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vrer. I r.fd tuvtl’.fm »lucli Ve Im
i, further thoel perhaps. in the Stale-
f'f there i«,
r.t. mere
U*«, Mpon "f Vitfec? What ’ xri,
A T^».ct«r • *4 bro.'tl • Ifi<r*W «»f a
tun* i but line him »***LI , ®
ti.anJ wore than C*e d'Mrt l H r >•**** ami hUjuI tpn le«*t broad, with high walh:Ol the Continent
Mu. commodity? Would he not mil it on ^ A , the summit from the) A letter Horn Rome «iv—“ A-n.Jt he
act of f Wbat would on ow. cr
htidi- 'sue a tleteriplieft of l turn, further th.ui p< rl.ap*, in the . i.:t<- it t irunn; i. tuoi
to ii< - , t :diiif they are iery«iecp in de*eetst, jcombustible matterUmoide»j olderf*rt
i an a-cer.t waiiike preparations whicb'irroundo'ir
on one rid
art or«(*prr*«*wt r " ui “. ”.‘T“"" ”/«•' (town ofllerdwa: side, there . . .
of -lave. luve raid, .f ttw> ' b bro3d ^,g ht 0 | steps ; :it the lops o! country, w e continue to n.onl^e the hope
,817 ’ 1 • ■ that we shall not be em'-roded. Are-
port was in circulation for a short tune,
that in the erent of a »ar between Aus-
rel^mccire three J these the guard* were stationed to pre
h'. ,-lred dollars fortes slave.(if to bin o'.'.jf
e;£ iteen dollars. He doubtless would ha-c
p, .mourn ed it a tyrannical law. In th » year
aW jvc citr<5,it wai common to wen***- .* l *0
for tile year’s hire of a tuole slave—an mle-
rest of <o per cent per annum on the princi
pal tom of f 600—yet no prohibitory I .ws
were enacted. But had this slave holder
converted bis slave into cash, and attempti-d
to hire out t CM—he must have been satis
fied with the small auai of I 3* denars, or
been liable, to prosecution under the anti-
usurious statute.. ,
It is a fart w ell known to every one, that
the real value of inooey, like that of ejerj
otuer article of traffic, fluctuate*. H hr then
should the owner of this *A^" he bound bv
law to sell alwava at a certain price, which
price is frequently under •»• "»* T »' uc ;
Why not let it l>« regulated, like all others,
hv the demand for it 5 We find lb t leg,.-
lative inte.fl raore, in matters of this kind.
h.« always bad a b.oeful influence. That
the fre. r and more unrestrained our trade is.
the norr nrnsperoe* i* in condition. At no
pe.iod has this fact been more clearly de-
mons.-rated in our cauutry, than the pre-
seol _ , .
We hear it frequently urged, in support of
the anti-usurious '-w-.lSat they are enacted
to protect the indigent from the oppression
of the wealth?. H"W are they protected .-
Is *heir property (if they have any t secured
fr.m the gnpe' of merciless creditors?—
C’ertainlv not. Ou tli» rontrary. they are (if
iii debt)(table to have their little all seize,!,
under t e sanction *f a s'stute paased by
these very leg-dahie guardians, and sold at
a •verifier of fifty, perhaps one hundred per
cent, when s lonely loan, at the rate of eight
or ten per rev' might in all probability, re
deem if. Ttr.' ewr benevolent legi-lators
protect the indigent and needy, a* they
would a starving wretch, by assiduously
keening out of In way every kind of suste-
D:nce.
Again—It is argued, that these restrictive
•tv*ules have a tendency to preveu! prodi-
%' ity. T its is indeed a weak argument —
Pee where, let i»e ask,ia the legislature that
has ever Vet devised a plan to stop the innu-
rierable doors and outlets, through which
tli» estate of a prodigal is deliquated ? It is
a. vain a* an attempt would be to retain wa-
t<- in a riddle, by dosing only one of its in-
tc.-rtirrs.
The»t laws certainly were not intended
to guard the prudent part of the omrau .i-
tv from iinpusitione—they Rregraerally auf-
fi. -n’lv attentive to their own interests.—
Yet. if a man of this description snould find
it g-eatly to hi* ad.ai.uge, to bonow for a
certain lime Nemo il.e’scs t* rctr r.f !C
percent |ier annum, our legislature would
in r-pose, ami viy—** Tv.r. yon -hall not re-
ceive '.his loan!” “Why wot r ’ “ Because
a;-. -Iio ore bet'er judges of yoor private
Concerns than you ire yourself, think it
wrould be detrimental to y aur interests to do
an—therefore, if you canon! gel it at the per
centum which we hare established by law.
you must do without it” Cau any thing be
more preposterous than tin, ? I should not
e«teem it more rijicijoui, for the legislature
to pretend to direct me what system of hus
bandry to adopt, in the cultivation of iny
own lands.
