Jill*1*
Mr. her mid lif cutd not give h<<? vote i
Upon iht* question without assigning hi* rea- !
?b0 9' He could noi vote f?r the inquiry o
fcfeiPP^his honorable and di*tii;guish"d friend, ev? n J
*fl amendcd*hy his friend from North Ca'oli- ,
na. The inquiry proposed to do sum thing
which was obviou?'y repudiated by h s own
. ' doctrines upon the suhjoot. Tne Sena'or
e. f""l justified and wouM coo'inne to ify
^ the distribution of tlie oroc 'eds of the public >
j, lands upon the ground mat the lands had been
k ^ . ? withheld from Hie State?, to whom th y be- ;
;v Jonge.t, by the General Government. If this
laud belonged to the States, where was the
right to withhold it from thorn! From Ala..
& bantu, for example, rven supposing she re *
fused to receive h<r portion! Dal the refu.
Ha] of Alabama, even if factious, make the
f m >n v mirs t Not hoin<r our property, tire
gk" ' h?on y should lie in the Treasury forever, if
fy. , iiec??s?irv,befoie we could touch it.
Ik Mr. A.'also glanced v tv briefly at the j
coarsh of dobafo, ami the reasons which
had been given by Senators upon all sides
* for the adoption and rejection of the resf>
olutio i. He noticed the remark of the;
? r< Senator frtnn South Carolina that the
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? :: distribution act would tend 10 me sever V
ahce of the tin ion and said that this a
was a new doctrine in regard to this act.
^ Upon "former occasions it had been conto
?dod tint it was a dourer to the Stale-),
b inging ihciri to the foot of the General
^ . (t'ivnrtiinent as recipient* of ail the mnney
which they would receive under the
law. ,
VIr. Calhoun rejoined very briefly. He
did think that *he measure had ia ft the
|v" peeds of disunion. He did not believe
that it at all tended to consolidation; he
had always differed with his friend* upon
this point. He did regard tl as the maximum
of all unconstitutional :tv.i?ures.
Toe character of the measure had been
fairly stated by the Senator froin Oiiio.
The scheme was this : to give awav the
< proceeds of a common fund, and this was
to one section of tho country a bounty,
ant! to another section a loss.
Mr. Berrien desired to say ? single
wi^rd. He could not withhold his assent
to the reference of the resolution to a
^ ' committee J, but he held himself by such
ftssciit uncommitted as to the principle oi
the measure suggested by it. The roso
lotion did not propose any specific appropriation
of l/io fund, declined by the
States. One or more of the beri. firiaries
refused to receive (his fund, and it became
necessa-y'to know what should be
drijie with it. Ifthe Federal Government
were the trustees of this fund, and could
. not ^comply with the requisitions of the
law in regard to it. it became necessary
' know what should he done with it ; and
>/ with a view to this inquiry he should vote
for the resolution.
Mr. Areiier continue ! the argument
* ^ *" -1 *- - r ai..;
very brit'Uy upon trie uterus <m lin2.
t??n, giving us ao additional reason why
the lands belonging to one Slate should
not be appropriated to the uses of otherj
Static, that a State might change its op.
iaion in ^Her tune, ami. acknowledging
t'selffactious in its former refusal, ask to
Ufr ".receive its portion.
Mr. Wright said a few word*. I;
ih'-rfr vyns an v money in the Treasury i'
answered to any call made upon it. A
sovereign State had rt fused to receiv.
this money, and it went into the Treason
* .= s subjected |o any demands upon tne Trea
miry. If the State hereafter called for
io!, rts rnonev.it would he entitled to draw j
upon such in.ana as were in the Treasury j
The technical part of this question wa- ,
therefore unimportant- The inquiry wa*
unimportant, unless ft proposed to ohiai;.
information as to the disposition of thhind
which the two States r fu-e I to ri
Tl.? rnocnnt fni nui arinnttntr tilt
itnc. r??. ?, _
resolution had been sufficiently stated by j
the Senator from Virgin ia^ and he wouh: j
. not add any thing to them. j
Mr Clav said he did not iptend to say
a single word moret though the author o.
the proposition which had been submitted
^ The proposition was, whether we should
leave the money in the Treasury or ap
pmpriate it. The argument was that
the money belonged to Alabama, and wo
could not touch it. - Tho money did not
Ic belong to Alabfpia accepted it. Suppose
the money was to be put out at interest
for the benefit of Alabama. wouWthfcSen
tor say that we could not do this? The
resolution he had offered contemplated
any disposition of I he money.
The honorable Senator from New Y'-rL
' asked whether the refusal to receive the
laud was any offence to the General Gov
ernment ? Ho would ask, in return, j
whether a State was not s ound to obey
the laws of tho Government ? There
was no criminality in the refusal, he ad i>'
milted; but was there no offence in dis
obeying the lawx of lite (ilenAral (JoverrTinont
? Did the Senator from Souih Carolina
mean to ronntenanre nullification,
and in this sneaking nod cowardly form
orrefusing to carry out h law of Congress,
instead of the hold and daring mode as- |
sunied bv South Carolina when she put ;
her hand upon her ?word to nullify the!
laws of the land. .
