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*0 lor. and Ot) against—niiiisttlie aggregate votes
of New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Keu-
tuckv and Ohio, hwv lor tlitf bills SW3) against
them SI.
MARTIN VAN Bl-REX.
Of several of the principles ami many of the
tiraeticus of the United Slates 1 Telegraph. we
iaunot approve, aud are not in the habit of ret. r-
rini: to that paper as authority; but truth does not
niter on aeeimut of the chuiiuel it may have pass
ed through, and extracts from public documents
a id the Journals of Congress are quite as authen
tic and forcible in ike Hailed States’ Telegraph
twin the Washington Globe. The follow tug ar
ticle places beyond question the conduct ot Air.
Van uureu with regard to the lurid; aud it je-
maius with the citizens of Georgia to decide
whether or not they «i'.l Irnd their Hid to elect u
high-wronaht tar.lliie, one who has been mainly
instrumental in karuesdng the existing tardl ou
them, to the Vico ('residency of the tinted .-states.
They have certainly the right of bestowing their
•u.Trage on whatever candidate they please; but
they must recollect should it he given to \ an Bu-
feu, they* imwf«tohi? ronsixteiit® cca»e thereafter
4<» complain of th. inrllC, or plead the disposition
of the honed, to fohdle most oa-tlie hand that does
.tln-in the greatest ilijury.
from tin U. 6. Telegraph.
Wc gave the other day some extracts be to
«scil by Mr. Archer nan justification to his con
stituents foe the part liodms taken in endeavoring
4o smuggle Air. Van Bureu iitlolhe Vice Presi
dency. Weuow|mrsue the subject further, and
lay before the people of the .South and West ex-
uraets from the speeches of that gentleman, with
some few of the votes given by him on the fa
mous tariff hill of H23, of which he may in truth
he said to ho oue of the principal authors. It will
he perceived that we. on this occasion, only give
a few samples of what, did our limits permit, could
be almost indefinitely extended.
Bill for the reduction of the duty on imported
salt, in the Semite, February 2, Ids?.
“In the course of his remarks in reply to Air.
Smith, of SoiiiIi Carolina, Air. Van liureu said,
that a duty of 12J cents per budiel had been ini
posed by the State of New York, ns oue of the
means employed by her tu make those navigable
communications between the great western lakes
and the Atlantic ocean.”
And complained that the General Government
had refused to aid the State ill the completion of
These works. At the very time of iidikiug this
complaint his State derived a reveuuc of $150,-
-000. annually, from the duty-on sales at auction,
paid principally by the consumers. Mr. Vuu Hu
ron further said:
“his wcH known that the price of salt depends
principally upon the transportation, which, from
the very nature of the article, makes it come ve
ry high to the consumer in many parts iff the
country. He averred, and referred to the Sena
tors from Vermont for the correctness of his state
ment, that in that State the price of salt to the
-consumer hid been reduced more than 50 per
■cent, since the completion of the New-York ca
nals, and through their means. The same was
the case witli nil the country bordering on lake
Champlain, or ou lake Erie, and the lakes farther
west, including the State of Ohio, and the same
effect, though uot to a* great an extern, was pro
duced ill many parts of the Uuiou. _ Such is now
■the case; hut wliat will he the coudition of tilings
wlieu the navigable communications which the
State of Ohio has, to her high honor undertaken
4-> effect, by her own means, .and which are ra
pidly progressing to the accomplishment, are com
pleted! why the advantages now enjoyed iu this
respfrt by Vermont, will be commou to most, if
not all, the western States. Ho pht it therefore,
to the justice and candor of the Senate, whether
the fact that Now York has for such purposes, and
under such circumstances, imposed a duty upon
salt, iRauufaciuied in that State, was justcause
of complaint to others, or ought to have an ad
verse influence upon the question before the Sen
ate. He asked whether, after the Federal Gov-
-eminent had refused her aid to New York, she
ought now by her I.egislnturo to couple that State
in the moans ucccssary to her redemption—moans
indispensable to the speedy payment of a debt
which should ho regarded as sacred by tho whole
Union on account of the great cause in which it
had been incurred. He requested gentlemen to
cousider whether such a course would evince that
just regard for tho individual iutcrcsts of the
(States, composing the confederacy, which it wns
tho true policy of the Federal Government at all
4imcs to manifest, lie humbly hoped that there
would bo but one answer to that question. So'
far from furnishing an argument iu favor of the
bill, if there is reusou to apprehend that the means
under consideration would have the tendency lie
deprecated, that of itself should constitute un ob
jection to its adoption.
