. __vote for the repetilof the
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, guage hail often fai
‘he read them the n
on the Contiiient, as disclosed by lll3,P“P9l'5
laid before parliament.‘ The following re-—
marks on the foreign ‘enlistment bill,viill serve
ad a specimen of the langiiage which is used.
Mr. Bariiig, from theibegiuning to the etrjd
ofthe negoti-ation,said he couldperceive no. 1.-
ing like ‘earnestness or l,‘8S()llIll0l]1: 0;]! 1:9 l’*'”‘
ofliis Majesty's governinent. I e a never
mad any public papers with ‘so inucli pajiiT
he had never read any ptlhlfc P"‘iPe‘§lw 3° ’
appeared to hit!) I0 be SO (llSCl‘6( lid, 6’ ) 8
Covériiinciit or so completely to commit the
— , . _
cj,,,,.,,cm, ofa country. He would certainly
Bill; because he was
sure if we were connected with such tecliy al-
lies that we coiilil do nothing without the dim‘
em. of-(,fi‘e,,d‘mg them, and could not proceed
in 0lll‘0l‘(lln'dl'y course ivitlioiit the risk ofm-
volving ourselves in liostility], it iyoult'jh‘l:‘t.:
much better to adopt a manly ine con .
without reference to the 0?'“.m"S 0‘ ‘”_'y ‘me’
Lord Folkstoiie was anxious to sieze the
first opportunity Of °XP"é55l*’§ the feemlgs.
raised in his breast by hearing the speech of
the‘ RightHon. Gentleman, (Mr. (,anning,)
and purusing the papers prcseiite{[1oncq::3jlor[i}i‘i(;
er evening. He ltail, “CV91 _“‘ “eh. 1,
House under more pamfiil feelings. IS «H1-
led in describing what he
. ( j
felt, but now he had no terms at contmom
which could express his utter shame and in-
dignation at the degradation reflected on
his country by the coiidnct purst-.ed by lus
jesty’s Ministers, as recorded in those‘ paptrs
The papers were calciilatedto make eveiy
Euglishman’s blood boil in his veins. lVhen
ight they were presented to
the House, they twenty times dropped from
his hands with indignation and horror. In
one part the Spanish Miiiister asked for some-
ghjna more than a declaration of cold [lP.llIl'.1l-.
jgy fthat we shotild give some expression Of
our sense ofthejusticc ofthe Sp'dlllSll‘CallSe,
and it was refused. The Right I-Ion. Gentle.-
man chose rather to bend low down, to crouch,
to m,ci~_1e to the Boiirboun Governiiictit of
Iziram-,.3_ simply for the sake of ‘independ-
ence, which we professed to be paiiiecl tq see
invaded, for the sake ofliberty, of which Eng-
lishmen were once proud to be champions,the
Spanish Minister had implored some written
testimony, but it was reftised. lVas.not this
enough to make a man ashamed oflus being
an Englishman, when a man was Wlllmg 5°
to degrade his country should be allowed. to
continue its Minister and its Re_presentatlive
[hem-, hear!) He would not go into iurt iei
remarks on the papers, but he could not re-
frain from making these observations on pro-
ceedings in which the country had been sodis-
honoured aud debased. It was certainly it
very different question whether we should now
go to war. Lord Chatham had said at one
time that he should be glad to see the Power
that would fire a cannon in Europe without
letting him know the reason. We were some
what changed since that time; we had spent
some money in what we had called the liber-
ation of Europe; we had boasted of being the
conquerors ofFrance, and the Prime Minis-
ter still were the Order of the Garter» Wlllcll
had been conferred on him by a special stat-
ute ofthe Order, becai-sz under his adniinis-
tration this country had been raised to an un-
exampled height of greatness and gl9T.V-‘-
He still was British Minister, he still borethe
star on his breast; he was as well responsible
for misfortunes, as he took credit for prosper-
ity, and he in the other House, and his col-
Ieaguein this, brought in Papers to shew that
the honor ofthe country was surrendered, and
that we were afraitl to defend what we were
fourteen years ago dc-.feiidiiig——ivhat had been
called the outwo_rk of England, and for the
sake of which we had perhaps contracted great
part of the debt which weighed us down to the
earth, crouching at the feet ofthe Bourbon
Government. lVhy were we not now at war
in behalfoftbc liberty ofthe world, and ofthe
independence of Spain, whose separation from
France was essential to the liberty ofEngland!
