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k ^individuals, and the whole southern wing vote, b
H^JS^QMfcipg two Louisianians, will go against any I
tariffijjjb&t the northern and eastern v.higs will t
^ Mr. 0. J. Ingenspil framed a tariff hill to suit 1
tire western democratic tariff men. To-day lie 1
asked ieavo to introduce if. TJic vote was yeas f
43, nays 11$. Strthe subject is surrounded'with t
difficulties. Nothing caii he done, as things ap-; J
pear now. ^ , i
The Ilouse ?'S a long lime engaged on the <
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lortmcairnii u.n ?...
Mr. Wise took occasion to outer into the do- 1
bate forthc purpose of showing tlint t.'ie wliiir 1
party was, as lie said, rosoivod into its original J
dements?the nationals au.l the democrats.?
The nationals were under the same lead now 1
that they were in 1825?Mr. J. Q,. Adams. The '
same intrigues wore going mi now as then?with I
this difference, that Mr. Adams was now intri- '
V guing ii'r iMr. , is,scud Mr. Clay intri- '
{xtint/ for M r. Adams.
The fortification hill as redurcd was ordered '
v to a third resiling. Mr. Fillmore then stated t lnl i
he had reluctantly voted for the third reading of I
thisc^ill; tiiat t here would he no money to meet J
it; arid it had better bo laid on the table, til! it :
5^ was seen w hether there wuuUl he any money to i
meet it. lie moved to lay it on the table, which :
was agreed to, by a large majority. ;;
Mr. Lane, of Indiana, was appointed as a
member of t lie Committee on the Veto Message,
instead ol Mr. Irwin, excused. The Comm f.ee
will report on Monday next.
* The Senate was engaged on private bills all,
; Mr. V/. Cost Johnson gave notice of a bill to,
provide for an adequate revalue; to prevent de- j
falcations; to encourage the growth of tobacco!
and grain by countervailing duties; to make a <
sound and uniform currency, and pay the debts j
of the States, by issuing two hundred millions of f
stock to the States, on bonds of .from one liun-1
dred to one thousand dollars,
WASHINGTON, AUG. 14.
tit -it o ctr.to of .feverish anxiety.?
*v euro "M ?* " ?
The most quiet and considerate men talk coolly
of the prospect of a speedy disolulion of the Union.
The difficulties which are about io stop t lie <
Government, arc so numerous and complicated, '
that they cannot he reconciled. j
The democratic caucus, last night, was'thinly
attended, and they could, of course, do nothing. >
^ There i9 no disposition in that party ~-to take i
-St hold of the revenue question, under present' cir- (
^fa^Acumstances. The discussion of the question lias, '
jPfhowever, split the party in twain. The anti- <
. *^ariirportion of the parly will not agree to any |
^ bill contemplating high protection. Tlic other \
portion of the party has 4-i votes and no more. t
V ^ The whigs are very much divided, but. they
f still keep together. It was thought, at one lime, I
during the last seven days, that tiio whigs would <
split on the distribution question. The western t
inen were anxious and excited 011 the subject.? \
But the northern and eastern whigs have de- c
tcrmined that there shail be no split 011 this <.
question. ' t
Is it surprising that the whig party should take .
this course? Let it be recollected that they have 1
toiled fcr years to make the party?that tliey a
succeeded in carrying a candidate for the l'resj- 1
dency baan overwhelming majority of the opc- 11
pie?tnat they lost their power as soon as they p
??it.otifh p.irfiimstan&esv can it be
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thought strange that these gentlemen hesitate
* * to dissolve their party? ]
It may be thought strange, by those at a dis- j
tance, that distribution is so much insisted up- y
'ou. The truth is that the western men insist t
upon it If distribution be abandoned, by the 1
\ northern and eastern whigs, the whig party, alter ;t
till its toils and appeals, is destroyed. j
There arc twenty Western Whigs who will n
never consent to a tarilF, without distribution.? v
There are twenty-five Northern Whigs, who, > (j
AiBtanding on the point of honor, will never yield r
rto the dictation ol thc Executive. I speak ot the j
House only. The prospect in the Senate is ;
much worse. i
The wliolc amount of the tiling is, that there l;
will be no Revenue bill, and thai the govern- j
j .." ment itself has got its stab under the tilth rib.
tl could, ff necessary, give particulars, of the
lifficultics in the Democratic, party on this ipics- t
ion. Sullicc it to say, tlicy can do nothing.
Abftomc future time, I will, perhaps, give you j
otoe* facts and conversations on this subject.
