dscmeat The Admieiatratio . u mac interested ia the inquiry at the Opposition, sad m iu the country I Urge, it the divisions of party ausod e aearly epea a baUaec, aU wow'd base aa spportaaity of fsarienly plan; eeea indmJuals upon the proposed com mittee, m they thought would boil dis charge the daty to be accomplished. Mr. EVERETT said that it bad beea hie iotesuow. whea the bill miking ap propriatiooa for the Florida war should come up for discussion, to effer come re marks oa the general subject of that war, and the manner ia which it ha J bora con ducted. At preseal he should reg ret ex tremely that ear remark should be in dulged ia, which went injuriously to al ien the reppiaJKo of the lata Secretary of War. Mr. E. had grounds to know ' ia what Manner that officer had acted in the discharge of bia public duty, and be was satisfied thai, whatever might have been tha disasters of ibis war, no part of the responsibility rested justly on htta. This bad been his conviction then; it was hie conviction now. Whera tha blame did rest, ha should not say. It was true Genera! Clinch bad made ase of strong expressions ia hie testimony before the Coart Martial; but he was persuaded they arose from a misapprehension of the real facts f the ease. That bare man bad not been tally aware of the position ia which General Case stood. Mr. fi LASCOCK duly appreciated the principles which actuated the gentleman from Virginia ia bringing forward this re solution, but he differed from him as to the mode in which the proposed com mittee should be appointed. That the war against the Florida Indians had been a most anfortuaate one, the w hole coun try knew; and as there existed a great diversity of opinion as to the causes of the unhappy future which had occurred, ft was bat fair and right that a committee of investigation should be instituted, that the country might be placed in possession of all the difficulties which had existed, nd all the disasters w hich had taken pljce, together with the true causes which led to then. Rut he thought it would he best to suffer the committee to be appointed by the Chair, as had Veen tsual on other occasions. Mr. C US H UNO tendered his acknow ledgments to his friend from Virginia, for bringing forward this resolution. If there was any thing, io the whole course of the Administration, which demanded in et li gation any thing to which the people looked, as to rotten point, a blot, a shame 00 the national reputation, it was the conduct of that Florida war. lie trusted the gentleman would press this roe tsure 10 sn issue, and would not ceise until the whole management of that con tent should be fully enfolded. Year after year, army after army had been marched inn the niirasea of that peninsula; and general after general had been dismissed, be would not aay in disgrace, but to the tender mercies of a court-manul; the blood of our people had been wasted, had b en squandered, in those swamps and sands: and all for what? To force few Indians from a desert tract of country ut terly useless to any but themselves, and in violation of all "tint was dear to them, and to the perpetual disgrace ol our arms, and of the national character. M ire we bad enlisted the Indians themselves to destroy each other; we had done that which, io the era of our national revolu tion, had been branded by the indignant , voice of Chatham as the disgrace of the British arms. As if the poor wretches did nut perish ftst enough by the usual progress of out oppressive encroachments, we had enlisted ihe.n as merciless allies ia the destruction and extermination of other tribes. On whose head the blame eras to fall he would not say; it might be, as had been hinted by the gentleman from Virginia, on that of the late Secretary vis fliere Mr. WISE interposed, and ask ed to explain, lie had been mistaken by both gentlemen; he had east hoimpu taiion on any individual; what he had said was, that the blame lay at the door of the 'War Department li was there that the " magna partfuV applied, lie wished, while up, to say to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Everett) that he appre hended he was privy, to causes of the disasters 111 Florida which had not been stated to, this House, though much of what he knew had been obtained