Norwalk Gazette, Wednesday, December 25, 1839 · page 2

 

 

 

 

 

From the Madisonian.

DISSOLUTION or THE VAN BIJREN
PART

Mr. Van Buren was electedby the force
of _party discipline, the populariyy of Gen.
"Jackson, and the republican principles he
was supposed to’ possess._ Gen. Jackson’s
influence being non; 0fl'l-he W309. P=1|'lY_‘ll§'
cipline considerably broken. and the princi-
ples upon which he came into power having
been,aban.doned‘- by him-.-M13 Van BUT?" has
little; left to rely upon but chance and the
poxverlof government patronage, under the.
influence of which, remotely, may be includ
‘ed Messrs. Benton and Calhoun.
‘of the materials upon which he was elected
was of a perishable character, and the means
by which he has been "supported have been of
a sort not always applicable. not" likely to be
long successful. A band of robbers may for
~ time passivel-y acquiesce in the domination

—-—' 49f, the hope of plunder being the bond
«()1 -.‘._._ U"-‘on-—-hiit st-lfish passions and un-
princzpn; jbition predominating _in the
‘breast of eachindividual, the community can-
not naturally long endure from the incoher-
ency and antipathy of its_own elements. .

The long continued successes of the party
which elected Mr. Van Buren induced many
dis-ingnish.-d men to adhere to it through
thick aird'thin“.,'as the one in which their
own personal aspirations would, most likely.
be best promoted. The conseqiit-nce is that
the party has become full of leaders and am-
bitious aspirants. The success of ‘a man of
Mr Van Burt-n's moderate talents has
‘brought the office of President down to. the

-supposable reach also ofa multitude of pre-
- tenders. whose ambition receives additional
stimulus from the contemplation of the exam-
ple before them, and by every instance of
paltry good luck they happen to stumble upon.

If Mr. Van Buren has not acted in the

wisest manner either in reference to his own
‘future glory or the interests ofhis country,
neither has his course, in our judgment, best
subserved the interests of his own party. If
he had‘ been content with administering the
Iioverninerit one te-rm. he would have been
‘likely to have given the country a more just
and impartial administration, introduced less
corruption into his own party, and derived a‘
more active and cordial support from those of
its leaders whose prospects ofthe ultimate re-
alization oftheir hopes would have been thus
enhanced. He chose a different, and perhaps
It fatal course. He threw a real business of
government out of sight. disregarded the real
interests rfthe country and the wishes of the
people, deserted the principles on which he
set out. and shaped his measures and lent his
energies to the selfish ‘purpose, which, if cori-
summated, would lend hisnarne but little ad-
ditional lustre, while it would endanger his
hold upon the support __of manyable friends
whose claims he would postpone and perhaps
ferevcr preclude. This has been character-
istic of his first term now nearly finished.
The great object is not, however, yet attain-
ed—nor is-it, by any means, certain that it
will be. The effort, long since begun, is
‘still to be carried onward to the grand peri-
od of triumph or defeat.

In the mean lime the vigor ofsome ofthe
aspirants in waiting, is declining, while
their hard won adv; ntagos are to be exposed
still to the chances of political warfare——the

~ claims of others who have spent half a life
of toil in the service-of the party are to be
darkened by ungrateful postponement to the
selfish ends ofone unimportant man.

As matters now stand, Mr. Van Buren in-
si,§tjs_ upon being re elected. Supposing. also,

’tMiifiiiliis party is determined to support him in

_ili:is.cllaim, the next question is to whom shall
his olfice revert when he condescends to re-
'tirc—-or, in other words, who of his present
party shall be run as a candidate fortho suc-
cession? The decision ofthisifqiit-stion will
be fatal to the sub-treasury party, Passing
over the shoal of subordinate -=spirants who
appear in the drama as the great rival can-
didatvs of that party for the mantle of Mr.
Van Buren? Obviously, Messrs. Calhoun
and Benton.

'Grea't, as Mr. Benton’s services were in
behalf of G:-n. Jackson, they fall into the
shade when compared with the powerful aid
Mr. Calhoun has magnaniniously brought
to “cover his enemyf’ Mr Van I-‘.-tire-n.—
The body of the Van Buren party know and
appreciate this, as. is illustrated. in the very
general call the press ofthat party made for
Mr. ‘Pick.-ns. the relative of Mr Calhoun, for‘

- the powerful office of Speaker of the House of
Repre'sen‘tativtjs. In a siinilir manner the
mass of the Van ‘Buren party will exhibit
their preferences for Mr. Calhoun for the
Presitlency when the _proper time arrives.
Mr. Benton, with his heart steadily fixed

