-.-L‘p mg‘ .. . ,-
ritabillity which threatened to destroy reason
itself, she. returned to the home of her happy
years, the mere shadow of herself. 'I‘h9_]0_V'
ous expression of her once beautiful face_had
given place to a look of care and vexation;
her smooth forehead bore traces ofthe oft-
knit brow, and she seemed prematurely a-
ged in mind as well as body. _'I he suddeg
death of her infant, to whomshe had l00l\t’
for future solace in her loneliness of‘ liedrlh,
completed the work which her ill-assorted
'- Id be ° -ind while Tr 'c ' still
marriage In 4.-U0 -_-_ ' _ ‘_J _
remainedamid the games of Paris, his wife
was fast sinking into a state of mental imbe-
cility. She. would sit for hours in one posi-
tion; her h:-mcls hanging listlessly by her
side, her head bent down, her eyes fl.\‘e,(l 011
\ractll'It'V, seemingly abstracted from every
1l)jnv;'arouIl(.l her. The voice. of her iiiotner,
the presence of her lather, were alike pow-
erless to arouse her at such times from her
moifrnful trance. She required her room
to be darkened; and the admission of a
ray ofsnnshine made her shiver, as if the
i'l‘fe of day were perfectly abhorrent to her.
Alarms-.1 at her increasing hatred of life, her
mother tool: iiieasures to guard her with the
n:..
Gibbs and I'I"ansIc_t7/‘s Euricrl .flI0)l£’]/
fozuul.—TVe learn from‘ a gentleman who re-
turned from the scene of action last evening.
with a pocket full of the ‘spoils,’ that Coney
Island has been alive for a couple of days
past vith people digging up and collecting
the treasure buried there by the pil'8lt‘S Gibbs
and \Vansley—-part of the 354,000 plunder
obtained bv the murderous crew of the Vine-
yard, in Nov. 1830, the horrors of which
transaction must be still fresh in the recol-
lection of many of our readers.
Several days Since, a number of Mexican
dollars were discovered on the beach by a
citizen residing on the Island-the action of
the. water having washed away the sand with
which the inouev had been covered, and
scattered the coin’ a considerable distance
along the shore.
The same individual continued his s arch,
and has we learn, liiinsell-collected, by pick-
41
\
Nets/to-ills, Dec. 26th. The Ex-President
of the United States, Gen. Jackson,-,_pns's.ed'
through town on Tuesday on his '-.‘way to
New Orleans. He goes to themouth ofthe
Cumberland, we understand,‘by private cori-
vevance, and from thence takes steamboat
fof ‘New Orleans. Gen. Armstrong. and
several other personal friends accompany
him in his visit to the “Battle Ground.”
. Nas/t. I-‘V/rig.
Kohler. the murderer hung a few days
since at Lancaster, Pa. was g=ilvanised.——
The L. Intelligencer, speaking of it. says:
“When a dead man opens his eyes and looks
about, moves his limbs, throws his arms up-
on his breast, grinds his: teeth, and tries to
catch you, it requires strong nerves to witness
the spectacle.”
Pliilopmna, is derived from the Citeek, and
signifies ‘Fri:-tt'3'sliip’s forfe‘it.’--111?. paper.
Not quite so learned, neighbor! You
ing up on the surface of the beach, and dig-
ging, near a thousand Mexican dollars; antll
the fact coming to the ltncwledge -of others,
the. beach has since presented a busy scene
of diggers and searchers for a mile or uiore
in extent; and,as we learn, several thousand
utmost vigilance; but her cares were vain.
One nior-nii‘ig lieratteudaiit left the room for
a few minutes, leaving Mrs. Tracy app:irent-
ly buried in sleep; on her rrturn she was
horror stricken ‘to find her lying pros-
trate on the floor, with the blood flowing
from a wound in her temple. \Vhether she
had fallen against the chimney-piece in at-
tempting to rise,or whether the more horrible
suspicion which enteredthe minds of her ag-
onized parents was true, could never be
lrnown. She uttered not'a word when she
was placedsiu bed-—she returned no answer
to the entreaties of her parents, nor the
qurstions of her physicians; and thus. in HP-
parent unconsciousness, she lingered several
days, ere death relieved her from the burden
of existence.
On_her eighteenth birthday she lay extend-
ed in her coffin, in the very room, where
two years before, she had stood, in girlish
loveliness and bridal array, to pronouncothe
irrevocable vows which doomed her to dis-
appointmeiit and an early grave.
Years have passed since she. was laid in
the silent tomb. but it is scarcely sixmonths
since Edward Tracy ended a life of profiiga-
cy, by a death ofunmiigatcd suffering-—tlie
victim of his own vices.
