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THE PENITENTIARY.
•Mi-Mi«.; Editors.—Will you indulge n plain
. mini by giving place In a few idi.-ii- wbft'h be
wishes to address to your renders ! Ho know*
limy will lie crude, and in homely dress ; but,
ns the subject has not rcrcived from the press’
t|»o attention it merits, he feels constrained in
mil,mil them :
It lin’d suggested itself to niv mind since the
nboluion of the Penitentmry mode of punish-
ment, and the tukingrtipofqmnld system, on-
giimting in the lime* of fcndilj. Imrlmristn, as
bi.iv fitting for the middle of the riublcontb een-
m tury. that difficulties would bn found to exist,
Viiiii'li it would appenr, were wholly unlh^ghl
v:|p r>V; or nt lensl, «re wholly unprovided for.'
: .Not only would there bo difficulty to iwrcrlnio
law* of » similar ii..;uf«, tiuflei tins sutm-e for
the present.
Paul' mmi, louli :rt the m/feqkftt up, rtti >n >•!
some of ibis rriniinnt code. T’o hunt doer by
fire-light, incurs n fine e,f fifty dollars, and -in
esso the individual is unable to pay; lie is lorf-
cfivelbirlvninn lashes "ierlitnidon.it Tour riel,
nnigbhoui’s money can save ItU hide—hut you
t^s.i/or/jpO fur whoyo gratification the -Petit*
tebtiary fins been abolished, must take n shin
ning.Pnnr man, just reflect on lids for n mo
ment.
?Hc Southern Banner.
EDITED Ef AEBON' CI!A*C AND Af.rnF.D M. NISBF.T.
Tuesday, Apt.ii. 3, 1832.
iCJ* The Augusta Courier notices, on the authority
of a letter from tliir- place, the late disturbances in on
College. tVcare iiappy tornform the public that peace
and quietude.h.in liecn- rtstored, and the exercises of
You bove^ttended voiir rich neighbor | the bistgirion piiTsressed regularly as urjsl, with but
on ti hrn bunt, more to gratify him than your, i a Very few daya’ interruption, up to the cmr.mence-
*elf—both nrc detected and brought into the
CnVirt-hnusc. //rjinils nut the price nfabalc
or two of cotton,‘and hands it over nnd goes
nbf.ut bis business. Yon put your hand into
your pocket, and find only a half empty to
bacco box nnd a sevenpenco. Tito Sheriff
ment oftbs present vacation. The disturbances re
sulted in the expulsion cf twelve nf the young men at
(ached to the institution.
be laws suited to particular nfFetiee*, but tlmt j hurries you nut on the public square—nnd in
’Cj* \Ve tiave extracted this tvcik from the Macon
Mesrcngr r, a cnriiniuiiicatiun in that paper on the sub
ject of the Penitentiary. It will be read with interest,
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juror* would even shrink from thi ir duty when ! tlic presence of a crowd, your rir.h neighbor nn
rulb-'d on to subject nn individual, (who per- indifferent spectator, nnd in view ofsuclt spec-
bapi would be guilty of no moral crimp) to the Mors nn tbn surrounding buildings may afford,
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rigours of those laws. Tbut nbbougli n jury
might be fully sntisfied of n man’s guilt, yet if
•the lenst pretext wim afforded them, they
w ould rntiter Ini him escape, than find him
* p-’bl.y. Within a low tlsysf I have seen how
tin iticsc anticipations would lie vet ified.
In n ncightioring county, n man was cha-g-
rid with nn attempt to entice pwnv, or htenl u
. negro, and detected in the net of doing so.
This Grand Jury; knowing there wns sufficient
evidence on wliioh to find a “ tine hill,” niid
-«thiil the punishmoot of denf/i was nt Inched to
. the crime, after particular enquiry of legal au
thority In know if there whs no lighter pun-
i.thmcnt, and considerable hesitation, reluc
tantly k turned n bill against the prisoner,
fjefotc the Petit Jury, it was rlcnr to every
' r-re, flint there was sufficient evidence for his
^conviction. Hut they, shrinking from I’m
" horrible barbarism of rucli punishment, for
cm-li it crime, and huvmg tnoto hmnnniiy tlmn
the l»w, permitted tbe prisoner to escape; and
Ije.is now at Inrge, without having suffered
ntiy penally for a crime of which evety quo
believes him guilty who knows aught of the
case.
