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We regret that we cannot and room,
‘fit? some of-I.-hs abls speeches upon the
the eiifo~i-ecmontbill, now pendingin the
Senate.‘ Messrs.‘\Vilkins,Frelitighuyscn,
Holmes and Dailas,have spoken in favor,
and Messrs. Bell, Brown, Mangum and
Miller against it. It is expected that,
Mi.-ssrs. VVebster and Calhoun will close
the debate, and that their speeches will
euiboily every thing which can 110 Said
on ejther side. We shall contrive to
publish them when they appear, and in
the mean time will give such extracts as
our limits will permit.
SPEECH 01-‘.
MR. FRELINGHUYSEN, OF‘ N. J.
as -an 0 it It 0
As afniattcr of history, it would be in-
tercsting to look at the circumstances at-
’ go of the Judiciary bill.
In what we sometimes call the popular
branch of Cougress—-in the House of
Representatives-—it met with such unan-
imous support, thut the yeas and nayl
were not called for when the question
was taken. In the Senate where the bill
originated, fourteen voted in the efiirrria
tive, and six in the negative. Three of
the iii-gativcs were from the south, and
three from the north. Two of the
soutnern negatives were from the Sena-
tors from the State of Virginia. _ I3uthc_
was pursuad-ed that the opposition of
Virginia to the bill, did not arise fr_om
any odjcction to this mode of _pi-cserviag
the constitution and laws. Vigi'iiiia_op-
posed all the provisions of the judiciaiy
system, as we organized it, from objec-
tions which she had to the form, not to
the object of its establishment. _That
the Coiumouwealth of Virginia did not
oppose the principle that the Supreme
Court of the United States is the arbiter
in the last resort, he would show, from
a previous piece of history, wliicli he
took great b'.'ltlSfa0tl0l] in bringing before
the Senate. To go back to the transac-
tions of former times, to contemplate
those acts of our predecessors, which
have illustrated their own and our fame,
was aiways pleasing and profitable ; and
it was with great satisfaction that he
could bring up, on this Occasion, the
voice of good old Virgiuiain favor of the
Constitution ; and he hoped it would put
down, forever, those speculations which
ruin the constitution, and defeat the -
hopes of the world. The opinion of Vir-
ginia, to which he should refer, was giv-
en at an interesting time. The State of
l’ciinsylvania,one oftlie proudest States
of the Union—he meant no invidious
distiiiction?-—shc was one of the largest,
wealthiest, mid most powerful of the
States~tlie State of Pennsylvania had
determined, in the oliustead case, to re-
sist the decision of the United States
Courtand to resist them unto blood.——
The legislature went so far as to pass
laws to call out the the militia to resist
the federal process. The.Jiidiciar_v went
on its quiet steady way. Notice was
given to the Marshall and to the Presi-
dent, that the State of Pennsylvania
would resist the process-but there was
no _flinching in that day. The marshal
was ordered to execute the law and the
decree of the court. An order was given
to imprison the defendants. Even gal-
lantry was overlooked, (for ladies, were
the defenpants,) and in a case where the
life of the constitution was at hazard,
they wouldnot even stop for them, and
the issue was about to be tried by arms.
Pennsylvania, at thistime, was patriotic
and prudent enough to retire and give up
the contest. Notice was given to the
marshal to make up the debt and costs,
and the amount was forthwith paid.-
Penn_sylvania would not,st the last pinch,
encounter the constitution. Many pat-
riots appeared then, ofi'ered to devote
themselves to the cause, and to die in
the last ditch. The same language was
used then. as we hear from South Caro
line now. But Pennsylvania had too
much patriotism to push her opposition
to the extremity of war; she gave up the
point, and proposed an amendment to
the constitution, for the establishment of
atribunal to settle all disputes between
the government and the States. She
took the advice of Virginia, and recorded
her response as follows :
“Preamble and resolutions on the
proposition of Pennsylvania to amend
the Constitution of the United Stacte,
“The committee to whom was refer-
red the communication of the Governor
of Pennsylvania, covering certain reso-
lutions of the Legislature of that"Statc,
proposing an amendment to the Consti-
of the United States, by the Qppointment
of an impartial tribunal to decide dis-
putes between the State and Federal Ju-
diciary, have had the ssme under their
consideration, and are of opinion that a
tribunal is already provided by the Con-
stitution of the United States, to wit, the
Supreme Court, more eminently qualified,
from their habits and duties, from the
mode of their selection, qnd from the
tenure of their oflices, to decide the dis-
putes aforesaid, in an enlightened and
impartial manner, than any other tribu-
nal which could be erected.
