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The I-louse r‘. 1 "=:\l_ 3;-:1. :.’uoice_ Of 8 Chap-
lain after the ; ti rust evening‘. but ad‘
dourned as soon .- - ti:--r result was l<.0°“’"-
Chairinari of the Select
This morning I.
ked leave to have
committee on printing. as _
ti clerk flpp0lnI’.(‘GI for the purpose of sercyipg
the committee, and also power to son or
witnesses. &c. The request was granted.
The House now proceeded to ballot‘ for
at Chaplain’ The fifth balloting; -which ‘is
now- closing, will probably resultin the elec-
tion of Rev. Dr. Bates of Mass. _
In Senate, among a‘ number of memorials
presented this morning, were sevei'al by Mr.
Tappnn of Ohio, on the subject of abolition.
Mr, T, preceeded the presentation by a
written opinion on the subject. _In regard
to the power of congress to abolish slavery
in this district, Mr. T. contended that con-
gress had full power to act on the siibject,
but could not exercise it without the wishes
of the citizens 0-f the district_and ofthe neigh-
boring states. Ohio, he said, had no wish
to interfere with the institutions of the neigh- C1
boring states, and as she would not allow an
interference with her own, she would coun-
‘tenance none ‘in the rights of other states.
It will give me great pleasure to _present
.~,petitions praying for any worthy object, but
‘ll. cannot suppose that is it pZt1'I.ICL]I£1l‘ griev-
ance ofwhicli they complain, but one of a
general character. Living f-:.i~ from the Dis-
trict of Coluiiibii, and knowing put little of
her institutions, it is not presumed they know
as much of the evil as those who are here
as citizens or legislators. Mr. T. presumed
they had no particulay interest in the subjict,
although an undoubted rightto petition. Iior
these and other reasons, Mr. '1‘: concluded
his written opiuion_by rernarlting that he
declined to present the petitions.
’ ?,\i1r_ ’1_‘,tpp;m was complimented by Mr.
Preston, for the course he Iiad taken and the
conclusion he hid arrived at. .
=Ohe of the Louisiana Senators reported -'1
bill,»which was referred, authorizing the
Legislature of Louisiana, to sell the land in
that state. appropriated to public schools.
The resolutions of Mr. Webster, in rela-
tion"to steamboats, were. called up by the
_ mover and adopted. They eriibody M r. W’s
opinion in regard to the net-.essary legisla-
tive action of the Cornmittee of Conimerce
without debate. «
TV!-:‘D.\'ESDAY, Feb. 5.
The House adopted an order yesterday,
to receive petitions every day till the l5lh Of
the present month. Petitions, therefore,
were in order this morning. Mr. LHWFPHCL‘
of Mass. presented one asking the general
government to recognize the independence
of I-Iayti. Mr. Banks of Va. moved that
the petition ‘lie on the table-'—Ayt s 1 lGno-es 63
Vtlhen the state of New Jersey was reach-
-el, t\Ir. Randolph submitted a question to
.the Speaker of the I-louse—whether he had
-received the Resolutions of the General As-
sembl of New Jersey ? The Speaker said
that he had, but declined to present them, be-
cause they were not addressed to him as
Speaker, but as a member of congress.
The Gen. Assembly do not recognize the
House as constitutionally organized, and ac-
cordingly did not address Mr. H. as Speaker
In Senate the orders ofthe day were call-
ed at a late hour, and Mr. Calhoun commenc-
‘ ed a discussion of the report of the Select
Committee. Mr. C. spoke for an hour or
‘more, and was followed by Mr. Preston.
He submitted to the administration Senators
whether in view of all that had been said
and done it was proper to press the report
upon the Senate. All had expressed the
opinion that no assumption was proposed
here. Why then press the report? One sen-
.‘8.t0l‘l]£1(.l said that a circular was issued by a
mercantile house in London. Another that
a New York -paper had ibroached the sub-
ject, and his colleague ‘had spoken of the tar-
viffand the public lands. It was time enough
-to discuss these subjects when they came
properly and directly before the Senate. Mr.
P. therefore moved that the report be laid on
the table——motion lost—-29 to I6.
‘Mr. Grundy then moved that the report
‘be made the special order of the day for
Monday next, which was carried.
