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flitfrtrti fYath tht hosliui Dm; hi Ah cMkh‘. j' Till; L*TK JUDGE WASHINGTON. “ Tts doutl. of Mr. Justice Wabcuno- 'roN is an event which enunot Itut cast h gloom upon nil tlic real friends of our Country. He wits liortl on the 5lh of June, >702, and wns of course now in the 08i.li year of his ace. It is well known ilial lie tvns the nephew, ami we have a rijrht to toy the favorite nephew of l’rcsi<lent vV nbIi:tit*ti>n. The lutler bripieatln'd to him by his will Ins celrbiateii estate on tlie Potomoc, Mount Vernon, which was flie residence of ibis great Patriot during the most brilliant periods of his life, the deli" lit fill retreat of his old age, the scene Of Ills dyiug hours, anil the his own order his ashes now tome tomb with his ancestors Also Pnsidont Washington gave all his valuable public and private papers, ns a proof of bis entire confidence and attaeli- Jnent, and made him tlie active executor of bis will. Such marks of respect from such a man,—the wonder of his own age, aud the model for all future ngi s,—would j Hlone stamp a character of high merit,: and solid distinction, upon any person.—, They would constitute u passport of puli- i DOMESTIC la the lie port of the Secretary of War, (one of the Documents accompanying the President's Message to Congress,) it paiohmoiit in your archived, f leerlessly pronounce that the admission «f gentle men of the cloth into your Legislative Halls is ipso facto the union of Church and State. Sir, are there no other con- ‘dihut “It is with pleasure made Iterations which weigh with us in niter- known, that the army is satisfactorily fill-! >"K T "or, tn keeping the Constitution as filling their just engagements to the coiitt-1is. 1 hey are now excluded. Are there try; mid that harmony and prodcr steal no other cousideratioiis I none that every t prevails complete; and although desertion has not entirely ceased, yet it is less frequent 1 than hcfelofore. The rigid exactions the law, in reference to this crime, is be lieved to carry too great severity for a state ‘ n ’ . . of peace, and should bo meliorated into } spot, a n r< »y Iuonietliiiii' better corresiioudiug with the av repose n, the. , 1111{l(litll( j“ of the offence. It is not the .tots. Jo nm |„K pie certainty of punishment, that is calculated to deter ofi'crnlera ; and ns no soldier in peace has been executed imdcr the scntniice of a court martial, it lias occasioned the impression that so se vere a penalty will most probably not be enforced; nud hence, a disregard of it is entertained. I would by no means be understood as recommending a return to the infliction of stripes ; it is a punisli- , - , , • ■, r i metit Altogether too degrading; it strips he favor, and confer an enviable ra..k, far j t||e soldki p of t|)Ut , jpjlf atul o( lieyond the records of the herald s office, , mge |ofly g of honor, w hich will or the fugitive honors of a title. ! tend to prepare him. when a suitable oc- It is lugh praise to say, that Mr. Justice j cng i o| | , nn y u (Fer, to Ixjcome a traitor to Washington well deserved such coat.-, , he cou( , trv that | inil ' u |,. ( | |, in , w i,|, deuce ami distinction. Nay more. His merits went fur beyond them. He was fumy 'll 11 < I I IIILFI IT Mill! |»l I fi'.UI I 1 • 1 I 1 |-*l | j'he rank and file is nearly J "<H reg'dtrted mind belonging to the cle ricul profession ought ot it sell to suggest 1 I have had the pleasure (I was about to n f|suy I have had the honor, hut the term would he misplaced) to he acquainted with many of them : With men of the most unaffected piety, of high attainments and great talents; and who, moreover, were clothed with that Inhiiihty w hich is the Al pha nod Omega of the C’lirisiain clnrrac- ter—yes sir, its all in all: and I never knew one of them who dared to trust him self in such a situation, Not one, who, it' such nu oiler had been made him, might not justly have said, “Lead ris not into tenijitutioii.” Sir, what are the offices of the dcricul body? Do they not mingle n- iiiong nil classes of society ? aud above all, in the domestic circle I Is not their influence there paramount to that of all others? Is it not their duty to serve a master whose kingdom is not of litis world? ns well to reprove ns to console? . Figure to yourself, s ir, a minister of the gospel of peace, about to reprove for his the stigma ef wiiicli, iio futuie|*"" s > n •»«» wealth and influence, in j his county ; having, at the same time, a l( , . , * , , igood conduct, ofi his part, can remove. . as worthy hji heir as ever claimed kmdretl The efficiency of an army is to he I desire himsell to represent that county.