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Before the close of the proceedings at t
Hart's store, however, the cry of "Mooch*" j
was raised?whereupon a detachment ot,
the rioters crossed over to Counties sliprfor 1
the pur|>ose of attacking the establishment1
of Meeeh A: Co., but the store of 3; II. I
II. rriek & Co. coming first in 11n-ir way, j
tii? y commenced an attack upon thut. Tiie t
windows were first smashed in by a shower J
ofbriek bat>, and the doors immediately af- !
ttrward broken. Some twenty or thirty
barrels of flour were then rolled into the |
strut t, and the heads of ten or a dozen knocked
in.
The number of rioters engaged in this
1_ . t
work, was comparatively small, and they
soon desis'ed from an intimation that a
strong body of the police were on their way
thither. Another account is, that they were
induced to desist from the work of mischief
by an assurance from the owner, that if they
would spare the flour, he would give it to
toe poor to-day. Be this, however, as it
may, the oiiic?rs were promptly on the spot,
and bv the aid of the citizens who collected
rapidly, the wretched rubb'o was dispersed
?some thirty or forty of them having hcen
taken and secured, at the two points of action.
Unfortunately, however, the ra.gleadors
escaped almost if not <j,iito to a
man.
P would probably be unjust to say, that
these riots, and the plunder of Mr. Hart,
wore part and parcel of the original design:
of the meeting, or that all the signers of the
call anticipated such a termination of the
proceedings. But there is strong circumsantial
evidence that all arc not ittnocoiif.
Efforts have hcen making, in a portion
cf the penny press?that last and most
efficient invention of Satan, for some time
past, to arouse the popular indignation
against Messrs. Hart and Herrick, and, as
tin? even's have proved, with too much
success. Another circumstance, indicative
of u prc-concerted design to plunder those
ware-houses, is mentioned by one of our
Jtorning contemporaries:
* A letter was recently found in the Park,
with at) anonvmoussignature, and addressed
to a Mr. W. Lenox, informinghim that the
store of Mr. Hart & Co. was to be plundered
otic of those nights, by a large party of persons,
and that in order to enable them to
c.irrv their designs into execution, two
claims of tire* were to be given?one near j
the Battery, and another higher up the city;
and that wh ist tJie watchmen and police
were assembled' at those two points, the
conspirators were to break open the store
and carry off as much flour as they c?>u)d. J
This letter was brought to the High Constable,
Jacob Hays, who showed it to Hart
Co> Besides, this, other anonymous letters
of a similar import came to the hands j
of tlie Mayor who, caused their contents to |
be made known to Hart & Co."
If these thing* arc so, the city authorities
are greatly to blame that efficient measures
lor the preservation of the peace of the city
wore not concerted in anticipation of the
meeting. The evening wasthe regular time
of the meeting of the common council.?
They assembled as usual; but such was
tl*e condition of the city, that they immcJiatc
adjourned, and the members at once
placed1 themselves upon the -peace establish- |
Went. At 8 o'clock all was quiet. We
took a stroll over the scene of the principal
not, wading, for a considerable distance, j
half leg deep in flour and wheat. Several;
hundreds of people were yet lingering '
about, but tho police were strong, and patrols
of m>ops frequent. We saw several
women stealing away with small sacks of
flour; but the weather was too intensely
cnid for people long to remain abroad?
?md before nine all was deserted and still.
Thus has ended tho first attempt of the
sovereign wisdom of this country to reduce
the quantity in market.
The troops on duty were detachments j
from the National Guards, under Col. Smith, !
and trom Col. Helas's regiment. The j
night was bright moonlight, and the glittering
of the burnished armor made quite a
s riking appearance. Unfortunately, the
spirit of insubordination to the restraints of
law, is so widely diffusing itself, that it is
necessary to keep this armor in a state of
effective preparation.
Since the above was in type, we have 1
received the following card.
A CARD.
OCT* An erroneous impression seems to
prevail flat the subscriber has purchased
up and monopolized the flour in market,
which he holds at an exorbitant price. I Itassures
the public that there is no flour in i
tho city to any extent, but what is the pro.
pcrty of millers in the country, and is held
bv their agents here, and under the con- !