Mr. Benton moved the printing of 30,000
extra copies of it, (the ordinary number hav-
ing already been ordered.) Mr. Preston
and Mr. Preiwtiszs :2’ ".~'.‘. opposed it upon the
—--' -‘ would have it bad
.- :~. :‘5f--‘CI job for -nobody,
, ‘*- :. kin of ‘Ga. said
-. --:2 .-.. ..»q....:..;..- or the commentaries
..'.'.ich had been made upon the report, he
-wou-ld move the printing of 60,000 copies.
The yeas and hays were then ordered upon
the extreme number, and the motion to print
was carried, 27 to 18.
_ Tuurtsnxv. Fri). 6.
In Senate, Mr. Pierce, from the military
committee, said they should soon bring in a
bill for the equalization of the pay of the of-
ficers of the army, according to tho‘ instruc-
tions which had been given the committee
by the unanimous vote of the Senate.
Mr. Benton laid on the table a statement
which he made o.it, of the amount of receipts
from customs and public lands from the year
"1789 down to the present time, which was
ordered to be printed.
In the House, a-fter the journal was read,
the Speaker, by general consent, laid b fore
the House the correspondence which had
passed between the Governor of New Jet‘-
sey and himselfin reference to the Joint Re-
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solutions passed by the Council and(},_sne1-3) the g,-wt admmagps 11,93; would receive nize this reptiblic, which her people, atleaet,
Assembly of that State concerning the pro- from such a large abolition of duties on their deem it fit residence?
ceedings of the House against the commis-
sioned members of the State. .
The Governor merely says that in com. measures, the" country would not now haye 1-913 of iurpemgm, go the stores to exchange
pl-lance with the instructions of the Legisla- to regret the annual importation of_fifty mil- for necessal-ies_
’ lure, he transmits the resolutions to him lions of free goods fi'oin countries, several of culaiion there, and [,a,rg¢.,-, the primitive sys. .
“‘ with arcquest that he will lay the same Wl'llCl‘i oppress with enormous duties, and tom of C
before the other representatives from the sev-
eral states now assembled at Washington.”
The letter is addressed to the Hon. M. T.
Hunter, mpresentative from Virginia.
w
t
o the exclusion of the Representative‘ of the
State, who occupies his seat in the bod .-
He felt bound, on the other hand to COM "tie
that they were sent to him on account ofliis
station; "and in that view,'he respectfully de-
clined to present them ;_ because they virtu-
ally dénied his capacity as Speaker, and the
right of those who had elected him to that
station. The House had a right to expect
those who made him tiie organ of presept-
ing any thing to them, should address him
in his official capacity. _
The Speaker adds that he raised no ques-
tion as to the propriety of the resolutions. or
the right of the Legislature to pass them;
but simply express his_notions of what he
owed to the dignity of the House and to his
owti station. He wa_s notdisposetl to cavil
for mere form, nor did he regard the pro-
ceedingsas personally offensive to himself.
But when an omission of-form was manifest-
ly intended to deny the right of the House
over which he had the honorto preside, he
felt it a duty to take_c,ar'c to do nothing that
miglit seem to recogiiise such an omission.
He concluded by exprcssing his regret
that he was not able to comply with the re-
uest of the authorities of New Jersey.
The House then proceeded with the busi-
ncss of presenting petitions and memorials.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7.
I12. Seitalc, Mr. Norvell, of Michigan, pre
sented the credentials of.-‘tugustus '1‘. Porter,
elected a Senator from that State for six years
from the 4th of March last. Mr. Porter then
came forward, was qualified and took his
seat. . _ _
Mr. IViight, of Y. presented a petition
from the surt-ties of Sam’l Stvartwout, pray-
ing for a compromise of their liabilities. It
was referred to the committee on finance.
Iii (lie Hlousc, after the reading of thejoui'-
nail, and an eloquent and iinpressive. prayer
from the Rev. Mr. ‘Bates, the new chaplain,
Mr. Jones, from the committee of ways and
men ns, moved that the rules of the House be
suspended for the purpose of giving him an
opportunity of proposing that the House go
into Committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union, in order to consider and pass a
Bill niiiking appropriations for the Pension
Fund for the year 1840, stating that it was
nccess-.ii'y in order to meet the payment of
pensions due on the 1st of March.
Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, inquired ofthe
chairman of the committee how it was that
the pension fund was cxliaustcd, when it was
well known to every member present. that
sufficient money had been appropriated for
the purpose of paying the pensions of the
'car 1840, during the last session.
Mr. Jones stated that he was not then fully
able to ‘uinswer the question, -but he believed
that though there was money on hand for
some particular class of pensioners, there
ivere other classes for which there was not.
