II
CONGRMSSIONA
Tte enly-Fitilt Congress.
(SECON,D SSE 5101.)
OEMS
-- F - rom—the Nati.onnlAntelligencer.',_
. 11141/ATE - .
lii
-.the eof • IN'ire.i:ent t on
* • tite.f'S'e !Var. •
WED,NESDAY, jab.' 24, IS3S.
- ; Alre-,opening=Of-the—clehate,-(thit
nouse_having,agairi resolved iiseirloto
• into..coMMit.iiie of the Whole, lir..Can=
nor - in 't . hc4cIair:) . 2tIi.:•TIJOMPSO.SI
rdSe.,',aud 401-that did' nt>rin.Qn to
• be putlerittaml,a's'ltaylng_said; in,hi . \re 7
marks yestertlay,:.that - the whole North
• _felt sympathy i hid
because. they' . were our- 'enemies.' Ile
feeling - Of :the North.• , FIC trusted
- awl-believed ii was not even the goner
should not hesitate. one moment to cut
if need be fro!-the-Oortfetleracy-.
_Thal:sake _ : p l ortiOn:___of the Northern
people . were; influenced by such, feel-.
.•ings he did no.k , mdt.
• %Alf,- PDLE §.41 , that, hi' expres
sing, .
on . yesterday, _.an
that the4o . otnotittee 2 -shouicPri . se,. when
he was ahntst to address it, he :did so
, from a wish-that the remarks he had to
—offer_ slrou d_ae_c_ompa uy What - had `su g-•
-gestee - theni. -intei•v e
_ningYdelay
-.; has furnished no nelemotlye for-expand
tllose.rmarks. Qn lhq ,. contrary;
the explanation given 'y, t e gent email
- k - 0 - ea t
sure quieted 'theimpulse which prompt-
e& him to seek the floor:
• The course which the debates had ta•
L.,' km, on yesterday, might. well surprise
one Who; like himself; was a -*novice in
___the_liouse—lcbegan win• in
- FlOi•ida r termin'ed With,the - abcflitiOn T
of - slavery . : and. •the g. - iitlernair from
Virginia (Mr., Wise) had struggled to
:7`e - st6lll - i - slv - tirst - he, - of rof hers, ITail — be • n
10..e. - rno'st biller and uncoMpromlsing.on
. this subject. . • :
- r.,WIST, said that
T his,remarks had
• Been properly understoodno
. ever, filed . and %yell opiniOnS
~ z • on — this subject, he' had . alWaysche i risli7
-feel
---wards the N6rth.• -
- Mr. 131 DDLE '-said lie hicfeertaTnly .
----- n - n - d - eyst*u t. - hi; dou - Li ei roiThOusly-i
- 'file Len made as bearingliarSl4:
on if . i . q North, - at :a time,When a rule of
the 1 - fouse - for baddeltiiherate-diSeussion-i
--••-it al wirelt-- . g en tic nred---wer e---pr even tett - ii
- •- from offering even ati explanation of
the motives which governed their
votes. - tie was 'persuaded that if abo--
lition ever, came to a formidable Head,
1( Woura. b,e dire - 1 - 0 - 14 --- c - ou - rse'. - w hi elrhad
been adopted herein completely.chang
. ing the realground of .ce•ntest, land_
furnishing- -a,-battle cry Whicli -wculd•
warm the hearts, Of thansands who had
heretofore taken no
here
part. .:',..-:.•
.-The CHAIR here expressed an opin
ion that the discussion Was'irregular-
Mr. 'ff-lONIPSON. -.ex - pressed the_
• hope.that,-ai4he'gcntlernan from Maine
- - and others had Set•ttie - a•ainple of Wand
' : ering somewhat from the question, the
--- gentleman_ from Pennsylvania might
also be permitted to take - the samecout se
in .reply. •• .
Mr. BlDDLE.pro.ceed'to nu that he
..• 'had been painfully struck, on yesterday,
•_:., ,with_the light and familar way in,whiph
a disiolution - of_ the - Union was'spoken
' of Sucli..a tOne was directly 61cula
• .
ted to provoke that catastrophe: How
- ----- evo,*l)re - Ciiiiirille'Ulitiii - Mig - lit"b - p - dttyri= -
/
ed, in moments of calm 'reflection, the
-spit ite - d — i6 r - Fiiiiffi Ties `of - lii`e --- N - Ml• If
woulci_not stop to calculate its. value,
when. taunted - peipetually - With - what
looked very 'like a threat, and...seeined
to imply a notion : that the benefits of the
-- - -- 1 associlition were -all .on one side.
Mr. PATTON rose and insisted
-- : - trj3•errthe--g-uestien-oLnrae_r •,,prev . iously
suggested by - fhe - Chairmaii. . He was
• utiwilling that the committee should be
permitted;:iipon this questioni, to stray
sutije-ct
of
abolition. ' - •
• Mr. BI.DnE said be had certainly .
.
', desired ap opportunity in - replying . . to
the remarks ._whicb had been made, to
render. rote li`gibl the iuotiyes_-which_
had governed his vote on a fernier oc• ! .
easion. -The whole subject, however,
was delicate - lei well as Momentous, and
be did not even wish to• pursue it • at
bare sufferance, with `e liabilitir,AO be
----H—cliratitiVra-sta-ge-which-nright-expose
• him to still greater misconeeption - thiif
at present - ild knew,. that "there - Were .
—many others wh2,like~liimself , felt sceur
i.ed, at the unintelligibleepporitinity they
-• wereforced to occupy. He would not
'pursue the subject. The Which,
had -originallrstruek him - as inteleMbly
. had been explained; and. he
'would Fiaass, to the bill before - the House.
We ere, called .upon, .Mr.
- to vote instanter one million of dollars
foiribe Florida war' thetirgency . for the
money being so great that we must net
stop to' inqUire even .into the reasons
• •fei this extraordinary baste: - We.have.
- a bUrried' Priiinise that at some future
- day:an explanation shall be give, and
ful opportunity .afforded; `discus-
'Short ; as
.ba4:lmen ''his - exnerience .
