Vincennes Gazette, Volume 4, Number 48, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 May 1835 — Page 1

MCDIEMRf VOLUME 4. VINCENNES, INDIANA, MAY 2, 1835. NUMBER 48

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V I MCENNES GAZETTE I'u'tlixhtd citri Suiurdayy r? IT) Terms 2 50. if paid during the vcar. i'i 00. l! 'paid in advance." i 00, if nut paid during the year. :j, lur si mouths. rnperidicoii(itnsod only at the option of the publisher while arrearage-tare due. f,C7""Adverti(MHHtiis making one squareorless fiii le msertrd three times for one- dollar, and twenty -&ve cents for every subsequent insertion'. JiMiu'er advertisements in the same ratio. Advertisements sent without orders, wiii in c.i'rs, be. inserted liiild forbid, and charged accordingly. ftuch articles of produce ai ore used in a family, will be received in payment for mbcrixions, al (he market price, delivered in Vni.Hit. CALliOLW. Wo need not solicit ntlentiou to the suljoiud interesting correspondence: Chaik-ton, March 21 it, tr.Sf.. fir, A large number of our fellow '-citizens hVH henid Willi tbu most lively satisfaction ot jour arrivnl in this city. Ueiitif'nd a your name justly it with every thing tU-it l distinguished in the history ot our coti-tiy for the lust twenty years the repute you have more recently conferred on the ti;te that cherihes and honors y on, gives a peculiar interest to your present visit. You h;ive just come out (or, as we may moie propel ly y) you ere in the midst ol it ig:mtic kiruggle a gsinst tliiit stupendous system ot cotruptioii and misrule, which has fastenet upon lhs vit.'ils ol Che country, nnd by which its institutions, character, mid very liberties are threatened vith a speedy dimdutiun. Your tffoi is in ibis conflict liava left us in doubt, tir, on which we re most to turn our patriotic and graletul te gtrJs on the fine pom is of intellect which jon have biouuht to tiear on the public qiifi lions you have so luminously discussed, or the dignified tone of moderation and firnines which have given toyour labors a moral elhcacy. which cannot fail to act on that public opiiiion which mu-t al last work out, if any thing can, tlic redemption und legeneratiou of our country. Your present petition, sir, is a peculiar one with more experience in the practice, and a more perfect knowledge of ihe theory, ol our Government, than any public man in the country with powers of mind, which we will discuss r. henever your equal or competitor in your present struggle shall Oe found with a disdain of puhlic honor.-, which has induced you to: east l been from y on with (corn, when they came j in conflict with your principles posterity may j ask, b'lt posterity wi.l not ask in vain, now it; was that a iimii thus tilted should n i uniformly . Lave been in possession of power? Your hlej will he the answer. The history of (he recent j trucgle of your own hi 1 oved ?tH(e wiii be I be ; commentary. You were imkst. You could j ctp p-e ot 1 u pi iuii, but y ou could Dot leed upon its spoils. Sir, Your fellow-citizens know not by what testimony they can give a suitable exemplification of t hose sentiments o( regard for your private virtues and public services, with which they are penetrated. Festivity is to a certain deg'fe a link of humirt sympathy. If a public banquet is but a poor compliment to you, it w ill at lttatt piie to us an oppoi tunity