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SOUTH AMERICA. Buenos Ay res. The Agent of the American Board in New York has received a letter from 3Ir. Brigham, dated Jan. 1, from which we have been kind ly permitted to make an ex tract. Mr. B. states that the population of Buenos Ayrcs is about half that of New-York, (60,000) though the city is more extensive. "J find a climate as good as the city's name imports, and a country round it beautiful and luxuriant beyond all I have be fore seen a country where an indulgent providence has done everything for men, but where they make but ungrateful re turns. Indolence, with its le gitimate offspring vice, bigotry, and ignorance abound, tho' since the revolution they arc all less common, and the country is ev ery day assuming a more happy aspect. There is here more in telligence among individuals than I anticipated, and more fa milies of genuine worth; but they stand like beautiful lilies in a wild offensive marsh. They have now in this city four pub lic papers one daily, two semi-weekly, and one weekly. A medical journal has also just been commenced. There is a public library which is large and accessible by all who wish to enjoy its advantages. Few books are yet printed here, and there is a lamentable want of taste in the public to read what they have." Colombia. By an arrival at Baltimore from Laguira, we learn that a French consul had arrived at that port, in a nation al vessel of France, and that the English commissioners to the Republic of Colombia, Colonels Hamilton and Campbell, arrived with the Secretary of the mis sion, at Santa Martha, on the 31st of December. INI r. Watts, the English consul for Cartha gena, was also on board, and pro ceeded the following day for Carthagena. On the 21st Jan. also arrived at the same port, -the British Consul General, Mr. Henderson, with his family. A paragraph in the Jamaica Courant, of the 19th ult. says' "As Mr. Henderson, his Bri tannic majesty's consul general to the Republic of Colombia, was proceeding by the river Magdelcna to Bogota, accompa nied by his family, on their ar riving at Mompox, one of his sons, a fine promising youth, was induced to bathe, and in the act he was seized on by an alli gator, and immediately disap peared. A dog that was swir ming at the same time, met a similar fate." Mexico. On one night of the month of February, seven mur ders were committed in the city of Mexico. In one case, two persons having quarrelled, the aissui pvunged a dagger in to the breast of the other, who Grew it out instantly and buried it in the heart of his ad irrs.irv. Both fell dead on the same spot Pelew Islands. Capt. Clark who lately arrived at New Bed! ford, from coast of Japan, states that Capt. r rederick Cofiini (for merly of Nantucket,) of the En glish ship Syren, while off the Pclew Islands, about the last of March, IS23, getting refresh ments, suffered about 20 of the natives to be on board his ship just as he had filled away to leave the coast, when the na- tives rose upon him, killed two men. wounded Captain Coffin, mate, boat-steerer and several of his people. Ae crew at iirst fled to the shrouds but soon ral lied and cleared the deck. He had his mizen shrouds cut 'away, and other damage dorrs to his rigging. The natives seized the whale spades, which made them very powerful weapons. Capt. Cofiin stated that the cook de fended his castle alone, and drove off every attack with boiling water. CONCUESSIOXAL. SENATE. Monday, April 1 9. The bill "to amend the several acts im posing duties on imports," (Ta riff bill) was received from the House of R. and read. Mr. Dickerson moved for the second reading of the bill, at the present time. This was objected to by several members; and, conse quently, the second reading can not take place until to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Macon, the resolution proposed by him, some days since, fixing a time for closing the present session of Congress, was taken up and decided in favor of filling it the 15th day of May it was then passed to be engrossed and read the third time. The bill "in addition to the acts relative to the election of President and Vice-President of the United States," was read the third time, passed, and sent; to the House for concurrence. Tuesday, April 20. The bill from the other House, "to amend the several acts for impo sing Duties on Imports," vas ta ken up for a second reading, and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures. The joint resolution, fixing the 15th day of May next, for the adjournment of the present session oi Congress, was read the third time, passed, and sent to the other House for concur rence. Wednesday, April 21. Mr. Edwards presented the memo- rial of the Chamber of Com merce of the City of New-Ha- : ven, In the state of Connecticut, I setting iorth the unequal and unjusi operation oi me i arm bill now before Congress; which was read and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Manufactures. A message was received from the House of Representatives in forming that the House had ap pointed a committee, to be join ed by a committee on the part of the Senate, to report what business is necessary to be acted upon at the present session; and, also, at what time the two Hou ses may adjourn. The Senate concurred in the resolution and agreed to join the committee. The bill from the House of Representatives, "to provide for making surveys for roads and canals," was taken up for consi deration in committee of the whole. On Thursday the bill was still under consideration; and, on Friday, it was ordered to a third reading. IL of REPRESENTATIVES. Monday, April 19. The