Mr. Sutherland presented certain resolutions passed by what was claimed to be "a glorious and triumphant meeting" of the inhabitants of Southwark and Moyamensing, praying for the restoration of the deposites. Mr. S. said that he owed it to the house and to himself to say that this memorial proceeded from inhabitants of the same district with the eleven hundred whose memorial he had lately presented on the opposite side of the question. He moved that the memorial be printed and referred as the others had been.

stagnation of business proceeded from the protracted debate and the inflammatory speeches in congress. There was a sort of military process going on.

The chair pronounced Mr. S. out of order.

Mr. S. defended himself, and was replied to by Mr. Harper. Mr. Heath presented the memorial of a meeting of citizens of Baltimore, praying the restoration of the deposites to the bank of the United States.

Mr. Mann, of New York, objected to the printing. He said, that if he was not mistaken, that memorial contained language disrespectful to the government, and improper to be tolerated. Mr. Sutherland stated that the paper was not a memorial, but contained the resolutions adopted at the meeting referred to. Mr. Mann continued. Be they inemorials, or be they resolutions of subserviency which he saw around him. He could put tions, it was not material, so long as they contained expressions derogatory to one department of the government. Mr. M. did not deny the right of petition, but he did deny the right of any persons to address the bouse in terms derogatory to the character of the government. Some of the expressions contained in the memorial were extremely objectionable. He could not remember the exact expressions, but from hearing it read at the clerk's table, he believed that the memorialists declared that the conduct of the executive in removing the deposites was tyrannical, derogatory and exceptionable. He then called for the reading of the second resolution, and it was read accordingly.

Mr. Sutherland said that he had no doubt that many of the papers which had been presented to the house on this subject, if nicely weighed in golden scales, would be found to be not altogether correct; but these resolutions had now been presented, and he should be very sorry if they were not printed. He was, it was true, opposed to the object of the memorialists, but they had a right to be heard, and he hoped that the gentleman would not object to the memorial being published.

The chair inquired of Mr. Mann whether he persevered in his objection to the printing?

Mr. Mann withdrew his objection.

Mr. Watmough said that he could point out the words to which he presumed the gentleman objected.

The chair reminded Mr. W. that the objection was with drawn.

Mr. Watmough replied he was sorry it had been withdrawn. He had been in hopes the gentleman would have held on to the objection, and would have called upon his friends to rallyHere the chair called Mr. Walmough to order. The objection was withdrawn, and the question was on printing.

Mr. Watmough said he wanted to point out the words that gentleman had objected to as being offensive to the govern

ment.

The chair called Mr. W. to order.

Mr. H. spoke in support of the views of the memorialists. He said he was regarded as a friend of the administration, and he came here to act independently. He declared that no man in this nation had been a more pure, sincere and disinterested friend of general Jackson than himself, and that he had uniformly supported his measures; but he was astonished at the indicaon no collar, for he was no man's man; but it was his deliberate opinion, that the executive had such an influence that members would vote, not so much as they thought, but as the executive wished. He would put the question whether-if the president were to send here a message asking a restoration of the deposites, his friends would not cheerfully and joyfully vote for their restoration? Would they not say "yes"-"it is right?" Indeed they would: all would: all true friends of Andrew Jackson would leap with joy, if he would let go the purse and again surrender the treasury to congress! [Here the speaker called Mr. Heath to order, remarking that it was out of order to reflect on the house."] Mr. Heath replied "he was a new member in a legislative body, and did not exactly know what was in order, but he thought that truth ought always to be in order." The speaker presented the resolutions of eight hundred citizens of Richmond, Virginia, in favor of the restoration of the public deposites to the bank of the United States.

Mr. Patton called for the reading of the resolutions, and after they were read, Mr. P. said he felt it his duty to state, after having, in courtesy to the memorialists, asked for the reading of the resolutions, that he dissented almost wholly from the views expressed in the memorial. At another time he hoped to have an opportunity to lay his views fully before the house on this subject. He only wished now to say that he dissented from the opinion that the president had exercised an unconstitutional authority. He concurred in the opinion that the measure of the president was unwise and ill-timed, but at the same time he believed that he had acted honestly, and that he had done that which he had a right to do, and which it was, moreover, his constitutional duty to do. In regard to the policy of restoring the deposites to the bank of the United States, he also dissented wholly from the memorialists. The question whether the bank should be rechartered, was in his opinion inseparably connected with the question whether the deposites should be restored. What good were we to do by restoring the deposites, without accompanying it with an assurance that the bank should

Mr. Watinough said he wanted to know what the gentleman be rechartered. The dismay and distress would, in a few meant by "the government."

The chair ordered Mr. W. to take his seat.

Mr. Watmough said he wanted to know how that gentleman dared to insult the dignity of the house of representativesThe chair again called Mr. W. to order, and directed him to sit down.

Mr. Watmough said that he did not complain of a personal offence, but he did feel, and feel deeply, that the gentleman bad insulted the dignity of the house, and had grossly insulted a body of memorialists whom Mr. W. knew to be as upright, honest and honorable men as the country contained. This was the point things had come to at last. He had long been expecting it; and if a better opportunity was to occur for discussing the subject, he did not know when. He thought this was as good a time as any—

The chair-you cannot discuss it now.