of taking Ton cordially by the hand, mid welcome you to ' Stale, a portion of whi.se honors is formed out ! of vour very sacrifice ami self-devotion to her. j Afford us then by iMimnj a day when you willi receive a puhlic dinner from your friends and' fellow citiz nt of Charleston, an occasion of pledging high o ir wishes foryour health, bappi Dess and Ion? Cot.tmued lile . We h ive the honor to be, very respectfully, jour ol e iieiit servants, tllWAHD VV MORTH, C. J CoLCoCKj KF.lt B iVCt, GKoai-K nr.rtr, juris n iiii.BKS, J. L. PtZV!T, J0HI MAGRATH, WM DAVIDSON, TWOS PISCKMr, A. MIDDl.tlOS, a. vv. CAMPar.tL, JAt. lU'EkRlaON. l C. UulUltCAl. To the Hon. J- C. Calhoun Charleston, 24h March, 1833. Gentlemen. I would indeed be lost to e7ery honorable and correct feeling, were I not profoundly affected by the cordial manner with which 1 have been ureeted on my arrival among von. and the warm and unqualified approbation which you have been lea-ed to bestow on my puhlic conduct. Hac-ed, as I hve been, during o lare a portion of my puhlic life, where duty an I personal considerations weri in condict, the testimony, which you, who have had the best opporlnnity of appreciating my motives in so Irvine a position, have so fully and generously borne in mv ft vor, caiinot but be highly gral.lyfn tn me ' You must permit me, however, to iv, that in your kindness you have placud too, w:k ci...-itP mi mv service!. In the mem orable strii.-gb', in which we have been engaped, in thi defence ol the liberty and the institutions of (he country, I have been but one of m-inr. To tin Slate our gallant, enlighten d, and patriotic little State, all honor is due. I nnd others, to whom her partial renardasigned prominent positions in her mighly conflict agninst corruption and misrule, to ne your appropriate lannace, have, in performing our part, but arte l in obedience to her will, and have no other merit, but that of being her true nd faithful Representatives. You have not over estimate 1 (he magnitude and importance of the struggle, when you speak f:f it aseiijantic, ami as involving in Us consequences the institution, character, and the very liberty of the country. Nor have you eried, 111 asserting that we are still in the midst of it I fear we yt are far from its termination. Much, i( is true, has been done, but much still remains to bo done- -much that requires all the wisdom, firmneM, perseverance and patriotism, which can be put in requisition, to briug the struggle to a happv conclusion. To understand correctly, what ha been !.ne, and what remains to be done, we must bear 'constantly in mind the nature and cause ol the controversy. We must go back to the f.,e.t that it originated in the violation of the Constitution;-rhat icred compact, which united the States in one great Confederacy constituted for the mutual protection of the rishts and interests of the rn"mber, which compose it, but which had been in practice converted by - '.ir,.rti,-m into an instrument to aggrandize one portion cf the Union, by the sa. rince of anit'ier. ne pariicuini i"" ..... ws eiT-ctcd. need not be explained. It is fa n,-,'ir lo all. Suffice it to say, that, with a full treasury, duties were laid ' duties-taxes on tax- till the overflow of revenue drawn Irom en a soction and disbursed on the other, became 1 ro'l to superabundant for the most extravaipendtture. It t tbis siacqual aad

