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.1 41. W: if.' it 11 H.! w .4.4 !1l F i ii Si i .im. v V t! f t I ;1r I STRANGi; DOINGS IN CENTRAL !i; i AMERICA. nUntanrs by the following letter, cop V iTVV ' .u Vrtr Rnrps ihat thn t proceedings of Mr. Sdi-iER. otir Charge do toXTitrnI America, in obtaining n cession of, the -Island of Tigrc from the State of Honduras, has brought: about n collision Kctwcett him and Mr. Chat Weld, flic Charge dc Affairs of Great Brit nin showing the pacific and nccommoda Vlirip'disnosiuon of that people as respects lea iron :.?? 1 7v. ! tbp Nicaraguan question, that any inter Eruption of the amicable relations of the ;Uyo Governments wjll result from these 'nctsof their respective agents. j Cortetpondence of the Aetc York Exprets. 'ii.';; ' Leox ije Nicaragua, Nov 8, 1840. ' j Ge.ntle.mkx : The British have been committing some new outrages io this p&rt of the world ; and, as a consequence, Central, America is in a high state of cx citemeat. Since the negotiation of the treaty by Mr. fquier, the British Govern- . ment, through its agent Mr. Chatfield, has been committing outrages which cannot fail to receive the attention of the Govern- ment nt Washington. This Mr. Chatfield as the Agent of the British Government, arrived at the Gulf oif Fonseca on the lGth of October, and immediately took possess ion of the Island of Tigre'In the name of jbe British Queen.' This was done under cover olfui armed force, wjth cannon and all the pomp and circumstance of war. The flag of Honduras was by his orders torn down, and that of England runup and i&luted.' This is not all, a superintendent . Avas by (himj appointed, and a new order of Covenment established. ;'j Commodore Paynter had previously ar med off Uenlrjo, in commandof the Brit- . . ''. 1sb steamer Gorgon, but did not enter. ! I ii ' I learn that Mr Squire, our Minister. ;i?3nohas been very prompt in the discharge J ftf his iliitio. at once disoatched a messen- 1 ieerto Chatfield. tellingbim that the Island ru.ni.i ...n: i. : . u . i, Ti ' of'Tigrc had been ceded to the United States, and that under the circumstances ho bail no doubt that he (Chat field)-would Immediately' order Its evacuation. Chat jleld replied, it is sxid, on the following day, acknowledging the receipt of our Minister's letter,. and declaring that Hon duras bad no right to cede any portion ol hef territory, because, first, she had not rn tbp. ripht to a national existence ! r"r 1 And, secondly, he is understood to have i'td, tbat she had no right to dispose of the Island of Tigre, because he(Chatfield) ,bpd intimate'd hs intention of placing a tien upon the islaud ! What. Mr. Squicr's tjoirjjdcT to this impertinonce I do not, npvv. Chatfield, I learn, has written a qond letter to our Jjnistcr, declining to pracuatc the island, but promising to sub i mit the question to her Majesty's Govern mcknti This was on the 1st of December inttrvnt. Sinno Avhich Mr. Sciuier.it is re- a "4 I v I ' 1 ' oftetl aU around, no doubt correctly, has f I I ll ant n rtrtt lK-it ttm ivlanrl clvmiM Vi pi'iin. I batcdrvitViin six days. , - '- j - But the outrageous conduct of this Brit ish rigent did not end here. All the is lands! of the Gulf belonging to Honduras find Sfin Salvador have also been seized ; also the ports of Truxillo and Mpro. Thesa high handed measures have been teikert to prevent the spread of American opinion and the emigration of American people to the Pacific. The people of Hon ilurai feel tbat they have been wronged, notwithstanding which they have offered to submit all the claims ofthe British to ; t. . , cpmrrisioners, and have pledged them celves to abide by the result, Bntt this . Iroasonable request has been met with no 1 ; w sort of notice. :J The catalogue of abuses does not end here.! San Salvador also received a sum- "'. h,onsi requiring her,, at ninety-four hours' i riotic, to yield to certain insolent demands rpado by the British ngern to which the ' reply! was that they Were unjust, and would not bo complied with : whereupon ' the Pprts of Acajuhla and La Union, with 'nlj (hp coast ol San Salvador on the Bay, ' "werejtaken ppssessi&n of in the name of tip Queen. I write this amid great ex citement, and the arming ofthe States, vhici have pretty nearly agreed upon a 'f. ;t 1 ' . ( j)ian pi union. i 'I iri. England, has been seeking to mafce bis r' I ' inUin f IfVVpmmpnt Ii i- rrrvl i nln o ilicrorttit aKta , y j '. Jlf w " " .,.,v-.B ..VV.IM.U U MldlbIUlUIIy 1 ' t i! treat V. The Director hern told him : thnt j 1 iho first article of such a treaty must be the evacuation ofthe Moschito coast and tpe port of San Juan by the British. The ! treaty made by Manning in England will 'Ml- i; t iioi ie rauiieu, excepi upon compulsion. r Gunrdiole, a brave fellow, is at Choluca with one thousand men, and has sent word that lie is teady to march to the relief of jTigrii Inland at any moment. Another ibousantj me.n, under Barrierns and-; Cab-jiria-s, are also rcruly to go to the relief- of j nn Salvndor. 