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PUBLISHED DAILY AND TR1-WHKKLY BY KPQAK SNOWDlCJi. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1S56. The details of the progress of events in California, sound strangely in the ears of the citixens of the old States of the can they readily realize suoh a condition of things as now exists on the Pacific coast, where the laws of the United States, as well as of the State of California, ought to be in full force and operation, under the oonduct of the regularly constituted civil authorities. The statements in the California papers read as if they were written of some other country than our The news from Spain, by the last arrival, is highly important. If it should turn out that a revolution, and not an insurrection, is in progress, and France should march an army to the frontiers, we may have stirring intelligence from the disturbed country, if not from other parts of Europe, in a short time.

A discussion in the Senate, on the subject of Internal Improvements, shows the difterent views entertained by the Democratic leaders, with regard to the constitutionality and expediency of making appropriations for such works. Mr. Mason, for instance, lamented that once had, a Constitution which was reverenced and respected as a safeguard for minorities, but now all its barriers were overleaped, aud the will of a majority was to be ruthlessly exercised, without regard to equality or While Mr. Pugh replied with spirit to what he termed the lectures of the Senators in the minority, who undertook, as high priests of the Democratic party, read him and others out of the church with bell, book, and candle. He denied their authority, and contended that he understood the Democratic faith as it had always been fairly interpreted.

The trial of Daniel W. Jarboe, for the of James K. Nally, at the Washington Navy Yard, is now going on before the Washington Criminal Court. He is defended by Messrs. Carlisle, Bradley, and Chas.

Lee Jones. The ease was opened by the District Attorney, who gave a succinct statement of the difference between murder and manslaughter, and then recited iu brief the facts of the homicide on the 15th of May Mr. Jones opened for the defence. His chief points were the right of the jury over the law end the facts; their full privilege to acquit the prisoner if they thought proper; the exceeding aggravation to which Jarboe and his family were subjected by behavior; the phrensy of mind to which he was driven on bis account; and, lastly, that it was not uncommon for juries in such cases of provocation to give verdicts of acquittal. The continued heavy shipments of specie at New York, affect both the money and stock markets unfavorably.

The gold going out exeeeds very considerably the receipts from California. The last steamer brought nearly two millions, but the arrivals from California are only semi-monthly, and tbo recent weekly shipments to Europe have run up lately nearly to the above amount. As the balance does not diminish in the sub-treasury, the banks feel this drain upon their stock of specie. A new work of fiction, from the pen of John Esten Cooke, of Virginia, called the Last of the Forresters, a Story of the Old Virginia Frontier, has just been published. The story opens at a farm-house in the vicinity of time, the close of the last the aim seems to have been to paint a picture of the times, the simple employments and pleasures of the men, matrons, and maidens who lived at that era amid tho mountains and valleys of Wntifnl region.

New York Express speaks of great Conservative States of New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as to tht assaults of some of the fanatical states of the Union. Of Virginia, no matter how she may vote in the Presidential election, there ean be no question. We should be glad to be certain as to the conservative tendencies of both the other states named. We hope lor the our hopes rather increase than diminish. There was a political discussion, at Warrenton, on Monday, (Court Day,) between B.

H. Shackelford, and Col. Eppa IIunton. The former geutleman's effort is highly spoken of, and the friends of Mr. Buchanan are well satisfied with the argument Mr.

Shackelford is doing good service iu the cause of Mr. Fillmore. Success to his exertions! A man styling himself Perrin M. Brown ii tending circulars through the post-office, purporting to come from official sources in that department, and addressed to postmasters throughout the Union, asking them to eontribute from three to five dollars, acording to the emoluments of their offices, to be used for electioneering purposes. The Washiogtou Union has seversl times called the attention of the postmasters of the country to the fraud.

The news is, that the friends of Mr. Fillmore in Pennsylvania will run their own electoral ticket, refusing to make common cause with the friends of Col. The Fillmore men are reported to be very strong in the city of Philadelphia, and iu all the old whig counties of that State; while the friends of Col. Fremont hope to carry the northern tier of counties. Strict quarantine is now in operation at Charleston, Savannah, Norfolk, and moet other ports.

Sooth. New Orleans, we believe ii one exception. Some of the Northern papers arecommentng severely upon the proceedings of the Court and the finding of the Jury, in the of Mr. Herbert. It seems to us that this is all wrong.

Herbert bad a (air trial was aoquitted. We have not seen any thing like partiality or corruption in the trial. Under the law, he was subjected to a full investigation of his case, and, under the law, he has been declared not guilty. Let the unhappy affair then rest. It is remarked that, so far, the political discussions in Virginia, have been distinguished for the courtesy and good feeling exhibited by the speakers, and the general politeness and attention of the people addressed.

