\
health. In his younger days he laid
dowu certain excellent und concise rules,
to which he always adhered. The health
that he enjoyed, and the great age to which
he lived, conclusively show their value.
"Keep" says ho, your head cool by ternIterance,
yourfeel warm iy exercise. R is *
kably, go to bed soon. Never eat till you
are hungry; never drinli but when Nature
requires it." These words speak volumes.
i ii i 11 i i ii i CHER
AW GAZETTiC.
W1uI>.NESL>AYT FbBRUAUY 10
We return our thanks to those suhscri-j
bers who so promptly a;id cheerfully res- j
ponded to the bills sent them, by remit- j
ting the money. We hope many others i
will still go and do likewise.
We have received a Copy of Mr. Cal- iI
* ' ' " I 1
houn s speech in tne oenaie on nic lauu
question and shall insert at least part of it
next week.
The Anniversary Oration before theJ
j*"p don _u.-im.jjfi delivered
in the Female Academy, on the
22nd iostant, by Oliver II. Kollsck Esq. j
Cen. H arrison was expected to arrive !
at Washington yesterday.
It will bo seen under our Congressional j
head that the land question has been dis- j
posed of in the Senate, by passing a pros- j
pective preemption bill?The treasujy 1
note bill is still under discussion in the
House.
?
Common Sciiool Education.?Mr. j
J. Orville Taylor, who has spent the wintcr
in lecturing on this subject in the j
Southern towns and cities with so much I
acceptance, delivered two lectures last j
week in the Female Academy in this;
town. We had the pleasure of hearing j
both lectures; and wc have rarely been ,
so much delighted and instructed by a j
public speaker. . j
Wc shall next week insert for the infor-1'
- ^ ?- J?? *Un I icf t\f Itnnlfs i
manon OI our ri'oucia uic n?t
recommended by Mr. Taylor for common
schools.
Mr.'D. S. Wingate has been appointed
by the Governor, No! a y Put * for Ohea- |
tcrticlJ district.
S. C. Temperance Advocate.?We are
pleased to learn from a notice in ? late
number of this . ably conducted
v * "! .
and frery valuable paper, that it
. v -is to be enlarged in July, and that more
space will bo uilotted to tho agricultural
... departments
: . Mr. Robert Pettlgrew, oversow r of M tj
- R. Mitchell, near Sparta; Ga. was lately
waylaid in the woods and murdered by
.Major Mitchell's negroes. In the same
,w/ * * * " i < ?i--1
neigh t>or.K>ou travellers- minus nave su? j
eral limes oflate been cut from the .singes j
and carried off. Some of the articles
knowu to have been in trunks carried off
were found in possession of the negroes j
who committed the murder, after they j
were apprehended. ..
Maine Senator.?The Hon. George
Rjrans, member of the U. S. Home of Representatives
has been elected to the Seaate
by the Legislature of Maine.
A bill to repeal a law now of force in
Massachusetts, prohibiting the intermarriage
of whites and colored persons, has
been rejected by a vote of 204 to 1-10, in i
the lower house. j
? . j
TIV Tortl that wimp nonloCA* Ih I
f?C U.IUVt ? ,
due for copying into the Gazette swclt
matter as that found in the correspondence
of the Baltimore American, under
the Congressional head. But the people j
ought to he informed of every thing discreditable
as well as creditable to the
country which occurs in Congress.
AGKItl'LTlKAL SOCIETY.
The Anniversary Meeting of the Pee
I>co Agricultural Society will bo held in
the in Town llali at Cheraw on Monday
the 22nd inst. at 10 o'clock A. M. A*
12 o'clock the meeting will adjourn to the
Female Academy where the Anniversary
Oration will be delivered, after which the
following premiums will be awaried.
