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DOMESTIC.
Few gentlemen who bftd been in Congress »o
short ;i timu, bad imule so strong fttnl favorabl# im
pression* there. To it good mind, well instructed,
Mr. G. united perfect self possession, und n ready
elocution. On nil topics utfecting what he con
ceived soutliern interests, nnd especially the strict
construction of the Constitution, lie win energetic,
nnd, In Jib glowing Betti, oftan vehement-. If the
fkom the Richmond enquirer
FROGREHS OF THE frONVEtff(ON.
Tlio Convention lins been ten week* in
session—ami wo nre nt some loss to con-
jectufo its termination. 801110 gentlemen absence from Congress of one of the most pow
snv ClirislmiiK * ami others the first 0 f. fnl ndvocutes'of those doctiines which we deem
Bnj, C linsimns, ami ottiers, tire nrsi >erroneoun, could (give us plenaure, wo might well
January, r or our own parts, we slioulu ; r c|<iicc tliut Mr. (Jiline^r Is* driven irons his scat.—
rather mane llic latest tiny, than the earli- i Wo trust that we entertain nobler sentiments and
ost. They have gone through in Com- i opinions upon this subject. We wish to see both
luittee of the Whole the Reports of the
lour great Committees, ami various other
propositions which have been submitted
by individual members—hut the great
question, after all, seems not to be com
pletely settled—nnd nothing enn he con
sidered 11s definitively arranged, until the
Bnsis of Representation have been fixed.
A fe>v days, however, cannot elapse be
fore 1111 ultimo deeision is formed upon it.
During the two last days, the proceed
ings have not been so interesting as here
tofore. The resignation of Mr. Monroe,
not only of the Chair of the Convention,
hut of his seat in 'that body, 11ml still more
the cause of it, the indisposition under
which lie is laboring; has called forth
much feeling. His place, as President
has been filled by the election of Mr. P.
P. Barbour; and ns u Member, by the
appointment of (Jen. Taylor of Norfolk,
nt the hands of the remaining Delegati
on of the Loudoun District.—An express
was dispatehed to this gentleman on Fri
day ; but wo huve not yet ascertained
whether lie accepts the appointment.
Sketch of the Proceedings, of Conventi
on, Saturday, Dec. 1 ! 2.
Mr. MnncF.11 said it was with unfeigned
regret, which he wus sure would bo shar
ed by the Convention, that be rose to nn-
uounce tho resignation of liisfvcnerable
friend and colleague (Mr. Monroe,) as
President of this body.' His present indis
position rendered him unable to discharge
the duties of that situation, and lie felt it
his duty to his constituents to tender his
resignation.
Mr. M. presented to the President pro
1flern. (Mr. P. P. Bauuour,) the following
letter:
8ir—My indisposition rendering it im
possible for me to perform my duties, ei
ther, ns presiding officer or ns a member
of the Convention, I owe it to that body,
to my constituents and to the Common
wealth, to resign my scat, to enable my
collcngues to devolve on some other per
son the duties that I am prevented from
performing.
I avail myself of the opportunity to ex
press my grateful sense of the generous
Confidence of my constituents, evinced by
their election of me to the important trust,
and of their support of mein the course that
my consciencious convictions have induc
ed mo to take in the execution of that
trust, though it differed in some degree
with the sentiments they had entertained.
For the distinction with which I have
been honored by the Convention, by its
election of mo to preside over its delibera
tions, I have already offered my grateful
acknowledgments, and I beg (again to
tender them, and to add, that as a testi
mony of approbation of my conduct in
the many important trusts I Imve held, un
der the State and Federal Governments at
home and abroad, it will continue to he a
a source of consolation to me to the lut
eal moment of my life.
In separating myself from the Conven
tion, I cannot refrain from the expression
of my ardent and anxious hopes, that the
result of its deliberations tnay correspond
with the expectations so fondly cherished
before its session commenced, nnd that a
Constitution will he framed, that w ill se
cure rights and protect the interests of all,
command the public approbation, and pro
mote the happiness and prosperity of the
State.
„ I beg you to tender to tho Convention
individually, my most respectful salutati
ons, nnd to bo assured of the high esteem,
with which I am your most obedient ser-
Vuut,
JAMES MONROE.
To Pinup P. Barbour, Esq.
President of the Convention.
FROM THE RATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
4 We find in the lust number of the Na
tional Gazette (to which paper it seems to
have been accidentally directed, instead ot
this,) the following Letter from the Hon.
Mr. Foksvtii, lute Governor of the State
of Georgia, und now a Senator of the U.
