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tN'i;‘eREs't‘iNG FROM unseen.
Letters received at Boston from Greece
contain the following must gratifying news:
op;-.cr,.__L_.-.6‘ Carrtp of St. .dnrie’s, near
Leprrirlc, Jllil. 17, 18':l6.——I take the first op-
portunity ofwriiir.g you the account of the
late victory. On the 19th there was a smart
_ sltiriiiish, in which the Turks lost a number of
their be,“ men and officers, and fell back to
the village. About 7 o’clock next morning
the Gems, began with the outposts, which fell
brrrtl; into a line. A large body of Matnelukés
"-ver‘e cliarged by our cavalry, headed by Col.
Berton, and totally ro.uted. Oirr rilierricn in
front picked otit the officers as they advanced
to tlietrpost. Our artillery was served by thr-
Freiicli and English voltirifeers, who‘ had or-
ders not to fire till the Turks were within "200
yards. The enertiy now endeavoured to ttrrri
unr left wingwbut were received at the point
ofthe bayonetby General Laftryette, our sec-
niid in cottrrrrand. 'I‘lie battle now raged ti-
Pnng the whole litre with the most deadly fury-
'I‘l.e village 0fSt. John was three times taken
and retaken, with great slaughter ; theil 93110
in comrriand fell in the last attack, when they
gave tip the contest, leaving 800 dead on the
spot, btrsitles prisoners antl woriiideti. G-en.
G(,,,,~,,5, at [he.l)e'd(l ofthe Corinthian brig-
ade, carried the village of St. Anne’s, and or-
dered a general attack, with the whole force,
gym,“ the Turks were completely routed, and
fled in every directiori,leaving 3000 dead, 900
prisoners, 400 wounded, Q Generals killed,,14
officers wounded, 97.5 taken, with 9 Cal‘ll|0n,[l)t
Pr.clra’s tent, -l4 baggage and atrriiiurritiorr
\VHgUl‘S, 8Lt.'.. Our‘ loss was 800 killed 8% 700
—.munrle.d, A young man ofthe name of Her-
bert. took two standards, for which he was
tirade captain on the field; tnree other starrd-
ards were also taken. The 'I‘urkisli force was
ten tlrotrsand men; otirs was seven tlrousaud.
Make all the haste you can iojoiri tis. I hope
the next will infornr you tlratthe Cross floats
on the walls of Lepiruto.” -
LETTER FROM COL, BE1'tTON.——CrI?np at
Lepanlo, Jun. 20, l826.—" After the afllrir ol
the 12th, we hail a fatigueirig rriarcli in pur-
suit ofthe runaway Ibraliiui Paclia, who was
collecting his tro'ops at Lepanto and Patras,
and talking very largely of putting us all to
the swotd,bur we saved his higliness the trou-
ble, by a signal defeat. \Ve arrived trtider
the walls of the above place, on tlie20th,tli-iv
Eng his picquets before us, and next tiiorning
blockaded the town. Generals La Fayette
and Delcroux having surveyed the ground,
we began our trenches, in spite of a heavy fire
from Ihe town and castle. On the Blflld, we
were joined by 1500 French and Italian vol-
tllllvern from Leghorn, consisting or laiiccrs,
lltl$S=;i“S, &.'.c. anti a small battering train of 8
86 pouuders and four'triortars.' Uri the same
nigh‘, two German officers deserted to us,and
i‘nft.-rtiretl us ofthe Pac.ra"s intent ofattacking
us in the rnorning with 15,000 horse and foot.
Our force was only (1,000. At day break, the
Turks advaticctl,coveretl by a heavy fire from
the fortificatioiis, with loud shoot of Alla and
Malioriiet. Our artillery and inusketry open-
ed on them with tretneirdotis effect, and in 1.’)
