Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-01-03


in the subiupation Of the whole country
and the reduction Of the States again 10
cOlonise Of the crown. Where, them
would have been your cOnstitdllonl Th's
proceeding ofJackson's was the salvation
of the consultation. When the whole
Is endangered, shall we quibble about
panS The act was justified by the sPlr'
Il of the constitution, taken as WHOLE
Mr.. Allen adyerled to Wsbsier's opinions
upon the Caroline affair, during the late
civil war in Canada. The exigency Of
that case excused the contamination Of our
soil by hostile feet-the burning of that
vessel with the living and the dead on
bOard-tbe murder of our citizens; all this,
according 10 the Secretary Of State,
was demanded BY the peculiar necessity
Of the act; but the case Of Gen. Jackson
setting aside for few days the civil aus
lhority Of an invaded city, for the safety OF
that city, of his country and his country's
laws and her constitution, was a different
matter. 1t was usurpatiOn which cam
not be PalIiated by the inexorable cOnsid'
erations Of justice. Such is the mersst
skeleton oi the argument Of Mr.. Allen,
Mr. Crittenden again replied, against AL
len and Buchanan, and the latter 60 n
llemeD followed in succession. The de-
bate terminated in a Alng Of wit betWee n
Messrs. Buchanan and Crittenden.
Mr.. Buchanan congratulated his friend
from Kentucky on the very ingenious
manher in which he had ESCAPED from
the dilemma into which he had cast him
self.
Mr.. Crittenden said that the gentleman
from Pennsylvania generally thought so
we'll of his own arguments, that i'll his ad-
versary escaped il must be through an
exercise Uf wonderful dexterity and
skill.
Mr.. Buchanan: The gentleman meas
urss my corn in bis bushel.-lHe should
have said cOonskin.
Mr.. Crittenden' am afraid there is
more chaf than corn.
Mr.. Buchanan, conceiVing the joke to
be run into the ground, said no more; but
IaIyt,i with thu zsst of SoVier him
self. The bill was laid over TO Tues
day.
The Civil and Diplomatic Half CIen-
dar Appropriation bill from the House
received its 6rst readings and was refer
ed, Adjourned.
kIoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES The pro
ceedings upon the repeal Of the Bankrupt
law were supreceded this morning, by the
Hulf Calendar Appropriation bill, on a
statement Of Mr.. Fillmore, that members
wanted money, and that the bill ought to
be passed. He moved, therefore, that the
House 20 again into committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union upon
the bill; and further, that all debate in
committee be suspended at two O'Clock
this day, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Burnell, Of Mass, and Mf. G. j.
Ingersoll, advocated the appropriation Of
$50, 900 to Hassler and his survey, and
demurred to the motion Of Mr.. Gilmer to
reduce the appropriation 10 100000
Mr.. Mallory, OF Va, Of the committee
upon this survey, exhibited the official
qualification of Mr., HassleVAin most un'
favorable light. He had never known d
man so highly praised as this GalllleO--
this SocTates--this Gen. Butcher
this Martin Luther--this old Granny. He
was an alien, so strongly prejudiced against
our country, that he sent 10 Europe fol
copper for his plates Of maps and charts
and for engravsrs TO execute the work ;and
that they proved, after great expense, tC
Government, tO be in competent to the
work. A letter from Mr.. Hassler wBl
read in answer TO call from the commit.
tee, in support Of the charges Of incOm
potency against him, Notwithstanding the
protestatiOns Of Mr.. Wise against the
reading, This epoch settled tho case oil
Mr.. HOssler, and gave him and the coast
survey an unqualified non sequitWr.
Mr.. Glmer's motion was first modified
so as to reduce the appropriation from SO
$4,000, andwas Carried-ayss 81, noes
83.
Mr.. Gwynne, OfMiss', then moved to
strike out the entire clause, which was
carried-syes 20, noes 64. Various
amendments proposed during the read.
ing in committee, were rejected The
bill was reported to the House, and the
decision in committee for striking out
the appropriation to HSssler and his sur.
Vey was sustained (yess and nays) by
vote Of ll0 to 81. Andy the biz sUGs
passed.
A communication from the Secretary of
the Navy, covering the annual report Of
tho Superintendent Of the coast survey,
was then reported to the House. Pity
that the document was so far behind the
time.
A resolution (ss underStOOd) was next
adopted, instrucling en- inquiry by the
committee on the survey, intO the exPedi
nCy Of prosecuting The survey under the
supe rintendenoe and conduct Of corps
Of engineers from the Navy. Adjourned.
HEPH ESTION.