"Who, indeed, could doubt it that looked at
the map? When we heard the last night such
woeful intelligence as to Ireland, did we rec-
ollect the position of Spain in relation to the
ports ofthat country? Yet, the whole securi-
ty of the Right Honor-.ible Secretary was his
confidence in the assurance of the Bourboun
Governiiieut, by whom he had been duped so
egregionsly, (hear, hear.) His convictjon,
however, was, that if we did not get rid of the
debt, we should give the Bourbons the domin-
ion over the West of Europe. And besides,
that its effect on our domestic concerns, that
biirthen would force us to abandon the rank
we held in Europe. Vlfe had heard of the
sympathy of the English nation for the Span-
ish people. They had heard ofa recent on-
tertainment given to the Spanish Minister as
a sign oftbis sympathy. He did not charge
his Majesty’s ministers with any participation
in this exhibition. They had nothing to do
with it, nor had he; and, he would ask, what
use was this sympathy without assistance ?—
He would say, in the language of scripture—
“If a brother or sister be naked and destitute
of daily food, and one ofyoii say unto them,
depart in peace—-be ye warmed and filled:
notwithstaiiding ye give them not those things
which are needful to the body, what doth it
profit ?” The Right Honorable Gentleman
opposite had prayed for abstiiteiicc from all
inquiry. (Mr. Canning expressed dissent ;) at
all events he had thanked the House for their
abstinence from inquiry, and had deluded par-
liamcnt into a -bcliefthat there was a proba-
bility of our going to war in defence of Spain
against the aggression of France. Under
that delusion the House ofCoininoiis had vo-
ted large establishments, and in one instance,
an increased establishment, which they would
not have granted had they been assured by
Ministers that war would not take place.——
And the House might have been so assured ;
for it was evident from the papers on the Ta-
ble that his Majesty’s Ministers had determin-
ed froiiithe very outset not to go to war. Ev-
er since the peace in 1815, the House had
been told again and again by the Noble Lord
who preceded the Right Hon. Gentleman in
the Foreign Department, that it was necessa-
ry to keep up a large military establisliment,
because the other powers of Europe kept tip
large armies, and that we might be enabled to
take a commanding attitude in the politics of
the Continent. VVas our present degraded
position all that the country was to obtain in
compensation for the burthens which it hail
so long endured? TheRight Hon. Gentleman
had been egregiously duped by the French ne-
gnciators and the House. He felt it his duty
to warn the House and the country of the
state of degradation to which we were
by his Majesty’s Ministers. The people of
England detested and abhorred that base ‘
cowardly system of policy by which tb ir
hands were tied up from interfering in behalf
ofthe rights and liberties of_Spain. His Hon-
orable and Learned Friend (Mr. Brongliam,)
had in a brilliant speech the other night ‘giv-
en the Houso some foretaste of the blessings
which the commercial part ofthe country were
likely. to reapfroin a sysieni of strict neutral-
ity. He (Lord Folkestone) trusted that the
Gentlemen connected with the commercial
interests, some of whom had signalised their
zeal for the Spanish cause at the London tav-
ern, though they had objected to shew their
sympathy in any other way (a laugh,) would
at least awake to a sense of their -own inter-
est, and feel the necessity of showing some
sympathy with the people ofEngland, though
they had shewn none for the people ofSpaiu.
Ifthe Government refused to take up arms in
behalfof Spain on the present occasion, he
should be glad to know what degree ofinsult
or injury would iiiduce them to depart from
their passive and LllSll()l'l()l“¢‘ilJl(.‘~ acquiesence in
the dictates of France ? It was our debt, the
ciirsed debt, which weiglied us down, and had
reduced its to our present state ofdegredation ;
it was the debt which had prevented the Gov-
ernment from einbarking in this contest, and,
until that debt were got rid of,Englarid would
never re-.-riime the station to which she was eti-
titled among the nations of Europe.
