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FINE AKT‘3.
We arc gratified to lenrn that Col. Trumbull
has issued proposals for publishing an engraving;
of Ids picture of Independence now pointing for
the. government of- tlie United States. This
splendid wfirk is executing on a canvas of eigh
teen by twelve feet and contains the fall length
portraits m the members of Congress at the time
of that fnemorable transaction to the number of
forty-seven figures. Of these thirty-six were
painted from life by Col. Trumbull and the re
mainder from portraits by other hands, the per-
aoi)8 having deceased before he had an opportu
nity to upply to thfcm for the purpose he had in
view. The expense of plate alone without anv
incidental charge wc understand will pay one
thousand dollars—a sum almost equal to the
purse which the author received for the picture—
of course his own remuneration for the immense
labour which the work must cost him will depend
in a great measure upon the subscription for.-the
prints. For the purpose of ascertainip|’ how far
the public will eHcourage the work the subscrip
tion hus been issued and is now offering to the
members of the national government at tha citv 1
or Washington and In the Course of the ensuing
year will be more extensively Circulated through
the country.
This picture it is well known is one of four
ordered by Congres^ur the national govern-
ment. The subjects are to be the Declaration of In
dependence, the surrender of General Burgoync
and his army in 1777, and that of General C'orn-
wnllis in 1781, and General Washington's return
ing hia commhion to Congress, after the peace.
It is impossible that any historical subjects can
take deeper hold of the feelings of the people of
this country than these. The Declaration of
Irdependence may be fairly considered as one
of the most sublime transactions that is recorded
in the annals of nations. Its effects have not
only been realized here bat to a great extent
through the civilized world. It was the founda
tion of our national existence, and the edifice was
alter an anxiousand desperate struggle completed
in a manner that reflects the highest honor on the
characters of the illustrious patriots by whom it
was planned and achieved. No American citi
zen who reflects on what lias past and what is
now passing—YVho compares a colonial with a
Sovereign and independent state can fail to feel
a strong disposition to possess this splendid and
patriotic yjork not only for his own gratification,
hut for the purpose of transmitting to his poster
ity the likeness of those great men who fearless
ly set their names to an instrument which was
to be the basis of their country’s future honor,
dignity, prosperity and glory. We<tannot hut
nope that the artfst who was himself actively
concerned in the military operations that pre
ceded the great event which his pencil is now
engaged in commemorating may lie handsomely
tewardedfur this exertion of his distinguished
genius ^gMalents, bv a liberal subscription to
his proposals.—„V. Y. Daily Jidv.
Grand Fainting.—An amateur, in the City of
W ashington Gazette, gives the following descrip
tion of a painting now exhibiting in that city :
“ Madame Plantou’s fine painting of the treaty
°f Ghent, is truly one of the most splendid ex
hibitions of talent and genius that has ever been
witnessed in this metropolis. This lady who was
born in JNiiladclphia, does as mucli honor to her
native country as did the great West, who lias
so long enjoyed the patronage of the king of Eng
land—-for this is the production of only' eight years
study in Paris, under the celebrated ltenaud !
and it would be considered as worthy of the first
collection in the world. The painting is allego
rical, and if it possesses a fault, il is perhaps to
Thq New-Ybrk academy of fine nrts, has made
an appropriation of 82,000 to procure from sir
Thomas Lawrence, the best portrait painter in
Europe, a full length likeness of Mr. West, pre
sident of tile royal academy.
Mr. West lias nearly finished Ids new picture
from the Revelations, of Death on the Pale Horse,
anil purposes publicly exhibiting it on the-lOthoI
October, on which r.. 7 the venerable artist will
enter into the eightieth year of his age — Lon. pa.
CO N GUESS.
great genius, the talent, the skill and bravery.or
her countrymen, which she thought could not ea
sily he flattered.—T[ie painting is in nii—nearly
eleven feet in lerigth by above seven in height/’
Mr. Wilkie, the celebrated artist, lias lately
made a painting of Mr. Walter Scott and bis fa
mily. The arrangement of the figures can hardly
be said to compose a storv, neither is it like that
*d the worthy Vicar ol Wakefield and his house
hold, of whom if wc recollect right, each individ
ual looks stately forth, in the solitude i^bis own
imagination. This little piece, though it does
not tell a tale, comprises a very pleasing and in
teresting groupe. The bard himself is seated in a
familiar attitude on a bank, in the exact costume
in which he perambulates the hills and the dales
oF his estate, viz. a short jacket, leather gaiters,
and larze white hat, with ft dog-whistle suspend
ed round his neck, and a huge oaken towel in his
ham). Behind him, on the right, are seen Mrs.
