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)fcpoItril>jr4| Mr^Van Bur?u, elected by the vmains of Jackson 'strength, by the army of Jfiice^holders, and the holy aihance of politic ?aJ binks, brokers, and speculators, favored, at the samo time, by the unfortunate topic j which has alienated the South from the North, may yet fiad a minority in both houses of j Congress, The message of the Governor of South Carolina, arui the spe< ch ot a distin guished Whig member of Congress from ! North Caro!in%huttoo clearly indicate the im- i possibility of uniting the Whigs of the North j and South in favor of or In opposition to any i Presidential candidate; consequently the ca- { bal have the election, or rather apposntm 11?, ; ?o an office which has bccome so important, i in their own hands. The President is in fact i rH> longer elective by the people, wh*tv ver i forma may remain ; they may. have the sha- | now, but the substance is gone from them ; j dills realizing the apprehensions of some of j our greatest statesmen as to the encroach- , ing tendency of Executive*, influence, and j exemplifying the remark in a passage in one of Dr. J oh: sou's papers in favor ot monarchy, "l>ower is always stealing from the many to j the few ; it still contracts itself to a smaller uutuber, till, in time it centres in a single per- I son." All that now remains to us is to attend to our State Governments, and to the election of our representatives :n Congress, in the hope of bringing the administration of the General Government under popular control, as is done through the House of Commons in England, whereas in this country, the Executive admin istration is in the hands of a single person, not electcd bv the peoole. H. M. BRACKENRIDGE. LOUISVILLE; CINCINNATI AND CHARLES TO* RAIL ROAD. Report of committee on Routes and Sur veys, submitted to the Stockholders of the Louisville, Cincinnati and Charleston Raii Road Oonpany, at their first meeting, at Knoxville, Jan. 1837. The committee to whom it was referred to i examine and report on the surveys already j made, and what part, if any of the route can i now be definitely decided on, and the proper j measures to be taken to have such other sur- j veys made as may be necessary to enable the Company, at its next meeting, to decide on the actual location of the whole road from Char leston to Lexington,' and the branches to Lou isville, Cincinnati and Maysville, have had the matters referred to them under consideration, and beg leave to Report: That th? surveys, heretofore made, and sub mitted to the Legislature, of Souil) Carolina, by the very able Engineers employed by that State, on that service, have led to the satis factory conclusion, that a practicable route for, a rail road between Charleston and the Ohio rver does exist. But as those surveys, from the limited means and time allowed for m&king them, have necessarily been confined to parts of the line where most difficulties were appre hended, no definite location of the route can be predicated on them. The only fact clearly* ^and distinctly ascertained is, that the valley of the French Br6ad river must be adopted, as the only practicable course in which the road -can pass the Alleghany mountains, and Blue Ridge, having in view the connection of the points prescribed by the charter. Another route by the head waters of the Savannah, and the vallies of the Tuckaseige and Little Ten> r.essee rivers, having been suggested, the same has been surveyed under the superintendence of Capt. WiiliamSvof the Topographical En gineers, by lieutenant Drayton, late of the Army, arid Mr. Featherstonebaugb, of the United States Ciril Engineers, in whose ac curacy and judgment your committee have entire confidence*. The result is presented in their reports, which are herewith submitted. These clearly demonstrate that this route is impracticable. On the other hand it is as ckarly demon strated, that by adopting the French Broad route, it is possible to conduct the road from the valley of East Tennessee, centrally through the Alleghany mountains, to the crest of tbe Blue Ridge, at two points in Buncombe coun ty* N? C.* on a gradual ascent entirely w.thin tbe range of locomotive power, as now in con stant and familiar use. These points are at the. Reedy Patch and Butt mountain Gaps. Late surveys and reconnoisances have also : lad to the conviction,1 that from one, if not from both of these depressions in the Blue Ridge, the road may be carried into the level counties of South Carolina, beyond the moun tain region, on a grade, which will supercede the necessity Of stationary power. But ibis part of the ground has not been sufficiently subjected to the rigorous test of the instrument, ^ to enable the company to decide which of the several routes that present themselves, should be adopted. Three, at least, should be scien tifically examined: 1st? The roate which leads down the Reedy Patch creek and Broad river, till the ridge between that stream and the Catawba river is gained 2nd ? The route by the Butt mountain Gap, descending through the opening which receives the Green