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TERMS. . THE CAROLINA CEVTINEL IS PUBLISHED ' WEEKLY BY ? I JOHN I. PASTLUR, AtTiiREfs Dollars per annum, owe 'iiV-fcl payable in advance. " . ; No p iper jvill be discontinued until all arrearages are Jpaid up; except at the op tion of the publisher. ' '.'Y f A d vk r n se en ra inse'rted at 50 cents per square the first week, arid 25 cents n square lor each succeeding insertion. AN ACT for the relief of Attthnnv . - Bark. I fie it enacted by the Senate & House' of T . J-j' . . I r-r . , ' i; jxeprcseniauves oj tne United States of America in Congress assembled, That the heirs of Anthony Burk be authorized to enter, wilain twelve months from the passage of this act.will the Reaistpr nfth Land Office at Chilicothe, without pay ment, two quarter sections,' within the boundaries of the district of Chilicothe.- H.CLAV, - ' , Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN GAIL LARD, President of the Senate, pro tempore. February 10, 1 820. Approved : JAMES MONROE. AN ACT for the relief of Denton, Lit tle & Co. and of Harman Hendrick, of New-York. fie it enacted by the Senate House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be refunded and paid, to Denton, Little, and Company, of ,the,city of New York, the sum of two hundred and seventy-one dollars, seven cents; and to Harman Hendrick, also of New- Vork, the sum of five thousand seven hundred and ' twenty-live dollars sixty-one cents ; the said several sums, having been paid, by the, persons above named, to the .. col lector of New-York, on the importation into the United States of sundry copper bottoms,; bolts, or bars, the same not be ins liable to the payment of duties. . 11. CLAY, ; Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHNGA1LLARD, President of the Senate, pro tempore. February 10, 1820. Approved: - JAMES MUJNKOt. CONGRESS. in senate; Thursday, Feb. 24. INIr XeaAre from the committee to whom had been referred the bill respecting In dian Trade, reported the same without amendment. , Y Several petitions were : presented and referred. The senate proceeded to the conside ration of tlie report of the committee pf finance, on the petitions of Andrew Low pray for a remission of duties;Jpaid and secured to be paid on a large amount of imported goods which were consumed ad destroyed by the late fire in that city. In general, the government Jias refused to remit the payment of-' du ties in such cases. Relief has, however, in a very few, such cases? been granted ; llllfj In Pvtranrrllnarir ro coc curh ffV FY ample, as the 'goods being in the custody of the officers of the,; United States, to secure the Davraent of duties. The re- 1 j port concludes an argument of some length by recommending the adoption of a resolution " that it is expedient to gran,t the prayer of ; the petitioner." Mr. Elliott, of Georgia, moved to a (me"nd the report by substituting thefol lowing resolution for that repotted by the committee : , "Resolved, That the report be . re committed to the committee on finance, with instructions to report a ' bill author izing the remission of 25 per cent, on all bonds due, or becoming due, at the Cus tom House at Savannah, in Georgia, ex ecuted" for the payment of duties on im ported goods, wares, and merchandize, not ensured against . fire, and which have been destroyed by the late fire in that city and extending the additional credit of two years on such bonds." This amendment was earnestly sup ported by Mr. Elliott, and Mr. IValker, of Georgia. The whole subject was then, m motion of Mr. Roberts', postponed to to-morrow. , ' . ; The bill making further provision for ( f(j,0pu;n t s S ,u: 4 wv,, u.aiiu iiKMigiiig the terms of sale from credit o cash) u! sdic irum crawr o casn was t taken up, and the, amendment proposed yesieruay py Mf. Walker of Alabama, ; m)ujc uiscussion, wunarawn oy him, in order to be offered again ,911 a j riuture occasion. ' ' Jo j - Mr. Edwards offered the -following a '' mendment : YYY-- '-YYY- ; . .. And be it further enacted, Thi every -person who now; is, or hereafter may be, "5m actual bona fide settler upon any. Quar ter section of land which shall have been previously exposed to