unconstitutional legislation, which enriched one

section by impoverishing htiother, and which dicvv within Ihe control ol the General (government, the entire capital and industry of the country, that has, by natural consequences, wirkeiied the bonds of. our Union, coiitinjQinated ihe political ruoiuls ol the community, difiused a spirit of bae subserviency through the laud, and created and sustains that numerous, compact, disciplined, powerful corps of dependents on the will of the Lxecutive, and constituting its essential support, in all ils corruption and usurpation. It is the real source of all the ditordeis and opposition, aguiust w Inch we have contended for ten long y ears; and which, notwithstanding (ill thai has been done still threatens the most disastrous results. Much indeed has tit en done; and if it has not been sufficient to remove wholly the cause ol the disease, it is at least enough to show its depth ai:d danger. In touching on this point, it is rot my t hjtet to indulge in fet lings of exultation, much less to levive unpleasant feelings in any quarter. It would be unworthy ol the cause smd utisuited to (he occasion. Far different motives govern me to stimulate to pei severance in our tlforts nil the institutions and lihtrty of the country shall be secured. it e success ot our past labors is the most ef Itctive incentive to perseverance. We have thin, in the first lace, anested for the present, and I trust for the. harmony and saiety of the country, lor ever urn-sled, (hat system of 011coi slnulional and unequal legislation, which has proved the principal source of so much evil. It may be hoped, that duties will be imposed herealter only when required for revenue, and only o the extent, thai the wants of the Treasury m&v require. 'J bis is the rinci, le established in the Act of Compromise, mid it gives rue pleasure to say. that, as yet, I see no serious indication of any disposition, in any quarter, tothstutb its provisions. We have, in the first place, effected an immense rtdiiclion in the revenue Ironi the customs, nnd irom which we begin already lo realize the happy lesult 111 a visit'ld inciease of prosperity. I I.hz ard nothing in asserting, that the reduction since Ihe passage ol the Act of lb"8, exceeds twenty millions of dollars. Under its exactions the Government collected annually a sum nearly equal to one halt of (he annual value of the imports; and assuming, that (he importation ol this year will equal eiiiht millions (it will riot fall short tif the sum) the revenue, under the Act in question, had ihere been no reduction, would have been neaily forty millions, instead of about fixtet n, as it is eMimuled, and thus showing a reduction of far mora than twenty 11. iliioi.S. Iam far from attributing the whole of thiimmense reduction to ihe success ef our resistance Many cf the duties would, doubtless, luve been repealed, or reduced without it; but a veiy large portion may justly be placed to ils account; and we may sately atlirm. (bat with out it, instead of a surplus of tune millions annually beyt rid the just wants of the Government, (here would have been one of more than twice that amount, destined to corrupt the com munily, and prepare the way lor the establishment of despotic power. We have thus converted a permanent into a temporary evil. The reduction, as great as it i, it still in progress, and will continue iis progress until the year lB4i, when, by the prove sions of the compromise, the revenue is to be reduced to the economical wants of the Go vernment; and thus, what had been more than once officially pronounced by the present head of the Executive Department, to be an event very remo e, if it ever should occur, the reduc tion of the revenue to (be expenditure, has, by our efforts, a far as law cbu tffect it, beeu brought wrlbin the compass of n few years. To realize the danger w hit h the country has e-captd. by wlmt has already been effected, it is oily necessary to advert to (bat to which it continues to be exposed, notwithstanding al' tbat has been done lo diminish the danger. If such difficulty is now experienced in resisting Executive power and influence, with an cxcts of revenue of nine or ten mibious annually what hope of successful re'islance could tbeie have been with an excess of more than twenty millions? If it be now found so difficult to unite all wini are opposed to Executive misrule and usurpation in tin effective system of resumnce, now when (he conflicts between the Morlh and South is terminated, 111 reference to the protec live system, what hope would there be of united resista; oc, if that conflict slill continued? And it, finally, so many of (be enlightened and patriotic are despondent, and ready to yield all iHrther reti.-lance to power, riow that the cause which feeds end sustains it is limited und temporary, how deep must have been the despair w ere it permanent ? But with all our success in this mighty struggle, much, very much, remains to ba done belore we can venture lo pronounce our institu lions ami liberty to be safe Irom danger. Much as it has been reduced, the revenue still greatly exceeds the just and constitutional wants of the G ivemmeiit, and w hile this continues to be the fact, we may be assured lhat extravagance, cor ruption, and abuse w ill prevail. The immeti'e corps of office holders and expectants, which live, or expect to live, by Ihe government, will continue to control public opinion, and to us tain the Executive in all ils acts, till it shall acquire a complete ascendancy over the Government and people. A superabundant treasu ry i essential lo the existence and power of this formidable corps, that now wields the destiny of the country ; and as Ihe time approaches, when the Act of compromi-e will, if left undis turhed, reduce the income to the legitimate ex penditureof Ihe Government, they will unless; uitUiiitiHtcd ami orprawrd. erade or repeal its provisions. To effect this, they would consider it as but a small evil, compared to the loss of of - fice and power, to plunge (he country, on the slightest pretext, into war. To prevent, then, the compromise Iron, being disturbed, and toj make some safe disposition of the surplus reve nue, while the Act is gradually reducing the income to (he legitimate expenditure of the Government, is what remains to be done in order to consummate the work which we long since commenced, and have thus far carried throuirli successfully against so many dangers and difficulties r 1. . . .1. . 1. . . :. r ... . r :. .

