Indiana American, Volume 7, Number 1, Brookville, Franklin County, 4 January 1839 — Page 2

CONGRESSIONAL.

Washhicstox, Thursday, Dec. 20, 1838. I.t Sknatk, memorials and petitions were presented and referred ; reports of Committees were received, and bill introduced and referred; among which were a bill to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases, a bill to erect a hospital in the city of Washington, and bills for the relief of private individuals. Mr. Morris moved to re consider the vote of yesterday on the bill to prevent the coun terfeiting of foreign coins, which was agreed to. A resolve was also made to amend the act of July 7th 1838, relative to steamboat explosions, as to forbid any person connected with a steamboat to increase the steam lor the pur nose of racing, even if no explosion occur, un dec a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars, and that a printed copy of the law & amendment be required to be posted in the cabin or some public part of every steam vessel, for the inspection of passengers. The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. fltves was taken up, on which a debate occurred, which lasted to a late hoar. Mr. Rives spoke with great spirit and eloquence and was listened to with great attention. He dwelt upon the position of the Bank of the United States and the Government in regard to each other, remarked upon the silence of the Executive, in regard to its transactions with the Bank, contrasted the report of the Secretary of the Treasury with the letter of Mr. Diddle, and asserted and attempted to prove that the whole teudency of financial affairs was to an alliance between Government and the Bank; a sUte institution; againt which he solemnly protested. Mr. Rives openly avowed his hostility to the Sub Treasury System and took a decided stand against the policy of the Administration. Mr. Wright replied to Mr. Rives with great spirit, to which Mr. Rives rejoined with equal force. - Mr. Niles spoke warmly in defence of the Sub-Treasury system ' nnd the policy of the government. - Mr. Crittenden supported the views advanced by Mr. Rives, and declared that the country oug it to be made aware of the proposed union of the Government with tie Bank. Mr. Calhoun spoke at some length in favor ot the Sab- i reasory system and against the Deposite Banks, and in the course of his remarks, declared his opinion that the late de falcation gave additional proof of the necessity of a Sub-Treasury organization. Some further remarks were made, when. The Resolution was adopted, and The Senate adjourned nOCSK OFREPRBSBXTATrVKS . Mr. Wise attempted to obtain net-minion to proceed in the remarks which were cut off "J jviunrcui j i aicruny, out Uie IlOUSe refused. Petitions and memorials were next in order, when Mr. Adams presented a petition from a number of workmen on the Treasury Buildings, asking compensation for the loss suffered by them in having been thrown out of employ nw lha Off tAtftmn.... 1 1 I I ment, in violation of contract. Referred to somnuttce on Public Buildings. Mr. Adams also presented a petition from sundry persons in New Hampshire relative In slavery, and praying to be heard at the bar of the House. The speaker decided that the petition must dc iaia on me taoie. Mr. Adams obstinately insisted that the fepeaKer was wrong, and appealed from his decisiou, which the House almost unanimously sustained. Mr. Adams presented other petitions of a similar character and moved that the motions in regard to them might be entered on the-Journal. He olso presented a pe tition Tor the recognition of the Republic of it, uu muTcu us reicrence to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which, after some discussion, Was done. A large pileofpetipurscnieu ojWr. Adams. The remainder of the day was consumed in prescn tingle titions, and the whole number of ST a a. k w owes were caned. Additional documents were transmitted by the President i dative to ih .i 1 between the Executive and the Governor of Pennsylvania. The House then adjourned. orretpondence of the Baltimore Patriot. Much to the disappointment of the public, ucuaie on uie aeiaicaiion message nnd report, was hot resumed to day A motion of Mr. Adams to refer a petition, presented by him a day or two since, praying the establishment of international relations with Hayti, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, with in - strottions to consider and report there on, took precedence and shut out every thing else of importance. . " - . .. . The House, without a division, ordered the petition to be referred. The question was laken separately on instructing the committee. Mr, Adams referred to the declaration of Mr. Howard, the Chairman ef the Committee on roreign Relations, that if such petitions were referred thither they would never be heard of; and proceeded to armie that th . pecauarlj -demanding the deliberate and senowcooueration or Congress, In the course onus remarks, he touched, as usual, upon the subjects of abolition and slavery, and was instantly called to order by the Chair, and from different parts of the House. Bynunu with some heat, interrupted him, saying that if Mr. A. was permitted to go on, he hoped some geulletnen from the South would have permission to reply. UI hope so sir" rejoined Mr. Adams, with great emphasis and then turning round to

