RECORDER.
Vo\. M\l. WKOKASONt, MARCS 7, 1827.
JS'o. 368.
N O T I C E.
THE subscriber bcinc anxious to remote
into tiv<' coiiittry, earnestly solicits all
those indebted to hnn b\ account, to call and
nettle >rith bitn by note or otlierwi*<?.
Win. I'. Muiplicy.
Feb. 14. 65? 3 w
NOTICE.
TII& subscriber hereby int'jrmj the public
(but he h a taken * room a the ho; s<* of
Maj. James Allison, where he it prepared
to execute a?y k 'd of writi<i?,sucli as poat
i?< Hooka, drawing Deeds, bills of Sale. :t?>d
almost all instruments oi writing: alio: which
will be eXeCut-'d with ne >tncss and despatch
and on aa ciitvap termsa- c-.uUl be expected.
?i. \V. iiruce.
Hillsborough, 6th Feb 18J6. fit ? 4w
NOTICE.
' | M1E stibscrikr h?vin <jir?lfied ?s ad
X mimstrator to the vs'ate of !Ienr\
Cruvchhcld, deceased, at Nose. her i;-i i
Orange County Court, herch. * it t ce to
all persons having ilaiTis a.-ai"?i said estate
to biii>K them forward, properly authentica
ted, wi'hio the time preserved b> law, or
this notice will be plead in hi.- or r?-cos?-r\j
and all those indebted to ?*??! c?u<e aie re
quested to makr tnorudiaie pn\ menr.
John Crutchfield,
. Idminiiti atcr .
Feb. 7. 64? J w
NEW CHEAP GOODS.
DAVID KYLE
INFORMS his customer* ,ud * I.** public
generally, that he has just received, at
his Store in Hd aboroiigh, a t nil supply of
India, British, French. (Jer.i.an , St Vmerican
Fancy Staple Dry Goods,
Hardware Ac Cutlery*
Groceries, Glass & (Queens Ware,
Slioes 6t Boots, ot every descrip
tion,
Fur Hats, Leghorn \ Straw Bon
nets, &c. &c.
The many advantages he has i?? procuring
his Goods, enables him to offer, at all time?,
. every new, fashionable and desirabL* artkL
on the lowest terms.
Countr* merchanis arc invit-d to cime
and examine h s assortment, a* he is deter,
ini.-ed to sell eviry srtici* tor a very small
advance.
Hillsborr.u .h, Feb. ?1. 6ft?
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TWOS. J. LEMAY
J$ o. 73^ 1?2 7
Vi ?/?
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
From th? National Journa?.
Monday, Keb. 19
In Hie senate, on motion of Mr.
Dirkeraon, the woollens bill >\ns ta
ken up. Mr. Berrien moved to refer
it to the cnrrmitree on finance. After
some discussion, tliis motion wai re
jected, ayes ?3, noes ?4. Mr. Ben
ton moved to recommit the bill to
(lie committee of manufactures. with
in* ructions to amend it xu as to makr
the dti'V oil raw wool to the
highest doty imposed on vro- i c 11 !
| c! ??,.h. I'hij motion was discussed ant! '
; rejected, a>es23, nor* 24. Mr. {!:???
ton moved to recommit (lie bill w ii h
instructions to amend it so astopro
h.ait the importa* ion of foreign wool,
alirr i|i? lit of January, 1828; lost,
a, e? Z2. oufH 25. Mr. Reed moved
to i e o.ninit the b II for an inquiry nnd
report, whethir the duties imposed
be prohibitory: tost, ayen 22, noes 25.
j O her motions were made and re
jected, when the bill was. on motion
of Mr. Dickcrson, postponed to, and
?nude th*- Hprcittl order of the day for
W doesdav. Mr. Ro*.van presented]
resolutions *f the legislature of Ken
tucky, approbatory of the objects of ;
the Colonization Society. The Sen- !
ate rcMimisI the hiil providing for i ho
tnai of land claims in severnl states
and territories. Mr. Johnson, of La.
moved an amendment, w huh was dis
cussed at great length.
