Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-11

TER BANKRUPT Law, has prob4b
been repealed. The repeating bill whIcl
had before passed The House, was alsc
passed in the Senate, on the 25lh day o
February. Ii takes effect from the date 0
its passage. Unless the President put
his veto on the repeal, either positively o
indirectly-as he may do in this case, by
retaining it in his POcket-lhe blnkrup
law has gone TO tho tomb of the capulets
QuieScat in pace. The vote in the Sen
ate on the question Of repeal was as fol
lows:
Ayes.-messrs. Archer, Allen, Bagby
Bayard, Buchanan, Calhoun, Crafts, Crit.
tenden, Cuthberi, Dayton, Fulton, Ora
ham, Huntington, King, Linn, Nc Diff
Nc Roberts, Mangum, Merrick, Morehead
Philips, Rives, Sewer, sprague, Sturgeon
Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wood
bury, YOung-32.
Noes.--messrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien
Choate, Clayton, Evans, Kerr, Miller, Por.
ter Smith of Indiana, Talmadge, White,
Woodbridge, l3. rnessrs. Benton and
Smith of Connecticut, were in favor Of The
unconditional repeal, and having cons!itu-
tional objections to the law, they would not
vote for such repeal as allows cases al
ready pending to proceed to discharge;
they therefore declined u vote on the
question.
50 passes away one of the giories OF
Whiggery-one Of the favJrte measures
of Mr.. Clay, about which he is said 10
have spoken so eloquently as TO cause no..
only his audience but himself to weep
CONGRESS. The bill to refund General
Jackson's fine passed the Sen tie on the
2lst ut. by the following vote:
Yels-messrs. Allen, Bagby. Benton,
Buchanan, Calhoun, CIlh5ert Fulton, Gra-
ham, Henderson, King, Linn, McDAtfie,
Mangum, Rives, Sewer, Smith OF Connec.
,icut, Smith Of Indiana, Spraghe, Sur
geon, Tallmadge, Tappan, Walker, VIII
cox, and Williams, Woodbury., Wright and
Young-2s.
Nays-me; srs. Archer, Barrow, B ties,
Bayard, Berren, Oh ate, Clayton, Con
rad, Crafts, Cr.ttenJen, Dayton, Evans,
Huntington, Kerr, Merrick, Miller, More,
head, Phelps. White and Woodbridge-20.
Mr.. Walkers resolution, dec airing that
Congress has no power u assume the
debts of the States, and # they d. assume,
such assumption viii! be Void, were laiI on
he tah,e ny the Wings VIII, seem not We
qli;e ready TO avoS the odiols do:ttino Of
iss 'mpfion.
NJ. Benton moved to re.commii the bill,
making appropriri N for the naval service,
with inst NC iJns to strike out s., IN lch Of
the approprIat on az relates t,he African
>Quldr n. This motion was caused ty
- nov lights " or the subject which have
teen received at Washington; information
having been received there that Sir Ro-
bert Peel, had dc Jared that the right of
visitation had not been surrendered by the
late treaty. After an interesting debate
between messrs. Archer, Benton, Bagby,
Calhoun, King, Crittenden, Woodbury. and
others the question was taken on Mr.
Benton's proposition which was negative
by a vote Of SO to 4-mesSrs. Allen, Ben.
ION, Linn and Smith OF Connecticut only,
voted in the affirmative.
In the House, Mr.. Adams is still making
unsuccessful attemp, to presertlh the Lat
inner Petition"
Mr. Campbell's bill respecting The dis.
tricting clause Of the apportionment law,
was considered and elected.
The bill reported from the committee on
election, and prohibiting any member
from taking his seat who is not chosen in
with the aPportionment act, was
passed.
LEVI WOODBURY..
New Hampshire is speaking ont boldly
n favor of her distinguished son, Hon. LIE.