'j'he whoh? country is tjeeply excited, and ready to take up arms .qgaintjvlbe liriiistj Government. ';;; ;'.A Pinfidux Counterfeit. A gentle twin lias handed to us for description, a $20 tiotr on thr bank of Georgetown, S. C, . Avhicli is better executed than nny thing ef he Fvrl hich we recollect to ihave ' seen.:- Tho plate, vc understand, is an ! iacl.imitatioivof the genuine, except that 'the topmast ofthe? ship in the centre vig : nctte has no streamer tlyinj; from it, whilst ? ihe ghvlHnc bills have. The signatures n , ovIVH'dent nd Cashier appear to been aved, instead of being written. The ' TiH ne r t M inferior Th hrtrL" nf tho r i I'M Prjrttncntrd with two largo and twp I - clila'tr Wo believe that none of I he gn y w no bills of that brahch have any figures Counterfeit bills on the Commercial Ilanlj.pr Colutrrbia, S. C, are in circulation .7 APVH t" Ham'urP:, FhpJ tfrscrtbvd.7-iyccr;c Obsfrvir. i n xiuytHiniri tuia. -jne rrport ot u. i IJireclor of the U. S. Mint at Philadelphia ! tl. floonnnnn :,. r'.i:f A jjjab been reccned at that estublisnment. FINANCES OF NORTH; CARpUNA- The Report of i he Compttiler,f Pubfic Ac cotjints, from November 1st, 848, to Novem. ber 1st, 1849, it appear in tjhe'Regwter and i . Standard newspapers, ngre to. a proris- I ion of the Legislature requiring said Ke port to bo I made public in 1 his way. We gi tQe ' ' Itecapltufation" of tho Report ; ! j PUBLIC FUND, Receipts. - . t Sale of State Bond, 8224,5) 00 j ' 1 Public Tax ree'd of 'i r sh'fis Baink Loan (Cape F. Bank,) Bank Loan (Bank of State,) Bank Tax, Bank of State,' Bank Tax, Bank of Cape Fear, Interest on AVil. and Ral. R. R. bonds, Cherokee Bonds, Dividends b'k stock Cape Fear Bank, Sale of old public of fices Attorney's License B'k Tax Merchanta - Bank, Newbern, Cherokee Lands, Bank Tax Commer ce B'k Wilmington. Additional returns of public Tax, Inter. Improvement Board, 113,239 70 40,000 00 21,128 14 .5 j ,2,240 25 2?339 00 3,000 00 2,662 92 "M; - 732 00 576 87 690 00 562 50 506 00 ii i 455 75 - 54 87 10 00 -412,756 01 Disbursement Judiciary, Post Office, . Ini'st on R. & G. R. Road Bonds, Gov,'s House for re pairs and furniture Public Printing, Capital Square, f 129,232 80. ! 267 47 39,075 00 1,323 78 4,579; 74 1 563 00 792: 29 i IS : Stationary, Fund for Inler. Im jprovement, Treasury notes burnt hy Committee of jFinance, Pensioners, Public Library, Valuation ol Chero kee Lands, International Ex changes, 918 70 2 ! 95 i 755 00 j 250 1 27 ' . 402i 00 75?00 126,000 j 00 i 7,147 40 59 68 Princip'l on R, 6c G. Rail Road Bonds, Interest on Slate Loan, Insolvent Polls, Slate Capitol, Ral. & Gaston R. !R. debts, Council of State, State Loan, Executive Depart ment, Treasury do Slate do 126 i0 61,88755 171-45 10,000 00 2,348 00 i 2,000 ; 00 800; 00 1,000 00 ; 200; 00 260 00 525 00 ;! 825 70 2,504 50 ,10,000 00 44,632 66 2,058 43 26 16 1,384 05 56 00 ' 704 28 2,812 63 Comptroller's . do Adj't General do Superintendent pub- lie buildings State Librarian, r VVeights and Meas ures, Salisbury Ac West'n Turnpike Road, Stock in Fayetteville Plank Road, General Assembly, Electoral Election, Senatorial do Sheriff for settling Tax, Governor's Election, Congress do Contingencies, Aalance due by pub ; lie Treasurer, 1 Nov. 1848, 37,068 08 373,517 97 Balance in hand 1st Nor. 1848, $39,238 04 LITERARY FUND. Receipts. Balance due Lite-'ry I Fund 1st day Nor. I 1848, . $136,212 69 Gentries of vacant Land, 6,782 80 Bank dividends (B'k ! Cape Fear,) 52,040 00 f dividends State, - 21,364:75 J Interest on bonds of the R. k G. Rail. i A road, " 9,153 00 Interest on bonds of ! the W. Ac R. Rail ! Koad, r 6,100 00 Cape Fear Nav. dir. idenrls, 1,300. 00 Support of Deaf and Dumb School, 375 00 Floral College ; Int. I on loan, 120 00 Wake Forest, Int. on i ban, 1 612 40 Roanoke Nav. diri. ; ' 1 dends 1,750 00 Tavern Tax, ; 3,117 04 Auction Tax, M 673 30 241,600 98 Disbursements. Support of Common f Schools, 99,449 S3 SuppoVt of Deaf and j Dumb, 13,000 . 