B/'oo.7.'lyn, L. I.
.illu.£imy.—“ The democracy of N. York,
as we well know, and as the president well
knows are a most devoted and unflinching
people, but we shall not follow him any lon-
ger than he reprcscnts our principles. W'e
are prepared forthe assertion of our beloved
truth, though error shall have crept into
our most se"retcal»inv-ts. The truth, honest-
ly spoken, is that Mr. Van Buren must have
the democracy and the State of New York,.
or he must do without us. If he has said,
and if he feels, in the security of his Brus-
sels carpet ca'lcula'ions, that he can do with-
«out as", whjv, so be it! 'We,gain nothing by
5his policy either one way or the other; we
are as independent of Mr. Van’Buren as he
is of usfiand we value him not a straw but as
the representative ofa principle ”-—-New Era.
The attention of the country is now very
much directed towards the L"gislature of
Pennsylvania, which isassembling at Harris-
burgh. Very many in Pennsylvania, aware
ofthe influence which the little Bills had in
New York, in bringing about the resump-
tion ol specie payments, and of resisting an-
other suspension, urge the adoption of the
little Bills ;or Pennsylvania-—but there are
others, who resist the proposition with great
power, and who reilly contend as in carncsi
for having no Bills under twenty dollars.-
If the Harrisburgh Reporter, one of the
landing Oigans ofthe state, be any index 0
what the Legislature will do, the shortest
and evcn violent, measure will be taken a-
gainst the non-resuming Banks.
It has long been known that the U. S.
Bank will make no dividend, but it is now
cfiiiially published, that upon the business of
the last six months no divdend will be made.
‘'7 ‘lie Etockh-ildi-rs agreed upon this at their
annua-.l meeting on the 6th, and in it, they
have judiciously consulted the state of public
feeling in Pennsylvania, as well as the in-
junctions of the State authorities, and though,
not being a Bank, under the general L'l\V of
the State, but a Bank specially created, there
was no legal necessity for this, yet propriety
dictated that the Stockholders of this Bank
should share the fate of others.
The bririk,-according to its annual statement
rearl to the stockholders, was not under a
necessity of-lcclaring this dividend. It re-
ports its surplus to be $278,925; its profits
for the last six months, $l,l;2l.905 70 ; and
its profits deducting its expenses, &c., to be
87U7 507 I4. It admits a loss on Exchange.
interest. and specie in Europe, of8l39,9l0-
74. and of outstanding post notes 5,000,000
dollars. there being in October last over
nine and a‘ quarter millions, of which since
th II. time, over four millions have been -paid.
The Bank appears to be strong, and if the
Legislature of Pennsylvania adopt no vio-
lent me isures, we have no doubt, will soon
recover its old hold on public credit.
‘ I'.‘a:prcss of 75/1.
4%-
Later from E'uglanrl.——Tlie ship Hiber-
nia, Capt. Cobb, arrived in N. Y. on the
l0th inst, from Liverpool bringing papers to
the llth, and London to the 16th.
The most important news is that contain-
td in a letter from Al(*X‘!n(lI‘i:1, which says
am the Arbsattncked the fort ofAden with
4,000 ‘lien. .'l‘he English could only bring
against them 400; an-l these, unable fo makb
any head azzziinst such superior nunii.eis, re-
tired to the fort without havi,n,<z lost :1 man.
The Arabs remained some time before the
place but they suffered very much by the de-
structive fire from the ‘f()Tt.
An arrangement has been concluded be
tween the Messrs. Rothschild and the Agent
ofthe United States Bank, by which the said
firm have contracted ‘to advance 1,000,000/.
sterling upon the deposits of State Stocks to
the same amount and issue of deb-rntures
bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per
annpni; the pric-eofthese debentureshas been
fixed-at'9-4, with 2 er cent. ooniinission; and
dollars in all have been found. Some ofthe
piccr--s are much discolored, and others are
still quite bright.-—N. Y. Sim.
'1'/ic Amislad C(t:»‘I.'.---;.»’\. special session
of the U. S. District Court convened in
Hartford, on the 6th——Judge Judson presi-
ding. Jingua and about half a dozen more
of his countrymen were in court, comfortably
clad, as were also all the parties interested
in the case ofthe Ainistad, either in person
or by counsel.
Mr. Cleveland presented a claim on behalf
of his clients, the Spanish owners, praying
that the goods might be given tip on their giv-
ing bonds—-the goods to be sold by order of
the court. The counsel for Lieut. Gedney
moved the court to order the entire cargo
sold for whom it might concern——disclaim-
ing, however, any desire to have the Afri-
cans sold.
