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The of the dasa wilEgive noise progress of this Billy! ani the debato, will ensue upon If; more than taunt degree of Sniterest avoid in our declioh of the count 1, cannot renting a great rosl tude in tho: ininds dE the was less astonished thasi mortified learn, yosterilay, from one of out Ropresent: fatives, that the Hon. S. Breese, of the nato, was opposed to this land proposition. for the complation of the road. ITo places the ground of his opposition upon the hypo.

thosts, that we are entitled to a moneyed propriation, ought not accept thing short of. it. Yet. ho is as thoroughly convinced, ns any. other man in Washington, that under no circumstances would Mr.

approvo such a bill. What' astonishes is, that Judge Breese should ba in favor An additional grant of 500,000 nares of for the completion of the and Michigan Carial, large grants of land to aid in construction, not only of the Northern Crose Rail Road, bit of the Grant Central Rail Road, and yet oppose a similar grant for continuation ani completion of the Cumber: laud Road. All the friouds of this vastly important measure to our section of Union, wauld, beyond doubt, prefer the denso should of be completed. under the superintenthe Genern) Governinent, and with monoy from tho. Treasury, of the' United States, could desirablo an enil be accome But in the absence of all snch it either prabnbility, the and, might wisdom null, possibility, to to part of or prudence us land, as refuso tho 'procure an approuriation.

far the completion of the road." hope Judge very that realized Breese, previous to being called upon to ton upon this monsure, will re-consider his opiaupon the proposition, and eventanily found noting wIth Its friends In neouring If he persists In' his opposition, the slay will come when, politically, Il will prove mill stone around his Cans in tho Sonate yestorlay, made the ablest specch upon the Oregon questinn that has been made luring the session. boldly onrolled blaisolf tunong those who planted themselves upon the line of 64, and refuseil, under any circumstances, consent to the surrender inch south of that line. Ila benring towards the -duo of the Sennte was courteous and fied in the extreme; his language chasto, beautiful, and classic; 'and his arguments so strongly fortified with historie facts, ns be quite unanswerable. Ho reviewed with great ability, the trepty of Utrecht; and clear. ly showed that neither in spirit or letter tho Government of the 'United States compromitted In its clyims to Oregan to the line of the 49th Gen.

Cuss also far mora extendeil acquaintance with our season. Foreign reintioas, most than of I supposed ho Tho his speech was directeil to the arguments of Mr. Oalhoun, and intended to espose and lay bare much of the sophisiry to by that distinguished statesman. The Senate was densely crowdad during tho full throo Gen. cupied in making his speech; commanding throughout the strictest altention from his crowded andince.

At. soon as the speech. is printed I will forward you A copy. 'The Hoiso yesterday; by a largo -volo, changed their hour of adjournment from twelve a'clock, to cloven, M. This is nu tors than tho time public interests require, and will add in one the period occupied by Congress the disposilion of the public business.

Our Representotives generally voted in favor of tho of the resolution. Gen. Hauston, the remaining Senator from the the State of Texas, mado his appearance Unr of the Sonalo on Monday of this week; was and took his sent. That our 1101 sistor is now fully representel in one branch of Congress at all events. Gem.

Houston drew the short term vice, which expires on the 4th March, 1817; and his colloague, Gan. Rush, drew the 1851. Inng But tern, expiring on the 4th March, as the samo Legislaturo that electel Gen. Hostan will have the selection his successor, no doubt can exini but that. the choice wilt fall upon him, nod his re-election be this secured.

Judging their apman of the two, and will, without doube, pearance, Gen. Rook I4 decidedly the ablest command, as a Senator, the largest share of. respect. I have done wrong, In not before noticing the the popular gentlemanly Chaplain House, the Rev, Mr. Milburn, formerly of our city.

Ilis prayers are always liarly appropriate and fervent, and delivered: in a manner. that commands universal nttontion in the Unuse. In sermons, dolivered on Sundays in the Capitol, ho.is equally successful, and always draws to. gether large, highly respectable and st-. lentive congregation.

So far ns I enn-Ascertain, he hos given general satisfaction to the while no Raprosentatives herald as well as the publia, a faithful nf the cross, he has fearlessly discharged his duty. In Baltiho has preached several times, and always with much honor to himself. I understand he has been invited to deliver course of lectures in that city, which invitntinn he has necepted. His gentlemanly and annssoming bearing, and enurteuns and leind in intorcourse with all with whom he is brought contact, hnve aided greatly to his larity in this city. The debate in the Senate to has boon highly exciting and interusting.

Col. ton, taking advantage of the absencu of Cass, inane vinlent nitack him Anil his speech, occupying nearly an hour art half in endenvoring to do away with the con. put upon tho at Utrecht by Mr. Cans. Mr.

Hanuegan, howevor, inanfully and fearlessly came to the rescue of the latter, and obtained most triumphant vietory. lle nituled to the fact that Cal. Bouton land taught him his Silens, as to our titlo to the whole of Oregon, and remarked, that ho thanked God, bu coull not bow 118- teach him, what ho had so well previously taught him. Ilia allusion to the fact, that al. Calhoun and Benton had beon at war with each other for nearly quartor of contury, Benton had thrown himself anconditionally into tho arms of Calhoun, was vety happy, and drew froin the galleries itmenso cheering.

Ile snid Mr. Calhoun, it was true, had encircled the Senator from Missouri in his arms; but from the looks of: Mfr. it Calhoun, ho could not distinguish whether was with a smile or frown. There: WAS one other allusion of Mr. that was beautifully appropriate, and which agnio brought forth Troin the crowded gal.