' upon the prize before him, has watched with Y

the,-keenest anxiety not only every move-
ment.-of. his formidable rival, btit has guard-
ed by his-continual presence near the White
House, every aveniie to its sceptre. He fore-
saw that Mr. Calhoun was aiuiing to SPCUTQ‘
to himself the high advantage of the Speak-
ership, and interposed to prevent. utterly. the
accornplishment of tlirt design, acceptible as
‘it mightbe or not to the “ Loco-foco party.”
Mr. Benton triumphed in the caucus,-—Mr.
Cilhouu’s friends were excluded, and the
consequences of these antagonistical powers
stri_ving for gr:-doniinance in the same party,
are exhibite in the impotence of both at the
very first onset that is made for the Speaker-
ship. So’ far therefore, these influences have

' neutralized each other, virtually, though Mr.
- Benton, by having Mr. Van Buren and his
friends on his side has commanded decidedly
the vantage ground. ' This squabble, which-
‘ever ofthe factions obtains the victory, (and
y we give the ‘preference to Mr. Calhoun) is
_only the beginning ofthe end. Mr. Van Bu-

" ten, at best, stands upon precarious ground.

Mr. Calhoun has committed himself no fur-
ther than is necessary for the establishment
hegsubtreasury-—but just -in proportion as
bis'infl'uencc controls -the administration of
'- Nit‘. Van Buren, the latter is weakened by
the withdrawal -of -the confidence of the old
Crawlordites. ‘Van 'Burenism. Crawford-
isio,..Bvn1onisrn, and Calhounism are as an-
tipathetical as wind: from ‘the four points of
the compass. and,-as different as oil and vine-
, 39!‘. fire and}va.ter.' It is impossible, from their
-" nature.-, that they should aggilornerate, and
‘become an bomogeneoirsparty.
-Is not the whole policy of Mr. Be-ntonvery
nearly opposite to that of Mr. Crawford?
Every line of Mr. Crawford's pen upon re.

The basis. -3

cord" proves it.. ‘Did not Mr, Calhoun exert-
al-l his power-tocrush Mr. Crawford, because
he stood in hiswav as a. southern man ?—
Was not.Mr. Van'Buren a Crawford man?
Was it not through Mr. Calhoun’s influence
that Mr. Van Buren’s appointment to the
Court of St James was rejected by the Son-
ate? Mr. Benton is the antagonist of the
Crawfordites from principle-, if any he has.
and the enemy of Mr. Calhoun from self-
interest. How then can Mr. Van Buren
hope to retain in his,own party the primitive
ifnents of the earliest hostility he met-
iv can Mr. Benton or Mr Calhoun either
ive Mr. Van Buren a cordial support last-
ing any longer than their own interest dic-
tatesl The respective powers of Calhoun

ism and Bentonism, which are now the two
main pillars of Van Burenisrn. are 38 €10”-
pathetical and mutually repulsive as the two
positive poles of electricity. The pillar of
Beritonism will be cherished by Mr. Van
Buren, until, the next Presidcntial election
being past, it must attempt to stand upon its
own base. lt will then fall. The party will
sub-divide, and Mr. Calhoun’s strength will
pr:-dominate over Mr. Benton. The "States-
man” party of the East—the McLean influ-
ence of the West-—the State Rights party of
the South. need but an opportunity to choose
between Benton and Calhoun, and the latter
is the man.

“But can Mr. Calhoun continue an attache
in the meantime of Mi'.“Van Buren? Vile
answer, no;.the conduct of the Van Buren-
ites in Congress has fulfilled the prediction
we in do some time ago that, Mr. Van Bu
ren only wantrd to use Mr. C-alboun’s influ-
ence as an instrument, to be castaway the
first moment it had either accomplished or
failed to accomplish his purposes. \Vhat do
we I18-ill‘ now? ‘Open and bitter denuncia-
tions of the friends of Mr. Calhoun by the
Loco P'0cos,'bccause the former would not
vote in subscrviency to Mr. Benton’s caucus.
This is the fulfillment of our prophecy.

When Mr. Calhoun came to the assistance
of Mr. Van Buren on account of his propos-
ed financial policy, he foresaw and declared
that hr- was coming to a party “ in whom he
had no reason to confide.”

What had been his relation to Mr. Benton
before, under whom he now would be oblig-
ed to act a second part?

The Globe of’ March 4, l8,37, thus speaks
of an '* encounter” between -Mr. Benton and
Mr. Calhoun : *-

 
 
 

" Mr. Benton lashed him [Mr. Calhoun] with r

such severity. that, although he provoked the
contest. he declared -he would not cundesceud I0
nnlice him farther. He was their told, in the
face of the Senate-..tliut be [Mr. Calhoun] was
like a wliipp'd cock, with druop'd wing. escap-
ing from the pit, in which be challenged acorn-
bal by his crowing."

