Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, June 17, 1841, Image 2

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W~rs~s~i .viam Mrercur -aim - rITOZI, Jude2, 1841. - Id the Seinate, Mr. Beiton submitted the flowpif RAsolutions forgeConsidera Resolved, That the President of Athe United EStates be requestod tojnformtiii e Senate What amottof gublicfioney bas been placed in the hands of disbutirsg ofi cars and agents since the 4th of March issY; also what amount of public money now remains in the hands of disbursing officers ahd agents unaccounted for, or not report ed go have.been paid over according to law.. Resolved, That the President If the United States be requested to inform the Serate, as soon as the information can be obtained from the disbursinig officers and agents, what amotifte of public money, if any, .whilh have been placed in theirhands are now on depositin banks; and if so, the :names of the,banks, whether specie pay sng or not,.and whether the deposit is gen iral or special. Resolved, Thai tho President of the U. States:be requested to inform the Senate of th'iAiount of Tr6asury notes which has been issued since the 4th day of March - lastwith the dates thereof, with the names of the persons or corporations to whom is eued, and whether the same were issued in paynent of demands on the Treasury, or in exchange for money or bank notes; and ifexchanged for money or bank notes,where 3he same was deposited. Resolved, That the President of the U. States be requested to lay before the Sen ate a schedule of the payments made from the Treasury during the present year. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform the Senate whether the balance due from the Bank of the United States has been paid; also, whether the dividends retained by the Bank to pay damages on the French bill of exchange have been paid; and, if said ba lance and dividends, or either of them, have not been paid, that the President be requested to inform the Senate what mea sures have been taken to obtain such pay ment since the 4th day of March last. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inform the Senate what amounts (if any thing) are due fm banks, exlusive of the Bank of the United States; and what measures have been taken since the 4th day of Mlarch last to collect the same. Resolved, That the Presidentr of the United States be- requested to lay before the Senate a statement of the amounts of money received in each of the months of March, April, and May last, from customs, lands,. and other sources, especially, so far as'thesie can be ascertained or estimated from the current returns, also, the -amount expended in each of those months, stating separately the: a eder the three several heds for cavil; 76htarY, and naval expenditures; alo opy of thelast week-. ly-report of the. Tiasurer of the.United States, showing tlis amount of public nbiey on hand, and 'the places in- which thsaie are deposited.i ~~Tat the President of the ~iaats~wh~ al:nc have bion made e tle 4th day'of March last, if any, for -lorida c aims, arising under the invasion efEast Floridairn1812; with he amount in each ease allowed* ith the name of the claimant and his assignee, if-assigned and * the naine of the agent or counsel, and the date of filing the said claim. The Senate then proceeded to elect the Chairmen of the several Standing Coin mittees, and the following was the result; Foreign Relations.-Mr. Rives. Finance-Mr. Clay. . Commerce-Mr. Huntington. -Manufactures-Mr. Evans. Agriculture-Mr. Linn. Military Affairs-Mr. Preston. Militia-Mr. Phelps. Naval Afrajrs-Mr. Mangnm. Public Lands-Mr. S~mith, of Indiana. Private Land Claims-Mr. Bayard. Indian Affairs-Mr. Morehead. Claims-Mr. Graham. - Revolutionary Claims-Mr. Dixon. Post Office and Post Roads-Mr. Hen derson. * Roads and Canals-Mr. Porter. Pensions-Mr. Bates. . District of Columbia-Mr. Merrnek. Patents-Mr. Prentiss. - Contingent expenses of the Senate-Mr. - White. -On Engrossed Bills-Mr. McR oberts. * On the Public Buildings-Mr. Barrow. Of the above, but two are Democratic, the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri culture, and on Engrossed Bills, two of the most unimportant Comiuees in the .body, and bestowed more in the way of taunt than compliment. Mr. Linn, how ever, has the talent and energy of charac ter to make the Committee on Agriculture what it should be from the interest which it is designed to represent-One of the most important of the Senate. When Federal jam developes its schemes of extortion and aggrandizement-its plans for enabling the stock jobber, the wealthy manufacturer and the speculator, to revel in luxury on the proceeds of the labor of the industrious farmer and planter, and the foreign fund monger to realize his tenth of the pro -- coeds of the American soil-then I trust that the Senate and the country will hear ;from the Committee on Agriculture, and the mode by which the drones in the social bive prey upn their more industrious fel lows be flydeveloped. H ow short a time since Fderlism claimed to be the special guardian of the interests of the far mer, and the tenant of the log cabin, and yet. the Federal majority in the Senate save unceremoniously and remorsely con iged them to the tender mercies of those whom they then pretended were their worst enemies. During the, pretended election of the Chairmen of the Committees, your distin .guished Senator, Mr. Preston, played a iconieous part "according to his medi crity," and was not for a second "unin tentloally or accidentally" absent. As the Committees were called, he drew from his "breeches pocket" a package of ballots, properly'labolled, and would distribute them the Federal Senators, and-while the ballots were being deposited in the boxes, he would stride across the charmber, with a swaggering draweaneir-air, for the pur .os o ;aq.,iti the Democratic Senators. Vsfelfgang,' to inowmhat in the Senate, the iddaof WmnC.E-Preston and South i Carolina are seldom associatedi He is appreciaied as he deserves, and looked upon 'as the mere parasite and -errand boy of Henry Clay, who seemed to enjoy. the practical joke played off upon-his obsequi ous friend, in voting for him as Chairman of nearly every one &fthe Standin; Com mittees, as much as anyof his political i ponents. Ottpp tion by Mr. Cliy,it was Ress1ed, Thrat so mtuc1]rof the Pres dent's message as relates to a uniform cur rency, and a suitable fiscal:agent capable of adding increased facilhiisiu the collec tion, disbursement, and sd&eity of the pub lie revecue, be referred to a select com mittee, and the committee ordered to con sist of nine perons. In the House, the death of Mr. Ogle, formerly representative from Pennsylva-.. nia was announced,- and the House imme diately adjourned. - WASaMOToN, June 3. In the Senate to-day, the organization the Committeesisas perfected. The liber ality of the dominant party will be fully exemplified in a few of the most promi nent. On Foreign Relations-- esers. Rives, Preston, Buchannan, Tal madge, and Choate. On Finance-Messrs. Clay, of Ky., Evans, Woodbury, Mangum, and Bayard-i On Commerce-Messrs. Huntington, Merrick, King, Barrow, and Wright. On Manu factures-MessrsEvans, &rch er, Miller, Buchanan, and Simmons. On Agriculture- Messrs. Linn, Wood bridge, Smith, of Ct., White, and Sim monls. On Military Affairs-Messrs. Preston, Merrick, Benton, Ar,:her, and Pierc. ' Oi Public Lauds-Messrs. Smit f In diana, Tallmadge, WJalker, Bates,' and Prentiss. On theJudiciary-Messrs.Berrien,Clay ton, Predtiss, 'alkei6and Ker. The Democrats are ltalicised. In the select Committee upon the subject of the finances, and'rhe creation ofafiscal isnt, the disparity in numbers is equally appa rent; th;at being composed ofrMr. Clay, of Kentucky, Mr. Choate, Mr, Wrighti Mr. Berrin, Mr. Kinj:'Mr.. Taltfadge, Mr. Bayard,'Mr. Grahand Mr. Hunt. ington. . - From the character of this organization, the country may easily. conjecture the character of legislation iutended. The re pal of the Independent Treasury the es tablishment of a National Bank, the dis-. tributioni of the Land Reiiynue, tlhe iucrease of Taxes, and a: General Bankrupt Law, will be brought forward in rapid succes sion, and anefforgmade to carry them through Congress, when