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I*o.l i’; u- y- i «\<iy o' »»l«. it jj lo ,1„. , 11,..1 , radilorsoi »n ■ alal« must De‘i-übUsh«<l j forKOKTV d«ys. i Not.cn lh. pile .tion a-.il' -*> ' ' 'I u iu .hi i ul, m'' *••■.■■ vl ■'! 1 1,1 " ■ ;I y£iflj)trcntl) i BK< ONI) SESSION. ( FeHRUAUV 1 7, lii i. 5. ' J IN SENATE. I Tl* PiWi.lc.il . fiiif Senate communica-i,' ted, Cntm William Thornton, of Washing- I 100 City, atnenioii.il, st;itiuy; tint lie had rendeied important service* to Government, for whirl) lie prays clmpensiti n. 11 fen eel. > M EAToN, ag eeably to notice, asked, ’ and having obtained leave, introduced a hill,l impeding tin* adpiu* muent id i.n* circuit] court of I'm* Distuct of Columbia; winch was twice read. Mr. PABB H’T, agreeably to notice | aslv,- i, an i hav).igobtained leave, introduced; a lull to audiorr/.e tin* cons ruction of ai Lodge from tbe isla tl on win- h die navy yard at t*Ditsosou'h is sitni ed, to Klllery,, in die alaiit oi ,\iui ~e ; wlin h was to ice i eatl,, ami rele. i ed. The several bdls introduced y filer lay re ceived a Decoml leading, ami were severally iel *rred. The bill from the 11 mse, making an up- 1 propi iainni I ir the |inrenase n| hooks and (nr.iilure t >r the rise ot the Libi ary ol tnm trress. was read a tid'd lime passed, and re cT ’ tu i dto the ilouse. T'e Senate resumed, as ill committee o| the v noli*, (Mr. kl.Nir, ot A ahama, in tin Chair,) the b II to amend ill jndici.l system of (he. United States and i antlmri/.e the ere ifion id iiree additional Circuit t oiirls ; Mr. 1’ .ZKW'.CI/S motion to ixdude the ud.lnioiud iii'cuit judges Inhn bi ing judges of die SupeiMm Court, h d.g slid pemlii.g.’ Mr. IASSKWELL suho.il ted om* or Iwo additional re ~-mils whitli .■ eiglied with him in o,i, 11 g his • iiieiniim n , and Mr. d Ail I ON, of ,li.souri, Inielly staled his reasons for opposing the amendment ; and also vvhy lie disapproved ol the bill as it stood. Mr. MILLS, he ir.g convinced lh I the re in lining lime ol die session did not permit this subject to he matured in the Senate, moved tlt it die bill be recommitted, in order that die iu li'dary Committee mi dil consoler the various plans jifopiised, and irpoi t some one likely to unite &majuuty ol the Senate in iis favor. • * • The expediency ')! recommitment was briefly debated by Messrs. Mn.i.s, lloi.mbs, of Me, Tai.bot, Eatos, ami Johnson, ol Ken. when Mr. I,A ION moved to connect with the motion for recommitment, insti uetim s in the committee lo report a hill with the following provisions : “ I’iie United States shall be divided into the following circuits : “ I’lie states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Isl and,ami Connecticut,uhall form the fust division, to win n i wo additional assuci ale justices sh ,11 he appmnled ; “ flic states of New-Voi K, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, I tela ware, and M .rylaud, shall constitute the second division, to W iich one additional associate justice] y. uiii be it) pointed ; “Toe staies of Virgin* i. North Carolina, Sout i Carolina, and Georgia, shall lorm tin* third division ; and “ i'lie, sia’es of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kcnlm ky, Ohm, In liana, llli i iis, ml Miss iu i, shill consiitute (lie fourth division, to which four additional associate justices shall he appointed. “ That the justices ot each circuit shall, according it* their own arrangement, hold the circuit courts ol the respc live states within the several circuit**, at such time and pi ice as id in . Irom time to lime, he prescri bed, and Mi ill, on or before the lirst Mandat of December in e ich and every year, appoint o, of their number to proceed to Washing ton, to hold the Supreme Court a( W ,ish ington Ciiy : Providml, that ln> prov.sion lihall not take effect during the continuance in office of the prescin associate justices; and provided, also, that once in icurs, if a,iv (piesiion sh ill he pending in the su prem • c ui t, as t i the const! utinnalitv of he act i t any state,or in u uhmavhe inv Led the ngii ot any date, the President of ihe V i’ il .Stales, on information id' -aid fa, t fi in the chief justice, shall, by hi- proclama tion, order and direct the whole number of associati j is,'ices to otte d at the next term of lot* S i _ rente t' m I. to hear and decide sai 1 (incstii, i ; md w ii. n shall be ; hired * • the docket ii I in order for cu-sid rati io."’ Mr. UUGG iiKS stated his ohj cijuus to the p: p -sitton ot Mr. I*h i on, at: 1 also to »h • discniumation proposed by the amendment nf Mr. Tazew’kll, which he deemeiThigh! v I unjust and injurious to the NN estern slates, \ ,ml one vtlncii ought not to he attempted, i *lr. R. also urged the necessity of providing remedy, without delay, for the insonveni- I ■nee experienced in that large portion of the i Jnion, by the defect of *he judicial system ; t nil hoped the question would be met fairly, and not embarrassed by endless propositions i mr modification or recommitment. < Mr. HOLMES, of Me, made some re marks to shew the impracticable nature of Hie scheme proposed by Mr. Eaton. Mr. KING, ofN. Y. considering that it , became more and more apparent that the snb- ( jeet could not be effectually acted on at the t present session, moved that the hill and , amendments he indefinitely postponed. ( This motion was decided in the negative, , by Yeas and Nays, as follows : } Vn vs.-- Messrs. Harbour, Rarton, Branch, , Clayton, Cobh, I)’Wolf, Edwards, Elliott, Pin Hay, Hayne, King, of N. Y. Lanmaii, ■, Mcllvaine, M.icon, Mills, Pay lor, Tazewell, I Van llnren, Van Dyke—l ( J. ( Nays,— Messrs. Bell, Denton, IVmligny, Brown, t handler, Dickerson, Eaton, G ,il-j lard, Holmes, nf Maim*, IKilmes, of Miss. Jackson, Johns,ui, el Iven. Johnson, ol Lou. Kelly, King, ot Alah. Knight, Lloyd, of, Mas-. McL an, Noble, Palmer, Parrott, Ruggle>, Sev mour, Smith, Talbot, Thomas, , Williams -27. Mr. EATON then, at the suggestion of, several mcnilters, withdrew his an,eiidiiient, j with the intention of ottering it hereafter, it the question on the recommitment prevailed. ( 1 The question was then |ut on the recoin- , mitment, and negatived, by the following ; Vide : Yea*.— Messrs. Barbour,Barton, Benton, ( Buutigiiy, Branch, t lavtun, Cobb, D’Wo f, ; jEd warns, Elliott, FimLay, llayne, King of !X.,V. Knight, Mcllvaine, Mills, Taylor, • Ta/.ewell, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Williams ' o I 1 * I Nays,— Messrs. Bell, Brown, Chandler, Dicker on, Eatm, Gaillard, Holmes ot Me. Holmes, ol Miss. Jackson, Johnson, of Ken. Joh ,ston, ol Louisiana, Kelly, King ot Alah Latiman, Lloyd of Mass. .NlcL* an, Macon i ,1 Noble, Palmer, Parrott, Buggies, Seymour 1 Smilii, 1 albot, Tmnnas— l3, The question was then taken, without fin (her ih bate, on Mr. Tazew ll’s motion mi to amend the bill that the addition il cir cuit jrfdges shall not be justices ot the Su preme Court, and was decided in the nega ■ l l ivo by the following vote : ; V E AS. Messrs. Bi .inch, Clayton, Cohb, D'Wnll, Elliot, Tazewell—o. i NAV.-.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell, lit*iiioi:, B'luligny, Brown, Chandler, Dick i ersoii, Eat#,i, Edwards, Findlay, Gaillard, i Havne, Holmes i f Me. Holmes ot Miss. Jack*on, Johnson id K«*n. Johnson of Lou. I Kelly, King of Vlab. King of N Y. Knight, : Lanman, Lloyd of Mass. Mi llv.iine, Me i Mills, Noble, Palmer, Purroti, [Buggies, Seymour, Smith, T Ihot, Taylor, Thomas, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Williams i —4U. , Mr Van Buren thought it apparent, from (he votes of lo day, that the Senate was not ■ only determined on actii g on (his subject, ; but was decidedly in favor of die principle : contained in the hill : that is, the appoint ment of additional Circuit Judges, who ; should he also Judges, of the Supreme Court* , Forliioisclf, lit* preferred the plan that had 1 been offered hv Mr. B irbour ; (he separation ol ilm Supreme Court (rum Circuit duties ; • ibut ns (he Senate favoured the plan propo ■ -ed by the hill, In* rose to move a single r amendment, which wgs to reduce the uildi \thimd number (it Circuit Judges to he pro i vided tor by the bill to two, so that there should he, (with the present one in the W, ,! States) lhove L n cuil J uilges in that section el ■ the Union. l This mol ion was supported by Mr. VAN BU BEN and was opposed hv Messrs. TAL BOT and HOLMES, of Maine ; when l lu* question was taken on the amend , nient, bv yeas and nays, and decided in the i i: afl/ >'ii in tire, as I,,Hows ; YK \s. — Messrs. Barbour, Barton, B**H, : j Brandi Chandler,Clayton, Cobh, DAVolt, , Eaton, Edwaids, Elliott, Findlay, llayne, I i King, of Alabama, King, of New York, i | Knight, Lanman, Lloyd, of Massachusetts, , M’llvaine. Macmi, Mills, P irrotl, Seymour, p Smith, Taylor, Tazewell, Van Boren ami 1 Van D\ ki—*2B. , NAS S.