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CONGRESS.
Senate. On Monday, ihc 7th inst.
Mr. Calhoun gave notice that he should,
on Wodnesd iy, call up tho bill for tho
repeal of the force hill.
On Tuesday, the 8th, several resolu
tions relative to the deposites, were pres
ented and referred.
On Wednesday, the O h, Mr. Calh
moved to take up for consideration, his
bill to repeal the act of last session, com
monly called the Force Act; which was
agreed io. Mr. Calhoun then took the
floor, and spoke at length in support of
the bill; contending t,al although tho
net would soon expire by its own limita
tion, ycjt that it contained principles
which were entirely unconstitutional.
Principles which tended to consolidation,
and ultimate despotism; and which it was
disgraceful should remain on the Statute
Hook. When Mr. C. concluded, Mr.
CI -iy and Mr. Forsyth followed, in oppo
sition to tiie repealing bill; and conclu
ded by moving its reference to the Judi
ciary Committee. Mr. Preston and Mr.
Poindexter rejoined, in support of the!
bill; when the motion to refer was agreed
to. Mr. Ma i) gum then moved an ad
journment. Which motion prevailed.
The Senate then adjourned.
On Thursday, the 10th, Mr. M angum
presented a memorial from Tyrrell conn- !
ty, N. C. remonstrating against the re-1
moval of the public depositee, which was j
referred.
On Friday,the llth, on motion of Mr.
Clay, ordered that the Secretary of the
Senate be directed to cause to be ascer
tained and reported to the Senate the
aggregate numbers of all who have, or
shall have, on the day of his report, pre
sented petitions?, memorials, or other
proceedings to the Senate for, or against,
the Executive measure of the removal
of the public depositee, distinguishing the
number appertaining to each petition,
memorial, or other proceeding; and speci
fying the city, town, county, ami State,
trom which the memorial or petition was
received. The Senate then adjourned
to Monday.
In the House of Representatives, on
Monday, theTlh iust. the sitting was ex
clusively occupied in tin; reception of pe
titions; the most of which were on the
subject of the deposites. Mr. IJALL,of
N. C. presented one from tho inhabitants
of Washington, Beaufort county, for, and
also one Irotn Edgecombe county agaiust
tho restoration of the deposites.
On Tuesday, the 8th, tho resolution of
Mr. Mardis, on the subject of the depos
ites, coming up again as the unfinished
business of the first hour. Mr. Corwin,
of Ohio, resumed the floor, and continu
ed his speech in opposition to tho reso
lution, and spoke till the expiration of the
hour; when the House passed to i he next
order, viz: the consideration of the com
mutation bill, when Mr. Cramer resumed
his remarks, and spuke till near the con
dition of the hour, when Mr. Crane ob
tained the floor, but yielding to a sugges
tion of Mr. Polk, who wished the House
to take up the General Appropriation Bill,
he moved the postponement of the fur
ther consideration of the commutation bill
till Thursday next; which motion was a
grecd to.
sometime after the wound, but could give
no clue to discovery. Many persons
think indeed, that the causes that led to
his death was so little to his credit, that
he preferred letting it test in its mystery.
He was a very bad man, and few persons
seemed to concern fthemselves in his
fate. Salisbury Watchman.
Execution. Washington Taburn was
executed yesterday. We did not atiend, severely wounded him in the head with a
Kilt I.. fVt-r.-....! .......
but are informed a large concourse of!
people assembled to witness l he soecta-
cle. Thus has ended the career of a
most extraordinary and unaccountable
being. Oxford Ex.
tt?At Newark, N. J. on the 20th uh.
Miss Lacinia Brittin, aged 20 years
whilst rubbing some brass about the coal
grate with spirits of turpentine, the bottle
broke, took fire and enveloped her in the
tin me, burning her so severely as to cause
her death in a short time afterwards.
CJ'Tlic Legislature of Louisiana
which has just adjourned, adopted a ve
ry severe, and, we trust, efficient law for
the regulation of steamboats, so as to
secure them from explosion. The num
ber of futal accidents on the Mississippi,
particularly the disastrous one by which
Senator Johnson lost his life, imperi
ously called for some legislative interfer
ence to secure care and fidelity in the
managemnet of engines, and every prac
tical assurance of their soundness. The
new law manifests great anxiety to es
tablish minute precautions against acci
dent, as well is misconduct, and imposes
heavy penalties on the agents and own
ers in every case of damage, which any
possible care might have prevented. To
make the law more effective, it has been
sent to the Executives of all the Slates
bordering on the Mississippi, and its trib
utaries, for similar action.