there is no direct evidence of the wishes of the great mass of the nation respecting these important mea sures : Mr. Clay this morning offered his resolution for the repeal of the Snli-Troas ury. It was modified 'atthe suggestion of Mr. Wright, so as to iostrust t 6-Com 'mittee on Finance-to iaqui-eV into the ex pedioncy of repealing. Mt. dalhoun op posed the resolution,as the whole subject of thefinances and ''h hent ota - arady relre e - tei Committee, and we sh6uld await their report before action was asked' on any isolated measure connected withthe general subject. If it was determined, however, to send this matter to theZCom. mittee on Finance, they should also be in structed to report a substitute. Let those who wished to. repeal the Independent Treasury Law boldly come out with their substitute, and then the Senate and the country would be enabled 1o examine and decide between them. Mr. Clay conten ded that the Independent Treasury should be repealeli if there was no substitute under heaven; but~ as to the substitute, there was no concealment, no mystery intended. He and the friends who acted with him, went for a Bank of the United States. Mr. Calhoun still opposed the resolution, as acting on an isolated measure, which if repealed, by this resolution, would leave the alternative a Bank of the U. States, or the State Bank deposite system. With a view of testing the sense of the Senate, he proposed an amendment to the .resolu tion by adding to it the words "and to re port as titute." This was negatived 27 to 19, andIIr. Clay's resolution was pas sed. This mannuvring of Mr. Clay evidently indicates diversity of sentiment in the Whig ranks, and a consciousness of his inability to carry the Bank until the Stib Treasury is repealed. By uniting the friends of the different systems antagonist to the Sub-Treasury, he expects to destroy it; and that accomplished, and the alterna tives being a National Bank anid the State Banks, he hopes to carry his favorite mea sure. In the House, the greater part of the day was consumed in the debate on re. scinding the 21st rule respecting Abolition petitions. Mr. A dams (A bolitiou Whig) and Mr. Wise (Republican Whig) Iashedi each other without mercy. A report was received from the Secretary of the Treasu ry, which is said to contain the plan of "such a fisCal agent as will remove all( scruples touching the question of constitu tional power." The report was ordered to be printed. After directing the Speaker to appoint the Standing Committees, the House adjourned over until Monday next. WASHINGTON, June 4. j At the op ening of the Senate this'morn ing, Mr. Clay rose and stated that he*was instructed by the Committee on FinanceI to report a bill for the repeal of the Sub Treasury law, which he moved might be ordered to a second reading, and made the1 order of the day for Monday next. Mr. Wright desired that the bill might be read, and gave notice that he would object to itsi second rea'ding to day. The bill was thenI read, and 1. as follows:I A bill to repeal the act entitled?"An act to provide for the collection, safekeep ing, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue," and to provide for the punishment of embezzlers of the public money. Sece. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represientatives of. the Unitedi States of America, in Congress assembled. That the act entitled "An act to. providei for the cottection, safekeeping, transfer, and. disbursement ofs the publice revenue," ap proved on the 4th day 'of July, 1840, be, and the ame is herey eanaled. neroL nal ave beencomii2 iisions of te b sec ', :he ofendersmiy be Pr id acidiug to thoie pro 'thing aereiii niedsto he otith Se.And U that eny office4cha piug, ?aiaferfardisu eysi, ?rotineeted wi - nent, shalkc ~eay Veistiet inany kifndo - 6'nor-shill? t Qri A nay s intrusdtoi.' urse set a. eem atan mbzl'ent-of uc :imo eoys qssa en fested':sed, or loined,.. ry lclredd-obe a felon aal to pay over on demand anys in ifhands upon th, -resen -Mar ant drawn upont mT , 'bithe Secretaryof th priid rika' viddnce ' e eo is ~fgofsosnn muchyf as ia Uiehishands. Ano