*Tbe Whig caucus, last night, was pretty i'ullv
* " 1 * - " ' I: --I-. in" \i;.|
W attended. itmciai uaim .hiji/uui. .....
information as to the proceedings and results, is j
entirely from those who arc most anxious thai a ,
revenue bill should be pasted. They tell n:o j
that tbe meeting was stormy and agitated. and t
that no conclusion could be arrived at. These j
gentlemen, and all who wore ol the same npiit. .
jod, are ntuch distressed at ihe prospects of the ,
fjcountry; though, at the same time, they cannot
> ' "v^'?ee how the matter can be remedied by yielding
to Mr. Tyler. f
Mr. Adams' Report from the Select Committee,
on the veto message, will be made on Mon- ,
v day, the 15th. It will lie strong anti-Tyler, aim,
aWrag&against doing any thing.
Thc^whole amount ol the thing is just this,'
that the government is to come t<> a stand-still, i
very soon. j t
I learn to-day, that Chancellor Kent, of New-j >
York, has given a very elaborate and cxpliciCPpinion
in support of the instructions from the
Treasury Department to the Collectors for the'
collection of the revenue.
I hive not se?? this opinion; hut a friend ha--, ! .
and assures me that it iully supports the views
and opinion of .Mr. Legarc.
There seems to be no doubt that Mr. Web- 1
^ ster is to retire from the Cabinet immediately ' ,
after the adjournment ol Congress. ]Je has accomplished
all that he contemplated in retaining .
his place when his former associates resigned.?
He desired merely to consummate the ncgocia-j
" tions with Great Britain, tiien pending?those1'
^ are now tenuinated, and there is no longer any 1
inducement for him to remain. He gnus out to f
return to his profession in Boston, lie will,
leave the Cabinet on the best terms with thej
President, and nothing can interrupt meir menu- *t
]y relations. With
respect to the otlier members of the (
. ^ Cabinet, nothing.te.jxjeitivcly known. It cannot f
be doubted, howcveryd&jat there will be a general i ^
^composition, and oBihfusiun ol'democratic,
-nower suclj tuwilkptoinote a good understanding
^et*eehJtffi>-Pres!deiit and the democratic pari v. I
d* ' '
#' l&r? RHGiXE IS!,\.\T). 1
troubles are" not over hero yet. There 1 1
h^&been halt a wizen attempts to tire t!jp city j
ofPjpytdence;art3 ""clani bake" gatherings of' 1
the Suffrage party are taking place all over the! v
Island. Doit is in Keene,' Is;cw Hampshire. A (
man named Hoskins, from Keene, has been ar-'t
rested in Providence fur trying to ^excite iusur- i
r?HipC|feerc. lie u as brought before Edward t
H-'Hazard, Esq., and on corupiainf, a warrant a
was issued charging iiim with an attempt to c:c-1 v
cite hfaarrecUon in the id.ate, aiid witii being tJie
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learerofn communication from Thomas W. it
3orr, an open enemy of the Stale, to certain per-! j
on?, intended to excite rebellion. He said he >
'atiie here from New Hampshire, and was the t
marer of a letter from Thomas \V. Dorr to Wil- <
iam Simons, editor of the Herald, and another t
rom Welcome J>. Sayles to his brother. He 1
sa d he had no other business here than 'the de- <
ivery of these letters. Jlis baggage was brought <
o; he said that the trunk and coat were his, but
declined to say whether the carpet bag was or
was not. I le declined to answer any other ques- |
Lions, until Jjo had advised with counsel. Gen. [
Carpenter was sent for, and appeared for the1
prisoner. .Mr. Simmons sent for the letter he!
had received from Dorr, and read it to the maps- i
. '.m in another room. It is quite a long doeu J
inent. It states liis dctcrmiiiation to persevere in
liis attempts to establish his constitution; hut!
that lie should rely upon a Democratic Congress
lonid liiiu. i
J*'or the coming election to choose delegates
to a Slate Convention, the following ollicial announcement
has appeared .of tliose who had a |
right to vote:
"All those who are qualified to vote for gencral
officers hy existing laws, and all native male
citizens of the United States (except Narrngan- j
set Indians-, convicts, paupers, persons under J
general guardianship and uon compos tneuiis) !
who are of the age oi til years and upwards, and
who shall have had their permanent residence or
home within the State for the period of three '
years next proceeding t heir voting, and in the j
Luwn or ciiy wliercui they ofler to . vote for the ;
period ol one year, next proceeding ?uch voting.:
i'ho^e .vlio are not treciiuhlcrs must Jiave their .
names registered with the town or city clerks by J
the tilhli ol August, ten days previous to the day I
uf voting."
