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FREDERICK S. FELL crr'v muktxr. Daily Paper; ......Eight Dollars per annum. Country Paper...........Six Dollars per annum rATABBR I* ATlTAKf-B ^•National Nomination. At a moeRrtg of the Democratic Mom- iters oi Congress, in tlie Chatnbof of the Mouse of Representatives of the United Itatcs, February 14> 1824, tho following [resolutions were unanimously adopted. Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that WM. H. CUAWFOUO, [of Georgia, be recommended to the people of the United $ta cs as si proper Candidate Tor the office of President, and ALBERT GALLATLV, [ of Pennsylvania, for the office of Vice Pre- I indent, otlHe United Slates, for four years Pfrom the 4th of March, 1825, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, Uii4 Mr Dunn, the Messenger sentin pursuit of Ni oian Edwards, returned to Washington City on the 33th uH. and Mr E. was expected to arrive 'the next day, IMPORTANT FROM PERU. Capt, Shepherd arrived at New York has fur- rushed the following extract of a letter from Cnpt Gardner of the Am. ship Sabina, dated Puns, 2Jth February. “An insurrection of the black troops holding the ' Castles in Callao, against the patriot government, .took place on or .tbout the 5th lost. We made our escape from thence on the night of the 8tl, . inst as also all vessels which dared to risk the lire ;t»f the batteries.— In going out, we (cent in the 1 range of the shipping 5 however, several of their shots struck near us. The night previous 10 our leaving, guard boats were established to prevent vessels from Sidling They had commenced plun -dering the vessels, snd tmltreate I the Captains, and those who were found on board were taken on shore and confined in the Castle. “Afte, getting out of gunshot of the batteries lacked the Captain of tlieBiitish sloop of war Fly, if he would protect my ship, if anchored under his S uns. He said he dare not, as there w ere many ritish subjects on shore, and the negro Genen I had threatened to mssacre all foreigners, and lay Caltao in ashes, if he attempted to interfere. 1 then calculated that mv only safety was in flight, . or two gunboats were fitting out and would be in readiness the night we left. The Fly was lying -within gunshot of the batteries when we saikd, hud was frequently fired over when vessels re running out. She got under way, but previously thereto the Captain informed them of his Inten lion; tber, however, paid no attention, but cum menced firing upon his ship—one 'hot ->—r wjthiqa few feet of her, when Captain Martin sent an offleer on shore to remonstrate with them. The reply was if be bad fired one shot in retun, they would have masaacreed every Englishman in Callao, and laid the place in ashes.” would frtrnMi employment to? fntnafeds uf rsnns, now idle a> d miserable It would also furnish a home market in the Immediate neigh borhdodofllie works—Blit what is most material is to consider how much it would add to the na tional wealth of the state, and to the comfort and convenience of her inhabitants, if its operation should be continued' in a series of years to im prove And perfect the means of inter communica tion, throughout all parts of the country. All the lands, which wo>.|ld be benefit ted, by the improvement of the roads—the rivers, or the construction of canals, would necessarily rise,in their Value to a certain extent, as will be hereaf ter fully proved and demonstrated One of the first effects which would be felt af ter the adoption of this plan, would be that which always arises from ttitreanug the money of a coun try.— A spur would be given to industry—Nt-.W life would be infu'fd into the efforts of the whole community—Property would increase In vajue, and every thing from s state of great depression, would put oh a new and smiting face. The debtor and creditor would no longer, act in hostility to each other, to the great annoyance of the commu nity in which they live. Allowing twenty five thousand dollars, to be •r, totally paid to M'ttdaiu, Overseers and Mer chants, and for the purchase of materials, the bal ance, or other half! of 25,000 dollars would ccr tainlv maintain and employ 200 able bodied men in making the necessary excavations—which in the space of ten years would chsnge the whole aspect of the conn'ry, so that ail would Wonder why the work had not been sooner commenced 1 he slave population of this country, enables us to c:>rry on works of any kind (not excepting manufactures, whenever we are put to the push) at a cheaper rate ihnn it can be done in the north- cm states—tine hundred dollars will hire the ablest bodied, and most capable laborer*, and twenty five dollars will feed, nurse, and cloth him, throughout the year. It is believed that the state ha* it amply