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'.Z. BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS.
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.. , On the 23ili of May, the following ro.
. , port wet mado in the Senate:
ji, , Mr. M.iion of Virginia, from llio Com.
roiltee on Foreign delations, to whom was
'" referred the resoluiinn inquiring whether
additional legislation is necessary to place
ii a certain power in ihe hand of ibe ISxoc
. Ulive, submitted a report, of which lliu sub-
ii ill Hi the official slatem.-nl show a sue-
cession of acts of nsgrcMion by tliu British
cruisers in t ho Uulf of Mexico, no marked
and extraordinary as has awakened the in
uignaiion of tha country; vcnaula nude
our flu!;, pursuing lawful commerce, luiv
.11 I ! . J 1 t .
" oeen iiren itim, sippen, oun examined a
lo cargo, I'estinaiion, crew, do. No less
1 linn fiflpon AniPrican ships in ilm harbor
or Sigua ie lirnnil, and kix on the higl
- seas, are officially reported as having had
to submit to lh aggressions of British
v cruiser, and each additional arrival briny
fresh accounts of aggressions by the same
power on our Has. It has hitherto hap
' pened In Isolated cusps. ' Where similar
aggressions have occurred through nnscon
, ception, the United States has been con
f tented to accept a disclaimer of the intent ;
but the continued and perseverm; charac-
' ter of these outrages is such as to arouse
' the indignation of the country, and to ro
quiro to arrest at once, and to end at once
and forever, the continuance of such indig-
' nities. the slave Ira iU is alleged as the
' excuse. I he comnmiee will not discuss
I lml. It is sutlicienl that l ha United Slates,
though often invoked to do so, refutes to
recognize the right of police. 1 hey rest
on the prin cipln thut the marine under
their lug cannot bo visiied or questioned
without their consent, and the couuniitoe
deem this a fit occasion to declare it ns a
principle of the United Siutes, admitting
ot no reserve or quuiiiiouuon, hiiu 10 up
' maintained at any c-t. They admit no
right of visitation, and far lessor earuh.
. Such matters have no foundation in law
. or comity, and cannot bo tolerated by hiiv
'sovereign power wiihoiit derogation from
her sovereignly. I he infraction tifsover-
eisintv consists in visitation ; the best
. American and English authorities (Slowell
for instance) so duuido, founding Ihe de
cision on two principles : firstly, the equal
' ity of all independeiil Slates, unil the com
munity of the sea as n highway.
Indignant as the American people arc,
' and ought to bp, at iIipso aggressions, yet
r their occurrence will nfKird an opportunity
- to end i lieu) at once and forever; and the
committee refrain from reumnmciiding for
i their legislation only from the reason that
ihe President has ordered all our available
'liavy to the infested water", with orders
'to protect our fl.-ijj. ' It is believed that this
. measure win up sprviceauie lor urn present
in slopping outrages. The subject has
also b"en brought lo the offending power,
both through the Minister ill London and
ilia Miiiitni. nr. Wnahinirlnn ; und wn can-
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n..l ,li..r.f.iri until tvo ren..ii'n A retilv
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from (ire it Britain, decide the measurps
that will bn a giurnnty for thp future, for
nothing short of that will satisfy the Amer
ican people. Therefore, while refraining
from recommending present legislation, the
committee have unanimously ' ' "'
lf9olvd, (as the judgnieiil of lha Sen-
ale,) That American vessels on the high
seas, in time of peace, 'bearing ihn Ameri
can flag, remain under I ho juiisdiciion of
the. country to which they belong, and there-
tore any vi-uiauon, iiiiM'-s'itiiwii, m uo-eu-tiort
of such Vessels hy force, or by the
exhibition of force, bn the part yf a foreign
Power, is in derogation of the sovereignty
of ihe United Stales.
