Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-27


Clay no doubt intends to reply.
In the IlousE, the resolution reported
from the Committee Of Elections, for
printing such Of their documents rs the
\ Committee should direct was takon up.
A motion had been by Mr.. Cave John
SON to amend so as to diect the Journal,
aud all the documents Of the Committee
relative to the Jersey Election, to be prn-
ted. The object of this was, TO elicit a
full account Of the proceedings Of the
Committee, ns to which, It was under
stood. that no report would be made al
| present.
II Mr.. Campbell, Of S. G. Chairman OF
the Committee, stated that he was IN
slruc,cd by the committee TO accep. the
amendment az a mod,fc alton.
Il MIR. johnson, however, modified his
motion So as To direct the committee Ia
/ report what number of votes were gwen
to each of the candidates, at the cleo
tion, according to the evidence before
the committee. The object OF this would
Sc, ~ to be TO bring before the House
| facts upon which TO base u motion, Ia
| admit to their seats those members VIII"
we're entitled to the return upon the evl-
dence before the Governor and Prlvy
i Council.
II No question was taken.
II REVOLUTIONARY PENSION BILL.
Il An amendment providing that the
/ Pension Agents should have the funds
\ placed in their hands for paying pen
sons only a month before the time oI
| paymen : that they should no, be allow
ed to use any Of the funds, and that they
be allowed one half per cent as com
mission on their disbursements.
II After debate continuing the whole
I day, the bill was reported without amend
ment, and ordered to third reading, and
passed.
i In SENATE, Wedno .day, Feb. 49,
I MIR. Benton begged leave to introduce
4 additional documents in relation 10 the
duty on salt, and made a speech in sup
port of his motion to print.
1 Mr. Clay addressed the Senate at
length, on the resolutions relative to
State debts. He began by remarking,
that he had come TO the Senate chamber
under circumstances OF peculiar oppres-
| sion. We hear and see signs of distress
every where not a day passes over our
heads that we do not hear evidences OF
distress 1t comes from all quarters Of
the country, and is heard in every
breeze. Our storehouses are full, our
granaries crowded, but we are in dis
tress, though in the midst Of plenty.
4 With this introduction, MIR. Clay
commenced the arg ument of his speech,
which was, that in less than two years,
The circulation had been reduced fifty
per cent. In nine months the circu-
lation Of New York had been decreased
from twenty, to nine or ten millions -
1t was the same in Ohio, Kentucky
and Massac husetts. The entire circu-
lntion Of the country was now but about
the amount Of the specie in the country,
eighty or eighty five millions.
MIR. Clay said that he came here with
no disposition to make an attack upon
the authors Of this ruin. He sought net
to make war, but to bring peace. He
came here TO supplicate, not to recriml-
nate. lie came to beg the Administra-
tion to pause, and if they would not
cease to push their own measures, he
hoped they would not be disposed un-
necessarily to 60 beyond their own
measures, and bring forward schemes
hostile to the states and calculated to
make the distress Of the country greater
than il is.
Alicr 40 examination Of Mr.. Grundy's
report, Mr.. Clay passed TO the consdera-
ton Of bis iivorite subject-the distribu-
he said, had risen here and said that dis
tribution Of the nett proceeds arising
from the sales Of public lands was as
umption--when eighteen Of the states
had debts and eight had rome. Why,
said Mr.. Clay, We passed Il land bill
eight years since-a land bill which was
pocketed by the late President. Was
that an assumption of state debts Ac-
cordirg TO honorable Senators here, it
was. Sir, said Mr. Clay, | come not
here to speak harshly to any one, or Of
ary one. God knows l would not in
il'ct pang even on the occupant OF the
Hermitage. God bless him-l wish
him well-and hope that when he goes
hence, he may reach that happier home
whittier we all would go.
But, continued Mr.. Clay, I canno,
refrain from speaking of that act of his
to which have alluded, as one of fla
grant outrage.
He then spoke Of Mr. Calbcun's plan
Of ccssion and the cry Of revenue made
IN regard 10 it. Passing to the con.
sideration Of the tariff and different sec
tons of the country, Mr.. G.. said, we
are one people, bound together in for
tunes and in destiny. 1t is not the spirit
of Christianity To see one of the members
Of this Union suffer without feeling that
we suffer with il. Ii becomes US 10 re-
gard, not one section Of the country, but
all sections alIke-to feel that we are
equal members Of the conlederacy.-
Let nothing be said, said Mr.. G.. by one
Senator to the dsparsgernept OF another
IL regard TO the revenues, let the public
lands be disrbuted--let the wants Of
the Treasury be supplied by other means
Let your expenses he reduced. Let n