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^actuary of the .lead. lie accordingly re- the present do no morn Han n m H
tired behind a convenient projection near printing of ,the memorial, mid iliat it lie
tho spot, and watched for eome tiW. At j tho table. 11 ih« Senate should <»•« £«
length in accordance with his euspicions, any iliapoaitmn to act on the gem lul sn joct
miinf tliA phnrr.li vard came two men carry- nt tilts session, he would at a future iy
out of the church yard came two men carry
ing a dead body, which they carefully de
posited in the two wheeled vehicle, raising
the head, on which they placed u lint, we
presume liy way of disguise, and enclosing
the body in an old great coni. This cere
many performed, they returned to fill up
the grave, and adjust its precincts, so ns to
divert attention from their misdoing. In
thts interval, our wntohmnn, of liocdmemp-
tihle imagination as well as resolution, re
moved the body to n safe place, and put
himself into the curt, covered, as to his bo
dy, with the aforesaid great coat, and. as to
his /lead, with the aforesaid hat. At their
loisure the theives returned to iheir plunder,
ns they fondly thought, when one ol them,
proceeding to examine Ins cargo, suddenly
shrunk back, exclaiming, “ curse him, John,
he is warm yet!” and exclaims, ill return,
the slowly rising fancied corpse, “ I’ll warm
you.” Away scampered the two vagabonds,
leaving to their fate tho cart and horse,
which are yet in the possession ol the itit;**
cious captor. Of course the dead body was
restored to its cold resting place, where pro
buldy it will now lie without molestation till
it unites with its kindred clay.
move its reference to the proper Commit
The report of the Committee on the Ju
diciary, requesting to be discharged irom the
consideration of sundry papers, in relation
to increasing the salaries ol, the District
Judges of the Districts of Maine, Rhode Is
land, and South Carolina, was considered
and agreed to.
The report of the same Committee, on the
resolution instructing them to'consider the
expediency of amending tlietludicial System
of the United .Slates, so as to equalize the
distribution of justice, and place all the
.States on a similar footing, was considered.
Mr. lUrrim said, tlm resolution was upon
a subject, of great moguitu Its and impor-l
j.,i,re: it h ,.| t.\< ited great interest in the
tliel And, in compliance With a resolution of
'■i’ 1 the House,, of- the 20th insbatrt, fetjuestmg
a cotnmiiiiioution of the Journal of the n-
hbve mentioned Commissioners, I transmit
a report from the Secretary of War, of the
‘iUlt instant, with copies of tho jiupers,
which it is believed drill supply,the infor
mation desired by thor Resolution, tin regu
lar Journal Imving been tranamiuad.by the
Commissioners to tho department, t
JOHN UUINCY ADAMS.
This message was .read, and’laid on the
table. ’
I’cKsoxa, Jan. 27.
On motion of Mr. Hard, it was
Resolved, That the report on the memorial
of curtain citizens of llifl County of West
Cheater in the State of New-York, liereto-
f„re (presented to this Hansc. praying for U
pension f i the widow of John I’nuMing,
deceased, one of the captors of Andre, he
eommiiioil to the Committee on Military
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KY.CONO SKS8KIN.
IN SUN AT 10.
Mr- Dickers on, from the MoieclTniminutec
’on that subject, reported a bill “lor the dis
tribution of u part of the revenue of the
United Stnic.s among the individual States,”
with amendments: which was ordered to
ho printed, and niuilu the special order of
the day for Wednesday next.
Mr- Berrien, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, to which was referred memorials
respecting the abolition of slavery within the
District rtf Columbia, requested to he dis
charged froth the further consideration of
thni subject.
Mr. Berrien, front the saino Committee, I
.to which was referred the resolution direct-1
ing the Committee to inquire into the expe- j
dienqy of s i amending tho Judicial System,
rtf I liw I : iiitilii Sit ntiio no l>> •iln.iit ..It ll.n !
r/rflVM^lVail giiiiV. .lit., n hiHluric.nl account of
tho Judicial system, showing the inequali
ties, nml staled their inability to concur in
any speetlie |dan. Their object had been to
present the subject In tho consideration of j of this
tlm Senate in such n manner that it should } willow i
State of the Vjuiou, Mr Mnttiii m t ue t hair,
and-resumed the consideration ol the Cum
borland road bill. Mr. Weems and Mr.
Smith, (of Indiana,) addressed the Commit
tee, which, at near four o’clock rose, arid the
House adjourned.
TnenjDtT, Jon. 29
Slavery in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Alexander, front the Committee for the*'D!s-
trict of Columbia, to which was referred sundry me
morial* from various parts of the U. States, praying
for tli<s gradnul nbulition of slavery in the District
of Columbia, and n representation upon that sub
ject front the Grand Jury of tile county of Wash
ington, in said District, mid who were instructed
by the House on resolutions Introduced by Mr.
Miiur, to make certain inquiries in relation to the
siinte subject, made u report thereon, accompanied
by a hill concerning die importation of slaves into
tho District ol Columbia, h ml lor other purposes—
which hill was twice rend and committed.
sellout. LANDS.
