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Januarw 1839. ono-half might ho paid in such notes; one-quar^r a'ier the 1st of Jannnrv, 1840; and that from an I after the 1st of Januarv, 1841, all sums duo the Government for customs, lands, &<\ shall be paid only in the legal currency of the Cnited States, or in such notes, hills, v!V:c. as should bv law be ordered, Mr. Webster rase and inquired of Mr C. to what bill it was proposed to make this an amendment Mr. Bentoii replied, to one called the divorce bill between the Government and the banks, which he said was just ahead. Mr. Benton, after expressing his entire concurrence in the amendment of Mr. Calhoun, sent to tiie Chair two amendments of his own, which he said comprised the snbstance of the bill introduced by him two years ago, t#To re-establish the cons'ifutional currency of the country.'* His first amendment provides that, after a day to be specified, all the public dues should be paid in goid and silver only, and in Treasury notes and iand scrip, as might by law be uutliorizea; nun nr 5IVM? niter tlie resumption of spe ci ' payments l>y the banks, the Treasury should begin with specie payments. These amendments, together with Mr. Calhoun's, were ordered 10 be printed. Tim bill was then ordered to be engrossed and road a third time by the following vote: Yeas?Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton, Black, Brown Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Ala., Clayton, Fulton. (trunlev, Hubbard, Kent, King of Ala.. King, of C o., Knight, Lyon, M -Keaan. Morris, Nicholas, Ntles, Norvel, Pierce Hives, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Ruggles, Sevier, Smith, of Conn., Smith, of Itid., Strange. Swift. Tnlimadge, Tipton, Walker, Wali Webster, White, Williams, Wngh\ \oung. ?42. Xayes?Messrs. Clav, ofKy., (irittenden, Preston, Sou-hard, Sponce?o. .wvTTOf nv RKPR.KSENTATIVES. UUUOli v* ..... [Standing Committees.?continued. ] On Revolutionary Claims. Messrs, Muhlenberg, Crai^, Underwood, Taliaferro, Elmore, Foster, Parmcnter, Harper of Ohio, and Birdsail. On Public K.vjt aditures. Messrs, Haley Ogle, Alexander, Titus, Stratton, Runiscy, Fletcher, of Venn >ut, ('rocket, and Patterson. Oil Private Land Claims. M s-rs. May, Garland, of Lonsiana, Calhoun, of Massachusetts, H trlan, Bruyn, Mallorv, B catty, R.iriden, and Leadhctter. On Indian A fairs. Messrs. Bell Ev-rett, Hanes, Chaney, Montgomery, Parker, Campbell, of Soiitli Carolina' Murray, of Kentucky and S. XV. A/orris, of Pennsylvania. On Mara! A fairs. Messrs Ingham, .1/iilig.in, Keed, Wise, Grantland, .Moore. Richardson, Paynter, and William-, of New II imps hire. On the Militia. Messrs. Glascock, Wagner, Carter of Tennessee, Holt. Hammond, Pratt, Hunter, Halstead, and Allen of Ohio On the Territories. Messrs. Patton, Potts, * ?? 1 ... ;v%? Pickens, Pierce, uorueu. v.n?iv yjkaii?u.ji-o of New York, and Farrington. On Revolutionary Pensions, .Vossrs. . /organ, Klinger.smi'h, Bond, Fry, Johnson ol Virginia, Sibley, Ewing, Gray, and Loom is of Uluo. On Invalid Pensions. Mossrs. Taylor H'llliainsof Kentucky, Alien of Vermont, Mc Clellan of New York, Petrikcn, Stewart Herod, Riely, and Stanley. On Roads and Canals. Messrs, Mercer, Evans; McKenn-m, Snyder; White of Kentucky, Film ore of New York, Johnson of .Varyland, Bicknel), White of Indiana. On Rerisaland En finished Business. Messrs' A/asoa of Ohio, Noble, Southgate, Henry, and Peek. On Accounts Messrs, Johnson of Virginia; Grant, .VcCIure, Shepard of North Carolina, and Johnson of .Vary land* On Expenditures' of the Department of State Messrs- Morris, of Pennsylvania, Jackson ol New York, shep'or, Yorke, and Andrews* On Expenditures of the Depart men! of the Treasury Meters- Alien of Vermont, Shefter, Aycrigg, Gray, and Hols -y On Expenitiws tf tlx War Department? 3/essrs* Clownev, Vanderveer, Holt, .Vorris, of Ohio, and Jfarvin. - * "* ' On. ExjwidilU) es"j ;ne.\n, y // / <i-imm ? Messrs' iirodJi"id, .Maxwed, Ed warns, and Graham ot'IndunaOn Expenditures of the Pnstujr.ee. Department Messrs. CJiilds, Dennis, H.iu cf, Gallup, and Pluruer. On Expenditures of the Public liuildings? Messrs. Sawyer, Cranston, .1/enefoe, liunti, and Ridgway. T1IE UN IT HI) STATES'" MEXICO, AND TEXAS. September 13. The following resolution, mowd yes orday by Mr. Adams, coming up in course, was read, viz: Resolved, That die President of the I Tiited States be requested to communicate te this House, so far as may be consis cut with the public interns4, .!! the corrrspondenct ' ' 1 ? ! n? 1 : ,i 1 (] between ttie ijovernmi-m ........ States and that of Mexico, concerning lac boundary between them, and particularly concerning any proposition for a cess.on ol territory belonging to the Mexican confederation to the United States: and also all correspondence relating thereto between the Department of State and the Diplomatic Representatives of the United States in Mexico, and of the said Department with those of the Mexican Republic, accredited to the Government of 'lie United States. 1 he resolution was as reed to. The following resolution, also moved yesterday by Mr. Adams, was read, viz: Resolved, That the President of the United States be lequcsted to communicate to this House whether any proposition has been made on the pari of the Kcpuciic ol Texas to the Government of tin.' United States for the annexation oftho said R pub. lie ot Texts > t is Union, and if such proposition has been made, what answer has been returned, and, all co; respondent which has taken place relating thereto. Mr. Wise said he should vote against the resolution; his reason was that he was in possession of information from a high souict and on which he couid explicitly, positively rely, that the correspondence referred tc was not in a condition to be made public, and that it . ";ht be made injurious to the public inter, s ould it now be disclosed. Mr. I Fanes sujested to the mover to < modify his resolution by tin; annexation of j | the ordinary quulifvinLT clans". 4,Jfthn com- j J i munication ofthns'imoinhiso;)inion,becon-, t sis'ent with the public interest." 1 Mr. A<lanis. The reason wby 1 ''id no? !( append a clause of lliaf kind to the rosolu- ! ' tioris, that I considered tli* call its referring 1 ! to a simple matter of hue. 11 did no con- j ' ij cetvo tiiat any question could arise wheth- j J er its communication would he compa :!>! with the interest: it was a simple inquiry , J waether any proposi ion luul hcen m-do by 1 the Government of'Texrs on the subjco: of , 1 I the annexation of that province to the Uni- i 1 ted S:at"s. Fliat t ie Le^'sluture of Fc.xas . had ordered such a communication to b ' made was a matter of public notoriety. i ite wished merely to know whether it h;'d : . i been done. T..is was one reason why he i , j had not ad le d such a clause as was sur. I jjested by the gentleman from Georgia.? 1 Another reason was.'ha! ho considered the | 1 j ()roj>osi ion itsoif,r>r.!jo pro.'nsed annexation, 1 j as u N?rly uueous ifti ie.'m'. \either the j President of the l'.:i eJ S at- s. nor this ^ Mouse, nor Congress, had any right to rei reive or to consider sue!) a proposi ion. It c { is a new riling (said Mr. A.) in the historv ; of our nation?a new thing in the his'orv . i of the world, it L a to allv diiT'rent thing ' 1 ! from wha has taken piac * heretofore in en. 1 ; i ses of the cession of territory to tiie United ; v j Stales. On the first occasion o' such cos- i ' . sioa. viz. in the case of Louisiana, i* was !( ' objected to at the time as being con r irv to ! I i tiie Co.isti u ion. So far, indeed, as the ' j ni'Te cession oft -ni ory was concerned, V i j was my opinion, (an i you wili fi l l tint pin- ' j ion recorded on tiie journals of the Sein1'1.) 1 [ | that it was within tiio powers of Congress to I form such a tiva v; but in that trea'v there ; was also provisions as to the ininbinmts n** f?l the ceiled ferritorv. \v li'cli c c:,iv>rl 'mni ^ privileges and advau ag\s, such as I though' i the Coas iuiiion d;d not a a iiori/.o the Gov ' . crmncn: of the United States to confer. I ( Nor v\a; tins my opinion only: it was the i ^ i opinion of the then lVe.si.lent of too United i ' I - I \ ' St a es, as is well known ;o the world from j letters of his wnt.cn at the t me: it wis also j . ti:c o.iin on of ids success.). u.- S r:c- ; ',v j i | ,, ! r tary oi once, as avowed ny him eero.iaiiy . | o me: and in cons.rpiencv I did tiien intro- ; ducc a te-oiu ion thai the .is of citizens I of the United Slates should he secured -o t!:e inliahitants of Uou sunn bv tiiat [.ower which alone could center those rights, viz- > ' I by ali the Unnited S ntes. I did propose ' an amendment to .it Coasti u ion to efT-et j that objec , in the S. nate: I was ovim! d: t 1 and notwi.iisMad ng the opinion oftii 1*0 s- ? ' idont <Sc of the S vv. larv of State Coe^r. ss. s ! ciiriy the troa/y in'o fa i *. if at, thereby exercising functions which, ia my huaib!