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been ordered of a report on the same sub
ject, made some years ago—he believed at
the close of the 19th 1 Congress—but no
mot e. That report was made .and with
out being read, a large additioanl number
of copies were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Everett, of Massachus* tls, said the
gentleman was mistaken. He ([Mr. E.J
made that report himself, and be well
remembered that it was read through, to
the House, before the printing was order*
cd But as to the other question: t|ie gen
tiernau from Pennsylvania bad said that
great misapprehension existed in the coun
try on tUts Indian subject; and gave that as
reason for moving the large additional
number of copies of the report. —Mr. h.
said he would not contend about the cor-
But when the House is told that great
error ofopimon prevails on a subject, and
that a certain document is calculated to
contradict that opinion and correct the
misapprehension, would the House favor
the extensive distribution of that docu
ment without fiist hearing it? Was it
not proper first to know what opinions it
contradicts, and what it affirms? He had
po mur.li rontkbm ein the Committee,
that had the p; biting been moved without,
any reason hut the interest on the subject,
he would have voted for it without, hesita
tion/ hut it was the reason assigned for
the motion which made him averse to
consent to it.
Mr (ioodenow, of Ohio, was in favor of
the extra number of copies. As the sub
’cot was one of great importance, and as
be had perfect confidence in the commit
tee, he was willing, on the faith of that
confidence, to vote for the motion. There
was nothing, he tin ught more important,
there was nothing more dear to him, than
giving irfo>mafioM to the people.
Mr. La mar, of Georgia, said he wonld
not now enter into any (hscussion of die
subject/ but, when the time came, he
could show, that in the conduct of Geor
gin respecting the Indians, there was no
tin'g nicon-i-ient with the Constitution or
with propriety. That now was not the
question/ but it was tioo that great mis
appr hen-ion existed in some parts of the j
country on the suljec’/ the newspapers
had teemed with statements and com
ments calculated to mislead the public
mind, and he hoped that a large number
of the rep.it would be printed and distri
buted among the people, to counteract the
great misrepresentation on the subject.
.dir. St frige re. ol Pennsylvania, took it
far granted that the report embraced all
the laws of Georgia, respecting ’.he liuli
a ns,mid all the fads of the case, present
ed in a fair view/ and as it would there
fore enable the people to form n correct
opinion on the subject, he was ill favor of
printing the additional copies. Mr. S.
concurred in the opinion that the most
erroneous i i.pressions were entertained
among the people on this subject —His
own correspondence, as well as the nu
.memos petitions received by this House,
convinced him of the fact. Ho had re
eeneda letter lately from home,express
ing surprise at a proposition now before
Congress as was honestly believed, for
removing the Indians by force, and the
people in Ids part of the country were nc>
tuidly holding meetings to petition Con
gress aginst such a measure. Another
Wter v%as in l.ivor of the extension of
jurisdii.uori over the Indians by the Slate
of Georgia/ lint protested agftiimt contem
yhtted forcible removal, in favor of that
u lii. li Un. (|.IC , flirt itldl
which is not intended, lie cited other;
cases to establish the fact of great misap
prehe >sion on the subject-—and as this
repot t r< rr ect those erroneous impressions
lie was in favor of the extra number.
Mr. Miller, of Pennsylvania, preferred
know ing for himself what the report
contained before he voted lor printing
tlih huge additional numbe.t. The debate!
bad consumed more time than the reading
of the report could have done, and lie’
wish-d it read. He had voted some days
ago, lor printing 6(00 copies of a
without its being read. ( The report made
by 1 audi'M letig from the Committee of
( ouunerce.) and lm confessed, if he had
known what that report contained, he
r!i on Id have voted differently. He was
resolved net to commit the same error
agiun.
G . Haynes, of Georgia, laid, the ob
’ to Ihe printing, seemed to he the
;i 4\t ilie report was a parted one
* i ui on one ?ide—'( his \v;u mere
jre!irnj,iiotr* ffhtT'ought not to hi ruler the
• s'ti'Mjfion rs ‘he information which it
’.‘pi't l med among the people, Syj pusiug
the character of the report such as was
imputed to it, the House had printed a
large extra number ofa former report, of
a „ opposite character, and it would be
unfair to withhold this. ,
Mr. White, of New York, seeing no
end to tins debate, and perceiving its tea
deucy, to premature dwca.aion o oe
whole subject it indulged, moved the
previous question —bat withdrew hiawo
lion at the retpiest of
Mr. Camberleng, who regretted to heir
what tlie genttemau (Mr. Miller) hat
aaid about the report of the Committee 01
, Commerce. He knew not whether ti
I consider those remarks asimplying a com
. [dime'it or a censure, but he wa, bound
. to receive diem as complimentary. Would
t vif,ffsv ll fi“' a ;io s .T ,, uie people, because
t it might not correspond with his own
I views, or because he might dissent from
> the deductions from it? Mr. C. was
■ surprised at the opposition to printing
• file extra number of the present re
port. There had been an Indian war
raging out of doors, and he wished to have
the question brought in here, where they
might have a fair and honorable war with
the other side, who had been carrying it
on out of doors. He should like to
see who were the members that were
opposed to having this question placed
fairly before the people—and be there
fore demanded the yeas and nays on the
motion for postpor ement.