— " Ho nm« limit a. i . . .. ,fl,t; elevat- ®*r, this is no exclusion on account of the . j profession of any opinions. It is an ex- witl. a worthy ancestor. He w<,8bred to U d tllrol , r|l tll0 pri j c . • T «... I. c ItnlU... Wtolo \ . .-rv.il HI _ * flic Law in his native State of Virginia, 1^ c|inrnctor of ,j 10 individuals who com and arrived ul such early eminence in Ins profession, that as long ago as 1798, he i pose it. To secure this condition of 1 cluwion of mi occupation ; ot an occupn was selected by President Adams usaj Justice of the Supreme Court, upon the. decease of the late Judge Wilson, of Penn. For thirty-one years lie has held that important station with a constantly increasing reputation and usefulness.— Few men, indeed, have |»ossessed higher -qualifications for the office, either natural or acquired. Few men have left deeper traces in live".r judicial career .if every tiling, which a conscientious Judge ought to propose for his ambition or bis virtue, or his glory. His mind was solid, railicr than brilliant; sagacious and searching, rather than quick or eager ; slow, but not torpid ; steady, but not unyielding ; com prehensive’, end at the some time cautious; patient in inquiry, forcible in conception, clear in reasoning. lie was by original things, no mnn should he inveigled into public service under false pretences, aud | when his mind is not in a situation to on- ! gage in contract. lie who should bnr- ' i gain with a neighbor for his property, ’ i when found in a state of intoxication, would he justly reprehensible, and obnox ious to the imputation of practised wrong: fiow much more cautious then should a Government be, the. guardian of the rights of its citizens, to avoid a temporary pur chase of their liberties, ut such a time, and under sue), circumstances. Resting upon the correctness of this Impression, orders have been issued |irohihiti;ig any, when intoxicated, to be enlisted, and for bidding any cctntruct to be finally consum mated, until lilac and opportunity are af forded for delilieralion. Pursuing this (ion incompatible with the discharge of the dunes of a member of either branch was constructed without any regard to ma thematics, and was universally used. The following Preamble and Resoluti ons have been offered in the iScnufc ot S. Carolina : Whereas the Charter of the U. Stntes Rank is nearly expiring, and it is under stood that the Directors of that institution intend applying at the present session of Congress for an act to re-iucorporate the same, and to give the stockholders of that institution, corporate’.privileges not war ranted by the Constitution of the General Government lie it therefore Resolved, That our Rep resentatives in Congress be requested, and our Senators instructed, to use all their in fluence to prevent the re-incorporation of tlie United States’ Bank, except the Bank be confined to the District of Columbia. Resolved, That in the event of the rc- incorporntiun of the said Bunk, in oppo sition to the wishes of the State ofSouth- Curolimi, our Senators he instructed, and Representatives requested, not to permit any private Stockholder into the institu tion, and thereby make the said instituti on a national one; and .jut as it is at pre sent, a Company of Slock Brokers and Money dealers. Resolved, That in the event of the in corporation of any persons for Banking privileges, by the Congress of the United States, our Senators he instructed, and Representatives requested to use their best efforts to put all of the citizens of the U. Stales upon an equal footing in subscrib ing for the stock to tho same. Resolved, That the committee of Fi nance be instructed to inquire and report upon the propriety of the establishment of of tho Legislature. The task of legisla- " National Rank, (purely so; and to tog gest the best means ot doing so, if iu then- opinion it be practicable. . ... - icourse, qualified and valuable materials temperament, mild, conciliating, and can- j wj|| e|)t ^ r int( , amJ compose the ranks of did; and yet was remarkable for an un compromising firmness. Of him it may ,be truly said, that the fear of man never fi ll upon him ; it never entered into Ins iioughts, much less it as it secu in his ac tions. In him the ?ovc of justice was the ruling passion, it wus the master spring -of all his conduct. 11c mndo it a matter of conscience lo discharge every duty with scrupulous fidelity; and scrupulous afcal. It mattered not, whether the duty were small or great, witnessed by the world, or performed in private, every where the sume diligence, watchfulness, ■md pervading sense of justice were seen. There was about him a tenderness of giv ing offence, and yet a fenrfulness of con sequences in his official character, which I scarcely know how to portray. It wus fi rare combination, which added much to the dignity of the bench, nud made justice Itself, even when most severe, soften into ihe moderation of mercy. It gained con fidence, when it seemed least to seek it.