The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-24

tonstall, in the House OF Representatives, may
become law without modification or amend
ment also, the proceedings Of meeting oi The
inhabitants Of Buckspor and Orland, In the
same State, on the subject Of the present de-
pressed state Of the coasting trade and principal
branches of industry connected with II, con-
demnalory of the tariff Of duties imposed al
the Extra session on manufactured wood.
Mr.. WRIGHT presented the proceedings oil
public meeting held in Eaton, Madison county,
New York, on the subject of the American CIT
zens imprisoned under British authority, LOT
their interference with the affairs Of Canada.
Mr.. CHoATE presented the memorial oil Will
lam A. Prescott, praying for the passage oil an
International copyright law; also. petition
from Barnstable, Massachusetts, praying Tor an
increase OF the duty on salt
MIR. MoRoBERTs presented the resolutions OF
the Legislature of Illinois, asking for the recog-
milton of grants of land to certain ancient set
Her, in the Illinois country.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported bill for the relief oil
Henry Newman.
Mr.. TALMADGE gave notice that he would,
when the resolutions heretofore offered by the
Senator from Ohio, (M. Allen,) in relation to
the Rhode Island matter, should come up, sub
nit the following resolutions as an amendment,
VIZ:
Resolved That, by the Constitution, the United
States bound not only to guaranty 10 every State
| in this Union Republican form Of Government, but
also TO protect each Of them against invasion, and
upon proper application, against domestic violence
| ped at he form of poye
State came into the Union, and has been recognised
and represented member of the Union, must be
taken and regarded Republican, and that such
State is entitled to all that protection against inya-
| sion and domestic violence which Is pledged Dy the
Constitution Of the United States.
| Resolved That the government of State, SO
coming into and recognised as member OF TINS
Union, only be changed or superseded consist
emily with the principles of our American Republic,
when is done in pursuance Of and in the mode pre-
scrbed by, the laws of such State and that any at
tempt by force to overthrow hat Government is dis
orderly and revolutionary, tending to anarchy ana
bloodshed and in the end to the destruction OF puo-
lie liberty, and is such domestic violence as entities
the State by her Legislature, or Executive, lwhere
the Legislature cannot be convened) to apply Tor ana
obtain from the United States protection against the
same.
Resolped, That the application made by the Legis-
ature Of Rhode lsland-one of the old thrteen"-
to the President of the United States for protection
| against domestic violence, was within the meaning
ana terms OF the ConstltutlOn ana tna IL was TIC uuty
of the President to take such preparatory steps as
wise and prudent forecast demanded and TO adopt
such efficient measures as are contemplated by the
Constitution the and laws made in pursuance OF ~ LOT
giving such projections.
These resolutions and those Of MIR. ALLEN,
were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. BUCHANAN presented the proceedings oil
meeting held in Erie county, Pennsylvania, at
which resolutions, were adopted in favor of la
riff to protect domestic manufactures against
foreign competition.
The bill from the authorizing the Collector of
Fairfield TO reside in either OF the towns of Fair
field or Bridgeport, was read first and second
time and referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
Mr., KING asked the Senate to take up the re-
solution submitted by him nearly four months
ago fixing time for the adjournment OF Con-
gress but the motion did not prevail-yeas II,
nays 20, as follows:
YEAS essrs. Allen, Bagby Benton, Buchanan,
Calhoun, Fulton, King, Linn, MsRoberts, Sewer,
Smith Of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan Wilcox
Williams, Woodbury., and Wrght-l7.
4 NAYS-Messrs. Archer Barrow, Bates, Bayard,
Choate, Clayton, Crafts Evans, Graham, Hunting
ton Mangum, Miller, Morehead, Preston Rives,
Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White, and
Woodbridge-2O
The bill for the settlement Of the account Of
Silas Deane was taken up and discussed, but,
without coming TO any conclusion thereon, the
4 Senate, at three O'clock, went into an Execu-
tive session, aud after some time spent therein,
the doors were opened and it adjourned.