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circulation of small notes, which was valuable to tin* bank, and substituting the precious metals in their place. It is my intention to exert myself to have J a substitute at the present session lor the I law of the last session, free of objections ;' also to obtain a repeal of that part of the latter requiring the payment of interest by the deposite banks, both re.respectively and prospectively. It will aid me much if the directors of the various banks to whom I send this will address letters to such members of each House as tliev may be acquainted with, impressing upon them the onerous duties which have been performed by the deposite banks, the injustice done many of them by the exaction of interest as the law is now construed, and the magnanimity which Congress would display by a lotal relinquishment of interest altogether, both pa>t and for the future. Another argument might he employed, bur it would l>e impolitic to make use of i4 with members, which is this: that us soon as the sum in the Treasury comes to be reduced by the operation of the deposite law. the banks winch will be continued will hardly find it an object to subject themselves to tue expense ot acting as fiscal agents, for the use of the small sum which each can have, oven without paying any interest whatever. Before the close of next year, we must go back to as small a number of deposite banks as were employed prior to the passage of the deposite act; consequently, with but few exceptions, the newly sobanks will have to become as they were. All tiiis pan of the subject bad better be promulgated here ; it is my intention speedily to counnence upon that subject, first, by enlightening Cougrcss in rclatien to tlie facts, of which 1 am sure most of the members are ignorant, and then to proceed to carry through my object; and I hojie I may receive ail the support possible from those immediately interested in the way I have pointed out. I shall send this communication to veryfew of the hanks not of the original selection, and 1 trust that all to whom 1 do send it will view it as one not to be made public, thougli nut marked confidential. im t nir> clmiilf! * IUC tu 3UT UlUi ??V lost in adopting such measures us may be considered expedient. I would add one further suggestion? that, in all casiis where letters may be written upon this subject, a willingness be expressed to aid in future to the full ex'ont of lfte ability of the bank, as fur as circum. stances will permit, the carrying out of the measure of substituting a metallic tor a pa. Kit medium, within the limit fixed by the resident (20 dollars.) I am respectfully, your most o'*edient servant, R. M. WHITNEY. P. S. I shall be Itappy to leam what steps are taken by those to whom this will be addressed, as well as to receive instructions from tiiose whose agent I am. LEGISLATURE OF N. CAROLINA. Senate,?Thursday, Jan. 12. Received from the House of Commons a message stating that they liad passed a Resolu ion authorizing the Governor to make provision for receiving the surplus revenue: which was read three times, passed, and ordered to be enrolled. Mr. Edwards moved thut the Senate consider the bill to provide for the investment and snfc keeping of tlie moneys to be deposited with this S:atc, under the act of Congress to regulate the public deposites; decided in the affirmative, yeas 27, nays 18. The Senate resolved into Committee of the whole on the said bill, and afcr some discussion, rose, reported progress, and obtain, ed leave to sit again. Jan. 14. The Senate proceeded to con. sider the bill prescribing the manner in which contested elections of Governor snail be determined in this State; which was read the third time and ordered to be engrossed. Monday, Jan. 16. On motion ol'M?. Edwards the Senate proceeded to consider the bill entitled a bill to provide for the investmeat and safe keeping of the moneys under the act of Congress, to regulate the deposites of the public money; which was read the third time?wlien Mr. J. W. Bryan moved to strike out all after the words ua bill," and insert in lieu thereof a substitute therefor, embracing the two-fifth system.? The question recurring thereon, it was de. cided in tlie negative, yeas 23, nays 24; when Mr. Hargrove moved tliat the bill lie on the table; which was divided in the negative, yeas 17, nays 30. The question then recurred ou the passageof the bill the third reading, which was decided in the affirmative, yeas 26, noes 21. The Senate proceeded to consider a bill n hill tn amend an act nasscd in the 1933, entitled an act to establish a Bank in State ofNorth Carolina; which was read the first time and passed; when