in her power to increase the internal improvement fund to one million of doll irs, if that should be done, the benefits which would fl >w from it, would be increased in the ratio of geometrical progres sion. The attention of all those who feel a deep inter- est in the well being, and improvement of Geor gia, are invited to a calm consideration of'this proposition—It seems to the writer to be entirely feasible, and proper ( hut his enthusiasm may have carried him too far. It is better that calculations should be safe, so thst the works compared wnl. the cost, may rather exceed, than fall shun, uf public expectation. “FULTON.” (vox tbb xxf caucus.) INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT, NO 8, Having in the former numbers, endeavoured to enlighten the public mind upon the subject of ea stalling, by tracing the history of its origin, pro- ess and present state, in all the different coun- ries of which there is any record, it now remains to shew its effects or advantages, the manner of executing the work aod to devise the waye and meant oT execution. The latter being more especially applicable to the state of things in Georgia, will be considered first in order. There are lAree plans by which internal improve Stents may be perlec'ed. First—By incorporating companies, to remuner ate themselves, by tolls, and other profits, arising under the grant Second—By incorporating companies with pow ere to raise a joint stock on transferable shares—The state reserving a part of the stock, by which she will avail herself, of all the advantages of individual enterprise and industry, and bv giving through her influence and means the first impetus, 10 the undertak ing, she will therefore eventually, not only benefit the whole country, but add mate rj dly to her coffers. Third—By using the national means, for national purposes, free of all tolls, or other profits, ami to be able to do so effectually it will be ne cessary to fix upon a plan, which may be kept in continual operation, without impair log the capital, which shall always remain whole, and undisturbed. Either of these plans may be preferred 1 or, the whole may be adopted—all to be under the direc tion of a permanent Board of Public -works. It is therefore proposed—That the sum of five humlreJthousand dollars, already appropriated by the state for intemalimprovemente, be for that pur pose set apart, and invested in the stocks of the United States, or the stuck of the Bank of the U States. That upon the faith of that investment, a like .gum of five hundred thousand dollars, shall ie is sued by the Board of Public -works, or any other body to be incorporat e! t-j that end—to be loan ed to individuals at six per cent, per annum, up on undoubted mortgages of real estate—to be payable in ten annual instalments, with 'be .Liter est vhioli shall accrue thereon yearly.—The in terest only, to be expended upon the works of in (final improvement. The bills issued by the Boutd of public -works or some other corporation having ihe power; to be re/ilocmed at certain definite and specified peri •ds of time There would be no constitutional bar to such an arrangement; because it would not be bills of credit emitted by the state—It would be bills issued by a corporation, upon an invested Capital for the security of their eventual payment. Such bills would form a local ciraulating curren cy for the state,-and would no doubt retain their par value in all transactions; for the security would be much more ample,, and safe, than that of the bills of the Banks of the state. Not only the investment in stocks, but the res punsibility of the individuals to whom the bills were loaned, and the mortgages of real estate (taken if managed with common prudence at much less than its real value) would always be liable'for their redemption, while the eventual payments of Bank bills rests only upon the res ponsibility of two names, and sometimes upon two irresponsible names; audit will not be contended that Bank bills, could be converted into specie, mure readily than would be those, the issue oi Which has just been recommended. The investment in stock atdper cent per annum g30,000 00 The bills issued do 30,000 0C Making a total $<kt,000 00 wd'ict 2 per cent for expense# and losses 10,000 00 Leaves the sum of . $5U.0-> [Forthe Republican.] INTERNAL. IMPROVEMENT, NO. 9. Ever country blessed with a liberal and en- ighttned government, ought to direct its ener gies to the extension of its commerce both Internal \nd foreign-, the former, claims the attention more rucnlarn of the states, as appertaining proper iy to the sphere in which they move anil act, con -idered in relation to the Union of all the states: Congress being constitutionally, entitled to tin- •vc'usive right of regulating ‘'commerce with for eign nations ” It Is niuit a useless attempt to set forth at this Ly the effects or advantages of canals, as a branch ofintern. improvement. Yetit may aot be whol ly unprofitable to the citizens of Georgia to enter into an examination of the subject, to that end, in order that general information may be dissemina ted. The advantages, re uband .mly proved by the xperience of every people who possess them; and fully demonstrated, by ihe rapid increase."