<* i : opinion,ex dusivt i . to tii People of die U. v 1 States Nov,\ tho case is changed. it, from , s ' ? c" . . . a rspc.s ; to tii',; fa>t ivsolutton, it should j appear t! a" a pormiosi .on !;:; ] been made , j i to the Republic oiW! exico t,3 ee ! . a portion \ of its tcrri.ory to tin.' Unite.] .States., raid it i 1 it itu'i .1 < d, nod u hwi v tai'tT' tJ ; ?. i in o \irtu>- of winch tiie inhabitan sof iSiis | I moil, and should be admit cd as a Stale, | I or States, hen that treaty would come I.e. j ( | lore tire Home, and the precedents ol Lou j [ isana and Florida aught lie advanced to j [ i answer objections which might be urged on : j I constitutional grounds. 11 i Hut here the case is totally ditlVrout.? !i i Tnis is not tile case of a foreign govern \ ment ceding tern ory and st'pulating for the '; , enjoyment of cer.aiu nriv.leges by its citi- > j Zens, but where a whole nation has propo. I \ i sed to he admitted to the l ieliis of citizens s t of litis I nio:). Tins is totally biti* f? nt from r f iii receiving a cession or icrn ory: and 1 here j i f: declare in the inee of God. that no power 1 I on on rill is capable ofcficcting such a thing, j | but the People of Texas on the one hand.) ': and the People of the I ni cd S: ales on the , ! other. Tiie People of'Tcxas have not con. !' , ftrred on their Legislature the power to j : in ike such a pro;???*i!:i):i. i .< r ! the'r ' . 1 Co.. ti:a a: a:;-iii . an i . < ...hn J ' | | siu ' ) powc:: iti.a tin re ;s lit) vac:. a:.tno.iv ! ! in the President o! tiie I nited Sta s alone i ' are competent judges. Il such a proposi- j1 i lion had been made t?> the Presidcu', the ' 1 ! < only answer lie could have given must he . | that lie had no power to receive it: and if) the same proposi ion had been adilr?'S<ed to ' Congress, its only answer must have been, j : we have no power under the Constituion to j receive it. : These .are the reasons why I did not add ' J t ki restrive clause often; ppended 11 calls lor , Executive information. I do not admit it | lo be possible that the President should eon- . . sider it incompatible with tri? public interest > : to answer the call. Jt is a subject in which ! ' i < i tin? \\ !?(>!?.? People of J?lt United Stavs have |1 J a drop, deep, ift* :> interes : ? it :su ?pr st.o:; 1 I so divp us '?> mvulvot at o! Union itself: j' ' j lor ill u?i is a largo portion o. toe People of ' tie Uui.cd Stat< s who would prefer a disso- !1 f luiion of the Union to theac; of annexation ': . of Texas. I i As to the reason suggested by the gen. 1 1 tlcman from Virginia, (Mr. Wise.) that; t! there is such a corre pondence, but that it ' i ! is not in a condition to be laid before the j1 i ' Public, so far from being a valid reason j( 1 against this call, it is, on the contrary, an |J additional reason why it should he made. I ' { demand, in the name of the People of the j' I U. States, and in the name of this House, 1 that they know what that correspondence 1 i contains, the object of which is to palm on i j them a whole nation to enjoy their rig ts, ; 1 t.?L-M I'Hfhtc mvnv from them. Still, ! i CHI'I IW luuv I ^ ' j [\ however, if the House prefer thai the quali- i * fviiig clause shall be add'd to the resolution, j it will u-e its pleasure. I am willing to take , j the resolution, oven boJi that c!au>e appen- j j ded; for 1 desire, above all things, that tins j ; ' i whole People should know what disposal is ' ' i to be made of rhe whole alFuir. j Mr. Haynes now moved to amend lite j' : resolution by adding the clause; 'hf, in his j I 1 opinion, the communication thereof will not ! he incompatible with the public interest." ! i | Mr. Pnoinpson, of So itb Carolina, said j I j hesliould vote against the whole resolution, j ' II however it might be amended. He refer- < rod to the exciting character of the subject, i and expressed the "pinion that t;o goo J , i :oukl arise from calling from the cones-1 londenee referred to in its present inchoate . stale, fie did not intend to enti r at large; jpon the topics referred to by the gentleman j i Youi Massachusetts, hut would say n word j < )r two in reply. It would be remembered j hat some remarks had he- n made by him !; as session on tin honorable course of that j i jentlcinan wiicn Secretary of State, touch j i ng our M-'xicnn boundary. The gentleman j i Kid then been in favor ol a boundary line J winch would inch:'!.; a large part, if not tie1; whole, of the pjvscn? province of Texas: it ( was not tlien included, however; and yet j tow t!i<; House was old. by din same gen* emaii, ilia! tueiv exised no power in the , < lovernmeut o get !