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I'n.t.nw (’i t/.. | or (lie last thru
It! < in” keen he tore liie
public .i' a c-v':r!’d.iie to represent this
J'nv'ni (.'ongres-. During tint tiinc, I
have not Irarin'.l tint any objections have
becn ur-ii'tl agiorsi me on tin scon* of. mi
political principles. Indeed, I may ven
ture to - iy, that my political character
Ins • i*u ko distinctly marked, ami my
mi .. *1 " tit an I till, htv to till* republican
pi-!. tfiis State, >ii well known as to
defy m From private
sottiv >, liowi k r. i have ascortumed, that
bv soaie tmljv iiiuais it has been urge-1 a
ga* isi me in a tone of reproach, that my
narii li is not beep presented to the peo
pl , through the medium of the late (mu
ch- 1 folding the proceedings of that bo
dy to he a' fail’ subject of examiuatioii, I
propose to offer such comnn nts in rela
tion to them, us seems to me to lie found
ed in imill. I shall av ad myself o£ this
privilege, limn vi r, only so fur as its ex
ercise is rendered necessary to vindicate
tnv sell from unjust censure. \V itli the
independent and consul, rate portion of
the piihhc, i have no fears that the want
ol the qualifying mark awl brand of the
c m usvviii affect my interest; hut as there
ni.iy possibly he some, who, mingling in
their pnht.es, oilier considerations t'«un
the public good, would give to tile matter
tl fictitious importance, in order that it
may lie urged against me with undue
foree; I invite my fellow-Cit/.etis to go a-
Irtng with me in a few observations, bv
whu.li I hope to expose the mipoieitcv of
the nhjecMiiii, and tll-abusc such as limv
wrongly supjmse me capahle ol standing
in the way of the best interests of my
con try, or of the party to which 1 am
attached.
M itfi regard to the policy of holding
cnie-u-.'s, the people of this State are di
vided in opinion —lt is not known that a
majority of the party with wlmrn > net
Would lie willing to adopt the system, e
vcjj under its least exceptionable organi
zation Lut confident iam that the most
of ilmse who would be in favor of a cau
cus in which the whole pnrtv would be
fairlv represented, are not dispostd to
submit to the decisions ot one, v holely
Seli'constituted—in which the washes ot
the partv can never he made known—
whose proceedings are based upon no del
eg it and authority-—w hose own wall is its
oi Iv law, and which speaks not the lan
guage- of the party, hut its own. Such
was the character of the legislative cau-
cus held last winter at Mdledgeville. As
it was destitu'e of every attribute upon
wli-rli a cl urn to obedience could be foun
ded, it is clear that l have- violated no
duty, and ibamioned no principle of re
public, niisill 111 liot I lowing to what, til
one point of view, may lie called its die
tatmu. It cannot Lie contested that it
Was deficient in two of tile essential prin
ciples of freedom and justice—mthonty
from the party, and equably of represen
tation. ' have not heard that anv of its
members had received instructions from
their constituents to hold such meeting;
an I even if they.had been so instructed,
tli • i.isurniouiitahlc objection would still
remain, that tli representation of the par
ty was partial and unequ and. That por
tioa of it only could have a voice who had
been able to send to the legislature,* rep-
rt • jit 1 1 1 v'tss ul their own political faith.
A odo rs were excluded. Who, lorex
•l'iril , represented the Troup part of
Jo"fs county? No one. Tliou<*;h nuiuer
ou- : .1 respectable, they had no agency
in c n.nir the tick< t now before the puli
lie, id ot consequence can lie under no
tile", tiuni to receive it against their will.
Tins is tin* condition of every county, sit-
int <: is Jones county was, in respect to
t!' * party character of its representation
in tin- legislature. And - because the mem
bers o' the party residing in sfuch roun'ies,
'V'-r u table to elect delegates of their own
cr . !. shall they therefore lie disfranchis
ed? -i» ill they bo cut oft’from all partici-
P'i t i in discussing and deciding the im
j>o. t piestion, cho shall represent tht
<SV upon the jin or of ( ongress? Just
ice >v ‘.il l answer, no! Yet such are the
]>r ih s upon which that caucus was
b * . whose decrees are to be obligatory
a i •to he questioned or reversed by
t!i .h tribunal of the people!
