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Congressional Proceedings. 



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in. mi -j i r;, N v., JAM'AKV 



A New Years Greeting. 



i ■ in Ri n m ' Kind, substantia! Mid 



it iroui we promt yon Ho i of Vol. X with a 



!■•_•, mill 11 heart o'.tlliitviug with grati- 



. .1 ■ i.. i 'i o ii- h i in which n'N have >•-< ?ea», 



iinl u: ■■ J- i 1.1IU "I l"l'-, enei hi I 1 " H'd and nppre- 



iVis., offered a resolti- 

 tIk letters be- 

 i .... i Com Pftuld- 



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.1 ■!,. s ■ letaryof War 

 i injUndin 

 ...» Yot\ harbor can be hod fbr revenue purpose*. 

 Ui Davis, "i" Mi— . "» '■ 



trj of War fop 

 ingibi rigbtool British ■ubjecta 

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Mr I'luv, of Ua , submitted absolution, which 

 calling on the President for the cor- 

 ns] denee between the Mexican Government, 



Mr Fnrsvth. and the Stale Deportment, and such 

 her mutters i.- "ill elucidat.: the complications 



!.. i in uspension of diplomacy. 

 Mr. Hunter, ol ■ ..li.iion. which 



,. :. • I . . | . r . . 1 . ., ■.(!.. -liu^ < Ik- I'. M- Onenil '" hi- 

 iin tlit- Senate what change* of the po-'al laws 

 ■e necessary to render the Department self- 

 tatoining. 



Mr. Stuart, of Mich., attempted to bring tip the 

 \iM,i,,lT.ir.,l College Bill. Messrs. Fitzpatrick, of 



Post Office Committee will shortly 

 bring forward a proposition abolishing the franking 

 privilege, and allowing the payment of no 

 than sea postage for ocean mail service. 



The Pacific Railroad has been viewed in nil the 

 routes proposed, and has elicited much discussion 

 during the week. 



To advance Hiram Powers $2, 

 for statuary, to allow *30 per month pensioi 

 the widows of old soldiers; making appropriati 

 for the improvement of St. Clair Flats; Military 



U orsE ._On motion of Mr. Phelps, of Mo,, the 

 HOUM wi ui into Committee on the bill for the pay- 

 ment "f the Invalid and other pensions, appropriat 

 ■ therefor. 



The Military Academy bill, appropriating nearly 

 (166,000] WDfl next taken up, and after much dis- 

 cussion, the bill was laid aside to he reported upon. 



The Bouse went into the Commute ufthe Whole 

 on the Soldiers' Pension bill. A number of 

 amendments were offered, debuted and rejected. 

 The enacting clause of the bill was then stricken 

 out by six majority. This had the effect, as was 

 intended. In terminate f'mllicr ptTieoi'iliiigs I hi rnm 

 in Committee, and to bring the bill into the House 

 Tli. Speakei , in reply 



Political Intelligei 



The following are the official flgn 

 ticket, as Snally 



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- 

 Burrows, 80,880; Smith. 6,470. 



■■. p] ■ H. Pa] 



lo : 7. Benton, 63,836; Beers, 8,1 99, 



Gardener, Mvc; ; Piper, 

 ■s\ U . Thompson, 69,«9; Harrington, 1,601. 

 ... ... . I. 



1,080 

 On Conttituttonal Oatm nHon— Yes, 135,206; no, 



Q*K, Wit, 0. UtiTLKii, of Kentucky, declines the 



democratic nomination for Governor of that Slate. 

 Is Iowa, the official vote for Congressmen l-ivcs 

 i|„. |[i-|,iitilienns tjtjij majority ill theltiH ih-lnH. 

 aud 2,739 in the second V 



Toe lower Indiana Honsc, on the 21st ull., refused 

 t . . | . _* — . ih,. Senatorial Election Villi over the veto 

 of the Governor— Yeas 4(1, nays 4?— two less than 

 a constitutional majority. The Legislature, on the 

 l>2d ult., P. M., by a concurrent resolution, elected 

 Henry S. Lane and William M. MeCarty U. S. 



