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b|> dear t'? him and in* pi.atoiitv, because it Hc^ oil tlx- liav where h<? achieved the notion which iikm it ttl tl?it r?M aid. Tlie corporation of Alba ny, uk well ;ts ilmt of the city of New -York n I - no, made lii m t'iic!) n m unt ?>l u valuable lot, 40 ?hat, to use ln? nwii i". |hv<moii.h, in one mbntlj, Vomit poor li* u tenant, 1. 1! b'-raine a rich man,' l?y the liberality of hi* co iiitrvincii. "No .man, xve fully believe, i,: more wm'tiiy of these gifts n'/il distinctions, lor iiu ir.an will employ hi* fortune more usefully, or enjoy hit distinctions with more manly modesty. than himself. Mix steady mind remain.H the same it was before, nnd neither hv his word.?, his looks, or his actions, can it lie discovered that ho ever varies from that self-balanced consciousness, which is ever the accomr.animcnt of talent, and in never either palpably depressed or exalted by the opinions of others. Tluiugh a married man, he in still voting ; and though a soldier, strict in his deport* fuent. anil exemplary in his piety. He lia? a fine lii-ad. light hnir, complexion, and eyes t and hi* person 'ih tall and dignified. It is, indeed, a source of uncommon uratilicatiou'to think how many of our di.stingoished officers are utiil so von live, that hi! may look to them in many years to come, whenever the situation of this country shall call for their exertions. Few of them arc past the middle age, and many of them, whose names are familiar ton ?. have just readied the period of manhood. They seem, like this coun try ami e\erv thing in it, hearing the stain i> of vigorous youth, and promising yet more than they have ever yet performed. Having annihilated the enemy's force on Chnmplain, captain Macdommgh, now promo ted , requested his recall from that command, as his health was .some what affected by his long stay on the lake, which, at some seasons, is ve ry unhealthy to strangers. Since then he has been in the command of the station at Ports mouth, New-Hampshire, where he now is. ? . Should the passions of men, the interest* of com merce, or the ambition of an enemy a^ain force us into a war, he is one of those to whom we shall look for new exploits : and should the chance of battle again give him nil opportunity for the exercise of skill ami courage, wc feel cou!i(!i??-t the chance wi'l not occur in \ain ; nor rhi* torv of ('hmtplaiu wants its parallel in the ??;" ^':icdwi.ou?:h. POLITICAL. J'itO'iDKNTIAI. ( ANDID.VIKS. rno* riir. nitio* u. MTr.LMni.xrr.n. In selecting the future of tin- I'ni *ed State*. it ccaM's to lie a question. whether Mr. .Monroe possesses the talents m tl e elm -ac ter which arc demanded for that otifvilctl stati oii. A life ot uncommon devotion to hi* coun try. anil a familiarity v ith all the varieties of Ituhlic duty have prepared him fur the icspousi ?le nutation which the great majority of the pemde have determined lie shall sustain. The original strength of :: vigorous mind has tiee.n cultivated by education ami improved by expe rience, and it* distinguishing ?|iialities have been bound into most useful exerci.se by unsuspected integrity mid undeviating honor. * To compare Mich a man with other political luminaries ofthc nation, is invidious and uusa-, tisfactory. He. needs no foil to render his i?a <riotii>m conspicuous. lie needs not that other great men Mhnuld be beaten down to prepare the j pa'b for his elevation. (banting to the high | and honorable character of bin competitors w hat ex er the mobt ardent of their friends catiHeajouH !v demand, disdaining to detract: fronv/ttWr claims, and despising that wrcdatofy warfare which would deck n favorite in (lie plunder and "iMiils of mangled reputation, we have the ha* tisfuction of believing that the .Secretary of State is the favoiite of the people, prima* Inter pare* f with the great men of the country, and destined by natural elevation to be the future PrerijKteiit of (his lining republic. An objection however of no ordinary kind has been started against this gentleman, arising from the circumstance that he it by birth and residence a Virginian. This formidable obstacle, if it had not been so rerionsly urged, we should have placed by the tside of on equally important objection, once made to a candidate in Massachusetts, that he knew not how to dance and that he could not talk I.atin ! - Whether Mr.JVIonroe, who has so long resi ded in Kurope, btyond the rango of state jealou sies and intrigue, ami who, at (lie seat of the na tional Ko\erniuent? must also have been more conversant with national than atate politics, has not long since lost the Virginian in tho Ameri can, is a ouestinn which we do net new atop to decide. The circumstance of his birth is eqtial lv objectionable to his competitor, for Mr. Craw fin <1 also is u native