David i'armentcr Ins been admitted to hail in !
the sum of lie was arrested on charge |
id acting as moderator tit a pretended town meeting.
It has been supposed that he was arrested
under martial law; such was not the case.
aV. Y. Herald. J
THE l'UAJN TRUTH.
It must not he said that the Democratic party
ir the Executive prevented the passage of a Ite- j
rentie bill. Neither is permitted to snare in the 1
mssage of such a lull, apart trom Distribution.?
I'Jic Democrats were ami arc anxious to vote
supplies to the Ticasury, but they are not pcrniited
to do so, without Hie ahaudomneut of tlien*
.Perished principles. They would checrlulJy j
rote for a proper Revenue bit! by itself, but the)
pporl unity is not aJiurdcd them, since their op-'
loneiits persist in coupling distribution with re-:
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011110, Uli<l XVI!] UOi, uy any IIIUU...:, ..u-.w .
or without ilie loiuicr.
The President is in ilie same predicament.?
le is socouniiitlcd against distribution, that lie
aunot sanction it without utter disgrace. Vet
lie majority in the I louse will send linn no lie- '
ctiue hill without the lata) clause, vviiicli he 1
lannol accept with honor or consistency. Tiiey 1
tiler Jinn what they know he cannot take, and 1
hen accuse him oi paralyzing their legislat.o.i.? 1
Vn intelligent people wul not be blind to the liffcr, 1
hat both the Democratic party and the Executive
re not only willing, but auxios, to pass a proper
tevenue bill, it it be not unnaturally joined to a 1
icasurc which they both conscientiously disap- !
rove.? Washington Spectator. The
New' Eeauuk.? Mr. Adams lias decided. J
y become the leader ol the whig party in the .
louse, that parly which lie stigmatized a few J
ears ago, as a treacherous compound of Hartford (
,,orivehtiOn*T,c(leralisni and ltoval Arch Aiasoary. ,
I'hus have we publiciy consnminated the renew- |
I of that famous alliance stigmatized by Air. (
{andolpli in terms which we shall not permit .
mrsclves to etnjdoy. At the political banquet j
vhich opened the new campaign, the ex-l'resi- ,
cut was signalized by the most conspicuous ho. ,
lors. We commend the auspicious conjunction J
o the 'slave breeding portion ol the country," as : (
dr. Adams habitually stigmatizes the South,+ (
ipon whose institutions ami whose tranquil pop- j
lialion be habitually pours the storm ol Ins ma- ,
iguautaud sanguinary denunciations.?10.
Wiieke attn hie N'emioi'jiilists??It is sla- (
ed, by a Philadelphia paper, that m the Quaker i
:ity of Jlrothcrly J>>ve, a negro lately perished!,
* '!*? ? .4 l.M.ir ^J|/.I1 !/| lirif,. !
rom starvation: i nm sum ? ? r- .,
icn in ilns land flowing with milk and honey, I
vjicrc, in tlic midst of our distresses, tlic coin-'
liaint is, not a want of the means of subsistence,' {
mt rather their excessive abundance and cheap-11
less, is matter for melancholy reflection. A
iimdretli part c/the zeal expended upon spuriiiis
philanthropy tor pollicai purposes, would re- (
iove altogether the real stillerings of the colored ,
lopnlation ni tlio North, whose situation is <le- |
durable far beyond the evils of slavery.?lb. ',
REM ARK A ALE CI RCT.M.STANCE, j |
chich led titj'rincc Leopold, of Soxc Cobourg,'.
coming to lUnglmid in lb 1-1. 1 ,
'rom Allison's History of Europe, vol. x, p. 530. (
One other circumstance, of domestic interest (
n its origin, but ol vast importance in its ulti- ,
nate results, deserves to he recorded of this i
iventful period. At l'aris, during the stay of <
he allied monarch:-, there was Lord ,wliu ;
iad lilicd with acknowledged ahiliiy a Jiigh di- ]
.1 ' ".i- l.n',/1 mi'irtnrs /liirititr t
;IUMI?IUL siiiJiiufi'ii m mtn utu? ,
Le latter period of the war. His lady, of high <
ank, had joined him In partake in the festivities i
>1 that brilliant period, and with her a young re- <
ativc, c?|tially distinguished by her beauty and j
alents, then appearing in all the ireshiiess of ,
>pcning youth. I
A freipient visitor at this perod in Lord 's i
amiJy was a young ollicer, then an aid-dc-cauip i
0 tlic Grand Duke Constantino, a younger t
irother of an ancient and illustrious family in j
jerinany, hut who, like many other scions ul I
nihility, had more blood in his veins than money .
