'fejSiaia&Bste
j . . .
ror tb KcgUtcr..
KIKOV ILL! AM'S, BOOKS.
tlced week before, lasti -.
Polio 656 pages, besides the Introduction
wullhdex. TbU is of the. same gene ral
nature with the'lasV containing ;ose
mandated grants andv olher acts of the
King, which being addressed to individu
als; ere folded and sealed on t.h out
aide, whilst the letter patent addressed
to all his subjects were open and Jiad the
tal attached at the bottom. Tiis vo
lume, as well as the last, is edited, by
Thomas Doffus Hardy, and, as we think,
with great ability and skill. It contains
the Close? Rolls fromthe 6th of John to
Die 8th of Henry 11120 years.
Ducatus iMncattrix pars quarto.
Calendar to pleadings from the Mth jear
tp the end of the reign of Queen Eliza
beth; Folio 518 pasf with Index. A
mere dpcket throughout, on which are
given the number of the case, the year
of Elizabeth's Teign, the Plaintiffs, the
" Defendants, the premises and natters in
f dispute, the places, the counties What
V advantage is jto bf derived from the pub
, lication of the docketVof this side-shoot
from the main stem ofEnglish law and
justice, it is not easy for the uninitiated
to discover. , " I1 V
4. RotuliCutix Regis. Rolls and Re
cords of th Courtilield before the King's
Justiciars for Justices, Vol.1, fr;ora the
6th -year of King Richard I. to the acces
sion bfKing John; 8vo. 453 pages, with
Introduction and Index. Edited by Fran -
! 1 " mi il.. I !
consecutive . Judicial records now exist
ing unreadable eicept by an antiqua
rian. As they commence only six years
aftec RalpKSde Glanville filled the office
f Justiciar, the gentlemen of the long
robe are likely to regard them with re
" verence, but without deriving much be
.nefit from them, unless it be for some
annotations on Blackstone, illustrative
ithe history of the Common Law. To
those, who are Investigating the ancient
manners ami customs, or with Palgrave,
'the Constitutional History of England,
they are, of greatvalue. The following
reference to' our own country in the Intrb
ductionls worthy of quotation
But (be interest of or Judicial records is
,r.t local or -peculiarly appertaining onto this
ur country. iThey are the property, not mere
ly of tfghndYbi of the 'English people where
soever settled or disprrsrd. We have Jiere the
germ and foundation ofthe laws obtaining in
those States, vrhch rising beyond the ocean,
seem appointed to preserve the language and
, the Institutions' of EnglantTbencath other skies,
when the empire of the parent commonwealth
.ball have passed away like a dream.
1 Vol.11, SrO pages, contains the
for,the first vear of John's reign.
5. Fines, sive. Pales Finium
records
i
i
sive Fi-
vales Concordix in Curia Domini Regis.
Vol. I; 357 pages, edited by Joseph Hun
ter. ; This is the first volume of a short
series,jnt ended Jo contain alt the exist
ing records of fines levied between the
7tj year, of Richard & the lth of John,
i and coniprisesthe Counties of Bedford,
Berks, Buckingham, Cambridge 3c Corn
wall. A friend, of oun not learned in
the law, remarked that they must have
bcen-aery bad people in those days, to
require so much fining t'olceep. them; in
OKlerlivBut if this one volume inspire
wonder and terror, what -ehouldf be the
effect of. the disclosures contained in the
following passage in the Preface?
V In what state these valuable documents
then were, and what x Urge accession was then
made to the collection ot Fines in the Chapter
House, may be seen, by -.the- following entry n
the Minute BookxF the Cum'frassionera.' On
v. V ..a k i-t . a
.veanesaT, itie stetn ew june, iwyti ana me
three following days,. Mr. Meaking, oftheChU
rographer a Uttice, brought and delivered into
the Record ft$ce at the Chapter House, ten
targe cart loads or the transenptrot ina, each
load being about one ton weight and the num-
bet of bundles being above fourteen hundred,
At Mr, Meaking told me.
lr. Hunter however, takes a very so
ber; and rational view of the value and
uses of these documents. -
" Whoever looks rn this woricf or facts w-hich,
singly considered, are of a vjsry striking cha-
racttr, will assuredly bei disnpnplnted. The
cubject of it is the exchange of property, the
pasiiing f manors, adrowsona and land, from
hand to hand, the chief changes in short, in
', reaped i uie goasession or lucae iiungs in me
very nsture, docs not present single paintt on
which the mind can test and discern in them
matter of high importance.; After a spVciflca--tiois
of thje uaes to wliick Ihey may be applied
, in the elucidation of the histury and antiquities
of the country, he adds it ia these things
which, singly, are perhaps of no ; great moment
which give ht;' value to thee jpeciet of docu.
asent of which yis publication consists.1'
.iExctrptat Rotulis Fmium in Tuni
LotujRneii asservatis, Henrico Tertio Regi.