States from thut State :
TO THE EDITORS or THE NATIONAL GAZETTE.
Washington, Dec. 11.
Sir : Being no longer the Governor of
'Georgia, 1 consider myself at liberty, to
Request the insertion in the Nutionul Ga
zette, of the enclosed article from the Vil
lage Record, extracted from the National
Intelligencer of tint 9th of June last, nnd
of tho letter of Judge Holt, of Georgia,
shewing the falsehood of the only part of
Mr. Miller’s statement about which I con
sider it necessary to give myself any trou
ble.
I am, sir, respectfully your obedient ser
vant, JOHN FORSYTH.
FROM MR. MINER’S VILLAGE RECORD.
"We perceive tliut the Hon. (Jcorge R. Gilmer,
of Georgia, is literally driven from Congress. Mr.
Gilmer wus re-elected lust summer, having been
one term in the House of Representatives. An
obsolete law of Georgia requires thut Members
elected to Congress shull give notice to the execu
tive of their acceptance. The requirement of the
act has been deemed of no cnnstitutioiud force,
lor, after a oilmen eligible to the office Ims been
duly chosen by the people, his right is |»erfect.
Mr. Gilmer, it seems, did not comply with this
unconstitutional, absurd, und obsolete enactment,
Which, we believe, members from thut State huve
never been in the hubit of regarding as imposing
the least obligation. In consequence of this omis
sion, the Governor, Mr. Forsyth, between whom
and Mr. G. there is some personal or political
feud, issued his proclamation culling a new elec
tion, At first, Mr. G. resolved to udhere to his
right, take his seat, and let the House decide the
question; and this would have been the proper
course. But a clamor was raised against him, that
he was not willing to refer the matter to the people
—that he was eager for the office, &c Extreme
ly delicate and sensitive, Mr. Gilmer has resigned
♦fire Jtotiotf, and detftnes to be a candidate:
sides of every greut question supported by the first
abilities. When settled, they will he morn likely
to lie put permanently nt rest. Mr. Gilmer, In pri-1
vale intercourse with members, bad nil tlmt correct-j
ness und courtesy which gives such 11 cliurm to the
.milliners of the nccomphshcd .Southron, und en
joyed no tiiiusiml slinru of personal esteem among (
liiusc who widely differed Irum him.”
Augusta, 30th Nov. 1829.
Dear Sir: I luivo conversed with Mr.
Gilmer 011 the subject of the controversy
which arose out of your Proclamation de
claring his seat iu Congress vacant. As
to any private and political feud said by
some to have existed between you, anterior
to the Proclamation, he says to me, und
authorizes me to. say to you, lie knew no
thing of it. Your acquaintance, lie says,
was very limited, having seldom met you
cither in public or private life ; und tliut,
though you dillered on certain constitu
tional questions, this was merely a differ
ence of opinion, which never created any
tiling like a political feud ; hut that, on
ilia contrary, you have both uniformly ac
ted with the same political party, and been
supported by common friends.
With respect, yours, Ac.
\VM. W. HOLT.
To the Hon. John Forsyth.
THlflTNANUKS
The Annual Report from the Treasury Depart
ment was on Tuesday received in both Houses of
Congress. It will, of course, he laid before our
readers in its full extent, whenever a copy of it
cull lie ubtnined for publication.
Meanwhile, we have condensed, in the subjoin
ed statements the siibstunce of the information
which it furbishes touching the state of the Finan
ces, which, we hope, will he acceptable to our
readers. They embrace the Receipts und expen
ditures, actual and estimated, for the current year;
the state of the Public Debt; und the estimute ot
Receipts mid Expenditures for the year to come.
In addition totlic pages from which this iutorma-
tion is extracted, the report embraces a variety of
suggestions of defects iu the existing laws, and of
proposed remedies for them. These we do not
undertake to epitomize, us we shall soon give
them nt large. The most material features of them
ure indeed anticipated in the Message of the Pre
sident of the United States, w hich is iu the posses
sion of every reader.
Recti jilt nnd Expenditures.