Jeris continued Col. Benton, in his attack upon Gen. Casa, behind his back, had seemingly alluded to Cass as the Achilles of the Spartan baud of 51, 40 men. Mr. the llannegan in reply sald, was true that les Sonator from Michigan was the AchilJudging from Senato the course upon of this the Senator question; from and of the tan,) blissouri, woult he very much feared be, (Ben(o ye drawn around to be the Factor that was prove walls." In this laurels, fannegan acquired has as not only complete won a new vieconflict, by tory one over Benton over as evor was accomplished a Locafoco man member the of other; Cangrass and as romark, heard at the (had termination shown of the debate, "Hannegan cracked that Denton had been of the epor Princeton." since the explosion on board eat Jo tho Yours, truly, GEO.

T. M. DAVIS. 'The House, WASHINGTON, Thursday April 4, 1840. of his week, occupied afternoon the consideration of the Subs exclusively treasury with bill; as during are been made porind some both violent spacches upon sides of the quest lion.

Others ha ver set Vis a candid, ly, calin; above statesmanlike oaring entiteand viewing every, in the light demagogulini, thior like tho fraught with parful noon ofal of on ces if Thursday, the Alone cinek the vating shots on the that, various were aurend Tured ments, rejecting, commenced except those and reconnendad by the commitice on Ways, biff. At Means, o' who hnd roported the atlan of three clack, uniler the potent opertaken on the the final previous passago question, of the voto. was It carried by A majority of 123 to the bill; nnil being nearly a strict party In'its general features it In like the bill passcil. during tho adininistralion Marlin brief Biren, of less which, than after fluttering for the space n. year, was Indig.

nantly rejected by the people in 1810. 'To It mura bavu been objectionable added than provisions making it the old bill; and incet which, with if pat into succossful operation, will a more disastrous defeat than its nicasure predecessor of 11 is tho first prominent through the tho administration that hns been like carried unanimity louse with any thing ainong the harmonious Do(mocracy. anceof Yesterdny, Mr. thrnugh the the untiring porsover. of one the district, whole the House went into committed Smith, Representative on tho state of the Union, and tools up for consideration the Sill intruduced by him at on early stage of the session, approuriating in -money 8109,007 to for 8150,000 the to Indiana, and $150,000 to Illinois; continuation of the Cumberinmi Rond through those States.

04 the bill had been lakon offered up, howevor, Judge Wick, printion of bill Indiana, I the land approferred) R4 0 substitute for. have the bill of Mr. re(to which heretofore tative Smith. nf Te said ha lid this as a Represona as portion of the people of Indiana, who were virtually interested in the complation set of of tha Cuinberlond either Itoad as any uthor which the people rond in ofthe States through into past. That ho hod come thoroughly, never convinced, a mnnoy oppropriation could be got through tho lie House; believed and that unless they got the land, 1he rond never would be' ishod.

These, among inany other forcible port reasons, of the were land urged bit by in Mr. in supmoney bill. proforenca to the Mr. It. Smith asked and obtained leave to mako a personni explanation, anil at the time to present from cerlaln citizens of Bond county, land appropriation.

He recurred to against the fnet the that, nt an early lay in the session, he had Introduced the bill under discussion, from a conviction that upon every principle of Arm ment Justice were and in good honor faith, and tho general governduty bonsai to progresa with and complete this road. Yet al his tho same time ho had bat little uxpectation to project contil succeed. Ho was driven this conclusion from the fact that, for the Jast eight years, Congross haul refused to approuriate a single dollar for road, though they hail been applied to nt every session, and were well nequalnted with the fuct that in consequence of their refusal tn make such appropriations, the work upon the road is rapidly going. to decay, power to He should nso exertion in his. secure the passago of the approprialinn, n9 ho that first.

money if it failed, he should unite heart and hand with the gentleman from Indiana in endeav. poring to carry the land boll. Mr. Smith remarked that previonaly to his reporting the land Roads bill, and as chairman of tho the committee Cannis, to Inuse, he had ad. dressed letiers to each member froin all of the States interosted in the road; and that a that very they large satisfied of them had answered, the bill was the best that could be procured for the com.

pletion of the road. made somno adlitional romarks; but as ho intends to make speech upon the bill, will not fufluw him farther at this time.Messis. Sebeuck and Farran, of Ohio, and Pettit, of Indiana, defended the money proprintion Will; and Mesers. Wick, C. Smith amt Owen, of Fieldin, of Ilhnois, Stanton, of Tennessee, and Tit.

batts, of supported the land bill in preference to the money approprintion. The southern both Destructive and Abolitionists pose with all the vindictiveness and ophitterness Yancoy their natures are susceptiblo of. Bath and of Alabama, maile the only in Illiberality thasa they made agal nit violent speeches against bath- bills, equal hrhich he hrhich he came ou ine urugua Benlon having, after a siege of upwards of twenty- five years, surrendored unconditinn. ally to Mr. Calhoun, and his policy inactinity," to the rescue of his South leader, and answered Cuss with a good deal of fecting, mingled with no unlinary degreo of sarcasms.

Benton evidently wont further than he would, had not Cass been absent; and ho supposed that no would tako up tie cudgel for the ah. sent In this, buwever, he, to his sorrow, fund himself greatly mistaken. Ar. lInnegan, who, as a publie debater, has gsined more reputation during this ses. sion, than member of Congress in either: ond of the Capitol, promptly came to tho sistance of Cam, who had been ly assailed during his absence.