Scott, as a cottage matron, and her daughters,
(two young ladies rising in the.bloom of life) attir
ed e\vs-milkers;on the left is an admirable groupe,
consisting of captain FvrguSon, an early and va
luable friend of Mr. Scott’s. Mr. Walter and Mr
Charles Scott, his sons, and a fine rosy peasant
an appendage to the family. Mr. Scott’s gigantic
atag-grey-hound, Maida,(with ai dash of the blood
hound in him) occupies the foreground, with some
iess important figures.
There is a Monument at Berne, erected to the
memory of a most beautiful woman, who died in
childbed. The lady is represented at the mo
ment of Resurrection; :t kind of grove is sunk,
sufficient to contain a statue—in itfis placed a
large stone unequally split or broken, and so
.contrived, that the young wife appears rising
from her coffin just awoke from the sleep of death,
holding her child in one hand, and pushing away
the stone with the other. The dignity of the
figure, her innocence, and the pure celestial joy
which shines in lifer countenance, combine to give
the whole a mdst pleasing and sublime expression.
The epitaph is Worthy (dj|jhe tomb : the lady is
supposed to gpfeak-*—I w|r the Trumpet! it
penetrates to the depth of the tombs ! Awake.
Child of Anguish ! The Saviour of the World
calls us ! The pmpire of death is ended, anil
an immortal Palm will crown Innocence anil
Virtue.—Behold, me, Lord, with the Infant
thou gavest me V’+ihuvAon paper-
IN SENATE.
Friday, February 20.
The following resolution submitted by Mr.
Barbour on the 18th inst. was considered and a-
greed to : “ Resolved, that the committee on
military affairs be instructed to enquire into the
expediency of chceging the mode of supplying
the troops of the United Stutes by contract,
and substituting one cheaper and inure efficient,
by subjecting toe parties undertaking that duty
to military law, in case of delinquency.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, February m.
‘ One of (hose events which society has frequen
ly occasion to deplore, and seldom with more
sincerity than on the present, arrested the pro
gress ot public business in both liuuses of con
gress yesterday.
On the meeting of the House ef Representa
tives yesterday, after the usual form of reading
the journal of the preredlffg day’s sitting, Mr.
Newton ol Virginia, rose to announce to the
house the death of his colleague colonel Pete
son Gondwyn. On me (s,.id Air. N.) devolves the
melancholy duty oi inlortning this house of the
de-.tli of our late worthy associate, Mr. Peter
son Goodwyn of Virginia. Mr. Uoodwvn died
at his seat in Virginia, on the 21st of this mouth.
He lias performed, and finished, his duties here,
and with a clear conscience, and in the full ex
pectation ot the reward of his virtues, he has
gbne for a time to repose with his ancestors in
the tomb. In amiableness of disposition—iu
suavity ol mao nets—in acts of benevolence and
charity—in steadiness of friendship, and in love
and devotion to the republican institutions of his
country, lie was surpassed by no man.
Mr. Newton then offered the following resolu
tion, which was unanimously' agreed to : “ Re
solved, that the members ot this house will tes
tify their respect for the memory of Petefson
Goodwyn, deceased, late a member of this body,
Ironi the state of Virginia, by wearing crape on
the left arm for one month.
Mr. Newton then submitted the following re
solution which was also unanimously agreed to :
“ Resolved, that a message be sent to the senate,
informing them that this liouse, in testimony of
their respect for the late co|. Peterson Goodwyn,
one of their body from the state of Virginia, have
unanimously resolved to wear crape on the left
arm for one mouth.
And then, on motion of Mr. Forsyth, the house
adjourned. .
Tuesday, February- 24.