Afr. Clay then hrieflv replied to the aigunient
of the Senator from New Hampshire,
as to the trust fund, and also in answer
to the views of the two Senators,
-{ Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Allen.) the former j
of "whom contended that the planters,
were the tax payers, aud the latter of
whom said they were the men who worked
all day and slept all night. He hoped
the two Scuators would settle this mutter
i... > u..
VCI WVCIt III" III,
Mr. Wright rejoined. He did not :
think it ever iva* an ofloni^- to refuse
tnoiiey. Mr. YV. *lien replied 'so one an-<
eeildta, told hy Mr. (Jiay, Uv another,
both equally good, and both much am is
ing the Senate and all present.
JTfr. King, then gave his reasons for re- j
sisling fhe resolution. At the "same time i
he warmly vindicated his S'ate from tho i
charge of stupidity and faction made a- j
gninst her fur refusing to receive her pro.
|>ortio:'. of fh'> proceeds under the di.stri- !
Luuou. Mr. U. uisoamid thai every Sen- '
' i
* . - A " - . ^ ator
who voted for the rcco'ufion commit- hi
tod himself to the doctrine that this mon- re
ev, belonging to Ifahnma. should be np- di
pronriafed to other States. :|
Mr. Preston f??ok issue wi h'the S~ma- [[
ter from Alabama upon the Inst point of jj.
his argument, and said he, committed sj
himself to no such thing. On the con.
QI
trory, in voting for the resolution, he dis. '
avowed any such object. Mc. P*. stated
the object of the tesolution Co be one of
inquiry merely. Something must he done a
with the money thus refused, and the "
question was. what shall he done ? Mr. M
P. in the course of his remarks, said that c
he desired to gee the Land Distribution
act repealed. * o
The debate closed here for the day; s
Jam. 8tli.
Mr. Berrien took the occasion to say that ^
he should vote for the resolution, without at |
all committing himself to the subject ol the in- ' c
quiry. | 1
Mr. .\f tngum held the same opinions in re- | h
gard the inquiry. H ; dilF rod rn?inthe Son >- j .,
tor from Kentucky to the. lands. He;
1,1 ,u? i > la !>'a the common '
rtrgarucu ii(c . . ...
p-ope-tv of the Union,, to l?e disposed . I
ul as G ivernment thought, proper. He <
did not think Liiat -it belonged to thuS'ates as ?.
a itedi due from the General Government to
the Suites. Mr.
Buchanan was d to vote for the
amendment of**Hi*;'Senator from Alabama, j r
and would not consent that any thing should |
be done which wou d aqumt at sustaining the
proposition of dividing laiids among ties Si ilea i
which belonged tu Stiles not receiving the.r | "
portion diluted. j '
Mr. Smith, of Indiana, complained of the , '
disposition manifested to one sight of the pro- j s
posrion before the S??natp. It was no more ; r
1 than a Woliui'm ??f inquiry, and he re'teat"d. t
as lie had before said, that no Sena'or
was at a Ileum on tied upon the "subject of the
j resolution by voting tor it.
The vot*e was rinaliy taken upon ilie amend- ' *
[ incut oy \fias .md nays as follows: t
yjtas-Vl.ssrs. Allen, Archer, Benton, t
| B'jcnan in, Calhoun, King. Linn, McRoberts,
: Mouton, Pierce. Preston, Sevier, Smith, of
G nnocticu1, Sturgeon Taunan, Walker, |
Woodbury, Wright, Young?'UK t
j Nays?Messrs Barrow, Bates, Biyard, j
Berrien, Cnoate, C.ay, ot K -iuucky, Ciaylon, ' '
ans, liciiderson, Hoiitingion, Kerr, Alan* j a
gum, M<africk, Miller, Moruhead, Porter, .
Pieutiss, Simmon*, of Indiana, Southard, Tall- }
madge, White, Woodhridgi*?W.
1 The question recurred upon the resolution
a*offered by Mr Clay. 1
1 The yeas and nay# were ordered, and the 1
resolution t\ da adopted by a vote oHiolo io. i
Tucs.lay, Feb. 8. v
Mr. Benton presented a p titioii from the
City of New York praying for tlio r pc.il of the I
g 'fi2r.il Hinkrupl Liw. in wliioli he look ocea.
*ton to mike somo remarks in favor of the }
repeal. p
Mr. Talimadge pressnted several reinonstran- (j
co? on lhe suhjicto! t ic B inkrupt Law; and j
wlu'st he was up, t ?ok omasum to meko some ^
renluk*. which he said Ind hern sugge ted by *
lue rn.naiks ??f the Senator from Missouri Mr.
Bent in. ...