The House resumed the consideration of the fol
lowing resolution moved by Mr. Weems on tbe 13th
hut. and mmlitied to read as follows :
M Hr,toh ed, That the .Select Committee this day
appointed [on a resolution introduced by ,Mr. Htc-
venson, of Pennsylvania,] be instructed to inquire
into the expediency ol appropriating so much of
the public lands, (not fouilu to clash with any pre
vious contract for the payment of the public debt,)
for the advancement of common schools in ull
those States w hich have not received a portion of
the public hinds, -equivalent to what lias lit
N ational I, •giuhitiirf, both now nml at other I Mr. Ward advocated his rwiliittoli m «
II,lien The Committee were instructed to slturt speech, in which Im recurred to the
inquire into .1,0 expediency of amending j time of tho Revolution, andDiluted the h.s-
CO,'tain alleged inequalities in the present tory ol tho capture o Audrt by 1 nub hug
oruatii/.tUiott, and suggest sticii measure* as i and bin associates, and cuuiriited the sit'<«'
in their opinion would remedy the difficulty. 1 tmnsxd the In,tithes of Arnml and 1 aub
Ho liir as regarded the present Judicial sya , mg. Arnold having recctvel trout the l!
tern, tio diversity of opinion wait entertained | tit £ KM 11 * . '»*' 1 ' 0 ^ j gI . nn ,V,i to tlmse Slnt'es that have been introduced
hi the Committee; all agreed that there treachery, tog.-the,; w fli the | ay id emom j j> n(n 1|ip ,
was an im nitty, whirl, should be rciov-1 me,its of „ Hr,gad,er General int .e Army ,
cd ■ hut when tlm Committee cattio to in j and his luimly being now prowl, d lor v
quire what was tlm remedy, they found il i the British Government. i aiildng having,
impossible to report any pla.u ^ --- ^ ^ „ vm , ^ lww
withdrawn from his widow andoipliun
droll. Tlie case w as not a eomiion one
Who is it, said Mr. W. who nsls you that
this pension sliull be alio wed to ho widow
Revolutionary veteran? N it his
No, mr ; lint it is tlm nhahiiaiits
Im open to the. members of the Senate, j of tlm county in which she rcsites. They
whether belonging to the Committee or not, j know her situation, and all tho; asked, is,
to suggest any specilie plan for the removal I dial the same pension may he ailcwei! to her
for her life that was allowed to Inr husband,
lie hoped the House would tigroj to the re
solution.
!\lr. Williams asked for the roidingof the
resolution, which having been read,
of tins evil. It was, perhaps, u subject of
too much importance t<> he discharged at
the present moment, and it appeared to hint
to he a more appropriate! treatment of the
subject to lay it upon the table, that it might
he called up at soma future time. Accord
ingly, lie moved to lay the report u[k>ii the
table.
into the Union since the adoption of the ficncrttl
Government, so as to cqimli,:e the advantage* to
cacti and nil the States,”
To tiii; resolution Mr. Duncan moved on the
27th inrt. to add the following.: ■
“ And that the same Committer, he instructed to
inquire into the justice of paying the new Slates
an umritint, in money, equal to tlm tax iifsin all
land sold or disposed of liy the (Jailed States and
which has lieuu exempt irom a State tax, hy com
pact. hi the same ratio that land belonging to in
dividuals has been taxed by said new Slate.”
Vest,-inlay Mr. Strong moved to add to Air. Dun
can'x amendment the 1 dlnw ing:
" Ami that they also inquire and report whether
the ritdit and title to the public, lands be in the U.
States, or in the respective States in which these
lands lie.”
Tin-question before the House was on agreeing
to this last amendment moved by Mr.Strong
Air. Weems now addressed the
<■ .i ; .I i u . , i Mr. Webster added, very briefly, that tho
ol the United States, as to place all the , .. , . 1 , , ,
States in a similar situation, made a teport, , ' on ? , " N ‘°" H '." n , r,! H or ‘ suggested several
which, without reading, was ordered to he n " ,,l,3S wh,cl ' t, '° , " e '' u ' llu,e3 ,n ’ f ’ r|,t 1,0
printed
Mr. Prince submitted the following reso
lution :
He solved, That the Secretary of the Tree
bury Department be required to lay before
tho Senate a statement exhibiting, separata-
reniuved ; and the, subject had become one
of so much importance, that ho wished to
have it brought before the Senate. If it
could ho made the order of tho day, for some
early day hereafter, he should prefer it to
having it laid upon the table; hut lie was
willing to agree in any measure theft most
,'y, the amount of the duties on imports!
which accrued in each quarter of the year »■" ’- . , , . . ,
... -i Mr. Her nan said, ho was willing to have
it made the order of the day, if, when that
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mi
1827; and the three first quarters of the
year 1828 ; together with any evidence or
estimates in his power to furnish, id' the
amount of such accrual in the fourth quar
ter of tho year 1828, stating distinctly the
increase or diminution in the amounts which
thus accrued ill eucli quarter of the year
1823, as compared with the corresponding
quarters of the year J627.
Mr. Bouligny laid before the Senate the
following resolutions of tlm Legislature of
the State of X.otiiaiann, which were ordered
to he printed:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Re
presentatives of tho State of Louisiana, in
General Assembly convened, That it
deemed a matter of the utmost important
r,o tiie interests of the State, that it should
have anil possess the sole and exclusive ju
risdiction of tho unappropriated limbs with*
in its limits, in order that Internal improve
ments may be promoted, uud emigration in
creased.
Resolved, That while the Federal Govern
ment shall continue to claim sovereignty
» over a largo portion of the soil of the States,
with its tardy'operations in disposing of the
''Katun to individuals, ami the high prices
Stipulated in the terms of entry ; we shall
continue to behold tho younger members of
this republic outstripping us iu population,
improvement, and the arts.
