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Conner lieut 4' Louisiana 4
Vermont 4 Tennessee. 11
New York 85 Kentucky 10
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PETITIONS.
The kor a inounoe.'l the business
hofore tlit? to be ihe further preset)tntio
i offpetitiorts under the suspension of |
the rules for I hat purpose.
!V1?. A in.us said he ha<l yes^rdnv prele'Ued
* petition tjrdemolv c'll'ug on the
Flense to remove him from ?bs position
ie occupied Ri chairman of the Committee
V* Foreign Relations; and he hod ashed
d bo permitted to he heard in his own licence
against t her charge* therein made,
is a privjdegi of his own us ?v member of 1
his House and as eif eting the privileges |
>f every member. - And for the reason j I
hat the Curiiindlfte on Foreign Relations |
oigty choose a chninmjij if they thought I
iroper, he had given notice that, aftPt j
lo fob ding hiiniJ'h from the charges made *
" ^ .
;i the pmhnon, bo should rhove it# refer- <
nc? To that committee. He now claimed t
s a matter of privilege the right of do- |
ending himself from the charges made in
iiaype.'ii.m. <
Mr- VV. Cost Johnson submitted that i J
y tho decision of the House last ovemjig, ;
y tva.cn (he whole subject tvim hod on \
lie table, the question of privilege, and ?
very mattrr counocUx) with the petition, t
^as rejected from the consideration of .the ?
foa^e, and therefore could not hs revised j
uttiout a motion for reconsideration. j
A conversation of some length arose i
pan points of ord f, which time, does >4
ot a l w !o lie reported, in which Messrs. v
lyereit, wi^e. Holmes, Arnold, and Ad- [
ips participated; when s
The Speaker said it wa* his opininn n
thd, the motion to lay on the table hav- y
xtim ?Vjwir ,JT _ .uk,-'. j ,
^ neon cnrriou. every inng cnuoecieu \
tih life pct:iinn in the ordinary man no. ,,
;:s < ast upon tho tabic. The question ,?
'privilege whs not pending at.lha time H
*> motion to Hiy on the tnUfn wax mndj tj
id tiuj Chair now decided that (hi* que#. j;
>n was ?W laid upon the table. z
Mr. W; Cost Johnson said he would M
neflU'rmn the decision of the Chair, but f
. n?| pivcw Six ltiotroi;, n* <J
Mr. -Warren moved to r# consider the J
?lc ofytwtoriiay, i>y which the whole M
i m-Cl wnniaid-on the table. He said >\]
i it b? en mo from Cvorgia, whence thai (f
itidon professed-to come, and he had v>
fij the gentleman from Massachusetts f|
at he (Kdiered tih pit p or was a hoax, an h
!<JSf 1 hr
[TTricHot order, order."]
Mr. VV. roncdudcn hy moving the pie- fr
ouff.quesftott, which was seconded by |j
r House. ai
The question on the motion to recon- /
jtr was then taken. arid decided in (f
t! rrliu imi tivo. 0
Til* que*.ion then recurring on the q,
ution to iay oo the la'nlt? y,
The Speaker, in reply loan inquiry by {!
r. Wise, said, in ids judgment, the {
ifesiioii o| privilege was n? t involved in H
is motion; and that that question t^us j,
it ncnJin<> before the Home, when the p,
V -T ?3
Oiir?a vya* fnade, ro a manner that made ^
a question to laid on the (able.
T?e question ou me motion to lay on c>
t?bL> wasikeii taken, .and-decided in H\
fe M.^a^ve. J
Tie question then recurred on the H,
ntVtfi yW&rd.iy matte by i1*e gentleman r;
flirt Kentucky, (fllr. Marshall.) viz. ,j
iirt the gentlernqri from Massachusetts ^
kir. Adam*) be permittedto he hoard in tj
awn behalf tombing die charge* made
the-petition against him.
