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SCSI POLIiTlCAt. A BADGER BAITING. ' The Madhknian-ii down upon the late SecreUrf of the Ntty, with the whole orce of its . feebleness Never hare we seen a fiercer piece of harmlessnesi. .Odds pop guns and squirts)'' bow itiieU fly at him.with wads and dirty water! Except the siege of Gibraltar, or the bombardment of Antwerp, modern warfare has never witnessed such a canonade. The horrorsrof MaelzePf Burn ing of Moscow in pasteboard and the slaugh ter of the puppet shqw in Don Quixote are absolute I v nothin? to it 1'" v Who," (it will be asked) is .this new thunder-bearer, that, from the .Olympus of the Madisonian," hurls these terrible bolts of Presidential vengeance!" Ho is, in the first place, ex-Editor of a certain extinct Litera ry Journal of the puniest sort the late Baltimore Visitor a Visitor that did'nt go abroad much. Secondly, he is brother-in-law to Mr. rHenfy A.' Wise : and ought, therefore, to be combustible, if there is any virtue in wedlock. We I hear it conjectured that he cannot be less than nephew to the Chealier John Paul Jones, and first-cousin to the young gentleman who had, a few years since, the remarkable affair of honor with a pig, somewhere hear Norfolk. But the official invective itselfthis tame vituperation on Presidential behalf what is to be said in answer to it! Why, nothing: whuh- tt nnthinrnf93. ia the onlv worthv an- swer. We will only, to justify the contempt with which we treat the whole performance, extract as many passages as may be neces sary to give an idea of its weakness in point of matter, and indecency in point ot styie It sets out by referring lo the narratives of the late Secretaries as " mis-statements" that is, Falsehoods, if there is any meaning ia the English lano-uaae. Mr. Badsrer's aver- 0 - a o a . merits it entitles, lower down, "untruths' a word, the import of which, among gentle . men, it appears not j to understand. Now, these mis-statements aud untruths are the plain, unvarnished tale of all the parties to these transactions, except the President and Secretary of State: they come from gentle men whosepublic and whose private honor is altogether unstained : they authenticate each other : they are con-firmed by the testi mony of the chief persons in Congress who were privy to the facts : and they remain un controverted by even tfxe pretence of any op kposite .evidence whatever. Tt then "Continues r" We will premise, however, by volunteering (being paid for ill lilha Helirslinn .a olaratirn thai hnal ready been triumphantly confirmed by the rniintry" mpininir thn late 1 tno.tifnrn vntesO 'that never was a blow so entirely ineffec tual in the accomplishment of its object" (namely that of getting the Preisdent to keep . laith with bis own ministers) M as that at "' tumntail in Ka aifminieiapail 1i th 'PrneifiMil by 'the head Salt Boilek,' as some one of bis North Uarohna friends calls Mr. Lw ing, and his compeers, the illustrious Re TXSED. . ' - " ' " We must here remark that this offence of having risen from the condition of a salt boiler is the only one we have seen estab lished against the ex-Secretary of thevTrea sury;" who, with bis "compeers," forfeited the Presidents confidence just when he " should Jiave done that is, when the Herald and the Madisoiiian won it. But the official diatribisl, kindling up with his own successful eloquence, rises now into a still higher strain, as thus: " A. remark, made by an old historian, in relation to some of his English cotempbraries, is pertinent to the .occasion. "They, though claiming to be good Christians, played a game of cards with the devil, for a stake which, as it turn edout, neither party had within their reach" line trevu ana meoecreianes,inat isiosay, 8ironger, this is done upon the great partv were all over-reached, by some third party, question of the dav the verv question which - that stood behind their cl)dirs, overlooked came uppermost during the Presidential clec their hands, and filched the stake aforesaid) tjori anj on wnich the constituencies of the " though the devil proved to them what asses Union had signified their will bv rejecting (111) they were, for playing the game with the-candidate , who then professed views him, and what comtempt he had for them, by similar to Mr. Tyler's, and elected one pledg cbeating th$m at evey turn." ed to adopt an opposite course. Our read- A most apt and elegant quotation t Such ers wjn perceive that we regard this mat-' literary gems, mlaying the coluuins of the ter Ir,erely in a Constitutional point of view." Court Gazette, render Fact preposterous and Argument superfluous. Now comes the ap- Mississippi. The Vicksbiirg Whig, com plication "His Satanic Majesty, no doubt menting on the .reccntlLocofoco victory in in this recent instance, instigated the 'Mate that St t a -s Secretaries to perpetrate