The receipts into the Treasury, from all sources,
during the yeur 1827, were 22,960,303 %
The expenditures for the same
year, including the Public Debt,
were 22,650,764 04
The balance In the Treasury, on
the 1st January, 1828, was 0,668,286 10
I11 1828, the receipts w ere 24,789,463 01
Making an aggregate of 31,457,749 71
The expenditures for the year
1628, were 25,4&5,313 90
Leaving u balance in the Trea
sury, January 1,1629, of
The receqits during the three
first quarters of the present yeur,
are estimated at
The receipts for the fourth quar
ter are estimated nt
5,972,43G 31
19,437,230 93
5,165,000 00
Making the aggregate of
The expenditures
fortlie 3 first quarters
huvenmouuted by es
timate,to 18,919,114 (£5
The expenditures
for the 4th quarter,
including #3,689,542
93, on account of tho
public debt, are esti
mated at 7,245,491 05
30,674,666 79
Leaving in the Treasury on the
first day of Juuuury next, an esti
mated balance of
-90,16-1,595 10
4.410,071 90
TIIF. PUBLIC DF.BT.
The payments made and to he tuude, tin account
of the Public Debt, for the year 1829, amount
to 12,405,005 80
Of which 9,841,011 55, is 011 ac
count of the principal of the debt,
leaviug the total debt, on the first
day of January, 1830, 48,505,400 50
This debt is redeemable nt follows:
In 1831) .... 8,017,695 51
1831 .... 6,018,900 72
1832 .... 7,227,363 97
1833 .... 2,227,303 93
1834 .... 4,735,29(5 30
At pleusare of Government 20,296,249 45
As there will, during the above years, be more
money applicable to the redemption of debt, than
the United Stales have contracted to pay, the Se
cretary suggests the redemption of the 5 per cent,
stock subscribed to the Bank of the United States,
and the authoriziugthe Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund to purchase of the three per cents when
it cun he done on favorable terms.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
The value of Domextic articles exported for the
year ending 30th September last, is estimated at
$55,800,000, being 5,130,331 more thuu in the
preceding year.
ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR.
The estimate of receipts for 18,10, is as follows:
From Customs, 22,000,000
Lands 1,200,000
Bank Dividends 490,000
Incidental 150,000
$23,940,000
The expenditures including II,-
500,000 applicable to the Public
Debt, are estimated at $ 23,755,526 67
The halunce which will be in the Treasury on
the 1st January, 1831, is estimated at 4,494,545 02.
an amount it will he seen, different very little from
the nmouut of estimated balance on the 1st Janu
ary next.—Nat. Int.
Washington, Dee. 15.
In the House, yesterday, the appointment, by
the Speaker of (lie various Committees was an
nounced. They areasfollows:
■Handing Committees of the It of Representatives.
(Jn Elections.- .Messrs. Alston, Tucker, Clai
borne, Randolph, Johnson of Tcnn. Beckman and
Coleman.
On llnys and Means. Messrs. McDuffie, Ver-
plauk, Dwight, Smyth of Vu. Iugerson, Gilmore
und Overton;
On Claims.—Messrs. Williams, Whittlesey, Bar
ber of Coiiu. Mclutire, Ramsey, Lea and Lent.
On Commerce.— Messrs. Camhreleng, Newton,
Gorham, Harvey, Southerland, Howard and
Wayne.
On Public Lands. Messrs. Isaacks, Jennings,
Duncan, Hunt, Potter, Irvin of Ohio, nnd Clay.
On Post Offi.ee. Messrs. Johnson of Ky. Con
ner, Magee, Hodges, Russell, McCreery A Camp
bell.
On the Distri t of Columbia.—Messrs. Powers,
Allen, Washington, Varnuiu, Taliaferro, Ihrie and
Semmes.
On the Judiciary.—Messrs. Buchanan, Wicklilfe,
Stores of N. Y., Davis of S. C., Bouldin, Ells
worth and White of Lon.
1 ♦n i&T’oftttwncri/ Claims:—Met®?. Burges, Dick
inson, Fry, ^V'mgatft.Goudcuow.YogngiSi. Jrewu.
On Public Expenditures.—Messrs.Half, Vaven-
port of Vn., Loon, Maxwell of N, Y., Spacer of
Md., Thompson of Ohio, and Norton.
On Private Land Claims.—Messrs. Guriev Htc-
rlgere, Nuckolls, Pettis', Test, Poster, and llylor.
On Manufactures.—Messrs. Mullary, .Slanlerry,
Condict, Martin, Daniel, Irwin of Penniyliauin,
and Mom-11.
On Indian Affairs.—Messrs. I. Lumpkin, Lind's,
Sturrs of Connecticut, Hubbard, Gaither, slid
Lewis. * r - .
On Foreign Affairs.—Messrs. Aitlicr, Everett of
Massachusetts, Taylor, Polk, Wilde, Ci'tAvford|uitd
Barnwell.
On Military Affairs.—Messrs. Drayton, Vance,
Desha, Findlay, Blair of South Carolina, Mitchell,
and Speight.