I’ ■ here is another feature of that cau
cus worthy of special notice. Not con
tent v th enjoying its high privileges du
ri’i r t« own existence, it must bequeath
its ,itwers to others. Having settled
do upon their ticket, the thought
Stru \ than, that vacancies might possi
bly occur; and that it was also probable
tin '■'late would become entitled to addi
tional members by an act of the prsent
Cos . t 'ss In cither event how shall the
sel ’i 1 be made? Bv a majority of the
P : >r* > ? \o| 4sp cial committee must lie
ap loi.a’ed to suit flu* case. Accordingly
senn gentlemen ot their own hwdv were
singled out, and invested with full au
thor!' v in make all *ho neeessarv appoint
m aits. Po their la ors the public arc in
d'- 1 I to a portion of the ticket mm be
for an, and I presume tbev still hold
th. at elves in readiness to make farther
sc| cl -s ir the event < f the death or
wit 1 l-i ul of any of tin* presitut ea nh
•l * 11 beving in the doctrine (hat the
p ( > cP - ire competent to think and act for
th •in-‘tveir, I ctu perceive no necessity
f*v ili<* anoointment of such Committee.
1' how -ver, it feally were gidispeus Jih
t'* i* -a *h a step should be taken, in order
taa 1 •t*'*mh* in ghf be relieved in ever?
from the burthen of clioos
-1,1 ' own servants, I can see no nb
*'* ' **<«•* v that -it •» committee
«' '' I .*• ' velasiv. !v from
»'• ’ '•«** '( . .ipos. hie to
hud, out of t lie hunts of their own If idjr,
aoy qualified for the important trust?
And .. ot, upon What , i i-Ciple Was in.
exi lusio . placid? 'lms ciicuiiislanc*
may probably exerr surprise m the minus
ol some, hut cannot in those who have
reflected upon the tendency ot ait power,
w hcilier legal of usurped to prolong its
duration and enlarge its bounds. The a
pology for the w hoi. proceeding is the
concentration of party force; but if it" is
admissible to accomplish this end without
regard to principle, it can he done more
clfuciiintly by making the voice of one
man supreme in stead of siren. \\ by
(hen not have a single dictatorship? 1
make no argument on the ground of the
kahik’y of small bodies, to the influence
j of flattery, partiality, corruption and am
bition, for this consideration naturally
suggests itself to every mmd. Indeed,
the doetrim that the members ol the Leg
: islaturi may first assume to themselves
i and afterwards transfer to a few indivulu
j ids of their own selection—the exclusive
control m our Congressional dictions, is
too absurd and heretical, 100 much at war
| with the nature of our Government and
j distinctive of those sacred principles of
! freedom which we all hold to be true, and
by which we are willing tn be governed,
to require any refutation hv argument or
exposure by ridicule. tis ludically and
self evidently wrong; and the people can
not fail to sec and feel it so. Who that
have the least spark of independence or
love of liberty, are prepared to surrender
the right of sell government to serin men,
(nay to tour, tor a majority of the commit
tee must ruft*,j and those men not chosen
bv the public voice. And yet are not the
people invited to make this surrender,
w lien they are advised to vote against their
own wishes and convictions, to suit tin
views of tin- committee of seven! And
how much more insulting would such
ai.lvicc become if it should have the gt ntle
uccompuiimiuent oi ih i iinciatioti against
ila refractory who may not accept the
com cl! The intelligence of the people
is certainly much underrated by the advo
cates of tins principle. '1 he plainest
minds in llu community cannot fail to
perceive very clearly; that if i am to he
rejected m the coming election merely be
c.-.ii-i tli*se seven gentlemen havi not re
commended me, itvll he their \otce a
loi.c that w ill control the election. And
suppose that the people prefer me to some
oi the present ticket, but fur tear of the
dtsplesur of t| i .inn itti tci in i.,i ;
tiort ofthe caucus, 1 should declini being
a candidate—would it not lie manth st to
all, that ;t would lie ’he terroi ot their as
stimcd jmiwi r, -i.s.i ad ot flu voice of the
people fl at would previnl? I ill sign no
personal disrespect to the gentlemen if
the CMunuttet in questioning their au
thority to govern. I know them to I e
men of ii.teliigei.ee and probity; fmt con-,
sidirations ot private esteem can never
recoctiilc me to a dm gerous precedent.
To no seven individuals, however gated
in timid nod devoted to tin ir country,
would I be willing to yield the exclusive
direction of our congressional elections.
Those who claim this high privilege tor
tin prseut committee may wear, uni lined
by me, all the honors which may hi reap
ed from it to the ensiling contest. It my
politii al hark cannot sail upon the sea ot
correct principles, let it foundtr—it shall
mve r float upon the waves of trimphuut
error.