The question was argued whether the Af-
ricans might withdraw thcir plea to the ju-
risdiction of the court, on the ground that the.
seizure was not in the territorial jurisdiction
of the court. The court decided that they
might, and put in any claim they chose-
Thcircounsel then put in a general aiiswer.
in which they claim that they are not pro-
pcrty, and that the court has no jurisdiction
over them as such. The Marshal and Deputy
i\'Iarshal were then called upon to prove the
value ofthe schooner and her cargo, c.rclu.-
sirc of (lie Africans. The Aniistad was val-
ued at one thousand dollars, and the cargo at
four thousand dollars.
The courtthen went into the further testi-
mony in the case, with which they were still
[)l'OL’I't‘SSll‘l,Q'.
SELECTED SUMMARY.
.-Inccdnlc of Gen. Ila.)-7’iso7t.—\Vlieii old
Tippecanoe was in coiiimand of Fort Meigs,
Gen. Procter demanded the surrender of his
"little fort of mud,” on the ground of his vast-
ly superior force. “Tell Gen. Procter,” said
the fearless young Virginian volunteer, “that
I know my strength and I know his; if he
takes the fort he will take it in a way that
will do him more lionorthan a thousand sur-
renders.” t
l
i
A Tuscaloosa paper says that a bill has
been introduced into the Senate of Alabama,
to impose a fine upon all bachelors in that
State. Single gentlemen of 25 are to pay
$5, and $5 for each and every year over that
age.
The C/‘zero/t'ces.——A delegation _froni the
United Cherokee Nation of Indians. consist-
ing of Messrs. John Ross, Gunter, and five
or six other principal ineri of tbenation, have
arrivtd at the seat of Government. Since
the emigration ofthe tribe was coiupleted-—
says trie National Intel|igencer—-the funds
and divisions which arose out of that ques-
tion between the portion which first l‘0lItOVt'(I
and that which refused and resist-.d for seve-
ral years alter, have, we understand, been
amicably settled, in General Convention, and
the whole nation re-united in one harmoni-
ous comuitinity.
Lin, t/ta IIig.’t Comm issioncr.—Lettcrs
have been received from the American Mis-
sionaries at Canton \\ hicli say that Lin has
made enquiries respectiiig the r ligion and
customs of the Europeans and Americans,
more thorough and more intelligent than
have ever been iriade by any Chinese before;
and that he has in his employment four men
who can speak English, one of whom spent
two years in the missionary school at Corri-
wall, CL, and another is son of Leaiig-a-Fa, a
Chinese convert to christianity, who for some
years [.85 been very zealous and bold in dis-
tributing tracts and making other efforts to
benefit his countrymen.
N. Y. Jour. of Com.
New Yorl:.—The Legislature of N. York
ass .~m'ele..l at Albany on Tuesday. His
Honor Lieut. Governor Bradish ‘took the
chair in the Senate, and called that body to
order. In the House, George \V. Pate.rson,
of Livingston county, was.c.hosen Speaker.
After the two Houses were organized, the
Governor transmitted his annual message.
IVcs/c_1/mt Uni1:crsil_2/.—-\Ve understand,
that inforiiiation has been receivetl from the
Rev. Dr. Olin, of his acceptance of the
Presidency of the \Vesleyan University, in
this city. H6 l3 now traveling in Europe,
and may be expect:-(l to return to this coun-
try in the course ofa few mon"t‘ s. It is pro-
bable that Dr, Olin will assume the active
dUi.l('S of the presidency, on the commence-
ment ofthe next term, which will be in Au-
gust.-——,Zl1izl(llc1own Sc;-itim,-I.
Pending the contest for Speaker, the vote
for Mr. Pickens rose from three to Gig‘/LI,
whereupon ii meinher ofthe band remarked :
‘Calhoun stock is rising._ ~Yr;s,’(ihe oihcr
gravely replied) ‘and well it may-._.,j; .53 ('11,,
only slack in mar/.'c£.’ It is thus that these
gentleman are spoken of, and thus tl)('V are
viewed, in the language of Mr. Piclre_ns, by
even ‘the vilest and in: st profljgatg W1-,.tCh,.s_
that ever crawled into power.’ '
A Michigan paper states that there are in
the two Canadas, 3000 colored troops, many
they are redeemab e, at par, -in two years,
of whom are runaway Sl.lVC‘.*:‘ from the Unit-
ed States. -
mcan that this word is composed of the
Greek Philos, a friend, and Pceua, forfeiture
or punishment. But the Greek affords no
S'.tCl) compounil. Philos is Greek and Posna
is Latin, and no word composed from two
languages, _is found as a classical word in
any good dictionary. All such compounds
are illegitimate.—N. Y. Tattlcr.
