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I “tlimigoing offimraediately to Albany;
: k t| tbegereroorhas »eiH for tne; 4 tare not
g^ut n*< <n *ivim
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«cx c* irjtr coxcbuxs.
7b*£uitor«f theTtaronwosw mwO in
ffara-all svkoire imltbtev!<*»the‘eitab1i«h
•nent, tbhf-their acci-Kiits are road/ to this
. «j*tc. ■While’* ve are -thankful for’the
punctuality cT a greit -portion uf our pet
rout, we find it necessary to remark, that
there ei« a few, v»t>o, aa the collector in
form*, that have te*> often ami too long
turned him off with-“eOlMo-morroir,” and
tliere are a. far others, in the city and
coco tty, whe bare'for yearsiiungas a dead,
weigh t'Jpasi -us, whicn nc are detettnined,
■tq .suffer-m) lon^g tr tv exict. We cannot
»ff.>rt! it; Am! Farther, w^are not ambitious
«} retaia *uth patrons. These, therefore,
wtc ^reeeirlifially hehir.d-hand with u«
• wreriofetmed, that ie ell celt mouth, we
*tull be aappyto settle with themoc terms
♦‘wnierdr'-r and honorable to both parties,
use a moderi: larhionuble-phi a**e. Those
who disregard this proposition, must nut
complain, if tve“asseine an armour and au
altitude becoming the crisis.
cuscuror csoaica.
JAMES EDWARD'S
JUTEAL TO THE TUtlUC.
; * (rnimiii'zi))
Jstrph Iftof.irtrr'i trend charge again/1 James
Eh jar d.
•“This James Edward applied to me,,
noon after my landing at .Vetr-l'orXr, j„
the 8th mo. (August; last fora certifi
; cate of hi* ability to teach on my system
lo.jchich, in the presence of witness, 1 r*
plied—.lames Edward, did I ever *ee th
'whir? Have I ever trained or taught
,it lira my system! that thou should ask
riucH'a certificate? What thou wish, I
rqronid not do for mv own brother or dear*
•‘ast fricud! and then p’lfitiveiy refused him
an the most marked manner any aid coun
ie mince or certificate whatever.”
“Da my travelling southward, almost
■«vcry town in my road, and especially
fhiiadelphia, furnished ntc with cause to
ftyovee that l hail given him this peremp
■fory refusal—yet h« has the daring impu-
deuce to travel in the southern states ami
impose on the generosity of a benevolent
people, as having been and being umlei
my sanction”
, . t ANSWER)
James Edward cannot explain the inter
view between Joseph Lancaster and him-
self, without .entering into a full detail of
Jiia motives for ibaifingon him,, sod. pub
fishing the dialogue that ensued.
Joseph Lancaster having secretly com'
inunicat-d his intention to James Edward,
in Canada to psy this visit to America, (see
his letter.) lie warmly invited him to cross
the Atlantic, where the patronage denied
him in Britain, would no doubt be bestow
ed: As seen as he landed on the Ame
rican shore, James Edward felt himself in
duty hound to go all the way from Phila
delphia to New-York. to offer him his
hand and bid him welcome to the country,
according to invitation.
James Edward arrived in New-York
while Joseph Lancaster was deliveiing his
test lecture, in tiie school-room, Chatham-
Street; he immediately repaired thither;
and after paying the admisrion money,
found the room about one-third filled with
People; many olwhom left the room before
. the lecturewas finished. When it tims over,
tie introduced himself to Joseph Lancaster,
bat found him in a great perturbation of
raind; whether from vexation that his lec
ture ivas nut well attended, or because peo.
pic left (he room while it ivas delivering,
lie cannot tell.
Tiie following are the main points of the
conversation, as nearly alter a Iaps**ol sis
months, as can be recollected; it was part
ly in the room, ar.d partly in the street:
partly ‘‘in the presence of witnesses,” ami
partlv not. 1
‘dialing devoted seven years of the
prime ot iite, to the development and pro
pagation of thy system af education, 1 come
to lay my credentials before thee, that
thou mayest judge of what success it has
had; which if found satisfactory.'! expect
thy approbation of my labours. But more
especially, thy commendation of & course
o1 lectures, which have partly been deliv
ered in Philadelphia,ami from theapplause
they have received, 1 fell warranted and
cncouragcilj to lecture in other places
where the system is less known, and per
haps even in Britain.”
“Why hast thou left Canada, where
thou hadst such success?”
