V ... it. -5 . . , " .
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jv .VWlA-f.iro'iHrt Gaxtlie,
BELL & LAWllliNCCv
' a. - -1 . 1 .
V.ill Winl wWlMl l I CM fct SO is P.tf
r o.i-l. ' Merie mem ." vsseed""! tU
. l!w..in-rtl !rt lh for . iMIw,
4 tnMy-fifritrorMck Mli'M''
a 'jt'lcr m ih .Inert past-yaM,
.t
Now, I think,' fritV due deference t eOttlartv ttjawatarsEytobe presumed,
Ihrt sac Edit, that " the fiKM in oi tf pn tt Mr.
T:r - , " j . z . v: i o , armou, di a txi o. vet
fy them to re fete;, and as to "in often
. i . . .t i i -
hiyc mvmooi in inemsrivre, ami -
timers," th i Cat4uft, I in utiiBrtl
. . 1 ijl I ill - - I M A A A fl D A tliiKa Kll uljll am
tneir conavci iimj mcrnea ana mmiu-
It rUed for. But it tttmt, from thd
tratig . oi ' particular enipharit thej
havo pbl mo if. ' t I bave aiii too
mvch for Mr.Ca b wn.ia ' tty'.injhim,
aa one of (he firtt and bJ mvD 'in oar
coon try." Let then . deny u4
prove it if they can. A grateful coh
trr will vet convince them of hit exalted
urtli. litis eame ' at detraction Jnea
nnt comport ith their owb profmaiea
of respect awl nMeeti for hat gentle
ntao, some time ago expressed by them
p- tne leiKiwun' wtriti " we nive al
ready MMl.thai Me entertain a very high
mb Vb mi
'0r.vTttai5t.--A the Elilor of the
BP"isterti3?every uncourteoQsiY.oeni
."me tlut priviif. which lhouibly
conceive to be durf to every patron and
IUpaoC' place in their paper, in
Timlicatwin ottf r. Calhoun, from the foul
rnimeritei charse they have circu-
.anintt him, I must aK theYavw
a- nn4 th ruA inrlofipn fnintur I . t ... .
of yon w .uk. . ... - - ; : : ownion of Mr. Calhoon, and in this we
in yur osetui paper. . ine U,ave the good fortune to have the S
these: Messrs. uaiea o. aon inae, z i - follow in our lead; bathowever rest-
Inmr.-mort iirenousiy comenuea iwii A
,t the Caucus, late y held in this City, U . . . .. . )0Wever hkh we esti.
agree pon , w i eiwro uci ww- -y private worth, he is Lo voMg
r of Wm. 11. Crawford,' that.''.theje L. . J . 4f lK. kaa.i (1f r nfi
...J. nf inn mtmhnl nrnunt " . . . . . P.
were upwy r"? mivernmeot " -Atter - havinr them
who went itrto Caucus.; mis 1 knew , . . i , M . D11 ,;
a . j i.i iiniiiD m.nuntu .' situs nuvii iuhuu 'ii
. ' no, to be thMact; ana to, o away any fied for ,, Wg Aplehdid ft,,
J. further erroneous ioipresMons, u..pi .. ectm
..and respectfully requested them tp pub- H; hi9 they now -mtJte a86niuc
tiwh the names oi mose, eemiemen wnoi ..t-'t t. :i j ti.;. -e
' . . 1 1 A. A .nmnnoa thia INmd .11 1 ...' - I .O
i aciuait? viu, v.r,v... v...,,., w rn nt the firtt and brut men in
k. vAr remaining uaabt nn the Sub-1 ,r ..
": . ... . . urom snienn ouiu or imiuwit mier
3D too uucouruj hyw t uo any g.H, r..i ,thit ti,.v at reast1id Bot irrtei,d trt
and as it ! was principally" levelled at M;at . ,1,:, ' m. f .1
them and the fnend of Mr. Crawford bP;llpht:ii vi-t. fter vin,
ia Wl-af ani.t ti Iho nil. -V ... .. . " , V. . . T : . "O
wW.T. tis n-iendly advlcejwbat flo they thew
lumus- 01 me oiar. .t lie .pieqea; ' I .i ' . ji k.. r.11 f..;..
