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I BUFF A I 347 P. mechanic for Sale Los at TMi. First" Birth, Minister, A Sketch Gea Csws by Hon. Taonsaa H. Benton.A True Picture.

"Telecnhie.JntelIiireBte4''" A despatch from New Orleans, Oct If says, wr-have just feceived later advkwtroo Vera Crnz. to the 13th inst "Later advices have beea i ne nrst white child born in North America was Virginia, daughter of Ananias and Eleanor Dare. and grand daughter of Governor John White. esn was bora on the 13th August' 1587 in Roanoke, North. Carolina.

Her parents were of me expedition sent out by Sir Walter Kaleigh in that year. There is no record of her historv, save mat orner oirtn. The first minister who preached the gospel in North America was Robert Hant, of the Church of England, an exemplary man, who came oufin the same company with Captain John Smith, in the year iWTs Me was moch esteemed as man of peace, and was in many ways useful to the colony. There is no record of his' death, or of his returning to England; he most probably died at He bad a good library, which was burnt, With all his other property, in the burninr vi Jamestown, me next winter aner ne came out -r r. The first females who came to Virginia proper.

were Mrs. Forrest, and her maid, Anne Burrae. in the expedition of Newport 1608. The first marriage in Virginia was in the same year John Lavdon fa Anne Btirraa, 4 Tha mkiiu. va probably by the same "good Master Hunt" I he first intermarriage between the whites and indianswas John Rolf Pocahontas, in April.

1613. Pocahontas was also the first of the Virginia Indians that embraced Christianity and was baptized. The first legislative assembly in Virginia met in July, 1619, at the summons of Governor George Yeardley; One month later negroes were first brought into the colony bv a Dutch man-of-war. The first periodical in North America, was the Boston News Letter, which made its appearance in August, 1705. The first in the oi dominion was the Virginian Gazette, published at Williamsburg, by William Parks, weekly, at fifteen shillings.

It appeared in 1736, and was long the only paper published in the colony. Slavery preceded the periodical press by 117 years. The Blue Ridge was first crossed by whites in 1714. The first iron furnace erected in North America was by Governor Spottswood in 1730, in Spottsylvania county, Virginia. A Good Daughter.

A good daughter! There are other ministers of love more consDicuous than she but none in which a gentler, lovelier spirit dwells, aud none to which the heart's warm requitals more joyfully respond. There is no such thing as a comparative estimate of a parent's love for one or another child. There is little which she needs to covet, to whom the treasure of a good child has been given. But a son's occupation and pleasure carry him abroad, and he resides more among temptations, which hardly permit affection that is following him perhaps over half the globe. to be unmingled with anxiety until the time comes to relinquish the shelter of his father's roof for one of his own, while a good daughter is the steady light ot her parent's house.

Her ideal is indissolubly connected with that of his happy fireside. She is his morning sunlight and evening star. 1 he grace, vivacity and ten deruess of her sex have their place in the mighty sway which she holds over his spirit. The lea-sons of recorded wisdom which he reads with her eyes, comes to his mind with a new charm, as blended with the beloved melody of her voice. no scarcely knows weariness which her song doth not make him forget, or gloom which is proof against the young brightness of her smile, bne is the pride and ornament of his hospitality, the gentle nurse of his sickness, and the constant agent of those nameless, numberless acts of kind' nees which one chiefly cares to have rendered be cause they are unpretending; but expressive proofs of love.

0The Dying Speech or Langfeldt, deliver ed on the scaffold, was as fellows: "Here I stand on the point, about to leave the present world, and go to my great Judge. He that snows all without witnesses, knows my case, and can judge witnesses. I am condemned by the Court of Philadelphia, for the murder of Mrs. Catherine Rademacher, through fifteen false, witnesses. The judges can have no spirit with themselves to condemn a man with such circumstances.

Under the statement that a person has been lying in her bed, there can be no conclusion drawn that one was guilty of the mur der. My writing, published in the Dutch Demo crat, proves my innocence. I forgive it all my evil and my good actions. 1 forgive my witnesses, jurymen, and all. God will judge." Before leaving his cell, he burnt all his papers and letters, and bequeathed his body to a doctor, but the sheriff insisted upon burying it Langfeldt was a native of German France, and from his acquaintance with the prisons of Paris, where he resided some time, he is supposed to have been a criminal in that country.

