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F-i-oinillte Quebec Gazelle, {JV'r.:.il3071’5-)
THE BO.U'.NDARYULlNE __
A long extract was "iveti in the last Qazeite
from the pamphlet re'cet'itl_v published iti:Eti2,
land on the boundary line ‘between New
Brunswick, Lower Canada and lhe U-‘ Sl8l85-
After reference to the late Emperor Alexan
tier, under the Ttcatyioffihems “(id -9" d8 .
riision had, the question ofthis boundary ‘has
lmely been agaiirtlie subject of .negoiia_tiou.
Ifus is alledge-l. this _pam'phlet is "ptil)’lis'lr_ed
with the sanction ofGtiverniueut,‘the negotia-
tions are not"in aproniisitig way-. '
The writer of the patirplilet is weil inform-
ed, and his observations gencrallv corrt-.ct.—
_Ile is wrong, however, in his opinion of lit?
incapacity of the British negotiators of the
Treaty of 1783, and does too _muclr honor to
the Arxierican negotiators. , The botindaries.
unfavourable, we admit, to British power on
this Continent, wereirrevocribly decided long
before the Peace of 1783. The rtioniejlt that
it was settled that the Old Colonies were I0
be independent, there could he no dispute 3-
bout, their boundaries. They must be such
as they had been acknowledged before, by the
Mother Country and the Colonies. For the
British’ Negotiators to obtain .any thing more.
would have been, after the whole had been
granted, to ask to retain a part. It would
have been an utterly inadmissible preposition.
The boundaries fixed by. the peace of 1783,
were in fact the boundaries acknowledged be-
fore the troubles by both parties. _ .
The British Govtarnnicnt had always claim-
ed against that of Francethe midile of the
Great Lakes and the River St. Laii,rence."'i”,
intersected by latitude '45. thence the height
ofland, tothatpart of Nova Scotii now New
Brunswick. The British‘ pi'etaision had
gone further, but they had settléd down to
thesc,before the cession ofCanadz' by France,
and the limits ofthe different" Provinces were
not considered to have extended any further.
The extension ofthe Canada boundaries, by
the Quebec Act of 1774. was one of the griev-
ances complained ofbv Congress.‘ The ques
:ion of boundaries had been a Eriile subject
of dispute between England ant France, and
American negotiators could always throw in
the teeth ofthe British negotialors the preten-
sion oftlicir own Government?
These pretensions still furniih the strongest
support of the American cliitns: but it is
otrlya pretence. The ._bound_ary is as well
defined by the treaty of 1785, asit could ' be.
it is tliebotitidary‘ of 1763, as fixed by the
Kii:g’s-"Pi-oclatnation of 7th {October of that
year. and acquiesced in by all the Colonies
COIlt‘eI'nBd,lllé same colotiiesw he were parties
totlie*pe_afce of 1733. .1
Tire following are the wfrds ofthe Procla-
mation “Crosiug t_he~Rii‘er St. Lawrence
and Lake Champlain in 4} degrees ofnorth
latitude, passeslalorig the -high lands which
divide the Rivcrsllaat empy themselves into
the said River St. Lawretfze frotn those wltich
fall into the seas; and 018: along the .-Vorth
Coast of the bay of Cltaleurs 8; the Coast of the
Gulph qfSt. Lawrence to Cape Rosicrs.” &-c.
_The part ofthe descrijiion in. Italics has
nothing to do with the bt‘-tndary in question.
It was the norflt biilllldaiy ofNova Scotia,out
of which N.Brunswicit las since been formed.‘
The Tfeaty of l783,tElopts the boundary of
the Proclatnation of 1673. acknowledged by
both parties. “‘Fi'o_iti_,-lie Nolbwe_st angle of
Nova Scotia, viz. thataugle wlticli'is formed
-r
‘ by a line due north from the source,of St.
Croix to the high lands: [clearly the heiglil
"‘f"‘° '"""‘ ""‘"e tlrswaters-titrn] along the
"test: Rivers,
Saint
‘more than those around him.
