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Soult, who kept him in check for more than live mouths, with about tme-ihirtl of the flame number of men, ami closed the war at I ouloosc by kdlitig and wounding near 'Jo.oOO of the allies. “ At \V aterloo,Wellington was attacked, and not permitted even the choice of a po sition—hedidnot display any talents—the battle w«u gnmeif neither by Wellington oor I’.luclier, nor even by superiority of numbers, for napoleon's arrangements "%resuccessful, till TREASON suateb e.JHthe victory from his hands." [X Y. Col. DOMESTIC. Halt• mure, Drvrathtr V?. Since History has hccoiucany wav au thentic, wo know ot no instance of so ra pid a population in anv part of the world, H" the Western and South Western dis tricts ot the United States—-What was. hut a lew years ago, an absolute wilderness, inhabited only by be;ifk and savages, has alread.N become the seat of enterprize and industry—The misfortunes of Furope hav e contributed much to this surprizing alteration—In r. short time, we mav o\ P* * » io I.. .0 that th- banks of tie* Ohm, the Missotiii and the Mississippi, are < o v# icd with people, and theSpani-h, tin* french and the Unglish f.augitages oud planners blended together in n:ii> mass of industry and urbanite, sensible of the manifold blessings of a libc:;:l govern iticnt As the persecutions of •pain end f ram.- cmli/t .1 and enriched r.uglaml — when t.rightud was ;t tree coimtrv— oarc the pci ufions ot tin* So\ ••ivigiii* of fTt rope enriching and civilizing the wildest pottionv i,t hti'*ri: it I’cforc the e\pim t'on ol hall the prc»-iit i t nliny, whiit an amazingly important country’ this must he!-——'Idle following fix tract is a rational sanction ot our opinion. Port of n letter from a Gr -'fernm in Pitts lure;h to his friend in Haiti more, dated Snth Foe. 18 Hi. -“ For some time we have been much amused hv fitr^cniiira li-auvin.. «I..._. this place on their way to the Southern and Western countries—A few weeks a go, eleven Tt:dian Priests left us for I ou isville, after staying here for a month— They were extremely agrrecable in con versation, and such excellent musicians, that we were all delighted with them— They come from Home, being sent to this country, as Missionaries, by Bishop 1). whom you must have heard and seen in Baltimore—They were present at his con secration in the Holyf'itv—They gave us a grand description of the ceremony, at which were present a vast number of Ca tholic Clergy, and four Cardinals—Thev gave interesting accounts of their lives': and one oftlmm hud lived seven years in a solitary hermitage in Spain—They spoke very liltle English, hut as I could speak a little French, we made out to understand each other. “ As I reside in a French family in this town, I have the advantage of seeing all the French travellers who pass this way in sea/ h of more agreeable plan s of abode ■—ami a pleasant advantage it is ; for ne ver were there so pleasant a people— Twenty-one of them left Pittsburgh yestcr dav on their voyage, or journey, to the Mississippi Territory, where they are go ing to establish a colony—Some of them are the most elegant and accomplished gentlemen i have’ever seen, particularly two of them, a *fon. (5. and the author of tl_ « eel, hrated publication, entitled the FW.Vy Dv arf. t i;e sarcastical observations oi'wb.ii h gave excessive uneasiness to the y\h«-lt knot ot Legitimates, who never halted until they ha<i banished the writer, and .suppressed the liberty of the Press both in Fianders and Holland—Such are some or tile effects of the Hohf League in Europe, once the seat of Science" and Freedom!—These are no.v travelling to the Me deni Hemisphere !- \t Philadel phia some of the’C prosecuted gentlemen put on tli<'dress of \mericau hunters, and w ith a gnn in one hand, and a fiddle in theother, they si t out for the Western Countries - \V here*er they earne, whether t<» a house or a x illagc, they immediately began their mti-ic, anil, in hxe minules, they had ail tlm inhabitants about them, dancing and singing in the highest glee Thus they fiddh-d, and danced, amfsung, t :i whole mail to Pittsburgh It is need 1- •••> to ' ix , that in general, they tuet with the rm.vi l.ospiiai i* - ’ I',T i<*11 The\ must have hard it- >> p. it. >dio would not kind!;. •••:.*■ riaii. ; ; ,d humored tra x idler*-- !l.ii-|. ii.-i.ple* xx iio ran ihes fid id • d danee through life, in the midst o‘ i!n most trying difficulties, under which we \nglo-Americans would lie down and a;.. .•• r *. Circuit Court uf the TTniietl States. On W' dnesday came on before B e H<»n. Fudges Story and Davis, flie trial ->f William Bevans, a marine, in the * <*r t "f the l1. S. on the charge of bavin? l.ilJt d I'eier I.iin?«truni, a seaman, on hoard the U. S. ship Independence, a short tine f>'nce. The trial continued until Tluu■. day evening, when the jury returned verdict of Guilty of Murder. Sfti'anci has not been passed on him, as bis * onn *el moved an arrest of judgment, on » question of the jurisdiction of Ibecoiul, tiie offence having been commill# d in tin’ harhor of tills town. The question ve learn, will he referred for decision to the Supreme Court of the IJ. S. which will convene in Washington, in February.