of Virginia ! ? Hut we maintain the proposition that tho na tion as such should know neither local or artifl ei'll boundaries s that for many purposes it ia ft consolidated is well as a confederated empire | thai the geniils and the talenta of its boum are tho property of the public, and the most, able ami distinguished hate the best claim t0 selection ?without being encumbered with narrow consi derations where or how they originated. Tho idea of state favoritism ia unworthy the nation. The confederacy ia composed of to many parts, these parts are grouped into to ma ny sections, A subdivided into somany branch es, that it would he utterly impossible to obtain a fair and honorable president, if it be true he must carry into the chair all the nrejudicea and all the provincial interest* of the place wherf he happened to be born. The destinies of the nation are the destiniea of all its part*. It* character, itx policy, its interests are indivisible. The time liae passed away in which home-bred politicians can make private and circumscribed focal interests, a lever to overthrew tho estab lished system of government. If a statesman ho not aoove the corruption of that vspor which rises every where from local and personal objecta ?if he cannot breath in a purer atmosphere than is generated by the paltry conflicts ot pet ty politics, it is vain to expect from him a mag nanimous or ex tensive system conformable to ? r'fimhhiiiiirftf f *? the character of -this tjsiftg republic* Partiali ties and i?>rsonal objtcfe, everywhere different indeed, arc every where efjufcllyVs strong; ami the remedy for their dclatqrious influence, is not t(? select n new spot for tho nativity of a states man, but to And a man whose mind is tint pene trable 1?y their power ) to find a man who wil| :uot suffer thin mist/ medium to magnify object* of mere local consequence, Into matter* of na lionid conccrn. Tho character of the man and not the place whence ho originates is the otdy guard against this anticipated evil. If it be assumed as a fact that the chief ma gistrate of tho nation either necessarily must or probably will bind himself to the local objects of Itis particular community I if ho is to bo consi dered as a parent to the state to which ho be longs, while the others arc mere stepchildren, and entitled only to the transient care of a guar dian by compulsion, there rises at once an in surmountable obstacle to every effort of liberal ity* and a weapon is put into the hand* of op position, which the most inexpert sciotist of fac tion would know well enough how to wield. - Washington has demonstrated tho possibility of a different result. He was by birth and re sidence a Virginian, yet an American in con duct and character. The idea i* not believed by those who support it. With an impartial eve tho president lias surveyed the great em pire of which It is the chief, and lias drawn in to not inn and distinction the talents and the vir tue of his distinguished citizens from every quarter of the republic, llis probable succes sor will follow the same path | experience lias taught him that political virtue is indigenous to no particular soil, that it flourishes in luxuriance through everv part of the country, lie cannot but know, tfiat no portion of the community have interests at variance with the general weal. To promote the national greatness, is to provide tor the welfare of his own commonwealth, and to secure the jiermanc'it interest* of the repub lic is cpiallv to manifest his regard for the state i wnich :;avo him birth, and the country which is I ti. lie the Mausoleum. rnos rin WA*.|i\oro^ titt wkcklt oaskttr. It in admitted by nil who nrc acquainted with Mr. M' >11 ntc, that he possesses, by nature, a ve ry moderate rapacity. C*<iiiHcr|(teiitly , if liin life k-iil been devoted to* any profession, lie never would have emcrued from obscurity ; without an v ^ti'ot)? traitor originality of miiid i without on'e?-i :.!e ray of genius to light up liin cheerlcss menial In-mi, he would have remained through life, |>loddi>i<f in tfic beaten track, esteemed an a friend and it* an individual* but unknown an a public rhararte-. We speak of this not to the wi-sonnl disparagement of Mr. M. it is not his fault, that ji'ature has not endowed him with promj.t conception, with clear foresight and in tuitive hauarit\ ; and what is ever the result of these qualities', mi independent mode of think in*; and actinir. Nature scatters her favors with a sparing hand ; but we dosay, that the absence of these qualities operates materially to his dia. parngement. when brought forward, as candidate lor the Presidency of #T?e t'nited Htates. The welfare, prosperity and safety of this country depend essentially upon the character of ita clnef magistrate. Mr. M.'s career as a diplo matist, has been most unfortunato. At