The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-11
G. o N G r E S s.


The Quintuple Resolution Of Mr.. Benin,
has been got rid Of by adoption in the Sen.
ate. The bill TO refund the fine of GenenI
Jackson has been referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary; and the bill $50 amend
the several acts establishing a Treasury Of
the United States,n has been postponed IN.
til Tuesday of next week. For the time.
these sheets are at rest each, however,wll
be revived by and blythe first, for the rea.
son that Mr.. Benton insists that there ara
hidden things respecting the Quintupls
| Treaty which must be made known if bis
resolution is answered the second, for tho
reason that the Committee will report bin
to pay General Jackson's fine without any
reflection upon Judge Hall, which will causo
all the Locofocos to reject it, and General
Jackson not to receive the money if it is 70.
ted. In letter which General jackson
addressed TO the editor Of the Globe, in con.
sequence Of some notice in that paper on the
failure of the bill at the last session, he
said
"You Judged rightly of my feelings whea
you say ] would not touch one cent of tho
money under that odious and insultinga a.
mended bill; and those who proposed tho
amendment, if they possessed any honor.
bic feeling, knew that would not | would
starve before would be fed on their espo.
cial grace, at the expense of my honor and
my fame. When l approach Congress, it
is to ask for justice, not to beg it; only
appeal to my God for acts Of special grace
not to man. Through you, present my
thanks to my friends for So promptly voting
down this odious and insulting amended bill.
My gratitude is due to the Republican
States for their efforts to have this unjust
imputation upon my fame pipsd from the
records, By a lac refunding the fine and
costs so Hyustly and tyranicdily opposed bys
uindiciiue Judge sitting in his own cause"
And the last, as the Excheq1er scheme,
which, by and by, must be discussed
These questions, therefore, are only postpo.
ned 10 future day. Beyond the brief con-
slderation Of them, which you will find in
the Senate proceedings, nothing was done
in public session.
The Bankrupt Law, Just now, is exciting
more of public attention than any Other
matter at both wings of the Capitol \ large
number of memorials have been presented
in the Senate against the repeal Of the Law,
or in favor of the notifications. Mr.. Tall
madge presented ten yesterday from ta'
State of New ork, and others were pre-
sented by other Senators. Some, however,
were for the immediate and unconditional
repeal. But the greater number of memo
rials now presented are for the continuance
of the law, either in the form in whlchH
now exists, or in the form of the law amen
ded SO as 10 include corporations, or casa
of voluntary bankruptcy.
The House of Representatives have bad
quite an earnest debate upon the bill, BE-
fore that body to day, and there are no signs
of a speedy end to The discussion there
Mr.. Saltonstall, of Massachusetts, after the
business was over, made an abs
and lucid defence of the Bankrupt syster
His speech went largely into the merits q
the question, and defended the continuanc'
of the law as we'll upon its own merits, as
for the sad example which would be presen'
ted, in the repeal of a great measures like
this by the same body of men who made Il
a law.
After a short speech from Mr. Dawson
of Louisiana, who has not spoken before
believe, in Congress. and who. though
locofoco, took warm ground in favor oil in'
Bankrupt Law, the floor was given to m'
Cushing, of Massachusetts. What MI
Cushing ssid of the Bankrupt Law, ""
practical, manly and wise. He was mol u
favor of repeal of the law at alland nope
fit was to be repealed at all, it would De
Iher from and after the passage OF the''F
DR. prospective repeal, as had been PfE
;ed. Congress, he conceived, had no ngI
10 declare that an existing law scas repsa;s
rom an antecedent date. All this was wen
,ut Mr.. Gushing soon launched forth "a"
/ defence of Mr.. Webster and the AdGT
stration, with discussion of the PresO:n
ial question, that made his speech
lovel, and, as understood, almost oil an
character. His defence OIL"
Webster, who had been assailed by ms%
er from Tennessee, was natural eno"s
ut debate upon the Administrator
with the one to succeed
lot expected. Mr.. Gushing amused =,
Instructed all his hearers BY his oPInl0GI
o the relationship which of right existed
ween this Administration and any
'hich would support it. Mr.. e. sau
would by & by hafea
, say upon the presidential question l',nd,
e warned the candidates, and the TN c,b.
+ the candidates, and the friends u
andida;es, 10 be careful how they us"
le Administration. 1t was limited IN P'UI
ain terms, that The Administration W.
i've its support to its friends only anu
purse all opposing it would be oPPsS,l.
he members cried out "Pntronag..
ost as one man, believing that M''