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W;VSHfNGTON, Jan. 8.
The prnrnedinrrn of the Koure, this day, wii"'
abate the nation like an earthquake. Thai largo
rlass of the people who have fo long a time be?:ought
the government to establish a uniform
Hysteni of bankruptcy, are destined to be disappointed.
The act of the late session, passed in
conformity with the strongly expressed wishes
of bo many stale legislatures', commercial bodies t
and masses of individuals, will almost certainly
be repealed, before the 1st day of Febuary when
it was ro oiks eneci.
Mr. G Davis of Ky. yesterday presented a petition
sundry citizens of thai state praying !
^ " t?fen^eaTof the bankrupt act, and Mr. Cravens
tnoved its reference to the Committee 011 the
Judiciary, with instructions to that committee to
report a bill accordingly.
A motion to lay the subject on the table was
> lost, by a large majority. Every attempt to get
rid of the qncstionjj|.defeat the motion failed,
and the instructjdn?\vcro carried.
Mr. Thomas*F. Marshall of Kf. then presented
another memorial from Louisville against the
bankrupt act, and moved its reference to the j
Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to I
report a bill repealing the ccK on Tuesday next, j
Thiswas also carried; yeas 112, nays SB." So,!
there i.5 a majority of thirty for the repeal. The!
measure will be carried through the House in a;
few days, and there is no doubt that it will pass!
the Senate. Aa.it is a question of expediency
and not of constitutionality, it is not probable
that the President, even if disposed to save the 1
act, would interfere to prevent the repeal.
N It is also supposed that the distribution act i
tvill be repealed Mr. Wise's motion to annex j
a provision for the repeal 41 Uie uisineuuou aci 1
to the Treasury note bill is now pending. Mr. i
Hopkins, (Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole) will decide it to be in order, and that de- <
cision will be sustained. The democrats will i
not vote a cent for the government without the 1
repeal of the distribuiion act. - I
Some propose, however, to append the repeal
of the distribution act to the repeal of the bank
rapt law. ,
The bankrupt law could not have been passed, j
( J^r. at the late cession, but bv virturc of a compro- t
inise with the friends of the distribution act. j
The situation of the Treasury is alarming.? ;
It is now-asserted by men of sagacity and in- i
krmation, that the Treasuty notes will not be j?
taken at par, and that a loan cannot be obtained j
by the government, in Europe, under present cir- i
. cumstanccs. even at seven or oight per cent. J.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 11. r
y In the Senate, to-day, thore was an interest- j.
ing discussion of Mr. Calhoun's resolution, call- r
iug forlnformation in regard to the Creole affair, o
and the proceedings of the government in rela- t
Hon to it. Mr. Porter, of Michigan, took an ex- n
ception to the use of the word "slaves" in the \ v
resolution; or a description of the persons, inas-! s
much as the term was not used in our conelitu- c
tion, nor recognized in Great Britain. Mr. Por- h
ter found himself solus in this view, and with- h
drew his objection. In the course of the debate, tl
' Mr. Clay rose, and said it was extremely dc- p
' fiirable that in all conflicts with foreign powers s
our country should present unbroken phalanx? h
that all party divisions should cease, when such p
questions arose. lie trusted there was no dis- ii
position to make use of this question for party jp
purposes, Mr. Clay said he had seen the au-jC
thentic account of the transactions onboard of] s
the Creole, and he had read it with most thrilling, j"/
and he would add; with appealliug interest.?1 s
T here was r.o doupt that the murder was com- tl
vjw, mitted by the slaves; but, it was.a fact of great o
t interest in regard to the relation between mag- t<
ter and slave; that of a hundred and thirty slaves, v
nineteen only took part in the mutiny, the great- o
, i er number were either inactive or took part withj s:
their masters?the latter being the case with the tl
women especially. He confessed .that ho re-jti
marked this occurrence with infinite regret, ,o
because it must necessarily add very much to; c<
the difficulty of our relations with England. Ves-j p:
.sels had been thrown into British ports hv the j p:
net of God, and the slaves on-board released; but i ai
here they were thrown into port by mutiny- and 11
murder. Are we to be compensated or not! If | e:
-nnt then our mvn roastinor trade is no lon.crerlr;
free to us. I,hope, said Mr. Clvy, that Great h
Britain will perceive the necessity of retracing t<
her steps in regard to this matter.