Let us take another view of this subject—
How would the legislature of Virginia re
ceive the man, who would gravely walk into
their hall, and tell lliem.tney had enacted a
stature, whirb had as demoralizing a tenden
cy, as an act to incorporate * company of
swindlers and pick-pockets ? As rough as
this charge would teem, it would not be the
le«strue!
The anti-usurious statute, I will venture to
•ay, forms a solitary instance of a tempting
reward, held out to individual* by a legisla
ture in a civilized country, to prove faithless
In contracts solemnly entered into with then-
fellow individuals. They are tempted, too.
tornmmitthis fraud upon persona, of whom
they have, in (he first instance, received a fa
vor. I will here quote a paragraph upon this
•ubjert, from the author riled above : “ In
the case of real crimes, in proportion as their
mischievousness is apparent, what cannot
h it he manifest, even to the criminal, i«, that
it is by '.he sdherrnce to bit engagements,
that he would do an injury to society—and
that, *»y the breat b of such engagements,
instead of doing mischief, be is doing good'.
In the case of usury, this it what no mnn can
know, and what one can scarcely thmk it
possible for any man. who, in the character
of a borrower, has been concerned in auch a
transaction, to imagine, lie knew, that e-
»•-! in Ills own judgment, the engagement
Was a beneficial one to himself, or he would
not haw entered into it—and no body elae
bu! the lender is affected by it.’’
The existence of these statutes, is ene of
many proofs, w.-ich wt have of the difficul
ty of shaking oir those ancient prejudices
with whim we are invested from our births.
M i- V ailemptswere made in our legislature,
to du away that stupid and wastefii custom
of burning all the condemned tobacco, be
fore it was elT-cted—and when first agitated,
the planters, (the only losers hy the rut-
t'lii,) almost unanimously protested against
the repeal of the law—assigning »• a reason,
that the custom was of so ancient an origin,
it uust he beneficial. Thus it is, at the pre
sent day, with the anti-usuikius laws. We
cannot remember when the statutessuppres-
sing usury, first came in vogue, therefore
they must he beneficial to the community—
ne, at least, if they had hern un just, hi.c. our
forefathers would have repealed them.—
Truly cogent reasoning!
These (tarty remarks are made, not w ith
an expectstie i of opening the eyas of thoae
V. :in are resolved not tu aee :—If a spirit of
enquiry it ind ieed among the few who ore
willing to investigate the real merits of the
subject, the views of the writer are fully sc-
giunitilished.
AGROIKOS.
vent the crowds prcvsmg mdiscnminaje-
lv ; a little before day break the Sway a*-
fetsand Hyragecs, who had the quarrel
ra 1796, vied with each other at the top
lor precedency of bathing, and made a
iddeo rush, in which the unfortunai
tria anj Naples, the Neapolitan troops
would attempt to strike the first blow,
and enter our territory before the Aus
trian troops could arrne . but these ap
sepoys, nnJ all the multitude who were j prehensions are happily removed by anj
detccodin^, were carried down with | a»«uranc€ lhat the Allied Sovereign* are
such violence, that they got jammed to-1 unanimous in their vvi?h to open a nego-
gether whithin three steps of tbe wa- jciatioo with the king of Naples, which,
ter, where an angle of the old sacred ! it is to be hoped, will supersede Hie ne-
i, in angle of the Munderof cessity of an appeal to the sword.”
I'yree Moth
the Mahadce closes the passage of about
•even feet and opens with a swell be
hind. Here tbe unfortunate beings were
crammed together with such violence,
that motion or rise of limbs was una
vailing ; the weak, the strong, in vain
made efforts, it was all the same, the
more exertion made, tbe more intnineJ
tbeir limbs became.