00 Caldwell and Aahe 'H . s i Turnika.Road, 1,200 00 Expenses of Liter ary Baid, 1,679 04 Superintendent Deaf . .. a r.d Dumb School, 1,500 -i 00 S. Bonis for Deaf ana Dumb, 65 00 6.893 42 Balance do Pres. and Directors ' ' Lit. Fund 1st Not. 1849, 6124.707 56 Something iVetrWe have pekh in formed that a gentleman from New York, now in this city; proposes to connett the "ot ; several Departments; withf gtrtii detxba speaking tubes, laid! underonnlnd guaranty that ordinary conversation can he carried on between these remote boints i ; witn as much facility as if the Mifierent mgton Republic I 1 I ; Cwreap-iriJeiice f tke Baltimore Sum; ?v 'i IWawiiIngton, Dec. 12, 1849. ' i '' 'tis i l- The election pf eakertwas aboujt to be consummated this morning, oiu the first ballot, when by; a reiriarkble jJevelppment,; it .was frustrated, and the ifouse is at sea agiin. It was bown, last aight, that Mr. Giddirj, and other freesoilers. woiild vote for Win. Brown and that Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, would alo vote for him. Mr. Cobb, of Alabama; aifd Mr. Holmes, were the'only two southern dejnocrats who. on the last ballot, stood out agannst Mr. lirown s election, ui cour.r, .r. : oruw ,. 8 t f x t 9 ... ' election was certaimon the first balM provided nothing should occur to change any southern trctes: ' 'it'! ' -' " ' ' - There was ho j combination that the whig caucus could make last night, that would de feat Mr. Browriu The whigs at their! caucus determined not to nominate any one- and that every rnefnber should bo at liberty to rote ac cording to his own pp-eierences -Mr. Winthrop being out of vie w. ' When the roll was for the fortieth time call- ed, this morning, It last time. AVhen was believed to bej for the Mr. Giddings vujjed for Brown, every one supposed that there would be an election. But three Southern members who had yesterday yoted for Boyd ! The sen sation was very great when Mr. Seddjon and Wallace voted for Boyd. Mr. Bocock also vo ted for Boyd. ,r j - j Mr. Jones, of Tenn., and Mr. Cobb; of Ala bama, changed their votes, at the end of the ballot and voted for Mr. Brown. ' ! It thus happened that Brown received a hun- 1 d red and twelve votes and the votes of Mr. Seddon, Mr. Bocock, and Mr. Wallace would have elected him, and wilh one vote to spare. v Now. tt st to ihe circumstances that led Air. Seddon and Mr. Bocock bind Mr. Waijlace to change their vote and go jagainst Mr. Brown. Last night.it seems, Mr. Ilolmes became a- ware that Mr. Brown had Entered into arrange- ments wilh the free soilers, by which their rotes were secured. ; He stated the fact, this morning, to Mr. Seddon, and implored him to pause, until the subject would be invesitgiated. Mr. Seddon, accordingly, with two others, pre rented the election pf MrJ Brown on Uie first ballot. I j , ; r Mr. Holmes had authorized Mr. Seddon to give his name to the Hoiise, if necessary, as authority for the fact that Mr. Brown had made arrangements to secure the free-.soilers. In the debate on i Mr. Stanley's resolution which followed the ballot, ihe whole affair was brought out. It seems that even Mr. ftayly, of Virginia, had been completely entrapped, and he pronounced that the allegation of an en gagemant or contract was falser Mr. Wilmot called on Mr. Brown for the letter which was read. I never witnessed jsuch deep agitation in the House. I wish to mention that, after the letter was read, the substance! of which was tbat 51 r. Brown would so arrange certain committees as to be satisfactory to Mr. Wjlmot and his! friends Mr. Seddon and Mr. Inge, and other gentle men came around Mr. Holmes and thanked him, on the part of the South, for his tinhely in terposition.. Mr. Brown has withdrawn his name as a candidate. ; 'rom a Correspondence of he N, Y. Express. Wasuixgtox, Dec. 12th. EXClTINGsSCENCES IN THE HOUSE BROWN THROWN OVER BOARD. Scenes surpassingly " rich," and beyond all powers of description, have occurred to day in the House of Representatives. Imagination even cannot conceive them, much less pen de scribe. ! The " Democracy'' f the South, and of the North, the East and the West, came together this morning, with a determination tb elect Wm. J. Brown! of Indiana, and it ws uni versally believed, that he would be elected. Mr. Allen of Mass., (tree Soiler,) was; among the first, names .called, and to the utter aston ishment of mariy, not of