The Freeman, 1849-12-22

ate will forthwith proceed, (neither the said John Johnson - son Johnson or Broadwell voting.) to rote upon the follow ing propositions : ' " " " ' ' ' . , First That Wm. F. Johnson is entitled to a. seat in this Senate." - - ;'- Second That Lewis Broadwell is entitled to a seat in this Senate, and the vote so given shall be final in the premises. ' '"'"' Mr. Chairman : -Tbe resolutions which-1 have had the honor to send to the Chair, and which have been read to " the senate, contemplate the speedy and constitutional organization of this body.' -, I remarked, on yesterday, causually, that if the- organization had been attempted in the usual wity, . .. t, .1 ! aouotless, Mr. Johnson wouia now oe in nis e on the prima facie evidence of his certificnte, ; Not by my vote, however, as may be seen from my re report - port report as Chairman of the Committee on Privileges and elections. 1 there distinctly repudiate for m self, the practice of permitting gentlemen, claiming seats under manufactured, surreptitious, or false, certificates, to take seats under such circumstances. But 1 did believe, when I made that ' remark, taut some gentlemen on this side of the Chamber would have held the certificate of Mr. Johnson to be pri prima - ma prima facie evidence, of . election. I may have beets mistaken. The extraordinary manner in which it was attemed to proceed to the final organization, however, may be, and in my judgment is.the cause why that event has been delayed, since the man- ner of the proceeding has, undoubtedly, merged the prima facie claim into one 'on its merits. .'"'.' M. Johnson is entitled now to his seat as a sena senator, - tor, senator, or he is not The prima facie case ii out f.f the question. The correct principles on which just representation is founded, has been applied in de deciding - ciding deciding the recent cases on this subject in American legislation, and on their authority I rely to make that point good. Some cases, to which I shall re refer - fer refer during the discussion, have been decided upon. Whig authority, and some by Democratic authori authority, - ty, authority, the cases themselves are based upon the pure basis of reason, and consequently upon undoubted law. "". ' - . . . . ... The plans of organization announced from the other side of this chamber, denied to the majority of the Senators elected the right to participate in the organization. Against the tyranny implied in the manner proposed, I steadily and on all occas occasions - ions occasions voted. I voted against your Honor taking that chair, because vou had but nine voices, includ ing your own, to sustain your pretentions. I couia not object to you as a gentleman and Senator, for I grant your claim was as good as that of any oth other - er other individual. But I objected because the Senate was attempted to be called to order by less than majority; expressly excluding the rest of the Sen Senators - ators Senators from a participation, and because there were but one third of a Constitutional quorum who were willing that you should occupy that seat as chair chairman. - man. chairman. ; ' -'.. THere Mr. B. was called to ordeJ there beine no question before the Senate V; . . ','!' Mr. Wilson Senator from Seneca, then rose and offered a resolution that the Senate, now proceed to the election of a speaker, Clerk and &ergcant-at-arms- " " ' -' Mr. B. was about to resume his Vcmarls,' w&en Mr. Whitman asked him to take; his seat. f Mr. B. said he did not recognize the right of the Senator from Fairfield to order lilrti to his" seat. Let the Chairman, 6aid Mr. B4 take that order up oh himself, and he would show his order abiding principles by complying with the order of the Chair, The Chair said Mr. B. Was out of order, as the res resolutions - olutions resolutions offered by him were said ..to be out of or order. - der. order. . . ... .'. : : Mr. Whitman said, the Senator from Trumbull will now take his seat. . ... - . , C Mr. Beaver lesumed hts remarks, snyingj the Chairman being a friend to free speech, and un unwilling - willing unwilling to gag, had not made this order suggested by the senator from Fairfield; . - The Chair. The question is bri the resolution; offered by the Senator from Seneca, , . . '. ". The resolutions offered by me this morning, said Mr. Beaver will find their way to the country, and I am Content to abide the. public judgment which will be placed upon them. But here it will be "my effort to show that my resolutions lo look to the speedy and proper organization of the Senate. . When interrupted, I was about to- proceed to show to the Senate the ground upon which I aver averred - red averred the prima facie evidence of right claimed by Mr. Johnson was merged into a case upon its mer merits. - its. merits. Mr. Johnson's competitor, (Mr. Broadwell.) presented to the Chair the record of the election in Hamilton county, which was read by the Clerk. Mr Johnson then presented the legal evidence of the same record, which was not read, since it was stated by Mr. Johnson to be identical with the rec record - ord record or abstract presented by Mr, Broadwell; thus the whole question was before the Senate. Now, Mr. Chairman, if we were determined to shut our eyes to the truth, even then we could not help but see and know, after reading the retord, that the certificate presented by Mr. Johnson was untrtie. It was conclusively contradicted Jby Mr. Johnsons own showing,' And if 51ft Johnson had presented his record and certificate together, tho result, in truth, would have been the same.