.-
-. ti... ‘op-
. fig in [[13 State Of New York.
to say something on the standar
I tial men wherever they Went-
_ the public will.
'C-ommercial .Relations with Hayti.
‘ '
piring boy of 12, ‘ Hitherto iliou shall come
but no further," unless your father happens to
be one ofthe rich. Open all the advantages to
all alike—r.-take the cost so low as to put them
fairly within the reach of all-—aiid then rlrivp,
, . . . . .
ahead‘hs far as you can. '1 his is the principle
on Which}l1l§$l§$iI9'..¥¥.l-IDIOD .S.9:lt§.0l;-...
1' hail” designed to saysoinetliiiig ofthe Re-
publican character of a_ school ; its vast supe-
riority in this respect over_our ordinary acade-
mics, and most of all, theboarding school .'
the superiority of the provisions of our law‘ I0? 3
0. I I ""' I I I ', &
iin'io”ri school. over the system °_I“ Reg?-"'3 _
“ Literature fund.’-’and 8'-IIGW-dlSI8‘O1‘and P"‘l"
”-' - ‘ li artia -
ileoed academies favored with so muc P
“fr *° rd ‘*°‘”."-'.‘:.‘“.‘::.:"::;
the academics w ici sprtnfl‘ "P '0
time in the intermediate spbaces. 8Stl18Y _h3l’.°
1 had designed
d of education
now prevailing, compar. d with that which pre-
vailed 40 years ago. At that time Co_nuecttCUl
furnished almost the whole Union with school
masters, who in time became the most infItteti~
The tide is
turned. Even old Norwalk has for some U016
imported in large share of her schoolinasters
from New York. I intended to talk largely on
these‘ topic.4;]—dbut Ift(iJrbeart._ I kqpw _sir, ntygipg
3
you have a, lo ell ure (Om 8 '()\‘VlD .
speak so long. [give you my sincere thanks
fog the firmness with which you have resiste
the clamors with which V91; ltagflfilbeen bf“ 3
and for the public spirit wit w ici you ztve
persevered in endeavoririg_to turn the attention
of the public to these great interests even against
I may say more hereafter; at
' ‘ ' ' ble to bear it.--
present public opinion is not 8
But mark me—-I have sown the seed, and they
will grow. _ VVhat I propose may notbe done
now: but in time it will be done. To that time
I look-—and I waitiu patience as well as in hope.
A \VoRirit\'e MAN.
Congressional.
Correspondence of the N. York Tribune.
FRIDAY, Jan. 21.
In Senate a great number of memorials on
the subject of the Bankrupt Law were pre-
sented by sircteen difiercnt Senators-—nine
tenths oftliem remonstrating against a repeal,
Mr. King presented Joint Resolutions of
the Legislature of Alabama, refusing to ac-
cept that state’s portion of land distribution ;
also in favor ofthe admission of Texas into
the Union, if she desires it.
Mr. Clay, in reference to the Alabama
resolution and others of like character, sub-
mitted the following resolution:
Resolved. That the Committee on the Public
lands be instructed to inquire into the expedien-
cy ofprovirliug byI{1\\',ll3€tl. whenever any State
or States shall refuse their proportion of the
proceeds of the public lands, such proportion
shall be distributed among the residue of the
assenting States. _ .
The Treasury Note Bill came up, and
Mr. Benton moved additional sections, taxing
notes and paper issues by corporations. (The
amount proposed was ten_cents per anniii_n
on e:icl1 piece of paper in circulation.) This
Mr. B. urged, would destroy all small note
circulation.
Mr. King of Alabama, was utterly. oppos-
ed to the proposition, deeming it a violation
of the Constitution. He appealed to Mt‘.
Benton to withdraw it, which he did, pledg-
ing himself to renew it tvhcnevera favorable
opportunity presented.
rMi-, \Voodbury proposed to pledge the
revenuc from Public Lands for the redemp-
tion of the Treasury Notes, _ _
Mr. Clay resisted this with much spirit.
The senator ft-om.N. Hampshire was much
averse to Treasury Notes now, though he
find issued their: through the last four years
that he was secretary ofthe Treasury. He
is willing to vote Taxes. but how does ht?
show it? \iVhile Secretary, he proposed tax-
es on tea and coffee, but as Senator he voted
against them!
After more sparring between _Messrs.
Vlfoodbury, Clay, Calhoun and _ Linn, Mr.
\Voodbury’s amendment was rejected by a
party vote: yeas I9, nays 26. The bill was
then ordered to be engrossed tpr a third
reading; but Mr. Calhoun desirtngto speak
at length on it, asked an adjournment which
was carrieil.
In the Hotise several petitions were pre-
sented. One by Mr. Calhoun, of Mass.
praying the establishment of Diplomatic and
The
petition was referred to com. on for. relations.
Mr. Adams presented a petition from col-
ored citizens of-’M.issachusetts. asking that
our naturalization laws:‘be so amended that
colored emigrants may become citizens and
hold real estate. Mr. Wise raised the ques-
tion, and moved that it do lie on the table.——-
Cnrried : Yeas, H5; Nays. 53- _
A memorial from the Anti Slavery Socie-
ty ofEastet'n Pennsylvania, against going to
war with England about the Creole business,
was likewise disposed of. Also one from
Georgia, protesting againstMr. Adams hold-
ing the station of Chairman of the Conimit-
tee on Foreign Affairs, by 94 yeas to 92
nays. Adjourned.
