Newspaper Page Text
THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH
KY HAUllil, J. RAY.
CITY AND COUNTY PRINTER.
TE RMS—For the paper in advance, per aim. SJ
[FVv*» the Watksngton Uman, Uh («*<•]
Tlir Address of *««ncl>crii Jlimliarv.
The following correspondence will inform our read
era of the circumstance* which have induced us tore-
publish the address lately adoplod by a portion of the
Southern members ol Cooeioss. We invite careful
attention to these letters as necessary to a full under
standing of a most importsut movement. The portions
of (headdress referred to by Mr. Vena We as original
ly stricken out, are enclosed in brackets. The other
iterations can be seen by any one who desire* to do
•o, by comparing the address es published to-day with
tbe address in our paper ef Sunday last. They are im
material, and not worthy of special comment. We
will only remark, that the portion stricken out rela
ting to the Oregon bill was substituted by die follow
At the last session ef Congress, a bill was passed
establishing a territorial government for Oregon, ex
cluding slavery therefrom. Tbe President pave bis
sanction to the bill, and sent a special message to Con
areas assigning his reason for doing so. These rea
sons pie-supposed that the Missouri compromise was
to be. and would be extended west of the Rocky
mountains tn the Pacific ocean. And the President
intimated his intention in bis message to veto any fur
ther bill Mist should restrict slavery senth of ths line
of that compromise. Assuming it to have been the
pnrpoee auo iuteotionof the North to extend the Mis
sourioompremise lion as above imlicated. the passage
of the Oregon blU could only be regarded as evincing
the acquiesence of the South in that line. Uutthede-
velopeinenl* of the present session of Congress have
made it manifest to all that no such purpose or inten
tion now exists with die North to any considerable
’ extent.
Senate Cn inner; February S, 1940.
Dear 8ir—1 addressed a note to you on the 29th ult.
requesting to be furnished, with a certified copy of the
address of the Southern delegatee reported to. and
adopted by the committee of fifteen, which yon were
kind enough to say. verbally, you would furnish mo
with as soon as you bad leisure, as othors opposed the
address as well as myself: and as it i« deemed due to
all that did so that die original should be published, I
respectfully request you. as Secretary of the meeting,
to publish the addree* aa agreed to by the committee
of fifteen, reported to aud acted upon by the meeting
in the Senate chamber on the 15th ult. or furnish me
with a copy for that purpose.
Very respectfully, yours. _
THO. J. IUT3K.
Hon. A. W. Venable.
[cegXD.vicATr.n.1
Ih compliance with the desire ol Oca. Busk, a mem
ber of the committee of fifteen, on its first organisa
tion. X with pleasure publish the original address re
ported from that committee to tbe meeting of the
Southern members ef Congress on tbe 13tb January.
The modifiestinns and change* appear by a companion
with that published in your paper of tbe 28th. It will
be seen that many are merely verbal and unimportant,
whilst none materially affect the spirit or character of
the address. , ,
The subjoined lettrrfiom Mr. Calhoun will explain
them most satisfactorily. Two which are deemed most
f m|iortanr, were made on the evening of the 15th. af-
tor the address was read, and before it waa recommit
ted. This was done in accordance with the declara
tion of Mr. Calhoun, its author, that he would consent
to any modifications which would not impare the truth
of the narrative, or materially change the character of
the address. One modification consisted in striking
out the paragraph which referred to tlie Oregon bill
of last session, aad another paragraph was inserted
the next rooming, by his consent; another, the strik
ing out of two sentences near the conclusion, which
declared that, under certain circumstances, it was for
the North to calculate tbe value of the Union; atliird,
the expansion of a clause which referred to the North
ern members of Congmsa who had uniformly sustain
ed the rights of the Sooth. There are some other al
terations of minor importance, Ijpt all made with the
apnrobatioaof Mr Calhoun.
Tbo three modifications alluded to above were made
or contented to by tlio author ou tbe evening when the
address was reported, and before its recommitment.lt
wav placed by me in the hands of Mr. Berrien with
those alterations on the face of the paper, and a slip
which contained tbe substituted paragraph. Mr. Ber-
ricn'S address was considered in committee. He re
turned Mr. Calhoun's address to Mr. King, the chair
man. and he reported tn the meeting on the _22d Mr.
Berrieo'a address and that of Mr. Calhoun, with are-
coiumendation that Mr. Berrien's should be adopted as
a substitute. It was the identical paper containing
Mr. CalhnuVs address with the above named modifi-
satiooa, made before recommitment, which was voted
upon in connexion with that of Mr. Berrien at tbe meet-
ifi(? oi the 3*<1.
'The address of Mr. Calhoun was not read to the
meeting of the i2d, because its yeading was not de
inanded. That it had been modified was a matter ol
notoriety. It waa equally well koowu that the author
declared in the meeting of the 15th that he would
consent to such modifications.
When the vote was about to bu taken at the meet
ing of lbs 2-Jd, some members hesitated to vote, be
cause they had not read the address with snfficient
cars. There was a general annunciating that objec.
tionablc passages, not affecting the matter and char-
■cter of the address, might be stricken out at the sug
gestion of ita friends. Then there was paj-ed a reso
lution proposed by Mr. Iverson, that the secretary aus
pend the publication of the address until directed by
meeting of those who should sign it. This gave an
opportunity to all parties interested maturely to con
sider it; and in order to facilitate that purpose, eight
private copies were printed and giveu to persons de
niton* I* read it.
After this, and at the instance of some of the sign
urs. a passage was stricken out of the introductory
paragraph, in the followiug,words: "Not excepting
the declaration which separated you and the oilier uni
ted colonies from the parent couutry. That involved
your independence; but this your all. not excepting
vour safety.” There were, besides, some slight mod
Sficarioos, almost wholly of a verbal character.
Thu original is now before tba public; and I would
take occasion to remark, that if tbe jnaraalof the vot»
contaiua'mistakes, those who have been unintention
ally misreported can. and doubtless will, inform me
of the fact, and it (ball be corrected.
You will please publish tbe annexed letter of Gov.
Metcalfe, whose official statemeut places before the
public the facta in relation to the vetention of Mr. Clay
ton on the committee, who bad asked to be excused
I have thus giveu the facts connected with ibis whole
A. W. VENABLK.
MACON
TDBiDAY J10RKI!VC,FKB. IS, 18-ID
l*o T Vp.
In many of the counties our collections bare fal
len very much in arrears. \Ye call upou all such
nut to w tit for our collector,, but remit at onco by
mail. IVe hold our subscribers to be just men,
aud-trust all who knew themselves to be indebted
to u* will uot neglect this call. Two dollars and
fifty cell's, sent in advance, will pay for tbe paper
one year. Five dollars in advance will pay fur it
two years. To clubs of ten or more new subscri
bers, at tbe same post office, the Telegraph will be
furnished, at two dollars » year. I’aymffuU to be
made for clubs in all cases in s-lvauce.
tyS. S. Fudge, Esq. of Thomasville. is fully
authorized to act as the agent of tbia paper, to re
ceive and receipt for subscriptions aud advertisng
in tbe counties of Thomas, Early, Baudotpb Ba
ker, Stewart, Irwiu, Decatur, Lowndes, Ware aud
the neighboring counties of Florida.
rnocaicniNos or th* Southern Mxrrixo.—In
another uolumu will be found tbe proceedings of
the Southern members in the lste Convention held
in Washington City, on the slavery question.—
They will be read with interest.