A desultory conversation on points of
der time arofto* which was puittripated
. . 1 r r
, by various members. w
[]< the course of iho disunion on the n
n bf order, and whilst Vlr. W. C. *
o^nscfti was giving his ret ffliectiori of
hat had occurred, Mr. Adams interrup>A
k.rrifii/ ^a% inir. ihe aoutleinan sneaks \
" - O' - - o . ,
lawly " L
Mr. w.; Cost Johnson said thai before I
e took h,s sent he would withdraw his "
rent oCorder, after the motion of the *
-v \ I
Cnfturinn from Georgia. (Mr. Warren,)
sbtcb he rpgrctlpd ; and would say but a
*ord or two in reply to the rude remark
I the inert#her from Massachusetts. 'Clini 1
!! he ouun be rs.a round hnn ngrced in tne *
Ci iirney of his (Mi. J.'s statement, and
e appealed to iho rech! lent ion of all the '
wjii'bcfc who vNore ftrfesent, if their recoljcfion
did not accord with his, (\1r. J.'s) c
Ltid he (Mr. J.) would any that, if oilier (
entlemcn ielt privileged to he rude and .
onrsc in.passion and wantonness, that no
eparture by others, no ebullition of fool. '
iff, no see no of excitement, no violent 1
lid coarse asaaull from that gentleman, '
: <iver betray him for a moment to
opart from the rules of Parliamentary
n oprietv arui the conductpfn gentleman.'] '
Mr. Kvcrett moved the previous ques. 1
ion; which was seconded hy tho Mouse. '
The question, 4jShi\i{ the main que*.
;oh be now put Vy was decided in the
ifnrn.at ve.
Tti'e main miration (being on the nib. j
in > of .Mr. Marshall) was then taken by
jftuta and nays, at the end of v**.Mf.
Wis?vand deeided in the atHrmativo 111
to t>4? .'jS- 1'$';*/<
Mr.pAdatns then took the floor, and
was ttboat proceeding in ins remarks;
*bcn k -*?'- '*?$ <- ' '-zjk
pri vdeged question, ^irvd moved a r- consideratiim
of the * ofejpst taken ; on vjiic.i
motion he wished to submit a remark or
two.
After some cbnversnfion as to whether
this motion was debatable, and whether
the gentlctfun :"mm South Caroline (Mr.
Campbell) had a riglu to 'suhintt it when
the gentleman from Ma^lVfrusettK (Mr.
AdRms) wan ftn the floor, the Speaker deciding
that it ,wasa privileged question,
Hnd us such was proper to be Mibmitled at
that time.?
Mr. Campbell proceeded in his remarks,
and contended that three was no question
of privilege involved in this subject. Ha
thought the evidence of this fact was,
first, that whatever charge had been
brought before the House against the gentleman
from Massachusetts, had been,
done by the gentleman himself, who stood
in the light of his own accuser, and who
had (he privilege of withdrawing that
charge if ho chose, the House having ;ak
en no action upon it. Again, it was not
a question ?f privilege, because, if the
charge of the gentleman's laboring under
monomania was in fact true, if afforded
no ground of proceeding against him in
this II use. He thought, for these two
reason*, it was demonstrated that it was
nt a question of privilege. But ihc gentle.
nen having wnitel the question ol
privilege end the gentleman from K'-n- J
Lucky (Mr. Marshall ) having moved that
I lie go n I tenia n from Massachusetts he
tionrd in his own defenee, the case assum3d
a different asj>cct, and he (Mr. C )
would have accorded to the venerable
;entleman from Massachusetts the right
ohe hoard, if il were not for the following J
ORons:
This charge was based exclusively up>d
the course which the gentlemen from
Massachusetts had deemed it his duty to
niraoe on a subject of great importance,
which was directly in conflict with the
ioursn which he (Mr. C ) and other genlemen
had felt it their duty to pursue:
ind he appealed to the gentleman from
Masauchussfts whether he considered it
ust that ho nhould he heard without their
icing hoard in reply ; for to defend him.
elf (Mr, Adams) w as to condemn those
rho had occasion to differ with hirn. He
tad no objection io the discussion of this
object of petition. He believed it had
i<>t been sufficiently discussed ; that the
icvv taken of it by the gentleman from
l/assaciiusclls and his frionds was of the
lost superficial character; and that the
nurse pursued by him (.Mr. C.) was not
nly dictated.by the first law of Nature,
("nt of self-preservation, luit" that it vio
itod no constitutional right of any citien
of the United States. Ifxhis question
ras thrown wide open to discussion, this
Inline would not adjourn till the dogsays.
