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AUGUST Sftrn, 1843*

V&OITSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LftJ1 *""'-i: MoKJmw BTT.i««.r -. ^Thl important business in the Home of Rcprecentativeatbia morning,was in reference ,to the bill reported yeaterday proposing the rejjMl of the 90 per cent, provwo to Ihgsaid

resolution was adopted to close tbe debate upon this bill after tbe discussion of to hoar* The resolution after much opposition, kicking and denunciation, was adopted. Tbe House then went in Committee of the Appeal loo tbe state of tbe Union, and there after a scene of confusion as to tbe order of business, the majority decided to take up tbe following which in its terms sufficiently explains jitself. iA BILL to repeal the provisoto tbe sixth notion of the net emitted An aet to appropriate tbe proceeds of the sales ol tbe public lands and to grant pre-emption rights," approved September foartn, eighteen hundred and fortr-one.

Be it enacted by the Smat* and Hotut Rtprmraiaitee* qf the Unittd State* qf Amariea in Congreaa umbltd, That tbe proviso to tbe sixth section of tbe act entitled "An act to appropriate ^proceeds of tbeaalee of tbe poblic lands, and to grant pre-emption right*," approved September lourtb, in the year one thousand eight bamtred and forty-one, be, and tbe same a here* by repealed. u. The Bill was debated in Committee of tbe

Whole by but three members. Mr. Arnold ^commenced the discussion in a violent speech 7 against the bill, and against tbe Whig majority

tbe House, who were denounced in discourteous, offensive and almost personal terms. The strongest language, was used and in tbe worst possible manner. r4r. Cooper of Pennsylvania, replied to Mr. Arnold, and with much force, by reminding the member that be bad pledged himself to :voto for tbe bill, even with the distribution

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roviso out. He had qft only voted for the as he said he would, more than this, Ike came now to denounce those who had consci* ~j«ntiously given the bill their support.

Mr. Wise closed the debate in Committee of the Whole, with a violent speech against .tithe Whigs, whom he gccused of vacillation, ^inconsistency, die. ""Jf: The bill was reported to tbe House at one ^o'clock. 4 Mr. R. W. 'Thompson made a brief, pun* 4?®01 very handsome speech in reply to

Mr. Wise, and gave his reasons for voting for "the Bill now before the Senate. "Ho might have added his reasons for saving that Bill, V^for his motion to reconsider accomplished that irnoble result for which he deserves the thanks of the country. The previous question was inoved and the Bill was passed by tbe follow* ing decisive vote:

For the Bill, 104

Against it, Tne Bill, after the

House bad refused to

reconsider, was transmitted to the Senate and well received there, you may be assured." JT3

Corrrtpondence qf Ike Baltimore Patriot*

GF&R WASHINGTON, Aug. 39, 4 P. M. 1843. UNITED STATES 8ENATE S TUB TWENTY PERCENT REGALED^eDate this morning passed the bill

Ifrom the House, for the repeal of the 20 per cent clause of the Land bill of the extra ses^sion.

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The following is the vote. Glory enough

YBAS—Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bayard, Clayton, Choato, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, "&>ayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington,.Mang* 1 um, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Sim* $ moos, Smith of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge,

White, Wood bridge—23. NAYs—Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, iBuchanan, Calhoun, Cuthbert, Fulton, Hen*

King, Linn, JPreston, Rives, Sevier,

Sturgeon, Toppan, Walker, Woodbury, Wright, Young—19. ABSENTEES.-—Messrs.Berrien,Kerr,Smith, *of Connecticut, Merrick, Wilcox, of N. H.

.'I^The bill to regulate tbe taking of testimo* A./ny in cases of Contested Elections, which was Wnt baok to the Committee on the Judiciary on Saturday, was brought back by a vote of '^reconsideration, and the bill was passed. The ('^amendment, before concurred in in tbe Seniate, was reported to the House, and must be concurred in before it becomes a law. •WEDNESDAY FIXED UPON FOR ADJOURN

MENT.

Tbe resolution of the House? fixing upon .Monday as a day of adjournment, was taken up and amended, by fixing Wednesday at 3 o'clock.

The House will agree, and this will be the /"•iday of adjournment. PAY OF MEMBERS

The folbwing resolution, being upon the table, was taken tip and referred to tbe Committer on the Judiciary: JOINT RESOLUTIONS relating to the attendance of members of Congress. ftwbrfbtttifawhawf fftm /?ywwm»iM •ftle Unitadqf Awurieam Cngrmtm*irwllirf, Thnt from and alter tbe present session of Congress, •very member of tbe Horn of Representatives shall, at tbe does of every session, on or before receiving the balanoedee to bint for mileage and atteadaaoe during the eossion, deliver to the 8ergeant*at-arme an account stated, or certificate sivned by biotaslf, ol the nomber of days of hie scttfal attendanee in tbe Hoose daring the session, and tbf namber of days on wbieb be was detained from tiw Home by stoknesi to wbicb, an closing bis aoeoant sball be added, and for wbkn be •hall be aHoered, tbe namber of Sendsys and ot

days on wbieb tW Houae shall not have been ia sw sion: and no member shall receive compensation lor any day of volaatary absents firwa tbe service of tbe Hooae wbea in esaaon.

