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Niifif fi:i! f I'l'ishUuri*. >.N(;!{> ■'> ''r.coNP '^1 >jjn. M'.WTE. ■'!"i ' F» !i. 1.— Mr. Rr:iU-ii, from ;!.'■ (' i.'.ii.1 oc Ml It.f'.Kui s, tu \vhoin •tl;r ii!L-.saiM‘ ol'ilu,' ol'tlie U»i- ici'i Suili's 1,11 the I'li);!":! was ; ri’- a bill *‘tur i!io pn-scrvution and I n’lli/uiioii of till- Indian williiii llic L’liit/ -1 Si:i'c‘s w liicli was reai!, ami p'.issr'd lu u si Loti'i rcadiiiij. On motion (;’>!”. 'razcwell, it was I !iat a roiiiniittof he .to joiii Mi' /i i-oniiiiittt c M . niuy be a|)|)>iii1cd l)v tlK- Hoiist of lit pn.'si ia.iti\cs, to asrcrtn'ni and ic;ii I t .1 ni'jik- of i xamiiiluj;- tlu- \otr.s (or I’rcs- iiii 1:1 and \ ici- I’ri.sidciit ol’tl'i- I iiitfd Status, ,.-in 1 .t iiijtd) till: persons ckctcd ul’ their clcctio::. SriMMtK.SSIOV OF PIUACY. 'IMk' Senate tlicti a^■ain proceeded to tlu‘ cc^nsideration of the hill for ti'.e Mip- picssion ol' piracy in the ^^'est Indies; the motion lo strikeout tlie tliinl section, (which authorises a blockade ol'tin* j)orts ol' Cu!;a, under certain circunistances,) beini^ still pending;-. After considerable dcbalc. the f|iiestioii on strikiiii;- out said section v as taken, and decided in the afiirinalive—yc;;s 37, na\s 10. Mr. Ifolires, of Maine, *hen ofl’ered tiie folh.v as ;j .subst.i,! iit? for the .section just stricken out : Si t. ;3. .'Jiiil it it fnrthir encJc(f, That no aniud vessel of the I ii.tnl S.tati s, authorized ;iiiul t !)i|)loyed ftir the suppression of pirury, ilii.ll Ik- eiif^-Hjfid or empls xed in the transpor- tution (>f spi -ie. Of yny oUur article of fn uiih ss espreially di sijfuati. d t!itn.l'or by the Pr sMi nt of’ the I'liiled .'• tales. I5t fijre the (jiiesiion w as taken on this ainep.dmeiit, Mr. \’an linien nio\ed to re- cxifiniitthe hill to the CtJinmittee on I’oi-- eiyn llelatioii.', with the followin}y ip- s'li'iictions : /A'rliut the hill “ for the suppression of rir: ty in the st Ini'ies,” he nconi- Diilirtl ii) l!u- (UiinniiUre on l'(>r iffn Hi latmns, V. 1' !i invtri'clions to rej)ort an,t t;dnients tiiercto, si'iv iii:])( uei t(, tin I’rt sideht.'on its lu'injr sa- t sl >.tiiiil\ pi()\ 1 il i(. luinlliat any ot the p ratfs Tj.o.'.tlum il 111 tlu'S.nd aet, tiiid ref'i.>;i- in any of • til ■ ein.es ol' ])oilj ;>ftliesail i'^lalul (){'(hih:L. or «. t'.i r t ! nd-. inci’.tionetl ill the same bdl, mkI tiiat till Kh .d L’ov( rnineiits of the sa.d l-laiids, on Oeins^ n qui -jted so lo do, n-j;h rt or refuse to uid ill the ippreheiibion, prosecution and co’i\ii:tion o! .,uv h pirates, to anfhority to lln; crev. s of the armed v» ssels of tJie rinted s, under sueli ir.striirtions as may be ^i\en then;, to land on the said islands, in searcli of piiates, and there to snhdue, vanqui-'h and e:i[!- t'uv them, and hrin^tiiem to the United States fi,r Tial and adjudication, as the said iii'.lriic- lions of the President of the L’msed St.iti s may pvi >;cKbe; and furtlier, to autliorise reprisals on the cominerre am* property of the inhabi- lants cf the .said islands. Tfie prf.posed ainendment and in.structions were ordered to be printed-; and vhe Senate adjourned. \\ KD.viiSDAY, Fi^.n. 2.—The Senate a- P”.i>' took up the bill fur the suppression 01 Piracy. 1 he amciu'nient moved yestcrilay bv Ml’. \ an liiiren, was for the j)resent with- Jr;'W^n!)y that gentleman^ 'I'he amendment of .Mr. Holmes then came on—a loii^ debate ensued U])on it ; but it was fmally rejected. Iiousi: OF Kr.PKESEXTATIVKS, r,t'..\KUAI, Al'l'KOl'HI V'l ION lilLI,. Ti t sDAv, I'r.n. 1. The Iluuse then passed lo the uiilinished business of yes terday, w hich was the hill making aj)pro- priations for the support of (Joverimient lor the year 1H3;). 