riniuutes-the whole line was liiriously engaged;
_0ur cavalry charged the enemy in grand style,
cutting riurrrbers oftlreni to pieces. The battle
trad now raged 7 hours with the greatest o‘o-
stiriacy, when the fine convent of St. Mary’s
was blown tip and 700 Turks with it; their
line was now broken and rooted, they flying
iii every direction to the town, ptirstrcd by our
cavalry to the gates ; a part entered pell tiiell
9-‘ill! theiri, but not being supported, cut their
way out, only losing six men in that daring
ex,-loit. A party of our cavalry had nearly
taken the Paella prisoner, who was carried off
the field wounded by a carbine ball in the
breast. The enemy lost 4000 killed, 800
wounded, 9000 prisoners, 8 standards, 10 carr-
nmi, six amtrriinition wagons. Our loss was
2000 killed, 400 wounded. Gen. Gouras was
slightly wounded in the head by it musket
hall. The Turks had orders to give no quar-
ter. They lost 125 oflicers. I forgot to iii-
fortii you in my last,tliat tlrePaclra (lb.aliirn’s)
tent and seraglio of ladies, were taken.”
It is saitl the Greeks have as_sured the Brit-
lsh government that they will listen to no
proposition for peace that is not based upon
their errzire independence.
’I"ne Greeks are desirous ofgivius, Ipsilanti
such powers as shall enable him to act with
greater promptittide ai_id vigor, and prevent
the other chiefs from dividing itito parties.
It is said that the Pacliri of Egypt tias re-
A fused the Porte to undertake another expe-
dition against the Greeks.
The naval victories of the Greeks before
Misstiionghi is con firtiied by the way of Smyr-
na, and also the following facts. The Turk-
ish fleet was put to flight by 927 Greek vessels,
and Missolouglii relieved , the Turkish-troops
on land having deserted for want of food.——
The Captain Paclia owed his safety to his
steam-boat, which received hirii at the mo-
ment the frigate he couiiiiaiided was blown up.
The English have established themselves
in the island of Pettano, (near Missloiighi;
hitherto uiiinliabited, is’. have uiadeit a depot
of provisions and tirurritiotis of war. -The iri-
surrectrorr at Negropont is supported by Col.
F-abier-—-all these facts are also stated in the
Trieste Gazette.
A new call of five pounds each have been
made upon the subscribers for the tuiiuel uti-
der the Tliarnes. Fiftyseven'thousand pounds
sterling have been already expetrdetl. It is
coiifinently expected that this work will be
protitablc to the stockholders. ' g -
Mr. Cropper, of Liverpool, recently stated
before a comrriittee ol the House of Coiiirrions
that Atrierica now rnaiiufactnre as much as
England did 26 years ago, and that Fraiice
is only 13 years behind England.
The French Chamber of Deptities were at
the last dates discussing with no little warmth
the questrori of the recognition of llayti.
F
Erlract of a letter from Caplriiri Parry, dated
Jan. 80, to Mr. Sawyer, M. C.
“I believe it is not in coriterirplation, at
present, to send out any further expedizious
trorii this country, tothe Northwest. It is,
indeed, riiore than probable that we shall a-
wait the return of Capt. Franklin, who is now
about to proceed down ;\lakenzie’s River, in
Order to determine the actual position of the
r‘-.’ortlier coast of Arirerica. Should any fu-
ture attempts be determined oti,I need scarce-
ly as,-tire you that I am at all times willing
to undertake the eriterpr ise,wnrcii will, I doubt
'._ pot, be one day or other, acconiplislie(l.”
room was PHILADELPHIA 0.-tzi:-ririz. . l
By the brig fldriana, arrived at this port in
Q7 days from Pernambuco. _,
The Ship Emma Matilda, of Philadelphia.
arrived off Pernarnhuco the 18th of March,
from Bueiios Ayres, bringing accounts of a
naval engagement between the Bueiios Ayres
squadron and .that ofthe Emperor of Brazils,
and notwithstanding the'vast superiority of
the latter force, it was rather a drawn battle,
yet the Brazilians suffered nrost, having lost a
frigate by runnitig her ashore. - '
The Emperor left Rio de Janeiro, the 3d
of February, conveyed by a powerful force of
his own, and a French frigate that volunteer-
ed on ihe occasion. He was accon-ipa'i_netl by
the Etiipress, their eldest daughter, and the
Vis Countess de Santos. The Emperor thinks
perhaps to'gain the affection of the Bahiaiis
by doing just as he does at home. He left an
infant as Regent during his absence. He had
appointed a minister to meet the Congress of
Panama, to support the principles ol'F.urope-
an Legitimacy and the Holy Alliance. It is
needless to remark, that his Majesty s ew.s a
coirteriipt of public opiiriori, quite wor hy of
the stock from" whence he sprung. He was
also expected at Pernamlirico, and coiisitlcra-
ble preparations were cotrseqtieiitly made for
his reception ; a palace had been fitted up,&.c.
