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putting1 the fanatics down, and putting an
-end to this most unnatural war. These,
then, arc my motives. These are my obhp0
. jocfc?. I go for ike supprsssioii of abolition.
'a. I go to maintain the just rights of the South,
I without invading the rights of others. I go
t to obtain a direct vote upon the whole eub^
joct of the abolition of slavery, without being
involved in constitutional contests upon
any other points. In one word, I go for a
decisive settlement of this question in the
? maimer that 1 houestly think will best mainlain
the rights of the South, and the peace
and perpetuity of this Union. Anil as I do
sincerely believe that the adoption of my
resolutions, accompanied by a firm but
temperate report, will produce these blessed
results, so I shall esteem myself truly hapT
py if I shall be the humble instrument of
giviijg cflrctual and permanent repose to
the South, (to which I am attached by every
lie that can bind the heart of man to his natal
soil.) and also accomplish the great object
of placing this Union once more upon
a firm, and solid, and immoveable foundation.
Mr. Hammond said it was unpleasant
to difflr with any gentleman from the South
on a question of such importance as this,
but peculiarly so to differ from a colleague
on a question involving the interests of our
constituents so deeply. [Mr. Pinckney said
his colleague had mistaken him ; they did
not differ on principle.] Mr. 11. said, sir.
we do differ, differ vitally on principle. I
consider the gentleman's proposition as
abandoning the high, true, and only safe
ground of our rights, to throw ourselves upon
the cxpcdiencj of this House. With re.
gard to the motives of my colleague, upon
which he has so largely descanted, whatever
may be my opinion of them, 1 will not express
it here. It would not become the dignity
of this House, nor my own.
This much I will say, that every member
of this House knows that these propositions
of the gentleman arc such as would have
been cordially hailed by every friend of the
al>olitionists at any period of this session.
We might at any time have had peace on
these terms if we had condescended to accept
it.
As to the newspaper article of which he
sneaks, I know nothing ?f it until I saw it in
the paper; but so fur as mv recollection of
it serves we, it contains notfiing calumnious
or unjust.
I was not prepared for a renewal of these
resolutions to-day. I thought that the exhibition
of Southern feeling on them the other
day, and the entreaties of his colleagues,
had induced the gentleman to abandon them;
I regret to find myself mistaken. What
docs he propose ? That this House shall
say tliey have 110 power over the subject of
slavery in the States. He promises himself
great advantages to result from this. Is he
so ignorant as not to know that no man,.
woman, or child in these United States entertains
a doubt upon this subject? Not
one of the abolitionists themselves, in any
portion of the country, has ever attempted
to raise the question. On the contrary, they
nave- every wuere given n, uj? m nuns, uim
are we of the South, of South Carolina, to
make this new point and invite them to attack
it?- The gentleman promises peace
and harmony from such a course. Sir, his
constituents, as devoted as they are to peace
and harmony, will not sustain him in bringing
it to tliem at the expense of the sacrifice
of their most valuable rights. When this
question is made, it can be decided only by
arms, and the People of the South will laugh
to scorn any decision of -this House upon
it I entertain no higher respect for it, and
for tlie gentleman's proposition, myself.
The resolution referring all the matters on |
this subject heretofore before the House to a
select committee, is giving up the ground on
which we have been contending this whole
session. We deny the power of this House
to act upon the subject at all, and desire to
exclude it entirely and forever from these
walls. My colleague calls upon you to legislate
upon it, and thereby yields you the
}>o\vcr to act upon it. Sir, in the name of
those with whom I act, I protest against it.
He alluded to what was done in 1700. Circumstances
have greatly changed since then;
there were not then 100,000 disciplined
troops embarked in their incendiary project;
there were no societies formed for the express
purpose of pressing it to an issue
1 1 ?-? . ?:
Willi luryu sum's auu siuum*|ui;ssus tu mui,
command. It was tlicn a mere speculativcr
question ; it is now a practical one of feartul
import. We must adopt a stronger and
more decided remedy.
What good, sir, did the reports of 1790
do ? Let the present situation of our
affairs answer. The report now sought
for will be about as effectual. The gentleman
no doubt has in his possession the materials
of a splendid Sunday Mail report, for
that is the thing which seems to haunt the
imaginations of some members of this
House.
