two large ladies' cabins or family rooms, and 180 state rooms, each containing two spacious sleeping berths, so that, besides the portion appropriated to the crew, steward's department, &c. the immense number of 360 passengers can be accommodated, each with a separate bed without requiring a single sofa to be made up in any of the saloons. The principal saloon is 180 feet long by 32 feet wide, and 8 feet 3 inches high. Besides the vast space appropriated to the passengers, crew, &c. and that occupied by the engines, boilers, &c., she has sufficient room for the stowage of 1,000 tons of coal, and 1,200 tons of measurement goods. There are three boilers, capable of containing 200 tons of water which will be heated by 24 fires, and she has four engines, each of 250 horse power, making in all 1,000 horse power. Some idea may be formed of her vastness when I state that 1,400 tons of iron have been used in her construction. NATIONAL AFFAIRS. AMERICAN TARIFF. Of the condition of our affairs in this respect, the author of the following article. which we translate from the Courier des Etats Unis, of the 17th instant, see.ns to have had a glimpse. POLITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE LATE ELECTIONS. been in the other states. . Without troubling the reader with minute fractions, the above figures give two quarts and one gill as the quantity of spirits consumed per head (that is including every man, woman and child) in England; two gallons one quart and one gill per head for Scotland; and three quarts and one quarter in Ireland. "We had made a prediction, which the event has This account will probably excite some little surprise. If the question were mooted in any English just confirmed, in saying that there was a kind of or Scotch company in which part of the United King-contagion in triumph, as in defeat. The news redom the largest quantity of spirits was consumed, the ceived from Massachusetts have shown that the dereply would immediately be "Ireland." The quan- face of the American Union has had there likewise mocratic reaction which is operating over the surtity consumed in Ireland certainly is large: yet it is its counterstroke. The whig party is betrayed in comparatively insignificant when contrasted with the the Bay state, its last, most solid rampart, as it has quantity consumed in Scotland, which allows no less than two gallons, one quart and half a pint for every man, woman and child! We are accustomed to hear the use of ardent spirits spoken of as being the fruit"It is the federal treasure. that will suffer the ful source of crime in England and Ireland; but what most from this contest between the present and fu ture. Now that the tariff bill is condemned, and has is the case as regards Scotland? The people of ScotThe most novel feature about the Great Britain is land are undoubtedly, the most virtuous and orderly but an existence whose days are numbered, the imher mode of propulsion, which is by the newly im- portion of the population of the United Kingdom, and portation already so restricted is about naturally to proved screw-propeller, patented by Mr. Smith, of yet they drink more spirits than any other. Persons experience a new arrest. Manufacturing Europe, London, (with improvements made upon it,) and ap- who are in the habit of drawing hasty conclusions which had but half opened its ports to the last tariff, plied by that gentleman with complete success to the might say that in Scotland virtue and order resulted going to shut them entirely, and await the new era Archimedes. The Great Britain will be fitted with from the drinking of spirits. We do not say so; for which is about to dawn. The American government six masts on five of which a single fore and aft sail it is not our purpose to draw conclusions, but merely ever, and bankruptcy will continue for a long time is going then to be financially more cramped than only will be carried, the mainmast alone being rig-to furnish the materials for speculation to others. still to reign over its coasts. As to the country proged with yards and topmast. These masts will be Assuming, however, that the use of spirits tends to perly called, the diminution of importations on one low as compared with the size of the vessel, al- produce crime, there must be a strong counteracting hand, and the abundance of the crops on the other, though the mainmast will be 95 feet long, and the influence in Scotland. Are we to look for it in the which is about to be cast upon the markets of the quantity of canvass though inconsiderable to what religious habits of the people of that country? she would carry as as a full-rigged ship, will still be The number of gallons of foreign wine on which south, is destined, we believe, to establish a strik. as much as will cover three-quarters of an acre of duty was paid for home consumption in the United ng contrast between its own situation, and that of ground. Kingdom in the year ended the 5th of January, 1842,1sm of the American union has been so combined, that its government. In effect, the democratic mechan. It is difficult to ascertain the precise limits of the was 6,184,960; of which., Portuguese 2,387,017 Spa-nothing is more out of the popular sphere, than the speed which she is calculated to perform at sea.nish 2,412.821, French 353.740, Cape 441.238. MaProbably the expectations of the directors are grea-deira 107.701. Sicilian and other sorts 401,429, Rhe-tions