Newspaper Page Text
c.Vavv;.-? ARB) .aita r; :.; : , ak j
t ree ii'.idc iouvciition.
Pro n the Philadelphia Gazette.
Pridutf,' 0 toher 7.
f Debate Continued and rimc’udcd.j
The Address having been read--.
The following resolution for appointing
and instructing ti permanent romrmttce was
bn on read bv the President, with the excep
tion of the clause marked by brackets, which
was afterwards inserted, as will bo seen, on
motion of Judge Shorter.
Re solved, That a Committee to consist of
one member to be selected from ouch State
represented in this Convention he appointed
by the President, whoso duty it shall he to
prepare a memorial to Congress, setting forth
the evils of the existing tariff of duties, and
asking such a modification of the same, as
shall be consistent with tho purposes of reve
nue, anti equal in its operation on the diffe
rent parts of the United States, and on the va
rious interests of the same, that it shall be
the duty of the said Committee to collect the
evidence necessary to support .the said me
morial, to present in the Congress At its next
session, and to attend personally or by q sub
committee at Washington for the purpose of
promoting the same.
That the said Committee b 6 instructed to
Insist in }he Said memorial,
That the present Tariff System is unequal
in its operation and therefore unjust, that it
is oppressive because it enforces burthens an
tile many for the benefit of tho few—unwise
and impolitic since its tendency is to disturb
the harmony of the Union—that it is iucon-
sristent willi the principles of free Government
and at variance with that spirit of justice and
tnutual concession, in which the Constitution
was concciveil anil adopted, operating une
qually and unjustly upon the different por
tions of this Union, having' a direct and al
most inevitable tendency to demoralize our
people, anil calculated to produce discontent
■among the people of the United States, by a
ftutnerouS end respectable portion of whom
it is believed, to be unconstitutional, and fi
nally that its effect is to diminish the prod no- ,
tive resources of the country, and to lessen !
the amount of the necessaries and convcnien-1
-3 of life, which arc enjoyed by our people, 1
[and is in many respects infinitely rtiore op
pressive upon the poor than upon the rich.]
And that the said Committee be instructed
moreover, to express the willingness of the
memorialists to acquiesce in such an interpo
sition pf tiie legislative power, as shall he
prospective in its operation, thereby avoid
ing any sudden revulsion which might ope
rate with undue severity on the manufaetu- 1
ring interest, but leading to the desired re- !
unit with the least possible injury to, the inte
rest which have grown up under the existing
system of protective duties.
Judge Shorter of Georgia said, [ rise from
■my seat Mr. President to propose an amend
ment to the resolution under consideration,
it may be that the-subject matter of the a
taendmentnny covertly be included by the
provisions of the resolution in its present
shape, but I regard the subject as possessing
to much importance, tint 1 am unwilling for
*t to go wiflicnt, a operate and distinct spti
• ;catiob. I propose to amend the resolution
!>y inserting the following matter “ and in
many icsjxcfs is infinitely more oppressive
upon the poor than upon the rich." I trust
that the amendment will be adopted and I
Trust that the mover of the revolution will ac
cept the amendment; but it’he should, not,
I must, nevertheless press its consideration
upon (he convention, and 1 would uo bo, if I
stood alone. The amendment should be a
dopted,-because ti.c fact which it asserts is
unquestionably true; testimony in abundance
* i;i be procured not only to prove the truth
<’f the abstract assertion in the amendment,
but also to prove that an invidious distinction
is studiously kept up threughout ti c Tariff
if 1828 between tlje rich and the poor, m
favour of the former and to the oppression of
the latter.
I will no* enter into the argument of the
matter at this time, hut will for a moment ro
tor to a few provisions of the act of 1628 per
*;uent to me present inquiry. All articles of
j j'.velcy (of which there tiro many) composed
-ef gold, silver or precious stones, pay a'duty
<*f only Ot'cJ'r and a half per rent ad valorem.