.. Mr. Clay .voted for the resolution, though he P
confessed thatie doubled the propriety of call- di
ing on the Executive for information at this stage rc
of the bnsincss, while the Executive was engag- o:
ed in a negotiation on the subject. The resolu- a:
tion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Walker occupied the remainder of the u
sitting in a very interesting speech on tiie sub- o
ject of the flan of finance. Mr. W. was in fa- o
vor of the reference of the scheme, and of giv- tl
ing it a respectful consideration, lie defended e
it from many of the objections urged against it, b
and expressed a hope thai something wouid be s
made out of it He did not approve ofthe exchange ft
, feature, and he knew no one who did. in me j n
course of his speech, he took occasion to say the j v
report which accompanied this plan was the'p
K roost able and statesmanlike paper that ivas ever: P
sent to this body from any department?and this, j tl
he was aware, was Baying a great deal. It wa* j
indeed the production of a via ftit -mind, as had ' o
been said in the debate, but that master-mind j j;
wa6 the mind of Waiter Forward?the Sccrcta- i s
ry of the Treasury. He. went on to slate that d
he had been long intimately acquanted with the s
Secretary oftlie Treasury?had practised law g
with him in Pennsylvania many years ago, and B
knew him to be a man of the very highest order s
of talent - o
Mr. Merrick will speak to-morrow. t
In the House, the treasury note bill was taken c
up and discussed the whole "day. It was wished t
to take the bill out of Committee to-day, but it r
was, impossible, in consequence of the absence f
. -i of members from the hall There was no z
quorum after three o,clock. i
r^-1 It is rumored tliat the Democratic members z
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Vi haa a meeting, mo omer aay, ana neteruimeu <
not to vote for the Treasury Noto Bill, nor any! i
other supply, without a suspension of the Die-1 ]
tribution Act. Many of the Southern members
lid not join in this determination?the South- :
Carolina delegation, it is said did not attend the |
caucus.'
Mr. Ilolmes took occasion, yesterday, in the
? debate, to say that, although he considered the
motion for amending the bill so ar to repeal the
D stribution Act, strictly in order, ho should vote
against the motion, on account ol the embarrassments
of the govennniciit, which rendered the
immediate issue of Treasury Notes indispensable
to themaintaiuance of public cicciif.
Sihnpi.astcrs.?Mr. Hatch has intrndnced
a bill into tlx; House of the Ohio
* Legislature, making thcissuingof shinplastors,
and other unauthorized bank paper,
a penitentiary rfFenec.. ^
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LAW OF FOFTK CAROLINA.
Ar. actfoprcrcnt the. Citizens of. New York from
carrying Staves, or persons held to service,
ovt of this Stale, and to'prevent the escape of
Persons charged with the commission of any
Crime.
I. Be it enacted, by the Senate ancl House of
Representatives, now met and sitting in Gene- j
ral Assembly, and by the authority of the sajne.
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i nui u iJiiuu nor. ue lawiui mr unj vww" ;
size or description, owner! in wMIe'or in part, i
or commanded or navigated, by^any citizen or1
resident of the State of New York, or any such j
vessel owned in whole or in part commanded or j
navigated, by any other person than an actual |
inhabitant and resident of this State, and departing
from any port in this Slate for any port
in the State of New York, to depart from tliis
State, or out of any hay, river, creek, or other
water course, of this State, until the eaid vessel
has undergone the inspection provided for
in this Act, and until the other provisions hereof,
shall have been complied with: Prodded,
That nothing herein contained shall apply to any
foreign or national vessel.
2. Be it further enacted, That no such vessel
as is herein before described, shaH sail from
any port in this State, or depart from the jurisdiction
of this State, until such vessel shall
have been inspected by an Inspector, or other
person authorized to act under the provisions of
this Act, to see that no. slave, or person held
to service or labor,.in this Slate, chall be con
cealed on board of such vessel, and until the
commander thereof shall have received a certificate
of inspection from such officer; and if
any such vessel shr.li depart from this State
without sucli certificate of inspection, the captain
or cwnpr thereof, shall- forfeit- and pay the j
sum of live hundred dollars, to be recovered
by any person who will sue for the same in any
court of record in this State, by.indictment or
information, or by action of debt in the name of
the Governor, for the benefit of such person, on
ffie bond hereinafter required to be taken.
