Richmond Enquirer from Richmond, Virginia • 4

POETICAL. For the Enquirer. To (Jm Memory ox JL. C. Taylor, a FtUaw Sludenl BY 8.

XICHOLMX. Honor to thy name, and peace to thv bier, Wc mourn thee, brave friend, we still hold thee dear. Though wrapt in the tomb, and far from our view, Though snatch'd from our midst, and Death's icy dew Gather over my face and freeze on thy brow, We see thoe in thee e'en now. Though thy noble heart haa evermore ceaa'd to beat, Thy grasp ceas'd to welcome, thy tongue ceas'd to groct? Though weeks may have pass'd, years may have flod, And PI easure's allurements around us be spread, Still, in our sadness, we'll bend o'er thy tomb, Feel our affliction, mourn thy early doom. Could friendship and tears have retarded grim Death, Or sighs have prolonged thy swift fleeting breath, Thou couldst uot have left us to grieve at thy fate, To sigh for thy loss as the Dove for her mate.

But now thou art peace to thy ashen! For e'en as the star that twinkles and flashes, We saw thee with youth and genius array'd, And every good trait in thee was display'J. But, alas thou hast left us and gone to thy God Thy mouldering form lies 'neatii the coJd clod Let it teach us to reflect on the frailty of life, How certain the grave must finish our strife! 'Tis the home of the rich, the gray and the proud, For the king and the all wear the shroud. The Earth's but a grave-yard, where all men must lie; 'Tla the great home from which we never can fly All the bright flowers that open and in beauty bloom, Serve but as gems to decorate the tomb; And every clear streamlet as it sports o'er its bod, Laves with its waters the place of the dead. And, be where we where we will? Death follows us thero with us still. AUTUMN LEAVES.

EY MBS. II. J. LEWIS. Oh! robes of beauty flung o'er wood and bower, Called by Spring's voices from the tomb of life, How were ye blest in sunshine and in shower, How have ye nobly borne the tempest's strife! Leave ua we are not weary grown Of loveliness o'er hill and valley strewn; Leave us not yet! The skies expand with deeper blue by day, The stars more brilliantly adorn the night, Than when the Summer held its potent sway, And sprinkled upon its track of light; Still to the dewy mom, the The joys of Summer do our spirits cleave! Leave us not yet! Green leaves, that answered to the ZephyrV call, That gave the young bird shelter in its nest, Bright eyes gTow dim with shadows as ye fall, Changed, shrivelled, rustling to the earth's cold breast! The south wind scarce has cooled and ye are dying! Oh why thus early to the dim grave hieing 7 Leave us not yet! From the Literary Gatette.

NOVEMBER. Oh who is there of us that has not felt The sad decadence of the falling year 1 And marked the lesson still with grief and fear, Writ in the crumbled leaf, and widely dealt; When now no longer burns yon woodland belt Bright with disease; no tree in glowing death Leans forth a cheek of flame, to fade and melt In the warm current of the west wind's breath. Nor yet, through thin blue mist, on slope and plain, Droops the red sunlight, in a dream of day But from that lull, the winds of chance have burst, And purged the drowsy air with chilling rain And sooiled the groves, and raved, and wreaked their worst, Till all the scene seems harsh, and cold and grey. Greenfield, Mass. F.

G. H. MIsLELLAXUOL'S. AWFCL LADY CARRIED OVER THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. From the Buffalo Morning Express of 23th wo learn that, on the evening of the 26th a Mrs.

Milieu, who had been a few days at the Eagle Hotel at Niagara, precipitated horself into the rapids above, by which she was carried over the Cataract. She took her shawl, cut it into strings, out of which she formed a sort of rope and by it let herself, down from the bridge that extends to Goat Island, into the flood which bore her to the abyss represented herself as a daughter of Senator Norvell of Michigan, and as the wife of an officer in thearmy now in Florida. She wrote three letters, one to her father, one to her husband and ono to the proprietor of the hotel, by which it appeared that the act was premeditated. She was undoubtedly insane, as she cut off a portion of her hair and left it with her watch and jewelry in her room. a Tnis is one of the most desperate cases of suicide on record, and with all its horror there is a wild romance about it, that makes the blood run cold.

The Buffalo Courier gives the following letter containing further particulars: Niaoak Nov. A. M. Our village was this morniiii, thrown into deep gloom by a report that a Ladv had probably committed suicide here, during some time last night, which Is undoubtedly too true. The circumstances are as The train of cars yesterday morning brought hither a young woman of nne personal appearance, and ahout thirty-live yeare of age, having with her two bright-looking boys, four and six years old.

After taking rooms" at the Eagle Hotel, she called for writing materials and nothing more wus known nf Mrl 1 lUllg by little boys. They were inquiring for their mother. Upon the'table were found three directed to Major Miller, U. S. and one to Hon.

John Norvell, Detroit, Michigan, and one to the proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, (a copy of which I seud the ringlets of one side of her head, her gold-watch, two trunks of clothing, a silk purse containing some gold and silver coins and her wedding children suite that their mother had bid them good-bye and kissed them, after they had gone to they had last come from Winchester, Virginia, and that their father in Florida. No cause can be assigned for tho act. She appeared perfectly rational throughout yesterday, and not the least symptom of insanity was noticed. Nothing has yot been found to throw the least light upon the matter. P.

o'clock, A. M. Enough has been found to warrant the belief thnt the unfortunate lady leaped from the Bridge that leads to Goat Island and was swept over the Kails. Upon the second Pior was found her bonnet, which had been trodden upon. Her black Crape Shawl was found tied to the railing of the Bridge, to let her down upon the Pier which is six feet below the railing.

She undoubtedly did this to indicate to those who should look for her, that her inind was made up for tho fearful leap into tho yawning chasm below. Her father lias been telegraphed and tho children have boon kindly taken chargc of, by the Hon. Agustus S. Porter. IThe following is copy of the letter uddressed by Mrs.

ller to Mr. White, of the Eagle To the proprietor of the Eagle Hotel: My mind is made up. 1 have no wish to live any longer. I shall go where mv body will never Ik- recovered. No one shall gaze on my mangled remains.

Please take care of my two little boys till they can be sent to Detroit where their Grand-parents reside. They are the sons of Major Miller of the Army, now in Florida, and grandsons of Hon. J. Norvell, Detroit, Michigan. Please forward my letters and protect my children till some of their relatives can como for them.

MRS. J. G. MILLER. The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser of tho 28th copies tho above, and says: It is reported here thnt lady, answering to the description of Mrs.

Miller, left this city for the East in the express train yesterday morning, and that there arc circumstances leading to the belief that the apparent evidences of suicide are only apparent. Her friends will undoubtedly investigate the matter, aud until they ascertain something which they deoire to be comniunicatcd to the public, we shall do as we would have others do If we were similarly situated, say nothing on tho subject. The Buffalo Republican says, in reference to the nlwve occurrence: "We have learned that there is every reason to believe that Mrs. Miller is still ulive, having eloped with a friend from Philadelphia, and that she placed tho shawl and bonnot on the bridge and wrote tho letters which were found in her room, to convey the impression that she had gone over the TTie circumstances leading to this bclict are as follows: "On Thursday last a man who registered his name 'Henry Blakemer, stopped ut the Hotel in this city. He said that he expected some friends in a day or two, and was watching the arrival of every train of cars.

On the arrival of the Sunday morning train, he was observed by the porter of the house in conversation, in tho sitting-room of the depot, with a lady with two children. "The lady, who was afterwards ascertained to be Mrs. Miller, took lodgings at the Exchange, where sho remained until Monday morning, when she took the 9 o'clock train for the Falls. "On the afternoon of Monday, Mr. Blakemer went to the livery stable of Mr.