gent of theU. $, and allpersoswi now. kglytandawillingly partic h such imbezzlement; upon bein bihere f befoi-e any;court of the-U tates of owpetent jinsdictiosi revery such offene*orfeit:and pays LUnited States afine equal to the othe moeuibzzled,-od sWl. prs =nient for a.term not less. oaths, nor more than five years. - k The promptitude with w is bill, io important in its bearings, npo-. duced, evinces a wonderful e'T-in dustry on the part of theO tee-the subjct having becn-tf '.only the evening previus uiih ing of i will not be qute soeasily llhbd; and if the public are notto ith asight of Mr. Clay's neW star -until the "rubbish" of the Sn A 1r is leaed off in the Senateihf ikriosity will remain ungratified 'for. atleast. The bill was ordered to beg ted,.pnd fade the ordereof the,'day - onday niext. It ,vill iofrbe taken upqwfl day, howeveras:theriewill prsba0 e bate o thesubject ofM strs re Dent leiter to thez BriishAl 'oliethe 6ase of -McLeod. Some petitions haiinig.fisen .ented o miscellaneous subjects, a de a arose on the character of the busin which it would be proper to engage itig' the present session, and a ge ire was manifested to confine it t- pecifie abtjeets, and'a resolutionto tik7 Ywill probably be introduced%#M y next. Mr. Clay then- moved i ditie ad journ over until Monday, h. 'iatimia tion, howiever that are the diepect, the frequit recurrence ofa Wgence as a holidaniYfting the" si io. The Senaiettheetadjourned; The House w6sno in a ay. VWisHn Yesterday the Report' of the Treasury camde.4 spoke ofefiseal"ag'g avoid the constitutiin'l 'it t7 entertained. against sucha But the ipoft'did noton iiu*icheme or plan. Mr Wise moved tlesolution calling ozithe Secretary for bis'4lan. Sev eral of the Whigs opposed thliesolution, and it was under consideratkie.when the House adjourned over until Manday 'next. The reason for the oppositionis this.'Mr E wing's. plan embraces a Bank of discont and' deposit, merely; but not a Bank of is sue. .This did Not please the Whig lead ers, and itherefore they'got EwIng to sup press it in his Report. Buit-abie of the Southern Whigs who reallkliave some conscience are determined to 'see the plan, and with the aid of the opposition, they will get it, unless E wingays het has none, or is induced to alter it to suit the party. You will perceive that the~ House' h as not adopted any rules yet. 'Mr: Adams interposed his abolitionism, add- required the 21st rule to be rescindedk The South - erm Democrats of course enjoyed this ex essively to see WVise and iohnson.-lghting Adams and Slade. Theyyeisierday vo ted against the previons question, in order that the fight amongst Northern ad Sduih era Whigs might-.go-on; Rut-ntimately they will vote as they did, Jast' Session, and the rule will be retained..' 'The vote when it occurs will show whif'has been repeatedly shown on the Sow but which it seems impossible to convinee the South ern people ot'-that the only friends th~e South has from the North outhis subject, by whom importanate igitation' might he prevented, are amongst the- Democrats from the North. They arestrdt-construe ion State Rights men, and gansequently recognize our right to non-igterferece. Abolitionism is the result oft'Federalism, ad the Southern men whohave aided in putting this party in power, are'$esponsi le for its course on this vitaljsubject. . WassipeooffJune 7. The transactions in' either~branch of ongress to-day were of~h'lfy iiteresting haracter. In the SenateM r. Clay offered a resohition directing the Secretary of the reasury to communicate to. .the Senate a lan of such a bank to be incorporated by Congress, as was best adapted to the pub ic servic~e. Mr. King'olsected to the phraseology or the resolutim and suggest ~d, "fiscal 'agent," tiie -term used 'oy the President and the Seery p a substi ute. iMr.