all who knew that a bargain had been made wiih the Free Soilers, he voted for 44 Brown." "This indication made it certain, how Giddings, Preston Kirjg, and others, were to go, and all was given up as lost. : The vote being through; but not declared, it was ascertained by those; who had kept the count, that Brown was elected by one iritajortfy, but this was effected by those gentlemen from the South, Bocock and Seddon of Virgin, ia, and Wallace of South Carolina declining to vote, so that a lesser number of votes was ne cessary for a choice. Seddon 'finally fame in and voted, but not for Brown, and Bocrick and Wallace followed his example, whereupon a greater vote for Brown was necessary, 'and he was defeated. Thereupon Mf. Stanley jof North Carolina, and Mr. Ashmuii of Massachusetts, stated, ru mors told of pledges, Brow;n had given to the Free Soilers, which had brought out Giddings, Allen, King and Wilmot to vote for himi THE SCENES. M Judge Bayley, (indignantly.) I deny it. It is all false. t . 1 Mr. Ashmun. I have common rumor. Universal cries. Common rumor 'is' a liar. Mr Holmes of S. C. I know it, (detfp sen sation.) U; j Judge Bayley. It is all falie, (whispering with the people in the rear;) Mr. Stanley. . There is a gentleman over the way, (meaning Mr. Brown himself) who can tell us all about it. ; Cries. Let us have it ! Let us have it ! Out with it ! ! V j , Cries from the Toombs section. Treating with the enemy ! Holding intercourse wjiih the enemy.' Let's hear all about it ! i Other Southern democratic gentlemen The rumor is all a lie ) Mr. Stanley. But let us hear from the gen- tleman from Indiana himself. ,j l : Mr. Brown. Rising, (Sensation, I Mr. Brown spoke for; half an hour. Nothing but a ; report in full can give the least" idea f him. He confessed to a letter to Wilmot, and to hav. j ing received a tetter .from Wilmot. j Cries. Show the'letlf?r from Wilmot, ! Brown. I have left it at home. . Cries. Send for it. Send for it. ! ' Brown. (Fumbling iu his pockets for the letter.) , ; Cries. Let J ilmot give it to us. j Vilmof. I have not a copy. , j Cries. Giyus the onglnah i Wilinot and Brown. Neither had copies. j Wilmol s'atel the substance of his letter to ! Brown, viz. that; he wanted the District of Co- ; lumbia Committee, and the Territorial Com- j mittee so organised, lhat te Free Soil feeling ! could give free ujlerence in it. . . Intense sensation ; and mortifircation. ' Brown all ihej while eiplajnipg, and Burt of j S. C. catechiring. but Brown getting deeper ! and deeper in the mire. Woodward and other Southern Dcmccratis confessing to their dgredation, and mortifica- "Hon. I :.r Mr. Hubbard, of Alabama. I wrote to the gentleman asking his opinion and he gave jme no answer but he answered Wilmol! . Mr. Buit. I rjxed (or him, because ofl'iho way he appeared in Congress on the record. Brovn reads his letter. It is a pledge to make theComrmltee satisfactory to Wilmot 1 and his Free Soilers. The Southern Democracy in the greatest sensation. No pen can picture it. A gentleman from Tennessee (with indigna , T . n f . , , . . ' j . . . , man has been pledging himself in one hand, t- " j i ".t r fi.T.. i . t. ; ana in auoiqer joinny mc-, anu uij uichuj, j the record wherejhe voted against the applica- j lion ofthe Winthrop Wilmot Proviso to Oregon.. ', O, tear my name from the record. I Judge Bayley. 1 1 deeply thank the gentlemen r from N. C. and from Mass., for having led to ! this exposure. Mr. Mc Mullen of Va. I voted very reluc tantly for Brown,! but I did so on his personal pledge this morning, that he was opposed to the Wilmot' Proviso in all its varieties and forms. i Confusion ! Excitement ! Many speaking at once. Broyn had not only killed himself by the exposure of double and opposite pledges to Wilmot, and to the South, but by his own speech in which ingenious catechisms made him say things, that would prevent both gentlemen from the North and South voting for him. Brown seeing this withdrew his name, but if he hud run again, he would not have got twenty-five votes. 