The Wabash Courier, Volume 11, Number 20, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 21 January 1843 — Page 2

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H'ashingtm, Correspondence of H* Saitimart Mm* WAsaxaoso*, Jan- .9. 1843. ATE ON THE

-^?rfefc Efflscirri^E PLAN ABANDONED BY ?J. U'THEOWIU) '-.. *S .". *JT T?,*

The debate iff the House of KepresentaStives lo-day,OQ the subject of theExobequer, was highly interesting and important. Free 'froni the personal recrimination, by which I the late casual partisan discussion on the

Bankrupt

those

iiOT

Bill was disfigured, it was one of

debates from which, (whatever party

pleasure may prevail) the public must derive great information—which bear, as nearAy as Congressional forms will allow, a re.semblancc to the customs of Greece and .Kome, where questions of mometiiocis pub* tic interest were considered, and the most prominent men accused and defended before ihe whole body of the People.

Mr. Fillmore, Chairman of-the Commit tee of VVays and Means, to whom the Exchequer Plan, recommended in the President's Message, had been specifically referred, brought* in a Report thereon, concluding with resolution expressing the unanimous opto 4on of the Committee, that thjs scheme of the Executive ought not to be adopted.

Mr. Atheirtoo, of New Hampshire, who |epresents the Sub-Treasury party in that committee,"moved, by way of amendment, instructions to the Committee to report a Bill, which he described after a fashion to suit himseif, but which, stripped of all gloss and verbiage, meant the thrice condemned

TREASUBY Biri. "1 Mr. Cushing moved to refer the resolution and amendment, and whole subject to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union.

Such was the condition of the question, when the debate was begun, in a vory animated manner, by Mr. Cushing. He assail-

Mr. Pickens urged the propriety of having the vole taken directly, first on the negative .proposition reported by the Cotnmittee of

Ways and Means unanimously against the ^Executive Plan and secondly on the proposi -non or Mr. Atherton, (in favor of the

*,#-«I%^TREASURY SYSTEM.)

Mr. Wise asked Mr. Pickc*w whether there ^v^was any specific plan, in relation to "the cUri^t^rency and the finances, under.the considera-'-fion of the Committee of Ways and Means.

Vs Mr. Pickens replied that there was, That specific plan, your readers must know, is the Sub Treasury System. The •minority of the Conirpittee have it under advisement and will report at, a,favorably ^opportunity.

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posed on them by the House, when the sub-, BOTH

Mr. Wm. Cost Johnson said he would go for the printing of the Report but be could not see what object was to be gained by acting on the negative proposition of the Committee because afier voting on it, the House would be as far at sea, in reference to the settlement of the great Currency Question, as ever. m£

Mr. Botts distinctly avowed, that his specific proposition, to solve the currency problem was (he establishment of a Bank of the United States. lie supported the motion for taking a direct voteon the .resolution of the ColTlltlittGC. «vi' ui a- »!v

?Mr. Fillmore no^ took the fleor, and, in a plain but most energetic speech, established the propriety of the conduct of the Committee, on impregnable grounds of fact and argument. He gsvls a brief history of the present question. .The President's message on *the subject, and the report of the Secretary of the Treasury fit the last session, had been 'referred tfDi Committee composed of friends of the Executive. After full consideration, they had made a report, accompanied by a bill, which.was proposed as a substitute for the Executive plan—that plan which met the highest approbation of the leading Minister oTthe Cabinet (Mr. Webster,) who had, in his speech at Faneuil Hall, avowed his sanc1 tion and, at the same time, spoken of the substitute {the bill of Mr. Cushing) as not

ed, with considerable warmth, the conduct of that substitute.' the Ways and Means Committee, who he ^'Then," rejoined Mr. Fillmore, "I tell the maintained had not discharged the duty im- gentleman, besides, that THE

ject was placed in their charge. It was a THEIR

duty the House owed to the Government, and LD BY THE

and he hoped the tvhole subject would be committed to the same quarter, so that Congress might take up that measuro and pass upon it.

SOB

What he wanted was

*a direct vote, 0t) lhe8e two BO^LBOST W|Lthat Mr. Cushing and hi% friends should be^"heard on the proposition which the peculiar friend srof the President had brought forward at tha Ifist session.

worth a rush—not worth the parchment on which it was engrossed! That scheme, the favorito of the peculiar friends of the Execu* tivc here, although so strongly condemned by "the Secretary of Stato, ia here, open to constderatbn and therefore Mr. Cubing (he maintained) had no right to complain that the subject of the currency was not presented for legislation, in the manner most acceptable to him and the rest of the President's singular friends. Then, for those who thought ti think of the United States was the best scheme, there was tint proposition. Finally, there was for those who were represented by Mr. Atherton, the Sub Treasury Plan. -So that all three measures were presented Ibr legislation. In fact there was scarcely ^ny shape, in whtch the question of the currency had not been presented.

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tee had discharged the ?ery doty enjoined upon it. They had found, on consideration, the Executive Plan so bad, that it was not susceptible of amendment. Nothing could be done with it and, in obeying (he orders of the Hou^e t% report QD it, they had decla their opinion against it ?inanimtnuly.

He was perfectly, ready to letiMr. Cusfaigg call up his plan, and ho wondered much that he had not done so before no#, instead of putting forth a partisan harangue, which led to the debate that has occupied the House for the past fortnight.

