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I', ^tckltubxiXG iiiiiip'''’' IdUx&oi “ The powers granted under the Constitution^ being denvedjrom the People of the United Slates, may be resumed by them, whenever -perctried to their injury or oppression.'^—Madison. CHARLOTTE, IVORTH-CAROL.1^ JAIVCARY 31, 1845. UMBER 195. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY Frederick H. M’Dowell. TERMS: The Mecklenburg Je^ersonian" is published weekly a 7Vo Dollars a year, payable invariable in advance. Adcertisements will be conspicuously and correctly insert cd at One Dollar per square for the first insertion, and Tu>en iy-jive Cents for each continuance—except Court and other udicial advertisements, which will be charged twenty-Jive per cent, higher than the above rates, (owing to the delay, gene rally, attendant upon collections). A liberal discount will be wade to those who advertise by the year. Advertisements sent n for publication, must be marked with the number of inser- iioiis desired, or they will be published until forbid and charg ed accordingly. IJg* Letters to the Editor unless containing money in sums «f Five Dollars or over, must come free of postage, or the np.iount paid at the office here will be charged to the writer ji every instance, and collected as other accounts. THE beautilul residence of the late Mrs. Sarah A Harris. deceased, in the villnire of Charlotte, will be sold on Tues- hiy of yebruary Court. Terms, credit of.^ix nji)nihs; iv-ite payable oti the Baiili \v»;h approveil oiulorgers mil morttrage on the premises unti! paiti. P. S. Popsession to be iriven on the i^t January, HARRIS. .l;inuarv, JS4i5. ‘J4-G\v PU151.iC © AJLE, )^I1HE Subscriber will sell liis PLAXTATIO?^ X at ihe Court House in Charlotte on the Tues day of our next Superior Court, if not sold privatc- y belore that lime. It conlaitis ITG Acres, . -3 \ve*il Knotvn as a healthy loi’alion, tour miles nt’ ("ii.irione. 'I'he ljuiliiinus are new and ' -t’ ' e I i!)d under rultivatiua is Ireish. Terms . i e f vorabie lo the purchaser, / - > ' 1' 6ih cl’ March lie will sell at his residence • .i o Household and Kitchen Furniture. Congressional News. Three Valuable Horses, TWO MILCU COWS, Anrf a fc»v Hos;s, One Buggy with a top, and Harness; ONE NEW WAGON ; iiacon, Corn, Fodder, 0.47.S: AND HAY; G U.O SHIXGLES; i LA^'K; 2 STOVES, and otl;er articles unneces- •j’; mention, i'erms made knoivn on the day of saN'. JNO. M. M. CALDWELL. ~i, 94- 'f JUST RECEIVED. ■ B HE most valuable A4EDICIINiES in the United ■States liaye just been received iVofii thefSiorth now Ojhacijjlur tae lirsi i:nie. lu t(io citizens V- iis Stale. They consist oi’ iiilE BLACK (or Allebasi's) SALVE, ALLEBASPS HEALTH PILLS, A.\D ALLEBASPS POOR MAN’ PLASTER. .10 ►'r AL\E is an iuveution oi'oLi Dr. KiUridge ■-s. It aflects more cuies, and in a greater '.ases, than any other Medicine %'c ever i' v~ It is a certain cure for Fever Sores. Ulcers, ora, Abscessf's, Eruptions, Felons, Sore Throat, asey, Leats, Punciures, Burns, iScalds, Bruises, ' iiism clifonic or inflammatory, Inflammations • V ry description, Swellings ol‘every kind. Drop ^ rlet Fever, and swelled neck, &c. &c. In oi intse coiu|.lauu3 AL,LEDAal’6S HEAL. I'H A ^ he used. A pumphiet luriiished by ' 'e Agents, will give !ull directions. The PILLS possess many advantages over any -'.er Pills in use ; I’or while they are a tliorough f.uhartic, mild in their operation, leaving the bow- •s in a strong, active, and healthy condition, they possess alterative virtues unsurpassed by anv medi- ‘ me we ever knew. They collect all the impuntieu oi the system and discharge them from the body, Cleansing the very ibuntain of life, and renovating ne whole system. They cure immediately all com- plainiK that have their oirgin in the siomach, such as Bilious and Scarlet Fevere, Cholic, Dyspepsy, Fever anu Ague, Headache, Dizziness in the head. Jaundice, Worms, Costivene^s, General Debility, ' olds, Lung and Liver Complaints, &c. &c. For tesiimoniale, get a pamphlet Irom the Agents—see ^hrections in pfimphJet. the PLASTERS, onlv 12^ cents, are warran ted superior to any other Pfasters in use. I?nprove- rnenta have been made in these Plasters which sup- ply the defeat which judges notice in all others.