Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 16, Number 49, Vincennes, Knox County, 21 January 1826 — Page 1

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is r ( : f 4 WESTERN SUN h (BENEEAL ABYEHTISER, BY ELIHU STOUT. VINCENNES, (IND.) SATURDAY, JANUARY SI, 1826. Vol. 10. No. 49.

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tion of the Union is taxed, which tax op- preparing an act to establish an uniform , the proposition. If the committee could eratcs as a premium, to another portion, system of bankruptcy thtoughout the U. not devise a mode, by which the election This is believed by the southern planter j States, the subject embraced by this res- cculd be- effected, without the inteiposiand farmer, & our mercantile people ge- ! oiution .would come belore the commit- lion of .' ong ess, then it became the mcie nerally, to be the effect of this law ; and J tee. He hoped thereto! c, the gentleman piopci to inquire whether they should believing this, they will not be satisfied J would permit this resolution to lie on the not remove from those on whom the e-

with it. I never have thought that, und- table till the standing committee of that lecticn must devolve, ail remp'ation that

house were appointed, and it would then might bias them in that election. He be referred to one of them, under w hose . would not make any observations as io examination it would more immediately the fact of how lar any member ol Con-tomc-m ! S.grcss might be ir fltienced by the hope of Mr Johnson said, it was the good for- j office, in voting; hut every member tune ol his friend from Massachusetts, to would see, from the fahibmtv ..I'him.an

cr a correct construction ol the constitution, congress possessed power to expend the revenues of the United States, in constructing roads and canals ; but believe that the advocates' the measure have been seduced by Unimportance of the

end, to overlook the correctness ol the I have

have a Presidential recommendation, in nature, that it was impossible lor men j behait of his favorite measure, to satisly ! sometimes not tube n fluenccd. Mr. C. ; his mind. But, for himself, Mr. J said, ! said he wished to cut oil every thinir that

means. The present house of represen- j tatives is fresh from the people, and the !

able and luminous discus-ion which took : he was obliged to bring forward his fa- j could tempt a nun, and entirely destroy place in the Lst congress, on those sub ' voiiix project in the same manner, the all hope of office, and all imnutation

jteit;., iiawng uimuvii a uiuzo oi ligm on then), a better opportunity lor an impar

tial decision exists now, than at any pie- i the propositi u of a bankrupt law ; hut ii

he had that sobject not s much at heart as the measuie he had now, for the third time, presented to the Senate, he hoped he should be oar done d, for asking an opportunity ol briniM.ur it forward. He said

ceding period. 1 would therefore recommend, thai our senators be instructed, and our representatives it quisled, to take an early opportunity of bunging these sut if w It

jects ociorc congress, l am wen acquain

ted with the fact, that the people of tlvcf this ?as the thii u time he had introduced

(By Authority.)

LAWS of the U. bTATES.

public no i AN ACT making appropriation for compensation to the Members and Officers, and for the contingent expenses, of the two Houses of Congress. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the sum of four hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for compensation to the Senators and Members of the IIJiie of Representatives, and Delegates of Territories, their officer s and attendants ; and the further sum of eighty thousand dollars, for fuel, stationery, and all other contingent expenses of the two Houses of Congress ; and that the said sums be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. JOHN W.TAYLOK, Sfieaker of the House cf Renese fatives. JOHN C. CALHOUN, 1'ice-President of the United State?, and President of the Scna'e. APPROVED December 1HJJ. JOHN QUINCV ADAMS.

United blatcs are divided mio two great parties on these questions ; one strongly in favor of, and the other as suongly p posed to them ; and, 1 have no doubt, but the friends are as honest in their opinions as the enemies. It is a difference oi opinion cn great subjects, and when fully heard, and fairly decided, the nth.o ity. which ever way it may be, will be better satisfied."

