Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 9, Number 3, 26 January 1839 — Page 2
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1S30. The Defalcations Mr. Bond's Speech Mr,
. Mexefiii:. Is the Senate, Mr. Mkruick on
induce him to be the instrument fjt shielding the j Administration. ;
Correspondence of tae Baltimore Chronicle.
HOUSE. January 15. DEFALCATIONS.
Mr. Menifee replied to Themis, and when I j .Mr. Cambreleng moved that the House take say that in nerve, spirit, eloquence, his speech ,' j,is motion to refer the subject of theSwart-
tiik Graduation Bill Henri Clav'iJ plan or '; on this occasion was equal to any ihat ever fell ' vvout Defalcations to a select committee. He Distribution. ' from him, I am conferring high piaise. I will en- Sii he wished this mitter to be settled and dis-
deavor to do justice lo this admirable reply to- j pocd of, before he called up the Appropriation morrow. j bills, as he had proposed to do. The question is
Mr. Robertson of Richmond, will also receive a notice. His remirks were of great importance. The House adjourned at 5o"c!o' k.on motion of Mr. Legare.
Tho debate in the Hiuse of Representatives on tlic motion for raising the Select Comntitlco on Defalcations, wan resumed to-J iy. Mr. Bul spoke with great force an"! spirit, in fiver of appointing tin Committee by ballot; and then argued at s nn : length (hat lh: A limn istr-ition was jistly responsible for the dtfi lealions th it h id occurred, aa i ought to bo brought to its proper accountability without delay.
IT; re.'iiittJed the IIo.is-j that General Jackson
GRADUATION BILL.
state instructing' their Senators
in Congress
question bo divided. lie objected to the printing. ;
in his in. in? irai sueech b nu that it vvouM tie
volve on him to "nnna the revenue of the 1 l,ieir representatives
, i ,t, ., .. ' !,;,. ,.,..,, exertion to prevent the annexation
boil i 'delicate and important,' high among hi? official duties,' an I would demmd no inconsiderable share of bin attention. Jn t lie dischargo of this duty, h promised 'to select men whoso diligence and talents would insure in their respective stations, able and faithful co-operation depending for t!u advancement of the ub!ic service, more on the integrity and zeal of tho public officer?, than to their numbers.' Immediately after this declaration, (said Mr. Bond) lie appointed S imur I S-.vartwout t the office of Collector of New Yoik. Who was S unlit! Swartwoul ? He had been an active a;ent in Bcuu's conspihacv. Although the new ten tie, called, ai usual by the Executive, had been insertion, thin appointment irai not made until aft r.n Tin; apjolunvknt an I he. tru.i continued iu office a ixT ll ye Ait before the. Senate had an opportunity of acting on the nomination. Tin; nomination was confirmed, and in 1S.'I he waj rc-nppoiated by Gen. Jackson, and held the odi:e until .March, IS.Is, when his term expired.
All appeared wel', so fir as any official disclosure was nude, until in the late Annual Message, tho President declared lliat 'a change in the office of Collector nt uiio of our principal purls has brought to light a defalcation of the gravest character, the particulars of which will bo laid before you iu a Special Report of the Secretary of the Treasury. That report has been made, and exhibits Swartwout a defaulter to tho amount of a milliov and a ciuaktkk of dollars. And from the s.ima report it appears that the speculation was begun a few months after the lirst appointment, and continued from year to year, throughout the nine years ho held the office, and almost entirely before the suspension of specie payments.
How was tho neglect lo discover this default
SENATE.
.nr. ire:u,s oi rW . , , LorMre. Then what .s the meaning of resolutions, adopted by the Legislature ot tl. .it - - i.n.endo ? If he means .mthin-r
- I.i- aili ir rw.t c ' o t I i I. - Till fl
to use everv - . i r r ... ; Mr. Le"irc noticed the remarks ot Mr. 1 no nof J exas to , . . 3 . ,
I . .. - ' . . i i .-i i as that the administration ougnt lo nave a tnathe Lmonand procure the abolition ot ."vcry : commiUco? ,,ecausc h;lvin ,st lbc
mine oisinci o v,o.....,o.a, , ; monev ih(iV were most anxious to iret it b.ck. gainst the eo ir.e adopted ot laying on toe t.e a, ties wouij bc equ!tMv a I petitions memorials, &c on the ,u!.j,r-t of ; ()f tjs slavery, without being considered or rclorred , -( , I () n CQinminf!0 lf tile Ins, He moved that they bc printed and laid on the ; sf.Htvbm character. The oulv objection to a
lJU,,;- . . j rr cure vote as iiroa-td uy .Mr. 1 norn is in
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.ir. rosier, m i umics.u-r, ... , tbl)03lir ,be Comm: t tee was that it wool,! con
uoon the motion to appoint the commute bv ballot, cuiiar notion, lie on
Mr. Lea re took the floor; and. in the coirse , "lc P-"1' V"
of his remarks, noticed an ol iection, wh'ch fell '
from Mr. Cambreleng, that to appoint a com- The Seuate again tx k u; this bill. Mr. Calmittce bv ballot would be to appoint it in the d irk, j boon spoke at length in favor of a cession of the .Mr. Cambrclcn- said the mode of appointing ! !",,,!,c ,aud tu,r,he new stat s, on j i?t and equi-
th commit teo wag a mitter of indifterence. t Jl,le r- e oj.posea me present tun as a
partial ana useless measure.
