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me? iBAVAKNAU JtR'PUBLIOAN irJtkbKHiaclj. SELL, aeak e*rr mvrm. »»a 4ii»ir —tjmrrif, tit, iu an reraatz <tm attrjsret. trTiu »m w «w wannawi uiiinni s® «rorr *r ou»i m».£0 -JilSBJTE on JOE 8KXIS OLE WAU ■ ■ .Ana. tfCUSt Of BiTKESEWTATTVEV January 55. Th* hone. In eOmmittoeef the whol . ‘bariag-cnder consideration the following forex wilrttry Vtt.un*Ito answer for it? ■Can ait age, can his services, can M**ic- -toriesjilead nothing? Mutt<h«jr all be ba nod at -the (brine of two demi-devtU. w hose-conduct baa drawn too* of irievi from ao unoffending country 7 * breast? t trust not. Tho blase of Jackson’* glory it too bright, in aj eyes, to be obscured by the transaction. Bat the -course proposed'i* eery eztraordiuuy. Arc we a telf-coastrtued tribonai to whom general Jacktou is retposiblc? What pur pose can it sat ra to pats awetolotion cri- • imristtng the commanding general? Hare Ve any authority, and can arc claim th privilege of attacking the ei-aracteco of the best and greatest men among us, and of depriving them of the most “precious jew els of their souls?” This is a tfv w species -xexdlutfoa,rvp*rt«! by the cmxmrttoe on. »«» !*•••• »«^sp««e, military affairs: . <d le-islat.redominst.oo, dangerous to th . i j i,.. a. a „ _ liberties of the people. If you claim the use of it, whit man can be safe? 'there is no nan of elevated rank but what may ba obnozi-jus to some member of this house and would it be right for him to use his privilege of a member, to assail his char acter? Will, the people endure to be dragged before this council of anatomists, Tbit the house *f wpmeatstlre* of thetfrited Hites disspprovs* the proceedings is jibe trial and execution of Akaaoer dnbuttuot •and Robert-c. Ambrister. Mr. Stw^r of North Catalina, rase, ant! Jlr. Chairman: As-it is not my inten ■fien to g i over the same rrouuds'that nth - ef genii, men hare, my observations will t* oeces*ari>y frw. And f am sorry to b<- •blind to differ with my friend from* New- York*(Ur. Tffllmadge) in tlje unset, with respect to the powers ui'Uus house over «the present question. I think the principle a dear' one, that ««ngresa has no power to pass any resolu tion of condemnation or remdvaC nor of course of censure of any military ..flier Ifauch a power exists, let it be pointed -out. i have examined the constitution, clause by danse, for such a power, but f have searched in vain: Trie legislative .and executive .powers are distinctly mailt cd and independently delegated, and wt --cannot pursue this course without infring ing updo the right* of th* executive. He . ia, by the constitution, the commander id - chief of all our forces, anil te bio. alone are car officers responsible. Besides, a resolution of this kind implies a censure on our executive, by intimating that he had been ao negligent in Ins duty or par- , till in his affection*;as to permit a fault in one of hit officers to pass unnoticed, which this house might think worthy of ,-*Dtmad version. I have too much confi- . -deuce in the executive to believe he would fail te do hie duty, upon the commission of apy criminal act on the part of gener al Jackson. But l am yet to learn wheth er «sdrhas haen the ease on the part of the general. What is the true state of the ■case? Arhuthaot and Ambrister were ap- ■ pretended in the fndiau country, under' xueb circumstance* as would have justifi ed their immediate execution. But gen eral Jfftksou, wishing to afford proofs to the wortd of their guilt, ordered a special court of inquiry to convene at St. .Mark* the 06th of April last, for the purpose of investigating the tharge.i, and embodying £h e evidence against them, f Here Mr. S. read the order, tkdj ' Tl.is court a* a court of. enquiry, had no right to pass judgement. They were setting merely as sjatqys, and were to find a verdict of guilty fo^ootgliltr. They did find tire prisoners guilty of puch charges as subjected them U the punishment of death. They found ArbutboutJ^lUf oa both charges: exciting the Creels Wjfajfayar against the Unit ed Stater, aqdjp comforting and support ing the euemjwy furnishing him with the means to carry it on. Thia was, in fact, treason-against the United States; fur these Creek Indians vtere quasi citizens, enjoying the protection, and were under the jurisdiction of the United States, and notwithstanding Arbuthuot was a foreign er, he could commit treason against the United States at well as a citizen, and would be either punished for it civilly, by being turned over to the civil authority. W by mtgtial law, for such other offences as came under the cognizance of that tri- bund. Afftti Ambrister, it was proved that he'gave intelligence to the enemy .. undergo the worst of air dissections.