An English translation of La Place is at present pub-| lishing at Boston, in North America, one volume of which has found its way to this country. The translator is Mr. Bowditch. The text is excellently printed, and accompanied by notes.

TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS-1st SESSION.

SENATE.

March 21. Mr. Wilkins rose to inquire whether the amendment which he had before given notice that he should offer to the resolution of Mr. Clay, on the subIt is recorded on the authority of the Edinburgh Re-ject of the tariff, would be precluded if not offered at this view, that some fifteen years ago the British empire did time? He wished to ascertain whether the decision of not contain six individuals sufficiently learned in the ex- the senate, dispensing with the parliamentary custom of act sciences, to read this work. [Lon. Atheneum. precluding further amendments, after a motion to strike out the whole had failed, was considered as valid, or whether he should have to move a re-consideration in order to attain his object.

A company has been formed at Baltimore for the transportation of goods between this city and Wheeling, Va. The wagons will travel night and day, without stopping, except while changing horses. To and from Frederick, the goods will be carried on the rail road.

Robert Potter, who had been elected a member of congress from North Carolina, and committed violent outrages on a young man and the rev. Lewis Taylor, has been tried on both cases-for the first he was sentenced to the state prison for six months, and for the latter for two years, and to give security for his good behaviour thereafter. Since the trial the rev. Mr. Taylor has published a communication, shewing his innocence of the suspicion which caused Potter to commit the outrage upon him. Wheat, in Zanesville, Ohio, March 21, was worth 564 cents per bushel, and flour, by the quantity, $3 75 per barrel.

The chair said, that the proposition to strike out the whole clause after the introductory words having failed, was contrary to all parliamentary practice, and against the rules of the senate; and therefore it was not considered by the chair to be in order to move to amend a resolution after the motion to strike out had been decided in the negative, and that the motion to re-consider was the only way in which the object of the gentleman could be attained. But the senate have decided that the rule should be dispensed with, and the practice had grown up of allowing such amendments to be offered.

Mr. Hayne agreed that the chair was correct in his statement of the former practice of the senate, and the parliamentary usage, but it had been found inconvenient A terrible typhoon was felt at Manilla on the 23rd Octo- and productive of injurious consequences, and therefore ber. Eight out of the eleven ships in the harbor were the senate had decided that the custom should not be adblown ashore, and it was thought that 10,000 houses had hered to. This decision had also been made in the pobeen thrown down, and 70,000 persons deprived of shel-pular branch of the state legislature over which he had ter-no person reported killed. formerly had the honor to preside; and this decision should be valid until the senate thought proper to reverse it.

It appears that by the hurricane at Barbadoes on the 11th August, 247 white persons were killed, 106 wounded, of whom 82 died-65 free colored killed and 15 wounded, of whom 8 died and 1,165 slaves, and 185 wounded, of whom 24 died.

The celebrated Miss Fanny Wright has married a Frenchman at Paris-the aid of Lucina was invoked by her previous to the wedding.

Mr. McCarty, flour inspector at New York, and Mr. Myers, a member of the assembly, have had a "cowskinning affair" at Albany, and both parties claim the victory. The first wanted the "whole" office, the latter wished its profits divided.

The legislature of Indiana have chartered a company to construct a bridge over the Ohio, at Louisville. The cost of this work is estimated at five millions of dollars.

Mr. Wilkins said that his only object was to ascertain the sense of the senate on the subject. It was immaterial to him which way it was decided. He should not press the subject further than to prevent his being precluded from offering his amendment in any shape.

After some further remarks from the chair,

Mr. Clay said, that he did not rise to discuss the question, but merely to state his opinion of the propriety of the course to be pursued. He was of the opinion, that the motion to strike out, offered by the gentleman from South Carolina, and decided in the negative, did not preclude any other amendment which might be offered. He did not consider that this decision, in effect, adopted the resolution; and if the amendment to be proposed was dif An act to incorporate the New York and Erie rail road ferent in its nature from the one negatived, it was uncompany has passed the assembly of New York, 108 to 2. questionably proper to admit it. He spoke with great Dickinson college, which has been the peculiar object deference to the opinions of other gentlemen, having of state patronage, and had the advantage of location in more experience in the practice of the senate; but ac the beautiful village of Carlisle, in the centre of Penn-cording to all the proceedings of legislative bodies with sylvania, has ceased operations. Reason-too much sectarianism, and too little true piety.