Washington, January, 16. dcbt.in 1S10, it is rjppocd,wi!l amouot to7,000,- V9, noei 51. Mr. Pettit then moved iK IN SENATE. Mr. Morris presented a hum- ; 0 and at that tim?, there will bo an amount f j members of the board should be tsken from'!
bug memorial from one Wm. Peck of Cincinnati, interest to be provided for of lrJ,00. In 1S."0, ' lies through which no work of improvem t
offering to sell to the Government
ject for dispensing with the use
banks, and carrying on
Mr. Morris said the man
some subjects, but probablv
it a grand pro-1 ,en years from that period, ha supposes the pub- passes; which was negatived, lives 3.S
oi money anu . " ua compicieu, anu esuuuics me -or. yjwen men movea mt ttm LVuird shall
rr in.
cxchapires on a new p!an. , tt "ole cosl al oxJJUW, anJ tho amount c! in- sist ot hve members un'il March, l!t) ,r,.
was of a sound mind on torest to be raised that year will be S 1 ,:J35,(XX). which time the Board shall coait of three uhi-i
entertained some pe- 1 he principal resources of the State he sets down motion carried, ayes noes 10. Mr. WiNon of
y asked fifty per cent, of as lo"s on Po"c works, ann-ial interest on a- It- ttien moved to nmrud, s. that the Chi!" EniIt was laid on the table, ba-h and Erie canal lands, the proceeds of the eer be elected for three vcars bv the Ierinl.it7i .
At the next session
ot Congre-s, he gave notice that he would introduce a project for relinquishing tho lands on certain conditions to the new states. Mr. Bayard followed at length in opposition to the bill. After Mr. B. concluded the bill was ordered to be engrossed "27 to J3.
nroceec
uii.u niM4iiiit;iii v. me -.iiiti3 revenue, levy on taxable property, fce.; also an estimate of proceeds of bunk stock, which in 1S39 will be .C;'r'J,jtH); and in ISIS is set down al .$-217,000.' II.. estimates the rate of taxation necessary in 1S0
to lie ."3i cents on the one hundred dollars, and
in
which carrieJ, nye, ,WK9 4... Mr. Kmnev then moved an ttinetidmcut, w Inch noi acted i.u when the House nujaarned. On this aft ernoon, in the Houso of Represeotaiives, the inodtfu'ation B.ll eomuig un, Mr. Kmuev moved to strike out nil of the bill, bctwi.r.
lZfoU, cents t:ie tune vvtien me whole o ! the tlnrJ and iiiieenth sections and insert a sub
stitute. Hisol ject, be said. vn to preserve ih main feature ot the Kill. Ho chimed no originality in his emendinent. He had pirscrved, in most instances, the original features, with thr exception of the clause, relative t. a general a:-
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Mr. Prentiss contended that to print this paper , wolllll b(, th;it eiit!eu.en who could not be trusted being oi. its final passage, considerable
ot it
was merely on act of courtesv. due to the I
laturo of a sovereign state, and he warned ?rutlcnieii from the South that the course thoy were pursuing was exactly the thing most calculated to increase tho strength of the abolitionists at tho North. Mr. Calhoun expressed his surprise at finding this matter pressed by a gentleman so mm 1: entitled to respect as Mr. P. The question involv ed daily alienating the people of one section from those of another; and if the agitation was continued this republic would come very speedily to
would be prevented from skulking. There vvas a ; time when a proposition, with such an olj'ct.
I X D I AM LEO I S LAT I'll L
(Mr.
an end. As to the remark anoui mo course or t)t frcn,iein:,n ir,nn Virjri Southern men increasing the strength of the al- i . clltn (,vs!1(ro"
olitionists, he assured the Senator th it the Soulii ; Cl, .lin ll, Spi,koon the subject, and sta
would hive been universally anl unniitnousiv
n:)uc'i it-.'. He rejoiced to hear h:s colleague, ; (Mr. Pickens.) say, that he was ready to probe ; e this m tttcr to the bottom. He rejoiced in such I
co-operation. Sir, vc aro conservatives, must be so. Wo have no hope but in the prestrv a- ! HorsE.-Tuesday, Jan. !".-' tition.t Presented. tiou of tho institutions of our fathers. The : By Mr. Milroy, praving for tho relief of .Mr. eeptro has departed from u, but still; the Gcorce Holinin f Wayne county. A bill on S )uth may hold a censorial i tribunitiv e power, that subject was read three several times and pass-
Mi". Oushinw made soma remarks in rcoiv to eu
our works wi.i De compieteo . l lie works, ns abv.ve stated, when completed, are estimated at N"J'V-"'0,000. In 1S10, the sum expended, it is supposed will amount to 7,000,000. The difference between these two sums is equalized as nearly as the interest of the State will require,
in an annual expenditure. loo i.nguieer gives !u msu me sccu..u relative to rescinding crnthe amount that he supposes vv ill be necessary j tracts. He had however, provided far a transfer each year. jl contracts from una work to another, or en the i l-i it tnottOM f.-t tirint tlnl' I'rlirt -rll Q i.l n r n !d 'SaUlO VVOrk. 'I llO Ofltv ti-t ..T ....... .........
i the Graduation Bill to a third read- . disCa9.silJII Vivk p!ace. h was stated that thi re- ; the alnive, v--iS an adJitittar appropriation a ."' s to -- . , , j nort falsified the original estimates on our public j one milium live hundred thonsan.l dollars: to La
: works iu u very forcible manner. The original 1 borrowed, and expended in the same way that estimates on our public works, including the i other appropriations hive been lrruwed and m- ; Michigan canal, vvas set do.vu nt only S t.,001,- ; pendeil. The nmeiidment of Mr. Kinnv rean d the present calculation of ihe Engineer J tainod iiv e, as the number ol the 11 ;ird. " Mr. ' was $.-J.',-o0,0U0 a glaring dilTernce, whit h Jwdah moved to strike out 'five' nihi insert 'three' ! would well make us doubt, as to the correctness ; 'he number of the tnm!crs of tin; Board.--
of Engineers estimates. Mr. I.w n;g of Allen, In '-Mr. Juoali commenced a speech, iu favor tf bis
; Washington, January 17.