He was a shoemaker by 'trade. A French woman applied to see him just before his execution, and he was very anxious that she should be brought to his cell, but the eher iff refused, probably suspecting that some plot had been concocted between them. 07 Extract of a letter from an American gen tleman in London, dated Oct 13th "The chole ra has made its appearance in London, but we entertain little or no apprehension on the subject Fortified in advance with prudence and preservative we have only to look the epidemic boldly in the face. 1 be news from Vienna is exceedingly interesting. After all, it useless for tyrants to oppose the will of the people.

eax, vain and untaught by experience, the Emperor was caught plotting almost as soon as he got back to his palace, and is now again a fugitive. What a splendid example is now set by America calmly and rbloodlessly deciding for the next four years who shall administer her concerns what a lesson she reads to Europe, now agitated from Archangel to Algesiras with revolutionary efforts to change existing dynasties. The Americans abroad feel the real strength and moral power of the position of their country." "That Racing Canawl." A card appears in one of the New-York papers, "signed by all the passengers," thanking the "captain and horses" of a canal boat for the agreeablenesa of their voyage from Buffalo to Albany, and especially for their safety in a terrible storm that arose, which. "lashing the waters into fury," and threatning everything with destruction, never for a moment disturbed the captain and horses, who maintained their equanimity amidst it all with astonishing presence of mind. i Smith O'Brien An Incident.

During the progress of the trial of this distinguised Irish Patriot a gentleman applied to him for his auto-rtaph, when he handed him the following tines. betokening no drooping or faltering en the part of mr. U'Unen: "Whether on the gallows high. Or in ths battle's van. The fittest place for Man to die Is where he dies for Man.

"WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEy." Senator Botler, of Sooth Carolina, in-his speech oa the Oregon bill, said: "Gentlemen propose to admit laua, Scotch, German, Dutch all the refute of Europe, if they choose to go and settle these tern-tones but gentleman from A south sriil kit negnet, is to be excladed." B7 la 1846 Marttn Van Beau wrote to Da-to WnjtoT as follows: i aseana ant. attempt to create slaves! IN CALIFORNIA SR NEW MEXICO. AS rKTAMOCSLT A GREATER. OOTRAOE OPOI STOUT Of THE AOS, rasa wont an a attxmtt to re-estasussi tbi roanies slate trade," In the columns of the southern papers can be seen the heading of this article. Take up one of tne papers puDiisnea at the south, and.

the first that strikes the 1 reeman'a eye, in large and glar ing leuera, is ins ionowmgr "MECHANICS FOR 6ALE The subscriber has for sale six able bodied negro mechanics, which he will dispose of to the nignesi Didder, lor cash or approved paper, on Saturday next." Mechanics of the whig anddemo 1 1 -1 A 0 I craw, now use you tnis jjoes not, mechanics rouse within you a deep feeling of dis gust, that in this country there should be a man bold enough at the present day to advocate the extension ot this nefarious business? Does it not, workingmen, you who toil from the rising of the sun to its setting, make your determination still stronger, to" stop the extension of this curse, and keep it within its present bounds? How would you like to hear the auctioneer's cry of "here, gen tlemen, I offer you as good a blacksmith as the best white man of his trade; how much do I bear bid for him?" would not the sound rattle the ears of a mechanic of the north, whose birth was upon Freedom's soil, and the first words Jie learn' ed was, am free? And you, democrats, who labor with the sledge, the jackplane and the trowel, are willing to have this curse extended? 'are wil ling to hear this cry of the negro auctioneer, of how much do you bid tor this mechanic? it yon are, you must vote lor wis Cass, tie stands pledged to help this along. He has given in white and black his word to veto any bill making eur new soil free. Vote for him. mechanics and laborers; you who are in favor of the extension of this curse, aid to promote his election, and when the bitter day returns to you, weep not, it was vonr own doinprs. Whip mechanics, whose la bor ends not with to-day, but begins again on the marrow, are voU willing to stand stilt and hear the cry of the slave seller ringing in your ears? Are you willing to see it extended to the virgin soil of our country, unpolluted as yet ov its toui stepf it vou are, you will vote for Gen, Taylor.