For the greatest production
of cotton, on three acres of
up-land, the product to bo not
less than 12,00 lbs. a silver
cup of the value of 830.00
For the greatest production
if inHnn nn thrip nrrps fif
A
low grounds, the product to
be not less than 18,00 lbs. per
acre, a silver cup of the value |
of .. 830.00
For the greatest production
of corn on three acres of up.
'and, the product to be not
*esa than 40 bushels per acre
a silver cup of the value of 830.00
For the greatest production
of corn on three acres of low
grounds the product to be not '
. . less, than sixty bushels per * . V.v..
' acre a silver cup of the value
of ' 830.00
j For the greatest production ~,{J
of wheat on one litre, the proj
duct to be not les- than twen!
tv-five hushels, a silver cup
of the value of $10.00
For the greatest produc|
tion of turnips on half an aero
I the product to be not less
! than 400 bushels per acre,
| a silver cup of the value of $10.00
I For the greatest production
j of Sweet potatoes, on one #
I acre, the product to be not less
than 800 bushels per acre a
silver cup of the value of 310.00
For the experim ?nt best
j calculated to test the profits
[ofsilk culture, the product to
; be not less than 30 lbs. of
j reeled silk a silver cup of the
value of 810.00
/ For the greatest production
of carrots on the fourth of an
prculuct to 1)0 ttOt
le3S than 400,bushels per acre,
, a silver cup of the value of $5.00
For the greatest production
of Sugar Beets on the fourth
of an acre, the product to bo
not les3 ihan 400 bushels per
aero $5.00
J. W. BLAXENEY.
Sect'y.
Cheraw, February 6th, 1841.
For the Farmers' Gazotte.
Mr. ?r. B.'?'-The young ladies, no
doubt, feel very much obliged to you for
the "sincere, and reasonable regard"
which you profess for them. And, perhaps
at some future day (should your
brain pan enlarge much more) they may
unanimously request that you give lectures
on the domestic duties of young ladies.
I suspect that your mother was a most
excellent house keeper. Perhaps something
like an old women I once read of,
who scoured the tloor until the boards
were so thin that they gave way, and she
fell into the cellar. You say a foolishly
fashionable education, has produced a
great many young ladies but young women,
a very superior article in the female
lino, aro#nuch more scarce. I have always
heard, and it is my opinion, that
Lady was a much more soft, genteel and
refined title for a female than Woman,
You say there is nothing incompatible between
the highest degree, of refi.nment
and a proper performance of the duties of
our stations, on the contrary, those only
1 arc ihe truly refined, yvhose minds can
fully npprecite the dignity of thoroughly
d.scaargingadutv. Here, Sir, 1 agree
with you?But I would be glad if you
would 'ell me what you doe hi the duty of
a f niale. As you say it does not consist
in nuking apple-dumplings, or darning
old stockings, I suppose ynO have a great
- ? ?... i ? i ? i
stock ol imc taller on. mine, ami as ine
weather began te.gct cold you commenced
blinking seriously how much better vour
female friends would be employed darning
your. old socks, than study.ng modem
accomplishments, young ladies, you say,
are ignorant of ail domestic duties,
save sewing luce or weaving nets to
encase their empty heads. Suffer
mc, in their name, to thank you for
the compliment, and assure you thai
they take it as a specimen of your gal.
lantty. But if you will give them your
name no doubt their time will he morn
usefully employed hereafter in weaving a
net ro encase your head, so that if your
brain pan should burst, (which I very
much fear,) the brains will be saved in
the net.
You say frightening a piano into fits
or murdering the king's French may be
good bait for certain kinds of fish ; but
they must be of that very small kind
generally found in shallow water. I am
sorry that you are so void of taste as not
to l>e fond of music. 1 think it an accomplishment
that both softens the heart
and elevates the soul. You will sink
Mow thesnake tribe in the estimation of
the ladles ; for I am told that somo snakes
are very fond of music. I presume you
have heen called to attend many a poor
juuiio luai ua? ue?u iuiii tu pircco in ti
light. I also suspect that you are one
of the deep water fish, certainly one of
juipcrior kind. Pray sir, arc you a craw,
tish, crab, lobster, eel, garr, or catfish ??