~Clay was us ohtg to accept ha jfilification.' M lr.Tuodbury, Mr. Wright, Mr. Calhouki iiaM[WBuchanan ook thie same ground as2Mr King, but Mr. Clay was still unyieldling. Mr. Rives hen, after some remarks isto'the patriotic tentions of Mr. Clay, saidihe thought his anguage was sopnewhlatfunm'iguous, and ioped he would miodifyat. Mr. Clay ather tarily told him'to modify it himself rhis wais done by MrRivinand the reso uioon passed witho t ido n the fol owing words: Resolved, [That th rotary of the reasury be directed to oimunmcate to he Senate, with as little 4aj as possible, he plan of such a Banko scal 'agent, as eing free of constitutioi eojctione, Will! n his opinion. produeeb "jiest results. nd 'confer lastiing ad itlt~eheafts >n the cotintry. Mr. Clay then submfn a programme J,f m .abjects to whic~h W.,hn,,gkt'Con grei; should8conflite. their attention at-the present$essibn, which was laid on- the ta ble, ad ordered to -be prinfed. Uis as fol lows: -- Resoleiod, As the opinion of the Shnate, that.at thepresent Session of Cdigres, no bnsin.#oughi tobe transacted but sch sebingf 'an imnportn'tr urgent dature maygh suj d to h ave, jnbluenced the extraordmarenvedtion of Congress, or SUh'asiiat the postponement-of it might be materially detrimental to .the public in terests - Resalid tlierefore, As the opinion of Weenate, That the following subjects stif not exclusively, to engage the deliberations sof Congress at the present session, viz: S'Th'e repeal of the-Sub-Treasury; . 2.Th- incorporation of a bank adapted to the writs'of the jefiale;"d of the Gov ernment;,: 3. The poVision of an idequate revenne for the Gvd'rnment by the imposition of dutiesiand includinglan authority to con fraci a temporary loan to cover the public debt creqated by the last Administration; 4. The prospective distribution of the proceeds of the public lands; 5. The-passage of necessary appropria -tion bills; and 6. Some modification of the banking system of the District of Columbia for the benefit ofthe people of the District. Resolved, That it is expedient to distri bute the business proper to be done at this session,-between the.,Senate and House of Repiresentatives, so as to avoid both Houses acting on the same subject at the same time. These, it is probable, with slight modi fication will be adopted by the Senate. Mr. Bayard, from the Select Committee to consider on a proper token of respect and 'affection for the memory of President Har risoi, reported a resolution that the chairs of the. presiding officers, in the Senate and House, should be shrouded in black during 'th: *remainder of the session, and that the membriof Congress wear crape for thirty dajis-,and another of condolence and re spect -fr the widow.- These were unani mously adopted. The old officers of the Uonate were then almost unanimously re 'elected. The Chair then announced the special order-the bill to repdal the Inde pendent Treasury. After the bill was read, Mr. Clay spoke at some length as to "tie effectef the repeal, which would be "the revitva of the act of 1836, regulating the deposites of the public money in State Banks.' He supposed no Senator was in favor of a revival of this law, and to avoid the inconvenience, 'which its existence might occasion to the Executive diArg the period of five or six weeks, .'hich might itervene between the repeal' of the Sub Treasury, and the passage of a Bank Bill, .he offered adnamndment to the bill under consideration, to come in as a third section, which proposed to repeal thi deposite act, withtbe exception of that part rilatigg to the deposite of the surplus, revenue with the $tatos. The amendment having been: read Mr. Calliouf said, if he. rightlyn-uh derstod lhiemarksof Mi. Clay,i s ob .-. .this amiadifi'nt w smne passage'b 1* which would' incapacitate nanfo t0 E lanksfrom being depositories of the pub lie money. But there wasca more easy and direct way of attaining his- object, by simply moving torepeal so much of the law as contained these prohibitions. That law had been passed by almost unexampled majorities,' inder a conviction that it was wrong to 'leave the public moneys under the absolute control of the Executive. But now it was proposed to re-establish the state ofthings which was then so loudly and'so- justly denounced. And on what plea. Why that in-a few weeks Congress would pass a law establishing a bank; but if that expectation should not be realised, then-the entire