The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-29

! money IN them and, moreover The deposits
were made under contracts that they should
continue tor gwen time, three Or Fix months
aid In. III The alIedged purpose OF enabling
! thr banks 10 20 Oh with their business.
Having mentioned Ar. Hardin, | am nslu
rally led 10 speY& ot Colonel X. Nj. Johnson,
his worthy conpeer, OF the Senate. The
Col. has undoubtedly made a mere conspicu-
GUS h.uIc this session, than any Ulher mem
Der Vi The body, among whom Kentucky has
| placed hun, 10 her obvious credit aud aLgsn.
a3e. II seems, however, that he is not GER
tam that she understand her Own Interests s
| glory as he has said lately ~ one Of his
+pceChes, that I" he did Dol kdOw nuelber he
should receive the eight dollars dty again
his political lamp Was expiring he could no
be sure mat his constituents would send him
| 10 " s7hlnglon." IA ihIs state OF uncertainty
lie seems 10 be resolved 10 pefIorID at once,
as uany splendid achIesenent. a, possible, IN
his place. fOu are appEZed vi IN. Erst grand
moVeInent-the Proposition OF All aneDdmeht
10 The constitution, winch would make tie
Senate the tribunal to decioe ia all cases III
law or equity, 10 which S.lte may be, or
| may destre 10 become, parry. scheme like
lhis, gong 10 aher essentially The character VI
HE Constitution, and 10 violate Ia lie federal
system, d principle heretofore deemed tunda
mental 10 It, as II IS ia all lbe Stale govern
ticIans, except Mr.. Barbour Of VIfsiula. You
VIII near more OF II.
You have another trait Of what the National
lne!lIgencerL all-'the Characteristic .allantry"
oi The Colonel, ~ his iropoaluon 10 Congress
10 direct Tie paper Currency Of The Western
otaies 10 be received IN pay uent OF pOstsgeo
to the United States. lcIe, however heroic,
he was unuckJ, IN the attempt. The lnlel-
gercer predicted that bis molIOn would lie on
the table u I'll doomsday mot The second OF
OF doomsdsy, as Mr. Tnulbe, Ut Kentucky
says anG there - danger that this oiflciou>
prediction will be verified. Ii The mover was
intrepid in his purpose, lie was not less 50 10
tue representations by which be essayed to
promote u.
His speech on the proposition in The Sen
ale, 10 reduce the compensation OF members OF
Congress, IS the most admired OF his efforts
during the present session. lie stated, as you
have seen, that !" he estimated his services 10
the public al least as high as the sum lie re-
ceived for them'-thal there were other
matters OF great moment, winch GLANCED The
grave consideration OF tie Senale;" thar" he
himself had Introduced proposition to qrraig,.
the Supreme Court tina; : tor the opinions
he had maintained on former occasion IN re-.
spect 10 the compensation law, he had nearly
been spanlPed and had been lum5led INTO tie
gut Of popular disPleasare SO tar as 10 De
hardly able 10 reach The shore again." &c.
But il is time TO finish to- day. have much
more 10 relate OF The past, and must not over
look Mr.. Wright, Mr.. FIoJ q, Mr.. Rhea, who
with Mr. Randolph and some diners whom 4
have already named, have like Colouel j hn-
SON IN the SENATE taken the lead IN the BUSH
ness OF the House Of Representative. We
have great plans on the tapls-great plans to
make Presidents, to destroy foIeigu Commerce,
10 remodel aud lransInute The Constitution. &c.