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timbiiy of'so'in'b‘pre'rsons in this city,wlio were
positive they sa'_\_v' him here on the day he
was missing. This was however, subse-
quently_contradicted., it h_av1ng_been proved
to 1-,e'.1h"e'd‘ay previous,\vhich visit was known
to his friends. _
On Sunday last, Peter Robinson met Mr.
Ed|‘nondS of New Brunswick, and told
him he had paid the mortgage upon the
house and lot, and he had also got a gold
watch, which he showed -him. He also sta-
ted that he was afraid to go and gethis bond
cancelled, lest they should suppose he mur-
dered Mr. Suyrlam. -
Edmonds told his father of the conversation,
-and it struck'him as being very strange that
he should have so much money, when he had
only ii few days before sold him a lot of lum-
bar: for which he wanted credit.
Mr. Edmonds continued extremely uneasy
throughout the night, and on Monday even-
ing determined to see Robinson. He did so,
and ‘questioned him very closely about the
money with which he paid his mortgage; he
insisterl-that-,it had belonged to his wife and
had been in-the house for -eighteen months.
That he paid Mr. Suydam himself at his pri-
vote-house, and went in by the back door—_—
that he'paid.exactly $780, and Mr. S. said
nothing about the interest, and the money
consisted of" $300 in gold, and the rest in
State Bank notes. Mr. Edmonds was, how-
e_ver,.unsatisfied with this story, and told him
-he:l)_é,lic.ved he knew something of Mr. Suy-
datn’s death, but he would not i_iiake his sus-
picion public, if he would give a_ satisfactory
account’ of‘ how he become possessed of the
money. Robinson turned very pale at the
time, butsoon after rallied and promised to
see Mr.'IEdmonds again at 1 o'clock. He
called upon him at that time, but still his zin-
swers were unsatisfactory.
..Mr. Ediriouds then went to the Mayor
andtold him his suspicious, and they went
accompanied by another person to the pris-
oner's house. He was then questioned a-
bout the bond and mortgage. and asked if
the:-y were receipted; he said they were, and‘
upon being pressed produced them, and also
the policy of insurance; the seal was torn
from the bond, but it was not receipted. He
was asked when he paid the bond ; he then
said hepaid it to Mr. Suydaiii at the Bank it
short time after it was executed; it appeared
however that the policy ofinsurance was de-
posited five months subsequent to that time.
He was then conveyed to the oflice of the
Justice to be examined in due form, and some
others returned to the house to institute a
search, a strong suspicion then existing that
there had been some foul play. Every
part ofthe house underwent the most rigid
examination, but no traces could be found;
in the back cellar they discovered a hole be-
neaththe flooring, but nothing couldbe found,
Some workmen were then employed in the
house, and the flooring of the trout cellar
was discovered to have been just laid down
———the carpenter said it had been done pre-
vious to his coming there,- for Robinson had
put it down himself, and had worked at it the
whole of the \Vednesday night before.
They fixed upon the narrowest planl-:,and
taking that tip, forced a sick through the
earth and found it came in contact with some
hard substance. about three feet below the
surface; they immediately commenced dig-
ging and soon drew forth the mangled
remains of Mr. Suydam,-—-he was completely
dressed, excepting his hat, which has not
been discovered. The body was in a doub-
ledposition, the hole not being siifliciently
large to suffer it to lay at full length.
The head presented a dreadful spectacle;
there was one deep wound on the back, as
though given with a hammer or the back of
an axe, and two large cuts across the top, ev-
idently done with the edge ofthe instrument.
The intelligence wasimmediately convey-
ed to the office where the prisoner was under
examination, who heard it without moving a
muscle". '
A Coroner’: inquest was held upon the
body, but being unused to such examinations,
the jury did not arrive at any definite result,
and yesterday the whole case underwent an
examination before Justice Conover.
The two brothers and wife ofthe prisoner
being then arrested. Previous to this, how-
ever, inquiry was made at the bank with re-
spect to the bond; oftliis. however, the Cash-
ier knew nothing, but remembered Mr. Sny-
dam withdrawing a note he held against
' Robinson for 875, due 9th instant, a day or
two before his disappearance, saying he was
going to settle with him. Robinson was
asked if he had such a note, and he confess-
ed that he had, and produced it.
The evidence elicited upon the examina-
tion, leaves little doubt ofthe prisoner's guilt.
The younger brother testified that lately Pe-
ter had appeared very low spirited, and
asked him the other day if he would do a
job for him, but that he must not say any
thing about it. He then told him he would
give him 850 if he would burn the house
down, for he did not like to sleep in it, and
he had the policy of insurance, it would be
all right. ,
. Vl[ill~iam. the other brother, upon whom
strong suspicions rest as having been con-
nected with Peter, said he went to the house
about l0.o’clock on the Thursday morning,
when Peter told him he could not let him in.
This witness prevar-icated very much.
