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any duty impound on him by the obligation* of
justice. Dut he muil in thin caao be permit*
tod to exercise hi* own judgment a* to the
obligation. IT the postponement that had
been moved should be rarried, he should have
an opportunity of rnnsidcring the claim of the
gentleman. While he was up, he would
make 4 single remark upon the statement of
tho gentleman that the bill reported from the
committee of the J.idinary repealed the Con
stitution mid ereciad a military despotism. It
wsa a pacific measure, intended lo pi event bro
thers from shedding ench other's hlond. When
the hill should regularly come before the Sen
ate; ho could demonstrate that it was not
the votes of tho Representatives of South Car
olina in their favor. That gentleman can
show rio such thing. According to. the view*
entertained by that gentleman, a sovereign
Slate throwing herself on her reserved
rights, may be placed upon-the same ground
with a hand of smuggler.*, who are endeavor
ing lo evade the revenue laws. Rut in point
of fact, no.such ram as thrt present had ever
before existed.
Mr. Poindexter rose—hut gave way lo
Mr. Wilkins, who moved to l-y the resolu
tions on the tulile.
Mr. Poindexter had not given way with the
expectation that such n motion would made.!
hostile measure—that none of its provisions j It was n'rroriflngly withdrawn by Mr. Wilkin
Mr. Po.ndexter could not pprsuado him
self of the propriety of going into the discus
sion nt tins time. When the bill from the Ju
diciary Cnmmitleo should romo up, lie should
bn prepared to sustain his declaration 1 h it tt
amounted, ipso farto, to a repent of tho Cnnsti
led to hostility—hut on the other hand, ttial it
was expressly designed to prevent collision
bet ween the. citizens of South Carolina and the
other Stales.
Mr. Calhoun said as to tho pacific ch.irac-
ter of this bill—Good Lord, deliver ns! It
proposed to make peace bv annihilating the j lotion, and invested the President with dn-iiito-
Government of a sovereign State—in the first | rial power. The subject now before tho S«n-
instanee, by shutting up tier courts of Justice— 1 ate was a string of resolutions which involved
und, if tho principle is carried ooi, by hutting 'tie whole srinnen of government, and if dis-
u;» Iter Legislature ns well as the Convention I cussed, in eilenso, would convert the Senate
of her citizen*. If geu'lemcn real'v desire I into a body to^sel-le first principles. What
peace, their path is an ensy one. They had j was the sitimtion of the country ’ Agtoat ex-
' ' '' ‘ ' citemcnt prevailed relative lo lint Tariff. The
President had declared the rales of duties on
erous and unjust. The Secretary tif the Trea
sury has stated that they may be reduced six
millions, principally on protected articles. A
bill was now under discussion in llm'Ilnnso
of Representatives, carrying into execution,
to a certain extent the viows of die Executive,
which would probably ho di-posed of there in
a few days. Wl do such an Int'um idiate mea
sure was under discussion, win it not prema
ture lo press the decision of an ultimate one ?
If tho bill reported by tho Judiciary ('lunmitlee
should pass the Senate, it would be ‘nugatory
iflbo bill before die House became n law.—
The wisest cnurso would be lo quiet.ibis dis
trading subject—which would put the whole
nation in n blaze—pul a stnp to all hope of
modifying the Tariff—and result in what might
be called a spinning jenny war. Ho therefore
Imped the Senate would pause for a. few (lays
and ascertain the action of the House on the
hilLbefnre them. If the intermediate femedy
fails, It will then ho lime lo urge the ultimate
one. The most proper and salutary enufso
would be to postpone both the lull and resolu-
tiona Until Thursday nr Monday next.
Mr. Mangtlm nroposodto modify his motion
go as lo make llm resolutions a special order of
the day, that they might bo discussed in con
nexion with llm bill.
Mr. Forsyth enqnirod which would bo Co
dded to the priority in tlint case 1 . <
The Chair stated that the lull was already a
spociil order, and woulif of course bo entitled
to tlm priority.
Mr. Cullman would prefer that tlm rcsulii-
linns bo laid on the table—which was agreed
to without n division.
