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Cougressiomd. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, Fc-b. 11, 1837. i On motion of Mr. MERCER, after some con vorsatiou between that xentleinaii, the CHAIR ■ •nd Mr. BRIGGS, tliejouru.il was so aiueuded as ■ to strike therefrom the reasons given ny Mr. An- 1 ams yesterday for declining to vote on any ques tion adecliug Reuben M. Wiutiley. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE | UNITED STATES. Mr. THOMA s, on leave, from the Joint Coin- ; mittee appointed to wait on the President elect,; and apprise him that, in conformity itii ltie mode ‘ prescrioed in the Constitution, it find been aster- | taiued that that gentleman was elected I'iesideiit of the L'uited Stales lor lour yeais, commencing vu tue loiirlh of March next, reported to the ; House that they had perionned that duty, and bad received lor answer that lie desired to express the deep sense he entertained of the distiuguulied 1 honor winch Ins teilow-citizeus had conferred on him, and requested them to assure theii respec tive Homes that they might rely on his unceasing etturts to execute the responsible trust winch de- I vvlved on linn, <u a manner most conducive to the public interest. 1 lie report, on Mr. T's motion, was ordered to ' lie on tne tame, and be printed. Mr. TAI LOU asked me consent of llu House j to oiler the ioUowing resolution ; w inch was read. " Whereas, the vote of the House, taken on the Pth oi February, the I'ullowmg resolution via : •• Resolvid, That auy member who shall hereafm present to the House auy petition from the slaves in this I mon, ought to be considered as regardless ot me feeliugs of the House, the rights of the ,>oumeru .Males, and unfriendly to the Union;” may be construed into an expression oi opinion upon Hie abstract quedion of me right ol slaves to petition Congress ; therefore, s Resolved, Thai slaves do not possess the right oi petition secured to the people of the Limed State* by the Coaslituiion. Mr. iAGEdaOLL,sent the following to the I Clerk's table tv be read . Resolved, I’bat tile honorable John Qttiuey Ad- | auis, having inquired of the Speaker whether It! would bo in oruer for him to pres nt n petition! purporting to be from certain slaves, and the Spea ker baviug appealed to the House lor mstruc-I non. Resolved, That this House cannot receive such petition without disregarding its own dignity. Hie rightsol a large class of citizens of the south and west, and the Constitution of the United j Slate*. 1 he resolution having been read, Mr. TAILOR accepted it as a modification ol ! bis own, and then renewed his request to me ! House to grant him leave to oicr it. •Mi. PLxUKNL V ruse and objected. Mr. CA.MBKEI.EaG moved a suspension of the rule. .Mr. MANN of New York asked for the yeas and nays, which were ordered. Mr. FA I' A’UN inquired if the motion to recon- ; sider was uut first r.i order ! Tne CHAIR replied, that it was competent for ! the House to give precedence to anomer ques-' turn. Mr. PATTON presumed, then, that the object 1 ot this proposition was to postpone tile inotimi to j recousidurthe vote rejecting tne resolution outlie] •utiject of presuming petitions from slaves. .sir. CHAMBERS ot Kemucky, suggested i whether tue propositions of mo gentlemen from New York aud Femisjlvama should be in order! peudiug a motion to reconsider another giving a direct bearlug upon, it not identical wuh them / ] The CHAIR replied mat that was a matter of which the case Used was the solo judge. Tue | motion made to suspend the rule wasstrictiy in or- ! der. Mr. ASHLEY, inquired if it would be in order at that stage to submit an amendment to me pro- I position ! ; 1 lie CHAIR. It would be in order to amend ’ the proposition after it was before tne Hous.-, n ! tbu House should suspend lileiule and agree to re- j Cutve it. , Mr CHAMBERS of Kentucky suggested that' it would be belter to move to suspend the ruie, I to take up the questio i upon tbu reconsideration. I'ho CHAIR could not entertain debate, and he had before slated that the motion to suspuud was Dot.opeu to <uiieuduicul. Mr. CHA.HBEK.S had made no motion, but threw out, as a suggestion, what he thought would be the best course. Mr* LEWIS inquired if th' vote of the Sth •huuld be reconsidered, whether the resolution re jected by that vote would be open to amend-j ment. The CHAIR leplied in the affirmative. Mr. LEWIS hoped tbit the question would be first taken, for h would answer me same pur-; pose. Mr. PINCKNEY urged the gentleman from New York to withdraw bis motion, and move to \ take up the question of reconsideration. Mr. I’AYIQK would yield to the wishes of members, and accordingly assented, withdrew his motion to suspend the rule for the purpose of submitting his own resolution, and made a 1 similar motion ta take up the question ot rccou sideratiou. This motion to take up prevailed, and the ques- I tion then recurring upon reconsidering the vote i by which the foliowiug resolution was rejected : Resolve d. 1 hat auy member who shall hereafter pi esent to t.ic House any petition from the slaves I in this Union, ought to be considered as reg irdless ol the feelings of the House, the rights of the i Southern States, and unfriendly to the Union. | Mr. LANE called lor the yeas and nays ; which ! w ere ordered. Mr. ASHLEY then rose, and commenced giv- ( ing his reasons why bo had voted m the tnajo.ity the other day, when Mr. PARKER raised the point of order wheth er, as the question of reconsideration recurred, the demand lor the previous question, originally moved on the reso.it ion, did not recur wait it! The CHAIR decided otherwise, and that the motion to reconsider stood alone without any ref* erence to the previous question. Mr. LNDEiIvVOOD gave his reasons at length why he had voted again it the resolution, which it was now proposed to reconsider. He had voted against it because he would have considered the adoption ofit a denunciation on that floor, of those who conceived it to betheir duty to present all petitions, let them come