, thia,WaS not the first
• Which'he - bad Efersri . ti?e
• : thus &ailed . into : ;actiOn:', •In - re
• fe, ieiiee't!etbebillatithoriXingtherssuing
fee ws - rd
,bY a.
TeetteryibatilieTreastiry Waa.exhatist7
• Meet must stoi - unless" T hat bili passed
- And yet,svhen.welook at the-alimiTt..of
MO
notes issued; 'for,mconth's oftei' the•bill I nurse - and 'the .phYsiciail of those ;from .
became, Oa st.; I 11 , •
we See hoiv ut - terly ,falla.:•, - who . a.
cious -- Was - the'lieridi t. , .'" -.;:: -. . terror :and loathing - had , driven
a ll.other_miti,_'enntiot_.beftirgotten by a
ilo_w_htid_i tibeen . ;oy_er_and_dir_priigai it , .
juSLand'grattiul country_.._,-:'-fhe_Seere!„
ipreference • to this v'ery war?.l . When--,1 tary "of ,War;-'iin •azicnowledging' the
et•er money_ was waoted, _there was no- reteipt. from him .611'..treatitys
. vv:011' the
_lime for - explatta.l.4m- -, WhaLis._the:ef.:iSii - c-,•-Fo-x---and----•B4 r ,inebago---t-i'ihsi--111-tii---
fect of this course Of proccelii b ? . Why, ad dressed li i ' r•., "
, . .
' 4 .
sir,sit, is tery \yell Act - is:minl
t..iat -.sonic .. YAlfou Melo congratulate you 'upon
1 discubsion - will ' min Vo; il;ilily ' a ris'e• to. this - fortunat e-d.orisunimatimi-ot .yolii. ar.•-•
pies will b.; glanettl at; dissaliAiction dodos dugs, anti to. expriss‘:tniy-entire
w i ll:bkex pr.esPcd;_but
_all:this . ..in a sliglt . approb.ation of tiP::tv hale course of vo'fir,
slifei;freliiiil'nv,ana..ii . jtli an uneaST feel-:, l o .°e P"di i '*cli.ivilig'.a.§6 l 'or 4 III"Ities
43...... les t ofl , l) , ,, 7 siticin . nia.) ,- be in . iseehst . r ,„ treciiiiring.,,."higlier moral courage.. than
h.lO a
•el. :And y tit; when•the, same queslityns tih .;. °Jr.ral.r9e s brail ac 11 , ;• -. .c.am - paigt.
I L., ..u.atir ordipark circumstances:" , ...,
altetWarils come. u'ii:;vX . iil'e . fdld'flie..Y " 4 - 1 e. ' ' ' ' •
Sudh,. Me. Speaker, was - -thit ofil4r—•
-- . .
F•stalt; here is Yti..._ail ory; all . this. was .fiill - ol 'tisinors,.antl withitrilit•Mted - chili - 11s
Satisfactally
t-xii-I
aitic c t . . l °Og ago. -Mr. to,coniitience-1- , who was called to assurrie.
B. had already' seen-too m uch of this to thecoMmantrin the - South.•••-• . •
be content to act without any further •: Of phew;sdonn ,Sc. great military forecast.
inforination.'' .Ap artery of the'rva•- 1 witi,...h distinguished his arrangements .roi.
_snr_y_had._ . be .
dn__ble:ed : _ing-for--years•-:in--6eioginl4: 4 :l*-- contest-to a' cl; ‘ ) . - Se-, -I ti ere-is
.FlOttitlaA Whenever an attempt is madel bet . eme . opinion.. The Ceert . or' intluir-Y;
to bind it Up, the cry is,- not . now_,. let ill called . to losestigate his conduct ilf the
rem ain open' a „44//10,,jorw'rc and suc li c, ; Seminole campaign says: . . • , ) y
- - '• - •The , Vourt is •.of opinion,. frdm - . -- the
he, apprthtudtd, woUld be the .caso : 80 • , -...•- ~
• testimony of many' •ialliders• of. rank and.
tong as - we listened to .Stich inip•ortuni- • • • -•---
, intelligence whet served in the •rampaigo„
lies. Because fi f teen millkna '° f- .. d° '" that•• Major General Scot t :. wai:_tea.lo,us
lots-had - already:perished iii the swamps. - and initeratifiable in the diacvarqe - df = hiii
Of - Florida, another million att - a mere. duties, and that his plan or canipaigit
matter dl' course! - Why were, not the proseebted was: well . ..devised,.- and milk
letters which. are said to disclose-the 11 i- enerky,: , st eEttline.s . s . and ability. ... „
~_
geney. of--the.casty• - red to'the H _. ouse? '. In rererience. to operations-againStithe
. •rhere• - : - Iva sr eve ii=s o met•li i ng-,-lteAliettiglit Creeks, - it ia_said: ••. . ' .
' roni - th t. te_stiin onl-af-ilre-Gov ern of
,ealculated to excite Suspicion•in the few • . . .
Major , ,
Sanford,
of Geo la of General
words vouchsafed tp . u.s. -.lt is 'said this - r ~ .- .. -
, . r common - tier •of
.the Georgia .volun leers`
• if elatrns oi •
11.1 :?'n?Y - J - Whil - t - et 1-46- P 2- 3 7 •79 •- • .' - 40 - d - Ticalay - tither witnesses _orifii - gb _Tank.
.long.Lstantling. r ....Then_thert was no un- and 'staiidingwlio'were itte;quainted with .
_foreseen - .emergency. The _
___....,P.eaaesait..Y the toPfigraphy of the country, and the
-fot-this--appropriation-W•as.,_knnityn long ..p os ili aa _antl strength of the-enemy; the
ago. And yet net a hint to that effect Court is of opinion thlt • the plan, - i - T,
was Oen' until the frouse -ts invoked campaign- adopted by Major General
to precifillate action!- - Scott was well.calculatacl -to..lead to sue.-
~ ,
' :Mr. 'Chairman; the narite.of a distin- destm results, aricillit-it.-}v.as-prosecutetl
~......_. _
rguialied - officer, Gen - .:Seott, has alreauy
A by-him, as far- a,-2practicable.-ty_itlizeal
and ability until, recalled'. from corm. -
been introduced into discussion. How, , ,o
mane - ,- • - - .
ever unwilling, :sir; to connect his nat - rie• , .. - . • •• , •
'Jut,- sir, whilst a bout to
sand-feelings-With-a ny-issudy,Wilith-in a y
run into mere party,_l_ feel - called Upon,
as a-member of this stdip my
deliberate.eonvietiorf, that to thetreat•
-ment of :that- gallartt soldier this, nation
ought, to ascribe, in great part, and.bis
tory will ascribe, the sacrifice of money : ,
and bleat! and_reputation Florida. ..