On Wcdnsday, the 9th, the whole of
the day, after the morning business, was
occupied in debating the General Appro
priation bill, and amendments proposed
to it. The amendments to reduce the
appropriations gave rise to much debate;
those offered by Mr. Vance to reduce the
salaries of all the officers of the Govern
ment, have been rejected so far as the
vote has been taken. Among the a
mendmeuls yet undecided is one to re
duce the pay of the Members of both
Houses of Congress to six dollars per
day, and six dollars for every twenty
miles travel to and from the seal of Gov
ernment. On Thursday, the 10th, Mr. Davis, of
South Carolina, submitted resolutions
declaring that the powers of the Execu
tive department of the Federal Govern
ment have increased beyond the authority
of the Constitution that the powers of
the Executive departmentof Federal Go
vernment have increased, arc increasing,
and ought to be diminished that the
patronageof the President of the United
States has increased, is increasing, and
ought to be diminished. On motion of
Mr. Bynum, the committee on Com
merce were instructed to inquire into the
expediency of making the Port of Will
iamston (lN.C.) a Port of Entry; and to
provide for the appointment of an Inspec
tor thereof. On motion of Mr. Conner,
the Committee on Military Affairs, were
instructed to inquire into the expediency
of authorizing, agreeably to a resolution
of the Congress of 1781, the appropria
tion of 6500 for the erection of a monu
ment to the memory of Brigadier Gener
al Davidson, of N. Carolina. Tim House
then spent the remainder of the sitting
in the discussion of Mr. Mardis's resolu
tion respecting the i). S. Bank and the
General Appropriation bill.
On Friday, the llth, Mr. Mardis's res
olution, on the subject of retaining the
deposites in tin; State Banks, coming up
once more as tin; unfinished business of
the first hour, Mr. Corwin resumed his
speech in opposition to the resolution,
and continued to speak to the expiration
of the hour, without concluding his re
marks. Tho House then went into
Committee of the Whole, on the bill pro
viding remuneration for property lost,
captured, or destroyed by the cnemv iu 1 1740 to 1817. A nnmlinn siring nro ov
the late war; and, after considerable dis- pressed that they will commit great rava
cussion, the committee rose, reported Los. and it is asserted that mnr, tlmn
progress, and obtained leave to sit a- j once when thev visited some parts of New
England, tiiey not omy ate up all the
grass in the fields, but actually attacked
clothing and fences to appease their in
satiable hunger. JJut the Encyclopedia
Americana informs us that they are in no
way injurious to vegetation, except from
the damage done by the female in depos
iting her eggs while the insect is itself
the favorite food of various animals, and
in this way may be turned to good ac
count. Hogs devour them eagerly, and
some of the larger birds are fond of
them. I he Indians consider them a
delicate food when fried. In New Jer
sey they have been converted into soap.
Bait. Gaz.
had arrested his sUve in this city, and af
ter a hearing before Judge Randall, ho
had received a certificate authorising
him to remove his slave to Maryland.
The defendants, who had been present
at the hearing, upon the appearance of
the officers in the street, near the Court
House, with Littleton in custody, assaul
ted the officers and the hack driver, into
whose carriage he had been placed, and
brick. A gig, with a lady and child in ir.
were overset by the carriage after the
driver was wounded, and many brickbats
and paving stones were thrown. W7c
trust that such a scene will not again
disgrace our city.
Ph ila d . Pen n sylv a n ia n .
Curious Agency. A letter, publish
ed iu tho Journal of commerce, from an
emigrant from the U. Stales, now resi
ding in Texas, describes the country as a
Paradise, and urges his friends to come
and enjoy the fat of the land. He writes,
"Be sure to bring out all the books you
have, or can get hold of. Also, one wife
for me, handsome, &c. Mother knows
what will suit me.
