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New-Yo*k, February 9.
Zntereatiag from Buropc.
Uy the pocket skips Canada, Captain
Graham, (Jan. 6) and Napulron, Ca|it,
(Smith, (Dec. 25) we have received Lon
don papers to the 4th, and Liverpool to
the &lh of January, Inclusive. They re
late to ibe condemnation of the Ex-Min
isters of France to perpetual imprison
ment—the resignation of Gen. Lafayette
■s Commander-in Chief of the National
Guard—the non-intervention of the five
Great Powers in the affairs of Belgium,
Ac. us the Emperor of Itussin with re
gard to Poland—and lust, n*t least, the
Improvement in the English Grain .Mar
kets.
The resignation of Gen. Lafayette, as
■commander-in-chief of the National
Guards, is tin unexpected event. It up
pears to have liecu occasioned hy :i re
solution, which passed the Chamber oi
Deputies on the 24th Dec. declaring (he
office held hy him os commander in-chief,
no longer necessary—n new organiza
tion of the Guard being about to take
pluce. A re-appointment of Lufayette,
under the new organization appears to
have been completed ; but the old veter
gn was adt pleased with “coquetry,”
and immediately sent in his resignation
to the King.- I'pon receiving It, the King
is said to have sent fur ‘ Ids old and long
tilluehed friend,” and urged him to re- '
same Ids command. Lufuyette declared
that he appeared not as an unconnected
individual, hut us a negoeiutor ; and in re
ply to the King's earnest entreaty that
he would re-iiccepl the eoiiiiiiiind in
chief of the Guards from ids hands, said
that he never could do so, without an in
fusion of popular strength into Ids majes
ty's present councils, mid the introduc
tion of such mi eleetorinl law ns would
falisly the people, and give solidity to
(lie institutions ol the revolution. They
parted late in the day on terms of warm
mutual respect, nnd the King held n
council of ministers, which lusted till
midnight. It is added, that lie went to
the palace at 3 o'clock on the following
morning to revoke his resignation, lan
the King replied it was then too lute; for
at midnight Gen. lioban hud received
his commission.
The new British Ministry, like thn» of
Prance, ibid it dilllenll to meet the high
wrought expectations of the populace.
The reform in Pitrlinment which is so
loudly demanded by the whole Empire,
has caused a division in the cabinet, soma
advocating or mure sweeping measure
(him others. Among the moderates,
Lari Grey the Premier, the Unite of Dich-
W*'«d, und Lord I‘ulinerctun arc nam
ed
The trial* of the rioters nnd machine
breakers in the South of England, before
the gjiecinl Commission was nearly ut an
end The Chronicle of 3d January says,
that ltd prisoners have keen capitally
convicted; (I of whom have been con
demned, 30 have received sentence ol
transportation.(lshave received sentence
of imprisonment, and 07 have been nc
quilted.
Parliament adjourned on the 23d Dec.
to meet ngnin after the holidays.
From Belgium accounts nre more sa
tisfactory-nil is quietness there, and the
London Globe says, that a private let
ter, addressed to an eminent house in
London, mates that the affairs of ilol
land ami Belgium are likely to lie ad
justed; that Belgium takes upon herself
one Imirof llie Dutch debt, mid tliat in
return the free navigation of the Scheldt
■is grunted to tile Belginiis.
According to some of the French pa
pers, some revolutionary movements had
taken place at Home, the inhabitants of
(lint city being up in urins, and demand
ing a Constitution. Indeed, the whole ol
Italy, is represented to be on the eve of
an insurrection.
A report prevailed ill Home that the
majority of the < 'ordinals appear decided
to vote Ciinliiliil i-Vseli, Archbishop of
Lyons, mid uncle to Napoleon, to the pa
pal chair.