from whomsoever they might; tho adoption of it would have been de nouncing ail persons entert lining such opinions, however mistaken they might bo, as inimical to the Union ; and another reason why he had voted against it was that he considered it as violating the spirit oi the Constitution of the country, which provided that no one should be held amena ble for any thing said on that floor. He disclaim ed all intention, by his vote against this resolution, of admitting the right of slaves to petition Con gress, and said ho had endeavored to get the floor to explain, before the vote was taken, but was prevented by the operation of the rules of the House. He intended, if he had obtained the floor, to offer a resolution declaring it as tho sense of the Douse, that slaves had not the constitutional right to petition Congress. Mr. GIDEON LEE said, believing that mem bers perfectly understood the sirn'Ac question of reconsideration, and that they would have a bet ter opportunity of discussing the question w hich would immediately follow the question of recon sideration; he therefore moved the previous ques tion. Mr. ADAMS appealed to the gentleman to with draw the motion. Mr. LEE had made up his mind, and could not withdraw the motion. Ihe previous question was seconded by the House—ayes 108, noes not counted ; and the tn liii <pi<juion wftM onlorud to bo put. Fho nays having been ordered on the main question, which was on tecousi<lt*ring the vote by which the resolution was rejected, were—yeas 159, nays 45, as follows YEAS—Messrs. Alford, Chilton Allan. Antho ny, Ashley, Barton, Beau, Bell, Black, Boekee, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee, Boyd, Burns, Bynum, John Calhoun, Camhreleug, Cain) bell, Carr Carter. Casey, John Chambers, Chaney, Chap man, Chapin, Nathaniel 11. Claiborne, John F. H. Claiborne, Cleveland, Coles, Camor, Cj-a men Crane, Crary, Cushman, Dawson, Deberry, Doubleday, Dromgoole, Efner, Elmore, Farirfield, r-»rfi>», Fr>’-«”aer, Fowler. French. I : y, f.'tlbr -ith. Janies Garland, Rice Garland, Gholson, Gillet, Glascock, Graham, Griiutlaiid Graves, Griffin, Haley, J Hall, Hamer, Harlan, Samuel S. Har rison, Albert G. Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Hul sey, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, Howell, Hubley. limit. Huntington, Huntsman, Ingham, Jarvis, Jenifer, Joseph Johnson, Cave Johnson, lleury Johnson, John \\ .Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Kling ensmith, Laue, Lansing, Laporte, Law ler, Guleou Lee, Joshua Lee, Thomas Lee, Luke, Lea. Lew-] is. Logan, Loyall, Lucas, Lyon, Abijah Mann Marlin, William Mason, Moses Mason, Sampson Mason, iMaury, Met'omas, McKay, iMcKou, Ale- Kim, Mcl.eue, Mercer, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Al organ, Muhlenbeig, Owens, Pa>’e, I’aiks, Pattersou, Patton, Fr.mkim Pierce, Dutee j J Pearce, James A. I’earce, Pearson, Pettigrew, Peyton, Phelps, Pinckney, John Reynolds, Joseph Reynolds, Richardson, Robertson, Ro-'ers, Si henck, Seymour, \\ illiam B. Shepard. Au-'iis tme H. hepperd. Shields, Shinn, Staudeler, ! Steele. Storer, Taliaferro, Taylor John Thom-j son, Waddy Thompson, Toncey, Turnil, Under-] wood, \ aiideipoel, W agener,' Ward, Webster, I Weeks, W bite, Elisha W hittlesey, Lewis W il- : liam-s, Sh.-rrod Williams, and Yell—ls 9 , NAYS—.Messrs. Adams, Hernan Allen, Bailey, > Beaumont, Bond, Borden, Briggs. Buchanan, W . i B. Calhoun, George Chambers, Clark, Cushing. I Darlington, Denny, Evans, Everett, Granger, ' Greuuell, ililaud hall, Haul, llaiper, llazeltine, 'Henderson, Hour, lugersoll, William Jackson, Janes, l.awieiice. Lay, Lincoln, Love, Job Mann, McCarty AlcKenuaii, Milligan, Parker, Phillips, Potts. Reed, Russell, Slade. Sloane, Vinton. Tho mas’l'. W liiitlesey, mid Young—4s. So the vote was reconsidered. I W hen the roil had been called through, Mr. Citato rose in his place, and stated that be was out of his seat at the moment when his name was called, though he returned toil the instant tliereaf- ! ter; and he asked leave to record his vote in the I affirmative; but it was objected to] ’1 he resolution being then before the House, Mr. 'I AY LOR moved to amend it by striking j out all alter the word Resolved," and nisei t the | following; ’’ That slaves do not possess the right | I of petition secured to the people of the United States by the Constitution.” Mr. PILKENS addressed the House at some | length in opposition to the proposed amendment. I I He considered it an evasion of the question, and ; I hoped that southern men would not aid in this e- | vasion. lie believed if the vote was to be taken ] over again on the resolution now reconsidered, it | would be the same that 1 1 was when it was rejec- ! led, and that the amendments proposed were 1 ] mere evasions of the question. Besides this, he ' cousideied that vote as a true exponent of the will of the constituents of those gAitlemeu who had, I voted on that occasion, and he felt it to behisdu- I ty not b> vote on a question which could lead to j < nothing but delusion. He was of opinion, from I information received on the floor, that the aboli | tiotiists were increasing in numbers, and that the vote which was given the other day met their ' views, and as an evidence of this he referred to the proceedings now going on in Pennsylvania, at an I abolition convention now in session at Har*isbur". ; I lie did not believe that any one should be trammel j led by what he had said, but tie could not and he I j would not vote on any question of this kind, as he ; ' never could be an aider an abettor of those ! who desired to evade a question so important as ; this. I Mr. IN(iERSOLL submitted the followinga- I rnen.lnieitt to the substitute offered by Mr. TAY- I LOR. Strike out all after tl e word ’‘That.” I and insert the following : the honorable John ; Quincy Adams having inquired of the Speaker I whether it would he in order for him to present j a petition purporting to be from certain slaves, and I the Speaker having appealed to the House for in- ] ; siructimis. ] Resolved. That