— I lur one, will not, by any act of man, sanction the extension of this censorial power over my constituents. The age ef proscription. I trust, is over, never to be revived. There is a proper tribunal dear ly marked out by the constitution, for the punishment and censure of every griev ance; to that tribunal general Jackson is answerable and to no other If the presi dent has omitted to do his duty, let the gentleman impeach him: but this elimina ting course in this bouse, is mere brutem fulmen, without any corresponding pow -r, but fraught with great mischief,-by fix inga sting in the bosom of a person win. -ia not permitted to be present to make bis defence: What effect can the passage ol this resolution have? Can it deprive him ofiiis commission? If the piesidenc ap proves Itis conduct, will he be driveR to act the ungrateful task of dismissing from h>s service the man whom he may think deserves well of Iu* country, by any offi cious intermeddling on one part? Sir, I trust the president has two high a sense of his own rights and dignity. The go vernment, the people,have too high a sense of Jackson’s merit, even to give him up us a victim to the manes of such creatures as Arbuthnot and Ambrister. So far from censure, he deserves the grateful thanks of this house, and I trust he will receive them: I consider we are bound to tender him a vote of thanks, as a balm to his wounded spirit, as an antidote to the worst of all poisons, that which is inflicted with the tooth of ingratitude.' If you pass this resolution, what must be the feelings of general Jackson? Methinks I can hear him exclaim, “Farewell, fare- well to the neighing steed, the shrill trump, the ear-pierring fife, the spirit stirring drum; and all the quality, pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war,” Jackson’s ocrupation’s gone. Sir, when I saw the gentleman from Geo. (Mr. Cobb) the first to commeuce this at tack,! felt emotions that I cannot under take to express. It was the last quarter of this hou-»e that I expected it, That gen tleman in common with the people of Geor gia, are under obligations to gen. Jackson that they are not easily cancelled. Sir, gen. Jackson watched while they might sleep. He presented himself between them and the ruthless savage, exposed his own life that their wives and children ■night slumber undisturbed by their mid night yells. Is this the return. If 6uch be the sentiments of the people of Georgia, I am sorry lor it, but I trust my country, men have very different. Sir, tiie gentle- ■nan has talked about law, and called on us to mention any law that Arbuthnot ami Ambrister had violated! Sir, I can answer bim by asking him to tell us what laws they had not violated. Then doe6 he con- .u«... 6 eo«, iu «.c Cp „„,.,ceive that the court of enquiry, composed and he plead guilty to the 2d charge, that ® f , wch respectable names, with general ' of being a party and even a leader in the • Q V. ne .* 11 th , eir t ! ead ’. ‘'"regarded their Wfiri of course, they brought on themselves and justly deserved that punishment, which the right of retaliation entitled and the orders of general Jackson com manded him to inflict upon a savage foe. The prisoners being found guilty on such chargee as subjected them to capital pun- ishtaent, there wasan end of the authority of 4b*court, end it remained with general Jackson to apply the law of the military code, and tee it executed. The opinion which the court thought proper afterwards to express, that the offence of Ambrister did not deserve capital punishment, could pnly be viewed by general Jackson as a recommendation to mercy by several re spectable individuals;but which, in obedi ence to the laws of the army, he could not observe. But it was inconsistent with the •entooee which they had already pronouc- ed against Arbuthnot; for they had order ed him to be huog, although he was only an accessory in the war, and how could they condemn Ambrister to a less severe punishment, that was a principal in it! General Jackson was merely reconciling tttcir own decisions, when he, at the same time, conformed to the laws of his country, -Which forbid the infliction of torture, and ;w*sthe minister of even-handed justice, that “returned the poisaned