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Adams, rcitcrating OPINIONS before expressed IN re-
gard to the consumption Of time, the motion was sub
mttej and suslainc by a majority o some ten OF fifteen
| votes, in u vote exceeding two hundred. The ques.
ton of privilege being thus got rid of the obnoxio snc-
moral was rejected by laying the motion to receive
upon the table by a vote of four to one.
Thus, as predicted at the outset, this whole ques-
ton has ended in smoke after consuming about two
weeks Of the time of the House TO the neglect of all
to lay upon the table was submitted, and three days
/ was rejected. Wearied and joded out with the sub
jcct and the debate, tho House have now done that
which should have been done when the inemorial was
first submitted.
The reception of petitions under an order of the
House seven or eight weeks in operation, was con-
tlnued after the one memorial was lall upon the ia.
bic. Mr.. Adams presented a score or two in relation
to slavery. Many of them We're rejected under the
2lst rule so much tnlkoj of and SO well known, and
others, asking for the repeal of the 2lst rule an incl
dental provisions, were rejected after the fashion Of
laying the motion to receive upon the table" The
only memorials which were refer red, at all bearing
on the subject ofslnvery, were petitions asking for the
independence Of Hayti.
The Senate had a little touch Of the abolition fever
under the operation Of Doctor Calhoun. The excite
meat which has r vailaid for some time past at the
other wing of the Capital, affected his own nerves to
m extent that made him feel that some of his own
peculiar nostrums were necessary to quiet the public
pulse, Accordingly he came into the Senate this
morning with a long report from the committed on
Federal Relations III the Legislature of South Caro-.
ina in regard TO the monstrositics of the bill TO distri.
butte the proceeds arising from the sales of the public
lan's. Mr.. Calhoun disposed Of this by saying that
he was proud to represent a State which held cut such
opinion, and to this he added tha, ninetecn-twen.ieths
II not nliety.nine of one hundred of the people OF
South Carolina, were opposed to the Distribution
Bill.
This matter over, the committee on Federal Rcla-
tons had another hearing in reference to the pending
controversy between the state of New York and The
state of Virginia. Mr.. Calhoun first ordered the
reading of the report of the Legislative committee, and
| the resolution aCCOmDlDyinr II.
Inc report, which you may have Seen. is very
sl,tcy towards New York, and strong in defence OF
virginia. New York is accused of stealing negroes
from Nirgiiil. and with such a foundation to start
upon, an cdlice is luilt one sided enough to ,opple
over.
A speech followed, in which Mr.. Calhoun with
more than his usual good temper, set forth the grew
ances of tho South.
He approved of the Police nc, Of he Legislature Of
Nirginia, and said that Sou'h Carolina and all the
South would stand by her in resisting the North
Abolition, too, it was said, would lead to disuni NJ
slavery at the South was not regarded sinp'y a.
slavery, but as a pllltical institution. There was no
safety except in the resistance Of Interference. II
begun now in Virginia witt, the restriction of inter-
course. This would become moro general and in the
end complete. Then came dissolution.
Mr.. Calhoun having finished what he had 10 say
upon thl1 s bject, n new de- ate aros, u,on another
one, almost as excitins,-1 mean the Distribution
policy. Many DAYS since n resolution had been in
trodnced into tho Scnateby Mr.. Clay, and in answer
to the act Of the Ln1islat re Of Ala. IN relation to the
Land BIZ, ASKING the com. on Public Lands to enquire
llioihc cypet,ency of making suitable provision Tor the
distribution OF those receipts into the treasury from
the s1'es Of land occasioucd by the refusal of States
declining to accept the provision appropriated to
them. This resolution in the order of business came
up today, AMI a debate followed for four hours. not
only upon tho whole merits of the land question, but
upon a vaiic'y Of topics connected with the Union,
IN iiroct taxation and questions Of n kindred char
ac,ar.