We have recently been TrnTATed -
With the materials for a correct decision.,
1n thee_ df Oct ober .‘last
.Thisl.Touse
.1-reTresiden.t for all the
documents - connected wish-the recall..ol
Gen. Scoitt.,-AViihin a few day's . they
sir, briefly to review them.
. It ..would be recollected by all, that
"after - he was in Florida had assumed a
formidable aspect.,.Major General Seott
was called to the-command., 'An officer
of Nis riiiiiiiirsliii di OgTiyas nad ikely
to feek . a service in which, amidst infinite
toil and vexation, th'ere•would be no,
opportunity for the display of military
talent on a scale at all commensarate'.
with that' in whieh his. East fame had'
been required. Yet lie c . e . htered on it
.with the alacrity, zeal, and deyotion. to
duty,, by which he has ever been. distin;
ff wished..
e,
And here, Mr. B.:
. said, he might he
permitted to advert to the past history
'of this officer. . .
Sir, When the Brawn,
w
... ri .
i t
tin from the, field of Chippewa,
said..t at General .Scott merited the
highes praises Which a - grateful country
could..bestow, : ' vas there a single. bosom
1 throughout this 'wide Republic that did
not
.respond-to the sentiment?' I, for.
nne,..a.t le.ast.s..an_never_forget. the_thill II
'of enthusiasm, boy as 'I `then was,
,whi.ch _:_inin l y;led with in,y_ _own deVout.
thankfulness to God that the cloudwhich
seemtd to have settled• on our arms was
Int length - disfielle - d, -- 0 - 6 - that -- ,pfainit-was_ ,
established that Americans could be
trained to meet and to beat, 'in the open'
field, without breast works, the .regu
lars Of Britain.. Gen. Brown says:
....,,•The,...euti.du_ct ..,of- .General--. Scott's
brigade; whicliiiirlTie—o-pportu-n-ity--to
engage' the whole ,force of the 'enemy,
removes, on The day of this,hattle, the re-;
7flpticiti7Ori — on - re - On - iitTy - that - irs — ityputa'•: -
tionin arms is yet_ to be restablished:"'
Sir, the result- of that day.,xvas due
not,merelyio the gallantry of general
Scott •upon,the field,- It :must-in. part`
be ascribed-to' the iiatient, anxious, and
indefatigable drudgery, the consummate
skill as a.tactician, with
,which he had
labored, night and day, - at;ilie- damp
near BUffale, to prepare his brigade, for
the eareerin_whichiewas 'oho' ut to en--
----After:: a .brief_ interval, - he 'again led
hat brigade to the glorious victory of.
-idge,Water, ' He bearS. now 'upon-his
body the . of pat day.
. It had - ever bee,n-tbe characteristic of
this officer'. to - Seely the post of danger,
notto. have ittltrustupon him:-- . 1-n years
preCeding that to ivhichl haire specially
referred—in 1812 - aii4lB - 13, the emi
nent':geryicos he rendered 'where in i ll°.
sltions which properly
,belengad :to bth
ers, but int-o. which he was led by Irrs
pressible ordrir arid-kiapausy of Itonrr."
•
Since - the .pettce . with .Great-Britain
the -talents of General , / Scott have'-'ever
been at titecOmmandLof r his country
His pen and his sword. have alike : been .
put 'in 'requisition ~: t o. meet. the varied.
Vcigesicies of the •'.
• - - When he . dillititiltiee ,
With -the Wes t -.
.
rn Indians '. s ' into impor;
tanCe;Pcii.'SCOtt , was'tlespatChMl -to the
scene of stikty. There ros - e7tirne:-
I'4C:hint here, in' the ravages of afright-,,
.fttlipeitilence'''a'foym of dangerififinite:t
TY,:niore the
field: ' Hot 0n.%
erg - ale} , how faithfully he kieOin.-itie'
gL.... 4
... - __.Vik:- . t**:ti.io - c. - ' **.:TA*,0'1,',.,.(,:k
his own ardor. and to reap, at -length,
th'E. fruits . of•all- his anxious lire')
'lops, you know how cruelly. his hopeS
were Jilasted.
Au officcr,- . whose functions--lia.d,
TorTm dn'yl'years-,pa rta kettlaf-a-ciAdt:ra t her
than a mititary-charaeteri Was.assingnecl
to the' coMmand of General Scott; antl
ti t y - w f Firm t frit . g• - .;
ton, as now aPpears, a knowledge that
itnpailence Was felt'here for a more Ea.,
'
fruit - of this was seen in the inyashn 0f..1
General Scott's Oaks by • unautAcirlied:
movbmenti,r--Justly --ap- - )rehensivre.-6r
~compla nh.; . .....G.enera I Jes 1.11Pfl,to„
despatch the followihg.letter to the editor"
of the Globe newspaper, printed •n
FORT I'tITCIIi LLB
Slabanta, Arne 20, E 836
- Pritaie':3— ---
.
. . . .
!! De - ar.Sir - We-have — the Florida scenes
enacted over again.: T.hi3 war ought to
have been 'ended a—weik ago. I corn.
menced ' operations on the Alabama
side,' and have -succeeded in tranquiliz
ing, the' wholefrontier.. One' principal
hostile chief, Enea Mica, came in with
many of. - his- people, to a camp which I
had, Cor-tied for the; purl of feeding.
the starving Imlians,';pre.paratoty. to
their removal.. Another, Lifea Maltha,
is a prisoner in my camp; and . .l was in
full rharch,'with a force sufficient to have
terminated the war in five days, when my
progress was arrested by an ,order from
General Scott. • Ile has censured me in
the most unmeasured and_ unwarranta.
ble manner; and I'shall . be compelled to
have the Whole subject of this campaign
..
investigated. There was force suffiOeitit
at Tuskegee,_Coluinbus,.and.this place;
one week after our anival, to have put
- an end to'thiS war, if it ha( . • .en proper ?