3. Be it further enacted, That whenever any ?
vessel, owned in whole or in part, or cornrnand?d
or navigated, by any citizen or resident of
.Vew York, shall come into this Stete, no mat:er
from wliat port, it shall be the duty of the 1
uspecior, or other officer hereby authorized to
>.ct, to lake and keep possession of said vessel,
intil the master or owner, or some other per- 1
ion for him or them, shall have executed a bond, 1
uiyable to the Governor .of this Stale, with two 1
>r more sureties, satisfactory to Ihe officer ta- '
ring the bond, inhabitants of this State, in the !
?naltyof one thousand dollars, conditioned to (
>ay and satisfy all judgments which may be '
endered in consequence of the violation of any J
if the provisions of this Act; and particularly <
o pay and satisfy the owner of any slave which
nay be carried away in sncli vessel, the full ^
alue of such slave, with all other damages '
uslaiccd thereby by such owner; or if the J
aplain or master of such vessel shall all edge (
lis inability security, then it shall be ;
is duty to deliver up the papers oi J'i$ vessel to he
Inspector, to be retained by him till the dcarturc
thereof, and shall make affidavit bofcre
ome magistrate, that he will r.ot depart with
is vessel, or sufler the same to sail from the
ort or harbor in which she may be, until the
ispection hereby required shall have been comleted;
and moreover, that he will not carry, or
ufler to be carried out of this State, any per- *
on, in violation of the provisions of this Act.
ind if the captain or owner, or some other peron
for tliein, shall fail or refuse to comply with .
be foregoing requisitions, the said Inspector or; ther
oficer, or'any policeofficer by him appoin:d
for that purpose, (authority to appoint |s
!,?,? Iio-pKu aiven to such Insnoclor or i
b' * ? f r T .
thcr officer,) shall take aud hold possession of fc
lid vessel, until she is about to depart out of t
10 jurisdiction of this State; and during the t
me such vessel shall be in possession of such s
[ficer, he shall be entitled to demand and re-. v
elve the sum of three dollars per diem, "to be c
aid by the captain or owner thereof; and for 2
ayment of which the vessel shall be liable, v
ad she may be held until the same be paid:? *
' rovided nevertheless, That the master, or ownr,
of each of the vessels constituting the scvc11
lines of packets now trading, or which may a
ereafterbe trading regularly between Charles- s
m and New York, may be permitted, instead 8
f giving a bond on each arrival in this state, to 1
ive one bond in* the penality of one thousand c
allars, conditioned to pay and satisfy all judg- b
icnps which may be rendered in consequence 1<
f the violation of any provision of this Act, at 8
ay time within one year from the date thereof, &
4. Bz itfurther enacted, That no pilot, acting c
nder the authority of tlie laws of thia State., or ''
thcr persons, shall pilots out of the jurisdiction ^
( n.'o anw ench vcssaI na described in d
lis Act which has not obtained, or shall not have t
xhibitedto hitn the certificate ofinspectionherey
required: and if any pilot, or other person r
hall violate the prcvisons of this.. Act, ho shall r
>rfeit and pay the sum of not less than .ten, a
or more than one hundred dollars, one half of 1
. hich shall go to the informer, and in default of t
avment, the person so convicted shall be iinr I
risoncd not lees than one month, nor more t
lan three months. . * - , 2
5. Beit further enacted, That every pilot, or ,
tlier person, who shall detect any such vessel 1
l attempting to depart from this State, without i .c
uch certificate of inspection, or shall detect or'J
iscovcY on beard of aDy vessel whatever, any "
lave, or person held to service or labor, in this f
State, or any person charged with the coramis- [
ion of any crime, under the laws of this State, *
uch slave or person being therein concealed in
rder to depart, or be carried out of the jurisdic- 1
ion of this State, shall be entitled to a reward '
if five hundred dollars, to be recovered by ac- I
ion of debt, upon the bond hereinbefore requi- 1
cd to be executed in the name of the Governor, '
nr tVio tionnlit nf Kllf.li nilot, or other Bcr6ori. il
iny such bond shall have been given, and if '
lot, by action of debt in the name of the pilot, *
igninst the owner or master thereof, and the
said vessel shall be moreover liable for -the payjicnt
of the same, and may be attached for that
purpose.