“In the Canadas thy system was intro
duced as far as was in my power. la up
per Canada a bill passed both houses, in
ft* lavour; granting a Urge sum of mouey
tot its nse. (n lower Canada a bill was
presented, and would have been carried in
both houses, if the catholic members had
out opposed it; because the English gov
ernment will not grant parochial sataiies
to catholic teachers.”
“Well why dost thou mean to leave
Philadelphia, where thou aaycat thou had
. such encouragement?”
“A bill haa also passed the legislature ot
' Pennsylvania, granting fall provision fur
The system; su that l have sold out my es-
t-.ulislnn.nt to a successor, ordered my
accounts to be settled, (as 1 did previous
to leaving Canada,) and have been thrse
tluer iHpitiu preparing my lectures for the
public-”
art thou going to Brita:tir my
system l» not popular lieu; it Is gum-
tiouu”*
acter, anil his efosr practical acjuaintar.ce
with the system,! cannot doubt but that
in” James Edward “he haso disciple wor
thy iif himself”?
4. Has uot Joseph Lancaster declared
to James Edward, “i was glad to see tie
v, _ n f- fire and spirit of thy advertisement*, end
to spare, I am willing to bear my expense*- trust thy industrious peal will establish
in accompanying thee. 1 have things of conviction by facts”?
4 moment to spare.
“Wkstl desire-will noftake msuy min
fltes. Have not 1 com? a hundred miles
t* matt the*? U thou hast not a monte;
accompanying thee. 1 have things
importance to enquire ef thee. .p wanted
to enquire particularly concerning my
friend in ‘Ihindec,” Scotland; ifp “«ible
to get an explanation of seme transactioos
that had taken place among them: and a-
advices had eemetohand during my stay
in America, that Joseph Lancaster had liv
ed amongtkem at differentjtitnes, 1 expect
ed some information ]
‘4 -will not hare time” said Joseph Lan
ctster, “to -converse with any person—
here areeoinpany waiting for me now, and
I will be engaged in conversation with the
governor all the pasiage. I will see thee
in Philadelphia iri a few weeks.”
*4lut my affairs in that city are all fin
iahed; and it has evenbeen published, that
I am to leave it the first week of ninth
month; I cannot remain idle, paying my
board till thoa canst visitit.”
‘•James Edward, did I ever see thee be
fore? have 1 ever trained, or taught thee
my system. 1 thul thou should ask such a cer
tificate’} What thou wish 1 would not do
for aty own brother or dearest friend!'
“Have not 1 thy letters, under thine
own hand seal, etc.”
“Hastthou ever shown my letters to any
body?” og,
“’Never, but in cases of necessity I have
published sente extracts from them.”
“It is aguiust all rule, it i* agaiust all
faith!”
“What!—that they should have done
good—supported the system—detected
impostor--!-'’
They should have been shown to uo
person.”
“I do not understand thee. Dost thou
known one Edward Baker, who h ,4 given
me trouble concerning the system?”
“I know hitn nut!”
“lie pretends to he personally acquaint
ed with thee; and to have .writing-, from
thee!”
<1 know nothiogof him, lie lies no “sane
tioit”from me. 1 never received letters
from thee! why didst thou never write- to
me?”
“I wrote to thee according to thy or
der; through “William Scott, jun. Dun
dee.”
“I cannot conceive why I never received
them.”
“Do>t thou know when he died?’’
“What! is he dead?—my dearest friend
—my beloved friend! etc. That 1nu.1t be
the reason why I never received their,.’
“Could not I see thee, at toy (warding
house,* few minutes; before thy depar
tore for Albany, to-morrow more mgr”
“I am under a solemn engagement, to
^ive a certificate to uo person, except
those taught by myewn hands.”
“Are thy pu|nls capable of granting
certificates, to those taught by their handsi
etc.”
‘Certainly—therefore thou ought to
have William Scott's certificate.”
1 have—It is not for iny knowledge ol
the system 1 plead—I have written four
quarto volumes on it; containing fifteen
lectures, witu notes and observations; of
which 1 have a printed syllabus in my
hand for thy inspection, and commend a-
tion.”
“(t is impossible—I have a dear friend
here with nu; who has lived with me, and
had the benefit of my instruction during
my passage, and yet I cannot give kirn a
certificate.”
This is the whole of the conversation as
near as can be recollected by James Ed
ward.' II any of the li witnesses’’ can cor
rect one mistake in it, they will receive
Ilia thanks.