I would.suggest for the reflection of those
opposed to Penitentiary punishment, that the
life of a fullow being hv our present laws, is
’■ tint forfeit for Inking, nr nttemplirig to tnko a
small mntlcr of property, and that, whore no
ollempt is mndo against the personal safety of
.(mother. How fur, let inn nsk yon, would
you make -human life tho forfeit of human
polfl
■ Nnd this man been iuinvirtdd bv tho Petit
j Jury, there cannot he the least doubt, but that
;*ihe whbTq community would linvc exrlaimod
- ugninst the barbarism of the law, nnd that nn
/ individual could not have been found in the
oiini v, in whirl) tbe case was tried, who w ould
not have taken nn interest in sending n peti
tion t" the Governor for his respite. Ho
Lwnnld have laid ir. jail nt the expense of the
rniitity fandn very poor county too) for near-
* Jy ti year, nnd then - teen discharged by the
yon nrc stripped nnd tied to a post—the rest
will ho left Tor your i.rringinnlinn No one
will taunt your rich neighbour about -.vhnt be
came of his money—but who will forget to
lull tiou, on eve ry convenient oecasion, as lung
U3 you live, nboul “ /tugging the post."
Poor man, you have been clamorous nbo’.'t
the repeal of slut Penitentiary code, without
reflerling. Your representatives,rich or poor,
to s.tcure te-olection, nnd become popular
with you, have complied with your dirtatinu-.
Now look at the result. Yon have planted a
IVliipping post, Pillory, nnd Stochs, on every
Cnurl-Houso Squnre in Georgia, and also a
Gnllnirs. These have long been the scoff,
derision nnd horror nf every traveller through
North Carolina; and you have son!: your state
to a level with her—tho legal erysipelas, tho
leprous spot that has always marred the beau
ty of the judiciary of nnr Union. Poor men,
you have complained; (and it is the only sha
dow of reason you have ever adduced against
the Penitentiary system) tlmt it Ims been nn
expense to the stale. Did you never rcrol-
lert that (o erict a gallows, a pillory, a whip
ping post, and stocks, soil keep them in rn-
pnir, would cost each county much more than
all they pay towards supporting (be Peniten
tiary? Did you ever consider that culprits
would be imprisoned in your jail, at the ex
pense of (t3*i/omv£3 county—nnd how few
eouhtirs there are who can support such ex
pense ? Gentlemen Legislators, who voted
for the abolition of the Penitentiary system—
by the lime a few of your friends Imvc “ hug-
ged the whipping post," you will find you. are
not ns popular as you expected to make your
selves—in fishing for popularity in this way,
you will find you only catch Tartars.
MOKDECAI.
GEORGIA QUESTION.
There is mure mischief brewing.
The Supreme Court has decided against
the Statu of Georgia—and the blow wns fol
lowed up in the House of Representatives by
vote id a humane nnd consistent Legislature, f n Memorial, presented by Mr. Admns, from
*- — ■* - —-— -•-- •v ' 'the City of Ne.yv York, on the subject of the
two Missionaries, confined in the Penitentiary.