* land, in their immediate neighborhood. Canals destroy monopolies,by bringing remnte places in to competition. They give value to articles which from their weight or bulk, were before of no ac count. They unite distant places, together by u reciprocal interest, an.l a.i exchange of eommodi ties—they animate industry, increase population and thus minister greatly, to the power and hap piness of every state. Few persons have more attentively considered or better understood the political or commercial interests of nations, than the late Dr. Smith; an i no one could be a more zealous advocate for the extension of internal mviga ion, as an effectual means of improving the country,in which it is en couraged. To this purpose he observes in hi' •'wealth of nations” that good roads, canals and navigable rivers, by diminishing the expense ot carnage, put the remote parts of the country, more nearly upon a level, with those in the vlci i- ity of large towns; and on that account they are the greatest of all improvements. They encour age the cultivation of the remote parts, which must always be the most extensive circle of the country. Thty are advantageous to towns by breaking down the monopoly of the country in its neighborhood; and they are a Ivantageous to all parts of the country; lor though they introduce some rival commodities, into the old markets, they open new markets to its produce”. It is not more tnan 5d years ago, "says he in 1776; when the first edition of his work was printed,” that some of the counties in the neighborhood of Lon- don, petitioned the parliament against the exten sion of the turnpike roads, into the remoter coun ties. Those remote counties, they pretended, from the cheapness of labor, would be able to sell their grass and corn cheaper, in the London mar ket than themselves, and would thereby reduce their rents anc ruin their cultivation. Their rents however, have risen, an 1 their cultivation haa been improved since that time ” Ail canals,“says an intelligent writer on this subject,” may be con sidered as so many roads, of a certain kind, on which one horse will draw as much as thirty horses on ordinary turnpike roads, or on wiiscti one man alone will transport as many goods, as three men and 18 horses annuajly do on common roads. The public would be great gainers, were they to lay out oitpon the making of every mile of .< canal, twenty times as much as they expend upon a mile of turnpike road*; but a mile of canal is u - ten made at a 'ess expense, than the mile of turn pike: consequently there is a great inducement to multiply the number of canals." The advantages resulting from canals, as they .tpen an eary and cheap cumrauuicatian, between distant parts of a country, will be ultimately expe (To Ike Eiiitof of the Republican.] The communications which have appeared in your paper under the signature of Fulton, seem.- to me, to be like the first thirty pages of Mr. Shan dy’s book, "a little dry and not closely connected with the subject” For if 1 rightly comprehend the enquiry, which it is the ooject of this commu nity to discuss, In relation to canals, Itla, not if they have generally been beneficial, but whether they would be so to this state under existing cir cumstances. The investigation involves a variety of points, peculiar to the subject, and therefore not io be ascertained from the history of oilier canals. 1st. The practicability of constructing a canal, in a soil like that which must be occupied, in opening a communication between the Water courses of the state, within tbc alluvial re gions. 2d Should it merely conn-'ct the large streams to facilitate the communication between them, or should it run through the heart of the country as the great highway of navigutioti, using those river*, according to recent doc trine^ us mere feeders. 3d. What should be its extent and direction. 