At half past seven, A. M. I was a wit
ness to this horrid scene ; the cries, the
mourn* of the unfirtunate multitude
were heart-rending in the extreme ;
strength, force, or any contrivance or ef
fort to assist them was m vain. I made
several attempts to extract those who
were in the foremost Gle below, but their
bodies, leg* and arms were to intwined.
that it was impossible to extract one of
them, and nothing equals the apathy ol
rascally Pojsrec lirilimms. A pleasing
part of this recital throws a ray of a
brighter hoe on the Sepoys of the 5th
and 87th, aod the Gorkeeah corps, who
though people of high ca*t and prepos
sessions, were stript and actively cm
plnved in extracting the dead :—this wav
a l.ibour of no small exertion, a« they
bad to clesr away the dead from near 60
feet, in an angle of 65 or 60 degrees, be
fore they could extract the liring who
were below. Col. Patton and sererul
officers, by their exertions and cheering
the Sepoys, induced them to clear the
mass of dead away. At 10 A. M. the liv
ing who were below, were extracted in
tbe most horrid state ; their limbs blis
tered, lufiameJ, and in a state of putre
faction ; the number alive did not ex
ceed 30 beings, and an extraordinary in
stance I must record, which was a young
woman who was under the whole mass
N'rw-Yoaa, Feb. 24.
LATE FROM SPAIN.
The brig Fietory, IVheeler, arrived at
.his port yesterday morning in 36 days
from Cadiz, which place she left on the
12th of January. We learn nothing
new of importance. All was quiet in the
king lom. The new Spanish tariff, which
prohibits almost every article of foreign
produce and manufactures, had gooe in
to nperalion. The frigate Constitutiooe
had arrived at Cadiz, last frum Havana,
with four millions of dollars.
The American squadron was wintering
at port Mahon.
Mr. Mead, * passenger in the Fietory
has favored us 'with a tile of Cadiz pa
pers to the 17th of January, containing
later dates front italt, than was furnish
ed through the last London papers, and
advices from Litbctn into January ; but
ihev are principally filled With the local
affair* of those countries. A friend w ho
has examined the papers attentively, ha:
politely furnished the fullowin > as the
•inly article of interest they contain.
Trieste, Dec. I.
The new negotiations which have
been set on fool at Constantinople by the
L T cited States for a treaty of commerce,
have produced here great sensation.—
This city and other places in Italy are ou
the eve of being deprived of the lucra
live busines* of supplying the Americans
with the merchandize of the Levant.—
It is generally believed that govern
ment will succeed in establishing di
rect communications with C onstantinople,
Smyrna, Salonica, Lc.
PRUSSIA.
Berliv, Dec. JO.
the return of his majesty to tins
| io me centre and alive, who had merely I capital, there >• •. great a. :ty in ih
ariov tree.
From the information I could collert
fium those who were present when this
unfortunate circumstance occurred, the
tune, ns stated, three, or half past three
o’clock A. M. and what must have been
the cause of the death of those on the
upper steps, must have been the multi
tude who rushed over them downwards,
and who could not return until the milita
ry stopped up all the pas-mgc above, and
prevented the other crowds following
them. Although the Bramins’ predic
tion of "icknets has not been fulfilled,
the deaths at the sacred place has given
some sanction to their prophecy, and
even this unfortunate accident they will
make a plea of, still deluding the ignor
ant multitude. No exact account of the
dead can be given, but it must exceed
400 persons ; a Tast number of these
were Sonvassees and Hy ragees. I saw
four of the Gorkeeah corps only one a-
live, and who was jammed clot-? to the
angle of the small ninth.
Two boats have also been sunk by the
press of persons on board, k many people
drowned; the fair has commenced thin
ning the crowd;tho*c going away are most
ly from the nearer (daces ; the merchants
have been unable to dispose of any thing
from the bustle ; most of the purchases
and sales will commence to morrow.
P. S. The report of the dead amounts
to 430. Lieut. Boyes, of tbe 5th, as
soon as intelligence reached him of the
guard* being forced, moved up with a
company, and it is said stones were thrown
from the house. At day light he began
removing the dead bodies. The dead
were all floating in the Ganges. One of
the chief Meliunts of the Byragees, who
had come from the Decan with a Dumber
of followers, was extracted from this in-
twined muss of human bodies.
ranis a mah*as rises.
ROIUtlBLF. CATASTROPHE.
Camp, lf;irditar, April 11, 1820.
Under the impression 6f one of the most
h >rrid sights, i.od io the agitation which
it ha* natural!? occa»ioned, I write to
giveyou a hurrieo' statement of (he scene
of which I have been an eye witness—
Ftoni the Sairt of the Purhee unfortu
nately happening at the hour of three
and half English time of this day, A. M.
crowd* of in fat anted pilgrims forced their
wav in overwhelming masse* to tbe ta
rred h ilhing place. A* most people
who here be«n up the country Inve vi-
tited liurdwsr, sod sect] tbe tteoi lead-1
LVII'.ST I'KOVt ENGLAND.
By the British slop Minerva. Captain
Dale, arrived at Norfolk, on Monday,
27ih ult. in 43 days from Plymouth,
London and other paper* to the 5th Jan
uary were received.
