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TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS
CF TUB UNITED STATUS
-LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF
, BOTH HOUSES. , .
, ; THE SENATE.
Maine." ' Soul h Carolina 1
"John Rustles John C. Calhoun
Jleucl WailamaYa Picsion
ATew lfampshirf-eorgia.
Henry Hubbard
Alfred Culhbcrt
. . .FranUin Pierce ,
r" Massachusetts
John P. King
' Alabama.
' John Davis . Clement C Clay
-Daniel Webster-- William RrKing r
'Rhode Island Mississippi- 9
Nehemiah KLKnightlohn Clack
Ashcr Robbms . Robcrtvl. Walker "
Connecticut U J ' Louisiana.
JohaM.Nilcs . Alexander Mouton
Perry Smith Robert Cfticholas
, Vermont Tenntt-tee.
Samuel Prentiss Felix Grundy ,
Benjamin Swift - Hugh L. White ',
Aew York. , , Kentucky.
1 ' Nah. P. Tallmadga Henry Clay
, .Silas Wright: . s John "J. Crittenden
.LNetc. Jersey..!.' ? Arkansas. -1
Y ; Samuel U Southard William S. Fulton
1 Garret D. Wall Ambrose 1L Sevier ,
. Pennsylvania, : - A ; '-.Missouri.
James Buchanan Thomas H. Benton
Samuel McKean Lewis F. Linn
JfrtawarM?7 rtlinois.
Richard IL Bayard JoTin3L Robinson ;
Thomas Clayton Richard M. Young
XrMarylandyX " Indiana: 't
Soseph KentyCffim Smith T
John & Spcncc4 j John Tipton L -
v .William a Rives V W'illiam Allen . .
V John J. Rone
Thomas Morris
VcriK Carolina.' Michigan.'
BedR
brd Brown , Lucius Lyon
Iwtert Strange 'X JohnlNorvcll '
ilOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES
t t Maine.
ieor?c Evans l nomas Davee .
Timothy J. Carter Joseph Gr Noyes -
F. UL J. Smith , Hugh J. Anderson ,
Arw llatnp&kirc
Samuel Cushman Joseph Weeks ' ,
James Farrington Jarod AV. Williams
Charles J. Atherton , '
-'Maesachusellt.-
s s lucnara r leicner worge iinggs
-Stephen U Phillips Wnva CalSoua ,
Caleb Cushing 'Nathaniel R. Borden
IS: Wm. Tarmenter, . John Q. Adams
Lei Lincoln ' " ' ""John Reed '
9 George Grcnnell W'm.J. Hastings v
'. :vsJiodeJTanaf.r
J. UTuTinghart R. B. Cranston
- , "I Connecticut.'
Isaac Touccy ? t, , Thos. T. Whittlesey
Samuel Ingham " LauncclorPiielps
Elisha Haley - ' " Orih Holt v
y 'r .. Vermont.
HilanJ HaU Isaac Fletcher
Wm. Slada Horace Everett
llcman Allen J
! 'A'ew York.
JThomas B. Jackson Henry A. Foster
A. Vanderycer Abranam P. Gract
C C Cambrelcng Isaac IL Bronson
ElyJIoore John H. Prentiss
Xa ward Qurtis "A masa J.: Parker -Ggden
Hortrnan - John C. Clark
5overncor Kemllc A. D; W Bruyn J
Obedsah Titus Hiram Gray
. Natlianiel Jones ?, William Taylor
John C BroVllicaJ Bonnet Bick'ne'L t,
.Zadock Pratt . ; Wm. II. Noblo -
fljobcrt APCtcllan, Samuel BirdaaH j"
'ilcnry Vail IIark lLley
Ax!ft vauup John 4Jliwrvws.4;
John 1. Ir Graff --Timothy Chiidy- "5
David It'iwU Wia Patlarson
John P;l ner Luther G."Pcck
James B. Spencer Richard P. Marvin
Julia Edwards. .Millard Filinnre
rf haxaJ Ixx'ii'? Charles P. Mitchell
'itc Jt r fry.
!n R. Avrkrig! James F. Randolph
I -Nis P. H.TMaxcIl narks C. .Stratton
-Wir..'ilatr,i'd"
-glfion h s 'JrYvrlivr
1'innij.lvunvL
Lemuel PaLncr X)an. SheiTcr
Juhn Servant- CbarW M'Clure
(k rrc; V Toland AVm-.W. Pottor 1
Charles Nay lor David Pctriken , .