Mr. Rice Garland read a document show-
ing that there was now in the hands ofthe
pension agents, .‘5l,400,000, applicable for
thcyear 1840; and submitted to the House
whether this bill was not intended to place a
large amount of money in the hands ofthe
political partisans of the government, for
their own private use, until it shold be want-
ed for the public service. He further stated
that these pension agents were all, or nearly
all, presidents of banks, and violent political
partisans ofthe present administration.
The discussion was continued during the
remainder of the session, without coming to
a decision. '
SATURDAY, Feb. 8.
The Senate did not sit to day. In the
House, Mr. Clay of Illinois presented a me.-
morial, praying for the continuance of the
Cumberland "Road, and moved to refer it to
the Committee of IVays and Means, with in-
structions to" report a bill appropriating one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for each
of-the states ofOhio. Indiana, and Illinois, to
-be expended. on -the National Road in said
States, in the year ‘I840, under the direction
of the War department, said appropriations
to be subject to all the restrictions and con-
ditions of former appropriations on said road
A debate, much of which was of a political
and angry nature, arose immediately, and
was still progressing when it motion to ad-
journ preivailed.
Mona.-n'.,'Feb. 1.0.
Monday was a busy day in both branches of
Congress. After the presentation, in the
Senate, ofa large number of petitions, all of
which were either of.a local, private, or un-
interesting Cl]:il':’l(‘lt‘J‘, Mr. Smith of Indiana,
from the Committee on Roads and_ Canals, to
which the subject had been referred bya re-
solution of.the Senate, reported a bill making
an appropriation, payable by instalments, of
a sum sufficient to complete the Cumberland
road in the states of Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri, and transferring the road to
those states under certaiii restrictions. The
bill was read twice and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Benton, in a speech of considerable
length, moved the Senate to reprint certain
resolutions for the regulation of foreign coin-
merce, on principles of reciprocity and mu-
tual benefit, which he had brought into the
Senate near ten years ago, but which had
not then ripened into any legislative action.
The resolutions said Mr. B. were brought
forward, in view of the approaching extinc-
tion of the public debt, and the consequent
ability-ofthe government to make a great re-
duciion of duties on foreign imports; for
which reductions be then believed, as he
now believrs, that both the constitution of
the U. States, and the interest ofthe country
required equivalent advantages to the be de-
manded from foreign countries, in return for
exports brought to our country. If the "re-
solutions had then ripened into legislative
fetter with injurious restrictions, the products
ofthe U. States which go to their ports.
The report of the Select corrmittec, to
which was referred the resolution of Mr.
Mr. Speaker replies tohis Excellency the Benton, and the resolution of Mr. Lumkiri.
Governor, that as an individual or a rt-prc- on the subject of the assumption of the State
s_entt,1ti.ve from Virginia, {he should estecin it debts by the government, beingthe special
.71 high honor to be the organ through .wlii,ch order of the day, was taken up and, with an
Representatives. But he could not believe
iliat'tl_i.e purpose .w_a_s fo distinguish _hi_rn thus,. lion calling upon the Secretary of IVar for was down to fifty centsper bushel.
‘the Sovereign State of New Jersey might executive session. occupied the residue ofthe
wish to present anything to the House of day. '
In t
all the information in his possession, or on
tion and 'employ'ment.of bloodhounds and
-the employm'ent'of blo‘odh6uncls.'
he HOUSE. Mr. W’ise.ofi'ei'ed ti resolu- Z
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,...m.
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1 rfi
file in hisdeparnient, respecting the importa- V
s
their keepers (if foreign keepers have bcfen
lready ‘in posses-' i
0
Mr. \Vise said he was a .
sion of the information which this resolution
called for; and he desired to take ih_e oppor-
tunity to state,‘in answer to'_inquirres from
several, portions ofthe country, thatthe War 0
Department had admitted the fact, ofliciiilly
to him, that this Government had authorized
The resolution" was ordered to‘ lie over
one day.’ ,
M r. Graves introduced a bill to ntitborlzi’
the pu_rchase.ofthe stock -held by 1ml|V1.d‘1«'1lS
in the Louisvi
make the navigation thereof free.
The bill was twice read and referred to
the committee of the whole. _
Mr. Bell, on leave, introduced a bill to
cure the freedom of elections. and to pi'ovid.9
more effectually for the a-;It1tlI3ISll‘ttUOYl Of
Executive patronage. ‘
On leave given, Mr. Bell introduced an-
other bill entitled a bill to repeal the first
and second sections of an act entitled An act
to limit the term of certain offces therein
named, and for other purposes, upp1‘0\'c(l
Mav 15. 1820.
