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SENATE. Tuesday, March 27. The bill to exempt merchandize im ported into the United Slater, under certain circumstances, from the operations of the ta riff law of J 828, was taken up on motion of iMr. Clay, and af ter an animated discussion, and the adoption of several amend ments, was laid on the table. The motion to reconsider the vote on the apportionment bill was next taken up, and the Se nate determined to reconsider, bv a vote of veas 2G, nays 20. After a discussion, a motion of Mr. Clayton to commit the bill to a select committee of five members was adopted. The committee were then chosen by ballot as follows: Messrs. Web ster, Clayton, Forsyth, Man gum, and Ilavnc. Wednesday, 28th. Mr. Clay presented, a memorial, signed by a number of citizens of Ken tucky, inviting the attention of Congress to the subject of co lonizing the free blacks on the coast of Africa, and praying that suitable appropriations may be made towards that object; and after some remarks from Messrs. Clay, Ilayne, & Cham bers, the memorial, without reading, was laid on the table. The bill for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States, and other bills from the House of Representatives, was read the first and second time and referred. The bill supple mentary to the act for the relief of the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy, and of the continental armv, appro ved 30th May, 1830," mid the bill for the relief of JefFerson College, Mississippi, were seve rally read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. Smith, the Senate took up and considered the bill making ap propriations for the support of Government, for the year 1832. The discussion of the various amendments, proposed by the committee on finance and by Senators, several of which pass ed in committee of the whole, occupied the Senate to a laie hour; when, on motion of Mr. Webster, the bill was laid on the table, and the amendments were ordered to be printed, to give an opportunity of examin ing more fully into their merits. After having been engaged a short time in Executive session, the Senate adjourned. Thursday, 29th. The bill which had been recommitted to, and reported as amended by, the committee on finance, ex empting merchandize imnorted into the United States, under certain circumstances, from the operations of the tariff law of 15Z5, was discussed, and final ly, after adopting the amend ment of the committee, ordered to the third reading. The bill supplementary to the several acts for'the sale of the public lanus, together with the amend ments of the House of Renre sentatives, were taken up on motion of Mr. King, who "mov ed that the Senate concur with the House in the amendment The first amendment was adop ted, and the second was nnnn sed; when the bill was laid nn the table, and the amendment ordered to be printed. Friday, 30. The Senate was occupied nearly the whole day, by an interesting an ani mated debate, growing out of a report from the committee on manufactures, handed in by Mr. Dickcrsan, their chairman, ac companied by a bill repealing the duiies on certain articles not protected by the present tariff. The report, in reference to the several propositions which had been referred to them, declares that the committee cannot de cide on the subject of the pub lic lands, without receiving fur ther information, which has been called for bv a resolution of the Senate; speaks of the propositions of Messrs. Poin dexter and Ilayne as highly in expedientthe former difficult and impracticable, and the lat ter as interfering with the poli cy heretofore pursued, of afford ing incidental protection to do mestic industry; and also speaks of oilier reductions of duties which may hereafter be safely made. On the reading of the report and bill, Mr. Forsyth moved to recommit the latter, on the ground that the report being in part as stated by the committee, did not comply with the implied instructions of the Senate, by presenting, in one view, all the subjects that had been referred to them. The amount of reduction proposed by the bill is estimated by the committee at $5,600,000. Messrs. Forsyth, Ilayne, Clay, Dickerson,MilIer,Foot, Holmes, Benton, Smith, King, Man gum, Sprague, Dallas, Marcy, Broicn, and lazewell, took part in the debate; at the conclusion of which ihe bill was laid on the table, yeas 27, nays 19. Monday, April 2. Mr. Poin dexter laid a resolution on the table, proposing to discharge the committee on manufactures from the further consideration of the several subjects referred to them on the 22d ult. and on which they had not reported, and to refer the same to a select committee. The Senate resu med the consideration of the bill making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1832; the question be ing on the amendment propo sed by the committee on finance, to increase the appropriations ot the House for the judicial expenses of the United States from $190,000 to $150,000. The amendment was adopted, yeas 20, nays 19. The next amendment considered, was to increase die appropriations pro viding tor the diplomatic inter course of the United States, by adding an appropriation of $4,500 for the