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MORNING HERALD.
WPIIIP1T, IBPTBHBBB 13, 183f .
Hlfhly Important from w?il>li*toii.
The political drama increase* in interest. The ra
ster concerning the new position of Mr. Calhoan
aoquircs new strength. The words attributed to him
by oar correspondent Rothschild are certainly ambi
guoas. Events can only explain their meaning. This
i a certain however, much as any man of philosophical
knowledge on the currency may despise Van Buren,
the leading doctrines of his message are right.
In relation to Webb, we have no fears of him. If
Gholson is sod?ad a shot as is represented, we'll bet
ten to one there will be no duel. Webb never yet
Made any attack unless a man's back was turned, or
he was sure his antagonist would not fight.
[From our correspondent Rothschild, No XIX. J
Washington, Sept. 11, 1837, 2. P. M.
The first gun has been fired in the Senate. The
great American financier, Wright, from the packed
?ommitlee en money affairs, has reported a bill to
postpone the transfer of the fourth instalment of the
surplus revenue to the states, under the 13th s?ct,on
*f the act of June, 1836, until further provision lor
the payment of the same shall be made by Congress.
The bill passed to a second reading. Mr. Wright
premised that this bill was only in part a report from
the finance committee, on the recommendations ofihw
President.
Mr. Calhoun hoped that this bill would be laid over
till the committee had reported in full. However
widely different were the difficulties under which the
country was laboring, it is well known that they all
sprang from one common source. He would know,
then, the full extent to which the committee proposed
M go, in th?ir measures for the relief of the nation. ?
Justice required that we should exercise great care in
eur legislation on the all important subject now agita
ting the public mind.
Mr. Webster agreed with the gentleman from S.
Carolina. As one of the finance committee, he re
gretted he could not agree with the majority of the
proposed measures of relief. Asa tesident in a com
mercial and manufacturing region of the country, he
was prepared to say that the distresses of the great
interests be represented, were unparalleled. He could
say the same of the other ?reat interests of the coun
try, with which he was at least quitess well acquainted
as other gentlemen. He rose merely to urge that time
be given to tne committee to report their measures
in toto. He should not throw any obstacles in their
way. He would content himself merely by stating,
in his place, briefly his dissent to theirpropositions for
the relief of the public distress, and give his reasons
thtrcfor. The cure was in the hands of gentUmen
favorable to the administration. They had the ma
jority, and he was anxious to see an early decision by
the majorities in both bodies, upon the schemes of re
lief they might propose. He repeated, he would form
ne bar to their action upon the questions they might
sabmit. The responsibility was with them, and he
was willmg they should use it.
There? what think you of that? Here is a total
disclaimer on the part of Mr. Webster, of interference
in the movements of the party. If the opposition
will only give them rope enough, they will hang them
selves.
Several petitiocs for a National Bank were present
ed. A general order was then taken, that all ordina
ry business should be laid on the table during the pre
sent session. Here is some evidence senators are go
ing te work.
A Mr. Slicer was elected, today, chaplain to the se
nate, and Mr. Ashbury Dickens secretary.
in the House, little done of consequence up to the
hour I write.
This evening I will give you further intelligence; ?
and perhaps traecout the effects of the repeal of the
distribution law upon the labor of the interior states,
and the public improvements dependent on the sur
phis.
[from tbe Correspondence of the Baltimore GateUe. |
Washington, Sept. 9th, 1837.
I notice by tbe Gazette of yesterday, that a friend
of yours, has addressed you a note from this city, in
which it is stated that the Hon. John C. Calhoun,
has avowed a disposition to approbate and support the
Kns suggested by the message of the President of the
ited States.
Of the fact, I know nothing definitive, but I am in
clined to the opinion, ihst your informant is correct
Although 1 have not the honor of personal acquaint
ance of the Honorable Mr. Calhoun, it so happened
that I was in a position when the Message was read,
that rendered it entirely impossible for me to avoid
hearing that gentleman say, that he was self satisfied,
that k weuld t>e found a very popular document at the
South. I have subsequently heard several of the
friends of Mr. Calhoun speak of the message in terms
of more approbation ; ana, to day, it is currently re
ported, and 1 believe the report is based on the best of
grounds, that Mr. Calhoun, has unequivocally ex
pressed his approbation of the Sub-Treasury plan.
The rumor, that Mr. Calhoun, has expressed him
self favorably inclined to the message, has created
great sensation in this city, and already given rise to
a variety of speculation. We have no session to-day,
and being somewhat indisposed. I must bring my
tetter to a close, with the mention of another rumored
surmise; that the whigs by voting for the " Conserva
tive Printer," have probably broke up that party. So
says Metropolitan political gossip ; 1 say nothing.
Sarr. 10.? Within the last few days, wo have come
well nigh having a duel, the parties to which, hid they
met, weald have been the Honorable S. H. Oholson of
Mississippi, and Col. James Watson Webb, of the
New York Courier and Enquirer.
The whole history of the attair, is comprised in a
few words. On Tuesday last, whiWt the election of
public printer was before the House, Mr. Wise of
Virginia made an assault on the administration mem
bers, and charged them with being collared ; with
having been "marked and numbered;'' and in the
same breath asserted that the Press of the country
was not independent, but had been bribed and bought
up by the administration. Whilst throwing oft this
ebullition of invective, he eertainly displayed much
virulencc.
