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.. _ ■ .'■»_?» ■VIE 1 ■."«!iggggigg IN SENATE,' Tuesday, Ja^vcry 3. Tim •rn;‘<* rr i" etii'd iftpecit'ily ti> ' Ij-mro- *1, .1, ni»l a- ;2 :!' ck»' the. vice president no: r:j ’.«<»•&»**» proi!(Ic»t pro uv-spuro, vu-m on countin'.; 'oat the votes !< io'.-.oii tint N it'niilel Macon wa* closed. Mr.' Mvon th.*« twk the chair‘with retne ap propriate and lht> senate pv among «f* liayo drWn up a fcelinjr petition to those iniohji whom they live, a aM the n in • •o"n«'fr> 1I10 l'in(i t'f sh^ir f^h'rrs. Th^v 1 c- l:ev me v -In i; -i- , they believe i Am” calls them to this. I eve tjs-jt that the “(ire F.N'G!NF,r..’t DKPART'trNT. It'edHr'gtdn, fh -emher l.'>, GCC. Frequent inquiries hein: made in reused to j ;i;e proper mode of procurm" iidmisston, e.uiet, into the Military Academy nt Wet I Po : »)t, and in relation to other matters con-! no*!,*!! with fhat "institution, all persons inter- ,.,h™ nub, h» -not » -«..d» 8 Sf a politician, he know3 all the move moots of parties as soon as tho machine”s >n motion'; cautious, intelligent and (incisive, he looks fur ahead, and makes shrewd calculations Utsrflc- feat plans in opposition to h>?. Every thing nietnic Board re, or to the Seeie.ary'of War, J abroad or at home is known to h m better than ■e names ofaUsich Cades of dtofounh class 1 any of his piedqpossoni know them. Like Pitt during his administration, tic is m. stcr ot all his agents; ihey never become his masters by superior industry or watchfulness. The morning dawn and the midbight bmp nresuhser- ° Should the Cadets who hive passed their in* Pi .■ >-y examitiiia'a, t id .o pass .he ptonation- r.ry esitiaihation, diet, after that event, cease to i.e members of tii- 1 institu.ton. After each sem- aimu tl esanniK’tion, the A' as liabe nut mare cue proficiency in their sm* die-, or whose general conduct has not been satisfactory, and whom they may deem it advi- - fhr the Seeretiiiv i f War to discharge; .die n was read in” ttvrd time and l Johnson of Ken n-kv.f. oiti tho self*-.". ten o:Htie h'H n ahol’sh imprisonm..:' ii tenortc 1 the b.li w*.ill jimiiy arm ndmi'in -. ware agreei 10 in committee of the wit-:- tin; Ihii w.s ra-idoth..* order of tho day fur this (1„v wood;, tuvl or loved to bo printed; after -u.’.’i. some time iu the con* .don vi caeca'.;; o bui'.ae*s, auu then ad- jlJilltr.'J, ilGliLi OT REi’RESENTATIVF.S, Tutfdau, Jaruary 2. was j.-i eseuted U Mr. M’Lean of j «*T. ,U - VI ' m ;.-«ils i f nth* ias of tho states of j county ot , pcltware, Maryland, Virginia, “*>’ itying tl:o aid of congress towards • cea'.iiic expedition to tin; uorili- Place and date. To ihc Secretary of War: Auv Cadet found deficient at this examination 1 yield hut little, llo shrinks from no response iu he studies ol his c!a. s, will not to advanced j bdity, and assumes no extraordinary preroga* to lie next higlie: das#; tuid if, in the opinion j tive. He lavishes nothing in fondness, and in* of die Acadcui.c B-ani, Ins deficiency is to' be i dulges in no provoking partialities. If he ■"intuited to me ipaci; v, or want of application, j does not, like some great politicians, steal into tnv;- : A petition Ohio, from !i T’unuidvanm end Ohio, fi'imu uu. a c:n :.oi; 1 offer myself a candidate for the appoint meat of Cadet in the Military Academy, n. ■ r — ■. - , • , r . w. _• Point- ami rcmiost that mv npvlicution Lhis case is 10 be ;emeseuiud to the Secretary (the affections of men, ho perhaps does octtei miv be considerid when die next sideci'ons I of W.ity iu order that lie may be discharged. 