In describing the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Van Buren, the Globe after having men-
tioned the fiict that Messrs. Clay and VVeb-
ster were present, “and performed their du-
ties as Senators.” spokethus of the absence
and disgust of Mr. Calhoun:

“ There vvas one. however, rcprobatc spirit
that could not bear to look upon the bright and
auspicious day : and it utrlsapleasure (0 all that
Ihcfacc of Calaline was not seen on the occasion!
The place lieoccupied when Gen. Jacksuucame
intootiice was filled by the kind and brave Col.
Johnson." (Sac.

And what thought Mr. Pickens about
these times:

" Sir." said Mr. Pickens. " sycophancy and
serviiity have taken the place of all the heroic
and nraul_v virtue-s. The ranks, together with
ohsr-one t-irds ,lfl‘U8PCI'_L‘/ltd thcnrscl-res in I/re/iiglr.
places of the Land undwc sit here beneath. sur-
rounded daily with their filth and corruption."

" The geiitleuian [Vlr. Camhreleng] said Mr
Picleeiis. had said this nation had been converted
into a great gtllllbllllg-lltluse. He asked who
had brought it it In this conditioii? The party
now in pou-er-—rr viler. a more degraded. :2 mo e
corrupt set of l/l’RE'l'CHES It£7.'€7fl17td. 'l he
conic uipt « f pledges itran-worsliipiiig. (ifli¢:e-
seekiiig. écc. hurl wrought a distinct change in the
principles of this government.”

And in corroboration of Mr. Pickens’ re-
marl€S.Mr. Calhoun in l837, used the fol
lowing rt-marl.'able language, and he must
feeltlrat his striking prediction is now history:

'- Mr. Calhoun spoke in 8 solemn and impres-
sive manner of theclraracternfthe times. and of
the tendency ofthings to_coiif'usEot: and revolu-
tion." " Tire last year was the most remarka-
nle era in our political existence--as marking a
period of more violent innovation upon estab-

lished principles and a wider departure fromthe

spirit of our institutions than had ever before
been shown. He declared that the tirm-was Hp-
idly approat-liing when men must take aides as
Conservatives or Dcslrucli-res."

And upon which side of Mr. Pickens did
the Globe and its party stand in the sama:
ear? In an editorial of the official organ,
of February, I837, it was alleged that,

" Mr. Pit-keini. the near relation of Mr. Cel-
houn. who lives with him. and is thorou-ably ic-
rloctrinated will] his principles. has brought for-
ward the slaw question in a way tending to up
real in the South. in its present excited state-if
feeling. the prim.-ipleir ofthe Declaration of lode-
pendenca. Cooperating with McDuffie, he on-
deavors to establish the principle" that ‘the
producing classes of society,of whatever color,
belong to the capitalists."

“ M r. Cul'noun's proselyte. on the floor 4-fCon-
gress. denounces the great principles ofour Rev
olution, coo-ecrated in its declaration. He, in
speaking ofits first principle. ‘ all men are cre-
ated equal.’ asks. in scorn. ' What. sir. was the
meaning of the author of the declaration at-
tar-hed to this proposition? Was it meant that
all men are created equally strong and of
equal size? Surely not. Wasirmeant thatnll
men are from free 1 From the child ofthe bull-
ruslies up to those ‘ofthe present day, there nev-
er was an infant wrapt in swaddling clothestlint
was born free,’ ”

“ From the whole tenor ofthe Iatelv-promul-
gated South Carolina doctrine. it is manifest that
the aristocracy of capital coiriended for, is to
trample undcr foot the rights 0} the great body of
the people. and that ‘an order of nobility is to
grow up. as in Ru_ssia,.and to-ranlia duke. earl.
or baron, according to the numberof serfs he
may count on his estate."

‘ Are not these extracts instructive? Mr.
Calhoun’s keen fore-sight anticipated the
present state of things. and he has learnt,
truly, before it is too late, th. t he has no rea-
son to confide in the Van Buren party. The
day has come when _" men must take sides
as Conservatives or Destructiz-cs.” « _ Mr.
Calhoun and his - friends. as lovers of the
Constitution, and Conservatives of the great
principles of_ -Repubtl-ican -Government. can-
not long hesitate which side to choose.

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'I‘WEN'I‘Y-‘SIX-TH comoaass.
FIRST US$310-N97

_ " Srvruanav, Dec. I4.

