Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-14
ALEXANDRIA,:
THURSDaY, JANUARY IA, l8is..
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASHINGTON
Wednesduy, January IS.

The military committee, dIteT their iotg
and anxious state ofgestation of the matter
referred to them about the Seminole war,
and the conduct Of general Jackson, and
the court martial in the cases of Arbuthnot
AMI Ambrister, was yesterday delivered of
twins, respecting the legitimacy Of one Of
which some doubts have risen. To lay
aside figure, and speak Gas Falstaff says)
like folks of this world, the committee
were divided into two opposite opinions;
! one part, consisting of four members, bro't
n report censuring the'objects of inquiry
| the other, consisting Of but three, adverse to
that censure. As often happens, the illegi-
| innate has the advantage OF bis brother III
size, being huge chopping boy, twice the
weight of the other-and the case being
new, it will no doubt make much noise. A
m ion was made by Mr.. Cobb TO refer fhe
report, in consideration Of the important
principle involved in it, to committee OF
the whole on the state of the nation.-Mr
Poindexter urged proceeding without de-
Law, and asked whether the house could 50
soon forget the injuries received from the
enemies Of the country-from the Indians,
and their allies, the British refugees, as to
crush, with the strong arm Of power the
man who had been instrumental in saving
them. He was proceeding with something
abusive to the committee, when the speak
er called him to order. -.
Mr., Mercer warmly comphmented the
committee on their conduct, and applauded
the very digni6ed and dispassionate lam
guage of the report, which he considered as
an excellent example for the house, which
he hoped they would initiate in the same
honorable and dispassonate manner-and
urged It's being called on at an early day.
| With respect to the effect which it might
have ON general Jackson, as limited al by an
| honorable member, it was not propersub
ject of consideration for the house, nor
should it be so regardedby him. He look
ed, he said, to much higher ohjec!-he
looked to the country, where he hoped bis
bones would be entombed.
| Colonel johnson was DESTROYS that the
report should he referred to a committee of
the whole, in order that the speaker might
have an opportunity of participating, as he
had expressed an intention to do, in the de-
bate-and he pledged himself in that case
to call tn matter up on Monday next. Sc
veral members were throwing out opinions
about the matter. when Mr. Clay rose to set
the house right. 1t had never, he said. been
the custom to admit any amendment or
substitute or preamble to rerort. The
best course for the honorable gentleman
would be to let the report go to the COM
mittee, and the aper he offered be sent
along with it. In conclusion the whole was
referred TO committee of the whole house
on the state of The nation, Mr.. Talmadge
intimating his intention to call il up on Mon
day.
IN Censure. Minority.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Nelson, Mr.. Johnson, Ky.
Gen. Reed, Md. Maj. Peter,
Mr.. Huntingdon Mr.. Gage, Md.
Mr.. Stewart, n. c.
On motion of MIR. Herbert it was Resell
we'd, That the secretary Of the treasury be
instructed to report to the house statement
of the debts, credits and funds, of all the
banks in the District of Columbia, not en-
braccd in the terms of the resolution pas
sed 9th inst.
No report has yet been made in either
house of Congress, on the subject of the
! Seminole war. nor On the subject Of the
bank of the United States two topics on
which, the first particularly, much interest
is excited.
five are not mislnformed, the military
committee of the house OF representatives,
who have the first of these subjects under
consideration, find some difficulty in agree
ing on the report and, whatever it may be,
it will not ial TO be opposed by iormida-
bic minority of the committee. This re-
port, we learn, may be expected to-day.
, What is to be the nature of the report Of
the bank committee, we have not heard
but we should not be surprised if in that
/, committee also there should be variant
opinions. This report is looked for during
tie present week.
MAT. batelitgeneer, jan. IL.