The Senate, yesterday, after my despatch was
closed, passed
in? bv a vote
This morning, the bill was taken up and tne
discussion was had; in which Messrs. Clay of Ky.. Calhoun, Benton, Buchanan, Niles, and King took part. The bill was then passed ayes '27, noes
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I defence of our Engineers, m tide a calculation, ev- ; amendment, and had not proceeded with hi rehibitin? the matter in w hat he conceived to be its ! maiks; but had sudcn but a few wnrds, vv In h hj tree liht. Ho submitted the following calcula- ! w;,s "gain called to order. Mr. Judah now be-
Robertson)
vvas able and ready to take care of itself.
Mr. Prentiss said h i h id no wish to agitate the subject but he insisted that out of common respect to tho state of Vermont, tho resolutions ought to be printed. Mr. King opposed the motion to print as unnecessary at best; but he also regarded it as pernicious to send such documents be torn the country. He declared that if such a p iper were acted on, and the wishes of the Vermont Legislature carried out, this Union would be dissolved.
ted that the belter moJo of raising all the comi mittees of this House was by the appointment 1 of the Speaker. The gentleman who proposed
to depart from the usual course, in this case, and to appoint the committee by ballot, might not have intended a delay and prevent any investigation, but such was its effects, for it was not to be supposed that tho House would at once af'ree to so novel a uropositiori.
If ihn Spcretarv of the Treasury were here sident of BlaomiiiL'ton State University, reter-
nn.l ronld evoress his own wishes, he would tell ' red to a select committee of Messrs. Eield
Bv Mr. Hubbard from citizens of Wayne conn- j
, tv, on tne subject nt tne connection tn.-twecn too I the White Water and Central canals referred ! ' to the same committee to which similar petitions j ' w ere referred. Mr. Kilgore moved that Messrs, Wiley, Morrow and Hunt be added to said committee re- ; fused. j Mr. Hubbard moved that Messrs. Morrow and and Lewis bo added to said committee refused. Bv Mr. Smvdth, a communication from W. C. : Eoster,proferring certain against Dr. Wylie, Pre- !
tii'ii to prove his position: Estimated cost of new system of i Ectimated cost of Wabash and Erie canal, not taken into the above estimate,
Present estimated cost ol our public works, by Chief Engineer, Original estimate, with addition of W. and Erie canal.
came very much excited, nrul imbibed in s.'trio severe remaiks, when tho Speaker acj airttrd the House having been in session only id out half an hour. A s;i i:e of confusion now look ph co of a highly exciting character. A eoiiKidetaLln number of th.j modifiers were alioui tuiighng themselves out, for the purjwse of either leaning, or adopting some other course, when Gii-rga Boon, the veteran member from S illivitii, iu;.
who is a warm modifier, arose in tho Speskri'a i chair and said, that ihe Speaker h id ex-raud .,-() .jr) ' an authority w h:ch was conferred upon him by " ' 11 ' the rules of the 11 usc; that he (Mr. lU.n) , . - , ..... ; ,-i it older man than most of the member pre.eiif, 1 I .CO 1 . 1 i . , . . i II. anil be h i d that they wieild pcnce.il,v ius!eio
$irt,001,Sd'J
e.l(V.),7lVJ js"I7.siil,tVJl
DdTerc nee.
explained? Principally by tho allegation that WCre thrown on themselves to defend their own j
the present Jaw was dciicient in providing lor an rjghts.
occasional examination of tho bo dts and accounts
of tho Collector. This idea is expressed by the President iu his message, and repeated by the Secretary, as well as the Solicitor, the Law Officer of tho Treasury ! And" the President and
Secretary gravely recommend to Congress to east of all, when tho attacks came in this grave
He and every southern Iriend in the Senate, j yoi tjiat wjjlc3 ., investigation and that he Smvdth, Owen, Johnson of Monroe, M itson.an 1 would instantly leave the chamber. Ho would j cur,.s not whether it be a committee appointed by , Proffit, with power to send for persons and pago homo and tell his constituents that the con- j lh(J y1,ealC!.f or hv ballot, or by secret or by j pers. stilutional compact was broken, and th it they j ,,pn bni ()t. Tle hooed the House 'would take the On motion of Mr. Kinnev, ordered, that Dr.
question and appoint the committee. j V y iie, lie turnistieu winia copy oi uie cnargea - Mr. Cambreleng. In order that the Houso gainst him. mnv take the question at once, I modify the mo-j On motion of Mr. Proffit said committee were tiouso that the committee may bo appointed, 'rt- j instructed to inquire into the expediency ot rur.t voce by the House.'' moving said University from Bioomington. . 11': . K.M..1 c inr.nwv is 'Pl.f. c.rr.L-r 1 1. '. . 1 li-.l .n 1 K f TI.ul. rl Cilinmil-
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cauctst at last. The motion can l lo made vvitti ; nication irom me i oaro oi i unu commissioner-
The following, ho submitted, as among the m ist prominent reasons, w hy the difference ol
and tafce no farther measures until tu-inorniw m. ruing at nine o'clock. Butlitt.'o fuithtr tiistuib.inee took place after bis remarks. 7 hursdt'T. Die. 17. Iu tbe House .f Repre
sentatives tins morning Mr. Marshall, from the
a bill wii infri ibo
Mr. Lumpkin, of Georgia, si id gentlemen from
the North might talk of tho South being unduly excited, but he would tell them, his constituents could not remain calm and composed, when thcir dearest rifhts and interests were invaded and
provide by legislative enactment, for such exam
ations in future! How will the country bo astonished when the fact is declared that existing laws give the power that is sought. The great act regulating tho Customs, passed in 17U'J, expressly provides that tho Collector and .Naval Odicer shall, at all times
submit their books, papers and accounts, to tho
form from a sovereign state, lie moved to lav the
motion to print on tho table, and ho would not withdraw it for any body. The motion was agreed to, ayes, 29 nays, 8. So tho proposition to print waj laid on the table. After the disposal of some micsellancous business the Senate proceeded to the consideration
estimates had occurred. JIo did not pretend to sav, lb it the original estimates hid been ent irelv correct; but, taken together, there were reason sudieient to prov e, that thev had not been as wide of the mirk as contended by gentlemen. The following, he submitted, as exhibiting the differi i- i i i . i
enee in me price o, iaoor an. prov imohs, wne, . ( f ,lS n lnk .,m U, j,, ,jH, l,rall,:,, ( the original estimates were made, and the actual ., . o ,or each sh , re the div id,
I Ho: Same, vvnno progre..-iog uios i.ir r.n
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out a suspension of the rules and a vote of two I in answer to a resolution relative to the detaica- ()fllc s,,;MCj would not be very far from the ra-.i;t!