Fifty-four bales of cotton from the plantation of the president of the United States, near Nashville, was sold in New Orleans, at the extraordinary price of 11 cents per lb. It is stated in the New Orleans Price Current to be the best cotton which ever reached that market from

Tennessee.

John Randolph, the late minister for Russia, who seems to have received every cent that he could get, on account of his late voyage to Europe, and of the ending of whose public life and church-yard cough he has told the people so often, is a candidate to represent Charlotte county in the legislature of Virginia; and it is suggested that he has in view Mr. Tyler's place in the senate of the United States.

Oliver Wolcott, who is now 71 years of age, is the only surviving member of Washington's cabinet. He succeeded Alexander Hamilton in the treasury department.

John B. Morris, esq. of Baltimore, was elected, a senator of the state of Maryland, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Dr. Octavius Taney.

The New York auctions produced a revenue to the state, last year, of $256,474 85, all which except $1,066 09 were paid by the auctioneers of the city of New YorkHone 46,000, Austen 36,600, Hoffman 31,600, Thompson 20,200, Pearsall 17,300, Hooker 14,900 T. G. Thompson 14,000, Smith 12,600, Mabbett and Corlies 11,200, Minturn 10,000, Lawrence 10,000 Bleecher 6,700 all else under 5,000.

which he was acquainted, he considered that the resolu tion was still open to amendment.

After some further remarks by Messrs. Wilkins and Miller, the subject was laid on the table.

March 22. After the usual morning business, Mr. Wilkins asked of the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr. Clayton), if he was willing to take up the appor tionment bill.

Mr. Clayton had no objection to take it up whenever the senate was full; but as it was one of great importance, on which every gentleman should have a chance of recording his vote, and as his colleague and other gentlemen were absent, he hoped the gentleman would not press the subject at this time.

After debate, the question on taking up the bill was decided in the negative by a large majority.

On motion of Mr. Clayton, the senate resumed the consideration of the resolution on the subject of a reduction of the duties on imports the question being on Mr. Forsyth's motion to postpone the subject until the 1st of May next; which motion Mr. F. at the request of several gentlemen, withdrew.

Mr. Sprague addressed the senate at length in support of the protecting system-induced thereto by the resolutions which had been laid on the table from the legisla ture of his state, although he had not intended to take any part in the debate.

Mr. Wilkins submitted the following resolutions, which were ordered to be printed.

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be requestThe duties on auctions are pledged to the canal fund.ed to report to the senate, the present credits on duties

on imports, and the expediency of providing, by law, for | the gradual reduction thereof; to what extent and at what time: also, to report on the expediency of making such alterations in the existing laws as to provide for the assessment of ad valorem duties according to the valuation of imported articles in the port or place of importation; and, also, to report whether any, and what alterations ought to be made in the law imposing duties on non-enumerated articles of importation, so as effectually to prevent frauds and the evasion of the payment of duties.

with Mr. Robinson's amendment, also to the same com mittee, and was carried, ayes 26, noes 20.

The senate then at half-past 6 o'clock, adjourned. March 23. Mr. Smith presented sundry documents; which were referred to the committee on manufactures. The following resolutions were offered and agreed to. By Mr. Smith

Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury be directed to prepare and cause to be printed a statement in alphabetical order, of all the articles imported into the United States, with the duties imposed thereon respectively, and also the articles free of duty.