He is your man with his three hundred slaves; he tells ou I shall be with the south, my voice is for her. will aid and extend this institution ol negro slavery to all soil upon which it will thrive. But mechanics, laborers of the north, you, whose voice is ever for freedom, we call upon you to sus tain the candidates of the Buffalo Convention. They stand upon your platform, with your banner in their hands, upon which is inscribed, in letters of living light, FREE SOIL, FREE SPEECH AND FREE MEN. Newark Standard.

Hollanders settling is Michigan. The Detroit Free Press, of Tuesday, has the following: The New York Sun, notices the at that port of a party of Hollanders, who came in the ship Garrone from Rotterdam, and who having been forced by religious persecutions, to leave their homes, are now about to settle near their countrymen at Freedrop and Grand Haven, in this state. 1 he bun says, they came under the direction of their pastor, the Rev. D. Budding, very talented, eloquent and worthy clergy man, who has tor many years been conspicu ous in Holland for his advocacy of liberal opinions and his opposition to the tyranny of the government When the government passed a law that no synod of more than 19 members should be allowed to assemble, he denounced it repeatedly from the pulpit.

For doing so, he was fined altogether over 40,000 guilders, and was imprisoned for a considerable time. The company whom he brings out are all from the city of Dordrecht Thev are 77 in number, and, though poorly dressed, have with them over $100,000 in specie. Another company of twenty-five Hollanders, who came in the ship Madeline, bringing with them over $40,000 and bound for Grand Haven, yesterday started up the river. Within a year past, the Kev. urn.

Van Kualte and btickkice have brought over "and settled colonies at New Holland, Michigau; the Rev. Drs. Niphen, Bolks and Vender Meule, colonies at Freedrop, Michigan; the'Rev. Dr. Scholten.a colony in Iowa, and the Rev.

Dr. Sonne, a colony in Wisconsin, all of which are in a most nourishing and prosperous condition. Scientific Prophecy. About nineteen years ago Mr. Halt, of Wilton, then a remarkably good student in his collegiate course, was suddenly deprived of his reason and memory.

In those circumstances, his father, Rev. Mr. Hait, sent him to Hartford, but finding no relief, he sent him. to Dr. Chaplin, of Cambridge, Mass.

The Dr. said there was no relief for him at that time, but at the age of thirty-six or seven, there would be a change; that the brain was too much expanded for the cranium, and there would at that age be a contraction which would enable it to act healthfully. His anxious father and family saw their hopes peremptorily deferred for nineteen years. That time has recently expired, and to their great joy the prophecy is fulfilled. The man began to inquire for his books, as if he had just laid them down, and resumed his mathematical studies where he left them.

There was no trace on his mind of this long blank in his life, or of anything which has occurred in it, and he did not know that Tie was almost forty years of age. the circumstance of greatest interest is, that whereas he went into this state of derangement in deep religious anxiety, he came ont of it with a bright christian hope, which had been obtained without the knowledge of his friends a short time before. Journal of Commerce. Distilled Salt Water. The London Emi- frant says: "We have just had the pleasure of linking a goblet of water taken from the sea at Margate, as sparkling and agreeable as if drawn from the best pump in London; indeed, it was impossible to tell the difference.

The water bad been previously distilled in the usual way, and then treated bv the eimDie galvanic nrocess. as patented by Mr. Crosse. The invention, for emigrant ships and others on long voyages, will be invaluable." Free Soil ahono the Germans. The free soilers among the Germans had a spirited meeting at Market Hall last evening.

A procession from the first ward, headed by the band of the Lafayette Guards, paraded the streets about 7 o'clock, and marched to the Hall. Mr. Ess Lager, editor of a free soil German paper at Buffalo, addressed the meeting. His remarks were well received. Syracuse Star.

Horrible. A child of Mr. Upham, who keete confectionary shop near the foot of Winthrop street in this town, was smothered to death on Friday morning. The child was left in the morn ing on a bed upon a turn-up bedstead, and, forgetful of the (act, the father turned the bed up. In about half an hour the bed was taken down and the child found dead.