thirds. jlionoi aaiviu uurr, in on n im. sunn .01 1 , f ,.:,.... ncriuJs S ta ted ;
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inspection of such persons as may be appointed j cf (be Graduation bill, and Mr. Merrick of Md
for that purpose.' Xet no such examination Has tooij tbc foor.
been made!
Enormous sum3 wero known to be in tho hands
j. . r . . - iw py "J' or Swo'." ' J cration, was cnteied on. Mr. Bond maintained that tho Naval OlTicer at N. Y. had grossly neglected his duty in not examining tho accounts of tho Colloctor. If he had done this faithfully as tho law requirod, the defalcation could not have occurred. Did ha comply with this law? Tho Secretary, and the first Auditor of the Treasury, it is remarkable,
differ on this point. Tho Secretary says the Ni-1
Mr. Cambreleng. My object was to divide j original amount due the htato from said IJurr the question, so that the part relative to the was $'21,30 IS. That there Jas been paid at mode of choosing the committee, can be fixed by .different times, the sum of I.'J,7G1 dollars, leava vote of two thirds. j ing yet unpaid $S,30'. IS. The commissioners Mr. Wise. That proves that the gentleman's j also state the security for the payment of the
ifession of a willingness to investigate the : ballance is ample, and that they have assurances
is insincere. Ucives us a committee i that it will be ppcodily liquidated.
if wo can get it bv a two thirds vote. I ho houso il.cn took up uio oili mo-f.iy.p? Mr. Cambreleng I withdraw the motion as public wo, ks, am! the question being uoons tnki Rpn,n3 toembarrass the gentleman. ig out .hf ec,' as the number oi tho Board and
SeveriPf'v merino" ITonrr Clnj-Ky mn-... c-1' ............. -v. '"") '; oaui, irotirtle ; marling- 'dve7 It Was decided in IIIO al.irrnsupporfers of this measure. He hoped mat it j ,jlc ijoU3C on this subject, were it not that some iiv e-i yes 47, tin vs dO.
that statesman was lo De tneu at an, mo irmunai i -his constituents had been alluded to in the de-' .lr. Pettit otleiei an amendment to me .j
Ho referred to the assaults vvhich had been per-
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oomu ilfeo en the Stale
Bmk, providing far an incrcse 0 Slate Sie k in that msli tu ! em. it provides th it the I' nd ( ?ommissioners .-ball borrow one million nn I a half if dollars in 1 ".''., : nd sev en leuidred ihoi.t-u: I ilollafs, each e.ir, Lr the next live years to I e
tlm ikU
tii-yl to be applied lo anl loans, and the overplus to go f.r in ern d improvement purposes. Tl o liit miliion and half may bo loaned eu note , hills, bonds, or bond and mortgage, payable in 11 .-t:i biic nts, or n l new ids, at the rate id ten p. r cent, interest ; at se en per cent, if aid 111 nt . .-. . ... 1 1
:itii", ami eight per cent, it paio 111 iiiM.iiini 1.. .
111
pro!