— It repressed arrogance by overawing or oonfounding it. To say, that as a Judge lie was .vise, Impartial, aud honest, ie but to attribute to'him those qualifications, without which tlie honors of the bench are hut the means of public disgrace, or contempt. His ho nesty was a deep’vital principle, not mea sured out by wordly rules, llis imparti ality was a virtue of Ins nature, disciplin- our army, and character and pride he ob tained. To attain this end, an effectual a tie ration would fie, to withhold the pre mium which at present is given for enlist ment ; the eli'ect of which mny he, to in duce a (Kirelessuess and iuditfcrence as to the discription of men who are received. It might he better to make the premium thus wrongly bestowed an increased boun ty to the enlisted recruit. “The long controverted question re specting brevet rank in the army, bus been decided in a manner winch is believ ed to be in conformity with existing laws on the subject. 1 am happy to add, that as fur as opinions have been ascertained, the officers of the nrmy nre disposed to acquiesce in the decision and certainty which has keen arrived at, and the in creased harmony which it is expected will be consequent upon that certainty.” “ At the different arsenals and maga zines, an ubunduut supply of powder is in store. Considering its liability to injury, rather thnn keep up the supply, it would he preferable to procure the materials of which it is composed, ready to he manu factured when circumstances shall make it necessary. These articles nre now re markably dump, and are easily preserved from deterioration. Recollection retains the fact, that during the last war, the aver age price of saltpetre was about forty cts. ami brimstone eight. Involved in anoth- ed and instructed by constant reflection nr contest, the same state of things might Upon the infirmity, and accountability of bo presented, while at present those arti- nian. His wisdom was the wisdom of the Law, chastened and refilled and invigora ted hy study, guided by experience, dwel ling little on theory, hut constantly enlarg ing itself by a close survey of principles. He was a learned Judge. I do uot mean by this, that every day learning, xyInch may be gathered up hy a busty read ing of books and cases. But that, which is the result of long continued, laborious ■services, aud comprehensive studies, He tend to learn, and not to quote ; tn digest and master, and not merely to display.— He was not easily satisfied. If he was not ns profound ns some, he was more ex act than most men. But the value of his learning tvns, that it was the key-stone of all his judgments. He indulged not tlie rash desire to fashion tlie law to his own views; but to follow out its precepts with a sincere good faith and simplicity. Hence he possessed the happy faculty of yielding just the proper weight to authori ty, neither on the one hand surrendering himself blindfold to the dictates of other Judges, nor outlie other hand overruling settled doctrines uppn his own private no tion of policy Or justice. In short, as a Magistrate, he wivs ex emplary, and able, one whom all mny re- Terence, and hut few may hope to equal. But after nil, it is ns a man, that those who knew him best, will most love to aoiuemplate him. There wus daily beau ty in his life, which won every heart.— Ho was benevolent, charitable, affection* ate und liberal in the best senses of the terms. He was a Christian, full of ro- figious sensibility, and religious humility. —.soon.’— A bright prospect seems to be opening upon enr navigation from tlie Black Seu—at any/ate o pre valent expectation exist that n new field for Amc- cnn enterprise is about to present itself in that ((dar ter. There is no telling wlmt Yankee adventure may effect—it may by and by produce a most un oriental slate of things In that region. Brotliei Jonathan would indeed appear as a singulnr guest at first; but it seems to be generally supposed that he would be well received bv the « turbanect -TCsW und fits rfirff! well rewarded. cles can be procured at one eighth the pri ces which, of necessity, hud then to lie given. Being susceptible of ready pre servation, it would prove a mailer of c- cononiy to forbear uny future purchase of powder, contenting ourselves'merely with obtaining an adequate supply of ingredi ents, wheuever it could be procured ut fair prices. The materials thus preserv ed & in readiness, could at short notice bo manufactured, whenever occasion should make it necessary.” On a motion in the Virginia Conventi on, to strikeout from the plan of the new Constitution, a provision which disquali fies Ministers