Mr. Watmough-I will now read the words that the gentle man could not recollect. I will supply him with the words which he considers so disrespectful to "the government."

months, return upon us with aggravated severity, unless the
bank felt assured that its charter would be renewed. He saw
no reason, for his own part, to believe that the bank would be
rechartered. He believed that if the question, whether the
bank should be rechartered, or a bank should be chartered,
were now put to this house, there would be a majority of this
body against it. If the bank was certainly to be rechartered, he
would, without hesitation, vote for the restoration of the depo-
sites.
On Mr. Patton's motion, the resolutions were ordered to be
printed.

Mr. Graham presented the resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens of Bertie county, North Carolina, praying the restoration of the public deposites, and representing that the resolutions "were sustained with considerable ability by the hon. Samuel P. Carson, and adopted without a dissenting voice." Read and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Pinckney presented the resolutions of a public meeting of the citizens of Charleston, S. C. praying the restoration of the deposites. Read and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Tompkins presented the following resolutions of the house of representatives of the state of Kentucky, viz:

[Mr. W. here read some passages from the first resolution.] Mr. Mann said he had no intention, in the remarks he had made, to disturb the nerves of the gentleman from Pennsylvania. As a young member it could hardly be supposed that he had intended to insult the dignity of the house, and still less that of the gentleman. He hoped that for the future that gentleman would take very little trouble, if any, on his account. The gentlemen was certainly very right in selecting the expresby law, and placing it in the local banks, under his control, of sions referred to. Mr. M. did think that the memorialists ought not to use the term "vindictive" in reference to operations of the government.

The gentleman had been anxious to know what he meant by "the government." By the government he meant the house of representatives.

Mr. Lane said, that he should like some explanation from the gentleman from Pennsylvania.

The chair pronounced it out of order, and put the question on printing, which was carried.

Mr. Sutherland presented a memorial of inhabitants of Germantown and Bristol, adopted at a meeting held without distinction of party, praying for the restoration of the deposites. He also presented a memorial from the cordwainers and boot and shoe dealers, adopted at a meeting held in Independence Hall.

Mr. S. said he presented this memorial by way of answer to that offered by his colleague, Mr. Harper, and stated that the

House of representatives, Feb. 4th, 1834. Resolved, by the house of representatives, That the president of the United States, by causing to be withdrawn the public money from the place of safe deposite, where it had been made the solvency of which the people at large know nothing, and into whose affairs their representatives have no right to examine, has violated the constitution and laws of the U. States, that he has assumed a responsibility dangerous to liberty, and which tends to the concentration of all power in the hands of the chief magistrate of the United States.

Resolved, That, by the frequent exercise of the veto power, and that still more arbitrary and dangerous one of withholding bills passed by both houses of congress, thereby preventing the opportunity of a reconsideration by that body in the mode prescribed in the constitution, the president has, to a great extent, crippled and paralyzed the legislative department of our government, and, in some instances, has prevented the exercise by congress of their essential constitutional rights.

Resolved, That the clerk of this house transmit to each of our senators and representatives in congress copies of the foregoing resolutions.

Extract. Attest:

R. S. TODD, C. H. R.

Mr. Cambreleng presented a memorial of inhabitants of the city of New York, styling themselves "a portion of the laboring classes" of that city, against banking institutions and paper money. Mr. Selden presented a memorial of sundry wrought iron hinge manufacturers and smiths of New York, praying a specific duty of three cents per pound may be levied on all wrought iron, house or shutter hinges of the weight of one pound or over. Mr. King, of Pa. presented four memorials, three in favor and one opposed to the recharter of the bank and to the restoration of the deposites.

Mr. Selden presented a petition of the corporation of New York, praying for the improvement of the Hudson river, below Albany.

Mr. Carr, presented a preamble and resolutions of the legisJature of Indiana, praying certain improvement in the navigation of the river Ohio.

Various other memorials and petitions were presented, which will be hereafter noticed. The house adjourned.

Tuesday, Feb. 18. Mr. Gorham, from the committee of ways and means, presented a report of the minority of that committee on the message of the president of the United States, communicating the refusal of the president of the United States bank to surrender the pension fund and books; which, on his motion was referred to a committee of the whole on the state of the union and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Gorham moved for the printing of 6,000 extra copieswhich motion lies one day by rule.

Mr. Adams, of Mass. obtained leave to offer the following; which lies one day:

Mr. Chilton moved a call of the house. Mr. Wilde made an earnest appeal to Mr. Muhlenburg to withdraw his motion, but he refused.

Mr. Burges made an appeal to the same effect, but Mr. M. still refused.

The speaker then decided Mr. Chilton's motion for a call of the house not to be in order, until the chair should have first decided whether the call for the previous question was seconded by a majority of the house.

Mr. McDuffie requested the chair to state what would be the effect of the previous question, and what the main question would be. The chair stated, in reply, that the previous question, if seconded by the house, would cut off the instructions moved by the gentleman himself, (Mr. McDuffie), with the amendment thereto proposed by the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr. Jones), and the main question would be on a simple reference of the letter of the secretary of the treasury, in relation to the removal of the deposites, to the committee of ways and means. Mr. Chilton now took an appeal from the decision of the chair on his motion for a call of the house, which was debated at large for two hours, and resulted in the affirmance of the speaker's decision, by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas 115, nays 112.

