A Whig Interpretation

The Couricr and Enquirer, a zoalóus and leading Clay paper, has the followingr exposition of Mr. Clay's positidn on Texas. Hts interpretation ís iden'ical with our statement of the case previous to the eleclion, for which we were so mucb denounced by raost VVhig polilicians."Mr. Clay, as tlie whole country u-eli knovvs, lost the State of New York in November lust, nnd consequently, is notvoio the President of the Unit cd States, , been use. he placed on rrcord his deliberóte opinión thal the Annexation of Texas covld in no manner af Jp.ct the question of Slavery; and avoivud HIMSEI.F IN FAVOR OP ANNKXATION, whenCVef the assnit of Mexico and of üur oicn pcople covld be obtained. "For tlaia during to be lionest, and for honestly believine" tliat the Annexation of Te.va? in a constitutional manner, would be a public nlossing - whick opinión wehive advocated for eight yenrs- Mr. Clay as deprived of the Presid'ency."flr The average weight of single letters, as now written, has been ascertained to be a qüarter of an ounce, by trials at the Boston and Washington post-offices. Consequently, under the new law' two sheets vvill weigh but halfan ounce, and ,pay only single postage. But it requires threeorfour sheets of th'in letter paper to weigh half an As soon as the law comes into operation, there will be a general inquiry for'thin paper.Qr3 In Rhode Island, the electión turrièd on the liberation of Dorr. Charles Jackson, the Liberation candidate, is electëd by about 200 rnajority over James Fenncr, the late incitmbént. The Lawand-Order party have a majority ot 28 in the Assembly, but it is suppose'd i heit enough of these will be in favor of the libemlion of Dorr toefiect the object.