Ih idling up the petition, we should have
-wimessed the beautiful consistency of the un
thinking advocate for nbulition. *'-•—‘
Not one but
-r ../- "would have signed il-ynot an abolitionist in
■-! ‘v the Legislature but would have Voted for the
■ pardon of the poor man, which n former v
v ’ij j|Cuf njsTia3 place(T m this pitiable situatio
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t’enitiTtinrv nbolition .linn been a florions
the tut; tor runt and noisy declamation among
V: tin W'ri fleeting croud; And n gainn-for the
g ' nritol t’chiicisn to piny off among them, by
• fi')’humoring vulgar prejudices. It bits looked
S/M; baitnless when viewed ut a diBtanre. Aboli-
iiou ! nb'dition I abolition! has been the cry,
uViil ho whese lungs were strnngesl, Itnd the
•\,.V Ji\--t of tho argument! Hitch whist lie rage for
s i *fut defiftucfi'in in our last Legislature, that the
’ ■ greatest emulation prevailed, who should bo
tlie jr'-dst forward,-or the most noisy; nnd ntoro
in t]u> spirit of vandalism than was ever bo-
, f fore witnessed in tlmt body, the net was hyr-
, rifd thrqtigh without giving opportunity fur
’ refleetion or Argument. For tho honor of the
Stnti\ for the honor of human nature, I would
tint have it attempted to count how many hon
est rotes were then given. ^They’ should he
! wfittin in Wood on our legislative rucords—
I qs tliev are cm.signed in the estiuiation of nil
V around us. (and will he by thoso w ho shall
succeed us) to the ilneuvia|ih< distinction and
' ussnCintionoftlie Draconian code. I have
asked for rensnu and argument on this subject,
• nf these abolitionists. Here is nil the reply I
Iftvo linen fnitnnnte enough to get, ns each
turned on liis lnml to avoid further questions.
Hung llm rascnls I Hang the rascals ! !”
. Now bring this home to them—exhibit its bar
barisms nearer to their view, mid it ” sears
their nyq bnllx”—.they will not convict a crim-
' inal they know to lie guilty. - .
It tin’s been with pride that I huvn nntired
the editorial ebrps nftlie State, generally lu-
' bbured on the side of reason and humanity .bn
this subject. Hut it has been w ith equal shame
thnl-btio qtbtwo-shniilil hove been foiind, ni-
mpiing to flirnl .with wlmt they ilermeil tbe
r vpiilnV eurrent, or perbnpsi wern playing a
desperate pamiKnt “ swim or sink.” Or per
haps; for pl.rtir-iilar reasons, they hud a pccu-
liar drend nftlie institution, and theruforo nt-
■ ’pied in fimisy phrase to wnto it down.
* ml has'been efTeeicdp—(I enpnof say
It their agency or ttilRicner;) lint I know
astoiuVhqijmt of every o:Kpf Stale which
ilnpted the system—a system nover
icd liy afiy otheF Slntc. ’ In its' place,
e reviyrd. thiil n few- years ago were
| us too barbarous for nn enlightened
f socielv. For inaimmg, biting or
r, the-punishment is death. To conn-
oin;hill«.’&r. or pass tliem, knowing
: tqiinitrf'i'it, is death without the ben-
lerg’y. To steat;» Horse. Mute, or
death wi bout the benefit of clergy.
” "ilJblhk' yon of thsi Her*
the value of )Our soul
lie- yatue <-i' n mule
to many
tagamemp
ieryou l
Tho decision of the Court is ultra. It goes
tho whole ngninst the rights nnd sovereignty
nftlie States. It must startle every man,who
is fur preserving-to tho Stale Governments all
tho powers which hove been reserved to thorn
Tho power now chimed by tho United States
over the territory of the Stato of Georgia, is
hot granted by the Constitution. It gives
Congress tbe power to regulate trade with tbe
Indmn tribes—and nothing more—It is not
believed, that Georgia will submit to the de
cision—and tlmt when it is certified to her
Stats Court, they will take no account of it.
What then ? Will the Supreme Court he so
infatuated os to persevere—and issuo further
process in the case ?
The memorial laid before the House of Re
presentatives on Monday, threatens to call up
another Missouri Question. The excitement
produced on the very presentation nf it was
alarming. ” Would that House (exclaimed
Mr. Clayton of Georgia) consent to make it
self the instrument of adding excitement to ex
citement, till they should rend the Uuion to
pieces ? A few steps more, and they would
bring thuso.Smtes to n condition like that, in
which the colonies were immediately before
the rupture with Great Ilrilnin.. tin warned,
lie cautioned genllemeiij lie would not stoop
to intreat them. Memorials like these could
bo got up nt nny time by n set of deluded fnu-
ntics. Congress should look to the condition
of the old States, nndI not by a reckless ami
unfeeling course provoke them yet farther.