‘-‘The members of the Supreme Court
are selected from those of the United
States who are most celebrated for virtue
and legal learning ; not at the will of a
single individual, but by the ‘concurrent
wishes of the President and Senate of
the United States; they will therefore
have no local prejudices and partiall-
lcudflicm iiecessarily to the most enlar-
god and accurate acquaintance witli the
jurisdiction oftlia Federal and several
State courts together, and with the ad-
mirable symtetry of our Governmciit..
“The tenure of their oflices enable
them to pronounce the sound and cor-
rect opinions they may have formed,
without fear, favor, or partiality.
“The amendinent to. the Constitution
proposed by Pennsylvania, seems to be
founded upon the idea, that the Federal
Jucliciory will from a lu~t of power, cii-
lurge theirjurisdiction to the total anni-
hilation oi the jurisdiction of the State
Courts, that they will exercise their will
instead of the law and the C-oiistitutioii,
“This argumoiit, ifitprovcs anything.
would ‘operate more strongly against
the tribunal proposed to be created which
promises so little, than again the Sn-
preme Court. wliich, for the reasons giv-
en before, had every thing connected
with their appointment calculated to en-
sure confidence. ‘Vb-at security have
we, were the proposed amendments a-
dopted, that this tribunal would not sub-
stitute their will and their pleasiue, in
the place of the law? The Judiciary
are the weakest of the three depart-
ments of Govcriimcnt, and least dniigei-
ons to the political rights of the Consti-
tution. Tlicy holdncither the purse nor
the sword, and even to enforce their own
judgement and decrees, must ultimately
depend upon, the Executive arm.-
Should the Federal Judiciary, howcvor,
unmindful ofthcir weakness, unmindful-
ofthe duty which they owe to themselves
and their country, become corrupt, and
transcend the limits of tlieirjurisdiction,
would the proposed amendment oppose
even a probable barrier in such an im-
probable state of things l
“The creation ofa tribunal,sucli as is
proposed by Pennsylvania, so far as we
aresiiabled to form an idea of it, from
a description given in the resolutions of
the Legislature of that State, would, in
the opinion of your Committee, tend
rather to invite than prevent a collision
between the Fedcraland State Courts.
It might also become, in process of time,
a serious and and dangerous embarras-
meiit to the operations of the General
Government.
“Rcs..lvcd, therefore, that the Legisla-
ture ef this State do disapprove oftho a-
meiidineiit to the Constitution of the U-
iiited States, proposed'by the Legislature
of Pennsylvania.
“Resolved, also, That his excellency,
the Governor, be, and he is hereby re-
quested, to transmit forthwith a copy of
the foregoing preamble and resolutions
ofeach of the Senators and Representa-
tives of this State in Congress, and to
the Executive of the several States in
the Union, with a. request that the same
may be laid before the Legislatures there-
of. .
"Jannaiy23, l8l0.—-Agreed to unan-
imously by the House of Delegates.
“January 25, l8l9.—Agrced to buy
the Senate unanimously.”
This doctrine is as sound, as pure as
gold seven times tried. Here is the very
issue which South Carolina seeks to try.
Pennsylvania called out her militia to
uphold her sovereignty, and in is well
advised hour retracted her appeal to force,
and proposed an amendment to the
Constitution, for the purpose ofeffecting
her object. But good old Virginia res-
pected the wisdom of our fathers, and de-
clzired that the Coiistitution which they
had provided, could not be bettered by
amendments. She refused to sanction
an omendindnt which would dispense
with the Judiciary of the United States.
Now Mr. President, in this view of the
subject, whrit a most admirable system
of Government is ours. It is not "to be
wondered at, that tyrants and the friends
ofpower all over the world look at it
with envy and jealousy. ‘Va cannot
but perceive that, by “the General and
State Governments, each acting in their
rcspsctive spheres, the principles of lib-
crty must ever be preserved. New York
cannot infringe upon the rights of
Pennsylvania, nor Pennsylvania upon
the rights of Virginia. The States can-
come into conflict with each other, nor
can the General Government interfere
with the right and jurisdiction of the sev-
eral States. But as we have great in-
terest in common, the wisdom of our
predecessors provided a sovereignty, a-
bove that of the several States, to attend
to the common interest.