mitter
would be the American People, and ho had no
doubt the verdict would bo one ot high and honorablo acquittal, and of entire approval of his wholo conduct. lie disclaimed for himself any hostility to tho west, and he believed no other Senator had any such feeling. We of the old slates, said he, have seen and exulted in the rap
id progress of these new and ns;ng communi
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bate. The people were not now, tie said, auotii j section jequinng mat tne memncrs oi me Do.iru the horse, but they wanted to look at the stable j be elected from counties through which no pnbto see how all theso delinquencies were conceal- lie work passes; vvhich was rejected ayes '23, ed. They wished to know how these defalca- , nays oS. tions could bo prevented hereafter. A gonile- : Mr. Owen moved to amend the Hd section byman of extraordinary sincerity of manner and , striking it out, and inserting the following: nnonnrnnce rises in his nlacc and tellj us that "That from and after the first Monday efMireh
tho object of a committee must be to recover j next, the said Board shall consist of five members
val Officer omitted it because the department, by i flps Our friends and brethein and children, are ,i, i, ,.-,.- nn.l that the administration were I to be selected without reference to location, for
ncircularin 1821,dispcnsed with the requirement , emijrrating thither in large numbers, and we are j therefore entitled to a maj ritv of tho committee, j one year; but after the expiration of that year, to of this Act. Is that true? Not at all! Mr. happv to see them miking homes there in peace- 1 Tnc e.eutemiin might himself bo put en the j wit:" tho first Monday of March, 1810, the said Bond produced tho Circular; it was read; and j fuj and contented enjoyment, acquiring wealth, j comlIutteo by the Speaker, and he would there Board Fhail consist of three members onlv:" instead ofdispensing with, expressly requires its i anj flourishing in all their enterprises. ' perhaps render the administration more serv ice which was decided in the affirmative, by the fol-
perlormanee: He denied too that the old states had pursued ; tilin ()V jM3 argument. He (Mr. Hotiman) would lowing vote :
The Auditor savs that tne .avai v.nccr uio ox-j nny thinr hko an illiberal policy towards me r-,iirr have no committee at all than a commit- Yeas Messrs. Atuertson,
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: Price of labor, per month, $Vt $20. Flour, per barrel, - 8 to 10 ip.uk, " into 11. Bacon, per lb. toN ets. 1-' lo i These cub-ii'ations, he conceived. v. re the herd ! ce-mment that could lie given, on the ddi'. i ern e of estimates. Some of the original estimates, he knew, were entirely too Jow, hut much work b id l.een lei ho.'ovv Ion original ea h u la ' ion. Am the : ; ditrerence in the estimates was ca -ised by an en- ; : h lnceuicnt in price of our staple commodities, and went to benefit the great ioiricult ira! mtc- : rest of tlic country, he trusted no further.! j etions woulJ be urged against printing this i-cu-mui I. 1 On;'' thousand copies were finally ordered tube . . I 1 I : ..- ..C.l.n 1. ... - I A
or II l I.U o a 1.11 " u ir. t 1 . 1 1 v oi 1 . 3i 11.u1 . , , . . 1 1 1 ,, , , .- 1 J , ' 1 moved to indefinite! V jiosli.one ; which was tiega 'I I... ...ii'.i n ti flirt ..itli.rnnnn tv:i c riuicnmf.. Ill
the continuation of a discussion, heretofore b o!,
on tho subject of rescinding the resolution of last
. I no! h sh to. 111 one e.u : urm 1 led that nddiiioi.
;.l MMiinty nn v. at any time, be icquircil. Ptivale stocjv may be increased, not exceeding "Ho ha!;"tbe iij.-re.:-) of S: ate s! The billwa read and passed lo a fecon.l reading. f.i ilie .afiei noon, the iri'i'tn' in (ion lnV nt me 11 j before the Ilaio l".r e.msidei ution. Mr. B.i moved that tho pending uiucndment of Mr. Kinney, with Ui. tmen, luient of Mr. Judah, be laid iijiiiii the table; which mij..ii w is ib ei led 111 tin, ;ii:iniwtivr, ilVeS II er. 37. Mr. Pe.!en iiived to recon-a ier the Vote on Mr. eii'ji iimcnd incut, iiii.liing the number of the I ird fo e for one year, anu three threri r.fu r. Mr. Kilgure
Alley, Anderson,
amino and grant the needful certificates of cor- ' we"st j their mode of administering the publ.'c i ,1P annninted by the Sneaker, after this annun-' Arnold, B iker, Boon. Bowles, Bright, Brow n,
The country ought to bo disabused of 1 ; ,; e.orn a gentleman him in the confi Jence Carr of J., Carr ot L., Chamber, Chapman,
strong i ch,uvpil ih rrrpatest liberality and rrenerositv en .1 k. ..... tnn nf r.nr pxistenco nsnlvin. Enrl. Efrrleston. LIdridfre. i leld .vjIass.Greg-
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rectness but that they aro proved to he talse: domain
Now who wns this Naval Officer? L. T. 1 hroop . tb j3 cbarrre. Tho whole progicss of legislation formerly Governor of New York a strong 1 sbowej the greatest liberality and generosity en
personal friend of Mr Van Buren, anu who, liav- j lbe part uf the general government towards the j ,,, jc liody was now so short that it would be ing by design or neglect sanctioned all these , ew states. It was the conduct of a wise and be- ; beltcr to remit tho subject to our succ essors.
frauds, was last spring sent as vnargeu xu.urs 1 neVolent parent towards beloved children. vncnjr t bis chief obi
tn Naples! Instead ot being disgraced, as He bave the old states received any thing hue the ; j S )al0 insinuat
Speaker and the administration. He ! Chiles, Cotiaway, Cotton of P., Cotton of S., Dc-
ect in now rising was to re
lations thrown out ov mis gen-
shoul 1 have been, he was rewarded with a higher rjcb anj valuable grants w hich have been made to ,icmin Mr. Thomis,) aTinst some of his con
ceived tho sum ot Sj'JOOU tor j bo nowf And it must be remembered that siitQnt s. The gentleman intimated that some
office, and with it recciv
salary and outfit!