— Messrs. Benton, Bouligny, ■ Brown, Dickerson, Gaillard, Holmes, of j Missit-ippi, Jackson, Johnson of Kentucky, , Johnson ol Louisiana, Kelly, M’Lean, No h hie, Buggies, Talbot, Thomas, and W'il ,. Hams- IT. I The bill was thou recommitted to the Ju diciarv Committee, (lor the arrangement of ■ the circuits, &c.) The Senate took up their amendments to the approp* iation bills, which had been di . agreed to bv the other House, and receded ; i from each of them, except that which strikes I Hoot theapp(o, ri tioa ol 12,000 dollars for ; the compensation ot the Florida Land Com missioners On ihe question of receding from their • (lisa.'rci’in nit to this appropriation, a debate 10l considcr.iole lengtli ensued. It was ur- i ■ ged against the ajipropriatioe, that the com t, mi -i ui had'“xpirnl by its limitation; and; • that, if its continuance was necessary, it] f -iiigtit to lie renewed bv law, and not con-!i i 1 riut’il bv in appropriation, liialu was in Ijj.rinc.pie wrong to appropiiate money sor 1 e object n*t previously audyrized by law, No. c) i the other liand, it w.«' urged, that! Ho* c,r , ■ m-'ion; r- It i not completed their • luttes ; tea' it was a : • important to the pe •- t ide ul Florida that their laud titles should be examined and adjusted ; the great c\iis would arise from leaving the business unfin ished, &c. &c. The question being taken on receding from the amendment, it was negatived by a vote of 22 to 11 ; and the Senate insisted on striking out the appropriation. 1 he (’resident communicated to the Se nate the following letter from the Secretary <d the Treasury ; Treasury Dfp \htmf.>:t, 1 Qth February, 1825. - Sir: In conformity with the provisions of (lie act of the 10th’February, 1820, enti tled “ An Act to provide for obtaining ac-j curate statements oi the Foreign Commerce' of the United States,” I have the honor to transmit, herewith, the C Mowing statements of the Commerce and Navigation of the U. States, during the year ending on the 3Uth day ol September, 1824, viz: Ist. A. A general statement of the qua'ity and value of merchandise imported into the United Slates from the ist October, 1823, to 30th June, 1824. Ist. B. Do. do. from Ist July, to 30th Sept. 1824. 2d. A summary statement of the snue. 3d. A general sta empiit of the quantity and\alue id Domestic Articles exported. 4tli. A gem ml statement of tin qu .nitty ami value of Foreign Articles exported. sth and 6th. Summary statements ol the value ol D ones :c and Foreign Articles ex ported. , 7ih. A generd statement of (he amount of American and Foreign 1 nonage employ ed in the Foreign Trade ol the United Slates, BMi. A general statistical view of the ; Commerce and Navigation of the Untied States. , | 9th. A statement of the Commerce and Navigation ol each Sia'e ami Territory. Finn these statements, it, appears tlmtj the imports during the yen - on the oUthi Sept. 1 824, have amounted to 880,549.- 007, of which aiimunt, 875,265,054 wine imported m American vessels, ami 85,283,-, 9>3 m Foreign vessels; I the export.- jnave, during th same period; amounted toj S*s 98(1,657, of which, 850,649,500 were Domestic, and 815,387,157 were Foreign Articles; Mia', it die Domestic Arth lesj 8-13,4-14,619 were evpor d in Annman ve--els, and 87,204,881 m Foreign vessels ; and, ol the Foreign Articles, 8-3,967,087 were exported in Atneiicao ves-ols. a d 81,370,070 in Foreign vessels that 850,03., tons of American shipp ng enerei, and, 919,273 r.liared from lUspo- is of,die United ! States; and hat 102.31 7 tons ol Forei.n 1 shipping entered, and 102,55~ cleared tiouij the ports of die United Slates during thej same period. I have jhe honor to he, Sir, with great respect, your obedient servant. W M. H. CRAWFORD. lion. Prcdileflf, of the. Semite pro tern. The letter was read ami On motion of Mr. Lbyd, of Ma-s. it was ordered, that 1000 copies thereof, with (lie documents accompanying it, be printed foi the use of the Senate. The tour bills sent from the House of Representatives to-day for concurrence, were severally read ; and The Senate adjourned. NATIVE GOLD* Salisbury, N. C. Feb. 15. Within a few weeks past, considerable quantities ol gold have been found on the! land of Matthias B manger, in Cabarrus county 17 miles south-east of this place.