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tail the skin of trio monster;
take the skiti ofthe tlead monster and stretch it
over their drums; to llfffll upon it. a call to a
crusade against all banlting iti_stitutiniis'! He
had alwavs been taught to bclievelliat the liatiks
were the Eltiltlrcn of rioniiiierce atitl llillltilllfll-l$.l0
liberty. But itappeared that this was all a nits-
take. Gentlemen on the other side seemed to
handle the currteticy with the sairie ‘ease as that
with ‘which a gambler sliuliles ‘cards to suit his
own purposes. But wriat ll0(?:)l1'te til the poo-
plc the while? He remarked tn the lllflllllflf In
which the atliniiiistration l‘l2‘ttl(.'llill1!1t‘.(l its policy.
and its frietitls their &ll‘_£.gUll1eIll:‘-. He went on to
dissect the argtiiiie-tits and pretlictititis _of the
Sciiator fromi1’eniisylvauia. He _pt.~‘It.1c(l the
banks for the suspension of specie payuicritss
statiu,-_; that in the South the people met aiitl re-
quired Qflljcln tn tlo so. ll the Ban!-zs llH'(l riot
g‘to'ppctl. the l1’lel‘(7lli'll1l.*t and people of Clianestoii
-'tu"l Ctilittmlfii would haze broke and all the
cotizitry wot-ilti have been swept by 11 lllufili 0050‘
lation.
[Io alluded to a renirirk of Mr. Bncliaiiatt
concerning the gold circulation. an-l eutphttlts
C;,]|y n,«kctl_.\vltet-tg is it I Not {till-‘Mtg the pv o-
pic—-uot in the ortlinary channels til ctiiiittiercc.
1: ha; beet; seen flu)t.\/l|)z!_t" lllrllllgll lllt.'St£ .llLlll':l.
wlit-.rt~., like f’ar:tul.us.- we like e\'t*t'_v llHH2_ 0|
gold, and the golden stream fln\vs,alout__{ wtisliiti;
tiurfeet. Btit the people are fed on the sonar] oi
the titikliug-— they never touch the gold. lti rc-
ferencc iota retiiiii’lt of his c.»lleagnt=, that tlit»
states have '.l)t':l‘lgllllt)l’i3L1lll1.llt:lllt2 currency, ht-
aaid iftlie states had a right to establisli a linati
cizil C'_ll‘l‘t‘ll(.'y, in conscquenceof its po\v.°.r to tax.
by assessiiig the prtipcrty of art iiitlivitlualby it
paper stautlard, cointiit:rcc would establisli it
(ilfIi,’l‘L‘lll. currt.-iicy, and under the cotillicttng
t):,‘0l‘€lllt)l'lS of the two currencies. the indivi.lual——
the cninmunity must he tuint.-tl ; one or th-
otlicr iiiitst givc wa_v. llis t-ulleague had suit!
we were not it) take lessons ofexpei~ieiit:e to inh-
cate our future (.'t)tH‘.~'(?. H»: (Mr. P.) prayed
ind that w.,- ititiv tint he in that perilous situa-
tion, when we can no lt)l]L!t‘l‘ take the fixctl at.d
gteatly lights ofexptrrience for nnrgtiitlc; ‘and ex-
peritznce hail I)l'tIV(‘tl that an incontrovertible pa-
per currency could not he made a peritiutieul
iiicdium even in the revolutionary era of lt'raiice.
when decrees were posted oti every tree, and
heads of men. fell lteedlessly and fast, like cup.-
nf cream], the pPt)plf‘. reviled against it. and put
it dnwii. The qualities ofthe new currency att-
its transniissibility and its rect-.ivability. Ht
examinetl its clziim to these qualities, antl catiit-
to the conclusion that our golden dreams were all
to end in an extension of the paper system. Al»
though the ground was taken iliat lite Govt-rti
meat was to be disrzouiiected with the baiiks. tliti
not the gnvcriiirieut depentl ftir its cxistetice dur-
ing the next six mont-lis on these banks ? \Va.-
‘not the connection of debtor and zreditor cst:ili-
lislicd by law ? The Secretary oftlioTreasury
had offered a bribe to oll"it:'crs to get tlrafts pro-
tested. Suppose a man purporting to be a gen-
tleman, taking atlvaiitage of the tlistres-‘es of the
times. were to takctlie paper ofa bank and de-
mand specie t'or it, antl in default of specic
should son. he wtitild liirfeit his claim to con~
ttideratinii in society, and would be scouted, and
justly to. It was neither gcnt.'ctn:inly nor
honest to take such an alvaiitage at a time wlieu
all are called on to bear in common in ortlt:r to
promote the general good. Yet the Sccietaiy
had bribed iutlivitluals in tin what no titan couid
do antl retain his place in _sot~icty. Coiifi-leiitze
was the otily reniedy. and this cotilitlcncc cati-
: be restored while we set r-oltlly dt hating here.
The people I acquiesce, said the geiitltitiiaii
git
from Peunsy Vania, they will acquiesce in am"
thing; for anything is better than to be per-
pectuatly tossed in fiery waves nfthe brimstone
lake into which we have plunged them.
He cotisitlercd the States and the people as
Ill-'3 i!l‘t‘i']lll .Dfn!tr nostrils. He was not it mem-
bcroftlie Detiiricratic, party ; he was a republi-
can oftlie old school, atitl he could silently see
the adtninistralinii driving tlistractcdly in their
golden car athwart the lieaven, scattering ruin
lroin its wlict-ls. He asked why tlitgse banlt;
were to be distriistcd by the goveriinieiit, while.
they were not distrusted by the people.