There haJ been a public meeting at
Kilmainliatn, in Irelind, on the 3lllh
Dec. of a number of noblemen, gentle
men, clergy, Air. which it wa* found ne
cessary to cull in the uiJ of the military
to disperse. The particulars are not
given, further, than that it leaves the
read nr to infer that something disloyal
prompted tbe meeting.
I.o.vno.v, Jan. 5.
We are without any fresh arrivals
from France. A Flanders m-iil, howev
er, with Brussel* papers to the I6tli in
clusive, Ims reached our olliee this mor
ning—tbeir content* are of no political
importance. An article from Turin, of
Dec. 18, speaks of the positions of the
Austrian army, but it is it mere repeli
tion of what we received several day* a-
go. Hy a private letter from that capi
tal, dated three days later than the ac
count in the Brussels pipers, we learn
that nothing new had transpired there
as to the intentions of Austria, but that
tbe king of Sardinia had given great of
fence to the Emperor by his refusal to
take part in the proceeding* which are
contemplated by the Allied Sovereigns.
All who know the peculiar situation of
that monarch, will approve of the decii
different branches of the ministry, and it
is affirmed that the now Conn-ii of State
is engaged again in drafting a project for
a Constitution. A* toon us this intelli
gence was circulated, bleating* were
(loured down upon our Sovereign, whose
beneficent sentiments never have been
doubted by Prussian* ; nml the particu
lar situation of affairs, only, has prevent
ed his manifesting to the world that his
acquirements are not so limited as some
persons have supposed ; and that if he
has not sooner acceded to the wishes
of his people, it has not been owing to
hi* want of inclination or good will, if
the mere rumour of this intelligence h
filled the Prussian* with joy, wbat w ill be
their feelings when that bemtkent pro
ject aboil be carried into effect—then
the bond* of love which unite the king
to the people, will become tnJissolubl
hi* throne will be strengthened and hi*
government consolidated, winch, agreea
bly to the illustration of the present age,
can be no other than a representative
one, notwithstanding the obstacles which
may he opposed to it by the antiquated
notions of the 12th century, and the re
sistance which may be offered by the ad
herents of absolute power.
Berlin, Dec. 12.
For some time past the most contradic
tory rumours have been in circulation.
Seme consider the war with the Holy
Alliance inevitable, not only against Na
ples, hut as a natural consequence a-
gainst Spain am) Portugal. Others af
firm that the inolcrnlinn and remon
strance* of Great Britain and France,
which prefer conciliatory measures, and
the very experience of those states mav
yet prevent a rupture ; and it appears
that our government is of this opinion.
New-Yore, Feb. Si.
/..♦rrST MOM HOVTII-.iMF.HICA.
On Saturday the brig Hipnoinenas, cant.
Bourne, arrived here from Currarna. Ilv
this conveyance, we have received from o:if
attenuvu correspondent tile C’urraeoa Cou
rnot up to the 14th in*l. in whieli there are
arruunts frum Puerto Cabellu of the l?th of
Jan. wliu'li state, that inconsequence of the
late armistice, tne moat perfect tranquility
prevails throughout the Republic of Colum
bia, and that commerce had begun to look
up. Tbe proclamation of Bolivar, which we
subjoin, is the production of an enlarged
mind, breathes pearr and good will even to
tbe enemies of 1 he country, w hile at the *a:ne
time, it boldly asserts its independence, and
a determination to maintain Ibis against
opposition. Accounts from Jamaica had
reached Currarna to the 6th January. They
were no way important—the Duke of Man
chester was fast recovering from hi* late ac
cident. The following are extracts from the
Currafoa (tapers.
THL REI’L'BUC OF COLUMBIA.
Proclamation issued from llead t^iurtcrs
at Carache, 1 lib October, lulu.
Simon Bolivar, LibertaJor, President, Iff
Two provinces niuro have entered into
the tutsom of the Republic. Tbe Hherta
dor’s forces have advanced ainidvt tbe bles
sings of the |teu|ile restored to liberty, far
races* will shortly witness a great act uf jus
tice—our enemies will return to their coun
try, and ours w'll be restored to th-ir chil
dren. Peace or v ictory w ill jiee in the rent
of Columbia. They have offered ns pane
and a Constitution—we answer pesre and
independence, because independence alone
car. secure the friendship of the Spaniards,
and to the people their free will and sacred
rights. (tail we expect •'* code from our
ueBiy,and prostitute our country's law*?—
Can we violate the laws of nature by leaping
orross the Ocean to uaitc two distant cotj-
Can we U. i.,d our
those of* i»n! sin winch lias »<
torsor'ti ? No Columbians ! l>-t no one
frar the lilieratinj army, which approaches
with the sole object of breaking Jour chains.