— 1 he immediate comfort and ultimate health they secure to those who use them, justify us in saying, buy these i lastere for ail pains and weakness in the’ bark, bowels, side, chest, loins, muscles. Chronic rtneumatism. Lung and Liver Complaints, coughs, colds, nervous aflbctions, &c. &c. For certificates directions, see pamphlet furnished by ihe Agents. ^ K, Lyman W. Gilbert, No. 214 Fulton street' iNew York, wholesale dealer in Drugs, Medicines. * ainta Oils, &c. &c., is Proprietor of these Medi- cines. sale by F- LILES. L;;c."ville, AnSon Co. B. OATP? Coburn, Lnion Vu. 3d, 184^4. Charlotte, N. Q., p. 5 b;^ Bushels of corn to sell—SO cents cash ^•^r4 1S4I W. P;^TS. Washington Correspondence of the Rich mond Enquirer. To the Editors of ihe Enquirer: Washington City, Jan 17, 1845. The Senait did not sit to day; nor will ihey meet again until Monday next. In the House, the day was indeed an exciting ont-. Immediately after the reading o.^ the journal. Air Taylor of Virginia the Chairman of the Com- iniilee on Accounls, remarkt d, ihal by order of the said Commiilee he would now make the report on the Clerk’s accounts which they were ready to pre sent to the Houst yesterday, but that they had re trained from doing so at the request of the Clerk’s ftirnds who assured them that by the meeting of the House this morning, all would be explamed tolheir satisfaciion. As such '-xplanaiion bad not been mad., he would now report. Heie the door-keeper announced a message fiom thf Senatt. and Mr. Taylor suspmded his remarks. The Cieili ot ihe Senate then announced the pas s ige of Dr. Duncan’s one day election bill, by that body, with a slight amendment. Dr Duncan here siait d that the aintndmenl merely restored a word omiited by the engrosaing clerk m copying the bill —tnauing it jTt-ciseiy as it had been passed by the Hous« He further uiged ihe House lo agree to tl)r amrjidnHnt ar once, which was done. Ml 'I'aylor then sent the report lo the Clerk’s i( .‘k, and it was read. In efTeci, it slated that theie wa:* a d ficit of 844,000 in the account—twenty thouca'id ot which was secured lo the Governinm; by foui surtties—leaving a clear lossol twenty /our thousand dollars to ihe Treasury. It lurlht-r went on 10 say. lhai on examining his bank account, the c rniiiiitee ascertained that 830,000 had been drawn out on hij: check by a house m Ohio, dealing in pro duL’e; ttia ^2,000 had been paid on his order lo L D Slinim ol New York; and $2,000 to another il nil*man in Ohio; and that they had repeatfdiy ^uInm ined Mr. McNuliy lo atund their sittings for eX}i!anations without avail. The report contained many details ol the conditions of the Clerk's ac counts, lor which I refer your reader tolheregula* report of ;he day’s proceedings m the Washington pa i p rs It closed with resolutionsdismis>ing Mi. lilc ! N jliy hoin his ^ituallon instanler. requesting the j Stcreiary o I ;lie 'I'leasury lo cause suils to be com- j rnmced lorthwith against his bondsmen, and also 'r'auf'tinrj the President of the tJnited States to I i.Muse criminal prosecutions for embezzling the pub li- funus to be immediately mstituied agaii:st Me Nultv. and ai! w ho. on examination, might be found ■onrerned with him in the transaction. 1 Ml W'eller (one of the bondsmen) then rose ond s.lid iliai, being inleresied. and having examined j into the cdse, he felt satisfied that, on the aniyal ol I Ml Kershaw, (Mi. McNulty’s cash Clerk) who \ was absent on leave, but had oversiaid his lime, all would be made right. He had the vouchers, ceiti- ficaus of deposite, &,c , locked up in his desk ; and I that, on his arrival, which would prob,ibly be to- I n:::ht. Mi. McN could and would makt all char, j M . Weller then read to the House the h iu r of a ! c tnimercial firm of high standing in New York. I duit'd on the 14lh instant, and adJresstd to Mr Me I Nully. staling that they, and another li m iher^, j had on deposite (rom him $30,000 ot Govrrnmenl funds; and wt le r»ady to puy it over on demand. He then expressed his convi**uon. that the Govern ment would not lose a dollar by him; and, in be half of the other gentlemen on the