Resolved, That the recent and repealed :
violations of this immunity, commuted by
foola nf.wnr liMlnnnrinfr In tlifl niiVtf of
- o r j
Great Britain in the Gulf of Mexico, and
the adjacent seas, by firing into, interrupt
ing, and otherwise forcibly detaining them
on thoir voyage, requires, in the judgment
of the Senate, such unequivocal and final
disposition of the subjeol, by tlio'govern
ments of Great Britain and ihe United
States, touching the rights involved, as
shall preclude hereafter the occurrence of
like aggressions. ,
Resolved, , That the Senate, fully ap
proves the action.of ihe Executive in send
in" a naval force into the infested seas with
orders " to protect nil vessels of the United
States on the high Seas from search or de
tention by the vessels of war of any other
nation." And it is the opinion of the Sen
ate, that, if it become necessary, such addi
tional legislation should be supplied in aid
of the Executive power as will make such
protection effectual.
On the 20th the resolutions came up
when i
II, Uallorv of Florid propose-
an am
enJment, taet An.er.can people cannoi
permit such aggressions, and therefore
esislate to enable ihe Executive to adopt
measures at onco te prevent the continu
ance of such iodignities.
Mr Mallory, although recognizing that
tha mission of the United Slate, and Eng.
Und should be for the preservation of
peace, h.conld not atr.fie. the rights or
Knorof the country to any issue what-
" He eoold not consider that this tucces
.ion of outrages was the mere act of indi
'v dual naval officers. They were ) owing,
doubtless, to tbe order, of the English Ad
mind atJamaica, who in turn had received
, r. I.U novernment.
oroe o . ..... that
It wa. a auspicious circumstance that
. ..rvmmonced immediately af-
STJTrKl by .hi. r-roment of cer
ufn demands made b, Eagl.nd respecting
lh4!2rd ed to' amend the amend
. . .t . -n-... .V.t the acts of the Bnt-
. . : . v.tir.nt in character, ana
i - .;",.t h the power of the
country. He considered the acts of the
tj.:,;.. .l.nnlrl he met bv acts, and not by
trgumeuta. WhPe be should look upon i a
. :.k r.i Britain as one of the
greatest ciatpitie that CouU befall h
Wtjt
A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Principles of JeiTeruoninn Democracy, and advocating
Vor.. IV.
civilized world, lie should regard ihe low.
cring ol the national dicoilv, and submis
sion to tuck an assumption 01 this on the
part ol Ureal lintaln, at a greater calam.
ity than war itself. The war lo maintain
peace and to maintain our right Inviolate
is, to lei Ureal Britain know that upon ibis
suujeci we nave no argument to make, and
no remonstrance to utter.
Mr. Mallory wiibdrew his amondment
in favor of Mr. Hale s.
Mr. Toombs was in favor of Mr. Hale's
amendment, and further, that the British
warships in ihe Gulf should be seized and
brought lo our own ports, or sunk, and thai
we should be satisfied with nothing short
of ibis. i
Mr. Seward gave his concurrence and
the concurrence of the minority of the
Committee in the spirit of the resolutions.
.neassumpionoi urea ur.itt.ni.nUealrw,mUkt,1I9Wari , decar. War
." ."' u " -" "0 "I""' "
I lie British, or such as, liko her, asserted
the mastery of the teas. But the Uuiled
Slates tet out with the intoiition lo be equal
with any nation, and cannot permit an al
feclalion of superiority by any power, even
in I ho modified form of " visitation" the
right of search and visitation being terms
synonymous. J ho principles of police at
sea aro identical with those en land. Any
one may seize pirates at sea. or culprits on
shore, hut he does it " at his peril." If the
arrested party be a culprit, he is abandoned
lo justice. If not, it is an aggression, and
ihe aggressor is hablo to make reparation.
This nation will never permit its flag to be
prostituted to purposes of piracy, but it
must resist every iiggresslou on its peace
ful commerce.
He had not looked in tho law books for
technical objections to the right nf search,
Ii is enough that it cannot be permitted ;
that it is an aggression on the equality of
nations; enough that it is an attempt to
exereiso superiority over this nation.