> tek what was that tinr*!. mproporly c<* l?.d. Too posi ion seemed J. o !i m to be monstrous. A (iov?*rurnent,. . t m gli cede a way he province, (though i" j. iad, in I act, no mmv right to cede ii than to *ede t.hc State of Maine.) hu i; was not com-1, intent to receive back, bv treatv, that winch \. : had thus given away. j, Tin; gentlemen had fur.her sai l thai -h lover ur.cnt of Te.\ i.shad e.o i-iu!it to make ;. his pro} osi ion to i ;::t of this cot urn*. Too ! j rent Ionian w is a di-. ingnished ??i{?lo: n-i tis*. i nd Mr. T. I?'!t mo.lo.st in expressing a cjil- j , or'ma; of opinion ??:i st:.:li a (pans'ion; bull, t did seem to bin) to bo going very far i | vhen a Governmeu- propose ! 'o negotiate . ( vi.b us 0.1 a certain subject, that we should | oil; into the inernal structure of that Gov. j rainent to sen whether i: was possessed o' < )i?wer :o do w!i it it proposed. Such a prac- , iec would lead us into infinite difficulty.? !; IV c must be under the necessity of studying i 1 be s rnejure of all foreign Governments? t tii ng we were not in circumstances to do. !; Foe gen.!-nian. in ins s a ei at, had omit ;t e l one very important fact, viz. that every j: nan in Texas bad vote I to authort/.o the i I jrovcrsimoiit of that conn ry to make the I )rojx?s:*i:?ii n I' no I to. So that, if the [ < rentlcman tii-i insist on lookinir behind the j I tiltcial communion ion of lite Toxian Gov- : .Tmncnt to lind th ! it had the positive in-11 : ructions of every mat) in Texas. Those j vho thought witiiiltejTeritletn.au on I he 'Tex- J( an (jijeslion were in tiie habit of represen-' 1 ittjr die revolu ion in tiin* country as a mere ;! cbeilious scrabble for plunder and power,' n" tha* the rightful dominion over the Pro- . itice was still in .Mexico, whose riirht had | lot I) -en diviscd * * * i, j I J it -re lii?? CriAiii interposed, and, romin- j ( led Mr. Thompson th;;l lie was wandering ;oyon I the question before the House.] Mr. T. sail be bad been only replying ! o the gentleman from Massachusetts.?;l lowcvcr, be sliouIJ go no farther into the nihj o:; bu notified bis intention hereafter 0 move to lay the resolu.ioti on the table. | Mr. Pi.'kens bad no objection that this; vbole q aes'ion, with ail that pertained to it,! .iioisld go before the American People, and i, irti its issues should b fully considered.? ? 1 s co!ea<ete was mistak n as o iho exist- \ ng a friend to the the cause of Texas, and , ts annexation ;d<o. he u as '.villiiior the whole ' ibould be pr 'sented to :!ie Public, that, at he regular session in December, thev might n; prepared to go fully ni o the discussion >fthe en iro subject. II", however, must! jo permitted to render his thanks to the j jonorablo gentleman from J\I issachusctts or .iie Dossition he iiad assumed, and for . ! 1 hat candor and frankness with which he n<l lakeu l?is position in advance. He vis!., d die attention of the [louse and of the roiu.try to he especially directed to that po-1' ;i ion: As he desired it to be recollected from : vhat (ju.irter the doctrine Irui been avow. . :d. I'll gentleman ha l slid that the IVo-1' of the United S.ales would prefer d:sun- j on?yes, would prefer a dissolu ion of the ' Union to the yinnexadon iof Texas to the-' he United States. Mr. Adams, f said a very large pro. 1 loriion of diem would. \ cry good. That was still better, lie >resunie I the gentleman hai spoken this .. s miniate knowledge of the scnti. j ii jusofihut portion of ne coun'ry which j hi represented. Ifsuch, said Mr. I\, is their leclaration in advance, we are ready to: ncet them. Let it be remembered that; !iis bugunge comes from a quarter which ; lately sang hallelujhas to the Union. I rose j ; .fi.flV to c ill notice of the the House to the > remarkable issue which has heen made, and | 0 the quarter it comes. Yes, sir, there j ire great questions involved in the this mat- j er. It is a novel spectacle to see consti-, tutional restriction ndvocan.d from that t quarter; and I rejoice in it. It is tn the first j time I ever witnessed any tiling oft lie kind. There are some questions, it seems,! which thegentl -men considers ns constitutional Now, I hope he will not raise the f'ous nation as an impenotral/e s' M o cover ids own doc ri.ies, and in n iinii) Ji1 <'!