Mr. T. auimulvi-rt J very strongly 'oti fhe ,1
comsaot ihvj Sen .tor frmi .Missouri. am! said '
ttiitth doctrines p 'omul gated by hin\, and the '
principles up'nt winch :ic hid ne'ed. were the I
cause oi the b mkruplci and t ie oi.-troiM in the I
cotnirr. and mad** u Bankrupt Law necessary; s
I irul nnputinp ;h it lie !<aJ now no h<-arl ten ly t
feel ii?r iho d t* jssis which he it id ''routed-?* r
The ri ltdiving iiconn Mioii tf?ok jd ic.'-: ,
Air, Helton, tiit<'rru|>tin? Hie Seuuloi?Tin ^
'"tiisu, si.! 'I'its t'ji.-c' r i? I jibe! , _
The ('h >ir c iliod (o >r?!cr.
>lr. T dima.Igi: hi* m.if. ,
Mr. l'ro*:on remarked tli-it i: was pror?rr f?r
re ervtng tlie dignity of the Seiut *, in it fotm? ?
>;doi simuid >f l iken to prevent further inter. "
uption to (lie proceedings, and to a Son- ^
itor witilst addressing - the Senate. He ?
. . .. "
vould not move in it himself, but would v
nhmit lo the direction of idder Senator.*,
h lo what should in* done to preserve its r
ligtnlv. Ho should deeply regret thai ||
mv collision of a painful character should
^r.?w out of the interruption, and the op. t
irohrions epithets which were applied.? 1
(lo made no motion, but suggested the]"
propriety of action. ^
Mr. Tallmadge observed it was a mat- i
tor which would .tot disconcert htm at all. i
lie repeated what he had said.
Mr. Benioit. Then it is false?utterU r
also/ }
Mr. Clav hoped the Senator from Mis- (
Miuri would take his seat and order be *restored.
t c
Mr. Kenton. I am in nr?v seat, sir, t
Mr. Ckiy. Then it is not in order for p
the Senator, whilst seated, to address any e
remarks to the Senate, or to interrupt an v
honorable Senator who was on the tloor. j,
It was a hreacli order. (
Mr. Benton. I will not suffer any i<
Smia'or to make false assertions of me r
without repelling thrin in the strongest *
language I ran command. ?l
Mr. Clav Implied, that if the Senator j
addressed language to hi;n whilst seated,
lie should apply language corresponding |
to the act.
Mr. Benton, sifting in his chair, re- r
marked,- that the Senator's language j J
would be f<4Jovvod by corresponding ac- j 1
i * 1 ? j J
tifcn. If no words, no actmii.
Mr. Clay. The Senator well knows |
[ Here cries of order were interposed by 1
several Senators and the L-hair, ami ine j %
Senator from Kentucky did not finish the s
sentence, for the conhisioji was so great g
that what he said could not l>e heard.J
A Her order was restored, . *1
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Mr, Phelps asked what was the ques- t
tion before the Chair!
The Ciiitir observed that there was no
question pending. 'I
Mr. Phelps requested the Chair would c
state what wore the remarks of the Sen- f
ator from New ?York, when in:- rruptec!
hy the Senator from Missouri.
The Chair stated his impression of the ! *
grounds assumed hy the Senator from a
* {
New Wrk when he was interrupted.?
He conceived the Senator from New York
was attriouting to the opinions and course ^
pursued hy the Senator from Missouri, in
promulgating them, all the late excite. n
merits about the Bankrupt law, and to the j 0
opinions and measures of the'Senator and I t]
mumsimuj^iawjKiW.ig-UiJii in iiuiiwas??
is party the causes of distress which line) J ei
rndercd the law necessary.\ The Chair j a
d nut consider the words used person- tl
lly to the Senator from Missouri, but to d
ic d jctrines and measures advocated by j ^
te Senator, Tiie language, though very i
rong, the Chair did not conceive, a* . ,
pplied, called lor the interference of the ; ,
Jnair. J
Alter some remarks Iwdween Senators J jj
bout the nature of the remarks used hv (
Ir. Talhpadge, goin? to show that they a
re re riot intended to be of a personal <
h.aracter. : |
Mr. Mangum offered the following res. j n
lilt ion, and asked to he excused from j p
erving on the Committee : j r
* Resolved, That a Committee of * ; '
Senators he appointed to inquire what I f
rder ought to be taken upon a Senator
n bis seat addressing another in posseslion
of the floor, and using opprohiottS j
md insulting language arid that said'com : ^
nittee. inquire what order ought to bo la- ; t
ten wilii regard (o I lie language address. | j
d by the Senator from M is^our.i to the 'r
Senator Iroin New York, while in possci- I,
(tori-of tlift floor." '
After S'U'no conversation het^ocit.spvr- |
\ t
a! 'members, Mr. Benton offered* lie fol- , t
owing amen lenent to the resolutic.n l j t
"Arid bow. far it was proper and con- ] >
tistent witii the rules of the Senate for j t
he Senator from New York (Mr. Tall- ! |
nadgc) to address the Senater from Mis- i |
ioiiTr(Mr. Benton) for n long time ns a I
listener of the country?as being partic- j
llarly so in relation to the Bankrupt law j t
?beseeching him for once -t? cense his j
nistoiu?impeacbiog/biiii him with being
he author of the indebtedness of the bankupts?and
as having no heart to feci for t
he distresses wh eh he had created." t
After a good deel of confusion, Mr. I
TaIImadge finished his remarks, in which I
in observes that with.-regard to the cpi- |
hel* thrown out against him, he should
nerelv say (hat lie tfur.'ed them bacK to *
lourec from whence they came. > I
The subject was then dropped. s
?rouj the Correspondence of the Charleston i
Courier.
