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W - VllK 'AVY. TU fXtMnntrrvrl from tl oUsifg pse of Mr ,S KAiom Purror-'peecii m le-t h n w before the Senate: 1 he prop 4 t iu f the Senttnr from M jwuri, (M'i Wn.) " ppVrrut these, yrrrA 10 Ibr Nevy AU4 the public ft - pendilores, 1 cortrrive.l in high a If 4 it i well calculated to enlist ooryiii- . u .tliifa miiI rotiat th rmaitinatifi.- I sieartily tunc ur with bim in hi estimate uf - tH- TwwpVietv f dolus auiriething lor il . Tint, n a? important tKancn m in pmw lie service ha been- too muih negleced- It mei- at l timet IW li-hrt eonsider- , ation, ha actual eor.rl'tin exact our mM atxi p atlvion. I' glory " ftil eu caaaotNf fno highly es'imajed and 1 tear it has fall" Into gnat dilapidation. , ! might b ipi"ii t inquire how tlii ' 'ia m i romliion ha beeii superinduc ed, but it At due t our most jpre'eioat rrr ' ee iou tnour highest interev la at'. t pride tndpatiiotism can rnforce -that it continue an no longer. That Adminit tration which thill build uplhe Navy, re- Jujrignrate- its ,enT''i'. and . rvie and ktimulate its womed piiil. will derftrv the eterna e'i'i''e ol the coumir. A far mi the pulilic purse can contribute to thi. I would not drfwcribonr4pprnpnatmif Igf IpeciariuiMl It I'ifre t anr n ilhiBu aunn j a w't'tcU 4j-4-f altfit tinnaL it i the Nav. I viu'd not Unit iU-a?-ww.Trwirt imitation houjl jJhe.i;atKLtJfftl..Jir. rnmmrrc.ti marine It man it, anil up fo that full rxtrnt I . would enaUt it to-b Jm at with uur comnKTce i t.h fnur artera uf' hi world. quipped and in- VtH J. :PjP; SSLll .' ? fl.4t?.i,lS!fJ2H-,ftt all'npjwin-enta. - ' Q)994jr idTjlrMt UdtcMokio. - Vu A lUytun Journal if H'tdiutday. A H..if nVy, if affray it may be call fti, ccuru late on Muniiar iiijrtit. at a nrgrbue, near 8fly'a Uiiii; in Ilia auu tt east pait ul the town, . 8 I or avvcn rua mn.' it appears, cut to ihf huuc ahoot irj In. ('it aid. forced thru waj in, and aaked I ir a white woman of bad char acte'r uhu waft known to harbir ih re. TH rt wrre aeral black in the room, an I t'ty ill denied hrr bcinj in ill l a ra . i'p m thi the whi(vundrrtouk to ejr. b for h 't, and thi movement wat fol 4wed by an atia k apm thim hj two, at lttist, uf (he blacks, one of uUom was arited with a kind uf bowie knifrtabuut . ijjhio ifvclies lon-$. r; The whites rusiied tutha dor ba bel r t'x-jr cu d ecape, i4Mi44hi uiworivNabmet Mct"tar ji" was stabbed to tlta heart, and otherwise horriUlX-4yuhaJfa4MMhr--iraadilitiii't J)ai. received several dangerous wound, ana a furd recritd a aevere cut. A'lthis was done,' it is said, b one of tha -assailinblacks. A'nbMter ' with at - chair, beat and bruid others uf the whitek, ao that thej were all, inoreor:"JeiJjij"ur. A'. ' " ' Tha onljf resistance o(freJ In the bloody Kpoaeaof thafliiscrerfnt,wh ased the fa with saclv persevering ferontjr, was that which could b effected by means of the chairs. &., in the room; no weapons of any aort was in' the possesion of the - whites. In the nmlcr, s m of the negroes avere cut slightly by splimrrs of thebmken c'tairs. ;-,;'-::"'":' - -After 4eavin ha premise -Dais-tras discovered, nearly 'lifeless, en Jefferson atreH biidjet wliera he had. fallen ex haniteiu. He was carried linme, and npor UcClea-1 wsajBwieriarMaMfteii" for and found near the .door of the negro bnie, and horribly mutilated. ' Warrants were issued for the blacks yesterday morning, but they hud 4eTi tiiwn. ... . : ... - .a Vursult was commenced, and three of those. whi we:re lit thftM;it..J.e. ' ttfthe assault, were arrested on tha tow ,' path, abnat ten miles ab ive towrt ' Two .' women were in Company, but one of them hid herself and could not be found. "The 1 , other was brought back with the men. ., .' Diva Is ow lying in a very pt era ' rious situttion, and hit recovery- is-ef- tr-my doubtful. He Is literally cut to - pieces. .,;;,:.;.v.;v;;,;:v -.. , Theatubbing negro hat not been taken A fellow answering his disruption, was een resteruay, it ti satil, onthcSpitns field rnsd, above Fairfield. The Council v have offered a reward of (150 for hit ap ... swehension. "'''' - ' - Th unforluutte McCleary