O
trol of the owners ; the agents having no
farther interest in the price, than the com- i
missions they receive. The great scarcity j
nil fKnnt tlm i'tr mlfu li/i :
Mi giaill IWUfc ?l?Vs V.VUilU^* 9 IIIWT wv
qooted as tlto cause ot' the advance in the
price of flour, which at twelve dollars yields
but a bare protv, and that the stock now on
hand may be estimated at not more than
half of last year.
it is needless to say that the destruction ,
of the article cannot have a tendency to reduce
the price, nor can there be any dis. j
position to injure the real owners of the ar.
tide, by assailing the stores of the agents. ;
Eli Hart & Co. j
Postscript.?We are happy to learn that!
n'l the important books and valuable papers j
of Messrs. Eli Hart & Co. were locked up ;
in their iron safe during the visit of the mo-'
bites, aad are safe. The mob attempted to j
force the safe open, but not being accus. j
Coined to continued hard work on one point,
I hey gave it up.
There are no more movements among
liic Aocir-rJoters, and we presume will not
be.
The Philadelphia National Gazette rc. j
marks, very justly, upon the events of Mon- j
day, in this brief but pregnant Para,
graph
A few more leetures from certain presses
in New York on the evils of monopoly and j
the in equality of the laws.aristocracy,privile-!
ged orders, and other kindred topics, and
we shall have agrarianisin to our heart's ,
content. High prices, brought about, in a j <
great measure, by those who complain of |i
them most, are now the pretext for violence j
and robbery. We must look deeper for;
the evil than to a mere temporary scarcity, J
or to the spirit of speculation.
True it is that the higli prices have been |
brought about by those who most complain
of them. Trades Unions and their works,
have done this mischief; and if there lias
been a combination among flour dealers, of
which we do not believe a word, to raise i
j and keep up the price, they hut followed the
bad example of combining to raise the price
of labor. The plague to which the coinbi-'
j tiers gave activity and extension, has fallen j
j upon their own heads; and if it racks them, ;
; they have but their leaders and themselves |
I to thank for the bad result.
| Some thirty or forty of the rioters, bar-1
! do net I ruflians, or deluded believers in the j
! wisdom and afirctionate regard of political j
L)l lw? tried, convicted, and |
I"^'r"vv' ? ' .
' punished by the law ; but the real criminals
who sirred them in, will go unwhipped of
justice.?Com. Adv.
i Flour.?This article made a rapid adj
vance yesterday. Sales of common to
j Hood, Western brands, were made at 811
; 87A to 812 per barrel, which is an advance
ofiroMi three to four shillings per barrel.?
! Itid.
MEXICO.
, Correspondence of the A . York Commercial |
Advertiser.
I'xitcd States Ship Natchez, J
Harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico, Jan. 9. )
In the present peculiar state of feeling i
between the I nited States and Alexico, the
j t t ... I
i following particulars, it is believed, will not J
i be uninteresting to the American public,
i The Xatchetz touched otf the port of;
! Afetamoras on the 29:h ultimo, and was the j
first to convey thither the intelligence of j
; Santa Ana's liheration by the Government j
of Texas, and his departure for Washing..
toil. Jtwas received with the most entiiuj
siastic demonstrations of jov by the officers
of the port, some of whom are his peri
sonal as well as political friends. They
repeatedly caught the gentlemen who im.
j parted the information in the a la modeCas'
tilian embrace, nearly overwhelming them
I with the extravagance of their caresses,
! and, at evening, entertained them with a
| serenade and salute from muskets, and
treated them, during their stay, with a profusion
of hospitality. A courier was immediately
despatched to proclaim the glad tidings
in the city, and a celebration of the
event was had by the firing of artillery, accompanied
by acclamations ef "Long live t
Santa Ana!"
There were reported to be at Metamoras
three thousand troops, three hundred of
whom arc commissioned officers, and four
hundred musicians, and five thousand more,
under the command of General Bravo, were
daily expected; and these, soon to be aug
mented to the number of ten thousand, are
destined for a campaign, in the spring,
against Texas. A cargo of floating bridges,
to facilitate their transportation over the
rivers on their route, had recently arrived
from Campcachv. It is, however, confi.
dently believed that the army will never
reach their destination, on account of intimidation
at the fate of their predecessors.