Mr. Wise came to the defence of Mr. Cushing, and, as usual, found it necessary (in order to put the Guard in their right position) to differm from his friend! He was against Mr. Cushing's motion to refer to the Committee of the Whole, and in favor of a direct vote. T-

Mr. Wi8e condemned totally the conduct of the Committee. They never intended to report any currency measure. They only designed to destroy the President's. They complained that the WHOLE MONEY POWER was in the bands of the Executive but instead of stripping him of it, they came here, and said his plan woufd not do. The substance of their report was fo say to the county Vow shall take Ihe Bank of the United Stales or nothing!" They imagine perhaps, the old issue could bo made—"Sub Treasury or National Bank"—but, be would tell gentlemen there was an alternative-—it was the middle ground of the Exchequer. "If," said Mr. Wise, you are against the Executive Plan, why did you not report a substitute!" H5 flMr. Fillmore promptly answered—"The peculiar friends of the Executive reported a substitute, themselves, and it is now before the House."

That is no answer," replied Mr. Wise— "for you and your friends did not concur in

HOUSES

MAJORITIES

CONGBESS

PLAN

EXECUTIVE."

to the Comitry, to legislate on the Currency, J'That," said Mr. Wise, "is an answer But the object of the Committee of Ways and will go with it to the PEOPLE.

and Means was evidently, in his opinion, to the Committee's reason why they have left prohibit legislation for instead of reporting the WHOLE MONEY POWER in the hands of the a Bill—they had brought in an abstract negative proposition, which if adopted or rejected, would leave them just where they were.

If the Chairman of that Committee wanted and he maintained that the purpose of those a direct vote, why did he not report the Ex- instructions would be better accomplished by ecutive measure and let it be discussed. Now the plan of the friends of the Executive, than there was already before the Committee of by the Sub-Treasury or any other system. It the Whole, the Exchequer Bill of lastsession, was a plan which accorded most nearly with the Democratic theory both of past and present times!

Mr. Arnold obtained the fldor nfter Mr. Cashing finished and moved the Previous Question—but withdrew it at the request of Notwithstanding all the efforts that had been Mr. Pickens, who promised to renew it

tium •WWI^IV vifiun uiv uivaiuvm

b^gratified by the conduct of this gentleman. He thought the peculiar nurses the Executive household had treated this pet iamb— this darling of the Executive—very bftdly. Although a year old now, it was not so large as at its birth. When the nurses presented it to the country, it was wonderfully little like its original self. They had not taken even the care which Gypsies do, who only disfgure stolen children to make them pass for their own but do not deprive them of all strength or character. Mr. Cushing, and his colleagues of the Guard,had so dealt with it that no one would have known it. The President could scarcely have recognized it, had his darling pet been introduced into his East Room!—with ears cropped—tuil cot off—a mark on its back from every man in the Guard! Such was the poor little animal, whose wool Mr. Cushing now Jivished to drawovcr the eyes of the House,

Mr. Granger hoped members would come, at once, to a vote of rejection or approval, *f the Executive scheme: and he would then aid in bringing up Mr. Cushing's plan—which he considered a very harmless madhine—while that of the Executive was a most potential and most dangerous Agent, giving the whole control of commercial operations to the President. He concluded with repeating the chal« lenge to the friends of the Executive, to declare by their votes that the Executive Plan ought to be adopted.

After some remarks from Messrs. J. R. Ingersoll, Turney, and Campbell, of S.Carolina, Mr. Marshall of Kentucky, took the floor and, after expressing how strong had been his confidence in the financial knowledge of Mr. Webster, and his admiration of his character, he decla red, that unless he had mistaken altogether his philosophy, both on Currency alM the Constitution, there was never a proposition which went more directly against the whole principles of Currency and Constitution which the Secretary of State had himself taught, than this Exchequer Scheme, which he now recommendedl A Government Bank, with a State Rights feature in it, emanating from

DANIEL VVKBSTEB!

As to the complaint of there having been ligfcf Would Mr. Wise ever talk of coalitions a mgatttt proposition reported, Mr. Fillmore

afar

Mked boMl.V, where was the man who would Democratic triumph it would be, if Van Bubring fbrw.nl »n affirmuir. proportion in!

tmri be) 2|K» Mi'id-el in 'fe.turc! ftsmr of that ft**, let hun oome forward and f" move to strike out the word 'not' from the

I would like to aae that individual" This open and direct challenge to the Goard was not acce pted? Not a man could be found bold enough to endorse the schettie* Call yoo this "backing your friendaF*

Fiflmoro maintaiwsd that the Commit1

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HAVE PRESENTED

and IT HAS.BEEN TWICE REJECT-

That is

Executive)" Mr. Wise proceeded to declare that he would vote for Mr. At her ton's instructions

Mr. Granger next rose and spoke in ah unusually spirited and forcible manner. The fate the Executive plan had met, was just what he thought and wished it would meet.

made to manufacture public opinion—notwithstanding the firsthand Second recommendation of tho President, there was not one member either of the House or Senate, who would record bis vote in its favor! Hence the fluttering which was witnessed hercfie said Mr. Cushing had not the cue when he proposed ^.siJi^tJgle^-this pet iamb of the

It was strange, in

deed. He would be the last man to denounce the Secretary of State, if, remaining in the Administration, lie bad maintained his own principles. But he has declared the ideas, lie so long and ably maintained, are obsolete and he brings forward a Government Bank, under a purely political direction, with a State Rights principle, such as was never before heard of! Tbts was raakiag his fame, and, as far as he could effect them, all great principles, "obsolete" indeed! -y

Mr. Marshall referred to what Mr. Wise had said of "coalitions." But suppose there should bo a coalition between Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Tyler, with his present followers Mr. Webster, Mr. Spencer, and Mr. Wick-

that 1 And what a strange spectacle of

sboukl be tartan b. Ctlboun «nd Web-

wiltl

Sub-Treasury Bank, taring.

