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ta iuauXaat ft ttrtsv MtMMM 9cjo4 wwi
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nJ tWk art : , all ikw.xkrt PXU,J
Of wW ."TU r..."M U-wrrameol." - ltad,, to what? T.
terii eoreratedot ''tia wruccimceru w . .r
fik Two, sir,'
but aitfc art not t t attained by the Kperai provi-
TarkwareepfwteU, euaer Aarwclry or
pm (ha (IWMM, Indrfcctl h ctMMliNttM
la awiau tlf yn aa4 ppott af all
KMMnaf ateit, and afl IM proAM aaada at
mat of
- TrvmiuouftW btateif V dl Uke 0hied nr, uut T bux caa maxt
Urai iwtroveiaentw tor part rf ita w territorT?.'lf there effect
' liii. ateonWu Mr. MAdiaon'a ouinlonat tke janaaicaoi' rf Geoeral
. tnwnira'rJ ebjecti. I p tIeU Uf UtirrBal l-pror.
neat ntmr nted .1 a bjct c Conjrwa U to Ut JaiWicll
-nitbiaeJ u'i of tLCMtititim.' I dailengti tW warid U akow hrt
, it hai er b a h'mtfd U la any pari rf that iattrvmea t Sajl M r. Mad-
Jt jurtfcd'iftiim iJkautc4 W erUi cuiiacrmted .objetta.". It
e.ii limited ! objwti evianftL I aA Hia. I tht object erra
- trd in t Onatitadwir Itia not! TWen it nuat be beraod the Jn-dic-.
4. J rrrMi. . Bai it U limrUd, to object -wiuth. concern all tht
' -i .i. ti -. -At.k m ant if Ka atfaiiMut iyr tl aesarato I kauka. ka. ka.
'VPTOTUiuo - of OT." .JMr y -r.:. aidJU dollar 4 a aeW tkiu li
Uirntl of U,;.eint tUUt oojrcn -waici r w y mwiren j M'-'l,-"wlirtemr. 8m amaU mm met xntif before the
vm frill Ta Bui Btk atJ are Ant . di
itmi la Drccsbar. UlS , Taa Suto aaeaic4 ao
paff af(biadrSwf. ' T Capo Fear aad Haw-
W, rue.t rSe. ot eitend to It yir, int-,Prnent i. nei- 0
tbir an WnmtrtabWt," dot u It tht Bcn cbboi oe aiinnca oj i g u u i.m io
. . r a.... 4i j. - . . I . . . . . - . . .
- la Ui tbirtr 'nt!i eny of the oame hook, (tf.e' retlerafiet,) page 15, mJ. m tl apocio cajiiul 1 Wa th
. .... . ' m . .1 - A t. . . L! f W 1 m. .mm - BM. m A fV7 1 7 Anil, at
e, f nfl a rnnf mara to eMorce ine aamc uocuinea. iur nmmi . piwii . p. '
of th War" rf the Federal OoTeruwent, Hdhjf to th State govern
' taenia, in the Utter,1 fj h t! Iocl or manicipaj aLhoritielw
"'mcuning fj local ad maaicipal tt(hortij tbe SttU governmenta, fur
' alistinct 4iJ iniependont portion rf tho aupremetj, so more aubject, withi
" irt tHcir rdpi-rtite ljherei, U the grbenJ otbnt7, Ka the general o-
Uiurt tl object' t Uienv. vithio ita fliwa; sphere; ' Io thi relation, then,
" tbe pr9pcw.d twerafaent-canoot bo deemed! a national one, ince it jiiria
l ("dittion extend to terlnin tmnatraitd djectt ny, nd lea?c to the sereral
" . . ' lii J2 i J9 M.U.t a . aaOaaaiMfv Af ai Tl if Kor nil! "
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fTaar ai ifl-l'i aM M aW. a
m ant . aaa aw aaa oa Uorfa
ko apaoa p-1 a a al U-
aM oaOa ia Wa aao " of CtUJJ
oOua 4 aeata of aiaar praaU awAa aaJ oVrala4,
4 al ikM aafOial ck a4 Wat aaa yat u a
4ma4 aka ai UawWa to aaato aay
colMkttaa tW. oioaMjniiaiaariN;ooa
at amnl omILom aaarat oaM I aVk I
U oWwwvty to aW aWora 1 diaaiHaa a
auk be I a rot a aor aa-ai of poaliaaa
ooroa taaiM, aa4 aaew ml ta ttata tay eaa-
iMfJI rroo'1 mi am pafaro of IM
atatoi aad I aUaty nyn ey anaroc
kaav arta ta fa.ok of a4U( a eMcrcat oP
Xa of U riwm arxUou f lawelaka. far
vfcatavar aay bo tb aaabtrla4 raainatif of
jpgtaioaa aat ffir aManre4 aaaa, ym tba fcol
a a abia a, that tfc W-tthf daa of oar awpa.