Drcttrlful Deal/L.--A man named Hewdec.
whileicngaged in oiling the wrist of an en-
gine in one of the Mississippi boats, thrust
his arm through the arms of one Of the fly
wheels, and was carried by them between
the wheels and thestaunchcons, and ground
to mince meat.
I‘V'bfb;l/ Rcpartcc.-—A Frenchman once
trading in the market, was interrupted by an
iuipertinent would—be waggish sort of a fol-
low, who ridiculed him by imitating his im-
perfect manner of speaking the EhgIlish.—
Afteripatiently listening to him,thc French-
man coolly replied, ‘Mine fine friend, you
vud do vell to stop now; lor if Samson had
made no better use ofde jaw-bone of an Ass
dan you do, he vud never have killed so ma-
ny Philistines.’
Rim! Awt/torilics.-«Reflecting persons
know that General Harrison has never bl en
rlislirzguisltcd either as a General or a States-
niaii.—-Brirlgcpnrt Fa-rmcr.
Disliagizis/icrl by his a.bil£l_7/ in the coun-
cils of his country, he (Gen. has been
vet more il/u.~'I-ri0usf_7/ (f'LiSl‘L'7&g'lt-?:57t€‘(b in the
Field.—-—Col R. Ill. Johnson. '
Blown up .’—On the morning of the 28th
iilt., two boa's, having on board 75 kegs of
powder, lying at Lynchburg, Va., were
blown up by the ignition of the powder, to-
gether with five other boats, and their entire
loads. which l{lllf'Cl four persons and lamed
one. The accident occurred at Joshua Creek
Falls.
T/re Bo-rclcr Wu.-r.—'I‘he report of the
cessation of hostilities in the territory in dis-
pute between Ioiva and Missouri, is contra-
dicted by a letter received in Cincinnati last
week. ‘The writer seems to think that the
prospect yetis very good for a fig ht.
Divirlenrfs —The Atlantic Insurance Com-
pany of N. Y. have declared a half-yearly
dividend of fifteen per cent.
twenty per cent. for the last six rnonths—-—of
ivhich eight per cent.will be paid to the stock-
holders and twelve per cent. carried to the
surplus fund.
The Colombian Insurance Company, Bos-
ton, have declared a divdend oftiventy-five
per cent on their capital stock, front and af-
or January lst.
Probable I‘Va.r.—It is presumed that Eng-
land and China will come to blows. If so,
it will be a ‘ Bull in a China shop.’
Slanderers ’,are like flies—thi.-y leap over
all a inan’s good parts to light upon his
sores.
The gale did no damage at Portsmouth.—
That is probably the safest and best harbor
in the United States.
The U. S. District Court have decided a-
gainst Mrs. Decatui"s Mandamus case.
A Good ’n.——VVhy is an extravagant wife
like the Sub-Treasury Bill?
Becuse she has the ‘specie claws.’
'1‘ iv i§i\i'l‘Y-six 1' H CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
From (he Jozrrmzl of Commerce.
WAs1ii.\'cToN, FRIDAY, Jan. 3d.
In the House, to-day, immediately after
the reading of the Journal, Mr. Jenifer called
the attention of the House to a report in the
Globe of Tuesday evening, relating to the
proceedings ofthat day. At the close of the
debate on Mr. Sergeant’s motion to suspend
the rules for the. adoption of an order to re-
ceive petitions, Mr. Bynu m was reported by
the Globe to have said, “ It was the usual
practice of that party, after having two or
three bullies to attack a gentleman and do
him injustice, to refuse to let him reply to
such attacks.” Mr. Jenifer stated that he
did not wish to be understood as taking per-
sonal offence at this reinark. Since the 7th
day of June, I836, [the day, I believe, that
a duel was fought between these gentleman]
he had carefully refrained from noticing any
thing that the gentlemen from N. Carolina
said. Mr. Bynum made some remarks in
reply, afld stated that, in consequence of his
relations to the gentleman from Maryland,
he had avoided and would avoid any difficul-
ty with liim; that, in fact,thegentleman was
not in his eye, and he did not know he was
in the I-‘louse when this affair happened ; and
that he meant bythe term ‘ bully,’ a political
champion, and would so have explained it if
the gentleman had applied to him.
