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COMPENSATION, Os Mu meters’ of Congress From the National Intelligencer. It must be a subject of regret to every ingenuous mind, to ob serve the avidity with which the slightest pretexts are seized to misrepresent facts, and to traduce the motives of the, wisest and the best cf mem A life marked by the most scrupulous regard to justice, and governed by the pu rest principles of virtue, affords, bo exemption from the shafts of j those who, regardless of honor i t him selves, are ever ready toim-l yute the want of it to others.—; Our regret might be diminished j the effects of misrepresentation j were confined to those v,ho are! innocently condemned. The e- j vil, however, is much more ex tensive. “Too many, mistakingl assertion for proof, are ready to I adopt what is proposed with con-; fide nee and sanctioned by ain ho- J Tity; and even those who would s never willingly commit intention a! injury or encourage an umv-or- ] thy sentiment, have often to la-1 Taent the wrongs they have in ilic tt and by adopting opinions which thev find to be erroneous. Few subjects, which so easily admit of correct information, have been productive of more miscon ception, than the hill “to change the mode of compensarng the’ members of Congress.” In some newspapers we are told it is dou ble, in others treble the former allowance.—The following cal dilation, the result of a careful examination, will show how little reliance is to be placed on the as sertions of misguided zeal or de termined malevolence ; and prove j to every candid and liberal man, : that in this instance they are e qually unfounded and unjust. By examining the journals of Congress it will appear, that from the commencement of the govern ment to the end of the last ses sion, the average length of time in which Congress have been in ses sion in any one year is 160 days. Taking this then as die ratio o£ the future session of Congress, and allowing for this time fifteen hundred dollars f the sum propo sed in the hill to be allowed J will Rive for each day's attendance 9 dolls 37 1-2 cts. Instead therefore, of members receiving 12, 15 or 17 dollars a day, as some would induce us to believe, it appears that little more t tan half the original allowance will be added to the compensa tion h* e ; at the commencement of the government. Is it necessary to ask any can did and liberal man, who rtffets on the difference between six dol lars in the year i790, and six nom in -1 (dollars iu 18 i6, whether this moderate increase is not absolute ly necessary ? Upon the propriety of chang ing the mode of compensation, i wiii barely remark, that the mem b j rs themselves, who could onl\ k? ow the evils which existed,were the befit judges of the remedy tr 2c applied ; i.'{at the most serious - ✓ . i mconvei'.ielFceS attended the for mer mode, and threatened to be increased every year; and fiift, if tile present is hot found upon trial to answer the objects for (which it was deigned, it hereaf ter can be easily changed to a per diem allowance. - A Private Citizen, ! From the Washington-city Weekly Gazette, GOV. TOMPKINS. Considerable misrepresenta tion havinggone abroad ccncern ;ing the nomination of Governor j Tompkins for the office of Presi dent of the United States, we have 1 taken §6 rue pains tw acquire a clear understanding of the fact. The following maybe relied on : There has been no nomination jat Albany of Governor Tomp kins as a candidate for the prefsi klency: But the Republican mem. jbersof the New-York legislature I have, unanimously, by resolud ms adopted in general meeting, re commended to the Representa tives from that state in Congress uo support Gov. T. for the chie magistracy, in any convert tioi ti congress that might be held a Washington; and that, if it should be found that the Governor wa> not the choice of a republics! majority, then to support any o tlier respectable democratic can didate,/?,;/ a Virginian . It is dis tinctly understood, that the voice of tne New York Republican del egation, in the alternative, is in fa vor of Mr. Crawford, in prefer ence to all others. T here may, in this respect, perhaps, be a sol itary truant It will prevent mis takes to remark that the ‘•Argus’ is tlte only print at Albany to be depended on for an expression of the sentiments of the democratic party in that commonwealth. COKGIU2SS. WASHIN GTON’s MoNUME NT. The following is the report of the ; committee, under the resolu tion of the 16th of February, in relation to the remains of; George Washington. The joint committee of both houses, appointed under the re-! solution of the 16 th February last, j 4 To examine into the proceed ings of a former congress on the death of George Washington, and to take into consideration what further measures it may be ex pedient to adopt at the present time, in relation to that solemn tk interesting subject,’ Respectfully Report— -1 hat they have carefully St attentively examined into the sub ject referred to them, and sub mit to the consideration of their respective houses, the following ft solutions: Re&olvecl, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America , in Con gress assembled, That in pursu ance of the resolution of Con gress, of the 24th December, 4 799, a marble monument be er cted by the United States, .to commemorate the