This answers the first part ofthe second
charge; and how fur Joseph Lancaster
“positively refused him, in the most mark
ed manner, any aid, countenance, or cer-
tef.cat, whatever,” may be gathered from
the facts.
James Edward, next morning, watted
upon Joseph Lancaster's lady, and left
with her a copy of all the papers of his
proceedings in America, to be presented
to hei husband.
The advertisements, editorial articles
and communications, which have appear
ed on James Edward, “travelling south
ward, almost in every town in his road,
and especially Po.ladelphia,” will furnish
a reason why Joseph Lancaster has “cause
to rejoice” that hr “had given him (his pe
remptory refusal,” and why lie is accused
of having “the daring impudence to travel
in the southern slates, and impose on the
generosity of a benevolent people, as having
been and bemg under” Joseph Lancaster’s
“sanction.”
As these two firat are the most weighty
charges against James Edward, accusing
him in the most emphatic manner with be
ing a Liar and an Impostor, he mo-t seri
ously begsjuseph Lancaster’s attention, the
attention of Ins iriends and of the public
in general, to the following facts, from Jo
seph Lancaster's awn pen! under his own
seal! and subscribed with his o*m hand'.
and then he will leaye it to them to judge
how far he is guilty, and if found innocent
he hopes to receive the acknowledgments
ol his friends and the public, to relieves
heavy heart, and to enable him to prose
cute ills labours, lor the love uf the rising
generation—lor he will never return to
Eu'opattli suen a stain be wiped from bis
liar-icter.
I II-s not Joseph Lancaster declared
th it li- !•--.<! such accounts uf James Edward,
tn>m Ins I'lend Wm Scott, juu. that he
left ■' in- -July” to write to him?
C. Il-siiot Joseph Lancaster declared.
11 now no! of any ]>ersoa in Upper ^Up
per is a mistake; see the supeiscriptiuii]
t'cuada quahfed to act on my system but”
James Edward?
5. lias not Joseph Lancaster counselled
James Edward, in these words—*i-ef mi
advise thee nor to tckh out of thy wj/es-
csr list,” etc. £,vMig him instruction
with respect to lus future life, teaching
him from Ids own experience, by which he
!iad ‘-suffered,’’etc.
6* Has not Joseph "Lancaster declared
to James Edward, “J wish to correspond
with nose but rurse if in Canodd”?
7. Il«s oot Josepn Lancaster declared
James Edward “iros the first who attempt
ed to introduce his system into 'hat part of
the world,” and that he ‘-wished him to be
the principal plrsos in eff, cling” its ci-
tablisliment?
8. flat nor Joseph Lancaster acknowl
edged his con- ict'on ol tiie success ol tin
system in James Edward’s hands, in Can
ada, by advising him to trust to his own
exci tions, anil not to rely on public men,
or “to go to the house uf assembly on the
subje t of schools”?
U. Has not Joseph Lancaster declared
his conviction of James Edward’s “close
practical acquaintance with the system
from his knowledge of the character of
Wm. Scott—and did he not pledge his
friendship, “sanction” and support
th»se words? “In case, lessons arc wan
ted before l can send thee a supply, with
improvements, thou can print with a
pen enough for common use—l remain.
thy's/vctRs trjcno, Joseph Lax-cas
ter”
[Jime EJwsrd beg* Joseph Lxneisur to ex
amine Julir-on’» Uictioaaqr for the meaning ol
the wordpuO-oiuyr.]
9. And lastly—“Now Joseph Lancas
ter,”Jas- Edward “feels it his duty to thee
and to the public,” as the last paragraph
has just brought it into his mind, respect
fully to ask tnee what became of the mon
ey his faj/ier sent thee, in London ("f
w hich the advices lie in J. E’s chest) for
those lessons and other purposes therein
mentioned? If fhou wilt give him a pno-
lid and correct account of it, he will for
give thee that debt; though tliuu hast writ
ten a publication concerning “u James Ed
ward, once of Philadelphia” as if tliou
knew no more about him.
This finishes the answer to the second
charge.
