The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-22

The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate mes
sage from the Executive of the United States in
swer to resolution of the I'd utimo, containing in
formation in relation to the boundary line between
the United States and Texas.
AMERICAN PRISONERS IN MEXICO.
Mr.. BARROW presented the resolutions of the
Legislature of Louisiana, condemnatory of the
duct OF The Mexican authorities towards our Consul
at Santa re, and also expressing their views In rela
ton to the i'll treatment, by that Government of
tain citizens of the United States. These resolu-
tons spoke his own sentiments, and he requested
that they might be read. 1t was fact well known
to the Senate and to the Executive Of the nation,
that at this time, there American citizens work
ing in chains in the streets of the city of Mexico
The correspondence which took place between the
Secretary of State and Minister, and which had
been laid before the Senate perhaps sufficiently
energetic and positive when written, and under the
facts as they were then known, but he thought that
it was now time that the Executive should assume
higher tone, and adopt more energetic measures, for
the purpose OF eectng the release of these American
citizens from bondage. He would not, this occa-
sion, express the opinion which he entertained with
regard to the present Dictator and the authorities of
Mexico because if be should undertake to do the
language which he would be forced to would be
unbecoming and imprudent especially at the present
time. He would, however Teierate the hope that the
Executive would instruct our Minister at Mexico to
demand, In pelemptory manner, the release of Mr..
Kendall and sixty seventy other citizens ofthis coun
try, who inhumanly treated and in the most
degrading servitude. MIR. Kendall was his personal
friend, and he also favoraby known the edi
of one of the most interesting and talented papers pub
lshed in New Orleans (the Picayune) This gem
teman went to the Mexican domnons under the sane
ton, and the protecllop as he supposed, of passport
given to him in the regular way, by the Consul of
Mexico residing at New Orleans, and with the name
and character of American citizen, which
certainly should ever be sufficient to protect our
citizens in every quarter of the globe. He felt the
greatest solcitude for Mr. Kendall as well
as for every one of those who were now working
in chains common felons; and he again asked for
the reading Of the resolutions, as the sentiments
which they expressed were in his opinion, worthy OF
those who dictated them, and which ought to be en-
tertaned by all who determined to maintain the
honor OF our country abroad
The resolutions read. One of them asserts
that this Government has tolerated long enough the
nsoence and intolerance of other nations, and that il
is now time to terminate the evils OF which the coun-
try has much reason to complain; and they were
then referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons.
Mr. BARROW also presented the resolutions OF
the Legislature of Louisiana, in relation to the
Marquis de Mason Rouge grant which were re-
ferred to the Committee on the Public Lands
THE FINE IMPOSED ON GENERAL JACKSON IN 1913
Mr. TAPPAN remarked that, on the 25th of JAN
uary last, the Legislature of Ohio passed resolution:
instructing the Senators and requesting the Repre-
sentatives from that State to urge the passage OF
law to refund, with interest, the fine and costs i'm
posed upon General Jackson by the district Judge
Louisiana in 1915. The Governors letter transmit
ting to him these resolutions dated the 5th da,
of March, and postmarked the 9Th instant and not
wthstanding they were passed on the 25th OF Janua
ry they did not reach him until the 14th instant III
mentioned these circumstances that the people OF Oht
and of the nation might see the reason why the
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ought to have been received by him in January last
This delay had thrown the responsibility on the Sena-
tor from Missouri (Mr. Lnn) of introducing bill
having the object in view which was contem-
plated by the Legislature No one surely, would de-
nv that the fine, with interest, ought to be refunded,
as it wrongfully and illegally imposed, but which,
however was paid by him, and had gone into the
Treasury of the United States and especially as the
fine was imposed under the decision of the district
court which not the proper tribunal for that pur-
pose. On the 9th Of January 1915, General Jackson
found the condition of things to be such as to declare
the city of New Orleans TO be under martial law and
this patriot had given his reasons for adopting tha
measure. They were, among oheIs, that he was
advised TO take this step, not only by the Govern
or of Louisiana, but by many influential persons,
as the only means of overcoming dissensloni
and detecting treason. The propriety of declaring
martial law was discussed in the presence of the ho-
norable Judge who inflicted the fne and, as ne made
no objection to the adoption of this measure it was
Mr.. Tappan after some further remarks, submitted
resolution calling upon the Committee on the Judici
airy to report Immediately, the bill introduced by the
Senator from Missouri to refund the fine imposed up
on General Jackson.
MIR. CLAY objected to the consideration of the re-
solution, and it was for the present, laid upon the
table
Mr. ALLEN said that he merely rose for the pur-
pose Of saying that he would most cheertuly comply
with the instructions contained in the resolutions OF
the Legislature of Ohio.
THE TARIFF-THE PILOT LAW-THE EXCHEoUER-
TEXAS, ETC.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented two memorials, one
from Perry county, and the other from SchuylkIll
county, Pennsylvania asking for an increase OF duty
on foreign iron the petition OF number OF citizens
of Oxford in the county of Philadelphia, deploring
the alarming increase of vice and misery throughout
the nation attrbuting the to the use OF spritu-
Gus liquors, recommending Congress either to prohl-
bit the importation of foreign liquors, or to impose
such duty will reduce the amount imported a
memorial from citizens of Somerset county, atrlbut-
ing all the evils under which the country is now suf-
ferng to the Compromise act, and anticipating great
er evils from the effect of that law and they ask Tor
general revision Of the Tariff with view to the
protection of American manufactures; a memorial
from another county of Pennsylvania, in which the
memoralists enter into very ingenious argu-
mentor the purpose of showing that the evils
under which the country suffering may be altribut-
ed to the existing laws the subject of duties and
they ask for the revision of the tariff; memorial from
Columbia county, stating that the foreign policy OF
foreign governments is uncompromising, and while
they held out professions of free trade, they taxed
exports etc. and suggesting the proprety of coun-
tcrvaiing duties or the imposition of high duties upon
articles from those nations which do not receive our
productions upon fair terms.
Mr.. TALLMADGE presented memorial from
Tompkins county New York, asking Congress to
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Mexico, and who were attached to the Santa Fe ex
petition; the petition of David Welsh, of Madison
county, soldier of the Revolution asking for pen
sion the remonsirance of certain masters of vessels
numerousIy signed, against the repeal OF the Pilot
law the memorial of tzens of Rochester asking for
revision of the tariff with view to the pro-
lection of domestic manufactures the petition of cit
liens of Lebanon praying that Texas may not be an