bond, pledged his and their faith to make good all deficit, if any there be. Mr. Cave Johnson, of Tennessee, here moved that the resolutions reported by the Committee on Accounts be laid on the table ; and that the S rgt am at Arms be ordered to arrest Mr MoNulty and bring him before the House forthwith. A member from New York enquired whether the House had the power lo make the arrest for a criminal off nee Mr J Q, Adams moved lo amend Air Cave Johns.in’s motions by striking out the word arrest an l inseiiing the word summons. He said that, if he refuses to obey the summona, it would be pro per to pass Ihe resolutions reported by Ihe Commit tee. and not till Ihen. Mr. H(»uston of Alabama thought the House had power to arrest its officers for contempt of the calls of iis comitiittees or of its authority. Ml Chappf ll of Georgia thought that Mr Ad- iMis’ resolution went lo treat one charged with a criminal ofit nee, against whom there primd fa- cie » vidence much too tenderly. Mr Johnson again look ihe floor, and advocated his amendment at length Gen. Saunders of N C. objected to Mr. John- >on’s lesolution but wished the House to "ulhorise the Speaker to have him arrested by the civil au thorities Mr Rayner of N. C. maintained, that the House could only order an arrest to compel members to at t nd its siiiings for the prosecution of business, or to preserve peace within its purlieus. He further de clared that th* House could not ariest him in order lo institute a criminal piosecution against him. • The previous question was called, and the call was sustained. M* Adams’s amendment was re- j'Ct'd.and Mr Cave Johnson’s resolution passed, Muc?t conveisation then ensued as lo the proper !o.m of d'awmg snd attesting the warrant. When th it was seitl* J. ihe sergeani'ai arms departed on his - I rand and the subject was laid on the ‘.able for an hour. VIr. J W Davis, of Indiana, moved to take up his motion ol yesterday lo reconsider the resolution ol^ the day before, relative lo the map plates, &c., of the exploring Expedition This gave rise to a short debate on the subj eel; and at its conclusion, Mr Divis’s motion lo reconsider, prevailed—ayes 78. noes 51. M.. Davis then moved an amendment, ordering the select committee appointed lo take charge of the subject, to ascertain, if possible, the best mode of dis posing of the plates and copy in question, so as to hav" them sold to the public at the lowest possible and further, whether any use had been made comniiilee lo ascertain and report to the House the lowest price on w'hich copies of the work could be obtained, to be distribu'.ed to libraries or other lite rary insliiutions in each. Congressional District of the United Staits The hour for which the report and resolutions of the Committee on Accounls had been laid on the table having expired, they were in order again. Mr. C. J. Ingeisoll look the flooi and strenuous ly nrged the instant dismissal of.the Clerk Mr. Summers of Va. inquired if ;ije warrant had been rt turned. Mr. Bidlack urged the further rostponemint of the resolutions for an hour or so, lo give the Ser- geani-al Arms lime to return the wnriant. Mr. Hardin of Illinois advocaled immediate ac tion ; and of'^hem individuals for their own benefil. On this aijvna'iT'*^”^ previous question was de^ i m.ided and btisiaitK d A member from NewYork ?(i!'ved a lesclaiion ihe hbrary and select Mr Adams maintained the propiiely and justice of postponing the question until the Clerk should be brought to the bar, or the w'arrant returned. A member from Ohio, one of the commiiiee, made a staiemeni relative lo the aiTi ir, which was inaudible. Mr, Weller, in answer to the last gentleman, said, that the Cleik had informed the committee that he would be ready for a setxlement the moment his paying clerk arrived. He furihei' argued, that if the Commillee’s resolutions be bow passed, they W’ould place Mr. McNulty entirely btyond the jurisdiction of the House; and he went at length into an argument to show the injustice of dismis sing him without trial—declaring, at the same time, that all evidence as yet before ihe House, was merely prima facie. > Mr Bels' r ol -A.labama enquited of the chair man ot