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motion be aacompauiud by a eaicasiu luveiled a( mo. I
tin that by, however, as unworthy of notice. 1 could not
ave supposed that lie had read that law, fof it was tho onl y
reason, I could possibly assign to myself, for Ins saying,
"that the Seerdtary of the Treasury ought to bo impeach
ed, ifho should pay oil the 3 per cent.” The Senator
(Mr. Clay,) well knows that the Secretary of the Treasury
sloes not act by bis own authority, but acts under the di
rection of tho Commissioners ol the Sinking Fund, ol
which board of Commissioners, you ( Mr. Calhoun,) are
the presiding otlieer. Tho Commissioners will probably
direct what shall be done under the law.*
"I could, Mr. President, draw a picture, but I refrain.
[Here Mr. Clay apparently under the influence of much
excitement, called out:—draw it,—diaw it,—/ dare
you,—I dare you." A call to order proceeded from the
Chair, and from several Senators.] N»», Mr. President, 1
shall pursue my own course, and take my own lime. I
shall not suffer myseli to be compelled to take any course,
by the mere dictation of that Senator. The respect I owe
to myself and to the Senate, will ever direct my course
while a member of this body. 1 will not consent to bo dic
tated to by any one, and most certainly not by the Sena
tor, (Mr. Clay.”)
*TM Commissioners of tho Sinking Fund, via: The Vies Pim|<
donl, Mr. Calhoun - l lio Chi.il Justice of thn Suiirotmt Court, Mr.
Marshall—Tho Heernlary of Sltlo, Mr. Livingston-Tho Secretary of
tko Treasury, Mr. McLano; and the Attorney Ueneral, Mr. Toney—
at their nett meeting niter thn nlmve speech wus delivered in thu t»e
aste, unanimously directed the Secretary of tho Trouiury lo pay oir
the 3 per cents
A meeting is called for 10th inst., of citizens from
any part ot Tennessee, who may nssocinto with
those ol Nashville, in appointing Delegates to tho
Ihiltimore Convention.
The Courtland (Alabama) Herald of tho 17th
Feb. says,—that Governor Moore, by voting against
Mr. Van Huron “ has greatly astonished aud much
,l>,ort*^cd his best friends.”—It enquires of Mr.
Poindexter, whether, on the very eve of his election,
lie ditl not write n letter to the Legislature of Mis
sissippi ; stating that lie wus an aid to Gen. Jackson
at N. Orleans, n genuine Jackson mnn, &c. &c., and
whatsort of an aid ho is now ? and what kind of u
genuine Jackson man he now proves, himself to he?
Tho lleruld also gives the resolutions of a nume
rous meeting of Courtland and its vicinity—among
which is the following:
“Resolved further, that in the opinion of this meeting,
our said Senator in giving said vote acted in violation of
the will of the people of Alabama, whose interest and leel
ingsho was called to represent, nod who promoted him to
the station he fills, and that we view his said vote as an
act of opposition to the President contrary to tlis known
feelings of the people of Alabama and against tho interest
of the people of the United Stales.”
A link in the chain of testimony—It appears from a
correspondence between Mr. Poindexter and the A*. Y.
Judge McLean, so well known in Richmond lor bis iio
t'hty to Mr. V. Uuren, &c., &c., ike., that he (the said
Judge) was the person who communicated to Mr. Poin
dexter the celebrated letter of the worthy Mr. Clement!
flic Legislature of Maryland have an important bill be
fore thorn, forbidding tree people of color under thu hea
viest penalties from settling in their State—or slaves be
ing brought in, either to be sold or to reside—appronri
• ting One Hundred Thousand Dollars lor the re
moval of free blacks now in the State—and prohibiting
the luture manumission of slaves, unless $50 arc paid bv
their owners, 8tc. for their removal to Liberia.—The hill is
a rigid one—and is likely to produce a great deal of dis
cussion. °
1 lie Handicap Race, at Charleston, on (lie 25th ult
was won by l ol. Richardson's Little Venus, beating < ol
" ,n-Johnson s Trifle, and « ol. Singleton’s Mary Vian
et* I line ot 1st heat 5m. 5Is.; second heat 5m. 50s. The
course rather muddy, and the sport line.
in*lf the Correspondent of the (Jlohe, who has noticed
our remarks on Gov. Gayle’s Address, lias a Copy of it he
will much oblige us by transmitting it to us. ’
ID* As somo misconception mayTriso from the state
ment made in our last ol the remark made by Mr. Keller
In the Legislative Convention, wo consider it proper to
give Ins own expression. He said that lie appeared here
in obedience to the will ot bis constituents. He renre
•ented a large county, and had always stood in it in a very
small minority opposed to General Jackson. But lie
knew it to he the wish of the people of the county that
General Jackson should be re-elected; and he appeared
here as their representative. *
We have been thrown out from our~^ular course by
the pressure of articles which had gathered upon us. We
shall taka up in our next Mr. Brown’s speech n the House
^I^ogatcs, and Mr. McDuffie’s Report agah/st the
__A Merics ol' Portrait*— No. 1.
von the enquirer.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON.
IVashiiif'ton, —•-.
A porson sojourning in this metropolis is led by a very
natural curiosity, as well as by respect for his high repu
tation, to visit the Secretary ol State. All the public func
tionanes.it \\ ashmgton, when not particularly engaged are
accessible to the calls of strangers. On being introduced, l
was struck by the unostentatious carriage and kind manner
ot Mr. Livingston. It was impossible to perceive in him the
slightest trace of personal vanity or self-sufficiency. I
saw before me a man of a tall and erect form—above sixty
—with hair, once as black as the raven’s wing—with a
quick, prominent and intelligent eye—dressed with taste
amt elegance but in a style every way suitable to bis
years and In^li station. In his step and movement, lie seem
e.l to possess almost tlm spring and alacrity of youth. It
required only a glance to perceive, (hat the Secretary had
been bred m the “best society”—by which terms I do not
merely mean that bo lias been brought up amongst the
rich—tlm well-born—the gay and tlm fashionable—but
that m bis youth and early manhood, lie was accustomed
to See and to associate with that numerous corps of emtle
mm who were to be found in tlm Army during the Revo
lution, anil in Congress soon after the adoption of our Con
stitution. I mean, of course, such men as Washington
Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, tlm Lees, tlm Rutledges
and the Pinckneys. These men, by their gentleness and’
dignity in their intercourse with society, threw u grace
over their enduring renown.
A man, in this inquisitive age, who lias any acquaint- !
anre with the world, or any desire to improve himself, i
is not satisfied with merely speculating upon the dress, i
the manner, or tlm temper of a Secretary ol State—tlm se
cond officer in the administration of a great Government.