, 8to 58S pages ; 'Edited by Charts Ro
berta. J;The Records of Fines levied whilst
Henry' the Third occupied the throne are
renreaented as a vast sea of documpnt
I Vk J
evHeo compared, with the preceding reigns;
Aaelection is therefore made. Thisvo-
Vunre comprises a period of SO years
'Another w)l I probably be sufficient for the
remaining S5 years. .
r. Rotuli 'Narmannix. r. Norman
Rolla of the reigni of John and Henry
. t 5th,. Kings of England, preserved in-the
" Tower of London 8vo. 448 pSges; Edi
ted by.Hardy. This is a contributioa to
t French not less than to English History.
John having refused to appear and aa
aWer to the charge of having murdered
hia nephew Arthur, his possessions were'
seized by thVFrench King and held Toe
WA5fn t0 centuries. .Henry Vn
jraded y ranee t recover the possessions
of his ancestors in 1417, and In August
the series of Norman Rolls
aa,recmiimenced. The Gascon , and
tJ rc U ht P"nted as distinct
vok TU doittu i this, wlame
-
law moreTnlscellarieous than either the
T 4. . t' 11. v... T U soma
Patent or, tiiose -Koiis, uumi w
eeneral character. It reaches to the 5th
year ot-Henry. .Aopleof extract
from the Preface are subjoined :
The Casd&n, Norman and French Rolls e.
lucidate in fttfemintnt degree numerous impor
tant points in the history oCFrance and its re
lationa wth other Statea. Theyf supply mfor
mation relative to the diffiltent orders of aocie
ty, as well Eerlesiasticalas Secular.aud the do
cuments which they contain refer, to a period ot
about two centuries and ajialf, and are the on
ly vidences of many rights and privileges still
enjoyed by the inhabitants of severs of the
French provinces, for which reason they are
frequently consulted affording proofs ofthe
enrolment of decisions in contests regsirdmg
patrimonial rights. It will be foundf when the
whole of this important body of evidence is,
published, that there is scarcely a cKy or town
in Normandy, Gascony or such of the other
provinces of France as were formerly subject
to England which will not be ablerto find itst
charter of incorporation, augmentations of its
privilege or confirmations of its franchises, in
thSiivork."
8. Rotuli Selecti; etc. 8vo. 265 pages.
This volume contains documents general
ly,belonj?ing to the class of Patent Rolls,
many of them relating to Irish affairs of
the reigns of John and Henry III. V. and
VI.-
9. Rotulus Magnus Pipx, 8vo. 161"
pages. When we mention the great Roll
of he Pipe Office, some of the readers of
the Register may be ready. to conclude
that it contains an account ofthe doings
at some snug and comfortable corner of
the Parliament House, or of the Halls of
Justice, where the Heads of Department
meet to smoke and talkover the affairs;
of the nation, or advocates and Judges,
the trammels of office beingat length laid
aside, are at liberty to enjoy each others
society. And when we state farther that
the Pipe Office in England corresponds
pretty nearly to the Comptroller's with
us, they may, recollecting that our in
stitutions are modelled after those of En
gland, infer that one important qualifi
cation of that functionary has hitherto
been neglected, and that no one must
aspire to the office of Comptroller here
after who does not love the Indian weed
or the present incumbent, anxious to
do his whole duty, may send to the low
country for a waggon load of canes, to
alein for a freh box f pipes, and buv
tip at onceall the cigars that the Raleigh
market affords. By way of preventing
so much unnecessary trouble therefore,
we hasten to state farther that the Pine
Office gets its name from the hollow rolls
of parchment that are laid up in it. This
llotulus Magnus is a mere collection of
minutes (referred by the Editor to the
a isi year 01 iieury 1.) 01 receipts from the
Sheriff and others, and somejlimes ot
disbursements.
