Star.
London, England, 1820-12-16 00:00:00

Jam itt every interest of this great
A the progress of a nation inhabitiot
such vast extent, and great varier
portion of which is engaged in
end liable to be affected, in some
changes which occur in the canditi
of foreign countritts, it would be
duce of our soil, and the industry
otir fellow-citizens, received, at
every quarter, an uniform And eq,
This would be more thamwe have
ander circumstances the most fay(
• on certain interests, it is admitted,
but, allowing to the;e their greatest.
tract but little from the force of dr
made. In forming a just estimr
situation, it is proper -to look at
outline, as well as in the detail. A
enlightened people know well the
and causes on which their happini
even those who suffer most, ock.
transitory concerns, find great relic
ferings from the blessings which th'
and in the consoling and animatin
administer. From whence do tlif
Not from a Government which is
nistered for, and supported by, the
them to the peculiar character of
',we live, and to the extraordinary
.have signalized.it. The cony ulsii
veral of the Powers o: Europe ha
the long and destructive war in
gaged, with their: sudckni transit
peace, presenting, in :he first -instant
couragernent.m. oorCornMerce,:
in the•seCond, even 'within its wi
not fail to be sensibly 'felt here.
which we had to support through
compelled, as we were 'finally, to
it with a principal Power; and .to
tions, suffer heavriosses, .and tO
able debts, disturbing the ordinal
by augmenting, to a vast amount,
diem, and thereby elevating, at
of every article above a just stanclart.
it, at another, below it, had likewise
It is manifest, that -the if
Thenms.Dmetherty, tae. clerk of the . • complain'have proceeded, in i -
Mouse Of Representotiveo." these causes. When, then, we
=Ott-the Motion of Mr. Newrins,,tlit 'prosperons and happy condition
proceeded to the election of.a Speakeef! all the great circumstances whiCh
Owing to the different interests vAdere 'Caine in city of a.nation—every individual
conflict; *.Hoose.did notsucceed,..ii seven ballot- meat of Otitis tights ; the Union
ings, in making choice of a Speaker. It requited a and rapidly. rising to steatitess,
majority of the Whole. to make a cheice, and none of -govertunent; - which operates with
-the Candidates, though they came within two or three every part, atithout felt
.id
of that ontnber,' succeeded in coinpleting. it. The ample postectiorr which it, afrOvls;
ballot was adjourned. . . - • governments whidi. Perform- their
lig THE FlOusg Or REPItatiqtATIVEe, N0V.14, • ,co.sdiAg to 34 jefisiiiistribtiGtr
.The House proceeded• forthwith `.to ballot again in promotiortheiffblle-happiness—it
for a Speaker of the,House,ln the PliCe of Mr. CtAi. to:hitholdstijir4tifying, sti, grOriOut.
The votes having been counted, Mr. SiewTors. re- nut. being peiretrdtett:Vith
potted, that the whole number irfvntes- Was 149.; 4f Trateful• ackno *lecismitimilr toe
which 75 Were necessary to a ihoice..;:iul4 that the 4al good. for such .iti;tnifold:.A44.
votes were— • ' • : ings. Dettplrimpressed with thesel
For we: Talrot‘ 64 % not regard: 'the .nresiure winch
Mr. ' -: • • • : • •
. otherwise than in •the light of
- Mr. th d.
&attains _ 2 ;.r Whriiing us 'of...Clangers'
No one having the retpdsiteitiajority, 'eighteen. in .future ; teaching, us lessons of -
'More balloti took place; but ate better effect: ponding with the simplicity and
The numbers, on the 19th ballot, were— dons; and besradapted to their S,
For Mr. Taylor - • • . 66 . connection. and. dependence which
Mt. Lowroles - as of our happy trifon'hirie on. each
Mr. 'Smith - 14
menting-claifi—Our social incarpoi
r• Four Members had by this time paired off.
strditieTsk new- strength'
A motion. was 'now made fora second 'adjottrr 'teal; ope rtiii a- wider range
ment of the Election, and agreed to.
courigentent:to the industry tuicl.
fi.
, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NOVEMBER 15. fellow-citizens athorne arld•ativond
The proceedings of this day had not reached New dally by theinnhiplied proofs
York- on the 17th, from the Papers of which we Imelda the gets perfection of
have quoted the preceding accounts ; but on the system of government, the powerful
morning of the 16th, a Copy of , the Eirttrawfs the hands of anall-merciful CIZAV
Message had been received there byotpress; And as us these blessings.
The Message could not have been trausinitteil till the ..
• - -•!„Happy as our situation is,
House of Representatives was oiganized,There is no fro
solicitude and cars for the;
• bt-that theelection of Speaker hailbeen. completed " v• •
trary, as the blessings whiin
oi the 15th. OWe haVe no intelligence," says the Ness
'York Conanerzial Advertiser, of Norember 17, a- on portionably great should be otter
activity to preserve them. ,Ilni:oigfx
whom the choice of Speaker has fallen." The New
expose us to new wrongs, which
York Gazette of the same day is in a similar predica-
new duties, for which Wentie
meat, and adds-0 It is apparent, from an inspection
The state of Eur Ope is unsettled,
of the ballOtings, that the old distinctions of party
may preserved is altOgether
have been broken down on this occasion ; and that
the votes do not indicate the strength of any hitherto don to which, we have interest,
which will require particular
known party in the House or the Country. The
number of ballotings is without precedent in the view -of our relations with each
House of Representatives, but not without precedent you to forma just idea of esistin
in the Senate; in which body, on a late occasion, of the measures of precaution
there were eleven •ballotinss before a choice was Respecting our relations
made of a PRESIDENT." plicit can now be communicated.
TgE MESSAGE. meat of Congress in May last,
.The following is the PRESIDENT'S Message to both potentiary of the United.:States
Houses, at the opening of the. Second Session of the structed to inform the Goverur
16th Congress, transtnited by Mr. J. MUNRCiE, jun. his Catholic Majesty should!
F..ei/Ifonion- C.:vizor;
sheentSeati7et
se and 9.f .thc this Government would accept
• as to submit-to the deeision of _
- • . • ..
. In communicating to you a just view of public whether such ratification should
'affairs, at the commencement of your present labours, change for that of the United
Ido it with-great satisfaction ; because, taking By letters from the Ministerof
cumstances into consideration whiCh claim atteation, Secretary of State; it appears the
I see much cause to rejoice in the feliC4,l4l.ooe preen conformity with his instructii
.
tiOn. In making *Urea. rar,l,Acr n4livialtiO be un- thl-Goverilluent of Spain, and
dastood iv imply; that arpAsinfind rove 'sty is to • subject under. consideratians.

