Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-19


Navy Department, informing the Senate that the
experiment with Colts Submarine battery will take
place in the Potomac, near the Navy Yard on Sat
urdoy at o'clock. A ship Of 500 tons is to be
blown up while in motion with full press of sail.
Mememorals against any change of the present
Tariff, were presented by Messrs Bates, Evans and
Buchanan. rt...
On motion of Mr. Foster, the Senate then took
Up the bill for establishing navy yard and depot
at Memphis, Tennessee.
The discussion was continued by Messrs. Breese,
Walker and others FRIDAY April 12.
House. motion was made to suspend the rules
for the purpose of going into COMMITTEE Of the
Whole on the Tariff The yeas and nays were or
dered and the rules were not suspended. Ayes
67 noes 81. This is another blow at the Tariff
Bill of the Committee of Ways and Means; the
object of this motion being TO take up that bill)
The Speaker remarked that the next business in
order was the call for Reports Reports were then
submitted.
Mr. Phoenix, from the Committee on Commerce,
reported bill establishing the warehousing sys-
ten. Referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Parmenter moved that the rules be suspend
ed, and that the House resolve itself into Com
mttee of the Whole, for the purpose of taking up
the bill, No. 1S8, making appropriations of certain
moneys in the Treasury for the Naval service. The
motion to go into Committee was agreed to. The
bill was adopted by the Committee, and was report
ed to the House, when it was passed.
Mr. Elmer, Of New Jersey, moved that the House
again resolve itself into committee of the Whole.
The motion rejected. Yeas 70, naysSl. (The
suspicion that the Tariff bill would be tsken up no
doubt, had its effect in producing this result)
The House then proceeded to the consideration
of private bills
Ut is the impression of many members Of Con-
gress, that the Tariff bill reported from the Com
mitee of Ways and Means, will not pass the House.
1t is very evident that it is losing ground rapidly
every day. The Southern and Western Wings will
all vote against it to man. There are none more
decided in opposition to it, than the Wing mem
bers from the South. 1t is thought, that although
Senator Niles has been brought on for the purpose
of inducing him to take his seat, he will not do
He is altogether incapacitaed to attend to any sort
of business, and is rot permitted 70 go at large,
without the supervision of some CT his friends; so
that the design of the political schemers who have
sent him on, to prevent the choice of Wing sue
cessor, will yet probably be defeated.)
Senate MIR. Tallmadge presented memorials
from Washington and Saratoga counties, N. York,
demonstrating against the annexation of Texas. AL
So thirty-four memorials from various parts of New
York, against altering the Tariff.
Memorials of like tenor with these last, were
presented, by Messrs. Wright, Buchanan, and Clay
ton.
Mr.. Tappan called up resolution, sometime
since offered by him, directing the Secretary Of the
Navy to furnish copies of the proceedings in the
Court of Inquiry and Court Martial, in the case of
Commander Mackenzie, (of the u. S. Brig Somers
for hanging young Spencer and Others and copies
of all correspondence file In the Department, in
connexion with the case.
Mr. Phelps wished to know what end pro-
posed by this. If the Senate was to adopt a new
principle, that of taking revisory action of the
Courts he wished to know it, and to know what de-
finite action was proposed.
Mr. Tappan said, if the Senator would refresh
his memory, he would find, perhaps, that similar
calls had been made, and that he, HIMSELF had vo-
ted for them, this session. (Mr. p. thought not.)E
The object to get authentic information, in
case which had excited great interest in the public.
If Senators thought it should be suppressed they
would vote against the resolution
Mr. Tallmadge hoped the resolution would be a
dopted
Mr. Wright expressed his regret that his friend
from Ohio should have felt it his duty to press this
resolution He would not trust hmseft-<C speak of
the transaction out of which the resolution grew ;
he had never even ventured his mind upon any con
clusion, much less would he trust his tongue to ut
ter any. One point he was sure he could say, was
established in the entire public mind, and that was
that if the officers of the vessel in question had
mistaken their duty, there had been error of in
tention. Both the parties Immediately concerned
were his constituents He could not oppose the
resolution, because he was authorized to say that
Commander Mackenzie and his friends would not
Justify such a course on his part but he could not
that he could not see any practical utility that
would result from it.
Mr.. Tappan said it might lead to such leglsa-
ton, would cause the future trial of such
by the civil tribunals.
Mr.. Crttenden could not see, even if we had the
record table, that it would facilitate any such
legislation. He manifest improperly in sing
ling out this case for publication. A document of
3 to 500 pages would be Published, which would
only serve occasion for lncessant persecution OF
the parties, by newspapers which would make gar
bed extracts, they leaned to one side or the 9TH
err.
The resolution on division, was rejected
The Senate then passed the bill to establish a
navy yard at Memphis, by vote of 81 to H.
Mr.. Choate made brilliant argument upon the
Tariff, which was listened to with delight, by a
crowded chamber. Mr. c. yielded, from physical
exhaustion, without concluding.
The Senate took short executive session, and
adjourned until Monday.
SATURDAY, April ID.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
In the House, the private claimants were again
| thrust aside and on motion OF Mr.. Mckay the
House went into Committee of the Whole on the
! Union and resumed the consideration OF the Army
Appropriation Bill. Debated, that's all.
M. Cgag's Moral Characteristic. Henry Leuba
native of France, but for some years citizen OF
| Kentucky, writes lis a full refutation OF the brutal
attacks of the Manchester Democrat, Christian
Freeman and other Locofoco and Abolition papers
on Mr.. Clay's personal character, from which we
extract only the following:
4" 1t my good fortune to form an ac9ualn
lance with Mr. Clay many years ago. and have
since known him well. From my own observation
and from the unanimous respect paid to Mr.. Clay
by the citizens of Lexington, his immediate neigh
bors, | am sure these gross charges against Mr.
Clay are calumnous His early years may no
La,,a hoe frnac h,fb p baC
and deserved the reputation of the most exalted
worth, as kind, benevolent and strictly mora
man. Every honest citizen of this vicinity NJ
matter of what party, will confirm this statement
Whoever asserts that he is gambler or debauche
is guilty of gross calumny"
We will not copy farther from our corespon
dents letter. for it cannot be necessary. Such us
sauts as those made upon Mr.. Clay by the Loco
foco and Abolition journals sure to defeat thei
object. TheY never vet harmed any one but thei