Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-26
CONGRESS-.
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Daily Express.


Opposite Bill being now in manuscript, as
agreed upon by the Committee Of Finance
in the Senale,-and the negotiations between
the United States and Great Britain in re-.
gard to the Northeastern boundary, being
now in the hands Of the Executive and the
Secretary OF State as they came from England
TO Mr. Fox, the British Minister, by the spe-
cal messenger who arrived in the packet Of
the LIST inst
Upon the Special Deposit System we are
all enlightened in this quarter. Its gener.
aities and details are all before the public,
and the bill by Tomorrow, or some day du-
ring. the week, will be fully spread before
the country. Its leading sections embrace
the following distinct and Objectionable fea-
lures. The bill embraces, in substance, the
principles of The late Sub Treasury Bill re-
ported at the Special Session Of Congress.
II proposes TO make the MINIS in New Or
leans, Philadelphia, and the Mint in North
Carolina, Sub Treasures and Depositorics
Of the public money. II con,empaies the
appointment Of New Office holders, who are
TO be dubbed THE Receivers General of the
Public Money" and to be located in the
prominent cities Of the Union, where there
are no miuts or branch minis of the General
Government 10 be used as Repositories II
proposes TO make some of the Post Offices
REPOSITORIES, and Post Masters Receivers of
the Public Money. The Treasury Depart.
ment at Washington is TO keep the little
Treasures scattered over the country in or
der, and TO keep tight reign over them
the great mammoth here. is 10 go into the
market as stock jobber. aud TO buy and sell
stock The same as any sireet-broker would
buy and sell the stock of the General Gov
eminent Whenever the public money ex.
ceeds S4,000000, the Secretary of the Trea-
sury is TO invest the Surplus in o. s. Stocks
or State Stocks, and this stock is 20 be sold
when the Public Surplus does not amount TO
Si000,000 In some few instances the
Lock and Key Iron State Bank System is
to be adopted, and the public money TO be
laid by, until called for by the officers of
government, or the government itself The
system as you will find. embraces the hard
money experiment throughout If adopted.
gold for the office holders, and rags for the
people will continue to be the order OF the
day.
This morning found on the desk of the
Senators Report from the Secretary of War,
calling for an appropriation of 1925, $50 for
the defence of the Northern Frontier
si97, 600 are required to pay the 5000 militia
called into service on the Canadian Frontier
for three months, and $50, 900 for travelling
rom and returning 10 their homes, and
S3O0o0O Tor the various objects OF supply
$4,000 for accoutremenis,-S7,5 500 are re.
quired for the surgeons observation-disclosures
and equipage is put down at SIC. 5000. and
100000 is estimated 10 be the cost of feeding
5000 men 3 months
VERMONT RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Prentiss brought forward his resolu.
tons from the Legislature Of Vermont in re-.
gard TO Abolition of Slavery and the annex.
alton Of Texas. Mr. Prentiss said. in pre.
sen,ing his resolution he had not expected
his State 10 have been assa:led as il had
been, during late discussion upon the floor
OF the Senate. Vermont required no yindi-
cation from her Senators or Representatives
Mr. L. read and made SOME comments upon
the resolution, and defended an argumen,
which was the basis Of his speech. that his
State had a right 10 present those resolutions
which prayed Tor the abolition of slavery in
The District Of Columbia,-ibe abolition of
the Internal Slave Trade. and against the
Annexation Of Texas to The United States
Mr. L. defended this position in speech OF
some length, and read Report of the Lee
gislature of Vernon, in par, defence of his
positions Mr. Prenliss said the people of
his State would not be driven from their
grounds by the epthels hcaped upon them
by Senators upon this floor. Epithe,s were
poor arguments, and only added fuel 10 the
flames. He hoped they would not be dealt
out SO extensively for the future. since no
good could result from such epithets Mr.
T., in conclusion, said all he should ask of
The Senate would be 10 lay The resolutions on
the table and be printed.
Mr. Swift. OF Vermont followed his col. |
league He gave history of the origin
and progress of the resolutions. from their
presentation in the Vermont Legislature nm
to their presentation here. MIR s. said he
begged TO put one question to the States
Right party, who proIessed to have such be.
liei IN the sovereignty Of the States. Tn.
on what ground could they reject resolutions
adopted by sovereign Siate2 Upon what
princlpe could they treat such resolutions
with contempt2 Mr. S. also vindcated The
character OF his Stale. and said that there
were no people in the Union more inlelli. |
gent more patriotic, more attached to the
Union and more republican in their man.
hers, or more attached 10 the doctrines of
rWll and religious liberty. He felt bound.
therefore, TO vindicate them from such eni.
lhets and such charges as had been made
against them