Public Sale, and remain unsold, shair be permitted to pur chase such quarter section in the same manner and on such terms as are now au thorized by law.' f '. is After considerable aiscussion on this and the preceding amendment in which f iMessrs. Wa ker. of AlaNama. Ot5 Kinir' f New-York, Lowrie, Walker, of Geor gia, King, of Alabama, Macon, Iluggles, Edwards, Leake, Smith and Jolmsop, of Louisiana, took part. the sale o A motion was made bv Mk 'Smith' tn'Vcmt DftHatp.'on'the revedhrr from sdinucK postpone the further consideration 6f.it to i Tuesday next; which motion was nega- ! lived, (ayes 15.) , : I I he subject was then nostnonprl tr tn j j 1 morrow. , . Fridai. Feb. 25. The Senate resumed the, consideration bfithe' renort '-of th MmmiiU ?Af.. ir: nance, on the memorial of sun dr suffer- I ers by the late fire at Savannah. nravinrV ' a remission of duties on goods destroVed, &c. and of the motion rplativo iliprpfn. made bv Mr. Elliot. of.GpoWm. nLhnvp stated. Ill supported bv 1 isUrtlici" Mr. Elliot and Mr. Walker, of Missouri, and opposed by Mr. W&oand Mr. Macon. " ': r - - ' ; ' The question' thereon being taken, it was decided in the affirmative, by 21 votes to 18. " - On motion of Mr. Burrill, the Senate?; then proceeded to the consideration of 1 THE MAINE KILL. ' ' The question being on the motion of Mr. Marrill, (not Mr. Morril, as hereto fore stated,) to" recede from the amend ments of the Senate, which embrace pro-, visions for the admission of Missouri, ; and for excluding slaves from : the Terr- . tones . . . '.. j A discussion arose on a point of order, respecting the division ot this question, (as 5'esterday directed,) so as to separate i it: ? ,i The President, (Mr. Gaillard,) availed imself of a rule of the Senate; to sub- i h mlt the question to the decision of the Senate. .; And, after debate, in which Messrs. Burrill, Otis, Barbour, Walker of Alabama, Lowrie, Macon, Ro berts, King of New-York, Smith, and Morril, took part, . the question appa rently? becoming" more difficult in the course of the discussion, it was at length determines, on the third trial, that the further consideration of the subject be postponed to to-morrow. Saturdaif.Feb.26. THE MAINE BILL. v. The Senate again proceeded to the consideration of the Message from the House of Representatives disagreeing to the amendment of Jhis body to the bill for the admission of Maine into the .Union. This amendment, embraces nine sections, the first eight of which contairi ; provisions'for the admission of Missouri into the Union ; the ninth : prohibits the further introduction of slavery into Jbe" Territories of the United, States. 'f The Question of Order on the suscep-, tibility of division of a question on a mth tion to recede, so as to take it separately and successively on each part, being yet under consideration, Mr, .')?', Mr. Bur rill, arid Mr. Morrill, successively spoke briefly on the question ; when, . On motion of Mr. Johnson, of Ky. The Senate Adjourned. i J Monday, Feb. 28. f THE MAINE BILL. The Senate proceeded again to con sider the question on receding from the amendments made by the Senate, and disagreed to by the House of Represen tatives, to the bill for the admission of Maine into the Union. These amendments embrace two dis tinct, measures: the one admitting Mis souri into the Union -the other prohib iting: the future transportation of slaves into the Territories of the U. States. The Question of Order, depending on the last adjottrnmentwas, after a few re ni arks on it by Mr. IVilson, by a vote of , 22 to l?y decided in' favor of the diviti- u.e4u5uT .umgiu.umroininai The amendment moved by' Mr. Ed respecting the Territories : it being con- war(h on Thursday iast be5ng yet mder tended by Mr. fiumll, that the whole considerati6n, in the followini words viz : amendment was an unit, the second part , Aml be H further nacte Thai any depending on the irst, and therefore in- j person who now is, or hereafter mat be, dlVlSlDle. . j 0.11Ql hnnri Arte Uottlot- imnn' o' tSr:,.. riu t r-T ''j. r 'v ui h1" 4ucaiiun,u ci ceotut jiuui amenamtjius 01 me aenaie. . i '...The question was then taken, without debate?, on recedmg iron so much ol the amendments ot me for the, admission of Secate afY provides Missouri into; the Union and decided as follows. receding. -Messrs BurrilljDana, Dlckersoh Horsey, punter, King, of N. Ar; Lanman Lpwrie, Mtlleri, Morril, NobleVOtis, Palmer, Parrott, Roberts, Ruggle.s, f Sanford, Ticljetfor, Trimble, Van Dvke, Wilson. 