Philadelphia Memorials. 188 Brickmakers, bricklayers, and plasterers, 60 Stone cutters, 82 Physicians, 74 Lumber merchants, 281 Farmers and millers, 94 Innkeepers, and livery stable keepers, 53 Saddle and harness makers, 57 Painters and glaziers, 33 Coach makers, 37 Brush makers, 51 Coopers, [FEB. 10, 1834 the cause was precisely that which the memorialists bad assigned-the universal destruction of confidence; and that this was operating with a secret and almost imperceptible influence, but with perfect certainty, and in a constant stream, to strip from the State banks the means of sus taining their credit and their debtors; not to place their specie in the Bank of the United States, but to take it into private possession, in town and country, for the pur pose of meeting the day of calamity which was appre hended by all. This state of things was in a rapid course of development; if it should be distinctly disclosed either this day or the next, it would not surprise him. He be lieved it to be one of the worst forms in which this want of confidence was now operating, to bring on the extreme distress and ruin which the memorialists anticipated. Believing, as he did, without any doubt whatever, that 62 Ship carpenters, riggers, rope makers, and sail this was the true solution of the difficulty, and that no 439 Mechanics in various other branches, and 1777 Citizens, including artists, builders, engineers, publishers, shipwrights, paper-hangers, gilders, iron-founders, turners, upholsterers, wheelwrights, tallow-chandlers, butchers, and others. thing which did not restore confidence could be of any avail; and believing, further, that nothing would restore it but a return to the former relations between the adminis tration and the bank, (Mr. B. said,) he would, of course, sustain the prayer of the memorial by every word and vote that he should utter or give upon the subject, and he hoped that the House would sustain it also. He therefore moved that the memorial should be read; giving notice, at the same time, that, as the House had repeatedly decided that memorials of this kind should go to the same committee, and he did not wish to renew the question, he would move its reference to the Committee of Ways and Means, and that it should be printed, to gether with the names and occupations of the memorialists; that, if there was a single case of imposition, (which he did not believe,) it might be ascertained and shown. Mr. SUTHERLAND inquired of Mr. BINNEY whether there were any signers to the memorial he had presented who resided in the southern portion of the county Philadelphia? [Mr. B. not being then in his seat, no reply was given.] These memorialists, a great proportion of whom he Mr. S. then presented a memorial, signed, as he said, knew, and many of them through a course of years, Mr. by ten or eleven thousand of his constituents, remonstrat B. said, would be received by this House, if it knew them ing against the removal of the deposites. They were as he did, as entitled to the fullest confidence for all their chiefly from Moyamensing, and he had put the question allegations of fact, as well as for their suggestions as to both to his colleague to ascertain whether those individuals disease and remedy. They constituted the fullest repre- were not included among the signers of the memorial presentation ever presented to Congress of the industry, sented by him. economy, love of order, wealth, knowledge, and intelli- Mr. S. then presented another memorial from a meetgence of the city and county of which they were residents. ing of the democrats of the city of Philadelphia, remon They informed the House that they are in the midst of strating against the restoration of the deposites and the reunexampled suffering and pecuniary distress; that it was charter of the Bank of the United States. He observed, confined to no class, but extends to all: that the misery that the memorial spoke the voice of a very large portion with which they are threatened was vastly greater than of the city; and it would be found, in the issue of this af that which they now suffered; that those who depended fair, that, if ten thousand persons had signed the memorial upon their daily labor for their daily bread were menaced presented by his colleague, they constituted but a small by extreme want, and that upon some of them it had proportion of the inhabitants of that great city. come already; and that the continuance of the evil must, The memorials were then referred. to one part of society, produce insolvency and poverty, and, to another, the want of food and raiment. They professed, one and all, the firm belief, in which Mr B. said he joined, that this scene of distress, already great, and to become greater, was caused by the universal want of confidence; that the act of the Treasury, in removing the public deposites, had led to it; and that there was no relief but in their restoration. They accordingly prayed Congress to direct the restoration. Mr. WATMOUGH presented the proceedings of a meeting of the citizens of Philadelphia, residing