If I ever see your lady I expect I shall see
an amazon with a scouring broom in one
hand and a cowhide in the other; a
lady of the old school I suppose. Your
own sex are all perfect. If not, as they are
lords of creation, why not commence the
attack on them ? I am suro they are, or
ought to he, more able to defend themselves.
In your attack upon the ladies I
think you have clearly proved yourself a
most decided coward. But one request
and I have done. It is that before you
write another piece against young ladies,
you will spell a little word that I generally
ask my friends to spell when I think they
are too smart. It is Bird.
BRUNETTE.
Fur the Farmers' Gazette.
THE ROOT OF THE EVIL.
After all is said of the hard times,
1 scarcity of money, and want of employment,
the foundation, the substratum of
the whole difficulty appears, on full consideration,
to consist in this: That too
! manv have a distate for the cultivation of
I
t
the soi', and by resorting to almost air
other kind of employment, to avoid thai
overstock th^lr occupations, and thin th
fa-mers' ranks, whereby consumption i
made to exceed pnxluclion. Hence th
various new projects (o creare employ
ment in ways almost innumerable, sue!
as starting new and uncalled for pub
Mentions, the ( ver'as'ing change of fash
; ions in a!i kinds of manufacture, the cs
| fabiishm-mt of eo many mercantile com
j pa He*. and so through iho catafogiie.?
| W.re one half of the population nov
| engage! in other pursuits, to turn thei
' attention to husbandry, it would.be bcttc
for all concerned. There are too man]
merchants, too many clerks, too man]
lawyers, too many physicians, too man]
ministers,* too many editors and to<
many of almost every thing but Farmers
We say not that all should hot turn hus
bandrnen. We admit the necessity, th<
utility of-man v of the occupations of so
cietv?Kut farming appears to bo the
j genera! aversion ; and men seenl (o prefei
street-cleoning and chimney-sweeping,tc
the healthful occupation of tilling the
earth.
E. W.
* Tncre are not too many nor enough o
ministers If the number of piou*,; faithful
j competent gosjvl minip'ers were increased
' fourioli', the agricultural and every othe|
ktwiul m'eeest would be incalculably benefitted
by their influence upon the moral charactei
of the people.
Ed.
CONGRESS.
Correspondence of the Iiali more Am rican ol
Jin. 26.
U. S. IIorsE of Representatives.
After the reading of the Journal,
Mr. Tillinghast, on have, reported a
bill from the Cominmitteo on Manufac
turns., to repeal the act exemptirg import,
cd pins from duty, and imposing on them
after the first of Apjil a duty of 20 pci
cent, ad valorem. Referred to the Com.
mittee of the Whole.
Mr. Pope, of Kentucky, asked leave tc
make a motion, that a memorial frorn the
j Legislature of the State of Kemuekv, re.
! lative to the Public Lands, be la-d on th?
table and ordered to be printed?to whicl
objection being made, Mr. P. moved c
suspension of the rules, for the purpose o:
its reception; which motion failcJ. On
motion of Mr. Jones, of Virginia
the House then resolved itself into a Com
roittce.of the Whole on the sta.e of tlx
Union, (Mr. Casey in the Chair) and re
sumcd tho consideration of the special or
dcr, . . " p..
Tiik Treaslrv Note Bill.
On which Mr. Duncan was entitled t<
tho floor. Mr. D. finished his remarks be
gan yesterday. .
{We copy the following from tho Na
tional Intelligencer.]
In concluding his remarks?
Mr. D. said that immediately befor<
j he had taken the floor this morning hi
! attention had been called to the follow in;
statement, published in the "National In
telligencer" of this day.