river, between the JUue ridge and Saluda mountain, till the la&terinouutain is flanked on the east; and 3rd? The route which descends, from the Butt mountain Gap into Green river Cove, and then passes the Saluda mountain by Gap creek, and continues to the level country near Greenville, S C. Each of these routes must be carefully and accurately surveyed, so as to furnish an estimate of the actual costs ot eve ry part of each of them, with the ang'e ot their grade and their adaptation to locomotive pow er, before the company can be able to decide which of these routes ought to be adopted. ? These surveys must be extendi with the view of passing, through the town of Columbia; should neobstacle intervene to render it expe dient to take a different route. At Columbia, the line will meet the pro jected rail road of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road CcJmpany, which has the ex clusive right to the road between that pi.-. ce j and Charleston, for 36 years from the date of j its charter, and now have a road with a sin- , gie tract half that distance. That company : has proposed to this that a junction should be j formed between the two roads? on terms which j have already been laid before tr-is meeting, j And your committee would recommend that j the proposition should be met with trie same : spirit of liberality which induced it; and that the Directors of this Company should treat i with that on the subject and lay befo e cur j ?ext meeting the terius on which it is propos ed to farm the connection, to be adopted or i not, as the said meeting may decide, or that ; the Directors recommend to the said meeting [ such other measures in relation to the road oi i the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road | Company as they may deem expedient. In conne< tion with this part of the line, your committee have considered the proposition of the Columbia Bridge Company, which has been referred to them. And they.recommend lhat the Directors cause the Columbia Br;dge to be examined by competent Engineers, and | report to the next meeting its adaptation for | passing the road over the Conyaree river, and the terms on which it may be used or acquired i for that purpose, to be adopted by that meet- i jna or not, as it shall be deemed expedient. * j "Beyond the point whence the.Freijsji Broad ; riier 'issues from the mountains, th#pfcamma- i tions have not been attended by instrumental surveys, and your Committ.ee can do no more than merely indicate the linos, which in their opinion ought to be surveyed. And hero it is proper to remark, thai it* the amendments or the charter proposed by the act of South-Car- j oiina, should be adopted by the other States , the company will bj merely relieved from the obl:<n:ion to extend t lie road further t nan L xuitrton, in the Stato of Kentucky, while it will be It: ft in full possession of the power to j extend the road to Cincinnati, and to construct brv ch's to Louisville and Maysville. This power your commit1 ee consider of inestimable value, antl on? wiiich ought to be exercised whenever the c nnpany shall possess the means of doing so. And they recommend that whenever the means shall be raised by subscriptions to the stock for that purpose, or otherwise, that ex'ension and those branches should be constructed. Keeping these objects constantly in view, the surveys must be made in reference to them, while at the same time they must be conduct ed under the influence of other great interests. These are, to carry the road to Knoxville, so as to command the trade ofihat place; to pass as near the head of navigation on the Cumber land river, as possible; and to reach some point on the ridge south of the Kentucky river, from which the road may, at the least expense and on the shortest practicable line, for locomotive power, be extended both to Louisville and Lexington, keeping the line of road to Louis ville, on the south side of the river. Upon these views, your committee think it proper to recommend tfte following lines, to be accurately and scientifically suryeyed, so as to furnish exact estimates of the costs of every part of each, and the evidence of their adapta tion to the use of locomotive power. 1st ? The line from the point where the French Broad ; issues from the mountains to Knoxville, to be continued across the Cumberland mountains and river, to the ridge south of the Kentucky river, as far west as the nature of the ground i will permit, consistent with a due regard to the extension of that line to Lexington. 