We hope to see the same creditable feeling continued to the end of the campaign. It is honorable to the character of At a meeting of the superintendantsof the Protestant Sunday Schools of Washington, it was agreed to recommend to each of the Schools to take up a collection on Sunday the 3d of August next, for the benefit of the children who were injured at the recent excursion of the Roman Catholic Sunday Schools of Philadelphia. This is a most commendable movement. The California papers are tilled with details of the rencontre between D. S.

Terry, one of the Judges of the Supremo Court, and Sterling A. Hopkins, a member of the police department of the Vigilance Committee, in which the latter was severely, though it is thought, not fatally wounded. The mortality among children, this summer, in the cities, seems to be uncommonly great. Notwithstanding, the heat, however, wo notice that the deaths of adults, in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore are not so numerous as to indicate that there is any epidemic disease whatever. Nearly two thousand children, pupils in the public schools of WashingtoD, assembled on Tuesday in the Capitol Grounds, where varions interesting exercises were engaged in, interspersed with addresses and music.

President Pierce was present and distributed the premiums. James L. Cathcart, of Marion, has an invention termed in the patent, improved method of attaching a propeller to the driving Its groat advantage over the propellers now in use is obvious at a single The Senate has passed two bills for the improvement of harbors at the mouth of Grand ltiver and Black Lake, in Michigan; and the House of Representatives has passed a bill to continue the improvements of the Des Moiues rapids. There are no State elections to be held in Georgia or Tennessee, this fall. The election in Missouri, takes place on Monday next.

Id North Carolina, the first gun will be fired now, in a few days; next Friday week. It is rumored, iu Washington, that the difficulty between Mr. Burlingame and Mr. Brooks, has not yet been that the recent publication may re open the matter. A man named Francis Sellman, has been arrested in Baltimore, charged with having set fire to his store in Frederick County, on the 4th of July, for the purpose of defrauding an insurance company.

As Congress is to adjourn on the ISth of August, evening sessions are now held, at which, so far, political speeches are delivered suited to the than to the legislative halls of the country. We regret to learn that Mr. A. II. II.

Stuart is suffering under an attack of sickness, which it is feared will prevent hia speaking at Culpeper Ct. House, to-day. Charles S. Frey, had his arm dreadfully lacerated at a plaster mill in Baltimore, on Monday. The arm had to be amputated.

The finding of the Court Martial, in the case of Lieut. Caleb Smith, U. S. has been declared void by the Secretary of War. The President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, is on a tour of observation, over the line of the Canal.

non. Robert C. Winthrop, of has written a letter to William C. Rives, of Virginia, on the state of the country. Hon.

P. S. Brooks, of South Carolina, returned to Washington yesterday, from the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs. The bill to re model the diplomatic and consular systems of the United States, has( passed the Senate. There was a refreshing shower at Baltimore, and in its neighborhood, on Monday last.

We have full tiles of California papers, to the latest dates, by the last arrivals. A destructive fire occurred at Brooklyn, New York, on Monday morning. Mr. Letter. The California papers publish the following letter from P.

T. Herbert, Congressman, to Dan Alrick, a gambler, and is now in the hands of the Vigilance Washington, Dec. 27,1855. Dear received your kind and esteemed favor by the last mail, and should have answered it by the last returning mail, had 1 have had time to have done so, before the sailing of the steamer. It would have afforded me much pleasure to have interceded in your behalf for the appointment you requested (of Marshal.) But Col.

Weller having made the appointment in the first place, and that at a considerable sacrifice, I deemed it nothiug more than right, that, so tar as 1 was concerned, he should have the re-appointment, which I tendered him, relinquishing to him all claims of mine to the appointment, prior to the arrival of the mail steamer. And I believe that Denver, in this matter, did likewise. Thus you perceive that, prior to my knowledge of your application, I had yielded all claims to the appointment. I am in hopes, however, that this will not be the last opportunity I shall have to intercede for you politically and be assured that when the opportunity presents itself, you can rely upon all the power and influence I possess to secure anything which you may desire. Remember me kindly to the boys, and accept for yourself mv warmest regard.

Youre truly, P. T. Herbert. Hews or tike Day. 1 To show the very age and body oj the Tea members of the Executive Committee )f the Committee of Vigilance in California left on the eteamer John L.

Stevens for the Eastern States. Matters have taken rather in unexpected turn in the Yehinio Council. Ihe position of the Committee is becoming more complicated. In addition to this, it requires a large amount of money to maintain the organization, and the expected is not forthcoming. The Arkansas Shield of July 5th contains letters from Henry Arehelas, Elisha Walker, Absalom Moreland, T.

