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THE GAZETTE:
By EDGAR SNOWDEN
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FROM EUROPE.
The most important item of intelligence re
ceived by the St. Lawrence, was contained in
our paper of yesterday. The following are fur -
ther details relative to the rejection of the bill
for payment of 25,000,000 francs to the United
States, pursuant to the late treaty. The London
Times’of the 4th of April has the following from
a private correspondent
Paris, (Wednesday,) 2 o’clock, P. M.
The following paragraph appears in the Mon
iteur of this morning—
« This evening, after the sitting of the Cham
ber of Deputies, the Duke de Broglie and G^ie
ral Sebastiani deliverered their resignations in
to the hands of the King.”
By referring to the report of yesterday’s pro !
ceedings in the Chamber of Deputies you will
find that the projet of a law authorising the ap
propriation of 25,000,000f. (£1,000,000 sterling)
for payment ot all claims to indemnity preferred
bv the Government of the United States in
France was rejected by a majority of 176 against
16S, making an absolute majority of - eight
against the projet. ,
Great exertions had been made by Ministers
to induce the Chamber to vote for the projet,
and on no previous occasion perhaps did the
Duke de Broglie use his powers of oratory to so
ovtpnt on this. But those who had
made up their minds that a grant of 12,000,000f.
would have been a very ample compensation
of the real amount of loss sustained, being told
that they must vote for the 25,000,000f. proposed
by the projet, or against the projet altogether,
inasmuch as a convention with the United States
stipulating for that sum had been signed, and
must either be fully executed or wholly rejected,
preferred the rejection, with all the consequences
it threatened, to the chance of a vote by which
they were required to provide for what appear
ed to them an unnecessary surplus.
In the evening a Cabinet Council was held at
the Tuileries, to consult on the steps that were
to be taken. It was attended by all the Minis
ters, excepting the two who liad given in their
resignations. The substance of what has tians
pired is, that it was determined that every means
should be used to induce the Duke de Broglie to
recall his act of resignation before the choice of
the successor should be thought of. I am assu
red, however, that up to the present moment
the Duke has not consented to remain in office.
If he persists until to-morrow, his successor will
be chosen without loss of time. Who the new
Minister of Foreign Affairs may be it is yet im
possible to form a’ conjectuie, as the occurrence
which will probably call for his appointment
was quite unexpected, and no preparation had
therefore been thought of to meet the consequen
ces of it. Some persons speak of Count de St.
Aulare now Ambassador at Vienna. He is fa
ther-in-law to the Duke de Cazes, and already
it is believed by the same persons that an early
consequence of such a nomination will be the
appointment of the latter to the London Embas
sy, which he held as a sort of honorable exile,
when the UlU a-Royalists in 1820 obtained his
removal from the Councils of Louis XVIII.,
over which he had for some time exercised, as all
the world knows, a very considerable influence.
The Duke de Broglie’s resignation may lead
to that of his friend, M. Guizol, Minister of Pub
lic Instruction, but it will probably not affect
any of the other members of the Cabinet. As
to M. Sebastiani whether he had chosen to re
sign or to retain ms uue oi xvimisier ui oiaie
without attributions, it w as a matter of no coq
sequence whatever to anybody. People only
are surprised, that being yet possessed of suffi
cient powers of reflection to have deemed his
retirement necessary after the formal disappro
val pronounced by the Chamber of a treaty to
which he was a party, he had not long before
felt the superfluity of his presence in the Cabi
net.
Chamber of Deputies—Sitting of April 1st.
M. Dupin, President, in the chair,
flfr The debate was resumed on the projet of a law7
relative to the treaty between France and the
United States.
M. A. Delamartine, after some general re
flections upon the imperial diplomacy, which,
he said, in default of reasons, made use of gen
darmes, and tore the Pope from the altar of St.
Peter’s and the Spanish Monarchs from their
royal residence at Madrid, entered upon the
question before the Chamber, and said the only
question to be decided was, if we were, or not
debtors of the United .States. In his opinion,
the debt was established; for during 17 years it
has been under examination and discussion,
and the only man whom France and the U. S.
could choose as arbiter, General Lafayette, has
declared that he most conscientiously believes
that 30,000,000f. at least are due to the Ameri
cans. (Exclamations of various kinds ) The
lion, deputy concluded by saying that the rejec
tion of the projet might produce a hostile disposi
tion on the part of the Americans, and lead to
the most disastrous results for our commerce.