kl KKllr mi it taara of avor? dnerip
hMHraottn It faatia dirceO tba tatea tbat aap-
' -Tiu, Ir, doea iaternal improyeTaeot fall ander'thr head rf envmertted
. object? ltceTUJrUjf doea not I it not, then, on of the other objetU,w
.''. fr avhirli the "aeveral Stitf hare a TeaiduarT al inviolable sovereign
...
tyJTi Can more conclusive endeoce be advanced to prove the-Uct of
it aot being" one of the eaoifierated : objetftf To : hiow Oiat the Jene
rl ' Ooreroinent ha no.; Juridktion ; over ' it, '-hear him gaia In
th43thaaay of tho work, page 64, ay he (and here again I
vouldulkutth particlarartationotthe committee) "Tliejwwer de
leatMl bv tbe broooaed Conatiiution are few and de6aML Those which
are 1? remin io the State goveramenta, ansRuraerotitand indefinite vThe
former will be exerc'ued principally oii fxternal objects, as wv peace,
. ' ieotittion and foreign comrotrcej with which last the power of taxation
Swill for tho inorf part be connected. The power reserved to the severaf
l; 1' 6ttw will, extend to fffAoAf oftotfv which in the ordinsry course of
attain; concern fJi livesj' liberties ad property of the people,' and ' the in.
ternal onIer improvtme' and prosperity of tlie States.? ; Before tlie words
f mprov,metrtaad prosperity; in the latter sentence, every grammarian will
' f acho jI boy, who las hot jtst learned, to parse his first lesson, wilt : tell you
.- i this. Then th-sabsthAceand r Tpre'v declaration of Mr. Madison are,
; that fnterntl improvrtaent h one of ft. the power 'reserved to. the several
t Etateti"Siul, in the Uhcttaee "of the honorable ecntletnan front Wilming.
- 4: ton, ( Mr. Hill,) od i former occanion,v who should kno- better the meaning
V of that tflstramyit than the hnd that framed it n the, mind that conc?v:
' d it, and who, either opposed or advocated every- part rf is If, was a-
4opte? Miud Ton, -Mr. . Chairman, that these, essay were "written in
' the strmmcr after the Couatitntion had been adopted bt the Federal
fm it finaf ratification. TTifctt it the opinions of sach n one, tinder such
circumitftneeif re ehUtle4 toHtfyei&V'4'H',.!lot' 8 to"eWK.t
the oosibun that thesubiect of internal imnrovement ia embraced within
.a ' ,- '' a . i ' ' t. 1. 1 J Ji"'i3iA. .-...
' f4 what tukwArTw rtmftTvPti lwia iMinntrinfr nrtiiiTfiiT to me intMVifiuiJ numir
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1 ; : iJucgcnuemen out m aoors, ana wiinin tnis nouse, xoo, nave conretiaea
ig ioio with.
' now, and for
io- who -'hive
. , lwt just sent .. theiov heref . . It will not inlorhv thfcra on my own re
fisibility, bot would refer them to that 'weU known and distinguished
j work from which I bv jast; 'quotod.? , In the 5d eslay, penned by that
r r A . a - a J . ? : . r . T a aT:
. thayiese are (uojectataatvie tata egisiarare nave notnir
' Sir, are geatleraeft in earnest when they thua speak? Are they
the fimt .time" 'tfl leara' 'the duties .which thev we to - clioi
. jroioiiaa siaiesman Aicxanaar lumuwo. wmie capovnuins to me AJnen
' carf people the manner of tteling Federal usurpation he held die follvwiag
-laniruazet ' "The Federal LeeisUture will not only beresttaine by it de.