10. Rotulus Cancellari'Qvo S62 pages.
The Comptroller or Chancellors Roll is
ofthe samejeharacter with the Rotulus
Magnus, being an account of monies re
ceived into the Treasury kept by the
Comptrollers clerk, and Twhich should
therefore agree with the Treasurer's Roll.
I his volume contains the Roll lor the
third year of John's reign. The Editor
says
The nature of a preface, such as this, ad
mits of but a slight and faint sketch ofthe abun
dant historical, materials to ba' found in thi
Roll" But even this sketch will be sufficient
to shew that a valuable addition is here made
to-lhe collection of contemporary documents
ubmitted'te the historian : a gradually accu
mulating mass, by tlit aid of -which me may hobt
. r . ji- f . . -
at icngia io ce itmnnmg oj me certainty of c
ence given h the early hittory of the Enrlith na
tion." 1 1. Proceedings and Ordbumces of the
Privy "Council of England. Extending
from the 10th of Richard II, to ithe 14th
of Henry VI, 4 vols. large Svol edited
by Sir Harry Nicholas. Mostly! in Nor
man French, with a ctpious Preface and
Chronological Catalogue, in wliich the
substance of the text is given in English,
"undefiled." The Titleof these Vo
lumes is a sufficient indication of the cha
racter and value of the papers t ley con
tain. ,.
12. Jin essay on the original authority
of the King's Council, by Sir Francis
Palgrave. X thin octavo.
13. iSir Henry Ellis' s Introduction and
Indexes to Domesday. 2 Vols, 8vo. Any
one who has looked into Domesday, will
be ready to acknowledge that it needs at
least.an Introduction.' The author re
marks, that . although he has passed
years of labor upon Domesday, he has
only opened the way to a knowledge of
its contents." ne nas drawn Irom that
work a view of the condition of England.
and especially of the different classes of
ftlA Hnnlll linn il n . - ' L: ,
vii jjujjuiaiuiii, men uiaillhcrs anu cus-
toms and the civil institutions of the
country in the time ofthe Conqueror.
14. BtbUotheca Jlmerieana Ndva, or a
catalogue of Books in various languages
relating to America printed between the
years 1700 and 1800, by O. Rich, 8vo.
423pages. Of these, a very larfge num
ber are included in Mr. Rich's own col
lection, the whole of which is offered for
sale. "' . - i
15. Sundry pamphlets Inter alia, the
substance ofja Speech by Charlel Pucton
Cooper, Esq.VfSecretary of the Record
Commission) in the suit in Chanlery res
pecting Lady Hewlyg Foundations.
rrancenas lost one of her moat dis
f tncrtlieTiafl rttwl (XI I
IT 1
V ? , " . . in person
nf Admiral An D!.. . u I r .
,iUJj ueuer Known in
America, however, as Minister of For-
r'b" "- "uiwi capacity I he cor
responded with Mr. LivingstonL on the
suujecv 01 uie American claims.
..W Jt mmmA Dgnt.took place at
Warrenton on the S5th insL betwt.n iu
Bellamy andTilIiamE.IayfiUd, du
ring which tht latter received a flirt A,,n.t
I wk'J; deatb in aboatatf hour.
fl -; unit '
vXOTES IN THE CAPITOL.
never saw more excitem'enf . m a
deliberatrve assembly than was roahifes-
ie(i in uie House U vcp -
Friday, during the speeches of
ams andafr. Wise The vexi
ted, in the House ot Kepreserixativer oniaqanti
Mr. Aa-
vexed' ques-
who commented witofgreat force and in
dignation upon a statement appearing in
a
morning paper,
the
con-
oemning nis conuuev upon tuai utusiuni
which Mr. C. pronounced tobe false.
He concluded by saying that both parties
in the house should unite to vindicate
that body from the aspersions which hall
been cast upon it in another. "This was
pronounced in a marked and emphatic
manner, and excited much attention.--Mr.