I ii i he House of Representatives,
(he military appropriation bill was
again discussed, anu the amendments
inaile in c >mo?ittee of 'he whole were
concurred in. Mr. F. Johnson rc?
suited liis observati >rs on The rear.,
lotion > f Mr. Saunder*!, and had not
(-' i.i laded when the spraker ar-reste:!
the discussion. The house t s"k a re
cess from about 5 o'clock until T. la
i ]* netting the house took up the
bills establishing buntlry p iflt roads,
and r? gulatmg the post < tli e depart
ment, which were passed through
committee, and ordered to be en
grossed and read a third time to
morrow .
1 uciikv, Feb. i'O
In the S nate, the reconsideration
of ?? the bill providing fur the <i lal of
land if aii it j hi the *ta<<s ol Missou
ri, Loiiisiaoa, Alabama and M'ssis
sippi, mid in I lie territories of A i kan
??as ami Florida, in 'he cas. s therein
specified,'* was resumed, flat* motion
??i Mr. J tuiH'in ?.f K?n!ti'*ky 1 1 1
pending. A Jer i'onsi.|?r.ihle debate,
Jin* ov?tion was carried. Tiic bill* af
ter tftp'liiT d scussi >n and amend
ment, ? us reported to th? senate.
I ' t *' *? 1 1 i>usC "f Ilrpresentat ives.
Mr. F.J dinsoti (?;>?>! t'iiii d his remarks
um i lu? resolution i?f Mr. .S\ood>Ms,
but bo iidd not conclude ! when the
d ?trillion was again arretted by the
speaker. The house ti.o i t vik op
the bio making apjTijiri.it -Mil r.>r 1 1. ??
?ndiiat y n*i vii'ri and the h.uise w.i-?
enga**- d i lit- Wool * "f th? dsy, mil 1
i) ??*??.? n k in theevr ning, i?n the <- taunt*
ui.iking an appropri ?ii<>n n' ft.lo.nOO
fi?r .snrvt" s Conner 'rd with the Sii!?
j rt i f internal imp-iVi ment. T:?f
appropria i hi was niton i;? I v aire -d
In 0? a v.?tc of Mil C <? ?ir. Tin: <> II !
| was tlirn ordered to be engrossed and !
i r^ad a third time t ?- n ?rrn v.
I
\'. edncsdny, itl
In tiic Senate, the btl' to amond j
i l!tf ai t rr^olaling toe post ofTija
j drpaitmc.it, was read two**, and re- j
frred. Mr. Johnston ra'lfi! op the
bill to regulate the. intercourse Uc
twecn the United States and Great
Britain. The measure was opposed,
H8 superceding the woollen* bill,
which was a special ordrr. lint v* as
carried? -ayes ?'?, noes 1 J. Mr. Smith
of Md, offered a suhstifnta for t !, r
b ill leported from the c-irnmif fre of
commerce, sod supported tin* propn
sitiun at great length. Mr.Kils'ier re
plied. in a speech uf about two floors,
to Mr. Smithy and defunded the views
of the committee.
The House til Riprejen'stivrs
passed the bill establishing sumlr)
post roads, snd the bill making ap
propriation for the military servi< ?
of the United Stat Ca. The house then
went into comifiittre of the whole on
tit* bitl making appropriations for
tho servicc of the navy, which, with
sono amendments moved by the com
mittee of ways and means, was or*
dcrcil to be engroMd and read a (bird
time to-morrow.,
Mr. F. Jal won finished his ob
servations in opposition to the reso
lution offered bjr Mr. Saunders, and
Mr. Houston obtained tbe floor lor
i to-morrow to h cak in reply.
Thu? Uy, Feb. 22.
In the Senatt the bill waking ap
pr ipriations fo the military service
of "he United S *tes f >r the year 1 827.
wai read twice a>id referred. Two
hours ? an spent in the consideration
of ?x**cutive business. The Consider
ation of thrHfJI t<i rgita'e (he inter
course between the United S'ate* and
, t:.e colonies of Great- flrit din was re
sumed, the motion of Mr. S<ni<N "f
Md. to strike out the wh >|f lnl', *f
ler the enacted tlausr.amt to *.o<ih?i
ti.te other provisions, s;i!l pending.