By Mr. Hendricks

Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to report to the senate, the laws and commercial regulations of foreign countries in relation to duties on imports, and other regulations for the encouragement of exports, which Resolved, That the president of the United States be in any manner tend in their effect and operation to coun- requested to cause to be prepared and laid before the teract the duties now imposed by law on their importasenate a statement shewing the sums annually paid since tion into the United States, as far as they may have been the declaration of independence for purchasing from the received at the department since the receipt of those pub-Indians, surveying, and selling the public lands, showlished by order of congress. ing as near as may be the quantities of lands which have been purchased, the number of acres which have been surveyed, the number sold, and the number which remain unsold; the amount of sales and forfeitures, and the sums paid by purchasers in each land district, keeping in separate columns, or tables, as far as practicable, the statements for every state and territory, in which there are public lands; also; an estimate of the quantities yet subject to Indian title in each state and territory. Mr. Clayton submitted the following:

Mr. Wilkins briefly stated the grounds upon which his proposition was based, and was answered by Messrs. Clay, Hayne and Holmes.

Mr. Marcy then suggested an amendment, which he wished to offer, viz: to abolish the duties on all articles not coming into competition with domestic manufactures, with the exception of wines, silks, and other articles, usually denominated luxuries, and to reduce the duty on them; also that the duty be reduced on articles coming into competition with American manufactures, but so as to give a reasonable protection to our own industry.

The object of this amendment was to obviate the objections which had been urged against the original resolution, that it favored articles of luxury consumed by the rich, while articles of general consumption among the poorer classes were taxed too heavily; and also to open the whole subject of the tariff for revision.

The subject was discussed generally by Messrs. Wilkins, Clay, Marcy, Holmes, Tazewell, Hendricks and Hayne.

Mr. Hendricks now moved that the resolution of Mr. Clay and the amendments of Mr. Wilkins, be referred to the committee on manufactures.

Mr. Bibb offered a resolution directing the committee of manufactures to inquire into the expediency of reducing the price of public lands, and supported the measure as a preparatory step to the final adjustment of the tariff. Mr. Robinson offered an amendment to the resolution of Mr. Bibb, directing the committee also to inquire into the expediency of transferring the public lands to the states, at a reasonable price.

A long and animated debate arose upon the propriety of this proposition of connecting the subject of the public lands with the tariff question, in which Messrs. Clay, Dickerson, Buckner and Webster opposed the motion, and Messrs. Bibb, Benton, Robinson, Forsyth and Moore supported it.

Mr. Tazewell proposed a select committee, to be composed of two members friendly to the tariff, two opposed to it, and two gentlemen from the west friendly to the reduction of the price of the public lands.

Mr. King now rose to propose a course which would obviate all difficulty--which was to lay the present motions, with the resolutions, all on the table, not to be taken up again, and then to introduce a new proposition on the subject. After some debate, the motion of

Resolved, That the committee on manufactures be instructed to inqure into the expediency of distributing the public lands, or the proceeds of the sales thereof, among the several states on equitable principles.

Mr. Clayton supported this resolution in a speech of considerable length. He justified the reference on the ground that the other subjects connected with the public lands having been referred to that committee, the senate could not consistently refuse to allow the whole subject to be committed to them. He advocated the rights of all the states to participate in the territory acquired by the blood and treasure of all in the various wars and treaties which had taken place since the constitution was adopted. He spoke at length in support of the reference, and considered that the object of those who had supported the reference yesterday of the subject to this committee, was to enlist the members coming from the new states in the ranks of the opposition to the tariff, by holding out the inducement that they should receive in consequence the exclusive benefit of those lands. He also argued that one important effect of dividing the proceeds of the lands among the states would be to reduce the dangerous and increasing influence of executive patronage.

Mr. Poindexter moved to strike out "the committee on manufactures," and insert "the committee on public lands."

On motion by Mr. Hayne, the resolution and amendments were laid on the table.

Mr. Wilkins rose to explain his views which he had presented yesterday, on offering an amendment to the resolution of Mr. Clay, and which had been mistaken by gentlemen, who had understood him to express the opinion that incidental protection was all that the constitution would allow. He did not mean to be so understood; he was of the opinion that this question was not under consideration; and the senate were not now called upon to decide the abstract question, whether a law can be passed for the sole purpose of protection. The present object was to ascertain whether they could not so Mr. Poindexter then moved to refer to the commit-arrange the duties imposed for revenue, as incidentally tee the propriety of so fixing the duties as not to exceed to protect manufactures. Mr. W. was proceeding to 20 per cent. ad valorem, nor less than 10-the whole so show that the object of the resolution was to obtain imarranged as not to produce more than 15 millions of re- portant information relating to the adjustment of the tariff; venue, and to bear equally on all the great interests of when the country. This was agreed to.