Mr. Pinckney explained, and said that
he had no such purpose, and he intended, if
the resolution passed, to ask to be excused
from serving on the committee, and turn it
over to other hands.
Mr. II. said he wished his colleague had |
manifested the same dclicacv with regard to I
the resolutions themselves^ and permitted !
any other person to have brought them in.
iBut as l*e had proposed this measure, it
would be great injustice to himself and to
; tlie country to permit him to refuse to perfeet.it.
I hope he will not repudiate his
CWux)iFspring. Sir, what magic docs the j
gentleman suppose a report like this is to ]
possess ? Ltoos he think that he can paste
.it 0:1 his shield, and that, like the Gorgon's
head, it will turn ajl to stone who look upon i
if? I can assure him it will be powerless 1
witli Tappan, Garrison, and the rest of the
gang. They tfiH not. regard it in the least, s
They have tasted blood, and arc too kern s
upon the scent to be deterred by any thing
that can be put on paper, no matter what i
rlnrtorical excellencies it may possess. c
The gentleman says be wishes by this f
.means to preserve the Union. I should a
like to know how long it is since that gen- p
tlpman learned to preach homilies on the t
f'nion. [Mr. P;v,T\rv. AllmyL'ie.] Yr?, [4
i
sir, we arc all for the Union; but if it can \
only bo maintained at the sacrifice of our j
rights,that gentleman is very much mistaken
if he thinks his consitituents will aid
him in that sacrifice. Sir, those are not the
best friends of the Union who are always
preaching it up to us; and when I here a
person here or elsewhere put the " Union"
in the foregroundofhis argument, I always
suspect he means to give it some secret
stab. And, sir, I believe the adoption of,
the gentleman's plan of settling this contro-j
versy will give it one of the most fatal blows i
it has ever yet received. For I can assure
this House that a Union based upon the
principles of that resolution cannot stand.
We cannot give up rights, and consent to j
*' tmur wiJ/_ Wf? Can
now ourproj?cii? ^ ?
not give up the Constitution, and consent to
repose our all upon the tender mercies of
this House, to be withdrawn whenever they
may deem it expedient.
The gentleman Says' he wishes to avoid
discussion. It is very clear tnat his resolutions
will produce a contrary effect. They
throw the door wide open for discussion.
They do more. By thus entertaining respectfully
these incendiary petitions and acting
upon them, we shall encourage the abolitionists
to persevere in their efforts. They
arc not men to be deterred by a defeat of
this sort. They will consider it a great point
gained, if they can get Congress to take up
their petitions, and institute a grave legislative
action on them. The fanatics will rejoice,
heartly rejoice, to see these resolutions.
Mr. Speaker, I do not desire to impugn
the motives of gentlemen from the South,
who have voted to introduce these resolutions.
I hope they arc good. I hope we
all desire to effect the same object. But,
sir, in the name of those I represent, and
those with whom I have the honor to act,
I solemnly protest against them. I protest
against them as conceding to this House a
power lo legislate upon this subject, which
I deny. I protest against them as weakening
our position by making a new question
before the country, which is now considered
as settled in our favor. I protest against
theni as opening a wide, range for the discusion
of this subject. I protest against
them as encouraging abolition ; and, finally
I protest against them as abandoning the
high and true grounds upon which only it
becomes the ?outh to place herself in this
great and vital controversy.
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[ 1 nc rveounuiuii iuuvcu uy iui. *. nus
adopted, in the end clause by clause each
clause being separately voted upon.]
Abstract of the Proceedings of the
Twcnty-I ourth Congress# First Ses<
sion.
IN SENATE.
February 11.
On motion of Mr. Tyler the Senate took
up a bill providing that the United States
assume tlie debts contracted by the cities
of Washington, Alexandria, and George,
town, in Hollaad by borrowing money to expend
upon the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
After some debate the bill was recommitted.
Friday, Feb. 12.
On motion of Mr. Ewing the bill appropriating
for a limited time the proceeds of
the public lands, was taken up and made the
order of the day for Wednesday next.
