bird, and Miles; and it was agreed to-Ayes 18, noes 13. The amendment from the committee, so amended, was then agreed to as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, Clay, of Ky., Clayton, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Fulton, Grundy, King, Knight, Linn, Lyon, McKean, Merrick, Nicholas, Norvell, Preston, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Sevier, Smith, of Indiana, Spence, Strange, Tallmadge, Trotter, Webster, Wright, Young-29. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Clay, of Ala., Hubbard, Niles, Pierce, Ruggles, Snith, of Connecticut, Swift, Tipton-9. On motion of Mr. Roane, the blank for the appropriation for the construction of the road was filled with $300,000 by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Clay, of Ky., Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis, Fulton, King, Knight, Linn, Lyon, Merrick, Nicholas, Norvell, Preston, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Sevier, Sinith, of Inda., Spence, Strange, Tallmadge, Trotter, Webster-25. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Alabama, Clayton, Grundy, Hubbard, McKean, Morris, Niles, Pierce, Ruggles, Smith, of Connecticut, Swift, Tipton, Wright, Young-18. A proposition by Mr. Hubbard, to take the $300,000 from the post offics funds, was rejected: "Ayes 10, noes not counted. After the adoption of some minor amendments, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Clay, of Ky., Clayton, Crittenden. Davis, Fulton, King, Lin, Merrick, Nicholas, Norvell, Roane, Robbins, Robinson, Sevier, Smith, of Indiana, Spence, Strange, Tallmadge, Webster-21. NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay, of Ala., Hubbaard, Lyon, McKean, Morris, Niles, Pierce, Ruggles, Sinith, of Conn., Swift, Tipton, Wright, Young-17. The senate then adjourned. haps, against a joint survey of the treaty line, except | The message and documents were laid on the NAYS-Messrs. Calhoun, Clay, of Ala., Clayton, Hubbard, King, Lyon Mouton. Niles, Norvell, Pierce, Prentiss, Preston, Roane, Smith, of Connecticut, Strange, Trotter, Williatns-17. Mr. Hubbard gave notice that, as soon as the general navy appropriation bill was disposed of, he would call up the resolution introduced by Mr. the kinds of money received as revenue, and au Clay, of Kentucky, prohibiting discrimination in thorizing the public receipts and payments in the notes of sound, specie-paying banks. The bill for the relief of Matthew Arbuckle was considered, amended, on motion of Mr. Sevier, by a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. presented the petition of William McMillen, who Friday, May 18. After Mr. Henry had, by leave, commutation in consequence of his services to the was a lieutenant in the revolutionary war, praying end of the war, tion rescinding so much of the fifth section of the Mr. Russell, asked leave again to offer his resoluact entitled "An act to regulate the deposites of the public money," passed the 23d of June, 1836, as prohibits receiving in payment for dues to the governinent, and disbursing the same, the bills of specie. paying banks which issue notes or bills of a less denomination than five dollars; and also, so much of the second section of the act entitled "an act ma king appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States for the year 1836, as prohibits the offering in payment by any officer or department of the government the notes or bills of specie-paying banks of a less denomination than twenty dollars." [*Misprinted ten dollars heretofore.] Objection being made by Mr. Yell, Mr. Cushman, and others, Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules to enable him to make his motion, and demanded the yeas and nays on the question of suspension. It appeared, on counting the house, that no quorum was present. May 23. After some business of minor importance had been transacted, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, The senate took up, on its third reading, the bill rose, and said he supposed that orders had been is-to incorporate the Falmouth and Alexandria Rail sued from the post office and treasury departments Road Company, and for other purposes, which was, to receive for government dues the notes ot specie-after a brief discussion, in which Messrs. Hubbard, paying banks, or at least that they were actualy re- Morris, and Clay, of Ala., opposed the bill, and ceived, and he wanted to ascertain precisely the Messrs Roane and Davis advocated it, passed by facts of the case, whatever they might he. With the following vote: Mr. Russell, at the request of Mr. Whitlesey, conthat view, he offered the following resolution: YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Benton, Clay, of Kv. Clay-sented to withdraw his motion for the present. Mouton, Nicholas, Norvell, Preston, Roane, Robinson, ton, Crittenden, Davis, Fulton, King, Linn. Merrick, Sevier, Smith, of Indiana, Spence, Strange, Tallmadge, Trotter, Webster-23. Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury and the postmaster general severally inform the senate whether any orders have been given from their departments to receive the notes of banks for revenue, and, if any what were those orders; and if any instructions have been given, that they communicate to the senate what were those instructions. Mr. Wright said he would correct the senator in regard to one fact. He had understood him to say that orders had been given for the receipt of these notes; but it had not been so stated. The information given here was, that the notes were received. But Mr. W. had inquired lately at the departments on the subject, and no orders to receive them had then been issued. of Ala.. Grundy, Hubbard, Knight, Lyon. Morris, continuation of the Cumberland road in the states committee of the whole, (Mr. Boon in the chair,) on A number of reports on private claims were prelaid before the house sundry papers communicated sented, among which are the following: to that committee by the secretary of war, touching certain claims of Creek Indians and Choctaw Indians. Mr. Bell, from the committee on Indian affairs, Mr. Tipton, and with various amendments propos 2 Mr. Norvell offered an amendment, which was understood to confine the appropriations to the cent. fund granted for the purpose of roads to the states respectively. Mr. Clay said it was not his intention to say any thing more than to intimate the fact that they were received. He meant to say nothing of the forms or technicalities of the subject; but he took it for grant-per ed, if these notes were received, it was done in accordance with some authority. But, whatever were the facts, he wished to know thein, and by what authority. This amendment was lost: Yeas 12, navs 29. The resolution was agreed to without dissent. The Vice President presented a message from the president of the United States on the subject of the northeastern boundary, with copies of a letter addressed to him by the governor of Maine, covering certain resolutions of the legislature of Maine in re-out that part relating to a bridge in Pennsylvania. lation to this subject and the claims of three individuals. Also, copies of a correspondence on this subject with Mr. Fox, the British minister. The message and correspondence were read, from which it appeared that the state of Maine insisted on carrying into effect the treaty of 1783 on this subject, and asked for a new joint commission of exploration and survey, to determine the lines described in that treaty. It also appeared that the British minister did not feel authorized to enter into the arrangement proposed, but had referred the subject to the governinent of England. Mr. Webster said that this was a very important communication, and he wished an opportunity to examine and consider it. It would seem said Mr. Mr. Hubbard, with a view proportionably to re- This motion was negatived as follows: NAY-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, engross cur. Mr. Underwood, from the committee on revolu tionary claims, reported a bill for the payment of certain judgments which have been, or may be, ubtained, against the state of Virginia. On inotion of Mr. McKay, be discharged from the consideration of the resolu Ordered, That the committee on military affairs tion of the honse of the 16th April last, relative to confining the instruction hereafter to be given at the military academy at West Point exclusively to the elements and practice of civil and military engineering, and that the same do lie on the table. Mr. McKay, from the committee on military affairs, reported against the petition of A. M. Cald well; and also against a resolution of the house of December 14, 1837, relative to the placing of cannon, carriages, &c. with the governor of Missouri, for the use of said state. Also, against a resolution of the honse of the 19th of March last, relative to the erection of an arsenal in Lincoln county, North Carolina. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be Webster, that a new convention between the two ed for a third reading, by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton, Buchanan, Mr. Morgan, from the committee on revolutioncountries was agreed on, to be entered into as soon Clay, of Kentucky, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis, Fulary pensions, reported a bill to establish a pension as competent authority should be obtained, by which ton, Grundy, Knight. Linn, McKean, Merrick, Morris, agency at McMinville, in the state of Tennessee; a joint commission of exploration and survey is to Nicholas, Robbins, Robinson, Sevier, Smith, of Ind., which bill was ordered to be engrossed, and read a be appointed. There is no particular objection, per-Spence, Swift, Tipton, Webster, Wright, Young-26. third time to-morrow. and Mr. Morgan, from the same committee, reported, same minute detail which was attempted in the es- On the motion to suspend the rules, the yeas an without amendinent, senate bill to establish a pen-timate, instead of embracing all the objects of sup-nays were as follows: sion agency at Montpelier, in the state of Vermont. ply, and services due from the quartermaster's de YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, H. Allen, J. Mr. Lincoln from the committee on the public partment, in the same amount, under one general W. Allen, Aycrigg, Bell, Bond, Boon, Borden, buildings and grounds, reported a bill making ap-head, while I am quite sure that the aggregate called Briggs, Bronson, Buchanan, Wm. B. Calhoun, J. propriations for certain repairs and improvements for is not more than will be required. Some of the Calhoon, J. Campbell, William B. Carter, Casey, upon the public buildings and grounds, and for other items will, no doubt, fall short, and others exceed, Cheatham, Childs, Clark, Cleveland, Coffin, Corpurposes. the wants of the service, since it is impossible to win, Crary, Cranston, Crockett, Curtis, Cushing, Mr. Montgomery, from the committee on the post estimate the expenditures for armies engaged in ac- Darlington, Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Ewoffice and post roads, reported a bill to regulate tive operations in the field, under each separate head, ing, Fillmore, Foster, Gallup, J. Garland, R. Garthe postage on letters, and for other purposes; to with sufficient accuracy for detailed appropriations. land, Goode, William Graham, Grantland, Graves, which bill Mr. Hall, of Vermont, offered an addiIn that enactment inconvenience will be experienc- Griffin, Haley, Hall, Harlan, Harper, Hawes, Hentional section, by way of amendment, to come up ed, unless power be vested in the executive to trans- ry, Herod, R. M. T. Hunter, J. Jackson, W. C. when the bill shall be considered. fer from one item to another, which I would respect- Johnson, Kilgore, Legare, Lincoln, Marvin, J. M. fully suggest, if the present form of the bill be re- Mason, Samson Mason, Maury, May, Maxwell, tained. I would also suggest the following modifi- McKennan, Menefee, Milligan, Mitchell, Montcations of the several items, without affecting the gomery, Morgan, C. Morris, Naylor, Noyes, Paraggregate amount: menter, Patterson, Pierce, Pope, Potts, Rariden, $400,000 Randolph, Rencher, Ridgway, Robertson, Rumsey, Russell, Sergeant, Augustin H. Shepperd, Shields, 350,000 Sibley, Slade, Snyder, Southgate, Stuart, Stone, 150,000 Stratton, Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland, Underwood, A. S. White, J. White, Elisha Whittlesey, T. T. Whittlesey, L. Williams, Sherrod Williams, 700,000 J. L. Williams, Wise, Yell, Yorke-108. Mr Sergeant inquired of Mr. Lincoln when it was the intention of the committee on the public buildings to call up the consideration of the bill respecting the removal of the new treasury building, and the erection of a new post office? He said that he had been frequently asked the question, with much solicitude, by persons who were deeply interested in it. Many respectable mechanics had been invited here to be employed on that building, who were now thrown out of employment, and in a state of suspense. They had, in some cases, families here, who were dependent on them for support. Mr. Lincoln stated that, since the bill had been last before the house, the president of the United States had put the subject in commission, having assigned it to the secretaries of state, of war, and of the treasury. These commissioners had written to him, (Mr. L.) urging the propriety of an early attention to the bill, and on the same ground now stated by the honorable gentleman from Pennsylvania. The committee had thereupon directed him to offer a resolution, which he should presently ask leave of the house to present. Mr. Lincoln soon after asked to have the following resolution read: 1st. For forage, say 2d. For freight, or transportation of 5th. For hire of mechanics, laborers, 6th. For transportation, &c. of volun teers 7th. For miscellaneous and contingent 8th. For drafts and arrearages Total. corresponding with the estimate NAYS-Messrs. Andrews, Atherton, Banks, 250,000 Beatty, Beirne, Bicknell, Brodhead, Cambreleng, Chapinan, Clowney, Coles, Connor, Craig, Cush100,000 man, Dawson, Davee, Dromgoole, Duncan, Elinore, Farrington, Fairfield, I. Fletcher, Fry, Ham750,000 mond, Hawkins, Haynes, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, 1,048,600 W. H. Hunter, Ingham, T. B. Jackson, N. Jones, J. W. Jones, Klingensmith, Leadbetter, Logan, Loomis, Martin, McKay, Abraham McClellan, McClure, Murray, Pennybacker, Petrikin, Phelps, Potter, Prentiss, Reilly, Rives, Sawyer, Sheffer, C. Shepard, Sheplor, Spencer, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Toucey, Turney, Wagener, Webster, J. $3.748,600 Resolved, That the house will at twelve o'clock ings and grounds, reported the following resolution, tion from the secretary of the treasury, transmitting Mr. Lincoln, from the committee on public build-W. Williams-63. The Speaker laid before the house a communicathis day go into committee of the whole on the state which was disagreed to by the house: of the union, for the purpose of resuming the consideration of bill No. 706, providing for the removal of the whole on the state of the union on Monday the year ending the 30th September, 1837; to which "Resolved, That the house will go into committee the annual statement of commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign countries in of the walls of the treasury building, and for the next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose erection of a fire-proof building for the post office of resuming the consideration of bill No. 706, to are added, also, certain statements respecting the