Edward Davies Uob't. II. Hammond
Ii vid Potts, jr. Samuel W. Alorris
lidward Darlington Cliarles Ogle -
Jacghn'; jr. JhnKlingensmith
J. a 1 1 ! ya M rrls A nd rc w Buc ha na a '
liuid D. Wawr T. M.T. MeKcrinan
iid -ard Klhlky Richard Riddle
i'. A. Muldi-nk-rg Wm. Realty
LiiihtT Jlcily Thomas Hour;
uJeury Iian Anwld l'lu.ner
Delaimre.
John l.MilJtin " ' .
Maryltftid.
J"l:n Pern's Inac M Kim
James A. lVnff U'm. C. JohiiNori '
J.T. H. WonLirtiftrmlVam-i!. Thoinas
Benj. C. 1 1 ward i anil Jenifer
'Virginia. 1 4 ,
Ifonry A VVir -ohu If. Paton , '
iV UK-is .t.l'!.ry Jatcs M. Mat on
Charles F. !':rcer Andrew lloim
JohnTaliafeno ;, Archibald Sue. t i
R;T.M. Hunter John V. Jones
James Garland vv Robert JfVai m
Francis E. Rives GcorgeAV. Hopkins
Walter Coles ; Joseph Johnson
Gco.C Drumcoolo Wm. S. Morgan
J.imr W. ISotiUlm " . , i
, - North Carolina... ,
JcssTATBmifu"Aug7 1 V Shepherd
Edward I. Stanley Ab. Renchcr , .1
Charles Shcpard Henry W. Connor
James McKay f James Graham '
M. T. Hawkins C Lewis Williams ; '
Edmund DeberrxSaniuclT5awyer
Wm. Montgomery .-. :u x ,
'.' VquA Carolina : "l .
II. S. Lesare r :.-v John K, Gri.Tm"
Waddv Thompson R. parnweU Smith
Francis W, PickcnsJohn Campbell
W. K. Clowney John F.Richardson
F, II. Elmore . J t -I
'". , Georgia, j.'.
Thomas Glascock J abcz Jackson .
J. F. Clcareland a Georsro T. Owens
Scatoa Grantland Geo. W. B. Towcus
Charles E. Haynes W. C Dawson V
Hopkins Holscv . -'!-.'.
"'.." Jtiistmppi.4
J. F. IL Claiborne S. JlGlwIson- ,
, ; . " Kentucky.
John Murry . , ; Wm. J. Graves ,
Edward Rumscy" John White" . '
J;R. Underwood i Richard' I la wes
Shermd Williams Jlf A; Menifee - i
Jai Harlan 4 i John Chambers
John Calhoon .. W; W. Southgqito j
John Pope ' ' -' :
; .rnnterr" .
Wm R Carter . James K. PolkV
A. McClellan I ' Ebcn. J: Shields
Jos. L. Williams Richard Cheatham
II. L Turner John W; Crockett-
Wm, B. Campbell- Chris. H. Williams
Joon ucii ! lUnc vacancy
A. P. Manry ; - ' , t
, ' - Ohio, y
Alex. Dunsan J. Alaxandcr, ir.l
Taylor Webster! Alex. Harper . V
Patrjclt G. Goodc I. P. Udbcttcr ; . i
1 1 homas Crw in W m. 11. Ilunter
XUUUI43 J ll-l'IlUl JWIIIi. i . iliUll .
Calvary. Morris I Elisha Whittlesey '
Wm. Kay Bond , Andrew Loomis
J. Ridgway Mathias Shipler "
John Chancy) Danicl ICilgorc .
Samson Eason . V , t i - ' ',-
' ' 'Jauitianfc ' , N
Henry Johnson ' " Rice Garlaud '
Eleazer Mf. Ripely -
. Indiana. ' . ' -
RatluT Boon s, Jas. Rariilen . t
John E w ins v Wm.1 lerrbtl ' ,
l tahanrii tAlbcrt S. W Kite
Geo. IL Dunn 1 V " . ' - '.
Hniinob.
A. W. Snyder V Wmvl May
Zadoc Casey . ; f - '
t y ,Vab'amay ,
Dixon I L Lewis Joab Lavtlor - .
Francis S. Lyon "" Joshua L Martin
Ueuucn thapman " , . . ?
MmoutuJ ' , -
Albert G. Harrison JohnjnUcr
irkansars '
Archibald Yell
Michigan.
Isaac E. Crary! . . .