6. Be it further enacted, That if, upon such
inspection, or in any other mauqer, any slave
or slaves, or person held to service or labor, orj
any person charged with any crime, be found
concealed on board of any vessel whatever, for
the purpose aforesaid, or said vessel be detected
in the act" of leaving thia State, with any
sucli person on board, the captain and owner
shall forfeit and pay the sum of iive hundred
dollars, to be recovered agrinst the obligors of
the bond beforu mentioned, in the name of the
State, in case the person bo found on hoard be a
person charged with any crime; .and in case
the person found on board be a slave, or fugitive
from service, the captain or owner shall loricit
anil pay his or her value, together vvuu an cos:,
tube recovered by the owner by action of debt
0:1 6aid bond, in any court ct record in tiiis
State, in the name of the Governor, for the
benefit of such owner; and the raid vessel
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rhall morroyer be liable'for all ppalj^es inipos
by virhic of any otber law of this State.
7. 7' further cnnt>t/>A Tliof 4 k/-? P?.??.2!
, 1 "ttk W*?
i nf this State, he anil is hereby authorized a
required, to appoint one orihore Inspectors
Charleston, Georgetown and Beaufort, and
such other places as he ^1 all deem expedie
for the due execution of the provisions of tl
Act; and that in all places where no inspecl
may be appointed, the Sheriff, of the Diatrieithcr
iu person or by deputy, shall act as 1
'specter, and perform all duties Required by tl
Act to be performed by an Inspector.
8. Be it further enacted, That for every i
spection under this Act, the'Inspector o?oth
officer, shall be entitled to demand and r^ce!
the sum of ten dollars, for the payment of whii
such vessel shall be liable;-and the said I
6pectoj*or other officer, may seize and bold h
until the same is paid, together with all oha
ges incurred in- taking care of the vessel,
well as in enforcing the payment of the sainei
9. Be it further enacted. That if any Inspe
tor or other officer, shall have reason to suspe
that he will be obstructed or'opposcd in thp di
charge of any duty required of him under th
Act, he shall have power to summon and con
mand the. force of the District, to aid him in tl
discharge of such duty; and every person wl
shall resist or obstruct any Inspector or oth<
officer, in the performance or discharge of sue
rlnfir Kn rlnnmn/1
""V* "v. *i\.uiuuu ^uuij a luiDucuicauv;
and upon conviction thereof, ghall be 'fined ar
imprisoned as in other cases of njisderoeanor,
JO. Be. it further enacted, That the. bonds at
thorized and required to be taken under th
Act, shall be executed before the.CIerk-of "tl
Court of Common Pleas, or. a ^Iag^'tratla"Cu
the District, and shall be lodged-";with the Clci
of the Court of Common Pleas of the ;Distric
and be safelydcept by hiiji in his office. F<
taking eVery such bond, the said Clerk, or M;
gistrate, shall demand and" have-the fee of Or
dollar, to be paid at the time'-by the person ex<
cuting the same. T%\
11. licit further enacted, That in all que?
tior.s as to residence end citizenship,.arisin
under this Act, onus probandijslialJ rest upo
the person claiming to be a citizen.and resider
nf this State, or any State other than Nc
York.
12. Be it further enacted, That this Act shai
ronimence and be in force, from and after the firi
day of May, one thousand eight hundred an
forty-two; that the Governor of this State mr.]
by proclamation, suspend the operation of th
same, until the end of the succeeding sessio
the Legislature of this State, whenever h
shall be officially informed that the Executive c
Vnnf elioll Knt'ft Knni (irlri /lAnoAntnrl 1
p*Ci?v i winj Oiiiui im?o nuu l/Uiiocutgu i
:ompiy with the demand of the Executive c
Virginia, for the surrender of Peter Johnsor
Sdward Smith, and Isaac Gainsey, as fugitive
rom justice, and be satisfied that the Jaw c
S'c'.v of the sixth of May, eigiiteenhun
I red and forty, entitled "an Actio extend thi
ight of trial by jury,"' has been repealed b;
hat State. '
In the Senate House, the seventeenth Jay cf Dc
ccmbcr, in the. year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred nut forty-one, and in th
sixty-sixth year (>f the Sovereignty and Indc
vcnaencc of the United Slates nf America.