was ab-iu' nineteen years uf age, and was a ateadt , ioiluttrioos youth. . Pity it is that he, or ' indeed n id the others, should have beeaveasageil jtHSS.f ..whicbitf nuiTit on. the. falal-affray, Tuera i tloiWng lsbow ht thir "party went to the negro nouse, Willi any nnlnus intention. The iud character of (he house and it inmates, seems to have been the only attraction for lheti - They hat iieiih-r rtub, unite, .or ay weapon, witii i winch to make or reprJ attaults The excitement which Ins jjrn,wnjnutjf ion anu inner ocmrrences wiinin tne last few dav, htt indu ed the Council to strengthen trr pujice, and thns en leavor in pr v nt further acmes of violence. Fifty special ; constable have been ' sworn in, and it becnea all good citizens to a'ul them in p'-eservtng the peace, and res'oein urdeitn tn. jeni'e na.i Uavellinj in Maine, inquir ed of a liitia nrt'hin, by the way of testing his ItmmtiiJse. if he knew what slate he li rl i i? It ooster be called Maine, but it i i't nothiaVnowepliod die boyv'Noth v.iX yo-i .VS htw can that be?' . 'Cos it's slept o ral's ron for Hirrison, away out 'tri jTfl u "expsotejl bacV f Jr. Jour, ye ir : ' ' ; 4 militia epttin rceivHl a pme ftora a .i I, r -quetini "the pleasure jif hja ronv s p.i iy," tindcnitojtl .it as compliment to thus ii -uler hi ffommsn I, end marched the v.wujk' if ihernto the U;,' Wfe-. " , COXGRES9. ' Shards, Fltuar .6, (lie Senate. did ant sit.--i" - - ": ' :- " In the Ilttos, assoonis the Journal was Air. Rayner,f N. C. ailed leave to lay upon the table lhe Uesolotions of the ulaiure ul North Carolina, upon llt uo- i -rt of the Pubc D imain.. , " " ' : I he resolutions wrreiaiu upon nejoie and ordered t be' printed Whal should . e the morning buines and succeeding liu-iness (ben became a aubject of Cont.ro err. : '-. fha Tenee land bill was ronside.ed. and the previous question moved apon it pag by Mr. tlruckett. The bill was discaatcd at some length be Mesr, AViUiams, ofN. C, Lincoln, of Mats, aad thrr when the espirationut the inofoin hiiur was announced, and st leiiiion ien to private bills. . , lu the Senate, Mondar, Feb. 8, The bill to surrender tlie Canal giork to Msrtla'id, before the Senate on Friday,' was fi ial.y pissed and sent to the House for c incurrence . i Mr. Merrick asked leave to take up the bitl iV revive and continue the banking pwrr in the District uf Columbia. . iirr'TpnpWtxttknni'i i lie e ivj-r rfo-s e very jlun- pertain tog lo the in teieiito the l)iaritt.' He thoojjht there aia.444a-imri t actfw."'-. :"" Mr. Allen honed also that there wuld be a posfponemeiit of " the measure until so ne future Isr. . Information hd been akad from the Secretary of the Treasury, and upon the answer depended in a great meatme the success of the present applica Mr, Bentoti took o-canion to makes sprecli against the Banks in the discussion of the question whether the District Hank b II should be taken up or not. Mr. lien. ton a well as Mr. Allen relerreJ to the recent fct-unt in tint District of Columbia. Mr,. Benton concluded his remarks with a motion to call up the special order. Mr, Crittenden, at one o'clock the spe cial order having been called- moved that the Bankrupt b. II be taken up. AMr. Merrick insisted that if anything wa to be done for the DUtrict Banks, now wns the time. The yea and nays were li minded on his motion, and the following wa the result: : VEAf -Messrs. BaratdrClay,of Ky Clayton. Disnn, Graham, Knight, MvtigHm, Mernrk, Phelps, Krenuss, rreston, Hives, Ruzgles, Sevier, Smith, of lnd.t Southard, Webster.' White 1 87 N AYS M f sva, yien, Bcriton, Buch anan. Calhoun, Clay uf Ala., Crittenden, Fulton. Henderson, Hubbard, king, i,inn. umpkiti, Nicholas, Nicholson, Norvell, Pierce, Porter. Roane, Robinson, Smith of Conn.;, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wal,l, Winisms, Wright, Young sr.