’ ' ’ ' But it is said that tho Judi-
ciary is not competent, from its organi-
zation, to settle political controversies.
What is meant by political powers 1-
Eery power is politica[ to some extent.
Did cliicf Justice Marcball mean to say,
in tn the speech cited by the Senator
from Kentucky, that the Judiciary could
not decide a question arrising out of the
tariff laws? Never. His head was too
sound for that. Besides a political
speech is not the best authority which
can be adduced for judicial opinions‘-
He msrvelied not a little when the Sen-
ator from Kentucky ictroduced it as
authority. Wlien he came to look at it,
he found that itwas a speech made in
Congress, in high party times, upon a
case which ‘involved great political
excitement at that day--the cause of a
Brittish subject who was seized as a de-
serter, given up, and put to death. But
he rejoiced to find, that the illustrious in-
dividual uho made the speech referred
to was perfectly at home in discussing
the subject,-and that the views which he
took of it displayed the soundness of his
head and the purity of his heart. “To
995-.
“The duties they ham, to ft‘0f9~.l'J.lil,¢9H\9 ttis dsmipfion goft.lio_povr-
er confirmed upon the Judiciary.) a ques-
tion must,” he says, “assume a log
form, tbr forensic litigation and judicial
decision. There must be parties to come
into Court who can be reached by its
process and bound by its power; whose
rights admit of ultimate decision by a
tribunal to which they are bound to sub-
mit.” The case must have a legal form,
and parties, and must be submitted to
the Court-—tliesc are all the forms which
are necessary to place it within the pow-
ers of the Judiciary. \Vlieii something
is to be adjudicated, soinetliiiig,to be
given and taken away, and then the Ju-
'ilucial power may be exercised, thoiigh
the case result from a treaty. In the
dispute concerning the North-VVestern
boundary, referred to by the Senator of
Kentucky, there were no parties but the
two States. But the case made by S.
Carolina has all the attributes which the
doctrine laid down in the speech referred
to, require.
The tarilflaiv is individual in its cf-
fccts, and makes parties by which the
case can be submitted to court. A incr-
chant belonging to New York sojourns
in Charleston for commercial purposes.
He imports goods from Great Britain.
He is required to pay the duties on them.
This makes a plain case of law, invol-
ving a personal claim. The merchant
tells the collector that he cannot pay
these duties. VVhy ? Here is the‘ law
of the United States, says the collector,
and 1 am bound to enforce it. , That
law has been nullified, replies the mer-
chant, and here is the ordinance of nul-
ification, passed by some citizens of this
State, who assembled the other day for
that purpose. VVhat will be the rejoin-
dcr ofthe ofiicer l He will say, Sir, I
act under the authority of the United
States, and you must pay the duty. The
merchant insists, and pleads in bar ofthc
law, the laws of South Caroliiia. Is
there any political question here to
which the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court does not extend "l VVhere is the
usurpation in this case? On the part of
the United States’ law, or this ordinance?
s an 0 a 0 an at
Iii the Senate, on the 5th inst Mr.
Holmes, of Maine, made a very sensible
speech in favor of the Bill the more effect-
ually to enforce the Revenue Laws,
which he thus happily and strikingly coii-
cluded. 'Turning to an admirable por-
trait of VVashinton, which adorns the
Senate chamber, he said:
That portrait ought not to be here; it
is a cruel adinoiiition upon us, who have
rejected his councils and disregarded his
precepts. It was you recollect, diflicult
to gain it admission-—-you at first placed
it over the clock yonder; there it was
look‘ing‘d‘owu ‘upon revolving time; it
was pale, languishing, and I thought it
wept. It seemed to be reflecting upon
the changes of the last thirty years. It
was removed and placed over the Presi-
dent’s chair ; still it cast a melancholy
look at the clock. At_ length you have
shoved it away to the left. I dont com-
plsin—-s fit emblem. ofour abandonment
of his principles. Look! hislips appear
to move, and he seems to say, what be
before said-—
“The unity of Govcrment which con-
stitutes you one people is also dear to you.