Washington, Fob. 9.
The nomination of.the tJon. Waddy ,
rhonipson, of South Carolina, as Minister lo
t/ex'c.o, has been sent to the Senate, and
vilJ so ii he continued. !
Wash mgton Irving has been nominated as ! <
fl mister to Spain.
It is now said that Mr. Forward will re?i n f
lis office of Secretary (rfthn Treasury, hut I ' j
?*e no gronnJ tor the rumor, ana i nave no f
loubt that it is premature. Mr. Bradford is
o have the piece of f>.a:ricl Judge of the U.
). in I'onnsvlvaniR, whirh.'.it w.ts supposed,
he other day, .Mr. FVr.vnH would take. f
Th.re is m;xh'excitement in this region, r
n regard to the currency. We have no. \
hing that c m 'he caliod " current funds." ,
>ur local banks issue no paper. Those of the (
laltiinore Banks that are not hr<?ke. have .
ittlepa;>cr afloat. The circulation here con- .
is's of Virginia bank pap*r?-and in ?slly of |
!:e Bank of Virginia the p iper of which is I '
low repudiated by the other banks in Virgin, f <
a. So our principal currency is now twenty \
>er cent below par. There is neither specie j
lor Treasury notes in circulation he o?ihey J j
laving been bought up and run olf to the !
V'orth, as soon as issued or paid by the Go?. 1
rnineut. The Treasury notes of tin* new f
i?ue are one per cent helow par, and many '
yoverninent drafts have been protested for
ion-payment, on that account, since the tew ]
ssue. The govermnonl is certainly in a had
ray.' It wi'l require much ol prudence,
conomv. aud all tuat, to avoid a total bank, j
uptcy of the Government, unless some new ;
.ml adequate scheme of revenue shall soon ! ]
ie adopted. |,
The hot hlood of the House has moun'ed to *
he Senate and produced a little irritation ; j
here ; but every tiling was ca'in and even ' (
leeov to dav. Mr. Archer mad" a long | j
peech against -Mr, Clay's resoluions -for re- I;
luring the power of the Executive, ihowing : j
hat we had dcmocricy and anarchy enough ( r
n our system already. " > H
F*?. 10. I |
In addition to the nominations. which I j
neutioned yesterday, we learn that Mr. i ,
ilackford, late editor of the Fredericksburg ?
Va.) Political.Arena, h?s been nominated as ; ,
zharge of Affairs at Bogota.
In tlie House, to-day, the Speaker announ , {
ed the following gentlemen as meibbers of j \
he Committee on Foreign?,Affairs, in the (
lace of the five members wh?*fyesft)rday were {
xcused, in consequence of their relation to. ,
rards Air. Adams, viz: Mr. E I) White, ; j
f La.?, Mr. .4 II Shepperd, of N. C., Mr 1 j
5 Holmes, of S C., Mr. M O Cooper, of j (
>a., and Mr. K. Chap.nan, of Alabama' It i t
? presumed that the gentlemen appointed will (
onsen: to serve, as neither of them has had,] (
iiy personal collision with Mr. Adams, how- 1 }
ver much they may dissent from Ins course. (
ri.C selection appears, moreover to bo very |
lidicious. j ? ... ' . j
Upon any question in the Committee aff;ct- ! j
ng the rights of the South, tl?e imjority .Urdl > j
a* in favor of Southern views and mtere.ifs, t
Mr. Cusl.ing also, who remains on the epiuv <
nil tee. dissents, as is well known from Mr.
\dams' views in regard to some question* *
ourhing our foreign |k>Iicv, which are iroprr- <
ant to (he South. ' t
The business of the te day was of , (
if tie public import ance. .4 proposition to a|. ( |
ow a Clerk to the Convnittee 011 Expendit-*
iron, warmly debated and filially adop.
ed. The argument in favor of the motion '
vas based on the necessity of instituting a
earchm? inquiry into the abuses and ejftrava. '
pmccs, which the late admin srration autho.
ised. but.it was objected that the Wings J
lad suffered nearly a year to pass without |
lifcoveriug or remedying any of these much ,
alked of abuses. .- . ' i
Thursday, Feb. 1(4: I
Nothing of much interest occurred. '
riie Pension hill and that for the teliefj *
?f American Seamen in foreign countries, ] |
iad their second reading.