\r Dupont made some observations with re
gard to the questions of public right involved in
Uie projet of law, w’hich he voted against.
M. Duchatel expressed an opinion similar to
that already put forward by some of the preced
ing speakers—that the advantages reaped by the
Americans by the carrying trade during the war
between England and France could, under no
point of view% be considered as compensation
for the injury done to others, by the decrees of
Milan and Berlin. The debt, he added, was the
result of injustice—an injustice not attempted to
be denied—an injustice which w as not the effect
of war but w7hich was committed in time ol
peace for there was no war between France
and the United States. On the other hand, the
advantages said to be gained by the Americans
were not of our creating, but were the results ol
the good fortune or favorable chance which
crowned enterprises where they risked ail to
gain something. With regard to the importance
of the cession of Louisiana, the honorable depu
ty observed that our rights to that territory were
contested, and might not have been eventually
recognised. It was therefore not anything in
possession that we gave up; we only abandoned
a doubtful lawsuit; and what did we obtain in
exchange?—a real and solid advantage, In a
considerable diminution of duties upon our wrines
which has led to an immense extension of our
commerce. These diminutions have been, ac
cording to the various qualities of the wines from
42f. to 30f. from 21f. to 14f. and from Hf. to 8f.
L
and these lessened duties were to have been still
further diminished one-half at the end of Alarch,
1 The incontestible advantages resulting from
these diminutions will beat first 800,000f. a year;
and will afterwards rise to 1,000,000 francs.—
The honorable deputy, after insisting upon the
immense commercial advantages resulting from
our relations with America, contended that we
should be particularly desirous to act with jus
tice and equity towards that country, to whose
increasing prosperity and importance there seem
ed to be no limit. The honorable deputy, in re
suming said it was not till after the most strict
calculations had been made, that the present
treaty was entered into, that the same strictness
of calculation had not been practised by those
who opposed the project; and that therefore he
(the honorable deputy,) foreseeingthe disastrous
consequences to French commerce which would
most likely follow the rejection of the project,
could not hesitate between hypocritical objec
tions and positive facts, and must therefore, not
wishing to be responsible for the results of a re
jection of the project, vote for its adoption.
M. Salverte contended that the arguments
drawn from the injury that might ensue to our
commerce from the rejection of the projet, ap- (
peared to him of no wreight. He had, he said, a
better opinion of the wisdom of the Government
of the United States than to suppose that it would
act lightly in so grave a matter, and in a fit of
puerile anger, lay on additional duties on the
productions of France—a proceeding which
must speedily re* act upon the prosperity of Ame
rica herself. Besides, added the honorable de
puty, the time is passed for waging war by
means of customhouse officers; duties are no
longer imposed out of hatred or anger to foreign
countries, but only with a view of encouraging
productions of our own. But, continued the ho -
norable deputy, what is to hinder the Americans,
after being paid our 25.000,000, from excluding,
Dv lncreaseu uunt-s, ihu ~., -- —✓
should find it their interest to do so? 1 do not
say that this will be the case, but 1 merely men
tion the possibility of such an event, to show you
that it is interest that will always regulate the
conduct of a people so essentially calculating as
the Americans. The honorable deputy, alter
having reproached the Minister for h oreign Af
fairs with having designated those who should
vote against the projet as the cause of any future
decline of our manufactures, and any public
disorders resulting therefrom, concluded by vot
ing against the projet. [Cries of “Question,
question.” 1
M. Jay, Reporter of the Commission, rose to
reply to the principal objections made to the
projet, but from the feebleness of his voice, and
the noise of the general conversation that pre
vailed, little of what he said could be heard.
M. Berrycr requested to be allowed to put a
question to the Minister of Foreign A (Tails, le
lative to 28 American ships which had been
seized in some of the Spanish ports and confis
cated. The value of these vessels and their
cargoes added the hon. deputy, was, according
to the Minister’s statement, 8,000,OOOf, for which
sum it figures in the 25,000,OOOf of indemnity;
which we are to sustain by the confiscation of her
ships by Spain. The hon. deputy proceeded to
state that in the treaty of 1819, between the IT.