Tlm Senato then, in execution of the spe
cial order of the day, took tip the bill furlhcrto
provide for tho collection of duties 011 imports.
Mr. Mangtlm moved In postpone tlm further
onlv to repeal tho.-.s laws which wo have been
told by the President were- unjust, and by the
Secretary oft he Treasury, unnecessary for the
purposes of revenue. Let this be done—or
1 he revenue provisions of those laws be sop-
crated from the protective, and mv word for it,
lbs Stato of South Carolina will withdraw her
Ordinance. There were n hundred modes
freferable, to that of humbling n sovereign
member of the Union to the dust. Should
the gentlemen from Tennessee. [Mr. Grun
sly^rofuse to withdraw bis amendments, he
would propose an amendment to it, which he
wished might now be read, which was accor
dingly done, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Grundy requested permission to make
one* declaration, which Im wished might ho re-
tnemhered. He had never given his aid in
establishing the tariff system. He wn* now
probably .willing to go as far as llm Senator
from South Carolina, [Air. Callmun] in redu
cing that aystam. In raising his voice on the
subject, it was not in behalf of .the tariff, bur
is support of the Union. • Any personal ap-
penl with regard In the reduction of duties,
was not applicahln to him—nny insinuation
that he wished to preserve llm tariff system
was unjust. Tlm gentleman ssye. the bill
Tram tho Judiciary Committee, closes the
Courts of Justice of Soatb Carolina. IIa
would enquire by tvny of reply, whether that
State has hot legwMted tho United States nut
nf its limits I The object of the bill is to give
due effect Id the Constitutional .powers of the
general government.
Mr. Calhoun snid the gontlemm had enqui
red if South Carolina hod not l-i-iislnted the
Unitod States out of it* limits. II» answered
no. The States have reserved powers—the
United Stales delegated powers. Tho Stato
bad thrown hersel^nppn-lief rgscryejl powers
’e.'pinihinjf was intended
to obtain justice.
I bill
After speaking a short time, particularly in
relatien to th** ratification by the Stales nf the
Constitution of the U. Slates, lie was interrup
ted.by •
Mr. Calhoun, Who slated tbe ground* taken
by himself and lus (Hands on (he point referred
m. *
Mr. Grundy remarked that he hoped every
man wquld tie perrni led to tell hi* own story
and Ihnt gentlemen would ho nllowpd In an*,
wer arguments which bad been ndvaneed, as
they under .-land them, without being, sulijcc
<0 interruption for the purpose of varying' or
changing those argument*.
Mr. Calhoun. Does the gentleman mean
any thing personal 1
ATr- Grundy. Certainly not.
Mr. Calhoun- Then l have nothing lo.sny
in reply.
Mr. FreJinghiiySftn continued hi* argument
and after speaking qno hoar, he-gnva way lo a
motion hv Mr. Seymour, ih.it the Sonalo ad
journ. which wa* carried.
Tlm Senate, then, at 4 o’clock, P. M. ad
journed.
to mec process bv pr.iees*.' No application
of force no tho part of the State had been I consideration of Clio bill. 10 Thursday next,
wonteropia'r-d. when tlm United States—a gi-j and make it tho special order.—upon which
•nt with a Imndred irnn. comes forward and motihu tin naked the yeas ami nays—which
•ay* keep the place !—an! now proposes to were ordered.
Subvert the State Government. The motion was negatived by tho following
Mr. Webster thought nothing could ho morel vote : Yeas 15. Nays 30.
irregular than this dicussion, unless the 2 -ntle-
tnan from South Carolina [Mr. Calhoun] nets
upon the notion that it is necessary,in order to
oppose a measure will) success, to give it 11
bad name, and to dononure in ndvnnco wlial
It* might find difficult lo rrmtrnvnrt in nrgu-
ment, when if came regularly huforo the Sen
ate- Ho could not, as one of the Cornmitleu
which had reported thn hill, sit silently, after
hearing that gentleman stale that its object
seas to erect a military despotism—to create
Mr. Wilkin* then went into nit extended
cxpUhnlinn of the provisions nf the bill,
und of ihe noon-ion which culled for thcm--uf-
tcr addressing the Semite about an hour and a
half without concluding Ins speech, he gave
way to the motion by Mr. Grundy,-that the
Senato udjoarn, whir.h-wn* carried.
lyednesrlay, January 30, 1S33.
