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iii'i'.’,.' , Ml. H ‘-iia he v/ould a?k!t .ive »o rrport tlio . 'rt'o bill wub read the first time by iU Tillc, and fO) atltiilioiKil copies thcieof were oicN-rcd to be printed for the use of the Senate. [I'hebill is the loni^i st e\er read in Congress, on this subject, embracing no less than niiieiy-iuur sec tions.] iiouSr, OF reM{i:skntativp:s. AMKNnMEXT OF TMK CONSTITt'TIOX. Mr. Powell, of Virginia, offered the following resolution : Resolved, I’liat the Constitution onj^ht to be so aniendeil that, in the event of the election of the President of the United tStateh devolving on the House of Keprc- Hcnlatives, as to provide that no member of the Hodsc who shall vote upon such Section, sliali be capable of receiving an fippointmrnt to any ort’ice under the (iov- ernment of the United States, where the power of nomination is in the Presidetit, lor three year's thereafter, except when the nation may be involved in war, in 'vhich event the foregoingdisfjualilication shall not operate to prevent the appoint- meni, or acceptance l>y any such member of a commission in the Army or Navy of the United States. Mr. Powell, upon offerinj his amend ment, observed, that it was not his inten tion, at this time, to discuss the merits of the proposition he hud oflered, or any of the various propositions now before the committee, and under discussion, and unless his present intenlionti luulerwent material alteration, he should not, at any future period, intrude himself upon the attention of the committee upon the sub ject. Mr. P. observed, that it was due to himself and his feelings, in relation to the members of the last Congress, to dis claim any, the most remote, idea that the House, or any of its members, in the ex ercise of their high constitutional duly of electing a President, at their last ses sion, were iniluenced by any hope of of- lice, or by any other unworthy motive. He had too high a sense of the character of the members of the last Congress to believe sucii an event possible. It was in reference to the future, and the fears expressed by gentlemen, that he had of fered the resolution. The House would discover that the resolution would only be adopted in the event of the various plans, already suggested, or which might be suggested, to take the ultimate elec tion from the House, being rejected by the House. While we were distributing constitutional power, taking from one and giving to another, it might be well for us to show our willingness to submit to this self denying provision, and place the members of this House beyond sus picion. The resolution was then referred to a committee of the whole, and ordered to be printed. We noticed, says tlie Baltimore Patri ot, in the proceedings of the House of Representatives of the United States, of Friday, in addition to the mass before presented, five distinct propositions to amend the Constitution, with respect to the election of President and Vice-Presi dent. The House appears to be divided into two parties; the one opposed to any amendment, the other subdivided into as many parties as it has members; each en tertaining views of its mvn, and no two concurring in anv fundamental principle, but the one which declares, “ihe Consti lution requires amendment.” In this ^tate of things it is obvious, that no very judicious amendment can be adopted, 1‘or the pride of opinion is too powerful to be combated, even by the profundity, cogency, volubility, or length of the de bates. Willi this view of the case deep ly impressed on our minds, and while rapt ill the mistiflcaiion protluced by the great number of propositions on the table of tlic nuuse, we ranu across tlu’ follow ing proposition of Mr. Miner ol Pii., on the same suhieci; and wt firniJy believe, that the whole business will end, sui)stan- tiallv, in tlie adoption of his views : Mr. Miner (if Pennsylvania, oflcred the following: “It is unwise frequently to ciiangr the i'undanu'ulal principles of (roveininiMit.” The Co!islitutioii of the Lnited States I'eing peculiar in its strutlwie, founded in compromise, atid cumpounded of I’ede- rative and popular prim iples, of delicaie nnd difficult adjustment, it Should only hr altered in