this House cannot receive such I petition without disregarding its own dignity, ' the rights of a large class of citizens of the south | and west, and the .Constitution of the United States. Mr INGERSOLL did not entirely concur wit’r I those gentlemen who thought that negativing the ■ resolution the other day. was affirming that slaves f b id the right to petition ; but he was. at the same ; time, prepared to do that which was best calcu- I lated to quell agitation and excitement ; and he | thought the resolutions he had proposed would meet the view s of southern gentlemen, and he ho ped they would he adopted. Mr. JOH .SON of Louisiana could not be lieve that a majority of the members who had voted to reject the resolution offered by the gentleman from Virginia the other day intended to express the opinion that slaves had the right to petition ; but there seemed to be a great j contrariety of opinion on the subject, and a j number of gentlemen thought that by implica- I tion the rejection of that resolution went toaf- j j firm that slaves had the right to petition. He j Ind never entere 1 into a discussion on this sub- I I ject, because he did not believe that it could lead ; to any good result ; but on the contrary would ] do a greatdeal of evil, lie did consider, how- j ever, that if the House recognised the right of I slaves to petition, that the Union was virtually i dissolved, and when that day came, he should ] j teel it to be his duty to leave that House, and jgo home to his constituents. Entertainingthese views, be would ask of the gentleman from Penn- j ■ sylvania to accept as a part of his resolution, to j ' come in al the end thereof, the words “and en- i ! danuering this Union." Mr. AN TIIONY hoped his colleague would | not accept of this modification, because they had heard too much about endangering the U- ! mon. | Mr. INGERSOLL said, he could not accept; of the modification. Mr. PVT TON then addressed the House at some length, in support of hisoriginal propo- , sitions. i Mr. INGERSOLL modified his amendment, ;by om't ug the name of Mr. Adams, and inserting “ an honorable member from Massa chusetts.” An inquiry having been made, by an honora ble gentleman from Massachusetts, whelhera I paper, which he held in his hand, purporting to ; be a petition from certain slaves, and declaring ■ themselves slaves, came within the order of the | House of the 18th of January, and the said pa ] per not having been received" by the Speaker, ; lie stated that, in a case so extraordinary and no j ve>, he would lake the advice and counsel of the House. I Resolved, That this House cannot receive the said petition without disregarding its own . dignity, the rights of a large class of citizens of the s iiith and west, and the Constitution of t/.e United States. Mr. SUTHERLAND spoke at some length - in explanation, of the vote he had given. He i had voted against this resolution ; but, because i of his doing so, it did not follow that he was in . favor of receiving petitions from slaves. U e > had voted against it, bec.ause the resolution in volved a question of censure on the gentleman from Massachusetts, and he put it to gentlemen ■. whether it would not be the better "means of . getting a large vole on this subject, lo trike it on ( the bare question presented by the gentleman . from Massachusetts, on the reception of the pe tition purporting to he. from slaves. If that question was met he doubted not they would I obtain very nearly a unanimous vote against j the reception of the petition. That was the i I question which ought to be met, and he was sorry to see gentlemen running off after a new 1 question. Mr. BYNUM did not rise to make a speech on this occasion, but merely to inform the House, that at this time the individual who had been ordered to be brought before the House by tho Sorgeant-at-arms, was now in attendance prepared to be heard, and he hoped gentlemen ! would bring this debate to a close at as early a I period as practicable, so that a citizen might | not be kept in custody longer than was acinal ly necessary. Air. B. then made afew remarks in reply to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Vanderpool) and read an extract from a south ern paper stating that a committee of the Le gislature nf Louisiana had reported in f n-orof calling a southern convention, to take some mea sures to counteract the efforts of the abolition ists. Mr. WADDY THOMPSON said be regretted to differ from his honorable vol-1 league (Mr. Picketts) on any question of] such inteiest to the south as the one imine-I diately pending ; but he felt it due to those | gentlemen who had shown a disposition to ! meet this question, to say that he was satis fied with the amendment proposed by the g'eutleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Inger soll,) because he believed it covered all the j material points, it not the wlio'e urouud. | Although he did not feel authorized to take the responsibility of accepting it as a modi-, ficntion ofhis resolution, still lie would eon i sider himself justified in voting for the a- I memlment. lie was glad to give gentle-] ! men from the north the opportunity of set-] j ting themselves right on ibis subject ; and ] ] although he might be disposed under certain i circmnstatices to cavil for the ninth part of ] a hair, yet he would consider himself as do- ; ing that which was most improper, if he were to split hairs on a question like the present, a question of pacification. He considered it to have been his duty to have said dins much, and if he had not mistaken the general sentiment of the south, they would respond to it. | Mr. HOW ARD moved a reconsideration of the vote by which the resolution of ves j terday directing Mr. Whitney to be brought before the bar of the House, was adopted ; which motion was entered, and lies over. [lt being a privileged question, was enter tained by the Chalr, and recorded."] The subject was further discussed by ] Messrs. WISE, HARRISON of Missouri, i ASHLEY, (the last two gentlemen in ex