Ile said howei-er if the gentleman under-
took to read lectures to him, they could not
both Oftllett" remain there in the hall. The
Speaker inter_fered to keep order. Mr. Stan-
ley of N. CA, who was one of the persons
alluded to as ‘a bully,’ rose and asked his
colleague to state whether he intended to
apply the term ‘ bully’ to him. Mr. Bynnm
replied that the House had heard and doubt-
less understood him. The _Speaker inter-
posed. 1\lr. Stanley again requested adirect
reply to his question. Mr. _Bynum replied,
in substance, that he had used the term in a
p'olitical sense; that he did not say his col-
league was ‘a, bully; but that if he’ thought’
so he must take his own course. ’”Th.e,n I
will take my own course,’ was the reply.
‘ Very well,’ rejoined Mr. B. Here Mr.
Stanley made some remarks upon his mode-
rate and-conciliatory course in that House,
and upon the necessity he felt himself under
to notice what had fallen from his colleague.
He had told his colleagues, when he came
here, that ifthey introduced him to Mr. By-
nuin, he ivoiild hold him responsible for any
thing he might say or do. In the course of
these and other remarks, Mr. Bynum inter-
Here closed the personal. part ofthe (liS°
ctission, Mr. Clay having the lastwvord.
The bill of Mr. Calhoun was referred to
the Committe on Public Lands-—but a mo-
tion was made to reconsider, wliich was lost
19 to 152.
S.-.'l‘URDAY Jan. 4.
The Senate did not sit.
In the'I-louse Mrj Evans ‘of ll.-laine asked
and obtained leave to bringin a bill making
appropriations in part for the stfipoit of go'-
vei'iinier.'t in 1840, viz, for the contingent ex-
ruptcd Mr. S., ssiyiiig, ‘This is a prtvitlc
matter; do not trouble the House with it;
let its retire into the lobby’-—-i_)0it‘.ting to the
dool‘. The bickering i_;ct\\'t_‘L‘n the parties
continued for some limo,
llflr. Ksim announced in an appropriate
and feeling manner the dccease of his col-
league, Mr. VV. M. Potter, of Penn. \Vhere-
upon, from respect to the memory of the de-
ceased, the House adjourned.
T/Ia Land Bill.—A very warm debate, of
a personal character occurred in the Senate,
between Mr. Clay. and Mr. Calhoun, on a
question referring Mr. Cailhoun’s land bill to
a conimittee—the bill ceding the public land
to the states in which they lie. Mr. Clay
asked Mr. Calhoun whether the bill met the
approbation of the President of the United
St-ates—alluding to the rumors that the
President and Mr. Calhoun had formed a
coalition. Mr. Calhoun replied with great
warmth, and admitted that most of the mens-
ures of the administration met with his appro-
bation and would be sustained by his friends.
The debate thcn waxed exceedingly hot
and personal. Mr. Calhoun in allusion to
the compromise bill, said he had forced it
upon Mr. Clay-—that he had been driven
to it, and on that question “he was his mas-
ter” Mr. Calhoun declared he had ever
been consistent on the tariff question, that he
had a plan of his own on that subject, and
system. The correspondent ofthe Baltimore
American says: O —
Mr. Clay rose for the third time. Iain
debate.
caused him to exhibit so much violence and
occasion.
strange that he should allude to his connec
self was forced into the measure He should
over to the authors of the Force Bill-to the
hot opponents of Nullification, and therefore,
after his public adhesion, he should not be
excited when told of his alliance.
“ He says," continued Mr. Clay, “that he
is my master.” My master! I would not
own him for my slave! (Langhter.) “He
my master, indeed.” Mr. Clay here spoke
plainly, though apparently not much excit-
ed, of Mr. Calhoiin’s egotisui. (The Sen-
ator froin South Jarolina had said that Mr.
Clay was flat upon_his back at one period of
the compromise discussion.) “ Flat upon my
back” as I was, continued Mr. Clay, I was
The Potomac Insurance Cumpnny. Cf} enabled to force the Compromise Bill
GL’0rgt‘t0WD. has declared a divltlend 0f’t"hrou'gh the Senate in spite ofthehottest op-
position, and the most strenuous exertions.
And yet the Senator from S. C. in the excess
of egotism and arrogance, tells us that he
wrote home letters that I was “flat upon my
back.”
Mr. Clay then alluded to the importance
of the compromise bill, and to the position
ofthe country at the time of its adoption. 1
saw, said he, the noble and gallant State of
South Carolina in an unfortunate condition ;
trouble. I was anxious to rescue. her, if I
'could; to stop the shedding ofhuman blood;
to rescue the country from the civil war
which was threatened. I had no other and
no higher ambition in those ‘ troublous times
wh_ich’tossed the private stateand rendered
life unswect,’ than to serve my country. The
compromise act was designed to do this, and
in the language of another Senator, to ob-
tain a lease for years ofan important public
matter. In this spirit I brought forivard
from two great measures the principle of
compromise.