The memorial from Pennsylvania for
nK/\l?ti/vn At M-tic inl'pn iin. find Mr. Moore
auuilliv/li W\'#J II ?u ??? ?? - ?? ??
of Alabama spoke against receiving it, and
Mr. King of Georgia on the opposite side.
Mr. Calhoun expressed regret at the views
of Mr. King. After some further remarks
from Messrs. King, Calhoun and Buchanan
the Senate adjourned.
The Senate did not meet on Saturday.
Monday, Feb. 15.
The principal part of this day was consumed
in discussing the slavery petitions.
Messrs. Tallmadgc, Swift, and Niles spoke
in favor of receiving the petitions. Mr. N.
apologised for reading his speech.
Feb. 16.
Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported a bill to change the times
* * ? i.i r a _ r
lor tne assembling ana tnc aujournmeni 01
Congress; which was read a ilrst time, and
ordered to a second reading.
[This bill fixes the day for the meeting
of Congress for the first Monday in November,
every year, and the termination of the
first session for the second Monday in May,
unless otherwise ordered by joint resolution.]
The bill to authorize an experiment to be
made of an iron steamboat by J. G. Lamar.
Ordered to a third reading.
Mr. Benton's resolutions were taken up
and after various motions to amend and lay
on the table, they were finally adopted by
a unanimous vote, so modified as to mean
nothing more than so much of the public
revenue as mav be nenossarv to ho setnnnrt
for the general defence of the countrv.
Feb.' 19.
Mr. Preston offered the following resolution
; which lies one day for consideration :
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Library be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of purchasing the Library of the
late Count Boutourlin, of Florence, for the
Library of Congress.
HOtTSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, Feb. 11.
The day was mostly taken up in discussing
the bill making apppropriations for the
Navy.
Thursday. Feb. 12.
The bill for the relief of sufferers by fire
n New Y ork, was made the order of the day
'or Tuesday next.
Mr. Ingersoll, with the unanimous consent
of the House, offered the following resolution
:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
library be instructed to cause a marble bust
>f the late Chief Justice Marshall to be pretared
by an artist of merit and reputation,
ind to be placed in the chamber of the Suireme
Court of the United States, in a posiion
corresponding with that of the bust of
he late Chief Jasfico Jar. Adopted. i
On Incrtioii df Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana,
it was
RcsoheiU That the Committee tor tiie
District of Columbia be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of making an appropriation
for the erection of a lilnutic asylum in
the city of Washington.
Saturday, February 13.
(>1 motion of Mr. Reynolds, of Illinois,
Resoled, Tliat the committee on Roads
and Canals be instructed to inquire into the
expediency of making an appropriation of
money or land to improve the great mail
stage road from Louisville in Kentucky, by
Vinccnncs, in the State of Indiana, through
the State of Illinois to St. Louis, in Missouri,
and of making an appropriation of land, or
the pre-emption of land to the Central Rail
Road oompany, in the State of Illinois 4">
aid in the construction of said road from
the Illinois river, at the termination of the
canal, to the mouth of the Ohio river.
On motion ot Mr. ">. w imams,
Resolced, That the Committee of \Y ays
and Means be instructed to inquire into the
expediency and propriety of passing a law
distributing the surplus revenue now in the
Treasury, and the surplus revenue that may
hereafter be in the Treasury, among the
several States, according to the federal population
of each State, tor the purpose of internal
improvement and education.;
Mr. W ise submitted the following:
licsolccd, That a select conimijtec, consisting
of live members, with power to send
for persons and pajiers, be appointed to inquire
into the" amount of Government pa'ronagc
to the public press in the District of
Columbia, and into the policy and expediency
of separating the Government patronage
from the public press, and to report, by bill
or otherwise, the means of so doing.
Mr. Ashley offered a resolution to nppronri.nfo
nnn section of land to each College
and Univer??:y in the United States. And
Mr. Underwood a joint resolution proposing
sundry amendments to the Federal
Constitution. 1. That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall be elected annually by both
Houses of Congress; and in case of vacancy
the duties of the office shall be performed
by some other officer of the Department.
2. That the tenure of all offices not
provided for in the Constitution and the
made of removal from office, shall be regulated
by Congress. 3. Members of Congress
shall not be appointed to office on the
nomination of the President or the Secretary
of the Treasury, sooner than two years
after the expiration of the term for which
they were elected.