SATURDAY. Ja_n.22.
In the Senate, to day, a great number of
petitions were pres:-.nted—some of them re-
monstrating against, and others praying for
a repeal of the Bankrupt Law.
Mr. VVall(er called the attention of the
Senate to the necessity of speedy action upon
the bill from the House to repeal the act,_as
the day on which it was to go into operation
was fast approaching; - and for that
purpose, he suggested that the subject be
taken up as early as Monday next.
Mr. Sevier introduced a resolution, which
was adopted, instructing the Committee on
the Judiciary to inquire into the expedrency
of authorizing such persons as were citizens
of the United States, but who found theni-
selves iricluded within the limitsgof of_Texas
since the running of the boundary ltn<’-,_ '30
return to this country with their slaves, which
they cannot do in consequence of a certain
existing law.‘
The Tt'easuryNote bill was then ta ken up
and the question was taken on its passage and
decided in the affirmative. yezis 2|, nays 20.
The Senate then adjourned. .
In the House. Mr. Everett from the Select
Committee on Apportionment, on leave re-
ported, rt bill “for the apportionment of Rep-
resentatives among the sevcral States accord-
ing to the 6th‘ census,” making one Repre-
sentative to-every 68,000 inhabitants in every
State. ‘The bill was twice read and ordered
to be printed. I
Mr. E. moved that it be made the special
order for the first Tuesday in February next
mg] ovary succeeding day till disposed of
’Adams to ma ke
The Bill was ri-lered to the Committee of
itiewiiaie o'ti"""'t’l_‘ii‘=.*F tiitiioiev fij “
" i~‘_EIl_’¢':I8mtlInd§IZj0f‘ the do,-y:wa"s occtipietk
on ifheiéubject offlgkbolition fifr. Adaf_QSi,‘_.
who tittém pted-aiid succeeded in com m’enctng
an abolition speech, which was _ interrupted.
by l'!lh1lII'el'Ol1S points of’ order. and Calls. OI
yeas and nays.- Three hours and a.‘ half
having been consumed in this attempt by Mr
his speech, and business re-
sulting tberefrom, in which he no doubt in-
tends severely to reach his :inti;A_b\ol1t.ion
appoiieiits, ar'id“froin the small portion which
he succeeded in delivering, at times the
excitement was very great, threatening
scenes ofpersonal violence. VVi_thout his con
cluding the House adjourned.
Mom)/nr. Jan.24
In Senate, the resolutions oflerd some time
since by Mr Clay, and made the special or-
der to day, proposing so ’to amend the Con-
stitution as to provide that no Senator or Re-
presentative during the term for which he
was elected, shall accept civil office under
the United States; empowering a majority
of both Houses to pass bills into laws after
the Veto of the President; making it the
dutv of the President if received by him
within ten days of the close ofa session, and
not then returned. to return them within the
first three days the next session, otherwise to
become a law ; and providing for the ap-
pointment of the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Treasurer ofthe United States, by
joint vote of the two Houses of Congress,
were taken up, and gave rise to it debate of
much interest, continuing over three hours
and listened to by an immense crowd of
spectators.
Mr Clay opened the debate in advocacy
of the resolutions, and with particular refer-
ence to that restricting the veto. This pow-
er he considered 8. monarcliical power, ena-
bling the Prcsident at his capricc to (lefcttt
any measure, hoivevcr urgently (lt‘fTlZll'ldt'(il
by the necessities of the country or the wish-
es of the people; to whose distresscs his
ears were too often closed. It givrs the
President a power, in cases where the veto
occurred. equal to that of nine Senators and
forty Representatives, a vcstige of kingly
sway which should no longer be continued
in the Constitution.
Mr Preston folloived eloquently opposing
the ground taken by Mr Clay. contending
that the Vote was a Conservative power,
beneficial in its tendencies as tl remedy
against unconstitutional and busty legislation
and a Deiiio-c.i'atic poivcr, the President be-
ing elected by the pcople.
Mr Buchanan intimated his desire to
speak on the subject; and at his motion it
was postponed till Monday.
In the House, Mr Adams attempted to
proceed in his remarks on the wide subject
ofAbolition commenced Stittirday under leave
given him by the House to defend himself
as a matter of privilege, from charges of dis-
qualification from serving as Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations, lmade
in a petition presented by himself, purporting
to have come from Habersliam county, Ga.
Mr VVise now moved that Mr A. be al-
lowed to proceed, which motion was negati-
ved. Yeas 76, Nays {IL
Mr Adams presented several other petix
tions. amongst which was one from Ha-
verhill, Mass. praying for a dissolution of
the Union, the reference of which he moved
to a selectcommittee with instructions to re-
port the reasons why the prayer should not
be granted.
Mr Hopkins asked if it was in order to
move to btirii the petition before the House.
The question of reception was raised. and
laid on the table, thus rejecting the petition.