When he had taken bis seat, Mr. Oholson of Mis
sissippi, rose to reply. He defended the administra
tion, and in doing so, rspbed to the remarks of Mr.
Wise. by referring to the celebrated loan made by
the Rank of the United States to Messrs. Nonh and
Webb, which he urged was an evidence of the cor
raption of the opposition.
It so happened however, that Mr. Webb, who was
in Washington, was not tnen in the House, but when
he was informed that Mr. Oholson had referred to
him, he addressed a note to that gentleman couched
in very irritable terms. To this Mr. Oholson replied 1
?n a note which was not couched in the most pacific
language the substance of which was, that he con
sidered the note of Mr. Webb, a species sf black
guardism, unworthy of his notice; still if anv excep
tions were taken at what he had said in debate, by
may caiman an, he, Mr. Oholson, would waive any
ana all privileges he might possess as a member of
Congress, anu would afford the " most prompt and
mtc *ati*faction." To this response, Cel. Webb,
up to the closing of my letter, had not made any re
fer. Oholson of Mississippi, ia decidedly one of the
most cool and deliberate men in Congress, and I am
told that he is what is called a 11 dead shot-*'
fY Poverty and oyiters, says Samivel Weller, al
lers goes together. We are not so ceTtain of thia.
But it ahould seem that there is some truth in Sam's
eaying that peop!e " eat oysters in very desperation !"
For during the last three years, we have heard of
thirteen cases of quarreling and stabbing in oyster
r^lars, and yesterday we heard of the fourteenth ]
case. The night before last, a man went into sn
oyster cellar on the corner of Weehawken and Chris
topher atreet. "Oiveme a shilling's worth of oys
ters!" says he. "Certainly," saya the oyster man;
* and be quick about it," aays the other, "for I'm des
perate hungry." The oysters, as we are told, were
eaten ? pay was tendered in shin plasters, and re
ftwed ? a remark was made, which elicited a rough
rsfrty? words brought about blows? the deapferate
oyster eater was struck by the desperate oyster feller
- with an oyster knife under the fifth rib, and a despe
rate wowod inflicted. The siabbet has been tstyrp to
pH*>i< and the M%W?ed*as besa taken to a<tac?Ktjj
f3r Wbat fuss and raw is thai I hear about ? player
OtUed VandenhoffT In he belter than Forrest 7
Cathouc Obphaws ? A benefit it to be given to
night, by the proprietor ef Castle Garden, to the Ca
tholic Oipbuts of Prince street. We have heretofore
endeavored to aid this charity in our little way, and
we are glad to aee that others also come forward in
the same good cause.
Folks and fools may quarrel about this or that
faith? they may fight about modes of prayer? they
may differ about measures ofbolinees? but when hun
ger, and thirst, and nakedness overtake youth and in
nocence, all the metaphysical luxuries of Catholicity
or Protestantism are reduced to the same dead level.
How much more amiable would our friend Doctor
Brownleebe, eten in the eyes of Almighty God ? I
say nothing of the eyes of the ever b?rautiftll Virgin
Mary, for fear it would shock his serves ? it, instead
of taking so much pains to prove that the poor Catho
lies will, one and all, be cast into hell fire ? which is
kept a-going by a peculiar species of everlasting an
thracite that never burns taut? if, I say, instead of all
this, he would preach one of his excellent sermons
for the charitable purpose of making a collection to
feed the hungry, and clothe the naked of the poor Ca
tholic Orphans in Prince street.
I never reflect on the general conduct of the clergy
of the present day, without calculating whether they
or the politicians consume the greatest quantity of
hypocrisy, or will be immersed in the hottest furnace
hereafter. I sometimes think the parsons beat the
politicians? and then again, t contra. Here is Mr.
Marsh of Castle Garden, and myself, both sinners?
and on Doctor Brownlee' s theory of salvation, both
fattening for hell fire ? yet we have come forward with
our mite to clothe the naked and feed the hungry,
which acts are the principal injunctions of our Lord
and Master in the Gospel? as Doctor Sleigh calls
him ? and which all parsons and priests, ought to
obey.
Doctor Brownlee ! Doctor Brownlee ! do come for
ward like a man and a primitive Christian? quit Ma
ria Monk's apron strings for a brief space of time ?
turn her over to Hoyte or Slocuaa? and preach one
of your best charity sermons (for you can do it) for
the Catholic Orphans. I want you to do so, only to
see how Satan will bite hs lip, gnash his teeth, and
curl up his infernal tail for vexation.
Habd Ti mbs ? Gay Times ? Fashionable Times.
On Monday night there were six theatres open in this
eity. At the National and Bowery, it was a perfect
jam? all the others nearly full. Two more theatres
are opening, and it really appears as if they were all
well patronized. New churches, each costing from
$'30,000 to $70,000, are also opening every other quar
ter. The same style, elegance, and extravagance,
in going to heaven, begin to appear that characterized
the early part of 1836. More marriages have taken
place this summer, among the young, gay and fash
ionable, than for the same period of time for ten
years past. The gaieties of Saratoga, Rockaway,
New Brighton, Orange Springe, Schooley's Mountains,
Wesi Point, are about closing, after a tolerably mode
rate season. This perhaps is the only department of
social life which has fallen ofl in expenditures ? yet
towards the close they began to revive.