New-YORK, Mziy 22.
FROM FRANCE.-—-Tile l.l‘.lizabeth, from
ltlavre, brings Paris papers to the 90th tilt. in-
clusive, which contain some articles ofinter-
est not noticed in the London papers receiv-
ed by the Leeds, which were ofthe same date
front I’aris.~-———-At Barcelona many priva-
tecrs, including two carrying 192 to 18 guns,
and complements of 170 men each, were on-
ly waiting to liearofthe entrance ofthcFrench
troops into Spain, to sail on a criiize——otl:ers
intended proceediiig into the i‘:Iediterrariean.
It is also said eight Spanish privaieers were fit-
ted out at Mahon, and ready to sail. A
French frigate had sailed from Toulou, to
cruise on the coast ol'Spaiii. A letter froui
Bayonne, says--As soon as the Duke ofAu-
gouleiue luul returned thanlis for his entry iii-
io Spain, the most distiiiguislied ladies of the
city presented him with asuperb set of bril-
liznits valued at 5000 dollars. The Duke was
agreeably surprised at their liberality, and sig-
nified his satisfaction to them. They replied,
my Lord, our hearts have for a long time anx-
iously looked for the Liberator of Spain.
The telegraph line established between Bit-
yonne and "Paris transmits intelligence from
one town to the other in two hours and a quar-
tei'—-distance 9.00 leagues. [From this it ap-
pears that the article relatiiig to telcgraphs on
the preceding page is incorrect.]
The two Spanish aiiibassatlors in London
have given up to the public service of Spain.
not only the whole of the income assigned
them as ambassadors, but the profits of all the
offices they hold from their government.
Lisbon papers of the 6th April have been
rec’d in London. Several iuore persons had
been sent out of the capital, one ofwhoni had
ar. at London, on his way to Paris, where, no
doubt, a Portuguese Regency will be organi-
zed, like the Spanish one, as the intended
Members will soon be there. Fortunately
their ardoiir has been a good deal cooled by
the little progress Amarante and his partizaiis
had made in Portugal, where their cause, iii-
stcad of spreading, notwithstanding extensive
preparations had been made, and large sums
expended,has been rendered liopeless,eveu in
the opinion ofthe most sangttiiie ofthe Ultras.
The British t\’Ionitor says a most extraordi-
nary coinmunication has been rec’d from the
continent, respecting a note said to have been
presented by Austria to Russia and Pru:~:sia,
the object of which is to ascertain in what
manner those Powers would view an‘ attempt
to establish young Napoleon on the throne of
France, in the event ofa revoltitioii being ef-
fccted in that monarchy. The reply of both
cotirts was that they had boiiiid themselves
by treaty to the permanent exclusion of the
family ot'Bonaparte from the French throne ;
and that they would regard any attempt on the
part of Austria to assist the revolutionists in
France as a Declaration of War.
On account of a scarcity ofsuminer corn in
Poland, an ordinance has been passed per-
mitting the free importation into that king-
dom, until the 80th Aug. next, of wheat, oats,
and peas, and laying a duty on the exporta-
tion. Distilleries are forbid working.
Several earthquakes have lately been felt
at Messina and its neigbborliood On the 7th
March the village ofCaliidnazo was entirely
destroyed and many lives lost. At Palermo
between 40 and 50 persons were killed.
A great fire had taken place at Constanti-
nople. Galata, Peru, and all the qtiarters in-
habited by the Christians, including the ini-
mense warehouses of the Franks, which are
called the Treasure ofthe East, were a prey
to an ocean of flames. A great number of
Christians, of all sects, were cruelly massa-
cred by the Janissaries, and the Mussulmen.
The late fire at Constantinople destroyed
about 8000 houses and stores, and 50 or sixty
inosqiies or chapels.