of existence for the one are entirely indepengovernment imagined to represent it. The conditer upon this point than they choose to confess until nish 55.242, Fayal 137. an actual trial, but something considerably exceeddent of those of the other. The executive power ing that of any sea-going steamship at present afloat does not adhere to the vitals of the community: it is a hollow balloon which hovers over its head without may be looked for. The rate at which the Oriental steam vessels accomplish their voyages does not avehaving, so to say, roots or communication with it. The report recently made to the British parlia- Its substance has been grafted upon the single and rage more than eight miles an hour; the Atlantic ment by the commission who were directed to en- only product of the customs, the command of which steamers about nine; and the most rapid sea voyage quire relative to the consumption of British ma-forms its dominion, in part uncertain, and its nomiyet accomplished has not exceeded an average of nufactures in other countries, ought to awaken the nal royalty. ten miles an hour. It is estimated that the great people of the United States, to a consideration of Britain will accomplish from 10 to 16 miles an hour their own interest in relation to supporting the indus- cial body may enrich itself at the same time by the It may result from this state of things that the soaccording to the nature of the weather and the sea, try of their own citizens. Compare the amount of increase of interior production, and by the diminuand no doubt is entertained that her average will be British manufactures consumed by the people of the tion in importation of foreign products, while the at least 12 to 13 miles per hour: taking the lowest United States, with that of any other people. The government will be in no way benefitted by the forof these rates, there would be an amazing increase report proves that on an average, each inhabitant of mer fact, and will be ruined by the latter. The over the greatest triumphs of steam navigation hith- Prussia uses seven cents worth of British goods; each coming year may then bring this double contradictoRussian fifteen cents worth; each Dane seventeen cents ry effect, that the government shall be as much poorworth; each Frenchman twenty cents worth; whilster as the people are richer, and vice versa.” each inhabitant of the United States uses FOUR DOLLARS and TWO CENTS worth. What have the free The New York Express speaks as follows:trade men to say to this? "When the tariff bill was passed imposing a greater The decided result of the recent elections in se-duty on foreign goods, it was alleged by most men, veral of the largest states of the union-New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, for instance, and the complexion of returns, even in Massachusetts, will necessarily have a powerful influence upon our foreign commerce as well as upon our domestic enterprizes. The enactment of the American tariff will be of little comparative benefit to the people or The difference between the number of gallons dis- to the public treasury to what it would have been, if tilled and the number on which duty was paid for there were any reasonable confidence to be reposed in consumation. in England gives us the quantity of its permanence. But without regard to party considewhiskey consumed in this country, namely, 2,247,- rations, the fact is manifest, that the general defeat 778 gallons. The lovers of this spirit, who, relying of those who mainly supported and finally, after a on the professions of dealers, flatter themselves with protracted struggle, enacted the laws,-and the elec-of those sales have been less than was ever known. the notion that they are supplied with pure malt tion of a large majority of that party which opposed whiskey, will be a little surprised to learn that the the protective policy, and maintained "free trade" whole quantity of whiskey made from malt consum- doctrines, does eminently endanger, and in all proed in England amounts to only 520,942 gallons.bability will prostrate the tariff and open our ports From Scotland we get 1,894,657 gallons of whiskey, to an overwhelming influx of foreign articles, but the "canny" Scot takes care to send us only 519,- and leave us in far worse condition than if the tariff 009 gallons of the malt; the rest consists of a mix-had never passed. ture of malt with unmalted grain, which doubtless The attempt will no doubt be made with renewed CONSULS. The president of the U. States has is considered good enough for the stomachs of Eug-assurance, at the ensuing session of congress, either officially recognised Oton Lorenzo Dabelsteen as lish "loons:" and so it is as long as they put up with actually to repeal, or under the appellation of modify vice cosul of Mexico, for the port of N. Orleans, it. From Ireland we obtain 1,933 gallons made from ing-virtually to repeal. every relatiatory or protec-also Carlos Lebaron as vice consul of Mexico for malt. Turning to Scotland, we find that of the 5,-tive provision of the law. That it can endure long the port of Mobile. 