Ho prayed gentlemen to consider. He warn
ed tho Ilodse to proceed With prudence, nnd
consideration, and though ho would not im
plore them, yet lie enrne9tly warned them to
disregard such n memorial.”
Mr. Drayton of South Carolina nlso, raised
his warning voice Will it not ho likely to
increase the agitation which now pervades so
large a portion of the dWrpunily—to exasper
ate to inn.dneBS the citizens of Georgia, nlren-
dy convulsed by Ihe strongest excitement to
influence the public mind—nn excitement,
which, without the illegitimate nnd inflamma
tory interposition-of this House, may impel
them to acts, which plight involve us in the
horrors of intestine war, and shake the pillura.
of the ConstitytiontO its centre? Does nny
member of this House desire this ? Are wo
convened hero In dissolve tho bonds which
connect these United Slates J Are we not
Iters for the purpose of strengthening, of con
solidating the Federal Union ? And if, by ex
pressing an ppiniun, we do aught to impair its
integrity, or to undermine its permanence, “aro
Wi. not traifors to the constitution, nnd to the
laws, and to the sacred obligations which are
imposed upon us 1”
Tho motion to lay this memorial on the ta
ble waslost, by fit to S3. . Some of the South-
trn gentlemen mere not in their seats. *If they
bad been, the question would have bean car-
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anil no doubt with improvement to many who may pc.
rime it. Tim reasoning and conclusions of ihe writer
arc irresistible,as regards thcgri al mlvatilagcs of I’cni-
trutiary punishment over our present unequal and
bloody code, fty tlic laws now in foico, it will be seen
(hot the wealthy mny escape with a small fine, or, as
in the days of Popish darkness, may purchase with
money 01 ihitut^enee to violate the law, when for the
very same offence, the pooh moil will have to "Imp the
whipping post,” or lose his ears—doomed forever after-
in disgrace-, ami to ca> r y with" him to his grave, the
marks of his infamy. U’c hold that fill bad citizens
should receive funithiiient in proportion to the grade,
and extent o’f their transgressions,and not according to
the length of their purses ; therefore would w e entreat
the people to nrou-e themselves, and snv to tlicir next
representativeswrr.rifutdisA tlic Penittntiary, and Ictus
all hertaflir,' rich and Toon,’sufferalike t
,1A cniicns was held lately in Itiehm.ind, by the
ttepahlicah (Jsrkson) members of the I,ngisfature of
Virginia, for the purpose of taking into consideration
the propriety of nominating n candidate tor the Vice
Presidency, hr. After considerable debate on two
motions, one recommending P. P. Baibour for this of.
fiCto, (lio other "that it ii inexpedient nt this time to
nominatn n candidate for the Vice Presidency,” tho
latter was' carried in a spirit nt great unanimity. The
objoct.in deferring a decnion, was for the purpose of
ascertaining more definitely tho wishos of the people
nn this subject. Tlnr-resnlt proves one thing satisfac
lorily to our minds—that Virginia will go for Ihe regu
tarty nominated i andidate, whoever ho may ho. I,
these times of political corruption, concert and harmo
ny among us can only ensme success. Let the true
Iriends of the people, then, determine upon their enn
didate, and support him in one spiiit and with one
voice.
Iteduettan.—The Central Committee appointed by
the citizens of Hancock county, held their firat meet
ing «l Milledgevillc on Ihe 94th tilt. They recommend
to their 11 fellow citizens friendly to reduction, to moct
in their several counties and nominate, one parson from
each county, to meet ut Millt dgeville, on the first Mon
day in May next, to agree and fix upon a dny certain
for electing delegates In ft convention to ho liolden nt
Millcdgtvillc, at such time as they may then determine
on.” They further appointed un Executive Commit'
tec consisting of the following gehtlemcn • Governor
Lumpkin, Judge Lamar, Col. Rockwell, and Msjor
Prince. •
7.ejection.—The people ufCInrk county will observe
in our .paper of to-dav, a notice requesting thci
convene at Wuthinsvillc on the lid day of May next,
(the day of our general muster,) for Ihe purpose of
elrcting delegates to represent this county in tlic con
templated Convention. That this call will bo met by
them with pleasure and alaeiity, we liavo not the leusl
doubt. The people of Clark have been for years awake
on this inipurtant subject, and anxiously awaiting an
pportunity of cvinrmg to tlicir fellow citizens through
out the Sjale, lie ir abhorrence and disgust towards the
present organization of our Legislature, and the evils
growing out of it.