Mr Gilmer offered a resolution. declaring
that, in presenting the lust named petition,
Mr Adams hadjustly incurred the censure of
the House. -
Mr Adams expressed his hope that the
resolution would be received, and he have
the privilege ofdebatiug it.
Mr] C Clark moved to lay the subject on
thetable. Pending this motion the house adj
TUESDAY, Jan. 25.
In the House Mr Fillmore then reported
from he Committee of Ways and Means the
folloiving bills. which were severally twice
read, ordered printed, and referred to the
Committee on the Whole on the State of the
Union ; making appropriations for 1842 for
the civil and diplomatic expenses of Govern-
ment; fortlie support of the Army and Mil-
itary Academy ; for the Naval Service ; for
the current expenses of the Indian Depart-
ments. an-.l fulfiling treaty stipulations with
Indian Tribes ; and for Pensions.
The Treasury Note Bill. yesterday re-
turned from the Senate with amendments,
was then taken up on motion of Mr Fill-
more,‘ for concurrence in the amendments.
Mr Sprigg of Ky. then obtained the floor,
and spoke at large on general Slll)_‘jPCl.S, as
usual, when under the influence of his pota
tions, to the great tnerriment of the House,
until the hour having expired, the bill was
laid over.
The unfinished business was then taken
up, being on the resolution offered by Mr
Giltner, to censure Mr Adams for having
presented a petition praying for the dissolu-
tion ofthe Union.
The motion of Mr J C Clark to lav this on
the table, was negtztived, Yeas 94, Neiysl02.
Much excitement was manifested by the
members, and the agitation of the elements
on the floor portended a coming storm.
Mr Marshall offered a substitute for Mr
Gilmer's resolution being along preamble
upon the sacredness of the Constitution,
which forbade the idea by those sworn to
support, of proposing a dissolution of the
Union, not only as perjury, but as high
treason, and pronounced the severest censure
on the Hon. John Q. Adams for having pre-
seiited to the house a petition for this purpose.
Mr M spoke for half an hour concisely
and forcibly, giving his views upon the high-
ly importantand sacred nature of the Con-
stitution, under which this was the firstat-
tempt ever made to present a petition. of
this character, and expressing his surprise
that any member should be found on this
floor to assume the responsibility of being
the mover of a proposition to dissolve the
Union, which, disclaiming all personal pre-
judices against Mr Adams, he considered as’
ineriting the severest rebuke ofthe House.
Mr Adams held’ the u‘nqual_ified _rigbt of
the people to petition Congress for the peace-
_.....__.._ .1.
able dissolution of the Union as well iisothcr
'purj"icses,"»ifri support of which hejgiilled for
the reading by the‘ Clerk of the first para-
graph of‘_,the Declaration of Independence.
-He ‘replied pungentlv to some ofthe grounds
taken by Mr M. and glancing briefly at
"the causes‘ ofgrievance to the people named
as one most prominent, the suppression of
the right ofpctition. He should risk of the
I-lotise, whenever they came to act on this
resolution, which he did not believe they
would entertain, an opportunity to defend
"hiinslelf, in wliich case he would go into de-
tail ofthe whole subject of the right of peti.
tion, slavery, &c. He said there was it con.
certed plan to smuggle the people of the free
States into a war with Great Britain fortlie
protection of -sl.-ivery,and that the grounds
taken by our Minister at England with re-
spect to the right of search, were utterly
fallacioits and absurd, the intention of which
was the maintenance of our slave system,
Mr Everett briefly spoke ofthis rcrolu.
tion as an initiatory step—on which he look.
hardly dare contemplate. For the purpose,
of giving opportunity to deliberate iction.
by the House, and of defending hintsilf to
Mr Adams, he moved the printing of tie re-
solution 3: the postponement till Friday ri‘»xt,,
Mr Wise without allowingthis motion to
he ptit, took the floor and spake at g'!'t?t1l.
length, advocatingthe resolution and givin
vent to his well known feelings of bitterness
toward Mr Adams. '
Wiiliout final action on the subject, the
House adjourned.
In the Senate many petitions were pre-
sented against the repeal of the Baifltrupt
LL='i\V, and a few in its favor. » I
Scvi ral resolutions, bills,&.c. were brought
before the Se-iiatc, but without final action,
The bill to repeal the Bankrupt Latvivas
then taken tip, and Mr Bi-rricii spolte at
great length in iible opposition to tlielbill,
contending that the law so beneficial it its
designs, was practicable, and should bepcr-
inittcd to go into operation, leaving to expe-
ricnce to discover and remedy its (.l("fI‘(IS.
Mr Huntington took the floor, and’ the
Senate adjourned. is
\VEDNF.FDAY, Jan. 25.
The House of Representatives have j5’\‘E‘n
occupied to day in an Abolition iiiscussion
on tho rcsolittion yesterday submitted by Mr
Marshall censoring Mr Adams for present-
ing zi petition for the dissogition ofthe Union.