Adams immediately rose, and for
two hours he kept the House in a state
of more Complete and thorough, excite
ment than either body has witnessed for
many a year. -He committed hiipself at
once and decisively t6' hostility with the
Senate, taking even a higher ground than
had ever been assumed by the partizahs
of the Administration in condemning; that
body. He threw without reserve the en
tire hlame of the loss of that memorable
bill upon its majority, and in a strain of
indignant invective he denounced "the al
lusion in a late debate to the House as
"insolence" which the first legislative
body in the land shouldnot be asked to
1 I 1 A. il.-t .it.imn
bear. Against Mr. Webster he was par
ticularly severe, and he seemed to throw
his whole soul into his words when al
luding to that gentleman's declaration in
a late speech that he would not have vo
ted otherwise had the enemy been batter
ing at the gates of the Capitol he said
14 there was but one step beyond such an
expression of sentiment, and a most nut-
ural step too I It would be only ior a
man whot&uld utter such a sentiment,
to go himself over to that enemy and help
to batter down the Capitol !"
We never saw any thing produce such
a strong sensation as these extraordinary
words. The Administration members in
all parts of the house gave way to a burst
oftapplause, which was instantly repro
bated by the Chair. Mr. Polk, in the
greatest excitement, starting to his feet
and violently using his hammer, declar
ing at the same time "that never since
the formation of the Government, had
there been such an instance of disorder
and contempt ofthe rules ofthe House.'
A fact in which he was joined by several
of the old members crying out "no, no,
never, never J"
Mr. Adams with increased vehemence
continued, in the 'same strain for about
two hours, and ended by moving for a
Coumittee to enquire into the loss ofthe
bill.
As a specimen of Mr. Adams' power
this remarkable speech was one of the
very finest he ever uttered being distin
guished for pointed sarcasm and eloquent
invective 'and at the same time marked
with all the speaker's felicity of language
and variety of illustiation. His manner
was highly animated and impressive, and
it was listened to by the House with- a
degree of high wroughtattention, which
has never been surpassed on any occa
sion. It was evident that the whole im
pulse and feeling of party connection was
laid open to its core, and every member
seemed fully and nakedly put upon his
allegiance.
Mr. Webster was present almost from
the commencement of the debate, and
the lobby was crowded with Senators and
other distinguished individuals. Mr.
Webster's presence in the House excited
great interest, and many anxious and cu
rious eyes were continually turned to the
right hand door where he was seated ;
but no one who saw that dark brow &
deep set. eye but mut have felt assured
of his abundant power to sustain Ifimielf
under any aggression.
Mr. Wise showed much ot his South
ern chivalry in rushing to the fight after
Mr. Adams had concluded. He took up
the defence of his party against their ne w
and terrible assailant, witn an alacity and
vigor of strength which soon abandoned
defensive, for the most galling and an
noying species of offensive, warfare. He
selected Mr. Cambreleng who sat imme
diately before him as his object, and again
and again, despite the interposition ofthe
Speaker, lievreturned to the attack, ad
dressing him in the most pointed man
ner by name, and frequently shaking his
finger in his face. Mr. Cambreleng bore
it all very good humouredly, and fre
quently, in reply to his severe personal
interrogatories, promised to the house a
full and satisfactory explanation. In the
impetuosity of Mr. Wise's eloquence, in
his vast bu t ill directed power, inliis furi
ous exertionsofimmense mental strength,
and in the consternation and alarm which
he occasioned among all ranks, he re
sembled nothing so much as an infuriated
bull broke loose in a Spanish circus now
goring Mr. Cambreleng then tossing Mr.
Beatdsley into the air trampling Mr.
.Adams to the dust, and again with nos
trils distended, bent neck, and uplifted
tail, (lashing in full tilt against the Speak
er himself -and extending to all a spe
cies of wild fear not unmingled with
amusement. -Georgtloum Metropolitan.
SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF
M TATIVES.
REPRESEN-
Mr, Adams has sundered the last liga
ment that tied him to his old friends, and
4t one fierce spring, bounded into the
midst of Van Burentsm, Jacksonism and
Glory." His hatred of Mr. Webster
his4?resentmentt being defeated last
winter for the Senate, have overcome hit
consistency and the duties of his position.
tion ot the lhree Mtiiiopamenumeivi wB m iory man ; hukb up uom vnc cuu
Tlii fliaruaainn I nm nf von who died in the midst of the"
was commenced bv Mr. Cambreleng, conflict of '$6.'27. '28, or even since 3S,
A long time Wanifesting -.j. gravitation
towards the parity irt power, 1ieihas :at
lengtlf gone over to thjtf jrong a1d, mucJv
under the circumstances' that marked his
onmeftt of theederalists in 1807.