“Air. Van Huron said, it would give him plea
sure to know that there wns uo man to whom bo
.could, with greater safety, make this appeal iu
behalf of the just rights of tho State he represent
ed, than the worthy Senator from South Carolina.
The just and liberal sentiments which had through
life distinguished the public coarse of that gentle
man, was with Mr. Van Bnron a sufficient guar-
■nutee, that his nppcal would at least, meet with
4lie most favorable consideration. Nor could he
-deceive himself iu believing that the first and has*
•tv impretsions which this circumstance had pro
duced, would, upou a moment's reflection, lie re
moved, and the question decided iu iu own proper
merits. Uc might, he said, enlarge upolT the to
mes which had been urged agaiustthe bill. But,
4f the present greatly depressed state of the treas
ury, and the other weighty considerations already
advanced, were not sufficient to deter gentlemen
■from further experiments u|>on the public reven
ue, nothing, that ho could say, would produce that
Feb. 5,1827—The question was taken on the
passage of the bill, aod in tho following list of yeas
■and nays, Mr. Vau Uureu will be fouud as voting
■ -against iu
“Yeas—Messrs Benton,Bibb, Berrien, Brnurli,
Chambers, Chandler, Cobh, Eaton, Edwards,
Harrison, Hayao, King, Knight, A!aeon, Jl-Kin-
ley, Randolph, Reed, Rowan. Smith, Md. Smith,
8. C. White, Williams, Woodbury—24.
Nays—Messrs. Barton, Batcinan, Bonligny.
Chase, Clayton, Dickerson, Findlay, Hcudricks,
Holmes, Jobusou, Ky. Johnson, I.n.’Kuiic, Murks,
Noble, llidgcly, Robbins, Buggies, Sanford Sey
mour. Thomas, VAN BUREN—21.”
Having thus shown bis disposition to continue
au oppressive tax ou tho most essential article of
consumption, we will see what were the senti
ments of Mr. Van Bureu iu relation to the odious
policy of protection. •
In July, 1827, there was a tariff meetiag hold
in Albany, at which ho was present,' aud from his
speech on tint occasion, we subjoin a few ex-
. tracts, which will be sufficient to show to the peo
ple of tho south and west how he will give his
• easting vote, should he ever be placed in a situa
tion to docido ou the question vitally affecting ttxeir
interests.
Ho com meat ex by artfully displaying thediffi-
culues be euconutored iu eudeuvoring to satisfy
himself of tho propriety of his participating in the
proceedings of the meeting; aud after a short ex
ordium, m which lie givesasomewhatlameexcuse
•or hit absence from his seat when the vote was
S'JuTJK tariff hill of the previous session
on toe table, enters at once into his subject; and
. * *P«ech extended to seven columns of a large
zssss. "tes* d,ra i ,ro,ectiv °
ty per Ceutiioi ltd valorem, tilllil the thirtieth day,
of June, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine. and.
from that time, a duty of forty-live per centum ad,
valorem.
It was determined iu tho iiffiriti.iuvci yeas 21, J
■lays 22.
Mr. Van Huron voting with the yeas.
Ou the question to agree to tile fifth amend-1
incut, in the following words:
“Section 2, line 20. after ‘yard,” strike out the
words, ‘there shall he levied, collected and paid,
a duty of fortv ccuts on every square yard, and
he charged thereon w ith a duty of forty per cent,
ad valorem, until the thirtieth day of June, eigh
teen hundred and twenty-nine, aud from that
lime, a duty of forty-five per centum ad valorem.”’
Jt was determined iu the affirmative; yeas 24,
nays 22.
Air. Van Bureu voting with the yeas.
On the question to agree to tlie sixth amend
ment, in the following words:
“Section 2, line 35, after ‘yard,’ strike out the
words ‘there shall lie levied, eolleetcd, aud paid,
a duty of oue dollar on every square yard,’ and
inscit ‘shall be deemed to have cost two dollars
,and fifty cents the square yard, and he charged
witk a duty of forty per ceutnm nd valorem, until
thflhirtietli day of June, eighteen hundred aud
twcnty-uiiio, mill from that time u duly of forty-
five per centum ad valorem.' ”
It was determined iu the affirmative; yeas 24,
nays 22.
Air. Vau Bureu voting with tho yeas.
Oil the question to agree to the seveuth amend
ment in the following words:
“Sec tiou 2, line 44, at the end thereof insert,
‘until the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred
and twcuty-uiuo, and from that time, a duty of
forty-five per centum ad valorem.’”
It was determined in the affirmative; yeas 24,
nays 22.
Mr. Van Buren voting with the yeas.