Stock articles arc usually purchased and a sad
by 1 1 jo ricli* and seldom by the poor. Whilst
articles of the same character hut composed
coarser and cheaper materials, eucli as are
commonly purchased and used by the. poor
ana seldom by the rich, pay a duty of Uoenti/
jive por cent a] valoiem. The finest and
most costly description of cotton goods, and
such as are usually purchased and used by
the rich pay a duty of tmahj-fire per cent ad
\alorem, whilst certain inferior cotton goods,
such ns are useful to the poor, pay in some
instances a duty, as high us one hundred and
oghty j'rc ;>cr cent. Tiro finest and most
costly quality ofbrw-.l cloth, such as is pccit
lilarly 'calculated to: the use of the rich, nays
a duty of fifty percent, whilst inferior and
coarse? cloths, such 33 the comfort and health
of tire poor compel thorn to use extensively,’
pay a duty in some instances as high as tiro
hundred and Ocentpand a half per rent. Si
tnilar remarks may be made in regard to fine
and -rcsTse fi mnels, and many other articles.
I am not di -posed Sir, to clamour iu favour
< t the fights of the poor, hut what 1 have said
has emanated from a sense f justice. Wo
!• rein a land of equal rights and privileges, &
V is but sheer justice that the poor should in
togard to taxes, duties, and indeed in all oth
w respects, hare equal rights and equal pro
tection with the richest nabob in the conn
try.
IvTr. Rerihe* accepted of Judge Shorter’s
artiorjdmcnt.
Col. I’hesto:/ did net doubt that either as
a lobby member or as a regular, the gentle
man from New York could render essential
r-TV'ce. But the eonsJitntion bad pointed
but true mode of proceeding. Every in
dr. ideal had Ins agent in hi*, representative.
!u a certain state, the *-mploy?nent 6f lobby
k* iibcrs, formed according to common re
a part e,f trvo routine of political ina
aeravre. He did not doubt it Mas very efii
cOeint. Ifc, meant no offence. We know it
South. It may pruducc an inlluenc''
***. liwvvn tkv the constitution* We believe
veryev'd tlu Oravention is as.
sounded to consider the means of removing,
is to be attributed to this kind of agency. It
is a species of agency which does notfind fa
vor in our eyes. Col. P. would (eel prrfectly
satisfied that when the cause of the Conven
tion came before Congress, its representatives
should appear within the hall and act with
out it.
Governor TavloH of South Carolina. We
shall have our representatives in the Hall, to
whom we car. safely trust, for they am all an*
1 ti-tarifiito; hut how will it be with our friends
I hero in the north, who are in a minority. I
mean no disrespect in reminding them of
their misfortune ; and l must beg my friend
from the south to recollect that {south Caro
lina has had just such a lobby member as he
objects to. When the Comptroller General
was sent to Washington to procure a settle
ment of the accounts of the state of South
Carolina, he received instructions to urge on
the consideration -of the members of Con
gress, the subject of a certain memorial. And
this was not beliulcing the State of South
Carolina, lav oil recollect when the princi
pal men of New York—De Witt Ciinton-and
Govcrneur Morris, appeared at Washington
as —lobby members !
[Col. Pkbston in delivering his opinion of
lobby members, bad bowed very ceremoni
ously. \\ herever Governor Taylor had occa
' ion to utter the obnoxious word, he dwelt
i >n tho first syllable as long as he could with*
[ °" t singing it, and bowed with equal cerc
i utony. The bowing of both the gentlemen
j had the effect intended.]
1 V>’c meet the enemy continued Governor
! Taylor, with tiicir own weapons. If they use
torpedoes, wc must use torpedoes also, if they
use hot bulls, we must use balls equally hot.
V.’e shall not have fair play, if we are too fas
tidious. I advise my friend to give up
his southern prejudice?. Indeed I think a
delegation (rom tins body, a Ikklv uniting so
much talent, Weight and resectability would
be entitled to some higher name than that of
—■lobby members. 1 was glad to hear my old
friend, my long tried friend from New York
express willingness to go to Washington to
promote (he great object. I have retired from
puolic bf', and am not disposed to volunteer
to assist him, but I am highly gratified with
his intention.
Mr. Berriex said, the attendance of some
of tiie permanent conimitiec would he neccs
r ox to sustain the propositions in tlie memo
rial. Another object xvould be to explain the
operations of the facts they h id collected.
Mr. ( in.\rs regretted that the resolution
offered some days since lor the appointment
ot acommittc of one member for each of the
states represented in the Convention, had not
been adopted. lie would be happy now, if
tiie resolution offered by Mr. Berrien, could
be referred to the General Committee „ out of
respect to the sub-committee xvhich hau pre
pared a memorial.