ConTesl. V recen t sojourn of j
a few clays at WashiH'ton has con
vinced us tbatnothing will be done,
at the present iessioii of Congress,
to relievu the coontfy from its dis
trcssed iituation.It is prohable that
an extension of credit will be gran
ted id iIerchants;Oritheoodsp
en by them to the flovemment fur
duties, and this will afford some re
lief ti the Commercial Cilies. but
nothing will be'ilone towards re
storing the currency to ilr former
soond condition nothing, to re
vive the bnsiness and hones of the
eMinlryhich
alike prostrated. A Resolution hav
ing passed both Homes almost with
unanimity to" conCn6 the iclion of
Congress to thesnecific propositions
embraced in the President's Mts
sage,' a adjournment may he
Kcted from the 1st to the IOi!i cf
;toher. In the mcantlmp, tha pa
tience of the House will be WcariwJ
with unprofilahlfi discussion, to far
as maturing any ben eficia I meas
ures are concerned, but w hich may
do good, by enlightening the coun
try as to the cause of the -prrent
distress, 4 hich ; some ore ftill on
willing to attribute toititrue sourcp,
the mischievous course cf the Oof
ern men V ' ' X. -yyy:, 'X ;
t We do not bcleive that any fi tend
of thc AdminLslration hopes to car
ry through Contrrrns the S'ub-Trea-
jury $Uirme. The doign 4 ii; by
sa i.
iC6
he Wl.
? to Lrin-T r
nositic . for a KstHal
L .uk, wh
irh tfin; done, tin enden-
vor would he tr.ade to crcatei an n-
- - j . .... . i
ua befarc ilie people between Uie
wo-proposl-ions, and to throw the
on uon the VVhirv Hut as Mr.
Wie - told the Chairman of the
Committer ; of Ways ivnd lleans,
Mr, CirobVclcn?, the other lay
theWhigs 4 fully; understand the
game the Administration is playing,
ana will Dot JhJl inM.the trap, ifl?
Whig have no proposition tobring
forwf l. They will tak e the best
for tlT3 wuntry which is presented
without reference to whence it pro
ceed. but havine had no nan I in
rcdacing it to its present extremity
they will leaye the wiginatii o
jMans lor reuei vio inost! wuc in
discretion has aClicted the 'Nation
ne st s i cr.
;.J6(vh .QjStftgcti.
Saturday, fttvt.
t Monday " pextrw-ilt -commence r the
Fall term of our Superior Court Bis
Honor 'Jtuhjc Samidcrf onjhe Circuit
25th CONGRESS, (1st Scssioa)
' This bolv convened on the 4th insL
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A diary of the proceedings for a few of
tl firsf weeks, would be; tedious anil
uninteresting to the general reader. We
shall here present a Summary of tl
most important matters that have fans
pired to the latest Washington dates
1 5th inst J . "I J -I... ''.C
Mr. Polk of Tennessee elected Speak
er of the House of Rcprescntative?r-
StaVbf the pb!P-Fo!k, 110,rf Bell, 103,
scattering 5.
-inomas Alien, wJor.wwc lhas also introduced a bill into the House
A 11 Y ! " . f -L ' !
m w elected Printer to "fof Rcpretativet, to authorise the U
btate of the poll, on the ( m zrti lart
balot AlK-n 1 13. Blair & Rives (EIitors.
oi inc uiooc; iui, uaa-j , ocaion,-
itors of J1Ioenr);
T!1!lGiobo e"1
rS,wS inc w,,iwni tfd0th,r$. Jt also eaves it
and the conwmtlies. The latter
Jcrm is used- to signify such of the Ad
ministration party as cannot go tho full
lenth ' of Van Burinixnu . It seems
thaUhantinVisJodonom
Hce attached I to that of the National In-
tcllicnccr and perhaps cxccuted,:in
part at leatt, by that cstabliihmcnt
Numerous ctitIons . and memorials
havo bceh introduced, praying fur tlw
establishment of a National ILi nit.-' And
mK" fnagainsi me rccog.
ion. llemonstranrcs "against the mcas
urc are more numerous than petitions
for it On the Texas . subject, nothing
is likely to IxTdoii thc 'present Ses
sion, as its dcIiberaUons are understood
to Iw'confincd solely to 41kj di.Ticultica
end distresscrof tfieCduntryia a pecu
niary point of view.- , J v
; Mr. Wright, from the Commit' on
Finance,' reported to the Senate ihrcc
bills, w i:ih have been read once, and or
dcrcd t a second reading, f .