— Bevans, who is quite a voting man,Hot apparently I ft years old—was ably de fended bv Messrs. Dutton and Dexter— th • cminsi I assigned to him l>v the Court. But his guilt was apparent from the evi dence. lie was, it appeared, on duly as a “Mitrv on the gun deck of the ship within I he space occupied bv the cooks. A abort alturcntiou criMcnl between tic pri : aimrand the deceased, who vva1 look’s imre, which v.a begun by the prisoner ; in tiieeonrs** of it the deceased called die jirifor/T a Ihr : mi which, aft r receding 'll V f.-«t fr»m the deccired. the prison »•; turned, ndvinoed on and slabbed him with * s I •\(m**t—which occasioned his immediate death.—[ Hast. Ccntr rl. I ’IF. .IF.WS !\ M \ BY LAND, f’. i' e Cons*itnfion and laws of this Vi* , d > «»Tour fellow < iii.eri v ho i fe the Jewish religion, cannot bold .** </?■ ,- /»> profit or tried ; n< it her can I “v , «» " understand, practice I m m-r I •1 • v* . •'< ..at -- I.mu ! oirnn j *. of militia, j It ■ • .;<> r. ti*. ' itillai t ;h there arc | • • in • h* t-if*, fb**se f*-u ure ! * m/i': ■ ' . .1, ■ all! ible, and res ' !• f-nv pay their full '• '■ / lire ■tiojior* t>| go k: ; / ••• comir'lk'd to pv. and welfare of the commonwealth is as great, in proportion to t heir number:. !».. that ot an\ other clas<# of people ; in inj*,, they discharge all the civil and’political duties which, as men Hud citizens then oyr In the »tate, ns correctly, fully and Ui> rightly as any other sect. As to their re lupous creed, that is u matter between •heir Creator and themselves ; a matter tor which no human tribunal, law, or con stitution has nnv right to inflict on them any sortoI disability or punishment what ever; and the line of distinction which our laws mid constitution have drawn be tween Christians ami Jews, m reference to llieir social, civil ami political tl arac ter, is one of the few absurd and oimmcs mve inequalities, which prejudiced and \am man, clothed in a little autiioiitv *' lias incorporated,and pennitted to remain in our code. After these remarks, it i* almost super tluonstor us to sav, that our j. : w-ii cliearfullv lend all its suopoil towards persuading and urging the legislature to place the Jews upon an e.pialilv uitho thercitiz. ns, in relation to llieir civil anil pohti.nl rights and enjoyments; and w believe that a memorial to the General Assembly,having that just ol*jeCt in view would he signed by every liberal ami intelligent man of every denomination and would have the desired effect. [Baft. Patriot. lipitort ml j .1 nnritaus trailing to the Jf. Tik’i'i x:—A gentlemen of this place lately Ironi the W est-Indies, stales, for public intormation, that masters of Anierieim vessels must he cautious not fo anchor for *• longer period than I2f hours, oft any ol tlie British ports in the West-Indies front w hich \inerican commerce i: excluded. In this case, they will |>e liable to seizure and condemnation, on the plea of a dr sign to attempt a breach of the Trade I.uws. Our informant adds that one ves si 1 front North-Carohmi, for anchoring near the port ol \ntigi»;>, was seized and carried in, and hut for some influential triends ol her captaoi, v mild have been condemned. I le mule,sP od that several \meriean vessels hafl liwu condemned in the other Islands--the above plea being urged as the cause. / r'r.... ? /v*. i iiocuH \ cry lift*, . The Legislature of Kentucky is in ses sion. We have already heard the result ‘d the election of a Senator in Congress trmn that state, in the place of Mr. Barry resigned. Gen. Hardin now tills the vacancy, hv appointment of fheGover nor, td the Legislature appoints. The first ballot gave to Mr. Hardin a majori ty of 29 votes overall the other candi dates. Mr. M. is therefore confirmed in his seat.—(Nut. Jet. n .... Kme, C\. U. ) Dee. 7. I rom a principle ot .Intv. we some time sinew published a reportofan action, |»cdda Day e, John L. Dexte'vfor ina).practice as a surgeon. I lie same, and the only inducement, (to pi e vent further imposition) renders it proper i„ St.aneti'ait thl? ,)l - 1>,>xt,r was better known al liunalwe three or lour years since, hv the name of Luther D. C.othro, where he carried on the business of making shoes, i.iakin- no pretensions to surgery whatever, and left that place when under bonds of StOOO, to appear an nver tor alledged miseonde.rt, not neccssarv lor toe present purpose to detail. There is nothing in the community more wanted than laws to prevent such imposition, |,y every person wishing to practice, to proefre a certiorate, after proper examination from pci sons duiy appointed, and properly qualified to Jud"c* [Centind. ----- CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. , . Frirltti/, Her. TJ. i>ir. Fletcheroi Kv. having moved to in struct \ he commit fee of claims to enquire into the expediency