-Mr. Berrien 1 said there would l:c no dif
ference in adopting the resolution formally
offered by the CJeneral Committee, or that
Wiiich ho now proposed, unless it was the oL*-
jeet of the gfe.nl lemnn from South Carolina to
discuss the memorial. The resolution from
liiat committee tor the appointment of a per
manent committee, had for its object the car
rying of the memorial into effect. * Both ob
jects were embraced in the resolution lie. now
offered. The. question was, whether the
the members would remain in sess’.ou till
these objects were accomplished, or acquies
cing in these instructions return to their
homes. 1 hey would ho perfectly safe in go
ing home, as tho principles of the memorial
would be fixed by the instructions. If they
proceeded to discuss a memorial, the session
would be extended into next week.
Mr. Gallatin would submit to thg'consider
ation of the gentlemen from South Carolina
the tact that a much better memorial could
he prepared if more time were nllowod.— j
I acts produce the most t fleet. A more op-j
pressive memorial could ho prepared by the
permanent than by the general Committee.—
i lie memorial must embrace many particu
lars, to collect and arrange which time would
be required, lie had another reason for wish
ing that the-course proposed bv the gentle
man from Gqprgia should bo adopted, lie
wished to give his vote in favor of the princi- 1
ph's of the instructions contained in the rcso-j
lution. There was a difficulty hi the Address 1
which lie could not overcome. But flic reso
lution would have his cordial support, and he
hoped the Convention w ould by their clo ing
’•ote, shew to their opponents, their unaniin- j
ity in regard to the groat* object for which
they had assembled. j
idr. Ur rnunnT of South Carolina, said they
had found time for the consideration of one
report, ami why not find time to consider the
other.
Mr. UiTirvi* said, it having been explain
ed to him that the committee was to consist
ot one person from each stc-e. he could ap
prove of its appointment especially witen char
ged with the excellent instructions that had
just been read.
CoL Basset thought the advantage of hav
ing one member from each State, would he
more than counterbalanced by tiie difficulty
of their acting in concert.
Here Col, Preston, said he believed tiie
question had not been put on his motion to
strike out so much of Mr. Berrien’s resolu
tion, as required the attendance at Washing
ton uMlie members of ti.c Permanent Com-'
nnttcc.
j 1 1‘° question was then put by the Prcsi-
Governor Miunn of S. Carolina, thought
that if a portion of the committee was to act
it would give them very great power. Would
not the whole power of the Convention be
tnrovvn into tire hands of a few men. Would
• t not be better far the gentlemen to go to
" ashington. m their private capacity.
Col- Pkeston’s amendment was not adon.
ted. 1
A member who*? name wo did not hear,
said he had voted with the minority on the
question of adopting the address. In the
general committee of which he was a mem
ber, it was unanimously resolved to report it
to the Convention, but lie afterwards discov- 1
ered some passages in it which caused him
' wrtb ? ruat rr Pct, to withhold his vote, ij ’[
was anxious for an opportunity to justify the t
opinion that there was an entire concurrence j
in the Convention in regard to the great ob-;
ject they were assembled to promote, and to
shew this to the world, he should request the j
ayes and nays to be taken on the question of
adopting Mr. Berrien’s resolution.
The ayes and nays were then taken, and it
appeared that 189 voted in favor of Mr. Ber
rien’s resolution,"and g against it.
In the afternoon session, the names of the
following gentlemen were announced as con- 1
stituting the
PERMANENT COMMITTEE.
diaries Q. Ciapp, of Maine,
Henry Lee, of Massachusetts,
William Hunter, of R. 1.
Roger Minor Sherman, of Con.
C. L. Hardcnbergh, of New Jersey.
I Clement C. Biddle, of 1’ nn.
George Hodman, of Marylati 1.
Thomas It. Dews, of Ya.
Jmnes Iredell, of N. C.
William Tremper of S. C.
John M. Berri- n, of Georgia.
Enoch Parsons, of Alabama."
William E. Butler, of Tennessee.
It was resolved that the Committee shcu and
have power to fill any vacancies that may oc
cur in their own body.
Inquiry was madg if the committee ap
pointed to confer with the Philadelphia Dele
gation, on the subject of the expenses of the
Convention, was prepared to report.
Col. Bassett, from the committee, stated
that it was the particular wish of the Pnila
delphia delegation to be allowed to defray
the expenses properly incident to the meet
ing of the Convention, and the expenses of
printing. The best way he added, for the
oilier delegations to express their sense of
this kindness, would be to take measures for
having the account of the proceedings of this
Convention, reprinted and distributed in their
respective states.