Feb. 16.
After spending most of the day upon unimportant
business, and particularly a motion
to print a letter addressed by W. T. Barry,
late Post Master General, to the House in
his defence, against the report of a committee,
the bill for the relief of sufferers by Arc
in Now York was taken up, the motion being
to strike out the first proviso. Mr. Philips
snoke at great length in defence of the bill,
and the House adjourned.
Feb. 18.
A bill was passed for paying the volun.
teers and militia in the United States service.
Considerable time was spent upon the New
York relief bill, without any linal decisior.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.
February* 8.
" Mr. Adams was in the Senate chamber
to-day, but oh, how changed. Time was,
when every Senator hastened to greet him
when he entered the chamber, respect and
veneration gleaming from every eye, and eloquent
in every gesture. To-day he walked
round the chamber, and none so mean to
do him homage. His countenance was pale,
and sickened over with" a pale cast, his body
was bent; and his step faltering. Mr. Southard
seemed to be the only Senator who recognized
the Ex-president, who evidently
shunned contact with Mr. Webster, and
walked across the Senate chamber that he
might not fall into his way. The purpose
of his visit was to have some motion made
by one of the Senators from Massachusetts.
After waiting sometime, Mr. Davis came in,
and Mr. Adams went ur> to his seat.
received a cold but civil salute, explained
his business retired, unnoticed, as lie had entered.
I could have wept over the wreck
of greatness."
From the Correspondence.
of the Courier and Enquirer.
Feb. loth.
When Mr. Briggs presented a memorial
for the abolition of slavery he moved its reference
to that Select committee which had
been appointed under the resolution of Mr.
Pinckney, at South Carolina, and to which
all petitions and memorials which had heretofore
been offered,or might hereafter be prescntcd"
were ordered to bo committed. Mr.
Wise raised a question of order on the validity
of this prospective action ofthe House
upon subject matters oflcgislation not actually
in its possession; and commented very
severly upon the resolution itself and upon
the subject which it designed to secure. He
said he did not consider the question of
abolition settled, nor did he believe that it
could be settled by any evasive resolution,
That subject was yet upon the tapis and
should continue to be so as long as he could
raise his voice in defence of the rights of
the Southern people. The ltesolu.
tion of Mr. Pinckncy had given that
as a boon to the South which the South
might at any moment have had by demanding
it. The South had been arraigned
by a Southern man. Mr. Wise hissed and
spurned him as a deserterfrom his principals'
Such were thc*exact words as I under stood
[hem.
The cries for " order" bacamc loud and
:umultous. Mr. Wise was directed to take
lis scat; the Speaker said that the words
kvere personal therefore, out of order?and
hat Mr. Wise could not be permitted to
iroceed unless by . special consent of the
idouse. The words, in writing were called
or. They were taken down as understood
>ythe Speaker and Afr.Wise was called upon
affirm or deny them. Mr. Wise denied;
hat the words as taken down w re the pre.'
j cisc words used by him. I 1? did not unde:
take to say, what irerr, the precise Words, bi
did undertake to say that the words take
mere not the precise words"
Alter a scene ot much excitement ar
disorder, Mr. Wise rose, by premission <
the House, to explain the words he had v
tcrcd* lie said lie did not intend to mal
I personal attack upon Mr. Pinckncy; C?<
I only knew what his motive had been*
there was a Judas Iscariotirt this House wl:
had received his thirty pieces of silver M
Wise knew it not*
Mr. Pinckncy rose hastily from his sc
interrupted Mr. Wise and said that the mr
ter was progressing too far. lie had bori
as long as any man could bear and he be
ged permission of the I (otise to say a wor
The Speaker said he could be permitted
proceed, provided Mr. A Vise would vie
i the floor. That gentlemen refused to <
so and proceeded in his explanation. I
wished to be distinctly understood both 1
the I louse and Mr. Pincknov himself tf
he intended no attack upon that gcntlem
and no personal insult to him : he had
right to characterise acts of legislation hci
IIo did so: and in so doing he hissed t
gentleman as a deserter from the principi
of the South. Mr. Pinckncy appealed
the House to hear him: it was hard
should not be jiermitted to say a syllable
reply to the wanton unprovoked and unji
tillable attack which had been made up
him. Put the House could not be indue
to consent. The Speaker decided that n<
withstanding the explanation of Mr. Wi
his words were out of order and that he coi
not proceed but by permission of the Hou:
Mr. Wise ap|>ealed but withdrew his app
on the request of Mr. Bell,who suggested tl
the point could best be settled by taking i
question, "Shall the gentleman from V
ginia be permitted to proceed?" '1
House decided this question in favor of J
Wise, by a vote of one hundred and clci
Yeas against ninety-two Nays.
