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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 18.10.
The Tariff, be letter from the
Hon. Robert Potter appears in the Uni
ted States Telegraph, in which, alluding
to the Hon. Jesse bpeight's Speech on
the Tariff, and the remarks of several
editors thereon, he says: "I could not
acquiesce in the erroneous statements
alluded to above, from which it would
seem (hat North-Carolina had been
treated with contumely here, nor am I
willing that it should be believed in
North-Carolina, that it could be done
with impunity. V To which Gen.
Speight replied, through the same me
dium, re-affirming that the majority in
Congress had "treated the resolution
from North-Carolina with contumely
and disrespect," and observing: l can
only express my regret that Mr. Potter
before he took upon himself the task of
censor of the press, had not enabled me
to give him, personally, the views here
presented; which 1 am bound to believe
would have prevented the publication of
liis attack or this reply." Mr. Potter
rejoined, staling
linna rWlnrnfnrv of tllC CnnstilU-sUP ill a committee of the whole,
'Vnr'tf? Tlmv an discussed until the rising of
tlie comunueu. :ui. liuuinmuii
submitted to the House a bill in
lieu of that of Mr. Mallary, which
was ordered to be printed.
On the Gth, Mr. White, of New
York, offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary of the Trea
sury for a variety of information
of great interest, with respect to
our foreign commerce.
"On the 7th, the impost duties'
bill was taken up and discussed.
Congress. From present indi
cations, we should belieVe, that
Congress, instead of rising on. the
17th, will sit until the end of May.
The House of Representatives, in
addition to other important mat
ters, has before it the TarifFques
tion in various shapes; while the
Senate, besides Legislative busi
ness, has yet, we presume, a Jong
list of appointments to get thro'.
Whatever else may be left un
done, we hope the bill reducing
the duties on tea, coffee, &c.
which Ins passed one House, may,
before they adjourn, receive the
sanction of the other.. .I'd. Times.
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passed the Senate unanimously,
and the House of Representatives
with only seven dissentient voices.
CONGRESS.
Sknatk On the 3d inst. the
bill for the graduation of the pub
lic lands was taken up on motion
of Mr. Benton ayes 21, noes 18;
when Mr. Benton spoke at length
in its favor; and when the ques
tion, on ordering it to be engross
ed, was about to be taken, Mr.
Benton moved to lay it on the ta
ble until the following day, as the
Senate was not then full. This
motion was agreed to.
On the 4th, the bill to reorgan
ize the Navy of the United States
was taken up and considered.
On the 5th, the bill to graduate
the price of public lands was ta
ken up, and, after undergoing va
rious amendments, in which the
donation clause to, and the reduc
tions in price below 75 cents per
acre, to actual settlers, were
stricken put, was ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading,
yeas 24, nays 22. The bill, as it
stands now, has reduced the price
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jcjuiucu, fuiiuj ui;n -uif answer oi in i
Mr. Speight substantiates all the facts 0,10 dollar an acre to the general
set forth in my communication. I have purchaser, and 75 cents per acre
no interest in noticing the arguments to the actual settler,
by which he attempts to prove that! On the Gth, Mr. Diekerson,
these facts warranted the statement .-r. i i i
i,.r u.. Hum uiu uuuiunuce 10 wmcn nau
We are pleased to see this subject agi
tated, lor wc were somewhat apprehen
From Washington. A corres
pondent of the New-York Even
ing Post, under date 1st instant, Advocate says: "We learn
Johnson's b. f. beating two other
Second day, Proprietor's ml
s300, two mile heats, was tak
at two heats by W. R. J0hn,0I?
s. h. Havoc, beating fiVe olj1Cr"
Third day, Jockey Club purs'
600, four mile heats, was w0n
two heats by Thos. I). Watson'1
b. m. Polly Hopkins, bcatinrr y
R. Johnson's Collier, T. Branch''
Caswell, and J. S. Garrison's G
briella -Time, first heat, Brni'n"
19sec. second heat, Cm.
Course very heavy.