W. Hill, Alfred Mainard, B. L. Bayless, W. B.

Cooper, John K. Crossby, Peter Simmons, G. W. ltichey and Lemuel Kinder, announcing their withdrawal from the Democracy, and their adherence to the American party. The Shield says all these were prominent and leading 1 members of the so-called Democracy, and never havefToted any other ticket but the Democratic.

There are about sixty-five vessels undergoing quarantine below New York at the present time. Most of them are from sickly ports, although many of them have no sick- ness aboard. As soon as a vessel arrives, the amount of sickness on board is immediately with sickness aro ordered off Gravesend Bay, midway between the two shores, in such a position tliafc it will I be impossible for them to spread disease. We observe by recent English papers that the Royal Geographical Society and the Board of Civil Engineers, London, both concur in regarding the project of Mr. Kelly for a ship canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, via the Atrato river, as quite feasible; and on the strength of these impor- tant endorsements the matter was attracting the attention of influential British capitalists.

A death occurred in the cars which left Boston on Thursday afternoon on the Lowell railroad. When near West Medford a male passenger appeared to be in a swoon, and at- tracted attention towards him, and various efforts were made to revive him by those in the car, who offered smelling salts and other appliances; but they were all in vain, aud in five minutes afterwards be was dead. The New York Washington correspondent states that the President and Congressional party that visited the steamship Vanderbilt by invitation on Saturday, were treated rather cavalierly by Commodore Vanderbilt. The anticipated feast was not forthcoming, nor was there a single bottle of champagne cracked to enliven the occasion. TbeGeorgetown correspondent of the Baltimore Sun afternoon the i' remains ui me veuerauiu w.

nomciu nvio committed to the earth, lie was about 77 years of age. I just learu that bis aged wife, the companion of bis joys and sorrows for a long series of years, expired this years writes the Paris correspondent of Jje Nord, died at Versailles, in complete obscurity, a personage who has a name in history, Count De Bombelles, who, after Napoleon aud the Count l)e Niepperg, was the third husband of Marie Charges are again to be preferred before the House of Representatives against Judge Wartrous, the U. S. District Judge for Texas, agaiust whom, it will be recollected, similar action took place a few years since. Telegraphic advices received report four more bodies recovered from the recent calamity on Lake Erie.

There seems but little doubt that at least forty lives were lost on the occasion. Two more of the sufferers by the explosion on board the steamer Empire State have died, making eloven deaths in all. Of the eleven others irjured, it is thought only four will recover. The weather continues good for salt-making both at Rum Cay and Long Cay. About 30,000 bushels had been gathered, and a general raking was expected in a few days.

The present price is 12 cents per bushel. lion. Thomas S. Flournoy, will address the people of Richmond, on the topics involved in the present canvass, on next Friday night. The lion.

Mr. Faulkner, of has been suddenly called to his home by the dangerous illuess of one of his children. A Niu Killed by Ills own Cotflin. On Saturday night last, a man who resided in Twenty-ninth street was killed in a most singular manner. The following are the peculiar circumstances: It appears that nearly a year ago the deceased, who was forty-three years of age, became strongly impressed with an idea that when he should die, the parsimonious disposition of his relatives would lead them to put him in a cheap coffin, while he had a strong desire to he 1 .1 DUrlcU UUO Ul putioucu micu with white satin and trimmed with silver.

Soon after this strange idea got possession of bis mind, he discovered an elegant coffin in one ef the principal warehouses, which suited him. He purchased it for $75; bad it sent to his residence at nightfall, and stowed it away in a 6mall closet adjoining his bed-room, where it remained until the time of the accident. How it occurred is not known to a certainty, for the first intimation the family had of the lamentable occurrence was from a servant, who, on going to call him to breakfast, found the door wide open and the deceased lying i upon the floor dead, with his coffin at his side. She screamed, which soon brought the family, and on raising the body the skull was found crushed in upon the brain. He was discovered about 8 yesterday morning, when, to all appearance, he had been dead several hours.

On examining the closet, a bottle ing a quantity of sherry wine was found, and as Saturday night wa9 excessively warm he is supposed to have gone to the closet in order to procure the wine to use with some ice water he had on a small table by his bedside. It is thought that be must have sought for it in the dark, and by some mistake upset the coffin, which stood nearly upright. Becoming sensible that it was falling, he probably made an effort to get away, when he fell, and the outer end struck his head with sufficient force to fracture his skull and cause almost immediate from New York, A Mistake. The Cologne Gazette is responsible for the following story: Palmer was con- demned the Sardinian Ambassador telegraphed to Turin: condemned to death, will he hanged at The official at Turin wrote for (abridged for Palmer) and sent it as an ufficial despatch to the Minister The latter, having smiled on reading it, left it open on bis desk, and in a few minutes the report wenr like wild-fire through Turin that the English had hanged their Prime JUST RECEIVED another fresh supply of Bird Eye Pine Apples, for sale by 15 CHRISTIAN SCHAFER. jy 13 No.