Ou the question to agree to tho eighth amend
ment, in the following words:
“Section 2, line 4!>, at the eud thereof insert,
‘until the thirtirih day of June, eighteen hundred
and twenty-nine, and from that time a duty of
fifty per centum ad valorem.’ ”
1; was determined in the affirmative; yeas 24,
nays 22.
Sir. Vail Buren voting with tho yeas.
Ou the question to agree to the uiulh amend
ment, iu the following words:
lely looked into. | .‘.Section 2, line 51, at the end thereof insert,
theainouut of capital iuvested in this business iu mud on woollen blankets after the thirtieth day of
" ’ . > ‘ June, 4Rlitceu hundred aud twenty-nine, forty
per centum ad valorem.’ ”
The Hcuute beiug equally divided; ayes 23,
nays 23.
The Vice President determined the question in
tlie negative; Air. Van Hnrcn voting w itli the yeas.
On tlie question to agree to the tenth unicud-
incut, in the following words;
“Section 2, line 51, at the end thereof insert,
‘ou rlothiug ready made, fifty per centum ad va
lorem.’ ”
It wns determined in the affirmative; yeas 25,
uay»21.
Mr. Van Buren voting with tlie yens.
On motion by Air. Chandler to nmend tlie fifth
section of the lull, by a gradual reduction of the
duty on salt. ^
ft was determiued iu the negative, yeas lit,
nays 20.
On motion by Mr. Dickerson, further to amend
the hill hy inserting at the end of tlie 51st line of
tlie second section, the following words:
“Every American, whether his domicil was in
the east or the west, in the north or the south,
wished the (I. r. domestic manufactures) success.
They were closely counoctcd with the welfare
and prosperity of’the coiiutry, rendering labor
productive, creating and diffut - , Health, afford
ing honest, if not lucrative employment, raising
dp within ourselves the means of independence,
and opening home markets for the production of
our agriculture. As such they had been regard,
cd and steadily encouraged hy the .Stale and the
natiuii almost since the foundation of the govern-
meut.
“In regard to it [the question of protection]
there is, In this State, with the exception of the
portion of the inhabitant* of our chief city, and
others of more limited extent, no diversity of o-
pinion. The policy of extending fair aud rea
sonable protection to the domestic industry of the
country through legislative enactments, is, and lias
for many years been tho estaldished sentiment of
the State. Upon that subject the gentlemen who
had proceeded him, had, lie said, made very sen
sible, and, for the most part, judicious remarks;
but hero, at leiist. they related to n by-goue ques
tion. But ns to the exieul to which that protec- (
tion ought to go, and the best means of applying
il, we differ among ourselves, aud should protia-
ahly continue to do so as long as there were dif
ferent intesests or diversities of opinion amongst
us. Fpun the genera! subject, the sentiment of
the State now is, autl long has been in uccorduncc
with the acts of the government,
“Look, said he, to Kentucky. Willi Pennsyl
vania shcocctijMcd the -first rank amoug the pro
jecting States. lier-citizcn* and .representative*
have *lood shouldcr to ahoid-ler, and contended
manfully whenever they could be-useful. Even
upou the qucst'iou of means, there was not here
tofore any diversity of sentiment to lie found a-
mong them.
“How changed Ilicsccue! That State is now
literally in a Ida/e of controversy upon this sub
ject At the last session, her representation was
divided upon the question of the woollens hill.—
Men, who bad all their lives been the umluviat-
iug advocates of protection, found luch insupera
ble objections to the bill as to constrain them to
vote against it. The election* are at baud, aud a
torrent of crimination mid recrimination upon the
subject is deluging the State. Those who oppos
ed are accused of voting against the ‘furuier’s bill,’
aud of deserting their principles, &c. Whilst on
the otlicr hand, the subject is closely looked iuio,
Kentucky, and the fine wool raised ascertained
aud the present, and probably, the future advaii- 1
tages of their own State contrasted with those of]
New England, the bill of the last scssiou is called
the speculator's bill; and they undertake to show
tliat the object of the bill was id pamper the alrea
dy overgrown wealth of the eastern manufactu
rer. by heaping taxes chiefly upon the poorer class
es, who wear the coarser woollens. Although
they all agree as to the principle, they differ as to
the best means of supporting it, aud these, beiug
embittered hy personal aud political contentious,
are hccomiug every day more inveterate.