the Committee of Accouais, hosv one giv ing bonds but for S20,000 should-I'uve been enlrus ted with the conuol ot $200,OOQ. which sum, as per report of the Commjliee, hafij been subjeci to his draft. Mr Taylor of Virginia eXplaioiPu how and where the lavv and custom of the banks »vere deficient. A postponement of the whole business was then movtd till tomorrow at noon. Mr. A Stewart of Pennsylvania opposed any postponement and demanded the p vious question j It was nol carried; and then the House agreed to postpone it until the return of ’.he Sergeatit at Arms. Mr. BI ingle of Maryland moved that the House take up a bill reported yesterday from the Senate giving the consent of rhe United ;S;ates to an ac of Ihe V’irginia Legislature, which ro»jired suchcon- s^-ni to make il tifcclive. The House decluied lo ! take It up. Mr J. R Ingersoll of Pennsylvania then moved the suspension of the rules, lo go into committee of the whole on this bill to alter ihe naturalization laws. It was refused. Then, on motion, the House w’ent into commit- tee of the whole on the Texas qu»siion, (Mr Hop kins of Virginia in ihe Chair,) and D*. Harnmeti of Mississippi had but commenced his speech, when the Sergeanl'at-Arms relumed ; and, on motion, the committee rose lo hear his report. It stated, that Mr MoNulty was in his custody without the bar of the Hou>e. A member from NetV' York mov ed that he brought in instanler. Mr Weller in a short, but very eloquent speech, urged the House not to press the nsoiion for a quarter of an hour, so as lo allow Mt. McNulty at i irasi tnwe lo read iho charges against him. I Mr. P« till of Indiana then took the floor, and j spoke for some lime- upon the impropriety ot as- i sumption of the authority and duly of a Criminal | Couit by the House. j Mr Cobo ot Georgia urged that the quarter of an hour asked tor by Mr. VVeiler be granted. Mr Dromgoole moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the resoluliops reported from tlie commillee, and that the Speaker be directed to notify Mr. McNulty that he could hear them read, and make any defence he thought necessary. Mr McNulty then came into the Hall, and pro ceeded to his accustomed seat; wheieupon, ihe Spea ker made a statement to him ot what had passed on the subject. Mr. Weller asked for the reading of the Com millee’s report and resolutions : and. also, that the Clerk be allowed time to make his defence, if it was his wish. The report was then read ; whereupon Ml McNulty rose and said that he had heard ihe charges against his integrity for the first lime. He averred, that he had neither loaned a dol ar «)f the public funds to a friend or fiiends, for private purpost s; nor had he used a dollar of the trust con fided to his hands for his own purposes. He slated that his paying clerk, now absent, but expected to night, had all ihe vouchers in his possession; and he further remarked, that he had requ sled the Commillee of Accounts to wan his return, when he would make an immediate settlement, to the last penny. Mr. I ave Johnson then moved to postpone tht further consideration of the report and resolutions uniil lo morrow, at 2, P M. Mr. Taylor of Viiginia then said, that he was not aware of any such request from the Clerk ;• and that, had it been made, the Committee would cheer fully have consented to it. He asked for the read* ing of a letter from Mr McNulty, that being the only communication received from him by the Commillee. The letter was then read, and it stated that his paying Clerk was abstni, and that he could not set tie until he arrived. Mr. Weller next contended, that the letter fully confirmed whai Mr McNulty had stated relative to his communicalion to the committee. Ml. Taylor did nol so understand it. The journal ot the commillee was next read to show, how tar they had endeavored to bring him lo a settlement It contained sundry matters; among other things, memoranda of calls made on Mr McN to allend their sittings. The clerk then put a ques tion to a member from Ohio, a member of the com miitee, as to his knowledge of the fact, that one or more calls on him had miscarried, so that he did not receive it or them, until long after the hour ap pointed