The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-12
From the Baltimore American.
CONGREsSIO NAL.
IN Observation-Disclosures Feb ID

]. 49, IN SENATE oNDAY, Feb. J. v
Z Mr TALLMADoE presented i number
Z memorials. and among them one askir
4 Congress to make law whereby the a
my and Navy soldiers shallnot be ALLOW
ed the use of ardent spirits, Also ~
ardent spirits might moi be used n i
] capitol. > !
Memorials demonstrating against Ii
employment OF blood hounds in the FL
rlda war, We're presented by Mr. wall !
New Jersey and Mr.. Davis of Mass;
ichusetls. : N s's's'
WI lAiLNADeE presented memorial
lof me abolition of slavery in the Distrie
OF Columbia; for the abolition Of the slav
! trade; and against the admission of an
: new slave state into the Union.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr. DIXON, of Rho,le Island, presente
the resolutions of the Legislature q
Rhode Island, asking Congress to divid
l me proceeds arising from the sales of til,
i public lands among the several states 3
the Union. Mr. o.. in presenting thes,
resolutions, remarked that they were sim
Eli'F to the resolutions which had been be
tore offered, referring to ,ha, SUBJECT
no stale. Alr D. remarked. had done NOR,
| 70 secure the possession of the public do
nam for the Union than Rhode Island
ille citizens OF no state had done more t.
achieve the independence Of the country
IN her revolutionary struggles. The pub.
lilc lands 'hr D. coniendetl. belonged &c
the old states, and were ,heir property il
common with the new states.
Alter the resolutions had been read.
VT. CALHOUN remarked that he did no,
believe that the respected state of Rhode
Island had ever seen the bill of his which
proposed the cession Of the public lands
among the several states of the Union in
which the lands were located. He be-
iieVed that the state of t.hotle Island had
got their information from letter writers
or newspapers which presented fiction for
truth. lie that as itmay, the resolutions,
sad MIR Calhoun, do not fairly state the
character OF my bill, which proposes a
partial equivalent for the lands ceded to
the states. My bill also, said MIR Cal
noun, IS designed TO diminish patronage,
which gentlemen on the opposite side so
much desire.
slr CLAY said that in his humble opin-
ION the res lutions of Rhode Island pretty
nearly, If not altogether, slated the effect
of the characterof the bill of Mr.. Calhoun.
I he bill proposed tt, cede all the lands
belonging to the United States to the
states wherein the lands lie. 1t was true
that one half the receipts were to be re-
turned to the Government, but the states
were TO be the collectors of this one half
and though they might not. like some of
our collectors, run away with the one
half. yet it would doubtless be very in
convenient for them to meet the debt re-
CURED Of them by the Government. Many
excuses would be made, and much time
| and accommodation asked. He doubted
even if some would not ask to be relieved
from their debts, upon the ground that the
land belonged to them, or for some other
4 reason.
Mr. CALHOUN said he was not to be
| provoked into discussion at this time.
When the committee on the public lands
took mp this question, he shoald 90 into
It, and be ready to meet the Senator from
/ kentucky or any body else. He should
show that his bill was an important mea-
sure of public policy, and that it would
not result as that Senator had supposed.
"As Tor the opinions of the Senator from
Kentucky said Mr.. Calhoun, IL have
no confidence in lhem-none whatever"
MIR CAY am equally unwilling to
protract debate or throw hindrances in
the way OF the Senale-bllt wish to say
to the Senator from South Carolina that
| heartily reciprocate all that he has said
III regard to the confidence he has in my
opinions or remarks.
| go little farther, said MIR Clay. |
have no respect for his opinions. past pre-
sent or to come. Whenever the Senator
from South Carolina rises in his place and
with his usual egoiism sends out chal-
lenge, and one to me, shall in my poor
way make as good defence as can
That Senator's frequent descriptions of
his powers arc no doubt equal to his ge-
MUS. | grant that he has that, but must
say that l am tired of hearing from him
these continued exhibitions Of his person
al powers, moral and intellectual strength.
Mr. CALHOUN said shall not rise To
notice the personalities Of the Senator. 49,
L have but risen to say3Ethat have not
mis-stated the character Of my own bill.
| scarcely ever speak, continued Mr. c.,
that he does not rise to answer me. To-
day he has come in between me and the
Senator from Rhode Island. | consider
that my proposition was wrongly stated
by the Legislature of Rhode Island, and |
have but corrected the mistake.
Mr. CLAY said-I appeal to the Senate
as to who began the personal illusions
complained of. He commenced by stat.
ing in an uncourteous, unusual and IN.
parliamentary way, that lie had no conf.
dence in my opinions. He wishes to
make an attack upon me and then as.
sumo the position Of one acting in the de
| fensiye. This is his usual and his willy
course. What are the facts? The Sen,
al