There arc seven members on the Committee
of Koteign Affairs, and naturally some dif
ference ol opinion as to the terms existed,
but lliu substance of the resolutions was
satisfactory to all. Each is ready to accept
any other form of words that will express
tho firmness, dignity, and moderation thut
beconu'S a orrcal natiou in expressing its
opinion on a great question. No prudent
man behoves that the iiriiish government
has ordered these aggressions with the
view of urtnng war on this country, luey
aro acts of war; but all know that if Groat
Britain wanted to begin a war with tho
Uuiled States, she would not do it with a
gunboat. Although they may liuvo origi
nated in a misapprehension of orders, the
Executive had properly and promptly do-
ermined not to wait for explanations, not
to rccojinizn that any explanation can be
given which will eowedo the right of vis
itation or scaich. Mr. Soward fully in
dorsed this promptitude of action in send-
ug to the uulf n force sufficient to biiik
every liriiisb cruiser.
Mr. Douglas, of III., Rsked, what good
does it do to resolve thut this search is a
belligerent act ? The American people
ami J'.neianu Know it is. r.ugianu bs so
informed foriy years ago, and yet she bus
lolated our rights thirty-three times witn-
n the pust four weeks. He commended
and admired the promptness with which
he 'resident has sent a lorco to tho unit,
but thai force is only up lo the point of
preventing. Do you suppose it will ever
find un -opportunity, unless ashipof-war
beseni to accompany every merchant ves
sel. Tho Senator from fsew lork was
wrong in saying thai our force could sink
he British in the Gulf. Ihe lintisli have
their three guns to out one. It is brave, at
ast, to think that our ene will siiiK tneir
three, lie recommended another course.
Lot a shin of war, say the Wabash, gel on
the track of the Styx, or Buzzard, follow
er up, capture her, and bring her into an
American port, and it will then bo tho time
to make explanaiions. If England avows
he cruisers acts, it becomes an interna
tional question. If she disavows the acts,
it only remains for us to say what punish
ment we shall inflict on those lawless per
sons who have perpetrated these outrages.
The President having gone so far as be can
go, let him have at once such powers as
are necessary to protect our flag, and main
tain the rights of our citizens at home and
abroad. He bad no fear of the abuse of
such power by the present Executive or
any that may follow him. The President
is almost powerless abroad. Every other
Chief Magistrate has the power not only
lo repel, but to punish, outrages on bis na
tionality, and why should not the Chief
Magistrate of this Republic have power
. t . 1 1 : i e nnn ;n.
steaTofTnving any appreun:!?n iht 'hat j
nln Ann Illll. in B1U 01 our oufj, uu. III
nowcr would be abused, Mr. Dooglas t
onlv fear was that it would not be exer-
3eJ often enough. We cannot protect
ir commerce in the Gulf and the Carib-
bean Sea without power in tne fixeouuve
to punish promptly. The Br.Ush name ..
........ j mi desnised. amonn the
Spanish-Araericanvbccauje the British take
' . LL....D ISA MavieJID
Whereas the Mexican
instant reparation,
and oiher weak Republics Know uia.
President has no instant power,
in Ihe delay of negotiations, reparation it
J t Us Driii rr I A3 held, therefore, to tne
B-en'eral policy, to keep the President cloth-
i -.i in nmort nitizens outside Ol
ed wilh Dower to protect citizens
the United States by summary process,
without going through this old formula
of resolving that the aggressor, must not
do it again. He was in uopes n. wv:-
have been no speecnes, out m mo
would have been passed unanimously,
without a word, which expression oi eii
ment would have carried more force than
the Army or Navy.
si. H af South Carolina tpoke in
praise' of the gallantry ef the Navy, who
he said, would go to the bottom to do their
duty.
ti-M . f Munich usett. was pro-
sir. II I13UII w -i
OREGON CITY, OREGON, JULY 17, 1858.
by men engaged in th slave trade, but the
special order coining up, ha coucludsd by
moving that tha President la hereby au
thorised and empowered lo employ the na
val foreos of tha United States and send
tha tains lo the scenes of the recent out
rages, wlili instructions to capture tha
hips which have committed r may com
mit these belligerent acts.