In addition to‘the numerous weighty arguments
heretofore urged by the friends of reduction, we would
picsent a single fact, which ought of itself to rouse the
community to a man, (no matter what may havo been
their sentimentsheretofoie) Inactive exertion.in the
cause of Legislative n form. Wo have been informed
from tho very best authority, that the rcsourcas of the
State the present year, great as they unquestionably
are, will not be adequate to meet the current expenses
of Government; and as the evil is a growing one,
something must be done immediately to alleviate their
con dilion, ot the people will havetobe biirtlicned will
an increase of taxation, to support nnd pamper an ah
ready overgrown, still incrcnsing, and (so far ns this,
matter it involved) cot nipt Legislature.
Foreign.—D] the arrival of the packet ship Sylvanus
Jenkins at New York from Liverpool, we have received
news from the latter piece up to tlio 8th February.—
The only item of important intelligence furnished by
this srrival, is that the price of cotton has advanced j
a jd. per Ih. Common qualities have improved the
most. This news has hod totno effect upon the market
in Charleston, wlieia a few choice parcels were sold
on the Stth ult. as high as 11 cents.
other rjcd.xgaiMt th* •^itstof»q—JlifA- Enq, ' ted territory. T
vJiicMff Creel f'toc*.—Tlic loto Northern papers con
tain accounts of a distressing flood which liasoitendrd
through the Susquehanna, Hudson, and Connecticut
rivers, tndtheii larmnstributaryalrcanis. At Albany,
N. Y. on the 13th ult. ths water had reached nearly to
Ihe centre ef the city, and on some of the lower streets
was neatly up to tho second stories nf the buildings.
The light Irouse on ths Hudson near Kinderhnok, a
atone building two stories high, was struck by the float
ing ice, and daahcil to pieces in a moment—burying
beneath its ruins four nf its trn inmates, and danger
ously wounding tho others. These wero only saved'
and taken to tho shore by the most perilous exertions.
Sevcial villages and farms neartho Mohatvk river, have,
also suffered severely. In the Connecticut river, the
breaking up of the ice hi* caused much damage. Aa
uaualkt tho freshets of that beautiful but turbulent
river, aovcral biitlgrs have been' swept awav.
hivnwiot heard thet any lives were lost, This tiood is
supposed to exceed in dritructiun of property and loss
of lives, Ihe lain immense inundation at the Wcet.
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Xortl, Eastern Damiary.—'The Legislature of th*
State of Maine, after several days spent in secret ses
sion, have decided upon accepting Ihe arbitrament nf
the King of the Netherlsnd*. in relation to their dtspul
The resident is fully tethoriesd to njske
the noctvadiy snangciuciiM tsitte itiii iiriti’* novyinf
mi nt for carrying this arbitration into rliect, and es.
labiisiiiiiga permanent boundary and jurisdictional line
between the two countries. In consul- ration of the
ccsrion of Roiiso'e point to the General Government,
slic is to pay the State of Maine, either in money or in
lar.d west of tho Mississippi, an equivalent fur the ter
ritory alleged to have been lost; the value of which is
to be app'raised by commissionera severally appointed
by the Legislature and the President.
We trust the excited feeiings of our sober sister, will
lie quieted by this termination of her difficulties ; tor
judging from sundry resolutions which wo have seen,
as well as other indications of popular sentiment, we
w ere fed to expect a firm advocacy of State jurisdiction,
even were a resort tit nullification necessary to cuetajn
it—a mcasuro which otir northern friends deprecate
with such tremendous wordiness.