dreds of millions have been poured oti their
counters by the people, yet the government is
afraid to trust a million or two with them. and
they, at the same time, have the power to select
them. You will not even trust them with a
special tlepu.-ite. lest it should give to the paper
ofthose banks a jtitlicious credit. The banks
aided the govcriitnciit during the war, and, as
it may be deemed a greater merit by some, ihc_v
St ind by the last altiiiiiistratioii, and they had a
clatni to better treatmcut. atid the ptiblic monex
would be kept as clit-aply in these banks as it
will when the government britl its own agents at
5 nr{6000 dollars a year each. The banks lzave
heretofore filletl the single t:liarat-.tcrofcustotliau
or keeper oftbo money. They have been your
Strong box auiuizitctl by intelligence; but now
it. is to l’IC'(lt’fSeL'i‘£)lt‘(l with ollirzers who are to be
ctistodia and (it3~‘llllSl|tS. mingling up diffcreiit
functions. Of what advantage would the Sub-
Treasury System be, if it could not keep the
public funds (.'l)c‘apt‘r than banks? He would
not StJ'ppt)SFt,ll‘l£ll it was to be estzililislicd for the
sake ofpatronage. \Viien thegovernnicni gives
its draft at one point or its credit to anoilier,
which was at best a bank 3 \Vhat was it but a
batik of issue and discount! lle admitted that
with all his cfiiirts to subdue his prcjutlices he
had not been able to so far extricate hitriscll
from these party ft-clings, wliicli had become in
sotiie degree habitual. He could not divest
himself of a liattitual tlistrust oftlie etlniinisira-
tioii. He alluded to the cliort made It his
colleague by means ofthe batik itself. to titibank
the country in 1834. and inquired if the country
was in any different situation now. except that
it hail no longer a U. S. Batik to perform the
agcncy. , He believed that an €1mcttLit]’l(.’lll,lt)
the Constitution might be properly adoptetl, re
stricting the banlting capital of each state. and
then etnplo_v sotne oftliese banks to take charge.
of the deposites. It wasob_ir.-etetl to thus by his
colleague, that such a course would by unjust in
the tnanv, as only a few banks woult enjoy the
privilege and power. Suppose Mr. Biddle
offered his ai-I It) the guvcrnmt-:ttl-, would yoti
snap at his liaud, because it _li:itl br.-on iniproper-
ly gnappcd at bcllilirci If ttkwotiltl l'LS‘.‘iIU;'C the
countrv. he won 1 say. “ ta ‘c it. ' . not was
_ the (.'()f|IIlICfl(.'0 of the country in M r. Bitldle's
financial talents. that ifa bill wtern to pass this
body, totake t.|i'.tt Bank to aid the. Gnveriioient,
befiirc the Sergeant at Arms could teach the
other House, cotifidcticc would take the wings of
the sea, and sweep trumpet tonguctlcfroui one
nttd of the country to the other. r if the
President woultl tlisuiisti Mr. Wootltitiry from
the Treasury, and place Mr. iitltlle thcrt-,
property would! risel to the amount ofa liuudrctl
millions iinmct iate y.
From.‘ the 0/itzitla IV/rig.
GREAT AUCTION IN THE CITY
OF‘ WV.-SSHI.\’G’I‘_().\i
On the 201/i. Novcni/ier next .'
To be cold in the city of \V:isliingt.on, on the
20th of November next, ten millions of dollars
of New “Continent:-til” money, in lots to suit.
purchasers. ’I‘lie sale will be made by the II .-n.
Lnvi Woodbtiry Secretary of the 'l‘rcasnry ol
the United Suites, on belinlftiftlie G iverniiic-tit.
and the proceeds will be applied to the bciit-fir.
of certain deposite banks who hit c stopped pay-
ment. Itir: nritlcrstootl that this “money” will
seonsist of certain pieces of paper, othcri'-‘i=tCItl3-
Hun-I
.-..A,. 1 1
Continental bills. The object of suclisale will be.
to raise tliereby gold and silver for the purpose
of paying the salaries of the President, Vice
President, Secretaries, Members of Congress,
-Post Masters Marslialis, &c. in sp?cie, and to
procure such otlicr, sums as may be necessa-
ry to use tit; the coming election in the state of
New York. All persons having gold and silver
to dispose of are I’C(]U_C:t€(I to be,_pi‘eseiit at
tlr: saleofsucli Treasury notes or Cotitinentnl
money, and to" receive the “ Government prom-
is >s to pay” in exchange therefor. The said‘~Ctin-
tinental bills will engaiige on their fiice to pay at:
a oer-titin time such sum or sums and the holder of
the atne will be paid the full amount at maturity
ofsaid bill, provided the Governtncnt: has the
shot to pay when presented. '
If the said sale should succeed as proposed,
the Government will then proceed to pay the
sitlttries of the ofiicers above mentioned in gold
and silver; ifsuch off rs ofgold and silver should
not be made then, the said Treasury note or
f‘ Continental money” will be exchanged for any
other kid of “ promises to pay” which the
Treasury shall approve of.
By orderof the Government! ! !_!
rTWEN'l‘Y-Fll<"I‘H Ct)-.\'(?-RESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
Jllondag/, October 9.
In the Senate, the bill requiring the postage of
letters by Express Mail to be paid in advance,
read a third time.
M r. Clayjs amendment ofthe bill to regulate
tilt: fees of District Attorneys, and the renewals
of nierchant’s custom house bonds, was taken
up: proposing to strike ntit the first section, and
insert provisions requiring that. the bonds shall
tint be put into the haiitlsaoftlie attorney but re-
main with the collector who shall charge fortlie
renewal of the same fee as for the first taking of
the bond. was a'loptetl——yeas 22, nays 18.
Tliebill tlitisamended, ordered to be engrossed
and read a third tiuie
In the House, Anti-Texas petitions. as usual.
Printing ofthe petition of the ladies of Halifax
county, Virginia. praying that Congress should
provide, at the public expense. suitable lins-
bands forall the female petitioners ziirtlie aboli-
tion nf slavery agreed to.
Memorial presented from an iiidivitliial named
Custer, of the District of Columbia, declaring,
that he had t'.'()ll')l‘n".ll(‘L’(l suits on certain notes of
the Bank ofthe Metropolis, and had been stay-
ed in the proceeding by ati in_iunction_. from the
Circuit Court of the District. and praying that
Congress would forfeit their charter. Laid on
the table.