4 ceata, by T. wUek iw tho . nrr o nroit
eacJi year muU by tiee ba .kt, which ginta the
ruin ol 236,74 dollar of rlear profit aude in cacr)
fear. Iliia profil has heeaf ail auxle on about
I.JBV.SUUtioiiara 01 apacia paid tou au ineae Danaa;
which shows that tbe h aamially ruade twenty
m per reat. oo tbotr specie ratrd Ibeae inatt
lutiuns, ainttboy at iN hat a a ittor.ng pruapect
for a larre profit by toal aoa, and of rellinf back
tha vao)a ammint of their capital atock. only o
half of which-' was paid ia in epaciei and ahtxitd
tbey reeaiva the wbola araouot of thrir capital
tuck an windin? up, (bey will tbcc, in adJiciun to
all the other profiU, bare ma! half lhair aapital
atock ia profits ahtoi forth-y only patj balf.uf it
in apeciet and if tbey receive on hundred doilara
for aach ahara fur which 'hey paid only fifty dulltra
ia specie, they will make tody dollar clear on each
hare of stock and arain, the lost notes will all be
a elcargain to them, and that gain to them wit ba
a large one. : - v '
I hare avarared the pet cent, on their specie
paid in originally, and supposing them to bare had
that aura Intha banks continually ever since. But
a hat are the tacts pt tha euf I hv now a report
before me, (wbWh may ba found in the Public U-
braty.) fJo. 11, made by tha late Bartlett Yancey,
who was aDDoiuted br' the Ltrialaiure in 127. to
attendee ' mnefitig if tha stockholders held on
tue nmt Moixujt n aember 1837, tha repurt ia
dated December 14, JiXt, and made to tho4jrgiala
Ibree of the banks at that time. ' The siieoie report
ed in all three of lhm wm 426,6,0 dollar. .Tha
araount of profits made in Uteame year, aa appears
frooa tba BtatsTnenU In report No, 13. anade by a
select committee of the Senate at tba last session of
tha Assembly, and may also be found in tue Pub
lic Library.) waa wwi Hoiiais 37 cents, which
allows that the banks made that year 77 i per sent.
of Clear proftts on their specie, after paying all
eipenses of every detceiptioni and io 19, l the
bank oalribita, it appears that the speeio li all tha
banks waa 130.U8 dollarai aad tb anuMint of cleur
profit nude that year, as shown by tb report road
to tha Kanata at the last Leg'ilaiure,No. 13, was
99,437 dellarst showing a clear profit mde on thair
specie that year of 02 per seat. This ' wht might
, be called thumptur pro&ta, MMsrs-' Ku 101-9. iheio
hard time. . W ho among your r eadejra dtat had toot
a corner m the banks, oade 83 per cent on hi
Cipiua" in 1829? . I can salely answer not I, for
one., Bat they bar made it. and tie tpckhold
era hare regularly mad annually on the specie in
the hanks soinetmnK bke tlu per cent, and some
years perhaps much more. Let them or, their
nendi deay rt u tney aaret and lor every year
these return an be found among tha pablio e
eords. that will sbw what specie they had. t will
have th calculation made, and pro ri to the peo-
, eereralcol&teral Legislature. The inevitable coasequence of this opinion
- cannot be rnisunderstoad. That he looked oa it as being' ono of i the duties
: of tk. Legislature, tolnterferr' whenever Congresv or the Federal Cro-
V aaa,f .wb.kaV sik.hli1l AAorfArlrAit TvaaaW vVtvKtal aaf Kam ialftaanil 'alba a4aVrkt Ua ' uaaaaw
' , w v a v ii MUiai viivivnvH vat wytsv ptutv v tv avva war t aivuv jw w v-g
i boy and it legitimate sphere; ;fto Ton.e,-1 presume, has 1 the temerity in thin
House to denv. I a what manner-1 ask. could this State, or this Le?isla:
tu-t raike opposition to th eiertise of power by Congress not strictly be
. Ion zini toll, or, to say the least, which were of a most doubtful nature.
r men . 1 ueiieve is aaaittea.oy we veriest constructionist,; octier man
bv i nacific. solemn and resnectlul remonstrance? 'Sir, such i the bbiect
rf the resolution 00 your tiWe, on which; wt aretold,' it ia unwise and in
, competent for this. House to icf.-v pSj&fijji? i..t,y. -
In corroboration rf what 1 iiave just read, J wilt again call the attention
" 1 1 f tlie committee to a paragraph in -the 35th' essay' written by the tame au
' 1 . thor,4n tH am work.7 It fipiaft to pie.lhat'Mrf IlathilWn baa la-.