On Naval Affairs.—Messrs. Huff-nan, Crownin-
sliicld, Miller, Ripley, Carson, Doney, nnd White
of New-York.
On Agriculture.—Me«*T»._ Spenc-r of N. York,
Wilson, Rose, Smith of Pa., Hlnndiar, Deberry,
amt Chandler.
On the Territories —.Messrs. Clurk.of Kentucky,
Green, Creighton, Armstrong, Angel Cowles, and
W. H. Sheppard,
On Military Pensions.—Messrs. Balls,Lccompte,
Forward, Chilton, Hammons, Docker, and Ford.
On Rerisal and Unfinished Business. Messrs.
Pearce, KceJ, unrl Pearson.
On Accounts.—Messrs. Halsey, 8wni, &. Broad-
head.
On Expenditures in the department of State :—
Messrs. I.urll, Sill, King of N. F,
On Expenditures of Treasury.—.Messrs. Leiper,
Crocheron, anil Kendall.
On Expenditures in the Department of I far.
Messrs. Maxwell of Vu., Mugblcnhurg, and Crock
ett.
On Expenditures in the Nary Department
Messrs. A. II. Sheppcrd, Bartley, and Evans of
Pennsylvania.
On Expenditures in the Post-Office Departncnl—
Messrs. Yancey, Borst and Scott.
On Expenditures on the Public Building.
.Messrs. 9prigg, Bailey, and Swift.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
On Internal Improvements.—Messrs. Hcnphill,
Blair of Tennessee, Haynes, Letcher, Vliton,
Craig of Virginia, nnd Butman.
On the Militia.—.Messrs. Thompson of Geirgia,
King of Pcnusylvuniu, Barringer, Weeks, Ctsig of
N. Y.,Kincaid, and Cuhoon.
On Retrenchment.—.Messrs. Wicklilfe, Coulter,
Davis of Massachusetts, Lamar, Cuke, Hinting-
don, and DeWitt,
On the Census.—Messrs. Stores, of N. Y.,Crnne,
Johns, Everett of Vermont, Richardson, Boon,
and Cooper.
On the Presidential Election.—Messrs. McDuffie,
Haynes, Carson, Lea, Martindale, {Stephens, and
Hughs. • r
Accompanying the President’s Message, were
the Reports of the Secretaries of the different De
partments, and other documents of interest.—
These reports are particularly interesting us ex
plaining the principles, and developing 1 the views,
of the present Administration. 1 * _ J
The Report of the Secretary of War spenks in
high terms of the general goon conduct and disci
pline of the Army, lie reprobates the practice of
enlisting men while in a stute of intoxication nnd
has ordered its disuse. Congratulating the coun
try on the settlement of the question of brevet
rank, he recommends, likewise, a settlement of
some disputed points, with regard to the pay of
certain officeis—the Surgeon General, &c.—and
suggests that certain fixed and definite salaries
should lie constituted by law. The report speak.-
favornbly of the Engineer Corps. In addition, on
this head, he adds—
“ If It he tho pleasure of Congress that the im
portant Internal Improvements of the country
shall continue, and a desire correspondently is
possessed thut those authorised w orks shall pro
gress creditably to the spirit that projects them,
there is no plan to be suggested preferable to an
enlargement of this corps, to the extent that the en
tire reliance of the government for all such ob
jects may he on their exertions. At present the
number authorised is ultogethet insufficient to the
objects requiring attention, to say nothing of the
numerous and frequent application from the Stutes
to he afforded the benefit of their services, and
which the Department, owing to the paucity of
their numbers, in repeated instances, have been
constrained to refuse when every disposition w as
felt to accord to the request.”
The Secretary sneaks in high terms of the
Academy at West Point, and replies to some of
the objections that have been made against it. He
recommends that ordinance be snppfled to the
Forts in the United Stntes, nnd that instead of
powder, the materials of which it is composed,
he collected and laid up to be manufactured when
necessary. He remarks thut the Breakwater, at
the mouth of the Delaw are, is not in as forward n
state as we could wish. lie suggests the propriety
of increasing the number of surgeons und assist-
nuts, and of mounting some of the troops employ
ed on the western frontier, and of revising the
law concerning invulid pensioners. His views
with regard to the Indians, are the same us thuae
expressed in the Message of the President.