of the Gospel from being elected to the legislature,—Mr. Randolph rose and said ; to me this is n most un locked for proposition. There is not one single article of my political creed, about which I have not a greater dis position to doubt, than of the propriety of excluding a class of men dedicated to the office of Religion, from the possession of political power. A gentleman told us, that but for the insertion of tluit proviso ill the Constitution, he should be for ex cluding them from the Legislature. I would much rather vote to strikeout the whole, and to leave the^Constitutioa ns it stands; and for this plum reason : I am, and have been, and ever shall be, n practi cal man; and when I meet with Legisla tive provisions of this kind, I rather smile at the fears which dictated them, tliun ap plaud the caution they enhibit. The Con stitution is just as safe without, ns with them. The Legislature of Virginia can not, and if it could, it dare not, attempt such legislation as is forbidden in the bo dy of this resolution. 1 feci myself per fectly safe. I find, somewhere else, a provision that we slmll have no orders of nobility in tlus country. Who dreams that we ever can? Sir, when the time slmll come that the people of thiscofintry are ripe for a union of church and state, ir for orders of nobility either, they will them in suite of ..all (lie moth-eaten tion is at war with the duties of the pas tor. The two are utterly incompatible. Sir, no man can busy himself in electio neering, (and in these timi s who cun be elected without it ?) No man can mingle n legislative cabals ; I say no man can touch that pitch, without being defiled.— No mail can so employ himself, without being disqualified for those sacred duties which every minister of the Gospel takes upon himself; and for which he is ac countable, not to his constituents at home, blit to the God who made him; & who will call him ton much more rigorous account than that he renders to his parishioners. Sir, there is an indecency in this thing. Wo have heard much about exclusion of the Indies; ltul there is not greater inde cency and incompatibility in a woman’s thrusting herself into a political assembly and all its cabals, than in a clergyman’s undertaking the same thing. One of the greatest masters of the human heart and of political philosophy too, declares, that while the French are in their manners more deferential to woman than any other People, they have less real esteem for wo man than any other nation on earth. Let me illustrate this. Tho Turk shews that he values his wife, hy locking her up it is, to he sure, a mistaken mode : but lie shews that he estimates the value of the treasure, hy putting it under lock and The Freni liman permits his wife to mingle in political affairs; and if Madame Ro land had not been engaged in such affairs, Madame Roland would never have ascen ded the scaffold. If women will tinsex themselves, and if priests—(what shall 1 say?) will degrade themselves hy ming ling in scenes and in affairs for which their function renders them improper and unfit, they must take the consequences. If la dies will plungo into the affairs of men, they will lose the deference they now en joy ; they will lie treated roughly,—like men. Jast so it is with priests. They lose nil the deference which belongs, and which is paid to their office, (whether they merit it or. no.) Sir, rely upon it, if you permit priests to lie made members of the Legislature, they will soon constitute n large portion of nil your assemblies. Aud it has been .truly said, that no countries are so ill-governed as those which were ruled hy the counsels of women, except such as have been govern ed by the counsels of priests. The question was now pat on-striking out the proviso, and decided in the nega tive ; only twelve memlters rising in its sup port. (Mr. Madison being one.) While making some remarks in the Convention of Virginia in favor of tin* Comity Court 8y«tem, Mr. Randolph, with the view as he asserted’ of re lieving the tedium and enuui of debate, related the following Hiiecdotes: With much humour, he told of a gen tleman who being on n visit with his wife, proposod to her to go home, as the sun wns down. She mildly and properly con sented, but said that the Sun was not down. He insisted that it was—and, (here Mr. R. suited the notion to the word) pulling out his watch, shewed her that it wns pBst 6, the hour of sun set. She led him to the door, and (minted to.the sun, still shin ing in all its beauty and glorv, some fifteen or twenty minutes high. Yet it ought to linve been down, for his watch was right every gentleman’s watch is right, ns every one's neiglilmrlmod is healthy. So ought the Fleas of Sir Jos. Banks to hnvzt been Lobsters; yet Lobsters they