-M CassiuathouKhwere.not conBuler- 0ftv,eirpaper, in giving the prwel.ngs
,ed-Hoouncourtf,Ono!
the verv throe They abused Mr. Cal- -f ldo k. -in
,'loun outrageous y, and tha fbrined no uilje(1 he,d by-.a-mrnoritf of the
EditorsJ
Ai" Patron
obiectioa with these ' courtly
v iNowv 1 ao apprenenu, , iwrswron ft ravorabV inclined to Mr. (
would m 'reality, do thetr ,cMse " no tK;. u i-,t.T' Av.rht
jgooo," ana 11 was ior jniii.yrij rc-aou , my ortl,r triet18 f tnfe UeRister
v wished place in Ihe coluwn of the lie- TheV "are 'very free to claim the, -fight
I? havf. l"11- of.MpressW theirown brfniob.. To
meinbet'ai:a'nd .-which they yainlylwpe
lraroiu.
quite consist mt in
fully, - tho , not eRectuany,. I trunk, to contr whichi under a proper &ri ;htful
, aitvr u.c puisuii j . !. v.;.-. 1 Werc ge.'vI 'certainlr liave'B Airttobi
not, 10 that expre ion,
, wa states ana ji f was myooreciw enr dia 6t io thkt expre idh.
eap;tcounteractiit.-ra ts.ihat of other
assndd hn.antidote as l.e- case Lople." They say that they;" haveU a
unwnunn; to sutler roe to
samit, ,it s reauy amusing to see iiqw thcir "n
. lueemous they have tried to be, i get- l 0?. .i.-i,
ting rounu ana givuig we gooy tp, my wprmme; or why refuse me a place
;wnmunicaijvvcyiiig .mseri, irt -their !'C9lanin9..Tlieif' actions are
ed m their paper, four very long afti- ;;.f-ri .i.i'iftK h.5r-rirai
?clrt taken from a' pamphlet flr other tu.... :.;..1n.. frior.
you. Mil, bdttort. nde mJrn and
rir tri in a AekWM nrdMs. fur I viU mH
tcrW it o u improper motivt, contiowc
to repeat, tLat Mjar) f lOOracubm
aucotlcd thta Cauctu.M-lt aeems to ba'your
ivh to imnrew upon the' public anind, thai a
irukjonty of tb Btembcn were favorable to
tha election of Mr. Cawfcrdi IxAaucIt, 1 aaaat
alivocrcly bcEev, la- nbr th tact. If ft ba,
why ia it aotmW by actual aVmonstratiotV
.iMraa ia on thiner. and vaoov anuther.
Yira are raited aa then, to f ive ut th proof
poaiUve, anUyoor W-itjmcHiT may be crab ted.
boH, Wiliiout rt, all your itlk and fxtravagaat
cicuuuon win not avail you. ;,. .. ,
I apprehend tne t'ar ucU.-and the
vole on the matKm to onnt the
Mrmag mfairut Cmietuinf, eshibited to S
roan the strength of Mr. Crawtbrd iinonr the
membera. The truth ia, Mcxtr. Edlton, the
frind of tlie radical candidate were In a mi
nority 'n our LfgiJiiture; but they - hope to
delude the people into a belief that they con
atitutcd a majority -They were . well appria-
cu, mat a 11 aoouia De pu w ihca to the wot Jit,
and their feamea given at 'targe, that only Si
out of 196 member attended the' Caucus.
with the view to direct and control the popu
lar will, the people, with we accord, would
frown down Jndignar.try" upon 'them; and
hence their extreme mnirtg to" impreas the
belief that .they had. a majority.,. Much piti
ful ; devices, such deiTTa-Unr auhterfuees.
however, will not do ajnong- a free and an in
dependent peoples they must- and will be in
formed by tneir arents or KDreaentatives.
wboae servants tliey are, in relation to all pas
sing eventst and those who -avail to smother
the truth, are oniurf aMe tight, tetautc their
acta are ml." v hat : aitrmhea it, even as
suming it as the fact, which however will not
be conceded, that a majority of the members
of our late Assembly weiein favor of.. Win.
H.' Criwford? Does tlus, therefore, by a parity
of reasoning, prove that a majority of the
good people ot the state .are iahia favor? By
no means: for it its well known, thal his prin
cipal strensrtb lies In the northern and some
of the amaU eastern counties, the nonulation
of a half dozen of winch will hardly equal one
of the large middle and western coiKnea, in
a great majoritV of inch the people are de
ckledly opposed to Mr. Crawford, From this
view of the subject, then, and Ith ;nk a Cor
rert;i)e, that aitUo! Mr. Crawford may have
had neai-Jy half, or even, for the. sake of argu
ment, a majority of the members on hi side,
yeti it bylio means proves, that he is the fa
vorite of the great, body'of the people1 of N.