Mr. liolioe- ? O.Med an amendment to
the amendment, which* iift-jr some
diacusiion.vv.tr. i?j?-ci?*d.
In the II uii it* of R-pri s*ntat?\v?,
Mr. Houston -p?ke ai s<>m ? length in
defence o!" t^c resolution nlfrred by
Mr. Saunders, but had nor concindrd
when the speaker again arrested tlie
j discussion. 'l'he bill making appro
priation* for the It.diun department,
and the bill making appropriations
for fortifications* M*ver*lly passed
through Committee ??!" 'he whole, and
were reported, and ordered to be en
I grossed and read a third time. The
bill making appropriations ior ihe ua
? y was read a third time at.d parsed.
Friday, Feb.
In the Senate, the bill, from the
other house, makjng appropriations
for the naval service nf the Unit?d
States, was read twice and referred
to thn committee on finance. The
consideration of the bill f ?r regula
ting the intcrc?nrsr between the U
nited States and the Br;tis;i colonies
was resumed, the motion rf Mr.
Smith, of Maryland, sHI pending.
Mr. Johnston* of Louisiana, address
ed the Senas in reply to Mr. Smith,
and :n support of the bill reported.
Mr. Hoimts offered an amendment,
the effect uf which is to interdict tbe
irland trade >* i* ?? Canada, which,
after much discussion, was agreed to
? Ayes 32.
In -he House of Representatives,
the discussion on the re* .lotion of Mr.
Saunders was suspended by a din.
cussion wbirh look pl.tce on to? r^p ?rt
nf the select Committee, appointed to
urtangc the business to be acted on
d tit .fig the present session; arid thin
discusssion remained unfinished, hav
ing been anes-id by lh?* speaker, in
consequence of ihe expiration of the
Ildllr.
I lie house then went ir'o roir.mit
t'e of the while on '!.??? of '!??? u
ni'<n,o;? a b*li making .?{? pr t ?? i tons
I t th?.* rrtrlioii ?? t u.uirok", s'ore
hoiKSe*, far. a bill m.ko j nppr^pria
tioUH for t lie pub!:<: t?:nl i * ?? 1^-4. :?ml n
bill making ? |?p 1 o a ion f >r lit** ti.
brarv; al wltirii wen* reported
with bum* lit! u'ru 1 s, dm] t<?
engr .ssed ana na.i * third iime
t j- rr.u I'-i'A',
A i-fHi;l'iti??n In, on m<i
t it ? ;v uf Mi . I'eiiT, 1 f IV '? r? i: jjj i< (?? ilm
coiii?oi!t?,e on (in* li:tiar), <0 i-nisid
I rr the txped iH..r y ? ? ion chafing 1 |i -
I M'llal** belonging to (ft-nerai \V ash
ing'oii. which have hem advertised
lor |iiibl c sa'.r.
SaturJ.i^-, I eb ?M.
la '.be S.'naT, i|i*> ivji -i t aol vi ??.
Ititiuo fro ill l he. >?!;??; cmiiiiiiiii'*' *??i
I'renvii Hjiohit i:j:iS pnir l?? ? j> ar
I boo, (ake.'t tip, am] p .s(p o?? ?l to
I iifolay null mad? u.h onlci* ot'dio
da* f r da). I or- c <1 u ai li.ide
hilt wan n hiiohmI, the ti? . >f i o| Mi*.
Smith, of M-'. t-? "(like out I lie whole
li 1 : 1 at el' I ho enacting Clau?r an. I io
Bijbiti' otpof h-r provisions. a *. i I ! itcnd
ii?*j. Tin*. (ti-.cuiHioii was citr mm d
with gr?*..t ani nation, hy Mctirs.