Our relations with Spain.—Mr. Forsyth,
rising to oiler the following resolution, adverted
to the docuoicnts communicated to the House by
the Executive, H orn time to time, on the subject
of our negociations with the Spanish govern
ment, and observed, that it would be seen by
these documents, that attempts had been made,
by negocintious at Madrid and with the Spanish
minister in this country, to bring the mattms in
dispute with that government to a final settle
ment, but it had always been evaded by the Span
i»l> government. The House had been informed
by the President, that a negotiation was then
be attributed to her anxiety to do justice to the. pending in Washington^ and it was very impor
ter tant, Mr. F. thought, the House should be in
formed of the result, or the state of that negoai-
atitm. For his own part, Mr. F. said, he was
perfectly tired of negoci.iting on our differences
with Spain. There had been ample time for
each government to know its determination on
the subject, and it was time to know what pros-
pect there was of its termination, Mr. F. then
submitted the following resolution, which was
agreed to without opposition, and a committee
appointed to communicate it to the President i
“Resolved, That the President of the United
States be and lie is hereby requested, if in his o-
pinion it is not incousistant with the public in
terest, to lay before this House so much of tin?
coi respoudence with the government of Spain
as will enable Congress to judge what ground
there is for expecting an amicable and speedy
adjustment of the differences between that gov
ernment and tlifc United States.’^
The House then again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, Mr. Livermore in the
chair, on the Bankrupt Bill.
Mr. Spencer moved to amend the first section
by striking therefrom the words “ merchant and
other,” and subsequent parts thereof, to make it
conform to the first alteration. The object of
this motion was to deprive the bill of its partial
feature, to make its provisions general to the
community, and to embrace all other classes as
well as the mercantile ; and Mr. S. proceeded
to submit his reasons at length, for desiring to
include the agricultural and manufacturing parts
of the community, particularly the latter, and
his objections to a bill embracing the mercantile
class alone ; incidentally dwelling on the neces
sity of some general and uniform law On the sub
ject of bankruptcy,
Mr. Beecher thought the amendment inexpe
dient, particularly to the full extent it contem
plated ; though it might not be improper to apply
the. bill to the manufacturing part of tne commu
nity ; and, in illustration of these opinions, and
of liis ideas in favor of a general system of Bank
ruptcy, lie argued at some length. ,
The question was then taken on Mr. Spencer’s
motion ami decided in the negative.
Mr. Spencer then moved to insert after the
word “ merchant,” the word manufacturer, tor
the purpose of extending the application of the
>>ill to the latter class of the community , and sta
ted his inteation in case this motion prevailed
to move to enlarge to
necessary to entitle a creditor io apply for a
commission o(b;ul.!:ruptcy, wliich’fcxtensioa would
remove the ejection that tile admission ol man
ufacturers would include a number of petty ar
tificers not contemplated by the biH.
To this Mr. Hopkinson. replied in substance
that this extension ot the debt, to include man
ufacturers, would exclude many traders whom
it was the object dfthe bill to relieve.
The question was then taken and the motion
ne.atived, without a division.
Mr. Clay rose and observed that he had on
Friday last voted against striking out the first
section of the bill, and if he now supposed that
by one or Wo - Week’s discussion the liouse
could a^ree on a bill useful to the country* he
should be willing to proceed, and devote that
time to the measure. But, after the experience
of Friday last, Mr. C. confessed that lie feared
all the labor which could be bestowed on the
hi!! would be thrown away, particularly since the
decision which had just taken place on the modi
fications proposed by Mr. Spencer. This opin
ion he offered as an apology for the motion he
rose to m&ke, which wus. to reconsider the vote
on striking out the first section, that the sense
of the committee might be ascertained on the
principle of the bills after it had decided to re
tain the feature just moved to be expunged.
The motion to reconsider the vote of Friday
was .-.greed to—lyes 69, noes 58; when Mr.
Clay, for the reasons before stated, renewed the
motion to strike out the first section ol the bill.
This motion was decided without debate, in the
negative—ayes 63, noes 66—by a second count,
the ayes were 68 noes 71.
Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, believing,
notwithstanding the vote just taken on the first
section, that there would ultimately he a ma
jority of the House against the bill, and Art-the
purpose of ascertaining by the yeas and nays
the true sense of the House at once ; he moved
that the committee rise, that it might be refused
leave to sit again, and the question then decided
in the House.