Resolutions offering thanks to the T*hilu
dclphia delegation, an ! requesting tlie rnein
hers ot the different delegations to take mea
sures for distributing an account of the pro
ceedings of the Convention, in their respec
tive states, were then proposed by Col. Bas
set and unanimously adopted.
Mr. Poindexter’s resolution for the ap
pointment of a committee to confer with the
r'ariti Convention, about to assemble in New
York, was called up for consideration.
A motion was made to postpone the ques
tion indefinitely.
I _ Mr. Poindexter called for the Ayes and
Noes.
• Several gentlemen who were opposed to
| the*resolution, objected to this disposition
| of it, as not shewing sufficient respect to the
; mover.
Gen. Parsons of Alabama said they, had
i proceeded time lur in perfect good humor,
! and he would he grieved if any thing should
now occur to interrupt tins harmony. He
was opposed to the resolution, but he would
not vote for its indefinite postponement.
One hundred and twenty two voted for the
indefinite postponement, and 31 against it.
R titnc had allowed, further consideration
Would probanly have been Lottowotl <l/3 the
resolution; but entirely all the minority on
lha question of indefinite postponement,
seemed as fully convinced of the majority,
that no good could t suit from the appoint
ment of a committee to confer with the Tariff
Convention.
Resolutions of thanks to the President, the
Secretary, and the citizens of Philadelphia,
were then unanimously adopted, and the Pre
sident delivered the closing address, as pub
lished in to-day's Advertiser.
Foreign.
“ 7)'tc herald of a noisy world.* 1
Latest from Europe.
i he ship Hellespont, at Boston, brings Liv
erpool paper.- to ihe Glh and London to the
oth September. The annexed extracts are
from the Daily Advertiser and Courier
The Russian armies appear to he advanc
ing upon Warsaw without any effectual op
position, and there urns a report that the city
had surrendered. The only important infor
mation from that quarter will he found be
low.
j The affairs of Belgium appeared to he on
the point of'adjustment, and the French
troops were about to be withdrawn.
J he Reform bill was still under discussion
in Committee of (ho House of Commons
Lord Althorp expressed a hope that the Com
mittee would get through their labois on the
hill before the Coronation. The harvest in
1 every part of England had been unusually
\ productive, and the weather for gathering if
: favorable. b
\ The extensive preparations making for the
[ Coronation, appeared to occupy much of th
j public attention.
i discussion respecting the peerage
l continued, in The French Chambers wdh
! much warmth. ,
1 . The French afiv, according to the return
j of the Minister of Finance, contains 403,000
\ men, ot \\ hour the active aviny embraces
303,107 men, the gendarmerie 10,107, veter
ans, eYc. 13,913 general staff 4020. The
number of muskets which had been deliver
ed to tire National Guard was 800,131, sabres
•210,000, and pieces artillery 600,
London, Sept. 3.
V. 0 received tort night Flench [vipers dtcd
Friday,, and Dutch, Belgian, and Prussian pa
pers to titc date of yesterday. The whole of
their interest centers in the notices which
they contain respecting Poland, the actual i
situation and future prospects of which have
now acquired additional importance, as it is
manifest that almost every passing hour is a
stride to the goal of its fate, whatever that
.nay be. As to the critical and almost dcs
peratc condition of the general affairs of the
brave, but unassisted, and apparently doomed,
patriots, the total failure of rheir 'efforts to
revolutionize Lithuania, the abortive issue ot i
the attempt more recently- made by (Ventral
Razyskt, to rouse tire pcuilrfs and' organize
the militia in tn iiiighborhood of Cracow,
and the unmmcncy of the peril which besets
j ,ilc CT P lta, now that four hostile armies, un
opposed, arc radiating upon it from different*
points, these journals generally concur in tire it
admission and accounts. The Mcasagcr dor
Ghamhres ofFriday states that the Russians
were, by the last accounts, witliin three
leagues of Warsaw, and that a crisis was in
evitable. The Russian papers contained
reports addressed by the Imperial Generals to
their master, which gave to the transactions j
of the war the most gloomy aspect; their |
march is every where described as an unin-!
terrupted triumph, and in some places their
presence is said to have been hailed with sat
isfaction by the country people, who are worn
out with the fatigues and exactions of the
strife. These representations are, of course,
greatly exaggerated ; but the fact of the still
gaining advance of the Russian army gives
them button colorable a plausibility.