Ncrus JParagrapJ)0^ 



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the porta in all the islands of Java, Sumatra, Bor- 

 iii..'. Ac , bub]] be open to the trade of the world 



from the 1st day of Ma;. 



i:> mi;., » I m 1> ni'ii' "ii. ■ -■■ in in li valued for 

 their furs, and were hunted almost to extermina- 

 tion, are increasing inCnnuda, andaiei|oitc plenty 

 within ten miles of Toronto. 



lying in the Atlantic Duel; IIiimh, lii-<«ibh ii, m.-ihv 



canal boat? loaded with Il'.i im-hols of jinlatuen. 



They sell at II, BC per barrel. 



The total gold coinage of the United States, in- 

 cluding bars, for the fiscal year ending dime :i", 



right and Fitch, 



the former till 1^'., and the billet till 1^1. 



Is the Georgia Legislature the following act was 

 passed and approved by the Governor:— To repeal 

 all laws and part- ..f laws authorizing lotteries in 



ih. s 



e of Get 



The General Assembly of the State of 



Georgia do enact that from and after the 1st day of 

 June, l-'".", all laws and parta of laws, authorizing 

 lotteries in this State, or tho vending of lottery 

 tickets, be and tho same are hereby repealed. 



age for the same period, amounted 

 The number of cents coined was 21 



result t .if the nssay of gold from the Cherry 



mines, received at New York fr Lei 



th, Kansas, shows that, with the excepti 

 of a few small lots from Georgia, it is the finest gold 

 vcr received from any part of North America. Its 

 alue after melting is $20,06 per ounce— fineness, 

 T ' ' ' _, thousandths. 

 The Sun Prnnoiseo C^ronidi estimates the cost 



,t tlir I'l iisei rivel i;ul,l tcvor tn citi/ei.s ol Culiloi .. 



iia, at 118,850,000, against returns of about $100,- 



ioii ,u i-i.ld dust, saying nothing about the lives 

 ost, hopes wrecked, and energies paralyzed by re- 

 pcuttddisiippuinlmeuts- -the I. .■* blenebing uloni 



Important from Mexico. 



Tub latest intelligence from Mexico local 

 several aspirants of place and power in thl 

 happy country thus:— President Juarez, at 

 Criu, is awaiting the receipt of duties fromv 



lately arrived, for the funds with which to 



Me: 





i the 



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'■ ■! II ii i "i I I'l - |,.i] |,roy„L.,nj pensions to nil who served sixty 



icrit), si mil i m lea\oi, during the year upon which ,| aV s or more, or were engaged in the actual war of 



.... ,„i. i, i.. mi. ...a in mi i - iii.d .mi:;iimii( iftio p „ r dming that period. The benefits of the 



■ lib IVilil, but -,ct ari . extended to the 111:11 ino col |.s. In Hi, i-..nl 



"nitli :i".l worlts air alliH'ui ilul ; ;i : , d .1 - . . u i t:uth ,,| ,)„■ tlealh iil'a pinsi t, hi- u idow is t... receive 



ii.. pension during her natural life. The pen 



— '- graduated as follows:— Fm- 12 nn-"-' 

 upwards, $96; for 6 months and 



not Vi months, $7.'.; for 60 days and upwards 

 exceeding il mouths, £:,ii per annum. Agreed 

 iVorld belter for havin- [.ul-li-le'il tin- III mi. V',' .n-un-l 



SOU Fhmd.— Soldiers of the War of 1618 Pen- 

 El nayhavi observed - - i rove- sion bill; the Invulid Pension and Weat Point ap- 



iii, til in tin \p|ieiuanee, mid p.-rhapi also in the 



Cmii. nis, of this aumbei of the Rubal, compared 



« ill. il . !■ i -i -. li i judges pion.inme it 



, 1. 1 ..i -'. | i&\ ie, ami :-.n it looks vastly 



like ndhcrintf to our text— this practical demon- 



lll,- llll. i.C ■■ I'i.r.-T-. -~ ,lllil lllipiOM... 