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United Slates Bant, Jchn Q. Mams, 4-c.—By refer
ence to our Congressional proceedings of this week, it
will be observed, that Judge Clayton’s resolutions for
appointing a committee
a to enquire into the afiairs of .’
the U. S. Bank, lias, with slight modifications, ultimate- orat llr rca ,n S*
!y prevailed; and that a committee has been appointed
for that purpose, to visit the mother Bank at Philadel
phia. This movement was not anticipated by the friends
of tho Bank, and threw them intogreal confusion. To
oppose the resolutions might liove been ronsiilercd ns
virtually acknowledging the Until nf Ihe charges pre-
ferred against the Bank ; and to vote for an enquiry
into the transactions of an institution, which many of
f.r tWwIiuleedbjccI iri Mr. Clay's ^resolution, ; &c
the jariRtp the Committeh on Agriculture- last, Yea#
18, N-JJS 92 Mr. Uayne moved to strike out the who),,
of die original question after the word " Resolved”—
lozt, Ytas l8,Nuyf SJ. The amendment wos'dcclareA
by the President to bo lost,and the engine’ consequent
ly adopted.
In the House of Representatives, suer various peli.
tions and memorials were presented and referred, tfr-. t
Military appropriation, and the hill for support of fir,.
vernment for 1832, were read a third time nnd patted.
to the Senate on the SOtlt, Mr. Hendricks introdu
red a bill making an appropriation to improve the Na
vigation of tho Wabash, Ac. Mr. Benton introduced
a bill granting to the State of Missouri, SfiO.OCiO Acres
of land to be applied to Internal Improvement. Othei
bills of a local'nature were introduced,and not of gene:
alinterest.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Wilde submit •
ted a resolution for-an enquiry into certain facts rela
tive to the increase of Spsclo circulation in the cour,
tfy. The Bill in addition to an set f >r tho relief of inso’ •
vent debtors of the U. S.’waa discussed and engros-o*)
eon yne soctiis.sk tunica. • \
y MEETING IN WATKINSV1LLE.
' In pursuanco of public notice, a ktrgo. nn.f
respectable meeting of tho cilbons of Claris
county was held nt tbe Court House, on Fri
day the 30ll. March, 1032, for the purposo bf
considering the propriety of appointing dul
them were seneible'had violated its charter, was very t C a l CB *° represent tho peoplo ol Georgia in
disagreeable: however, the dnsr was nficred, and they
had no alternative but to swallow it.
We nrc happy to see on Ihe committee of investiga
tion with Judge Clayton, Mr. CamhrclengofNcw York
Mr. C. is a practical man, a mcrclmni, and n financier
of the first respectability, well versed in all the minulia
of the Banking system, and not only able, but willing,
to brine In light all tlio unwarranted nnd high liundcd
•ransactinnsof this great beast of federal abnininaiioni.
Mr. Adams, on being appointed nn the flank Commit
tee, begged leavn to he discharged fmm further duties
as Chairman of Ihe Committee on Manufactures. This
motion seems to have given riso to considerable ex
citement in the House oflteprcscnlativcs; and from the
warm und almost united opposition In it by the Southern
delegation, there iu but little doubt of the truth of the
report some time since in circulation, that lie is favor
able to a liheiul modification of tlic Tarilf; and seems
likewise to establish Ihe fact, that great anxiety is en
tertained at Washington, with regard to theconsrquen
cea to the country, if such a modification is not adopted
at this session ofCongress.
Mr. Adams certainly has evinced a disposition to
throw himself into the hreaefi, and should y»have mor
al courage sufficient to sustain his position there, lie
will have incurred the lasting gratitude of ibis republic.
It is nnl every day that an opportunity like the prese'n.t
occurs for the true patiiot to test his devotion to his
country; and now that restless nnd ambitious aspi
rants serin to tie willing nnd resolved to ride into pow
er over the wreck of tlicir country’s happiness and
prosperity, it in consoling, il is inspiring, to' think, tlmt
there is one still left, who is willing and able to stay
their rude tread, and to say unto them, “ thus far and
no farther shall thou go "
Congressional.—In the Senate nn the 14th March,
the Apportionment Bill was read a third time, and M
Webster moved its re commitment, yith general in
structions for the repoit of a bill apportioning the Re
presentatives as nearly as may be among the several
States, according to tlicir representative population, as
compared with the representative population of the
United States. The bill was laid on Ihe table.