■The superior advantages of New York for the
pursuits of commerce are felt hy all, and all point
to her as the great commercial emporium of the
Uuiou. She is rapidly engrossing the commerce
of the nation, aud her advancement is w ithout a
parallel iu the world. He said the time had been
when there was unfortunately a sort of rivalry lic-
twocn the city and country, which begat jealous
ies injurious to both; hut he thanked God that
those narrow feelings had given place tool hers of “And on woollen blankets, after the 30th day
a better aud liiglitr character. Every citizen of4 iff June, l*!2!l, forty per centum nd valorem.”
tlie State, wherever situated, felt proud, aud just- The Vice President determiued tlie questim
ly too, of the pre-eminence iff that great city, in
every thiug which serves to promote the welfare
iff tlie State, mid to increase its fame. But why
did he speak of tho city of New York, its com
mercial advantages aud consequent benefits a-
lonc. Not only were her advantages reflected
back upou the State, but innumerable other pla
ces possessed theirs also, and prospered uuder
their benign iaflueticc. He asked the meeting to
east their eyes for a moment ou the map of the
State, to trace the flourishing cities nml villages a basis fur the union of thc'Jackson party. Wo
to qu
tho negative, Air. Van Bureu voting with the yeas;
And oil the question of ordering the hill to a
third reading, it was sledded iu the affirmative;
yeas 20, nays 21.
Air. Vau Bureu voting with the yeas.
77ic Vice Presidency.—Tho Baltimore Conven
tion was a mere bubble. It presented a spacious
exterior; but was hollow, delusive, and evanes
cent. It was without solidity, and could not form
which crowded the banks of (he Hudson from its
source to its connexion with the ocean; to Abuse
on the Mohawk and lakes; to rust their attention
for a moment ou Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Cato-
kil), Albany. Troy, Utica, Auburn, Geneva, Ro
chester, Buffalo, &c. &e. nml answer him wheth
er greater prosperity had been Witnessed hy our
olflcsliuhabitnnts, than was tube seen at the pre
scut day. Cast yourcyes, said lie, over this good
have heretofore remarked, that tlie members of
that assembly were not authorized to choose a
Vico President, (much less n future president,) for
the people. On this essential point, we think
that tho worthy editors of the Georgia Journal
have not been as we would expect them to he.
They say, “The people of Georgia therefore sent
delegates to the Baltimore Convention; aud did
so with a striking unanimity. We believe that
city, look into every coruer of it,- aud let any | although every county in the state concurred in
man, if he can, call m uiind tho period when lie the measure, whore any other meeting of thcciti-
kuew, or had heard, that it had any thing like zens afforded a convenient opportunity of ex-
such prosperity. Go, said he, into tlie coutiUy,
look at'ovcry village and every farm, aud say
whether the march of impovmueut was any where
arrested.
”He knew thill the tree! growers hail not, fur
the time being, a good market for their wool;
for he had himself two shearings of no inconsider
able amount on hand. Ho knew, too, that the
fanner* had not ohtaiued good prices for their pro
duce, and he could assure them that it should not
be auy fault of his if they were not obtained; hut
it was nevertheless true, that the attentive obser
ver could witness ovory where throughout tho
State tin; smiles of prosperity and plenty. Is this,
ho asked, a picture of imagination, or is it roali-
tv; gratifying, consoling, heart-cheering reality,
lie put it to the knowledge aud observation of
every man who beard biui, whether there was any
thing more certain tbau there is uo spot on God's
earth more prosperous aud happy than the State
of No w York. If there was a citizen of the State
who doubted it, let him travel, nml lie will bo con
vinced of his errer, anti if he can il-si're to witness
a picture of the reverse, let him past through the
Southern States, of which so much has here been
said; and if lie did not return satisjied with tlir su
perior pros/ievity of his own Slate, he, Mr. If.,
tcould acknowledge his incapacity la judge in this
matter. •
“He owed many tkauks to the meeting for the>
very kind uttentinus with which he had been lis
tened to by gentlemen, between many of whom
mid himself, there had upon puldie matter*, lioen
differences of opinion of long staudhig.
“Hi’s situation in reference to the wool growing
interest teas well known to most of them, lit had,
III present, invested more than 620,001) in sheep,
and farms devoted, and which he meant to dwote,
to that business,”
Such was the language of Mr. Van Bnren. lie
bore witness to tho pros|ierity of New York, nml
also to the reverse of the®outliern picture. Yet
how did he sell Ho had 820,000 invested in
growing wool. How did lie vote! It was dis
tinctly understood that unless the bill which had
passed tho liouso could lie amended so'as to give
an increase of tho duty on articles manufactured
of wool, it would have bee projected by tho vote*
of the New England Senatws. To save the du
ty upon wool, Mr. Vau Buren voted for the pro-
position increasing the duties upon wonllcu goods.