IIOUSK OF HKI'KKSBNTATIVKS. '
The fending of the. Journal disclosed i'
' 41 > t
lie names of the following gentium^.., , }
s appointed in the places of those oi the i
Jooiimttee on Foreign Relation*, WiO 1
rere excused by the House from serving 1
n fhe same, viz.? VI. A. Cooper, fi.-H- , (
Vhilc, Chapman, Shepherd, and UoJru'". i
The motion of Mr.. Williams, to I v t
n the table the Resolution hcrctuiot
tfered by''Mr. Saltonstall. Chairman of ; j
lie Committee on M.taulucturcs, (einoow. ,
V ' (
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"CHERAW GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY, Ferruary 23, 1842.
Last week 31 negroes wore sold in
this town, at auction, consisting of men
women and families. The aggregate
amount of the sale was $13,626; being
an average of four hundred and thirty,
nine dollars and fifty four cents. Three
men, sold separately, brought, ench, just
$800. The sale was on a credit of one
and two years with interest from date.
Virginia.?An attempt was made in the
V rginia Leg slature, on the 11th inut., to elect
a Governor of the State. The Candidates
were Gen. Edward, Watts, of Roanoke
(W.] and Wm. P. Taylor, (D.) son of iho celbrateu
John Taylor, of Caroline. The opposition
to Mr. Taylor was made chiefly on ihc
ground that he would not appoint an agent to
receive the share of Virginia under the Distri.
bution Act. On the first ballot, the joint vote
stood Watts 80, Taylor 78? scattering 5?
absent one Whig and one Democrat. 2d ballot?Watts
81. Taylor 81?scattering 2.
Af this stage of the proceedings, Mr. Andrew
Stevenson, and Judge Summed were nominated,
a ud the election was poslpund un:ii the
next day.
On the morning of the 12'h, Mr. Stevenson
was withdrawn as a candidate, leaving Mr.
Taylor, J.idge Summers, and Gen. Watts in
i the field. One ballot was had. which resultI
od in no choice, when Mr . Stevenson was
- i--.it... .?i
mmnm win in i'ihii?can" a?
ring that Committee to send for persons
nd papers) was taken up, and a cnll of
le House ordered. The vote was then
ecided hy Yeas and Nays?Ayes 103,
Joes .79.
The House then resolved itself into a
Committee of the Wunle, (Mr. Briggs in
ie Chair,) on the Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation Bill.
On a clause of this hill, which provides
hat $12,500 he appropriated to pay the j
Klerks and Officers of the House, a debate |
rose from an a me indent offered by Mr.
pushing, to increase this sum to $15,000.
-Irv litis debate Messrs.- Cashing, Fill
nure, Gentry, Wise, nnd S. Afason took
inrt. -Mr. Gentry finally moved to re.
ommit the bill, with instructions to the
jounnitt-e to strike out every item of apiropriation
which was notst.ictly proviled
for by authority of law.
IN SENATE.
Friday, Feb. 11.
Mr. White laid before the Senate a
arge number of Resolutions adopted by
he General Assembly of Indiana in rela.
ion to the navigation of the Western
ivers. and asking appropriations for the I
etnovtng of obstructions in these rivers, j
Other resolutions were presented, re- J
ating to the time of the election of Flee- j
ors of President and Vice President of
he United Slates, designing to .fix the
ameday throughout the United State* for
his purpose.?The subjects wore all ap. |
jrppriately disposed of, and the . Senate
[uecccded to the consideration of other
business. . .
Mr. Evans reported the two Bills from
he House in relation to Pensions and the
Fttnd for American Seamen.
The first Bill having been read,
Mr. Evans, - Chairman of the Comnittee
of Finance, was ready to give the
ensons to the Senate why it should pass,
>ut no objections were made, and the
ftill was read a third time, and finally
>as?ed.
The bill for the protection of American
leainen was also passed without opposi.
ion, and both lulls are now ready for the
signature of the President of the United
States.
The other business was not important.
?At an early hour of the day (as soon
is soon as the morning business was fir;,
fished) the Senate went into Executive
lession, on motion of Mr. Clay. I he
loors remained closed thro' the day.
HOUSE of representatives.
Mr. Sultonsiall called up his Resolution
0 allow the Committee on Manufactures
1 Clerk.
Mr. A. V. Brown opposed it.
Mr. Randolph advocated it in a few
miniated remarks, and adduced strong
i*,.r ill#, necessity of granting
I I ?UIII*<?I??T MM |( ^ w
[lie jts.sistiince of n Clerk; lie said that the
number of articles of valuation amounted
to nearly 4000, and all of these were to
je examined.
A motion was made to In/ the Resold,
fion on the table, and the Yeas and Nays
wore taken and the vote was a lie 88 to 88;
die Speaker voted in the negative.
The Resolution then mine up. and on
ts passage the previous question was
moved, hut withdraw to let Mr. Halier.
?harn, one of the Committee, make some
emarks and when lie concluded,
Mr. Atherton moved anew to lay the
Resolution on the tahle.
Washington, F?b. 11.
The nomination "f Washington Irving, as
Minister to Spain ; of WaiMy Thompson,
is Minister to W?'vico; and of William
Blackford, as Charge d'Affairs to New Grenida,
have been confirmed by the Senate.