The House of Representatives resumed the consid
eration of tho tcBolution forthe appointment of a select
committeo to examine the affaire of the Bank of the U-
States, Mr. Wavne concluded his remarks on hii
amendment; the question was taken and the amend,
ment rejected—yeas 26, nays 164. Mr Adams pro.
posed to limit the enquiry to the allege violations of
the pliartcr nf the Bank, he. and directing the commit
tec to report tho 2 let of April, which irps finally carried
—yeas 106, nays i)2. A committee to consist of seven
tee appointed to examine into these alleged violations,'
consists of the following gentlc'mcn, viz. Clayton, J. Q.
Adams, Camhrcleng, Johnson, McDuffie, Thomas of
Md. and Watmougli.
In the Senate on the 15th, Mr. Smith presented res
olutions of the Legislature of Mury land in favor of an
appropriation by the Government in aid of the removal
of the free people of color from the United States.—
Tlio bill for the establishment of a Law Library in
connexion with tho Library of Congress, waa consul,
ered and oidered to a third reading. Mr. Clay's.reso
lution in relation to the Tariff’ was taken up, and Mr.
Monrc and Mr. Benton npnkc at length thereon.
In tho House of Representatives, Mr. Root’s resolu
tions in relation to an amendment of the Constitution,
changing the mode of elect ing President and Vice Pre
sident, was taken up, and referred to a committee of
the whole on the state of the Union. The Military ond
-General Appropriation Bills were taken up, and after
various amendments, reported to tho House, and the
former ordeted to a third reading,
n the Senate on Ihe 16th, the hill appropriating
$5,000, and $1,000 per annum fur fire years, for the
purchase of law books for the Library of Congress, was
passed. The Senate resumed theconsidcration of Mr.
Clay's proposition for modifying the Tatiff) when Mr.
Bibb spoke two ho jrs; and then gave way lor a motion
to adjourn.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Adams asked
leave, for reasons stated, to be excused for the remain
der of tho'hession, ftom serving on the committee on
Manufactures; which motion was opposed by the
S- .-hern delegation, principally on the ground of Mr.
A.’s usefulness at the present crisis, as chairman of that
committee; one of whom (Mr. Baibour of Virginia)
went so far aa to say that he (Mr. Adams) more than
*ny man living, hod it in his power to quell those angry
pavsiuna which disturb the popular.mind, and tn trnn-
quilizc ail excitements on the Tariff After considera
ble discussion, on motion of Mr. Wayne, Mr. Adams
withdrew the request for the present. Tbe General
Appropriation Bill for tho support of.government for
1832, was then consideicd, and after various amend
ments, engrossed for a third reading.
The Scnaic did not tit on the l7tii.
In Ihe House of Representatives. Mr. Bell, from the
committee on Indian Affairs, reported several biffs au
thorising the appointment of an agent to rceideamong
the Choctaw Indians, and to provide for commissioners
to treat w ith the Indians, he. But lit (Ic other business
ofaiiy interest was Iranvncted.
In.thcSenslc cjLttio IP'h ; Mr. Forsyth moved tore.
the convention fn lie held in Baltimore on (ho
4th Mondliy in May next, for tlio purposo of
nominating a candidate for the office of Vico
President cf Ihe United Slates. On motion,
the Honorable Charles Dougherty was called
to the Chair, nnd Bomting B. Monro appointed
Secretary. The object of the meeting being
explained by the Chairman, in an eloquent and
forcible address, a enrrmitles consisting of
Col. JosephLigpn, Edward Paine, Esq. Rob
ert Ligon, Esq. IVilfjam DidUcn, Esq. ffm,
Humphreys, Docl. James jll. Burton, Isaac.