“ Resolved, That, inasmuch as n portion
of our citizens hold lands under adverse and
unsettled titles, the vital object of defence
ugainst the the inundation of our streams,
;ind the object common to man, of render
ing butter his condition, are both retarded
Rnd repressed:—
“ Resolved, That our Senators in Con-
■ gress be instructed, uud our Representatives
requested, to exert their utmost abilities to
ohtaiu from the Federal Government a ces
sion to this Stute of the public amt unappro
priated lands claimed l»y the United States,
at as early u period, and on such terms as
Stay be beneficial to tho State, and advan
tageous to our citizens.
** Resolved, Tbut tbe Governor of the State
be requested to transmit a copy of these re-
solm mils to each of our Settutors and Repre
sentatives in Congress.
' Tuesday, Jan. 27.
, Mr, Taylor submitted tbe following reso
lution :
Resolved, That the Committee on the Pub-
lie Lands be instructed to inquire into tin-
justice and expediency of authorizing those
■persons, or their heirs, or dovizees, whose 1
claims to military bounty land, under the,
acts nml resolves of the Virginia Legisla-i
lure, for services rendered nml performed I
(Hiring the Revolutionary War, remain mi 1
antisljed, by reason of the reservations made
hy Virginia iu her compacts with Kentucky
and the United States, having proved defi
cient, to enter their claims on tho politic
lands lying within the States of Ohio, Indi
ana, and Illinois, which may have hereto
fore been brought into market and remain
unsold ; or of uinking such other provision
as reason and* equity limy seem to requite.
Mr. Barton moved that tiie Senate do now
proceed to the consideration of Executive
business; upon this motion a division wits
called for.
Mr. Foot said lie would do what ho never
had done before, call for the ayes nml lines
on this question ; which were ordered, and
the motion was lost: ayes 17, noes3l.
Tiiubsday, January 29.
Mr. Webster presented the memorial of
Josinh Uradley, ami others, citizens of Hus
ton, against tho Tariff of the last session.
In presenting this memorial, Mr. Webster
id lie would take occasion to say, that it
qs respectably and most numerously sign
i, and was a temperate and judicious ar
gument in favor of thni side of the general
question which the memorialists espoused
In one important point, lie (Mr. W.) certain
ly most cordially concurred with them: that
whs, in respect to the oppressive operation
of the existing laws on the navigation of the
country. The memorial prayed Congress,
however, in a respectful but argent manner,
to reconsider and revise the whole system
As no Committee of the Senate was now
arrived, the Senate would im prepared to act
upon it. lint they probably would not; if
it was laid upon the table, it could In: called
up at any moment, and discussed nt that
time. Therefore, he renewed his motion,
mid tin: hill was laid upon the table.
Friday, January .“JO.
Mr. Marks presemen the following reso
House. [Ah'.
W’s remarks are necessarily postponed to a tuture
Mr. Brent inquired of the Chair if it was ! dny.]
Air. ty/Ytguc said, he had riseuwith no intention
of discussing the. resolution, hut to enter hi- nro-
Wlmf, axk-
■ at this day going to inquire u lic-
: public hinds (—Which ivi- have
possessed, controlled, and disposed of, from the ve
ry beginning of the Government! Can it ha serf
i eu mr n. lire wi
, 1 (her we ow n the
io order to refer petitions by n resolution.
The Speaker replied that it wis not
Mr. H ard then modified Ins resolution so ] <* st against its being discussed at ull.
as fn make it read 11 report of tiie Commit- i ‘’ ll
tee on Revolutionary I’ensions,’' tuul,bem;
thus urmended, it was adopted.
On motion ol Mr. Rtcvenson of Penneyl- j ously proposed thativc should send to n committc
vnuia, it was, ( tnn-k whether those leads are our property or not!
Resolved, Thni a Committee bn appointed ; 8ir, l should as soon think of inquiring whether
to inquire into tilt: expediency of dmtriliut- I we own the public ships! \\ hcilier we own tilt
ing annually, itmongst the several States, in ! l ,ot 'k \ nrds and Navy \ arils ! W bctlier oar torts
proportion to their representation in this ! a " d frtresws are our ow..! Nay, 8ir, whether
. 1 ,, • • I we on u tlio very null in u liicti I stum! ! Il it is to
Hum--.., nil moneys arising Irom the sales ol , )p heh , „ lllllUe '. of dliubt w J,etl.e r the States i„
tho I nblk* l/mus, niter payin'' oui til trie j which the hinds lie do not on that account possess
same such sums as may be annually reqmr- the right and title to the lands, then it may be
oil. to pay for the extinguishment ol Indian doubled whether tin- Corporation ut Washington
titles. I ho expense of supporting Land OlTi- j City does not rightfully own this Capitol I lint 1,
ens, of surveying the I’uhlic Lauds, &r, oilier tor one, will ucver give my consent to any men
necessary expenses relating thereto ; with
leave to report Itv hill or otherwise.
LAND FOR SCHOOLS.
Mr. If 'reins moved tho consideration of
the resolution introduced bv him on tiie Idtli
House
Mr. Weems modified liis resolution so as
to read ns follows:
Resolved, That the Select Committee this
day appointed on a resolution introduced hy
Mr. Stevenson, of l’ennsylvania, be in
lution of tlio Legislature of Pennsylvania ; instant; which being assented to by the
which wits rend and laid on the table.