Collection of Duties —Thu Semite then pro
ceeded again to consider thn |)il). tn provide
further for the collection of the duties on itn-
a Dictator. He proposed.'In try conclusions i ports
with-the gentleman n'ilh reference to its pro
visions,at * suitable lime, and in' n suitable
manner. 'The gentleman was not onlv sorarif
his own integrity, which he [ Mr. IV. ] should
not doubt—but was certain nf tho absolute
Iruthofhi* resolutions, in ilia word and loltor.
Mr. Calbm.ti said, lliera was no fact slated
in them which was nut true.
•Afr. H'eAsfsr.—That ia what I deny, and
wish to put in issue.
Mr. Calhoun would bo happy to meet that
issue. -
Mr. Webster had met with nothing compnr
ttblo to the absolute infallibility of the gentle
man upon abstract questions, except tho case
of tho hero of Hudibras, who had met with
and convert-rd with truth in her proper person-
Humble minds, like bis own, which had not
enjoyed that advantage, were compelled to ac
quire the knowledge of Truth by argument,
reasoning and dismission. As to thn mesa
urea recommended in the hill reported from the
Jadioiary Coniuiillea t .he felt it inettmbeni on
him to say that there was not a principle to
bo found in it which was not m strict confor
mity with the Constitution and the laws here
tofore passed. With regard lo every provision
in the bill except the first seetion, he might, if
it was deemed proper, uae the mode of reason
ing called, by logician* orgumrn/am ad homi
ntm, for there was not one of them which bad
pot received the sanction and anpport of the
representative# of South Carolina once and
again. The charge that tho bill erected n des
potism and created a dictator, lie fijll bound
to rapal. Loud sounding words of that eharuc-
•ter, upon such a subject, ware unworthy the
gentleman.
Mr. Calhoun said, if he had the wit nf the
author of Hudibraa, he would not use it upon
■ each • sulrmn occasion. It was not hi* pur
pose to denounco the bill or the Committee
which had reported it—though the citizens of
South Carolina, exercising no powers but such
at rightfully belonged to them, had been de
nounced as traitors. The Senator from Alas-
sa-husctls, [Mr Webster,] says he can ahow j
that tho principle* of tbe bill hire received! Ihe bill.
Mr. Grundy naked- leave to re-stato what
had bemi already stilled by Ilia Chairmnli
nf tho llm Committee mi the- JndiriRry, as In
the amendment* which the Cnmmitleo -propo
sed to muvo in Ilia hil 1 . •»
The first amendmnnt was lo strike out, in
the 29tli cliiuao nf the first section. the words
•• prevent, or,” (the ijffect of which is to ex
clude the power proposed to bo conferred On
the Picsidunt of tho U. Stales-to utejuililarv
force to prevent, os well as to suppress, any
riotous assemblage, &c.) • The second was
to limit tho operation of tho bill tn tho next
session of Congress.
As the amendments nro of much importance,
he had felt desirous to present them more dis
tinctly tn the cqpsidorntinn ol tho Senate.
Mr. liihh then uddressnd thn Sennte in op
position ta the bill, and. alter specking two
hour*, he gave way in a motion, by Mr. King,
that the Senate adjourn ; which was rarried.
Friday, February 1, 1833.
Thn Senate resumed thn rnnsidt ration of
the bill reported hy the Committee on thn Ju
diciary, further to prnvido for the collection
nf duties on imports.
Mr. Rihti resumed and cnncludad his argu
ment against ihe bill after speaking un hour
and n half.
Mr. Smith then moved that the further con
sideration of the .hill bo postponed to and made
the special order for to-moitow, with n view
that tho Senate should proceed to tho consid
eration of Executive business.
Mr. Grundy said that unless thoro was
some urgent necessity fur proceeding In th
consideration of Exncutive business, he should
oppose the postponement. If the hill under
discussion did not progress more speedily, it
would never he disposed of.