Opportunity has been afforded me, since my residence
lu re, to see a good deal ol Mr. Livingston, and therefore,
1 propose to say something more of him. Vet it must be
acknowledged that our language is vague and weak, when '
ilis employed to distinguish the varieties of mental su
periority. It is easy to describe a man’s merit in general !
terms ot commendation, because soincot a man’s qualities !
lie as it were on the surface. But it is an arduous under- 1
taking accurately to describe (ho range and compass of a
,,,an * intellectual view—his powerofcontemplating many i
and distant objects together, without indistinctness or con
fusion. Before I attempt to describe wliat Mr. Livings- i
ton is, I will state what I ain very sure lie is not. He is !
not a metaphysician—nor an astronomer—nor a mathe
matician—nor a physiologist—nor a chemist. He is I
wholly exempt from the love of singularity or paradox ^
He has no Inveterate prejudices. His familiarity with the
active world Ins guarded him against all visionary and !
fruitless speculations. He never speaks or writes in the i
Mr. Livings Ion has an extensive acquaintance with, am! I
ft warm devotion \o> Literature. This love of literature
has been one of Ins main enjoyments through life, when re- !
heve.l from the pressure of bis professional duties. No man
is more thoroughly convinced than the Secretary of State
that a civilian ami a statesman in these ihiyw, without lite* |
ratiiro, is like Polyphemus with his eye out. Ami here I
may he permitted to remark, that the value ot what is
termed literary knowledge, is not, perhaps, generally per
ceived ; although it lies much nearer lo the feelings of
mankind than science—and although it has the most im
portant efreet on the sentiments w ith which the sciences
are regarded—the activity with which they are pursued,
ami the modes in which (hoy ;uo cultivated. Polite lite
rature allures (he world into the neighborhood of the sci
ences of morals ami of mind: and is not only the true guar
dian »f the moral sciences, and the sole instrument of'
spreading their benetits among men, hut it heroines, front
those very circumstances, the regulator of their rultiva
taon and tlu-ir progress. Hence we sec in this age of,
growing Jjght and advancing improvement, readers in the
common ranks of society, who are gradually led on from 1
eloquence and poetry, to morals and philosophy. Philoso- 1
pliers and moralists, who used to speak only to one. an
other, now address the great body of mankind with the I
hope of lame and usefulness. Intercourse with the great
pu die, now supplies new materials and imposes new re
straints. | he feelings—common sense—-and ordinary nf- I
airs o men, now present themselves to tha statesman.— \
Our public functionaries speak in intelligible terms to the
general understanding and sentiments. Hence, Mr. Ur
ingslon has secured to himself, all (|,„„, mrntill gn,iflfa.
•ions ami and worldly advantages which result from an ac
quaintance with genera! lit,-rat,ire. Kven now he re.,,1s
w th/es aml a vd.ly the finest literary productions or the
£tt! jl|W|,, rl h, f Kr.;,fify*n« surprise, to see the
mind shit crnP*oy#<| ^ dlsciplin|,|g afl(, ,nr|chinK hi,
mind—stdl pursuing, With the ardor and vivacity of early
manhood, that system of self-education, founded on stndv
research and the deductions of experience/ without w ich
a man can hardly continue to be, at this day, Hthcr Jrrat
or useful. 1 ,cr great
Mr. Livingston Isa devoted friend to liberty—to ronsli
tutional, representative Government, fn my conversa
tions with him on this subject, I have been struck with his
vigorous thoughts and broad and comprehensive views In
|he range of my acquaintance, I do not know a single man
who li t* a calmaror too* Milted opinion, that forms ol
Government have an overwhelming Influence on the hap
moewol NOC‘w,y, •han Edward Livingston—no one whc
lias a deeper detestation of those hideous vires which are
generated hv tyranny, in the govqpied as well as the go
vernor. I believe there cannot be found in the nation u
iua:i who would resent with more indignation and prompti
I • » a"^ on the public liberty, than Edward
ctvn.pton—no ono who holds in higher estimation the
m - 'Minded lavor ot the public: And yet no hones ol
Honor—no prospects of promotion—could induce him tc
iippcal to the guilty passions and prejudices of the people;
! maintiilii moaniros not sanctioned by sober reason.—
1 you talk to Mr. Livingston of the expansion of the pub
lie wealth—of our capital—of our commerce and commu
nications—ol tlio multiplication of our riches—his counte
tcnanco glows with delight, and he connects them In
stantly witli our constitution audits great principles. i|
he speaks to you of the expenditures of the Government_
lie denounces all waste and extravagance, as hostile tu
liberty: And yet lie holds to a liberal economy—not that
false economy which mars the national prosperity and
chokes up the springs of future wealth—that is short
sighted, single-eyed—that looks to petty savings as the
sole secret ot political Alchemy.
Mr. Livingston is a profound and accomplished lawyer.
During his long and brilliant career at the Bar, lie exhib
ited in Ins pleadings an exact knowledge of all the strong
and weak parts ol every cause lie Imd to manage, lie
employed general principles, and enlarged his views to
wide and comprehensive conclusions. Always restrained
by de icacy, springing both from taste and feeling, he
used all lawlul ami honorable advantages most likely to he
successful, la his lorcnsic combats lie was dignified, and
observed strictly the laws of polished hostility. A strong,
masculine, perspicuous speaker—never fantastic or absurd
without any tawdry ornaments—his knowledge of his
subject was copious, almost to redundancy—his judgment
was profound and high-reaching He was heard witli
deep attention by the judges-by the jurors-with reve
rence and admiration by his brethren of the Bar—with
delight by the curious and inquisitive stranger. Twenty
years ago, when Edward Livingston had attained the ripe
| ness ol mature age—when he was in hill practice—his
I time was known to the whole West—to the very boatmen
" ho navigated the Mississippi. When engaged in a great
cause, where lite, reputation, or a vast amount of property
w as involved—when he put forth all his powers—when
his genius was enkindled—the homage ol the crowd was
attested by the eagerness with which it pressed forward to
behold him, and the breathless silence with which it heard
nun. It is not my purpose to speak in this place, particu
larly, ot the Criminal Code which Mr. Livingston lias
given to Ins adopted State. Upon its merits, civilians and
statesmen, both or Europe and America, have pronounced
i S11*'**,u p*putation of Grotius is canonized,
it a tel, though a diliusc and superficial writer, is yet
read and applauded,—if our praise is justly bestowed on
tu ton or bis successful application of steam to the great
and multiplied purposes of commerce,—if the countrymen
ol Clinton are hound in gratitude to raise a mausoleum
over Ins mortal remains, why should we not liouor Edward
Livingston lor his admirable Code ol Criminal Law,
founded upon a philosophical view of man, and a wise,
practical judgment upon his present condition? However,
w-e are cheered by one consoling reflection! The time is
at hand when other than posthumous honors will be
awarded to our great men. The time is approaching
when homago will bo paid, not merely to successful poli
ticians, hut to intellectual supremacy’. Very soon men
will unite—not for tho great and litllo vulgar—not lor
those cursed with moral perversion and intellectual blind
ness; but lor men of broad, brilliant and sound views.—
Very soon a sufficient number will be found in our nation
who will appreciate the productions of gunius.
Mr. Livingston is a statesman. How much is compre
' «•* in .1 huucsrnaii there must lie at (lie
foundation as it were—a lively sympathy in tlic fortunes
of mankind a warm zeal for the interests of truth and
justice, without the guidance of which the highest men
tal endowments when applied to political researches arc
in perpetual danger of lo-ing their way. Under our form
ot government at least, the motto of that man who would
he a statesman, must be, that “knowledge is power and
he must possess a capacity to perceive those splendid proofs
that are multiplying belore him, of its benignant influ
ence. His mind must regard the discoveries of the past
ami present age, with reference to the great purpose ol
improving the condition—the faculties and the nature of
man. I I you will examine the works of our beloved and
immortal Jefferson, you will see that these wore bis views
during that long series of years which he spent in labor
ing for his country.