The Report of the Secretary of the-Navy com
mences with giving a detuiled uccoun^of tfie ser
vice In which the different squadrons have been
employed during the present year.. He urges the
same recommendation ns uppeured in the Message
concerning ships in ordinary. He ohjerts to the
Commandants of the Yards preparing ships for ser
vice, to the discharge of seamen in Foreign ports,
and to paying the ex|Kmse of their return- to the
United Stales. On the subject of lessening the
number of Navy Y’urds he says:
"The Navy Yards established and now in opera
tion in the United Stntes, ure located at the follow
ing plnces: Portsmouth, New-Huinpshire, Brook
lyn, New-York, Pensacola. Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington and Norfolk. There is scarcely any
pnrt of the expenditure fur the establishment of a
Navy which Ims contributed so much to exhaust
the general fund intended for its support, as that
which bus been applied to objects connected with
the building and maintaining of Navy Yards. It ap
pears from the report made to Congress by the Se
cretary of the Navy for 1828, that the permanent
expenses under this head, including Nnvul, Ordina
ry, Hospital and Civil, amount, annually, to
$268,744. The great expense incurred in the sup
port of these numerous establishments, mnke9 it
n >er to inquire, whether it may not bemalerial-
miinishcd by a reduction of their number,
without affecting injuriously, other important in
terests of the Navy. The opinion entertained by
those most conversant w ith such subjects, seems to
he, that the number now in operation is greater
than the public service demands; that the reduc
tion of them would effect an important diminution
of expenditure; and that, by concentrating the
menus and materials for building, repairing, &.C.
at two or three points most favorable for such pur
poses, it would tend greatly to promote the gener
al objects of thcM! establishments.”
The Secretary then speaks of the value of the
live oak belonging to the United States, and pro
poses that instead of agent! stationed on the coast,
a marine force should be employed for it* protec
tion. lie informs the Executive that experiments
as to the value of cotton sails and cordage have
heen, and will continue to he made. The estab
lishment of naval schools, the revision of the laws
concerning pursers, und a tegular system of com
pensation to (he officers, nre recommended. The
Secretary concludes his report with the following
observations:
“ She present Naval Corps of the Uuited States
is believed to he. more numerous than is required
for the wants of the service, and more than can
he advantageously employed, with reference to
their own advancement in the knowledge and
practice of their profession.
" It is now twenty-eight years since a judicious
pruning was given to the Nuvy ; a period suffieient
to admit some useless suckers to repose under the
shade of its virtue and its valor. The time would,
therefore, seem to have arrived, to correct some
of the evils of the service by a Peace Establish
meet; and which it would go far to effect, by rid
ding it of the useless and insubordinate portion of
its materials. The remainder would be preserv
ed in more correct views of the service, and their
management become vote easy to the Kxcoatlve
Department. 1 '
If, iu pruning tliesn excrescences from the loo
luxuriant growth of the Navy, some branches
should be lopped off, which, in their day, Iihvc
borne good trull, let it he remembered thut the
Navy Pension Fund, With its ample stores, is open
for tueir sustenance and support; and, it may he
added, that the Navy Asylum, on the Schuylkill,
is now so near its completion us to promise at an
curly day to ufford a permanent and comfortable
residence to its disabled founders, and to such as,
though not-disabled, may have merited, by their
bravery, or long und faithful services, the gruti-
tude of (heir country.
The Report of the Post M inter General is
short and to the point. He gives the tollowing
brief account of the progress and improvement of
his Department:
The General Post Office was established July
26,1775. There was then but one lino of posts,
extending from Falmouth, New England, to 3u-
vuimuli, iu Georgia; and the Postmaster Gcncrul
was authorized to establish such cross posts as he
should think proper.
In October, 1782, the Postmaster General was
required by Act of Congress, to cause the mail to
lie carried once a week to all the Post Offices; und
by tho same Act he wus authorized to make provi
sion for the transmission of newspapers by mail.
VVIipii the Federal Government was organized
under the present Constitution, In 1789, the Post
Office establish incut was revised and perpetuated.
There were then, nnd to the close of 1790, only
seventy-five Post Offices, in the United Stntes:
And the extent of Post Roads iu the United States,
in 1790, amounted to 1875 miles. Now the num
ber of Post Offices is eight thousand und four, and
the Post Roads amounts to 115,090 miles.
The first line of mail coaches in the U. Stntes
wus established iu pursuance of an Act of Con
gress, passed September7, 1785, extending from
Portsmouth, in New Hampshire, to Savannuh in
Georgia. Tho transportation of the mail in couch-
as amounts, at this time, to6,507,818 miles in one
year, und from the first day of January next, it will
he increased to 6,765,819 miles. The whole year
ly transportation of the mail in coaches, sulkies
and on horseback, amounts to about 19,709,699
miles.