department. The Speaker stated that he had had for some daysing, and for the erection of a fire-proof building for provide for removing the walls of the treasury build-tonnage of the United States for the year ending at the same time. in his possession a nemorial from a number of me-the post office department." chanics on this subject, but had not had an opportu Mr. Yell and Mr. Cambreleng simultaneously ask. nity to present it. Mr. Sergeant moved that the ed for the yeas and nays; which, being ordered, memorial referred to by the speaker be now read, by were: Yeas 67, nays 77; and so the resolution was leave. Mr. Yell objected, and the house did not rejected. order it. On the adoption of the resolution moved by Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Yell demanded the yeas and nays; which were taken, and resulted as follows: Yeas 70, nays 90. So the resolution was rejected. Mr. Cambrelong pressed a motion to dispense with the private bills, and go into committee of the whole on the state of the union, in order to take up a money bill. He stated that drafts to the amount of $600,000, on the quartermaster's department, lay over for want of the action of congress. The motion did not prevail. Mr. Cambreleng gave notice that he should renew the notion on Monday next. The house then proceeded to the consideration of private bills, in committee of the whole, Mr. Atherton in the chair; after remaining in committee for some time, rose and reported progress upon a number of bills, some of which were ordered to be engrossed. The cominittee also reported amendinents to number of bills from the senate, but without acting further upon them. Adjourned. Mr. Russell again asked leave to offer the resolu- of the rules, and asked for the yeas and nays, which, Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, moved to print 10,000 extra copies. Mr. Harlan hoped the gentleman would limit the number to 5,000, which he thought amply sufficient. Mr. Whittlesey replied that 10,000 was the usual number i eretofore printed, and added that he knew of no document of more general interest or intrinsic value, as well to the west as the east. The motion did prevail, and 10,000 copies were accordingly ordered to be printed. The bill to establish a pension agency at McMinnville, in the State of Tennessee, was taken up on its passage; it was, after a brief debate, in which the and advocated by Messrs. Morgan, Shields, and bill was opposed by Messrs. Underwood and McKay, Turney, rejected—ayes 44, noes 89. Mr. Adams said he supposed the gentleman from had no seaports in his dominions, and, therefore, that Kentucky (Mr. Harlan) was in the predicament of a certain king of Bohemia, who complained that he he (Mr. H.) could not appreciate the vast importYEAS-Messrs. H. Allen, Aycrigg, Bond, Borden, Briggs, Wm. B. Calhoun, Chriids, Clark, Coffin, Cerance of this document, which, to the people of the win,Crockett, Davies, Dunn, Evans, Everett, Ewing, Atlantic states, was of very great importance. Mr. Fillmore, Rice Garland, Goode, Hall, Harlan, Henry, A. hoped, therefore, that the notion for 10,000 would Lincoln, Maxwell, Mitchell, Noyes, Pope, Potts, Rari- prevail. den, Randolph, Reed, Rencher, Ridgway, Robinson, Rumsey, Russell, Sergeant, Sibley, Slade, Southgate, Stone, Stratton, Tillinghast, Toland, A. S. White, J. White, E. Whittlesey, L. Williams, C. H. Williams, Yorke-51. Andrews, Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Beirne, Bicknell, NAYS-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, J. W. Allen, Boon, Buchanan. Cambreleng, Casey, Chapman, Cleveland, Clowney, Coles, Connor, Craig, Crary, Cushing, Cushman, Darlington, Dawson, Davee, Dromgoole, Duncan, Elmore, Farrington, Fairfield, R. Fletcher, Saturday, May 19. The honorable Linn Banks, Foster, Gallup, James Garland, William Graham, member elect from the state of Virginia, in the place Grantland, Grant, Gray, Griffin, Haley, Hawes, Hawof Mr. Patton, appeared, was qualified, and took his kins, Haynes, Herod, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, W. H. Hunter. Ingham, T. B. Jackson, J. Jackson, J. JohnMr. Allen, of Ohio, asked leave to submit a reso-son, William Cost Johnson, N. Jones, J. W. Jones, Kilgore, Klingensmith. Legare, Leadbetter, Logan, J. M. Mason, Samson Mason, Martin, Maury, McKay, Abraham McClellan, McClure, McKennan, Menefee, Montgomery, Morgan, C. Morris, Murray, Naylor, Penny backer, Petrikin, Phelps, Potter, Prentiss, Reily, Rives, Robertson, Sheffer, A. H. Shepperd, Shields, Sheplor, Snyder, Spencer, Stuart, Taliaferro, Taylor, Thomas, Titus, Toucey, Towns, Turney, Wagener, Webster Weeks, T. T. Whittlesey, S. Williams, J. W. Williams, J. L. Williams, Yell-101. seat. lution for a post route. Mr. Craig had not the slightest objection to the gentleman's resolution, but he must object to its putting aside other business, unless he and others could have a similar indulgence. Mr. Cambreleng laid before the house a communication from the acting secretary of war, enclosing several communications from the acting quartermas ter general, showing the pressing want of the apopriation for preventing and suppressing Indian So the house refused to suspend the rules. hostilities, in order to carry on with efficiency the Mr. Boon then made a similar motion to proceed military operations concerted, and those now in pro-to the consideration of the resolution to rescind the gress. Among these was a letter from the acting specie circular, and, for the first time, he said, asked quartermaster general, under date of April 25, 1838, for the yeas and nays, which were ordered. which says: Mr. B. explained, in order that the house might "I have not been able to make a single remittance vote understandingly, that it was not his intention to of any consequence for the suppression of Indian press the resolution of the gentleman from Kenhostilities for the last ten weeks, though the expendi-tucky, (Mr. Williams, to instruct the committee of tures through this department have heretofore ave-ways and means to bring in a bill on the subject,) raged full three hundred thousand dollars." but to present his own (a joint one and direct) as a Another letter from the same officer, dated May substitute. [Mr. Williams stated, some days ago, 15th, 1838, says: "I regret very much that it was that he would accept Mr. Boon's as a modification of deemed advisable to propose the appropriation in the his own, should the rules be suspended.] Mr. Southgate moved to reconsider this vote. The motion was entered on the journal. The house took up and considered several private bills reported yesterday by the committee of the whole. The bill for the relief of the administrators of Wharton Quarles, deceased, was passed, without de bate or division. The senate bill, No. 58, for the relief of the representatives of John Jordan, deceased, was considered, and the yeas and nays were demanded on the passage of the bill, by Mr. Allen, of Verinont. On ordering the yeas and nays, the division was 19, 82. No quorum. The debate was, notwithstanding, still further protracted, the inain objection to the bill being that Jordan, as an artillery artificer, was not entitled to the commutation pay provided by the bill under consideration, to be paid to his representatives. After some further discussion of this point, the yeas and nays were again demanded, and no quorum found to be present. Mr. Allen then moved an adjournment. Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, demanded the yeas and nays. Ordered-14, 47, (one-fifth necessary) And the house decided not to adjourn, by the following vote: Yeas 46, nays 56. Mr. Whittlesey, of Ohio, as there was no quorum present, demanded a call of the house. Refused-Yeas 40, nays 47. No quorum voting. Mr. Potts moved that the house adjourn; which motion prevailed, and the house adjourned. Monday, May 21. The states being called in order for the presentation of petitions, a large number were presented, which we shall notice hereafter. By leave of the house, Mr. Boon stated that he had had a consultation with Mr. Sherrod Williams upon the subject of the currency resolution, which he (Mr. B.) had several times moved to take up and consider. Mr. W. had given him some assurance that he was willing so to modify his resolution as to make it acceptable to himself as a substitute for the one he had offered, and which he wished to have acted on. But the result of that consultation had been unsuccessful, Mr. W. refusing so to modify his proposition as to make it acceptable to Mr. B. as a substitute for his own. He (Mr. B.) had no othe alternative left him but to resume his seat. The comm ttees being about to be called for reports, Mr. Cumbreleng moved that the house go into committee of the whole on the state of the union, generally. Mr. R. Garland noved that the house go into committee of the whole on the state of the union, and take up the senate pre-emption bill. The Chair said that it would be for the committee to decide what bills they would take up. M. R. Garland then gave notice that, if the house went into committee of the whole, as proposed, he should move to take up first the bill he had namned. Mr. Whittlesey hoped the committees would be called for reports. Mr. Cambreleng said that that could be done every morning, and the public business requir ed immediate attention. Mr. Cushing asked what effect this motion, if it prevailed, would have upon the northwestern territory question, then under discussion during the morning hour? The Chair said it would come up to-inorrow in order. Mr. Everett asked if the chairman of the committee of ways and ineans intended to take up the Indian appropriation bill in committee to-day? Mr. Cambreleng responded in the affirmative. Mr. Everett intended to propose an amendment to that bill, the effect of which, he hoped, would be to settle the Cherokee difficulty. He hoped that bill would not be taken not taken the benefit of said treaty- 2. For compensation for personal proper- 3. For compensation for spoliations in full In the senate, yesterday, the navy appropriation bill was passed, after the rejection of a proposition, made 2,250,000 yesterday, by Mr. Crittenden, to strike out the appropriation for the exploring expedition. On motion of Mr. Hubbard, the senate took up the 750,000 joint resolution offered by Mr. Clay, of Ky., providing 300,000 that no discrimination shall be made as to the currency, or medium of payment in the several branches of the public revenue, or in debts or dues to the government, &c., when Mr. Webster, (Mr. Clay assenting,) offered the amendment before proposed to be offered by him, as follows: 50,000 For compensation to such Cherokees as Strike out the first clause of the resolution after the enacting clause, and insert, That it shall not be lawful for the secretary of the treasury to make, or to con tinue in force, a y general or ter which shal create any difference between the different branches of reve nue, as to the funds or medium of payment, in which 500,000 debts or dues, accruing to the United States, may be paid. Mr. Clay, of Ky., expressed his indifference as to which form of the resolution should prevail, but argued at some length in support of the objects to be accomplished by it. Mr. Benton spoke at great length in favor of the specie circular, and against Mr. Clay's resolution. Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, asked the unanimous consent of the senate so to modify his resolution as to make Mr. Webster's amendment a part of it, and to ed (the bank notes) in a course of public expenditure, to strike out the words "and shall be subsequently disburs all public creditors who were willing to receive them." This omission Mr. C. had found would render the resolution more acceptable to some senators, and he did not regard the clause as specially important. 750,000 luded to, was adopted. Mr. Wise moved that the of the specie circular in its operations, past, present, ed. Carried. for the relief of the heirs of Dr. Thomas Carter, de- ed, without dissent. Mr. Clay moved to strike out the Mr. W.'s amendment, so modified, was then adoptto those who were willing to receive them. On the call words quoted above, requiring bank notes to be paid also signified his design to move to strike out the of Mr. Wright, the yeas and nays were ordered; who tion relating to the receiving of bank notes. up to-day. The Speaker asked if there was any ob. 1832, was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. whole remaining part of the latter clause of the resolu The bill adding another judge to this court, camne jection to the motion of the chairman of the committee of ways and means? Mr. Everett ojected on the P on its third reading, as proposed to be amended grounds he had stated. The Chair was about to by the committee for the District of Columbia, so as cominence the call for reports, when Mr. Cambre- tour years, instead of for life, as proposed in the bill. to make the term of office of the proposed judge, leng moved a suspension of the rule, for the purpose A brief discussion ensued on the proposition, after o offering the motion above made. Mr. Boon de- which the question was taken on the amendment. manded the yeas and nays; which were ordered. Mr. Petrikin asked for the yeas and nays on the ordered. The motion to suspend the rules prevail-ordered. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, question of ordering the bill to a third reading. Not ed by the following vote: Yeas 106, nays 37. And and read a third time to-day; and, being so read, was the house went into committee of the whole on the passed. So the original bill, as it came from the state of the union, (Mr. Howard in the chair.) adjourned. senate, was passed. And then, on motion, the house Mr. Petrikin demanded a call of the house. Not On this a debate followed, in which Messrs. Wright, It The house of representatives on Tuesday was chiefly occupied on the question of referring the message of inserted in this day's proceedings of the senate. the president, and the communication of the secretary caused a very animated, but desultory debate-finally, of war, in reference to the treaty with the Cherokees, it was iaid on the table, and ordered to be printed. On Wednesday considerable time was devoted to the consideration, in committee of the whole, to the bill for the suppression of Indian hostilities; but, before the discussion was concluded, the committe rose, and the In order to make room for the debate between Messrs. Clay and Calhoun, and the documents sub-house adjourned. mitted to congress in relation to the treaty with the Cherokees, we are reluctantly compelled to postpone ed, a motion of Mr. Garland, of La., whose object was On Thursday, a call of the house having been order. further details of the proceedings of both houses until to ascertain where were the ten o'clock men, and naving our next. The following summary, however, compri- been proceeded in until it was ascertained that 133 ses all business of interest. members were present, the call was suspended. notes for revenue. Mr. Cambreleng moved to take up the Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Rice Garland moved to take up the senate pre-emption bill. And the question being put upon the first of these notions, no quorum voted. The Chair ordered another count, (by tellers,) and the question upon taking up the bill to suppress Indian hostilities for the year 1833, was again put, but no quorum voted, and a third count (by tellers) was ordered; and, no quorum voting, the cominittee rose, and reported the fact to the house. Mr. WhitIn the senate on Thursday, the Vice President