989,905 gallons consumed in that country 5,375,162 after those who have been elected expressly as erto heard of. SPIRITS AND WINE. The number of gallons of proof spirits distilled in the United Kingdom, in the year ending January 5, 1842, was, in England, 5,919,207; in Scotland, 8,504,333; in Ireland, 6,359,124: total 20,782,664. The number of gallons of proof spirits on which duty was paid for consumption, during the same period was, in England, 8,166,985; in Scotland, 5,989,905; in Ireland, 6,485,443: total, 20 642,333. The amount of duty paid upon this quantity of spirits was £5,161, 610 15s. 6d. and believed by a large portion of the reflecting people, that it would increase the price of the foreign articles nearly or quite to the amount of the duty, and thus it would be an indirect tax on the people. Contrary to this prediction and belief, the fact has turned out very differently. Nearly all descriptions of French and British goods, we are informed by thos who deal in them, were never lower, and some descriptions were never as low as they are selling at the present time. Those who have from choice or neces sity thrown those goods into the auction rooms, have realized the most ruinous prices. The net proceeds The article of coal, which now pays a duty of one dollar and seventy-five cents a ton, is no dearer than it was before the tariff law passed. Iron, the great article of consumption, bears but a very moderate advance above what it did before the duty was raised." were made from malt, and only 614,743 from a mix-free trade" candidates, shall come into power, it M. PAGEOT, who arrived in this city a day or ture of malt with unmalted grain. In Ireland the requires no little stock of faith to presume. two ago, was on Monday presented to the president case is reversed; of the 6,485 443 gallons consumed, Europeans have been more cautious than we have of the United States by the secretary of state, in the only 527,196 were made from malt, and 5,958,247 been, in taking their measures under the circum-character of minister plenipotentiary of the king of from a mixture of malt with unmalted grain. stances of the case. They had not as much imme-the French. [Nat. Int. Nov. 16. The number of gallons of proof rum, brandy, ge-diately at stake-and could afford better to take adneva, and other foreign and colonial spirits, consum- vantage of a view of the whole ground,—including The hon. Daniel Webster, secretary of state, and ed in England between the 5th of January, 1841, and as their principal hope, the advantage which was to the hon. Walter Forward, secretary of the treasury, the 5th of January, 1842, was 3,344,922; in Scotland fall to them from our partisan folly. Their future reached the city of Washington on the 9th instant it was 88,814; in Ireland, 30,338. The total amount fortunes were made by converting the question of from New York. of duty paid on this quantity of spirit was 2,417,1661. American interests into a party question in America. Consumption and they have succeeded. It is no party question in NATIONAL INSTITUTE, M. de Bodisco. the Population. of spirits. urope. The general disposition of European go-Russian minister, lately presented to the National In11,511,907 vernments to protect their respective people may be stitute from the Imperial Academy of Sciences at 6,078,719 seen by reference to the article from the Leeds Mer-Petersburg, a complete set of the memoirs of foreign 6,515,781 cury under our foreign bead in this number. savans, and also the journals published by the aca England and Wales, 15.911.725 Scotland, Ireland, 2,628 957 180 deray at her the title of the Scientific Bulletin and police by mistake- thus precluding the necessity of] APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT. THE NAVY. NAVY REGISTER. Mr. Homans, of the navy department, has published a Register, made up to 15th Sept. last. The present number of captains in the navy, is 68; commanders 96; lieutenants 327; surgeons 69; passed assistant surgeons 10; assistant surgeons 59; pursers 64; chaplains 24; professors of mathematics 23; teachers of languages 3; passed midshipmen 135; masters 30; midshipmen 425; boatswains 39; gunners 42; carpenters 40; sail-makers 35. The new law forbids, under a penalty stamping the word PATENT on articles vended where no patent had been obtained, and compels patentees to stamp on the articles vended by them the date of the patent, thus affording the public information of the duration of the patent. INDIANS. It is mentioned in the western papers that a delegation of twelve or fourteen Indians, from the different tribes in Iowa, are now on their way to Washington to conclude the arrangements for the lands which they recently sold to the govern ment. STATES OF THE UNION. A FUGITIVE CASE. We don't care what foreign travellers or domestic dandies may say about the outlandishness or inlandMarine corps. One colonel commandant, one lieut.ishness of western manners; there is in that region colonel, 4 majors 13 captains, 20 1st lieutenants, a soviter in modo joined it must be confessed, to a rather rough fortiter in re which is perfectly delightand 20 second lieutenants. The home squadron consists of the Independence ful to your true lover of the picturesque in human so54, Constitution 44, steamers Missouri and Missis-ciety. The following very striking instance we copy sippi, 10 each, sloop Falmouth 20, Vandalia 20, from the Baltimore Sun: Dolphin 10, and Grampus 10. The Vandalia is now on the coast of Africa. Mediterranean squadron. Columbus 74, Congress 44, Fairfield 20, Preble 16. Brazil squadron. Delaware 74, Columbia 44, Concord 20, John Adams 20, Decatur 16, Enterprise 10. Pacific squadron. United States 44, Cyane 20, St. Louis 20, Dale 16, Yorktown 16, Shark 10, and store ship Relief. East India squadron. Constellation 36. Boston 20. Steamer Fulton, New York; On special service. sloop Marion 16, Norfolk; brig Somers, 10. coast of Africa; Boxer 10, Gulf of Mexico and West Indies; steamer Union, Washington city, preparing for service. Surveying service. Brig Washington and steamer Poinsett. The United States brig Boxer, lieut com. Bullus, from Pensacola, anchored off the naval hospital, near Norfolk, on Sunday last. 2. An amendment of the constitution extending the term of the state senators to three years for the purpose of securing to that branch of the legislature more permanency and stability and greater freedom from party excitement. 