States and Spain, all claims relative to these
vessels were definitely and positively declaied
to be given up by America, and Spain forever
discharged from every demand relative to them.
By this arrangement [added the hon. deputy]
America transferred the claims she might have
had on France, for these prizes, to Spain, and
by this treaty definitively arranged them. It
therefore appears that these $8,000,000 which
are included in the present idemnity, are, ac
cording to this arrangement, to be paid twice
over. .
The Minister of Foreign Afluirs said: The
answer to M. Berryer’s question is very simple.
The treaty of which he speaks has nothing
whatsoever to do with the question relative to
the ships seized in the,Spanish ports of St. Se
bastian, Balboa, and Passage. The history of
these seizures is as follows: On the 10th of
February, 1810, an order came to bring these
ships to Bayonna from the Spanish ports where
they had been seized, and into which they had
been inveigled at the suggestion of the French
General then commanding in thatpait of Spain.
These vessels and their cargoes were sold .at
Bayonne, and the produce ot tne saje paia in
to the public treasury. The object of the trea
ty of 1819 was to liquidate the debts due by
Spain to the United States, and not those due
by France to America, arising out of facts that
happened in Spain, which was then occupied by
the French armies. ... r
M. Berryer again insisted upon his views of
the subject. . . _ . .. , ... .
The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied—Aot
one of theships for which an indemnity has been
aiven in the treaty of 1831, now before the
Chamber, is alluded toby the treaty of 1819,
between Spain and the U. States. That tieaty,
therefore, has nothing whatsoevei to do with
the present question. .
M. Mauguin began by expressing a similar
opinion to that of M. Berryer, with regard to
the vessels seized in the Spanish ports, and
the treaty of 1819. The hon. deputy, in allud
ing to what had been asserted in a previous part
of the debate by the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, that the Government of the Restoration
was on the point of granting an indemnity to
the Government of the United States, said lie
would repeat an expression which, in his opin
ion, did honor to a man now in misfortune.—
The hon. deputy stated that being one of the
commission charged with interrogating Prince
Polignac, when confined in the castle of
Vincennes, he had heard him in the intervals of
examination, w’hen the members of the com
mission and the fallen minister were engaged in
speaking on miscellaneous subjects, say, on the
American claims being mentioned, “ Take care,
I have studied that question, and we owe noth
! ing to the United States.” I repeat, he uttered
this language with so profound a feeling of na
tionality, that I felt it impossible to resist its im
! pression. I shall add, said the hon. deputy, that
in the secret'correspondence relative to the af
fairs of the east, w hich I have seen, the senti
ments recorded there by Prince Polignac were
frank, noble, and altogether worthy of a French
man. (Exclamations from the centre.)
The Minister of Foreign affairs said that he
must regret that the name of Prince Polignac
was introduced into the discussion. The Min
ister added, that Prince Polignac had positively
admitted uie right of America to an indemnity,
and that what lie said to M. Mauguin, must have
been in a general and vague manner, or other
wise he would be in contradiction with himself.
• After a few observations from M. Isambert,
which were lost amidst cries of “ Queston,” the
Chamber proceeded to ballot on Art. 1, relative
| to the indemnity of 25,000,000. The result was
i as follow’s:
Number of votes, - ■ 344
For the article, - - - - 163
Against it, * ~ " 176
Majority against the article, - 8
(Prolonged sensation in the Chamber.)
At 0 o’clock, the Chamber rose.
CLAIMS ON FRANCE.
In the House of Representatives on Wednes
day, the engrossed bill, to extend the time to
carry into effect the Convention with France,
being on its final passage
Mr. McKAY wished to have some informa
tion on this subject, from the Chairman of the
Committee for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. ARCHER replied, that full infoimation
would be had, by reference to the report from
the Secretary of the Commission, which report
was lying on the Clerk’s table; and he called foi
the reading of it.