rJ Wed to point ont what avere the dutic of the State iricasoof'encroach
1 , tticnt by Car.fFtVjj Jbr in thin esiay he has expressed himself a fotlow"
( ' 'I am noable to conceive that tlie State1 Logislaturea,' which must feel so
vnaml motive to watch, and which posses so many means) rf coun6eractinfe
the Federal Leftlature, woald fail eithor to detect to defeat a - conspU
' racy of the latter against the liberties of their constHueBts.' Such ii the
a Unrua of 'Alexander Hamilton, who was neter cofiaidered over partial
i to btate nghtsi but who was a patriot of the'mghest ordet;Hn devoted hi
-. ' whole taient to the defence of a Constitatiuu and to vernmenCof which he
' t himself did not altogether approve, evincing at ouce virteaad disinter-
' estednes that was equally only by that of his compatriots. In fact, at
' x that time no other exposition of the Federal Government would have been
accenteu eitncr ov me neoDie or ov uesiatesi iot' tut -usurDauons 01 xne
' -1" JJritish Parliament on toe right bl the State, of a they were tlien called,
' . tho colonics, were tresh in the recollections ol our people) and on that sob
f h tect Ciey,were not only sensitive, but extremely lealoua, What but the
:nu or, aoverciCTUv 01 we
. took place in the Conven-
ple, who h.re been so liberally fattening a-' k w,
who really fceO, perhaps, equall, a much tender;
sympathy for them aa any deapot dots In Earepe
fr hi. I.Kniu-'inur .iihir.U Vnr in ISM I ftvtl rf nl
lect that -the; atookhotder and their , friends did
rroan Most pltexmaiy oa aecomtt of the small divt '
deods they received that year fror their bank stock,
lr' they complain so much of a profit of 82 per cent.
on their specie, in bank wr.at sort of campuiomg
may we clculat on hearinr' from, them, shtiuld
they erer be brought down to the profits of farm,
era or meehamea, which ia perhaps not at. this tune'
more tha 1 Of 3 percent. of le profits! I will
take one other, via w of tba diffcrt.uce between the
profiuufthe banks and ,tb farmers, by shuwintf
what the farmer are payiitf the banks aniiuall by
Way of Interest, and what the' banks are paying by
way ef Interest on tb specie in ineir sauua." ' -
ieatausj that Congress would finally usurp thetigl
ites, created the tremendovioinraotjon whicbJ
lion that met at Richmond in 4788 for the purpose tf ratifying the tjon
tltutiorl of th iJnKed States? What but that brought fortn the energies
and roused into action the mind ! of that treat champion of State riirhts.
i- wLkh bnrstcd from its hidden recesses and pord forth upon that devoted
body a flood nf intellectual light, which ' alike asteimsnedyastoanded and
'pctr'.LeJ all within' the ctunpasa of hi titanic accents? "' ic;v ' .
- The great IIT, withan intellect indeed with a divination) that made
lira almost master of future events, foresaw the H ' . s of federal usurpation-.
Yes, such was the force, of hi reume " and the resistl power
of Li eloqience, that, in positjon to I ''-.. on, Monroe, Pendleton and
jlandoiph, he would have bad the Lo" ...aUon rejected, but for those con
- ditional and rc&tricUve clauses t! ...uated the ' previous amendments. "
With tliose amendments eyr were solely intended to restrain the
"rower f Congress with'" ' , toper sphere, the Convention was so ex-
trenif ly aj'prcuensive 1 . otmress would at some subsequent period n
nrp the tit '.t ef tlie F .te, that they adopted the Constitution by a bare
Wf.iorify.v I thisV, t.r, tliese amendments contained one or both of the
jilpihr -iJi ti '-! r -1c of the amendments to the Constitution,' relied on
'- ao skuch by ta ' .iivrntion a restrictive clause to restrain Consress from
t'.e erc?.i a rnaer powers taan taos km naa been delegated jind e-
t . sit...:
A'.
T f .indllisewjaeftoeaerallrth WUiaofJ'
r Ta f aVtn,TJfal aaa aaeL 1 , , ....
i
Fridcy.'-ifeb 41-Mr.: Hayne, from
tbe select cotntnUttoe to;w)iicl;4iatf been
d'ei red the bill from the House of 'Hep
resenlatlve for the settlrment tor,thevar
rtiuhtt '4f - Jamr M
name 1U n4un'HU(Eni. nil i.4i, 'ju
the' word for public ett ices,' losses :na
iarrifiees. TJie Senate resume d,,ituri;
nnisbed business, tSe cvrMdei-atiMi ol lite
rewiTu tiou C rvunini tted j by -. M r..,G randy j
prVibibitinr tit 1 select com raittee aprMUoi
d to inquire. into tuocniulitionof thel'okt
Uffice. Urtwrtment, rrotn callinr bfRn-e
thciu tk person wue.bnve been diamM'
ed from oflice, for the purpnae'of socr?
uinins tue reasons or tause or tiietr te
tntival Mr.r WKidburyt -hi Mm ;tMt
flitofih'1 resumed m arguuwi lit favor
of the resol .tl in, and cwclttded it about
twooMork. Messrs,' SprngueV5 IJvin -8ton,and
Holmes, subsequently addressed
the Senate. Mr. Livingston offered, n
an amendment a substitute, to part ;of the
resotutinru. declannr 'that, the Committee
Khali Mt make .inquiry, into the", reasons
which have; induced tlie- Postmaster t Gen
eral to make nny removals of his deputies.