same course that it had taken the two pre- , whether they should vote light or wimi". cecding sessions He had not opposed j Mr. C. concluded, by moving an amend

ment to . he icsolution, cor re-nondii e to

CONGRESS. Sitting of Congress, Dec. 22. The length of that always interesting document, the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, which we wish to place before our readers without dehty. compels us to omit, until to-moirow, our deladed report of esterday's proceedings of the two houses of Congress ; but in nti thcr house was ther e any business of material interest transact; d, not embraced in the fot'owing brief abstract : the Smate, two or three resolutions, submitted the previous day, were adapted, and the bdis of iv hieh n tice hid been given, were introduced and read. A-

motucst the. new-

business pronov.'.!, wa

this proposition. I he fisst session, the bid lo:- abolishing in. pi is. jnment forlebt, pass d this body, but imfoi tunati iy, itws at tbe close ol the session, and, like eveything, w;-ich at that peii(nl, k(K f''''' or e house to the o her, it ;s sw.nluwid up and enguiphvd tor u ui' d uo.e, with the other unfinished business ol both houses 'i hat was the fate ol the bill the Senate uctnlon; and. la -l session, when he agiin introduced r lu iibpict, he was

what he stated in his rtmar ks and

The question being put on Mi. Cobb's amendment, it was agictd to, r.em cm. Mr. Macon thtn pi(piscd the following amendment to all those lesoiut otis ; J hat a select committee be appointed, w ho shan inquire into the expediency ol so an.er ding tht c,i sti'.ution, in the election ol Pitsidcnt of the United Sii esj as to attain li e lust, most picfei-ubu, k sah st n de in rtgard to such eueti ns " Which w-a adopted '1 he coiomittie is composed of i ine men.beis. Cm. sldv.

Florida Car.al Mr. W ebsff rhas

! bi ought forward a pr GpMvmm, ior a Mjrvtv ol t' e rer insula ofForida wi'h a

uiissccesslul. Mr J m:(1. mere was ni J vi.w ot as , ?ini,..: : t ptacriccbiii.y of a men ber of the communis , w ho w a u d ui.itii g ihe Gull oi n, with the At-

oeny the rnsioaucl p i position lot mIikIi

he ( f,i -.coded, tiiat vn. is-.nn ent lor debt oiu,ii io be ..bo.islico; vet, for want oi ;. rknioji in the detail, ii was. h st sission. ,u-t by the ea-'.ing vote ot the pi u sidii-g ;.lhcer. He denied, roost unttjuiv-

oc div, tbyt this subject was embraced, in

lansic ocean, bv a si ip canal ac.rns the

iioithern part of the pci insula. We wcie i. fonud belore Mr. Wcb-ur hfi home, th.at he proposed moving ;m inquiry as to tnis measuie, thinking that if, rn t'xamination.it should pro.c to be practit able, it would be of uat inrnortancc to the

'hat o! aw uuifoim system ot bankn.piry ; , commercial intercourse of the countiv

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uc ijcni' ci mat u nairever Dtuitniuiuuu in any system here or in Great 13ii aiu, cr in any prop, sition made her by a standing com mil tee, and if nis life wei e spared, he wou'd submit it annually, as long as lie h ,d the honor of a seal on the flooi, although, ouied t expect to his associates,

The legislature of Virginia convened on Monday, 5th December. The following extract from the message of governor Pleasants, will bo read with pleasure, even by those who differ with him in opinion the style is chaste, and the sentiments of the governor will be esteemed liberal and patriotic. " The relation of the members of the confederacy to the head, always presents questions of deep interest, w hich demand and ought to receive the close attention of the states. Our complicated vystem of a double set of governments, operating over the same surface of territor y, and occasionally involving questions and interests of co fiicting jurisdiction, is calculated to excite jealousies, and produce feelings of a character highly unfriendly to that harmony which ought to exist between the state and general governments. - The strong excitement produced by the collisions of opinion in our elections to offices of high trust, should be allayed as far as practicable ; and whenever wc see in the measures of the general government, a policy which we believe to be injurious in its tendency, or a construction given to the constitution, which wc think contrary to its intent and meaning, it is our dutv to brinrr them to the notice of those who have had an agency in those measures, in that spirit of truth arid good temper, which are ever the best prognostics of useful resuits. It is in the spirit ! which I have endeavored to describe, that v I shall notice some of the proceedings of Vthc last congress, which, in my judgment tlescrve the attention of the general assembly. I allude, more particulai Iy, to the act imposing additional duties on certain foreign articles, for the promotion of American manufactures, commonly called the tariff law ; and those acts directing surveys of routes for roads and canals, preparatory to a general sysem of internal improvement. I have ever been of opinion that all restrictions on commerce, with, perhaps, some few exceptions, fur -ther than such as arc necessary for the just purposes of revenue, are erroneous in principle. The svstcm adopted, would according to this principle, be wrong, cven if all the states were so situated as to be borne upon in an equal manner, by its operation. But in their actual situation, it is mom wrong, because one great por-