pre- Mr. Hoffman then rose, and called the attention of tlesey hoped that the chairman of the committee of sented a communication from the treasury department, the house to the fact that a very exceptionable docuways and means would allow the business of the in pursuance of a resolution recently offered by Mr. ment had been ordered to be printed, and was yester house to proceed as on the calendar. Mr. Petrikin Clay, of Kentucky, in relation to the receipt of bank day laid on the table. He referred to a message of the asked if the house could do business without a quo- and was understood to state that no new orders had tions from the secretaries of state and the treasury, in The communication was read, president of the United States enclosing communicarum? The Chair responded in the negative, and been given on the subject, and that the receipt of bank reply to a resolution of inquiry, adopted on the 30th proceeded to count the house 133 members being notes was a consequence of previous orders, and of April, 1833, calling for information as to the extent to within the bar, the chairman of the committee of the the resumption of specie payments by certain banks. which the deportation of foreign paupers to this coun whole resumed the chair. The bill for the suppression The communication was accompanied by a copy of a try had been carried on. That document contained of Indian hostilities was then taken up and considered. letter from the department to public officers at New two extracts from the New York Truth-Teller," in Mr. Cambreleng had felt embarrassed to know York, dated April 23, 1333, which was read, and which there was nothing at all pertinent to the subject whether to make a speech or not, upon, this subject. which was understood to sanction the receipt of specie- of inquiry, but which consisted of anonymous and vio He had concluded to inake none. This was an im- paying bank notes from banks not issuing notes of less lent denunciations of the mayor and city council of the portaat bill, demanding immediate action. There pravo, according to orders and instructions given city of New York. Mr. H. commented, in strong was now a prospect of the close of this disastrous previous to the suspension of specie payments. Mr. Clay moved that this communication be laid on opinion that it was a mistake to which the president terms, upon the extracts in question, and expressed his war. There were many protested bills yet to be the table and printed. He said he did not know whe- could not have been a party. He concluded his repaid for the suppression of Florida Indian hostilities. ther this would furnish the occasion making it neces-marks, which shall be inserted hereafter, by expressing The bill, moreover, provided for the maintenance of sary for further inquiry of the secretary of the treasury, his intention to offer, at the proper time, a resolution, peace and quiet in the Cherokee country. in order to know whether further instructions had been discharging the select committee, to whom the message Mr. C. tuen proposed an amendment, reducing given to any of the collectors. The fact had now ap- and reports from the secretaries of state and the trea some of the proposed appropriations, and sent to peared that they did receive at New York, the notes of sury, on the subject of the importation of foreign pau the chair some official and executive documents up-specie-paying banks; and Mr. C. was understood to pers, from the consideration of the extracts referred to, say that he had a letter in his drawer informing him and that they be returned to the president. He then on the subject; which were rea1. were to be received and disbursed in payment of the jected to the reception of the resolution at this time. public dues. him to offer it. This notice caused considerable dis Mr Hoffman moved a suspension of the rules to enable Mr. Thomuson then offered a resolution requesting the cussion; but the house refused to suspend the rules. president to inform the house whether the extracts were communicated to the house by his direction, which, being objected to, he moved a suspension of the rules. Lost. Several reports having been received from committees, the house went into committee of the whole, and took up the bill for the suppression of Indian hostilities. After sometime spent therein the committee rose, and had leave to sit again. The house next took np, and concurred in the senate's amendment to the Cumberland road bill, and then adjourned. Mr. Everelt stated that, at the proper time, he that, on resumption, the notes of specie paying banks moved that the resolution be made. Mr. Beatty ob should offer a proposition to amend the bill by add- For the payment to the Cherokee nation, For payments to the Cherokee nation for the benefit of the Cherokees who have The communication was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. White the message of the president, and the communication of the secretary of war, in relation to the removal of the Cherokees, was referred to the committee on Indian affairs. The bill for the continuation of the Cumberland road was passed by a vote of 23 to 18,-it was then sent to the house and subsequently returned with an amendment, in which the senate concurred. Some time was spent in 500,000 considering the bill making appropriations for the naval service for 1833, but, without coming to a decision upon Jit, the senate, after an executive session, adjourned. WASHINGTON CITY, JUNE 2, 1838. THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY, BY WILLIAM OGDEN NILES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. THE SPECIE CIRCULAR. A joint resolution, virtually repealing the specie circular of July, 1836, has passed both houses of congress by large majorities, and, having been signed by the president, is now a law of the land. In pursusnce of that law the secretary of the treasury has addressed the circular, inserted below, to the collectors and receivers of public money: CIRCULAR FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. To all collectors and receivers of public money: Treasury department, June 1, 1838. nearness of banks in most seaports, be taken, and AGRICULTURAL FAIR. The agricultural society of Kent county, Maryland, proposes to give, at the next annual fair, a premium of a silver cup for the best acre of corn and wheat; also premiums for the best colt not made carpet, for the best home-made stockings, the more than two years old, the best calf, the best home best home-made cloth, the best sample of butter, the best sewing silk, for the best crop of timothy and clover, on one acre, the best crop of sugar beets, mangel wurtzell, ruta baga, and potatoes on one-fourth of an acre; the best boar, sow, ram, ewe, &c. 3d. Nor will you accept bank notes of any denomination, unless the same be "payable, on demand, in gold and silver coin, at the place where issued," and "equivalent to specie at the place where" received, as is substantially required by the last mentioned act in respect to payments. These requirements can, in the MAINE. On the 24th ult. the governor and council By a resolution, passed the 31st ultimo, congress has opinion of the department, be enforced with greater declared "That it shall not be lawful for the secretary certainty, and unnecessary risk and loss more surely met to examine the returns of votes for member of conof the treasury to make or to continue in force, any avoided, by confining the receipt, as has been the usage gress for Oxford district, in place of the late hon. T. J. general order, which shall create any difference be- at some former periods, to the notes of banks situated Carter, deceased. The whole number of votes returnN. S. Littlefield, tween the different branches of revenue, as to the mo- within your state, and in the adjoining state. The cred-ed are 8,321. ney or medium of payment in which debts or dues, ac-it of these notes can usually be best known-counter- For Virgil Delphini Parris, (Van Buren,) feits of them more easily detected-and specie obtained Joseph G. Cole, Judah Dana, cruing to the United States, may be paid," for them with less delay when it is wanted for public purposes. To carry this resolution into effect, it has become necessary to issue new instructions to collectors and receivers of public money. By the present laws specie and treasury notes alone are expressly made receivable for all kinds of public dues, and you will of course continue to take them till otherwise instructed. 