The strongest proof however was in the
testimony of Mr. Evans, :1 jeweler, residing
in Newark. He stated that one day last
week‘ Peter came to his store and exhibited
a gold watch, chain and seal, which he said
he wanted to exchange for ii thinner one, as it
'-‘-'*‘.S large"; and then gave his name as Wil-
,'‘L''-‘:: Brown. He chose a gold lever watch,
‘-73. .-id he wanted some silver spoons; that
.‘;.--9. a sister about to get married; he
' = .=». :~:-t and ordered them to be marked
V ,- £;.§:ials P. A. R. (the prisoner wife.-’s
nz;;;.e 3- -‘tun He said he should also want
some. czar ~"io§;;.~: and other jcwelry,_and would
cornpf::f:«; w... ‘-..‘,Z';::‘«"tlI'i when he came next day.
ii: roan.’-s«;i’it-so‘. himself as living with his
irif-5 tn, '.-.. '2-righborhood, and had a good
jr.l.».:i{ "»=.'r.-rt. in—Ne\v York as ii house car-
pentger. l:-lo returned the next day and coni-
pi..fr=etlt'te:: the watch did not keep good
time-, and die spoonsrwere not heavy enough.
Witness offered to exchange them, but he
had not returned. A
The watch ‘the prisoner exchanged was
identified _by the witness; his ¢leTk,..,§l5°
swore to the prisoner's identity.
Mr. Collc-thou, a watchmaker was then
sworn, and testified tbathe repaired Mr.Suy-
dam’s watch in November, I836, and then
took the number and the M_aker’s name ;.the
one produced corresponds in those particu-
lars, he has frequently seen it sin.ce.in_ Mr.
S_vdam’s possession, and is certain it is the
same. _
The evidence closed here last night. The
examination will be continued this morning
at 9 o’clock.
The prisoner listened unmoved to the
whole of the proceedings, and reiiiarlred as
he was being conveyed back to prison; that
supposing he did kill Mr.Suydam they could
not prove it. He is about 5 feet 10 inches
high, exceedingly slender, with a large head
and extremely small features, and a full lia-
zel eye. There. is nothing unprepossessing
in his appearance, indeed the expression of
his countenance is rather pleasing than oth-
erwisc, and is of a peculiarly harmless and
inoffensive character, which appears to have
been the general opinion of him. He is said
to have belonged to the Presbyterian church.
and to have attended there on the day ofthe
murder.
Upon a further search of the house marks
of blood were distinctly visible on the floor
and the stairs, although they have been since
carefully painted over; the door has also
been planed where it is supposed blood
marks have been. From all the circumstan-
cesofthe case,it is generally believed thatRob-
inson must have enticed Mr. Suydam to the
house, for the piirpose,-tindertbe idea of pay-
ing off his liabilities, and the presumption is
strengthened by the fact of his having the
whole of the papers in his possession. The
murder. too. must have been committed a-
bout 10 o'clock in the morning. on the first
floor; probably while Mr. Suydam was in
the act of writing, the blow at the back part
ofthe head was given, and he was dispatch-
ed by two cuts on the top, and dragged from
that room to the cellar where he was found;
the traces of blood are now visible on the
stairs.
His wife, we lien r, left boinc on the Men-
day before the fatal deed, and only returned
last Saturday. The prisoner, it is believed,
has never slept in the house since, but has
lived with his brother, where his wife also
went on her return.
The town is still in great excitement, and
on Monday night the officers had great dif-
ficulty iii preventing the populace taking
summary vengeance on the prisoner, so great
was their indignation. it is doubtless a inur-
der, which foriits cold blooded atrocity, will
find few parallels in the annals of crime.-—
No doubt is entertained but the prisoner will
be fully committed today.
Mr. Suydam was about 45 years of age,
and was exceedingly beloved in his private
relations, and respected by every one for the
goodness of his heart and his high principles
of integrity. His funeral took place yester-
day afternoon.
Front I/ie Coiiiiiicrcial Advertiser.
It is believed at New Brunswick that the
murderers had made arrangements to entrap
another individual, and to murder him as
they did the iinfortunate Mr. Suydam. This
case alluded to is that of Mr. Clieesemnn. a
mason, to whom Robinson was indi:hted,and
who was requested to call at Robinson’s
house on the same day--but was prevented
from calling at the appointed time. The
opinion is strengthened bv i.be fact ofanother
hole having been found in the cellar, simi-
lar to the grave that contained the remains
of Mr. Suydam.
J.\"1'!".l'iIFERAl‘1Cl-I-'I‘l'le following is the most
graphic delineation of the miseries and effects of
iiiteniperance that we have ever seen. It is
from the arguments ndvnnr-,ed by certain citi-
zens ofPortage county. Ohio. in a memorial to
the Legislature ofiliat State on the subject:
“And yet its march of ruin is onward still.
It reaches to others, invades the family and
social circle, and spreads woe and sorrow all
around. It cuts clown youth in vigor, man-
hood iii its strength, and age in its werikness.