I have applied the term dictatiim to the
'proceedings of the eaucus. I dp not in
tend therein to impugn the motives ot lie
iiidiv.iiluals of whom it was composed. I
frankly admit that they were a patriotic
body of men who were aiming to advene
the interest of tluar party and country
But if it was intended by them that tin .r
proceedings should have such mice ad
obligation 'as to make it cni sura bit lor a
nv one, not included in the ticket, to [.re
sent himself to Ins indcprndeu: iellow
citizens, for tin tr tree and unbiased suf
frages, then the t in dictation, however
unpalitablr n may lie, is ot all olheis the
most char.tcti nstic of da movement. It
us dictation , la-cause tla p< rsoi s who
constituted the caucus were never cloath-
e ( with any authority, cither expressed
or implied, from tin great body ot the
Troup party (ot which they were but a
small traction) to lorni a congr* ssional
ticket at all, much less to form one en
dued with such destructive energy, ts
to bring down withering denunciations
upon the head and a cureless blight upon
th: lame of any o. e who should have llie
amazing temerity to seek l'avor of his fel
low-citizens in, spite of the promulgated
fiat. But it may be said that the nomi
nation was intended to he only tin tiuati
thontative “ recommendation ” in favor of
tin- selected individuals. If this he true,
then the right of every man in the com
munity to be governed by it or not; accor
ding to his own volition, remains whollv
unrestrained; and not the slightest re
proach can attach either to the voter who
iuav bestow lus suffrage, or to the candi-
date who may seek it in disregard of the
recommendation. The true character of
tin- measure, however, will lie fully devel
oped by the course its authors and friends
may pursue toward me. If they shall op
pose my election from an honest belief
that lain not morally or intclletually qual
ified to till tla- station for which 1 am a
candidate, or that my qualifications are
i -ferinr to those of each of the Caucus
nominees, I will have no light to com
t>l tin of the pipference given lutlie latter,
however much I might regret the exi*t
biic - nl'opmioiis unfavorable to me. Bat
if they assail me upon the ground, tli it I
have disobeyed tin- declared w ill of tin
Cailril-. then it tv II lie lil.illt'est, that the
mil 1 qi <ll lion, ti >Tr»wnfi •>/ t n’’ was
ado 1 *1 <i Iv *o o clintr i t,' I < i iv<-r.
when lii ae*. to w I eh it * ■ • ■ ha!, w*»
i in fact designed to have the forcu and cf
feet of .* Papal hull, and for losooecnctice |
o nn.il., pu1...ii.l i.\ci.n.n.n..icai,i n
sboulet i-c tin penalty. Lett an one ll.t |
e-nhghte tied citizens oi Georgia, the ihun- I
tie rs of a Si lf-euiistituted caucus, will lie
es little htceted as the thunders of -the
l'oj.e.
\> hat degree of’ respece is tlue to su h
a tribunal, and bow far the p< ople are
bound by its mandate, are inquiries w inch
naturally pre sent themselves. To me, it
appe*nrs, that inasmuch as tiie power un
der vv hieli tin menders ot that body acted,
was an assme*d one entirely, they cannot
claim for their proceedings, the* binding
e fficacy of a statutory etiacliueiil. They
arc fairly entitled to that regard only,
which arise s out eif tlit-ir separate and in
dividual characters. Iletng all intelligent
and patriotic, their opinions must nt-ces
sai.lv have* much weight; but the people
can he under no obligation to receive these
opinions as law, and conform thereto, m
opposition to their judgment, and convic
tion of vvliat is the better policy ot the
country Let the acts ot such a body be
recognized as obligatory, and the people
tire at once disfranchised. Instead of
choosing their nvi n members to ('tnigress,
the choice will be made hy such persona
as may have the boldness o arrogate the
power to themselves. I know very well,
that any individuals have a right to or
ganize themselves into a club, and dub
bing or dignifying it with whatever name
they please may present candidates to the
consideration ol the public, and throw the
full weight of their separate and associate
character into the scale of their selected
favorites; hut when they attempt to give
to their proceedings lite stamp of author
ity, ami to threaten punishment to those
who may not think, and net as they direct,
tlicii do they assume the insulting attitude
of dictators, and justly forfeit, by such
: effort at usurpation, all the respect to
j which they might otherwise la* entitled.
