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The followingarc the remarks ofMr. Graves
o;. motion to pri>U the report of the Duel Com
milto. His concluding remarks are highly
• •npreseiVe, and show how an honorable mao
nun be driven in a controversy by bublic
opinion.
Mr. Graves rose and said : I have, Mr.
Speaker, forborne thus fur to participate in
this debate, though, of till others, most interest
ed in its issue. I have done so from consid
erations that will suggest themselves to even
one of sensibility. Nor do 1 ow propose to
enter into the discussion, but only to submit,
very briefly> a few remarks explanatory of m\
position.
Much has been said about a desire to sup
press and withhold f.om the Public the testi
mony in this case. I am not for suppressing
or withholding from the Public any portion of
the testimony ink n by the committee and re
ported to this House. lam not only in favor
of having that testimony printed, and spread
upon the records of this House, but, as an act
of justice tome, I claim that it be printed and
published to the world with the least possible
d- lny. in order that it may disabuse me from
the unjust prejudice which the report of the
majority of the committee is calculated to pro
duce whenever it is read without the evi
dence.
I, however, do object and protest most so
lemnly against having this report printed, and
spread upon tne records of this House; because
it ceatai sa unfair, partial, and garbled state
meat of the evidence, upon which is hypo
thecated a deceptive argument, calculated,
and intended to do great injustice to me in
public estimation ; and, it placed upon the
journals of this House, there to remain as long
as this Government continues, it will ;!o me
gross, vea, cruel i justice, in (he estimation of
ail such as, in aftertime, may choose-to look
into it without persuing the volume of evidence
appended to it.
( hope the proposition to print and postpone
the consideration of the repot t and evidence
until Monday next will be rejected ; and that,
forthwith, the whole subject will be referred
back to the committee, with instructions to re
port back to the House, with the least possi
ble delay, the evidence only. This can be
dcAac in a very few minutes ; and, as soon as
it is done. I hope the House will, with the
great, st possible despatch, have the testimony
printed.
Upon the coming in of the testimony, if
the House should choose to hold me amenable,
personally, for a supposed breach of its privi
leges, so far from opposing or proposing to
postpone the proceedings which may be insti
tuted ot that end, I shall request, and, if I have
the right to do so, demand immediate action.
Whilst I should be the last to do an act
conipromittii g the high privileges of this
House, 1 would beg to submit to the considera
of gentleman, who deny that it would b -
-admissuje to receive and print the evidence.
beyonKthe point at which it first appeared that
implicated, whether, in justice
to the membeXjhat have been implicated, and
in deference to thxgreat anxiety in the public
mind to se<* the processings of this committee,
the evidence taken and reported by them ought
not to be printed and the Public, but
net to be used as iu\ny proceeding
which may be instituted by the Mouse against
any of its members. That the select com
mittee, in strictness, had no right to
tho investigation of the subject, so far as'Xla.
ted to members, beyond the point at which it
was apparent that members of this House
were implicated, cannot, I think, be well ques
tioned by such as have attended to this debate.
Still I suppose t bis objection would be properly
Waived by those who are implicated. Thepri
vileges of the members implicated are equally
the privileges of the House, whose province it
is to protect its privileges in its own way.
Whenever proceedings are instituted against
me, I shall claim all the rights which the Con
stitution of my country and the rules of this
House guaranty to me. I shall object to be
tried by a committee holding its secret sessions
in one of the committee rooms of this Capitol.
For, thought I, at this day, might not suffer in
justice, the time may come when it would be
quoted us a fatally dangerous precedent. Yes
sir, the time possibly may come when that
high seat which you now occupy may be
reached by another, predicating his claims
not upon high and towering genius, lofty and
unimpeachable patriotism, and unquestionable
integrity, but upon low party spirit; perhaps
as the unscrupulous organ of a lawless major
ity, which accident may have thrown into this
Hall, and who, when it became the purposes
of his party k» rid themselves of an obnoxious
political opponent, or to degrade him in public
estimation would select, as his triers, a com
mittee, a majority of them composed of such
political adversaries of the obnoxious member
as had shown the greatest avidity to visit their
malignity upon him. Where then would be
the boasted privileges of this House; where
the much boasted safety of the People’s Repre.
sentatives, destined to the fate of a trial before
such a committee, holding its secret sessions
in one of the committee rooms of this Capital,
overruling and excluding all questions, without
regard to rt le or law, which might be thought
by them inexpedient!
Though I was notified that I might attend
and cross examine the witnesses, 1 supposed
the privilge was extended by the courtesy ofthc
committee to me and to him who was most
closely connected with the other party, to en
able us to see that no injustice was done to
either party in the investigation of the subject.
I thought the committee was raised, so far as
members were concerned, only to investigate
the subject, and report the facts of the case
to the House, in view of sitting right the ten
thousand false reports that were overspreading
the country, and of furnishing the baris of a
law to prevent the recurrence of such affairs.
I never hud any notice, or entertained the most
remote apprehension, that the committee con.
leinplated a proceeding against me, until the
astounding fact was annouced to me, that I had
been arraigned, tried, and found guilty;
and that a resolution was to be offered to the
House to impose upon mo the heaviest punish,
tnent in its power to inflict—an expulsion from
this House as unworthy to hold a seat here.
When all these things were communicated to
me, Mr. Speaker, my surprise may be better
imagined than expressed.
Dual out to me equal handed justice, and I
quietly submit to whatever fate may be assign,
ed me by public opinion, a 'ribunal to whose
behests, on the subject that has given rise to
this proceeding, not only the bumble individua
ls ho now addn sses you, but the greatest and
best men that have adorned the annals of Brit
ish and American history in the present age,
have been compelled to bow in humble sub
mission.