‘But,’ continued Mr. Clay, ‘the Senator
from S. Carolina. in order to display still
further a peculiar trait of charactcr——his
great vanity——says, that from this day forth
all obligations are cancelled between him
and S. Carolina-the South and myself. All
obligations are cancelled for South Caroli-
na and the South. Sir, what right has he to
speak for the South and myself? W'hat
right even to say that all obligations are this
day cancelled, bi-tween even S. Carolina and
myself? If the future can speak as plainly
as the past, the day is not for distant when
even South Carolina will repudiate the as-
sumption of her Senator. The day is not
far distant when such an event may happen.’
‘ My race,’ continued Mr. Clay, with great
impressiveuess of manner, ‘ ispretty nearly
run.‘ I have nothing to ask from the South—
nothing—nothing——nothing. Nothing from
my country, Nothing-—|east even ofall the
men I know of—from the Senator from S.
Carolina. Cancelling obligations, indeed,
between me and the South 1 Sir, I have in
times past, and to the best of my ability,
served my country. No human being-no
power on eaith—-not all mankind can rob
me of that consolation, which I shall take
with me in my retirement.’ _
Mr. Cal/Loam here said a few words, and
remarked that he should not reply to -the
personal remarks of Mr. Clay. He could
not conceive what motive had prompted the
Senator to ask the question he had, and to be,
as be conceived, so personal in his remarks.
He did not like these personal altercations,
but felt bound to defend himself, whenever
and wherever, and by whomsoever attached.
J11‘. Clay immediately rose and said, ‘A
single‘word by way of closing. Does not
the Senator f_rom S. ‘Carolina feel that he has
provolled this discussion and brought upon
himself whatever observation I have seen fit
to;make? I put it to the Senator, and to the
Ser'iate,_ whether I-have given utterance to
any remark which should arouse so much
passion and feeling from him. . I merely put
a question to. hirn—-a question involving the
.interest of one hundred millions of the putr-
lic domain,-and herein is -the cause ofall
this excitement. ‘ ‘
.._.. -......'.'.'. -s
r--..
that the South had been plundered by that
sorry, he said to be obliged to prolong this
I made no personal allusion to _the
Senator from S. C. and said nothing to have
p ssion as he has exhibted upon the present
it is strange that he should have
taken so much offence at ivhat I did say-
tion with the administration so fretfully, after
having publicly gone over to it—and to the
compromise act so feelingly, when he him-
reinember. said Mr. Clay, that he has gone
badly piloted, as I thought, and in a sea of
.l’)Z,‘I‘.SC$ of the House and the payment of
the members, which was read a third time
and passed. , '
Mr. Ramsey of Pennsylvania, moved a
suspension of the rules, to enable him to
present a petition from the 3d Congressional
District of that state, complaining that their
rights had been trampled on in permitting
the gentleman here. (Mr. Naylor) to take his
seat as their represent.»tive, and asking that
the. frauds by \.vh_ich their rights have been
violated be investigated. The motion to
suspend the rules was lost, ye-as 118, noes
67——not two thirds.
The greater part ofthe sitting was occupied
with a debate on a motion of Mr. Thomp-
son of S. C. to reconsider the vote on order-
ing the printing of 5000 copies of the iriap
ofthe seat of war in Florida, accompanyiiig
the report of the Si-crr-tary of War. Mr.
T. objected to the printing, on account ofthe
expense. The motion to reconsider, at length
prevailed. The following resolution was
presented by Mr. S. V.-'illiaiiis and adopted.
Resolved, that the memorials and petitions
presenti-d to the House of Reprcseiitatives at
the l:st Congress, and upon which favorable
reports wrzre made, and on which the [louse
did not finally act, and such memorials and
petitions as were presented at the last Con-
gress and referred, upon which the commit-
tees did not make reports, he again referred
to the committees to which the said memori-
als and petitions were heretofore sevtrally rc-
ferrcd. '
Mr. Jarnieson of Missouri, announced the
death of the Hon. Albert G. Harrison, who
at the time of his decease was a member
elect ofthe present Congress from that state,
and off red resolutions in token of respect
to his memory, which were. adopted. 'I‘hc
House thereupon adjourned till Monday.
l.\’IONDAY. Jan. 6.
The Senate was opened with prayer‘ by
the. eloquent divine, the Rev. Mr. Cookman,
the newly elected chaplain.