4ih What would be the probable expense and resulting benefit Scarcely any person who can take an interest in the subject, is unapprized of the existence of canals in all the civilized parts of the globe, and all who may be expected to liiflu ncc matters of this kind, are undoubtedly possessed uf the gene ral intermation communicated in Fulton’s extracts- The advantages ot canals; in particular sections, have been too long since ascertained, to render such gleanings instructive on the general ques tion, and they are entirely irrelevant to that which deserves our solicitude. * Now nllho’ I have never passed "under and over the Bridgewater canal, with a carriage and pair of horses,” I verily believe in its existence »tid take (or granted all that has been said of ita bene., fiis anil conveniences; but as we have neither coal mines, nor cotton factories, to supply freight, I perceive no motive from this example to project nne, and if 1 did, no information is furnished as sistant to its construction in this unassimtl .ting region —We do not wish to learn the feasibility if cu ting .1 ditch through the isthmus of Darien, nor the certainty that the canal of Languedor connects, (as we have long supposed) the Medi Itrrunean nml the Atlantic—We ask not the probable expen-e of the one, nor the known cost of the other! but we desire to obtain all the in telligence that observation oun impart on the points Miggvsted, and any others connected with the subject It is lint an abstract question, nor do we wish to seertain its merits in relation to other countries were circumstance's.are so unlike th >s_e on which our judgment is to act, that no information beyomt g-m rsi principles is to be derived from their ex perience. It in a definite enquiry as to the practicability •f applying beneficially in a particular case, u lystqm generally 'approved, but not universally correct. In other words, we are assured that ca l'ds connect advantageously populous and pr -dm: tive district?, and being usually constructed for purposes of facility, are commonly wise; but if uniting two points whose trade is Inadequate to the expense, or cut in a soil unsuited to the pur pose, they would be injudicious. Hence the propriety of examining the subjec II every particular, and making the roost thorough n-estigution. If such an enterprizc should he premn.urely adopted, and finally abandoned or defeated, this generation rn.y shake hands with internal improvement, and leave to posterity the revival of the public spirit that will have passed away—There is now a very general feeling to- «*ar«i* measures of public utility, and nothing is r quired to obtain legislative patronage in behalf of a canal, but exact information as to its advanta ges But if thro injudicious zeal, or hasty calcu lation the funds of the state be once unfortunately adventured, it wilt require an age to overcome the prejudices that will ensue and we shall he left lit e the Chinese to do as our fathers have done. ( am inclined to think that the most prudent and eff* ,r; tu|l mode of proceed! g would be by a lowi 1 meeting Let the stibjec be fairly examined and the opinions and feeling, of the community ne distinctly expressed.—Appoints committee of investigation with power to -.elect a competed' person to . xplore ti e country and report on th nature of the various canals that may be recom mended If this individual be, as he should, com petent t s the duties of civil engineer of the i.tate, I have no doubt that on application of the com mittee be would receive that appointment from the governor; which w^-uld render but small the amount to be paid him over and above the official salary, as a just compensation o a man of ade quate abilities and unequivocal character — This amount could soon be raised from the citizens by a cheerful contribution in behalf of their tnterc-' snd their pride. Let the committee be inslructe to open a correspondence with intelligent persons in various parts of the state, to acquire as far a- may be, correct views of the dentation of our water courses, and the most illegible mode of me- dotation; the beT location of the canal, and the country through which it should pass—the quan tity of timber, cotton,and other products of which it would be the means ,f transportation. H»>.v far it would be calculated to increase the cuKiva tion of the soil, and unfold new sources of indus try and profit Let our representatives in the next legislature be instructed to exercise their influence and abil ities in support of the object, anu let persons be s«*m who are able as well as willing to represent hr, particularly on a subject so intimately connec- ed with nur prosperity. Circumstances require that we should be foremost in an enterprise pro jected by ourselves, and which, though, calculat ed to advance the interest of the state generally, is primarily important to this city. ENQUIUER. -Wvadly. applicable to internal improvement*, .