21., . - . AGAtNST,jCEDiNG.--JlIessrs. Barbour, Brown, Eaton, Edwards, Elliot, Gaillard, Johnson, o( Ken. Johnn, of Lou. King, of Alafi Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Macon, Pinkney,jPIeasants, JSmith, Stores, Tay lor. Thomas, Walker, of Alab Walker, of Geoi Williams, ofiMis. Williams, of lenn. 3. , j V; . So the Senate refused , (every member of the Senate being in his seat) to recede from this part of its amendments. 1 he question was then takenalso with- as regards the inhibition cf slavery in the Territories of the United Btates north of 36 degrees 30 minutes noith latitude'and decided, as tollows: i , Yeas. i-lNlessrs. JBarhour, Efliof, Gail lard, Macon, Noble, Pleasants, Sanford, Smith, Taylor, Walker; of Geo, Wil- Uiams;' of Miss. 41. J Y ' Nays. ?:Iessrs. Brown, Burrill,.pana, Dickerson, Eaton Edwards, Horsey, Hunter, Johnson, : of Ken. Johnson, of Lou. King, of Alab. King, of N. 1. Lan man, Leake, Lloyd, Lojraiti: Xowne, ivirvii r aj-. -iii oils,, raimef, inarrott, Pmkney? Roberts, Ruggles, Stokes, Tho- mas, Tidienor,1 Trimble, Van Dyke, Walker, of 1 Alab. Williams of Tenn. ' So the Senate Refused id receclei noni- t'J.iJI-Jl-Vjn-' "t mis or any. pari 01 iisjamenuratuiis 10 ,iue bill for the admission of Maind into the Union. On motion of Mr. fiarl)0ur the Sen ate then determined to insist on the first clause of its amendments ; and, on mo tion of Mr.! Roberts, it determined in like manner, to insist on the latter clause of its amendments. - And the Secretary was instructed to inform ihe House of Re presentatives accordingly. PUBLIC LANDS. v ' ' The Senate then resumed the consid eration of the bill for changing the modfc rpf disposing of the Public.lands from cre dit to cash sales. f quarter section of land which shall .have uoan nAA.Ur vcLi p.,i,i; and remain unsold, 'shall be permitted to purchase, such quarter section in the same manner and on such terms aV afeJ now authorized by law. " A Debate arose thereon, (hereafter to be noticed) in which Messrs. Otis, Noble, King of New-York, Edwards, Ruggles, Johjison of Kentucky, Lowrie, Johnson of Louisiana, Leake, j and Eaton, took part. ' ' .J- j ! . Y The question on agreeing to the same twas then decided by Yeas and Nays, as; follows : ' f '- ' ;"- 1 -.". Yeas. Messrs. Brown, Edwards, Darbour, Burrill,- Da- a., I IMcrj Re" t CY . Tc- 'cm Elliot, Gaillard, g.-'of.N. J. Lan rij, Macon, fMellen, :r, Parrott, Heasants, . Dyke," Walker, of . 3. Williams, of C . . .. as disagreed to. -lYbamalheh Renewed ici. a fe w days ago to J V i vie in jf thereto the fol- j. i k hejncS. jn ! 'iimend'.thc.L lowing: That purchasers of public lands, which shall haveibeen sold prior to tie - -r--day Of 1 next, shall be permitted to forfeit and surrender the saoe before the day ofi final payment, by ' delivering their certificates to the Register, kndYen dorsing ihereon their Consent atYth Jand therein described shall be resold: whereupon the said certificates sb'all be considered as cancelled, and th lands shall be deemed and taken to hive re verted to the United States, and siall be disposed of, in all respects, Dke ofcer re verted or forfeited lands according to the provisions of the fourth section of this act; but, if such lands should sell for more than one dollar and -the excess shall be pa nicr certificate holders such eicess'iaU' Dot be greater than the Johnson, of Lou. King, of Alab. Lloyd, r ljOgan'lNobie, i;jnkney, smith, stokes, i n Thdjr;!?, Valker, dfAlab. 12. J Iv V" r - ? ro nmonnt nrvmmlv nald on such cer tin- : r..