— Mr, Barringer was digging for gold on the banks of a branch, vylnti he struck a vein of the precious metal, running into a hill ; in pursuing jt a short distance, it became very rich. It was about J feet long, and about 4 inches wide ; and, in that space,yielded 140 or Hid weight of ore, which when purified, will probably make 5 or 6000 dollars worth ol gold. Fiiis gold differs considerably in its char acter from what has heretofore been found, either in Cabarrus or Montgomery. It is I’ouml in veins of quartz, running through j slate-rock ; while the other is found in lo .se band and gravel, in perhaps, an alluvial soil. Mr. Barringer’s gold appears to be com-| bined with an ore, and appears to be less pure ; while die specimens heretofore found, contain nothing but tiie pure metal, or, at most, but little dross. When smelted, its 1 colour is somewhat different from the metal found at Mr. Parker!*, resembling more the vellow of brass. The lucky discoveiy of the vein above mentioned, by Mr. Barringer, 1 -pread through the countiy like wild-lire; (he con-equence was, that the banks of his brooks were soon ornamented with men, women and children—adventurous spirits, come to dig up their fortunes out of the sand and rocks, armed with mattocks, spades, bucke's, frying-pans, and other implements necessary to dig and wash gold. Neither rain, snow, nor sevyre cold, could daunt, their ardour, so long as they could, now and then, find a particle to cheer them on.— But we understand the business is becoming liather chill ; ami, of course, the ardour of{ M.ie diggers is considerably abated. They are retiring home, to await a new stimulus ■ when the mattocks and frying-pans will | again be shouldered, and arrayed on the banks of “ Long Creek,” or “ Cruel-tail hi anch.” Mr. Applet in, Secretary of the Aineri jean Leg i(io ito Spda, has arrived in Wash ingtin City with despatches for govern-, inent. tmeageewmatamm wmn. hit m i jia^tugawMi ~ CONSTITUTIONALIST. JUGOSTjfi ~ FRIDA V7 M ARCII 4. 1825.” On this day, somewhere about 12 o’clock, John Quincy Adams, will take the oath of j office, and many a loud huzza will issue from a crowd that would not have been less limisvhad Crawford or Jackson kissed the “ I book and made a speech in their presence. The new President has been long enough in public life to know that Adulation will fol low Success, while Envy and Detraction are constantly before, throwing every obdacle in her way. He will place the proper value upon praises which are gratuitous, because as yet unearned, and if he be a Philosopher,! will look with indifference upon blame pre-| ;mature and undeserved. Whatever are the opinions of Mr. Adams’s public career—ol [the change ol In* politicks—his construc tion of the cons i'uuon—or the temper of his -tale papers—-these ought not to con-, deinii his administration before it is effiered ,on. or ‘deal d in nation round the land” asj the consequente of his elevation. Let the PreMib u o* judged by the acts of the Pre£- ■ident. If lit shall c •nfonn to the princi ples f ihi great Lw of our Liberties, and guide the helm with a calm and unwavering !hand, let the country cheerfully bestow the ri ward of its approbation, and bis enemies I frankly confess that their fears have not been realized. But, if his administration [pursue a wayward course, uncongenial with i the spirit, a< d habits, andjaws of the coun dry, let the question be immediately put who shal be ihe next President ? and the (electioneering campaign, with all its difficul-j j, . ! die. aol da; go's, iinmediateh