The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-01-30

of tho last session. ,.,L;. .,h;ec,
A resolution was then passed making ms suoJeo'
The order of the day, after one ociocN' o'0 "
ceeding day, until tits decided ,,
~"'''PO y Washington, Jan. 10.
mn ,.,. ,;u ,,,,d ,ber NORTH Eastern BOun
.,,1.' TPose two importunt measures are speedily
IN he before Congress, the DepoSite ,i pelis NV
in manuscript, u agreed upon ny Inc oo ii 10
E,nance in Tho Seanto,-and the negotiations De,
no ,hn Tinted STATES and Great Britain in regard
% The North Eastern boundary, belpg now IL H lne
hands Of the Executive and me SeGrola'y Vi S .t
ne thew came from Eng land to Mr. FOX, inc prt'sn
Min;s;er nv tho special messenger who arrived in
nacket of the LIST ult. know not the character OF
these dispatches, except from the rumors conJectureS
and surmises of those who are in "Ihe klng s Sc
creis and forming opinion from such cohJeGI,
lures am led believe that the negoc9t'ons VIII
nrove quito unsatisfactory 10 the United suites
perhaps as much so as the hdtotng decision Vi 'h'
King of the Netherlands.
Upon the Special Deposit System we are al en- en-
Iightened in this quarter Its generahtiess n,u uo
tails arc all before the public and the blil by TO-
morrow or some day during the week, VIII Dc iu''y
spread before tho country Its leading soctohs en-
brace the following distinct and obJecuonnDie loa
turcs The bill embraces in substance, the primer
ples Of The late Sub Treasury BIZ reported at ',le
Special Session of Congress 1t proposes TO maze
the Minis in New Orleans, ut ihllauepi.i ILL., ,,,e
Mint in North Carolina Sub Treasures and Depos-
itot;es of the public money. 1t contemplates the
appointment Of new Office holders VINO arc TO De
dubbed "The Receivers General OF inc Fubilc
Money" and to be located in the prominent cues
If the Union, where there are no minis or branch
minis of the General Government to be used as de-
positories. II proposes TO make some OF Inc rost
Offices Deposories, and Post Masters Receivers oil
,heSPublic Money The Treasury Department at
Washington is to keep the little treasures scatter-
ed over the country in oder, and TO Keep ughl
rein over them-the great mammoth mere IS 10 go
into the market as a stock jobber, and to buy ard
sell stock the same any stree, broker would buy
and sell the stock of the General GoVernment,-
Whenever the public money exceeds $4,uuoGOO,
the Secretary of the Treasury is to invest the Sur
Mus in United s;tntes Stocks State Stocks, and
this stock is to- be sold when the Public Surplus does
not amount to "a 600 GOO. In some lew instances
Ihc Lock and Key Iron Safe Bank System is to be
hdon,ed. and the public mouoy to DO laid by, until
called for by the officers of government, or the gov
ornment itself The system, as you wi.l nnu' en-" n
braces the hard money experiment throughout. Al
adopted gold for the Office holders ana rags ior inc
people will continue TO be the order OF the day:
MIR Prenliss brought forward his resolutions from
.ho JeoisLature of Vermont in regard to the abolition
of Slavery and the annexation OF Texas W. IFel,
tia. said in presenting his resolution, he had not
expected his State to have been assaled us II mao
been during late discussion upon the hoor OF the
Senate. Vermont required no vlndcahon from hei
Senators or Representatives. Mr. +. read ana mace
some comments upon tho resolution, and defended
nm argument which was the basis of his speech
that his State had right TO present those resoin
tions which prayed for the abolition OF slavery II
the District Of Columbia, the abolition OF the In
ternuI Slave Trade,-and against the annexation o
Texas to the United States. Mr. p defended Thu
position in IA speech Of some length, and read a re
sort of the Legislature of Vermont in part defence
Of his positions. Mr. Prentiss said the people o
his State would not be driven from their ground b.
rshe epi,hc,s heaped upon them by Senators uPG3l
notabo dealt out extensively for the future, sine
no good could result from such epithets. Mr.. p il
conclusion, said all he should ask of the Senat
would be to lay the resolutions on the table and b.
printed.
Mr. Swift, of Vermont, followed his colleague
He gave history of the origin and progress Of thu
resolutions, from their presentation in the Vernon
Legislature up to their presentation here, Mr.. s
said he begged to put one question to the Stat
Rights party, who professed to have such belief ii
the sovereignty of the States. Upon what groun'
could they reject resolutions adopted by sovereign
State Upon what p,inc pie could they treat sue
resolutions with contempt MIR. S. also vindcate,
the character of his State, md said that there
people in the Union more intelligent pat
rotic, more attached to the Union, and more repub
lican in their manners, attached to the doc
trnes of civil and religious liberty. He felt bound
therefore, TO vindicate them from such epithets ant
such charges as had been made against them.
The debate continued until past three 'cloc
between the Vermont Senators and Messrs Preston
Strange, and King, when vote was talk zen upo
The question Of reception, and decided in the affirm
atve, 26 to II. The resolutions then lai
upon the table and ordered to be printed.
The discussion throughout the day an
animated. The Vermont Senators defended the
constituents bravely, and some of the Senators wer
excessively severe in their remarks. Messrs. Pres
ton, Strange, and King, each made remarks whic
am sure they would not have made upon any othe
subject January II.
In the Senate, Mr.. Webster brought in resolu
ton calling upon the Secretary of tho Treasury t
obtain information whether any bills of the Com
monweath Bank have been paid out for pension
and fishing bountes, -ifso, how much and unde
what authority, and also what amount of the publ
funds were in the Commonwealth Bank. Nj
Webster pressed the adoption of his resolution o
the ground that fishermen had been paid their boun
ties in these bilIs,-$20, 900 $3.50, 900 had bee
paid out to tho fishermen of one place, He had
Setter in his hand which said 800 bill of th
bank would not buy loaf of bread. MIR. Wei
ster.said he had information which stated, thu
these men had asked payment in Treasury note.
in Dir md in eiiy Hba Oh tha
must take notes ofthe Commonwealth Bank talk
nothing. Mr. Webster wanted to know upon wht
authority payments were thus made. He though
There were two enactments Of Congress against sue
payments, and such mode of payment He wa
utterly at a loss to know upon what authority thes
bills were paid paid too FOR bountes and pensions
and iorperformln the most solemn and sacred dutie
of Government Mr. Webster said he did not wis
90 anticipate q debate which must ~ In q &c,