Mr. King, to lay the subject on the table, was lost by yeas and nays-Ayes 17, noes 29.

Mr. Hayne proposed that his amendment (heretofore negatived) be sent to the committee also; which was agreed to.

The question being at length taken on Mr. Hendricks motion to refer the resolution and amendments to the committee on manufactures, it was decided in the affirmative by yeas and nays-27 to 19.

After some further debate, the question was taken on Mr. Bibb's motion to refer the subject of the public lands,

Mr. Smith inquired if the gentleman from Pennsylvania was in order. There were reasons why he should not proceed: one was, that it was out of order; another that there was an important bill that he (Mr. S.) wished to call up now, making appropriations for the army during the year 1832.

This bill was, on motion of Mr. Smith, taken up, and the several amendments reported by the committee on finance were agreed to, and it was ordered to a third reading.

The bill for allowing the courts of admiralty to take | objects of the society found zealous supporters in Delabail for vessels and other property seized for a viola- ware, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky, tion of the revenue laws, was read a third time and slave holding states. Maryland had a greater free colored passed. population than any other state.

Mr. Tipton asked and obtained leave to introduce a bill making an appropriation for the construction of a road between Louisville and St. Louis, and for other purposes; which was read and ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Hayne, the senate went into executive business, and after spending sometime therein, adjourned to Monday.

March 26. The vice president presented a memorial from the convention lately held in the city of New York, in behalf of the American System; which was referred to the committee on manufactures, and 1,500 extra copies ordered to be printed.

Mr. Smith reported the bill from the other house making appropriations for the support of government for 1832, with sundry amendments, which were severally read.

Mr. Chambers confirmed the statements of Mr. Clay, in relation to Maryland.

The memorial was then read and laid on the table. The senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, and when the doors were opened, adjourned. March 29. The bill to exempt from duties goods imported without notice of the tariff act of 1828, was taken up, amended and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, and after some time spent therein, adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Wednesday, March 21. At the request of Mr. Root, the committee on agriculture was discharged from the further consideration of a memorial on the subject of ardent spirits, and it was referred to the committee on manufac

Mr. Clay presented the memorial of sundry merchants of the city of New York, praying the duties on imported silks may be made specific instead of ad valoremtures. referred.

Mr. Tipton presented a memorial from Indiana in favor of re-chartering the United States bank.

The bill supplementary to the several laws for the sale of public lands was taken up, and, after an animated and protracted debate, amended and passed to a third reading. The house adjourned.

Thursday, March 22. The following resolution submitted by Mr. Wilde, on Tuesday, came up for consider

Mr. Dickerson reported a resolution from the committee on manufactures calling for various information in relation to the public lands, &c. which was amended and adopted, instead of the one moved by Mr. Hend-ation: ricks on Friday.

The resolutions of Mr. Wilkins, asking information of the secretary of the treasury, were agreed to.

Resolved, That the committee on coins be directed to inquire into the expediency of authorising prompt payment to be made in coin for bullion delivered at the mint, The senate took up the bill explanatory of the act of requiring a seignorage not exceeding the expense of coincongress passed May 8, 1830, for the relief of the of-ing; imposing a stamp duty on bank bills of small denoficers and soldiers of the Virginia line, which was passed mination, for the purpose of preserving an adequate to a third reading. supply of gold and silver coins in use, and increasing the specie circulation of the country.

Mr. Ewing's resolution on the power of the president over appointments and removals, was made the order of the day for Monday next. The senate adjourned.

March 27. The bill for the benefit of Jefferson college, in the state of Mississippi, was taken up, amended at the instance of Mr. Poindexter, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Buckner introduced a bill authorising a grant of lands to aid in the construction of a canal in the state of Missouri-twice read and referred.