I t is properly lell to mere politicians to write pamphlets
and to engage in discussions of personal or immediate
interest, i o the statesman belongs the nobler employ
ment ot writing and speaking upon great constitutional
questions—of national wrongs—of the oppression of the
people—of dangers impending over the country and the
l.onstitution—of the necessity of general education—in
deed, on alt subjects requiring high intellect and high cha
racter. Upon most ot these subjects Mr. Livingston lias
cither written or spoken, and that, too, in a style—vigorous
and hold—mellow and elegant—free—noble—and some
times glowing and lofty.
It is now more than thirty-five years since Mr. Living
ston was first engaged in politics. You will naturally en
quire what Ids political principles really an;. Me has al
ways maintained the capacity of the people to govern
themselves—the liberty of speech and of the press_that
ours is a government of laws, not ol men—possessing or
dcr, method and constancy to a surprizing degree*—that
property should be rendered safe;—that industry and the
arts should be encouraged, and that our rulers should be
secure amidst the people, like fathers amongst tli.-ir chil
dren : '1 bat flic ohjeet of those clothed with political pow
er in governing ^should not be their own advantage, but
that ot the people—that they should promote tlm improve
ment of our nature and characteristic excellencies—thus
strengthening our national spirit and confirming our love
lor our own country;—that they should enlighten instead
of hoodwinking the many: Moreover, that those clothed
with political authority should regard the wealth, the
prosperity, and the instruction of the people, as the firmest
basis ol the fame of those who administer the public af
fairs; and that it is their duty to direct the attention ol their
constituents to objects of national and permanent utility_
to conceal horn them nothing which they ought to know
J *° animate them in their efforts to improve their intel
lectual and moral condition—to preserve their constitution
al rights, and the honoraud independence of their country.
I have heard Mr. Livingston on the floor of the Senate!
Ili* figure tlie mildness of iiis countenance—the era
piousness of his manner—the dignity of his presence_
prepossessed me strongly in his favor.—Mo certainly nos
as .. .icn.ucr, one sinking pernli.mty: He never
contemplated his subject as a mere party man. His eye
took in the whole hearing of any difficult problem of leg
islation ; and his mind pursued it through its remotest rami
fications. He did not coniine las views to the ambition of
triumphing in that individual debate, nor did lie consider
the subject he was discussing as a text on which lie might
display his own dexterity, or vex and harass his political
opponents. In his speeches, his judgment and good sense
were always superior to the brilliancy of his fancy.
The official habits of the Secretary are already well
known. '1 here never was a more'prompt, efficient and
vigilant officer,in the public service. In discharging the
duties of his department, he enjoys to the full, all tlm hen
ef'ts of his early arquaintancc with the operations of the
(Government—of that deep interest which lie took in
•hose questions of international law, which were agitated
and discussed in the first years of our national existence,_
I f you talk to him of the rights of neutrals—on the ques
tion of<impressment—of the claims of our merchants for
spoliations committed by the French, prior to the Conven
lion of 1800—of the financial views of Hamilton—of our
treaties—our navigation—our commerce—of the rights of
the States—of the powers of the General (Govern
ment—he is entirely at home,—he speaks to you in strong
idiomatic English—he is as lucid as day-light.
In the domestic relations of life—in the midst of his fa
mily, no man is more amiable or engaging than Mr. Liv
ingston. There,
• Affliction light, hi, cnntlnnl Inmp.”
fn his convivial Intercourse, his ronversnlion is pervaded
by a philosophical benevolence: it is felt in the generosi
ty ol his praise, and the tenderness of his censure, lie
abhors all that is artificial and affected, and looks with
pleasure even on rival excellence. His mind at his own
fire-side is (if I may he allowed to use the simile) like the
how of Ulysses when unstrung. There he is fairly at
play. In kindness to his friends—in condescension to his
guests—no man excels him. You may well suppose that
a man, who ha, been reading hooks for half a century, is
delighted w ith the corrusralions of lancy, and the sallies
ol genius—that he can delight, amuse, and instruct you,
by his details of tho things he has seen—and the charac
ters he lias known during so many years of active life._
When one is associating with Mr 'Livingston, lie seems to
be a sort of connecting link between those who have left
the stage of action, and who devoted their lives to our ser
vice, ami the Statesmen of these latter days'— that he is
bringing up the knowledge of past times of tin- Republic,
in bis own person, for the u*c of the present generation_
that he is a kind of Nestor in the National Councils. That
hi* faculties may long he preserved to him, iri their present
state of activity and perfection, must he the sincere wish
of every friend to his country.
You may Well suppose that the Secretary of State is
not the only distinguished man, with whom f have been
made acquainted since I came here, by the kindness of
my "too partial friends’*—and that, too, without reference
to what arc called the "distinctions of party.” L. M.
von the EAqrr/iEn.
rhk vicr. Phksiok.xcy— Called .Meeting in the City!
I have noticed “A < ard” in the Enquirer, calling on
those “Javornblc fo the election of (Gen. Jackson, but np.
j polled to the nomination of Mr. Van Puren” as Vice Pre
sident, to assemble at the Capitol, on Monday evening
| next, for the purpose of choosing one or more Delegates to
represent us in the next Jackson Convention. I will not
I now stop to inquire into the right or propriety of a fraction
of thu Jackson party iu tl.is city, undertaking Jo tic tlia
baudi ot a Delcgatw or Delegatus tlut may represent u«
m the coining convention, or to depute to a Jree con/e
rence ol the representative* of tlic people, a Delegate
thus trammelled; but shall proceed to shew, I think, con
clusively, the impropriety of making any nomination ol
» icc i resident at that meeting.
Tho candidates, or rather the gentlemen, whose name*
Have been brought before the public for the Vice Presi
dency are, Mr. Sergeant, who will probably get tho votes
of a portion ol Maryland, those of Delaware, Now Jersey
Massachusetts, Itliodo Island, Connecticut, Vermont ami
Louisiana, and probably Ohio or Kentucky, (perhaps 70
votes,) under the new ratio of 17,700; Mr. Van Huron—
those Ol Now York, Maine, New Hampshire, Georgia
and 1 onnessce, (85.) Col. Johnson—those of most ol the
Jackson States iu the \\ eat. Mr. Dallas or Wilkins—those
ol Pennsylvania And Mr. Harbour, if he is brought for
ward and should consent to run—those of Virginia; North
and South Caroliua, and possibly Mississippi.*
Undor tliis state ol tilings, or something like it, for 1 do
not pretend to great accuracy, it is readily perceived that
no one candidate can get a majority of the electoral votes
ami equal y certain, that when the friend* of Jackson are
•O divided and cut up, Mr. Sergeant will he one of the
two returned to the Senate, out of whom they are to
choose; and extremely probable that, should Mr. Van
( hmU sr,,!M'1.n0,,;i" \'i0,‘ l,y Nuw Yo,k- »'*•• be the
o her. Should this be the case, it does not require the gift
o prophecy, after the recent event* in the Senate of the
United States, to foretell that Mr. Sergeant will he the
choice ol that body Are the Jackson p uly—oo.'lesscdly
a arge majority ol the voters of the Union-willing to eon
iiliute to such a result. If they are not, will they not
j;Jt0i*>° y COUr*e~",,io,‘ a,,d concert in action—to de
Has Virginia, the proud mother of four President*, so
fallen in her ambition as to he clutching at the Vice Pre
sidency, and willing to hazard so much to gain it: and
c»en it the prize Were higher, is there not an obvious in
lelicacy in bringing forward one oi lier own sons before
Iu had been named elsewhere? Pennsylvania has already
greatly weakened her chance for the honor, by the in'.