It carries «n its standards Die colors of the
Iris, sod does not wish to cloud the lustre of
its arms by bloodshed.
Hy order of hi* ExreHency,
ANTONIO DE' SUCRE,
.feting Sierttary at IVar.
Taken from the enemy at the Cicnega,
Santa Martha, and the different forts on the
road leading from the former to the latter,
in tbe action of the loth ult. fought by the
division of tiie republican army, under the
command of Col. Jo*e Maria Cameo:—1X
batteries, 173 piece* of cannon, 3 earooades,
howitzer*, EU4S cannon hall*, Ell gren
ades, 4381 charges of grape shot, 1471 char
ges of |K>wder, cannon, E8 mu-kets, liO bay
onets, 21.33J ball cartridges, 116,KOO balls,
id,060 flints, 60 pair* of pistols, 23U lances,
7 quiutals of gun powder, 37 quintals of lead,
33U caps, 14 suits nl clothing, 3 gun boats,
3C merchant boat:, S3 tappin;; tools,
A large ship from Cubs, uuder French co
lors, with * cargo of provisions and a quanti
ty of ammunition for the use ol me Royal
ists was captured off Santa Martha on the
7th tilt, by one of Briuo’s privateers, aud sent
into that port.
CrsxcoA, Feh. 3.
We derive no intelligence by the orriials
this week, except that Gen. Bolivar had left
Si. Martha for St. Fe, accompanied by com
mod. re Aury, whose squadron, we are told,
remained at tbe former place. It is like
wise stated that some unpleasant differences
exi-ted between admiral Rrion and General
Montilla, tlie nature of w hich we bare not
ascertained.
New-Yore. March S.
LATEST FRUM FIIAXCE.
The brig Alfred. Captain Hunker, arrived
this morning from Havre, by which tbe li
ilitors of the Commercial Advertiser have
been favored with Haris dates to the Ithl
J an. cAltuioing London dates to the 13th
They rvu.tam nothing »f importance from
the continent of Europe.
LONDON, January 3.
A report hat for tome time prevailed, that
the mrrting of Parliament would be further
postponed, on account of the embarrassment
in winch the miniaters find themselves, in re
gard to the funds. But wre assure our lead
ers that parliament will open on the ap
pointed day, and that Mr. Banks will pro
pose the address to the crown in the bouse
of commons.—Courier.
Several large capitalists in this city have
offer clothe (^ueen any sum which she may
be in want of to procure a suitable establish
ment.—Traveller.
A National Monument is to be erected to
the memory of Shakespeare; his maj eaty
has become a subscriber.
JatvrvRT 4.
All *ke persons who v.ol* >,imesses a-
gainst her majesty, have been directed to
leave ilia roimtey—this •• r.r, evijroee ffial
nothing of importance will lie attempted be
fore the House of Commons.
An attempt was made last night Io mur
der the Courier of (lie French Ambassador,
as he was on his way to the cuuntry resi
deuce of his master.
Janvart, 6.
A Cabinet Council was held t’ris day, and
events of moment were brought before tlr
minister*. Wrvare assured, that lord Clan-
William, is to be despatched to Vienna w ith
a special mission.
The Chamberlain of the Duke of Bruns
vviek has just arrived, with dispatches to the
Queen, announcing to her majesty the deatli
ofli' r brother, Heine- Augustus.
Mr. Canning leaves town in the morning
for I’aris. lie lias written along letterto
Mr. Bolton, of Liverpool, in which he fully
• -plains h,r motive for re-igi ing his ofiice —
He states, that in the month of June last hr
tendered his resignation, hut that the King
requested him to withhold it—and that in
consequence of his differing in opinion with
his colleagues on the subject of the hill sf
pains and penalties, In- left England for some,
time. On his return, finding that Iris col
leagues hsd not abandoned the prosecution
against the Queen, and always differing with
them in opinion on this subject, and ou this
subject alone, he had, after taking their ad
vice, offered again his resignation—that the
king had accepted ofil, and had compliment
ed him on his eonduct.
The Courier lays, that the report of tile
Prince Leopold having given op Marlho
rough House to the Queen, and that he was
to become *n inmate of the same with her
majesty, is not true. Hi* Royal Highness
knows too well the sentiments of t'.e inhabi
tant* of Ball Mall to he guilty of surh an art.
