The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-02-18
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PORTLAND. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1923.

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PORTLAND, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY ia, 1923. |
Latest from Europe.-EngIish papers have
been received by an arrival at New York. to
January lst The question of war or peace be-
tween France and Spain does not vet appear 10
be decided. Mont morency the French repre-
sentative to the Congress at Verona, returned to
Paris breathing and slaughter; but the pro /
position he red to his sovereign concerning
Spanish affairs, was refused, while a more pacific
one from the opposition minister NJ. Villele was
accepted On this result, Montmorency resigned
his Office of minister of the foreign department.
and change is about to take place in the admin
istration. The London Courier thinks that even
the present position taken by the French Gov
erament must lead to a war, unless Spain, which
cannot be supposed, will submit to degrade her
self from the rank of an Independent nation.
France requires Spain to abolish her constitution
and restore Ferdinand 10 the exercise Of the
power lie enoved in 1919.
This Interference in the internal affairs Of
free nation By France is an express violation Of
the principles upon which Europe armed in 1893,
in opposition TO tue French revolution, and can
find no apology IN the laws Of nature or Of ma
tions. This crusade of power against right may
he and we hope will be, the means of opening
.lhe eyes Of the people Of Europe to the funda-
mental principles of government and show them
that as they have the right, they have also the
power to be free.
England is not unwilling probably TO behold
these preparations ior war The first effect of it
10 her will be the occupation of Cuba. For this
purpose, she has increased her fleet on the West
India station and placed it in an attitude for Of
fensve operations.
The intelligence from the Greeks will be found
to he favourable to their cause. Another Ad-
mirals ship has been destroyed with all her crew
by Greek fire vessel, conducted by an active
partisan a particular account of which is among
our foreign extracts.
Las Cases Journal of Bonaparte and Moore's
loves Of the Angels were published in London in
December.
CongTess.-Our intelligence from Washing
tor is to Monday the 10th inst. The subjects
Of most interest which have engaged the a,tcn-
t,oa of Congress, since our last, have been the
Inutilated documents and the Tariff bill. The
former gave rise to very sharp and somewhat
personal discussion, which after occupying near
ly two days, resulted in the raising committee
with full powers to ascertain the source of the
Inutilation, and to enquire into the transactions
between the treasury department and those in
solvent banks by which the government has suf-
lered loss. At the last dates the New Tariff bill
was the subject of debate many long speeches
had been made upon it, and others were expect
Cd. A bill to regulate our commercial intercourse
with Great Britain assigned for Monday
this bill suspends the restrictive acts of 1918 and
1920 and contains provisions growing out of the
late repeal Of the restrictive laws of q. Britain
A long debate has arisen on the distribution
of the digest of manufactures, sc. prepared UNI
der the direction Of the Secretary of state, in
conformity to resolution OF Congress- 1t was
contended by some ofthe members that the doc
unent was incorrect and incomplete aud instead
of Distributing them, they recommended making
bon fire of the whole.
WAsHlNGToN, Monday, Feb. 10.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the
bills directing the payment Of the Georgia Mill
tia Claims for services rendered in the years
1892, 3 and A, and on the question whether the
bill should be engrossed and read a third time, II
was decided in the affirmative, % to IL. Messrs
King & Van Bruen, ofNew York, voted in the
negative.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the bill to regulate the commercial inter
course between the United States and certain
British colonial ports. Some discussion arose in
the provision OF this bill, embracing principally
questions Of detail, in which Messrs. Lloyd, of
Mass Barbour, Smith, of Md. Mills, and King,
Of N. Y participated; after which the bill was
postponed until Tomorrow. Il he Senate took
Gp the bill to authorize the President Of the u.
States to cause the Lead Mine and Salt Spring
lands belonging TO the United States to be ex-
posed TO sale. Mr.. King, Of New York. doubt
ed the expediency of ordering sale Of this i'm
portant property of the nation, the extent of
which was unknown, except so far as that il was
known TO be Of great value at least he was op-
opposed to adopting any such measure without
mature deiiberation, and moved to lay the bill on
the table for the present; which motion was
agreed 10.
In the House Mr.. Buchanan submitted the fol-
lowing resolution "ResolUed, That the committee
on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire whether
there be any, 81 fany,w crimes not nowpunish-
able by law, to which punishments ought to be
affixed" In offering this resolution, Mr.. Buchan-
said it had been decided that the courts of
the United States had no power to punish any
act, no matter how criminal in its nature, unless
Congress have declared it to be crime, and an
nexed punishment 10 its preparation. Often
ces at the common law, not declared such BY
acts Of Congress, are therefore not within the
range ofthe jurisdiction Of the federal courts.
Congress have annexed punishments but TO "a
very few crimes, and those all Of an aggravated
nature. The consequence is, that great varic-
~ of actions, to which high degree of moral
guilt is attached, and which are punished as
grimes at the common law, and BY every state