The Senate was long . ngag^d, to-day, on
he nomination of Majoi J. N. Barker, as first
comptroller of the place of Walter Forward,
iromoted to the offi ce of Secretary of the
Treasury. M ijor Barker was removed on
>ohtical(:grnund* by Gen. Harrison and it is
tow said that hit restoration will be a slur wn
he-memory of Harrison. The opposition to
lim will he very s'rong. It is further said
hat the whig# will unUe against tins appointnen*.
in order to shew Mr. Tyler that they
:an act together, as against him. We shall
tee the result.
Very little business of interest was tranlacted
in the A mate, to day. The petitions
brand against the. bankrupt act continue to
ome in. I do not ?hmk there is any prospect
hat the bankrupt act will he postponed or
ppealed at th e session. The rush for the
lenntit* of the set has proved to be much less
ban was imagined. The army of five huriIred
thousand bankrupts has not been rnusered.
Ot the small numbers, who in tlie large
cities, so far as we know, have availed themselves
of it, there are very lew who could, by
my course-they might Choose to take?with
he law or ^without the law?save a cent or
oee a cent for their creditors. The alarm in
expect to the law has already subsided. It
ia? been supposed that the banks would suffer
rom the sweeping swsy ot some of their a?icts
; but they will lose nothing that they
vould not have lost, any how.
In the House, tivduy ter the adoption of
lome resolutions of inquiry, Mr. Saltonnall. the
Chairman of t'ie Coindbtlre on Manufactures,
iruught np hiN motion for the employment of a
2Lf!i to Lite Committee to conduct it* corros
mn ienc;:, <tc. Thin created a debute on the
IDti and present purposes of the Cornmittoe on
Manufactures; anil it was insisted that, as the
Hon so had ye^tordav refused to authorize the
'oinmit'ee to enter into nqiiirios on the subject
if i he elFct of duties on manufactures, &r. it
vas absolutely a contempt of the House, to up.
iruucli the sameobj ct ill this iicw form. Tttb
notion of Mr, Saltonslull, was lost-much to
lis chagrin, at was Tory evident?and, really,
ml -ss tlie Committee u'o be a non nn'ity, the
treasure prop r enough?perhaps indispcusa.
do, as Mr. S. represcr.ted it. lint, the House
ins. as I consider, by these two deliberate votes,
:ukcn after debute, on two succes ivo days,
e nded ll at I lie Committee on Manufactures
iave nothing to do?that tli y shall n<it be heard
?that the gurii^i* nut, as it once was, in their
.mH*. 'l'li.i nrotactivo noliov is tidem! at pre.
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ren/" That itmiy and will lie revived, ufer
;hc noxt apporti uiiient. in very probable. The
rery tieeasjuty for reve-uie to meal our exp.uidiueH
Wtjl-rgy-ve .iLv^tfrfcniotvho who khfrwj^my
:l?aboqt our govern ueiit believe* that anv
iiibnimtia' reform or rotronnliimnt of expeudi.
ure* will over bo elfootnl, l?jr any alininwtration
jr by any party.
In saying litis, I do not inton I to d *ny?for I
uiiy Uolpjvo, 'hat Congress will expend thirty
lions md obllars. at thi# scwon, it, debuting a
>rop>3i ion'Miovv beloro the House, to save a
honuinlor two of dollars, by culling o(T oua or
iv?? cleric*. - Titfit will be the beginning and the
;uu o. iliur rclOi'iii. ". *
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again put in nomination, nun one uaum i?i\m
as follows? Stevenson 76 Sum mers 66, scat
tertng 16.
Me-sr*. Holm?*, Coo|>cr mid Ciapman,
who hud liecn nj>|)ointe<l imtiiilwri ot (lie
Committor on Foreign Rotations ,xy the
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
have alt, at their own request, heen excused
I nun serving. Their objection to
serving was that Mr. Adams is Chairman
of the committee.
A Perfectionist:?The New Haven HeraM
report* the case of a prt.ii ion for divorce tried
in the Superior Court of Connecticut, on the
5th inst., in which'he Mowing singular inJ
admit occurred. The Counsel fr the peli.
'tinner stated to the Court that there was a
wi liest present, whose testimony was inaferi.
alto liis case. She was the wile of Mr. Leunurd
Tutlle, and an Die counsel stated,
' She had to.'d that she saw circuuntan.
c 8 which would sustain the charge ni uie against
Mr. Sco't, but he understood that the
v* ouhi refuse to testify. She was a nort.resist,
tanl. She had refused to cotne to Court on
subphntna. and was now there in custody of
an officer on capias. J
* Judge Church said to her. that if she nad
con-cienious scruples against taking an uuth,
she might affirm.
"She answered.?-4* f decline to ttk* an
ovUi. or give testimony of any kuid."
His Honor tInn i formed her. that he
Wpuld give her tune to c??iw der ah??u* it and
j ttfee advice of counsel; and for this purpose,
| she could hare till the opening of the C u.t a
the afternoon.