It breaks the father’s lieart. bereaves the do-
ting mother, extinguisbes natural affection,
erases conjugal love, blots out filial attach-
ment, bliglits parental hope; and bringsdown
mourning age in sorrow to the grave. It
produces weakness. not strength; siclmess,
not health; death, not life. It makes wives,
widows; children orphans. fathers fiends,
and all of them pauprirs and beggars. Itin-
bales fevers, it feeds rhumatisms,nurses gout,
invites cholera, welcomes epidemics, imparts
pestilence, and ‘embraces consumption. It
covers the land with idleness, and disease,
and crime. It fills your jails, supplies your
amls-houses, and demands _V0lll’:lSyli]mS: It
engenders controversies, fosters quarrels and
cherishes riot. It contemns law, spurns or-
der, and loves mobs. It crowds your peni-
tentiaries, and furnishes the victims for vour
scoffolcls. It is the life-blood of the gambler,
the aliment of the counterfeiter, the prop of
the lii,qliwaynian,and the support ofthe mid-
night incendiary.
It countcnances the liar, respects the thief
and esteems the blaspbemer. It violates ob-
ligations, reverences fraud, and honors infa-
my. It incites the father to butcher his ofl-
spring, helps the filiusband to massacre his
wife, and aids the child to grind the para-
cidal axe. It burns men. consumes women,
detests life,curses Gud,and despises Heaven.
It stiborns witnesses, nurses perjury, cor-
rupts elections, pollutes our institutions and
endangers our government. It degrades the
citizens, dc-bases the legislator, disonors the
statesman, and disarrns the patriot. It brings
shame, not honor; terror, not safety; des-
pair, nct hope; misery, not happiness. And
now, as with the melevolence of a fiend, it
calmly surveys its frightful desolations; and
iusatiate with havoc, it poisons felicity, kills
peace, ruins morals, slays reputation, blights
confidence, and wipe-s'out national honor,
then curses the world and laughs at its ruin_
The Slave Tmde.——The Liberia Herald
of September 30th says : " Capt. Monroe, of
the American schooner Kathleen, informs
us that the brig Viper made a successful es-
ca pe from New Ccss, about ten days ago,
with six hundred and eighty slaves. This
vessel wusforniely called “the Volndore,”
and about eight years ago brought it load of
produced and -thispoohs. and also the watch
you-i'l in .l‘.'is“po3aession, all to’: vrhich were
Bold £':i:pe’riment.—'l‘he Great \Vestern
Steam Ship Company are new building at
Bristol,"England, an immense iron steam-
er, to run between that port and New York,
which, if it succeeds, as it most probably
will_ will change entirely the system of steam
navigation. It is constructed with iron gth
of an inch thick tightly joined together with.
rivets and with ribs, and keel-of cast iron.——
It is divided into small compartments. so
that should a hole he knocked into any part
of it which seems impossible. only one com-
partment would fill, and the Boat could ne-
ver sink. Butwhat is the uiost extraordina-
ryiabout the construction of this immense
Boaiii the manner of propelling it. It is to
work bya screw placed behind, on the prin
ciple of sculling, which is to turn around
under water at the stern, thereby saving the
of use paddle boxes. In casethis succeeds it
will be ofgreat utility in armed steam ships.
as then, having no wheels on the side, shot
would not injure or impede the manner of
propelling then as it would no\v- The
vessel, which is the largest yet made by that
Company. will be finished in the spring of
1842, and is calculated to be the fastest on
the line.-—N. Y. Sun.
Gen. Harrison while addressing the people
at Gorgetown, Ky , observed that nea.r_thir-
ty years ago, he had addressed the citizens
of Scott from a place near to, if not exactly
where he stood. He saw then as he did
now, in their counteriances the same deter-
mined resolution to protect and defend the
liberties and republican institiiiions of their
country. He never could,.lie said forget
Kentucky. She has twice stood by him in
times of his greatest njeed,——twice had she
fixed the broad seal ofcondemnation upon his
enemies and ciilumniators. During the late
contest, he said. his greatest ambition was
to get the vote of four Stzites—Virginia, be-
cause sbe was his native State; Ohio,because
that was now and had been for many years,
his place of residence; Indiana, because he
had been many years their Territorial Gov-
ernor, and had, whether for good or evil,
he would not say, been invested with almost
Kingly power; and Kentucky, because, on
a former occasion, when assailed by his en-
emies. gallant Kentucky had stepped for-
ward and triumphantly defended him.
Vibile general Harrison was delivering
his address (says the Georgetown intelligen-
cer) we heard divers Locos say, they did not
think it was worth while to put that man in
ii cage. or to appoint a committee to take
care of him. They thought him fully able
to do his own speaking, as they knew ‘he
had, upon ii former occasion, been able to do
his own fighting.
Important Facts.—-In the annual Report
ofthe Secretary ofthe Treasury. it is stated
that the value of Exports from this country
for the vear ending September 30th, I840 a-
mounted to $131,671,950, which is much
larger, notwithstanding the low price of all
the products exported, than the highest a-
mount of exports known in our country, and
presents a most flattering view oftheimmense
resources and industry of our country. Of
this amount, it is stated that only $17,809,-
331 was of goods of foreign origin, making
an amount Of 31 l3.87‘2.6l7 value. r.ifA$P°"l‘
The Report also states, that during the
same period of time, the amount of Imports
into this country was 8l04,805,89l. being: 3
diminution of $57,286.24! compared with
the imports of the preceeding year.