return of the Mi nisters from France and Eng land. On this amendment a debate ensued, but before any question was taken the Senate adjourned. II. OF REPRESENTATIVES. Tuesday, March 27. Mr. Davis, of S. C. from the com mittee on the judiciary, made a report on the resolution recent ly introduced by Mr. Evans, of wiaine, on the subject of alle ged official misconduct on the part of the collector of the cus toms at Wiscasset, Maine. The committee desired to be dis charged from the consideration of thtrsui)ject, and proposed to refer it to the Secretary of the Treasury. A debate arose, which was arrested bv a suc cessful motion for the orH op nt the day. -The bill for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States, and the bill supplementary to the several laws relative to the sale of the public lands, were severally read a third time ami passed. Wednesday, 28th. The re port of the committee on the charges brought against the collector of the port of Wiscas set, was discussed until the cx- I niration of the hour allotted for the consideration of reports and resolutions. 1 he House, after the transaction of some further business, went into a committeo of the whole on the state of the Union, and took up the Revolutionary pension bill. Mr. Ellsworth addressed the committee in favor of the mea sure, and, at 4 o'clock, the com mittee rose, aud the House ad journed. Thursday, 20th. Mr. Mer cer, from the committee on in ternal improvement, reported a bill for the improvement of cer tain, harbors and the navigation of certain rivers; and a bill giv ing the assent of Congress to an act of the North Carolina Le gislature, incorporating the Ro anoke Inlet Company. They were severally tcad a first and second time, and committed to a committee of the whole on the 'state of the Union. The House afterwards resumed the "consideration of the Revolution ary pensions bill, in the discus sion of which it was engaged till half past 4 o'clock. Frida y, 30 A. M r. M e rcc r, from the committee on internal improvements, introduced a bill authorising a subscription for 250 shares of the stock of the Alexandria Canal Company, which was read a first and sec ond time and committed to the same committee of the whole as the bill for the construction of a bridge and aqueduct across the Potomac river at George town. The House then resu med the consideration of the report of the committee on the judiciary on the subject of the charges against the collector of the port of Wiscasset; and Mr. Evans, of Maine, went into an argument in support of the in quiry by the House. The mili tary appropriation bill, and the bill making appropriations in conformity with the stipulations of certain treaties, were after wards tak4n up in a committee of the whole on the state of the Union. The two former bills were considered and reported, and at 4 o'clock the committee rose and the House adjourned. Saturday, 31st. Mr. lnger soll,from the committee of ways and means, presented the report of the minority of that commit tee on the subject of the tariff, and on the motion of Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, 5,000 copies of it were ordered to be printed. The House resumed the con sideration of the report of the judiciary committee, on the sub ject ot the chargo against the Wiscasset collector. & Messrs. Speight, Stanbcrry, Allan, of iveniucuy, and W elder, of S. C. severally spoke upon the ques tion. On the expiration of tile hour, the Indian and internal improvementappropriation bills tsxm-i I. . . n vuiu umuii up m commmeo or the whole on the state of the Union, and an interesting dis cussion sprung up from an item in the latter bill granting 84000 for certain repairs already made in the Cumberland road. The debate had not concluded.when the House adjourned. Monday, April 2. Leave of absence, until the 1st of Mav. was granted to Mr. Branch, on the motion of Mr. Carson. Numerous petitions were pre sented, and among them one by Mr. Mercer, from certain British subjects, resident in the kingdom of Great Britain, on the subject of slavery, suggest ing or recommending, as far as we could gather from the de bate, (the paper not being read,) the appropriation of fund Tr the colonization of free black I through the medium of the Co lonization Society. Upon this memorial a warm and animated debate ensued, in which Messrs. Polk, Mercer, Drayton, Burges, Arnold, Sernmes, Ingersoll, Blair, of S. C. Dickson, Patton, and Briggs, participated. The. subject was ultimately disposed of, after a discussion of three hours, by the withdrawal of the petition. After the transaction of some further business, the House adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1832. COMMUNICATED. To the Freemen of the County of Edgecombe. As there is an elec tion to take place for WARDENS OF THE POOR, on Poster Mon day, the 23d inst. and seeing no per son nominated, we take the liberty of i rnnn rv m a r 1 1 1 r ir 1 K o (Vl Irvuri n noi'cnnc ' i tov;iiiiiii,iiuiiig 'iii- i j i ij i jit I of lie . John Mercer, Turner Bjnum, Ham Barnes, John JV. Barne, Henry Shir ley, Willis Knight and Ja?nes George, as suitable persons for Wardens of said county the ensu ing three years. (QOn Monday of last week