Elis retort. upon Benton was one of the happiost hits of the session, and drew from the crowded gal-; leries several limos loud applause. Renton hail as spoken of some of the 54,40 Senators, and the the little Agamemnon, the Ajax. Ion Telnman, Band. Hanurgan's Ajax, reply of this their elnasio to allusion was very tine.

lie said that, be-' sides the Agamemnon's and Ajue's, there happened to be others at the siege of They had their Achilles, and we, (remark. ed. rally Hannogan.) poloting to the here; and fudging by from have courso our of: Achilles the to Fthe be the Hector, that de to ho Senator of Missouri, Benton, ho is foot of his triumphal care. at altached ton, the' endeavoring next day, to Str. Case replied to the chains with which extricate Bonton, In he egotistical manner, in the his Sonata asund been had bound him.

Cans said ho had twice taken a prisoner the eliemias of his country, in resisting last Dritish pretensionsonce during the war, and once yesteron the telanson first. occasion, his compenred to release himself him, from and ho now ape ment to which ho' hnd been- the consigned imprison- the day Oass befaro by tho Senator from Missouri: ton had then to defend the josiho previoitsty, insisting nt conchision he. had successfully done so. Beriton, ngain, rejoined, inaintoining that out; of the his explanation, had only the matter ended -cach member nf the 1.0• frying pan into the Ore. Here cofaco, had unaticipated In.

the melee, inalntalning that bo' find achloved a trininph other. Yesterday, Mr. Ashley; of made spacch tho Senate in favor of our claim up means to and insisting that the surest, to secura the whole territory, and to preserve tho peace of the two nations, la for give the the notice termination ne the enritest convention possible of 1827. day, feeblo lay, and Mr. MeDullio, of S.

whose scarcely enables rapilly him to alve ulterance to decaying constitution his thoughts, in andressing the Senate in var of a selllement al compromise of tho fawhole. matter; and on Monday, Mr. Webster has given notice ho shall occupy the ntof tho Seuste about two In detense of the celebrated Asbburton that has been frequontly assailed during Treaty, the Oregon debate. The Senate will, in all probability, take the vote on the question of notice during the latter part of next week; and Tin ant think they will concur with the Inure In their resolutions. -Many of the speeches, buth in terizeil the-Senate mud- House, have been characcreditable to their authors uvary or tho thing untion.

else by a spirit which is but To have heard them, would have of Fear, rather than the and inileposed they were representing the Goddess have, penitence of an honest constituency. They it cord In matter; and they will fed that howover, placed themselves upon rewill occasions rise up that in it juigment against them upon thein to escape from. They have will prava impossible for taken ground against the elniins anil rights of their conntry, and assumed a responsibility in so doing discomfiture. that will eventually cover them with Yours, truly, GEO. T.

M. DAVIS. MI. BENTON AND MI. CASS.

These two prominent Senators of the nthor Democratic party are arrayed against cauls; upon a question involving an unsettled point brains of history, which has perplexeil the statesman and for the last half century. The question is, did the virtue commissaries of the 'of tenth England article. and France, Utrecht, solile the 'boumlary of the between treaty the possessions Louisiana of hy the Hudson's flay Company agreeing upon a line rutsning, termination indefinitely of the west from the southern on the Lake of the Wands, up. 40th at parallel, or did they settle it upon Cuss any lino all? The Mr. former, Beaton Air.

vinced that he is right, in willing being to fully take con- the 49th parallel as the northern boundary of our Oregon possessions: The latter pinning attenuls to Mr. Greenhow's boole, (which to conviction. goes 54, -10. lle, however, is open for prove the line never agreed Mr. Benton's speech, as is usual with his, erudition Senatorial efforta, is characterize by grent historienl research.

We think it will be hard for the ultraists bat' successfully the proofs and argaments this now traitor, 0.9 they call all atars who de nol go for war and the whole Oragan. By the way, the the Democratle Senators are increasing prodigiously. Let us see -there Are Niles, Chalmers, Speight, Sevier, and Colquitt, Me Duffle, Ilay wood, eral nthers whom we do not unw recollect. A very worthy band of traitors! We shalt endeavor to find ropin far thu inost Inturosling portions of Mr. Benton's speech to-morrow.

Cincinnali dilas. We adverted a few days ago to the fact that the French Government; fu its recent, allotment of tobacco contracts, bail stipulaMed that no Amerless tobacco would ho culved its by the Government unless brought, do ports in French vessels--thus ding vessels of the United States from all participatinn in the carrying trade. proceeding was vridently in vinlation of the spirit of the trealy between France and this country; and it appears that the French Government, on 14 proper representation of the case being made by our Minister at ris, so it. When 'Ar. King Tanoasirated with the French Minister Foreign ANuirs on tho subject, that replied that Government Ind acted tracieil for was for use of the Governimpression that ass the; tobacco con-.

ment, it was no violition of existing treaties to limit the trauspociation to French vessels, He ndded that the restriction would not ply to future coutracta. Emigrants for are. naw in this city, a number of gentlemen un Join a company Independence going Weston, out this to their way to or Spring slaving to tho California. They will lenve the the grass on the plains in someiont expected, for tho if week, and it is subsialenee of their horses and alpete, that they will commence their march between 1st and 15th uf May. The cold amt wet wepthor uf the spring has detnined them: some weeks.

