
from the physicians Of the hospital Of Havana, Island
Of Cuba, &c, VIII accompany the remedy.
These speak volumes IN its praise, and publicity Is
only required 10 render il popular it is benen-
cal. Address, JAMES RES,
Sole Agent for the United states,
No. 34l Market street, Philadelphia.
Principal Office, 1920 fTTZw sTEf febll-tf
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THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT BERIIN.-Mr.
Walsh, the Paris correspondent of the Journal
Of Commerce. in one of his late letters, says:
According to a Berlin article, Mr.. Wright,
the l. representative there Of the United States,
has produced a sensation in the higher circles,
by emitting wines and spirits at his official
entertainments, and substituting Indian corn
variously cooked. No one could blame the
minister for choosing to enact himself, the
teetOtaler, any where; but We may doubt the
propriety and the expediency OF imposing alb
stinence on his diplomatic brethren the
Prnssian dignitaries. 1t happens in some in
stances, that diplomatic host foregoes wine
and brandy because his health or habits require
it; nobody takes that amiss: the denial to his
guests is another thing which, perhaps, was
never before heard of in the Prussian or any
other European Capital. In genteel life. the
rule of hospitality is, to give all the persons at
your board, what they are likely To relish
what they eat or drink without scandal TO any
one. Mr.. Wright is reported, in the newspa-
pers. to have presided at public temperance
neutrality-suspicious. anomaly, which cannot be
thought in character. Zeal in good cause
may be esteemed, but congruity behooves
public personages and should be especially
studied by him who represents nation, and
whose public proceedings are attached TO that
quality, in the opinion Of all the world.
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DIRECTORS OF TIE BRANCH BANK or Ten
NEssEE AT SHEIBYvnIE.-Bedford county: r.
Matthews, }. l.. Scudder, DIR. 7. Lipscomb
Geo W. Cunningham, G.. =. Baskette. ". J.
Whithorne, Patrick Fay, A. l.. Lankis Frank
lin county: Hugh Francis. Co1ee county:
Hugh Maxwell. Marshall county: John Laws.
Lincoln county: T. G. Goodrich BENZ II. Bcr-
ry. Grundy county: Adrian Northcutt Con-
stalltiondlia
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AFTERNOON SESSION

Part Is of the revised code passed second
reading.
Mr.. kendrick introduced a resolution offer
ing the use of the Representative Hall. to
Gen. Walker to deliver a speech on Nicara-
guam affairs, whenever it may suit his conve-
nience.
The bill to change the line between the
counties of Campbell and Scott and for other
purposes, was amended and passed third
reading.
Adjourned till A. VI. tomorrow.
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Jones Patent Formulation Bank Lock


Nos. 1885, 1877 and l39 Water street, and
No Isl Broadway, cor. Murray street. y. Y
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Mozonge X Co, Mobile, Ala; T. I. Twitiy, New Or
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TUE undersigned respectfully requests thass
i deoted - ha - cszae forward ald pay
duras TIC pfescnt IsontA q February, further n
auieence cannot DC sfrE. and lo shah be esnfc "a
paee the accoants and Hetes ~ All no 4a cdnply,
into tfs hands q cfrer fs culirclion lie very
nAea obliged b ts puhlc fer rsTunase accorded
70 lam, and Aofes ~s be ezntiaaed, ~s4s rsonass
lAynaenI H. StIzhAttskk
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fS-A young American lady in Paris threat
ems 10 sue President buchanan for breach OF
promise she says that dining at her fathers
table years ago, be said TO her-''My dear
Miss, II ever should be President, you shall
be mistress Of the White House."
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Levi j. North. the great Circus rider, is the
Democratic candidate for Alderman in the
third ward of Chicago. We presume he was
selected on account of his well known skill in
riding two horses at once.-Lost jour.
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