}".'ditorqf the Boston Cottrier.
Extract ofa lcller from Waslvington, to ihr 1
‘Mr. ADAIHS is in liitriselfa host; bred ti
politician, he knows all the movements of
parties as soon as the-machine is in métion :
cautious. intelligent,ahd decisive, he looks far
ahead, and makes shrewd calculatiutis to de-
feat plans in opposition to his own. Every
thing abroad or-at home is known to him far
better than any of‘his predecessors knew them.
Like Pitt, during his atlministration, he ,is
master of all his agentsi they never become
his master by superior industry and watch-
fullness. The tno_rr_iing dawn and the mid-
night lamp are sub'sei'v‘ieut to his ends and
aims. No man rises earlier andiretireslater
than the President ofthe United States. No
sanctified coiutnemator on Holy VVrit was ev-
~-.r more persevering than John Q. Adams _
No one can‘_cheat or‘ deceive, for he knows
His Cabinet
may advise him but will seldoni cotitrolhini.
‘He exacts much and will yield but little. He
shrinks from no responsibility, and assumes
no extraordinary prerogative. He lavishes
nothingin fondness, and indulgesin on pro-
vokirig pzirtialities. -If he does not, like sortie
great politicians, steal into the affections of
men, be perhaps. does better, by securing the"
dictates of their understanding. If-some prg.
fer another, butjfew dare attack him. Sncha
man is not easily disposessed when in power.”
Extract ofa letter fr. Wa.shz'ng'(otz,Ian.19th.
“On Thursday Mr. Ogden coinineuced the
argument on the interesting question of the va-
lidity oftlte State insolvent laws, which dis-
charge the person and property ofthe debtor
on contracts made after the dateoftbe insolv
erit law. He was sricceeded by Mr. Wheaton,
whomaiutained the negative ofthe question.
These two argiinients it was supposed, had
I‘
nearly exltausted all that could be sa_id.ori the
two sides ofthis momentous inquii y. Today,
however. was occupied by Mr. iv.-.b.=r.=.,' who-
argued on the same side with Mr. Wlteaton,
and contended for thetotal invalidity of these
laws, by atrain of reasoning approaching, I
think, as nearly as may be, to nrathemaiical
demonstration. It was supposed the cause
would end with the reply ofMr. Livingfston;
but it appears that some of the friends of the
insolvent Laws had a meeting in Baltimore.
-since the cause has been under argument here,
and additional counsel have been employed
to unite with Messrs. Ogden and Livingston.
This will protract the decision of the case for
sometime; for it is pfesunied the Court’s o-
pinion will be tlelivered as soon after the ar-
2Jllllf’.Dl. is closedas may be practicable. in or-
der to meet the wislies of Congrr.-ss, or rather,
0.fIU3|1_V Of 515 m€t'ubers,wlio desire to do no-
thing decisive. on the pending Bankrupt Bill,
until the question on the validity ofthe insol
vent Laws is decided. '
"The Court it is probable, will Cnnlinue in
session till the middle of March. The num
ber of cases is I70-two thirds. perhaps, of
which "Will be disposed of -This long. contin-
uance of the Court will render it extremely
difficldl. if I10! impracticable, for the business
Uflhe Cont! 10 be transacted by -,Counsclloi's
from a great d_istance.—Balt ./Jmer
Fife (11 .-t‘11€1‘a7tdri'u.—Ex_tr.ict. from tr -report
ofa colnnlillee of the Common Council of
AlexaI1dI'i3.3Ppointe'd to itivestizate the cause
of the late fire, and the amount ‘oi loss ~-
" It appears from the best evidence we can
obtain that there have been consumed 53
buildings, coosisiitig of Divellintz. Wart’, and
Store‘ Hoiises,exelusive ofa number ofstables
and otl_ier'out buildiiigs not“enuirierated ; all
\'r'hll!h fife Valued at $60,990. and personal
uroperty which we have.estini:rverl at 346,357,
. -...2 an aggregate sum of$l07 277. The-
'*< ofthis calamity press partit ular-
niber ofthe sufferers who have
-are compelled at this in
shelter where charity
"1 reside until they
'ovided for. It
‘re, that the
"s natur-9
ing at
are-
.. CONGRESS.‘
On Friday, 19th, a bill was passed in the
fl-foV,use of Representatives, by a Vole Of 1 10 to
66, ‘appropriating the sum of $20,000, for the
indigent sufferers by the fire in Alexandria.