This much, at least, is certain, that the officers
have declared their intention not to proceed
further lill their arrears of pay are
received, and adequate supplies of provisions
are furnished for the campaign; and
the Government is not in a condition to comply
with these demands, unless, indeed, it
resort to its usual expedient for raising
funds on important occasions, namely, forced
loans, which, in the practice of this
country, means, to require of the wealthy,
and foreign merchants especially, to furnish
a specific sum, within a limited period,
j upon the security of drafts, which are not
J?v< I cninn ftnn.nrtmr-nt of
I i(ina\S I CULXIIJtUt UII ouxiv UV|>?|..MVU.
one of the provincial Governments.
I Something of the material character of
I this force may be gathered from what has
| already been said; but what a contrast does
, it present to the volunteer chivalry of Texas, j
j when it is reflected that it was collected by j
i impressment, and gleaning their prisons!
j And so little good will do the soldiers bring
f to the service, that a considerable portion
j of them were brought here hand-cuffed in
i couples; and notwithstanding this precau:
tion, numbers deserted on their way. Dej
scrtions are still very frequent.
I A very common method of recruiting in
; this country is, to surround the gambling
j houses, at the hours when they are most
i frequented, by a tile of soldiers, seize, bind
and pass out the unhappy victims, one by
! one, to be marched to the rendezvous, or
theatre of operation, in the manner above
described. Another is, for a troop of horse,
men to proceed from the city furnished with
a noose in the same manner as when hunt- I
ing wild cattle, and seize the simple native |
husbandman, who is likewise on horseback. [
on his return from market. Thus he is un.,
expectedly torn from every tender relation,
and carried, perhaps into a long exile, with,
out an opportunity of giving the intelligence
of his fate.
And these are the wretched slaves to
fight the battles of "God and Liberty !"
The Natchez communicated with Tarnpico
the 3d inst. The rumor of Santa An.
ua's liberation had already arrived from
Matamoras, but it was discredited, and its
confirmation was received with regret. It
?
however produced no apparent sensation.
The leading topic of conversation here,
was a court martial, engaged upon die trial
of a numerous band of conspirators, recent.
Jy detected in this city. Our information
as to its nature was not very precise, but
we understood it to comprise some of the
bravest and ablest officers of the army, and i
that they contemplated possessing them- i
selves of the city, appropriating the custom
house funds, amounting to upward of $200,- 1
000, laying the merchants under contribu- i
tion, of diffusing an insurrectionary spirit i
through the country, and declaring in favor i
of the articles of federation?the constitution I
of 1824?the unauthorized and unprincipled I
violation of which bv I he gox eminent, oc- j i
casioncd the secession of Texas. The con. 11
spiracy was nearly matured,and was only de- j cal
tecrcd the evening before the movement was j tha
C # #
to be made, by one of its members turning in- j pre
former; and but for this premature dovelope. cal
ment might, perhaps, have succeeded in its tioi
ultimate object. Though there was no sec
doubt as to the guilt of the prisonors, there a 1<
was much as to the fate that awaited them, j adThe
criminal code of this country is ex- j iiu
ceedingly severe, but justice has to wait on j <ju
policy. Ofiice is not held here as in the j wl
United Stairs, for the exclusive good of the j lig
governed, hut for the aggrandizement of ac
the incumbent, and place is as much an oh- ed
ject of bargain and sale, as real esta'e.? fie
Salaries are allowed, but not realized; the the
holder, therefore, takes good care .o indem- Cc
nify bimselfhy venality and extortioii. The on
affluent individual purchases impunity, when re
I K.jx/vni Ui.va tn In.fnl ini. etl
MIS uriiuus MIUU1U ouu|i;*.i 1111 j i IU ?."UI umimadversion,
and the man of rank and in/lu- ve
price compounds by going into retirement Co
enjoy his "o ium cum rligNitare," till by a ca- ?^d
pricious revolution of the wheel of fortune, as
his adversary may be compelled 10 change cs>
conditions with him; wo to that ill-faied to
wight who happens to incur the displeas. do
ure of power, without the means to bribe, c?
or the. "magni nominis umbra" io overawe of
i?; for six or ten years he drags the ball and un
chain," or for the same term becomes the far
tenant of a cheerless dungeon. sal
Santa Anna has been divested of all au- ; Pr
thority?so that he can impose no legal or ( foi
moral responsibility upon the Mexican gov. i ha
ernment, by any foreign relations or ar-! tai
rangemen s he may enter into. He has j of
iostso much of his influence, that intelligent j be
foreigners residing here, regard it as prob.; ?