- , '. m r a st I . a II a I a ' I neivenerai uannrupi oiu was inen ta ken up without opposition. Mr. Ilubbanl moveu that the bill be re committed with instructions io report cer tain amendments materially affecting the bill, and designed to affect its passage. "To include Corporations," was onat of the instructmns given. Other amendments were equally objectionable. I re reas and nays were rruereu, and the proposition was voteoVdown. Ai As soon a the vote was declared, Air. Hubbard, determined atill lu oppose the bill, introduced h'u amend nvenUaeparate- ly, beginning with the one to indurle all elassetnf ckartedi MMJlsy, of Ala., opposed uie jmrmi ment. and came in direct confljci with the prominent supporters of the Administra- ... - ft .1... liorr party, mr. viay.was ui opinion mai notwithstanding there had been one, two ud three supenamna, yet there count be uo rt asoa, for tnclnditjg State corporations. The amendment waa unconstitutional obviously so sod rtiej State of. Alabama would not content to it. - Mr. Sevier expressed liia surprise that the Senator from N. Hampshire had not gone furiliar that he had not included with Corporations, Mate, subject, liber ties and all. He shou'd have puj them alt up st auction at once! W hy stop here? You hae the same right to include the States as their corporations. The State are your masters, said Mr, a. and you toeir sertaots, undertaking to dictate terms to them 71 he country 4 too, was a Rood deal embarrassed, and if there ever waa a time for forbearance now waa the time. Char ity anil mercy became the Government, and instesd of resorting to violent means, Wd were bound to resort to pacinc tneas- BfciHateitstmtiowha4il it belunsid: la the Statea UcorrecU ami hot to fhe Governmettt. kS'fj::--.i:" : .... I care not, taid Mr. Sevier what are the opinions of Sjr. Van Buren upon the sub ject, ncrdo I care what are the opinions i.f any body else Mr. Benton or any body. A State hat a right to give its people arte tiVj if it r honsea, and it irnothtinTn ;Cmn" gresa. - Tarrflot how oiheri vole, but with'any respect to the Constitution of Ar kansas, I cannot voe for the amendment, nor do I see bow any ot e ac. Mr. Wright, of N Y. followed, for the purp'-se nt expiaininr hit former vote in fa vor of ih? paBse uithe bill.i" The Con sreionnl history of the Bjnkrupt bill of he last sestion was given. Mr. V. taid he addressed a meeting iu New York at the Exchange, and the per son in attendance respomleil warmly in favor uf a uniform law upon the subjei t of ittutruptcy. loe Attorney tieneral ad- drisseila similar mee ing. and, a similar response was given. . Bu t vputt all occaiont it ws proponed tit include cM-ooraiion And so with the petitions presented to the p-esent t ongrens. The Senator svas'warra ty opposed to the law before lhe Senate or say Ww upon the subject. Again, he said ( few no tliRerenre between a Hmk nweed by a State and a Bank wnei by an .ndivual, He believed there wa no L K'" I V; ) ST A R, A N D (question as to the puwir of Congress to in- vlude State iostUutiona in a Bankrupt bill Mr. WHght was jutlotscd by" Mr. South, of Conn., and others. . -! i ' - In the House, .Mr. Thdmpson submit ted the following communication lrm the Secrrtarv of War: - ' . . , il'ar DepartmtntfFtb. 6, 1841. - "Siit. I have this honor to transmit, h. rewith, lor the consideration of Uk Com mittee hii Military affairs, a copy uf a communicstioa to the Adjutant Ucneral front General Armistead, commanding the army in Florida. akinjj a remittance of tOO,00a ttf enaVeim'r0 ciihipry with his promises to the hostile Indiana in Florida, in tlta evenj ofjheir Surrendering them selves for emigration. In the present temper of the Indians, and from the tact tint a number havejttread f come in at the various potts anil surrendered their arms; there is reason to hope that General Arm istead' promises will induce them to come in and give themselves Bp for removal to the West. The' course adopted by the General h,' heretofore, met the approba tion uf the Department; both as a measure of economy and humanity, as the induce meal held out by him is calculated to end this "protracted contest at much less el (iCnua of blood and treuie 4hsn t con3 tinue the war anoiher month. -t he iJepartntenr-nis, nowever, no meaflaftdeetvcrrqi! kWE object, and wspectlolly recooiinends that an-sjNprtatrifr--wrTne amount named by General Armistead f6IOO,000( be ask ed of Congress for the purpose. "Very respectfully, J. R POINSETT. Hon .Ypni.TjiaMtoiu,-. ,., "Chairman Com. on Military afTair, II. R." Head QcARtr.RS Ahmy or Florida, WumpaJan. ITS, 1841. "Sta: I have the honor to report that. I have just aarived from -Pease Creek and Punta Russia. I visited those points for the purpose of meeting a party of Semi notes, and inducing them to come in. 