After the House met.‘ to day, there wasa
call which brought 235 members together.‘
Three hours were consumed in fruitless at-
tempts to rescind or evade the order for the
election of a Speaker; and to reverse the de-
cision ofthe House as to the exclusion of the
New” Jersey members-—the ground being
taken by Mr. Barnard and other Whig
members, that one set or the other of the
Jersey members were entitled to vote for
Speaker. At length. Mr. Wise stated. that
all further resistance to an obdurate nrajoritv
was useless. The House then proceeded to
ballot fora Speaker. . .

On the first ballot, there were given 235
votes; 1 I8 necessary to a choice. Of these:
there were for '

John W. Bell, - l02
John “7. Jones, “- 118
Dixrn H. Lewis. - 3
\Vm. C. Dawson, ~ ll
F. W. Pickens, - 5
Geo. W. Hopkins, - _l

235

Ill-r. John Q. Adams when his name was
called‘ replied, “R--serving to myselfthc
right to object hereafter to this election"as
unconstitutional and illegal. I vote for Jobrr
Bell.” The five excluded members from N.
Jersey offered to vote on the first ballot, but
their votes were not received.

On the 2d bal’ot, Bell had 99. Jones 113,
Dawson ll. scattering I2-—tr'tal 235. -

On the 3d ballot, Jones I10, Dawson 103,
pickens 7, D, H Lewis 6, scattering 8-
total 234. _ I .

On the 4th ballot, Dawson 77, Jones 101.
Hunter 29, Lewis 14, Bell 2, Picken 8, scat-
tering 3 Whigs.

On the 5th ballot, Jones-71. Hunter 68,
Lewis 49, Bell 22, Pickeus 6, Dawson 4,
scattering 14. . »

SIXTH ‘BALLOT.

Jones. - - - - 39
Bell, - - - - - 21
Dawson, - - - - 1
Lewis, - - - - 79
Hunter, - - ' - 53
Pickeris. - - - - 4
Lincoln, - - - - ll
Carey, - - - - 3
Granger, . - - . 1
Hopkins - - - - I
Scattering. - - - - 5

Total, - - - 228

The balloting was, at 9 o'clock. postponed

to Monday, and the House adjourned.

Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
IVIOSDAY. Dec. 16.

The House is organized, at last; and an
opposition Speaker elected! The eleventh
ballot resulted in the choice of the Hon. R.
M. '1'. Hunter‘ of Virginia, as Speaker ofthe
House He was elected by the union ofthe
South Carolina nullification-Calhoun-Sub-
Treasury members, with the \Vhigs. He
himself belongs. I believe, to no party. but
was hostile to the election of Mr. Van ‘Bd-
ren, and is opposed to his re election; he is
a state rights’-Calhoun-nullification sub-trea-
sury Whig. The Sub-Treasury he goes for,
with the specie clause. I supposr , therefore,
that in the organization of the committees. he
will make a strong Sub-Tr:-asury Commit-
tee of Finances, with Mr Rhett or Mr. Pick-
.-ns, at the head of it. That is the only
question upon which parties ar distinctly
dividu--d, tha. will come before the House, and
in regard to that. Mr. Hunter represents the
views of the Administration. Mr. Hunter
is quite a young man. of highly respcctablv
tal- nts and acq iirements. amiable disposition.
and honorable mind. He has been in Con-
gress two terms; but has no particular ex-
perience in, or adaptation tor, the duties of
the Chair.

Mr. Lewis came within 4 votes of his
election oti the 2d ballot; but there were se-
veral Van Buren men who were willing to
sacrifice the party rather than support at Cal-
houn nullifier, even though a friend of the
Administration and its me-sures. The nul-
lifiers. on the other band, would not support,
a proclamation-force-bill-submission inan.-—-
Mr. Keiin. of Penn , might have been taken
up and elected on the 12th ballot, had not
Mr. Hunter been-elected on the llth.) The
nullitiers. it is said, were entreated to hold on
for one inoredrallot; but they slid they had
voted for Mr. Lewis for 8 l):rll(il.S; they had
supported him until he was withdr-aw’r'r; the”
Administation had now no randidate; and it
was due to the public that an election he
made; and so they proceeded to make one. '

Prior to the 7th ballot, Mr. Dromgoole
announced that John W. Jones was no-long-
er to br considered as a candidate. ’

The following was the result of the 7th,
8th. 9th and 10th _ballotings:

7th. 8th. 9th. 10th.
Dixon H. Lewis, 110 113 110 73
John Bell. I 64 80 33 12
R. M. T. Hunter, 22 ' 16 59 85
John VV. Jones, 12 0 ' '0 14
George M. Keim, 0 0 0 .12
Zudock Casey. 3 5 _ 5 8
Francis W. Pickena, 0 0 0 5
Wm. C. Dawson, 5 5 _6 3
Francis Thomas. 4 7 ll 10
Scattering, .9 6 7 10
At the conclusion of the l0th‘ballot. Mr.