lematical whether, even with his talents tor j ret
intrimio Iia r?nn fi'cr reinstate himself in I wll
power. Indeed, some think his safety would j suj
be endangered by a return to this country, j kn
The well informed part of the community; | bir
who are the resident Spaniards, and those ' thr
of Castilian descent, are almost uniformly
opposed to him, and his strong hold lies with mc
the unsophisticated natives, whom he has ior
gained by popular appeals, liberal proles- wl;
sions, and grandiloquence, when prating lib- wc
ertv, and all that sort ol thing. He is a in?
demagogue of the first water, and no one
better understands the arts adapted ad cap. no
tandum vulgus; be is one ofyour chameleon ; del
politicians who can with wonderful facility soi
accomodate the complexion of their princi- ou
pies to the exegencies of the time. Like wh
others of his class, he endeavors to cement' no
his power by so identifying with his own, the
the interests of bis leading partizans, as to by
make their prospects depend on his own no
aggrandizement; he constituted himself, and | wo
not his country's good the nucleus ofpoli-1 of
tical organization, and but for his San Ja-1
cinto. this "most attenuated thread" of politi- j wli
cai chicanery would still bind together the by
discordant elements of a party, possessing Es
nothing in common but an insatiate appe- an
tencv for the spoils. His glory has depar- j dei
ted, and the spoils have fallen into the dis.1 Pr
tribution of other hands, and thither have his j ore
late sycophants betaken themselves. its
The prevalent opinion of the Mexicans, int
is that a rupture is about to take place be?- pre
tween them and the United States, and they tile
are so infatuated as to desire if. . coi
But I must now conclude the present pro- the
rracted letter, by stating that the Natchez nr. of
tived here on the 8th instant, and the Bos. mr
ton sailed hence for Pensacola the 2d, hav- the
ing, as a passenger,Judge Ellis, late Charge j the
d'Affaires near the government of Mexi- j the
co. LEANDER. I its.
ins
OPINION OF THE PRESIDENT JC!
On the proceedings of the Court o f Inquiry ??
ordered to Investigate the causes of the 'nc
delay in the campaign against the Creek c'
Indians. tcr
The President has carefully examined ,
* - - . tru
the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry *"
recently held at the city of Frederick, by co
virtue of orders No. 65 and 68, so far as
the same relate to the causes of the delav SUI
in
in opening and prosecuting the campaign
in Georgia nnd Alabama, against the hos- j e^'
tile Creek Indians, in the year 1836; and co
maturely considered the opinion of the i er.
court on this part of the subject referred to I WI
it. jas
The order constituting the court directs icir
it, among other things. " to inquire and !. P
examine into the causes of the delay in I j..
opening and prosecuting the campaign in j '
Georgia and Alabama, against the hostile 1 (
o , . ' o i 'in
Creek Indians, m the year 1836, and into .
every subject connected with the military n
operations in the campaign aforesaid ; and Pa
afier fully investigating the same, to report j L?
the facts, together with its opinion on the j
whole subject, for the information of the j su
President." j Pr<
It appears from the proceedings, that 1111
after the testimony of nine witnesses had I
been received by the court, and after more ca,
than one hundred documents, bearing on ?u
the subjects, had also been produced in n!
evidence, and afier Major General Scott re
had addressed the court on the subject, the j
court proceeded to pronounce its opinion, I . ~
as follows: j
" Upon a careful examination of the j
abundant testimony taken in the foregoing
case, the court is of opinion that no delay,
which it was practicable to have avoided,
was made by Major General Scott in opening
the campaign against the Creek In- .
dians. On the contrary, it appears that
he took the earliest measures to provide we
arms, ammunitions, and provisions for his To
forces, who were found almost wholly des- to.
titute; and as soon as arms could be put blc
into the hands of the volunteers, they were,
in succession, detached and placed in po- .
sitions, to prevent the enemy from retiring me
upon Florida, and whence they could ^
move against the main body of the enemy, the
as soon as equipped for offensive opera- rea
tions. tra
"From the testimany of the Governor of Pr11
Georgia, of Major General Sanford, commander
of the Georgia volunteers, and PJJJ
many other witnesses of high rank and ^
standing, who were acquainted with the
opography of the country, and the posiion
and strength of the enemv. the court ; q
5 of opinion that the plan of campaign! oft
Adopted by Major Genera! was well mni
culatcci to lead to successful results, and j
,t it was prosecuted by him, as far as;
icticnble, with zeal and ability, until re-.