The main body of the enemy, which is
nearer to Warsaw, under Pasketvitcil. is stated
in the Russian accounts to be about equal to
i Poles, being 50,000 on idler side; but the
former lias in its faVor all the excitement aris
| ing from recent success in a number of small
j actions, and besides, the sustaining prospect
|of approaching did from (lie other columns
which are coining to join it. The last hopes
joi Poland are intrusted to the compact body
j under the Commander-in-Chicf, the fortifica
tions of Praga, the barricades of the streets,
'and the unconquerable spirit of 100,000 in
! habitants, still determined, by all accounts, to
die in defence of their liberties.
! We find the report which wc noticed on
| Saturday, of an armistice having Seen con
cluded between the Russians and Poles, re
asserted with increased confidence at home,
and re-echoed in some of the French papers.
The Journal du Commerce states the fact up
on the authority of a communication from
Frankfort; and in the subjoined extracts
from the Dutch papers will be found another
j report-, from the same quarter, of the surren-
I der of Warsaw to the Russians. We are not
told, however, whether they entered as cne
■ mies or friends, but from the use of the word
i “surrender,"’ as applied to the Poles, we take
j for granted that the admission of the Rus
| sians within their walls was the consequence
!of some negotiation. The war certainly had
I ceased in the South, for a battle was ox
i pocted to take place ujKin the 19t!i between
l Rudiger and Razyski, near Cracow.
The Pob ;h Government has made anaf
i feeling appeal to all Europe, against the
| partiality, if not actual parti- inshiji, which
Prussia has shown towards their gigantic ene
my throughout the war for their iudepend
[ cnee. By factious sanatory arrangement, and
►Custom house vexations, supplies of arms
which would have been most useful to them
. were stopped; whilst, on the other hand, di
rect countenance and assistance were given
to the Russian armies. They complain bit
terly of this interference, as calculated to
rob them of all the fruits which they had a
right to expect, after -shedding so much of
their blood in the unequal contest. The man
ifest is couched m terms of despondency.
The news from Belgium is satisfactory.
Tiie Belgians have accepted the satniisticc,
arid there is a better prospect of fcf ranging
their differences with the B itch by negotia
tion. It is thought that both panicßwill.be
I loquirt tl to ouui.io lots hostile attitudes to
wards each other in the neighborhood of Ant
werp, and that the King of Holland will be
expected to reduce his army.
Horning Hertild
j The Nuremberg Correspondent gives the
following under date of Berlin, Aug. 8.
“ Tiie following is the information we have
been able to collect as to the negotiations Soi-d
to he going >n between the Russians and
the Poles!—Paskcwitsch requires that War
saw shall surrender at discretion. He en
gages liis honor to obtain from the magna
nimity of the Emperor 11 grant ot every just
demand. A general amnesty is to he pub
lished. Although many people at Warsaw
are inclined to accept those conditions, no
man has been Sound of sufficient courage to
declare their acceptance in the name of the
whole nation, for everyone feats tiie fate of
Gen. Gielgud, tine popular party being in tire
highest state of excitement. The greater
part Irate tfcclated their resolution to die
rathe’- than submit to slavery, or a lcngthen
captivity in Russia or Siocria. The majority
ol the National Government entertains the
same sentiments, therefore wc must expect
shortly a sanguinary and decisive battle un
der th. walls of Warsaw.”
Frankfort, Aug. 3*>. —A repott is cur
rent here, said to have been received by ex
press from Berlin, that Warsaw has siirreu-!
dered to the Russians.
i
"- 11 -! ll J l .V l T ,ll !".' l " l, “" 1 * 1 1 1 II JU.^i-u^, Ty: n
wmim
We learn the following gratifying’intelligence
Pom the Eric (Alabama).Gazette, of the 13th inst.
REMOVAL OF THE CIIOCTAW INDIANS.
Mr. George S* Gaines, is at present active
ly engaged in making the necessary arrange
ments for the removal of a part of the In
dians, and iu carrying inter effect (hat por
tion of the treaty, which is necessary to he
accomplished, before the Indians cun emi
grate. He has succeeded in his endeavors
/generally, and will set out in a few days for
j <he rendezvous on the Mississippi. MVin
j phis is .the. place appointed to cross (lie Mis
: sissippi, it is said to be the best point. We
Lunderstand that there will be about ICO na<r.
