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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, May g.
ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS
OF THE FUNERAL OF

THE HONORABLE JOAB LAwLER,
Late member Of Congress fr0m the State Of alabama.
The Committee of Arrangements pall-bearers,
and mournerS attended at the late residence of the
deceased, at Mr.. Mounts, on Pennsylvania avenue,
at III o'clock A. NJ, Wednesday, May 9th: at which
time the remains were removed, in charge of the
Committee of Arrangements, attended BY the Ser
geant-at-arms Of the House Of Representatives TO
the Hall Of the House.
AT IL o'clock, meridian, funeral service was per-
formed in the Hall of the House Of Representatives,
and Immediately after, the procession moved 10 The
place OF interment in the following order;
The Chaplains of b,th Houses
Physicians who attended the deceased
Committee of Arrangements, viz:
MIR. LYON, of Alabama.
Mr.. MERCER, Of Va. Mr.. Henry, Of Penn.
MIR. HARLAN, Of Ky. Mr.. PARMESrER Of Mass
Mr.. INJURY. of Tenn. MIR. Boon, of Ind.
Pal-Bearers, viz
Mr.. ElMosE of S. G. MIR. CoNNoR of n. C.
Mr.. CARTER, of Tenn. Mr.. KlLGoRE of Ohio.
Mr.. SiBLEY, of n. Y. Mr.. BRiGGs of Mass.
The family and friends Of The deceased
The members Of the House of Representatives and
Senators from Alabama, as mournerS.
The Sergcant-at-armS OF the House Of Representa-
tiyeS.
The House Of Representatives, preceded by the
Speaker and Clerk g..
The other officers of the House Of Representatives.
u The Sergeant-at-armS OF the Senate.
The Senate of the United States, preceded by the
Vice President and Secretary.
The other officers of the Senate.
The President OF the United States.
The Heads Of Departments.
Foreign Ministers
Citizens and Strangers.
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ton may involve member of The House, and may
therefore operate as a repeal Of the rule But sir is
mere breaking down and tramplng on your rules 70
be dignitied by the name OF repeal oil them1 - u
70 Be tolerated that repeal Of The laws adopted for
the government or this House. and the protection Of
the minority against the majority, may be wrapped
up within the folds Of general resolution, which
purports no such repea3 Sir we are never safe, u
repeal Of The laws OF our proceedings may be thus
sprung upon us from the aTtfu covert Of some gem
eral, sweeping power, contained In resolution
Our rules are made 10 control our proceedings, and
not to be controlled and broken down BY them II
they come in conflict, the latter must yield, or we
might us well have rules.
ITO be e0afinncd)
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The following condensed account Of the late IRE
4. r.h.s,.s,on s G., we take from she Mercury Of
Monday of the 30th ult
IT.. .ry Ftas-The Are broke on, about o'clock
on FRIDAY evening, and was FIRST discovered Issuing
from small old frame building next 20 the corner
Of Berresford and King streets, occupied oy cpored
nersons ss frnil store the buildings were wrapped
In flames, before the alarm became general ne
number Of stores dwellings, &C. destroyed in Ming
street. were follows; west side IRON within hree
doors OF Clifford street to Liberty street 90 on .ne
east side, from near HoTlbscks alley 10 shelton ),
(late Myosl's Hotel corner Of Society street, which
building was fortunately saved, 10; total IN King
street. ia On Market street. south side, from near
corner or Archdae 10 State street a.; north side
Archdale 70 Meeting street, r. To'al N Market
street, a.
On Church street, ives, side, 10, extending from
Market street 10 one door iron the corner OF Cum
berland street
ON Meeting street, east side, from the NJ rket
side. aud one house eSyoad, 10 ro'al on Meeting
street, 81.
Ca Socis,y street., aov,h side, from Meeting street
70 Ess Bay y sec,A side, from King street 10 near
East Ray, 40 Total, o.,
Ga Hazel Srecl south side, from King street. 10
Matien laae, lnchiiag rriaisy CAnrch, IA; naTHh
side iNSM ksng street. 10 EaSs Bay Including The
JEWISH Synascgas, u ToSal Hazel street, -
Ga hnckNey street. l.
Ca Aasaa street., eas side non I.sarens 10 pincs.
nsy ssreesS ~ weSs Sl3e, from finckacy te near
George Strseas, H. TasAl al
IA weRgWorh Srest, north siae, frosn King
sreeS u Eas Bay, except one dwelline, a. sea'h
sSSe trosa Mag strees % EaS Ray, ineladtng the
MesASsasS Protestant Ca0rca, ~ I,Ssl 81
ca ESs Bar, SsS side, s; eaS side, Is To.
tai, "a
Ga SagrsSGsva street. hssA SIDES N
Ga SuSAsoaS I.aae ~
Teal SasaSsg x dwellings, aa& sores Destroyed
snean2Sns N5rsonS cSS Rice Nils. Kcrr's wharf, SCI
Sce &c AsSes fsgsiag "a pee q aga, uSN1 and
Asfai u sAe srSaaA sSa TAs aaasbcr ~ %, saIt3.
s7cs seSsraeea ssxaRtea al ahssss MS ToS2l aaEa-
her az easSsSaSs SssTesoa, iaS
pe1sAs &c blowing az Fred Sckascrle, joan
Pear. Ca Ssaa6lnaa aaS Rooe0 Maaca
Moss Rr0xa and Taracy haGly ingared ssverai
necraes kiGsca
SacA Is gAc asre arifA@csic or yhis frlsatinl ca
lRrss-wAo SHALL caaai the nsn,ai snHsrtns' the
lsSs al hope of security OF ccnfoss Upon me oes'
estimates EsicA h2Se been made 10 Us mp 10 me
la,s boar We SCI down iAe los Of property a over
SzssaDaa TIE whole amount covered By IN
sarance, is not far FROM 81 $4,000 Ofihis, SD
900 falls upoa The Georgia otnceS, al Augusta The
new Hosel was insured in this city for 5000 and
$4,000 in Augls,a. II is believed now thar the
ocss here will pay all or very nearly all, q their
EnhsfErlsS
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STRANGERS IN FRAScE.--Whin the four months
from June 10 September last inclusive, 600000 pass
ports have been given in France; or rather more
than 500 per day. When one considers the sum Of
money which so great multitude must spend, the
benefit of national attractions TO a nation becomes
very obvioss and important.
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TAKE W,RNING.-The Poughkeepsie New York;
Journal says AT the late town and charter elections
in this State over its entire surface from the south
coast Of Long island 10 the northern and western
frontier not single city, trading townt and ncor-
porated village has been carried by The Loco Focos
The strongest holds OF the Administration have been
overturned, and through the full list each displays
the Wing banner of victory"
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MISS MARTINEAu'S NEW WoRK-Retrospect
ltI Of Western Travel, in vols. just received and
for sale Ivy +, TAYLOR,
Or for circulation among tho subscribers 10 the Naver'
" Circulating Library immediately cast Of Gadsbys
april
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MYSTERIOUS SulcIDE.--An unknown gentleman. soon
after arriving in the stage vt lancaster New llamp-
shire, few days since, retired room aud destroyed
himself BY cutting his throat About $50 was found
his person, and note payable to firm in Boston
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-10