Mr. Marshall hoped the Loco Fooos would

.. stick to their principle*, a«d that the Whigs L° would stand by their^ and let the «soe be

foirly decided, when the present Administration is ended—as it would be one day—when the Historian might record it in a parenthesis, as passage that might be left oof in rending, and never bemiMKd-

After oomc further observation?, he

notice that this was the beginning only ®f* speech he intended to deliver, wherein MT would define his position exactly, and iusj*$itions to the Whigs, who, be jgems jo thiafc, have treated him 'bgdly^y-'

An oijfer wnslhen given »«$- -"mbe? of copies of ihe Refltort at»d cient Kcsolu$an for thefuse of th£ Houih atartet aod r. Proffit haviog\obtain^d debate was adjourned.

Thediscuswion in the! regard to

OREGON

will attract

ALTEAT0F».

Bill js of the highest importance, both affects the interest of ihe settlers in that and interesting territory, add oar tfrial with Great Britain. J.

Ffim tk» New Orh«tu Btt tf WHIG NATIOHAL CX)*?EJfTfOM» The pnopositioB, which first nppeared. tn the Lexington (Ky.) Intelligencer, to hog&ra National Convention for the purpose ofj^ifl fying the expression of the. popular r^ard to the Whig candidate foj^ dency, and to nominate a Vice upon the same ticket, has been received where with manifest gratification. It been, hailed as the harbinger of certain cess— -as a means of quieting the discouhtints of those who consider such a nomination to the Whig party, as well as establishingti|e confidence of others, by ofibring the joouwti^tion for the Presidency to our favorite ctMidate in a manner which wilt ensure hisjb$ceptance of it.

From the Aroostooif io the Gulf o^ co, from the Atlantic to St. Peter's we hear of but one individual spoken of as the Vj^hig candidate in the next Presidential can^hss. There is, so to speak, an unanimous fo^ng in relation to that office. Yet it shouk^.&e borne in mind that a Convention may tfMst in giving form and Coiusistency to locat nominations, however numerous, an^ will {fece our nominee before the country in the oldfashioned way. This will sttffe every ^salousy, and allay any pique that may linger iri the breasts of the few who have thought of other persohs in connexion with the Gfctef Magistracy it will efTectually unite evfery fragment with the great mass, and secore the complete union and identity of the Whole

tIM r»*

Whig body. Mr For our own part, we are for placing the. Whig party beyond the reach of accjd^ttt. We are in favor of that mode of nomi^V10*1 which will best concentrate the masses sgjri bring out the entire Whig strength. More especially we are in favbr of making the ftomfnution of a Vice President itl full assembly of the Whigs—of sending delegatis to the Convention with express reference to that nomination so that, if a yet greater cftldiilllty than has happened should befall the country, the Administration would devolve u^pn Statesman of approved faith, and a patriot athO has been tried in the furntice and found pure gold.

It should be recollected that Mr. CuCf h^s not- accepted any of the numerous nominations that have been made of him by StSfe Conventions or' primary asaeniblies of the People. We feel persuaded that he w*£j!d not be wifling -that his naiiie should be jjped at the next canvass, unless satisfied th4t lie was ho choice the 1inite3 W'hi^ There^s s^rce^ a jlpubt is

yet a nomination by a Nations) t/'onve-nTOn cart alone make it so appeatin a way toJuppress nil cavil and silence all complaint. Resides this, it has been usual to offer Ihe candidate the compfiment of a national nomination, and no one deserves such atf one fitfitf the hands of the Whigs more than HipXCLAY.

We deom it not only good policy

mafcie the nomination in the,usual way, bat it is due to Mr. CLAY to present him to the People in the manner best calculated tgr secure to hiip the universal support of ihe }H*r-ty-—of its fragments as wetf ijs of the great body of the Whigs. We do not speak of this matter ex cathedra, bul we doubt not tjMit if Mr.

CLAY'S

name were thus brought opt,

he would accept a nomination, whiclf lu§ las not yet done, though made in many pla|es and in many other ways. "J'^

The article in the Lexington (Ry.) InlitHgencer mentioned the second Monday December, 1843, as the best time, and city of Baltimore as the most properfor such a Convention. To.these suggestions we have no objection though PhUadelpli* would be as good a place, and, as that city stood by the Whig cause through goo4 evil report, might deserve the CQmplimentfof being selected on the occasion. y-

In respect to the principtes upon which I Convention, should .be cailed*isre conci4s| the views of the Lexington The vote in Convention should electoral vote of each State. £ach might send as many representatives |0 Convention as she thought fit, but the gates, be they more or less, should electoral vote of the State which the sent. This would place the remote States an equality with those near the city in the Convention is holden. The State of iana should vote six votes (equs I to her toral tote) in the Convention, if she bad one member in attendance and Pennsylv should be allowed only 96 votes, [her ral vote,] though she were represented by a thousand delegates. If any other sriadiA be adopted, those States immediately in vicinity of the Convention will have an ui and unjust advantage*

In order to -obviate any misondersta upon this head, we think the whig «ne of Congress ought to agree upnn tlje holding the Convention and the ps time of me^iQgb As it would badeaira have as many of the whig fiithen in cc as coukl conveniewtly attend* we thoiyA would bo impolitic to restrict the number be present from each State to the vote of such State but that each should entitled to vote in Conveiatiiio her foil

vote,

and no more, is an indispensable req ite to a fair representation of the poplar will. .« 't