Whenever it shall be the pleasure, of this
House to arraign me, I shall claim my leo.ii
and constitutional right of being tried by mv
peers the members of this House, here in this
Hall, in open day, and in view ofthc assem
bled public. I shall claim to confront all the
witnesses called to testify against me, and re
quire them to testify before the members of
this House,who are my judges, and who should
nut only hear the testimony, but witness the
manner urd spirit in which it is delivered.
I should do injustice to myself were I to
conclude without saying that i was not con
scious, at th;: tiipe that i had invaded the
privileges of this House. I thought I was es
pecially careful to preserve them. I find
however, that, being connected with a duel,
eiiheras principal or second, when a member
is a principal, technically involves all alike
inti breach of privilege. Sir, I was involved
in the commencement of this unfortunate af
fair innocently I never conceived it possi
ble that such consequensfa'S would have de
volved on me, when I consented to become the
bearer of that, ill fated note,otherwise 1 should
never have taken on myself the task. lam
not, and never have been, tho advocate of the
anti-social and unchrstian practice of duel
ling. 1 have never, up to this day, fired a du
elling pistol. Nor, until the day when I went
to the. field, I never took any weapon iti my
hand in view of a duel. Public opinion is
practically the paramount law of the land ;
every other law, both human and divine, ceases
to be observed ; yea, withers and perishes in
contact with it. It was this paramount law of
this nation and of this House that forced me,
under the penalty of dishonor, to subject my
self' to the code which impelled me unwilling
ly into this tragical affair. Upon the heads of
this nation, and at the doors of this House, rests
the blood with which my unfortunate hands
have been stained.
From the Correspondent of the Chron. & Sen.
WASHINGTON, May 12. 1838.
Two most important propositions were made
in the House of Representatives to-day: which
show most strikingly how entirely unfounded
and false arc the pretences of the party and its
organs that the opposition ate facliously rein
sing to grant the supplies necessary to dis
charge the claims of tire public creditors.
Mr. Hopkins, of Va., asked tor;; stispe. sion
of the rilles, tn order to enable him to offer a
joint resolutions authorizing the Seceetaiy of
the Treasury to issue two millions of dollars
according to the provisions of the act of Octo
ber. This motion was rejected by the votes of
Administration members, though it was well
calculated to give immediately relief to the
Administration, and meet all immediate exi
gencies.
Mr. Bvll, ofTenn., then moved to suspend
the rules, in order to enable him to move that
the Committee of Ways and Means, eb in.
structed to report a bill authorizing the Secre
tary of the Treasury to make a loan of an a
mount of—millions of dollars to meet the de
mands upon Government, which there are ire
funds tn the Treasury to satisfy.
Cambreling rose und expressed his dec:,
ded opposition to every measure of this ki.nl.
This proposition was also voted down ; evn -
ry Administration member going against it.
The Hotue then resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, and took up the Treasu
ry Note Bill.
Gen. Thompson, ofS. C.. finished his abb
speech against the measure. Mr. Rhett, ol
S. C , followed : and defended the course ol
the Administration ! and supported the bill.
Mr. Menefee, of Ky., replied to him with
great force and spirit.
Mr. Southgate then said Le wished to ad
dress the Committee upon this question, and h<
moved that the committee (at 4 o’clock) do
now rise. Ayes 80 Nays 97. So the com
mittee refused to rise.
Mr. Southgate 'hen proceeded in opposi
tion to the bill, and was followed by Mr. Hop
kins who moved a substitute for the whole bill,
empowering tne President of the United Staies
to borrow on the credit es the United States a
Swqi of $10,000,000 at a rate of interest of 6
percent, payable quarterly, and reimbursable
at the wiTbuf the Government, to be applied in
addition to the moneys now in the Treasury
or which may bcT'eceived therein from ’other
sources, t > defray the expenses of the Govern,
tnent and to be transferable by stock. The
foregoing was the substance of the first sec
tion of Mr. I’l’s amendment. The remainder
was of great length, substantially the same as
the project of Mr. Rives in the Senate, being
the revival of the State Bank system by twen
ty-five banks to be selected by the Secretary
of the Treasury and approved of by the Sen.
ate. During the reading of this amendment,
Mr Cambreling raised a question of order,
as to tho admissibility of the amendment un
der the bill before he committee.
The Chair decided the amendment to be out
of order.
The debate on the bill was then continued
by Messrs Bell, Cambreling, Robertson, Ma
son and Johnson.
Mr. Johnson continued his remarks until a
quarter before ten o’clock when he gave way
to Mr. Harper ofOhio, who made some re
marks in opposition to the bill as reported by
the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means, and nt a quarter before 11 o’clock
gave way to Mr Cofliin who moved that lhe
committee rise. Ayes 86, Noes 87.
Mr. Harper resumed and continued until
(at 2 minutes before 12) he gave way to Mr.
Robertson who appealed to gentleman who
professed to have regard for the Sabbath, not
to violate their creed by compelling the House
to sit on that day. By doing so they would
bring the credit of the country into contempt.
1 f however the Chairman of the Committee ol
Ways and Means would say that the Govern
ment could n t get on for one day, he would
consent to this course. Not otherwise. He
moved that the committee rise. Ayes 80 Noes
83.
Mr. Harper proceeded until 5 minutes after
12 o’clock, when Mr. Chambers rose to order.
He made the point that it being the Sabbath
day, the House ought not to do business.
The Chairman deciiled that it was in order
to sit after 12 o’clock, ifthe Committee so de
sired.
Mr. Chambers took an appeal.
Mr. Pope did not deny that Sunday was a
legislative day, ifthe House should make it so.
But the Speaker ought to take the Chair and
decide this point, lie would therefore, for
this purpose, move the Committee rise. (This
was a quarter after 12 o’clock.) Yeas 83,
nays 82r—The Chair voted in the negative
and the vote was lost.