Resolved, That the Senators of this State
in the. Senate, of the United Stales be. and
they are hereby instructed, nml the repie
sentatives of this State in Congress, lie, and
they are hereby requested, to procure, it j
practicable, the passage of a law, to abolish istructcd to inquire into the expediency of
slavery in the District of Columbia, in such J appropriating so much of the i’ublie Lands,
a mil liner as they may consider consistent! (not found to clash with .any previous eon-
xv i tli the rights of individuals, and the Con- | tract for tile payment of the public debt) for
stitruia'i of tin: United States. 1 tiie advancement of Common Schools in all
Mommy, February 2. (those States which have not received a por
Mr. Tazewell submitted tiie following re- I lion of the 1’itblic Lands, equivalent to what
solution : | lifts been granted to those Suites that have
Resolved, That n Committee ho appointed, 1 been introduced into tlio Union since the a
i join such Committee as may be appoint. : doption ot the General Government, so as ti
ed hy \!i« House of Representatives, to ns
certain and report a inode of examining the
votes for President and Vice President of
the United States, nml of notifying the per
sons elected of their election.
The resolution was agreed to; & Messrs.
Tazewell, Sanford, and Webster, wero ap
pointed the Committee.
The Clmir communicated a messnge from
the President of the United States, trans
mitting n letter from Mr. David, Professor
of the School of Painting, &,r. at Paris, tho
artist who presented to Congress the Rust
of General Lafayette-
The Chair also communicated a letter
from tho Secretary of War, transmitting a
list of the contracts made hy that Depart
ment during the year 1827.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Jan. 20.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
The speaker now proeluinicd the Orders
of the Day ; whereupon,
Mr. Mercer suid, that it had been his in
tention to have moved that the House go
into Committee of the Whole on tlio state
of the Union, with n view to resume the dis
cussion on the Cnmherlnnd Road Hill, lutt
being seriously indisposed, he should waive
it for the present, unless some other gentle
man wished to address tho House on that
subject.
Mr. Duncan tliereujKiii moved that the
House go into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union, for the purpose of
taking up tho Ilill to graduate the Public
Lands.
['lie House lowing thereupon gone into
Committee accordingly, audit lining n pri
vilege of the Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union to tuke up at plea
sure uny ouo of the subjects referred to
it —
Mr. Mercer moved the consideration of
the Cumberland Road Bill, preferring, sick
as he was, to enter on that subject, rntlic-r
than tho hill which lind been mentioned hy
the gentleman Irom Illinois being token up.
a subject, should be brought before the com
mittee, which, in all probability, would con
sume the residue of the session.
The Committee thereupon took up the
Rill for the preservation and repair of the
Cumberland Road. And
Mr. Fort and Mr. Barney successively
took the floor in defence of the hill ; when,
on motion of Mr. utnderson, of l’a. the Com
mittee rose.
TREATY OF INDIAN SPRINGS.
The following Message was received From
the President of the U. States.
To the House of Representatives
of the Unit’d States :
Wa siiinoton, 29iIi Jan. 1829.
In compliance with a resolution of the
House of Representatives, of the 17th inst.
requesting copies of the instructions to the
Commissioners of tho United States who
made the Treaty at the Indian Springs, in
1821,1 transmit to the House a report from
the Secretary of War, of the 22d. instant,
as to
quah.'.e the advantages to each nml all the
Suites.
Mr. Joinings moved to amend the resolu
tion hv smiting out “ Select Committee this
day appointed,” and to insert “Committee
on Public I,amis.”
Tins motion was negatived : when
Mr. Duncan moved to amend the resolu
tion hy adding t'e-rf to the following :
“And that tho -."inis Committee he in
st meed to it quir - into ilia justice of pax ing
the m:xv States an amount, in money, equal | gf ^ Sou,
GEORGIA CLAIMS AN'P TREATY WITHt purchase, and does iRtladdoco asinck
- — I ■ L* (>,XL r l-'VU I. . t . It ? ‘
he xcliicli xvc throw doubt upon our own title
Sir, the ingenuity of men cun conjure up doubts
ubout any thing whatever. Grave philosophers
have very solemnly doubted xvhether the universe
around ik, lias any existence. Whether this ma
terial world is not a nonentity. Rut, Sir, if such
doubts are to prevail, it is time xvc made re
trenchments in more xvays than one. 1 will not
move that this resolution lie upon the table, be
cause I will never consent that i; should even lie
there. Nor would 1 send it to a committee, nor
will 1 discuss it. I kiunv the very respectable
source front which tiie uinemhni-nl has proceeded,
lint I In-pi: the gentleman \x ho moved it will him
self consent to withdraw' it, and that lie xvill not,
by pressing its reference to it committee, tliroxx
even the slnxdoxv of n shade upon a titlu which is
beyond all doubt, or controversy.