SihHi ??f M?1 , Uarnen, Van IJuren,
\V Kidbory, Jnhuaton, of f <*., mid c -
titers. Mr. Jvntth's motion wm then
carried ? ay?s ?:>, oayi 19.
fa f lie limine nf ttrpr; flontalive?,
Mr. II'iih'iki cn'i'luileil hm remaika
in support of the resolution of Mr.
Saunders, the rule having been hii?j.
pended which Confines ihe discussion
on motion* ami r es??l ti t i<???<* to a sin*
gin hour. Mr. Wright rose in reply,
when the speaker put an end to the
discussion. The bills which bad pas
sed through committeo on the pre
ceding day were thrn read a third
time and passed. The house then went
into committee i f Mie whole on the
bill for the preservation and repair of
the Cumberland ruad, As this btll
was reported, itcontained a provision
regulating the tulli, and appropria
ting 45,000 dollars fur the repair and
preservation of the road. Mr. Bar
ney moved a substitute for this bill,
which laorrly appropriated S50.000
fir (he repair of the road, and left
the disputed qutitlion hn to ihe power
of emigre** to erect toll gates, and
collect toll* in the states, until next
. session. This was adopted in com
mittee, but in the house the appropri
? 1 1 ,n w hh reduced to 30.000 dollars,
j The substitute ?*a* nujrported by all
. the Trieifin of the bill, and by some
I w h*? are opposed t?? tt??? **r? c ? ?*??l of toll
! ga'rs; ami there in no doubt that this
) compromise by preventing a long
j discussion of cossti'utional power,
\ ensured the passage of the bill through
i t?i* house. The house came to a res
' oliition to lake a daily recess from 4
' to bix 4?V|?:ck , during the remainder
| of the hvhsioii.
j
VICE PRESIDENT'S APPEAL.
From a-nonp the documents accompanying
th<- report of the committee of investigation on
the appeal of the Vice President, we select the
following:
DEPOSITION OF MR. BARBOUR
Color>el (iiaiioi ihe. Superintendent '
j ? f mc p'iblo- \vurk<> at Old Point Com
j toil, mvi ed proposals f?r sundry arti
i rlu wanted in tt-e construction of '.hose
jwoiki. Anion,* others, 16000 perch
J e?> ul *to"c were submitted to the low
j est bidder. Elijah Mix was the lowest
I bidder; Howes Guldsbotough the rext.
; Colonel C? ratio', aecotding to his limit.
? * d po?ci3, wjj obliged to recogn ze
| M x as the person entitled to the ccn
| tract, subject, however, to the final sanc
j ion o' ihe Secretary of War. Golds
ibotough presented himiell at the Di
! parimeO', ubout the 22d Dccrmber,
(ior the day is not particularly recol.
l> ?.tcf!) to insist on his being etiti'.lcd
io the comrac;: firs'., on the ground of
the gre*-i superiority of his stone, ar.d
their particular fitness ior the works,
and, secondly, on t:>e notoriously bad
character of Mix, which, he uiged,
. rendered him unworthy o! the counte
i n. nee of ihe government. As no ofh
I'clal iw'ormation had been teceivtd
irom V^n|. OlullOI, lie 9 ?|. ouul J
i>?- tak.cn. I utate J to Mr. Goldsuoi ough,
that '.he re j?cti-?n of the low?$t bidder
i,,\olved a delicate responsibility, both
to ihe public the indivulutl r.jcct
e ?; that I h*^. i" a few ?tron>; c..scs,
rrivtttd 'he lowest bidder, on the
ground of lii? unwoithy character; and
that I sliould 'nvcMigate maturely the
ObjCf lions lie had urg-d, am), if I found
n:flv lent reasons, I would Co it n Mix's
C..3C.
