Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-11
BY EXPRESS.
Correspondence Of the Herald.
WAsHINOPoN CRY. March =, 1871

Hotyman's-L stul6ugs-DIessrs For and Forsyth
Mr.. Lumpkins's resotuti'n for Adjownmsnt-
Mr.. f. Granger-Mr Curtis bill to abolish I'm
prisOnment for Debt, &c. sc.
Resolution day is always day Of humbugs. II is
day set apart by the courtesy and custom of Par
Lament for the purpose of enabling to make ju-
dys of themselves, and get their names into the
papers. ii ought to be called Humbug Day.
During the course Of this. blessed day two hundred
and ffty-one resolutions, and upwards have been
laid before Congress and laid the table, and there
nneteen-twentieths of them will repsse, and there
ought to repose, till doomsday.
To afford you an idea OF some of them I'll give you
the substance of one or two.
Mr.. John Quincy Adams moved resolution call
ing the President, if not incompatible with the
public interest to communicate all the information
IN his possession, relation TO the martial miitary
and general character of the blood-hoends which
at present compose part OF the gallant army OF the
United States; and to state whether any arrangements
have been made for the further importation OF these
interesting animals, to be sent warriors To the
North Eastern Boundary; and, to report the differ
cnce between the hoOd of hounds and other animals,
such as white persons Indians, Negroes, Mulattoes,
Muteeses, Quadroons and if any provision is made
to plase the blood-hounds their posterity the
pension list The resolution has one day by the rules
! Of the House!
| MIR. Atherton, Of New Hampshire, moved
luton, to appoint select committee to enqeirc into
the expediency OF removinf The seat of government
goAernment Of the United States, west of the Ohio
river. Ii adopted. Resolutions of the kind
have often been offered and adopted, but acted
upon. After the next census is taken, you may in
deed see the seat of the government OF the United
States removed west of the Alleghenies. After the
year l0i0, the balance of population will be found
west of the mountains
Mr. Cooper, of Georgia, moved a resolution to
call on the Chaplain OF the House, DR.. Bates for
! copy of the sermon he preached yesterday, on the
subject Of Christian courtesy. Some objec ton be-
ing manifested, Mr. Cooper did not press his
| ton
Mr. Ogden Hoffman, of New York, introduced a
resolution of some importance to the commercial in
terests of New York. 1t called on the Secretary Of
the Navy for copies of the correspondence that has
| been had between the Department, together WITH
the reports that have been made by Captains Kear-
ney, Stout and Perry, relative to the Roer shoals
| in New York harbor and also for CORES pondence
and reports relative to Gedney's Channel, which
| was adopted.
| Most of the resolutions that were offered today
were, in greater or less degree, downright hum
bugs; but the above by MIR. Hoffman affords i'm =
portant exception. 1t relates to SUBJECT that deep
ly interests every merchant, and every nautical
commander of New York.
message received from the President of the
| United States, covering correspondence that has
| been had between Mr.. Fox and Mr.. Forsyth, in re-
ference to the British force stationed and in
the vicinity of the northeastern disputed territory
The correspondence was very voluminous, but |
did discover in any thing calculated to disturb
| the amicable relations that now exist between the
United States and Great Britain. The bulls and
bears may attempt to make something out OF it,
am told that Maine intends to have little bit of a
farc-up about it during the summer, for the purpose
cooperating on her autumnal elections.
Mr.. Curtis, pursuant TO previous notice given TO
the House of Representatives, asked and obtained
leave to introduce bill supplementary to the act
10 abolish imprisonment for debt, passed on the 18th
February, 1928"
Mr.. Curtis stated that some of the courts Of the
United States, (the District Court of the United
States sitting at Philadelphia had decided that the
act passed last year to abolish imprisonment, did not
reach and apply to those cases in which the United
States is a party plaintiff That the bill he propo ,ed
was designed to remedy the deficiency, and exempt
parties defendants from arrest and Imprisonment at
the suit Of the United States Mr.. Curtis said, that
having consulted with the Chairman of the Judi cary
Committee in respect to the bill, he supposed IL
would not be necessary TO subject the bill to the de-
lay that must il ii be referred to the judiciary
Committee, and he would therefore move tho print
ing ofithe BILL aud that it be referred to the com
mittee Of the whole House; and this motion pre-
vailed.
Ia the Senate, the morning hour was occupied with
the consideration Of Mr.. Lumpkin's resolution, to
set apart the 18th day of May for the adjournment of
the present session Of Congress. Ii was sustained
with very great ability, by Mr.. Lumpkin, who
showed utter nutity ofprotracted sessions Of Con
gress; showed the enormity Of tax they imposed on
too indulgent, aud too easily humbngged people
and proved to the satisfaction Of every mind that is
not swayed and prejudiced by considerations and
motives, based ON eight dollars the day, that all the
actually required legislature of this country, as
easily be accomplished in two months twelve
| Mr.. Lumkins remarks were worthy Of enlight-
ened statesman, Of man whose patriotism is
gulaed by considerations with eight round
and hard dollars the day.
Mr.. Sewer, Of Arkansas, was for adiourning al
the earliest possible day. The sooner Congress adj
journed the sooner the interests OF the people would
be promoted. lie wished TO go home to his constitu
ents, as he found il impossible to do anything for
them here. Mr.. Sewer made speech, that did not
smell Of $ the day
Mr.. Clay, ofAlabama, was in favor Of the petition
and after IL had been briefly opposed by Mesrrs.
Benton and Allen, on the ground that, il could not
be possible to get through with the public business
so soon as the eighteenth day Of May, a motion
| was made 10 lay the resolution oe the table, which
was lost ayes ~, noes 81 The morning hour having
expired, the subject was laid aside to be resumed
| Monday next.
Mr. Francis Granger, when New York was called
Ter the presentation Of resolutions, rose and gave
notice that he should the resolution day Of
fer resolution to rescind the order Of the 10Th jan
uary, by which all the slave holding states are
prohibited from discussing any subject that does not
meet the sanction and concurrence OF the states
south Of the Potomac, including Marylan the
North
The plain English Of all this is. he means 10 get
| what is called Mr.. William Cost Johnson's gag re-
solutions abrogated, rescindcd and abolished
hope in God he will be successful That resolution
and to the world. II must not be said that the north
is muzzlcd by the south.
Yours, &c.
Correspoudcnce.of the Herald