ed l|ier°c|aa,|ms,yUdlC °U* C,an,°r 'vilh *be has a»crt
Virginia has made many sacrifices on the altar of the
public good, and she is yet willing to make more. Let her
loa\o unpledged tho vote of her Electors oil tho Vice Pre
sidency, that they may he so given as best to subserve her
wishes, and her example will he followed by others, and
heo hce will be bestowed by the people on some one—
is not material who—in w hom our parly will plate con
l.h nee, and not l.y the representatives of a meagre minn
ty ollon®* ", lo!7 ul1 otbcrs, they would reject. There
s no man in the Union, who would sooner aid in the politi
cal elevation of Mr. Harbour, were it probable lie could
tlmr^i/ih v°‘c!* ol the majority, than the humble au
hor of these lines; hut it is not probable: and hi< nomina
t on now by Mrglma, will utterly destroy what chance
COMM UJCICAT'V' n
VdUEuics—jo the Honorable Daniel Webster.
1 hope you will not consider it presumption, Sir, in an
humble individual, to address a few enquiries to you, espe
cially as you appealed *> triumphantly to the decision of
the peoide, in your speech lately delivered in the Senate
of the U. States—and ol which invitation I wish to avail
myself, that I may the better understand what appears to
me to be rather inconsistent:
Did you vote in the affirmative on the nomination of
Mr. Mi-Lane to the 1 rcasttry ?
It so, how can you reconcile it to your consistency not
to ‘ mete the like measure” to Mr. Van Hurcn ’
Please explain the difference between writing and
signing the mandates of a President of the U. sf and
executing the mandates ol a President of the U. S !
,'V h®* l* tl>« difference in being an instrument between
a I resident of the U. S., nnd a Minister to the Court
0 St. Jamai—and being an instrument between a President
01 the U. S. and the Court of St. James?
wise ?Ir‘ Va“ Buren is culpable, U not Mr. McLanc like
if you voted against Mr. V. B. for issuing tho orders of
the I resident, why not voto against Mr. McL. forexecul
mg these orders ? ll reasons are as thick as blackberries,
I must say I cannot find a satislactory one.—Please ex
plain—for the more I think on the subject, the more I am
puzzled. I am. Sir, your most ob’t and humble serv’t.
King \Y illiaro, 2Sih Feb., 1832. SPENCER.
JACKSON MEETING.
A very large ami respectable meeting of the citl
zons oi Gates and tho adjoiuing counties, friendly to
the administration of General A. Jackson was hold
hi the Court House nt Gntesville, North Carolina, on
Monday 20tli inst. On motion, W II). W. Cotvtier,
iv-q. (Senator in our Legislature) was called to the
chair and l)r. J. Eowlkea appointed Seeretnrv.
I lie object of tho meeting whs explained to a ntt
tneroiis and attentive assemblage by the Chairman,
in a brief and impressive manner.
The following resolutions, introduced by W. W.
Stedinnn, Esq. were moved and seconded, and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, 1 hat this meeting highly npprovo the con
ihu t and tho administration of Andrew Jackson as Presi
dent of die United States—that, the unparalleled prosperity
ol the nation at home, the high reputation it enjoys abroad,
are the best evidences of the manner in which he has dis
charged the trusts cot 'unitled to his care.
Resolved, 1 hat in the judicious selections of the best
talents of onr country to represent us in foreign govern
ments, General A. Jackson has evinced the same devotion
to the welfare of the Union, that has ever characterised
his course: i hat the treaties formed with Denmark,
T imice, the Ottoman Porto, and England elicit our warm
est admiration.
Resolved, That we approve of his again filling tho post
lie now occupies, ns did his illustrious predecessors, Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe; and we pledge
ourselves to use all honorable means to secure his re-elec
tion.
Resolved, That we highly approve the Convention about
to l.tf assembled at Baltimore, on the third Monday in May
next, to select some suitable person, whose name will bn
placed on the Jackson electoral ticket as Vice President;
and that we esteem it as the only effectual way to secure
a concert of action in the Republican ranks.
Resolved, That our fellow-citizens, \V. IV. Stcdmnn
Esq. Doctor J. Fowlkes, and Wm. K. Pugh, Esq. be ap
pointed and requested to represent our views in that Con
vention.
Resolved, 1 hat we recommend a meeting of Delegates
from end, count1/ in this Electoral District at llertjord
on the 1st Friday in May next—(or the purpose ol
choosing some “tried republican” whose name shall bo
inserted on the Jackson Electoral Ticket lor Ibis Slate_
and that our fellow citizens, Nathan Ward, Whitmil Stal
lings, Win. \V. Cowpcr, Thomas Saunders and General
*'• Ballard he appointed to represent us in that meeting;
and that they be instructed to select such person as Elec
tor, only, who will pledge himselfto support the nomina
tion ol the Republican Convention at Baltimore lor Vice
President.
On motion of Col. J. II. Wheeler of Hertford, (af
ter a few brief remarks,) it wits
Resolved, 'I hat this meeting highly approve the con
duct of our Senators in Congress, the Hon. Bedford Brown,
| and the Hon. Willie P. Maugum.in their dignified course
as regards the nomination of Marlin Van Buren as Minis
ter to England. As a small number of their constituents,
wo tender the plaudit of “well done, tlim^good and faithful
servant.”
Resolved, That we contemplate with pride, the talents
of Mr. Van Buren, and view with regret that the annals
of the country should present so humiliating a spectacle,
as men in elevated stations, combining together to pros
trate an individual whose only crime is bi< exulted talents,
and an unwavering support to the cause of his couutry. 1
On motion ofW. W. Htedman, Esq.
Resolved, That assurances of our approbation and thanks
| b® expressed by the Chairman and Secretary to our Sena
1 tors, Messrs. Brown and Mungum, for their conduct on the
, nomination of Martin Van Buren.
Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be published
in Hie t (institutionalist and Raleigh Star, the Richmond
Enquirer, Norfolk Herald and Edentnn Miscellany.
" M. W. COM PER, Chairman.
Jeptha Fow 1.kbs, Secretary.
RAIL ROAD MEETING IN YORK.
At n meeting of the citizens of York county, held
pursuant notice, at the ('ourt-housc in York Town,
on Monday, the 20th February, IH32, “to consult up
| on the propriety of addressing the Virginia Legisla
ture on the subject of a Rail Rond from Richmond
I to \ ork Town,” Major Thomas Griffin was called to
the Elmir, and Dr. William II. Shield appointed Se
cretary.
I he object of the meeting having been briefly
stated, on motion, a committee consisting of Robert
\nderson, James Semple,Hen’r. John Page, Samuel
Sheild, Thomas (l. Tinsley, Thomas C. Russell, and
I hornas II. Allen, was appointed to prepare r pre
amble and resolutions expressive of the sense of
those present, who having retired for a short time,
1 returned and offered the following preamble and re
solutions, which being severally read and duly eon
! side red, were, with the exception of the third reso
lution, unanimously adopted:
The.Committee appointed to prepare an expres
sion of the .sentiments and wishes of the meeting on
[the subject which has brought us together, have ful
filled that duty by giving to it, under all its asperts,
an attentive and impartial •xamiumion. They are
| unanimous in the seulimeut and feeling, that they
; have never had under consideration a subject re
j |»lete with more cheering reviews and animating
j prospects; nor should they do justice to themselves1
and the eoncourso of fellow citizens hero assem
bled were they to oiler merely a cold and formal
expression of the feelings that auimutu us all._
lliese feelings indeed arc not peculiar or limited to
the present meeting:—Far from it. They pervade
the whole peninsula, from Richmond to the Cbosn
peake Bay. Not many weeks have elapsed since
the putting up of the first notice, inviting the citi
zens ol this Town and County to hold a meeting for
the pur|H>sc of taking into consideration the prono
Roatl from Richmond to York Town.