! The M'>nday or Tuesday ;!icrcafter,
Sxtvi Ire Cl-irk callr.l mc. at my
ekJing. II j staie J lit - 1 lie had litard
. tha'. Mix ?as seeking to obtain i'-other
rontruct lrom (he government, th.the
I ?* is %mi fir *1 . after the pe:usul of a
j I? iter from Mix 'o him, I wop d l>e of
an opt. ticn, * h ?i he was not entitled to
? ?jch attention from the gov: rnmcnt;
and iht.teiipon, he took from his pock
i.t the lcT r of M X. and comnicurfd
? ?a-'iog. So ?oon a? he had reached
'.!??? | ?rt iinpli'- ting thr. ioiegii v of
i M". Calhoun, I interrupted hi?vt l>y
* ?? yi?? *r, tfut it n ust b. a loul r?finnni;
C . a i k itplifi, cut he so conii H red it,
? ii: 1 1) j t , O'hI r in.*' imprc*3i(>v, he had
brc.j^ht .h^ le Ur for tite pu'po^o ot
'? convincing n?o <?f the b-?sc;?< &>, of Mix;
nn'l, be addtd, !? you ( tvj Inm coume
i iiif.ee, you will be just us I'ible to the
| ?ame imputation, lie aiatcd, that 1
> io','ht either at oner, return hilt ihc
Mi i, or, if 1 picfirnd to keep ii, f<u j
to;- p. i }? .sc of being more fully ?a'ii- ]
ti that l.e wonK call upon me at thr; !
I ?>n*i r i; ? \ I was just setting 'Ut
to the ? (Ti e, and iXpcctcJ tt meet t!ie
o,u i it - i.>r ? j cunt net, I etaiucd
? it. O.t ai tJM.i). tlie i ffice, ufur pc.
iuving i tic u p >? I, made some yearn
! 3.. it, , of tlic Howe of Rrprcs' ntatives,
I a> d the accomp myiog 'locumeiits, on
i the f{ :p U ip c? n ' 'M, 3u."ng which I
t f'Mj i i c vide;i?".e tf M ix't hiving been
I in !i ;te i for I iigery nn * his ''!yiig from
J the prosecution* I cilied in (icn. Ma*
? oooih, to inquire it ( ol. fiia'.iot had yet
'into h ard from: being answered in
the negative, 1 told liitn of this Ict'er,
I and that I was so wc\l c onvinccd of i's
being an unfounded ca' unf.y. that he
would consider Mix's cfler jb r?ot to l>e
regarded, and, of cons'.qucnce. toacccpt
Goldst-orough's: and that he might
state, that my decision was founded on
Mix'a bad character, to Colonel (ira?
trot, and the parlies concerned. The
papers from Col. Gratiot wore not re
ceived till Thursday.
I hea'd on Wednesday morning, from
M<?j, Nourse, that one or more copies
of Mix'a letter were in circulation, and
I think ho ad. led, thai he had seen it,
and had heard th*t the original had been
i fhewn to id<x I explained to him to
i what end it had been presented to nx
A^out 4 o'clock, on that cay, the boar?
of Co-rnnistioncrs on the Navy Hospi
tal Fund, compuied of Mr. Rush, M:
Southard and myself, being in scssio*
in my < ffice, a note w as scat roe Irorr
Maj. Nou>?e, submitting the propnet^
of sending Mix's letter to Mr. Cftlhoui..
The idea of taking such a step had not
occurred to me.? Considering it an
unfounded calumny, and the source
from which it can.e as un?rnhy oi no
tice, and the sentence winch 1 mysclt
hud passed on the author, th. con?
?idetationa, when I was called i o decide
on the question submitted, brought my
mind at once tu the conclusion, that it
would be indelicate to Mr. Calhoun, a:
it might imply that I thought some ex
planation necessary. Dm, lest my
views might be iocmrect, I took coun
sel of Mr. Rush and Mr. Southard,
boih of whom ptcmptly expressed a
coincidence of opinion w th me; and it
was agreed by all, that, as Claik had
not applied lor the leuer, it ought to be
returtied to him Accordingly, the
next morning, ttu first thing I die', was
to enclose it and send it to Clark, thro'
the Post Office, before leaving my own
house. To toe Committee, and 10 all
who know mr, it is unnecessary to
state, that the copy or copies of this
letter, alluded to above, had been takeu
before the letter put in my
sign, and ihst none were permitu . by
me, and the fact is adverted to only to
protect me from the inferences of the
malignant.