Mr. Htromc suid that lie did not feel w illing to
xvitlulrnw tint nmendinent. m; should lie discuss 01
the merits either of it ortho resolution,
merely observe, tlmt tile ciaiiu set up by
to the public lands presented <i dillernt
that of a iiiuii's claiming the hut sad com w hich lie
had on. Such n claim no should not think of re
ferring to any one, hut should leavo the claimant
to do xx hat lie could, lint the case resembled a
claim set up to his lint anil coat by some other per
son having them in his possession. To such a
claim it xvould ho his duty to respond, and to re-
hut it by argument. Now, although the title to
the public lands was legally in the United States,
yet the actual possession of them was in those
States in which they lie. As some of these ,States
claim the lands, he thought it w as due to the rights
of the United States, that both sides of the questi
on should be argued. He would not have the
public mind assaileil by all tbe iirgmuenls in favor
and bv these
CIIEROKLF.8
The, follow ing message in writing was received
from the President ot the I . Htates :
To the Route of Representatives of the U. States;
Wasuisotox, 30th January, 1829.
Incompliance withu resolution ol the House ol
Representatives of the 13tli inst. requesting inior-
matiou of the meaiurei taken in Execution of the
act of Jill May last, making an appropriation lor
carrying into yflect the articles ol sgrhement and
cewioit of flic ‘JftIi April, 1802, between the State
of Georgia ami the United .States; sod also in ex
ecution of retain provisions ot the treaty ol May
Inst, with the Cherokee Indians, I transmit to the
House a report from the Secretary ol \V ar, with
documents comprising the desired information.
JOHN GLTNCY ADAMS.
This messnge was read and laid on the table
BOUNDARY-—GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The Speaker laid before the House the follow mg
report from the Secretary ot Stute :
The Secretary of State, in compliance with the
resolution of the House of Representative!, ot the
20th instant, directing Inm “ to communicate to
“ that House, the follow-in;; letters oi Andrew Llli-
“ cott, the Commissioner of the United States for
“ carrying into effect the Treaty of San Lorenzo
“el Real, of the 27th of October, 1795, between
“ his Catholic Majesty and the United States:—
“ A letter to the Secretory of State, and the pu-
“ pers included, dated 9th of October, 1799, and
“ letters to the Secretary of State, of January 12th,
“ April 5lh, and July 4th, 1890, together with such
“ other portions of ids journal, or correspondence,
“ as relates to the ascertainment of the head or
" source of the St. Alary's River, or the reasons
“ why the snme xxas not ascertained,”—has the
honor to submit to the I Ions" copies of the letters
and papers specifically required hy the resolution,
anil respectfully to refer to the report from this De
partment, to the President of the United States,
duted 13th Feb. 1828, a copy whereof is herewith
communicated to the. House, in pursuance of a
resolution ol the Senate, of the 11th of that month,
culling, amongst other things, fi,r the Journal or
report communicated hy the snixl U.llicolt to his
Government; which states the cause that prevent
ed u compliance, at that time, with the xx isb of the
Senate, in relation to the said Journal or report,
nud ivhicli, it is regretted, prevents a compliance
with the w i-li of the House of Representatives, nt
the present, w ith regard to the same documents.—
It may he proper to state, that the Minister of the
United States at Madrid, who was instructed, ns Is
mentioned hi the report to the Senate, to apply to
the Spanish Government for a copy of the report
in question, of Andrew Ellieott, if it should he n-
mong the archives of that Government, made the
application required of him in May, 182,shut that
this Department is still uninformed ofthc result.
An exl act of a letter from Mr. Ellieott to this De
partment, under date the 23d of March, 18tH), and
the copy of a certificate from the same, concerning
the appointment of Patrick Tagart, to trace the
line between the mouth of Flint River, and the
source of the St. Mary’s, are likewise herewith
submitted,as coining within the scope of the reso
lution of the House. H. CLAY.
Department o/.S/m'r, Washington,27th Jan. 1889.
This report was read and laid on the table.
8ATunnAY, January 31.
On motion of .'Jr. Jsaaeks, it was Resolved, that
tlio Committee n Indian Affairs be instructed to
inquire into the expediency of repealing any laws
ol Congress (if such there be) which may restrain
or prevent the laying out, constructing, or using
any roads or canals, or other useful public, im
provements, under the authority of any of tiie
States ol this Union, upon territory occupied or
claimed hy any Indian tribes, and lying within the
limits of the States respuctix ely, which may au
thorize su.'h improvements to he made.
On motion ot Air. Moore, of Ala., it was lxoiolv-
d, That the Committee on Public Lands be iu-
OtyMinv
nr adduce a sinulu name, lie
he hostile proofs ui.it the panics,
shall disclose at his pleasure. At the
linte, lie exculpates irenj on,e oj thegm\.
that addressed him.”
Wh learn from Washington tlmt ih (
not iiiucli disposition to do business h
at the present session. No miction bill
mail bill will pass. The answer of M r
urtis’to ihosu gentlemen in Boston who
his ” early,” and nfter a period of esttn
merit, liis " lute ” asset iates, it is sui-J
contain art extraordinary developeinpg
private and confidentiul conversations*- f
the phrase ! The know ing ones say ths
shnll lime the date and detail of even
closure over wine, and every tinguarilei
pressioil littered in the lien', of tlit; m 0 i r
Mr. Adams’ diaries, which he is in the
s'at.t luiliit (if keeping, have been eulrj,
liy some of (he journalists among his ( nt
as being'extremely full nnd mintile,
the public are now likely to have a specie
of their contents — IL
’ —tK3©—
The elecction ol Air. Livingston
smooth water in the next Senate. All
ing the friends of Air. Adams, if rltey arc!
desperate ns to turn out Air. Dickenson
two vacant seats in New Jersey, then Ij
will have with them on tiie 4tii of Mn t
Messrs. Hell, Sprague, Knight, Clayton,
bee, Barton, Burnet;, Chambers, liendrii
Johnston, (I..) Marks, AT. 1 lev, Foot, N
Robbins, Reggies, Seymour, Holmes, \\.
ster, and the txvo Senators of Ncxv-Jtr-
—21.