Hubbard. of Alabau a. withdrew Mr. Lerois,
as a candidate ; and at the same time remind-
ed the House that the public" expected them
to make an election. 0

_ The llth ballot resulted as follows:

‘RIM. T. Hunter, 119
John W. Jones, 35
George M. Keim, 24
Zadock Casey 10
Francis W. Pickens, 9
Scattering, 15

There were 252 votes—l l-7 necessarygto a_

.choice—-and .Mr.—Hrmtcr_ having 1.9 was

elected. ‘When the result was declared,
there was a burst of .applause from the gal-
leries. Mr. Hunter was‘ conducted to the
Chair, where he was congratulated by the
Chairman (Mr. Adams) who gave him his

splnce. An address. or soinething of that
sort was expected, but -‘-Mr. Hunter was too-

much confounded and overcome by the hon‘-

. or so unexpectedly-.tlrrust upon him, -to say

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anything. H ':He sile’ntly'b'owed to the_Hof1se.
and his embarrassment was their relieved by

_ a motion to adjourn.

, To-morrow, the members‘ are to be -sworn
in. There will be it violent, and desperate.
but as I think an unsuccessful attempt, td
qualify and admit the regularly commission-
ed members from NewJersey. .. .

I expect a stormy time. So, there is no
«knowing yet when the Message will be re-
ceived. _ -

The. following are the Standing Commit-
tees of the SENATE. announce d to-day: .
 ‘On foreign Relations. Messrs. Bucha-
nan. Clay ot Ky., Roane, Allen; Brown.

On Finance. Messrs. Wright, Benton,
Hubbard. Nicholas, Webster.

On Com-merce. Messrs. King‘. Davis,
R-uggles, Mouton. Norvell.

On. Manufactures. Messrs. Lumpkin.
Preston. Buchanan. AIIPD, Knight.

On. Agriculture. Messrs. Mouton, Spence,
Linn, Brown, Smith, of Conn.

On Military Afairs llless-rs. Benton,
Preston, \-\'all, Pierce, Nicholas.

On the Militia. Mess7's.Clay of Alabama,
Smith of Indiana. Phelps, Fulton, Tappan.

On Naval Afairs. Messrs. Williams,
Southard, Cuthbe-rt,.Strange, Tappan.

On Public Lands. Messrs. W alkcr, Ful-
ton. Clay ofAlabaina. Prentiss. Norvell.

On Primate Land Claims, Messrs. Linn,
Sevier, Clayton, Mouton, Betts.

On ' Indian Aflai-r's. Messrs. \Vhite of
Tennessee, Sevier, Linn, White of Indiana.
Phelps.

On Clairris. Messrs. Hubbard, Young.
Mr-rrick. \Villiams. Betts.

On Revolutim.a.r_7/ Claims. Jllessrs. Smith
of Conn., VVhite of Tenn., Knight, Crit:en-
den. Robinson.

’ O.-‘the Judiciary. Messrs.Wall. Clayton,
Strange. Crittenden, Smith of Indiana.

On Post Ofice and Post Roads. Messrs.
Robinson, Lumpkin, Knight, Fulton, Hen-
derson.

On Roads and Canals. Messrs. Young,
I’he|ps.Hendrrson, Spence, Smith oflndianu.

On Pensions. Messrs. Pierce, Prentiss,
“ lrite. Roane, Betts. .

For the District of Columbia. Messrs
Merrick, Critti-nden, Lumpkin, Southard,
Clayton. _

0': Patents and the Patent Oflice. Messrs.
Strange, Davis. Prentiss. Robinson. Spence.

On the Contingent Fund of the Senate.
Messrs. Knight, Fulton, Luinpkin.

On Enrolled Bills. Messrs. Smith of In-
diana. Henderson, Phelps.

The Senate went into the consideration of
Executive business, and then adjouined.

- TUESDAY. Dec. 17.