led from the command, upon represcnta-1
ns made by Major General .Tesup, his j
tond in command, from Fort Mitchell, in j
2ttcr bearing date the 20th of June, 1836,
dressed to F. P. Blair, Esq, at Wash#011,
marked "private" containing a reest
that it he shown to the President,
lich letter was exposed and brought to
ht by the dignified and magnanimous
tof the President, in causing it to be placin
the Department of War, as an ofial
document, and which forms part of
use proceedings (see document No. 214.)
induct so ox*inordinary and inexplicable
i the part of Major General Jesup, in
fen;nee to the character of said letter,
ould, in the opinion of the court, be inistiga:ed."
The foregoingopinion is not accompaniI
by any report of the facts in the case,
required by the order constituting the
urt; on the contrary, the facts are left
be gathered from the mass of oral and
ciL'n.intary evidence contained in the pronflim's
: and thus a most important part
[he (?ut v assigned to the court remains
executed. Had the court stated the
rts of the case, as established to its
[isfaction by *hc evidence before it, the
esident, on com oaring such state of facts
ind bv the courh with its opinion, would
ve distinctly understood the views enterned
by the court in respect to the degree
promptitude and energy which ought to
displayed in a campaign against Indians
a point man ifestlv indispci usable to acor:t
appreciation of the opinion, and one
lich the President's examint'tfon has not
pplied, inasmuch as he has no i?eans of
owing whether the conclusions dr.wn by
n from the evidence agree with lho5D of
; court.
The opinion of the court is also argu^
jntative, and wanting in requisite prccis1;
inasmuch as it states that " no delay,
lich it was practicable to have avoided,
is made by Major General Scott, in openf
the campaign against the Creek Indians,
&c." thus leaving it to be inferred, but
r distinctly linding, that there was some
l??? onrl i, ,i-no mnrln hv crtluP np|'.
cl V , UIIU mui II nuo IIIUUV UT uv->
i other than Major General Scott; witht
specifying in what such delay consisted,
ien it occurred, how long it continued,
r by whom it was occasioned. Had
: court found a state of facts as required
the order constituting it, the uncertainty
w exising in this part of the opinion
uld have been obviated, and the justice
the opinion itself readily determined.
That p-irt of the opinion of the court
lich animadverts on the letter addressed
Major General Jesup to F. P. Blair,
q. bearing date the UOth of June, 1836,
d which presents the same as a subject
manding investigation, appears to the
esident to be wholly unauthorized by the
ler constituting the court, and by which
jurisdiction was confined to an inquiry
o the causes of delay in opening and
>secuting the campaign against the hos
Creeks, and to such subjects as were
nneeted with the military operations in
it campaign. The causes of the recall
Muinr (Jpnpml Scoff, from tllC C01U
tnd, and the propriety or impropriety of
i conduct General Jesup, of in writing
> letter referred to, were not submitted to
' court as subjects of inquiry. The court
rslf appears to have been of this opinion,
ismuch as 110 notice was given to General
sup of the pendency of the proceedings,
r had he any opportunity to cross-exam!
and interrogate the witnesses, nor to be
ird in respect to bis conduct in the matremarked
on by the court.
For the several reasons above assigned,
i President disapproves the opinion of the
urt, and remits to it the proceedings in
estion, to the end that the court may re.
me the consideration of the evidence;
d from the same, and from such further
idcnce as shall be taken, (in case the
urt shall deem it necessary to takelurthevidence.)
may ascertain and report,
th distinctness and precision?especially
to time, places, and distances, and other
cumstariccs, all the facts touching the
ening and prosecuting of the campaign
Georgia and Alabama, against the hosi
Creek InJians, in the year 1836, and
i military operations in the said campaign;
-J , ? .I,,! <lnl'i,r if anv tKnro u/nc
U lUUUIJIIIj^ IIIW UVIUJ) II KIIj Iiiwav ntw)
the opening or prosecuting of said cam.
ign, and the causes of sucli delay ; and
the end, also, that the court, whilst coning
its opinion to the subject matters
bmitted to it, may fully and distinctly ex2ss
its opinion on those matters, for the
ormation of the President.