The Boston Daily Advertiser very truly
remnrksthat "these results show a very re-
markable difference in the state of trade in
the two years, and indeed a. strong contrast
to any thing which has happened for mrzny
3/ears pas!.——This-cliaiige, in the compara-
tive amount ol exports and imports, has pro-
duced a very sensable effect in reducing the
immense debt of this country to Europe. and
prepared the way for the resumption of busi-
ness on simetbing like the former bassis.——
It is to be hoped that the caution which has
been observed, against an excess of imports,
will be persevered in through the present
year.—Pat. and Dem.
Eiglz.£y-eight Persons Arrested for Gem b-
ling.-On Monday the police obtained iii-
forrnation that a man James Brien had set
tip a kind of lottery, or game called Kino, at
No. 106 Chapel-street, to which a large
number of persons Ti sorted. Each game
contained seventy-six tickets, having eleven
prizes of$5 each, and each of the tickets or
numbers were sold for 9 cents. It was so
managed that like all lotteries, it left but lit-
tle chance of winning; but the low price of
the ticket, and the compariitivcly large prize.
induced an immense number _cf persons, of
all colors and sexes, and we might almcst
say ranks, to purchase tickets, and personal-
ly participate in the gambling. On Monday
night Justice Matsell went to the house with
a large number of police officers and watch-
men. whom be stationed round the house, so
as to cut off all retreat from the inmates-
He then entered the house and took Brien
into custody, and 88 other persons whom he
found there, and‘ brought the whole batch to
the police office. Of the whole number, he
required seventy-eight (of whom thirty-six
were women) to give bail for their future
good behavor, and he required Brien to give
bail in $2,000. to answer such proceedings
as might be hereafter taken against him.——
Brien was unwilling or unable to give the
required bail,. and was committed to prison,
but the greater number of the others pro-
cured bail, and were discbarged.—J. ofCom.'
A Bloodless Duel.—'l‘he Boston Mercan-
tile Journal gives the particulars ofa blood-
less duel which recently came offat Lancas-
ter, Mass. The challenger was a young
gentleman belonging to New York, a stu-
dentin the Literary Institution in Lancas-
ter. The challenged was a resident of the
village. ~-As the party having a right to the
choice of weapons, the villager selected cow-
hides, to which the challenger demurred —.
Pistols were at length fixed upon, and at the
first fire the village: fell. The challenger
SELECTED SUMMARY.
Norwich and Worcester Rail-Road.-i
'I‘he men who have the management ofthis
undertaking, seem determined to put it in a
safe position at all events. They_ have gone
on with the road and completed it when al-
most all other works were stopped by the
times, and now having exhibited to the world
the successful reality of their predictions in
the business of one season, they are about to
sell three thousand shares of the stock by
auction to clear offall eiuba rrasments. Such
s irit is a good guarantee of success in any
well laid plans.
The .7lIa.iZ..-,-'1‘lie winter schedule of the
Eastern mails commenced on Friday. By
this arrangement, the Great Eastern Mails.
which leave New York til. 5 P. M. and reach
Philadelphia at about ll P. M. are detained
in the latter city for eight hours, that is from
11 P. M. to 8 A. -M. and do not arrive in
Baltimore before 2 1-2 P.M.‘ The Southern
and—estern mails will arrive as heretofore,
in the morning.——Baltimore Patriot.
VVe see by a Hartford paper that the route
from that city to Springfield, (28 miles) the
only break between Boston and New Haven
is to be immediately surveyed, with a view
to the definite location of the Road, which
it is calculated will be finished in about a
vear from the present date. There then will
be a coutiniious Rail Road communication
from New Haven to Portsmouth, and per-
haps to Portland, 260 miles.
N. Y. Jour. of Com.
Gen. Harrison is expegted to leave home
for Virginia the latter part ofthis month.—-
He will spend the month of January with
his friends in the Old Dominion, and repair
to Washington in February to be ready
on the 4th of March to enter upon the
duties of the important office to which the
people have elevated him.
Lard La.m.7;s.——A “Wolverine in Ann Ar-
bor, a Mr. Hickcox, has fairly out-Yankeed
the Yankees in the “notion” line. He has
lately invented it lamp, in which common
hog’s lard is used as a substitute for oil. It
is said to answer the purpose admirably—one
cent’s worth of liirrl givinga clear, bright,
steady light for some eight or ten hours.
W'liat’s in a. Name .—We cut the follow-
ing from a late St. Louis Republican :—
Jlltzrricrl in this city, on the evening ofthe
25th inst. by Justice Joseph W. VV-ulsh, Mr.
Joseph Corlay, of St. Louis to Donna Del
Refugio Antonina Mticia Isadora Johanna
Bcrnarda dc Jcsu Solares Govinian, of New
Mexico.