-. : -. Mr. Johnson. Will the senator alldw me to ask him a question. Is not the Constitution a law ? Mr. Beaver resumed. I acknowledge the Con Constitution - stitution Constitution to be the supreme law, and I plant myself and the opposition I 6hall make to the gentleman's taking his seat here, expressly apon that supreme law. ' N , I might here ask the Senator from Cuyhoga whether it was by "concert" with tiietnbers on the other side of the chamber, that he failed to assert his right and duty, to assist in the organization. Whether deferring to take the Constitutional oath of office on his part, should prevent me'rom taking judical notice, as a Sworn Senator, that the certifi certificate - cate certificate of Mr. Johnson did not only correspond with the law, but its allegation that that gentleman was "duly elected a Senator," was falsified and untrue 1 The Senator from Cuyhoga, in his speech be fore the Senate, insinuated "concert" to this side of the Chamber. May I not now avail myself of a rule laid down by himself, and ask him why he wa willing to stand by and see this pretended organ organization - ization organization go qn. Was that the work of "conoert ?" r Was it because he could, if once sworn to discharge his dutv, be compelled to take judicial notice of the falsity of the certificate ? It is tru?, the gentle gentleman - man gentleman labored to reconcile the conduct of Clerk Roll with the hw. Let me read Mr. Chtvnnan the cer

Somclimes we have butter at $1 per pound, cheese the same, good molasses at $1 50 per gallon, these articles together with pickles, constitute our usual uiu ui iai e. oorae lrisn ana sweet potatoes ana plenty of onions, each $1 per pound. Our bes"t flour comes from Oregon and South America. i Beef cattle are plenty, but the miners use salt pro- ' visions, and have no fresh only as they kill an elk, j deer, or grizzly bear, which is rather a risky busi- ness. 1 he miners all p-et transformed into Indians, ! in their looks, manner of living and habits. I shall not go up to the mines, but stay in the city. The average yield of the miners does , not exceed 12 to $15 per day. It has now become a median-, ical operation. I suppose there is now more goods sold here in one day than is sold in Lower Sandus ky in a week. It is true wheat docs not come in currency, and on winch a man may sleep safely at $ltf per ounce. There is ten times the amount of silver here that you have there, and the quantity of ten and five cent pieces is almost innumerable. I have heard of the ravages of the cholera at San Sandusky - dusky Sandusky city. John M. Smith left for the mines a day or two since, with as much beard as ever a Dunk- ard wore, and fat as a bear. - Give my best respects to all enquiring friends. ISAAC SHARP. Tfac true Object of Life. The following beautiful extract is taken from a lecture on Leisure its Uses and Abuses, foond in the new volums of orations and discourses by the Rev. Bethune, spoken of a few days since: Commerce or any pursuit which is usually cal called - led called business, is unworthy of being considered the proper occupation of life. It is only necessary to provide or to procure the means of living.- Ihe time devoted to it should be considered' as a tax upon our immortal being, laid upon us by the neces neces-sitios - sitios neces-sitios of that curse which sin brought with it into our world. If so, the leisure which the necessities of business allow' becomes incalculably more pre precious, - cious, precious, as being theonly season when we can devote ourselves mainly and exclusively to the great end of our being. For though there is no honest pur suit of life in which we may not serve God and our fellow men, no man is htted for the practice of vir virtue - tue virtue merely by practice; he must, in hours of rest, study its theory, contemplate its ends, and wisely gird himself for the toil. If there be one here, (though I arri sure there is not) who has no higher ambition than to be a mere man of business, a mere slave of men's bodily necessities, a mere idolator of his own purse ; to have his life but a thing of cotton bags and tobacco hogsheadsj druggets and dowlasses, madder and fustic town lots, bank stocks, and exchanges, his mind like the advertising side of a daily gazzete, or the weekly Price Current; the sum of his life, the balance sheet of his ledger; and who estimates his worth by the dullars and cents which remain to his credit, who would choose for his immortality one eternal Wall street, and give up a crown of glory to be called the best man upon "change" if there be such an one, he may despise