Tue Gai~:i:ics.—\Ve are indebted to a gen-
tleman, passenger in the brig Shepherdess,
Capt. Storer, arrived on Saturday from Mes-
siiia and Gibraltar, for a file of Gibraltar pa-
pers to the 1st April, and for the following iii-
formation respecting the Greeks, which comes
from the riiost autlieutic source. The Sliep-
herdess carried out the Palestine Missiona-
ries who sailed from this port ; they were all
landed safe, in good health and excellent
spirits.—Dm'.ly fltlv.
The Greeks in their struggle for freedom
have succeeded beyond the hopes of the warm-
est friends to their noble cause. -leduced by
the most abject slavery for many centuries in
civilization to the level of the Turks them-
selves, without any regular concerted plans
and little harmony among them, they have,
in the Morea and some of the islands in the
vicinity, resisted every effort the Ottoman
government has been able to make to crush
the renovating genius of their ancestors. Af-
ter a long continuation ofsangniiiary engage.-
iiieiits and horrid cruelties on both sides, they
have finally destroyed the whole oftlieTurlts
excepting the garrison of Coron, Motion and
Patras ; the two former consisting of about
three hundred uien, and the latter ofa thou-
sand, havc demaiitled a capitulation, but we
have not yet received any inforination of its
about to sink by the course of policy pursued
having been agreed to.
*.x:"
Several strong squadrons have been sent by
the Ottoman government to raise the block-
ade ofthese and ‘other forts in the Morea, but
their designs have been constantly frustrated
by a numerous squadron of armed merchant
vessels manned by old and enterprising sail-
ors, commanded principally by the owners of
the vessels, inhabitants of the Islands of Idra,
Ipsera, and Spezia. In these attempts to re-
lieve the garrisons, the Turks have lost by
conflagratioii three ships of the line, several
frigates, and the whole ofthe troops that they
conveyed in small vessels.
The last Turkishariny stationed on the N.
coast of the Gulf of Lepanto, commanded by
Oiner Pasha, has, by the last accounts we
have received, been completely beaten near
Minologli. The Greeks have pursued him
and the stragglcrs of his army as far as the
port of Velrizzo, which they have taken, and
Oiner Pasha has retired with fifteen of his
followers to Orta. This leaves the whole of
Lividia, drawing a line fromVorrigia toThcr-
mopylze, free ofthe Turks, excepting a small
garrison at Leponte, which in all probability
will capitulate with that ofPati'as.
The iuliabitaiits ofthe Isle of Caudia who
have suff'eret.l the greatest criielties since the
arrival of the Turkish squadron there, have,
assisted by the Greek flotilla, retaken with
great loss on both sides, the forts occupied by
the Turks. The troops ofthe Bashaiv ofE-
gypt, who is the brother ofthe Sultan’s moth-
ct, forming part of the garrisons, have been
sent by capitulation to Alexandria; and the
others, who were 'l‘tirks, have agreed to live
in harmony with the Greeks.
Since the surrender of Napoli de Romania,
the Greeks have established the seat of their
government in that city.
Lord North, or Clifford, arrived at Zante
the 225th January, 1323, and sent a person to
the opposite coast to Messolongi, in order to
make an ofl'er to the Prince Morrorcordato of
the loan of two and a halfuiillions ofdollars
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. This
affair though treated by individuals, is a gov-
eriinient transaction. Another Englishman is
gone to Napoli dc Romania, to make-another
offer to the Senate of five millions of dollars.
[The editor ofthe Daily Adv.surmi_ses that
these offers proceed from the British Govern-
ment through these indirect channels. That
Great Britain should support the Greeks, os-
tensibly for the purpose of iliscntliralling them
from Turkish oppression,but in reality to form
a barrier between Russia and the l\Iediterra-
neau, appears perfectly natural. Siipported
by Great Britain, the Greeks cannot fail of
establishing their independence.]
Lai6sffl‘0nt. Portugal.—Accoiints from St.
Ubes, by Capt. Gage, at Boston, are to April
13. It was the opinion of well informed per-
sons that Portugal would make common cause
with Spain——against the French. Seditioiis
placards had been stuck tip both at Lisbon and
St. Ubes, but the principal persons concerned
in this business had been arrested.