If the gentleman was allowed to
efond himself) he must con 'emn those
rho pursued n diffore it course; and.
VTefore, it was the duty of all these
ontlemnn?a duty of self-respect, a duly
rhi?-h they owed to themselves, unless
icy had full assurance that they should
ave an opportunity to re,p!y?to v<te aai.ist
aUAuiin<MtuirtJ?nll?'?ni. j??-? ?>?!.
\A* i ln.no vuirl 1 tint the contleman
om South Carolina, in making thin rn??on
for reconsideration, hv which he had
rlmilted tKi\tf in voting to grant him
Mr. A.) n permission to mako his own
sfonce, ho hud voted directly against his
* n conscience, had thought proper not
nly to touch ti merits of the question,
ut, unrehuked hv the ?cp aker, to open
ie whole question of ins mn u :t and
at of his friends, and .Mr. A'a conduct
nd th ?t of his Irioiu s on this subject,
[ethnt'ked him for this, ardthe Speaker
>r not ftioppi ?g him; and was ahGiil to
rocccd in reply, when ?
Mr. J. Cmnpbclt and Mr. Wise rose to
oinfsof order, contending that the. debate
hould be confined to the strict question
f reconsideration; Mr. Adams, at the
mil? time, contending that it whs * his
igiit to speak upon tlie general question,
ho gentleman from South Carol inn (Mr.
/fttnphel!) having, in bin remarks opened
ho .whole subject.
The Speaker was understood to sayhat
the remarks of the gentleman from
L.iilh Carolina were vcrV: brief, and were
leceasary tn explain his position; and mti.
anted to the gentleman from Massnchuetts
tiia: iho debate should be confined to
he question of reconftuicration.
Mr. Adam* ihon co.itimi: d. Till genlernan
from South Carolina (Mr. (lampi?ltj
had rmulo one of bis points that ho
Mr. A ] had no right to answer a charge
nadc ngsinst him of disqualification from
orving as chairman of the Committee on
"Vireign Relations because he presented
his petition htmsoif. Did it deprive him,
masked, of his right of self-defence he nuse
he wa* the first to make known the
:hnrge# to the House ? He might have
a ken a newspaper paragraph in which a
:barge of this character was made agninst
?irn, and brought it before the House as a
piastion of privilege. This had been
lone in many instances. The ground
if the gentleman was utterly untenable,
do had another reason for mining the
jueation of privilege. It was a letter
rom the person who transmitted the
n^mnriiil to him, written, in a very respec"til
manner.'
[Mr. A. here read the letter, which was
later! at darkest'tile. December 10. 18(41,
tni which was signed James Play fair, requesting
him [Mr. A ] to present to the
honorable body ? f which he was a member
the accompanying [vitirion, and stat.
ing that it had been a matter of considerftjion
wilh the meeting, out of winch this
petition grew, to whom ;M? petition should
!& transmitted, and that they h;ld forborne
to send it io their Representatives for
presentation to avoid unpleasant feelings
that might arise between (hern and Mr.
A., to whom, for this purpose, thoy had
directed it ]
r 'k r ' ' t
-1 -*% ~"y%k > -/-fi * . ' $m* ^
proceed with his defence, hut was Call'
lo:order f<?r djsuissingTthe subject of ifljj
\ very aniong other things,.he said that a'
m^do^pon hi^cif apd other* pi$
cfeded from "th?: infuulutis.slave traders.
The Speaker s?nd that ire considered ttr
remark* of Afr. A darns out of order.' hi;
he understood the'decision of the Hotid
to ire different. binder the decision r
the HomJo he considered the 2ent{eiTMl
from .Mass ir.husetts in-order,"'though thr
decision was against his opinion. A
appeal was taken from this decision <
the chair, audit was reversed. So Mi
Adams was pronounced out of order i
discussing the subject ??f slavery*. Mi
Adams still, wished to proceed, under til
former decision of the House, to rcn
' fro n a letter addressed by the Hon. C
I C. Clay, late Senator from Alabama t
! his constituents, when he resigned hi
seat. But objection being mado, th
; House adjourned.
Jax. 24th.