IL la expected that this comwill cunsist of froin composed entirely of men, pany, which is to two sundred -some say three hundred.one hundred not nity A numbor go out merely to see the and jonable enjoy tho sport of the trip, now a oxcursinn with many of our western theru young Inun. Of Chase going for this purposo are several English gentlemen. A the take this trip tu improve their health, but largest amber go with the intention of remaining in the country. So for ON we Juvo been ablu to lievo information that the on the subject, number we are led to he-, acquire, larger of the emifornia grants, going out of this their year, will destination. make Calithe in place It is decidedly the ascendant in popular favor, there will comparud be with Oregon.

Nevertheless, Oregon; a am, large counting number the of women emigrants. for chillren, few of whom and probablo that the gO to California, It. is The difference will small. companies fur California will follow: the Oregon rout antil they reach Fort when they will diverge tho direction of. of the their Great Salt destination.

Lake, and thence to the plano, Wo wish them every success lo their Mo. Rep. 'The workmen employed open the dry Yard, dock hnvu excavations found an at the Brooklyn Navy: old relie of is the -tho keal ribs that of the Tried uld men's Jersey prison It times souls. Atlas. Washlugion Irving has preparation and will shortly publish a life of Mahompl, NAVAL POWERS We' are Indebted to both of our of ple, the for Nary, copies In al the Refiott to of the gutshed Senators, Mossi, Breeds answer a resolation of thu Senate, information In ro-1 gard to naval power of each maritime nation in the The are drawn' from the most authentic sources within the reach of the department; and the contrast very presented is to not, our we are frue to conThe following table.

exhibits national the pride. number of. vessels in cominission, building, anil in ordinary; the number guns, and war steamers. Versita. Guan, Men.

sera. Greal Turkey, Fay Two forces This shows different grent disparity in the navni, with all this inaritino powers. Yet, head that in point scoming of fact, difference, the we streneth appre- of ted nations wouht by no means be fairly States, though sixth in naval strength, in the abovo figures. The United, soon be in commercial importance. She will, gest, her Best; people and if her navy 14 not the ara not taxed to death reign support In fact, with what we have, fo.

it. with powers will da well to avoid a brush Jeffersonian: DISPATCITES ron ENGLAND.well, gone of the on to Brilish Boston, Legation at Washington, of. the 4th for Liverpool. now to lake the steamer (says steamer the took New York Sun,) that the last; in does, London. to inquire, through out lirectiong to our Minister preciso viewa of the Lord British Goverminent, and whether Sir Robert Peel's the offer of the 4Dlh parallel inteniled to Imply an approval of that line as a compromise; Mr.

MeLano' being nuthorizud ceive to any that this government would thai proposition. favorably. The fish written Miolster at Washington is said to have el, to his of government immediate by the same an adjustment ed the in question. bring The definite April steamer is expect. a answer to these disBalli, Sun.

It is generally known 1hnt a division has THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH- taken place in the Muthodist Church; that portion of denomination within the bounds the slave holding Stales having separated by their net at the convention, and forinul themselves. into pal tinct Church, organization as the Methodist Episouprofits of the South. "Book Up Concern," to this time the in Now York, have been divided established among Commercial all the states Conferences. that the The New York equally Bonk of the wha Senncern," superintend met the in whole thnt department Inst week, nad, as they are city nt inform. the close of en, came to the decision to withhold, nay the payment General to tho South, until the farther Inion of Cunference can be al.

1848. taineil, which Is to be hell on the Ist of May, The bool agents are instructed to nerve that portion of the profits until the General Conforence can tonko its decisiun. CAURT OF in London, need a was young found Indy went to bed fu good hanlth, the next dead! The the physicinns who were called in, declared that sole causo of this catastrophe, halations was of the a poisoning of the nir, by the quautity of lilies found in Ilie large vases on a low table in tho room. Nowers, tuberoses, in the in fact, most many samo why, produco offeets, Their if not influence mortal, at least very injurious. acis most powerfully on nervous persons.

RESTARKABLE ESCAPE AND PRESENCE OF Mra. Patterson, of this city, crossing the Railroad Bridge, just south was of Asylum street, last Monday morning, the Irnin of cars from Springfield cavie down, and nearly overtook her before noticed then, when, in attempting get off the track, stuntted at and tile south eml of the bridge, she fell; and not having suficient, time to get upon the nutside of the track before the cars overtook her, she hail the represence mind to arrange herself between the ralls, with her face amt son close to the ground, ani also to untie her; bonnet string, when the whole train passed; immediately over her without causing the least injury, Courier. except horrible fright.ford A Mr. B. MILES, gunsmith of burg, 100 with a rifle of his own make, running to the pound, Intely made ten shots nt a target 1-4 by 16 inches, And! bit it, eight times out of ton, at distance of four hundred yards.

A Pittsburgh paper says Ihnt, strange it may appear, it is nevertheless true, that. the grent firo of the 10th of April, 1815, is yet questinguished. To FRIGHTEN Messes. Ilitors -In reference to an article in your paper of the 21th in regard to presenting crows pulling up corn, I would recommend a simple remedy for this evil which 1 have ceRs. It for many to years with complete auc-" practiced only put few empty casks, with the hend end up, in different parts of the field.

The philosophy of it is, that tho. have crows have no fears of any thing which they, not a fair view comprehend of, an it is what they canfully that deters them from of committing surrnunded these depredations; hence a Gold, corn with wands ur near them, in rarely if ever meddled with, fear of an ambusenile. As to pincing eiligies in Geld for the above purpose, it is an insult to that their common one sense; it wAS but yesterday men saw of those coated gentle. perched on the limb of in which VIE of these pretended searecrows wns pended, making the mast ridiculous cowings; Imaginable, either at the Imace or Sta innker, must probably tho Baston Cultiv. A Legal A suit has been hrought for against the city of Philadelphia For 8109, the burning of St.