H. Vincent, L. R. Brewer, nnd Joslino G
Moore, was appointed, to draft resolutions ex-
prestsivn of tlio sense of this'meeting on tho
subject before them- The comtnilleo having
retired it short time, reported through their
clinirinan the following preamble and re.solu
tions, which were read nnd unanimously adop
ted.
Whereas it is highly important that the ReA
publican party throughout the Union should I
unite on some distinguished individual to bo I
run for tho Vico Presidency of the United! I
.States at the next election, with our present
Chief Magistrate; And whereas, from (ho I
spirit of opposition to ihe administration of \
Gen. Jiiek6on in some sections ol’tlie country,. .)
iindfinore particularly from the Iota, unnatural- V
coalition in the Senato of the United Slates, iu;^J
refusing to confirm the nomination of Marlin N
Van Boren ns Minister to EnglnndAthis meet-
mg believes it to be the duty of every true
friend to the President, to forego In’s private;
predilections, nnd unito in the support of some
distinguished individual for tho second offict f -
within tho gift of tlio Republic, in whoso nbil- I
tty and devotion to the best interests of iluv
country, ,the people, nnd.the President (litfllclf).' ^ •
can with safety confide.
Therefore Resolved, ■ That this meeting :t|
prove of the Convention to’ be hold in Balti
more on the fourth Monday in May next) for
the purposo nf nominating nnd recommending
to the people o candidate for the Vico Fre'si- t
dency of the U nitod Stales.
Resolved, That Gcnrgo M. Troup, Jolirt
Forsyth, It. H. Wilde, James M. Wayne, T. .
F. Foster, VVylio Thompson, Henry G. Lamar,
A. S. Clayton, and Daniel Newnaiv, our dele
gation in Congress, be requested to ntlem)
said convention, to aid in selecting a suitable
person to bn recommended to thp peoplo of-
tbe United Slates for Vico President.
was directed, and the House aifiourncd. 1 he cotnmit- /^Resolved, That we havo uhdiminichsd cotfv ,7.
fidcnce in the administration of General Jack-
son, and cordiully unite in the support of hit)
election for n second term.
Resolved, That this meeting view with mor
tification nnd regret, the late rejection by the
Senate of the United' States, of the nomina
tion ofjMnrtin Van Huretkas Minister to En
gland, and that they nrc ionstrained to belicvo
that it wns-brought about, moro to subset-yr'
tho views nnd purposes nf aspiring and rival
candidates for tlio first office in the govern
ment, than In promote the honor and interest
of the country.
Resolved, * That the thanks of this meeting
bo tendered to our Senators in Congress for '
their support given to the President on thev
nnminntion of Martin Van Huron, nnd partic
ularly to the Hon. John Forsyth, for the very
able manner in which he defended the admin
istration from tlio aeraullg of its cnemiek, in
the course it thought proper to adopt in Its
^negotiations with the Court of St. James, s'
Resotved, That tbe Chairman anil .Secretary
he requested to sign these resolutions, that 0
copy bji forwarded to our delegation in Con
gress, nnd that the editors of the Southerr
Benner he requested to publish the same.
Citini.es Uoucnr.nTY, Chairman
BrNMNc B. MoontvScc’v. /
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► OR TUC SOUTHERN’ DANNER.
Gaincn'illf, March £0,183^*
Meisn. Editor^—In -compliance with a request *.#
the Hall County Temperance Society, I send you foi
publication the follow i up list of facts, &c. gleaned fruy*
the reading of the “Journal of IIunmnitv,* and other
papers. . Yours, &c.
W’.M. QU1LL1N.
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iNTnwrnRANcn, i-autcrisj:, and cniMC-
1. According lo a report of the superinten
dents of the Washington County (N. Y.) Poof
House, out of 322 persona received into that
house, since its establishment,.290 were seat
there in consequence of intemperance.
2. According taa statement made by Col.
Hoffman, nineteen hventietha of tho inmates
of the Montgomery County (N. Y.) Poo*
House, owe tlicir situation to ir,lom|ierantte.
3. Tho keeper of.tlie Ogdenfclnirg Jail, (N 7 .