Janvaht 8.
The foreign papers rereived this dev,
are crowded with speculation* on the dr
parturc of the King of Naples. Most of
them tiro of opinion, that the affairs with
that country will be *rnicably settled.
Great sensation prevails in Dublin, in ron-
sequeme of live military having been called
in to dispersv: * meeting of the inhabitant*.
Many meeting* have since been held, and
petitions got up to remonstrate against this
act of violence.
Jancart 9.,
The statement of (lie finances baa just
been published. The new taxes have not
produced the required amount, and the re
ceipts of the last three months corresponding
to IKI9, present a deficit ol thirty thousand,
nine hundred and thirty nine pound sterlin l
Jaxlart II.
A great number of addresses were pre
sented this day, requesting that her majesty
he restored to all her rights and |rrivileges.
Not a day passed without numerous petiti
ons being received fur the same purpose.—
The Statesman gives a list of those uddres-
so* which have been presented within ten
days—they are upwards of one hundred.—
The Prince Leopold it appear- has been no
tilled from high authority, that his visits to
Bradeiihurgh house are too frequent, and
that he mu-l decide whether he prefers that
establishment to Carlton House. We un
derstand that he has communicated this in -
formation to the Queen—who answered
with much promptitude, that His Koval
Highness ought to consult Lis best interest*
sod deride forthwith—»he wished himtoex-
emae his own opinion in this delicate busi
ness.—Statesman.
January It
Yestrrday the Common Council met for
the express pur|>ose of presenting a petition
to parliament, requesting that the uanir of
live Queen he immediately inserted in the
Liturgy—and that she he restored to all the
rights and privileges due to her rank.
The Ilon.C.B. Bathurst, entered this day
on his duty as President of the Board of
Controul, iu the (dace of Mr. Canning.
January 13.
The mails due this day have arrived, they
contain no • v**nt of importance since our last
ad'iccs. However great event* may souii
tere-t with I he expected to tike place on the Continent, j for failure Iu Completing the payui(. n
y, been our I We wait for them with an impatience, dif- thereon.
fienU to describe. We know not on what
point to cist our eyes. Italy. France, Spain
and Portugal, are looking with a* tnuchanxv-
cty a* ourselves.
LYSEX.1TE.
Mptsiuv, Feh. 26.
Mr. Holmes of Maine, from the joint
committee of Ihe two Houses of Con
gress, appointed on the subject, repor
ted a resolution for the admission of Mis
souri into the Union ; which was read,
and, on the motion of Mr. II. ordered to
lie on the table.
Mr. Barbour, from the committee on
foreign relations, reported n bill autho
rizing the President of the United States
to take possession of East and West Flori
da, and establish a temporary govern
ment therein ; and the bill was twice
read, by general consent.
Mr. i'inkney communicated to the Sen
ate, a report adopted by the Legislature
of Maryland, in favor of allowing to those
states m hich have had no appropriations
of public land, for the purposes of edu
cation, such appropriations us will cor
respond, in a just proportion, with those
heretofore made in favor of the other
states, with resolutions requesting the
Senator* and Representatives of Mary
land, in Congress, to endeavor to pro
cure the passage of an act to carry the
views of the report into effect ; nnd the
said document was laid on the table.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
MISSOURI.
The resolution which passed Ihe o-
llicr House last evening, to admit the
slate of Missouri into the Union, was re
ceived, and read twice by general con
sent.
The Senate then proceeded to consid
er the said resolution.
After nn unsuccessful attempt hv Mr.
Macon to strike out the condition and
proviso, which was negatived by a large
majority, and a few remarks by Mr. liar
hour, in support of the expediency of
harmony and concession on this moment
ous subject,
Tbe question was taken on ordering
the resolution to he read a third time,
nnd tvs* decided in the affirmative, by
the following vote :
YEAS—Meuri Harbour, Chandler, Eaton.
Elliott, Gsillird, Holme*, of Maine, Holme*, of
Miss. Horsey, tinnier, Johoson, of Ken. John
•on, ef Ltl King, of Ainu. Lovvne, Morril,
Parrott, Pleasants. Huberts A.,«ui.«-a,
lalliot, Taylor, Thomas, Van Ltyke. Walker of
Aliib. Williams of Miss. Williams of Tann —2*
NAV5—sttssn. llano, Dickerson, King of
N. Y. Knight, Laiunan, Macon, Mills, Noble,
Otis, Palmer. Rugqln, ban ford, Smith, Tub
emir, Trimble.—14.