Speaker presented to the House a voluminous address from Ni nian Edwards, of Illinois, lately appointed Minister to Mexico, which address was transmitted by the writer from Wheelin and purnortins: to vindicate him Sit trom certain allegations lm- 1 f CI plicatin? his character, contain ed in a report lately made by the Secretary 0f the Treasury, in relation to govern ent deposits in the Western I inks, of one jof which banks, Mr. Edwards was a director. Mr. Tucker, of Va. moved that the address ailcl accompa nying papers, be printed, desi ring to see the whole truth whatever it might be. Mr. Warfield called for the reading of the address, and the Clerk proceeded accordingly to read it. The reading had con tinued about half an hour, when, the address not having been gone more than half through, Sir. Warfield said he was satis fied as to the character of the paper, and did not wish the time of the House to be taken up with it longer, as it would obviously require considerable time. : Mr. Moore, of Alabama, re quired that the reading should proceed. The address embraces some 50 or CO pages of manuscript, and concludes in the following words: "I regret to have it to say to yonr honorable body, that, both the state of my health, and the want of time, absolutely compel me, most reluctantly, to close this investiga tion of Mr. Crawford's ivell timed statement against me. In this situ ation, I beg leave to refer you, for further facts, of which I might un der more favorable circumstances, fairly and successfully avail myself, to a few of the publications with the signature of "A. B." herewith transmitted. "Avowing myself the author of these publications, and (with the exception of a few unimportant ty pographical errors, and a mere ver bal inaccuracy, in regard to the time cf a certain report being made,) re-asserting before your honorable body and the nation, that the facts they allege, are substan tially true, I do most respectfully solicit, that they be taken as a part of, and be printed with thiscommu nication. "In order to strengthen mv claim to this indulgence, combining all the rights of defence, of accusation, and of asking for investigation, which can entitle me, as a citizen of the United States, or an officer of their government, to appear before your honorable body, I do express ly state ' "1st. That the Hon. William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasu ry, has mismanaged the National Funds: "2nd. That he has received a large amount of uncurrent notes, 'from certain banks, in part dis charge of their debts to the United States, contrary to the resolution of - - nRcallcdonbva resolution of the Hous ouse of Repre sentatives, to state the amount of uncurrent notes which he received from those banks, he has misstated it, by making it less than it really was: 4th. That he has, in his report to the House, misrepresented the obligations oi those banks, or some one of them, at least, and predica ted thereon an indeiensible excuse for his conduct, in receiving those uncurrent notes: "5th. That he has acted illegal ly, in a variety of instances, by ma king, and continuing, deposites of public money, in certain local banks without making report thereof to Congress, according to law: 'oth. 1 hat he has, m several in stances, withheld information and letters, called for by the House, and which it was.his duty to have communicated. "His oath let it speak for itself. 'For specifications cf these state ments, I offer the publication with the signature .'A. B." abovemen- tioned, and this communication. And for proof I offer that which they respectively refer to. I "AH this 1 do defensivclv: for. if the facts stated be true, no rational man can doubt that thev must weak en, at least, the force of Mr. Craw ford's statement against me. "1 will not charge him with bad intentions in any of those acts. It is more properly the duty of others to inquire into, and judge of that matter. I do not ask for an inves tigation of his conduct. Such a re quest ought more naturally to be looked for from him self. But I w ill say, that if, being an officer of the same government under which he holds his office, I have wilfully and maliciously misrepresented him in the six foregoing allegations, it is a misdemeanor that would prove me unwormy ci tne oihee 1 hold. I in vite him, or any of his friends, tot make this charge against mi, pa ging my self, to waive all notice, and with all the aisaavanut.s" QPTirf. tr wihmit'lo anv investiga tion thereof, by either" or by both Houses of Congress: anu lo aoiue by the decision thereupon. If this proposition is declined, I trust we shall have no more canting about an "A. B.plot." As to myself, I fear not the consequences of any fa;r mvpfitip-ation. for I know I shall be able, whatever may he the re sult, to justify my sell to tiie nation. 