It was about a year olL-HoUoveU Gazette. Delaware. The free democracy of this nom inal slave state have presented the following elec toral ticket: Jeremiah W.DcNCAS.of Wilmington. At osKru LrsDSET. of Mill Creek, Umu Alexander ft.

iAxon, of nnsuana. BT Ths first paper printed in Chicago was com- menced in 1834, by-Joan Calbovs, Esq. It is still published under the title of the Things to be considered by those vho art toticiied to roteor ''X-fiistk Remember that Cass once professed be in favor of the Wilmnt V-fr Remember that he said 4a his Nreholsotf lettei that a had come over bia wnions on 1 that j-- 1 I Remember that ho declares, Ingres, has no I power to legislate on the question of slavery in the a territories. --hi i v. 1 Remember that Cass voted against the Wilmot I proviso, hich the Mexican government naa m.

tun-ted in Ihe treatv of peace, i I Remember that the Washington Union says on the authority of a private letter from Cass, that he I still holds to the doctrines of the Nicholson letter 3 and will veto the Wjlmot proviso. I Remember that he has held office under every I administration since be has been old enough; and I that he has drawn from the treasury in extras, without the color of justice, the sum of sixty-three thousand dollars. Remember that he offered to run 1844. as belting candidate in case Mr. Van Buren received the nomination, whicn it was supposed was cer tain.

Remember that Silas Wright, only three months before his lamented pronounced Cass a perfect time server and demagogue," and afraid of his own shadow in a civil office. nememoer mat iass is in close communion with the assassins of Silas Wright" in this state. Hangs to be remtmfored by those who are asked to 'vote for Taylor. nememDer mat layior declared to a com mittee of the Mississippi legislature that the South ought never, to agree to the Wilmot Pro yiso, Remember that the South almost unanimous ly voted for him in the Philadelphia convention Remember that that convention laid the Wil mot proviso on the table. Remember fthat the south sweaf General Taylor is opposed to the Wilmot proviso that the northern whig politicians claim he is friendly to it ana mat one or the outer must be ctieated.

Remember that Taylor declared, before the Philadelphia convention, that he would run against VJay it the latter was nominated. Remember that he has accepted a nomination by the democrats of bourn Carolina, since his no mination by the whins. Remember that he says he would have accept, ed the nomination of the Baltimore convention on the same terms he did that of the Philadelphia convention. Remember that he declines to give his own Views on every and all measures ot public policy, Remember that he has never held a civil office and never cast a ballot in his life. Remember that he is the owner of 300 slaves.

and that he purchased two, in the slate market of new Orleans, on the very day he was nominated by vie whig convention. Things to be remembered by those who are asked to vote Jot van Buren. Remember that Mr. Van Buren has always been opposed to the extension of slavery, and vo ted in the legislature of this State in 1820. to in struct our Senators and Representatives to oppose the Missouri compromise-Remember that the issue in this contest is be tween slavery and freedom- Remember that Mr.

Van Buren has taken his stand on the Buffalo platform which declares eter nal hostility to the extension of slavery a reduc tion of the overgrown patronage of the general government the election of officers bythe peo pie and that he declares be will never swerve from his position. Remember that he never betrayed a pledge in office, that he made while out. Remember that he was thrown overboard by the slave power in the Baltimore convention of '44, because of hostility to the demands of the south. Remember that by hie ability, experience and sagacity, he is far better qualified for the office of rresident than either ot the other candidates in nomination. Onondaga Standard.

ILTWe extract the follovinc from the DrosDect us of a new paper started at St. Louis, called the The Fret Sod Democrat: "Although it be, in advance of its appearance, denounced as a 'fanatical it will de nounce the denouncer, while the calumniating lie is trembling in his throat It will be the fearless advocate of eaual rights, and in the face of all opposition as fearlessly contend for the rights of VTWJ UIOH TV IV UCRSB fc MVWf yew Vtv uMrw( iiutui The public domain is thepropertv of the people, and if they will that every man shall have a farm, what speculator shall say It will contend for sound policy, a sound currency, and a sound administration; and will be, emphatically, a Free Soil Progressive Democrat." Five years nay, five months ago, who would have thought to bear such bold words from the capita of Missouri. Truly "there's a good time coming!" The case of Mrs. Frances Kemble Butler came before the Court of Common Pleas this morning, upon an application for an allowance to be granted her from her husband's estate, to pros ecute the suit for divorce now pending, (the libel having been filed by her husband, fierce cutler, and for arrearages of the allowance stipu lated in the written agreement between them at their separation. John Cadwalader, in be half of Mr.