Mr. Adams rose and asked if he hiigli
he permitted t?? proceed with his remark,'
fie was reading, when be was arresto
i- f- ? _* r : - l
it) nts rernurKS, exiracis irom a leuer pin,
liohed iti n newspaper?
Mr. Andrews. Is the gentleman fror
Massachusetts to be permitted to go b
without a vote of the House, after havin
j been called to ordor?
Mr. Acisni* said he submitted to th
j House that he stood before them *s an a
| bused m?n.
'Che Speaker requested the gentlemai
from Massachusetts to suspend his re
marks till the matter was explained. H
then recapitulated the two decisions mad
I by the House on Saturday, and the effec
of tnem, and stated that the gentlemai
having h'-on decided to be out of order
could not proceed without tho leave o
the House, if any member objected. Thi
gentlemen from Kentucky [Mr. Adrews
having made that objection, the gentle
man from Massachusetts must sec th ?
the Chair bad nothing left him but to en
force the rule.
After some further conversation on th<
point -of orderMr.
Wise moved that the gentlcmnr
flrom Massachusetts he permitted to pro
ceed under the leavs formerly granted.
Mr. Hopkins called for the veas am
nays on the motion; which were granted
and the question was taken and decidei
in the negative?yeas 76. nays 91.
Mr. Adams then observed that he bop
ed he might be allowed to move that thi
petition be referred .to the Committee oi
Foreign Affairs, with instructions t<
ciion*c another chairman if any thinl
proper, for he observed in the Globe tha
a motion was made yesterday by n gen
lleinsn from Virginia, [Mr. Hopkins,) t<
refer the petition to that committee, witl
instructions to grant tho prayer of the pe
tilioners.
9 ^ f ? - J ih. i iLm 6* 4%*% kn/l
l ne opeiKer said inai uic pnnm.u
not bren received, and that the motioi
made yesterday by the gontieman fron
Virginia, was not th.'ii in order, and coul(
not he entertained,
Mr. Wine. I rise now in my turn t<
utilr rvf IKa IIv uidA-itvA fkriuihwza .that hu
been granted to the gentleman from Max
sachusetls, to defend rnvsclT from the at
tack he has made on me by the permi&uoi
of the House.
Mr. Warron objected to the motion a
not in order.
Mr. Wine called for the yeas and nays
.The Speaker said that it ' was a privil
eged question, which the C haircnuld no
decide, but that it must be decided by tlx
Mouse.
After sortie conversation on the poin
of order, in which Messrs. Andrews
War en, Campbell. Saunders, Pickens
and the Speaker took part.
Mr. Wise at the request of Mr. "Warren
reduced his motion to writing.
The Speaker having stated that it wn
a question that must be decided by thi
House.
Mr. Underwood nppmlrd from thi
Chair, on the ground that it was not i
privileged question; and that the Chni
had no right to entertain the motion, be
cause it interfered with the regular btisi
ness of the House.
0-n taking the question, tho decision o
the Chair wrs affirmed? ayes 118, noc
not counted.
' After some further proceedings,
Mr. Bolts moved to lay the wholi
subject on the table; which question wa
carrier!?veas 101, nays 78.
Mr W ise then withdrew his ohjectioi
to the reception of the petition that ha<
i?oen presented by Mr Adams.
Mr. Adams moved its reference to fh
Committee on Foreign Relations, witl
instructions to choose another chnirmai
if they thought proper.
The vSpeaser said that the gcntlemni
must make his motion in positive terrm
and not in alternative terms.
Mr Adams said he was willing for th
House to take what course it pleased. R
wished, however, to be heard before th
question was taken. It might adopt hi
motion or adopt the motion of the gentlt
man from Virginia [Mr Hopkins] wh
seemed to have made up his mind tha
1 ihe charges in the petition are true an
was therefore an exceedingly properjudg
Jfr Ro|^ns said, yes. sir, my opinio
is made up niliy, and I most heartlv cor
cur with the petitioners in the propriet
of removing the gentleman from the sts
tion of Chairman of the Committee o
Foreign Affairs, and nin ready to giv
that vote whenever it may he my privlle?
to do so.
Several gentleman rising.
The Speaker said that the qneetio
wrs no' debatable. The petition mi
I a over under the rules, on notice giv*
of an intention to debate if.