>? .1 iw.i I fir.it'll Mfim flm iimmiint if IC Vl^> MMOII VH/1? II IIIU IliWIII'.tll. IV I? j claimed as a doctrine advocated in oilier f sections of the Lnion. It is new doctrine i md I rejoice from my suul to hear it ad-! ranced from that quartei. I again repeat, that from what I have ! )oen informed, (and die infomation comes from the very highest quarter.) the friends j >f Texas have no.hing to fear from an an-1 swer to this call. The correspondence re- j fered to is ready to be presented, and I hope j in J trust the coun'ry will be follv prepared j !o meet the great issue. Mr. Pctriken now moved to lay both the j (vsolu ion and ainendm ar on the table. On .his motion, .Mr. Adams demanded J :he yea is and nays, and, being taken, they j i stood as follows : j Aveas 73 Noes 149. j I After a few remarks by several members J and rep a'ed expressions of a wish not to j, jnter into a discussion ot the; subject at the ; present time the resolution passed with the! amendment proposed. Mr. Cambreling from the Committee of; Wavs and Means repor ed a hill to author- ;< ze the issuing of Treasury notes; not to ! dear interest; nor to exceed ? 1*2,000,900 | and none to he ot less .Icuo.m.i jt;mi t.inn 5IOO. To be payable in one y< ar and if, lot paid when presented alter they become ! | .It 10 to bear an interest of five p"r cc 1* per ' timim, To be signed by the Treasurer, j in i counter signed by the Register. Tiie j amount issued :o be determined by Secre.'a- : rv of the Treasury, with t.'ie approbation ofj die President to b; paid ro such creditors of j LT. Sat s as may cIioosjIo r c<ire them j at par,- to be received in payment of deeds j ;o the Government. Coiintorf -its of these \ notes to bo punished with fine and imprisonment. Wednesday Sept. ISM. j Mr. Adams proposed to oiler to the; consideration of the House the following g resolution: ' /frse/rc /.TInt the power ofanneximr lie* Tropic of anv independent foreign State to ties Union is a power no' delegated W the Consti ution of the U. S a'es to their 1 ' Congress, or to am Department of their i . / i... ,.- " i" i ll"'i i im ii , iju ir.v;i vcu IU IMC l cujiic. ; Ti?e Speaker decider) that the motion ] was, a' lias i:t>rir, out of order, and tint, , herefor-*, it could not now bo either receiv. d or read. L ave haviiijr boon ijiven, Mr. C. repored a bill ''making nn additional appnation for the proven ion und suppression of Indian | lostililies for the voar 181)7." Tin; bill was i rend at lame, ruid risen referred to a Comuirtee of the Whole on the state ot trie [ Union. [It proposes to appropriates 1,600.- j 100.] CALL LOR DEFAULTERS' ACCOUNTS. The following resolution moved oti Wed- ! aesday by Mr. Loomis, of New York, hav- ' i!i<r be en read viz. ResolveThat the Secretary of the Treu- > sury prepare and report to this House as : soon as may ho convenient, a sta'cmcut t showing what met ho is have been adopted i lor the safe.keeping ol the public funds, j since die first organiza*ion of the Govern- j ment under the Consli u ion; the length of j tunc that each method has been in use, de- j s gn i'ing the several changes and w hen i made, and what looses under each method j (lave been susaiued by the Treasury, in i consequence of defalcation of agen's or ofH- . sors so en rusted \vii!i the funds for safe- . keeping. The resolution was agreed to. It has been said that Mr. Calhoun ap- j proves the President's Message; which o! ! course Ins caused some talk It was, we sup- j pose, in refetrence to this subject that the | loiter was written from 'v Iiicli the following [ Lw ract is taken I?x;rnct of a let t? r from tin; I/on. J. (J C.d- J houn to the I.vlitorol the Alexadiia Gu- ; zette: t "O.i the highly important subjee s on i which Congress has boon called to deliber- ! ;.t'% 1 shall express nip views and opinions i in iny place in the Senate. ' As to the calumnies which may he cir- j eulated to my prejudice, they are not anex- j pepled- It :nr rule to patnj litem unrio* ticed, h aving it io my conduct to put them down. "I low strange, that any man who knows j me, should imagine it possible for trie to ho i driven or or seduced from my position! I live But to carry out the great principles for which I have been contending since 1824, j and which I have maintained under every J danger and difficulty. In the defence 1 have ! acted with and against every party, withou. ! ' ' I'"" ...Illi nm- \fr Vull RllrrMl Imvt i IJll'l lUll Willi UIM ?un * Ui. w.. , b<'cn driven -n'o a position favorable to their' advunpement; and shall I not avail myself i of the opportunity which it affords uie to | accomplish my objec ? Shall I permit him ;o drive me from my position because he has been driven on i:? All I ask is to be hiard. My confidence, in every juncture, is in 'die force of (ruth and integrity." On this subject the Washington R -for-1 mer has the following language. We have noaut .only to speak for Mr. . alhoUii, but it", it is intended to be said thai ! Mr. C. is in favor of the Message rhrougout, j or (to use the language of a significant ru- ! mor) that lie has "gone over 'o the Amiuis- ! trafion,' that he is a Van Buren man," we | take leave to say the allegation is totally j Groundless. That he is in favor ofa divorce ; ~ - i: is now, and expose i to bo plunder d by a hundred hands where one cannot now roacn C1-1 EH A \V GAZ ETT E \i J. ?p.\ EN;; A i ^ V i?i.' ji ?, .V4 ? - i J i I it H i (Jongilcss.?In too .Senate the b;l. anthorizing the issueing of Treasury notes and the bili to extend the time of pay men's on merchants revenue bonds have pass-tl the tltirJ reading. The hill iinposiugnd ii- f tional duties on collectors of the revenue j - I il.i'iniuc.rtil ...? t'.fj Oftlli Stl'llf. ? cl.^ UllJC'l U|| UII UIV V'/II.I --rin the House Mr. Wise, on the 19 h. j Sept. introduced a rcsoLition lo appoint uji connni.uee to sit during the recess, <*?;?! iu- j quire into the causes, and failures and < x- i truortiinary expenditures \v*: i*.!i have l attended the Indian war in Piorida. T ie [' mornings ofthe 19th. and 20'.!i. were spent mi discussing it bo! no question taken. Tne ; ( bill to j oupono deposi es with the St; t?s i.s i, j inly dtha c<i but ::o quest on i:as boon taken j on it. | Memorials are poured into the lions' ; tiirougii the hands ofiVlr. Adams and odn-ra || against .he admission of Texas into the j union. They are from every class ci cit izcns m:!u arid female, infant an i adul:. Mr. Adams, in the Liouso of Representatives iais presented a pod ;o.i from a Ctli- , z?Mt ofNow York praying to be made an Alien. Mr. Ad>ms, doubled whether the mail was not insane ; but he still presented his petition, because, in his opinion, it ceiled up the great constitu jona! qu s ion whether Congress has power to make a man an alien. After Mr. Adams's posi tions in l'orm.r Congresses no one p- rhaps will be surprized :o find him bring scrousA before Congress any matter or <ju stion whatever its character, which even a madman mnv take it into his I.end to embody :n a petition. As the abolitionists, lo be J consistent, must run into the absurdity | that all autiiority of man over bis i lows, wlieJior in tbc state or the turn- J ily?all power of one human being to control tiie ac tions of another in any way?must be abolished. i?o Mr. Adams, to be consistent with bis doc.rine of the right of petition must he boa d to! present the petition of every madman, what- | ever it may pray for. A Mr. (dreclv who was arrested some i time since by the British au.i.ori.ies lor being engaged in taking the census of the o o c? o inhabitants in the disputed territory between M ?ir>* and the Bri is!) provinces and was reluusej on application of the President has been again arrested fbr renewing the attempt to take the rensus. Judge Smith* Judge Marshall.?Ti.c extent to which men of strong and cultivated niinJs will sometimes snfJVr themselves to be driven by passion and prejudice is a j most striking evidence of the infirmity of human nature. We know not when wc have seen ;i more striking ius'anee of tins than in an imputation which JudgSmith formerly of this State, and now of Alabama lately attempted to cast on the spotless name of Judge Marshall in an dec. i tioneoring sjteech recently delivered in! Huntsvillo, Ala. Judge Marshall decided the act of incorporating the Bank of the United States to be constitutional. Judge Smith, in reference to this decision alleged that Judge Marshall was the owner of stock j in that institution and insinuated that the o'e- ; cision was influenced by the interest wliich this gave him in the Bank. The 'ruth turns out to be however that although Judge Marshall had once been a stock holder in j the Bank to a small amount, he sold his j stock before he s;it in judgement on the in. j teresls ofihe Bank. Bengamn Watkins i Leigii, in n letter on this subject to the c-di- ! tor of a paper, in Huntsvillc in w icJi Judge ' Smith's speech had been received, says,* "I have no idea that Mr. Marshall fe! , hit t!?