At noon to-day. the Speaker ofthe House
(the Hon R. M. T. Hunter) took the chair
and called the House to order; after which.
he rose and addressed the House as follows:

Gentlemen ofthe. House of Rerprescrita-
lives; The high and undeserved honour
which you have conferred upon me has been
so iinexpected, that even now I can scarcely,
find terms in which to express my grateful
sense of your kindness. I trust. however. to
to be able to offer a better evidence of that
sentiment in the etrnr-st efforts til i h I shal
tinake to discharge. my duties justly and im-
partially. (‘allcd as I have bi-en to this
high station, not so much from any merits of
my own as from the independence of my
position. Ishall feel it as especially due from
me to you to preside asthe Speaker, not of a
party, but of the House. Whilst I shall
deem it my duty on all proper occasions to
sustain the principles upon which I stand
pledged before the country, lshall hold my-
self bound at the same time to afford every
facility \\ll.l1m my power to the full and free
expression of the wishes and sentiments of
every section of this great Confe-leracy.—-
You will doubtless deem it your duty. gen-
tli-men, as the grand inquest of the nation,
to ir.vt-stigate all matters of which the Peo-
plo ought to be informed; to retrench expen-
ditures which are unnecessary or unconstitu-
tional ; to maintain the just rt-la ions between
all ofthe greit interests ofthe county; and to
preserve inviolatethe Constitution which you
‘Mill be sworn to support, whilst it will be
mine to aid you in such labors with all thr-
ineans Wlllll-r my power. And although deep-
ly impressed with a painful sense of my in-
experience and of the difficulties of a new
iind untried station, I am yet cheered by the
hope that you will sustain me in my efiorts
to preserve the order of business and the de

ocoruni of debate. I am aware that party fer-

ver is occasionally impatient of the restraint
which it’is the duty of the Chair to impose
upon the asperity of debate, but at the same
time I knowthat the justof all parties will
sustain the Speaker who is honestly endeav-
oring to preserve the dignity of the House
and the harmony of its inernbers,

, Permit me in conclusion, gentlemen, to
‘tender youthe homage ofiny heartfelt thanks
for the honor which you have confered upon
me. and to express the hope that your coun-
cils may be so guided by wisdorn as to re.-
dound to your own reputation and the wel-

S litre of our common country.

I All the members having been sworn in
except the five from New Jersey, who
have thus far been denied the right to act as
members. the question naturally arose (in
the cliangcd condition of the House) upon
udmittingtherp to the rights which they claim
under the laws and acts of the state govern-
ment of New Jersey, A proposition. "intro-
duced to testthe sense ofthe I-_lori§_e on that
point, was submitted, and gave rise-:to a" debate
which had notclosed when, says the Nation-
tll Inzelligencer. at a little before sunset, the
House adjourned. '

’WVi:nNasnAv. Dec. 18.

Little of interest was done on Wednes-
day. A proposition was made by Mr. John-
son, of 'I‘enn., after the reading of the Jour-
tral, to ap int a committee to join that of
the Senate. to wait on the President, and in
form him that both houses of Congress were
_ready to r ceive‘ any communication from
him. This was decided to be out of order
by tle Speaker.“ .

The NewJersey members then camoup
for consicleration. Mr. Barnard entered into
-an examination of the whole subject. The
question- before the House, he said, was
.‘v;vhether'the New Jersey members should be

to decide upon the matter-connected with the

-Néwlerscy ineinbers. They should take

s‘worn.- It was not competent for this House ,

their. seats, now, and their claims he canvass .

ed considered by and by. Mr. B. con-
clutled byurgiing, the necessity of standing
by the constitution and laws. lie was fol-
lowed by Mr. Raynor, of N. 0, who after
defining his position as a states’ rights man,
made a strong appeal to the members from
South Carolina, and exprcsed his modifica-
tion that Carolinians should become recre-
ant to the _ doctrines of nullificaton. Mr.
Vamlerpool then moved that the resolution
lie upon the table. This motion was with-
drawn after some confusion that arose on
points of order. After some further discus-
sion in which Jlfessrs. Thompson, of S C-..
and Shepard of N. C., pa_rticipated,.Mr. T ur-
ney moved that the credentials, papers, and
every thing relating to the contested election
of New Jersey, be referred to a committee of
elections.

Mr. Stanley. amidst much noise and con-
fusion, was understood to raise a question of
order. as to the motion which had been
made, whether it.could be entertained when
no such committee was in existence

Pending which question of order, the
House adjourned till 12, to-morrow.

Correspondence of the Express.
' 'I‘iwitsnA\', Dec. 19th.

The New Jersey war still rages—tlte State
—her Laws,—her Executive, and her repre-
sentative character,—tlie emblem of her
Sovereignty,¢the,.grt-at Si-al.-—having the
image of Liberty and of Pl:-nty,—defended
upon the one hand and attacked and opposed
upon the other. "Shall the commissioned
members be sworn in," has been the ques-
tion discussed through the day, and upon
the motion of Mr. Wise, that they should-
not be sworn, the mover has made a speech
two hours long.