He continued pressing for the service most
severely, daily, indeed you iriiglit sa'y liotirly;
lots of rniserable looking wreiches were seen
passing through the streets of Pernambuco,
flanked by negro soltliers, loatled with heavy
irons) destinedfor the army ; these were the
Emperor’s volunteers.
The province of Pernambuco has suffered
much for the two last seasons oti account of
the drought, scarce any rains have they had,
and should aiit-_rtlier season pass over without-
them, the country would be wretched indeed.
Marry have died frorri actual starvation. Hitti-
dreds are daily flocking into the sea ports,
begging with the most desponding looks, the
smallest pittance.
The produce ofthe country was very high;
there has not been one third ol"a crop ofSu-
gar this season. Slionld the coming season
prove as unfavorable as the two last, the prov-
ince will be deserted by nrostofthe American
and Etiglish residents there.
From Bogota.—-A despatch from the Sec-
retary of State, dated Bogota, [st of March,
addressed to the Iuteridarit of the department
of Venczula, mentions that inforrrratiori had
been received from various sources that the
Sp-ariiz.-tr squatlron at Havana was preparing
with great activity for the purpose oftrrakiug
a military descent on some part of the coast
of Colotnbia——-it is thought that their inten-
tion is to tliseiribarlt at some weak point and
obtain such articles as would rirost annoy the
Colorrrbitttis. The coiriiiiuriicatioii is given
to excite the vigilance ofthe iirtciirlarit on the
co:-ist. to protect the assriilable points, and se-
cure the merchairdise coining from sea.
A private letter from St. Thomas states
that the Governoroftlirtt island had received
a letter from the Governor of Martiriiqtie,
arinotiuciiig that the former might shortly
expect a visit. from his friend, Atltiiiral Du-
perre, on his voyage frotii Puerto Rico, with
a view of garrisoiiing that Island with French
troops.
Ha}/ti.—A letter received at Bzrltimore, fr.
Port Au Prince, dated March 97, says, “it is
is not thought that any thing iioportant will
grow otit of the state of things alltided to by
President Buyer in his late proclam.rtion.——
On the contrary, it is understood very well,
that the little difficulties which the Haytieiis
have encouritered, and the seeming unneces-
sary complaisarice of their goveriiment to-
tvards the French, are all used as a salve to
the wounded pride or France. She wishes
to let down. her digrif/ierl lrrrughlirress gradu-
ally, and the. Ho_i/traits very good hurnourcdr_i;
indulge her in it.”
From I72di'a.——Calcutta papers to Decem-
her 91, have beerrreceived at Boston. The
Biirmcse war coiitinued without airy prospect
ofa speedy terririnatioti. ’1‘ire Btirniesc army
had been recruited, and its force is variousls
stated from 70,000 to 100,000 men. A cori-
ference had been held for proposing terriis of
peace, and Iliere was an arirristic ofa tnoiith
from Sept. 16, lJl]l_ll'lt'. proposals made by the
British cotittiiander were rejected by the King
ofAvir with great rndigriatioii,aiid he ordered
the war to‘ be prosecuted with vigor. '
The British de =.atided a cessioii of territo-
ry, arid a sum of money to pay a art of the
expenses of the war. When the lging heard
the terms of peace demanded by-the British,
ire ordered the British and Arnericzfn prison-
ers into close coiifirieineiit. They had previ-
ously,oii the opening of the iiegotiations,bt—:etr
placed in air open garden of the King. A
strbsequerit article from Ava, says that the
English, American and Arrnenran prisoners
had been in great distress for want of fotrtl,
and that some oftlieni had died from trouble,
broken hearts, and ill usage. .
Intelligence from Java to the 9.7tir O('.I0l)et
had reached Bengal. It is of a very disaster
ons character, and represents the insurgents’
force at 40,000 men. The Dutch garrison
at Solo were reduced to sncli distress as to eat
their own horses.