Upon this decision, points of order ca
up thicker and faster than before. (
member had no sooner announced tl
" he rose to a noint of order." than his u
? ? I , t.
door neighbor requested that he might
made to sit down whilst he raised his pc
oforder. The result was that finally,
one knew whether he stood on his head
his heels; and each was appealing 10
friend to come between hiin and his w
lest they should founder for ever. We si
ceeded however between four and five
getting up an adjournment since which ti
I have not attended to the slightest avocat
without entertaining serious doubts wlietl
I was net out of order iu doing so.
From the same.
W ashington, D. C. Feb. 17th 163G,
In the Senate, this morning, we have 1
another, and most powerful display of Sou
ern eloquence. Alter the completion ot
usual morning business Mr. Benton's re
lution, appropriating the surplus revenue
the United States, to tiic Military defence
the country was called up. It was expec
that Mr. Clay's land bill would be the si
jeet of discussion and although tlie went
was unfavorable, yet the hope of hearing
highly gifted orator of the West (Mr. CI
caused the galleries to be filled at an ca
hour, with boa uty and fashion.
Mr. Wright, of New York, being entit
to the floor, addressed the chair in supp
of tko resolution of [Mr. Benton.] 'I
speech was quite as able cs could be re
onably expected, in favor of a propes' ion
perlectly ridiculous. In the course ot
remarks, Mr. Wright expresed his en!
confidence that our difficulties w
France were now finally adjusted.
Mr. Calhoun replied, in his usual scnt<
tious and logical manner. lie was oppos
to appropriating more than was ab6olut<
necessary, and than could be advantageoi
ly expended during the recess of Congre
for fortifications, &c. The Navy lie cc
sidcred the groat arm of national defen<
He referred to the conduct of the Preside
as having violated all the pledges up
which he came into power. He spoke
the Albany Regency and " spoils party"
terms which you and every New Yorli
will understand when I assure you, that
did them ample justice and nothing 'moi
His speech was such as might have been a
ticipated from Jno. C. Calhoun.
Mr. Wall, of New Jersey, folowcd in ti
fence of Gen. Jackson, ilis manner
rather prepossessing and courteoi
He cxprcsssd his astonishment, n
onlv the attack upon the Presidei
I but at the language which it had bo
made, [Mr. Calhoun interrupted, ai
requested him to repeat the language. ]Mr.
Wall replied, that nothing could indu
i him to repeat it in that place. He assum
rather a loty bearing and threatening po:
He occupied the tloor only a few minute
made no reference to the motion under co
sideration, and seemed to have 110 other 0
ject in view but to record his name as 01
of the Executive Champions and Knigli
which I believe he has not heretofore fc
mally done within the Senate walls.
Mr. Prrstmi then rose and delivered oi
of his most able and cutting addresses.
Mr. Calhoun's remarks were calculated
excite the feelings of the gentleman fro
New Jersey, I will not say what ought
have been the effect of Mr, Preston's. II
speech electrified the whole gallery,
was a most splendid pieces of bold dcclam
lion; fearles denunciation ; biting sarcasr
and unanswerable charges, against Gei
Jackson of perfidy to his party, and infidel
ty to the constitution and the country. I:
protested most solemnly against the attcm
of the gentlemen from New Jersey (M
Wall) to restrict the freedom of debate, ai
to require of independent citizens that the
should fall down and worship a rnolte
calf.