chalice to their lips who prepared it.” . Although lam hurt at the zeal with which I tea this prosecution carried on. and the joy manifested at it from a certain quarter of the house; yet 1 cannot be ao uncharitable as to impute their motive, to the conduct of-general Jackson prior to this qVent. Surely no gentleman with in these walls can harbor a prejudice a- gainst him for his victories over soy* of o-trcnsmieo. I must believe their motives are purr, but I cannot but thinxihit their viewa-are erroneous. What would they have, even admitting,foraigument’s sake, that the conduct of general J-ick-oa whs Optptrictly U gal? Would they with to •ee that man, at hiszime of -life, grown grey in ais country’s 'service, dragged be - oath* by condemning them without law?— Sir, they violated the 9th rule of ihe arti- ole* of war by furnishing the enemy with aid sad assistance; and committed more offences than I have language to clothe them in. W ith murder, rape, rapine, rob bery, burning, in their train, like furies they issued from their den>, “cryed havoc, and let slip their dogs of war.” But does thu gentleman expect us to apply the same laws to savages that are observed among civilized nations? Let him, with bis code •>t laws, undertake to enforce their obliga tions to a savage, armed with a tomahawk, and see which will make the greatest im- pressiun. Pray sir, what laws, human or divine, do they observe? Indians! demons! But the gentlemaB say* we never exercis ed the right ot retaliation before. If we had not, utis is no reason we never should. I ; believe many instances of retaliation have been enumerated; if they had not, it would be paying a compliment to our hu manity which I hope will never be deser ved again. Mercy, Mr. Chairman, is my delight; but when tiiatmcrcy degenerates into weakness, it sometimes produces cru elty to ours-lves. This was the case iu the present instance,and madeit necessary to change our policy. Sir, as to the resolutions of the gentle- man from Georgia, 1 shall not consider them, particularly at this time, for I do nut think they come lairlv before me I think, for my set C 1 have a right to comolain at our treatment. After a subject has been regularly referred to a committee, and bv it reported to the house, and a special charge against gen. Jackson, grounded on the trial and execufon ot Arbuthnot and Ambrister, and made the order of a giv en day; when the subject is taken up, what is the course pursued? An attempt is made to lead us train the ground we oc- rupied, by forcing us to consider several abit'act propositions, without toeir ever having been agreed to be considered by tne house. Why they should be entitled to a -preference over other resolutions, 1 cannot conceive. But what are we to in- Jt this raarehSng opj poteiitiarjr manfully »>id direct, court*! Fr lev Tram this course? _ to the sotqect-boldly, manfully and direct, or nit not retiring Iramthe field and lay inj an ambuscade. The gentleman has s*k«d us to justify general Jackson’s conduct by any law, in occupr.ng the Spanish posts ol St. Marks and Pensacola. Sir, he was justified in occupying them by *ne Jaw at least, the force of which all are ready to admit—se.f preservation. He had a right, under that law, to deprive them of one post, a .d t» rut them off and intercept their supplies,!.; the capture of the other. And beret b-g leave to quote *e g-neralS own words, for as able u he- has Seen defended the Sour, I beb.-.e-'.ia own defence, considering mil circumstances, is nearly a* good as *ny this can he made for him t wdl take the liberty ,i reading an extract from b.s letter of the Jm ot Way last, dated at fort CJadsien, to the rfc.-cury cf war. This letter afl'ords another pr ol :. he i«d die heart to conceive, the head to ex> cu t, ini the ulenta to defend, the best measures which the urgency of the occasion required. •'! I.cpe the. execution of these two unprincipled villains s ill prove ao awful example to the world and convince the government c f Great Britain as sell as her subjects, that certain if slow retribu tion awaits those uncinutia* wretches,_who, by false promises, dslude and excite ao indi-n tribe to all the horrid deeds of savage viar. 1’icvkjus to my leaving fori Gadson, l bad occasion to ad dress a communicat.no to die governor of l*ensa rola, on the subject of permitlm< supplies to pas* up the Escambia river to fort Crawlord;— t his letters with anuihcrfrofn St. .Marks, on the subject of some United States’ dollin g shipped