Mr. Curtis, in pursuance of notice, ask:-d
and obtained leave to introduce a bill for the
reliefof certain debtors to ‘the U. S. and to
repeal certain acts in rcluiieii to such tlcI)~
tors.
The bill having been read tivice, it was,
on motion of Mr. C.‘-. referred to the Coin-
mittee on the Judiciary.
The call of the States and 'I‘t-rritorics
having been gone through with—-the House,
at 5 o’clock adjourned.
I
SELEC’1‘ED suiviitiaiivf"
Not a small bus'z'7tess.——'l‘Iiere. are estab-
lishments for making friction matches in N.
York, Troy, Utica, Buffalo, Rochester, Mid-
dleton, Providence, Boston, Lowell, Spring-
field, Hadley, Sunderland, Concord, Ipswich,
Portland, and almost ever villiirrc in New
_ Y :3
England, and many in the Southern and
\Vcstern States. Those at the above named
places alone, make as appears from their
sales, one to two’ thousand gross, or above
fifteen hundred dollars worth daily, employ-
ing in the various departments about 300
persons. A company in Boston have obtain-
ed a patent for makinnr matches of a partic-
ular composition, tindaare setting the whole
country on fire.
Lg/no/ring a. Bank.-—Tlie people ofJasper
and the adjoining counties of East Mississip-
pi, exasperated at the swindling operations
of the Brandon -Bank, have met and '.‘0met0
the following summary resolution respecting
the branch at Paulding:
That “the rnc_eti_ng take possession of the
vaults, books, opens. and all other things
belonging to tie branch bank, and place
them in the hands of a committee of five for,
‘safe keeping,’ ” and appointed a committee
to receive whatever propositions .t.lio..l)fl__nk
might feel disposed to make. ‘ _
Hot Oil Lw.mp.—The Philadelpliia Jour-
nal of the Franklin Institute contains an ac-
count of Pai‘.lr.er’s'ne\v ‘fhot oil lam ,” by
the use of which it is said the cost of illumi-
nation with sperm oil is 5.0 per cent less
than by other lamps. Experiments were
tried with various substances and it was found
that the hot oil lamp with Southern whale,
affords an economy .of tl.lg.l1l nearly .12 times
greater than German wax candles, 7 times
greater than spermaceti.
Rail Road I ron.—It seems, from a report
made by the Treasury Department of the
House of Representatives, that the amount
of duties remitted on iron imported for rail
roads and stecimtboals, exceeds the very large
sum of Hirer: millions and it /ta/fof dollars.
This, certainly, gives some claim to the U.
States to require that ra-il roads should trans-
port thc public mail, upon better terms than
they transport freight or passengers.
Attempt at Revolt and Pi-rar._i/.——'I‘liree
men named VI’m. Robertson, Nathl.' Dan-
field, and James Buckles, were brought by
the -U. S. Marshal from on board the U. S’
brig Boxer‘, charged with‘ an attempt and
revolt and piracy on board the brig Des atch,
of Boston, off Rio Janeiro. The pan of
these prisoners was to induce the crew to
rise upon the Capt. and officers, murder them,
run away with the brig, and commense pi-
racy. Their diabolical design was frustra-
ted before it could be put into execution,‘ and
the criminals were delivered over to the
commander of the Boxer to be brought
home for trial. They were briefly exam-
ined and then committed to prison. ‘ '
N. Y. Express 10.
"The introdut‘.tion of any new truth into
the mind, is like introducing it stranger into
ono’s family, and giving him a situation and
dress by which he becomes an acknowledg-
ed inmate, subject to the laws of the house-
hold. But if the master of the house dis-
cern,_in this stranger, evidences ofa charac-
ter and "intelligence for above his own. the
his own understanding is enlightened; his
own affections are exalted; his own manners
are improved by the intercourse.”
Te:ra.s.—-The Brfish bark Agnes, which
arrived some weeks since _at Galveston,
brought out 100 English emigrant families.
Then why should England refuse to recog-
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ast fleifil
. ' " ' . Gen. H’sf'riends do not want any t
employed).bythe \Var Department. 01‘ by lnmhla , _ ._ p _ .
thea_uih_orities of the Territory in the Flor- farther pledge than ‘that \\I;]lt.I']t lg: hasnai If
ida war with the Seminole Indians. ready given. In his SP9“ 3 "‘°‘“ ‘*-
n 1835. _ ,
fthe Abolitionists “weak. presumtuous and mt-r navigators will no doubt be of rriuch
The natives seemed to be of very $
5.1
'I‘o companies of six ‘or’ more, receiving their
S ff pa era by mail, 31 50, payable in advance.
are u rage. _
goiistilutiorial, but not expedient.