Maine.?Legilation Extraardury.?Tl
Kennebec Journal states that Mr. Holme
of Alfred, introduced an order into tl
House of Delegates of Maine, directing tl
purchase of a Bible and a Dictionary f<
the use of member?. Mr. Holmes sal
r- that, " when members arc sitting here, doing
i\t nothing but looking at each other, it might
in bo well to look at the Bible a little. A Dietionary
was always necessary." A motion
id was made that the order lie on the table,
of which was lost; and an amendment was
it- i then made so as to make the order read
ve "two Bibles" and "two Dictionaries," in
jd which shape it passed.
If
io roreign.
r? Liverpool, Jan. 9, 1S3G,
The Demand this morning for Cotton is
nl good,
it110
From a Liverpool Circular of the 9th.
g- We have had a very animated enquiry
d. for Cotton throughout this week which hoito
ders have met freely, at a moderate advance
Id say 1-8 a 1-S generally, but more particuJo
larly on the better descriptions of botli
Ic American and Brazil,
IV _ _
Mexico,?The following decrees have
been promulgated by the Mexican Gova
errnent, and ordered to be enforced,
c. W Ait and Navy Department.
lie Circular.?The Goverment lias received
lis information that, in the United States ol
to North America meetings are called for the
he avowed purpose of getting up and fitting
in out expeditions against the Republic of Mexjs
ico, in order to send assistance to the rebels,
on foster the civil war, and inflict upon our
ed country all the calamities by which it is fob
ot. lowed. In the United States, our ancient
sc, ally, expeditions are now organized similai
jld to that headed by the traitor Jose Antonic
sc. Mejia, and some have even set out for Texas,
cal They have been furnislied with every kint
hat of ammunition by means of which the re
the volted colonies arc enabled to resist oik
'ir. fight the nation from which they never hav<
'he received but immense gratuitous benefits
l/r. The goverment is also positively infonne<
r,cu that these acts, condemned by the wisdon
U1 lliv lan S VI HIV V lllivu oiuiv.o UIV uigu IV
me ported by the general govcrmcnt with whicl
)nc the best intelligence and greatest harmon}
liat still prevail. However, as these adventure?
ext i have succeeded in escaping the penalities
be 1 inflicted by the laws of their own country, i
,int becomes necessary to adopt measures fo
no their punishment. His Excellency, tlx
or President ad interim, anxious to represi
his these aggressions which constitute not ouh
its, an offtnee to the sovereignty of the Mexico!
no- nation but also to an evident violation o
in j international laws as they arc generally ad
me opted has ordered the following decrees t<
ion be enforced :
icr 1st. Foreigners landing 011 the coast 0
the republic or invading its territory by lan<
! armed and with the intention, of attacking
i our country, will be deemed pirates am
1 a/, ahaK 1 r\C r>t\ win
! UUull nllii iio auv>ii9 v^uig v>iu/a-iio ui nv n?
| tion presently at war with the Republic an(
lad j fighting under no re:ognised flag,
'th* I 2d. All foreigners who will import eithe
the j by sea or land, in the places occupied b}
so\ the rebels, either amis or ammunition o!
any kind for the use of said rebels, will b<
* ?l j deemed pirates and punished as such.
ttxl i I send you these decrees that you ma}
nb- i cause them to be fully executed.
her i * TORNEL.
the J Mexico, 30th Dec. 183o.
mj) To the miilitary commander of Tarn
r,y aulipas.
(A true copy,) COMEZ.
led
ert . FLORIDA,
he Savannah, Feb. 18.
as" We understand that there will be in Flo.
so rida, in all this month, an army, of betwccr
h,s four and five thousand men, viz from Gcor
gin, two regiments or one brigade, of 148C
rth men, about one half mounted ; a like force,
mounted and foot, from South Carolina:
?n- a regiment of foot, (740 men) from Alabama
>cd and say 900 regulars, including 100 dra
ety goon recruits expected from New York,
is- This force is exclusive of the gallant vol
ss, unteers, who, some weeks ago, hnstenei
>n- from Savannah, and Charleston for the sjie
zc. cial defence of Picolata and St. Augustine,
;nt and who will probably soon be honorablv
on discharged.
' Tallahassee, Feb. 11.