Mr. J. W. Bryan moved an amendment providing that if the bank refuse the amendment to their charter, then the money proposed by the bill to be invested ia the bank shall be do. posited to the credit of the public treasurer, which was agreed to; the bill then passed tiie second and third reading as amended, and ordered to he engrossed. The Senate proceeded to consider a bill, entitled a bill concerning the Bank of Cape Fear; which was read the first time and passed; wl?en sundry amendments were of. tered by Messrs. Joyner, Morehead, and J. W. Bryan. The bill then passed its third reading,, as amended, and ordered to be engrossed. House of Commons.?Wednesday, Jan. 11.?Mr. LouJermilk, from the Committee of superintendence reported that John L. Bailey had received a majority of the whole number of votes, and was duly elected. Mr. Hoke introduced a resolution authori. zing the Governor to make provision for receiving the Surplus Revenue; read, 1st, 2d, and 3rd time and ordered to be engrossed. Jan. 12. The House was principally engaged in Committee of the whole on the consideration of the biil from the Senate, Tmt#rr*rr2 b :':' . 'X *i ' v.' -'x .-r r,:i '!: * ville, Cincinnati and Charleston Kail Road Company; and in heaving an able and J eloquent address from Mr. Ricinmingcr, in : I support of the same, as connected with his ? I agency. On motion of Mr. Haywood, the I Committee rose, and obtained leave to sit ; | again. < Jan. 13. Mr. Farrow presented a bill to < provide for draining Mattamusket Lake in i Hyde County, which was read the first ' lime and passed. Mr. Moore presented a hiii concerning depositions of persons confined in Jail, which passed its third read- , ing and ordered to be Engrossed?A meso o sage from the Senate, informing that they had passed the Engrossed resolution relative to the appointment of an additional engrossing Clerk, and asking the concurrence : of this House: the said resolu ion was ?amended, read three times and passed as amended. Jan. 14. T lie House again resolved it. self into a committee of the whole, and took up the bill to confer banking privileges on the Louisville. Cincinnati and Charleston I la 1 Iloud Company. The Chairman repolled thai lie was instructed by the com; niitlce of the whole, to report the time. Mr. L. A. Gwyn, move I that said bill lie on the table, until the third Monday in November, 183S ; the question thereon was , decided in the negative, yeas 49, nays 53. Mr. L. A. Gwyn, moved to amend the bill by inserting the following : " Provided, J that should there be nt any stage of tlie charter, an amount of subscriptions of more | than is authorized by the charter, that the subscrip ions of non-residents of those States which have or may hereaf'er sanction this | charier shall be stricken off before any rej duction shall be made in the subscription of . the citizens of those State, whose sanction is required by this charter." Tlie question tliereon was decided in the affirmative, veas j 103, nays 1. Mr. L. A. Gwyn offered , the following amendment, viz: n * ** Be it further enacted, that no Bank j Cor|>oratio:i, shall subscribe or hold shares in this hank, directly." The question ! on the adoption of this amendment, was decided in the affirmative, yeas 65, nays 39. Mr. Irion, moved to'ainend the bill by an ad ciiiionai section, in tiie following woras; : viz: u Be it further enacted, that wlien said Hank, or any branch or agency tliercof, shail refuse to redeem any no'.e or other , paper issued by said bank or any of its ' branches or n -ncies, on demand in gold j or silver coin of liie United States, tl?e char| ter of said bank shall then be forfeited and | expire immediately." The question on tlie adoption of this amendment was decided in the negative, yeas 40, nays 64. Mr. L. A. Gwyu, offered the following amendment: viz: ,?r?. ?, -r.__.i__ J_j .1 . ?!._ "JOC irjuriner rnucica, iuui iiiu suwcwu. ing Legislature of this S:ate, shall have full power and authority, to alter, amend or re. peal this cliarter." The question on the adoption tliereof, was decided in tlie negu. live, yeas 41, nays 63. i Mr. Irion offered the following amend, mcnt, viz: Be it further enacted, That the Legislature of this State, shall have power to aher, amend or repeal this cliarter at any time before the States of Kentucky and Tennessec, have given tlieir sanction to this cliarj ler." Tlieqscstion 011 the adoption of this i amendment was decided in the negative, | yeas 40, nays 64. The quesion sliall the bill pass the ttiird reading, was determined in the affirmative, vcas 53, navs 50. ' ' ? CONGRESS. IN SENATE. Jan. 5. The Chair preseuted the letter of resignation of Hon. Alexander Porter, Senj at or