The other party will have Messrs. Brit
Troup, llnytic, Bibb, King, Tazexvell, J]
Lean, (Illinois,) White, Williams’ succcsx
(in Mississippi,) Berrien, Kane, Iredell, i,
Kinley, Rowan, Sanford, Smith, g. Ctm
on, Woodbury, Barnard. Be ■nton. Eaton, B
hs, Mel.am:, (D ) Smith, (SKI.) Tyler, Lui
ley ami l.ivinghton.—kY
Should Mr. Clinsc of Vermont, vote xx
the Adams people, they will muster only;
— w hile the other side will have 20. \Vi7
Mr. Chase, iLfl'ereiuly arranged, they will;
21 and 27.
In the II. of R. the prospects of the nt?
Opposition are gloomy enough, even thong';
Clay himself shouhi nnHtk » .(here \;
Mr,
‘‘ fide in :hr w hirlw itnl nnd direct tT
Them is a majority of ut least (SO agains*
them.
Aincli will depend upon tbe course of th
new Administration. There is no duub
tlmt some w ill eome over to it, as soon us
fairly gets under weigh, if its measure
should prove ns wise and jmlicions
friends have anticipated.
Some of its enemies, however, xvill ho t
desperate iti their oppositon, as they are k
their fortunes. The leaders are urgexl or
hy tin ir ambition ; and some of their friends
hy the force of llieir honest prejudices.-.
Hiniild the Administration deserve support
it will become the friends of the country t
rally around it—nml to give “ u strong p
and a long pull, and a pull altogether,
the cause of Reform. Rich. linn.
AlniioRtAL of Ge>. Fcott A report lias
also been tnatlo to the House of Represent
structed to inquire into the expediency ot luitho,,^-,
ing those purchasers of public lands who occupy i ( atixes on tins subject, ns well nolo tic
them by certificates of further credit, to obtain pa- m>te, which concludes in the following
tents for the same, provided the amount of money j tier :
actually paid upon them shall be equal, or more It seems to the Committee to he n corblla-
tlimi the aggregate amount xx hiedi -■»id lauds xvould ry , dedueible from what they have pre-
lime brought at txvo dollars pec acre; or adopt rnised, that without any interfere nee of tlio
some other measure which may prove materially ,,' v „ , , Vf
beneficial for the Government, and this class Lxerutive, the regular army ot the Union
meritorious public debtors, would, at. tins time, be sn.iject to the coni-
On motion of Afr. Marked, it xvas Resnlvcd, that j diand of Alajor Genernl AIncomb, ho being
the Committee on Military Tensions lie directed to, th° officer highest in rank in the line of the
inquire into the expediency of providing, by Ian, i army; and even were this proposition ques-
„„ torn continuance of the act to provide lor persons! tionnble, tlio Committee entertains uo doubt
He would! « h0 '' rn ; disabled, hy known u out,ds received in of his being entitled to tlmt command, hnv-
tl.e Slates | KvvoUU'omny xx ar, xvlneh act, tf not continn- i|Ig | )eoh sp.n-mlly appointed to it by the
ConStJ.* 1 e ‘t*I»«ent session of p" , id lt 0 ' f tlle Sta.U under the
( U h !('! 1 IlH ^ ’ _ ntlllwtt-lMt ontllaieea.l ........ I . .. . t 1 _ A
, ... . .. - v..^ » , v .iloue. 11'such «
to the tax upon all land sold or dixqmseil ot c.n'j,.,.. U'pre pursued, it might happen, that the
hy the United Slates, nnd which has been ] weight of puhli ■ opinion xvould, in time, take the
exempt from a State tax, by compact, in the side of the blab's, and when the public mind ur-
snme ratio Unit lands belonging to iiniixidu-| rayed itself against the claim of flip. General Go
vernment, he need not tell gentlemen xx-hut the
final result xvould he. The time lor inquiring xvas
now, A his object would have lieen attained if lie
succeeded in attracting the public notice to an un-
hiassed consideration of the subject. The subject
xx'iis in it.plf one of groat moment. It ivns rapidly
winding up, and Congress xvould he obliged to de
cide to whom the lands belonged. If they should
continue to neglect and defer tills, the tune, was
coining, and lie believed xvas not very distant,
xvlieit the House xvould la: railed to discuss, not
merely its own title, but something beyond that.
Air. fifoore, of Ain. now addressed the Holl
and concluded hy moving that the resolution and
Amendment thereto lie upon the table.
And ffie question being taken, it xvas carried by
a large major.'.' 1 ',
On motion of Mr. llaynls, it xvus Resolved, That
nls Ii is been taxed hy gnul nexv Hiatus.”
This amendment was debated till tho hour
arrived for passing to the orders of tho day.
AIo.nda\, Jatt. 28.
Mr. M'Duffic reported n bill making ap
propriations for certain fortifications of the
United State?, for tlio year 1829, which was
twice read nif'l committed.
BUST OF LAFAYETTE.