cases of obvious and imper- iuuh necessity. Any change would b« unwise whloli :-hould diminish ihe relative power of tl’.c Slates, to the United States. The f,rese'nt mode of electing the Pi cs- iJeTit and Vice-President is based on the IcJ to J.elieve, that It was uiuvcr:.Jly »-6:. ceded lieie that the Constitution was de fective, and needed amendinent. I, for one, said Mr. M. make no such conces sion. I am satisfied with the Constitu tion in its present form, and am willing to take it and keep it, word for word, and letter fcr letter, withou*. any change whatever. I atn desirous of saying so, and placing u resolution to that etVec: on your table, among the numerous proposi tions to alter it. With this view, I have, upon this p iper, placed three or-four, what I ctjnsider sound political axioms, in relation to the principles of our gov ernment : and deduced, as a corollary therefiom, a Resolution. I hope it may prove a rallying point for the friends of that sacred instrument ; and when the whole subject shall have been fully dis cussed, I ilatter myself with the hope that a largfi majority of the House wi’,1 be found in favor of preserving the Consti tution as it is. The resolution was referred to a Com mittee of the Whole House, and ordered to be printed. ' From the Ne w York Aniericjui. Extract from a kltt'r dcti d U'lushini'ton, iiufur daij, Ftbruarif IB. “The Panama mission is yet undecid ed. The Senate took il in great dudgeon that the House should have called on the President for pa|)ers in relation to that affair; and actually refused for two or ijiree days lo go into the consideration of executive business, until they should see whether the President answers the call. As he has not done so, they have again gone to work, and sat yesterday with closed doors, till after A o’clock— with what issue, if any, is of course un known. The conduct of the Senate in this whole matter has impaired the con fidence hitherto reposed in that body. In times past, they have been, with what ever bias of parties, a grave deliberative body, intent on ascertaining and jjroniot- ing the public interests. At present they appear, in the light of men btMU rather upon defeating an individual, and em barrassing the Government, right Dr wrong, than as 'the grave conscript fa thers of a great republic. The mission, however, will be sanctioned in the end ; and the House of Representatives will confirm and provide for it, by a power ful majority.” There seems, to our plain perception, to be but little weight in the opposition to the Panama mission. Some politi cians appear lo dread the mission,through fear of “ entangling alliances” with other powers, notwi’.hstanding the President has distinctly staled that our neutral rela tions will be inviolably maintained. Are not the fears thus expressed mere phati toms conjured up in ihe perturbed ima ginations of those who are determined to oppose the administration right or wrong? Suppose, for a moment, that a minister to the Manama congress should so far transcend his instructions and forget the settled and approved policy of the United Stales, as to consent to an alliance with another power. 'Vhat would it avail r— Is it not well known that no treaty is binding without the sanction of the Se nate? Has not that body a complete check in its own hands? Has not the House of Representatives charge of the purse-strings of the nation, by drawing which any unauthorised measure can be promptly defeated ? 'I henwhy all this unnecessary alarm about “entangling alliances r” The clumsy guise of pre concerted opposition to every conspicu ous measure of the administration is as plain as noon-day, and we trust will be as futile as it is unnecessary. Virginia Free Press. Mr. UrDiiffie's syvcec//.—W’l'.enever oui- brothers of tlie National Intelligeiicer in form us that “ Mr. such imd such an one” occupied the floor until 4 o’clock, when, fiol luiving finished his arguments, he gave way for the commiltee to rise : Mr. such-a-one will jDo.wio»/_y conclude to-tnor- j row.