Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 21, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 20 February 1830 — Page 1

WESTERN SUN & GENERAL ADVERTISER.

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CONCiUKSS vHiNroN, J;vi. 23. The Senate did not sit ye...;t relay. In the House oi Kepi esttuativts yester day, several bills were introduced trosn stal ling committees, one of wnich was from the Cooi'iiittee on Miilitaiy Ad'airs, making an appropriation oi 31 1.064 dollars lor "jcrtai-i expenditures, on account of ihc i:Lng;:eer, Ordnance ami Quat tcrmastei 's Depart nicnts; and one from the tiommi'tee on l treuchment, pi onibitmg the use of sect et service money in time of peace The ilouv then resume i the consideration of the s ? lution of Mr Blair, of S C. on the subject oi the West Pont Academy. This w . ,mer some debate, finally rclened to the Committee on Military AhVirs The remainder ol the session of the House was occupied with private bills Fiiday hjing the day devoted to that object. The House then adjourn until Monday next. U ,S' Tel.

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W A 1IING ion, Jan

In the Senate ycateruay, aiming the various petitions and memorials presented, w ere two Irom the State of Maine, bv Messis.

Idiincs and Spruguc, and one I rem New i York, by Mr. Dudley, remonstrating against j the transmission and opening ot the mail on '

the Sabbath, and one by Mr. llibb, Irom the Trustees of Transylvania University, praying for grant of lands in id of that Institution The resolution ot Mr. Koot, pioposiog to institute and inquiry into the expediency ot abolishing the othce ot Surveyor (ienora!, and oi suspending the surveys of ihe public land was again resumed, as the unfinished business; Mr. Havne, in argument oi great length, concluded his reply to the speech d INI r. Webster on Wednesday last. 1'hc question which is now on the motion of Mr Webster for an indefinite postponement of the resolution, was not taken, w hen the Senate ad piot c d. In tiiis House of Representatives, various petitions were presented, and several i evolutions passed. Some private bills were advanced in the regular stages of legislation, and the special order of the day, being the contested election between Messrs Wash burn and Uiplty, of Maine, was then taken up, which occupied the remainder of the day. Messrs. Tucker and Anderson were the only members who were enaokd to address the" House on the latter subject, prior to hc arrival of the hour of adjout nment. In the course of the day, a communication was received from the Secretat ycl the Navy, enclosing u statement of expenditures of moneys appropriated for the Continent Fund of the Navy of the United States. V.uring the

year ending on the oUth of September J 8 29. ' WASHINGTON Jan. 27. The Senate was occupied yesterday, for nearly the whole of its session, with the claboiate argument of Mr. Webster, on the resolution for checking the surveys of ihc public lands, in reply to the eloquent specc'i of Gen Hayne. Previous to the taking up. of thi resolution, which was the special order, Mr. Marks presented a memorial from the Society of Friends of Pennsylvania, N. Jersey and Delaware, remonstrating against the adoption of any measures for removing the Southern Indians beyond the Mississippi, or against permitting the extension of jurisdiction by the Southern States over such Indians In the course of the morning's business Mr. Rowan, having obtained leave, introduced a bill authorizing an additional subsciip tion on the part of the United States to the Louisville and Portland Canal In the House of Representatives, the first part of the session was devoted to the consideration of numerous resolutions. 'The H use then went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Polk in the Chair, and resumed the con Bi lcration of the contested e lection of the ho norablt James V Rijd y o: Maine; Pcarce of Rhode Island, and Mr. loesfdl of m nccticut, speke in opposition of the right of

the sitting member to retain his seat, and Mr. Monell of New Vork, in support of the report ot the Committee on Elections, which declared Gen. Ripley to be duty elected. Mr. Isacks has possession ol the fioor upon this subject to-day.