Mr, Holmes then addressed the Senate
in opposition to the amendment, for about
half an hour,' when he gave way to s ino.
tion to adjourn. .T-s.'v.-j.'Vf
Saturday Feb 1 -The President rom
municateu a report from the Secretary of
vvr, makin-? returns of the milttiit of the
United States; and a report from the Sec
rtUry rf tlie .Treasury, transmitting a
Elsies, rf the jvll and sft? cala;
strark iatbeyvar IU9. .-
Oaiuf, IVi. 14 Mr. Barnard
errW a raetaorial troca cittxeti
rfnUaJelpLiHiUsfora taodi
ficativ rflLe Urilso aaU.reduC
tb dftty oa las ported Cas, Mr.
Wovtibary, fro CawniOea
Canamerce, reporttd a WI proridiag
tor an' altowanca of dranaack o
asila msaafactared fro laopaHted
iron. Th resoluUM aakmiUrd by
Mr. Ortif;. In . relatioa to tU
rwaiaiUea iwitd to ibqnls into
tb condition rf tbe Post UBco Dav
Eartment, cam a p a the bajfjaiiabed
asiaea. wnra it was laid tba ta
ble oa motion rf Mr. Ualiars aitb
tue understanding tba tb queoUoa
b taken -aa It to-aorrw. . Alter
aom time pent Im tbe conaideration
rf Exrcutit business, the Senate
adjoarned.
, Ttd, Feb. 15 Tbe resolution
submitted ly Mr. Krelinjbuywn,
calling BJ.W11 the President forinfur
mtiNt in relation. tt the Indiana,
wet after having been diacussed by
Messrs. Bnt, Frrlinarlruysrn,
Fivth, ri4mes,ad White, agreed
to: Tbe reMiletioa aubmitted by
Mr. Gmndy, in rrlation lo the 'coin
mittee apjiintcd to iirquiri' into the
condition, wf the Post tllfice Uepait
menf, was taken and, aflrr 1a
iu been iuiuliar.1, at the auggntion of
Mr;Liittgst,ii, so as to prohibit the
cuinmittr from iHuiring into "th
reasons which 'have influenced the
Pitstmaster General In the removal
of any ol his deputies," was also a
dontcd, yea 24, nays SI. After
the considnration of Executive busi-.
iieas, the Senate adjitumrd,
;reiinM.i,Fto. 16 Mr. Dicker
uu,frrm the Committee 011 Mhiiu
facturen, to which had been rrfrrred
the bill providing for tlie rfdm il.it)
of the duty on sugar, made n report
recommending ' its indejinite poat-ponement.'
Tbur$dafi F(b.TT bill Tivnii
.the II ouse rf llrpresentativos for the
Eunisbmsnt of crime in thr District
f Columbia, was taken up and rend
the third times' ""when MrV Hayne
objiH ted tatbnt provision in the bill
making tup crmie 01 (lucsiiri, ite
sending or acc.enuitg a challe.nge to
light a duel. or. attending a surgeon
In such case, punislMbli- by con line
inent at hatd,..Lbor in the Penitrn
tiaryf- anl argued that thr remd
a:. a . a . ar
proposeq was nui cairuiateu t an a
way with : the viU After a short
discuHsikn,Jfhe bill was laid on lh
taMrwith a view to tUf Wht'ridmVnt
of tw objet titHibIe'e tiouv Afte
spending smW time In secret session,
the, Senate, adjourned,
HOUSE OF, R$PJIKSENTATIVES,
FridavS Feb: 1 1 -M r. W hite. oi
New York, from the Committee 011
Naval Affairs, reported a bill fof the
onstrtirtion of naal hospitals at
Uharlcsfowii, Massac htrsetts. Brook
fyM, pi. Tork, and. Pet)Ha:)la; which
was rea1 twice, refcrren -.to a Com-
mittee of the Whle on the state of
uiesjntorvt ano4 : fogerim? 1111 xne
doc;ument9,hwderfd.; to b printed.
I lie resolution of Mr. White, of New
York, for the hiiwine of 6,000 ad
ditioiiai ynpi.es ontho ii'port if the
Committee n the Judiciary, resncct-
Ing tMeVpeat.n'f tlio 25th sertfoji ;of !
the judicial act, was next talett'lntii!