from that gentleman himself. The late Secre- ' tary of War "would not be found to, have been the author of the mischiefs which had occurred; but he believed it . would appear that thai officer had permitted himself to be overruled; that he had suf fered himself to be used as an instrument in the hand of others, against his on better judgment; that he had, in a word, ceased 10 act as an independent officer of tins Government ought 10 act; he had not etuod up manfully to rrsist a course his judgment and conscience condemned. flow the examination would turn out. bowever, he did not profess certainly to koow.j Mr. CIJSIHXO resgmed. The een tlein m bad brought- biui to the point at winch be had been shout to arrive, lie did not beiier the blame would fall ex cUieIy, at ail events, on the bead of Gen. Cass, lie had read the lestuo oi.y of Gen. Clinch, a brave and gallant offi cer, surely, if there ws one on the eai.ti. and he would sk the gentleman from Virginia and the House whether, for the disasters which bad -.cur. ! id the com iiiceRjcnl of the war agaiusl the Semi alts, (ad from which all the snbseqeent Buafonunc had proceeded.) die responsi bility dui awe rest aw the head of Aadrew Jackson? The vara ceded to be spokee eat. Oa a comparison, of the statements of bads Case aid Clinch, be was coo strained to say that Tbkkc rested the re spoasibility. That was the point to be proved; and it behooved this House, as the popular branch ef tha Government, to probe that matter to the very bottom, that history might tell the story ia the co lore of truth. Mr. GARLAND, of Louisiana, hoped the reseluUow would be adopted; and that the investigation would be so conducted as la bring out all the facts to open day: ia so doing, they would do no mora thaa was required of them by their country. He had not formed aa opinion on whom the responsibility would b found to rest He bad bow, however, risea chiefly for the purpose of stating one or twa facts which he had heard personalty while travelling ia Florida; and he, stated them to show the propriety of ea investigation. He bad had it explicitly stated to him that in one rase forty torde ef wood had cost the Vailed S!ale$ seven mors in 0 poLtaas. Another fact had been openly stated as a matter well known: that for a single trip of a certain steamboat up the river Appalacltieola, her owner bad re ceived a sum sufficient to pay the whole cost of the boat. The individual who bad made this statement to bint was now ia this city, or had been a day or two go. From what he had heard, he w as satisfied that the publie money had, in many eases, been worse than thrown a war. It was certainly due to the coun try that there should be an investigation into the matter. Mr. BOND said, that he also had heard some facts which went to show the same thing. He was informed that in a certain instance 20,000 had been drawn by a private individual professing to be a captain of volunteers who had presented all the papers necessary to make out that fact in due form, when in fact he had bat four or fivt men. Mr. B..ml was im (erfcedy heard we give the case as we understood hi laieuieiil Mr. B. referred to a case during the last session, where 630,0011 had bten appro priated on the mere request nl ihe Ch; ir- m m of the Conun.ttee of W i and Meaus, with a promise iliatinipiiM ?iuid afterwards be nude into its apuhctoi'; and soon after a bill was introduced gram. ing a million to the same ohj-ct This had been during the rendenev of if e fie- posile bill. In fact, whenever that bill was pres-ed. somelar.'e appropriation for the Fiornla v ar had always been asked for as a cnunieririi.ii argument. Now uilliou and a half fuvre were asked (or. just when a hill to postpone the Ust de- posite w n!i the Slates had been passed io the Senate. He did not make any im putation on the Chiirman of the Com- miitee, but the course of things would certainly admit an inference that this Floida war was kept 111 reserve to be brought forward at time of ueed to operate on other measures. Mr. CAMBRELENG repelled with some warmth what he considered as an imputation On him. Had the returns from the Department come in this morn ing, as had been expived, the o"iOemin would see from them :'i ,1 .,.,... had not been asked for t .if. war until the Treasury was luctH.lv exhaust ed. Mr WISE said he would modifv his SLUtlin..C0',!ie ? W,'d iM fallen Irom the gentleman from Massa- chusetts, so as to include as ihe objects of investigation not only the failures in the norma war, nut the. causes of the war uself. Mr. W. added that he had WWII iiinriuitiU M vrilll'-nj III wim nnu been in the employ of Government 1.1 Florida, thai the celebrated chief Oooth - leohola, well known friend to the white man, and a chief of great influence among f:l" Jl rfri!?.?:!!; inthesunpressionoftheCreek war. on the express condition that if he succeeded he should be permitted to reside on bis land, nuiil he could settle the title and re move eouvenientjy. Yei, the moment through his exertions the Creek war had been brought to an end, this very Opoth lenhola saw himself surrounded by the bayonets of Gen. Jeiup, and ordered off the soil. The indignant chief had pro duced the written agreement of the Ame rican General, and, pointing , the signa ture, b'-td demanded i ihe officer who was removing iiim, i not that MJtiatiire genuine? Thus w as one of our n al lis, in direct vttUttoi of the plighted J this subject. 1L r nt-nuri i, at the cam faiiti of our commanding General, and of p iign ir Florida hmj not ben diegrace tiie lutioii, driten from 1ms land. He ful, t4ed by that ei'lfu.mi. They wished l thesi; things fully lotk'd in.o. had he- ih.ias;ro'M, but honorable and Mr. UNDI.ltWOlU) iij.juireil wiieiii- bv .10 meana UnC(Mlii,ib!e 16 -ur firms, er tfiis s.ij'uiaiion of Gen. Jcsup had e- ; He deman lt d ii iht Haalt i-i winch Dade er received the sanction if ins s i ri.rr, fell was tli-grace.nl; and al'egtd that if or 11 aa ever Deen suDtsjiitei lur such smc iioiu Mr. WISE said he was unable to tell He made the statement as it had been re p.eaenicd to him. Ihe further debate was here cat off by the expiration of the hour allotted to, the consiJcraiioD of resolutions, and the House used t the orders of ;f,e day. The House then, in committee of the whole, took up the enatt? bill to postpone tb fourtii instalment oi" ihe deposite with toe . t -itrts. Mr. opposed the bill in a epeech wiuch occupied two hours.- Ho was foSewed by Mr. Pkkeo and M'. M'Kay ia aupport of the b2L On mo turn of Mr. Titus of NewTorl the com mittee rose, reported rqgres, and bad leave to til again, and the house adjourn ed. . WJMJar, September - It Smalt Mr. Wright, from the committee on finance, reported a bill for the relief of the sufferers by the great eon Aagntioa of 1S33 ia the city of N. York, which received its first reading, and was ordered to a second reading to-morrow. This bill provides ft allowing a re mission of all duties, already paid or re tunning due, oa goods and merchandize consumed by the fire; and appoints com missioners to ascertaid the amount, and the names and residences of the sufferers The bill imposing additional duties ou publie officers, as depositaries for receiv ing the publie money, was 'hen taken up ia comtiittee of the whole. Mr. CALHOUN rose, and moved the amendment of which he bad gien notice oa Monday he should offer to the bill, which having been stated to the Senate, it was at the instance of Mr. Wright, with the conseot of Mr. Calhoun, modi fied to read as follows, (the passages en closed in 3 being those added by Mr. W.:) See. . .1 nd be il further enacted. That from and after the firtl day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, three fourths of the amount due to the Govern nient for duties, taxes, sales of publie land, or other debts, may be received in the notes of specie-paying banks; and that, from and after the first day of Janu ary, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, one-half may be so received; and from and after the first day ol January, eigh teen hundred aud forty, one fourth; and from and after the first day of January, eighteen hundred and forty -one, all sums due for duties, sales of publie lands, or other debts to the Government, fsnd all payments to the General PostOifiee IV partment, shall be paid in gold and ailier coin only ,1 or in such notes, bills, or pa per, issued under the authority of the Uni ted Stair, as may be directed to be re el ved by law; and from and after the first day of Janu try, eighteen buudred and forty-one, all officers or agents engaged in uitkii.g divbursements for the United States or General Post Office Department, shall make sll theii payments in gold and silver only, or in such notes or paper as shall be authorized by law; and any re venue or disbursing officer, neglecting so to da, shall be dismissed from his office, and forfeit all compensation which shall then be 'ue. Mr. Ndcs then rose, and spoke be tween two a'ld three hours in favour of the amendment.