17* T ie letter of our Wosbiugtoa Correspon.
dent Silvias will be lunnd unusually interesting
this morning.
Washington, Fob. 2,1849.
Dear Sin 1 am in the receipt of your note of litis in
stant, in which you request me to answer tbe follow
ing questions:
Was not the paragraph in my address, relating to
the Oregon bill of the last session, struck out with my
conseut tbe evening the report was made, whilat it
waa under consideration, and before it was recommit
ted!
Was not the substitute, as it stands in the address
made with mv cousent, and accepted by me?
Were not the two sentences in th. conclusion, which
stated that ii was fur the Noth to calculate the value
of die Union, struck out with my consent, and by my
direction, tbe same evening, and before tbe recommit
ment!
And were not the subsequent modifications, of any
importance, all made with my cooacnt. and under tbe
general declaration made by me iu the meeting, that I
would cousent to any modification coming from those
disposed to sign the address which did not affect tbe
truth oi iu uarrative, or materially change iu charac
ter!
To all of the foregoing qcestions I answer, yes.
No one was bound to sign the address unless he
individually approved of it. The object was to unite
no some common ground against aggressions and en
croachments on our rights, as fares it might be prac
ticable within the limits above sts.ted. For that pur
pose I readily cnoaented to all the modifications
proposed which did not go beynod.
Veiy truly yours Ac., Ac., Ac.,
J.C. CALHOUN.
Hon. A. W. Venable.
Febucart 1st. 1649.
Dear stir:-At the meeting of the southern niAn
hers of Congress, ou the 15th of Januan-, after Ihe
recommitment of tbe report made by Mr. Calhoun,
Mr. Clayton of Delaware and several cahcr gentlemen
memberaof the committee of J 3 f oakod to be excused.
You ou the next day called on me to-fill the vacancies
iu the committee, and named Mr. Claytou ns one who
was excused. 1 told you that Mr.. Clayton- bad uot
been excused, and was still a member of the com
mittee. and filled up the vacancies made by those who
were excused : This is an act of justice to- you. at
the matter has been misrepresented in the papers.—
You, as secretary, acted by my direction os chairman
and the journals of the meeting were read on the
meeting of die aid without exception being taken to
this pftrt 1 thereof.
I will add, that I declined to excuse my friend
Claytou, under a conviction that no aubstitnte would
take hit place and because of my great confidence in
his abililv todogond: »s well as'in his patriotism.
THOt*. METCALFE, Chairman
Hoa. A. W. Venable.
Tbe following are the extracts from the original ad
dress:
But as solid and Jraprecnablo as they arc in the eyes
of justin' aud reason, they oppose a foeble resistance
to a majority determined to engross the whole. (At
the lest session, they passed a bill to establish a Ti
ritoria! government for Oregon, containing a provision
to exclude slavery, unaccompanied by compromise, or
liy making any concession or equivalent whatever to
-ho South. It was so passed, protested!}- to a isert the
unlimited control of Congress over tbo subject. It was
the first bill of the kind ever passed,, and marks an
important stage in the progress of aggression* snd.cn
rroachments in reference tn slavery in the terrrifenria!
aspect cf the subject. It lim given a«n. and power
ful impulse to the abolitionists, instead of resting sa
tisfied with so great a step in their progress, they are
now urging with greater xeal than ever towards tbe
accomplishment of tbo object they have in view.| Of
the truth of tide, we have ample evidence in. what-has
occurred already in the Bias* of Kepresentariros.
where the popular feelings are soonest and must in
tensely fat*.
Ai the MaailoJ von- w- uld stand justified by all
Iaus IiC.mu mid d:wm- in repi i.!iy a b..i« s i iiu-i.-t.r-
oua, without looking to conn .;ur nccs, and to resort to
all meant noeeasara furtluU purpose. Vour iissnilnnts,
and not you, would l»c- responsible for Cunveqoenrea.
it would be for them, nr:.t not for yon, to count the
value of ihe Union. Without your rights, it would he
worse than ubaIcss- -a sword io :»#-nult sod not a
sin* M to dsfresi > ou j
Tbo Central- Con rue—Spring greeting.
We would direct public attention to the card
of the proprietors of the Central Course iu our ad
vertising columns this morning. \Ve understand
that during the paat year' tbe Club has been
strengthened by the accession of many valuable
members, aud that as regards its iuliueuce aud
bearing ou the improvement of stock, and such
other subjects as properly came within the scope
of its design, it now occupies a for higher position
tbau it bss ever before held since its organization.
The track ia in a good atate of improvement
and tile lovers of tbo sports of the turf abrosd
may rely on witnessing fine sport at the ensuing
epring rucos over the Central Course.
Arrival of the Ningnrn.
Our regular despatches from Bullimoro failed
as usual, yesterday, to (each us before going to
press.
We are indebted to tbe courtesy of a com
mercial friend for tbe following despatch reCoived
in this city yesterday morning at 9 o'clock
Charleston, Feb- 12, 1849.—Tbe Niagara’s
news lias just been received. The Liverpool Cot
ton murk'-t thus undergone a alight improvement,
upland Fair is quoted ut 4 Jd. Sales of the w'eck
cudiug 27th ult. 15.000 bales.” .
Tbe Heeling on Staturday.
It is with very great sutiafactiuu that we call tbe
attention of our readers of all parties to the pro
ceedings of the public meeting held in this city on
Sulurdny last, in another column of this days pa
per. The preamble and resolutions adopted at this
meeting, it seems to us, breathe tbe proper spir-
They enumerate the wrougs aud insults to
which the people of the slavebolding states have
so long submitted iu a calm aud dispassionate
manner, and while they recoromeud no rash steps
aip sufficiently decided aud explicit to be under
stood bv all. Whatever may be tbe differences
on other itsnes of the day. on this great question
of Southern rights we tnist tbe people of all tbe
counties in Georgia, will march forward like Bibb,
shoulder to sbouldier, against the bold julvauces
of their enemies, and instead of bickerings, ill
feelings and taunts, on accouut of old party
differences; let it be the orabiton of all to see who
shall go farthest in Ihe race of quelliugall internal
disseostions at borne, and in the vindication
or oar rights aud cherished institutions. Let us of
the South be united among ourselves, and a peace
ful triumph will crown oar efforts. The only hope
of success cherished by oar enemies, is in divi
sions among ourselves. Disappoint them in this,
aud their mad and reckless schemes for destroy
ing our social and political eqnnlity and iulluence
in tbe Uuion.will be utterly defeated.
Tbe MlrjrrrmnrhiM-hc Rand.
This justly celebrated Band, it will be seen by
reference to our advertising columns, give another
of Ibeir Concerts at tbe Floyd House to night.
Those of oar citizens who were so fortunate as to
attend the brilliant concerts given in this city by
these distinguished artislet, on n former occasion,
we are sure, need ouly be informed that they give
auotber, to bring every one out this evening. The
programme which they submit for this even
ing, is one which promises high entertain
ment to tbe lovers of good music, and we
would suggest to oar triends to go early, or they
may find it difficult to obtain good seats
THU For particulars, see adrertisemeat and
small bills.