in a vessel in the employ of the Spanish govern ment to But post, I now enclose with his reply Ihe governor, of Pensaoola’s refusal to any de mand, cannot but be viewed as an hostile feeling on bis part, particularly in connexion with some circumstances, reported to me from the most unquestionable authority. U has been stated, that the Indians at war with the .United States, have free access into Pensacola, slat they are kept advised from that quarter of all our move ments; that they are supplied from thence with ammunition and munition^ of war; and lhat they art now collecting in a body, to the amount of 4 to 500 warriors in that town; that inroads from thence have been lately made on the Alabama, in one of wnieh IB settlers fed by the tomahawk — i’hese statements compel me to make a move- ment to the west of the Appalachicola, and should they prove correct. I'en-ic-.U must be occupied with an American force: ihe governor treated ac cording to hu deserts .or as policy may dictate. I shall leave strong garrisons in forts St. Mark-, Gadsden, and Scott, and in Pep-ac- ia, should it oe necessary to possess it. It becomes my duty to state it as my confirmed opinion, that so long as Spain has not the poaeror will to eniorce-.l-i treaties by which she is sulem-.ly bound io pre verve the Indians within her territory at peac. with the United Stales, no secant: can be given to southern frootier, without occupy mg a cordon of posts along the sea s- ore The moment tlx American army retires from Plonda, the wat hatchet will be again raiset^ and the same scenes of indiscriminate massacre, with which our Iron- tier settlers have been visited, will be repeated so long as the Indians within the territory of Spain are exposed to the delusion of false pro phets and poiioa of foreign in rigee. so long a- they can receive ammunition, munitions of war, from pretended traders and Spanish command- acts, it will be impossible to restrain the ou.r»(;ei. The burning their towns, destroying their stock and provisions, will produce but temporary em harrassments He-supplied by Spanish author, ties, they may concen'rate and disperse at wilt, and keep up a lasting and predatory warfare against the United States, as expensive to our government as'harassing to pur troops. The sa vages, therefore, must be made dependant on us, and cannot be kept at peace without being per suaded of the certainty of chastisement being in flicted on the commission of the first offence. I trust, therefore, that the measures which have been pursued will meet with^tbe approbation of the president of the United States: they have been adopted in pursuance of your instructions, and undtra firm conviction that they alone were cal culated to insure peace and security to the Geor* gia frontier.” There would have been no end to the war, if he had permitted the enemy to retreat to choose strong holds, the Spanish forts, without pursuing them with fiery expedition. The trial was made, and as soon as our forces retraced their steps, the* Indians recommenced the system of robbing and murder. Does the gentleman require that we should be at the expense of keeping up a regular standing force, throughout the whole, extent of die Georgia frontier; to make it an arm-' rd barrier against the savages? Ought he not to be satisfied that, the war has terminated in the manner it has, in the complete dispersion and conquest of the enemy, by the only mode in which it could be done promptly and completely?— Ought he not to be thankful, that hi- conatitu nts ern now pursue tbeir peaeeitil avocations, with out hourlv apprehensions of murder and confla gration? if any irregularities have happened in the course ot this war, leave it to be settled be tween us and Spa n, let us not be guilty of such monstrous ingratitude to our u orihy commander, as to forget all his services, his midnight vigils and his uniform success, by passing a string of resolutions which mauy of us do not comprehend and which he never could have intended to violate. Sir, I believe it it not usual to censure a general for nis success, he could have expected no worse had he been beaten. This is but poor encouragement to our officers. But, sir, I consider these resolutions of the gen tleman from Georgia, as * complete acquital of general Jackson. Because they imply that the prohibitions they impose did not heretofore exist. For if they do exist, whc. e is the use of their be ing now enacted? and il they do nut, of course, general ,’aekson could