Washington, Jan. 28. The Senate was again occupied, yesterday, for almost the whole ol its session, with the debate on Mr. Foot's resolution, in relation

to the Public Lands. Mr. Webster concludded, alter being on the fioor for nearly three hours; he was followed by Mr Hayne; and, alter a brief reply from Mr. Webster, the Sen-lie adjourned. No other business of importance was transacted. In the House of Representatives, a message was received from the President, in relation to the allowances made to the Ministers of the United States abroad, for travel irn; expensee; and also to Charges d Affaires, lor outfits, Sec when not appointed by the President and Senate. It referred, besides, to vatious items of expenditure concerning our diplomatic intercourse with foreign nations; and among them, to the rctuni charges made, and the claims of consuls performing diplomatic (unctions without authority, during the vaca'ion of the cilice, or in the ab sencc ol the functional y authorized to fill it it alluded to the well known case of the allowance made to William 15 Lawrence, late Charged' ffairs at London, and stated that the President h d not directed a suit to compel the reimbursement of the money paid to that gentleman, preferring fo leave the mat ter to the discretion of Congress, to whose legislature vvbdo-n he (ihe Preideni) submitted the whole ol tne subject contained in his message. It was referred to the Com m'ttec on Foreign Allans and ordered to be pri ;' d. Among other resolutions were the following, submitted by Mr Drayton, of S. Carolira; which were read and committed to a Committee of the whole on the State if the Union. Resolved, 1 hat all duties upon imports which operate oppressively upon the great

body ol the neonle, or uneuuallv u. n c

tain portions oi them, ought to be repealed or mortified. Resolved That the importation tif rr.w wool, the prime cost of which does not exceed 1Q cents per pound, ought to b. itr.itled without being subject to the paym-m r i any duty; and that the duties upon eT. other kinds ol voji ought to be r--iuced. Resolved, That the drawbacks which existed on the e xportation of spirits di-'ilicd

PR LSI DENT JACKSON AND BISHOP CON WELL. The following letters have been handed to us lor publication. 'The fitst is from the

Bishop ol Philadelphia, and was written on ai

sheer of paper upon which was a neat copperplate miniature impi essinn of the late Pope it also enclosed a miniature portrait ot the Bishop for Mrs Jackson. From Dr. Conzvell to the President. Rome Jan. 1st, 1829. Most Honoured S'tr'V -1 J earing ol youi E lection to the Pr sidetChair, as a i uizen ..t the United States far avfay from home, 1 beg leave to indulge the satisfaction I leel in thus coming before you, in efTigy, to express on paper, the sentiment of a heart exulting with extreme joy on that propitious event. f I congratulate you and your friends, and especially Mrs Jackson on that occasion, and anticipating the happiest results from youi administration, I congratulate the United States in general, wishing you health and every blessing for a long scries of years, and Heaven hereafter

I have the honor to be with sentiments of the greatest respect, Most Honoured Sir, Your faithful friend, And most obedient Servant. HENRY CON WELL, Bishop ol Philsi . i i

ueipnia To his Excellency Gen An

dkkw Jackson President of

the United Slates

The answer reached Rome after the Bish

op's departure, it was sent after him by the American Consul, and reached the Bishop in Paris before his return to the United States. The Prtsident'ti answer To the Right Rev. Bishop Conwell of Phil adelphia. Collegi) delta Missione Roma, Washington city, April the 25i h, 1832. Dear Sir : 1 have the honor to acknowledge the icceipt ol your letter cf the 1st oi January last, and to tender you my th.mks lor ihc engraving of his Holiness Pope Leone theXIIth, and the impression of yourself, which last you had the goodness to send with y iiir congratulations to Mrs Jackson. I lei 1 a mt'lancholv nleasurr on nrrention-

j i - 1 r them, for we have accounts of the death of ihe ) Pope, fnd shortly before the date ol your letter, Divine Providence look from roc the dvu'' companion ot mv bosom. So that with-

"J IVaifnng of y ton Cfi, J D C

in tiii brie! period we both have been sub

j ctc:l to the heaviest calamities, an-t v hat )Oully construend.

have ilesigr e?! as tokens ol respect lor the livi-: can only be accepted as memorials of their departed rcith. Allow me, Sir, to express a hope that no-

irom mohsscs, before the ict of the I'.mIi oi thing will occur in ihe scltction of the surMay, 182, ought to be again allowed ; and j cessor nt Rome, to detain you long from your

q"iet and interest, even at the si nfi; t

pinion J AMES B R

Short y after the bill was deposited in ihe olSce ol the Stcieury ol Mate, this unprepiecedtnted act having been made known to somcol the Senator, Mr. Worth introduced a resolution calling for the bill, or for a c py ol the remaiks; on the production of which Mr. Linton offered the following resolution: Revolved, That in the opinion ol the Sena e, inc power of the Extcutuc over bills, which pass both houses of the (J netal Assembly, does not extend to sciihh.i.. individual abuse upon them; and that the it.dulij.rr. n I enr't. til m .nt . i i . 1. r