The question was then put on seconding the motion for the previous question, (which requires a majority,) and the vote stood-ayes 115, noes 109. So the previous question was reconded. Mr. Chilton now moved a call of the house; but the motion was negatived.

The yeas and nays were then ordered on the main question. Mr. Burges now moved an adjournment, and asked the yeas and nays; which were taken, and resulted as follows: Yeas 84, nays 142.

So the house refused to adjourn.

The previous question was then put, as follows: "Shall the main question be now put?"

Mr. Chilton renewed his motion for a call of the house, but the chair pronounced it out of order.

The question was then taken, and decided as follows: Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to YEAS-Messrs. John Adams, William Allen, Beale, Bean, report to this house a statement of the facts relating to the dis- Beardsley, Beaumont, Jno. Bell, Jas. Blair, John Blair, Bockee, allowance by the accounting officers of the treasury of a pay-Bodle, Boon, Brown, Bunch, Burns, Bynum, Cainbreleng, Carment made by the bank of the United States, under instruc- michael, Carr, Casey, Chaney, Sami. Clark, Clay, Coffee, Contions from the commissioner of pensions, referred to in the let-nor, Cramer, Day, Dickerson, Dickinson, Dunlap, Forester, ter from the president of the bank of the United States to the Fowler, W. K. Fuller, Galbraith, Gillett, Jos. Hall, T. H. Hall, secretary of war, of the 23d of January last, and copies of all Halsey, Hamer, Hannegan, Joseph M. Harper, Harrison, Haththe correspondence between the war and treasury departments away, Hawkins, Hawes, Henderson, Howell, Hubbard, Abel and the bank of the United States, relating thereto. Huntington, Inge, Jarvis, Richard M.Johnson, Noadiah JohnThe resolution offered by Mr. Gilmer, calling for information son, Cave Johnson, Benjamin Jones, Kavanagh, Kinnard, Lane, on the subject of the death of Owens, in Alabama, coming up- Lansing, Laporte, Lawrence, Luke Lea, Leavitt, Lucas, Lyon, Mr. Clay, who had opposed this resolution when it had been Lytle, A. Mann, J. K. Mann, Mardis, Moses Mason, McCarty, fast up, but for reasons, which he assigned, withdrew his oppo- McIntire, McKay, McKim, McKinley, McLene, McVean, Milsition. ler, Henry Mitchell, Robert Mitchell, Muhlenburg, Murphy, Osgood, Page, Parks, Parker, Patterson, D. J. Pearce, Peyton, Franklin Pierce, Pierson, Polk, Pope, Schenck, Schley, Shion, Chas. Slade, Smith, Speight, Standefer, Stoddert, Sutherland, Wm. Taylor, Francis Thomas, J. Thomson, Turner, Turrill, Vanderpoel, Van Houten, Wagener, Ward, Wardwell, Wayne, Webster, Whallon, C. P. White-116.

Mr. Beardsley, of New York, moved the previous question. Mr. Hardin asked Mr. B. to withdraw his motion, but he refused.

The house refused to put the previous question by a vote of ayes 98, noes 104.

Mr. Hardin then addressed the house in an animated speech. He was followed by Messrs. Mardis and Wilde.

After they had concluded, the resolution was adopted without a dissenting voice. The resolution is as follows:"

"Resolved, That the secretary of war be directed to communicate to this house all correspondence which he may have had, or other information in his possession, in relation to the death of Hardeman Owens, a citizen of Alabama, who was Jately put to death by a party of regular soldiers; whether said Owens was put to death in pursuance of orders from the war department, or any officer of the United States; and that he also communicate to this house any correspondence which he may have had, or other information in his possession, in relation to any obstructions thrown in the way of the execution of the process of the courts of Alabama, issued for the purpose of bringing to trial those by whom said Owens was killed, and any correspondence in relation to the removal of said prosecutions to the district court of the United States."

The house proceeded to consider the motion of Mr. Polk, of Tennessee, to commit the report of the secretary, on the removal of the public deposites from the bank of the United States, to the committee of ways and means, together with the following instructions, moved by Mr. McDuffie, of South Carolina: "To report a joint resolution providing that the public revenue, hereafter collected, be deposited in the bank of the United States, in conformity with the public faith pledged in the charter of said bank."

And the following instructions, moved by Mr. Jones, of Georgia: "To inquire into the expediency of depositing the revenue, hereafter collected, in all the state banks in the different states where the same is collected, in proportion to their respective capital paid in, and to prescribe the terms on which the same shall be deposited; and to report by bill or otherwise."

NAYS-Messrs. J. Q. Adams, H. Allen, J. J. Allen, C. Allan, Archer, Ashley, Banks, Barber, Barnitz, Barringer, Baylies, Beatty, James M. Bell, Binney, Briggs, Bull, Burd, Burges, Cage, Chambers, Chilton, Chinn, Choate, Claiborne, W. Clark, Clayton, Clowney, Corwin, Coulter, Crane, Crockett, Darlington, W. R. Davis, Amos Davis, Davenport, Deberry, Deming, Denny, Dennis, Dickson. Duncan, Evans, E. Everett, Horace Everett, Ewing, Felder, Fillmore, Foot, Foster, P. C. Fuller, Fulton, Gamble, Gholson, Gilmer, Gordon, Gorham, Graham, Grayson, Grennell, Griffin, Hiland Hall, Hard, Hardin, J. HarJohnson, Seaborn Jones, King, Lay, Lewis, Love, Loyall, per, Hazeltine, Heath, Hiester, Jabez W. Huntington, W. C. Martindale, Marshall, John Y. Mason, McComas, McDuffie, McKennan, Mercer, Milligan, Moore, Patton, Pinckney, Plummer, Potts, Ramsay, Reed, Rencher, Selden, Wm. B. Shepard, Augustus H. Shepperd, William Slade, Sloane, Spangler, Wm. Watmough, E. D. White, F. Whittlesey, Elisha Whittlesey, P. Taylor, P. Thomas, Tompkins, Tweedy, Vance, Vinton, Wilde, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Young-112.*