'I’lie hill,after under- t;oin)> se\era! amendments, was reported lo the Mcjuse by the committee of the w hoh>, and ordeied to be en«;rosscd for a thii'd readin;..'. The lloiise llun went into comniiltee of the w hole, on thi- bill “ makiti'i,^ aj)pro- jjrialions for the Military ser\ice ol’ the United Slate'-, lot- th(‘ year 1(^2j which w as amcndi'd, h\ thi' addition of a clause appri)priatini,% for the expense of sur veys, kc. made under the act to jirovide for internal impro'.ements, and then onit red to a third reading-. The same committre then took tip the bill makin;,: ap|)ro]>riati()tis for the su])- port of the Navy of the United Stales, f(ji' liie year 1 S25. ’’ Mr. Cocke inovef] to vrdt’ce the amount of the appropriatifin for conlinp;ent e\- ]>etises of the navy, from S:tK',000 to 19 5,000. The motion was resisted hv Mr. Me- Lane, who declared I'.imself ready to prove, by docuinontai y evidence, that .^he vhole amotini liad been devoted to tiie Dbjccts desi^Datul !>y htw, and to thos-.- only, and t!iat, instead ol' heiiu; loo c;rcat, it was, in fur\ loo sm.i)!, to meet the iie- cessilies jf tlu; siM vi'-,-. 'i’he iifcdion of Mr. Cocke was lo- t, The cov.iin;>ent fund 'for ofliccr:/ I’-.-i.s- ponatlon, i>-c,)whicii h.ad. Imt la'-l \e.;i-, i een roilnced from 1 I.mm to dollars. a:,Min raised to i’s fo’-ner amount, and ihe 5,()C)U in :;!-vear.s I'l.ri'.e h \eai-. v.as ])Vovidt'd for by a distinct iu-tii of ap|)ropria;ior,. The commitii-e •ben ro'.", and the hill, \\hich, as tuiei!. v.as onicU’cl to be cngi'OSsed lur a iniid icadiu;,. i.Li.f. ION' or ! u::str'r,\T. ^VF.n^■v.si'A'■. I'l !'. On ii,o‘. 1'n f-i' Mr. W’l i.i^ht. (d‘Ohio, tl." e 11,. :• r-. S;J\e''! il'clf ititn II ( Ol •'Iliittee ol th'- 'V t)o^; on the i-t .tc cit , I. >i;,- r), t.p tl-e report o;' ;';t- ieri Ceitiiiiillei •iM'r-i.itei! to rules ij 1 - c j; e;-'. cil iv,' il.e lIoi'Ee in ciiooslii^ PiCLldt lit ol' the United Su-.t'"-. 'I’he re|';ort was read throu.>,li,'md tlien the rules wei-«- read an-I coiisideied sepa rately. On tlie first rule some cun’.ei tion tof)k pkue between Mr. lJusset, ol V'a. and Mr. lh- chalrinan oi the S( lec.l committee. No alleratiun, ho\ve\er, was mutle in tlie rule. 'I’lie sec(jnd rule w a.s then read, and no objeciions \tere m:ile to i*. riie third rule was read as follows ; ;>d. 1 hc,“ dooos of the Hall sh.di b( clo.ied tlurin^j tlu- ballu'.in;;' e\ce.)i a- ^-ains-t memlMT's ol'th.e Senate and ihe ol- iicei-s ol the 1 louse ; (7?/.-^ //.'(' L'l/Ucrie.',' shnU he (ifurtd ti/i the iCqucil of I he dcki^td.oii oj (1711/ one Slate. Mr. Ini;ham of 1’. movrd lo strike o\:t ihe words in Ihilks. lie would ralher have the rule made absolute alonce, tlian dejn'ndent on the_ delej'alion of one Stale. Mr. McLa.iie d’ Del. spoke in favor tl cleaiin,^; tiie i^allei'ies ultog-ether. Mr. I5uchanan of w as for liiro'A iiijr tlu* t^al- lerie-s open, and supported the amend ment. Mr. Livermore (-fN. H. thoui^ht ihe ])resent ruh; was SiiiVicienl; .to ciear the ij^alleries w henevcr tiie House ihouj^'hl proj)er. Mr. W'l-bster approved ol the rifle as rej)orled by the comniitlee. Mr. Wright of O. w as of the same ojjinion. Mr. Koss of O. was opjiosed l > closing the (’-oors. Mr. Hamilton of S. C. sjjoke at large on the •-^ame side, 'i'he debaie was protracted—finally, Mr. McDuHie of S. C. ohserveii, tiiat a*^, in llio course of the debale, pi’iiiclples h.ail been advanced, against which he must protest, and a- gainst which he intetuleil to vote, he was desirous of giving ihe subject some dis cussion, which the laleiu’ss of the hour would not, at present, admit him lo do. He therefore moved that the cosnmiltee rise. The question on rising w as pul accor dingly, and carried, Ayes —Xoes 71. So the committee rose, and obtained leave to sit again. A message was received.from the Sen ate, ini’ormitig the House that they had appointed a joint committee for the pur pose of countin;^ the voles of President, and ’’etiuesling the appointment «if a sim ilar committee on the jjart (jf the House; and the resolutioti for this ptirjjose was agreed to by the House. TMK SI'KAKKh’s AIM’KAL. [See first page of tiie Journal.] FiiinAV, Fiiu. A.