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** To which she answered,? " i no nor wish
any lime to consider. I cannot rerogniz the
principles on which Crurts are has* d. They
| are not in accordance wirh the principle* of
! Christ. I have thought deliberately, and ask
for no munsclf, and wish for no lime. 1
expect to abide the consequences."
* His Honor, however, directed the exarnin.
ation to proceed, and gaVe Mrs Tuitle till the
I afternoon to make up her mind."
Tnc trial th? n proceeded, and oth r witnesses
wore examined. In the afternoon the
witness was again called, and the following
proceedings took place, as reported by i.,e
paper above named:
" Mr. Joel ilmman, counsels for the Pet:~
tioner, now rose and stated to the Court that
i he wirjied the testimony of Mis. Leonard
j Tut.tle Judge Ch irch asked if t he counsel ?n
hotM sides could not agree, that the lady irnght
teil lier story wi'hout either oaili <?r affirm.i1
tion. of: bin tiioy agreed. IJ is honor th n
| requested Mrs. Tutllo to-tell what she h.w
j without going through th lormaliy of oath or,
| afiruntioi. To this she replied, " 1 do not feel
at liberty to do so."
j Judge.?* Do you refuse 7*
Mrs. Tut tie.?4 1 do "
*\Ju lg--?-I see no way to avo'd a rominiiin
nt ; and if I do it, I shall do it with
m ire regret than Thave felt in any otficia) art
I I 'have ever done. Mr Clerk, make out a
, warrant cf commitment for contempt of Court,
I till she give evidence ill this case, or until
further order of tlin Court, and predicate it
U|K?n her refusal to give evidence upon oath
or affirmation, or in any manner whatsoever."
u The lady was then taken into custody.
Hiiupan asked his Honor, if the husband of
! the lady might go to j li! itih her ? His
Honor answered,* that he certainly nad no
objections, if the jailor had none.
! k,The cause remains in sutu quo; and.
i unless the lady gives, in or the petitioner gives
in, must remain so to all eternity. The lady's
j husband, it is understood is like his wife, a
j perfectionist and uonresistant, recognising no
human institution. The lady expressed great
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satislaction at I lie comioriao u accumoiou.iuuu
of ShcrifFCurtiss, and said they wpre much
better than those ficr (Savior had. She is
determined tt? be a martyr of the nineteenth
century, and is no doubt now highly enjoying
her martyrdom in her quiet way. And who
shall gainsay her right to the crown ? Is she
not suffering, for conscience sake, uii truly as
ever did the pilgrim fathers?
"Mr Bben (/. Tuttle U tta;d to belong to
the aaine creed."
No Stomaching it,?In a temperance
process on the other day, at Albany, they had
a new feature, certainly; it being nothing more
nor leas than tho human stomach in its various
plages of decay from int- mperance, pain'r d on
canvass and borne as banners.?JV. Y Tran.
script.
{ On M oiidny night last a soldier lost his life in
j attempting to desert from II e Canadian side
I heo.v the fills. In order to elude the ?oiitincl,
! ho procured a cord, and 'Stayed t > l"t him?rl(
| down the precipice between Table Kock and the
! ferry?but t??e bie iking of the cord clashed him
:.lifeless oil the rock* and ice bWow.
. ELOPEMENT.
Tlie New York papers upe.ik of thWolopement
of a young lady, ill her I4tli year, from a bonding
school near tint city, with a mm nearly 60
years of age, and that they had railed Co n that
ci y f?r Liverpool. The New Y< rk Herald
aaya
The young lady referrod to, is Miss Croghm,
the daughter of a Mr. Croglinri of one of the
Weater States, who h ?? been an iudi m agmit
in tlm ser"ice of the G.?vcrrvnont. ller uncle
is tli celohr.iteJ hero of Saiintptk y? Co . Crnghan
ofthn U.S. Army. H^tr tiithe is now in \Vi:?h
ingtou. >'|y; i? the heiress, it i$.^,id, nl" half a
ft ol dpUars. The ..Ifiiy has produced a
2ft*I tJfciU-ii^cnt, in faofiioaubij opoloa, an^
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execrations-ire, ofcon r sc. thrown nntj^rmdnra
upon all parties concern d. The evil, however.
e* sts in tlie stn'e of sneioty, and the'l*?ne of
fuxhionatilo morals that prevail in Certain
clique#.
From the National Intelligencer.
When in July, 1832, a till for recharter?
