Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-10


ner IN relation TO the payment of militia caims and
JUG iaoer calling Tor return OF the members OF Congress
"o ''"! nave oeen appointed to Offices in the Govern
'nent, were adopted, with some amendments The lat
e' resolution created discussion as To the source
whence the Information should be obtained which ter
'n'eu l" lis being sent To the President, the
tuition was framed IN the first instance. An interesting
communication was received from the Navy Dcpart-
ent, III reply TO resolution made some time since by
Mr. BAYitrs, of Massachusetts, relative to vessel to
DC employed IN the exploration of our North w est
Coast. MIR EvERErr of Massachusetts reno,ed from
tne oninittee on the Library, with reference To the
la'e are The report which long and comes to no de
""e cohciusion was ordered 10 be printed. The re.
n''der OF the day was occupied on the Bill to amend
he Judicial system, which taken vi, i'm the commit
tee OF The whole, and on which Mr. WEBSTER smoke
Tor upwards of al hour, wth remarkable ability
- January g.
Inc reader will observe in the Proceedings of tho
House 81 Representatives, Yesterday illusions ia Me-
moral addressed 10 the Speaker of the House of Req
reSeniatiYcs' and by him laid before the House on
"uiSuay the 29ti uitimo. For the better updorstan
u'"s VI leSe asiusons, we state that the Memorial
pears ate al Niaisci!ie, III July, 1925 and signed
oy alexander Winter" Whether the writer s s,nc
oi o'ner"isc as he Is personally unknown can be only
matter OF Inference from the contents of his memoir
~, winch IS singular mixture OF good nsc and ahsur
dity We tind one idea in il entirely nc,v In ne m,
fe' pauSihie enough, especially If be true that the
OF inc fac'hc Ocean higher Than that of the At
ian'ic we refer To his sugges tion that complete and
Pc''cc' snip canal can be made the Isrus OF
f"ia'na merely by building parallel walls with
0"' " "ch Oh dg5g--tiie ships to be raised from the
sea to The level of the Canal By The basins and G,oJ
gates ne mas made other discoveries, he saws in va
nous branches of political and economical science bn
secs those he hes kindly impaired, with nothing less
Una" me SUN OF two millions of pounds scrnm To he
'iuc up ''iong The nations of the Garth shall ,nduco
i'in 10 communicate. Whether sane or insane - ,n
ne agreed that he places the full value upon his mon
,H ''oofSiHe more when we lind in another part of
s Memorial how sincerely he despiscs pecuniory can,
srerat'ons' 'esroy ii possible" saws be- that chr
seq and deestablc, and vile, and odous lore or Dao,
VINO" begins 10 infect thc North Americans Iud%
"' rom 'Ac attachment for the filthy lucc which Ic
'N"Ioi's, we aPprchrnd he is himself one Of tlns f
"ho'e tc'otion to Mammon he has so much cou,,nis
ration. " No'"'i''sc
he Postscript, referred to in debate runs in t,.,
s'ran' % Americans! abolish, throughout all Amer;
ca, and in the adjacent islands the I,,9st ,,,;;
slavery. T. Destroy. If necessary tiosc et,.es
"ho would refuse such, sublime measures
~, ~, January T.
me oiii prFposing 10 add three Judges 10 the Su
pFe'c iourt OF the United States and To create IN, c
ne" Circuits, was further discussed Yesterday =, ~,
House OF Representatives. The subject is rndor 80
fous ad'lsemen and we have lille doubt that tie dis
cnSSinn ot II VIII result Some measure ,,,,Ia.I
satisfy the just claims of those States in ,,b;ch :,
'h"' justice under the laws Of the United Statos i;
now 'npcr!eci.y administered if administered At all
nn eHU extraordinary number of propositions have been
at 'n!' session. ana particularly within The last ,pa
submitted 10 the consideration OF the ditrcr,nt ,
ices OF the House OF Representatives. Ii may MOI ho
'Ss ~ say !ur The information of those who are NJ
N
'""se7 OF congress, that tc agreement TO an ,on,rv
mo any matter whatever, is no Indication Of Ii,n
non favorable 10 That matter measure and NOT ,,,l
" $ nl determination 10 act upon it, I, j. - ,r..to
:" course TO agree TO tive INQUIRY by con}pitlac mt
'y measure proposed by member of either {Tnreo
u'ess mere Is so decisive objection 10 IN, ,oitc
CD as 10 Ioibid inquiry, so far as I'm otair
"c VPn'"H OF a committee upon it. Ii may also ham
pen AZ q docs sometimes happen that rcsoln;o,,s 40
'''o - $40 @|enfo lnvo"ing qI siions inj.iwhcb n
Pci!l understood, the Legislative Boiv Womb ~, -
consented even to inquire. We make th.so r,a,,
no' "fihre'ercnco 10 any particular proaosion Will
' IN 'he shape OF resolution been referred for con
S'uH'aHon, hut as general caution against the f,rn;,
any calculations taN orab!e to particular ueas,,c
from The TACT ot their having been referred TO commit,
tees, IN either House and particularly in Tho Iom
i'"'"''es ' 10 winch motions for reference ofsuh
J'c's % committees do not, III The Senate lie ov
"h ia' Dnt unless in special cases are acted un,n IN
""teT. IL thia happens that inquiries are freGnen,I
hs'i'n'cd which, though they NAV serve 10 elicit inf
m''ioA use'u 10 Congress and 10 the pco,Ic arc mn,
sem. ". u at pre-
observe by tic Harrisburg papers hat tlcfe has
oCeh an Interesting debate III te House of RcDycs,ta
IVcs OF Pennsylvania on the following .norioD:-
jffs"fred That the order be discharged as tho
"Iii ~" 10, entitled An Icogpnra tin. the cs,l
ana Dhio canal company, and that be committed 10 m
'nu'tlee on INLAND navisaton and internal Improvement
'h instructions to report the BILL including p9oyiso for
the actual commencement of canal to copnect o I;i
canal with the Ohio, simultaneous with line 'i
I'll a canal to connect the ONO with the ChesaDeakc"
he Woprety OF connecting tie Ohio and II,,on "a
mai IN Tie saline resolution formed The flrpiur nop
Ine argnmcnt-m the course of tic discussion M, |
NlaIke referring 10 the report made by The Pcnns,Iva
MA CofHDIs ,ioncrs, rCina; itcd:--
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