Western Statesman, Volume 1, Number 8, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 28 April 1830 — Page 2
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an.l 1 1 1 -r t'liii 1" Juslii o Tninor .ri"-i k"l, jisitt.,l hv IJovi rlv K. Jrnsnii, Aihitn .. IJin'r.-i-1 pim. .ititl AVitliam N. Mct'cor, laxji's. Vice lVosiilcjits. 31 r. (.'lay w;is biippoitial on lits iIif l.v the II ui. lYwr h'aiiilolph. Iit'! of t'10 Unitoil Stat"s Distiii-t C'lttrt! V:i(! tlic '-O'tl I) .imitii'jii"' was noor inonlilioiiilly n nre-onioil. The iostivi' v of the evi'iiin-j; w.is Ii-M'.'ht-etipd hy a hand of music, titul a nmnher of appropriate soiiiis. 'fake it "all ii a!;"" '.he th-lin-uni. h.-il iuc.-t ;'ie ci umni i ;r "f heretof ae disc-ir.l.int pat ties the stroni: ili ;,a.t -iiaii' ns of iilti ialii the mi:tT d anl titiited iipplansr all lviiderrd it one A the iiinst int.i'.'siiit ocasiniis v,e ever w l't.e.-eil. I'.'n iau ? to jrjvini the tor.st in honor of y Ci.av. Jude 'IVrm.r made the fallow iim remark: : (ii iith men : lJef.iv I nnti.attnr- ihr- nct toast, I ask .our iiidiihreuro, whilst I iutio(!u"e a f. w in'r'Tii.rti.ry letnariis It is ti t c-vc ry nt.tit of di-tiair'ai.-li-'d talents or teat per-nti.-.l mi rit, who finds his way to in l;-:'i'ts(,f his fell.-ia-.iiei Unman Tia- ! ll'.'O t'.MpilU'si Mlt'lVttrtlt -TTiar-tir vnl'iiart atfiT timi, an.l to excite .'ipplans.-. It )0. '(iitrs .1 me oreal andqloiiuiis aehievmont, 01 a Iojit; liio ot' useful iinhlie ser ice. t,.
! inmaiid ttiose hijh eni'itii.tis. shown on
001 as 1 -ii: like the pivsent. This hall Wits once filled hv 31 ississip-' piat:-', assi't.ihif-il to honor a private citizen - to ti sttfy to David Holmes (w h nm liti;i r on the hod of affliction, Imt whom (1 1 pioserve !) who had lonr I icon our (lovt rn..r, that esteem his irood conduct in pul'lv, and his utlianity in private life, iiad excited in the breasts of his f. How citizens-. Fieomrn delight to honor heir most disMinguisheil henefactors, l.y their fpnntanrous and imnvdivtc heartfelt effusions hv the meed of their praise, and hv pnl.Iie declaration of their approbation! It js not that th; dr.tin;viished citizen who i:; near me, was, by birth, endowed with the highest ifts of nature ; that he ro-.-'e from poverty to atlluence ; to eminence in his profession that w e hon r him ; but it i l.eeause in everv situation in whic h ho hr.c
lu ( :i phu ed, he has been the bold and elo-
pietit ass(.t,.r ,,1 (j. r,Mi,is ,,f j,js cnmtrv t'ee eh:!mot..n of the universal freedom f man. Ia the .ear '!, I heard ntv lemoivd
fri' iid, then just entering on his brilliant
aroerot i ile, a.l.iiess an asseml,leil n.nlii.
tude of ten thousand Kontuekians, m .
