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.$314® 33
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.. 16 ® 10
.. 38 ® —
30 ® —
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corn— « * * l
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oats J} * r;
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WHMKKY-Frrf.Hn.lM, « « «
OIN—North*™, (w »IU
TOBACCO—Cavendish,
Manufactured,
blACKF.RKL-No. 1
9 !!*.!!!*.
TAUOW-Pnr lb
POfUC-Mess
Prim*
1ACON
HAMS
S ARD
UTTEH—Goshen
SOAl’-Yrllow
CIIEESK •;•••••••
CANDLES—Northern Mould....
Spermaceti,
Georgia .
LUMBER—Yellow Plwi Raaglfii: Tim
ber... C ® 10
Si. Sawed Flooring Uoarda$l8 'it 33
River Lumber, Hoards,
Plauk end Scantling.... $14 ® 1C
Quartered, 1$ Inch Flem
ing Boards., .$16 ® 10
WhiUt Fine,cleor.... ....$33 ® —
Merchantable $14 ® 16
Red Oak Stave* — ®
White Oak Slave — ®
Sbinglo*.,.,... $4 'it 6
ronciuN productions.
RAGGING—Hemp
©SNABURGS
BRANDY—Cognac
BIN—Holland
SALT—Cargo
Sack......
JHJUAR—Havana, White
Brown......
l’orto linn
Muacovado
St. Croix
New Orleana..'..
Refined Loaf'.
Lump...................
COFFEE
TEA—Hyson
RUM—Jamaica
New England
MOLASSES—Havana
* • *’' 'NewOrleane.........
LONDON POUTER—lVrdown...
HU S per dot.
WON—Swede*....
JO ® 33
.. 8 ® 114
.. $14® 3
. $1 30® l|
.. 38 ® 39
$1,60 ®J 76
13 ® —
— ® —
. 04® 11
.. 0 ® 104
,. 10 ® 11
.. 8]® 04
.. HJA® 17
.. 144® —
.. 114® 13
. 05 ® 75
. $1 ® 1 3
. 45 ® 47
. 30 ® 33
. 35 ® 38
$3 ® —
$34® —
-$UU ® 130
JCXCIMNOK.
ON ENGLAND—04 a 8Jt»«r cent prem.
RKW YORK—Draft* at tight 1 percent prem.
30 day* par ® - per'ennt prem.
00 day* - per cent.
. FREIGHTS—To Liverpool jaD-lGd ; Havre —5
Raw York $14 porbale,— for Rice; Boston f n $
for cotton; Philadelphia fur cotton; Providence —
far cotton.
Pro.u the Saeannah Shipping and Commercial
Uit, March 8.
COTTON—Arrived tlnce tho let ln»t. 3534 hale*
Upland and 357 hale* S. I. Cotton, & cleared at the
came time, 6095 balm Upland and 394 bate* 8.1.
Cottoa ] leaving a itock on hand, irtclunlva of all on
ehip boanl not cleared nn the Pth hut. of 26000
bale# Upland and 1033 bale* Sea Itland.
On Friday and Saturday thn demand for Upland
continued unabated, and full price* were obtained,
but slaon llie receipt on Sunday of the ateamer LI*
verpool’* advice* the market ha* been fiat, and tho
few sales effected have keen at a decline of 4 ■ 4
next per lb; thoule* ar#40Ul bale*, via: ff3 at 14jl
138 at 144; 08 at I4|l 30 at 14| 5 304 nt 15; 452
at 15$; 310at 15|| 852 at 154; 75 at 15|; 59 »t
18); 772 at 16; 552 at 164; 201 at 16 j ; 121 ut
16J. In Sea Itland no transaction* are reported.
Receipt* of Cotton at the following placet aince
October let. 1838 1837
Savannah, March 8,......., 144981 186184
South Carolina, March ,!•••. 131507 170003
Mobile,MerchS '. 203449 BI93I3
New-Orloan*,March 2...... 325853 409308
Florida, reb. 10, 42107 81614
North Carolina, Fab. 16, 5250 10035
Virginia, Feb. 1,.«... ...11500 16000
804670 1070517
The following I* a ilalcment of the ttock uf Cot*
ton on hand at tho reapoctive place* tin mod.
Savannah, March 8......
.. 27583
32035
South Carolina, March 1,.
.. 43984
37008
Mobile, March 2...
.. 1)4891
08431
New-Orlcans, Morch2,...
.133335
139427
Virginia, Feb. 1
... 0000
4000
North Carolina, Feb. 16,.
... 1000
3000
Augusta a Hamburg, Mar. 1,25091
24707
Macon, Mar. 1,
Florida, Fab.
.Philadelphia, Feb. 23,...
...10800
12589
.. 15000
12000
;,..1500 '
3000
N.wYodt Fob. SO
...48000
404032
20000
387237
RICE.—Three ha* been very littlo doing in tbit
article during the weekt the principal tulce have
bean from $44 a 4$, nt which rate* holder* are firm.
FLOUR—The market continue* dull, and at do.
dining price*. Sale* of 100 hbi*. Howard atreeti
to arrive, at $9.
CORN—I* plenty and dull. Sate* from itoro
•ndah1p*boardnl85al00 ct*., according ta quality
and quantity.
GROCERIES.—In Coflee, Sugar and Molasses,
era have no material variation tn notice. Sale* of
180 bags Lagulra Coffee, inferior at 11 cent*, caaht
Cuba Molaue* at 311 Sugar at quotation*.
HAY.—flala# of 200 bundle*, N. York, on tba
whatf, at $1 26i NUll* from $1 25 il 50.
BACON.—Salo* of 4000 lb*, old Side* at 11
peats] 200 Baltimore Ham* at 14 ct*.
SALT.—Two cargoe*, about 20.000 buthel*. ar
rived from Liverpool since our la*t, told at 38u39
wau,
SPUttTS,—In domestic liquors, amall ule* of
$LE. Rum nt 45*461 Whiskey at 47a48; Gin at
SOaSO.
EXCHANGES—Bill* on England, SJ i8| per ct.
pram. Drafts on N. York, at tight, 1 per ct. prom.
FREIGHTS—To Liverpool, 4da916d; to N
York, $1$ per bale.
Statement of Cotton, March 8.
Upl’d*. 8.1.
Bleak on hand, l*t October, 3164 35
Received this week.... 3524 357
Da. ptuviouly . 138293 2787
144981
EajartadthUivaak. 0595 394
Be. previously,-.112226 1182 118924
Stock on hand,including all on ship-
boardn ot cleared.March 8,1839. 26060
3179
1350
For Freight or Charter.
1 <1* THE ftne caqipei fattened and coppered
: SBk brig Mary Helon, Dill, matter. 160 ton*,
in complete order and ready torveoive
• « cargo. Apply to Capt- D. on board at June# up
'• TiJr l ' 0fl LADDfUPPER A SISTARE.
■' 5 Frelfbt Wanted.
jgki 500 bale* cojton wanted to complete the
sft cargooftbeA. 1, BriUth bark GLEANER,
for Liverpool. Apply w
war*" D. HEID.
Mew jrork.-OMB.ubl it had Line.
THE (aft twiHag’packet whip Macon, 0«*
i barn muter will have tmmeduu di»patoh,
. * fiefclttor puugo Imving auparior accommotia*
tkmi, Apply to maatar oa board at Anciaux witarf
#1 COHEN MILLER & CO.
■foillre - '
A MULATTO U,, 13 im 14 ]r*.r* M, by
4% yrerct mpaih. Enquire at ihia offer.
tho
*
~om the IVnikiKfton Intelligencer of 9S/A »U.
IIIK INVKH HUA I ISO COMMITTEE.