It isjustly so; for it is a main pillar in
the edifice of your real independence;
the-support of your tranquility at home,
your prosperity ; of that very liberty
which you so ‘highly prize. But as it is
easy to foresee that from different causes,
and from different quarters, much pains
will be taken, many artifice: employed
to weaken, in your minds, the conviction
of this truth! as this is the point in your
political fortress, against which the bat-
teries of internal and external enemies
will be most constantly and actively,
(though often covertly and insidously,)
directed, it is of infinite moment that you
should properly estimate the immense
value of your National Union to your
collective and individual happiness; that
you should cherish a cordial, habitual,
and immoveable attachment to it; ac-
customing yourselves to speak of it as
the palladium of your political safety and
prosperity ; watching forits preservation
with jealous anxiety; discountenancing
whatever may suggest even a. suspicion
that it can in any event be abandoned,
and indignantly frowning upon the first
dawning of any attempt to alienate any
portion of our country from the rest, or
to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link
together the various parts.”.
The following extract of a letter of an
intelligent friend, now travelling through
N. Carolina, says the N. Y. Advovate, we
publish to show the feelings of the citi-
zens of that State on the subject of nul-
lification. Such being the sentiments of
the "people in the low_er part of it, N. Car-
olina may be considered as much oppo-
sed~to the new-fangled doctrines, which
would resolve us into independent sove-
reignties, as any state in the Union.
F-Avc'i"rviLLE, Jan. 1833.
“To the political affairs, we hear from
the people on the road their sentiments
on nullification and of the S. Carolina
disturbers of the peace; and as a fair ex-
hibition of them I will relate an anecdote
or two. Calhoun on his way to Wash-
ington, was detained on hour or two at
Halifax, in this state-some friend of his
asked him if he would receive the res-
pects of the gentlemen of the village; be
your honour abroad; ofyour safty, of.
"exprossedawillingness to do so, andl
ill some thirty or forty called on him. All
were seated when be commenced an ad-
dress, and had proceeded until he remar-
ked that such was the determination of
the people of S. Carolina to obtain their
rights, the very women were rea-
dy and would fight! Here one of the
party arose and said ‘ ‘I did not come
hereto hear such a cl-—d talk as this,
and for one I will leave the room.”—
As he was going out afriend ofCalhoun’s
followed him and said, “you will follow
,,.,-:1], yeti» Ilgo, it tqill be! wit/lcmly
rzy c to unt rm . wast ie rep y. a -
houn heard the answer,’ and appeared
tliunderstruck for some minutes--most
of the others followed the first mover
and broke up} the tete a. tete. I have
hardly room, briefly to write another-
C—-n on his return from ‘Washington a
few days since; while brcakfasting at
Riindolplfs in Northamton co. was look-
ingover the iiiap for the place he was at,
having put his finger on. it, said “why it
is only a short distanceinto S. Caroliiia,
Mr. Randolph, and if we want assist-
aiicp y0‘1‘lO(3;1Ii easily cijme over and help
us. i . yes, i we are wan-
ted we. are ready to go and assist
in putting down your madman I Mr.
R. said that he was not then aware that
Calhoun was an agent of the Nullifiers.
Every where on the road, we have been
pressed to take South Carolina money
from the holders at some rate or other.--
It is not considered worth -any thing in
the country we have come tlirdiigh, and
I much doubt if they would at any place
receive a five dollar bill for a meal which
a half dollar would buy.
SUMLVIARY.
Gov.§,Hamilton in his speech at the late
Charleston meeting, recommended that
the work of Niillification should be post-
poiied until after the present session of
Congress. In the course of that speech,
the ex-Governor announced, that being
dtt-terinined to test the question of the
Tariff, and enforce their act of N ullifica-
tiou, he had imported a cargo of sugar
from Cuba, the duties upon which he
would not pay. In order, however, ‘to
give Congress time to back out, by the
passage of Mr. VcrplaIick’s Submission
Bill, he had consented that his sugars
should go to the Custom-house, for the
present. He entertained no doubt, how-
ever, that" should worst come to worst,
his fellow citizens would stand by him
and his sugars to the death. The course
which has been adopted by the ex Gov-
crnor, with a deliberate view to rebellion
and the style of bravado with which he
proclaimed his treason, have been the [1
cause of much speculation, and some a-
musement.