in the third district, on the same subject, and in favor of the res toration of the deposites. Mr. W. said he should not consume the time of the House in remarking on the subject of these proceedings, especially as his colleague had already addressed it on the subject with that judgment and feeling which distinguish ed him on all occasions. He felt peculiar pride in pre One remark, he said, he would make, and the only one senting this paper, inasmuch as his constituents had placed that could be considered (if, indeed, it could be so con- themselves upon the high ground of State rights, and thus sidered) a deviation from the rule: it had been said that taken a lofty stand against Executive usurpation. They the distress was to be attributed to the Bank of the United had directed him to stand firmly upon that ground; and States. The remark thus made proceeded, as he believ- he should, at the proper time, bring what little powers be ed, either from an ignorance of facts, or from the adop- possessed with zeal and devotion to the support of their tion of principles which his mind was unable either to wishes. The memorial was referred. adopt or to comprehend. Gentlemen would find, or be Mr. W. said that he held also a memorial from another greatly misapprehended the existing state of things, that and FEB. 11, 1834.] Chesapeake and Ohio Canal-Compensation to R. Mills-Extension of the Pension Laws. [H. or R. wishes he owed the highest respect, though variant from After some remarks from Mr. BURGES, Mr. PARKER, his own,) which was of a very different complexion from and Mr. EVANS, the subject was finally recommitted to that just presented. He moved the reference of this me- the Committee on the Public Buildings. morial; but, before it was referred, Mr. SPEIGHT called for the reading of it; and it was read accordingly. Mr. WATMOUGH said he was happy the gentleman had got the reading of the memorial: it possessed at least one striking merit--it "went the whole hog." He then called for the reading of the memorial which he had first presented; but The CHAIR decided that, as the memorial had been referred, the call for its reading was out of order. Mr. WATMOUGH asked the consent of the House to have it read; but it was refused. He then moved to suspend the rule for the purpose; but that motion was also negatived. He then finally moved to reconsider the vote of reference; but this also was refused--ayes 88, noes 102. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL. Adjourned. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. Mr. POLK, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to give to the Secretary of War all authority hereafter in regard to the mode of paying pensioners, accompanied by a detailed report; which bill was twice read and committed. Mr. A. further desired the subject to be at once considered, but the House refused to suspend the rules for that purpose; and it was referred over to Monday, as petiTHE PENSION LAWS. Mr. ADAMS, of Massachusetts, referred to the several memorials from New York, which had yesterday been presented by Mr. CAMBRELENG, and observed that he had not at the time understood that one of them referred to the warehousing system. In regard to the others, on the subtion that they should go, as they had been referred, to the ject of the public distress and the bank, he had no objecCommittee of Ways and Means; but that on the subject of the warehousing system had reference to the commerce of Mr. McKIM presented the memorial of the president the country, and still more deeply concerned one interest and directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in favor (manufacturing) which it had been made his especial duty of a further subscription of stock by Congress to the Chesa- to advocate and support in that House. He had not read peake and Ohio Canal. the memorial; but, from the gentleman's account of its obMr. STEWART moved that this memorial be printed, ject, Mr. A. presumed it pertained to the province of the and took the occasion to express his high gratification at Committee on Manufactures. He therefore moved a rethis conclusive evidence of the final and satisfactory adjust- consideration of so much of the vote of yesterday as referment of the unfortunate controversy which had so long re- red this memorial to the Committee of Ways and Means. tarded the progress of this great enterprise. It was now evident that these great rival companies were hereafter to cooperate as friends and allies in prosecuting this great work, which, so far as it had progressed, was surpassed, in the tion day. durability and grandeur of its structure, by no similar work in the world. He said it must be gratifying to all the friends of the work that, with this controversy, one of the most sion laws coming up againMr. CHILTON's resolution on the extension of the penserious obstacles to its progress was removed. This magMr. CHILTON ALLAN, who was entitled to the floor, nanimous act, on the part of the Railroad Company, was after referring to the general anxiety which prevailed