6 1,1 Z
ly used; but it was.- was.- lit necceiSa y.
to adopt a splendid plan of camparel
upon pape'r, and make every thing bend
to it. To have waited-theAlemlopement
oft fi - a - t - iii iir--..-iircio d ham—left not hing.-t4)-
defend; bloodshed and' conflagration.
would have pervaded entire counties of
Alabama, If not arrested by Gen. Scott,
I shall apply to be. relieved, for I. disap
pro.ve.entirely theicourse_he hai thciught:
proper . toTpursuei - arid believe—that - his
delay' has been . destructive of the best
interests of the country.
Let theTrcsiderit see this le
I am sure, • will approve the promptness .
with :which I- have,acted, when he shall he
sensible that I 'have,. by • the movement : l
have r in'arle r Aatiquilized - the whoie Ala
bama frontier. • .-•' • • . . -
Make Lmy••-cespeetful Compliments- to
Mrs-. Blairand - your family. • . .
• . , You E sonost tiiily, - . -:-.
... \,.._ : .
THOMAS S.J!SUP.- '
: -rr. P.iiair,--Esq.--WaShtegton : city,___ .
:. T 11e -r edit to . ro riNeZOTiili . rirrileTiliTi tire
lia rid ea• this letter the Presi dent, - who .
......._......
"instantly-Wrote his order on Gen. Jesup's
letter„without_consulting the 'e_eretary
of War or any one else.'"' • ' '..
"I:lie order on the letter is in .these
words :
~• - - -
..!
YLNDORSXENT. -
•
!'Referred to Ole
_Secretary 'of War ;
that he forthwith order Gen't Scott to this .
place,-in .ortleriltat an inquiry be had in-:
to:thetinaccoutitable delay in prosecuting
the Creek.war, - and . the failure of the cam.
L a
paign, in ,F 'Or l
do.. Let' Gen. Jesup as;
slime - the co mend." '•.• • . •
.; ; The Seeretvy Of Witt' it 'would appear,
tamely - acquiesced, - and, the country. With .
Jll
astoriiehment tavit..Geo. ,Scott-rocal led i : in
kdisgrace.---itlie,sword'atruelt from-his li d
.by a-blow from •beliind,;at the very, o"-,
ment
.when. he was'iboet.:to give‘with it
'1110' 1 00d:of attack? .- .. , ~::.. .• . . -
- , The .Court, of . lnquiry •Ilrearly 'alluded
_to `could: not Forbear tol(ntnnlyeKrin this
vtreerdinary
. riffair. i :-'- In . the'-epinton, is .
- origintdly4repared'arid , forWrirded to 11;e:
, yeeSideii • there occurred'' tine •following
passage: -.. .., .. -. ,:- --... : .
. , .
"TtieCourt iso‘f opinion
. tlitt the; plan
of cattipaigo adobted, by Mlijot IGetieraf
Scutt calculatittl to lead-in:sue
icess.fukresuits, and that.it was prosecuted
byt him,- as far "as practicable,. with zittl•
and tibility,..luntit•recalleil Irons tho
mind; upon tA tit t-i on -inatl
his secofid ftt'Conitnatt,trjrnin 'Fort'
Mitchell, it>y~a', lettei''bearing- date 20th
one, 1.836, =addressed.to
;liaq. at' Washingtoli., marked,-‘,f private . ,"
-cont.ainittg a request that it iniglit•: be
shown 1.4. the :.Piesittenif:;iyil lOtter was''
exposed = and Brought by the
o d • rnign aliituou,s Oct. of the; , 'Prest. : :
dent ;causing it to, be pladed .on:file" -
the..lleptittiiient.. I•Var. dbc-,.
tn
uent, and which (otitis paCt ,/ol• these .
prOceedings. Conduct-so - extraordinary
and inexplicable on the part pf I.rfajor
Gen. Jesup, ins reference to the character
- of - said letter, should; in the opinion_ef the
rt,-be-. in vestigated ,"-
_ •
.
. .
430 - .- -sir, the iiresiden-t-was-not-to-be
propitiated,by,the softand. flattering words
Of the (jour -t - , - and flailg back the-proceed
ings. asrfac,e.' his .lattgba. - 0 e of
rebuite :•.
" • I'llat part-DC - ilia-opinion..-of the-Court
which animadverts on the letter . dittli•ess - =
141 by Major General Jessup' to,
.206,,June,1836,
and -uhicifiiresents the same as a subject
:11n-a-ttivcrstittatitm-.
I e iii :nu'
President to be wholly
s onautlioriie - iFtiy
the order cotistitutilig the Court. &c.•&c
dna
itary mati'-svill,pronnutice the conduct
th . e. n
Colirt . thiii been irregulhr ot' even
uri . t
the du ty;of such a tribunal, ttreall,Evof: :
utive 'attention" . tokany'innger -seribtisly
. ,
affecting _the- interests of the service,
_whickattay_Jbeilistioseil
Isis„'exUtninatiop—not.fo - rthe purpose' of
final ..condetn,nation; but as suggesting-a
Si_k_subject:of- - --eaqui
6oureconsented to thk'e back the r4corii;
=TI
and esp4nge the obnoxious paragraph !--*
In this Ann fflated. .sha lie the proceedings
vere approved by the presettlExneutiv.e.
t h is ~sa n d_ a-siu
ficient clue to_that . prodiiat
,Waste of
treasure and rhuman ,life, on _which we ,
lia ve so long=gated",-Willilfteraltirlyaifor
and shame. In it 1 see the train of tvid
ows,aoLorphans-, and- the. A . ieti ms . of di=s
ease, if tyliegti faWl:'_ — di -
mate, who are to come up . here,
.year
afterear,to swell the list of perist - oners.
can any one d oubtiltis,7- 7 w hate ver "opin-:
irin he-may form ITillie)irocess by which
Gen. Scott was supplanted Reid - ember
that the officer who took-the place assum
ed .the•tohinatid fledged by hisletter to
the Globe, and, by the recall of Sept t in
disgrace -L to
_pursue h`plan,exactly the re
verse of-that-that which hisAwedecessur had
matured. Remember, too, : it is now ad,-
mined, that after eighteen menthS,•during'
whicluthe Treasury has beed poured out
to'exhatistio' and the blood .of our best
and bravest countrymen, has'-crimsoned
every ,stream in Florida, it is now admit
ted that the very plan devised .by Scott
hai been at. length adopted. ...1 7 es, sir,
that very plan which has been the theme of
sarcasm andderision in 'the letter to the
Globe!