Ma.n’s Lrzu.gItter.—A verdict was lately
found by a jury in VVorcestershire upon a
pi isoner who was convicted ofliaving tickled
another man till he burst intoa fit of hyster-
ical mirth so violent that he died. The ver-
dict was main’; laughter. This was genuine.
, Jolm Bull.
A bill was before the Texian Congress.
proposing entirely to disband the army, and
to lay up the navy in ordinary. It is not
believed the proposition will be carried.-
'l‘be strong argument against the measure. is
the expectation that Mexico will attempt on-
lother invasion of the country.
. ..‘¥‘/i.c'.-1-iii*Z‘szcuz.——1n giving the Committee
Ofduflwsllc P"°d“°°' “Zof the House of Reps. yesterday, the follow-
ing was accidently omitted:
Select Comm ittce of Iizquzry on the motion
of Il’Ir- Adams to ini:eslz'ga.la 1/iefalszi/ication
of document 85.—Mc-ssrs. Adams, McKay,
Barnard, Medill and Dennis.-—-Jour. of Com.
“ Ta.i:z: Borilirs "———The droll editor of the
Richmond Star says, the following sign is
hung oiit—we don’t know where, and by——
ive dnn’t know whom :
“ Miilviiia Mug taix bordirs when she kan
git them chepe for kzish and no lilckers are
suffered in the bows. Apply down stores
by the fish baril.” '
Mr. Jefferson while a minister in France,
wrote to his friend in this country, Col. F.
Carrington : “ \Vcre it left to me to decide
whether we should have It government with-
out newspapers, or newspapers without a
government, I should not hesitate a moment
to choose the latter.
The Uititcd Slates, cs. W922. JTI. Price.
-——In the United States Circuit Court, New
York. on Saturday, Judge Thoiiipsou presi-
ding, W’. M. Price, the defendantin person
applied to the Court to put offliis trial until
the Spring term. The Court granted the
motion and the trial stands over.
Concerning Salt Ric-er.—-Gov. Bogus to
the Legislature of Missouri says Salt River
lm.s been 7'ecogni;-zccl as a navigable stream
by t/te general got-ermciit, and also declared
to be so by positive enactment of the legisla-
ture of the Stzite.
The Quebec Merciiry ofthe 26th iilt., sta-
ted that on the following day one hundred
troops would leave the Three Rivers for
Madawaslm. It is the arrival of this body
of men that has, in all probability, createdthe
hubbub “down East.”
An investigation into the affairs of the
Wolfborougli (N. Bank shows for a de-
posite of $10 in specie, and about $400 in
the bills of other banks, to redeem a circula-
tion of $30,706 with.
The ship Venice, cleared at Philadelphia
on Monday last for Sydney, New South
‘Vales, with a cargo of Provisions. '&c., is
the first vessel ever cleared from that portfor
New South VVales. "'
The Hartford Courier of Monday says
that Captain Miller, ofthe sloop LadyHi-len,
whose mysterious disappearance from thatcity
noticed a few days ago, has since been seen
in Albany. .
Jonathan Chapman was on Monday week
re-elected Mayor of Boston, having received
5224 votes, against 2591 for Col. Greene,V.
B. editor of the Morning Post.
The story about the mysterious knocking
at a house in Roxbury was gotten up by
the ouiiiibus drivers to obtain passengers.
The trial'of Mrs. Kinney. for poisoning
her husband is appointed for Monday, the
21st of December. -
bade a lo_n_g-good night, and with all proper;
and ,i1:iinl..-inarlts-ofcontrition, started fr" .- .
York. The dead inan.got up and WE-1". '
his breakfast,hnving made previous fll'l'fi3!,_£,‘~ 1
I
inents with theiseconds, that the. expense l
emigrant: to this ,pltr:"e."’_
bullets should be saved in discharging
piszol. . . .—
Mr. Grundy, Senator from Tennessee, is
3:-rs vented from coming on to Washington
1
severe illness. ‘
‘The Church Record” is the title of la ,-
tit=:-tpiyeekly popes, t'0¥'nl'nPnCPd_,:li Flushing, :'
-u .
1». D.)‘il’1'-? R"-',. l?r..Elaril.r£:s.',
A FVestern IIuzza.—The western._whigs
do up their politics on no diminutive scale-
and in announcing election‘ returns they,'talk
"tall.” As" an example, the Gonneaut (0.)
Gazette thus introduces its table of Harrison
States:
“ Here they comc—-corruption rebuked—
slanderers silenced—l/Le country sa.2:ed—-
Martin Van Buren. defeute(l—Gcnc‘ra.l Har-
rison elccted!!-——Don’t talk abouttrumpets.
drums, or guns.—-Give us .a regular explo-
sion! Charge the mammoth cave of
Ki-ntucky—bring up the falls of Niagara——
tear down the Green Mountains and the
Alleghanies, and blow up the Lake !! None
of your small arms."