to worthy the patriotic and enlightened source from which it have the question taken on this resolution, (as its consideremanated; it was worthy and characteristic of the gene- ation superseded that of a great number of others offered rous liberality which so eminently distinguished "the monu- since the debate commenced,) offered to waive his right to mental city," from which it came. He hoped the House the floor, if a general expression should appear to be given would follow the example of those rival companies, and that the question should be now taken without further dethat when the bill now on the table, providing for the ob- bate: if not, he presumed that he should not hereafter be ject indicated by the memorial, came up, the contending deprived of the opportunity of delivering his sentiments parties in this House would, for a moment, forget the quar on the resolution. rels which so much disturbed and marred the progress of business here, and concur for once in the accomplishment of this favorite object of the Father of his Country, and thereby unite, by a powerful and enduring bond, the East and the West--the seat of the Federal Government with the great valley of the Mississippi. The memorial was then ordered to be printed. COMPENSATION TO R. MILLS. Mr. JARVIS, from the Committee on the Public Buildings, offered a resolution directing the payment to Mr. Mills, the architect, of $1,000, for his services in designing and carrying into effect the alteration of the Hall of Rep-| resentatives. Mr. E. WHITTLESEY, not objecting to the resolution, wished, however, some explanation why there was no report from the committee on this subject, and why this claim did not take the ordinary course, of being submitted to the Committee on Claims? Mr. HAWES, of Kentucky, moved to amend the resolution, by reducing the sum from $1,000 to $250. Mr. JARVIS animadverted, with some warmth, on this proposition, as placing an artist of respectability below the compensation of the woodcutters of the House. Mr. EWING did not object to the remuneration, but wished the subject recommitted, that a further experiment might be made for improving the acoustics of the hall, by uspending a glass ceiling below the dome. Mr. GILMER said he was very desirous that the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. BOULPIN] should be discussed, and he therefore suggested the propriety of postponing the subject until to-morrow. Mr. STEWART thought it would be better to try the sense of the House, and therefore suggested to Mr. ALLAN to move the previous question. Mr. ALLAN accordingly moved the previous question; which he said he had never done before, nor did he know that he should now vote for it, but to try the sense of the House. Mr. MASON, of Virginia, said that his colleague [Mr. BOULDIN] was not at this moment in his place; and thereupon requested Mr. A. to withdraw the motion. Mr. ALLAN, however, declined doing so, and the House seconded his motion. The previous question was thereupon put, as follows: Shall the main question now be put? Mr. MASON demanded the yeas and nays, and they were ordered by the House. 66. Being taken, they resulted as follows: yeas 136, nays [This decision cut off all motions for amendment.] The main question was then put, viz: Shall this resolution be adopted? and decided as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. John Quincy Adams, John Adams, John J. Allen, Chilton Allan, William Allen, Ashley, Banks, H. or R.] Washington Potomac Bridge-Removal of the Deposites. [FEB. 11, 1834. Barber, Barnitz, Bean, Beardsley, Beaty, Beaumont, John in which he had announced that a contract had been Bell, James M. Bell, John Blair, Bodle, Roon, Brown, Bull, commenced, but not consummated, for the construction Bunch, Burd, Burns, Cage, Cambreleng, Carr, Casey, Cha- of this work. According to the provisions of that cosney, Chilton, Choate, S. Clark, William Clark, Clay, Cor-tract, upon the plan adopted, the bridge would probably win, Cramer, Crane, Crockett, Amos Davis, Day, Deberry, cost from three to five millions of dollars. While the Denny, David W. Dickinson, Duncan, Edward Everett, Committee on Roads and Canals were apportioning the Horace Everett, Ewing, Fillmore, Forester, Philo C. Ful- sums to be applied to different works of internal improve ler, William K. Fuller, Fulton, Galbraith, Gillet, Gorham, ment to be reported on by them, they could not preter Grennell, Halsey, Hamer, Hannegan, Hard, James Har. mit this subject, as the sum to be expended on it formed per, Harrison, Hathaway, Hawes, Henderson, Howell, a necessary element in their calculations. The comm Inge, R. M. Johnson, N. Johnson, C. Johnson, Benjamin tee believed it proper to reduce the expenditure on this Jones, Kinnard, Lane, Lawrence, Luke Lea, Leavitt, Love, Lucas, Lyon, Lytle, Abijah Mann, McCarty, McCo. mas, McKennan, McKinley, McLene, Mercer, Miller, H. Mitchell, R. Mitchell, Moore, Murphy, Osgood, Page, Parker, Patterson, D. J. Pearce, Pierson, Polk, Pope, A. H. Shepperd, Shinn, William Slade, Charles