certainly were not; and as for their souls, he left that matter to the philosophers nud to the di vines [nodding at Mr. Campbell, u Minis ter of the Gospel.] He referred to a plough which Mr. Jef ferson had constructed, and demonstrn ted mathematically—or geometrically or mechanically—or whatever you please —to have a mould-board of the lenst re sistance. This plough was sent to Paris when the snvnns of the institute, who were familiar with agriculture from cultivntin lhe flower pots in their lioudoirand had great experience in farming from occasion nl visits to the garden of plants, pronoun ced it una twee, a mould-board of the least resistance, and had it modeled in plaster. It had been tried here, nnd, although mould-board of the least resistance, it re quired greater force than any plough he ever sptr> The Onry or Dpgpq plougtb Report of the Special Committee of the House of Representatives of S. Carolina, on that part of the tioi'ernor’s Message, relating to the General Government: The Committee to which was referred so much of the Governor's Message as concerns tlje relati ons (if this Slate with tlie General Government, beg leave to report:—That (he commillee concur with his Kxcellency in the estimate Which he puts upon the high qualities of the President of the U. States; and participate in the confidence reposed in his virtue and patriotism. This feeling was manifested with u more absolute unanimity in I Ids State, thnn in any other of the Union; and lln- genernt course of policy indicated hy tlie Presi dent's Inaugural Address, and ilia late Message, b such, as to justify our partialities. In the reform of the public expenditure—in the maintenance oi n candid nnd dignified policy towards foreign na tions. and in the more important matter ot the ex tinguishment of the public deht.be will have the best wishes and most zealous support of those u ho took the deepest interest in his well merited eleva tion. In regard to that subject which lias excited so much sensibility in this Stale, and which affects so deeply its interests and welfare, your committee could have wished that the authority of his great name hud been more decidedly with ris. A modi fication of tlie Tariff of 1828, without a relin quishment of the principles on which if is found ed, w bile It cannot relieve nor paliHie the losses sufferings it hasproduccd, would, in no respect sat- isfytlte spirit in which Carolina has resisted it.— Your committee would not at this time express any fears of an indisposition in tlie Congress ol the U. States, to redress the evils ot which this .State has oomplained; but relying on t e firmness and the energies of the State to vindicate the princi pies she has avowed, they Would patiently wait until the proceedings of Congress shall either un deceive ns, or shall satisfy all minds, that tlie. Go vernment which in the language of his Excel lency, “ is the best in theory," may lie so pervert- ed, us to be made the worst in practice j and that our constitutional confederacy is overthrown by a combination of interested majorities, against which there is no conservative power, buj that which re des in the Stute as sovereigns. Yotrr Committee recommend the following re solution :— Ucsulreil. That it is expedient that his Excellen cy the Governor open a correspondence with our legation in Congress, mid concert snch mea sures with them, during the recess of the legisla ture, r.s Ihe events of the present Congress may in their judgment make necessary. Jir.salrat. That this House repose a high confi dence in the zeal, firmness, and discretion of the G' Vernor, and ofjour delegation in Congress. of others Mliich nfe snid lo be devoting their attention to matters of immediate lo cal interest, We find a list of promotions in the ar my, made by President Guerrero, in the exercise of his extraordinary powers.— They are thirty-two in number, und nre principally below the rank qf Lieut. Colo nel. The papers are loudly demnnding of the President the resignation of the extra ordinary powers conferred upon him by the Congress, on the appearance of the Spanish expedition. It is probable that lie is waiting for the next session to re sign ihem. It is evident that the press is entirely unshackelcd in Mexico. [iV. Yr Daily Adv. -o*<a**«*- New-Youu 1 , Dec. 8. Colombia.