2nd ? A line from the mouth of the Nolachuckv riv er, across the New^Market ridge and Holslon river, by the western termination of the Clinch mountain, and thence to the line last indicat ed by Wheeler's or the cross mountain Gap, in the great Cumberland ridge; and to the Cumberland Gap, and thence by the Salt works in Clay county, to Lexington. The surveys from the branching point to Louisville should be also made ? for without it, all the advantages of the most western line of road cannot be duly estimated. In surveying the line from Lexington to the mouth ofLicking river, the valley of that river, and the ridge west of it, both have claims, and both should be scientifically surveyed, and pro per estimates of the cost of construction fur nished. if the valley route should be found practicable, the enquiry should be made, as to what extent the first part of that line, from Lexington, may be effected to the east, so as to make it common to the branch to Maysville, which, to complete the whole plan, should also be surveyed. All the lines above indicated are recommen ded for survey, on account of their supposed practicability, and are not intended to super cede the examination and surveys of other lines which may promise to be more favorable. Nor is it intended by your committee that the survey of any line above designated, should be continued after it shall be ascertained to be impracticable, or that it can be superceded by another line possessing decidedly superior advantages. In drawing the comparison, the low angle of ascent and exemption from the necessity of stationary power should have controlling influence. Until all th*'?srveys have been completed, your committee are of opinion that the Direc tors will not be able to recommend any de finite location of the line of road, nor the Stockholders to decide on that recommenda tion; and as the funds already paid in are more than sufficient to defray all the expenses of the surveys, your committee consider it unneces sary to call for further instalments until after the next meeting of the Stockholders; snd that the Directors should not, in the mean time, establish any local boards or make any contracts other than such as are required to complete the surveys and prepare the means of settling definitely the location of the road. On f his too much attention can hardly be be stowed. A hasty and inconsiderate decision, in this respect, may save present expense, but it may be followed by the expenditure of mil lions to overcome difficulties, which m;ght at first have been avoided. Your committee, therefore, regard it as true economy to incur in the first instance all the expense, which may be necessary to a complete examination and survey of the whole ground, by the most skilful and experienced Engineers. Your committee, therefore, recommend the adoption of the following resolutions: Resolved , That |he route of the Rail Road through the valley of the French Broad river be, and the same hereby is definitively adopt ed. Resolved , That the Board of Directors of the Company proceed as soon as convenient, to appoint a Chief Engineer of the Company, and an Associate Engineer in charge of the work. Resolved , That the Board of Directors or the President of the Company, with the con currence ofthreeor more Directors, be author ised and required to proceed to the organiza tion of as many Brigades of Engineers as may be necessary to survey all the routes above indicated, and such oth er lines as the Directors may think proper, so as to be ready to report on the final location of the road to the next meeting of the Company. Resolved, That, until the next meeting of th j Company, the Directors call for no further instalments on the stock, nor make any con tracts for work on any part of the road, fur ther than is necessary to effect the surveys. A. BLANDING, Chairman. . CONGRESS. Friday, January 20, 1837. SENATE. A communication was received from the S or. tary of War, in relation to the surveys of Owl's Head harbor. Bills for the relief W. B. Yallage? to change times of holding the Circiit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee ? to authorize certain rail road companies in the territory of Fioridh to con struct rail roads through the public lands ? granting pre-emption lands to the Galena and Chicago Rail Road Company on conditions ? for the relief of the citizens of the Corporation of Alexandria ? to continue for a certain time the office of Commissioner of Pensions ? were reported, read a first and second time, and ordered to a third reading. Various Bills from the House were read a first t me and ordered to a second reading. B;lls for the relief of Moses Elmer's heirs ? to incorporate the Manual Labor School and Orphan Asylum, in the City of Washington ? for the "relief of James M'Clery ? and various *?ther private bills were read a third time, and passed. The Senate was engaged on these bill when our paper went to press. HOUSE Of^REPRESEN^A'l IVES. Mr. Connor from the committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, made a report on the subject of the late destruction by fire of the General Post Office. Ordered to lie on the table, and with its accompanying- documents to be printed. The bill for regulating the pny of the offi c >rs of the Marine Corps was read and refer red to the committee of the Whole. .Mr. Dawson moved the suspension of the rules to allow him to introduce a resolution requesting" of the Secretary of the Navy the report of the Navy commissioners on the sub ject of a site for a navy yard at the South. Motion not carried. The House took up the resolution directing the SergeanUat-Arms to report to the House the