3 Fairfax 1 ARRIVAL OF THE ARABIA. rilREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Halifax, July Arabia arrived ibout 3 Tho steamer City of Baltimore took out near 300 passengers for Philadelphia. An explosion in a coal mine near Cardiff caused the death of 110 pervons. At Paris, on Friday, the 3 percents, closed at 71.

formidable Insurrection, in consequence of the forced resignation of the Cabinet, and the appointment of a new ministry, had broken out in Spain. Tito insurrection commenced at Madrid on the 16th, when the National Guards assisted by citizens, fought the regular troops for 21 hours with much loss on both sides, but the affair was finally suppressed. One account says the insurgents had proclaimed a Republic. Gen Nepante, the President of tho Cortes, headod the insurrection. Another account says the insurrection was not suppressed.

Gen. had been appointed to the municipality of Madrid and had declared all Spain to be in a stage of siege. He had also dissolved the National Guards. General Infante assembled a minority of the Cortez, but General dispersed them. The revolt extended to Saragossa, Aragon and Barcelona.

It is reported that Franco will send an army of observation to the Spanish frontier. The latest dates from Madrid are to the 10th when the insurrection was said to be entirely subdued. The National Guards were being rapidly disarmed. The Queen reviewed the garrison troops on the 17th. Gen.

Espartero had fled. Later dispatches to the London Times, dated Thursday evening, indicate a different state of affairs. They say that the insurrection at Saragossa, Aragon and Catalonia was successful, the garrison siding with the people. General negotiations in regard to American relations with Great Britain are reported to be progressing favorably. A revolution is raging throughout Spain and there has beeu two days fighting at Madrid.

Considerable failures have occurred at Manchester. There is but little other news of interest, July 18, Friday market opened heavy at the commencement of the week, but improved at the close. Prices are unchanged, with a moderate demand. Sales of the week 38.000 bales. New Orleans midling 6 5-16.

The Manchester market is dull. The steamer advices had no effect on tho market. The sales to speculators amounted to 2,500 bales. The sales on Friday were 10,000 The market has recovered from the previous 1 trnmm 1 1 1 Mock, exclusive oi snipDoaru, i uaies, including GOO.fXK) bale9 of American cotton. Another circular favorable tenor of the advices was neutralized by failures at Manchester creating distrust iu oousequenee of the involvement of Liverpool houses holding largely in cotton; and these unfounded apprehensions forced sales.

The market, however, partially recovered closing steady at last quotations. are a shade The Circular reports flour advanced Gd wheat advanced 2d a 3d, with a good inquiry. Corn has advanced, Is, with an active demand. The weather has been stormy. Baltimore flour 35 a 3Gs Ohio 35s Gd a 37s.

Wheat red 9s 9d; white 10s Gd. Cornwhite 32s; yellow 30s. are unchanged, with a moderate business. Lard is dull, with a declining tendedency. Beef and Pork unchanged.

money market is Consols for money are quoted at 95J. American stocks are firm and transactions limited. U. S. Gs, 1SG7, are quoted at 103 a 104: Maryland 5s, (bonds.) 88 a 90; Pennsylvania 5s, (bonds,) 80 a 82.

Bullion has increased in the Bank of England £200,000. London circular quotes iron market is dull; rails are quoted dull at Wales at Scotch pig iron is quoted iu (Glasgow at 72 a 73s. Market quiet. Political The Republicansclaiined.and still claim N. York by a large plurality; but thechangesthat are going on throughout every portion of it renders it very far from certain which party may carry it in the triangular contest.

No one can deny that Mr. Fillmore has gained largely and rapidly since his return, and the late meeting has surprised both friends and foes; and 1 have since heard the remark made by more than one politician New York is any state That the Fremont party was and probably still is iu the ascendant most persons admit, but it is certainly not gaining strength now, nor will it probably do so for future. Mr. friends did claim the State for him by a plurality of not less than fifty thousand, a. beU were even made on that basis, but there are at present no further offers at that number.

There are some, probably a majority, of tho which are so fixed in their po1 1 1 11 IllHJai YAVWof tuab uv; viinv in tho result need be expected in them but we shall probably see great and unexpected changes in most, if not in all of the States, where any doubt exists as to the strength of the respective parties, and where a severe struggle may be expected. Among these States I include New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana, and Illinois. Fro mont, I am inclined to thiuk, has, as yet, the inside track in New York, and Buchanan in Pennsylvania; but it is not certain that they will respectively carry those two States. Fremont cannot possibly carry Pennsylvania, but Fillmore may, and if the Hards and Softs cordially ami fully unite Buchanan may take New York. I say that Fremont cannot carry Pennsylvania, for he is not Btrong in tho country; unless it is in the northern and western portions of the State and he will leave the city of Philadelphia with a plurality of at least twenty-five thousand against him, which he cannot io any way make up in the rest of tho State.