The Secretary of War, ad interim, will
use the proceedings of the court on the
bject of the campaign against the Creek
bans, with the documentary evidence
erred to herein, and a copy of the fore,
ing opinion, to be transmitted to Major
mcral Alexander Macomb, President of
i court, for the proper action thereon.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, Feb. 14,1837.
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Petitions praying the abolition ofslavery and
slave trade in in the District of Columbia,
re presented by Messrs. Swift, Morris, and
mlinson, and the reception being objected
the motion to receive was laid on the taPOREIGN
AUTHORS.
i'eb. 1G. Mr. Clay, from the select Com,tce
to whom was referred the address and
morial of certain foreign authors, praying
security of copy-right in this country to ;
ir productions, made a report; which was |
d, and on motion of Mr. Preston, 1,000 excopies
of the report were ordered to be
ited.
tfr. Clay, from the same committee, also re-1
ted a bill extending to foreign authors the I
ictits of the copy-right law of 1831. Read, j
I ordered to a second reading.
Friday, Feb. 17. j
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.
rhc Senate proceeded to the consideration '
he bill to increase the military establish-:
a* of ?ho T"ni*ed Statrs.
A debate followed, in which Messrs.Benton, I
Callioun, Crittenden, Linn, Southard, Sevier, | g0]
Tipton, and Preston participated. i
On motion of Mr. Moore, and by consent, e
the I9th section of the bill, requiring repay- r0L
ment by students dismissed for bad conduct! In
from the West Point Academy, was stricken ijc
out. t.
The bill was then passed by yeas 26, nays
13. C0J
i Feb. 18. The bill remitting the duties on fro
; goods destroyed by tire in New York passed to
! unanimously. The amount thus remitted is
! estimated at 8600,000. ,
j A joint resolution appropriating 830,000 for th:
the purchase of a manuscript history left by nu
Mr. Madison, passed its second reading and tin
was ordered to be engrossed. Mr. Morris _n
made a short and able sDeech before its pas- .
sage on the character of Mr. Madison. Mr.
Calhoun signified his intention to oppose the mi
resolution on its third reading. Sa
Mr. Buchanan from the Committee on For- op
- ? n ?nnn,t r>n tho PrPsiflpnt's
I eign reirtuuno mout a. ~?
j Message relating to Mexico, of which the foli
lowing is the concluding part:
The committee regret to learn, from the
note of Mr. Ellis to Air. Forsyth of the 9th Di
December last, that the Mexican Government tic
has publicly approved of the conduct of its ne
minister whilst in the United States. They .. ,
trust that a returning sense of justice may I1S|
induce it to reconsider this determination. w*
j They are willing to believe that it never could Tt
i have been made, had that Government previ- ^
; ously received the promised explanation of the
President, contained in the letter of Mr. For;
syth to Mr. Ellis of the 10th December, 1836, " '
which, unfortunately, did not reach Mexico pu
until after the latter had taken his departure, he
j This' letter with the President's Message at
i the commencement of the present session of
i Congress, cannot fail to convince the Mexican
j Government how much they have been mis- i
! led by the representations of their minister.
I After a fuD consideration of all the circum- W1
i stances, the committee recommend the adop- bia
' tion of the following resolution : so
Resolued, That the Senate concur in opinion 8E
j with the President of the United States that
i another demand ought to be made for the re- an
f vr?an
I dress or our grievances irom we iue.\ieau vzu- i
I vernment, the mode and manner of which, un- j Be
der the 34th article of the treaty, so far as it j 1^
maybe applicable, are properly confided to .
his discretion. They cannot doubt from the in
justice of our claims, that this demand will resuit
in speedy redress; but should they be pr<
disappointed in this reasonable expectation, a ; j)j
I state of things will then have occurred which ,
j will make if the imperative duty of Congress '
j promptly to consider what further measures W(
I may be required by the honor of the nation ex
| and the rights of our injured fellow citizens. c0
Ordered, That 20fK) extra copies of the above ^
j report be printed.
Feb. 20. Mr.Clay presented the petition of Ui
' American Authors for granting to foreign Au- in!