difficult one. It involves the exercise of the iWy mlormed that about two weeks since passive, much nioie than the active virtues to a drover stopped for the night at a far stand prepared to maintain what has been ac-jmer, houe between this place and Sornquired, rather than to make new acquisitions !ef8el pa ad Ui the morning upon countto preserve our principles and doctrines it full' ' , .- , i rii; i 1 . 1 11 . . . irie his hoi's lound several missing. EUivigor and purity , ready to be called into action "'5 " . 6 w,i an the emergency may raise, without ha ving gent search being made without success, them actively and continuodly exercised But suspicion led the drover and landlord to 1 feel the most perfect confidence, that whatever (ate ol( a .earth warrant for a suspicious remains to be done, in order to consummate nejnior,l) premises what has been begun, Carolina will effectually . j and nobly perform, be the difficulty and danger 1 hey went to and asked the suspected ever so great. II she has already done so much, man if he knew any thing of the lost h" g, when unfortunately weakened ty division and'an,J received for an answ er "No." They discord, what may we notexpeet when harnio-;jnsj!(e1 U 0Q an(j commence,! a search, nv and concord have been bo happily and h'n- . .1 , ,1 orably restored-when her sons, no longer' whilst in the act of examining tl. strafcgad from each olhar, s'aail be anitad in IkUSS) tb suspicious iiadividual DCacu lf-

common council nnd common efforts to rcaiat

usurpation, repel corruption, and to save (he insdtutions and liberty of the country f How fortunate it would be, to be thus united, when all w ho love their country, and duly reflect on palling events, must tremble for our fate. In conclusion, I must eipress my sincere regret , that I am constrained to decline the invitation to a public dinner, with which you have honored me. I have, from a variety of causes, been already much lunger detained on my journey than I anticipated when I commenced it; and my anxiety to reach home is proportionably great. 1 have, accordingly, made every arrangement to leave this, hy the Rail Road in the morning, for my residence. Under different circumstances, I would have been happy to accept the invitation so kiuifly offered, and to ten(Ur, in person, my sincere nnd grateful acknowledgment to my fellow-citizens at Charleston, to whom I am indebted for the intended honor With sincere regard, I am, &c- &c. J. C. CALIJOU.N. E W. North, C. J. Colcock, K. Boyes, G. Henry, J. liorlbcck, J. L. Iz.ini, M. C. Mordecai, J. M Graih. T. Pinckney, A. Middle ton, A. W . Campbell, W. Davidson, and J. Robertson, Esqrs. Chaihiton Jllercury, FATAL THICK OF A COXJL'ltER. A dreadful accident occured at Arn stadt. on the 10th of November. On that day, Linsky . the celebrated If gentemain ptifoitner. cave, in the presence of Ihe Mmj,v 0f iJjmce SrhwHil.lnirjr Sonde,rhauser, a grand exhibition, in which he distinguished himself by an exiraoidinary display of his art. Six soldier fioui the garrison weie introduced to fire, with ball cartridges at Madame Linsky, the young: wife of the cr-njurer. They were, however, instructed, in biting the carludge to bite off the hall und keep it in the mouth, as they had been shown how to doon a rehearsal. Madame Linfrky was for a lime unwilling to- peifoimlhe part Allotted lo her in (hi trick; but by the permasion of her husband she waa induced to consent. The soldiers were drawn up before the company, took aim at Madame Linsky, nod fired. For n mo ment utter the tiling she remained standing uptight, but the next moment the -?nnk down 9ayiig, Dear husband I am shot." One of ihe tmiskel halls which had not been bitten off. passed tjuite through her abdonv.a. The unfortunate woman never fpoke another word, and died on Ihe second day siller she received the wound. Many of the spectator faint ed, and the lioiror of the scene has giv en a ehock to the reaon of Lmrky . It was indeed a spectacle which might have unmanned the most firm. It is to be hoped that this event will seive as a warning to all conjurers, as well a to the spectators of their trick, who usually how too inconsiderate confidence in the art of the performer, not only with re spect to cases of risk of life, hut to other practices of a dacgerou nature. Jiuitrian OLstrvtr. THE SNOWY OWL. At the break of day, one morning, when I lay hidden in a pile of logs, at the Falls of the Ohio, waiting for a shot at some wild geese, I had an opportunity of seeing this owl in the following manner: While watching for their piey on the borders of the pot" they invariably lay flat on the rook, with the body placed along the border of the hole, the head al o laid down, but turned towards the water. One might have suppod the bird sound asleep, as it would remain in the atne position until a good opportunity of securing a fish occuied, which I believe was never missed ; for, as the latter unwittingly rose to the surface, near the edge, that instant the owl thiuet out the foot next the water, and, with the quickness of lightning, seized it and drew it out. The owl then removed to the distance of a few yards, devoured its prey, and returned to the same hole; or, if it had not perceived any more fih, flew only a few yards over the many pot there, marked a likely one, and alighted at alii;le distance fiom it. It then squatted, moved slowly towards the edge, and lay as before, watching for an opportunity. Whenever a fi-h of any size was hooked as 1 may say, the owl stuck the oiher foot aUo into it, and flew off to a considerable distance.. In two instances of this kind I saw the bird carry its prey across the Western or Indian Shute, into the woods, as if to be quite out of harm1 way 1 uarl lltllr .inale note on such . . . , "ccus.ons, even when two birds joined in j the repast, wmcn was irequeuuy 111c -ie 1 when the fiih that had been caught was of 1 are fjze At feiinrise, or shortly af- . fl wood. and I did ..... not see them until the next morning, whan, after witnessing the fame feats, I watched an opportunity, and killed both at one shot. Audubon. A Prayer Answered. We are cred-

