American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-04
Eighteenth Congrcss-Second Session
Friday. FEB. 25.
SENATE.

FrluGy, FEB. 20.
SENATE.
| Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on the MIR
liza, to whom was referred the report Of the Sec,s
ary of War, together with an abstract of infan,,v
tactics, submitted the following resolution. He M
served they had been at great expense in furnish.
ing the Militia with arms. and were of opinion th.v
should be furnished with the means to make use Il
them for the benefit Of the country. 1t was now I'm
Ian in the session to bring in bill for the purpos
and it the object OF the resolution to obtain suG
cent Information TO act on it at the ensuing sesso
RssoLrpd, That the Secretary Of War be directed
to advertise, for three MONTHS in the National In.
telgencer, that he will receive, at any time beIOr.
1 the first day of December next, sealed proposal,
for printing 10000 copies Of the abstract OF Infantry
Tactics, which was reported to the Senate by III,
Secretary oil War, on the Sd day of February, IN
slant, to be delivered at the War Department
bound in boards, and that he, the Secretary, will
state, in his advertisement, as near as may be- The
size Of the work, the number Of pages and plate,
which it will contain and report such proposals a.
he may receive, to the Senate, in the first week Of
the next session Of Congress.
The resolution was read, considered, and agreed
to. ''''
1 Monday, FEB. %.
| Mr.. Hayne, of South Carolina, submitted III,
following resolution:
j "Resolred by the Senate Of the United States
That Congress possesses no power to appropris.
flthe public land of the United States to constiu,
and form fund to aid the emancipation of slaves
within any of the United States, or to aid the re-
mova Of such slaves; - and that, TO constitute such
fund, or "to pledge the faith Of the United States
for The appropriation thereof towards these Objects
/, rould be departure from the conditions and spirit
of the compact between the several states and that
such measures would be dangerous to the safety Of
lthr States holding slaves and he In do
|turb the peace and harmony of the Union"
Mr.. Hayne said, that, in asking the leave Of The
lSenale TO lay the foregoing resolution on the table
| he was calling their attention to subject Of tn, |
I most vital importance to those whom he had III, .
honor to represent, and closely connected with III.
:, rights and interests Of the Southern States. Il
would be recolected, that resolution had been sub
United few days ago, by an honorable gentleman
iron New York (Mr. king) which proposed (icith |
out any request from the States, or any call by them
on the General Government for add to set apart
and pledge fund for the emancipation and removl
from the United States, " Of such slaves as, by III,
laws OF the states, respectively, may be allowed
be emancipa'ed and removed =; which resolution had
|been laid upon The table, with declaration hatt
was not TO be called up for consideration This
course had put IL out OF the power OF the Souhem
members, whose constituents were deeply Interest
j ed in the proposition, to show the unconsutionsI
character and dangerous tendency OF measures Of
this nature. The only course which was left them
Ito pursue to lay on the table counter resolu
ton, intended solemn protest against any unsoi
cited interference on the part OF the Federal Govern
ment, with subject which properly belonged 10
the States, and which involved not only the peac,
but the existence Of those ststes--a subject with
which it was conceived the Federal Government
had nothing TO do, and concerning which Congress
could not possess that species OF information Deces
sary to wise and safe legislation.
4 The resolution was laid on the table accordingly
l Yesterday was the last day of the presen, Session
on which bills, originating in either House oil Con .
q gress, could be transmitted to the other House for .
concurrence. Of course, all the bills, reported
this or the last Session, which have not yet passed
Y either House OF Congress, lost by not having
been acted upon. Among those bills thus rejected
are about fifty bills Of public nature. We cannot
at tie late hour this is penned pretend to enumerar
d them Among them is the bill TO fix and re-orga .
Inze The Naval Establishment; the bill to REGULATE
lsteam boats the bill to provide government lG .
The District of Columbia bill for the preservatin
and civilization of the Indians; the bill for laying
duty sales Of merchandise at auction; the bill fur
: her to amend the Judicial System oil the United
q States; a bill respecting the Slave Trade, &c.
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