•
Mr. Chairman. we all Aistenetli with
pleasure, on yesterday; to the :.elegant
speech of the. . honorable 'delegate -rfrom
Floritka-,.(Mr. Downing,) But, sir,.iwhen
helold us that ..i,/ the Cherokees had not
been empt6yed, the war . would,- 'in. all
probability,' hive long. since been over ;
when he told us that theliumanity and
forbeturitc --- of -- Gtherarlesup --- had n'a site
believed, costnillions; did we cot see
that he list sight,lb the-mast of iletails,
of the grelit first cause
. which. , has kept
:this war so long open?
- . --- 77 - 111r.-.oltaii-man i -V-believe_that. lagnal
atunemeoLto Gen! Scott will, one-day,
be extorted - filuntheiusti - Ceof 'this House:
'We owe it 10-him ; but we i oive it still
- inore to the country. What officer can
feeksecure..in, the face oLthat, great _ex=-
ample of triumphant injustice?• .. Who can
place' before himself the-anticipation of
eS - liifiliShint-bigher-clalms...u.pon_the-IgmEr
itude of the country that; General Seott?_
-.lretite was sacrificed.' His past services
went for nothing: Sir, you; may.. raise
new . regiments,•and Issue neCe' comthis
sions„but yon can - not, - without -snch-a7-;
ionenqnt, , restore- the high moral tone
which. befits the depositories - of the lia•-
donut 'honor.. I :fondly wish that-the
highest and lowest in the country service
Might be taught to regard this House as
the jealous-guatiliarriif-his-Eights-against-
TaWaTiiriimullirmiTor - on - tragerfroin7
'whativer Anarter. . I -would have him
know that, - . iii - tutaning --- up - the-national.
1, flagott_the very moment our dail laborS
commence, we do net'go -through y
sin:idle
form. On whatever. distant service, he
1 may be sent'—whether -urging his :IHri - y -
A'riiitlit_tumbling icebergs, towards the
pole, oFfainting in the unwholesome heats
Of Eloridii . -!--I would: enable him, as he•
looks tep to that flag, to gather hops_ OW
strength. • it. should-impart . to Itim.,a
proud feeling ,ofteatidence and security.
He. should .know that the-same emblem,
(n
of majesty d justice: floats
_over . the
CoUncila o the natitirwaind that hilts Un
tarnished ustre we have. all common,
Anita common. sytnpathy,.• ,Theo,
sir, inlncit before, 'will you have an Ar
my or as Navy
_worthy -7 ln - sustaiirrandAh
perplititate. the gltiry'offormer 'days! .. .:.
The Columbui (Ohio)Journal of 'the
13th inst. says... l4 A.Sub-Treasury Pauli
'ran away from Liberty in 4111,ontgoinery
county-, the other , day;... with a large
amount of funds , epos tett with him by
his-. n,
his-.,L0c0., Fo neighbors. He . . was
•
rostmasterit the Oaee.mentioneti.
. ,
Cotcrnok:Ritteer-,1.. - it,the - .17
~- , - •:' patellill: 7 - - 7 7- - • . .
....
Some Of . r.the - members of our - LAgisla-°
turn. have,qffented:_to take it' in high
dudgeon,Aliat -Governor Ilitnr lias'sent
*message, to thy I- - tinse • assigninii liis
.eas6n forinot agprovin"..of the "Ile_pair
Bill." The: fact is that the favorite_
.sclii! . rne,oit bese egit4yl,ent opposers of the.
exercise -of the vtn: power has _beep
,again frit-smiled •by 'the firmness of the.
Governor.`--it-is not .at; ail' knrprisiit
..that. : i'or -the purßose,of • screenfitg,rliem _
sefv•es, they should raise:Ole:cry iii'"Ex
ec-ntiv'e enc;rotielment, hoping ,in this
s manner to'pri...vent the' public .frOm _be'--
coining - acquainted. Wi4 h.the'true charae
t.er of tlie.."rep.air,hill," and',•tinw - orthy
motives by - . whidt -they havU , heen info : -
eitced in the busineo". . z . .
_.
,trlie
. peop'e - of Penns - ylvania will'.ntit
soon' forget that the L-gislatme last...win
et. with a'Van Buren- majdri ..I. ty of ttvert- -
1
1. I I .9C v flit, passed what they called the int
priivet , ftit ' I,approprtating nearlylottr-
Inlitio_os ' ` t ars . to n fess than seventy_,
..different . 1; 4 cts, 'an that the State"was
saved from banra toy by the AVisdotni
and- deciOon-01 . c.; )vernor Rimer. The
greatest enetni,e,s of the GOverniir_must
acliOolvleclge.tha :by_rrejticting. thisz_bi.ll
t( 1
i of-alioMiinations- e consulted- the--t-rue
honor,,' and - prosperity of - the -State. - - - It
it" will'also
. be remembered that tlre:s ( aid,
'wise men 'b y 'one act incorporated eleven .
Co-al - and Jorlier. companies to - cOntinue .