Yntrnlay, the InvcatlRalins Commlltee of
Ilia llo iNr of Reprciei.tativc* on Defalcation*,
to wlitiec labor* the country hs* been Inoking
with deep anxiety for *ome week* part, in.de
* report to the Home, through their iltair*
man, Mr. dorian, the rcp»n is voluminous,
but so reduced to system tn if* compos lion
and aiNngeuent of facta M will ruideril
most convenient for use, as well ss cuy or
comprehei siou. \Ve have the pleaaure of
presenting to our readers, in the subjnii ed
extract*, the pri f.tory remarks of the report,
sml rite cunclnsions which the committee tie-
dticnl from the testimony taken by riwm-
Three speak in terms of aLrm.ng ivptehtn*
son in regard to the manner in which liate
been, uflde, executed the duties of several
of the primary ofllcre „f the tiov* rumt nt,
upon the elHciency of «hose adminiatrutiou
the security of ‘ the nulionul (rresute must
atardepend. But, not hating lud time to
read attentively the body of the report, we
cannot a tempt to * y liuw fur, if ».t *.11, the
concluiiun exceed the stieijg.h ol ill. ir; re
mis**. We con*<qui-nriy cannot do more
now than prom ae a recurrence to the s-rbjcct
at an enrl> day.
'lire Minority of rite con .mil tee also submit*
led a rrpo t,
PREFA I OUV REMARKS OK THE COM
Mil l EL'S KhKOlir.
'I'he Select Comm.lice, chosen by the
llnu»e of IUpic*enta ive* i n the I7tii m> cl
19th ul into, to litre aiigute the def Icalionsol
U.muel Swarlwout, |.te collector i f rite ett*
tom* at the poit of New York, nod of oilier
olliccis, have devoted to the I'.tthful dia-
ulmrge ul the du-ic* a*»ignrd them the limit
ed tune allowed for the puipove by the ihurt*
11. as of the present st-*»ion of Congress.
It wa* mu«t obvious, however, that the
whole field of inquiry presented by the reso
lution appointing the Commit.i c, could nut
be properly lr..vcr»ed lj report thereon, ct-
tliur Attti*r.ctoril) 10 the country or to the
Committer, during the *li rl remainder ol the
pie*em Congress. ‘IIlia impressed upon the
Committee mi 01.ee a resolution, wh ch lius
beo.i righlly itdhcicd to, of limiiing the invea.
ligation to Modi brunches of the ktibjecis lc-
lined to them ns h..d most dteply exci ed
public aux.ety nod niurir, and to undertake
only so much of these us in ght be thoroughly
exhausted within the allotted period of tiie
Committed* im-urches. Rut the imporuuil
results which hnve been ittiuimd, itotwUh*
standing the diSiidVMotuges ad veiled to, can
not fiil to inspire the uountiy wi.lt u coufi*
deni hope, thil the liigh oldi^uliun which
will rest upon lhe,*iiiccasur of the present
Congress in the Legiriiv urc of the untiuu, to
resiiiuu and complete the great wot k of ill
vcsligationnud rclorm of the aiariiung coii-lt
tiott and ubuai-s of tlie Executive di paitmeuts
of the Gove rumen*, from the highest to the
lowest, mid Horn the tievrcsl to the remotest
functionaries, will engage the prompt and if
Hcieut atttini.n which it* tnagniiude do
mauds.
Guided solely by the character of develop,
meuts which the investigation imposed upon
them by tlie House hit* elite .dated, [toe Cum-
nutlee cunnot resist the ronviciion, tlt.tat no
period in tlie history of the Fiderul Govt-rii-
intni lias there been deeper or better fouiul-
ed cause titan exists ui me present moment,
for eve ry patriot hr art to tlesire a prompt
constimmutiuit of that signal " talk of refurm n
which nubile icnlimenl many ycun tince in
acribed on the Hit of Executive duties, in chit■
rueltra loo legible to be overlooked, requiring,
“ particularly, the correction of those idurecs
that hove brought the patronage uf the* Fede
ral Government into conflict with the Ireedom
of eltcio. s, a d the eounlerocliun of Ihoic
cauace which have disturbed the rightful course
of appointment, null have placed or continued
tfotver in uarxinitui. or ixco.wri.Txvr
rtAsni. ,,#
Hie first projedtire of the committer, after
org tniz ng itself lor huanica*, wua to visit the
city ul New York, to inspect tin re, in per*uu,
the original leeidtls and pupeis »f the tuv
turn house, in ronjuctiuit witn the exuminari
on of smli witnessrs as might be supposed
capable of shedding light upon the inquiry
invulved by the defalcations uf Mr. Bwart-
w out, Thence fot ward this branch ol the in*
vesligatinn was cunduoted jmrauant to rite
resolution of the House, via t to ascertain
“the cau-.es anti extent" of those ilelalca-
tlonns t the length of lime they have existed t
the currectne^a of the tetuma which have
been made by Mr. Swartwinil, and by the
naval officer at New York, and by other offi
cers connected with the adjustment of his
accounts.
Concurrently with the investigation of Mr.
Pwamvuui'a defalcation*, those of William
M. Price, late district attorney in New York,
were likewise kept in view 1 and the (idlest
practicable extent of Information teapeeling
them has been obtained, mid will be adverted
to in the sequel uf this repot t.
The correctness of the returns which have
been made by the present collector of cus
toms and the naval officer ut tne port of New
York, wua n!an sought to be exa timed by the
Committee while i t that city. “Considering
that the customs collected at New York equal
nearly two thirds of tl c whole amount in the
United States," as staled in the special re-
port of the Secretary of the Treasury on Mr.
Swartwout's defalcation*, (House dec. 13, p.
6, of the present session,) rite Committee'did
not suppose that they a oultl luithfndy dis
charge their duty to to the I louse, or pay a
proper deference to that pivriu-ic distrust
which pnvadts the cuuidry m the present
time in regard to the air irt of the curiom*
house at New York, were they to limit the ir
inquiries to the returns of tho lute collector
anu naval officer, and neglect civiiciv those
of their successors, which must, ut ull times,
be to the country of eipirtl interest with the
foimer, and, ot the present time, of even more
immedhito impmtuice to the security of the
national Treasury. II.d, in the execution of
so much of this part of their inquiries as re
lated to the present collector ul New York,
they were compelled to encounter most tm
expected obsiatlea, mterpused by the collec
tor himself, and setting nt defiai.ee tile
authority d legated to the C< mmit'ee by the
House, rue lacs connected wi.lt the buffic.l
endeavors of rite Co limittre to obtain ii.lor.
nntioo for ihs House md country from tl.i*
officer of tlie executive brunch oft lie Govern-
men', who ia in immediate clurge of and con
trol over pubic monejs that •*eouul nearly
two thirds of the whole amount" collected
from customs “m all the United States,"
will more specidly deluded in a subsequent
pur ion of this report.
The Cnmmittoo will remark here, that, in
the ouvet of the io7e*'igxtion the) h ive made,
they supposed it both proper and site tn place
themselves somewhat confidingly under the
ptidanee of the several aperln* reports wh ch
tad been made to thn House up-m the subject
of Mr. 8ivartwmil'a defalcations, by the Trea.
sury officers, previous to the appointment of
the Committee—Lumhlning, in th t view, re.
ports fiom the Secretary of the Treasury, the
First Comptroller, the Solicitor, and First au
ditor ‘of the Treasury, ns exhibited in llmise
document 13. It, ho»v ever, very smut became
evident (hit those reports were not to be im
pliedly relied on a* auxiliary in finding out
either the law or the facts of the case ; and that
nil the contrary, thry furnished ln.t an oh iqtie
view of both the cause* mud duritiun of Mr,
Swartwoul's defdcation*, as w'su of the law
and many material facts which devrlon the true
character of those defalcations. Of neci asity,.
therefore, tlirse reports, although eitumding
from the highest orders of official funcriomuL-s
employed in the cnllcctiun and disbursement
of the public rcVihues, became the subjects of
as cautmhs'uiid critical examination aa any eth
er nortlons ot evidence w hich the cn*e pi earn,
ted, and ss * ( tch it will be oblijpriory upon the
Cummitice to treat them in tins report.