As ACT WOSTHY OF ALL ftuus*——A cantile firm in Barton, exteiwvely gnffisgsi in business, became wnbarrassed in and settled by paying sixty cents on the 4of« far. *n»ey recommenced busioess, and^tbrtuae has sinee smiled upon their uodertaki insomuch that oo Monday th«|r seiit "New Year's Gift** to each of their the balaoce, amoaotn^ in the aggregate tft about fifteen thousand dollars! ft is such aot» as ibesc, which redeem human nature fioi the charge of culpable selfishness so often urged. It n»y he that »ue4i acts ari not very rare in our cemajunitT, b«t we warn that rtiry more

TMB SMHEMM MUTjWY.

njwM* covgT or As Hem

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jelFTH DAY^praaiY,Jaav 3, 1843

The Coerttnet atiheawaljMar snd^|i.,»Ued on)iriby4isT(«sid«a|.^ P*r 'WT «r i. dntT G^iapiVaoaT,*as th®a rtcall«d. Bswi:b h1s i«^SSoay,CdSMmnd«Msci of thaCdwrt ibat the witnesses in thi case aigbtto the present be feept separate from the eiew1tf the North Oaxolias and suggested that they be kiipt oabostd the Somers aatil called for.

Tlie Pteirideat replied that the officers and crew oi the Vomers, who would be wimwees ia this case were now ander command of Capt. Msckcnsieai Commander of the Sooms,and that his mittad to Com. Jtatss.'as his€oiaaiaadiag^

Hte icqaest wss granted the Court saying-yt the witnenes had bee® brought

the

way

KSXs proper thatIshouldbe sl^to show that no such circumstances existed this case, ae mutiny on board the British frigate Herm.one dur the French Revolution, grew out of no disloyalt^ on the part of the mutineers, but was provoked b* a Jong course of grievances and although the principal offenders were executed, the grievances were "^e'^arda redressed by the action of the proper Court. Then utiny grew out of

systematic cruelty of ^^theCeptaia,

ana was provoked immediately by an act of cruelty, which resulted in the death oi two men. The mutiny on board the British frigate Bounty grewoutorthe brutality of the Captain and directly out of an insult to one of the officers. That which arose amonc the crew of the French frigate Medusa was provoked by the gross weakness and incapacity and want^of calm nets ot the commanding oflper. It roncerni me, therefore, and my profeBsionavhonor to show thai there has been oa board the Somers.and ot

ever/ JJ[

have had the honor to command,™ croelty, nodsregard of the comfort or the feelings of any of the ctew, no weakness, no incapacity which could provoke or enowirage any of the crew to this fcl Mv ebiectinthis application is testate that Lieut. Cfcrfes fienry Davis, who has been for two yesrs upon diS ssme vessel with myself—is now in the city and aa his

to Washington upon prgent public busi

ness. And triy wish is to requwt that after the t«timofty of Liout. Gansevoort is cloasd, Mr. Davis may be esamined.

ALEX.

feLiDELL

MACKSRSIE.

The Judge Advocate said that as nothing could be dtnis about this until Mr. Gaasevoort's testimony Should be closed, and as he wished to say a few words concerning the principle involved in the Spplication, he thought the application itself should be postponed until that time. The Court assented and it was accordingly postponed.

Lieut. Gansevoort then proceeded with liis testimony asl&lfows: On the morniag of the 1st. the day on whifeb the men were executed. Commander Mackenzie orderett me to arm all the psttv officers whom I thought to be true to the flag. He had expressed a wish that they should be armed beforte, but not having myself full confidence in theoi, I had until now discouraged »t. On that morning I obeyed the order* ad armed the petty officers that were tri» therr wpfe seven of them. The Commander ordered rae, oftef jhey were armed, to report to him. He then addressed them and nave them their orders. I had no means of telling whether heofiRcers were trueor not except by judging from my-conversalioqr with U»m, and uas in a great measure removed my susirfcioiwthat they were not true. The Orders of Com. Mackensia to the offic^as near as I car recollect, were thfct if they saw afrattempt made to rescue the prisoners, to blow out tbo brains of both the prisoners and thoM mak.Mjheattetnpt: if they saw tlie prisoners 6ar*wSW of the mainmaat ani in communication with the crew, they were destroy them they were to keep a watchful eye opon. the crew, aqd if they saw any mutinous attempt thSv were to nrt'thtir arms upon them. He then ordered tbgfet forward. I forgot to mention that a letter was addressed bv Com. Mackenne to the offiwrsapd sept the day before, the 30th, ordering us to give him our opinion a* to tlie tnilt of Spencer, Cromwell nd S&TFi^^toibh ^ttt course

Fto

alte^ted in the ward-roow where

be pursued.

vuuncil, as he considered ths^yessel in danger a: wished to show a force about the dteks. In examining the witness#® I ttdministered an own of Which I a copy, and ioo& down the testimony they proceeded. After bearing them read three of those who cotdd write signed the de^itiona-those. wbo could not, made their marks. The original mmutes sra the Rands of Mr. mnskell. the cop.es are '"jbs possewon ofCom.M»ckenaie. TThe papersalludad to weretbea sent for -CoafimAnder Mackemte intimated that the linger lie appt^ended was front the crew, not from the elements.' .. ......