]lIr Wise rcsuincd from yesterday‘, and
concluded his reiiiarks, occupying l\V0‘l'l0l]l‘S
and a half. His main proposition ii-3'3 that
‘there was an English influence abroad com-
bined with an English alliance at Ilfline to
break down the ‘Union, and bring about a
union of Abolitioni.-ts and disuiiionists .Tu
prove this, he examined at great lcngth-the
various Abplition movements, severely coin-
mcnting on the course of Mr Adams, as well
as other prominent actors in this cause. He
said he should ask to be excused from voting
on this question of censure, as he was on.
willing to be the judge of Mr Ailtitiis, for
the saute reason that he had previously taken
exceptions to trial of himself by Mr A. He
closed by asking the House iftliey realized
w/to was the object of this i‘t'eUlut.it‘rt‘.‘, Intel’
drew a com pzirisoii hctivei-ti what Mr Adams
is 5:. whathc ought to be, who, having occupi-
ed the highest place in the nation. gifted with
commanding talents, it sound mind. enriched
by extensive infornirition and long expe-
rience, and being the only link which con-
nected us to the revolutionary patriots and
to the past, ought to command the profound-
est respect from the House, to be listened to
with breathless silence, and looked up to for
lessons of wisdom by the young men of this
Hall; but who, by the conduct of his age,
hail rit-arly annulled the debt of gratitude
once dtie him from his country.
Ilir Adams said he had tli-sired to give
the gt-ntlcniriii from Accomac an opportunity
to potir out the vit.ils of his wrath and dis-
gorge to the ft1llt‘SiCxt€nl.l'llS bile. which
had been accumulating for three years. He
now made a point ofordvr that the I"I0ll.~t’
had no right to entcrttiin the resolution, as it
charged him with crimes—-siibornation of
perjury and high trc:ison—-over which they
had no jurisdiction. He referred to the
time, when a man now present had come iii-
to this House with his hands dripping witli
the blood of murder, the spots of which were
still on him, and who was more guilty of
the murder of a brother member of the
Housefthan the titan who pulled the trigger
at the deadly rifle. He then opposed the
trial of of this man by the House, as nethe-
ingthc proper tribunal, and it was so now.
The man then—in a great degree from his
(Mr A’s) efforts, escaped punishment, though
his hands were dripping with the blood of
murder.
Mr VVise said he would now declare to
the country, the House and the ivorld, that
he was not responsible for 1 single act in that
case, except what he had done in defence of
the life ofa friend ; and he now with pain.
itfter the gentleman had thrice repeated it,
pronounced the charge as personal, whoever
might make it, and as false as I/t.e traitor
that made it. _
Mr Marshall briefly spoke to the point of
order, contending that the charge was not
made in the rtsolution, which Mr A. had
stated, and that it was it legitimate subject
for the action of the House. -
The question was then raised by the rib-
jection of Mr Adams whether the House
would consider the resolution; but before
this was decided,
Mr Fillmore moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table ; which was negativcd :—
Yeas 90, Nays 100. The Hotise then adj.
In the Senate Mr Clay presented resolu-
tions of the Legislatu re of Kentucky, against
repudiation. Heexpressed his peculiar sat-
isfaction in presenting these resolutions, and
his most cordial concurrence in their doc-
trines.
Mr Morehr-ad presented resolutions ofthe
Legislature ofKentucky in favor ofthe pas-
sage ofa resolution that the Secretaryof War
ascertain the number and names of the Rev-
olut_ionar_v soldiers, and the respective times
oftheir decease : and when it should be as-
certained that the last individual soldier had
passed away, that he report the fact to the
President ofthe United States,‘ that he may
issue‘his“procl:imation fixing a day to honor
the illustrous dead. ' ' ’
On motion of Mr Preston the: Secretary
olVVar was directed to communicate to the
S>natc""the progress made’ with reference to
iictcorqlogical observations at military posts,
The bill-to repeal llieBankrupt l'a w was again
tip, and Mr Berrien concluded his able de-
fence of the Law on Constitutional, and oth-
e‘ ‘grounds, opposing its repeal.
,Mr Smith, of Conn advocated the repeal,
iithich was detnandi-d, he_ said by seven eights
ol'the people of Connecticut. The Law"
was retro active and unconstitutional.
, Mr Huntington dissented from this opinion
with regard to the views of the people of
Connecticut on this subject. He had voted
forthe law, and could not change his course‘
not having had iiitimations or instructions
from his State to induce him to vote for the
‘ the repeal of the Bankrupt Law, and for oth-
ed with alarm—to consequent-rs which he '
I of consideration, was carried: Yeas H8;
repeal ofa law which he believed would be
so highly beneficial.
Mr Benton hasthe floor for to morroiv.
Petitions were presented for and against
morning hour.
THURSDAY, Jan. 27.