Itlrsars. Calbouu nut! Brrriru.
We last week gave the address prepared by Mr
Cslhoan, and to d v publii-b the substitute offered
by Mr. Berrien. Tbe importance of the subject
discussed in these addresses together with the
greatly respected and distinguished abilities of
their authors, will command for these papers the
attention of all men, of every party, throughout
theconntry. We have read both addresses care
fully, and can find in neither any of tbe objections
which have been discovered by those Southern
members who have deuoonced them' and refused
to sign Mr. Calhouns. How any southern man
could have hesitated to have signed tbe mild and
temperate, but truthful and earnest remonstrances
of M r. Cslbonn we are at a loss to conceive. The
griovances enumerated are not exaggerated nor
tlirnst upon public attemiou by intemperate up,
peals to the passions mid prejudices of auy section.
What a melancholy illustration of tbe aelfishuess
and power of party organization, that men occu
pying exalted stations and eminent for intellect,
should lie so overcame by tbe blsndisraents of
prospective spoils and offices, as to forget their du
ty to their constituents and country in an emer
gency like the present. We tell our representa
tives at Washington, that the justification of those
Southern men who fail to sign this address, will
have to be made clear aud couviuciug to save
them from the execrations deep and loud, of eve
ry Southern man. We publish to day the names
of six or qigbt additional signers and we ho{ie yet
to be able to give at least, tbe name of every
Democratic member from Georgia. Those gen
tlemen whose names do uot appear to the address
we will not condemn in advance, bnt we are free
to say, that uo Democratic member from ibis State
will be sustained by his constituents, who refuses
to sign this temperate and truthful appeal in- be
half of southern rights.
FKO.H WASHINGTON.
No rib Carolina.
The Legislature of North Carolina adjonrned
sine die, ou the 30th ult, baviug beeu in sessiou
nearly teu weeks. Previous to tbe adjournment,
tbe resolutions which we publish in another col
umn, on tbe slavery question were adopted by
both Houses. Tbe Baleigb Standard of tbe 1st
iust., publishes a list of the'hills which became
laws, among which we uotice some important
enactments for tbo improvement of tbe State, os'
follows:
An act to incorporate tbe North Carolina Rail
Road Company; wbicb provides for a Railroad
from Goldsborougli, in Wayue county, by way of
Raleigh and Salisbury, to the town of Charlotte—
the capital stock of tbe Company to be three mil
lions of dollar*, two millions to lie .ubscribed by
tbe Stute, aud one million by individuals.
An act for tbe relief of tbe Wilmington and Ra
leigh Railroad Company; which empowers the
company to mortgage the Road and'its appurte-
turners to the amouutof $620,000 for.the pur
chase oi iron to relay the track, giving to tbe mort
gage to be so created precedence over tbe State’s
mortgages. Tbe act also extends tbe timeifor the
payment of the company’! bonds to tbe Starte for
I300.0PO, for money borrowed, to teu years on
each bond as it fulls due.
An act incorporating lb* Fayetteville and Salis
bury Flank Road Company ; by which the State
agree* to take three fifth* of the stock, leaviug
two fifths to be takeu by individual*.
An act for improving the navigation of tbe
Cape Feiraud Deep rivers, above Fayetteville;
which appropriates $80,00(1 from the Stute Treas
ury, provided that individuals shall subscribe (120
000 for the same object.
Au act to provide for the establishment at Ra
leigh of a State Hospital for the 1 usuue. This act
provides for a tax of oue aud three fourths of a
ceut ou every hurdred dollars valuation of laud,
and five and a quarter cents on the poll, to be lev
ied for the space of four years; to raise the money
to construct and furnish the building—the couuty
Courts duriug the said time to have {tower to make
a proportionate reduction of the poor tax iu their
respective counties.
An act to lay off and establish a new couuty by
tbe name of Watauga.
An act to lay off and establish a new county by
the name of Almanct
An act to establish tbe Batik of Fayetteville,
with a capital stock of $800,000 in shares of $50
each; agencies to be established at Grccuboru’,
Wadesboro’, Salisbury and Washington-
culiitionsnl those who hoped that, through the cn-1 are good, will remain good under any laws —
Mouth Western llailrend.
At a meeting of the Stockholder* of this com
pany, held in this city, on Thursday last, the fol*
lowing gentlemen were elected officers of the
compauy for the ensuing year.
L- O- Reynolds Esq. President, over Elam Alex
ander Esq., tbe former President.
Hoard of Direetcrt.
R. R. Cuyler, IV. H. Black.
J nines A. Nesbit, David Kiddoo,
John W. Anderson.
William S. Holt, Secretary and Treasurer, in
place of H. L. Jeyvitt, resigned.
From tbe report of the formes President in another
column, it will be seen that the affair* *f this com
pany are in a most prosperous condition and that
snfficient means are provided for the completion
of tbe road to Flint river—a distance of fifty odd
miles. The public and parties interested, ore di
rected to tbe report of Mr. Alexander in another
colnmn, to whose energy aud foresight this enter
prise is greatly indebted (or its present encour
aging and promising condition.
Ohio 17./i. Senator.
As yet, no election for U. S. Senator bss been
held in Ohio, owing to llie difficulties in tbe Leg
islature. Now, however, as the rightful members
from Hamilton county have been admitted to their
seat*,.doubtless, business will go on without inter
ruption. We presume Senator Allen will he a
candidate fur re-electioH, aud we see no good rea
son why the democratic members of the Legisla
ture should not unite upon him with the most per.
feet unanimity.
iW Mr. Bentou, it is said, will accompany bis
daughter (Mrs. Fremont) and Mr*. Bentou to tbe
other side of the Isthmus, on their way
nia, soon after the adjournment.
A New History.—It is rumored that Major
Bliss, whose pen aud sword alike contributed so
largely to ’.be glory of our arm* ia the late war
with Mexico, is engaged, in preparing a history
of the caui|>aigu of Gan. Tnylor, *11 of which be
witnessed,, und tuost of which bo was consulted
about.