Albany Argus sneers at Gen.
The N H Patriot goesion the other ta.:
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lle and Portlandtanal, and to and denounces him as an ‘_ aristocrat V
one ofthe "grandest houses in Cm!‘-".‘l'nati.”
It would be well to have a Convention of
Loco-Fccos. and clccide whethtr the “ Hero
of 'l‘i pecanoe” shall be dcnouncd for his
“ wen th” or his “poverty.” Just agree a-
mong yourselves on this important point,
gentleincn.—Nort}zmnpton Co-u.rze-r.
value of explanations in the official organ,
the Madisonian of this morning says: " Mr.
the War Di.-partirient had admitted the fact,
officially to him, that the Government had
iiuiliorizcd the employment of bloodhounds ”
Tlitis, then, it would S(_‘t’lI)
no iiutlioriiy for
and the Florida papers.
sign) being present.
, Committee appointed by the Baltimore and
Philidelphia Rtiilroad Co. retuined from
ment with the Postmaster General, so that
the mails will be continued on the present
route.
per at Harrisburgh, says that Gov. Porter
will be sustained by the people in his efliirts
change that is effected is on his own p:irt- lo suslam lb? °‘red't,°“h° State‘
’ icals here will receive the n
i
-3 P-roriigous rreform at the -wrong eiul.—IVe
observe from one of the morning New
Eras, that Mr. Collector Hoyt has been iii-
structed by the Secretary of the Treasury, to
reduce the daily compensation of the Night
Inspectors at the Custom House, from 81.-
75 per day to 8l.50l
Neighbor Ritchie continues to pro_fesP.a
he pronounced all the proceedings
unconstitutional.” That’s pledge enough for value.
us, and goes abow-shot beyond the advoc: _
3 “ Missouri Restrictions and Free i'c- as 4 or 5 vessels of war was calculated to
” who admits that abolition is make a pacific impression.-- Of the new isl-
' ands discovered, one, we find, is named King, ;
after an honest j ick tar, who first discovered
rte f
fthc
Richmond W’/rig.
" W’/iei'e Doctor's Disagree." &*{-'—The
Harrison for
' it I’...-
iis poverty. and calls him a beggar-.
in
The Bloor.llzoimds.——As an evidence ofthe
Wiso stated in the House, on Monday, that
the Globe had
its “ riuthorizcd” state-
riciit that the War Di-pariment knew noth-
ing of the transaction except through rumor
PORTSMOUTII, 0. Feb. 5, 1840
T/ic log Cttbin Boys Aicct/rc.—Oii the lst
February, instant, we had the largest meeting
held in this town—--many old companions of
Harrison (who were with him when an en-
Our whole country is
rising en massc. Never haveI witnessed
any thing like it in all my life. The log
cabin and liard cider boys are turning out
to the rescue; and you may look forward
to a majority for the LOG CABIN CAN-
DIDATE of at least 10,000 in Ohio.
Gov. Porter and his Tra.r1uccrs.—Accor-
ding to a \Vashington Correspondent of the
Evening Post, the man whom the Adminis-
tration Party have made Gov. of Penn. is in
the habit of intoxication, and his recent
message was writttcn in one ofthese modes
If such be the fact, it is but characteristic of
the recklessness in the selection of men for
high offices so often seen in that Party.——
VVe commend attention to the Letter.
The Louisville Journal of the 5th says:
The river rose rapidly yesterday, and the ice
ran in great masses. During the day, about
a hundred flats and heels floated over the
falls.
Fire C077l7fl‘iS8i0neT’S Report.--By this
document it appears that ‘between the 2lst of
May and the 30th of Dec, I839, there were
78 fires in this city. Of these 54, is sup-
posed, were occasioned by incendiaries.
N. Y. Express.
A large and finely toned Bell, man__ufac-
turedby N, P. Ames of Springfield, Mass.
and weighing 3500 pounds, has been this
week placed in the tower of the Episcopal
church in this city. It is considered the
largest and best bell in New England.
I Ha.rtfor.d Patriot 4- Democrat.
The Lower Post Ofiice is to be removed
on the Jst of May, we understand, to the
rooms formerly occupied by the Mechanic's
Banking Association, in the new Exchange.