Colfs Patent Rf/le.—-In the late Indian
fight, Capt. And rews used one of Cells Pat-
ent rifles, which be discharged ten times
while a comrade could discharge his (rifle on-
ly twice. He believed these in prope. hands,
would prove the most useful of all weapons
in Indian warfure.—Tc:z:as Telegraph-.
The Richmond \Vhig states that the cen-
sus of Virginia, judging from partial returns.
will ‘in all likelihood show full fifty thou-
sand white adults in that state who cannot
read.
Arkansas.-Hon. VVm. S. Fulton has been
re-elected to the Senate ofthe United States
for six years from the 4th of March next
CONGRESSIONAL
THURSDAY. Dec. 10,1840.
Congress is now prepared to do business.
The message has been received-—ihe coni-
mittees in the Senate appointed, and the an-
nual reports froni the departments presented.
Nothing of much moment except prelim-
inary busincss transpired today in either
house. In the Senate the same committees
were appointed as last year, except in cases
where it was necessary to supply the vacan-
cies occasioned by the death of two members
of that body. Senator Porter, of Michigan,
presented a petition for the passage of the
Bankrupt Bill, and the Senate adjourned o-
ver until Monday.
In the House some little debate arose on
the subject of the vote of yesterday for print-
ing -fifteen thousand copies of the message
and accompanying documents.
Mr. Adams moved a resolution for the
appointment of a select committee to examine
House Documents No. I059 (a translation
ofa Spanish document in relation to the
Amistad affair) and report whether it has
been falsified in the translation or publica-
tion.
Mr. Tillinghast offered a resolution en-
quiring how far the porvisions of the Sub-
Trcasury Bill had been carried into effect
so far as relates to public buildings. &c.
On this resolution the ayes and nays being
called, it was decided in the negative—ayes
57, noes 81.
After receivingthe Reports ofthe Depart-
mentthe House adjourned over until Monday.
llil0NDAY, December 14th.
In the Senate onMonday, Mr. Clay ofKy.
submitted a resolution declaring that the act
commonly known as the Sub-Treasury bill
ought to be repealed. Lies one day under
the rule. ,
Memorials were presented by M. Clay in
favor of a common tribunal for the adjust-
ment of National quarrels; by Mr. Merrick,
asking a recharter of the Banks in the Dis-
trict of Columbia; by Mr. W'right, praying
for the passage ofa GeneralBankrupt Law ';
and some others of minor const-quenccs—all
ofwhich were appropriately refi-rred.
Mr. Clay of Ky. ofii.-rod a resolution call-
ing upon the Secreiary ofthe Tri-usury for a
statement of the amount, Sac. of the Public
Lands sold during the last twelve years.-—
Lies over. .
Mr. Wright moved that so niucb of the
Presidrnt’s Message as relates to the Nation-
al Finances be referrcd to the Committee on
Financf‘. '- »
Mr. Webster hoped, ifit would not incom-
mode the cliziiruiiin of the Finance Commit-
tee, that this motion would be suffered to lie
over for :1 day or two. The doctrines and
statements of this portion of the Message
were ofgrave nioment,and itmig htbethought
proper that Senators who held opinion op-
posite to those pronounced by the President,
should also express their views. He hoped
the Chairman ofthe Commitee would consent
to a postponement of his resolution to Wed-
ncsda '.
Mr. lVright declined. It was high time
that the Message were referred, so that the
business of the Session might be execute-d.—
The Senator could make his motion if he
chose.
Mr. ‘Webster accordingly moved that this
subject be postponed to Wednesday, which
motion prevails.-d—-—-‘.20 to 10.
Mr. Benton introduced a new Preemption
bill, involving the principle of perpetual
Preemption. He prefaced it by it not very
conciliatory speech, characterizing it as a
real Log Cabin measure, and stating that he
wished to see how those. who had recently
won a victory by means of Log Cabius,Coon
Skins, &c. would vote on it. He asked the
Yeas and Nays on ordering the bill at once
to a second reading. .
Mr. Hubbardof N. H. moved a postpone
merit tillto-morroiv. He did not chose to
vote on a measure of such importance with-
out a chance to examine it. This motion
prevailed. -
Mr. Ruggles of Maine offered a resolu-
tion calling upon the President for copies of
all correspondence between our Government
and the British upon the subject oftheNorth-
Eastern Boundary, if not incompatible with
the public interest. Mr. Buchanan of Pa.
(Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs) objected to its adoption, and the resolu-
tion was not pressed.
Mr. Clay of Ala. from the Land Commit-
tee, reported a bill g_raduating;(re_ducin,g) the
price of the Public Lands. It was sent to
the Finance Committee. Also, one relin-
quishing to Alabaniaa portion of the two
per cent fund.
reporteda great ‘number ‘of billswhich had
assed the ordeal at the last session.
a bill to establish ‘a Board of Commission.
ers to investigate and settle Private Claims.
A ‘great.’ niimber‘_'of private bills were‘ re. ;
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fiance tranaactcd.— ’. . _ ,,
Green, Gerry.