I Ins notice, we believe, wus the earliest intimation
ol the subject that met the public eye, utid no ex
|»ectation was then indulged, hut that the present j
would be the first public meeting on the subject_
rho discussions of this duy, it was then hoped,
would be such as to awaken the minds of our iwo
ple to the advantages of the suggested improvement, j
and would thus give a commencing impulse to the I
undertaking proposed.
Hut how different a course has the thing taken !
front our original impression. Instead of being first j
m the field, we seem t : |,e late in coming to the 1
ground. Scarcely was the idea of such a Rail-road !
presented to the Public, when it was eager I v caught
at ninl spread rapidly among the people,'like the I
welcome news of mi approaching triumph. The
Richmond papers soon took up the subject; and us
soon us the diffusive influence of “the Press” Imd
breathed upon it, every portion ol* our long-neglect
ed, desponding district, instantly felt its importance
and interest, and many a drooping heart was reviv- j
ed und cheered by the prospects which it oiieued to
ns. 1
As if inspired by the genius of William & Mary j
(a genius that will hereafter dispense its light to a I
■ much wider sphere,) the intelligent citizens of Wil- i
! humsburg wore prompt to discern the advantages of!
the plan, and being loo ardent to wait for our move- !
mont here, or perhaps emulous to he foremost in so 1
good a cause, they held forthwith a town meeting,
and by immediately coming before the public willi i
Uieir resolutions ol unanimous approbation, they i
have fairly preceded us in u career, where wc ex'- j
poctcd to lead the way. Our worthy ncigiibours ofi
Warwick, too, have cordiully oinlmrked in the same
checnng cause, and have followed the example of
" illmmshurg in giving to the world their expressive
! resolutions of decided approbation and support.
| The zealous representative of our district, also,
Ims lost not a moment in laying before the Legisla
ture ol \ irginiu, now in session, a copy of the Wil
liamsburg proceedings; and in compliance with one
ol their resolutions instructing him to that effect |
has obtained from that body un order to have the’ j
i .. . .. y, —nmi t\uuu surveyed uy
the 1 ublic Engineer of the .State, as soon as practi
ca/Uc. 1 bis application to the Assembly of Vir
ginia according to the original notiro which invited
the present meeting, was suggested as one of the
principal objects proposed to he effected hy it, so
that in almost every point of view, our friends have
anticipated, and got the start of us. It is well it is
truly pleasing to us, that it should lie so. Some
weeks ago wo looked forward to tho dubious under
taking ot presenting and recommending to the in
Imilitants of this, and the neighbouring districts of
our I'eniusula, what then appeared to ho a new
thought. Now wo find that nearly all that wo had
proposed to advise, or to accomplish on fills duy, has
already heen said and done hy other friends of tho
cause. Tho whole subject indeed, lias been so ful
ly discussed, and acted upon, that there seems Ijttle
moro left lor us than to express our satisfaction that
the < hief part ot what we iiad to propose lias been
so heartily taken up, and advocated hy others, and to
congratulate our fbllow-citizens of Richmond and
Baltimore, that an enterprise so replete with advan
tages to them, as well as to us, lius been entered up
on with such zeal and effect.
The idea of a communication through York-town
with Baltimore and the Ocean, lmd never, probably,
until lately, presented itself to tho citizens of Rich
mond; hut they, together with many others, ns soon
as it was suggested, seem to have perceived, almost
1 «v S\,|T,,or convenience, cheapness, and
-xpcdition afforded hy such an avenue of export fori
tho vast and increasing collection id" produce, of
winch thru- fortunate City will ever be the recepta
cle. When the opening pros poet of Richmond’s 1
communication with “the C.’rcat West” is considered,
then; seems to he no assignable limit to her wealth
ami prosperity. Firmly established as the Mctropo
hs ot \ irginin, she sits, like an inland Queen, en
throned on her noble hills; receives the tribute of a
thousand mountains and n thousand fertile vnlesj
and scarcely kuovys, ns yet how the overflowing
a nmdancc and variety ot her accumulations are to
lmd their best outlets to the marts of commerce,
which court their coining at home, and await their
arrival abroad. But if cheapness and quickness of1
transportation for persons and tilings; if a nearer I
and more commodious approach to ilu; Ocean, and
to tho Cities of the North; if health, convenience 1
and enjoyments peculiar to our District, may he ex
pected to have their accustomed influence, on the I
sagacious sons of commerce, the luxurious votaries i
ot pleasure, and the migratory tribes of fashion_!
then is the question already decided, and the com- 1
modioiis lmrhor of York-town is to he the perma- !
nent sea-port of Richmond.
With such impressions, uml others of a similar j
nature, inspired by views which cnnnot here he uii
iolried, your Committee suhmit for consideration uud
adoption the following resolutions:
Resolved,, I hat we hourtily concur with our fellow
c.t.zei.s of \\ ilhamsburg an.I Warwick in giving our de
cide'l approbation and support to (be proposed “ Rail
Roadfram Richmond to York Town,"— believing with
them that the contemplated route offers by far, the best
outlet, the cheapest and quickest conveyance of produce
and passengers from the former place to the ocean, and to
thcCitiosof tho North.
Resolved, That Col. Joyncs and Col. Shield, our Repre
sentatives in the Senate and House of Delegates he re
quested to use their best exertions to obtain from the Lc
g.slature of Virgin a, a direction to lire Slate Engineer im
ificdiatcly after Ins appointment to examine the route of
the conlempla ed Rail Aoad, and make an cstimate/or/A
U'lth of its probable cost.
Rc-otveJ, That our Senator and Representative in the
General Assembly be requested to ask of the Legislature
tlie incorporation of a Company for the purpose of con
structing a Rail Road from Ricbmoml to York Town,
Resolved, I bat we earnestly invite the people of the
Mate at large, and particularly of the counties bordering on,
or contiguous to, York and James Rivers, to assemble in
heir different districts, and make a public expression of
their sentiments in relation to the contemplated Rail Road
and to appoint corresponding committees lor the purpose of
communicating with the General Committees of Corres
pondence now-and hereafter to lie appointed.
Resolved, That Thomas Gridin, Titos. <;. Tinsley, Thos
C. Russell Samuel Sheild, Wm. ||. Sheild and Frederick
. 1 owcr he appointed members of the first General Com
mittee of Corre .pondcnce, to collect and diffuse in/orma
t on relative to the proposed Rail Hoad, and to promote its
pro^ros* nrul interest by all such nicaiid of inquiry an<l
communication as they may devise for effecting the ob
ject. 0
Resolved, That tho publishers of newspapers in Virgi
nia, in Baltimore, and in the District of Columbia, with all
other publishers friendly to internal improvement, he re
quested to give one or more insertions of the proceedings
ol this meeting in their respective prints. *
... „ THOMAS GRIFFIN, Chairman.