_try e nt y_ye_ars_wli_tli,r9ctensiv- - e-;P ri Kit ages
and-a clpitaLoi_ t_hieoprnillinti - 'two' huh
.. - ..
appqd, tt.
dred -, thßusayd'dollars: ---- J - liis: -the-
Go - vel.no! also refused -tO`.si'gfti . pat this
*IS tlie r iie - all 'and frO - ritr.or his offendin
-_Tor thus - dePa'tingithe - selfish - projects
of, these “no pie9dd to monopolies,!' as
displued In the -r atteMpis.to saddle the
people . with an en amous debt' and to
- lint, int 9 jrOnne'diate orTation / eleVen
arteredguliYyd._ r. mppoliejs,. the Go:
ye th6r - .lfaTre - C - and fur
.
some time - pa:lit they,have Leen anxious ,
.ly tooliim; fur aft opportunity of- revenge:
. ,
. •At the:Cdininetreenient of the presentl
-sessiiin "of 'tire Legi - siatui'e an - est - i - Ma - e 0
the prohable arnountof mOneyThat would
be required 'to complete and keep in
good repair. the important - public w,orks
of the COMMonw.eulth was furni.shed . hy_
the-Canal i..:olCrnissioters,' and.Alle Go'
:tertfor lir hi., annual •message, recotn - z
InstmLedAhat_approliriations' should be,
•madc . correspondingvith.the estimate.
--- 'll - ie commipee::on interEtl-lniyi - X . -
ment it would appear were. 'rot' s'atis-
Tied with the („letermination of 'the: . Go,
' 'ffrit`o(to hii7s - h - in - d — tlye -- Tre - itrorce - s7of — t - IveH
'S,tate,' - and to chnliiie. if `possibleall-'615.:
, propriations of money to: those objects
almiel' in which the State- is.-particularly
,ityter-ested- r .,2-but-se-mle.a.v...weies,iAe.
- some ilpliin
. by which the. views of the
Execu - tiVe . could be defeated in&
.the
'Money of the, people . secured -. to
. their
favorite turnpikes, canals, railroadS, Sc.t
'Ehe repair' bill. was brought forward
ds a paytoLthis i lan,.making as it does
- Tiai'titil — avpropfiat
. ns to-some-of the
• public ,works, passing by others
,en
' tirely, and -again providing. for'a Dor
, tion of
. the state improvements in such
'a Manner as-.to - make . :it'__evident 'that
-if this : should he die. only bill on the sub
ject passed during the present session,
many of the ptiblic.works which last year
, ielded a handsome revenue to the stale
must be . useless hy. July or August: .
The comMittee no doubeinfentled'to
make a second improveinent bill in lis•
pensably necessary befdre the legisla
ture adjourned and to keep in their‘hands
the pOwer of introducing a hill near the
close of the .session granting additional
sums for the - repair'of the •public works
in accordance with - the recommendation
of the Governor, and havingincorpora.
ted in it, large . appropriationslor objects
, similar Ao_those_contaihed in the reject,
ed improvement bill of last year. In this
mannel'Aliey expected - to comfreel ili - e - .7G0:.
vernor to approve the whole bill, in order
to obtain, .the small 'sum actuallyneces-
sary to keep the state works in gOod
order for business or else .rejec.t the
whole.bill, and thus incur the blame of
baring b - y - brs derfairsTd-the-public-im
provements to lie us elcss anil unprokinc-
tive,a.„great part orthe . season:•
The Governor very properly .gave
these gentlemen„. lerstand that he
wiis..aNktre af their object, • nd would not
by any such management b' forced into
measures, intended for the 'sol#3 benefit
# f•-a--felv— des igni - n - g s
expense of the whole state; And his mes-
Sage accompanying the lli!pair Bill ex
hibits .an independent sPirit which every
true Pennsylv'aniawintist admire, s well
as_a_detetinination to guard . with(
Calous
cal* the. interests of the peopfe.. : .
INTEMPERANCE AND MURDER.—in
the, course ofan eloquent •and able sen
tece, in the case of Henry Smith, , re
cently-con'victed-in Lancaster -county,
oflmlrderr-i-n-thc-frrost-deTeree,-.-,Ju d g
dollint said:
Voiethperance . seems tlje firSt: step
thatlettly-ou-dOwn_tiledeclivity erime
—PrOfanitY and . Larceny' Suecee - dedr.-
il; at - last,- the Murder Of. .a renew
being - :seeepeil ' your hands in bloixt
your :aoul' in- crime - ,. alit 'haS brought,
you to tholtiot of the - dallows, Iti yo. ,
case we perceive a lesson.of instruction
,
to all who 'behold yott.' 'Pheloting,
peeiOly, sliould.leain;from yotirmiser—
Ole'example,.. :thire - o - u - Ose — ot - trii
pregressive—:-Ahat one viee . leads on
to another --- that Intemperance - . is, the
path-way Orthe destroyer—and that
the two who steals to-day,lnayrnur
ttei hiineighbour without eomponetion_
1.64n0rr0w." • ; • ,
• Increase ofehristaim.--A table has
published Rublishe showing ifie ProgreS:.
si ye in ei•ease of the . Christians from 'the
first century to the present..'P o he jstcen-
Jdryt put `o6l,Yrr'st:soo,96o;' 014 tenth
nt 5p,00p,b00; 'the'"ei,ghteenth,,at
0c9,969, anti the piiikl,ecoli at 46q,
000 dog
_ -
EMI
10 It ;,,,,CA WO o.l4'S;;R:li,' OLtiT I 8,
- .:, ,
,:The follOwing - . - is. - Mc.Opy,:nriliete-Yer4.
solutions as. they passed, the &C;- f1a t'e.:,,,..; : ,
.- 1. Resolved. That -in -die n
adoptioOf
the Federal Constitution,- - the. Stares'
adopting the san - c,, abtetl,-sev.erally, as
free,•independent;and sovereignTStatei; .
•and'tbat . eaeh; for.. itself, ,bk,ii,own.vol
uoary• assent, entered. the. Union With
the view-tVitSiiiic'reasedsecorlty.against•
all dangers, dowel& as -well .as -well ds
foreign - - anil- the — in - ore- perfect-and ..4-6
cure enjoyment of its advantageS, lieut.;
ral,..political, and Social. ..
11,.. Resolved" That h'
,delegating, a
--pOrtinn.okt heir • powers- t be exercised
bythi!--Fe.d'e'ral GOvernutent,: the states re-„
tained,,Severaily, the ;exclusire and-sole i
.right over their own domestic_ institutions
and pOlicy to the full extent . t9whieli those
poWers wet c 6ot : flt's delegated, and - are
alone sp.sponslble for tilt:int.:4nd tliat.ariy .
intermeddlingfq - atty one ors nore States,-
.or it. combination of I tlittii•Citizens. With_'
the-'dbmesticcinstitntions „and . . riOlicevof
_the 'cabers - , on any ground, .political, MO•
rat, or . religious , or tiniler.any:preteXt .
whatever, ,With- tbe,view to their al era
• lion or'subversion, is not waprar-tod... by
the cons.titittion h tending io endanger the
...d.oritestis--`beace- - - and traltßuiliqof,th.