1aroUiMU la the iegisluture, Messrs. Editors,
you, And every boily'tlse, know as well ss,I
do, mat the small oounues have as 'much
weigtit as .tiie larger ouesj kut when the
people- anau come to vote individually for
electors, h will be fouud that these large
western counties (the most of which are en
tirely opposed to the radical cand.date) the
case will be Veiy difierent. Instead of getting
a majority, it k possible that he-' may obtain
by hard ttruggling, intrigue arulc'auciuirig, one
third of the votes ii tins state; but tin a, iu my
opinion, will be the utmost The people,
who will alwavs dorichL if left to thn.ailva.
just begin to be awakened: and I hazard no-
tnmg m saying that, as tree and independent
' .!.. -Ml .1--? l-k . '.1. . .1
arrived, ota smc1i rcArcuu, peraUt roe rcxX
respectfullr- to ask the question, whether
you can be arnout advocmtaia; the prelcn-
uddm t w . XI. Cvavlont, aeemg as you now
SMst, no apock left him In the Political
Loruou ' s" ' A PATHOS.
coNGKKss.
x
A tribute of respect to' tha brave. .
To see at any time tjransy and op
pression raising its gorgoa Iront against
the noble exertions of reedotn and iq-
dependeace; ;i a .- specxacle which
wounds American pride, and recalls to
our remembrance th manful struggle t
..lie came of the Greeks w one
to r which tlie literary and political
world have long since directed their at
tetion: it is there wJ behold the. tnha
utaa Turk trampliogupon the sad ves
tiges of her ancient glory destroying.
wiiq savage ,11 ne ierocuy,,uie poor re
mains I w.nat sue once was, soie exult
ing in the plenitude of his power 'over
their sad reverse of fortune. . Who,
when he pictures to his imagination, the
deplorable situation of this nursery of
science, does bot leel - that indiimation
arise within him,' .which becomes every
American? r As individuals we WiK as
sist her. but,' as a nation; policy forbids
us. '-: We are conscious of this, but, notr
withstanding, we dare msert, that there
is not an Amencan who did noo syro
pathize with the fallen fortunes of An
dreas l.uriottis. vile came to London
flushed with the hope of proffered assist
ance from our country, and bearing well
, . . SENATE.
' ; - Monday Jkn. ZZ. . ,
Mr. Holmes of Xliine.frmn the Com- . '
mittee or-Finance, reported the-bill for " T
the better securing theaccoanahility of ! ,'. ; ; "
public 1 officers, with certain amend ,. '
meit.w : .. . ' 4.1 v.'
-' Two commonicationi were receiveil 'v'
from the War Department, nntiiiing A '' , -
statement ol theeipcnditure o fSe mo
oey appropriated for the. purpose cf ci- , . ;
vilitinsr Indiana, and; also, a statement " -of
the clerks employed in that Depart- v
oient.wiin tne amount received oy each. ;
: juvnsjtie, trum the Select lmmiU. ;". .
tee t "whom was referred a renohriart k
from the House of Representatives, pro- . . r r
viding for the sending of a ship of tha " '-
hae to convey the Rlanjuis Lafayette to; ( . .
America, reported a hew resolution-oti .
the-subject, as. an amendment, to lhor V'v"
on from the other House. " This resoV J
lutitni requests the President f the V'
nited bUtes t express to the Marquis
tlie grateful assurances of the respect 15 -:.