a resolution bv Mr. Mat mi. cahii. on tFve Secretary of War, lor iinoi ma: i ; as to the disbur sement of vz app: . ;v h '"'on or clearing the Mississippi wvA (Moo rivers, of snags, Sec. Mr . '!"; zvci'., of Virginia, whose arrival had bet n hitherto delayed by indisp osition, to; k his seat in the Senate yesterday. The engrosscel bill muking r.ppir.priations for the pay of revoluth -na v pen sinners, and that authorizing the Male of Ohio -to sell her school lands, wr.c read a third lime, passed, a-al sent to the Senate for concurrence. .Vat. Inc. On the 9th ult. the followim; resolution was intr oduced in the Senate, bv the Hon I? M. Johnson. Resolved, That a committee be rppointed to inquire into the expdiency ol abolishiug imprisonment for debt.' Mr. Mills, of Massachusetts, said, Ujis was a subject which had occupied mucji of the time and attention of the Senate, and he should be Jad to have it thorough

ly examined, t hat some course might be j On motion oi Mr Hovnc, the following adopted, some proposiii-in made, which amendimiu to that im lion, passe d : should meet wi:h the application oi a tk .A no mat the ommitti e be lur ir ;yw j majority of the Senate. 13 tit he was op- j sum red to irqmre ir to she expt dnYy j posed to the app- intment ol a select com- j of soamindir g the constitution, as to jtmirce at the present time, W that pur- j i u : c the t'tcf.n Piesidei.t arid Vrce ; pose. Amongst the gu at v ai ictv of sub- ! President ol the Untied Slates, wnhi.ot ice's in the Presic't iii's n i ssagc, Mr. M. the intervention ol the Seriate oi 11. use of

rhere appeared to us to be in cat mice in

the reasons suggested by him in tavor of the measure, reasons which could baldly fail to Iciidtoa tl o'ough examination of the practicability ot the measure. Since tha lime, a letter hem Mr. White, tho

! d tlegate ftom Fioiidj, bus been nubiish.

hw should never comp'ain of the result if j cd, r cori n ending a similar measuie, in

w loch he strongly urges its piacticability and utility. It will be perceived that the proposed improvement is of an entirely dim r nt character from all other cana'-s which have bctn recommended lo the aitenion ol the general e,o e cnn.ent. It won d be

of national, and not merely of locar U'iliry. All the other p ejects which hac Ivea named aic striciiv local, limited m their advantagcb to a sn gle state, or to twr or three contiguous taes, posetjiot; all the powers ho e a r; mi; tnem ino ex cu,,f i- and caj aide of raismg the n cans for tlu ir ex: cut'n n. wlerethii bet. fits are to be di'pti.s'.d 1 u the woik he-c propowc d, is likely to he ol intieh bene fit io ne state i s to oho, Ik i, as rnucli to tl c I Kat as to t;.e West, and ;s much lo ren ote sta ts as to those near it. It is the'ch.n, a wot k sttictly within the p:oeol the get eal uovtn.n cm, as v goI veri.rner.i to legislate for the general intj e.e is of she Ut ion, and not for the local

mutts. s ot the siates. lloston L). Adv.

:v: h-.i'od, out een'cnt Ionised with having

diseliareed his du' v to Ciod, to bis coun

t! ) . and h;s cons ience

he leso'u'.ton has since been rcfecd

to the jueiiciaty commute. c.