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Clay had 4 little sparrina
~ inrlUr fhn aha -, n n N n CO. auth, .,rnrn1 G.
ators, the Senator from Kentucky displa we'd a vigor
Of mind transcendentlr above every other effort of his
since The commencement of the present session, and
equal 70 almost any display of his at any period
D lie. hr. Calhoun took this occa ion again to tax
Of d! Snilon as one of tho ELECTS of the Land Bill.-Of
all isir '1constjtlitionnl mca urcs, this was the most
unconstitu'iona in his opinion. /, was the maximum
IN the Senator's scale Of denominations, and in the ex-
tent Of ia Observation-Disclosures. OF the debate which
was A. most "nnch ado about nothing" it il hardly
worth while 10 'lnbcr vour columns bv saving more
though have n foil report of it, as nothing new VA.
sail. A. an intellectual display i, was very good
Nr. Clay having a little tussle, not only with the S.
nator from South Caroline. but with Mr.. Wright,
Mr.. King of Alabama, and Mr.. Earthquake Allen of
Ohio. The end was cmpha,ically ''all talk and no
cider" Tho Senate adjourned a. five O'Clock, and no
vote wrs taken upon the resolution.
Netting new out Of Congress. The noinina,ion of
Munster 10 Mexico did no, go in to-day.
Tuesday, Feb. 8.
SENATE. During the time appropriated to the
presentation OF petition, Mr.. Tallmadge. having Of
fered a memorial demonstrating against the POSTPONE
ment o'tlIr bankrupt law, proceeded to comment up
on the course taken upon this subject by certain lead
ing members Of the opposition, in producing an excl
ted state Of feeling IN the country relative to this sub
ject. In doing 50. he had, necessarily. to allude in
cijen,ally to the course taken v Mr.. Benton relative
TO the matter and, moreover, Mr.. TIA lnadge freely
comm 'nte 'unon the measures of the late administra-
tons, Of which the Senator from Missouri was n prom
inent member, Ms in them elves having been rroduc.
i've of the DpclnilrV r.ilS ,lis hpneGrpn. lag uv,s IN
tsnlel to remedy.
During this oxposi ion Of the tendencies of r.ocofoco.
ism Mr.. Deaton, sat swell ing with i'll concealed rage,
more than once intcrruptinn NJ. Tal!inad"e. and be-
ing forced ~ the chair to keep order. When the
shoe pinchcl the hardest, he exclaimed in his usual no.
lie manner. That's false - lie was immed ately
called to order BY the chair, Mr.. Tnllmadge meantime
tax ng his seat, in order to give the Senate an oppor-
tunity of applying the remedy necessary for thu vim
dica,on offs violated order.
The President, had no, understood the Senator from
New lort % make any personal illusions to the SEN
ntorfrom MI souri, but only to have referred to IN, ten
den"y, as he viewed them, OF that Senator's political
Opinions and conduct.
Some convers ation ensucd, when Mr.. Mancum CT.
fsred a rcso'u ion to raise a committee to inquire into
the proper mode to preserve the good order of the
senate, and especially 10 consider and report upon tho
breach o. order jls' m by the Senator from
Missouri.
The matter was, however, disposed Of, by laying on
the table.
REFUSED LASp MONEY.
Mr.. Clay resolution of inquiry into the expedien.
cv o!a division of the land money refused by Alaha.
ma and South Carolina, among The G: her sta,es came
up in order.
After al Of small talk, Mr. Kings lment
Ctonchlng the striking out Of the marrow Of the res
olution) was roiec' cd 30 to 23-,hc motion of Mr..
Sewer 10 lay ,hc whole thing on the table Ia wing pre.
vionsly been decided in The negative-B to 81.
Mr., Clay's resolution Of inquiry was then adop,el
p to l9. And on the vote being declared, Mr.. CLAW
went overro Mr. rcntiss Of VI. and said, 'givc us a
pinch Of snuff, sir"
PETITIONS.
The members from Maine had this business In
themselves TO day, The memorials were of the usual
character, and were dispose! ofasuslal. Among The
rest was ono offered by Mr.. Fessendcn, of the Por,
land district, re-! tive to our colonial trade, a matter
in which Mr.. F. constituents are particularly inter
esied. The memorial was ordered printed and refer
red to the omnitte on ommcrc
-ir, Fessenden gave notice of his intention Ia offer
a reso'u,on resembling the twenty I'll ST rule, by which
certain petitions are denel a reception.
After some conversational, and incidental trans,c.
tons, which came to nothing, the House took up the
order o! the morning hour, being a proposition from
the committee on manufactures 10 be allowed 10 send
Tor persons and papers IA relation 10
THE TARIFF.
~. Thinghast supported this proposition M con.
siderable length, and demonstrated the necessity of