ii his pocket The young aid-de-camp was <
peedily captivated by the graces of the English |
ady; and when the sovereigns were about to set i
ml lor England, u Inilicr Lord was to accom- ;
imiy them, tie bitterly lamented the scantiness <
ii ins finances', which prevented hiin from Idl- t
owing in the train of sucii attraction, Lord ;
MHid iiiinioredly told Iiiiii he-should always find t
1 place at Ins table when he was not otherwise ;
mgagctl, and that lie would put Jiini in the way c
it seeing all the world in the Uritisli metropolis, \
l im it he would probably never see to such ad- :
ullage again. Such an oiler, especially when
oconded by such influences, proved irresistible, 1
ml the young German gladly followed them to <
union- t
He was there speedily introduced to, and ere J
nrnr distinguished by, the 1'r.ncess Charlotte, t
I'iioje projected alliance with the I'nnce of
)range had recently heen broken olll Though t
he Tnyccss remarked li.in, however, it was t
lolhing more than a passing regard, lor Jicr i
hougnia were then more seriously occupied by ]
.iiothcr. Having received, at Uie saute time, |
. hat he deemed some encouragement, the young i;
oldier proposed to Uie Princess, and was refused,
V " ;i M
ind subsequently went to ^OTna during the
sitting of the Congress at tht^jlace, where his
susceptible heart was speedl^eftgrossed in 4.n<>
iicr tender alTair. J nviricibla'obstacles, however
presented themselves to' the realization of
.he Princess Charlotte'^vicws, which had led to
lier lirst rejection of the gallant German; he received
a friendly bint from London to make his "
attentions to the fair Austrian less remarkable; j ^
he returned to the English capital again, proposed at
to the English Princess, and was accepted.
It was Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg; and
his subsequent destiny and that of his family ex- rj
cceds all that romance has figured of the mar- ^
vellons. lie married the heiress of England; after
her lamented end lie espoused a daughter of
France; lie was offered the throne of Greece?
he accepted the crown of Belgium. ai
In consequence of his elevation, one of his ne- di
phews has married the heiress of Portugal, ano- tj
tlier the Queen of Engfiod; and the accidental,
fancy of a young German officer for a beaulilul ~
English lady, has in its ultimate results, given nr
three kingdoms to his family, placed on one of
his relatives the crown of the greatest empire
that has existed in the* world smcevthc fall of
Koine, and restored to England, in hazardous
times, the inestimable blessing of a direct line
of succession to the throne.*
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*It would ho indelicate, during the life of some j,
of the persons mentioned in the preceding curi- ^
oils narration, to give their nafnes to the public.1 k"
Those acquainted with the elevated circles of .1
English society at that period will have no dif- tl
liculty in tilling them up; and the facts may be c
relied on, as the autliorvhad them from some of
the parties imuiedi'atclj?cOhcerncd.
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A AIARYELO OAFISH STORY. p
We were shown a letter yesterday, says the g
Cincinatti Times of Tuesday, by a gontleinan of c
this city, which he received lroin a friend living r
in Louisville, giving a description of a monster of d
the .Snako^speciee, captured near Baton Rouge, o
on the 2Ut!i ult. We were rather inclined to the "
belief that it was a hoax, but having seeu a pa- o
per of the 29thj which detailed the whole history a
of the expedition, battle and capture, we can see ,
no reason to doubt the authenticity ol the statement
referred to. It is thought that his majesty ti
conic up through some of the bayous, or iiumer- tl
ous outlets ol the Mississippi, in that part of Lou- ^
isiana. We give the condensed statement taken
from the Jester mentioned above. ri
"The Pilot of the steamboat 1'lacqucniine, a ti
lower country boat, just be lore she reached Baton c
liougc, on rounding the jiouit, discovered, close '
ahead, what he .supposed to lie a floating tree, '
and as it was somewhat loggy at the tune, seven v
o'clock, A. ,\I., he rung the hell, and the engine p
was instantly stopped. The stopping ot the boat tj
attracted attention, and, as usual, every eye on w
deck was directed forward to ascertain the reason,
by which time this huge monster o! the deep, "
having probably satisfied ins curiosity, "moved oil' S
majestically to the opposite shore, inclining down s|
the stream. The sensation produced on on all jj
who witnessed the learlui hut inugniflcenl undulation
ol Ins body, as he passed rajndly through 61
the water, to judge by my own feelings, and the C
countenances ol those around me, was tndescri- j;
liable. The alarm quickly ran through the boat;
ill hough every person on board was on the lookmil,
not more than twenty persons saw bun, as ''
l lir? Iijm; Itumolinu-'y J,1,1 |,,,,, Irciui our Sight, tl
Steam was iustamiylct on, and in about tweii- a,
ty-five minutes we reached Baton Kouge. Some
Lime elapsed hciore the citizens could believe we 1"
were hi earnest, tjut altera while u was retueni- c'
hercd that several negroes, cattle and hogs, had at
disappeared within the last lew days, iiiauun- t)]
accountable and mysterious manner, and that .