1 by securing the dictates of their understand* sluill he nv'do to till C adet-vacancies in that Though, lourte.n is withtu the. legal age for lings. If some prefer another, but few dare at* institution. ■ admission, yet long observation has demon* 1 tack him. Such a man is not oisily dispossess* I was bo-ii in the Sire of ; nr.d cpw | >tratnd, that, in the general, the proper and i cd when in power. Still, however, the end is reside in the couutv of ; or in ihc ; suitable age is between sixteen and seventeen;! in doubt. Mr. Adams mtiy, without using a fa* or villa-ro of , in the 1 and, that youths of fourteen roust labor under' hie, ho said to have sprung *nto power from ", am! State of : | serious (lisudy..n..iges from the mental imma* j the brain of the people. General Jackson was iurav, ilrj cmb.arasL :ug <iawl scanty ; the crcr»mro t I ti <ean not to use the worn in a kiiowloiigo lUCidciUf in iuoii CuLt's, to oOicu* political sense, of their admirations and a (Tec- her an age. j lions. Judgement of'on outlives both admira* Tho appointmen s, as before stated, arejtion and affection, but whdo the heart is warm , and mv character and qualifications will appear from ihe enclosed re* commendations of (naming the persons rc- or sijiidiorn poie—v !i rh was referred to commending,) and ceriiticaiss ot mv tcachci, nuittce on iiiiv-il .-.iiiiii s. Mr. Vv’uSster, j professor, &c, (as the case may be, naming re judiciioy ci.iiiniiiice, reported a bill! t litem.) ' - [Signed] A. I>. ’..ibnn syuent ol baakrapicy; | Wiiun application is made for another per* I cimmitted to i com- jou, ,|,o letter will,-’ of course, bo modified io to estai'tis wl licit tv a: e of the whole. On motion of M . Pow- yil, die c- intiit'ce in che judicialy \V s in structed fo ui-ju •; into irn exijodiency of c - tc.Ld diiiig r jaiiicial tr.tjuii J, wi.h jiower m in* v^stigai'i, judge anoseide ill private claims a* gain t the -uve;umest ui *he United Sutos.— Id . L v ug» oa moved ■<• resolution 'h it the c .a:.; ee on w ,ys au>. moans be instructed to • epa.o u . b-iii.a in a b it making an appro- j-.r - a . n of fif'y thous tid .ollars, to he expend ed, an c. the directs of too president, in the piui.hr e ..r..i tifiinportniion ol provisions for the suffer.ng inhibiia^s of GilEECE. The remains w..n which Mr. Livingston urged its a laption were, very bindsoino and appropriate, S'acii indeed us imgbt have boon expected from sitrh a man, P.nd wore replied to by ?>iessrs. Ji'Duilie and Hamilton, win questioned the proprie.y of dm resolusion r.s connected with oar nemral relations; after which it was laid oa ho table.and ordered to ho printed. Mr. Hamilton moved the following preamble and resolutions i nspecting the famous or rather in- li.moas SEDI TION' LA^V, which will no doubt bo read with pleasure by every friend to the unrestricted purity of our institutions, and on his motion it was laid ou the table: ".Vii.-rcasa law, commonly known by the name of tie; ".edition law, was passed l;v congress, in 1708, winch, ia its principles, wus a violation of the Consti tution of the United estates, and in its enactment an invasion of tho liberty of. the press; and whereas di* vers persons were ind.ctcd. convicted and suffered in pecuniary [A'lialtior. under this law: He it revolted, That it is incompatible with the cha racter of the government of the United States to have its treasury eurhihcd by the fruits of a violation of the spirit or letter of it s Constitution. He il therefore resolved. That the committee of ways ond means be directed to report a bill to this house, which slialj make ajuiile provision for rnftmd* in r ; with lawful interest, to all persons wiio may have fuucred in pecuniary penalties under the said law of July 10,commonly called tho sedition law, but entitled "An act in uddilion to an act for tho punish-, uiont of certuin crimes aguinst the United States,” the amounts which they may have paid to tho respective marshals of tho district comtieiiipowerert to levy and receive the said fines: and in oasebf death, or absence- from the United States, of any of the said parties, then to their legal, representatives, or to such person or persons as may be duly authorized to receive the same. , ‘ ’ Mr. Hamilton then gavo notico that ho would call up tho consideration of those resolutions on the third Monday of thy present month. Wednesday,. January 3. The bill to admit the importation of brandy in casks of no! less than fifteen gallons, and the oxpui tatiou iHiieoi, with tho benefit of draw- btie.k, w s road-tho third time, and aftor consi derable discussion was passed nud sent to the senate—yeas UK), nays67, Nothing more of general interest was acred upon decisively' this day, and tho house