M r. Ellmore of S. C. moved that ten tliou-
sand additional copies of the correspontlerice
relative toTexiai1 afiiiirs, and a portion oftlic
documents be printed.
Mr. Adams ofiiered-an amendment that the
whole document be ordered to be printed.
Mr. Uiitlcrwon=l‘s amendment of the Trea-
sury note bill, proposing to defer the isstieofa
I_{t‘te.ztlt-It‘ amount of notes il:an three millions five
littiidretl tliousantl dollars, until aftcrtlie govern-
States have been sold; but provitling that if
those bonds are not sold at the expiration of
three moiitlis, than the Treasury notes to the
,attiountof ten inillitiiis are to be issued as pro-
pose lby the hill, came up, atitl was opposed by
M r. C'€Il1'li)l‘t'lt:l]g, and supported by Mr. Scr-
geant. A
t‘-‘It‘- Claiiilirt;-leiig‘s amendment of the Trea-
sury note bill, by introducing that ofthe Senate,
rt-juctetl-—yeas 95. noes .100.
Mr. Soniligaie niovetl to amend by providing
that no Treasury notes should be reissued after
their retiiru to the Ti'easury. Adopted.
Mr. Southgato then moved to amend by
striking out “ $100," and inserting Adopt-
ed. Yeas 1-"ll, naysSl.
After the rejection of several arncndments,
the question was taken on agreeing with the
committee oftlic whole on their amendment.
strihiiig out the original House bill, and inserting
:liat ol' the Senate, as amended by the House,
vi7.: limiting the power toissue after December.
’IS38; fixing the deiioniination ofnotes at $50,
and providing against their being reissued.
On this question the yeas and nays were
nrdt-r:-d and resulictl, ycas 123, nays 99. So
the amentliiient of the cnmniittce of the whole
was agreed to.
The question then recurred on engrossing the
bill as 8l1lCl'l(It.'tl. for its third reading. and the
yeas and nays being ordered, resulted yeas 127.
nays 93.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for its
third reatlitig, and its tliiitl reading was ordered
at :he time. .
The question was then taken on the final
passage of the bill, which was atlopted witlinuf a
division.
So the bill passed, aitd the house adjourned at
aquarter before nine.
Tuesday. October 10.
nieniorials were received from (.lll‘Il?l‘€-Ill states re-
inotisirating against the annexation ofTexasto
the Union. I y
The bill for regulating the fees to District At-
tornics on the reuewz;-l of bonds, was then taken
up aiitl passed. ~
’1'rc‘t1sur3/ Notes.-—-'l'lie bill to atitliorize the
issuing of Treasury notes. which passed the
House last night. was then taken tip. Read and
referred to coiriniittec on Fiiiatice.
The bill aulliorizing the tleposite of merchan-
tl ze in the public stores; and requiring cash pay-
iiiem ofduiies when the goods are withdrawn
from the public store, wasthen taken Up in coni-
iiiittee. '
Sundry amendments proposed and rejected,
atitl the hill postponed till to-tiiorrow:
Mr. Wriglit then reported frorti the committee
of lfinaricr-, the Trcasiiry note bill which had
passed the House, aiitl said the committee pio-
posctl no anicntlnient.
Mr. Benton then moved tostrike out the words
“ fifty dollars," and insert "‘ one liuntlred dollars"
the lowest deiiomitiatinn of notes to be issued.
The bill was llien finally passetl, and only re-
quires the President's approval to become a-law.
The Senate then went itito executive lmsiness,
_ In the House, after petitions and metnorials
from different states \\-'t re received and laid on
the table act.-ortling to the rule,
The unfinislietl business of yesterday was
thin taken up. being the (]llC‘sllT)t'l on the amend.
merit of Mr. Atlatiis to the resolution of Mr.
ltillmorc of S. C. for printing 10.000 additional
copies of the correspoiitlcoce relative to the an-
nexation of’l.‘exas to the Union; and certain ex-
tracts from the correspoutleut-e "concernitig the
boontlary between the United States and the
Mexican republic. and a ccssioii of territory, he.
longing to the Me.\ZlCfl‘rl confederation; to the
United States.” crimiitutiicated by the PfCSl(Ie[|li
on the 2d ol'October. ' “ ‘
The airientltneiit of Mr. Adams proposes: to
print the wltole of the Ct_)ft'(‘:l.pt')n(I8nL'C antltlie
documents alluded to, insteatl ofa portion oi1|y.'
After sorncdisctission, M r. Ellinore accepted
the amendment of Mr. Adams, as a motlifica-
ti HI of his own rcsolutioii, atitl in that form it
was titlopted. - '
Letters by Express ]lfui'.l.——-Tlie resolution
tcr Gt-uer.-il to require the posttige on letters by
Express Mail toibe paid in advance. was then
tzikett up, and after some rcinarks from Messrs.
Biddle, Cusliing and Pliillips against it on the
them bonds held by the Bank of the Utiitetl
Annc.1°ali'.on of Tc.ra.5.—-In Senate, petitions anti l
wliit:h passed the Senatctlirectiiig the Postinas-‘ '
\
or mt,-ter, whyted “rags and lanip-black,” in the fashion of Old “score ofinconvenience. it was carried without a
tlivision. b_v the aidof the preuiousquestioii.
Mr. Piekens made a speech on the Divorce
Bill. when, on motion,
The committee took up the bill from the
Senate entitled an act atiiliorizing the further
pt)Slpt)ll€“lIl(3l|l of payment upon duty bonds:
which bill. after having been amended in the
sccontl section by the introduction of M r. Cam-
l)t'elet)g’S'am€t]dlt1eiDl heretofore oflered was re-
ported to the House. _
.7 After some debate, Mr. Cambreléng modified
'l’iisatiier.dinent. &c. asto read "shall have been,
or may be itnportetl.”> The anientlrncnt. as
motlified, wasrconcurretl in, and the amentlmeut
having been engrossed, the bill was read a third
time and passed. '
The House again went iiito-committee, Mr.