Mr. Prentis, from theCommittee on claims, Lane._.,,...,-...-,..,,-_.
0n..'I.7.h.ttr.8iiay.lasi.: _
The Standing Committees in Ibo ‘U; S. Sen-
file. were announced on Wednesday the 9lll.‘Il
follows : -
Foreign Relaiions.—Messrs,Buchanan, chair
gilqn, Clay. of Kentucky, Calhoun, Roane, and
en.
Fiiiance.—Messrs. Wright, chairman, Web.
sier. Nicholas, Benton, and Hubbard,” M if
Commercr~.—Messrs. King, clmi.-man,~])n-i.
Nnrvell. Ruggles, and Mouton. '
Manufaciure_s.—i\Iessrs. Lumpkin,chainn;n
Preston, Knight. Buchanan. and Allen.
A griculi uie.—M essrs Mouton,c‘hairman% Dix-
on. Linn. Sturgeon. and Smith of Conncciicm.
Military Affairs —Messrs. Benton, chairnlnh‘
Preston. \Vill, Pierce and Nicholas.-
Militia.—Messrs. Clay. of Alabama, chair-
man, Siiiiih, of Indiana, Anderson. Fulton, and
t\'Ian,<_v,um. - -
Naval AfTairs.—Me.-srs. Williatns.cliairman,
Soutliard. Cutlibert. Tallinadge, and Tappon,
Pull“) Lands.—-Messrs. Walltéflchairman,
felnlon. Clay. of Alabama, Prentiss, and Nor-
Pri\'pie_Lanil Claims.-—Mcssrs. Linn, ohiii-I
‘I320, Sevier, Clayton, Mouton, aud'Hun_iing-
‘Indian Afi'airs.—Messrs. Sevii-r, chairman,
Linn,.Whiie, Phelps. and Lumpkin.‘ ~ '
Claims.-Messrs Hubbard. chaimian,Young',‘
Mrmck. Williams, and Huntington. . - '
Revolutionary Clalms.—-Messrs. Smith. of
Conn-. chairman, Sturgeon, Graham. Criiien-'
den. and Robinson. , '
Judiciary.—-Messrs. Wall, chairman. Clays-
Ian, Anderson, Criiienden, and SmiIh,.of1ndi.
nun.
. Post Oflice and Post Ronds.—Mcssrs.Ro‘b.
inson, chairman, Lun‘.plsin,.WrigbI, Fulton.
anti Henderson. - -
Roads and Canals.—Messrs. Young. choir-
man, Phelps, Henderson, l\Iangum,and_Sjniih
oflndiana. ’ ,
Pensions.— Messrs. Pierce, chairman, Pren-
tiss. VVliite, Roane. and Huntington. '_ .
For the District of .Columbia.—-M essrs..-Met;
rick, cliaiiman, Criiienden, Mangum, South-
ard. and Clayton. :~ » A
Pateiiis and Patent Oflice.--Messrs. Stur-
geon, chairman, Davis, Prentiss, Robinson, and
Porter. ' - ‘
Public Buildingsm-Messrs. Fulton. chair;
man, Merrick, and Smith, ofConn.
To Admit and controle the Cuniingentcxo
peiises of the Sennte.—Messrs. Knight, cli‘z‘rir-
uian. Fulton, and Porter. — '
man, Porter. and Phelps.
Rev. Mr. Cookman of Alexandria was chos-
enChaplain ofihescnate on the first ballot. He
had 25 votes in 10 for Mr. Ttiorion and 4 for
Mr. Shaw. Adjourned. .
In the House very little business was done.
nouiiccd by ilie Speaker: .
Commitieeon Elcciions.—-Messrs. Rive.
Fillmore. Merlill, Brown of -Tenn. Smith of
Conn. Bolts, Randall, P. F. Thomas of Md;
Rariden. ;
Ways and Means.—Messrs. Jones of Va,‘
Evans, Vamlerpoel, Conner. Mason of Ohio,
Saltonsiall, Hubbard. ‘ '
C|aims.- Messrs. Russell. Dawson. Banks,
Giddings,Williams ofiN H. Gentry, Hill of N.
C. Galbraith, Mallory. A‘ ~ '
Commerce.—Messrs. Curtis, Hillen, Burke.
'I;:oland, Habersham, Paris, Botis, Miller, Win-
I rop. ’ ‘ .
Public Lunds.—Messrs. Morrow, Lincoln,
Crary, White of Ky. Fisher. Garland, Tliomp-
son ofllliss. Casey. Chapman.
Post Ofiice and Post Roads.-—Messrs. Mc-
Kay. Hopkins, Briggs, Marvin, Le,adhe,ii,er.Jos.
14- Williams. A. G. Brown, Reynolds, Thomp-
son _ofKy. _ . _»
For the District of Columbia; —Me=srs.\Vm.
C05!-Iflbnsnn. C. P. Williams. Beirnc. Clark,
Davee. Graham, Cranston, Haw1iins.'McCariy.