—On motion of Mr. Condict, of N. J. the House resumed the consideration of the motion of Mr. I'or- syth to refer ^h(‘ commmiication of ilie Speaker lo a select committee. Mr. Archer of\'a. although laboring under a severe indisposition, felt himseif urged to say a feu wortls on the subject Ix’fore the committee. No meinbei\ w as ever iiKjre disposed than himself lo vin dicate Ihe digtiity of the House, or to al low an opportufiity for a member to be hoard in liis defence against charges which implicate his hoiKjr and inte.gi'itv. Bui he did lot co!isider the j)i\ siding of ficer of the House lo he in that predica ment ; and he asked the Ihiuse if il would lend its santion to proceedings like thosi- on which it w as now called to enter ; and ajipoint a committee lo investigate char ges whi( h came bi’fore them on the au thority of vague rumor, and through the channel of a public new spaper. Did such a coursc coni])ort with the digtiity of the Houser Did. it not invcjlve iin])lications against the Speaker w hich w f>re not w ar ranted.^ \\ hat ai'c the objects of the in quiry? I’hey aty-peculiar. ' The accusa tion on which we : re called to decide Js extra-oflicial. Let gentlemen reler lo the paper, and say whether the charges are susceptible of any proof.' The writer of the letter in the newspaper refers oidy to rumors. Does he make any specific charge against the Speaker ? Does he accuse him of any malfeasance } No..,He speaks of a number of gcnrlenien. Di;es he charge any thing against the Speak er, which, if proved, could (:\cite the in- di.gnai.o" ol t!i»- Hoiise } He saw ncjlhijig in the i)'ih)ii\;ii(.ii .whiih c.ouhl ind;i(c such a revult. ije iliniight gentlemen could not havi' adverted to the newsjia- l>er. The only iiart of the publication w hich could c\c ti' miv in(|uii-y i.-, mere matter oi rejjort, rd.iting to something which has ht- n whisj):Ted here. W’hai is'he predii ament, then, in which the House is ])L!ct-(l 11 the chargTS shotud t>e true—w hit h he could never bring him self to admit, except for the saki‘ of ar- jrument, whal could 'h'' ( oomiittec do : 1 he V cc.'iild om1\ make their report to the House, and the Hou>e mii.’ht cf>’icur in it. Hut it true—if the iSneakcr sh)i'ld he 1,'tiilty (d every co: riipli(jn. the House coiiiil not ujtivict him. If, tiien, th- rc could not he .itiy liltii.iate |)rore(lurv, tliis proceediii^^ would amount to nothing more than a soI'mhh mocke»’v, to which he -'.(r.ild iiev(-i-((jn-ieni to lend himself. ISut ( ven afimifting that the House cught to ;,o into !l'.“ ni(|uirv—when on.'^ht il to t:ik;‘ j)hi( (' hv, aller the ;u i has b-en insiii’inuited, ^tiid not before. hat tlo( s the c!K!r;.;e amount to.” Does it :ic- cuse the Sjjcaker ol having helraved hi-^ I ountrv .' Does it cliar;;e him wi'h hav- in;^ accepted a bribe No : it intimaN's mciclv that l.e means to do so. \\ hen we can oidain l!u- proof l!ui' In- has doti" ■'O. tl.eti. )i i!ie matter is one V'. iih w hieh th' House sl.iJ-ild inleit'ere. it is time for iiiouiiy. Suppose ii sliouid be jiroved that he d-si;. ucd it—.suppose the ( ommit- ict hhiiiii-u :e|io:-! ilu.t !;e had siicli inlen- tioL, :.nJ did ci-nlcmpl.i'.c r ro=:'. bandoiiment of his dut). coiihl the Ho.;..e pas^ ..ny oth^'r scnteiici tipon him than that of inehablc c onteu'i'i lor h’.s corrup tion and his foi!