Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-16
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Froa Hc .Nen York .4,nsrican IF Tuesday.
NrGuciAr,ons WITH ESGLAND.-'Fhe Journal of
Commerce uf this morning, publishes letter of 3O
November itu.n London which concludes with this
paragraphs
The American minister is much engaged in dis
Ncnss'ons with Lord Aberds and the President of
1.-The Board of Trade but feared it will be una
va'ing. Principle must be maintained, if colonies
are bcggArrd s,arved!''
u pom which the Editors of that Journal remark
that the public may be assured, That the sOth of
November, the prospectus of he negotiations in res
pect American trade vi Ii the British West Indies
were uu'avorablc to satisfactory ARRANGEMENT"
Ii such were the state Of things Mt the period re-
i'rred to-if, without any adv.r Indications from
TINS side OF tho water, Engani ~as then hesllaln..
rs TO the cxpcdlency of opening the West Indies
10 us, even toprocure aba of our duties up-
on manufactures-what will he her Course when made
acquan ed with the report the Tariff OF the Cont
Inittce of Manufactures in the House OF Representa-
ties That Report proceeds upon the express ground
that 1t 10 aexpedient to attempt any modification of
Lie Tariff, to the end that citizens and for
cfgn nations may thereby uldestand that the pro.
frttrnS system Is the established aud unatcabl poll
cy of this country. Great Britain cannot but look
upon this Report declaring the of the House
ct Representatives, il 1t shall be rejected, that
ithcr BY Legislation treaty, Should the tariff
principle be departed from.
With such weight suddenly cast into the already
incinlng SCALE OF English exclus,veness-it hard
1y BE- expected but that the propositions of the Anne
ricHn negotiation WILL kick the beam.
a. Extract iron, letter from the correspondent
ton, Jan. 9th. 1880.
wrote to you yesterday, that the President had
nominut MIR. Baldwin The Senate for an associ-
atc Judge of the Supreme Court of the United
states. The nomination has be.n confirmed to day
by vote of forty lone for, and two against 1t, the
two Senators from South Carolina being in the neg
alive There were twenty. one Senators friendly to
tire late administration vino in the affirmative.
and if they had voted in the negative the nomination
would have been rejected Mr. Clayton, from Della
ware, while the nomination was under consideration
TyD1p md Spl fhnth ah had ,lo MI.
graph, paper printed in this city, bv the printer of
the Senate, serious and wegty charges against
Mr. Baldwin, and h, wished to know from the Sena-
tors who possessed Tie iDtormation and he. solicited
II particularly from the Senators from Pennsy vana
whether the charges sustained by facts Mr..
Marks said he considered himself called on by the
Senator from Delaware to communicate the knowl-
edge he had obtained of Mr.. Badwins character
and fitness for the Office, derived only
from public report, but from personal
acquaintance of more than twenty years. Ee
then went to give general statement of MIR
Raldwins character, as man, and as lawyer. Mr..
Barnard rose under some excitement. and repealed
the charges that Duff Green had made with some
warmth of feeling; mentioned that Mr. Baldwin had
the support of large majority of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, and CONQUERED with his colleague, in
tire statement he had made. Mr.. CLAYTON said he
satisfet and had long since known that no state
llents or charges made in that paper, duplicating the
distinguished men of this country, entitled to
any weight whatever. To this expression, the Sen
Hors generally nodded assent.
DANIEL. GoopEsow 1.-THE anti-Jackson candidate J
was chosen Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES,
Of Maine, Friday 9Th inst 1.-THE third day of the
SESSION. There had been about twenty ballotinps
In the Senate for President, without success
Maryland the change of administration in the State
Government, there has been podsous rush for office Some
idea Of may be gained from the following paragraph, copied
1--WE have been informed, that there are upwards of
s Such devotion the public service highly
cfel'abs 70 the patriotism of the Jacksonp When from
gentlemen, who willing take them
State fear need be that of the Offices will
a"'s '0' rack OF ''''s ~ country to discharge their du
large meeting of the citizens of Philadelphia
was held in the Hall Of the Franklin Institute, in
ttrL city, Monday last consider the propriey
''of msmorializng Congress that every measure of
''the Government, in reference the Cherokee and
'othcr nations of Indians, the fifth of The United
States iowa rds them may be nviolably pre- served
Phe Rev. Bishop WHITE called TO the Chair;
Mr. Robert Vaux, and Mr.. Fl. J. Williams were an
pointed Secretaries.
In opening the business OF the meeting. the ven
cradle chairman sad, that what he now doing
was somewhat contrary to the habits of his life, and
might be considered by some as not suited to the
character and situntion he held in society, but TOR
his par be did consider that the rights of the cit
1Zcps were merged III the clerical character,
though ut the same time he was fully conscious
of the danger and Dpropriety which he had al
ways endeavnured avoid---of appearing in
public as poll zeal clergyman -Phe sub ct which
present meeting together. was his
cnse Tor accepting the call to the chair. T0at sub
Jact he said was of no ordinary interest," il invol
vcd motives and concerns of no ordinary character
II appealed TO humanity u love Of tce and
ofrlglt, from people, who it appeared were to be
driven from their homes and FROM their property by
the strong of power. II not superstition to
entertain the fear aud the apprehension, which no
lover of his country could well dvest himself Of that
such injustice as il aPpea red to him now contem-
plated might entail upon the country a most caism-
tous visitation of Providence. The object of the
meeting loudly claimed that every heart should feel
the Importance of the subject, and every energy be
put fort that would efficiently avert the in
justice which attempted 10 be exercised.
The meeting addressed by several gentlemen.
AMI memorial to Congress upon the subject was
adopted
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
In the House of Representatives yesterday, the
discussion OF the resolution the distribution Of The
Pnhlic Lands WIS resumed 81 hon AZ. Rrrn.s com