The Speaker informed the House, that he
had received front the Uim k ol tho lionse
of Representatives the following b iter :
Holt. A ml re xv Stevenson,
Speaker of the II. of Representatives ;
Sir: I have received a letter from Tho
mas Turner, Esq. Collector of the Tort of
Monday, February 2
Mr. Carson, from the Committee on Indian Af
fairs, to which the subject xvas reterred on the 27th
of January ultimo, reported a bill authorizing the
President of the United 8t;itcs to extinguish the
title to certain ludian reservations ofland within
the State ol North-Carolina ; which was read the
first time ami committed.
I LL ON’S HEIRS.
Air. lint llensselar.r, from the Committee ap
pointed uti the petition of the heirs of Robert Ftil-
ton, deceased, made u report thereon, nccoinpani
authority conferred upon inm in the G2d of
the rule* end articles of ivnr.
The Committee being of opinion that oar
leaisltumn is clear inti' explicit upon tho
subject under its consideration, has there*
; fore altogether refrained from any inquiries
j into tho military regulations or usages of o-
I llier nations.
j For the reasons submitted by it, the Com*
| tniitge recommends tbe adoption of the fol*
! loxving resolution :
d by a hill for the relief of tlio orphan children of j Resolved, Thar it is inexpedient for Con-
thc said Robert Fulton ; which was read the first j gross to pass any law relating to the rights
and duties of Officers xvitb brevet rank-
ami second time, and committed.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from
tlie Secretary of the. Navy, tiaiismitUng u report
from tiie Commissioners of the Navy, showing tiie
results of experiments which have been made, to
Georgetown, in this District, informing me i the Committee on the i’ost Olllce and Post Ronds
charged with similar petitions, he would forjwjtli copies of thoso instructions,
that Im had received hy the packet from
Neiv-York, a box containing u Inict of Ge
neral Lafayette, intended for Congress.—
He informed me further, that lie had cal -
j led ol) the President of the United States,
who requested him to state the fact to the
Secretary of the Senate urn! Clerk of the
House.
I have thought proper to obtain your or
ders on the subject.
Y our x> rv obedient servant,
AL SU. CLAIR CLARKE,
2tllli J an. 1829. Clerk of H. of 11. I ’. S.
The Speaker also informed the House,
that lie had given immediate directions to
have the bust sent for, which lmd been ac
cordingly done, nuxl had been placed in tbe
Hall, subject to the future disposition of the !
House.
A long
he instructed to inquire into the expediency ol es
tablishing a mail route from Madison, in .Morgan
county, Georgia, hy Stalling's Store, in said coun
ty. hy Todd's Store and Covington, in Ncxvton
county, hy I.ilfmxe.r’s Store, Decatur, and Fcign’s
Store, in DeKnlh county, by Sand Town, in (.‘amp
in'll county, uud by Alley’s Store to Carrollton, in
Carroll county, in said State,
PROHIBITORY DUTIES.
Mr. Gilmer moved the following; xvliich, occor-
j ding to an established rule of the House, lies on the
ie one day:
THE HELLS IN WASHINGTON.'
■ M iuuue, II. Th ' 8 is . tUe CH !' lion of »n article which
test the comparative fitness of Cotton and Hemp, | qjt-.ued i.i the Uniturl States’ Ielagraph,
fur the use of sails in our public vessels, ond tbe I ****** ,s i'orrowud from tiie title given to
comparative expense of canvass made of hemp,! 'he gambling establishments of London, of
and of cotton ; xxhicli letter was read and laid on j which a man named Crocfcfori! is the pro
file table. j P.rietor of the principal or most extensive
- - - - ; j Dell. The Hells in Washington, though on
DOMBSTXC. I a smaller scale than those of London, ore
r ~ j j U represented in the article before ns, tinder-
It w as mention..! some weeks ago tbatn jt | l0 sigriilture 0 f C. Boreler, eonstablo of
intter had beep addressed to Mr. A,Urns, hy , thil ,i wari! , HB of frightful mngnitmle. lie
pnmn citizens of lioston, on tlio stihjrct ol
fiie communication
nl Intelligencer of Oct.-i, urn, a nas ueen j fiinnnces of the city only imposing
lately intimated some of the Southern $20 for each day’s ofTence. When sought
papers, that an answer thereto ba.l been re- t0 be enforced, i, is sometimes paid and The
ceive, . IJ these things art so, it may he ,n- gambling continues, but frequently the par-
fcrierl, that the correspondence, wActt con- ly g 0CS )0 jail, and cl.tnins his dischaVge
eluded, xx ill he us public ns the cause of it; - I under the insolvent law. lie states, that
lind beenob-
mnde hy him n-
000 JunafS, UCBrly the whole of
been jmul pver to flifl corporate
,OS,on on tii.o siiiqrt'f of says, that the business of gambling in the
n published in the Nation-| city of Washington is legidizetl by the or-
°c.t. si, and it has been , dim.nces of tbe city only imposing a fineof
Resolved, That the Secretary of (lie Treasury lie
directed to report to the House of Representatives
upon x' hat articles imposts were laid hy the.prcscnt
laxvs of the United States, so as to prevent or lessen
their importaliu i ; the yearly quantity of such ar
ticles imported, from the commencement of the
present Federal Government, to the ist of Janua
ry, 1829; uml showing, also, fiu* different duties
.. J imposed upon surli urtieles, and the yearly reve-
md worm disctisison took place nue arising tiierefrum, until the time aforesaid.
on the icsohitioti sulunitted hy Mr. Weems,
on the subject of the general distribution of
the public lands; in the course of which,
Mr. Duncan vindicated .the claims of the
nexv States. Mr. Weems, Air. Strong, Air.