the quarter from which tlnrtntefraption had',

come, cried out Kon(y open your mouths, gen tlemen, that is all i ask and. yov may answer as much as you please.". - . Bynum tUeu objected to Mr. Adams proceeding, without special leave. The House, ou motion of Mr. Briggs, granted the leave by a vote of ayes 114, nays 47. Mr. Adams then ' went on with a speech similar to those he has addressed to unwilling audience, tin.es without number. Mr. Bouldin, of Virginia, spoke briefly in favor of the reference, and of requiring the committee to report. He believed, that the refusal to answer the petitioners, would produce the erroneous impression that the South was unwilling that the North should be heard. Bynum followed in opposition to the instructions, in reply to Mr. Adams, and on a variety of topics. II: was called to order repeatcely for irrelevancy. Gen. Thompson, of S. C, called upon his friends from the slave-holding states to abstain from any participation in the discussion. He regarded it as dishonorable and disgraceful in any southern man to debate the question here. Ail efforts on the subject ought to be met with proud and scornful defiance. Mr. Wise suddenly interrupted Gen. Thompson, with the remark, that some of his expressions were exceedingly strong. I (said Mr.' W.) have discussed this question. 1 have done so necessarily in defence of their rights, feelings, and prejudices; and I will discuss again the question, whether petitions for the recognition oi u luucpcuucnix ui n meuirectionary black republic shall be received here In a country where 6laery is tolerated. It is idle to take the high ground of no discus- - . - r t . sion, wiien me suoieci is lorccu upon us oy the South itselfi - Gen. Thompson, of course, had intended no imputation. He expressed his opinion that the caste and character of the House was lowered by the discussion, hut he knew many honoiable men, and among them, the gentleman from Virginia, had participated in it. He added only a few remarks, against departing from the usage of the House by instructing the Committee in a case which ought to be driven out of Congress with scorn. Mr. Campbell, of S. C, moved to lay the whole subject on the table, which was agreed to Ayes 110. Nays 46. Mr. Kennedy wished to present a petition asking the use of the Hall of Representatives for the benefit of the Sunday School Union of the btale or Maryland, on 1 uesday evening next. This required a suspension of the rules which was refused. The House then adjourned till Wednesday next. The Senate, after receiving a few petitions and resolutions, went Into the consideration of! LlSlutivc business: nnd at an early hour ad journed also to Wednesday next. the motion to commit the Executive com munication respecting public defaulters, will come up as the hrst outness when the house re-assembles. The able and elaborate speech of Mr. Wise finished on Friday evening, is generally regarded i.s the best ever made. As a collection of facts it will be of great val ue; and ought to hnve a wide circulation. One main purpose of it was to show that while Gcnerel Jicksou was certifying to the character of the Executive officers, the exis tence of immense defalcation, on the part of these very functionaries, was known to the 1 reasury Department, nnd the Administra tion. Thus he proved by reference to more than two hundred and fifty letters which had passed between the defaulters and the Department, wherein the facts of the defalcations are admitted on the one side, and noticed on the other. In some cases the Department is told that notwithstanding the defalcations, re moval of the offending office holders would be highly impolitic, as it would certainly arrav against the Government a powerful and con trolling innuence! In some cases the defaul ting incumbent is recommended to continu ance in the public service,' on the ground that he is already gorgrd with the spoils, and will hot have such temptation to appropriate the public money to his ow n uses, as would a man who had never tasted the sweets of public plunderl In many cases the defnlters have been re-appointed with a slight admonition to -sin no morel From such facts, and others equally flagrant Mr. Wise argued that the Secretary of the Treasury might be convicted before a jury of uunesimen not oniy ot criminal negligence and dereliction of duty,' but of gross corrupuuu, aim maiversion in oracc. 1 hat r une tionary knew of the existence of the dcfalea lions; and continued the public tdunderen In office; nay, rewarded them with re-appointments. In the case of Swartwo'it, he maintained, that the Secretary knew the facts, but designedly withheld disclosure until after the elections. " I have given ho abstract of the speech, because it would be scarcely intelligible without the documentary evidence upon which his charges were made and justified. I hope a vigorous and condensed report will soon be prepared. Nothing would go further to open the eyes of Ihe people, in every quarter or the Union, to the real characters of the men in whose hands the administration of the government has been placed. It abounds with Illustrations oT the rottenness or their whole system. . ri a . . . .... . ivneniur. wise Bntshed, Mr. Prentiss, of Miss., endeavored to obtain the floor; but, e course, the Speaker saw Mr. Cushman, of N. ii. nrsr. mis worthy will undertake to defend Mr. Woodbury, whom he calls his Peter the Mrock of Democracy." I transmit you a full abstract of the new Sub-Treasury bill. D. WasiIixotoii, Dec. 28. The President's Message has at last been taken up by the House of Representatives,