*The National Intelligencer says:-The depending question in the house of representatives, upon the reference to the committee of ways and means of Mr. Taney's reasons for the removal of the public deposites, has at length been taken. Although so long debated, and not finally arrived at but by the aid of the previous question, the decision decides nothing but that the house is tired of the debate, and does not chuse to instruct the committee of ways and means to report a bill or resolution, directing the restoration of the public deposites, before they shall have made a report upon the subject. But even thus much has been gained by the friends of the measure of removal, in the fullest house which ever sat under this government, by a majority of four votes only. Had the vacant seats been full, it is very probable that even this majority would have been converted into a minority.

Mr. Muhlenburg, of Pennsylvania, after some preliminary remarks on the length of time consumed in the debate, on the subject of the deposites, on a question in its nature merely pre-newed on the first proposition which shall bring the question The debate can only be considered as suspended, to be reliminary, moved the previous question. again before the house.

So the previous question was carried by four votes. The main question was then put, on referring the secretary's letter on the deposites to the committee of ways and means, and decided by yeas and nays, in the affirmative, as follows:

The second year to make fifty reams of writing ditto in addition to the first mentioned quantity.

The act passed both houses, and signed by

WILLIAM BURNETT, governor.

The third year and afterwards yearly, to make twenYEAS-Messrs. John Adams, William Allen, Baylies, Beale, ty-five reams of a superior quality of writing paper, in Bean, Beardsley, Beaumont, John Bell, James Blair, John Blair, addition to the former mentioned, that the total annual Bockee, Bodle, Boon, Brown, Bunch, Burns, Bynum, Cambre-produce of the various qualities not to be less than 500 leng, Carmichael, Carr, Casey, Chaney, Chinn, Samuel Clark, reams a year. Clay, Coffee, Connor, Coulter, Cramer, Davenport, Day, Dickerson, Dickinson, Dunlap, Ewing, Forester, Fowler, W. K. Fuller, Galbraith, Gholson, Gillett, Gilmer, Joseph Hall, T. H. Hall, Halsey, Hamer, Hannegan, J. M. Harper, Harrison, Hathaway, Hawkins, Hawes, Henderson, Howell, Hubbard, Abel Huntington, Inge, Jarvis, R. M. Johnson, Noadiah Johnson, Cave Johnson, Seaborn Jones, Benjamin Jones, Kavanagh, King, Kinnard, Lane, Lansing, Laporte, Lawrence, Lea, Leavitt, Loyal, Lucas, Lyon, Lytle, Abijah Mann, jr. J. K. Mann, Mardis, John Y. Mason, Moses Mason, McCarty, McIntyre, McKay, McKim, McKinley, McLene, McVean, Miller, H. Mitchell, Robert Mitchell, Muhlenburg, Murphy, Osgood, Page, Parks, Parker, Patton, Patterson, D. J. Pearce, Peyton, Frank lin Pierce, Pierson, Plummer, Polk, Pope, Schenck, Schley, Selden, Shinn, Charles Slade, Smith, Speight, Standefer, Stoddert, Sutherland, William Taylor, William P. Taylor, Francis Thomas, Thomson, Turner, Turrill, Vanderpoel, Van Houten, Wagener, Ward, Wardwell, Wayne, Webster, Whallon, C. P. White-130.

seen.