"""on to me alien aint seili!io;i laws, hreet taxation, and a slandm.r !(rm .;'
time of peace. Ii 1(1?, I ;,a;n j,;,.,,.,)
him. l ef. re a crowded multitude, espousing 'h- . ause of his insulted countrv, when a IJritish vessC j;,d tired on an American. ..If 'oifi!k harbor, commoelv called the a flair of the C'hesapc.ike. He was tin; d aeided advocate of the late cloi t 'us and tici -ossarv w ar. coniin.,nli n.,,1
' ipi'ipetly called our second war of indepen-
" a- e. 11,' mis ever fieen the firm and .'"ra':t i'l'Viieatei.f ilomesti,. industrx and n.; i-nal imprevements ; and however 111i!. iiiinla may differ in opinion, as to some t thos" ipastions, Mr. Clay must be al I. .wed. by all, to have invariably sought Iho iutei"-i-. and advoeatrd t!te catlseof Ins ......I'ti r tho cause of patriotism -. and 1' 1- pi -, to be rearrested, tiiat circum --au -s !i:ive. occurred, wiiirh, at the pmsenl eii-i,, deprives the Union ,,f tlc aj,l
1! nisi miMont talents on tht- prenf and dis tiactinLr Mnest i-.ns, ,...neei imw the Lulians, and t!:o PulUc tnwh. I will not detain yon by rccapliulatinr. if I were ahie, fi... historv of Ids lif..rint !ef .c ! s,i 1 .t.'t.avc Jo ri.1()jlli, on of the peril, us situation in whicliour 3Ii:isippi population were placed, durinjr il;e last war witli (heat Uritaiii. It is notorious that the prosperity of 3js"issinoi ilcnends on the certainty of an oute( to the ocean, for our rich .staple production, and -i f reitt, as well as a tiomrsfic ur.iket ; that ia 1M)?--N, Congress laid a rein ra! r.inhar'): which, i-.av ing lon-j continued, wa.--..Mowed l.v act? of non-m tereouise . and, l.iially, h war in 1S1CJ;
war witii (neat IJn'aut, tiie niosi povvi
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I ' "..'-, .111. 1 an iii am ; l'M , l,r r,'l1"'ij'"', 'hen limited in mim-
1 wa-v,.n, ,,,.,, ,v s;v:iif on land, and na re bar!oi;Hr- snvar:, on the soa . -vp. -ed I., th- f-a'pin kinte on one ha:id and to invasion ,;:, conpiest 1 n thr. other; lint our . in i,;.-,-. 1 ' lea icd from a twentv e M-." war v Kyrope, ?eiit J.r i,,;,,y lie. ts and ainiiet fo surround us hv smmi 'ane hi- lnva-ioiw f,,,,,, Canada and the (oilfif ilivin; and their journals prehcl. .1 :u ..no ..i,i , 111. (I (!,,. whoh. I'inted S. ti, a vm re s mounded, and made pri .on e-., ' 01 .,,,, ,,,,,,,, . ,., ,,.,nl
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Vt'e also know that the war ra' d from North to South w ith var"i ais success. Dis. aster followed disaster, until September, 1S1;?, when -Perrys victory upon the Lakes changed our fortunes v. the North and when Jackson, who took thv field in the same year, compiered tiie Creeks, and
Uavc us security en our interior, and on our jj -astern borders appeared suddenly in j 1M 1, at New O. leans, collected hastily a jheteroeiiooiis mass of undisciplined militia
to meet the r tost fermidahle armv ever sent from Croat IJritaln, fir the express purpose of con.picrinjf I ihsiana an 1 3lississippi. r.irtmiately and cloriously he w on the battle of the memorable Stli of January, 1815! Uut did this victory put an end to the war, or save us from further d.-uijers or sacrifices? It did not. Although the I.ri-ti-h army retreated ftuni be for.) New Orleans, they took refuse on board their fleet, to seek other points of invasion actuallv made a descent upon our border?; took Mobile Point, and the adjacent Islands: and what prevented them with their mighty fleet for protection and supply, and th . ir 10,000 veterans from marching to tiie 3ltis-
ele Shoals ? froin rekiii(ilmr tiie Creek
war? and advancing to tiie Walnut Hills, and comma iidmjthe Missouri river ? from laying ourinfant settlements under con'ribution, and cutfittr off Jacks-ns supplies from tlrf' (ip.'er romitrv, and his retreat.
and theuby protracting tiie war, with all
its cotisequei'i a ' ? hat, my icll w -citi-zens, but the hear! '. heering new s of a gl irious peace, negotiated and concluded at (henf. by (i-illntin, Davard, Adams, 1 Jussell and Cia ! 'Orleans sav ed and peace concluded Peace signed in the arms of vieov., The war clfised in a blaze of I -vy from tlic north to the south, and placed the names of Jackson, M'C unh, and a host of heroes, on the other, ym the highest eminence of tame M c ha e done j'tsti.-e to our fee'inirs in celebrating the events of the war, and in bestowing public h 'liors on our distinguished and meritorious eountrvmen, on many occasions: and we have now assembled to testify cur gratitude and our t-teem towards one of the able negotiators of the Treat v o:'"7ric.ir tuar I reatv, nonorahlv
coneluded, which put an end to the horrors of war, stopped the eilusion of blood, and
left our beloved country, free, inde;lenden
secure and honored among the nations
Ocntleinen: I announce to vou the fol
lowing toast
Oi k DisnvjCistii i firi s-t : Tb" firm :n.f ra-
trintie St.iti'MTiaa tlic fii.iii'li i:r and u-a fulnr, e ulipse politi.-al virus can only In' snrpasser! bv lii-liHiu.i',i-o and aliihty in advocatinj t'11111.