The Locusts. In addition to other
causes of trouble, it appears that the sev
enteen year Locusts are to pay their pe
riodical viit this year. It has been as
certained that the insect appears periodi
cally, once in seventeen years, and in the
spring of the year. They were observed
in this country at the stated intervals from
gain.
On Saturday, the 12th, after the usual
morning business, the discussion on Mr.
Mardis's resolution was continued until
the close of the hour, when the House
proceeded to the consideration of private
bills.
Fire. We regret to learn, that on the
night of the 6th inst. the dwelling house
of II. t. Holmes, Esq., near Pittsbo
rough, in Chatham County, accidentally
caught fire, and was entirely consumed,
together with all its contents. Fay. Obs.
State Bank. It will be seen by an
advertisement in another column, that the
Books for this Bank have been again o
pened in this place. It appears, that so
far as returns have been received by the
Commissioners at Raleigh, the amount
subscribed is 8536,500, and that $63,500
are wanting to enable the Bank to go in
to operation. This amount, however,
will no doubt be considerably diminished
when all the returns shall have been re
ceived. The deficiency will no doubt be
subscribed before the 1st of May, when
the books will bo again and finally clos
ed. ib.
r"Near Wilkesborough, a man by the
name of Daniel Welborn was lately kill
ed in his bed by a gun-shot wound. The
gun was discharged so near as to drive
the powder into the wound, and some
what to burn his clothing. He lived
GJames Douglass, Peter Cook,
Charles Cooper, James Dawsan and E
zekiel Binkley, (colored men) were sen
tenced yesterday morning by the Recor
der, for a riot committed in an attempt to
rescue Littleton, the slave of Mr. Isaac
Covington, of Worcester county, in Ma
ryland, on Saturday the 29th of March
last. The Recorder, before passing
sentence, made some very forcible and
pertinent remarks on t ho high handed
outrage of tho rioters, and expressed hi
determination to check such conduct by
carrying the punishment to such a length
as would insure, in future, the public
peace. Douglass was sentenced lo eigh
teen months confinement in the peniten
tiary; Cook, Cooper and Dawson each to
sixteen months, and Brinkley to nine
Melancholy Accident. A lad, about
10 years of age, son of Mr. John Cog
geshall, was accidently killed in the Fac
tory of R. Mitchell &, Co. in Tiverton
on the 2d inst. The little fellow was amu
sing himself in the Factory and ventured
too near the machine. His foot was
caught in one of the bolts, and he was
carried round with the wheel about 20
times before it could be stopped, which
was short of half a minute. His limbs
were dislocated and his head dreadfully
mangled. He expired immediately.
Suicide. Yesterday morning, a little,
before 6 o'clock, Alexander W. Swee
ney, Escj. put an end to his existence by
shooling himself through the heart with
a pistol. Mr. Sweeney has been long
and favorably known in this city and, has
held, for some years, the office of magis
trate, the duties of which, we believe, he
has satisfactorily discharged. No cause
can be assigned for the fact. He min
gled with several of his friends the pre
vious evening, and neither in his actions.
or conversation, exhibited any thing like
mental alienation. I here is strong pre
sumption, however, that he had contem
plated suicide for some days previous, as
on the morning ot the day preceding the
act, he borrowed the pistol from a
friend. He has left a wife and a family
of children. His funeral will take place
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Cincinnati Repub.
Remedy for Ringworm. A corres
pondent of the American Farmer
writes as follows: "After I had the tet
ter nearly twenty years on my hand, and
had used dollars worth of tetter oint
ment which took off the skin repeatedly
without effecting a cure, a friend advised
me to obtain some blood root, (called al
so red-root, Indian plant, &c.) to slice it
in vinegar, and afterwards wash tbe part
affected with the liquid. I did so, and
iu a few days the scurf was removed, and
my diseased hand was as whole as the
other."
New invention. John Farley, of Dan
ville, Vt. has invented a churn, the la
bor of which is performed by dogs.
The machine may be applied to other
uses, such as turning grind-stones and
washing clothes.
Trmnprnnce. Eat not to fullness:
months confinemont. Mr. Covingionldrink not to elevation.
Mixing Matters. 'Doesn't your, min
ister never give you no temperance ser
mons!' 'No, he's too much of a gentle
man to mix litpior in the pulpit!'