The aforementioned proprietors erected a small paper mill in Milton, (now county of Norfolk) on a site adjoining Neponsit river, near the lower bridge usually called, where the salt water flows and stops it, six hours every twenty-four. What number of years the original proprietors carried it on, is now not known. Their master workman's name was Henry Woodman, an Englishman; he married in Milton, and left children, two daughters; Abigail and Rebekah, in early part of life [I] have often The paper mill having been stopt for some time, was eventually sold to Mr. Jeremiah Smith, who, for want of workmen, was prevented making any use of it. In 1760, the business was again revived by James Boies, NAYS-Messrs. J. Q. Adams, Heman Allen, John J. Allen, of Boston, having procured a paper maker from a BriC. Allan, Archer, Ashley, Banks, Barber, Barnitz, Barringer, tish regiment then stationed in Boston, by the name of Bates, Beatty, James M. Bell, Binney, Briggs, Bull, Burd, Burges, Cage, Chambers, Chilton, Choate, Claiborne, Wm. Clarke, Hazelton, who obtained a furlough long enough to set Clayton, Clowney, Corwin, Crane, Crockett, Darlington, War- the mill to work, there being an American paper maker, ren R. Davis, Amos Davis, Deberry, Deming, Denny, Dennis, Abijah Smith, who assisted him, then living in Milton, Dickson, Duncan, Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, a decent workman, who continued at the business until Felder, Fillmore, Foot, Foster, Philo C. Fuller, Fulton, Gamble, an advanced age. On the regiment which Hazelton beGordon, Gorham, Graham, Grayson, Grennell, jr. Griffin, Hiland Hall, Hard, Hardin, James Harper, Hazeltine, Heath, Heister, longed to being ordered to Quebec, the commander-inJ. W. Huntington, W. C. Johnson, Lay, Lewis, Love, Martin-chief would not permit him to remain behind, and on the dale, Marshall, McComas, McDuffie, McKennan, Mercer, Mil-plains of Abraham, when the brave Wolf fell, he receivligan, Moore, Pinckney, Potts, jr. Ramsay, Reed, Rencher, W. ed a mortal wound, and died in a few weeks after; thus B. Shepard, Aug. H. Shepperd, William Slade, Sloane, Spang- a short interval took place ere a Mr. Richard Clarke, an ler, P. Thomas, Tompkins, Tweedy, Vance, Vinton, Wat- Englishman, arrived from New York, and again set the mough, E. D. White, Frederick Whittlesey, Elisha Whittlesey, mill at work. He was undoubtedly the best acquainted Wilde, Williams, Wilson, Wise, Young-98. with the paper making business of any European that ever made his appearance here, taking the whole together; [and] he made the most of the moulds he had occasion for: some few years after he'd a son, George Clarke, aged about 19 or 20 years, [who] came over, and was also a likely man and good work man.

Mr. Jones, of Georgia, asked the unanimous consent of the house to offer a resolution for the instruction of the committee of ways and means. Refused.

instructions.

On motion, the house adjourned. Wednesday, Feb. 19. After other business, the bill to render permanent the present mode of supplying the army, &c. was read a third time, and an animated debate on its details follow ed. Messrs. Johnson and Vance supported, and Messrs. Wilde Thus sir, I've endeavored to give you a general acand McKay opposed the bill, and several others took part in the count of the commencement of our business, which I discussion. The bill was recommitted, but without particular wish may afford you some satisfaction. There is no The fortification bill next came up. It appropriates $900,000 doubt that the paper mill first built in Milton, was preto different works. It was opposed by Mr. McDuffie and others, vious to any this side Philadelphia, if not the first in on the ground that the old works should be finished before new America; but that's a circumstance, [1] presume you could ones were begun, &c. Mr. Polk explained-and he and others easily ascertain by your connexion in that quarter. Any supported the bill. The house adjourned without coming to thing further you may wish to know respecting the oriThursday, Feb. 20. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, after some ap-gin, and in my power, you may freely command, from Your humble servant,

any decision.

propriate remarks, and in reference to the interment of the re-
mains of the late Mr. WIRT. proposed that the house should
adjourn, that the members might attend the funeral ceremony.
Mr. Davis, of S. C. inquired if the house had, in any previous
instance, adjourned on account of the death of any individual
not a member of its body?

Mr. Mason said, he could not speak as to any such precedent.
The question was then taken, and the house adjourned.

EARLY PAPER MAKING IN AMERICA. We have been permitted by a friend, to copy the following curious account of, perhaps, the oldest paper mill built in America. A mill however was built near Philadelphia, if not previously, soon after that which is mentioned below. The condition of being required to make 140 reams of brown paper, and sixty reams of printing paper in the first fifteen months, will make the people of the present generation smile-many mills now making more paper in a single day.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Capt. Amasa Fuller, Milton.

JOHN BOIES.

BANKS THE CURRENCY, &c. &c.

MISCELLANEOUS.

We hear a great deal about monopolies and monopolists. It is a little remarkable, however, that those who speak the most against these are most disposed to encourage some of them. Thus we learn that one of the deposite banks at Boston, the Commonwealth bank, is chiefly owned by, or under the immediate direction of the collector of that port, and his family, with a few other holders of office under the United States; and we have seen it stated that not one share belongs to a political opponent.

Then there is the deposite bank at New York, the Manhatwholesome water, but rendered into a banking institution; and, tan, incorporated under the pretence of supplying the city with foreign stockholders being allowed to vote, the direction of this bank, we are told, is really in the hands of a British nobleman, the marquis of Caermathen. But it is urged as an offence against the bank of the United States that foreigners hold stock in that institution, though without the right of voting.

We might mention several other banks which are like con

and most of them are subject to the influence of five or six worse managed; but it is the nature of all such establishments to persons. It is not pretended that, on this account, they are the run into monopolies," and, perhaps, it is best that they should, to preserve steadiness in their proceeds, and to prevent embarrassments, both to the banks and the people; for not many persons have a "saving" knowledge of the currency.

In the secretary's office kept in the state house in Bos-ditioned in being really under the command of a single man, ton, in the court record for 1730, page 154, is recorded an act for the encouragement of erecting the first paper mills, built in New England, passed Sept 13, 1728, granting a patent unto Daniel Henchman, Gillam Phillips, Benjamin Faneuil, Thomas Hancock and Henry Dering, for the sole manufacturing of paper for ten years, on the following conditions, viz:

In the first fifteen months to make one hundred and forty reams brown paper, and sixty reams of printing paper.

Resolutions have passed the house of representatives of Kentucky, 53 to 41, condemning the removal of the public deposites from the bank of the United States, and instructing the senators and representatives of that state, in congress, to use their influence to restore the public moneys to their lawful depository.