- When be concluded, The Senate, on motion of Mr Smith, of Indiana, adjourned. In the louse of Representative, a large number of petitions and memorials weie presented from various persons and places ia Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, against the proposed annexation of Texas to the United States. Mr. Cambrclene, from the committee I of wava and mean. nnnrtol th Kill fmn. ! the S" uthorizing the postponement J e . e , . , 1 of the Pamcn of duty bonds; and also the D'11 from tl,e nate for adjusting the claims yet standing against the denositi binks. To each of these bills tlie com- " rrj -a.,, a. I a 1 t , m,tlei had aUached an menJmen': 1 were re'erred o committee of the ! whole on the state of the union, S THE FLORIDA WAR ! e resolution, introduced yesterday hY Mf W,8e CQmnS UP f" ' tonsidcrations Mr. HOLSF.Y. of Ge.irria. renlied to the charges alleged against the Govern ment, in relation to the failuresof the cam paiens m Florida, by several gentlemrn. Aloes' the rest, he vindicated Govern mi ni t-auiist the allegaiion of Mr. Wiae, in relation 'to the riment ouraued to- vards one jf if.e ! m ' . chief, who had hmgh' an ai.v ni florid 9. Ooveruoient in IL t.h-etvati' r- eer, prin- jeipnltv . p;ato;y t,; i?iai f i, yesterday from tr. ' fhir?. o! fn lumeiu. on "here wieany tliegracr ir. c.i,utxun with ! the n.aiter. it lay t Ihe door ofjthis House, ! ... ... r. . .. .. . - i :.. . .i i ' '-a; i"i'cr cHirjinguu most? wais at the iiMner inncltire. Aa well. , JP s said Mr II.. mav we call the action at i ner'iiop iffi uifigracetui, as me cam- paigns in Fh-rida, w hich had oovered utne 1 111 . Liifm nun imri.riiiijiii. niA.t' 1 : ,1 'I he sands of Egypt covered some of the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. Ilols'ev.) ' best of Nairtileon's aoldiery, and the fluw-J Aa to the sympathy with tha hoiiile er of ihe French legions; but, therefore, I Indians, which Mr. II. had attributed to shall it be said that at Jena, at Lodi, aud - him (Mr. f uelling) on account of the en at Aim erlitz, the army of Napoleon auffer- listmentof friendly savages in our armies, ed disgrace! No. sir! said Mr. II., all and between which enlistment and that tf they dcerveii, and the wouder ia h? " o vuiiniocraiioii as those caajeaigBi were ever prosecuted to I a soeeessM a teraiinatioa aa that which thev bare aireadr attained. Mr. II. de scribed Ca FWida as the St. Dominga of Amenea; impregn.bls from its situa tion, and the facilities of coaeealiaenl and escape. ' ' ' . " He justified a3 the generals ia the n rida caespaigas against tha intimations thrown out adverse to them by different gendemaH that fl.wr, and asked the geodeaiaa fiow Msacliueui (Mr.Cuah mg) if be snpMMad tltat tha Aaencan arms could be always sueeeWul against an enemy which rmdd never be seeo! TUm dasii of the ntuket euld indeed tw dikcemed, and the fatal shot felt, but t!e eye thst directed the aim never. Oeeo- boavt of the superiority of Indian ruoning over the nmuhcrs of tha white man's army was aa idle vaunt The campaigns i a Florida ceawc, from the re res.uv of the cae, ta Ju.-e, when tlie red ruin is ready to cone out front his lulling places, and plai t, i-nd (row and reap his crop, bfore soother campaign caa commence. Sir, (said Mr. II ) this is the grand serin of ihe diffi'-uby and trouble exprtenecd by vur armies, in these wars; it is the vary principle oi In dian warfare to oppose a handfuil against a ht. . 