The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16

.1 Ala
 F.s s's space comprises all the territory lying
 io # 5 inc Rocky Mountains to the Pacific,
 hsveen o the parallels of AZ and 54 degs.
 Iorth latitude.
 W ALIEN, of Ohio, submitted the fol-
 7, lr resolution which, under the rule,
 as ase day on the table, viz:
 peso1red, o That the President be request
 low before the Senate, fin his judgment
 ay " he done without prejudice to the
 r, np1 interests, copy of any instructions
 aS S nav nav have been given by the Execu-
 'n 7, s .be American Minister in England on
 .h;ect of the title to, and occupation of
 san sa"' since ths 4th day of March, 1841
 sV'' copy of any correspondence which
 hove passed between this Government
 .hat M of Great Britain in relation to that lec. since that time.
 TUE HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES, {s 9-Mr. Adams presented the following
 sut;ons of the Legislature of Massachu-
 .p,solped, That the following amendment
 ,hs Constitution of the United States be,
 % ;s hereby recommended to the conside-
 inn of Congress, to be acted on according |.ha 5tb article. The third clause of the
 and section of the first article shall read be words following Representatives and set taxes shall be apportioned among the oral States which are or may be included |thiu the Union according to their respec- ! numbers of free persons, including Indi- not taxed The actual enumeration shall
 made within two years from the date of ,dootion of this amendment in the man.
 provided by the Constitution, and with every subsequent term of ten years in such
 nuer as the Congress shall by law direct. Be number of Representatives shall not ex- 6d one for every thirty thousand, but each ] te shall have at least one Representative.
 .Resolred, That his Excellency the Go-
 nor. be requested to transmit a copy of foregoing resolve, and the proposed
 eudment, to each of the Senators and {mbers of the House of Representatives of
 Commonwealth in the Congress of the {ited States.
 sResolued, That his Excellency the Go nor be requested to transmit copy of the d resolve and amendment to the Executive ] inc United States and of the several States And the resolutions having been read fIr. A. moved that they be referred to |ect committee of nine members, and that (y be printed.
 Mr. JAMESON moved that they be referred line committee on the Judiciary. 'rhe printing of the resolutions was order Subsequently,, these resolutions were re- |red to select committee, consisting of Pssrs. Adams, Rhett, J. R. Ingersoll, Gilmer,
 Davis, Burke, Sample, Morse and Gid-- igs.
 DECEMBER 2S,-The speaker submitted following letter, to the House;
 t& Speaker of the House of Representatives: SR beg leave to decline acting on the Pclal committee appointed by the House to Ie into consideration certain resolutions of State of Massachusetts, proposing to Con- lss so to alter the Constitution as to abol- lthe representation of the Southern States their slaves. This was one of the com ,mises of the Constitution, without which would never have existed; and without lannot now exist. My constituents, am ured will agree with me, that neither in nmiiiee, nor any where else, should take $ subject voluntarily into consideration, or ist in consultations upon 1t. They will satisfied that others shall consider it, and y should only act. l ask to be excused m serving on the committee, and subscribe self, your obedient servant,
 R. FAREWELL RHETT. December 27, 1843.
 The question being put on excusing MT. EFT, it was decided in the affirmative. :, From the Cincinnati Advertiser, HE BARGAIN.--At public dinner given Hamburgh, s. c. MT. M'Duffie delivered a y able speech, from which we select the lowing explicit charge against Mir. Clay, of ,klng corrupt political bargain with MT. lams.
 " Now assert, and pledge my reputation on the truth of the assertion, that John Q. ams was elected AGAINST THE WILL A MAJORlTY OF THE AMERICAN .ufLE, and of a majority of the States, by 'liN0RfTY of the Representatives in Con- 'ss, considerable portion of this Minority 'ludlng II. Clay, voted against their avowed nclPles, and against what they knew to be VIII ol large majority of their constitu- also assert, and am willing to stake my mole m stock ofpolitical reputation upon the h m oi the assertion, that the circumstances 'ne extraordinary coalition between MT. a'ns and MT. Clay, furnish as strong evil nee Is %, oi an ABANDONMENT of fPOLITi- IL PRINCIPLE on the part of MT. Clay, CORRUPT POLITICAL BARGAIN tween w him and Mr.Adams, as is ordinarily iu'fea t. Tn courts of justice, to establish the ,h a' ol thsoe who are charged with the I1es' p crimes known to>the law.'' aph says:
 h,n, MI. MDuffie here becomes MT, Clay's sa''ary sdy accuser; his reputation stands 1llseu n 10 make out his case, and if MT. Clay M M' appeal M, 10 Congress, he will do it." I la. :. M Duiie Is now in the U. S. Senate a7 ,s as ready and as willing as he was in sv ,S o charge home and prove upon MT. opIe 1 a,s "s uargaln .s to impose Adams upon the