(to ax coxrisno)
thsTT. States b»ili»ided into four great div
frictstbe first to include ail the district on
theses coasteml navigable rivers,between
the oMtern'Umits of theU S. nuJtM western
limits of (R. I.) the -second to inrhiile a 1
the drstrrcrs between the western limits o»
Ho ule island and the southern limits r
Virginia; the third to incluile all the d
tricts between the southern iimits of Vir
grr.ia and ihe southern iimits of ticorgia
and the fourth to include ail the district
between the river Perdido and the western
limits of the United States: 2d. Thai
every ship or vessel ol the burden of
twenty tons, or upwards, licensed tr
trade befwcenthediffcrent districts of th
Ifni ted States, is authorir.ed to ra-ry on
,uch trade between the districts include'!
within the aforesaid great districts respec
tively, in manner, and subject only to t-1
regulations that are now by-law required
to be observed by such ships or vessels, in
trad.ng from one district to another in the
same state, nr from a district in one state
toa district in the nexttdjeinings-tatisSd
Tnat every ship or vessel, of the borden ol
twenty tons or upwards licensed to trade
as t forest id, is required, in trading from
one to another district, to conform to and
observe the regulations that, -at tiie time of
passing this act, required to be observed
by such vessels, in trading from a district
in one state district in any othiv than
an adjoining state: And, 4th, that the trade
between the districts pot included in any of.
the four great-district* aforesaid, sha'lcon
tinue to be carried on ill the manner, auil
subject to the regulations already provided
for this purpose.)
* The hill received seme amendments, not
affecting its principle, and was ordeicd to
be engrossed foa a third readiug-
Aftcrthe reception and reference of se
veral petitions, the senate wedt into cou
sideration of executive business.
Congress ofthe United States.
IN SEN ATE
Thursday, Feb. M.
Mr. Wili'i.ims.ol Miss, submitted the fol
lowing re»olutinn
Resolved, J'liatthesecrefary of the tres
sury lay before the senate,as eaily in thoi
next session as practicable, an abxtrac! of
all bonds for duties on merchandize tnipoi
d into the United States,which shall have
become payable and remain unpaid t>« the
•>Oth September next; exfiihiling in such
b .tract the date of each hood and (Ik'time
when it became payable; its amount, th
names of the obligors, distinguishing
principals Irom sureties, and the district
f Ihe custom** iq which taken; together
with information as will shew how muc!
or what pads of such hoods are irrecuvera
ble and lost to the U. States
A ihessage was received from the presi
dent ofthe United States by Mr.J.J. Mon
roe, of the same purport a-id tenor, uccom
pattied iiy copies «.f the satin- document, as
were transmitted to the house of reprsen
tatires a few days ago respecting applies
ons from the minister ot Prussia sod tin
Hanseatic towns lor reciprocal advanta
s in trade, ike. which were read
ferred to th: committee of foreign vela
tions.
A message was also received from th
president ofthe United States transmitting
copy of the lettor from governor Bibb to
jencral Jackson, connected with the late
military operations in Florida, (published
at large in the proceedings ot the bouse of
representatives on Moudsy last,) which
were read.
MONUMENT OF WASHINGTON,
The senate resumed the consideration
of the bill for the erection of au equestrian
statute uf the late general (ieorge Wash
ington, in the capitol square.
Mr. Otis moved to postpone the hill to
the 5th day of March, (to reject it) w hich
motion was decided in the negative by
yeas anti nips, as follows:-
Yeas 15; nais 18.
On the .-notion of Mr. Dagget, the bill
was amended, by adding a provisio, that,
■" the president should find that tho monu
ment would cost more than 150.000 dol
lars, the sum appropriated, hi should not
proceed to execute the act, but make a re
port oftneesii-uateJ cost to tiie next x.-s-
011 of congress.
Tbr question was then taken on order
ing toe bill, as amended, to be engrossed
and read a third lime, unit decided . fij- -
inatively, by yeas and naj s, as follows:
Yeas 25; nays 14.
The er.giOsset! bill mating appropria
tions to carry into effect treaties with cer
tain Indian tribes, and the engrossed bill
for trie relief of Daniel Petti bone, were
severally read the thiru tune, pa-sed, and
,-enc to the house u! representative* for con
currence.
The bill from the other house, directing
HOUSE OF RF.FRE9ENTA1 IVES
T*e bill more effectually to provide for
the punishment at certain crimes against
the United States was received from the
senate, twice read and referred.
Tne house took op and proceeded to
consider the amend inonts rerorted by the
committae of the whole house, to the bill
naking appropriation* for tho si^tport ot
government for the year 1B19.
The first question wa • on conctmrring in
the amendment which proposed to insert
the to I law mg ,fem: -‘For computing tne
United fstat*s’ road from Cumberland, in
Maryland, to the Ohio river 285,000 dul
lars.”