of remunerating Hen ry Brothers, now in Kentucky, for losses sustained on the Niagara frontier, hv the IJ. v iiiniy and hv the enemy— :\fr. Forsyth of Geo. rose j<> enquire uhcthei this case was not im-hidcd in the acl >d last session, for compensatin' claimants tor cerlaiu lost or destroyed property. Mr. Fletcher said, lie did not consider it to he included within that law ; hip jh.,' llu case was not cn:*-ra,-H hv that law lie was satisfied Congress wouhl reco" mzc its justice, and direct it j„ |7f paid. Mr. Forsyth said, his chief object was to take this method of apprizing the House of the fact, flint the execution of th >M «w was not suspended, hut that un der it, .'aims were daily decided, of the -aim* character es »hal which the "-eutle mnn from Kentucky considered not to come within ll.<- act. Mr. Yancey of\\ C. said, it was impos sible to sa.v whether the case embraced in 'his motion was, or was not proper to •e provided lor, since none ofthc circum 1 buices had been stated : hut certain it ■» i*n flu* ;u*t of flip last session h«ul ’ • "oinrized (lie payment ofany such claim. Mr. Johnson of Ky. said, hr was glad to " ■ ^|*® gentleman from Oeorgia had made his opposition to this motion, not i< «m, any opposition to its merits, hut to a diflerent proposition of his own, winch Hit House had more than once re fused to consider, and which he Imped would again be refused whenever he should ca I It no. The resolution now before the I louse was onealmost nfcour.se such as would be adopted at the request or suggestion ofany member of the house - a mode of proceeding arising from the necessity of the case, documents to sup port the claim being sent on, without any accompanying petition. In relation to l ie proposition the gentleman had allu i.cd to, it was not before the House now ami could not he debated. Whenevei it ua . Mr. .!. said, he too should fake occa sion to say what hr knew of the law rela ting to the payment for lo,i property ami ot its execution. Mr. ForayiU said it was certain, in feed • '.till, proposition had not been taken tin when hr asked for it ; but it hail been onlx once retimed, and he Imped it would m*f be a...mi. if it were proper here to • ai r into that qii stion, he thought lie •'■mid satisfy the House that the course o in m* had proposed was not improper. here is said he, a law in existence, un iicr iicn such claims arc settled. The coimiiissioner does scltle sin h claims; he h is s, i!|(.l| them, and would ! presume, si ie III.s c,a:m. fJu wished the House ;* i'f>!'*./e,l of the fai t, ll.al, Wioi.gl. lliere was no law authorizing payment of such claims, the cotrimissioner acted as it tin re were. Mr. Fletcher s motion having been a «,cr,! to* ' '\V* t>w>lh called 'tM htOlloil 4♦ t I*;#* ftHitAVll) / VVOf(U< " (’J.4U tile Fresident of H, ted, to order the further ext entie said act to he suspended, until tlie sub ject shail he disposed of by this I louse Mr. Forsyth said, lie tiiought no man t'ud'l doubt tlie propriety of doing some thing on this subject, if lie would proper ly relied on it. One part of the act trad been suspended by the President, who ' suggested in his message the propriety of revising other parts of the act; which proposition, as well as an enquiry into the nctsot tiiecoininissioiier, was now before a coninuttee oftiiclloiiM*. l*roni wautol understanding, or from want of integrity, incorrect decisions hud certainly *b» ui made by tliecoiuiiiissioner. it was a lit tle extraordinary, Mr. F. said, after what had taken place, that the eouiiiiissioiier should be permitted to execute there umiiider (>l the act to pass judgments to r.n iiuh linite amount, these judgments to j '«• immediately paid at the Treasury, wuliout revision or control. This requi red some interference on the part of this House. \\e can onlv judge vvliat is to come from vvliat is past. We know that erroneous decisions have been made bv the commissioner, '.liul mav presume that oth ers iril{ (n\ Mr. !•'. said, there appeared tohiiii no rcasonahlcohjeetion to the shape in which he had brought his motion be fme the House, yethe was not wedded to it. It any other course should he thought better toattain the same object, lie should not object to it. Mr. > fo/tvyof\. C. said liehad been op posed to this resolution the other day, lie cause lie believed, as the President had adv ised the revision of other parts of the act besides tlu- !)tli section, that the com missioner would not have proceeded, but would ot course hav e stayed bis proceed ings tin Congress had passed on the sub ject. The committee of claims, to whom the President’s Message was referred, had taken the subject into serious considera tion. This morning, they hud had the commissioner before them, and clearly as certained that he was going on under eve ry section of the act except the fltli. I bike also upon myself (said Mr. Y.) the responsibility of stating, that some deci sions have been made respecting which the commissioner has been intenomitori •.»