111 Our troops at Camp Brown (near this
jC^ place) are beginning to assume a formidable
ie appearance. Seven hundred stand of arms
;C" were received here on Sunday last, from Au,n*
gusta, Georgia, under a mouuted escort and
. placed in the hands of men who are eagei
to use them against our savage foe.
is* On Friday, three hundred U. S. troops
ot and volunteers embarked on board the steam
nt, ship David Brown for Florida. The odicers
cn were, Lt. Colonel Twiggs, commanding,
nd Major Sands and Lear, Litutenants Buch?
anan and Scott, and Asst. Surgeon Leacc
venworth.
A company of eighty, under the command
rt* of G'apt. Malon, we" understand, will ems
> bark to morrow in a vessel cleared for this
n- purpose, and at the risk of Mr. J. W.
b" Zacharic.
; Dr. J. S. M'Farlandis recruiting a force
1 s of three hundred men, who will be ready in
r* a few days. The city council has appropriated
to fitting out this corps five thousand
11C dollars, and the legislature, it is hoped and
M believed, will give a further sum of fifteen
1? thousand.
m When these men shall all have embarked,
to selfish' New Orleans will have furnished upis
wards of one thousand men, armed and
It equipped to defend and protect our brothers
u* of F lorida.?iV. U. True American Ut/i inst.
n,
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Wyatt to a friend
|i. in East l'lorkJo, dated,
[e Tallahassee, Feb. 1.
pt There lias been a fatal error on the part
r. of Government in relation to the strength of
id these Indians, and the facilities which they
;y have for procrastinating the war. The
in whole strength of the Indians cannot now
be estimated at les^than 4000 effective warriors
including the negroes. The country
le [ they will occupy, Is about 300 miles long
s, j and 125 broad ; two thirds of which (the
ic I centre) is covered with a chain of Lakes
ic | studded with Islands and almost endless
:>r i glades and chequered with lagoons and deep
id ' na-\M-A -'1111 s making in all directions in
to the sea archod over as it were with tnata
of evergreens and high grass. That part
which is out of water or rather subject to
a partial inundation may bo considered ~ >
classed as follows: Sj?ots of open pine
woods, thick evergreen scrubs and grassy
glades, and now and then high and fertile
hammocks. The open pine woods offer
an incxhaustablc quantity ofcompty or arj
row root, an excellent substitute for bread,
and easily prepared. The high hamoefct,
a variety of fruits, whilst the waters every
where arc filled with fish and fowl, and the
whole forest with wild game. "V .j
Three years ago when I examined this
country, I wet with cla?9 of Indians in towns
and at fisheries, who seemed to know noth~,
ing about any white people except Spaniards
with whom they are intermixed. The Span-^
| lards uavmg squaws for wives and the W*l
dian men and half-breeds engaged as fishermen
and sailors. Many of those Indian^ I'
was told were excellent sailors and well acquainted
on the coast of Cuba. That they
had irequently passed in their krge canoes *
j at a favorable time from the Keys to tbati
' Island. From these focts, and the strOflg
. partiality they have had for these Spanish
| fisherman, I should not bc^ surprised if they
I are not fed up with the vain liopo of finally
escaping to some of these Wyst Uplands,
with all their negroes. * 4
Ifthose Indians arc not encompassed on
. the land side by block-houses, and on thor
water by armed vessels or boots, so as to'" \
break up all communication between them
> and these Spanish fishermen and our rana*.
, way negroes they may keep up a potty war
II witli us for the next five years, as roweH,
1 flin r?o 1nKi<ntivl Plii^r incullinrrli' tnlil tbft
1 Agent lie could do, a short time before
2 hostilities commenced.
Very Respecifully, your obedient servant,
1 british house of commons.
?
1 From a late London Paper.
Scenes in the House.?I shall allude to
3 only one more scene of this kind. It ocs
currcd towards tlie close of last session.
t An honorable membfp, whose name I sup* j
r press, rose amidst the most tremendous up.
2 roar, to address the House. Ho spoke, J
s and was received, as near as the confusion it
J enabled me to judge, as fellows: 44 I rise, 4
i sir?(ironical cheers, mrogicd with all sorts |
f of zoological sounds)?1- rise, sir for fee f
purpose of stating that I have (' oh T oh!? ?