'Bravo Brayiisimo r John Qiumcy All
smg a Jackson -nav, a VanBuren and
andbelieve this miracle jf yqu cffrt!
But what can we say to do justice to
HenryA Wise, the vouthful and intrepid
Statesman, whose abilities haye burit;up
on the world in meridian elorv.as Miner
va sprang armed from the brain ofiJupj-i
ter ! Thatiihe mantle of Kandoipj-naj
descended upon his shouTders ! That lie
is worthy of thexrisig and of the ancient
fame of Virginia! That his courage knows
no fear, and his disinterested indepen
dence no calculation of consequence J
All this and more may be truly said, and
while Virginia has reason to' mourn Jthe
apostacy of so many who, prefer power to
right, and its smiles and favors to the
danger of asserting her principles, let her
cherish the more warmly, this intrepid
son. Whig.
CONGRESS,
IN SENATE.
Tuesdcrif, Jan. 6.
The Senate proceeded to the consider
ation of the Resolutions offered by Mr,
Benton, and
Mr." Southard resumed and concluded
his remarks.
Mr. White moved to postpone the fur
ther consideration of the. subject until
to-morrow 5 which was agreed to..
On motion of Mr. White, the Senate,
proceeded to the consideration of the
Executive business ; and, when the doors
were re-opened, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Cambreleng, from the Committee
of Ways and Means, reported a bill ma
king appropriations for the repression of
hostilities ef the Seminole Indians ; which
was twice read.
Mr. Cambreleng said this bill propos
ed an appropriation of g500,00O for its
object, and it was found that the sum
would be insufficient,. He moved to com
mit it to the'Committee ofthe Whole on
the state of the Union, with a view to go
into Committee on the subject immedi
ately. ,
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. White, of Florida, moved an a
mendment to the till, providing that,
out of the money appropriated, a regi
ment of 1000 mounted riflemen :ie rai
sed for twelve months. He went into
some statement showing the necessity of
adopting this means of putting an end to
the hostilities of the Indians. .
Mr. Huntsman sain1, that the volunteers
would, be more efficient than enlisted
men, and more speedily obtained. He
suggested an amendment
volunteers for enlisted men.
substituting
Mr. Hardin moved an amendment to
ihe amendment,, providing that when the
services of this force were no longer wan
ted, the President be authorized and di
rected to disband them by Proclamation.
Mr. J. Q. Adams objected to the word
'directing, " and moved to strike it out.
Mr. Ashley said, the consequences of
this war might prove fatal to the whole
frontierl The Indians every where were
uneasy, and ready to make war the mo
ment they had an opportunity. He was
unwilling, therefore, torequire the Pre
sident to disband the troops when raised.
They would always be necessary for the
defence of the frontier.
Mr. Ripley opposed the
amendment
altogether. The proper way vas to push
for volunteers. The chivalry ofthe coun:
try would .supply them officerswere
not wantidV The only thing necessary
was to add a sufficient number of rank
and file to the corps ofdragoons.
Mr. Cambreleng appealed to the gen
tleman from Florida to withdraw his a
mendment and suffer the bilf to pass.? At
another time it would be competent for
the gentleman to propose any plan of pro
ceeding. Mr. White said it was indispensable
that the bill should pass, and would pre
fer to -withdraw the amendment if there
was any thing like opposition to it. He
accordingly withdrew the amendment.
The Committee then rose, and repor
ted the bill to the House without amend
ment. The bill was then ordered to be en
grossed, and read a third time.
Mr. White submitted the
followins
resolution : which was azreed to
' 0 4.v Hjs -i
Retolyed, That the Committee oa Military Af
fairs be instructed to inquire inte the expediency of
organizing a regiment. of mounted riflemen, or dra
goons to operate against the Indians, if in tat o
pinion of the President the public service requires
it tip
On motion, the House adjo urned.
IN SENATE.