N. Y. Express.
Commodore Jacob Jones, is spoken of as
a member of the Navy Board, rendered va-
cant by .the death of Commodore Chauncey.
He is a man of skill and science.
Both Houses of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture have passed a resolution to remove the
seat of government from Nashville to Mar
freesborough. The majority in each House
was one vote.
Scalps and Sclwoling.—Among the up-_
propriations in Michigan for the present
year, are 31000 for libraries, and $1500 for
wolf scalps.
' The Hon. S. G. Andrews, Mayor of R0-
chester. has resigned that office, and accept-
ed the situation of Clerk of the Senate, to
which he was recently chosen by that body.
The N. Y. City inspector reports the
deaths of 156 persons for the week ending
Feb. 8. I840. '
Of 1553 vessels arrived at Boston last
year from foreign ports. 617 were British
vessels, nearly all from Nova Scotia and N.
Brunswick. The whole number of foreign
vessels other than British, was only 30.
The Deleware State Gazette says. that the
Washington without making any mange-
The Key Stone, a strong Van Burcn pa-
The Rad-
cws as exceed-
ngly unwelcome.
How it -mo-rks.-—'I‘he people In the pine
districts of N. Carolina, are carrying bar-
There is no money in, cir- C
ource!
‘ Ti-mes.
Emigration to 'Ie1:a.s.-—-The Houston
oinmerce, is the ‘only res
b
is immensc—by far greater than by sea." A P
gentleman from Nachiotchcs says, for 50 ‘
miles on the road he-was not out of sight of It
wagons loaded down with fu miture, and sur- -h
rounded with men, women and children.
anesville, Ohio. On the 29th ult. _ wheat
Star says the emigration byme inland course led himselftwice down east, and was sent to
The farmers are pinched to the utmost in’ ‘I113 °ff9T°d bails ‘V-hl‘?h “'33 ’1°°9Pl°d-
with his Indian‘ Collections.
mice on the 21st of May next.
s
e carried into effect. a
A man by the name of Single lately doub-
rison for bigamy.
The Providence steamboats, it is said.
ave determined to take no cotton on freight,
earafter. ‘
Mr. Catlin has arrived safely at_Li-rerppol \
S
- - .-.
k them.
observation? on the eclipse of‘ tI'2_t_} sun which
he witncss£~d there.
took have worked admirably, and the collec-
tion of the scientific corps have been of a
h
to see that L’. Wilkes is doing his country
service, though he may not discover the
South Polar aperture.
quite as big as “the Einpirc,”- or “Key
Stone,” is a lusty and hearty chip ofthe old
the purpose ofreceiving them.
ner, we learn from several sources, arrived
at N. Haven about the time of the trial, un- joint vote was for Gilmer 83, M‘Dowell 68,
der “ sealed orders,” and after learning the
decision of the Court, again “made ofii”—-
The letter of the President, recommending
that the poor unfortunate Africans be sent
into perpetual bondage, is said to contain congratulate the Whig party on this auspi-
sentiiiients disgraceful to the high station of
its author, and which, were they published,
_ _ _ _ would excite the indignation of every R
The Democratic W hig Young Men ofthe publican F.-eemen in the ]apd_ Wh
Ofthe truth ofthe above there is,no doubt, _ _
and we iea,-3 ‘me unpiincipled author of eral Harrison was baring‘bis'bosom to _
Slfch 11. l}l‘0C9¢‘d|Q§ in the hands Ofa J05‘ and isli balls and bayonets in defence of his coun-
high minded people.—.-Pat. and Dem. ' ‘
711;; Exploring E.'i:pe(lition.—Lieutenant
of anxiety that General Harrison .\ ’-ilkcs, commanding the Exploring ’E.\pe- F
hould make it public pledge to veto any dition, writes that he has madethorough sur-
bill to abolish slavery in the District of Co- veys in the extensive‘ groupes of small in-
t-r-tropical but imperfectly explored islands
n the Pacific seas, in a direction westward
rom Callao. His corrections of and addi-
riendly disposition. So formidable a force
Lt. \Vilkcs_ has ale
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ighly interesting character. We are glad
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The great State of Ohio, although not
New England block. But the Legislature
of that State. has been doing some things to
render itself ridiculous. A Mr. J IV.