Under the present position of political affairs and parties, changes may, and 1 think will, occur to a greater extent in one week than, under ordinary circumstances, in months. In an ordinary Presidential campaign I doubt whether in the last three months of the canvass one vote in a hundred, proba- bly not ooe in a thousand, is changed; but under the present state of things, events or circumstances may occur which will j' change the opinions of one fifth or more if the voters of a State between this and November. friends say they will run tickets several of the Southern States, and cer-1 in Kentucky, but not with much confi- i lence of succes. I think it would be but I prudent for them not to make their calcula-; ions for success upon Southern electoral rotes nor for Mr. Fillmore or Mr.

Buchanan calculate on such States as Vermont or )hio. By the first of September much more opinions can be formed as to the remit; but now the caldron is bubbling quite oo freely to say how it will subside. Let us dl hope whichever way it may be that it will esult in good to tho country and the of unity and good feeling between all he sections of it. I make these remarks and 1, peculations not as a partizan, but merely as looker-on of passing events and MUr from Kao York, The Appropriation Tho House of Representatives, on Mon- day, went into Committee of the Whole, (Mr. Leiter, of Ohio, in the chair,) aud re- sumed the consideration of the bill making appropriations for tho support of tho army for the year ending June 30, IS.37.

Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, moved to amend the bill by inserting therein the following nevertheless, That no part of the military force of the United States herein provided for shall be employed in aid of the enforcement of the enactments of the alleged Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, recently assembled at Shawnee Mission, until Congress shall have enacted either that it was or was not a valid Legislative Assembly, chosen, iu conformity with the organic law, by the people of the said Territory: And provided, That until Con- gress shall have passed on tho validity of tho said Legislative Assembly of Kansas it shall be the duty of the President to use the tary force iu said Territory to preserve tho 1 peace, suppress insurrection, repel invasion, and protect persons and property therein and upon the national highways in the Stato of Missouri from unlawful seizures and searches: And be it further provided, That the President is required to disarm the pre- sent organized militia of the Territory of i Kansas and to recall all the United States arms therein distributed, and to prevent armed men from going into said Territory to disturb the public peace or aid iu the enforcement or resistance of real or pretended Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, submitted that the amendment was not in order. Pretended legislation of an alleged Territorial Assembly had nothing to do with one of the gene- ral appropriation bills. The Chairman ruled the amendment out of order.

Mr. Sherman appealed; when the decision of the Chair was overruled Ayes 02, noes 04. So the amendment was ruled in order. Mr. Sherman thought that the amendment he had submitted and the one that he held in his hand and designod to offer to the gen- I oral appropriation bill proposed a fair and just settlement of the whole Kansas difficulty.

The amendment now before the committee did not declare the pretended laws of the Shawnee Missiou Legislative Assembly to be null and void, butHimply required that the military force of the United States should not be used to enforce them until acted upon by Congress. It also provided that tho militia of the of the proslavery bo disarmed, and that the President should recall the United States arms therein distributed also that the United States troops should preserve peace until Congress should decide what was uud what was not law in the Territory. He believed that if gentlemen would fairly consider bis proposition they would see that it was just, fair, and honest, and he entertain- ed the opinion that its adoption would do mire to settle the difficulties in Kansas th.in ail the large bills which might accumulate upon the table in ail time to come. Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, Contended that Congress had no right to determine the question as to the legality of the organization of the Legislature of Kansas.

The amendment and speech of the gentleman trom Ohio were based upon the ground that it was the duty of Congress to exercise supervision over the subject, whereas Congress had no such right I at all. If there was any thing illegal touching the organization of the Kansas Legislature, it was fur the courts to determine Congress had no jurisdiction over the sub- ject. While he did not say that Congress had not the power to repeal or modify or i change any of the laws, he was not in favor of such action on their part, for he wished the peuple of the Territory to govern themselves just as they pleased, in conformity to the organic act. Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, held that it was the bounden duty of Congress to protect the citizens of a Territory in all the rights which were guaranteed to them in the organic act.