for thorodrh examination and discussion.--

This ouhi to have been done at the very opening oT the session. ' It is a thousand pities, 1 think, that both Houses of Congress have not adhered to. the good old English form of returning nn address to the speech or message ol the chier Executive. In the Un tish Parliament, the motion for the address, which is, of course, a mere echo of the King's speech, furnishes an occasion for subjecting the whole policy of the administration to a close and srutinizing icview. Propositions for amending the address are made for the purpose of ti sting the sense of Parliament on the course of Ministers; and various public questions, in regard to which their sentiments and determinations are known. These open up a wide field for debate, in which the foreign, domestic and colonial policy of government its past proceedings and intended measures are examined with the keenest critical acumen; and exposed, in the highest spirit of boldness and independence. In the days of Washington, this practice prevailed in the American Congress. It ought never to have been depar'x-d from. When a plausible Message is sent forth from the White House, the antidote to its sophistry, which can be provided by the vigilant and astute representatives of the people, ought not to lag behind a single hour. Their impressions their views their, arguments ought to be given, and inculcated along with it. But this is far from having been the case. To the conductors of the public press alone, has ben left the task ol leviewingAe Mes sage of the President one of the most dangerous, and in every respect, most exceptionable documents thai ever emanated from the Chief Magistrate of a nation pretending to freedom and intelligence. I confess, 1 was glad to-day, that the Mes sage was taken up; although it did seem to interfere with the debate on the subject of ueiaicauons. it was no doubt designed that J B W. ... the Defalcation Debate should be rut off: but unfortunately for those who had aimed at this, as the Message itself referred to defal cation, that whole subject came legitimately under notice. Dr. Uaynes, of George, whose ambition to be regarded as leader of the Party, continues to be active and unflagging, led off this mor ning with a motion to go into committee of the whole, on the President's Message, for ilia hupnnao ae It n rn Jk i . tuijvb. oiiu, ui Bcuuing its pari 8 io the different Standing Committees. The motion was agreed to. The Speaker left the Chair, which was assumed by Mr. Adams, .1 w a . and tne iiouse being resolved into Commit tee of the whole, the aspiring gentleman from Georgia, made the usual motion for distribu ting the different portions of the namely, that part relating to Foreign Affairs, to lilt VQtnmiltoc on f oreign Affairs that part respecting Commerce, to the Committee on Commerce, occ. oic. &c. John Bell, of Tennessee, instantly took the floor; and referring to the interesting nnd important debate on Defalcations, which had been begun, said thnt it was the expectation of the House, that it would be continued; but he was taken by surprise; it would be more accordant with the wishes of the House, to defer the motion for n time. . Mr. Havens having declined, Mr. Bell entered at once upon a verv ml nute, extensive and elaborate discussion of! the statements, arguments, nnd most extraor dinary admissions contained in . the Presi dent's Message. He commented with great pungency on mat passage in which Mr. Van Buren enumerates among Ihe trials our glorious Constitution has encountered uthtantircpuhUcon tendencies of associated wealth." 1 here Is (exclaimed Mr. Bell, in a fervid and impressed strain) another source from which far greater danger u to be npprehen ded asouice far more prolific of mischief and ruin to our institutions nnd cause of de spair to those who are looking to the great experiment of Representative Government now going on in this country there is anolh er anti-republican tendency far more potent than that of associated wealth the tendency of concentrated power, which has been exhibited by the administration oartv for vpdm. He denied the proposition of the message that the direct influence of the mass of the community had been increased nnd thnt Mthe powers of the Government had been more restricted." The reverse of each of these, he umiuwiiica, wns me real iruin. nor was there any good reason for the chief mairisfVe to congratulate the country as he had done. upon "ihe constant and direct supervision of the People over every public measure." He I dwelt on the point et Considerable length. euunmg mil mc people 0aa not this constant and direct supervision. He denied, too, the existence of that increased attachment to our institutions which the Presideut In his felicitatiuj passages, has thought fit to notice as an r xhibition of popular sentiment. Far from it. There was, in his opinion, Increased doubt and distrustowing, however, in a principal degree, to the conduct of the Executive and his partisans their abuse of power their prostitution of office to their own personal objects. They have shaken the confidence of the well Wishers of our country in the benificent practice of our form ofGovernment. Thousands who had looked to our example as vindicating the superiority of Republican institutions, will turn away from the actions of our principal functionaries with contempt nnd disgust. Mr. Bell exposed, with great power, the hypocritical and illusory practices of Ihe administration, illustrated by their attempts to produce the impression that they are for economy 1 While on this point, he noticed the polite recommendation of Mr. Van Buren, that the charges on the Treasury should not be increased beyond the Annual estimates. It justly denounced this as a mere txrcdtan