those mo moments - ments moments of leisure which business spares, waste them in sinful sleep, lounge them away in rapid amuse amusements, - ments, amusements, dawdle over ephemeral niagizines, or news newspaper - paper newspaper reports of police causes and shocking acci accidents - dents accidents squable in the low arena of party politics, exhaust his breath in blowing np every bubble of popular excitement.lisp idle gallantries in ladies ears who in their soul despise such emptiness, and but tolerate the fool as they do a pet dog or a parrot tor want ol better company : or perhaps do worse, in vulgar debaucheries. He may despise leisure and so waste it, but he must take the consequence in this world and the next. A mere merchant! a mere man of business ! Who would be content with such a disignation? what respect can one feel for such a character '? All he gets from the world is the credit of being worth So Much dross, a little fawn fawning - ing fawning servility from those who wish to borrow of him or owe him already, or the wondering calculation of how much his heirs will divide amongthem when he leaves his wealth behind him with his rotting body. Were I such a man, I would wish my name to die with me, and would ask neither mar marble - ble marble nor granite, nor the venal page, to preserve the memory of my sordid selfishness. Let it perish like the thistle cut down by the mower's scythe, or the dry mullen that decays on the barren hill side. But there is a true grandeur, which though we cannot reach, we must admire and may emulate, in him who devotes the energies of a well stored mind to the pursuit of commerce, that the fruits of noble enterprize may enable him to follow the bent of his disposition in the spread of knowledge, and the liberalities of a wide philanthropy; who can shake olf the meaner jealousies of trade with the dust' of his warehouse; who leaves behind him the idolatries of covetousness well pleased to enter the populous solitude o! his library and hold com munion with the mighty dead, to join the social circle and brighten the glow of cheerful but ration al converse by the warmth of his own intelligence or to mingle with the evening crowd who meet to devise and prosecute new plans tor doing good to his countrymen and the world; whose walls are adorned with works ot native art. acquired by a price which has cheered the child of genius in his lone enthusiasm ; at whose table and hearthstone the scholar and the man of sience is a welcome and de lighted guest, and whom religion claims as her consistent and beneficent follower. Like a noble tree, whose roots are struck deep in fruitful earth, he stands in a gigantic strength, his higher arms aspiring to heaven, while the poor, the sorrowful, and the friendless, find shelter and food beneath the shadow of his wide branches. The correspondent of the Evening Post states, that at the second meeting for consultation held by the free soil men proper, they agreed upon a pledge that the members elected upon pledges of entire fidelity to the principle of opposition to the exten extension - sion extension of slavery under our constitution, will in no con contingency - tingency contingency support an7 man for Speaker of the House who will not pledge himself to cordial and effect effectual - ual effectual co operation with them on this principle. The pledge was subscribed by Preston King, David Wiimot, Messrs Booth, of Connecticut, Durkee, of Wisconsin, and Tuck, of New Hampshire, who by previous party affinities are Democrats; by Messrs. Allen, of Massachusetts, Giddingsand Root of Ohio, John W. Howe, of Pennsylvania, and Sprague of Michigan, whose sympathies and connections, prior to the canvass which resulted in their election to Congress, were Whigs,

NUMBER 41. Beauttful Poem. O The poem which follows is said by a correspond ent, to have been written by Charles Maokay, some time editor of the Glasgow Argus, and to have appeaed in little voibme called ." Voices from a Crowd." We re- member reading it some years since, and being impress- ed by the solemnity and beauty of the thought, but we had forgotten the author's name. N. Y. Eve. Post, wish. Te'l me. v winded winrf. That round my pathway roar, ' ; Do ye not know some spot i Where mortals weep no iuorc7 Some lone and pleaaant dell, -. Some valley in the west, ; : . , Where free from toil and pain, TI13 wearv soul tnav rest? The loud wind softened to a whisper low, : -Aud sighed for pity, as it answered " Jia " Tell me, thou mighly deep, Whose billuws round me play, '., - " Know'at thou some favored spot, . . .t . . - - Some island far away, - ' Where weary man may find ' "; " The bliss for which he sighs. Where sorrow never livee, -And friendship never dies? The loud wave rolling in perpetu.il flow,. Stopped for a while, and sighed to answer' No." ' And tliou, eerenet moon, : That with such holv fuse Doth look upon the earth. Asleep in uiglii's embrace. Tell me, in all tliy rouud ' Hast thou not seen some spot, Where miserable man Might mid a happier lot? Behind a cloud the moon withdrew in woe, : And a voice sweet, but