1. A Dili to authorise the isviinx
of Treasury S'olci. Provides, that
the President shall cause to bo issued
Treasury ?iotes of hot Jess than I ) 1 00
each, to siich amount a may bo neces
sary , hot to exceed in all J-rnillions
of doiars-fTliat tho, faith of the filled
States js hdA fjr Oid'recrnptufn if
these notes at thc end of one year from
their date, and tliat. they lyar ?ueh in
terest irrlhe mean time as shell, bo ex
pressed in the face of them; tfe rate of
interest to be fixed by'thc Secretory,
with the advice and consent of tho Pi e-tidcht;-ftnd
that flic said fatoofl inter-
et uliall not in any case exceed per
cent rcr annum; and not r:cri:c
1 ' .. ' r - '
on anv note longer tnan ono year irom
its date- These notes are to bo paid out
om time to time to, such persons - as
iave claims against the yited States,
and will receive them at par. The Se
cretary the Treasury is also author
ised,, with the consent of the President,
to harrow money on tho credit of theso
notes, provided he can get them off at
par-. They are i to lid' transferable ly
endorsement and at all times, and pla
ces receivable ibr jdebts 6f every ydesr
oiptlon, duo io t!icXTnited StatcsT TTIic
8Usn 0 inousana aouars is oppro-
oriatDd to defray tho expense of jrint-
ing, engraving, ana ouierwiso prqann
(tie notes for circulatioiu Counterfeiting
tho notes is madecont subject to im
nrUonmcut, not" under thrte nor more
than ten years, a4 fuc not exceeding
;5,000. Anl lastly tho Secretary'
the Treasury isV publish monrfily statO'
mi nts of the amount of hole issued or
I Si. ; iiltanlboriilng: aj further
postponement cf the payment on du
ty bonds. -Provides . that the time of
payment be extendi J on each bond so
as to male sit months from the time it
becomes due; And that a like indulgence
(6 months) be given on all duty bonds
taken for a year after tho 1st of Octo
ber 1837. Provides alw (or making
and keeping tho bonds w ell secured. v t
trXbtllYor'adjustin'theremain
ing claimsypon the deposite Jiankt.
ProvKln that the Secretary of the Trea
sury shall withdraw the depoMtes from
the several depmile Banks,1 as gradual
ly as thcf demand of the' Treasury will
admit; and if. any ofajd banks reiuso
to pay when caUcA onT suit shall be
edmtnenerd forthwith for the a'fposite,
and interest at C per cent per annum,
unless tlic Canst give good security to
pay the amount in three installment;
Wm one tliird in two months; another
third in five montli; and the remainder
in eight months from the passage of this
act .
The Committee of. IV vys Mean
fUj02 rtamtf notes;-vtry iimilar
- j., to that above dosenbed
;n(1.. :n thc Senate : This houev
qr fJls the Itankasto I
"cecded, with tlc
, 0 ...
the ambuntnotto
itim of Tirch
discreiionary with the President wheth
erthonqtcs be inad-3 payable ;.tA order,
or to bearer. . and til the lattcf case.
makes them- transIeraMo by tie U very,
-x rf
and b2 demanded, it shail t r- v-jntATst
from the timo of demand, at t!o rati of
jive per cent, per annum. .
' Roth acts provide for tl.c cn.plo
r.pkV;
ch'rls
mcnt of an, additional nn;r.ber of.
;t ,c Trensurv dnmrtnu'!,!. f M"it
room; forOuiccjhuntcrs, -should ; the:
blilS pass.)... '-;. , ;f f-
w Mr. Webster has addressed tho 6rn-
ate at great length ia op:wsi:on to the
bill to postpone th payment of tho .Oc
tolcr instalment of tho dewrites to tho
States. ' r ; ' r ' - "
Mr. Burhanofi Infrndurril the f.dlow
n; smendmr'nt to the bill: YfimuVil
thst thfihrre Erst lnta!nifits?illre-
msin indepoito with the 8tJtt" until
ot' rise ordi-ifd by Congn-is''
uhlcli pasird3J t 12, sn l the bill
engrossed fir third. ratling 27 ,l
J?..';'.-.:"''; ;.
Mr. Adams 1'itrodiircd, in the 'House
f Rrprrsertiativcv'ft Rcsfdutioti ti're
euiie lltf Clcikiif the Home to f-iiilnli
copies all iU Rets" tiut'.luvo icri
panned hioce the 1 ui i. f 11 ? t, !y the
S'Ute IrfgislituiTs, iui:, ;i ; ( the ltt9.
pensioiM) payniu.t ly tic iiiiik's,vor
touciiiig tle suhject la any way.,"v
- i Mr. Ad.ams introdurtd a rtwiiu'ilon
(ailing on the President fr all the cor
irHjMiiidrnce that 'L taken pUre I ",
tweru the O'uvcHii.iJ'id .f TVa an 1
the. Kxecutve of tho L"ld(rd Xuien,
reLtii'c to thc'aiiiicxitiiia uf 1xa in
aitnji."