The report having been read—
Mr. ARCHER adverted to it, and said, that ;
the House would perceive that, with a view to j
be economical, two years only had been given ^
originally to the Commissioners to perform their |
duties. But that, the claims having proved |
more numerous than it was supposed they would
have been, there were many that were yet undis
posed of from various causes, but principally for
the want of the requisite testimony, which was
to be obtained from the records of the French
Courts*. He ought, also, to state frankly to the
House, tM information had been received, that
the Chamber of Deputies had refused their as
sent to a bill introduced by the French Govern
ment, making appropriations to carry into ef-;
feet the payment of indemnity to to be award-1
ed to the claims of those to be adjudicated
by this Commission. So far, however, was
this circumstance from lessening the necessi
ty -that existed for the passage of the bill, it
seemed to him rather to augment it. For look
ing to the possibility, that this refusal might be
persisted in, he maintained, that it was incum
bent on this country to be prepared, not with ,
loose or vague statements of uncertain amounts, J
but with such accounts as had been adjudicat
ed and ascertained,
Mr. REED supported the passage of the bill,
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on lllC glUUUU null II1UI/U <-»l Uiu vwuvuvu " j
yet in the French Courts. :
Mr. HUNTINGTON said, that he could speak
with some confidence of the assiduity with j
which the Commissioners had performed the
duties assigned them. Under circumstances
that were possibly known to many members of
the House, many papers connected with these
claims had been, by a resolution of the House,
sent to the Department of State, from whence
they were transmitted to the French Govern
ment. It was, therefore, indispensably neces
sary that the time should be extended, to ena
ble the claimants to procure the requisite testi
mony.
Mr. McKAY said, that, if a necessity for the
extension of the time was shown, he would not
object to it; but, from the statement of the Chair
man of the Committee for Foreign Affairs, that
the French Chamber had refused to carry into
effect the treaty on their part, he inquired was
it proper on the part of Congress to go on?
The statement, that some of the papers neces
sary to prosecute these claims were in France,
was not new to the House; it had been stated in
the annual President’s message long since. Why
were they not procured? By one of the arti
cles of the treaty made in 1830 with the French
Government, that Government was bound to
furnish these papers. If that Government
thought itself justified in refusing the appropria
tion necessary to carry into effect the treaty,
might it not also refuse to furnish any strong
ground for the continuance of the Commission.
He considered the refusal of the Chamber of
Deputies to make an appropriation to carry in
to effect the Treaty, to be equivalent to a de
claration that they would not execute any part
of the Treaty. A postponement of the bill, for
some days at least, seemed therefore to him ne
cessary, that it might be ascertained to what this
refusal, on their part, would lead. For, sure
ly, if it turned out that there would not be any
prospect of the treaty being fulfilled by the
Government of France, there could not be any
propriety at all in continuing the Commission
beyond its present legal term.
Mr. BURGES remarked, that there was one
fact which would make the extension of the
Commission necessary. The ground upon
which the appropriation had oeen reiuseu oy
the French Chamber was that it was too large,
being 25 millions of francs. The Board of
Commissioners was appointed to ascertain the
amount of claims, and he believed that they
would be found, when fully ascertained, to
amount to four times that sum. He did* not ap
prehend that there was any just cause to sup
pose that the necessary papers would be with
held. They had not yet been all called for, and,
when they were, he supposed that they would
be furnished.
Mr. BARRINGER rose to express his concur
rence in the views of his colleague, (Mr. Mc
Kay,) so far as to have immediate action on the
bill postponed. It appeared to him, that through
out the whole of this transaction, we have acted
prematurely. This Commission had been ap
pointed, and had been in existence, at some ex
pense to the country, for two years, to decide
upon such claims as should be presented to
them. He believed, how’ever, that they had
not been actually in session one fourth of that
time, for want of materials to act upon. Whilst,
if a contrary course had been adopted, and
the claims had been first collected, and then
sent to a commission for adjudication, much
saving of time and money would have re
sulted. He should like to have some assur
ance that, if the Commission was now prolong
ed, there would be any more probability of get
ting the testimony, which wras deemed so im
portant, from the French records, within the
proposed term of extension, than there had been
for the past two years. If he could prescribe a
course, it would be, that, after all the claims be
fore the commission, winch they had materials
to decide, were acted upon, the commission
should be suspended by law, only to be revived
when the defective materials were collected;
and, in this wTay, the whole of them might be
disposed of in three or six months. He would
now move to postpone the bill until Tuesday, in
the hope that in the mean time some explana
tion could be given, and some modification
proposed in consequence, to enable the House to
fix some definite day to be named in the bill,
within which evidence might be collected.