-states inte-rfered With, • subverSiveOf
the objects for which the constitutiori,
was formed, and by necessary
,conse% '
quen.ce,- tendiug to'. weaken- , and' destroy
the . Union-itself- .. - - : '
....111.. ReSulved„That this governmeiv_
- was instittifed and adopted - by the - seve- -
- iil - 1 - fare - s• • of t IT-i - s7 - 2-iiri - o,t ---.1 , 3-Ir-e - otn nnitt ,
agent, in :ot!`cles..JO carry .intocfrect.the
-- p - owers'ut-hieb-they-hailidele_gatecl by-the
- cons tint t Fon - for - tit e i r. - mut tra I Sy-Lori tf ,- --4.--
prostierity;*and that, in fulfilment of this
high and Sacreittrust. this government
' is bound yo' to - exercise it .viers,, es
not to interfere•witli_the stability and Se,
ettrityof the domestic-institutions of the
'statei'illat:composit the -Onion,
,•arid it is
the--'solemn duty . of the government to
resist, to - the extent of its •constitional
-power,--all-lattenipts -by one portion of
t../ to
n to use ittas.alt
,instrument - to
attacic..he.' domestic institutions of ano 7
sitter, or to Weaken 'ol' destroy
Thatdomestic slaVery,
as it.exist rie_sbutdern and A•eitelrn .
stales of contporseS •:tyn - im
portant - part •of.tticir domestic
_inslitu:.
twits, inherited,from t tea. ancestors,.
'airtVexisting iit the adoption the con,.
„stiititioni by which-it - is recognized as
constittititrg at:ithporratif.clemenvin-the
tip po-r
- States, - and" that lio 'change of :Opittioit, -
of reeling, on the p - itt 6f:Jhe' other
states -6f the •UniOn i,i feiatiim
lallry:ol9,m or ttren citizens in o_pen — cyr -,
systematic ati,iCk'W the eon, .nith the
vie%to its overthrow; and that all such
.tittacks. are in-Manifest. violation of the . _
i•
mutual and solemn "pledge to prcitect .
and defend each other, giVein by the stat.es
respectively, otrenteritig into the donsti - :
tutionaLcompaci which forme'd the,.o
nicin,. and as such are a manifest breach
of faith; and a.violatiun of the most so;
lemn obligations: —
V. Resolved, That the interference by'
the citizens of any-of the states, with the
view to the.abolition of slavery . in this
district, is e . ntlaitgering the . rights. and
security or - the people of ate district;
and that any, act or measure-of Congress
designed. to . abolish 'slavery in this.dis
trict, „would - be a violation . of the faith
implied -in the cession by the states.of
Virginia and Maryland, al - ca
alarm to the, people of the slaveholding
starts, 'arid have a - diroot and inevitable
tendency to . distun44.,.4snili-eodanger Abe.
Union. , .•
= And Resolved, That any attempt of
„,.
Congresswaholish.slavery in any-terri
.tory of the . United S,tates in which. it
exists, would create serious alarm, arid.
- iffSeamireheasionv - in — the - 0 . e7.svcstain47
leg, that ,tlomestic, institution, would be -
a violation of 'pod faith towards 'the ins
habitants of any such territo'ry . ,who have
been permitted to-settle with; an hold
slaves therein, because people c I any
_such_Attfritory haVe not - asked for the
abolition of slavery therein, and - lie - CaU — sit
vlteit any such. tet ritory shall be admit ,
ted into the Vnion as'-:a state, the.peo
ple thereof will' be entitled to decide
that question ekclusively for-themselves,
The Baltimdie AmeriCan of Monday
says-.. - "fi e o f Custom house — otre
at' - Annapolis has captured the•schooner
Deborah and Sally, of Philadelphia, for
a violation of the laws Of. Mary land, in
ffshirig for oySterS with a rake. She has
beery_ confiscated, and will-be - SOld - •a1
.auction on the 17th inst. The Phi;wish
phia oyster fisherman have recently
been guilty of outrages in the .neighhor 7 .
hood of. Nest
,River, and on Thursday
-last a -stea.mboat-duly armed arid:Man
was-de'patthed--"against.them.-jche
-,rogueSiLlosvever4tuLtak
and- left the
.river, and • ould not be '
found'.l
- •
I , CATCU-H 1M 1!
. .
Po not think We are "goingto offer' a
rewarti, monep.roakinff.: reader--,z:the
subj?ct of.this r paragrapl7 is not worth a
dozen, of•old tieWspapers.. A•nian who;
Wotild runoff without paying leis prin.!
ter's j .bilk is not fit game for even` [fogs
ito - ,fo)low—aml ,Such 'a - man- did live in
tia - yivllle;i,n — th,frit'6oileny... • polka - S:ileit
to.parts Unknown, fOrgotirl* . to pay us
•for ,his paper. . His name is.
irjr"Wit , LlAlki
Guernsey Tinzes.•-1
. .
Extract from a Idler ,dated
Ell
.-4.-o.ls4stit.4.lMiss):Jan. 35-1838';
"thnk house t Ka' Leislature.liave
Organized:: have a elear,:i4iknow.
ledo•iidlyiajOlity - in both . liflnehn,S and
0 yet', we we be - el - Orealed.at,tue wiry
tl.U . FOOldin„tne . elioice
1 1111 l • EL9crivelt,.,in ,ane,.ease,49' .41?.e
g9od !I' .& and. Fiberdlit of ! 10 .
.11emocratio r. a
, 91 , ber.t-th , besetti ng siti'Of ouqiutt 'oyeil•-`‘Oprbfre
AT TON,'S'RESCFLUTION.
The passage'
of thiS iniquitous
lion by thell:- of 'll,-• of the "United •
States, which is a.viitual denial of . the
.