Symptoms are already appearing of a brilliant and
a fashionable winter, both in New York and in Wash
ington. Tableau vivants, fancy balls, and other gai
eties are already making up for the approaching sea
son in tim^. Some yoHng and blooming creatures
are coming out. Their debut in society will create A
sensation.
On these latter points we have a word to say. '?
It is as easy to be gay and elegant at a cheap rate
as at extravagant expenditures. A fashionable noirfe
next winter, need cost no one over 950. Last year
they coat $500, $600, or 8900 apiece. What was the
consequence? These parties were crowded with vul
gar gourmands who went there frequently uninvited,
to eat, drink, and behave like savages. We have
marked several young men of fashion, who must re
form last year's conduct, at the peril of expulsion
fr?ra the society of lovely woman. Chiefs of families
should lay their thick heads together, and make ar
rangements to give the tone to cheapness, elegance,
beauty and intellect in tlie toirtu of next winter. It
can be done. The firtt expensive party that is given
in New York, on the plan of the year of madness,
1836, we shall serte up with pepper and mustard
note and comment? in the Herald. Economy is the
order of the day. .Hereafter the amusements of the
haul twn ought to qsaunte a more intellectual caat and
character. The ladies want no profusion of wines,
cookery and confectionary. They are far more desi
rous of refinement of manners in the young men
elegance of behavior in the older? and wit, philosophy
and taste in the conversation of ell.
Let there be an intellectual reform in the fashiona
ble world of 1837? and there will be one.
Or The Expbcss alao expends a jug full ef its dir
ty dishwater upon the New Yoik pilots. Nothing
seems to annoy the corrupt Wall street press so much
aa the promptitude and activity by which the New
York boys are driving the Jeraey loafera from our
waters. The "Times" also had a hit at them the
othtr day. Go on, gentlemen? go on. The real
grievance is the manner in which the Heraid'a new's
boats, the "Teazer" and " Celeste" fish up foreign
and marine intelligence. Three or four times a week
we best every Wall atreet print, in reporting ahips, and
as soon ss our new system goes into operation we
will play them trumps. Look out.
OrrtciJ l. ? We havs at last the official account of
the fraca* in which our friend, Henry M. Western,
was engaged the other day, probably from hia own
pen. The following ia taken from the penny organ
of the Hambhn gang :
As the iffUr between Mr. Wmmi and Mr. WUm, mrabm
of the bar, Ins errMrd anme noiae la the city, we give the fol
lowing rtatrm^nt of fhcta, which we are aaaured to correct
It i? untrM Uiat (be lie wan Riven on eiUier aide, or that any
weapons were oaed. The affair commenced by Mr. Wltaon
claiming the protection of Judge Edwards, agamat a charge
made by Mr. Wentern, that Mr. Wilwm bad employed improp
er means to procure u?e adjournment of I he case. The judge,
not teeing any thing to interfere about, mid nothing, when Mr.
Wilaon anddenly itrnck Mr. Wentern a Mow, ThT? produced
a retam blow from Mr. Wentern, which knocked Mr. Wilaon.
with the hack of hi* head, agwinat a marble mantle behind him.
Mr. Wilaon rallied to the attack, aad waiaereraJ times met Wy
a blow in the fare from Mr. Wmtern, which each time drew
Mood. The parties were then aeparnted, without any material
injury to Mr- Wilaon, and a eery alight aonluaion to Mr. Wes
tern The latter gentleman acted on the defenaivn eichni re
ly, and, In the opinion of all preaent, conducted himself gene
rously and farbcarinf ly inward* hi* antagnniat.
This is enough. It does not require a single word
from us to shew up the disgrace, degradation, and
dishonor of the whole transaction. The profession
of the law is sunk to a level with the Five Points,
when such conduct is paraded to the world by its per
I petrator.
Iksslveut Finn ('oneAwias.? A meeting ia to be
held this evening at 6 o'clock, at the Masonic Hall,
Broadway, of the Stockholders who are desirous of
receiving the surplus earnings, and of beiag included
ia the application. A general attendance ia wiahed.
It may not be generally known that the majority of
Stockholders of the Insolvent Fire Companies are
widowa and orphans, who have lost, some of them,
every thing by the insolvency of the Fire Companies.
They claim the surplus earnings at Una* aa theirs.
Judgment baa been pronoanced against thdtaby the
Chancellor ? but so convinced %re tt\?# friepds of their
right' in the matter that they ore nbont to Jafce il op
into the Court of Erttrr ' May the Widow# aad. or
pbnr.a prosper!
Tke Vh Weair-A Uwl CmrUig with Milk
and Honey.
The following latter which we received yeaterday-?
postage paid ? from Prairie da Chien, contains each
important facts and suggestions that we publish it fer
the benefit of the public, precisely as we have re
ceived it, verbatim et literatim. A word af remark.