lunil " In tins Opil 



Certain it is that wc 1 

 able in auy lOCietj or 





■epting those 



e think all will c 

 ve spared neither labor nor 

 :i render the Hi nu [.reseiit- 

 .m.-ion.iu Town or Country, 

 ;ternals are concerned, and 



ivniiiblv with Uinsl iouruuls, 



nunattng from New York, 



, however, 



hia ami Boston Wo do 



,i. [.. mi u|.oii style or mppearonee ; nor bhall we 

 n!h>» oui " goud looks " to inlerlere with or retard 

 our usefulness, On the contrary, we Bhall itrin 

 tn nuike the Ri mi more interesting mill valuable 

 than ever before U> render it n firm friend ami 

 i ■ I ull who -eil iis pages for either 



That we have unplj rcdeemi d our promisM thua 

 for is too manifest to require comment or argu- 

 iii. ni t .i anougb Is ulraod) apparent to prove thai 



«e hme on. de it e.i. .ii.-i iinproveuu'iit in this thai: 

 in iinv other one, two or llin <.• M.lniues. And wt 



iru-t th,- n.iilii - "t the K i is *l will very generally 



u t 4. ., , , i i o , il, .n- l.t intiodiieing the paper to 



. i support of their friends and aequaiu- 



, and distant, Indeed, hosts of agent- 



.,., ,,i i, ■ ■ already BOCured and forwarded fur 



■ tl 'o . ,, 'i before, and we are confident 



that, " ilh 'Ins niiliil" i lO 01 liil.il a D BpCI mi' ii. 



Washington Matters. 



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but He mt i n. | ( . furnish a p i|n i whu h -hall man 



a subscription ..1' lott.UOO— nyo, one exia-nling tin. 



■ -.unit I k," or any " ttilg" o 



in tho ■ And ii" the 



■ Bcbju ,uid oil- those irho ap 



preciate its nn-rit- .„,,! , ■ ,,, j u di:e discriminatingly 



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fritb the t. ■ , .,„ry.|eilin fc ' 



sht Bt ■■' -.■■■ md I i 1. 1 i) ,,, metrtpoli 



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in the right direction, the object m, r fl00Q b c 

 Moomplial i .i Bon mum \ .■• m .. >^,.,. ri \ )VI ., 



casual readers, and even borrott.-r*. « ill ,|,, „, um j 

 Coiniiiiinit.i ilii' I | little timsh 



action in accordance with this lUggestioB • 

 — See Tern ke., on next » Ul ] 



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offer cfinceisjoii.H, which will umaze the country, 

 on condition that Buchanan will recognize the 

 laet I .luare.'. ,is being tin: legitimate Govern- 

 ment of Mexico. Among the concessions which 

 the Statt* is permitted to mention, is one giving a 

 direct transit between Texas and the Gulf or Cali- 

 fornia. Another guaranty i-, Iretdom of trade, and 

 Hie settlement nt pi-eunuiry diiTienllics on terms 

 most favorable to the United States. 



It is said that Senor TasBaret, the Spanish Minis- 

 ter, (.flieially informs Mr Cass that the difficulty 

 between the Spanish authorities and those ol Turn- 

 piQO is Battled, but letters from a commercial 

 house at Tompico contain a reverse statement, and 

 further say that as soon the weather will permit, 

 the Spanish fleet will concentrate on the whole 

 coast from Lagnoua to Tampico, thus confirming 



Tut: Secretary of War has it-ked Congress for 

 nearly $4 011,01.11.1 to pay the Florida volunteers, 

 called into service by Gen. Harney and Col. I.nnmis 



ikONG the many bills introduced in the IIous 

 the 24th ult., was one by Mr. Branch, of N. C. 



appropriating SI, ,i.n.".> to unable the President t. 