Tree Hill Races, near Ptic,.
rriond, Va. commenced on Tue
day, 27th ult. First day, a sweep!
stake and a poststake were ri!i
for the first was won by jr'
Harrison's colt, the latter byir'
Watson's horse. Second (L"
Proprietor's purse, S300, two mile
heats, was taken at three lcau
by W. R. Johnson's s. h. Collier'
beating five others. Third clay
Jockey Club purse, S1000, f0;J
mile heats, was taken at two heat
hy W. Wynn's Kate Kcnrner
beating W. R. Johnson's Havoc'
J. M. Botts's Mischief, and IL
Davis's Sally Hornet the race
was not so interesting as exnmf.
eu-
time not given.
Ncicbern Ba nh. -The Halifax
that
the Branch Bank at this place, is
to be discontinued aftrr t!o nf
writes as follows:
it win mo uwiwiuiuuu iu tviuuii nan I a iii iiiiuiiLi; luiiiiiihiui; ui uiu l
been referred so much of the Pre-ISenate has recommended the re- of July." The Branch Bank at
sidetlt'si iMnssnrro no r:!ntna tr tlio ! diir.t inn nf thr diitv on cnlt fn ton ' Ohnrlnttn i-a nlan tn lm nnA
" I . ,. t , . t 1 . ' 1 ! . I I . I r I 1 11 1 1 , I
sive mai me sentiments oi tnc people ot uisposai or me surplus revenue ot cents me uusiicl, (jialt the prescnt.soon as practicable.
ixorm-aronna were not corrcctlv un- Inn n.ntinn nttnr t m nnwmnnf Hntv nc nn nmnm mnn t-v ti.,
the national debt, reported a bill tea and coffee bill. It is very
for the distribution of the surplus ' doubtful whether this can pass
revenue among the States, which the Senate. I say doubtful, for it , proceeding down the Cumberland
was read and ordered to a second will be a close vote. Should it river, near Dover, one of her boil-
reading.
On the 7th, the bill for the re
organization of the Navy, was
mscussed and laid
More Steamboat disasters. ..On
the 22d ult. as the Tallv-1 in v.nt
reach the House, the vote there lers bursted, killing a sailor and a
The; negro, and so terribly scalding
derstood abroad. I he editorial frater
nity in this State have now taken it in
hand, and appearances indicate that it
will be fully discussed. The Newborn
Sentinel, and the Spectator, the only
papers published in Gen. Speight's dis-
inCl,on imSsunjectas wciias mostoth-; On the 7th, the bill for the re- will also be a close one.
firming and the other dcnvinrthaTthc '"lion of the Navy, wnsjehancea therefore arc, on thc the engineer, Mr. Sturdevanl, that
uenerai correctly represents the scnti-' . uiuiu, uuiuai uii ruuucuuii; uui: uiuu 111 a lew nours.
ments of his constituents; and, from the
with the understanding that it bc jlo'o not now consider the amend- On the2Gth, the Caledonia, on
remarks oi several editors, wc infer that taKon up the next day. jment as at all likely to hazard
an equal diversity of opinion generally! House of Rephesk.ntatives ' the passing 0f the tea and cofTee
prevails in other parts of the State. It On the 1st inst. thn hill intrn,!,..' hill, in nnv nvnnt
IS SOmewh.1t. rpm.irl.-n Mn 1,,-. . " " "J
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subject of the navigation laws,
was arrain considnrnfL
those attached to the same political nai
ty with the General, generally approve
his sentiments, while those on the other
side contend that his views are not. in
accordance with those of the people. Wc
humbly conceive that a decided majori
ty of the people of this State agree'wilh
the General, that "we want no disuni-on"--that
"the wish of the South is tu
cherish unimpaired the principles of the
Constitution, venerate its sanctity, and
to hand it down to posterity unimpair
ed" and that "from the cruel and un
precedented treatment the South has
received, she would be justifiable in
throwing her ports open, and declaring
the Tariff unconstitutional. " But, whe
ther this is the most prudent and effec
tual method to rid themselves of this
"biU of abominations," and whether
this is the most auspicious period for
adopting such a harsh remedy, are ques
tions which we hope and trust the final
proceedings of the present Congress may
make it unnecessary for them to deter
mine. The vote on the reduction of the
duties on tea and coffee, and other pro
ceedings in Congress, show conclusive
ly that the Tariff policy is still unsettled;
until ttiey are satisfied that it is fixed,
we leel confident that neither North-
Larohna, nor cither of her Southern sis
ters, will be arrayed in opposition to the
laws ot the uencrai Government. Ne
vertheless, we doubt not but tho r.oi
of this Stale will unhesitatirwlir
- y IC1U
the meed of approbation to Gen. Speight
ui Eloquent, tearless, 3tui correct
manner in which on this subject he ha
represented them.