Hamburgh papers contain but little
fresh intelligence of moment from Po
land. The inlmhitHiits, it seems, are ma
king the most strenuous exertions to pre
serve their independence ; officers, scho
lars, A even the clergy themselves, arc
Been » oluntarily working attireentrench
nieni s, und ninny of the nobles nre pay
ing into the* national banks the most mu
ni tioem subscriptions. in the shape of mo
ne-y ti.id jewels. The insurrection is
openly proclaiming in nil parts of the,
hi g.tom, the Jewish population of which
is .inning with extraordinary zeal.—The
Pr .visional Government of Warsaw
has been dissolved, and u National Coun
cil appointed in its stead, of which
Prince Adam Csnrtoryski is President. I
The Hamburg Correspondent contains '
the leHowing, under the head ol'Frun
tin s of Saxony, Dee. H; —'Wo learn j
that the Emperor of Dirwiu has transmit
ted to the principal Courts of Europe n
Manifesto, composed in very energetic
terms. Among -other expressions is the
following;— His Majesty will never en
ter into n compromise with Iho Polish
1-elieis.’ It is idea asserted that he has
declared that bo will not receive the de
pntution, nor listen (or u moment to uny
proposition it may ot-r. lla-pwU of the
retirement ofoncoftheinost distinguished
German estates, men nre renewed; hut we
have no positive information in suppii
of the rumour.—The Duke of Bngusn is
charged, n is said hy Charles the Tenth,
to transmit to n High Personage, impor
tant documents relating to the disastrous
urdoiniaiiee* issued on tiie 25(h of July. It
is asserted that they prove the «;v idem
ro-operntiuH ofa well-known politician,
show the share he had its fixing the final
resolution of issuing the ordonnanecs; bat
ns yet these statements nre without proof,
«na probably mere conjectures.” [The
( irrrvpoiidqnt seems to niliide to the
Liiqieror Nicholas and Prince 'letter- i
Utrli.—Un.J.
" ofthe 2.7 th De
cember contains a iimnher of appoint
iiiems made by the Dictator, who has
declined a pension of 200,00(1 florins,
offered him hy the Prov is hi mil Govern- 1
meat; All he requires is a public hail- 1
ding ior an official residence, nnd a sap 1
. °* flfoiisioq* for himself nnd his
stuff. ,
* Liverpool, of the sth. '
nisi* l **** , * M ‘ rv was a good dc
t . e°n C0,, . 0n - •**"> bugs were
has sml UU one house
has since sold upwards of 2»K*» bags, at
f« t «o hi for lelands uml Alabumu,., The
demand is not however quite us brisk, ns
it w as. A cheek has we think been put
to it by an neconnt ofa voting gentleman,
ol'llie name of Ashton, of Hyde, having |
been shot on .Monday evening, supposed |
by one oftlic iliscontented spinners.
“Theaccounts of shipments of Flour i
have cheeked the desire there was to buy i
it on speeiilntion. 3ls.(«l. is now the high- '
est price offered for wester;* Flour, und
31 s. for Philadelphia.” I
The President's Message, which was
curried out by the Silas Hishanls, was
received in London on the 3d of .(unita
ry. The London piqiers ofthe 4th, con
tain copious extracts from it.
ill, (Dupont) French Minister of the
Interior, has resigned. M. Odillon-Bar
rot also tendered his resignation, which
the King refused to accept.
A Paris paper mentions thnt by a de
rision ofthe Prefect of Police, the play
ers on hand-organs are forbidden to play
the M'trxrilloisc ill the streets.
“VV'e hear,” says the Paris Avenir,
-tlml the artillery corps of the National
(■minis is about to be disbanded by
the Iloynl Ordinance, nnd thnt it will be
recognized upon other bases, und be re
dneed to two battalions.”
Mr. (Stanley is to have tlie only Royni
Borough in England—Windsor. By the
arrangement completed, Sir Hussey Vi
run, who sits for Windsor, Is to vacate,
ueeeiving (he appointment of t-'oinnian
flerofthe Forces in Ireland, from which
nffi-.lohn Dying is recalled.— (ilubr.
The subject of reform in England,
seems, by the London papers, to engross
the attention of nil classes. Petitions
were pouring in from nil quarters in fa
vor of. nnd none against it ; and (he edi
tor ofthe Morning Fhronielc says, “The
Ministry would commit fiiu tlv hi were
they to disappoint the Gauntry,” in yield
ing to (he voice of the people ns to re
form. ItH'orm alone can save the state ;
this people nnd Ministry know.” iSliould
it not be grunted, says Iho Chronicle, we
pretend not to say whut the consequen
ces mny be.
The C.'hroniele states, thnt the five
Powers have at length resolved to ac
knowledge the independence of Belgium,
on condition that no member ofthe pre
sent French King's family shall lie King
of that country.
At Switzerland there was mm-li agita
tion, and Ibe general belief uns Hint the
revolutionary spirit would soon burst
out.
FRANCE.
Till VI. OF TUB MX-MIMSTriIS.
Tile trial of the Ministers of Clin lies
X. vviis concluded on the 21st. They
were liiu.id guilty of treason, und con
demned to perpetual imprisonment, with
the forfeiture ol'lheir titles, rank, and or
ders. The Prince do Poligmic was
moreover declared to ho “civilly dead,”
a sentence, winch in France, deprive* n
mini ofevery civil and social right. It
conveys his properly to his heirs, dis
solves Ids marriage, so far ns respects its
civil consequences, and lakes from l.im all
control and direction in the education of
Ids children.