Mr. WILDE, as there was no expectation that
such information could be given, expressed his
preference that a vote should be taken at once
upon the bill.
Mr. REED also expressed his wish that the
postponement would not be acceded to.
The question on the motion to postpone the
bill was taken and negatived.
Mr. WILLIAMS said he would move to re
commit the bill, with instructions to limit its op
eration to six months. He was induced to do
this, on the ground that the parties having claims
already before the Commission, who had not
been able to collect the evidence as to the mer
its upon which their claims depended, might be
enabled to collect it. It seemed to him, at the
same time, that, under the circumstances of the
refusal of the French Chamber to appropriate
money to carry into effect the Treaty, it was
oerfectly nugatory for this Government to go on |
with the adjudication of claims, the payment of]
which was uncertain and doubtful. - I
Mr. WILDE instanced the case of the claim
of the heirs of R. W. Meade, as one in which,
in pursuit of economy, much extravagance
might be incurred. The claims of Mr. M. had
been excluded, in consequence of the limitation
of the time fixed for the Commission under the
Florida treaty. When it was found that the evi
dence to establish his claims was not sufficient,
application was made to Spain for itj and, when
it w>as procured, the Commission having expir
ed, Mr. M. in justice to himself, presented his
claims to Congress, and there had been more
money expended upon them since, by the time
consumed in the examination and discussion of
them, than w'ould have sufficed originally to
have paid them. Having some knowledge of
the business of the Board of Commissioners un
der the French treaty, Mr. W. said, he knew
that further time w'as necessary to obtain evi
dence. He knew instances in which individuals
had, on application, obtained papers from the
French archives, and upon which their claims
were adjudicated. But this they had done at
their own expense. He did not understand that
the French Government refused to give the tes
timony. But, as it was not customary to permit
papers to be taken from the archives of the
Court of Prizes, the French Government did
not consider itself bound to go on furnishing, at
its own expense, copies of them. This he Re
lieved wTas the only objection, but he did not
suppose that there would be any refusal, finally,
to comply with the provisions of a treaty solemn
ly entered into, and ratified by the respective
Governments. It w>as, therefore, the duty of this
Government to go on, and have the claims ad
judicated.
Mr. W’AYNE said, that wre should not deprive
ourselves of the right to coerce, if necessary,
the full performance of this treaty. It wTas true
that one department of the French Government
had refused, for some reason unexplained, to
mol/Q on onnmnrintimi fnr thf> nhiftCt. Rllt it
was also true, that the King of the French, and
his late Ministry, were in favor of its being car
ried into effect. Would it not follow, then, that
if we now suspended action on the subject, we
should place both the King of the French and
the President of the United States in a false po
sition? Would not the Chamber of Deputies be
justified in saying, when the subject should come
up again before them, that it was not necessary
for them to go on, as proceedings under the
treaty had been suspended by the United States?
Mr. W. argued at some length, to shew that,
by thus suspending action on the subject, the
strongest possible reason would be afforded to
resist the wishes of the King of France and his
Ministers, who were desirous to comply with a
Treaty so necessary as this was to protect the
rights of our own citizens. The suspension of
the Commission, even for a limited time, would
have the effect of causing the agents, sent over
to collect evidence, to suspend their operations.
For, when they should prosecute their labors,
would it not be said that this was useless, Con
gress having, by a suspension of proceedings
under the Treaty, acquiesced in the determina
tion to which the Chamber had come. Mr. W.
said he hoped that Congress would pause before
they would take any steps, which would have
such a tendency to defeat eventually the claims
of our own citizens for spoliations upon their
property, of such a character, that they could be
denounced by no other term than that of sea
robbery. He concluded by saying, that refu
sing to pass the bill on the mere report that the
French Chamber had refused to do what was
demanded as an act of justice, would be only
giving them encouragement to persevere in in
justice. Whilst, if we went on with it, it would
enable the King of the French to cause the ap
plication for the appropriation to be renewed,
upon which, it was highly probable, the bill of
appropriation would be passed by the Chamber.