Uiujiailjr ill;
mtou to tbi
to Cti'ifjr
Gas. Sittr.Lii.'s.—The election of Gen. Shield's
to the U. S. Senate, by the Legialatnre. of lllinoia
raise* in the Newspapero the question of bis eligi
bility. The coustitution- requires that a Senator
shall have boon a citizen of the United State* nine
years; Gen. Shield’s was burn in Ireland, aud
bas beou in ibis country man v years, but his cer
tificate of naturalization was dated in October,
1840. so that be will uot have beau a citizen nine
years until next October
The constitution says nothing of his eligibility
the time of the election. It says: “No person
shall A. a Senator who," &c. It is juferred that
the election of Gen. Shields is valid, only that he
rannot take his seat until his qualifications are
mplcte—until next October. It is ndtniltcd
that be cannot sit at the extra session called i t j
Moich Tliisif a hoc My oac-lisn I
Uunnwnjr Slave*. •
Tbe following is from tbe New Haven Register
of tbe 3d inst: -
A good-looking mulatto mau, and a still better
looktug almost white girl, with straight hair, lately
escaped from their master in Georgia, and reach
ed Bostou at man and wife. At the auuual meet
ing of tbe the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society,
held in Bostou, last week, this couple were seated
upon the platform—and a Mr. Brown, (who had
also taken French leave of Kentucky, aud who re
marked that be did uot feel above common white
folks, although bis father was one of the aristocra
cy of that State,) gave the aodience some auec-
dotes relative to the escape of tbo bappy couple—
she being dressed os a gentleman planter, attend
ed by ber servaut.' Tbe Boston l’o,t thus reports
Mr. Brown:
“Fashionably dressed as a back of the highest
ton, with her arm ia a sling, Mrs. Crafts was the
object of much tender sympathy iu the cars, par
ticularly on the purl of uu elderly lady who wits
travelling with a marriageable daughter, who with
a well managed sigh, remarked upon the laugujd
appearance and distinguished air of the supposed
young planter. Crafts, when asked the uhture of
liis young master’s iudisposiliou, replied that be
bad beeu suffering from rheumatism, aud a corn,
plication of diseases. Au elderly gentleman thought
the youug gentleman would ride more comforta
bly, if bis hoots were takeu off, aud hit foci ex
tended across tbe seats; and before the*interesting
patient bad time to express au opiuiun upou the
subject, the kiud-Uearted old worthy bad one of
Mr*. Cralts bools in bis bauds! Perhaps he will
recollect the iucideut, wiicu be read* tbia ac
count of it."
The Mr and Mrs- Craft* who figure so largely
in the above paragraph, will bo recognised at once
by our city readers as the slave* beluugjug to Dr.
Cnllios tod Mr. Ira 11. Taylor, of this place, who
ruuaway or were decoyed from tbeir owners in
December last.
The Address a< the *outhrrs Delegates,
We published last week this address from the
Charleston Mercury. That paper of Tuesday last,
makes tbe following explanation, in regard to the
names signed to it, which we subjoin. It says:
Iu publishing this important document lust week
we gave all tbe names that bad beeu signed to it
np to the period when it was obtained for us at
Washington. We yesterday received it iu pam
phlet form, and aa there are other names attached,
we republish them in lull;
Virginia.
R. M. T. Hunter,
James M- Mason,
Archibald Atkinson,
Thom** H Bayly,
R. L. ? Beale,
Henry Bedinger.
Thomas S. Bocock,
William G. Brown,
ILK. Meade,
E. A. Thompson.
Norik Carolina*
3. B. J. Daniel,
A. W. Venable.
South Carolina*
P. Butler,
C. Calhoun,
Armistead Burt,
E. Holmes,
IL B. Hbett,
R. H. Simpson,
Ii. Wallace,
.A. Woodward.
Georgia.
H. V. Johnson,
Alfred Iverson,
Hugh A. Haralson.
Florida.
David L. Yttleo.
Missouri.
David AKbuon
Louisiana.
B. V. Downs,
J. II. Harmanson,
Emile La Sere,
I. E. Morse.
Ttxat.
T. Pillsbury,
David S Kaufman,
Arkansat.
Solon Borland, *
J. K. Sebastian,
R. W. Johnson,
Tennessee.
Hopkins L Turney*
F. I*. Stanton'.
Alabama.
William R. King,
B Fitzpatrick,
John Gayle,
F. W. Iiowdon,
S. W. Harris,
S. W. Inge.
MUtistippi.
Jefferson Davis
Henry S. Foote,
P. W. Tompkins,
A. G. Brown,
W. S Fe.nherston,
Jacob Thompson.
(.coRiusrosDKNca or the gkoiigia tkmcchsph.]
WASHINGTON, February, 1849.
Sketches of Notable Men about Ike Seal of Govern,
ment—done ritk a cknnk tf chalk.
“Little Bob Walker" is an odd lookiug genius,
more especially when sitting doubled up iu the
huge morocco covered chair of his sauctuui iu the
Treasury deportment. NaluraBy diiniuutive. hr
bor, iutense labor, combined with ill health, have
so shrivelled him up, that there appears almost
nothing of him uutil one looks iuto bis searching
aud thought speaking eye, tvbicb tells at a glance,
that all the mail—the passion and intellect—‘is
still os vigoruns iu bis wasted frame as in.the stal
wart {woportious of auy oue living. There is a
painfully nervous expression upon his conute-
imnce, produced by tbo intensity w ith which bis
It rain is kept at work, wbicb makes his foce I
may almost write, disagreeable to be looked upou.
though be carries uo single disagreeable lento re.
Good Lord, bow the mau works! sometimes for
weeks, full eighteen blurs out of the tweuty-four,
and perfecting as much in each of the eightdtqi
hoars as bis successor whoever be tuny be, will
be able to accomplish in three. He brought to
the post attainments iu tbe way of a knowledge of
the science of political economy obtaiued front
books—thnurcticul, statistical nntl historical-
such a* no other man iu America posietses It had
been bis favorite study for twenty-five years. Ou
taking the portfolio of the Treasary department
he went to work to carry iuto practice the result
of hi* deep researches and constant thought upou
tliis|brauch of the science of Statesmanship, with
as much of absorbing etilbusiueiu as mau ever dis
played. He was then au ulta “Free Trader,” ns
almost all Democrats have become tinee bis labors
at the head of tbe Treasury department have so
clearly demonstrated the greater wisdom of this
theory of eventual peace aud goud will between
all the nations of the earth; when Imt dly a dozen
others in this country regarded the doctrine of ul
tra free trade a* nngbt but that of the crazy
scheemer. The developemeut of the certain
truth of the importaut principles upon which his
measures were based, wbicb followed his plans
as they were put into operation in quick succes
sion, served so to .stimulate him to more laborious
exertions of both mind aud body, that more thau
oiice since the fourth of March 1815 has he beeu
nearly at tbe point of ainkitig, a martyr iu what I,
at least, believe to be the cau'se of universal civil
liberty, truth aud justice—free trade. I shall uot
write of his great measures of democratic policy,
for, information concerning them is witbiu the
reach of every ipau who reads, uay their effect in
producing a higher state of individual- prosperity
and uatiunal wealth, is so evident to all who can
see au iuch beyoud their uose, that his fame from
Ibis day forth, is that of bis couutry witbiu the
last three years.
Walker has hit failings, as other men have. lie
is childisbly credulous . to all wInch some meu
whisper iu bis ear, aud unfortunately for his pop-
ttlaiity for the moment, ntulislily incredulous to nil
that others of far more character, mind, disinter-
esteducss and true public spirit may say to him
bluntly. The nature of bis_duties has kept him
coucealed for weeks from most of those anxious
for an interview with him. This too, has seemed
to reader him by far tho most personally uttpopu,
ol the present administration. 1 mean with for
pers uu. in Washington, and those who. have visi
ted tbis city wiihiu the last threo years on busi
ness with him. If it were not well understood
that a dozen favorites who were by no means wor
thy of his marked consideration were all tbo
while privileged to break in upou bis privaev,
much cf tbe feeling thus generated, would never
have bid birth. These are the- men who may he
said to hare regulated his appointments—his kitch
en cabinet; fur be too. bas had such an append
age who bare carefully kept him to be used to
tbeir individual advantage and to tbe serioqs in
jury ol (he democratic party.