Mr. liverett hoped that those who held the
opinion that the House, under the present cir
cumstances, ought not to sit on the Sabbath,
would, with him, Retire from the Hall. He
should do so with perfect respect to the House,
and should not again be found in it until Mon
day, at 11 o’clock, unless brought in the cus
tody of lhe Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr. Biggs thought it was imp ssible to gel
ahead at all in the present mode of doing busi
ness. The two parties tn this question were
trying their strength without any prospect of
success to either. He hoped th.it the Com.
mittee would consent to rise, and come togeth
er with better feelings on another day
Mr. Morgan was m favour of rising, and ad
journing. He believed no good could come of
a longer session to night. He would be a
inong the last to adopt this course on any oth
er night, but he now felt constrained to move
that tho Committee rise (ten minutes before
one) —yeas 82 nays 76. So the Committee
decided to rise.
The Speaker took the Chair at five minutes
before ono o’clock, and
Mr. Biggs moved that the House do now
adjourn :
Pho yens and nays were demanded by sev.
end voices, und ordered,
The House at a quarter past one
o’clock on Sunday morning decided to adjourn
by the followit g vote—yeas 85, nays 72.
And then the House adjourned.
The Senate alter a very short sitting, ad
journed without transacting any business of an
important character.
M.
WASHINGTON, May 14th 1838.
In rny letter of yesterday, I gave you a
sketch ofihe proceedings of the House of Rep
resentatives, during the extraordinary Satur
day night and Sunday mornings essioa. The
Administration party had held a caucus ; and
each member took a solemn pledge that so far
as his vote could contribute, the Treasury
Note Bill should be pressed through before
Saturday’s sitting was brought to a close. It
was dete.mined on, also, that Mr. Rhett of
S. C. should make the only Speech i i sup.
port of the bill, after that of Mr. Cambreling.
Mr. Rhett assuming to be a neutral, they
thought would produce a great effect against
the opposition if he could succeed in exhibi
ting the Whigs in lhe attitude of factious oppo
nents of the bill—of refusing lhe necessary
supplies to sustain the public, credit, and dis
charge the obligations of Government To
this task Mr. Rhett devoted himself: and his
new allies greatly rejoiced as they imagined
he had produced that effect. But the reply
of Mr. Menefee, of Ky., sent till their vain ’
imaginations to the deuce r,i a moment. He
turned the tables upon them, and showed up
(he Administration in its true attitude of threat
ening to stop ! —it the House would not give
the supplies in the particular form prescribed
by the Executive ! The Adg-J.-istration par
ty voted down two district propositions to give
the Administration relief : and took the posi
non that u..less Congress would give them the
Treasury Note Bill, they would take no
thing.
Immediately after the Journal was read, to
day, Mr. Boon of Indiana moved to suspe- d
the rules|.’or the purpose ofe.milling him to c ffer
a resolution providing that there shall he no
discrimination after the first o* June, 1838, in
the kind or description of currency receivable
in the payment of the different branches of lhe
public revenue, tor public lands, customs, or
the dues of Government.
.Mr. Cambreling objected; and called on
Boon to withdraw his propositou ; but lhe re
quest was not attended to.
The motion required a vote of two thirds.
I’here appeared for it Ayes 95. Nays 53. —
So the motion was lost. It was remarkable
that a proposition to repeal in effect the Specie
Circular should come from so unscrupulous
an adherent of lhe Administration as Ratifie,
oon.
On motion of Mr. Cambreling, tie House
hen resolved itself into Committee of'.he whole
.nd took up the Treasury Note Bill. Mr.
Harper of Ohio Was in possession of the floor
w hen the House adjourned on Sunday inorn
..g. H e resumed and finis ed his remarks in
■ pposition to the Bill. He contended for the
(indisputable prerogative of this House to pre
scribe the form in which the supplies shall be
given to the Government. He expressed, as
all the Whigs have uniformly done, the great
est readiness to give what may be necessary
to maintain public credit, but insisted there
wus a choice ol expedients as to the manner in
which the money should be raised : and tha.
the opponents of the Bill were not to be char,
ged with factious motives ; anti a disposition
to embarrass the Government; simply because
they would not agree that an issue of Treasu
ry notes was preferable to a loan.
Mr. Hawes, of Ky., followed.also, in oppo.
sition to the bill. He had not spoken about
fitteen minutes, when he suddenly sunk to the
floor, in a fainting fit : The incident created
a great deal of Mr. Hawes soon
recovered however; and was borne from the
hall.
Mr. Dunn, of Indiana, next took the floor
and s| oke tor upwards of two hours n opposi
tion to the bill.
The debate was continued by Mr. Goode
and Mr. Sergeant in opposition to the measure:
but no question was taken up to the hour at
which the Express Mail departs,—the House
being still in Session,
In the Senate to-day, several memorials re.
monstratiug against the Treaty ofNew Echo
ta with the Cherokee Indians, were presented
by Messrs. McKean, Webster, and others.
They were ordered to be printed and laid on
the table.
Mr. Williams, of Maine, asked leave to in
troduce a bill to authorize the running of the
Norm Eastern Boundary Line ofthe U. States.
He made a long and elaborate expesition ofthe
provisions of the bill, and entered fully into
details and facts connected with tho history
of the existing dispute between the United
Slates and Great Britain As er he finish
ed.
Mr. Webster moved that the motion for
leave should be laid on the table ; and that the
report and resolutions, on the subject, adopted
by the Legislature of Massachusetts, winch
he presented a few days ago, should be prin
ted. Mr. Webster declared his intention to
call up the subject on an early day ; and give
his views in relation to it. ft was then laid
on the table
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of the Bill to continue the corporate existence
of the Banks of the District of Columbia ;
and was engaged with it till the close ofthe
sitting, without coming to any decision there
on.
M.
Washington, May, 15th, 1838.
Another proposition was made in thellouse
of Representatives to-day, for the repeal ofthe
Treasury Specie Circular.
