Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-02-22

our pcuuonS TO that country, he laid
were now relinquifhed, ard the con.
iequence was, that citizens Of the
United States trading, on the Tom.
blgbee had to pay spain a duty of )
per cent on all American produce. II
was to grant remedy for this griev-
ance, he made the motion which
was committed.
FEB. 4.-Mr. Montgomery prefcnt-
ed petitions from Charles Cars and
others of Baltimore, and Edward
Pennington and others, of Philadel-
Phia, lugar refners, praying that a
d awback may be allowed on all fu-
gar refined in the United States from
Imported raw fugar, which may be
exported. Referred to the commit
tee OF commerce and manufactures.
A mehage was received from the
Proficient of The United otates, as
folio rs:
70 bs Senate sai bogjs Of R;S,sjsafafigei IF tie
United Slater.
In my mefage of Ian 20, (tated that
Tome papers forwarded to MIR DAME Clark.
OF N.Oreans, TO the fecretary Of State, in sos,
mad NOT then been found in the office of fate,
and that letter had been addrefIesi TO the
former chief clerk, in the hope that he might
adviie where they hould be fought for By
indication received from him they are now
found. Among them are two letters from
the Baron de Corondelet TO an officer ferving
under hlm a. Ieparate pot in which his
views OF difmemberment Of our union are
ekPreiied, extracts from 70 much of theie let
TETS a. are within the fcope of the refol. tion
VI the houie, are now communicated Wirh
theie were found the letters written ~ Mr.
clark TO the fecretary OF fate in 1908 A
par OF one only of thefe relates TO ,h;, Iub-
81 ana Is extracted and inclo ed for the in
lofh~uon OF tbe houfe Tn no part Of the
papers communicated by Mr. Clark, which
ere VolumnIouS and in different languages.
TOT 10 his letters, have we found any NINA /
ION 10. Of the corrupt receipt Of money by anv
'fneer of the United States from anv fore;gn
gents as to the combination with foreign a.
rents Tor difmembering the unioa Theie na-
oers and letters ofehq0iries which they had
lot thought neceHary ~ inftituts, when the
acts were recent and could be better proved.
They probably believed it ben 70 let pats into
,blivion traniacfions which, however culpa-
,Ie, bad commenced before this government
exile and had been finally extinguilhed by
the treaty of 1898. -.
Mr.. Clinton prelented petition
from THOMAS PAINE, praying
compensation for his fervices d1ring
he revolutionary war. This he clans
in a pretty ti6tatorial file, declaring
that he "threw away talents in the
revolution which would have ieculed
him fortune" The petition was
referred to the committee Of claims.
A m,fage was received from the
Senate, notifying that they had Paf-
ed " A bill providing for the pay
ment of certain expences incurred in
the inquiry into the conduct OF
John SMITH, of the Senate
The houfe then took up Mr.. Sioan's
refolution for removing The feat of
government.
MIR Ls7vif withdrew his motion
for its indefinite poitponement.
Mr.. Sean moved, that it be refer
red to a committee Of the whole,
and made the order Of the day for
Monday two weeks MIR Sloan
co nplained bitterly Of the abufe he
had received from bringing forward
this reGolt:ion he declared that his
life had been threatened, nd hat
While coming to the ltoufe, the boys
in The ftreets cried OUT -" There goes
that id Old Quaker ralca he
ought TO be hang
Nix. Ly9n faid that The abufe which
the gentleman fron. New erley had
received ought to claim the hrlt at
tcntion Of the houfe. He was un-
willing to Ct any longer in the houie,
unlef8 he Mayor Of the CRY was
called upon to puaifh is authors
4, Iaid he had intended to offer re-
folution TO this fleet bur as he had
fecn letter from the MAYOR, to MIR
| 81 an. (4Turins him thaI the Perton:
/ VIII had infuIted him lhould be pun
| ilhed when difcoyered) he was fats
| fed.
After a debate Of about three
hour he queltion was taken on re
! feTriug the refoiutlon 70 a committee