Mr. Ilolmos said a few words in favor nf
proceeding with Ihe discussion of the bill,
when
Mr. Smith withdre.whis motion to postpone.
Mr. Frulinghuysen (one of the members of
the Judiciary Committee) next addressed the
Senate in reply to Mr. Bibb, and in favor of
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, January 25, 1S33.
* Mr. Mercer, from tho Comtnittco cti Roads
and Canals, to which was referred tho bill
from the Senate entitled “ An not supplemen
tary to tho net authorizing the Territory of
Florida to open canals between Chip-da River
and St. Andrews' R -y. from Miitanzijs to
fUalif.ix liver, in said Territory, approved
March 3, 1833,” "reported the same without
atn-ndmeui : which was committed to a Com.
mill,.,. „f th,) Whole Il-mso to-morrow.
Mr. Scnimos, from the Coiqglitt^o on the
District of Columbia, In which Was referred
the memorial of the Corporation of the Citv
of Washington, renorted-q bifl for the hen-ft'
of said Citv, which lull was read tivico and
commito-d.
Mr. Thomas, of Louisann, moved Ihe fol
lowing resolution, which was rend and laid 011
the taiihi: ........«
Resolved, That the 13:h Rule of (hi.* House
lio rescinded’, rind -the following adopted in
ptaco thereof—Tho Spenker ahull liavo the
regulation of such parts of the Capitol and its
passages, as are or may ho set opart for the
use of tho House and its officers.
On motion of Mr.. Jarvis, il was
Ordered, That the report of the Commilee
appointed on tho 22d of Juno, to consider
and reporl to tho House the most expedient
mode of improving the structure of the House
of Representation,-and adapting it tn the use
of the next Congress, made on the 30th June
Inst, ha committed to it Committee of the wholo
House to-morrow.
On nimion of Mr. Pierson, ii was
Resolved .That tho Commitleo on'Commerco
be instructed Jo enquire into the expediency
ofcstiitilishing n Port of Entry at the City of
Troy, on the River Hudson, in thn State of
Now York, and Hint tho memorial of the Cor
poration of said city, herewith presented, bo
referred to lit, snmn Committee.
The Tariff.—Tho House then wont into
Committee of the IVholo on the stato of the
Union upon tho tariff bill, Mr. Wayne in tho
Chair.
Mr. Arnold resumed his speech ngnirist tho
bill, which lie concluded, after addressing the
Coniniill.ee about two hours snd a half-whim
Mr. Catnbrelcng then addressed the Coin-
mitteo in support of tho general principles of
the bill noarly uh hour—when
AH 1 Irvin «poke almost an hour in oppo
sition to the lull. ’
Mr. Burges then moved dial the Committee rise
—but withdrew liio motion at tin* request of
Mr. Wilde, who made nn explanation relative
to his speech in reply to some remarks of Mr.
Camhri-long, who thereupon made farther
observations, in which .he alluded tn Mr. Vin-
ton, who also explained, "when the question
was taken ou Mr. Burges’ motion that the
Coirnn lten rise—which wus carried, Ayes 79,
Noes 50.
The Committee rose and reported progress.
The land bill from the'Senate was then
committed 1o-|he Committee of the Whole on
the statouf the Union mid ordered to ha prin
ted; and at past 6 o’clock the House ad
journed. .
Saturday, January 26, fS33.
Mr. AYirkliffe offered the. -following resolu
tion, which was read.:
Resolved, That llm Committee nflho Whole
on the stnto nf the Union, to whieh-is commit
ted u hill to reduce and otherwise alter -the
rates of the duties on impnrts, ho instructed
tn nmnnd snid hill hy so graduating the-reduc
lions therein proposed, that tho lowest rnto
ol'dutv proposed hy snid bill, upon the protec
ted aritrleg, shall not toko effect until the 3d
day nf March, 1836, and that the quantum of
reduction shall he equally apportioned among
Ihe years nf 1833-4 5-6
Tho Spenker laid before Ihe Hottse a com
munication from the Serretary of* War, cover
ing the following report:
War Department,
Pension Offl
January
Sir : It) obedience tn. a resolution of the
House of Representatives, of the lllliinst. I
enclose herewith u statement shewing the
number of applicants ft.-r Pensions under the
art of the last session of Congress, (June 7,
1832,)allowing pensintis In the officers and sol
diers of the Revolution, and hhewing. also the
numher.from ench Slate. From this state
ment it will he seen that 24.260 persons have
applied. Perhaps one thousand of that num
ber may be rejected, which will leave 23.260
to provide for. These, at an average el $75
95 een's per annum lor oprli Pensioner, wall
require to pay them for ono year, one million
seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand and
sixty-two dullsisniid twenty cents. To pay
them from the 4ih of March, 1831, to the 4lh
of September next, will require four millions
four Imndred end seventeen thousand six hun
dred nnd fifty-five dollars and fifty cent*.