On ihn 3 1 l tliejr came up again, when
Mr. Toombs of Georgia repeated his re
mark of Su i unlay, that he wauled the Brit
ish ships taken. Tlio resolutions art not
worth the paper they are written on.
Mr, Hammond, of South Carolina, disa
greed with the Senator from Georgia. He
wst not willing lo be amugglej Into war by
an amendment to an amendment. If the
British acta are belligerent, let us throw,
with all due solemnity, the bloody spear.
after diirnified consideration
A war with
hugland will be lie inot momentous
event that Las happened in the past three
centuries, perhaps hi all lime past, l er
hsps hostilities with England are, sooner or
later, Inevitable, and when it should come,
he believed England would be rushing on
her fate. Let ut avail ourselves of the
chance afforded by these resolutions, te
avoid, until it be forced on us, an event
which, whenever il occurs, will change the
fuce of human affair.
Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, also spoke
in a conservative lone, invoking the Senate
to do nothing rashly, but to proceed with
firm, determiner!, but cautious steps. The
resolutions of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs are sufficient to express the senti
ments of the American people, and il
would be unworthy of bold great nations
to indulge in quarrelsome actions. Let
England be informed that we require repa
ration, and if il be refused, we hnve then a
right to stand on our own grounds. He
agreed with Mr. Toombs that we cannot
assent to discuss the right of visitation or
search. It would be unworthy of this Gov
ernment to enter iulo any discussion on that
subject. Wo have to deal with acts only,
and require England to disavow them and
forbear,
Mr. Wilson, having reconsidered bis
amendineul, said it was not in order, inas
much as il proposed to confer power on the
(resident by the vote of one house only.
lie therifitre withdrew it, but hoped that
orders had been given to sink erenpture Ihe
offending ships.
Mr. Mallory then moved a joint resolu
lion, that the President be authorized lo
arrest the outrages al once. 1
In the Senate, June 3d, Mr. Douglas in
troduced a bill lo revive and put in force
the Aclof March 3d, 1830, in relation to
the North-Western boundary, with such
modifications as will make it applicable to
the prcsont controversy, in regard to the
right of search and visitation.
The bill thus revived puts at the disposal
of the President, to bo usi d when necessary
to resist tho claims of Groat Britain, the
naval and military forces and the militia of
tho Uuiled States, and authorizes liim to
call into service fifty thousand volunteers;
also puts at his disposal ten millions of dol
lars, with the right lo borrow tho same;
also, if he deems necessary, 10 send a spe
cial embassador to Great Britaiu. The Act
is to continue in force for sixty days after
tho next mcctiiiir of Congress. The bill
confers these powers in the precise lan
guage of the Act of 1830, except that it
strikes out the word " boundary," And in
serts "visitation and right of search,"
with a few other verbal alterations, confin
ing in fact the same power on Mr. Buch
anan as was conferred on Mr. Van Buren.
fcT The naval officers in Washington
have evinced praiseworthy conduct on the
present occasion. It is understood that
every one of them baa made application to
the Secretary of the Navy to be employed,
even though not in a position equal to their
rank or claims.
03 Tho greatest excitement exists in
New Orleans relative to the detention and
visitation of American vessels by British
cruisers. Resolutions have been presented
in the Common Council authorizing the
Mayor to equip and send an armed vessel
te prevent the outrages, and a great indig
nation meeting was held, and resolutions
were passed recommending every
vessel te
arm and equip before leaving po" 1 r
tilt to Ihe last extremity.