bill for opening the Michigan road, is not oni an uucourteous lelketion upon the discilmiuationol the Legislature, but a manifes ation of sp:ecn unauthorised by the Constitution, oi ollicial proprictv. This resolution was adopted by a large majority, five senators only voting ainst it. Comment on this conduct of the governoi is unnecessaiy. A bare recital ol the facts will manic every reader tolor.-na correct upiuxn in relation to it, and to pronounce upon it that sentence which ii merits Tht y go t i t of tne senate, as embraced in Mr Lin on'g leso.ution, is certainly ui ai d emphatic. mtm washing ion, Jan. 2Gth, 1830. Without adopting the conclusions o the writer ol the following, we must bay. having seen the machine to which it relets, that it "13 one of the m st curious and successful exertions of ingenuity that we have e ver seen. It is so lar akin the Perpetual Motion, that the wheel will certainly revolve as long as air will circulate We d not sav that tin Invention is new, but it is entirely new to us, and, we have no doubt, to the inventor also: A horizontal wheel, propelh d by the power of the atmospheric air, whose revolutions will be perpetual, constructed upon principles novel and extraordinary, may be seer at Mr Johnson's Farmer's and Mechanic's Hotel, nearly opposite P. Maurt and Son's Auction Rooms. Those wh have made cxpetimems i Xatutai Phil -sophy, are aware that ihe pow. of ihe atmosphere in its pressure upon the giobe exceeds that ol the other tltn.tn s united ; ami this wheel evidently demonstaits that 'he powers ol water, the lever, and 11. e sttam, must eventually yield to the bupetim loice of the atmospheric air, in a machine scieniifi-

that th duties upon molasses, cotton bag-j country to uluch I wish you a safe and pro ging, sail duck and unmanufactured i on, : perous ret'.ii n. With the assurance ol mt

hrmr .in;l fhiv rsni"hl to hr rrdortfh CUk'-

lr Urllarv, from the CommU'cjc) on Manufact ui es, reported a bill to amend ;;t fcot in alteration of the several acts imposing duties on imports; providing for the mode ol appraising he vaiueof woollen soods impor ted into the United States, and for the collection ot the duties thereon. It was read twice, and referred to a Committee ol the Whole on the State of the Union Alter the transaction of various other business, the House resumed, in a Committee of the whole, tire consideration of the contested election of General Ripley, as a member from the state ot Maine. Mr. Isacks spoke in support ol the validity o! the return of that gentleman; and Mi Evans of Maine, in support of its legality, until the close of the sitting. 16. We have lately read a a highly instructive and practical paper, in the shape of a report Irom a committee of the senate on the state of the current coins of the United States This was accompanied by a bill proposing to enact suc.i measures as are deemed by the committee necessary to remedy th lects in the present system. As wc cannot just now make room for the report, we have thought it proper to insert, for general information, a copy of the bill which is now pending in the senate:

i J dill in addition to the acts concer?:ing cri',-.

and the Mint . 1 Re it enacted, &e. That the copper coins of the United States shall be a legal tender for the payment of ail debts and demands not exceeding ten cents, and lor no greater sum. Sec 2 That the silver coins of the United States, less than a dollar, shall not be a legal tender for payment of any sum exceeding ten dollars. Sec. 3 That, whrn any gold or silver coin of the United States shall be diminished in weight more than one twrnty fifth part ol its lull weight, such coin shall not be a legal ten der.

Sec 4. That no foreign coin whatever shall

greatest respect I am y ur most obedient scrvent, ANDREW J CKSON

Right Rev. Doctor Conwe'.i )

liishop of Philadelphia

Fto:n tfie I:iliat;a Journal THE SENA I E AND 1 HE GOVERNOR A short time before the late session of the general assembly closed, a bill was passed providing for opening a paa of the Michigan road The bill originated in the senate, and passed that body with the name of a very respectable gentleman as commissioner. In the House of Representatives, the name of that gentleman was stricken out, and that ot Noah Noble inserted in lieu of it i his was not done out of any disrespact to the gentU man originally named, but on account of a preference for gen Noble, founded on an intimate ac quaintancc with him and a knowledge of his qualifications, and also on account ot his local situation which was thought to be peculiar ly favorable for such an appointment. While the bill was pending in the house of representatives, the governor was frcqm t.tly in the lobby, tit cfionecring against the insertion of Mi Noble's name, and declaring that if it should be continued he would not sin it. The House, disregarding these threats, passed the bill with Mr Noble's name as commissioner Afser it was reported to the sena'c with its amendments, the governor continued to exert his influence with senators to have Mr Noble's name expunged, using coarse epithets in reference to him. and declaring, as he hail before done, that he would not approve the law if the name wfece retained. The bill, however passed LothVonses, and was sent to the governor for his approbation and signature. After keeping the bill two or three davs, he signed it as approved, and wrote at the bottom of the same page the following remaiks: "IndianaficlhiJan 29, 1830 'There arc parts of this bill which my mind