Slade, Sloane, Smith, Spangler, Standifer, Stewart, P. Thomas, John Thomson, Tompkins, Vanderpoel, Ward, Wardwell, Webster, Whallon, E. D. White, Elisha Whittlesey, Wilson, Young-120. work from three millions or five millions to one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, for which sum every important object in regard to the bridge would be effected. He had this morning received a letter from a highly respectable source, urging him to prompt action, which would be ne cessary to save the treasury from so large a draught up it, should the contract be completed. Mr. McKENNAN said that he entertained great re spect for the Committee on Roads and Canals; but, as the measure had originated with the District Committee, and no objection had at that time been made by the other committee to their having the subject under their cogn zance, he saw no reason why it should not remain where it took its origin. Mr. MERCER followed with a counter-statement, but NAYS.-Messrs. Heman Allen, Archer, Barringer, Bates, Baylies, Beale, James Blair, Bockee, Bouldin, Briggs, Bynum, Carmichael, Chambers, Chinn, Claiborne, Clayton, Clowney, Coffee, Connor, Coulter, Davenport, Deming, Dennis, Dickson, Philemon Dickerson, Evans, Foot, Fos- Mr. McK. then went on to give a brief history of the ter, Gamble, Gholson, Gilmer, Grayson, Griffin, Hiland course of proceeding, from the commencement of this Hall, Thomas H. Hall, Joseph M. Harper, Hawkins, Hazel- undertaking. tine, Hiester, Hubbard, A. Huntington, Jarvis, W. C. Johnson, S. Jones, Kavanagh, King, Lansing, Laporte, Lay, the particulars of both were too imperfectly heard to be Lewis, J. K. Mann, Martindale, Mardis, John Y. Mason, correctly given. Among other things, he said, one of hi Moses Mason, McDuffie, McIntire, McKay, McKim, Muh- objects was to save the District of Columbia from being lenberg, Parks, Patton, Franklin Pierce, Pinckney, Plummer, Ramsay, Reed, Rencher, Schenck, Schley, Speight, Stoddert, Sutherland, William Taylor, William P. Taylor, Francis Thomas, Turner, Turrill, Tweedy, Van Houten, Wagener, Wayne, C. P. White, Frederick Whittlesey, Williams, Wise--86. charged with the expenditure of so large an amount of money for a single object, which could be so much more usefully distributed among several objects. Mr. M. again adverted to the vast expense of carrying the plan approved by the Executive into effect, and said that there was no where in the whole world, from China to the westers So the resolution was adopted as follows: extremity of Europe, such a structure as this must be, if Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, whose completed on that plan. It was the opinion of a highly duty it shall be to inquire into the expediency of so extend- distinguished and experienced engineer in the employ of ing the provisions of the act of Congress passed 7th June, Government, that it would cost five millions of dollars. 1832, granting pensions to certain classes of troops therein No contract had yet been made for it; whatever had pass named, as to embrace in its provisions those who were en-ed was merely verbal. gaged in the wars against the Indians subsequent to the Mr. CHINN (now in his place) supported the motion close of the revolutionary war, and down to the treaty of of Mr. MCKENNAN; and while he purposely refrained Greenville, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. WASHINGTON POTOMAC bridge. from expressing any opinion as to the present or y other plan of the work, or as to the necessity or pro priety of the work in any form, insisted that the subject Mr. MERCER obtained leave to report from the Com-most obviously pertained to the District Committee, &c. mittee on Roads and Canals a bill to construct a bridge over the Potomac river, opposite the city of Washing ton. On motion of Mr. MANN, of New York, the subject was postponed (in order to take up other business) unti to-morrow.-Ayes 86, noes 72. THE REMOVal of the dEPOSITES. The deposite question then coming up as the order of the day Mr. McKENNAN (in the absence of Mr. CHINN, chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia) moved that the bill be committed to that committee. He observed, in support of the motion, that this improvement had originated with the Committee on the District; and, Mr. BOULDIN, of Virginia, rose to address the House, in consequence of their action in relation to it, a con- and began in the following words: tract had been made by the President, or his Secretary, Before I submit some remarks I wish to make on the for the building of the bridge. How the Committee on merits of the very serious question before the House, Roads and Canals obtained jurisdiction of the subject, he must advert to a rebuke which, with all due humility, I could not conceive; and, therefore, wished it restored to received from my colleague, [Mr. WISE.] He stated, the committee to which it originally belonged. and truly, that, although Mr. Randolph, when he died, Mr. MERCER replied, that no member of the House had been a member elect of this body, yet that fact had