It was a strange thing, indeed, that a portion of the people of this Confederacy could invade the rights of another portion, and when those whose rights had been thus trampled upon appealed to Congress, the only power that could give them redress, they were met by the declaration that the National Legislature had no jurisdiction, and that they overthrow the despotism and usurpation imposed upon them in the best way they could. Mr. Stephens replied that if the people of Kansas were suffering under wrongs, they had the same redress as that possessed by citizens of other sections of the country: they resort to the courts, lie believed that the Kansas-Xebraska bill was a wise and proper measure, and that if its operation had not been obstructed by those who were opposed to it, it would have operated beneficially. Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, argued that the amendment was violative of the Constitution of tho United States, as it proposed to deprive the people of the right to hear arms in their own defence, as secured to them by the Constitution of ttic United States.

It also proposed to send a portion of the army of the United States to Missouri, whose people acknowledged tho supremacy of the law, and where any process could be executed upou any citizen of the State who had been guilty ot a violation ot the laws. Mr. (iiddings, of Ohio, supported the amendment, and hoped that every member who loved freedom and right, justice and truth, would stand by it and aid to carry it through. Mr. Smith, of Virginia, wished to call attention to the fuel that it was the design of the other side of the House to engraft upon this important bill amendments which were to stup the wheels of Government.

He did nut hesitate to say that, with bills pending before the House in which all these questions iu regard to Kansas could be accommodated and adjusted, an attempt to insert such propositions in the measure under consideration was revolutionary and treasonable in its character. He denounced it as fraught with 1 the very worst mischief thatcouid beiull the 1 institutions of the Republic. Mr. Stanton, of Ohio, replied to Mr. Ste- phens, and remarked that members would be false to the trust reposed in them if they did not at all hazards secure the rights and liberties of the free settlers in Kansas.

1 Mr. Davidson, of Louisiana, opposed this 1 attempt to place upon the bill a provision which it was well known the Senate would 1 not accept. 1 Mr. Warner, of Georgia, contended that 1 if the amendment should prevail it would be an assumption of the power vested iu the judiciary of the country. The question was then taken, and the 1 amendment was agreed to: Ayes 80, noes 17.

The bill was then amended in several par- ticulars on the recommendation of the Com- 1 mittee of Ways and Means, when the com- mittee rose and reported it to the House. 1 I i Bouton and the West. The Chicago merchants are about to send of their crack vessels to Boston, with a load of corn. of that? It is only the other day 1 that a schoooer cleared from Milwaukee for Liverpool, direct, with a cargo of flour, corn, 15 itc. With the merchants of the Mighty est, now, nil admirari is the Y.

Express. JAS. M. G. McGUIRK, M.

offers his fessional services to the public. His office 1 at Howard, near the Theological Seminary, 1 Fairfax County, Va. Howard, Fairfax County, sop i Letter from California, Sacramento, July 4th, 180G. To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette: For the first time since leaving my old native city, I address you upon the position of affairs upon the Pacific coast. As the journals in this State, and in the Eastern States, will contain many contradictory statements as to the cause of the San Francisco insurrection, or, as it may more properly be styled, revolution, I write these statements, which Alexandrians and Virginians generally, may rely upon.

California has been the best taxed and worst governed country of which there is any record. Iu vain have the onerous exactions of government been paid without stint; in vain have, thus far, all the sources of peaceful reformation been exhausted. Long suffering has not propitiated our rulers, nor has indignant remonstrance been able to inspire terror. Evil has followed has been heaped upon calamity, until the young State, which yesterday tilled the world with her rcoown, to-day lies bankrupt, crime-ridden, and abject. our misfortune is the result of accidents and contingencies which no human foresight could have prevented but that crime, fraud and infamy should have aggravated our sorrow, wo must blame ourselves and a reckloss public policy.

Put there is always a limit to passive endurance of flagrant wrongs inflicted upon a free and enlightened California has been cursed with rulers, whose exit from other lands was at the moment of their freedom from the walls and chains of convicts and refugees from justice, ho, upon their arrival here, either by accident or design, leagued together to curse the people of the State with servitude more abject, with fetters more galling and oppressive than those worn by themselves in dungeons from which they came, to rule the people of California. While the virtuous of our Stato wore engaged in the legitimate pursuit of trade and commerce, these damnable wretches secured offices of trust and too, whoso duties required strict integrity and capacity, have been tilled by those whose autograph was a affixed to receipts for fees and salaries. Murderers with stains of innocent blood upon their souls, have been selected, by the aid of spring ballot-boxes, to make laws for the people. The assassin, robber, aud convict felon, havo feasted, fattened, and grown lordly over the spoils and filchings of office. Each pulled off his coat and rolled up his sleeves, and thrust his arms to his arm pits into the public treasury, and staggered off with his load and when there no longer more money to steal, the credit of cities and counties has been pledged tor millions of dollars.