public treasure would' be left under the absolute control of the Exe cutive. -Mr. Clay. -It would be under the control of the law of 1789. Mr. Calhoun said if the Senator in good faith meant to go back to the law of 1789 he would most cheerfully go with him.' If that was his intention, let him move a6 amendment, de tilaring that the law of 1789 is herehy re vived. That lawv declares the reveqgpe shall be received in gold and silver o nTy, and that the public revenue shall be, not delposited in banks, hut kept by the Treas urer of the United States, These remarks of Mr. Calhoun completely unveiled the scheme of Mr. Clay and its results, and soon after, Mr. Rives atid then Mr. Barrow, a Whig Senator from Louisiana took ground aghinst the proposition of Mr. Clay, and coineided in the views of M~r. Cal houn, and even Mr. Prestoni expressed himself somewhat to the effect. But as Mr, Clay lost his friends, he lost his tem per, and he taunted Rives with his ricketty bantding of a State Bank deposite system. Mr. Rives replied with much animation and declared he would soer follow prin ciple than the lead ofeven the distinguish. ed Senator from Kentucky. Mr. Berrien obtained the floor, when Mr. Clay expres sed a wish to withdraw his amendment; but Mr. Berrien declined to yield the floor, and the Senate on his motion adjourned. It seemed to bei generally admitted that thegreat leader of the Whig party showed most conclusively that he was totally unfit foir the position to which he has assigned himself. in the Senate. He manifested equally a wanit of tact and a want of temn pet. The ease with which Mr. Calhoun compelled him to sh'ow his hand, and his petulant remarks to' Messrs. Rives and Barrowr, and at other Whig Senators who he said were prepared to follow their lead, contrast most strikingly. with thme sagacity andself possession of the late -Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. Wright. His game has been to put out of the way every alternative to a Bank, that when the charter is presented to the President he may have no alternative but to sign the bill, or incur the odium of keeping - the public moneys lunder the control of the Executive agents.. -imt wo efforts-to-day for this pur pose, he has met a rebuff, and appearances strongly indicate that they are the precur sors of a more signal rebuke. In the House, after a sitting of nearly seven hours, which ivaa occupied in deba ting the motion of Mr. A lmeto rescind te rule repeci'ag Abolition petitions, the 'Ah0iitionists vwerc triumphant aid, Mir. Aaa,.' tnn' eno ~rrrell-nycs 112, noes 104., Mr.. Wise ntenddteadilyiand gallantly against it, but .hlViWhig allies of of the North have forced the bite- cup to his lips, and he.finds-that the glowing froit of Whigtrid mphs is- but bitter ashes to the -WasssrNGon,~uned8, 1841. In the Senate to-day various resoluti6ns of inqpiry;submitted lastweek-by-Mr. Ben ton in relation-to the 9p6ions 'of -the Treasury Departmeit eer to. The resolution proposed t .vieav inquiring in the causes of thiilicemant of Gen. Arbuckle from his command-, was then taken up. Mr. Preston opposed iton the ground of the impropriety of interfrr ende between the. head of the War-De partment and a-subordinite.- A soldier'* first duty was obedience, and if he felt ag grieved, the military tribunals were open to him for redress. Mr. Sevier said he be lieved it was a principle of the Govern ment that the military was subordinate to the civil power, and contended-thai the in quiry was perfectly in order. - He alluded to Gen. Arbuckle's long and valuable ser-. vices. He was an officer of forty yeairs standing. He had been in command of the frontier of Arkansas for twenty years, and had discharged his duties in the most satisfactory manner. And now he had been exiled from his command to the post of Baton Rouge, where there was but one solitary soldier and his family. This was done by the Secretary of War to gratify John Ross, whose enmity Gen. Arbuckle. had excited by carrying out faithfully the orders of the former Secretary of War. Further remark was cut off by the Chair announcing the special -order-the