! thors the benefit of copy-ri^ht laws. wl
The resolution authorizing the purchase of ^
! Mr. Madison's manuscript history, after a de(
bate of some length, passed its third reading, -8?1
I ayes 32, nays 14. The history is the same th
' rpfprrnil tn in Mrs. Madison's letter to the pr
| President, communicated to Congress at the | ejj
I opening of the session. i
Numerous petitions were presente\l for the i
abolition of slavery in the District, on all of t?*
j which the motion, not to receive, was laid on us
i the table without debate. jc<
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. an
Thursday, Feb. 10. av
j Mr. Boon asked leave to make a motion that J
; the bill from the Senate relating to public j mt
j lands be printed. *h(
! An amendment was made to embrace in the
| the motion the currency bill. Motion agreed jat
! tO. yy
The bill regulating the kinds of funds re- j
j ceivable for the revenues of the United States, cc<
j was read and referred to the Committee on sei
j Ways and Means. for
i Also a bill for the appointment of persons to ^
j examine into the modes of securing the
i safety of steam boilers. no1
Also, an act additional to an act for the pro- opi
| motion of the progress of the arts and useful | efb
I sciences. ^
At 1*2 the House nroceeded with the trial of j ,
R. M. Whitney. 4
Feb. 17. The Speaker laid before the unl
House a report from the Secretary of the
Treasury shewing the number of passengers
which arrived from foreign countries into each by
collection District during the last year. 0f
The greater part of the day was consumed ^
in examining witnesses in the case of R. M.
Whitney. |cai
Feb. *18. Mr. Jenifer, from a select com- j lea
I mittee to whom a petition from tobacco plan- am
ters of Maryland had been referred, reported
! a resolution requesting the President to in- :
struct the foreign diplomatic agents of the "U(
; country to negotiate for a modification of the odi
duties upon tobacco imported from the U. S. 0f
Read the first and second time. t0
Mr. Howard from the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, reported two resolutions in favor
of recognizing the Independence of Texas, pu]
and of an appropriation for the salary ot such i\[,
agent as the President may determine to send ?
to Texas.
The case of R. M. Whitney was taken up mJ
' *' ' ....'fnncono /?nntini,pH 1 3.
| ana 6Ximiui(iuun ui hiuicoovd wh.m.?^ . _
Feb. 20. After much time spent in the ex- pQl
[ amination of witnesses in the case of R. M. ^
| Whitney, and in debate on incidental questions,
Mr. Lane offered a resolution to dis- do
charge R. M. Whitney from custody. Debate tal
was cut off by the previous question, and the ce
resolution passed; 102 to 70. cr
CHERAW GAZETTE, T!
! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1837. f?
1 i be
i We have copied into our columns at length j
, an account of a Mob which lately occurred in '
. IS". York. We ascribe it to the influence
ex'
j of the infidel Iectuerrs, who in that City ^
j spend the Sabbath in debasing to a level with
I themselves, such vagabonds, lettered and unj
lettered, as collect to hear their crude and j yo
j senseless harangues. When a man is taught, I tei
i and believes that he differs from the brute that ^
. wi
perishes only in form and intelligence, it is
i natural enough, under the influence of such br<
! temptations as N. York presents, to yield him- mt
! self up to the most beastly indulgences. The
better feelings of his nature and his native ^
| sense of justice are soon perverted ; his hab- be
| its of industry, if any had been formed, are go
given up; and when he begins to suffer the
natural consequences of indolence and vice, he . j"01
is ready for any change or for any mischief in j
which he finds himself shielded from punisji- i
mcnt, cither by the darkness of night or the ca
strength of numbers. No man's purse would C01
be safe within the reach of infidols who live
y
as infidels live in N. York; nor would his sp<
life bo Kofo if stpor! in th? way to bis nurse, ino
Western Rail Road from Faydtexille
me diversity of opinion seems to prevail in*
i western parts of North Carolina as to the
ite which should be pursued with this road,
pursuance of resolutions adopted at a pubmeeting
held in Salisbury on the 7th inst.
? subscriptions in that town are made on
idition that the road be located "to run
m Fayetteville towards Moore C. H. thence
the Yadkin River, at some point about the
>uth of Abbot's Creek, or some one between
it and the mouth of Swearing Creek." The
jeting in Salisbury appointed delegates to
? neighboring counties, for the purpose of
Dcuring their co-operation in the effort to
:ate the road along this route. The Watchin
states that the amount subscribed in*
disbury was 850,000, and expresses the?
inion that Rowan county "will go in for a
und 100,000."
The U.S.Telegraph. The Reformer.?Gen.
iff Green has withdrawn from the publican
of the U. S. Telegraph. In its stead a
w paper, called the Reformer, is now pubbed.