Augustine church by snit in brought during in the the celebrated, riots. "Brothers of the orler of the Hermits of St. Aug the The on county commissioners opposa, claiin the ground that the Hermits of St. Augustine, being the branch of a soclety, and under the control of foreign potentate, tho Pope of. Rome, coul of right hold no charter under the inw of country.

As they have been in the cript of an income two or three fold greater their charter allowed, it Is contended that the charter is also roll. Tho fifty of Chicago the Democratic of Advocate, says, that signers the Declaration of; wero Musnns; and that nil the Major Genernls of the Revolutionary army were also Masons, save one, and that olio was Benedict Arnold. Miss Dix, the philanthropist, is none in STubile, still calling public attention to the constition of the poos and insane. a a a a a a a a 1 NO NEW CHEAP woultd most respectfully hilorm and the public generally', tat he la in dine he the assoilments of and GOUD5 aver be olleret in this keir ani continue to mako additions to hits stock inthe season; in part, Foreigo ans DRY, GOOUS, GROCERIES, BOUTS, SHOES, I IATA, BONNETS, ILARD QUEENSWARE, DY-MAUK a very large stock br DRUGS, MEDICINES, Tainte, oils, am1 an of wilch have been selected fu auk the wants of tho country, and will be sold at the very ENT market pricet Persons visiting our tow h. Bit the pur.

purchasing Goode, most respecially tarilal to cull, wEe deem it a LUSCHY lo show ther Store, you las purchase or actil. the miao place. Our a. large Sign, exten ibe tergth. the B.

MOREAN. of Jersey ville, april 18, '46, Nosi articles of Country Produce in exchange for Gouds. NOTICE. NOTIDE. co-partnership heretofore exteling betwenn the subscribers, nadet the maze aml algin of Ofer Cintre Presendon; la this day dissolved by content.

The affairs of the concern will be del by scatte CAiu. the A. same F. TURN wha is itty to ALL.EN; CHAN. A.

F. FESSENDEN. 51. Louis, april 9, 146 subscribes informs his aml the public, that be, bras purchased ail the Interest in' the stock from his late partner, al a GREAT and wilt coalinus the business at the of rant. 0-t them where will Bargains to as happy to sea then, and cive CITAS.

A. 1. PESSENDEN, 4th-st. Arst Dry Store north of the St, apt Manler's House. NEW SPRING GOODS.

THE Alton undersigned and vicinits, would that he re has to the citizene from the East, with a LARGE: and. just retained sortment of FRENCH, AMERICAN DRY GOODS or which to any for that beauty we and have ever variety, will us found mipertvefore tie notice. will to Among found this almost mlless variete of elmiro goods, of Twistel a Rich int of 811. 1.5: consisting silk, a new Amal beautiful article. Also, heavy plain, changiaide, und made colors, hegey hack Ottoman, plain aunt ligured, silk shawts; umbroidered and Cashmere; plain due with Ingether silk fringes; printed style und that can bu found, with every DRESS GOODS: Graduated- Organdie Robes and Stustlay, Lace do Balzarinos; Hat reges; Lawns and Muslias, every color; cinbroldcred usegon Muslins, enlitely now haun article, and made Calicos, espressts for Him London trades all styles: to bu anjil very chruget of every LINENS algio of -My Quish and assortment wilth.

of Linens is enmitite, Brown and Bleached received direct Imm the apd will be sold at a suiail advance. CLOTHES -Ny assortment af Broadclollis, Doeakins, Vestings, and Samairt Gools, for Centlemen's wear, da -tu you wo invited to call and examine. every description. Hosiers; Cloves; linnacts; ILibbons; Flowers; Laces: Chitarsi Chemisetts; Aluen Came bric Mull, Swiss and Tarleton Mualing. Tuble and Piano Correx, all finds; Linen Lawns; Russia' and Barnsley Marseilles and Impurial Quills; Finger and Gimp Trimmings; Alpacras; Home basins; in Velvets; tugether Guods with establishment anticle usually to found ho ottered a Dry all of witch with al small upon Easters cost! Tr Ciunty Merchants, who buy (heir Gools for Cash, will it to lhoir a Wu call and exoniine any inunense CHIAS.

A. V. FESSENDEN, 5. 1 4th-st, Get door north of tho Unitarian Church. SI.

Louis, apt 20, '10 20 REAL untieflel ESTATE hatf of tel FOR 40, in SALE. block on, in the city of Alton, with the west hit of the therenn, now occupiel by Mess. SouBer and Smart. The west bolf of lot 16, in block Ale actes of Prairie LAND, sitta. Lol in' the Town of SIT.

ILOPE, In D' Lean conaty, about to milea 73- The abuse will be suki at extremely tow prices, in cinse a careen. Alton, npril 19, '4640 BEST. E. HALE OF REAT. ESTATE.

ratio of an fircuit onier ntade at of cha Grene March 'runnty, term, A. till. nuin, the undersEquent, mice of the estate of Witiam snic, ou Henderson, doceased, weill offer atel sell al pablie FRIDAY, the 205h day of MAT, A. D. 1840, 40 the premises tetween the hours of ten o'clock in frencon and tive o' ick to the afternoon, of said day, follow reel estate, st.

tuate in the county of and state of Illinois, os which the said Win. Senderson died sciret, to- wit Tho cast tralf of live quarter or section 99) the west half of the quarter, and the eact at the northerest quarter, de of section 20; tho west half of quester, and quasier of the southwest quartor, of secrion 83-all in ship No. 11 poult, rate No. 11, arcat of the cipal mer of in a deed will ho executeit to the purchaser or pun the day or kale, by undersigned. JAMES 11.

