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From Iho Raleigh Constitutionalist.
Washington, Fib. 4. 1332.
Messrs Editors: This is the
'second day Mr. Clay has amu
sed tho Senate with his pecu
liar tariff eloquence. I suppose
he will occupy Monday in wind
ing up. After nil his mighty
and splendid efforts, I donot
think he will be able to reach
the White House on the fourth
of March, 1833. It is evident
that Mr. Clay is not speaking
what he believes, when lie says,
that taxes imposed on articles
of consumption make them
cheaper. The argument if car
ried out amounts to this: two
merchants go to Europe and
buy goodswhen they arrive
in this country, one honestly
pays the duty at the Custom
House, and the other smuggles
in his. According to Mr.
Clay's American System doc
trine, t lie one which pays the
duty can afford his goods the
cheapest. The doctrine car
ries on its face nn absurdity
which should subject its udvo
cales to just scorn and con
tempt. And I venture to say,
that, if twenty-five years ago, a
man had advocated such doc
trine in Congress, he would
have been looked upon by all
men cf sense as a common fool.
Yet such is the desperate slate
of the public mind at present,
we find this inflammatory and
abominable doctrine swallowed
with avidity by some even of our
Eastern men. I had hoped,
that at this session of Congress,
we should be able to have so
modified the Tariff as to have
given something like general
satisfaction. But I must say,
that recent events have seemed
rather to make me doubt, than
even to hope, there is the least
possible chance to effect any
thing like a beneficial reduc
tion. It is painful to relate
that the ultimate and substan
tial interests of the yeomanry
of the country are but objects
of a secondary nature, with the
majority here. Mr. Clay leads
a party who are trying to sup
plant Gen. Jacksou, and to ef
fect which they would roll hea
ven and earth together. They
seem disposed not to yield one
inch of ground, as respects their
tariff principles. Mr. Calhoun,
at the head of a small party,
goes for an entire abandonment
of the principle of protection.
And thus the two extremes are
pushed to the very point of des
paration; and finally, we shall,
after all, break up and do no
thing during this state of things.
You have seen the course of
policy which our venerable Pre
sident has recommended in re
lation to the Tariff, viz: Con
Tarborough, (.Edgecombe County, JV. C.J Tuesday, March 13, 1833.
cession and Compromise. But
unfortunately for the country,
we are too weak to carry this
viuy, wmi ins party,
yielding no ground; Calhoun
and his, contending for an
abandonment of the protective
nnl i r r IIMitia tl. T..
i;""vr iiuv? uiu x resident is
literally crucified between Uco
thieves! I have nothing to say
about combinations and coali
tions; but one thing I will sav
that, in my opinion the fag cuds
of parties are determined to
use every means in their power,
to thwart the views of the Pre
sident.
ff n r n A C t
Southern Senators in voting to
m in, uuuuci ui some oi our
reject Mr. Van ' Buren, has
not, in my opinion, materially
our cause. 1 tear it has produ
ced an apathy with some of our
New lork friends. I confess
I am at a loss to account for
their conduct myself. You will
sen by reference to the debates
in secret session, that the os
tensible reason assigned by the
opposition, lor his rejection,
was his instructions to Mr. Mc-
ane in relation to the West
India trade. I do not blame
Mr. Clay and his Jaction for
rejecting him on that account.
It was to be expected that the
man, who, by his negligence,
lad lost that valuable trade,
and failed in repeated efforts to
regain it, would hardly be hon
orable enough to commend the
man who had sagacity enough
to regain it. But it is strange
-nay, passing strange, that
Mr. Calhoun and his partisans
should join in the massacre.
All who are conversant with the
history of the times, know that
Mr. Calhoun and his friends
were the most clamorous of all
in relation to tho loss of this
"valuable trade and nursery for
our seamen, as one of them
termed it. And now, strange
to relate, they have joined with
the man who, by negligence,
lost it, impolitically, (as they
hope,) killing the one who has
regained it. Strango proceed
ing! I confess, to me. I had
thought the instructions given
to Mr. McLanc met the appro
bation of all the then Cabinet
but I am informed by the Ex-
Secretary of the Navy, that it
did not. Since which, the Pre
sident has informed me, that he
gave express orders to Mr. Van
Buren to give the instructions.