M. C'aueliy and J-tanjon, commission
ed to rend the verdict of the Court of
Peers to the four ex-tniniulers, went to
Vincennes on Wednesday morning, the
22d,ntsix o'clock.—Having arrived nt
the t'uslle, they were obliged to obtain
admittance, to convey n letter to the
governor, which they iittai tied to the
eliidn of the draw bridge employed for
tlmi purpose. The bridge was imme
diately lowered, and they were conduct
ed to the dungeon by General Dannies
mill, who nlone has possession of flu
key of the gates. The four ex-minis
ters. and even the governor himself, were
entirely ignorant of the result ofthe trial,
for the bridge had been raised (he pre
v ions evening, immediately on the entry
of the prisoners, and no person whatever
had I •oiii dial moment been admitted in-1
to the Castle. MM. Cnnehy nnd Hniijon
were llrs! introduced into a large nnti
ehamber, eoninmiiieatiiig with the apart
ments ofthe ex-ministers, who were still
in lied. MM. do Cliniitelaiize nnd De
Gin-moil Danville were quickly dressed
nnd in attendance; in h-aifan hoar Pey
i-omiet appeared, nnd die three then pro
ceeded to the chamber of Prince Polig
nne, w ho had intimated, that, being ex
tremely unwell, he was desirous of re
maining in bed. In the room, there
fore, M.Cuuehy, grevier, read to them
the decree ofthe Court. Htiejh hud been
their blindness, such their Confidence,
that they nil evinced great surprise and
disappointment; (hough there appeared
a ri-iinirkablc contrast between! be firm
ness and resignation displayed by MM.
Cliantelniize nnd Giiernon itanviilc nnd
the deep affliction and humiliation ol'Pey
i-onet and Poiigiiiie. Tlie latter espe
cially hent-il with the utmost eonsterna
lion that part of the decree which says
that civil dentil is involved in the een
| lenee of transportation. Daring the read
ing of the verdict, the linn- prisoners kept
silence. One sentence was only uttered
afterwards, nnd (lint was addressed by
Chantelanzeto Giiernon Danville:
‘■Well, my friend,” .said he, “we shall
have plenty of leisure to play nt chess.”
< t'Jihun, in on alcr, nova atirons lr taunts il,
J'tirc dm jinrtie; iCctbres.) There appears
to be some difference made in the punish- '
nient ol tiie ex-ministers ; tor Poiignae 1
Is destined for (lie bleak fortress of Mt.
Michael, on the coast of Normandy,
whilst the other prisi ners nre to be trmis
ferrevl, ns stated previously, to Hum, in
Pienrdy.
No disturbance took place when the
fate ofthe ministers was made know n.
This tranquility is,however, to he attri
buted less to the acquiescence ofthe pop
ulace, in the decision of the peers, than
to the excellent nn-iingcineiits whicli hml
been made to prevent disturbances, and
to tlie good disposition ofthe National
Guards. The crisis which tins just passed
was expected with doubt ami apprehen
sion by all who wished for the mainten
ance ofirnnqnilily in France or in Europe;
that it should have terminated william
bloodshed is therefore a eii-emnstam-e
wliieb. whilst it reflects honor upon the
French government, nnd must add ma
terially to its stability, affords also n
powerful guarantee for the niuiuteuunce
ofthe general peace.
The London correspondent ofthe Liv
erpool writes ns follow s,under date
ofthe evening .lan. 3.
A Polish gentleman, of Iho name of
Wielopoliskl, had arrived in Paris from
Warsaw, charged with a mission from
the Dictator. The object of his mission
is said in some jif the private letters from
Paris, to be that of solicit mg the French
Government'a alliance with Poland, or, 1 1
at leant, her good offices with the princi-' i
pal powers of Europe, so that the inde- i
penitence of Poland might ho obtained. <
It was generally to be believed in Paris t
that this envoy would not succeed in ob- <
taming any thing from the present (iov- <
eminent of Prance. No longer under (
the intluencc of popular clamour, that i
government is more than ever lived in its i
determination not to interfere with the |
internal concerns of foreign nations, pro- I
vided others adhere |o the same line of i
policy. i
The Moniteiir contains an address from i
fits Majesty Louis Phillip, to the Na- i
tional Guards, in which, alter express
ing his regret at the retirement of Gen.
Lafayette, he nolilies the appointment
of Count Lnbon, ns Connnumler-in-Chicf
of the National Guards, in his stead.
The new election law of Prance has
been presented to the Chamber. It dou
bles tlic number of electors, making them
180,LoO instead of somewhat about 80,-
000; and it reduces to 500 francs of di
rect taxation the qualification for clligi
hiiity to vote. This will fall far short of
the hopes of those who calculated on the
extension of votes to 400,000 electors.