—We yesterday announced in a brief paragraph, the substance of the intelligence received by the brig Atheni an. We have since examined Bogota pa pers, received at this office, to the H5th October. The definitive treaty, of penoe between Colombia nnd Peru, was concluded on the 22d of September, about the time when the armistice expired. The Peruvian Con gress assembled on thc2!stof August,, ami elected Don Augustin Gninarn, Pro- visionnry President, and Gen. Antonin Lnfuente, Vice-President., The following is the official account of the defent of Cordova : Head Quarters at Santuario, I October 17.1829. ) To liis Excellency the Minister of State for the War Department. Sir,— I have the honor to inform your Excellency that the Division under my command lias discharged the glorious trust of avenging the honor of his Excellency the Liberator. The fnetionists Imvebecn completely routed, after an irregular acti on of two hours. Gen. Cwrdova is in my power, Imdly wounded. To-morrow I will give you the details. I shall proceed immediately with the,Vanguard to IlioNc- gra. I nm vour obedient servant, DANIEL F. O’LEARY. estimation ta which he wits held hv tH people of Mississippi. In his prof e . ai " al career, he was eminently successful ami distinguished as an attorney and counsel lor at law—for Ins profound legal attain meiits nnd the persuasive power of tv locution, had deservedly ranked hinT« the head of the bar, and left, in his 0 w State, without an equal, ns an nbl e e i. n quent and highly gifted advocate. ’ • Resolved, unanimously, That the mens hers of the Senate, from a desire of show ing every mark of respect to the incninr* of-the lion. Thomas B. Rf.ed, decease? late a Senator of this hodv, from the St a m of Mississippi, will go in mourning f flr one month, by wearing crape on the left arm. ** The resolution having been agreed to f Mr. Ellis again submitted the follow ing: IWJ3KS?Y-nE3‘i CVNGXUC3S, HIRST 5F.SS10V. Resolved, unanimously. That as ndditk onal evidence of respect to the memory of the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, the 8e- •ate do now adjourn. Tho Senate the* adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, December ]y Some debate took place this dny on one of tl* resolutions referring tl.e inrions topics of ii. President’s Message to Committees, which, thoiiw incidental, deserves, from tlie importance of n„ subject, to be specially noticed. The following resolution, moved by Mr. /V/.t- being under consideration, viz: '' 4. He solved. That so much of the said Mssmm ns relates to tlie modification of tlie existin'* tariff of duties on goods imported into the U. States U referred to the Committee on Manufactures. Mr. 7. IV. Taylor said, he Considered the grnernt arrangement of the btmnessas judicious; and the geiitlrnian from Tennessee lied so prepared lifc resolutions as to present the various points in the most clear nnd perspicuous manner. He wished to have, however, some limitations iri this resole tmn which refers to the modification of the tariff II the gentleman I rum Tennessee would reter to tl.e 1 resident's Message, he would find that it con tarns suggestions looking to proposed modified, ons oftl.e tariff. One modification is to be found in the 0th page, & begins tints: "The genealrulr to be applied in graduating (lie duties uponaSlilW ol foreign growth or manufacture is that which will place our own on a fair competition with those of other countries," Ac. presenting the riresl principle in regard to tlie protection of Americas manufnrtures. The other class, referred to ;r, (he 10th page, commences thus; "Looking forward to the period, not far distant, when a sliding fund \yill no longer he required/' and going on to state llml in reference to tea nnd coffee, a reduction of the existing duties “ will be felt ns a common be-- FROM MEXICO. By the schr. Splendid, we have receiv ed Vern Cruz papers from our corres pondent, to the L4th of November. We find no confirmation of the report ed interference of General Santa Anna in the affairs of the national cabinet; ot the contrary, the general quietness und culm which prevude the country, nre hap py auguries of its future undisturbed re pose; while the letters of compliments ind thanks from the government to thnt General and his associate, Tcran, shew them to be on good terms. Ge». Bravo, it will be recollected, left this country soon after tho news was rc ceived of the landing of the .Spanish ex pedition, to aid in the defence, although lie wus under the sentence of banishment, and the penalty of death had been pro nounced against him, in case of returning to Mexico. The President, in the exer cise of his extmordinnrv powers, had pro nounced his pardon before his nrrivul; and tlie papers mention that he was wel comed at Vera Cruz, nnd that a splendid hull wns made for him in that city. Guerrero has tnker. several important steps, particularly in relation to tho reva lue, which, it is thought, will excite con siderable discussion, if they come before Congress. Sr. D. Pen.lro Fonte, who had receiv ed the title of Archbishop of Mexico, be ing unwilling to make a direct voyage from ltouic, without stopping to express his ndhesion to Ferdinand of Spain, has left