commence, j We have alreadv spoken of the rumours , ; respecting (In* “Cabinet” as it is called, in ! dl e conrtlv phrase of the Metropolis. They jci iitiane* -. reach us, but will soon ceas6 toj circulate. T > morrow, it is probable, the! President will submit his selections to the Senate, and indue course of mail we shall learn w o c die Secretaries and who the ; [ -Vnib issaM rs. j Wean informed that Mr. Crawford will j ,n turn to his farm in (L or tia. Wherever he may go, lie will find warm and admi ring ('Mends, am! will b>*ar with him those trea-ures which neither the votes of states! or colleges ran take aw.iv—a good heart— > i enlightened min i---an approving con science. Tie Columbia Ide-cone has corrected some misstatements f a C irolina paper in relation to the Dirien Bank, an I we learn that the Committee of the Legi-lature Uasj discovered in the situation f that Institu | tion nothing to create alarm to the holders of its Bills. i We are informed that in consequence of (indisposition, the Hon. Robert Walker hasj resigned the office of Judge of the .Superior Court of this Stale for the middle circuit. [ Chronicle. Raleigh, (N. C.) February 25. Visit of Ike “ iincst.'' —The Governor has received a letter from the Hon. John Branch, Senator in Congress from this State, written at the request of General Lafayette, stating that the General was to have left Washington-City last eve ning, in the steam-boat for Norfolk ; and that he would immediately proceed fnmij thence for this city, by the way of Suffolk, ;Murfreesborough. H.difax and Yarborough., It I*l, consequently, expected that he will ar rive at Raleigh on Thursday morning next. Yesterday Gen. Beverly Daniel, Adjutant General of this ''fate, accompanied bv Major Alfred Stanly, of Newbern, left this City for the Virginia line, where he will, in conjunc-i I tion with the Committee of Reception, re iceive the “Guest,” Col. Win. Polk and Judge John L. Taylor. Members of this. Com-: Jmittee, have also started for the place of re ception, and will be joined at Halifax by Gen. Win. Williams, of Warren, Col. Cadw. Jones, and J. G. A. Williamson, Esq. of Person, the remainder of the Committee. [Star. The Legislature of Virginia adjourned on the 18th inst. after enacting 108 laws.— lbid. —oO® — Messrs. Davies and Stocks, of the Sen ate, ami Messrs. Hudson and Molt, of tin* j House of Representatives of tiie state of ! Georgia, appointed by the last Legislature to examine into the affairs of the Banks of the state of Georgia, arrived here on Thursday slhe 17th inst. Tlvy proceeded immediately lon the duties of their appointment, and con i billed their examination on Tuesday last, [since which, we understand, the three latter ■gentlemen have relumed to their homes, this being the conclusion of their labors. We have no doubt they were fully satisfied with I the result of the examination in this city. ‘ Georgian „ GENERAL HULL’S MEMOIRS, Os the Campaign of the North If eslern Jinny, in the year 1812. Addressed to the people of the United Stales. No. I. ■ FELLOW CITIZENS, When my defence be ’ fore the Court Martial was published, I 1 stated in a preface addressed to you, that it was not then in my power to present all the documents and evidence which related to . the subject ; that the proceedings were de posited in the office of the Secretary of the department of War, and by law, I was en -1 titled to a copy of them ; and as soon as they were obtained, they should be pub lished in separate numbers. Until the pre sent time, I have not been able to obtain them. Immediately after the trial, during the administration of Mr. Madison, I address , ed a letter to the Secretary of War, Gen. I Armstrong, requesting a certified copy. He 'did not think proper to comply with my re quest, or even return an answer to my ap plication. Lately, under the administra tion of President Monroe, they have boon ' prepared and transmitted by Mr. Callu ■ the present Secretary, with a promptit and independence becoming the churai of that officer. I Although it has been a source of sev regret, that I have nut been able to m.