In reviewing the details of their tabors, so
thorite progreas and results of them may be
presented in the aimp'eat form, the Committee
propore to consider—
* Inaugural address of President Jscksmi,
Mir. 4, 1629.
Fast I. Ilia defalcations of Mr. HwsrUrotrt*
I'*nt II. Ill* def*lcations of Mr. I’rir*.
I'aar III. Th« corrtctneis of the relorul
which have been mad* by the preterit collec
tor and naval officer of the port of New York,
respectively, . .
Pant IV. Th« defaulters among tectlvtra
uf rite public money,
|»a«T V. I he tacts connrctcd with the fore*
goii g dvfiicstions, and droned iintcri-d to
develop their true chstscier.
F.ach of tho itivnious llius pioposrd will
properly involve the l*w appermimog to P* s*
the appropriate adjunct of its fact*, And a*
the language of the law itself will in curb in
stance bu ciicil 10 dulad, that v» authorit) am*
inju'iilinn may be toirccily undeiitood b)
cwry one, au the language of rile individual
leitiuiony re-lied .011 111 each instuiicc will he
adduced, that its iu-puit and (nice n.uy he left
iit-ithcr to oi>ctria.u ronitruci.uu or doubtful
nh re nce. The int teased fidelity of their tc
putt, in tlie rsiiuiutiuu 01 the Uoo.mi lee, will
be, h» ltd* mode, mii ample t-fl'»et to its conse
quent enlargement.
llelure pi oceeding to the general topics ut
this report, as alremd) laid tiuwn, it ii.u)' he
pioper hereto express the deep sense ol dis-
appoint men and r.-gret whi.h the Coiiimitue
Ire', in not hen-g able to communicate to the
lluiitc one document that wua elided lor ul an
euriy d y, r.guided us having un important
and interesting mliuence upon *lhe judgment
which the IJcusc imglu Injib on the subject
ul dclulcutious among public olliceis, and the
causes which have led to their multiplication.
It will he perceived iVnm the hdlowtug letter,
dial the Cnmmiiue avtulvil itscll of the enru-
tat period after tin r urganixitipn to make «
cull vtp-m thu t'rcsideiit to twrnish a list ot the
dcl'ulciAiioii* that have taken place among col
let tors, receivers, and disbutsilig officeis ol
public money, ami other publ.c officers, since
the 4 l, ol March 18.9. showing the amount of
eucli, he.
More rinn four weeks lave now dipied
fii.ee that cull via* made upon the President,
and the mil) iiiti.rmuiiou which the Commit
tee ln*» obtained to report upon to the lluuse
>S contained ii) the following letter 1 the dia-
1 iiignisliihg feature of which inforinatiuri is,
that still more time tliun even the whole re-
rnaindci-of the stf-siuu will he requisite to an
swer the cull. From tli.a tlie Guuimu tee arc
compelled rchictuutly to Infer, eiilier.—
1st. Unit tlie accounts unci lecirds of the
several Department*, in general, are so incom
plete and defective as nut to exhibit, without
greut l -bor and delay, the true relations of col
lector*, receivers, uod dishurstr* of the public
money, and of other officers uf the Govern*
ment, as to distinguish debtors from defaulters,
and creditors liom-hoth.
2dly. 'I hut rice nuuiher of the defaulter*
hwe multiplied no rapidly s.nce 1829, under
the system uf accountability pursued toward*
collect ora, receivers, aid d-sbursers of the
public tttmey,u id other officers,us to preclude
the pruuiickbddy of receiving an account cur
rent of their defalcation* wilt ull the clerical
for re at the command of those Departments,
under existing laws and appropriations.
Ifei her inference he jus*, (ami nolle oilier
of equal weight seems to be lairly oeducible
from the letter of the Secret ryofriic Treasu
ry,) it ma iilrs's a lax ly of adniiiiiatratiou
which deuimida the earliest application of Mu
table remedies witliui the reach of Congress
and of the country.
For the paper* Nos. 1 an I 2, referred to in
the subjoined letter, reference is respectfully
mule In rite journal ol the c mimitice, p. 470
ami onward.
Trkasorv DxrAUTMKNT, February 18, 1039.
Sint The Fre* ideal, on lh*- 23d uliiinu, referred
tn this Department iho following resuluiina, putted
by the Iuvciiigniinc Cununiitue :
Rttolved, Thni the 1'ieaiduiilnfthii Untied State*
la* requctied tn cuu«e 1I1U committee to hu fundah*
t-d by the proper Executive Department with a la
bia showing lliu defalcation* which occurred among
tho collci-tor*, receiver*, ami di*tiiii‘«ura of pulillu
mnnuy, and other public olficer*, tiiicn the 4ih day
of Murah, 1839; tho name* uf the (Icfuolteis; ^hc
amount of enflh defulcnihin { when eurli cine oc-
curied; lliu length uf time euch ca*u ha* exiited t
what step-hate bean taken by tho proper depart*
muni a or officer* to prosecute ilia defaulter* and
to rrciira lliu IJuitud Siatea, in eucli cate; and
wlmtdufnuliortuir rninhied in tho «amo nflire* in
wliii-h they bucutite defaulter*, or liuvo been np-
pointed to other offlc«»."
lluaucninpiinied it wilh a request ihnl all the hi-
formntiun desired almuld lie procured early a* prnc-
tlcnble, and aithmitted by me to tho commltteo.—
Accordingly, on tho tame day I endured copies of
it to the otli. r Department*, and ulao in the proper
bureau* in the Ttoiwury Diipnrlmeai, and de-ired
that repliu* might bo liirnivlied, *o far na in their
power, to tin* *«veru! inqiiirie* made. I furdu-r re
quested the bureau* uounucu-d with thi* Depart
meat to umplny tiny extra ii*ri*tnimciltiit con d be
adviintagenasly applied in hnneniiii! their un«wor*.
I wimld now inform tho comuiiil.-e that great
prog res* ha* been made ia ro*pect to iho.01 p>n*
of the aiMvvei* connected with the Regisiei'a of*
fice, and all which could ho made. c<m*intent w ith
ilia difficulty -iml extent of thn lahnr, ill llie Third
Audilnr*'* office. Hut it i-feared that, on account
of the labor, and the great nm»* ot* previous cal'*
by eoniniiltt-ii* and !>\ llie two Hoimoi of Ctoigie**,
which ore nl»o to he unsw-nred, besides ttnnxiictiag
the current liusines* in (hfTereiit hiiienu*, llm whole
detail* and tho tabular stub-meat required cannot
l>o completed dm mg tlie *e*ai.in. Eveiy elfoit, how.
ever, which, under nil tho circumstances, can bo
made, i« believed to hcnxoilcd to meet iho call at
tho cnrlicM day practicable,
In Aspect to lliu ln«i branch of the resnlption,
asking " wlml defimltt'l* mo retained In tho’same
oflice* in which thoy became ileiiiuliers, or hnvn
huoii appointed to nihi l office*," 1 am ahlo to pre
sent the report of tho Register, from hi* i.llice,
which exliihi;* such name* a* are oa hi* hook* con
nected with theStato and Tieasuiy Depaitmem*.
It it unnexed, and contain* no name n* to this, and
hut one u» to ihoS'ute Depanmem. That nno i*
Coaimndore D- Voru-r; and by the curraxpomleaea
annexed, it will lie *euii tint h>« do.-* 'not .consider
binin-lfa d< liuilter, though ho stand* charged on
the RcgUter's hook* for acunsiderahte *«m on ac
count of prito money, u* explained in tho paper*
(No*, land2.) Rcsneetiullv,
Levi woodbury,
Secretary of the Treaiury.