Miller, on Washington street, aud hired a horae and buggy to go two miles below Tonawanda. He returned about three o'clock on Tuesday morning with a lady, believed to be Mrs. Miller, leaving her at the railroad depot, when he brought the horso back to the livory stable. He then called at tho Exchange for his baggage, and, accompanied by Mrs. Miller, took the fast train which 1 wives here at half past five, purchasing tickcts for Cayuga Bridge.

"This Blakemer is about five toet eight inches high, light complexion, dark hair and beard, which had not been shaved, apparently, for three or four weeke, and from twenty-five to thirty years of ago." THE NIAGARA FALLS SUICIDE The newspapers, we sec, are awfully indignant becausc Mrs. Miller did not fling herself over the cataract of Niagara, instead of flinging she the arms of Mr. Blakemer. Thus, says the Auburn Dailv Advertiser: We published yesterday an article headed -Melancholy Occurrence," which gave the particulars of the suicide of Mrs. Miller, at Niagara Ealls.

it now turne out tiiet instead of a suicide, an elopement has taken place, in which a man named Blakemor acted a very conspicuous part. Mis. Miller succeeded in creating a deep sympathy in the minds of the pubhe, for every one supposed, from the indications of sorrow depicted in the note she left, and the tender farewell to her children, that unless her heart was over burdened with grief, sho never would have committed the ra6h act of which, it appeared, she had been guilty. It seems that a deep scheme of deception had been concocted between the man Blakemer and Mrs. letters were written, the watch and money left on the table, the ringlet severed from her head, the children kissed an affectionate "good night," the crape tied to the railing, and the heart broken woman having "no wish to live any longer," jumned into a carriage with this Blakemer, drove hastily to Buffalo, took the Express train East, in order to keep jmce With the times, arrived at Syracuse and were arrested.

Thus ends the latest suicidal humbug. What next Telegraphed for the Baltimore American. Wasiunoton, Dec. 6, 4 P. M.

An individual named Robertson, from Baltimore, was arrested in the Sjoate Chamber to-day whilst threatening the life of Mr. Clay. He was committed to jail, supposed to be insane. It is stated that he had previously asked Mr. Foote to offer a resolution that Mr.

Clay is not entitled to a seat in the Senate. RICHMOND ENQUIRER. SATURDAY MOKMN'G, DECEMBER 8, IMOj "MR. HOWELL COBB AND THE ENQUIRER." Under this head the Whig arraigns us fur inconsistency in now warmly advocating the election ot Mr. Cobb, while a year since we expressed our cordial regret that any Southern man should refuse (as Mr.

C. did) to sign the Southern We still entertain the same regret, and believe that the unanimous action of the Southern members at that time would have exerted a beneficial effect upon the question which is now agitating the Union. But the Whig itself furnishes evidence why Mr. Cobb should, at the present crisis, be preferred as Speaker by all Southern men over Winthrop, who has been abandoned by some of his once most zealous champions. The Whiff admits that while Mr.

Cobb did not vote at all on Mr. Calhoun's address, he did vote for Berrien's address, which W. Ballard Preston refused to sustain. Mr. Berrien's tnik Mr.

Calhoun addresses differed in first being addressed to the people of the whole Union, and the latter to the people of the substantially they were the at the time we would have been perfectly satisfied (and are convinced that we so expressed ourselves at the time,) if the South h.id united upon its adoption. That it was not adopted, was the fault of Mr. Preston and other Southern Whigs. Mr. Cobb, therefore, in voting for Mr.

Berrien's address, took his stand for the such was worthy of her support, and, us such, we should have rejoiced in his election as speaker, as ought every true Southron. There is, therefore, no conflict in our course. The Whig continues to urge the election of Mr. Winthrop, with all his sins on his head, though Mr. Cabell, who was once his strong'st supporter, and who was produced by the Whig to endorse him, has abandoned him.

On this point the correspondent of the Herald produces evidence of a singular change of front: In the Intelligencer, of Saturday, a strange movement was made with regard to the Speakership, apparently with a view to conciliate the South in l'avor ot Mr. Winthrop. He republished a letter, written and published two yeais ago, by Mr. Cabell, of Florida, to his constituents, in justification of his vote then given for Mr. Winthrop, and which put Mr.

Winthrop's views, in regard to the South, in favorable who know the secret nffeetions and affinities of the Infeltieevcer, see. in this republication, a sinister object really to injure Mr. Winthrop. I'he Intelligencer, it Is well known, belongs to the Webster school of politicians, and especially to that fraction of the whig party, in Massachusetts, from which Mr. Winthrop, with Abbott Lawrence, is now partially alienated.

The Intelligencer must have known that a short time after the first publication of Mr. Cabell's letter, which it now republishes, the correctness of the statement made in it, was the subject of explanations, (published at the time) between the author and Mr. Winthrop, and that, in consequence of this, not an immaterial modification was made in thai Mr. Winthrop's opinion in a less favorable light towards the South, than at first appeared. The republication of the first letter may now cause a similar explanation, and possibly a public exposition of the error.

The Whig press, in warding off the odium of Winthrop's course, has charged that the late Speaker, Davis of Indiana, voted with Winthrop on the various anti-slavery propositions. The Union denies it, and declares that he only voted with him on the Oregon Proviso, which Mr. Cabell, of Florida, contends is not the Wilmot Proviso, inasmuch as the former applied only to territory already acquired, and lying above the line of the Missouri compromise; whereas the Wilmot Proviso applied to foreign territory then to be acquired. THE SENATE AND THE NEW APPOINTMENTS. The N.

York Herald says, that "the number of removals has been immeasurably beyond that of any former Adminis! tration, since the establishment of our Government. Indeed, the removals and appointments made since the fourth of March last, exceed the whole of the removals on the incoming of any Administration for the last half These removals and appointments number, probably, from seven to thousand, of all sorts and in evcrv brunch of the public service, and in all parts of the country; a sweep which has created a great deal of disturbance in the public business, and will yet be the source of much mischief to the public service." Still, while we are satisfied that there will be, and is proper, a very rigid examination into the removals and appointments which have taken place under the present Regencv, wc do not believe that there will be a factious and indiscriminate rejection by the Senate. It seems to be certain, (and we mention it for the information of the Republican and other "anti-proscription" organs of that ilk that Democratic Senate will be called on by to reject manybad appointments. The Washington Correspondent of the rabid Whig New York Tribune writes: There is a strong delegation herefrom Pennsvlvanin, and great excitement exists among them in to the appointments that have been made from thai State. If anv heed is given to the expression of the Whigs in the City and County of Philadelphia as irell as in the interior of the State, manifested by petitions remonstrating against his confirmation.

as through Cum already in this city, Sir. Lewis Taylor's Collector at will he'unablc to the ordeal of Senate. Of the merits of the objections against him 1 know nothing. I give the fact, simply, as an item of news. Another appointment to which efirup.ear.'""''!'." is ia that 111" Mr Pnuvn hi f'hnrrrn "It wasnoticed that Holmes, of Charleston, S.

Woodward, his colleague; Mr. Scddon. of Richmond, Virginia, and some others of the siraightest sort of Southern Democrats, declined going into the caucus on Saturday evening The whole three have steadily refused to vote for Cobb. It is said to be uncertain what their course will be when their votes shall avail for the. election or defeat of any particular candidate.