1 This scene lasted from 12 1-2 o'clock to 3 o'clock, when such was the excitement, that the House pretty much on all sides agreed to adjourn. There; never has been before in Con gress such an exposure. The whigs feel re lieved, and now breathe free. The chances are, that they will elect some man, but when no man can tell, nor what will be the changes. Neither party now have a candidate, and! Wilmot too has declined, ihe Whigs in their caucus, agreed to agree upon no particu lar man, and the Democrats threw Brown over board in disgusts and in such a war that it will be next to impossible again ever to bring them together, as it seems to me. From the Nat. Intelligencer. A PLOT EXPLODED J The Members of the House of Repre sentatives resumed yesterday the business of endeavoring to make a Speaker, when their proceedings were brought to an ab rupt pause by a revelation of a, most ex traondinary character which caused great eten,on f fevery. and believe that the Fed excitement throughout the House, pro. "al Government should be relieved from the ducVqg a scene unparalleled by any thing 1 resP8lb'l',y of slavery where they have the , . , , , , J .. J , .& i constitutional power to abolish it. which has ever before been witnessed in the Halls of Congress. We allude to the disclosure of the correspondence between j Mr. Brown, the Democratic candidate for ! the Chair, (to which he was at the time ' within only two votes of being elected.) and Mr. Wilmot, of the Free Soil party, devejoping an intrigue which shocked all honorable minds on both sides of the ' Hous,e, and drew forth the strongest ex pressions of indignation and disgust. The particulars of the scene will be found by the reader of the Congressional head. The jlisreputable character of this trans- aclidh, so new in our Legislative annals, j requires no comment from us to draw ; down on it the odium which it deserves ; that ask was abundantly performed by the iNJembers of the House who gave ut terance to . their feelings in public debate VRSteJrdaV. Wfi nannnf. hn.VP.VP. bpln conning in our minds (and we have .... ...... wvv.. . mi fidiiiii in i iif. run riiiii ruiv neenrred rn many others) the high minded reply of the late Speaker, Mr. Winthrop, when simi larlyiinterrogatedtwo years ago ; and as perhaps half of the present House consists nf npw Mpmhprs whn mnv not Kp fumil. tar With the transaction, we have thought it would be acceptable to them as well as due o the present occasion to reproduce the correspondence. We, therefore, sub. join ft : Mr. Palfrey to Mr. Winthrop. j 56 Coleman's Washington, e ' December 5, 1847. Dkar Sin : -It would give, me pleasure to aid, by my vote, in placing you in the Chair of the Mouse nf Renrcapntali ves. Rut I h:iv no personal hopes or fears to dictate my course in the matter, and (he great consideration for me must be that of the policy which the Speaker will impress on the action of the House. Not to trouble you with suggestions as to subordinate points, there are some leading ques tions on which it may be presumed that you have aettled purpose. May I respectfully in. quire whether, if elected Speaker, it is your intention So trt constitute the Committees on Foreign Relations and of Ways and Means as to arrest the existing waf ? So tojeonstitute the Committee on the Judi ciary a to favor the repeal of the law of Feb ruary, 793, 12, which denies trial by jury to persons charged with being slaves ; to give a fair and favorable consideration to the question of the repeal ofj those acts of Congress which now sustain slavery in this District ; and to further such measures as may be in the power J of Congress lo remedy the grievances of which ; Massachusetts complains at ihe hands of South J Carolina, in respect to ill-treatment of herciti zens. I should feel much obliged to you for a reply at your early convenience, and I should be hap py to be permitted to communicate it, or its substance, to some gentlemen who entertain similar views tq mine, on thisclass of questions. I am. dear sir, with great personal esteem, your friend and; servant. JOHN C. PALFREY, Hon. Robert C. Winthrop. Mr. Wnthrop to Mr. Palfrey. Washington, Coleman's Hotel. December 5, 1847. Dear Sir : Your letter of to day has this moment been handed to me. I arn greatly obliged by the disposition you express " lo aid in placing me in ihe chair of the riouse 0f pyyesentatives." But I must be perfectly candid in saying to you, that if I am to occupy that Chair, I must go into it without pledges of any sort. I have not sought that place. I have solici. ted no man's vqte. At a meeting of the Whir members ofthe House last evening, (at which. however, I believe ycu were not present,) 1 was formally nominated as the Whiir candid. ate for SpcnkT and I have accepted the nomi- ' nation. But I hare uniformly said to all who have inquired of me, that my policy in organizing the House must be sought for in my general conduct and character as a public man. v I hae been for seven years a member of Congfess -from our common State of Massa. chusetts. My votes are on record. My speech, es are in Drint. If they have not been such as to Jnnire con fidence in my course, nothing that i I ,.r...l.l not ..r. C.r ih orcasion. in the shane nf i ,'. r 1. 