Mr. ARCHER contended that we were not
authorized, on the mere rumor that the French
Chamber had refused, and by a majority of 8
votes, to make the necessary appropriation of
money, to suspend the performance of that part
of the Treaty which devolved, by its terms, up
on us. Any refusal on their part, appeared to
him to make it the more incumbent on this na
tion to execute faithfully our obligations, in the
hope, that, finally, the French Government
would do the same with theirs. The rumor, in
stead ofboing received as evidence by Con
gress, as a reason to suspend operations, ought
rather, if confirmed, to be made a subject of ne
gotiation by the Executive. And, in such a
case, would we not, he asked, by having these
claims adjudicated, as provided under the Trea
ty, be in a strong position? Would we not be
enabled to say to the French Government, here
are the claims of our citizens upon you, which,
by the usage amongst all civilized nations, have
been ascertained to be just, for which our citi
zens are entitled, under the most sacred pledg
es from you, to receive indemnity?
Mr. J. Q. ADAMS followed next in the debate,
concurring generally in the views expressed by
the Chairman of the Committee for Foreign
Affairs. He did not consider the act of the
French Chamber as a refusal to carry into ef
fect the provisions incumbent upon their nation,
by a treaty solemnly ratified. It was only a re
fusal, for a time, to make the appropriation. He
coincided in the opinion, that, instead, of sus
pending on our part, we were the more bound
to go on with the commission, and ascertain the
amount of "the claims which our citizens had to
prefer, &c.
After a few further remarks from Mr. WIL
LIAMS and Mr. REED—
The question, on the motion of Mr. Williams,
to recommit the bill, with instructions to limit
the commission to six months, was put and ne
gatived.
The bill was then passed, and sent to the Se
nate for concurrence.
CABINET, CHAIR, AND SOFA MANUFAC
TORY.
LEONARD O. COOK respectfully informs
his friends and the public generally that he
still continues to manufacture all kinds of CA
BINET FURNITURE at his Cabinet Ware
house on King street, next door to Mr. James
Kerr’s Grocery-store,and also informs them that
he has on hand, at his Cabinet Ware-room, on
the north-east corner of King and Washington
streets, where he intends keeping a constant
supply of the BEST FURNITURE, made by
the best workmen, and of the neatest fashions,
which he will warrant equal to any ever offered
in the District, which he will sell low for cash,
or to punctual persons on the most accommo
dating terms; and he hopes, by his punctuality
and attention, to secure a part of the public pa
tronage.
Old Furniture neatly repaired, and hand
somely varnished.
TURNING handsomely executed, and at the
shortest notice.
*** Furniture purchased at this Factory will
be delivered free of expense any where in the
District. Alexandria, may 7
ALEXANDRIA?8
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9. m<T '
PRESIDENTIAL PROTEST.
The Senate, 011 Wednesday, settled the P
test business. After the conclusion of Mr p*'
syth’s speech, the question was taken on ti
solutions separately, when they were decidV*
the affirmative as follows, the vote bein * **
same on each of the four resolutions: S the
Yeas—Messrs. Bell, Bibb, Black rvn
Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Frelinghuysen t°Un>
Knight, Leigh, Moore, Naudain,
Porter. Prentiss, Preston, Robbins s ?er’
Smith, Southard, Sprague, Swift Tnmi- ***«
Tyler, Waggaman, Webster-27. ’ 0mbns°n,
Nays—Messrs. Benton, Brown. Forsvtk r<
dy, Hendricks, Hill, King, of Alabama’?™*
ol Georgia, Linn, McKean, Sheplev Taiim
Tipton, White, Wilkins, Wright-16. mad§e,
So the resolutions were agreed to. in lh
lowing form: e u;‘
Resolved, That the Protest communicate
the Senate on the 17th instant, by the j>, . ^ 10
of the United States, asserts powers *r
ing to the President, which are inconsistent
the just authority of the two Houses of Co, ,Ul
and inconsistent with the Constitution
United States. UUUon ot tl.e
Resolved, That, while the Senate k m 1
will be, ready to receive from the
such messages and communications tu !„
stitution and laws and the usual course J\ -
ness authorize him to transmit to it . i5fl*
not recognize any right in him to make if!!'
mal protest against votes ami proceedin'! ,!
the Senate, declaring such votes and nro?«J'
ingsto be illegal and unconstitutional and re
questing the Senate to enter such protest on . "
journals.