---v r - , r - i . ,. , . . -v . When, on motion of .Mr. Logan;; to . " : . . . ir 1 tnye time for consideration ot - amena - LnU to protect the ac.ad sJt.ler, &c. none the bill to Friday next, it; was . de-, cided in the negative 20 to 19. - cc : ' And then, without oppositioDy. it was postponed, on motion of JNlr. iJJogan,Tt Friday next, and made thr ofthe day for that dav. ; , : . Th6 Billibr ihesta1)lHnt ban Uniform System of Biruptcyr was?! ta ken up, and was postpone, to and niade the order of the day7 fbf Monday oiext. The bill lor tne .reuei , 01 xne omcers and volunteers engaged) in the late cam paign against the Seminole Indians was taken up. Mr. Eaton commenced some explanations respecting it : but (the, Se nate appearing too much absoibecTiri the affair of the Maine nd Missouri bill to give attention to it, on motioif of IMrJ Eaton, the further consideration ' of the subject was postponed. ; ! Y , Y The Senate was; about to adjourn, when the Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives presented J himself at the doorr' with a Message, that the House of Re presentatives had insisted on theif disa greement to the amendments of the "Seriate to the Maine bill. See above. j Mr. Thomas then moved that a com mittee of conference be appointed, to con fer with the House of Representatives on the subiect.' Hereupon commericed UeDate, cnar acterip some velierpence and warm ' ject. It the committee should consent to feeling, which previous arrangements for "se, and the House would refuse it leave thepaper alone prevent being reportedlio sit again, the question would then be fn-Hav tv . . r ' 7. - J ' il-: . - j - .- ........ , . , Mr. King, of Alabama, Mr. fiarbovr, Mr. .Smith : wexein favor of adne- rence. which forecloses conference i Mr. King, o New-York, spqke in explana- j howevef possible that the previous ques tion : and Messrs. .'Thomas, Johnson, tion should pe dispensed with ; but if of Kentucky Lowrie, Morril, Danai some mode were not devised of getting Eaton. Macon, and Mellen. successive! vt clear of this debate.he believed he should supported the conference f 11 The Debate resulted in this : that a motion for deferring the Question was ne gatived, and the Senate voted, Ynot . with- Y . t 1 . . t out opposition, but without dividing, to request a conference with the House of ject ot the gentleman who moved it; be Representatives. r ' ; j cause its efiect would be to put aside the The Senate then ballotted for Mana-Y question on the amendment altogether ; gers thereot on their; part; and 31r. J. nomas, Mr. rinlcney, and mr.Uaroour were duly elected : Y And the Senate adjotijfned., ; ' .HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. i 4 Thursday, Feb. 24. Mr. Lowndes, from the committee on foreign relations, reported a bill designat ing the ports within winch only foreign armed vessels shall be permitted to enter; which was twice read. i Friday, gcb. 25. MISSOURI BILL. Y" . The Speaker Jiaving announced the' orders of tHe day, Y Mr. Hill, of Massachusetts, rose,' and said he did not now wish to consume the time of the House upon a subject, the progress of which seemed to be stamped with all the marks of eternity. But he rose rarejy to move that the committee of the whole be discharged from any fur- ; YYJNIr. LoZe said, that if the centle- e Moooo.otfc natA mail 11 if 111 iTiajaaLiiuotiu iiiioicu . u 1UU is motion oeing pui,-;iie;wouiq,cneer(ui- . , . . i , . . vote in favor of it; vet, if he would consent to withdraw his motion for the present, to give two' or ; three gentlemen more an opportunity to speak to-day, he thought it might be a saving of time, and the motion could be renewed again, if ne- i cessary, to-morrow morning, which would t men, ne tnougni, receive a aecioea sup- eri business of yesterday,A port. ; a A . . j Mr. H renewed the motion which Mr. Hill acquiesced in this suggestion, , he made yesterday, that ihe committee and withdrew his motion. ! of the whole House be discharged from the The House then -again went into a further consideration of the Missouri Bill -committee of the whole, Mr. Cobb; in the j bur the motion was not sustained by a Chair on this bill. Y ; h 1Y;.r , majority of the House. ' ' Mr. Ervin of S. C. took the floor, and j The House then resolved itself into a spoke at considerable length' against the? committee of the whole, Mr. Cobb in the restrictions ,s J chair, on the said Bill. ' - Mr; Scott, of Missomi, next rose and I Mr. Starrs, of New-York, moved to spoke more than an hour on the same amend the bill, by inserting in the