1 L .i ' pieuges or ueciaraiions oi puiar, uugm m uu so. Si!H la'cc .n1,I f rol it ornailPnt with m V i Sin'n tmnKr lOa. (.nnriin m r A on1 OrrArv!pH ! a general nomination, and just on the eve ot election, to frame answers to specific questions, i:t. - ! ...i. :v. I. i I iiKe muse wuiru juu uv pruposeu, iu ue suuwu to a few gentlemen, as you suggest, and to be withheld from the great body oT the Whigs. Deeply, therefore, as I should regret to lose the distinction which tba Wbigs in Congress have offered me, and through me to New Eng. land, for want of the aid of a Massachusetts vote, I must yet respectfully decline any more direct reply to the interrogatories which your letter contains. I remain, with every sentuneotof personal esteem, your friend and servant. ROBERT C. WINTHROP. Hon. J. G. Palfrey, Ace. We find the following correspondence be tween Mr. Wilmot and Mr. Brown iu Wednes day's proceedings of the House of Representa tives : December 10, 1849. Dear Sir : In the conversation which I had With you this evening you were free to say that, if elected Speaker of the House of Represen tatives, you would constitute the Committees on Territories, the Judiciary and the District of Columbia, in a manner tbat should be satisfac tory to myself and the friends with whom I have had the honor to act. 1 have communicated this to mylriends, and if in reply to this note, you can give them the same assurance, they will give you a cheerful and cordial support. Re spectfully yours, D. WILMOT. Hon. Wm. J. Browx. WAsniNorox, Dec. 10, 1849. Dear Sir : In answer to yours of this date, I will state that, should, I be elected Speaker ot the House of Representatiues, I will constitute the Committees on the District of Columbia, on Territories, and on the Judiciary in such manner as shall be satisfactory to yourself and your friends. I am a representative from a free Slate, and have always been opposed to the I am yours, truly. W. J. BROWX. Hon. David Wilmot. The members from North Carolina who vot ed for Mr. Brown, are as follows : Ashe, Dan iel and Venable. TIIK CAROLINA WATCHMAN. Salisbury, IV. C. TI1TRSDAY EVEIG, DECEMBER 0, 1819. CONGRESS. I The House of Representatives is not yet or ganized. No Speaker has been elected, j Forty-four ineffectual b'allotings have been inade, and still they continue to ballot. No crjmpro misf that hsi5 vpf Tippn nfTUrprl bna nrov cop.aWe. The difficulties of ,be eleon of o i r- . ar . a opeaKer springing irom sectional jealous les, party manceuvreing, and Presidents mak ing appear to be as great now as at the first. The excitement growing out of this suite of things is becoming intense; and now ant! then ! 8omc iNorthern orbouthern fanatic throts into I the midst of this excited body a flaming brand, i Things are passing on from bad to worse, and from worse to WOrser. I he meeting of Con- Cress. U0 to this Irme. has been to no useful , Ct ,U- i -i: u t.u.Poac. tuma.j, c oc..cc iiiutu posilire evil to the country will come of the do- inffsat Washington : It will nrnd.,r pI.p. o o - - r - - ment in the country, at home ; and must affect American interest abroad. It will fill the hearts j of nones, quiel citizens, with bitterness ; and cause them to leel distrustful ot their represen tatives. And, above all, it is calculated to loos en the bonds ofthe American union to sun der them a catastrophe, so awful to contem plate, that it were better the ground should open and swallow up the whole Congress, than ehapins alI h effortt to put up M Row.an that It should happen. We can only look on tie, and to beat her if possible. We! trust the friends and hope for the best. We trust that the stor- ' of the work in this county, will not permit other Mi rny aspect of things at the Capitol will ere long ' ,era lo overshadow it. Now is the' time, to work ffive nlace to a scene more cheerinir in th ; Don't wait ur)til our Convention on the 5th of Janurr. o.l - ... Country ; and that that body will resume its wonted dignity and bless the Nation with just and healthful legislation. THE CAUSE. The people will no doubt enquire what is the