Mr. Garland, of La., called up the resolution
which Mr. Sherrod Williams presented some
days ago, instructing the Committee of Ways
and Means to report a bill, forthwith making it
unlawiul for the Executive to continue in force
or to issue any order, making any distinction or
discrimination in ttie description of currency re
ceivable in payment for public lands, customs,
or any debts or dues of Government.
Mr. Cambreling objected. Mr. Boon, of In
diana, in order to have a full expression of opin
ion on the question, moved a call ofthe House,
which was refused. He then demanded the ayes
and nocs en suspending the rules for the purpose
of enabling Mr. Garland to suomit the resolu
tion. The motion required a vote of two thirds,
and lost; not having obtained a sufficient num
ber.
Mr. Boon then gave notice that he would call
up the r< solution every day until it should be
considered.
On motion ofMr. Cambreling, the House then
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole ;
and took np the bill to authorize the re-issue of
Treasury Notes which have been returned and
cancelled.
M Thiß ”! c , , ? sure was further discussed by
M eS o rß .-, ft'l'ughast, Cushman and Biddle, and
Mr. Bell, of 1 ennessee, is now making a most
able and eloquent speech in opposition to H,
when 1 am obliged to close this in order to be
in time for the mail.
In the Senate, to-day, a number of memorials
remonstrating against the execution ofthe Trea
ty ot New Echota with the Cherokee Indians.
Mr. Lumpkin, of Geo., commented m strong
terms on the impropriety of these memorialists
interfering in reference to the removal of the
Cherokees, which they did not understand : and
said he had received a letter from John Ridge one
of the Cherokees, speaking in the highest terms
of the country to whieh it is proposed to remove
these Indians. He read the letter : and, after a
J&outHerit It-Is♦
few remarks, the subject, was laid aside ; and the
Chair proceeded to receive reports from commit
tees.
The committee on Manufactures reported a
bill imposing a duty on imported starch.
Mr. Allen, of Ohio, offered a resolution calling
for information in reference to the condition of
the Banks of the District of Columbia, and ask
ed for its consideration at this time.
Mr. Tallmadge objected ; and it was deferred
till to-morrow.
The bill to prevent and punish the crime of
counterfeiting Treasury Notes, was taken up,
read a third time, and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the considera
tion of lhe bill to extend the corporate existence
of the Banks of the District of Columbia ; and
after too rabid Loco Foc.o speeches from Nile.j
and Bent< n, went into executive session ; and
then adjourned.
Washington, May 16.
When I closed.my letter last evening,the Trca
sury Note Bill was still under consideration in
Committee ofthc Whole, and Mr. Randolph, of
N. J. was speaking in opposition. The sitting |
was protracted to a late hour.
Mr. Hollman, ofN. Y. obtained the floor, af
ter Mr. Randolph finished and expressed a wish
to speak, but preferred to have an opportunity
to do so to-day. Several other gentlemen also
declared a desire to be heard; but acquiesced in
the general opinion, that the bill should be re
ported, and the discussion go on in the House.
The Committee then rose and reported the bill
with the understanding that an opportunity for
further debate should be given to-day. The
House therefore adjourned.
Mr. Boon again attempted tc procure the con
sideration of the resolution prohibiting any dis
crimination in the kind and description nf iunds
receivable m naj'.nent for Lie public dues (re
pcs’/.iig the ’J'keasury Circular) The motion
objected to, of course, and the proposition
to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking
the subject under consideration was lost—two
thirds not being obtained in its favor ; yeas 111,
nays 70.
. The Senate Bdl authorizing the sale of United
States Bonds was received, read twice, and re
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
The Senate Bill for preventing and punishing
the crime of counterfeiting Treasury Notes, was
read twice, and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
On motion ofMr. Cambreling, the House then
resolved itself into Committee of the Whole;
and took up the Treasury Note Bill.
Mr. Cambreling submitted an amendment,
providing for preventing forgery ol these notes,
and for tendering them when known to be coun
terfeit.
Mt Robertson also submitted an amendment
proposing to raise by a direct loan, the amount
provided for by the hill.
Mr. Ogden Hoffman then made an able and
eloquent speech in opposition to the measure,
replying principally to Messrs. Cambreling and
Rhett.
The debate was continued by Messrs Bynum
ofN. C. and Jones ofVa., in support of the
measure, and by Mr. Wise in opp< sition to it.
The Bill was stiil under discussion when this
package was closed.
In the Senate to day, Mr. Wright from the
Committee on Finance, made a report on the
Currency Resolution of Mr Clay, which lias
heen referred to the Committee. The report
was very long; and the reading occupied nearly
three hours-
Mr. Allen of Ohio, moved that thirty thou
sand additional copiesf!) he ordered to be printed,
Mr. Morris of Ohio, moved that fifty five thou
sand additional copies.
Mr. Clay, of Ky., said ho was indifferent as to
the number of copies which the Senators who
were so delighted with the rep art, might wish to
have printed. If it Were to be regarded ns ex
pressing the sense of the Senate or the Execu.
tive, he wonb' ha willing give a copy of the
report to every constituent of Mr. Morris, but
he thought that the question on printing should
not be discussed before some proposition in re.
ference to the resolution should be offered.
Mr. Bunton and Mr. Hubbard suggested
that the Committee intended to move that it
should be made the special order for att early
day.
After a few remarks from Mr. Morris, the
motion for the highest number was withdrawn ;
and tin question was taken on the motion for
pril ling 30,000 copies, and carried, ayes 23,
nays 19. Huzza for economy and retrench
ment.
Mr. Hubbard then moved that the further
consideration of the resolution be postponed
till Monday next-
Mr. Young of Illinois, hoped it would be
considered and declined upon immediately ;
and moved that it be taken up to morrow ; but
after it was understood that the report could
not bn conveniently printed, he withdrew his
resolution and the motion of Mr. Hubbard pre
vailed.