sad, responded Nu." Tell me, my secret soul. Oh! tell me, Hope and Faith, Ja there uo resting place, Frvm sorrow, sin and death: la there no happy spot. Where mortal mav be blessed, . Where grief may find a halm, And weariness a real? Faith, (lope and Love best boons to mortals given. Waved their hnglit wings and whispered Yes! IIkavmi!" The Circassian Slave Trade. The Turkish slave dealers seldom bring arms to the Caucasus, or if they do, mere of the ornamental kind ; and powder also they bring only in small quantities, as presents for the princes and nobles. The Circassians are not usually willing to trade by barter for their beauties, preferring to receive their price in hard cash ; and they do not appear to find any difficulty in obtaining gun-powder, even from the Cossacks on the Kuban, &c . In most instan ces only the daughters of slaves, or of freed men, are sold, but even noblemen may occasionally be induced to part with their daughters or sisters for bright piasters ; and the girls themselves, to whom from their infancy the ease and splendor of the life they are to lead in the Turkish harems has been painted in glowing colors, generally leave without much hesitation their rude mountains and unnatu ral parents. Each vessel carries from thirty to for ty girls, crammed like herring m a barrel; but submit with great resignation to the sufferings of the voyage, soon to be exhausted tor the joy ot the magnificent city of the Sultan. It is calculated that out ot six slave snips live al always - ways always reach their destination. During the winter, from 1843 to 1844, twenty-eight ships sailed from the Caucassian coast, and twenty-three arrived safe with their cargoes, three having been burnt by the Russians', and two with their hit, living freight, swallowed by the Sea. A Turkish sea captain in Europe related to me appropos of these slave ships the following anecdote : A few years ago one of them sprung aleak out at sea, just at the moment when a Kussiatt steamer was passing at some distance. The Turkish slave dealer preferr ing even the air ot Siberia to drowning, made a signal of distress, and the steamer came along side, by whose assistance only the crew and passengers could be saved from inevitable destruction. But so deeply rooted in the Circassian heart is haired to the Russian that the blood of these girls rose at t he thought ot becoming the property ot a despised Russian soldier, instead of sharing the couch of a magnificent Turkish Pacha. They raised a mourn' ful cry as the vessel approached, and sprang des perately into the sea, while others plunged their knives into their hearts. The greater number of them, however, were earn d on board the steamer, whence they were transported to the Cossacks and distributed among the Cossocks of the line. I m3'self once made the passage from Trebisond to Constantinople with a dozen of these Circassian girls, as deck passengers. They were mostly mere children of twelve or thirteen, very pale and thin, but witn nne ana interesting countenances, ana a certain wild fire in their black eyes. Two only were carefully veiled, and their figures displayed more roundness of outline; they might be 18 or 20 years of age ; and to these the slave dealers paid much attention, and frequently brought them cof fee, of which the others got none. On my making some inquiries concerning them, he mrormed me they were the daughters of a nobleman; had fine rosy cheeks, and were much fatter than the rest, so that they would fech a much higher price in Staroboul than the others. For these beauties he hoped to obtain as much as 30,000 piasters; of the others he spoke with great contempt, and said he should be glad to get sixteen guineas apiece for them. This I urkish slave dealer was richly dres dressed - sed dressed in silks and furs, and in spite of his detestable trade was a man of pleasing manners. He inform informed - ed informed me that since the Russian occupation of the Cir Circassian - cassian Circassian coast, his business had become more diffi cult and perrilous, but far more profitable. For Formerly, - merly, Formerly, when Greek and Armenian women were brought to the Constantinople market, one might get a beautiful girl as low as 10,000 piasters, whilst at present, a well fed, rosv-cheekea damsel, from Gouriel or Adschara would stand one in as much as forty thousand. Wagner's Caucasus, 1843 and 1848. 0 : . Nicaragua Affair. The Liverpool European Times expresses the following opinion upon the intention and instruc tions of the new English Minister: Sir Henry Bulwer, we apprehend, will be em empowered - powered empowered to settle the misunderstanding on any that may appear the best calculated to carry out thg junction of the two oceans a sheme which will require groat energy and an enormous out lay. The projectors of such an undertaking are en entitled - titled entitled to receive from every civilized government all the aid and assistance which can be legitimately given, and this, we are sure, Sir Henry is prepared on behalf of this couatrv to extend, irresriective of ' all rival claim?.