His statement of the financial concerns of the
Department is explicit. The Post Office Depart
ment is iu n prosperous condition. He mentions
several changes that have been made iu tlm trans
portation of the muil in tho Southern and Wes
tern States, and gives a statement of the manner
In which several regulations have been adopted in
the settling of accounts, Ac.
FOREIGN.
The following article in of no mean in
terest at tho present moment. It adds
some confirmation to the rumour which
originated with the administration papers
of New-York, some months ago, of cer
tain negotiations with which our new Mi
nister to England (Mr. McLane) was said
to he charged, on the principle of exchang
ing part of our Tariff for part of the Bri
tish Colonial System. By the other par
ty engaged in this affair, we suppose to
he intended the highly respectable gentle
man who now represents his country cre
ditably near the Government of the'Unit
ed Stntes; though, whether the London
paragraphist has any better ground for
this intimation concerning, Mr. Vaughan,
than the suggestion of the New-York pa
pers, that he had been consulted upon the
subject by the Administration, and ap
proved their project of a Treaty, may
well he doubted.—.Vut. Int.
From the London Morning IlcralJ of Nov. 19.
We understand upon good authority that
the Amcricun Minister, is using his best
endeavors with the Board of Trade, and
we are sorry to add with some probabi
lity of success, to throw open the West
India trade, to the Americans again. This
is all very natural, and very proper for an
American Minister; and though we should
exceedingly regret if the attempt succeed,
yet we should not blame the agent; he
has not only a right, hut it is lus duty to
do his best for his country ; and in so do
ing, lie deserves the thanks of his country
men, without justly incurring the blame
of any one. There is however another
party engaged in this affair, whose con
duct, as a British subject appears to us, if
we have been rightly informed, to snv the
least Of it, to be very equivocal. A long
residence abroad never ought to have the
effect of making a man forget the interests
of his own country, more particularly if
he should happen to be the humble servant
of that country. In the case before us it
may be that the gentleman has been mis
led ; his conduct may proceed from erro
neous opinions with regard to' what are
the interest of the country, and promises
of reciprocal advantages may have been
held out, such us n mollification of the Ta-
riff, &c. But in a government like that
of the United Stutes, promises ought not
to be depended upon ; for though the Ex
ecutive may mean what they say, yet it
should be recollected that they have tto
power of themselves to effect any thing of
the kind, and very little influence to in
duce the other branches of tho government
to carry into effect their measures.
Besides, experience ought to teach us
not to place, much, if any, relinnco on
Truns-atiantic promises; und as for re
ciprocity, we have hitherto found it in ex
perience, however it may look in theory,
all on one side. The shutting out of the
United States, nnd then laying the foun
dation of a reciprocal trade between Bri
tish North-America anil our West India
colonies, was almost the only act of Mr.
Canning’s policy deserving of praise. It
wns indeed a masterpiece of statesman
ship ; and we have no hesitation in say
ing that it is raised this country in the opi
nion of the Americans greatly, ns it was
detrimental to their interests more than a-
ny thing that had occurred for many years.
There wns n promptitude und decision a-
hout it which for a time quite confounded
Brother Jonathan; and while he denied
its justice, yet he was compelled reluctant
ly to acknowledge Mr. Canning had the
best of the argument in the correspon
dence on the occasion with the American
Minister. We do hope and trust that our
government will not suffer themselves to
be talked into a repeal of this most salu
tary measure—a measure calculated to up
hold that which must over be of primary
importance to this country, “ ships, colo
nies, and cominerco.”
—:nooo:—
New-York, Dee. 19.
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Tho packet ship Charlemagne, Capt.
Robinson, arrived yesterday, sailed from
Havre on the 22d ult. and we have papers
inclusive. These contain London dates
to tho evening of the 17th.
By tho packet ship Wm. Thompson,
Capt. Maxwell, wc have regular advices
to tho Ukh ult. inclusive. These arc uu-
usually late for this season of the year.
Gen. Lufaycttc was at Lagrange, con
fined with a bad cold.
Foreign Intelligence.—France is far
from trunquil in regard to the Ministry,
and it is said that the King will dissolve
the Chamber of Deputies if the oppositi
on continues. Affairs in the cast are not
settled, new difficulties constantly present
ing themselves as to the ratification be
tween Russia & the Porte, which from the
Constantinople article of the Kith Octo
ber, appears hud not taken place on tlmt
day. Rumors were current on the 14th,
that England was desirous of entering in
to a close alliance with Turkey, and that
Mr. Gordon’s powers had been much en
larged. It wns also said thut the British
Admiral, Malcom, was apprised of the
intention of his Government, and thut
the Mediterranean squadron was receiv
ing constant reinforcements.