Smith in the chair. and took up the Senate bill,
erititlctl. a bill for adjusting the reuiaiuirig claims
on the late tleposite banks.
Several auienements were olfei'etl, when the
Hoiisc atl_journed.
l'VcducscZa_z/, October 11.
Ati7ie.rtit{un of .’F(.’l‘(1.S‘.---Illilllt’. Senate, a num-
ber of memorials were presented. reinoiistratiug
against the annexation of Texas to the Union.
Laid on the table. _
l'Varchousc Bill.—-The bill autliorizingthe de-
posite of mercliandize in the public stores, hav-
ing been taken tip, as the special order,
‘Mr. Clay expressed an carrcst hope that the
bill would be allowedto lie over till the next
session. He urged that the very late period of
the session ditl not allow time enough to give
such an examination of this itnportant subject,
as ought to be atloptcd previous to any legisla-
lion.
be engrossed.
On motion of Mr. VVriglu, the Senate pio-
ccetletl to consider the amendment tnade by the
House of Representatives to the bill to atitliorize
the extension ofthe bonds due by the merchants.
Mr. VVriglit moved to couctir, but at the stig-
gestinn of M r. King, of Alabama, the bi'll was
laid on the table until in rriorrow.
The bill relative totlie banltsofthe District of
Columbia. aiitl for the suppression ofsmall notes
in that district, was taken tip, and fitially amend-
etl, by st rikiug out all that relates to the enforce-
ment ofspecie payments by the banks. and leav-
ing only the section which prohibits, after thirty
days, any corporation, company, or indivitlual
in the District, from issuing or passing “any
note, check, draft, batik bill, orother pape.'Acur-
rency of a less denotiiinatioii than five dollars,"
under heavy penalties. In this shape the bill
was ordered toa third reading. .
A bill reconveying to M rs. Madison, the right
to pnblisli in liireigu countries, the MSS. of her
late husband, ordered to a third reading. Ad-
jourued.
In the House. resolution directing the Secre-
tary of \Var to report to the next session of Con-
gress, a plati for the prot.ection of the western
frontier, &c.; and also the number of Indians
who will be in the occupancy oftlie country west
antl north oftlie states of Louisiana, Arkansas,
and Missouri, and the number of warriors they
may bring into the field. Atlopted.
l4‘tirtliet‘tliscussion on the motion to substitute
the Military, instead of a select committee. on
the causes of delay and failure in the Florida
War.
The bill to i'egulate the fees to District At-
toriiics on the renewal of nit-.rclirint‘s bonds was
taken up b_‘,"I‘:t')nscnt, and passed witlioutameud-
meat. It now only requires the approval gftlio
i3i'esidciit.
The House then resolved itselfinto a com-
tnittec of the whole, and again resolved totake
up in preference to other niatters, the Sub-Trea-
sury bill.
New York, rose and addressed the House in op-
position to the measure, in a speech of powerful
argument, and most impassioned and splendid
eloquence. He replied to Mr. Piekens on the
various topics descaiited tipoti yesterday by that
gentleman. and his rejoinder is regarded as one
ofthe most effective ever heard in the House.
He spoke with stirring eloquence of the obli-
gallons of the Government to the people, anti
the relaticn wliicli it ought to maiiitain towards
them.
Recurring to the bill, be said he had heard it
said it was tint new—it had been adopted in
Etigland ; in France; and he hatl heard it said
by the great inurtnon ofthe golden bible, that it
had been adopted in Rome. He tore to pieces
the argument, and showed how little application
it ought to have in this country.
Mr. Hnfiinan referred to a speech of the
Speaker oftlie House, (Mr. Polk,) atitl read an
extract expressing the most decisive opposititm to
the Sub-Treasury scheme, as proposed by Gen.
Gurtloti.
He then quoted from a speech of Mr. Cani-
brelei'ig’s on a. similar proposition. made in
January, 1835, by Mr. Gamble, in which be
pronounced it so monstrous that he hoped no
fr:-enian would yieldhis assent to it.
' Mr. Carnbieleng askctl leave to read from a
speech made by liitn of the same session. Mr.
Hnilinan assented. Mr. Cambreleng read ati
extract txat.-tly the reverse in its character from
what was contained in the passage qtioted by
Mi. Hollirititi.
Mr. H. then asked for the date of the last ex-
tract.
"It was tlclive_r-ed six weeks after the passage
read by Mr. H. .
M r. Holiiiian then proceeded to cointnent
with most keen and cutting sarcasm, on the
rapidity oftliis change.
He reiterated the expressions of Mr. Caiiibre-
leug wliiclilie had just quoted,\aod contrasted
them with the passage that gentleman had re-
cited, and held tip to notice the gross and flag-
rant inconsistency between tlietri.
He defended the financial system of the go-
vernment before the tlestrnctioii of the Bank of
the United States, and gave a most vivid and
glowing account of the beneficial consequences
to the prosperity and happiness of the country
which ltad flowed from its credit system.
He then assailetl the consistendy ofthe Presi-
dent. and quoted from his inessages. when lit.-
vcrtior oftlie state of New York, to show how
different were his opinions and recoiiiiiiendations
then, front those which he utters now. He
called Mr. Van Buren the “ batik making Go-
vernor." .. ‘
Hetlenietl that this can be called a tlivorce
bill,‘ but tlescribctl it as more worthy to be tie-
signated a fatal marriage bill-—-the tinptial
benediction ona new alliance, which will prove
tlisastroiis to the liberties and happiness of the
cotintry. ’
Smite further debate ensued, when the com-
mittee rtisei am! the House Adjourned,
, '1'/iurstlag/. October 1''’.