got up for the purpose of shutting the eyes of

the people to the Government extravagance and corruption; and 4o give color to Uie idea that all those numerous appropriations which have been made in Congress, while ulhe Party" had a controling and despotic majority, were forced by the oposition, in direct contradiction of the wishes of the Administra tion. ' He alluded to, the recent defalcations; and concluded that the measures of prevention, proposed by the Executive would be inadequate. The evil lay much deeper than the individual depravitv of the defaulters. It is embeded in the system in the Spoits doctrine and practice in the idea that the offices which ought to be regarded as places of Ihe highest trust, sacred to honor, to purity ol hie and conduct, and which ought to be adminis tered for the benefit of the People alone, were the teaards of noisy, sc-rvile, unscrupu lous, unprincipled partisanship! - To . meet this evil to stop this prolific source of mischief, Mr. Bell introduced n bill at a former session (to which the attention of your readers lias been called frequently by me) Ihe bill to secure the freedom of elections. I was glad to hear him say this morning, that whenever Mr. Cambreleng would call up hit bill for the punishment or defaulters, he would move that the rules of the precedence he en forced, and that his election Bill, of which 1 have spoken, and which has been lying ou the table for two years,should be taken up. He wished to go to the Fountain Head. His measure did not apply to consequences but (0 causes to the original fault the pnncr pie of appointment acted on by the party in power. . He commented at great length on the abu ses of the appointing power, which character ised the history or the last and present Administrationsand illustrated his general charges by numberless specific examples. lie spoke with great force asd eloquence on the high notions of Executive responsibili ty, which had been proclaimed bv General Jackson, in his messages but especially in thefrotest all of which had been abandoned i !bat part of the message, which asked for ihe co-operation of Congress in the subversion and control of the subordinate Execu tive officers. When Mr. Bell finished. Mr. Prentiss of Miss., obtained the floor. Addressing Mr. Adams, who, as I have al ready mentioned, was in their Chair, he ex pressed his gladness at obtaining the floor at last, ior, said he. 1 have been subiected to a reversed telescope in the hands Of the official or gans of this House for some time past. a ne auusion ot 1'rentiss, in this instance. was to a very flagrant example of Mr. Polk's parusansnip, as exhibited by his turning il redly round from Mr. Prentiss on whom his eyes fell first when Mr. Wise finished speak ing on Friday night last, and giving the flooi io iur. irusnman ol a Hampshire. It was a jocular remark, at the time, that the only way of getting Mr. Polk 'to look at any bodv but old Previous Onvxtinnit. wm tn stick a fishhook in his eve, and let the memoer wishing lor the floor, pull a string appen ... . - - . ded thereto, with all his might. Air. rrentiss said he was glad to obtain the floor, because he wished to call the attention of the House, and the country, without delar. to the defalcations alluded to in the message, and wmcn went lortli to display the princi mcs un mm ii hub government, bad. been ad misistered, in contrast to those on which it ought to be conducted, than any thing else. lie alluded very sharply to the views of! those persons who think the discussion of genI . , B O principles was waste of time. This idea of Congress appears to he that of-a County Court, to try claims under $50; and every debate which goes back to the fundamental principles of republican government is, in llieir view, idle and unprofitable. He de clared, that, whatever others might' do, he would speak of principles. He would endea vor to show that in regard to all these defalcations, the blame justly rested on the Presi dent, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the AumioiFiraiion pariy. The hour being late, Mr. Prentiss moved that the Committee riser which was agreed to. The House, after receiving a communi cation irom the President in relation to the l'ea Patch Island, adjourned. The Senate, to-day, was occupied for the most part with business of a local and private character. Mr. Allen, of Ohio, presented a petition from citizens of Erie county, for a National Bank Ir. Clay, 0," Alabama, introduced a bill for the relief of settlers on the public lands deprived of their pre-emption rights. A bill to relinquish to the State-of Alabama tne two per cenL fund, reserved by the act ior her admission into the Union, to . be ap plied to the making of a road or roads lead ing to the Mate, was warmly discussed by trs. vaiKer,n.ing,uiay ol Ala., and then pestponed. she benate spent a short lime in Execu tive business, and thin adjourned. An interesting debate was expected on the bill providing for the mraduatinn nf tl nrii-n oi rublic Lands. But the consideration nf m C . " . - n the measure was postponed till Monday next. Another Defalcation!' -It Is reported that General iom fnrmrt. Secretary of War, and now Minister to f ranee, is a defaulter to a large amount; and that he has been recalled. - Cscc Elore. 7 A Lk persons indebted to the subscriber, previJl ou. to the praaent tear, are requested to stake payment without delay. It is foe severs and oat of the question to ask, or expect longer' l0iS?; w . N. IX QALLION

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' Areokville, Jan Y 4, 1838.