The influence of these illgotten gaius, has kept the peonie in servi pruuuccu anu susiaiueu mu jaisc and rotteu state of society, which, disguise the fact as we may, still continues to exist. It is as true as Holy Writ that virtuous rulers will make happy the people whom they give a healthy and moral tone to society, and vice versa, la California, with few exceptions, the law makers and executors have beeu rotten to the core. Vice has reigned triumphant; has reared its monstrous head but, I so decorated and gilded with gold, that votaries innumerable have worshipped her. The good citizen has asked for redress for private injury, but the courts are friendly to the party accused, and no redress is given. The people have remonstrated and asked for reform, and have received, in return, more onerous burdens to bear; they have sought, through the ballot-box, for a change of their rulers, but this has been the of more tiruily rivetting their corrupt officials appoint corrupt and depraved Judges and Inspectors of Elections, and tho public will is thwarted by knaves, shoulder-strikers, harlot-keepers, gambler ruffians, arid convict felons by ballot-box stuffing uud bribery, such as were never imagiued out of Califuruia.

Indeed, so bold and fearless have these characters become, that a man dare not ex- pose or speak of their villainies, except at the risk of being assassinated. Hut a change is occurring. Janies King, of William, (a State honors his memory,) leariessly exposed the 1 corruption which existed in all tho depart- nieuts our State and municipal govern- people gained courage, and were prepared to hurl these houuds from their high seats at the next election, hut the pistol murdered the most popular man in the State for writing the truth. Hut the avenging arm of the people was tho wrath of a long suffering people burst forth, and the who hud placed himself for protection in the hands of his friend, the sheriff, was captured, tried, found guilty of murder, uud hung with tho murderer of the States Marshal. Cithers have been banished from the State, soiuo for perjury, others fur robberies, others for ballotbox stuffing, and some for disinterring the bodies of the dead, for the purpose of making the fees incident upon the holding of an inquest and burial.

Six thousand armed citizens of San Franii nil ui vfr fliMMLO nd liono tl i kin the State, are engaged in, or bid God speed to, the noble work of purifying the State of i some of the ruffians who have made California a bye-word and reproach throughout the world. Since the sailing of the last steamer, the Governor has issued his proclamation sailing upon the Vigilance Committee to calling upon the militia ot the State to put down the insurrection but the proclamation is regarded with contempt, for of the people belong to, or sympathize with, the Committee. The people of the Eastern States receive 1 the by this steamer, of the rash and uncalled for attempt of Judge Terry, of the Supreme Court, to resist the capture of a man who had been engaged in an effort to trans- arms to San Francisco, to be used by hose who style themselves the and Or- 1 party, against the people. The fate of lodge Terry is sealed. If Hopkins, the man tv bom he stabbed, should die, all the power the Federal government would not save ferry from the gallows.

Should the woundid man live, Terry must leave the State. He will never again sit on the Supreme bench. If tho Federal government interferes with his local difficulty, then one star, the youngest yet brightest in the galaxy of States, fill be severed from the constellation of hirty-onc. We think, and properly think, hat the great measures which tend to the ot California, have been thrust aside ind beeu made subordinate topics to the po- itical issues which havo convulsed the old nates since 1708. What are these issues to I is California has asked for reform, and 1 he has been answered by a clamor about the 1 annexation of Cuba.

She has asked for a 1 and the response baa been a howl ipon the Nebraska bill. She has asked for i speedy settlement of our laud titles, and or a just and proper protection of the bona ide settlers, and disunion is threatened in iur ears. Should the Federal Government interfere vith the present action of the people, aeces- ion from the Union must follow. She baa neglected by the Federal Government, is not longer willing to bang loosely on he skirts of remote scrambling factiona over he mountains. The main duty of California, this juncture, is to act for herself.

nation has commenced, and all we ask of the 'ederal Government is and Cal- fornia, with the broad Pacific before ua, to bring into commercial subjection, and a wil. derness behind us in hardly dimiuishel wealth, will soon be justly entitled to be called the best governed, and she is now, by sition, climate, agricultural and minora! sources, the richest iu the Americau Confederacy. Yours, CLIO. Warren Springs, Va. It is now ten days and more since 1 have been here, endeavoring to test the virtues uf the water and the salubrity of the of this newly opeued establishment for recreation and for health.