for his ailendance. The member from Ohio said, that one of the notes had miscarried, but seemed to be under an impres sien that it was nol the important note to which Mi. McNulty referred, Some conversation here took place between Mes srs. Taylor of Virginia and McNulty, relative lo the notes; in which Mr. T. substantially slated, that the messenger dispatched with one had return' ed answer,,that when his name hid been sent up to Mr. McNulty’s room, at his boarding house, he had locked the door and refused to receive it— whereupon Mr. Tayioy sent him back with it, lo be left for Mr. McNulty with the bar keeper of the house. An iniercsiing debate next fpunge up as to the power of r House .inu ihe properly of keeping* Ml McNuiiy under arrest all night, Messrs. Peilii, Adams, and Seymour of NevvYoik otjecung, and Mr. C. Johnson advocating such ac tion. The latler gentleman renewed his motion to postpone the whole matter till 2, P. M., to inoriow, (the time asked for the Clerk to settle his accounts in,) and also directing the Sergent at-Anns to ke« p him m custody, until demanded by ihe Hou^e. Ml. Burl of South Carolina, at the suggestion ot Ml Weller, moved an amendment lo it, suspending hif functions as an ollicer of the House until the invesiigaiion be fjriished. Mr. Hammett oi Mississippi called the attention of the House lo the pledge given by Mr. Weller that there should be no deficiency in his accounls, and urged that he should nol be held in custody. Mr ii* tser also look ih« same grounds, and ar gued that the power ol the House in ihe case only ex tended to dismission. Mr. Hale ihen asked for the previous question, but aftei wards withdrew ii. Whereupon Mr. Burl’s amendment suspending hii lui.clions (the Cltik signiiying h.s willuigritaa) w’as passed, and, by yeas and nays h; w'as discharg ed from the custody of the Sergeani at Arms, and Ihe whole matter postponed until two P. M. to* rpgrrow: after which tne House adjourned. Yours truly. To the Editors of the Enquirer. Wa siiiNGTON City, Jan. 13, l845 1 learn, from undoubted authoniy, that the Hon. James Reily, who was appomltd Minister lioii; Texas to tnis CJovernment, on the resignation uf Mr. Van Zindt, has declined accepting the post.— He came on as far as Lexington, Kentucky, where he remained tor some months. He has lately left lhat place for Texas, being called home by pres sing pi ivute business. The Government of Tt xas IS ai present represented hire by Charles S. Ray luond, Esq., iheir Charge. In he House of Rt presenlatives to-day, as soon as the journal was read, it was deiermined to post pone the debate on the Texas question until Monday next, and House then resolved itself into committee of the whole, (Mr. White of Kentucky in the Chair,) on the private calendar, and, for an hour and a half, It was literally Cave Johnson's day. Without dis paragemeni lo any other member, I can truly say, that in the matter of saving money to the Treasury, he iS woith all the lesi of ihe House. Nol one of the thousand claims presented each session escapp.* his searching scrulioy,and so much confidence have his biother members in his slern sense of justice and devoted atlention lo iRis branch of the public busi ness, that il is rare, indeed, for any appropriation bill lo pass, against which he expresses himself. He IS “ a man m a million.” At x!, P M , ihc hour fippoinied for the final re* port of ifie Committee on Accounls on Mr, McNul ty’s case— Mr. Taylor of Virginia, the Chairman, rose and stated, in substance, ihat the Comti'iltee had remain ed in session until after 12. M., tO'day, in hopes of being attended by M ’N. He, how’ever, did not mak* his appearance, but sent his paying Clerk. Ml Keishaw, (who returned lo this city last even ing,) with his accounts, at loo lale an hour for the Committee to make an examination. Mr. Kershaw^, on being questioned by the Committee, as to the whereabouts of the missing money, replied, that they must ask Mr. McN., who had it. The Com mittee. at half-past eleven, received a note from McN., staling that he had iw'enty-nine thousand dollars on deposite in the Bank of America, at New York ‘'ity; bui they had only his word for il—not a certificale