Tho Augsburg Gazette contains the
following, under date of Constantinople,
Oct. 14:—“It is inconceivable why the
Porte, whose want of force has been suf
ficiently proved by recent events, should
nlwuys wish to appear capable of govern
ing the conferences at Adrianople, and
deriving from them the results which it
desires. It says ‘ that the pence is certain
ly signed, but that the conditions of it are
not fulfilled ; that a more precise expla
nation of the articles of it must he given,
they being couched in a general sense,
nnd the Porte not being disposed to deliv
er itself bound and blindfold into the
hands of Russiu.’ It is certain that n
misunderstanding has arisen between the
Turkish and Russian Plenipotentiaries at
Adrianople, and that the I’orto is endeav
oring to gain time for the fulfilment of the
conditions of the Treaty, The enuse
and object of this conduct uro incompre
hensible.
Is it the boasting of the Pacini of Scu
tari, who has declared to Gen. Dicbifsch,
that he would give him till October 15, to
evacuate Adrianople, and that when that
term had expired he would drive him out
by force ? Or is it the arrival of tho Eng
lish Admiral who lias succeeded iu blind
ing the Sultan and his counsellors 1 It is
true, the ReisEflendi Ims scvernl times de
clared that lie Ims the most strict Instruc
tions for the Treaty to ho executed, und
that he has several times given orders to
the Pacha of Scutari to desist. It ap
pears, however, that this conciliatory lan
guage will only last till tlm moment when
the Porte can hope to avoid the fulfilment
of the conditions stipulated. If the Sul
tan cannot rely upon foreign support,
which is not probuble, he exposes himself
to he placed in a worse situation than at
present. All the ties of obedience seem
broken in the interior of the empire.
The Pachas obey no orders given them,
and the people are inclined in favor of the
Russians. In Asia, many chiefs hnve
endeavored to make common cause ftitli
the enemy, and several of them huve con
jured the Russians to keep the conquered
provinces for ever. The Grand Vizier,
who continues at Choumln, Ims refused to
give up the Seals of the Empire, alleging
thut he has acted us a faithful and devoted
servant, tlmt he could not lie tnnde respon
sible for the disasters that occurred, and
that he foresaw still greater evils if he
should quit his post under existing circum
stances. The Sultan is greatly perplex
ed by this refusal, for the Grand Vizier,
who is held in high consideration, ims ma
ny partizaus.”
TWENTY-FIRST COXfGXUlSS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE—Thursday, Dee. 17.
Mr. Chambers on leave obtained, in
troduced a bill for granting interest in cer
tain cases, to the States therein mention
ed, upon sums advanced by them during
the late war: read and ordered to a se
cond rending.
The following resolution, submitted yes
terday by Mr. Hendricks, wns considered:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Public Lands he instructed to inquire in
to the expediency, in all cases where re
verted lands may remain unsold, of nu-
thorizing putents to issue to purchasers
who are in arrears for such quantities of
their respective purchases as shall he pro
portiouute to the moneys thereon paid ;
and, also, into the expediency of autho
rizing in all such cases, at the opinion of
such purchasers, scrip to issue for the mo
neys paid ; or patents to issue to the legit I
holders of certificates on the payment of
an additional sum in a given time ;
When Mr. Burnet offered the following
amendment;
“ And also to inquire into the expedi
ency of allowing scrip to issue for money
paid on lauds which have been forfeited
nnd sold.”
The amendment being accepted., the
resolution was agreed to.
The following resolution, submitted yes
terday by .Mr. Livingston, was considered
and agreed to.
“Resolved, That the Committee on
Ronds and Canals be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of providing for tho
locating and constructing a direct mad
from the Seat of Government to the City
of New-Orleans.”
The hill for graduating the price of the
Public Lunds und for other purposes, was,
on motion of Mr. Kane, read a second
time by iu title for reference; and, on
like motion, referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Thursday, December 17.
Mr. Standifer submitted the following
resolution :
Resolved, That the Committee on In
dian Affuirs be instructed to inquire what
to thot date, with Paris papers to the 2DtfiJ further menus may he expedient aod ne
cessary, in addition to, those <fi„. 1
vided by law, to facilitate thoS
such of tho Cherokee Indians
posed to emigrate and suttlo than!
west of the Mississippi River. m
Mr. Sevier moved to amend th,.