A motion was made to read tbe resold,
tion a third time forthwith, but it was
objected to, and under tbe rule of tbe
Senate, of course it could not be done.
Wednesday, Feb. 28.
The resolution declaring the admis
sion of Missouri ioto the Union received
its last reading, and was pasted.
The ’amendment* to tbe hill for reduc
tion of the army from the House of Re
presenlutives were agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPKESENTATTYES
Mr. Smith, of MJ. from the committee
of Way* nnd Mean", reported a bill to
authorize the President of the U n ited
Slates Io borrow a sum not exceeding
•I.600,0(i0 dollars ; nliich wa* twice read
aud committed.
A message was received from the
President of the United Stales, transmit
ting an annual return of the Militia of the
Uoited States, prepared by the Adjutant
and Inspector General, conformably to
tbe militia laws on that subject ; which
was ordered t« lie on the table.
Mr. Clay, from (lie joint committee
appointed on Ihe Missouri subject, re
ported the following resolution :
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the Fnited States of A-
merica in Congress assembled, That Mis
souri shall he admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original states
• it all respect* whaleter, upon the fun
damental condition, that the fourth clause
of the twenty-sixth section of the third
article nf the constitution submitted on
tbe part of *nid state Io Congress shall
never be construed to authnrize the
passage of any law, and that no law shall
lie paired in conformity thereto, by
which any citizen nf either of the stales
in this Union shall he excluded from the
enjoyment of any of the privileges and
immunities to which such citizen is en
titled under the constitution of the Uni
ted State* : Provided, That the legisla
ture of the said state, by a solemn public
act, shall declare the assent of the said
state to the said fundamental condition,
and shall transmit to the President of the
United States, on or before the fourth
Monday in November next, an authentic
copy of the said art ; upon (lie receipt
whereof, the. President, by proclamation,
shall announce the fact : whereupon,
and without any further proceeding on
Ihe part of Congress, the admission of
the said state into this Union shall be
considered a* complete.
1 lie said resolution was tsvice retd,
and ordered to lie on the table, on mo
tion of Mr. Clay, with the avowed in
tention of calling for its consideration in
the course of this day.
The House then proceeded to the
consideration of the hill for the relief of
certain purchasers of public lands.
Mr. Foot moved to recommit the bill
to the committee on public lands, with
instructions to report a bill to amend the
3d section of the act of 24th April, 1820,
entitled “ An act making further provi
sion for the sale of Public Lands, so as
to fix the price, at which the Public
Land* shall he offered fur sale, at one
dollar and fiftv-fuur cents per acre—and
also to provide fur suspending fur a li-
tniled time the sale or forl'eitaro of had*,
This motion was opposed by Mr.
derson, supported by Mr. Foot, aud aeg*.
used by no large majority.
Mr. Wood moved to amend the bill, te
as to strike out that part which classifi e(
the land debtors, deferring their pay
ments for eight, six, or four years, ijr.
After a few remarks from one or two
gentlemen, for and against this niutiou.il
was decided in the negative without a.
division.
Mr. Robertson, then, after some intro*
durtory remarks, moved to amend the
hill (his object being avowed to be to
exclude mere speculators from the bene
fit of its provisions) so as to confine the
right of relinquishment to “ as much
thereof (of the land) as shall then be
(laid for, and no more nor less : Provi
ded, That all persons wbo reside on or
have improved, before the passage of
Ibis act, any section, half section, or
(iiartcr section, upon w hich tbe whole
purchase money has not been paid, shall
have the privilege of relinquishing any
legal division or subdivision thereof,”
This motion was earnestly opposed
by Mr. Hendricks, and as zealously sup
ported by Mr. Robertson ; and was final-
iy negatived by a small majority.
Some other amendment was made to
the bill, which the reporter did not dis
tinctly understand.
Mr, Metcalf, after some intorductory
remarks, of considerable length, then
moved to amend the bill by adding there
to the following ns a new section :
“ Be it further enacted. That every
person, or the representatives of every
person, who, prior to the passage ofthis
act, did actually inhabit or cultivate b
tract of unappropriated land belonging te
the United States, shall be entitled to a
preference in becoming the purchaser of
one quarter section, including his or
their settlement, at tbe minimum price
of the government. And the fact of such
settlement being established in conformi
ty ta existing laws, before the Register
and Receiver in either of the land dis
tricts of the United States before tbe day
upon which the same is exposed to pub
lic sale, the said sale shall be suspendri)
for the term of years: Provided
however, that every person wbo it shall
appear i* the owner of any other land
shall be excluded from the benefit of this
act.”
