The Arkansas advocate., 1832-03-28

numbers 235. 5.654, the female, 236, ,o69 ]: total free white popalation 72,s43.- or these 202 only are foreigners not naturaiized! ffiiffiy-eigiiit of tic wliole number of the people afe over one hun dred years of age. Of deaf and dumb theyearc 230; ;of blind, 22s. Of Slaves, tho whole nanber of both sexes is 245, GOl, and of free people of color l9,545. Of this number, ef ceEoscd persons, slaves and free, two hundred aitd fofty- seven are over one hundfedyeaf of age ]! How is this much greater longevity of9 colored persons than of wlllfe people to be accounted feE! We turned 10 all Eastern State, 10 compare this with the state of things there. Massachusetts, with population of G0ss,3 ,359 free while persons, has, we find, only five over a hundred years of age! Facts, thoy say, are stubborn things ib.
 Eco. 4.-Nearly the whole of yester- days sitting of the SENATE was given to the continuation of Mir. CLAy's Speech on the great question Of Amer ican policy. He spoke till near thfee o'clock, with un;,bated animation, when, not having concluded his argument. but being much exhausted, he asked the further indulgence of the Senate, and adjourned. An adjournment 10 Nlon- day had been previously ordered, and 1t adjourned accordingly.
 In the House of Representatives, the resolution moved by Gen. THOMAS, of Louisiana, proposing 10 raise Com mttee 10 inquire into the expedieney of celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of the birth of General WASHINGTON, was taken up. After Icing modified SC as 10 make 1t propose 10 appoint d joint Committee of the two Houses al once 10 make arrangements for the eel ebration, &c. the resolution was order cd fo be engrossed with very few dis sehting voices. II feqnires the las5ent OF concurrence of the SeDate. which II cannot be doubted that it will receive.
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 Feb. G. A number of the most res pectable citizens Of New York havein- vlted the Colombian General SANTAN- DER to public dinner, which k 10 be given at the City Hotel, on the 9th in- statit.
 Feb. ?.-Neafly the whole of yester- days sitting of the Senate was oeenpi- cd by Mr. CLAY in the conclusion Of his argument on the Tariff. lie spoke more than three ihonrs: and was briefly replied to by Mr. S,srgH, of Maryland, ] between whom ard ffr. (. some passa- ges followed, of so warm d character as to SGna ScG,a forth the interpositlon of the 1 Chair.
 We should have supposed that the public appetite for the debate had been in some degree satcd by the previous displays but yesterday tire crowd which pressed into the Senate chamber was even greater than on any former day. Indeed, the jam exceeded any thing of the kind which we ever before witness ed. In the galleries, it seemed 10 us that men literally stood on others shoul ders. Below, the chamber was almost entirely filled with ladies-not seated for inc greater part of them il was irn- possible 10 furnish seats--but standing, Tn compact mass-and this for four or five hours. Truly, orc knows not which most 10 admire in the fair auditory their intellectual relish or their power of endurance.
 The resolution from the House of Representatives proposing joint com mitlec 10 make arrangements for cele- brating tho Centennial anniversary of the birth of Washington, was yesterday l concurTed by the Senate, nem. con. and a committee of five ordered on the part of that body.--[ib.
 Eeb. S.-In the SENATE yesterday. l the debate on Mr.CLkY's resolution was continued, first by Mr. IilLL of New Hampshire, who again rose in opposi. lion 10 the resolution, and by Mir. MAG- MUM, oi Norih.Garoilna, who addressed the Senate also in opposition to it.-- Tine latter ges'tleman not having con- cinded yesterday, will resume his rc- marks to-day. The debate HOW promi- ses to he of much longer duration than we anticipated some days ago.
 We stated in our last paper, that the resolution proposing Joint Committee 10 make arrangements for celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the birth day of C FORCE WASHINGTON was adop- ted by the Senate mem. con. and so if l was thought by our Reporter, as no voices were heard iii the negative, on fife pocsaua 1t h1,,,o,nr {l,a,