'I did not succeed in obtaining an inter view with their chiefs, but severar of their puople came to see me. accompanied, by two of the delegation fiom Arkansas. They united in saying that they would re turn vn eight days with a part, if not the whole of their people, and embark on board the- steamboat which 1 shall des patch to meet iht-m- J"I have promised the two chiefs each 6ve thousand dollars, and agreed- to pay every warrior who comes in thirty dollars, and give Vm it rifle, blanket and dothing. ' lo lulhl tins and other promise vvi tush J J have made to the Indians, I trust there will be no delay in forwarding to me' or Captain Page the necessary sum of money, or in ordering Captain Armstrong to re port Jo me with eh e fund committed to liimYor the purpose of facilitating the em igration. "Thirty or forty Indians are expected here in a few days from the head. of With lacooche, They desired an escort to pro tect them from the Micrkasukie which was accordingly furnished. , "A considerable number of the Talla l asseea are now in at (various points. I shall concentrate them here as soon as practicable. I rrsprcuully inclose here with a report from Lieut. Col. Lonmis, commanding at Fort Clinch, where Echo emathla, chief of the Tallahassees, has doubtless arrived ere this, f am kcK 1 -;-wW.K. ARMISTEAD. iIIrirjR7; jpcrnrsi, rjr? s- One houdred thousand -1ollars wlil probably be required for the objects mentioned in tne tetter." The House on motion of Mr. John W. Jones of Virginia, wentJnto Committee of ut the Whole and and took up the Pen kinti"BiH. . '.... iftii'l an amendment to appropriate $100,000 to carry on the negotiations, now going on for peace, between the Florida Chief, and General Axmstetd of the Uuited State Army. Mr.. Thompson supported hit motiun to amend and wa warmly replied toby Mr. Giddingsof Ohio. The debate which lias commenced - bids fair to consume the week. In addition to the remarks of : Messrs. Thompson and Uuldinta, Mr. Profit oflnd. addressed the enm mil tee in opposition to the remarks made by tome members upon the subject of a con templated war, with . Great Britain. He tnou"ht the disposition of tome to talk a bout a war wat very bad, and verv mach out of order, jnd rtt. ilio. What waa ait in Consrese i . ..,, . ... "... . . ' and prople would soon begin to think that we were upon the eve of war. lhe committee rose without arriving at any decision. Mr. Eastman, tome days so, rave no tice at a motion fur leave, to tntro4!ue a bill to e t te d for ft ve-yeart the" 5f t "I p. I 1 I s r n . a s proven juiy to, loa, granting nail pay and pensions to certain widows. As soon as the House came out of Committee of the Whole, he asked leave to introduce the bill which was granted. ' . Ija bill was then- intrmlaceit," and fe ceived it first and second reailirg.jind was reierrrd to the Committee of the hole on the state uf the Union. Mr. Jones, of Virginia, from the Com mittee of Ways and Means, by leave, re ported a bill making appropriations for fortifications for the tear 1841 which was twice read and committed tn the Committee of Whole on the state uf the Utrlpn.":r,''"""?"s""'''" ' ' " ' "' ' In the.Srnate, Tuesday, .Feb. 9, the Bankrupt Bill wat called up as the special order uf the day. Mr. Henderson of Miss, addretsrd the Sera'e at some length upon the amendment proposed by Mr. Hubbard of N. H. die russtng the rontti'otinnal qurtion rf the power of Congress to control S'ate Intti N O R Til r A JltfM N Nations. An able exposition .wae made as to the character tf corporation nd their relationship to the State. 