THE NORTH CAROLINIAN
Tho Steamer i iibernlii, arrived at her
ivhaif, at East Bosioi:, Wednesday morning
the 2('th i:i"t., at i o'clock, bringing sixteen
H5s liter iuiei.igeucs from E'irope. Siis ei
r.mnced very rough weather, and storm off
i'locist. She made, ir or passage, however.
nobly :ii ,isfeT day. . '
Geo. Doff Green h'i-3 ariveJ i:i the Hi-,
te-'iib. j gt ie-vd of their intent ion. The same wri-
TraJo. has beou -J-jd, bn,t business tvi-1 re- j tei say, "The country, I urn told, is still ta a
vived a iiuio j:ist on the departure of the ! voj y unse'ishict y state,' r.tid !he people me
fteaipci 'J ho stock of cotton ia Liveino-. I i only kept quiet by tho presence of the mili
ar, ihe prodnt-time is heavy ; 450,000 hale ! taiy. Their secret meetings are now pre
Anieucfcttj against 230.00-' 1 iu the correspond- tented, so th-st then cann t arraage to commit
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linrnions of the ihdieari ;n d iheir chief's, the j " As to the threat of war made i a advance, ; and required to
southern provinces oi luikey in Europe
will be the first sceno of laeir depredations.
Wales. The Commit "oners appointed to
inquire into tho state of South Wate sit with
ciosed door., and the- re-pciter f br The Time.?
states that ihev are ttc-i like to arrive at tho
true cause of tho disco-ileut amongst the pee
oif as 'hev move from n.'.ice to place, without
iv jlii; atuiicieut nolle? la tt' oo leuny ag-
me period ot .a.-t year. vh;ca icoves an ex
cess i' iho presort over toe fb-mer Oar, '
l.-s ii-'": Lt VVk u-'- baLs. if the raincii- which
pr-rrrin
i : .i . y.-:
tr-jv.r:: nietit iutund a!!o.v
w : :
-.vl
::: tits ati-p-f, ho roiiC't. sir h a ; uuj-- the ciop, lit-
i .!-r :..-; ! ho p ices s5pi:f; .s.- much nr. : iudwHh raui-t
i !.:: "han i:; 'ha Lt.i.ed t:itv-, k I- i 'Jolt ti ;-r?t ' I i.cr 1"
no . havo ditr -xptat ii:::iano : ' Ion
ai coa-rar!tttv-ts taraott n; t- ' hoc
ouirages."
Cotton .!(.'. ,'t.'.' iv--j'Ool, .'V'jr. 3'
1 ht. ace 0 a ats rccuJvod hv tho last sjeacnei
fr.-m ii-'S'-'ti. a'O a ': t:c at rad it-t-d a r-
t!'
r.ivo
and in the uauie and by tho express order of
the Mex-iooa Government, the undersigned
rymiads General Almonte that it i not the
i:i?t nor the second titno that Mexico tia-
given the same waVning to tho United States
undur sirniiar cirrutttstancM. The under
signed had hoped th;t th'j ii!;u:t?er ia which
these threats have herctoluro been received
and treated, had clesily thuwu to the jJexir,ta
Govet iniC!it the light ia which they re r
farded by that of the United States. Tho an-
dersigued has now only to add, that at his
G lveiiiment hns nr,f, it (hues past, done any
thing iucoasisieut with the just claims of
Ii'.fro, the President sees no reason to snp
poa th.st Congress w-ill stjHcr its poiiry to be
atiWrted by the thteat ' that Govertiment.
The Pes ideal lais llsil reliaticeon the wi.-dom
..-ad i-i-t :-c oi Coug: cs.-5, aad cannot antict-
.! had at iv ia- ; pate that any orcasioa wtll inis to 'oihid ht.s
t-
j aiii' ex pint dotaand :
parttttv'e tarpot t up t,
vu. t, v';ic!i ccutinue. : heattv co-cpuranon ta v.hatuver o't:-y Unit
U-a i i j:; ' '. Aajerican . hod y- ma-.' choo-se lo . purauo cither to'.va:ds
- b.'h -r wilifa tttt: p.st
in, nu-i tii. on:;ao::t !:i!s vee:i ii:c'o iv.!.
a zwl d'.M!;:i;i.'! iiot!; iro:ii .rtM:tiiatoi's
rifvitu or any thcr power.
fn co.ichisioa- the undersigned rcniiuti.-f
fortificaiioDS to be
erected at or near the mouth of th - Columbia
river.
Sec. 3. Provision hereafter may be made
bv law to secure and graul six hundred and
foity acres of land to every while male in
habitant of" tho Territory of Oregon, of tho age
of IS years, and upwards, who sttaU cultivate
and use the same for five consecutive years ;
or to his heirs in case of his decease.
See. 4, And to every such inhabitant or
cultivator, being a married man, thevo shall
be grauted au addition of i 60 acres of laud
to (he wife's husband, and the like quantity of
160 acres of laod to the father for each child
under the age of 18 years he may havo, or
vvijo maybe born within the five years afore
siiid. - -
Sec. 5. No sale or contract of any iiad, of
such land t-hidi bo valid before a patent is is
sued therefor, nor AuM the same bo l iken in
execution, or he bound by any j-jdgment,
tnottgago, or Hots of any kiaJ.. Lcfcro the pa
tent is Usued.
See. 6. The Territory oi Oregon, iti iho
od d
'i. -J ii-i j '.. - ,-. a i- iv! .:'
i .: 'ac ! st Vi?.-k, sivs t.
pi :;- of i it i id.:n .- - id . ;i : : i -ui
Ai!:i-; 'ton ha v5 !;u-i;:i'.'e;!i a c.ti
', '..vticr ij-ia'i!!':.-! !;;; '. .:
j' Ki Col: iidc.iii V : :! i-. i ai:i "'itgt !':- fo'!:i
ci to:;? her aiajety ha-t cxp: -asoa ni ' .' -
tc a ot paying a vi-l: to U-.' u ui'4 ot
i'.'i.-sbia. -t fj.-;.-!i:). at i'v-i etid of tho ap,to-i::h-
; : I : '
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u. st at f.s.