the court of France, lie was appointed by General Washington, alter tioverneur Morris had been recalled at the request of the Directory. Ne* ver was there a theatre on which the talents of a negotiator might have been more ably display cd j where address, sagacity, coolness and firm ness, were more eminently called for. An able minister (especially with the prepossession* the Directory had for Mr. M. believing him cat-n eatly to nave espoused their cause) would have conciliated the alTections of the French, and at the same time not compromised the honor or in terest of his government. Hut what was the result ? Home fifteen months after his appoint ment, ho was recalled by General Washington, whose forte was judgment, and who was perhaps less actuated by prejudice or passion, tnan any mnn that ever fived. This fact speaks volumes. Not k?a unfortunate was hit mission to St. JameaV&ift hostility to the principal objcct of fie neg&iatiun, in the very teeth of the instruc tions of tho President of the United Htates, a treaty was negotiated, with annexed conditions so humiliating, that Mr. Jefferson refused even to submit it to the inspection of the Heiiate. ? Are these evidences of diplomatic ability and address ? And yot Mr. M. is allowed to be an. honest statesman. It can only be accounted for on the principle of an humble mediocrity of talents, which a* we before said, always cowers under the influence of a master-spirit.? -In France it vya* prince Talleyrand or the duke of Otrnnto } in Knglandthe marquis of Wellcslcy or my lord t'astlereagh. Equally unhappy has been Mr. M.'s political course. A convention of republicans had an nounced Mr. Madison as the presidential candi date | the great republican party approved of tho selection j an unassuming citi/en would have acquiesced in the decision | 'but, 140 ? intrigues are formed with the disaffected j opposition rints arc established | a journey is taken to ic west ) suddenly all opposition ceases j the master spirit waves his wand | and a doubtful case in fco simple, is exchanged for one of a better time in expectancy. *Ve venerate the liamoof Jefferson, but are unwilling in a pros pective of eight years, he should designato us our magistrate, a person in whom he reposed no confidence as a minister. : >Vo have spoken with freedom of Mr. M. we cherish against him no personal hostility, on the contrary/in* possesses our esteem ; his manner* are peculiarly simple, conciliatory, und amiable, and have done much more to procure the per* tonal popularity which is undoubtedly attached to him, than any display of mind or evidences of ability. But when the interests of eight milli ons or people are to be involved, when the very destinies of this country are pending, which we believe liable to be seriously afiectcd by the cha racter of the chief magistrate, it is becomes ne cessary to speik freely and boldly. Mr. Crawford possesses, by nature, strong and original power* of mind, high and honorable feel* fngt, *Jiicb arc Marked in the lineament# ?f bid countenance, and an Independence, which tow er* with hiii ina)e*Jtic form; Yhi* much will net be denleri by his enemies t nor will It b^denied that all hi* power* ere devoted to the oqjpct of btifine** in whlcft he i* engaged. Pleasure ne? ver seduced him from the path of duty to eull one flower, in the *enate, III* power* of debate were eminently tfthibited. Mr. C. he* risen by It}* own exeHi>?n%4tu the eminence on which he now Ht*K.&fc ilo rose from among the people t hi* mn?:.?r? are simple end unassuming I and po man |m>**cssc*, In a higher degree, the res peet and aftcction of hi* friend*. But what at tract* our nttuntion toward*) him, and we be* liove a majority of the republican delegate*, is the forecast of mind, which penetrate* the gloom of futurity | that firmne** fhich will take mea sures of province and precaution to meet event*) that independent, high-minded, feeling, which ii alone worthy the destinies of Ids country. In short, Mr. C. combines ill a higher decree, than any other person we are acquainted with, great tafent* anu experience, with unremitting appli cation, republican simplicity with iufloxible firmness, stern integrity with devoted patrio tism t and wo therefore* think him better quali fied than any man we know, to Ih) nrosident of the U. 8. The noxt 8 years will undoubtedly be fruitful of great events : It is not improbable that the neeond Punic War may comincnco with in flint time { and let us piaro at our head a man who possesses " mm* mina insanocorporef * u vigorous constitution with a determined pur ple nfsoul. CONCII KHH. IIOL'SK UK ilKF UK.H KNT ATI V KS. .Honihn/, Mtirfh 18. Mr. IjOwikIch from the committee of W oys ntul Means, reported a bill supplementary to t>iv bill laying a direct tax ) anil a bill for the distribution of one hundred thousand dollars among the captors of the Algerine vesa^s, which were captured and rcstoreu to tlic Hey of Al giers; which bills were severally twice read and committed. 