planation,) UNDERWOOD, CRAIG, and ; ANTHONY', (the hitter merely urging the i House to take the question, as they had al | ready consumed a whole week in a debate i which could in noway benefit tiie country, jawy portion or section of it, or even a soli tary individual.) Mr. TAYLOR rose amidst loud cries of '“question.” He said it had been bis in tention to submit a few remarks to the House in support of his proposition, blithe was admonished by the loud calls of “ques tion,” and would most cheerfully yield to ! the expressed wish of the House. Hischief | object in rising, however, was to state, that ; the gentleman from Pennsylvania having ! offered a modification, and Mr. T. having I been urged by one of his colleagues to ac cept it, he had then declined, and he now ! desired to give a single reason. He had done so for the purpose of waiting to see what the views of other members were, arid having listened attentively to the debate in ‘ its progress, he had beca ne satisfied that the acceptance of that amendment as a j modification of his own, would ensure great |er harmony in the House, which being all important in the consideration and disposi tion of tbe question, therefore he accepted it. Mr. T. subsequently explained that in accepting the amendment of ibe gentleman from Pennsylvania, he wished, at the same time, lo retain also the original resolution’ to come in after ?dr. Ingersoll’s ami form, together, one distinct proposition. Air. ADAMS then read certain amend ments he wished to move, one of which was to insert, where it was referred to the words of the resolution of the 18th of January, ordering “ all petitions, ni •morials, resolu- j lions end papers, relating in any way, or to any extent whatever, to tlie subject of slavery, or the abolition of slavery ”to be laid on the table, without being printed or referred, and that no further action should , be had thereon. ] Mr. A. then addressed the Houseat length, I and went on to show that he was in no way ' responsible for the debate which had oc curred. He said be now believed the peti | lion to be a “ forgery,” des g tied as a i “ hoax” upon him, and whatever might be I the decision of the House, lie should not ] again attempt to present the petition. The debate was then continued by Mr. GRANGER, when, Mr. THOMPSON of South Carolina | accepted the modified amendment of Mr. j Taylor as a modification of the original res i olution. Mr. CAVE JOHNSON moved the pre i vious question which was seconded, an.l the ; main q -ie.-tiou being on the adoption of the ! resolution, it concurred without a count. Mr. VANDEKPOEL asked for theyeas land nays on the main question, which was i ordered. A division of the question having been ! ordered, the first resolution, as modified, was [ then taken up as follows : I An inquiry having been made, by an 5 honorable gentleman from Massachusetts, | whether a paper, which he held in his band, [ purporting lo be a petition from certain | slaves, and declaring themselves slaves, came j within the order of the House ol the 18th ] of January, and the said paper not having by the Speaker, he stated that, in a case so extraordinary and novel, he would take the advice ami counsel of the House. Resolved, That this House cannot re ceive the said petition without disregarding ; its own dignity, the rights of a large class j of citizens of the south and west, and the | Constitution of the United States. j The question being taken thereon, it was adopted by a vote of yeas 160, nays 35, as follows; YEAS—Messrs. Alford Chilton Allan, Anthony, Ash, Ashley, Lean,{Bell, Black, Boekee, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee, Boyd, Bunch, Byurn, John Calhoon, Cambreleng, Campbell, Carter Casey, J< bn Chambers, Chaney, Chapman, Chapin, Childs, N. H. Claiborne, J. F. 11. Claiborne, Cleaveland, Colts, Connor, Corwin, Craig, Cramer, Crary, Ctisham, Dawson, Derby, Drom goole Dunlap, Elmore, Fairfield, Farlan, Fowler, French, Fry, Galbraith, Janies Garland, Rice Garland, Gholson, Gillet, Glascock,Graham,Grantland, Graves, Ha ley, Joseph Aall, Hamer, Hannegan, Har din, Harlan, Harper Albert G. Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Holsey, Holt, hopkins, Howard, Howell, Hubley, Hunt, Hunting ton, Huntsman, Ingersoll, Ingham, Javis, Jenifer, Joseph Johnson, Richard M. John- i son, Cave Johnson, Henry Johnson, John VV Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Kilingeiismith, Lane, Lansing, Laporte, Lawler, Lay, Gideon Lee, Joshua Lee, Thomas Le l ’, Luke, Lea, Lenord, Lewis, Logan, Loyall, Ltichs, Lyon,, Abijah Mann, Job Munn, STANDARD OF UNION. Martin, YVillians Moses. Mason, Sampson Mason, Maury, Mcqamas, McKay, Mc’- Keon, McLene, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Morgon, Muhl< nberg, Owens, Page, Purks, Patterson, Patton, Fran klin Pierce, James A. Pearce, Pear son, peyton, Phelps, Pincney, Renchcr, John Rev Holds, Joseph Rev nobis, Rich ardson, Robertson, Bogers, Schenck. Sey mour, Augustine H. Shepperd, Shields, Shinn, Sickles, Siandell-r, Sutherland, Tal iaferro, Taylor, Thomas, John 'Thompson. | \\addy Tho pson, Ttirnill, Underwood, V anderpifle, VVagener, Ward, Webster. Weeks, White, Thomas T. Whittlesev, Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams, Wise, Yell, ami Young 160. NAYS—Messrs, Adams. Hcinnn Allen, Beaiiment, Bond Borden, William B. Cal houn, Carr, Giorgr Chambers, Clark. ( ram l , Cushing, Drrlington Dennv, Ev an , Samuel, S. 11 irrson, Hazeltine, Hen derson, Herod, WilTnms Jackson, James, Lincoln, Love, Kniimii, Milligan, Mor ris, Parker Dutee, J. Aearee, Philips, Potts, Russell, Shi e, Slo aif. Spangler, Siiran-ue, and Elisha Whittlese.—3s. The second resolition was then up, as follows : Resolved, That slaves do not passed the rights of petition secured to the people of the United Slates by the Constitution.” Mr. HALEY moved to lay it on the ta ble: lost, without a division. 