their monstrosities a ' sas of folly; and wickedness" (1 1 !) and then' 44 The Whigs of Mississippi, though beat amused himself at their expense. We uh- en, have nothing to reproach themselves dcrstand that, after the deed was done'(the with. They made as gallant a stand in dc horrid deed of flinging up commissions in fence of the honor and character of the State a Cabinet, of which every body the Herald as men could make. Their candidates did ? included was a member, except the Secre- all that men could d, and canvassed the taries) "after Macbeth bad 'murdered sleep' State thoroughly, from one end to the other, one of the illustrious brethren, with a Particularly is this remark applicable lo y long-drawn sigh, declared that " it is a hap- Judge Shattuck and Col. Bingaman. They pv, though a trying thing, 40 be a patriot 1" harangued the people in almast every coun- And it has been amusing to observe the labored but fruitless efforts these gentlemen have made tor assume the serene coufilenan- ces, worn only by the amiable and the hap- py,' while, in their hearts, they unceasingly curse themselves for that stupidity (II) which bad voluntarily consigned them to be the irredeemable victims of a Great Lead- er. They bad been cajoled into a foolish and wicked position," &c. &c. : Such is the language employed, under of- ficial and Presidential sanction and patronage, jn regard to the gentlemanly and candid Granger,' the sturdy worth and sense of Ew. in, the gallant Bell, the generous and fervid consolation which always follows the perfor Crittenden, the able, the noble, the irre- mance of a high and solemn duty ; and years : proacbable Badger 1 men, than whom none, in this country, ever took public office with fairer names, or more promptly laid it down, - when the preservation of their honor and the public service required it 1 The Independent. A Ctniosm. The greatest curiosity in toe world it now exhibiting in this town, in the person of James Washburn, the wonder- iui iswari, ueciucui me imauesi man in creation! He is in his 17th year, weighs iya iiu i vim; wv uivuus hi usigut t uuu so ueuauoeu every tuing. wiiu oirt auu He is in good health, has fine sparkling eyesj filthy that dish rags were necessary to clean active; intelligent, in short a perfect man it off. By means of his diih , rogs, he suc in miniature. He is mid to have been horn reitA n lonnrimt k fna r . a - in Vermont, and ceaaed growing at an early T ,a:tMD,BC,u,e' . 1 ,' Mass. 5py. THE TOlG8 OF LINCOLN. "To-day we publislfan accotihtof the Whig Meeting held in (he Court House in Lincoln ton, on the 8th instant. - The Whigs of Lin coln yet, possess that true and 'determined spirit which from opposUionVonly acquires new strength and vigor : Though they be in a minority in that county, yet tbey baye not lost that energy which ultimately en sures success in ttgood cause. The exam ple of the Whigs of Lincoln,- should arouse the people from their lethargy in her sistes counties. The Locos boast of our weakened power as a Party, they talk about our divis ions and dissensions. Among the great body ofhe Whig'Party ih.ihis part of the State, there exists the greatest unity of feeling ; and from various" accounts from other parts of the State, the same condition we have no doubt prevails. The course of Captain ly- Ier, instead of producing division in our ranks, according to the hopes and predic tions of the Locofocos, only has served to draw us more strongly together in this State. Tyler men are scarce, so scarce indeed, that the poor loco3 can scarcely find one to sym pathize with. Charlotte Journal. PfBLIG MEETING. The Whigs of Lincoln county, after d notice, held a Public Meeting in the Court House, on Wednesday the 8th instant, for the purpose of sending Delegates to the Ra leigh Convention. Robert WitHamson, sen. presided as Chairman, and C. C. Graham acted as Secretary. The meeting was large ly attended and good order and decorum ob served by all parties present. -After it was duly organized the Chairman explained in an able and satisfactory manner the object for WlllCll WIC IJIUCilii" aa liaucut " - i Edney then addressed the meeting at some length upon general principles and the spe cific purposes for which they were assem bled. After which the following resolutions were introduced and unanimously adopted : 1. Jiesoloed, That the Whig? of Lincoln county ap point five Delegates to attend the Whig Convention to be hoklen at Raleigh, on the 24th of January, or upon such other day as the Whig Party of the State may designate. 1 2. Resolved, That the Whigs of ihia county iespond to and abide by any nomination or resolutions which may be passed by said Convention fot the better or ganization of the great Whig Party of the State. 3.. Resolved, That Col. T. H. Herndon, Col. A. Mo5, Gen. B. M. Edney, Eli Hoyle and C. C. Gra ham be appointed to act as the Whig Delegation from this county. 