Mr. Wise's speech was not intended to be
so much ofan argumentative one, as a gen-
eral examination ofthe subject as it has pro-
gressed during the session—He drew such a
picture of the Calhoun men,—the States’
Right Politicians, as must have made them
feel ashamed of their course of conduct upon
the Jersey question. A

Mr. Wise's proposition was withdrawn after
he concluded his speech, and upon a pledge
made by him with a Tennessean in consider-
ation of his yielding the floor.‘ The propo-
sition before the House isa motion to commit
all matters connected with the New Jersey
case to the Committee of Elections, hereafter
to be appointed by the Speaker.

. Mr. Johnson has interrupted this questio
on as important point of order, demanding
that the Speaker swear in the New Jerse\
members who have presented themselves,
and have demanded with certificates in hand
to be sworn in. By the constitution of the
U States, and the Law of '83. he contends
that he is bound to do this. The Speaker,
in reply. says that he does not‘ feel himself
authorized to be so governed As an officer
of the House he feels bound to be governed
by the wiil of the House.

John Q Adams has the floor to-morrow,
and will speak upon the question before the
House All eyes were upon him and a
breathless silence prevailed the Hall as he
took the floor to-night and moved the adjourn-
mrnt, which was carried at 5o’clui-lg by I17
ycas to 107 n_ays. :Mr. Adams has a power
above all other men in briugingthe question
before the House to an issue if he pleases.
He wields a trident as powerful as that of
Neptirne, and has an authority superior to
that of all other men in the House. Though
easily excited and put into a tempest of pas-
sion sooner than any one. he can calm the
storm of his own raising or that raised by
others.

_ There are a good many strangers here in
the city. I saw Gen. Scott upon the floor
of the House to-day,just returned from Vir-
ginia, where he has been tor in week or two.

Jo Smith, the celebrated Mormon is here.
and Sydney Rigdon, another of the leaders.
They are both deputed by the Illinois Mor-
mons, and come with a memorial asking a
redress _of grievanct s and protection from
persecution.

Mrs. Decatur you will-see by the news"
papers is no more,

Ts E LEICIT E 173 U M iviTIi if’

Increase of Premiums.--At a meeting of
ofiicersof Fire Insurance Companies, held
lastevening, it was unanimously resolved to
increase the rates of premiums on all
stores and rnerchandizc, to the extent of 25
per cent. \\ hen the building is forty feet
high or under, 33 l-3 per cent. when the
building is over forty feet and not over fifty,
and fifty per cent. when the building is over
fifty ‘feet _hig‘h.—-N. Y. Journal of Commerce.

The "Jersey Blues” are up in arms, as
they were at Monmouth.'I‘renton and Prince-
ton in ’76. against the audacious act of the
“spoils party” in Congress, blotting the state
sovereignty of thistried whig of “old thirter-n”
out of the confederacy. They will respond
to this violation by going en mass for the he-
ro Tippecanoe and.:Frenchtown.—Star

L3’ Speaking-of the strength of the par-
ties in Congreess, the Middletown Constitu-
tion says-—." In 1820, the administration nia-
.jortiy in the Houst-‘of’Representatives was
114 ; in 1831 the opposi'ion brought forward
no candidate for Speaker; in 1833 the ad-
ministration majority was 34 over all oth-
ers; in 1835 it was I9; in 1837 it was only
3 in I839 the actual returns are from 3 to 6
against the adminstration, and yet they are
constantly crying out, " re-action." ‘We
leave it for the candid to say which way the
tide is setting." *

The Newton N. J. Register of the 16th
says: "Old Mother Earth appeared in a
white morning gown on Thursday; but be-
fore night the Sun had so bufnt the immacu-
late garmeu that scarcely a mg was left to
hide her nakedness. I '

A new ‘Baptist church at Poughkeepsie
was consecrated on Thursday, the 419th inst.
It was built by the liberality of a single in-
dividual, M:tthe\v- Vassar, Esq. at an ex-
pense of 620,000. ' ‘

The "Valley Forge,” the first iron ‘steam-
er that ever floated on the Ohio, made the
passage, from Pittsburg to -VVhet.-ling on the
1,ltl.1i‘ns’t.. .. ‘ 5 - A‘ -- -

It ’i_s estim_atcd- that at-least 25.000 Cana-
dime‘ have ‘emigrated to the Western States
during the past year. ' ‘

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It is really amusing to see some of the
English attempts at humbugging the public. .
A chap lately advertised bimsi-lfas "Breech-i "
es maker to Her Majesty l’ and his next door
neighbor came out ..s ‘Razor maker to the
Queen Dowager!’ ' - -

The Government Store Ship. for the Ex-
ploring Expedition, will sail from New
York for the Sandwich Islands, on the 20th
instant. _ .

The Naval Court Martial about to"sit at
Philadelphia, will, it is said, be occupied
with charges against Com; Ballard, Com.
Elliot, and certain officers. sent home from
the Exploring Expedition.