After the presentation ofa number of peti-
tions, mcinorials, &c. chiefly of a local and
private character, Mr. Clay submitted a inc-
morial from a number of citizens ofthe State
of Missouri, praying for a grant of land in
the Territory of Oregon, and that Congress
should afford protection to them. Mr. Clay
said he was not prepared to say he was in
favor of the object ofthe petitioners; but he
thought that Congress ouglit to give an ex-
pression of its_ opinion, espcciallyas many of
our citizens compelled by the spirit of enter-
prise and adventure, were deslroiis to go
Sundry resolutions were adopted, calling
on committees and the Departments for in-
form‘ation—-among which was one directing
the Secretary ofthe Treasury to ask the Gov-
ernors ofa.ll the States in the Union“‘~for a ’
copy of their State Reports upon the subject
of Geology and l\'lineJ‘alogy. Another reso-
lution adopted, called for information as to
the expedirncy of placing Steam Cutters in
the Gulfof ;Mexico, on the Atlantic, and on
Lakr-Erie. lg _ fl
Armor! Occupitlion of Florida -—Mr. Ben- _,.
ton called up the bill for the armed occu-.
pation of Florida, and spoke at length in de-
fence of thebill. ,
Mr. Tappan made some very strong re-
marks in reply to Mr. Benton. _ He did not
think the measure. introduccd,~the -best to-be
supported by Congress, and he-could not
therefore, vote for the bill. Mr. T. said he
should be glad to see the plan adopted which
was successful in the settlement of New Eng-
land. Such a plan was not impracticable, and
it could be adopted, and emigrants could meet
there and dtfend themselves by themselves. '
Mr. Preston followed in the debate. He
drrclared that the General Government had -
shamefully abandonerl its duty to Florida.——
lfthe Executive had done his duty, the case
would have been different from‘what it has
been. The conduct of the Government has
been dilatory in the extreme, and the suffer-
ings, ravagcs and bloodshed proportioned.—
Florida has cost the Government an immense
sum of money. An immense sum had been
paid for the original purchase and an im-
mensetreasiire poured out. Mr. P. believed
that the bill was wholly inefficicrv, and would
rail to accomplish its purposes.
The Senate ‘adjourned after Mr. Preston
had finished his remarks, and after some an-
important informal business.
In the House, the -vexed New Jersey
question came before the House, with allthe
spirit and temper which characterized the,
discussion two weeks since ‘
Mr. Campbell, of S C., C'hairman of the
Committee on Elections, proposed resolu-
tions" referring all tl1e.papeI‘S to that commit-
tee—and giving a hearing to all concerned
in the case.
Mr. Bell moved the following
tions :
Resolved, That Philemon Dickerson, Pe-
ter D. Vroom, \Vm. R. Cooper, David B.
Ryall and Joeseph B. Kyle, who are in at-
tendance claiming to be qualified and to be
adrnittecl to sit and vote in the House of Re-
presentatives from the State of New Jersey
are not and cannot be legally and constitu-
tionally members ofthis body untilthc regu- , ,
lar returns or certificates of election granted /[1 5
to five other duly qualified persons by the‘
Governor and f.‘ouncil of said State'in the
exercise of the authority vested in them by
the laws of said State. passed’ in conformity
with the Constitution of the United States.
Shall have been set aside or adjudged void,
upon due investigation made in the form
and manner prescribed by the laws and
usages of this House.
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resolu-
have (I
thither, and were preparing to make similar
applications to Congress. On motion
Clay, the petition was referred to the
committee on the Oregon Territory.
Mr. \Viight, from the co nmittee oi
nance, reporteda Bill for the safe keeping,
transfer and disbursement of the public nio-
neys. Also a bill more effectually to secure
the public money, and punish defaulters.
The N, Y. Senator gave notice he would
on Monday next ask for the consideration of
those bills in the above order, .:nd he was di-
rectcd by the coniiiiittee to say, that he felt it
a duty to press the immediate consideration
of those incasurr-s, particularly the first, the
Sub Trc(Lsu7'_7/ Bill.
The bill providing compensationifor the
mr.-mbcrs and officers of Congress, was
brought from the House——read twice, refer-
red to the committee on Finance, reported
back immediately aftcrwarads, and by unani-.
mous consent taken up and passed without a
inomeiit’s delay.
Mr. Clay introduced a bill to amend the
act in relation to copy rights. This is the
same measure which Mr. Clay brought in
the session before the last, but which was
not acted on. It ivas referred to the Judicia-
ry Committee wliere it again failed to re-
ceive any decisive action, owing probably to
the multiplicity of other engagements ofthe
members. .\:r. Clay now proposed its refer-
ence to the same committee; and he hoped
they would now act upon it. He only want-
ed the sense of the Senate respecting the
measure. He was desirous for its success;
but he would cheerfully submit it to the
pleasure of the Senate. The bill was ac-
cordingly referred. '
Benton called upthc resolutions which he
offered some days ago, embracing several
negative propositions against the assumption
of the debts of the States, by the Federal
Government. Mr Benton eintered upon a
long and elaborate argument in support of
his resolutions: when he finished, Mr.