A proposition for an appropriation ‘of $10,000
for the same object, was discussed. in the Sen-
ate, anti referred to the committee on the Dis-
trier of Columbia. - Some of the members
expressed doubts pr thep‘o\ver‘ofCotigress to
.tppr0priate the public money in private ob-
iécts, but it was agreed that there were nu-
inbrous precedents. for such a‘ rneasure, such
as the acts extending relief to‘ the refugees
from St. Domingo, to the sufferers from the
earthquake at Caraccas, to the relief given to
those whose property was destroyed at New
Madrid, on the Mississippi by the eartltqiiake
of 1812, to the appropriation made at the last
session bf8Q0,000’ to relieve the Creek ‘Indi-
ans, who were represented to be in a state of
starvation, &.c. ‘C . ' ‘ .
In the House, a petition {Was presented
froui farmers in Madison county, N. Y,'for'a
additional duty on wool. , . -
A bill was reported making appropriations
for Fortifications,‘-in 1897, as follows: Fort
Adams, at ‘~Brenton’s Poi'nt,, 890,000; Fort
Hamilton, at new Utrecht Point, 75,000‘;
Fort Monroe‘,-1.00',000; Fort Calhoun,75,000;
Fort Macon, at Bogue Point, 15,000; Fort
at Oak Island, 25.000; Fort at Mobile Point.
90,000; Fort at Chef‘Mentuer, $0,000 ;‘ Fort
Jackson, 903000 ;'for repairs -and contingen-
cies, $15,000.] ' . '
The correspondence with the’ government
ofthe NetlierIa‘rid's ‘relative to discriminating
duties, was "laid ‘before the House. ‘ .
Mr.‘ M’Lane, of‘Del'aware, was excuse
from longer’ serving on the conr_mittee of
Ways and means,-in‘ consequence of ill health,
and Mr. Cook appointedin "his place.-
Senate, Monday, Jan. %.—Mr. Johnson,
of. Lou. from the‘ committee of Commerce,
made a’-report, accompanied-by a bill “ to
regulate the comiiiercial_ intercourse between
the United States and the Colonies of Great
Britain.”
as the one reported by a similar cotntriiltee
-in the House, and given below.
It was moved that 3000 copies be printed.
.Mr.’l‘azewell made some inquiries as to the
character ofthe reportanrl particularly wheth-
er it was who considered the manifesto ofthe
gttverllttietlf, exhibiting the views ofthe gov’t
on the subject treated of ; and expressed his
unwillingness to {vote for the printing ofthe
number ofcnpics:moved,without having heard
the report read. Mr. Jolins)n,‘of Lou. re-
plied, and declared the report and the bill to
be the work of the committee alone—that he
trad nrawii the report without any communi-
cation with the President or any "member of
the fixecutive Gov’i—th-at there was not a
point of law or fact, or a suggestion of policy
in it, derived from them. He averted that the
bill was the fruit of thejointlabors and con-
sultations of the committees of the two houses
—the report his own.‘ Mr. VVoodbu ry was
in favor of the motion. He was a member
ofthe committee of commerce, and, although
no tntght not entirely concur in all the views
taken in the reprirt,ye't so irrucli diligence had
been employed in its preparation, and the in-
formation it contaiiied so extensive, that he
thought itde-served to be widely circulated.
Themotiou to‘ priu_t.3000 copies passed. -
Tlte'btll -ft‘. llt'efli‘bus'e appropriating 20,000
dollars for the relief-"of the iiidigent siifferers
by the fire at Alexandria was twice read.
House of Représentah'.vcs.—Upwards of 60
petitions were retrd and referred.
COLONIAL TRADE.