FROM CURACOA.--B_V an arrival at New-
York from Curacoa, intelligence has been re-
ceived oftlic capture of the Coltiinbian fleet.
The Advocate says, ‘The squadron was cap-
tured by allowing iiselfto fall in with a heavy
Spanish fleet, tinder English colours; and, af-
ter a sanguinary action, was taken. The gal-
lant Conimodore Daniels, a native of the U-
nited States, was killed. He fought his ves-
sel until he had not a shot in his locker, and
she was sinking,with his flag nailed to the mast.
[The Spanish fleet consisted ofsix vessels,
186 guns, and 1304 men. The Colombian of
4 vessels, 82 guns and 478 men. The Spati-
iards had 83 killed, and 49 wounded——tlie Co-
ltiiiibians 161 killed and 9.1 wounded.]
By a later arrival at New-York it is stated
that Com. Daniels was not killed, in this en-
gagement, and- that only two of the Coluiiibi-
an vessels were taken.
Porto Cabello was reduced to great extrem-
ities previous to the arrival of the Spanish
fleet. The supplies which it brings must pro-
long the surrender ofthe fort for at least six
months. Accounts have been received from
Rio Haclia ofthe 13th March, of the arrival
ofthe Liberator Bolivar, at Popayan, on his
way to the capital, and that Congress would
sit on the 17th ofApril. Bolivar’s return with
his army isin consequence of the affairsofPe-
ru having taken a turn favorable to the cause
ofLiberty. A bulletin ofthe patriot army,
dated, March Qvith, concludes in the follniving
manuer:—Tlius has closed a campaign, in-
tended by gencral Morales, and entrusted to
his favourite Narcisco Lopez, who in his flight
towards La Serna, did not carry a single loaf
of bread, nor a grain ofsalt with him, and on-
ly about 40 or 50 cattle, a great part of his
troops being in a sickly state.’
Letters from Laguira mention that a cor-
vette of42 giins,witli 120 men, sent froui Eng-
land for the Colombian government, had ar.
there, but as there was no cash in the public
chest to pay for her, she had left that port for
St.Thomas on her return to England. [One
letter says site is to remain at St. T. to await
the answer of the government relative to the
loan contracted by Mr. Zea. If the loan be
acknowledged she will return to their service.]
It is said that the blockade of Porto Cabal-
lo is carried on, both by sea and land, with no
ability. This blockade has cost the govern-
ment morc men and money than Puerto Ca-
bello is worth, without a single advantage hav-
ing been derived from it, after a siege of sev-
eral years. This useless service keeps the
treasury bare ofcash.
A serious disturbance has lately taken place
at G-riiidstone Island, in the St. Lawrence,
heretofore in the possession of theBritish.The
Commissioners under the Treaty of Ghent,
decided it to belong to the U. States; and our
governinent published the order,wliich is con-
sidered final and conclusive; but as the Brit-
ish government has not ratified and proclaim-
ed it, the Canadians do not consider it bind-
mg: and accordingly continued to cut and
raft timber from the Island. The American
owner, who derived his title from the State of
New-York, had a civil process served. The
Dcpiity-Sheriff was resisted and beaten. A
detachment of militia was called out, and seve-
ral ofthe party who resisted the Depiity-Slier-
if}, were taken prisoners to Watertown Gaol.
The Rev. Thomas Paul, a man of color, of
this city, is appointed on a Mission to Hayti,
by the Baptist lllission Society. If his stic-
cess is equal to his piety, and respectability,
it will be great-——Bostmt paper.
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C 0.N'.N‘EG'T1 C UT LE GISL./I TURE.
-1
.Monday, Jlfay 1Q.—-The bill ‘ exempting
sheriffs and constables from military ‘duty,’
was read the third time, and almost unanim-
ously rejected. The bill for an act to abolish
imprisonment for debt was called up,and post-
ported. A bill was passed providing for the
relicfofthe town of Brooklyn, for expenses
incurred in support of two Indians. Petitions
were received from Hartford and Montiville,
praying for the repeal ofthe Steam-boat law.