•itiou, by adding to it the word?
west of the territorial line of Arka
Tho modification wus acceded 1
the resolution, as modified, pa* SC( j
The following resolution was. u i
by Mr. Stanbcrty. -
Resolved, That tho Committee
Public Lauds be instructed to in ( , u :
to the expediency of relinquishing
Stute of Ohio, ou equitable t er l
unsold lands belonging to the l’ 1
in suid Stute.
A (Jivision being called upon this
tion, Mr. Bates moved to amend tk
position, by substituting the word
ling” in place of the word “ relim
ing.”
Mr. Stanberry staled tlmt he net
the modification proposed by the «
man from Massachusetts; and after
observations from Mr. Bunous tin
lutiou wns agreed to.
The following resolution Wassubt
by Mr. Overton:
Resolved, That tho Committee o n
lie Lands be instructed to inquire in
expediency of ceding to the resn
Stutes, such public lands as may bi
for cultivation, either from sterility
utidalion, und that shall have been
ed 011c yeur for sale.
The consideration of this reso
was called for, and on the question
taken, it Was negatived.
On motion of Mr. Clay, it was
’. Resolved, That the Commute 0
Public Lauds he instructed to inqtiir
the expediency of providing, by | n ,
the relief of such purchasers us inc
a forfeiture, or relinquished lands be
fore bought of the United States, 0
before the 3d day of July lust.
RetolveJ, That the sumo 0%*
bu instructed to inquire into the exp«
cy of changing the existing mode of
hug the Public Lunds, in such maun
to give a preference in the ptirchai
such lands to actual settlers, or occup
at prices to he fixed nnd graduated,
cording to the quality of soil and sit
on, nnd authorizing the sale of (in
tracts, than are now authorized bv la
Resolved, Tliut the same Comm
be instructed to inquire into the expei
cy of establishing a Land Office in
town of Bcllefoute, in Jackson cot
Alabama, for the sale of all land situ
in said county.
Mr. Clay, after some ohsmntion
the importance of the subject to w
the resolution lie hud the honor to sttl
referred, moved, that with a view of 1
dering every facility to bring the mo
lietore the notice of every member in
House, they should he printed. Tin
ing agreed to,
On motion of Mr. White, of Fhi
it was Resolved, That the ComnuM
Agriculture be iustrtictcd to inquire
the expediency of providing for the t
pilation of n treatise on the cultivatu
the sugar cane, and the fabrication
refinement of sugar, including the
modern improvements;
And, also, into tho expediency 0
questing the President of the U. Slat
cause to he procured through the 1
rounders of our ptiblip armed vessel*
our consuls abroad, such varieties 0
sugar cane as may lie best adapted t
soil and climate of the United State
Mr. Hunt submitted the following
lation :
Resolved, Tlmt the Committee on
lie Lands be instructed to inquire int
expediency of appropriating the nett
nual proceeds of tho sales of the
lie Lands among the several Stntes
the purposes of education mid Kwt
Improvement, in proportion to the ri
sentatiou of each iu the House ot He
sentatives.
Mr. Stanberry asked for the que
on tho consideration of the resolulio
This Iming carried itt the affirmat
Mr. Stcrigere moved nil ameitdmt
strike oat all after the word “ Slate
During the last session of Congrcst
for several preceding years, the
question had heen brought before th
tionul Legislature. With respect l
proposition itself, the division of tht
lie lands among the sevcrul States 1
Union, he had no objection to it
abstract, so that in the event of th
posed distribution, the mode of *lis
of the lauds were to bo left to the'
tion of the States.
Mr. Hunt, in reply, observed, l
did not feel disposed to adopt then
ment of the gentlcmnn from Pennsv
(Mr. Sterigbre.) The Hoase won
mit him to call to their recollcctio
Congress had, at different times, g
the States large portions of the
lands for the accomplishment of
of public utility. The States mif
cording to the views of the gen
w ho moved the amendment, apply 1
such purposes as they*may think
But, certainly, he wns not aware t
objects contemplated in his rest
could be considered in any oth*
than ns an object bearing a natiou
racter. ,
He repeated that in the event
resolution passing, und the lands 1
tion being granted to the several
there was no doubt but those State
so apply them us to be productive
ly of advantage to ihemsclvoai be
Uuiou generally.
Mr. Test said he objected to ll
lution in tutu, both in phraaeolo
substauce. The subject wns an
taut one, aud seemed to bo agita
too much warmth ; he therelo r ®
it advisable to aHow time for t
manifested upon it to subside, j
that it might be maturely c “ nb '
For hi» own, poxt, bo b0 ™