I have tho honor In’ be, &c.
J. L. EDWARDS/ -
Hon. Lewis Cass,’ *
Secretary of IFar.'
Statement made in obedience to the rcsolti-
tionofthc House of Representatives of the
1 lilt January, 1833.
Aliiion
-
-
1336
New Hampshire -
-
-
128.9
Massachusetts
-
•
2451
Connecticut. •
-
•
1082 .
Rhode Island-
-
• ’
474
Vermont
-
-
1603
New York -
-
-
5619
New Jersey -
-
SG'J
Pennsylvania- -
•
-
854
Delawafe
-
_ ' •
7
Alarvland - *
-
-
57
Virgmin - -
' -
- -
1272
North Carolina
-
-
1003
Sunlit Carolina
-
-
312
Georgia.
-
-
474
Kentucky
Tennessee - - *
•
-
1181
•
-
1213
Ohio - -
-
' -
1237
Indiana' -
-•
-
423
Mississippi •
•
-
" 9
Illinois - .
-
.
203
AJnhnmn
-
-
251
Missouri
• ‘
91
Louisiana
-
-
5
Michigan
-
-
16
Florida
- .
. -
8
District of Columbia
-
-
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commencement in September, 1834, which
was agreed to. ’
The question was then stated upon t|, 0
amendment of Mr. Huntington, to atrike 0111
the duties on lea and coffee,
Mr. Hard addressed the Committee in sup.
port of Ihe amendment. When he had con!
eluded, tliequeslion was lakbns and (he amend
ment carried, lives 69, nnes 64.
Mr. C. P. White moved a series of ampnd-
merits making, the reduction of duty upon ma
ny of the urticlc* cuntained in, the bill, roore
gradual.
Before ihe question was taken, on motion
uf Mr. White, the Committee rose.
Thi! amendments were then ordered to bo
printed,
And the House ndjiHirned.
NT, ]
Office, J
23, 1833. J
The Tariff —The House than, on motion
of Mr Vcrplanck, went into Committee nf the
Whole or) llm. state of lire Union", upon n
Tariff bill—Mr- Wayne in the Chair.
Air. Burges, addressed the Committee in
opposition to the bill, nearly two hours nnd a
half, when lie gave way to 11 motion by Mr.
Ground that the Commitleo rise—which was
carried ; oyes 59, nnes 40, .
Monday, January 29, 1833.
The Tariff.—The IIoiiso then went into
Comnitltoe ot'the Whole on Ihe slate of the
Union, upon the Tariff bill—-Mr. Wayne in
tbe Chair. , .. .
Mr. Burgos rosumad his remarks in opposi
tion to the general principles of the hill, which
ho concluded after speaking three hours.
Air. Young moved that the- committee rise
which was negatived—yens 61, nays 67.
Air. Young then addressed tlm Commitlno in
opposition to the hill; and . after speaking an
hour nnd a quarter, he gave wav to a motion
b.v AI r. Ingeraoll that the pnminilton rise,
which was negatived—yens 51, nays 80.
Mr. Young resumed, and in a few itijiiiito*.
concluded his remarks.
Mr. (I oward next addressed tho Committee
in favor of the bill, suggesting, however, sev
eral modifications.
Air. IV.-B. Shepard then moved that the
Commitleo rise, which was curried—yeas S7,
nays 71.