; ing the Bank of the United States, having
passed both Houses of Congress .and been
sent to thfr President for his signature, was
j returned by him to the Senate with his objecj
lions, a solemn debate look place iij on the
, question, arising under the Consti*ution-'whether
the bill shouid pass notwithstanding the
President's objections ; ii. the course of v? Inch
debate, as reco d< d in the Kegisterof Debates,
the followiti g remarkable passages occur;
Mr. Ewing, of Ohio, said : " If this
I institution is rcnllv to be prostrated?if ft
has now receivod its denth-hlow, and is
J but to nwnit and pie pa re for its final fall? a
! the distress and ruin which it will ocra*
sion rests not with the wealthy money*
| holder, whose funds have found on in*
j vestment in its stork ; hut it mnst rnme
with fatal and unbroken force upon the
industry. the enterprise, the public pros*
peritv, and private comforts of the whole
extended West. The Bank of the United
Staty* must. :witl?draw. its iwidcc.^
; And then Mr. E. continued ne. follnws
! " But this is not all. . You say tumoral*
at the same time you thus rudely shale the
urosperity of a people. Their first resorx
will be to legislative aid, and relief laws
will follow, or, in other word*, law*to pre.
I vent the collection of debt*, (for what
I Legislature can withstand the appeal* of a
whole people suffering under a general
i visitation ?) or, if not that, the creation of a
; host of hanks with fictitious capital, which
may se>' m for a time to suspend tho
| blow, but will make it fall the heavier at
j last. And then, instead of the safe and
' sound currency irh :rh ire note enjoy, tee
I shall again hare a depreciated and irorth- ?
J less mass of trash. irhich irill pass into the
hands of the People, and there sink into
nothing, leaving them to hear the toss:n
Mr. Clayton spoke in the same apirit:
44 The prediction of Mr. Lowndes in 1819
must be fulfilled : 4 that the destruction
of the United S'ates Bank would be fob
i lowed by the establishment of paper mon.
. ey he firmly hefieved; he might *l*o aay
he knew. It was an extremity, he Miid,froin
which the House would recoil.'?
The farmer must again sell his .grain to
the country merchant for State hank jutper
at a discount of from ten to firrnfy. or
even thirty per cent, in the nearest commercial
city," &c. 41 The Ins* of confi.
dencc among men. the total derangement
of that admirable sys'em cf e3changes
which is now nckrowlegcd to he better
j than exist* in any other country un the
globe, overt a mg and speculation on
; faisc capital in every part of the country#
hot rapid fluctuation in the standard of
ralur for money, irhich, like the unseen
pes'i'ence, irithrrs ad the efforts ef indue
u ktlfi the sir/Ien r is in utter ignorance
? jr
) if the cause of hit destruction ; l?aukrypt.
rioa and rnin, al the anticipation Qft^hielfc
the heart sickens. must follow in the I'mff
(ruin of evils which are assuredly before
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I TIfK TENTH WEEK THE SESSION
I lias exhibited more art.on and more diej
position to carry forward public business
than any three weeks that have pr< ? xlcd
it. Tin* House of Representatives !)!!ring
on Monday, apparently under the. intiuenre
of the intervening S ihhnthMav's h*.
(h-etions, hastened to lay aside the privi.
Icged question which for several clny*lm4
suspended all the projier functions of that
ho:,y, next got tlirough wit ?the call upon
rnemlwrs for petitions, so often interrirp.
ted and so long suspended ; and on the
next day, the flood-gate once raised, *
great body of reports from .committees
poured into the House. The number of
these reports proves how industriously th??
working mem! ers ot the committees have
j labored during th* weeks which have
elapsed whilst the House, as a body, was
making a lin ost no progress; and the result
is most creditahle to them.
The lfoti?e has n'so made a beginning
upon the A nua A pr priation Bills which
under charge of the very efficient ctinirin
in of its ''ornmittee of Way* iin?l
Means, have f?een digested and prepared
w?th a care, precision, and minuteness
of explanation, never exceeded, tosnytho
least of it, on any former occasion. Two
of these hills, having passed the House,
have already heroine laws, the Pension
Appropriation B II being one of them.
As lor the remaining Appropriation bill*,
: and espeeially the Civil Appropriation.
! Bill, if any opinion may be formed .from
the indications of t e Inst week, its pro.
j gress through the House will be very de?
! hberuto, if not slow, and even tedious.
. With this prospect liefore the Housed?.
I si ruble as \vc admit it *o be that the A p.'
propriatipn Hills should be p;;s ed at art'
earl) dayf we cannot hut think that, in
regard to another measure yet more ur'
geut?the bill for the Apportionment of
I Representatives under the nevy Cchsut?it
is very desirable Ihr*i its passage should
he expedited by some, such order on tho *
part o( the House as was proposed on
! Saturday by the respected Chairman of
the committee who reported the hill, viz,
, to make it the Order of the Day f(orn a
given day until finished* and to limit the
discussion of it to a day certain, (so that
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it .should not tor too long a nine ?ii?hihv<.
the passnge of the Appropriation Bill*..^
1 The tiinc is rapidly drawingpnigh at wU?<n,
, some of the Stales have l*en accuslwuptj:
to make their elect ions of RcpreaenVM&ve*
to Congress j and wn^f, as every leader - J
knows, the notion of the Legislature of
every one of the States will he q^ccssary *
to give efleet to the npportiyqment biff*
| after Congress slmjl have |v*\sr<l it, it is""I
qui|e obvious that Congress cannot not
upon the subject too sovik Ijn addition * ^ \