Thompson, a distiller, of Ziinesvillehand a
wag tvithal, very bcnevolintly called their
attention to the" aristocratic conduct of the
officers ofa bank in its neighborhood, who
“ used a wet sponge in counting their dirty
rags, instead of spiting on their fingers like
honest democratsl" This, said Mr. T. was
so anti-democratic, such an outrage upon the
rights of the people, that it demanded the ap-
pointment of a committee to investigate the
matter. The Loco-Foco majority of the le-
gislature took this in high dudgeon. and for a
time seriously meditated bringing Mr. T. be-
fore them, and punishing him for contempt.
The idea was abandoned, but no sooner did
Mr. Thompson learn that it was entertained,
tlrianhc volunteered an apology, which we
find in the State Journal. IVe copy the
concluding paragraph and the accompanying
card :
I will not yeld the opinion, that the sub-
ject of myipctition is a proper one for " Dem-
ocratic” Legislation; but the dutyofa peac-
able citizen is to submit to the laws. If any
thing that I have said or done has had the
effect of rendering your body more co7i.te.mpt-
ible, I am sorr.y for it--indeed I regret it.
Your fellow-citizen. JOHN W. TI{0MPSO.\'.
Zancsville, 0., Jan. 6, 1840.
A Cartl.——I have read the remakrs of
George H. Flood, of the House of Repre-
scntatives, on the resolution to have me arrest-
ed for contempt of that body. I hobe Mr.
F. will not “ go home” yet, and leave the
Bank and the Currency in such a deplora-
ble cond,itio_n. I
As to what he says of me, I have only to
remark, that he is shielded by his privilege
as a member of the House; but if be con-
tinues to indulge in such language, and Ican
punish him in no other way, I can stop the
distille-rg/. J. IV. THOMSON.
Zanesville, 0., Jan. 5, 1840. _
The VVashington correspondent of the
“Eastern Argus—Revived,” in a-letter dat-
ed Feb. 3d, 1840, after commenting upon the
state of affairs at the Capitol, closes with the
following reniark_s:
“ If Heaven has in store one impulse of
mercy for our country——if it be that Om-
nipotence watches affectionately. as hitherto
it Iias ever seemed, the efforts of our people
to maintain a goverment of equality among
men, wherein moral agencies wholly stip-
plant physical force and supercede its neces-
sity——-some turn, not distant, and not shadowy
and indistinct, but real and decisive, must be
forthcoming in the ‘public affairs and politi-
cal power of the U States A great revo
lution must be approaching. A new set of
nien-——a new set of opinions——a higher tone
of patriotism—-less selfish, less corrupt and
corrupting feelings in political matters, than
Iiave emanated and spread from this central
point for the last few years, will and must
stand forth. To this end, events are concur-
ring in many directions, of a character and
potency that cannot be over-ruled. The evil
genius of our country is nigh the point of
self-exhaustion, and will soon be driven back,
weak. powerless and a suppliant for mercy,
into retiracy. Let him doubt it who may-—
I am sanguine in hope, and unshaken in the
conviction that truth and an honest cause
will triumph in a free land.”
\Ve are informed by a gentleman from
New Haven, that a short time previous to
the trial of the Africans of the Amistad, be-
fore the U. S. District Court at New Haven,
Judge Judson presiding. Martin Van. Buren
addressed a letter to the Judge recommend-
ing and urging Iiiin to order the Africans to
be taken back to Havana in a Government
vessel, to be there sold as Slaves,—and that
about the same time the U. S. schooner
Grampus was ordered to New Haven for
The schoon-
e.
at wi
urpation of the unalienable rights of man? ‘
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All cas'u.'il advertisements sent to this Ofiice,
must be accoinpariied by the cash. No other:
Mirianimz nic'rU!—Tbe Savannah Georgi-
an of the 1st inst. says, a camp of Indians near
Deadinan’s Bay, a few days since. was sur-
prised and two or thrcc of the number killed.
and every article in their possession captured.
Oriziuso or N.-ivia.i'i'io.V.—We congratulate
our readers on the resuinpiion ofdirecl and regu-
lar communication with the city of New York.
Our harbor. or at least so much ofil as can be
seen from the Bridge, is unirely clear of ice,
though we are informed that at the Old Well,
and out to the Islands. it is still firm. The cast-
ern sieamboais succeeded in making a passage
through the narrows on Thursday last, and are
now performing their regular trips. ’ On Tues-
day, (yesterday) the Fairfield was to leave New
Yoik for this place and Bridgeport, and contin-
ue to run as usual. The Housaionic railroad .
being now finished, and thus opening an easy
and expeditious communication with the interi-
onoursicamboai proprieiu s will codoubt realize
a considerable increase of business the present
season.