4 He said further, thjlthr gendeoian(Mr. Cushing) had indulged, at great length, and with much feeling, in sympathy with the Indians of the Southern frontier, and had contended that the plighted faith of the Government had been broken with that unhappy race. He demanded how, and ia what manner, this had been done, and asserted the contrary position, that it was the Indian who had acted the part of traitor to pledged faith. The gentleman Irom Vermont (Mr. Everett) had also made similar charges, and in an especial man ner had alluded to the all end ehue of the wives and children of allied Indians by our army. Mr. EVERETT aaid he had made po such allusion. He had only ri.eu to in dicate an individual officer of ihe Govern ment against imputations that bad beet thrown out in relation to the part he had taken in the direction of ihee campaigns. Mr. HOL-SUY proceeded to justify the Government throughout, in all iu mea sures regarding lite Florida war, and an swered Mr, Cushing's allusions to the employment of Indians in the ranks ol our army, agaiut Indians, ami lo the pa rallel drawn from thi rneuaisUiice with the conduct of the British Government towards the ei Ionics in the Revolutionary war; by pointing out the difference which exist between emplo) ing savages to fight savacrs, and emrlotmf savaees to Eeiit while men. lie reviewed, si some length. the lonuent in Hie Morula Campaign, and argued from them in vindication ol the measures of Goverutpenl io this re gard. Mr. CUSHING, of Massachusetts, bad intended to move an amendment to ihe pending resolution. But, in addition to the discharge of that intention, he w ould ask the leave of the House to make a short reply to some cf iho ohveitatioiia of the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. Holsey.) He had no complaint io make of the manner or the matter of that ceo tleman's remarks. He observed that his w as a peculiar position in relation to the question involved in this iWhaie. Al home, he found himself condemned, pub licly and privately, because he bad ever refused to come into the arena as the i chamoion of the red nun seainst the Go- i r'1 p'lhe U?'led Su!f'' as condemned for undue ayropaihy milh th(! nJni w ' Indians as Indians that be sympathized; but with them as victims of Ihe nolicv of 0 our Government; people suffering be cause of us; to whom he wished to see but common justice rendered. It was not with the red man but with the prin ciples of right tod wrong that he sympa thized. He had said, as the gentlemnn had alle ged, that the Florida war is disgraceful to j our arms and so it is a bh ek, damning I I I I. LI. . .1 - W. . .t t - , uiai-R oiui on ine country, out mis lie nau not to imputed, and meant not to impute, to the officers or soldiers engaged in those campaigns. As much as ihe gentleman from Georgia could do, did he dcolore the disastrous effects of that pestilential soil ' on which the wnr was carried on, upon the ranks l that brave army. It was not the constituents of that gentleman, nor of any gentleman on that floor from that frontier, whom he cunsiderid disgraced by the failures of lite Florida 'war. but the nation as a nation, ihe people of the United States; the Government of the United States, the nation, he repeated, had been deeply disgrared. There had been thousands and tens of thousands marched against a handful of enemies, aud to no purpose! They remain tiiuro phant to ibis day, on their native soil, despite of all our resources. Our armies have been beaten back bv this firm band of savages, like the waves w hieh roll back f f . i i i i . . .. ; irm me roc wnicn oreasts tueir lury - Ia this to nnr Imnnr. nr ti i,r tiaar!i " w aavaaB he would ask. "to be beaten bv a hand. full of runagate Creeks and Seminoles? lie avowed himself 10 be nerfecllv con- - . . uhaii. ai .Ka . 41. i i . . I I l.. . j vernmenu, Mr. O. contended that there aiuea, gini:?iit snuateu. Dv otner t. a great d.uVreeee beiweea iL e, Ia the rs M w aa Use idutJti(t4 rtvdlxed alUa against eivilixrd sm.l not m savages, who weir bornUs sae, i.f w srfare a w arfare w iiS wWiike t-.' not cottccitc that the rtueaa ofaeiti;,! ed couotrr ran baa' any umpaUif wtwtmiw turn wrw u iBCTrirs tuv. hawk, the Moody ecalping-kuhV .. torch and ih firebrand. .So-, jr I Vhmg .) ihe people of mj . 1 undersuwd the hormra on J airVHies U ihea wars. IVir history i fi nlde expetieoee f them. Tleir wcil j, Dolled iftp-k wiib the btork-hiHiM. w, were the scenes vl eoutest wi Ji iL tmf learlulfoe. '. ' , ." . He cuiiiended that it was a rb,.u tiolstioa tf treaties tliaa to tr j . rat tribes of Indiana against each- .j on our sid; and ihn it was aaworths .s an AmerieiiCMr- sannmn surk a policy. "ITiough the subject was lifie of reflection and remark, he u noi inspaa longer on u e paiiejceof H Misej el would cle with jratarkHir .