the Mexican bishops with the power of obtaining confirmation, and the Conse cration of sacred vessels, dtc. Some of them, it is said, Irave already travelled to the U. Stntes for that purpose; but the President has now required the ecclesias tical cahildos to send in their names of from six to nine |>ersons best qualified to perforuvthose duties. Some of the .States are complained of for not paying their contingents to the General Government, nnd some of the legislatures are snid to be employing them selves on subjects oC no importance though an eulogy■ftiptetttefl ©ft a uumWr SENATE—Wednesday, Dec. 9. Mr. Woodbury said, that it would he in the recollection of the Senate, thnt hy n rule adopted at the hist session, the Stand ing Committees were from thence to he appointed hy the President; nnd thnt by an order of the Senate of yesterday, so much of that rule as applies lo the electi on of the Chairman of the committee on Finance, wns, for obvions reasons, dis pensed with. He moved that the Senate now proceed to ballot for the election of that officer; and, on bcllotting, Mr. Smith, of Maryland, buying received 32 votes, was elected. The President then announced tlie Standing Comuiiltees, as follows: On foreign Relations.—Merars. Tazewell, San ford, White, Bell, and King; On Finance.—Messrs. Smith of Md. Smith of S C. Silsbee, King, and Johnston; On Commerce.—Messrs. Woodbury, Johnston, Silisbee, Sanford, nnd Forsyth; On Manufactures.—Messrs. Dickerson, Buggies. Knight, Seymour, nud Tiihii; On Agriculture.—Messrs. Murks, Willey, Noble, McLean, amt Seymour; On Military Affairs.—Messrs. Benton, Barnard. Troup, Hendricks, and Livingston; On Hu Militia.—Messrs. Barnard, Tyler, Clay ton, Dudley, and Noble; On Naral Affairs.—Messrs. Ilnyne, Tazewell, Robliiii9. Woodbury, and Webster; On Public Lands—Messrs. Barton, Livingston, Kane, I,llis, and McKinley ; On Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Burnett, Bur ton, Sprague, Kune, and Grundy ; On Indian Affairs.—Messrs. \\ liite,Troup, Hen dricks, Dudley, and Benton; On Claims.—Messrs. Buggies, Bell, Cl.use,Foot, and McLean ; Onlhe Judiciary.—Messrs. Rowan, McKinley, Webster, Ilayne, and Fielinphuysen ; On Post Office and Post Roads.—Messrs. Bibb, Burnett. Forsyili, Fllis,and Seymour; On Pensions.—Messrs, Holmes, Murks, Foot. Chase and Chambers; On tlie District of Columbia.;—Messrs. Chambers, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, and Sprague ; To Audit and Control the Contingent Fund.— Me ssrs. Kline, Iredell and Knight; On Engrossed Hills■—Messrs. Marks, Wiley, und Grundy. Mr. Hendricks submitted the following resolution, which was considered and n- greed to: Resolved, That a Select Committee’, to consist of five members, he appointed on the subject of Ronds nnd Canals, with leave to report hy hill or otherwise : The President then appointed Messrs. Hendricks, Tyler, Webster, Dudley, mid Haggles, to Compose the committe Mr. Sanford submitted the following resolution, which was considered und n- greed to: Resolved, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider the state of the cur rent coins, und to report such amendments of the existing lnws concerning coins, us may be deemed, expedient: The committee was than appointed, consisting of Messrs. Sanford, Dickerson, Livingston, Iredell, artel Tazewell. A message was received from the House of Representatives, stating tlmt they had passed a joint resolution for the nppoint- ment of two Chaplains, of different deno minations, to serve during the present ses sion, and requesting the concurrence of the Senate therein ; and, On motion of Mr. White, the resoluti on was concurred in. Mr. Ellis rose und said : Mr. President : It liecomes ray duty to announce to the Semite the death of iny colleague, the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, lute a .Senator from the Stute of Mississi) pi. lie died in Lexington, Ky. on the 26tiriust month. Mr. President, in per forming this unexpected nnd painful duty, t Cannot refrain from stating to tho Se nate, the deceased occupied a large space in the affections of those lie once repre sented in so long hel Slnte Government, nnd his late eloctioi to the Senate of the United States by ii large majority of the Legislature of his Stefe art NOpIo testuroniffl* «f (he,high His object was fo move an amendment to ths' resolution, which would have the effert of refer- ring that part which relates tn such modification as looks to the protection of our own maimfactures- to the Committee on Manufactures, while it re fers so much as perl sins to the modification con templated by tl.e reduction of the duties on tea nnd coffee, which is exclusively a revenue srranee, ment, to the Committee of Wavs and Means — Only so far as tlie duties are