Jo seph H. Lloyd, Esq. was elected Magistrate of Police and Spencer D. Cotten, Ely Porter, James W. Clark, Ephraim Dicken,and D. Rich ards, Commisssioners, of the town of Tarborough, for the ensuing year. (ffiTubUc meetings of the friends of lien. Jackson have recently been held in this State, at Elizabeth City, Windsor, Nashville, Wilmington, Fayetteville, Wadesborough, RocI ingham, Kenansville, &c. at which resolutions were adopted approving the measures of the Administration, recommending the re-election of the President, approving the Convention to be held in Baltimore in May next, for the purpose of selecting a suitable person as a candidate for the Vice Presidency, &c. A meeting was held at Halifax, on the 3 1st ult. at which resolutions were adopted approving the enlightened policy which has governed the admi nistration of Andrew Jackson, recom mending him for re-election, and re commending "to the people of this State to convene a State Convention in the city of Raleigh on Monday the 18th of June next, for the purpose of appointing Electors favorable to the re-election of Andrew Jackson to the Presidency, and some individual for the Vice Presidency who is an advo cate for Free Trade and opposed to the usurpations of the General Gov ernment. " 03s A State Convention was re cently held in Albany, (New-York,) at which thirty-six delegates were ap pointed to attend the Baltimore Con vention in May next, for the purpose of selecting a candidate for the Vice Presidency. A meeting of the citizens of David son and of other counties in Tennes see, was held at Nashville on the 10th ult. at which forty-four persons, se lected from different counties in the State, were appointed delegates to the Baltimore Convention. Tarborough and Roanoke Rail Road. An adjourned meeting of citizens of Norfolk was held at the Exchange on Saturday evening, (31st ult.) when the Report of the Com mittee appointed at a former meeting to collect information relative to the construction of a rail road from Tarborough, N. C. to some point on the Roa noke, was submitted, read, and adopted. We shall publish the Report, with the several ac companying letters in relation to the subject, from gentlemen in Tarborough, in our next. The Books for the subscription of slock were then opened, and a respectable number of shares subscribed by the gcntlcmcu present. Norfolk Her. (jWe find the following corres pondence in the last Rah ih Star. Washington Cilu, t - Feb. 20th, 1832. Sir I have this moment re ceived a letter from Messrs. Lawrence &, Lemay, Editors of the N. Carolina Star, inform ing me that you are the nuthor of a publication which appear ed in that paper of the 10th inst. under the signature of A. 13. Under an impression that you may have been misled by the remarks of Go v. Forsyth in the Senate of the U. States on the nomination of -Martin Van Buren, I cannot doubt for a mo ment but that you will, on a pe rusal of the correspondence which has passed between that gentleman and myself, prompt ly repair the injury which your publication is so well cal culated to inflict on my charac ter. 1 therefore confidently call on you for a retraction of those charges. With respect, yours, etc. JNO. BRANCH. To Gen. R. M. Saunders, Raleigh, N.C. P. S. I have enclosed this letter to my friend Gov. Iredell, through whom I hope to receive your answer. JNO. B. Nashville, March 20th, 1832. Sir, Your letter of the 20th ult. was duly forwarded to me by your friend. My answer to which has been delayed from causes not important to state. At the time of writing the communication for the Star of which you complain, I had not seen "the remarks of Gov. For syth in the Senate of the U. States on the nomination of Martin. Van Buren;" but my im pressions were produced by the printed speech of Gov. Poin dexter. From the conversation as de tailed by him, and the relation in which you then stood to the President, (supposing you to have been the person referred to,) 1 did consider the con versation of that character which forbid its disclosure for the purpose for which it was afterwards used. It was under this impression that I. penned the article in the Star, and in this point of view that I intended to reprehend your conduct. I am now satis fied that the conversation, tho private, was not confidential, and 1 am free to say that 1 con sider you above disclosing that which you might deem in any way secret, or of giving infor mation in a matter which you would not be willing to avow to the world. I have the honor to be, et. R. M. SAUNDERS. Hon. John Branch, Wash- ? ington City. ONot having seen Gov. Ire dell, I forwarded this to the care of my friend, Mr. Mangum. 1 delivered this to Gov.Branch 24th of March, 1832. VV. P. MANGUM. Washington City, March 28th, 1832. Sir, I have received your letter from Nashville, N. Caro lina, dated the 20lh instant. You have retracted the offen sive charge, which you had tho't proper to make against me in the Raleigh Star, of a breach of confidence, and of course your explanation is so far satisfacto ry as to relieve me from the ne cessity of resorting to another mode of redress, wjiich might otherwise have been imposed
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