A'd 1 would ask, what greater right to
dictate can one unauthorized body have,
than another? lfm.e set of men, acting
without authority, claim the privilege of
i putting tip and pulling down whomsoever
tliev please, may not another as rightfully
do the same? Why should the* decree of
the late Caucus be more obligatory than
the decree ot any other calicu* of equal re
spsectnbihty ? T he commencement at A
then- is nigh at hand, where will be as
sembled, fri in various si etious of the
State, men of the first order of talents and
integrity ; and suppose they were to erect
themselves iiuo a nominating tribunal,
and present a Congressional ticket, dis
ferent from the owe before the public,
vv Inch of the two Caucuses shall he obey
ed, the one at Mdledgeville, or the one
at Athens? I would answer neither.
Doubtless one would have quite as good
a claim upon the absolute obedience ot
their party as the other; hut the claim it
self would he an outrage upon lilt* under
standing o! tin people, an insult to their
imle|H-ndanee, an an unvvarantable in
vasion bf the elective privilege. The pro
ceedings of each would he entitled fairly
’<» that "respectful consideration winch is
due to recommendations emanating from
gentlemen of unblemished character and
undoubted patriotism; hut all beyond
this would he arrogance and prsemnption
and the most insufferable dictation Any
attempt to rule without authority, aid by
the terror of usurped power, ti> extort
homage at and enforce unwilling ooedienc,
would be a violation of the spirit of our
government —an encroachment upon the
principles of our fri e institutions, which
ought to he met by the people with
prompt anil indignant repulsion.
Continued in our next.
Fiomthe t eni lesion C ourier.
Why have the nulbiiers in Congress re
fused to vote for a reduction of the duties?
'I ins is a question that merits serious con- !
sub-ration. Like Forsyth, of Georgia,
Brow n, ol North Carolina, and King, of
Abdmmu, they might have entered their
protest against the protecting system,
when they recorded their votes in favor
of a measure of reduction, without any
compromise of principle or consistency. —
W by then did they vote against the new
Tariff, and thus impliedly exhibit a pref
erence for the old one? Was it not be
cause they knew that the proposed mea
sure would »tied a substantial reduction
of our burthens and feared that it might
prove satisfactory to the South, and put
a end to that mischievous excitement,
which they have aided to kindle, and the
allaying of which will inevitably dismiss
tin mto retirement and repose We can
not but believe that the declaration, so re
peatedly ami publicly made, at home, by
millifiers within our own hearing, that
they wish n> adjustment of the ’Jar iff, that
they would not, far worlds, lose the glori
ous opportunity of testing the virtue of the
'righttul remedy,' finds its reponse in the
heart of every nullifier, and furnishes the
key to the otherwise inexplicable conduct
of some of our Representatives in Con.
gress. Let the people ponder deeply on
these things, and determine w hether they
will anv longer adhere to those who thus
sport with their sufferings—who spurn re
lief even while they are clamoring for it—
and whose lanst tind notably tactful
remedy can lead to nothing worse than
“ Urvolution —Revolution'!—that pleas
ant recreation —that agreeable pas.-time
of jousts and tourneys tor the Southern
i chivalry !
The owner of a groeery in Westfield
I'a. while drawing liquor from a cask,
accidentally brought the flame of the
lamp til contact with the spirits, bv which
tbev we*e * id! mifil. the cask exploded,
•; in 1*• vi ral fs rsons standing by were en
veloped *n tin* ll.nms of the hunting li
quid and most shockingly burned.
[i iiaiwii n <J tti l ij th
Situate, on j nuisu ay lasi. j
1 INAL 1 ASSAGEDF 1 LKTAI.iI F.
Mr. W dkms, Irom the Committee ol
Conference, on the disagreeing votes ol
flie two Houses in relation to the Sen
ate’s amendments to the tariff bill, re
|H*rted that the committer had agreed to
recommend that the Senate recede from
heir several amendments, and concur in
the amendments of the Louse.
Before any question was taken on this
report, Mr. 15**11 moved an indejinih post
pone innit of the w hole subject.
f'.r. I Say tie said, that he considered
this motion as premature, and lie should,
therefore, at this time, vote against it. —
lie thought the proper to take
up the amendments and dispose of them.
Let us at least ascertain the sense of the
senate upon these amendments. After
the principal * inendments shall he gone
through with, he should make a motion
to recommit the lull with instructions so
to amend it as to provide lor a general sys-
tem of ml valorem duties, arranged on
just and equitable principles. It would
he time enough vvhtn all these questions
shall he disposed of, and the bill shall he
put into the shape which a majority of the
Senate shall think proper to give it, to
make a decision for or against it. For
Ins part, however he had no hesitation ih
saving now, neither in the shape which
it had assumed in the Semite, nor in that
which it came from the other House,
could he give it his support. lie believed
that in either form, it was a worse bill
than that of 1828, and when the fund
question came to he taken upon it, if he
could not get it recommitted, and eventu
ally reconsidered, lie would then vote for
its indefinite postponement.
