N. HAMPSHIRE. Mr. Barker, Bartlett, VERMONT. Mr. Buck, Mallary, Swift, Wales, MASSACHUSETTS. Mr. Allen, Bailey, bill. woollens On the Locke, RHODE ISLAND. Mr. Burgess, CONNECTICUT. Mr. Baldwin, Phelps, Mr. Barnard, Chase, Garnsey, ab. Garrow, Johnson, ab. Brent, Mr. Haile, Mr. Blake, ILLINOIS. NMr. Duncan, ALABAMA. Mr. Moore, McKee, Owen, NjMr. Bates, MISSOURI. 34 Missouri 667R310130 00209oooooo 3 1 5 South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Indiana Illinois 102 13 7 12 9 14 3 1 3 1 3 213 This table shows a remarkable degree of steadiness among the old members, (except in Pennsylvania), their votes on the woollens bill being compared with those on the resolution. There is only one change in each of the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Indiana, for various causes; two changes in Kentucky, and six in Pennsylvania alone, all the latter for the resolution. The rest of the states having old members, to wit, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, shew no change. It should, however, be observed, that one gentleman of New York who voted for the woollens bill also voted for the resolution-and that another voted against both. We have seen the votes on the resolution distr buted among the "friends of the administration," and of "gen. Jackson." We have not yet drawn such lines as these-nor are they necessary. We go for the system, the whole system, and nothing but the system, to which the resolution is decidedly hostile, being introduced by an anti-tariff member of the committee, Mr. Martin, of S. Carolina, and receiving a majority of all the votes which it obtained from the anti-tariff states; but if the resolution had thus appeared to all the members at the time when voted for, we think that it would not have been passed. It bears upon the front of it "down with the tariff," and we are preparing ourselves for a defeat, for several causes that might be mentioned; but will not "give up the ship." We have suffered persecution for our principles, and they are the dearer to us on that account. Something may happen, through the resoluteness of the friends of the system, that will favor their cause, and a plain and plump taking of the yeas and nays be insisted upon and obtained; unless it is determined to avoid that awful RESPONSIBILITY by delay; or to crush the projects of the farmers and manufacturers, by the weight of matter heaped upon them, and produce a private smothering of that which may not be openly and manfully met in argu The results from the preceding table are striking and important. The following are some of the chief things that will arrest the attention of those who consider it: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, gave sixty-four votes on the resolution-fifty-seven for and seven against it. These states have always been opposed to the protection of domestic industry, by means of duties on importation, and have acted consistently. Of the 57 votes for the resolution, one was given by a gentleman favorable to the system-but of the 7 who voted against the resolution, at least 4 so acted because of the principle involved in it, being opposed to the protection sought for; then, these 5 special votes being deducted, 56 members from the anti-tariff states stood against three from the same states. The character of the resolution cannot then be doubted, as being hostile to the system. It is written as with "a pencil of light." And there is a valuable old saying, "tell me what company you keep, and I will tell you what you are." Pennsylvania, hitherto forming the phalanx in favor of domes-ment and vote. tie industry-18 to 4, joined the members from the south who have always heretofore, as with the heart and soul of one man, voted against her and her favorite principles. Facilis dec ensus, &c. But we rust that step will be recovered. On the tariff question, there cannot remain an union between Pennsylvania and Virginia, unless one or the other clearly surrenders principle, in some quid pro quo. January 3. Mr. Silsbee asked and obtained leave of absence for his colleague, Mr. Webster, for one week.This request was made in consequence of Mr. Webster's continued indisposition, and Mrs. W. being also very ill at New York. Mr. Smith of S. C. presented the memorial of sundry citizens of South Carolina against an increase of the tariff. Mr. Marks presented the memorial of the manufacturon both ing association of Pittsburgh, praying that congress will impose an additional duty on imported woollens, for the protection of domestic manufactures, and praying that congress will lessen the term of credit on duty bonds. The petition was read and ordered to be printed. Mr. Marks having moved the reference of the petition to the committee on manufactures 5278 5 11 3 14 0 Maryland 2 4 Virginia 13 13 North Carolina 0 6 6 *Including the speaker, who did not vote. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, observed that he had no objection to the reference of the petition, but he thought that the portion of which it related to lessening the term of credit on duty bonds, should be referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Marks assenting to this course, the suggestion of Mr. Smith was adopted, and the memorial as referred accordingly. Mr. Noble submitted a resolution inquiring into the expediency of establishing a post office in the capitel for the use of the senate, and the appointment of a post master, who shall also act as a librarian for the senate, which was agreed to. The president communicated a letter from the secretary of the navy, accompanied by fifty copies of the Naval Register for the year 1828, for the use of the senate. Also a letter from the post master general, stating the names, number, and salaries of the clerks employed m his department. Mr. Hayne presented a memorial from the chamber of commerce of $. C. praying for an uniform rule as to damages on bills