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MEETING 'OF CONGII.W..
Welave received, to-day, American Papers con-
taining accounts or the re-assembling,pf Congress,
pn the 13th November, and a copy of the Pesst-
DENTS Message.

IN THE SENATE., NOVEMBER 13.
Mr. GAILLARD, the President, pro ten:yore, having
taken his seat,

Mr. KINO, of Alabama, moved the appointment
of st Committee to acquaint the President of the or-
ganization of the Senate, and of its readiness to
receive any communication from him ; whereupon,
Messrs. KING (of Alabama) and MACON were
appointed. •
The orders usual at the commencement of the
Session having been made, the Senate adjourned to
await theotonization of the House of Representatives.
240;1 fi#i)P REA'ItESEN TAMILS, NOV. ,t 5.
Cleih baiting, announced that a quorum of the
House was present, ',ad? that he had:received let;
ter. from the Hose. Hsaax CLAY* late: Speaker Of this'
House, which, with the leans of tie Haitse, he read,
as follows: •

" Lexington, Kentucky, elk October, 1820.
"sn—l *ill shank you to cammunicate tcrthe !louse of Re-
presentatives that, oiring to imperious circumstances, lahall not
be able to attend upon it until after, the Minims 'holidays ;
and to respectfully ask it to allow me to resigh the office pf its
Speaker, which I have• the honour to hold, and to consider thisH
las the act of my resignsdon. I beg the House also to permit
me to reiterate the expression of My sincere acknowledgments
and unaffected gratitude for the distinguished consideration
Width it has uniformly manifested for me...-1 hive the honour
to be, with great esteem, your faithful and obcdieVerVant,
• " a CLAY.

;t *t •
bitiog a territory • -.JIM
ty of climate, eve:
foreign comrre:-c. 1)2
3me degree, by th - -of
tion and regulati,;„ th
strange, if the p. • *
ry and enterprise , - -to
t all times, ..aud •
dual encourage:..: . • ..:41
ye a rigly_ to exi•e- •-ti"
. _
yourable.
d, have brew
test extent, they
the reenark.ah-t,.,:,
. .
nate of 'our. preg..,
it the whole; ir. •••• 6
A free, virtun.e, z. , .**
saw
the great
>iness depends; a-
cc-asionally, in the: .
elief untie: their sr
they otherwise er!r-: tl
ing hope which the , 4
. iese pre,sures come .
is founded by, &fru:,
le People. We tra. 1
C the epoch in
-y occuri erces whic• - I
sions with which
tve been shaken, ar•
which all were e - :
isition to a state
nstance,f unusual
and siithikewing
wonted limit, coal .1
e. The .staticon, to.
;h this long condi,: • I
to become a party ;
.to make great exe
tO contract conside .
lary'cinirse of •affai I
it, the tirceliting rc. 1
,t one time, the pry ' •
Ward, and aepressir, . I
kewise its die effec - A
Tenures of which • 1
greaemeagure, h.;
a take into view t. 4
ni of our 'country,
ich constitute. chi, lei • 1
lualin the full er,jo
nt blessed with plot t •••-•J
fss, under a natie . .1
ith complete effect
in any, except by
i'rtfi-rand tinders
heir equal Share, a
. .
n —it i r439wesserbets between
notsi hee:
spectacle, wit .1
0 most .Profound a:
lip StiPM•lB AUTH•
an 4 inestunable bl
hesesentienent.s, I c
haie advert
• mild and 'instruct:. •
langeis to be shunn
is of -economy, cor:
d piiiity of our In.:tit
f•stiliiport ; evincing t •
hich the various v
. -
Leh other, thereby au •
?Oration, and addin
and.vigour to the pc •.
e, and --with 'new e
nnil,.enterpiiie of c
itond'; knd *ere es.
Whicii 1411;accntu
ofoor most
' ezcelle
owet.ftt- I instilment,
ittnTon, in "storing
,it .does-not exempt
befitting. "On the cg
tris:sertierss grat,
ant vigilancefeeal,
.'~re~gs wars
n.iiiy ag
lett ',void& impose on
ill( .0 :hi prepared.
ed, and how long Fe.
ier neteeitaini• in ad
sts of •our own. toadju
r attention. corr
sch Power will
misting. ditctilties, a
st best adapted to' the •
with Sp.aii.,tiOthirie;
:aced. On- the ad jot
ist, the Minister :lc
ites at 'Madrid, was
•tintent zi.Spai:n; 631
then .ratify the 'l'rea •
pt the ratification,
f the Senate the qu':
Lau' Id be received in
I States heretofore cis
if the United States to •
that a common's 3606
:ions, had been tn.gi, •
41 that the Cortes had
Um Moat tif the