I view the whole as a thrust at
the President, intended by his
enemies to disgrace him, and to
cover the odium which was at
tached to Adams and Clay.
fSome men who have once been
"strong f riends of the President
have )latcd a bold fist in the
dark in relation to this busi
ness. H I know not how they can
say u their constituents, they
are the friends of Gen. Jack
son. They have "done" us
"much evil, the Lord reward"
them "accordingto their works.
Your obedient servant,
J. SPEIGHT.
U. S. Bank. In the House of Re
nrescntatives on the 28th ult. a rcso
ution appointing a select committee
to examine into the affairs of the
Bank cf the United Slates, with pow
er to send for persons and papers, be
ing: under consideration:
Mr. BRANCH said, beli6v-
ing as he did that the President
of the United States was desi
rous to sec this question bro't
to a definite issue, he had bro't
Ids mind to resist every mea
sure which was calculated to
delay its ultimate decision. He
would not impeach the motives
of those who were willing to go
into tins question but he could
see no benefit from it. Let it
result as it might, it would not
affect the veto of the President.
Docs any man on this floor be
lieve that the President would
sign a bill rechartei inor the
V. - - - q - - - v
Bank? Throughout a long ca
reer of public service, he has
constantly pronounced the char
ter of the present, as well as the
former Bank of the U. States to
be unconstitutional. He has
taken an oath to support the
Constitution against all en-
i r-
(jioucumcui. vau any one
doubt but he will redeem his
faith? After its rejection by
the President can it be passed
by two-thirds of both Houses?
Why then should the public
mind be longer agitated with
incertaintv on this exciting sub
ject? Why should artful spe
culators be permitted to avail
themselves of the present un
certain state of events? Enqui
ries are daily passing on this
subject. The President is sta
ted to be of one opinion, the
Secretary of the Treasury of
another. If the charter of the
Bank is to be renewed it ought
lo be known. If not to be it
should be understood. It was
tho duty of the House to act
promptly on the subject. The
whole country expected it. He
would do the President the jus
tice lo say that he never shrunk
from any proper responsibility. ;
It was from no desire of his that
this subject was delayed. It
was to be attributed lo his
counsellors to a power be
hind tho throne greater than the
throne itself. The President
desired no such subterfuge.
Believing that the object so
much desired the prostration
of the Bank may be better at
tained by avoiding all delay, he
should vote against the resolu
tion. U. S. Bank. It appears from
information published by the
President of the Bank, that the
amount of stock held by for
eigners is 84,055 shares; equal
to $8,405,500, without inclu
ding the premium. The whole
number of foreign stockholders
is 470. The domestic stock
holders of the Bank are 3,002,
in number, owning 195,620
shares. The U. States hold
70,000, and there are in transi
tu between the different trans
fer officers, 325 shares' ma
king in the whole 350,000
shares, which, at 100 each,
make the amount of capital,
viz: 35,000,000. Present pre
mium per share, $124 1-8 to
$124. Amount of specie on
hand at the Bank of the United
States and its several branches,
on the 1st January, 1832, was
$7,038,823 12. Ral. Reg.
Petersburg Rail Road. We
learn from the Petersburg
Times, that the bill, recently in
troduced into the House of De
legates of Virginia, providing
that one half of the State's sub
scription shall be paid when in
dividual Stockholders shall have
paid a like proportion of theirs,
and tho remainder when indi-
viduals shall have paid the oth
er half, passed that House on
tho 13th ult. by a vote of 64 to
37. "In addition to this highly
gratifying intelligcnce,(observes
the Times,) we embrace the oc
casion to mention, that a weal
thy citizen of North Carolina
has recently subscribed the a
mount of 810,000 to the Com
pany's funds a flattering evi
dence of confidence, inspired
no doubt by the extraordinary
punctuality with which the ori
ginal Shareholders have met
the requisitions thus far upon
them, the unexampled energy
under all circumstances) with
which the work has progressed,
together with the prospect of
ultimate profit from the invest
merit." Ral. Star.
