Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-11

circumstances
decision has not been much respected as a pre-
cedcnt.-So far as it was precedent, il is now
reversed.-TIb.
PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY.
The following promotions have been made i'm
the Navy, by the advice and consent of the
Senate.
.AiaSterS Comdp-Robert Henley,
Stephen Cassn,
James Rensaw
Thomas Brown
Charles G. b. Thompson
Alexander s. Wadsworth
George w. Rodgers,
George c. Read, and
Henry f. Ballard
10 be Captains in the Navy of the u. States.
LteutendntS. -Eawrence kearney,
Foxall A. Parker,
Edward n NI'CalI
Daniel Turner,
David Conner,
John Gallagher, and
Thomas II. Stevens
10 be Masters Commandments in the Navy of
the United States.-T Nat. Journal.
WASHINGTON, March g.
The Senate yesterday removed the iniunc
ton of secrecy from so much Of their proceed
ings as relates TO the question taken on con-
hrinIng the nomination of MIR. CLAY TO the of
hce OF Secretary of State; and on reference
to tha Executive Journal, we find the vote there
recorded to be twenty seven in favour of con-
frming, and fourteen opposed To it.
On the question, ''Wii tire Senate advise
AMI consent to the appointment o Henry lay?'
Those who voted i'll the Affirmative, were
Messrs
Barton, of Mo Johnson, Of Lon.
Bell, OF n. II. Kane, of H.
Benton, of Mo. KIM of AL
Bonligny, OF Lou Knight, of Il. |.
Chundier, oil Me. LLOYD, of Md
Chase, oil VI Lloyd, of Mass.
Clayton, oil Del. Mills, of Mss.
ID VOL, oi H. l. Rowan, of Ken.
Dickersou, of y. !. Rugples, rf Ohio
Edwards of Conn. Seymour of VI
Gaillard, of :. {. Smith, oi Md.
HarrSuu of ONO. Van 5uTciI, or N. u
Hrnd icks, of In Van Dyke, of Del.
Holmes, of Maine.-27.
Those who vOieI in the negative. wore
Nessrs.
Berrien, of Georgia, Jackson, of Tennessee,
Branch of " Carolina, MIlvane, of N. Jersey,
Cobb, nj Georgia, Macon. of N. CaI DINA,
Eatou oil II cnneSsee, Marks, of Pennsylvania,
Findlay, OF Penn. Tazewell, of Virgi iia,
Hayne, of S. Carolina, Thomas, of Illinois,
Holmes, of Mississippi, Williams, of Mss.-I4.
Mr. NOBLE, of Indiana, who came in after the
vote was taken, we understand, requested per
mission to have his vote recorded III the Gttrh.n
Ice; but the Senate decided il not to be in order
Mr. BARBOUR, of Virginia, and Mr.. JONI
son, of kentucky, were absent.
Four States, viz New Hampshire. COnnec
ticut, n wv York ana Alabama have each but
ono member in The Senate, at present
o. the eighteen votes from the nine Western
States, five only 1.-TWO from Iennessee two from
M s.; S PIP aud one from Illinois J were gwen
gailiot Mr. I, lay.
As the proCci dines on this occasion was will,
closed doors, We yer p event ID, of course, from
hearing what reasons, Y any, were assigned by
the : e tlemen who were in the negative, for
opposing this nom natiO We think however,
that the opposition was rather of pers jnal cha
raccr, growing out of the unpleasant Occurrcn-
ces of the past winter, than one founded on be.
lief Of MIR. Clay's uufitness for the office. No
member Of that body can doubt his al ms or his
integrity; he has given too many proofs of both,
70 permit either TO be called in question:
MAJ. Journal
The temporary charge of the Treasury De
rar;ment has been assigned, by the President
TO MIR. SOUTHARp, the Secretary ofthe Navy,
until the arrival of Mr.. RUSH from London
H..
II is said, that the nomination bv the Prcsi
dent OF Mr.. PoINSETr, of South Carolina, as
Minister TO Mexico, was yesterday confirmed
by the Senate. H.
We have received letter (which will pro-
badly appear in our next from the Honoura-
Bile FRANCIs JOHNSON, a member of the House
V,
in which lac defends, i'm bold and honest man
ner the course pursued by himself and his
friends in the late election. MIR. johnson
pronouuces the charges brought against him.
by the authors Of the address 10 Mr.. Kremer's
constituents, to be false and groundless and
brings home to has aCcusers some things which
they will find it difficult TO dsprOvc. H.
a report has been raised, and has spread very
widely, we observe, that Chief Justice MARSHALL
is about to resign tie important trust which he
discharges with such universal respect. We feel
ourselves authorized to state, and we do so with
much pleasure, that The report is wholly unfounded
We hope the country, will yet enjoy, for many
years the benefits of his luminous mind and up
right Judgment Ma. Hu
NORFoLK, March 8.
Ship,oreck.-We learn from Capt Ripley, OF
the sloop Victory, of New York, who arrived
here yesterday by land, from Edcnton, IN. c.
that his SlOop, from Turks Island in Ii days
passage, loaded with, salt bound to Edenton.
consigned to VIM. Colfield. Jr. of that place
went ashore on Bluff Point Shoals, about 10
miles below Edenton, on the night Of Saturday
10Th ut. owing to thick weather and blowing a