A petition. to exempt persons who shall have
performed iuilitary duty in an enlisted corps,
provided they hold themselves armed and e-
quipped, was presented, read, and referred to
a select committee. The Annual Report of
the Trustees ofthe Conn. Miss. Society was
read, accepted, and approved. .
May l5.——The Speaker appointed commit-
tees on various parts of the Governor’s ines-
sage. A petition was received from Tolland,
praying the repeal of the Steam-boat law.
Mr. Ingersoll introduced a resolution for the
appoiutuient ofa cominittee, ‘ to inquire into
the expediency of so amending the Constitu-
tion as to increase the ntiniber ofSenators, and
divide the state into districts for their election.’
Mr. Fairchild offered the following resolu-
tiou : Resolved, That it is expedient that this
State be divided into six convenient districts
for the purpose ofclioosing members of Coti-
gress, one in each district, and that a select
Conimittee be appointed to prepare and re-
port a bill for that purpose ;-—which on his own
motion, was postponed until to-inorrow.
Mr. Ingersoll’s resolution was called up.-
Mr._ I. remarked, that he had introduced this
subject at an early period, in order, that ifa
Committee was appointed, they might have
time to mature a satisfactory system; that it
had been before the Legislature for three ses-
sions, and a general disposition had been evin-
ced to effect the object; but the pressure of
other business rendered it diflicult to digest a
plan.‘ He briefly enumerated some of the
prominent reasons in favor of an increased
number of Senators, and remarked, that be
deemed it wholly unnecessary to offer many
arguments for districting the State in this
stage of the business, and that he had present-
ed the matter in this simple state, uiienibar-
rassed by extraneous considerations, in the
hope ofits receiving a prompt decision.
The resolution was adopted, and a commit-
tee of one from a county ordered.
The Annual Report of the Commissioners
ofthe School Fund was laid in. Mr. Foot
offered a resolution, instructing the Peniten-
tiary Committee to inquire what legislative
provisions are necessary. for the prevention of
I’auperism,whicli was adopted. A petition of
Gilbert Brewster and others, stating the in-
vention of a machine for spinning wool, and
praying for an actof incorporation,'"was read,
and referred to a committee oftliree.
Mr. Johnson called for the reading of the
memorial of sundry citizens ofthe state, pray-
ing the legislature to abolish imprisonment
for debt,which was read and laid on the table.
The House then, on motion, resumed the
consideration of the bill to abolish imprison-
ment for del t. It was advocated by Mr. N.
Johnson, $1. warmly opposed by Messrs. Stari-
ton,Faii'cliild,Miner and Alsop,and negatived.
Mr. Foot from the Committee on the Steam
Boat Law, made the following report, which
on motion of Mr. Mitchell was postponed un-
til to-morrow. The Committee to which
was referred petitions from the towns ofHart-
ford, New-London, Windham, Lyme, North
Stonington, lVaterford, Tolland and Mont-
ville, praying for the repeal of an Act, enti-
tled ‘An act to protect the Citizens of Con-
necticut in their riglits_. to navigate Boats or
Vessels moved by fire or steam ; have had the
same under consideration, and respectfully re-
port——Tlie Petitioners state, ‘ That the time
has been, when they, in common with other
citizens ofthis State, enjoyed the privilege of
passing to and from the city of New-York, to
other parts ofthe Union in Steam Boats, up-
on business and pleastire; but that they are
now deprived of that privilegc—-that the ob-
ject of the Law has entirely failed ; and the
only effect has been to cut offtlte comimini—
cation between Connecticut, and other parts
ofthe itnion, and to turn the travel wliiclilias
heretofore passed through this State, to the
Steam Boats now plying between Providence
and New-York ; that its effect is injurious to
the State, and ruinous to incorporations for
Roads, Bridges, £~Lc.——-Altliougli your Com-
our Citizens enjoy, of petitioning the Legis-
lature for redress ofgrievances, and recognize
the ditty ofthe Legislature to grant relief in
all cases, in which it may be done, consistent-
ly with its paramount duty to itself, to the
state and nation ; they are compelled to say,
that in their opinion, a law passed by a pre-
ceding legislature, should never be repealed
on slight ground ; and more especially, an act
passed after solemn argument, and an inves-
tigatiou so full and ample, and upon a sub-
ject involving principles so important, and so
vitally affecting the interests of our citizens.