mileage and pay allowed at the last session to the respective members of the House. A motion was made to. lay the resolution with the proposed amendments on the table. Motion not carried. Ayes, 46 ? Npes, 1^6. The question was then taken on the amend ment, which was to exclude from the return the pay and mileage of the Senate. The amendment was rejected. Mr. Claiborne of Mississippi, moved an amendment, that a committee be appointed to inquire whether any members have received pay during the time when they have been absent from their duties in the House. He stated that he was one of those who charged by the river route, in conformity wilb the practice of his predecessors. He depre cated the adoption of the resolution. Its ef fect would be, instead of filling the House with young men brought forward into ptlkIie life by their own exertions, it would be filled with cotton and sugar nabobs. Mr. Yell introduced an amendment to change the pay ot members to six dollars a day, and to move the seat of Government to some place on tne river Ohio. Mr. Yell and Mr. Underwood addressed the House on the subject of the resolution and the amendment. The latter gentleman was on the floor when, the hour for taking up the order of the day haviug arrived, the Housrj proceeded to the consideration of sundry bills, which were disposed of. SENATE. Saturday, January 21, 1837. Mr. Morris asked to explain a circumstance of a private pature, wnich had been referred to in one of the city papers. He was accused by a gentleman, a citizen of Ohio, Win. D. Lloyd, Esq. of neglecting his duty in refusing to present a memorial addressed by him to the Senate, in consequence of h\s arrest on the night of the 16th inst., on the charge of contempt to the Senate. He read the letter of Mr. Lloyd which appeared in the papers of to-day. He then explained the reasons which governed him in not presenting the memorial of yesterday. The hour for petitions had passed, but, besides, he did not know at the time nor would he say now, that he would present it. He had read it very hastily, arid could not say whether it was respectful in its terms or not. He made further remarks which will appear hereafter. Mr. Walker presented a resolution, instruc ting the proper committee to inquire into, and report to the Senate, the effect of the trea sury order of July last on the commerce and business of the country, its effects on the banks, and the sales of the public lands, &c. Upon this resolution a discussion arose in which Messrs. Walker, Benton, King of Ala., Ewing of Ohio, participated. The resolution in part was adopted, and referred to the com mittee on Finance. SENATE. ? Monday , Jan. 23,1837,. A message was received from the President,.! covering a report from the Superintendent o? the Mint. Also, a communication from the War Department, covering certain corres pondence called for by a Resolution of the Senate. Reports unfavorable to the petition of the Board of Trade of the city of New York, in reference to the establishing nt of a National Bank, and of certain citizens of Sullivan county, New York. A bill to encourage the cultivation of the vine and olive was read and referred. A bill to repeal so much of the act laying duties on imposts as assesses a duly on foreign coal, was read a first time. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.^ The unfinished business of last Monday being in the regular course to be taken up, the Speaker decided that the resolution of Mr. Hawes had the effect of preventing any more procedings on the part of the House in rela tion to the abolition petition then before the House. Mr. Adams appealed Jfrom the decision of the Speaker, as by it the rules of the House would become suspended without a vote of two-thirds, which was required by the rules in order to suspend the rules. He further objected to it, because that resolution had not taken the usual course of having a notice of one day given before it was acted on. M-. Adams argued that there was no direct conne :tion between the resolution and the un finished business, although upon the same sub ject. This was neither petition nor memorial; it was a debate then pending in the House on the question of reception. Mr. Pinckney wished to know if Mr. Adams had appealed from the decision of the Speak er, and upon being answered in the affirma tive, he moved the previous question ? which was sustained by the House. On putting the main question the yeas and nays were demanded, and decided in the affirmative by a vote of 129 to 48. The decision of the Chair was then aflirmed. j Mr. Adam3 observed that the House had decided that a petition had been ordered to lay on the tatile which was not in the possession of the House. The Speaker said that as there was no business before the House, the remarks of the gentleman from Massachusetts were out of order. , t . The House then took up the resolution of i Mr. Cushing in relation to the Sound Duty levied upon'our ships by the Danish Govern ment. Referred to the committee on Foreign Affairs. Abolition petitions were presented by Cushing, Grennell, and