Hon. Jamix Harlan,
Chairman of the Invtiliga/ing Committee.
Part I—THE DEFALCATIONS OF MR.
SlVARTWOUr.
1- tux rxTCNT or »in. xtvAtmvouT’s dexalca-
TIONS.
Cottclution* of the Committee.
I*t. Tliai Mr. Swarlwout i* a del'aalier to Gov-
eminent, a*uppear* hv hi* own rwiinn*, n« «djo»t.
ed fiom time to time at tho Trea-ury Department,
in the sum of one million two hundred ami twenty-
five thousand seven hundred und fi»e dollar* und
*ixi)-nine cent*.
2d. Hint thi* amount of indebtedness has ac
cumulated upon the fuce of the noaiieily account*
regularly returned hy him fir adjustment nt the
Treasury Department,without the omission of any
ul riihurib-m*, debit or credit ihereun, until it be
came an absolute dcfalrutiuit.
2. TIIK DURATION OT MU. SWARTWOOt'* DEFAL-
CATIONS.
Conelniiom of the Committee.
l*t. Tlmt all money* received hy Mr. Swnrtwoiit
a* collector prior to 1837, were reguhirly account,
ed for by him in hi* quarterly re-liir»i* to tho Trea
sury Department.
2i|.^ That so much uf ull lint moneys received by
Mr Swart wout prior to 1837, and accounted f»r to
tho Treasury Department in hi* quaionly return*,
ns were not poiJ by him into tho Treasniy, were
retaine-.! hy him under the tacit acquietcenen uf the
accounting officer* of tho Treasury; and rego!arly
Ifth *
MieTtMMiry Drpaitm«ni,lhe a^,
Mtqneo of all mlKmllnain aelowi
»h# custom house, inrludlpg holh-ti
and *o»p< ti*eiir.riiu-it, unifoimly, pri#Ftw •—*
carried into Id* qumirrry account umlv-r tha l{cm of
"eaih.anduHieiihil acconntl " «
4*1*. That the defalcation* t>r Mr. BiriPfwnt' •*>
mean* Ilf fraud and false rHurn** coiRmcnJSrel in
1837, and not *minei,„^d \f$\t esUirace since
ileii period; and the drifaalmni lliu* acciuing,
aildwl tu the jnunryx, pravtously irUinfJ by him,
acturdioK to his r< turns to thn Trea.ury |)e|’-»rt-
mtnt, and by the silent ,ncquh *wnjta of ihf officer*
oflhal Department until the owbrof hi* tertn of
office, coastiiota the aggrrgnte of hi* dvfilcation*
at tMpmeut period. .*•**"■■•* i««" .
3. nit causes or hr awARTWowT*# ex-
w roaaiir
carried forward, debiied to himself in the bulanvo
of each *uh*uqu*ut quarterly nccount rendered hy
him to the Trenotry Dupat uncut tu the close uf the
turm of hi* office.
3d. That hi* omission to carry a debit to himself
of the manoy* received by him from the Treasury,,
or from other source*, prior to 1837, to the close of
accounts kept only at the custom house, called hi*
e<rih aeeonnte, and hi* carrying a debit to himself
of any *ooh item* to any other cits* of accounts
kept only at the caRost home, cnllrd tuipense and
un fitted aeeounti, or by any oilier name, would
not n|wrute a* a concealment, innocent or fraudu
lent, from tho Treasury Denarimem, of the true
cost luluace in iii* hand*. Firit, becao.o neither
his caih aecount, u-»r hi* suspense nnd unsettled
account, nor any other subnidiant* Aorouat, kept nt
the custom house, was over exhibit to, nr formrii the
basis uf any quarterly •eiilemm made by him
whh the aocouming officer* uf tho Treaiury. £*.
eendty, itcraqie, in hi* qotttcrly account* settled at
rALcm<x*.
Cauir. 1 The Irrcapnnribilliy of Mr.
Swsriwnut in pecnnbrv «liar ctcr at the time
of lot appoint oient to • ffice. •
Conelutiont of the Ccmmittee.
1st. That at rile time of Mr. Swsrtwouri.
Hniioitiimcni, ami of ina r»app* iolnitnt to
office, he wm wholly irreapoiiMble in pecuni
ary icplituiirin, aliil Via* involved in debt.
2d. That at the time of bix appointment
and of Ilia n-i<ppoiotnieu< t and for the whole
period lie was m office, he wa* noii r.ouriy
engaged jo large hi U hazard* ii* apeculutiona,
and deeply embarrassed by tl*cm.
3d. ‘I Imi hi* prctniit-ry rexponsibility and
conseqiii'iit involvenienU by iiuzardoux ape-
ctdalois, ronfetitntc one of the primary
cattsea of h a dc-lalca'ions to tlie Governniciit.
Came II. Culpable «!iir»g»id of 1.
and in gleet of nfficiul duty, by the late tuval
officer at New 5*< rk.
CoHChniont of the Committee.
lit. Thai tlie fare* naval officer at the port
of New Yo.k, riirongle-ut the teim ol his,
service, Iron. 1820 to 163.9,.-wholly ((••regard
ed rite requirement ol law preactibing the
dtPii-s of lui office. .
2d. That said naval officer, for live time
period, wliolly disregarded the instructions of
the Comptroller of the t reasury ol Novem
ber 10, 1821.
3d. Tl;at said naval offierr, by xo disre
garding the requirements of luw and inatroc-
lions of the Treasury Department, culpably
neglected to keep up- accounts and records
appertaining iohi*ofli(e, and thereby ren
dered the office nugatory as • check on the
account* ol the collector.
4th. 'That il the duties of said naval officer,
us uuritoriztd and directed hy existing laws,
hud been ex* c*ite<l with proper rare anti
vigiluitre, they would have rendered it im-
pi uctic.ibie (or any fraud or error lit any of
rile accounts of the collector of auid port to
escape immediate detection,
Stl*. That tl*e culpable disregard of the
plain requirements of law and ol Treaoaury
in* ruction, prescribing the tlniica of naval
officers, hy »nd naval officer anti, his conti-
lined neglect of official dmy, is a primaiy
cause of rile immem-e delalcaiiona of the lure
colh ctor ot Now Y-*rk. *
Cunac. HI. Ctripah’e d *regard of luw
and neglect of offi ml duty by (he Pint Au
ditor of ihe Trea-uiy.
Concluii-nt of the Committee.'
1st. Thiii the Fret Auditor ol • lie Treasu
ry has been guilty of culp iblc disregard of
law, and neglect ol duty, in examining and
certifying Hie correctness or rite accounts of
ihe l.»te collector ut New Y*»rk wlritoui having
compared them thoroughly with the vouclteta
accompany the same s und also in trutismitiiog
shui a ecu tm'a to the First Comptroller, cern.
lied, lor revision, \v4ido the most tmpottaiit
vouchers therefor were retained in (liaown
oftic.-,
2*1, Thai no fraud practised by the said
collector m Ina weekly returns of cash to the
Secretary of the Treasury could affect the
just ami |tmc settlement of die accounts of
said collector at the Auditor's office, aa said
weekly ietuma form no part of the basin of
the settlement of said quarterly accbuuta by
iheAudi'ur; *i\d therelore furnish no apolo.
g> for the in gleet of the Auditor to examine
the a*me thoumgh y.
3*1. That, without the aid of the regia er of
bond actuontaofcollectors, required, by l.iw
uml Treiauiy cimd*rtobe Kept by the Au-
■jitor, tn enable hi h to detect f and* and de-
laical.ons, if any fX*sl, the said Auditor could
have tiioMuiglily exam ini d said Bvv.vrtwoni
quarterly acemuds during any quarter said
Auditor bus been mi oflice, inasmuch us thc
origmal quarterly accouit « were retained,
against l.*w, in Ins office, a ltd furnished the
».*rne mentis of coiiipuribOii us a register would
have luii.ixhed.