And ie it/mlMr retohed, That, from and after the present itseion of Coegrees, evtry member of tbe Senate rtaU, at tbe does of every srwaioo of Congnea, on or before receiving tbe balance doe to htm for mileage •ad attendance during tbe aeesion, deliver to tbe Sergeant st arms of tbe senate an account stated, or certificate signed by himself, of tbe number of days of his •etaal attendanoa ia UM Senate daring theanekm, end tb« namber of days oa which be was detained from the Senate by swkneci to which, oa dosing bis ae* count, shall be added, and lor which heebailbeallow ed, the namber of Sandejm and other days oa which tbe Senate shall not have been in session and ae Sector ahall «ebH*e oompensation lor any day of vol* Bnt»nr hsno» from tbe servies of tbeSeaate when ia

The Senate

wt«it into Executive session it

°V}|ock, and remained there through the

HOUSE OF RFEPRESKFTATIM. interet changes again from Senate Qwmber to tbe Halt of tbe House vof RupPsasutetivea* From Monday of last week until Saturday evwing, there was an absorbtt^ interest in every thing dooe in tbe

Senate. Tins morning tbe Senate Chamber presented "a beggarly account of empty box* Jes," and tbe Chamber of tbe Heme waa foil.

It waa apprehended that no quorum would be present, but so far from this, the attendance was very Isrge^as tbe votca will show. Tbe ""members were early upon tbe ground, and *the friends and foes of tbe bill were pressn*, together determined that no one should have

tbe advantage of tbe tfther ooe of absorbing internet, and tbe members acted up to their responsibilities with becoming attention. j# lOTliBVEfitmBttSr was die firstaclasl business befoie the House of Representatives—the Secretary©! the Senate having brought tbe tall from tbe Senate as seon as hecould after the

Action commenced upon tbe bill at after the Speaker bad signed a large namber of enrolled biiis.

Mr. Fillmore imnediatdy aaked for action upon thifcbit!. He stated briefly that the a* mendments of the Senate were all printed and ready foi^ae^on. It was not necessary therefore to have them printed. [A motion having been submitted'to that effect, by Mr. Wise in bis seat.] rs Mr. Fillmore also stated that an improsion had gone abroad to tbe effect, that the bill interfered with existing treaties, in the favor extended to American vessels. Tins Was a mistake—the bill did no such thing. There was a section preserving existing treaties.

Mr. Fillmore moved tbe previous question, but withdrew it, to allow Mr. linn of N.Y.,to make a brief explanation as to his vote.

Mr. Linn renewed tbe motion for the previous question. Mr. Botts wished to have it withdrawn, to exfrtain his reasons* „gp|.

Mr. Fillmore dcciiiiedlo withdraw it. r. Clifford, of Maine, moved to lay the bill upon the table.

The yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. Botts asked to be excused from voting, and upon this motion, he stated that nothing could induce him to vote for the bill. He waa a friend of a protective tariff, but be would be drawn up the rack before he would vote for the measure, because it was yielding to Executive dictation. He, however, submitted and acquiesced in the judgment of bis friends in the two Houses of Congress, and would do nothing to defeat the bill.

Mr. Botts was not excused from voting and the yeas and nays were then taken upon tbe motion to lay upon tbe table:

For the motion, 66 Against it, 120 •The amendments of the Senate were then read, and being read, after brief explanation, THEY WEEK CONCURRED IN At ONCE.

The amendments explain themselves very clearly and will give you all the necessary information in reference to the bill?

AUGUST $7TH, 1842.

Debate la the Senate oa the Tariff* Bill. A short debate ensued but the morning hour having expired, the Senate proceeded to tbe orders of the day, being the bill providing for the collection of revenue, and to Change and modify existing laws, and for other purposes.

Mr. Buchanan addressed the Senate, and, in substance said that it was one most impor* tant consideration with him to vote for any bill which wonld arrest the distribution of the splendid inheritance of the public lands, and place the fund where it was previously to the passage of the law of last September. Every duty was now paid under protest, and the vast revenue for tbe support of the Government was in law, and would continue for spme time tube in IAW, JJO oneJEDRW the judicial result. The Vatttsnry was empty, the public credit affected, and it was therefore indispensably necessary to )»ss some measure to relieve the public distress. He felt that their very first duty was to sustain the national credit abroad foiling to do this, they would make themselves the scorn of the citizens of Europe, and subject the lovers of free institutions to deep humiliation. There were hundreds of thousands of honest mechanics, who make their living by the "sweat of their factf' scattered throughout the Union. With twenty per cent, duties, the cheap labor of foreign countries would be brought into ruinous competition with that of our own and cheap shoes, cheap clothing, and cheap every thing ebe, would seriously injure our own artisans, and deprive them or employment. This would be the case he knew in Pennsylvania and all be would desire for his own State was such duties as would enable the manufacturers to live.

He would take this bill, at this moment, in preference to leaving the country in the condition in which it would be left without it, trusting to some other time to amend it to render it more acceptable to the North, East, South, and the West*

Mr. Merrick replied to the Senator from Pennsylvania, and said that he would feel jus* tified in voting against this bill, because it was calculated to restore the public lands to tbe Treasury, and defeat the measure to which the party to which be was attached, from the loftiest principles of justice, adhered. His firm opinion was that this bill would not provide the necessary revenue for the support of the Government. It would not yield so much by three or four millions as the other revenue act recently passed for tea and coflee in this were to come in free of doty. In fact, he considered this measure as an extravagsnt bill of protection, designed to operate, and it would operate, injuriously and unjustly on tbe agricultural interests of the country.