! ; -i bi'i'Si oobit.-iiV.1 .!
sa '"?. ! . i : :
: i: ahd is tdttjaetlier too
Louden s-.--it, a a ..!" of hi-? royai
:.ii!i; !) !:iiC!i:i !it n;,r p".:r o; ta-uuV-Th'?
:.; '-ia;i!-e of ii -a i1! be io-ind ia tho !oi-!-
r oi i' uittat.t :
ft oj.i-n.s wjt.'i a note from 'Mr l.o loeauc-
f.-.'-iit-.-sv t tho l-ipli.iti of iho Piincoof rValos. . ' to .!' Vaddy 'i homjisan, dated ni tiit
f ; :h iik-n!-j sialcd that her 3iaje!y co:;;oa- i Nait-.i'fd P.dace, Mexico, A ugn.-t 23, IS1J,
it' (:ir!-iiir. -iaucv:. arc fsvarabioj sjotng ' w:;i.-h isitvr tfcrring to cettaia :eiv:-paper
Va a I'l-ilia Ui F.td-i. ; rtstitors u.- to liio c'e.-Iiii ol Texti.s to apjdy or
.).: Coil'ei: 'i'hi-s jTetitietnai; ii 'J joi J ac' ntssioa to the Union, nays thai "tho Mexi-coiiciM-Jcd
a s::c:(iiil hishiv succcssfu' cs.-urse ' can Governruebt vi-l co:i-idf t-quivaieat to
of leeto.ros it; itvcrpoo!. W-j ar .eqoo.st-.-u
! y iiia; to :! lie that a!J iho httet.-: hcarit.g his
ssniuo lb-it bavft bea p'tbliyltcd iu toe America-:
p:ip.'r- sia-.'O ho I'.-ft thai country s;;e cr.-
ii t;b: l-it,'Itt
h climi. Tiic s'-i!o V:As have been ad
i --i:! ..cd ui.'lli iho I Jth ;f--'f ci.jaary. jjjid O tjoa
nia? ha-; retired ibr a wtiiio to bw "monntain
h !:'' ai iJ-.-isyiiaac. Jle M to- takij Limn-
rick on his vr.y t: t!;o "iar west," where a
li'.sii'.-i i : bo ,aii oa Mouday next to Mr
S. fl. O'lirien, cu-: vf the promberH for the
-o.. Ay, a receai convei t ta repeal, at which
i':.'- iii'or (re3? Jcj.
i'o ii! circaa'ioa that the trial-- wii!
!-, nbaiidauo-J ; a ad araocg.-t the pattias wha
hae h.i:.:rd--l that opinion, not once, but bo-
';:;uo-.i
G artial Aiaior.to that this Govet uuietit is u- I prccd;n' .sections before mentioned, -cna!l
her no iicces.-tiy to karii from tht.t of ?.Ioxiio , ooinpiise ai! the country tying wes? of iho
uhat is tli r; j jun hot.or or the tih s of! Rocky Mountains to the Fact'.ic Ocean, and
;.h r natiDii--. Ii is ihc-ref ay qttitb utmeeet.- j betveen the parallels of 42 and 51 degrees and
,i.-:rv if.at General Abii-n.ie, ii: ids futaie coin- I 10 niiiintes oi north latitude,
in- iii-o'ins t;. hia iept.i-t.r.o::t, s-bo'-dd a.i-,' S-ec. 7. That tho sum of $1 00,000 bo p-
ntoti..-i !a-..s (Tt-vcmriicut eiiher to u-peci lis ; pro-ir tateu. cut o: aoy nn!iey ia tnc reair),
a f d'.itit.'i or to tnko cato of its reput-.tion in anv
joniii.t c-y which tao .ie.Xica:i C.Vi-i Kiaeid
eh..o -:o t ' aiiticipai--.''
To ia.'.s Aha )i!ie respond.-:, Uiat Mr I p.-iur
had ;iit;:keu ine teii-r of hi-s rcium ks, pro'a
idv owing to the er.ot-s of translatioti, and
ih.it thoogh he ha! declared, by c-Xjtiess o.-der
of his Guvcrumenf, tliat war will lie tho iiH-vi-
1 - . 4 TL t
a u c:aratio!i ol war against me iue.xieaii
ilc f'd.ii-.: the p.is.3iige of an act for the incor
poration of Texas with t'ae ttn itoi v of the
United S'tatea ; Ui--- eerlsiinty of the fa--t being
sutilt. ieut for the .imnicdiaie procfamaiioa of
war, leaving to tho civilized world to deter
mine with regard !o the justice of tbj C3u.-:e
of tho Moxicau nation ia a struggle which it
ha-? b':ert ftr tiom provo!;i:;
31r Thtnmson, auder d:ito of the next day,
repiies that the direct threat cf war precludes
tho United States from ollhi ing any e.xpiana
ttrn whatever upon tho subject.