4th. You will not take the notes of any bank which, since the 4th of July, 1836, has issued "any note or bill of a less denomination than five dollars;" the notes of all such banks being expressly excluded by the eighth section of the act of the 23d June, 1836. par Great care will be expected from you in carrying into A circular was issued under the direction of the president of the United States, on the 11th of July, 1836, effect this, and all former circulars still in force; and which, after a certain period prohibited any currency ticularly is it enjoined that receivers be vigilant to furfrom being taken in payment of the public lands except nish every facility to the registers for making the monthspecie no authority for the issue of treasury notes be-ly examinations, recently required, of the funds and vouchers on hand, and to guard against the imposition ing then in existence. This circular did not order any different medium to upon the land offices of bank notes not safe or equivabe taken for duties yet, the various reasons contained lent to specie, and not well known to be receivable, acin it were not applicable to the revenue from customs, cording to the spirit of these instructions, and the manand a practice had existed before and has been contin-ifest intentions of the acts of congress, which they are ued since, to receive bank notes of a certain character designed to enforce. in payment of duties. In this condition of things, and without any new legislation, either to extend the provisions of that circular to every branch of the revenue, or to abolish the practice of taking bank notes for any branch of it, congress directed, by the resolution above quoted, that no difference or discrimination shall be created or continued in force by any general order emanating from this department. It has thus been made the imperative duty of the secretary of the treasury, either to require the collection of the whole revenue, in all its branches, in gold, or silver, or treasury notes, or to permit, under such restrictions as the existing laws impose, and as the safety of the public money may seem to require, the acceptance of bank notes, for lands sold as well as for other public dues. However desirable it may be on some accounts, that the receipts and payments of the general goverement shall be in the currency provided in the constitution, and however inexpedient it may be to give undue encouragement to a different currency, which by its fluctuations in quantity and value often renders the wages of labor uncertain, gives instability to the value of property, and thus enables the artful to accumulate wealth at the expense of the unwary, it is not believed that this department can find a sufficient warrant in the proceedings of congress, or in the public opinion, to justify the sudden and total exclusion at this time of the notes of specie paying banks from reception for public dues of every description. Important changes have also taken place since July, 1836, in the condition of the banks and of business generally, which have diminished the necessity for unusual checks on excesses and overactions. Influenced by these considerations, and by a desire to accommodate the public debtors as far is compatible with the restrictions of law and the safety of the pecuniary interests committed to my care, I feel bound to enforce the uniformity now required, by availing my self of the permission given in the resolution of 1816, to receive the notes of bank, and by extending, under suitable limitations, the receipt of such notes equally to all branches of the public revenue. Respectfully, LEVI WOODBURY, OFFICIAL TREASURY NOTES. Treasury department, June 1, 1833. The whole amount of treasury notes authorized by the the treasury for duties and lands, and in 6,000,000 Leaving $4,000,000 The treasury notes issued up to this day under the provisions of the act of 21st May, 1833, amount to $800,307 26. LEVY WOODBURY, The "Richmond Enquirer" of yesterday, after congratulating its readers on the passage of the resolution rescinding the specie circular, says "the resolution, upon the face of it, only does away the discrimination between the monies to be received for public lands and customs; but in point of fact, it will supersede the call for specie in the payment of the public lands-as it is sufficiently obvious, at present, the secretary of the treasury will not resort to a general requisition for specie. The resolution was voted for accordingly on that principle. There can be little doubt, this measure will smooth the way to the resumption of specie payments by the western, northwestern, and southwestern banks. The Detroit banks complain that their resumption is em barrassed by the specie circular, which drains the banks there to buy lands. This complaint will now be removed and a new impulse will be communicated to the recuperative energies of all the solvent western banks. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. The New York Gazette The limitations as to the character of the notes receivable, will be such as are required by express laws, of Thursday, says: "Exchange on England is gettnig or by necessary implication. Some of these limitations up. Prime bills on London are held at 8 per cent. have always, except at one brief interval, been adopted The Sampson and Orpheus, which arrived yesterday, in practice since the formation of the constitution, and brought a large amount of specie; and, as our last dates are deemed essential to maintain a sound currency, so from England informed that accounts had been received indispensable to the prosperity of trade and a healthy from New York of the fall of exchange to 4 1-2 per state of public morals. Others have been introduced cent., we may expect still further imports of the premore recently to promote fiscal convenience, the public cious metals by the next packets. Drafts on Philadelphia sold yesterday at 2 per cent. discount." security, and an equal standard of value. 1st. You will in conformity to the obvious intent of the resolution of 1816, take such bank notes only as are "payable, and paid on demand, in the legal currency of the United States." GEN. JESUP, accompanied by his aids, arrived in this "We believe the city on Tuesday last, via Norfolk. On noticing the arrival of Gen. J. the "Globe" says: 21. You will receive none of a less denomination war in Florida may now be considered at an end. than twenty dollars; the reception of all smaller denom There are but a small band of Mickasukies, and only a single chief of note, still absconding in the swamps. inations being virtually prohibited by the second section of the act of April 14th, 1835, which forbids their Gen. Jesup has taken altogether about seventeen hunbeing paid out to any creditor of the United States. dred of these banditti, and among them the most inThough smaller notes offered for duties could, from the fluential, daring, and mischievous chiefs." VOL. LIV.-SIG. 14. 