Mr. Holmes presented certain resolutions from the legislature of Maine, in favor of an uniform organization of the militia.

On motion of Mr. Wilkins, the senate proceeded to the consideration of the apportionment bill; the question being on the motion to reconsider the vote on Mr. Webster's amendment to the bill, proposing a representation of fractions of one half the ratio: it was determined in the affirmative yeas 26, nays 20.

After considerable conversation, the bill was referred to a committee of five members.

Mr. Foot submitted a resolution proposing to change the hour of meeting from twelve to eleven o'clock. The senate then adjourned.

March 28. Mr. Hendricks reported a bill granting lands to the state of Missouri, for purposes of internal improvements, with an amendment extending its provisions to other states.

A warm debate ensued, but before any decision was had of the day. on it, the house passed to the consideration of the orders

The ordnance bill was then taken up and discussed at length; but before any question was taken on it the house adjourned.

Friday, March 23. Mr. Verplanck reported a bilk making an appropriation, in conformity to the stipulations, of certain Indian treaties-committed.

Mr. Doddridge submitted a resolution inquiring into the propriety of prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets within the District of Columbia.

Mr. Evans, of Maine, submitted the following resolu tion, which was agreed to:

Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to inquire into the charges set forth in the affidavit of John McClintock against the collector of the port of Wiscasset, in Maine, herewith presented, and to report what measures, if any, are proper, to be pursued in reference thereto, with authority to cause evidence to be taken in such way as they may deem proper. After passing several private bills, the house adjourned till Monday.

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Monday, March 26. The speaker laid before the house the memorial of the late Tariff Convention-3,000 copies were ordered to be printed.

Mr. Clay presented a memorial of certain citizens of Kentucky, praying aid for the colonization of free blacks. *The case of McClintock against McCrate, is a very Mr. Clay in presenting the memorial said he had no curious one, and we shall give the particulars hereafter. intention, at present, to do more than ask that it be read Much has been said about certain officers being taxed a and laid on the table. He made a few general remarks on certain per centum on the amount of their pay, for partithe subject of colonizing the free blacks, and its kindred cular purposes and it is thought that some curious detopic the abolition of slavery. The latter was, he said, velopments are about to be made, as to the state of things a question for the exclusive consideration of the states. at various places. McClintock, who was inspector of the He moved that the petition be read and laid on the table. revenue at Wiscasset, prefers a charge, on oath, against Mr. Hayne protested against the interposition of the McCrate, the collector of that port, that the latter requir general government now, or at any time, in the affairs of ed the former to leave with him 25 per cent. of all his this society, alleging the belief among the most intelli-wages or fees, and yet swear that he had obtained the full gent citizens of the southern states, that the general go- amount of them! Whether McCrate farmed out the of vernment could not approach the subject without en- fice for his own personal benefit, or was raising a fund croaching upon the rights of the states.

Mr. Clay disclaimed for the colonization society all design of interrupting the arrangements of the states, concerning slavery, knowing that it was wholly removed beyond the jurisdiction of the general government. The

for some general purpose, is not stated; but it seems that he dismissed McClintock because he would not swear to the receipt of his whole wages, when he had received only 75 per cent. of them. Such are the facts, as they at present appear.

On motion of Mr. Hunt, an inquiry was instituted as to the propriety of making an appropriation for a rail road from the west line of Vermont, in or near Bennington, across the south part of the state, to Connecticut river.

Mr. Bell submitted three resolutions relative to the existence of small pox and the introduction of vaccination among the Indians, and as to any existing hostilities among any of the tribes.

The speaker communicated the survey of the contemplated canal across the peninsula of Florida.

The house then took up the ordnance department bill, which, after protracted debate, was passed, yeas 101, nays 66. The house then adjourned.

vice on the latter of those committees, during the remainder of the session.