'. on side fat ion . a,id,iM $ p anfc cptir :
tinned (its licgumcnt its support of the
brtiDositiotf;1 until-the close .of th
jirjtir.;. The fl wise, nn inotioti tf
Mf,' MrDffif took- tin tlie rWll.
on i division by 'yeas and nays, by a
vote or 102 t .hv8J for the. relirff
t!i.- widow, of. the. lamented ..Goanino.
tlorc Decatur, and ;.wnt intjr ConiV
mitte upon it, -.Mr'Camb'trfen', tn
the rbaiiv tlffwaHMlehsietHilt vlve
't lor k, by' tae&i otntr,
Mi Ouffie,: Huffman', Craig, tlarson,
WTtittlesey. OarHnger, Miller; Suth
erland.. Dodtliidge. hihoitV Crock
eft) PolaTal itis anYeiidmcnts
were. pftjpyt$hi aftfr wiiirh the con
tuitU'e rwe 'andjr rcjioi-tvd. -x Two t
tfienmciidmeuty;
were concurred "in, find, a - third one
rTected.f.Vw
furtberi discussion 'Vnsuedj . but the
pteviwn Question ) being, railed for
and seconded, the main question waV
taken by; ayes? and 'Hioe,; and the
House refused to order the engmsa
ment of the bill W a third reading,
by a TMepf 9 t;ll;!Mi Dodi
flrige niihsequeiiUy moved the recon
silk-ration of the t otej but brfore it
as actcu upon, an adjournment took
plare.-;-"'" v-nv? ' vo;?:
totoddyC,Feb: i The House
was or eu pied to day in the considera
tion of business of a private nature. ,
H Moday,j Fe 14 The House
took up the uiemnrial presented by
Mr. Everett, of Mass. on M dav
the 7th instant, from the inhabitants
of Northamptni),M ass., against the
removal of tlie Indians. A call of
the House was ordered, bat susneii.
ded, nn 193 &cmbers answering ;tn
their names. Mr. Tin ker, of Si Car-
oliina, and suhserjuentlv Mr. Wifk
nue, inoveu me question tl co nsulera
ti.a tl ccTSSrU sbejal! 4 tV
6h
Biitfe4 lat'.e L'pmsiUea an Indian
Arilrs, with i.'.rcction ta report a
l.'J raakinr faithrr pwisioaforex
ecti'ajigUaUaacnVe United Sato,
and fur tba faUlM oWervanc af
trcatiea witb Indian tribeau Tb
qsvaioaaf coesiJeralroa was tarri
ed, spoa a tfifUlon by yras and nays
by tat rf 101 in 93. Tb Subject
was then taken p and duacnasnd by
Mr. Everett cmtil 4 o'clock, when.
en snoUoa of Mr. Yaoct, tbs Uoae
adionmed. "J .-',
-IW49, FA. 15-rTba priMflpal
object biektacenpaod tba attention
ef tbe iiwaM were tba bill repe-t
lag tba claims of tba widow of tbe
gallant Coaamoder ' Decator, and
tha bill in rtUtiun to tba sale of pub
lic lands. Tbe former measure a
broegUt forward by tha motion for
ra-consideration, submitted wn a pre
yiooH flay by Mr. Doddridge. . It
wis discussed at length, and tarions
amendmeata were offerfd but, after
tbe yea and nays bad been taken
several time, upon the question re.
rurring of tbe ettgmaaroeat of s the
bill for a third reeding, it wss de
rided In the negatUe, by a vote of
100 to 90. The bill coacerniag tb
ales rf publie lands, and providing
arairutthe frauds which may be prac-
tioed in such sale, was debated un
til late hour, but waa not finally
decided upon. Among the, preliroi-
pnry business of the day was tlie io
traduction of a bill by Mr, Vcrplamk,
frtirn a ariect committee, on the in.
(cresting subject of the gold mines of
tho. South, it provides for the es
tablishment of an office as a branch
of the United StateVTMint, for. the
purpnaeol assaying the precious me
tals of North Carolina, Georgia, and
the adjoining States, c, It was read
twice, arid referred to a Committee
rf the W hole on the state, of (ho V-A
niou. The House also, in Commit-,
tec, Mr. Drayton in the chair, con
aidered the bill on the subject of the
Danish spoliations on American com
merrc; and, on motion of Mr, Boch
nnsn, resolved thatlts hour of meet
ing nhould be henceforth eleven o'
clock instead of twelve, as hereto
fore. diiii"g the present session, ,
Wednesduy. Feb' l6-Mr. Dnrsey
from tbe Committee on Naval Afiairs
reported a bill to increase the pay af
1 apt i ns and . mastera commandant
of tho avy of the United , Statesj
w hich wss passed throgU the . usual
course of legislation, and committed
to n Committee of the, Whole on the
mate, of the Union. Mr. CatnUre
lng, from the aUorn mittee of Com"
merce, reported a bill for the relief
or t retain importers of foreign mer
ctiBiidhzi ; which was disposed of in
a like manner. , The resolution for
the" printing rf 6,000 copies of. the
report of the Committee on. the Ju
dtciary,. was again taken tip, and
.filr Daniel resumed bis observa
tions on the Vjuestinn., Before, how
ever;. the subject wss disposed of,
Uie hour expired. On motion of Mr.