Th .- Mexican Secretary rejoins by n repeti
tion of the evidctice of i!io newspapers befae
rc'Vrred t-, and by an allusion to iho vig'r
ons ieaioaiij;-a" '--f Ir John Quincy A dams.
aieS no !i:vi eumoitty, as far a i in opposition to tho aci:iuton of Texas.
e- .on tho subject. Sir Robert ! The correspondence is hero dfonncj until
r .-; i. it i,aiti, Mteau tn-s protra-.-tea t nrii; I ui o -i.h of feeptetMber, wnea iur Thompson
a-.-,',-' :h tie trials wi't extend, several j addressed a piotcst i-j Mr Jjacanegra, asatust
nnajtVs Ribul!v, and the nnceitaifity, ho-.a ' the decree ol Sauta Anna, prchibuin fuieign-h-.;
i.n;i:o of the. clicu.r.rjtanres, respecting t ; era from engaging in tho retail trade, as in-CDiivh-i:')!!,
his detarmi'vod to pppiy to pa. lia-j con.-iistent wiih the treaty between the U.
... ' ! suosuiary j)o'cf:,-j to pi down the j State- and Mexico. Iiocauesra answers,
:t'i;.il;o!.'. j that as the decree is enual ipon all foieitrncrF,
Taa: measaras of c-neilontioa are iu pro- there is no ground of complaint ou the pan
r.-; caizens c; mo u alien iaiej.
These Ictlera were transmittr, ir. fr Jo
shur on the ! Uh o'f October, and oa the 2v.';h
uun;.'niioc. I no cfmmissi.in whcu
co.-nmeacc its sinkig? in Uub'in L-nmc-.'
.r: !j ier.joi.'O iti to, ntid bl'l die WClVings
f -.ae KU;-.:!-rd i;nd tenant rpjesiiou, is, in i.s
;;;;-! ;:-n:e::t, u p! oot that the government
means la do something in hc wcy of redress-i-;g
afi ;.rae'.icu! grievances. It is clear, too,
horn the fceifcrs hich hnve bsen put otii, that
if Stomas i'atholic hii.rarcby in irc-taud
hnu iolt disposed to pot their hands info the
puhbc p'lrjte, the greerrment wout'd L'A have
grudged them Mipcr.dA
joi they have rcfovJ, and great h.ry is
f'.'f to ue-i and 0"h'o-,i;..; therefor. Every
t .ifit, ih'..-.vj that Ripen! hns taken strong UthcJ
!' iho na'ioa's feeling.', and however iho prr
octt:..a.:", if coutiuued, may termitiate, MiK-th-"i
in a cinvicthoj t.r ai: aotusttah the Mii)i -
t - . i ...... r n , I ,
tu ii'o ciinie nion-ii, .air c p.stntr fnai.es a ic
piy ia which ho approves enti.ely of the course
pnrs-isd i-.y Mr Thompson, lie toys :
Votir letter to Mr Do iiocancgra, in reply
to tha v-bhh he addiesed to you on the 23d
of August, is certainly in . respect too
Fpiritc-d or positive. The ! augnago of : 3Ir
L'oi -ijegr.i's ie'tcr, partkulaily ia it. i-oneljd-i-g
cuteuce, is highly oHhnsivc, and von
would havo bcon t'oiiy j.iititied :a rcqah ing
him to withdiaw if. 'iho warning which yoa
havo giveu him agriust the use of similar cx
picssioiis ir, futt-ie, wi'L it Is hoped, hove ihs
owvvrr, you shoo'd aguiu be ad-dresst-d
ai terms sm ss3umini and so Jiu-
-' -eu: -!y i:-o nee; io oi ItelaniJ. I parr.giag to the lTsjited Stales, von wid de-
i."h "OTh.uaeil cot..pei:saii.-m," vi.!garl i mand ih.it iho L-iier be withdrawn, or that
i "'out." ";-: co'locted. ia the chor he- &i: stable apology tor it bo made. You' will at
; ej chapel Sun-Jay. ibe ICsl. tilt. The the same time inform the Mexican Gov-crii-piuda.-!-,
t if as known, is hr.mcuse ; abow inonl that you eat: hold i:o t-itetcoufso wi'h
.irceti.:..:j; tho avemge; ia the Duidin di.--; it. except "on sue!., terms of comitrsv m.d rc
i'ict it ar."cutifcJ to more than i.tXHU j ;wt as are due to tho honor :;nd dinitv'of
'c-ancil nutdoaa r.ddrci-.-' to hie people ! ;ho linitcd Stataa." '
; o:s ho jnj Thi is f.d
i'r.c ihii'yshc.nnoa Herald say?: "The
g er;;-ii0;'t tire isi possession ,-.f &oo.e I right
mi !.if ir;;.;-; :.?spuCJ!t!g Ireland tC! C C0n
- , :unnMt t leiiipmencuiry ot trie iWcxtenu
ruen, timed h-t wck in com;, thai wheM'tbe lteoub!ir,has tho honor, bv isnr-si order frnm
, oe .io iay yciore nc jury, - his a'vcrnment. to if;il.-e.s. the- IlonJ A. P. !
tJn-iiur, gfcretrvy of ;-";avo of tho United
coivpn ury a- j States, ibr "the , ..arioso of mak'm' known Jo
t toe pcer-o c! ma cmir.t.y a;:d 'ne to;;- j Vim, so that he. ,.mv be pleased io coma.nai
!'';' -v e:tabiihed, as ever d'-graccd cato it to bii cx'cdiuicy the Jhejidoni. that
-cui.tiy. Vie tiivJcrstutid th infonna- ! the Mesican C-vermn-nt hns v:l .rmii.or!
iloit has be.-, n rommunioated by a few of :uo J rtuwms to believe th,.f, in the np-rroaehino
!ead;t)g repeaiers, who became alarmed fit the session of the Gsuora Couresn ..i' the 1 r-.iitA
iwcd by a note, sighed J i . Al
monte, Jii.d addressed to Mr Upshui, to this
t.Toc :
'' Tho oiidei-i 'aei
il iivoy L; x ra oi d i na ry
s.:t
Ii.;'-
. . art 1 v
ti t.-t .-t tao conspiiator.-', a shdom-r.t
i i-.;-i':i ii'iii extensive a
hc-ipht io vliib iho censpirccy baa arrived.