Air. Evans, nf Maine,moved that the Iiouso
adjourn-
Air. C. P. Wliito nskrd for the yens nnd
nays, which were ordered, and w ere—yeas 85,
nays 75.
- Tho House accordingly, nt half past six o’
clock, P. AJ. adjourned.
Tuesday, January 29, 1832.
The Tariff Hill.—Air. W. B. Shepard ad
dressed the lloiisu un lio/ir and a. half in oppo
sition lo ihe gcnurul principles of the hill.
Air. Slade then look the floor in opposition
tp tho hill ; nnd alior speaking an hour, he
gave way !o a motion by Mr. Pearce, that the
Committee rise—yeas 40, nays 53.
There being no quorum j the Committee rose
and reported that fact lo tlm House.
The Hpoukor. having counted tho members
present, announced tlml a quorum was then in
allnndunce, when Mr, .Wnyno resumed the
Chair,
Mr.Pearce renewed the motion that Ihe Com
mittee rise, which was negatived—yeas 40,
nays 68. . .
Mr. Slade resumed bis remnrks,after spenk :
ing an hpnr nnd a quarter, ho gavo way tn. a
motion hy Air. Ilcstor, that the Committee
Tise, which was negatived—nyos 45, nays. 72.
Air. Slade then continued and concluded h’is
remurks a quarter before S o’clock, huving oc
cupied the - floor about five.hours.
Air. L. C. Buies then rose nnd said, the
question immediately before the Committee—
lint policy of reducing the duties on tea in thn
manner proposed by the Chairman of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, he did not intend
to debate—hut the motion of tho gentleman
from Connecticut [-Mr. Huntington] in s'rike
thn whole duties on ten nnd coffee from the
lull, he regarded as testing tho preservation nf
the protective policy—a question of ihe utmost
consequence, on which, notwithstanding the
'ir'ccrfjjit.
The Island of Jamaica.—Papers from Ja
maica, to thn 4lh met, have been received nt
tho offi.-n of the Nhw-Yiirk' Gazette. The
new Governor, the Earl of Alulgrave, has ren
dered himself highly obnoxious to the white
population. He is nrcused in-some of the p«-
mfirm state of his health, he should feel bound . per*, as the avowed agent of.the anti-colonial
In nfTm siime eil.r.vuullniie 1 _ • .. . .. .
Latest from Havre—Hy the arrival h~ t
evening ol tlie ship Hogurih,.Cnpt. alien, from
Havre, whence sho sailed 27th Dec. we ro.
reived our files of Havre pa (sirs lo ‘he 26th
and Galignnm’s (Paris)Messenaer lo the 25th’
both inclusive. The most, important new!
contained in them is the - confirmation of ti ls
full of tho.riiadel of Antwerp, an nrcouut of
wliien is given nuder the Paris date of Decem
ber 25.
Nothing-deeisivfi, It will be seen, has yet
taken place in Portugal, hut the situation of
Don Pedro appeals to be .rather more favora.
hie than at the previous accounts.
Sorties had been made on Don Aliguel’s
Camp, in one of which on the smith side of
the river, they wore taken by surprise while
at dinner, and a number nfhis troops were put
to the sword, and the camp set on fire. A
s(, ....l", 1 i I-*; iy„m Brest, with 300 troops
and 120 tibis. 1 -.«■■ ilcr, passed Aliguel’s bailer-
ics, at tile mouth of tiie river, hy stratagem,
under the ensign and pendant nf a K-ng’s ship
—the fi-rts fearing to fire on her, on account
of u dilfi -uly which hud occurred previously
with a British ye.-tsel, and on which occasion
Miguel has ordered a court martial on Ihe of.
fleers concerned—one or two ycs3uh> that at
tempted lo fullow the Steamer were sunk.
The elections in England appear lo be go
ing very favorably to-tho reformers. Mr.
Ewart and Lord Saridonr’ have -been returned
as members from Liverpool.
Serious riotings had token plare in Shcf-
field F the military were obliged^to fire, nail
five nflhe populace wure killed.