The investigation was continued on theaext morniag at about9 o'clock, I believe- On the previoosdav we examined sight or nine of the crew I believe. Most bf (hem were petty officers: some from among the sp prentices whom suspected to be concerned in the plot The Commander was exceedingly anxious to know Ate result of the investigstion, which occupied not a jfereat while the aext day. I was not present during Wfiole of it, it being necessary for me to be on deck. The witnesses examined on the second day were not the same as had been oii .the day prevjous. As soon •M the Council came to a decision, 1 repeated the result to the Commander, telling himtha

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him in writing as soon as it was published. I told him whst opinion we had come to, snd that it was unanimous. He expressed a wish that the letter we were UrswiiMt op should be put immediately into his bands. There was considerable delay from tuwtskca made in eonytag. When it wss done I handed tt to him. He ^kd u-aod ahowfd it to Midshipman Spencer. The Corpmander has the original letter. (Com. Mackenzie here left lo «roduce the letterrJtnd proceedings were Suspended urtfil his retum. Th® original letter addressS to the Officers by Com. Msckensie was^th«i produced, as was slso the original of the answer. Both these teusrs'wers read, and nave Iwwn already published.] went forward to my duty and left the Commander to ronversation with Mr- Spencer. I was not near enough to hear the reply which Mr. Spencer 4nsde to

M#8k«»»e,s remarks. When 1 Saw thsm agam Snencer had a Bible his hand and tne Comittto was seated uear him with a wper upon which appeared to be writing. 1 did not hear the corirer. MCienibsn. The Commander had detailed the differ# »nt men who were to take the men under the maia rirdf. od which they were to be executed. He told me fat the two of the highest rank were to take Mr. jhMMXS* jfoit before he hsd ordered me to take the inen tWe tlwn 1 applied to him far permission to tahc teste of Mr. Spenesr. He gave me permission. hand in both

Invent np t» Mr. Spewer.who took my hand in both Of his, and begged me very earnestly to Torsive him for tlui manv inianes be had dons me. He said be did nut betboug 1st. He

chosen to pat him to'deafS or words to that efftxst l£i chosen to not him to'deafh or words to that effect S3 added thst he should have been glad to have a feasor time to prepare. They were then taken to the gangway Mrr Spencer and Small in the starboard

1 prepare..

gangway and Cromwell in the larboard* I Standing ia the gangway aesr hmsll heasked me if I Id bid him good-bye, aad if 1 would forgive him. told me that he was gailty and deserved his panwot. I think the Commander ssid to him "Small, hsve /dpae to yai that yoa won't bid megood-

B^.ii replied "I did not know thst von would poor bugger like me good-bye sir." I think ths CbnaMttder Mied him if he had ever treated him Jhadlv ot snmstliinir to thst effect and told him that he isaaauu he had 10 take the coarse be did bat that honor netti and the safety of the crew re-it-or eom^bing to that aawaSt. To wbicfc teptied Yet, mr, and 1 honor you Jot tt God

lfr^apen^r then a^ted Small if he wonld foigive amaiLreplieduAb Mr. Spencer tbai% urd for aw to do. For you brought me to this-"— 'rmTrHiTV*T said "Forgive him Smalt don't go eat of the world with any hard feetiaga in yoar heart.M |4id not hear small's rqply, bat want over to the oth^nwdTWMH'ttmgmi the hsamwdtfothewith the whip aroand bis neck. 1 bede fnai gond-bye. He m• te forgive htm, snd seised my head, grasping it very violently. He said that he was innocent, and haoed that we weald fiod it oat before six moaths or ttonbte that e&st. Ithsa went over into the s«ar-

thoas who slfrlef who, SfS Bght- When the ^e

board the Horl^Eaw»

Iina that they might be at haad aasoon as Cora. Mackemie then handed te tha Courts roraB#!nicittol^jf which the lbH«Wing is thf sabsiaace

May it please tke Cwrf-A«in all are on record it appeal* that tbCTBave beenprovohg a a to

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such

^l^SSraeellect—•'Yoa

Sky have heard that I am a coward, aad may think thai .toast*1 br»a» roan. Yon can judge for wwarif whether die like a coward or a brave man." Attbie time I wis sitting in the gangway. I stepped dewa thetwMer, aad Small asked permtMoa 10 addiassihsctvw. The Commqadsrgavepcrmissian,and h«said ^Msanaatee sad Srip-mstes! 1 uses pirate. 1 aswsr mardsredaay body, bat saly ssid Iwtndd. Now a^wtet wordawiildo. Take warmag by me." Hs srtl that Iris paaftmment was a one that he did twtd^eat «*n it waa aU ngfct. He1 said aoomhing wteh, ftsoih 1 heard IWB waea, I Ad not nsdsraskad penaisssea to give the orrhe Commaader gave htm per-

Sssail tetl Speocer aftor his

—^ung aboat an hour the Com meaner ai-7:--— to deliver them tSS^Jaw Wd have them decently laid oau_ After tlHQf were^aio oat, the Commanderaad mysstf walked IMMI IMI»N •oectsd thsm. They were a fterwaros as wed ap ta hammocks,aad Mr. Spencer laid ta been made from two naess-che^a *5® by caadle light-oa thesscoad day J^/ch-at aboat 7 Ishould thiak. when it was so dark, that yoa eoald not read priat and we hsd covered the

It had been squally in the afternoon,

red the bodies oyer with tsrpsuhns.

I omitted a convention 1 had wuh Sauul—on the 30th. 1 think ia themoraiag. 1 said to kira---l8nvaH. yMsee we have tsken more priaoneis- _Ttowseav

well was not.engajsed with Mr. spencer in this plot. He replied—^That's a hard thing for me to say, &r aad added that they were intimate together, and he had seen S^noer giveCromwellmore moasj^sh^* Kfte to give him, either.

the thing

and reatained a few. momenta by his side. lie made no farther communication about it. At this time, Wilson. McKinley, McKee and Green, besides Spen cer, Cromwell and Small were in confinement.