53
Wednesday, Jan. 27. f
Mr. Benton offered the following res
olution $ which lies one day for consid
eration ; 4
Hetolved That the Committee for the District
of Columbia be instructed to inquire into the ex
pediency of abolishing lottery drawings and the
aie of lottery tttkets within this District
-Mr. F, wing, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported a bill to appro
priate, for a limited time, &c. with a
tnendments, and a special report ; which
wis ordered to be printed. t ft
On motion of Mr. Clay, 5,006 extra
copies of the Tefjort were ordered to be
printed; . . - '
Mr. Webster, fraralht Contaittet n
-I nt msi. rn4..u.
am
men
5- Dili j-mKing.aruierxppropr,MM,,,r'
suppressing liostilities vith the Seminole
Indiana, Andaskedfdr . the, immediate
considefatiorof fnf oillas thestateof
the colhtrjrequired its passage with the
uitmost despatch. met.
itie bill 1 appropriating S3iiu,uvvjj
was taken up for consideration, "and orj
dered to its finaj reading. . '
Mr WTebster asked for th e third jre ad
inejitthiK.time.
i.time. r.
Afr.Uy'said lie should be glad tojbearthe com
munications from the Departments -jread, in rder
to' see whetherhey gave any account of thewar.
No doubt, whttevermahave been the causes, it
was. necessary to put an end to the)- war by
all the possible means jWithui our power. Bui it
wa- a corfdition, altogether without precedent, in
which the country was now placed. A war was
raging with the most rancorous violence witnin our
borders. , Congress had been In session nearly two
months, during which time this conflict was raging;
yet of the causes of the war. iiow it was produced,
if the fault was on one side or on both sides, in
short, what had lighted up the torch, Congress was
altogethe uninformed, and no inquiry 6ft, the tufv
iect hadieen made by either bratfeh-f the Legis
lature. He should be glad if the chairman of th
Committee on Finance, or of the JEomrmtte on
Indian Affairs, or any one else, would telr him how
this war had burst forth. What Were its causes, and
to whom th blame of it was to bo charged.
Mr. Webster replied that he could not grnr any
answer to the Senator from Kentucky . It was as
much a matter of surprise to hiria, as to any one,
that no official communication had been made to
Congress of the war. Alt' he knemon 4h subject
he had gathered from the gazettes. The commu
nications from the Departments spoke of the War,
as a war growing out of the relations between the
Indians and the Government of the United States,
and gave no reason to suppose that it had its origin
in any quarrel with the citizens. It probably grew
out ofthe attempts to remove these Indians beyond
the Mississippi. According to the latestt, accounts,
the country between Tallahassee V'amf St Augua-
ine was overrun by, hostile Indians, and the Com
munication octween those places was interrupted.
The view taken by the gentleman from Kentucky
was undoubtedly the true one. But the war rages,
the enemy js in force, and the accounts of their rav
ages are ' disastrous. The Executive Government
has asked for the means of suppressing these hos
tilities, and it was entirely proper that the bill should
pass. .
Mr. White expressed his regret thaUie could add
nothing to the information given on this subject
He knew nothing of the cause of the war, if it com
menced in any locaJ ouarrel or not. It was the ob
ject of the Government to remove these Indians to
the west side of the Mississippi, and ho was appre
hensive that the difficulty had arisen out of this
measure, tie nad, novvaver, no miormauon, wnicn
was not in "the possession of every other Senator.
He hoped the bill would be passed, and without de
lay, v .
Mr. Benton make a few remarks erpressire ot
his iterance of the cause of the war. Some years
ago he was a member ofthe Committee on Indian
Affairs. At that" time these Indians in Florida
were in a state of starvation ; they would not work,
and it was necessary that they should be fed by th
United Mates, or they must subsist on tne plunder
four citizens. He was under the impression that
for these Indians thare was appropriated by Cori
gressa very large aum, perhaps 30,060 or $40,000,
to lace them where they would be jenabied to live
without plundering. These Indians are a very ba8
tribe, as their very name signifies, the word Semi
note, in Indiap, being wild, runaway Indians."
They were therefure considered a bad race. It was
obvious the best policy to remove these Indians to a
place where they would be 'able to obtain plentyt
Treaties were consequently made with hem en the
subject of their removaLand- the process Has been go
ing on for some years,but when the time arrived when
they should be removed, they declared that they
had no wish to go ; and so again last summer, wken,
there was another attempt to remove them. The
-disturbances began by their shooting their chiefs,
and trom ttus increased to tne extent aescrioea ia
the report of Captain Bclton, from which, and from
private letters, he understood that, in the massa
cres which had taken place, the runaway, negroes
of the South were " the most conspicuous. - They
traversed the field of the dead, and cur; bp" Ithe
throats of thos "who were expiring. Two weeks
ago he bad stated here that what had already; resul
ted Trom the movements of abolitionist was suffi
cient to cast upon then a sin. for whichhey could
never atone. Great as that mass of si a was, they
may yet have a greater mass to aaswer for, in com
parison with which fhe past was but as a drop in
a bucket.
