Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-10-22

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 Nr Clapp, ofMaine 1moved that the general com mtee be instructed to prepare the Address and Me- moFa. This may be considered a test vote as to tlequestion of constitutionality. On division be.
 ngcalled for, it carried IF in the affirmative
 negative not counted, there being 15 more than l pnty of the whole body But few of the southern
 members voted for this reference. The only distin- I suished members noted that side from the south were Messrs Middleton and Mitchell of South Caro- lima.
 MT Jones, ofGeorgia here moved resolutions that the Tariff law, fur it goes 10 protect manufac- lures and exceed the purposes OfreYenne, is mani fest violation of the Constitution, inexpedient, une- Iual, oppressive, unjust &c. and that the Commit
 ee be instructed to report address and memorial De instructed to insist upon the unconstitutionaty of the law
 MT Clap,, from Maine, moved a substitute, omit ting the urconstitutionality. Professor Vlthake of 1 New-JerseS \ moved to lay both resolutions on the table, whih was decidedly carried, without de- bate.
 MT Ponexter, of Mississippi, introduced some highly char,ed resolutions setting forth the strongest attachment o the union the States, which we will defend witt our lives, fortunes, and sacred honor that all penl statutes or bountes relative to labor, are contar the spirit and letter of the Constitu ton that e Tariff falls with peculiar injustice those who cultivate the soil, and upon all not gagged in manufactures, &c. and that those grie- vances "b which free people ought not and can not submit, when all hopes of redress have van ished."
 This is the most direct intimation of notification yet given. Professor Vithaks. of New-Jersey, nov ed the resolutions lie on the table. An animatedde bate ensued somewhat out of parliamentary rule.- Governor Miller, of South-Carolina, was for going the whole length, so was Mir Jones or 0eorgia, who declared they should be pusianlmous, If they did not denounce the Tariff unconstitutional. He that n rnuch more lmnorant Dont than the details of grievances.
 A voung gentleman from Alabama or Georgia fol- lowed with great vehemence. He declared he would not go home to his constituents to be burned up by the indignation of people who understood and would maintain their constitutional rights Pro lessor Vithake replied very calmly.
 Mir Cheves, of South Carolina, insisted that mem- bers should not evade the question of constltuonall- ty He should insist upon it, and there must be vote upon it.
 A full report of this debate would be highly inter- esting if you had room for it. It was finally closed in an admirably adroit manner by Mir Berrlen of Georgia, who inquired whether the Convention would be at all compromised or the Committee bound by any resolutions thus referred to them! He considered it nothing more than an lntlmatlon that the Convention were willing the Committee should go into the subjects suggested. They could then report as they pleased, and the Convention could modify the report as they might think proper II
 MT Barbour, (the PresdenD expressed his entire concurrence. All the resolutions might be referred and the Committee be left at entire liberty to report as they pleased This suggestion was entirely satis factory, and all the resolutions that had been read were referred. But for this compromise 1t IS believ- ed that all avowng the unconstitutlonalty of the Tariff would be rejected. The anti-nullifers now see they must meet that question, and they are req dy to do so think they will put it down. This will be most interesting crisis in the Convention, and will call out much debate.
 At the suggestion of MT Gallatin, that the Com mittee would want time to consider the resolution submitted to them, the Convention adjourned at 5 o'clock, to meet again on "wednesday the oth' al 12M.
 From the New-York Daily Advertiser.
 The Convention of the friends of Free Trade at Philadelphia after having adjusted some prellmina- ry matters, have appointed their officers. and are prepared to commence business That there IS much responsibility of character and talents in the Conven- ten we have no doubt. How far they will be able to agree on measures remains to be ascertained by their more specific proceedings. We should think it not impossible that there may be some difficulty when the views of delegates from different parts of the Union are brought together, that there may be danger of some dscord on some important subjects The delegates from this city, for example, were ap- pointed expressly on the ground that nothing of political nature was be minge with the doings of the convention-the object being solely to obtain re- lief from the pressure of the Tariff laws upon com merce and the interests of certain portions of the Union Now if the members from some fthe Sou thern States can be brought to this simple view of matter and be contented with leaving out of sight all abstract questions and particularly, if they lay aside the constitutional right of Congress to legslate upon the subject of protecting duties it is not impro babe that they may come to some important result, and shorten the session. But fla debate should once be opened upon the broad principles contended for at the South, the constitutional power, and the right of Nulfcaton should think it probable that the session will be long one, or may break up in some confusion.
 Our correspondent, whose principles are ant-nul- lificaon as well as anti-tarif, anticipates very mo- derate and prudential the part of the sou thern delegates. We hope his expectations may be realized, for whatever individuals may think of the tariff policy, there are doubtless many persons op- posed to it, that still do not believe in its unconstu fionay. But still larger number among the op- posers of the Tariff policy in the middle and eastern States at least hold the nullyfyng doctrines in utter adherence. Ofcourse, we think if either subject, and particularly the last, should come up for discus sion that it will be impossible for the convention to harmonse in their proceedings, or to come with una nimity to any important conclusions"
 The nert Congress.-If tho election goes to the House, of which there is not the least probability, Gen. Jackson's election by the House is sure. The vote in the House is by States, ofwbich there 24 Thirteen votes are necessary to an election. ltwil be seen by an extract below from the Boston Ira veller that fifteen votes are for Jackson. The vote of the House will not be of any consequence in the election an the People will elect him by large ma jority. We will have at least majority of one hun dred electoral votes.
 "A majority of Jacksonlans chosen from the following States Maine, N. Hampshire N. York Pennsylvania, Virginia, N Carolina, s. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missou- ri, Kentucky, Illinois, and Indiana, fifteen States, or two more than enough to elect President, should tho dounlua fha III nf Ranrasanfafives