from Louisiana; which was read. MICHIOAN. The engrossed bill to admit Mich'gan into I the Union having been read a third time, and ! the question pending being upon its passage. Mr. Calhoun spoke in opposition to the bill, I characterizing it as eminently irregular in its principles aad revolutionary in its tendency. mnli^rl chirfli? in vindication ; iU4 . UUUll^V ... ! of his own opinions in relation to this bill, and ! of the Baltimore Convention. Messrs. Buchanan, Davis, and King of Geo. also spoke on the subject of the bill. ( The bill passed, yeas 25, nays 10. Friday, Jan. G. THE TREA8URY CIRCULAR. On motion of Mr. Clay, (Mr. E wing,of Ohio, j having been called home by sickness in his i family,) the Senate proceeded to the further I consideration of the joint resolution repealing 1 the Treasury Order of July last, &c. The auestion being on the substitute offered by Mr. Lives, for refusing by the United States the paper of such banks as should issue bills under certain specified denominations. Mr. Southard addressed the Senate on the , subject at large, in continuation and conclusion of his former remarks on this subject. Jan. 7. Nothing worth reporting. Jan. 9. The bill supplementary to the act for establishing the Mint and regulating the coin of the United States, was read a third time and passed. TREASURY CIRCULAR. ' On motion of Mr. Clay, the previous orders , ; were postponed, and the Senate proceeded to the further consideration ot the joint resolution " ? e 124a I rescinding the Treasury oruer 01 Juiy, xwu. The question being 011 Mr. Rives' substitute, Mr. Strange addressed the Senate on the subject generally. Mr. Webster followed Mr. Strange in a few remarks, explanatory of his opinions rela. ting to this subject, expressed in 1816, which had been several times referred to, and he maintained their entire consistency with his opinions on the subject at the present time. Mr. Rives having obtained the floor for tomorrow, On motion of Mr. Grundy, the Senate spent some time in executive business, and then adjourned. Jan. 10. A message was received from the President of the United States in regard to a i communication by canal or railroad between ! the Atlantic and Pacilic oceans, in the vicinity | of the Isthmus of Panama, intimating the ini expediency of any action at present by the U. j States. TREASURY CIRCULAR. ! The Senate proceeded to the further con: sidcration of the joint resolution to rescind the . ! Treasury order of July. 1836, &c., together ' with the substitute offered therefor by Mr. 1 j Rives. j Mr. Hives spoke r.t large oi: the sarye"! of i Jan. 11. Petitions and memorials were ^resented by Mr. Preston, from sundry citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, praying lie establishment of a Navy yard and naval lepot on the Southern coast. Mr. P. accompanied the memorial with a few remarks, urging the utter destitution of the Southeni :oast in these respects, the great inconvcniince attendant on such destitution, and the importance of supplying the deficiency. The memorial wa6 read and referred. The following resolution was offered bv Mr. Walker: Resolved, That the State of Texas, having established and maintained an independent Government, capable of performing those duties, foreign and domestic, which appertain to independent Governments, and it appearing that there is no longer any reasonable prospect of the successful prosecution of the war by Mexico against said State, it is expedient and proper, and in conformity with the laws of nations and the pract ice of this Government in like cases, that the independent political existence of said State be acknowledged by the Government of the United States. (Mr. W. accompanied his resolution with a few remarks, urging the consistency of the resolution with the President's message on this subject, and stating that he had this morning received information that the attempted invasion of Texas by Mexico had utterly failed; the invading army had been broken up, and the small remnant were destitute of arms, ammunition, and subsistence.) THE TREASURY CIRCULAR. The Senate proceeded to the special order, the further consideration of the joint resolution rescinding the Treasury order of July, 1SW, &c. Mr. Clay addressed the Senate on the subject. Mr. Niles moved to refer the whole subject to the Committee on Public Lands, and, in connexion with some desultory remarks, urged the great and growing importance of the subject, as demanding such a reference. This motion was opposed by Messrs. Calhoun, Black, Tipton and Webster; it prevailed ayes 22, nays 19. So the whole subject of the Treasury order, -e toon tlia Pmnniittnr Ol JUiy, 1 ouu, was iuiluvu lu vuv on Public Lands. Jan. 12. Mr. Preston offered a resolution that the Committee on Military Affaire be instructed to inquire into the expediency of causing an examination to be made by a board ol officers of rank and experience, of the improvements in fire-arms made by Hall, Cochran, Colt, and Barn HackettTSXAS. The resolution on the subject of the independence of Texas was postponed to Wednesday next. EXPUNGING RESOLUTION. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the next special order, the expunging resolution of Mr. Benton. .Air. Benton spoke at length on the subject. Mr. Dana followed. Jan. 14. A resolution previously offered by Mr. Davis, calling on the President for any correspondence with Santa Ana or the Authorities of Mexico relating to the independence ol Texas, was called up, and postponed till Monday. The resolution on the subject of restricting *' - '? ' T I" *ontflorc hn-inn IU(? Silll'S UI X UlJUU uaiiua iu obiu^io, been taken up, it was advocated at length by Mr. Walker, Chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, who stated that the Treasury order requiring specie in payment for public lands would be dispensed with. EXPUNGING RESOLUTION. Jan. 16. After receiving petitions, the expunging resolution was taken up, when it was opposed by Messrs. Clay, Bayard, Hendricks, Ewing, & Webster, and advocated by Messrs. Buchanan and Strange, after which it was adopted. After a long preamble recitifig the resolution to be expunged, and the reasons for expunging, the resolution follows in these words: Resolved, That the said resolve be expunged from the journals; and, for that^ purpose, that the Secretary of the Senate, at such time as the Senate may appoint, shall bring the manuscript journal ofthe session ofl833-'34 into the Senate and, in the presence of the Se nate, draw biacK lines rounu me saiu rceuiw, and write across the face thereof, in strong letters, the following words : 44 Expunged by order of the Senate, this 16th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1837." On agreeing to this resolution, the vote was as follows: Yeas?Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buchanan, Dana, Ewing, of Uliniois, Fulton, Grundy, Ilubbard, King, of Alabama, Linn, Morris, Nicliolas, Niles, Page, Rives, Robinson, Ruggles, Sevier, Strange, Tallmadgc, Tipton, walker, Wall, Wright?34. Aays?Messrs. Bayard, Black, Calhoun, Clay, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, of Ohio, Hendricks, Kent, Knight, Moore, Prentiss, Preston, Robbing, Southard, Swift, Tonilinson, Webster, White?19. So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Benton, observing that nothing now remained bfct for the Secretary to carry into effect the order of the Senate^ moved that that be forthwith done. The Secretary thereupon produced the record of the Senate, and opening it at the page which contained the resolution to be expunged did in the presence of such of the members of the Senate as remained, (many having retired,) proceed to draw black lines entirely round the resolution, and to endorse across the lines the words 44Expunged by order of the Senate, [he 16f/i day of January 1837." No sooner had this been done, than hisses, loud and repeated, were heard from various parts of the gallery. The Chair, (Mr. King, of Alabama.) Clear the galleries. Mr. Benton hoped that innocent persons would not be excluded from the gallery. Let the ruffians alone be apprehended, who made the disturbance. Let the Sergeant at arms sieze the ruffians. Let him apprehend the bank ruffians, lie hoped they would not be permitted to disturb the Senate as they did when this body was under the power of the (J. S. Bank, and armed ruffians insulted us with impunity. Here is one?the Bank ruf[ians. The order to clear was revoked and the sergeant at arms ordered to apprehend the offenders. He brought down one, a tall well dressed man. Mr. Benton moved that he be brought to the Bar. He was brought to the bar accordingly, and Mr. Benton?remarking that lie was sufficiently punished by the public arrest?moved to lischarge him. After various motions and 10 small confusion the motion to discharge prevailed, with only one dissenting voice. Upon this, he stepped towards the Chair, and said, w Mr. President, am I not permitted to speak in my own defence Ciivir, (to the sergeant at arms,) "Take lim out." Thus ended the Senatorial farce. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Dec. 30. On motion ol Mr. Underwood, the petirion on r <-* 4 f:r> T f(V> 'O. PrD**!!I1* fiO grant remuneration to certain individuals claiming to have been the inventors of steam navigation, was referred to a select committee. THE PUBLIC LANDS. Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, moved to suspend the Rules to enable liim to offer the ; following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Public j Lands inquire into the expediency of prohib! iting by law the purchase of lands, at auction, ! with a view to forfeit them and afterwards tc ! obtain them at Government price of one dollai ! and twenty-five cents per acre. Mr. VV. called for the yeas and nays on the motion to suspend the Rules for this purpose which were ordered; and, being taken, were yea? 154, nays 38. So the House suspendet the Rules.?The Resolution was adopted. DEPOSITE BANKS. Jan. 3. The House proceeded to the consideration of the following resolution, hereto fore offered by Mr. Garland of Virginia. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treas j ury communicate to this House, if within hii j power, the dividends and surpluses which wen I declared by, and the surplusesjand contingen j funds remaining in the several banks in whicl ! the public money is deposited, for years 1833 11834, 1835, and 1836, severally, 1 l.-ol' unOAlntinn thn fftllniriTKT JmOTld. J. II YV <111.11 JfDWlUllUll HtV. lUUVI.Uljj """""" ; mcnt had been heretofore offered by Mr. liar!lan: , "And that be state also, whether the salan I or compensation of an agent at the seat of th< /General Government composes a pert of the ! said banks; the name of the said agent, ant I the several sums paid to him by the said insti j tutions respectively. The question being on the following amend ' mcnt to the amendment submitted bv Mr ! Vanderpoel. j "And whether the Treasury Departmcn has any agent or attorney to correspond o: i communicate with said deposite banks in re lation to the public depo6ites; if so, who ii such agent or correspondent; what compensa tion is allowed to him, and by whom is sucl allowance made or paid." Mr. M'Kay moved to amend the resolutioj by calling for the amount of public money 01 | band, in different years, in those banks, am also, for a statement, as far as he may be abb to make it, of the profits made, during the sami year, by other banks, than the deposite banks ' I Mr. Garland accepted the amendment as s P1 modification of the resolution. The question on the different branches o the resolution was taken separately, and car ' ried in the affirmtive. The last branch wa agreed to unanimously?yeas 199. Air. Wises resolution lor an appouuuieu | of a Select Corainitte to consider and repor upon that part of the President's Messagi which speaks of the ability and integrity wit! which the several offices of the public Depart 1 ment have been discharged, was taken up. Mr. Pickens spoke at some length in suppor of the resolution; after which The House adjourned. Jan. 4. Mr. Allen, of Kentucky, offered < resolution directing an inquiry, by a Selec ' Committee of one member from each State ' into the expediency of granting each of th< old States the same portion of the public lands I for the purposes of education, which has beet granted to the new States for that purpose I to report by bill. , Mr. Vinton moved to amend the resolution ; by adding a provision tha* said Committee, ir ' j any billAthat they may report, shall insert i l ^laiioa i.nmnnneatinrr thp npw Sfatox for thf [ tlaWT^ WiU|/Vt?WV.V4M^ VMV ??W .? ~ .www - . improvements made by them on the public lands, and also paying them an amount equivalent to the taxes which the new States hac j been restrained from imposing on the lands ir their limits. Mr. V. contended that the Government had not granted land enough to Ohi( to pay for the improvements which the State j had made through the public lands. , Messrs. Briggs, Parker, and Allan, of Ken tucky, supported the resolution, and claime< ' for the old States an equal share in the public lands, on the ground that the old States hac acquired these lands by their blood and treasure, and that their citizens had settled anc improved the lands. Mr. Johnson, of Indiana, denied that the grants of land in the new Statce were considoe <lnn9?i/tna tt'hnn thpv U'PTP made.? i Tliey were granted as an equivalent for the ex. , emption of the public lands from the taxatior f for five years after tiieir sale. He moved so tc amend the resolu ion is to embrace in the pro. I posed distribution the new States as well af i the old. Mr. Allen accepted the amendment as a ( modification. Before the question was taken, the House proceded to the orders of the day. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. \ The House resumed the reconsideration o j the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Wise i for the appointment of a Select Committee, tc ; inquire into the management of the Executive J Departments. The question being on the motion of Mr. D I. Pearcc to amend the resolution by substitu. ! ting for it a proposition for an inquiry into spe. I cific charges against any department or buI reau. Mr. Robertson,of Virginia, who was entitle*: to the floor, rose and spoke at great length it opposition to the amendment, and in support of the original resolution. * C tfA^li ?orvr>rlIrir* IJ <U1? U? iiumuig nuiui IV^A/I Jan. Z. The unfinished business of the ! morning hour was the resolution heretofore I offered by Mr. C. Allan. Mr. Lane who was entitled to the floor, proj ceeded to address the House at length in op(position to the resolution. He denied the truth of the assumption that the lands were ceded as a donation; and contended that they were grants made upon contract, and for which, not a nominal, but a full, fair, and bona /^consideration had been paid by the States, by the surrender of the right of taxing the pub| lie domain, and by the construction of works i of improvement, which had enhanced, to a vast J extent, the value of the public domain in the several States in which it was situated. Mr. L. had not concluded his remarks when, the hour having elapsed, Mr. E. Whittlesey j called for the orders of the day. MICHIGAN. The bill from the Senate for the admission j of Michigan, was called up and postponed till . Tuesday. : ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 1 Jan. 9. Mr. Adams presented sundry peti| fions from inhabitants of the State of Massai chusetts, praying Congress to abolish slavery i in the District of Columbia. The house was occupied the entire day in : the consideration of the various motions for j reference, reception, and rejection, &c. There were two important motions decided. On the presentation of the first petition, a rao: tion was made by Mr. Glascock that the peti| tion be not received. After a debate, Mr. i Parks moved to lay the preliminary question of reception on the table, and this motion prevailj ed by a vote of 130 yeas against 69 nays, i On the presentation of the second petition, ' of a similar purport, Mr. Glascock renewed It*^ thit r'"'r,!vr?d i i! which motion, after a long and desultory debate, (which was arrested by the previous question,) was decided in the affirmative? Yeas 137, nays 75. , So the House determined that the petition , should be received. This petition was laid on the table?Yeas i *51, naj-s 50. . 1 A third petition, of a similar character, was ; presented by Mr. Adams, and Mr. Lawler ob, jected to its reception. A debate followed, in r* which Messrs. Underwood, Reed, and Bynum participated. The latter gentleman had not , ! concluded his observations when he gave way to a motion for adjournment. And, on motion of Mr. Taylor the House 1 adjourned. EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION. Jan. 10. The House resumed fhe consideration of the resolution of Mr. Wise, provi* ding for the appointment of a select committee to inquire uito the administration of the Executive Departments; together with the ' pending amendment of Mr. D. J. Pierce to i confine the investigation to specific charges ? or inai-<iuiiiiiju>irauu<i. l Mr. Hamer, who held the floor when the subject was last before the House, rose to * conclude his remarks, but yielded the floor for a moment, to enable Mr.French, of Kentucky, to present, with a view to have read, a resolution, which he would submit when in order : the resolution was read. It provides, in substance, thatflso much of the President's message as is contained in the sentence eulogistic of tli? officers in the Executive Departments be referred tojite select committees, one for I each Department, and to consist of seven ! members each, with instructions to inquire i into the manner in which the duties of the se1 veral Departments and tlieir bureaus have been performed; into all alleged abuses, corruption and frauds, which had taken place under the present Administration j and if any such fraud, corruption, &c. existed, to inquire by whom an>. what injury had been thereby done; aud that tlie said committee have pow; er to send for persons and papers. The Speaker said the resolution which had been read was in the nature of a motion, and, of course, was not before the House. Mr. Hamer then rose, and concluded his remarks in opposition to the original resolution, and in favor of the amendment, i Aftor Mr Ham#?r rnnr.lnded Mr. McKeon 1; obtained the floor, but gave way to enable the r House, by general consent, to take up TIIE MINT AND COINAGE DILL. g; The amendment of the Senate to the bill s i supplementary to the acts regulating tbc Mint . ! was then read and concurred in, item. con. ! [This bill, having now passed both Houses, rea j quires only the signature of the President to ' ! become a law.