Stevenson nnd Alt'. Moore, (of Alabama,)
severally spoke on the subject; until tliMiour
expired for the consideration of resold
lions. Mr. It ivos presented ii memorial
from certain citizens of Virginia, in be
half of James Monroe, late I'resi'ilent of
tho United States, requesting a reconsidera
tion of Ids case, with respect to the settle
ment of liis accounts ; and also the pro
priety of granting a compensation for sacri
fices made, and services performed hy him
in the cause of the country. It was refer
red to a SelectCoinmittee of seven members.
FsttUY, January 30.
Mr. Long, from the Committee on Military Pen
-ions, reported a tall for the relief of surviving xx i
dows of certain commissioned and non-commissi
oned officers, musicians nnd privutos, in the Army
of the Revolution ; xx hicli was read die first and
second time, and committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State ofthc Union.
The folloxvingresolution, moved by Mr. Gilmer
yesterday, and laid on the table, xx as read, consi
dered, uud agreed to, hy the House :
“ Ifrsolved. That the Secretary of the Treasury
he directed to report to the House of Represents
until it is made public, it would seem to he liuri „, c lllsl v „ ur ; UI ,„ nien|B
reasonable tltat public opinion, ns (o dsehar lained l!JI0U V omplai,.t s mnd
edrr, should he su-^cn..Cu- A rroYit!c.icfi|l one f 0! “Aflrt A.V.sva uo.nrlv ,
paper, a short time since, predicted, that thfe’ v, ItJcl. !ia
nmhoritics. During the mohltj pfPccy£fi.her,
720 dollars had been collected hy hint Cof
fines levied f>u the Hells of the third ward,
and that the evil is increasing. What must'
he the amount of business done in these
gambling hells, which ran afford to pay
such sums for license or permission?—and-
I , ... I wimt cun he (lie kind of government whiidi
r . . - we Hre llt lt, 'j . p f le »»*"« draws a revenue from such a source?
o( opinion, that it is a case, which maybe r . r
decided xvith more strict justice to the par-1 m » J^ancaster Gas-,
ties, after theydiitve beet, heard, than before ; I>„ 0 c.v .—On the firet instant, a seal wtfs
aml .hat cund.,1 men xvill he disposed to ki , llM! hy Mr. Thomas A. Houston, in 8«
^ \r "/?') ,,S x y , " r,n «f' [Boston U. Adv. j jielo river, about throe miles froinSuther-
Mr. Mams LetUr.-Au nrtmle m our pn- , H1I1 |' S in Mdmosh county. From,
r ot roil ninpil nn nllnKirm in .. . ....... J
genilnmcn who had presumed to address
Mr. Adams on this occasion will be laid as
flat on their backs hy him, ns Mr. Jonathan
Russell, some years ago. We tire willing to
agree xvith the Providence editor, so far as
to admit, that the judgment of many persons,
who are ready to decide before lie-firing ;he
ca.-e, will he in favour of Air. Adams in this
controversy
per of yesterday contained nn allusion to
Mr. Adams’ late epistle to the lenders of the
old .federal party in Massachusetts, with
same account of wlmt was said in Wash
ington on the subject. The, following ex-
trnct of a letter from an eastern correspon
dent, who as we judge from his mutter of
expressing himself, is acquainted with the
contents of the response in question, will
put an end to further conjecture as to its
tenor. [.V. Y. Eve. Post.
“ The correspondence between the Fed
eralists nnd Mr. Adams xvill lie published
and oidered lobe printed, llte House then 11 lie yearly revenue arising therefrom, until the time
went into a Committee of the Whole oft tho |of*r'csuid'.”
lives upon xv hut articles imports are laid by the in 8 or 10 days. I will take care that you
, r .u . shall have a copy immediately. From what
I learn it will tie the cotip de grace to that
most selfish, unprincipled man. lie hus
written to Air. Otis an,l the other ten or
twelve gentlemen, a letter of 40 pages, which
repeats, in substance, the charge, places the
conspiracy nt the timq of the Louisiana
present laxvs of the United Htates, so high as to
prevent or lessen their importation , the yearly
quantity of such articles imported, from the com
mencement of the present Federal Government to
the 1st of January. 1829; and show ing, also, the
different duties imposed upon such articles, and
the nose to the end ofthc hinder fins.it
measured seven feet four and a half inches,
ami across the breast txventy inches. Tho
blubber on the sides was fully txvo inches
thick. This is the first nahytnl' of the kind
that has, so far as onr knowledge goes, Ixeetv
killed in Georgia. Indeed the belief has hith
erto prevailed that the seal never visiled otir
coast; though one or two incidents, which
happened after the September storm ol‘1804,
impressed us xvith ttn opposite opinion. A
miiiitn - of negroes, he longing to the laio
Captain James I’elot, whilst going in a bout,
from Ids residence, to labor on an iglfet, wr e
terrified hy an animal breaking xvuter rtrar
them, and presenting a head resembling hu
man. With the utmost trepidation, they
pulled hack and reported they had seen - u-
lan, nor could reason or entreaty, for some
days, induce thorn to go to the islet- A
short tirro afierwnrds, n gentleman, in the