Boarding American Vessels. Thi
Torento (Canada) Colonist of the 20ih of
May has a calm and sensible article on the
subject of the recent aggressions upon Am
erican vessels by British cruisers, in which
it sari:
"The evef-zealousness of the British
cruisers in the Guirof Mexico in .neirei-
try-tern tn llt off the slave trade, has evident-
l nnea.ioned aereal deal of angry feeling
at Washington, and We cannot feign aur-
at the result. A"e ooaruwg
..I. i.;.h on anv reasonable around may
be supposed to be slavers may be polite
enough; but the course recently pursued
by British commander, in the Gu.f implie.
a much wider pretension, and, in our opin
ion, doe. not admit of palliation or detene
If it imply anything, it amount, to a prac
tical asesrtion of the old doctr.ne of the
.-...t, m hich the American
iisiii ui .-"i -
Government and people will never submit.
Death or CoM. JosEs.-Commodore
Tbom.. Ap Catesby Jones, for a long Pe
riod connected with the U. S. Navy, died at
Tn U. S. FaioATi Colorado. This
new neam ftigate it filled with engine and
oannoa of Richmond manufacture. The
cannon are the new Dnlghren gun, made
of our James River iron, and whose tre
mendous reporta whilst being letted by
ihe U. S. officers, were familiar sounds
lo our cilizent not long ago. We don't
know Low many attempt, the officers made
to explode one of these gun. ; we ihiuk
about a thousand, and wilh ihe most enor
mous charge, and every variety of gun
powder, but ihe obstinate gun would not
burst, and Ihey had to give il up at last as
a bad, or rather, a good job. In the last
war with England the explosion of our own
cannon killed almost a. many at the she! of
the enemy. Now, we have escaped that
danger; we have a gun that will not burst,
and tuck a gun! The Colorado 1. proba
bly at this moment ihe most formidable war
vessel thai float, the great deep. Her arm
ament it composed entirely of Ihese Dnl
ghren gun, each of which throws a shell
with the precision of a rifle ball, for a dis
tance of mora than two milet. There it
no English or French line of battle ship,
armed as tbty are wilh the old sixty-eights,
only efficient at about a mile's distance,
which could stand for Ave minute, before
the Colorado. She can choose her distance
and blow them lo pieces with a few well
directed .hells. Capt. Dnlghren lit. in
troduced In this gun a most formidable in
strument of naval warfare, and one which
i. destined to revolutionize the character
of future naval combats. Richmond Lit-
patch.
tW Col. A. P. Ilayne, appointed lo
fill the place of U. S. Senator from South
Carolina tnado vacant by the death of Mr.
Evans, is a brother of Robert V. Ilayne,
famous for his encounter with Mr. Webster
oa the nullification question in 1830. lie
waa opposed lo bis brother's course in re
gard to nullification, and is now by the
fire-eater, considered a. a conservative
lie it now in Lis 60th year. Ha entered
I he army in 1807, and .erred through the
war of 1812. As a lieutenant lie. partici.
pated in the battle of Sackett'a Harber,
under Gen. Brown; a. adjutant-general
ho served in the Creek Nation, under Gen.
Jackson, with whom be wa. an especial fa
vorite, and with whom he aleo bore a gal
lant part in tho battle of New Orleans.
Col. II. resigned hit commission toon after
the war.
Sbcbet op Horse Tamino. At Asiley's
Ampbitheatro, London, Mr. Cooke, the cel
ebrated equestrian, undertook to exemplify
Rarey't system of subduing vicious hones,
and as a eonsequence there waa a crowded
house. The Morning Advertiser slates that
Mr. Cooke, informed the audience, when
(he exhibition opened that bo was ready to
tame any horse thai was brought to him and
a vicious nunter wuicn uau ueen tent tor tins
purpose was then taken into ihn ring. He
then took a strap and attached il to the fet
lock of the animal's right foreleg, brought it
over it right shoulder and held it (Irmly by
hand. The left leg was then doubled up
iuwards till the hoof was brought in con
tact with the thigh, when il was tied in
that position with a strap. Mr. Cooke
then took the reins of the bridle in ene
band, and Ibe strap attached to the
horse', right leg in the other, and holding
them taut, urged the animal to walk on
three legs, with hi. head inclined la the
eft. The horse was made to walk in this
manner three times round the ring of the
circus, when he exhibited signs of great
exhaustion, got down on hia knees, and fi
nally lay down in the most submissive
manner. The straps were then taken off,
and Mr. Cooke lay down upon him, patted
him, and the animal received these ca
resses in the most docile and quiet man
ner, and appeared to be perfectly under the
control of his tamer. Scientific American.