It is bard to induce most men about Washing
ton to realize the truth in this connection, that he
has not beeu using these boot tickers, rather than
they him, I know it however, to be so. He is
a child in matter* requiring political management
being as incapable of leading men, were he so
inclined, to a sinister purpose, as lie bas been ea
sily but uncuuicituitly bent to carry out tbe sinis
ter |inr|H>sesof those who would use him in the
matter of office, which I wish it were possible to
blot out of tho vocabulary of our language. He
is poor.having “smashed up” as they say in Mis
sissippi, somewhere about tbe year. 1837. siuce
wbitl/y»:ri»d he lias beeu iu public life on pay that
has barely supported hit family. Though prema
turely old, Robt.J. walker is youug iu age, confi
dent in himself, aud economical iu his habits,
while lie is as unsophisticated as a girl of four
teen. l ie is about to commence the practice of
the law before the Supreme court at which he is
destined to reap tbe fortune for bis children he de
served from tbe country, if Providence grants him
bnt twenty years more to live. Hi* cognomen
ber* is pain “Little Bobb Walker.” Whigs and
Democrats—all know him by that title, which if
1 mistake uot, came with him from Mississippi.
He bat. impressed himself more upon the policy
of tbe government aud shaped the fortuues of the
business interest of the Union more effectually
than any public man who bo* been on the stage
since Jackson's day. and hut fur the results of
Jackson's policy, of breakiug down the. bauk, he
would btve stood first ou the list of American
Statesman-who have effected most for their coun
try since those of tbe earliest period ot the con
federacy passed away.
Walker intends locating himself iu this city to
practice before the Supreme court as I before re
marked. His career as a lawyer can be scarcely
less successful tbau as a statesman as all must see;
for a* a member of the Senate's committees on
finances and the public lands, as well as Secretary
of the Treasury, he has beau the principal trainer
aud tbe administrator of tbe statutes concerning
the public duoiciu and the national revenues, uu-
der wbicli three fourths of the business to come
before tbo Supreme court uf the United States for
the next i.wenty years will arise,
lie is a fidgetty fellow, that 'Little Bobb Walker’
as must meu are who think iuteusely. His
thoughts evolve plant, which be bas tbe judge
ment, knowledge of meu aud things, energy and
opportunity to carry into practice more success
ful than that which. *v*r before marked tho plans
of an American Secretary of tbe Treasury.
BBS FCBLICA.
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1849.
In addition to tbe tribulatiou with which the
Federalist! iu Congress are affected by the news
of the election of Clay to the Seuste, of which I
shall discs arte you anon, the fact that they are
not certain of a coutrolliug majority in the uext
House of Representatives, it cautiug those who
expect to imauage Taylor’s administration uo little
anxiety just now. They fear the lessor full fire
of the members yet to be elected. That is, to
gain no sent now filled by u Democrat, aDd to loose
five of those now occupied by Whigs. These ore
the districts represented by Tompkins of Missis-
sippi, Fultm aud Preston of Virginia, and Enihrcc
aud Dunn uf Indiana, iu all uf which the Demo
crats bad'heavy tnajprilies at the recent election.
With this practical difference of teu votes agaiust
them. Giddings and his tail of some ten members,
including lYilmot aud Wentworth, .will bold the
balance of power between the Taylor party and
tbe Democracy of the House. The eud of this
will be a failure to organize to suit the purposes—
tho views nod measures contemplated by the in
coming Cabinet, or I am much mistaken. Throw
ing out of question tho utter impossibility of car
rying auli-Deuiocralic measures through the Sen
ate, tho difficulty of impressing pure Whiegery on
the action cf the Government so far as the House
alone i« tosteriied, bids fair to dienppeint the rsl
operation of the House. Geu. Taylor woulil be able
to reconcile Ihe couutry to Whig men in all the
branches of the Goveriiniznt, and Whig measures
fpr at least eight years.
All nrouud the Hull, yesterday morning, before
the House met they (the Federal tn-mbers,) were
collected in groups of four or five, discussing the
sad news from Kentucky. Men who before it be
came certaiu that tbeir ouly hope of office laid io
Taylor, were Henry Clay, and nothing else, men,
gave in their speculations over the news, uuitiis-
tskeable evidence that, with the loss of all possi
bility of having patronage^at bis command, their
devotion to Clay took wings, “Never mind if he
has got back,” remarked a leading Whig to me
yesterilay afternoon, “his fangs were drawn from
liim the instant it became certaiothut lie is. never to
be the dispenser of patronage.” This was, indeed,
a cool, admission of the corruptability—uay. of the
corruption of bis political associates that I did uot
expect from such a quarter.- Before ihe nomina
tion at Philadelphia, the cry was that ihe Whig'
party owei every thing to Clay Now, they de.
iiouiice him as its worst enemy. No Whig here
preteuds tb regard itas probable that be will stand
the Senatorial friend of tbe new administration
The impression is.rifo amoug thejti that he comes
bent on breaking down the Whig or Taylor party,
unless Taylor lends himself to tbis .work—helps
Clay to destroy those who destroyed him, (1. e.) to
build np Taylor—he will openly fight every im
portant measure and man to be sent tn the Semite
for its approval. There appears, no longer to be
uuy doubt that theeumitr of Clay ia to be direct
ed so fur as meu are concerned, against those who
tuay he nominated for office under the patronage
of Crittenden, as well as against auy thing* like an
attempt to steer n*middle course as to measures
Ultra protection, unlimited appropriations for in
ternal improvements, the utter abolition of tbe in-
deneudeut treasury system, and, iudeed, aM bis
cherished policy must be adopted as that of the
administration, to secure forit bis favor. Such at
least is the view oi his probuble course which
Whigs in Warbitigtoii, both in and but of Congress;
take almost unanimously. They stand ready, it
seems, to fight him from the word go. Indeed,
witbiu the last twenty funr hours, 1 have heard as
many bitter things said against “ the Embodiment”
by Whigs, as ever in the same time by Democrats
in thy canvass of 1844. So you will perceive his
reception will be any thing hut cordial-from bis
old friends.
With Clny bent on settling Ai* account with his
enemies in tbe whig party, with the democracy of
Congress doing their best to prevent thd downfall
of tbeir measures of State, ouil with Giddings &
Co , demanding that the new administration shall
wield its patronnge to build up “conscience”—
the auti-slarery. party iu the northern Statu*, as
the price of their votes, the general will expe
rience a hot time of it.