Mr. Smith, of Conn., condemned tbe bill, as having in view the protection of ooe great interest at dm expense of, and injury to, tbe other*

Mr. Simmons replied,and spoke in defence of tbe bill, as being necessary to tbe support of tbe Government, and tbe protection erf" tbe great manufacturing, agricultural, and other interests of the country*

Mr. Huntington answered his colleague (Mr. Smith), and ^served that tbe people of Connecticut demanded protection, and had aright to demand it, to.save them from the consequences of tbe influx into the country of tbe pauper labor of Europe and other countries and be expressed tbe nope that tbe bill before them would, in a few moments, become a law.

Mr. Cboate would vole for the bill under a profound conviction that it was all that they could do at "the eleventh boor,** or aatbesua eras going down .in tbe west. He grieved that, ia p*«*«ng a good law for revenue, they do* foatodaStwflaw for distribution. He bad wished to live wider the shade and prtake of that, at tbe tbe fruit of Votb trees: but be felt in to by tbe roost. He replied to tbe Senator from Marylsnd's objections to

pluck up the

the bill, and oompmred tbe distribution land fund as a drop of dew divided amoqga thousand men dying of thirst and, in condtmon, be urnd the passagp of the measure, and bqjHpd Senators, wtule aiming at tbe apple [datfibutioo] to remember that it rested oa thetr own child's bead.

Mr. Merrick replied.

Mr. Wright declared lti#inftMtfioo to vMs] for the bill, a^d gave as a reason tfest this] wwrtd roof out die germ of distrftm-]

Mr* Wobdbary opposed tsoorad of bit, remarks, sBnded of tbeSpnMoir frofnllBpTorkJ

Mr. Wil|bt nj&oaA::.

perfectas

tift-» 9% .. —. "A

erwas entitled this had make the sacrifice and support tbe bill

Mr. Bagbjr drew no distinction between rect and incidental protection they were t! same in principle. This bill was protective in its character, and there was no aoore poW er or authority in the Constitutioii to pi one branch of industry than another. l*bi was the chief ground of his opposition to bill.

Mr. Williams relied to remark of Senator from Alabama—viz. "that the peop of New EogUtnd were patriotic, indus and frugal, but there was one thing for wh he detested them, and that was thoir Covi ousness"—and he (Mr. W.) said that if tl Senator from. Alabama would do himself pleasure to yisit New England he wou! change his opinion of tb||, portion of th^ poi ulntion of the Union.

Mr. Bagby inquired what part? Mr. W illiams replied any part. Goinlo thei shops, stores, fields, and there he would find hardy, industrious, happy, prudent, and vir

Mr. Williams observed that tbe Senator: entertained that Opinion becauae he bed visited New England and become aoqnai with the people and, in conclusion, he del clared that this was a bill which he could not approve of, but be would throw no opposition in the way of its passage, and would withheld his vote but, if bis vote should become necfe^ sary for its passage, however reluctantly* hd it in toe

would give Mr. White concurred in the view's expressU ed by the Senator from Kentucky, (Mr. CrUp tenden.) and therefore it was unnecessa for him to repeat them.

affirmative.

Mr. Sevier sympathized with nis friends the Whig side who were brought up reluct antly to vote for this bill, which was the la of the assets of the Clay concern—the ban' lands,- and all, having departed and wrested fr^i them.

Mr. Crittenden replied with great contending that there was no measure by^the Whi^^whj^hnd not beei

Mr. Sevier made some further observ and he asked what measures had been by a majority of Congress. Had the .bank bill! bad toe bankrupt bill? and thqjand biRI No not one of them.

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TthssslSof thei XIMi 1

Mr. fcraafll rnK merely lor tiw

he av aoUwia the MtetM^hVa latbe

assistance and respect aw to pease Ung eeoag^, lateu it was'in the sissiun, at bin, t.adMnmmllDo N

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Mr. Morehead argtied that the Whigs hs$ of the

made aJtajferiiice present ffTthe

lend dntribution Hi

purpose of 8avin|| the country

and preserving it from dissolution. Mr. Calhoun said that, if the Whip KaiS lost tl^i distribution measure, they had gaioe$ anothipr in this bill, which was more pr0tstf» live, and laid duties more unequally than any bill for protection which had ever been passed by this body.

Mr. Woodbridgfc remarked thi*, timm tbe bill was protective, was, to his mind, no objection to it, and he rose to announce thai as his friends should go he should

The question was then taken die amendments to be engrossed andtbtf Bi to be read a third time, and insulted in tirt affirmative: Yeas 24, nays 23, as follows:

TEAS*—Messrs. Barrow," Bates, Bayard^ Buchanan, Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Crittoni dra, Dayton,Evans, Huntington, Miller, Mori« bead, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith of Iff diana, Sprague, Sluraeoo, Tallmadge, WhiMi Williams, Woodbridge, Wright—24*

NAYSU-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Benton, Berrien, Caihoon, Clay ton, Cuthbi Fulton, Graham, Henderson, King, Mangum, Merrick, Preston, Rives, 8e Smith, of- Connecticut, Tappatr, Walked Woodbury, Yooi^p^-S3.