Warsaw, Dec. 25.—The Polish Diet
opened on the JHth inst. Prince Czarto
rysk, was elected President of the Stell
ate, mid Count NViudislaw Ostrowski.
Marshal of the Diet. Gen. Chlopieki
resigned into the hands of the Diet his
authority ns Dictator; bat on the 20th he
was reinstated in his olliee, and u Com
mittee of each Chamber was appointed
to ussist him with their advice.
From the Liazctledv France.
Paris, Dec. Ml.— >l. Gcnder.tcn, En
voy from the llelgian Government, had
yesterday the honor of an audience of
the King, lie was presented to his Ma
jesty by the .Minister of poreign Aliiiirs.
The audience lasted three quarters of an
hour, it appears certain that M.Odit
lon Barton remains President of the
{Seine; and that the resignation which he
tendered had not hern accepted.
The Ex-IMiaisters, .Messrs, de Polig
nnc, Pcyrannel, Chantclanze and Guer
iion Itanville, have hteu removed to the
Castle of 11am.
From l!tc I’. S. Telegraph, Fell. Jl.
CONGRESS.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Busto.v,
in pursuance of notice given on Tuesday,
after an able and argumentative speech
against the Bank of the C. States, asked
leave to introduce a joint resolution, de
claring it as the i-ense of Congress, that
the charter of (hot bank ought not to be
renewed. On taking the question, the
Semite refused to grant leave for the in
troduction of (he resolution, yens 23, nays
20. A petition was presented by Mr.
Burnet, from sundry citizens of Ohio,
praying for the repeal of the law- of the
last session of ('o tigress, providing fur
removal ofthc Indians beyond the Mis
sissippi.
'I he House of Represent at i vrs, on mo
tion ol Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, pro
ceeded to the election of a printer to the
House for the ensuing Congress. Dull*
Given having been nominated, was elec
ted on tbe first ballot, by a vote of one
hundred and eight. Messrs. Gales »V
Benton received seventy-six votes; and
Mr. Greer, sixteen ; six scattering votes
were given also, two of which wore
blanks. Two hundred and six members
of the House w ere present. ,
The SSoimte did not sit on the sth inst. (
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Johnson, of Kentucky, submitted a reso- i
lotion for the purchase of 2IG copies of I
the debates on the adoption of Constitn- i
tion in 1787, and for the printing of an I
extra copy of the reports, of the House, <
lor the use of the members. It was. on i
motion of Mr. Ca.mcuki.km), referred <
to the Committee on the Library. The t
hill reported from the (’oinmitter on Man- i
a fact ares, respecting the continuance ol t
the present duties on salt, was discussed 1
by Messrs, Williams Smmrr, tStrniKt- t
land, Thompson, of Georgia, Mallabi I
nml Pi;r tis; and, ultimately, on motion i
of the first named gentleman laid upon I
the fable, upon a division by yens and
nays, by a vote of 115 to 41. The bills
previously ordered for engrossment, were
read a I bird time, and passed; and the <
remainder of the day w as devoted to the
consideration of private bills. J
la the Semite, on the 7th, Mr. Brown, (
in pursuance of notice given, introduced ;
a hill to reduce the duties on sugar; w hich (
was road twice, mid reienvd to the (. om- t
milleo oil Miinnlin linos. Mr. Bhsto.i ]
gave notiee that ho would, to-morrow, <
nsk leave to bring in a bill to repeal the
duty on 4t linn salt. The bill granting six .
thousand dollars annually to the Seneca i
tribe of Indians, was read the third time,
and passed. The resolution of Mr! <
Grundy. restricting the select committee |
appointed to inquire into the condition ol i
the Rost Olliee Department, from exa.o- i
initig persons dismissed from that De- ■,
partment, as to the causes of their remo- «
' ill. "ns taken up ; and Mr. Holmes huv- I
ing concluded his rcitmrks in opposition t
to the resolution, was followed by Mr. I
Grundy, who argued in its support until t
three o clock, when the Senate adjourn- i
ed.
In the House of Representatives, on
the 7lli, a mow than usual number of pe
titions and memorials w ere presented;
among .he latter ol w hich was one sub
mitted by Mr. Coleman, from Kentucky i
soliciting the loan, free of interest ol'#Bo- ‘
(KMI. for the use ofthe Maysville and Lex- |
inglon turnpike road company. After i
the transaction of some further business
ol private nature, Mr. Mallary moved ,
11'.'“ ,he ,t ‘l»««'» ol the Committee on Man
ufactures, accompanying the hill to re- i
peal so lunch of the act passed lust se«-
sum as reduced the duty on salt from 15
to 10 rents per bushel, after the Ist Janu- ,
«ry last, be printed. Mr. Carson object
hi. . . ° n -- C..ILTON also Ob- !