4 ii. lint, in ihe culpable disregard oflow
uml neglect of dut.v, a* afuresuid, by axid
Auditor, is f.iiiiidtt primary came why the
deliilcuiions of sgid Swarlwout ill 1837, and
suDscqueitlly, escaped early detection, xml
have rcMtUed iu ll*e probable los* of (In
public treasure. *
L’-itise IV. Culbub'e dorcganl of l.*w and
negh et t fduty hy the Ute a.id present Com-
proherof the Treasury.
Coitcluiioui of the Committee.
1st. Thai the late Comptroller of the
Treasury, George Wolf, Esq., now collecior
oi die port ol Phila iilphia, was gtiiliy, whd-:
m said office of Goinptroller, of culpable dis
regard of law ami nc„Kct of du'y, both in
regard iu the bund* of cuileciors filed in his
office, and the records thermf required by
law, ami in settling mid certifying io the
Register tlie accounts of 8.invicl bwartWuut
late collector,.without having tr.otsuiiltted to
him the vouchers therefor required by posit
ive injunctions of luw.
2.1. That the present Comptroller of the
Treasury Imi been guilty of culpable dim
gml ol law and neglect of dut. in settling
mi.l Certifying to toe Register the quarterly
uciuimta of samutl Swaitwuut, late collector,
with >ut having transmitted to him the
vouchers licrclur required by p*.si.ive injm
liiill ol law.
3d. I lint said compttoller is also guilty of
Culpable disregard of law and neglect of
dut)—1st. Iii liot liavrg rough' and ascer-
tamed from rile 4 'invoices amt appraisements"
at the custom-house, either through the .‘•oh.
ritor of the Treasury or otherwise, the true
amount ol Swartwoul's claim upon the ’$201,
000, retained by him in going out of office, aa
suggested in the letter ot the district attorney
that was before hint, dated April 23, 18J6.—
2diy. In tint causing the accuuitts of ra d Swart*
out to be lorihwtrit stated, or' instituting
measures therefor, immediately on the neglect
of said Swarlwout to return and settle Ilia ac
counts at thei exi>irwiiuM.ol.the time allowed
by luw lor ritut popose, to w.l: in the early
pari of July, 1838. SJIy. In cun bluing the
s uite neglect, and io; bearing to issue warrants
uf dUtri.83 uguuist said Swaitwout and hia
sureries from the Sltt of August, 1838, when
apprized by the'let er of the Fi st Auditor
that ouict accounts still r nuined unsettled,
until the month of November, when the de-
lection of Swartwoul’s larger delalcation wax
Cuinmunicaicd from New York.
4rii. That the udiniiiistraiion of it is marked
with such signal inefficiency, as Well as neg
lect oft uly, as render nugatory many of the
most important clu cks upon ihe First Avditor,
and collectors, recetvi rs, auddisburaeis of tlie
public inoiiiyr, which the laws creating and
regulating its dull* s contetnpla ed and have
sufficiently provided.
5th. Thai, ut jaid disregard *f law and neg
lect or duty by the tad Cump'rollirs. and
m* ificiency of tne office as now udm.mstered,
i» tn be li.uitd u primaiy cause ol the immense
drlulcaiioiisoi the. late collector at rite purl
of New.York, and consequent loss of public
uiimey.
Cause V. Thp discontinuance .»f the use
o| banka axdi positorie* uf the publ o money#,
ami pi rmi' ting the same tu accumulate in tftg
IvAtidtui Mr. Swarwont.
Cause VI.* Ihe negligence#nd failure of
he Secreraiy uf rite Treasury to d acharge his
duly, as the head of the Treasury Department,
cliargsd by hvr with the superintendence of
rite coi'tstioii uf ihe revenue.*
Conclusion of ihs Committee.
1*1. That, ot Iite years* important book# of
record*, d< s.gned to emAmo • condensed
statement ol the accounts sod liabilities ol eol
lecture of customs, weekly, monthly* and quar
terly, l.vve bjen permitted Io U\\ into duure
in the Drpjrunettt of Ik* icenMary of the
Treasury, ami thereby retujyf Migalory many
ol the eiscntlsl check# Up6n the defslrstiom
of that clsss * f officef# arising from caikting
lacs a»««i Treasury regnlstions.
2d,' lire negligence and failure of the Se
cretary of the Tresiunr to diiehtre Ids duty,
Is tlie head of the Treaaoiy Department,
charged by law with the superintendence ol
the collection of the rriehtlr, and his want of
a correct appriciarionof rite belt renamed re-
cotds in the supirmtemle ore of the coilecliun
ofth* public retenper and the coost-qoeui
tu gleet to continue ami complete them, are
jiixUyvegurdrd ss a primary cause of the rs-
rape from de'ectmn, li.r so lung a period, of
the immense defalcations of the late collector
st the port of New York.
3d. T ho the Secretary of the Treasury Ilia
been vvuulihg ins proper discharge of his dtry
in office, in permUritig Sum.id Swart worn i
late collector uf N*w York, quietly tu retain
the rum of g201 000 after hettfg out of office;
under pretext of in-lemnifylng himself against
claims of importers lor dudes paid him under
protest, and liable by him to be refunded,
while it Was known to the Secretary of the
Yrrmury, vsithm a few- weeks tlvv-rewftcr, that
and Swuitwont was neglecting to refund such
protrat money, us he clam ed to do, and tint
the vane were heing.refonded, from nt-ceasiiy
out of other arciuii.g resources of the Govern
ment by raid SwariWout’a successor in office.
4th. That the Secretary of the TressUiy has
been wanting in a proper discharge of hia duty
in office, in permitting the present co'lector at
New York to reraiu under Ins own control,
mid subject of liis own u*e, commingled with
s dii collector’s private lumls, large andacctt-
moisting sums of the public money co lected
lor duties paid under prote-t, and against (lie
declared upinion uf said Secretary, and the
declared opinion of ihe Attorney General ol
rite Unitid Stales on the subject, also against
the foimer usages of the Department and in
stead of causing the s.me to be paid into the
Treasury of tlie United State*.
( To be eontimud )
From the Charleston Mercury.
FROM NEW Y'ritK.
By tin- brig Sun, Cup'l. Brown, arrived yesterday,
we have received the New York Guzi-tie uf Friday
last.
The Hon. E V B. Buttsford pasted ihroueh New
York on tho 28th ult. witltdespoielie*fr»m Sir John
Harvey, Lieut. Governor of New Brunswisk, to tlie
British Ministcrnt lYa-hington.
Thk Weather ii* Nkvv York.—We arc well
acquuinte.l, say* tho Gazette uf (be 1st inst., with
wentliei, we have seen it snow fn-qnomly, but we
never saw It come down so liberally us we did la-t
night. The uixial operation bus been frequently
compared in a •bower of f.-ntliers, but we never un
lit lust evening saw an exhibit I iii where every fluke
looked like h grant coose matting nil her plumage
at mice. It rained like fury at first, but the amrrn
soon altered it* mind into snow, ami such snow we
have not seen before. It would be fmty feet deep
by morning, if the wintry visitor met with any en
couragement upon enrili, but it melts a* fu.-t u« U
falls, nnd we have very considerable doubt* whether
any tiling is seen of it when this paper come* to its
rentiers. _ ...
From Main*.—The Boston Daily Advertiser of
llio 28ih ult. says By ihe eastern mail of lust eve
ning, we learn that the Maine army had moved for
ward In the disputed territory to tho junction of
Aroostook, and Littlo Aroostook Rivers, ihi<* being
a point wheru tho trespassers had bosn cutting tim
ber.