66 66 4,349 166 60 3 30 23 4,531, 3,690-3,690 941 tering. According to the official list, the votes in the district, For Oliver Herrick, Van Buren plurality, 66 46 4,165 281 55 44 2 Hon. JAMES S. CONWAY, governor of the state of Arkansas, arrived in this city on Thursday last. FROM TEXAS. New Orleans, May 20. The steam packet Columbia arrived yesterday in three days from Texas. Congress was in session, but in daily expectaexecuting the land patents, in a communication to contion of adjourning. President Houston had declined gress, explaining his views at length. The Banner remarks, the course of the executive had been severely censured by some, but it is thought his explanation will be deemed satisfactory. At a ball lately given at Bexar, a rencontre took place between major Tinsley and Eugene Navarro, which resulted in the death of both. Tinsley shot Navarro with a pistol, but was killed himself by a bowie knife in the hands of his expiring antagonist. We have not learned the immediate cause of the affray, but understand that an old feud existed between the parties. FROM ENGLAND. By the packet ship Orpheus, from Liverpool, and the Sampson from London, the editor of the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer has received London papers to the 1st and Liverpool to the 2d of May. They are totally destitute of any political intelligence which would be of interest here. The British parliament is again in session, but 28th June, and it appears definitívely settled that its proceedings are chiefly confined to local matters, The coronation of the queen is postponed to the this ceremony is to be conducted on the reduced scale of expenditures observed at the coronation of William IV-reduced at least in comparison with that which took place on the coronation of George IV. Mr. Biddle's letter to Mr. Adams was received on the 30th of April. The London papers were much occupied with the affairs of Mr. Jaudon and the U. S. Bank. Lord Palmerston took occasion, to compliment the course of our government in reat a dinner given him by his electors at Tveriton, lation to the Canadian revolt. The discussion of the two prominent questions before the chamber of deputies of France the establishment of a grand system of railroads communicating with the capital From Spain the accounts are of the same unde and the conversation of the five per cent ctockhas been delayed until the first week in May. time past. cided character that they have been for this long SIR FRANCIS HEAD. The Liverpool Chronicle holds the following language in regard to sir Francis Head. His honor was quite too fiery for the occasion, and we think he is beginning to find [Alb. Adv. it out. Sir Francis Head closed the Upper Canadian legislative session on the 6th of March, in a long speech, teeming with the most outrageous and stupid bombast. This weak headed functionary has not closed his inglorious career in the Upper province without adding fresh fuel to the flame, which bis egregious folly enkindled among the people of the United States. It will be recollected that his opening speech in December last, gave great offence by the gratuitous attack which he made therein on the Americans, en masse, for aiding and abetting the Canadian insurgents. no doubt think I have acted properly to decline Edwardsville, April 20, 1838. From the Huntsville Democrat. LETTER FROM THE HON. WILLIAM SMITH. To my fellow citizens of Madison county. forbid! Or will you, by flight, seek to hide yourselves in mountains and forests, and thus oblige us to hunt you down? Remember that, in pursuit, it may be impossible to avoid conflicts. The blood of the white man, or the blood of the red man, may be spilt, and if spilt, however accidentally, it may be impossible for the discreet and humane among you, or anong us to prevent a general war and carage. Think of this, my Cherokee brethren! I am an old warrior, and have been present at many a scene of slaughter; but spare ine, I beseech you. Since the 15th of July last, certain editorial rethe horror of witnessing the destruction of the marks have appeared in several of the different Cherokees. numbers of the newspaper called the Southern AdDo not, I invite you, even wait for the close ap-vocate, published in Huntsville, concerning myself, proach of the troops; but make such preparations with the evident intention to derogate from my res. for emigration as you can, and hasten to this place, pectability in your estimation. All of which I to Ross's landing, or to Gunter's landing, where should have perinitted to pass unnoticed, had not a reIn his closing address to the provincial parlia- you all will be received in kindness by officers se- cent publication appeared in that paper, on the 29th ment, he repeats his charge against them in aggra-lected for the purpose. You will find food for all, September last, in the shape of a correspondence vated terms, although he must have known that the and clothing for the destitute, at either of those between Dr. Miles Selden Watkins, of Huntsville, bulk of the United States citizens have, from the places, and thence, at your ease and in comfort, be and his brother-in-law, the Hon. Benjamin Watkins cominencement of the outbreak, been warmly in transported to your new homes according to the Leigh, of Richmond, Virginia: and also of Le Roy favor of the British governinent, and the contin- terins of the treaty. Pope, jr., esq, the editor of the Southern Advocate, uance of its authority in the Canadas-the dissenand general Samuel Smith, of Baltimore. In that tients being confined to a handful of restless and correspondence, Dr. Miles Selden Watkins, the desperate adventurers on the frontier states. In hon. Benjamin Watkins Leigh, and Le Roy Pope, the face of this fact, however, he not only launches jr., esq., have made a very free use of my name, and his anathemas against the nation collectively, but seem to have been specially careful to give it a affects to sneer, in his small way, at their republiwide circulation in the newspapers, both at home can form of government, as contrasted with the beauties of monarchical institutions. This, as may be expected, has roused Jonathan's bile, heightened by the memory of the outrage committed on the steamboat Caroline and its crew, sanctioned as it was by this booby governor. This is the address of a warrior to warriors.May his entreaties be kindly received, and may the God of both prosper the Americans and Cherokees, and preserve them long in peace and friendship with each other! WINFIELD SCOTT. Cherokee Agency, May 10, 1838. ILLINOIS-POLITICS OF THE DAY. LETTER OF A. M. JENKINS. To the editor of the Backwoodsman. To inake the inatter worse, at the very moment Mr. RUSSELL. In your paper of the 15th instant, when sir Francis Head was thus insanely comunit- I find an article relative to the candidate for governor ting himself, a correspondence was passing between at the ensuing August election, in which my name the British ambassador, at Washington, and Mr. Forsyth, the American secretary of state, touching the capture and destruction of the steamboat in question, by a Canadian force on the American side of the Niagara. It appears, from the correspondence, that the American government is determined not to let this affair rest, a remonstrance having been addressed on the subject to the British government. We do not anticipate that any thing serious will arise out of the affair; but we must do sir Francis Bond Head the credit of saying that his exertions have not been wanting to fan it into a flame. is brought before the public as the probable candi- Were I under the present call to become a candidate, I must, of course, be run by the Van Buren party, the call upon me being from that quarter; beFrom the Globe. sides, the other party have a candidate, with whom REMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES. they are satisfied. I must expect to be voted for by thein, and, if elected, be elected by them; and, were Major general Scott, of the United States army sends I to conceal my sentiments, or remain silent and perto the Cherokee people, remaining in North Caro-mit them to elect me under the blief that I was still lina, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, this ad- with them in sentiment, it would amount to an acknowledgment on my part that I was. Honesty on my part, and justice towards them as a party, would require of me that I should, so far as I took any part in the politics of the general government, support and sustain them. dress. CHEROKEES! The president of the United States has sent ine, with a powerful army, to cause you, in obedience to the treaty of 1835, to join that part of your people who are already, established in prosperity on the other side of the Mississippi.