Ilorrid .4ccz'dcnt.——‘We are informed
by a gentleman from Plymouth, that a
most distressing accident happened in
that town last week. The circumstan-
ces as be related them are as follows:
A man was cutting up meat in his house,
with a large knife: it uiifortuiiately glan-
ced and struck one of his daughters, and
instantly killed her. A large kettle fil-
led with boiling soap was on the hearth
at the time, and the mother with an in-
fant in her arms, was standing by the fire
place. She was so much agitated by the
disaster, that horrid to relate, she let the
infant fall into the boiling soap, and it
survived but a few moments after it was
taken out. Thus in the short space of
fifteen minutes the parents were deprived
of two beloved children.
[Barnstable Journal.
Female courage and presence of mind.-
A letter from a gentleman residing near
Smithville, Brunswick county. N. C.
published in the Fayettville Journal, rc-
lates the following interesting circum-
stance:
“A short time ago, in the vacinity of
Smithville, a negro man (Joe the proper-
ty of old Capt. Brow'ii,) went to the
house of a Mr. D. Bennet in his absence
with the intention of committing an as-
sault. Mrs. Bcnnet was in the house,
when he entered and made known" his
intentions to her. She immediately rose
up, when he threw his arms around her;.
she however by her exertions got rid of
him for it moment, when he went to a
large crack in the house to see if any
person was approaching. VVhile he was
in this position, she seized a gun which
was loaded with buck shot, and shot him
dead on the spot. A Coroner’s Inquest
was held, when she appeared before the
Jury and swore that she had done the
deed, and why she did it." ’
The Quebcck Gazette of the 5th inst.
states that cases of the cholera have re-
appeared both in that city and Montreal.
A man named Henry Ferguson was
last week tried at Lancaster, for the mur-
dcrofEpliraim Talley. It appeared from
the evidence that the prisoner and de-
ceased had jointly bought a quart of li-
quor, and received in exchange two cents.
The dispute originated as to the distri-
bution of the change. Ferguson de-
manding both cents, and Tally being un-
willing to give him but one. The whis-
key was no doubt at the bottom of the
quarrel, which ended in the death of Tal-
ley. Ferguson was brought in guilty of
n'iunslaughter, and sentenced to 12 years
imprisonment in the penitentiary.
T heGovcrnmeutExpre‘ss travelled from
Philadelphia to New York, in 5 miiites
less than four hours, with only three
changes of horses, “bringing” all the
Southern Letter mail, and papers for the
New York Editors! The mail being
heavy, it was brought on by two riders,
on different horst.s_j
Capital in lllanizfacture-s.-—‘Wo have
a table before us, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer, furnished by a valuable friend
according to which the whole amount
of capital invested in manufactures in
1831, in the States of Virginia, Mary-
land,_ Maine, Vermont, N. Hampshire,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, N. York.
N. Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware,
in all twelve States, was $40,6l6,9S4.—
This sum was invested in755 manufactu-
ries or mills, which employed upwards of
six thousand persons, upon whose wages
upwards of one hundred and twenty thou-
sand lived. .
During the siege of the citadel ofAnt-
werp, the French fired into it four days
between the 8th and 12th Dec. 7854
twenty four pound shot, 5190 sixteen
pound shot, 7241 liowitzers, and 6220
bombs: in all 26,505 shot and bombs in
four days. They averaged. 3312 shot
per day, from the commencement to the
termination of the siege, besides bombs
to amuse General Chasse with.
A FISH sToRv.—-There is now exhibit-
ing in Philadelphia, :1 Hog, raised by
a Mr. Benjamin Rogers, in: the town-
ship of Mansfield, Burlington County,
N. J erscy, weighing sixteen hundred and
elevnpounds I.’ He measures 7 feet 8 inch-
es round the body, 10 feet 10 inches in
length, and was four years old, last June.
0 It having been asserted that “colored
men are freemen and voters in N. York,
the Commercial Adv’rsays: Not unless
they are freeholders to the amount of
250 dollars. A ll other two legged, feath-
erless animals however, vote in this state
whether they have ever seen a sixpeuce
or not.