Notwithstanding his professions, as an administration man, it said thaj Mr. Holmes acknowledges that he dots not mean to vote Mr. Winthrop." We publish the above frornflhc Barnbuming correspondence of the X. V. Evening Post, uvMeny it positively, so far as Mr.

Scddon is concerned. That Cwhful representative has regularly voted for Cobb, and has eiVleared himself still more to his constituents and to the Souflr. To show the madness and monstrosity of the free-soilers, we quote a copious extract from another correspondent of the same paper. Can follv or fuuaticism further go? And does it not demonstrate the necessity for the South standing firm, and demanding thnt the present Congress settle the whole question, and, by a rational compromise, define the relative positions of South and North, as the only sure plan of establishing permanent pcttce between the two crc-at sections of the country 7 If we yield now to the arrogant demands of the free-soilers. Southern rights, property and safety in the States themselves, will be sacrificed: But the slaveholders, to a man, nro determined that no proviso man can receive their support.

They insist that the candidates of a majority of the people of this Union shall be proscribed. If the north now submits to this test, and elects slave proprietor or slavery propagandist, she practically admits that the prevailing opinion of the majority of the American people is unsound, and that upon the subject of slavery, the majority must yield its convictions to those ol the minority. If the free states had bad a majority, or even an equal share of speakers, in times past, then, in the present case, it might be wise for the stronger body to yield an office which would not require of them the concession of any principle. Hut so uniformly has slavery been represented in the speaker's chair, that to yield to it again at this crisis, is to yield to the imposition of a test as degrading as it is unjust, and practically to admit that the opinions of Thomas JelTerson nnd his followers, upon slavery, are such as to unlit them for any public trust under the national government. it would be unpardonable baseness in Northern men to sec tin in our generation, who have taken the folorn hope in this desperate controversy, tabooed for vindicating principles which are the basis of our national prosperity, and which cannot be disregarded without compromising our national honor.

The ignorant clown, who was tired ol hearing Aristides called the "Just," had a better reason for ostracising him than we, who know the wisdom and feci the importance of checking tho slave power would have for proscribing those whose courage and virtue have hitherto successfully withstood tho encroachments. Hence you perceive the difficulty, nav, tho impossibility, of any man who desires to represent the opinions, and io maintain the rights of the free States, to vote for Cobb, or any slaveholder at this time. The difficulty is aggravated by tho threats which reach us from the Southern States, in Governors' Messages and Legislative resolves, which, with entire unanimity, not only i proscribo those who oppose the propagation of slavery, but which threaten on immediate dissolution of the Union, if Congress attempts to place limits to slave territory. To give these threats importance by acting as if they were regarded by Northern Representatives, would bean act of fatal weakness. If the pro-slavery members really entertain the treasonable purpose which they desire to have attributed to them, the sooner the question is brought to an issue, the better.

If any portion ol' our population arc so wicked or so mad as to place their pecuniary interests of any kind above the i common interests of the whole country, and would be willing to sacriticc this Union to extend slavery over free territory, the sooner they Ijave an opportunity of trying the experiment the better. The country will never be in a better situation, probably to meet the consequences whatever they may be. Tho only way to put an end to the agitation of this slavery question, is for the general government to adopt a settled policy of opposition to slavery irherecer it lias any power to exert opposition. Let that policy be once proclaimed, and the slavej ry agitation would cease in less than six months, and forevI er. If tho pro-slavery fanatics attempted to prosecute the treasonable designs professed by some of them here, of rating from the Union, one of the inevitable consequences would be, the immediate abolition of slavery in all the States 1 that seceded, and you can judge whether such a result would not indemnity the country, both North and South, for any of I the other probable consequences of such a step.

i I believe these, and other considerations have sufficient weight with enough of our Northern members to prevent the election of any slave propagandist, except by the aid of Whig votes. MJ majority of General Quitman, for Governor, will exceed 10,000. The Senate consists of 20 Democrats, and 10 Whigs; the House, 62 Democrats, and 36 Whigs. COLUMBUS, OHIO, DEC. 5.

MEETING OF THE OHIO House Is fully organized. Democrats elected to all the offices. The Democrats from Hamilton countv, whose scats are disputed by the Whigs, have been admitted. The Prcesoilers, in this case, generally voting with the Democrats. There is no prospect of an immediate organization of the Senate.

Both the gentlemen who were candidates claim the scot, and are to be sworn in. There has been some animated and sharp speaking on both sides. It is said, by the Covington paper, that Mr. Hannegan has tendered his resignation, and will at home about Christmas. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL'S REPORT.

We have no room for tills document, which is published in he Baltimore Sun in advance of its Wc, however, gather a few facts from that paper. It seems that he follows pretty clostlv in the footsteps of the much-abused Cave Johnson. -Mr. Collamer, like 31r. Johnson, recommends the introduction of a uniform rate of postage of five cents on each letier, and gives a very satisfactory account of the receipts of the department, rendering such a reduction posJ sible.

He complains, lik? Mr. Johnson, of the monopoly of railroads, and the consequent expensive transportation of mail by railroad complaint which will last as long as there are chartered companies for this or any other public purpose whatever. to the changes in the personate of the department, they', are indicative of the comprehensive reforms which have been carried out during the present non-proseriptive administration of General Taylor. The number of Postmasters appointed within the year ending June 30th, 18-19, was that number were 2782, in consequence of resignations; 133 deaths; 2S4 changes of sites; 2103 removals; 11 expired commissions, not renewed; 20 commissions renewed; 23 by becoming Presidential appointments, in consequence of yielding more than $1000 per annum; 921 new offices. The department, it appears, is in a flourishing condition.

The financial condition of the department is highly favorable. The gross revenue of the last fiscal year amounted to 23; the expenditures during the year amounted to 13, leaving an excess in favor of the department of $426,127 15; add to which, the appropriations of March last, 5265.555 55, and there remains of unexpended revenue, 8691,682 70. Mr. Collamer complains of the increased cost of mail service upon railroad routes where monopoly excludes competition and the estimates for the current year, in consequence of increased use of railroad sen-ice, amount to 13. The relief of the letter postage from the franking operation is advocated, and the injustice of imposing upon the public, through she post office, a tax for a portion of government service, exhibited.

An uniform rate of 5 cents per letter is suggested. TREASURY ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR 1851. Letter from the Secretary of the received last night from Washington a document comprising 250 pages. I (says the Baliimoj-e Sun of Wednesday,) being a letter frou the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting to Congress hi; estimates of additional appropriations required for the scrj vice of the fiscal year ending June 30, J850, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1651. The volume contains an immense mass of statistical matter, which will doubtless be summed up in the annua) report of the Secretary.