1 'I'he House, on motion of Mr. I*owndcs, re solved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to abolish the existing duties on spirits distilled within the United States, and to lav o. ther duties on distillation in lieu thereof. The bill proposes to change the duty from a tax on tlic product to a tax on th*cai>acity of the still, and to reduce the existing duties 50 per coot. The principle of the bill, the amount of duty, &c. were discussed at large, and fully reported, when the subject wa* fewru the House in the shape of a resolution/ vjrcpiw {tol by the commit teo cf Ways and MWfyj$> jlwjuotion of Mr. Lowndes the bill wasko (jmjlMftf.ju 'to defct the expiration of the existiM3Qkjea to the .10th of June next, instead of tjfeCRfto' of March, as proposed I >y the bill. Mr^Dmkles proponed an amendment to the bill, >3HHkct of which was to sild lOO per cent. iM^Hni)t< t)ia present duty on tlic c?p?clt^B>iilll on ll? ceiisus for one year, and to wjflftr price of li censes for short periods beanHLamc propor tion as the duty imposed on tnJtlicenso for u year ; this motion produced considerable dis cussion, and was Anally sjftj^ed to, 04 to 54. ? On motion of Mr. ltoss, tr&.hill was amended by striking out tho provision which remitted to siills wholly crnplt^) edili distillation from roots, halt' the duties to which they would otherwise be subjected. After some further amendment, not aftectihg any principle, tho committee rote, reported progress, obtained leave to sit again, and the house adjourned. Turtday, March tS>. On motion of Mr, Bassett, " Resolved, That a committee be appointed by this house, to join such committee as may be appointed by the Se nate, to consider and report what business wilt demand th$ attention or Congress prior to an adjournments and also when such adjournment may probtwr take place. The blll'ffom tho Henate respecting the lato oflicers and crow ol the sloop of war \\ asp t was twico read and referred to the naval committee. The house then Again resolved itself into u committee of the whole, Mr. Hreckenridge in the chair, on the bill respecting the duties on dintiUution. Aftci discussing various amend* incuts, the committee got through the bill, rose and reported it to tlic house, when its de tails underwent a further investigation, and Uie bill was linally ordered to lie engrossed as a mended and read a third time'to-morrow. tt'rthirirfop, ?1f?i rth 00. Me. Calhoun from the committee on the Na tional Currency, reported a bill to regulate the currency within the I'. States of the jjold coins of Great Britain, Portugal, France and Spain, and the crown of Fram e, and the live franc pieces of Napoleon ; which was twice read and committed. Mr. Clarke of Ky. from the committee ap pointed on that subject, reported a bill for or f:aiii'/.iug, classing and arming the militia, and or calling them lo? #h to execute the la\ls, &c. j which was twice read and committed. The bill from the Senate further extending the time for issuing and locating military land warrants, was twice read and referred. * The engrossed bill to abolish the existing du ties on dutillation, and to impose other (lutieit thereon, was read the third time and passed, by yeas and nayx, II H to 1.1. The House then, on motion of Mr. Lowndes, went into a committee of the whole, Mr. IJreck enridge in the chair, on the Mil to repeal the du ties on household furniture, and on gold and silver watches ; to which no amendment being oflered the committee proceeded to take up the bill to regulate the Tariff, which having been read through, and taken up by sections < Mr. Mining pioposcd to amend tlieVdl by striking out the clause which imposes a duty of 83 per { cent ad valorem on imported woollen and cot ton manufactures of all descriptions, and to sub stitute a provision imposing a tax of .1.1 1*3 per cent on manufactures of cotton and ?4 per cent on those of wool. After some debate tfie coin* mittee rose, withottt deciding on Mr. 8'?. on, reported the .bill to repeal the tax on f tare am) watches, which was ordered io b? ?;ro*sedTor ? thiru reeding > and obtained o?ut again on the bill to regulate tho Tot The House, on motion of Mr. Johnson ol rpsolved itrtcli iuto e committee of the w on the bill to organise a fcen'l stafTfor the a ?Amotion was made by Mr., Taylor of ? tostriko from the bill the clause which pro for the retention of cerftdn staff officers win been provisionally retained by the Preside tho IT. State* since tho time of reducing tli mv to the peace Cfltabli*limout. After d? Mr. Taylor** motion was decided in tho ) tive. iho committee have gone thro' tfoo bill, proceeded, on motion of Mr. Jolmso