when these grants were made, the repre- j of,j10 Whif merchants of the city of New York
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The President and Secretary siy these frauds i fieniativos of the new states had not the numer- ! , ,u.,r hon.k. and that the default
took place during the timo tho Doposite Bank ! jcai force jn Congress they now possess. Tho in fict. on their part, and divided between
System was in operation, and the whole party re- j eu states then had all the power, unrestricted by echo tho allegation as if it wero now really an a- ; an v things but the principles of justice and libpology ! ' crality. What his tho Doposite Bank System to do j jr- Merrick then went at length into nn exwithit? The complaint is not that he deposited j arnination of documents relating to the sales of but that he did not deposite tho money in Bink! puh!ic lands to show that the effect of time is no
Tho Secretary condemns the old Deposite Act : ,pst 0c ti,e;r value. Lands long in market, hive
of Congress on the ground that it had mado the j frequently been sold to a greater amount, at the Government a great money lender. reference j government price. to this, Mr. Bond read the Circular of Mr. Tan- j 0 r. Merrick pursued this point; and then prov, when Secretary of tho Treasury, at the time cceded to show tho inequality and the injustice he engaged th-e State Banks to receive the pub-! 0f tbo measure in creating discriminations belie deposits. It is dated "Sept. 2tth, 1S33" : tvveen classes of men entitled to all the advantiand contains this passage. ''The depositcs of the ' pCS granted by the government in the manigepublie money will enable you to elfect increased mer,t and disposal of the public lands, facilities to commerce and to extend your aeeom- xjr. Merrick is entitled to tho highest credit inflations to individuals. And as the duties j for tbc zcal, energy and pcrsorverance with
which ara nivable to Uovernmcnt arise troni me j which ho opposed all attempts to violate or in-j ; ,i(em. he would dron the subject
business and enterprise of the merchants cngag- j terfere with the land system. colleague had said that the Morris Canal ed in foreign trade, it is but reasonable that they! He has been throuc'nout an ardent and cfTec- -p. mnanv wal concerned with Mr. Swartwout. ... i .1 . .. 1 1 1 ......... ... 1 . ... , , i-. i i . . ! ll - . , . ... ... ,
should oe preierreo 111 111c 1u1uu1un.11 im-ipmunM..- 1 tive co-adj nor wun .'ir. viay, auo i.-msc uj tion which the public deposites will enable your wpre aware of his course must have been surinstitution to give whenev er it can bo done with- i j,riseJ to h ive seen in a paragraph in one of the out injustice to the claims of other Ciasses of the ' papcr3 0f vour city, last week, tlm statement community." ! that the illustrious Senator from Kentucky (to With wht face can the Secretary talk of Con- - whom no man in Maryland, or in tho country, gress compelling the Government to bo a great j feeU a stronger sentiment -f personal and politi-inonev-lender: whilo this evidence of the course j ca attachment than does Mr. Monick,)was un-
nd counsels of the Administration before his j hv a sincdo Senator in his opposition to the )
eyes? j Land Bill. This remirks (though perfectly un- j Jti10(1 bv two of the reporters to intimate a con- " I have noticed only a few of the points in Mr. : jntentionaI of course,) did great injustice to Mr. nexjon between Mr. Swartwout and the Morris
Bond s admirable speech. It was throughout excel-. Merrick.
ntf valuable ns a record ol tacts copious and . . , tnnb on tbe very div refercd to in the Mr Swartwout speculated in the stock.
i-'r hingns an illustration ot the doings o! 'the l ar-1 p(iraP.rapr,t ctexx! beside Mr. Clay ;-and battled vig-j Mr. Hoffinsn made some remarks upon the tv'- and .perfectly conclusive in its inference ofj V. ;,. these uew schemes of upstart de- ehiracter of Mr. Swartwout. He believed that
the responsibility ot mo laminisirauon lor an
the dishonor ot tho late cnormmn ueuicauons.
He was followed by Taylor i.n. i - iocoioco;
orv, II anna, Hendricks, Hubbard, Hurst, Johnson
i of M ir., Johns an of Monroe, Jones, Judah, Kenton. Lewis, Major. MWarv Milroy, Morgan. Nelson.Noel, Owen, Peasley Perine, Pettit, Powell, j Puett, Rose, Rush, Sands, Spann, Townsend, Truelock, and Wilson of II. ao". Navs Me-srs. Allison, Brenton, Bryant, Bryce,Ciine Civmer, Cogswell. Cooper, Cutter, Dole, Lgbcrf, Flint. Graham, Ilealey. He!mr, Hunt, Jackson, Kilgore. Kinney.Lan, Lee, Marsh ill. Mason, Mitson, M'Cbire, M'Cormic, Parker, Proflitt, liiley, Smvdth, Stewart, Terrell, Thompson, Vance, Wiley. Wiiii irus, Wilson of M. Wines. Wvman, an 1 Speaker 45. Mr. Wilson of H. moved an amendment providing for the election of a chief engineer for the term of three years; w hich was decided in the affirmative ayes 4s, mys 45. The House adjourned. Senate. Jan. lf. On motion of Mr. C ithcnrt. the resolution passed by the Seinte at its last session, censuring the II n. John Tipton of the U. S. Senate for a vote on the subject of pre-emption, vvas taken from the table. On motion of Mr. Kennedy, The resrlution was indifinitely postponed by the following vote : Ave? Messrs. Arion, Armstrong, Baird of St. J., Beard of M.. Bell, Brown, Bryant, Chrk of L., Dinning, Hirgrove. Hugland, Kennedy, Little, Mitchell, M"ffitt. M rgin. Mount, Rilfv, Siglcr, Smith of W., .Staff nl, Thompson of S., Thomson or" P., Trimble, Tuley, Vawter, Watt, Wafts, and Wil'iam 20. Navs Messrs. Brady, Casey, Cathcart, Clark of T. Cole, Craw ford, Dibson. Ewing of C. Finch, Greene, Hacket, Iowe, Moore, Smith, of R . Turmin, and Walker 16. I On motion of Mr. Smith ol Wayne. Ttrxnlrcd. That the Judiciary committee ea-;