VOLUME I. : ft a c t r jj , 1 From Graham's Magazine. THE BROTHER'S LAMENT. BY MRS. AMELIA B. WELBT. One moment more, beneath the old elm, Mary, Where last we parted in the flowing dell One moment more through twilight tints that vary, To gaze upon thy grave, aud then, farewell! Ere from this spot, aud these loved scenes I sever, Where still thv lovely spirit seems to stray- One look to fix them on my soul forever And then away ! Mary, 1 know my steps should now be shrinking From this sad spot but on my mournful gaze . A scene floats op that sets my soul to thinking On all the dear delights of other days! I'm (razing on the little foot-bridge yonder Throwu o'er the stream whose waters purl below, Where I so oft have seeu thee pause aud ponder, Leaning thy while brow on thy hand of mow. I'm standing on the spot where Inst we parted, Wheie, as I left llieeiu the frHgranl deh, I saw thee til ll so oft half broken hearted - Waving tlty hand in token of ftirewell. 1 start to meet thy footstep light and airy . riui the cold grass waves o'er'thy sweet youn Would thai the shioud that wraps thy lair form, head! ilarv: . W rapped mine instead: In va'n my heart its bitter thoughts would parry, , An adder's grasp biut its choros seem curled, For you were all I ever thought of, Mary Mary-Were - Were Mary-Were all I doted on in this wide world! And yet, I'd sigh not while thy fate I ponder, Did memory only bring thee to my eyes Pale as thou steepest in the church-yard yonder Or as an angel duzzling from the skies! I then at least could treasure each sweet token Oi thy pure love and in life's tnad'uing whirl Steel my crushed heHit had not thine own been broken Poor hapless girl! But, Mary M irv, when I think upon thee, As when 1 lost beheld thee in thy pride And on the fate oh God! to which he won thee I curse the hour that sent me from your side! Oh why were thou so richly, strangely gifted With mortal loveliness beyond compare? The look of love beneath thy lashes lifted ' lis fatal sweetness was to thee a snare! - I Yet sleep, my sister I will not upbraid thee Thou wert too sweet ko innocently . ei r: But he the exulting demon who betrayed thee He lives, he lives, and I am loitering here! Even now sonic happirr fair one's chains may hind him In dalliance sweet but I'll avenge lliee well! Avergethee? Yes! a brother's curse will find him, Though he should dive into the deeps of hell! I swear it, sister as thou art forgiven By nil our wrongs by all our several lies. And by the blessedness of yon blue heaveu. That gives its world of xzure to mine eyes! -By all my love by every sacred duty A brother oweB and by yon heaving soil, Thine early grave and hy thy blighted beauty, Thou sweetest iingel ill the realms of God ! swear it. by The .bursting grimns I sinolher. And cull on Heaven and thee to nerve me now. Mary, look down! behold thy wretched brother, Aud bless the vow! Sister, my soul its last farewell is taking, Aud I lor this had thought it nerved to ni, h, But every chord about mv heart seems breakingr. And blinding tesrs shut out tt e glimmering sight. One look one last King look to hill s nd meailow Tothe old f'wit-brdgf and the murmuring mill. And to thr chnreh yard sleeping in the shadow Cease tears and let these fond eves look their fill! One look and now farewell ye seenes that varv Beneath the twil ght shades that mind me fl m-! The charm that bound my wild heart here, was Mury; And she lies lou ! miscellaneous, A distinguished Financier in a Fix A Washington correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser narrates the following good joke, but awfully unpleasant fact in connection with a gen tleman who has passed for a great manager of the public finances, though not so successful in his own: The passage through the little stale of Mary land, on the great route between the North and South, has become more perilous to a certain class of travelers than the terrors of Svlla and (Jhar-bdis. Delaware still retains in her civil code that most unpopular and unamiable feature, imprisonment lor debt A few days since, Mr. Walker, late Secretnr of the ireasury, was return ing from a visiting tour to the North. He had last been on a visit to the famous Pottsville coal region. tie was accompanied oy his family. Un his arrival at Wilmington he was arrested for a debt of $6, $6,-000, - 000, $6,-000, and was threatened with actual imprisonment in Casslelon Jail. His friends Capt Swift, President of the Ohio Railroad Company, and the President, of the Reading Railroad Company.who had accom- pained him on his visit to the mines were inform informed - ed informed by telegraph of his situation and promptly had an engine for a special train rot in readiness, with which tuev proceeded to Wilmington from Phila delphia, and had him released by giving bail. 