Holly Springs gazette., 1844-02-17
CONhRESSIONAI.
Correspondence Of the Courier and ENQUIRER
WAsulNGToN. Thursday night. Jan. 80

| WAsHiNGToN. Thur sday night, Jan 80
The morning hour was spent in tn
| House in the discussion Of the proposition
| 10 repea! Inc restrictive rule In the c1urs
If the debate Mr. WISE read, as illuStra!iv,
| thr character of IeItions that might b.
| presented, were there no rtslficlion, a peti
uon, which had been transmitted to hin
through the Post office. of L.-titia Handy
playing that Congress would grant her I
divorce from her husband, for various rea
sons whlcs the pttnion SET tortb, some o
which were verv luGicrous
A tter the expiration ofihe morning hour
the balance oflhc day was spent in the con.
sIdrrauon. ia Committee Of the Whole ON
the state ofthe Union. oil the bill to perm,
the transfer of TWO hundred thousand dol
lars from one branch "f the Naval seryict
10 another. The Committee WIS addressed
by hir Black of Ga Mr.. Parmen,ier Mr.
+" ise anu Mr.. Barnard, IN addition 10 which
there was good deal Of conversational
discussion. The bill after being amended
Vas passed through thu Cammttee and re.
potte1 10 The House. Mr.. Wise stated that
n nhrfs In thtif z al 20 Ietatd The opera
mons OF the Navy Department. mad in a reat
number OF instances called Tor information
already report TO the House and whj.h
members could have known had their indus.
ny Prrmitied them 10 examine The loads of
hocumfn's that lay unnotic-d in The docu
meht RoPm And as an Instance Of the
rarelessness with which The legislation vas
being conducted in the House he referred
to the tdct that but few dars since wh.n
ne was aoStn'. ii resolution pissed that bo
du diraetinfr n that tho Te.-;,at, .It ~ ~ -
70 sea until certain laws rtIatino - 49,
ON 'ers should have been passed He a.
mdnded 10 know where the Hoose da~;rad
any such authority2
l" the Senate, The debate on Mr. NcD,c
""e ON was not progressed with
aus expressed a willingness to 20 on
'ne utoat''' out there was a very oene
"a utS'fe expressed among Senators to go
h'o Executive $ sSion and the matter was
post Po"td MI 10 morrow; not, however b..
ore var Nc Duffie bad given notice that he
would rnangr the character of the bill so
IS 10 accommodate it To the views of those
gentlemen who denied the right of iurisdic |
ION IN Us present form. He wouId 8. |
nodiiy 1t as to make ii bill to repeal the |
'Ais.ing tariff law. This mod ficat;on il j.
understood. viii open The whole suhisct nj .
he tariff and the finances ofthe country 10
'isc ussion Mr.. Archer having signiied
us Intention to Withdraw the moiion 70 l,v
'poh the table since the bill had assumed
"'s ne" aspect ycu may therefore exoect
p'otracttd debate upon this subject
ne last speech of Mr.. Nc Dafie The
los'hg part OF It which did not hear. pres.
"'s nc" matter Tor grave and serious con-
,ue'a.ion' Inc language used by him
ou'a oe placed before every tuan 50 tint
ie "hoie PPop'e can Judge Of the tone OF
! mug OF winch Mr. Nc Duff is The repres-
! a'a''Fe' ahd also that the aims anc objects
, '"ese men may be rightly understood =
ou VIII see by reference to the speech. as |,
ported that Mr. med graveTy proposes n
ssoiu'lcn OF the Union and creation of
hfee Contederacits; one in the Souhw.s,
hniacih9 the prodncing States one i,
e NoFthwest embra cling the heorainoro,;
aiesi j and one in the Northeast e,,h,s
ng the manufacturing States" Ia this q
assIhcatIon be does not regard aoricultu.
u or manufacturing labor as productive in.
's.Fy distinction which even his pbilo.
phy must teach 10 BE- absurd.
J ne Time was when the lief tha, anv
our public men held opinions, even m =
o:nu gated similar to these, wouc have -
lven hIm from the Natural Councils o
Irr was trl as traitor foI being sunno V
Ito desl9n separation similar 10 The on. =
re has Tor attached. and will forever "A. =
re- To those no were conn. cted w;rh ,ba
ir'ford Convention. Y.t the designs Of =
'r', were they worse than any thino al
OWN OF them, were hot more trelsanal,l.. p
% this project to sever the Union -
The Senate to day rejected the no,n;na. =
oil Mr. Porter as SECRETARY OF Nayv p
y three votes were cast for his conf. ma III
D. &C
WASHINGTON. jan. 81 -
commence my ltuer with uiat. have +,
oubt. will De tne-most acceptable item Of
es that could possIhi present Ia Won, :.
drrs-the rejection by the S-nate of Mr. -
nc'r as JUICE ofihe Supreme Couf. j.,
Is event took place to day; the Senate. M
y the morning hour, postponing a II other ~