tated and alarmed and with a view to defer them from further search declare before hiii maker that he knew nothing of them that if he did he hoped that "God would strike him dead and the devil nvght take him." IVotwilhstanding Ibis they continued their search, and finally found the hogs salted away in the barn, secreted beneath some hay . After legally proving property they seized the man to tbke him to Somerset jail. They had not proceeded more than two miles when he was heard to utter a ciy and seen to fall to the ground a dead man. The persons in company with him returned his body to his friends whilst his guilty soul went to appear before the bar of an angry God. Maryland Advocate. THE WORDS OF A IJELIEVER. You have but one day to spend on the earth; endeavor to spend that day in peace. Peace is the fiuit of love; for to live in peace it is necessary to know how to bear many evils. No man is perfect; all have their faults; each et:e leans upou others, and iove alone renders that weight light. If you cannot bear with your brethren how shall your brethieu, bear with you? Love, then, your brethren that are in the world, and love them unto the end. Love is indefatigable; it lives and springs within itaeif, and the more il is in flu sed the more it abounds. Wnly I say unto you, the heart of him who loves, is a paradise upon earth. The wicked man loves not, he covets, he hungers and thirsts tor every thing: his eye, like the eye of the seipenl, actuates und draws only to devour. T ..ua . , a . I I, . . I ... I 1 C . . f . . A

1 ,1 1 1 1 1 souU, at a drop ui dew iu the chalice ol fl ' novver. aj" . iriiuiri ill 1110 Liriiiiia ui u c Oh! if ycu only knew what it is to irt.ii - .... , - lou sav that voti love, and manv of