Preparation? ere mnkh;:j by tho military
5'a:i';.-n-J in this n,'., ihr fortifs ing ii;o har
t :--h : po: i h.do a.-o made i i ;! w;.;;-. i-.t ?
of sard have beer, prr.v-.h-d. a-e.l a i.-ini.icr oi
1: i!e!s !: WQ bcOi! f-lit:d V.-:!h Wfttor, to he !ep!
to the jaid for hv.; i.se f-f ii; nu'iiary in eaie
cf a .;-.g". ft is paid that laiee 'eJ.uitiiies of
iues and oeier we.i;on- me in pra.--s oi
mairaifichjra tiirouhout '.hi co iiitry tht-.t lire
nr'ng nto in great abmtdauce and that a
rismg may bo expected befote iho v.iale.
;i ' , - airy ot oiaio ti ho shou!.-.' proceed to demon -
.ews iro.o Ai..:a;:tsta!iha?li.;ea roemved, ! Nrr.!e tho inits of his Government to f-Mi...-u
iu.u a,- te. behove that O.vt Mail. .,o,e mentnn-.e.i h.r..o.o.,.t r..r .t,
------ .-i.i.i4t, I II U 3tl llill
m--i .s '.tot destined to reUiia vev lorn iho! U ,..ai i. : ir i.. .
. c-. , -..o. :i. .... .ti t.... ii ii.i-j if mi-r'i soi.oiv 10 i-e-
niirniing tho Secretary of State of the exis
tence of a treaty by which iho United States
ot Amci ica ncknow-ledgod 'ho sovereignty o
Mexico over the .-aid territory ; and aiihough
sabseq-ieiiiiy Texas, in crenscqacnee of a ie-
Statei, tnc quest iou as to tho annexation of a
p:nt of its territory to that of the United States
will bo di'cu.ssed ; am! that niuh a measure,
ii'caiiied icto effect, cannot he considered by
Mexico ia any other aspect than as a direct
agti'Ctfision. ;.
rr.jf.i uhat.has beu said, iho Secretary of
State' will have seen (hat reference is iWe
made to she department of Texas, an io
tegraut part of the Mexican licpat.-lic . and
the nndersignt-s! wonbl consider himself as
qtioslioning iho under.-rtandin of he Secre-
;-.!i;s -J .Tjihr-riiy at f 'a'.hnh ilet.as become
t'xeo-.rdiogly n;:,r.op-.! :ir inany of his subject-!
ajj ia op-oil rcl.-eliiotj.
ll.tht.' r- !-ot !:- s fr .mi i ,ewhoi n. of iho I i ih
i.tit.. s-iiy thai ?ho people of Naples ere in n
of t-rr-at excitement, expecting some
-ad ' -., n-.ovcmei.t ; a'ntl that iho insur'eats
i.i ,na StatOS ivero iret eiitireiy dis-
l)-. r-.od.
' r :A .?. 'I ho i,d vices from Cou&tiutino
pinto'tbo beginning of November, k.ie that
iho Porto begins to entertain seriouj apprchen
- iv.Tia .-s to the. re-'.h of iho late movement in
. ;-.-!-. To-key has tXi re to fear from a
: - " o. i 1 ':. kiepdom than fro a
a;.1 -.e.ii.iv.ed -- .-'.-..iii ..-I iiiirii.e carried tin
by a oepoti: pre-v.i iii-ien?. fchouhl tho mi
Mi jiOy' !,' :h-i K-:ng and his minister- be !r
longer sotli-rieiit Jo control the predato; y in .
voin.1011, exceed, ns every one knows, by
citizens who emigrated f om this ooismry,
proclaimed mdepeiidence, and ihi.s inde
pendence v...s onexpociedly acknolc::ged by
tho Uniied Siutea of America. ;he Govern
ment of the '.mdersigncd innocdiately protest
ed against such recognition, and declared
that it would not ii! nny way affect the rights
of Mexico.''
Mr Uphor, on Sui of November, replies to
the note of General Almonte, by. stating that
tho iangunire of the latter was ouise ns strong
:-is diplomatic courtesy will a Ho v." and add
ing ; ' .
table consequence of the annexation of Tex
as to iho United States, ho ce: tainlv had not
doiie 0 with the ohji,;t of iniimidating the
Gcvernincnt of ihe Uniied Siatss.-, bet wiih
the v iew of . -bowing how far Mexico would
carry her resistance loan annexation of itnit
nature. f
U'ith the reply of Mr Upshur, show iug ihat
be had not mbuudci stood the note of the Mcx
iccn Kovny, the correspondence closes.
2-St'i Oonsrt'css ! st Session.
In the Senate on (he l!)th, Mr McD cilia
inlroduced iho following bill iu refereuce to
the TARIFF:
Sec 1. Be it enacied by tho Senate r.ad
House of Iter.rcsent.itives of the. United States
of Amo- ica .ia Con'giess assembled, That so
much of ihe cxij.it. !g Jaw imposing duties
upon foreign iaif ort? provides that cbsties
d valorem on certain commodities shall be
a-ie.-rsed upon an assumed Mitiimum value,
be, and the same is hereby, repealed - and
thai said duties be hereafter assessed oa iho
tree value of such commodities.
Sec. Vt. And bo it further enactet, That,
in v)t cases iu which the existing duty upon
auy "imported commodity exceeds thirty per
centum on 'he value thereofj such duty shall
hereafter bo reduced to thhty per centum ad
valorem.
Sec. And bo it further enacted, Thru
from and aftei tho 3 1st day of December next,
ai! duties upon foreign imposts shall be re
duced to twenty-fivo per centum ; and, from
and after the 3 ii-t of December, I s4 i, to 20
per centum rd valorem.