bill-to repeal the Independent Treasury. Mr. Berrien spoke at-some length against Mr. Clay's amendment, and was in favor of a simple repeal-of the Sub-Treasury, leav ing the public moneys under the regula tions of the deposit act, until a perniament substitute was adopted-e Mr. Walker op posed Mr. Calhoun!s' amendment, on the ground that it was a sanction of the State Bank Deposite system, which he .utterly repudiated as the worst possible system within the pale of the Constitution. He was warmly in favor of the Sub-Treasury in opposition to all substitutes, but that was to be repealed, and let what would be the consequences, he never would, by a vote of his, assist in re-establishing the Pet Bank system. Mr. Calhoun said the Senator from Mississippi had mistaken the alterna tives.. -The Sub-Treasury might be re pealed, and yet no substitute adopted. Then-would it not be preferable to have the revenues of the Government under the regulation of law, than under the control of the Executive ? The question-then was really-between a.State Bank system regu lated by. lawl and a 'State Bank system unreguitned'b ' y law but ihe will of tbi Executive.: MWalkerreplied at inuch labe 6nimad rtingwithlmuchseverhy ,i6tiquiiesf thestae.Bank systies and4hoidetestiidin-which it. was held by the .je-* lof .his Statefahd repefated ~thetsie: ny auld giv'any votewhich would d& i oii ndirectlyanction'iisre vival. cludi'Ie ae Banlaysr@m. Cr iBionaid the same power whieh coil4establish k' isealityin the Districticouldesablish 'one in every Navy-Yard and Fortiaid Arsenal in the Uniont: The-questioh was then taken on Mr. Calhoutn's'-amendment to'Mr. Clay's prdposiion,and 'it-wis carried-r'ayee25; nays-22.-- Messrs. Archer, Rives, Preston, Merrick,Ker, Berrieii & Barrow, LW,bigs,) voting-in favor'of it,-and Mr. Watk'6 Do mocrat)'-insopposition;. The question was then taken on Mr. Clay's proposition'ias amended, and it was lost-19 to 29, Mr. Clay and the oi her Whigs all votIng against it. Mr. Clay then gave notice that under no circumstances would he suppot the State Bank system, and if the gentlemen on the other side chose to range themselves under the banners of such a miserable fleet, he did not care care under tohat commodore, he was ready to meet them, and had no dloubt of the result. Mr. Calhoun said the Senator from Kentucky was *fghting agaiist an i maginary flag if-lhe supposed that Senators on that side of the House meant to contend for the State Bank sys. temn. IHe would find that every man of them was ranged under the glorious ban ner of the independent Treasury, *nnd let the battle conme when it might they would do their duty gallantly and faithfully in its behalf. As to the "miserable fleet," spo ken of by the Senator, the Senate had just declared by a solemn votc, called forth too, on a proposition of the Senator'himself to destroy it, that the system of which they formed a part, was to romain the law of the land. Thus failed the attempt of the Kentucky Senator to corner Congres, end to coerce the Executive. Various amend ments were then offered to the biill, one of which was that the Bank of the United States at Philadelphia should not be en trusted with the deposites, but they were all voted down by the majority. The bill was eventually ordered to be engrossed by a vote of 30 to 16. Mr. Buchanan, under instructions, voting with the majority. In the House, the standing committees were announced. They have the same Clay complexion as those of the Senate. Considerable dissatisfaction was manifest ed upon the announcement, and several changes have since been made. Mr. In gersoll gave notice of a motion to recon sider the vote op Adam's resolution re specting Abolition petitions. The House then went into an election for a Sergeant at Arms, and Mr. Dorsey an old and faith ful incumbent of the officee, was compelled after seven ballotings, to 'mike room for a Mr. Townsend from Buffalo, A bill was introduced for the relief of Mrs. Harrison. by appropriating to her use a sumr of mo ney, and at about six o'clock the House ad journed. In the House of Representatives, the Speaker announced