: on and teams employed, to carry the families
and goods of the part that prefer to erniernle
in that manner; many of the teams hav e al
’ready arrived at tire starting places. There
will) it is supposed, ixc about 500 that wi’i
emigrate without any other assistance from
Government, than that of bavin" their fer-
riages paid and be supplied with provisions
at each station, and a bounty of ten dollars
on their arrival at, tiro Western Agency,
There are about f>,ooo that will start i n 'a
few days- Small parties will occasionally
follow after the main body, as there arc ml
inv that are anxiously waiting to have an re
rT c Prog** mado by those who
irst emigrate. Some of the principal cap
a.ns are gorftff among the number v'e
have heard the folsoms mentioned. Mush
ulatubbee and Lafleur will not go the present
seasoi, as tttcu intent*, j* to remain J !
next fall and at that time, it is thought t.V
great Irody of the nation will emigrate. f
.idlin' s.v of M. Barbour, President' of I'.c Pie’ l
Trade ConuinUuH at on thl final ‘
adjournment of that body.
“ We Came hither under extraordinary cir- j
cunistances. We ci.'tne in obedience to the !
wishes of the great community which we rep- j
resent to council together, with r. view to de-!
vise a constitutional and peaceable rcincdv, I
for die grievance of which they Complained 1
—that is to sav, a wrongful and oppressive j
system ot taxation. Wc came amidst the !
hopes and fears of our constituents. They]
indilged indeed the hope of success -• yet it I
was a hope clouded with the apprehension of i
failtre, from that contrariety of views, and;
varying shades of opinion, which so often!
prevail in numerous assemblies of men.
1 congratulate you, gentlemen—-I congra
tulat; our constituents, and our common conn*
tfy~nay, 1 congratulate the great principle
Cl tree trade, of which we are the advocates,
that the result of our deliberations has more
than realized all their fondest hopcs.and mote
than disappointed all their fearful apprehen
sions.
It has done morq : It has given to the wind
tlie ill-omened auguries of those who exult
ing!}' predicted, a plentiful harvest of distrac
tion in our councils, and the scattering of fire
brands, which would kindle the flame of civil
war amongst our people. Thank God i This
was not our purpose. This is not what we
have dene-—-we came here, with peaCc cn our
lips, and in our hearts—wc have spoken the
language ol peace, and friendly expostulation.
Me have appealed to our countrymen, and,in
me name ot justice, have called upon them
lor u redress of our grievances.
And will this appeal he in vain ? I hope
—1 trust—l believe—it will not.
I persuade myself, that our countrymen will
listen with respectful attention to the com
plaints ol their brethren. 1 persu&de myself,
that Congress, too, their and our representa
tives and servants will not turn a deaf ear, to
a remonstrance, comingfrom a quarter, and
supported by a voice to which even the
proudest monarch, on a European throne,
would feci it to be his duty to vouchsafe an
attentive hearing.
Should such be the happy fruits of our de
liberations, we may felicitate ourselves upon
having been members of this body—we max
well u-joicc, that it will afford anew and grat
ifying proof of the value of our government.
The experience of the Etc war had fur*
j nished illustrious evidence of its ability, to
I carry us glotiousjy and triumphantly* through
| a perilous struggle with the most powerful na
tion on earth. This would shexv its happy ap
titudes for a time of peace : It would shew
that public opinion, eulighlencned by infor
mation, and guided by justice, will stamp its
j impress upon the legislative councils of the
country. 'That its every form and pressure
will be exhibited in tho acts of that Lcgishi
lute, dispensing equal rights to each portion
ol the community, and causing every wave of
discontent, which disturbs the repose of the
society, to subside awl settle down into the
profound calm of perfect contentment.
'i Uat such may he the auspicious results of
out deliberations, 1 invoke the patriotism of
our fellow-citizens—l invoke the justice of
our common country —I invoke tho genius ,oi
that Constitution, and that spirit of harmony,
w hich called it into being.
The Address was received with loud plau
dits and the Convention declared to be ad-:
jo timed, sine die.
AMERICAN CLAIMS.
Me extract from the London Courier of
the 2-lth August, a notice of supposed pro
ceedings of the American Government,
fnrotigh tiie respectable consul at Antwerp,
which immediately concerns our mercantile
bo;iy. We find also, the following article
linger the Antwerp head, dated 19tli Au
gust.—-Nat.—Gaz.