Mabbiaoesof Consanguinity. At thd
late Medical Association in Baltimore, Dr.
M. Bemis, of Kentucky, read an able
and learned report on "'.'ne influence of
marriage of consanjuinity upon offspring.'
He taid that over ten per cent, of the deaf
and dumb, and over five per cent of the
blind, and fifteen per cent, of the idiotic in
our State institution! for the aubject of
those defect, are the offspring of kindred
parents. '
0r A new proce. of extracting teeth
without pain was recently tried in Balti
more. The patient grasp firmly in one
hand one pole of an electro magnetic ma
chine, while the other pole is attached to
the forceps, and by this means a current of
electricity i pitted through Ibe tooth, and
produce a local anethesi, and so avoids
the use of chloroform or ether.
tr The late Governor of Canton, Gov
ernor Yh, who it now a prisoner at Cal
cutta oo board the Inflexible, protettt that
be nerer tasted cold water in the whole
course ef hi life, and think lhat if be did
ii would b tha death of hint! Hi drink
hit always been wetk ta.
the side of Truth ill every issue.
No. 14
Buchanan Lojkins to a Kb-Elkction
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, in late teller
say. :
" There appear, to be no question of ihe
tact that Air. uuehanan, even at this early
period of hi. administration, it already
looking forward to and calculating upou a
re-election, or al least a re-noniination.
lie is fully realizing the old maxim that
" whom the gods wuld destroy they first
make mad." The matter i. not. perhaps.
openly talked of, but it i. aeriously dis
cussed by men In high places, and one of
the rresiueni . organs,- the Richmond
South, dor. not hesitate to avow it as hi.
policy and thai of ihe Democratic parly
bouiti. 1 hat paper uses the extraordinary
language thai Mr. Buchanan it "the only
candidate whom the South can hope te
elect lo the office of President" al the next
li ction.
" Of ceurso, after hi positive declaration
at the lime of bis inauguration that he
would not again be a candidate, be will on.
ly, according to the paper quoted, "yield
to exalted motive, of pntriolism, and to the
united appeals of tho Constitutional Democ
racy." The fact appears lo be ignored
that the people of the South will not be the
only voters at the next Presidential elec
tion, and that if Mr. Buchanan were to go
note before the people of his own State, ou
any issue, he would assuredly be defeated
by at least one hundred thousand majority,
a. the resulia af your coming fall elections
will abundantly prove. : II such be his
statin in bit own Stale, what has ho lo ex
pect from the ei lire North, the sentiments
of whose peoplo he ha not ceased to out
rage since the hour in wuicli lie took hit
oath of office I
03 Roth Houses nf the Legislature of
Wisconsin bavo passed a bill for the ro es
lablishment of capital punishment for the
crime of murder in the first degree. A
strong reaction appears lo bare taken place
in the minds of the peoplo of the Slate in
relation to Ihe tubject. This last action of
the Legislature is understood to bo ir. con
formity with a general expression of the
popular will.
A Duel Courteous Conduct. Our
chivalrous brethren "down South" do
things up in style, tometime. Here is an
account of a duel, taken from the Donald.
sonville (La.) Coast Journal :
" On Thursday, the 22d ult , F. C. Au-
bert, of the. Independent Vigilant, end E.
Supervielle, of the Drnpeau (Te I'Ascension,
left here on the Vicksburg, en route to
Mississippi, to ni;ht a duel. I he affair
came off al Fort Adams, and resulted in
the wounding of Mr. Auberl in the right
hip. His wound it not considered danger
ous. Mr. Superviulle was not harmed.