In the ‘Senate, the bill to autliorize merchan-
dise to be tlepo-sitctl in the ptiblic stores and for
other purposes. \ 'as read a third‘ time and passed.‘
' A bill to revoke the clizirters ofthe variotis
banks in ‘the District of Coltiniliia, was read a
third time and passed, and the title was _ainend-
etl so as read an act to regulate the currency of
the District of Columbia. _
I A bill for the reliefofD. Matlison was reada
tliirtltime and [)_.'IS$(:(l. ' i r '
In the ‘House. Mr. Garland of’Virg_itiin, by
general ctiiiseiit. p_rescntetl a re'solution reqniritig
the Secretary’ of the ’I‘rt.-usury to report‘ to the
next Congress the names of all collectors and
receivers of public money—-the losses that had
Motion to postponelost, and the bill ordered toy
Jlfr. IIo_[]'/nan's 'rcmar/cs.-—Mr. Hoffman, of
-.
thereto. Adopted. -
Mr. McKay tiiovetl to postpone the subject of
M r. VVise’s ll'lf)lIOl‘l‘fP.S|)eCllllg the Florida \Var,
to the next session. Question not taken.
On motion of Mr. Pickens.tlie coinitiittee re-
stitned the consideratioii ofthe bill imposing ad-
on public tifficers. ~ . . ».~;=~-_.
(It is uuderstoodltliat this bill is no_longerto be
called the “Divorce l_3ill,",_,tlie'iiari:ie bytwliicli
it is to be desig.riated"in all future time, the
“ Matririionial Alliance Bill." This change of
title originated in the’ followiiig_reniark made
yesterday by Mr. Ogden I:_1()lI:ll]f.lD,,Ifl, th_e.cou_r,se
of his brilliant reply to the speech ofMr. Piekens
of South Caroliria.
Speaking of the title by which the bill had
been calletl-—“'I‘l‘ie Great Divorce l3iil”—'i\'Ir.
Iloliiiiaii said, “I deny that it is so. I will call
it the Bill of a fatal Marriage; of a marriage
fatal t_otl:e purity and integrity of our govern-
ment ; final to the Constitution under which we
live; fatal to the liberties, and happiness, and
prosperity oftlie people'.") _
Alter some debate, the qtiestion (which was
immetliately on the amendment offered by Mr.
Garland, of Virginia, providing for a return to
the State Bank system, and embracing what is
teriiietl the conservative doctrine) was taken, by
tellers, and decided in the negative-yeas 73,
nays 90. ‘ '
M r.--Dawson offered an aziiendirient providing
for the deposite of the public monies in certain
State Banks as special tleposites. and on certain
conditions tlicreiti named, and the House ad-
journetl. I 0
Friday, October 13. '
In the Senate, resolution all()\\’li'lg erlrtz pay
to the officers oftlie Senate passed. -
Re.-*olutioi_i calling for information respecting
the Navy fund, and calling on the President for
inforniation as to the progress made in the pre-
sentation ofour claims on Mexico. both agreed to.
Cotritriittee on the Judiciary tliscliarged frotn
the fiirt_lier consideration of that part of the
President's message, which relates toia Batik-
ruptlatt. Adjourned.
In the House, bill providing for payment of
horses, mules, &c. lost in militia service of U. S.
pa's;setl.
Bill fortlie reliefof Mrs. Madison passed.
Sub-Treasury Bill. (on motion of Mr. Clark,
of N. Y. a c.mservalt7rc,) laid on the table by a
voteof 120, to .107. Motion to reconsider, laid
on the table. ~
‘' Stzlurday. Uctober 1-1.
In the Senate, the amentltnent of the House,
to the hill postponing the 4th itisfalmeiit of the
surplus revenue. Agreed to.
An c.rlra compensation of $5300 voted to the
chap] tin. .
In the House, on motion of Mr. Cambreleng.
extra pm] voted -to the officers oftlie House.
The bill for adjustiiiig the remaining claims on
the Deposite Banks, came tip, and was under
discussion when the report closed.
Amiexalion of Tcrcas.-—Otir readers have been
advised that in compliance with a resolution of
the House the President has eomtiitinicated a
report from the State Department, with copies
of the correspondcr.ce bt.twecti the Government
Texas, relative to the adniission of the republic
0f'1‘exa=. i:t‘.c the Uninii. We are glad to find
tli.t the overtures of tlic Tcxian government
have been courtcously but firmly rt-jectezd. We
sh-.ill publish the reply of Mr. lforsytb to the
Texian minister. announcing this dciernfiination,
in soon as the state of our columns will pertiiit.
In the mean time the following extract will give
an inklingoftlie grouiidstin which the overture
is rejected. _
So long as Texas shall remain at war, while
the United States are at peace with her adver-
sary, the proposition of the Texian minister
plenipotentiary necessarily involves the question
of a war with that adversary. The United
States are bound to Mexico by a treaty of amity
and commerce, which will be scrupulously ob-
served on their part, so long as it can be reasonably
hoped that Mexico will perform her duties and
respect Oltl"t'lglllS under it. "The United States
migbtjustly be suspected of zi disregard of the
friendly purposes oftlie compact, ifthe overture
of General Hunt were to be even reserved for
future troiisitleratitin, as this would imply a dis-
position on otir part to espouse the quarrel of
Texas with Mexico'——a disposition vdiolly at
variance with the spirit of the treaty, with the
uniform policy, and obvious welfare of the U.
States. .
'I‘lic coricltision of Mr. Forsytlfls lettcris dig-
nified autl iinprcssive. , He tells the Tcxian
ministers, in substance, that if, in consequence of
this rejection, that Texas shall tliii:k"proper to
enter into commercial relaiions with other conti-
tries, prt-judicial to tne-Utiitcd States, the latter
will ‘console themselves with the consciousness
of having done tlieirduty.-.—N. Y. Com. Adv.
VOICE OF 'I'HE PEOPLE. -
VVe used to hear a great deal aboutl the voice
oftlie people, from the administration and Loco-
Foco papers : aiitl this voice they used to claim,
was expressed by their votes given at our-ele'c-'
lions.’ Lately this class ‘of politicians appear to
haveforgotten how the. voice of the people -was
manifestetl, and we bear little about -it. This
voice, however, has been speaking in a most
audible tnantier. in the recent elections; its notes
of terror have been heard in .tlie Capitaliat
Washington-—it has alarmed the little magician
of the \Vliite House, and the Kitchen Cabinet;
and such men as Tallriiatlge, Rives, King .of
Gen. and Tipton, hitherto the most efiicient sup-
porters oflhe past and present administrations,
liave in the Senate of the U. S. openly..de-
nouncetl some of the prominent measures oftlie
government. - in reference to these suicidel
measures, Mr. King of Georgia, said. "No
country can prosper under such a state of things
as has been UFHIPI‘ the atlniiuistration‘: of Gen.