The amendinents being engrossed, the ^it was read the third tkne and passed^ vn Extracts of ProceeSiags In the Hoaie KL

Repeesentatives. AeewrS$re,mL| TRRASURV PfOTB BII.L. Mr. FtUmore oflwed theJollowinf iwriatfaai osmanowi tiw prsvions anastisw thereon?

That aAer tbe said bill th. MMl!

v» vwa pavi« eawssk tv |mi a

the ante of tbe pabRe stock to par, ami to authorise thereof to a certain J«din Oommittse of the Union two hoars, debate shall cease, and tbe committee shall proeoed voteonallameadnwatswhich may he pendingor fered to said bill, and thea report tbe same to tbellot with Such ammdmenti as may bave been agreed to said ootmniOee.

(MS Of TfMVf notaa ia lien thei mount, ahall have been eomidared Whole HogS oa the state of Um

Tbe previous qasstioa wasaaoooded. TV main qaeation was ordsrsd aas, being tahs^, the tesolutioa was adapted

On motioa of Mr. rillmcta the Hoaas «mi iato Committee of the Whole en the sww at ion, cMr. Joce^i R- rngwsoll of fVaa*lv«de, ia chwr^and proceeded to the nonaidBnitioa Of the

Aa Act to limit the aalsof tlw •ad to authorise tbe iaaae thereof to a certain amocnt.

Mr. Wise merely wiahed to tkiatood oerreetiy Umhill. Um believed it. (and he wiahed Uwehairaann dT theCosaaattaaaf and Mesas to correct ban if he was adaidwa) te the ssla sf the steak of ihehwaat pmr.aadinc ooatd aet be sold at par, it pionoaed ths alteraathm if ianiagTraaanry noteatoa esitaia amiaat is safplf the imawdtate w»nta ef Ou ussmaal.

Powell} aew to Mwad hia cueeter to hH Mr. Powell aaid, eo for from tht, ho taia the prtecqdea by his vecss here, which ba bad

Mr.KnamretiB«piytoMr.Wia.).aidi»weBlha perceived that the sitaaiiea of the WB bad ae araa^ Ma with thaaitaanoaof the (ona hfil when itpamej. That wwacaas wtwa, a iyia mmmM tt Ttmrnf

IgTLtasga^aadres»sredtb»iaa^aftfaoae

notes bavias been attthnraed to be mmai. boomsa thada was no aaeaae ia tbe Treeamry to rsdwaa ats thev wero siidnM ie ths smrlmt. Tbe bill movid^t

sary. The qaastiaa aew was wbailaw they weaMf#natthewocktohesBcrifiosd wbsa thstewssno aasns of isMiwa Tisaaaq no«ea-..

Mr. Wa JnhasBs mlilnasi ri as mw» to M* ftUaaaes, wtech was net heard by the Re$arisr.

rthaTtasasryaad tbe fimfittes t* Ml^rea to

laotarapase say afiiatist totbs m*-'—

Mr. Crittsndoi: «id thb|, desife tosee attemrtssd prdfeetL^, pal subject of legblatioo, be was so far as bis vote would go, to make the position and collection of duties productive as much encouragement and protection^ American laboras wsa consistent with tU-. character of a revenue measure and, regard- MiaatDMsed'b«l ing this bill according

list tMKifcefewas apropoemon orhm MWsmdiag (hp liat ot tha bills «if this Howe, rathorisiag the in

Kachsqasr bilh ia other words, oa saeh an exigenthia, to aatberlae tbe Government to instesd of er poet notes object of isning

this principle, be IWtShe tlrnSSm ofielC^t,«

found no t»lriection to it, altbough bedared say ^H woetd, Mr. B. wonld now be wilBny, in tbat it was notes

wasdesissd. The w^da^b^eda^tbeadmteieM^tmMr^

reasons which would induce bim to vote foi Preeidiuit of theUnited Sutes of obtaining anv^thing tbe bill were, first, a deference to the deeisioa

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th*

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oi a Wlug House or mepresentatives and, «f tedeemabie paper on ordinary benking priaciples by secondly, the condition Of tbe country. At- the Govetwment, not to beietued however ia tbe way tbotqA he believed they h*d a bad and nuS ^*"«ly ^y Govwnmeot, either in aehange TTJD^J. .. ^7 Jhsgeld or silver or infaymeat of its own debts, comcbievous President, he well recollected thai theGovernmeottokeepda handa soedefund be hadagoodandgtoriouscoaotry and ifom ml tooa^tbirdaf tbsbiUsia aisaal dreolatk« for merited tS. or i«ng»tk», .he

duty to state the reasons why he should vote against tbe A

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or.rather (or the motion he ahould makelefor*he Jo®,* hrsseat. He Was in favair of the |atsecttoo of this bill, limning the sale ol the stock of the loan at par, wndhehad untformly been orooaed to the issuing of Treasury ^iotes under any and alt circumstances.