The Senate then adjourned. M.
W \SHINGTON, May 17, 1838.
Tho Treasury Note Bill has passed the
House of Representatives, In my letter last
I night I noticed the proceedings down to the
hour ofthe departure ofthe mail. The debate
was continued by Mr. Bynum, of N. C., tn
favor ofthe bill anil by M. Garland of Louisi
ana in opposition to it. When the latter gen
tieman finished his ingenious, eloquent, and
instructive speech.
Mr. Cushman moved the previous question.
A call of the House was then demanded, and
ordered. It being ascertained that one hun
dred and ninety nine members were present,
all further proceedings on the call were sus
pended. The vote on sustaining the call for
the pre l ions question was. ayes 99, nays 99 —
a tie. The Speaker gave his casting vote for
the motion. So the previous question was
seconded, and the preliminary forms having
been gone through, lhe question was put on
ordering the bill to be engrossed, and read a
third time, and carried ayes; 106, nays 99.
The bill then received it third reading, and
was passed by about the same voto without a
division.
Its deceptive title, however, was taken a
way’on motion of jl/r. Adams, and the fol
lowing substituted instead : ‘A bill to au
thorize the issue of Treasury Notes, to meet
the current expenses ofthe Government.”
Mr. Harden, of Indiana, then gave notice
that he would to morrow move to reconsider
the vote by which the bill wus ordered to be
engrossed; and also lhe vote by which it was
passed and the Hou«e immediately afterwards
adjourned.
Today Mr. Russell, of N Y\ offered are.
solution instructing the Committee of Ways ;
and Mentis to inquire into the expediency of
repealing so much of the Deposite Act 0i'1836,
as prohibits the reception, tn payment of the
public dues, ofthe notes of any specie paying
hanks, which issues bills ot a less denomina
tion than $5 : and so much of the act of the
payment of pensioners as forbids the tender
ing in sticii payment ofthe notes of any specie
paying bank which issues bill of a less de.
nomination than twenty dollars. Objection
was made, and the motion to suspend the rules
was rejected. Ayes 56, nays 127.
Mr Boon, of Indiana, again attempted to
have the resolution for the repeal of the specie
c rcuiar eonsidered : but it failed.
Mr Harden, adcording to notice, moved
that the vote be reconsidered, by which the
Trensuiy Note Bill was pussed-
Mr Cu-hman moved the previous question,
and thecal! was sustained. 'l'here was a call
ot tlie House—divisions were taken on the
preliminary forms, and the vote on the motion
to reconsider was Ayes 110, Nays 109, — But
the Speaker exercised his right, and gave his ;
vote in the negative of course. 'l'hns making I
a tie : So tho motion to reconsider was lost. ■
In tho Senate to-day, Mr. Wright presen- ■
ted a memorial from certain mereh mts ot New I
York recommending such an alteration of the
revenue laws, as to allow a reduction on for
eigu coal imported for the use of Steam Ves
sels. Refeircdto the committee o’.) Finance.
Mr. Allen, of Ohio, called up his resolution
asking tor information in reference to the con
dition of several banks in the District of Co
lumbia that have applied for an extension of
their chatters, especially the amount of their
d< bis, &c. &c.
Mr. Roan, of Va,, after sonic remarks on the
impropr.e : y cfcalii ig for this resolution, moved
to lay it on the table. It was lost Ayes 17
Nays 18.
Mi. Allen then supported his resolution at
co, siderabte length, and also spoke strongly
against extending the charters of the District
Bai ks.
Mr. Hubbard, ofN. 11., also opposed the
resolution as improper and unadvised. He ad
mit led that he was a debtor to one of these
banks, and**he hoped that ifthe debts were to
be exhibited, his means would be presented
also.
After some further conversation, Mr. Tip
ton, ot 1 idiana, moved again to lay the resolu
tio >on lhe table. It was carried Aves 36
Nays 10.
The bill authorizing the issue of Treasury
Notts was received from the House and refer •
red to lhe committee on Finance.
The bill to continue the corn<y l(l te existence
of the banks in th" a tr;ct of Columbia ; and
ihe d( u u s continued by Messrs. Bueh
nn lioanc, Cuthbert, Crittenden, Davis,
Hubbard :
'Bile S.mate adjourned without coming to
any decision on tins measure.
M.
The Ihincti Telegraph of the Bih inst, con
tains a t ill-natured editorial art clc against
Go . Gilmer, v> Inch does that gentleman the
grossest it justice. That injustice arises from
a pervertio -of some facts,and false statement
thers.— FFe extract the following paragraphs
iorn the article alluded to, which contain th.
pith and esse..cu-ofthc charges against Gov.G.
We have spok' n of his littleness of mi .d ;
now for the proof of it: It is usual l.tr lhe
! Bank IL pi,i ts to be printed in certain papers,
j They should be published n those of the larg-
I est ch eolation. G.v. Schley, when he came
I into office ma la no alteration i.ithe list of p.t
pers which published these reports—the lead
} iug Slate Rights papers bad the privilege of
j publishing them as well as the Union papers,
i Gov Schley rose above paity bias, and sent the
. information required to the public through the
' best channels. What has Gov Gilmer done?
He has restricted the publication to his own
pet papers, barely admitting the Georgian and
Constitutionalist to copy them, just to keep up
a semblance of thir play. He has deprived
the leading Union papers of ihe profit of pub
fishing these documents—even the Standard
ofUnioii, the Proprietor of which is the State
Pri iter, has been excluded. The Editor of
that Paper, how ever, with his usual independ
ence, has determined to print them in defiance
of the royal ordinance of George R, Gilmer,
and look for remuneration to tho Legislature.
Tnat Body will do justice, we believe; and
Mr. Gilmer will be made to appear just as
small as he should be in the matter.
“ We are ourselves amongst the prescribed.