'CI A Nkw Defalcation. "Independent" writes from Washington to the Phil-idelnhia North Am erican that the Secretary of the Navy has dismis dismissed - sed dismissed Purser Kennon, of Virginia, from the service. for boinp; a delaulter. His deficit is stated at $10,- 000, which has been placed in the hands of the solicitor of the Treasury, in order that action mav be instituted against the principal and his sureties As yet no appointment has been made to till the vacancy. io A Royal Argument Fredrick the Great was very fond of disputation ; but as he generally ter terminate - minate terminate the discussion bv collaring his antagonist and kicking him, few of his guests were disposed to enter the arena against him. One dav when he was even more than usually disposed for an argu argument, - ment, argument, he asked one of his suite why he did not venture to express his opinion on some particular, question. "It is impossible, your majesty," to ex express - press express an opinion before a sovereign who has such very strong convictions and who wears such thick boots." o Tuhki8h. Ahmed Pacha, in proceeding from Egypt, on a mission to Constantinople, took with him a number of harems, numbering over 100 ladies. o The Mexican war, and the defalcations of the Denby's and other Polk officers, together with the blunder of R, J. Walker, Mr. Polk's Sec'y of Trea Treasury, - sury, Treasury, leaves a deficit of about $20,000,000 to meet the demands made by them on the Treasury. EST Young gentlemen who would succeed in love should woo eentlv. It is not fashionable for young ladies to take ardent spirits.

together with the mineral waters brings on the di diss - ss diss o arrkea, but it is seldom dangerous, if attended to in season. The boys the Lower Sandusky boys, were down from the mines last week, they have ail done well for new-beginners. We see some of our acquaintances almost every day. Dr. Anderson and son, of Maumee city, arrived here a few days since; the Doctor reached this place on nn ox-cart, the sorry remains of two splendid teams with which he started. R. H. Pinney, (the Texian lawyer who once figured in Lower Sandusky,) Hiram Kelley, (tinner,) Lewis Green, Peter Hershejv and quite a number from Sandusky city all well. Eight out of ten of the people here are from the States, and every thing goes on smoothly. There was considerable excitement here yester yesterday; - day; yesterday; we had an election to see if the people were willing to have' a corporation and town council, or not The gamblers and liquor sellers rose up en masse against the measure, knowing if it should prevail, they would be taxed. But their endeav endeavors - ors endeavors were all fruitless, the measure was carried by a large majority. So order must prevail. To talk of rabble and cut-throats why, this place is as or derly as Lower Sandusky, either on the Sabbath or a week day. The fact is, the Yankees brought their steady habits along with them. I have just returned from a visit to Sutter's Port ; the place is in quite a dilapidated state ; many of the outside walls having fallen down. They are built of what we here call dohys, being brick 18 inches long, 5 inches in thickness and 10 in width, made of mud and dried in the sun ; this is what constitutes a Mexican hiacendia. The Fort has now two hos hospitals - pitals hospitals kept in it, which look very neat and com comfortable. - fortable. comfortable. The emigration still pours in by land and water. Sacramento numbers about 4,000 men and 12 la ladies! - dies! ladies! This is California the land of song, "gold "gold-dreams - dreams "gold-dreams and diamond bovs." As for the diamonds, I have seen none of them, but gold dust is as plenty here as paper money