The Tariff. rVUn T
ot Louisiana have passed resolu-
Dcfalcation. The nublic have
Mr. Me- i lonir been annrisnd nf tl
w rj I I v- vtu v r HI .
DutFie made an unsuccessful mo- of Col. James Robertson from the!
tion to take up the bill for the re-i office of Collector of the nort of
nui oi xurs. uccatur, tlie lady ot l etersburg, and that wc save it as
her way from New-Orleans, nine
miles below New Madrid, burst
her boiler 9 persons were killed
and missing, 7 badly wounded,
and 8 slightly so. She had oa
board 50 cabin and 400 deck
passengers. -
the late C om. Denatnr. whirli it!
will be recollected was laid unon
the table at an early period of the
session the proposition was re
jected by a vote of 104 to G8.
On the 3d inst. Mr. McDuffie,
from the committee of ways and
means, reported a bill to author
ize the appointment of an addi
tional number of clerks in the
Treasury and War departments,
and for othcr purposes; which was
referred to a committee of the
whole on the state of the Union.
On the 4th, Mr. Wickliffc, re
ported a bill from the select com
mittee appointed in pursuance of
a resolution of the House, upon
the subject of providing, in order
to prevent accidents in steam
boats, under certain penalties, for
the strength and fitness of the
machinery (and in particular of
the boilers) attached to steam
vessels, and respecting the skill
and experience of the engineers
entrusted with their management.
It was read twice and referred to
a committee of the whole on the
state of the Union.
On the 5th, the bill to regulate
pertain import duties was taken
uui upunuu, mai no owed ins re
moval to his extreme political vio
lence. We now learn with re
gret, that Col. R. is a defaulter to
a considerable amount, process
having been served upon him some
time last week, at the suit of the
United States, for about 825,000.
We forbear commenting.
Old Dominion.
Political The Ohio Stntn
Bulletin, published at the seat of been established in this place,
government in that State, savs:
"We have never heard, since the
days of coffin handbills and mili
tia documents, of such a load of
pamphlets and speeches from
Washington, as are crowding the
mail bags through this country.
Wc are informed that there are
about two bushels of Webster's
speeches which pass this office
daily under the frank of mem
bers of Congress."
Sporting Intelligence... The ra
ces at New-Market, near Peters
burg, Va. commenced on Tues
day, 4th inst. First day, a sweep
stake, S200, for 3 year old Alleys,
was won at two heats by Wm. R?
From the Washington (N. C.) Times,
May S.
The publication of the Times,
has been delayed by accidents be
yond the control of the Editor.
He has now, however, the plea
sure of informing his subscribers
that his arrangements arc at
length completed; and he now
stands prepared, as far as his lim
ited abilities allow, either to
amuse or instruct them.
Several papers have heretofore
each of which, for want of patro-
B
nage, maintained but a sickly ex
istence for a while, and then lan
guished and died. Such, per
haps, may be the fate of the
Times: novelty may fill our sails
for a while, with a prosperous
gale, fair, as deceitful, and then,
like our predecessors, leave us to
silence and forget ful ness. ur
fears may be realized, but we
hope for the best; we cannot be
lieve that in this enlightened age
this period of refinement and uni
versal reading, that the inhabit
ants of this Town and this stc-
Hon of country, will not extend a
fostP.rino" hnnrl tr cs nn
lv literary
journal published amongst them