\ > ’vV*-' w ait until the act is perpct ruteil; for then, ami then only, would U bf bciore us iii a i'orni \^■|'.ich would enable the Hoii.se t?.» in terfere : then proct (‘diiip;s might Ije in-jti- luted, and the Speaker, il lound ijuilty, nui^ht he sulijecled t'.> pllni^hm^.•Id. liut, at present, he hojied iht! House would re fuse to I'O into tlie iincsligulion. .Ml-. Archer was stici:ec(!ed by Mr. Wood, who look ll’.e biiiiic side ol the (ji;estiJ!J. Mr. I'or^ylh, ( f Ceo. s.iid the coni- nuinieatioM was made to tlie House yes- t-rdav. The object of lii's present nio- Uoii was to refei- th.is coiuinunication lo a cemmitlee. if that coniinitlee should report lo the House, that this isa nuitter wiiicli requires its interposition, the House cotild either reject, or accede to, the rejiort. He knew of no other course wiiich could be adopted. We have he- i'ore us only the comiiiiuiieation from the Spi-aker, It is true, iln're have been pub lications of cards in the iicwsjiapers, but we hav(“ «') evidence that these are the productions referreil to hy the Speaker. They are not before the 1 louse in any of ficial foriii. Il is inijjossihle that we can know what the charges are until vve-have examined them. It is imputed to him that he h^s acted most corruptly. The lommiltee will enter into inquiries, 'i'hey will interrogate the accuser, whe ther he lut'anl to charge i he presiding of- licvr with making corrupt bargains, if he answer.s ‘‘Ves”—vvluit is the course to be ptirsnird .' \\'ill any !',etilleman say this i'iiiot a serious cliurge, and om vv hich the ILjuse is competent lo punish.- \Vouhl the me-mber of the House permit one, v\ ho, either in his chui aeler of legis lator or elector, was guilty of corrupt bargaluitig, any longer to poHute tin- llo(j|' Tl'.ert' seems to exist a difTicidty in de- teruiining between the intention and the act. lint a eorrnpt barj^'ain is stated to have been nuiue ; a»id, on proof of the fact, the constitution has given to the House the power of expulsion. There can ai ise no discussion as to th.e.desert.s of an individual atjainst whom such chai'ge can be made good. Any member, operated upon by rumors, or infltiemed by feelings of jealousy, may charge ano ther with corrupt practices, and il is Competent to the House to punish, by re- liriiiKind or by expulsion, 'i’he only course for a man of honor and respecta bility, in such circuinstaiice.s, is lo aj)- jieal to t!ie House, 'ihis is the place w licre the examination should take place, and the senitMice be awarded. He cannot enter into a newspaper coalest, without |)rovokiiig public derision. He is con sidered, as degrading himself when he en ters into lhal arena. It is so custoinary to view i)aragrai)hs in the newspapers as eithei-’electioneering iricks, or time-ser ving sijuihs, that no hii^ii-iiiinded nitin can enter into a contest of that nature, without injury to hiinself. That press w hich we have heard cried up as the jial- hulium and boast of liberty, is no longer the supjiort of innocence, nor even the scourge of guilt. What is the alterna tive, then, which is left to the upright man?—He must throw himself on the jiidgnienl of his peers. As to the power w hicii exists in this House to act in such cases, lliere can be no ([iiestion w hatsoe ver. I'here can be no (j ucslion as toils power to appoint a c(;nnniltee. 