In'the House of Representatives to day,
the first qiiestioii—-being that resulting from
the point of order heretofore made by Mr
er objects, during the
crime forhim to presenta petition tothe House; t
and heaskcd in what part of the Constitution
this" act was thus defined. He said there-was a
formidable cornbinatitin of Tyleriies, Kentuck-
northern friends of ‘ peculiar institutions,’ all
united to prevent his presenting a petition for
tlicreilrcssof grievances. He demanded a trial
by a jury of his peers on the charge preferreil
against him, and sent to the Clerk to he read,
rr-soltttitius calliiig on the several departments
for tlocitirteiits necessary I0 his defence, and one
asking ofthe President ifhe had ever ritithorizcd
Mr Wise i_o'_say that he ktiew him (Mr Tyler)
to he in -favor of sliutiitig out petitions. He
- spokewith great severity of the course of Mr
Wise i’ti‘the Cilley duel, and yielded the f]oor’to
Mr -Wise who said-‘he was glad of the oppor-
tii_iiiiy to vindicate his coniliict. I-le appealed
iirtlie Senators from Kentucky, who were pre-
mitt.-_:-is his wittiesses,tliat his advice was not
the advice re-lit-tl upon or followed in the pre-
liminaries tiftliat iliiel-it was the advice ol':in-
othcr, "higher, better, and more distinguished
man which was relied on. And as to what
occtirictl on the ground, he VV2 s there an armed
.<ccuiitl,tu guard the life ofliisfiienil with written
tiistrtictiotis in his pocket. And the only regiet
he hail was. that lie was induced to go there, not
approviiig the prt'lllllll'i<'-Hy steps which had been
taken in that fight. He was ready to meet his
Adams that the House had no right to en-
tertziinthe rr-solution concerning him (Mr A) 9
God in tliatca.-re. so far as being respiin iblefor
tiiuriler, or itistigziting the duel; thuugli as far
" S I 3 ,. - - - —
gilt; tglicn, fl3(.l”<']lIl.(gllll‘ll:I’l c0nftU*t.0n Or {he jas the sin ofitiieltiig was C()ll(‘efIletl. he CUIIFCSSQLI‘
- i Q ‘ . .
m 975 fl“, _e P” fir as 0 "3 I’'‘*‘",'~‘¢';hc was not rcailv tumcct Him. He spoke with
nature, being decideil that it wits the qiiestioii §g,,.,,, s,_.,.c,;,y ,,,-,h,, ,_.,,,,,s,, “r Mr Adams‘ H,
Nays 75.
Thus the House dctertniuctl to vonsitler
the resolution offered by Mr Mat'sli.-ill, of.’
censure of Mr Adams.
Mr Adaiiiis said he would noiv take the
first moment to demand in his trial the hen-
efits of the (3th articlcamcndatory of the Con-
stitution of the U. States.
Mr Underwood then spoke at lcn_r_zt.h. con-
tending that the House had no right, and
that it was uiiconstitutiontil to ciitcrtain this
resolution, as it charged Mr Adams with
crimrs over ivliicli they had not jtirisilii-tion.
The only cause for tihich they could try
their members was for violation ofthe rules
of the House. The resolution assumed the
motives of the gentleman in oftl-ring the pe-
tition to be base; and by acting on it, they
arrogatcd to themselves the power of unini-
science of the motives of man.
’ Illr Butts bricflydcfendcd Mr Adams con-
tending that his motives were (‘()llS('lt‘ltII()llS
in offering the petition for the dissolution of
the Unioii.—(L,:,raz'ns£ which he had tiiovetl
instructions to the committee. He said tfiit
the preseiit Secretary ofthe Navy hail dc-
clared unblushingly and boasifully to hint
that lie was an advocate for t/te 7;772»))I(’(l.”(l/‘Z
dissolution of [Ira Unioii; which, Mr VVise
dcnyiiig. Mr B said he stood ready to PTOVI‘
whenever the Secretary dcnicd it. He re-
ferred to the course of Mr Rhett in voting
against lziyiiig on the table the l'l-.’SOll,lllOl'l,
when he had it few years ago pl‘PS(‘l1it'(l, or
eudezivoi'cd to present, a resolution for the
dissolution of the Utiion. This called up
Mr Rhett, who explitiiied the transaction.
Mr Arnold went at length into a spirited
defence of Mr Adams. and opposition to the
resolution. He commenced bydeprt‘-exiting
the want of freedom of speech and of action.
WIBIKJI1 \1‘rr_e tiocniniiiq. prevalent. He liken-
cd IllE§B.,_SPCl1t’S to those of the French Revo-
lution; and in illustration Sl.'liC1li'l matter of
fact; that on S.iturdii_v last, (\Vll(‘ll it will be
l‘(’C0ll{’t.'It.‘CI, great cxcitcinent prevailed, and
Mr Adams attempted to speak.) after he had
called to order Mr Rayner for what be con-
sidered irrelcvancy of remark, ti gentlcinaii
from Lotiisiaiiri (Mr Dawson) hail come tot
hint while ot'ctip_virig his seat and ‘bullied’
him tlireateriing if he did not stop his cries
of‘ order’ ‘tn cut /its t/trout.’ Atljotirneil.
In the Senate, petitions were ]')l't‘St'l'll.(‘(I on
the stihjcct of the Bankrupt Law, priiicipally
against its repeal ; also for other plll‘p()SL'S.