From the recapitulation of the estimate of appropriations required for the support of Government for tlw year June 30, 1851, wc iiuike up the following table: Estimates of Appropriations for 1851. For Compensation of Members of Congress 4216,384 10 Mileage of 3IemU.rs 199,954 10 Compensation of Orticers and Clerks of Congress 139,557 50 Contingent of Congress 270,74900 expei Library of Congress Salary of President and Vice President Expenses of State Department For general purposes of North East Executive Building Salary of Secretary of the Treasury and Clerks First Comptroller liml Clerks Second Comptroller and Clerks First Auditor and Clerks Second Auditor and Clerks Third Auditor and Clerks Fourth and Clerks Fifth Auditor and Clerks Treasurer and Clerks Register of Treasury and Clerks Solicitor of Treasury and Clerks Commissioner of Customs and Clerks Incidental and contingent expenses of Treasury Department For general purposes of South East Executive Building Department of Interior Surveyors General and their Clerks War Department Navy Department Post Office Department Judiciary Annuities and Grants Light House Establishments Intercourse with Foreign Nations Expenses for Collection of Revenue, and sale of Public Lands Survey of Public Lands Indian Department Pensions Support Penitentiary of District of Columbia For census of IS50 Expenses Supreme and District Courts Expenses of lunatics in Maryland Hospital For repairs of Capitol, Capitol grounds, e. For repuirs of President's house, For lighting Pennsylvania Avenue For compensation and contingent expenses of auxiliary guard For repairs, keepers and reimbursing corporation (8650Jor repairs) For completing the improvements in Indiana avenue For completing the gravelling, on Fourand-a-half street For the support of paupers in the Washington Infirmary Towards completing the prading, planting with trees, and fencing the public mall from Seventh street westward or ex tending sewers and improving the grounds south of the President's house For paying a balance due for laving gas pipes, within the Capitol and Capitol grounds, and for chandeliers and burners in the President's house For completing eastern wing of Patent Office ,300 00 00 5,010 00 32,550 00 21.75GOO 23,650 00 24,250 00 51.057 00 44,750 00 20,400 00 15,60000 13,75000 30,20000 13,65000 17,50000 39,47: 00 29,020 00 219,313 75 61,000 00 91,975 00 84,870 00 394,305 00 140,200 00 750 00 506,497 41 398,900 00 00 40 909,255 1,433,89:: 00 1,116,000 0( 557,537 01 8,600 01 20,000 01 4,500 0i 11,000 CX 6,775 0i 5,000 01 10,000 1,200 01 2,000 0 10,000 01 25,000 0 4,500 200,000 0 For progressing with western wing 01 raiem From'the Patent fund Army proper Military Academy Fortifications ana works of defence Snags Rivers and harbors Building light houses Armories, Arsenals and munitions of war Arrearages under act of May 1820 For office of Secretary of Navy Bureau of construction und repairs Bureau of ordnance and Hydrography Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Marine Corps Expenses of collecting the revenue from customs Total 833,697,152 lr Included in the item of 8754,600 for fortifications and workf of defence, given above, is 850,000 for Sellers' Point Flats 820,000 for Fort Monroe, and 850,000 for Fort Delaware The large sum estimated for the improvement of rivers anc harbors embraces nothing for the harbor of Baltimore. By a table in another portion of the document, we observe that the whole amount expended in Baltimore for the collection of tho customs, including the salaries of officers, is 3120,716 40. It will be seen from the above, that the enormous amount of more than a million of dollars is set aside for rivers and harbors, at the very moment when the Regency's organs are talking in doleful strains of a deficit of 15 millions, on acconnt, they say, of the Mexican war.

There aro indications, however, that this deficit is produced by the extraordinary expenditures of the government. The object of the Regency seems to be to force a heavy national debt. The slock ol which is to be the basis for banking, and.to swell the taxation on the people for the benefit of the brokers and monopolists. The Union, reviewing the letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, says that that officer estimates the deficiency ot appropriations for the present year, ending June 30th, at more than six millions, and the whole amount of appropriations asked for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1851, is near: lv forty-fire millions, amounting in all to fifty-one millions. The Union, then, proceeds to dcvolopc a very ugly picture as follows: It should be borne in mind that Congress, at its last session, made all the appropriations that were deemed necessary by both the late Secretary of the Treasury and Congress for the expenses of the present fiscal year, with the exception of the salaries and contingent expenses of the new Department of the Interior, all of which could not exceed 8100,000 at the farthest.

In addition to the usual and ordinary expenses of the government, an appropriation was made of the sum of 87,260,000, to pay the instalments of the indemnity falling due, under the Mexican treaty, for the fiscal year of 184!) and 1850. Ample provision was made by the last Congress, not only for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government, but for the army, navy, Indian department, and for every other branch of the public services. Ample provision was also made for the payment of the inter! est on the public dobt, for tho contingent expenses of the departments and bureaux, and for the payment of all just claims. Vet the Secretary of the Treasury has come forward and demanded of Congress to add over six millions more to the expenses of the present year. And, for the next year he has demanded over forty-four an aggregate amount of more than FIFTY-ONE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to be saddled upon the people in the shape of additional taxes and debt, in the very first year of the existence of the present administration.

For, inasmuch as the eurrent revenues of the year will not probably exceed 835,000,000, there will, of course, exist a deficit in the treasury of at least sixteen millions of dollars, which is to be supplied by additional taxation, or by an increase of the national debt. I Now arises the inquiry, how.has this deficit been created 7 The Secretary's report does not give the information on this point which the public have a right to expect, and which it will demand through the agency of Congress. As ample provision was made, or believed to have been made, by the last Congress, for the expenses of the government for the present year, it is incumbent upon the administration vho have expended all the means in their possession, and demanded six millions more, to to Congress hov the necessity of this additional demand has been created. They must do this in order to satisfy Congress that a sufficient reason for tho additional appropriation asked for exists. And they must give the details.

General statements will not answer. The Secretary must show how the money already appropriated has been expended, and whn; he wants to do with the additional sum for which he has asked. Of course, this involves a rigid and scrutinizing inquiry into the entire action of every dedepartment of the government since the present administration came into power, which we have no doubt the present Congress will make, before they grant the administration another mill for the expenses of the present fiscal year. The Secretary will have to explain how it happens that so many of the departments and bureaux have expended all the contingent funds provided for them at the last session, and now want more; now it happens that extra clerks have been employed in violation of law; how it happens that more than thirteen hundred thousand dollars are required for ihe collection of the revenue, in addition to the provision already made for that purpose; how it happens that extra inspectors and other officers have been employed at the Custom Houses to collect the revenue, in violation of law, and without necessity how it happens that so many agents have been employed to traverse the country without apparent reason, except to give them some emolument from the public treasury; how it happens that so many claims, rejected under former administrations, have been allowed under this. And in relation to his estimates for 1951, he mu3t explain how it happens that he calls for nearly thirteen millions of dollars for the civil and diplomatic expenses during the next fiscal year, when the appropriations for the same description of expenditures, daring ths present year, do not corns up to 6.500 01 6,861,137 0 199,203 4 754,800 65,000 01 1,035,500 0i 63,580 Ol 892,646 01 2,000 Ot 1,415,650 01 3,950,000 01 297,461 li 2,747,245 0( 756,200 0( 36,800 CK 371,722 0: 0( nf ffh4tdw6 the administration dc3ign I tdo wUh Sen millions? Andbow doe.it Jnnnen that the civil and diplomatic expenses of the doubled in the first year of a Fede- mcniharc been more mattcr3 need explanation, and before the people will consent to have their and debts thus enormously It will bo further seen, that the large sum of is asked for that fungus on our system, the Home Department, which is calculated to swallow up a vast amount of patronaec and power.

We yet hope to sec Congress abolish this excre-ccnce, and, if necessary, assign tho business departments to subordinate divisions of cach one, instead of having one huge, monstrous, independent deparnncnt, to draw 'everything into its centralizing jaws. It is already that the Indian ati'uirs having been transferred from the to the Home Department, the clerks in the former are idle and have nothing to do. Is this right in a Republican government? Does it not show that there was mischief and usclcssness in organizing such an independent and all-powerful department. h-icr of the battle field a Whig-Mr. Morton denounced I as a "faetionisf' by the true-blue free sod tMiigs.

We copy the following from a late number of the New Tribune. qf Mr. Craxrford and Preston from the of Hie tie-retary nj the of the New York WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Dec. 1. I learn that the Attorney General has decided the question mileane presented for his decision by the Secretary ofthe Preasiirv, against Mr.