'i'he on ly (juestion is—Does this matter re(|uire the inu rforencr' of iht- House 'I he crime, indeed, has not been coiisumniu- ted. He would pni a cast; to the coiibid- eratioiiof the House. Siqipose an imlividinl presents a de mand against the United Slates for a con siderable sum of iiu»iiey. 1 le discovers a person who has great weight and inllii- ence ; and, with a view to insure success in his ts, he as‘iai!s the integrity of a member, and pi ves him a bribe to se cure his vote. is.proved. Is il not, then, in the power of the House to punish before the act,for which the b'-ibe IS given, has been consiminiated Should such h'ct come belore the House, he c(jii- tendcd lhal the House u fjiild be bound lo inilii t instant inihisbinent. 'I'he charge, which i> the basis oi'tlu* (ommunicalic^n to iht! House, is, thal the |>residing oi- iti'cr has c(>nsent(-d to g-ive his inlluence to a certain candidate, and, for it, is to reciiv'’—w hat r \ jilace of prcfit and jHiuer. if llie rlKiii;e, upon investiga tion. slioiihl be fouiul triKMlie d^'liiiqiient, hov\e\i r elevated in talcMii and in station, must b-e\pelicd; but. if false, the accu- sei- vvoiil.l be (jljHoxious to ihc ptinish- UKt'.t ol the House. ’I'he case ought lo he sent to tlie »'oimnilt''e. ’I'hat coni- miitee v.ill (-ntei-iii^ij the nec'ssarv in- vesf.gaiifiU, :;!;(1 '-(jiin.' lo t!ie House for the m-i es^ury jiov.cv. Mr. '1 ucKer, d‘ \'a. spoke in favor of Ihe invi stillation. .Mr. (,u/lay opposed it, and iiit)ved t.j lay llte sulqecl on ihe t,ahh ; whicn motion was tu'gatived. .Mr. M.-Dun-e of S. exjjres.sed his ’let that he shotdd lie iiiid' r the mc.-s- siiv ol lre-,pas',itig (,;i ilu- I lousi; on this most unph-.isant ‘libjcct. If we ach-pt the I ourse which is new 'ii i’^vestfd, we must itdlKlon liie charadir ef tiieHou.se a deejter injury than it ha(l >ei Mistaiiied. ih’ioie We uilopi this ( oiii sc, it is righi that we distinctly asci i t.tin that tliere is some lawl'e.l diid consu; uiion:'! ac f-.i.-h u-i- cou!-l d.. ub i:.c:csu!i cf such ine> siu - Tiro House is not lo be viewed as .m a^seml.la.ge of person^-, invciled with lh.« cliarac;'r of convocators-assemWed ruM'eiv lo incpiire inl6 the truth or lalse- hoodof allegations. Il must be shovjn lhal we c«n do something beyond the mere inquiry. Wluu is it ve are t. do : If there is anv legitimate power, it is to e.vpcl the Spe:>kcr. Lei us meet the cpies- lion as ilmnst l-.e met. Has ti.e liouso the power to expel? Nc.iwitlrstanding tilt' ioTi o! lliochai)',* -J) the irentleman from Ohio, this is cijar, and every gentlem.iii will ee.me to Uie same com lusioti, that no charge has been made against the Speaker. ^ 1 ae w rilcr speaks n. genera! term.i cf ‘•l oml.-uia- lion,” ‘-uiiholy coalition,” kc. but when you trace ihe historical charges which give color to these expreasions, mouiil to nothing beyond a beliel. i'oi some time il had not been believed, but it was now believed that s'.tch a combi nation had taken place. Bui I^y whose agency has this been brought aboutr 15y that of the Speaker? Let any gentle man pul his linger on the paper, and say there is such a charge. H is iriends have done so and so,' Where ? He has triends out of the House as well as in it. It does not appear thal any members of the House are implicated. The charge then is merely a general one. 13ut he had a much stronger objection to the inquirv. He would go on higher ground, and de ny that we. can prosecute this investiga- tiiin, w ith a view to the consummation, without violating the highest privilege of the people. We have been told of the licentiousness of the press. This is not now a lit sub ject of iiKpiiry. It was not a new iii(]ui- ry. 'J'here was a time of great puldic excitement—when the peo|)le were all rising up—when the lesvilimate power ol tlu' House, in this respect, underwent a solemn investigation, 'i’he t|tiestion was. whether the lUuise had a right to adopt the conimoti huv of I'lij^land, with some moflilicalions, as lo ihe punishment f':r libel. He referred lo the sedition law. Whut was the proposition.'' AVas it lo pass a law en.i!