conclude viith Spain a treaty ,.| umiiy and for the 

 seltlemenl ot nil difl'ereiie.-s, including the cess 

 or Cuba, to be used by him if he thinks fit, 

 advance ol the rntiucation of such treaty by 

 Senate. If the pay me tit is required, and then 

 not that much money in the Treasury, the Presi- 

 dent is authorized to borrow it. The bill was 

 referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 



Tub observance of the Christinas holidays ha* 

 put a check upon the manufacture of news. Con- 

 e.r. -- h.i- .i.tjouriied until the 4th of January, thus 

 tilling twelve days out of the short session, with 

 over ami bills before them. The salaries, however, 

 goon 11s usual, amounting lo aho.it $'joi','H"> lor 

 Ibe punod of adjournment. 



should it be necessary, will march to the l'uen 

 Cnldeion to Dcgollado's assistance. AlatriSt 

 Constitutional Governor of the State of Puebla, 

 ,11 tiic plains of Apam *ith <>,0iX> nnui, and wil 

 Geo, Oau&KO, who has (Jrived at Matanioro 1 



make on attack on the city of Puebla. General 

 Bunco, in the south of Mielioaenn. has a strong 

 force, as bave also Generals Hukbtb and SabaS 



Havana Nmis. The stesinier ("ahawljii arrived 



New Orleans .111 the L'4th ult . with Havana dates 



the BOth. The Presidents Message had shocked 



the Cuban authorities, and produced a general 



The Spanish Mexican imbroglio is settled. Geu. 



ARXA.of Tampico, liaviu^ ic funded all the moneys 

 obtained from Spanish sulijeels, by u.i.i "I l.m ■.! 

 loans, and the present dorcromi ul ■■! Uexll Uftl - 

 inn in-ceded to all the damands madi oj Spain 

 Tne Spanish fiog was boIoJ ti sill tw '. am 

 guns, from the forts of Tampico. T tu- ^..iiu-li 

 frigates Terrolana and Isabelle, arrived with over 

 ■J, .soldier- from Spain 



tinted t»$:.; 



The 



. lying dnngcnraiTj u 



- [■Iiotograpliic .-n loiif lire, llnnlly l.ei-n .1 



Mr. Fox TalboL 



- Petitions fir n National Bankrupt Law n 



■iteiiiug- 



the bunks of the F laser, or reposing in I 



reB, grow weary with vain 



for the return of those whom they mny 



Tue State Department at Washington has re- 

 ceived information to the effect that the American 

 el 111 ins sign ins I Chili, in connection with I he vessels 

 Macedonian and Franklin, will shortly he satisfied. 

 Iu the ease of the latter lesseletbe claim amounts 



From the Pacific Side. 



Tub steamship Quake. 

 dates to the 6th ult., arn 

 S3d, The Golden Gate, 

 on the 6th for New York 



for New York, and ?a 





The Pitt Itiv 





The mines in Southern Oregon are yicl 

 largely, and new discoveries were being made. 



Geu. Harney had revoked the order I'oibiddint: 

 settlers from locating iu the Wtilla Walla Country. 



The treaty between the U. S. and Nisqually In- 

 dians establishes perpetual pence — provides for 



.i-ooal ., 



t of war with other 



— The pal. He debt of 

 delphht amounts b> 480,0 



a consolidated city or 



Miicr Justice of the 9ii] 



on to await their trial .11 April u 

 d (Ct.) people are talking of bu 



, urn) employing a paid rlrcdepm 



ings shall be setlled by the Representative Chiefs 

 111 l'i lendly council. 



Direct trade lias been opened between l'ii.-it - 

 Sound and China. 



The passengers by the Overland Mail report a 

 severe shock of nit earthquake between San Fran- 

 cisco and San Jose. The roads were in bod order, 

 owing to heavy rains, and there was more or less 

 snow from Apache Canon to the Missouri, One 



,:, .f ol Uril.-I, t'uliiuil.ia has i-sued 

 proclamations making aiiinnt to the Hudson Bay 



Com 



England. 

 There nil; 



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and 



the 



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—The Washingtoi 



Oxi 



—During the r 



Don* Ds. 



KD Mm 



1 Mil 



■ head and heart nl' the 



Tin- Hi unmt is not, in wmo rwpoota, what i 



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'. • 

 «fc*(lping Up. 