Whittlesey, and in favor of Mr. bns the Secretary of the Senate. It is now in the hands of bis clerks who are making copies thereof, and so soon as they are delivered to the proper parties, 1 will send you a synopsis of the same. Ho decided in favor of the legality of the payment made by Mr. Dickens, but whether that decision is ba.vd upon the legal right of the Senators to claim and receive constructive Mileage, or simply upon the effect of the certificate of the Presiding Officer of the Senate as constructjtjjj a legal and sufficient voucher for the appropriation oi the public i'nnds, as between the disbursing apd accounting airents of the Government, 1 am unable to say.

But iet iWcision he based upon whichever of the two grounds I have limed. It will not rest here, or be acquiesced in by the Further legislation wiJJ be demanded to put a stop to it Act ice that is at war with every principle of justice, il not oVominon honesty. There are rumors afloat here that owing to the hostile at! tlide assumed by the Whig members of Georgia and a quasi Vhlg member from Virginia (Mr. Morton) against the Adrinistratlon, by attempting to throw the organizaiion of the iJioiiso into the hands of thejr political opponents, both Mr. and Mr.

Preston seriously the idea of fniWing their resignations as members of General Taylor's For Jf the representatives from their States eoinicnce a factious opposition to the in the try first outset of their Congressional careAr. it is virtually assault upon the course of both the Secretaries of War nd the Navy as such. This may apply with some force gninsr Mr. Crawford, but cannot against Mr. Pres1 Dn and for reason.

Mr. Morton who goes with he Georgia factionists, was elected in opposition to flr Pendleton, who was the regular Whig candidate, and more indebted to Locofoco than lo Whig for his seat Congress. While Mr. Haymond, wbo was run as ihe Vhig candidate from the Wheeling district against the notolous Thompson, the reviler of the Administration, has gone kith die frjends of the Administration for Mr. Winrhrop as Speaker throiighout.

Mr. Preston, therefore, is sustained by he regularly elccted Whig representative Iroin But Mr. Crawford's position is far different. I have myself, jiowever, no idaa either of the members of the Cabinet lamed will tender their resignations, nor do I believe they U'ould be accepted by the President if tendered. i The report of the Secretary of the Interior the Commissioner's report, will exhibit an immense fund of useful information for the public, and will contain recommendations that will command universal approbation.

The latter State paper. I learn, shows that the whole area of public lands ever held by the Government of the United States from its organization, to that acquired under the 1 reaty of 1 S-lB, with Mexico, is equal to Fifteen Hundred and Eitihty-four Million acres. That of this vast domain but one hundred and fortv-six millions of acres have thus far been disposed of, leaving yet unsold, and as the property of the Untied Sfates, Fourteen Hcnpiied and Twisty-eight vf res i of land. The Commissioner recommends, in view of this subject, that an additional donation for school purposes, besides the sixteenth section, be wade by Congress to each recommendation thai will find a hearty response the bosom of every friend of Education throughout our iwide spread land. Another recommendation which I learn i us urged bv the Commissioner in his report is, that suitable Rewards should be held out by the General Government for i improvement in the important branches of agriculture, as as of the arts and sciences.

This it is proposed to do, an appropriation for tho purpose of a small portion of the proceeds of the public lands, and it is to be hoped that the sug-1 t'ehtion will meet tho early and favorable action of Congress, The revenue derived from the sales of the public lands has inost materially diminished, notwithstanding the number of acres sold, is much greater during the past than the year pre- ceding it. This arises from the large number ot bountyland warrants located, which have been received in lieu of so much money. The whole number of warrants located docs not vary a fraction cither way lroni forty thousand, yet in niarkct and unlocated, twenty-eight thousand five hundred warrants, ofthe aggregate number issued up the first of November. The report also gives a clear, intelligible, succinct exposition of our entire land system, which I believe has never before been attempted by any of lllie predecessors of the present Commissioner, The excitement is very great growing out of the conflicting interests that arc ai work to prevent the organization of the House gave upon sectional grounds, which 1 refrain from illtiding to in detail, from a desire to write or say nothing will widen the breach between our friends arising from rhe unaccoantable conduct of Mr. Toombs of Georgia, j' Alpha.

From the. Weston (Levis) Sentinel. Division oh spoils in pocahontas i The following table of the division of offices in Pocahontas ounty has been furnished by a friend and resident of Pocahontas county. It is well to show who reap the 'spoils' in nhis Democratic Commonwealth: Messrs. following is a correct list of the holders in this county, with their respective polics: Dem.

hig. of the Peace 8 iCIerk Superior Court 0 1 "Clerk Countv Court Deputy Clerk County Court 0 Jailor 0 High Sheriff 0 Deputy Sherifl' 1 ounty Surveyor 0 1 Deputy Surveyor I Constables 1 Attorney 0 1 11 26 In addition to the above I will add a Whig postmaster and postmaster. Here isn statement sljpwing that in the county of Pocahontas, where are three Democrats to one i there arc 26 offices held by Whigs, while there are but 11 held by democrats. It also shows as a consequence of; the large Whig majority of Justices, thai all the most luera- live offices are held by Whigs. Does this nor speak for ro- form? Honest men must be the judges.

B. A. A similar list published in the Fincastle Democrat, shews i that the Whigs have -10, while the Democrats have 21 of the offices in Botetourt county. To the Editors of the Enquirer. Washington, I).

5th 1919. There is no land yet in sight in Congress. Upwards of one dozen ballots have been had and no Speaker Mr. Cobb will not be elected Winthrop cannot be. It is impossible to say who will.

I have understood that Messrs. Morton and Raymond of the Virginia delegation say they will vote for Mr. McDowell, if nominated. Why not try him, then There is so little reliance to be placed on Whig declarations that I have but small faith in their promises. Yet, if they prefer Governor McDowell, put him afloat at once.

The Whigs are speaking of Mr. Vinton this evening, but that is a ruse; they will adhere to Winthrop throughout the contest. Mr. Cobb fell off a few votes and Sir. Winthrop gained two.

Mr. Richardson of Illinois is spoken of this evening, among the Democratic party, as one that will eventually be is, in ease Mr. Cobb is withdrawn. If there is -no compromise or concession," there will be no Speaker this sido of new-year's day; which will be a grievous sin, on the part of the minority, who now controls and prevents the election of Speaker, and I causes delay in the public business. There should be a rule to drop the lowest candidate ballot- i ed for, and the matter would then soon bo brought to a close; but as it is at present, the House may ballot or vote ad inji- and no result or termination of their labor ensue.

The Postmaster General's report is published, and how it; Ixicame published, is not exactly known, although of he Sun, says that he sends it fur publication. This is a lew move by Mr. Collamer, in sending his "Report" to his jolitical favorites. If the "Sun" of Baltimore, is a -neutral Taylor paper," and stands up for Old Zack and his mLced Cabinet in all things, I do not think "its political neutrality" ihould be favored at the expense of the Congress of the States. But so wo go.

Some portion of the estimates of the Secretary of the iTreasury, are also published, and this too, before Congress is Organized, and you must not be surprised, if the Mossage of' I'iie President, should sec the light in New York, in the i same way, should the House fail to organize in few Such will be the fact, I have no doubt; lor the way things ire managed here, by the discreet of the administration, the ihing might bo done, as well as some others, that are bound vo see the light, as well as the message. Mr. Webb of New York has gone on his mission, to the of Austria. I find that many of the members, are inJined to abolish all intercourse with that government. It wcxld be well to have it done speedily; for Mr.