Mr King of Alabama, said he was con .'bo
oed that iho present tariff wool ! not b; ing in
a sufficient revenue to suppoit the Govern
ment, be it ever so economically iiduiiid - iercih
ho was, however, of opinion, that the Senate
was not ihe House iu which s .ieh a bill yuht
to originate; at least it was against nil ibrmer
precedents.
Mr McDuiTio thought that although it might
not be constitutional to otigtuate iu dio Se
nate a biii io i-iiiso revenue, yet ii would bo
ftricdy so to crigiuaie one !u reduce an ex
iiiiug tariff.
Mr Kyattt; (whig) said ho differed from Mr
King, his expeiiecee was that the hi!! now in
operation would produce revenue enough.
The bill was then referred to tho committee
on finance.
The House on the X9th went info comn.ii
teo of tho whe'e, for the purpose of rofl-niog
the diiTerent parts of tho President's Message-
to appropriate committees. Mr he itdro
dticed a rcKolution for that purpose ; upon
H-hich a .sectional debate arose, in which some
'"oeiings ofjea.!ou,-y between the ep.st, and the
.vest V.ere i i scov ercd.
In iho Senate on the 20th nothing vvaa
transacted beyond the passage oi a few reso
lutions. In iho 1 Tcuse on tho 20ih a memorial was
received from 2 1 eiiiy.ons of Florida ak inu
tile House to decide upon the case of David
Levy, one of its members Horn Florida, it
being alleged that ho was an aiicu and not
entitled to his seat. This question was be
fore the iast Congress, and they took no ac
tion, but let Mr Levy retain his seat. It
caused considerable dobaie to-dav, but was
passed over informally, by general Consent.
.Jo?, ft. Ingersol! offered a resioluiion de-clatir-g
iho election of the representatives on
that floor, elected by general ticket, to be null
and void; and another resolution fixing ihe
2d day of January, S14, for the considera
tiesi by the House of that i input taut subject.
1 he latter resolution was passed.
Mr Adams aain bothered the House a
great d a! with his .iboiiiion petitions.
In tho Senate on the 2 1st Mr Aichisoti in
troduced tho following bill :
Sec. 1. Be U enacted, &c. That the Pi e
stdeni of toe United States is hereby auihor
ized and required to cause io he -orr-cted at
suitable pla' -s and distances n line of stock
ade or block-house foils, not exceeding five,
from soma jjoint or. the Missouri river, Io the
be-t puss for entering the valley of mo Oregon.
Sec. : That the President is auiboiized
t otliei wise apoi o;! iated. to carry tub ehect
i'tiC liovl-iotis ot thii act.
'ihe bill was referred to a select eommi'dee
of five. The Senate was occupied tho bfd
ante of the day ia a discussion relative to ihat
everlasting source of di.-cu-jsiori, the Pea
Pisteh Ishiud. Mr Bayard gave a concise
history of the whole affair, for the benefit, he
.said, of some now Senoiors. We extinct his
rcmaiks:
'Dui ing ihe iast war. Gen. Deatborn, bud.
iiig tho Delaware river r:ii:i;c-?y osiprolceta),
selected, as a thvorablo site for thu establish
ment of a milit-ny post, Pea L'oteh, an i.-iand
(yitig opposite t o iho mouth of tho Delaware
canal. At ihat lime the island was ovei flawed
twice every 21 hours; uud was Utile more
than a mud-pair h. Tho State of Delaware
ceded her right to her share in thi island to
tho United States-. There was no comsidera
(ie,n given, ft wnd considered s-imply a dts
iu.terfttc1 and patriotic moveoici.t for the
benefit f the whole country. The State of"
Delaware claimed ihe ishiiid ;..s a paU oi' her
territory, under the grant mad? by tho Duke
of York of the twelve-mile bection. The
State of Delaware, conceiv ing it to be hers j
under thu grant of the Duko of York, ceded j
the island to the United St lies lor the purpose i
of erecting fortifications for ihe protection of
the liver Deiawaie. The Uniied Siates In
curred great expense, first in sundeuding the
island with au embankment and an exten
sive stone wall- He believed thai tho dis
bursements for it.-: enclosure aione amounted
to some $30,000 or $40,000. The Govern
ment then went on to construct Foil Deia
wrue, which cost Congress, souiethiag like a
million of doliais. It so happened ih -.t iho
construction we-j entrusted to a person of ir
regular habits; tho caa-seo'icnre of which was
that, ior want oi' t'ne n-. ces-.n y prucau'i-ojs,
the t'oundaii.i.i sold;, and it wis ! ootid tnat t'so
we-rhs hail settled so much ;h.tt (hoy '' of
no use, and the United Siates had the euife
fabric pislied down;, w i-.h a view o;" having ii
recont-trocted. In doing this, a lare ipiautitv
of mniei iaU wa? accumulated. J a the mt-an
iiiiio, a pers-on by tho name of Gilo claimed
tie i.rlasid, on wuriact of survey .'r:ted bv
iho aathoritios ot' 2Tew Je.sey. IU.- coniiuned
to prosecute this ciaien against the Uniied
S'aies ; a.nd, during ihe art ii'e.i-trai ion of tise
War Depaitmeiit by M r See: e'.e.ry Eaton, an
amiugemeut wa cniered into between this
cuileiiian and h!oi for the purchase ,f his
interest, without going much into tho question
of title. With n feeiln. peihnps, that proper
ty had been taken iu ihis instance viet nnnh,
the sun; of $30,000 vra ngrced upon to quiet
the tiiie. Tho matter svns referred to Con
gress, and Congress refused io ratify the
agreertieuf. Mr Gale thou commenced a sua
against tee United Stales, (or rather against
'he officer in possession ou tao oart of 'ho U.
face of (he prohibilious of the Coosfituiion,
which denies to Congress the right to meddle
wiih religion prayiug for a law providing
"or Ike confession of national sins" "to
pass an act acknowledging tho dominion of
our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ ' to
pas3 au act making an acknowledgment of the
law of God," and praying to se-ure eveiy
individual in the United State? too self-evident
truths of ihe Declaration of Indepen
dence to wit, ihe right to life, liberty, and
happiness ''H To-day Mr Adams intro
duced a memorial to alter tho fundamental
compromise in the Constitution which appor
tions the taxes according tr pojnibtion, as
estimated ia that instrument, which includes
three-fifth of the slave population.""' Globe.
la the Senate oa the 22d, a few petitions
and a few iesokuious were offered, and the
Senate adjour ned till Tuesday, a s the Christ -ma
holiday.