4. Resolved, That the proceedings of tint meeting be published in the Charlotte Journal and the Lincoln Republican. ROBT. WILLIAMSON, sen. CfSmn. C. C. Graham, Secretary. THE VETO POWER. The following paragraphs in relation to the President's Veto, is from a late number of the Loudon Times. Our readers will ob serve from it how a Veto on an important measure to the country, would be regarded in a Monarchy : "Mr. Tyler, the new President,olevatcd lo that office without any popular election, by a dispensation of Providence, at least as ac cidental as the devolution of hereditary mon archy has placed the Tefoupoh a bill of im mense importance (for incorporating a Bank oflhe United States,) which had passed both Houses' of Congress, merely on the ground of his own personal convictions. In mon archical England, the Sovereign has a Veto, but it has never been exercised for 150 years: yet in democratical America, the-decision of the people is intercepted from taking effect by the will of a single man, and that man not chosen for the purpose. In England the prerogatives of the Crown are exercised, not according to the private opinions of the Sovereign, but under the ad vice of responsible Ministers c but in Ameri ca the democratic King refuses h'xh assent to a law because it is contrary to his individual judgment. And, to make -the case still j ty, meeting and demolishing the arguments I at their opponents at every point. The love of money, however, was ton powerful for them. The people had heard the humbug I cry of taxation, and they were deaf to every tuing ei3e. Vo those gallant champions of our prin j ciples, the Whig party owes a large debt of gratitude, which it can never repay. With a courage which never quailed, and a con- stancy that was unfaltering, they threw th'em- J selves into the breach and battled ably, elo- I quently, and fearlessly a? long as we had a hope 1 hough beaten, they enjoy the proud hence, when the once proud State of Mis 1 sissippi shall have become an object of scorn 1 and loathing, those enlightened patriots can look calmly on, and as they remember what Mississippi has been,, and see what anti I bondism has made her, they can proudly ex claim: We are guiltless! 'Thou canst not say ve did it?' (r Some would be witty Loco Foco, calls 1 vov. Moretiean the tush rag Governor. L When he was before the people, the Locos many poor Locos, and by that means civm inem nig cminicnaucc. Charlotte Journal. - r - The" Secretary; in his long but interesting report, sets out with soliciting 'attention ,to the situation of American interests in the Paci fic ocean $ .These i nte rests r are sai d to be of vast magnitude and importance. .The establishments of American merchants ex tend from Chili to the Columbia riyer, but such is hc unsettled condition of the whole country that It cannot bo safe, except under tho protection of our naval power. Ade quate protection cannot bo afforded with less than twice the number of vessels, now era? ployed in that service. He also-recommends the establishment, at some suilabie point, of a post to which our vessels may resort for the purpose of repairs and obtaining sup plies. For the more effectual suppression of the slave trade', and the protection of our lawful commerce rapidly' increasing with all parts of the African coast, an addition to the force now employed in that service, is also ad vised. The operation of the Apprentice system continues to be highly encouraging. Great difficulty is experienced in enlisting seamen; they preferring, from some cause or other, merchant service. . He urges upon the Government the neces sity of reform in every part ofoiir nsval es tablishment. To prevent theevils and rem edy the disorders which now provaij, and to place the Navy in a healthy and efficient condition, it is absolutely necessary to pro vide for it a code of laws and rules which shall accurately define rank nnd authority, plainly describe duties and responsibilities, and ascertain crimes and their punishments. I mi.. l. ! . 1 M.-.A . i.nnAplAllltn in the e e .1 ..;..;.. C matter 01 reiortn in iu rt-ui "amiouun m tiro Navy Department, which appears to be called for from the statement of the Secre tary as regards its bad arrangements, and lo which T.e earnestly invokes the early atten tion of Congress. The policy of greatly enlarging cur naval power is ably argued, as also the expediency of additional ranks. An increase in the marine corps lo three times the present number, and the establish ment of naval Schools, is recommended. Fredericksburg Herald. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE U. S. A meeting of the friends of Agriculture from the different sections of the United States was held, pursuant to public notice, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on the 15th of December, 1841 ; when, On motion of the Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, of Alabama, the Hon. James M. Garuett,-of Virginia, was appointed President of the meeting; and the Hon. D. H. Lewis, of Ala bama, Hon. Edmund Deberry, of North Car olina, Dr. James W.Thompson, of Delaware, Joseph Gales, Esq. of "the District of Colum bia, Benjamin V. French, Esq. of Massachu setts, and Jas. T. Gi fiord, Esq. of Illinois, were appointed Vice Prcsidents;'an.d J. C. Callan, of the District of Columbia, and Robert E. Horner, of New Jersey, were ap pointed Secretaries. The President, having very ably and point edly addressed the Convention, appointed the following Committee to present tho Con stitution of the Society, viz. Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, of D. C, Hon. D. H. Lewis, of Alabama, Hon. James A. Pearce, of Mary land, Hon Zadok Casey, of Illinois, Hon.G. M. Kenn, of Pennsylvania, John Jone?, Esq. of Delaware, Peter Thatcher. Eaqof Massa chusetts, and C. F. Mercer, Esq. of rloridn, who, after having retired for a few moment?, reported a Constitution, which was read and adopted. On motion, J. S Skinner, Esq. Hon. D. H. Lewis, and Hon. H. L. Ellsworth were appointed a committee to wait upon the Chairman, and solicit a copy of his . address for publication. On motion of Mi. Torrcy, of Mass. it was fiesaloed. That the Board of Control of the Society be instructed to present a petition to the present Con gress of the United States to set apart ttie Smithsonian bequest fur the purpose of cairymg out the objects of tho Society. J'he Hon. Levi Woodbury, of New Hamp shire, Hon. Lewis F. Linn, of Missouri, Hon. W illiam C. Rives, of Virginia, Hon. Win. C. Johnson, of Maryland, Hon. D. H. Lewis, of Alabama, Hon. John Hasting?, of Ohio, Hon. Hcnrv L. Ellsworth, of the District of Columbia, John S. Skinner, Esq. of the Dis trict of Columbia, and J. F. Callan, of the District of Columbia, were appointed a Com mittee to select the Officers of the Society provided for in the Constitution, to serve un til the regular election in May next. We find the subjoined paragraph in the New York Express. Its truih is irresistible, yet with heart-rending experience and aL most certain detection before them, we find men ot apparent integrity and character, almost every day, exhibited to the world as wholesale swindlers and forgers. The heart sickens at these oft-repeated and never ending instances of crime. The Express It is a source of deep regret to every respectable citizen lo see the frequent ac counts of frauds and forgeries. Within the last two weeks, disclosures of this descrip- uon nave occurred in rhilauuphia, New York, and Boston, and by men, too, who had previously enjoyed a fair reputation. In this city, particularly, the house, of Kirk & Johnson stood as fair as any olher house who had been in business the same length of time. Tbey were most respectably connec ted, bad been brought up with reputable merchants, and bad served with fidelity in early life. How men of this description could nave slept quietly on their pillows, aud min gled hourly with men of business, with a knowledge that they had a number of for geries 111 various banks, that mleht be ex- posed at any moment, is truly astonishing. Although we may feel a deep sympathy for toe lami lies and mends of men who have fallen so low to crime, yet the security of me innocent and good ot society require a Stiffening. When an individual in Mass- chusetts wishes to drink, he goes to a groce ry, purchases a glass of watrf, nnd asks for the " stlening.,, .. , . , NAVY REPORT. . 1 S C E Ii.fi AIVKO II . v J TJie London correspondnt of the Boston Post, under date of the 18lh of November, says it was reported that the, Hon. IV I ward Everett, the Representative ot tne united States at the Court of. Stl James, h.id arrived in London on that day, and made arrange ments to occupy the r. mansion!!! Upper Grosvenor slreet which had been vacated by Mr. Stevenson.- Nat. Intel. One of the circumstances 'which distin guishes the atlendance of-Memliers of Con- grcss at the present session i!,t!i;U a much larger proportion ofr Inem tlian ever uetore have brought theirjamilies with them. .The numtier of gentlemen of both Houses, whose families anmvith- them, or are shortly ex pected, is nearly a hundred, being, wc be lieve, a larger proportion of ladies by one- hnlf than ever before honored this city by visiting it in company ivilh their relatives in Congress. What this unusual attendance of the fairer part of creation portends, we cannot certainly say ; but, for ourselves, we are disposed to Imil it," like the rainbow that spans the Heavens with its beauteous arch, as the promise and the pledge of a brighter and serener dav. National Intelligencer. Col. Benton has not resided in Missouri in -many, many yeaP. lie married 'a widow lady in irginin; where he resides a portion