Mr. Bassett spoke at some legth against
this appropriation.
Mr. Taylor, after supporting his motion
by several arguments, proposed to add tie
following iCmeniltnent:
“To lie rapaid out of the fund reserved
for laying out and making roads to ti..
state of Ohio, by vii tue ol the art, ent-ll d
“an act to enable tne people ofthe eastern
division of tin* territory north-west of the
river Ohio, to form a constitution and stair
government, and for the admission of such
state into the union on an equal lontio*
with the original states, and tor other pur
poses.”
The amendment was opposed by Messrs.
Tucker, of,Pa. Storrs, and Spencer, and
supported by the mover amt by Mr. Ander
son,all of whom went incidentally • tne-
what into the general question of the ap
propriation.
Toe amendment was finally agreed to;
and
The question was then taken on agree
ing to the amendment reported by tiie com
mittee of the whole, as amended, and tie-
cid'-tf in the affirmative, by yeas and nays,
as follows:
Ye.*s 8-2; nays 71.
Mr. Taylor then moved the same amend
ment, to come in after the appropriation
of 250,000 for discharging claims due and
becoming due under existing contracts for
making said road; which was »gt eed to new
con.
Mr. Johnson, of Virginia, then offerrei
au amendment, which Mr. J. support'd
.mil Mr. Smith Md. and Mr. Lowndes,
nade some reninks, principally expiuna
tory. was agreed to, ax follow*:
“For a deficiency in the. appropriations
of funner years for the payment of expen
scson foreign intcrcourseincluding losses
on drafts and the diifcreuce of exchange
25,000 dollars.”
This item as it originally stood in the
bill read—for adeficit ncy in the appropria
tion for the year 18i8 for contingent ex
penses ot Said missions—(Rio Janeiro,
Madrid, London, Hague ami Stockholm,)
25,000 dollars.
Mr. Terrell moved to amend the hill so
as to encrease the appropriation for the
clerks in the office pt the surgeon g.uierul
from 1,150 dollars to 2,150 dollars.
This motion gave rise also to some de
note, and was finally negatived, witfiout a
division.
Mr. Johnson, of Virginia, moved to re
duce the contingent appropriation tor de
fraying the expenses attending intercourse
witn foreign nations (generally called the
secret service fund) from 50,000 to 30,000
loilars; which motion Mr. J. supported at
■nine length, and replied to by Messrs.
Smitn, of Aid. an J Lowudes, and was final.,
y agreed to—ayes 7u, noes 54
After some enquiry by Mr atrotlier into
the appropriation for defraying the ex
pense, of commissioners, <yc. tor running
me h'-undary under the tieaty of tilii-ul,
tae prvbaule duration of this s rvice, qfo.
and repiy by Mr. Smith of Md.
tin: on, was ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading; and
ou»e proceeded to the considera
tion o. the amendments reported by tie
y general .Armstrong, in fxvoi of \V
Morgan, was read tiie third time, passed,
cod returned to the other nouse.
COASTING ntVUH.
The senUe resumed the consideration
of the bill “suppi fiientarv to the acts
concerning the coasting trade.”
% [This bill provides, 1st. That fur the
more convenient regulation af the coasting
trade, the seacoastaod navigable rivers of
tie payment of certain dr„fis draw n, .committee Oi the whole to toe bill to en-
rease the salaries of certain officers of the
overnment—- viz. to encrease also the com
pensation ol tne thief justice and judges
ol the supreme court.
Uohtideraufe debate again took place
tins amendment, in which itlcssis.
Holmes, ilnpkiiixun, Livermore, tau
Mills, participated.
The amen*, ment vras finally concurred
in by a large majority
Mr. Strother thet* moved the indefinite
postponement uf the bill, whirl) motion he
supported in a speech of considerable
length.against the bill; and Was replied
bri fly by Mr. Johnson, <f Ky; when
The question was-takrn nn postponing
hr bill indefinitely, ancl decided in the
negative, by yeas and nnys, as fallow*:
yea* 59—nay* 93.
Mr. Whitman then renewed the motion
which he had made in cnibmitte of the
whole, to increase the Ie» of the assis
tant postmasters general to25U0 dollar*)*
and supported his motion 1>y reference to
aendry fact*, to prove its necessity. The
motion was agreed t«c .md,
After au unsmcresslul motion -by Mr.
J.S. Smith to recommit the bill, for the
purpose of ■• creasing the salaries of the
district judges,
The bill was arderod to be engrossed
and.