adjourned. Saturday, January 6. Mr. Haile ofierod the following, which was laid on the tattle: ltcsolvcd, Tu.it tho committfio on Indian affairs ho instructed to inquire into the expedi* ency of making an appropriation to nid tho re moval of such Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians os may be disposed to emigrate west of the Mississippi. That Uio samo committco bo instructed to inquire into tho expediency of re*imbursing to such of the missionaries as may accompany tho said Indians in ihoir removal, the money expended by them in the erectiou of buildings, and to aid them in the erection of othor build ings for schools. Mr. Weems offored the following, which was also laid on the table: Resolved, That a special committee be ap pointed by this house toinquiro into the expe diency of making an appropriation tor* the transportation of Such free people of color, as may wish to be sent to tile colony of Liberia. Mr. Weems said, that as lie had moved to lay this resolution on the table, ho would not now of course, enter iuto a discussion of its merits. Still he could wish to call the atten- tiontif the house to two facts. By the laws of Maryland, this unfortunate race were excluded from the penitentiary; hut they are, when con victed, sold for a term of vears. It is for t term of years by law, aud they have the certi. ficitcs in their pockets; but of en it ia, when they are sold, the evidence of their being slaves only for a term of years, is destroyed, and they arc made-slaves for life. This was a fact known well to all, and the lc-rslature had found M a difficult matter to arrange. Another fact is, that these people fiudiog they cannot exist suit the circumstances of (he case. No preference wdl be given to appllcitions on ncebunt of priority; nor will any application be eiiic.-t"! on tho register where the candidate ts under or ove.-ihe ago established by law: nor will any application be considered unless the age be stated, and evidence furnished in sup port of tho character and-qualifications of the vaudidr.’o. No application will ho entitled to cotisideiutioiAnloss the place of residence of tho candidate be truly stated. By pluci; of re sidence, is meant the lixod abode or domicil of the candidate, or of his family. Where tho can i-idatc may have removed from tho resi dence of his family, and settled in a di fie rent county or state, he must be reported from that county or state; but where he is a- transient re sident of a different county or state from ihosc in which his family live, (at school or college for instance,) then lie will be located at the a* bode of his family. Applications, if not renewed annually, will not be re tonsidored: this may bo done by let ter-to the Secretary of War, merely stating the fact of such renewal. QUALIFICATIONS Xccessnrg for Admission into llie 4Utltnrg Academy. Each candidate, previous to his being ad mitted, must not be under fourteen, nor over tweii'y-ono years of age; r.or of less height than four foot nine inches; must bo free from any dofoiniity, discs:.*, or infirmity which would ; under him unfit for the military ser vice, auu from any disorder of an infectious character: ho must bo able to road and write well, and to perforin, with facility and accura cy, the various operations of the four ground rules ol arithmetic,—of reduction,—of simple and compound proportion,—and of vulgar and decimal fractions. Applications for Cadotiappointments when received at tho War Department, arc referred to the Chief Engineer, who is tho Inspector of the Military Academy, has a general super vision over the afi'airs of the Institution, and is charged with its correspondence. They are regularly arranged under the heads of thoir re spective States und Territories, and entered in tlio register, of applicants, which, with the re cords and papers connected with tho Academy, is kept in the Engineer Department, which is updor the direction of tho Secretary of War, and situated in tho War Office. In the month of February or March, annually, selections aro made by tho Secretary of War from the applicants thus registered to fill the anticipated or estimated vacancies for