One reatfOn operating on him for resisting this mess* ure in committee, aa he ahould here, was because he did not believe th«t the necessities of the country required thst they should give at4hority for"the issue of Traaau* ry notes. He waa understood to refer to remarks ef

Mr- Adams on a former bad inee that if taken in

occaaton, a libts tariff

bfllfer

thfc bill aatborinaa

hfc. Mr. a Hehri gaatM aoubUl them was say good ctntqKw twelve tiw he eenaUtsd it theen hjr thsse praMhthe aa fandteoi

a*Sa

irre-

theprendoningae

bfthe present

1fy.Tr-Siy

°f..the

pittufi tO (ttUHflN Wi MM Of tvft Os UftM9 BKIIIHMW

tiw tariff bill they

had done gnat deel for the reetoratioa of the praeoTtheoonntry, yetheheidtr 1d ben

.thai the trae prosper*

[ity olthe coaatry never eonld bersetored «nthoat they gave'te the eonQtry by tbe agency of this Government a ntirtl enrmnfey^

He believed by the israe of $15,000^)00 notes, such

had heretofore propoeed, (apd which was made as Pa eoonter prmeet to the enfceqner plsa, that they weald ImniMateiy be fcheorbed, and go into the circa* [wiM of the eonatry aagood a paper medium as the

Scmatry ever mw to the amoem of 910,00t%000 they would be used for travel, for temittai^e, (and to that extent for exchange and that while on the one hand I it frould relieve the embarrassments ot the Treasury, which it was as much the duty of Cbngreaa as oi the ifMtftot st least—while It would relieve the TVsasn*

ry of HwUnited States, it wouldgrrstly tend to tbe relief of the whole eoantry. No more machinery—no tnore offieerv were required to issue this redeemable paper by this Government than to issue irredeemable poat note peper bv the Government. He held these Tieaa* ory notte to be the. very worat paper ever imaedaa paper to cirealaie by thia Government.

He bad merely risen, however, for the puipoee ot saying that he should not how preseht the proposition, bebe from present appearanees, they ebould adjourn in aday or two, and tbe proposition was not one of a ebaraeter to ask.the House to pass on with* foot consideration. Holding the views he did on this heoottH r*sobjeci,! nbt consent^to the imue of this form of

...

ordor to understand the importanoe of this measure. fust. They had authorised at the extra session a toan of tH^OO.OOO.of which there was taken, in rannd numbers, $5,432,000 leaving at the commencement of Ahia session of that amount, yet untaken, $6,478,000. They had added to that a loan of $5,000,000 more, making in all authorised at the present sassisn, $11,478,* 000. Of this amount, thus authorised at the present emsion, there waa already negotiated $1,836,000, leav* jitg out of that loan yet to be taken $9,642,000, or aaoat $10,000,000 now authorised to be taken.

Mr. Sprigg made aa inquiff, which ifaa not beard by uw Reporter. Mr. Botts (a member of

Comnuttee of Waye and

Meene- certain portions of whoearemsrks were indistinctly heard) waa understood to s*y that be Wt it bis

snd said that they bill ahould paaa the thavof itself aband

Operated

ion every genflemea tariff, and waa anzioua that

they had new paeeedshould receive the sig |t, was, that IT they presented a-ia

T-

lfil*,wl Treasury note bill on the otber,

to tlie freeidagglbey neld out tne st ron^est inducement to bim to wiUaiMd hit Signature, inaamach as he had already declaiwtbat it was the highest protective tariff bill that bad ever paased.

They had been told that $12,000,000 revenue only would have been raieed by the otber bill. It hadsines been ascertained thst there was a small error of $?, 000,000 Bat it would be borne la mind that aome •2,000,000 had been struck from the bill on tbe articles ef tea and coffee ao that the amount, according to this calculation, waasgain reducsd to $1*^000,000. Ttow, Mr. B. aaked gentlonen in favor ol a protective tariff, what might be tbe consequence of presenting ibe PrM* dent a bill which he had imid would fnmiah insufficlent revenue, and of preaenting at the same Hnw bill that would enable the President to carry on the €tevernroent? This wits a reaaon he had for oppestng the imuing of Treasury notes.

A gibtleman uked him how be would sandy^t warttsof the Treasury. He had already said, that if the tariff hiljL succeeded, tne loan would immediately be ta* ken at eat-" He had not a doubt that if this tariff bill eeecee*d, ihete would be no msnner of difficulty in ne* gotiatiijf the fata at per and beneving that the aale of it should be ao limited st this time, Mr. B. moved to amoid the bill so as toatrike out that portion suthoris Ing the issue of Tressulr aotes, and leave only that armdi limits the sale of tbe public stock at par.

Mr.Caahing obtained tbe floor bat yielded it for a moment at the request of Mr Adams, who mid tbat tbe gentleman from vir ginia (Mr. Botie) bad reforred to hia (Mr. A.'s) opinion tbat if the bill was approved by tbe Preaident,in tw«a* loan could be negotiated. Mr. A.

ty-four bout* the loan could be negottai *was undemtOod to my be could not form say definite opinion What eflect uw peasage of thia bill would have en .the loeiw- He bewlred-that it would tend to inapira confidmiOe Witb the Skmiey lenders but aa to the opia* ion of the diet of thalamus of the lull, which he bad heretofore given, tbe gentleman from Virginia mast know that It waa not mis bill, but the bill before pasaed. with the addition of two or three millions on tea Sad coffee, aad with clauae giving to the indebted Statea of taw Union tbe power paying their debta.— These were twothingSt bscOald not gtve hts opinion sow defiaitdy ss to the eflleNf this bill.