It wm expected that the Maine tronp* would pro-
need in ihe. month uf the Maduwaskn, and there
rxtiiklish themselves. It was reporied that there
wero nhout 3(10 British regulars opposite tho mouth
of ihe Arrow rank. the eastern side of St. John.
The number of thi* detachment Im* beon heretofore
•luted at 200, mn-tming of the troop* which were
in garrison nt Frederickton. Thoro will probubly
bo nu fighting at present.
had concluded tn alv# tbs parole required of him,
and wa* to Wore Bangor nn Morels*.
A gentleman fiom Woodsioek (red brought in
ormation that Sir Jolip Harvey would take no deci
sive steps, until after the arrival of advices from the
Dtiiisii minister at Washlngion.
The following resolbtiuns were reported in th#
Massachusetts Senate, by the committee to which
GuvrrnDr Kveteti’s mjiMSge was refertvd.
Rttolved, That the'present atateof aff.iir* in re
lation unite Northeastern boundary, sscummutiira-
t. d to (tin Executive of thi* Cummunwenltli by the
Giivt-rnnr uf the slat# of Maine, furul-br* a strong
reitson fur ag -in assarting our right*, and for rc-af-
firming the ooiitiun heirtoforu afiunied by the Le
gislature of rid* staio against the unwarrantable
claims of Great Britain, and In fnvor of strong uml
vigorous meusures by the government of tho United
States, for n speedy adjustment or the existing dif
ficulties in such a manner as shall. protect Mosia*
chu-etts and Maine in tlie possession of the large
tract of territory guaranteed to them hy the treaty
of peuce of 1783.
Rttolved, That the active measures authorised
by*> resolve of the Legislature uf the atateof Maine,
passed January 24, 1839, fi.r the prevention of dc-
pteduliou* upun the laud* uf Massachusetts and
Maine, wcio required by the exigoncies of the case,
and a wise regard fur the preservation of their in
let ests in thoM-lands, and acre similar in character
to the measure* adopted by iho land agent* of
Massachusetts nnd M aine,in Ucluber Inal, and i eceg*
nized und approved, through their agent, hy ihe gov
ernment ut lhi* province of New Brunswick.
Knotted, That the claim of Great Britain to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the whole of thu disputed
territory, us recently Hsserted hy the Lt. Governor
of New Brunswick, and his avowal of a determina
tion to sustuiu tlmt claim by a military furce, and
Iii* denial ot the right of ihe ..late of Maine to protect
from the lawless depredations of trespassers, the
land* w liich have lung been hi the pumssbm of Mas
sachusetts and Muina, call baldly for the immediate
interference uf the Federal"Government; and that
the crisis im* now arrived, when the honor uf tlie na
tion demun.U lliu udupiiun uf decisive measure* fur
the protection of her citizens, und foi the preserva
tion of ti e rights and inter* stsuf two of the members
uf our confederacy.
Retolved, Thut this commonwealth will co-ope<
rule wilh the state of Muinrin ull constitutional
measure* for the 'preservation of thi) interests of
both stales iu the lands iu thu disputed territory,
and fur llio speedy adjustment uf the existing con
troversy.
Retched, That hi* Excellency the Governor be
requested to transmit a copy uf these resolutions to
the Executive of the United Suites and of the state
uf Maine, au I tu each of our Senators mid Represen
tatives in Congress.
Washington, Feb.27. 1039,
To the Houit of Representatives of the U. States:
I transmit to Congress copies of various ottici
documents received IVnm the Governor of Maine,
relating to tlm dispute between that State and tlie
province of New Brunswick, which formed the
subject of my Message on the 20lh hist, tsn.l also n
copy of a memorandum signed by thn Secretary of
the United Suites und her Britunic Majesty’* En
voy Kxtmurdlnnry nnd Minister Plenipotentiary
near llie United State*, of iha term* upon which it
is believed all collision can be avoided un the fron
tier* consisiently with, and respecting the claim* on
either side. A* the British Minister acts without
specific authority from hi* Government, it will bo
observed that till* memorandum has but the force
of recommendation an tho provincial authorities
and on the Guvernmuntof the State.
M. VAN BUREN.
MEMORANDUM.
Her Majesty’s authorities consider it to hnvu
been umiurstnod nnd agreed upon by the two Gov-
erntiwnte that tho territory in dispute between
'Great Britain and the United States, on thn North
eastern frontiers, should remain exclusively under
Britishjurisdicuon until the final settlement of lliu
boundary question.
Tho United States Government have not under
stood the abuve-iigreemenl in the same sense, but
c-nisider, on lljc contrary, that there hud been no
argument whatever for the exercise, by G eat Bri
tain, of exclusive jurisdiction over thedi-poteil ter
ritory, or any portion tberi-uf, but a mutuul under
standing that, pending tho negociation, the jurisdic
tion then raised by aithrrpnrry. over amall ponton*
of the territory in dispute, should not Ini enlarged
but bo continued merely for tba preservation of lo
cal tranquility nod iho public property, both forbear
ing. ns (liras pructicablo tu exert any authority, nn
when any should be exercised by either, placing
upon the conduct of each other the must fuvorahle
cunttiuction.
A complete understanding upon the question,
thus placed at issue of present jurisdiction, can
only bu arrived at by friendly discus-ion In-tween
the Governments of the Uniled States and Grent
Britain ; and. as il is confidently hoped that lliern
will be an early settlement of the question, this sub
ordinate point of difference can bo uf but little mo
ment.
In the meantime, the Governor of the Province
of New Brunswick and the Government of the
State of Maine will net as follows t
Her Majesty’s officers will not seek to expel, by
military force, the armed party which has been sent
bv Maine into the district bordering on the Aroos
took river, but the Government of Maine will, vol
untarily, and without needless delay, withdraw be
yond tlitbnunds uf the disputed territory, any arm
ed three now within them; mil if future necessity
shall arise for dispersing notorious trespasser* uf
protecting public property from depredation, by arm
ed loro-, tim operation. sjiall be conducted by con
cert, jointly or separately, according to the agree
ment between the Government* of Maine and New
Brunswick.
The civil officer* in tha service respectively of
New Brunswick and .Maine, who have been tuken
into custody -by the opposite parties, shall be re
leased.
Nothing in the*e memoranda shall he constru- d
to fortify nr weaken, in any respect whatever, the
claim of either party to the ultimate possession uf
thu disputed territory.
. The Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic
Majesty having nn specific authority to make any
airangemi-nton thi* subject, thu undesigned can
only recommend, as they most earnestly do, to the
Governmr ms uf New Brunswick and Mnine, to reg
ulate their future pioceeding* according to thn term*
hi-rejn set forth, until thefinal settlement of the tei-
ritnriui dispute, or until ihn Government* of the
United Stale* and GrcatBritain shall ponje to -onto
definite conclusion on tho subordinate point upon
which they ara rioM-'Xt'itiue.
• v *' JOHN FORSYTH,
Secretary of State of the U. S.
H. S. FOX,
H. B. M. En. Ex. and Mm. Plen.
Washington, February 27,1839.
FROM MAINE.
Nxw York, Feb. 29.
Our intelligence from the "seat of war," this
moruiujf, amount* to but little. The date* are
frum Augusta to tke 25th, and from thn Aroostook
to the 22*1, inclusive. Mr. Javis ha* divided hia
force, conxi-tfng of about 700 men, into th^eo bo-
die*', will, ono of which lie had gone to the Fish
River, to look nft*r trespasser*, while « second wh
ig go down the Arflo«took to the month of the Lit
tle Mudawaske, and the third in remain st •• No.
10." Tli# British were exceedingly quiet, In the
vieinity of ib# disputed tcriltoiy, and MG attack from
them wa* expected.