—” we say whenever our brothers of the Ititelligencer inforn) us of these long- winded speeches, we unconsciously find (lurselves counting u[) the eosi. We find by a fair calculation of the cost of Mr. M’Dufiie’s speech in favour of his resolutions to amend the cons’ituiion of the U S. including the pay of the mem bers of congress, and contingent (‘xpen- res, that it amounts to Uiupies- tioiiably the naliou \vill be tin* gainer ! I\'im/tester Gazelle. Ji'ereipt to mrtke a “vEKVAiiLK” Speech or Report.—Let your Speech or liepoi t 1)0 vcri/Jnn/';"' to arcomjdish which. tiiaster principlt on which our Repubii- dissertation ;~ ran Institut’ior.s are founded, namely:— Ulirow in all the convnion-places that you 'i hat the Piople are intelligent and virtu- ^ recollect; le\y conti ibulion upon his- ous ; that their Hepresentatives are wor- j imcienl and modern, however little to the purj)o.se; inlei spei sc truisms, and e. People lies,not ir refusing lo delegate sparing of paradoxes; you may al- )wer, but in ex;*.cting from their Dele-1 extend jour work by copious proh s- ' sions ofdiirulence, See.; it is undei stood that you will be as verbose as possible. (jIuz. th v of confiden-.e th power, but in ex;*.cting j^ates a rigid responsibility. Thertfore, Renolvcd, 'I’hat it is inexpe- flienl to alter the Constitution of the United Stat s, in that pail which relates tu the election of President and V’ice- FKOM TIIK I’ACirit . Extract of a letter from u young officer of the I'. S. ship t'nitod Stutcs, to his friends iu llostoii, dutcd Chrohillius, tjept. 2t'>, 1835. “'riie forts of Callao aie still in tlio possession of ihe Royal Spaniards, liol- ivar has created batteries within a quar ter of a mi!c of them ; and a constant fir ing is kept up between them ; wiiili* the Chilian and Peruvian s(|uadrons are as sailing the forls from the sea. Rodil, who commands in the forts, has held out like u good fellow, atid deserves tlu‘ prai.se of his nation. He has been penn ed nearly one year, and has now only 2000 mon ; for'nerlv he had^4000 ; but, living on salt provisions and bad water, so long, they have died. Pive days ago, a sheli from IJolivar’s batteries, burst in the castle, and killed 25'men,ancl Rodil’s horse ; and the soldiers turned to, and devoured the animal. The port ot Cal lao is most rigidly blockaded, and no merchant vessel-s are allowi-d to enter; and IJolivar 1ms cut ofl’all "ommunica- tion by land. Notwithstanding the sol diers are dying off very fast, Rodil says, “he will not give up whilst there is a man’s body lo knaw upon.” Sandn'ich Islnnds.— The Nantucket In- (juirer stales that the young king of the Sandwich l.slaiids, Chou Choula, is aged a!)OUt I t years, and is brother to the late king, Hhio Rhio. While Lord Byron, who brought from England the body of his late Majesty, was at the Islands, hi' assisted at the cor(jiialion of the new king. A part of the ceremony consisted in crossing two swords over the royal head ; one of the weapons being held by the prime minister, Billy Pitt, and the o- ther by Lord Byron. The latter, after going through tiiis august rite, turned to the populace, and brandishing his sword, exclaimed in English, “now, d—ye, obey tiie king !” Embargo at HnvminWiTcyofihe l>rig Nassau,arrived ai-New York in9 days from Haviina,informs that an em!)argo was laid on the 16lli February on all \essels in the p«rt of Havana, but on w hat account is not staled. A letter in the,American dated the 14th at Havana, says—“ He have nothing new. Six Spanish frigates w hich are here, will, il is said, sail in a very few days. They are elegant new vessels, and have some fine young men for officers, but the crews are generally bad. A great number of vagabonds and rogues and thieves from I lie jails have been put on board of them. With such materials what can the ofii- cers do ! Some say they are going lo des troy the Mexican fleet: others that they are bound off-Carlhagena, while others a.';-ain assert that they merely intend to cruise to exercise their crews, i.ntil a stronger force, expected from Sjiain, ar rives.” Bait. Patriot. From the IJultimorc Patriot. There is a peculiarly in the Grecian character which few nations-^none other probably—are capable of assuming. W'e approach it, view it, 'mu shrink back from even the thought of imitating .its sublimity, with reverential awe. It is emphatically and appropriateiy denomina ted the Spautan chauacTF.ii. 