VerplatiCk, the House then went in
to a Committee of the Whole on ti'io
state of the Union, Mr. Letcher : tin
the chair, ant took up the Kill sup.
pletnentary to the act for' tlie relief
of th surviving officers and Soldiers
of .the revolution. An" amendment
was proposed ny;,Mr., Tucker, of
Sooth! Caroling pr6vliHg that the
benefits of. the bill should he extend.
ed jit the militia of Jthb Various States.
Tjlie bill Vvaa.jifs'ssetl- Tor ( yeral
hours, by Messrs, Verplaticka. Tay-
lorv Tucketv" Chilton, Spencet', of
K lor k, -MCUutae, strong, )V; ilde,
Davis, rf Mas. Burges, Ellsworth;
Speight, narringcr,, Prfk,IJntes
and McCreery fr after, which t ht
mriulmenf. in i modified shape, .was
adopted, tand tlie - committee : rose
and repprtrdTlio -i liltj;
matetyj'on'aiSi'ewWn'i'bV'
be
A
ibe President was laid
fwt-'t? ; byiuei Sneakef,
on it i suljert of tlje aggfjessions on
AmericaiV" commerce, committed, by
the Portuguese blockading, aquaalron
off the island; of Terceirat-aTlie
letter of the President slated that lie
had,1 previous to tho receipt of the
resolution of the Uouaf bf Represen.
tathrs on the subject, gi ten thc ne
cessary dirrrtiotis for fitting' out a
sjiip of warto reinfijrrt;- tlie United
States s sqnadronpn1 that quaiier.
The message and its 'accompanying
documents nere on the motion of Mr.
Archer, referrcii tn the Committee
on Foreign Affair.,
Thurdai. Fcb 1 The. resolu.
tion for prtntijig6)oa 'copies of the
J udicwry report wa rorihidered, and
the measure advocated by Mr. Fos
ter, in an argument ; which tonf in
ued until the close of the hour.-' Tlie
oui granuneiensions ti certain suri
vningiiffifrrs and soldier of tM.
voltitiort"(irictu(iii.g within its pro'.
' T ... ? '""wnwrs, 5tate troops.
nn miuiiaiwas passed, fter a Jorg
debate, Mr Treztant rrrrviniKilv
mnved its recommitment; in order to
ci.nfine its benefits to those in riecdv
circumstances; but the morion was
TLa Cesta aferwards
Cotamittee of the Vi .
rf Ut Union, Mr. Clay i,
ai m .
ana cci.straica ata r .
Ippropriatlon btU; j'tr
nacaforlSMtiWt!.!'
tket far ti hrtprovt- - -1
for fortifications; fur -
mental for thacoaaUuc i
pairrf certain roads; ar i f
giner, Urdsanca aacl (
tra Department, At U.;
tbey roar and rrpvrte; ;
leave of absence for the rtr
tba aeaalaa bad, en ' motios
McD riffle, been granUo to
fin, (recently appelated J
South Carolina,) tbtUfl: .
ed. 1 . ' ' .r'r ., . ,
Qui iniimaey
good (Sects (n
tries.
Tbe Wlowing." article', l
from tba Odclal Register ef '
of the SlitDeceuiber, i?
manifest . the ncceaa !
crowned tha efforts of the
administration in removing
sea rf dissatisfaction which
fortunately groan op bet
own and foreign Goyerniti ,
foreGen. Jacksoa was taK i:
Presidency. It cannot fal 1,
gratifying to.'tba public ts
tnai tba course pursaed by tL
conduct our freign. relatio",
to use the Ianguge of the. J;
Official, contributed to r
former prejudices, and todr
ser tbosa bond . wblclt . sboulC
two petghliorlpg people. M,
TrvntitutiM aW Official RerUltr'.
io.e(A tl DtC. IIMl- -HU
etaellenay, tha Viae President im
tnte pt, a prirau letter lolba PreMdr
utmeusiMeseruMIsortrs wbiebwox
to Mm by Mr. Toraet.oa hisretarnta .