'In the course of a legal investigation re-
specting the hospitals of Aracan, Dr. Tytler
stated that tnoristrtius reptiles, eiigerideretl iii
the masses of filth which the soldiers had ta-
ken for'footl,wcre observed crawling from the
mouths of the sick.
The gun brig America, launched a few
days ago, fr. the ship yard ol_’Charles Porter,
on Mallllilllall Island, is iiitentled, as we learn
frorii the Natiotial Advocate, to be sold to the
gt.-vcrrirrrerrt of Mexico, and will proceed iii_a
few days to Vera Cruz. «She is to carry BM
guns. It is said that Comuiodore Porter will
take passage in her, pursuant to his interitioir
of visitiiig Mexico, formed some time since.
|_Slatcsman.
Darirzg R0l)ber_y.—7I3etween ten o’clock on
Saturday night a-rid five o’clock oti Sunday
morning, the store of1\lr.Hansell, Watchr:«a-
ker, on the south side of Market street, ‘near
Seventh, was stripped of the whole of its cori-
tents—-watches, jewelry, and siiver spoons‘, to
the value of between four and five tlioiisurrti
dollars. To get into tlrestore the robbers had
to break through five locks ;- and though one
of the watchrrreri, in going his IUUHU irearz.
them at work,lie did not interrupt their labor.
supposing the noise l..i be made by sortie of tit..-
Iiilllllly.-'IJfl’IfG'dL'f‘p/lid papal‘.
A
, fliuetrtntit Qtcngrese.
Thursday, lflpril 13.-—In the Senate,.Mr.
Randolph submitted a motion to restore to
the Senate the appointment of its Standing
Committees, and to the Secretary ofthe Sen-
ate the cbrrection and revision ofthe Journ-
al. Mr. R. cotiimenced with remarking that
nothing but an imperious sense of duty led
him to impose the burden on himself, and
that it had lain on his ririird an onerous load,
day after day and night after night. It was
in coirsequence of a_fact'as notorious as it was
disgusting, that tlieVice Presidency had been
converted into a mere sinecnre, and that the
President pro tempore had been cotnpelled to
discharge the whole of the duties, while the
iticuinbeiit had received the salary——And it
was the confidence of the Senate in the late
Mr. Gaillard, both as a member and as a pre-
siding officer, that induced this body to vest
in hitn the appointment of Committees and
the supervision of the Jouriral. In relation
to the Journal, Mr. R. stated that it was ow-
ing to the incompetency ofthe late Secretary
ofthe Senate, from whatever cause it pro-
ceeded, that the change was tirade, and hav-
ing a President pro lempore who discharged
his duties, :1 rirotiori was tirade to chairge the
rule, which prevailed. Mr. R. then went in
to the history of a resolution which liehad
offered in secret session, which had not been
allowed to remain on the Journal, and which
when the Executive Journal was published,
not being in it, gave him as much pain, as a
try one event in the course ofhis political life.
. This resoluiiori subsequently was entered on
the jour_nal, by the unanimous consent of
the Senate. ‘
Mr. R. tlieu proceeded in his tisual style to
denounce those who acted with liim,aird those
who did not act with liirii. ' He declared that
he had never been taken into the service of
airy of the present partie's——that there were
not four tiien in the Senate who thought suffi-
ciently alike to carry on any system of cppo
sitioii, to the atltninistration-—-arid since every
body heard of the violence of the opposition,
he would say. that since the days ofJoliri the
Baptist,the Kingdom ofHeaven suffered vio-
leuce and the violent take it by force. He
gave various interpretations of his text. and
as, said he, no lukewartii ineti ever gained the
kingdom‘ of lieaveri, so no lukewarm trieri
turned out John the 1st, and no lukewarm
men will succeed in turning otit John the 2d.