and gratitude of the government to-,
wards hirat and also authorises the Pre
sident, whehever the Marquis' intetltiotj '
iu A visu una cuuntry anau oe maue , ,
known to him. tasena a public vessel td , Vf , '
eonvey that distinguished individual 4o.";fv';
the land to which in i early life, he had; !. i
rendered such eminent services. Tho
resqmuoti was,- subsequentlv, taken up . .-. '
.r. vi....., I a j -
nersViAo .fitafaW it Ortrina( for tkeir'Xii""T:::: Citizens, they will decide with correctness the
t .!. Hig coiuinhV of 'the Register," because it
. done him aH the injury in their power, supp(rtir;Craford4:v Has it indeed
eveflehn?him Wd.inpne ..ti8s are nottheae EdiW themV:"
ifthefeiccef ofCa as;the os- s ,vs RretyV6uiitenabced& 8uPPort
nsible murdercofree or fMl; a the friendsTof IrTtJaihounl
.immediate ml0 fcyet thev are
:ii f?nt.r(j5 Jt enwrite Appears in t:tob heara in hisefence, but teat-'
if his defence, and points out the author of ..-..f.r. ii.-t-tinhl t Kii .im
these base calumnies, as an officer dis
" missed for bad .conduct,; these i Editors
come out and tell us, that,; 5 having de
Mermmed -to give the speeches of two or
th.re? meniVers of Congress tlieGreek '
tjuesiioii a piace in tn nejci.stery tney
5aTe;oNessrilyc6mi. ..ed lie pre:
lentto'declinefpubfisliiiig turth,eT;
I discussions oil the Presiilomiul election
..and, indeed, think it well to let the mat
ter. rest a little.' iThis is verv " cour
teous lansuage" for .Kdito'rs to tise'to-
warusuic-.r correspoiiaents, and, e9pe
'V iall y iby-.these, who. profess to be - Re
ft publicans. Who.' one -would - Rnnnose.
; should not at least confine their columds
y allocether 6nmc: side 6 the Question:
y and that sidebo in support of the Ra-
picai laction.- Alter haying exhausted
f ;l their strength, and pouredjbut the
i- 8t. phial of wrath upon the. head of Mr,
Calhoun thev tell us, i: it1; is welLto
rest a littlef-ThU is but the kecho of
4'tho National lntelligencer'4 That
I jwper- uecn ned pnbl ish ing some com-
lumcauoos the other day on the .Pre
:uVr' section,, on account ot h
, uetermined to
aving
nun!)Mi thM ilpliatp fin thi
Grrc!; question., ; One lays Greek.'anil
f"v ou.ersays ureek:-r--how perfect and
uow beautiful the echo!! 1 ci esume b V the
time tlie: Editor of the Register sliail get
through their Gtfti Speedicn, that other
a caiu.nrues will b5 hatched up and ready
4-1? V,m5 a P,ae in their paper against M r.
Calhoun: hut F -iIiinL-
f. the matter, rest a Uttla,".th'ey had fee
, crt ttrtat allogetkcr in future, if they
cannot cease to' publish such hasn & un-
louniled charges against tine of tlie mosf
r"l"suis.neu ratnotsand Statesmen
our country. ? Did the" commum
catioiis of " A Patrocl' (for althoV in
y r:K lJiey. were requested, to pub
' " two number,) sav they, " c
XT' , statement of facts fatorftbls
:r.'jhoun;(wh'ois
ei-i-a Ann. of 1U0
con-
e to
is styled by the wrt
one -oi .the first taut Lest men in
vrc?uittry,):W,inu any bUensive ol-
. . , r :pnseliw and others,:. the
7u!d have cheerfully givenitaplaccJ
cation of iniuredinnocence, some reflec-
nons are necewarny tnsi uii nir.
forditiA'l writers, then; who will , not
support thi s gentleman , are kindly ad -
vised 'to make use of some other ve'iick
than the Register for thcir,pri)dctiohs.'
1 ney -aif, -jnen, apsoiuieiy - excutaea
friiin. k inlace in this IrurY" remibliian -
oerL How uncivil, how un2enerous;. &
tnat. ioo,,m tn'
advocates
rort, tmptmnelled Jo' lry their, country' $ caiae,
thetf vail repqrf Q proper verdtct. ney will
pronpunce, and that in a voice, of thunder,
that Caucusing w 'a most' dangerous innova
tion upon the constitution oi our country, and
well calculated tci undermine, and overthrow
the proyisions. of that glorious monument of
human wisdom, Consecrated by the blood of
our gallant f orefuneisr.uij -y wiU,by their deci
sion, declare to the woj-ld, that all those who
went into the Caucus,, to defeat the legitimate
conrsev. pointed out in' the . Constitution,
by! which the President and- -fbce-Presi-
dent shall be chosen'are uniaKhful - giiar
diaiiS of the people's TiKi'itSjand that such
proceedings ire at open iir with, the best
interests and genius of our government, , l
'Upon the whole, Messrs editors, I am at a
loss to conceive ujkhi wnat , states you rely
in thog who proless, to be the yoo know, he stands no chance-, and fa Pemv-
of the people srights.bupr'sylrania, he has not even the 'shadow of el
hope left mm. Ip tne eastern states, his name
ill not
even
have
th frierrda nf IVlr. Calhbun Should '
-li:: 'l.-!1-. B. 'il.. ..f. . .. iff seldom mtntioned: in thela'eiil. he wi
unn in mill il 31 v . n. 11 v r 11. i.i.rr 111. 11' 1 . - . - - - - . .