'The question was then taken on the adoption'if the •esolniiot), and decided as follows—yeas 132, nays 18 YEAS—Messrs. Alford, Clinton, Allan. H. Allen, Ash, Ashley, Bean. Bell, Black, Boekee, Band, Boon, Bouldin, Bovee, Boyd, Bunch, Bnrti', Bynum, John Cal houn, Caubreleng, Campbell, Carr, Car- ■ ter,JUasey, G'orge Chambers, John Cham bers, Cham-y, Chapman, Chapin, Childes, I Nath. H. Ciiiborne John F. 11. Claiborne. Cleaveland, Coles, (’onnor, Co-win, Craig, | Cramer, Crtry, Cushing, Cushman, Daw- I son, Di berry, Doubleday, Dromgoole i Dunlap, Elmore, fairfield, farlin, Fowler, I French, fry, Galbraith, James Garland,, : Rice Garland, Ghol-on, Gill»-t, Glascock, i Graham, S. Grantland, Graves, Joseph Hall, H 'tner, Edward A. Hannegan, Beti iamine Hardin, Harlan, Harper. Albert G. Harrison, Hawkins, Haynes, Herod, Hol i sev, Holt, Hopkins, Rowaid, Bow. 11, Hub lev, Huntington, Huntsmai , Jarvis, Jenifer, Joseph Johnston. Richard M. Johnson, Cave Johnsson, H nry Johnson, John W. Jones, Kennon, Kilgore, Klingensmith, i Lane, Lansing, L ivvler, Lay, G. Lee, Joshua, Lee, Thomas Lee, Luke Lea, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Loyall, Lucas, ] Lyon, Abijah Mann, Job Maun, Martin, Williams Mason, M >ses Mason, Sampson Mason, Maury, McComas, McKay, Mc ; Lene, Mercer, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, ' Morgan Muhlenberg, Owens, Page Parks, Patterson, P ittan, Franklin Pierce, James ] A. Pearce. Pearson, Pettigrew, Peyton, j Phdps, jPim tiey, Rem her, Joseph Rey | nolds, Richardson, Robertson, Rogers, j Schenck, William B Shepard, Augustine H. Shepperd, Schields, Shinn, Sickles, Spangler, Standefer Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, John 'i liomscn, Waddy Thomp son, Turrill, Underwood, Vanderpole, Wa gener, Ward, Webster, Weeks, White, Elisha Whittlesey, Thomas T. Whittlesey,! i Lewis Williams, Sherrod Williams Yell, and ] Young,—262 [NAYS Messrs. Adama, Beaumont,] ] Borden, Darlington, Denney, Haley Ha-i zeltine, Ingersoll. William Jackson, James, Love, Parker, Philips, Potts,* Russell, Slade, and Sloane—lß. So the second resolution was adopted. [When the Name nl’Mr. WISE was call ed, that gentleman ruse in his place and ' declined to vote for the reason that he held ; that Congress had no power to interfets, in: any way, * ith the snbjeet of slaverv.] The SPEAKER informed the House, that the Sergeant-at-arms, in obedience to the order of tbe House, ami the warrant of, the Speaker, had arrested Reuben M. Whit ney, who was then in custody, and wailing] the order ofthe Home. Mr. HOWARD said that he had made I a motion, in the early part of the day, to ! j reconsider thevote by which the resolution , | directing the Speaker to issue his warrant for the arrest of Mr. Whitney, had been a dopted ; ami he had dme so under theiin nressior) that it would facilitate the action of ■ the House on the important public business. I Since that time, however, he had been imhi-l ced to change his mind, and he would j therefore withdraw the motion to reconsid- er. Mr. CALHOON of Kentucky submit ted the following resolution, which was con sidered a d adopted : Resolved, That R. M. Whitney, now in the hands of the Sergeant at-arms, be brought to the har of this House, tn answer for an alleged contempt ofthe House, in peremptorily refusing to appear and givi evidence as a witness on a summons, duly issued by a select committee, acting by the authority of this House, under a resolution <if the 17tb of January last, in the mattt r of a letter, expressing said refusal, addres sed by the said R. M Whitney to the com mittee, and by the committee referred to the House ; and that he lie forthwith furnished w ith a copy of the report of said committee, ami of the letter aforesaid. On motion of Mr. HANNEGAN, The H oust then adjourned at a little af ter 7 o’clock, P. M. From the Globe. MR. ADAMS AND HIS NOVEL PETITION It will be seen from tin Congressional proceed ings <>f Saturday, that the vote of Friday, on Mr. I’aUon’s resolution, reqiecting Mr. Adams’s ex traordinury conduct, was reconsidered, ami that Mr. Taylor, of New York, and Mr. Ingersoll ol Pennsylvania, substituted two distinct propositions for the rejected proceeding, which were passed by overwhelming majorities. Vv’e consider this decisive vote a ainst the at tempt to throw slave petitions into the House, as marking a new era in the incendiary agitation, which has produced so much embarrassment in Congress, and tlireatned so many mischiefs to the country. The unanimity of the vote was produced by a circumstance w liich we trust has put an end to the abolition "question, as one of parly policy. It had ; become one of too deep and vital consequence to hesported with for temporary ends. And we must do Mr. Thompson of South Carolina the justice to sav: that the pail he took inclosing the breach, w hich threatened a fatal alienation in feeling he tween the two great sections of our Union, de serves the thanks of every lover of the country’s ,institutions. From the Globe. We give below the President's letter to Mr Cal houn, vviittcn wife a view lo set right certain mis representations by which (as it was understood by person.- in the galleries, as well as by tlie repor ters) the ex vice piesident sought to iniplieaie the I'resid. nt in the i.ind spceul.niuus. Air. Ualiioun, in reply to the letter, rose in Ins place in tbe Sen ate, and spoxe his speech over again. As we have heretolore rep,ii-ied|tliese remarks, we now subjoin only so Jiuch as varies the allega’ions in regard to the facts put in issue by the President’s note. Messrs. Walker and Grimily coriuiiiorated the following statement, made by .Ur. Calliouu, as being subst.inti ily what he said on the occasion alluded to by tiie President. 1 lie expjiim nt commenced by a transfer of the public luuls fro.n where they were placed by law. and where they were under its safeguard and protection, to banks w hich were under the so leand unlimited control of Executive. Tue efleci was a vast increase of Executive patronage, ami ihe opening a field of speculation, in describing winch, in antieipalion, 1 pronounced it to be so ample, thai f'oihseliild himself might envy the op pm tiuiity which it afforded. Such it has proved to he. ‘•Theadminist.ati.nl his profited by this vast patioange. ami the prejudice which it h is excileu against the bank, as the means of sustaining them selves in p« wer. itis unnecessary to repeat the re marks. in illustration of this. The truth us the statement is known to all the Senators, who hav« daily witnessed the party topics wtiieli have been drawn from this fruitful source. 