not violate them. As to the power of general Jackson, he had the most plenary. I will not occupy your time by reading the many letters froottbe war department on this head, but will content myself by calling your attention to the concluding paragraph of a letter from the secretary at war to guverntr Bibb, of the 17tb of May last: -“General Jackson is vested with full power to conduct the war in a manner be may think best” Comment on this • ntence would be an insult to the understanding of this house. General Jackson then had the full est power to conduct the war in his own way, the government divested itself of all authority over it; nothing could be added to the one, nothing could be taken from the other. Sir, 1 shall now come to a close. I believe thst we have not the right to pass this resolution by the constitution; and I know it would be unmerited. Sir, the honorable speaker closed his speech by an impressive caution to us, not to set a precedent which might destroy the liberties of our country. While we sre guardi ng the constitution against invasion from other quarters, let us take care that wt do not violate it ourselves. Sir, we are treading upon sacred ground. If we proceed, instead or being the palladium, we may- become the grave ol our li berties If we pass these resolutions, »c aim a death blow at the independence of the executive [debits to sx contixcxh ] — —:x:<— COMMERCIAL TREATY. By the President of the U. ef. of America. PhOClSM.i T1 IKS'. A\ hereas a convention betwp. n the Uni ted Stat-s of. Ameriraii and hi» majes'} the kinc of the unit, djknln^tlo-. ofG. Br'- tain and lic-iand. was made and tone.tide al London, on theturn;.-— h ■'*)q O-: i.1 ihe yvarol our Lord olietho .S»hd eijh; hundred and e. p ht-^n, by Albert tsali-itm. envoy extraordinary and minister jdeni of the Untied States to the court*! tfraJi"«j and Richard Rush, their envoy extoonlintry anil minister plenipo tentiary ft the courtofhiabritannic majes ty: snd" the right ho -a r.iblc f i ederick Jehu Kobinson, treasurer ef htt majesty’s navy, and president of the privy council for trade and plantations, and Hrury Uoul- burn, esq. one of hi' majruty’i under sec- 'etarivs of state; fully -luthouzcd and eui 1 powered by their respective governments: And «vher 'h suit convention wasduly - aiifi-'d bv h-s royal highness the prince re gent, in the name and on ihe behalf of his britannic majesty, on the second day of Move tuber, in the year of our Lord one tho :-arid ei»ht huntlereel ami eighteen;and oy toe president of the Uuited States, by ■ nd w ith the advice and consent of the senate thereof, on the tweu'y-eight day of January folluwitis: And wherca* (he rati fixation.* of the two ioverussvstts were ex changed, in the city ot Washington, on the thirtieth day of the present month of Jan uary, bvJoitii Quincy Adauis,secretary of state of the United States, and the ri^ht honorable Chutes B-igot, his britannic ma jesty’s envoy extraordinary snd minister pleniotentiary near the United states, on the part of Ins britannic majesty; the arti cles of w hick convention are word for word as followt: The United States of Ausnica, acd his majesty the king of the united king dom ot Great Britain and Irelaud, dcsir ous to cemont the good under stand.o r which happily subsists between them, have, for that purpose, named their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The presi dent of the United States, on hi* part lias appointed Albert Gallatin, their envoy- extraordinary and minister plenipotentia ry to the court of France and Richard Rush, their envoy extraordinary and min »ter plenipotentiary to the court of hi: britannic majesty: And his honorable Frederick John Robinson, treasurer of his majesty’s navy, and president of tiie com mittecof privy council fur trade and plan rations; and Henry Goulburn, esquire, one of hit majesty's under secretaries of state; Who, after having exchanged their res pective full powers, -found to b: indue and proper form, have agreed to and con eluded the following articles; Art. t. Whereas difference have arisen respecting the liberty ciaimcd by the Uni ted States, for the inhabitaos thereof to take, dry, and cure, fish, on certain coasts, bays, harbors, and creeks, of his bntaumc .ii .jest's dominions in America, it is agreed il, iwen the h:gh contracting parlies, that the inliab t.u-ts of the said United States shall have, forever, in cututno:i with the subjects of l.is britannic majesty, the liber ty to take fish of every kind, on that part ot the southern eo.'