He would not go with the Vice Presiderit.un-
less he would make clean work; though in
relation to this gentleman there were differ-
ences ofopinion, that placed them as impas-
sably front each other, as Dives and Lazarus
were. by the vast gulpli which lay between
ttrerii. He pronounced the adtniriisiralion
irrcoiripeterit and unfaithful; tlitiiiglr, said he,
the time has gone by when I could speak harsh-
l_r/ oflheni; and weirt on to deny that he was
either insane, or wlioily under the influence
of his passions. The battle of Waterloo had
been fought, and the people had lost it: and
unless they could shake off the chains of serv-
itude,aud arouse to the defence of their rights,
their liberties were forever gone. In the course
of his aniiiiadversioris, the reporters did not
escape, uruch less the papers, which he affirm-
ed the atlministration had bought up, and had
prostituted to a base and servile support of
their-cause. [The resoltitioti lies on the table
one day.]--.r1le:r:rzridi"2'a GLIZ.
In the House of Representatives on Thurs-
day: Mr. Thompson, of Ohio, introduced a
preariible and resolutions hostile to the mis-
sion to Pan-ania, and declaratory ofthe rights
of the House, which was referred to a comm.
of the whole on the state of the Union.
Fr'itla_i/,./Ipril l4.—ln the House, Mr. VVeb-
stcf made a tiiost able and eloquent speech in
favor of the rriissioti to Panama. His observ-
ations, throughout, were characterized by that
vigor oftliought, and that nervous felicity_ ol
mipressioir, which are so peculiar to this dis-
tiiigtrislietl individual ; but it was towards the
close, when warriied with his subject, the ora-
tor quickeired intoa more stirring and lofty
style of eloquence, that he seemed to exercise
a power over glie physical and tuoral faculties
ofthe House, which has, perhaps, been sel-
dom exceeded in airy legislative asseiribly.-—-
He spoke to a full House, every member of
which seemed transfixed to his seat. In the
course of his observations, he took occasion to
reply to what had been intended by some of
the aiitagorrists ofthe mission, as an attack on
Mr. Clay-—by attributing to him all the South
American btisiness, which had been of recent
years urged on the country. This accusation
he made the basis of one of the riiost eloquent
and efficient cornpliments to Mr. Clay, which
the iiriagiriatiorr can readily conceive. “If,
said he, it he meant that by his love of civil
liberty, he had been led to regard the condi-
tion of these new nations at an earlier period
than any other gentleman ; or ifhe had dis-
played greater sagacity, in foreseeing the re-
stilts of their glorious struggle for independ-
eiice; ifit he meant, that it had devolved on
trim to lead the willitig and the unwilling, to
direct their sympathies to these natroiis, and
to welcorrre them into the fatrrily of nations:
ifthis he meant, tlieu is he the tiiost forttriiate
-ifineu. He had identified hiuiself with a
course as glorious in its character as it will be
everlasting in its consequences. If in this
free country_.'he was the first to hail kindred
freedom; ifiri this wise country, he was the
wisest ; if in this gallant country, he was the
most grllant, the earliest in bringing forward
these States intothe circle of liberty, he has
accomplished fame enough; it will last as
long as they last. His r-epuiation may be en
vied by the most exalted. Iftliis be impoli-
tic, God grant that I had suffered it! If tlirs
be wickedness, God grant thatl had exhibited
it I” If there be any truth in pliysiogtiorriy,
even those geritlernen who opposed the meas-
ure, felt. tlieirrselves exalted in having such a
noble adversary to eticotinter.
S'alttrda_i/, ./Ipril l5.—A joint resolution,
appointing the 9Z‘2ud of May for the adjourn-
merit of Congress, passed both Houses.
In the Senate, Mr. Randolplr’s proposition
to atiieiid the rules, so as to restore to the sen-
;.re the power ofelectiirg its standing comrriit-
tees, was agreed to, 49.‘ to Q. '
The bill front the House, ftrrtlier to amend
rue judicial system of the United States, was
read a third tiriie and passed.
In the House, the bill from the Senate, to
equalize the duties on Colombian vessels and
lllull‘ cargoes, was read a 3d time and passed.
A message was rec’d from the President of
r .r United States, transmitting iriformatiori
:-r»i«—.l for by the House on the ilth irist. that
the government of Brazil is to be represented
in the Arsseuirbly at Panama; and that a miti-
istcr has actually been appointed for that pur-'
pose. Also, that information has been rec’d
at the Department of State, though not in an
oflicial form, ofthe intention of Great Britain
(whether with or without invitation is not
known) will likewise be represented by an
agent. But it is not believed tliatthese A-
gents ofGreat Britain and France are ex-
pected to take any part in the negociations or
conferences of the Congress. .