HENDERSON, Admit. april 18, 1836-10-GW 11.0 hand Family Fours constantly on anal for sale al I'rices, by ogtil 15 RYDER. MITHS SYRUP FEVER all Fever, Dan Ague, Bilious Intermillent lovers, the various of This valuable Medicine is Lito surest ant best remedy ever far the curi of the ale nainel discases. It not naly brrals the chin, Inst removes the cause from wich the disease Originates. Its operation it both general and While it arts generally nuna the whole sy as a moat powerful purifying; tie A coins the saluts fromall and coins igurating and twinging sp all the vital to standard nt peattir, it nt the lime exerts a speride influence apa the liver, digative organs and atie awl g'ondolar systems; exciting them to the fut setirily, all matter, equalizing the restoring incur pal uncessary bum retinas; thus arromplishing a renovation diacase, and reatoration to sound and permancot bra'th.

Time a ho me suffering with the presirating Agus and Fevels romanian to the West and South--those whave lave became enfertled by tie 150 or nilot eat should al too lieu use of this Vaturble Meal ine. It has crest with euro the ness rasrs. Er The govuino is for sole boy the agentes A. N. BANDY Alta, or 15 A.

11. GOOD NEWS TO THE AFFLICTED Tetter or Suit GINTUENT. a tal certain cure for salt sheum, letter, scab bend, ting- wont, Porte ty atel praibe ateli, mango, nustinte not la fs also fughly recommended egant ur utrer.tot ace dot and legiring. No lass 14 misnasa ho ever boron onsid-rod mora dittou't to cure tie on many mi of Car kind, aunt it wet ho by all lute digent soul Physicians, the a know of tip and que. era stat of is very limito4 aud de is cater lows that nong ad shese disoriess hive rally semi- all Not IT wens 44 casca letico the so conunnuls ate Val at, deal Bars arcinuand it 64 that, la fare the discovery ani a of 1' is belief was well But, this canticine bus and egom 1, it teas toria to be lus tee aC a tsdical core in ulniot every L'ur sale 91-115 A.

S. BARDS 130 0:: -The has roustoat. ty on fresh burned line, fur salo at the unrest pole 4. jap 16 JON. C.

KETCH.IM. (CO -A article of i Tubarco, by or hull bus, fut sale by aju is 11 C. ERTOIASI. White, Castile, Slaving. Fancy and Fluting Soaps Just by wasn-8 94 IL.

P. ST 'PO 7 Chanden ores the of Che suitable Spot; to wareh, 9:1 1, F. SARGENT. CANDLES -4 goral supply cu at al dheet cunt for sate law, by 12 JUS. C'.

17 sale A barrel 4 mol article of cuter Vinegar, fur by Itte or log april 1 105. C. The Incrense of poun In is moro frou From and growth than any other of the western States. and Mer with nod villages augment steadily, a' correspoming tallo 45 contrasted with Michigan. and In 1810 Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton; bail each 6000 Now each has aver the What the frat galled by commerce, second obtained ncbieved boy centralizalinn, ani, the thied hers from manufactures.

United States, The Philadelphia S. Gazette bawn itin our or to sinte that during yesterday an arrangement was made by which the claim the United States against the Bank of the United Stales was provided for, anil the Bank's assets ire now Freed from the lien of the Governinont, and its. affairs can now be more readily settled. arrangement is ole that is calculated to be 'of very grent beneft to those now anxiously Awaiting a spendy settlement of the affairs of this unfortunate institution. It is stated in the New York Telegraph, as rumor, that Mr.

Win. B. Astor is about to establish a new stenin packet line to Live erpool. It is supposed that tho outlay will be abont million of dollars, for four first class about steamers, nut the gross recolula per $720,000. A grent sensation is ainted to Tinvo been excitedl Paris by the extraordinary phenomenon of a the young electric girl from Normandy, who possesses power of the torpedo.

M. Arago has made several proofs of this singular quality. The bill for the nbelishiment to, lat punishment has been rejected in capi- the of Massachusetts Senale, by a vole of 17 yeas tn 10 nays, Four moinhers were absent. Massachusetts, through her land gents, haw disposed of one hundred and fur. ty-two thousand one hundred and acres of her 1815.

public lands in Maine during malning in Maine, The belonging quantity to of land in estimated at two millions and five hundred acres. HE New The colorad population of the to of be Yurk, A is decremen by since the Inte conns 1810, of GAS. The city of Now York alone contains abont 17,000. 'The grent siccleton giant, nineteen feet proves high, which was dug up in Tennessee, of to ho the imperfect skeleton of a young set upright on its hind legs, and, by the nil of artificial suhstitutes for of tho principal bones, which -were wanting, made to assume Inoderatoly buman Post. TEMPENANCE.

cil At by the meeting Washington nf the Committees Temperance ties of the city of Alton, Muldle ainl Upper Alton, held at the Counting Alton, Roun of Messes, Mark Pierson on Wednes. day, April 1846- William The was organized by calling meeting Hayden, In the Chair, chansing A. C. Itobinson Secretary. The object of the mecting was stated by the Chairman, which was to make suitable ar.

rangements for a innsy meeting of the friends of Tempernace on the first of June noxt, recommended by the convention of the Sinte Society the on the 22 of February last; whereupon fallowing resolutions were adopted. Resolved, Thot said secting be held at Upper Alton. Resolved, That Messes. Ilenry Briggs, S. D.

and John Hart, act us a committee of this meeting, correspond with the Exe. culive Cominitice of the State Society, nul inform them of our hearly concurrence with the convention in the appointment of said mceting, nul extend a genernl Invitation to all friends of temperanco to attend on that occasion. Resoleed, That the proccedings of this meeting be published in the papers of this city, WM. IA YDEN, Chairman. A.