1 then remarked that, if rumor were to be trusted, it w'is not only in a politico point of view that those in power had profiled by tbe vast means pu- in the hinds of the Executive by the experiment,—they h id piofited in a pecuniary, as well as m a political point o, view. It has beu frequently stated, and not. con tracted, that many, in high places, are among the speculators in public lands ; and that even an indi vidual connected with the President himself, one of llis nephews, was an extensive adventurer in thi. field oi speculation. 1 did not name him, but 1 now feel myself called upon to do so. 1 mean Mr. McLemore. To the indefinite charge, that “t/iose in power had profil’d in a pecuniary , as well as in a political point of view,’’ by the experiment it is sufficient to say th.it Mr. Calhoun, by failing to specify any individual in power who has so profited, or any particular fact showing how they have so profitep evidently skulks from the duty which, as a Sena tor, he owes,the country- 11 there are any such great State criminals, why does he fail to bring them to justice 1 It is very clear, however, when we take his repented speech in connection with the request made by ihe President, that Mr. Calhoun camlot venture to give bis accusation the scope which it was supposed by many lie intended lo give it. He connects the President (it will be seen by the only specification extorted from mm) very remotely indeed with the profits oi that experiment, ’• which Rothschild might envy.’’ He says One of his nephi ws was an extensive adventurer in this f id of speculation, i aid not nuuie him, 1 now feel myself caked upon to do so. 1 mean air. McijEmore. And wiiy did not Air. Calhoun name him be fore I Üby did Mr. Cailioun leave it to be in ferred by those who did not know the family of th President, that he alluded lo the sou of some brother or sister of tile President I Why <iid he leave to the inference even of those acquainted I with the fact that tile President has no blood relation. i in the world—dial the person aiiuued to was some of those adopted nephew* oi his wife, who, as alli ed to her by consanguinity, have a place in the af fections oi the President! \\ iiy did he not name Air. McLemore to the senate at the threshold ; and instead of saying he was the President's ne phew. tell the body that he was a gentleman (as lie well knew the fact lo be) connected neither with the President nor his deceased wife by tiie ties of blood, but had married a lady who, while living, w as rhe ueice oi Airs. Jackson, but that death had long since dissolved the remote alii nice, winch made Air. McLemore, as the nephew-in-lawoi Mrs. Jackson, in some so. t tin: iiepnew'-iu-law of Ge/itr al Jackson, but that Uns relatimihas never subsis ted between Rresideni Jackson and Air. .ue-i.e more ? Every body w ill see the motive which in duced Mr. Calhoun, uu ler these cire-uuisiauces. to cover hii> chargi- under the name of a nephew, with j outgiving the name ol the individual. lint the insinuation through which Mr. Calhoun ! connects Air. AlcEemore, as one prolitting by ihe I experiment, in iheonly way in which it can beun . derstood. is utterly false, 'i he only m .de in which lit is possible that Air. AleLemore could be suppos ; ed to have trrneti the removal ofthe dedosnes to account as a laud speculator, is, that he availed j himself of that event to li.mow money from the I cieposite banks toinvestm the public hinds, but I even this far-fetched suggestion, winch is left by Air. Calhoun to e gaih -ied from tile circuinstau j ces, as grouped by hup, instead of being distinctly in de, turns out to be without fouuuatioii, Mi. ! AlcLemoie is not a boirower of money from the j deposit banks to invest in land speeu-ainm. He j is die mere agent of some large Atlantic compa ny of capitalists, an.l receives:; s ipiilated coinpeu ■ satiou from them for locating the lauds in winch their money is invested. ! So much for Aly. C. l ouu’sspecifed case, design ed to connect ‘.he President and the experiment I with iaml speculation if tie ere driven todesig- I mite "those in power’’ who have profited by theex- Ipeiiment, we suppose he would he cumpelk-d lo I inmtupsouie register or receiver, who has borrow ! ed money from some bank, and br< u,h a fewsevt | ions of land with it. GENERAL JACKSON. We lav before out readers, the following reply of General Jackson, to an invitation to a dinner by the citizens of Albemarle county, Virginia. Upon this correspon dence the Richmond Enquirer justly and feelingly remarks: “ Ho>v louchiug is it to hear the retiring President speak ol the feelings lie would ex perience, at the foot of Monticello, and near the ashes of the man, whose great princi ples he had attempted to imitate during his ow n distinguished Administration. Let the Opposition cavail and abuse him as they may —let them shout their unfeeling hosan nahs upon • is retirement —their’s is not the genuine feeling of the American People. 'TheNation’s gratitude will follow him into his retirenn-nt. A writer in this day’s En quirer speaks their voice. Never did we stand higher abroad. No President has more contributed to raise our character in Europe. The London Tinies speaks her voice.—We are tnlormed by Americans, who an-on the spot, that General Jackson is admired and venerated by her Statesmen. One letter from England says, that ‘ He is the Lion of tne Age.’ ” Washington, Feb. 14, 1837. Gentlemen.