Iu the House no important action was tak
en. We copy a u h;tereting notice from tho
Globe:
Sir. Adams exhausted himself upon his Mis
chievous propositions, and the ! louse proceed
ed to receive petitions from other q ricr:, oil j gfeHS could not em.-ct s;;ch h-ws, becau
sui.ject-- wntcu lorni me reai anu proper wusi- . wc.re jorbidUea by ihe iimiia i
Cess oi legislation.
It will bo seen, from a note addressed to us
by Mr Wide, thai he was misunderstood and
mis-opresented bv those who iui.tii.--h f-.keieties
of debate. The intelligencers, as well us
tho Globe's reporters, havo mistaken iho scope
of Mr W.'s iouiarks, whi-'h, it seems, we l-.vo
Miao UIIW.UIUIIUO.J. m.u o. tu.atj ..-.oo mi ..,,(. j)(. jj;,-,..- ti.O !
upon the debater, we find, ,a recurrence to our t (.ress tjccomo iho r- i i
ariic!, ihat we di! injustice to Mr Wieo, n f Fniied Siates."'
saying that be .m.do a proposition to -eeeive ! uv,, gentlemen -aid, :!
and refer iho obnoxious papers presented by j p,,; , Colu.L?:.. hi-.
Mr Adams. We oodcobtood r.un to make a j , LihlW -iS th(. S.:!t,...;
tggeitioa of soeii ci'HS-, and ask Mi ,, .sirocs. i'a ado -it'. .
uruiey io proposo u i.i lorm, a r.e oir p.oi.sl.t.o Ihr the ov.--.lc .;'..io i
Wise) could not wnlh juopriety do st. v5 ' ;,t"eas,.s where
j ...... ........ . . .. . -. ...... . ,
see Mr Adams, and those wh , acted w;;'. lie;!
put to iho osf, and cun.pelL-d to a.jomo ihe.
c-puusiuiH.j oi un ioiai.i mexi ooiotis I U.,I Coo-re Wit.-i creaie.J ov .
rrojeet;, m taeir own legis.alive cha; actor, lue,,,;. f,.ii -her-j w.-ii but ...o f '-..-onger
screened under me tamos of others, I n,ul o:io Ci.ores.-r : and whl;!.
number cf 'white inhabitants : t'iu .--away
ihe rep-e3octation io which -Ja -. r
titled from bar slaves, the Siaie woolu ..
prived of one half of Uer rcpresoni!:.!,-!.-
That was ouo reason why he s-jj-j.., : ,,
reception of abolition po'-ithms vas c
tica of the Cooitutioij. Ouo otboi v w
the subject he hd to after, wan-h wH:,
prtneip-i! reaou ho bud for iisu. ft.
the preposition admitted byuli uboh. :-..
as well at, others, that Cot.gresa bad . -to
interfere with slavery a' it cxir;,j i:, -'; ,
States. That question was scti'-.-'.h - ...
permanotjiiy d fuuda.'neatai'y fn i-.-v r.f -land.
But he went i'urthr, !nd .n-hi. e.
that Conjirass had no power to abojesh -.-.. . .,
in ihe District ot' Columbia ; ami -question
ho beggod leave Jt cni! 1 1-i r- ;
judgments of the member of the 11. ,-v
Could Cougrcs.s, in thii Dwirict, pe-ss. . -.
for the sta'ii.-.hmeni. of religion, or :
ing the free exercise thereof i. ..,- .
ably not. Could Congress e.--h:'t-1i.d'. :
District, an order of iiohiiitv, ; J.-.: .
the trial by jury, or abi id.uo ihe f,-. -ro..
speech, or establish a 'e!ig:... ii- te. L a. .
ftcaliou for oifioe- Cue-i;; Cos: c.i..- ; - ,-
ol them: Kings; a na aj asked nhv
Mitution. But geniiemen .aid r!e.:
delegating power over d"-, Dio-j -.
brorid. Ho wodd iead it, -extut
it went : '- (ho -to
exeiciso exclusive h gi:..,.!;--.,
waaisoever over su b Di-i , . u
ten rr.des :;nuac) aj m .v. b-
!!!'- i ; u
tontiii.;ioH : and lomienen
givoo by ho l.'on.-tiintiot., d.
i: on the pi ineio il'- :! he h..
i' . . r . . t ... .... ... -. -
io. viiiom uiev- asjiiU'.-.j moreiy me peiiiiou
privilege. This suggestion, as we under
stood it, was enforced by Mr Wise with so
much power, that, for 'he moment, it stagger
ed ou; faith ia regard to tho policy hitheito
pursued. B..r, ujon -sober second though!-..
our ijij principle recur led. t.igress has
grass w-.ia willing to a-:?., it mu-d abv,i
ubjcct io iho le.-ifi.rtions. chct. Us, ad
hacks of iii (.ro-:ti!eii.ixi, W h v. ii'
priiivlpleS o! in. tru.-'i. o i!id i;.i hi.;1 t.i
District, Jiud to li.f. o.e.vcr 1. 1 ' (."'.nc- ss
thl Disii ie' he I f p -aled. iff-,e.-t
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i.ej.i . -. M-et-i -. -ii..
eii , -'d -r t;l ( !!;.