SUD-TREAsuRER. HutchinS, Receiver Of the
Land Office at Ionia, has retired in disgust from
his Office with alb M $4,000 Of Uncle Sans money,
and started for Texas on visit TO his friends Stop
him!-Gaxefte.
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that such irdS ITS effect, none will deny. And that
such effect will, in other cases that may arise be
intended, and, if the course this investigation has
taken be sanctioned will be produced, none can
doubt. The names Of members intended to be i'm
pcated may be always omitted from the resolutions
Of inquiry, and they may be thus deprived Of the
benefit OF preliminary defence; while the neglect
of committees following the example of this
to make special report to the House" under the
rule, will have the effect of utterly excluding the
implicated members from a preliminary defence
at the bar of the House, and shut them up with the
certainty of fate, to just such results that which
appears in the report of the committee in the case
before us.
Mr. Speaker do we sufficiently reflect on the effect
of the decision we asked TO make in this case, as
precedent for The future government OF the HouSel
We are told that il is rcB kRora that certain men,
beers of the House were intended by the resolution;
and that this should have the same effect though
they had been named in it. Well sir, how long will
this kRonicdgc last Who will be here fifty, or even
thirty years hence To tell the Congress OF that day
what is now said TO be kno,rn in this case and the
knowledge of which shall supply the place Of record
evidence Will not our records show that six
months afler we had adopted the law of the House.
the rule in Jefersons Manual, weuuerly dsregarded
IT. BY receiving, and acting on, report Of commit
tee which found guilty, and recommended The ex-
pulsion Of, a member OF the House against whom no
resolution had authorized special inquiry Sir, do
you intend that your proceedings shall stand pre-
cedcnts for future guidancel If you do, then let
your records hand down TO your successors a fair
and full account Of them. Ii YOU do not intend to
disregard and trample under foot the rule in the
Manual TO which 1 have referred then repel The
presumption that you do thus intend, which the
sanction il is proposed 10 give to this report will
inevitably create. The rule and the report cannot
stand together. If the latter is not modified the
former is annued. If the former is TO stand as the
law OF this House, the latter must be held to be ir-
regular and void
But is said that the rule in question has been viz
tually repealed in this by the comforting of
general authority on the committee TO report upon
the "causeS" aud circumstances" and whether
there had been a. breach of privilege This general
authority, it is pretended, SuperSedes and SuSpends
the operation OF the rule. Why, sir, il such reso-
luton repeats the rule in question, what resolution
Of inquiry would not repeal it Every such resolu-
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otheT SEX we nave, therefore, BIedt hetu W NC va
our guard The charge of pedantry, when well
founded, is certainly heavy one, but no one should
lay themselves open 10 this charge
We are never called to express an opinion upon
any subject which either from want of inclination or
opportunity we have not fully examined, nor need
we ntrude an opinion uncalled for, nor ever allow
ourselves to repeat the opinions oil others, whose
! judgment we value, and take credit for that which
we do not possess If we pretend TO know any thing
of the subject under consideration we have right
TO an opinion and if after proper reasoning and re-
Election, we can support that opinion by reason,
clothed in the language of plainness and simplicity,
our opinions entitled to- and will receive respect
and attention. Though the former course would be
very nattering to vanity and would give us the
appearance of knowledge at a very cheap rate, shall
we really gain any thing by mere momentary admi-
ration and applause And having fearlessly given
expression to the sentiments OF another, and laid
claim 10 them; suppose we are called upon 10 argue
the subject and find ourselves completely non-plnss-
ed shall deserve, and receive, the cehsnre OF IN
| telligent people, and by assuming an acquaintance
with subjects that we know nothing about, ana I'M
posing upon the good sense OF others we shall lose
that sbareof respect 10 which we should all lay claim
| By scrupulousy avoiding all such deception though
We NAV be mortified at our ignorance, il is an honest
blush that Sses our cheeks, and as attentive us
! reners we shall be likely to gain information ana
| esteem.
We need never fear the taunts Of ignorance, nor
the sheer Of ridicue, for they the most deadly
enemies TO all advancement in knowledge, ana are
only to be found among frivolous minds, lncapapie
Of welding stronger weapons Lei Us s'uuy 70 sai gan
information not SO much To Mor, as TO possess H. ana
possessed OF learning we may well DEFY The sweep
| ING inyectves, which fashion authorizes, and fools
| repeat. ~
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL.