jeettHi to the printing of this report for t
various reasons. |, w.is decidedly of an
character; and so far as the House
hud been jnlurmed, presented no views ]
on the subject that had not been n<»aifl
and agam urged before the House and
the nation; it was ill-timed ; the object of !
every man who was sincerely desirou
ol promoting i| lt . hanmmy, ‘the „ MU .„ .
and happiness of,ho country, shoild be
to benl. not arouse and irritate the ex
eitenient that existed on the subject of ,
tins report in a large sertion of the eoun ,
try; and he hoped that every effort to fan
the llame ol discord by disseminating this
decament, aud to oppress still further a
majority of the people of this country, by
increasing this obnoxious duty, would
meet, as it deserved, the disapprobation
ofthe House; and he trusted that the mo
tion to print the report might sleep forev
er with the bill which accompanied it—
on the table. The motion to lay on the
table was rejected, however, on a divi
sion by yennays, by a vote of ayes 88,
noes 100 r jt the report was ordered to he
printed. A variety of bills wore repored af
ter which, C,tioM copies of the report ofthe
select committee on the subject of the
distribution ofthesurplus revenue, wore
ordered to be printed. The resolution
of Mr. Warns, of New York, for the
printing of 3,000 extra copies of the re
port relative to the rcpenl ofthe 25th sec
tion of the judiciary act, (the section
which renders the judgement or decrees
of .Stale Courts subject to the revision,
iiflinnnlinn, revisnl ofthe Supreme Court
of the Cnited States.) was taken up;
and after some discussion, in which
.Messrs. Buchanan, Haynes, Doddridge,
imd Gordon took part, was agreed to.—
The House resumed the discussion ofthe
general appropriation hill; the question
being the motion of Mr. Stamierry to
strike out the item for the payment of
the salary of the United Stales’ Minister
to Russia. Mr. Bulges concluded his
remarks, nnd was replied to by Mr. Cam
breleng ; when, at nearly five o’clock,
un adjournment took plnce.
In the Senate, on the Bth, Mr Benton
asked leave to introduce a bill repealing
the duty on alum fall, which he prefaced
with a speech, containing various facts,
ami arguments in support ofthe measure;
but before any question was taken ns to
granting leu a e, n question of order arose
whether this bill could he consistently in
troduced, there being already a bill on
the table for repealing the duties on n
number of articles, among w hich was
that of salt. This question was then, nt
the suggestion of Mr. Hav.nf, laid over
for consideration. The hill from the
I louse of Representatives for thb settle
ment ofthe necounts of James Monroe,
was rend twice, nml referred to n select
committee, consisting of Messrs. II AVNE,
fSANroitD.URKUNciiuvsEK.IIi i,i, & Iredell.
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr. Poindex
ter presented the memorial of Martha
Randolph, only surviving daughter of
the late ex-President Jefferson. Mr.
W luster presented a memorial from tin
citizens of Rrookiield, Massachusetts, re
monstrating against the law of the last
session of Congress, providing for tin-re
moval ofthe southern Indians beyond the
Mississippi. The Senate then commenc
ed hallotting for a printer lor the next
Congress. On the first ballot, forty-se
ven votes were given, 21 necessary ton
choice, of which Duff’Given received 22.
Gales A: Seaton 22, scattering 3. There
being no choice, a second ballot took
place, w hich resulted in the same man
ner. On the third ballot, Dull’Grcen re-
C“lvcd 23 voles, Gales & Seaton 22, scat
tering. There still being no choice, a
third ballot took place which resulted
in the election of Dud’ Green, he ha-ving
received 21 votes, Gules & fcicaton 22
and scattering 1.
In the House of Beprcsrntulires, Mr.
Howard, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported a bill for improving cer
tain harbors nnd making surveys; which
was read twice, and referred to u Com
mittee of the Whole on the stale of the
Union. Mr. Spencer, ofNew-Vork, from
the Committee of Agriculture, introdu
ced u bill lor the encouragement of the
growth and manufacture of silk; which
was rend twice, nnd made the special or
der for Wednesday next. The bill for
the bettor encouragement ofthe culture
ofthe vine and olive, was rend a third
lime, and passed; also were various
other bills from the Senate .The bill mak
ing appropriations for the service of the
Government f r the year 1831, was next
taken up; the question being upon the
motion of Mr. Stanburrv, to strike out
the item of tjj.9,000 for the salary of the
Minister to Kus->iu. The previous ques
tion was called ami seconded, anil the
hill was passed, without the amendment,
on a division by yeas and nays, of 158
to 3.
-“-•fit-
DEATH OF DOIiIVAR.