could be less disposed to trench on the rights which, not been announced on this floor. I am not in the habit either by courtesy, or by the rules of the House, be- of taking to myself a general remark not peculiarly di longed to any committee of the House: and the Commit-rected to myself; but when a general remark is of such a tee on the District was certainly one of the last to which kind that it will apply to no one else, or not to any one he would willingly offer any indignity. The grounds on else with equal propriety, I am compelled to take notice which the Committee on Roads and Canals had proceeded of it. My colleague did not as kindly suggest that this in reporting this bill would be found in a communication ought to have been done, until he mentioned it in his re from the President of the United States to the House, marks on this floor; but another colleague most kindly FEB. 12, 13, 14, 1834.] Death of Mr. Bouldin. [H. or R. and delicately did, through another person, suggest to me that his funeral will take place to-morrow, at eleven o'clock, that it ought to be done; and now, as is my duty, I must from the hall of the House of Representatives. tell my colleague, and this House, and my constituents, The resolutions were unanimously adopted; and then the reason why Mr. Randolph's death was not here an- The House adjourned. nounced. But I cannot tell the reason why his death was not announced, without telling what I told a friend that I should say, in case I did [Here Mr. BoULDIN Swooned, fell, and in a few minutes after expired.] And the House immediately adjourned. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. DEATH OF MR. BOULDIN. As soon as the journal was read Mr. ARCHER rose and said: I rise, Mr. Speaker, not to announce to the House-that were superfluous-but to submit the resolutions rendered proper by the dreadful catastrophe of which we were all appalled, and, I am sure I may add, afflicted, spectators yesterday; by which I have been deprived of an esteemed friend, and the State to which we both belonged, at a moment of the extremest public excitement, of one of the most valued and valuable of her representatives on this floor. I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. No business was transacted in the House of Representa tives to-day, the House being engaged in attending the funeral obsequies of the late THOMAS T. BOULDIN, one of its members. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. Mr. WISE, of Virginia, rose and addressed the House as follows: my Mr. Speaker, I ask the indulgence of this House, at its first meeting since the melancholy occasion of the funeral of my lamented colleague, [Judge BOULDIN,] whilst discharge a delicate and solemn duty to his memory and to myself. His death, so sudden, and so shocking to all, was peculiarly distressing to me. It happened at a moment when he was about to reply to what he termed "rebuke" to him. I hope it is not improper for me I know, sir, that I should outrage the feelings of the now to state to members, his family and friends, and my House, as I should violate my own, were I to avail myself own, that there was not the slightest emotion of unkind of this occasion to pay at large the tribute of esteem to feeling between us at the time he expired. Sir, when I my departed colleague and friend, which would, under had the honor of addressing this House but the other day, other circumstances, be due to the annunciation of his on the momentous question which so excited his ardent loss. He was of a character which might well be fruit-mind, and which still agitates this nation, as a father to a ful of panegyric, if it were now allowed me to dwell upon young colleague he sat by my side, and gave me the it. It was his fortune to have raised himself, from the cheering encouragement of his countenance and his smile. humblest condition of life, to rank in his profession; to a When I alluded to the fact that the death of his illustrious high judicial station at home; and to a seat, and that no predecessor had not been announced to this House, I bowundistinguished one, on this floor, by the aid of merit alone.ed to his venerable person, and disavowed the intention to At an age approaching to majority, he was following the "rebuke" him who filled the seat of Mr. Randolph with plough; and, so far from regarding this circumstance with honor to himself, and usefulness to the country. But the shame, or desiring to conceal it, he had the superior mind day before he was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, to regard and to speak of it with exultation-as, what it we met in this Hall, and had a free and friendly conversatruly was, an honor. Without fortune or influential friends, tion, which left nothing, on either side, unexplained. And or the aid even of education, he had lifted himself to gene-I am confident that, if he had been spared but a few words ral esteem, to independence, and to a place which he more, he would have left no room for misunderstanding regarded, as I do, inferior to none in point of honor-a