'I he po sition of Mr. Wright, Mr. Benton, and Mr. - HubbarJ were ill ' con'.i gted with good effVct. ; .The power was denied, and upon this Mr. Henderson spoke at length. Mr.jCdllmun also daring the tlfbate took occanion to reply to Mr. 4 Wright He regarded the proposition to. control State institutions as the most fiagcant at tempt to infringe the righla of the States whith had "ever been attempted. The Senator from Sunlit Carolina brought all his power to besr uon the point defen ded. ' Mr. Walker spoke at some length, a second time contending that the clause in the Constitution gave Congress complete power overall classes 'of corporations in the States. , ' Mr. Calhoun responded to Mr. Walk er, and clearly and succinctly stated his objections to the, position laid down by Mr. W. He had many reason to give why Banks should not be included in a Bankrstpt bill. If Congress could include corporations, it could include all the towns ol New England, and .every corporate city in the Union. The question was whether Congress should - have pttwrr"tw tlestpey the Binksuf the States, which -would be the effect of ihi Bill under cduaideraiioa. would be innumerable evils, In the Hou'se, the bill making an appro priation for pensions was taken up in com mittee or the whole the question being on Mr. Thompson's nutiou to amen I by ad ding 3 100,000 foi such Sejuinulesas may 4gtr.ntlerj4ccaugratian. Mr. M. A. Cooper resumed his remarks from yesterday, in reply to put lions of the argument of Mr. Giddings having refer ence to the causrs-of the Florida war. Some furtherjexplanations took place be tween Messrs. Cooper and Evans in re lation to the pending controversy be tween the States of Georgia, and Maine.' Mr. Cooper, in the course of his re marks, was called to order by Mr. An drews, of Kentucky, for irrelevancy; and at a suosequent period, when replying to the remarks of Mr. Giddings as to negro stealing, and whilst meeting those remark with alluxinns to a certain case of negro stealing in Ohio, was pronounced to be ou of order by the Chairman. The House reversed the decision. Mr. Cooper, as a disappointed man re jected by the. people, chose to say that the people tf Georgia hid been humbugged in the rec e n t lec lion. . Mr. Nhbetof Ga. took orcasion to cor rect his colleague, and did so In few words by saying that he Insinuated more than he asserted, and had insinuated what was not true: In regard, to Georgia. Mr. Giddings uf Oio alio conected sjime of fhe misunderstandings and mis representations of the member from Geor- Air. thompson of S. C. made an ap peal to Mr. Cooper not to raise a family quarrel between Southern men in regard to southern Institution!. Gen. Harrison would soon speak for himself and con vince even the member himself that his constituents had not been deceived in giv ing their votes to him. There were manv "members anxious to get the floor when Mr. Cooper had con cluded. Mr. Black was lbe- tuxcetsful candidate; : . . . .. , -Mr.Black madra'spccli wliich excUed general laughter, not so much fnr wl at was aaul though he threatened Mr.- Gid- dtnss of O. with a Lvnchinz if he ever went South at lor the manner oh speak ing, i Mr. B. consumed an hour in ouotine ,1-frpmaml referring to Abolition- jnurnala..! 'Tue Chairmen if rteiojhmftiee'oncVor' twice pronounced tlte debate altgetherout of order, but at the committee .were dis posed to allow bim to go on he would not interfere. Mr. Rayner of N. C. called Air, Black to order, and Mr. Wise made an appeal to him in behalf uf Southern men to stop. The discussion was not pleasant to any Sothern man, and he hoped lie, would be satisfied with what had been aaul. I tie House lor the last hour bad pre sented a scene of confusion, disorder and excitement, cneqalledanv where but in fhe House of Kepresen'ativet. It is im possible to attempt to give a report ol what la said and done. . - . . WedneadayirFibib;? The set were occupied in counting the votet aod-imTg-;tbe reirtift "of dentiklec the Vice President of the United States, entered the Hall of Representatives, where the Vice President presided, and opened the various returns. He then, in aloud voice, proclaimed Wm. II. Harrison and John Ttler President and Vice President of the United 8tate-for Jour yer Xrom 1 ami alter the 4tn aiarctv nexL 'lhe Tellers were Mr. Preston, on the part of the Senate, and Messrs. CukhUig of Miss, and Jones of Va. on the part of the House. Thursda. Feb. 1 1. The Clerk of the House of Representative announced to the ?