A letter from Copenhagen states that
since the foundation of temperance soci-
eties in Sweden, the importation of cof-
fee into Stockholm has been increased
between the months of January and Au-
gust last, by a million and a half of
pounds.
A colonel in Vermont has issued ver-
bal proposals that, in case the President
finds it necessary to employ an army, he.
will take his Green Mountain troops, rfhd
thresh the Nullificators, on terms ‘.35 per
cent cheaper than any body else l
A grand Ball is to be given at New
York on VVashington’s Birth Night,
(.‘.’.2d inst.) and the profits are to go to
the erection of the comtcmplated monu-
ment.
Nullificatioii is like an egg, which the
political jugglcrs are trying to poise with-
out cracking; and dare not crack, be-
cause they know ti’s addled! -
The Cholera has made its appearance
on the plantations near Attakapas, ‘Lou-
isiana; it is confined wholly to the black-
opulation.
A bill is before the Legislature of New
York appropriating $150,000 for the
erection of a State Prison. exclusively for
females.
From the Middlrtown Witiiess.—[J.icxsox.]
VVe received the following letter from
Col. Judson, on Monday. It bears date
prior to any public manifestation of opin-
ion against the doings of the State Con-
vention. This circumstance will assist
a Judicious public in deciding as to the
cause of his declining. Col. Judson
was one of the most popular candidates
in nomination, and we regret that he
should do himself and the republican par-
ty injustice by declining. Tlieisame rea-
sons probably influenced Mr. Ingliam to
pursue a similar course. Comment is
unnecessary.
C'an,terbar_i/ Feb 5. 1833.
To the Delegates composing the State
Conventioii,from the counties of Wind-
, ham and Tolland:
Gentlemen,—-You will do me the fa-
vor to withdraw my name from the con-
gressional ticket. Your ob’t serv’t,
ANDREVV T. JUDSON'
10-» ;!
CONGRESSIONAL.
n.
, “VASHINGTON, Feb. 1].
The information communicated to-day
is higly important,and in accordance with
my letter of Saturday evening. Mr. Clay
in the Senate, and Col. Drayton in the
House, have made announcements, and
the House has postponed the subject un-
til to-morrow, in accordance with nego-
ciations out of doors. There is now
very little doubt that the further negocia-
tions of this evening will produce a bill
in few words, which will be immediately
passed. Such an act will put an end
to the enforcing Bill and all other agit-
ating questions which grow out of the
Tariff quarrel.
Mr. Webster, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. ‘Vil-
kins, and Mr. Grundy, opposed the mo-
tion, and stated that they regarded this
section as the most important one in the
Bill, as far as the protection of the feder-
al officers in the discharge of their‘ duty
is concerned ; and if a conflict must come
it might as well come in this way as any
other. The Senate then adjourned,
leaving the motion undecided.
February. 12th.
While watching the progress of the
debate in the House of Representatives
on the tariff Bill, this morning, a member
of the other House whispered in my ear,
that Mr. Clay’s project for a modifica-
tion of the ‘ revenue laws, had been
promptly seconded by Mr. Calhoun-
In that (event, the Van-Buren-men
will be sadly disappointed in their hopes
that General Jackson will have u-chance
to hang John C. Calhoun. Any bill
that meets the sanction of Mr. Calhoun,
would of course extinguish Nullification
without the fire of a gun.
Just at’ this moment, a new state of
tstiveé. Every one has a smileou ‘his
face; and if I discern accuneiiy“, before
Satiirday night all parties will be agreed
and peace and harmliiiy restored.
I have been so engaged ftkday as to
loose all the entertainment in the Senate.
It is understood that Mr. Calhoun," indi-
cating his approbation of Mr. Clay’s'pr‘o‘-‘-
ject for a general peace,made an anima-
ted spcech of ten minutes, and sat down
with great applause, which in the gallery
amounted to loud clapping of hands.
At four o'clock, P. M. the House ad-
tion in rclation.to the Tariff Bill and
amendment. This was evidently from
the desire to see the bill reported by M
Clay in the Senate. -
, February, 13.