the year: nna tho selected candidates arc conditionally appoint ed Cadots. Thoy arc notified accordingly, by letters of appointment, in which they aVo directed to inform the -Department, of tho ac ceptance or non-accceptance of thoir appoint- ments: if they accept, their acceptance must be accompanied by tho written assent of thoir parents or guardian to thoir (Cadets’) signing {frticics, by which thoy bocomo bound to serve iho United States fivo years, unless sooner discharged. Thoy arc enjoined to ropair to West Point, and report themselves to the Su perintendent of tho Military Academy between the 1st and 20th of Juno ensuing; and in the last week of that month, thoy are examined by the Academic Board in relation to the military qualifications, as above stated. If they pass this examination, they aro admitted on proba tion till the ensuing examination in January: and if they pass that examination in a satisfac tory manner, tho fact is reported to tho Secre tary of War, when warrants, dated back on the 30th of June, aremado out and -transmitted to them, and thoy then become Cadets, and enti tled to all the benefits of that appointment. Should any of the newly appointed Cadets fail to repair to West Point at the time pre scribed, and .not render a satisfactory reason for such failure, their appointments are consi deled ns cancelled. Cadets found unqualified to pass thoir exa mination for admission, aro rejected, and it is the duty of the Academic Board to mako to the Inspector of tho Military Acadomy are- port ofspeh cases,' to be laid before tho Secre tary of War, sowing forth the causes of thoir failure, and their particular points of disqualifi cation. .Should the legal complement of Ca dets (two hundred and fifty) be npt full, apd a- ny of these rejected candidates bo deemed worthy of a re-examination, and signify a de sire to be allowed this indulgence, it is granted made annually in die inoudi of February or! M '.iih; i-.asJ ate u.s i .uutod equally throughout j tne various sec.ions of the country, in propor* j tion to the number of seuatois and representa tives ir congress. As o general remark, it may be observed, tint no certain iuibimatioii cuu.be given as to tho probable success of u candidate for admis- siou into tho Military. Academy, before tho ar rival of the period for making ihe- selections from the several applicants, as the number of vacancies cannot, with any .accuracy, be anti cipated. Persons, therefore, making applica tions for Cadet-appointments, must not expect to receive iniorination ou ilia point, nor that thoir inquiries or letters in relation to it, wdl be answered. Thoir applications will be re gularly registered, to be considered at the pro per time. ALEX. MACOMB, Major-General. Inspector of the Military Academy. it is likely to guide o control the head.- Whether tho Genet-1 w 111 ve n the affections of his friends long eno i -h for tho next, struggle may to some be a | I’obh-m. He wdl be in jured tiy iiijiidic.ou-i f; ;ends nic e than from de cided enemies, tnhisarr-tngeinen s for the strug gle. His pfiiriv now w n concert and confi dence, in each other, an I they Uavn as ye: no vigorous champions n die Held in full. a ma. r for the light; every tiling is now managed by U— 1 Ui -5—g=g=^ ex n.vagunt pretensions set up by the Un ; -=. Sta.es—pretensions which immediately wards wc admitted to be groundless. I n " state of things, Great Britain having tried-! gO'iation iu vain, adopted her act of June i * 1 Sg?. To meet this measure, our 8tt f March 1, 1823, was enacted, which was hJ e?tiy designed by congress to correspond the fotmor. But into this act was slyly gleil the word “elsewheret id, after c^I gross adjourned, the comptroller bestowed hi on this expression, a meaning which non who voted for tho law, ever thought of. Uc iliis construction, our alien duties were continued upon British vessels, and Great B r 1 tain, in self-defence, was compelled to pa s J second law, or order in council, retaliate those duties upon us. Negotiation was a* resorted to on our part. In the progress cl til's negotiation, the parties had so nearly,! greed, that nothing but authority