'2. Jle 'cw lie; hiTinoa
bends s-.n;ip!::d :,?vi;n l-d 1, i-j'.-.-ia
ns
l.vd-:
States.) wrucu was tried in the circutr c-nurt.
of New Jersey. The consequence was. tiiat
jun.iment was obtained in Ihis court against
the United States ; and, no h r its execution,
Mr Gale took possession of tho island. . In
this state of the case, the district a-lorncyof
the Stale of Delawote commenced an action
against the tenant of .Mr Gale, and recovered
judgment by default, trie claimant v.'A ventur
ing to go into the question of tides on ihr.- tri-ti,
Thu?, then, there- were two judgment-? of tho
eouits strthding against each other. In this
staia of things, it was agreed by the Secretary
of War that tho Government s'aonld take pos
session of ihe island, on w hich there were
some valuable miter id's belonging to iho
Government ; and the matter has icmaineJ
unsettled from that period until the present
tia.e."
lit the House on ;Lo 21s!, jIr C'ingrnan
was excused from seiving en the Committee
on Claims, in consequence of hi having a
largo number of petitions on (he subject of
Indian claims, from his constituents, and ho
had no time but in the mornirrg to attend to
to mem. ihe uaiauce ot tne nay was con- t
sumed iu debuting about ihe reception of peti
tions introduced by John Q. Adams.
On this subject the Globe says : .
"This revcruhle sage- h is busied himself.'
ever since hi degradation by the people of
the United Siates, as a factionist in Congress
doing every ihing in his power to degrade
ihe people's Government in turn, bv d.straet-
1 ing its councils. He has puisued this object
by continually interrupting iho lobular and
constitutional buciness of Congies by pooling
iu petitions and memorials on subjects in re
gard to .vf.ich Congress is forbidden to act
by the Constitution. Many of these petitions
are doubtless forget ies : several presented by
him havo been detected as such, and exposed
to the contempt of the House. Last year, ho
intioduced one to dissolve the Union, and
came near expulsion from ihe House, ss pun
ishment for tho infamous act- Yesterday be
brought in, among others, a petition iu the
ib.: Ofi. lt;.-i n. v. i. -.l tt--. if ii-. i i
power ir, deal with any subject not delegated- j ..j, 'Iim ,'" 4L c 'mid nhnA
io t. in ins resjtcci, it timer nom nie l-.ng- : .,j -iie, i n.
t'arliameat, our fMuie j.jegisjatmes, end
ihr. Lfisiatiire? of ait other (tiivcnmiciit..
Congie- ha a speL 'iitr .owtr granted t ; it.
like .hat coai'erteu by a pov.ar ' attouiov io
net on certain subjects ; a r.u its -ori-l..!v..'
nctioii Io regard io all r-'hr m-ite's uitiih-
lied. iho ugru of poi'.tion m iiuliyh:.;,,! i;f"h'' '
(alliiOiigh I'ji.mi'.-d iu mi cotml.y) um-t, ! l. . .t , -
wik-ii o-m-u:t:ing .-gi mi.o.;, oe a.i-:a:..j to; ,-.. .jj;,-,;.., u u. 4.: ,
ibo :cg."-ir;tivo bodies competeiit to eniei toio ; ,.. '"I',, .
the manor to h-; L-gislntt-J ..pou. The rim j sii.0 , ..,,ri, ;., hiS ..r,
to etf.:.ui, when empl .yed t. bri; -g be; ' . x, ..; t .,)
v -.i4i h;ss si.i.j-eci.y o.i ,i-;vii V'Olit;-ess 5.- i n
bttideu io act, caur.-n :oi re tho p.-w n - ..
Cong! ess, and enable ' to ff-c ivi t-:i
tort-.tn, aou re'er mutter tor 'tie- vetem ai' ii
Comiriittevs. or t.:: oo.sy itseo, uhleii tha Con- j
stiUittoa ot-rues it the power to funic:;.
J tie n.aioiny in '.oegiess nay, ;i..-o--.-J j,4 ,,..,,,,, ..-
cteiv ii;:r. oct.-r uiet-.i'.v jr.ji.-j n:e 1. .-- ;u i. ' ir ' ' I i , ti
.f lh. iu e.i nmont have held tnat ihe aboli
tion oi slaves y- does uoi cooio oirhin i'.,
scope a iU pjweis. W '-mt i i..;bt has Che. -gress
to take action opon it i i w.iv wav, b .
disou-si:ig it, or reibrring or ui-j unon
it? lbc petiplo have.-, right to petition ; and
they havo i ight to redtes-. too, from ihe
power unihorized o gr.-ut it. I !-. , r ibt.se
s ights in tho people confer uo right to cater,
tail. pet!tii.ns about giiovatiees in regard to
which they have no authority to legis-laio at all.
Il is not tao duly of Coi'-es to i'isicii o, abo
Sh urn pctuioiis, beeause it has diff.-tent duties
assigued to it, and because it has no right to
touch or discuss any topic not assigned to :!
by iho Constitution. The llo.nan Catholics
mighi peiitiou Cong-fts for an inquisition to
euoure Protestnnis to euriender what might ho
character laod 'heir hoicy ; and iho Piotei-t-ant
sects might pet it ion for test-oatlts to com
pel the Catholic to abandon iheir relighm.
V e deny, h uvever, iiiat seen potiiions could
bo constitutionally e titer tained by Co.:gre--s
in any way, by receiving, rcihrriug, repoitiag
upon, or taking a solum y step in legislation
ca.tcuia.eu to assume a juri?dt- ;on i?
to iho matter pro;.os..i.