The House went into committee on the Pa-
nania subject. Mr. Verplanck ofNew York,
Mr. Carter, of S. C; and Mr. Weerris','o'fMd.
srrccessively delivered speeches in favour of
Mc’Lane’s amendment to the Resolution re-
ported by the comrriittee ofForeigu Affairs,
anti on motion of McLane of Del. the comm.
rose with leave to sit again;
M r. Cook of Illinois gave notice of his in-
tention to move to discharge the comtnittee
from the further consideration ofthe subject;
and then, in the house, irrorder to ascertain
the opinion ofthe majority as to the propriety
ofcontiniritig the present discussion, to iriove
to lay the resolutions on the table.
The hour ofmeeting was fixed at 10 o’clock
during the rernainder'ofthe session.
Monday, flpril l7.—lp the Senate, Mr.
R_audolpli rose, and said,I rise to ask for an
explanation. In my newspaper of this iiio_rii-
ing,ofthe proceedings of Saturday last, I find
this statement :
“ And, that the conduct of the chair might
not ‘re iiiipugned hy the procedure, Mr.
Holmes took occasion to express his satisfac-
tiuii that the motion had proceeded lrorir an
intimate personal friend ofthe Vice Presi-
dent, which itself would contradict the pre-
sumption, that any conduct ofthat officer had
induced the proposition.”
Meaning, I presume, my motion to rescind
the late rules, (st. to reinstate the former ones.
I certainly, sir, offered the resolution in no
such character ; neither have I appeared in
the character, at airy time, of the personal
friend or enemy of any gentlezuau on this
floor, with .one exception-—as the personal
lrierid of one geritleuran. Id_o not think it
necessary, sir, to say any thing more in ‘refer
circe to that matter, than that I have no doubt
that the gentleman from Maine had grounds,
that seetiied very good to him, for the allega-
tions lie has been pleased to make-grounds
satisfactory to him. I could go on, and say
very handsome things, but time as well as pro
priety requires me only to say that which is
rrecessary——that the gentleman from Maine
never had from me any authority to make any
such declaration, in reference to myself, nor
in reference to any other gentleman tvhatev-
er. I go for the fact, sir—I am a niatter-of-
fact inan—I said expressly that, as I ‘cast no
irnputations, so I would make no disclaimers.
I don’t think it necessary at all to state my
motives for action on this floor; and I. shall
not state thern, now or at any tirrre ; and, not
statirrgtliem 'myself,I cannot consent that
they ‘sliall.be stated for me by another, with
wliotrr, however riiuclr it may be desired, I am
on no such footing ofintirnacy, or even ofac-
qiiaintance, as tojustify that other in stating
my motives for me, or in describiirgtlie rela-
tions in which it is his pleasure that I shall
stand towards any iudividual,liowever humble
or exalted.
I here state another fact: ‘I wish my words
to be taken, now and always, such as they are,
and for no riiore ; my motives will be judged
by my acts. I think I know the use of my
tools, and I will not consetit that the scalpel
shall go beyond the very mark tliatI have
made. In nine cases out often Ijiidgeriot by
what a man says, not by his triere words, btit
by the tone, the voice, the look, and other cir-
cumstauces ; the mere words are of subordiri-
are consideration. 1 rise only to say, that I
came forwartl under no such character as that
which has been gratuitously imputed to tire-
and why ? I reserve to riryselftlie formation
of my own friendships and my own erirriities,
and I trust that no gentleman will undertake
to create either one or the other. In saying
this,I can say with the utmost trtitli, that I
mean nothing personally offerisive to the gen-
tleman from Maine. I could say, ifit were
necessary—but why is it necessary ?—have
we got to this, that no man can act liere—cari
submit ti rriotioii without prefacing it or lard-
ing it with preriplirastical disclaimers of this
bad motive. or-tliat bad motive ?_ Can we
carry on the machine of Government by no
other way than by this fulsonie adulation ? If
I make a motion, let the motion speak for it-
self. IfI utter an argument, let the argument
speak. Ifldeclare political lrostilityto any man
on this floor, it may be 'said—not in the very
words of Tacitus—as Latin seeriis to be the
very stumbling block of all our editors, from
N1 airre to Florida, I will therefore give it in
English-—“ they who are false in their frietid-
ships, do not feign in their eutiiities.” How-
ever much I might have desired the friendship
of the presiding tiflicer of this house, that re-
lation never has subsisted bcttveenthat gentle
man and myself, personally or politically. I
say so to take away that which does riof be-
long to him any iriore than to me. The pre-
siding officer ofthe house might not choose
to have this thing ptit on that footing. When
I say this, do I declare any personal or polit-
ical hosiiliiy to him? Not at all. we‘ may
at last become so extremely astute and diplo-
matte, as never to see the object before our
noses; because we are looking under it ,or o-
ver it, or beyond it, to discover‘ sortie ulterior
or latent meaninv. IfI had heard the words
ofthe gentleman froiu l\1airie—as no tnari on
earth has airy authority to create for me
frieiidsliips or 8l]l'lrilI8S—I should have noti-
ced them ; and I presume that they must have
been spoken while I had stepped out of the
Senate.