«- have been politely favoured by a
commercial friend (say the editors of the
.Wirfoik lln I con) with tiles of the Kings
ton Jamaica Commit and Cornwall
Chronicle, nearly regular series, from
391 h Nov. to irtli .Fan. inclusive. The
C'ourant oftith Jan. contains the official
announcement of the death of iSiuioa
Bolivar, the .Liberator of .South Ameri
ca from the yoke of Spain.
The luebuicholy event (for such we re
gard it) is r-outaiued in a Proclamation
issued by Don Juan de Francisco de
.Martin, Prefect ofthe Department, to the
citizens ofMagdalcnn, dated Carthegena
Dec. 21, 1830. lie died on the 17th of
that month at 1 r. m. as we suppose (tho*
itis not stated) at the Camp of ilneiendu,
a league from .Santa Martha, ns his val
edictory address to the Colombians da
ted Kith of that month, is issued from the
Camp. The announcement is full of
feeling and that sincere sorrow, which
the loss of so distinguished a hero and
patriot naturally inspires.
a >Tumuli sheiuff’h
ILL Ire sold at Columbia Courl-
Tt House, on tlio first Tuesday in
March next, between the usual hours of
sale, the following property, to-wit.:
All the interest that Green J. Zanders
has in the estate of Aaron Parks, dcc-'d.
in right of his wife Mary Ryan Sanders.
Also, all his interest in the estate of Aa
ron Haley Parks, to satisfy a fi. fa. from
Warren Superior Court, the .State of
Georgia vs. Green J. launders,
ALSO,
Sixty-six acres of Land, whereon is n
good -Dwelling House, Tan Yard, and
Burk Mill,joining Davies'and others, to
satisfy a fi. fa. from Columbia Superior
Court, David Cooper vs. Nancy Porter.
ALSO,
One hundred nnd ninety-three nc.-cs of
Land, more or less, joining Tankersly
nnd Coleman, to satisfy a fi.fa. from Co
lumbia {Superior Court, Ishntn Puller vs.
William Smith, George G. Tankersly,!
William A. L. Collins, and Wilburn B
Tankersly.
ALSO,
One negro girl Betsey, eight years of
age, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Columbia Su
perior Court, Daniel Baldwin vs. Elea- 1
nor D. Appling. 1
B. H. JONES, Sheriff. 1
Jon. S 3, oi M ,
AICtUSTAS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1831,
“ Be j-ut, nnd fear wof.”
DEBATE ON THE COLLEGE BILL.
\\> [■resent, to-day, the first part of a brief
sketch of this debate, which has been delayed
thus long for want of the remainder, which,
somehow or other, has been unaccountably mis
laid, and tve have now no hope of finding it.
BANK OF THE IT. STATES.
The Court of Appeals in Charleston, on the
14lh instant, (present Judges I). Johnson, O’-
Neale, and Harper) decided unanimously in
favor of the Constitutionality of the Act of the
last session of the Legislature of S. Carolina, im
posing a Tax of one per cent on the dividends of
the hank ofthe United States.
HON. WILSON LUMPKIN.
Wc copy the following additional and well
merited tribute to the worth and services of this
gentleman, from the Washington Telegraph :
“Wc copy below from the Augusta Chronicle,
an article upon the subject of the next Guberna
torial election : fully concurring as we do with
the writer ns to the character, qualifications, nnd
public services of Mr. Lumpkin, we concur like
wise in the doubt which he expresses of the
propriety of his leaving Congress. Mr. Lumpkin
lias discharged his duty as a representative, with
“industry, ability, devotion, and faithfulness to
the interests of Ids constituents,’’ and with a
firmness and moderation that have secured for
him respect and confidence, nnd a conse
quent intluencc in Congress, which at the pre
sent crisis renders his services, as a member,
valuable to his constituents; a consideration
that, we are confident, will induce him to forego
the honors which, wc are told, many of his
friends it appears ate desirous to bestow.”
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
House of Rr.eßssr.nTATivis, )
tl'cdnesihy, Dec. &, ls3o. (J
Debate on the College Bill.
The College bill, which provided for an ap
propriation of $30,000, was then taken up, in
Committee of the Whole; and after it was
read, Mr. Schley offered a substitute, providing
for the appointment of eleven additional Trus
tees, from the Clark party, viz : Wilson Lump
kin, of Monroe ; James C. Watson, of Bald
win; Zachariaii Williams, of Columbia;
Thomas W. Murray, of Lincoln; Dr. Daniel
Hook, of Louisville; Howell Conn, of Hous
ton: Dr. David A. lleese, of Jasper; Angus
M. U. King, of Monroe; Jacob Wood, of Mc-
Intosh; Stephens Thomas, of Athens, and Dr.