VV 11.1,1AM H. Siieii.d, Secretary.
Fo the 1 otrrs in the Scnetiorial District composed of
the Counties of Campbell, Rockingham and Cum
her land.
I ci.low-C tTntErra:—Perceiving that our present Sc
na,®r *,as declined a /c-clection; and knowing that wo
shall shortly be called upon to select his successor, a free
holder and resident of the county of Buckingham, at the !
instance of many others, takes the liberty of calling your !
attention to an individual, whom he believes to be well '
qualified to serve you in (hat high and responsible station, i
Some fifteen years experience in the Other branch of the !
General Assembly,supported by a strong and vigorous in
tellect Midi industry and derision of rbarneter surpass
ed by none, eminently qualify Ai.x.r.y IVu,jox, Esq. of
Cumberland lor that station. Ilis uniform success, when
he has consented to servo the people of his county, suffi
ciently indicate, the high estimation in which he i* held
by those ol his fellow citizens who know him host. His
views and opinions, upon all matters ol national as well as
Mate policy, are believed to be in strict accordance with '
those professed by a large majority of the District. His
pursuits through life, when absent from tho service of the
people, have been enliiely of an agricultural character 1
and consentiently, his Interest i» identified with that of I
the great body of the people, which qualifies him, in
no small degree, toju.lge of their wants, their wishes and
1 ther interests.
Sr.vrn \i, Fnr.r Moi.or.ns nr Rcckixoham.
/lultfax and .VttkUnburg Benaluiutl Uultml.
Msssrs. Editors :—William b. banks. Esq. was an
iiouuceil tills day, (court day,) as a candidate to represent
tins District at the next Senatorial Election. We conceive
it useless to say a„y thing respecting Mr. Banks; tor he
is as well known as probably auy man in the District;_
but our object is principally to call tbe attention ol the vo
ters to they act. Wo shall support him; and we hope the
people ol the District will unite upon Mr. Banks, as we
believe him to be one of the most talt-ntcd men of the
U,>«lr. rC°'V'try of v»rKi"'«. SEVERAL VOTERS.
Halifax County, Fell. 27th, 1332.
n^i’ ^r‘ make his sentiments known on
..II ho leading questions ot the day, at the succeeding
•Maich Courts ol Mecklenburg and Halifax. *
. . | To.//if Editvrs of the Enquirer.
In the sketch ol the debate on the bill lor the removal
ol free negroes and mulatto. *, published h. the Enquirer
of 1 uesdav last. I discover that the few remarks I submit
ted to the House. were entirely misapprehended by your
Reporter. I did not say, nor have I evor thought, that
that class ol our population endangered Hie safety of the
( ommonwcalth. I stated that free negroes and mulatto**
wore universally considered a nuisance by> the p. opt* of
w?w Ini! \wi,hout lhe coercive feature, as it
was v ailed, no bill which we could pa.s would, in my opi
nion, he operative and efficient;—tint, unless compelled by
law, | did not believe that they would leave Hie Stale
Moreover, tint humanity required that we should at once
announce to this unfortunate race, lhe settled and irrevo
cable determination of the Legislature, to force them Iron,
our territory; for, I was deeply impressed with the convic*
Uon* " “I* or Without the forms ..I law , our citizens
w ould sooner or later drive them to tbe necessity or re
moving trom the Commonweal.b. Very respectfully.
I->‘b. 23,1832._ ,\. W. JONES.
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house of delegates.
Thursday, March I.
I lie Senate have passed' the hills—to authorize a lot
tcry to construct u road from Beverly, in the countv of
Randolph, to Morgantown, in Monongalia county—ap.
Poiiitiugjtrustccs for the town of Wurdenvvillc, &c. They
have al.-o passed an act to change the place ol holding a
separate election, and to establish oue other separate elec
tion in the county ol llardy—with amendments—agreed
to.—And they have postponed indclinitely the bill extend
ing the tunc for tit* appointment of processioners in this
Commonwealth.
On motion of Mr. Wood ofF., the engrossed hill to au
thorize the Board of Public Works to subscribe to the
stock of the \\ mchestcr and Potomac Rail Road Company,
was taken up, read a third time, and the bill being on its
passage, Mr. Bryce ol F. explained it at considera
hie lengthy ami made detailed statements as to the eatimat*
ed expense and probable receipts of the improvement.
h "rlhcr discuwio" took place, in which Mem Mc
Dowell, W ood ol I-., 1\ illiains, Brooke Sc Campbell of Ur
took part, when on motion of Mr. Bryce ot I\, the vote on
t.iu engrossment was reconsidered, and the bill was re
committed to the Committee of Roads, &c.
I he engrossed bill to amend several acts concerning
slaves, tree ucgroc.. aud mulatloes, revising the police
regulations, was read a third time, and being on its pas
sage, was discussed at considerable length by Messrs.
Mel in' I In til n-i v tf ' I.,... 11.... irtii! . . o? r,"
■) , ,, ... ’ .• .......in, uiui9, vaiiiwueii ui
llrooke, liolling, Brooke, Summers, and Filzhugli.
Mr. Chandler moved to rc-consider the vote on tlic en
grossment, iiii order that the bill might here-committed,
w nicli alter debate wai decided in the uegalive, [the ayes
and noes having been ordered oil motion ol Mr. Chandler 1
as follows:—
*'Avc,“Messrs. Cameron, Campbell of Bedford, Pate
Good ot Berkeley, Anderson ol Botetourt, Wilson ol Bote
tourt, « ampbell of Brooke, Daniel, Krskine, Bruce, Mul
len, Gn laher, Berry, Allen, Hays, Mcilhaiiey, Cordell,
aid well, Smith ol Mason and Jackson, Goode" of Meek
leiiburg, K„°x Billingsly, Henry, Vawter, Chandler,
Cctghi r itzhugh, Parriott, Robertson, Witcher, Zinn. Du
nuy, Land, McMahon, Cline, Cobb, Gillespie, McCoy,
McCulloeli—39. J
J\Toes—Messrs. Banks, [Speaker.] Grlnalds, Wood of
Albcmarc, Randolph, Pcrsiuger, Booker, Garland, McCuc
Brooke, Gholson, Shell, Patteson of II., Bolling, Spurlock
Rives, Dickinson, Halyburton, Richardson, Patteson of C.!
Broadus, Wilson ol C., Brodnax, Jones, Ritchie, Ball,
Chilton, Marshall, Stephenson, Stillman, liah* of F
Woods of Franklin, Wood of Frederick, Bryce of F., Smith
ol I ., Smith ofG., Bryce ol G., liuilol G.,Spencer, Sims,
Carskadon, Poston, Roane, Williams, Johnson, Mayo
Gravely, Jordan, Sheild, Summers, Harwood, Hooe.Dab
VvCy,’,C>‘0r..of„L- iuul **’! s,rou,» Hudgins, Preston,
Webb, Cabell, Harvey, Anderson of N., Davis, Adams
I liner, Swanson, Gilliland, Miller, Sliunds, Carter of P.