The fate of Mr. Clay’s new Tariff Bill
is extremely doubtful. It meets with
opposition from some of the High Tariflf
party, and not least from Mr. Webster,
whose counter Resolutions will be found
below. It is also likely to be opposed, it
is said, by many ofthe Southern Anti-
Tariff members. The Nullifiers will go
en masse in its favor. ‘
U. S. Bank Stock into market for sale,
was rejected by a makority of 11. This
isa matter of deep interest to the brokers,
and the holders of the U. S. Bank Stock
generally.
The canvass of votes for President and
Vice President of the United States for
the term of four years from the 4th of
March next, gave the following results:
FOR PRESIDENT.
No. of votes.
Aivom-;w Jiicxsorz, . . ; . . . . . . 219
HENRY CLAY,... ..........49
JOHNFLOYD,. ll
\ViLLiAM \Viii'r, . . . . . .. . . . . . 7
-—__:
286
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
llliiivrru VAN-BUBEN,°. . . . . . . 189
Joim Scnasana‘, .. . . . . . . . . . 49'
VVILLIAM VVILKINS, . . . . . . . . . 30
Hi-:NnvLi~:n,...............ll
Aiiios ELLMAKER, . . . . . . .. . . . 7
1-1
286
MR.WEBSTER’S RESOLUTIONS.
In the SENATE, Mn. WEBSTER sub-
mitted the following resolutions, which
lie on the table one day of course. ‘
I{esolved—Tbat-‘tlie Annual Reven-
ues of the country ought not to be al-
lowed to exceed a just estimate of the
wants of the Government; and that as
soon as it shall be ascertained with roa-
sonablo certainty that the ‘rates of duties
on imports, as established by the Act of
July, 14, 1832, will yield an excess over
these wants, provision ought to be made
for their reduction, and that in making
this reduction, just regard should be had
to the various interests and opinions
of different parts of the country, so
as most efectually to preserve the integ-
rity and harmony’ of the Union, and to
provide for the common defence and pro-
mote tho general welfare of the whole.
But whereas it is certain that the di-
minution of the rates of duties on some
articles would increase, instead of redu-
ciiig the aggregate amount of revenue
collected on such articles ; and whereas
in regard to such articles as it has been
the policy of the country to protect, a
slight reduction on one might produce
essential injury, and even distress so
large classes of the community, while
another might bear a larger reduction,
without any such consequences; and
whereas also there are many articles, the
altogether abolished without producing
any other effect than the reduction of
revenue: Therefore.
Resolved, that in reducing the rates of
duties imposed on -imports by the Act
of the 14th July aforesaid, it is
not wise or judicious to proceed by way
of an equal reduction per centum on all
articles, but that as well the amount as
the time of reduction ought to be fixed, in
having due regard, in each case, to the
question, whether the proposed reduc-
tion will effect revenue alone, or how
far it will operate injourously on those
domestic manufactures hitherto protec-
ted ; especially, such as are essential in
time of war,.and such also as have been
established on the faith of existinglaws ;
and above all, how for such proposed re-
and the earnings of American manual la-
bor. . ‘
Resolved," That it is unwise and in-
judicious, in regulating imposts to adopt
a plan hitherto equally unknown in the
history of this Government, and in the
practice of all enlightened nations, which
shall, either immediately or prospective-
ly, reject all discrimination on articles to
be taxed, whether they be articles of ne_-.
cessity or luxury, of general consuI.I.1P"l°'1.
or of such as are manufactured and pr_O-=.-
duced at home; and Will!‘-ll Sl18ll.°°11fi"°s
all duties to one equal rate per centum,
on all articles.
Resolved, That since the people of the
U. S. have deprived the State G_ov‘n§
of all the power of fostering manufac-..
tures. however indispensib_le'in peace 01},
in war, or however important to Nations,
al Independence, by commercial regula-__
tions, or laying duties on imports, and-
have trausfered the whole authority ti;
to. the Congress of the U. States, Con-
gress cannot surrender or abandon such
power, compatibly with its constitution-Q
l_ll dut _; and therefore ' i
‘ Resolved, That no law ought to b__éi
things appears in the house of Represen-
_passed on the subject of iispom, can-1
journed without having taken one ques- ._
A resolution to bring the $7,000,000 .
duties on which might be reduced, or?
respect to the several articles, distinctly, '
duction will ‘affect the rates of wages,
make regulations, and to lay such duties."
Norwalk Chronicler