The hour being late, Mr. Adams, at the suggestion of col. Richard M. Johnson and other members, waived his request, giving notice that he should renew it to-morrow, March 16. Immediately after the journal of yesterday had been read, Mr. Adams addressed the speaker, to renew the request he had made; and, being informed that he could make no motion but by consent of the house, asked that consent-which being obtained, he said that when, at the commencement of the present session of congress, the station had been assigned to him which he occupied in the committee on manufactures, the speaker would Tuesday, March 27. Mr. Davis, of S. C. from the com- bear him witness that he had solicited of him to be remittee on the judiciary, moved to be discharged from the lieved from the performance of the duties appropriated to further consideration of the charge brought forward by that station. He had made that application under an auxMr. McClintock, late an inspector of the customs of Wis-ious solicitude for the great manufacturing interest which, casset, Maine, against the collector of that port; and that according to the usages of business in the house, would the subject be referred to the secretary of the treasury. be considered as specially entrusted to the charge of the Messrs. Evans, Ellsworth, Ingersoll, Bates, of Mass. committee, and from a profound impression in his mind Daniel, Wickliffe and Briggs, opposed the motion, on that there were many other members of the house far the ground that the offence charged was of the gravest better qualified to perform the arduous and important duand most flagitious character, being in the first place the ties of its chairman, than him to whom they had been asproposal of a corrupt agreement by an officer in the ser- signed-he had believed there were many other memvice of the United States, to receive one-fourth of the an-bers much more familiar than himself with the subjects nual salary of a subordinate in his employ, and an attempt which form the particular employment of that committee, at subornation of perjury for the purpose of concealing and much more conversant with them-persons much the crime. That the house of representatives, as the better acquainted with the details so essential to the congrand inquest of the nation, was bound to take cognizance sideration of manufacturing interests, and having more of, and to investigate charges so weighty and important. experience in the transactions connected with them, which That the judiciary committee had been expressly charged have now for a series of years engaged the attention of with this duty, and clothed with the requisite powers. both houses of congress. Messrs. Foster, Anderson, Speight, Polk and Beardsley advocated the motion. Before any action of the house was had on the motion, the house proceeded to the consideration of the orders of the day.

The bill granting relief to certain insolvent debtors of the United States, having been read a third time, was, after debate, passed.

The bill from the senate regulating the sale of public lands, was taken up, together with the amendments, read a third time and passed, yeas 119, nays 44. The house adjourned.

Wednesday, March 28. The house took up the motion made yesterday by Mr. Davis, of S. C. that the judiciary committee be discharged from the further consideration of the charge brought forward by Mr. McClintock, late inspector of the revenue at Wiscassett, Maine, against the collector, &c.

His own employment during all this period, and indeed during the whole of the many years of his life which had been devoted to the public service, had been in an entirely different line. The speaker, however, had informed him that it was not in his power to change the destination which had been given to him, in the distribution of the business of the house-that it could be accomplished only by an application to the house itself; and feeling extreme reluctance to trouble the house, or to consume their time by asking of them an indulgence which might be deemed as a petition for a personal favor, he had acquiesced in the assignment of the speaker, had undertaken the task which it allotted to him, and had hitherto endeavored to discharge his duties, however inefficiently, at least with faithfulness, and to the best of his ability. The new assignment of another duty, requiring his absence from the city, probably for several weeks, would now render his attendance, during that The labors of that committee, from the commencement time, upon the committee of manufactures impossible. time they have been arduous they are holding every of the session, have been not inconsiderable-for some day sittings of two hours before the meeting of the house, and the pressure of their occupations is constantly increasing the very busiest portion of the session is now, and will for the ensuing weeks continue to be in full Thursday, March 29. Mr. Mercer reported a bill for Progress. There was, he had reason to expect, a prosthe improvement of certain rivers and harbors; also a bill pect that a report from the treasury department would very shortly be received in answer to a resolution of the to give the assent of congress to an act of the legislature house, adopted at the instance of the committee on maof North Carolina incorporating the Roanoke inlet com-nufactures, and containing the views of the secretary pany, which were severally read and committed.

Mr. Huntington addressed the house at length against the motion; but before any action was had on the motion, the house proceeded to the orders of the day.