was requiaf on the part of our minister, to accept the ct, tre project ofi'ered by Great Britain, Wj ing this, however, the negotiation was nocci rily suspended on the 23d of June, 1824, *ij| the understanding that it was speedily to lj revived. After waiting more- than terfJ months for the revival of this negotiation; fcl ring all which interval, no certain assiiramj was given by this government, that it nj would be revived, Great Britain then resume her legislation, and passed her acts qf J™ and July, 1827>, suspending their operationte| tainly until January, 1826, and conveyi power to the king of suspending for a Finn in time if he thought proper.'’ “In August, 1825, our new minister, IjJ King, arrived in England, without ii.'frMcfjjJ upon this subjec, and of course he never mail the slightest ini unation to the British ministitl of i wish to revive tho suspended negotiatioil The British minister was also informed of i|J rejection of general Smith’s bill last winter.-I Under these circumstances, h iving removal their discriminating duties, and seeing no dis-l position on our part to do the like, cither law, or by renewing the negotiation, GreJ MU. CALHOUN. From the National Journal wo take the fol lowing facts, the occurrence of which in con nection with the publication in the newspa pers, brought forth the appeal of the V.ce- l’resident to the House, as heretofore related. Elijah Mix, among others had made proposals at the War Department for a supply of mate rials to complete the works of old Point Com fort. Thu offer of Mix was the lowest, and, of course, he-was entitled to the contract, if no abjection existed. But when tlio contract was about to be concluded, Mr. Sattcrlco Clark, who lrul racon ly arrived iu Washington from New koik, called on the Secretary of War, and asked leave to read him a letter which he had received from Mix dated November 2, 1325. When he had arrived in the reading at that part of the letter in which it was staled that there was evidence to show that Mr. (J dhoun had had participation in the benefits of a former contract in the Department, while lie himself was at the head of it, Mr. Barbour interrupted him and observed that it was foul calumny on tho character of his predecessor in office. Clark replied that it was so; and that his object in reading tlio letter to the Secretary was that such a calumniator might not have another contract in the department. This, it is understood, was at Mr. Barbour’s dwell.ng house. On going to the department, and re flecting on :h • subject, ho came to tho conclu sion, that Mix was not a proper person to deal with, and gavo accordingly the contract to tho next bidder, ifc immediately returned the letter to Clark. It was not lodged on tho filos of the department, nor was any copy kept of’it. The copy used for publication by tlio news papers wits obtained, it is supposed, from Clark himself. The occurrence having become known, and the letter itself published, Mr. Calhoun made his communication to tho House. From the U. S. Telegraph. The following has been handed to us, by a them in Parthian warfare.” From the National Palladium. Twelve years ago was achieved the Victory at New Orleans: an event which closed the war of 1812, with the same sort of brilliancy as did tlio surrender at York Town terminate tho struggle for independence. Upon the United States, as a nation, no oc currence since tho Treaty of 1783, has pro duced an equal effect. The story of the 8th of January, 1815, has travelled over every o- cean, huo every, land: and the freemen of the world, exult in it, as a proof that liberty is hero as ably defended as it has been asserted. Go where you may—in Europe, or Asia, or Soudi America—Ills country, will ut this wo men , bo characterised as the successful enemy of Great Britain:—al ko eclipsing her politi cal institutions and overshadow ng: her arms. Upon the people of our repubpe, tho moral influence of this achievement has been eminent ly happy. It has given confidence to atir triotism:—It has added dignity 10 our citizen ship:—It has destroyed the pre existing and odious distinction beiwoen ihe members of our confedoracy, attesting