(nate this morning, as smm as the journal waa read, that the House had chosen a joint committee of two to wait upon Wm. Henry Harrison, uf Ohio, and notify him that he had been, declared by the two House of Congress e ected Presi dent of the United Slates for four years from the lourth of Mjrch next; and fur ther that the House on their part had made choice of Ca'leb Cushing, of Mas. and Henry A Wise uf Va. tn notify him of the fact. The message was laid upon the tr ble. Mr. Preston of S. 0. having been appointed on the part of the Senate, and with the membi re of the Houe having waited upon Gen. Harrison during the day, made the follow in report, as the General's reply: ''That he receives this r. A Z r. T T If manifestation of the confidence of hi countrymen with profound gratitude, and that he will earnestly; devote himself to j the discharge uf his duties it imposes so as, according to hi beat ability, to pro mote the Union and welfare of the Coun try." w - . "" ; TJie RepVt was read by Mr, Preston amf I- ft upon the Clerk' table, . " 0 ; :.,Mr. TAPPAN?"pieented a memorial for removins the Beat of Government from, the city of Washington to the city uf Cin- hcinnatn. The memorial came from cm- ent of 0!)iu ansljras laid oo the table for the reason, as given by Mr. T. Ihat noth ing could be done with it this session. Mr. TAPPAN also presented 'a memo rial prajing that the independence uf Hayti nuy be recognised by the Uuited States. . " fV " Mr. CLW f Ala. objerteil to the reference lo the Committee of Foreign Affaire. , ' The Bankrapt Bill was called for as the special order (if the day- The motion pending was to lav the bill on the ta ble, submitted by Mr. SEVIER of Ark., on Tuesday last. Mr. SE'VIER withdrew .his motion, which wat hot debited, in order to give Mr".: SMITH ''of Conn'Toprlnniiy 'to' address the St ntttc, which he did at length. CorpuraUonsyand 4he-proprietyof inetsfr pnrattn'" lhem-4t-ar gencral'Banltru pt, bill, was the tnbject uf htsjspeech.'v - MctSmi h wss for the most ultra prop osition which had been submitted to the Senate, and talked learnedly in . reply t Mr. Calhoun, "who, though a pol.iical friend, was unfortunate enough to be op posed to hintr' The --misfortune of ;- thr' United States Bank were alluded to, and the whole banking system, from the first bank to the Republic of Venice to the Pennsylvania monster, were considered. Mr. Smith spoke nearly two hours. Mr. TAPPAN then moved that the Bankrupt Bill be passed by for the present, and that the Senate go into Executive ses sion. The House went into Committee of the Whole for the purpose of disposing of the Pension Bill. The bill, by the rule of the House, was taken from the Committee uf the-Whole at twelve o'clock. The amendments in troduced in tha Committe and others were ctnsidered. " 'The amendment of Mr. Thontpsun f S. U appropriating one hundred thousand dol lor s for t be remova I of the Scminolea to the Western Border of Missouri was adopted - by -a verylarge -majnriryr bu f wnli another amendment that arms should not be. put info their hands until they are placed in the position set apart for them in. the Treaty. An amendment was pro- Uposed that the money to be expended in re moval should be,deiucted -from the turn to be paid ander the treaty.. This amendment wat rejected. Another wat proposed that the Indiana should not have any money placed in their hands until removed. Mr. THOMPSON of S. C. taid that (his waa unnecessary, as he understood the money wag not to be paid un il were on theirs ay to: he west. the Indians! t ne out waa men passed. -CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC' BILL. The bill making nrovisioes for the Civil antlD iplomatic expenses ot the Govern ment wsscalled on on motion ol Mr. Junes, from thecommittce-of ways and meant. - 1 ha bill was read and a aiacussiott onv menced on the several amendments. The debate to far hat been unusually narliamen- , ' i