of exchange. He also, as chairman of the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill increasing the pay of lieutenants in the U. S. navy, who had served ten years as such, which were severally disposed of. January 7. The chair communicated letters from the secretaries of war and the navy, stating the number and compensation of the clerks in the departments. Mr. Johnson, of Ky. having moved to print two thousand copies of a report made several years since from the war department, in which the names of the surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution, entitled to lands were enrolled, an animated debate took place between Messrs. Johnson, Harrison and Branch, during which the last named gentleman moved the reference of the resolution to the judiciary committee, to be examined by them, and some method adopted to prevent the frauds which might arise from the publication, by the acts of speculators. After further proceedings, the question on Mr. Branch's motion was taken, and the report referred to the judiciary committee, to inquire and report whether it is expedient to print the same, and in what manner it shall be done. Mr. King, from the committee on the public lands, reported the bill for the graduation of the prices of publie lands, without amendment. Mr. Woodbury, from the select committee to which was referred the memorial of the surviving officers of the revolution, made a report on the same, accompanied by a bill for their relief; which was read, and ordered to a second reading. The report, was ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Macon, the senate went into the A motion was made by Mr. Harrison that 1,000 co-consideration of executive business, and, after remaining pies of the report be printed, but on the suggestion of a two hours so employed, adjourned. senator, Mr. H. moved for the printing of 500 copieswhen, after some remarks from Messrs. Johnson, Harrison, Chandler and Foot, the motion for printing 1,000 copies and 500 copies were severally put and lost. The resolution presented Mr. Parris on Monday last, requesting the president to communicate to the senate, (so far as may be compatible with the public interest), any information in his possession relative to any alleged aggression on the rights of the citizens of the United States by the persons claiming authority under the government of the province of New Brunswick, was taken up and agreed to. Messrs. Knight and Bateman were appointed a committee on enrolled bills, on the part of the senate. Mr. Knight was, at his urgent request, excused from serving on the committee, and Mr. Ellis was appointed in his stead. The bill for cancelling the bond given in the case of the slaves captured in the Ramirez, was considered and agreed to. January 8. The senate did not sit this day. January 9. The chair communicated a letter from the secretary of the treasury, enclosing a list of the clerks employed in his office during the last year, &c. Mr. Hayne, from the committee on naval affairs, reported a bill for the relief of Susan Decatur, accompanied by a report: which, on his motion, was ordered to be printed. Mr. Woodbury, from the committee of commerce, to which was referred a resolution passed on the 18th December, in relation to drawbacks, reported a bill, which was read and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Marks presented a memorial from the city and county of Philadelphia, stating that they are deeply sensible of the great importance to the true interests of the United States of an extended support to the agriculture and manufactures of the country. They, therefore, respectfully pray that congress will be pleased to give their earliest attention to this great national object, by imposing such salutary additional duties on the leading The bill for abolishing imprisonment for debt, as for-important articles made from our great domestic staples, merly amended, came up for discussion, and, after being as their wisdom shall direct, which will protect from further amended and discussed by Messrs. Mc Kinley, imminent danger a large capital already embarked, and, Johnson, of Ky. Smith, of S. C. Rowan, Berrien, Branch as your memorialists fully believe, produce the most and Kane, the senate adjourned. prosperous results to the community at large. The memorial was read, and referred. Petitions against an increase of the present tariff were January 4. The president communicated to the senate the annual report of the commissioner of the public buildings; also a report of the secretary of state with co-presented by Messrs. Smith and Hayne, of S. C. The pies of the correspondence with the British government, relative to the establishment of light houses, &c. within their jurisdiction opposite to the coast of Florida, which were read and ordered to be printed. petition presented by Mr. H. was from the agricultural society of S. Carolina, and on his moving that it be printed for the use of the members, a brief but animated debate took place, but finally, on the question being taken, it was ordered to be printed. It was then moved by Mr. Marks that the memorial from the city and county of Philadelphia be printed. Carried. The memorial presented by Mr Smith was also ordered to be printed. Mr. Eaton submitted the following resolution, which was considered, and agreed to: Mr. Hayne presented a memorial of the chamber of commerce of S. Carolina, against an increase of duty on imports. The president of the senate communicated a memorial signed by a number of citizens of the state of Delaware, praying for protection against "foreign rivalry" in the manufacture of wool, and other branches of American industry; and referring congress to the memoResolved, That the committee on the district of Corial of the Harrisburg Convention, in the recommenda-lumbia inquire into the expediency of placing Pennsyltions and suggestions of which, they heartily