'i'wo thou sand three hunilied and six yeyrs ago, Leonidas ihe king of Lacedxmon, with three hundred chosen Spartans, took leave ol' friends and kindred, and resolved to die rather than i,u!)inil to the dictation of Xerxes, who had otiered him the kingdom of Greece if he would not op- p()se his views. The Spartan heroes met the legions of Xerxes at the passof Ther- mop)lir, and before the engagement, Le- otiidas thus addressed liis little baud: “ Dine heartili/, Jur i/ou arc to sup in the realms of Piulo." But one man escajjed from the battle, who was treated with reproaches for ingloriously flying from a battle in which his prince -.and com|)an- lons had perished. llowVell this Spar tan character is sustained even to the present day, lot the following testify : Zantk, Nov. 16—The intrepid defen der of Mis;,oioiiglii, perceiwng that itiey arc on the poiiil of bring attacked !;y sea and land, have resolvtnl to saeriiiee the:r lives for iheir country, and ha\e taken a last larow ell ol the w orld, amidst rei;- gioiis and military ceremonies, after a general review in u hu h llic chu f embrac ed the soldiers, at the sauu: lime the Bisii- op giuiig tliem his bee.cdictioii, sprink ling the holy water on their sauidarils, were decorated with crov\ns of laurel. At the same linu: were embarked for Zanle and Cephalonia, the archives of the government, as well as the ohl men, wo men and children—the separation caused the greatest grii-j'. All communication ib still opeti with Misr.olonglii, by sea and .and, and numerous oodit-s of iroojjs have entered, as well as a great (juaniity of provisi./ns. They will defend the bat teries inch by inch, as there iu no hope of reti'catins^. A'gfrrton Sijdnri/.—When Algernon lut- DOdnry. — \v i I Sydiuy placed his head oi Mr. executioner asked jum (i on the bloc the cus- pj esident. In introducing the resolution, Mr. ' cxecutioner askt-d lum (as was th» Miner observed, that gtcat mu!iy pro-1 tom in liuch cases) whether he shouiil i i P.s!t’or!s to amend the Constitution had again —The intrepid patriot repiied, "bet n bid up(m the tal)le, and he was not i •• Not till the peccra! resuiTCClioii: '•‘.rike vr.iiout i'jmc I'ear the People would be! on I” The following curious statistical ac count is gi\en in liie Cnsael jibnnnnck \\>v the year 182G:—I’Ik* 100 nif)st jjojjulous cities on tlie i'lol)e are—Jeddo, in Jajian, inhabitants J Pekin, l,5uO,OC)';; Londi,'!!. Hans-Ischen, 1,1 v)00; Cakiitia, yuo/juij; Madras, 817,')'»U; Na'i!;iii; (,’ :jg'I:'•iien. bS'JO, ' ■ ra;-is, ri7,.r.o; Cons;antinoi.le, SCC.bCO: Benares, .o .- uOO; Kio, 520,720; Su iscl-en, 500,000. Houng Isciien, 600,0ty0, he. S:c. *■ fortieth on the list is Berlin, containnM 193,000, and the last Bristol, 87,8^0. A- mongthe 100 cities, three contain more than a million; nine from hall a to one million; 2^ from 200,000 to 500,000; 5G from 1 to 200,t)60; six from 87 to 100,- 000. Of these 100 cities, 58 are in Asia, and 32 in Europe, of wliich four are m Germany; four in France; five in Italy; eight in England; three in Spain; five m .\frica, and five in America. A list ol the population of 94 states is given; the (following is an extract :—China, 2G4,- 500,000; British Empire, 136,500,000; Russia, 59.000,00; Japan, 40,.i0.j,000; Prance, 31,500,000; Austria, 3)5000,000: Turkish Empire, 24,500,000; Anam, 23,- 000,000; Spain 15,000,000; Morocco, 15,- 000,000; Persia, 13,500,000; Afghanistan, 12,800,000; Low Countries, IJ,8)0,000; Burmese, 12,000,000; Corea, 12.000,000; Thibet, 12,000,000; Prussia, 11,370,000; United States, 10,645,000; Naples, 7,500,- 000: Brazil, 5,500,000. The principality of Litchenstein contains the smallest number of inhabitants out of the 04 slates, having only 5,800 inhabitants. From the Edinburg Independent. “The death of the Emperor of Russia, cannot fail to be attended by important results on t ie political slate of Europe ; and il mav lead to a general I^ar. e do not wish lo excite unnecessary alarm upon this subject; but it is our duty as public Journalists, to stale our sentiments on so momentous a subject. e are in possession of some information, whicn is of great imporiance in endeavoring to anticipate the j)rubabIe|Consequences o! the demise of the Emperoi’, and which is perhaps unknown to any Journalists in the Kingdon>—eveji to those who are sup posed occasionally lo receive their cue from Ministers. It is this,—and we jjledge ourselves in the most solemn man ner to the truth of the sia’»-nient,—that the British Government relied solely on the feelings of the Emperor Al exander, for the preservation (f peace." NKW'-VOUK, FF.n. 22. Interesting Circumstance.