A bill to establish a state bank, which had for some time been depending in the legislature of the state of Ohio, has been finally rejected.

The Philadelphia papers say that the Salem banking company is to be reinstated and go on with its operations.

The stockholders of the Girard (deposite) bank at Philadelphia are called to meet on the 17th proximo, in relation to the government deposites; and the stockholders of the Western bank, of Philadelphia, (which bank refused to join the other banks of that city as to a restoration of the deposites), are called by the directors, to leave their names, with an expression of their opinions on that subject.

The New York Journal of Commerce says-We have been able to collect from various scraps published in the papers which have access to the returns of the United States bank, that on the 1st February the aggregate of its

Loans was

Government deposites

Total of deposites

January 1st, the same items stood as follows-
Loans

bank to reduce their discounts: but if the bank shall draw in a million and a quarter of dollars (1,250,000) monthly, its debts will not be more than collected in the whole period allowed by its charter to do business-the period being in 1838, or two years after the limits of the charter to do new business, as a bank.

Merchandise, of every description, we believe, is of very dull

sale, though offered at much reduced prices. The products of

the farmers have fallen much in value.

The Lowell (Mass.) Journal has the following paragraph: "We learn with regret, almost approaching to horror, that many of the directors and stockholders of the factories in this town, are upon the point of deciding to stop the mills. The effect upon thousands of our people will be indescribable. Laborers of every class, and artisans of every trade must go, they know not whither, to seek in vain for subsistence, and all the inhabitants who depend upon them again for support will be $54,842,973 left destitute of means to obtain their daily bread. Others of 3,070,561 the stockholders, and especially the agents and superintendents, 9,781,873 are desirous of preventing this annihilation of the laboring interests, by reducing the rates of wages so low, that they would $54,911,461 feel justified in continuing to manufacture for the present, 4,230,509 though no doubt can exist, for a moment, that it would be safer 10,965,375 and better for them on many accounts, to stop at once. ComThe same paper states that large arrivals of specie were ex- mon humanity will pray, that the result of their deliberations pected from France, and that many of the stocks had risen con- may be favorable to the poor." siderably, within a short period. It may be that the "money market" is getting easier by the great reductions of all sorts of business; but this will only change the classes of persons oppressed for the want of money. For instance, another New York paper observes-We are happy to learn that the subscription to buy bread for those who are willing, but unable to procure work about our slips, &c. goes on well. Upwards of 800 loaves have been distributed, which number will sustain as many men 24 hours.

Government deposites

Total deposites

It is denied that "there is any intention on the part of the government to refuse to receive in payment of duties, &c. the orders of branches on the mother bank."

THE PRESSURE.

The New York city papers say that the bills of the safety fund hanks are at 2 per cent. discount. This depreciated value is rather on account of the instant and severe demand for money, than in a distrust of the ability of these banks: but at Cincinnati, (as a private letter says), the bills of the Ohio banks, in general, not depositable in that city, are at from 4 to 5 per cent. discount, and we regret to learn that several banks in that state were much embarrassed. These institutions, in Ohio, it has oftentimes been mentioned to us, were latterly managed with much circumspection.

The New York Commercial Advertiser says-A manufacturer from Hartford has just informed us that several houses in that city and vicinity had discharged from one-half to two-thirds of their workmen and that he has daily applications from men who have been obtaining a dollar and a half a day, saying, "will you not give me employment at fifty cents a day? I have sustained my family a week on one dollar, and I need it to buy bread."

The commission merchants of this city are now refusing to give their acceptances on property put into their hands, and the moment this becomes general, nine-tenths of the manufacturers must stop.

Letters are published from the interior of New York saying office of the bank of the United States, at Utica. the banks were generally stopping their discounts, except the

The new member of the senate of the United States, Mr. King, of Georgia, made the following admissions in his late speech in that body:

He said "The measures of the administration have, for the present, cut off, or choked up, many of the sources from which the wants of the merchants have been too liberally supplied. There is a panic in the community, which, for the present, destroys all confidence in our domestic trade and exchanges. The fixed property, and all property for domestic use and consumption, have depreciated, partly as an incident to a fallen market upon exports; but largely owing to the shock upon our monetary system. Again, a large curtailment in the usual means of supply, may be found in the withdrawal from circulation of the amount of the government deposites. These may be conto which they have heretofore been appropriated. The bank of the United States cannot discount upon them, because it has them not to discount upon. The state banks cannot, or will not discount upon them, because, whilst the debate on the removal continues, the deposites do not constitute a fund upon which they can safely rely. This state of things, sir, must con

Mr. Harper, one of the representatives in congress from Philadelphia, on the 19th inst. addressed a note to the editors of the "National Intelligencer," saying "In the remarks which I made in the house of representatives on Monday last, at the time I presented the 'memorial of the boot and shoemakers, and shoe dealers, of the city and county of Philadelphia,' as published in your paper of this morning, I am made to say, that it was usual at this season, to have contracts for the building of from 1,200 to 1,500 houses,' &c. This is an error of the reporter.sidered as taken from circulation, and withdrawn from the uses What I did say was, that it was usual to build from 1,200 to 1,500 houses in the course of the year, in Philadelphia. That this was the season at which many of the contracts were enter ed into; and from information derived about ten days ago, from a person engaged in building, he stated that he knew of but a single contract now made for the approaching season."