The s'jntimeiit had sea reel v escaped t'-e
hps of the Piesident, wlien a trcmcnilous
cheering fcurst from every part of the hall.
s soon as the long and continued an-
plausc had subsided, Mr. Clav rose, evi
dently under much excitement. He addressed the meeting in a speech of about
three quarters of an hour i:i length. We
regret extremely, that no copy ofitwiw left, fur publication. We '-hall venture, Vwcvrr, to giie a small portion of the substance of his lemarks, although to do justice to his language, is entirely out of tiie a notion.
Mr. Clav mi id When I came among
vein, a private citizen, upon private, business: divested of all claims to distinguish
ed honors, to distinguished public men I expected to be received with the friendlv, ciwiotes of a hospitable people, with the cordiality which so strongly i haraclei i.es the pco)k of the South: I anticiptited no-
tlimg more : Knowing that 1 had the misfortune, to di'ler with a largo majority of
my fellow-i itiz.ens of this state, upon a rerent political question, that had produced so much excitement so much unfriendly feeling 1 had no right to expect anv thing more. I was indeed entirely unpre-,i-r..l it. js. it-..,. ...... i : I i : i
iu. n r iiiiiiupiaDiii; ajipi.iuse WHICH lias welcomed- r.ie to vour sh'ire.s. I find
myself surroended by a numerous con
course of people, and that, too, I am told.
w ithout relation to the political dissensions
of the past. Vou are right, gentlemen
ruder a government like ours, there will
alwaxs be great and absorbing questions
springing up to divide and excite us. The
muling System, the Embargo, the War.
the Missouri Question, Internal Improvement, the Tariff, are all questions upon
which pov.eiful hostilities have been waged. There ought certainly to be a peri
od when the strife should be forgotten
when men, who may have ditlered widely in opinion, should come together, audrenevv tiie bonds of social life. Yes: gentle
men, you do w ell to sacnficc something to
the spirit of cordiality and union to layaside the political animosities that divide o,i, ami meet and mingle in the enjoy me, t
of social intercourse. If is liberal it is
magnanimous, p. is a source of unmitorIcd gratification to meet you thus. That
pleasure is enhanced in discovering
among you many of my oldest personal friends in the high! vr respected iu:ii idu-
al w hom you have chosen to preside on this ocoitsion, I recognise one of my earli
est, and m . t valued friends; we commen
ced the career of lje together; and, th u li
-eparated bv time and distance, it. adds to
the happiness of this scene, to be able to say that, (he friendship of our early j ears
remains unaljate l. You have been pleased, Mr. President.
to r for, w ith commendation, to my poor services for the public welfare to tinpart 1 bore in the last war to my humble exerlioMS in tH3 support of other important measure, it.vdving the dearest interest of the Union. It in true, sir, I have devoted to my coun'rv , the bot.'or part of a Ion" life, which is now drawing to a clone. In all the relations hi which I have been placed by the confidence of my fellow citizens under all the distractions throicdi which I have passed, it is a source of the highest consolation to io;r and to J , that, regardless of personal consequences I have .'.li avoi-ed !,, s-rve her faithfully'
To say that I have somefiir.es crro, is but to acknowledge myself a man. In relation to w hat you justly term the second war of our independence, I had a humble agency in briti'Mii" it about. I
thought the interests of the count rv de
manded if. Insult had been a ided to insult, by a haughty power it was be vend endurance. I thought, with mt'.-iv others, that war o7ic could wipe out t!u; sta':;:, and teach our enemy to fear, if she would not respect us. The object was amp' v ac
complished. Although the trcatv of peace
settled no unestion. tVi.o the v. r
yet that war obtained f ,r us a surer ruar-
1... ..: i . .1. ,
wiiv, mat our rigiiis wouto, tiereai.'.T, Pe
respected, tnan the bonds of a tho::-a.n
CON(SKI:SSIO.N VL SI 31 VI AIJ Y
treaties. The victories of P
M ( omii, bi'nivn, and a host c-f etl'.ers.