« imieli without authority as the cases w hich come under theOth section. lie therefore believed it was necessary that the execu tion ot the act should be suspended until it was revised. Under other sections of the act, decisions had been made which were as groundless as any which hail been made under the 9fh section. As for tlie authority of this Mouse to makefile r<* questof the President, and oft he President to suspend the law, Mr. Y. said, he had ho question. The commissioner was a men ministerial officer, subject to the contronl of the executive; he was expressly made so by the act itself, if he had not been so otherwise. Mr. P. P. Harbour of \ a. rose to make the suggestion to the Mouse, that they should act on the subject now, if at all... I lie^ Mouse had been informed by the President, that erroneous decisions had been made by the commissioner under oilier sections of the law than the 9th, and the commissioner going on, in the same spirit ot construction, might commit error in many other r ases. If the law was sus pended af all. therefore, it was important it should be done now, for thereason, that when the commissioner lias decided, his decision is a sufficient warrant for the money : and some individuals would re oeiye money for claims of a character, w inch Congress, in revising the law, mi dit not choose to allow toothers. Mr. P was, however, i b ailv of opinion, that the House could not act upon the law but m conjunction with the Sennb—for a sin pension nonqualified repeal of a law, and the same power only can repeal which e nacts it. Robertson of Lou. was also opposed to the resolution. If the commissioner had acted correctly, it was as I hr* law in tended, and there was no motive forsus pending the law; it incorrectly, the proper course would be to remove the oilier... Mr. R. doubted, he said, the power of the executive to suspend a law of the land • he could see that such a power might be exercised in a manner very dangerous to the liberties of the country, without refer ring to any particular case. Mr. U. doubted,also, the propriety ofacting on tins subject from the motives suggested by tin* gentleman from Georgia " The suspension (temporary repeal) of a law should be as deliberate as the passage of foe act. Let ns not, said lit*, pursue a course, in respect to which nur powers are very doubtful. 1 live in a distant part of the country,in regard to which, though many claims have been decided nearer the seat of government, the law is asyetn dead letter, as it is toall parts of the country at the same distance. In regard to the state of I-ouisiana, not a single claim had yet come before the commissioner, and Sir. TJ. was not, therefore, disposed to arrest t ie proceedings ot the commissioner ;,t the moment the distant claims might he expected to present themselves. "fn re gard to the commissioner, Mr. R. said Ins being retained in oflicc hv the Pr* si dent, was presumptive evidence in bis favor. He concluded his remarks bv expressing his douht of the propriety of suspending the operation ot a law and particularly the propriety of the House s actmgon it. Mr. Johnson of Ky. said, the discussion which had already taken place on this subject would sail* him and the House many remarks, he would otherwise have made. He presumed, a little more infor mation, in his possession, and known to some others, would enable the I louse to decide correctly on this question. I ven ture to say,(continued Mr. Johnson,)an.I I believe it is not in opposition to any thing suggested by any other gentleman, that, since,the sitting of Congress, there lias not hern any decision of the commis sioner which any member on this f)#nr has examined, and will say that it con travenes the statute. I have made it my duty to make uroper enquiry, and do say, there has not been n decision that any member of this House, or the President of the ir. States, would not approve ; flint the decisions ot the commissioner have been restricted to cases without douht, and that it is his solemn determination, not onto! respect to the Legislature mere ly* but out ot respect to himself, on ac count ol the difficulties in which lie might otherwise he involved, to suspend all ca ses, in respect to which a douht could he raised. » He is passing only encases in which there can be no question. f’nder this declaration from rue, (said Mr. J.) and knowing that Mr. f,ce has rejected, from scrupulous motives, cases which he ought to have passed, I hope the House will not agree to a measure, which will arrest the decision of a numerous class of cases >f «*<! in battle, i f. One word as to the a larin in regard to the derisions of the j commissioner. Of that gentleman, (Mr. | J- «<>d.) he knew but little ; but, as much l as he did know, he was a man of integri ! tv, and bevolid the reach of any imputati on of corrupt ion ; and, if he had erred, as tlnMttrN>li**rs of this House* might andfliil ■ ditl r about the construction of a law, j w as it to he expected, (Mr. J. asked,) that > under smdt a law there would he no di j vers in ot