The Senate’s committee on Naval affairs will
undoubtedly report against any U. S. Govern
ment of Mail Steamers between New Orleans and
Vera Crux. This is to be regretted as it will pro-
probably defeat auy appropriation this wiuter for
the establishment of this much required connec
tion. Tbe truth is. there nre half a dozen combi
nations ef lobby members qach urging individual
members tn favor a different time, or rather pro
ject for lines^ for it seems to be understood that
all nre iu embryo aa yet, The importunities of
these geutlemen have probably dnue most towards
defeating mi appropriation! for this praiseworthy
purpose. By menus of her steamers, Britain is
fast running away with the commerce of the
world. The very fact that her merchants are
thus enabled to hear Irotp and ship to their dis
tant correspondents iu half the time required by
our’s with their sailiug vessels is a commercial ad-
vauinge against usj which of late has beeu last
working disastrously fur our commerce. The few
liues already utuer the patronage of this Govern
ment have cotnmeuoed to stem this current- Tbe
expense and risk of investments of this sort in
the opening of a liue are too great to he encouu-
tereil by private enterprize wholly unaided-—
Britaiqbus beeu compelled directly or indirectly
to bear a portion of the expense or risk of every
new Ifoe of English sea steamers put afloat. This
is notorious, while it is equally well kuowu that
where the government has invested a dollar iu
the way uf patronage of this kind, its people,
merchants, traders, mechanics, fx., have reaped,
eventually pounds of clear profit, so successful
have these English eiiterprizes proved, that Eng
lish commerce may be said to be rapidly being
transferred from sailing to steam bottoms Not to
avail ourselves of this improvement ju the art of
navigation, which our mechanics caunot better af
ford to do without governmeutul patronage than
coulu those of our commercial rival, will be giv
ing up tbe contest fur business superiority, to
wlmli us a natiuu of far greater lintqral resources
we are soon to be justly entitled, f am eager
therefore to see American sea steamers multiplied
to almost any extent and with the least possible
delay, so nothing is more annoying to me than to
fiud the conflicting claims to governmental pat
ronage, defeat appropriations to aid in opeuiug a
liue between so iinportaut points us New Orleans
and Vera Crnz.
Stephens’ resolutions ot inquiry concerning the
protocol to the treaty of Guudaloupe Hidalgo,
formed the subject matter of a very animated di*
mission iu the House yesterday, Houston of Ala
bama, who on Saturday had objected to their
passage on the ground that the members should
have an opportunity to reud them before being
called upon to rote ou them, having sjiicc seen
them iu print, arose aud vuluutarijy withdrew the
objection, remarking that at the proper time be
proposed to offer au nioendmeut to have the call
made in the usual way, viz: for tbe Information, if
in tbe judgment of tbe President its promulgation
may not be incompatible with the public interest.
Stepheus took the floor and again proposed bis re
solutions, over which be made a speech, marked
however, with much less than his usnal ability.—
Ho' took he ground,. that in giviug the commis
sioners tbe power to teuder the assurance to tbe
Mexican government, embraced in the protocol,
tbe President had over-stepped hit legitimate au
thority, having uo right to presume to say wbat
were tbe iutenliuus of the other branch of the
American treaty niukiug power in uxpuugiug cer
tain articles of the treaty as origiually signed by
Trist on our aide. This alone was the |Kiiut of
his speech. He maintained that through these
assurances, (giveu iu the protneal), had the Mexi
can government clone beeu induced to ratify the
treaty. Houston of Alabama, replied to S. in a
speech which did him great credit. The ablest
I think I ever heard him deliver iu the Hall, which
is saying much for it. Taking it for granted that
tbe protocol had beeu autborited by tbe execu
tive,-be went on to show first, that it was giveu
after the ratification of tho treaty by the Mexican
Cougress, at the time of merely carryiug oat tbe
form or exchanging the ratifications. Next, that
it (Ihe protocol,) was but a simple explanation of
the action of this government ou tbe treaty, which
it was the right and duty of the Executive to in.
strnct our ministers to give, in case they were
usked by the opposite parties, and further, that
as such au explauutiun, it merely stated the re
sult uf the action of the Seuate iu striking out
certain articles iu the origiuul treaty. That is,
under our law. He put it to the lawyers iu tbo
Hall to deny that either of the assurances there
given, nre not strictly true—llmt notwithstanding
the striking out of the articles, the citizeos of the
cedeil territories professing the Soman Catholic
faith were to he protected iu the enjoyment of
their religioo*privileges, that the church proper
ty is still to remain the property of the church as
other religiutis denominations lire guarantied un
der our laws in the possession of property held J
by them as churche -. Aud again, that uil grunts |
These assurances form tbe subject matter, the
substance of the protocai.
Schenck followed Hoodoo, repeating tho argu
meat or Stepheus. and like him, threatening if the
call-was not satisfactoriady answered, to move
something equivolent to t*t impeachment of the
President. Houston, by the by, begged sad dared
Stephens to carry out hi- threat, reminding him
that hi the case of his cull for the instructions to
Mr. Sliddell, ho had utltred similar threats, and
blustered iu the same wry, without murkga peg
to make them good. Schenck also tried to screw
out of the protocai an assurance that the Mexican
grants of lauds in Texas which, under the laws of
that State were null and void..(the grantees never
having complied with the conditions.) were valid
under the treaty. But tuts was so evidently tut at
tempt la nut the thing into the ground, that bis
own friends laughed ont-right at him. The reso
lutions were passed, the ouly objection being to
their insulting tone. Tbo President was anxious
for their passage, being willing to receive them
with ao insult from the Federal majority of the
House, soniler thau miss tbe opportunity to admin
ister the rebuke be ha* already prepared for an
apswer. '
I may call your attention to tha illustration of
tbe maimer io wbicb the House nt times exhibits
its contempt fur an individual member, embraced
in its proceedings of yesterday, Wentworth de
manded the yens and nays on tbe question of the
suspension of the rules tn permit tbe introduction
of tbe resolutions of Stephens aud having sustain
ed tbe call, the members voted with but three ex
ceptions, against his virtual movement agaiust their
introduction. They stood yeas Iffl, nays 3! They
sustained the cull ouly to manifest the geueral con
tempt fur its its mover.
The election of Seward to the Senate is is
ill received by the Taylor Whigs in Congress,
as that of Clay, which, ns the Intelligencer
waggishly remarked this mortiitig, gives great
pleasure to those (many of them) who grieved n:i
account of his rejection by the Philadelphia Coo-
ventioo. The Whig organ dues not'preteud to es
say tn create Ihe impression that tbe influences in
tbe Whig party wbicli put the gallant Harry asifi
are by any means satisfied with his return to pub
lie life ut this inauspicious moment. The editors -
say, that it is understood that he will give a con
stitutional suppot t to the new administration, which-
is such a support (I take it to mean) ns tbe Whigs
of the Seuate give to the present administration.
It appears to be understood that Seward does not
From the Washington Union, ult.
Frocc-ciling* of n Conrrnlioii of Bauthrr,
Jli-mbcrs of Congress.
Chamber or tueScnate or th k Uriteo Statu
Washington Dec. 23, 1848
Agreeably to n previous notice, at 7 o’clock
p. m. the following Senators and Represemniiv e j
in Congress from the Southern States assembly
iu theChamberolthe United States Senate, to wit-
Of the Senate—Messrs. Hunter, Foote, Hat*!
ton, Atchison, Metcalf, Fitzpatrick, Turney, Rosk
Calhoun, Buller, Davis of Mississippi, Yuieo’
Westcott, Johnston, of Louisiana, Underwood'
Sebastian, Downs, and Johnson,of Georgia. ’
Of the IIoutt—Mesars- luge, Gayie, Harrij,
Houston, of Alabama. Cobb, of Alabama, Bow-dog'
Kenthrrston, Tompkins, Brown, of MisrisriM
Huriiiaiisou, La Sere., Morse, Morehead, Buyd'
Peyton, Clark, ol Kentucky, Thibodeaux. Kacf!
man, pifisbury, Burrow, Thomas, Staunton, Hill,
Chase, Johnson of Arkansas, King of Georgis, J.
verson, Jones of Georgia, Harrison, Lumpkin
Cobb of Geo.?Stephens, Toouibs. Wallace, Burt,'
Simpson, Woodward, Holmes of South Caroling
Venable, Mend, Flournoy, Bocock, Bayly, Beals,
Pendleton, Bedinger, l’restou, Fulton, Chapman!