I also omitted a conversation I had with Mr. Spencer some time after he was confined, two or three dsys after, I think. He told me that be wished to have a conversation with me. I told him that I was reapy t® bear it. He-said his mind was not then in a proper state to talk about it. I asked hiim if he would send for me when he wss disposed to hold sny sonversstion. He said be would. The next morninz I went to him at about 10 o'clock, aad asked him if he was ready to coaveme with me. He commenced by nymg that he had formed this plot on board of every vessel he had been in—both iq the John Adams and the PotomacHe said he knew that it would get him into difficulty —that ha had trial to break himself of it-N|^-it- was impossible it wqt« mania vnth him. think wi wished me to mention it to the rommanaer. I did so— though I think not immediately. how soon after. ...

Judge Advocate. Was there any change in the conduct of the erew after the execution from whst it ha«r be be or a

Ans. There was, sir. I think orders were obeyed with more alaerity 4 and there was less sullsnness than there had been before in the manner of some 0. the men. 40 .. ..

Judge Adv. What were those things to which you said your mind was csrried back when you spoke ot Cromwell* arrest

Aiu. I alluded to things whiehhsa oocunredss fsr back as Madeira when no one but myself, Mr. Spencer, Cromwell and Wales were on board. There wss a good, deal of work-to be done—getting in water, provisions, Sec. Cromwell was grumbling about uis smount of duty required. I heard him say that "it was d—d hard usage he said that to the crew. He did not appear to drive on the duty and assist in carrying oat my orders as he bsd done before. He would repeat my orders and then stand on the lotecastle without making any attempt to see them executed 1he would 4o nothing more than repeat what I said to him.

At'another time, between Madeira snd Mesursdo, I observed an absent manner in him He was sitting near tlie forecastle 11 called to him three or four times to order him to pipe the bags down. He got up very laxily with a pipe in his mouth. His manner was disrespectful, snd he merely ordered the bMe piped down, letting his own bsg remain on deck. He would often go into the most violent fits of rage from some small matter, and ttse most outrageous and blasphemous language towards the boys. I recollect one night while hauling down the bead sails, the lacings got jsmmed in the stays. He said "G d-—n the lib and stay and the d—d fool that invented it, ,0f something like that I reprovod liirri sevewy tor this: he knew that the Commander had ceawd it to be so fitted, as I had told him of it before. When I reproved him for this a«d other offences, njs Planner wM#aflgiv Sacfr inyacea AehangpofmaneerOn boahi anq v-—• jaerv*d, aad bed observed it in thiseass, but could traoo it to any cause until! was told that th«*wa»« mutiny on board, and then my mind turned back to many instances which had occurred. ,.

Judge Adv.—Wm there sny change obasrvable by yea in the conduct of any othere of the crew

duty. On some part af the passage a sheet sftrjed away. The ysrd wasclewed down, snd thsComgapaer ordered me to shift the halyards end for end Godfrey, Goldeman and Sullivan were then doiagauty. I ordered them to make the neeesssry changes, but they were laay while about it. and I finally had to go aloft myself. I found they hsd done the work in such a slovenly manner that I had to do it all over. The manner of al! except Godfrey was very stin and dis*

te*!$udge

Ado.—Ilad you observed any change in'hs

general conduct of the crew— and at what time did it take place! Ant.—Before we reached Madeira their conduct wss very good, but after leaving there the crew were very slack, and I bad frequently to drive them to thetr work such tO lOyi vuww .-* told them to put away an article of eloinitig tlicy would do it readily after that they paid no attention to it.

Jttdge Ad».—kl the time of the execution how far were yoa from St. Thomas? Ann—I am not positive but thiak that it was five or six hundred miles.

Judge Ado —Have you mentioned all the conversations you hsd with King and Dickerson? Ant.--No,air but aif I can recollect.

Judge Ado.—Aftfr their arrest what circUmxtances ted you to tfrtnk a rescue wat intendedf Ant.—The men whose names were in the paper foand in Spencer's locker," were McKinly, McKee, Green. Goldeman and Sullivan, and some others I do not recollect. hsd seen looksMssing between MrSpencer, MsKsrand McKinly. Mr Wales reported to me one morning that Mr. Spencer waa exercising his hsnds upon a hsttle-sxe, as if for ths purpose .of using it. I immediately weat upon deck and saw him have hold of the axe, moving it up and down, apparently to see what ass he could tasked it wiOr his irons en Wilson* having concealed ths knife I have mentioned was atse a suspicious ctrcumstancs. Mr. Walas, I think, meniiened Wilson's having been about the launch, and MeJTmlyV having bis hapd upon a handspike as if-they were looking shoot for some weapon. His manner was so thmtening^to inda^s Mr. Wales to cock his pistol and keep it upon hire.'

Judge A*».—Waa the conduct of the rest of thacrsw after the arrest of Spencer, Cromwell snd Smnu, tas* proved or otherwise^

Otherwise, deeidedly and from tbem 1 drew my conclusion that a rescae was intended- They con

tmaally havered about the msiamsst, collecting in knots and talking together 00 the forecastle end gangways, and often

1 separating on my appearance,

and'never talking so that I could bear. So fsr ss I oould judge it was and is sty JSha belief thai on attack and a retcut were intended.

Judge Advocate. How was the top gallant oast carried away on 1 be occasion yoa alladea to A. I was in the ward-room and did not ess it. Mr. Hays or Mr. Thompson was officer of the deck.