cause the House of Representatives can't or ganize? We will give them all the informa tion on ihe subject in our possession. First, it is important to know that the two greatpoliti- cal parties of the Country, the ,Whis and Democrats are very nearly tied in the House, there being a majoiity of only one or two De mocrats. Now, if there were not a thirtl par ty to wit, the Wilmot provisoists, free-sToilers, or abolitionists, as you please lo term them the democrats Would no doubt have elected a democratic speaker, before now. But this abo lition party, stands, as it were, just between the Whigs and the democrats. They tell members either on the right orjlhe left, gentlemef : we are entitled loa proportionate representation in the transactions of Congress : We hod the balance of power between you : If you elect a Speaker, we must have some hand in it : He must have two or three black stripes on his back and about as many regular African locks on his head. His nose must be slightly flat, and his heel must stick out some'. Well, it requires a majority of all tho votes in the House to elect. Neither the Whigs nor Democrats are willing to go to this squad of 14 or 15 abolitionists. They are afraid lo do it : They are afraid, first, that they would nol have the pleasure of going back to C again ; and; second, that it may not &e 1 fur iVlA rVtlintrv I n An mn tlvil. J -v.v. ioiq reasons. r... rv crood. enneciallr lK fnrma. vt t -j n :r y ioif V shall'they what can they dot Perhan one will enquire why don't the Vhis andru mocrats. in a spirit of frenerou r- . ,u i. r.k- . ron' . . . uu .. auu nae)T liuonists 1 Ah ! there lies the rub' 't they 1 That is just what the k,? hese abol Why don't they been trvinor In Hn 11 itiia wkilo V...i . ill.. onr.', C !. . I -1 I Rather than comrrr: with ihe Whigs, the Democrats got i0 w0rV -few days back, on a regular Wilmot rmn . who nrnmitpfl Vil(r,.i I.: lr .1 . . """"8 mot) and his parly should surelv Le taW I of if they would elect bim. Of coarse theiw y.a,, l nnow meir man they tav . 1 j:j r, ..... J 1 w uiu oi. iui ,jmot knew him; aodtf it had not been for Mr. Stanly, of North (W .ma ion not abolu.onist of the Sootb. a, U; has been called hv snm rv. :r i " . been for him, the Democrats would nm nJ bly have known him until it had been too late scenieu me aoonuonui used bi$ . posure, and the exposure of the Iran whirh h,t been so carefully and secretly set, t0 t jjemocrats. ,u" Mru as we unaersiand the ca; the condition of things at Washington, andtfei hindering cause to the organization of ili t House. It narrows down to limply this : tlJ Whigs and Democrats will not yield the oneta the other, and they cannot elect a Speaker til they do the balancing abolitionists, being strong enougn io prevent tbem. But lest we should do ihe RepresrnuuiTei injustice, we will give, briefly,, what they i. lege as the cause : Mr. MEADE said : The cause which hag prtvent the organization of the House is rtie fear of th it! auction of bilte before the House fiom "certain commiU tees, which w:iU produce diwrusaion and apitation . . J question which threatens the peace andinterritv ufiK v.v,w , "'"i". " awu, wui cuner ceitrov this Confederacy, or enslave a large portion of it. Mr. DUER said There m ere, as he had said, tW pariKs nere neither of them beiiip a majority. In uu f Biaic oi umig no organization ct.uW be effectei, x. cept by an arrangement between me two of therru The arrangement which had Uen attempted vesteraai could not, as he had already Mid, peited, an! therefore, it was only byn arrangement between ths two great parues (using the term merely as impjriaf the largt-st in number) that an organiiatioQ oouldbc ef. fected. Mr. TOOMIiS said : The difficulties in the way the organization of this H.tusc are apnarent imA .n j understood here, and bhould be uideretoiKl by the coui j try- A great sectional question lies at Uie foundatiot oi aji me6e troubles. We copy only so much of Mr. Tornibs remarks it 1 present as reiares to the cause of the House being ena ble to organize. That gentleman made a real imn.r.--. i tier speech of which the above is the commencement , The closing paragraph is as follows :J V Give me securities that the power of the organization j which you sfk will not be used to tho ,njury of my ' constituent, then you can have mv reoperation, but not t.!l then. (Irani them, and v.-uprev.