The Judiciary.—Mess_rs. Sereeni. Hoffman,
Turney. Saniuels, Barnard, Stanly. S. H. But-
ler. Trumbull. Slarkweziiher. ‘ '
Revolutionary Claims.—Messrs. Randolph,
Hall. Tallaferrn, Parmemer, Monigomcry,Ely,
Swearingcn. James, Nathaniel Jones.
Public Expendiiures.—-Messrs. Bond, Don-
can. Crockett. \rVatIerson, Mt-Culloch, Greene,
McClure. Baker. Breckenridge. 0 ”
Private Land Claims.—-Messrs. Calhoun;
Dellei. Wick, Wm. R. Hastings, Jameson.
Cross. Warrvn. Vroom, Boardman. '
M anti l'aciures.—Mcssrs. Adams,Nesbii.Slade,'
TilllD,tlh8S|.VVorIliin2ton. Dromgoole, Dlitchcll,‘
Eastman. John Davis o{Penn.
AgriculIure.—Messrs. Deberry. McClellan,
Smith of Vt. Hammond, Shaw, Doig, Hook,’
Riilgeway. ' ' “-
Indian Afiairs —-Messrs. Bell. Lewis Wil-5
ll3'“5. Alf"Td- Cbinn. Lucas, Hum, J. W.'Da-‘
vis of la. Parish. Ryall. A I ' V »
Military Afiiiirs.—-Messrs. W. Thompson jr,
Miller. Coles. Kemble. J. ‘W. Allen, Monroe.
Sunipier. Gnggin. \V.O Butler. -
The Militia.-—Messrs. Keim,Carter, Griffip,
\Vngener of Pa. Geode, Rogers of N. Y.;J1'1t-iii‘
son. .- '
Naval Affairs. Francis Thomas. Reed.‘
Grinnell. Anderson. Proffit, Sheppard, Nayler,.‘
Dickinson, Monlanya. , _ ,
Foreign Ati'airs.——Messrs. Pickcns, Cushing._
Dromgoole, Granger, Haws. Everett. Clifford.
Leet, Fine. . . . i
The Territories.’—Messrs.Pope. Jenifecgflifimo
bell of Tenn.'Siuart, Brewster. Garretkfiiibis
oflKy. Cooper, of Pa. Morgan Danny‘ '
Revolutionary Pensions.—lVIessis"9I'ill§{erm,
Carr. Andrews. Sieenrod, Edw. ..‘Bro‘c'|t"_way.
Taylor. Hand, Peck. _ , 7 ,,.,,,
Invaded Pensions.—Messrs. S. Williams ‘or
Ky. Morris of Ohio, Chiiienden, Dean. Strong,‘
S. W, Morris ofPa, Sweeney, Edwards. -' ~ ’
Roads and Canals.--Messrs. Ogle. Caroll,‘
Hill of Va. Smith of Va. Rayner, Blackwell,‘
Underwood, Smiihof Me. Crabb. , i .
Patents.--Messrs. F leicher Beaiiy‘, Prentiss.
Newhard. Paynter. . _ V,
Public Buildings and Grounds _--Messrs,-_I,"'e,t_,-g
riken, Leonard, Keiin, Hastings of Qhigg’ ‘I
oorne. ' V ' ,7’ g _
Revisul and Unfinished Biisiness.:-’-1\;f"e_ss}_o.
Peck. Parish, James, Kille, Cooper of N-.* J. “i
Acc0unis.—Messrs. J.Jnhnso,n oi'Va.C. dohtfsl
son of N. Y. Marchaml. Floyd, Andrews. . ‘ ‘[3,
l\'lileage.—Messrs. Williams of Ct.‘Willihml'
of Mass. J. Allen of N. Y, Henry Kcmpiihalh.
Expenditures in the Department of State.-3,“
Messrs. Underwood, Bynum, Crabb,I‘.'divell;i
Trumbull. " ,i_ - i " ” H
Expenditures in the Treasury ‘Department.-T-~
Messrs. Evans, Auiherton. Osbdrne, Warren.”
JoriesofN.Y. ‘ H " " "
D00. Cliapman,’\Vagner of N .‘Y.jiHblnic8.. Coo--"'
perofPa. -.’_f.; ‘ --‘.3
Expenditures in the "Navy" ‘_De_p.artrrierit._'-
Messrs. Salionsiall. Vanderpoel,’S_inionto'n,-"
Expeditures in the Post OfficcDeparidie,ntt¥»
i\lessrs.’Marvin‘, Floyd, Lowe}, jpav;i'o,‘o{»HV]{j,;“
-q——e-s»-. a..,‘.
Expendilures on ‘the .Pi.i“bIi-cMiBb'ildiugs.—,
Also M°“'5'S”"'l)'. ForoalC¢oGtile!.rHenry, Earle.
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The Speaker also annop,nced"'ib;§f-Ellowipfi
elect .Commi_ii,ee,, under if irciblutiplgi
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Engrossed B.lls.—Messrs. Henderson, chair-‘
The following Standing Committees were an-.
Expendiiures in iheWarDeparimerit.--Messrs. ‘ i
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