ANGUS PATTERSON. President of th
Senate.
,V. F. COLCOCK, Spccker of the House Oj
Rrjtrcscnlatises,
The correspondent of the N. Y. Courier am
inquirer writes from Washington as follows.
The repeal of the Bankrupt Bill?shoult
uch an unfortunate event take place, will onb
ie the signal for the repeal of the Land Distri
mtion Bill of the last session. This is'admit
ed on r.ll sides. The two principal measures o
he YVliigs would thus be nullified.the next ses
ion after their attainment, and while the part}
rhich dnacted them, were still in power.. Hon
an any party expect to survive an act of cucl
ross inconsistency?a course of s'.'dh weak
acilitating, contemptible legislation! It couh
:ot be expected, and no reasonable man coulc
esire it.
It is not impossible that if sodisgraceful even'
sthc repeal of these two bills by Congresi
lion Id occur.-that the President mav a train re.
ort to the exercise of the veto power, and thii
line to the great and enduring benefit of tin
ountry. Should tno two repeal bills be passei
y Congress, and receive the veto of John Ty
sr, sucii an act on his part would be an anrph
et off against his indiscreet and unpopular ve.
oes of the extra session. He wouldihen indeec
stablish a character of independence and fear.
Sssncss?regain the respect and regard of tin
-Vhig party, and place himself in a position o
ignity, strength and immense political impor
ance.
In that case then we suppose Mr. Clay wouh
nercifully enter a nolle prosequi on his indict
nent of the Constitution. The' Whigs hav.i
Jready beon compelled to swallow the hate<
[Ycasurv Notes?it would be a rich Addition t(
heir punishment, if, being made to disgorge th<
Jankrupt-Jaw and Distribution bill, they shouli
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ic reupceo, as a last nope, iu b?r<uiuw
.bommable Veto!?Mercury.
Win. Wiley, the PT. Y. Ward Justice, xva
ound guilty on the 80:h ult, after a long trial
>f rcrciving the money and property of the Fre
le'rick (Md.)T>nnk. knowing it to be stolen. " Dt
Tyler, one of the Directors, "who* was obiginall;
^ent on to negotiate with Wiiev, for the surf en
Icr of a portion of the money, testified that hi
it first demanded 10 per cent., the bank offerini
1: it was finally agreed that Wiley should pa;
>ver $120,000 of the stolen money, and receiv<
is a reward 8 per cent. Tins Was* done,, am
>apers were drown up accordingly. The mone;
;vas brought by Wiley to the Hava?a House ii
;\valise, which he said was his own.
Judge Kent, after the case had been summe
up, it is said, with remarkable ability and elc
quence, charged the Jury that if the prisonerintention
was good?if there was an honest' de
sire to serve the bank?he would he entitled t
acquittal.?His general character was high]
commended by numerous witnesses: but ho lai
ed to prodnce the robber^
The jury returned, after an absence of an hoi
and a half* with a verdict of guilty, but recon
mending the prisoner strongly to the mercy i
the Court. The punislunent isn fine of $25
or* imprisonment in the State Prison not cxceei
ing 5 years, His counsel have taken exceptioi
in tlie case.?A'acarlc Advertiser. '
- Currexcv.?It is stated that the pr
sent amount of Bahls notes in circulalk
in the State of New York is but abo
eight millions of dollars. Five years ag
when the expansion, led on by tho'-Vnit
States Bank, was ajL. its height, the anion
was upwards of twenty-four millions,
three times what it is at present." .