Mr. Tomlinson, from the Conrmittee on
Couimerce,'to which was referred so much
of the Presideut’s ‘Message as relates to the
commerce of the United States witn Foreign
Nations, and th'eir'-C olonies, made a report in
detail, accoinpauied by the following bill :
" A Bill to regulate the cominercitil itrter
course between the United States and the
Colonies of Great Britain. -
Be it enacted by thi; Senate and House of
Rrprcsentutives qftlre United States of Lime)‘-
icu in Congress ‘ussaniblcd, Thar, frorri and
after ilie tliirtietli'diiy of September next, the
ports ofthe United States shall be, and re-
-nain closed against any and every vessel
‘(Hing or arrivirig froui any port or place in
British colonies or possessions, hereinafter
‘wired, to wit ,- The British riossessions
Vest Indies, and on the - ‘merit of
‘ierica, ilie.B.ihatn> ‘he isl-
Baicos, tlié‘Br .:;. -rners
“ritislt Pris" mast ‘
color 2-... 21..-‘ 1»... st Good
»'~.-t"=-- -:=.-- and terri-
I
- . "L-;,eride it there-
:-..i»- .us and Ceylon,
‘-7.1 territories belong-
-‘on each, respectively ;
min the island of New
tal islands and territo-
and dependent thereon;
rovinces of N. Bflllis
i; the Islands of New,-
Cape Breton and-the
or any other colony or-
lotniuion of G. Britain,
it or the continent of
sel which shall have
or place in the colonies
"described, and after-
;.') at any pott or place,
v possessions aforesaid,
red frotn any port or
r possessions aforesaid,
terwards, in the same
rt, or again cleared
i place, shall,-nevertlte
re tome from a port or
r ptssessions aforesaid,
thisact,and every ves
it-sa-ii, from the ports
ital ball enter, or at
l‘-.._ it: violation of- this
as -2, .'-gipltrel, and furni-
t‘: caggo’ on board, be
stays. .' .
rti‘’=r.er.i_act‘éd, That,
I ih;-fay of September‘
~ '3"; or agent,ofev_ery
'-ipart, by a subject
i.i'_t Majesty, which
:.-.-t:r'd in any port of
3 -'t'.i'.l"b0al’d of which.
"it‘.li.£ cxportatioti,
ti".-dgif wth, produce,
‘ ‘-;i d’ States, other.
-. . i s’, necessary for
l""' *2 v’essel shall be
2i. ‘.'- tom House, give
is :1 e tlue ofsuch a'rtic--
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[This"bill is substantially the same '
-‘tea, witli_on_e or ni.‘o'r'e sureties, to the satisfac-
tion ofthe col-lector, that the article or artic-
vies so laden on board such vessel for exporta-
tion, shall be landed in some port or place.
other than any ‘port or place in the above
fllP.l‘ll.l0l’l8d co oiiies oi‘ possessions; and any
such vessel that shall sail, oratitempt to sail,
from anyport ofthe’ United Sta les, without
having given bond as aforesaid, shall, with her
tackle,’ apparel, and furniture, together with-
the article orarticles aforesa_id,laden on board
the same, as aforesaid, be forfeited tothe U.
States: Provided ’a'lway§-, That nothing in
this act contained, shall be deemed, or so can-
strued, as to violate any provision of the Con-
ventioris to regulate commerce between‘ the
territories of the United States and of his Bri-
lamlic Mfljeslvs which were concluded, ‘re-
sand eight -hundred and fifteen, and -,on the
twentieth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and eighteen. U
Se'c._3. And be it further enacted, That
the,,for_m ofthe bond aforesaid, shall be pre-
scribed by the Secretary ofthe Department of
the" Treasury ; and the same slialé, and may
be, discharged, and not otherwise, by produc-
ing, within one year, after the date‘ thereof. a
like t':ertifi'c-are to that required by, and under
the regulations contained in, the eighty-first
section of ihe act “ to regulate the collection
ofdufies on imports,” passed 7 the second day
of March,séventeen‘ hundred and ninety-nine,
that the’_articles of the growth, produce, and
manufacture, ofthe United States, laden as
aforesaid, were unladen and landed conform»
ably to the provisions of this act‘; or in case
of loss by sea, by capture, or other unavoida-
ble accident, by the production ofsuch other
proofs as the nature ofthe case will adtnit, ac
cording to the provisions oftheeighty-first
section ofthe act aforesaid. ‘
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. ‘That till
penalties and lorfeitures incurred by force of
this act, shall be sued for, ret overed, distribu-
ted, and accounted for, and may be mitigated,
or rbmitted-, in the manner, and according to
the provisions ofthe revenue laws of the U.S.