agreed, and praying that efficient protection may be afforded to all the interests recommended therein; which, were referred to the committee on manufactures and ordered to be printed. vania avenue in such situation, that this great highway of the city may be passed in comfort and safety. Several bills received from the house of representatives were ordered to a third reading, when, on motion of Mr. Macon, the senate then went into the consideration of executive business, and remained therein nearly two The bill for the relief of Francis Larche, of New Or-hours; when the senate adjourned. leans, was taken up in committee of the whole, and the blank being filled with $800, ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. crease of the tariff. Wednesday, Jan. 2. Among the petitions presentAfter other business transacted this day, of which here-ed this day, were several in favor of and against an inafter we will take notice, the bill for the abolishment of imprisonment for debt, the order of the day, was again taken up, and when Messrs. Hayne, Kane, Van Buren, Johnson, of Ky. had spoken on the subject, Mr. McLean, from the committee on Indian affairs, reported a bill for the establishment of a general superintendency of Indian affairs in the department of war. Twice read and made the order for to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Berrien, the bill was postponed to and made the special order of the day for Monday next. Mr. Whipple, from the committee on public lands, reThe senate then went into the consideration of execu-ported a bill to confirm certain claims to lands in the ter tive business, and when the doors were opened, The senate a journed to Monday next. ritory of Michigan, which was twice read and made the order for to-morrow. Mr. Jennings, from the committee on public lands, reported a bill from the senate, to authorize the sale of lands in the state of Indiana, heretofore set apart for the use of schools, without amendment. The bill was then committed for to-morrow. reign fabrics, by way of protection to the domestic manufactures of the same. Of the corporations of Washington, Alexandria, and Georgetown, in the district of Columbia, asking for pecuniary aid from the government of the United States, Mr. McDuffie, from the committee of ways and means, in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal reported a bill appropriating forty-six thousand, two as also, for a confirmation of the terms upon which the hundred and seventeen dollars and fourteen cents, to the said corporations have subscribed to the stock of that canavy hospital fund, which was twice read and committed nal; viz, by a tax upon, and a pledge of, all the real for to-morrow. Mr. McDuffie from the same commit-estate within the said corporations, for the redemption of tee, reported a bill to prevent defalcations in the disburs-loans which the said corporations may make for that ca ing agents of the government, &c. Mr. McDuffie also nal, and by a collateral guarantee of the redemption of reported from the committee of ways and means, to whom was referred the resolution of the house, directing them to "inquire into the expediency of refunding the amount of tax laid by congress on domestic spirits, by the act of July, 1813, to such contractors as were bound to furnish supplies of that article to the United States, by contracts made prior to that date, and which supplies were to be delivered to the United States, subsequently to the passage of the said act, and liable to be affected by the tax or duty above alluded to," submitted a report concluding with the expression of an opinion that it would be inexpe dient to refund the tax referred to in the resolution, and ask to be discharged from its further consideration. Mr. Hamilton, from the committee on military affairs, reported a bill to continue the present mode of supplying the army of the United States, &c. Mr. Mercer, from the committee on roads and canals, made a report, accompanied with a bill to amend and explain an act, entitled "an act confirming an act of the legislature of Virginia, incorporating the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company," and an act of the state of Maryland for the same purpose. Which bill was twice read and committed for to-morrow. Mr. Mercer also reported a bill authorising the subscription, on the part of the United States, for ten thousand shares of the capital stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, to be paid for out of the dividends that may accrue to the United States upon their bank stock in the bank of the U. States, which was committed to the same committee of the whole as the preceding. Mr. Mercer, from the committee on roads and canals, reported a bill for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road, (a copy of the bill heretofore before the house for the same purpose). The bill was twice read, and committed for to-morrow. Mr. Mercer also reported a bill for the continuance of the Cumberland road. This bill was twice read, and committed for to-morrow. Several resolutions laid on the table, on the 31st ult. were taken up and agreed to. The following resolution, offered some days since by Mr. Maxwell, was taken up and read, and, after considerable discussion, adopted. Resolved, That the secretary of war be directed to communicate to this house the report of the engineers employed to examine and ascertain the practicability of uniting, by a canal, the waters of the James and the great Kenhawa rivers. The house went into committee of the whole, Mr. P. P. Barbour in the chair, on the bill to revive and continue in force the several acts making provisions for the extinguishment of the debt due to the United States by the purchasers of the publie lands, and on the bill for the relief of purchasers of public lands which have reverted for non-payment of the purchase money, which were severally read