HAR3oR BrLL.-The bill, making appropri-
stions for continuing the construction Of such
breakwaters, harbors, &c. as have been alrea-
dy commenced amounting to an aggregate Of
$1,000, ,00O--was passed with the amendments
Of The Senate. Whilst this bill was before
the committee, scene occurred which indi-
Gates how deeply the administration has been
CALLED by the late admirable 81 eech Of Mr.. Bond,
III exposition of the hypocrisy and fraud of the
men in power. Mr.. Duncan, Of Ohio, in pre-
tending to speak to- an amendment Of the Har-
Dor Bill, entered into general reply to the
speech Of Mr.. Bond---till after being called to
order for irreleyancy severaltimes, he was COM
Felled to take hisseat by orderofthe House.
The scene Is thus described BY the Intelligen-
cor: s;
Z Mr. Jenisar and Mr. siblcy called hims u 81
He sasnsaod aIld !s !sssi MADE soiae more pro-
gress in the same strain, when
Mr., Reed called him to order for irrelevah-
cy.
Mr.. Duncan proceeded, insisted on his right
to Do 80, and seemed determined 70 do a.,
a motion was made that the gent leman 3bo
permitted to proceed. The committee d.
cided that he be not permitted to proccod md
Mr. Duncan stilI persisted; at which {hers
wore long and prolonged cries Of order ifoIn
all parts Of the House. +; s
Tbe chairnaans The gentleman from Ohio
viii take bis scat q W.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

ACCIDENTS. -The fourth Of July this year,
has been attended BY an unusual number Of acci.
dents. In Schenectady, there was a display Of
fireworks from Canal boat, and during The
exhibition, through some carelessnes.ar, At, exnIo.
sion Of rockets took place on board The boat
" liich was crowded with citizens. Two dead
bodies have been found, and several persons sons
aFe missing IN Alhany, q man named Nc
tanus got drunk, went home and beat b;a
Hiie, ard then told her that he would 90 ma ',d
drown himself which he effected by jio,oi'se
IN The dock ht the foot Of Lydi,ls utrcof. \
Mr. Josepbus Cashpan, of Troy, had bis
tight arm blown olg Willie III the act IL Ioad;ng
! 4cunuon Two young men were sfov,s,ed =
Troy on <he sanae day. A carnal, Of Iibenv.|
ysqs badly woi1'ded in The doshy part Of t6e
ihgh " piece Of cannon D9dd|nr y + '''S Z
a nan q lpaiantI, WaL iusts5tly killed.
wh1I carelass|y leading 4 piece Of ordilS0ss :
Two men were killed, and tfree IA il
wodnfea At terAon, N. J., l,y tie burSf;n@ sf
4 cannon, Ba1 1aio Rairici. + s.
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NJ. Duncan resumed his seat.