Injustice to air ise, v.e must Fay iha! ire
has bsoii very badly rep".-to.i m ah -he inpei.
Ho expiesud '.li.nsetl veiy e.joqucntiy ui'.d
brioily : and aithougli, where a l.rmg speech
is :nr!e, what is moain as n sketch cannot do
justice to it, yet he hud a r!gh t expo- t, when,
so !iut was said, and vei said, thai It sh.;ubl
have been liicrahy reported.
House, adhiurncd til! Tuesday.
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t . ,
o, iie bi"!.r-h' Ia '.nvsth'
snoaleers .he j h ;:::: !;hi an b: .
! of p;'ouifs.u s.,-.
-i. lie siibd-M.iI iho g.d.js-u-tro.-i.e 1
br:..ei;-h)o: .-ti tta: of 5-.;.n.
5. lie destroy cd i-.h Ins iinorvst
Vt;, -.i
UlllMI his
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Si-r'iUi'ha'taa birds -'" criim rriiuurv
s: v.'!
re:-ra rd
H AS CONGRESS I il E FOWL 11 TO
ABOLISH SLAVERY IX 'LHE DIS
TIHCT OF COLUMBIA i
The rerrunks of Mr Fiench, in the House
of Representatives, on this su'-ject, are so
able, that we give them a place in this paper,
ibr the public benelh. It is a knotty question
well ha ndicd :
"The Constitution reads, that Representa
tives and direct taxes shall ho apportioned a
mong the several Siates which may be includ
ed io this Union, according to iheir respective
numbers; which shall bo ck-let mined by add
ing io tho whole number of free poisons, jn.
chiding ihose bound to serve for a term of
years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three
fifths of all other persons. That class em
braced slaves .- and, in determining the num
bers which iu slave States shall be represented,
caree-mms cs me slave must bo added to the
froo population. Now, if the abolition peti
tioner could have their way, this smicma
guaranty to the slave Slates would be stricken
out, nud that portion of their rcpiesentation on
this floor taken away from thou;, ix'ow, his
friend from Tennessee Mr Ashe leproscut
ed a Siata eontvnirs a great number of
slaves. Suppose tbteu-fifths of the slave popu
lation of that State wesc equal to the wheic
!;;
vorac it y.
b. Hv eiearo.od rivr A-e;u;an i.t.;i-.!-.-,r .
7. I ! e lamed the leti.ms tmSl of i '. cm.
y. Ho yave if i-ntioricssj to di-'H-.ed !-v-his
own horacs wliiedi hid been i.-a ;i h : ' :-.
flesh.
tr. lie vauipiished ihe Ama ;ro:,s, . v.; - o
queen, Hyppoi-yns, iiegsve ia o.anirue .- :
ii inntl Thesois.
1 0. lie brooHt ten oxos ef tlcryor;, .. r
of Sp:.:u, io tlree o This 's on!,- d
by killing thii m-.-u-i:.-:', fo.'.-mdabio ?'. hi-
ti-ipl.; bead.
11. Herem" ' t.-htod g-.-i-ii-a . ; pw
..-!" ihe cr:'.r:; i i : Je. ' , ilid' .,
dr;r.x w.t'i a h.uu-j.ed h.-..:i- that g-.-n.-ded
thorn.
12. He dragged r.v.ay Ccreous, the thice-
j noaJed d.-g tan: ' a!--;;.-.; the gai;j t.,' h.-ii. i- ir,
' ih n he ele.sc.-n.it ;d ia.r-e, o.ice '.vurt hi,
; iVien-.t, Theseus, ur.d nbeiwuids to stek tho
ipieoii Ak--sle, wijo tli voted he; set; -,0
j ibr her husband Ado. el us.
i Tho oeriaur N.s.-.oa bnviu-.f ins'.,I:o i'D---jjanirn,
iho wife of Hercules, tho heio kilh :
him wiih an n,row, ;he ha h of ,vhich w-,-
poisoned wiih the blood of the i .crm-;.;.
i nc c?t:ti.or, in o,.ins, p-r-'nadoti
to give unite t;ppe-i it; his i!v
husiSatitJ, in f.-'i.-'-a o! reiroru-'r j,;ti,.-..
cu'as bad no sooner clothed hi: is-h
gas nseiti thati ho perceived that h 1 -, a.-- :
-d by if. He r.ccoidingi.. v ; . r .
Philoctetes, built a .tbii' iai - , . ' -
(Jr. in. auti revjtircd :n the (hie;,
received him in tha tanks . " : ,
gate h i.ii in marriage the he m . - '
,outii, IIercnh.es I-. genoi -
it robust innn, io.iusai oi: ; ,e , ;
sb-ou'dets ho wem s ihe tiUin of ': e v- .
lion, and holds in hi hands
fin it.
TE mT'E'iTmTj I.
V'AS?rir.To.N Toim j. t r-.. . - e .
Raleigh, 1 V-ce-.cr , 1 ;!-. ...-- '
Whereas. We lute es
prints, a e-all for n I' E p V, il J K
VK N'T I ON, to be heli! hi o e 'Town ..i
eacrvSHc, V. .. .;,t. iimrdofFe' tl,i:v,
: by ihe Washiu-:oii '1 er.:perr;. 'o . ,L
I said place. Therefoio.
j Resolveth 'Tbat we approve iV'-n. ' c..
o-:r brethren t.f i'nycitovi-ie. es wti i.
; mottng tfto cause, as the day bc-Itii; a .
tor such a t. or, .eiit!.-n.
Itesob-ed, That we will Feud io .--.hi
veu'''ou 1 .vcniv-FIvo Delei'no
tho. i . wns r, i:.-i-s. .-..-
T. McGowjfc-r, er.ftt.5'..-v.