Sec. 5. ‘Provided, nevertheless, _ And be it
furtlierenacted, that‘ this act shall not take
effect, nor go into operation, if, before the sd.
thirtieth day of September next. the Presi-
dent of the United States shall receive satis-
factory evidence that the said Colonies and
Possessions aforesaid are open to the admis-
sion of vessels of the United States, coming
from the said -United States ; that neither
such vessels, nor -their cargoes, are subjected
to any other or higher duties or charges than
British vessels or their cargoes, arriving front
the United States, in the -said Colonies and
Possessions, are siibjected to; that the ves-
sels of-the United‘ States may import into said
colonies and possessions, from the U. States,
any article or articles, which a British vessel
could by law import from the United States,
into the said colonies or possessions ; and that
the vessels ofthe U. States may export, to any
country whatever, other than to the Domin-
ions and Possessions ofGreat Btitain,any ar-'
ticle or articles, frotn the said colonies or,pos-
sessions, which vessels of Great Britain may
export therefroin. And if the President of
the U. States shall receive such satisfactory
evidence as aforesaid on or before the said
thirtieth day of September next, heis hereby
authorized to issue his proclamation, declar
iug that the said colonies .or posscssioris are
open to the adinissiorrof the’ vessels ofthe U.
States, on the c‘o‘n'di'tion's aforesaid '; aud,tbt=re-
upon, from the date ofthe said proclamation,
the ports ofthe United States shall be open to
vessels of the U. States and ‘British vessels,
coining frotn said colonies and possessions ;-
and also to the vessel‘s"of othei’ fi5fl‘nnc, cgm.
mg therefrom, which by treaty, or according‘
to the navigation act ofthe U. States. may be
etititled to bring merchanvlize. from-said col?
onies and posses“-:ions, into the Urrited States‘;
and British vessels, arriving in the U States
therefrom, shall be subject. _neitber on their
tonnage nor on their cargoes,to any other or
higher duties or charges’ of any kind. than
vessels of the United,States. And, from the
date of the said proclamation ofthe President
the act passed on the first day of Marcli,
I823, entitled “ An act to regulate the com-
mercial intercourse between the U. States 81.
certain British ports ;” the act passed on the
15th day of May, 18%, entitled “ An act stip-
pleineutary to an act entitled ‘ An act con
cerniug navigation,’ and the act entitled ‘ An
act concerning navigation,” passed on the
30th day ofApri!. 1818, shall be, and are
hereby, declared, severally, to be repealed.
And -provided fuither, That if, on or before
the said 13th day ofseptember next, the Pre
sident ofthe U. States shall receive- satisfac-
tory evidence tliartlie colonies and _posses-
sions aforesaid, are open to the admission of
vessels of the U. States, coming fruit) the said
U. States; that neither such vessels nor their
ctirgoes are subjected to any other or higher
duties or charges, than are levied or exacted
0ll’Bl'lliSl'l vessels and their cargoes, arriving
from the U. States. in the _said colonies and
possessions ; and that the vessels_"of the U. S
may import into said colonies and possessions
from the U. States,-any article which :i British
vessel could, by law, import from the United
States into the said colonies or possessions, it
slrill and may be lawful for the President of
the United States to issue his proclamation
declaring that the ports ofthe United States
are open to vessels ofthé U. States and to Br.
vessels coming directly from said colonies and
possessions, and also to vessels of other na-
tions cotuingtherefrom, which, by treaty, or
according to the Navigation act-ofthe United
States, maybe entitled to bringmerchandize.
t°rotn~said.colonies and possessions into the U.