r- f ' BtrrT L ' receive a Vbtej & inthe South be eabnot,' witli
! ,ii T: k certainty, count upon -single statl that
clijinis to the pfesiikncy liuspeti the
subscription list .of tthe Register; ould
present ,'a very; meageirv'aspect.Let
tiieni however, go on in their own Wav;
They will yet. I think; Be apt to' shi'ft
their colours, and come axt in large Jetr
ters in favour i Johri- Ci (klhouri, the
National Candidate $ the man of the
people br soine othef person" wno may
appear to" them t4 be the' ttmigitC'.
' GirttJiKHt It has bfeen frequently assert
ed by you, that, st the late Caucui held in this
city, by some of the membei s of the Legisla
ifre, 60 fix" upon anV'tlectol-aHicket in favor
of JVro'.H. Crawlwd,' that-"there were
iifardtof one hundred" 6t that body, who at
tended and went into Caucus. Now I am sa
tisfied nothing is farther ; removed fi-om the
facf; for itVtxs ascertained bevend U doubt,
by four or five of. the members, who. were
present, and w ho took particular pains' to
count and find out the nonibe v that "there
were cnlv 32 bersons' who went into the Cau
cus, i -To do awav. therefore, all further mis-
representation; why not publish the names of
those gentlemen, who oiu compose in.s cau
cus? when tlie public mind will i be iuirly
satisfied, as to the real strength, of Mr. Craw
ford among the members of ou lute Legisla
ture. "Why keep things in the tlarkf ' Why
not come out bpenlv and bol!lv, aa they did
hi the Richmond Caucus? The reason is at
once obvious; ' there they had a - ii.ajority,
and were, not afi-aid to publish their names.
but you were in a minority, and atnve to coi
will support -him, except Georgia;and,
this is doubtful.! know: Jus friends
made large calculations, but . 1, am satisiied
they are -equally as delusive. ," They, have
counted upon H Tork, Pennsylvania, Mary
land. . Viveinia.. Morth .-CaroJmai laeorirm. &
Alabsmat .but .surely by this jtim allowing
him' evety state in Which liis friends mc stnig
. . . t i . -1' . i . . it. m .
gnng uitir-iasv iouiicni CAVitcncc, mey jiiuhi
now oc convinced, uuu ai uic irincsi, air.
Crawford Cannot pottibly obtain th votes of
more than , tour btatesi to wiU Delaware ir-
irinift. n carol. na. a, oeorcia.. itememitr.
however, that J do hot .allow- him the , hree
first named; for it -is my . deckled : o'nmion
tlrnt he will not 'succeed in either of these
I know iuN. Carolina.the public mind is much
against him? and in. Virginia, Ihe 'more his
J 1, - . ! . WI. . 1 .1
merits are aiscusseu, uie more ana more tne
heonle become com ineed of hi? hollow ore-
tensions. Ji ne puDin; senumeiiT, ineretore,
in these two Suites, is settling down tust on
other .candidates, Who are - more entitled to
their' confidence!' & ' support. C'ln tlie. little
sfat -of- Delaware,- which has .always; been
claimed for sir. Crawford, it, is said, ihat he
stands no chancer None, then, bit the1 solitary
state of-ueorsna is iett to uphold . him; and
before Uie election, it is thought, even this
will desert him.' Where then.'Messrs. Editors,
as I said before, do you look for the support of
your candidate! Perhaps you relj upon a
conirressioaaii-auri.s; out in iuia, am-naw
e. ell convinced (on the suppositiort that one
should be held, of wheh, however, it is said
there is no earthly prospect,) that even here
ne woiiiu ne equauy uniuiiuaic( iur uui in
'60 members of Congress, he cannot coiiii
dently count upon, as.. his friends, more than
45 in a caucus, then, how is he to succeed?