Webb is not that should represent Americans abroad, when he is no'a representative of Americans at home. A man, that is a ptrchated libeller of his own countrymen, should not repj our republican standard in any clime or Ths Senaio will do well to stop him at once, and the House wil do better, by refusing any appropriation whatever, to I holi any ittercoursc with the tyrant of Austria. Jacob Faithful, Jr. P. President's message makes eight columns of the nieasun of the Republic.

Pretty good length, but I cannot of the substance. J. Jr. Ear the Enquirer. Prince Edwabd, December 3, 1S49.

It I'cingpretty definitely ascertained that Mr. W. T. Wootton, the esent Democratic representative of the county of i Prince Ecward, has concluded to retire from political life, it i bccomes us party to look around in time for a suitable indi; vidua! as their candidate for the Spring of indij vidual, who is both worthy of their strenuous and undivided support, ind capable of efficiently serving his party and his county a representative capacity. Such an one, in our opinion, Mr.

Don Pedro active, zealous, wholei souled gentleman of soundjudgement, of liberal, practical, enlightened and: comprehensive short, qualifiocin every respect for the proper and faithful discharge of the ditiesof a representative. Entertaining, as we sin; cerely 4i, the above opinion of Mr. Taylor's merits, we do not hesi ate anxiously to propose him to our party as a per: son well deserving of their nomination and suffrage. MANY DEMOCRATS. Extract of a Letter from the Country.

"Our friends in the Legislature have commenced is hoped thty will go on as thev have began. It is time to I make the gentlemen Whigs had fair warning? and conld have put a stop to removals in Virginia; yet some of them holding office under the State refused to do any thing, and others, I of," were active in having craw timea ire coming." THIRTY-FIRST SESSIONj HUM DAY, SENATE The Senate met at 12 o'cloek and after reading of the journal REpRESENTATIVES. Mr. McClernand, of Illinois, submitted a resolution, which W11S rCOd, 118 fulloWSj iz Resolved, Thnt the rules of the House of as they existed at the close of the las' session ot ong adopted, so far as they arc applicable for the govemmcn House, until otherwise ordered. Resolved further, That Linn Boyd, of be and is her bv appointed, and requested to act as chairman of this hou With Sower to preserve the order there of, as far as conformible to the rules, until a Speaker shall have been elected.

ceruinly Ud bo liSl law for any dcHbonuivo body who wi.h toonlaUlih docoruni in conducting its business. vesterdav that orIt was onlv bv the ereatest torbearance tnat or der was preserved when the i to terminate the contest for the et ana Ho rcoly iom 2 authority which the had to act consent and courtesy of members. of There was no order authorising the electi office, The to! day on hi. I. the new Constitution, ot wWh a quorum wa lion was made lor the election off Icrk.

Jni1 has been the practice of the House toelecta rule was adopted to continue him in office until hu intissor WThis no greater now than the last session He possessed no other power than that ot inert Clerk It was therefore onlv by courtesy that he was now permitted to net in view of the difficulty and dangers which environed the House without a responsible officer to proposed the appointment ot a temporan chairman. Such an officer would be responsible to the House and to Unpeople The Clerk was not responsible, either morally or politically. In to the particular uidmidu3' the resolution, lie would state thai had inserted at the suL'jfestion of Mr. Cabell, of Florida, to whom he either Mr. Vinton of Ohio or Mr.

Boyd, as a proper person to act temporarily. Mr. Duer said lie desired to save the time of the House, which had already expressed Its opinion udvcrsely to a resolution substantiallv the same as the one now proposed. I he onlv effert of the'resolution would be that the temporary chairman would, from the necessity of the case be Speaker of the sessiou. If he was only placed there he would remain there.

He thought that the tmrestproposition would be fha; the Soeak'-r ot the tost throp, should preside letiipofamy; would be a promise as it would afl'ord nn opportunity ol a lu.r to the administration, which had not yet made any exposition The should have a fair trial, by a Speaker with power 10 appoint committers. He made some reflections upon the minority, which lie factions opposite to an organization. He ni the resolution on the table. hia Mr. Haylv, of Virginia, asked Mr.

Ducr to withdraw hi. motion, which bdng refused, lie said the a. bnteable under 1- parliamentary law. Mr desirable that the proposition ot the gentleman from Illinois should be adopted The only objection made seem to be i apprehension that it was probable, if a temporary chaim was appointed it would be in effect appointing h.m lor the meant that if he was placed there he could not be not out from the necessary tendency ot the movement. Mr.

Bavlv would, in reply to that, onjy ask, a faithful and dignified discharge ol the teillH chairman, would have anv fleet to keep limnher He did not, however, tliink thai there was any probabilit) oftlif House being compelled to act thus. The gentleman nan td, Mr. Linn Boyd, is the senior member of the Houst. ana has been the universal practice of the House the senior member, when a resort lo such action is mad. In the 27th Congress, the House, on a similar occasion, Mr Adams to preside temporarily, because ot his senioritv, bv universal consent, and it was done on the motion 01 a politically opposed to hint.

I he gentlctnan from Kentucky, Mr. Bovd, wag -he one, therefore, who should by courtesy preside, in consequence ot hi4 long and continuous service as a representative. He could see no objection to his appointment, as he would have no power, except to keep order. His conduct could not atl'ect the administration, in Mr Evans, of Maryland, proposed amend the resolution by substituting the following That Linn PM and F. Vinton act as ehaianien of this House, each sittuiL t.

rnately ope day at a time until a Speaker is elected. -Mr. Kvans held that this was the fairest proposition. Mr. Schenck of Ohio, offered the following as an amendment to the original proposition, which accepiea as a modification thereof, viz: Provided that the duties of such temporary chairmen be confined to keeping order during the necessary steps and proceedings for the elcction .1 Speaker only, and shall not relate to any act of legislation.

Mr Root said he would like to see the gentlemen named aitting side bv side, but he had a colleague who was as old as the others, and it he was not quite as good a soldier, he had seen as much senice. Since this was intended as a to harmonize all difficulties, he wctiUl propose to add as an add tional Chairman, the name of the Hon. Joshua R. Giddings. (Great He was happy to find that it had met with universal approbation, as was manifested by exceeding burst of good feeling and laughter.

Hu was mditferent to the resolutions, but he was willing that the gentlemen should stand or lie down together. Mr. Wihuot said they had now been voting and aetine three days, and he had never seen more order in such an assembly. He believed that the forbearance and good temper of tho'House might be relied it would continue, ll a temporary chairman was appointed the contest prolonged. He believed the contest would end soon If would go on.

If he was placed there a proposition would ultimately be introduced to authorize him to appoint committees He saw no other means ot terminating the contest but to proceed with the voting. He believed that all the obstacles would soon be at an end. The adoption of the rt solution would only protract the contest. Mr. put rose and objected to further remarks as being out of order 011 a proposition to Jay on the table.

The question was called for on all slues of the House. Mr Stanton of Tennessee wished to introduce a proposition for the adoption of rules, but did not press the motion, question being again called for, it was taken, and the resolutions were laid op the table bv a vote on yeas and navs of 116 in the affirmative, and 104 in the negative. I hon, 1 motion, bv Mr. Went worth, the House proceeded to vote rira for Speaker. The following is the result of the several votes, viz: lgth Cobb Win throp Tuck Richardson lain.

7J in? 101 100 loo 100 I'otter Cleveland Gentry Bocock Allen Daniel Root Burt McClernand Welboni 10 10 17 225 Necessary 113 113 113 113 The following is the vote in detail on the Inst ballot: For Mr. Alexander, Anderson, Alston, Andrews, Ashtnitn, Baker, Bennett, Bokee, Bowie, Breck, Brings. Brooks, Burrows, Chester Butler, Thos. B. Butler, J.