States, on the same terms as vessels of the U.
States ;and that British vessels, arriving in
the ports of the U. States, from the colonies
or possessions aforesitid, shall not, after the
date ofthe proclamation last mentioned, be
subjected, either on their tonnage or their-‘
cargoes, to any other or higher duties or char-
ges of any kind, than are levied ou- vessels ol
the U. States, and their cargoes ofsimilai
merchandize, imported from the same ‘colo
tries and possessions. And front and after the‘
date ofsuch proclamation, the lst and 2d sec.
oftliis act shall be suspended.” V
This Bill was twice read, and committed to
‘the Committee ofthe \Vhole. T"
Jan. 23.—Iu the Senate, tbebill for the re-
lief of- the Alexandria stifferers, was read a
third time and--passed, £27 to 17-.
The consideration ofthe Bankrupt bill was
resumed. 'I‘he‘quesiion on the motion to
strike-out-—tb,e provision for the voluntary
and trailers," was not’ decided. -
kballkfllplcy of classes other than merchants
spec-lively, on the third day of July, one thou- -
‘ [On Thursday the motion to strike out was
negatived. Mr. Niles speaks of this as a fea--
ture peculiar to tbis'bilI.] ‘
In the House, a resolution offered by Mr.
Cambreleng, was adopted,'requ'iring the Sec.
retary 'of the Treasury to inform the house
what amount of revenue was collected’d'urin'g
the 3 years ending the 30th Sept. last, in each
of the statesof Vermont, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, and Ohio‘, on British manufactures, and
on teas entered at the Custom-houses on our
inland frontier.
A fesolution offered by Mr. Cocke, for an
inquiry as to the expediency of abolishing’ the
office of Appraisers of Goods in the custom
houses, and assigning that duty fo the inspec.
tors of customs, was, laid on the table.
NE W TARIFF. *
On Monday, while on Mr. Buchanan’s' mo‘-
tioti to discharge the Committee ofthe ‘Whole
posing certain minimum duties ‘ on ‘Woollen
Goods,tbe debate was of a very earnest or ve..'
hement character. Mr.Buchanan said,-“ asa
friend to the tariff, and feeling a deep interest
in its popularity, I can never look on with in‘-
difference at the passage ofa bill which will
at once prohibit the importation of foreign
woollens ; much less can I do so when the
bill contains no provision calculatedto protect
the suffering industry of my own state.”
Mr. Haniiltbn. of S. C. cornplained that
the Houseand the cou'iit_ry were taken by sur-
prise: He ‘added—¥ ’ ‘ -
; “ After the passage ofthe tariffof l_824,the
People, at least -from that sectionof the coun-
try from_\vhicb Icaine,' supposed that they
were to have a respite and repose for several
years from the agitations ofthis vexatious and
disgusting topic. But it seerus that this bles-
sed comprotriise has not brought peace and
security, and we were again to bethrown into
combat. The cbairinan ofthe committee oh’
manufactures consoles us with an’-account. of
the number of thriving villages thathave been
built, and may be built, by what he is pleased
to call even a partial protection ofthe woollen
manufacturers ofthe country.‘ Yes,sir, these
villages have been built at our expehse,'b_v a
duty of45 to 65 per cent. on the aggregate’
consutnption ofthe cotiutry. The sutii is
easily worked, sir : Ifyou will levy a tax of
five dollars on the coat, waistcoat, and panta-
loons ofevery poor man in the country, and
carry the fruits of this‘ imposition to the
banks of the Connecticut or Merrimack,villa-
gas, of course, will spring up, without number,
although thousands at a distance are, in want
and misery, compelled to contribute to these
fine creations_.” ' ' ‘ ' ' '
Mr. .VI’Lane, of Delaware, declared himself
against the tnotion to discharge the commit-
tee’. He remarked—— ' ‘
“ Although he" was, and ever had been "ari-
advocate for the ‘tariffsystetn, he was not pre-
pared to say that he could vote for this bill in
its present shape, although he was prepared
to co-operate in modifying and improving.it.”