And the question being taken thereon,
it «*»« doesded ia the u<.^ati>e, bj a iargo
majority.
The bill wag then further amended*
on the motion of Mr. Tucker of Va.
Mr. AT Coy moved to amend the bill by
striking out the whole of the bill, after
the cDiictiog clause, and inserting thcr
following iu lieu thereof :
“ That the operation of all arts pro
viding for the sale of the laud of the U,
States he, and the same is hereby sus
pended until the 30th day of April, 1822,
in favor of purchasers of public lands, at
any of the land offices of the United
States, for any instalment or instalments,
remaining unpaid, or which may fall due,
previous to the day aforesaid.
The question being taken on this mo
tion, it was negatived, 68 to 40.
Mr. Cannon mured to amend the bill
so as to allow those wbo purchased lands
at a rate less than three dollars per acr»
the same discount as is allowed to pur
chasers above that rate, and to reduce
that discount from thirty-three and is
third per cent, to twenty-five per cent.
This amendment was supported by
.Mr. Cannon, and spoken upon by Mr.
Hendricks, nnd Mr. Hardin, aud was a-
greed to, CS to 63.
Mr. Anderson then moved to amend
the bill, (since the system of the Senatu>
had been broken in upon) so as to strike
out all that proposes nn absolute reduc
tion ot 26 per cent, on the amount due-
by each purchaser of public land, his ob
ject being to substitute for it an allow
ance of discount lor prompt payment.
This motion w«* opposed by Air.
Clay J: supported by Mr. Anderson, Mr.
Fuller, and Mr. Co45. The vote thereon
wa* as follows :
YF.AS—Meisrs. Abbot, Alexander, Alien,
of Mn,i Allen, of Tenn. Anderson, Archer, of
Md. 11*11, Harbour, Bateman, Bloomfield, Brjr
on, BulTum, C»»e, Cobb. Cocke Culbreth.Cal-
pepper, t’uthbfrt. Davidson, Dennison, De
witt, Dickinson, Eddy, Edwards, of N C. Fish
er, Floyd, Folger, Foot, Gray, Guyon, Hall,
of N. Y. Hardin, llihdiam. Hill, Hooks, Hos
teller, Little. Livermore, Maclay, McCoy, Mc
Creary, McLean, of Ken. .Mercer, Metcalf,
Monell, Montgomery, S. Moore,T. L- Moore,
Merton,.Murrey, .Neale, .Norton,of Man Parker,
•f Ma»a. Parker, of Va. Pketps, I’liirton, Pinck
ney, Plurner, Rankin, Heed, llichnrd), Robert
son, linger*, Ituss, Settle, Silsbee, Simkins,
Southard, Stevens, Slorrs, Terrell, Tomlinsou,
Tracy, Trimble, Tucker, ofVa. Tucker, of 3. C.
Cdree, Walker, Warfield, Weudover, Williams,
of Va. Williams, of N. C. Wood.—8-’l.
NAYS—Messrs. Adams, Allen, N.Y. Balter,
Baldwin, Bayly, Becelier, Blackledge, Boden,
Brush, Butler, of Lou. Campbell, Cannon,
Clark, Clay, (Cook, Cruivell, Cushman, Dana,
Darlington, Fdwa-ds, of Con. Edwards, Prn.
Kurt is, Fay, Ford Fuller, Gorham, Gross, of N.Y 1 *
Gross, nf I’enn. Ilackley, Hemphill, Hendrick*,^
Herrick, Hobart, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, oC
Va Jones, Ten. Kendall, Kinsey, Lethrop,
I.incelu, McCullough, Mallary, Merchant!,
Meech, R. Moore, Mosely, Nelson, of Va.
Newton, Patterson, Pilcher, Rhea, Rich Rich
mond, Ringgold, Koas, Bereeaut, Shaw,Sloan,
Smith, of N. J. Smith, MJ. A. limytli, of Va v
Smith, of N C. Street, Strong, of Vt. Strong,
N. Y. Stveariugeu, Tarr, Tyler, Veu Ileusse-
laer.—70.
So the motion of Mr. Anderson w»s a-
grecd to.
On motion of Mr. Tucker, of Virginia,
the House then agreed to re-consid*r tbe
amendment, adopted on Friday last, on
tbe motion of Mr. Hardin ; and Mr. Har
din then withdrew the same.
Mr. Anderson then moved to ament!
the hill, by adding thereto a provision
contemplating the allowance of* consid
erable deduction for prompt payment of
the money due.
This motion was opposed by Mr. Clay.
at going to favermoniedrr.cn only, who
have ne occasion for indulgence from tl;6