>iing the government to punish by il'’, jwii act? V.'as that it r Was it to enable a perscm to be a juitge in his own cause ? No. 'I'he proposiiion w as—that if Members of C’ongress, the President, or any public oflicer, wert libelled, they siionld call on a jury to de cide, and if the charges were false, the libeller should be jiunished. What said the nation ? It rose indignant; the law was repealed, and no man rises to do honor to its memory. And, w hat are we now doing? We are to show our con* tempt of the people, and to declare the law, and inilici the punishment, by the same act. We are called upon to inflict punishment, not by virtue of a law, but on our own will, and under ihe iiiHuence of an excitement from w hich none of us can he entirely exempt. In this coriiitry, the law of libel receiv ed an important modification. 'I'he law w hich prevailed in the freest country in the world, except our own, was deemed incotnpalible with our freer institutions. 1 he Lnglish law of libel was not our law of libel. ^^'e are told by the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. 'I'ucker,) that he had a precedent al the last session. That was a proceeding which was not founded on a newspaper paragra])h, but on a memo rial solemnly before the House, and we were called upon to impeach an oflicer of tlie government, if the allegations were ])ioyed.^ liut how difl we gel ihis infor- niation ? How came it here? Who bro’l il A parag-raph appears in a newspaper. Can we call the wi iter, and [>nnish him't No : How* did it get here ? Let u., exa mine. The gentleman to whom allusion had bi-en niHde in Ihe h-lier complained of, issues the follov, ing Card: [Here Mr. McDuflie read tl\e Card of Mr. Chiy.] Now, so far.as the suJ.ject has been be- foi-e the House, as far as relates to the name of liie person wlio is ideniiiied with the charges, it has been c?cl(jrted by ihi-. jiublieation. W eir he to iiupiire into the I)re*.ch uf privilege: here it is. .\ public chalh nge to a membi'r of the Hons;e. Yet, .liter this puldic challenge has lu'en sent, the House is called upon lo sit as a irilm- nal to decide upon the inaller. So f.ir as the rrialter i> changed from the origin al form in which it appeared in the’^pa- pers, it has no claim on (Mir alte.ition. 1 he name of the memlier from i'eiiii-.vl- vania has been extorted bv ihis personal challeng-e, and the proceedings mii-.i par take of this personal character, and it is ir.ost inexpt-dient for ns to go into the investigation. He inu it to the good sen^e and good feelings of the House, whellier, il 0UM1 an incpiiry were desirable, a nuiiv untorlunate moment ihan the present could have been selected lor it. Are we lobe thrown into con'.u'ion, on the eve ot the Presidential elec'ion, when everv individ.ial is under the inlluence of iier- soiKil tt'eling." 1 he motion of :\Ir, Forsvth to commit the communica-ion of the'Speaker to a nrimittee, v. as finally adopted—veas 12 nays 69. 1 he committee.was ordered to consist ol seven, and to be aj.ijiointed by ballot. On tlie following (Uiy, f Saturday,} ai'tei two hallotitig', the coiiitnit'ce w as ai)- poinled ; v. luch consists (dMess's p i> narboiir, W, I)stcr, Mr Lane, ’■j';>r!Jr! c'-'i sytii. S'!’r,c'-r- I"''' 1? rUESDAY, rF.UUUAitY ‘Js, Cotton.—-rhiiJ article has and was selling; in Fayetteville, at ourhut al 15 and cents. 'I’he last Observtr “Our market has never been more than at tlie present time, f^ules of cotton made yesterday at lGiecnts;’» and the is ex[)resscd that the present prices will maintained througliout the season. . Kiiiec writing the above, a slip from 001^0, respondeat informs us, that the actual suK-j i cotton on Friday, the lldi inst. were at 'rhe Cheravv Gazette, of the 8th in-,t. sia*!' that cotton had advanced one cent, and was st i ing at 143 and 15 cents. 