The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-22

Inc ihIloiDEN1 lald before unt pchate Hcs- |
sage from the Executive of the United States IN an
swer to resolution of the I'd ultimo 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 con-
duct Of The Mexican authorities towards our Consul
at Santa Fe, and also expressing their views in rea
ton to the Ill treatment by that Government Of GER
tain citizens of the United States. These resou-
tons spoke his sentiments, and he requested
that they might be read. Ii 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 then known, but he thought that
II 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 on this occa-
sion express the opinion which he entertained with
regard to the present Dictator and the authorities of
Mexico, because if he should undertake TO do, the
language which he would be forced to would be
unbecomng and mprudent, especially at the present
time lie would however, eiierate the hope that the
Executive would instruct our Minister at Mexico to
demand, in a pelemptory manner the release OF Mr..
Kendall and sixty seventy her citizens ofthis coun
| try, who are nhumanly treated and in the most
degrading servitude Mr.. Kendall was his personal
friend aud he also iavoraby known as the edior
of one of the most interesting and talented papers pub
| lished in New Orleans, the Pcayune This gen
teman went to the Mexican domnons under the sane
ton, and the protection, 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 an American citizen, which
certainly should ever be sufficient to protect our
citizens in every quarter of The globe. He felt the
greatest solicude for Mr. Kendall, as well
| ly;st
in chains as common felons and he again asked for
the reading of the resolutions, the sentiments
which they expressed were, in his opinion, worthy OF
those who dictated them, and which ought to be en-
teraincd by all who were determined TO MAINTAIN the
honor Of our country abroad.
| The resolutions were read. One of them asserts
that this Government has tolerated long enough the
nsolence and intolerance Of other nations, and that It
is now time 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.
MIR. BARROW also presented the resolutions of
| the Legislature of Louisiana, in relation to the
Marquis de Maison Rouge grant; which were re-
ferred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
THE FINE IMPOSED ON GENERAL JACKSON IN 1915.
Mr. TAPPAN remarked that, on the 25th of Jan
uary last the Legislature of Ohio passed resolutions
nsructng 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 strict Judge OF
| Louisaaa in 1915. The Governors letter transmit
ting to him these resolutions was dated the 9TH day
of March, and postmarked the 9Th instant, and not
withstandng they passed on the 25th OF Janua-
ry, they did not reach him until the l4th instant lie
mentioned these circumstances that the people OF Ono
and of the nation might see the reason why the
| resolutions not sooner presented, and when
| ought to have been received by him in January last
THIS delay had thrown the responsibility The Sena
tor from Missouri Mr. Linn) Of Introducing bill
having the same object in view which was coniem-
plated by the Legislature No one, surely would de-
nv that the fine with interest ought to be refunded,
| as it was 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 TO declare
the city OF New Orleans TO be under martial law; and
this patriot had given his reasons for adopting that
measure. They were, among otheIs, 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 dissenslons
| and detecting treason The propriety OF declaring
martial law discussed in the presence OF the no.
norable Judge who inflicted the fine and, as he made
no objection to the adoption OF this measure, 1t was
presumed that he acquiesced in by remaining silent
Mr. Tappan after some further remarks, submitted a
resolution calling upon the COMMITTEE on inc Judlci-
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, land upon lhe
| table.
Mr.. ALLEN said that he merely rose for the pur-
pose of saving that he would most cheerfuy comply
with the instructions contained in the resolutions of
/ the Legislature of Ohio.
| THE TARIFr-THE PILOT LAw-THE EXcHEauER-
r. TEXAS, ETC.
Mr. BUCHANAN presented two memorials, one
| from Perry county, and the other from Schuykill
county Pennsy vania asking for an increase oil duty
on foreign iron the petition of number of citizens
of Oxford in the county of Philadelphia, deplorng
the alarming increase of vice and misery throughout
the nation attrbutng the to the use of splrtu-
Gus liquors. recommending Congress either to prohi-
bit the importation of foreign liquors, or to impose
| such duty as will reduce the amount imported; a
memorial from citizens of Somerset county, attrbut-
ing all the evils under which the country now sui
fering the Compromise act and anticipating great
er evils from the effect of that law and they ask for
general revision of the Tariff with view to the
protection of American manufactures; a memorial
from another county of Pennsylvania, in which the
memorialists enter into very ingenious argu-
mentor the purpose of showing that the evils
under which the country is suffering may be atTbut-
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 s uncompromising, and while
they held out Professions of free trade, they taxed
wv, "Hu y " o"''
tervang duties, the imposition OF high duties upon
tcles from those nations which do not receive our
productions upon fair terms.
Mr. TALLMADGE presented memor ial from
!. Tompkns county New York, asking Congress to
int pose in behali Of the American prisoners now in
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 remonsranc of certain masters of vessels,
numercusy signed, against the repeal of the Pilot
the m al e Rochester lsklnp for
revision of the tariff with view to the pro-
lection OF domestic manufactures the petition of cit
of Lebanon, praying that Texas may not be an
neXtd to the Union; memorial from Essex county