of his time, alternating bctwt.cn that place and the capital. About once during his Senatorial term of six ycar.s, and sometimes twice, the Colonel goes to Missouri to hum bug his loving constituents and procure a re election. The p.ty of cightflollars for every twenty miles of i his constructive journeys, which he hardly ever make?, amounts to enough", with his par diem during the ses sions, to make the Senatorial business pro" fitable. Nor sk orle Commercial. A fisherman named L Coarbo, wlio resides near the old fort at Barataria Island, New Orleans, some few days since, in hunting for some stone for building a furnace, set about removing a part of the ancient fire place of the old block house. A flag stone, by its especial smoothness, attracted his attention. He took it up, aud found a small box be neath it covered with dirt and rust. On op ening it, he found it contained thirty Spanish doubloons, a pair of ear-rings of massive gold, set in polished cornelians, and a flat silver image of the virgin Mary which some time or other had probably been used as the loup of some piratical cavalier's sombrcre. The treasure is supposed to have been bur. ied by pirates nearly a century since. Drs'TRESSirvo Accidkxtv Wc understand that on the night of the 3d ultimo, Thotna? Willford, of Iredell count v, a voung man about 22 years of age, went from a com husking in company with some others a hunting, and having succeeded in treeing au.Opossum 0:1 a stooping Oak, commenced chopping the tree, a.inl after a few blows with his axe, the tree commenced splitting, and split up about twelve '"fret, and at the same time sprung back, and broke off from the stump, and fell to the ground; and after having caught the game they discovered their young companion lying on the ground about eight feet. from the stump with the tree across his legs, a breathless corpse ; the tree having struck him on the head, fractured his skull, which caused instant! death. Carolina Watchman - A bill to repeal the law requiring the elec tion of members of Congress from Alabainn to be made by General Ticket has passed the lower House of the Legislature of that State, and will also, it is said, oass'the Sen- ate. lhe ccneral ticket system was passed to give the Locofocos the whole of the dele gation ; but, on being submitted to the peo ple, they, by a direct vote, condemned it. Hence its repeal. If the district system had remained in force at the last election, three of the delegation in Congress would have been Whigs. If a vacancy occur in the pre sent delegation, it is to be filled by the dis trict in which the vacancy may exist. Alabamian. " Kindness comes with a double grace and tenderness from the old ; it seems "in them tho hoarded and long purified benevo lence ol years, s it it had survived and con quered the baseness and selfishness of the crdeal it had passed j as if the winds which had broken the form,, had swept in vain across the heart, and the frosts which bad chilled the blood and whitened the locks, had possessed no power over the affections. The tenderness of old age is thrice blest ; blest in its trophies over the obduracy of encrusting and withering years, blest'bc cause it is tinged with the sanctity of the grave, because it tells us that the heart will blossom upon. the precinct3 of the tomb." Have courage enough to' avow the senti ments of your soul, and let your countenance and your tongue be the herald of your, heart. Please, consistently with trutli ' nm1-hrk:inr. . , . A- . . ' wi ic uuiiMMiieu not tor piense. jct justice and beuKVolcnce, fiil your bosom, and hey will shine spontaneously like thy real ire.Ii without the aid of a foil and with tho most durable aiidfeajnivating brilliancy. Progress of Reform. -dani" says : -The ".Indepcn- "To give the country, by one wreat fact, an idea of the rapid course of Reform, we may mention what is now well known here thai the! long, tie arduous, the faithful, the disinterested public services of a man whose high character and virtuous ahilites have shed a lustre over the entire PoUtks of this country,' have once more founji a Chief Magistrate who is bold, enough toj re ward them ; and that Amos Kendall, tho' unable, wejlieve, from ill health, to quit his bouse, has received an employment of 10 dollars per diem, for directing the altera tions and repairs of a building, which was till the other day, used for the General Post Office. Let Patriot issn, Integrity and Decency hold up their heads once more! .Virtue HI Iri n . . . i " 6" III IUIS ' O UlVlT-ili2-0'p. tCtiltw.ti" the ltMHfrcerlleyort. IS SENATE. -:- ' -, ; Friday, Jec. 17. The Senate did nut sittq-ilay... HOC3E OB i HKPRlisKNTATirES. trr.c conversation took-place-between the Speaker and several members in relation to the order of business ; which the Speaker decided to be the unfinished business ofyes terda?; (being the reference