of deposite or other voucher. Mr. Taylor then commented briefly on the man ner m which the Committee and Houo'e had been treated by ihe Clerk. He declared lhat the Com mitiee were no belter satisfied as to the probability of regaining the deficiency, than they were on yes terday, and closed with an urgent request that the resolutions be passed forthwith. Mr O. Hungerford presented to the house a let ter from Snydam. Sage & Co , brokers of N York City, addressed lo himself; which staled that some months since, McN sent them a draft on a N. York baiik.ihey think the B ink of America, for ten ihou sand dollais. to be placed in their har^ds, to the cre dit ol O. Woodward of Mount Vernon, Ohio, tor whom they were agents. I’he letter spoke in very favorable terms of Mr. Woodward, who was repre sented as a merchant of high standing and undoubt ed solvency. The question on the first rtsoluiion being called, Mr Welh r rose and said, that on yesterday, while the rrt^iter was under consideration, he was satisfied that today’s invesiigaiion would set the question of emh( zzlemenl all right—lhat on last evening Me Nuliy had made such a showing to him as to con firm his mind even more strongly in that opinion— lhat he had endeavored all this morning to gel an interview with MeNully, but wihout avail. He then commeiiied most f*elingly on the position in which his confidence in McNulty had placed him, (in that of his defender on yesterday before the House;) and next he declared his intention of voting for the resolution of instant dismissal, although he did nol believe him guilty of an intentional embez zlement. Nor did he ihink the Government would lose a dollar by him. The question was next taken on the instant dis , m'ssal of Caleb J McNulty f'om his situation of CKrkof the House: and it resulted as follows: ayes 190. noes—none. The secotid resolution then came np in order. It was a request that the S'Cre.taryof the Treasurv should forthwith put his bonds in suit, and also 'n- >titute all other proceedings at law, likely to had to I the recovery of the balance of ihy amount due above and beyoiid the sum for which security was given. It was unanimously passed I’he question on the third resolution was next called for. It requests the President of the United Slates instantly lo commence criminal prosecutions against McNulty, and all who, upon examination, may be found lo have been aideis and abettors in in his embezzlement of the public funds. 'i’he reading of the law to punish the offtnce was called for, and it was accordingly read. It provides for a forfeiture of twice the amount embezzled, and imprisonment not lo exceed five years in duration. A -hort diiscussion here arose as lo the propriety of the last resolution. JMr, Belser of Alabama maintained that the •■esplulion was useless, as it was notoriously the duty of the President lo commence a prosecution against him forthwith ; and, further, that the resolution prejudged the case, as the eni- bezziement was, as yet, but alleJged—not proven, Mr. Dunran look pretty much the s.ime grounds. Ml Stetson of New York considered the fact of embtzzlem»nt sufficiently evident, from the report of the Committee, lo justify the House in passing the -esoiution as reported to them. Mr. Hamlin of Maine stistained Mr. Stetson’s view of the question, Mr Cave Johnston of Tenn. ofTered an amend ment, inserting the v.'ord ‘‘alledged” before the w’ord ••embezzlement.” I’he question on the nmendrr.cnt was then taken by tellers, and it was lost by the following vote— ayes 61, noes 9G. The question then came up on ihe resolution, as reported by the Committee on Accounts, and it was paaarci— ay«'e 100, nof « 4 The House ih( n w'ent into an election of Clrrk*, and B. B Fit nch, Esq.. the late chief assistant Clerk, received every vole but one; 'after which they adjourned. Yesteiday’s iVIidisonian cantained a card from L. D Slanim. E>q , staling lhat the §2.000 report ed by the Coinriiitiee of Accounts to have been drawn oul of bank by himself, on a check from McNuliy was ntjl for his individual purposes That on one occasion, being about to go to bank, McNul ty requesiid him lo take a check for him and get the money, (for McN .) which he did and in fifieui minutes paii it over to hiin. To the Editors of (he Enquirer : W^ASHiNciTON City, Jan. 20. 