3. An amendment of the constitution so as to give to the judges of the supreme court an official term of seven years-for the purpose of more thoroughly securing their independence. 4. A change in the time of holding the freemen's meeting and the legislative sessions, fixing the first upon the second Tuesday of October, and the latter 5. The election of sheriff and high bailiff by the upon the first Thursday of January following. people instead of the legislature, and the appointment of justices by the people of the town, and that no town be allowed to have more than twelve. 6. An amendment to the constitution whereby the question of amending that instrument may be brought directly before the people. For the purpose of taking these recommendations into consideration, the council have called a convention of delegates from the people of the state, to ary next. meet at Montpelier on the first Wednesday of Janu CONSTITUTION. On Tuesday last the people of at the state house on the first Wednesday of JanuaVermont elected delegates to a convention to be held Highly complimentary. The governor of Mississippi ry, 1843, to consider or reject the amendments to lately despatched an officer to the state of New York, the constitution recently proposed by the council of after M. H. Pagaud; a fugitive from justice of the Censors. state of Mississippi. The fugitive was taken from the custody of the jailor at Buffalo and transported as far as St. Louis, where he was rescued from the officer having him in charge, by a writ of habeas corpus, and discharged. The following is the closing paragraph contained in the opinion of the judge of the criminal court of St. Louis, in reference lo It is very complimentary to the governor the case. and his deputy-very. The court NEW YORK. REPRESENTATIVES to the 28th congress, chosen in the state of New York at the election held last week: Dist. Van Buren. 1. Selah B. Strong. "The court will add one word more. regrets extremely, to be compelled to notice those marks of dissatisfaction exhibited by the agent of the state of Mississippi, at the opinion it had just pronounced, and will not permit its equanimity to be dis-10. Jeremiah Russell. turbed, even by those most indecorous manifestations, 11. Zadock Pratt. further than to add, that these two expeditions to 12. David L. Seymour. North Carolina and New York have cost a great deal 15. Lemuel Stetson. Whigs. of money (part of which the court has reason to be- 16. Chesselden Ellis. The United States frigate Independence, the flag lieve was obtained in a very suspicious if not nefari- Dist. ship of the home squadron, now lying in Boston har-ous manner), which would have been much better It is stated that she is expended in redeeming the acknowledged liabilities bor, is being fitted for sea. going round to New York, where she will be joined of the state of Mississippi; and that, in the opinion by commodore Stewart, and thence proceed to sea. of the court, if the governor of that state and his emissary, now present, can keep out of the penitentiary themselves they ought not to manifest much concern as to the fate of others." Nat. Int. The U. States frigate, United States. Com. Jones, sailed from Coquimbo 29th July, for Callao. THE ARMY. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. 3. J. Philips Phoenix. Dist. Van Buren. 19. Orville Hungerford. 29. Charles H. Carroll. 13. Daniel D. Barnard. NEW JERSEY. We don't know whether it can be fairly urged that The legislature of this state, after a session of there was a great deal of judicial dignity in the reThe apportionmarks of the St. Louis functionary, but they certain-eighteen days, adjourned on Friday last, to the second Tuesday in January next. The light artillery com-ly embody considerable extra judicial common sense, pany recently posted at Fort McHenry, under the truth and justice. The Mississippians must have felt ment bill, dividing the state into five congressional command of Capt. Washington, left that post on the very much like getting across the river into the re-districts, and directing the election to be held in 4th for Carlisle barracks. A company of the 4th argions of repudiation as fast as possible, during the October, on the same day with the election for state officers, passed both branches of the legislature pretillery from fortress Monroe are to supply their place delivery of his honor's opinion. That opinion was vious to its adjournment, and is now a law of the Major Isaac Clark, late of the general staff U. S. certainly good enough for the objects of it, whatever be said of the discharge of Pagaud. [N. Y. Cour. & Eng. army, was interred with military honors, at Newport, Kentucky, on the 3d inst. Several volunteer comNEW