As I was reading the epistle, i could scarcely re
fraia from wishing that 1 had the wings of an eagle
to fly to that happy place, where the Doctors have to
turn farmers te get a living ? where there are no
Hamblins ner Haggertus to annoy one ? and where
the praiiie hens, ducks and suipes meet one ia a morn
ing, and ask. you in the most friendly manner ? " Ben
nett, my boy, don't you want a broiled bird today ?
look at me? I am as fat as butter, and nothing would
please me better than to be eat up by such a wit and
philosopher as thou art." I was thinking the other
day, of buying some beautiful cottage an Long Isl
and, New Jersey, or Westchester, either up the East
or North River. I had almost come to the resolu
tion that Col. Webb, nor General Morris, nor Nam
by Pamby Willis, Esq., shoald not surpass me any
longer in cottages, chateaus or other elegint but sin
ful nick-nacks. But I must say now that my heart
is half set apon the Wisconsin Territory ? the ducks,
snipes, and prairie hens of that delightful land. I
shall therefore suspend, for the present, further opera
tions in foolish purchases of farms, horses, dogs, and
other humbugs. Meantime I recommend the atten
tive perusal of the following to the 150,000 readers of
the Herald.
Prairie oc Chien, W. T. Aug. 20, 1837.
J. G. Bennett, Esq.? Dear Sib .?1 arrived here
in the early part of June last, and have determin
ed upon spending my future days here. This place
is situated at the junction of two rivers, the Mississip
pi and the Wisconsin. The former is navigable, and
several steamboats have been up to St. Peters,
300 miles from here ? and the latter is also navigable,
and several steamboats have been up this season to
Fort Winnebago, 120 miles. The present village of
Prairie du Chien is composed of scattering houses
some built a hundred years age by the French ? and
forming three small villages, one near the Garrison,
(Fort Crawford), one about a mile further north and
one on an Island ? where is also the American Fur
Company's store? but the new tewn, about being
built, will be below the Garrison, where steamboats
land. The Prairie rises about ten feet above Itigh
water mark, and gradually continues to de so for a
mile and a half, where it meets the perpendicular
bluffs, from 200 to 400 feet in hight? the latter com-'
posed of lime, sand stone, and easily broke off' and
forming a beautiful and durable building stone? the
American Fur Company's store, the Court House,
and several stares and dwellings being built of it.
The climate is delightful ? bring the same latitude
as Albany? but, bting farther West, does not vary so
much from winter to summer. The people are all
healthy ? and several Doctors have come here to
practice medicine, but find none to practiee upon ex
cept some old wern out sojdiers? and have conse
quently had to go te work upon farms.
I am farming it myself, and am thankful that in
my early life 1 was brought up to it ? though hav
ing lived twenty-two years in the city of New York
?and made money plenty, and rode in my own car
riage through Broadway ? it comes rather tough at
first? but I would not re-exchange for all the houses
in Broadway. I would not place myself under such
anxiety of mind as I have done the last year in New
York, for any sum of money. You may as well be
informed at once, that I was in the auction business,
and foiled. I shall nor prosecute you for publishing
it? because I honorably assigned all I had in the
world for the benefit ot my creditors.
' My object in writing to you is, to inform you, and
through you, some of your suffering fellow citizens,
^ where they can get good wages, if they will but
. work.
Carpenters, Masons, Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights,
Boat Builders, Laborers, &c. can here find plenty of
employment ? and can earn from two to five dollars
per day Also twenty thousand farmers can settle at
once oa the surrounding country ? and e'ear enough
the firsr year to pay for their land. I have examined
the Black Hawlc purchase the lower end of which
lies directly opposite to this place? and God never
made a place better adapted toman's happiness. The
soil is altogether superior to that of Illinois or Mich
igan ? well watered and timbered.
Thin i> abundance of game? prairie hens, almost
as tame as your barn- yard fowls, and quite as large
ducks and snipo ? and in fact, there appears to be
nothing wanting but a few mora of my fellow citi
zens, who have lost their all in New York by the
cursed policy of the administration party.
I remain yours truly,
G. Wash's* Pine.
Cr The New Orleans editors are stUl making a
great outcry about some observations we made, on
the management of their banks, in some of eur late
Wall street reports. " Wounded pigeons are known
b y their fluttering."
If the New Orleans bankers and brokers had ever
followed the best principles in their systems of trade,
they would never have blown the bladder of specula
tion so high as to endanger such an explosion as they
experienced last March. We have little te nay to the
editors of New Orleans? with some exceptions, they
understand not the subject on which they write, when
they touch finance. As ta their ridiculous tirades
against us, we smile at its impotence. When the ban
kers of New Orleans shall have returned to the paths
of honesty, and their cotton brokers have paid their
debts, it will be tune enough to talk about our charac
ter and reputation. This is not the first time we hava
sean impudent rotten speculators, covered with bank
ruptcy as the Five Points are covered with pollation,
arrogate to themselves the epithets ? " respectable/'
"honorable," and "esteemed," and apply approbri
oua language to those against whom a flaw sever has
been discovered. We have plenty of such personages
in this city, bat the healthy moral tone of New York,
still existing among the great induatrious classes, sets
a limit to such insolence in this latitude.
We ahall continue to probe the rottenness of the
New Orleans banks, whenever it comes in our way.
They muat not shift their own sins on New York,
without being set right.
CjT The " Albany Argus" is very anxious that the
meaeage should not be considered " locofoco." This
is a trick ta prevent the influence of ita real doctrines,
and to prop up the infamoua Safety Fund system.?