sentiment? Nothing had hap pened, in regard l<> the law, which 1 did not expect: the Pth section particularly involved questions of much difficulty , un der the law sot nations, and the whole aet gave a latitude of discretion to the com missioner, respecting any exercise of which there must be different opinions— embracing cases, respecting which it was as difficult to decide, as t«> separate the colours ot tin* rainbow. No case ot wan ton destruction by the enemy, had been passed upon by the commissioner; and any gentlenmni who took the trouble to examine the evidence, would see that the eases were so strongly made out, that no man in this House would have deeidetl diffi •rently from the commissioner. In regard to the property incur sight, that had hemi paid for (Carroll’s building,) Mr. J. said, lie found, on examination of the evidence, that it lias been proved by the acting Secretary <»t War, In citizens, and by persons who had belonged to the Bri tish army, that the building had been oc cupied hv infantry and cavaby, above «V below stairs, and that marks of this occu pation, arms, harness, «Vc. were found through the whole premises; in conse quence ot w liich, General Boss had direc ted it to be set on tire by rockets. In ca ses of this kind, Mr. said, lie would not act with delicacy ; and would not take a course calculated to destroy the confi dence of the people in anv man who had passed before the Senate, and w ho w as passing judicially on cases highly impor tant to individuals interested. It wasex pectcd, there would he difficulty under the law ; and w hen the Mouse came to discriminate, in legislating anew on the subject, they must do it nicely, ail(| will do it with great difficulty. In regard to t IP SlKnpn<imi rvf* ni>/v/uww].'... .1 parfot fin* law, the President supposed lie bad the power, and lie had exercised it. Mr. .1. took this occasion to ohscivc, that the character of the President had been mistaken and underv alued, before his ad ministration commenced : He was a man decisive in bis sentiments ; and, when he saw his way, fearless ot consequences, tooK upon himself a responsibility, at w hich most men would stand appalled.— f his,at the close of bis administration, all w ould now acknowledge. That man then who never failed in bis duty, had ta ken hold of hut one section of the act._ The inconveniences of the suspension of tin* who!** law w ould he verv great, com pelling the claimants to go to expenses, iVe and the construction w as now suftici’ ently rigid. From every mounted man, whose horse w as lost, the commissioner deducted forty cents perdav, (allow ed for the use ot the horse,) from the amount at which Ins lost horse is valued ; and other cases Mr. .I. had presented, which he thought w ithin the spirit of the law, hut winch the commissioner had rejected.— '' ould the House, then, come forward, and by resolution of one branch of the Legislature, suspend a law, especial!v when (he believed) that the opposition to the law arose, w ith some allowance for honest difference of opinion as to the de cisions, from the original opposition to the law? Mr. ,T. hoped, that the d.air man of the committee of claims, a man ot business and a discreet man, would, during the session, report a bill so to de liiii lie duties ot the commissioner as to put .them in a situation hevoud doubt or cat T Mr. Webster of N. H. said, that it ap peared, from flic courseofdebate, that the objections to the resolution before the H. were of a ttvo-fold diameter: the first, ro latmg to the necessity of interference ; the sei find, to t be form which the proposed in tcrlercnce, if made, ought to take. It was not, peniaps, easy to ascertain whether it was tlm judgment of the I louse, that there was error in the law, or in the administra tion ofthe law. or, it rnav be in both. So tar as regarded error in the law, there was no remedy hut to repeal and amend it. If, in the execution of the law, error was ap parent, lie concluded, that the Fxeculive would exercise its constitutional authori ty in the case. The subject was already referred to two committees in this House —and. if the House were to act further on the subject, fbc proper course would be to amend the resolution, so as to make it declare, that it tvas expedient to suspend the law, c. and thereon found a bill in regular form, for that purpose. Mr. \V. was wholly opposed to the interference of tllis I louse silirrlvnnil ..t/.l. .... occasion. 11 they acted on it at all, it ought to he by law. He did not know that, hy passing the resolve as if stood, ♦hey would violate their dutv, but they would act nugatorily. If the President had the power to suspend the law, the in terposition of this House was not necess ary • if he had not the • ower, this resolve would not give if to him. The otlierbranch °f the I egislature must he consulted, to give efficacy to the resolve. Wr. W. then moved to amend the resolve, so as to read — I bat it is expedient tosuspend all fur “ ther proceedings undertheact, entitled " an act to authorise the payment forpro “ perty lost, captured, or destroyed hy “ the enemy, while in the military service " '*< the United States, anti for other pur pose?, <V that the committee of claims “ he instructed to bring in a bill for that “ object.” Mr. Fr,rtilth objected to tliis amend ment as tending to produce delay. The subject was, indeed, as fully before the committee of claim* now, as it could he l>\ any resolution referring it to them.