We have the satisfaction, however, of know
ing that if Governor Gilmer, can deprive us ot'
a little mo icy, he cannot restrict for a moment
our freedom of thought, or of speech ; and
while we can use these faculties we shall not
desist from denouncing the poor, pitiful mo
tives that must have actuated that person m
bis war on the Union press of the State.”
The Bank Reports are ordered by law to be
published in such papers as the Governor may
.select fi>r that purpose. For ibis they are
i paid by the Slate at advertisement rates, Gov
Lumpkin in every instance selected the papers
of hisown party, with, we believe, but a sin
gle exci ption. Gov. Schley continued the
practice. During the year 1837. the Bank
Reports were published by authority in the fol.
lo’ ing Union papers, viz: Federal Union.
Macon Telegraph, Columbus Sentinel, A .hei s
Banner, Minor’s Recorder, Southern Spy, Sa
vannah Georgian, and Darien Telegraph!
The only State Rights paper into which they
were ordered by Gov. Schley was the South
ern Recorder I It will thus be seen that al
though Gov. Schley "‘made no alteration in
the list of papers which published these re
ports,” as the Telegraph says, vet he continued
• he proscriptive party policy ofliis predecessor!
It will be seen by the above list that they were
published in nine Union papers and in but one
of the State Right’s party ! Governor Gilmer
has ordered them into the follow ing papers, viz;
Southern Recorder, Georgia Journal; Feder
al Union, Macon Messenger. Columbus En
quirer. Athens Whig, Chroim le & Sentinel,
Constitutionalist, Savannah Republican and
Savannah Georgian; making ten papers iti
all, of which three are of the Union party.
We agree with the Telegraph that these
Reports should be published in those papers
having the most extensive circulation. Look
at the list of those in which they were pub
fished by Gov Schley, and the reader will
discover that some of them are the very small
est in circulation in the State. The Darien
Telegraph, Athens Banner, Miner’s Recorder
and Southern Spy all put together do not cir
culate as many papers by nearly one thousand
as the Chronicle & Sentinel. One of them,
the Miner’s Recorder was actually sustained
by the money received, and perished for
want of support so soon as the Treasury pap
was taken from it by lhe defeat of Governor
Schley. It is true as the Telegraph says,
that the leading State Right’s papers had the
“privilege” of publishing these reports; but
it was a privilege for the exercise ot w hich
they got no pay from the State, while such es
tablishments as the Telegraph and Minor’s Re
corder derived from it a profit, greater than
from their whole advertising patronage besides.
We will thank the Editor ot the Telegraph to
say how much he received from the State for
this service l ist year. As our paper has a
circulation six or seven times as large as the
Telegraph, and is tlierelhre capable of doing
six times as muchgoodby the publication of)
these reports, we should like to know how to
make out our bill against the State.
In every instance where Gov. Gilmer has
made a discrimination he has selected the pa
per having the largest circulation. As to the
determination of ihe Standard of Union to de
mand pay of the Legislature, we can only
laugh at the stupidity which leads the “ Book
maker” t o suppose that he is entitled us a
matter of right to make the State pay for what
ever he chooses to print.
We have placed this matter in its true light
and do not hesitate it! believing that the people
of the State will determine correctly, which
Governor has exhibited the greatest degree of
liberality in (he distribution of this branch of
his patronage.
Frora the Southern Recorder.
Our neighbor of the Standard seems to be
much put to it, because of tho ability and ad
mirable faresight, with which the Governor
of Georgia his conducted the whole course of
preparation tor the removal of the Cherokees.
It is galling no uoubt to our neighbor, that the
present efficient nnd admirably devised ar-
arangements, should'have been so happily exej
cuted hy a State Rights Governor, and that
too without burdening the already cmpoveiisli
ed treasury ot lhe State, with large draughts'
upon its too scanty means, for that which by
contract and for (lie most valuable considera
tion, the United States Treasury ought and
(now) does bear. But it cant be helped, neigh
bor. We have unfortunately for our cotem
porary, got a Governor w ho lias always gone
straight ahead, in what lie believed to be his
duty to his country, no matter whom it might
please or whom it might offend. He has done
his du’y with fidelity, in much more trying
times than the present—tie has in lhe consci
entious discharge ofhis public trust, went for
waid, even in the teeth of popular excitement,
and our neighbor may rest assured, he will not
falter now, in the rigid performance of a duty
which runs with the current of popular opinion.
The man who dares to do his duty, with a
perfect know ledge ofsolf-sacrifice by so doing,
will hardly be driven from what is right, be.
cause his political opponents fear that his
course may add to his already honorably meri
ted popularity.
Our cotemporary is not even backward in
his tone in regard to the Executive, by his own
right hand party friends. We notice (with
some surprize indeed) the honorable compli
nwu.-i-y tribute paid to the Governor of Geor
gia, in relation to his course with the Chero
kees, even by the leader of the p irtv of our
cotemporary, the editor of the Richmond En
quirer. Is it not something Singular, that a
leading print of another Slate, and one quite
as much opposed to Gov Gilmer, politically,
as ihe Standard of Union, should be found
candid enough to do justice to the action of
our Chief Magistrate, w hile our cotemporary
and others in Georgia, should be found stri
ving to disparage the well earned reputation
ofthc Governor of their own State.
From the Southern Recorder-
From the current of public events which
have been occtiring for the last few months,&
particularly very recentlv.wliic.il prove be
yond aK questio that Mr. V-iti Buren is totally
< ui of- he qu -stio;), in relation tolhe next presi
dential term, we are almost disposed to dis
continue <>nr series of facts in further proof
<>f his utter u.-fitm ss tor theoffi- c, so far as
the South Ims any concern in tho matter.