A pleasing incident iu the mnttor marked
the dealings of the two principals. Per
ceiving that Mr. Aubert would bo obliged
to remain at fort Adams for tome days,
his adversary kindly offered to attend to
the editinir of the Viuilant until he recov.
ered sufficiently to return. Courtesy like
this can be appreciated by every one, and
is creditable to both parties."
OO1" Mr. Gerrish, who has lately arrived
at St. Louis from Fori Briilger, says lhat
Gov. Cumniiug was bitten, on the 25ih ef
March, in the right arm, by a dog that was
supposed to be mad. The dog attacked
several persons and was finally killed.
The Governor was quite fearful and dis
tressed about the matter.
CO" Mrs. Sarah Benjamin died in Mount
Pleasant township, Pa., on the 20th ult,
at the extraordinary age of 114 years and
a half, lacking a few days. Her maiden
name was Sarah Mathews, and she had out
lived three husbands. She accompanied
her second husband in the revolutionary
army, cooking for the soldiers and mend
ing their clothe. She once look her hus
band', place as a sentry. Al the surren
der of CernwallU, .he was busy during
the battle in carrying water lo the soldiers
and relieving the wounded. When pass
ing where the bullet, of the enemy were
flying, she met Washington, who said
" yeung woman, are you not afraid of the
bulkut" She pleasantly answered,
" The bullets will never cheat the gallow."
She possessed extraordinary energy, even
in her extreme age, and would relate the
events ether early day with all tha vivac
ity of youth.
Pay of Amv OttkMs. The follow
ing sums are given as the amount received
per year by the several officet named :
r.an RenLt. 418.292: Gen. Wool, 88,i
asi- Ge.. Persifer F. Smith, $8,1 89: Ad-
int.ntGen.Coot)er, t5,003: Mat. McUow-
' .. - . n i t .. en ata. n.n
Harney, $5,031; Col. May, $3,519; and
,h o.neral avaraee receipt i. Colonel,
4 ftfl0: Lieut. Colonels, $4,000 ; Major,
$3,00d; Captain., $2,500; Lieutenant,
$2,000.
03" The Hampshire paper announce
the death, at Lymmington, in Hants, of
Mr. Mary Story, aged 82, tha last snrtiv-
- I- D l.n f that
ing representative; in uug'"
family who assisted tha celebrated Wil
liam Penn io all hi. undertaking, in tne
United State, of America.
fT Henry William Herbert, whose
ut. n field and aquatic sports have aU
Uined a world-wide reputation, committed
in New York lately. Cause, do.
,'mettic difBcultie.
ADVKRTI8INO RATES.
Oa square (19 Unas or Imp) on iiiMnlmi, 3,00
twoinMrUuw, 4,00
" three Inavrtiuiis, ft,iH
Each aubwqusut InMrtiou, 1,00
Reasonable deductions lo thoas who advertise )y
- the year.
. JOB PRINTING. . .M
Tits raoraiKToa or thi ARGUS is lurrv
lo inform Uis pulilie .list h has just received a
larp sunk of JOH TVl'K and other new print
in; material, tint will be in die speedy receipt o
edditioru euiled to til the requirements of thie lo
caliiy. lLANDimXH, 1HMTKKH, BLANKS,
CAllDH, ClKCULAlta, PAMl'llLKT-WOKK
und oiher kimle, dune to order, on short notice.
An Anti-Liconfton Sunday School.
Il it to be presumed that all the 8abbath
Schools in Philadelphia art antl-Lt-comp-(en,
but ihe sentiments of on of ihrin
came out lo rather an unexpected way last
Sunday. An occasion of unusual interest
had brought a very full attendance en the
exercise of the achool, and in honor of ihe
event the pastor or rrdor of lha chuich,
under whose care it is, delivered a capital
address, which wa rather oddly inter
rupted. He wa giving ihe hundred of
bright and inleligent little people, ah ea
gerly listened lo bit simple and beautiful
address, reasons why they should love the
Savior.