-nt the recur, i rence of the disgraceful Pccncs of the lart 4wenty-foaf i hours, and restore trannuilii v i.. ih iir... , them, and, as fur as I m concerued, " let discord reign I Mr. DUER,triefl V disavow t anvdrirp r.r'nil.niL.. 1 i - - '"""I1UU n. Ml. such as had been attributed to him by the gentlfiban i iioiji urorgmur. i ootom.j io organize the house hi sectional grounds. (Mr. D.) believed that such imptm tations did injustice not only to hirn, but to nine-temhsj ofthe Northern members on this side'of the House He had distinctly stated that he was ready to gjv'e hi vote for any Whig, whether he come from the Nrthor; the South. He had voted yesterday for a Whig from the extn-me iomh. He was prepared to do su aa-n. Mr. (X)NJLU then took the flror. II- said The gentleman from (ieorgia who first addressed the ILue (.Mr. loombs) had said that the same d.theuItT which j 5&1W2S?Z2Z ""' ivciiuk nt-ir, iiiiua uesire on me pan of ZxAq sec tions of the Union to organize the House witb re ference to sectional and territorial divisions. Upon th'n suppo sition the gentleman appeared to have bas.-d htseuafse of action. Now he M. C must be permitted to say, and he said it with unniingled pleasure, and with U f..: v i j . . r utmost sincerity, thathis own obervatkn of thepmceei. ' mgs ot tne House since he had been in his seat bad brought him to a decidedly opposite conclusion. He tbo't on the other hand, that the sole difficulty which pre4 j vented tne organization of the House was the decided any organization which was founded upon sectional territorial divisions. And here he mitrbt be permitted I l? ask the gentleman whether, if it were the desire f. that section of the Union which the penllernan coDsid- ! ered opposed to his own, and it were tlw desire of tke J i "", poruono tn.s House to organize npo. tional and territorial principles, what had preretited it organization until this moment ? Wa not that section of country in a majority here ? Wa it not in an im- . mense majority ? And if it were the desire of Norther gentlemen Whigs and Democrats-jthal trie Homs should be organized upon sectional divisions, might it not have been organized on the" very first day, or upoa any subsequent day of the session ? ! THE RAIL ROAD. I We perceive the friends of this Great Work inotber 1 Counties are tin nnrl Aninrr n.. nc.r That may profe a bad day, or from some unfoiter cause, the turn out may not be as good as wasexpftf What is done la-day will not remain to be 4 morrow. " Time enough," generally turns oat it time little enough. Let companies be organized ia'-k country to form one of a hundred, and let these eca panies either attend individually or send some ooe ot more of their number to represent therrun the Conges tion. Will not our Seotch-Irih friends tr tw or three companies more ? We know a number of tbea who are Sble to do the handsome thiog. Third Cff Back Creek, and Dr. Samuel Kerr's leclionhave t& well. Their hearts are in the work: Mount Ver is yet to be heard from. Mav the iortri us noble zeal and substantial aid. Will not the neig" hood of Frankiin and Unity by their hanJi to work 1 It is certainly their interest. Acf or r Gene J friends below Salisbury, those strong battel men certain localities we might name tlx Rcfc-eniau.J' houser, Earnhjrt, Hielick, and Miller ttieneDt-.--can't they form a half dozen companies on the b" man ,,'an T Snr.U ;f ,U,.;!I itlSt m ...... ,..ul . IJ illwJ L.UII, ft IIIT-J -n-' ... . ' lj' tO enori. iow is tne time or nrver. 1 ms death case with North Carolina. She will D1!Jt:f repay her sons for the liberal aid which sb c0 auires. Without it the must oa down. nd rr - ... c , mut either sink with her, or desert her, as f -3 desert sinking ship. We have received an interesting account f ceedin'r" of a Tcmneiance celebratioa at Rocky Cabarrus countv. whirh to..k nlaee on the Tin b J 7 r- . vtft- Wc regret that it is unavoidably crowded out un It shall appear in our next. Travel through Ashborough.The Hcr mu states me numocr oi wo i . . .1 .... , 'j:-,- v-iciQIO' ii . r...nc na"s inrougii thai n accanu irnmeui.c to and Irom market, during me -at 7 Hoc cost "day. teen: h But tker fat true they kard (key (or total and are ele of J an that Th this Ra do: Co cai AT . in the tag It i i 1 io 1 cf A of f Ft t m mi! I are cn i t .! et ' ye I Ice t v W( Bi tui ra m: te th: or ch te 'i t f to th tb be eh fo, to J JT1 at w! Pr a la a .If ti j :J- 4'
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Dec. 20, 1849, edition 1
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