The bill was then read a third time, and passed.
On motion ofMr. White, the Senate
proceeded to consider the Resolutions
offered by Mr. Benton.-
MrWhite alEesserlthe Senate in a
speech of about two hours.
Mr. Grundy said he wished to sajr a
few words as soon as he could iear him
self speak. At present, he was willing
io yield the floor to any gentfeman desi
ring; to be heard.
Mr. Buchanan rose to address the Sen
ate ; and, on his motion, the Senate ad-
journeu. w
HOUSE OF KKf llKalirs TAXIVES.
The House proceeded to the consider
ation of the following Resolution, here-4
tofore offered by Mr. J. Q. Adams.
Resolved, That so much of the message of the
President of the United Stated to Congress at the
commencement of the present session as relates to
the failure, at the last session of Congress, ef the bill
containing the ordinary appropriations for fortifica
tions, be referred to a select committee, with in
structions to inquire into, and report o the House
the Causes and circumstances of the failure ofthe
bill. &
The question being on the motion of
Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, to a
mend the biltby adding "with power
to send for persons an!! papers "
Mr. Cambreleng, who was entitled to
the flooi4, spoke at considerable length in
vindication of himself from certain char
ges, heretofore made against -hinjjaf ,ha-!
ving caused the failure ofs tlie- fortifica
tion bill at the last sessioht andmain-3
tained that the three million amendment
was defeated'by the Senalf, ,
' Mr. Reed followed in reply to the gen
tleman from N. Yorj,ij;andf loathe gen
tleman from Massachusetts,(Mr. Adams,)
contending, at length, that. Uie' bill was
defeated by the President knd, the House
of Representatives. m
Mr. Hardin took the floor; and moved'
an adjournment The House then 'ad
journed. M '
IN SENATK.
,,-. Thursday. Jafu
Mr. Swift presented a petition from
citizeni of Verrafont oravins forihe tbjo-
J lition of slavery in the District of Colutrv-
I Finance, re phrtedwTthotttr
, Mr. Calhoun laid; Whatever the bim;
by which these petifcojieia wer actuated
the effect wm tli (mp - That. '
vet
men. pronounce thesystem unchristian f
malignant,- diaTroKcal ; and was it tn rf,
KCIlIlp. .
mac me senate couiif 'air- vy-
ly, and receive petitions couched in such
language f Whatever Ithe moti ves of the
ptitioners, the course they haveadoptej
is calculated .toi.iUe this Union. t
demanded theinueition naf .... '
aAd asked for the yeas and nay,, wh S
were ordered. .. vwuica
mr. fgi pointed t a part ofthe
memoriaU, wich, in effect, ivdwed
r.the Pet.t.oners to act.on e
Mr. Swift said that U,ereas no other
language in wh,ch the citizens of CrS
could express the r sentiments He to?
wa strlkibe.
iwcfll uie proposu.onof the Senator Trom
r.. Calhouf aid his object was fn
preyanl.the petition Wbeing receive
He did not wish to press the natter now!
but he was determined to resist the fa.
troduction ofevehy petition, of this cha.
racter. Hehad not the .least objection
that the petition should be laid upon th
table.' , ' -.. :
The question was then laid on the t.
ble. Jfe .4t a Vi- t .-'v
Mr, Clay, froin the'Committee on Fo
reignRelatjonst reported the following
Resolutions,; -which-He over for conside
nation : .
;. Iietolved, That the President be requeued
to communicate to the Senate, tT they be at hit V
command, copjeif the expose which accom. 'v
panied the French bill of indemnity from the
Chamberof Deputies to the Chamber of Peen T
of France, on tJ. 5fth orApriI,1835j and of Si
the report othe committee, prf$ented to the
Chamber ofTeers on the ith of June 3335 ,
and, also1acopof the woriffinal note, in the ,
French languagnfifm the Due de Broglie to
Mr. Barton, under date of the 20th October
1835, a translation of which wa communicated
to Congress with the Pres-dent's Snecisl ilc
sae of the 18th January, 1836. ' .