#&■? . riencedby ail daises and iiscriptions of the com- muni'y. The manufacturer will be enabled to collect his ma,etuis, ids fuel, and the means of subsistence, from re note districts, with less labor and expense;and t*» convey his goods to a profit able market. As ennale, multipy, the adjoining country is rendered populous and productive. in some esses, they serve the purposes of drain ing and of irrigation; in others they furnish man ure at a cheap rate; and they facilitate the con veyance 01 produce to places where'll may be disposed of to the greatest advantage—The land holders must of course be benefitted by the in creasing, yjjue'of his estate. The merchant is likewise enabled to extend his commerce by means oi-canals a as he can thus ex port greater quantities and varieties of goods from places remote ftom the sea, and easily supply a wider extent of inland country, with the commu dilics that are imported from foreign countries. "FULTON” The fifteenth and sixteenth Cantos of Don Juan, have been published in London. They are said to be so destitute of any t dent, that it is now se riously doubted whetber they can proceed from the pen of Lord Byron. William P Van Ness, of New York, has been appointed Dy the President of the U States with ne advice and consent of the Senates to be Fourth vuditor of the Treasury, vice Constant Freeman, leceased; Thomas Bolling Robertson, has been appointed, 1. like manner, to the District Judge of the U. o ates, for th- District of Louisian^, vice Judge JJicic,4ece«9fS(i^-A«M. into Persons who may have books calculated tO'fur nish information on this interesting discussion are requested to read them and communicate to the public, (in any manner most agreeable,) »uch parts as may appear calculated to throw light on a sub ject that seems to have darkened und^r in vestigation. ENQUIRER. NEW-YORK May 29 Capt. Ross, of the Fame, has furnished tis with accounts front Curacoa to the fllh inst. It had been rumored for some days that a revolution had broken out at Maracaibo, headedby some distinguished Colombian officers. But it was ascertained that there wasno truth in this report. Gen La Torre, is re-appointed gover nor of Porto Rico, for five years. A squadron of 3 or 4 vessels of war, sup posed to be Spanish, under Com. Laborde, has recently been seen off Porto Caveilo. While Mr John Randolph was on Board the Steam Boat passing from this city to New York he said that he should be absent and therefore take no part in the pending Presidential election but said he I have such entire convention in the certainty of Mr. Crawford’s election that I will stake a thou* sand dollars to five hundred on it.’* 1'here were several gentlemen presei t, some see tried to doubt the truth of Mr Randolph’s opinion, but all declined the bet. Our in j.irmktiop comes from a gentleman who was present and heard Mr Randolph offc the bc^—Ucmo, Rrcse- The Vanventibn viiih Grtat firittdn.—V is hot ollen that out leaders have an r M :pWj tunity to obtain such ah insight into the Executive Proceedings of the Senate, as; by the removal of the injunction of secrecy. Irom the Proceedings on the Convention wtth Great Britton, respecting the further Suppression of the African Stove Trade, we are enabled this day to afford t»them. The reader will observe that the ratification < I the Convention was, decidedly opposed, tho* strongly pressed by the President, by cogent arguments too, as will appear Irom a perusal of his Message of the 21st of M.ty. After a great deal of debut', the Convention was finally t atified,on the evening of (he 21 si, by only three votes more than a con stitutional majority. It is true, the vote stood 29 to 13 in favor of the Treaty! but the Constitution rtquires the votes of two- thirds of all the members present to ratify a Treaty, and, had there been two votes more against tho rat)fication,lhe Convention even qualified as it was by amendment, would have been rejected. The arguments in favor of the Treaty, are folly stated in the President’s Message and the Diplomatic Correspondence. The arguments said to have been urged, in op position to the Treaty, were aubstat.iially an follows. Wc state them now, that the reader, who takes an interest in the subject, may at once huvo a view of the whole ground >( The right of visit, or search, mutually conceded, limited as it is, would, it was con tended, lead to irritations and injuries. “ The search for slaves would, at sea, it was argued, be extended by the boarding fficer beyond the object. Under the pre text or search for slaves, American citizens might be impressed, and out merchant vessels be again ann yed, and our citizens insulted, by the insolence of petty officers of the British Navy. “ It was argued, that there was no real reciprocity in the Convention; that, while wc iutl m arly as many merchant vessels as Great Britton,'she had twenty ships of war to our one, and, cons' quently, \v- should be Ity far more exposed to tbese offensive' and irritating examinations than her commerce would be. “ It W3S further argued