R. A. Thompson and McLatte.
(Jen. Thomas Metcalf, Senator from Kentucky,
was elected President; Mr. Gayle of Alabama’'
first Vice President; aud Mr. Atchison of Misaou-.
ri, second Vice President. Mr. Veuahla of North
Curoiiua, was chosen Secretary.
The President having tuken the chair, Mr. Bay.,
ly of Virginia, presented the following preamble
and resolutions:
Resolved, That this meeting, composed of a por-
ion of the Senators sod Representatives front tbe
tlaveholdiug States iu the Cuitgress of the United
States, doth unequivocally express a firm determi
nation to ntniniaiu and defend the constitution of
the United States against every aggression, and
that they will support tbe government of the (J,
States iu all measures warranted by that iustru,
meat.'
That they" most solemnly declare n warm at
tachment to the Union oi' tho States, agreeably to
jits obvious and real intention, as manifested by
. (the constitution of the United States and the his-
~tory of its formation, to maintain vylii?h they
pleflge their individual finuor; and tluit lor I^ig
end it is tbeir.duty to. watch over and oppose every
infraction of those principles which constitute the
ouly basis of that union; because a faithful ob
servance of them pan alone secure its existence
mid tbe blessings of liberty to themselves and.
the'r prusyerity,
That the government of the United States i*
one ->f delegated powers, limited by the plain
sense and intention of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, wh ch is the only legitimate source of
them ; and all {towers not delegated by it to tha
geueral government nor prohibited to the States
nre. by the express terms of that instrument, re
served to the States respectively, or to tho peo-
Thnt no authority is conferrmfby tbe constitu
tion of the United States, upon the Congress of'
the United States, to impair or destroy tbe right
f properly in slaves either in the States, tjie Dis-
xb appeals iu uo uuueisicwu ocwuru woes noi properly in slaves either in the biates, tpe Dis-
design playing the mum game upon the slavery flr'wlof Columbia, the territories of the United
.ii-.. >l .' r * i. «• .1 . ‘SiuThs or :inv nllipr nlnrp whatever: nor tn nrn.
question desired by the peculiar friends of tbe
new administration—that he comes here faithful
ly to represent the auli-slavery seutimeuU to which
his peculiar school of Whig politicians pledged the
new administration in advance, during the lute
canvass.- This is, indeed, malapropos for the pur
poses of the “pig or poppy " gentry, for he is be-
•lieved to possess the intellectual power necessary
to justify any muiUli determination to force Messrs.
Truman Smith anl his followers to stand up to
the nholition positions, those position* wbicb In
the name of Taylor, and by authority uf the letter
under his baud and sen), be secretly exhibited to
secure the favor of certain VVhigs of 51 r. Seward’s
peculiar notions. Smith gave the assurances, leav
ing Seward Si Co. to take the ground that if elect
ed, Taylor would “go” the proviso “figurp."
It is thought in political circles l|;ut, except in
the matter of slavery, Seward aud Clay will act
together; thqfirs: to spite Taylor, and the latte:,
Fillmore; Taylor’s frieuds having cut Clay’s throat
at I'hiladelphia, while tbeir peculiar -adherents
tried tltp same game upon Seward ut Albany.
)t appears that every Whig who has beeu in Con
gress within the last twenty years, us well as all
others of distinction enough to get their tlames in'
the newspapers prominently during a heated can
vass, nre either here, or coming" to be ready . to
hold out tbeir bats when the distribution of offices
t which were not to have beeu giveu on tbe party
principle,) commences. Good Lord! but they
are flocking to \Vasbttigtou like hogs to a trough
at the well known •* so hog ” of the swine herd.
The inauguration of Ifarrisoq failed.to t)riug more
of them than will certaiuly berm hand ou tbe 4lh
proximo. We shall, doubtless, wi'.nns rare spoil
trout the didoes which. Ule disap[>oiutsJ are to cut.
Taylor, if be falsifies his pledges to the people ti
the extent of turning out every Democrat, cuupot
give office to one Whig ut every hundred who are
to ask it ut bis hands, Jackson used to say, that
every office in h>s gift, might make him oue friend,
though it was sure to make him ten enemies.
Verily, each uf the many more which Taylor will
have to give, will make hitman hundred of the lul
ter. The poor “ originals ” around Washington
bavo already beeu brow-beaten ty Ibeir rivals,
who opposed the nomination of Taylor to the bit
ter eitd, to such an extent, that they are rubbiug
their eyes to ascertain whether they are uot Iona M / 1
fide Taylor men, which is denied by tbeir new mas-
ters—the “originals " for daring «o dispute theii
divine right tu all the “spoils.”
To-day iu tbe House the atititial naval appropria
tiou bill was passed after voting dowu the amend
ment to stop Jack’s grog, which was agreed to in
committee of the whole some days stupe Jack's
flogging is stop|ied but not his grog, though be
tween you and 1,1 fancy he would have been wil
ling to have the first continued rather tjtan the last
stopped. The amendment giviug the President
power to promote naval officers at pleasure, which
Stanton moved in committee very properly failed.
We had a rich scene between Schenck aud J.
R. lugersojl, in committee, after the b<U was ta
ken out of committee between the former nod the
Speaker, who ruled any qnautity of qnerreloua
aud foctinus motions made by S. to be out of or
der. Ingersoll was the chairman, and had also to
contend with the same “customer." The House
wns uftet the fashion of a bear gar.ten all day.
Schenck tried to brow beat the Chair and bully the
Hoaso to submit to his dictation, as to the proprie
ty of voting more money for the uavnl service,
than the majority deemed advisable. He suc
ceeded ill arraying nine-tenths ortho House against
his every proposition to amend t)je bill.
The Senate have fixed to-morrow (Wednesday,)
week, for counting Ut* "votes for President and
Vice President, which is done iu the Representa
tive Hall in presence of both bodies. Jefferson
Davis is the teller appointed on the par; of the Se
nate, the two ou the part of the House are not yet
selected. The subject matter of most interest dis-
cussed in the Seuate to-day was tiie [imposition of
AspinwuH Si Co., the Panama Rail Road question.
Underwood made a speech against it, aud Webster
one in its favor. I now think it probable that this
WH will pass that body, but not tho House.
Every arrival of railroad or steamboat is bringing
crowds of waiters upon Providence (political,)
some forty or fifty of these office beggars nre said
to have arrived by to-night's southern boat, and
ns many by the rail road from the west soon nfter.
SYLVIAS.
Fatal Shot.—A Sucker poet gives Judge
Breese, who is to he succeeded iu the Senate of
the United States by Geueral ShielJs, the follow-
iug fatal shot:
Some men have “lost their heads” and lived,
But stranger far than these.