Resolved, That the President be srequeted
(if not ihcompatibje .with the public intereit)
to communicate tC; the Seriate copy of n.te, if
there be one, from 'Hr.Llvuigitbn to the French
Minister oMi'oreign Affairs, under date of the 4
27thfday of April, 1835, and copies of any 0.
ther official note, addressed by Mr. JLiving-ston. ,
dunnS his mission, toT France either to the
French Minister ofiForeigrrtAfTfira or to the Se.i-";
cretary of State, not heretofore communicated S
to Congress. . - . S f
The Chair laid before the1 Senate a I
communication fjom. the Department o$
Wr, encrosing a report in reply fo the ?
n.uP on.Jmotiort of Mr. I
Whiter relatives to the employ of Benja- r
min F. Curry ; which was ordered to be
The Senate proceeded to the con!id..r.r
ation of the special order, being the n-H
solutions submitted by Mr. Benton :
pMr.Buchanan,"wJio was entitled to the .
floor, at the 'request of Mr. Grundy, v
yielded his privileg-c ; anl
Mr. wrunrjjr addressed the Senate ati'V'
renetli-tin defende of kK thr;- mininnJ
Fortification hill nf thai
ft
last Session. - :
Mr. Hill fbllowell Mr Grundy on the !
same side ; hd, when he concluded,
Mr.. Webster said he nad i i word which :
he wUhed to say before thissubject should
come up-agiin. .'".He thought the resolu
tion was not direct enough.; ,Ir was in
these words : , '
u Resolved, Thit so much ef the nirplus re- '
yer.uev.of the United States, and the dividendi ,V
of stock receirable from the Bunk of the United j
States, as maybe necessary, for the purposes, fh
ought to be set apart and applied to the geneml p
defence and permaoent security of the coun-f
try." if' '
Now this looked as if nothing but surplus re-P
venue vas to be applied to these great objecti. "
That, sir, (said Mr; W.) is not direct enough - .
for mel : Thee important obj ect s a re primary
and essential. They certainly are entitled to . .
be satisfied'out of the whole revenue, as being h
among the highest duties of the Government. :'
They ought not, sir, to be postponed, and only
charged upon the surplus. Fori one, I desire g
for an opportnity of voting directly an t
once for all such appropriations aiare necessirr t
toput the country in a itateofdefehce and per-
rnaueht security. No object can claim prefer-
ehce ovefthia; and 1 hope the mover of tha'y
resolution will modify it by striking out whatii -said
about surplus, and let tliefresolution stand
as a direct declaration thatK the revenue of the
country, so far as ia necessary, fought to be ap; v
;propriated,for thepurpoe of general defence 'it
and permanent security. - ' V
1 am ready to vote for that, if iriakes every K
dollar in the Treasury, and I cannot doubt that "
the other members of the" Senate are -equsllr Cf
ready. ' ' u ' '
On motion of Mr. Clay, the subject was lH j
on the table ; and the Senate adjourned to 7 '
Monday. ' .
' HOUSE OFEPnESENTATrVES.
The House resumed the consideration of tli
Resolution,! heretofore offered by Mr. J. Q. A
dams. ; ' $
iThe question still, being a on the motion d'.
Mr.W'gliams, of N.,Crolina, to amend the res? ''
lutiori.
Mr. Hardin poke, at length, i reply to th
remarks ofthe gentleman from New York (Mr f .
Cambreleng) and of the gentleman from M- "
aachusetta (Mr; A4ms. S; j
Mr. Evans fo)owed on the sama aide, apeak- - :i
ing at great length.
On GBot'ion of Mr. Dynum, the Houm ad jour
IN SENATE.
Friday, Jan. 59.
? The Skxatk did not sit to-day.
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HOUfeE QF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House resumed , jthe consideration ct ts
Itesolution, heretofore dfi'cred by Mr. J. Q A'
m
xne question still beinr on tne moi
Mr. Williams, of H..t to amend the Ktg
lion,t. " 1, " i ja
, 'Mr. ynum tookrthe floor, and spoke in tr M
ptjl toihettntleman from Virginia (Mr. WJ;
du( uia ni touciuac sii -
jouTsmcnt.
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