that the. measure, was not necessary. We had made the slave trade piracy, and, consequently, bur own cruisers could capture and bring in for trial all. Americans suspected ot thia infamous raflic This act of the American Govern ment had, in part, suppressed the trade. The British Government had avowed that this convention was not necessary to sup press this'traffic in their ships. The op posers oi the treaty could not then sec the hentfit of this mutual but not equal right of visit and search- They feared that it would be seized on as a concession af the ctoim of search so pertinaciously urged by (ha britiah, and resisted by the U. State-, at the expense of a three years war. “It was, moreover, percoiv< d, that the convention was predicated on the acts o: piracy passed by the rcspectiv- gov.rn ments. The Convention was uolimitej n its duration This might operate to place the modification or repeal of a tow of onr pwn.at the ouill of a foreign government. Against this thraldom thu B itish govern ment was secured by reserving to itself a right to repeal its act, even during the 'pre sent session of Parliament. The amend ment to the Convention was therefore made, uthorizing either party to renounce it on' giving sixuiohths* notice. “ The second article authoriz d the nit- tonal vessel-, of tne parties to en er a d search merchant vessels under foreign (lag4 It necessarily resulted, that the bonding fficers must, in their discretion, decide, whether this be a true or false flag, and of he character of the vessel, as well as the riide. This would bring , us into great ex pense and collisions, if not to war, with France and other nations. “The seventh article was further objer- ionable, as it gave authority to cruizers to select their own citizens or subjects, and sen 1 them to t^eir respective countries, fot trail. It was seriously apprehended, that his would bo giving an important power to the officers of the British navy—not only to determine, on their own suspicion, the character of the vessel, but who was a Brit ish subject. The Senate rem mbered the doctrine of perpetual allegiance Many apprehended that a Br. subject, naturalized in the U. S and having there his family and home, might be taken toEngland f>r trial; and, whether convicted or aequited never permitted to return. The feat that this limited right of search might be abused that there would be no reciprocity—that it migiil produce collisions with other nations —form an entangling alliance with Great Britain,—and give power to British officers to expose us to great expense, were among the reasons against the C invention, and in tavor of the amendments.”—Aal. Inc. The firstobject oi Internal Improvement, to which, utjder the bentfiemt act of the last Session, the attention oi theExeculive has been directed, is, we understand, a Sur- vey'i t the proposed R ute of the Chesa peake and Ohio Canal, to its termination op the Western water, and thence to Lake Erie. We congratulate our readers that this highly important preliminary work is about to be undertaken, by a Board of Sur veyors, whose capacity and experience afford the promise of almost mathematical accu racy to the results ol their labors. Gener al Bernard, we believe, is at the head of the commission Capt Poussin will ac company him. Mr Shtiv.r, who has so much practical knowledge of the subject, is also engaged, and has gone on to Union* town, to make the necessary arrangements tor laborers, 8co. for carrying on the Sur vey. Col. M’Rcc, and Mr Wright, or New York, have been invited to form a part of the Boatd, which, it is understood, will commence operations next week. Wc have not heard whether they will accept the invitation, but will, as soon as we can, fur nish our readers with the authentic panic ;ilars of this first essay towards the encour agement, by the General (vuverninent of great nationel WQjks of Julevaj.tl ImpoVtj ment.—ih iSia-htebTith, Congress. tioUHfc OF REPRESENTATIVES EVENING SESSION—May 26.* Tho House resumed its session. The bill from the Senate “in addition t Q the several acts regulating naturalization ” was taken up and passed. The bill “to complete the surveys of jiL harbor of Charleston, in South Catoliuj. St Mury’s, in Georgia, and the Coast < k Florida, and lor other purposes,” was ita. ken up on motion of Mr Poinsett, and part'* <td. ^ ' „ Mat 27. The House met at 8 o’clock. ^ Several communications wore received from the President of the United States announcing his approbation and signature of bills passed by both Houses. Mf Taylor then rose, and said, that it had yesterday been decided, that, three members of the Committee of Investigation in the case of Mr Ninian Edwards should not be a quorum of that committee. R e had understood that one of the members ttmi