Butler, agreed that $1,500 should be given to Mrs. Butler, as well to prosecute her defence, as in full of all arrearages and the expenses of her passage to this country. The 20th day of November next has been fixed for the trial of the bill of divorce. Rufus Choate, of Bos ton, we understand, has been engaged as one of the counsel for Mrs. Butler.

Messrs. I. M. Dal las and Wm. M.

Meredith are also in the case. Philadelphia Bulletin. Sohethibg New. Mr. Gillmore, of the N.

and N. H. Road, has shown us a Time Table, of his own construction, and adapted for use on that road. The distances and time pf running are so graduated that the proper position of a train, at any particular time, may be seen at a glance. It is an ingenious affair, and the principle is of course adapted for general use.

A copy right is to be secured. By the way, the exact distance from Bridgeport to New Haven, (Railroad measure,) is 171 miles. From Bridgeport to New York, 59 miles and 7-lOOths. Bridgeport Standard, CocsTMFirrs. Two's on the Mohawk Bank, Schenectady, a good imitation of the old plate-vignette, an Indian in a canoe register's hand badly written the genuine notes of this plate are nearly all in.

Commercial Bank, Lockport; 3's altered from one's vignette, female sitting holding a large figure Syracuse Sun. ET Gen. William H. Adams, formerly of this county, bet now of Buffalo, has been striking some rood Llows among his old friends in the eastern towns, in support of the cause of free soil He addressed meetings at Lyons and Clyde last week, producing gret consternation among the Tsylor-ftes. Gen.

Adams has been a popular and efficient champion of whig principles, but will not "go it blind" for Taylorism. Wayne Sentinel. tT An Want child of QA. Fremont, aged two Booths, died an the passage from St Louis to Westpert, and was brought back to St Louis for interment on the 15th inst J)if the first of June-, 1846, wlieh.the question was under debate, Mr. itenton made, an elaborate speech In reply to Ge The fol lowing is an extract: The people (said, Mr Benton been, led into to the war-point upon and now.

when the mistake was shown, the tug of another war came upon poor human nature. To admit the error, andnsk. pardon of God and man, was the part of justice and but this was humiliating to vanity, and Self-love, and the pride of consistency. To persevere in this error, after it was detected was the part of human frailty; and the Senator from Michigan (Gen. Cass) on the part of his party, has obeyed the law of frailty; he has persevered in his error.

Hi cos-virts into design what was in the beginning a mistake We are now, to have war, as-far as the Senator and his party are concerned, upon design. and without pretext for he could not name Fra iler river, which is the sole object, and the instant cause of war." The Senator (Gen. Cass' and his oartv the big organ, and those which have followed its notes have been leading the country to a war with ureal upon a mistake, upon, a blunder. upon an ignorance of treaties and geography. instead of admitung the error, the Senator from Michigan, for himself and his friends, perseveres in it; and thus, what was mistaken in the begin ning, became design a design to hate a war with Great Britain, without daring to name the pretext; for Eraser's river, or New Caledonia, are words not to be got out of their mouths.

They will go to war for them, but not name them, much less state a title to them. This day has been the most humiliating of my Senatorial life. 1 have felt for the American Senate when I have seen a member Gen. Cassl clinging to error, and endeavoring to keen the peo ple in error, even at the cost of war, by endeavoring to do away the plain words of the by garbling and mutilating scraps of speeches, to depreciate another Senator when the great question was one of peace and honor ot the country, in the presence of which every selfish feeling should have stood abashed and rebuked." Repudiated. The Hon.

Harvet Baldwin, of Syracuse, is a candidate for Congress on the Cass side. He re cenlly addressed a meeting of the people of Onon aaga on the subject of Free Soil; and the Standard furnishes a specimen of the manner in Which he disappointed his friends, from which we extract the following: Mr. Baldwin then -proceeded to observe that he was strongly opposed to slavery extension that a careful examination ot the Constitution, the ordi nance of 1787. and the various acts of Congress, had folly convinced him THAT CONGRESS HAD FULL POWER OVER THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES that General Cass was wrong in the doctrines ex pressed in the Nicholson letter, and that he had trimmed his sails" to southern breexeSi to secure the nomination for President! The se declarations caused great restlesness among' his hnnker auditors, particularly the candidate for Elector, who was present New Publications. Messrs.