broke the charm of JJri'ish invincibility'
The brilliant success of the American
amis, before New Orlenns direi-teil l.-
bcoM.-II.HI Ka.iM mi. lv,v:m.M;laN r ,i 1. K'-. J Tuesday, Murrk .K).The s, ,JL,-P day res'.untd the consider i':on (fib. K.ot's resolution. 3!r Joiuisia;,. rf 1 oU took the il-or, bllt had Hot t a::e!t)dvd hi s v., ; ah iv!ie:i the Senate aiij.a.i'iie,!. After the reports of connmtfes1., in the House! r.f Heprereatu'ives. .Mr. McWlVs resolution was again taken up, f.,f d-,;--Us-ioti, when Mr. Way v.e, of l.eorgir,. t,c-' c.ipied the residue of t;i huu' , ia oaSi ;i--
jtioiiS a;;:ii;ist the resolution. Mr. A Smv'.U jtheii ohiaiued ti:e floor. The till inako..
alr-
I r.pjirojinatioiis for mi proving cfrtau:
Hu!I,'l)"rs r- W:!S "'on otiieteilto bee
Jacks-n, on the glorious eighth of Januti-!roa'' frtn Ileifdo, by way of U
lv.iauguta salutary esson to our oes. n,,t
to New (Jtlea
when the bill
soon to be forgotten. And 3Ir. President, CCS5ivcly atlvocnft d by .Mr. Cr
now as on all proper occasions. I t;ik
pleasure in awarding to that distinguished
ause due to bis leerito-
individutil. tiie
ri itis services. Iiv the aid of the sterling-
valour of the American troops. aehi-.'v"-cd f .r himself and his countrv a last in"-
tame. All b.owcver all did t Weir dutv
The State i.i which I now stand, contribu
ted a liberal share ta the glorious result of thes'uuggle. The State from wiiivh I come, bled freely i u all our frontiers even
now , w lule 1 address you, many of her sons, far from kindred and home, sleep upon the fields where they nobly fot"oit, and bled, and died tor their count iy 3Ir. Ci, v took a brief, but neec-sarilv general view of the American System, to
which alius
had been made. I
am
aware. 3Ir. President, he said, that many
of us differ widely, vet honestly, in opinion upon this, subject. I would n..t obtrude m opinions unnecessarily up"ti others, vet I trust I shall be pardoned, if I oTr oneor two remaiLs upon this important measure! When it was first brought f ,rward m
Congress, it was urged against it, that the re
otintry was not prepared for the introduc m
-Tcr
nended in ( enirii'tte.. i, t. :.t
and to he read a third tune te-m t rvv. he Ho!!s then resell td i'seif mm Comt.'it.'ee of the Whole en the l.-i : I to ci r--' r n
htt tr'tit, was suc--'or.b Mr
?taiidifer, and Mr l;ic!:ardson. and w.woi.
pnsed bv -Mr. ( rocb tt ai d Mr ...,-,
On motion of Mr C ke, Jr. the Cemn.e-
tec rose and reported rrt.PTta-.. 'I'I If..nsr
tie n res died itself into rr rnmitt.te -f the
ho!e on lite state of the I'mon, r.ud lock. ui the b.l! for the re-o roi' ot.ria: .ion of ot.
(..in iim '.xpnidtal l -il.uic-, ami the h'.i
maxing tipptopriatu r.s foi bariatk
ii ad
i'-e'i JI. !a '!,..
of bii-::;
No 'iirncd . Si iia'e, 'i.i vvacJ
quorum being pre.-cut, the
'c!cr.t,1.t, 1.'.. '.',
te -iiy, a great variety acted on.
Tiie d;?cu3s:oa on the ros'bi'i"t: r.f 3'r McUuflic was b..'..t:ar:.( to a err, !, ,.. the lioiisa t,f lb-; jc-c-i'afiv.s, and the t so'.ntionwa-: t.cgaiiu',1 by a vote of Ay, Noes li'J. Several "n 5oli!; :ii,s ", ,-r
1 be btiis eri-erpd to a t'onl rt ad
There was a iii ic:i--s..-.e
the bill ir.al'.ii.y ai.'tiroi.riatioi.s. tic- s :i
vcys, on tl.r- moti. ;. of .Mr. Wic'tlulc, s t,atnciidth it part t.f fhe bill which appio
limit itr; been ct f en. r
oflhre.l
ing were nnssett.
on the l,:li 1- ir.
pr
' I , i. i- jim nil'.: , :a rnic lllll. Ill in'lllliri,'lr,r,., , . . . ill r. -.
- " .'.- -i i. s to ,i u " re ii i v cni i ,,in; ni i r,--., 'i : . .:
,1 . . . . . - . v. ... v"ii';il.v, I l.!3 ! OIU-H l.) 1151 Clin that eur territory beina extensive, our soil w.-.t tierr-.ttia,,! . i .