being jewed by brokers, fortheisaee of IVeannr noma aad said the latter provwsoB wss the oalyhmwdy which would apply in ease the loon were not taken. Rat tne fentlemea flnoin Virginta (Mr. Botts) had aaid that this eaabt aet to be, aad that rf thePreaideat signed tbe tariff bill it would RStore the credit of the country, and that (he leaa woald be taksn. If tUa tariffbilt was to become a law, aboat whkhbehednotadevht, it woald bave a most auawcioqa elleet bat was it goiag toasord instantaaeoas relief to the Trmaaiyf The reveaoe brll added to tbeeredit of Government, by placing fa ths

Xby

of capitalists the foot that awaae would be obtainbat it did net give those means to-day, and theydid not it aceoaspliah tbe ebjeet of aaviag tiw Oovam* Bwat 6ma theavarioe aad capidity ef money-lendem they provided Treasury news for ths preawt eg ofuoveramsnt.

C. referred to the otber ohMctioad Mr. Botts te oi this bill, tbat by placing in the hands of a bill to relieve this wants of tbe Govern*

meat hemight beindeced to withhold biesignatara to the tariffbifl. Mr.C. eontsadsd that thai aet follow the Treaaary note bill thebaadsof dwPreeideat the ritboota tarii ase whauver for tbe vsticiaenewer thageailaeaaa from Vitgmia oa this point.— Lmthwa paw Uaa bHlaapiuyueul, to be amended by lha fill itae a, aathorismg tbe aamotbtioa of tbie loaa at pat. aad at par oaly. aad wpeSlthe third sectwo of As aatbsmsg the traasfiw of certiientea. aad nK fimeto aatboriae the iasae of Tressary note* sad tbe pawn tmm naenin aas, tbat tbuy breagbt the Govara* smet tea daadstaad.

place in the heads IASFSGR"

Ikfctti.vbi, bi reforenca to theaHasiea oflfr. Ctoblim to lis fermei i»mailaa,e»pUined tbat what ha bsdaaHwas, tbatkoftreda veryetTtmgjBihimmeei tei^e Pkesidsat to v«»o the tariff bill hyeSbriag htm a Tmsasrr note bffl «t tbe asme time. Bad it ae reeMleetiea of the geatleem thaiia the «nt tote eTSs tew agaps aa turn flstfaet aania aeothsreftheviahtmn of the ismpniiaijieabyths dwaa heh§ laiaed aboiu.tnsatj per esetf Was thw bill free ftemohfeetioa in that pank^arf Dklit aM ia dkw-tMwBirt with tbe iWm|ii wmiieu aett If he tpd hem laliwecei ie bis psMie ceerse by aev dawsito

Hbeadn

tbe Presideet—tf he hadammmmit es armirina in malwiiass him as the nr1

SS* Jft"•*aan» had toenatain Mm ij^ether hebp. •tow that he was rwfat or wrong. Mr. B. ahonht haw vwad for thst bill, fer beemiWaot eewaiya a-haimr •ay to Om^to Smtjm »atg»

by trifag'At iiMah^ tewtylir

•tjheeapwtimelaaey tbhia^"Ifyojtdew like ^winfl^Mj^with aaBther Wlvridai wOf nm the iheaas df oawyiiig a th» Ownameat

MBOKSAHISATIOIT OF TRKAJUTT. The Mil for tho reargeaimtian of the army ins become a law, the motMn (br areeoaeideratioo of some Tbe following statement ebows its and the rednetioa whidt ls to be branehee ComnftMiOMa onkjcil. Bgbtmgimentaof Infc^ry, «sditeataMSs non*coB»niwoaod oOeoa, maaidaas and privates, 904

Foar ragiments of Artillery, seek eoaiaiatns 718 aon-ooimmiesioned offioaia.mnriciens end privates Two fecmahts of Dragoons, each omtaining non-oommieeioned oncers, mnawians and privates, t|5 Cadets

Total force

Under the new law the Army will be oomposedaf Coamtiaatoned offem Eight regtmeatsal Inbatrv, eaeh compomdof nob-commissioned officers, naiciaM and privates, 510 Four regiments ef Artillery, saeh eompessd of non-eommimiotied officers, muaiciane and privates, 660 Two regiments of non-commisaioned privates, 660 Cadets

Total

Rgftbetion of officersi 1 Cab. Gem

General, Surgeons, 10 Aasistant bar* (sons, 1 Inapector General, 6 Military Btotekeepeie, 3 Paymasters Privates reauoed in In&ntry

Artillery Dragoons

Whole redacUmi

in* the leaM .ai

with every '%aasedl

tanffWlIf

T^SS

S^40

1,430 SBO

19,50a

*,640

1,3)0 960

9,012

it?