The Havre Cotton market wa§ in a depress
ed state. -
Art important correspondence hud taken
place Lo'.ween thn English - Premier and the
Dutch Alinister Plenipotentiary in London,
on the subjact of the coercive measures ad-q -
ted by England and France, relative to Bel-
gium. Prussia had, it appears, proposed 11
now project for the arrangement uf ihe diffi
culties, which was rejected, on the ground
that il was probably only calculated to delay
further proceedings.
The Ciisrleslon Courier sajn, the late hour at whirl)
we received our pupcis, prevents ua from aivinu mure
than extracts.
The City (juzelte eives the following :
By n Telcgrnphio despatch, communicated
from the head quarter* of the Frerich on tl-a
2-lth, il was announced Mint Gt-ti. Chnsse In d
signed thuurliclcs uf eapilulutinn, which w- re
altogether advantageous tn'the French. Tlm
entire garrison of tjie Q'tlndcl are to he lucid
prisoners bf-w.lr, tiSnjrttfe king'of Holland
compiles with the tends of thn Treaty bet ween
himself and the King of Belgium. Furher
communipatioua by Telegraph, between tho
24th and 26ih Dec: were interrupted by the
foggy weather, 'The reception of this intelli
gence at Havre, was the oentsioti of great re-
juicing at that place. . The tri-colored flag
was hoisted on many of the houses, salutes
were fired by the Artillery of llin National
Guard, and the utmost joy nnd enthusiasm
per-udtd the public mind. -
From China —Files'of thn Chinese Cour
ier duwu to the 4th. August last, have been re
ceived hy tho National Gazette. They da
not furnish nows of nny importance.' The re
bellion in Chinn wgs not surpreased, but tho
war was" prosecuted vigorously. The Gov
ernor of Hinton had departed from the rebell
ious districts. Tho estimable -editor of the
Chinese Courier states, with plausible reasons,
thnt it is much tn I10 doiircd that American as
well as British men of war should be stationed
in the Chinese sea, making Macao or Linton
their rendezvous.
to nffnr some suggestions.
The question was then stated on the mo
tion of Air. Verplanek:—to strike out 10 rents
pbr lh. on grben tens. 5 on Souchong nnd oth
er'Black, sod 3 on Bohea, and insert 5 cents
nn green lens, 3 cunts on Souchong nnd otlie'r
black and 1) nn Bnhon ; which wns agreed 10
without a division.
Air. Bales then moved thnt the Commilteo
rise—.which wns carried—nye^ 61, nays 60.
The Houke then, at half past 8 o'clock, ad
journed.
Thursday, Jan. 31, 1S33.
TAe Tariff Bill—Tho Honan . accordingly
went into Cominittco of the Whole on the
stale of the Union, upon the Tariff bill, Air.
Wayne in the Chair.
Air. Banks adJresse'd the Committee about
an hour and a half against the bill, und was lid-
owed by
Air. G. Evans, who also opposed the bill,
in u speech of similar duration.
Mr. Jarvis made a few remarks in favor, of
the hill, when
Air. Howard moved to ntnend the section
relating to lha duty 0:1 coffee, so at to fix its
party in the mother country, nod idolized hy
the colored elitsa- In a recent election fur
members of Assembly at Kingston, the whiles
nominated tlieir Alnyor, and’the brown put up
a mulatto ftuun a distant parish. There ws*
at the election, thn most disgraceful scenes,
tho whites being kept from the polls by brutal
fi-rce. ' The mulatto was declared duly elect
ed. A scrutiny, which lasted 14 days, look
place end coat $2500, resulted in favor of tho
Mayor. The next day Lo went'to toko bis
seat, but before hn could do so, the Governor
dissolved the House, to the no suiall joy of
the colored people, To crown the whole,
the next day the Governor released from pris
on, Jonl in n mulatto editinr of tlie^ Watch
man, u ho had been fined $300, and commit*
ted for six months for a libel on a respe- tahlo
clergyman of the Church uf Scotland. On
the occasion of dissolving tho Assembly, Ihe
Governor delivered what is ctilled an angry
and undignified speech, and made an allusion
lo tho “enlarged constituency,” meaning tho
free colored inh'nbitnnte, on whom hat lately
been conferred *11 4he right* possessed hy
the whiter.— Boston Transcript.