ted '
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ATTEMITAT IiltlBHilY. '
-r'Weh?velriediii vnuTumi'resi'otw
indignation at the lata attempt maifc U
Uio ouuruiai wi "o i reusury 10 uyy up
tho mcmberof Congress. into. a jilenf
acquiescence with tho, late and present
measures ofthef admfnistrfi6h' xi'latlve
to tho financial interests of theCouiitrv ,
Tho Treasury of. tlw .United Stales
tnrougn mo ignorance, mismanagement
and rfirflgalily t f a bad
IfiisttfafionT"
ha failed. p And now, to tlissuadii Con:
grcss from investigating ..and CTposin
the cause, the members arc otTorcd spe
cie in payment of- their attemtance;
whilo Uw more humble 'and obum
creditors of Ujo Treasury arc eidierde
nied payment at all, or forced . to tsle
Trehsury drafts, to be protested and
sold for. whatever a; hungry set of brpl
kera ami shaving swindlers are'dlpospj
to give. , Wh1 Uus distincti9n ,,. My
ia y a wealth v gentleman, because ha
happens to bo a member or Congress, m
better money than you would a poor but
lonest and unfortunate day-labored
For tlio same reason that one of t!
New York" Daaki counted n! to Jofio
Randolph his claim in specie, after it hai
suspended payment i to others, rauS
thansutTor him,totpose.its abusel
We undcrstaiid tins subterfuge of tbs
AdministratHOT irr likely to succeed to.
some extent; how far, the further pro.
gross of the" Kcssion must develope. llii
Congress assembled with ho other pro
pect lhaa for the mcmberi to lake Urcir
pay in the protested drafts of a bank
rvpt Treasury, on broken
3Iri Woodbury and his whole porn
wouiu nave -smeu j uss v .
j We hero take tho liberty of iotrods-
cing a copy of ' tlw Letter from the Se
cretary of dieTrcasury to the Clerk f
llio House of Representatives: u !'
.Treasury Department, l
V'i'l'-Aognst
Sin, The Bear "approach of tnc scssiw
of Congress makes it prpcr '-for me h
apprize yon, in order thili the informs
lion mav he usedforthebcnf6t andic-
icpmmodation of Uie mcroben of the
House of RcrrcscntatiTet, that thtsu
partmcnt . will to. prepared to furai
fumU for their payment in notes of She
city banks tit specie, or fo give dnS
upon several of the Collectors of tle cm-
te s ums ana receivers i urc mum un
or the former deposite banks, in suitable
sum, as may be most convenient to iiay
of ihetn. ; -x .t , , ; f
I am, sir, very respectfully, ; -n
; , j. ymJf iHwlient serranti -
; l::;. um wooDBURV,
' r 5 X Secretary of the Trcai ;rj
jnSFranktin.la. -i-
Clerk of tho I louso of Reps, of the U.S.
Nearly as soon as the House yr;of-
gamscd, Mr. Diddle o( PcnnsylvanM w
troduccd tlic following Rcsolution,ww
is hkly to pass: ;'., lt
'?nWThat the Secretary iftV
Treasury report to. this House, uhctfiJ
a letter puq-ortmg to be addrcsscaff
hi. n to tlio t U rk of tho Houe, oucritf
linvmcnt In Mfcie to members of i0.
gross, is auflwnfirr if so, to what other
claimants on the treasury t a simuarw
fer has tecfi rnide. ami whatorincttM
discrimination, if any, hatf been adopts
in tlie owHiium of payment to thc pu
creditors.'',,
Iji suptKrt f the resIutionrMAJ
dlo'trlrkcdi- v.
Tliat the letter of the" Sccrctarj'
t' - Treasury to'thVCIerkofthUUoUX-
( i i. ia subject alluded to inthis rej-w
had struck him a$ . objccUonaofc
5i.d he had,' tficretbrc, tak-w tho oppj-
t.:mty, -ofcalling tho. attention
Ihus0 to it at t!il earliest momcqt.' $
t!tu Mler conta 1 irr that letter waJ
trt if the &!
rotary, and rested in his discretion ta
giycii h'.i .wiuiueia ai picasuiv,
thej luii.se, and wiihlit-M front
portion pf the incaibers ot thallous;
it may be withdrawn entirely .from mem
lwr of l!nnTri' ft ml tt'ivcn to SOlflC
rn...; ..... - .j
thcr officers of thu f Jovcriiinent, r
lie creditors, ft . may bo witWra1
frohi us, and ci'vrn to notru) othei' p'
son whom it tniglit yy proper to rcwar
It m:iy ho given Id judges of coury
lliorehy iiicrcaMP their salary by P
mora lint. , rlt tni t have bcAn p1
t!:o M ';s of !iC t .urt hi tlic I WW
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