The bill to repeal the Bankrupt law was
debated by Mr Bayard, who advocated it,
contendiiigthat the l‘.1\V.\\’i'lS uuco'nstitutiou:tl_
partaking more of the c-liarticter of ‘an insol-
vent thin 21 B'tQ.l{l'UpI I Act ; and by Mr
Choatc, who contiinfdtid that it was constitu-
tionally, politically‘t_ind morally -right, and
who, while a grezit portion ofthe p-oplc
tvcre wit-glicd doiviiwith an oppressive bur.
di-n of debt, while danger threatciied us l'l_'gO.’li
abroad, and while from discordtint coiincils
Congress hail neglected to 'p iss t-he l'lf'Ct‘SSttl'_’\-'
salutary m_t??lSllrFS of relief, would. rvjoicci to
hear on the first of February the sound of
the silver trumpet, proclziitiiing (lt‘llt.'t‘l't'1l]C9
to the captive throughout the land; and by
Mr Bi-nton,who said the law -was an insolvmit
law, enacted for the abolition of debts. for
the plunder of the country,-and whose ope-
rations ivoiild be a mockery_ on the forms of
justice. He gave way and the Senate a:lj’d.
FRIDAY. Jan. 28.
In Senate, the bill from the House for the re-
peal of the Bankrupt Law was taken tip. Mr
Benton made it few remarks. characterizing the
bill as one to abolish the indebteilncss of the
country. and saying that the great mass of the
people were ignorant ofits operation. Mr Wil-
liams brie-fly rejoined, and Mr Clay made a
brief. pointed and most cfI'ective speech in oppo-
sitiou to i s repeal. The question was then ta-
ken, and the Senate. by a vote of23 to 22, re-
jected thc biltfor repeal. Arljourueil.
In the House the question of privilege wasta-
kcn tip, the motion pending being that of Mr
Thompson of In. to laythe wliolc subject on the
table. Upon an appeal for the sake of personal
explanation, froniMr Marshall. Mr Thoinpson
withdrew his motion on a pledge that Mr M.
shotild renew it.
Mr Marshall then addressed then House, at.
considerable length. He disavowetl any inten-
iioii, in the resolution -he hail submitted, to
charge the member frotri M asszichusetis with
suboruation of perjtiry and high treason, nor
could his words bearthat construction. He (lis-
avowetl all personal hostility toward Mr Adams
but characterized his course as calculated to
destroy all peace. and excite the utmost alartii
in the country. This Union, moreover. could
never be ‘ peaceably dissolved,’ as Mr Adams
said it might; it could only be done by force of
arms. The‘ metcifuldesigiis ofthe gentleman
toward the slaves could never be accomplislieil
without involving their extinction. Mr Mar-
shall avowed his wish to support the interests
ofthe North.
He went on to vindicate his resolutions of
censure from all the objections that hail been
made to them. and renewed the moiioii to lay
the whole subject on the table, which was lost
by a vote of 110 to 96. ‘ .
j A dehatethen arose upon the resolution ofMr
Marshall. in which Mr Adams inéde a reply of
‘vi liicli Mr A. brit-fly respoiiiled,.s.-. the House zitlj.
SATURDAY. Jan. 29.
Iloii. Nritlinti F. Dixon. Senator from I‘ilit.dc
lslatiil, who has lici-n ilctaineil for sortie weeks
hj. iritli-jiiissititiii fiom aiteritlance at the Senate,
tlieil lll-lllls city at 12 o'clock to day.
The Senate was not in session.
In the lluuse, the business relative totlic
course of Mr Atlrims was postpurieil, on motion
iil'i\lr Fillmore, and the Treasury Note Bill
taken U p for ci-iiciirretice in the Senate‘s aiiietiil
merits; the first of which provides that new
notes shall be issued in place oftliosc redremetl;
itllll the second strikes out the proviso that the
Notes isstieil hltall be Ct)llSlt.It:l'C(l in lieu tfso
tiiutzh ofthe Loan.
The first alDElI'.ltTlf.‘l‘tl was adopted without it
division ; and on the second the vote being ayes
l00. noes 100, ilte Spcalier decitlctl the tie in
the tiflirtmttivc. '
Thus lll(‘. 'l‘rca:-*ury Note Bill is fitizilly passed.
The House adj.
I‘IUT7‘if)f(.’ Ti'a.gcrIg/.—-'I‘lie following pain
fiil l.l'aigt’(Iy O(‘('Ufl‘t’(I at l\'civpoi‘t, I-I--iltiiiiei‘
Co. A young iiizin iitiiiied Washington
II.tl’l‘lS, in a fit of mental derangcineiit,
made an ass-.-tilt. upon an elder sister with it
jack knife, and stabbed her severely in the
side of the nick, but missed the jugular ar-
tery. She PSCr'tpt'(l and ran into an zidjiiiiiitig
house. I-Vhilc the sictcr was escaping the
young man tiirricd upon his mother, and
sltlbiwtl her in Ill.’ throat, partially severing
the trinirt artery, and she fell upon the floor
l)lt3C(llll‘.’ lirofiist-ly and soon became insensi-
ble. He then fled from the rootn where
this scene was ,tfl’l:]('lt:.’t.l, through the kitchen
into it bed room, and tliroiving himself upon
:1 bed repeatcrlly Sl.‘lI)l')t‘(I himself in the neck
and throat, and was shortly iifzer found di-ad.