that the new States have nobly preserved the glory and indepen dence which the old States acquired- and it lias augmented that common stock of renown, a right to draw on which promo.es tho just pride and substantial enjoyment of each indi vidual. Wcdo not go ioo far in saying, that tho people of ‘this youthful country, before this signal exploit, were hilt half conscious of a Home:—as it is true, that,until then,absorbed in contemplating tho probability of dangers from abroad, they did not seom to feel tho per fect security and repose which havo since lod to rapid advances in domestic and internal im provement. IIo whose wisdom and valor accomplished such effects as these, belong to tho highest or der of National benefactors. General Jack- son must bo remembered w.th the liveliest c- motions of gratitude; by all who are competent to appreciate ho blessings he bestowed upon his country. To depreciate such a man—to snrrl at his wide-spread fame, and to detract from the magnitude of his-scrvices—to strive to throw h.m into obscurity:—is to labor to inflict upon the national character a stain as conspicuous as the elevation ho has givon it. From, the Norfolk Jlerald. WEST INDIA TRADE. In the discussion of th.s subje- , n on-d and party feelings should bo avoided. The mpo - member of Congress, as a correct statement of t tance of this trade appears to t o generally • Mr. King’s account as Charge dcs Affaires, | mittod, and our anxiety inc o ited in proportion lioin winch it will appear, that ho received the j to ihc prospect of losing . „ Tho publication sum of Jive thousund two hundred aud fifty- j of tho propositions made by our plenpoeun* eight ddl-rs ond fifteen cents, for eight weeks’j ry in London, the proposrions of iho British service as Charge dcs Affaires, upon the up- { plenipotentiaries, with the remarks of the lat* poiutment of his father. John A. King was ; tor, in the year 1824, havo brought this sub- Secretory of Legation, and in London when' jecc before tho public, in a plain and simple his father, after he was notified that Mr. Gal- j view. Wc have no occasion to resort to acts latin was on his way to London, appointed-him of congress or acts of parliament, subsequent Britain was again, in self-defence, driven torc-l taliatory measures. Those; were, however! suspended until tho arrival of Mr. Gallatin.- Tho order of council was.thnn passed, but eel promulgated before ho had his full interval,I In this interview nothing was said about renwl ing tho negotiation, then suspended for i.mi| than two years, and of consequence tho Britill government, had no right to suspect that sudl was.our purpose. On the very next dai,| therefore, they published their order in coiil eft, throwing back upon us the necessity of til ing some step to reconcile a controversy fe! the adjustment of which they had already mail such overtures in every shape.” Here it nny be proper to take a short vicrl of tho propositions of both parties. OdobI part in June, 1824, it was proposed to aboli-il all discriminating duties and tonnage, to pel the vessel., and goods imported in them, uj-l on a like footing; to this the British minisiccj agreed. Wo further t squired, no higher ikil bo imposed on any article imported fromtbl United Stales, than was imposed on the shkI article, when imported from a British colony! th.s she British negotiators refused to agree icj and gave thoir reasons, as published in tlx! Herald ol Monday last. Wo farther propos-l od that the navigation of the river St. Lie-1 rence should be free to both nations; this ilitI British negotiators did not think conncctell with the colonial trade, and deemed it raonl convenient to be considered of, at another time.I This, places the subject upon a plain anil simple view, not embarassed by acts of 'congresj or acts of parliament, which have since to I enacted, and which never would havo been e&| acted certainly, if a treaty, had beeiuhen ton-1 eluded, or probably riot,- if negotiation teil boon resumed. 