'I'he Charleston Courier, of Feb. 9th, siy, “Thb news from Liverpool, by the line t" Canada, has had a decidcd effect on our ciittcj market—very good cottons, (notstrictiv were sold yesterday at I61J cents.’* The Small-I’ox has entirely disappeared from Vuyetteville, no new case having occurred lor tlic last twenty-one days. New r.\pi;n.—Proposals, wc observe, arc is. sued, for the publication of another paptr Fayetteville, to be entitled “ I'hk F.vYErrtvim Ck.nti.nki..” The experiment has already bccj made, whether Fayetteville ean support f.vj jiapers, and failed ; if tried again, t!ic result wiJJ be the same. No papers from Petersburg, Richmond, or Washington, were received in ihij place by the last northern mail; but pa- pers from Alexandria, Baltimore, andu far north as Massachusetts, came i\';> larly to hand. How this happened, w» know not; but we know the disappoint. iiK'iit was a iiore one to our politicians. W’e hail scai'cely begun to search our scanty supply of papers for intelligence from head-quarters, when one accosts ui with—“Whal news from W'ashinsjtoni —arc Mr. Adams’ prospects still bright:’' Hojie so; but can’t toll. No letters or papers from W'ashington lo-day. “ What will be the eR'ecl of the Clay movement?' says another. “Will it defeat the tic:- lion of the old Cleneral r” Don’t know— the mail failed. “What ! so soon after the Poslmaiiler CJeneral’s circularVes. The contractor for the mail between Sa* lisbury and Raleigh, doubtless met witii obstacles which “ human exertions” could not overcome. That’s a very rough road, you know. “Ves; and a rough 5t.ic:e that runs on it : but the contractor kticv'^ iho nature of the road, when he rfTcivcd h\9, quid pro quo." (^uite jirobahlt.': bu*: contractors are sometimes ajjl to iin:ic;i"e, thal they are employed, not for tlic pub* lie, but for their own private heiioti’. ••Too true.” A friend of Mr. Crawford now steps up, with a smiling coun'.enin.d —“ Well, is it true thal Jackson has gone over to Crawford, and that wc shall boa': you, after all r” May !)c so ; but doubt U very much. No late news flonl^^ash• ington this week—not a scratch of a pou from that place. . “Ah I—But suppose this union should take place, w hal would be the consequence ?—would it securf. Crawford’s election?” Can’t say; but think not. It would probably cause 1 tie, and thus bring Mr. ('alhoun in tnro the Vice-Presidency. 'I'his concliisiJ)ii did not suit him—and the smile on counlcnahce vanished. 'I’lius were *“1 eager for news—all hoping—and all ajijioiiited. Shoiihl any untoward even’- previ'til the arrival of the mall on nesilay, il will hard'y !jO safe foraC'ti* tractor lo show his head—the whole rac» of them would be execra'ed. w'-uther has been so fun' for a le'.v jiast, that il w ill bi-cpiite w ithin dn’con> jiass of “ hnman ex'-rlions,” to get ihf mail along safely and easily; ncsday, jirobably, will put an t'nd ““I doubts, confirm the fears of sonic, reaii^e the lu^pes of others. I>rncroi( ncc.—Nine hundred pound‘>"^-^ lalely subscribed al Shrewsbury, latitl, lo build a kennel dw\ stnhic Shropshire hounds—S;xfi/-nix poiinds subscribed at the same place, lor the > fcrcr.s in llie explosion of the steam or.-,*"' of the Manchester iManufactory I on tl.is jiicture, and then on lli^l • 'Fhe Grand Sei;;nor has issued lii^^ man, prohibiting xUc Biln’c in the .' ish Lmpire. He no doubt tlii's*^'’ ‘ ‘ i.!angt ro!is book to be placed in the i--‘
The Journal (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Feb. 22, 1825, edition 1
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