'And never having obtained any office by the' slightest sacrifice of independence, I never will owe the holding of one, to reluctant forbear ance; or the courtesy of my ene mies. I will only add, that if any attempt should hereafter be made, meanly to take advantage of my ab sence, by those who have forborne to attack me, when I could have had an opportunity of defending myself, I must beg of your honora ble body, and the nation, to suspend your opinions, and to be assured that there shall be no unavoidable delay in vindicating myself. I have in reserve much matter of defen sive accusation, and should most certainly have invited your atten tion to the report concerning the Receiverof Public Monies at Hunts ville, and ether matters of not less importance, had time permitted." The reading having been fi nished Mr. Tucker, of Va. said, he was free to declare, now that he had heard the memorial read, that the style and temper in which it was written, manifest ed so much personal and party leehng,that he should then with draw his motion to print, but for one consideration. It is well known, he said, that the distinguished individual, whose character is assailed in that me morial, stands in a very peculiar relation to the public, and that every thing which concerns his character, in the smallest de cree, will be regarded with the liveliest interest, by the people of this country. Sir, we are bound to represent, not merely the interest of the people, but their feelings too; and they will not be satisfied it this accusation is prevented from going abroad to the world. This was all I meant, in saying I wished the whole truth, to come out. I was far from meaning to imply, that any gentleman was not will- in jr to have a full investigation of the subject. Mr. Tucker re marked that, alsho' that House ought not to be made the -ehi-cle of private calumny and de traction, nor be the theatre on which individuals, however ele vated they may be, should set tle their controversies, yet, when it was recollected how sensitive, how tremblingly alive the peo ple were to every thing which affected the characters of those who stood in the same relation to the public as the olficer who was now accused, he thought the whole of the charges brought against him ought to be publish ed. If these charges deserved the character of malignity impu ted to them by his worthy col league, (Mr. Floyd) and he was not now disposed to contest the matter, or to give any opinion on the subject, that the maligni ty would recoil upon its author. Mr. T. said he had as unshaken confidence in the character and intecritv of the distinguished officer who had been thus at tacked, and he had no doubt that on this, as on all former oc casions, the accusations against him would prove to be false and unfounded. He must, how ever, persist in his motion for printing. Mr. Webster observed, that, in the present delicate affair, the first duty of Congress was, to look to its own course, and pre serve its own dignity. He had no idea thot this House was to be converted into an arena on which prominent political men were to carry on their personal contests; or a mere histmmcri?' through its power to order pa. pers to be printed, of givin- publicity to any thing thev might choose to write against each other. If the gentleman from Virginia, who made tho. motion to print, did not intend to follow up that motion by any other, he should certainly op pose it as the only legitimate end of printing papers in this House was for the information of members of the House, and not to spread it through the na tion. But, if any motion should be made for a committee of in. vestigatiort, it should have hi support; and if the present mo tion to print, was only prepara tory to such a measure, he should not object to it, though lie could riot consider it very ne cessary. Mr. Floyd, of Virginia, said that when he made the motion to lay the memorial on the table, he had done so, because it was the usual course with such pa pers; but, since it had been read, he was disposed to have it exa mined, not, he said, because it purported to be a defence lv.it because it contained specify charges against one of our offi cers. Mr. F. said he was oppo sed to the printing of the me morial, until it could be exami ned -by a committee, and deter mined, on more reflection and investigation, what ought to be done. This was due to the charges made. As to the rest of the extraordinary production, said Mr. F. it cannot be animad verted upon in terms suitable to' it. The charges appear to con tain nothing but a reiteration of those made by the A. B. con spirators: nor did I think the author of that plot would have ever had the unblushing effron tery to acknowledge himself such. This Iago, however, has chosen to acknowledge the fact, and reiterates the charges for me rl7 made, and seems to think that his late station as Senator, and his recent appointment by the President, as Minister Ple nipotentiary to Mexico, will give a more imposing character to the plot, and that, under the sanction of his own name, with the authority of office, that may now be effectuated, which the anonymous writer failed to do. Every member of the last Congress, said Mr. F. will rc collect,lhat two several commit tees were appointed to investi gate this matter; and every one then seemed to consider the at tack as the most ihfamous con spiracy lhat was ever formed a gainst the reputation of man. I am unwilling that this House should become the theatre for any political juggler, or the are na where individuals can come to adjust their disputes. I have loo high a respect for the digni ty of the House, and, I trust, for myself; but, as there is a spe cific charge that may be attend ed to, I am willing to investi gate it; though I will not admit, that because lie has been a Sena tor, is now a Minister to Mexi co, and enjoying the confidence of the President, that, therefore, his statements are to be received as he would wish them. The writer has not justified himself nor defended himself from char ges, which he says were made against him, but has cast impu tations on all who seem to have been in the way of his original design, which has been pursued with pertinacious malignity. Were this man's request allow ed, and his calumnies printed by the House, would it not be right to receive and print also the de fence of Mr. Dickins, or any other citizen? Why has he left the subject of his own defence to
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