\k j tliis communication at an earlier period, under all circumstances, perhaps it oug! t : Ito he considered a misfortune. All ' were then actors on the stage, will ran her how violently our country was convul by parties and political dissentions. Tr ■ itself was so obscured by prejudice, tha was almost impossible to make it appan • All easily believed what they wished nh . « true. Fortunately, those inauspicious d ' have passed away, and with them the ft . ings and prejudices which existed. 1 . time now appears favourable for calm i' quiry, and 1 shall endeavour to redeem li » pledge which I then gave. b i Having now passed the 70th year of m j age, I am strongly admonished, that this ap- ! peal will not be prepared in a manner so sa- ' tisfactory to myself, or so' acceptable to you, as it might have been, before age had impaired tnj health, and necessarily enfee bled the powers of my mind. ! 1 shall however undertake it.,, with a firm | reliance on your candour, and with a con fident expectation, that you will read with* ;out prejudice, and decide with impartiality, it will be written in the style of simplici ty, and adorned with nothing hut truth in 'its plainest garb. On an occasion so inter \e»Hng to me, I cannot omit to express the satisfaction I feel, in appearing before a tri bunal of enlightened citizens, who in form- t ing their constitution, have v isel v retained ■the sovereign power, and whose final opin ion can reverse (he sentence of all subor dinate authorities. With confidence, there fore, I du It make this appeal to your can do! and impartial judgment. In (he progress of my following numbers, 1 am not insensible of. the difficulties with i which I have'o contend. lam not insen- Is>lde of the deep interest which yet exists, 1 filial the causes of the disasters of the i campaign of 1819, should remain where jthe administration have attempted to [place them. I am not insensible ,how [Hard is tbe task of removing the weight of j oppression, which I have so long and so uu* [justly sustained. In making my statements, and adducing i, tlit documents and evidence in proof of • them, it will frequently he necessary to bring into view the officers who composed the administration at that time, the Court Martial before which I was tried, and other distinguished characters. In cases of this kind, fearless of any ■ consequences to myself, widle on the one . hand 1 shall comment vyiih the most perfect freedom on their conduct.—On the other, I shall endeavour to suppress anv feeling of resentment, for the injustice and persecu tion which 1 have experienced from them, I I and shall say nothing more than is necessa , ry for a fair exemplification of the fact?, , which it will he my object to establish. If, when this mirror is placed before them, [they should discern the truth, and be made : sensible, that, by their unfounded represen tations, they have been the instruments of injuiingan innocent individual, and rob bing him of the character he had acquired by a long course of public services, both in I the cabinet and in the field, and in this view ■j of the subject, any compunctious of con science should be excited, Ido not, andiran- i not wish them a more thorny pillow, than will he made by their own reflections. • iris possible I deceive myself in the in dulgence of the hope that this subject will even for a moment excite your attention.—. You may say, that it has been settled bv the 1 administration, and that that decision ought ■ to be conclusive and final—that the charac ter of an individual is of little consequence, ■ when compared, with the character of the ‘ administration and that it is not expedient f ; to rake open embers which have so lung been ** covered. But when you consider that my ;|character is connected with the events which ' took place, and how important it isj that the ' truth of those events should be preserved - and handed down to posterity, I cannot but , hope, that such considerations will be a suffi r dent answer to the objections, and induce , you to feel an interest, in the narrative I 1 shall present, and the evidence I shall pro i duce in Us support ; and (bat you will be lieve no means are so powerful as truth, te > preserve the honour of the nation. j