AVo give a few of the questions on the tariff of
1828, with Air. V. B’s. votes. It i* now univer
sally admitted, that tha most odious features in
• Rn°. 5eat ar0 the mioimima established by
it. The three first questions show what they are,
and how Air. V. B. voted on thqn.
On. tho question to agree to the fourth amend
ment in the following words:
“Section 2, line 10, after •yard,’ strike out tho
words, ‘thore shall be levied, collected aud paid,
twenty cent* ou every square yard.' aod insert,
‘shall bo deemed to have cost fifty cents the square promise
yard, and be charged thereon with a. duty or for- ~
pressing their sentiments, after thu matter wns
presented publicly for their consideration; aud
not one voice that wc know of was raised m op
position." Wo kuow of only three or four coun
ties iu which were held meetings that appointed
delegates tu this convention: aud we will thank
our neighbours, if they will speeify tho counties
in wliirh such mcciiugs were hold, and stnte the
probable number iff persons who composed those
meetings. If it shall appearthat the persons who
neted ns our delegates, were chosen by a majority,
or hy any large proportion of tho ucoplo, we will
promptly acknowledge our error: hut we are con-
iideut, that on a revision of the facts our neigh-
hors will liinl, that those individuals were authori
zed to rcprcH|pt hut a very small fracliou of the
citizens of tills state. Tho burden rests on the
editors of the Journal, to prove the fact which
they affirm: and if the fact exists, the proof is in
their power. Wc observe, however, that the
language of their statement is not very positive;
and ire may, perhaps, have understood their nf-
firmiitimi to he stronger than was iiitemlcd hy
themselves.
Wc arc satisfied, that a very small number of
the gentlemen who convened in Baltimore, wore
delegated by tlie people whom .they professed to
represent: and the fulsc assumption of this high
and confidential character, was grossly indelicate
aud arbitrary. To such nil assembly, a million
of voters (umiot lie expected to yield the right of
ehoiisiugthe principle officers of their government:
or to debase this noble attribute of freemeu, into
a system of humble und passive oliedieuce to un
authorized dictation. To permit men high in of
fice, to control the great elections of tlie people, is
to establish a precedent nuistdaiutcrous to liberty.
sh a precedent most dangerous
There i* another ground ou which wo earnestly
protest against the proceedings of the convention:
and this is, the want of reciprocity among its
members. The individuals w ho acted as dele
gates from Vermont, .Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Louisi
ana, and Ohio, brought no slake with them; they
had nothing to give, und every thiug to Receive;
they are in minorities in those States, and cannot
bring a single electoral vote, to aid Hie ennimob
cause. Tho entire electoral vote of those states,
which they professed to represent, will he given
to Clay and Scrgcnut. On the system which thu
Baltimore meeting adopted, those States gave in
convention, seveuty-seveu votes; aud Blaine, N.
Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama aud Mississippi, in convention, gave
precisely the same number: while in the electoral
vote, that by which tho Vice President will be
made, the latter named atates will give seventy-
seven votes to tho Jackson ticket, and the former
will give seventy-seven votes against it. It np.
peart to us to have been very absurd, to estimate
the strength, of Van Buren by votes which w ill be
given to bis opponent. We can recognize no com
promise which rests on calculations to noiust.
so unjust.
On the principle adopted by the convention,i
uiiuurilj iu MaaslivliiucLS, wiiuiti unftuut gi'e a
single vote in making a \ ice President, has more
'influence in determining how tho eleven vote* iff
Georgia shall he given, titan slw has herself: lor
iu the convention, t-.e Massachusetts minority
counted fourteen (as if that minority had fourlecif
electoral votes to give;) w hile Georgia counted
only eleven. This L utterly unequal and unjust
in principle; and iu the compromise based on this
principle of calculation. Van Bureu received
seventy-seven voles more lhau he can obtain iu
the electoral colleges III estimating Ids strength
as a candidate, these seventy-seven votes should
he deducted.
In the convention, A’.iu Buren received from
individuals acting as delegates from I’cnnsylva
ilia, and North Carolina, thirty-i.inc votes: while
it is now almost certain, that he will not receive
a single vote iu the electoral college ol either o(
these states. We think it well ascertained, that
a majority of the people of those two states
prefer sonic other enudidate; aud that they
will uot submit to the choice made (or them
hy the convention. These thirty-nine votes are
a mockery of the sentiments of those two states.