I'. Caldwell, Calvin, Casey, Chandler, Clark, Clingman, Coin, Conger, ConraJ, Corwin, Deberry, Dickev, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Alexander Evans, Nathan Evans, Fowler, Freedley, Goodenow, Gott, Gould, Grinnell, Halloway, Hampton, Hay, Jfaymond, Hebard, Henry, llilliard. Houston, Hunter, Jackson, James Johnson, Kerr, Daniel I'. King, George G. King, James G.

King, John A. King, Levin, Horace Mann, Marshall, Matteson, McGautrhcy, McKissock, Finis K. McLean, Meacham. Moore, Morehead, Nelson, Nes, Newell, Ogle, Otis, Outlaw, Plxenix, Putnam, Heed, Reynolds, Rislev, Rockwell, Rose, Rumsey, Sackett, R. C.

Scnenck, Schermerhorn, Schoolcraft, Shepard, Silvester, Spalding, Sprague, Stanly, Alex. H. Stephens, Taylor, Julm B. Thompson, Thurman, Underbill, Van Dyke, Vinton, NVntkins, White, Williams and Wilson. For HoxrtU Bay, Bayly, Bowdon, Bowlin, Boyd, William J.

Brown, Haralson, G. A. Caldwell, W. R. W.

Cobb, Daniel, Ditnmick, Disney, Dunham, Ewing, Fuller, Gerry, Gilniore, Gorman, Green, Hacket, Hall, Hamilton, Harinonson, Isham G. Harris, Samson W. Harris, Hibbnrd, Hoagland, Andrew Johnson, Jones, Kaufman, La Sen-, I.eftlcr, Littlelield, Job Mann, Mason, McClernand, McDowell, MeLanahan, Robert M. Me Lane, Miller, Millson, Morse, Parker, Peasiee, Phelps, Potter, Richardson, Bobbins, Robinson, Ross, Savage, Sawtellc, R. H.

Stanton, Stetson, Strong, Thomas, James Thompson, Wm. Thompson, Venable, Walden, Wallace, Welborn, Wlldrick. For Mr. Albertson, Bingham, Buel.Cabbt, Carter, Cleveland, Doty. Fitch, Harlan, McDonald, Olds, Peck, Sweetser, Waldo, Wentworth, Whittlcsly, Wood.

For Mr. Allen, Campbell, Crowell, Durkee, Giddlngs, Howe, P. King, Root and Wilmot. For Uirhardson Ash, Averctt, Beard, Bissell, Bocock, A. G.

Brown. Burt, Colcock, Kdmonson, Featherston, Hammond. T. L. Harris, Howard, Inge, Jacob Thompson, McMullen, McQueen, McWillie, Meade, Orr.

Powell, Seddon, Jncob Thompson, Woodward, Young, Alex. R. Holladay and Hubbard, For Mr. Booth. For Mr.

Cabell, Morton, Owen, A. H. Stephens and Toombs. Foo Mr. Holmes.

For Mr. F. P. Stanton. For P.

Tuck. On motion, the House, at 3S, adjourned till to-rnorrownt 12 o'clock. Friday, Dec. 7, 1849. SENATE.

Tho Senate met at the usual hour, and after spending some time in conversation, ramc to the conclusion that there would be no organization of the House to-ilav, and adjourned to twelve o'clock to-morrow. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at twelve o'clock, and the Journal was rend. Mr. Hiiliard remarked that the tellers yesterday had inadvertantly recorded the name of Mr.

Holladayas having voted for Mr. Winthrop. The correction had been, however, made in the journal. On motion of Mr. Baylv, the House resumed the contest for same gentlemen as yesterday acting as tellers.

The roll having been called, the tellers reported the foliow! ing as the result of the several votes, viz: 19th. 20th. 21st. 22d. Winthrop 102 102 102 102 Cobb 63 62 60 65 I Richardson 29 2S 23 23 i Potter 15 18 19 18 Gentry 5 5 5 5 1 0 0 0 McClernand 1111 Wilmot 8 7 7 7 Root 10 0 0 Keatherston 0 I 0 0 Booth 0 1 1 1 Hall 0 0 10 Strong 0 0 0 2 Morse 0 0 0 1 225 225 225 225 to a choic? 113 113 113 The following was the vote on the last ballot: For Mr.

Alexander, Andrews, Ashmun, Baker, Bennett, Bolcee Rowil' r' Brigcs, rfrookB, Burrow, Chester, JosTP. Caldwell, Calvin, Campbell, Casey cu? Clingman, Conger, Conrad, Corwin, Crowell I Dickey, Dixon, Duer, Duncan, Alexander Kvann' I Evans, Fowler, Frccdley, Goodenow, Gott. otlSX! I Halloway, Hampton, Hay, Hayniond, Hi-bard d1 liaro, Houston, Hunter, Jackson, i Kerr, Daniel P. George G. King, James I A.

King, Levin, Horace Mann, Marshall, 1 Gaughey, McKisaock, Finis E. McLcan, I forehead, Nelson, New, Newell, Ogle, nix, Pitman, Putnam, Reed, Reynolds, Row, Ramsey, Sackett, Schrnck, craft, Shepard, Silvester, Spalding, Sprague, StanW tk i us Taylor, John B. Thompson, Thurman i hill, Van Dyke. Vinton, Watkins, Whits, a'n son. 1 Fur Mr.

C'obb of Bowdon, Bowlin, Bovd, Albert G. George A. Caldwell, W. R. W.

Cobb, i Disney, Ewing, Featheiston, Fuller, Gerrv, Gilmnr- man, Green. Hncket, Hall, Hamilton, Hamlin ur" 1, Isham G. Harris, Simson W. Harris, Hibbard Ho? Bobbins, Robinson, Savage, Saw telle, Thomas, James Thompson. Jacob Thompson, Win ti, son, Walden, Welborn and Weldrlck.

For Mr. PoiUr? Messrs. Albertson, Brown Cleveland, Doty. Fitch, Harlan. nn Peck Ross R.

H. Staunton, Sweetscr, Wood and Dunham. For Mr U'tW-M. Allen, Booth, Durfcee, Giddins, Root, I and P. King.

6 1 For Mr. Jfiihanlsan- Averett, Rissell, Booock Burt Colcock, Kdmonson. Hammond, T. Harris HollV Howard, lime, R. W.

Johnson, McQueen. Meg'de Orr Powell. Seildon, Vena hie, Wallace, Woodward, For Mr. Bingham, For Mr. Cabell, Morton, Owen, A.

HM Stephens and Toombs. For Mr. r. Holmes. For Mr.

Mrt'Urnand Mr. F. P. Stanton. For Mr.

Wjlmoi. There 'oeing no choice and no likelihood of one to-dav, or. motion of Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, the House (ill to-morrow at PJ o'clock. To the KJU of fhf Enouirer.

Cjtv, Dec. 6, At this moment Wellington is tlteaire of great excite ment. For the last four days unprecedented eflorts have been made by both the great purtiis in the Honse to electa Speaker. witiiout success, however, as yet. The captious uotion? of a few Southern gentlemen, united with the obstinacy of the Democratic free toilers, havoso far defeated the election of the irallant Cobb.

Much surprise is evinced bv the body of the Southern Democrats, as well their Xorthnfriciuis, at the singular attitude of a portion of the South i Carolina delegation. Their action in strenuously opposing the election of Cobb mav perhaps be satisfactorily explains to their constituency. Our own State, 1 opine, would under the same circumstances hold its delegation or individna1 members to a fearful reckoning. I am happy to bear testimony to the entire unanimity our whole delegation (with liro exceptions) in their steady iirm, unwavering support of a true and inflexible champu of Southern richts for Speaker. The prevailing linpressii seems to be that neither Mr.