Altboiigli no evidence has been adduced,
to prove, that the operation of the law has
been more injurious to the Petitioners, than
to the citizens gen erally; yet from the num-
ber and respectability ofthe Petitioners, your
Committee cannot question the truth of the
facts stated in the several Petitions ; btit they
cannot view these petitions as the spontane-
ous expression of the public sentiment on the
subject of the same; because they find all the
peiitions with a single exception, drawn or
copied by the same hand—uiere transcript
copies, all proceeding from one source, and
they cannot forbear to express their deep re-
gret, that on a subject so important, and one
which has excited so mtich interest, not only
in our own state, but throughout the U.States,
any measures should have been taken to mag-
nify the evils experienced from the opei'ation
ofthe Law, or to give to the subject a facti-
tious importance, by the circulation of blank
subscriptions for signatures in several towns,
calculated to impress on the public mind a
belief, that the law is considered by the citi-
zens generally, inefiicient to produce the ef-
fect contemplated by '. enactment, or that its
operation was so iiijii AUUS to the interests of
the citizens at large that the law ought to be
repealed. That any collision should happen
between sister states, or that Legislative aid
should have been necessary to protect the
rights ofoiir citizens, against the operation of
iiuconstitiitional acts of other states, is a sub-
ject of deep regret.
It is conceded that the rights ofoiir citizens
had been infringed by the operation ofa law
I
inittee highly appreciate the privilege which.
of the state of New-York. It is admitted that
the law oftliat state is unconstitutional. Our‘
citizens have applied to_ the Legislature for
protection. A law has been passed to secure
their rights, by a vote nearly unanimous in
both branches :.th'e law has been but a short
time in operation, and its ultimate effect can-
not yet be known. Upon a full view of the
subject. your committee are of opinion, that
the effect which would be produced by.a re-
peal at this time, would be ‘deprecated by ev-
ery friend to the best interests ofthe state, on
cool and dispassionate reflection ; that it would
dignity of the Legislature of an ei_iliglitene__d
community, and manifest a want oftliat self-
respect, which every govcriimeut owes to it-
in its enactment, encourage those who ha_ve
infringed otir rights, to persist in their aggres-
sions, and completely prevent the effect which
the law was intended and expected to produce.
In the hope that the question, which has so
long agitated the public iniml, and has been
for many years before the Supreme Judicial
Tribunal of our country, may soon be amica-
bly settled upon principles of equity and jus-
tice, and secure the free enjoyinent of their
rights to all the citizens ofthe U. States; and
that otir citizens will not be unwilling to suf-
fer a temporary inconvenience for a perina-
iieut good——-Your committee are ofopinion,
repeal the act, entitled ‘An act to protect the
citizeus of Connecticut in their right to navi-
gate boats or vessels moved by fire or steam.’
Sleltechbyorder, S.A.Foo't',C'/iairmmz. -1
May l4.—Mr. Fairchild’s resolution was
taken up. Mr. F. said he had long been con-
vinced that justice and policy required the a-
doption of the principle of districtinot. It is
one oftliose things which is always right, lot
it help or hurt whom it may. It bears the test"
of experience as well as argument. It is right.
in theor_y,and has proved itselfright in practice,
whenever adopted. He was always in favor
of it, and cannot remember the time, when it
was not, in his opinion, expedient to be adop-
ted. Iii the debate yesterday, on the subject
ofelecting our State Senators by districts, the
gentleman from New-Haven had submitted
many sound and conclusive reasons in favor
ofdistricting for that purpose, most of which.