of the Presi dent' Message.) . : On motion of, Mr. Ward, it was resolved that 'when this House adjourn-, it adjourn to meet on Monday next. , . Tilt? rsBSIOBT's KE33AGE. The unfinished business of. yesterday was theVes'biu&n afiVred by Mr: Yillmore : Rltloed, 3'iat mturb thereof i e. of die Pivs: riunt V4tf emage a? relate? tothe Tanif, be reiem-d t. the Coinmee bn.MaiiillJicrures Whicl5esdiiiUon Mr. Atherlon had mov ed taruemV by striking out tho word " CtwikaiJlthj ortSlfarufa.etlr?,,, and insert ing Uf4" words ainuujtce of Ways and Means.'V .'s;jl:hk And the ,pendirjgqnesiioh beiiig-oif t!so ameudioent, the-:, disciiSsipn, was renewed with greaVauimat ion. The debate was, how evcrnototifiiied5 to the question of refer ence, but tbe entire subject of Reveuuo, Protection, and all the incidentaf matters growing, out '.of this vexed topic, w-re Hid open. A variety of opinions Were advanced' during the discussion, and some of them, of quite- novel character." That part of the President's Message,' also, which refers-to the subject of the Tariff and Revenue, was variously interpreted some regarding it as containing opinions in favor of such discrim inating dstfics as will aid incidentally domes tic m-tnufacturcs, and others drawing conclu sions almost directly the reverse of this. Membrrrs Irom almost all pirts of thc co:i:i try 5poko upon the subject, and the House adjourned upon the question with an indica tion tht the debate might even yet continue for some days. During the deba'c, M SrAi.r akl. had he not known this House as woll as he di'd, ho should have been feurpriscd at dio ranye ofdelmetalcen on the mere question of retVrcncf. But he .understood the object. They had heen the enemies of the Whig pnrty and he welcome.! thim to the strife led on by the honorable gentleman Irom ISTew Hampshire, (Mr. Atherton ) Mr. Atherton inquired of the Speaker if this was in order. Mr. Staxit disclaimed any thine? offensive. Tie saw s.ime rnanifcs'linT a disposition here to laisc a cry that the Whig party desired to fasten on ih country a pr.itpcuwe tariff; and the gentleman from New Hampshire. (Mr. Atiikutox,) wiih a zeal a hasty zc.l f.tr wliich he (Mr. S.) an a Southern man did not thank him, was endeavor; ng 10 protect the South; and really the tl.scusnion had been amusinj. He had been amused to e how the "corporrl's guard" had tali, n Bide-: in this nutter. There was the gentleman fiom Tennfjlvania, (Mr. lr win,l yeterd't ma:!c one f the most in jenious, non-committal speeches, for & protective man, he had ever heard. He said that ihc Message rfwrnmeni.-d a protei-tiw tarilf, and did not recommend it. while another Southern gentleman t!is-claiin- d f r the Prcsid-nt all idea of encourages do ntic manufactures. It was no! fr him (Mr. S.) to Bottle iliisdinutc" between two par ics ; he wou'd let. them i!i:uss it among thcraelv- s. He, thought it a Utile unkind for the gen leman from Pennsylvania to note it with such emphasis that a Southern Whig, from Georgia, had been among the first in attacking a protective tariff. Did ihe gentlewan forget some of his peculiar friends, bound to him by more ties than he (Mr. S.) knew of, who talked loud is disda:min' a protective tariff! Would the gentleman send word in his speech that not only Southern Whigs are op- t posed 10 a protective tariff, but that some of his ?p - al. puhural and personal friends were throwing them selves a step in advance of the Whij party proper, and disclaiming a protective tariff He wanted the question understood. Mr. Irwin (Mr. SlanJy having g'rvrn way) said he was no', aware that he had made any such remark as the gentleman from North Cafoiina (Mr. Stan'y) had understood him to ma&K He (Mr. I.) did nil under stand ihe gentleman from (leorgia (Mr. I't--tnr) to eonfina his opjKwition lo a protective tariff, ut to de ny the right lo discriminate, within the pritvip'cs of the compromise act even, in favor of domestic ma-iu-f.ictures ; and he was astonished to bear that senti ment expressed Iry a Southern W hig. Mr. 8tan!y said that wa no; the part of the crrn! Io nian's rema-ks lo which he referred. He (Mr. .) thought the. gentleman, in commenting, a hs had done, with such emphasis, on the fact that a South. etn Whig was opposed to protection was endeavou.