U ., Hart, Jesscc, Bare, Powell, Moncuro, Crump, Hur
gravo, Newton, Morris, Crockett, Rutherfoord, Helms
—oU.
i he yoto was then taken on the passage of the bill, and
was decided in the affirmative, us follow* :
.1yrs—Messrs. Banks, (Speaker,) Grinalds, Wood of
A., Randolph, Booker, Garland, ( ampbell of Br , Pate,
Wilson of B , (iliolson, Shell, Patteson of B., Bulling,
Rives, Daniel, Dickinson, Halyburton, Richardson, Pat
tesoi1 ol C., Broadus, Wilson ol C., Brodnax. Jones, Kit
clne. Ball, Stillman, Hale of F., Bryce of F., Smith ol
{/’ Smith ol G., Bryce ol G., Erskine, Spencer, Sims,
Roane, Williams, Mayo, Gravely, Jordan, Shield, Berry
Summers, Harwood, Hooe, Dabney, f arter of L. and
R. Street, Hudgins, Goode of M„ Knox, Preston, Webb,
f abell, Leigh, Harvey, Anderson of N., FiUliugh Da
*‘8» Miller, Duptiy, Land, Shands, Carter of P.
M Dowell, Powell, Moncure, ('rump, Hargrave,
C°y. Nc'v,on> Morris Crockett, King, RutheiWd—
.\Ws—Messrs. Pcrsiuger, M’ tie, Brooke, Cameron,
1 auIk'nor, Good ol B., Anderson ol B, Campbell of Br.
SpuHock, Chihon, Marshall, Stephenson. Helms, Woods
ot franklin, Wood of P., Hail ol Bruce, Carskadon,
I oslon, Mullen, Johnson, Gallalier, Allen, Hays M’ll
liaiiey, Cordell, Smith of M. and J., Billingsly. Henry,
V awter, Chandler, Parriott, Robertson, Adams, M’Mahon
C line Jesscc B .re, Coh!., Gillespie, M’Culloch, Hiner,’
W itclier, Gilliland, /.inn, Hart.—17.
A MU further to amend an act to provide for the con
struction ot a road from Winchester to the Ohio river was
taken up and on motion of Mr. Williams was referred to
a Select Committee, con listing of Messrs. Williams Cars
kadon Mullen, Hart, Zinn, Johnson, Bryce of F.,’ Mor
l,*,ruG°y’ Fi,/l'"Kh, Parriott and • ampbell of lhookc.
I no Engrossed Bill, divorcing Isaac Solomon from his
wile Susan, was read » third time, and the ayes and noes
having been ordered on motion ol Mr. Brodnax, the bill
was rejected by ilie following vote:
.lyes—Messrs. Booker, Bolling, Spurlock, Ball, Helms,
W ood of Fred., Hail ol G., Bruce, Sims, Pos-on, Mullen
Johnson, Mayo, llooc, Cordell, Caldwell, Billingsly, Chan
dler, Leigh, Anderson of N., Fitzhugh, Parriott, Adams
Swanson, Zinn, Laud, Hart, Cline, Cobh, Crump, II,u
grave, Gillespie, M’Coy, M.Culloch, Morris, Rutherfoord.
JYoe»— Mmsm. Banks, (Speaker,) Grinnhls, Wood of A.,
Garland, M Cue, Brooke, l aulknur, Anderson and Wil
son of it., Campbell of II., GoliNon, Shull, Palteson of B.,
Bives, Daniel, jr., Richardson, Palteson of C-, Uroadus]
Wilson of C-, Brodnax, Jones, Ritchie, Chilton, Marshall]
Stephenson, Stillman, Smith of I'., Smith of G., Erskinu]
Sponcer, Bonne, Gravely, Jordan, Shield, Berry, Sum
mors, Harwood, Dabney, Hays, Street, Hudgins, Carter
ol I- and K., Goode of M., Vnwler, Preston, \Vel>b, Ca
bell, Harvey, Davis Robertson, Hiner, Witcher, Miller
Duptiy, Slnnds, Carter of P. W„ M ’Dowell, Jessoc, Mon
curc, Newton, Crockett Dickinson, Knox, McMahon.
M r. Bryce of Goochland, from the Committee of Finance
presented a report of the Financial concerns of (he com
monwealth—also a bill imposing taxes for (ho support of
government, and a bill appropriating the public revenue,
which were referred to a ■ ommillce of (ho Whole, made
the order of the day for Wednesday next, and ordered to
he printed.
The Speaker communicated to the House a letter from
the Governor, inclosing the correspondence on the subject
of (lie removal of (lie remains of George Washington.
Laid on the (able.
Mr. Marshall, from (he Select Committee on the sub
ject, made a report on the amount of mileage paid to Hen
ly A. Byrne, late returned member Irom the county of!
Morgan. The report states that Mr. Byrne was, when ho I
went homo in January, necessitated to go by the way of
Washington, Baltimore, kc., on account of the hadncMi of
roads, ftc.; hilt that on his return the obstruction* did not
exist, and therefore 93 miles is io he deducted from the
mileage received. The report ul«o states that Mr. Byrne
declares this overcharge to have originated in a mistake,
and expresses his readiness to refund (he excess; and be
ing willing to allow for an arror alleged to have resulted
inadvertence, arjd for which reparation is tendered, they
resolve to ask leave to be discharged from the further con
sideration of this subject. Agreed to.
Reports ol the Committee of Courts of Justice, against'
the petition ot Gridin Orgain; and against the regulation of'
the fees of commissioners in chancery, wero agreed to.
Reports of the Committee ol Finance—against (lie cn- j
largeineut of (lie Western Lunatic Hospital—and against
the petition of A# ary Ball and James K. Ball, were agreed
to.
Report* of the Committee of Propositions and Grievances
favorable to so much of the petition of Mrs. Abigail Mayo
as auks permission h charge additional toll upon persons '
passing her bridge after a certain hour of the night—until
favorable to the petition of 'citizens ol the town of
Boliva.r Ur. were agreed to.
Reports of the Committee of Roads, fsc. in favor of!
the petition of the President, Director*, kte. of (hr Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company, asking a subscription b\
the Commonwealth to their stock—and in tavnr ot the pe
tition of the citizen* of the county ol Henrico, lor the in-I
corporation of a company to construct a rail road from the I
City of Richmond to Turkey Island, were agreed to.
A report of the Bank Committee in favor of so much ot j
the petition of savings bank ol Richmond, as prays that the !
institution be exempt from the liabilities and penalties,
imposed by the act of 1918—was agreed to. I
(Report* of th* Committee of Revolutionary claim*, fa
tvrablt t* tho petition ot Tliouia* Pratt; and against tho
petition ol the heir* of John Martin*—were agreed to.
Numerous bills upon their preliminary stage, worn
acted upon.
(^notion of Mr. Spurlock, the House adjourned.
_ Friday, Atarth 2.
ISeSenato have passed tho hills—to incorporate tho
snail well manutac'u’ing company in the rouniv ol A!hu
inaile—and concerning David \V. Sloeth. Also,'with
| amendments, a hill to regulate the toll on stage coach vs on
the Kanawha turnpike—[which were agreed to.l And*
they have rejected the hill to authorize AN in. D.mivl Mid
Ilciij. Schoollield to elect a toll bulge across the James
Kiver, near Lynchburg.
On motion of Mr. t rockett, leave was given to bring I tv
a bill incorporating a joint stock company tor tin? Riant
De l lire oi iron, steel and copper in the counties of Wytbo
and Grayson.
On motion ol Mr. Crockett, the committee onRoods, &c.
was instructed to enquire into tho expediency of amend'
mg the charter, incorporating the Damiile and Evjnahaiu
turnpike company.