the relations in which we stood to each other. My object seat in this House. in making the allusion which I did to the death of Mr. Sir, if I felt at liberty to pursue the theme, no man Randolph was solely what I professed at the time, sincerewould be better authorized, from knowledge, to bear the ly disclaiming any personal reflection upon my colleague, high testimony which it merited to his character, as a who, I never doubted, had good and sufficient reasons for private and a public man; nor, let me add, would there be failing to perform what seemed to be his appropriate duty. any one who would be more glad and proud to render These reasons have since been made public. He said he this just tribute to his memory and virtues. But I dare would announce them fully when he came to speak on the not pursue the theme, just and grateful as it would be. deposite question. Alas! little did he anticipate that death The awful catastrophe we have been called to witness and would seal his lips, and bury him too in silence, before he deplore speaks to our hearts, and, let me add, to our hor- should finish what he meant to have said on the death of ror, in a language which forbids it. I feel that I ought not his predecessor! I have the consolation to know that he may I say that I cannot-add more; and I content myself, died with a full knowledge that I intended no wound to therefore, after this brief and impartial notice, with send-his feelings, and no reproach to his conduct. And it being to the Chair the resolutions I hold in my hand, such as are ordinarily adopted on occasions of this description. Mr. A. then moved the following resolutions: Resolved, That the members of this House will attend the funeral of the late THOMAS TYLER BOULDIN at eleven o'clock to-morrow. comes me to pay my humble tribute to his memory, when dead, as I paid him the homage of my respect, and confidence, and admiration, when living. I became acquainted with him late in the session; and, from that time until the moment he expired in the public service on this floor-a glorious death it was!-I have the proud satisfaction of believing that I daily increased in his good will, whilst I know he grew in my affections and in my estimation, as a noble, generous, and warm-hearted friend, an able and honest and useful man, a bold and true patriot, who "had done the Resolved, That the members of this House will testify State some service." He is gone!-lamented by none their respect to the memory of THOMAS T. BOULDIN, by here more than by one who is comparatively a stranwearing crape on the left arm for thirty days. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to take order for superintending the funeral of THOMAS T. BOULDIN, deceased, late a member of this House from the State of Virginia. Ordered, That a message be sent to the Senate to notify that body of the death of THOMAS T. BOULDIN, late one of the representatives from the State of Virginia; and VOL. X.-170 ger to all his merits, his high worth, and exalted virtues; and whose fervent prayer to Heaven now is, that his departed spirit is reposing in peace in the bosom of his God! CREEK INDIANS IN ALABAMA. The following resolution, offered some time since by Mr. LEWIS, of Alabama, coming up for consideration, viz: Resolved, That the Committee on Indian Affairs be instructed to inquire whether the provisions of the treaty of March, 1832, with the Creek tribe of Indians in the State of Alabama, be inconsistent with the sovereign right of jurisdiction of said State within its limits; and whether the execution of said treaty has so far conflicted, or is likely to conflict, with the operation of the laws of the said State over the country ceded by such treaty; and, if so, to inquire whether some act of legislation, consistent with the rights of said Indians, may not be necessary to prevent such conflict. [FEB. 14, 1834 Mr. McKINLEY renewed his motion to lay the resol tion on the table. motion. They were ordered by the House, and, being Mr. LEWIS then demanded the yeas and nays on this taken, stood as follows: YEAS.-Messrs. John Adams, J. J. Allen, William Allen, Baylies, Bean, Beardsley, John Bell, James Blair, John Blair, Bockee, Boon, Brown, Burns, Bynum, Canbreleng, Carr, Casey, Chaney, Clay, Connor, Cramer, Amos Davis, Day, Dickerson, Dickinson, Dunlap, Forester, Fowler, W. K. Fuller, Galbraith, Gillet, Graham, Joseph Hall, T. H. Hall, Halsey, Hamer, Hannegan, Joseph M. Harper, Harrison, Hathaway, Hawkins, Howell, Hubbard, Abel Huntington, Inge, Jarvis, Richard M. Johnson, Noadiah Johnson, Benjamin Jones, Kavanagh, Mr. McKINLEY, of Alabama, observed that he under. Kinnard, Lane, Lansing, Laporte, Lawrence, Luke Les, stood the whole controversy to which the resolution had Leavitt, Lyon, Lytle, Abijah Mann, J. K. Mann, Moses reference had been settled; and, not seeing any useful Mason, McComas, McIntyre, McKay, McKim, McKn purpose that could be answered by its adoption, he moved to lay it on the table. ley, McLene, McVean, Miller, Henry Mitchell, Robert Mitchell, Muhlenberg, Osgood, Page, Parks, Parker, PatHe withdrew the motion, however, at the request of terson, D. J. Pearce, Franklin Pierce, Pierson, Plummer, Mr. LEWIS, who said that he felt it his duty to state to Polk, Pope, Ramsay, Schenck, Schley, Shinn, Charles the House, that, on yesterday, he had been favored with Slade, Smith, Speight, Standifer, Stoddert, Sutherland, the perusal of a letter to the Secretary of War from the William Taylor, J. Thomson, Turner, Turrill, Vanderpoel, marshal of South Alabama, giving the information that the Van Houten, Wagener, Ward, Wardwell, Wayne, Wesorder for the removal of the settlers, on the 15th of Janu-ster, Whallon, C. P. White.