—\\ was omit ted in our account of ihe sentences on Saturday, to state that the Recorder in passing sentence on Andrew Shields, for uttering counterfeit money, observed, that a number of respectable persons, considering the evidence in favor of the prisoner and bis previous good conduct, had proposed petitioning the governor for a pardon, and that if this was done, the court, if called on, would slate to his ex cellency the testimony in his favor. Since the sentence, facts have been dis closed which throw suspicion on another man, who resembles Shields so much that an ordinary observer could not but be de ceived. That this man did make five or SIX attempts to pass counterfeit three dol lar bills of the Manhattan Bank, on the night of the 28lh January, on which Shields was arrested, is indisputably es tablished ; and that it »ias in the imme diate vicinity of the shops of the two per sons who swore to the identity of Shields on his trial. This man as takf-n l)v one of the persons on whoirt he made the at tempt, but on the way to the wat h-house told such a pitiful story (d’ his ciiildren, and of having been deceived in the bill, that he was released. W'iihin a day or two several persons have seen him, and declare that they could not u])on their oaths di-^tinguish the two men from each other. There are other facts in favor of the opinion that the iron hand of justice has fallen on' the w rong oijject. It is to L)e hoped the real rogue will soon be substi tuted for his uiiforinnaie representative. WASHINGTON, Fi-B. 17—The July de volves upon us of announcing lo our rea ders the death of that faithful public ser vant, the Honorable Jon\ Gmm.auu, .Member of the U. S. Senate from the Slate oi South-Carolina, and the actual President for several years ])asf, in oc casional absences of tiie Vice President, of that body. He expired at his lodgings in this City, yesterday, a little after 4 o’ clock, P.'AL of a complaint by whicli he has l»een much aillicted of I’ale years, and of which the fatal termination has been for some lime expected. • We forbear ourselves the attempt lo pay the rei.pcct due to l.is memory, look ing for it from Letler autliorif • and abler Int. .Wi/e.—Persis IlalU.a young lady of highly cultivated mind ut.d of accom plished manners, about 24 years of age, of Lebanon, N. II. destro\ed herself Ve- cenily by taking opium. " She had been in a stale of mental derangement for 4 or 5 months previous to llie'fatal night, oc casioned by a belief that re had com- ir.iueil the unpardonable sin. This re ligious |)hren7.y produced a stale of deep dejection and despair, which all liie ex- ei lions of her friends could not remove, and wliich resulted as mentioned above. Mr. Noah, of the National Advocate, notices a strange occurrence in the fol lowing manner :—Singular Circumstance —••’i'he Coroner was called, on Satur day, I8ih instant, to view the body of an unknown colored woman, found at the store No. in, South-street. She was y/iinp''/ boa’ J t)u'. scho'iiier Mirror fu^iu -.or?, '.u soTTiC per:':i The discovery was made in consecpiyjn-^ of the barrel being oj)ened, in niis uii^ by the wrong consignee. I’he bairel was.marked P. X. No. J.—Wc hope iht affair will be investigated.” The’ following heart-rendering par^. graph is copied from the Phihtdelphi* Democratic Press of the 15th uh. Last evening, about nine o’clock, gji infant child was found dead, in an uHev near Race-sireet, in Third-street, Iis liV. tie throat had marks of violence on it and blood had been forced from iis nost* The Coroner was sent for: no doubt is entertained that the child was murdered Suspicion rests upon a woman v. ho was seen lo cross over from the alley. The day before, a beautiful little child was found murdered in an open lot, in ihg outskirts of the city;, w ith one of its limbs much eaten by a dog. These are horrible and alarming events ! Cun no means be devised to arrest the i»rogress of such daring and inhuman crimes ? Ii is most remarkable and not a little a{)pal!ing that two well known citiz>-ns, old inlubi! tanis of Philadelphia, heads of famt ics^ suddenly disappeared, nearly two mo-iias ago, and no tidings have ever beeu heari cf them. False .iiarm.