Mv. Mercer opposed this motion ; and took oc
casion to express his disapprobation of thecour-e
pursued on this subject, in aiming to destroy the
bill in the outset by moving to strike out l!.e first
section. It wasalways allowed by parliamentary
justice and parliamentary courtesy to the friends
of a measure to make it as perfect as they could
before the sense of the House should be taken
on the principle of the proposition. On this oc
casion lie had believed that there was a majority
of the House against the bill, and he was there
fore surprised to learn the result of the vote
<m Friday on striking out the first section. For
his own part, he was not ashamed to confess »tlial
his opinion had been changed on this f.ulqect by
the able and c nclusive arguments which had
been Urged by his frier •!, (Mr. Hopkinson) in its
lavor- The friends of the bill ought not to dis-
pair, therefore, and lie hoped they would be per
mitted to proceed in maturing the measure.
Mr. Clay remarked that ids object in the course
which bo bad taken was the econemy of the time
of the house. It was true that all the indications
disclosed of the sense of the liouse were in favor
of the bill, but if any course could be adopted to
snvc materially the time of the house, it was fair
to try it on this measure; because, if it were taken
up regularly, and the whole sixty four sections
discussed, which would consume one or two
weeks, it was very probable that the bill would
be l ost by the Variance- of opinion on some of its
important details. Mr. C. enumerated some of
the provisions on which probably an invincible
difference of opinion would exist ; and particu
larised the feature which requires the consent of'
two thirds of the Creditors, which he tlio't in
compatible with the only principle that justified
the passage of a bankrupt law at all, which
was to relieve a man from his creditors, on his
surrendering all his property, and restoring
him to society. This and other provisions
would, he was confident consume much time,
which, after all, he expected would be to no pur
pose ; and for this reason he had endeavored at
once to anticipate the final decision.
Mr. Hopkinson said the bill had stood the
shock of the vote to strike out the first section,
and the committee had decided to go on, and see
if tliey could not agree on some system for Ibis
important object. He was as unwilling as any
one to consume uselessly the time of the house
but he was opposed to a premature rejection of
(he measure particularly after the repeated re
fusal of the committee of the whole to strike out
the first section. As to the provisions Which had
been referred to, it would be time enough when
those features were acted on, to see whether the
committee could agree on them to any practica
ble purpose, and then act accordingly. He sug
gested therefore the propriety, if It could be done,
of first bringing up the provisions alluded to,
that the sense of the committee might be 1 ob
tained, and see whether it would be worth while
to proceed with the other details.
Mr. Williams, having previously withdrawn
his motion, for that purpose ;
Mr. Tucker of Va. in accordance with the
suggestion of Mr. Hopkinson, moved that the
committee by general consent jgree to take up
first for Consideration the 36th section of the hill
(which provides for the permanent discharge of
a bankrupt from all debts contracted previously
to his bankruptcy, having surrendered all his
property to his creditors, Hit. )
Mr, Barbour, intending when this feature of the
bill should come up for discussion, to offer some
remarks on it, but unwilling to trouble the com
mittee at so late an hour of the day, hoped, (if
it was the intenfibn of the friends of the bi't to
argue this provision at all,) that the committee
would now rise.
The committee, on motion of Mr. Terry -flien
rose, reported progress, and, after some opposi
tion thereto, obtained leave to sit again.
WtuSi1
On motion of Mr. John son of Va. « resolved
that the secretary of the navy be directed to re!
port to this house the proceedings of the court
martial ordered by commodore Isaac Chauncey U
at the instance ot midshipman Marston, for tw
trial of John Orde Creighton, arid that he be al
so directed to la v before this house the memoti-
al of the midshipmen and other officers in the
Mediterranean squadron, forwarded to that de
partment, mid emanating from the proceeding
of the court marlial held For the trial of tliesaS
captain John Orde Creighton.
Friday, February 27.
Irish emigration petition.—The house having
on motion of Mr. Taylor of N. Y. proceeded to
the consideration of the report of the coniinittft
of the whole adverse to the petition of the Ncvy-
York Irish emigrant society, praying to be allow',
ed to purchase a body of public land in Illinois
territory, oh an extended credit, on condition of
actual settlement, aitd paying interest on the
purchase money. •
JZohdqii, March 2.
On motion of Mr. T. M. Nelson, “ resolved*
that the committee on military affairs he instruct
ed to enquire into the expediency of amending
the laws granting pensions to invalids, so as to
require of the pensioners evidence of the conti-
nua^c of the disability which entitles them to
pensions, at the time of each application for the
pay incut thereof; and to provide also, that when
ever any pensioner shall accept an appointment
of profit, Under the general government, his pen',
siou shall cease.”