--ina to ho!d up Southern Whigs to tho contempt of his constituents. If ho (Mr. S.) had done the gentleman injustice, he wa3 orry. He ought to recollect that his own pecul ar friends were taking the lead of Southern Whigs, in opposing a protective tariff. The gentleman from Georgia hud said ihat the Com mittee on Manafacturea had no duties by ihe rules of this House. Mr. S. here referred to the Journal of the House, showing that in 1795 a committee ap pointed for that purpose had reported to the Hon.4 the necessity of the Committee on Commerce, among oth-r, find-that this committee was eypres!y created to have in charge Commerce and Manufacture; and that it so continued till 16 1 9, when-the subject were separated, and the Committee on Manufactures' ap pointed. It wa no naw ihing The tamers of the I 'on stitution in 1735 established the Commute-. on Man ufactures. Arid who new proposed to knock it away? A Southern Whig? No; one (Mr. Smi b,) who nev er clai me I that title, anij did not want it, from a dis trict f Virginia, near this place. Lei that fact go to the people of Pittsburg. The genllera .n from Penn sylvania had called on S.utbern Whigs lo enmo up and stand by their standard He (Vfr. S.) hd not know what standard they had in PiUhn.-g;iht? South ern Whigs in his country had some of their own. and f he should like to call ihe centteman from Pennsvl- It. ! ! " vania lo come and stand by his side in rejecting abol iiion petitions, the next time theytcame up. Lvt him come and help us.. But the gentleman frm Virginia. (Mr. Jorie,) l!c ex-Chancellor of the Exchequi r of this House had made one of those m Id, tjcntle speeches, with which plausib le, insinuating ge'ntlemen sometimes jjui-a-desJ ceptive statenent he would not say intentionally before the Public. He j Mr. S-) said gin h?. wel comed the strife with ih gentleman fom Virginia for with all his Locofocoiam, he (Mr. S ) toak p!cas uro in calling him a friend, and hewass much so, he was willing to admit, as a Lorofoeo could- b. He (Mr. Jones) commences an artack on this Adminis tration, and taunts us by asking 'where thig'eat reduction of expenditures you promised us!'. Behold how soon a plain tale t-hall put himtothehfcsh. The gentleman liad said that ihe expenses of Government this year for the fiM three quarters amounted to S24 -734,:i4G. Why could n-t the gentleman state that from the 1st of January to the 4th March I8il 027,ifi7 were expended 1 That ought to be deducted from ihe expense of the Administration, as it was ex pended before they came into pmver. The expenses for the last quarter of this yean were estimate'! l v en nllliona: Takini; away from, the $24,734 346 the $4,027,169, kft 20 707, ISO; to which. adding 7, 29tl,723, the estimated expenses for the lat quiuUr of thia year, it amounted to 27.997,904. la the first place, he asked the gentleman from Virginia to com pare ihia wish the thirty-nine millions expended du ring Van Buren Administration. How did thi tKvin. mM!tA.. mn.naUt..l,. .n,t .; . . . ... ' k I. ...... 'I. - WfllllWC Ilk l , f . HI... aaljr to thtr.ccn millions expenditure of the " ouira. gentleman from Mi.chu,ctuu (Mr. Adami!) liid no come nm m rr wnn j ma irienus prule.infr fe. tren'ebment and reform, arid BUy in power twelve y-ar! ; Did it coaTc in good grace fr geuUcmen in power iwc're yeat. contr-Jling this House and the r ation . with o?i irod nd, to tunt us not I avin-r been, in jSawcr one t-hort year and with tnisundrrt standing cnoagh and triMible among ourtwhes, go that w,baHy know where we are ti taunt u with iru creasing the expenditures 1 And this i created by fhe appropriations whicll he (Mr. J.J nnd hia party made. How did i bU twenty-seven millioim come rpi Who appropriated tlie money 1 DUV these approprU ntion,s coma from us at the extra Session of t;onresS from any incre.ise f ihe Army ? No: thHtWas done under Van Uuren. His vc urabl ffiend, 'f0-. rnerly at the he id of the Committee on Military Af fairs, ooghl to givp tbem some account of this, "j jgg appripriatio3ff outstanding on the 4th pf March bst were more than thirty -mie millions of dollars, anj wvre the work of ibe last Congress and the last Ad ministration, when these gemlcmcn had a maiotitv and it was ter Ihem V accouM f.r these appro-.ria' tioQ'ffUowing so lare an increase. Had the gentle" man forgo ten too,' Ihat, when Mr. Woodbury naj" the Secretary of the Trasury, he preacl;ed to them to economize an J reform j ; atid keep - fb'e aj-proprationj witbimthe ninntes; nd dues the gentb man remcm Ircr t!ic Csniversaiion on this floor between a dist'ri gnihe I gentleman .wra .Philadelphia. ( M r, Joaeij now no longer a rnember of ths House, when he-.-' . - I. . . :.L : l - r ' pu mm iair. jurHTs; h lac appropnacons n id not a'. askru him, and ha said they might exceed Cm Csti' mates !v n million an! a half of do Jars 1 During the !.ift cKHion (contrnurd Mr. 8) of Uonzress', wben'lhe reign of Van Bureri ceas. d ai ast nd n.c no longer nan me jKrvver 10 mssruic tins great and miubty. nation, Mr. Woodbury makes bis estimritfs and tells lis wc must not exceed them; and yet, before' the session is out, lb. chai' man of the (-'o i'miiipp. t,f Ways and Means admits that they were etrcrded lir nearly 1r.o millioTjs of dollars. How d d they du'ic the country ! -Whs there in tho-c est! mares of Jjr Woodbury 'a any estimate f r the Florii'j wnr I Mr t?. thc'i reail fr.im doeu i.ejit No 7'J 2Cth Cong ew, 2d Session, a letter IVo:n the Scrretirv of War to Mr. J. W. Jon?, Chairman of the Con-mi -tee of Ways and Mo ms, in which, speaki of (ho arrearages dtic to the FloridT troops, he mvs 1 "Th;i pay is nw due. and. as the troops stand in need of it, justice requires it should be pVid at the earliest ossi. ble day" 'with as tittle delay as practicab'e." With Ihe following statement, received Ir.