Nearly • ibousanJ of the militia tjr#re #s*#mbled
at Augusta, to march on the 20ib ir 27ib. Tire
excitement was aubehiiag, Uit l$# movement* »•(*
mUliuiaf mi wiili great activity.
Col. McLaughlin, the New Bruaiwick w#r»l##,
CONGRESSIONAL.
( Correspondence of the Southern Patriot.)
WASHINGTON, Vla.ch 1, 1839.
SENA TE.
La«t evening tho Scnuu- pHssuil thu House Bill,
■utit- rizing ihe re-issue of Treasury Note* to the
umonnt nutliorizud by the act uf May, 1837.
The Army Ui.l was ulsu passed, wilh about fifty
priva e bills.
Thi* morning a warm debate nru»*t on the sub-
j-ct of h communication from the i’oit Master
General, in answer to a esulution requiring him tu
store the reason why he has not answered a for
mer resolution calling upon him to give a state
ment of thu number of Post Musters who have
been removed during thu past year.
T. e 1’ostmuatcr stated ihui the Department bad
not had sufficient time tu muke up tlie siutement,
und tlmt was the only reason lie had to give.
This vns denounced as disrespectful to tbe Sen
ate, und after much discussiun u resolution hui
udupted censuring him f.-r lliu same.
Mr. Kundnll could liuvo ment no disrespect to
the Semite in his inudvertont reply; und it ought
to bo known thut Iii* Department in common with
the others, i* liferully deluged with calls fur infor
mation of one kind or other, and which whun an
swered cun have no pussiblu tendency to benefit thu
country.
The object of these numerous call* for informs-
lion is imw well understood. The Whig* were ful
ly aware that they could nut be possibly answered
f-ir -iana mouth* alter tho adjournment «f Congress,
but they wished the people to believe thut uuivei-
sal corruption existed, and which ms e such cal'*
necessaiy. The Clerks are at wurk night and day
und have not been able to furnish a *ixte-mh purl
of wlmtis required—lira Whigs refuse to vote fur
an extra force, and yet they are loud in tbeir
cumpluiut* thut they are not answered.
Thu Seattle took up the special order, being the
following resuluiiuiis reported Irani.(he Cuianiiltue
on Foreign Rotations on tlm subject uf tho
TROUBLES IN MAINE.
That the Committee cunnot find in the wholu
correspondence between thu uiulioritie* of tlm U,
Slate* und Great Britain, a trace of au agreement
to allow exclusive jurisdiction to Great Briiuiu over
the disputed Territory; But on the contrary, it dis
covers nn agreement thut eucli party should ubsiain
from exercLiug jurisdiction, except over such part*
as were already in their possession respectively.
That the Cummittoe cannot perceive that Maine
Im* violated thu spirit of any agreement by sending
« Lund Agent to drive off Tresspusscrs, both par
ties liuvmg that right, taking care tu retire upun the
aceoinplislinn-nt of that object.
Tlmt il the British Authorities persist in main
taining exclusive jurisdiction by military furce, the
'exigency will huve occurred, in which, under the
-Constitution, it will become the duty of the Freii-
dent to repel iiivas.on.
That it the Government of Nhw Brunswick shall
refrain Irotn executing its threat of enforcing ex-
cliisivojurisdiciioii, and Mamo refuse* to withdraw
her troop., Muine will nut limn be entitled to the
Military u.d uf the United States.
Air. William* of Maine moved to amend by
•tiiking out. the last rvtoluuun and modifying tta
first.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Clay and
Buchanan.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. .
Last evening Mr. Mom* Irum the Cununmee of
Accounts, rguda a statement shewing the causa of
their refusing to pay the extravagant bill of the
“Investigating Committee," Had which led to the
adoption of mo resolution of yesteiduy murnii.g,
requiring the compensation to be made in the sume
principle as that oa which the Bunk Investigating
Cummiitee were paid.
Mr. Morris stated that tho Committee of Inves
tigation, just returned from New Yurk, and q.insist
ing of ui no members, had charged Cungreit Mile
age, so that fur tho single iiem of traveling ex
pense* they bad demanded eighteen hundred dol
lars, or two hundred duilais u. ( ch. Air. Morriisuid
it hud (men ascertained that u gonriemun might go
io iNt-w-Yurk und hack for $25, and they lia-refere
had ^determined not to sanction such a demand.
'I he whole amount ol the bill including all expenses,
wu* $2,70(1, which not including ihe eiiurmou* sum
charged fur travelling expenses, gave lueach mom-
bor of tbe Committee of eleven debars per day in
addition to his per diem ulluwunce of eight dollars.
Air. M. said the Committee un Account* were wil-
ling io pay ull reusonuble expenses as they wished
membrrs sent on such business to live as became
gentlemen and members of thu House, but they
could not sanction such an enormous charge.
\Yr. Wise replied and alluded to tlie labor per
formed by the Cummiitee. He said that when he
left (bis city for Now York he had $200 in his pock
et, and on hi* return it was uearly all gone. He
cunlvmled thut the Committee bud eburged no more
than their actual expensea. With regard to ibis
$200 exp'-nd.-d by Air. Wise, it amounts to nothing
unless ho will tell the House ia what manner he ex
pended it.
The House went again into Committee of tho
Whole on the bill providing for the next census,
and after some debute, it was reputted to tbe House,
read a third time passed.
Tbe House then went again into Committee, and
considered the Cumberland Road Dill, wh n with
out coming tu any decision, at a late hour tbs Com
mittee rase, and the House adjourned.
This morning after (he disposal uf some private
bu-iuu** an uninteresting debate uruse on a report
relating to the paymeut of Uerolutiuaaiy Soldiers
in Virginia.
MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK.
At eleven o’clock,'in pursuance of an order of
yesterday, tho House, in Committee of the Whole,
took up the Bill giving the Fresidem additional pow-
er to raire troops &c. in case of an invasion ol our
Northern Frontier.
A message was received frum ill# President .trans
mitting frum the Secretary of State some additional
documents relating to llm Northern Frontier, which
w#ro ordered to be primed.
Mr. Pickens intimated that ha would move to
strikd'out th# 2d s#cth»n of ilia bill.
Th# 1st section of th# bill was then read, •• fol
lows, •• That tho President uf ill# United States be,
and hereby is, au’horised tu resist any atiempi on
the part <d Great Britain, to enforce by arms, her
claim iu exclusive jurisdiction over that part of ilia
State of Maine which is in dispute between lh# Uni.
ted Stales and Grist Britain, sad for lint purnaso
t o empby ihs Naval and Military feecss #f lb# Uni-
tedStatas,and inch penlclli«fUMttUk!#M beats
d##m II Mtitabl# la call Im# aervk#*" 1
After soft* desultory debate on tbe weenie* nnd
B*ritaht^ iC#,k * * ^ l»n ofGrvat
Mr. Naylor waved to amend by adding •• er by •
bar principal authorities."
Mr. Kenhcdy read • letter which hid been w rit*
tantotheDukaofWelImgti.fi, to show that Great
Britain And and did claim eaaluaive jurisdiction
over tbe disputed teritnry. Mr. K. said that from
this and malty other letters written from th* Bri
tish Provinces tn their Government, it was his firm
cunviction tlmt when the subject came to be Inm*
ligated, it wojldbe found that Governor Harvey
was acting under the most explicit orders of hi* Go*
vernment. He did not, howt ver, believe that a sin*
gla iota of proof exisied that Great Britain had any
rich! to such jurisdiction. He concluded fay moving
the printing ot the letter.
Aft. Legnre maintained tlmt thn net of Governor
Harvey was the ad of, this Government, a* his hiv*
ing been invested wilh thn exclusive control of ths
Province, thn Government Of Great Britain was
bound to recognise what ho did in that eapecity.**
Owing to tho noise a portion of Mr. Legate's r*»
marks could not lie distinctly heard.