HAMPSHIRE. panies from Cincinnati united in this melancholy The new law does not alter the fee or duration of THE CITY OF BOSTON. The number of polls enupatents for such objects as have been hitherto paten- merated by the assessors of Boston this year is 19,636, table-the amount of which is still thirty dollars and on each of whom is assessed $1 50, making a total the term fourteen years. The new law extends pro- poll tax of £29,454. The amount of personal estate tection to a new class of cases, viz: Designs embrac-assessed is $41,223,800, assessed at $234,975 66; of ing patterns for silk, woollen and cotton fabrics-for real estate $65,509,500, assessed at $373,404 15. In busts, statues or bas reliefs, or compositions in alto or comparison with last year, there is an increase in bass relievo; such protection having been granted the amount of property valued for assessment of by foreign countres and not till the present law by 8,726,700 dollars, viz. $3 546,500 in real estate, and $5 180,200 in personal estate; also an increase of 721 in the number of polls. the United States. The new law extends the privilege of renewal of lost patent to all those granted before the fire of December, 1836; the former law limiting it to those actually lost before the fire-thus excluding many lost subsequent to the fire, and before recording new, leaving the inventor remediless. American ministers, consuls &c. residing abroad, are now authorised to administer oaths to inventer. By the former law, such Sunctisoaries were not permitted to perform this act—thus subjecting inventors to great inconvenience VERMONT. The council of Censors have published an address The secretary of the treasury is now authorised to Manufactures of iron. 70,000 tons made into bars, 7,017 tons nails, ad val. 2,800,000 do. 5,000,000 do. 3,474,979 do. 700.000 do. 253,110 do. 15,000 do. 110 000 do. 25,000 do. 30,000 do. 185,076 do. 900,000 do. 107,000 do. 100,000 do. 5,000,000 $22,100,665 Thus it will be seen that the iron produced in Pennsylvania, and the additional value given to it by our mechanics, amount annually to more than the sum of twenty-two millions of dollars. There is also consumed in the manufacture more than 180,000 tons of anthracite and bituminous coal. There are employed in the manufacture of iron in all its branches more than 20,000 workmen, so that, with their families, depending upon the iron business we have a population in Pennsylvania of more than 120,000 persons. [Miners' Jour. GEORGIA. The legislature met at Milledgeville on the 7th instant, and was organized by the re-election of Robert M. Echols as president of the senate, and Win. B. Wofford as speaker of the house of representatives. The governor's message was sent in on the following day. It is a long document. We copy the following summary of its contents from the Richmond Compiler. The governor commences with a representation of the embarrassments of the state and urges the adoption of measures to meet the engagements and maintain the public faith of the state. The increase of taxes has been avoided by drawing upon the Central bank, to pay interests upon the state debt and meet other public liabilities. This institution was established to relieve the public, and its charter allowed it to loan money on very long time-palcing it at the same time under the compulsion to lend the state money. The bank has loaned largely, and has been drawn upon to the amount of $2,388,549 50 by the state. Unable to recover its strength under such heavy and incessant drafts, its paper has depreciated very much, and being receiveable in taxes, the state suffers loss to the extent of the depreciation. He thinks the national honor requires the refund [ 145,442, for Shannon 129,312 total 274,754: a falling ing of the famous fine paid by general Jackson dur-off from 1840 of 13,764 votes, besides the natural ining the late war at New Orleans, and recom.nends crease, equal to 20,000 more. Not less than 40,000 the passage of resolutions on the subject. voters in the state absented themselves from the polls. On which side were they, and where will they be found in 1844? At the presidential election in 1840, the Harrison electors received 148,157 votes, and the Van Buren 124.782; Harrison's majority 23,375. This added to Shannon's majority now makes a whig loss of 27,718 since 1840. The governor concludes thus:-"Let us, then, invoking the guidance of the Supreme Ruler of the universe, and discarding every personal consideration, proceed to execute the high trusts confided to to us by the people for the general good." CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. We are happy to learn, (says the Sandersville Telescope), that this road will be opened to a point beyond the Oconee river in a few days. It is expected that the cars will run to McIntyre's depot, in Wilkinson county, on Monday, the 7th instant. This will complete the road present session, has abolished all imprisonment for one hundred and fifty-four miles from Savannah, debt, without qualification. and across the Oconee river, which has been so much dreaded by the stockholders and friends of this road. OHIO. TENNESSEE. The legislature, at its INDIANA. ELECTION. Dr. Thompson (whig) has been elected representative for Allen county in place of S. Wines, (V. B.) lately deceased. At the August THE LATE ELECTION. The aggregate vote in the election Mr. W. had a majority of 100 votes. This whole state, is set down officially as follows: Cor-change gives the whigs a majority on joint ballot and win, 125,621, Shannon, 129,964, King, 5,405-total will probably insure the election of a whig United 260,990. The entire vote in 1840 was, for Corwin States senator. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, IN 1841. Statistical view of the commerce of the United States, exhibiting the value of imports from, and exports to, each foreign country, during the year ending on the 30th of September, 1841, derived from the report of the secretary of the treasury cummunicating the annual statement of the commerce and navigation of the United States, as required by act of congress. COUNTRIES. Russia, Prussia, Swedish West Indies, Dutch East Indies, The governor recommends that the state cease to draw upon this bank-this modern contrivance, which, it was thought, was to relieve the people by making money plenty, and save all taxation by paying the state debts-and that it provide for assuming the debts of the institution to the amount that the state owes it, for the purpose of giving it relief. He recommends that it be not permitted to extend its circulation a dollar until all its liabilities are extinguished. He goes for an increase of taxation, and the levy-Ireland, ing of a portion to be paid in specie, sufficiently large Gibraltar, to meet the interest on the public debt. He says the time has arrived when it must be demonstrated what state credit is worth, and the obligations of honor and morality must be enforced. Malta Cape of Good Hope, The governor alludes to the progress of the public works, and the process of reduction of expenses rendered necessary by the state of the times, and speaks in praise of the scientific attainments and practical skill of our fellow citizen, C. F. M. Garnett, who has been appointed chief engineer of the state, and had greatly facilitated the new economical orga-Miquelon, and French fisheries, nization which had become necessary. French West Indies, Hayti, VALUE OF IMPORTS. $2,817,448 VALUE OF EXPORTS. Domestic Produce. $146.118 $1,025,729 149,211 175,976 602,319 3,707 168,891 24,364 134,788 82,587 852,495 277.478 2,514,922 224,150 403,026 He recommends the completion of the western and Atlantic rail road, so far as the Etowah, as mited in the act passed at the last session of the legislature, and the whole length of the road as soon as it can be done. Recommends the renewal of the annual appropriation to the Georgia university, repealed by an act of the last legislature. He suggests a radical change in the school system. Dr. Wm. B. Stevens, a gentleman of high attain ments, is engaged in writing a history of the state, and governor McD. recommends that the state aid him in procuring the necessary materials by bearing Sardinia, a part of the expense. He also urges the subscrip- Trieste, tion on the part of the state to Dr. Cottings' report | Turkey, of his survey of the state about to be published. Morocco, He alludes to the embarrassments of the people Texas, the increase of demands for payment of debts in specie, and recommends that a law be passed providing for the assessment of the value of property, under which it shall not be sold in all cases where specie is demanded. On the 1st of October the aggregate amount of specie heid by nine banks was about $500,000, whilst the demands against them for circulation and deposites amount to nearly $2,000,000. He goes for compelling all banks not complying with their engagements to close doors and wind up; and urges the repeal of the free banking law. The governor touches upon the subjects of the new tariff and district system, both of which he is warmly opposed to-regarding both, infringements of the "letter and spirit." He talks, too, of a national bank, and indulges the expression of his surprise and regret that after what has occurred there should be any desirous of the establishment of such an institution. Mexico, Central America, South America generally, 661 946 156,224 1,102,988 Total of the Domestic and Foreign Produce $12,932 $1,091,565 425,706 4,089,651 11,487,343 10,348 13.982 277,987 12,189 278.465 599,348 24,279,608 6,668,917 2,191,308 8,860,225 33,139.833 19,166 414,359 4 404,863 38,585 4,789,160 764 835 19,169 5,152,501 38,585 4,947,166 769,331 5,630,286 383,056 8,141,088 2,115,262 10,256,350 26,071,660 6,793.958 32 865,618 1,012,054 509,811 1,521,865 34,387,483 9,563 1 755 7,841 31,892 300 496 3,696,513 8 464 11,445 10,981,271 8,043,284 793,114 88,529 36,629 113,221,877 14,724,300 127,946,177 82,569,389 23,813,333 106.382,722 12,239,249 3,229,832 15,469.081 121,851,803 POLITICS OF THE DAY. MISCELLANEOUS. vention, of candidates for president and vice president of the United States at the next election. Resolved, That full and ample notice should be gi"THE AMERICAN PRESS". ven of the time and place of holding said convenPRESIDENTIAL. The fall elections have now tion, to the end that the whole body of the democra- seems is now lecturing in that city, had called to reThe Richmond Whig stafes that Dr. Lardner, who it all terminated, the second session of the present con-cy may be fully and fairly represented therein; and quest him to contradict the paragraph which attrigress commences at Washington in two weeks from with that view, be it further. butes the article in the last Foreign Quarterly ReMonday next, and then and there will begin in sober Resolved, That