The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-01-02

damned themselves TO everlasting fame by yotiug
for the aduiissies Of Missouri wthsut rsstristion
on slavery, ia tia last session Of Congress Hs
has followed up bis career Of dshonour by anoth-
speech at the present ssssion - the same sub
ject. Tbs estimation IA which ss wac held by
the advocates Of MiHoari was pretty plainly sig
nifed by MIR. John RsEtsph and ths following
letter fron Washingtss to q gsnt!cnaa at Ei4h-
mos d, is an additional proof that the old maxim
!. true Treason nsy 60 loved, but traitors are
always hated and de,pisaa''
LETTER.
II | fecolleci right, bad occasion 10 msn-
lion @ ysu "a aas OF @y l.tisrs last winter the
| name OF John Holmes, Raa senator, u
| lieSe, from the New stale of Maize and If
am not mistaken, | was sd to take notice or
th,s individual fren no other circumstances
thsn that be had departed from he political
teneis OF his Eastern associates IN respect IL
the Missouri Question suppose that none of
q. would have felt much concern about th.
doinss OF THIS individual in tbs present Con
gTes, II be- had nei again made hinissll notoIi-
Gus IN tao only way IN which person OF bi.
truly small merit could becoxe for a moment
the object Of rsmsrk-by giving a sscond vote
contrary TO the opinions Of biz constituents.
Indeed, | should not have takeu tbs trouble
| TO breathe even a solitary syllable about this
new senator On the present OCCASION if has
vote had not bssn accompanied by speech,
which, unluckily was of 10 sort Of service TO
cur side, But which at the liale was matter of
much scorn and satire 10 tho whole Senate. |
heard the whole Of this speech. aod cosfe,s
! | listened 70 il with that sort OF complacency
which one feels towards man, VINO uusx-
pectedly stands forward 10 Offer support aud
counsel, whsre one looked but for reproach
and hostility. And MIR. Joh0 Holmes was de-
sT~ined that The oppressed Missouri should
want neither counsel nor support SO far az
least, as bis poor abilities could furnish them.
lie tsuched long and heavily upon all the ar
GU cuts both great and small, lad add good
with which the industry and ingenuity Of other
neR have already Furnished tue nation in se-
halt Of that injured state and, as 10 The length
and variety Of his speech, was the most zeal
Gus champion that has yet taken tda field a.
ssfiss - pa4jj4.iices e I've Norfh. 10 dat
part Of it which related to scsl disabilities
| this Individual delivered feabls CONNIE stary
| on the curious and .urerous facts assembled
by you' acquaintance, judge Saith, Of South
Carolina. But it is not worth while 10 stop
here to thank Mr. John Holmes for his s5eech,
long and lsSored as il was, in defence Of sla-
VERY and of the right Of Missouri 10 enter the
union all we have 10 DO is to return our
thanks TO thai persoa for his vote, and just to
say 10 the jealous aad jealous gentlemen Of the
north, thai we shal! &c most happy 10 grant
them many Rsw states - they can possibly
carve on: Of their piSs forests aHI frozen Ar
eadias, II they VIII Only have the conplassnce
10 send US tive SUCH constant voters as Mr.
John Holmes and dr. --- Camden"
Rich. pap.
The Secretary of he Erea>ury in report
made To The House on Wednesday last, r.
comments the abolition Of ices 10 Gaugers,
Weighers, Measures and M kers employed
IN Tie Customs, and that Chose dutiss shall in
future be performed Nv The inspectors of the
Customs. who -Esll receive therefor dollars
per day aud that only for those days ID which
they are actually employed.
On Friday last, The report OF TIE Committee
on Manufactures upon The Memorials from
Richmond and Belfast, being under consider
! alton, was censured by Dir. Tyler, Of Virgin
ia, and Mr.. KlRsIey OF Maine and deieades
by The Chairman mr. Bald~in) Alter sosls
! remarks from M Trimble and others, lhe re-
solutions were ordered 70 he Oh The table, and
the House adjourned to Monday.
The report Of Dir Calhoun Secretary IF
War, Cd Tie Ni!stary Peace Establishment, has
been sent TO the House OF Representatives in
obedience 10 a Resolution OF the Tia of Nav,
last, directing that The Secretary al War re-
pert TO this House at the commencement OF the
nsxt session, plan lor The reduction { The at
my 10 six thousand nouconinissioned officers,
musicians, aud pIiyates, and preserving such
parts OF the corps Of engineers as, in bis opiu-
ion, without regard to that number, IL may 10
for The public interest 10 retain and, also,
what saving of the public revenue will be pro-
duced by SUCH arrangement Of The army as he
may propose in conformity with this resOlu-
ton"
| We have not room al present observes the
National Intelligsacer) Tor the publication OF
the appendices 10 this report. few Of The
| lsading facts are extracted from them below.
The average aggregate strength OF the Ar
nv for The year 1890, j. estimated at 9,6lI
| the number OF recruits for this year is rated al
sell.
The annual expenses Of The army proper
during tue three years past, are stated as fol-
/ lows:
For The year 1918, s3,748.445 OF
1919, 1851 1868 IL
! 1920. 2,6i6,5a6 II