take up the bill to establish an additional J tary Academy t which having been read. Pickering said it had occurred to him that visions might be incorporated into Udabtlt v would make it much more useAd, by extol, it to naval as well an military young men ) Wen I Point would in his opinion lie a proper ation for the instruction or both, he hadpren a substitute for tho present bill, which* with mission, he would read. Mr. Pickering oli ah an amendment to the bill, a substitute, bracing in detail the view substantially state him | which was received without objec and Hubseiiently the House ordered it t printed. No other motion being made, thCl >* mittee rose fk reported tiie bills with their n v ill amendments i which were successive! gfeed foby the House. Mr. Johnson had r. ? an unsuccessful motion in committee, to a ' section to the bill authorising the Prcsiden tin* United States to employ ffOOO dollars, ii purchase of certain military charts and sur\ owned by Wiliiam Tatham. Mr. Nelson ot now renewed this motion, and it was fir carried, ayes 48, noes 44. The bill was ordered to be engrossed, & tho House e^Jour 7*?rtH March 21 . On motion of Mr. Forsyth, M Renolvrd, the committee of Ways and Means be instr ed to enquire into tho expediency ofincreo the annual allowance of Ministers of the Ui States to foreign nations, and of allowing a al salaries to the consuls of the United Stat Foreign ports." . Tho engrossed bill to repeal the dutiei household furniture and watches t and the grossed bill for the liquidation of certain cli (in cases of lost voucher* i) were severally the third time and passed, the former by a si J majority. The engrossed bill to organize a general for the army, was read the third time. Taylor of N". Y. moved that it be re -co mini to flte military committee, which was agre< ? aves 50, mtcs 49. 'He Tariff. ? The House then again reso itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Ur. onridge in the chair, ou tho bill to regulate SENATE. Month,*,. March 18. The engrossed bill for the relief of the flu vor* of the officers and crew of the late si of war Watip, wan read a third time, pas wml sent to the other house for concurrence The Senate rexumed the consideration of resolvu proposed by Mr. 8nnfor?\, embroclnj amendment to the Constitution, to make Judaea removable from office on the vote of thirds of both Houses of Congress, with consent of the President, flcei The bill to provide for the indemnification it private losses of property employed in the \ > lie service, in its amended shape, (unintr to ? stitute a ltoard of Commissioners to nudit ? - ? settle claims of this description) was forthe mended, and at length ordered, with Its vari amendments, to he rend a third time. On motion of Mr. I<nn?ck. the committer so much of the President'* Message as reh to roads and canals, were instructed to enur. into the ex|?edicncy of making a j;reat inilit or national r<Mid from Washington, Pcnusyl nia, to 8audusky Ray. Tutnlay , Murrh 19, The following motion, tmbinittAd yesterday Mr. Wilson, was agreed to. " //?W iv</, 'i' the message of the President of the Uni States, of tlie Oth in?t. transmitting a statcei of the militia of the (J i?itc?l States, according the latest returns be referr cil to the militia c< mittee, with iuMtructinns to deviso and rep such provisions As may be necexsary and ex dient to ensure the annual returns of the m tia of the several Ma to, now required by Is to be made by their respective adjutant genen to tho War-HCportment of the I nited Htute*. The Senate nrocccded to consider the amei iiientM of the House of Representatives to t bill 44 relative to evidence in caves of nature /.ation," and, agreed thereto. [This bill, whi now oidy awaits tho approbation of the Pre dent, requires the production of a ceitifia and report of registry* and a certificate of t Prothnutary, at the time of making in court declaration of intention to Income a citi/.et and that the Ave years residence, previous application to become a citizen, shall be prov by the outli or nfllrmation of citi/ms of the Ci tod States, to be named in the record of adm ?tion as witnesses.] The bill from the House of Representative providing for the compensation of persons who Kroncrty has been lost, captured or dfstroyt V the enemy, while it) the military service' r the United States, was read the third time an pasted, with amendments, 'Hie bill from the House of Representative making further provision for militantjeNicc during the late war, and for other puqffits, be ing taken up, Mr.YVilson offered atiamendmen ?before deciding on which, the committee rote 1 Mtrth 20. The bill making further compensation for mi litary services during the late war, was taken up Mr. Rurbour moveda new section to the Mil, embracing * land bounty to disbanded officer* . ..