— The kind manner in which you propose to weltomv me in Albemarle, on my way to the Hermitage, and the af fectionate feeling, the general enthusiasm w itli w hich you regard my life of public ser vice, now just dosing, is <hat most grateful reward to which alone my ambition has as aspired. Now that 1 have reached the good old age of three score and ten, and find my fellow-citizens, (if 1 may trust the indulgent judgment conveyed in your letter) ready to greet me, “faithful servant,” I may well turn my heart in deep and humble devotion to the author of my being, and pour out its last tribute in th inks to the beneficetn e w hi< h has permitted me to fulfil a destiny, consid ered by my country to have been both hon orable and useful. You recur to the reproaches of “tyran ny, usurpation and despotism,” with which I have been pursued in the course of my ad ministration of the public affairs, and tell me, that as “ plain Andrew Jacksan, strip ped of the insignia of office, and divested of power; you may pay to the man and the patriot, without suspicion, the voluntary homage of respect,” &c. &tc. Let me as sure you, gentlemen, that there are no cir cumstances tinder which it could be so grate ful to me; and I trust, that many now be sides my political friends, will be found rea dy to (injustice to the motives of the man, who have never approved the acts of the Magistrate. There are many among us who look with a jealous and fearful eye on the people—who feel in the supremacy of their will, the despotism of millions, and as I have, I trust, with unshrinking firmness given effect to the wishes of tbe great con .titiient body, w hich, when I entered upon the -lutiesas Chief Magistrate, I promised faithfully tn represent, I could not hope to scape for the time, the hostility and hate of those who hold tiie power of the people ■he most dreadful of’ tyrrannies. That feel ing will now abate, when in the humble walks of private life, 1 divide with my Re publican friends, the intense odium which, is their prominent representative, 1 have for t ears concentrated on myself. There is no spot in the world where it would give me so much pleasure to rest me, after laying dow n the load of public duty, is in the view of Monticello, and no peo ple with whom it would be more congenial and gratify ing to mv unfettered spirit, to hold “social commimion,” than the Demo cratic farmers of Albemarle. It was from the genius of the place, the Apostle of hu man Liberty, whose dust consecrates the mountain’s lop which looks abroad upon the h ippiness of this'continent, that I imbi bed the principles which have directed my public labors; and I should feel it my great est triumph at the foot of it to read in the eyes of his nearest neighbors, and followers, that they have not found tne altogether wanting in the high trusts to which it has been my fortune to succeed him. But my bodily infirmities forbid the hope of enjoy ing this pleasure. I must hasten home to my Hermitage, when I leave the city, by the smoothest and quickest route, and there claim the privilege of nursing a shattered constitution, in hope that it inny last a few years longer and enable me th give the first lessons to the dear little group of tenderly loved adopted children by whom lam hap pily surrounded. With tny grateful acknowledgments tothe citizens ot Albemarle whom you represent, I tender through you to them, mv best wish es lor their welfare through this life, and a j happy immortalitv, and to each of you, gen tlemen, my thanks for the kind sentiments with whichyott have addressed me. I am very respectfully, Your fellow-citizen, ANDREW JACKSON. POST OFFICE IN GEORGIA. POST OFFICES ESTABLISHED. Stone Factory, Elbert county. Fairview, Walton county. POST MASTERS ESTABLISHED. W. B. Shelton, Mount Yonah Haber sham county. John B. Maxwell, Stone factory, Elbert county. Wm .Williamson, Fairview, Wnlt< n co. A. Gray, Wood House, Meriwether co. A post office has been established at Lucksville, Hall county. The mime of the post office in Stewart county, has been changed from Roanoke-to Florence. The following postmaster have been ap pointed. Lewis Dupree, Florence, Stewart coun «y- Francis Luke, Lm kksville, Hal county. Christopher Mcßae, Mount Vernon, Montgomery county. Elwin M. Wynn, Hollinsworth, Haber ! sham county. of I "'rhe friends of the Union are our friends,and its enemies, our enemies.” TUESDAY CORNING, MARCH 7. The Dooly Sheriff Sales arrived too late for insertion in this week’s paper, they shall tippear in our next, under the head of May sales, INAUGURATION. On Saturday last, the /l lh iust. in obedi. ence lo the constitution Mr. Van Buren was installed as President of the Unit d States, as the successor ofthe great American He ro and Statesman. His “ task is ended”.—Andrew Jackson js a private citizen ! No longer invested with the power and oatronage ol’ public offices, he has ceased to be an object of adulation. Having “no passions to gratify, or pledges to redeem,” envy, hatred and detraction, should no lon ger mark him for their victim ! It is now, that mankind will contemplate his character, and review his brilliant career by a just at d impartial standard. He has won glory in the field—he has been distinguished in the cabinet, but we be hold him now, in the sublimesl ntlitude of liis greatness. His name and his actions belong to histo ry, and are destined to illumine one of its brightest pages. Associated with Washing ton, the glory of his deeds and the ptiri y of his principles will be cherished and admired while Ireedoin has a name or a place on the earth. May his last days be as tranquil and hap py, as his former life has been distinguish ed for all that is great and gloiiotis. Mr. Van Buren is the only one of the can didates for the Presidency at the late election, who received the vote ofhis native State. New York, where he was born, gave him the entire electoral vote. Gen. Harrison was born in Virginia, Judge White in North Carolina, Mr. Webster in New Hampshire; all of which States voted for Mr. Van Buren. THE INSURANCE BANK OF COLUM BUS. We insert to-day, the proceedings of a pub lic meeting recently held at Knoxville, Craw ford county, for the purpose of considering and expressing their sentiments in regard to the late movement of the United State’s Bank, upon