‘ Jn the bomhanlment of Antwerp, the A
mcricau merchants lost goods to the amount
of a out a million and a half of florins. It
seems that the government of the United
States ha.-i demanded an indemnification from
the King of Holland, and •lirericns to ’ay an
embargo on all Dutch'vcssels in the Ameri
can ports it this demand is not complied
with.”
The threat would, wc think, have been
premature. It is probable that a mere de
mand was first enough.
From the London Courier, of Aug. 24.
Brussels papers to the 21st inst. reached
us this morning, k hey announced two rath
er important i'acL,imt that the American
Government has insisted upon ah indemnify
from the King .of Holland for the tosses sus
tained by the American merchants in (he con
flagration at Antwerp, and secondly, that it
is the intention of the Conference to insist up.
on tlie reduction of the military force in Bel
gium, so as <0 put that country entirely upon
the footing ofa neutral state. Wc think the
Gorernm iu of die United Ftatca lifts but
done its duty in making the demand alluded
tup,m the King of Holland, and v.e trust
that our Government will ne-t he torn’ behind
naiid m claiming redress for Bntish~ts
w.m sustained lossci? at the same time.
Mnatover-nught have been the provocation
of the Belgians, no man, will, we think, pro
tend to say that tiie destruction of British
and American property was a necessary part
oi the hostilities of the Dutch,
when it is considered that they were compel-
Ed to rouge their merchandize in fhr? ware
houses of the King. If to these demands arc
i? 10 . . td clamis for compensation by the
i renoh for the expense of their assistance to
Belgium, and by tire Belgians for the durnam
n due ted hy the Dutch during the late leva-
sion, tne Government at the Hague will have
occasir i to draw largely ujion the purses am
vveh a* the patnotism of the- inhabitants- of
Holland. \\ nh rcspcc to the reported infcri-
I ton of the ( onference Ut place Belgium cn
t,rd-v u P°, n a neutral footing, there cannot, ue
", n ” !lnc ’ 1)0 f"'° °P‘niotm among the rcasoria-
Jne men. Io say nothing of tnc want of
rni tniv . . r ‘.
. tinl;tn.-y means among the Belgians, and the
• iUi Itrse-v ns to p. • onal bravery ainong a
pert ion of that peo|dc, it nicy he faViJv
assumed that the iiidedendencn and neutrali*.
B of tec new State ran only bo maintained
by sm-li a guarantee of neutrality, on tin
pan, of Great Britain and j-ranee, as would
render the existence of a large miUtnrv force i
as unnecessary-for the ‘safety
it would bo lncioii -rstent xx Uli t ;,.. :
tent of its pecuniary resources, v
a guarantee i* can matter rerv r : „. ”T * Ucil
tile King In Holland keeps up" ],,*" ' rh( ‘ r
any other amount of force; but We i,',' f u '
that, with a trading people like
not In A halt,A W
tun.ty of inducing Urn lar-e arnij ttVhT'-
have formed. ' ' 1,1 ri
From the Washington City Ol
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
The following letter has been receive
tho Department of State, from the V g r
sul at Port-au-Pnncc, accompanied by
ot the laws* declaring certain Ports nA
country open to Foreign Trade :
To tnc lion. Edward Lix-ipe-sinn o,
r.i i.i '-errehn
of the tinted State.?.
U S. Consulate, Port-au-Priucc i
October l at, 1831. ’ ■
>SV: I ha ve the honor of foruardimr i n .
the enclosed copies of two Acts rccccE
sod and proclaimed here ; the one dec' i '
certain Ports in the Island of Marti, onenf
foreign trade ; the other relievin'* > '
tics all lumber, nails, bricks, &c.
tHTisc places which suffered by the Tor v
of August last.
I have the honor to remain,
Very Respectfully,
Your obedient servant
TUGS. PMILjLbKook.
REPUBLIC OF IIAYTI.
Liberty—Equality.
Act declaring certain Ports open ft /wj
lrade. . 3
The House of Commons, upon the nronJ
•ati'n, Oi the President oflfayti, luivin.r'J,
siderco the urgency ot the case, has ? MBS J
t. e following Act: 1 I
.Art; l. lYoiii the date of the promnlffatioJ
of this Act* the ports of Aquin, Hanse ,!H I
naut, Miragoane, and Port-du-Paix, shall l|
opened to Foreign Trade.