-m the P:.vfiixster Generd's office, NovenitK-r 13, S10, of the dues to the Fl irida troops ; For arrearages to the militia called into service to Florida, 221,224 02 ; and for pay ofltattalion of Georaia volunteers fr services Uuee m.-.nthi in 1S40, 29 4-16 C5 'acouatin- to 250,590 10 Mr. 'Woodbury, i;i submitting his annual fslimatps, kepi out of view, not on'y the money waited, but ilebts due; among otliers, thi- debt "S25U.G0O and ihu the Whig party must l-e saddled with charges which the Van Buren Adminis-ration made ! '.is it kind, fair or generous for the gentleman from Virginia to impose on the country in this way 1 Take awav the twelve million dollars public debt, and we should he able to reduce the expenditure some ten or ie!vo million do'jars. 'These appropriation?, ther. f re, were to pay the debt created by the last AdminiFiratinr;, nrul not by the Whig t'ongress. or since the V. hi? pa.-y had been in power. He (?lr. S ) ree,nestcd the gen tleman from Virgiuia, thereftire, lo postpone bis rrn ure until there was a fiir trial, to sec what the Whig- , party would do; and if they retained their Ftrcnih if Locofojism ,did not m-ike too mveh inroad tip --n ihcm, ho trusled they would lie able to give a good account. If they could not let them le seoutou out of K)wcr, and sunk as he trusted they (thc.Ailmiiiis Ifa'iort bad, in pu!Iic indignation and contempt. House adjourn, which motion prevailing, the- House adjourned, al twelve o'clock. Neither Houso met on Saturday. I. SENATE. - ' Monday, Dec. 23. The Chtiir nnnounced the Committee on Printing to he Messrs. Manjutn, Merrick and Yotmg. A number of Private bills were reported. Tho bill from tho House, making provis ion in part for the civil expenses of Govern ment, for 1S42, passed through its several readings anil fi.Tally passed. The President of the Senate laid before the body the annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the Finances. The " Intelligencer" says it passed so rapid ly into the hsndsnf the printers to Co ngrcs., -that we had o.'ily time to cast a transient ol.inei nvrr it. with n virw t,i it nrnniincttt o - - - .-- . - - i piiints. " The state of ihc Treasury is of course t!ic .same as it jvas rf?preentrl to fie in the Fics- ident's Alcssage to Congress; that is to say, there will he an estimated (h-ficieney in the Treasury on the 1st of January next, requir ing immediate provision to meet it, ol 8627, 5o9 ; which fleliciency -is caused by the fail ure to obtain the necessary amount of the Twelve Million Loan, in consequence of tho shortness of the time which it had to run. Mr. Secretary Ctving, the reader may recol lect, when he asked for the loan to relieve the Treasury -from incumbrances left by de late Administration, recommended that it should be authorized for a term of cht fpnre Iml in nnee't'nT the I.oafi bill, C5- gress iirnited the loan to' tiiree years, too short a term to invite investmbnt tf fund.-? in it by capitalists. Ti is deficiency the Secre tary recommends shall be provided for by burn- diato authority being graoicd to '5,:ue Treasury Notes to the required amount. For the next year (1842).tho Tlcccipls in to the Treasury (excluding the proceed.. o sales of -Public Lands?) are estimated at 81 9,20:1,000- from which is to be dedueiU $627,560, tho estimated deficiency at the end of the present year. The Expenditures fecjhc year, including the amount necessary to redeem seven, miljiotis of outstanding Treasury Notrsarc estimated at $32,01, 000; leaving to be provided for, on 'account of the expenditures of 1H-12, the estimated sfim of S14,2!B,570. . To meet this deficiency in the revenue for 1842, the Secretary recommends :o Con gress to authorize an extension of the tcrfn of the portion of the Twelve Million Loa" not yet taken, nnd a teissua of the Treasury Notes heretofore authorized bv law, amount ing to -Sve'rmJlionsof dollars: the balance of the deficit in the ways and mean?, togeth er with two millions of dollars, (a surplus deemed necessary to" be .in the Treasury, to medt emergencies iiithe public service,) ha aiinnlirrt frnm itnnnsts unon SUCII (oi& articles imported into the United Stales - - 1 -1 0? may be selected with duo regard to a n. : . . tu .tnl wants"1 id the Government, and a proper economy its admintstration reaJy exce.'flv'if the r.-fj mates, and the l.'hairman of tire Com nittec of Ways and MVans said they hmt l, sorncth'ng likrn iniilton of tlollars; an l the emir '- .rfc
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