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^ ' WEDNESDAY illfiMttfS, JANUARY 19, 1848.
nd ? ",|1~ p '=
at At aiTelection held on Monday and Tuesday
^! 10 and' 11th inst. Capt. Joseph Bask:?.* was elec
jjg ted Sheriff'of this District The following is th<
:or state of the poll:
:
Ll' ' Baskih. Carlisle. Total
Camden, . - . 196^v 125 ...321
Schrock's Mill, - 13 1& 21
n- Buflhlo, - - - 46 ? 46
or Flat Roick, - - 42 .'14 .. 56
Liberty Hill, - - 36 - '8 44
n-1 Cureton's Mill, 127 ^8- 3 35
er Lizenby'e, - 25 35 6C
r" Gpodwm'fl, - 10 6 1G
as r . ..
. 395 214 .609
c- "2 w\ r
ct B. Gassess, at the same time, elected Clerk
e-' of the Court, without opposition.
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a- W.ehave received the first number of .a new
ie paper published at Richmond Va. and edited by
T. Fisk and M. Gardner, entitled the "State
.)*, Rights Republican.." From the talents of the
r'u Editors, and tlieir dbvotion to the cause of Detd
mocracy,. the Republican cannot fail of being a
valuable 'auxiliary to the party. It- is a large and
j8 handsomely printed paper, and the' subscription
te price only ?2, payable in advance.
k - CONGRESS. - 5'"
This,body makes but-little progress in the di'e^
pat--h of business. Petitions have been ' presence
ted in bbthhottses for the repeal of the I&intJ-;
rhpt law. In the Senate 'Mr. Calhoun presented
a petition against the interruption of its immediate
operation, but stated that, deeply as he sym5
nathised with the - netitionerp. he eoultThot r.on
it car with them. He was fully satisfied that the
continuance of Its operation would increase and
U aggravate the evils complained of, and spread
,t the distress of the country much wider. lie had
d no doubt but many innocent indivuals were eufh
fering from the effects of an inflated and irre?
dccmable currency, which'he considered the
c cause of all the insolvency and bankruptcy which
if gave rise to such petitions. It. was his firm.con.'
0 viction that'if this act .continued in operation for.
^ three years, property to the amount of one thou-.
3 sand millions of dollars would-.bebroughtr under
if the hammer of auctioners, without the country's'
- being able -]to furnish means for its purchases,
5 except at an. enormous loss both to creditor and,
1 debtor.
Wo think there is a strong probability that.
- the Bankrupt and Distribution acts will both be.
c repealed during the early part of the session.?
No disposition had beten made of the Exchequer1
c bill, as late as the I2th insL
The House, at the latest dates, were engaged,
' with the Treasury Note bill, withoutmaking any'
disposition of it, There is little doubt but it will
U pas9.
P. S.?Since the above was in type, we have
' received the Globe of the 13th inst from which
. we learn that the Exchequer bill was referred
- to a select committee of nine. What will be
^ come of this bill in the committee, (remarks the j
~ Globe,) it is difficult to conjecture. It will soon
be among the things lost upon earth. But what
i new prodigy will be conceived and produced by
j the committee cannot be.prefigured, vt
* PorrtATiON of the t^'iTED States.?It apt
pears from documents in relation to the sixth
3 census, published by order of Congress, that the
whole population ofthe United States is 17,069,?
I 453, <Jf which 6,100 are seamen employed in the
j Navy. There are 2,487,355 slaves, of which
-. Virginia has the largest numbers Her white
1 population is 790,810; slaves, 448,987, making'
j an aggregate, of jl.,239,797 souls,. South CaroI
lina has the next largest number of slaves, Sho
II has a population of 594,397, of which- 328,038
are slaves. Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont,
" | and Michigan have no slaves. New Hampshire
1: has 1 slave, Rhode Islands, Connecticut 17, N.
-j York 4, New Jereey 674, Pennsylvania' 64, O;
{ hk> 3,'Indiana 3, Illinois 831. The represent!