—Robberies have of fate been so frequent on the highway near Philadelphia, that travellers “do fear each bush” a robber. \ stout old farmer, not distinguished for personal courage, was travelling on the Norristown road before d;>ybreuk, and heard some'one runir.ng after him, crying “Halloa^ stop.” Tlie horse could not be urged forward, and the old man dismounted, and V, ill) the butt end of iiis whip. Lyei^ about the robl>er lustily, vocifeiating with stentorian lungs, ‘Pirc—murder^ thieves,’when afteraparli y,hedisi:ovcre(* the beaten and bruisnl robber to be—Aij sow, who had been sent after him onamcs sage. Noah'i ddv. Fire.—On Saturday night, about 12 o’ clock, the of Pennsylvania," owned by Mr. J. B. Nones, an enteriniS' ing citizen of Philadeipia, situated in North Seventh st. near the Mili-dam, was totally destrojed with all its conteu's. The flames were first discovered rushing from the Drug and Chemical room, which soon spread overall the bii.iding, and as there had been no fire used in the prem ises for 10 days, it is supposed to he ihe wo/k of some vile incendiary. This val uable establishment was for the maiiufa> luring of blue and yellow nankeens, un der -the patronage and pateiji of the I'cn* eral government; the loss will not only bo felt by the owner, but by the counirjr at lai’g'—as the goods made therein I ad risen to mnch repute and are sought for. The losa is estimated at between 4 and S5000 and w e understand ihal g3500 is insured in New York. Although at a con siderable distance from the cit\, otiffire and hose companies repaired with their usual alacrity lo the scene ronllagra* lion. Frienian's Journal riay of Nature.—.\ cow be I on gin;; to ilr. Silas Stratu>n, of Sullivan tovvnship, in tfiis county, was a few days ago deliv* e' ed of five calves, all perfectly fornied, well haired, and about the size of a fox — I'his is such a aitigular play of dam? nature, that we should have doubled tht u u’h of the a!)ove sl tlemenl, had it not been given to us attested by the eviditKe of many creditable persons who lia\e seen the progeny. Washington Pa. Reporter. S/ammtring.—Wc noticed some davs ago, I'.ie advertisement of .Mrs. Leigli, 2': Gold Street, who proposed to cure im pediments of spcecli, or stainmerini;. a most i)ainful anci unpleasant aflliclion; and in proof of the efficiency of lier system, we have witnessed an extraordinary ir- stance of cure. A young gentlonian ar rived in this city on Thursday from I’t't'"'* ericksburg, Va. sent by his parents to cured of a'most ot)stinale stammerinf;: lie called on Mrs. Leigh on I'riday, an.I on Saturday remained five hours with her, taking the usual lessons—his speech is now cleaa-, smooth, and free from tlv. least impediment. He assured tis thr. he coul(l not read, and could srarce!y speuk, from guttural (lifTieulty ami spif- modic affecli.jii. He could not utter hir. name, to be placed on the way-bill, au*. was compelled lo point lo it on his trunk; he now reads fluently, and speaks witii- out hesitation, and after a few hours in struction. We also conversed with t"'J ladies, who had been relieved ^ similar aflliclion in eight oi’ ten 'I-"- practice, and whose speedi was freefi'wi'i impediment. N. J''. Mr>re ir.rin slaj/ing. It unfortunalC‘'| again becomes our weekly task, to reco:a the death of another of the human fai'n*}' by the hands of a fellow’ ciii/cii. I'’ coin county some days ago, twonr.'!'|^ one*nained Hunt, the name of the oiIh'- we do not now I'ecoIIect, engaged iit fight. Hunt was knocked down by l>'* antagotiisi and left for dead, in a sli*''• time, liowever, he had strength to niou'- 1 he other determined to return and patch him ; as he came up, llunti'^^’"' with a skillet in his hand, and drove o of ihc feet into ihe head of his antagonii'» iiniDcdi U*Iv expired.—K-n. d'''-
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