regulated with a view to the protection of our manufactures is it proper, ly an object ot reference to the Committee on Ma nufactures. He would therefore move to amend the resolution by inserting, after the words, « U., Slates, the words, “ with a view to the protects on ot manufactures.” Tlie question being on tlie amendment, Mr. 1 oik snid, that as tlie resolution had hirj adopted in committee, it was no longer under id control. It was suggested, however, by a gentle man near him, that the amendment, with a moiV ficnlion, might be proper. The modification irhirk he suggested, wns, to add the words, “ except (hq part which refers to the reduction of the duties ob tea and coffee, w hich is referred to the Committrt on Ways and Means.” Mr. Taylor reminded the gentleman from Ten nessee, thnt he had already referred every thing relating to the Revenue to the Committee of IVaji and Mentis, nnd thnt reference embraced the ol).' ject of his present motion. This is n subject of revenue, and it is by no means necessary to go in* to tlie particilar specifications as to the duties on ten, coffee, &c. That matter is of necessity before' the Committee, unless it shall be particularly ex v eluded. Mr. Polk stated that his only object was to ren-. dec the language of the resolution more specific than it wus before lie offered this amendment.— His object was to gi( e tn the Committee of IVay* and Means all tho duties which legitimately be longed to it, and to refer to it all those topics in the Message which are within its sphere. It wax suggested to liiin that there might arise a conflict between Ihe Committee of Ways and Means, and tlie Committee on Manufactures, as to which wal in possession of the specific recommendation cote tabled In tlie message, and, in consequence of test suggestion, lie had proponed his modification. It could do no iiHrin ; if it were productive of no other good, it would indicate the will oftlw Hoti't as to the oonunittee to which the subject should lie referred. The Committee of Ways A Meant has all the subjects relating to the revenue befor* it, ami the modification he had suggested woull hnvc the effect of making this reference mot* clear. Mr. Everett suggested that cither the original re solution of the gentleman from Tennesice, or amendment of the gentleman from N. Yoek. might produce the effect; but the amendment now sug gested by the gentleman from Tennessee, follow* ing the amendment of tlie gentleirtan from Neff- York, would lend to the inference that the duties on tea und coffee were laid " with a view to it. protection of manufactures." Mr. Polk then withdrew his proposition t® *' tnend. Mr. McDuffie then stated that h« disliked th* phraseology of the amendment. It seemed to M framed under the impreesion that the modificstiotv recommended hy tho message looked exclulWelJ to the benefit of the manufacturers. He h®!*" that this impression tvns not the correct one. Mr. Martin, of South Carolina, suggested to t»t gentleman from New-York, the propriety of w 1 **? drawing his proposition, and accepting an amen* ment to the following effect: 11 And that so Biot as relates to a reduction of duties on these article of import which cannot come in competition *™ our manufactures, be referred to the Comma* of Ways and Menns.” j Mr. Taylor said he should be happy to P'/I's gratification to the gentleman if lie could, r" 1 must be evident to alt, thnt the message dor (tv commend the protection of manufacture.- *' n tlier the recommendation is judicious or no, not now tlie question to be discussed. ” # proposed was to give a respectful reference to . appropriate committees, of all the matters " 1 , • the Chief Magistrate bad submitted to the c^; tJais body. The various offices uln by that ffoatlcinan under the deration of tlie House. It was not now to oppose, to vindicate, or approve of e .|i ert lers. Tlmt was a subject for discussion nereatj^ and “ sufficient for the day is the evil mere®. • J-el that matter, therefore rest. He wi«^ subject to go to that committee where ff wo ccive the fillies, consideration. When before, he read a (sirognipb from tb which, after stating that the general !'“ ® ^t;. “ place our own [manufactures].™ '*'^ c -.Iststl i with those of otlief'countries,’’ went on . that “ the inducements to ndvanceeven • yond lids' point, are controllingm reg* . articles which are of primary necessity ,.tjh war.” The l'residciit had thus expressed r, (lion on this point in explicit term*, t jjser sint’le article manufactured in the war,’ which is of primary importance in «{”%cdin' the President in regard to that »rt“Wt»* mends a protecting duty. Here tn n u propriety of considering what ct^ here alluded trf, aud what are principle, aipliheso ace fit su <to fer (lie Owotnlttee on