The bill to grant to Ohio certain lands for the support of schools; and

The bill to authorise the judges of the United States courts to take bail of claimants for property seized, and to perform other acts in vacation, were severally read a third time and passed. The house adjourned.

with regard to that object of transcendant and universal The bill for the removal of a land office in Missouri, importance, the most advisable system for the modifiand the bill for the relief of certain surviving officers and cation of the impost duties, to take effect after the apsoldiers of the revolution, were severally read and passed.proaching extinction of the national debt-a subject inThe general pension bill was then taken up, and several amendments being offered a very free and animated volving, he had almost said, in a fearful extent, all the discussion ensued, which occupied the remainder of the great interests of the nation, and, above all, those of the day. Adjourned.

manufactures.

This report from the treasury, would, he presumed, when received, be referred to the committee of manufactures, and by them would be thoroughly considered, and after being by their deliberations adapted to their own views of the system which they may deem most suitable to the wants and wishes of the nation, will by them be presented in the form of a bill. While they would be engaged in this duty, however, he would necessarily be absent not only from the committee but from the city, and his time would be absorbed in the consideration of a different subject. The committee would in the mean time be without a chariman, and as it seemed to him, scarcely enabled to proceed in their labors in such

tion."

manner as to do full justice to the great manufacturing the land which gave birth to such a prodigy of genius. interests which they have specially in charge. In the "The purposes of faction answered," and when there is event of the appointment of another chairman more com- a hope that something may be gained to party by his inpetent than himself for the performance of the duties fluence. Mr. Adams, who in 1826, was "a mere school of the station than he felt himself to be, a report more master," a professor of rhetoric, without common sense-satisfactory to the house, more satisfactory to the nation, Mr. Adams, we say, is now represented as one capable and, above all, more satisfactory to the great manufactur-"of writing his name high on the pillars of his country's ing interests of the country, might be prepared and pre- glory!" Faugh! Let the editor observe John Randolph's sented to the house, even before he should be enabled to advice to col. Bassett; "lay his productions aside for one return and resume his duties in it. He believed that week, and then strike out all he thought very fine." Mr. if the committee of manufactures should be deprived of Adanis, if he be thus capable of "writing his name high the assistance of a chairman, the manufacturing inte- on the pillars of glory," will disdain the flattery which rest of the union would materially suffer, and it was from has a purpose to answer, as much as erst he did the wanan anxious regard for that interest as well as from an un-ton abuse which flowed from the same source of calculafeigned diffidence of his own competency to give it that full, active, and enlightened support which it had a right From the United States Telegraph. "In a late article to expect from the station in which he had been placed; we announced that our affairs were verging to a state of that he had availed himself of this occasion to ask of the the greatest confusion and distraction. We little expect house to excuse him from this service. He had felt it ed, in so short a time, to find the truth of what we said, the more incumbent upon him, inasmuch as it was an acknowledged by the very authors of the present unhappy interest peculiarly important to the people of the dis- condition of the country. In this view we could not but trict which it was his good fortune to represent-one of be struck with the late debate in the house of representhe districts to whose interests the prosperity of manufac-tatives, on the motion of Mr. Adams, to be excused from tures was more important than to any other in the United serving on the committee of manufactures. Mr. CamStates. breleng was the first to oppose the motion, confessedly Under these circumstances, and with the conviction on the ground that such was the condition of the country, that his place would for the manufacturing interest itself that the service of Mr. Adams on that committee could be more advantageously supplied by the appointment of not be dispensed with, without endangering the very union another chairman, he submitted to the house the grounds itself. What a volume for reflection is opened by this upon which he wished to be excused from further ser- avowal; coming from that quarter-from one so intimatevice on that committee after next Wednesday, the day ly connected with the political school at Albany, it proves upon which he presumed the committee upon the con- that those who caused the present distraction and danger, cerns of the bank would proceed for Philadelphia, in the are beginning to be alarmed. What a contrast this avowdischarge of the duties assigned to them. Until that day al makes with the president's message, and the uniform he was willing to continue his attendance upon the com- language held of late by the Globe, the Richmond Enmittee of manufactures; and therefore, he now moved quirer, the Albany Argus, and all the purchased presses. that after Wednesday next he might be excused from fur-We were taught to believe that the country never was ther service upon the committee on manufactures for the more prosperous; the people never more contented, or remainder of the session. our affairs progressing more quietly and safely than at present. To have it announced in the midst of this pleas ing picture that all this is but a dream-that the country is upon the eve of a convulsion, and that its safety depends upon a single individual, will, we have no doubt, excite the astonishment of millions."