.sc ol Newfoundland, which extends ftom Cape K y w the Ra meau Islands, on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland, from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpun Ll-inds, on ih. shures o f the Magda! en Islands, and aUo on the coasts, bays, harbors and creeks, front Mount Joly, on the southern coist ot Labrador, toi and through the straights of Bsllisle, and thence nortiiwaidly mdefin- ly along the coast, without pr judice, how ever, to any of the exclusive rights of the Hudson Bay company:—And that the American fisherman shall also have liberty, forever, to dry and cure fish iu any of the unsettled bays, harbors, and creeks, ot th> southern part ol the coast of Newfound land, hereabove deserbed, and of tiie coast of Labraduf; but so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, shall be settled, it shall not be Jawlul fur the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such portion, with tlu- inhabitauts, proprietors, or poss' ssors of the ground. And the United States litre by renounce forever, and liberty hereto fore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish, on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks or harbors of Ids bri tannic majesty’s dominions in America, not included within the above mentioned iimits; Provided, however, that the Ame rican fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbors, for the purpose of shelter and nf repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining wa ter, and for no other purpose whatever.— But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their tak ing, drying; or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserve to them. Art. 2. It is agreed that a line drawn from the most northwestern point of the Lake of the woods, along the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, or if the said point shall not be in (he forty-ninth paral lel of north latitude, then tl-xta line drawn f.-iim -he said point due north or south, as the case may be, until the said line shall intersect the said parallel of north latitude, and from the point of.uch intersection due west along and with the said parallel, shall be the line of demarkation between the territories of the United States and tl oae of his Britannic majesty, and that the said hue shall form the northern boundary of the said territories of the United States, and the southern boundary of tiie territo- riesofliis Brittannacmjesty,-from the Lake of the Woods to tiie Stony Mountains. Art. S. It is agreed, that any country that m.-.y be claimed by eituer party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony mountains, shall, together witli us harbors, bays aud creeks, and the navi- ; .liouot all rivers within the same, be free - ail open, for the term often years from he date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subject*, ol the two powers: it being well un-terstnod, that this agreement is not to k- Construed to the prejudice of any claim which either of the two hijh contracting parties may have to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect tiie claim's of anyother power or state to any part of the said country; the only object d the high contracting parties, in lhat re- pect, being to prevent disputes and differ- ■ices amongst themselves Art. 4. Ail the provisions of the conven- .ou “to regulate tue commerce between the territories df the United State# aad hii Britannic majesty,” concluded at' Loodon, on tk« third «by of Jotjv in tha year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and fifteen, with the exception of tht clause which limited its duration to foot years, and excepting, also, so far as (he same was, affected by the declaration of his majesty respecting the Island ot St. Helena, are hereby extended and contin ued in force for the Ictus of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, in the same manner as if all the provisions of the said convention were herein a|ieci»ily recited. Art. S. Whereas, it was agreed by the first article ol the treaty of Ghent, (hat “All territory, placta and possessions, whatsoever, taken by either party from the other, during the war, nr which may be taken after the signing of this treaty, ea- cepting only the islands hereinafter men tioned, shall be restored without delay, and without causing any destruction, or carrying sway any .if the artillery or other public property originally captured in th* said forts