Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-02-19
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot
WASHINGTON. Feb. |, lS42.

The melancholy event which has depri-
we'd the Senate Of one of its most valuable
members, has put stop to all legislative
Nothing of business char
acter will be done until tomorrow, when
the two Houses will commence their busi-
ness where it was left off few days since
There is disposition in the House of Rep
resentatives to continue the discussion of
the privileged question which has been rails
ed there in an attempt TO censure Mr.. Adj
ans. No less than four propositions are
before the House in reference to this mat
ter--the Resolution of Mr.. Gilmer, propo-
sing in brief terms a censure-Mr. Mar
shalls more complicated Resolutions. pro-
posing the same resultant the following
presented by Mr.. Pendleton, of Ohio:
Resolved, That the Constitution was cor
dained and established" to form "perfect
union" Of these States; and that Congress
not only has no authority to take any mea-
sures for the dissolution of that Union
which it was thus created to defend and
protect, but that it is the duty of every de-
partment of this Government and all of the
People of these States indignantly to
frown upon. the first dawning of every at
tempt TO ALLEVIATE any portion of our coun-
try from the rest, or to enfceble the ties
whicl now link together the various parts"
R"soiced, That this House views with the
utmost a'bor'ence the proposition to dis
sova ,hy Union of these States, contained
in a petition of certain citizens of the town
of Havcrhill in the State of Massachusetts,
and presented by John Quincy Adams,
member from said State.
Resolved, That said petition be not re-
ceived.
Finally the following Resolutions of Mr..
Adams. send them for republication, be-
cause Mr. Adams on yesterday morning
called for their adoption. and because MIR.
Adams intends to press the House. if posi-
bic, TO vote upon them:
Resolved, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be requested to cause to be COM
municated to this House, if not incompati-
BILE with the public interest, copies of the
correspondence between the Department of
State and the Minister of Great Britain;
also with the Governor of the State of S.
Carolina and with the late William John
son, Judge of the Supreme Court of the
United States, relating to an act or acts of
the Legislature of South Carolina, direct
ing the Imprisonment of colored persons
arriving from abroad in the ports of that
State; also of the act or acts themselves, and
Of any official opinions given by the said
Judge johnson of the unconstitutionaity of
the said acts.
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Ma
Wy be requested to communicate to this
House copies of the proceedings of the Ma
val Court Martial, recently held for the
trial of Capt. William Compton Bolton,
and Of the proceedings Of the Court of In
qury upon whose report the said Naval
Court Martial was ordered. Also, copies
of all dispatches received at the Depart
ment from Isaac Hull, late commander Of
the squadron of the United States in the
Mediterranean, reporting the proceedings
Of that squadron consequent upon the re-
ceipt of letter or letters by the said COM
mander of the squadron from Andrew Ste
late Minister of the United States
at the Court of Great Britain, together with
copies of any such letter or letters. Also,
copies of all instructions from the Navy
Department to the said commander of the
squadron or to his successor in the COM
mand, consequent upon and relating to these
transactions.
Resolved, That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested to communicate to
this House, if not incompatible with the
public interest, copy of any letter or let
tiers written by him to William Cost John
son, relating to the rule of the House excu-
ding from RECEPTION petitions of any kind
from any portion of the people of the Uni
ted States, or to the agency of the said
William Cost johnson in the introduction
and establishment of that rule.
Resolved, That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested to inform this
House whether he ever authorized Henry
A. Wise to affirm in his place that HE KNEW
the President was in favor of the rules or
any rule of the House excluding any class
of petitions, resolutions, or other papers,
including resolutions from State LegisIa-
lures, from reception.
Mr.. Adams said, when presenting these
Resolutions, that they were all necessary
to his defence, for the reason that in refer
ence to all these subjects charges had been
preferred against him, He was proceed
ing to state wherein, yesterday morning.
when the message from the Senate, announ-
cling the death Vi the Hon. Nathan Dixon
interrupted all proceedings.
A wedding party arrived here on Sun
day evening from Virginia and took lodg-
ings AT Browns Hotel. Among them is Mr..
Waller, young and wealthy Virginian
who was last evening welded to Miss
ELIZABETH TYLER, daughter of the Presi-
dent, and very charming girl. The we'd
ding party has been very private, in conse-
ouence of a recent loss of a near relative