— I lie object oi his motion was only to sus pom the act promptly, until the commit tee should have time to acton it. Mr. Weh'tcr rejoined, that the amend uicnt would make the resolve imperative on the committee, who would immedi ately introduce a bill in conformity to Mr. fit!.w of font, said lie had been originally opposed to the law in question and had voted against if. But in the proposition now before Ijic House, an im portant principle was involved, whether :f w is in the power of the House to sus pend a Jaw, or request the President to suspend it Neither this House, nor the | rc*ineiif, has the power to suspend the operation of a law passed by all the branches of the government. Tt requires the samp power to suspend as to make a i law. Mr. t, said he did/hot know that a < act-;Hut he denied thatthj^iouscab^^fl ll»e President atone, the Senate alone, or any two of them, had the power to sus pend the operation of a law. lie was op posed, lie repeated, to the appointment of! a commissioner to decide these claims, believing they ought to he managed by the Heads ot Departments, who were a little more responsible for their conduct than a commissioner. But, said Mr. P. shall we break through the constitution, and say u e will suspend a law, because it would require time to go through the forms which the constitution requires? He presumed not. If the commissioner had acted so improperly as to require the suspension of his functions, the President has power already to suspend or remove i lie officer. Mr. Ross of Pa. was opposed to the a meudment, proposed by the gentleman from New Hampshire; and yet agreed with him in the proposition lie half laid down that it was not m the power of the House to suspend a law for a day, or an hour. He was in favor of the ’ original proposition of Mr. Forsyth, he said, not because he thought it in the power of the House of Representatives to suspend the execution of a law, but because lie ap prehended the President did possess the power of suspending the law, if lie pleas ed, and that the Houseot Representatives mav constitutionally request the Presi dent to exercise his constitutional pow ers. To this proceeding there could be no legal objection. Whether he will pay def: rence to that request, when made, Mr. R. said, was for the President to decide. The real question is, docs the President possess the constitutional power of sus pending the operation of this law? The gentleman from Connecticut had acknow ledged that the President had the power ot suspending this law', if not in one way, in another ;and that he might remove the officer, which would he a suspension of the law until a successor should be ap pointed. Phere could he no doubt, he concluded, that the President had the power of suspending it. Doubts had a riseu as to the execution of the law; the I resident himself had suggested them to Congress—and he might go further, and say to the commissioner—you shall de lay further proceedings under the law ...i_ii .i_ -i .1 oiiuii vict mruu Hit: (Jlirs tion I have laid before them. What did the resolution propose, further than to request the President to do this? Mr. "'As decidedly in favor of passing it without the pqhposed amendment. Mr. 1 umeyre-stated the circumstance ot the appearance of the commissioner of claims before the committee of claims this morning, and that an examination of some ofhis decisions had convinced Mr. i. that they were not in conformity to the law. He would mention the circimistan t es of one, to enable tin* House to judge. A claim, rejected nearly unanimously by tins House, had, since the passage of this • <i\v, been paid for under tlie fttn section ot the act. The case of Mr. O’Neale w as tins, said Mr. Y .as it appeared heforethe committee ot claims at a former session, —lie hired to an oriicer of the United Mates a vessel in the Chesapeake ; ir was simulated that the vessel should he. at the risk of tfie owners ; she was continued in service for several days, after w hich the ofheer of the United Slates discharged the vessel out of the service of the United States. The enemy came near whore the vessel lay, some time after that, and the c ommander thought proper to sink her, to prevent her falling into the hands ot the enemy. The loss thus incurred, had been paid tor under the oth section oftlie bn!, which provides, that •“ where any 44 property has been impressed, or taken ] by public authority, for the use or stib \\ sistencc of the army, during the late war, 4 and the same shall haw* been destroyed, | lost or consumed, the owner of sucli || property shall be [>aid the value tliere iit ileducting therefrom the amount 44 "’Inch has been paid, or may be claim 1, ed for the use and risk of the same while in the service aforesaid.” Mr. y! asked genlli-men, now, whether they were satisfied that there had been erroneous de cisions under other sections of the bill than the fitli. Other vessels, he said, had been paid for under the same section.