and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. The bill for the relief of gen. Flournoy was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to morrow. such loans. Of the comptroller general of the state of South Carolina, for the payment of the balance claimed by that state of the United States, on account of advances and expenses during the late war. All these memorials were referred to the appropriate committees. Mr. Burges, from the committee on military pensions, reported a bill to amend the act "to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the revolutionary war," and of the several acts made in amendment thereof. This bill was twice read, and committed. Mr. Cambreleng, from the committee on commerce, reported a bill allowing an additional drawback on sugar refined in the U. States and exported therefrom, which was read and committed. Several bills of a private nature having been reported, the speaker laid before the house a letter from the postmaster general, accompanied with a list of the names and salaries of the clerks of the general post offices in the year 1827. Laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Stanberry it was Resolved, That the committee on the public lands be directed to inquire into the justice and expediency of appropriating a portion of the public lands to the state of Ohio, to aid the said state in the payment of the debt contracted for the canals authorized by the laws of said state. On motion of Mr. White, it was Resolved, That the committee on the public lands he instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, for the settlement of all claims to land in the terri tory of Florida, which have been presented to the commissioners of the United States appointed to decide and report upon the claims under the Florida treaty, which remain undecided. On motion of Mr. Fort, it was Resolved, That the committee on Indian affairs be instructed to inquire if any of the Indian tribes within the territorial jurisdiction of any of the states, have organized an independent government, with a view to a permanent location in the said states; and if they find that any attempt of the kind has been made, to inquire into the expediency of reporting to this house such measures as they may deem necessary to arrest such permanent loca tion. In addition to the above resolutions, thirty eight of a private or local nature, were offered and disposed of; and the house having passed to the order of the day, several private bills were reported to the house, without amendment, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow. Adjourned. We expect to have a little discretion over the contents of our next publication, though embarrassed by the mass of matter on hand, and shall bring up many things in arrears. We are exceedingly desirous of grappling with the much-talked of Boston report,' against the depart-protection of domestic industry-from looking into which, (for we have not yet had time to read it), we observe that things are upon the "high pressure principle," and might suffer a "collapse, "through the application of prac tical truth instead of counting-house theory. Several communications from the different ments were laid before the house by the speaker, and then the house adjourned. Thursday, Jan. 3. Vast numbers of petitions are still presented to the house; the following were among those presented this day. Of wool growers and woollen manufacturers, in the county of Worcester, in Massachusetts. Of the farmers and manufacturers, within the county of Dutchess, in New York. Of citizens of the state of Pennsylvania, praying, respectively, for the imposition of additional duties ou fo BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Appointments by the president and senate-Nicholas Biddle, and John B. Trevor, of Pennsylvania; Campbell P. White, of New York; E. J. Dupont, of Delaware, and Benjamin Hatcher, of Virginia, to be directors of the bank of the United States, on the part of the U. S. for the y ar 1828. SUPPLEMENTARY TO No. 20, V OL. IX, THIRD SERIES. THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. edited and pUBLISHED BY H. NILES & SON at $5 per ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. AGRICULTURE IN GEORGIA.—Å resolution was passed adjustment. Guayaquil has thrown off the Colombia by the Georgia legislature in Nov. last, to instruct the yoke, and the affections of the Peruvians seem completecommittee on agriculture and internal improvements, to ly drawn away from Bolivar. Mexico is expelling the old inquire into the expediency of adopting measures to Spaniards-1,200 were preparing to leave the capital promote the cultivation of certain plants, in consequence alone-many were coming to the United States. They of "the continued depression of the cotton market,” and we have been for some time engaged in securing their profind their report in the Savannah papers. perty, and many millions of dollars had left, or were They recommend that attention be devoted particu-about to leave, the republic, in consequence. Factious larly to those tracts of land called Pine Barrens, where abound, and the people are nearly as ignorant and mismulberry trees might be raised with facility, and silkserable as they were under the government of Spain. might be made in large quantities. Before this branch Com. Porter, at Vera Cruz, advertises "a number of of culture was destroyed by the revolutionary war, commissions for privateers," to be disposed of. Chili, in one year ten thousand pounds of silk were receiv-is apparently at rest; but Pera and Buenos Ayres are uned at Savannah. As women and children are able quiet-without unity of action, and harrassed for funds. to perform all the necessary labor, the committee are We some times almost fear that the want of intelligence, of opinion that the subject is worthy of the encourage-which has been well called "the soul of liberty," will