Llic negroes had been talking about a lug animal
seen in a bayou, which an on! native ot Congo
said, was one ol Uod Almighty's Spirits, conic c!
to Ireo the negroes, and take Uictii back to their rc
count ry. At last, however, a company was lorm2(1
to go in search of this hideous monster, (fur
I wo boats were soon liilcd wilii volunteers from
1 ..?.i,..w,i.t?i,.,?i1 fu
Ill,-; slealUHOai, among n iiuiu ncit i?w un. ,Julm,
Sea whalers, u no h.\cd up harpoons, and made !
I lie regular arrangements lur a desperate en-j
counter.
I.ic-uicnnnt Brooks, of the United States Navy, ,,,
who was on a visit to a brother attached to the i
fomiiiand, occupying the U. S. Arsenal here, U
volunteered to go, and was unanimously ap- , rc
pointed commander of the expedition?nfteeu Ir
men including otlicers, also put ofl'in the boats, ft]
belonging to the garrison, and joined us. Alter
a row of about an hour, we arrived at the spot
w here his snake ship was last seen?the sun hud
dispelled the tog, and shone out in unclouded fn
splendor. About one mile and a hall below, we p,
round the monster halt upon the bank and the 1
nther half in the water, in a bend where the wa- '
tor runs exceedingly swilt. One ol the garrison *c
boats in the how of which was a small cannon or h(
swivel, went ahead; this gun had been loaded
ivitli musket bullets, and when the boat approach-1 .
.;d the dreadful looking creature, a man laid him?_]fc
soil down in the boat, lor the purpose of taking vt
.. ,i .#..,,,1 mailu Willi a match fn
liUJ, \> HIIU it I III I liui nuw ???" ; ?
which he applied instantly as Hie word was giv2ii,
and at the report, wc lound tliat almost, it' h
mt all the bullets, struck the monster, and cutjJ^
lim nearly in two; he tell over, huwever, into fflp
ihc river, dragging with hitu a larga-cfiif. As !
wegavc way, one iialt tiie met) in ?aeh boat iired gj
lour rounds alternately upon his majesty, when |
we were satisfied he wjis-helpless. We their'
rowed up cautiously, and having- satisfactorily
iscertanicd that Jie "was dead, made last to him, I
xnd towed him to shore, and in a few minutes!
the steamboat Rosabel caiuc along, and lowed ;
jur prize up to town. On measuring him ho ;
was 53 teet 8 inches Jong, and 2 Icet and u half nc
n diameter at the thickest part; his skin resem- tli
ilcs somewhat that of a young aligator, but with re
scales?his head is more like an ahgator than a bi
minmon snake, and bis jaivs were toarlul and m
lurriblc to behold; there was a double parallel
o\v of teeth, as sharp as needles at the point, re
tnd about two inches long, (heat was the ex- tit
moment when we started, but still greater was po
lie joy at our return; every man, woman, child in
mil negro within five miles, apparently, came to j
he landing to sec the moifster. J'reparations ! sc
ire making tostull'thc skin, and place it in some ! a
it our museums. J must now close, but shall | wl
write again more fully as soon as I return home." I lej
I to
l-'nom Texas.?I!v the. arrival, on .Saturday Ai
ast, ot t lie schooner"] Icnricttn, ( apt. i I urd, Irom ioi
.ialvestoii, we received some items ot Texas in- Hi
eilicence. .?]t is stated most positively that Gen. \v;
iieis, at I ho head of <1(K?0 Mexicans, lias coin- vn
nenced marching towards the borders ot Texas, co
I'he country was on the alert, and the autiiori- tr?
es were adopting cnerge.tc measures to repel la'
lie invasion ot tiie Jroutier, by raising bodies oi ca
kizen soldiers. Two Aiix cans iiad oeen taken in,
irisoners,.wlio had slated that tiie .Mexicans were ad
ircparnig lor an invasion, and Santa Ana had; so
s6ucd ordeia to take no prisoners. I an
_Y. 0. Bee, 16th inst. co
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WEDNESDAY 3I0RMM;, AI'Gl'ST 21. "lr-!2._ (X
ijfiuifi 1 ngton Temperance Society.