>i«B«, Ac m a brief period Though »■■ expect Couoeilonthi 



■ upon it in lulurv. m will not, on KfitC- the small ruj 

 e any apology. manl ezpou«g 



this new work by * 



sorily deferred, but 



thai it i- worthy 1 



author- It comprise* two distinct novels in one 

 Tolunie of -..ua' 400 pages (handsomely issued by 

 Stw.is.i The tb..,,s„„|. ,,1 \| r . H.'s admirers 

 auiuog our readers will be delighted with dear, 

 derotbd DORl and dishing Maogib. 



,i.i. —The New York City Comp- 

 ndget was sent lo the Common 



g Ol ,1,. .nil ult. It calls foi 



-.. pay city govern. 

 ..nig year. 



New Yurk, tu Seiv Orleans and Mubile, bettve 

 .'.ii,i'i'o,ind oii.ouo bushels of oats. Probably alur 

 [iropoitiun ol those sent to New Orleans will 

 sent up the river. Oats are selling at St. Louis 

 T. r .c. , NetvOrleuns.ro, Mobile, 75; Boston, .'jOa 



Fatal Stbamloat Disaster —The stem 

 Aubrey met with an accident a few miles nbo' 



Louis, on the night of the 201 It nit., by which four 

 or five lives were tost. The boat ran on the wreck 

 of u sunken steamer, bursting the steam pipe, 

 which caused a panic among the deck pus-engcrs. 



who rushed c 



■ iltmi 



. the yawl, upse 



Nun, 



likll.o 



disturbed ou the 21st ult., by Da Santv, tho 

 (*1 electrician, who reports " well marked 

 currents from Valeutia, but nothing intdli-jMt." 

 There is a remarkable singularity between Db 



EiTodo 



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Corrox UorBMurr.— The New York Tuna, of 

 the 23d ult., says the movement of cotton is grow- 

 ing large aud interesting. The exports this week 



reach 111, bale-, eijtml to nn Exchange on Europe 



of ucarly mi million dollars. And as the receipts 

 ul t h.- ports antHttyOOO bales ahead of last year, 

 there is moro talk A a crop of 3,600,000 bales. 



Old World Intelligence, 



t New York, and fiotu their flies 



■x Etihland at the 





anted 



. -.1 alal 



because of the disctery of a Secret Society, having 

 for its end and aim tho invasion of the "Gem of 

 the Seas," by an American force. Quite a number 

 of arrests have been made. 



From France we learn that the Government bad 

 decided 011 allowing the appeal of M. de Monta- 

 LEiiiiMiT to come before- the Superior Court. 



The Moult- ur officially declares that the disquie- 

 tude a* lo the relations between i'rsinee and Austria, 

 caused by the newspaper discussions, is by no 

 means justified. 



France had concluded a treaty with Japan, simi- 

 lar to that made by England. 



Th. meeting of the French Legislature bos been 

 postponed to February. 



The Spanish Expedition to Mexico, it is now 

 said, will be on a larger scale Ihan heretofore sup- 



From China we learn that Lord ElOIk's negotia- 

 tions at Shaughacweresatisfaclory. Commissioner 

 Reed had not returned from Japan. The Emperor 

 of Japan was reported dead. Canton quiet. 



The De Rcsmond Australian mail. Melbourne. 

 Oct. 15. reached Suez with $13(vJuo in gold. Trade 

 quiet. Large shipments of gold to England. 



The Bombay mail brings the Queen's proclama- 

 tion, which was read throughout India on Nov. I. 

 Its terms are- liberal. It guarantees lo protect 

 religious freedom on terms .1!' nil existing treaties 

 and rights, and offers a general amnesty to all the 

 murderer* of the British, providing n submission 

 it made by the rebels before the first of January-. 



The Kal afloi 



<■ eonviyeil in lln- until— pr 



n people are preparing u 

 at vicinity. 



- A dandy lately appeal 



— Tho Island of Jamaica 1 

 several severe l«npe»te,l>y « 1 



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