He taid i " Now children, you should
love Him beotuse He it a friend whom il
it an honor lo have. Suppose you should
get a letter from anme one lo the peniten
tiarywould that be an honor I" - '
Of course, all the larger children iniJ
"No I" and ihe hundreds of younger ones
echoed "Ne, Sir!" .
" Well, then," said the minister, "tup-
pose Gov. Packor would write to you
would lhat be an honor I"
The children, large and small, of course
bouled-"Vet, Sir I" :
" Now," pursued the speaker, ' suppose
Mr. Buchanan, the President, should write
a letter to any one of you would you not
esteem that a very high honor indeed I" :
Here ensued an awful pause the bright
face looked puzzled, the mischievous our.
began lo laugh, and Ihe younger one. look
ed anxiously toward ike elder scholar.
for their cue. The taller boy. looked at
each other a moment, and finally Mid
No, Sir!" and every child in the achool,
great and .mall, shouted out tumultuously
Na, Sir"
The teachers all smiled, and tho speaker
laughed outright, but recovering himself
in an instant, he said, " Why, children,
thi i all wrong I I like Mr. Buchanan ;
so ought you. You ought to love every,
body. I had no idea of talking politics
to you." Ha then went on lo ask thorn
If they would not like lo receive a letter
from Queen Victoria" who certainly waa
a very estimable lady" and tha Queen of
England not being involved in " Lecomp.
ton," the children expressed an opinion
that a letter from hor majesty would be nil
honor. .
The occurrence has furnished laughter
to a large circlu for two days, so we violate
no confidence in thu. giving it to tho pub,
lie Philtt. SuIUHh, Mag U
OCT The Methodic 1'ruiesiant Confer
ence at Lynchburg, Va., adjourned on tho
14th April, having beeu in sossion ten
days. The night after the adjournment,
tho delegate from Oregon made hie appear
ance. The poor fellow had been under
way since February last, and hia disap.
poiuitnent at not arriving until all wa
over, waa nf the sorest description.
StONincANT for Kentucky. The
Louisville Courier, during one of it fits
of Negrophobia, though inelegantly, yet
fgnificaully declares lhat " Black Repub
licans are as thick in these part a
wolves on prairie."
te"r Alabama said to Cnngrese, If you
don't give me Lecompton, I will go right
nut of the Union. She is just about as
smart a. the boy who exclaimed, " ma, if
you don't give me lhat cake, I will go right
off and catch the measles." Louhvillt
Journal.
OCT Rev. Henry Wood, a Chaplain in
the U. S. Navy, writing from St. Helena,
says lhat in the room where Napoleon
died, there is how a threshing machine in
operation, and stalls for the horse, thut
move It, in hi bed chamber.
03r The highest waterfall io the world
is in the Sandwich Islands, and ia stated It
be between four and five thousand feet
high. The dream on which the fall oo
cur run among the peaks of one of the
highest mountain, o high lhat tha water
actually never reachei the botttm, s great
i. the distance and it ascends to the clouds
again. '
How to Sto Blood. Take the lino
dust of teas, or the scrapings ef the inside
of tanned leather, and bind It blose upon
the wound, and the blood will won cease
lo flow. These article, are recommended,
because they are at all lime, accessible,
and easy to be obtained. After the blood
ha erased lo flow, laudanum may be ad
vantageously applied to the wound. Due
regard to these instructions will save agita
tion of mind, and running for the surgeon,
who would prebably make no better pre
scription, if present. '
(&- Far Waabing fine and elegant color,
the Scienti6o American adviaea ladies to,
boil tome bran in rain water, and use the.
liquor cold. Nothing can equal it for ease,
upon color and for cleaning clpth.
(fir Mr. Singlestick mystified a tea parly
by remarking lhat women are facts.
When pressed to explain hia meaninf, bo
taid " Fact are atubbota thing."