Mr. Cuxhing hoped that, at this stagi
of the debate, no technical question of or
der would be raised, because he said, afte
the extent to which the remarks of fh<
member from Ohio (Mr. Duncan) ha<
hi*en carried, lie (Mr. C.)should feel him
self bound to appeal to the courtesy a'm
the honor of this House to sutler him to re
nlv.
" Mr. W. C. Je'itiflon submit tod' to th
Chair whether * wa.% in order for an i:di
vidua! !o charg- Gen. Harrison with cow
ardic< who h i-i hi-.nsolf been'branded a.s
coward on ?iiia floor?"
Now. (proc? edeii Mr. D.) I nev*?r hoar
th.* reunrk inad-' by 'lie gewieman Itot
Maryland, 0;r. Johnson.) It was not ud
dressed to die nor to the Chairman of th
committee Hi sucli a way an tr be heard
And t was astonished when it wis put tub
my hands; and if I had time for reflection,
would have contradicted it through some othc
medium. I say I did not hear the remark
and 1 have no hesitation in declaring that th
than who uttered it is guilty of a base fai?ehoo<
and'is himself a liar: And I call upon th
Chairman of the comrn ttee to say whethe
such language was used in his hearing.
[A<ote by the Reporter.?It is bete to be rc
marked that at the moment the scene de*cri
budinthe ?'lntel!igeftrer" of this morning
and quoted by.Mr. Duncan, took place, th
Chair was occupied by Mr. Campbell, of Sout
Carolina, and not. as the Reporter,cowing t
his imperfect vision, supposed, by! Mr Bankt
of Virginia.] . __ { .
When called upon br Mt". Duncan?
.Mr. Campbell, of South t arohn^ Vose an
said, I take upon myself to say that I hear
no such expression when I was in the Chaii
I .had called the g<o'lcman from' Ohio (Mi
Duncan) to order for irrelevancy, and he ha
I acquiesced I then understood the g nth mi
j from Maryland (Vlr. W. C.J >hlisun) as risui
j to the same point of order, and tjiat" he ha
acquiesced in the decision. But. I repeat,
did not hear the expression inferred la
Mr. Duncan. I protest against the state
ment that 1 had ever said any thing again*
Geo. Harrison except what tue history ol th
coumry sustained me in saying. I never u
tunated that he was a coward, nor any thin
like it; and no conclusion can be drawn froi
any thing 1 have said other than that !v? wa
not eniitled to that character of a great militJ
ry chieftain which was ciauned for him by hi
friends.
Mr. W. C. Johnson. The report in th
"National Irtellige-icei" of the remarks I mad
yesterday is pcrlectly correct. I made thos
remarks, and I intended.thetn to be fully aud
ble in every part of this Hcu>e?
Mr Campbell, of South Carolina, rose an
inquired of the Chair, "Is the gentleman i
order?"
Mr. Stanly. lie is as much in order asyo
are.
The Chairman (Mr. Brrggs) pro. tem. ca
led to order. '
Mi. W. C. Johnson-proceeded to say thf
had he been conscious of the'disclaimi r whic
the gemlenian from Ohio (Mr. Duncan) ha
' just made, it would have superceded the n<
y cesfity of his Mr. J's having made any r? tJ
m irks. "Bus as that g<-nll?ui<tn imi demol h;
* the fact /hat such a stawmcn as that rcportel rc
e in the flntoiligencer" had been made b* |
himself, he felt it his duty to say that .
it had been made; and he ttqw he d in hs J;
p iiaitd he evidence of the fact uo<?n wli cli lit
. rcmak was predicated. The fact was mi ju
, only notorious to all the members uf the Ian in
1 Congress, but lie himself and other gentleinei ^
- here present haQ a perfect recollection that y(
tiie charge which he, Mr. J. had yesterday 1,
asserted as having been imputed to thi
* gent I" man was mads upon this floor, not b?