the Standing Comn mittees. Tho Speaker also announee4.the names of ihe following aiembers as constituting, the select committee ordered yesterday ta be appointed "on thlesubject (if-the cur rency, and the establishment of a suitable fiscal.agedey-capable of adding tncreaaed faciliisies in 'ihcolleetioiotd disbureement of the publie revenues,'and rendenog thitr eusjodv mbraedefe./ I e-omunitegeMcr. Pope, Wm.OAost 7 son, ]Bolls,sMcr, - &*Wolic17 -The4p' gleocopy four copies for Pa&roteop - for 410.., Persons olding 1istsMllp si forward them tothisffbiceby thed : June. 07" Welheitkfblly acknowled &t - ceipt of eyo'pfethiiiirsidd with the:sAccoinjanying domen .the Hob.F. H. Piliens. . Cogreuiona lectin tio..Jh a tic candidate for Congress, i Ea Greene counties, PennsyIaznuinoraJ, Beeson, has-been elected, tofail", W'* cy occasioned by the deda ethifi beating-the-Whig eaindidateO'SI "*by majority of about 1000voted? U1. Episcopal Electii.-Th. RefetId Lee, of Calvary Chuich Pemnsylyasna has been unanimously elteld BisPo, the Diocese-of Delawaz - The Rov;S. A. Wilean D D.; 4f dericksburg, (Va.) bas beef el fessor of Theology ia-Uion supply the vacancy Wnd by the the late R'ev. Dr. 9i The Correspondent of- the Chaib.tani Courier, under date ofthe7th insyiigh~ "The diplomatic appoinOats arsonto be made. Mr..Stvi6ipon. wilbe ded; and Mr. John SergeanvtkpQ.90 Minister to London. -It ha Pn ed that Mr. Casswon o I main at Paris, butfis rw asid thi4 i n. consequence of hisopen avoal of tion to the mew adinfisttin,orai6 tachment to the yaant paity lately ai 'kilbe Mr. Preston will hiae thoofir ofha . sion. Mr. Talnfidge, itidUtio be nominated Minister to Ru6i. Fo h Austrian mission, Mr. Hefmain O more, and Mr. Jenifer of Md., are the pro unzient.candidates." .;Aedidig to their own ackno iledge. A ment, (tweire to believe the Correipo. dent. o(theourierLthe principal Whi oracle in ) the new Presideador his ads ave doerm iluh 1abi Missio bo oheIoirirgels. niises. Tillts~~4 and Sergeant, ire growing somwhri lesntbeCay oke, -and -k I ne it would Mi e Wode. v The Charleston Obers conAnjs the foliobing remarks upon the ne..-cisasia Mefssage of Mr.-.Tyler. -" The -President'e Messaue, a sitecini 'vithi'n reasonable limits, and as it i a cumient whibh persons ofdifferent~ii seatirinentsred'*ithinterest, we .nseblua our last page. It~willebe~ disappointpu to many, that there'is not in It the slihtu recognition..or thie Christian religion, or even of an overruling Providenee-a dls appointment rur 'which we felt -~ale unprepared,.inasmuch as so eibes sued his Proclamation, invi b oi~i to fastin, 'himriliatiou and Yie count o hi's predecssiir'~dsb.W shouIl ibe sdrgj to beligieatliaf7the a did not'deair to hiih-or'thaf in the~i$ parati ~ iis docuinment "God wa *A m. illi bilughts.'? The omissioni i possiblehe sarisen from the fect-tsjI irreligiousa, and the atheistical in dlie d have s'omew'hat annoyed hmytherii ments upon his proclamato~aat~ that he cared-not to encount again'tj that source the infidel sneer." " Our friend~of the Obeerver deemis the thanks of the Christian part o.'the comn munity for reminding Mr. Tyler of his du ty,. both to'God and h'is county; -butp are disposedjo think this subject, wiha ~variety of others, which he did k to commit himself by meddling with,;bss been left altogether in the hands of,oanr'1S' gislators, who, as Mr. Tylersays,0hae come more directly from the body oh oiur comnmor constitueats." Anothe attempt' at Bankc Re We learn, says,the Richmond Star oft 3d inst.; an attempt was masde hst diy night, to rob the Brhneh Dank ofi)i ville. After getting in' and 0ummig operations, the villains got frightened, a4y put out, leaving their tools, hehisd ileu,. A reward of $500 has been oferef Sir the apprehension of the rascals., Steamboat-Diasater.-T he Steame.rW. can Micea on her pasSage up th(S~ - nahi from Charleston, b'urst-he I6 lonidag ths 7th inst., at 4A.W two hands (negroesi),were so ed, thiat-their lives w~dsimp was freighted with:, a ihcaj. which we learn therewas an - -- one thouand-dollas. She thedisaster,,15atit is. ed. ThecargoI i-o - eP 'Austa CA1tonide.