James Tinsley, of Cla k; so as to make the
whole mimhc of Trustees twenty eight, and
fourteen fom each party —Also, so an appropri
ation of SB,OOO annually, payable semi annually,
from Um Central Batik, and an immediate one
of SIO,OOO, to bo repaid from the annual ap
propriation, as that lecomcs due.
The substitute was taken up by sections. Mr.
Neal, ol Newton, moved to strike out the first
section, appointing the Trustees; w hieh motion
was supported by Mr. Byne, and opposed by Mr.
W oFEonn.
Mr. Neal disapproved of this section altogeth
er—considered it a corrupt understanding; a
plan to buy up votes in favor of an appropriation
for the College, and would not vote for the hill
while it contain* it.
Mr. Wofford repelled the charge of corrup
tion. The arrangements entered into was for
the benefit of the institution and the State. It
was the only means of removing the prejudices
which had long existed against the College,
owing to the manner in which its affairs bad
been managed, and controlled by one party a
lone—the Troup party—and that it was now
the wish of that party to remove the dillicultics
winch existed, by the measure proposed.
Mr. Cleveland said the measure was propos
ed by the Troup parly, and intended to pro
mote the welfare of the College—and was cal
culated to give that proper equality of parties in
the Institution, which ought to have existed long
ago.
The question was then taken on Mr. Neal’s
motion, which was rejected.
Mr. Neal proposed to amend the section by
striking out four of the names, and mscrling in
their stead, those of Thomas Flournoy, Ciias.
J. McDonald, D.—, Cooper, and John G. I’ol
niLL.
Mr. Hull raid the Trustees and Faculty of
the College, wished the number of Trustees in
creased to twenty-eight, and had proposed the
present arrangement in the annual report to the
Sonatas Acadcniicus. It might he said that fif
teen or twenty Trustees wcic all-sufficient to
consider and transact the various business of
the Boa d. But there wore ollrer considerations
worthy of notice. Seventeen was the number
when the population ofthc Stale was com; a a
tively small; and twenty-eight, now, was not
more, in proportion to the extent of poj ulation,
than seventeen had been. The additional Trus
tees, selected from various parts of the Slate,
would greatly advance the interests of the In
stitution in their respective sections—dissemi
nate correct views of its nature, policy, govern
ment, and worth to the Slate, among the people
around them, and thereby' concentrate upon it
the regard aud support of the whole population.
The Trustees would naturally feel a warm in
terest in advancing the welfare ofthe College—
and their respectability and influence, and cor
rect knowledge of the Institution, in all its va
rious relations, would enable iham to do so to a
great and most beneficial extent. Wherever
they were, the feelings of the people would be
kept alivo on the subject; and where they were
not, its interests would, comparatively, he neg
lected and forgotten.—With regard to the propo
sition before the House, there was no improper
or corrupt bargaining. It was a just and proper
means ol doing justice to a party whoso inter
ests in the institution were equal with thoso of
the other. Why should tho management of it
he confided to one party alone 1 Its interests
required that party should bo entirely excluded.
Both parlies equally supported it; and if it was
an honor to partake of the management of it,
why should cither party be debarred ? It nced
cd tiro support of botli parties, and should there
fore bo made acceptable to both.—'Tbo Institu
tion had suffered much injury by fire; and a
liberal appropriation was needed to restore it to
a stats of energetic capability ouj
•
To obtain such appropriation it was necessary
that it should he supported with one heart and
with one mind. It wanted general confidence;
and (he present measure suggested itself as the
best means of obtaining that confidence. Tho
whole community should be equally represent?
od in it—all jealousy should he removed—tho
f management should be taken from one political
' party and placed in tiro hands of both. Thet
difficulty complained of was partiality—lot that
' difficulty be removed, and a suitably appropria
tion will doubtless be obtained. dr.eu
Mr. Schlev regretted the objcctunA which
had been made, and thought them by itvmntis
fair or reasonable. Tho College, so far, and ill
its benefits, had been confined exclusively to
■ one party. All this was right, with some oy.-
tlcmcn, while the Clark party, which Ind-oon
tribuled equally to its %pport, would continue
to do so without partaking of its benefits, But
they hod determined to io so no longer; and
tho Troup party, sensihleVthe necessity ofol
taiuing their support, hud proposed that all par
ties should he represented. This was no har
-1 gain. The Clark party needed not to bargain
for their rights. They were not a small, pow
erless minoiity, hut an equal portion of the jeo
pie, knowing their lights, and dote.mined to
sustain them. here, not to bargain
| for their rights, hut to demand them. The op
! posite party had had the entire control of the
i Institution. But now, finding that it could not
ho sustained without giving their opponents an
equal influence in its concerns, their magnanimi
ty had suggested the ( lan. They had como
forward and pro;osed it. The Clark party
merely claimed their rigiits, and when ofieicd
them, should they refuse, lest they should bo
charged with making a conu.pt bargain 1 They
pay their prop ortion of the money collected in
to the Treasury, or appropriated for Franklio
College, and they have a rigiit to decide equally
how that money shall be applied. Have they
their proportionate influence in tho disposal of
the funds of the College, which they take part
. ; in appropriating?—As at least an equal potion
of tho people, they pay, say an equal portion of
these funds. Their Representatives, in tho
Boa.d ofT.ustccs, aio three, to fourteen Troup
men. What influence hare three, against four'
teen? and consequently, what power in the dit>
posal of these funds of which they pay an equal
part ? Was it to he expected that such a stato
of things could always continue ?—That tho.