Resolved, That the aforesaid Protest r
breach ofthe privileges ofthe Senate, and iL,
it be not entered on the journal.
Resolved, That the President of the United
States has no right to send a Protest to the Se
nate against any of its proceedings.
TROUBLE IN BALTIMORE.
One public institution after another, to tie
number of three, in which the citizens of Balti
more and other parts of Maryland, and not a
few out of the State, were, to a great extent, in
various ways, interested, had in succession, pre
vious to last week, suspended their payments,
and caused great alarm and embarrassment
| the public mind had thus been prepared to re
| ceive, with less surprise, but certainly not with
less regret, the information contained in thefol
lowing notice, from the Baltimore papers:
Maryland Savings Institution, May G, 1831.
The Board of Directors deem it advisable, un
der existing circumstances, to suspend the ope
rations of this institution, as relates to the re
ceipt and payment of deposites for the present,
and until further notice.
The Stockholders are invited to attend a
meeting at Scotti’s Long Room, in South street,
on Thursday next, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon,
to consider and decide on the course to be pur
sued in settling the affairs of the institution.
The holders of certificates of special deposites
are informed that they will be received in pay
ment of debts due to the institution—and all mo
neys deposited or left in charge ofthe institution
this day, will be returned to those entitled. All
notes deposited for collection, by persons not
indebted to the institution, will be delivered to
the depositors.
It is believed by the Board of Directors, that,
in deciding on the present suspension, they
have adopted a measure which will tend to se
cure full payment of all the deposites in the in
stitution. By order of the Board:
J. Hutchins, Treasurer.
We understand, from private sources, that
great alarm and anxiety exist in Baltimore, and
it is much feared that this and the next month
will be periods of gloom, distress, and disaster,
in that city.
Public attention is requested to a communica
tion in to day’s Gazette relative to the Colony
at Liberia.
Mr. Benton, in his speech on Wednesday, de
clared that the recent failure of some of the
Banks in this District was a public blessing, and
that the people were glad of it! “ Fo'r,” said
he, “ the hackmen tell me they now get nothing
but silver”!! A notable reason, truly—worthy a
dignified Senator;—worthy of Mr. Benton, bet
the ruined widows and orphans—the cmbai*
rassed merchants and traders, who have been
ground to the dust by these Bank failures, at -
swer the honorable Senator and his “hackmen
who now get nothing but silver.” We almost
lose our patience and temper when we bai
such miserable stuff.
No man is more prompt in his answers an -■
sagacious in his remarks than Senator I’0111
dexter, one of the ablest men in the body to
which he belongs. When Mr. Forsyth propp
ed that the Protest should be transmitted by tlif
Vice President to the Governors of the ditfoi'nt
States, &c. Mr. Poindexter rose and mmk
this observation: “Mr. President—a politico
quack sends us a dose of poison. The b°n01,1*
ble gentlemen advises us to take the dose <m
call in a family of physicians to consult about «»
purge!” This was said dryly; but it answ< u
the purpose of a labored argument. Mr 1 0
syth’s motion was rejected.
Uindover, confined in the jail of Fain**
County, charged with tampering with celtal1
slaves, and subsequently with an attempt to
burn the jail, made his escape on the 2oth 11
last, and has not yet been apprehended.
Our good friend of the Richmond EnQud‘J?1 ^
one of the kindest and most obliging morta * •
the world. He jumps backwards and foru al ^
so as always to get out of every body’s wa>
except a man is badly enough disposed
ly and maliciously to walk right over oi
him,” as the case may be. The editoi oi
Enquirer and Mr. J. M. Patton are much a
in their politics. We have lately paints ^ ^
P.’s portrait, and his friends sav the liD11