For myself, I see no poss.ble chance for h-.m
here, nor any where el-ie. Under all these
considerations of the subjeutf to which 1 have.
in mind the old maxim that "nrocrasti
nation is the thief of time." immediate
ly addressed a letter to our Secretary of
state, tne issue oi wnicu everv oue s
sufficiently acquainted with if i but
cast our thoughts back to the brightest
days of her. glory i- when from the lofty
pinnacle to which her owtt exertions had
raised heiv .she dispensed to thevworld
wisdom, laws and science, vith unspar
ing hand; and tiien Contrast- them '.with
her present situation,: we cannot avoid
exclaiming, in the language of Milton's
fallen angels, " how fallen indeed."
Here Homer wrote that inimitable work,
which the productions of our mdre. pol
ished and civiliietl days have not rival
led. ,1 lore the brave Spartan sacrificed,
his followers lives at tlie altar of free
dom, and in "one coinnion grave -buried
his and his country's fateii tlere Sappho
iuns in her own native polished strata,
and Phidias almost"' taught the marble
to speak.' ; But why need we -.call, to
recollection days that have passed and
gone, and are now as if they had never
been? Greece is doubly unfortunate in
her struggle: the situation of Europe, at
the present time, deters any power of it
sel f to embark in her cause. Alexan
def cannot ; declare war "against the
Turks, fof it wQuld go in direct opposi
tion to -his own darling: policy ineither
will he listen to a proposal, to that ef
fect from any one of the allied' powers,
cng-iano. nas nimerio Btooa aiooi, out
lier intentions are as uncertain and am
biguous as the ldarkand mysterions
bint9 that pave, crept out ofiher cabinet.
ho knows .put that the rumor preva
lent in our Country,: that, she is deter
raindd to resist and counteract the de
signs bf ,tlse allied, powers against the
pouin American provinces, wim tne ap
probation and assistance of the United
States', , may be,' tj) use the old exnres
sioji, but a springe to, catch woodcocks
lioni and nurtured in tlie school of ad
versify, we. will 6hew them, however
precocious they may deem jisi-''that ive
reaafd-' theirs machinations as the idle
windN.- In.onr struggle for indepen
dence, we Were encouraged, by Britain's
ancient rival; but "who extends a foster
inrr hand to the Greeks? ! It deliehts us
to. inform the world,; tliat tlie sons. of
the University of North-Carolina, "with
a liberali'j; . t'o.lj;- characteristic pf their
fathers," have subscribed nearly two hun
dred dollars, to aid ,thi unfortunate
for consideration, in Comnuitco of the .
Whole, Mr. King,' of Alabama, in tha ' .,
cnain-l .,. - ',- -.- -.
, i ne resolution, as reported by. the s:
committee,was ' unanimously -passed" to '
hm AinrmibJ' mil mi1 iIva 4liii.il ii.k
v1..' . , imu it I villi VI I line, ' 0.
and subsequently, had its third reading ijV,,.:
by general consent; and riassed ;
a fyednttday, Jan, i&W.'Fi-AP'
Wll. Ml' . .1 ' . I . .... WJ, l. . '
. June Din to autnorise tne rreaidentot a
the United States to cause to be rnadea V
military road from Fort St.1 Philip, oil ' ,ti C
the" River Mississippi fo the English Vy.' 1
Turn, as an auxiliary to the defence of
New Oceans, wa taken up for conside- ?.
ration,' A ' annaiderabler debate took ''
place irt which M essrs. Chandler Jackr i
son', Johnson, of Louisiana; KinK of Hr: -r".
i ora; timraei oi Maine; smith; Mills, . wy. .
Macon, Benton, ana jurown; citgageue ; v , vV()
ThaV Kill WAa'aiinhiirrpl , 'i fKa rs.A ' 0".-?'',t I
1-fL - i aL J . I , 1 1 I a
people, in their struggle against tyranny
and. oppression : , "The gum ls; small," it
is jtrue, whtii, put(in competition with
the work it is ta accomplish: but 'the
motives which prompted, and tlie feel
tngs w hich excited, thein to . perform so
glorious an action ;amply' compensate
them in the estimation of ihwiogenuous
and the braveAUt is consoling to those
who have grown gray In the sen-ice of
their country;? ti reliect, that when 'they
are cone, they leave behind them noble
scions " of that tree, v tyhoiie branching
honors nave hitherto el citeil tha admi
ration of the ' world. J The noble exam
pie which the young men of oilfi Univ'er
sity have set us, shalr never be lorgot
ten: and should that country, whose bl:
ferings they have attempted to alleviate
ever attain its ultimate object, the grati
fication" whiclvthev noweel will be
doublv: enhanced by the consideration,
that they have been instrumental ,;in its!