-.
4 Mr.. Duncan resumed his seat.
Mr.. Pope spoke in favor of the clause in the
bill proposed to be stricken out by the Senate.
He was making an allusion to something said
by Mr.. Duncan, when
Mr.. Lincoln called him to order for irrelev-
ancy.
Mr.. Titus objected to Mr.. Popes proceed
ing further having been called to order,
Mr.. Pope would not put the committee to the
trouble Of settling whether or not he was in
order. He resumed his seat.
Mr.. Petrikin and Mr.. Sherrod Williams
claimed the floor. After some effort the for
mer proceeded, but was not heard by the re-
porter. Hehad not proceeded but little way
when
Mr.. Harrison called him to order.
The chair ordered him to reduce his point OF
order to writing. M ~
He did So: and called the gentleman from
Pennsylvania Mr.. Petrikin, to order for say
ing, "the price of the Kentucky deleg alton is
100000 The chairdecidedo out of order, and
Che committee, by large vote, refused Mr..
Petrikin leave to go on. 4
Mr., Duncan rose, but having been refused
permission TO proceed, objection was made to
his going on. He said he held book in bis
hand [understoodio be Mr.. Bonds speech1 out
of which he wished to make speech. But
if tho committee would permit him to write it
out, and call it his speech in Committee of the
whole, he. would desist. Loud cries ofagreed!
from allquarters the house ensued, and Mr..
Duncan sat down.
Z Mr.. Bond hoped that his colleague would
state in such written speech that It was not
delivered ii presence of the member to whom
il was reply.
The neio Harbor bill, that is the bill making
appropriations for new works of internal i'm
failed from want of time to act
lpon it. -
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From the United States Gazette. !

We heard yesterday, that when the news oi
the destruction Of the Pulaski reached New
Y orlS, and believed that all on board
had persisted, the father Of one Of The ladies
who it was known had taken passage on board
that boat, proceeded Immediately to Baltimore,
where lie arrived without hearing further from
the wreck. On entering the public house, he
inquired Of the landlord whether he had re-
ceived any further intelligence from the Pulas-
XII.
HNone'' was the answer.
Were none saved"
Noneit is believed, but the sixteen first
mentioned s
"Do you know their namesa'
~ do not remember them all, but the first
was Mrs. --. She and the others are
safe and WELL"
The inquirer fainted--it was his daughter
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From Mc NJ Y. Courier q. ENQUIRER

| 4. y
MONEY MARKET, &c.--JuLY ll.--The de.
preston which has existed in the Stock Market
| for tho last few days, continues to increase
and transactions yesterday were generally eff.
fected, at prices showing a further decline.
The cause ofthe present depression in stocks
mayb attributed to the fact, that a very large
amount of stocks on which advances have been
made by the United States Bank, may be ex-
pected to be thrown into the market, on the
event Of a general resumption Of specie nav
tments taking place at Philadelphia. and ti,e
curtailment- Of money Recommendations. which
would no doubt follow such RESUMPTION No
material change in the price of United States
Bank Stock has taken place. Delawo,c and
Hudson Canal CO. declined YESTERDAY mar
cent. Morris Canal Z, Mohawk Railroad ~ M
i, Stouipgton Railroad Ga. d. and pa,tsrson
Railroad Co. s per cent. ~ ''s' ~
Tbo Rooks e snh.a.;,.;. ". ~, !
tI,e Tr;ton ,avrorce ] ronnan. @ ~ w Daooa g
' - .so aussianse company o. TINS cSy,
,hraa - neu I,.s anu commune open ior
e .,IG ". uys a, a. .nc o.y pank. ihe character
o. .nls lns.lu.lSn y peculiarly liberal and ad-
anu nu;us IoEtn every prospect q
success. u paIticuiars we refer 70 the ad y
of tne Commissioners in another
coinmn'
!, We observe that the Directors Of the new
Banking Institution, which has been beforc no.
ffnoxl
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