j- r. : e . lary inu oignineo. . ne provisions for sta tionery created' a protracted discussion, during which the conduct of the clerk wat severely censured by some of thr members. In the Senate, on Friday, Fe 12, alter the mortuns busineas th the fisde blTreasury notes, waa talu-n up, when Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, spoke against the measure at tome length, deprecating it aa most objectionable jo it features. - Mr. Wright replied. Mr. Clay, rejoined, and the debate wat further continued ' by ' Messrs. Benton, Calhoun, Preston, Dixon,. Hubbard, Knight, Henderson, White, Smith of In diana acd others, when the question was taken on the passage of the bill, and de cided in the affirmative, as follows: . . YEAS Messrs. Anderson, Buchanan, Cal houn, Clay, of Alabama; Dixon, Fulton, Gra ham, Hubbard,. Kerr, Kine. Knight, Linn, Lumpkin, Nicholson, Norvell, Pieree, Porter, Uives, Roane,-' Robinson, Sevier, Smith. of In- diana,Tallmad(je, Wall, Webstar, .Williams, Wright, Yeung 2& ; .-:,,It3.,. NAYS. Messrs. Allen. Benton. Clav. of KBtfl?Wiryty Pie me ocniie men aujourneu until ioii day. ' In the House, private business consum ed the day's letting. , From (tie Baltimore America of Feb. 9. THE PltCSIDENT ELECT. GENERAL HARRISON'S ADDRESS. Yetterdv morning t ten oMock an im mense assemblaee of citizens waMathered in front of the City Hotel, all eager to hear the address, which, according to the inti mation in the papers of the morning, wit expected lobe made by the People's Pres ident elect. The number uf persons in at tendance comprised many thousands, in cluding a large number uf ladies who oc cupied all the windows and other suitable position' within hearing or sight of the platform. The order and decorum which prevailed throughout were in the highest degree commendable. , The President Ktrcr was intrnducMl lo the assemblage by the Hon. John P. Kennedy, in a few appropriate remarks,'' and when the cheering had ceased, he com menced his address. GrVi.. Harrison begsn by remarking that to some the course he had pursued in addressing pub'ic asembies since hit de parture from home might teem objectiona ble, tirce il was perhaps under circumstan- cet a little unusual. Bat if it wat an ee rrit was one of the heart th result uf : kind affe ctions of a desire to be in a cunt maiiMtn uf feeling with his fellow-cilizeiis -t snd for this he rhnuld hartlly be liable to censure i the estimation uf the virtuous and intelligent . 't - . , For addressing; .the people of Baltimore he had .particular inducement. f.ir it wi I city that he loved. ! love it." said the General, "beracse my father loved it ami was rntrua'ed with the if, fence uf it in the days uf the fiet Congress. . I love it,' he rnnried,becaiiseit was the reilenr of Charlk Cabroli. or Ca ROLt.ioaj be cause it wat the. birth plaC or residence uf Ornn Hollaxd WlLtlAM,ef Johs Eaoer Howard, of inytdd frietid,the hero of Mud Fort, Samckl Smith because it is aie nanieti oy me nouie neience made by its citizens against an invading foe, the glory of which will last for ages after the marble reared in its commemoration shall have been resolved into dust." ."In fine,-' said he, i"I love the city of Baltimore because it contains so rare a collection of beauty and loveliness, numerous etiden es of which t now are around me.-' ' -After a series of fel icitous remarks in the way (if introduction,, Gun. -H am ai "Upon what subject, fellow-citizens, shall -i!Fki youLiJ'he tokawhich ftHWi msvieij oiiiscussion tiu.ttng. ine late po n ItticaT canvass woujd be now oit of plac the era of such discussion" has patsed. , I tint ur en rlS 'in Gi-Bt Br!ni!itl.'