-107. ary, had been suspended until some time in March, (per- NAYS.-Messrs. John Q. Adams, C. Allan, Archer, haps the 16th,) and by that time it was hoped that the Banks, Barber, Barnitz, Bates, Beale, Beaumont, James lands would be so far disposed of as to render a removal by M. Bell, Binney, Bull, Burd, Burges, Cage, Chambers, military force unnecessary. While he (Mr. L.) sincerely Chilton, Choate, Claiborne, S. Clark, William Clark, Clar hoped that such might be the case, and perhaps had no ton, Clowney, Coffee, Corwin, Coulter, Crane, Crockett, reason to doubt that such would be the fortunate result of Darlington, Davenport, Deberry, Deming, Denny, Dennis, this matter, yet, as his resolution was merely one of in- Dickson, Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, Ewing, quiry, directed to the sound discretion of the Committee Felder, Fillmore, Foot, P. C. Fuller, Gamble, Gholson, on Indian Affairs, he trusted that it would not be laid upon Gilmer, Gordon, Grayson, Grennell, Griffin, Hard, James the table, but that it would be referred to that committee. Harper, Hawes, Hazeltine, Henderson, Hiester, W. He could view the removal of the settlers by military force C. Johnson, Seaborn Jones, Lay, Lewis, Love, Lucas, as no less than a question of peace or war, and he was not Martindale, Mardis, John Y. Mason, McKennan, Mercer, disposed to trust to the discretion or moderation of the Milligan, Potts, Reed, Rencher, William B. Shepard, Wil President or any of his subordinate officers. He wished liam Slade, Sloane, Spangler, William P. Taylor, P it not to rest on contingencies; and, as he believed that Thomas, Tompkins, Tweedy, Vance, Watmough, E. D. the act of 1807 was unconstitutional, he thought that its White, Frederick Whittlesey, Elisha Whittlesey, Wilde, provisions ought now to be examined by the Committee on Williams, Wilson, Young.-88. So the resolution was ordered to lie upon the table. Mr. McKINLEY said that he could not believe the in- The House proceeded to the consideration of the pro quiry to be a matter of the slightest importance to the position reported by Mr. MERCER, from the Committee of State of Alabama. Although he did not altogether agree Roads and Canals, to amend the seventy-third standing with some of the opinions of the President in reference to rule, as follows: by inserting after the word " rivers," the this subject, and though, in some respects, he might agree words and harbors," so as to give that committee jus to a certain extent with the views of his colleague, yet he diction over the improvement of harbors as well as rivers. could not but consider it as highly indiscreet to go into and, on motion, the consideration of the said proposition such an inquiry at this moment. While the State had was postponed until the 17th instant. Indian Affairs. been annoyed by the Indians, and while there was reason The House next proceeded to the consideration of priof being invaded, there might have been some just cause Among which, was one to remit the duties on the capitals of complaint; but now, when every effort had been made of columns imported from Italy, for the use of the Phila to apprehend that the rights of the State were in danger vate bills: to remove the Indians, and when there was every prospect delphia Exchange. The Exchange Mr. CAMBRELENG doubted the propriety of extend cially when, from the temper manifested by his colleague, he believed, was erected by private individuals, and was in the remarks with which he had accompanied the reso- individual property. lution at its presentation, there was reason to apprehend the House to do with the act of 1807? Nothing. Mr. EVERETT, (in the absence of Mr. BINNEY, who that it would lead only to an angry dispute? What had had reported the bill,) explained and advocated the obMr. LEWIS, in reply to the remark of Mr. McKINLET, ject of the bill. He adverted to the precedent of remit as to the efforts made by the Government to adjust this use, as he believed, of the New York Exchange. These question by the removal of the Indians, said, that from the capitals were of public value, as models to our own artists: was to be settled, not by the removal of the Indians, but fered to leave Italy, plaster casts had been taken from by the sale of the land; and his colleague had misunder-them, both at Florence and Naples. The discussion ended the removal of the Indians. bill. again upon this |