Expatriation.—Mr. Johnson of Va. submitted
some additional remarks on the subject, and, af-
ter expressing the regret he should feel iitho
house, during a season so auspicious to a candid
decision, wore, by the course it should adopt on
this subject, lead to an erroneous construction
hereafter of its sentiments on the right of expa
triation; and anxious that it should nut be dismiss
ed vvithoht the declaration of some aflirmativi
opinion-thereon, that would prevent such a misi
construction, moved, by way of amendment, thq
following substitute for the remaining section of
the bill:
“ That Whereas sundry persons, who had heel
citizens of the United Stutes of America, and
who had exercised the right of di-solving the con
nection which bound them to the United Statei
in the character of citizens, by voluntarily and
regularly becoming citizens Or subjects of other
governments; have been held bound to answer ii
the character of citizens, in the courts of the
States, lor offences alledged to have been com
mitted subsequently to the exercise of this right;
and fpr which citizens only would be amenable
in the said courts : And whereas Jn the de
claration of independence of the thirteen United
feitatqp ot America, the following truths arc Mil
to be self evident:—That all men are created e-
qual ; that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unalienable rights ; that among these are
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; thcie*
lore he it enacted, and it is hereby expressly cn ;
acted and declared, tlift all men do possess the
right to seek tlicir happiness in any climate aud
under any form of government they may elect;
and that, consequently, the right to dissolve tlx
bond which binds the individual to the govetfe
ment of the U. States, in the character of citizen,
and to form a similar connexion with any other
government, is equally unalienable, and found*
ed on truth equally self evident.
Mr. Colson, of Va. moved that the Whole si
Ject be indefinitely postponed, which motion afl
considerable debate, was negatived.
Alter 'Which, the questiiAi was taken on Mr.
Johnson's proposition, and decided in the nega
tive.
Mr. Robertson of L. then offered the following
substitute to the remaining section of the billr
“ That in all prosecutions which may hereafter
be instituted against any person for having en
gaged ill military or naval service for or a^nast
a ?J-- r eign pow\;r, when without the jurisdiction
r c States, w ho, before the commission
of the fact with which lie may stand charged;
shall have been a citizen of the United States,
but shall have exercised bis right of expatriation
by becoming the citizen or subject of any foreign
state or community by adoption, it shall be law
lul for such person to give such fact of expatria
tion in evidence upon the general issue, and if,
upon the trial of such person so charged as afore
said, lie shall prove such fact to the satisfuctiot
of the jury, he shall be discharged from suck
prosecution.”
io give time for a little reflection on this nsd
proposition, Mr, Trimble moved that the amend
ment be laid on the ’able and be printed ; wliicll
was agreed to ; and the house adjourned.
TEN JJ()LLAUsltEWARU-
R UNAWAY' or stolen from
: the plantation of the sub
scriber, a likely negro man nam
ed BOBU, 27 or 28 years old, five
tcetS or 10 inches high, a large
.scar on the left thumb near tne
hand, tolerable bow legged ; no other marks re
collected. The above reward will be given t« I
any person who will lodge said fellow in any ini!
so 1 can get him, or a suitable reward fur the fel
low and thief, should he have been enticed away.
JAME£ GAREY.
Newberry district,S. C. Feb. 9th. 1818.
dollars, the debt journ prevailed.
Mr. Edwards, then, for the purpose of trying
conclusively the sense of the House on this sub
ject moved that the committee of the whole be
discharged from the further consideration of the
bill, and that it be indefinitely postponed.
Before this question was put, a motion to ad-
NOTICE.
O N the first Tuesday in April, will be sold if
the Court house in Eatouton, between ff-o I
usual hours, 122 1-2 acres of land, (as supposed) I
being the real estate of Jac. Turkenett,deceas’fflI
situated about 8 miles from Katontoh—snout fu I
acres of said land is cloared,and on the same are I
some cabins. Sold for the benefit of the heirtl
and creditors of said deceased; Terms l
known on the day of sale. All persons havjnpl
claims against said estate, are requested tobiing f
them forward, properly attested, and thiife in* I
debted are required to make immediate p*J' I
ment. DAVID I,. WHITE, Adm’f
with 'hi? will ai.ticitfc. J
January 13, IBlt.t