} 1 The House adjourned. Jan. 11. Mr.Cambrelcng from the Committee of Ways and Means reported a bill to rcj duce the Tariff in 1838 as far as the compro! miscbiU provided for reducing it in 1842. ^! Jan. 12. Mr. McKeon, by consent, offered a | J resolution, that the Committee on Commerce be i instnvfpH to umiiiro into the exDediencv of I placing light boats near Sandy Hook. The greater part of the day was spent in a * desultory debate on the Bill to reduce the Tariff a motion to lay it on the table was lost, and ' one to print it, prevailed. Jan. 14. Many reports from committees were 1 { made, after which the bill for gifts of land to the 1 old States was discussed bv Messrs. Lane and ; | Bell. Jan. 16. The day was consumed in receiving ' petitions and adopting resolutions. A number j of petitions were presented on the subject of abolition, on every one of which a preliminary 1 motion not to receive was laid on the table, which disposed of the subject for the time. I Jan. 17. Mr. Underwood moved to suspend ' the rule to enable him to offer a resolution for - * - * -_i_ ?-i | the preservation 01 me journals* auu w iwuuu j | the Judiciary Committee to report a bill to J j punish any person for mutilating them. The j motion to suspend was lost Mr. Wise's resolution to inquire into the j administration was adopted without amendment. Ayes 121* nays 52. Amendments were shut out by the previous question. Jan. IS. A resolution previously offered by Mr. Hawes that abolition petitions be laid on the table without debate* and that no further action be had on them* was carried* yeas 129* 1 nays 16. 1 i CHERAW GAZETTE. TUESDAY* JANUARY 24, 183T. L ? We owe an explanation to our Western 1 subscribers for not sending their papers by ; last Tuesday's mail. They were ready f j and carried to the Post Office in time to bo ? sent off, but the clerk in the office refused fo ! unlock the mail and drop them in, contrary, ' no uin Innrn fmm the Post Master, to his I W?J UV 1VU? 1? IAVM* ? ? 0 ' express direction. He had repeatedly as. . sured us that papers sent before the depar. . ture of the mail, should be put in. The I i large packets we had dropped into tlie , | Stage, but retained the small ones till next ;; trip, lest they might bo lost. | The Rev. John 0. B. Dargan has re1 { ceived and accepted a call from the Bap. tist Church iu this town to become their I pastor. We have received the list of those who were i drafted for the Florida campaign from the 30th ! Regiment, but, so late [that we are obliged to I postpone it till next week. CINCINNATI AND CHARLESTON RAIL ROAD. No subject has given rise to so animated and I ihln aion in thn T.norislatiire of North Carolina during the present' session, as the | bill to grant banking privileges to the corporai tion for constructing this great work. | The bill, after having been first rejected in i the Senate, was again re-considered and passj ed by a mijority of three votC3. After a de| bate of several days in the House of Commons f it also passed that body with some amendments by the same majority. When returned to tli? Senate for concurrence in the amend, inents, they were all concurred in, two of them by the casting vote of the Speaker. But another amendment was added, the fate of which in the Commons we have not yet learnt. It precludes foreigners from holding stock, and it i was feared by some would at last defeat the | bill. Col. Memminger, the commissioner from I this State, addressed both Houses, on the snbi ject, and with an effect perhaps rarely, if ever, produced upon such a body by any public speaker. When CoL Memminger reached Raleigh, almost the whole Legislature was opposed to the project of gran* in? bmking privileges to t!:c company; but such was the change effected by tiic power of his eloquence and reasoning that the bill passed both Houses. The in^antiM* ! however areso em ill that we are still apprehensive, it may possibly fail upon an incidental question on some of the amendment prapseed. A most unreasonable jealousy of the omMK was entertained by some, from the strange suspicion that it was a disunion project of the Nullification party of this State. It m difficult to believe that sensible, well informed men can be sincere in the utterance of such a suspicion. A bill has passed the Hooae of Commons of North Carolina to incorporate the Kiileifh and Columbia Rail Road, to ran above Fayette ville, through Richmond county, and probably through this place. Capitalists would beyond doubt find the construction of such a Rail Road if it continued to Augusta a most profitable investment of funds. It was not certain at the