fourth side. Yx ::YrY;;:cYY j Section" (immediately preceding the Re- M&Meigs, of N. York, spoke somo strictive amendment adopted yesterday time also against the restriction. ! the following proviso : ; r J Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, made a; fpr rprriarks in favtr.nf tht rpslrlf tiin and"," ";- Y- ; -: ! , ,-. ' . , Mr. Tucker, of Virginia,- spoke more than an hour against the ?ur against the amendment, i When he o'clock.) -tcj . Mr. bmth, of Maryland, rose and ob- served, that a large number of his con- rrajVhtbQ presuaied that lue desired to de- ; cents per acre, j stituents nad expressed their opinion in of crimes whereof tb Parry ;aU id over to the for- , opposition to the opinion tvhich he was leen dulv rnmv-' Vrovided,ah : Vrovided, that ; known toentertam on this subiect.and it That r.rn escaping into tne ;s liver his reasons Jor-the vote wnicn ne gild Vive." But 'Mr. 5. said.tne puouc twsmess was "us r A JAntn . . tho mpmlipr? are .Weal t . i '"cjjj, TTrrXWb'' '. .t it; every pne , the time of the . comma et ? , marks. cs on the quesUon.- H therefore forbore .and - he hopeanne -queiy" rrvf!flhA,italten.:'''4' " ' .-'' - ;u'Y 1 ; ill Walker of. trth-Carplina, moved that the iomrnlttejiise: v Y; Y -" ; Theommitteerefiised (0 risey by al most a unani rhous vote, :f ' Y Y MrlReecher, fof Ohio, then stated that it was his wish to be heard: on tne s question ; and, if v not allowed an oppor- tunny ot speaKing in coramiuce, u should do so ; in the House, unless pre vented by force; and he moved that the committee 'should then rise. , Y - ( ' ThU motion was lost Dv averv large majority.. Y YH---'" : -v'i4 -l v v'-';-.' JMr. Snuthf Of rth CaroTina, 5aid ; the course he wai about .to propose 4was unusual and perhaps without precedent---that was- to call the previous question in committee of the whole ; but? as he con ceived the motion would be sustained by the rules and orders. of the Tlouse, and to put an end to-any further debate on. the amendment, he moved for the previ ous question thereon. Y The Chair conceived that the motion was not in order. Y j n . t- 1.1 i 1 1 1 ' e 1 u lir. nanaotpn asKea leave 01 ine nro ver of this course, o sugcest- to him a' less invidious mode of getting at his ob- j in the House ; and that was the only i ' a t- t .1 . .1 ... way, jjir said mat: tne , committee, worn down by , what was called a discus-" ioiv7;could be relieved from it. lie hoped j become reconciled to it though a mart convinced against Jiis will was of the same opinion still, &c. h M. Clay (Speaker) observed that the previous question would not efiect the ob- anu uiougn inac mignt he, a very happy ehect, yet it was not, he presumed, de- sired hy the committee, and he thought it fair to wanentlemen of an effect thai- he supposed was not anticipated. Mr. Smith of North Carolina, though lie had felt himself at entire liberty to. make a motion, intended to stop the de bate,' inasmuch as he had not troubled .ject: vet as the efiect would be what had been stated by the speaker, he would TO;thriP-w hi t; vvtnuilVIV IT JV1J U O MVLVll till 1.1 It XI I n ultL withdraw his motion. Tbe,question was then taken on Mr Taylofg proposed Restriction, "agreed to, by from ll to 18 votes, The Re porter was not able to ascertain the pre cise number. " -j Mr. Taylor then moved that the com mittee rise, as he presumed It was not prepared to go into the various details of the bill this evening several of which. rcic impuimiu, anu wouio give rise to many questions. ; This motion was ODDosedhv Mr .zwa V ""-rot'ier, and supported.by Mr. - ..Ul"- ilj uuwever, nnauv Drevailed ' i ' , . . J aim The committee obtained leave ayes 90 to sit again ; and, about 5 o'clock, The House adjourned. ' Y Saturday, Feb. 26. . MISSOURI BILL. The order of the day being announo ed from the Chair ;4--peine the unfinish- ; That in all that tract of countrv cedl by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirtv latitude, exceptihgcbnly such part fiere-, wi a liiciuueu wunin tne limits. luv - state contemplated by thisacL'fteresaJL be neither slavprv nnr involtary servi- 'tude, otherwise than in ne punishment" have ays, ame. from whoir 01 service i$. lawjull