ment of the legislature. Olives may be raised in Georgia, long prevent the people of these large and interesting as is proved by an experiment made on the plantation countries from enjoying that repose and safety which we of Thomas Spalding, esquire, of McIntosh county, have so anxiously wished for them. It takes generawhere five trees are bearing, and forty or fifty are grow-tions to make up a thinking virtuens "populace-that. fry well. Good wine is made on the same plantation of middle class, chiefly made up of thrifty laborers; men with native grapes; and there is evidence referred to by the strong heads and sinewy arms-a body which commands committee, which proves that very good wine was raade the factious elements, and bids the ambitious and their in the state as early as 1740. tools, the thoughless "herd," be still. Tobacco, indigo, madler, the white poppy, and several kinds of grass are also recommended; and it is proposed that large tracts of country, now useless, should be converted into sheep walks. For the purpose of exciting the zeal, attention and industry of the inhabitants on these and parallel subjects, the committee recommend that various premiums be offered. Later accounts intimate that Bolivar was exerting himself to bring about a "regular state of affairs" in Colombia-Bogota, and its neighborhood, had been severely shaken by the late earthquake-half the houses in the city had been rendered untenantable, and only one church remained uninjured. The same destruction extended through the neighborhood. The motion of the earth was perceptible for more than 24 hours. INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUESTS. The legislature of Pennsylvania, almost unanimously, has passed a resolution to instruct the senators and request the represen-ville Eagle, dated 21st Nov. 1827tatives from that state in congress, that an act may be passed for the encouragement of domestic industry, embracing the items recommended by the convention of tarmers and manufacturers which met at Harrisburg, on the 30th of July last. ROADS. Letter addressed to the editor of the Mays A resolution of like purport has been introduced in the New York house of assembly, and we are informed that it will be adopted with great unanimity. interested in that transportation, in a few years? If you can, I am persuaded that it will be of some bencfit to that class of our fellow citizens who are opposed to internal improvement, as well as to those who are in favor of it. Yours, respectfully, THOMAS METCALF. Dear Sir: I cannot forbear, before I take my scat in the stage, to inform you of a statement just now made to me, the truth of which is not to be doubted. Before the construction of the turnpike road from this place to Zanesville, the price of carrying the mail exceeding $80 per naile a year. It has now been let at a sum but little exceeding $30-the difference per mile exceeus $50 a year. This bare fact speaks volumes in favor of making A resolution has passed the senate of Indiana, 16 to 5, good roads. If we make the same difference in the instructing the senators and requesting the representa- price of transporting merchandize, salt, whiskey, and all tives of the state, to use all reasonable endeavors to pro-ather articles of commerce that passes betwen Mayseure a further revision of the tariff so as to give adequate ville nud Lexington, &c. can you tell me and the subprotection to the growth and manufacture of hemp and scribers to your paper, how many hundred thousands of wool. Four of the minority, it is stated, have entered a pro-dollars a good turnpike road would save to the citizens test against this resolution-as interfering with the presidential election! We have not yet seen this paper. While such is the state of things in New York and Pennslyvania, we find 15 members from the former and 18 from the latter, voting with all the anti-tariff members of the house of representatives, four only excepted, iu favor of the resolution proposed by the committee on AFRICAN COLONIZATION. The people of what are manufactures, on the suggestion of a decided opponent of called the "free states," are becoming more and more the protecting system-the member of the committee interested in the success of the colony which we have from North Carolina. "If we live long enough, we shall planted in Africa. The steady progress of opinion against see the result." The question must be fairly met-wheth-the principle of negro slavery, together with the reduced er it "interferes with the presidential election" or not. value of slaves as property, causes an increased influx of colored persons into them, and reduces their energy and force in possessing a class who cannot be introduced into the common stock of the population for the common purposes of these states. Many of the citizens of these states became such to avoid the evils atfendant upon a black population, but they are followed by manumitted persons, expelled from the states in which they were born, because they have been made free. Ohio is particularly over-run with them-they are a great nuisance in many parts, and the colonization project has, therefore, become a great favorite in Ohio. If that, or some other plan, to provide a home for liberated slaves does not succeed, it is very possible that, in the course of INTERNAL TRADE. The number of vessels employed on the upper lakes, Eric, Huron, &c. is 55-and their tonnage is 3,611. In the tonnage two of the steam boats are not included-the whole number of steam boats is. The number of trips performed in the year just closed, was 572. The amount of commodities transported to and from was very large-30,000 barrels of salt, alone, having been shipped from Buffalo for the upper country. THE SOUTHERN STATES. Colombia is much disordered-almost every thing seems to be in an unsettled and fermented state, without the prospect of speedy and safe Vol. XXXII!--No. 21. |