ton firusa bis aouatry seat, where ba bad a-
diax some Urae. - He rrararduUly aar
letter ia Terr satlsraeasry terms, Mprew
meats faU of aordklity aad food fetW
answer was, precairtee ar mir Holler, .
praias-worthy eondvet ka aSodiMtiarM af
aieaot his sfllee. aided by the rand din
tho presrat adBialsOalio. has anntrilaM
troyforiaer ejadiar, aadu eraaslov
bends which shook) naiM In aeiehborinr-
whose OoTermueats are siaTer,- ays k
ef rsUtions may product
taror of the latarcst ol both
The' President $ Mtssdtel'
document was received at Liff
on Ilia fid of January, -TTIe. 1
pool Times, in announcing tbat 1
arrived, says: , ' ' ' ,. : '
Tha messat-e, tboucrb Brodla-ionat 1,
well Written, and the ooiniona tonrrv.
are liberal and enlightand. ' ' It la qui'
to the but vertago of Gen. Jackaeo, v
wmoa remembered was .received wii
merited approbatvo, both in the t
States and thin country, -i 80 far, the Gt
baa conducted himself admirably In eii
orabUt and Important officei and if he ?l
act in tho aiuue liberal and sensible , n,
to the end of bis career, be will retire
prirata life with as high a reputation
oqi of his diitinguijed fredecesoors bn:
enjoyed. . .,.&., c'tfti I
Since extracting the above v
we find in the xNew York E
Post, we nave: opened our for:
psekages, and find the message
lished entire in" the London Tii
of January the 4tb,Tbavingbn
ried from Liverpool to' London,
published at Uie latjer , place in
short space of twi days.
, , The-editor. f the Times,
stating jihat the 1st' lurat ,
tbe message arrived oil thnpreti
eyening. left, no time , ti peruse
with attention,remarksjiw!ii
we ahall retam to the eonsideratk
some at the topics' Which H embraces to
ow,, lrv the mean time tre cannot he!;
rAarkmkvr that ; the enthtiairstio aympa
with, which rt allndea to the Freach Be
tion, forms ' striking contrast to the mon
aerfed language of the old doreramer.
:uope.,,r,t,.. v,-U' -
- i Post Office Bcpartmenf. The !
ate Jisvo institnted-vaarntrny
the affairs rfthe Post Officn Der
. .as 3 - a . " - j- '
nay nrertrJw the House rd;
ehgrossed jvr n -third rradinaf
messageiroin
ment. tWdebate unoii which sfc
the effectwhkh the statements t
opposition press las hadoii otne
telligents iTicmltrir bf thai li
TIiiy(Mesara;Vidjr:
" vuuuur, is (n inumjxtnnt rei
tion of the tJiarB -'of rnlsnpplica:
of th JWids of the DepaHment;
perlMips 1e cotild hptoffcr
aplM-ona(eromrprii
or jabotitf, tbc; insolv ency of 't!.'
partment,' than, the, : 1 fact that
Johnson; fbV Chairman rf the (
mittee on the ..Post Office and '
Roads, Las introduced a bill int
House r,f .Representatives, wi;
approbation of the Dcpai tsnrt.t,
ducing the postage on news ps;
Tlie object of ibis bill being to
duco the tax 5 upQn intelligence,
its" principles having tbe tsawti
the . Drpai:tment,"ahcre can t
fear of its receiving '-tba sartcti't
botb Housrs,;if it can be,K8t!
the order of bnsinessj and Jhe C
man has a: fair opportunity tu
tbe liberality of the opposition,
proposition ta take it - tip out ;
order. It contains but a single
section, and rotild.be passed i.
moment. i Its advantages ' to
community are incalculable.
? V. S. Teltgrut
' Fcrrussion A mechsnic of
York has gm.e to Wflshliigton I
patent, and to submit to the I
Hoard, a percussion lock for can
as durable and certain as tb"sf
v 1-. r ieaf. .: lr. i rt.-i.j is. . - I "ut , ll)r ynorion anis .n n.n , fri.. l,rrf
mwwm r-m .-5Ai : :m inuafCMcns aroia mto -nuns v yi0,, vn vcu iuon, nn;a ipouon J,. Mr, Jcirerett I Cat OaTbV tho :.. . -.. I ""'" ",IV 'r', ' ..:.'""
' ? "' f.'3.r;.,' ci;.;:ia''-?;. ' 'S!?,l4 :-:tr '.. t t I I ."V v.;'. P1! T,ou. Wtion. used for cannnn would scarcely