Judge Advocate. Cromwell asked you to forgive him.^ Did he specify for what be asked year forgive-

Judge ^rfo^Have yod t^fttst that ivss tiksa froth Spencer Is lacker, and were yon preeeat when it was found

JL I'was present wben it was tsken. ft was foand on the night when Spencer was confined in his locker, contained in a peperWing-gless esss femehed with a drawer raxor-case which I opened and saw. insuie

apiece of paper as comes around rssorsand inside of that paper was the list. No rasor waa in the case, should tbink the rauer-caee shown was the one. (The law wae h«T» produced.} This was the list foond in the erne. (Ths names were in Greek characters J— Mr. Speocer had told me that he had an alphabet ottos own which aeoaeeleseeeM rssd. 1 showed the list to the Commander cer till sMie that be prseatnedso.

loaadsseeaM rssd. 1 showed the list sndsr immediately, bat aot to Mr. Spends ys after 1 bad previomtfy told Mr. these papers bad been found. He a newer-

several names written oa it, among them Roberts, was foatad in the cess bat as none of the names were those of officers on botrd, I thought it bsd no connection with the matter. I showed these papeni to Mr-Spen-cer on the 30th, I think. He then read off the names ia English, and Mr. Delong took dawn ths names as be read them off. I reooHect nothing else that would throw any tight apon tfcie inquiry.

Croettaaminsd.—Capt- MiOtmu propossd to Mr. Gansevoort the following questions: ^•evfiea.—Waa thsreorwaa there aat a written rantinaef daty to ba.carried on «n tN«n| of the Soiaeta,

and did it or did it am forbid the 1 toheaco by tha apprentices, and were not the eCeens ordeisd ta espy thsir routine into their journals

An*. Hera was sacs notiee, and I gave the order

-. Sf*

Jfeelings

said to him—"Thai's noi

want a plsiri snswer to a plain qaeetion.

Is not Cromwell deeply engaged with Mr. Spencer this plot of Spencer* lovftke the

Ve«el

SpencerV

oat ol the

"If any bodya

of the officers f" He replied-

hoard of the brig is, kt is, Sir." I said I tliought

BO—

bitirof tbe oOcers. A CMW was in'S! tltS-l^i that waskeptou' dsei, for thfe ussaf theoAosisof the deck.

Qa». Was there any bright warttabott thsSosasm, and the fiittilrdl of the guns neessssry to bateat bricfat

JKs Kotttat know of. Ones. After the discovery of the intended mutiny aad before the emnhmion of the ringleaders, was the Somen ia condition to go into sction with sajr arstpect of JWtsining the honor of the American flag' itiM Tfo, air, I da not thiak she was, aad I should have been very aorry to have had her make the at-

From what yoa observed and knew qf the ssirlt of the crew, aadat tha. progress ol the matiny up to the time the exscution of 'tin ringleaders, did you then, or do you now believe that the Somen could, or could not have been safidy brought into port unless tbeJfingleadera were exeeutedf

A. ldidb*kmtat& cmMmiMm tMHotk9rmUi brought into poH,and 1 do Muss seKrtB. ttkmkski never could kave reacted port i* tA* Hands ef her Queers, if the execution hod not taken place. I tkeugAt to then Itkimkeonow.

Q. Did you di«inctlv recollect that the Commander gave orders to blow Mr. Spencer brains out, or to put him to death, if any rescue was attempted?

A. The langusge I used wss my own. The Commender's orders were to destroy them—to pat them to desth. He did not tell me to give the order to Ms* out their brains. But I passed the order in that form because these were young Officers, snd if an attempt were msde to rescue the prisoners I felt the^importance of putting tbem to death. thought that if theshot Was wasted, and-the prisoners only wounded and taken forward, this might excite and drive ot) the mati* nsers to the accomplishment of their purnoss. My object wss to hare them killed at once that those who were attempting the rescue might sse it and be detsrilk ed from their object. My purpose wss t6 save shot— (as we hsd none to waste,? snd at once to destroy the dangerous persons.

Q. Did you see in the Commander or sny of the officers of the Somers, during the difficulties, any traces of unmsnly fear, of a despotic temper, oraay qualities unbecoming an American officer!

A. I MID netting tf tke kind. The conduct qf the Commander throughout tke whole isarqf the most «a* exceptionable character and I consider tke country/ertmate in having had inch a Commander, a man qf so muck decision, at such a time and under tuck circumttnnces retpontibWltf and danger at them emitted. Too much praiss cannot be awsrded to all the officers.

This movement has elicited the following remarks from the Journal of Commerce: Here is s' lead' for the Locofoco LsgislaiufS of North Csrolina which tliey will be a little puszled to know how to disposs of. They cnu't well spkre the bank but, on the other hand, thoy want the privilege of abusing it: We h(^)e the stockholders in all tbe baahs ^fthpaHsfinheis LBSiifawaSiii eiands Kiltf satrftf

Gov.

MODO*A),D

Among the last sets of the Georgia Legislature was one authorising specie-paying banks to issue small notes! Another proof of the inslnoerity of Loeofoeoism.— Richmond Whig. r*

MESSXS.

-S.

Did not ammber of the crew ia oos watoh

break thsir,lihsh at SanuCrut, andthusprsveat otli. era from taunt aiharisaiid wmthere aotameag thsm those whess names ^soa ANncer* list?

Ant' 9oms did'bn^ their hbeHy, and aiiMnc thsm wereMeKTalv^nd Orsea, whossaaittea I bslievawaia fewMsnthelna.

After the confinement of fencer and before the

I am not positive^ **ecoton did you meet any A My impression is thst ws did not. Lieut. G. was then dismissed, and after making up the record the Court adjourned.

THE LOCOFOCOS AMD THE

STATS BANK

North State, in

BANKS.

The Legiststure of North Carolina, a majority of whom are of the psrty in that State generally hostile to projects for facilitating trade and intercourse, aad to whom of course the best of banks is no better than sn abominstion. have set themselves to work upon the sound slid solid banks of their own State, the chief of which—and perhaps the soundest bsnk in the Unionis the Bank of the State of North CarcMaa. The stockholders in thst institution, justly iadignsnt at the attempt to tamper with their property, aava notiesd this action by ths Legislature as followsi—JVis#. Jul.