STATISTICS OP MUSCULAR POWER. Man has the power of imitating every motion but that of flight. To effect these, he has, in maturity and health, 60 bones in hut head, 60 in his tbigha and legs, 63 in nh arms and'hands, and 6T in hia trunk. He haa, also, 434 musdee—his heart makes 64 pulsations in a minute, end therefore, 3,840 in an hour, and 93,160 in a day. There are also three complete circulations of his blood in the short space of an hour

peHed bodies, it may ho remarktff, that site and eon* •traction bsve Utile influenei—noe has comparative atrength, although one body giving any quantity of motion to another is said to loae ao much of Its o^n.— The aloth is by no m«*ns a small animal, arid yvt it can travel only a few paeaa in a day a worm crawle only five inchea in fifty seconds but lady-bird can fly twenty miliione timea its own length in less than an hour. An elk can run a mile and a half in seven minutes an antalope mile in minute, tha wild male of Tartary has apeed even greater still sn eagle an fly eighteen leaguee in an hour and Canary laloon can even reach 250 leaguee in the abort apace of Sixtaea houra. A violent wind travela 60 mtles ia an hour sound, 114$ English feet in a ascond. ^.

3,L» 906 173

3,556

7 PLIGHT OF CARRIER PIGBOLFS. In the foreign papers received by the Britannia, ttore is an account of an Extraordinary and singular flight of carrier pigeoas, from Birmingham to Antwerp, to de* cide a match. About three hundred pigeons, belonging to merchants snd other psrties at Antwerp, were dee* patchedaimultaneously at Handaworth, at 6 o'clock, on the morning of ihe 12ih ult. The whole flock reached Antwerp the same moraine, the first pigeon having reached there at half past nine o'clock, followed in ra* pid aucceaaion by tb« others, in fives and tens, the last pigeon reaching ita dcetination at half past ten. Bad* matins the distance from Birmingham to Antwerp

tm*

frotnim forward

jonld have

the could be wosmd

inks rate o( meed^ the Atlantie (3000 be CToseed in aboat S4 bonrs, or a ds. if the powers of any bird oould endure so long a flight, without rest or sustensnea,

JMPOBTAKT DECISION BANKRUPTCY— LANDLOBBS AND TGIFAIFTS.—A decision of great importance was made on Wednesday, Aug 17, in the U. S. District Court, Hon. THOS. lawm on the Bench, sitting in Bank* ruptcy it involves the right of a landlord to distrain property for rent, after it hss been returned as that ef the bankrupt by whom the rent is due. The circumstances of tbe oase are aa follows:

Thomas Hudson rented a fann from Wm. Ross, Jr. for two years from* April, 1841, rent payable yearly. The year's rent, which became due and payable on the 1st of April last, was not paid, and on the 21st of June, 1841, Hudson presented his petition in Bankruptcy, and the Court fixed the 23d of Aug. for the hearing. On the 10th of August, Roes, (the landlord,) distrained the property of the bankrupt on the premises, for the year's rent, which was due on the 1st of last April thjs property wis (deluded in Hudson's schedule annexed tojrfs Petition. The bank* riipt applied to the Hoo. Thos. Irwin, and obtained a rule to show cause why an injunction should not issue, to restrain the landlord from proceeding under his distress, and! why he should not restore the property distrained.

On the 15th of August, the case was argued by Hon. F. K. Shunk, late Secretary of th^CommoQwealth, for the Ruts, and by Hon. fl.fi. Van Amringe, formerly Recorder of our city, for Ibe Landlord. On the 17th, the Rule was dismissed, the Court being of opinion that the right of tbe landlord to distrain the property on toe premises and to sell, was not impairad under the provisions of the a a

We bave not learned whether the decision refaitive to the rig^itof tbe landlord to distrain, extends to rent accruinc aAer the filing of bis petition, er whether for soeh rent, proper ty returned in tbe schedule can be exposed to sale* j. -y

We lee il statod thai Judge P«mybacker{ of tbe CJ. S. Cburt for the Western District of Virginia, has decided tbat "after the filing of the petition in Bankruptcy, and tbe.order of publication, the prtitioner is exempt from a

eo.

«e, and that no. execution can be teviec upon his eflects, nor can a

landlord's warrant

attachment. This is contrary to Judge Irwin's

fccman.-~I,iUslmrg

Iron Cit§.

at the new vmk

Tbe following is the st the New of July past: Gash duties received^ Receipts of cssh from Bonds, Debentures inweij Debentures paid,

It is to

be observed

of the market for tbesslaol and the fact (hat

Cssism goass. trsnssctions for the month

#230/100 00 906jm» 64,000 00

BOflQO 00

tbat

the

ea$h

duties are required,

Jaw* esnsed an unusually large quantity of Imports during July to go into the public atoms, wbere they sttn remain. Tbe amount of dolies actually secured during July, does not therefore with any accurM^y the amount of imports doring that month. {Journal of Com»fr&

Hies $f the Hepresenta*0

tives ysrterdey euocssdsd in getting througbv, the Committee of the Whole, and tfas Senate, a bill In repeal ths the Land A«t ofleet Ssssion, wbieb suspends the operation of that act in the event of dutiee being laid upon imports at a hwher mts than:' 90 par cent,

made a

tw/onm. TTiey have thus

noble reply Jo theee of itair rtiesrtea a us he in a as

er, and to such of their frisndi ns seem to

It is remarkable that tbe bilf, which pas* •ed yesterday, to repeal the restriction in tiw Distribution Act received a majority of votes burger by ten than that by which the Distri* button originally pasnd: the majority for the original Ml being eighty votes, and tbat for the bill passed yesterday eighteen votes.