Jackson and Mr. Van Btiren.”. . '
As an evideiico of what the voice oftlie people
now is,_as they have e-xpressed’;it.at. their‘_recent.
elections, we willzstate the vote given in Novem-
her last, at the Presidential election, inytliose
States in which elections have lieenheld during
the last six weeks, aiitl compare the two together.
, INDIANA gave a Whig niajtirity in Ntivetiibef.
of 8803,—it now gives ii __\V_liig majority of
. l7,409-.\V.liig_ gaitii8()'0(‘i. . ,
iTEl.\'.i'.\'ESSI:Il‘3 .‘."<t\’6 3 ,VVll.lg mii.l‘,lTil')’ll“- N0‘
velnbgr, ylqgvt]/-5&8A{l\,'cS
lIlttj(Il‘ll_y.—-,\Vlllg gaiti ' ._ __ 3 _ , t :1-’.
Ki«:'N'1'UCKY gave a \Vhig rnajnrity i‘n-Nov_eiiji-
ber, ()_Ii().33S.,'-_-I-ll nowygives 20,000 \Vbig l]I8_].(_)r_t-
t ——-Wliio gain 13.693-i .
yNoa'rif C.A.itoLi.\'A gave a Van Buren. nia-
jority in Nt)\'eml'/€l',_()f 3660——it iioyv gt-V0.5 3
Whig ntajtirity 0l..57l9-l)€l,\Vlll,g gam 937.7. t
Rttttpg Is;..~.._\'i) g_avr3 a Van.Bnren lr1§.Ijf)l"lly
in Novebtiier, of22Q—it now. gI\,f_es,f; Whig mil-
_jority ofl02_1,—:-U.e_l Wlitg gait: 1379s ., .
' in No-
ll/IAIM; gave it ;V8Ii .l3_tirt3tt,..lI,1,i'J'."’.l3§/- _
vemybery of (in Sept. i)(;li}t'—.8.,9‘l..).00):-I,-.-It {tow
gives 500,Wli.ig,,mzijority—net _\Vhig _g. ,iti,Sl_f)l._~
. These’_'s_ix Slalcs.Sll9tY..,n net,__,\-_Vliig gtiiii oli-
52.~.340- ..' .. .. 2. ' » ..~...-. ‘
, ;Mr. Va -Btiren :wzts.el_ecte_t,l_I’_residerit_ hy'_a
iiiajtirity 6 “only 25,000,, ex_clntlitit,z;tlie,;e_t_i}i,t‘e
vote Q_f.St.)lIllttCilI'Ulll)2l.,WllCl'0 ll)eE efctt)rs:ttvere"
chosen by the Legislature. Nothing is more
clearly cvideiit than the fact tliat a majorilyof
the people are now against li.irri.--Conn. C'ourat't(.
been sustained, and allcorrespondence relating
ditional duties, as depositories, in certain cases, .
its friends have lieretofore clijrist'ei1ed,.it :. but tliatq."
of the United States and the quasigovernmcntof
ofa less tlenotpinatioii than‘~$50, and are to l_.)e‘0l'l
__': D_oi_i_’t give up the Ship.”_
_é £ 2 n at -‘II’-I§':_i
"i~toiitv,tLK, tvanivizsnav, c'i'C_‘ij”.°"ii'é," is.s'7.
{l:?‘O;;r frieudsin Bethel, are informed that
'[‘uio'rttir B. HICKOK, Esq. will act as anyagent
for-this ‘paper for that village—antl will forward
to’us all subscriptions anti advertisements that
may be handed him for that purpose.
ffirb Brunt-'oitD \V.iN'ro.x, Esq. is Agent for
.Westtin. ’ « ; I
(]_/\§"’.Our Stamford frientlsare iiifiirinéil that
all advertisements intended for this paper, that
are left at the store of Mr. VVM. H '\V'ii:3ii, will
be forwarded to_tis without expense to the adver-
tiseis.
» FIRE.
'On Monday evening, about 7 o'clock, a fire
broke out in the. barn belonging to Mr. Moiisoti
Hoyt, situated in the rear of liis_hotise, in this
village. which in the course oi" an hour, entirely
destroyed it together with the atljoiniiig buildings.
Two valuable horses were burnt. \Ve_lt-arr.
that the fire was undoubtedly communicated by
a lamp which had been incautiously carried into
the stableuiiiinelosed in a lantern, a few minutes
before the fire disclosed itself. Let. our
villagers be cautious, or a single night will be
time enough for the complete destruction ofevery
building in this vicinity.
Sub-7‘rca:9_z¢—ri3i/TEEZTE-—.A“ ififasilfiiigton corres-
pondent oftlic Courier &Enqnirer, of Oct. lltii.
,(iu accotintirig for the vote of nearly four to one
the whole, to the exclusion of all others,) thinks
that at least a majority ef the \Vliigs are deter-
mined to .paSs_il to zi final vote. "I am cori-
vincetl," he says, “that many of them, have
come to the conclusion, thattlieipassage ofit will
ultimately produce more po'itical good than it
will do evil, considering that the injury will
which have obtained their clia'ters by bribery
and corruption, and in tli_e state of New-York
_especially, most of which have been made, and
used as pliant and base tools in the hands of Mr.
Van Baron and his adherents.