After a few remarks from one or two
oth< r gentii ineq, the vote was taken on
Mr. Bell’s motion, which was lost: yi a»
lU, uavs3B.
The Senate then.proceeded to consider
tin* amendments, on the several items of
which a long and desultory debate en
sued. w hich resulted in the Senate’s rece
ding Irom then* several amendments, and
concurring in those of the House. After
the loss ot Mr. bells motion, as abovp
mentioned, Mr. Clay rose, and congratu
lated the friends of the American system
on the triumph of the protective policy,
which was about to he consummated by
the passage of the lull. The southern
Senators, by voting against the indefinite
postponement, must be considered as fix
ing their approbation to the principle of
protection which was embraced in it; he
excepted, of course, the Senators from S.
Carolina; who had disclaimed it. The
hill was based on the principle of giving
adequate protection to every branch of
domestic industry, and if there was any
one of them in relation to which the meas
ures of protection was not full, tins de
fect would be supplied hereafter. The
protecting principle being adopted after
the payment of the debt, would leave to
Congress hereafter, no other duty hut to
carray it out & foster it. Mr. Clay also
relied on the discrimination recognised
m the hill, between tile protected and im
proiec.ed articles, in which respect the
bill conformed to his resolution, which
hail been so strongly reprobated at the
beginning of the session, but in which
gentlemen were willing now to acquiesce
r. Clay complained of the conduct of
the Committee of Conference, ia giving
tip all the amendments of the Senate, hut
contended, that though woollens and cot
ton bagging had not been -taken as good
care ol as iron, yet, as he considered
much was gained.hy the sanction which
would be given to the system, by the pas
sage of the bill, he hoped the lull would
pass, and that its defects might be correc
ted at the next session.
Mr Dickerson vindicated the course of
the Committee, anil said he had yielded
the amendments of the Senate, because
he knew that to insist upon them would
be pi lose the lull. That lie considered
it a good bill for the manufacturers, and if
further protection should be found neces
sary on woollens, or any other articles,
Congress could give it hereafter.
Mr Wilkins explained this course in
tin- Committee of Conference. Ho be
lieved the bill as it came from the other
House, to he as beneficial to the manu
facturers ns the act of 1828 and perhaps
more so; and as this lull would tend to
settle the question, and establish the sys
tem, he could not consent to risk the loss
of it for seven per cent, upon woollens
M W. declared himself a firm friend of
protecting policy, and in voting for the
bill as it came from the other House, lie
considered himself as maintaining thut
system in full vigor, and acting in strict
conformity with the instructions of the
Pennsylvania Legislature to do so.
Mr. We bster complained of the course
of the Committee. They had given up
the woollens without a struggle; still he
was not himself disposed to abandon the
bill on that account. Further protection
might be extended hereafter.
Mr. Hay tie explained his own course
m tin; Committee Being opposed to the
; whole system, he had voted to recede in
| every c isc,uml he would do the other gen
tlemen, (Messrs. Wilkins and Dickerson,)
j the justice, tosay, that they had not yield
ed an inch, while there was anv hope of
carrying their point. When it became
l certain, that by striking out seven per ct.
j on woollens, and half a cent oneotton bag
ging and they ut gin lose the whole
bill, which tin y justly considered us em
inently beneficial to tin* manuineturi rs,
they very naturally gave up an insignifi
cant part, to secure the rest, lie would
do tin- justice to t|n- Senator from New
| Jersey, to say, that neither on this occa
! mon, nor any other, had ho manifested
the slightest disposition to y ield one ii>;n
ol tbi protecting >y stein, ami m suppor
ting swell a kill this, lie had gue,i up
nothing to the Boulh. 31r. Ij. stated that
he laid seen a letter in ihe Counnutee
from one of the strongest fri* mis ofthe A
nierican system in this cotttilrv, asserting
tiiat this lull was latter for the protected
interests than tin bill of 1828, and urgim*
its friends on in account to suffer it to he
lost. After nil, however, Mr. 11. said that
these amendments prest nli and the smallest
of all small questions that he hoik ever
heard gravely discussedin a legislative
body, whether woollens should haye a
protection ol £0 nr 57 per cent, and the
duty on sugar and cotton bagging, he re
duced three or four per cent, still leavin*
the duties on allof the protected ot much
higher ad valorem rates than tiny wi re
in 1828. lie concluded by say mg, that
he should ci rtaiidy not vote for the lull ei
ther in its amended form or in the shape
it came from the other House. There
was very little difference between Them,
and in either shape, in his view of the mat
ter, it made the system worse than it now
is.