Corporial punishment is now forbidden at
our Navy -Yard. except by special orders
from the commandant.--Star.

A lad named Call, has. been arrested and
held to bail in Newport, R. I. for stealing
money out of letters. _ »

Eightor ten of our largest tow boats came
through from Albany to day, with full twen-
ty-five thousand barrels of ‘Flour on board,
besides other produce. This is we fear’
the last arrival.-Express 17th.

The news of the nominationfof Harrison
and Tyler has reached Columbus, Ohio,
where it was received with “three times
three.” 2

At Matagorda Texas, all bar rooms are
closed. by 10 o'clock, I’. M.——penal'y guy

N©E3VM.AlL.lK eAzs.r=re..

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER .25. 1839.‘

FOR rnssxn-I-:,N'r,
WILLIAM H.—‘HARRlS,0N".
or onto.-.‘ 

JOHN TYLER.

OF VIRGINIA, FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

WH IG STATE CONVENTION.

The Whigs of Connecticut will hold a State
Convention at New HAVEN, on W'edncsda_i/,'tkc

nuniinatiuga Governor. Lieut. Governor, Trea-
surer. Secreiary, and Com ptruller; also for ex-
pressing their 0; inioo upon the doings of tho '
Harrisburg Convention, and for-trausaciiiig any.
other business which may be pluperplo come
before them.’ I

The Convention will be composed ‘of dele-
gates from the several towns. cgual ll) double
the number of their Representatives inithe Gen-
eral Assembly. The respective Town Cun-
mirtees are requested to call meetings of the
W-higs on the lat Monday of January, being

iq elect delegates to "said Convention; and it is
earnestly desired that every town be fully rep-
resented. Jiznmir HoAn1.1=.'Y.
Chairinzm of the Whig State Central Com.
Hartford, Dec 1'2, 1839.

enthusiasm with which the nominations oftlie
Harrisburg Convention are hailed by the press,

the Whig cause when the freemen of the land
Whigs and Conservaties almost without an ex-

Convention, and are coming to the rescue. with
an ardent and commendable zeal‘. And if we
can gather public sentiment from the numerous:
and spirited meetings that are held in various
sections of the country, responding to the Con-
vention. the prospect -is still more auspicious.
Harmony of action itself would be sufficient
to insure success to the Whigs ; but when we
consider the situation. ofthe Van Buren party— .
ihecbarm that has bound them together baviog
lost its potency--party discipline no longer ef-
fective—jars and discards widening into open
ruptures--expeclants throwing off restraint and
giving vent to their disappointmenis--jealousies,
suspicion, and bitter criminations among the
leaders—tbe party bead. and policy of the gov-
ernment boldly denounced by some of its hither-
to must obsequious organs-there seems to be
little reason to doubt that the days of modcrrr
rlemoracv are numbered-—that the scepter has
departed from Judah —-and that a brighter day is
soon to dawn upon our oppressed country. 3*
At a meeting held at National Hall, N. Y.

to approve of the nominations. Peter R. Living-
ston delivered a most elcquent address, from
which the following is an extract :

-" The first inhabitant of his heart was
Henry Clay, and then proceeded to deliver
a beautiful and affecting eulogy on his char-
acter and public services. He went, he said,
to the Harrisburg Convention, dvterinined to
trse every exertion in his power for Mr.'_
Clay's nomination. And who did I find
there? Gentlemen, I have probably‘attend-
ed more conventions than any man living,
and I declare to you, that I never saw any
body of men that could compare with it in
weight of character, splendorof talent, puri-
ty of purpose, and disinterested patriotism.
More. than fifteen were men of three-"score
years and ten.,and a large proportion were
inen who had been honored by the people
in every walk’ of public‘se'rvice. All were
animated by one spirit'—to arrive at 'riu_t'rrI,
in reference to public se'atiment,and to make
such a nomination as would deliver this
abused and scourged people from the iron
yoke of the spoilers. Much as I revered
the great Patriot and Statesman, Henry Clay,
I could ‘not hesitate to surrender my prefer-
ence, if another man was decided to have
more strength; for so Henry Clay would
have acted himself. Much as I loved my
friend, Icould notbe insensibleto the merits
of another friend. I know Gen. Harrison,
intimately, thoroughly.-j He is the son of _
one of those immortal men‘ who signed the ‘
Declaration of Independence. ‘Such -M’ " '
school in which‘ he learned thi '
liberty and patriotism‘; at ninctet
age he [left his home and frieng
ginia, for the "dark and blood‘
desolated by the tomahawk of 
he ,-was the aidde-camp of Wag
battles which saved, our helpless a

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