Iu ascertaining what is tho choice of Pennsylva
nia, shall wc inquire, tvhat are the opiuiim* of a
few men convened at Baltimore! Or shall we
consult the population of that powerful state, at
their humus! If we wish to act iu concert with
Pennsylvania, shall we unite with an overwhel
ming majority of her citizens! Or shall we en
ter into a compromise with a few individuals w ho
misrepresent her abroad!—In estimating the o-
piuions of the Jacksou party, these thirty nine
votes also should lie deducted from the number
given to Van Buren; mid then how docs lie stand!
Ho is loft with ninety-two votes.
To make up this sum of ninety-two, it is acces
sary to count tlie votes of several states, in w liic-ii
il is doubtful itlicthcr he will be supported. The
eleven votes of Georgia are counted for him. The
vote of this state may lie considered as doubtful:
and we believe that il will not be given to Van
Buren. At this momeutous crisis, will Georgia
how the knee to the man, who, hy his fortunate
position, controlling the state of New A'ork, di
rected the gigantic, the decisive vote of that statu,
in establishing the unjust and odious system! Is
it possible thut lie cun obtain a siugle unbiassed
vote from the South? Wo know’ the wonderful
adroitness of Van Buren, and Ins partisans, iu
managiug the selfish passions of mankind. The
couveiitioii at Baltimore was composed of men
of most variant and conflicting sentiments. What
was the secret, hut powerful principle, that per
vaded this heterogenous mass; that hound its dis
cordant cietueuts to their common centre? What,
but a secret uuderstuudiUg lor distributing the of
fices of the government, among themselves or
their friends? But wc trust tiiat tlie people
of the South will uot suffer themselves to bu led
hliud-fold; that they will uot themselves aid in
sacrificing tlicir grunt interest, iu order to procure
offices for a few selfish men; that they will he
true to themselves, and to their country; that
they will select some, pure patriot, to whose in
tegrity they may safely confide' the maintenance
of their principles, and thu preservation of their
interests. Such a man is Philip P. Barbour.
The Baltimore convention itself avowed, that
an agreemeut of the two thirds iu their choice,
was uecessary to the union which they attempt
ed to prcducc: aud Vuu Bureu is v c-ry far feu in
being the choice of tlie two-thirds of the efficient
members of tlie Jacksou party. It appears to
us to lie impossible that they can unite on him;
because a large proportion of that party believe,
that he has been oue of the chief pillars of the ta
riff; aud that he is a political adventurer, who
has ever been ready to sacrifice every interest and
every principle, for his own advancement. He
is supported by many active aud talented men;
but ivis name should uot he associated witli that
of Andrew Jackson, the venerable patriot, whom
tho people delight to honor; for ho has no moral
strcugtli, and can -never wiu the confidence of
those who are now opposed to him. They feel a
deep distrust, which uo professions, no promises,
no specious nppcnraiiccs, will remove. In op-
posing Vuu Burnt, we oppose not the union mid
concert of tlie party. His name is tho brand of
discord: let it he withdrawn, nmln vast majority
of thu votes of the party will be given to 1‘hilip 1*.
Barbour, a patriot without reproach.—I'eJeral
Union.
Wasmi.ngtos, June 13. *
In Sonate, yesterday. Air. Dudley presented
it series iff resolutions from certain citizens of
New A'ork, recommending mutual concession iu
settling a future turill’for tho United States. Air.
D. further presented a memorial from the hatters
of New York, against tlie reduction contemplat
ed ill reference to their trade. Mr. Knight pre
sented resolutions accompanying the proceedings
of a public meeting of citizens in Uliodo Island
ngu’mst the reduction of impost duties recom
mended by the secretary of the t.cusury. Mr.
Webster nnd Mr. Brown severally presented me
morials relative to the settlement of French spo
liation claims prior to tho year 1800. On the
motion of Air. Foot, the bill from the House to
amend the act entitled "an net for tho relief of
certain surviving officer* and soldiers of the Re
volution” was taken np. The lull relates tu the
invalid pensions. The Senate weut into the
consideration of Executive biissincss.
Ill tlie House of Representative*, tlie bill from
tho Senate for rechartering the Bank iff the Unit
ed States, received on th* preceding day, was
then taken np and read a first and second time
by its title. Air. 'i'homsou of Ohio moved that
its further consideration he postponed till the first
Alonday in Dcemlier next; which wns decided in
the negative, aves 88, lines 111. Air. M'Uuilie
moved that the House do now proceed to tho nr-
der tff the slay; which was curried, uud the House
went into committee of the whole on the stale id
the Union, and took up the tarilTquestion. The
House continued iu the discussion of the tariff un-
til n late hour, Air. Clay of Alabama, Air. Root,
aiiil .Mr. Douuy, «um»sviv«*ly mltlresyitti; tlie com-
mittee. Air. Wihlo iff Georgia next took the
floor, after a motion hail- beeu ineffectually made
fur the committee to rise. At seven o’clock the
committee rose, nml the House adjourned after
n session of niue hours.