There is a plan on foot to cheat the public again, by
procuring, at the next election, a legislature, bound
hand and foot to the banks. The suspension and
mortgage laws of 1337, are not sufficient for their
flour, land, and bank speculation. They want to
oontinue these impositions on the public another year.
Rut it is in vain. Thert mutt be a radical reforpiln
the banking $yt(em, or the -whole deterrea to go toptr
dition. As we cannot get a National Bank, we go for
an entire and full repeal of the Restraining Law.?
Let the banking business be thrown as open as the
doora of the City Hall. Nothing lose.
fir Tim Horsy Oaidm, situated an the pictu
resque crag above Hoboken, is going on bravely. We
received a couple of presents from ita proprietor, the
other day? two glass vessel* filled with pure virpn
honey. " Write me," said he?" on a card, direc
tions how you want the honey made, in a veaael I
have prepared for you, and it shall be done." I did
so. The bees, innocent, industrious, sensible crea
tures, are now engaged in that work? and m a fow
weeks I expect ta receive H full of the choiceet honey
and the honey coaab.
Tkoee Who Ft ft#d <4 studying the jfoadara of
Natural History, would be interested to call and sea
the garden.
POSTSCRIPT.
? T OOVIRIH1V 'bSvMM. ="
Web(id?y, lepi 13, 3 A. M.
By this morning's mail, we have received the Na
tional Intelligencer Of yesterday morning : wtavcli, re
ferring to the business propensities of the members of
Congress, has the following remarks :
The reader will see, by the report of yesterday's
proceedings in the two Houses of Congress, that they
have plunged into the tnidat of things ; that a bill has
been reported in the Senate for an indefinite post
postponement of the fourth instalment of mo
ney due to the States under the Distribution
Law. That the Message has been referred to
committees in the House of Representatives, and
reports may be soon expected upon it in that body ;
and that there are indications in both bodies of a
disposition to consider the present a special session,
for temporary purposes, ana not a session for general
legislation.
For a report of the proceedings in the Senate, we
refer to the letter of our correspondent Rothschild,
under the editorial head.
We give below the committees of the House of
Representatives, by which it will be perceived that
the locofocos have control of the ways and means.
An abstract of the proceedings of Monday follows.
House of Representatives ? Sept. 11.
The Chair announced the following gentlemen as
having been appointed members of the respective
Standing Committees, pursuant to the order of the
House, viz :
Of Ways and Means. ? Me Mr*. Cainbreleng, M'Kim, Owen*,
Sergeant, Hamer, Jones, of Virginia, Fletcher, of Massachu
setts', Atlierton, ami Rhrett
Ol Claims. ? Messrs. Whittlesey, of Ohio, Grennell, Cham
bers, Darlington, Graham, Russell, Campbell, of Tennessee,
Clark, and Carter, of Maine.
On Commerce.? Messrs. Smith, Phillips, Johnson, of Louisi
ana, Cushman. De Graff, Legare, Toland, Curtis, a id Mason,
of Virginia.
On the Public Lands. ? Messrs. Boon Williams, of N. Caro
lina, Lincoln, Casey, Chapman, Harrison, Anderson, Duncan,
and Tuniey.
On the Poet Otlice.? Messrs. Connor, Briggs, Mall, Cleave
land, Hopkins, fiuhley, Calheon, of Kentucky, Palmer, and
Worth ington.
Of Elections. ? Messrs. Buchanan, Griffin, Hawkins, Kilgore,
Maury, Towns, Bronson, Penny backer, and Hastings
On the District of Columbia.? Messrs. Bnuldiri, A. H. Shep
perd, Jenifer, Dawson, Cilley, Prentiss, Beirne,C. H. Williams,
of Tennessee, and Hunter, of Ohio.
On the Judiciary? Messrs.Thomas, Robertson, Toucey, Mar
tiu, Corwin, Bynuin. Garland, of Virginia, Hoffman, and Pot
ter.
Ou Revolutionary Claims.? Messrs. Muhlenberg, Craig, Un
derwood, Taliafero, Elmore, Foster, Parmenter, Harper, of
Ohio, and Birdtall.
On Public Expenditures? Messrs. Haley, Ogle, Alexander, 1
Titus, Stratum, Kuinsey, Fletcher, of Vermont, Crockett, and
Patterson.
On Private Land Claims ? Messrs. May, Garland, of Louisi
ana, Calhoun, of Massachusetts, Harlan, Bruyn, Maliory, Be
any, Raridun, and Leadbeater.
On Manufactures ? Messrs Adams, Webster, Whittlesey, of
Connecticut, Holsey, Slade, Biddle, Tillinghast, Vail and Nay
lor.
On Agriculture? Messrs. Del?erry, Lwnn, Phelps, Weeks,
Spencer, Noyes, Da vies, Randolph, and Mitchell.
On Indian Affairs ? Messrs. Bell, Everett, Haynes, Chaney,
Montgomery, Parker, Campbell of South Carolina, Murray,
of Kentucky, and 8. W. Morris, of Pennsylvania.
On Military Affairs ? Messrs. McK?y, Coles, Glascock,
Thompson, Gholson, Miller, Rives, Kemble, and McClellari, of |
Tennessee.
On the Militia.? Messrs. Glascock, Wagner, Carter ol Ten
nessee, Holt, Hammond, Pratt, Hunter, Halstead, and Allen of
Ohio.