, ' t . . . 'Etent. Lane of be Artnv, and reaueMeJ. vour brethren want breau to sustain hie, I , , . . . ''qip.ifa . . .1 tiit ! 10 present a note to Mr. Livinc of Ji diann garments to cover their naked limbs, a . f " ,UI""" ..11. .1 - 1 1. 1 . . ia member ot Congress, demaudii rr an exlout to shelter them, a handlul ot straw . ,fc y b ei 1 11. 1 I,., ! planalion, or rather a w nh rnwal of rcrto sleep upou, whilst you have all things 1 j n , . iu abuntance I ofiensive language said to have been v 1 . .1 used in reference to the absent members lou eay lhat you love, yet there are!, f, f .. .. . , """'"i memt-ers m iJ. 1 ,1 , 1 1 I"' his larnilv.dirtmclly i) acme the rrronnd many sick, who languih without help! f . - J i.'""" .1 11 ,i , complaint upon mailers different from upon their poor pallals many wretched , ,, . 1,1 ' , ' . the difhcullv then supposed fo exit bernjlnif i u m Mifn whi none vvepnl . . - . I taii t-r

.... r , , -. , . ' ni l them manv lender chi dren who. benumbed with cold, wander fioui do jr to door, to i-eg a crumb from the tables of (he nrli and who obtain it not. You say that you love your brethren: if this be your love, what would your haired be? And I say unto you, that w hosoever,! e ... . ;.. ! . .. l ' i'ciijK iuic, luibUini not nil niuiiici nu suile.s.i.the enemy of hi. bro.ber; antt whosoever, being able, feeds not his bro ther who is hungry, id his murderer. FALSEHOOD EXPOSED AND CORRECTED. TO THE PUBLIC. un trie eve m eianing iim "' have seer, the "Globe" newspaper of the 15lh insl. and the "Western Sun" of to day, each of them containing falsehoods which J owe it to myself and my constituents to expose and correct. I beg of my friends to remember that this course is required of me under existing circumstances, to expose the injurious shifts and doublings, and base assaults made upon my repuialion; arid however grating it isj to my own feelings, I must yieiu to mc higher considerations of duty. That ihe Western Sun should continue its well known course towards me, is matter ol small consequence at home; but lhat the administration vehicle, the Globe, should now give place lo anooy mous electioneering slander against me, is uot so well understood. Every reader may duly p preciate my case in this particular it proves what has been established in rela tion to many of the best men io the Union that the Globe newspaper is a coriupt sheet, and that nt this moment, "patronage is brought in conflict w ith the freedom of elections," by ulmost every vile art calculated lo delude the people. 1 rely upon the knowledge and independence of a virtuous people; they will ex amine into all matters of public interest, and will never,! hope, abandon iheirowu rights, freedom, happiness and prosperity , to gratify the party hirelings, who so rancorously assail me. I will now submit the evidence, and make a tew references, io as few words as possible. During the late session of Congress, Amos Lane, a member, caused a false nnd insidious charge against me to he published in the "Globe" which 1 was bound to expose in my place in the House, or suffer injury hy a tacit forbearance. 1 did what duty required, and the couise of my slanderer recoiled upon himself. The course he and his hopeful son chose to take afterwards, has been partially nmde kuown, to their own chagrin and disgrace. In the Western Sun of to day, it is published as a "moil probable" uimise, lhat Ihe dastardly attack of young Lane was not on account of his father, but "of another member of the family equally near to him" because the repot t of the Coaimittee of the House of Representative appointed to investigate Lane's conduct ,1 could toot be acted en in lb House, (at it