? boh!' and sounds resembling fee bleating *.
of a sheep, mingled with loud laughter.)
f Honorable gentlemen may endeavor to put
1 mc down by their unmannerly interruptions,
X but I have a duty to perform to my con? *
J (ironical cheers, loud coughing, sndezing, '
and yawning, extended to an incrcdidible
1 lengtli, followed by bursts of laughter.) I '
say, sir, I have constituents who on this oc- 1
r casion expect that I?(cries of * Should sit ,
f down,'and shouts of laughter.) They cr- I
f pect, sir, that on a question of such iraper.
i tuncc?(4 O^a-a-n,' and loud laughter, followed
by cries of4 Order! order!' from the
' Speaker.) I tell honorable gentlemen, who
choose to conduct themselves in audi a
way, that I am not tp be put down by?
(groans, coughs, sneezings, hems, and \a
rious animal sounds, some of which closely
imitated the yelping of a dog, and fee squeck
mg ot a pig, interspersed with peals of laughter.)
I appeal?^' cock-c-lccri-o-co !') [TIic
imitation, in this ease, of the crowing of a
cock, was so remarks ably good, that not f.
even tlie most staid and orderly mdftibers
) in the House could pteserve their gravity. 3(
. The laughter which followed drowned the
) Speaker's cries of4 order, order.') I sdy,
, sir, this is most unbecoming conduct on the
; part of on assembly calling itself de?(bowi
wow-wow, and bursts of laughter.) Sir, j,
. may I ask, liave, have honorable gentlemen J
who can?(' mewmew,' and renewed laugh
ter.) Sir, l claim the protection of the
1 Chair. (The Speaker here again rose,and W*
. called out * order, order,' in a loud and an,
gry tone on which the uproar in some mea
sure subsided)?If honorable gentlemen
will only allow me to to make one observa- - t
tion, I will not trespass further on their at- % ]
x * _ i...i j /tl? ll
, it'iuiuii, uui su uuwii iii oucu. ^ 1 nis was
, followed by the most tremendous cheering
. iu earnest.) I only beg to say, sir, that I ;
think this is a most dangerous and encon.
i stitutional measure, and will ttaftfijpc, vote f
. against it." The honorable gentlemen ;
then resumed his seat, amidst derating ap- J
piause. 4
[Random Recollections of the House of Common*. 1
The Canadas.?Sir John Colborae, having been J
superceded in the government of Upper Canada,
is on his way to Montreal, lie was expected 1
in Montreal on Tuesday last. The Herald aays
44 his progress from Toronto downward, has been ? I
ono triumphal procession. Lord GJeoeljg has
doubtless been the object, of many ? <**se, not '
loud but deep. If Lord Melbourne^* cabinet con.
, tinues in power, these colonics are inevitably lost
to Great Britian. Its conduct has engendered
an almost universal feeling of ferocious indtgaa*
tion. v' . [I
' j]
1 The Baltimore County Court decided*
case of some consequence a few dayserace,
and one wliich we hope will teach quackery ,
a lesson, at least in that neighborhood* It
was on appeal from the decision of aJbgrctrate
who had allowed one of the "Boteffic" . *
boobies, who kill fools under the HaddHiaii'
mode, the sum of ninety-eight dollar* for - :|
vegetable medicine* and Hurting. The I
Thomsonian had been suffered under this I
{ quibble to evade toe statute of Maryland* by I
which no person not authorized to practice I
medicine or surgery is entitled to any com- I
pcnsatioiv for medical attendance, bat the ^ I
presiding Judge knocked tn the bead that -.^1
piece of knavish stupidity and impudence* . Ml
a The law," says the Judgcy ?w3l ant jj
|>ennit any reco very against its policy which |
is to protect life and health; tins is a bill for :l
modicat attendance in fact, although disr 4?|
guised as a bill for me^eiites sold, and the
Court are of opinion that the venderof ma. .1
dicines, should he prescribe their user or ad*. fcjB
minister the same, not having authority to J
practice, is not entitled to recover on q, bill JI
charging medicine only. The judgment >Ja
. must be reversed."?3". V. Cciir. fEnq.
AT*