Alter my rea<-hirg my office on
Thursday, Gen. Floyd callid, to aay
to me that he, in common with some
o.her of my Iriends, had been p-i. 4
to hc?r a tumour thai Mix and Clirk
had filed, by letter, serious charges at
t!;c 1J par'nr.ent against Mr. Callvun,
th?y btit'g ofo^ir.un, that I ou ;ht ei
ther ti h.,vr or-it it, or sent * ?-opy to
j Mr Cal..o?:r:; a ;>' n which I gave him
ihc above t?- rr ? ive, with which he said
he was reli. vi-d on my accoont, and
satisfied, tie suggts ed the propriety
of my stating, on piper, th- farts
1 li'.s, 1 '.old Inm, I thought unnvcessa
r j : out a?ke > hit:* to communicate
them to Mr. Calhoun, or to any otner
person he might think piopcr I staled
to him lurihtimore, thai I wouio' *?e
htm ar my own house th it evening, and
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course, that a nu-ri presentation ot the
fac's, as far a-? I waN concerned, might
make nccesba-y. The Genaral wrote
mc in the evening that, on Ms netting
to the house, he fouid the Phoenix (?a*
zctte, containing Mix's Ictur, in the
hands of sotnc of the members; and, in
ronseq icncc, hs had made no commu
nication to Mr. Calhoun. M jsi anx
ious to have my conduct faitly repie.
sentcd. and fearful that the ear of Mr.
i Calhoun had been abuse". I sent, early
on Ftiday morning, for Col- Richard
M. Johnson, a friend io us both, and
requested him, as soon as his convo
! ntcncc would permit* to see Mr. Cal
| houn, and give him the history of the
I transaction as detailed above, lie rea
dily consen*ed, and proceeded, as he
informed me, immediately *.o his lodg
ings, where he complied with my re
quest; when Mr. Calhoun replied, that
j ne was entirely *ati*fi-'d wi h my con
duct in tlie w'lole atf.ur
j A t r this I saw wr.h surprise, that
j M' I' noun had stat-d, in his r.o iiruu
tiicaliwii <u ilic II u^e, that cnagc* of
a serii-ja chatacer against t.itn, had
bccumc in bome icgrte rffi.nl, by
l>ri"g pia?*ed ' he public records,
and h.?J become the l> j is ot an fficiai
a t at ihe Wjr L). pa'tment; when, in
trtiii:, ihc leti.r c: Mix to CU?k never
was moony* the iccyr is, nor was ever
intended by mc to be placed among the
rccorrts; when no < hange was mndo
Clark, in coi'^eq'ifitce of M-x's letter,
? mii# on lite toaiia'y, as avowed by
hinisclf, to fix the cntnc of calumny on
Mix, which wjs preuie-ited exclusively
on the innocence ol M?. Calnoun: for
his innocrncc ma?le Mix's ciimr? Nor
was any ofli'ial act ol tne War Depart
ment based off the charge; but (he
false hood of the charge, united with
other imputed crirrns, induced mc to
reject Mix, as unworthy ol any eonnec
ttun with the Rovernmcnt. Ami I so),
emnly aver, that, in receiving this let.
tcr, and* in short, ibat every act of mine,
in this whole affair, was guirled by an
exclusive eye to the public interest,
and in rejection Mix** proposals, as I
thought, by a dt.c regard to the moral
sense of my county that, from the
first moment of hearing the charge, I
thought it a calumny, and coming from
the quarter it did, unworthy o( any
man's notice. Tne declaration of Mi
Calhoun, mad*? to Col. Johnson, of his
etitite samlsctiot with my count, and,
indeed, sell respect, forbid tne from
applying to myself any of the iouenrfo*
in Mr. Calhoun'* communication to the
House: yet, as the world may infer fropi
the communication, that they bare a
bearing against mc, 1 think It proprr