committee had left the United States, and that another was gone home to his res« itlence in Alabama. It was very desirable that the committee should be fiiled.up; and, with a view to that object; be moved that two members be added to the committee, to supply the place of the two members absent. Mr. W -bster said, he rose partly to Se cond the motion of his honorable friend, but more particularly to express his aston ishment at a paragraph, which he had this moment seen in a Richmond paper, of Tuesday, in a communication signed “John Randolph, of Roanoke.” The paragraph is in these words! ‘-It was at my instance, and not without considerable resistance on the part of a majority of the committee, that the Secretary had the opportunity giv en him, 10 file his answer to the accusation ol Mr. Edwards” A regard to my own character, sir, said Mr W. and to the char acter < f the committee with whom I am associated, does not allow me to pass over this statement; and I rise fot, the purpose • ■f saying, that the order, in committee, for communicating the address to Mr. Craw ford, lor the purpose Of giving him an op portunity of unsworn# it,was not made at the instanco of Mr. Randolph} and, further, that no one of the committee made uiiy op position whatever to that motion. I 'iope I am fully and distinct!', understood; I wish to be so; and, I again assert, that 110 one of the committee intimated the least opposi tion to the motion Fortunately, the origin al minutes of the proceedings of the com mittee are preserved, and the entry, as it now stands, in the land writing of one of the committee, ia as follows : “A pril 28 1824. “Committee me —all present* “On motion of Mr, Tayl r, “Ordered, That the Chairman transmit to Mi. Crawford a copy of Mr Edwards’s temorial, and the accompanying papers,' logether with a copy of the resolution cre ating the Committee. To which Me Ran- loiph proposed the following amendment s •Did infirm him, that the Committee me proceeding in tho examination, and that Itey are ready to receive any communica tion which he may think proper to make, m reference to the same;’ which amend ment was accepted by Mr Taylor; and, thus amended, was unanimously adopt'd.” Mr, Little, of Md. thought that he measure proposed by the gentleman from New York, was not necessary He tho’t the present committee entirely competent to the business'which had been referred to them, and that it would be best to jeave them to settle their own affairs It must be a very disagreeable thing to remain c >n- tioed here qfter the session of the House was closed, and he would not willmgl' . >ose upon another that to which he sho- Id lie averse himself. He regretted, foi : s part, that this matter had ever beeo brought before the House, and that it had been in ferred to the committee, g ving it thus un importance which did not property belong to it Mr. Williams, of N. C. observing that the Ijto'ise was very thin, thought it best to defer the consideration of the motion till a fuller House should be obtained :.and with that view moved to toy the resolution on the table. When this question was about to be fot, it became obvious lhat> there was not a quo rum of members present. Mr. A. Smyth expressed a hope that the mover would consent to withdraw the resn- liiuon . A , S Mr. Willipma said, he could hot consi der the measure proposed as at all necessa ry, Every gentleman, he believed, was en tirely satisfied with the present committee, and prepared to place every proper confi dence in their proceedings—and he wish .d a div ision of the H6use on his motion to toy the resolution on the table. Mr Poinsett observed, that thqrewas ev idently not a quorum of members present s and from the best information he could ob tain, he was induced to believe, that so ma ny had tost evening apd this morning avail ed themselves ot the various conveyances which were departing in all directions; that there was not a quorum left in the city— and he hoped the gentleman from New York would not persist in his motion. Mr. Cook then observed, that the re marks of the gentleman from Virginia, yes* terday, (Mr A- Smith) required of the Com- mittee of Investigation tp ask what had now been moved by the gentleman from New York. He did not think the measure was at all required by the parties concern ed. The exanrinatioh of their case might be safely left to the present committee with out any augmentation, and he thought it would be best, under all circumstances, that the committee should agree to withdraw ihe motion, Mr. Ellis spoke a few words to the same effect! Mr Taylor then observed, that if*’- would wqbably be the best course to lay the reso- .lutioti on the table by unanimous consent, the hope, that, in the course.of ait jiOUl • quorum ttiiftut be obtained.^ v*» '