THE VLRMEOIAL JUSTICE BILL. Another verjr important aet yesterday pas* sed the Home of Representatives, being theti for giving jurisdiction to the Courts oftftr nited Statoe over all questioni arisiog ont^ffi, the intercourse between the United Stateseedli foreign nations, so as to present oollisiotta be* tween the Stato Governments and the Gener* al Goveroment on matters which the Gonsti^' tation has placed exclusively within the at** thority and loope of the hitter Government^ This bill psssed, we ate sorry to see, bv a' majority less than we could have desired out happily it hot passed, and may be the nna'n^ of preventing hereafter any such difficulties! as similar decisions to that of 4he Supreme^ Court of the State of New York in the Mo Leod case mijgbt in the course of time involve tbe country in. This IHII, it will be recol* letStod, has already passed the Senate, and, hsving received no amendment in the House of Representatives, requires only the sighsture of the President (by whom it was recommended to Congress) to become a law*

OUR CREDIT ABROAD!

It is painful to listen to the rebukes of the British Press on this subject,, and to know that thereis cause to jwrtify ft. ^Tbe faith of aome of the Sottea has Men broken, and

even the General Government is without the means to get along! It is a matter of com* mon interest (for it afiects the

the country) that some means Aould be de*'-'' is is It is known to most of our readers that M^. Robinson was sent to England chatfed by Government to negotiate a loan, if it oould be done. His arrival in that country cnHed forth ooly taunt and detfUinciaUon from the presa, and, if we may judge any thing of the temper of the people from ta*spirit, we should say thatthe crettit end-character of our country did hot stand very high. So speaks a

fiobinaoeli misweifi: yyn.

"For uomttigable, irredeemable, boid*&cerf it is considered to out-Herod all

impudence Jonathan's previous sct% coupled as it is with an account, by the self-same ship that conveyed the agent to our shores, of the defalcation of six or ssvsn of the fmliiiaj in the payment of the dividends on the they have borroared, due on the lst Iml. Tf* make a proposition to borruw in Kwgl^nff^ upon any terms, under stfeh circumstan would appear to be a presumption on a gr& of gullibility calculated to outrage all on -ir? vr

CoMPLtMBirr BY

LBBTOTHB

triumphal arch," whose keystotoe was bought voice of myriads, whose tilfuiggih were the aspirations and blssnngs of all hearts. Those hoars enthusiasm in the lifo of tbe nation and party are no morel for the fine old man went out like a victim to the aliar, crowned with flowers, but marching to the grave. Within one little month of his inauguration as Ouef Magistrate, be died,* midst tbe flash of national enthusiasm and the fult tide of national joy. Ths eagle had soared

Mto

untr

derttand them as havingyisWed the ftkmM pie of the Distributioo A^ in Iheir reesnt vote for the pending TartiT Bill. ShonU thebin oiitaap^Nr not beeonii a law in fW»— quence or^ii further intervention of the Premdential Veto, the People bave at least the security of thsboiefnn pledge, tendered by this bill, that, wbenever thO Exeduttve apd Legislative branches of the Government shall. be of the same Whig politics—that is to say, st ths first Session of Congress after the 8d of March 1845—the restrictive provision in the Distribution Act will be repealed, and the previsione of that just and wise act foallowed to take their foil effect, fn

die at the sun/* .' *1

Meeting efLoai ssfchnrten S LsaifAlWM. In the year 1799, Lord Ashburton with one or two friettde, paid a visit to the- Fallft of if Niagara. Upon their ratnrn ttqr stopped to view the Falls of ths Genesee. It wss Into when (hey had finished their mBSSMnntions snd as there was ooliouss in the hood, they enees®p*f out for the weresomswbat ftarfol thst thei try to plunder their camp, and thsy kept a good look-out. In the eerly part of the nudtf they heard a rustiing ameng the leaves ands cracktog among toe dry branehee hot whether they nreessdsd from the trend ef tm* dians or wild bsssts, they eonld not tolU The

MrtSu They kept strict, silsatSdaarioqi watch, for some view or sound that shoold iw* veal the ehsrselwof the wtibmu Soenthev vetoes* and saw toe shadowy onfitM ef hamen forme. As the party caaw nearer they bssrd them eonwsis ing in Freoeh snd ta a few tmncttee Lord

Asbbuirton gave Lome PMUJ^eaad Us

nions a cordial before ntol amidal the aftifipinl of Eu the of the American

chara&tr

'ksm

LATg BglTVIt 7^1^

KBXOBT

O* GBNBBAL HARBJSOII.

—At noon we passed North Bend, the residence of the lamented WILLIA* HBUBY HAK* atsoiv, the President of the United'Stales.— With aomewhat of that fooling which wortln humble or exalted, excites in us all, which prompted British OtiBoers to bare their beads as they passed Monnt Vernon, I gatsd btog and jteadily on the modest foravhonae which peeps through the thiek tree#. He had law to alt this vsst territory when its in tanta lay icattetfed and apart, weak in ber, but gallant in heart, the pioneer* of a new world. He hid watched over them an£ fought for them, and laid down the swoni when its work of necessity was done, to retire into private life, and spend his day* in domestic duties, sad hardy yet ptsasing toil.-*' From beneath this homely roof he had forth at the affectionate, countrymen, and walls for the last city to the distant Capitol, his

SfOOfr

urgent call or his

looked back at* distant time. From tbe

Mstep

Stt

tontf Ttiey