Art. 2 The above ports shall remain opej
i without mterriiplion, until the a Ist day J
| December, 1833, inclusive, and longer iftj]
Legislature shall see fit. I
Art. 3 The Secretory of.State is charged xvil
i carrying this net into effect. 1
Given at tlie Mouse of Commons in Portn-J
Prince, thelGth day of September, 18'ilil
—the a'Pth year of Independence. Jj
(Signed) The Prvsuknt of the Home ndr-.J
T:iolts - MASSE':' I
Secretaries \ R A ™itTur, I
J. SiiPixs* ■
Tho Senate decercs the acceptation of till
“.l<g declaring certain ports o/nn to fmeM
trade," which shall, within 24 hours,'besv|
to tlie President of 1 fayti for his signature,sc|
cording to the Constitution. I
Giron at the.St.uc House, in Port ai Prir.cß
the 15/tii of September 1831—die tiStfl
year of Independence. B
(Signed) The President of 'he Senate. I
'B. Al PK.it: ■
Secretaries \ ? IVON ’> I
( J. Gkorues. M
In the mime of the lie public : H
1 Presrideot of J lay ti commands thattiil
Seal of the Republic be fixed to the Anß
Ac! i anil that it he published anu
to execution. H
Givi n at the State House of
the SOth of September 1831—the h'B
year of Independence. |
BOYEPiB
SUGAR SYRUP, Ac
! | R’ s remarkable that this very ingenti
j ’R' ice for m ailing the tariff law lias becini
j l ’eed at New Orleans arid at Boston— l
nearly at the same moment. —Tiie “Ike*
liu: former city describes the practice
1 1 - rcatoiling ruin to the sugar-groivers
1 Louisiana. It is imported from the West!
dies. I'tie New Orleans Bee speaks of it a;
kind of syrup, which has not been sejficim
boiled to granulate, but contains more In
two thirds of sugar—one gallon of tlics'ri
yielding from 6to 9 lbs. It contends, !i
“if the importation he continued, the flat;
sugar Would he all illusory, because fifth
tained, from the syrup, pays somethin® <
than half a rent, instead o (four rents impos
Ihy the tariff.” Tiie “Bee” states, that a
ccr.tly imported caigo of this article hasbc
seized by the Collector of N. Orleans-1
that tiio decision of (lie Court is loci
for with great anxiety bv the Siigia! Ph
ters.
The Fusion Statesman gives rather a <
ferent statement. It calls the coimaod
■syrup of Cane,*—but says that it is “_®
iained however to he sugar dissolved iit
Ter, bn steam, for the exprers purpose of
framfing the revenue.” Both papa's (So
and £outh"| admit that large quantities art
troduced into some of our peris—awl
i New Orleans particularly insists, thatthcß
; prcciaticn cf th.e Louisiana sugars in tltfß
j thorn pojis bar. been principally occrsioß
.by this evasion ofific Revenue lans.—■
Hasten .Statesman does not speak of any B
! zures ■ (<f it cargo to the north —hat t®
ai.ee., that the Secretary of the Treasury H
fti-eti directions to tnc Collectors
duty upon if by the pound, consideringß
- —liquid sugar. This is a third raw u> J
article—and in the dictionary of the * IJf, B
House, there is much virtue in nnntrnM
the inipor.er does not res is* fhisconrtri'i'tM
and contest the eollrctio.'i of the duty fl
this name, it will’ operate very much
the mi' .rtation of (he sugar yrt<p —
atjrvp oj Cams. These cases are sohidj
like tiie suits, lately carried on in h ,l;i!P ®
bout powuircd and lump white sugars- ■
Richmond Comp H
- New S'un*. ■
The fine new ship Robert Isaac, cH-® 1 ®
burthen, coppered and copper fastens* B
launched at Bath, (.Me.) on flic
Hie is said to be a first rate vcs.-ab ■
carry about sixteen hundred hales at - '■
cud is intended to run bitvvceii ; H
and Liverpool, under the c.iuima-'M m
I V.uixm, formerly of’tin ship 0< a'':' 1 ;": B
j Robert Isaac cost net:; fv *'f* : oCo. H
ed by Messrs. A. Low A Cm. ut f.‘‘ B
I bears the name of a dec. ■ *
j old ( etablished u*-d rc-ov.-etable ‘