S > f.-r as regards Mr. Van Buren and the
next presidency, it would in ieed b: labor lost,
is all danger ofsiu h a misfortune to the coun
try is at an end. B-t tn stop the misrepresen.
tatioa on this subj et, which some cf our co.
temporaries in Georgia arc still, with a fatuity
and recklessness altogether uupiralleled, dis.
posed to impose upon the credulous and tin.
informed, we shall at least subserve the cause
of truth, and do a service to our own citizens,
by continuing the series of such facts andcir.
cumstanccs as cannot be mistaken, and which
will effectually prevent imposition upon the
public mind, in regard tolhe vital subject of
our domestic institutions.
The following talk to the Washington
Globe is taken from the Pennsylvania Fkei:.
man, an arrant and run mad abolition print ;
but a friend of the Administration and an ac
credited writer for the Democratic Review
a review, by the by, got up and sustained by
the patronage of the administration, and which
finds friends and subscribers in every Slate in
the Union, who style themselves Democratic
Republicans— a mere party tool, got up for
party purposes.
The facts which this writer so forcibly
brings to view, showing the connection of the
friends ofthe administration al the north with
the prevaili g and pervading spirit ofthatj’e.
gion in regard to our domestic institutions are
s > perfectly u (answerable and overpowering,
that he must be something greatly worse than
stupid, who after reading them will yet pre.
tend to be u iconviaced on tiio point at issue.
The candid of till parties, we have no doubt,
will say that the facts exhibited settles the
question beyend doubt aid beyond question,
now and forever. We will detain our readers
no longer from the extract referred to;
From the Pennsylvania Freeman.
Wo do not pretend to understand the char
acter of modern democracy better than the
Globe, its accredited and official organ. The
statements of that paper in regard Co lhe trench,
cry of tile great body ot '• the party” to the
principles of old fashioned democracy, is we
fear too true. But one thing is certain--in
its extreme anxiety to secure the favor ofthe
slave-holding South, it has overlooked a mul.
titude of important facts, tending to show that
the principles ot' emancipation have found a
resting place even under the banners of mod
era democracy. The Globe speaks of the
ai.ti slavery res lotion of the Vermont A Mas.
sachusetts. Legislatures, as TFAig resolutions.
Now is this t'ne fact ? Tite Via Buren can.
di Jut. s for Secretary of State and Lieut. Gov.
ainor of Vermont, were both officers of Anti
Slavery societies. The : resolutions in ques.
tion. received the vote of both parties in the
Lejjislatue, The two last democratic, Van
Buren, Conventions of that State ; have open,
ly expressed abolition principles. Some ofthc
most active and influential -members of the
Van Buretijparty in the Stale, are local agents of
the American Anti-Slavery Society.
How“is it in Massachusetts? The Massa,
chusetts Legislature contained last rear more
than 200 Van Buren members; of these only
six voted against the “ firebrand” resolutions.
The Senate even went beyond the House ; and
the Hon. Sath Whitemarsh, who beaded the
Van Buren electorial ticket was one of the
most eloquent and able advoca'es of abolition
at its board. Hon. E. Bowman,-another Van
Buren member, said th it he be'iev d ihe res >.
lutioas w ould be the means of dissolving the
Union, but that lie should nevertheless give
them his vote. Was the Editor of the Globe
aware that the Van Buren candidate for Con.
gress in Boston, at the last election wus Amass
Walker a man almost as notorious for his abo.
litionism as Win Loyd Garrison? Did he
know that the Hon. George Baticroftj recent,
ly appointed collector ofthe port of Bostea, has
long been an abolitionist—and that on the
fourth of July 1836, he maintained theincen.
diary doctrine before the assembled democra.
cy of Hampdon county ? Has the Editor read
the letters of Judge Morton, Alexander H.
Everett, and the for the
Senate, in Massachusetts, to the enquiries of
abolitionism ? Does he know jthat a large pro*
portion ofthe Van Buren papers ofthe State,
are favorable to abolition.
“ Then look at Rhode Island. IFho intro
duced a gag law into lhe Legislature ot’that
State? A JFhig—and Dutee J. Pierce, the
Van Buren leader in the State, used his influ.
cnee against it. T'iie letter of Pierce, at the
late clcctiop, to William M Chace, Secretary
ofthe anti-slavery Society, is full of ultra “ fan.
atictsm,” a id would condemn him before any
court of Judge Cynch. Evon Gov. Hill,of
New Hampshire who bars about hisown
person the democracy ofthe Slate, tells the
abolitionists in ajreceut letter, that he is in fa.
vor of a State law, contravening (lie law of
Congress, and granting a jury trial to persons
claimed as fugitive slaves.
“ 'X hat his tho Globe to say in reference
to lhe abolition tendencies of the able organ
ot the party, in New York—the Evening post ?
What ofthe combined democracy and aboli.
tion of Willi im f.-'gg, t —the ablest defender
which has yet appeared of the Sub-Treasury
Scheme ? What of Thomas Morris, the Van
Buren Senator of Ohio, and the only manly
advocate ofimmediute abolition at the Senate
board ?
“ But enough. We commend the above
facts to the editor of the Globe, as evidence
that the Northern and Eastern friends of Mar*
tin Van Buren, are not all prepared to be sold
in the Southern market—and that however
powerful may be the machinery of party, truth
is stronger than all.”
THE VAN BUREN CANDIDATES.
It is with much reluctance that wc venture
to communicate strange and apparently im*
probable facts. Hence we notify our readeM
ofthe nominations of the Union Convention
with fears that they will not believe us. Wd
assure them, however, that We have the tes*
limony of lhe Standard of (Inion, published
in tfie shape of a large Extra, that the follow*
ing gentlemen were duly nominated as can*
didates for Congress by that Convention, any
u:ib( lief upon the subject to the contrary noi
withs’anding. Strange things will happen iti
disjointed names. When the chauldron id
boiling, feathers are as apt toswim as the gold
of Ophir—and ral’ier apter,
Names Our Devil’s Remarks*
Alfred I verson, Tolerable.