or places, which shall remain -therein upon the exchange iff the ratifica tions of this treaty, or any slaves, or otter private property;” and whereas, under the aforesaid article, the United Slate* dais for their citizens, and as their private pro perty, the restitution of, or full compensa tion lor, all slaves who, at the date of th* exriiangcof the latifiiations ot the said treaty, were in any territory, places, or possessions, whatsoever, directed by the said treaty to be restored to th* United States, bat then still occupied by tkr Bri tish forces, whether such slav> * were, at the dale aforesaid, on slinre, or on board any British vessel, lyinu in water within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States; and whereas difference* have aris en, whether, by tne true intent and mean ing of the aforesaid article <■( the treaty of Ghent, the United States are entitled to ihe restoration ot, or full compensation for, alt or any staves, as -above described, the high contractiM-parties hereby agreq to refer the said .iitfcren-e. to soon' fiend' . ly sovereign orstvtc, t» be named for tha! nurp .*<-; snd tlr* nigh contracting partied fuit.ier engage to consider the decision of socii friendly sovereign or state to be final and conclusive on all ihe matters referred. Art. 6. fins convention, when the tame slid: Imyp been duly rst.fi-.d by the piesi- dent of ihe Unite.i States, by and with the idvi.e and consent nf their senate, and by his Britannic uiaje.ty, and the respective ratifications mutually exchanged, si.all be binding and obligatory on the said United' ■States, and on his majesty; and the ratifi cations shall he exchanged in six months from this date, or sooner, it possible. In witness whereof, the respective plen ipotentiaries have signed the same, and have thereunto affixed the seal of their arms. Done at London, this twentieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. [L S.J Albert Gallatin, [L. S 1 Richard Rush, [L 8.1 Frederick John Robinson, ■_L. 8.J Henry Govluvbn. Now, therefore, be it known, that I, JAMES MONROE, President of the Unit ed States, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same, -tnd a very clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled, with good faith, by the U. States, aud the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, i have hereunto LL.S-] set my hand, and cx-ised the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City, of Washington, this thirtieth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight ' hundred and nineteen, and of inde pendence the forty-tliird. JAMES MONROE. By the President: John Quincy Adams, secretary of state. Congress of the United States. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, January SO. Amongst the petitions this morning pre- seufjd was one by Mr. Smith, of Md. flora James Wilkinson, late a major general in the service of the United States, praying to he indemnified against the effects of*a judgement for 2,500 dollars, recovered against him by general John Adair, in con sequence of his having arrested the said Adair in the city of New-Orleans, in the year 1806, on a charge of his being con cerned in the alleged conspiracy of Aaron Burr; which petition was read,*anrt refer red to the committee on military affairs. Alto a petition presented by Mr. Scott, ftom sundry inhabitants of the Arkansas country, praying a separate territorial go vernment, and that commissioners may be appointed to fix a site for the seat thereof. Mr Newton, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, reported x bill to increase the duties on certain man- umactured articles [shovels, spades, plain flint glass, copperas, shot, and oil cloths,] imported into the United States; which was twice read and committed. The house took up and proceeded to consider the proposition submitted yester day by Mr. Lnwndpii, to amend the rules and orders of the hou-e; which being again read, was .greed to. The bid from the senate, to extend the jurisdiction of tue circuit courts of the United States to cases arising under the law relating to patents, was read tne third time, passed, and returned to the ten* ate. SEMINOLE WAR. The house then again re-oived itself in to a c.-mmittee of the whole on this sub ject, Mr. Bassett in tne chair. [> Mr. Anderson, of Ry. concluded the speech which he yesterday commenced, against the report and resolution, ot cen- re. Mr. Lowndes occupied about an boor in delivering his sentiments, generally, in