Such feelings pervades the '\Vliig ranks in
Congress, and as the Conservatives are daily
whiffliug with the minions of. "power,rand skulk
from all responsibility. the Whigs appear de-_
termined toiesist laying tltebill on the table. or
by wliicli this bill was taken up in comn‘iittce of
fall principally upon the state banks, many of
0
tion wliich«l;oast_etl , l"«liat_I,-i:ri__g_‘» pgit>l.pl_1;nAg-pgtiona1
’ tleb_l.isbou'ld; by its,ignoran,c_e,. partisan fQll_Y 8nd.
|‘€¢lil0$D8S8,liiive. laid ‘the foundation for another ;
and that the present incumbent. who professed
"11" it “_’.33_ .,St.1flic_ieni7§l_5rv"tofollow in the,foot-
steps of “sllch-8, cli'ief.”, should cover the im-
t pression of his retiring steps with -Shin-Pliaslcrs,
' ‘-Apnd wliat *a'commentary'*'dt3'es it ftii'nis'li' i(t'z"ays
the Courier &,E_n_quire_r,) “on'tli_e_financiiiI tioliiiy
Of lhe 'l8le.administration.!& , Here is, :1 hard
money Government—-af.Government that es-
cliewed paper, and ' abliorred"rag:s-i—that ‘has
been for five years prorriisingtn flood the coun-
try with gold and silver--to make the‘ precious
_ metals the common currency_to 5]] every poo,
man's pocket with eagles, and to set gold run- . '
ning up the Mississippi—tliis Government 0
yellow boys and mint drops, after having ‘tin.
nessed a gengral blight ofthe national‘ prosperity,
and a suspension of specie payments by all the
banking establishments of the country, as the
“e°‘355*")’ "-‘0US€qU€DCe..of its infatuated and
crazy policy—comes before Congress and asks
permission to issue ten tnill-ions Q/‘incontvcrlible
P"}7¢'7' to rescue the Treasury from an otherwise
irrct ricvahle insolvency! '
To this coiitplexioti all the promises of the
government and. the dreams oftlieipeople have
point indicatetl by Mr. \Vebste'r in a speech of
the memorable session of"33-34-swhen an the
evils which have since overwlielinetl us were
predit-ted with such far seeing sagacity by our
most distingttishetl statcsmen—a point where we
should have “ a currency in which there shall be
no specie at all; when we shall beoverwhelmezl
with irrctleciiyable paper, mere paper; t-cpre-
sentuig——iiot gold and silver—nothing but broken,
promisc.v, bad faith, bankrupt corporations,
c/icaletl creditors and a ruined people." Notli.
ing was wanting but this last movement oftbe
_Governmeiit—a movement in which many of
the Whigs felt themselves compelled to acquiesce
lQ.='€llc_ve the bankruptcy and importunate beg-
gary oftlic at.liiiiiiistraition—~to fulfill to the letter
the pretli-:iion of Mr. \Vebster. We have at.
‘rived at a period when our entire currency is one
of mere paper~—irredeeniablt=.- tickets and shin-
plastcrs for otir small cliange——irrt».-deetnable
batik notes for our larger purchases and business
per to discharge our debts to‘ the government !
Vvcll may Mr. VauBercn boast of having fol-
lowed in the footsteps of General .Iaekson-and '
well may they both congratulate themselves and ,
the countryifor their humble eflorts in the re-
storation of the Continental Currency 2'’
TREASURY NOTE BILL.
_ Tlie'\Vliigs in the Senate, appear to have dif-
fered in their views respecting this bill. The
vote on its passage stood yeas 35, nayti 6. It is
said that those oftliein who voted for it, regartlctlr
it as itidi.-tpeiisable to the exigencies of govern-
ment." as a measure .ofitiimt:diiite rclicf, without
reference to its remote consequences and possible
results. The Treasury was in a state of abso-
lute insolvenc_v—tlie case was l.I6Sp('l'8le,8D(I the
was as hastily adopted.
But Mr. Clay took a different viet.v'oftho
to permit it to sleep in any ‘way. and so have a
bill pass?’ On such a vote, my word for it, the
New-York Conservatives, notwithstautliog all
firmative. Some three or four. of the southern
Whigs, and as many more Nullifiers will also
vote fortlieibill. do the event, llleféiilff‘, of its,
coni_i_ngto_a tdirect-vole ou__t_hc lI)irtli..fC&)ti_il1_9_,, the
cliariccsare; tliat_ it will pass. I am not suit‘.-
cie_ntly.e‘xperieiiced, as a pQ_llllLfI_i_l_D, to say witc-
lfier the political good will balance the pecunia-
rydistrcss anti ruin which its passage will inevi—-
tably inflict on the country; and tlterelbre am
not prapared to ‘say, wlielhcr the policy of the
\Vhigs, on_this questioin,-Sis right or wrong.
Another ground which I observe -is assumed
by ysonieof the Whigs is, _tliat if the bill is to
pass, it may-as well pass at this. as-at the iie_xt
session of’Congress, and altliotigli the conse-
quences may, anti probably will be highly inju-
rious tn every classiof society, yt-t 'if'tlic”sc conse-
quences mizst be’niet, they may as well be met
in a prompt, asin _a hetitriting and tardy manner.
On the other hand, if tliere‘ is tint a majority in
its favor, and it can be rejectetl, why keep" ‘the
community in a liiigering state ‘of doubt, sus-
pense’ and tincertaitity ?_”« '. C
.’l‘H-E SLBv".l‘R F.A_.Sl_'llY -'.’CflEMl_:I.
The House has given the Divorce Bill, or
Sub-Treasur_yischetiic, titego__‘-_ b_v——liaving laid
it on the table by a vote of 120, to .-107. Tliisis
equivalent to knocking it in the head, for we
have no fears that a majority can be raisctl in its
favor, next session. ‘On Mond tyilast, Congress
adjouri-ietl’.3 I S W ‘ii "5' I [ fl .. .
‘Mr. \Vise.iin allusion to the fate of ll’liS"l)lll, re.