H. E- Phinnet, publishers at Coop- erstown, have just issued a revised edition of Town's Readers. The First Reader ceroprises a series of progressive lessons commencing with the alphabet and advancing to words of two syllables. The Second Reader commences with words of one syllable, involved in stories of such interest as to secure attention, and of such simplicity as to be easily understood. The Third Reader embraces full and important exercises in articulation, a few of the most simple rules relating to other pro minent principles of elocution, and contains exer cises for reading.

Each lesson is preceded by words for spelling and defining. The Fourth Reader contains all the rules for reading, together with capital selections of prose and poetry. The whole series is admirably designed lor instruction ol children, is well printed and bound. and may be found at the bookstore of F. W.

Breed, 188 Main street The Agriculturalist's Guide and Almanac for 1849. This is a pamphlet of nearly one hundred pages, containing in addition to the usual matter, much important agricultural information. It should be in the hands of all our farmers. Published by Shefhakd Reed, Rochester, and for sale at the bookstore of F. W.

Breed, 188 Main street, The ree Soil minstrel. We have been presented with a neatly printed and handsomely bound book of two hundred and thirty pages of choice songs, ballads, glees, cho- russes, duetts, from the best authors, and specially adapted to the important movement of the people in behalf of freedom in the free territories of the Union. cEach song is set to music. partly original and partly selected, arranged and adapted with one, two, three, and four parts, designed for social circles, free soil gatherings, It is certainly a very clever publication and deserves a wide circulation. It is published by Marttn Elt, New York, and may be found at the bookstore of O.

G. Steele, in this city. Price, thirty-seven and a half cents. Again, we ask, what democrat breathes, whose heart does not burn with gratitude to the immortal Jackson, for the iron nerve with which he did battle in behalf of kit views, against the organi-xed and well provided hosts of Riddle's bank? A Y. True Sun- And '-what democrat breathes" who does not despise the conservative liuleness and malignity that induce the hunker assaults and calumnies upon Martin Van Bcren, who, up to the hour of Gen.

Jackson's death, and more than any other man living, was the bosom friend and confidant of the old Hero? what democrat breathes whose heart does not burn" with indignation and scorn at ths baseness, ingratitude and treachery of the Cass leaders, who, in 1837. abandoned the principles of Jackson's administration and united with "Bid-die's bank" and the host of broken down pet banks throughout the country to prostrate the democracy of the nation? IT Marine Wo learn from the Chicago Jour naL ot the 20th, that the schooner Wetland, loaded with wheat from Chicago, dismasted in lake Michigan, was met by ths steamer Witkonttn, and towed ander th shelter of ths Manitous- The Wetland is owned in Oswego. The Wit. Mntim passed a vessel, name aakaewa, sa Lake Huron, ashore on the ether side ef Saginaw Bay. Also a Teasel ashore at Mackinac, name uknowa.

received from the city of Mexico, which represented mi biic affairs to be very unsettled, and that revolution was impending ever Herrera. Another exoress had arrived at Vera Cmzwitk letters and despatches which state that the eity of Tampico had proclaimed its-independence of the state of Tamaub'pas, and proposed to seek annex ation to the United fotateev Later advices had ajso been received from in catan. 11 10.000 Indians had attacked the government of Temexlapu and 200 of the garrison had falka ta the contest, yir New York, Oct 347 Ji-: The Ohio State Journal, of the 20th, gives the entire returns from all the counties ofthe Stat official and unofficial, as fblldwsi8-- lord, i y.i.-MK. Ford's f43fff CP It is statef that Morse's patentees have asked for further injunctions against O'Reilly, -j. mr John SI.

Bradhurst was nominated to iamr gress for the short term, by the. hunkers of tha 6th district, on Monday evening. i Ji ILr he free soil convention of the Sta district. nominated Mark Spencet as their candidate for QZr It is said the Hon. Dudley Selden made a Cass and Butler speech in Philadelphia, on Monday evening.