, i - . - - ... s.i, i.c.i, in-.- ioi.- ia i: ir( lVes i
v uin. i-ii'Miai r t ii ut rmrnts upn. m , r..s tit
mt ly ether branches of indusr that t;
abor conuna tided a higher nricc fiere. limn I
i, . ' . ' ----- -s.,--...,wv.oi. oi.' i, n. -la, a
jitrofie tiiat (rcat. Jiritam oossessr-d ho M,i,rn..c,i ..j ...i . .
,1 1111. ' s-..fc,,,.-.sv u ,UI ;t l0. ther and decided advantages over us, par- row. The House then ;,c'o
ti.
uhirly in Ib.e skill of her 'mechanics, and of the whole, ea' t!
.. a- -
in me pcrteetion to whicf, she had brought priatiot:3 for barrack
.... ...... wv .n.u m usi loiiow, of ported with an anu a jnient . A.l.,,uined course, that lnr m:m!if:n-t. ,'..1 i. I '
- ' ' " V 1 Ml 1,1
n-japer and better. I he experiencr of" Li
in I . "
icais, .-am ,ir. e, . lias sliown the V.llae) 'I these prediction... Not oidv h :. tl..M-
ecu proved to be groundless, but tl,o ...
. . . . " .
gu.iieni is now utxui tiie oll'.er side Ami..
ricaii manufactures are not only i-h.v.......
but they are better, being more durabl"
1 lie subject, Mr. President, appears to me to be summed up intwo onestions o...,
in relation to sale the other to purchase
II iw j it in relation to the seller? Sir, I put the simple question is it not better that he should have two markets th:,n.?
a home market, as well as a foreign mart - '
Ket. i-i me c-iiilme myself to the stajde of your own State. Vou complain, and not without ;i reason of the present lowprice of com .i. There is a surplus of the raw mall rial in tiie f -reign mark' t, and the necessary co;eeq!ieiiCe is a depreciation in value. JJat. sir, what would be the roe.lt, il'lhetrto hundred thousand bales, which are maw consumed by tiie home ma mi f ict iircis, should be thrown into the foreign market, w hich is already ;dut1ed ? Why, sir, further and alarming depre'-jation in price the consequence ivoald be inevitable Now, sir, for ihe buyer how is it with him? Uring torward any article you please, that lias I cen ;f!'ectcd at till by the tariff, ami let us see if the price has not been reduced since the tai iff of -til ? Sir, I challenge the investigation. I will refer you to an article which at this moment suggests it-elf it may be because if touches individual interest (Here Mr. Clay could not refrain a mutual smile with a gentleman, who at the moment caught his eye, ami who for many years has been 31 r. ("s agent in this place for the sale of Cotton liagging, which w as the article to which he referred J Formerly, Hagging sold at from thirty to forty tentsit is it""' selling at eighteen cents. Hut, 3Ir. President. I cannot enter upon the details of this measure. I will not detain vou longer. Upon this subject I am fully aware, that many wise and honest men are radically opposed to me in sentiment. Sir. I have not the presumption to hold up my opinion as infallible it may be that I mil wrong. But, Sir. said Mr. C. after a long and anxious observance of the effects of the "American System," not only upon the immediate objects of its operation, but upon other great branches of the national industrv it is my unshaken opinion it is my solemn belief, that it forms one of the great foundation stones, upon which alone, the iudepeiidi nee and prosperity of our be
loved country can rest securely.
Kilt I be
1 w 11 i nnn nocietv. v pardon, Mr. Prestdenf, f, ,r committed to.h
thus wandering into Hubiet fs. which i.ci
hapiliave nothing todo with thisoeeasnm I shall trespass no further. I thank vm, Mr. President I thank you my follow-ri-lizens, for (his unexpected and most gratifying reception among you, and for the flattering sentiments you have been r.leaseil n.
express in my behalf. Allow me to sav.
in the fullness of my hearl, tha t M irfierr have I received more hospitality more liberality, more good fechng, than at your hands. lie assured, that, through all ' the vicissitudes and changes that, await 'me in the remaining p. of my life, 1 shall look back upon thisinoment,"withcoiiscions pride w id, profound gratitude. Mr. C.A v ,1,,,,, pr,,(l,,SI,, i'(, () I'lntv.il tlic lY,.p,. ,, ' .Mivisai-.ipi ,.-'
prunes a sum lor cu.vev.-', as to
sburaemci.t to work? which Lav-ad-couinienerd, or wimh l ave
a v
be,! i
err after m'a.r'e.
f
The A vf a nd N er a ere .-r..in
itkenon tiie engrossnici:'. et'the bill A cr
21, Noes 61. So the bill v n- ,;r,! ieii ...