we respectfully propose to the de- view upon "The American Press," to him. We coearnest the game amongst politicians for the next mocratic party in other states, a democratic national pied the paragraph from the Troy Whig-and thought presidency and vice presidency of the U. States. convention, to be composed of delegates elected or it not unlikely, as the Doctor is lecturing to the As preliminary to the campaign we have kept up chosen by the democratic party, in the manner and American public, that he might, like his countryman the record of partizan manœuvres in various directions, with a view to concentrating forces for the according to the usages observed in the several "Boz," consider it a duty to read us "outside Barba states respectively; and that said convention assem-rians" a chapter upon morals and manners. We shall endeavor to give an impartial ble at the city of Baltimore, in the state of Maryhistory of the coming contest-or rather to furnish What authority the Troy Whig may have had for authentic items under this head from which an im-land, on the fourth Monday in the month of Novem- signifying that the doctor was the author of the artiber, 1843. cle in the Review, we know not, nor do we regard partial history may be written hereafter. Resolved, That we invite the action of the demo-it of much importance who the author may be. Whocratic party in our sister states on the proposition contained in the foregoing resolution, and which we respectfully submit to their consideration. contest. A CASS MOVEMENT. The democratic central committee of Shelby county. Indiana, have issued a call for a meeting to be held in Shelbyville on the 29th instant, to appoint delegates to a state convention on the 8th of January. "All those in favor of the nomination of either general Cass or of Richard M. Johnson, are especially invited to attend." The Charleston Mercury of the 14th, under the caption of "the next presidency" noticing a paragraph from the Mobile Register, adds: THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES. ever wrote it will no doubt be gratified with the sensitiveness of those who are assailed. We sincerely hope that the publication of this caricature upon the It needs no argument at our hand to prove that American press, may not be without wholesome effect the proposition contained in the first of the above re- upon both readers and publishers in this country—for solutions is indispensable; and we rejoice to see THE certainly there is room for vast improvement amongst MOST PERFECT UNIÓN AND CONCERT PER- us, in taste for selecting publications to be read and VADE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY at this time; encouraged, if improvement be our object. Satire while their opponents are scattered to the four winds, is the best method of presenting truth with suffici ent force to certain minds. There are avenues in and scourged as with the besom of destruction. All right!"No compromise of principle for the which moral and religious considerations possess From every quarter of the union, so far as news- feeble power compared to the influence of ridicule, sake of harmony." We wish not for a triumph ob- papers have expressed the will of the democracy, a and in these cases its influence is friendly. Although tained by log-rolling with protectionists. Let there determination abides with them to go for the candibe no dodging,-no slurring of important questions; dates for the presidency and vice-presidency that the operation is severe upon the patient, the cure is let the broad banner of "free trade; low duties; no debt; may be nominated by delegates from all the states to likely to be radical. If such be a consequence to any separation from banks; economy, retrenchment; and be assembled in national convention FRESH FROM the American press, however extravagantly coloured considerable degree, of the parade of the faults of strict adherence to the constitution," be kept fully, broadly, spread that he who runs may read-and let those faults are by those British lecturers, we shall whoever will not stand by it in the face of friend or The democratic members of the legislature of have extracted a portion of honey from their gall.— foe, or who would yield a jot in the principles it Tennessee-now wielding one-half of the legislative By the way, Boz in his notes for circulation," has avows-or mask a word of its honest democratic power of the state, and coming as they do from dif- aptly characterized if not caricatured those foreign lecavowal of the creed, the whole creed-and nothing ferent sections as the chosen men of their party-turers and American gullibility, by introducing one of but the creed of the party,-seek fraternity among are entitled to the consideration of TRUE REPRESEN- the craft who claimed acquaintance with him in the the mountebanks who have no "avowals for the TATIVES OF THE DEMOCRACY OF THE STATE. They western country. The episode is graphic and it is public eye”—and be numbered henceforth among the do not speak, therefore, as a newspaper; a candidate to be hoped will be instructive. If the influx of for for office; a one-man power; but as with the power of the people; and their voice, which is raised from the centre of the country with reference to the prospective measure of a national convention, is therefore entitled, at least "to the action of the democratic party in our sister states." To repeat: "We (the