Afr Adams said he wished to have a
opportunity of answering the charges'
that petition before the <j.iestion was ta
en.
l. tiltnns shall i e ov tT bn notice giv. n ?if?n
L-. ??t^tion la d^ba '-e. ihuin.
) A0u'P some further remarks Musars
" Williams- of North Carolina,- Adams,
$ War ten?GHmer, qnd ffto SpWknr.
it Mr Adams went on with the presentn;p
tion of petitions in his charge, ami .pre>/
sensed a number of Abolition- petition*
n some of which, coming under tho *^lst
tt rule, were not'received, and others, not
n strictlv within tho rule, had the question
>f of reception raised on them, and .thai
Is. question laid on the table,
n a petition To dissolve thr union*.
IV, Mr. Adams presented tho petition of
e sundrv citizens of Hagerhill, in tho state
H .of Massachusetts, praying that Congress
' j will immediately adopt measures peacea
0 hlv to dissolve the Union of these States;
i# First, because no union can be agreeac
ble or permanent which does not present
prospects of leciprocal. benefit; Second*
because a vast proportion of the revenues
d of one section of the Union is annually
5* drained to stis'ain the views and course of
d another section without any adequate re>*
turn: Third, because, judging from the
history of jwst nations, that Union, if petn
| sisted in in thr present state of tlungs,
n | will certainly overwhelm the whole nan
tion in destruction. .
Mr Adams then moved the reference
e of this petition to a select committee, with
- instruction to report an answer to theso
petitioners. .
1 . Air Hopkins asked'if it was in orderto
move burn that petition in the presence
e J of the House.
i t lie Cj?unnri siiiu ii-mn -,m uio iiuuog
1 to dooidc what to do with it.
i | Mr Turner asked if it wai in order to
j move to lay the petition on the table, and
1 | to havo it printed for the ?u*e of the
3 ! House, fie wished the country to unJ'der.stand
the character of the jwlitions
j that, were presented hero.
The Speaker replied in the affirmative.
Mr Wise asked if it was in order to
move to censure any member who presen
2 ted such a petition to the House; and to
move for a committee to take that subject
into consideration. *
Mr Adams, (iood!
Afr A/eri wet her raised.- the question of
I reepption. and moved to lay that question
on the fabie. fie thought it disgraceful
J to the House to receive a petition of such
a character.
Mr Adams said that he was surprised
8 that such an objection should como from
> a quarter where there had hecn so many
calculations of the value of the Union.
< Mr. Chapman thought that this was n
t subject that deserved grnvo consideration,
and therefore lie would move that the
n House adjourn.
"> The question was taken by tellers, and
decided in the negative.
M\ Campbell, of" S^th Carolina did
I not think that a potiiioWTsuoh-a charuc.
1 ter should he passed over wi'hont no i e.
t The Speaker <aid it was not <'e uitahl
i M.\ Campbell of South Carolina- It
should he debated. The country ought to
a hho the character of the petitions presented
a iuuttt- ?
The question being taken on M\ Meri
wether's motion, to lay the question oCtho
1 reception of the petition on the table, it
cnrr??n.
9 Mr* Tumey asked flf it was in order to
mo?* the printing of iho petition. ,
. The (Jha.-raaidit wa* not, and, after some
. furthcr proceeding, and an ineffectual /notion
I to adjourn,
Mr. Gilmer off-rrdifie following' resolution;
e Roechrd, Tbsft nr presenting !or the consideration
of tltii* House a petition for rhe tliaso.
1 lutinn of the Union, the gentjeiuan from Mae
. sacbusettf has justly incurred.the censure of
i, the House.;
Mr. Underwood objected to (he reception of
he resolution, oti the ground rfaat it was not
V in ord r.
The Speaker said that he considered this
5 as a privileged question, and referred to a
^ case that ovcured some years ago, in which
the gonrlcman from Mi.?sac!iusotfa offered a
i? petition from certain slaves near Fr? darjefcs,
burg, Va. <tnd'<>n which occasion a resolution
was offered by a gentleman from Virginia
[Mr. Patton.] rhot the gentleman he brought
to the bar of ipe House and consii'^d. Under
* thir precedent. theCnair did nut fjel at liber
ty U' arrest the proceeding,
f .Mr. Watd of New York dcpr^ciind t'tij con.