The result of this experiment has been favorable in a very high degree, and I am fully convinced, tU: it must become a place of very general and gratifying resort. Of tho atmosphere, tu those who are acquainted with tho position nothing need be said. It is mountain phere from every quarter of tho compass save elastic, invigorating, fin. ning you both day and night, and imparting a delightfully refreshing influence in the house, even when without the heat is almost too intense to be eudured. The waters, which are strongly impregnated with sulphur, combined with a small amount of mag.

nesia, have proved iu my case, and, so far as 1 can gather, in the case of most more effective than the far-famed White phur waters of Greenbrier, in Western Virginia. Everything like dyspepsia is iu the course of a few hours, and iu cases, though using it iced throughout the whole day, and very freely, no influence exerted by it, except that which is kindly and healthful in no ordinary degree. All become so attached to it, when modified with ice, as to prefer it to any other kind of water. The House, which has been completed but a few weeks, occupies a position as commanding as (for air) it is judicious and delightful. It is four stories in height, and on its front and rear there are attached to every story large and spacious piazzas, for the ac- 1 oommodation of those who desire either to exercise, or sit and quaff the healthful breezes which are there constantly circulating.

The parlor and hall-room are cool and spacious, while tho sleeping apartments, which are quite as large as usual at such places, are exceedingly nice and clean, and well furnished with appliaucoe both for repose and matters pertaining to tho toilette. The Proprietors, who are gentlemen, and of high intelligence too, exhibit a kindness and a solicitude for the comfort and well-being of their guests, which are truly gratifying, aud can hardly fail of an appropriate reward. While it gives pleasure to others, it seems, and I believe is, a source of real pleasure to themselves. The table is as good as an epicure might desire, and a more prompt, neat, and attentive set of servants, it would be f.nrl of anv n-ntarimf flip n.ph. ---J ---O I--flOUt the whole land.

The enterprise must, I should think, succeed. It is so near to several of our commercial cities, the facility of access is so direct and in so short space of time, tlis comfort of a daily mail, together with the attractions of the place itself in the heat of summer, can hardly fail to make it a point of very general and very agreeable resort. Thus fur, it has succeeded even beyond anticipation. The house is now full, and has been for several days, though not three weeks have gone by since it was opened. Thero are about seated at tho table at every meal, and more are arriving every day.

If it were not that some are constantly going out while others come, the prospect for those who are expected this week would be a very gloomy one indeed. My own impression is, that if there were a hundred more spare rooms, they would all be occupied before the close of the present season. But I have said quite enough, and would only add, that if any doubt the truth of my remarks, let them come and see! II. K. Warren Springs, July 28th, The newly Magistrates fur tbs County of Alexandria, will commence their duties at the August term of the County Court, commencing on Monday next, and their first duty will be the election of a siding Justice.

We doubt not Lut that their choice will be, unanimously, for Win. II. Fowle, who lias heretofore held that position with credit to himself, and to the best interests of the his reelection will be a deserved compliment to bis ability, promptness, and attention, well as conform to tho wishes of our generally, who are all concerned in the dignity and efficiency of our County Court. That done, to the satisfaction of the public, thero are some reforms in the proceedings uf the Court, and the manner of conducting business before it, which may well claim tlio attention of the Magistrates, and which, it is hoped, will not escape their early supervision. There are some things which should pass away." T1IK PUBLIC.

In a Petersburg paper before me, is this beheld with pleasure, on Sunday last, that a much greater interest in attending church is now manifested by the young men of this community, than formerly." I sincerely wish such a sentence could be written of the young men of Alexandria. P. P. C1LARKE FEMALE villk, Clarke County, School will be again opened on the 1st Monday in Sep next. Having been compelled to tun; some boarders hint session for ant of room I am now' potting up additional rooms, wnich a ill Ire ready by the commencement of the The School year is divided into two seslions of live months each.

Terms per Session. For tuition in English $I3 Higher English, with or without Latin or Greek. 00 French. 7 3d For Instruction on Piano with use of Instrument. 25 05 For Board including everything, payable 1st September, and 1st February.73 00 Catalogues may be had by application to J.

A. HAYNES, Principal. Berryville, Clarke Va jy Edge hill second aion of this School will commence on the 1st October next, and terminate on the 31st July ollowing. The session is divided into two terms if five months each. The subjects taught ate Vncient Languages.

Modern Languages, and Mathematics. The charge for everything except ights, is $125 per term, payable hi advance Vrsons desiring it. may obtain a detailed ogue, by addressing the Principal, at Guiney Caroline county, Virginia. SAMUEL SCHOOLER, A. Coleman.

Esq, Virginia Senate, Profs.Cabell, Davis. Harrison. Smith, dinor. and McDuffey, University oi Virginia, Venable and Brown, University of Georgia, Randolph Tucker, Winchester; B. leath, and R.

Coleman, M. Ricbnond; Jas. C. Southall, Albemarle, H. M.

lobinson, Esq N. O. jy Cocxty, per week $8. Per rnoith jl30. BURNER McKAY.

Springs, jy ElOR pair of superior WORKING to Edward Gibbi, at in Hall farm, near Alexandria, Va. jy.