. o.te, nor by f wo. but by three several gen'br
? men. The subject matter had ended/here
i'he gentleman was here upon this floor, ant fl,
v v>:t, so far as he, Mr. J. was conscious, he Ml. y
r D.jh'tduoi called upon any one of these get- a|
j ilemen for satisfaction, nor had any cotiiuiuni- ^
r] cation been made lothein which could have
r j been regarded in that light. ^ 1
_ | But, as proof of what lie had stated, he w
' would send to the Clerk's fable, with a view to ti
r iiave if read, a statement??
Tiie Chairman said it was not in order.
Mr. Johnson admitted, he said, the ir- p
.rcvelancy of the matter; but he held in his
hand the rej>ort of a speech made here by r;
> a member of Congress?a man of as much
character as ajiy in this House or in the a
j woild?in which speecfi this allegation
I was made. A reference to this speech
r would show that he (Mr. J.) hat oot I Q
> done the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Dun.
can) injustice, but that he was borne out |;i
in what he had said, fie had no desire ^
to engage in controversies on this floor;
f but to show that he had not done the gen '
tleman injustice, he would request the [i
I .Glerk to read two sentences of the speech
; to which he had referred, and which was de'
Jiverod in this House in 1839. r<
_The Chairman said it was not in order. d
Mr. Johnson. I will simply then say t<
that with these facts a
Mr. Campbell, of South Carolina, subrnitted
to the Chair whether the gentle- it
** man was in order? If not, he (Mr. C.) J
must object to this proceeding? p
Mr. Stanly. For two days past every
L subject under Heaven has been talked i<
about here, and yet the gentleman from n
South Carolina (Mr. Cant pbcll) has never b
t raised his voice in a call to order, nor has v
. any body else. y
Mr. Johnson was unwilling, he said, to n
force himself upon this House contrary to f
t it$ feelings and its rules. He had been a t
, member of the body too long to make such n
an attempt. But he felt it due to him- d
, self and to the member from Ohio, that s
j the fact on which he (Mi. J.) had predi- J r
( cated his statement of yesterday should he i
j- made known. Mr. J. then read from the h
speech to which he had alluded the follow- t
Tng passage: t
] . " With these facts before the House, s
} what member will say that such a man is *
a fit associate for gentlemen? Availing L
" himself of his privileges, seeking to tie- r
stroy the character of his brother members, a
without the courageorthefeelingsof honor I
3 to prompt him to ask redress for admitted f
instills, can such a man be deemed ithin i
*" Alt
the pale ol honorr .?
That (Mr. J. proceeded to say) was the g
languugo used by an honorable member c
on this floor?language printed and pub. (
' lished so long ago as* 1639; and it was this a
s fact which induced him (Mr. J.) when he n
r supposed the gentleman from Ohio was c
* charging such a man as Gen. Harrison I
with want of courage, to ask whether it c
- was courteous, or in accordance with j
Parliamentary rule, that a charge of that \
nature should be made by a man who bad t
himself boon branded as a coward. That c
j i charge had been made, and repeated t
J ov e r and over against thegendeman from \
I j Ohio; and no man who would examine [ ?
i the record could deny it. This was aii t
that he (Mr. J.) had said; and this ha had r
said. The gentleman from Ohio might \
uo< consider this an imputation?be might <
consider that injustice nad been done him. [
He (iMr. J.) spoke only of the fact.; and
he bad read the speech to show the fact; 4
, and although he himself abstained from i
j| ^ %
n discussions of a personal character as mii'-li i
|. as possible, yet he hncHcIt it due to him- 1
e self and to the eminent personage who?*c t
I. j cause he had advocated, to say as much t
0 as he had done when the character of 1
' that personage had been assailed. t
After one or two further remarks? t
e Mr. Duncan followed in a few remarks, t
1, which the reporter could not hear accu- t
e rately, but which were understood to j
r have reference to a resolution introduced i
in a previous Congress for his(Jfr. D's.) 1
:* expulsion, and to certain insinuations t
r" thrown out at the threshold of the discus, i
0 sion that he (Mr. D.) had postponed the (
h publication of certain letters until after |
o the passage of tha.duelling law; the whole <
of which, he said, had its origin in a base j
system of cowardice, by men who had (
j not the courage to stand to their own acts, i
^ It was to cover those acts that the resolu. t
r tion had been introduced?and he had 1
r[ been told that a regular caucus had been i
tl held at that tune to see what was to be I
n done, in order to get gentlemen out of their t
g predicament. I
J Mr. Underwood rose to make an ex- i
planation, but, being called to order, took '
, his seat. j
it The following letter, addressed to the e
Reporter of the Intelligencer, was handed
?- in previous to the adjournment of the 1
g House:
n " Mr. Wheeler-?Had I been permitted
8 to proceed with the explanation I rose to ,
^ make, I intended to have said that I was i
a member of this House when the gentlee
man from Ohio (Mr. Duncan) had ditfi.