(1 titi e l. -mo i -, it: Commit tee
bill fi-akirii' aj.preOv c. iiliteh w ;,s rs
tnurfwaij. Apr:l the innate. t.
IV. IlltiC , liMsiio ss uas tv ,,,-., r,. A . ,.1 -
.......... ,j, UOU Jfc great number of bibs ei-g aged affentiwi.
in the House of i.epi"sei:tative-, the I to con? f reef a n ! ('-. T.,,tr,i,. i...
- ---- . , . ,.j IMIHUIU l-'J Washington, to N'cw Otlems, was tukui. cp, but no decision had on the subject. I'riilatH Ayrli 2 In the senate to-dny, the discussion on Mr. Foon icsohifion w asresumed ; and Mr. Johnston, of I, cuisianacoiicltitl( d Ins sjiet : h . In the House of Reprepeatatiies. theda was pi ine.i pally spent in the con-iilei ,,tio.
of a Ptivate bill f.,r tl rl. r.f of .1. i.i,..r
Walter Livingston. --Kcje ete! 8.0 lo 3. Saturday, Ji-rit 3. The Senate did not it to-day. In the House of R( -prerentativt ?, th Judicial Committee made a it-port en li." chairf j submitted to them ;eani,.t Judge Colliding, of Niw Ym-k, slating that tla ? had tiiscowrrd no suthrK r.f gteund to war rant the iuteifcrei.ee of i)!e House, an i asked to bo tlisr -hurgt d from thefaithc i cor sideration of the snhjc rt. Mr A ;.n iclet me from the Cotnniittt eon Crnimc-rce. ii ried a bill extending the privilege ofdilci:ture to merchandize transported by hind, or by land and water ; and a bill authorizing the transportation if merrhaiidize, with the benefit of . drawback, bvtwttii lie Atlantic ocean, and the iV.Kl.f.n lakes; aici Mr. Yc-iplaiit k, fn ni the Ci mmittte tf Ways and Mpuis, u ported a I ill n.akiiig appropriation for carrying mto tfliet e Ttaiti provisions (,f the treaty with the ( belekee Indians. W st of the Alis.sissippi. 'I he resolution offered by 3Ir, Uates. m January last, r xtending the bpiuflt of the presi r.t system to every soldier who aided in the war of the revolution, and to every soldier of the late war who is disabled from obtaining his own support f,pn, manual Jabtir,waj tukeu up. and oiscussed ' Monday, April 5 In the Fenafe, nday, a hill gruiitinr certain lands to tl,.-
Stale of Alabama, fi r the purpose of im-
priiiing I lie navigation ol the oo.-a live.., and to connect it.s waters with these oi
Te,inee.e, wan p sseu Ay s 2; s 3. no ii J '
I tie i elision bill was fo-dav taken in. m
the House of i;"u-eseii:;tiei. "and that por-
iion which ittcleitcd tiie soldiers ol the lite war stricken out
Tliumlat. April T. f.i the Senale, to
day. several n-sobitioiw i,if'.,r.,.i i .. .
,, , ' " " ") 'i Holmes, i-oiuiecied with the IVm (Mticc
lf partmeiit, were ordered to he mi (he table. In the House of Jlenrcscnutn ,. flf
roniiected with a nieinoriakof the Cob mz.i tion Society, evc.-Xc was iei.oited ami
ie committee of ihe uh. .li
nn the state of the lnion. A icsohition
passed, allowing Judge Te, k to make tn
the lleiise Inline Wednesday next at I'
o'clock, a written oi oral argument m reply to the tli irp s piefencd by 31r. Lawltsi
against, lutn.
Friday, Anril 9 The Semite fo-ibiv
alter the tnuisiiction of other business i stu
men the consideration of the bill in:iL..i.
. . . .".s provision tor the icinoval of the Indians be.
vond the Mississippi; and Mr. Fhhim
lirvsoN concluded his speech upon it.
Some fin ther discussion took ohm.
day, in tin House of Kepo scntatives. on the
resolution lepoiieu item the Committee on lh trem hmcnt. en the subject of il, ,,,,,.
ing of dociieicnts AiliHirned.
9 - "v"