Clark men would always continue thus to ; ay,
. and the other p arty to receive and dis. use of,
for thei. own exclusive benefit? Or was it net
to ho expanded, as it had turned out, that tiro
, Clark party would at last refuse, and the others
I would be obliged editor to offer them their just
rights in the College, and take, themselves,
their proper pitojtotlion, or that they would ulti.
; .mutely sac. dice lire College altogether, and iti
'giiispuiig at all its privileges and benefits, loso
all I—They have very properly ami hero, ably
chosen the former. They Iravo offered us our
[ rights, and we accept them. Wire, vis the eo.-
, ruption in this? or tho bargain and sale?
Tito gentleman from Newton has pro; osed
other names than those selected by tho Cla U
party—those which had been selected after full
, consultation with the wishes of tho party, and
, which were acceptable to it. It had been propotr
ed, that it should select its own Tr ustees. Why
then should the gentleman from Newton select
them ? Did Clark men select the prresent
Board ?—lt had been considered desirable to
allay p arty feelings, and to make the Collegia
what it ought to ho—a State institution, in*
stead of a party one; and if in effecting this
object, Clark men arc to be elected, it is prop or
1 that Clark men should select them. The pre
sent names were selected by almost tho unani
mous voice ot tho prarty; and pf acceptable to
it, why propose others, which could only pro
mote confusion and dissatisfaction ?
£ln tlm course of his argument, Mr. SctsLEl
made a forcible and eloquent appeal to tho
friends of Literature and Science, in behalf of
' the College—shewing its execlh nt effects up og
the people and character of the State, and free
institutions, when properly conducted with ao
impartial view to the interests and welfare of
tho whole people.—But, owing to frequent its
tarruption, we cannot ho; o to reprort it with ar.y
thing like justice to its power and effect.]
Mr. N kal said he wished to change hut fou*
nanuts, and those for other Clark men; and tlroso
. whom lie considered men of superior qualifica
tions. Were not lire four lie had selected, nreu
of superior attainments in Literature ami Sci
ence, and was it not desirable to elect such lo a
literary and scientific institution? He himself
preferred those names, and be believed tins
, House would ; but he was opposed to the whole
arrangement, and should vote against the bill ou
| principrle, while it contained this section.—As to
, tire bargain, the Troup men say they cannot gel
' an appropriation without making this proposi
tion, and therefore they agree to make conccsi
siotis which they otherwise would not do, fur
tho purpose of buying up votes in its favor.
Mr. Sciii.ev observed, the gentleman confess'
ed that he was opposed to tho bill, and that ho
would not vote for it, even if Iris amendment
were adopted. Why, then, make the amend
ment, but to defeat the hill, rather than from ao
objection to lire names he proposed to strike
out ? It was of no consequence what was tiro
literary character or attainments of tho men
whose names ho proposed to insert, if he would
afterwards vote against them. As to tho gen
tlemen mentioned,ho could say,that Gen. Flour
noy and Judge McDonald had already been selec
ted by the party, and both had refused the ap,
(‘ointments. Mr. Cooper might h«sve been se
lected, and probably would have been, had not
he been inadvertently overlooked, in scanning
hastily through the party, ,111 enough other name*
had been chosen; and to change thetn would
have been invidious; and Mr. Polhill would pro
hahly have been selected, had not the gcntlemeq
who made the selections, thought it advisable to
select older men. Neither himself, nor the gen
tlemen with whom ho had consulted, had tho
slightest objections to either of tho names pro
posed by the gentleman from Newton. They
were all popular with the party, and would all bo
voted for with pleasure, on this occasion, if it
were possible. But tiro friends of the hill would
not consent to any change of names. Il would
be illiberal and unfair to do so after selecting
them. And fie would also, say, that he himself
ttwiM cot vote for thtr Bill* if the evaw wero