The course which the Philadelphia Banks
intend pursue in relation to q resumption OF
specie payments, appears to be stlll matter Of
much uncertainty tsledst we have not been
able to obtain any positive information on the
subject. The best authenticated seems to be
that another meeting of the directors Of those
institutions, for further deliberation, will be
held in few days.
We at any rate have resGmed here, and We
would now ask those who SO strenuously urged
the measure, what benefits have flown from itl
Has business received a new impulse? Has
wakened BY the fostering aid Of capitall We
are sorry to say that we can perceive none,
though none would be more willing to hail the
first indications Of Improvement than we
would. We have gained the barren honor Of
having resumed, with no other advantage than
that of facilitating the sales of pubic stocks in
England--the great mass of the trading COM
munity, the middle dealer, the importer, are
still laboring under severe difficulties; and
whilst other commercial countries, less blessed
with natural advantages than we are, are rev.
cling in prosperity, and property, there en-
hancing in value, we are here in state of in
activity, and real estate scarcely changes
hands.
The cry now is that Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Boston, and other cities, should and must re-
sumo; yet what benefit will New York derive
from their resumption Can any one tell us
Unless it be that when those places are redu-
ced to the same state of depression that we
are, we shall have better chance of compe-
ting with them for what bus mess may still re-
main.
Afew days since theJournal of Commerce had
an article, which it no doubt thought very
witty one-and which attracted our attention
from the encomiums which accompanied its
insertion in the Washington Glope--on the
subject of the resolution passed by the New
Orleans banks, that they would resume specie
payments on the first of January next, provided
the United States Bank would furnish medi-
um ofexchange. This condition is certainly
worded in singular manner, and no doubt in
tentionally SO, for, harrassed and prosecuted as
the banks are by government, and too often by
public opinion, they dare hardly speak out
plainly. They intended 20 say no doubt, that
they would resume provided they could pur-
chase with their paper United States Bank pa
per at par or at premium that would not a.
mount to more than transporting specie from
New Orleans to the Atlantic. And is the fact
that they are not able to do this now, a tit sub
ject for jest ; Is it matter for. merriment,
that the commerce of New Orleans is not able
to pay debts contracted by it to the banks in
specie? For to this it.comes at.last. 1t is
the inability of the debtorsto the banks tosdis-
charge their engagements in them that produ-
ces the inability of the banks to discharged
their engagements to the public; and in most
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

CHEA1rNG THE LAVAL latc session of
the court Of ofcommon pleas, il Fairfield county,
Ohio, a man BY the name Of Nc 'Crory was con-
vIcted Of stealing $53 As, in bank notes, and
sentenced to restore the money, paya fine of
$50, and be imprisoned in the dungeon Of the
county Jail for fifteen days. The amount
stolen was $39; but the Jury, being aware of
the state Of the currency, discounted the notes
aattheir cash value, thus reducing the crime
from grand to petit larceny. Es
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

E CAr4DA.--A general amnesty for political
Offences nas H been grantgd by the governor
general 81 Canada, providing that all who have
been concerned N the recent revolt, shall be
restored to their former privileges, except DIR.
Wofred Nelson, r. s. M. Bouchette, B. vi
ger 8. Marchesault, H. A. Gauvin, T. H.
Godder, r. Deg RIVERS, and J. H. Mason,
who, at the discretion of the crown, are to be
transported to the Bermuda Islands. Ohio Ci-
ty Argus.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

The Steamer Anthony Wayne is provided
with life prescrvers. Itlsapeasure to observe
theproprietors ofthis splendid craft listening
toihe voice Of humanity, and providing her
with those safeguards Of human life, which,
although, in her case, their is little danger Of
their being used, should bo carried by every
boat that navigates the broader waters of The
sea and lakes. -
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the storm Of .swindling corruptonisie. He
deserves your highest admiration md most en-
ergetic support. Rally around hilb as one man,
and rescue his fame and that Of yo,ir country
from the craven insult Of purse-pspad and Cor
porate incidence.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1838-07-21

azA Ve He'sa VanBuron Silss vV1;c Ii,
Col, 1!entof and 4ohn G. Calhoun announced
some time slneo, that they q sis,Ix d
SWIM with the Sub-r Treasury bIlI. a Illca
o'll mas gone to its iiasl resting place, could
Their acts be iorgo often, ono niii'ht p&usd 4rl
crop g tear over ttoI |noIoncho|Y d6tflalo %
ne ott0n of tIlo 5s|| lziVnr 6Po lh5iF bodies
my be preserved Il, t|le Di1< < {|ie3 Have pre-
pared toi Them, aI>i f|Io'f s]'|| Il they have