On motion of Air. McCulloch, leave was given to bring
in a bill to change the time ol Inditing the Superior Courts
11 l-11" a,id Chancery in the iiitoenth judicial circuit, and
the quarterly court ot Rockingham from October to No
vember.
1 he Engrossed hill to provide for the erection of a mon
ument over tho remains ot George Washington at Mount
Nerooo was read a third time, anj being on its passage.
Air. Kutherfoord moved that the vote on the engrossment,
be reconsidered.
Ml. R. objected to the appropriation of the Washington
monument fund to this purpose, although he was willing
that an appropriation Iron, the Treasury should be mad*
Messrs. Carter of 1'. \V., Roane, Bryco of G. and Book
cr took purt in the debate. I’lio latter suggested that t”e
objection could be obviated by adding a lider to the'T.ill,
providing that such ol the subscribers to the monument
lund as objected toils application to this object, should re
ceive their quotas of the lund with iutvrest from the timu
it w is funded.
j Mr. Sims suggested that, if the vote was reconsidered
and the hill went back to the committee, the subscribers to
lue lund could be consult) cl.
Mr. Roano oppo-ed the suggestion or '*r. Booker,
which was advocated by .Messr.:. Jones and Brodnax.
1 lie motion to recommit was carried; and tho bill was
recommitted.
I lie following engrossed bills were read a 3-1 time, and
passed:—concerning Samuel Bi ansford—concerning Allen
-lone-. concerning J ames Sheppard, and others—concern-'
ing James »\ mid Sarah I.uek.
A bill concerning tho Executive Department (appoint
ing a clerk to tho I- xeeulive)—-reported by a committee
with an amendment in Hie form ol a substitute, was taken
up. Air. Biycc ot G., oflercd a substitute for the substi
tute, which, alter debate in which A cssrs. Garter of 1*.
W., and Bryce ol O., took part, the substitute was adopted.
[The substitute provides that the Clerk of the Gover
nor shall be elected by the General /Assembly.]
The question being upon agreeing to the amendment as
amended, it was discussed by Messrs. Witcher, A.iller,
Summers, Bryco of O., and ii was rejected—Aves -to’
Noes 12.
Mr. Porter of I*. W. presented a substitute, and *'r.
Bryce ol G. moved a substitute to said substitute, vesting
the appointment of the clerk in the Governor. After
some discussion betw een Messrs. Bryce of G. and Wood
of A.,
Mr. Hart moved tho indefinite posfpnnemcnt of tho
bill. This motion was opposed by Air. Williams and was
rejected. The amendment of the substitute was further
discussed by Messrs. Witcher, Brvcc of J>\, Campbell of
Brooke, nml was agreed to—Ayes -IS, Noes 2f>.
• By ITeaterday’s Wall.
CON (;RESS10NAL ANALY818
In tho Senate, Mr. Clay Introduced a bill, giving a do*
nation, in land, to Augustu College in the State ol Kentue*
ky. 1 he hill supplemental to the act granting the right*
ot pre-emption to settlers on the public lands, was passed.
‘•''■•r I ay’s resolution, proposing certain modifications of
the I aril], and Mr. flay lie’s amendment thereto, were
taken up, and Mr. Forsyth concluded Ins remarks there*
upon: after speaking about two hours, Mr. Forsyth moved
a reference of the resolution and the amendment to tho
Committees on Finance, Manufactures, and Agricultural
jointly. Mr. Robbins has the floorfor this day..
In the House of Representatives, the bill to establish
certain post roads, and to alter and discontinue others, was
was again considered in committee, and various amend*
inents agreed to. Mr. Vance moved an amendment au
thorizing the President of the United States by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint all Depu
ty Postmasters, whose compensation amounted to $200 or
upwards. The amendment was rejected—Yeas 54, Nays
j 74. A bill to confirm certain claims to land in the Terri
lory ot Arkansas was passed. Some time was spent in
j ( ointnittue ot the \\ hole on the Union, in the cnnsidcru
1 *'011 l\,e hill in addition to an act to provide for certain,
persons in the land and naval service, in the revolutionary
war. i lie committee rose, reported progress, and asketi
leave to sit again.—Globe, .March T.
! two days later from England*.
I he ship Eagle, ( apt. Lyon, from Liverpool, brings pa
pers ol that place to Jan. l ltli, and London to the evening
ol tin- l.hh, two and a halt days later than the previous ac
counts, I he dates from tho <. eminent are no later than*
brio re received.
The • holera appcares to be rather on the decrease.
A cas<», however, is said to have occurred at Doncaster,
and another ill SuDolL, where none had h*><>n ln*tr>»*.. .*,._
ported.
London. January 12.—Wc staled yesterday that an
application had been made to Lord Palmerston lor an ex
tension ol the term fixed for the 'xcliangepf the Ratifi
cations ol the Treaty ol the 21 Articles. In the course of
the evening the Kopresonialives of France, Russia, Aus
tiia, and Prussia, assembled at the Foreign Ollice, arid af
ter a conference of some duration, a delay ol fifteen days,
viz- noin 11io 15tb inst. to the 31st inst., was agreed upon
and a protocol lo that effect having been signed, mes.sen
gers were dispatched hy tho different Ambassadors to an
nounce the tact to their respective Courts.
I he Protocol tor the extension ol time was with the
concurrence ot M. Van de VVeycr, the Plenipotentiary of
King Leopold, who was also present as one of the six con
parties to the treaty; and as it is not probahlu that
.M. V an do \\ eyer would have consented to prolong the
period, il he had not had reason to believe, that the delay
would lead to the ratification ol the Treaty, we may now
hope that some arrangement will he come to lor thesatis
i faction ot all parties: although it is supposed that an at
I tempt will he made at modification.
Despatches were received yesterday ut tho Foreign Of
fice, Irom our Ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburg,
Lord 1 leytesbury.—They contain the most unqualified as
surances ol a desii t! t<> bring the Dutch and Belgian ques
"0j' *° 11 spccdy and amicable issue, ami we have reason
loknow that they are considered highly satisfactory hy tho
(liuerent members o( the Conference.
In regard to tho situation of the French Ministry, tho
London Morning Chronicle of the 13th, contains the fol
lowing remarks:
1 lie l'rench Ministry seem to he in a very tottering
condition, and it will be a miracle if M. Purler weather
me storm to which he is now exposed.—When Francis J.
lost the day at Pavia, he exclaimed that they had lost all
hut their honor. Unfortunately for M. Perlcr, a number
ot circumstances have lately transpired, which will go h.r
to deprive him of the consolation in his fall that he has pre
served Ids honor. V\ lien he entered on his Ministry, tho
general opinion seemed lobe that his firmness was pushed
to the length of obstinacy. But for the paltry trickery_
to use no harsher terms—to which he has lately had re
course, few persons were prepared. The hiring tho molr
to attack the students when planting (lie tree of. liberty,
was an ugly affair, and, unluckily for him, it was but too
distinctly Pr°ved. I lie Notre Dame Conspiracy w another
wretched expedient, the contrivance ol which has also
been (raced to him. It is exceedingly didicult, we should
suppose, lo get up sham plots and conspiracies, in such a
way as to deceive the public us to their real character.
Micro m generally some little opening through wliicJi
the springs can bo seen.. In this case die means of de
tection have been, it seems, a London paper, (The Times.)
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