On Naval Affair*.? Messrs. Ingham, MiUigan, Reed, Wise,
Orantland, Moore, Richardson, Paynter, and Williams, of New I
Hampshire.
On Foreign Affaire. ? Messrs. Howard, Hamer, Cushing,
Jackson, Dromgoole, Rencher, Pope, Claiborne, and Fair
Meld.
On the Territories. ? Messrs. Patton, Potts. Pickens, Pierce,
Borden, Graves, Davee, Jones of New York, ami Farringtan. ]
On Revolutionary Pensions.? Messrs. Morgan, Klingensmilh,
Bond, Fry, Jehnson of Virginia, Sibley, Ewing, Gray, ami 1
Loomisot Ohio.
On Invalid Pensions.? Messrs. Taylor, Williams, of Ken
tuckv, Allen of Vermont, AfcClellan of New York; Petriken- j
Stewart, Herod, Itiley, and Stanley. ,
On Roads and Canals.? Messrs. Mercer, Evan*. McKennan.
Snyder, White of Kentucky, Filmore of New York, Johnson
of Maryland, Ricknell, While of Indiana
On Revisulaml Unfinished Business.? Messrs. Mason ofOhio,
Noble, Southgate, Henry and Peck.
On Accounts.? Messrs. Jehnson of Virginia, Grant, McClure,
Shepard of North Carolina, and Johnson of Maryland.
On Expenditures of die Department of State.? Messrs. Mo r- ,
ris ol Pennsylvania, Jackson of New York, Sheplor, Yorke, I
and Andrews.
On Exoenditures of the Department of the Treasmv. ?
Messrs. Allen of Vermont, Shelter, Aycrigg, Gray, ami Hol
sey.
On Expenditures of the War Department? Messrs. Clowney,
Vanderveer, Holl, Morris of Ohio, and Marvin.
On Expenditures df the Navy Department.? Messrs. Brod
head. Maxwell, Goode. Edwards, and Graham, of Indiana.
On Expenditures of Use Post Office Department? Messrs.
Child* Dennis, Hawes, Gallop, and Pluiner.
On Expenditures of the Public Buildings.? Messrs. Sawyer,
Cranston, Menefee, Dona, and Ridgway.
Mr. Biddle called up the resolution heretofore offered
by him, requiring information in regard to the order
for the payment of members of Congress in specie.
Mr. Biddle made some remarks in support of the re
solution.
Mr. McKay stated that the order was in pursuance
of express law ; and that no public creditor was ob- '
ligrd to receive any thing but specie or its equivalent. ,
j The amendment of Mr. Rabertson, ol Virginia,
was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, was
adopt, d.
Air. Boll offered a resolution, calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury for a statement of the existing
engngements of the Treasury, and of the objects of
expenditure which can be dispensed with. Agreed
to.
PRusinawT's Mrssagb.? On motion of Mr. Cam
breleng, the Honse resolved itself into a committee of
the whole on the President's message ; and, on his
motion, so much of the message as relates to a a bank
rupt act, was referred to the committee on the judicia
ry : and so much as relates lo the finances was refer
red to the committee an ways and means.
The committee rose, and Mr. Catnbrelcng moved
to refer so mHch of the Report of the Secretary of the
Treasury an relates to tha finances, to the Committee
0:1 Wbvs and Means.
, Mr. F.wing, of Indiana, moved a select Committee,
with power to ifequire into the proceedings of the go
vernment by which the public embarrassments had
bern prolonged and increased. Last
The motion of Mr. Cambreleng was agreed to.
Mr. Smith, of Maine, offered a resolution, directing
that ao business, to which the attention of Congress
was not called by the message, should be taken up.
Mr. E. Whittlesey opposed the motion, and a de
sultory discussion arose aa to the conrse 01 action to
be pursued during the session, and in regard to the
objects of legislation proposed by the President.
Messrs. Smith, Bell, Cambreleng, Wise, Cushing,
Duncan and Boone toek part in the debate.
Tkr motion to postpone waa rejected, and the Re- j
solution was agreed ta, by a large majority.
Col. Webb haa published a portion of his corres
pondence with Mr. Qholson, endeavoring to excal
pate hirriMlf from public censure.
The National Intelligencer aars : "We learn that
the Hon. Branch T. Archer, Speaker of the House of
Rcpreseatativea of Texas, arrived in this city aa Sat
urday evening last."
Tk? LesCsr to his Ism Bottle*
Hail lo thee, mv only trniirr.
(toll to thee, my chief delight,
Thoa art e'er toati plmrf,
To mine eye ? cheering Right.
Thoa 4 <m All with joy my heart ?
Thou do?t All with pais my heed?
II o< from thee Til ne'er depart.
Till Pm resting with the dead '
When tbr world wo (tort and rbillin*.
When hy friend* I waa
Thou wert then aa Arm and wUllnr
A friend indeed by tim* urnbakr n.
Thoa has qoewehed my inmont mrnw?
Thou baet tolled the keenest pth
Tboo has! A?ed with bop* the morrow.
My seel with Joy and Mai again.
I'M drink from thee tUI life thai! end,
Thsagh all on eaiU ihoald curae thee |
To AB thee toll my "ca*h" I'll upend,
And ever thaa I'll blew thee. O. H. H .
U A splendid iron ratbag n to be erected round
Sl Paul's Church. Good. - Keep the devil away.