The house adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Friday- January 12.
On motion ol Mr. Strother, it Was
Resolved, ’ That the president of th*
United States be and he is Irereby rcqocnft*
v* to procure fhe cession of jurisdictfofi
in and over such military and naval xcittO
as have been or may be purchased lor th*
use of Cite United States, and where Such
cession has not already been made.
The motion submitted yesterday by Mr.
Williams, of Miss, w as taken up and a-
greed to.
The b.ll for erecting an cqnestrain ata-
ute of general Washington, was read the
third tune; Whfcn
Air Buggies moved to postpone theViH
so the 5th of Match, (to reject it) which
motion wav negatived, by ye ts and nay*.
For postponement * 13
Against it . 21
The bill was then -pnxcl, and sent tt
the house of representatives for concur-
cnce.
Tim senate took up a motion submitted
yesterday by Air. Wilson, to instruct the
secietsry to procure, fur ebe use of the
enale,
blank copies ofthe eietnocialcf Wm. Jones,
late president of the Bank g| tiie United
States, and the documents accompanying,
the s.»uie, addressed to tire In-use of repre
sentatives; and the blank being tided with
“500,” the question was taken on ogiee-
iogto the resolution, and negatived.
The engrossed biil, supplementary ta
the acts concerning the ecu,ting trade,
was read th' Ihiid time, passed, uni) sent
th' house uf representatives f*r concur
rence.
The senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF UEl’ItESF.NT ATIVES.
Amongst the petitions presented and re
ferred fins muining, wa* one by Mr. Ms-
, ol Mass, from Benjamin Dearborn,
01 Boston, stating that lie has invented a
node ol propelling wheel carriages by
s:e uu, wc‘l calculated for tho conveyance
of ihe mail and any number 1 f passengers,
n<l which will In- perfectly secure from
r .libers on the high wnv—ar.d praying
bat congress may direct an experiment
to be made, to Ust the utility of the inven
tion.
Mr. Taylor, from the committee of re
visit and unfinished business, reported a.
nil I concerning the allowance of pensions
upon a relinquishment nf bounty land;
which was read twice, anil o-derud to be
engross’ d for a third reading.
The hills winch passed the senate yes
terday, weie received, twice read, and
elerred.
Tne house took up for consideration
the report made by the commilttee of
ways and means during the last session,
on the expediency of authorising the pre-
,blent of the Uuited States to distribute
au additional sum among the assessors on
tiie Uuited States, Whereupon,
On motion of Mr. Barbour, of Va. the
report was recommitted to the committee
of waysand mcaiif, with instructions to
enquire into the expediency of preparing
and repotting a bill allowing compensa
tor! to those Assessors who, under the act
or August 2y!, ISIS, commenced the duties
prescribed therein, and were prevented
.‘rain pruieeding by reason of ifiu state to
which their assessment district belonged
assuming its quota uf the direct tax.
On motion of Mr. Poindexter, it was
Resolved, that a committee l>« appoint
ed, jointly with such committee as may be
appointed, by the senate, to enquire what
subjects before the two houses it will be
proper to act on during the present ses
sion.
The engrossed bill making appropria
tions for the support of government forth*
year 18i9, wa, read the third time, pas
sed. and sent to the senate fur concur
rence.
The bill from the senate to increase the
salaries of certain officers of tiie govern
ment, was icad the third time, as amended
uy the house, ami the question on its pas-
age decided, by yeas and navi-, as fol
low*; yeas 70—nays 56. So lire bill was
passed, and returned to the senate tur
concurrence in the amendment.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
Mr. Williams, of N. C. agreeably to tho
intimation which he gave yesterday sub
mitted the following resolution;
Resolved, That the military peace es
tablishment of the United Slices shall
consist of s'ich proportion* ofarti leiy, in
fantry, and riflemen, not exceeding in the
whole 6,000 men, as the president of the
United States shall judge proper; and
t .at the committee on military at.irs bn
nstructed to report a bill tur that pur
pose.
Mr. Williams supported hit proposi
tion ia a speech of nearly two hours in
length.
Air. Harrison, of Ohio, replied, and
spoke also at considerable length against
the proposition to reduce the army. When
,e li d concluded,
.Mr. tiiiUAinv. ol is. C. intimating « wish
to Ufi r his opinions on tiie question, uh.cb
mrialenej* ■>) ti.e In.ui opposed to-day,
moved an adj .urmneul, which uiofiua was
agreeo to, and .
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