acquisition:' , 'AA for oui'sclveS, wie hppe
that Y.the Turk may iyet; croiich at the
leet of the Oreek, and the suu of sci
encc
world.
again
.illumine this
ceu!"jited
TA50It.
mai ic roau cuiueinmaiea is aosoiuteiy v "
neceinwrjf to render Fort St. Philip use -, -V
ful, as a means" of defence; that fortiBca .
tion being at present.'accessible only by ::f
water, which, mode of communication is Hf4'".";-''
louno ertremeiy mcorMtnient for' the -. .-; , ; ,'f -'';-transportation
of cannon and other mo- H-:':V
nitlpns of wai and renders thegarrisori
peculiarly defenceless intiine of ft-ar. It; ; i V"
was also contended that this .bill, pro-V : . '
posing" the constru-ction bf a r.okd for.-'-
purpose' purely ; and solely military, V'
does not come within the" purview of v
i.. g v.. .vu.ivu vi vyu.iiiuuwuiu jju t , . i- ' ' i
iV; on the part of Congress, to eonkructMf- f s' ''.
roads and canals Onthe other liand?;'. ;,V;?V: ;
it was argued that; if the roid were in- f (?:
deed lor military purposes Mclusively, r . s
it should 1vq: constructed by the troop J w
oi jne unuu estates, or from tne . pro ,. -:
ceeds of the public lands contiguous t .Vi v' )'
it, -s without calling tor appropriation f v ;
from W Tfeasury.-The bill .w'aa oh- i'';'
jected to as immediately involving thd ' ; !v V
question "bpon the power of Congress
mak roads; ns, in its 'course it was
templated to pass," for a considcrabloi ,
distance;-through lands l)eloni;in-r' to in.t'?7'iv-.1
djividuflcitiiens of the State bf LouisU ;-K.
tana; ana it was tnought best by mtiv:
members that t,he consideration of it ' ;'
should be postponed until thetiestioa ;;V 3 JC
of constitutional power should.'in' aomei v :.'-'.
shane,be decided., The bill was finally ' ;.'v ' ; -'
laid -upotl the 'tableV!,;. : 7-tj,
5 ,v .3cr j liurtday, January 29., fV T v
The resolution reported by the Select : t, 5
Committee' on several amendments to yhi'P'H-,
the Constitution which provides that m;i$'..
persoh ahall.be el igible to .the President ' - '
cy for ;mpre, than eight years; was. taken v - !iu"
upi for 'consideration .in , Committed of Jf -.'S'ft 'v
thev Whole; Air, Lannran in the Chairf.- ;,VV'J '
and after some lime spent therein; the J
resolution was reported fo the Senate; ; T l' : '
without araendine,nt,- and . passed tab& V;, vy;;;:;v
engrossed, and read the third timeA v
" ' ' nclayi Jan so. , ' ' ',',.'-; ' v " :f -: :.
The reswjtio;i proposing an amend- '. V, , ' . '
irient to the Constitutiori of the Unitetl''ivy ' ,
States; so as to provide " that no person.'"!S'5-i
having been twice etecied to the office' A
ofPresi; ent,; sliail -a sain be eliribie
tlTtltlll!,,-, ,
i il. VIII V
was read the third time! and T-
the question on passin the sinie wa : !
decided in theaflirtnative. ;; i '''. '.-. ''' 4', 3
r, So the resolution padised, and "was ' ;
sent to the other, llousci , .. y r. ' V
; The resolution reported by a Select
Committee of the Senate, proposing .iir.
amendment of the Constitution ol tha i':'
United States in relation to the election
of President and Vice President, anl of
Ilep'resvntatives in Congress, was taken vJ-V
up for 'consideration, as in Committee of : v-'v ''
the whole, Mr. Smith ia the chair. The .v.'iV,
qMeMion was declared to be upon a re'0-,"'; ' V . ' '
lutiori proposed by Mr. Benton, as an .'.V'ffv".;':
ftjnentlmeiU to that rpportcd by the Ee .
-. ' "ft.-,1 "