** holding of an interest in the Bank could have the least influence upon his j |judgement,on any question in which the? Bank might ba concerned. But lie was as j remarkble for his circumspection and profound knowledge of mankind, as ho was for bis abilities and vir'uo; he knew there were such men as Mr. Smith in the world, and he was carc'ul not to expose his judicial conduct to their suspicions and censures." Maine.?Accounts from this state render it certain that the election has terminated in favor of the Whigs. Mr. Kent the Whig; candidate for governor has been elec'od. j The Whig gain since last year is more than , 10,000. ; The following letter addressed to the Edi- j tor is from a source entitled to full confidence, j We hope it will be copied into Southern pa., pers generally, with a view of arresting the < thief or thieves j Litmbcrlon, A". C. 'JOfh Sept. 1337. ' Dear Sir : It may be well thai you should) put the public on their guard against an at- j tempt which may probably be made to sell, in your State a free coloured [or mullato) boy named James Fields, about seven years of age, who was taken from the vicinity of this place on Friday last by Elias Biggs of Marion C. H. | The mother of the child resides near this { place and had committed the boy to the care oftheGov rume* tfrom Hanking Institutions j we have no doub ; for we know that such j was his opinion as early as January, 183*2. j He intimated the same policy in his speech i on the removal of the deposities, extracts, from which we re-p iblished in our last number, as well as his speech on the currency in 1834. YVe believe that he would himself have moved a resolution to this effect five years ago,could lie, in the then existing state of the country and of parties have had the remotes: hop" ofsrccess. On this one point he doub less concurs with the Message, but as to the details of the measure, as 10 all that concerns the system in its practical operation, and all the incidental suggestionsand recommendations of the Message, we know that Mr. Calhoun has withheld his opinions, and thai no one is authorized to speak for him. i FROM THE NATIONAL GAZETTE. The Richmond YVhigla'elv asserted tint .. j the (Jlohe had irivon its ex'remo opposition r~r _ . to 1110 plan of National sub Treasuries when j proposed and supported by General Gordon j in 1SJ34, at the time the dsposito bank svs- j tern was adopted. To this charge the Official Organ replied by siying that it j could never have been hosbleto that scheme ' though, it'we recollect rightly the denial . was no* positive. To show the correctness I of the Whig in this matter, we copy the lol- i lowing opinion of the Globe on ;he subject,! contained in a number of that paper, dated November 2:), 1S34, revived bv the Madi- j souian, and emblazoned in e.ipituls as fob lows: I ' The proposition is disorganizing and ukv. i oll'tionary, subversive op the fundamental j principles of our gove p.n.me.nt, and ok its en. j tip.e practice from 1789 down to this day." "It is as palpable as the sun, that the of. j feet of the scheme would b? to bring the : public treasure .much nearer the actual j 'custody arid control of the President' than o Chades Kry, vho ;old urn o 3i^g?. f has been reported here that Biggs was seen on his way to Marion with the boy and that he declared it to lie his intention to send tba boy by one Gasque and sell him. Yours truly, The lie v. Mr. Tuston lias been elected chaplain of the House of 11 presents rives {Jew long exactly ihe Session is to last, is of course nntt t of conjecture. Some say ten flays, some iwp weeks, some a few days nioie. Our own impression is that Congress will adjourn somewhere about the 10,li of next mouth; or, .f. rioi that the pres. cut Session will run on to the constitutional day. making but one Scss'on of it. Nat, Intell. St. Petersbcrg, July 26.?His majesty the Emperor has appointed a commission to mak'j, on a treat scale, < xperhw n's on he application o! 