Up to the 10th inst. on the authority of the "Atlas," there had been forty-five commercial failures in the rich city of Bostonand many more in the neighboring commercial and navigating

towns.

We are much pleased to see the following paragraph in the newspapers, with respect to the affairs of Messrs. S. & M. Allen

Messrs. S. & M. Allen, of New York, have resumed payments, and are again proceeding in their business. A card, signed by Robert Lenox, Isaac Lawrence, Gideon Lee, Cornelius Heyer, John Adams and James G. King, of New York, certifies that the statements and accounts of Messrs. Allen, after full allowances for losses on Pennsylvania and other stocks, show them to be possessed of nett available assets, beyond their total liabilities, of more than five hundred thousand dollars. And the "New York Commercial Advertiser" says"It affords us very great satisfaction to announce that our friends, Messrs. S. & M. Allen, have resumed their payments, and are now proceeding in their business. They have been enabled to do this by the liberal and timely assistance of the bank of the United States-to the conduct of which institution, from long and extensive acquaintance with it, we are authorised to say, they bear the warmest testimony of their approba tion. They also desire to express their gratitude to the bank, for its effectual assistance in the present emergency."

A statement of the affairs of Mr. Knower has been published, and we are glad to find that it shews, as we expected, a large surplus of means to meet all his obligations, in ordinary times. His whole liabilities are given at 560,000 dollars, and his means at 960,000.

It is said of several offices of the bank of the United States, that they have remonstrated against the direction of the parent

tinue to a certain extent, at least, until this uncertainty ceases, and some measure decided on, to give stability to our monetary system, and restore confidence in the domestic trade of the

country."

Of all who witnessed the strong and heart endeared ties which this event has sundered, there lives not one but must sympathise, from his inmost soul, with the amiable and exemplary wife, who at once imparted and partook the purest and highest enjoyments of conjugal union, and who is now to see a premature grave open to receive the mortal remains of him who was the source and the object of the hallowed affections by which that union was cemented and embellished-with children, to whom the hand is now cold and motionless, which but yesterday led them, with paternal solicitude and unerring aim, through the paths of human science, in all the intricacies of which the exercises of studious youth, and the sustained application of mature years, had instructed him, and which his genius had illustrated: to those children, the eloquent tongue, though not yet mute to grateful memory, no longer speaks, in living accents, precepts of wisdom, morality and piety, so lately enforced by the example, and adorned by the life and manners of a Christian, a scholar and a gentleman.

His country, indeed, has lost a citizen, whose talents and virtues, always adequate to the highest tasks of public service, were always devoted, with unflinching patriotisin, to his coun

try's good: but to that country he has left an inheritance in the extended fame which will perpetuate his name with the enduring monuments of the age and land in which he lived.

His professional brethren must largely participate all the causes of profound regret; both general and particular, that can affect either communities or individuals. Lamenting him as a brother, whem in life they loved with brotherly affection, and admired as the ornament of their profession; they have lost no time in evincing their alacrity to manifest their respect to his memory; and will, doubtless, follow out the first promptings of a spontaneous and all pervading sentiment, and give unequivocal and lasting tokens of the sincerity and depth of their affection, their admiration and their regret.

secretary: whereupon

Mr. Webster rose and addressed the chair as follows: It is announced to us that one of the oldest, one of the ablest, one of the most distinguished members of this bar, has depart ed this mortal life. WILLIAM WIRT is no more! He has this day closed a professional career, among the longest and the most brilliant, which the distinguished members of the profession in the United States have at any time accomplished. Unsullied in every thing which regards professional honor and integrity, patient of labor, and rich in those stores of learning, which are the reward of patient labor and patient labor only; and if equalled, yet certainly allowed not to be excelled, in fervent, animated and persuasive eloquence, he has left an example, which those who seek to raise themselves to great heights of professional eminence, will, hereafter emulously study. Fortunate, indeed, will be the few, who shall imitate it successfully!

As a public man, it is not our peculiar duty to speak of Mr. Wirt here. His character, in that respect belongs to his country, and to the history of his country. And, sir, if we were to speak of him in his private life, and in his social relations, all we could possibly say of his urbanity, his kindness, the faithfulness of his friendships, and the warmth of his affections, would hardly seem sufficiently strong and glowing to do him justice, in the feeling and judgment of those who, separated, now forever from his embraces, can only enshrine his memory in their bleeding hearts. Nor may we, sir, more than allude to that other relation, which belonged to him, and belongs to us all; that high and paramount relation, which connects man with his maker! It may be permitted us, however, to have the pleasure of recording his name, as one who felt a deep sense of religious duty, and who placed all his hopes of the future, in the truth and in the doctrines of Christianity.

But our particular ties to him were the ties of our profession. He was our brother, and he was our friend. With talents, powerful enough to excite the strength of the strongest, with a kindness both of heart and of manner capable of warming and winning the coldest of his brethren, he has now completed the term of his professional life, and of his earthly existence, in the enjoyment of the high respect and cordial affections of us all. Let us, then, sir, hasten to pay to his memory the well deserved tribute of our regard. Let us lose no time in testifying our sense of our loss, and in expressing our grief, that one great light of our profession is extinguished forever.

Mr. Webster concluded by submitting the following resolutions, which were read, and unanimously adopted, viz.