would apply to the rcsolutionnow under con-
sideration. The leading -argument in favor
of it, in the mind of almost every body, is,
that the electors may be able to know and
judge for themselves, of the characters and
qualifications ofthe candidates for public fa-_
vor. That they cannot at present, is the
greatest evil felt and complained of, for which
a remedy is demanded. One other consider-
ation is worth tliiuking of. If the plan of vo-
ting by general ticket is persevered in, there
is some danger of soon seeing the whole S_tate
conviilsed by an election, and every good"cit-
izen, instead of increasing, would wish to di-
minish the subjects and materials of political
dissention. If you elect by districts, it is true
there may be some agitation ; but most prob-
ably, only in one or two districts at the same
time. It will be local and temporary, and not
shake the state. Mr. F. further said , he was
not over-anxious on this subject; but as it ap-
peared to him, frotn conversation with vari-
ous membcrs ofthe house, thata majority was
in the resolution, be felt it his duty to submit
it, in its present form. Mr. Cogswell ex-
pressed a wish that the resolution might be
varied so as to make the committee consist of
one front a county ; to which Mr. F. assented,
and it was so altered. Mr. Church hoped
the resolution of the gentleman from Strat-
ford in its present shape would not pass. This
resolution declares the expediency of divid-
ing the State into congressional districts, and
proposes merely to refer to a committee the
duty of locating the proposed district. The
principle of districting the State for the choice
of either inenibers of Congress or State Sena-
tors, is entirely new in this State and untried ;
a princ'z‘}9le so iiriportant, and one wliicb, ifa-
dopted, will necessarily introduce much nov-
elty into our system, ought to receive the care-
ful exaininatiou of a committee: and this
house ought not thus hastily to commit itself
on the important principle contained in this
resolution ; if the gentleman will so modify
the resolution as to refer the expediency of
districting the State to the proposed commit-
tee, he would support it; but in its present
shape he felt it his duty to oppose the resolu-
tion. Mr. Ingersoll was satisfied with the
resolution as it stands. He said, that his mind
was made up on the expediency, ofthe pro-
posed measure ; he was ready to vote for it as
it was. He wished that the question might
be met and discussed now; that it could have
an investigation, and the principle could be
decided here, as well as before the committee;
and that much trouble and delay would, in
that case, be avoided. No member would
commit himself as to the ultimate question.
If the bill should be unsatisfactory in its de-
tails, it can be rejected. The resolution was
then adopted by a very considerable majority.
A bill for a public act, regarding imprison-
ment for debt, prohibiting confinement of fe-
males for debt, and abolishing imprisonment
for debts hereafter contracted, within the ju-.
risdiction of a Justice, and in no case when
the debt does not exceed 20 dollars, was read.
On motion of Mr. Foot to resumeythe con-
sideration ofthe report of the committee on
the Steam-boat law ; Mr‘. Mitchell moved the
reading of some one of the-. petitions that had
been presented ; and the one from Groten wa‘s
read and laid on the table. After much dis-
cussion the report was accepted by a large
majority.
sented last session,came from the Senate, with
a resolution appointing the Hon. W. Mosely
with such members as the House may appoint,
a committee on it; concurred in, and one
from a cotinty appointed. Mr. Alsop, from
the committee on the petition ofGilbertBrews-
ter, submitted a report which was accepted.-
thcrewith, was laid on the table. ,
.May l5.——Amongst the petitions presented
rectors $1. Co. of the Phenix Bank, praying a
niodification oftheir charter, so as to abolish
that provision compelling the Bank to receive
subscriptions from Ecclesiastical and other
Societies, whenever the ainonnt, together with
the capital stock, shall be $I,‘.’.00,000; such
subscriptions not to be withdrawn under two
years ; which was reail,and referred to a select
committee of3: Also, one from Talcott W'ol-
cott, and others, citizens of Hartford, praying
an act ofincorporatioii for :1 Steam Boat coin-
exhibit a vacillating policy, derogatory to the. --
self: thata premature repeal ofilie actwould ,.
tend to defeat tli'e intention ofthe Legislature ,
that it would be inexpedient at this time, to ~
prepared to sanction the principle contained‘
The petition of Jacob Ogden pre- ,
The bill in form, introduced in conformity '
this morning was one from the President, Di-p
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