A young Sl:lt'l‘ escaped. The sister is doing
\VL'll,:tll(I expected to recover, but ft‘ill'S are
ctttertaincd for the life of the mother.
Ulica. D:i.il_r/ News.
A Mzssirc {'rom. 0’Co7ineZl.~—.-‘\n address
signed by some 60,000 names, among them,
tliosc ofI')-.tn'lO'Connt-ll and Father i\’l-atfieiv,
has been forivzirdetl from Ireland to this
country, cr1.llin.g upon (LllIri.s'1tii2en to m.rL7cc
com-mo/i cause irzt/i. tliczlbolilioiiis/s. It i.-
to be cxliibitcd in Boston on \Vedncsdii_v
next at the aiiniial meeting of the [l.”-.issrt-
t'.IlIlSt‘lI.S Abolition Society. This isaii iii-
terlereiii-e in the concerns of the U. States
ivliicli should be discotintenanced by all
p:irti_es. Vtillll eqztal propriety the Pope-
might issue a bttll to all Rotnaii Catliolics.
‘desiri.ng'thcni ‘to tiiake common cause with
l3isliop.Huglics.—-Alb. D. Arlv.
Cr0.'nn Ar_1:/.crluct.--'I,’he Water Commis-
sioner stint in their report on this work to
the Coiiimon Council on the l7tli. Thi-
(’.\'pt‘l‘ifllllll’i'S on it during the past your bare
ht-.‘-.'n, £"~l.ll8,8-43 44. The total amount
cxpciidccl thus far is $37,107,463 03. The
sum yet r(‘qllll‘t'(l to complete the work to
l.\’It.ll‘I‘tIy Hill is €S'tllllal.L'(.l at .‘:'Sl.528,S94 55.
' J. of Com.
The London Sl.ill'lt'I2il‘(l says that the in-
structions of Lord Aslibiirton, will iiiclude
only the Caroline afliiir, the boutidary ques-
tion and the right of search.
Confessions of Colt.
S.~1miiclAda:iis called on Friday at my
office, as near as I can recollect, between the
hours of3 and 4 o’clock. Whether he had
any special ol-jvct in view in coming at that
time or not, I cannot say. VVhen heentercd
the office I was sitting at my table as usual,
and was at that time engaged in looking over
a manuscript account book, as I had been
engaged on this work for one or two days
previous; that is, I was reading over the
entries and reconsidering the arithmetical
calculations bclongingto the cntcrics, (Sac.
Mr. Adams seated himself in a chair nearto
the table, and within an arms length of myself
—--so near that, had we both leaned our Heads
lorivard towards each other, I have no doubt
but they would have touched.
I at once spoke of my account with him,
which he had, at my request, handed to me
some ten or twelve days before. I stated to
him that his account was wrong, and read to
him at the same time the account asI had
made it otit on another piece of paper and
requested him to alter his accountas Iliad it.
He objected to this at first, saying that _I did
not undcrstantl printing. He however alter-
ed his figures as I read them from my ac-
count, as I made the remark that I would
give$l0, or some siiclt sum, it I was not right
at first, and he made the remark that I meant
to cheat him. [In the mean time we had
both been figiiring, on separate parts
ofthe account] I-Vord followed word, till
it came to blows. The words, “You Lie,”
were passed, and several slight blows, and
until I received it blow across my mouth
and nose, which catisctl my nose slightly to
bleed. I do not know that I felt like exert-
ing mvselfto strong defence. I believe then
I struck him most violently with my fist,_.
we grappled with each other at this tiine,an:I
I found myself‘ shoved to the wall, with my
some length to the speech of Mr M. The real
question involved he said, was wlicihcr it wasa
side and hipto ‘the table. At this time be
twisting it so that I could hardly breathe, and
at the s.-inii-. tiine pressing me ‘hard upon the
wall and table. There tvasn lirimmttr on
iaus, Gciirgia and Virginia Whigs, and the the table, which [men seized and Struck
him over the head.
‘ At this time I think his hat was nearly in
my face, and his face I should think, was
downwards. I do not think he saw me
sit-ze the hammer. The seizing of the ham-
mi-r and the blow were itistantanetius. I
think this blow lmocltrd his hat oft”, lint will
not be positive. At this time I only remeni-'
her of his twisting my ncck-liandkcrcliiefso
tight that it scented to me as though I had
lostall power of reason; still I thought I
was striking away with the .hamtner.——
Whether he zittcmpted to get the hi.mmei'
from me or not, I cannot say; I do not think
he did. The first sense of thought was. it
seems, as though his hand or something
brushed from my neck and downivard. , I
cannot say that 1 had any sense or re-flection
till Iheard :1 knock at the door. Yet there
is :1 fiiint iilca still remaining that Isliovcd
of this I cannot say. I heard the lino r on
the. door. I was instantly SIal‘It"(l, and
full conscious of going and turning the key
so as to lock it. I then sat down for I
felt very weak and sick. After sitting rt
few miiiutcs and seeing so much blood, I
ll.lIll{ I went and looked at poor Adams,
it he breathed quite loud for sevr.-ial minutes,
threw his arms out, and was silent. Irecol-
which seemcd lift-less; and a horrid thrill
cuiiie over me that I had killed him.
