The Portland gazette., 1819-01-26
MiSCELLANY.
ALEXANDRIA, JAN. ~.
GEN. JACKSON.

4LFXANDRlA4 JAN. -.
GEN. JACKSON.
i Frtroct ofa letter from Washington Jar. is.
The military committee after their long and
anxiDns state Of CESSATION Of the matte referred ID
theu about the Seminole WaF, and the condnct OF
q en-. Jackson, aud ,iIe ennr,> martial III lie
of A.buihnot and Ambriste~, was yesterday deiv-
cred Of twins, respecting the Legitimacy Of one IF
wtion lone dpub: have rispn. 10 lay aside hg
ure, and speak Gas FulstaF says like folks Of thiS
world, the committee weredvdeJ into two oppo-
site opinions; one part consisiiug ot four raem
hers brought i report censuring the ohi'ctS oi
iuqniry, the other, consisting Of bat three aivcr:e
70 that censnre, As often hsppets thr iIlrsiu
mate, has the advantage oth.S tr3thcr ~ sizR be-
! iRg huge ch'pping b ", twice The weight of The
other--and the case being new, IL will no doubt
make mach noise. A nntiou WAS made by Mr.
Cobb TO refer the report, il consideration af the
important prncirIe involved in il 70 committee
| Of the whole On the state Of che natioa Dir
PYinAexter urged proceeding without delay. and
asked whether Ae house could 50 soon forget tho
injuries received from the enemies Of the coiutry
- from tie Iudians, end ,seir allies the Brisi~I
refugees, a. to crush, whhthe strong arm Of powe~
the maG wbo had been instrumental ia saving
item. He was procc ccdiGg With something ain
sive to the committees, when the speaker called
hin TO Order
Mr. Mercer warmly complimen:ol the commit
tee on their cOnduCt. and applau9ed the very dg-
'nfed ana dispassonate lanTrage Of the report
which he considered Hsan excellent example for
the house, which 10, hoped they would iniSta 10
the same honorable aud 'dispassionate m8nner-
ana urged IT'S hein. called 'np III an early day
With respect TO the eject y hch il nigh, have on
General jackson, as limited 81 by an honorable
member. IL Was not proper subject Of considera-
ton for lie house, nor should it be regarded by
him iIe Iooked, Ec said 10 Hluch higher object
be looked TO the cotDirr. where Es hoped his
bones would he ertalnhed-
Co Johnson was deyrore tha, tiln report should
be referred t0 committee Of the nhnie, in order
that the speaker nj ght have IN opportunity Of
participating AS he hadfxpfessrd Il intention 70
do, in the dehatc-and he pledged himself in that
cae to call the matter up on Monday next. Scv
err members were throwing ont opinions ebont
/ the matter when Nj CLAW rose to set the house
right Ii had never, be said, been tile custom TO
admit any amendment, or substitute or preamble
10 report. The best course for the honorable
gentleman would tie to let the rrport s. 10 the
committce. aud the paper he offered be sert a'ons
with it, In conclusion The whole was reierre'' 70
committee Of the whole house on the state Of THE
nation, Mr.. laImadge intimatng in committee
! his intention 10 cal itup on Monday.
COMMITTEE.
For Cens,re aFnoriy-
| Mr. f. M Nrlson Mr. Fnhuson. KY.
Ger. Reed. Nd. Mai. Peter,
1 Mr.. Huntington. Mr.. Gage, Tie,
| Mr. Stewart, \, G.
It's calculated in Paris paper fhat fhe
French monarchy contains 60 100000 lnhah-
Eitants. of whom 100 000 speak Basque, 900,
1000 speak. Kymiique, of Low Breton. 100.
loco speak Italian. 700 900 speak German
md lie remaining 27G00,0oo speak French.
lit is also caiculated, that Of these there are,
io6 400 .O0G cathoIics-2 500 900 calvinists,i
! 100 600 lu,herans, 6000o jews, z ,00Q berien-
buttons and $50 quakera.
FRAExLIN FUND. fqr ne pse B" gonng mecinn
les IN NE cify IF Pd;tadeipl0a.-We learn hy
the Franklin Gazeta, that the City Cor9ora
Ition Of Philsdelphia received this fund on the
to5lh May, 1891, from lie Executors OF cF.
Frsnkln The sum then received was 4i44
doIIsrs A cts. on the Isl January, 1919, il
amounted, principal and interest, to lo,774
lolials 28 cents.
| A British writer, sp aking &. the Con
gress at AK !a-Chapelie, concludes as iol
I lows
"One power only appears 10 form nc %
iect VI the contemp!a'ions Of the Congress
and vet, perhaps. there is none whose pres
ent attitude and furlber prospects the Legi
Inmates should keep more in view-we meal
1.-THE United States OF America. Whilst Eu
ropean statesmen arg IN close Cabinet, al
ranging their poitica! bargains, those :
America are aiming N the glorionS object
! Of ns,ionsl indepen lence and commerce.
: auccess They. sloar rank IN impor,anc
at this momea wii, ihe Autocra, ct Pm