!Ant of petition the sovereign peo
ple, and. which was sustained by all the
Viit . 'Buren representivis'in congress'
frefn 'Pennsylvania,. with but two solita
ry exceptions, has 'drawn fortha:burskot
indignation at,d censure frein . the peo
ple off_ the rnEE 7
-
-!tates of all sects and.
political Ratties,
The Wan 11;49i
ses general l y; - seeing that ntimbers':of
Alicif;;CW-Ii:- - -partisans. highly-disapprove
of this gaglaw, 'are •".en4eavefing, to:
smiipl4, the,rnatteroVei• as Well,as they.
can,' - in order to `:screen,. those 'pliant
merilbers.of . congress, win) ; betrayed
their-ecinstituents in voting for
this odi
au3 resolution, - Merely to.. coocilii to the - T
stunk for party purposes: ....They are •:
obl e iged,-therefore, to-have-recourselco , -
palpable misrepresentations, and hold
out the idea - that the.' eight,, of petition
vvaa-pet.stirrendeeed. We are,told
a neighboring Van Buren eiiitor, that;
"in the passage of Mr..Pattores resolu
'tion, nn r;lght to petition.has been:inter;
.jerred with, since. all memorials._and
remonstrance on this .subject ar e any
uounced i reeeived, and laid on the' ta
bte.--sBilt Why-iiiit give the condlu'aing-.-
part Of the'resolution, Which contains the
the ,whole _gist :matter? _ Withont •
being dehated..nE4b; Or REFEBRED-....
and that no further' action whatever --
be had thereon.' What use is the
right of-lyetitioni-which-is'guarranteed
ty-tlic,eiinstihttion--to-all----eitizenst__
their petitiolls are neitherdread,"refer-:
red;' nor qlebated'-_by . recreant repre
`sentiiives'? Is it not a mere . rnockery.l
—an insult to the people? -, and a gross
violatio; : a. , . , of the spirit of the 'constitu-
_llas,Er6Ctlye 'right of petition' . .been
most o utrageously ‘inlcirferedwith'by.
this Ihigh handeitandarbitrary act?
. If
congress have the light to treat the.peti t :
tioni; . of the 'abolitionists in - this
.ha-re--they not the-riglifstpcirt_the_same
MI
o sl• t 1 t . it relassof -- eiti. ' --•
ten -., i lost unquestionably- they have. .:
tit we are.tphi 4!he . sa . me . ellitOr; that .-..
- I.lle-.`ag,ltaiirsi - :consurne the tine °Non-.
gress,-itt an ex . pensosfthousands 61'401- ', .
tars to the people ; anal :the neali - et of '.
p'ulslie'businesa,'• by"..theie• petitions- --
an(); -- ikerefdrei that - was 'the clu'lY-ot".. --.
.
enngire.istO . put a stop to t he proceed=_..:
ingt., - TO is a bold avowil,, truly 1.-- ' •
-. .Rtit -why should :congress- 4 0th - a — stap ---- i- , .. - - -
1 a-the--Rticc-eding-?-z---13-ecatsse--it-is-1----.7---
letlgetl,Lthat it is ‘intlarning:unitecessari- Th.
-ly the southern portioo.o,UtheVnion.'_
A - re - the 'tizens.of the fr e_itates_to_he
I ;T Fe tv-red-f
the' abolition: of slavery and - Alfe - slatte •
trade in the eapi,tol cif-the-Union, Which
_is provided with - laws by-the national ' -
legislature, lest it might-inflame; un
necessarily-the .senthern portion of the .
Union." Are we to slice= lieternally
to the daring spirits of the south, who
threaten to dissolve the Union. when
ever any measure -is brought beforecon
gress that may be considered .by them
as caleulated•to militate against their •
interests? Is not the - time of 'e'e - mess
consumed, at an expense of thousands'
`Of dollars to the people, -with - the consid
eration o ther than abolition petitions? .
Has'-not muc of the time of theLgenate
been consumed, with' -debate; on -Mr. .
Calhoun's resolutions? However much • ~
we regret the time consumed-in thecon
ksider'ation. of abolition 'petitions .
greSsi and however much we disapprove
ofthe fanatical and headlong course of:
the leading abolithinists, we prize the
right of petition too highly nyt to con-_
demn thoskreoreant • members -who vo
tec~ for
Mr. Patten.—garrisburg
11=1
2EI
Doting the discussion which grew
.
out of the removal:el theiieposires from
the Baitk of the United States, the . ques- :
s,the Treasury
of the United States?" The party nev- -
. er, we belieVe, settled the thing entire:- '-
-ly .to their satisfaction--`though the
-majority inclined-tO
was General Jackson's' breeches pocket.
The Whigs thought,_qol, :r _ps . the_law
fira - c - erdllcE"fifitt - ie treasure in the United.
Stafel — Bank,- that - .lnstitution, for - the ~
beint, Was the - Treasury.
We notice this :subject now, :16 state
that the Loco-Focps itttheipresent Con
gress' have - . taken
, ?.fia ---;n-hand
--and have determinf
the Sub.-Treasury Bi
to constitute certai
and iafes',7 11l the
erecting for theTrea
as- \ "qieOnly} , .qf
required by
_l%ft 0
as ihe . y_.3nay not_ prt
we suggest whether
EMU
Ita. aUthoriza
Agent, who is now j. , to obtain
an insurance in thylt•citi from the com
paoriyhich firsyflonrished in, the c l ays '
1 - 1 ontlySea Bubble," and wich
was establiihml to "insure againit
theives,"/Sornething of the kiwi . is:
neccessary . to lieep.the. public ,nione,F_
ti:afeand if nothing better on be prck
poged, ourplaid of.insurance phpUltiba
saopted.„7
~ .Sorhe persons might be.. , ma.lieiens
enough to hint, that the premium of in.
surancei taking iyto - lamsideration, who'
would , have, thefimmediAte aarge 94%
the --I,'-re4surx, owsl4:-he ,e9orinnusly
high,==but iniputation
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A dw.el)ing ocoupiecrby Dr:Andrew
GSrdner,iniA-ntis township, , H'untingT
doo,cpunty,_Penn:i was' destroye4- by
fire on ail& , 21st ; ta.; . 'ond , three'rof his
childrenolie was about.
12 ;reap,*
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