democratic members of the legislature The Nashville Union, just received, contains the of Tennessee) respectfully propose to the democraannexed proceedings of the democratic representa-tic party in other states a democra ic national contion of Tennessee, preliminary to the nomination of vention, to be composed of delegates elected or candidates for the presidency and vice presidency. chosen by the democratic party, in the manner and We have no doubt that the proposal will be heartily according to the usages observed in the several and universally concurred in by the democracy of states respectively; and that the said convention asevery state in the Union. The time proposed in the semble at the city of Baltimore, in the state of Mathe resolutions for holding the convention will alone ryland, on the fourth Monday of the month of Nobe objected to, as not conforming to "the usages ob-vember, 1843." served by the several states" heretofore. The convention has hitherto always been held in May of the long session of congress immediately preceding the presidential election. coons. From the Globe of 28th ult. AND VICE PRESIDENCY. There are many considerations which might be urged to sustain the old usage. Among them, that which induced the original selection has lost none of its force. It is a point of time at which the political aspect of the country, produced by the proceedings of the national legislature about to close its labors, can be perfectly scanned, and when the public wili in regard to it may be concentrated by the national convention, so as to make the selection of the chief magistrate have its full bearing in giving effect to popular opinion in regard to public measures just discussed. But, if there were no other reasons for adhering to the old usage, than that it is a usage which has worked well, it would be sufficient. The union of the party is best preserved in support of the nominations, when the interval is brief between making them and the election. From the Nashville (Tennessee) Union. A NATIONAL CONVENTION. Brethren of the press, what say ye? LANDS SALES. Large sales of public lands do. do. do. Ionia, do. Fayette, Missouri, Total sectious, Of these 8,211 sections, it is supposed that onethird are occupied by pre-emptioners, who must pay up by the day of sale. At the government price they will bring $2,186,400. The probability is that none will be bought save by pre-emptioners, and that the balance-5,474 sections-will be subject to entry. INDIAN DIFFICULTIES. Colonel Taylor has given notice to the Seminoles, who have taken possession of a portion of the Cherokee country, that they must remove by the 1st inst. Alligator, who is at the head of that band of Seminoles, has avowed his determination to remain where he is. He says there are not United States soldiers enough in the country to force him off, and he will not leave. It is, therefore, probable that the war with the Semi noles will be renewed on our western frontier. [Western paper. eign imposters who assume to lecture our people should be checked by our improving his hint, it will be something of a saving to us, even if we should lose something of the sciences,-such for instance as the fascinating Miss Elssler who has been so obliging as to attempt to instruct us in. The latter, if accounts are true, has left an investment of the proceeds of her short tour amongst us, which will enable her to draw the pretty little sum of ten or fifteen thousand dollars annually from us, as a permanent memento of our gratitude for the benefit her precepts and example have confered upon our community-both male and female. If some meritorious individuals suffer, and there be some cases of hardship effected by our caution in the premises, in future, it will be a suffici ent answer we hope for an American to point to the admonitions received from such respectable and competent authority as we have just perused. Malte Burn the French geographist remarks that the American newspaper press is the most stupendous apparatus that the world has ever yet witnessed for diffusing information to a whole people. De Tocqueville if we mistake not repeats the same idea. Of the attempt of European writers and publishers to circumscribe its benefits by interposing international copy right enactments, we have always doubted. It is but candid to admit that our notion of the policy of patenting ideas-the vagaries of human imagination the mere products of fancy,--is somewhat latitudinarian; at least we would not go beyond existing laws in restricting free trade in those especial commodities. What amount Boz" might have realized by having our country subsidized by a copy right in the single publication just emitted,-with all the confi dence and curiosity he had fortuitously accumulated, may be judged by comparing the price exacted for publications in England, with the prices for which the "American Press" are supplying the American people with the same publications. Nicholas Nickelby in England $5. The American edition is sold for $2: and a plainer edition of the same work for 75 cents. D'Israeli's Amenities of lite rature, English edition, $10: American edition, $1 75. And in the more important departments of litera ture, the difference is equally great. Jay's Morning Exercise, Eng, price, $5 00 Amr. $1 00 Jay's Prayers, Rowland Hill's Memoirs, Hannah More's Life, Turner's Sacred History, Scott's Bible, Southey's Poetical Works, do, |