military, politi cal, and private virtues of George Washington: That the? receptacle of his re mains be prepared in the founda tion of tire Capitol** and that the monument be placed over the j same, End in the of the [great hall of the eapitol; | That on the four sides of the monument he be represented— As the defender of his coun try, against the French and In dians, in the war before the rev olution ; As the protector of his rights, against British invasion, and the captain of her armies in the war of Independence; As the first President of the United States, wisely adminis tering the public affairs during eight years of peace—other na tions being engaged in war ; Asa private citizen, voluntarily retired from public office, and en gagedin the employment of agri culture. And be it further resolved , That the President of the United States be, and is hereby authorised to take measures to carry‘the fore going resolution into execution. We observe in some of the En gUsh papers bitter complaints nade, that although the article of he commercial treaty with this ountry, relative to the abolition >f the discriminating duties was tarried into effect at the British Custom Houses, by virtue of an -rder in council of August last, ii ‘ad not taken effect in this coun ry. The Morning Chronicle says that they have been making us a present of millions, so that before the treaty begins to opt r ate on this side, the spur to ship ping to this country will be over, —l6 millions having been alrea dy shipped from Liverpool alone. That paper expresses a hope that at the ensuing parliament, some member will move tor an account of tonnage and produce from and to the U. States, that the amount of the loss sustained may be es i mated. A Belfast article- in the Pilot complains particularly that oi shipments of linens, which has been made to New-York, 4 pei cent, higher duties were charged them than if it had been shipped in American vessels. The dit ference is in fact a little mort than 4 per cent on the value oi the goods. Boston Daily Advertiser, Our Neighbors. —The Quebec Gazette of the 15th Feb. contains the following among other re marks on the recent correspond ence of the Secretary of State with the Spanish Minister—They are of a different complexion from former articles of Canadian man ufacture : 44 Will there be war between Spain and the United States ? This will depend upon the spirit of Ferdinand the adored ; that the Americans will keep what they have got, and ardently desire to have more, that they will trade where tficy can advantageously , and make their country a ref uge ora populationot all nations, is not to be doubted • T hey w ill fight rather than forego any of these “jadvantages, we have ample ml \dcnce~A<%\6 we are greatly mis jlakened if the government nrd a great proportion of the population, would not be glad of a declaration I°f war on the part of Spain, f The beat of the drum would immedi ately assemble a large army be yond the Alleganies for m expe dition to Mexico, nay, they would even enlist for Peru; the Deca turs the Porters the Perrys, ar*d hords of Privateersmen, would glory in a war with Spain.—But will Great Britain interfere? Such an event no doubt would be un pleasant; but after the result of the last war , it is not to be expect ed that even in that case the Uni ted States would readily yield up any of their present LATB j FOREIGN NEWS. j Frtn i the Baltimore Patriot. T.y capt. Lane of the schooner General Jackson, arrived at this port from Bordeaux, we have been favored .with papers and fet ors to the 16th of February.— Extracts follow. ■* Captain Lane verbally states, that the people generally of France, were in a veiy disatisfied state.; greattreu bics had openly evinced them selves in Lyons and at Paris.— At Bordeaux on the morning of the 6th of February, the TRI COLOR FI) FLAG had been hoisted on one of the Castles, but was immediately taken down, and forty-five men put under arrest. Lord Wellington left Paris ; it is not said where lie had gone'- ‘The Paris prints take great pains to prove that these distur bances were mere bagatelles — They however admit them to have produced inquietude in the capita!—admit the existence of uneasy sensations in the people ; and state that a number of arrests had been made at Lyons, among others, Doct, Montain and M Rosset had been seized, and an adherent of theirs had been taken at Roanne. The royal papers compliment the national troops and the police, lor their vigilance andfidel ty on the occasion.—— - They add, the French people, tired of revolution, respect and cherish their king. It is evident irom the intelligence received that France is far from being satisfied with her present condition, and that leaders of talents, and some great, prominent, concentrating interests, alone, are wanting, k > cause a serious and extensive ex plosion. (by THE GEN. JACKSON.) Extract to a respectable merchant in Baltimore , dated Bordeaux Feb. 5. “Our market for American produce is at present calm.—Cot ton, however, keeps very steady. The stock of tobacco in the port is small; it consists chiefly *of third quality of Virginia, and is held at 1 1 5 f.” Lavalette was supposed to be in England. A general Lavaile was arrested near Lyons, &i sent to Paris, being mistaken from his name for Lavalette. The king had ventured to the