The regular semi.monthly meeting of thigjSoeiety (ecj
ill bo bcld on Saturday evening rext, at Davis's Unj
^.iII, at 8 o'clock. Persons friendly to the cause latu
c invitcd-to attend. "lal
bee
Fr.or.ida War ended again.? Col/ Worth ar- scir
ved in Charleston on Saturday last, on his way
i Washington having brought the war to a close. geP,
? ^eii
UWe are requested to state that in pursu- grei
nee of an order of Council, the several War- grc
ens of the town, will give a thorough cxainina- nai1
on of all the lots and premises in their Wards ^ro
r mat
ml report tlie situation thereof, at their next the
leetintr. al I
Thi
A LEGISLATURE DISSOLVED. , V grei
Twenty eight members of the House of Rep- ^ie
sscntntives of Ohio have resigned their seats, vcr
icreby defeating t lie formation of a quorum for j eigi
be transaction of the business for which they, 811-4
ad been convened, viz: the districting of the1 *0?
| con
liate, in compliance with the act of Congress.V veti
'lie resigning members are all whigs, aijd took' for
bis step, as they alledge, to prevent the demo-1 aiu'
rats, from so "gerrtjniamlering"'the State in;1 V
be arrangement of the districts and apportion- gjs
lent of representation, as to deprive the whig! the
arty from electing a member to the next Con-|
, <.~ 1 cei:
rcss; but the Globe says, and shows pretty con- -j0(J
lusively, that this conspiracy on the part of thejyea
["signing members is connected with a deeper pre
esign than the mere frustration of the alledgedf^^
bjectof the democrats. That paper remarks: cej
The public now know that the mandamus act of i
f Congress, ordering the State Legislatures to the
rrangc single districts for the election; of mem- gre
ers of Congress?a work which the Conjstttu- j .^j
ion devolves on Gongrjss, whenever it resolves est
bat it shall be effected?was intended to deprive ' pro
bosc Democratic Slates of their congressional w
I CCD
^presentation, who should refuse, obedience to cea
bis unauthorized command. This is rendered der
vident by the fact that the Federal party Lave '.)re
assed a bill in the House of Representatives?
,'liich lias been already pressed in the Senate? tj,e
roliibiting the Clerk of the IIousc to enter on not
ra 1 . .
be list of members any one presenting himself,81.1"
rithout a certificate of his election in a single
istricl. We have shown that the Democratic J on j
bates of Missouri, Georgia, and New Ilarnp- ral,
hire, must inevitablv be disfranchised under on
* (Jbc
lis act. This scheme of excluding the Repret,rrc
entatives of Democratic States from the next ll0l
'ongress, is followed up by this new outrage of pov
'cderalism in tlie Ohio Legislature, which, if a 41
uccessful, must preclude that great State from
aving a member 011 the floor at tiie opening of; froi
ic next Congress. The desperation of the (lis-1 hes
ppointcd party (which triumphed by such" disro-' ^"
utable means in lb-10) now tempts it to throw
very thing into anarchy, to work out its aims; the
nd, as the first step towards continuing the su-, and
remacy in the next Congress, which it holds in ^c!
lis, its unscrupulous partisans in Congress and j Wj.i
ic State Legislatures are contriving to disfran-! 8j?,
lise whole States which they apprehend will exli
it urn Democratic nieinliers to Congress." "f(^
UZTTIio Santce Canal will he opened this day,
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CONGRESS. aw2
In the House, on the 16th, three reports were byi
adc by members of the select committee on the j w?l
;to message?one from the majority, which was1 ^
iad by Mr. Adams himself, one from Mr. C. J.' sa|C
igersoll, in behalf of th^minority, and one from Anj
Ir. Gilrner, by way of ird'feat against the report!