Calhoun. Mr. Hoar presented five or six petit iona on the same subject. Mr. Reed presented two petitions to the same purpose, one of them from three hundred females. Mr. Adams presented some fifteen or twen ty petitions, for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. They contained, he said, the signatures of about 900 women, who resided within four miles of his house. Mr. Adams was going on with his remarks, when he was called to order. Mr. Adams presented a petition from the citizens of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Thisr petition, he said, was not couched in the saiac^ terms with the othors. It vvas an argumenta tion, and he wished the House would consent to its being read. It might have, be said, a salutary influence on the minds of members. Mr. Adams also presented a petition from tbe Society of Friends in Weare, in the State of New Hampshire. The letter accompany ing it, Mr. A. said, stated it to be the petition of 500 individuals. Mr. Adams also presented sundry petitions on the same subject, from citizens in sundry places of New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New York, and one from certain citizens of New York, praying the prohibition of the exportation of slaves in Texas. Mr. Adams said, that although opposed to the abolition of slavery in the District, he did not know but that he would vote for the prohibition sought for by the petitioners. Mr. Adams observed one petition which he thought did not come within the scope of the resolution adopted by the House. It was a petition signed by sundry ministers and mem bers of the Episcopal church, praying that Congress would enact laws to secure to all the inhabitants of the District of Columbia the benefits of the principles entertained in the declaration of independence. SENATE. ? Tuesday, Jan. 24 th, 1837. A communication was received from the Secietary of War covert nor tu, o reports, the one from the Chief Engineer, the other from the head of the Topographical bureau, in obedience to a resolution of the Senate. A bill to give greater security to the corres pondence between the United States an;l foreign nations, was read a first time and ordered to a second reading. Various resolutions were read and adopted. One by Mr. Preston, instructing the committee on Naval Affairs to inquire into the expedi ency of making some declaratory act, so as that the Marine Corps may receive tr>e pay and emoluments intended for that corps by the act of June, 1834, and another calling on the Secretary of State to communicate to the Senate the correspondence filed in his office, which relates to the present state of Texas in regard to this country. Others of a private character were also adopted. The Senate then proceeded to the special order of the day, it being the amendment proposed by Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, to the bill limiting the sales of the public lands. Mr. Ewing resumed his remarks on the amendment proposed by him, and was on the floor when our paper went to press. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House took up the resolution intro duced by the committee on Private Land Claims, for the continuation of the office and salary of translator for the committee. Mr. Huntsman advocated the adoption of the resolution, and which was opposed by Messrs. Whittlesey, of Ohio, and Chambers. The resolution was not adopted. The committee for the District of Columbia reported a bill from the Senate for the incor poration of the Manual Labor School. Re* ferred to a committee of the Whole. The same committee reported a bill for con-* tinuing the charter of the banks of the Dis trict. Committed to the committee of the Wnole on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cambreleng made a report from the committee of Ways and Mean?, and asked to be discharged from the consideration of the memorial of the Board of Trade of New York, praying the establishment of a National Bank, and that the memorial be laid on the table. Sundry bills of a pnvate nature were re ported and referred. The Speaker communicated to the House a letter John Y. Mason, stating his resigna tion of his seat in the House. Sundry bills from the Senate were then read & first and second time and committed to their appropriate committees. The bill for the admission of Michigan came up, and Mr. Vanderpool addressed the House. SENATE. ? Wednesday Jan. 25, 1837. A communication was received from the Secretary at War, covering a statement of the contracts made by that department during the last year. Bills reported, to amend the act concerning the punishment of certain crimes against the United States. (The act is intended to guard against the plea of the act of limitations in cases of treason, arson, &c.) Read a first and second time, and made the special o der for Monday next. A bill for the relief of John Baker, with an amendment ? for the relief of the militia and volunteers of Kentucky and Tennessee called into service during the last yrar ? for furnishing cannon and other equip ments to certain State companies ? were read a first lime and ordered to a second read ng. A bill to amend and explain the 5th section of the act of June 1834, in regard to the pay of the Marine Corps, was read a first and second time and referred. A message was received from the President of the United States. Resolutions were introduced calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for any information in his possession, going to show the frauds practiced in the sales of the public lands in Louisiana; and instructing the Committee on Public Lands, to enquire into the expediency of creating a new land district for the sales of the public lands lying north and south of the Red river in the ?tate of Louisiana. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Carr, of Indiana, presented the joint resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, re lative to the purchase of the Louisville and Ohio Canal. Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. The resolutions relative to the mileage of the members was then taken up. Mr. Un derwood had the floor, and after a few remarks he moved the previous question, which not being seconded, he proceeded to the discus sion ol the question. Mr. Underwood then addressed the House on the resolutions, and was followed by Mr. Bell, who after a few remarks, moved to lay the resolutions on the table ? which motion was carried. Mr. Bell said he rose agreeably to the notice he had given, to introduce a bill for the pro tection of the freedom of election. He hoped that the bill would be read for the information of the House. The reading being objected to, the House docided that the bill should be read, which was accordingly done ? and Mr. Bell address ed the House until the expiration of the hour appropriated to it, when Mr. Vandcrpoel mov ed that the House proceed to the order of the day, being the bill fot the admission of Mi chigan. Mr. Jenifer withdrew his motion for the call of the House, which he had made the preced ing evening. The motion for the previous question, made by Mr. Mann, of New York, was seconded, on the main question being put, the House decided in the affirmative. The main question was on the engrossment of the bill, which was ordered by a vote of 144) to 58. The bill was then, by oroer, read a third time and put^on fits passage. Mr. Jenifer addressed the House at length in opposition .to the bill and preamble. SENATE. ? Thursday Jan. 26, 1837. A message from the House of Representa lives was received, with the bill for the adrais- 1 sion of Michigan into the Union. | A resolution was presented by Mr. Grundy, proposing the appointment of a committee to unite with a committee from the House, to receive and count the votes for President and Vice President of the United States, and to inform the individuals of their election. On motion of Mr. Clay it was laid on the table until to-morrow. The biil to extend the limits of the port ot N. Orleans was road a third time and passed. Alter some oilier ordinary business, the Senate proceeded to the special order of the day, it being the bill providing for the future sales of the PUBLIC LANDS. Various amendments were proposed by dif ferent Senators, which the Senate had under consideration when our paper was put to press. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Howard, from the Committee on For eign Affairs, reported a bill relative to the discriminating duties on Dutch and B:lgian vessels. The bill was read and ordered to be engrossed and read a th'rd time tomorrow. The bill securing the freedom of election then came up as the unfinished business of yesterday, and Mr. Bell continued his remarka on the bill. At the suggestion or Mr. Mercer, several bills from the Senate were read. A bill for the extension of the port of New Orleans; . A bill for extending the jurisdiction ot the United States Court in Arkansas ; The bill for granting the right of way to the St. Joseph Rail Road Company. The House concurred in the amendments of the Senate, and the bill passed. The bill providing for establishing the mile age of members was then taken up and read a third time. Mr. Word well addressed the House in op position to the bill, as did Messrs, Sutherland and Lane. SENATE. ? Friday , January 27, 1837. A message was received from the President of the United States, transmitting certain in formation from the YVar Department in regard to the improvements of Brunswick harbor, Georgia. A communication was received from the Treasury Department, covering a statement of the amount of expenditures incurred in trans mitting specie, &c. in obedience to a resolution of the Senate. Mr. Clay presenated a petition from sun dry citizens of the District cf Columbia, pray ing t lie passage of an act to incorporate the Colonization Socizly in the District. Upon the reference, a debate of some length took place, in which Messrs. Clay, Calhoun, Buchanan, Preston, Rives, Strange - Kino of Ala., participated and it was finally laid on the table, on motion of the last named gentleman. The Senate was in session when our paper was put to press, engaged in the consideration of the bill reported by the Committer on Fi nance for the reduction ot the revenue. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Thomas moved that Mr. Crary, who was then in the House and claiming a scat as a member elect from the State of Michigan, be sworn and allowed to take his seat. Mr. Robertson objected to Mr. Carry being admitted to take his seat, and address ed the House at length in support of this views, and moved the reference of the subject to the Committee on Elections. Mr. Thomas addressed the House in favor of Mr. Crary being allowed to take his seat. Mr. Huntsman movfcd the previous ques tion, which was seconded, and the m&in ques tion being pufy it wasltfecidet! in thc affirma tive, and Mr. fcRARyWas accordingly qualified and took f lis seatN/ Mr. Daws >n moved to reconsider the vote, os he wished to state the reasons on which he felt himself constrained to vote against the admission ot Mr. Crary. The Speaker said that Mr. Dawson not having voted in the affirmative could not move for a reconsidera tion. . Mr. Thompson, of South Carolina, said that he had voted in favor of the alniission of Mr. Crary, and he moved a reconsideration. Mr. Dawson then addressed the House in opposition to th?* admission of Mr. Crary, and was followed by Mr. Pickens in favor of it. SENATE.? Saturday, January 28, 1837. The Vice President to-day Siook lenve of the Senate. In resigning his situation he de livered a brief a and pertinent address to the Senate, quite creditable to himself for its taste and propriety. ^ Mr. Grundy moved that the^ Senate pro ceed to the election of a President pro temper , which was agreed to. ^.j The ballots being counted thfej frote stood as follows : For VV. R. King, 26 ; S. L. Southard, 7 ; H. Clay. 1 ; J- Buchanan, 1 ; T. Ewing, of Ohio, I ; S. Prentiss, 1. So that Mr. Kino, of Alabama, was declar ed duly elected, and on taking his seat ad dressed the Senate in a manner well suited to the occasion. Mr. Robbins presented a protest of the Legislature of Rhode Island against.the viola tion of the compromise bill of 1833. Read and laid on the table. Mr. Tipton presented a memorial from the Legislature of Indiana, protesting against the United States Government taking any portion of the slock of the Louisville and Portland Canal. Mr Calhoun offered a resolution calling on the President to communicate to the Sen ate copies of the correspondence between this Government and Great Britain in regard to certain outrages committed on our flag in Ber muda ar New Providence, by seizing certain si ?ves on board of American vessels forced by stress of weather in; o these ports. After some o'.'ner ordinary business, the Senate proceeded to the special order of the day? it being the bill prescribing the media to be received in payment of the public debts. Mr. Sevier moved to postpone the order, for the purpose of taking up the land bill. ? The motion was opposed Messrs. ("lay and others, and supported by Messrs. Linn and others. The motion was lost, and the Senate proceeded to the eonsiderat on of the bill. Mr. Walker addressed the Senate and had the floor when our paper whent to press. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill from the Senate for changing the time and place of holding the Un'ted States Circuit Court in North Carolina was taken up and ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Dromgoole, from the Select Commit tee to whom was referred that part oftne ?e sident's Message relative to the amendment of the constitution, made a rePort,accOI"^."!?f with two resolutions; one, that the commi te be discharged, and the other that on Tuesday next the House resolve i.self into Committee of the Whole to take the subject into coosid CrMrn\Vii.i.iAMs, of North Carolina, asked for" the yeas and nays, which were ordered. Mr. Vandirpoel moved that it be post* poned to Wednesday week. Motion not car ried. Mr. Cambreleno expressed his hopes that there would be no special orders. The resolution was not agreed to. Mr. Vanderpoel asked leave to introduce a resolution that on and afler Monday next the House meet at eleven o'clock. It was object ed to. Mr. Vanderpoel then moved the suspension of the rule; to allow him to intra* duce the resolution, and asked for the yeas and nays, which were ordered. The rule was suspended by a vote of 123 to 45. Mr. Bell moved the order of the day. Mr. Dawso.n asked leave of the House to introduce a resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy for the report made by the Navy Commissioners on the subject of a site fore navy yard at the South. Leave was grantedr and the resolution adopted. . Mr. Mann moved that the rules be 8uspen~ ded for the purpose of taking up auch resolu tions on the Speaker's tabb aa will not cause debate. Not carried. 4 The House then proceed to discuss a me tion for the recommendation of a bill for the repayment of duties collected on salt destroyed by a storm. Monday, January 30. 1837. We have no report from the Senate* HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Mr. Cushman presented a joint resofotios of the Legislature of the State of New Hamp shire, requesting their Representatives to en* deavor to produce a reduction of the tiriff and a graduation of the price of public landa.