Then followed what we think may well be called the extraordinary speeches of Messrs. Cambreleng and Bates, of Maine, noticed in the last REGISTER, with those of Messrs. Barbour and Drayton; the two former ultra against a protecting tariff, and the latter decidedly, but, as we think, more reasonably, opposed and the remarks of Messrs. Wayne, E. Everett, Dearborn, Denny and Mercer. And Mr. Adams said he had been most deeply affected by what had already past. He had felt in the strongest manner the impropriety of his being in the house while such remarks were made, being very conscious that remarks of an opposite kind might have been made with far more propriety, and had probably been withheld in consequence of his presence.

As the second part of this subject, we shall give tracts from some of the leading journals.

From the New York Evening Post. "The request of Mr. Adams to be permitted to retire from the place of chairman of the committee of manufactures, is looked upon at Washington as an indication that he has found his. committee and the members with whom he ordinarily acts, impracticable on that subject. It is well known that Mr. Adams is desirous of preparing a plan for a gradual reduction of the tariff, which, without involving the ma nufacturers in ruin, will be acceptable to the anti-tariff. party in the south and elsewhere. We do not learn, howex-ever, that he is supported in this desire by a single member of his own party in congress.

The "Richmond Enquirer," with reference to the speeches, &c. said "These proceedings are impressive. They show the deep feelings of southern gentlemen upon the state of the times and truly have they spoken. The times are indeed such that the people expect every patriot of influence to do his duty. Will Mr. Adams prove himself that patriot? Will he, as his father did, in the times that tried men's souls, rise to the level of this great occasion? Will he disregard the importunate clamors of a few greedy manufacturers and listen to the voice of the suffering south? Will he assist in averting the storm of dissention and saving his country from shipwreck?We have more fears than hopes-An occasion of this sort happens to very few men in the course of their lives-to Mr. Adams, never once before-He may meet the exigency-He may write his name high up on the pillar of his country's glory But will he? Has he the moral courage to do it? Has he the lofty energy of character which the emergency demands? Can he save his country from convulsion, and then retire from his seat to the shades of Quincy with dignity' at all events, if not with 'ease?' Can he do this? We fear he cannot."

On which the Richmond Whig observed-Our contemporary seems disposed to overwhelm Mr. Adams with commendation-to rival, in 1832, his panegyrics upon his talents in 1818--when he declared him "an ornament to his country"-himself "to be proud to have been born in

In the party to which we belong, and with whom we ordinarily act, there is a considerable number who are classed as friends of the tariff. Some highly respectable members of congress, and some able journals are of this description. Generally, however, they are of the class called moderate supporters of the protecting system. To these we must look for offers of acceptable terms of compromise in this bitter and long protracted controversy which, if not soon terminated, may produce consequences to be deplored. A moderate recession from the tariff at the present moment will satisfy Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. Hereafter it may be too late. Nothing can be gained by delaying the settlement of the question, but every thing may be lost. The exasperation will grow more and more intense the longer it is kept alive, and in six months from the present time nothing but an immediate and sweeping repeal of the tariff will satisfy those who would now be content with a moderate and gradual reduction."

From the United States Gazette. "We may remark, however, that the deference expressed by members to the opinions and influence of Mr. Adams was, in our opinion, sincere; and though the southern tone is certainly predominant, yet we cannot doubt that South Carolina and Georgia would be glad to receive from Mr. Adams a modification of the tariff, that looked only to a reduction of duties, without a renunciation of the principle.They