the rights and sovereignty of Georgia ; togeth er with the remarks of George R. Hunter Esq. in support of the Resolutions which were of fered and adopted. The speech of Mr. Hunter will be read with pride and satisfaction by every man who duly appreciates the sovereignty and the dignity of die State, and the Resolutions cannot fail to ex cite a spirit of emulation in every quarter, and call into action, a system of measures, which must ultimately overpower the monster. They strike diiectly at the root of tbe evil, and boldly, and fearlessly propose the proper remedy—the right of the Legislature to repeal the charter. They have bearded the lion, and it is only for the republicans throughout the State, to pursue the same course, and the intru der will be driven out. It is now strongly indicated by the signs of the times, that this is to become a party question, in which the nullifiers will be arrayed on the side of the Bank, and the Union party against it—the nullifiers supporting the most open and undisguised usurpation of a sovereign attribute of the Slate, and the Union party maintaining all the rights and immunities secured to her, by the constitution. Already bare the nullifiers scouted the idea of a repeal ofthe charter by the Legislature. They talk of constitutional barriers—vested rights &e. &.C., as if they had already forgotten the time when they asserted the right of a State to do eveiy thing within the scope of her will and physical power. It is not long, since it was broadly predicted that“aiS/a/e was above the constitution," that she was invested with “un limited discretion in the choice and use of all means, jorthe restoration of her violatcdrights," but now that a palpable infraction of those rights has been committed—when the rights of her people have been invaded, and her sover eignty insulted, the remedy is uot only denied, but the act is justified. W hen they were urging the doctrine of nulli fication, with a zeal bordering on phrenzy, it was in the name of Mr. Jefferson. He was held lorth as the great apostle of democracy, and his opinions were recommended as the true text oi American politics. But how have men and things changed 1 Let us see. Mr. Jeffer son always considered the United State’s Bank an unconstitutional and dangerous institution, and he emphatically declared, that ifit was suf fered to exist, ‘‘it would finally upset the Go vernment ;’’ and now that it is actually at work to accomplish the act, the nullifiers seem to have lost their reverence for the opinions of Mr. Jef ferson, and a large portion of them are the ad vocates of that very power which he believed would “upset the Government.” But the union men arc at their posts, and the contest with the U. 8. Bank, furnishes another striking instance of their devotion to the genuine constitutional doctrine of state rights. Union tnen be up ! The intruder must be driven out! The rights of your State must not be violated by Biitish nobles and foreign cap italists. To your hands is committed the sacred duty of vindicating your State from this pollu tion. EOR THE STANDARD OF UNION. Ata meeting of a respectable portion of the Union Party of Crawford county, held at the court house in Knoxville, on Wednesday, the 23d ult- the following preamble and resolutions, sub mitted by George R. Hunter, Esq, were unani mously adopted— Whereas, the U. S Bank of Pennsylvania has recently puiehased the Stock of the Insurance Bank of Columbus: And whereas, we, a portion of the people of Georgia, regard the establish ment of the power of said Bank, within our li mits, as a grievance of no ordinary magnitude, and one that ought and must be redressed— Be it therefore re olved, That the puichase of the Insurance Bank of Columbus, by the (I. S. I Bank of Pennsylvania, is an insult to the pride of the State and a Usurpation of one of the highest attributes of State Sovereignty—that of issuing money. Resolved. That we consider the bills issued by tbe Insurance Bank of Columbus, since the sale of its Stock to the U. S. Bank, as possessing no real value, and that we wi’l use every effort in our * power to prevent their circulation. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, it 1 will he the dutv of tho next legislature to repeal the act establishing the Insurance Bank of Co lumbus. Resolved, on motion of J. J. Bradford. Esq. That he above preamble mid resolutions he sent to the office ol the Standard of Union, Milledge ville, for publication, and that the editors of the Southern Recorder, and Macon Telegraph, be, mid they are hereby requested to copy the same into their respective papers—with the other pro ceedings of this meeting. Resolved, <>» motion of J. ,T, Bradford, Esq., That Geo. R. Hunter. Esq., be requested to fur nish for publication, the Secretary of this meeting, with a copy ofhis remarks on the above resolu tions. P. M. CALHOUN, Ch’m. P. C. Carr, Sec’ry. REMARKS OF GEO. R. HUNTER,ESQ, On the foregoing Resolutions Mr. ( hairman:—Unless 1 greatly misappre hend the political complexion ol this meeting, no opposition will be raised to the resolutions first submitted. Lest, however, I should be mistaken, 1 beg leave to make a few remarks in favor of tbeir adoption. It is well known to those, nt all conversant with politi. s, that the Bank of the U mted Slates has been employed fcr the last three years in making war upon the government and currency ofthe country. Members of Congress, .uni pensioned F.ditor’s are the instiuments used by the great monopoly.in this'extraoi'dinary crusade against the liberties of the people—and unwilling io be ihe servant of the people, aspires to embrace 'hem w ith her golden arms, and save us the trou ilo in future of establishing banking institution* ol our own. That this singular assumption of power on the part of the bank, may not fail to command belief, 1 invite your attention. Mr. iiairman, to a letter,, written by the Presi dent of this institution, and addressed to Ex-Pre sident Adams in November last. A single extract li’om this extraordinary document v ill besufficiont