NORTH CABOMNAAt

McDurrit A so Hoeca—The Columbia (8.

C.) Chronicle comments ss follows on the successors of Messrs. Calhoun and Prsston in the U. 8, Senste 1 "We hsve now two broken down old mwi in the US. Senate to supply the pieces of Messrs. Preston and Calhoun. Whata falling offis there, my countrymen! No other State in the (Jnlon was ss sbly represented in that body as South Carolina, in point of eloquence and intellect. In talent the world could not surpsm hor Sens tors. Now the wreck of a great man nils tha sest of the one. snd cypher thst of the other.. What a position will Mr. McDufBe be pieced in! He returns to Wsshington to teer the laurela from his own brow to obliterate with palsied hand and feeble aim, tha name, which, in his pslmy dsys. he hed written far himself in the annals of legislation, to .fight against himself snd sgsinst every principle (with the exception of the Tariff) to which ho is indebted for his 1 tatfon, aad to belter down every mont mer ^Sstness."

MY. TYLER AND THg«0iBB. 'r Ths Globe, in noticing the Msnlt of tha Pissidential election in 1840»myss. '\L "The principal j&rf&eeted, ot the most diattngaiSh able sex, died: the seeond. who had eUimed whe of both genders, saeeseded and,aft^attsiaingthsGov erament authority, proclaims hunsslf, through bia im mediate personal frteada, to to be of no party- And, ia this Mattel

nmLafter st

to beef tha ia thiaewte

great partiee ao before the peoale nd tset ^eu strength «gnm before fUooantry and. at die ballot-boMe, the issae is deddsd ia favor of the Democracy- In tins thiags, tha 'unconstitutional facf stsps down pedestal and claims for himself the conquests conflict in which be had not the slightest paron. Hie schemes of Government, his mongrel

is dedded

state oi things, the from his pedeets won in ticipation. biok, bis hslf-wsy distribation, biss^isc^piiiqegai. were none of them even discussed ssunonntmg ihe dignity of political question, much less test ot parti4. in the great issues brouSitup by ti^fw thepublicjudgment. Neither Mr Tyler. nor his mesaares. nor bispietsnrfpns, entered at all iaW the thoushfa of ihe people. the battle fonaht and

Maine, Msssschasetts, Vermoat, Connecticut, N.York. S-Dls, New Jersey, Penn^s- B. Da,

W. Dis,

Delaware, Maryland. District of Co., Soatb Cartdiaa, Kentucky, T(

smsller pteas of paper, arith

won.thanheMMHjww

fo* ia the fable, and claims both the lion's sad tifsTe share.n OnttLArw or ras Bewtaorr

LAW.—Froai

676 988 875 1395 1189 999 794 1577 1572 74 74 99 49 379 911 99' •8is6 IH 99 •8906 'f 905 60 145 1800 1789 235 »78f 990 985 466 sua

tic

ths annual

meeting of the stockholders of this bsnk. held at Raleigh a tew days sines, the following resolution wss adopted

Retoltedunanimously, by theindividnsl stockholders in the Bank of the Stsjo of North Carolina, That if it

be the gjessurbof the General Assembly of ths State of

rolins to instruct the Representatives of the the general ^meeting of the stockholders of

said bank, to propose the sdoprion of such measures ss

may be necessary for closing ths businssa of said bank, and dividing the capital s'ock among ths proprietors thereof st as early a day as is consistent with the sseurity of the debts and reaaonabls indulgenoe to thedebtors of the bank, they will concur therein.

:p-

ed by the tbsoKdes The

has vetoed ths bill

Georgie Legislature, districting the,8tatejj of mambers of Congress, under ths Isw of Legislature of Georgia is Locefoao, like the Ths veto is spplied under ths notion that tha law of Congress, although expretdy authorised by tks Constiiution, is nneonatiiuitonsl. It is sssh 8tste--rigbt Quixotes, slwsys tilting with windmills, or imagining an invsding army in a nock of sheep, who have bvoagat loctrines of ths old Rscabliean icnls. xhs Lath of Dscember, no

the snelent snd just doctrinss rgia adjourned on the87th ofDsceml sfter the veto, snd thus there will be

school of Virginia into disrepute end ridicat "Geor 1 milieu IB

gislature of immediate! Congraaf—a course also sdopted by ths Legislature ef New Hsmpshire. The efieot will be thst the next Congress will exclude their Representatives from ssats, until Georgia snd New Hsmpshire comply with the law. This must be, or law of the land be nullified.

ICIV ttftbl mo «w NRA IHV. IIHI. W»I IIW conformity by Georgis to ths requisitions of the law of

Ifc

•4"

a tepyt

made by the Secretary of State totbe8eaats, ssys tba Washington Spectator, wa hsve aompiied the following autntks mthe procsedinfi aoder Aa Baakrapt law in the various States, so for as beard from:

Petitions. Vdunturw. TMd. Fesst. 2879 S90 2455 416 2423 339T 979 1450. 1S40 im 891 899

999.

891 899

1363 1388

1919

1899 88r M99

3 989 191 417

A GaiAT RACt—The gnat four mile lie* evsrtbe Louieiana course, on the 84th ultimo, between Jmst Foots. George Martin, aad George W- Kndatl^ was the best race ever ran in ths worfi—the two first hwts sv,» heing absolutely jtwqaeoonda foster thaa t*g*SSSto contestbstwasaFhrideaendBOMO. ueenpswa" took the first best, sad Mm Foow theory thi#d George "W. Kendetl distehesd tha se»»«d ss»t. Thar, Is* b£r, 7 3«* «.7 3d.