date of our last accounts from Raleigh, what disposal the Le gislature would make of the "surpio*" bat tW probability was getting stronger that liberal appropriations would be made for Internal ion. provements. There is before both Houses a bill authorizing the Treasurer to ausscribe to the Fayetteville and Western Rail Road 940th* 000, when individuals, shall have, ?hwiihei 0600,000. ; ; R. M. Whitney, from whose circular to the* depo'ite banks an extract wiBbe found in an* other column, is the sunewfte deliberately committed perjury before a committee of the House of Representatives a few years since: The committee had been sent by dm House to Philadelphia, to investigatethe afinsef the U. S. Bank; and having summoned Nr. Whit* ney, who was clerk or some other agent in the Bank, before them as a witness, he tcstifcid, en oath, that, an a specified day, Mr. Riddle* President of the Bank, in his presence, gave directions (the nature of which we do not now recollect) in relation to the afhfri of the Bank, j And to impress it the mote strongly on the committee and Congress and the public that t here could possibly be no mistake* be farther testified that he immediately committed to ! writing both the direqjSons and the date. It afterwards appeared Bohr ever, on the most indubitable evidence, that Mr. Biddle was in Washington City at the very time when Whitney swore that he was in Philadelphia giving these directions in relation to the afikirs of the Bank. Now whether Mr. Biddle did really give the directions testified or not, it is moat manifest that Whitney, in order to strengthen his testimony to that effect, did deliberately swear to what be at the time knew to be an ontrutk.. He might, at some subsequent time, have made i an entry on his journal, or note book, of what was really a fact, and entered what be then, supposed to be the date of its occurrence; but' he could not have made the entry immediately, nor could he afterwards believe that he did; unless, indeed, he is so destitute of the power r\( rornll^rhnil So >hn0nthflr to fifltHlKfr him for being a witness of put occurrences; which no one pretends to be the case; and which be himself would be the last to admit. It exhibits a wretched state of public morals whea the Government patronizes such a man, or institutions which give him employment: Stations of the Preachers of the 8ot0h Cant* na Annual Conference for the year 1887, as read out at Wshnmgton, North Gsretfmt? January 11A. Charleston District?N. TaBey, PrtsHMng Elder* Charleston?Bond English, James Searefe. J. N. Davis, J. W. Welbora: Black Svamv ?William Martin, R. J. Lhneboose: WaL terboro?C. G. H2,T. L. Yoeng: Orangeburg?J. C. PosteB, George K TaBey; Cypres*?Samuel Dunwody, J. G. FosteO: Gtap er River?John Bunch. SCISSIONS. Beaufort and Neighboring Islands T. & Le&dbetter, A. W. Walker: Pocofalign Charles S. Walker: Combaneeana A?>?? Charles Wilson, T. 8. Daniels: Pompom Robert J. Boyd: North and Month ftsuftn John M. Coburn, Abrata Netties. Cokesbury District?Henry But, Presiding a Elder. Barnwell?BartletThomson, John Tarrant: Edgefield?}. W. Tmsssn, Paul A. Wflhaas: Cokesbury?James DanneSy* P. O. Rswisu: Pendleton?Thomas D. Turps, J. C. Qusdlrr: GreewnBe?C. A. CroweD M. A* MrKibbin: Yorkville?A. M. Foster: Pros J. Wart* J. A, Bfinniek: Laurens?J. B. Anthony: Newberry?Frederick Rush. Columbia District?M. McPherson, Presiding Elder. Columbia?:Wflbain K. Kennedy: Ctiw bio?T. E. LeGette: Wuuwisss' 8. WCapers, W. C. Kirkland: LancaHerv&a?lru JL. 1'OUCT, ly. amivilBlwi ? ? !???111. ?? aawM Crook, Samuel Towssen; DarRngtm Joseph " H. Wheeler, L, Scarborough: Chester}UM? Campbell Smith. miiioin. Manchester?Samuel Leard: Waierte?W. A. Gamewell: Peak*?David LeGette. Wilmington District?C. Belts, Presiding EU WUmington?H. A. Walker: Brunswick? ? VV. M. D. Moore, A. Green; Bladen?M. C. Tarrentiue, N. Monroe: Faycttev&e?A. Me. John McMakin r Cheraw?WilSam son: Peedee?SampeonD. Laacy,J M.Bradley : Black River?William Whitby, lames Collins: Georgetown James Stacy: Weccamau>?Willis Haltom, H. H. Durant. ?. xmma Black River and Peedee?W. T. Hamssos 1 Waccamaw Neck?T. Hoggins, J. L. Belie. ' Lincobiton District?A. Bamhy, Presiding EU ier. Lincolnton?A, Armstrong, William Patterson: Rutherfordton?John K. Morse, W. Clark: King s Jfounarin?David Seal: Jlforga?g<m-A7B. McGilvanr, .ope to be rappfied: Charlotte?Wiffiam IL &mth, J. P. Kertoci: Centre?David Derrick, A. Horle: Wmdesbo. ro* D. G. McDaniel, WilliamM. for: Montgomery?M. Rusml, W. Holiday: Dmf River t_W^T Ferrel, C. McLeod. Rector Cokesbury Manuel Labor School A. A. Mitchell. Editor Southern Christian Advocate?Wtiliam Capers. i Agent for R. F. Macon College?W. M. Wightman. / afl