-j-.-.. mat rv was tne uOvmhs opinion u wj, f ous UiJl such investigation as ea Ma. posed by the resolution under dikettsio was deemed proper. He then pmjasej to tle nmver (Mr. Wi)ioahirciir. w the retudulMn the inlv fea'ure LKh could excits a d ffnere vl opinitm tt ( , House, atiil to consent to a ato'ioa L was about to make, to strike out t!ut pri.. Uio ff ihe rtsoh tioB in rt latum u ii4 election df the proposrd commitise tv ballot Mr. WISE hoped the geatleaaa fri-a Massachusetts would aot offer that v position. He explained, by a Her- euce to the ?tb rule of the House, ih u if was not disrespeeilul 10 the $pelr m propose such a chang in the omhis of eh.cuon. that rule expressly rrservti to the House the power of choosing 14 a, a own committers, aou mere was tet another reason whv be wiUdthata!s altered in the present ease. He did aot wish to be at the head of another itiet e"iig eoruoiittee. Ue bad had esouth of it k iiut, (continued Mr. Wise.) to be b!J and candid, he preferred the ballot, in tha case proposed, because, as he himself must be aware, that though the Speaker s iitepositinn may he ever so diintertit4 and impartial, tf acting by hiu.self, sii! he was required, in constituting such committees, to make a tint I'd pack." He could not help it, it must sad would lie done. !ri me tell this House (con tinued .Mr. W.) what a alocled conant' tee could do, and will do whenever tf.e case requires. Last year he bad been oa tin investigating committee to inquire in to the alleged abuses of the Lxecutut Departments of this Covernmrnr; they eat, and reported when they had finishes. Aud the majority ol that rotninitiee well IMiv (aa has been frequently acknowl edged since) that the report they ends was not written by either of the members of that roniraiUee. He challenged any man on that commute to tell who penned that report. It was written by scan ger editor of a dirty print at the North, brought to this city by one of the R'ptt sentaiivce Irum Rhode Island (himself one of the committee) who feigned rck ncss, and staid in his room at home, re ceiving the notes of each day's proretl ings. which were brought to him by Abi jah Mann, of New York, and Dutce J. Pearce, of Rhode Island, the latter ef whom, he desired to thank God! wsina longer here, and deserved to be no long er in the country. And yet on the stump, and in the organ of the Administration here, and all in echoes, thsl report bu been ever since displayed before the pub lic as an offset to that of the minority oi that committee; a report so full f alam falsehoods that the commutes which yet adopted it were obliged to expunge ihrio by vote! And now, waa it too much to ask, do we want any more iuca reports The hour for the consideration morning business having elapsed, tt liouxr, in committee of the whole, rcsuni' cd the consideration of the Depostte I'wt- pomtnent Bill. Mr. ("ambrclcng reM briefly to the remarks of Mr. Bell. fn yesterday. Mr. Underwood followed n length in opposition to the bill 5'ri Pickens mocd to amend the hill ao to postpone the pj nient of the four.h if stalmc nt to the lst of January lc3'J, k- atead of indefinitely. The House as farther addressed by Mr. Duncan of Uhio, and Mr. Garland of Virginin, in fat oral the bill; and by Mr. P.iddlc in opposi"00 to it. On motion of Mr. I.oomia of Onto, the House then adjourned. Tli.od. a, Sritietrtwrtl In Senate. Mt. Wright, from the committee on finance, to w hom were re ferred memoriala from the Chamber commerce of New Orleans and of W Iiouls, and from vaiiotis other, quartei Dravinf tlie rstHblishmcnt of a .Nation ant reported triat the prayer of the sr j n . . . . . . . . , -.... t mnnaiiKUi miaiu nni in lit rnmiti" ght not to he grant ' ----- - - .1 ' Mr. Wrighl, from the same commit" reported a bill mnking wditional appr- priationa for the aupporj. of Inuurt lio"" lilies for 1 bU7. Read, and ordered arcond reading. . Hie S n-u resumed the ronaidtr ' ef the bill providing lor the collecucr)" tv

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