Air. Biddle nlluded to the'great importance of
this subject, and urged the necessity of prudence
nnd caution before we made the least mnViflneM.—
He wished thu public sentiment of this country tobe }
uniied on the mutter before we committnd ourselvesJ,
in a long nnd bloody wire ns ft necessarily would be
with that great nnd insolent power. He wished it
to appear thut we were perfectly right before we
made the least demonstration of hostilities. He
said wo greatly mistook the chancier uf Great Bri*
tain, if wo thought we could make experiments with
impunity and use bravado language. Mr. B. then
alluded to the course of the Admlnlstratioh of the
tasi Session in rrluiion tu Mexico, and said that it
wa* finally decided that instead of going to war with
her after all our hold language and enforcing our
rluims, the affair hud ended in the making of a cou
ple of wnrspeerhe*. He'suid tlint "after -ill' that
blustering language, we were now the object ofcofts
tempi with even such a paltry power as Mexico^iml
ull our threats were laughed in. He hoped, there
fore. wo should make no display of bold w ords., and
threatening InngUHgn with a view of intimidating
the enemy and accomplishing our ends by that
means- Hu hoped that before we enien*d"upon so
snngiiinnryn struggle, wo should wait for some broad
nnd flagrant outrage w hich wnfild have the effect of
producing unanimity of opinion, und secure thn un-
dividvd co-operation of the people, But he urged
wo must have the clearest case before we engaged in
a war, so n* to secure the willing obedience of the
country, and more especially wlien they should come
to suffer tlm privations attendant on every such con
flict
Mr. B-then went into n critical examination of
the ground* on which we imagined wn had cause for
war. He nlluded tu tlm light andcarelrss manner
In which this question of the disputed boundary had
invariably lienn treated by the members nnd ‘ Com
mittee* who had at various times put it under con
sideration. He wu* nware the peru*ul of so many
long and tedious documents wa* very laborious, but
owing to that carelessness a great advantage had
been taken by tbe Biftish Government. He adver
ted to the fact of her having repeatedly sotted our-
land agent*and Imprisoning them, while although
•he released them on the application of our Govern
ment, we had not insisted on n proper atonement
for tho outrage. He then alluded to 'he speeches
which had been made un thn subject., nnd asked If
iha British Authorities had not some ground to Iqj* -
fer, from the tone ofthesn speechr*. that the exclu-
sivnjurisdiction of the disputed territory had been
conceded to thorn. Hn Regretted to see the attempts
ofi-omn gentlemen to fnitrn the blame upon parti
cular Administration*. He said that whether tho
hlnmn was attributable to one Administration or
another, was tint a question to he considered now,
for thn rowntry was responsible for the nets ofrirh.
Ho asked gentlemen to consider If in rase the affair
should Im referred for Arhlt ration tu the Emperor of
Russia, that power would ask under what Adminis
tration such and such things had been done.- No
one would for n moment suppose it. The Emperor
in reviewing the matter would look at onr course as
a country and nnt with reference to a particular par
ty He hoped, therefore, that gentlemen would no
longer mlk in that way.
Mr. B. then adverted to thn many Instance)) in
which we h id given a color to thn right of Great
Britain to exercise exclusive jurisdiction. He allu
ded in particular tncrrtain Resolutions uf the Legis
lature nf Massachusetts, in which ft waa feudally
conceded ia direct Inngtiage, that the Territory
had hern relinquished to Great Britain. Here raid
Mr. B. is the language of Massachusetts hefystft
plucing that construction upon il. and urging ifai a
strong reason for a settlement of the affair, andw re
instatement of Maine and Massachusetts to thslr
former fights.—After adverting toother instance*.
Mr. B. nskwd whether we ought n»t to pnuSe and
consider, whether n plau-ihle e-ise could not he
made out ngninstu*. He asked gentlemen in con
sider the evil cnnsiquenc.es of being placed in r
false position, and our humiliation should a cast
be made out against us
Mr. Howard hoped the gentleman from Psnnnrl-
vnnln would withdraw his amendment, as ha Mr.
H., thought the language of tho bill waa sufficiently
comprehensive.
He then proceeded tn reply to the remarks of.
Air. Biddle. He begged to remind that gentlemsrt v
that every item of the Bill was hosed upon a cna/ia-
grncy, nnd that if there should be no invasion,
there would bo no need of *irrying its provision* in
to effect.
Mr. H. thon drew a glowing picture of the proba
ble consequences which would be the result, in cats
there should l«o an Invasion after Congress shall hava
adjourned, if the Bill Hid not pais. He gave notice,
that on a.prirper opportunity be would move under
the direction of the Committee, to fill up the blank
in thn Bill by Inserting “ten millions of dollars."
Mr. Evans, of Maine, followed, and had nat een-
cluded when tho House took a recess.
Military PRxrARATiotr.—Tbe bill which has
been reported in the Hoiiseof Representatives rela
ting the. Boundary Troubles authorises tbe raising ef
the following troops:
16 Regiment* of Infantry.
2 Regiment* of Artillery.
2 Regiment* of Riflemen.
1 Regiment of Cavalry.
The troop* to be. raised, if necessary, and dis
charged if necessary, during the recess of Congress
—to enlist for five year*, and to serve for that tlma
or during the war, if war there should be.
The troops are to boa provUionary army, to be
employed by tho President of tWDnited States to
repel invasion. Tbe possession of the disputed ter
ritory by British soldiers, according to the claim and
determination set up by Sir John Harvey, is to ha
considered an invasion^
—; .
Connecticut.-The Democratic State Convention
of Connecticut met in Hartford, on tba 20th Inst, and
made the following nominations—
For Governor—John M Niles.
Lieut. Governor—-John Stewart.
S.'cremry—Jnbe* T> White, Jr.' "
Treasurer—Jeremiah Brown.
Comptroller—Charlea H. Pend.
The Whigs have nominated the following ticket: ^
For Governor—Wm. W. Ellsworth-
Lieut. Governor—Charlea Hawley.
Treasurer—Hiram Rider.
Secretary—Royal R. Hinman*
Comptroller—Henry Kilbourn.
The election takes place on the first Meadsy i»
April.
INDIANS.
DARIEN, March 5.
Extractor e letter to tho Editor dated,
WARX CuONTt, Feb. 24th, 1839.
A party of several individuals have been for
•omo days past io ihe Okefinoke swamp.—We fojnd
no Indians, but plainly could perceive signs where
they had been but a few days before. We follow--
ed their trail for some miles and then Inst ft. We
eamo to a spot where they had killed three beaver
—and from appearances could not have left any
length of time. It 1* pra-uinad that there are sav**
rral small gangs of Indians in tbe M'gbborbood,
but tbe inhabitants feel but little uneasinasa.—Thr g
force at present near the swamp ia very small.- f
From ihs St. Augustine yarns, of 2nd inst.
The simmer Santas, wilbCtpt. Davidson's Cent*
pony, (K.) 3d Artillery, on approaching New Rretr r
to garrison Fort Lauderdale, was unable to crosa-
ths bar, and a detachment were landed io guard lb#
provisions being sent from the host.—Scouts were
sent out to make an examination, and on lb# eve-
aiug of the second day, as Lieut, Msseball and Cept.
Poinsett, of the boat, were walking the beach, they
were fired upon by three Indians, who brandished
their rifles in great file# ai ibis neeurreace, Llsut.-
Msckall received iwo balls, and nailed eel to tbe
award, frum whom they ware separated hy a deep*
but narrow stream—but was unfortunately not
lieard. He limn plunged in and swam across, cad*
returned with ihe guerd la quasi of Cept, Polssstt..
Csp4. P. we# found uninjured. Tbe Indians eeuld