CASE OF TOIil S WA KINS In the Supreme' Cum yesterday Mr. Richard S ( oxe ma ic 4 motion that a lule be served on the Attorney Gcni-ial ol lor U. States, calling upon him to show cau-c u s a urit ol Habeas Co; pus snould not isr.e to bring before the ' ourt 1 obLs U , nt at present confined in the prison d the county ol Washington The motion was suppoi-cd : . 1.. m i .

111 .i guwieiii uy mi. Junes. 4vir Ueiritn. "C

Attorney General, haing stated that it , a

not his intention to aitiuc the lera. n-if 'irr

01- - with regard lo the issiimc ai tlw ,iii . til

- - n wilts a uik -

the case came before the Court in the Uiual course. The rule was made absoiu'c for Saturday next, shortly alu r which day when ihe iciuin upon it will be made, the argument is expected to take place U Tel. D ALT IMORK, Jji 2. Rail Road Experiments We have onv

sevcial latt o 1 . sions taken notice ol the nov- T""

t l and highly sa iblac ory c.yk. i io,eits w hicnOg have been made on the part ol the Baltimore

and Ohio Rail road laid down between Pait street and Carrollton Viaduct Notwithstanding the limited extent ol this experimental line, the road appears to attract hesh nowdsol visiters every day the weather will fermit, all ol whom, whether citizens or strangers come away highly g-atificd Ihe weathei yestcruay heir g remarkably mil J and pleasant, vast numbers availed ;l.cmec of the opportunity to examine the Road a: a Vi. aduct. and to enjoy the g atifica -on ol a ride in rhe Winans cartMg s c Hon the P-it Mastt.r General having icacl C( this ciiy il e evening before, ai d being desirous ot vi,jk i. tht Road, he was accoidmgu ace mpanicd thither yesterday by the gt t leo. n ...tatcd to the Hoard of dii ection. A carriage ! utig been brought out, the parly o i.sisni'g oi twenty fot ladies and gentUn.en, mc unii g the Post Maatei General, were drawn t(, .,o Vriaduct bv one horse, in ac'ualh a little Ies3 than six minutes! After alighting icv the magnificent granite structure ol which a minute description wax published i" last vS. week's American 'he party agair- sy c u t" themselves, and wer conveyed bat k f5 Pait V street in the same brief period, or at the rto ol fif een nih s an hruri In ordrr c show

the perlert east and rapicurv with which l.ea-

can ot sanction 1 he commissioner named

he a leii-al tender tor navment ol anv debt or ; in it, l oeiicve 10 uc unvvortny 11 11 nacrvv ans can oe iransnorrco 00 y ucn con

demand I come into my hands at an earlier period of the j structcd rail road, three carrlgrs were atSec. 5 That the first and third sections of; srssicn, it should have become a law, if ar a'l.'tached to each ruler, and being fil d viih this act shall be in force from the passing ot j without my signature; bu . finding that the more than rghtu rson wc-ie readily dawn the act; the fourth section shall be in force! Legislature is ready to adjourn wihout nc- bv ore horse at the at of upw rd fiht from the third day of July, in the year one ! mitting i to remain in mv hanth five 'ayv, I nd'rs ?p hour Ave -aging tacl 1 as r.rer thousand eight hundred and thirty-one; and cannot consent to the sacrifice of money it atone huodrtclan fi 'v pounds went, aid the second section shall he i- force from the must occasion to r ctain it Then fore I must rimating trtfo ijge tot.:.J o-

thiiddayof Jo y, one thousand eight hundred vi Id to the necessity cf sr't'ing the Mirhi- getlf r tw ;mr' a h. I r,nv, follow- : a , and thirl) -tht ee. j 111 xcad question, so necessary to the public single hocac his actually drawn a load of at i I