' the majority. A synopsis of the majori-' "J
'a report will be fotrnd below, which we extract 0f t
om the Baltimore Sun. We will next week, lina
iblish Mr^Gi liner's report. P10<
TJ?c wiiigs, at our latest accounts had not dormined
(although several caucusees had been ly p
tld) pn any course to pursue in relation to the will
issarro of a revenue law. Mr. Fflrhbre offer- linri
I aresoluton declaring it expedient topdss the'
ttoed bill, so modified as to make tea and cof- cru<
e imported in^Aaietican vessels free of duty, Iron
id striking out tlie 27th section, which repeals
kprpviso of the distribution act. Theresolu- n,le
)Q .was rejected by a vote of 80 to 114. dcbl
The Senate were still engaged in the discus- of t
on of the boundary treaty. ,cei1
- 11GH
Congress will probably adjourn on next Man}'
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From the Bahiifwre Sun. tjn,(
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. are
At'liUSX ,10 1812. iilOl
.After the disposal of some preliminary busi- Iray
;ss of no general importance, Air. Adams from thes
e select committee appointed to consider the bilil
asons of the president for vetoing the tarill" Win
II, made a report Irom the majority of that com- shot
iltee. sym
Mr. A. desired that he might be permitted to wha
ad'his report himself. Alter some conversa- theii
m of rather an animated cliaractcr on this, debt
nil, Mr. A. was permitted to read his report pres
his seat. The following is a hasty abstract. sole]
The report, alter some introductory remarks, prop
ts forth, that this veto message is the last otj T
scries of executive measures, the effect of lias i
liicli lias been to deleat the whole action of the' man
?isiative power of the Union. It next refers colic
the accession of Harrison to tlie presidency, land
t that lime the revenue of the country was mor<
and insufficient to meet the expenditures.? couu
mice the lirs' act ol that lamented president, insat
is to cail au extra session of Congress, to de- that
- 1.. Hit* fi 1 /I i.'n .eno rvf 1 l?c.
:U u rumen v jui u*** m??.v.u. w? llir. .
untry, and to adopt-means of supplying tl.e 'II
;asury l?y the passage of additional re veil no IIou.
ws. 'I'liis.deticieiiey ni^JielYcasury had been ilio u
used hy the^extravig.uice of the previous ai - to tie
iii.-lrr''orv of Mr. Van Burcn. During ilia, may
:n111istrationj, lrtim.year to year, tho ra h re- 'li
urces of, th^.Tf^asury was swallowed up, muut
d the expcnditurcgrcatiy" exceeded the in- been
me. This state oli^tJjingG exhausted at last &lcd
--llr
*m
0%
?rf . %;r"
patience of a J
d their power by removing those ihefefci
er, and supplying the vacangg by otheflSflor ^
un tliey had more confidenc&S^^tter thiS-act
he peo])le, there existed ptjffec't harbietty." .
veen President Harrison and the newly elec- '
Representatives. The President of the r v
ted States and the membprs of the Legis-'
re were einpathically one. On the 31st of
f, three months;' after the extra session "had
n called, the members of the L^^ture asiblcd.
15ut ;Iig reins of ExedBjfe- })ower
e in other hands. Ry^ie decflsi^f an injtable
Providence, he who called "the extra
sion was laid low in the grave. The Presit
who had called the extra session of Con
? li.nrrni. T>i*nc i/In 111 whnn fhnt
ao uv/ A iwaiuviik " "w" "",
ss met. Another man had assumed Wie
le, of totally different principles, although
fessing the same. This lact was 60ori' made,
lilest by the failure of the groat measures of
extra session?the bill establishing a Nationtank,
by the exercise of the veto power.?
s first attempt having been defeated,
ss, out of consideration of the distress of
country, introduced a new bill. That sed
bill was presented to the President in the
y terms and shape in which he said he would
1 it, and which he had sanctioned. But
tnge to say, this was also returned with aveThe
reasons assigned for this second veto
flictcd with the reasons assigned lor thelirst
o! Thus the second great measure of relief4,
a suffering people was annulled by the weak
i wavering obstinacy ofopne man accidentally
ced in the I'residentftlxnair.L'he
lirst consequence of this Executive Lelation
was to perpetuate the ruinous system of
preceding Administration of .Mr- Van Buren,
continuing the expenditures beyond the refits;
an exedfs which during the preceding
r years had amounted to eight millions per
r. Yes, by this double Executive vetqvthe
sent party in power were compelled to conle
this ruinous system, by which the expenses
in eighteen months only, exceded the re
pts by fifteen millions of dollars. -This state
tilings was now J'orced upon Congress, by
exercise of tbe veto power alone. The
at object of the extra session was thus frusred
by the act of one man!