Cobb nor Mr. Winthrop car. possibly be elected, and in regard to the final action of the House on the tjuestion of Speaker, it is and must be a me it matter of speculation. Our Pemocntlicfriendi in the Wheel 1 District must feel vastly comfortable in view of the a. lion of their candidate.

Col. Haymond. The intelligence brought up by the Richmond papers of, the election of Mr. Joei Pennybacker to the clerkship of the Senate, has ureal satisfaction here to his nunieroei friends of both parties. 1 rejoice to that the Chair the Senate lias fallen on so meritorious a man, and especially one too who was an early victim of the present ''no-party dynasty" at Washington.

The ball has been gloriously set in motion by the Legislature) and God speed our friends In the good work of equalising the tifiicct after the manner of ''Zackcry Washington's" cabinet. Yours trulv, VINDKX. OM WHIG SELF-DENIAL. John V. Mason was, at a late meeting of the Stockhold ers of the James River and Kanawha Company, re-elected President by an almost unanimous vote.

He wax, it will te remembered, Secretary of the Navy under Messrs. Tyler and Polk. Richmond Republican fjives this result'eB political turn and claims the election of a Democrat as President of a joint stock Company as decisive proof that no thing is farther from thr immaculate heart of the Whig party I than the idea of proscription. Its words follow may add, could a more striking proof of Whig liberality and freedom from a nroscriptive spirit be manifested, than the strong support which Judge Mason received fr Whigs Could anything be more absurd la higgery about claim as its inalienable right every office of this kind, well those of justices of the peace and county officers'? Ji has, it is true, at present, almost as great a monopoly them as of the kilter, but is that possession considered to constitute a right If so, the same claim may as justly set up for the State offices in Richmond, so long held by Whigs. We should like to see the Republican show its sistency by thus extending the principle.

There is no danger of itsdoing so, however. They would be instantly turni ed out, and thus the very object defeated the Republican seeks to advance by this miserable little plea, the keeping them in their places. We will only add, that the most desperate attempts were made by the Richmond hlg, the head and front of the party, to defeat Judge Mason's election. The shameless and almost Insane attacks it made with that view on his private character may be said to have had no slight effect in swelling his majority. And that i-.

abou' only way in which he is indebted "to the "spirit" it' higyery. Winchester Virginian. ONE MONTH LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. Arriral of a ami a Half of (told at of a State Constitution. for the Baltimore New York, December P.M.

The steamer Crescent City arrive here this afternoon 111 Chagres, wiili dates to the 2d November from San Francisco. She brings no less than of gold dust as freight, besides about 8100,000 in the hands oi ilio She brings 100 passengers, including the Minister from the King of the Sandwich Islands. The accounts from California continue as will hy no means check the tide of emigration. Tho health of the miners wasgenerallv goad, excepting occasional attacks of dysentery, of a very jighl character. There continued to be large arrivals of emigrants front the I'nited Suites and Europe, and over one hundred F.ng lish vessels were lying off San Francisco.

The overland emigrants were also pouring in very rapidly, many of them having suffered great privations on the route. There had been a naval execution on board the U. S. frigate Savannah, one Of the crew having attempted to take the life of tin officer. The State Constitution of California has been adopted by the Convention, and is published in the newspapers.

No less than passengers passed through Chagres, on their way to Panama, on the 25th and 26th of October, and about 100 were at Panama waiting passage to Nan Franci.sco. The l.rig Avalian and Susan G. Owens, of Philadelphia, arrived nt San Francisco on the 9th October. THF. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.

We have read this able State paper with deep interest and lively satisfaction, and publish it entire in our columns of today. It is highly creditable to the chicf Executive of the State, and has excited universal admiration, on the pattof fti'-nds and oppom nts, for its elegance and force of style, and bold openness in its opinions and recommendations. Some few of its suggestions we are inclined to except to, but its views generally meet with our hearty acquiescence ond approval. His position and language upon the rights of the South arc true, manly and dignified, and his sentiments are uttered in a tone and spirit worthy of the ancient renown of this good old Commonwealth, and worthy of his illustrious site and predecessor in office. We cannot commend too strongly this admirable message to the perusal of our readers; and that portion of it in particular, which speaks of the future prospects of Norfolk, under a wise and liberal system of internal improvements, is well calculated to arrest the attention of our citizens.

Argus. A QUESTION OF a late Locofoco meeting in Illinois Judge Douglas, Senator from that State, said that John Went worth should be kicked out of the Now it is well known that Judge Douglas is about tlieshottest man in Congress, the shortness being mostly in his legs, and John Went worth is the tallest man In Congress, the tall ness being mostly in his legs. Wouldn't it be a funny operation to see Judge Douglas trying to kick John Wentworth out of York Tribune. Col. esteemed of been removed from the office of Receiver of Public Monies in New Orleans, and a Mr.

De Armas appointed. Col. Palfrey's democracy was the cause of his removal. (Ijn.) Lire OaJi. MARRIAGES.

Married, in Cincinnati, on the 20th by the Rev. Samuel B. Wilson, D. Rev. Henry Rcfkner, L.

L. of Virginia, to Lai-ra Jane, second daughter of Mr. Cloudsbury Kirby, of that city. Married, in Philadelphia, hy the Rev. Dr.

Ducachet, on the morning of ihr 4th December, F. K. Dixon, to Catherine C. Dallas, daughter of the Hon. Geo.

M. Dallas. Married, in Washington City, on Tuesday evening, by the Rev Smith Pyne, William I. Stone, to Miss Maiy Frances, eldest diiughti-r of Thomas Green, all of that city. Married, on the 27th in Lynchburg, by the Rev.

Mr. Vaughan, Frederick Swirr, of Hanover county, to Miss Pauline Elocisa Jones of Lynchburg. TRIBl'TE OF RESPECT. The death of La no don C. Taylor, of James City County, Virginia, late a student in the Medical Department of Hainpden Sydney College, having been announced on Friday, tfc? 30th of November, the lectures were immediately sufptncrl by the Faculty until Monday following.

At a meeting of the held in the Chemical Ha on Friday evening, Mr. William J. Waller, of Williamsburc was called to the Chair, and A. S. McRae of Powhatan appointed Secretary.

A committee, consisting of Messrs. Alfred B. Tucker, Cor. C. Broadus, Ko.

N. Gordon, Henry Morgan and Quintui Snead, was appointed to draft resolutions suitable to the occasion, and haying discharged this duty, they reportfJ through their Chairman, Mr. Tucker, tho following, which were unanimously adopted: 1. Resolved, That in the death of our young friend, Lanpdon C. Taylor, we have lost a companion who, by his kiw and courteous dtportment, won our hearts, and by lentd and diligence in the pursuit of knowledge, gave of future umrfulnefiH and distinction in the profession choice.

2. Resolved, That we do most deeply sympathise with mother and friends of the deceased, and offer them our cere condolence in this sad bereavement. 3. Resolved, That as a mark of respect for the memoO i our young friend, we will wear jhe usual badge of mousing for the space of thirty days. 4.

Resolved, That we will, in a body, attend the of the decea9cd to the boat to-morrow morning am. Messrs. Vaden and Jones be appointed a committee behalf to accompany them to their final resting Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be trs roitted to the mother of the deceased. 6, Resolved, That the Richmond and Norfolk papf ctajn-. A.

SypxET McRae, Secretary..