1 The questions arising out of the facts, wl plain and of easy reply. Was such a treaty J as the British negotiators were w.Umg to forarJ advantageous to tho United States or mitMil the answer is in tho affirmative, then why tw| not a treaty concluded, which would have f^l this vexatious question nt rest? Or why wen I not negotiations renewed? These ure inqiiinesl which demand a serious consideration, anJjtl is apprehended, cannot be satisfactorily k- sworod. I For my own part, I confess tbut.from all >" ! J consideration I havo been able to bestow ell tho subject, and information obtained, it is 6) j deliberate conviction that a treaty on the basil proposed, in 1824, would havo been satisfactel ry to this country, and promotivo of hcrbeil mteres.s, connected with tho subject. Suchil treaty would, in its operation, nave given '- s | tlio United States, soven-oighths of the c-W| ng trade, and a certain and steady dojnani productions, that will bo reduced, for wantt>| uch dom in 1, nearly ouo half of thoir valuo. The preceding observations do not grow (ril of any unfriendly feeling towards the late <i| Charge; for which he. was paid as above.— Which is at tho rate of thirty-one thousand Jive hundred and forty-eight dollars and fifteen cents per annum!! John A. King, Charge dcs Affaires. To outiiti, Salary t'rom 1st July, $1,500 00 758 15 Do. amount of his salary as Secretary of Legation, commencing on' the 1st June, 18X5, ending the 3Uth June, 1826, For do. as Secretary, from 1st Sept, to 16th Nov. 1826, $5,282 15 2,164 83 418 43 $8,341 46 1826. 11. CLAY. Approved by tho President. Approved the above charge 22d Dec. Test, 9th Jan. 1827, admitted and certified by . Comptroller. 1 A letter from Washington to the editor of the Bos ton Courier, says:— ■ "Tho great question, who shall be the next, Presidcni, like Aaron’s rod, , swallows up nil others. From present appearances, one would think Mr. Adams is gainiiig'ground, not ‘only in various parts of the country, but at Wasing- ton also; in trutlyCongress may be said to re- S ’ pre- cloar to June, 1824: at that period, each sented their propositions in a distinct manner, and that this trade was not then pla ced upon a fair and reciprocal footing, must have proceeded from unreasonable pretensions of one party or tho o her. To tho examina tion of .this fact, I would solicit the candid at tention of the reader. A view of what has oc curred, upon this subject, since tho peace of 1815, appears indispensable; it will bo at tempted in tho spirit of candor, and witli a strict regard to truth, as far as observation and information will permit. I do not think that a better view of tho subject can be given, than is furnished by a letter from a gentleman in Washington to his friend in this place, and therefore havo made tho following extracts: “Efforts aro making at present to get up n feeling against Great Britaiu, lor clos.ng the door to negotiation on this subject. Tiie do cuments which are published, will show how unjust this is, and wdl p.ovo that Great Bri tain preferred legislation to ncgo.mtion at the beginning, but yieldod to our desire- to adopt thq latter course. The negotiation which thereupon commenced, was broken off hy tho present administration, but from an apprclicfrl sitm that all intercourse with the British cok* I nies is to bo interdicted, and that this will hi effected in part, by rousing feelings and rcseoVl ments, but little Yavorablo to friendly accoffl modation. I I cannot conclude these observations, vritt I out noticing an opinion of very long staiiWI among many of our honorable,* and others* I wcll-'nformed citizens; that is, that tho colonics cannot exist without our trade, a* I then, as an inference, that wo can have I trade upon our own terms. Argument \roaU I he thrown away upon thoso whom expcrieC" 1 lias failed to convince. A CITIZEN OF NORFOLK WASHINGTON, JAN. 8.—This is *1 day fixed by law for the commencement of*jl annual session of tho Supreme Court of* I United States. Judges Story Thompson, >•“1 Trimble, have arrived. Chief Justice D*-1 shall is expected to day; so that there wl " I doubt be a quorum of tho Court present- I Judges Washington and Duvall boing nc “ r I hand,.will also probably bo in attendance- day; and a full Court may be expected. National Intelligencer-