T , „ Washington, .T| tm . 14.
Iu the Senate, yesterday, on inotiou of .Mr.
Chamber*, tho hilt providing satisfaction for the
claimants who sitflered l»y French spoliation* pri
or to 181X1, w as taken up, yen* 22, nays III. .Mr.
Tazewell then proposed to postpoue thu hill for
the purpose of going him Executive session to
transact business important to the puldie service,
and giving it as In. opinion, from a previous
knowledge of tlie subject, that this hill could not
he definitely acted ou without n debate iff three
or four weeks, to the entire exclusion of the im
portant subjects of the tariffnml the puldie lauds.
A discusstou then cusued, nnd tlm hill WHS (juailv
laid on the table ou motion of Air. Clay.
. , _ Washington, June 15.
in i-lie a!» 1 > c * wr,,,, y’ Mr ‘ T'l'ton moved
to take up the bill to umuut and equip n .,a r , 0 f
the array of the United Slates for the defence of
Th/rfiS; ?• U,d '?* ,abl,! " fBW d»>’» ago.—
The difficulties on the frontier., ho said, were still
existing, and he earnestly hoped, if they were to
the Senaml, 0f ii h ° f,e " c r al ^nwnimcnt at all,
exnfn irr r °l, U i U,oflcel f* tb* 1 " know what to
expect. He had prepared, he said, an nmend-
Snn’', b nf U ,iT’ 0a ' 'i ' 0 bel j 8V « , ‘ obviate the ob-
P**” °! the gcutlcman from Illinois; aud from
conversations he bad had with tho Secretary, ho
wa, authorised to say, that ho approudoTt^
ikn’T.fmin o; lit.ip.it .
ter stnne conversation, tho hill was» l - i
Mr. Tipton submitted, the f«llowin“„ •‘M
a* a substitute for the amcud.ueut* r M
•if Representatives: 1 'he IlJ
Strikeout all after the eunetiu*,i
amendment ol the Douse, aud in *r|
to the following effect. U ‘ wl J
To raise mounted rangers , I
ped and mounted iiy tltenmclvcs ’ r,, ^ M i|
uuless sooner discharged, w ho are to
one dollar a day for their >ervices , , ll,, i
the martial law of the I’uitid States " T u *
of disahiUty by wouuds or tube, ‘
vided lor w the same maimer as i.,’i "’ll
service; that each company shall I ff tl
captain, one first, oue xt-coiid, and lm , ?I
tenant, five sergeants, five corporals an in I
vates; the whole to form a Imihdion m
mended hy a major and the officers in i.« lc 1
ed hy the President of the United gitH
with the consent of the Senate. ’ •'!
On motion of Mr. Ilayne, the qu cs ti„„ I
vided, und first taken on striking out it! H
uicntvf tho House, which was carried in
mative. On motion of Mr. Hendrick. .1,4
was filled with 000 fertile number of niti'ii ’l
pose the battalion, aud with oue dollar fl
per diem compensation of the nieu, the ’ J
was then taken and the amendment
nnd sent to the liouso for concurrence (H
tion of Air. Tazewell, the Semite procwiJ
the consideration of Executive Casiucss
tinued sitting with Hosed doors uutil a lati
in the day. Adjourned. 4,t * 1
In the House of Representatives, JJ r i I
moved the consideration of ihe refoluiiuu «i,|j
tcv hy Air. Boon for an adjournment «#«•-: !
on tho2lith instant. The proposition
lived, ayes 75, hoes 101. So the Bouse rf f1
to lake up tho proposition. “j
r . „ Washington, j UM J
In tho Senate, yesterday, Air. Dickerson ?
iBjiut to notice, moved to postpoue the nrw’Jt
inters, nod take up the hill reported by ||, C J
niltce on Alaiiufartiires, to appropriate for s !
led time, the proceeds of the public Linds "
i “tion to postpone the orders, anil take nui
bill was then agreed to. On motion of Air. lloj
t ie .Senate then ptoceedcd tu the comideraJ
of Executive business. !
uthe House of Representatives, Mr. EdJ
Everett, from the committee on the Library 1
ported a joint resolution, directing the distriboj
or n compilation uf Congressional ilocumei
w hich li as read the first time* AI r . Duncima
cd that tlie House proceed to the rousideralin
the amendment made by the Semite to the mm
incut of this House, to the bill for raisin- in .
quipping a corps of mounted volunteers fir J
vice outlie Indian frontiers. The bill was tj
taken up, and the House coucurred iu the and
ment, so thu hill is finally passed. The lb!
went into committee of the Whole and rcsuJ
the consideration of the Tariff. ]
Washington, June HI
_ In the Senate, on Saturday, the bill gra J
500,000 acres of land to each of the StatesofA]
sonri, Alississippi, nml Louisiana for the |mn
of internal improvement, was taken upou mi
of Air. Beutou, aud after having been disc
was ordered to a third reading. After prey
iug with the general orders, the Senate. 3 li
after one o’clock, weut into the consideration]
executive business, aud continued sitting 1
closed doors until ils adjournment.