1S15. Mr McNulty, the lale Clerk of the House of R« pres illative?, on hearing yesterday lhat the Uni ted Sratt's Marsnai or me uistrici hdu a for him, sent for that officer ani rendered himself up. His fiiends still assert, that in a few days he will pay up every dollar of the deficit. On to morrow mornins an examination will be had before a Justice of the Pace, when he w’lll either give bail, or stand commit'# d for tridi at the next session of liie Crimi nal Court for this county. In ihe Senate ihis inoining. Mr. Benton present ed the resolutions of the Stale of Missouri on Iho subj'Ct of Texas, and look occasion to express his entirr satisfaction with their h-tter and spirit. Mr. Atchison also said a few words upon them, avowing his adherence tc ihe doctrine of instruction, and calling the attention of the Senate particularly to the clause in tnese resolutions, maintaining lhainei- c* iher Alexico nor any other foreign power should he consulted as to our future course with reference to T' Xa-* Thr S**naie devoted the rest of the day to busm'ss of Iitiie interfst to your readers. ill the H(»us" of Representatives, Genera] Mc Kay, from the Committee of Ways and Means, presented a bill making appropriations for sundry fortifications; and it w'as read a first and second time, and referred lo the Committee of the W^hole, Ml Slid* I' of Louisiana moved a resolution of inqtiiry a'fd > d to the S- cr* tary of the Treasurv. relative to the Custom House of New' Orleans: the burden of which, was to ascertain if the public ser vice would not be benefitted by increasing the num ber of inspectors, weighers, guagers. &c., now em ployed therein. Mr Maclay of New York moved to amend the proposition, ^o as to include the Custom House of Nevv York City, with other inquiries relative lo the amount of duties annually collected at the Custom House at Boston New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, for many years back.; and also lo ob' tain information about the relative cost of collection at these different ports The resolution was then passed, as amended Mr. Cobb of Georgm next asked leave to renew a resolution, that the House hereafter meet at li A. M. instead of 12 M. 3/i Kennedy of il/ary land moved to amend it, so as 10 provide that no motion for adjournment shou d be in order before 4 P. M.. unless «ustained by a vote of two thirds. Mr H iinlin of Maine contended that the amend ment was out of Older; but the Speaker decided it to be in order, and on taking the question Mr. Ken nedy’s amendment was lost, but the lesolufion itself was aijreed to. Mr L-^ vy of Florida asked, on behalf o.^the lerri- loiial Delegates, that ihe House set apart certain days for the transaction of fcrritorial business as heretofore. 3It Schenck of Ohio objected lo Mr. Levy’s re quest. and offered a resolution to abolish the present rub s of the Hou“e and substitute the English Par liamentary law in their stead. He asked for the veas and nays on the resslution, and the House re fused to second the call The question was then taken on >he resolution ar»d Mr. Schenck \^ith tw'o olheis, were all who vot» d in the affirmiative. So his motion was lost. The House then resolved itself into Comimittee of the Whole and took up the Texas queston. Mr, Hammett of Mississippi, who was entitled to the floor, then made a very able speocli in favor of re-an nexation. He took a popition that the territory had been acquired by ihe United Slates Government by the treaty of 1803, and feustained it by ample quo tation from the State papers of Madison, Monroe and J. a Adams. He next decV'ired that the cespion of Texas in 1819 was uncorislitutional; and sustained his view, not only with a powerful conefiiutional ar gument, but with etiertive references to the opinions ot Jefter^on, Pinckney Livinjrston, and Clay himself, on the question of the power vested in Congress to cede away any potion of the soil or inhabitants ot* t he Staie. Tlie remainder of hie hour was devoted to a lerse and eloquent ar -uinetM upon the expedi ency of immediate re-annexation.