L.tnir;s' Cour.-l.-¢io.w.-—-\Ve again welcome
to our chair. Aside from the intrinsic merits of
this magazine, it Iias tliai ofpunciualiiy, making
its appearance regularly at the beginning ofeach
month. This merit, however, does not affect u
very materially. for the subscribers in this v‘
ciniiy_nre generally supplied a week in «'.'t(IVI'
of us. The February number now bcfor
is, like its predecessors full ofinterest. Of
truth ofihis any one mayji.-dge fom a glance
at the list ofconiributors, in which are names loo-
fioin us. \Ve have Mrs. Sleplieus, Mrs. Osgood,
Mrs. Embury, the charming authoress of “ Our
Jessie." published in the Gazette two weeks
since, Miss Orne, Messrs. Herbert, Ingrabam,
Harrington, Woodworth, Benjamin, and Hum-
ilton. The engraving in this number is an il-
Iusiration of Burns’ "Highland Mary." We
commend the Companion to every lover ofthe
chaste and beauiifiul. The ofiice is at No, 109
Fulton street, N. ' r “
The Washington Madisonian, says, “the rea’
son why ofiite holders make war upon credit,
and cry out for an exclusive metallic currency.
is purely selfish. They profit largely by the
fluctuations and einbarrassinenis their anarchi-
cal and revolutionary conduct produces. By
making specie an article of merchandise, they
appreciate its market value. Thus, Mr. Van
Buren's salary. if specie had continued as high
as it was a month or two ago, would be increased
niim. By running specie up 10 cents above its
ordinary value. he increases his salary, which
is paid in specie, at that rate per cent. Office-
bolders therefore get good quid pro quo
their locc-focoism. The sums exacted from the
people in one year by the oflice-holders, we
mean those only included under the civil and
displomaiic list, cannot be far from halfa mil.
lion of dollars above the sum allowed bylaw!
Take the Cabinet. for example. The Secre-
tary of War, ofSIaie, ofthe Navy. ofthe Treas-
ury, the Post Master General, and the Attorney
General. each are allowed $6,000 a year. Du.
ring a part of the last year their salaries have
been worth 86,600! And so with all the office-
holders. who, in the aggregate. receive several
millions!
Thus, the people may see at a glance, one ‘of
the strongest reasons why otiice lioldero go for
the Sub-treasury, and against the credit system.
GOVERNOR or Viitcii\’iA.'—-On the 10th
instant, the Legislature of Virginia, after a
struggle of about eleven hours, succeeded
on the 8th ballot in electing to the Guberna-
torial chai'r,_ Thomas W. Gilmer, Speaker of
the House. Mr; G. was elected .by just the
number of votes necessary to a choice. The
Nicholas 12, Scattering 2. His termiof ser-
vice is three yea rs from the 31st of March,
next. The Richmond Whig says: ‘‘_We
cious result—indeed we may extend the con-
gratulation to the whole people of‘ the State,
H for in Mr. Gilmer, they have obtaineda
State of Indiana are to hold a great State mg friends Qf Libgrty my to this’; Surely Chief Magistrate ofhigh public and private
COUVBHIIOD On the GTOIIJI/(1 Of Martin Van Buren is playing [Be part. of a
tyrant with a high Iiand—eIse why this
"The Union of Upper and Lower Canada tavnperipig With 0_.l.ll' Courts .0f iI"$lIC9. this
I8 at last fully decided upon, and will soon Executive usurpation. and this hsrartless u-
worth, and zealously devoted to the true and
substantial interests of the Commonwealth.”
T lie Contra.st.—A. Western paper
‘Let it never be forgotten, tIia't. while
ry during the last war, Mr. Van Bu
The Peoplps Caimh-d.Mes._The Ohio was intriguing with the Federalists, to
. _ _ , . _ Star at Ravcnna says: “ We cannot cbroni- -feat Illa election Of Ml‘-'MfldlS00t‘ lite CW
Senor Ruiz is released from prison, hav- cle ptenth yart of the meetings of the poo. candidate for the p,e_.,,'de,,cy_ For
plein favor of Harrison and Tyler. _ Neyer read the‘88th and 891}; pages ‘of M
vere nominations responded to with such Buren’s life! written by
pl'O(i'1 3
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pirit and_ er;tlitisiasm.’_
i::.;!..=-3 -
Holland."
his friend, VVm._ ‘I
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well known and appreciated to need any praise '
to $27,500. He is entitled to $25000 per an“
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