In tho Illmso of Representatives, the tariff]
was discussed, nnd a variety of proposition!*
offered nnd considered. At nine o’clock, a
session of 11 hours, without an interval iff n
tho House adjourned.
Washington, June l|
In tho Senate yesterday, the bill grautin;3
000 acres of the public Innds, williin tlicir t
limits, to each of the States of Mississippi,]|
souri, mid Louisiana, wns taken up iminfl
passage. The question was taken Iiy yeas J
nays, when tlie motion to lay it on the table ^
carried, ayes 27, nocs 13. The Chair comm
cated a report from tin* Secretary of the Tam
in conformity with 11 resolution of the Sei
giving n statement derived from the United Slal
Bank of the number nnd amount of bianeb]
ders issued hy (lie several branch banks.
Senate adjourned.
In the 1 louse of Representatives, a meissjei]
received from the President of the Toiled Stall
Mr. Drnytou moved tho House to take upthel
for thfe increase of the number of surgeons ’»j
nrftiy ofthe United States; which was read 3tl
time mid passed. At 12 o'clock, the Honied
up tho special order, and went into fummiiw
the whole on the state of the Uuiott, upoa j
tariff bill. —
Report of the Capture Madtira.—Captain®
ham, of the. Gcueral Warren, arrived at.'
York from Smyrna, reports that ho was lioaa
on tho 24th April, hy the ship of wurDouiiM
ria, under English colors, off the harbor of N
ilcira, heard that Dou Pedro’s forces hod ot
f irisoners of tho Governor and officrn of tbi|
and, nml sailed the day preceding for Tortcr
a largo reinforcement. Tho officers and m
Dou Pedro’s vessels were English. CspM
ham, on hoarding the Donna Maria, saw ajWJ
had been wounded in irliou with the
Several prizes had been made, and Nf *1
American vessels had been ordered *»• .*1
Gorham was assured by the comniapdendy
Americans had been well treated.-
Courier, ■— .
Crops—Wo have information from sonnoi
most respect.iblc, conveying tho unwew®**.
ligcnru th 't the sugar caop this year will 0 !
half mi ordinary crop. This failure is •JJj 1 ’. .
to the very unprecedented drought fof *“* J
weeks—operating more injuriously on 1,1 *
than on cane of this year’s planting.
'I lie rntiimcrop is represented tonero” f
Ling, and we trust, wifi in some degree - I
for the deficiency in the crop of WJ 4 * ‘j
Mercantile Advertiser, 9th inst.
Mr. Clayton said recently in a spwb jj*
t Tnriff. that he was the owner ofthe on J ^
ton manufactory in Georgia, and tnai ,
doubled a capital of $10,000 in ivro ye*
had acted a* a sponge ou his neighbor**
sucked up their hard earning*. h°>
wa* witli all tlio manufacturers.—Aiff - w
Another Border liar.—To our
(say* the Raleigh Observer of tlieW' J
learn that there is considerable
battle upon the borders of Nw]b C** 0 .. |
number of Georgians, (shout 200)
trespassed upou die Indian territory in .V
era part of this State, for the WJPJ*Li t k|)»
gold. An express wns despatched wjw ^
lorniatii,-tt to Gov. Stokes, by; who® Mg
wns made to the President ot th® •'*Vt7g,
ami the result is thntlwo corapmuc*'” ^
troops, to be commanded hy Lol. A" (j
Captain Gardner, are now on tw
Charleston, S. C. for the scene ofacu""-
The Washington Telegraph
thority, that John H. Calhoun 1lias ' fll
to lm q candidate for the l |r '' 1 "- j
self-denied. —— , d 1
Wc learn (says tho Savannah C 0. f
21st inst.) by a passenger in the , , m d
In five dan from Havana, l,K " 3 v i '- ]
there ell tbo 12th inst. front ( »" - (.•»1
commissioners for Guatemala; w» AB eiit»l
to re-turo tho government oi L ' n . 1..1 *
th® King of Spun.
the