-" Ordered to lie on the table and be printed. ry ? Mt asrs. Reed and Hoar presented several petitions praying for the abolition of slavery m the District of Columbia. Mr. Adams and Mr. Jackson jrresented petitions to the same* purpose. Mr Adams presented a petition against the; carrying of slaves to Texas, and aJso against the carrying of slaves from one State toanou* ther. Mr. Adams asked leave of the Hbess to address the House on the subject, k was "ob jected to. Mr. Adams moved to suspend -the rules to allow hi in to address the Howe, ?and* oil this the aves and nays were dc aaaodeu. Mr. A dams said that it was h? objectto pofc upon the journal of the House that?in present ing these petitions he had wished to > address; the House, and that he had been-, refused.. ? Mr. Adams presented a t&emovial against, the recognition of Texas, and raovedi t bat it-bst? read. Some conversation took place on the sub ject, and the Speaker decided that- the me morial seemed to him to come within the res*, olution adopted relative to theaboirtisn peti tion. Mr. Adams presented another petition, on the subject of abolition, and? moved that it be read. The Speaker decided by the order of the House it would lay on the table. Mr. Adams appealed from the deciaion of the Chair, and on motion of Mr. Jarvis it wae ordered to lie on the table.. Mr. Adams presented another petition, Oft which the same proceedings took place. Mr. Adams presented some twenty other petitions on the sanae subject, each of which took the sajnp coursc, and were laid on the ta ble, most generally on the motion of Mr. Cushman. Petitions ^vere also presented by Messrs Lincoln and P\mice, of Rhode Island. From the Augusta Constitutionalist, Jan. SS. LAFAYETTE COURSE. r; first day. Colt sweepstakes?mile heats ? 9 100 entrance Col. Jriampioo'e c f Kkty Heth, three years old, Jby Eclipse, dam by Al fred, 89 pbtmds, (2 more than her weight,) <> til Towns & Smith's b f Leannah, three years old, by Seagull, dam by Whip ster, 87 lbs. : 12 2". G. Edmonston's c f lone, three yeara old, by Joha,Richardst out of an Ex pedition mare, 87 lbs. 2 dia. Time, first heat, lm. 543.; second, lm. 54s^ k third, lin. S8?s. The above '. is the result of the first JayV racing over* the Lafayette Course. - There were for entries ; one paid forfeit. The wea ther was veri unfavorable, and the track not. in the best order. The attendance pretty good* considering. At the tap, the horses had a fine start, Kitty leading, Lutshe did not keep her pace long, for when about one quarter round, she was taken up by looe, and when three quarters round, was overtaken and passed b v Leannah, who shortly after overtook and pass* cd lone, and, pame out ahead about tweotj* vards, Kitty., dropping within the diglancer stand. As! The second and third heats were voo, after a hard strugle, by Kilty. At and previous to starting, Leannah was the favorite, and she was freely taken against, the field, and in some instances with odds. ? - The knowingones, were taken in? bet they had a fair shake for it, and every inch of ground! was well contested. Had Leannah got the same *tart that Kjtty did the second heat, Wft* think she would have won the race. second day-. Four mile heats ? purse $1,000. Col. Hampton's b m Bay Maria, five years old, by Eclipse, out of Lady Lightfoot, 109 lbs. > 1 1 James J. Harrison's g m Sally Van dyke, four years old, by Henry, dam by Oscar, 90 lbs. 2 2 Time, first heat, 8m, 9s; second, 8m. 10a. The above is the result of the second day*s races. At aud previous to the start, Bay Maria was the favorite, and bets of two to one were freely made that sh?. would win the money. The first heat was well contested, although the rider of Safty labored nnder great disadvantage, |one of his stirrups giving* way before the first inile was completed. The second heat was also well contested, Sally leadmg for the first two miles ; but when three quarters round on the third, Maria made a push, succeeded in overtaking, and then passed her, coming out on the fourth roundabout four lengths ahead. third day. Three mile heats ? purse $600. Col. Hampton's b. c. Lath, 3 years oW by Godolphin, out of Pocahontas, 90 lbs. 1 1 Capt. J. J. Harrison's g. c. Kite, three years old, by Bullock's Muckle John, ' dam Eliza Splo'ch. 90 lbs. 2 2 Towns & Smith's b. m. Blackbird 4 years ole, by Arab, dam by Virginian 99 Ibe. 3 d is. Time, 1st heat, 6 m. 10s.; second, 6tn. 15s. The above is the result of the third day's racing, which was postponed from Thursday, on account of the snow. The track waa very heavy, which will account for the time made, in both heats the horses had a fair start ; in the first, Blacb rd took the lead and kept it for the first two miles, when she was overU* ken and passed by Lath and Kile ? the for mer beating the latter about one length. The second heat was also well c?*nteated by Kite, but was w.ou by Lath by about two lengths, which was the greatest distftllQt between them from the start. t ^