le culties with two gentlemen, then occupyIe
ing seats on this floor, from Kentucky, to
'* wit, Mr. Southgate and Mr. Menefee; that
j I messed with the former; that I was upon ;
| the best terms with both of them; and
that I had no knowledge of any caucus be. '
iu ing held to adopt resolutions or to recom- 1
mend any action on the part of Congress 1
1* with a view to relieve either of those gentlemen
from any difficulty in which he- i
was involved with the member from Ohio. |
j I never heard any such thing alleged be- i
fore; and I have no knowledge or belief
v;
lat the bill against duelling was at all;
istened in its passage by any measure or I
:solve adopted in caucus in consequence I
f difficulties subsisting between the gen-1
cman from Ohio and the gentleman from
entuoky. or either of them. [ thought
islice to the absent required this stutelent
at my hands; but as I was not perlittedto
make it on the floor, I request
r>uto introduce it in connexion with your
^port of the proceedings,
J. R. 1} iN DERW OOD.
January 20."
Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, then took the
oor, and addressed the Committee of the
/hole at length, and with great ability
tid eloquence, expressing and sustaining
le sound and statesmanlike views of the
^position party on the various subjects
hich have been brought under consideraon
during this debate.
Mr. D. having concluded?
The Chairman gave the floor to Mr.
ope, of Kentucky.
After some little controversy as to the
ght of the floor?
The Committee rose, reported progress,
nd obtained leave to sit again.
Mr. GVabb, on leave, presehtcd a premble
and resolutions of the Legislature
f the State of Alabama, against a revival
fthc protective tariffsystem; which were
iid on the table, and ordered to be print- j
d.
And then the House adjourned.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Putriot.]
Washington, Jan. 27.
Mr. W. C. Johnson, said that, in the
sport in the Globe of last evening of a
iscussion wliicn arose in this House yessrday,
the following language appeared
s having been used by Mr. Duncan:
' " But that not being done, he denounced
s author (pointing to Mr. Win. Cost
rohnson.)a base liar, a contemptible pupy,ascroundrcl,
and an infamous coward.'
All that I have tosay, continued Mr. J.,
?, that this lang iage was not used by the
nember from Ohio, Mr. Duncan, as will
i
e remembered by every gentleman wno
ms present. The member had stated
esterday, most untruly, that the statelent
in the "National Intelligencer', was
alse; and he also stated in this report in
he "Globe" that he had not heard my renark
made to him the day preceding. I
lid not feel disposed to enter into discus,
ion on yesterday, but I was determined
lot to be diverted from the object I had
n view by epithets or interruptions of any
;ind. That object was, in the first place,
0 avow the language attributed to me in
he report of the "Intelligencer;" and
econdiy, to prove that what I had stated
vas true?that the member had been
iranded as a coward; and thirdly, to intiuate,
in the most civil way I could, that
1 particular day, which had been passed
>y a former Congress, would have no inluence
on me in demanding or giving satsfaction
for personal insults. This latter
emark had not appeared in (he Intelli.