Before I sit down, permit me to add, in il-
ltistration oftliis subjcct,an anecdote which
I lieartl lately : A gctrtleriian, rerriarkable for
the beauty and splendour of his domain and
estziblisliiiient, was given to understand, by
one of the friends of the King, (tlieu Regent)
that it would not be disagreeable to his majes-
ty to pay a visit to the seat ofthat gentleiiian,
and examine his fine grounds, and fine pic-
tures,aud all the raritiesof that unique and
stimptuotis establishment; to which the other
very dryly replied, that he wasan English
gentleman, and claimed the privilege,as srrclr,
ofinviiirig his own company to his owti house.
I, said M r. R. claim the privilege of forming
my own friendships and eninities, and shall
not consent to their being foriired for me by
any‘ one else. I will not agree that airy man
stiall place me in the relation of frreridsnip to
another, however desirable it might be ;—or
to have an agent there; and that France, '
mi-ly to any other man, who tides not stand. in’
that relation towards me. As regards friendl-
ship, I have perhaps my peculiar opiirions—-
“ Friendship, like Love, is but a name,
Unless to one you stint the flame.
The child, whom rnany fathers share,
,Has seldom felt .a father’s care’:
Trs thus with Friendship~wlro depend
On many, rarely find a friend."
_ Ofthe truth ofthis. Sir‘, I can speak in my",
guality ofan orphan boy, left to make my way
in the world as I might.
Mr. Holmes said he did not consider him-
selfanswerable for any thing which appeared
in the newspapers of what he said here. He’
did not know why the gentleman should take"
up the paper and suppose it had given a cor-
‘rect report of what lre_ said, when it did nod‘
profess to report what he _said_ “(he gem,e_
man would look at the paper again, he woultf
gee that it did not pu‘rpo_.-r [0 give‘ me wordg.
used. by him. The gentleman lrom‘ Virginia:
was in his‘ seat when! tirade use ofthe remark‘-
referred to in the netvspaper, [§‘[,., R. Said”-
he ‘was not, or he should have hea‘rd;it.]- He"
was in his seat, I think, said Mr. H. as he re-
plied to a part ofthe remarks which I then
made, and that it was which produced an ex-
planation of what I did irrean. Mr. H. said"
he never thought it necessary to recur to news-"
papers. -He recollected what he said, which
was, that he was pleased that the proposition‘
came from the quarter that it did ; for he had.‘
understood and believed it was from the per-
sonal friend of the Vice President. These"
were his expressions.
'Randolpli replied—if the gentleman elisa-'
vows the words,I have nothing more to say,- a
Iflie denies the words, there is an end of it.-~
And,_sir, while the gentleman was speaking I-
was absent-—I went out while the gentleman
was speaking. Let me observe, that] oer-
tainly understand the evidence of my own
senses, and what I heard or did not hear, ‘as
well as the gentleman frotn Maine could do
for me. This is a further specimen of the
gentleman’s care ofothers who do not aspire"
to his good ofiices. I did say before that, what
I said was offered in no ofi‘e‘nsive spirit to the
gentleman from Maine. I shall not say that"
again. Ifonce Imake an overture of that
kitid, and it is repelled, I shall not renew it.