A soap and candle factory in the vicinity of Cineinna
li was consumed by trfaaihe 4th. The ttomag* i? ve
ry eitensiva ? the inaaraaoe apaa Umij eight thousand
dollars
?OIBT NAHKBT.
Tu?sd?)'. Sept. 19, ? PiM.
la cartain ombomcUI ciniles there seen* to be u eflbrt
made to incflli the gloon of the present state ot the imooey
market In MBickaell'i Reporter," published at Philadelphia
yesterday, ft ad the following sage remarki:
" W# regret that we hare no intelligence of a gratifying na
ture to annaunce to our reader* under this head, ui our preaent
?umber. On the contrary, all in gloom and uncertainty. ?
Stocks have fallen since our tut, and conftdeace, which wm
again reviving, ha* received another blow. Money continued
scarce on every description of commercial paper, aad although
prices of stocks are regularly quoted from day to day, there ut
little or nothing doing at the Board. Unless some important
change take place, which we canno: low see or predict, a still
greeter depreciation must occur, and a still deeper gloom en
sue."
It is highly probable that such a state of things exists ia Phil
adelphia. That city, during the revulsion of March, April and
May last, escaped untouched. The issue of United States
Bank post notes and bonds were principally made to
produce such a result At the expense of New York com
merce, and through the cunning agency of that institution, the
thunderbolt fell on this eity.
It is highly probable, therefore, that the apparent policy of
the government, iu refusal to aid and assist the United States
Bank, may cast a gloom over Philadelphia, a city which i?
' plunged as deeply in the * peculation* of the day as New York
ever was. By the great financial skill or Mr. Biddle, iu spec
! ulators have stood till now. Yet if a revulsion overtake theta
before winter, they must not hope to create the belief, thart al
fareign and domestic trade is crushed forever by any action of'i
the stupid government at Washington Let us shew the re
verse.
In this city, and throughout the country, the elements of
commerce are re-organiziug themselves on a better and surer
foundation than ever. Today, 780 shares of the U. 8. Bank
equal to $80,000? were sol^l chiefly at I17J, being at an advance
of i and 4 since yesterday. This large amount is principally
purchased for remittances to England. At the last dates, U. Hi.
Hank shares were quoted in London at ?22 5s. to ?22 10s. A
remittance in U. S. s'.ock. at 117J, is therefore nearly at par.
The otherstocks, not possessing any capability of eoinmerctB
uses, are flat and falling.
This is one fact indicative of the returning healthy action of
trade.
Agaia, we learn that at the Custom House there is great ac
tivity among the Freuch importers. Little or nothing is coia
ing Irani England, although cotton is going there in quantities
?hut from Havre, almost every ship brings out nearly a full
cargo. The imports this year are small in quantity, bat to nu
merous consignees. The French importing business was never
in the hands of a few ricketty monopolists as the English trade
was, audit is now getting in a better condition than ever. Ac
cording to the best calculations, based on the Treasury tables,
the foreign trade of 1837 will return to the condition and
amount it indicated in 1827. The following table will explau*
our meaning : ?
1827? officio/. 1836 ? official. 1837 ? estimate.
Imports, 79,484,068 1?,9MM'35 80, 000, 000
Exports, 82,3*1,8*7 128,663,040 85,700,000
We have estimated the exports for 1837 at five millions beyond
the imports, and we think it is probable we will be borne out
by the results. In the article of cotton alane we have the fol
io wiag official statement for 1827 afld '36 ? and estimate far
1&37 :?
1827 ? official. 1836 ? official. 1837 ? estimate.
Cotton exported, 29,000, 000 71,000,000
Before the close of the present year, it is now the general
opinion, that we shall export bread stuffs. The great crops of
the present year, in almost every part of thecoantry, give pro
mise of such a result.
But even, setting aside the flattering accounts of the crop*,
we can show from indisputable data that the internal trade
of the country has not fallen off* so much as what we have stated
of the foreign. We will take as indicative of this opinion the
two largest States in the Union, New York and Pennsylvania.
According to the recent official publications we And the follow
ing statements made of the receipts of tolls on the canals of
each of these States
New York Canal Tolls up to Sept. 1st, 1837, - $648,163
Pennsylvania Canals and Rail Roads, Oct. 31, 1836 ?
to 8ept. 6, 1837, .... 718,260
In the year 1836, the canal revenue of New York amounted to
$1,607,771 for the year ending the 30th September This indeed
shaws a great falling off* for the present year, but taking the
same period of lime into calculation, it is probable that the ca
nal revenue this year, will only fall short one third of wliat it
was Ust year. In Pennsylvania, the internal trade it in a Wetter
I condition. We have not ihe official amount of the revenue ta
! ken by that State in 1836, but as well as we can remember the
receipts of this year do not fall near so short at compared with
I Ust as they do with us in New York. >
But this it not all. The Internal trade and internal revenue*
depend much on the crop*. Now it is known lh"? the crops of
every staple throughout the country are nearly 25 per cent aver
the productions of last year. This indeed may have a sensible
effect in decreasing the price, but it will give great activity to
the internal trade.
We art satisfied from these facts, that, in (pile of the govern,
ment and the bank*, the trade of this country wlH force for it.
self new and healthy channels of action. All, or the greater
part, of those covered with the engagements of 1836, must clear
out of the way, but the young merchant now going into busi*
ness, will have a good prospect before him in less than a year.