~f1’lal'_.l.{(3iC‘l,:ll__J2.ll. this wasia mdst imiportant day for
.ll]iS’C0lIi1ll‘y‘. The 7cal_tlerriocrac.y.oftlie country‘
had this day triumphed. The great scheme of
the Executive, loritlieiiétitire concentration of all
powerin his llafl£I;S_N,’~«lli:a___(I been laid on the table,
and the country ,wqshfiiicé:‘:?nmre’freetl. Be it re-
membered a_niong‘tlie'evéni_ts o:f.—tliis_day_, that all
‘l/z.e.»_igolcl, was.ou£_.t_ Sotiie of the meinbrrs bald to
take tSibU6Tf’_8n(Iil)OW—- it"-' was doubtfu|'wlietlie_r
s,a,'me':mtist‘not take’shi'riL1;lqstcr,i.‘ -'Q‘n:S'aturday
night, at8 o'clock'iprecisély‘,;.tf;.e bitbble btlfst -'
creation. qf,iz- 1,z",e,z12:~.l\ltzh'.onal _Dcb£.-—The bill
authorizing the issueiof s~10,ooo,o0o:o‘r Treastzry
notes, has passed._botli Houses‘ of CQD.gF0SS.i and.
,b_et'or_é this lI,f,!i_(,3,’l_i_EtS dtitibtlessireceivetlgtghe signa-
ture oftlie President. Tlienotes are not to be.
interest not'excéetli six'p‘e‘rl cér.t..,aiit'I tiiayable
iitic,:_yjeiir'fftiiiii ¢Letter,s from Wzisliington
state lballlltia'S§'¢t’f:l8l’y-Rfdlifi '-Preastiry,’ has’ the
pliites all 3 rleadyii‘ iiiiiy .exp.ec_t,sooti\t,'K) sec
themjn t_lie_inarltet. ' ‘
_.R¢i.S‘f0)'(iZvf2.d7l.:q/i,l}L€!_ 'Coi'itine1ztal C’urrcnc_?/i and .
§ rmIt|.er- He voted against it on the ground that
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direct vote on the main question——‘ Shall the ‘l ‘V95 3"‘ “'1""“"‘”‘ [0 -955 "P 0 G0l'cI'mncn‘.,
Bank. In point of fact, it is, he said. ‘no iiieipi-
tent Batik; and if Government has the power to
their boasting and flourishing, will votcin the :if- issue bank “west and 5° I” f""“ " lmlk °°""3"‘l.Y J
and by ititlircvtititin-—-liow is it that it has not the
tpowerto establish a National Bank?
“W'liattIifft-.rcnce is there,” said Mr. Claw,‘
l“ between at great Government Bank, with M-r.
l \Voodbtiry as the great cashier, aiitl a bank corti-
iposetl of a corporation of prit,-ate cilizeng !__‘-.
ISVI-tgitl-ytiriifii-:rt%t}(‘£‘ is there, except tbnlithe latter
is safer and better, and more stable, and moire
free from political inliiuenee, and more rational,
and more repiiblit-an? _Art ‘attack is inntlo-at
when we have at least one htiiiilred millions of
batik paper in circulation. At- such a time—a
time too of peat:e—-instead of girl, we denounce
ylllalll, decry the-in. seek to ruin them, andlbegiu
to issue paper iiittpposition to tlie'ti! You re-,
sort. to paper. whit-li you profess to put. down;
you resort toiu batik, which yo.i pretend to decry
and to (l(‘Ilt)UllCB; you resort to a Government
paper currency, after having ¢-xclaiincd against
THE TOWN ELEC1‘~l0NS.-
The Tory papers are very lustily protesting
against the inference that is drawn from the re-
sult of the recent towrielcctiorisiii this stated.-‘-
Some of the Wliigs, (anid ourselvesaniongtlie
number) are wicked enc-ugli to think iliat it "in...
dicates a diniinution of Tory strength—a return
of many of the latetsuppoiters of the adminis-
tration, to the support of the cause ofthepeople-=
and presages a triumphant victoiyjn the spring
over the satteilites of _.Iohti_M. Niles, Perry
Smiili «Sc Co. But, say the Tories, this is 3 ve-
ryiunfair _cnnclnsion—our friends were not pre;
pared--tl'iey had forgotten all about the election,
anddid norattend, écc. Now his very evident
defeat the Whigs. and it is quite asvavident too,
that their attention had been calied to the ‘sub-
ject by the Tory press, previous to the election,
and they had received a timely warning not to
let the \Vbigs"‘ carry oiit iheirdarling plan,” and
“steal theyvicytoiry.” ; " _' t ‘ :1 ‘ f
,,. The .Tin'i_es of Sept.30. 1837. justbefore l‘ _ _ 6
unimportant elecrioiis,snys;‘ ~ ‘r ' ‘ ' . f
if“ Welrope'thai_oiir'deit199!'?‘ic friends have
tlie._eleotions.ititheir severaltowns. .We would
urge upon the democratic electors the great.im-
portance of a general attenda_nce_at the polls. tilt
will never dotolet them (the Whigs) carry out.
their darling pla _..’z__intl yin n,rderto,§e‘_t:,u,re tlytcfma-
glorious dcfca!.,t ‘e democracy lia.ve‘only to‘_cpi_iie
up boldly to the worl»',. ,a_‘rid see tbatthé rig,lt_t_-.,m,en
are chosen as Town OFficers.’,'; ; .3 1:”. _ -:7
Ii seems too. that the Register was wide awake.
and thus nt_I_tlretise,d'’f‘’‘the_faithful5?" , I _ y
“The democrats in_the towns of Derby; Ox-
Itis,‘ inileetl, as zi cotemporiiry remarks, "a.
o.
ford; Southbury, Bethany, Waterbury, Wolcott,
come at last. “'8 have reachediprecisely the .
negnciations-—aud irretlcemablti Treasury pa-\
remedy has,tily' suggested bv the Govt-rnuicttt ‘
, ..
iVasliinginn tipoiiall the banks of the cotintry,~'
made arrangements for p general attendance at
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every currency except that of gold’ and silver.” ~
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that they did not attend S,l{[)'icicr'it strctigfl
”.$'t:1?.g'ttl¢lr‘ coirici'dciiec" that the tram‘:'admitiistra-7BYfl11‘f5fd. North-Haven agd Hamden if tbi ~
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