The shot that pass'd through Shield's breast,
Instead of him, killed Breese.”
Rxxixgtok and his Bittoac.—Mr. Tyler, tho
proprietor of the Surry Gardens, London, has cotr.e
out iu the Loudon papers, nnJ denied that por
tion of Mr. Reoiingtou's (the American inventor)
statement, in which he says that daring the time
he was erecting the bridge, he slept iu a lion’s
deserted cage, mid depended upon the charity of
the carpenters for his dinner. He say* Mr. R.
relied upon other inventions than the bridge for
remuneration—that he also had his board at n
mathematical instrument maker’s; that Mr. R. also
often dpied ut his table, Sec. A--. Onr readers
States, or any other place whatever; nor to pro
hibit the transferof slaves from one place to sa-
>tber, except in the power delegated to it over
the foreign slave trade, which has been exhausted-
That'any act of Cougress designed to impair or
destroy tlie right of property in slaves, in any of
lie places aforesaid, or to prohibit the transfer of-
laves lr-'in one part of the United States to an
ther, would be a palpable and dangerous viola
tion of the constitution of the United States, and
inconsistent with its compromises and guarantisi-
without which itconld not have been adopted.
That the furor the late efforts made in the
Congress of the United States and elsewhere to
interfere with the subject of domestic slavery tu
the District of Columbia and the teirjlpries of the
United States, aqd the transfer of slave* between
different action* of the Uuino, have met with
from a large portion of the people of t(ie t;on-
slavehoIJing States and tbeir Representatives, is
of Ibc most alarming and dangerous character,
an I, if those efforts are persisted in. must inevita
bly lead to a dissolution of the Coiou of these
States.
That in view of the rapid strides with which
those efforts Jj.ive progressed of late years, in spite
of argument anil remonstrance on our psrt, wo
cannot lie insensible to the niisrbief that is im
pending, or (>f the necessity of more eflectusl
interp- s lion, for the purpose of arresting the evil;
and maintaining the rights of tbe citizens of th*.
shtveb-ddiug States.
That a fnndaraentid principle-of tbe Union is
perfect equably of rights among the States which
compose it; lltatin legislating relative to the com
mon property of all, to impose conditions and re
striction!,, in the enjoyment of it, U|>on tbe citi-
zoos of some of them which Is not imposed upoq
the citizens of others, would place the former ia
■i condition of inequality, inferiority, and degra
dation. incompatible with that essential principle
- f the Union.
That the passage of a law bv Congress prohibi
ting the citizens of any of tbe States front resi
ding. with such property as they posarss. iu terri-
teriesoflbe United State* acquired in a war
Ipaged with the common blood mid treasure of ali,
would lie to impose sttcb conditions aad restric
tions to which it would be impessible for fi-eeutea
with hnip-r to sutiniit.
That in all cases of the character of tba one iq
questing, threatening the rights of tbe States and
their citizeus, where there Representatives ia
Congress have exhausted their power of resistance,
in vain, it % for the State*, whose people are a-
grieved, to propose the mode and, measure of re
dress. But as we, their representatives near tho
theatre of action, see the extent of the danger,
and feel it our duty to communicate it to pur con
stituents; therefore—
Resolved further. That a committee of one from
each slavebolding State l>e appointed, to draw an
’ Iress to tbe people of those States, setting forth
: progress of tho evil which iu our opinion tlireat-
ns them, mnl advising them to adopt prompt and
efficient measures for the protection of the prop
erty of thpircitizeos, the m kiotenaiiceof the guar
anties of the Constitution, their rights under them
and the union of the Slates.
Oft raotiouof Mr. Stephens, of Georgia, the res
olutions were referred loa select committee ot'ona
from each slaveholding State, to report to an ad
journed meetiug of tue Senators and Representa
tive* of the slavehiddiog States, to be held io tbi*
ehamberat 7 o’clock, toe 15lh ofjannary, 1649.
,Ou motiou of Mr. Morse,of Louisiana, it wns
Resolved. That tb* aforesaid meeting on tbe 15th
of January, be advertised m the Uuiou and lute)-
ligpticer, iu this City.
: The I’tvsideui appointed the following gentle-
jneu a* the special committee; Messrs. Stephen!,
'Calhoun, Cabell, Ring of Alabama, Foote, Down*,
Rusk, flebastiau. Atchison of Missouri, Morehead,
Clayton. Chapman, Bayly. Gentry, and Venable.
Adjonrned to meet at 7 o'clock p. m. 15th Jan
uary 1849. A. W. Venable, Secretary.
Ante-Room or theSesate Chamber,
December 30;h 1848.’
At the call of the chairman of tbe special com-
mitteeof one from each of the slavehuluing States
uppoiuted at the geueral meetiug held iu the Sen;
ate Chamber, ou the 23d of December 1848, tho
committee assembled in the aute-room of the Sen
ate Chamber. All of tbe committee were prel
ent but Mr. Cabell, who wus sick, and Mr. Chap
man, who was absent from the city. Mr. Ste
phens having expressed a desire that tho commit
tee should elecltts owu chairman, he was, on mc-
{it)U, unanimously elected by the cotpmittec. On
motion, Mr. Veuuble was elected Secretary.
Ou motion of Mr. Culhnuu, n sub-committee of
five was appointed, to take iuto consideration tho
subject matter referred to the special committee;
and the chair uppoiuted the said committee, to
wist Messrs. Culltouu. Clayton, King, Moorebesd
and Bayly, who were to siguily to the chairman
of the geueral committee when they were ready ,
to report. The committee adjourned to meet cn
the call of the Chairmau.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Chairman.
A. \V. Venable, Secretary.
i >R recollect that we noticed Mr. Remington’s
f r *ao«! matte bv tbe Mciks* go vernal eat which! letter describing his privatum*, tuim . mentlirafo
Ante-Room or the Senate Chamber,
Jammrv 10,1S-19-
The Committee met. On the cull of the Chair
man, a quorumi being present, Mr. Calhoun, frost)
tbe sub-comuiittee, reported an address to the
people of the slit veholdittg Staltn, which was c()B:
sidered aud discussed iu committee, Who rose
without coming to any conclusion thereon, aud ad
journed to meet on Saturday, the 13th, 10 o’clock,
. m.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS,Chairman-
A. W. Venable. Secretary.
Ante-Room or tiii Senate Chamber.
January 13. 1319-
The Committee met according to udjournuient.
Present: Mr- Stepheiy. QhairAnn; Messrs. Ca
bell, Calhoun. Downs, Foute, Gentry, Murehesd,
AteIns.iu of Missouri. Clayton, Chapman, Bayly*
Venable, ll i-k. Mr. King appeared by proxy, by
Mr. Downs ; und Mr. Sebastian by Mr. Foote.
I'p.oi i> • eitriuent of Mr. Dpvns ami Mr. Foote
that they were authorised, the committee permit
ted them to vote forth* aforesaid gentlemen.
Tho address was further discussed and consid
ered.
Whereupon Mr. Chapman offered the following
resolution:
Resoled, That in the opinion of this committee,
it is inexpedient at this time for any address to l> a
published by* the representatives of the slavehold
ing States, or that any action should be adopted
apart from that of oor prywd'DM ift tbe
bre beu?«« of Cengrero