L'he report next alludes to the passage at the
ra session of the revenue bill, containing the
hibilory disftibution clause, which slates that
en the duties on imports shalltexcecd 20 per
it, then the distribution of the Jand tund shall?
se, and which bill was signed by tiie I'resiit.
It next adverts to the bill passed at tbe
sent session, which proposed to continue in
;c the operation of the compromise act for .
month; also suspending the distribution of
land fund for a similar period. This bill was
only vetoed by the. President, but in oppo- an
to tbe avowed belief of his own secretary
the treasury, and the opinions of some of~
best lawyers of the land; but relying solely
the hesitating opinion of the Attorney Gener
he the President had been prescribing duties
imports, which power the law had expressly
larcd was reserved for the legislation of Conss.
Yes, by a bold and unparalleled assump- -?
i of power, this one man was exercising this^ ;
ver, not conferred on him by any taw. SuchV
luring assunislion of executive and judicialVVi
ver had been rarely witnessed on earth. '
U'ter a very eioqucut declamatory extract
n some work, the title ol whiifi was notv
ird, but wbicn was piobably one of the PhiL^.
as of Demosthenes, tne report proceeds
lew the message itself. At some feri^th it'
uipts to sliew a great inconsistency between
I'resident in his recent Philadelphia letter,
the introductory portion of the message.?
erring to the first objection to the signing of
tarilf bill, because "it combines revenue
li appropriation,M^the report alludes to the
jature of the revenue bill prepared at the
a session, which it conteds, aiso embraced ^
venue and appropriation."
'be public lands are next referred to, and it
laiiuaiued that they belong exclusively to the
lis, having been heretoiore held in trust'only
lie geneal government for the payment of
IV' .. I w' ?l. ~ t
ixauouai ueuu4 iiim uie pnrase "giving
iy the public land," could not apply, because
cturmng to tbe States the land lund, they
lid bo merely receiving that which is their
1. The reppr. takes the ground that taxation ^ J.
lutios 011 imports or otherwise, is the only
rand legitimate mode of raising revenue.?<
f departure from that system being the pre3
to bankruptcy and rum.
'he report next couies to the second reason
he President, winch is the "exhausted state
he Treasury," and that in this state of the
nces whether it id UiejjiW to give away the
:ecdd from the public lands. This giving
iy, says the report, is but yielding to the
es their own properly, and would be infinitereferable
to give the money, in compliance iI
the cries ot a pinching economy, 40 suckle
ies and dry-nurse the land. To yield theseIs
to the general govcrragjjj, would be the
r irretrievable giving away that whiclirift^
juy ana pernuiousiy uucmptea to oe wrestea^f "*
1 their hands.
'be report goes onto-.stated that nineteen, of
e States,;have by their ardor in the^cause of
rnal improvement, involved" themselves in .
It was notorious thatfHh&greaier portion
bis debt bad been contractejjjjin the improveltd>f
public works and increasing the laciliof
travel and communicotionirom place-toa.
it was no exaggerated estimate of the
ie of these works to say, that the saving of
: labor and expense ot the multitudes who
employing the benefits of these. works, is
e every year than woukl be necessary,to detlie
total cost of tlieir construction. But
c nineteen States have contracted' more JiaiCs
tiian tf.ey are at present able to bear.?
ere should they look relief?* Where
lid they expect to fincl uiat;relief but -in the
pathies ot the Federal; government? To*
l should they look but to the proceeds of-*
own lands, to enable them to pay tlieir
s, and to retrieve them Iroin the present
sure. The measure of relief desired, is
ly ilic distribution among them of their own
erty. *
lm rnnnrt rr>rrrr?1c thrl flip sliOr! tlFTlP allflttTOr?
,,v lfot
not permitted the committee to touch upon
y other important matters, but the majority
ur iu the belief tuat the distribution of the
l'und among the Stales would be infinitely
conducive to the ends of justice, and the
ilrv, tlian lor it to he swallowed up in the
iaole ?rult ot a system ot expenditure like "<*?<
of the last admiiustration, whereat would ^
lH^yjcar, leaving not a mark .behind.
ie report says, it remains now only lor the
ic to take the vote 011 the final passage of
ill, and the committee leave it to the House
termiuc what other measure of relief they
deem necessary and practicable.
... - .. l.o 1?.? 1Q
Jw ICJVUH J'l VV,\5*TU D.U y ilJUl IU1 Ciit KSV i.U
.lis Uic legislative jxiwor 01 Hie llnioji Las
in a state 'of suspended animation?straitby
the cords of Executive dictation.
4. *