"Your honors are probably aware that the same sad event which yesterday occasioned the untimely adjournment of the court, was immediately followed by a special meeting of the bar. I have been charged by that meeting, with the duty of bringing its proceedings to the notice of the court, and with your permission will now read them."

[Mr. Chief Justice assenting, the attorney general then read the proceedings, and thus resumed.]

"The court will have perceived, from the paper which has been read, that the duty of commemorating, in a formal discourse, the professional character and virtues of Mr. Wirt, has been specially assigned to a distinguished member of this bar. Were it not for this becoming and appropriate arrangement, I might be tempted to give utterance to my high admiration of the talents, attainments and virtues of our illustrious brother, and to the sorrow with which, in common with every other member of the bar, I mourn over his removal from this scene of his usefulness and fame. Such an attempt, however, would be an indelicate, if not an improper encroachment upon a province which now belongs exclusively to another. And it therefore bar-and in reference to such a man as WILLIAM WIRT, I feel only remains that I should ask, in the name of the assembled that I may add-in the name of the whole legal profession of our extended country-that this humble tribute to ability and worth-this faint but sincere expression of deep regret-be incorporated in the records of this court."

To which Mr. Chief Justice Marshall thus replied

"The court received intelligence of the afflicting event which has produced the meeting of the bar, and the application just made, with those emotions it was but too well calculated to excite. I am sure I utter the sentiment of all my brethren, when I say we participate sincerely in the feelings expressed from the bar. We too, gentlemen, have sustained a loss it will be difficult, if not impossible, to repair. In performing the arduous duties assigned to us, we have been long aided by the diligent research and lucid reasoning of him whose loss we unite with you in deploring. We too, gentlemen, in common with you, have lost the estimable friend in the powerful advocate. "Most readily do we assent to the motion which has been made."

Whereupon, the said proceedings were spread upon the records of the court, together with the following entry:

"It having been announced that Mr. WILLIAM WIRT, a gentleman of this bar, highly distinguished for his learning and talents, departed this life yesterday in this city

"Resolved, That the judges of this court will wear the usual badge of mourning during the residue of the term, in token of their respect and regard for the memory of the deceased, and of their deep sense of this afflicting event."

From the National Intelligencer of February 20. A great man has been taken from amongst us-the scholar, the orator, the profound jurist, the able statesman and honest man. A man whom genius and virtue unaided by adventitious circumstances, combined to raise to the proudest eminence. A giant in intellect, and upright as he was able-never dazzled by power, or deluded by ambition-great without pretension, good without pretence, and benevolent without ostentation-a Christian without bigotry, a man without reproach. He stood forth a glorious example of the combination of genius, with the highest moral and social excellence-a bright model of public purity and private worth.

Such was WILLIAM WIRT.

To know him, as the public knew him, by his writings and his speeches, was to admire and honor him-to know him persus-sonally, was to esteem-to know him at home, in his domestic circle, was to love him.

Resolved, That the members of this bar feel, with deep sensibility, the loss which the profession and the country have tained, in the death of WILLIAM WIRT, a member of this bar, and heretofore for many years, attorney general of the United States.

Resolved, That we cherish the highest respect for the professional learning of the deceased, for his varied talent and ability, for the purity and uprightness of his professional life, and for the amiable and excellent qualities which belonged to him as a Resolved, That, to testify these sentiments, we will wear the usual badge of mourning for the residue of the term.

man.

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to offer to his bereaved and afflicted family, the condolence and sympathy of his brethren of the bar; and to request that he may be interred in the city of Washington, and that his professional brethren be permitted to raise a suitable monument to his memory.

Resolved, That Mr. Southard be requested to pronounce a discourse, before the bar, upon the professional character and virtues of Mr. Wirt, at such time, during the present term, as may suit his convenience.

The nation has lost a man, whose place will not soon be filled-his friends have sustained a loss, which can never be repaired. Adieu, great, noble, virtuous spirit. The heart which now bleeds for thy loss, and which has often thrilled at thy eloquence and warmed at thy goodness, may grow cold with age, but never shall be effaced from it the impression of thy kindness, nor love and admiration for the loftiness and beauty of thy public and private character. The head which now dictates this feeble tribute to thy memory, may be bleached by the suns of many summers, but never can we hope to know again thy like. Adieu-and may the pure spirit which has been so severely bruised, but never bowed by afflictions here, have found a fit resting place, with kindred spirits, in a better world.

P.

The Baltimore county and city courts, and bar, have passed resolutions on the decease of Mr. Wirt in a full and kind feeling for the memory of his private and professional character, and ordered that a tablet shall be procured and set up in the court

Resolved, That the attorney general do move the court that these resolutions be entered on the minutes of their proceed-room, to be dedicated to the deceased. Another resolution apings.

The following gentlemen were appointed by the chair to compose the coinmittee ordered by the fourth resolution: Mr. Swann, Mr. Jones, Mr. Webster, Mr. Clay, Mr. Southard, Mr. Sergeant, Mr. Peters.

SUPREME COURT UNITED STATES.

Wednesday, February 19, 1834. On the opening of the court, the hon. B. F. Butler, attorney general of the United States, thus addressed the court:

points John P. Kennedy, esq. to pronounce a public address, commemorative of the virtues of Mr. Wirt, &c. The chief judge, Archer, presided at the meeting, and Reverdy Johnson, esq. acted as secretary."