Prm the last accounts received of the ptoreedii e,s ol C')i.grcss, no sin jeel ol importance has be. n eieiisivciy disposed ti ; hut ioanv inlei estiog rcsi.lutn.nb have been adopted. Ameg o'heis, ve aie rouch pleased to hi", t at o .ipporoiing, I y the Seoa.e, a sehci coi'K'i'. ec, to ui ourre into the ex., c o y ot anivnuii;g tbe ei jistituttf n, as it 'Hans to the flection ol Preside?)' and Vi.e PuskUik. Om tlu- mof.oti o' Mr li. nioiu ii was J.'c:oi'f d, 'I r t a sioeci committee be appoirird. v i h 'msi r uelions to :i quire into tbv t xpicdeniv ot amending Uic ccn-

Lsrituiion )l tbe United States, o as to

p'oMOe for the clecton oi P.-eioent and

j Vice Piisident, by a dneci vole ot the

J peo)!c. in distr icts

bald, there was one he had rccomu-indcd

! Sc he thanked him lor it the establish- ! ment of a unifoim svsu m of bat'k i uptrv ! in the Unhed States, in pursnanceol the

express dele gatiorr ot that power ttCt-n-

grcss, oy ine constituuon ; u. u n vrs,

Rent t'Sv ntati v s

Mr. Cobb then ro;-e and said, that!

w it'nout enter irg mio the h-quiry , w I ether they ci trxl str ike out a n.eeic !t,r the electmn ol PiesideM and Vice Picsidtnt, without the iritcrveni,i I t ithet biarxh

a subject connected with the pi oposhtoni . of (.'or.grcss, he vvomd offer an an end-

now brought lorvvard; and, w bei ev er thev

exercised that power, all the evils, of which there was so much complaint, would be effectually reuudiid. As soon as the standing committees were appointed, that part ofthe message w I, jrh related to the subject of b inkro try, would be lefeMcd to one of them, piobablv to the committee on the judiciary, and, when it was referr ed, that committee would then have before it, the very subject to which the gentleman now w ished to call the attention of the Senate, and for which, he wished the appoint ment of a select committee. Mr M was of opinion that, where two subjects were so intimately Mended together, that they could not legislate on one without involving the ot' er, both ought to be referted to the same committee. In digesting S:

ment that went to anoihe r point : its objects was toinstiuct the same committer to inqu'n e in'o th'.- expehiency ol o ainendint; the conii utiot, as to pievt nt Ihe appon tment of i-ny loeml'eis in t'oniess n any office ol hooor or trust urder the U tiittd St.ite, doiit g tle'erm lor vht'el stich scna'or or tepi e si native shetil have beer, elrctid. 11 this ametn'o etit vere adoptt d. tie evil wot.Ul ni t be so great, in referring the tleetiot. l Ptt si to the e'erisrc.n ol enber biar thf l Cm gless. While lie had the honor ol heir g a men. bc ot the other- house, he said ;t submitted a simr a pmj)ositicn. arid tl o' there w stiot a snffcient vote to cany v through, he had n consolation ot kt ow. ini;. th.at the vote in 1avor ot it wasvtty respecta!)!e He thought there could beno better time than the ptcscnt,to icncw

tVAMIISGTt N. DFX. 24. FIRE AT Till: l A Pi 1 1 L About 1 2 o'clock, on I hursd.y tight, Vincent, the servant of the guaii. oi ontv u he capitoi, Le'n-g srp'izcd c I an unusual light iii the apaitment ol the library of Uongitss, alarioidrhe librai ian, w bo instai liy came to the spot ; and, on opening the doois, peiceived a pait of the galleiy, (ofvv.od.) which inns rcutultiie apartment, to be on five He in nn di-tc-ly removed the ho ks in the alcove adjoining, and the alarm being sprcud, ihe i itiz. us promptly assem! led. An ei gine atid hose wete brought. atd by the very active exertions ol the fin men, aided by a number ol n.ctvhcik ot Congress, who vied with one another in their exeitions to save the library, the flineswtie extu guished in iesthanan hour Vei v f t w of the bocks, avi those of little va tie, are consume d. Sm e others, ol course, are injmed by the wet. and by a has'y ien ova' ; hut the loss is ttiflit g, to whit might have be n expected. The ceiling of the saloon is panly destroyed, and one of the alcoves el this beautiful apa-tment. It is Inlicved, that the fi:c otiginutcd fiom a rat d'e, left in the gal. .erv bv a yet rh n an u ho was reading i here till a late h nr ; at el which, biing op stairs, was not noticed when the library was closed. The unusual iight