Can il Company; but his only remark was, that tJjre jnto the propriety and legality of Providing ;
thm ml the nuhlie offi'-ers. Ho wouid like to
know from whit quarter he hid ever heard tint the merchants of New York had not faithfully and honorably discharged their bonds? Mr. Thomas. I never heard it suggested from mortal man. My intimation was that, by possibility, it would be found some of the bonds had not been paid &c. He did not intend to tax any imputation upon the merchants of N. York. Mr.HolTinin said his business was with whit the gentleman said, and not whit he meant. He slid it would be one of the duties of the committee to inquire whether these bonds h id been paid, and remarked that tho merchants were friends and associates of Mr. Swartwout, and recommended him warmly for reappointment. If the
gentleman did not intend to throw any lmputa-
: winter, disapproualnig ttie coure 01 Hie 11 on. John Tip'on, with regard to the Miami lands. Messrs. Mitchell and Mount were among mo most prominent opposers of rescinding, and M-'Srs ; C ithcart and Lwing, of Cas, in favor of the ' measure. Considerable sharp shooting took dace on a motion made by Mr. MofTitf. to refer .1 memorial and jiint resolution from the House, nd which had passed the Senate on the subject of the Cumberland road, to a select committee. The resolution was approbatory of the course of the Hon. John Tipton, in relilion to ibis road. .Mr. Lwing of Cass proposed the follow ing instructions to the committee -T.J add as an addition' rl.nise, that the vote of censure, p is.-ed bv this S. urate, on tho Paid John Tipton, be and tha same is hereby rescinded.'" Bofore any ote was taken, ; the Senate adj jurncd. ; On this morning, Mr. Vawter, from the committee on the State Bmk, made a report on tbe
subject of the location of a branch at Greencastle, . . . r- t - 1 11-
tived, ayes 17, noes 77. Mr Pcollit ic.ovcfl tofav
bid and amendments on the table; vvhiihw.ai atived, aves '21, noes 71. Mr. Proffit moved lav the bill 011 the labbi until Mui I ay next;
was negatived, a,f s U2, noes 02. 'ihn
tie
II. to
which
' qui'Ptiou was taken on .'.Jr. P. ar-i. n's mation, and 'decided in the idiirmalivc. .Mr. Owen vvithdre his amendment. Mr. Bryce tiom moved to r"- ! eonider the voti- on concurring in the rcpoi I of the committee of the whole, striking o-il "llirct',"' and in-erting "im," the number of 'be inctnbcrj !.(" the Board; vviieh i;:otion earned, avis o'i, noes 1J. The vote vvi.s ihen i.ahen, n concurring in t':c itmemliuen t. ii iU nig on t llin e ; nd inserting five, ai d deeidad in tie- negat i v e, aye- ' 3, noes Z2. Ai r. tJii.amper mov d to iot ji rro' 1 be ! urtlo r C"ii-idera tii 11 cf lbe bill mild Monda v we I; ; vhen Mr. Pernio called the previocH qoesticr:, which being suitaim d, the pes'ion was t. ken on the t ngro'sncrit of t,V Iu n n J decided in tl.o negative, ayes i'", noes -i'J being t.iut.-.mount to a rejection. The eoinuiittee on canals and internal improve
ments hold a meeting to nigh', Mid a bill no
V'"K his opinion that we can romp!, re nil ..or improvtBank the right to de...gr,ate the mrti u. tt pra!cr ,;,x than fr .0, U'2 U, ach and every district f .r t ie f ,(K) f;0;,nrs f,rio ,,e a!mo,t cer
tain prospect of obtaining the gmnt of lati'' contended fr bv the Mate, for the purpose r.f continuing the Wabash and Frie canal to TerreIIautrhi iriven a new impulse to the fiienshiof
In answer to this, he stated that .Mr.S. had no
concern with that bank, except in buy ing and selling its stock. He had notes discounted at the bank, but his accounts at the bank were closed 1 on the 13th March, 1S3'3. His colleague, he had understood, hid explained that he did not charge that the Morris Canal Company had auy participation in the defalcation.
Mr. Cambreleng stated that ne was mtsumer-
and on the subject of f.rming addition! bank d.s- : dm)lt djJv , ,..,.,, ,! ,rm thnt commit
trirts. tic gav e me opinion o, me c-ommmre, The rfi,Hrt 0f the Cbo f Lngiiou r. c.vtrg
that the "tjonstitution anu j 1 n K 1 .nvrter, n as
given to the State Ba
rioint or place, in "
locntin 'of a branch banK. At the same time, it
is the opinion of the committee, that the legislature have the authority to lay oil" additional bank districts; and therefore report a bill for that purpo.e, viz; providing for additional han't districts, and branches in the same." The resolution, rescinding a vote of censure on tho Hon. John Tipton, SeiiHtor iu Congress from this stte, was indefinitely postponed, ayes 2;), noes lo. Mr. Burd of St. Joseph ofT- red a resolution, that a select comrnittec of one from each j idicial circuit, be appointed, with instructions to inquire into the propriety of increasing the salaries of ,..-,r. ni. I r'ireot .Icif!ie3. Mr. Siller moved
oo,i ...- ' w" - - - r- ,
dd A-vciita Judges; Mr. 1 rur.iiif (ir'.- :
l.r.... Mr Arion nr..roed to 1
1
to
u wnnli. wishey-washev speech with
notninT tangible or worthy of the trouble of notice orre fut tion in it undertaking to bo a defence of the Administration. He was against the appointment of .1 Committee by ballot of
course! Whoever expected so iiioruuS.i.s a friend of the Administration to be any thing Frank Tliomas then took the floor and made a very extraordinary speech. His argument divested of the verbiage in which it was imbedded (like a va!ue!es stone set in lead!) amounted to this. The Administratioa would be held responsible for these defalcations, and therefore 'tho party' ought to hare the advantage of a Committee of their own making! of a character excusatory from tts verv creation appointed by a nLi.r whose Administration principles would 1
bv law that it shall be a penal ofTence for any re
tailers of ardent spirits to sell or give the same to a habitual drjnkard w ith leave to report by bill or otherwise. On motion of Mr. Smith of W.