j' tive population is 16,009,395?if 53,000 with the j
? fraotionc be adopted as the ratio the number of I
1 representatives in Congress will be 275. South j
3 Carolina would.'be entitled to 8 members, and .a
g fraction of upwards of 28,000. . . I
1 TREASURY NOTES." - j
The.whig parly in Congress, during the ad-j
V ministration of Mr. Van Buren, denounced the '
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^[issuingof Treasury Notes.M Unconstitutional,
^ i and compared them to old Gontinel money: In j
f. their speeches on the floor of Congress, they held
* thcm'up as the "raw and bloody bones," to fright^
en the timid into the support of their measures
a ! of creating a national debt, which some of them
j considered a national blessing. After borrowiftg
i j and squandering the money of the government
I ..ntH tKov hrrmcrht iffl fvredit SO low tliat theV Can
8 I s~ .
borrow no more-rand after checks upon- the
o Treasurer had been presented and net paid, bey
cause there was nothing in the Treasury to pay
with, they have been compelled to - resort tcrthe
ir democratic policy, although somepf the party
i- profess to regard Treasury Notes with suspicion,
while others can see nothing in them so
j' outrageolisly unconstitutional, after all.
13 CONSISTENCY.
A writer in the Camden Journal., cbargos us
with inconsistency, in opposing a change in the
e" election, of Governor, on the'ground of letting
)n : very vve^ al?r'e> a,nd at the same time suggest1
ing a change in the Judiciary, 6oas to admit ot
j Appeals, on political questions, from the Bench
ro,! to the Senate! This is strange ground for such
' j i a cliarge, truly! Because we arc opposed to j
in am- tbini*. which we think "ver\
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nt well," we" must not oppose any thing else
which we think not -"very well."
; C7;r two positions he inconsistent, wha
are hie own precisely opposite ones in both ca
SSt" ' ^ "
?es? He seems to be in favor of tie proposed
. change in tie election of Governor, and opposed
to the other.. Should he not, according to
his own notions of consistency, be in favor of*
both, or opposed to both?
i We would say mon|.9P this subject, and should
% have done so earlier, but;that we have mislaid the
Journal in .which tlie article appears. We* will
' bayiihis nniclj, however, that if the opponents
of onrsuggestion, and friends of an- "ittdOpen.
-deht Judiciary"?a--Jndiciary wholy independent
ofr'artd Irresponsible to the Peojftfe?art desirous
of tlicting enquiry on the subject, we-are ready
' to meet them: and hplipvp thr* T%nr.nio
' - South Carolinian.
j CTCoen" 0i^4? w?e;d West, and aflef
. taking ttie oil fron>-the ccatP36eal, wliat ib left is1
equally valuable as the-who^fijr fattening-hogs. ^.
1 We have" heard somcperEons- who have need?'^
i this oil remark that'3 is a superior article for
light-^F&^mer's Journal. ,
The aW.e&iieroorit is; correct We have
Been it tried?it made a man in town so light the*-v
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other day after ."using it," that he could'fit walk?
straight. Irish Potatoe Oil answers the same
purpose. , ^ v
'FROM FLORIDA.' - V
St. -Augustine, Jax. 8.
The steamer Cincropatj, Captf Smith, arrived
here on Wednesday last from Pilatka, with
a detachment'of troowtj urtder the commaud of
that experienced Innian fighter, Lieut Col. BRiloy,
accompanied by several other office^.?
The Colonel and4fcrs command again, left Jiere
in the steamer, 6a Thursday for l\ew; Smyrna,
where they'areto^d^ndv ecourmgthe. conn-try
betweea thatplace and the "St. Johns,'co-op-*- .*.
orate with,-a forte under Major Pl^j^ofij^hiehl.
jn:0ceededup thatfiverto Voltfeia. frotir wterfee
they ire to enter upop an active and . thorough
peaych 6f .tbe.cpn^C^-;jn^>ureiufc^f the Indians. .
We do not erntertainrt-dCubt from the character,of
the ccixnnaoders, that should they bo bo fortunate
as tofap in with the enemy, they will give
a gdio'd accountofhiih.
ft will be seen by this, that the gallant and indefatigable
teemmanddt ofthe tjroopB in Florida
is continuing thatpuergetic system which has
already done more than could have been anticri
pated by any, .expeptrtbo<=e who knew his high
and well established-character as an officer, and
which, notwithstanding the murmurings of the
discontented-aspirants for further military rank!
pay and rations among us, wjlV there -is the
most gratifying reason to believe, shortly eventuate
in the termination of the present ruinous
vyar. Notwit! tstandin^ the attempts being made
to impugn yoi. wortogm account ofti^e "unfortunate
Mandarin affair, Ve have it from good an.
thority, that that^iisaster ie""*nq?;'attributable to
any want .of "cite or'#rcaigh.t on his part lie
was fitllyaufhorized to think, as did all. the citizens
of this section of county, that, after the
capture andshipmeatfof'.Wild-Cat&ndTiis band
known tp.'be the^only Indians who had ever in-,
tested this region from tne very beginning of th?
war, our neighborhood would be in comparative
security. .He was not however forgetful of a
proper precautionin the matter.