[j sideration of this resolution as a / rivilodged q*iMtion,
becauso ho feared that it would lea l to a
most Irritibla and Exciting debate.. He wis a
rnemh'T of the House at tlio tune referred to by
R ihe Spe'kor, and wrll remomhared the Bounces
s ih it took pi ico on thai occasion.^ Tho debit?
that then Si-Miig up, was of so vio'ent a character
that the Southern nironbers in a body 'eft the
n Hail, and il waa with difficulty thai they could
i b? persuaded to return- Ho hoped thnt the
House would not, by entertaining this ae a
e privileged question, lead to lire recurrence of
n stichp liu fill scenes.
Mr. Adaot* hoped that,th-resolution would
11 be receiveiKandth.it he migITt be permitted
to address the lJouse in his defence, parlicufn
arly as the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Oi'.
t, iner) had seen fit to play second fiddle to his
colleague.
0 Mr. G liner [amid repeated and deafening
shouts of order, order,] said that he played
second fiddle to no n?an; but that ho had been
e endeavoring to prevent the music ol one,
8 11 vVho tn the course of one revolving moon.
?- Was poet, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."
0 Mr Aaron V. Brown moved a call of. the
it House; which having been ordered, the roll
^ was called, resulting in 100 members answering
to their names.
'On motion by Mr. Turner.
n The House adjourned.
' Jan. 25. Mr. Marshall offered fh* followy
ingeuhatitute for Mr. Gilmer's resolution : ^
1 VV k/.paas the federal Constitution iaaper
I" n
maneht form of O overnmeht, and perpetual
e obligation until altered or modified in the
>ei uv-dt-pointed out in flint instrument; and the
1 I m*Mnf?er8^of this House, deriving their political
I J character and powers from, the same, ar?
ewbrn ?o support-it t and the dissolution of the
,T? ' Upton iii-corsanty implies the destruction o
st thai ins'rumen', tiije overthrow of the An-.erim
and tiie extinction of ojrr naj
tonal existence; a. proposition, Uiefefbre, t(
[n ' the Jjivpresehtstives of the People to dissolve
I the organic laws framed by their constituents
*n j-#hd to.HupjKWt which they are commanded bj
| those r.onstitp^nur .to-be ssvofm aefore threat
c ju^r/aLl 'lite crIgh treason ^^^ |
Resided therefore, That the Hen. John
Q iiney ^a number^
FTin f resenttafcTfor tl 00 nojwrat?* the House /r^LjF. '
lv ,^f K.iprpseiUittivpd of the Unt, ed.Stales '4 |>e- , I
Utiun praying for the JiSWiteihft of the Uwouj'-^^B 1
hia off .ied the deepest indignity to the -House * , I
It of which lie is a member, an insult to tfo^rco~-?S? j ' J
I ple.oT the United Stales of which that- Hoo?e
is the legislative org. 11, and wi!'t if Una- out-,
I rage be permated to puss urtretnikcd and uiu
punished, have disgraced his country, ibftfugb I'1
"their Representatives, in tl.e tyc? dftfee
fj w]i?le world. ?S? d
I ' Revoked, further, That the aforetaid John
1 Quiur.y Adams, for thin insult the first of the 1
kind ever offered to the Government, and for"
I rtiie wound wluoh he h*a permitted to beItuaod.
through his msLrum-ntalitv at tK?? r'nnotWuf^n
ard e.viat^nre or his ( Munr'ry, the peace the >lSK'
} security, and l.b-rty f ihe People of tli?*e
; Swees, might well be held to m r;t cxpu'rion
from th&' national com c 'a. and ihe House t
-So jm it an aci of grace and mercy when they
only mfl.et upon him their severest censure
fo?- conduct so utterly unworthy of his past relatione
to the State-n.<J h ? present position.
Tbi* th>*y hereby do tor the maintenance of
the r own yurity and dignity; for the rest, they
turn, him over lo his own conscience and- the
indignation of all true American citizen*.
A debate, arose on mese rvSotuHoti# which
is likely to las' no telling how long before the
question is taken on them. So far as il has '
reached us it is merely preliminary, on a motion
to print and postpone for a few days.