'he eleciro-ma&nc t.c force <f li" motion oi machines, i -;> *cially those r>f ships, according to the method of Prolessor Jacobs, a: Dorpa:. COMMERCIAL RECORDPrice curr nt the sa a h 1st w,?rk except f( t'o.i?oi l cotton rom Gto 8$ new from to 9. Charleston, October 3. BAGGING, h cavy hnnp, 2Iu24 cts. per yd.l'J x do ID'/'Jl; Tow do. 17fil8. BALE ROPE, 8/12$ els. per lb. ' BACON, hams, 12nlo c'fl. per lb. shoulders md mi-Idlings, 11^12. BUTTER, Gosiien, 28 cts. per lb. In ft rior. I2#12? GOFFEE, Green prime C>;j i, 12 a cts. per !b. Good do SulO; St. Domingo, \ Brazil, 11'/ll ; Lguin. 12?/00; Porto Rico, OdaOO. XKW S i Oil hi " i ,v H111E Subscriber" has commenced business Ja_ a; ain in be New Stoke lately erected for him, four doors north ofKersh xw street, being the first Store in entering the town on the noith side. As tli< stand is considered, l>y some, as none of the best, 1 have been induced to purchase u VERY LARGE STOCK OF GOODS, to enable me to sell to nty friends an 1 ' j Public at such prices as to compensate them tor along Walk. 11 'O'.'ivcJ early in tho summ-.r, r.nd now in C8 Hi ids Sag.ir, 20 Bags Colibe, 10 Hhds Mol is.es 2.) lir! N. O. Mol sses, 400 Sacks Suit 5000 lbs New bacon, 200 ps Hemp Bagging 3'J Coils bale Kopo, 25 Casks Lime Li addition to which 1 skill -shortly receive, i Cheap and well selected Stock of Goods purchased a few days since in New York, containing in pirtot' the Following articles. St\eids and English Iron Cu'j', Kio, and St. Domingo Cuff o, Bal* Rope LoiFand Lump Sugar, C!ie>ls an ! C-d.ies Tea Cheese, Sperm and Tallow Candies. Bar Soap . Linseed, Sperm, and Train Oil Mackerel, Salmon, anil uoa nsii Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Nutmegs, Cassii and Cloves Huvanna Pruscrved Frails, large assortment, toother with the usual varu ly kept in a grocery store. ?ALSO? British, and Domestic, Dry Goods Hardware, Cutlery, and Hoi nv"Wars Ready made Clothing, Hats and Caprt Shoos, Sadlcry and Leather Crockery, Jugs and Jars Horn, Sh< 11, and Ivory Combs Smiths Tools, and Mill Cranks Rush, and Cane Seat Chairs Northern Wooden Ware Writing Paper, and Blank Books Window Glass 8 x 10 and 10 x 12 Drugs, Dyes and Medicine* Cotton Yarn no. 8 to 12. A. P. LACOSTfi*. Ciieraw, Sept 27. 46 tf Mrs. II." "Green. RESPECTFULLY, informs thoinhabitant* of Chi raw and its vicinity, that her School will commence on tin; 16th of October, for the instruction of a select number of young Ladies or girls over seven years olJ, in tlio house opp^site to Mr. Stinemelz's Hotel. The course of studies will comprehend the following branches, Orthography, Reading, Writing, English Grammar, with Parsing and exercises, Composition, History of every kiud Ment.it and practical Arilhmetick, Mythology,. Philosophy, Astronomy, Rhetoric, Botany, Cliv*!)ii>try, Musick on the Piano and vo nil, ornamental Needle Work. Th.'re will bo *wa Pianos furnished for the accommodation of pupils who have none, at a re .-ouable hire. No deduction of price will be mode for absence of scholars, except in crscs op real necessity:?. Flu; price of tuition to be paid quarterly itt advance. Price for fnst clars $10 00 per quarter 44 Second, - - 6 00 44 44 Musick 15 00 44 44 No addition of price will be made for NeedleWork. The first Class will be taught every branch of instruction named, except Botany and Cliymistry; tlifere will be an addition of cuie duliar per quarter for each of these studies. August 30 43 tf Mrs. G. h is recently engaged a competent assistant from Georg. Town, and c.u take charge of a greater number of scholars than she at first proposed. A class of small children cun bo instructed also, on reasonable terms, and a few girls accommodated with board. September 13, 1837. 44 tf" For Sale. ; A well built Dearborn Waggon, bung on Jacks and Leather braces with good harness, for sale low. D. S. HARLL6&. Sept. 19th 45 4t sale of an assigned estate. ON TUESDAY the 3d of October next, at 10 o'clock A. M. will be sold in RICHARD PI I ELAN'S STORE, his entire Stock in trado, consisting in part of? 21 XIII US, Prime St. Croix SUGAR, COFFEE, TEA, BAGGING, Rope, Twine, Iron, Steel, Nails, Mackerel, No. 1,2, and 3, Soap, Candles, Tobacco, Poicder, Shot, Domestics, Flannel I, Crack, ery if- Glass Ware. Wines and Liquors, if-e. 4-c. SfC. SALE to continue from day today until all sold. Terms of sale?all sums mirier $25, cash?all sums over $25 and under $100, 60 dava; and alt sums over $100, 90 days. Purchasers giving notes payable at tlie Merchants' Bank of 8. C. at Cheraw, with two responsible securities in every case, bearing interest from dat?. CON LAW LYNCH, J. W. BLAKENEY, Assignees of < R. PllELAN. Cheraw, Sept, 4, 1837. 13 4t