Mr. Storrs, of New York, said that he
wished to vote understandingly on every
matter connected with so delicate and
important a subject a3 that before the
House. He might or might not agree to
principles of the report, and could not say
whether he did or not, as it had not been
rend to the house and he did not know
exactly what the report was. He hoped
that he should not be pressed to vote
blindfold on any question relating to it.
lie had, during the debate, looked very
slighty at some of the sheets at the table
but had not time to read a passage of it
careful. In that part which lie cast his
eye upon he saw that a paragraph from an
opinion was quoted from a case in the
[Supreme Court of New York, but he
had no time to look and see whether the
report further stated that the case had
been reversed in the Court of Errors
there. He wanted information as to the
nature of the report and its principle.
At any rate he did not wish to act in
darkness upon it. He moved that it
should be read to the House, and asked
the Yeas and Nays on that question.
The Yeas and Nays were ordered,
and the question was taken on the reading
of the report, and decided in the affir
mative. Aye- 120, noes 56.
The Clerk accordingly commenced the
reading, and had proceeded about halt an
hour/ when
Mr Clay, of Alabama moved to dispense
with the further reading, which was agreed
to, 78 to 57.
A motion was then [about 3 o’clock]
made to adjourn and lost. Ayes 48, noes
90.
Mr. Wnite now’ renewed his motioa
for the previous question, which was
seconded by a majority of the House.
Mr. Storrs, of N. Y. then moved to lay
the motion for printing on the table, and
called for the yeas ami nays on the mo
tion.
The yeas and nays were ordered, and
being called, the motion to lay on the table
was lost* Ayes 37’ noes 143.
The previous question recurring, Mr.
\ ance demanded the yeas and nays on
it, and they were ordered.’
And the previous question being put
“Shall the main question be now put?'’ it
was carried. Ayes 126 noes 48.
The main question was then accordingly
put viz on the motion to print 10,000
additional copies of the report, and
[decided in the affirmative, by 116 yeas
and 56 nays
From ihe Baltimore Republican.
GENERAL HAYNE S SPEECH,
The patriotic speech of Gen.
Hot ne in ihe Senate is much admired.
The friends of the Administration all
like an express their admiration in
Ihe most in;qualified terms. Those
did Republicans who supported Mr.
Adams, believing in the sincerity of
his conversation, all say, ‘every word
Gen. Hay ne says about those Hart
feed Convention federalists in the
East, is truth, sacred truth, we do r.ot
rare how hard he gives it to Daniel
Webster and bis associates/ Then*
again, those federalists who disliked
the embargo, yet still supported their
country, say, ‘well we like it; we ne
ner followed the lead of such Feder
alists as Daniel Webster and Harri
son Gray Otis; it dont trouble us; ‘let
the galled jade wince/ Then, again,
the real Blue Lights, who as Coun
sellor Sampson said, ‘burst blue lights
and worshipped the d—— * say
“well if he has washed his hands of
us, let us cut all connexion with him/
we shall soon see how many friends he
has left.’
There never was any thing better
than this great debate in the Senate.
It is bringing back to the administra
tion party all those good old patriotic,
Republicans who in the sincerity t>f
theii hearts, supported Adams/ all
thus; federalists who loved their coun
try letter than their party; and is u
nitirg our friends in one great Demo
cratfc Republican party against the
“National Republican party/ led by
Daniel Webster and the leaders of the
Hartford Convention party of 1814.
From the N. Y, Evening Post, Feb. 25.
We publish to-day, on the extra
sheet, that part of Mr. Webster*9
Speech in reply to Mr. Hayne, which
has come to hand in the Washington
papers of this morning. We shall
follow it with the remainder as soon
as it arrives. The speech, so far, is
the production of a skillful and expe
rienced debator, closely pressed by
his antagonist, but fighting hard.
The opening is deficient in dignity.—
Our readers will comprehend us if
they will look at the boast of Mr Web
ster that he slept soundly after Mr.
Hayire‘s first speech, arid at the no
less remarkable passage where allu
ding to the inquiry why he passed by
Mr. Benton to attack Mr. Hayne,
who had brought no charge against
the Eastern States, be answers that
he would espouse whatever opinions
he chose, and say whatever he tho’t
fit on the floor of the Senate. The
retort on the subject of Mr. Hyne‘s
allusion to Banquo*s ghost is a good
instance of the dextrous management
of such weapons of rhetoric. Tiie
Hartford Convention, and the coursp
of the dominant party in N. England
during the Embargo and the war. on
which Mr. Hayne commented at so
much length are not defended at all
by Mr. Webster, who, in his first
speech, presents himself as the gener
al champion of New England. He
had, indeed, by the severity of his re
marks on the proceedings of the south,
in relation to the tariff, cut himself
off from the opportunity of apologizing
for the poroceedings, and lie has
therefore observed a weary silcuce.