We have no rnctn for particular^ Mr 'W^%
has disgraced himself ut the debate, as he ol on .
does when excited, by discuuttesy and vulgittick
tkmpkrangk union.
The first number of the North Carolisn
Temperance Union was issued in this city
on Saturday Inst. The friends of Tent- " >
perance will find it an interesting paper ^ * ?
and on able advo-ufc of the good cause ;
and we trust (hey will exert lhomsolv.es to
give it a wide circulation. It is Edited - '
hv Mr. S. Biglow and publishe 1 hy Mr.
W. Wiiitakcr, Jr. at ?1 50 per annum. . V cantnk
3>oacity.
On Monday night last the Juelrv stora
of Messrs. Tnnnor Coolcy, at TJrioa, .
took fire in the second srory, Two Ind*
wrre sleeping in the store, and a dog
was aho th'TO. The latjter, on discover,
ing the firo, commenced barking fur'ous!y,
of which they were conscious, hut, he.
Ifcg in a state ofpanial auffocntion and
dreamy stupor, had not the power do
move, until, finding barking ineffectual
in waking them, the dog sprang uprtn the I
bed and commenced pulling the clothes
off of them, and wounding one of them in
the breast. v? hich restored him to consciousness
in time to see the flames hurst
through the ceiling over his head, and J
run crackling along tho wall nn-.l partition
| of the aoom, composed of thin and dry
! bonds, selling fire to their clot her by the
bed-side; and filling the room and Ihe
whole building almost to suffocating with jf ,
den?o smoke. They both sprang simo!- .1
taneously upon the floor. r?nd sttocee led nft j
in extinguishing the fire before much
d mage was done, and without making
1HR BX-rtPFiokltio^ TI? U. 3. .DAWK. >
On Tuesday allot' ?ho*e who had b-en
examined before the Recorder came forward
and entered into bail, except M>.
Jaurion, who, at the instance of his .en fin- Hi I A
scl, was committed to the custody of an [ J
officer, *nd a habeas corpus immediately
applied for in order to take the mutter
for fni ther hearing, the defendant ron- ^
tending that the evidence adduced shows
nothing to sustain the accusation as made /r
against him. The commitment of Mr.
J. was not in the consequence of any dif. I
ficulty-to give the required bail. but be- I
cause tjjat- course whs technically. netSl^j -v '
nary in order that the habeas corpus
mifcht lake n proper direction. v >
\??'!s3k
t iAQ tw3K
SFURIOUS BILLS.
We have been shown a Ten Dollar Bill,
I purporting to be on the Commercial
Bank of Columbia, South Carolina, which
has boen so ingeniously altered as to bo
well calculated to deceive the unsuspecting.
Tho plate Appears to have been
or/ginallv the plate of some other Com- VT<
morcial Bank, (located probably in M.ssissippi,)
but wherever the original place
?i' ti?? Wntinn nf the hank occurs in the ^ c
face of the billet has been erased, and 7 >
Columbia, S. C , inserted with a pen,
but done in such a handsome style as to
. impose even upon 'the. more cautious. The
- signature of A. Bhnding is very badly
done, and the name of J. Ewart is signed
rjW the cashier, all ho* the hank never
such a cashier.?Augtuta Chronicltt,
COST Op THE CENSUS.
The appropriation for L842, for the
! p ym.jnt of expenses incurred by inking
the Sixth Census, is put down at $51)*
I V NO DOUBT.
I " I see," said a young lady yesterday,
that some booksellers advertise blank
declarations for sale* I wish I could get
H' * Why ?" a*ked her mother.
" Because Ma, Mr. G is too modest
to ask me to marry him. and perhaps
if f could iiil a blank declaration
"question," he would sign it." S
REPUDIATION IN MICHIGAN.
The Detroit Advertiser states that a
i > Senator, of Michigan has introduced u
J resolution into the Legislature, avowing
> ! renndiatioh: '
.
PIXK
It-is said that this ariicle hes yielded
to the county of Jtack-nn, Illinois, in the
last three years, about 820,000, but that
j if was ^ost abundant they fcrVe ploughed
- in Torratd wh^ Sr0Un<J