C. Romasox, Secretary, Conguegalino NOTICE. this The grate nembres of the Epis piquat be City, and auch other citizens da in meet uniting with them, requested to shay in the on Tuesday alteranon, 3 for the parose ut chaosing a Vestry for at the may ensuing be year, onl to transacting them. A such other attendance business as la earneally solirliol. oprit 18.

NOTICE The Whigs of Jeracy county are Ind to meet al the court-house in Jerseyii, on Sina. the day purpose 27th day April, 1444, at 13 n'etact. far before meeting, Let errry Whig fucas com da a bray mit, come By of transacting such bus unter of the last Convention. C. M.

april Cha or last Canvantion, Wu are authorized in sunounce George 1:. as a candidate for of Jersey county, subject to a Convention. or With The attention of the Incomparalia ani nice off metes fu this for Asthis, Bronchitis, Couple, Consumption, lint It is unnecessary to all who wand got the true article, to inquire perlicu. fuc Dr. Wistarts of Wild Cherry, and talce nothing else.

dealers will tell you that they Melicine lave thal Syrup of Will Cherry, or some other Conch is equally as port. Regant then milthey only want your araney! Remember it is Wistur's Balsam of Wild Cherry that not only relieves but cures! See one Commercial. was AL.TON, April 17, 1840. THE WEATHER-Has been mostly cont since our last publication, with a pruity sharp frost an Satuntay fruit. night, which did pol seriously injure the, It is naw becoming wanner, and more to TIE -Continuss quaito high, and is atill dually on the rise.

commas is 60 cents par and is in receipts being light. Itemsins Or al 90 cents per bushel, ant la also in damiand. The hom rocripts are barge. bridat to 91 bid. We have, heanl of 1n sales of mountal alaco our last.

romaines al our last cents per bushel. CASTOR DE -StIll command 75 canis per leish. SALT Abun, 811 to 817 pr sarks Turks le. land, 45 coals per bushel; Kanawh1, 45 Costa. in drauand at 50 -la at from 6 to 01 ronts per the quote al 30 reels per gallon.

COFFEE--Bin, 619c, lavann, 6 WHITE 73 cents per bushel, green, ac; 6 10 from 20 in 10 rents, ratify. In denand at 25 couls per the CORN OATS will pay WANTED. CAStl foe 10.000 bushels goal merchantable COIN: 0001 00.000 tu. OATS delivered at their ware 41a0. ajail to T.

1. SPARE A PO. EFT SCHOOL. 11611 KS respretially the of Al. ton.

ate on Monday neat, the instep to open SELECT SCHOOL. in the basement of the Church on the comer of Thin streets, for the instruction of a limited mumber of Alis. set. 6hm will also fusint a few jung a willows asf hath sexes. in the first of an Maturatian.

tr has will ba and nude Arrows, upon a ppitration. Is still incomplete. San www to boppy, therefne, the nuder to which Miss Be restricts hurrarit Ihnss wishing to patronice her, would go her an early voll. April 18, NOTICE 'TO interested NOG ora OWNERS. notice, that all sisch tufts as shall bu found at tarxe: within the City Timita, from ant ofer Momtay the cuts: Inst, will la taken up, and split, under the Ordinance: passel for that FIED, WERE, City Constable, suit 15, W.

1, Deputy, WA. MARTIN HI 5 remed and his law Store untire, of 8. to in the seconal floor Cu, of Allom. april 11 St Manor (ajd and 11 Gt0. JOs.

Alum P. Sail. an RETCHIAM. POSTSCRIPT FROM MEXICO AND? The New Orleans papers of the Bi received by Thursday, evening mall, ha the arrivAl in that city, on the preceding evening, of the Thih. Jons SLitti, our late Envoy Extraorilinary to -Mexico the Mexican authorittes having posturedly, refused to receive hiin in any olher capacity: than that of Special.

fo treat en clusively upon concerning Texan Afr. S. left Vern Cruz on the 30th of March, in the U. S. steamship Mississippi, together with W.

S. Parrott, Len. bearer of wha was to Iminediately to Washington City. The return of Mr. Slidell, without having effected any thing, dies' not.

argue: very fnvorably for the restoration of naticable relatious between' Ire 'two countries!" And tre are sorry to that other circuinalances concur in indicating the prounbility of a rapture. It seeins that the U. 8. Army of.Occupation, amounting to about 3,500 mien, noder Gen. Taylor, arrived and encamped opposite Metamoras on the 29th They encountered no opursition on the rout, except from two inconsiderable deinchments.of: Mexican troops, the cominanders of iehfoh forbade them to advance under pain of be-.

ing fired upon, but al. the samo tine bad the sense not allempt to executo. this The latest intelligence is found In the following extract: Theo days later from the Army of Occur: pation in Teens. -By arrival stenmship Now Turk, Copt. Phillips, wo'are to possession of a slip appended to an extra froni the Galveston News, dated April itb, which gives two days later intelligence froin Ariny of Occupation under Gen.