. ' . He wished particularly to confer' with those of his fellow-citizens who at the late election had voted against him. They had exercised the rights of independent, meat ... fhelr tove'ldr their country, -their attach- merit to Republican .principles were not doubted by him. He felt assured that "as a portion uf the great body uf the People ' they Were as sincere and as, pure in their feelings of patriotism at any others in the country under whatever political name they ' J might be classed. But he believed they had been misled. Their leaders in the posses- j sum of the Government had sought to di- .tert their attention from he- acta and po. , icy of the Government. It was a maxim in frequent use and a very good une, it was, that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance. But this maxim had been sadly misspplu tl your vigilance, (said Gate. Harriok. addressing his friends on the other rdf.) . , was" directed towarJs lite , muvemenU uf your political opponents; it was diverted from the conduct of your own official men the very puirtt to i which it should alwayi be tamed. The nature of powerl deceit? ui: me mosi virtuous nt men uy the long possession of it maybe corrupted imper ceptibly and unawares lo themselves, in politics as in war, nothing is mttre rommon than to nuke demonstration ur ff itils.'br .L:-L ......:.....-.... i r- J .wuitn aiienuu.il i' taseq awayirom an et- seritial point by ii prftence-'ihiit soirft tfther; is in danger. Gbnebal Hahruon dwelt forcibly on this topic. 'He Urged it-as a llutV llnnn ll ritivn im tn..lr- rt.ttlv i. ' the acts of the Government, no matter who-' . might be entrusted with the administration id it.- Ther should make themselves ar. quainted with both tidet of werv impor-.' lant subject, and form tlieir own omnion ' accordingly. A the-disciplesuf Mahomet were taught to turn their facet at etsted times every day towards Mecca.so he would enjoin, it upon every freeman in the Re public to turn bit eyes towards the city uf - ineie.- . The General alluded to the. charge ot Ftileralitin which had, been made against him during the recent cunvas. said the term waa capable of different signifio cations: In the odious sense that waa' tached to ir, implying an and republican feelin?. he rntirelv renudinted ih rti.rn-. J hit life and tervices to show that ihere wit no truth, in it. -Htsfamilv associalionr. hi early education, the fir.t principles uf character uf which he had any recollection ii i . ,. . mi can ijrjjiiuiii-aii. - i can my sell, sai'l Gen. Harkisoii, "a dtniocraticrtDublienn.'" ' If there wa any act uf his life which show ed a different principle from that which was implied in the term he had used if he had, when entrusted with power, exercie ed it to lhe oppression tr injury uf any, or to encroach upon the l ight, of a citizen, or ' to usurn mnea llian wa rnnimiiiail In Ki.n let such act be pointed out. II? alluded . .with much feeling lo the manifestation uf ' regard displayed towards him by the State0 nr ir.i.,.i. '. t- I... r..- . . o. which furnislied so larr-e a portion of the ' in the North-WTests and he vetitured to in- rrr vianirr tavorauie-sentiment in us ex pressed for him waa some evidence that he -had not in his militirv conduct viulateil ika kh.in.inl.. . . f . .n.. iil.l'i... . l I k . 1 . tli nnwee nleufttMl tAhim. He refirrAl , in a similar manner to the State ol I ndiana in luoiiciiiuu wioi nu cinri uiKeiit ui too 6-. ... ... ..r... r,....,,,. After vindicatinghimtelf from the charre of Federalism in the obnoxious sense in UfKieK ilia l.i-in tvmm ...I Km !.... a . I,. m.L m. it a word uf reproach, Gf.s. Harkison in-; limited that the party calling itself demo cratjc might be found to he itself inclimr-g towards Federalism. The definition of a. monarchy comprised the command of the. army, the power of administering the laws, and the control uf the public revenue. The two former were by the Cunstitution nf the United State entrusted to the Pres ident; but the last and most potent of all. was intended to be kept entirely but of hi hands Yet how 1 the fact now? 1! not the polirj of ihe Government for tome time ' past been to draw the National Treisury under Executive control? If Federalism I- . . I ... I. . " L.. J' implies a iruurncj lowaru a iimnariiiT, what measure more strongly federal hat ever been advocated? ' .You have often been warned of late, fel low-citizens, said Gfnkral II arhisck, a gaintt lhe too great increase of the money , power in the country. You have leea .
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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