ST David B. Taylor is the democratic candidate for assembly in the 12th district of New York city, represented last year by Mike Walsh. A serious fight took place yesterday at the lolls of the 8th ward, between -the friends of D. 'i Sickels and Mike Walsh, both being aspirants for a nomination to Congress from the 5th district, Nearly $1,700 was raised at the Tabernacle last night to ransom the two Edmonson girla. irom slavery.

f.Sy New YoaKOct25-3lVMj The steamer Europa is telegraphed below, and will be up at 3 P.M. The Herald publishes the speech of Daniel Webster, delivered last night to aerowded con-? course in Fanneil Hall, Boston. Mr. Choate made an introductory address, and Mr. Webster followed at length on the present state of political affairs of the country.

He said the approaching election for President and a new Congress, must produce a decided effect for good or evil upon the prospects of business men. If Genera Taylor and a whig Congress are elected, the Sub-Treasury will be repealed and the Tariff amended to something like that If Cass and a democratic Congress, both will be sustained as at present He alluded to Buchanan's speech, and applauded his tribute to Gen. Taylor But what was the present state of Universal scarcity of money, great depression of industry, stagnation of business, reduced demand for labor, and uncertainty of its reward. Hei charged these reverses to the sub treasury and saw with regret some friends who, in times denounced those measures now ready to take back: sub treasury and all. i He reviewed at length the influence of this-measure in connection with the tariff of 1846 upon woollen and cotton manufactures, and the iron trade of Pennsylvania, and maintained they produced a disastrous effect upon all.

H7 Despatches from New Orleans to Oct says the British steamer Forth has arrived at Ship Island from Vera Cruz, with advices to the 14ttr inst Revolutionary schemes at the Capital have been frustrated by the action of Herrera. Troops' nad been called out; cannon planted, and other precautionary measures taken at all exposed points iturnioe ana some other officers bed been impris oned for conniving, as was aHedged, to procure' the return and restoration of Santa Anna to pow or. Gen. Bustamente was endeavoring to raise some 4000 troops for the purpose of quelling the spirit' of independence in Tampico and State of Ta- maulipus. 1 ID A great fire occurred at Alexandria, Loni siana, on the Red River, on the 18th inst, which, destroyed 6 squares of stores and dwellings.

The loss is estimated at $500.000. We learn from Lockport papers that there-has been another decision in the ease ef the Niagara Suspension Bridge. Mr. Ellet's party, who took violent possession of the east end of the bridge, were taken to Lockport, on a charge ef riot and bound over to the court of Oyer ami Terminer. An inquest was also held before Jadgv Gardner, under the statnte against forcible en tries and detainers, to inquire into the same The examination lasted two days, and resulted in? an unanimous rinding or the jury, against the persons thus taking forcible possession.

B7 Steamer Gen. Scott Bunx. The Cleve land Plain Dealer of Saturday says: "We learn from Capt Sweet of the Propeller Republic, thai he passed the steamer Scott sunk in St Clair Lake. Her mast and the top of her upper cabia are out of water. The Capt had learned nothing -of the accident but presumed the passengers and crew were saved or they would have been clinging to the wreck." B'- Later.

learn that the Scott was ran into by the schooner Star, on Thursday night last. about a mile and a half from Point lake St Clair, by the Lower Lake schooner Star, 'and was sunk in 18 feet water. Her passengers wen all taken off by the schooner. She was owned by Capt John Vail, of mis city. We understand there was no insurance on the boat 1 Canadian Canals.

By the report aT the Supervisor of Canals published in the Brock-ville Statesman, it appears that the canals between, Kingston and Montreal are 43 miles ia lengthy and the number of locks 37. gross amount of incume for the past year oa the Edwardabergt. Cornwall, and Beauharnois sections wee and the total expenditure 3,276. But Mr. Gow-ah estimates the net income for 1848 at 7000.

-In. these calculations the Lachiae canal is emitt- ed. The income of the canals re but vrj short way to meet the interest en the vast stuns kid bat in their construction. Daring the month ef September, there passed throegh the WeCaad canal 330 vessels, ef which. 178 went down 120 booed to Asserreaa and 58 to Canadian ports; and 159 np 108 to American, and 45 to Canadian ports.

"''m" ET The Protkilxr Gouat ThelPort Haw ran (Mich.) Oitereer, seems to think that "taa crew took to the beat and flue opinion in. conobs' mad fey the fret that the Boat hen Veen feoi oa the Canada shore, uninjured. It ir jreknUa that she swamped, end alien hard fesijrifer grave.".