The remedies devised at Washington and elsewhere a-e
worthless, frail, feeble reeds. Neither government nor exist
ing banks possess the capacity to aid the returning tide of com
merce. Both banks and government have been the means at'
bringing on the revulsion and destroying lite merchants, and it
would only l>e a matter of strict justice if both wi-rr sent to per
dition. #T* wmnt a fiatiowU Hank, but we cmn't gtt it. What,
then, is to be done To understand this we must unravel the
hi?tory of the past, and this we shall do in a day or two.
The usurious banks and the corrupt government, during the
year ISM, have actually made every merchant aul mechanic
very nearly a locofoco in sentiment.
galea at ths Utock Exchange.
Septemm.* 13th, 12, M.
ft# IJ. N. Batik, nw 1171 AO State Rank, W
100 do snw 117' 20 J<e*th. Man. iw
UH do e 117 LO Atlantic, Brooklyn,
.50 do 117 10 Bos. k Prov. 100
2? do c 117 I 'M Bos. k Wore, b 30
A# do s It ds 117} 50 do l?20
do i? 111 lOO dn h 10
SO do bS 1174 50 dn b w 964
M do 7 4* 117) 00 do b 20 ?V.
90 Del. At Hud. s 30 7 ft Z', L'tk a, bnOct 117
7f do e 744 10 do 1171
3ft do 74 J 2ft do btw 117
ft# do s 45 ds "Ml 2ft do 1 IT
? do t w 744 J6 Caaton, 37
2ft do s 10 ds 74| 230 Long Island, At
20 do b 30 ds 74# 90 do r>4|
8# do bS 744 |1 900 Treas. Drafts, lot,
50 do c 74j |1600 Mexican. 109J
Cora Marttela.
Tvmbav, Sept. 12th, 6, P. M.
Our exposure of the infamous conduct of the hanks, in aiding
the wheat and flour speculators to accomplish their avaricious
purposes io buying up the preset, t crops, has created <|Uite a
sensation throughout the country, aotwithstsnding the attempts
of some to discredit the fact by ridicale. Nearly three months
ago we pointed oat several baaks that were engaged la this ne
farious business. Doubts were attempted to be thrown on this
by those interested ia < onceallng the fbct. But the announce,
ment of the robbery of Sinclair, an extensive wheat purchaser,
who had obtained facilities from these very Imnks, and kisolTVr
of a reward of B*00 for the recovery of the money, la which
be mentions the names of the banks whose notes had been taken
from bim, at once removed *11 doubt on the sutyect. Notwith
standing this exposure, there is reason to believe that the banks
are still accommodating the speculators with the means of car
rying oa their frandalent schemes. The Bath, Steuben Coop *
ty , Farmer's Advocate, asserts that " the banks of the State are
now expanding, instead of contracting their issues, to enable
the speculators In dour, as Inst year, to bny up all the wheat at
a low price, for the purpose of ex tort ion." The Albany Daily
Advertiser, astounded, as it well might be, at the daring impu
dence of these men, lioids the following justly indignant laa*
I* this true, whilst the Industrious mechanic and merchant can
not obtain even a few hand red dollars, to aid him in his bono
rahlc business transactions f By the way, the Albany banks hav?j
net yet explained bow they dared yes, that Is the word? how
thev dared to discount lhou?ands for Mr. Sinclair, to aid him in
his abominable speculations In wheat and flour. When a busi
ness man applies for a small lass, the hanks " 4nrt ml" extend
their di?-ouut?? they "must take rare ol themselves." It is no
iiusiness of oars, but some people mipht like to know who bears
the lose of the fr 2,000 stolen from Mr. Sinclair? the banks or
Mr. S. If the latter gentleman, he may perhaps find specula
tions In wheat ra her an unprofitable husinesa, as it appears that
he hw before snSbeed In the same unholy cause? unless he can
obtain Michigan lands as a coosiderstion. Can atyr body In
farm us what other banks in Albany, l>esl<les the Me< hsnl<<
and Farmers', supplied Mr. Sinclair with fbnds; fbr It does not
sppear that thrf regency bank supplied the shde fta.OOfi from
Awany. The people would like to know who were their co
Northern Star, a neat weekly P*P^- published st
Albany, thus fearlessly expresses itself
" The reader, when be learns that flV*# was disconnted at
the Mechanics' and Partners' Bank, In this city, for the worst
speculative purpose that of forertalling? will be ready to say,
impossible! president tMeott is a democrat ! lie never would
sanction sucaan operation? a unnsnetton so opposed in its con
sequences to his political piuSsssen We would remind the
f? sder that profendan and practice are different things; and
state farther, we believe tnat waa the welfare of the whole
mercantile and manufacturing sommunlty, depending on a
discount at Jhat Institution mr ibe ssme amount. it ceeid not bo
ohtsbied. ft cannot be ftwa the ordinary fm> e'sf trsstsr
WesMe/>n<4nmstthst we cna,lna few years, own sections of
we ?tern and another* binds to the prejudice of actual settlers,
hoases. Mocks, sad viBntea- bank, insurance, rail rood. Means
boot, he. he. stock; and, la caatempt of the respectabla and