Free Negroes. A bill provi
ding for the removal of free per
sons of color from Virginia, has
passed the House of Delegates
of that State, by a vote of 79 to
41. The bill appropriates for
the object $35,000 for the pre
sent year, and $90,000 for tlie
year 1833; the emigrants to be
transported to some place be
yond the limits of the United
States, left to the discretion of
the Central Board. This
Board is to consist of the Gov
ernor, Treasurer and Auditor,
who are clothed with the power
ol appointing agencies at Nor
folk, Petersburg, or other pla-
ces. io compulsion is to be
used in any case. ib.
Emigrants to Liber iH. The
Norfolk Herald says; Capt.
Allen, ot the ship Samuel
Wright, at New York, from Ha
vre, informs that the ship Rob
ert, which had just arrived at
Havre, spoke the ship James
Perkins, bound to Liberia, with
passengers, who had twice at
tempted to take the ship, but
were prevented. She was pro
ceeding on her voyage. The
James Perkins sailed from this
port for Liberia, about the last j
of December. We would fain
believe, that there has been
some misapprehension or mis
take in the understanding of the
information as received by the
Robert.
The passengers in
the James Perkins were people
of unquestionable good con
duct, and every thing had been
provided for their comfort and
accommodation besides, what
could it have profited them to
have got possession of the ship?
How could they have navigated
her? And if they had found
any of the crew adequate to
that oflice, to what part of the
world could they have shaped
their course, save the one they
were going to? or what do with
the vessel? Nothing but insan
ity or the desire of self destruc
tion could have prevailed with
them, we should think, to make
so rash & desperate an attempt.
Death by Fire. A melan
choly incident occurred at Nor
folk on Saturday week. Mrs.
Sarah Piercy, who had but a
week before lost a sister, whose
infant children she took charge
of, was standing with her back
to the fire caressing oneof them,
when her dress, of light calico,
caught fire, and she was imme
diately enveloped in flames. In
her confusion she threw herself
on the bed, the clothes of which
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also caught. She then rushed
down stairs. In the mean time
her screams, with those of the
children, had been heard at the
next house, the master of which
ran in and met the unfortunate
lady at the foot of the stairs; he
seized her in a moment, and
throwing her down and wrap
ping the carpet around her, im
mediately extinguished the fire,
which by that time had nearly
consumed her entire clothing!
V phvsician was immediately
called in, but she was past all
hope of recovery; and after re
maining in the most excrucia
ting agony till 11 o'clock next
day, she expired. Mrs. Piercy
was in the 37th year of her age,
widow of Mr. James L. Piercy,
and the only survivor of the fa
mily of the lale James Hunter,
Esq. of Norfolk borough.
Duelling. The New Orleans
Free Press, of the 30lh ult.
says: a meeting look place oa
Saturday between, two gentle
men of that city; at which, after
the first fire was exchanged, ona
of the parties stepped forward
and offered his hand to his an
tagonist, who refused it. The
ground was then retaken, and
the party refusing instantly
shot dead.
ttTAn Albany (N. Y.) paper
states that a duel, between two
Southern students, very recent
ly took place at Schenectady.
They fought with pistols and
dirks and both were wounded,
although not dangerously. The;
names arc not mentioned.
A conspiracy has been re
cently detected in Philadelphia,
formed against a young man by
tho name of Silkman. He was
charged by different individuals
and at different times before the
police, with" hav ing passed coun
terfeit money. The police was
also informed, that counterfeit
bills were hidden on the premis
es of the accused, which upon
examination, were found accor-i
dingly. Under these circum
stances, the young man was ar
rested and held to bail to an
swer the charge at the Court of
Sessions. . Suspicions however
were excited mat ail was not
right, and one of the accusers
was arrested, from whose exa
mination it was made to appear,
that a party of villains had con
spired to have Silkman convict
ed and sent to the state prison.
G7"An old gentleman near
Baltimore was lately threatened
with death if he did not send
$800 iu a letter to the Balti
more post office, directed B. L.
A letter was sent, and tho per
son who called for it was ar
rested. He. has hitherto stood
high for integrity and good
conduct, and said he had been
requested by a stranger at a ta
vern to ask for such a letter; but
the stranger could not be found,
and the man is in prison.
(TFAt Hempstead, N.Y. a wa
goner being absent from home.
a black, who knew he had mo
ney, broke into the house. Tho
wagoner's wife was awoke by
the growling of her dog, a fino
mastiff, and told him to seize
the man. He did so, and was
found standing by the dead bo
dy of the black in the morning.