jencer.* I did not wish to go into a disunion
as to whether the member froin
.)hio heard the remark I made or not. He
ay3 he did not hear me; and yet replied
it the time to the first part of the sentence,
lisclaimiog that he had charged General
rlarrison with cowardice. It was a litllc
:urious that he should have heard the first
irid not the last words, when those last
vords were uttered in a louder voice than
he first. The Chairman, Mr. Campbell,
>f South Carolina, says he did not hear
hem. This is not less strange, as they
verc heard all over the House, and in the
galleries, and by every one else, except
he member from Ohio and the then Chair
nail. I must have had some power 01
ventriloquism when I pitched iny voice
>ver the Chairman and into the galleries
levond them.
I say, as regards this statement in the
4 Globe," thai it is false; and the language
mpuied to the member from Ohio was
jo: used; and that there is no member
lere, of any party, who will rise and assert
hat it was used; that it is not my purpose
o engage in a personal controversy with
liin; and that 1 shall never resort to the
lse of Billingsgate myself, nor allow my.
ijf to be governed by it. But I will not
iufFer the manifest position 1 assumed in
his matter lo he changed, and which was
predicated upon a fact for which I wai
eady to vouch, and of the truth of which
[ yesterday gave ah abundant evidence
.o this House. I say in conclusion, thai
whatever I might know to be the true
:haracter of a member on this floor as depriving
him'of the rights of a gentleman?
whenever, as in this case I had directly
ind unequivocally assailed such a man, J
should not take the ground that he was
nflt a gentleman, however I might know
such to he the fact. But I repeat that the
language which I have read was not used;
ind if it had been, I certainly should not
have noticed it. I have not been taught
that an insult, direct and unequivocal, was
Lo be revenged by Billingsgate words; anil
if the member is satisfied with that revenge,
he is altogether welcome to its en.
joymunt.
* Note by the Reporter.?There were t wc
sentences sp<?keri|by Mr. J. yesterday, which
:he Reporu r could not hear with such cer
taintv as to give the words; and which for thai
reaso.i, he threw under a general notice at the
- -
close ot the report.?ivot. uu.
Correspondence of the Charleston Cuor.
ier.
Washington Jan. 27.
The Treasury note debate still continues
in the House. Many members art
yet to speak. In the mean time, the
Treasury is quite exhausted. The offi
cers and clerks of the different departments
of the government in this city
cannot be paid on the first of February.
The whigs think the administrator
might as well shut up shop at once, as t(
provide, by this bijhfor- the expenses o
the present quarter only.
Mr. Wise commenced a speech, in the
House, in which he advocated an issue of
of Treasury notes to the amount of ten
millions, thinking that such a sum would
he sufficient to enable the government to
get a long. He will propose an amend,
nient to that etfecf, but I have no idea
that it will succeed.
The whig administration must commence
business without a dollar of capital
in hand. Far different with the
present administration. Mr. Van Buren
was embarrassed at the beginning of his
administration by the failure of many of
the deposite hanks; but he fell, in the
course of his administration, into some
heavy windfalls. He got over forty
millions lrorn sources extraneous from
the ordinary revenue?say nine millions
of the postponed fourth instalment, nine
millions front U. S. Bank bonds, twelve
millions from suspended deposite banks,
four millions from deferred duty bonds,
&c.
All these sums he received, independently
of the ordinary revenuei But Gen.
Harrison will not have a cent from extraordinary
sources; the ordinary revenue
from customs and lands hasheen greatly
diminished, arid is about to he still further
i lessened by the operation of the compromise
act. . /
If, iu addition to these difidencc?, the
revenue from the public lands lie taken
from him, he will soon he reduced to an
income of about 'en millions a year.
The whigs will have a very early extra
session, and devise means to supply themj
selves with money.