The most unfortunate part of the
speech is that where Mr. Webster at
tempts to excuse bis course on a sub
ject, of the tariff. If, in endeavouring
to reconcile his opposition to the tariff
of 1824 with his support of the tariff
of 1827, which luckily was rejected,
and of the Tariff of 1828, which unfor
tunately passed into a law, he had
admitted that his opinions had under
gone a change, the task of apology
would have been much easier; But
be denies any such change of opinion,
until Mr. Madison‘s letter, written af
ter the last Tariff, removed his doubt
of its constitutionality. It will not,
we imagine, be found within the ca
pacity of ordinary understandings to
comprehend how Mr. Webster could,
in 1828, vote for a degree of ‘protec
lion’which he thought, in 1824, un
constitutional and unjust—how he
could vote for this unjust and unconsti
tutionol protection, merely because
the law ot 1824 failed in securing it
to the extent desired by its movers—
and, finally, how lie could do all this
without any change of opinion as to
the nature of such a measure. The
most ingenious sophistry, the greatest
possible skill in framing apologies,
can veil nothing to a public man pla
ced in such a dilemma. The most
prudent course for Mr; Webster, we
think, would have been not to break
the silence on this subject which lie*
had hitherto preserved.
The Ulster Centincl of New-York,
thus describes the principal speaker*
in the late debate, of Foot‘3 resul t
tior, about the Public Lands. W >
can vouch for the correctness of a
portion of this description.
1. Mr. Benton.— Apparently
bout middle age—fine portly figure—
rather aide r manic—ne it her I?!! nor
short—sandy hair-— large whiskers’--”
a narrow retiring forehead—a g/cy
eye that can glance like lightning—
full face—regular features—a mouth
well formed —tongue quick and vol
uble—altogether ft handsome *ud $
great man. His delivery is very ju
curate and distinct—his words 11 in
sensibly and fluently—always in u
soft winning tone, except wln-u I,;-/
indignation *s excited, for the very
and 1 himsulf(my readers will par
don the expression) could not speak
or look more terrible. In private lih
bis character is most estimaole— kind
to the unfortunate, charitable to the
poor, true to his friends, and honor.!
ble to his enemies.
2. Mr. Hayne.—Would pass fee’
a sprightly young man of 30, though
I am informed he is now about 38
full, round face, without whiskers
light brown hair, which be wears io
the exquisite style—nothing remark
able in his forehead—small grey eyes,
weakened perhaps by study --features
not large but regular, and not so man
ly as Mr. BrntiX’S --wide mouthy
glib tongue-* rather delicate in his
person, though by no means ghostly.
His voice has more volume than tint
of the Senator from Missouri, and lie
pours forth ft is arguments in a tor
tent of impetuous eloquence that al
ways commands attention, and sv.U
doui fails to convince. While spe U
inghe is full of action—steppVg in
i esSHDtly backward and forward be
tween his desk and the bar, near
which he sits. In private life, hi*
character is like that of Mr. Ben-
TON’S—beyond reproach—-South Ca
rolina may well be proud of him,
3. Mi*. Webster. 1 suppose a
bout 50—large head, covered wi‘k
long black hair, which is combed
back, and on one side stands errc%
owing to his habit of rubbing it u;r
while in debate—very Ifirge and very
prominent forehead—deadly hazes
eyes, sunk deep, and overshadowed
by very black scowling brows—wide
mouth—pale face—a keen, cutting
longue, more artful in repiriee than
argument—figure of the middle siz",
strongly verging towards a relish for
turtle soup. His voice is sharp and
distinct, without any of the, Yankee
—he seems to weigh every word tie -
fore it is uttered—and, generally,
moves along in a calm, deliberate’
tone. He has very little arlion, nr.:l
not a particle of Mr Renton** fi ry
indignation. The eloquence of the
one resembles the broadside of a ship
of the line — that of the other the mur
derous report of a rifle. The Na
tional* Republicans should cherish him*
for he is their main*stay..
Baltimore, March 9:
Yesterday, a number of strangers
and citizens asse uol and at the Hail
Road. About eleven oh lock, Mr.
Branch, Secretary of the Navy, romo
members of Congress, and others took
their scats in the sail car, whilst oHi
ers occupied tb” common cars. The
whole moved off in the most beautiful*
style, and,ther6 being a strong breeze*
the sail car is said to have pi-oree deff
at the rare of about seventeen mil* 1 *
per hour. The company expressed
themselves highly delighted uhih their
voijage. This “sailing on dry land/’
is certainly a ‘new thing under tbn
Sun/ and exhibits the wonderful pro
gress made within a few years in tlor
mechanic arts, Wc think sufficient
has been done by (lie rail road compa
ny to confirm the people in n favora
ble opinion of their undertaking, an 1
to prove to Congress, that a subscrip