was near twelve o'clock on the night of adjournment, when it was made) and le. cause lheis was no military "court martial,'' but merely a court of inquiry , of whom no opinion was required, only a statement of Mich facts as wr rp presented thtrrfore it is argued, the Preside! t who possessed power to order a cour1, and power to strike the culprit from tb army, acted as become him; more paiticulaily too, as I would not yield up tbr? interests of my constiluents to hil arbitrary dictation, and vote as "the party" might require! Well, be it so if it suit I proceed to correct the mirepre?entation. The "most probable" surmise in the Western Sun is founded upon the following sentence in Ihe President's rtsj onsible decision of the case: "The cause which led fo the unpleasant difficulty between these gentlemen, does not appear from the evides-.ee, in positive terms; but it may be inferred, from the testimony of the on. Robert T. Ly tie, of Ohio, that .it arose from remark made ty Mr. Ewing relative to soma abfent members of the family of Lieut. Lane, but on the other hand in contradiction to this, i the testimony of Mr. Twing." Now read Mr. Lytle'e affidavit and see what "testimony1' he gives of his own knowledge, upon which to found any inference? It will be discoveied lo reft upon Lane's say so; and no doubt was intended by Lane, to operate as a pretext; this Ihe testimony of Mr Hendricks he for a the Committee of the lJnuse, already published, and the letters of Gen. McCarty and Mr. Kiouard will sufficieully expose. The Hon. 11. T. Lylle, of Ohio, being duly sworn, answers to interrogatories. Question hy Lieut. Lane. Please ff stale what you know of the course intend-

e(J 10 l e pursued by Mr. Lane in releraLr tn ,,' , , , v , , V irrce ,0 the 'ate dithculty Letweea Mr. if- J 1 ..... tilling diiu liiu'eiii Answer. About two weeks no. as 'near as I can reco lect, I was called on hv . . . . . ' l""tllu"1 ,teen his lather and Mr. Ewinrr- for rea ,ur sons which I explained to the satisfaction of Lieut. Lane, I declined at that !im being the bearer of his note, inasmuch ai there was contained in the note a determination to have satisfaction in some other way, in the event of a refusal to comply ii-ilK Ilia rlcmiinl ft . 1.1 a - " " V"' n A 'YT , """V" marks complained of. I understood Lieut. i j ' " "q"c.og in any- ad vice o postpone Ihe matter to some future period, if iiiot fo abandon the application for redress (as then proposed by him in that way. if' s S L.ieur. L,ane did not express to me whit precise course of action he meant to t.ur j sue afterwards, nor did I advise any par- . ucuiar course ol action io reference J ije matter. to Question hy the Court. Did the witness understand from Lieut. Lane, at that time, that any part of his resentment or complaint against Mr. Ewing was founded on any thing said or done by the latter in his place as a nu mber of Congress? Answer. Neither from the tenor of the note was presented to rne bv Lieut. Lane, nor from any explanation which h g ive me, could I fairly infer that such was the fact. Question by the Court. Do you know, or have you reason to believe, that tha supposed assault of Lieut. Lane upon Mr. Ewing. was in consequence nf the alierlged offensive language of Mr. Ewing against the absent members of Mr. Lane's family? Answer. I would suppose that the assault was committed in consequence of the cause assigned in the interrogatory, knowing of no other. J was absent dur. ing the debate between the father of Lieutenant Lane end Mr. Ewing, at w hich time as I have understood, some angry feeling was elicited. J have not eveu read, however, the report of the debuts) up lo the present time. Washington, March S3, 1835. Dear Sir I am informed that the decision of Ihe President in Ihe case of Lieut. Lane rests principally, if not entirely, on a note handed to the Hon. K. T. Lylle, and on a certain statement made by Lane to Mr. Lylle, of which note and statement, 1 was utterly ignorant, uutil disclosed in debate in the House soma days afier the dastardly assault had been made upon me. 1 cannot forbear expressing my surprise that the President should f nfertnin as testimony, any trfiarte statement of the accused, under such circumstances, or draw therefrom any inference to rebut the facts of the case as presented by me. Our personal intercourse during ha two last sessions of Congress has been familiar and unreserved, and as 1 am well convinced, that when the family of Amos Lane may have teen incidentally mentioned, I have never indulged in any remarks t tie least unfavorable to a inpla individual of that family, except Amo Laoe himself, I must request ibtfavorof 'you to state, nueiucr uiy rctuaikl at t-tj