. Intelligence which can be relied on has been
received through a letter from an officer, at or
nerir the -;At^y' Hbad :Q.uarters, 6tating that
there were, at-the date of the letter, (30th December,)
3o0 ;In4iau| in at Tampa ready for
emigration.and;t&at, 100 more who had been
seen and talked frith, and who tired of the war,
were daily effected .there.
The same letter states, that a prompt and
well appointed pursuit, which can hardly fail of
succese, had been commenced for the capture
and destrnction of the perpetrators of the Mandarin
outrage, being Halqck Tustenuggee, Short
Grassland the* small remnants of their band,
known at Head Quarters to amount to twontv
one only in-iunnber. - And we are further auJ^rizea"td
spy, Uttt;^n.-arrangement has been
taade, for the. presence of troops in the country
East, of the St Johns, for its protection; and we
caunot. but hope, that the .recent deplorable event
at Mandarin, waa pne of, the last expiring flashes
of this horrid Indian war.?News '
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The. following :-wafc Jhc opinion of Daniel
Webster, On the Tariff, in-1820:""
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. "There iB a power in names;' and those -who
had pressed the tariff on Congress and on the
cpufttry, had presented it as- immediately, and
lalieost exclusively, connected with domestic
industry' and' national independence. In hie
opinion, no measure could prove more injiirops
.to thie. industry of the country, and nothing was
more fane if liVthanihe opinion, that national independence
rendered; such a measure neceesarr.
He^certaipdy thought it'might be'-doubted
Whether Congress would, hot he actiiffijoae.
what-against the spirit and hitention,j6rrae cbn
StltUlion, jn exercising a power 'ipxuiiiroi t'fsentifiUy
the pursuits and "occupation^ of individualsin.
their private Concerns; a .power to
force gfcat arid' sudden changes, both of occu- .
patioh an,4. property, ' upon individualsf not as
: incidental fo the exercise of any of the power',
but as substantial and direct power. If such
changes are wrought incidentally only, and
were the necessary gpnsequence of such impost
-as Congress, for the leading purpose of revenue,
! should enact; then theYCould not' be complained
of. But he doubted whether Congress fairly
.'possessed thepbwer upturning the incident into
the principal; and, instead of leaving manufactures
to protection of such laws as should be
passed with a primary regard to revenue, of en|
acting laws, with the avowed object of giving a
: preference td particular manufactures, with an
^entire disregard tooll the considerations of re- .
I venue; atid instead of claying such imposts as
i would best answer the purposes of raising re|venue,
with the least.burden on he public, cari
rying the iroposfon certain articles to a burdensome
excess, with a full knowledge that the
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increase or amy win airamisn cue <uuuuul ui revenue
raised.'' .
"It would hardly be contended tliat Congress
possessed: tjiafr.sort of-.general power by which
it might- declare tjt^t particular occupations
sboul<f be pursued in society, and that others
should not If such power belonged .to any
government in this country, it certainly did not
belong to the general government," &c.
We take the following paragraph from the
Janudry number of Gouge's excellent Journal
on Banking, and think it will apply to miny
other States, as well as Pennsylvania:
Hoarded Specie,?The Bank of Ireland has
: not paid out any guineas, since the year 1820,
i vet it he s in the last twenty years, remitted to
*? ' >- : _ _ nf the vnlne nf
i tJie uatiK ijjijjMiiu, gumcuo ?- ...?
i 612.000/, or upwjards "of ibree million of dol'
lars. These guineas have been received, by the
, bapk -iirDublm, er.d its. branches in various *
paif^of Ireland, on depositee, or in payment of
t debts; and meat of ibern bear the marks of hav*
. !tig boon hwJrd.
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