Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-01-18

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ME-. PATTON moved 10 refer ,b;s MONO.
rial 20 tho Committee ou tise JnJ;c;,rv
which was ordered.
Mr.. LINCOLN, Of Massachusetts r,rsd
'ae following instructions 10 thu, committee
"ith instructions 10 Consider the exp..
oiency oil revising and so amending The Laws
on Inc SUBJECT OF tho Naturalizutisn of For.
elgnefs' az TO require longer Term of resi-.
oence IA me toited States previous to their
'aHi'ssioh 70 the rights Of A American citizen
snipS ana greater checks and securities ~
SaihS frauds IN the means and process of
oota'o,hg naturalization.
h"u iufther consider the propriety and
.Apeeiency OF providing 10y law against the
'n'oaHcuon into the United States of va.
grants nnd paupers, depor,ed from foreign
countries, for whom no place of residence
""" mems OF employ ment. and certain sun
po'''"'r reasonable time after their arrival.
""'r neen previously prepared; and of res
yi"i"S 'h"l The owners and masters Of yes,
seis ny whom such persons shall be brought
INTO The country shall he held liable TOR their
relief. iieit in distress, for--monibs If.
Ter their being landed.
MIR. LINCOLN intimatinr n wish 10 address
ihe House on The subject Of these instruc.
tons, the whole subject was laid over une
day under the rule.
On Tuesday, MIR. DAvEE, of Maine.
moved the following:
ResolUed, That the President of the Unit.
Ell States be requested 10 communicate IN
'his House what measures, il any, have been
taken Ivy the Executive for The release q, Mr.
Greeiy, citizen OF Maine, now imprisoned
IN The Provincial Jail of New Brunswick. nj
trederickton, Tor an alleged violation of the
jurisdiction of said Province over the terri
'ery Claimed by the British Government
Ana, also, Ia communicate any correspond-
ence which the Executive Department NAV
have had with the British Government, mr.
The Executive OF Maine, upon the subject of
said Greely's Imprisonment so far az com
muhlcailon of the same may be deemed by
M" moi incompatible with the public inter.
MT. CUSHING moved TO amend the same
ny adding thereto the following:
And that the President of the U. States
I've requested, u II be not in his judgment,
incompatible with the public interests 70
communicate to this House any correspon.
uence or communication held between the
Government Of the United States and that
.ot Great Britain, at different times. respec.
ting The ownership, occupation. or actual
possession Of that part OF The territory of The
STATE OF Maine which is claimed by Great
"Briiain." '"'
lhe amendment was agreed 10. and thus
amended. the resolution passed
nir. EVERETT moved the following:
;. hesoioed, That the Secretary Of War be
directed 10 inform this House whether INV
ole Indians, coming in under a flay Of
truce, or brought in by Cherokee Indians
acting as metiators, have been made prison,
ers by General Jesup; add, if so, to transmit
10 'his House copies Of all orders from the
war Department, and of all communion
tons from General Jesup, or from eny other
person or persons, on that subject
This resolution, according to the Rule lies !
upon the table for one day.
On Wednesday, the proceedings of the |
House were Of little interest Most of The
DAY was spent on propositions to refer differ |
emf portions of the Presidents Message. On
thursday The Speaker laid before the House
letter from r. Dorsy, Sergeant at Arms,
stating that he had received from the Rank
OF 'he metropolis, ON the 18th Oct, specie
anu ether monies, TO pay the members. in
oass' marked with the sums they contained.
amounting, as they purpor,ed, 10 S27, l55-
but that IN paying it out he found deficien- !
cy OF $4,000 tina, he Informed the R,nt !
officers of 1t. but that they had as yet shown
no disposition TO grant him redress bs
therefore asked the interposition of The house. |
L he SUBJECT was referred 10 select commit. !
Tee. On Friday, reports were received from
number OF the committees, mostly private |
bills, or on subjects OF local nature.
The following are Mr.. CLAY's Resolu.
lions, referred to in the proceedings Tues
day in the Senate.
ReSoioed, That the Institution of domes.
NC slavery, as now existing in many of the
States OF this COnfederacy, j. subject 10 the
exclusive power AID control of those States
respectively and that no other Stale. nor The
people o! no other Stale, nor Congress pos- |
Sess, or Can rghtiuliy exercise, any power |
or authority whatever, TO interfere. in anv |
herewith
ResolUed, That il any citizens of,be III,
ed States, regardless of the spirit Of go
harmony, and union, which should ever an
Imale the various members OF the Confeder.
1oy, and their respective citizens. shall nrs.
sent 10 the Senate any petitions, touching the |
abolition OF slavery in any of the St,tes in
vi lch il exists, all such petitions shall he
Instantly rejected, without debate. and with
at further or other proceedings thereon az
i''"''"s ~ u" Inject paluabIy bevond the
scope Of Ihe constitutional power nj G,s.ol- w..
ResOlVed, That, when The D;o,ri(', ~ esS'