About this time seine noise started me; 1
ft:ltagit.tietl or frightened and Itliiiik Iwent
to the door to see if I had fastened itand took
the key out and moved down the slide. I
think Istood for a minute or two listening
to lle'tl‘ if the tifiirty had caused any alarm.
I believe I then took it sent near the window.
It was a cool, damp day, and the window
had been closed all day except about six or
eight inches at the top, ivliicli I lit down
when I first went to the office and which
remained down all the time I occupied it.
I rcniaincd iii the same seat I should think
for at least an hour without moving unless
it was to draw the Clll'I2tl[)S of the windows
close, which were in reach. My custom
had been to leave the curt:iin about one third
from the side ofthe iviiitlmv towards I:‘it'oad-
way. The blood at this time was spreading
over the floor. Th: to was a great quantity
and I fcltalai':'iie(l lost it SllOI]ltl leak through
into the apt:-tliecat'y’s store. Itricd to stop it
by tying my hiindlterchit-f aroiiiirl his neck
tight. This appeared to do no good. Ithrn
looked about the room for a plf.’C(‘ of twine
and in a box which stood in the room, after
partially pulling ottt S0fl’t8 it wiiiiig that was
in it, I found a piece of cord which I tied
round his neck; took my liaiidltercliief off
and his stock too I think.
There was thcn,I (llSCO\'t‘l'(‘(.I, so much
blood, and the fear of its lL‘;tl(lllg tlt rough the
floor, caused me to take 21 tower and gather
with it all Icould, and rinse it into the pull I
l)'l(l in the rootii. The pail was, I should
think, at that time about one third full of
water, and the blood filled it at least another
third full. Previous to doing this I moved
the body towards the box and pulled out
part of the awning to rest it on and covered
it with the l'C‘m=.lln(I€l‘. I never saw his
face afterwards.
After soaking up all the blood Icould,
which I did as still and hastily as possible, I
took my scat again near the \\'lll(lO\\', and
began to tiirik what was best to do
this time strtiie one knoclied at the door, to
which of course I paid no attt-rition. My
‘horrid sittizitioii rcmairit-d from this time ’till
rid reflection.
At dusk ofthe evening. and at the same
tiuie some 0lnlliI)US€S were passing, Iczirc-
fully opened the door and went out as still
as possible, and I thought unobserved. I
crossed into the Park and went down front
thence to the City Hotel, my purpose being
to l'L'l€lI-3 the ciri-urizstancc to zi I'.l‘t_‘-Illt.’l' who
was stopping atthis house. I saw him in
the from reading room cngagwd iii coi'ivr-z'sz=.-
tion with two gt’l'tll<?lllt’fl. I spoke to him, it
few words passed br.tv.tre,-ii HS, and seeitig‘
that he was Pn_;r:’igcd Itilttsrtttl iizy purpose
and rcturnr-d as ltll'2JS t'tii- Pill k. I wtillted
tip and down the Park, tliiiiking what was
best to do. Matty things .Illl’)llglll. of, among
others was going to it uitigistrati--, and relat-
ing the facts to him. Then the horrors of
tlicexciti-merit, a trial, public censure and
ftilsc and foul reports that would be raised
by the many who would stand ready to make
the best appear ivorsc than the worst, for the
sake ofa paltry piitincc gaintd to them in
pttbliration of perverted truths and original
false, foul, calumniating lies, all this, added
to my feelings then. was more than could be
borne. Besides, at this time, in addition to
the blows given, there would be left the
mark as evidcnce of a rope drawn tight
round the neck, which looked too deliberate
for anything like death cruised in an afiray.
Firing the building seemed at first a happy
thought, as all would be enveloped in flames
and wafted into air and ashes. The danger
of causing the death of others, (as there was
quite a nutnber who slept in the building.)
the distraction of property, &c. caused me
at once to abandon the tdea.g I nextthought
of havinga suitable box made, and have it
leaded inside, so the blood would not run
out, and move it offsomewhere and burying
it. Then the delay ofall this and the liabils
ity of being detected.
After wandering in the Park for an hour
or more, I returned to my room, and entered
it, as I had left it, as lsupposed, tinobserved.
VVheelei’s door was open, and he was talking
to some one quite audibly. I went into my
room entirely undetermined, and not know-
ing ivhai to do. After I was seated in my
room, I waited silently till Wheeler’s school
was out and his lights extinguished, and
during this suspense it occurred to me that I
might put the body in a cask or box and
ship it offsomeivhere. I little thought at
this time that the box which was in the room
would answer. I supposed it too short and‘
small, and to be entirely unsafe, as it was
quite open.
Wheele_r’s school being oitt, I still heard
some one in the room and as I then thouo-ht
laid down on some bencghes. The no;se°did
“°t 1‘-PPM’ exactly l|l«'<_?,a person going to bed.
I Could he-It‘ the nestling of no bed clothes.
had his hand in my’ncclr-handkerchief,‘
him ofi from me, and then he fell over ; but_
lcct at this time taking him by the hand,
Atotit .
dark, :1 .-ilcnt space of time of still more hor-
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