- No man could be more proud than I would to be Unhappily, the two years which were allowed for governor of this young and flourishing state. I the purpose, you have suffered to pass away with-should consider it the greatest honor, almost, that out following, and without making any preparation to follow, and now, or by the time that this solemn address shall reach your distant settlements, the emigration must be commenced in haste, but, I hope, without disorder. I have no power, by granting a farther delay, to correct the error that you have committed. The full moon of May is already on the wane, and before another shall have passed away, every Cherokee, man, woman, and child, in those states, must be in motion to join their brethren in the far west.. My friends: This is no sudden determination on the part of the president, whom you and I must now obey. By the treaty the emigration was to have been completed on or before the 23d of this month; and the president has constantly kept you warned, during the two years allowed, through all his officers and agents in this country, that the treaty would be enforced. and abroad. They have not been content with giving it an early and extraordinary circulation through that channel, but Doctor Miles Selden Watkins, and Le Roy Pope, jr., esq., and a few of their political associates, in Huntsville, have been busily engaged in giving it currency in Madison county. This they do by asking gentlemen from the country, when they come to Huntsville, "if they have read the correspondence?" And when inquired at, what correspondence? They reply in a half whisper; "judge Smith has got himself into difficulty that he cannot get out of." And then proceeded to unfold the high offence I had committed against the memory of chief justice Marshall, by saying he owned shares in the United States Bank in July, immediately previous to the time when he presided in the case of McCulloch vs. the state of Maryland. I have been a good deal teased with such stories as this, within the last seven or eight years, and by this very sort of men; and I believe I have heretofore fallen into no difficulty from which I have not extricated myself. But should I be so unfortunate as not to be able to extricate myself from this difficulty by iny own means, I can assure Doctor Miles Selden Watkins, his brother-in law, the hon. Benjamin Watkins Leigh, and Le Roy Pope, jr., esq., I shall by no means invoke their aid. But I beg my fellow citizens to forbear making up an opinion on that correspondence, until they hear my side of the story. And when the whole subject shall be fairly placed before them, then I shall, with great cheerfulness, yield to any opinion they may arrive at from the facts. One thing I will now assert, that what I said, respecting chief justice Marshall, was true: and I pledge myself to establish it, notwithstanding Doctor Miles Selden Watkins and his political associates "here are not willing to admit the truth of such allegations." could be conferred upon me by any people; but if I ever should arrive at that honor, I wish to do it honestly; and, were I to practise any deception upon my I have various reasons for asking your indulgence fellow-cit zens in regard to my sentiments, by which for time to reply: In the first place, I have been I might by possibility be elected to that office, I extremely busy since, sometime before the publicashould consider myself anworthy to fill it. Candor on tion of that important correspondence, attending to my part, and justice towards the respectable party with business important to my private interest. I shall also whom I have formerly acted in good faith, who now, in a short time leave home for the legislature, where to some extent, seem inclined to elevate me still more, I shall be otherwise engaged. Moreover, I am desirrequire of me to make known to them, thus publicly, ous to procure some documents, which I know to exthat my mind is undergone a material change as to the ist, not yet within my reach: admirable ingredients to policy pursued by the administration. I now stand, in dissipate slanders and falsehoods. Lastly; this cormany things, decidedly opposed to Mr. Van Buren's respondence has been published in the city of Richpolicy. Their deleterious effects upon every inter-mond; in the city of Philadelphia; in the city of est of the country have brought conviction to my New York; in the city of Boston; and in the city mind that they are wrong, have been productive of of Mobile. And published in all those distant much evil already, and will be of much more (if per- cities before it made its appearance here, in sisted in) to the country generaily, but particularly so to the west. Believing this, as I honestly de, I I am come to carry out that determination. My am bound to oppose them, for I am in favor of my troops already occupy many positions in the coun- country in preference to men. try that you are to abandon, and thousands and time, speak of some more of the measures of this I may, at some future thousands are approaching, from every quarter, to administration which I believe to be wrong; but at render resistance and escape alike hopeless. All present I shall mention but one, it being the one these troops, regular and militia, are your friends. about which the most is said: I mean the indepenReceive them and confide in them as such. Obey dent or sub-treasury bill. To this bill, in all the vathem when they tell you that you can remain no rious shapes it has assumed, I am opposed. In relonger in this country. Soldiers are as kind hear-ference to it I could make no compromise, although ted as brave, and the desire of every one of us is I think it very likely to pass and become the law of to execute our painful duty in mercy. We are the land. commanded by the president to act towards you in that spirit, and such is also the wish of the whole people of America. Chiefs, head-men and warriors! Will you, then, by resistence, compel us to resort to arms? God Having expressed these views, I think my friends will agree with me that I cannot, consistently agree to become a candidate at this time, to be run by the party in favor of Mr. Van Buren's administration. It would be an imposition upon them. They will the Southern Advocate, where Doctor Miles Selden Watkins and Le Roy Pope, jr., esq., reside two of the principal actors in this deeply interesting scene. I mode of attack. And perhaps by some delay I may want time to inquire for the reasons for this new be enabled to trace their motives. For I will be able to show from incontrovertible evidence, that every word I said, which prompted this correspondence, was necessarily drawn from me, in self defence, by previous publications in the very self same Southern Advocate, from the pen of the identical Le Roy Pope, jr., esq., editor of that paper. The cause is unknown to my friends at a distance who are sending me slips from newspapers published abroad, containing the most envenomed portion of the ebullitions of the hon. Benjamin Watkins Leigh, over his own name, and headed in large capital letters, slander detected. |