Mr.-‘Cambreleng, ofN. Y. said—= ’
“ As to the present bill, Isay boldly, that
it is a-‘fraud on the Committee ofManufac-
l.|lI'eS. They cotne into the house proposing
to protect the revenue, and bring a bill which
destroys the revenue, and throws us upon‘-"ah
ocean ofspeculation. The House has"-not‘ye'€
acted on any of the great subjects which lie
before it. It has not touched the bankrupt bill.
It has done nothing on the W. India q‘uestio'n.
It has passed nonp-of the appropri‘atiorr'bills',,
and it is now asked to occupy the residue of
the session on a subject, which, liwill venture
to say, no man in the U. States ever’ expected
to be discussed by this Congress. The gen-
tlernan frotn Delaware siiys, that the city of
New YorlL1's.utell inforrne'd as to-what we are
doing and have done in relation to this mat-
ter ; for one, I have written a number of let-
ters to that city,'requestiiig itifortnation on the
ceive but one letter in reply.” -
“ The very discussion ofthe subject has at
‘ruinous effect. If this debate goes on for one
week, speculations will take place in woollem
goods to the amount of millions of dollars.—~
The object of the bill is prohibition——nor is
there any thing in the bill, either in its fdrtn
or substance, which will operate to ensurerlhia
collection of the-revenue. It goes on the other
hand to annihilate the revenne.- ~‘
“ I consider. the present bill as the most for-
tnidable measure of the kind that was ever
brought into this House ; it imposes duties of
one hundred, and one hundred and fifty per
cent. on a large part of all the woollen. goods
which now forin‘the subject’ of commerce. I
earnestly hope the tnotion to discharge the
committee will prevail.”
On Tuesday the subject was resumed,when,
after a long debate, the motion to discharge
the Committee of the Whole from the consi-
deration ofthe bill respecting Woollims, was
negtrtived by a.vote'of 112 to 76.
Mr. Cainbreleirg then sent to-the Clerk’;
table the following paper, which he intended
to move in coiumittee ofthe whole, as an a-
mendment to the bill. He presented it now
in order that it might be printed :'
“ That frotn and after the passage of this
act. the appraisers ofthe United States, or
such persons as may be employed to act as
appraisers, shall be, and they are hereby,"au-
thnrized, in all cases where they suspect the
importer ofany manufacture of wool, or of
which wool shall be a component material, of
an intention to evade the revenue laws of- the
United States in airy manner wlia.ever, to‘ap-
praise the‘manufacture at such a Valuation it?
shall secure the faithful collection of the duty
ol‘33 I 3 per ceniuiu ad valorem, imposed by
the act‘ passed 22d May, 1824, entitled “ An
act to amend the several acts imposing duties
on imports.”' ' '
Revolutzoizary 0flt'cer.s.—Mi'.Bi_irges in oved
to take up the bill for the reliefoftlie surviving
officers of. the revolution, and demandedtltc
yeas and pays, which were, yeas 98, nays 77.
The House then went into committee ofthe
whole on the bill, when Mr. Condict proposed
.in amendment which changes entirely the
mode ofcompeusation. It provides for giving
-to every surviving Revolutionary officer whose
u..rlf pay for life has been commuted for five
years full‘pay,a certificate ofU. S. 5 per cent ,
stock for the sum of 8——. Also for paying an
annuity not exceeding 8--, to every such
qfiicer who is not now upon the pension roll,
iflris estate real and personal does uot-ex-
teed $———-, and to the ividow.of. every such
t|mt:erS,afld to the widows. of-such as may
hereafter die,an annuity of $—during her life,
or as long as -she shall reinain-the widow of
‘such nffit.er. _ ~ _
Mr. Condict moved to -fill the first blank
with 31000. As this sum» Wl1&.tD be-given‘
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from the- further consideration of the bill pro-'
topics ofthe bill, and I have had time to re»-
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