again
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magocrues. ! the whole truth ot the matter naa not ei Deen v, Pniinn f ArijnMs. followed Mr. Mer-; told. He. believed that upon full investigation, it
rX . and cmoorted tho bill. I nrcsjrne ; weuld be found that, in his transactions he was ; Resolved. That the committee on education in- ! t nreferring charges against Dr. Wylie, the
no bodv is 'particularly interested or anxious to ; as much sinned against as sinning. As to Mr. : q.,jre jnto the propriety of amending the school prs.jtJent 0f the- Indiana State University; the know the views of this strait laced partizin. ; Price, be had nothing to say. There were those aw regUlating the examination of school teachers . comnl-inication was read and referred to a select
Mr. Buchanan offered some amendments, of : on this noor wno trustea mm, ana w num ne irus- 5a th;lt na person snail be entitled to a cerun- ( cornmntee. with power to sena 1 r persons ano wldeh I will take notice of in my next. ' ted. and to them he left his defence. ;crite 0f yjaliflcation, who is not capable of teach- j n,nPr3. The committee were also instructed to
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a'ernai im.orov eiiiein. n .,., j
i hope, as one who has contended for internal improvements in In ham for .'tnost ltiivKfi and whost'x.1 am iig"t tho foremost in inking il.e l..id Bland, in lb" ejter, tint we fhoo.'d ndot al least a ten million sv stem, th the mtern.il im. Inrovemmt men of the h of Ileprr f nt .t.ve will ue thrir triumph ov er the tnoJilicn, discreet- '. ly nnd i-t I v. We nil rfdmit, that the modifiers have awnkro-
ed tbe peoide to our true .ituati n. I-ft ni 'no
1 r 1 . .t ? 1 III " . . 1 W .
to add t'rouate ju ;ge; .or. .vrio.i f..r fMoice because thev have not succero.fi. iei add the Governor of State; which several propo- , onj (if,r, anirn'..te the Lo,m of every true
ms were accepted, ant me re i 01 10.1 "i'-'-- frje,,fJ of Indian. Let the word be onward, in
the completion of our noble enterprise. Let "- erv iiscfut (suggestion of the modifier -t eitrfted in the system: and in the n unc of nil sh .1 i sacred; our home, our country an 1 our children, let 11s never tarni'h the frni! nn ! bou r of this young and beautiful fttito.by any act of inaprovidcnricgislation. I-et ns (.trive fr tha pcedf completion of some of our noble works. We have vast reo irres. Lv.k at oir sme;inthe centre of ihe Union, her soil unsurpassed in fertn'ity. Her citizens brave as ihey are free. It not "the proud appellation, of the young 'ffianl (of the west' ever have to be recalled. St. cannot believe it ever will be.
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In the House of Representa'ive, on Monday, Mr Field, from the select committee to which his resolution was referred, relative to the diminution of revenue in several counties also to s ifrrrpst a remedy for the evil, mide a ieport on the subiect, which was read and referred to ihe committee on ways and means. Oa Tuesday, the loth insf. the Speaker laid before the House a commoication from the Chief Engineer, Jesse L. Williams the same as presented to the Senate three thousand copies of which were ordered to be printed. Mr. Smvdth presented a communication from William C. Fos-
Henry Clay moved a substitute for tho whole bill, which embraces his plan for tho distribution of the proceeds of the public lands that scheme of enlightened benevolence, which, if it had been made a law, as it ought to-have been, and would have been, but for the direct violation of the will of Congress, bv Andrew Jackson, would ere this time, havo brought upon the west advantages incalculably greater, and more enduring than any they have ever derived from the short sighted projects cf the men of shiUow heads and corrupt hearts, who now attempt to lord it over them.
Mr. Thomas followed in reply to some remarks lQrr a made the other day by Mr. Menefee, of Ky. He asked, "did the gentleman from Kentucky, in his j remark, intend to offer me any personal insult f j Mr. Menefee. Certainly not. Of course not. j
I would not be forced to acknowledge, that on that on this floor I have insulted any gentleman. Mr. Thoma3 repeated the question, and 6ome replv was made by Mr. Menefee. Mr. Thomas professed himself satisfied and proceeded with his remarks. At 4 o'clock, Mr. Prentiss, of Mississippi, was on the floor.
" qualification, who is not capable of teach- i p1per3. 1 glish Grammerand Geography. jr,q.jire int
.u a: ,.C.r . I'm"
quire into un; cipcuicu . vt 1 ..
versitv from B'oomington .
In the afternoon, the modification bill came up. The queston was on concurring in the amendments made in committee of the whole. The
triK-
1'zom the Iaiia-aapolia S:ai Gazetve. Indianapolis, January 10, lv3. LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
On Tuesday morning, an able and interesting ; tbre and inserting "five" the numreporf, from Jesse L. Williams, Chief Engmeer, j - mtmbeT3 of ,he Board was d-cided in was laid before the Senate, in answer to a reso- , affirmative, bv a majority of one, ayes 47, iutieo, on the subject of the probable cost of our j ChiJ;Sj ten moved his amendment, public works, interest to be paid on the jnaney to j ocatin" tne members of the Board in tbedifferbo borrowed, amount of tax to be levied, ic. ( ri, ..- whirh w.n nepntived. ayes
I By ttm report it appears, that our improvement - cni -
From the IaJian Jvitm',. Subjoined i the letter of Dr. Iac O, one of the Fund Commissioners, as Iy Jre,"!, to th Li'latar" hv that gentleman. In addition to which wiU be found a communication, i reference as well to the .object of the letter M toother matters: which, if properly can hirdlv fail to ca.t ofT the aspersions tr' ed 10 be thrown on the individual Sae,l"?'liJ well a others, by tho ceaseless endeavors 01 -Democrat. ,. mag. To LcgUUture of the State f The subscriber, one of your Fo4 Com-
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