It is edited by Richard K. Cralle,
10 for some time has been the Editor of the
degraph, and published by William W.
xire & Co. The talents and pohtical ereed
the editor are well known to the public.
REFORM," he says in his address to the
blic " is the object we have in view?and
nceforth we will know no party names but
2F0RMERS and ROYALISTS."
abolition.
The Richmond W hig predicts that Congress
11 abolish Slavery in the District of Columt,
by the 4/h of Marrh 1889, and proposes a
uthern convention as a means of peervino
the union. Now we shall be as
xious to continue the union of the States as
y one else can be, so Jong as the Great
dy of our Northern fellow citizens- are wilg
to preserve it and to let the South enjoy,
peace, its constitutional rights. But let
mgress once touch our right to our slave
Dperty, either by abolishing slavery in the
strict of Columbia, without the consent of
b adjoining States, or in any other way, and
; shall be ready, without any great fuss or
citeraent about it, to sever, at a blow, the
rd that binds the North and the South,
le North know that a dissolution of the
lion would be the immediate result of any*
:erference with Slavery by Congress, any
lere within the slave region. None among
em of the least information, and of common
use, can doubt this. What then could be
e object of a Southern Convention in the
esent state of things? Nothing certainly,but
:her to take steps for a dissolution of the
aion, or to beg our Northern fellow citizens
at they would be graciously pleased to let
remain united with them. The former obit
is disclaimed by the movers of the project*
d the latter we are sure no freeman would
ow. The Northern States are, at least, a?
ich interested in preserving the Union as
? Southern. If the former intimate that.
?y are tired of the bargain, we are sure the
ter will not be disposed to hold them to it.
e see nothing ourselves either iu the pro?dings
of Congress, or in the state of public
itiment at the North, which affords ground
reasonable appreheusion on this subject at
> present. The time may come, but surely
t before the 4th of March 1839, when public <
nion at the north shall be so changed as to
jet a change in Congress; but it will be
ic enough to provide tor such a contingency
en it shall seem to be at hand, " Sufficiont
to the day is the evil thereof."
Case of A M. Whitney.?It will be seen
the proceedings of Congress that the House
Representatives, after spending several
fs in the examination of witnesses in this
>e, finally discharged the prisoner. Wj
rn from the Washington papers, that in exnnation
of the witnesses, the object on the
rt ef the accused, was to place the eon*
ct of Messrs. Peyton and Wise in the most
ous light possible; and the aim on the part
these honorable gentlemen,who were driven
assume the defensive attitude as much as
i prisoner at the bar, was fee prove a fixed
rpose, if not a conspiracy, to injure them.
\ Peyton, particularly, had conducted bim*
f so very much beneath the dignity of a
in, and much more beneath the dignity of
member of Congress?his conduct was so
erile, so profane and vulgar, that he deservthe
deepest mortification; and he has, no
ubt, experienced it. He is a man of fine
ents, but these should not screen him from
nsure when so much deserved. The read*
will remember his outrageous conduct and
minA ,'ntn our columns last week.
'b""b~ 1"
ie character and conduct of Whitney were
excuse for such behavior, and can hardly
considered a palliation of it.
PLORIDA.
We arc permitted to publish the following
tract from a letter from Major Harlee to-his
>ther, dated
Santa Fe Beidoe, 13th Feb. 1337.
Dear Brother:?I have but time to inform
u of my arrival here on Wednesday last, af
a very disagreeable march of 25 i*iles in
ree days and a half. We were furnished
th broken down teams of horses for our b*g-?.
ge train, and others that could not have been
iken at all; the consequence was that the.
;n had to assist at the wheels, and many of
3m took mud and water waist deep to assist
getting on. We marched a day or two in
ry heavy ram, but in good spirits, and would
en perfectly compensated could we have,
tten a fight from the enemy, but find it is
possible to get any chance whatever at them
some time?vct. We are quite engaged in
ilding Pickets, and wich will be finished it in
o or three days.
Col. Stanton, the Adjt. Gen. of the army*
llcdand dined with me the other day, in
mpany with 2 other gentlemen direct from
?n. Jessup, and they expressed very sanguine
pectations that hostilities will come to a
> jdy close. They say the chiefs arc much
'!it?rdfn reac?. however it has