J. S. Patterson, Intolerable.
B. Graves, Rather federal*
D. C. Campbell, Unk own to deponent*
Hiram Warner, Sorter like.
C. Il Nelson, Sorter not like.
R. W. Pooler, Middling.
Junius Hillyer, Variegated.
Dr. Mcwborte.r, Miserable.
There is no telli g the luck of a—lucky man
Columbus, Enquiier.
The Reports and Documents of the Duvl
Committee, have been finally laid on the table
of the House of Representatives, by a vote of
103 to 78. So the tragical farce is over. Tho
National Intelligencer says, that four-fifths at
least of those who voted to lay the subject on
the table, were gentlemen bv whose votes the
House first determined to raise a Committee
upon it; and that nearly all those who voted
against laying the Reports upon the tabic, and
who desired an early conclusion upon them, arc
members included under the government clas
silication, as “the Opposition.”— Southern Re
corder.
The bill tor the protection and security ofthc
Indians and e n : gra-ts w< s’ of the Mississip*-
pi, pass d the U. S. Senate by a vote 0f39 t<r
6—th : name of th? new Territory th r by
created having first b - en changed from Neo>
sho (the Oscge word for clear water) to Indi
ans Territory- The six nays were Messrs.
Allen, Benton, Brown, Calhoun, Niks, and
Norvell.— Southern Recorder.
From'he b ginning, the Government pa
pers ha w e teemed with statesme ts respecting
the proceedings i ithe ILi'tse of Rcpresentt;--
tives on lhe duelling subject, calcnkt d, and
indeed obviously 1.-tended, to mislead the
mind of those who read them, as to the course
of Members concerning the matter, and give u
party coloring and bearing to the whole. The
malignant intention ofthe official paper of this
1 city is particularly transparent in its n< lice of
1 the proceedings in the House on ’Buesday,
when the subject was laid on the table. The
Government editor would make out, if he could,
that the •‘Opposition,” as he styles -he inde
pendent Republicans in Congress, are to bl imo
for having forced upon the attention of the
' House th? subj -ct which has occupied it in a
“ twenty days’struggle,” aid that this ‘ strug
gle” has aiisen out of a desire, on the part of
' this Opposi'ion. t-» defeat a fu'i investigation
ar.d elucidation of this matter.
This is all the reverse of fact.
Some ofthe Republicans in this House « ein
' indeed, originally opposed to the i .»< stigatio i
foreseeing (exactly what has come to pass)
' that it would be attempted to be made a parly
q iestion, and that no good but much waste of
time and public money, would result from it.
But, <>; ce begun, lhe very same persons were
for seeing out the play ; and comparisoti ofthc
yetis and nays upon thequ-stion of raising the
committee, and the yetis tit-d nays On lav i g tho
subject on the table, will show that four filths
at least of those who Voted to lay the subject
on the table were gentlemen by whose votes
the House first determined to raise a commit
tee upon it. We do not state this rircumsttnicu
for the purpose of arniig ling them here fu
tile purp.-se of calling lhe attention of the rea
dur tho fact that nearly all those who voted
against laying the reports upon the table, am)
who desired uu early conclusion upon them,
are members included u idt.r the Govcr.-nieut
classification ns “the Oppositio i.”
’l'lie whole ofthe twei.ty days’ struggle, of
which lhe Globo speaks, lias been, i i fact, ;t
struggle oa the part of the originators ofthe
investigation to avoid coming to a direct ques.
tion by postponing, Ac. and ofthe ‘ Opposition”
generally to prevent delay and post poncnicnt.
and com : to a decision immediately upon the
merits of the report of th . s.lect committee.—
Nat. Lit.
The Government is trembling on the vcr'-c
of bankruptcy ! Ou the 10th mst. the Presi
dent of the United States addressed a message
to Congress, in which the hutnilitating acknowl
edgment is wrung from him, that such is tho
situation of the bublic funds, that the United
States “ are unable to discharge with good
faith and promptitude, the various pecuniary
obligations of the Government.” The Presi
dent suggests as a remedy, a re-issue of Treas
ury jqotes, ns originally authoi ized—“ II«w are
the mighty fallen!— Southern Recorder.
Noble Generosity of Washington.—
A northern paper states that one Reuben R--u.
zoy. of Vngtnia, owed tin General about
£IOOO. While President of lhe United S.
one' of his agents brought an action for th>!
money—judgement was obtained, and an exe.
cutio.i issued against the body of the defen.
dant, who was taken to jail. He had a con.
siderable landed estate but this kind of proper
ty cannot be sold in Virginia for debts, unless
at the direction ofthe person. He had a largo
family, and, for the sake of his children, pre.
ferred lying in jail to selling his land. A friend
hinted to him that probably General Wash,
ington did not know any thing of the proceedl
ings, and that it might be w. 11 to send him »
petition with a statement ofthe circumstances-
He did so—and the vciy next post froniPhiln.
delphia, after the arrival ofhis petition in that
city, brought him orders for his immediate re.
lease, together with a full discharge and a
vere reprimand to the agent for having acted
in such a manner. Poor Rotizey was in cot',
sequence restored to his family who never laid
down their heads at night without pravtn* to
heaven for their beloved Washington. * (Vovi.
deuce smiled upon the labors ofthe grateful
family, and in a few years Rotizev enjoyed the
pleasure of being able to lay tire £IOOO with
interest, at the feet ot this truly great man.
Washington remit ded him that the debt was
discharged. R. replied, 'he debt of hjs family
to the father of thiir country, and preserver of
their parent could never be" discharged} and
the General to avoid the pleasi; g impmtti -ity
ot the gratefid Virginian, mho could not be
denii d, accept 'd the money, only, however, to
divide it amongst R -uz children, which ho
immediately did.