in the States and ten times more so, for the meanest kind of men have their pockets full of it. I have seen many who have made themselves rich in a few days, though these are rare ; many that were not used to work at home, when they come to dig in the mines, if they do not make themselves rich the first or second day, get discouraged, leave the mines, curse the country and go home; fully one-half are Of this stamp, and many more gamble it away as fast as they get it The fact of it is, people here set no more value on a dollar than the people there do on a six-pence, as it is as easily earned as a six-pence is there. For instance, an old miner who had made some $70,000 in the mines, wished me to make a ram ramrod - rod ramrod for his ride, when it was finished, he counted me down eighteen Mexican dollars; my price was but two dollars. I suppose there is as much gold in these moun mountains - tains mountains as has been represented ; but that which is got now and is to be got hereafter, will take twice the labor that was required the last year. It is the most laborious kind of work, but it creates, a kind of excitement which enables them to do much more than they would at any other kind of labor. They have to dig through gravel and rocks from one to three feet, and frequently have to throw out heavy rocks to reach the metal, and then after hav having - ing having opened their lead, and are digging from 50 to $100 per da', in a week it may entirely fail, and they have to hunt another spot. Rut sometimes they may make a fortune out of one hole ; so -ou see it is quite uncertaiu and requires a great deal of perseverence ; m tact, it is any thing but pleasant business. Men not accustomed to work have no business here ; but any man who has his health, and is willing to work at any thing can make mon money, - ey, money, plent'.- The rainy season will soon be on us. What ef effect - fect effect this will have upon the business in town I can cannot - not cannot tell. The minei's generally, intend to winter in the mountains, and are taking up a sufficient supply of provisions and other necessaries. Sev Several - eral Several small stores have been removed from the city into the mountains, for when the rainy season com commences - mences commences the roads become impassable, so there will be little or no communication between the city and the mines. There has an immense quantity of goods arrived from the States. About fifty large vessels are lying in the harbor which will have to winter there. These will be used as store-ships and boarding-places. A number of slaves have been brought to this country by their masters, but on their arrival, they went to work for themselves, and left their masters to do the same as this is the land of 'free-trade and equal rights.' . The peo people - ple people in the States need have no fear that shivery will be planted here. I know of some negroes who get their $250 per month, as cooks in our boarding boarding-houses. - houses. boarding-houses. Rjb't H. Caldwell, Wm. Pettibone and myself have purchased a black-smith shop; Caldwell works at black-smithing, I as wagon-maker and house house-carpenter, - carpenter, house-carpenter, and Pettibone is now at the mines. We board ourselves, it costing about $1 25 per day. We have No. 1 mackerel for breakfast, 25c per lb. beef-steaks for dinner and supper at 25c per lb. buy nil our bread at the baker's at 50c per loaf. If a man sharpens his axe on our grind-stone, we charge him 50c, this keeps us in pics at 50c each.

Remarks cf Mr; Bearer, ! A tii Stnatt Dec 8, lslflr on ih$ fJlovivy rtK-. lutions, submitted try him to that body: : Whereas, Wm. F. Johnson, Esquire, claiming seat in this Senate from Hamilton county, has, beH j heard by the Senate, in its jrDici&t ct.THcrtr'x A court, upon the merits of his claim; Asft'WHBRB-" A3 the public interest imperatively demand that th6 difficulties now obstructing the organization of the Senate, should be removed at the earliest prac- .' tiuable moment, therefore. r ' . -' ' Resolved, That immediately after Lewis Rroad Rroad-well, - well, Rroad-well, Esquire, claiming a seat in this Senate as Sen-4 . ator from the first district of Hamilton county, shall be heard by the Senate ' upon his claim, the Sen-,