Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-12

self acknowledged to have been the foundation
of his fortunes and his fame.
RoBEar TRIMBLE, al present District Judge
for the District Of Kentucky, has been nomina-
ted by the President, to be Judge of the Su-
Dreme Court of the United States, i'll the place
Of Thomas Todd, deceased. Mr.. lrimble is
gentleman Of talents, and distinguished legal
attachments, and his nomination will no doubt
be confirmed by the Senate.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
N THE SEsArz-The bill 10 equalze the du-
lies ON vessels ofthe Republic Of Colombia, and
heir careoes, was ordered 10 be engrossed for
4 third reading.
The consideration Of the Judiciary Bill, was
resumed, when Mr.. Woodbury., OF New Hamp-
shire. moved to recommit il 10 the Committee
ON the Judiciary, with instructions so 10 extend
,he system, as not to increase the present num-
Der of Judges. The Hon Senator then adj
dressed the Senate, ina speech Of considerable
length and some ability, in favor OF his mo-
ton. arguing, that in undertaking to remove
local grievance, a local remedy should be APP
Dlird. which would not, in its operation, change
our whole system. He was answered by Mr.,
Holmes, of Maine, who said, that the grler-
ance was extremely local! affecting only aine
States, and those States comprising about one
fourth of our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES observations
were then made by Mr.. Johnson, of-hy' Mr.
Van Bueren and Mr.. Eaton; after whom, Mr.
Robbins, of Rhode Island, spoke against the
bill and in favor Of the motion. Before any
question was taken, the Senate adjourned
In THE House OF REPREsENrArvEs-Mr
Polk of Tennessee, submitted the following re-
solutions, which were read and referred to a
Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union:
ResolyeG, That it is the constitutional right
land duty,) Of the House of Representatives,
when called on for appropriations, to detray the
expenscs Of foreign missions, to deliberate on
the expedicncy or inexpediency of such mis-
sions, and to determine and act thereon, as in
their Judgment may be most conducive to the
public good
ResO'red, That it is the sense Of this House,
that the sending Of Ministers on the part Of the
United States, 70 take part in the deliberations
Of the Congress Of South American Nations, al
Panama, would be total departure from the
uniform Grouse Of policy, pursued by this Go
vernmcn,, from the adoption Of the Federal
Constitution to the present period; and might,
and in all probability would, have tendency to
involve the Nation in entanglng alliances, and
sndanger the neutrality, and relations OF ami.y
and peace which at present subsist, between
the United States, and the be.;igerent powers OF
Old Spain, and the Southern Republics Of this
Continent.
ResJired, Therefore, that 1t is inexpedient to
send Ministers on the part Of the United States,
10 take part in the deliberations OF said Con-
gress of South American Nations at Pano-
ma, and that it is inexpedient to grant any
appropriation to defray the expenses of the said
Mission.
lie RESOLUTION OHClSu tNo'SiNS! O' AVA
Thompson Of Georgia, was taken into conside-
ration, and after some debate, agreed to as toll
lows
Resolred, That the President OF the United
States be requested to inform this House, M
within his power,l whether any government,
except the government of the Uai.ed States,
has been invited 10 send Ministers 10 the Con
gress Of Panama; and, also, whether he has any
reason to expect that any other government or
governments, in addition 10 the independent
Governments of Spanish America and the
Government ofthe United States Of North "A
merica, (and if any, what other government or
governments will be represented in or at the
Congress at Panama.
The bill making an. appropriation Tor the
repair of the Post Road between Jackson and
Columbus, in the State Of Mississippi-and the
bill TO enable the President Of the U. States to