Lumpkin of Ga., moved that the resolutions
for the present he on the table; which was
agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Benton, the committee
on Finance were discharged from the fur-
thor consideration of‘ the bill providing for
the more speedy and effectual collection of
small notes in the District of Columbia, and
the measure was referred to the committee
on the Judiciary.
The Senate then adjourned.
-_.‘-The House of Representatives transactcd
no public business to day. Immediately af-
ter the journal was read, Mr. Calhoun of
Mass. rose and announced the dccease of his
colleague, Mr. Alvord, who had been regu-
la rly elected a representative from the Green-
field district, but died during the recess; and
moved the customary resolutions for going
into mourning.
Mr. Duncan ofOhio oflered a proposition
for committing the testimony in the New
Jersey contested election case to the Comit-
tee on Elections, but at the suggestion of
Mr. Calhoun that it was an immemorial
usage for the House to adjourn after an an.- I
nouncement of the melancholy nature he
had made, Mr. Duncan withdreiv his propo-
sition‘ and the House adjourned. ‘
’ _ TUESDAY Jan. 7'.
In the Senate, Mr.‘ Bt“Dl.0I]’S resolutions
on the assumption of State Debts, were dis-
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that Mr Sevier will argue as well fo
tecting the commerce of the Lakes.
Resolved, That the House ecided
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er to inform the Governor of New Jersey of
what had been done here, and the reason
why the State was not represented.
The debate after Mr. Bell presented his
resolutions. became general, and several
members took part in the discussion.
C'orrcs12omlencc of the Erryrcss.
W1-:iJ.\'i;so1iY, Jan. 8
The sessions have been ivithout interest
to-da *, in both Houses of Congress. Doctor
Duncan, the slaughter-house surgeon and,‘
quack, gave the members the fourth and last
instalment ofhis speech, commenced the first
or second week ofthe session. The speech
was a sort of tragical-comedy’, distinguished
for bitterness, vulgarismsand odd illustrations,
stoten forth from holy writ; the beginning
of it to-day was the bold declaration, thatthe
Whig members from New Jersey were usur-
pers and men who falsely and fraudulently
claimed their seats. The Governor of New
Jersey, in so many words, wascharged_ with
committing a base fraud, in giving the com-
mission of election. Tho“Great seal” of
the State and Executive, which the accom-
plis/1.ctl Doctor. said, was but the evidence
ofthe Gove:'nor’s fraud. The conclusion of ,
Mr. Duncan’s speech was most amusing, and
excited the mingled wonder, contempt, and
laughter of all who heard it. It concerned
New Jersey and the contested seats in no wise,
but referred to Democracy, Federalism,
VVhigi_sm. Anti-Masonryisni, Abolitionism,
and all the isms and cliisms of aboutall the
sects and parties in the universe; the Harris-
burgh Convention came in for a-good share ‘
of abuse—and the good minister anon who
opened the Convention with prayer—for the
reason, as the learned Ohioan wittily remark-
ed, that his bcn-O-diction was not in accord-
ance with Divine approbation, Mr. Duncan
then read a chapter from Job who, he said,
prayed. The example of Job was good in
more respects than prayer, it was thought the
virtue‘ of patience. In conclusion, we had a
long sermon about Moses and the Prophets,
Elijah and Joseph, and of all who figured in .
early life through the four books of Moses.
Mr. Duncan’s scriptural peroration came at
three o'clock. Finishing it, he strutted
through the Hall for a half hour, receiving
congratulations of the very few ofhis party
who recognise him. i’
‘ The Senate, from their “much speak-
ing” and much business, one would imagine .
near the close of the session. Important
public bills have passed, and are hurrying
through as though the_House was far in
advance of the Senate, and thus early two
hundred bills have been introduced. To-
day the bill forthe. military occupation of
Florida was introduced again, and after a
speech of an boat‘ in support of it from My, ‘
Clay of Alabama, it was ordered to be
grossed. ‘
A bill appropria_ting some $85.00
clearing out Red River was ordered to
engrossed. Mr. Sevier sustained it very "
backed by Mr. Davis of Mass, who
well this Internal Improvement ques
I.
cussed at length, by Messrs. Lumpkin, G run-
tly . Preston, and Clay of Alabitma.
suitsthe convenience of certain S.o_ut
men. Mr. Illorlon, of La, and III-r. Ki:
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