Taylor, that published in the morning pa-, pers. W'e hare received two days later intellE, gonce by the pilot boat L. Ilitchcock, Capt. Wright, which unived hero. about four, P.

left Brasos Santiago oir Wednesday the 1st inst. On the anival 'af the Army of. Occupation In frant al inoris, tho Mexican forces were drawn out ni the opposite bani of the river, making great display of martial musle, with pets, bugles, which mode of salutation was ditty reciprocated in kind by a similar, wounding of 100 drams. in tho, American encounter lines. belireen Thus Ilia ended the first two armies on tho opposite banks of the Rio Grande, and withe in tiro or three hundred yards of ouch allier.

On the next morning, (20th,) 'thn Ameria can troops discovered the Mexicnn Artillery, of eighteen pounders, lining tho apposilo. bank, amt pointing directly into their whereupon the Americnn army. moved their encampment doubtless: four mites below. This -step was taken by Gen; Taylor in or-. der -to avoid every appearance of' any' dis? west position bank in commit aggressions upon the, of defensive the river, nod to: majoinin strictly the eliarocter of his operalions.

the S'he most reliable sintements repres. regular army in la slat of 2,000 soldiers nad 600 Mexican citizens of tho Rio Grande ave snid to be quite disaffected towants their own. government, and secretly friendly 16: tho American enuac. AUCTION 11. BUFFUM, AUCTION AND COMMISSION MERCHANT.

Sales essay morning at 10 0 clock. IQUORSbound all kin is, and of a qualits, ran alway be at the AUCTION and al reduced pt ces. jan 4 ET THE PLEASE Publisher READ THE FOLLOWING numeruza NOTICE! having received tions Air single coples of Doulinga History of lue. megiam, and the Statesman's Mootal, Emm: places en semala Crons Express nola that the spense. ur would have equaled the price of the proposes to susal them by mail in paper covers, tias posture up which will sul exceed 90 cents per volume.

If such peranas wit send the name of their P'ost Of. fier, and facioso Che 3 urs dollars, In mol monies, they wilt be presented with our cups of Seara Bcoutinal prefer. Works, they aporifying which Book they, The Ilintory of hiy Row. J. Doiling, A.

Pf. tion. Pastor Inst of the published. Decan This Chanti, is a New Suck. 12th of.

largo octara Volume nearly 700 handsnino paara, einbellished with 50 Kograringe, is binding. Price, $0. Laportan! Notional Mark! Tur: ASUERICAN STATER- MAN'S DIANTAL. and enlanged edition of intents' Nessoges, in tin handsoma voluniya, 5vo. The winky compiled from This work in elite and compiled la: Sic, Valuin Willams, sehose millarity with our and jects generally, are treli known to the pubile, and allorda enflicient guaranty fur.

the occursey and fidelity or this Natfinal Work. Price, Address E. WALKER, 114 Fution-4t, New York. a a on -A Desh supply of the abaro mincastorices just recelved; and sa he is Agent for. the 0g can rely iron procuring the genuine.

match 99 D. P. SARGENT. MIAPMAN SPRING AND BRIGGS SUMMER GOODS. bare just rocciced, and ant: opening, at their store on the career of See enci and a New Kluckof FANCY and STAMI.E DRY GOODS, of tho latest styles, amung which' war he found a large ne Clutha ani Cassiers I Ginglem Lawns Salinets end Tireuls Linen Cainbie: Janes and Done Graduated Itohos White and red Ladies' dress Dian azal cold Collarets ond New patterns Lad's: kit Gioros 4 Prints pearl and lace Ginghams Lattes' clastic do Lawns rashmere, and cation Linen Lawne Hosiery of all verletion Pelacry and Fancy artirles or a very super Together with a large assortment of 100 humerous in mention, which the public are respectfally notested tu call sud examine.

april 11 CARD rash nn C. Finar, KETCHIAN Groin, Hay will or any kind af P'enduca paced to tea for sale here, or for shijunant consigned to his fricads in St. Louis, New Offouns, or any of the cities. apE; 12 land Fino and Superfine al alt times, and for sal, at mill prices. april 81 Jos, C.

St. prices, editing tr inspitalion, by TO Do al all times, ped for sale st april al ros, C. KETCH AD. Slay, Poe Have. Butter, and Co: which the bighest souther pain wall to pald, by ape ll 8: JUS.

C. REICHAN. $7001. CATERING. FINITE A sp the pube lie, thal to beat WOW.

CARDING MACIESE artieS was Prove Die tie past season, and has 1. na exposinced Wool Conler, to tale eburge of it; to Candies between the ani truth of May next, fate doors east of the lay Scales; where those trusting him suith their Car bag, may rest assured that it will her Jouo in the heat manner, on tire he and with divutrh. Wool seken lu pagaout Cardin, out the Hibest musket piler. Alton, not 11, 46-sw JOIN QUIGLEY. The Annas Meeting nt the Mutual Fir lasurance Cunary, will loris at tie Odice of said in no Thurs ay, the day of ape it, instant, at 2 metork, P'.

M. Alton, sprit It, '16 31. 4. ATWOOD, bushels Mire ar'aite well fie a speeial porpose, That at all wised wilt not anars. pl 11 M.

PIERSON CO. CEMENT. Cenont, a very superior atfor sale ty (apt J. LAND. SUGAR and fur sate by prisor; ze'd per a Alton, 1,: 6 BOWMAN JOHNSON,.