Ihe amendments lutving been gone
through.
Mr. Ilavne moved to recommit the bill
with instructions so to amend it, as to
prov ide for a system of ad valorem duties,
so arranged ns to reduce the revenue to
the wants of the country.
The President decided that such a
motion could not he received as the Sen
ate must now he confined, to its action,
on the disagreeing votes ol the two Hous
es
Mr. Poindexter thereupon moved to
postpone the hill indefinitely, saving, that
this was now the only way of distinctly
expressing the sense of those who were
opposed to the hill, as tin* receding from
the next amendment would make it a
law He explained his objections to the
hill, .w hich he considered as a recognition
of tlie protecting policy and the final es
tablishment of the American System, to
which he always had Oeen and should he
opposed.
Sir. Mangum followed in an expres
sion of his views and declared, that if he
; could give his saqction directly or indi
rectly to tills bill, he should consider him
self as falsifying all the principlcson which
j lie had acted through life.
Mr. Forsyth explained why he should
vote against the indefinite postponement
of the hill. He considered it in some
respucts, better than the tariff u. 1828.
Hut even after tins hill should become a
law, lie should still continue to strive to
avert the evils of the system, and should
struggle against it to the last.
Mr. Ilayne said he had but one more
word tq say before the final question was
ta en. From the beginning of the sys
tem till the present moment, he had vv.th
the most perfect good faith, voted for i ve
ry proposition and used ins utmost efforts
to effect sUch a modification ol the tariff
as should remove existing difficulties and
do equal justice tn all parts ol tin* coun
try. The hill laid been put into the liirm
vv Inch the tariff’ majority of Loth houses
had thought proper to give it, and it now
only remained for him, at this last stage
ol its progress, to record hi» set.tin t lits
in relation to it. He had examined
provisions carefully, he vva. perfectly sat
isfied that it dul not propose to effect u
reduction in the revenue, ot more than
from three to four millions of dollars, and
of this nearly the w hole amount was on
unprotected articles. far, it nggtava
ted the injustici and inequality, of which
the soutlfhad so loudly complained Tins*
bill recognizes the protecting systcnl; it
has been arranged throughout on the sin
gle principle of taking care of the inter
ests of the miuuifnctureis, and was now
openly supported hy the tariff’ party, on
the ground that this protection was ade
quate to the object, and it had been open*
ly avowed, that, if it should iu any case,
prove otherwise, further protection was
to be hereafter extended: The duties re
tained hy this bill, were most imreasoua-
hie and exhorbitant; 57 per cent upon
woollens, upwards of 100 per cent upon
cottons and iron, and still higher upon
salt and sugar, while articles of luxury,
only because they did not come into com
petition with domestic manufactures,
were tube admitted duty l'tee. lie regar»
ded this Dili as fixing the system upon the
bountry forever, beyond all hope of future
relief. He should therefore, vote for its
indefinite postponement, and if the bill
was to pass, he would leave the responsi
bility of >i measure fraught with such fa
tal consequences to others.
The vote was then taken on the mo
tion for indefinite postponement and lost;
the vote stood as follows.
4 FAS.—Messrs. Bell, I»ibb, Hayne,
Holmes, Mniigum, Miller, ' core, Nau
din, Poindexter, Bobbins, Buggies, Taze
well, Troup, Tyler and W uggnmun—
-15.
NAYS—Messrs. Benton, Brown,
Chambers, Clay, Dallas, Dickerson, Dud
ley, Ellis, Ewing, Foot, Forsyth, Frelmg
huyson, Grundy, Hendricks, Hill. Johns
son, Kane, King, Knight, My.rcv, Rob
inson, S<-v inour, Silsbec. -Smith, Sprague,
Tipton, Tomlinson, Webster, White and
Wilkins—3o.
1 lie remavning amendment was then
concurred, in, so that the bill now only
awaits the signature of the president to
become a law.
Thursday the 19th ult. was observed
in Philadelphia, a <ln v of fasting and pray,
er to Almighty Cod* in consequence of
the expected visi.ution ofthe cholera.
Accounts from Pittsburgh, as late as the
lOtls sslt. deny the existence oMiv chole
ra at that place.