— lie appealed to the honorable gentleman from Kentucky, whowa.sa member of! he committee, if these decisions w'ere not e quallv as erroneous as the decisions as to Mr. Carroll’s house or Mr. Rin<"old's rope-walk ? Mr. Y. said lie did not re givl idling for this law at the last session —lie believed the provisions highly bene u ial if properly construed. If the law had been misconstrued, it was not the fault of the law, but of those who had ad ministered it. If was not, he said, neces sary to speak of the integrity of the offi cer: that had not been arraigned. When it was, it v mild !><• time enough for (,en t emeu to defend it. It was of abuses of t he law, of erroneous decisions under it that Mr. Y. spoke. He conceived that itumiiriiv, anti that it was Mien- houiiden duty to t all on the Presi dent to suspend further proceedings un der the act. It the provisions of the law required to be restricted, it would he re ported accordingly to the House; if they coul'l uot get riel of the <omniissioiicr in utM other way, they might decide upon the claims embraced by the Jaw being settled at some other office. Mr. Itan'hfph of Y'ir. considered this as H more important question than it had ap peared to have been viewed by any gen tleman who had spoken—a much more important question than any of mere pro fit and loss to the U. States, orofmal taisauce in office by any officer of the U. States, however high or low. lie submit ted to the worthy gentleman from North t arolina, whether the whole scope of his observations did not go to impugn the conduct ot the officer, and not touch the law. \\ ith the law, said Mr. K. 1 had no thing to do; hut I do know, that in rases ot comparatively small importance, in <n,. vernnients like ours, the most baneful precedents creep in. He had no doubt, lie said, from the representation of the gentleman from N. Carolina, that mm h wrong had been done ; hut it did not fol low that he would accept the first remedy. 'I he patient was unquestionably sick • hut it did not follow that he should swal low the first prescription of the first iii.ia he meets—the first nostrum offered to him. No doubt much wrong had been done, which it was not competent to this I louse to remedy ; and that wrong might be done, which it might become the duty I he prerogative of this House to remedy! fhc question now yvas, however, whether it comported witli the dignify of this House to go to the President, and request »f him tiie removal of any petty officer— ror of that description he considered this *‘lim, bung appointed hoc vice, 'said lie would l>ever compromit liimUlf so far in liis individual character ,„u .1 less as a member of this House, as to ,C' of the Executive the appointment nr r* moval, to or from any office, of any in h vidual. But a much more important principle was involved in this discussion . Shall the House of Representatives I instrumental in introducing in|() I American constitution a doctrine wUll has deluged the English nation with h|,M„ —which lias occasioned a long, vi«»|t.nr and bloody war; a war which final!v w res lei I from the Stuart family this i,n*. rogative ? Mr. R. said lie acquitted L.y tlenieii of any such intention; lie l)cdU»V ed their intentions were pure—hut he saw at once the danger of this suspeutiiii r prerogative, for which the commons of England contended lie know not how loim and at length wrested from their SO\e’ reigns, being attributed to our Executive authority—differing so widely in p, struetion from that ofmomirchial govcnl. moots. Mr. R.could not consent to p_ I t. said lie, the House w ere to request tho I resident to suspend this act, perchance some future President will suspend our statutes without our request, and for tip, reason—it lie be competent tosiispcinl m act a mere resolution of this House doe, ucither enlarge nor diminish his power. Under this view of the case, if .the deck sums of Ihcconunissioncr were totalietlie last dollar from the Treasury, Mr. R. sa;a he would rather see it drained, thansre it admitted that the President of the Uni. ted States had the power to suspend law,' in any case. Mr. (,’ro<rnwr rose to ask the gentle, man from North Carolina, w hether heoh tamed the facts which lie had stated from the commissioner himself. If they were as stated, the ease must he one, not onh ot an incorrect hut of corrupt decision 1 II the gentleman had stated the real cir cumstances of the case, Mr. G. said, he should deem it sufficient ground on which to institute against this olHcer a proceed ing of a criminal nature. Mr. Hopkinson of Pa. said that nothin* more ttnportant to this House than its character and