Mr. Lumpkin, of Georgia, spoke in
the Senate, to-day, against the" distribution
project. Wr. Wright followed with ^
one of his mest cogent and lucid arguI
nients against it. Mr. Wright has not
i /.nn<.in,in,i enncch. nnd will Drocced
| V.uiiV/iuuvu IIIO W|/vwm| .. ... |
in it to morrow.
JTojdttnj'on, Jan. 2S.
This has been a remarkable day in the
| (louse. Mr. Wise continued his speech
; on the Treasury Note hill, in a style that
. greatly aiarmcd the wbigs. Consternation
and coufusion were the immediate
results of his hold and ardent denuncia- *
tions of the Tariff policy and of the favoritc
whig measure of distribution. The
locos chtickle a good-deal at the movement,?declaring
that "it is the beginning
of the end." They anticipate that
the Whigs will split on the tariffand other
j questions. Mr. Wise has, by no means,
"left the whig party," as some freely deI
clare. I make 110such inference from hi
i course. On the contrary, I think he has
. 'J *' .
! shown his attachment-to ft, by warning it
in advance, of its dangers. : . V
He took strong ground against the
1 proposed and much desired Etfra Session.
: He said he had an instinctive dread of it.
Asa whig,?as a friend,of Harrison,?ho
dreaded it, and felt that it Would be the
ruin of the whig party.
But he had bthrr obje^fmns. He forej
saw,. that if there was an cxtp session
1 several dangerous propositions would lie
! pressed through, in 4ho enthusiasm of a
party fluked witlf recent victory. The
fatal disiribu'iori'prajcct would be brought
up and passed?a measure* Which he deprecated
moj;e than almost any othor.
The tariff would be prematurely Agitated,
and, under the pretext of providing for a
deficiency in the revenue, the whole pro
leclice policy would be restored and fast- ^
"" n..nL ^nn
j Cm ll UpO.I US. 1 IIC llilllilliai uaim,
. [ would be prematurey pressed, and pretnaj
turely lost. He yiciuod to no one in his
' desire to have a properly constituted Na|
tional Bank. But he foresaw that, if the
! measure were pushed, now, it would fail,
| and the consequence would be that, instead
of establishing a bunk for 20 years,
we should defer the establishment of on*
for twenty years.
He aske 1 the whigs to go home and remain
at home quietly ttfi tho-regular sea1!
sion. In the mean tune, let them, in seriI
ousntss and soberness, consult nvith the
[people and karn their views. Let them
J ascertain whether the people were really
1 in favor of making a diiribu.%.n of the
' public revenue, out of an empty treasury?
' whether tiicy were really prepared to re.
1 sort to the ruinous system oi pro:cotton, in
1 order to create a sufficient revenue to
1 gratify the cupidity of the states.
5 He would say one word to General
' Harrison, and that was?' be President
' yourself-?be ihe President of the people,
' j not of ike party." He went on to advise
' j him to look well into the condition of eve'
j ry department of the government?to
j provide m.i?s If wuh "men whom he could
! i trus?to know ev- ry do.ting of the i's
I- and crossing of me t s in the public offices
: ?to take flowing upon trust?for tuus
only would tie be enaoiedtu jHjrform his
1 constitutional functions, and recommend
' proper measures. He would not be prepared
in this manner before the regular
session.
Mr. Wise wont on tor explain the dif,
J ferent indications which had appeared in
i Congress already, of a design to restore
- the old American, consolidation system.
He did not conclude?but will go on to
morrow.
Mr. Duncan and Mr. Johnson of Md
bad another row, to-day, bandying, back
and forth, the epithets of coward, liar,
&c. Mr. Wise remarked that it was a.
, nother proof of the folly of the duel law.
> Men could now blackgu&id eacn other, ac
pleasure, but there would never another /
. fight? - /
Mr. YVebsteb concluded his able
' speech in the Senate, to-day, in opposition
, to the distribution of the public lands, .
j and Mr. Clay of KK commenced a
f speech of*great power'in support of the
measure. . . '
j Messrs. Clay ari<TWijB3TEB dined witfy