I ‘go further, sir : I suffer no mail to play fast
and loose with me. If the gentleman had
rlisavowed his words, that was another affair;
but, if that gentleman once plays loose with
rne,he shall never play fast again with me,tliat
I can assure him. The gentleman’s expression
of “ understariding” and “ disbelieving,” and
all that, has at this time of day, a very awk-
ward sound in my ear. There is-niore of can-
tion and circumlocution than coinports with
that gentleman, in matters of assertion, who
talks of “ understanding” and “ believing"
that one man stands in such a relation to an-
other. Isay, unhesitatiiigly, that I shall trust
the notes of the note-taker in a question of
that sort, sooner than the memory ofthe gen-
ileinan frorri Maine. It is at liberty which
the gentleman from Maine never had any
right to claitn by any sort of relation subsist-
ing between us. I tvisli it to be distinctly tiri-
derstood, and I rise here to notice it, because
lam determined that it shall be so under-
stood. Why did not some ofmy bosom friends
undertake to make friendsliips and erimities
for me ? They know uie better. I have only
one favor to ask ofthe gentleman fr. Maine__
that, in pursuing the line ofhis duty here, he
will perrriit me to pursue the line of urine,
without impinging upon my course—-for there-
IS not a member in this body whom I have
less disposition to touch, in airy way, than the ‘
gentleman from Maine.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr. Benton
proceeded to the consideration of Executive
business, and continued with closed doors till
4 o’clock ; and then adjourned.
In the House, the committee of the IV/liole
on the state ofthe Union was occupied about
five hours in the discussion of the Panama
-.Vli_ssion. _ Mr. M’Laue and Mr.Forsyth oc-
cupying the floor during all that time, except
for a few minutes while Mr. Cook made h-ifs
promised motion for the committee to rise.
with a view to termjiiate the question. On
this question the ayes were 6."3—noes 82.
Tuesday,..dprz'l 18.-—Tlie Senate went in-
to the consideration of the report made by
Mr. Lloyd, fr. the committee on Coiiirrierce,
unfavourable to the petition of certain mer-
chants, ship owners, and manufacturers ofthe
city ofBaltitiiore. The mernorialist set forth
“ that (zreat Britain having lately opened the
trade ofher North American and West India.
Colonies, irisorriucli that not only are almost
all a'rticles,admitted, but the trade of those
colonies is accessible to all parts of the world
on_ far more favourable terms than those new
enjoyed by merchants of the United States ;
they therefore, subtnit the propriety of abol-
ishing the discriminating dtities of 96 cents
per ton on British colonial Vessels, and of ten
per cent additional on the duties of their car-
goes, and of admitting British vessels from
whatever ports, on the same terms as the ves-
sels ofthe most favored nations.”
The Cornriiittee of Commerce on the 31st
ult. made a long report on the subject, corri-
prehending an argumentative and historical
view of it, to shew the inexpediency oflr-gis-
lnting on the subject, and concluding their
report as follows :—“ From all these views,
which might be extended, and from the com-
mittee having reasoir to believe, that an ad-
justrrient of the couirriercial intercourse be-
tween the United States and the British co-
lonial possessiousforins one of the special and
protuiuetit objects which have been coinrrrir.
ted to the minister of the United States at the
Court of London; that a corresponding desire
to arrange it on a satisfactory looting, appears
to exist on the part ofthe British government,
and that the iicgotiatious respecting it are
expected to come to a definitive issue, before
the next session of Cotigress ; the couiruittee
although fully agreeing with the rnerrrorialists
in the wish to cultivate and extend the trade
in question, which they trust may be done to
the mutual advantage of the parties concern,-
ed in it, are still unanimously ‘of the opinion,
tliatit is not expedient, at this time, to lpgis.
late oti the subject ; and therefore, ask to be
discharged from the fnrtlier consideration of
the rneriiorial.” ' , -
The question being taken-on discharging
the Corrirrrittee of Coriiinerce frotrr the sub-
ject, it was carried ; and the snliject was re-
rerred totlie comrriittee on Fiiiauce, to con.
sider and report thereon. '
that he shall place mein that relation of en-
, The Senate then proceeded to the cousid.
er
ation of the resolution submitted by Mr.
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