dignity; nothing was more important to the nation—and nothing *«» sustain this character , *1 •! irorn acts which it could not consummate. Sim pose the resolution to pass, the request to he made o» the President, and the Pk thlt'Jl *° °fr the suspension ; suppose hat the officer refused to suspend the law. The officer, said Mr. H. in doina so, stands authorised by the act of the Legislature ; he not only successfully but will, impunity resists Hie rem. sts of this House and the direction of the President I lie President has by the constitution no such power as that of suspending a law and although the gentleman from pen.,l svlvama had laid down the position that he had the power to suspend this law he Ind not proved it. Mr. H. held it n,0.st clear, that the President has not t lie pow er, on the request of this House, to im pend ihe execution of any law Mr. HnIbert said he Was satisfied that the grounds of the resolution were correct t was not proposed to *usp< ml the lam. but the execution of the jfrevitrions of the law specially confided by the act to the execu tive. He thought the House had the jowei toask this of the President, and lie hoped tlicv would exererse it. Mr Calhoun of S. C. saiil/tlie defect «I Iedged appeared not to be in the law ; but in the execution of the law. Jfso it was in the rmwer of the executive to dismiss u* officer uilhoul the interposition of ;!■ .Mr. C. said he felt very little disposition to give his support to any proposition, which should assume the idea of the power of this I louse to suspend a taw. || the decisions of the commissi, oner were such had hern represented no amendment of the law could have any • licet whatever, because tlie law did not even touch the case which had been stated I he evil appeared to he in the officer himself. [| ,s in the President’s power to remove that evil; in assuming power,., tins case, said Mr. C. we should act out of the line of our duty. If the I resident did not dismiss the officer, there "*i> .nother remedy by the exercise of a power belonging to this House-that of impeachment. Mr. lorst/th said, that much of the debate m'ireV*,rom ,hV hifrodnction into the debate of a question not before the house. Various objections bad been made—one of them of'a no. yel character, that it wonld he ?„ is Hon«e lo request the Ib o.^dciit to stipend the execution of the law. Mr. F. said he nrc" of the H, ":'K a,way* •’ousistent with the dignity ,0. Perform the duties which the o'them"<’n,,n'lr,!h^'ffQnstitiients liHd assign, d J,IC fir;tpeat duty of this ||JIIM. Tt from h *rc ,of money, & guard it from wasteful d: hursement. Mr. F said fioS*®»n.arine,tl.H* this rcsobi tion was (minded < n the presumption that the power exorcised by the President under this Ml Fv'.M 7’ ,i"1Pr"Piirly exercised. *t,‘,ld J,e wonld have left this subject whollv to the discretion of (lie President tlonwonM sa,i,'',ie,, ,hat *».at disrrr' non wonld properly exercised. Cut he believed it would not. 'I’liere was evidenre j!e,forf, *•'« Honse to shew, that as n'lrtitf'H,, ^«» * i it.u me suspension of a Part ot lie ought to have* croiie furthor A; M,.;r,ej„lw/.whole. Mr. F. saiiHie would state m idil |t,fViI Srtme C,‘WM of decision, recently made l»v the commissioner, with which he was sn t sPr^t »”a!,ntPd-,hut ""ffi^entlv so, to satisfy him of their demerit. He had hern at the T reasiirv this mornimr^nd examined some ed <’• Lhn :J "" ,hr° comnd*smnerh is award, til to a man a aim of money for corn ,1- nota roo,rWa‘n V ton,,er.,i0,,f’ bv,hf! United sPateV roops, and to another person the value of fifty-two rods of rail fence destroyed: the^e 'vTooVy.iid'rv'" f V<Pn' ™?" bv *f,c ’''"ne of jioori and F.van-.. I rom the abstracts of the denslnn* hehad sern.Mr. F. said he was x. s tied such decisions were erroneous. To pre vrnt the decision of similar canes,he wishr/the I louse to.nterf.re, O,l0 word as to the ortert Plr.i of P r*V0n ftf 7- pHr,icn*®r class of case* - . d Mr j' s !ulTr fl,M,.',lM' \vr'- W"h""l their ! • s,"d,this act would never have pas -liWir 'Slr"rtSS ftrTiM' i" jjgK ■f cases Which might mver to have ),<■ . t!»n'' • iy f U, Hon<if’- T,,p House had been told here WonMfl *"pPort .of »•»«•*«* claims was ru n . u onld the suspension of the aet dinrn n th,Wf;,rBeh*o0rf,!liH,eVid<!nPt ? w«”|d it in Pi If o vom, ,7 ?i' P"' fl’?nc ",0 dt (isioii and w eeks' M P r ,?-7,l"’C1v ,or a ""mil. or six. tint eonsiilr-r ' f"l,M the rchtleiiicn whether that consideration was sufficient to justify o EJi0C "" resolution now b.fn-, :>.« |,i PT.C" under that section of the hill thorifv "tho'7-Cl U fT?m correct aii be ha.VnlS -Ir? ln,Mi0ncr W ,M ohotiffo tri.Taf no iran?ntihi.ir C,v,'n’ " 0o,M*rm tion which no reamn this Moose would justify he ««« fvet' of thebe'1 i'ir lirnv',i<"ni>f the art to ot er, O'.«he regular srmy. Some nnch n - s ft .T'* his impression, had bten decided 'before St1’ «" •■pp.rtimitj of if #- tii» 5’ i*1 ^°P®d tlie If oust* world r»* on. th a,n<,ndment a,'d agree to the resohiti un^w'hSSSl? pV,if to the *W«on»anli«t