New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-06
The select Committee OF Nine.


n5r; and bu, Of tn ,r v h=s sif DAVIS Is ron
slave f itsh3u!t hs, u-d the
I scGeas 70 a s 5vd 81 TO Il. su5sr matt
conI,. 10 them so the Ways wi b- respoEs,t- for te
,sfias Of the CnoGee-he House for tie !aai c's?osli2a
,.lci, shall Of .- subject when the reToT coio" N
vii, q FL iq I viii d 5 s SQUARE n n m9 p T.,
max and let tie cauat know to what lengths the proPc
70 60 and generally, what Ties ,oud pc al my ~
have 50 q hesr and Will be their f,u; if they do MOI
meet II iui! IN the FACE LAio'h' E''Eu
n Is not the mpudcace OF the above article
positively sublime? Is not its honesty and can
dor such as characterize no other paper than the
AlJaay Areus Just look at the facts: The
last Legislature Of Massachusetts-(L Loco Foco
in both branches)-passed resolutions IN favor OF
such an amendment Of the Federal Constitution
as would apporiion Representatives, IN Congress
20 the Free Population of the several States
These resolutions, which, whether their request
should be complied with or not, are deserving OF
respectful treatment as the legitimate expression
Of the voice Of a State, asking an amendment OF
the Constitution in the Constitutional mode, were
presented to Congress by Mr.. Adams, when q
vehement, determined attempt was made to stI!ic
or reject them. But Mr.. Adams, calm, energetic,
resolutc, routed their opponents-or rather, shall
we not say that the good sense Of tic House, FOL
lowing the clearest dictates of policy as well as
Justice, triumphed over an absurd attcmptt to sub
vert the plaincst principles Of Constitutional Free
dom and State Right? The resolutions were re-
ceved and referred by a triumphant vote They
were so received by q strongly Loco-foco House.
a bare majority of the Members of that party
Al. bot ~
cation from New Y ork voting in their favor. The
Speaker, a Loco. Foco from Virginia, appoints a
Select COMMITTEE to consider them, and sees ut
to place a majority of Wings from the Free
States thereon, as he had perfect right to DO
This Committee will consider the matter and re-
port thcrcon-wc presume, IN favor OF ABIDING by
the Constitution as it is instead Of c:nbrolllng tic
Union in bitter and dangerous leud Tor mere
abstraction, by the assertion OF which at this time
nothing is to be gained but much perllcd. But
what ground is there for the Argus's assertion
that the Ways have this amendment so 'auch
at heart p Where have they pr9tc$Sed any thing
of the sort Was there ever MASTER attempt
than this of the State Paper to make party capl-
tel by sowing disscnsion between different sec
of the Union
MAssAcuusGrrs-We have some farther re-
turns from the Special Elections for Congress IN
this State, which render it probable that no one
but Mr. Rockwell is chosen, though there is
Wing gain IN each District as follows
aoA SG Hs s a5 i p Is s55 Nan 1s1 s. g.
% towns...4683 1857 1880 3l64 1913 94l
Nal against Abbott .954. Do. now...".l50
Wing gain sea.
Two towns to hear from, which cannot eject
Abbott
Nor. r,, Gu, Win District 3s; s.s., @. : San Sea,
IS towns . Cts 5237 500 4,7S3 a,7I5 9o9
MAJ. for Baker IL. Do. now. SO.
There IS evidently no choice.
ocswe BIZ .'' 1 SIX Rockwell Drs H Set
26 towns 3,402 1915 375 1907 1876 81
MAJ. for Rockwell. 50 Do. now. 404.
hardly "a doub. of Rock Wells election.
The Mail Observation-Disclosures Blake and Lem
ue Flowers, stage drivers, connected with carrying
the L. s. Mail were arrested at Hudson, and brought
into the civ Yesterday morning by Assistant Marshal
Smith charged with being concerned as accompll
ces with Hough in the recent mail robbery.
IAvANA.-A correspondent OF the Savannah lie
publican writing from Havana, Dec. 23d, SAYS:
The long expected decree OF the lnendentc re-
atvC to the export and tonnage duties, has al length
made lis appearance. 1t declares that after the Is
January next the duties OF expectation IN foreign
vessels on rum and noiasscs shall cease altogether
Sugar--it shall be reduced 10 cents per box.
Cofce--it shall be reduced to oo!c. per lOO lbs;
and that vessel which takes away entire cargo OF
molasscs, shall be exempt from tonnage money alto
cether Those which take 1000 boxes OF sugar,
| 5000 bags of coffee or 800 pipes rum, shall have
half their tonnage money returned.
IL The Pna.ANx, No. ", is published this
morning. The contents Oft this number arc varied
and very interesting, as follows:
Gradual abasemcnt of the Producing Glasses;
! Account OF the Social Reform Convention at BoS
ton; Lines, from the Poems OF Prince; Extractirom
The Present. Articles of Association OF the AMER
IcAS PHALANX, Chic; Suffering Is not the Destiny
of Man; TRANsLArIoNs OF FoURIERs WORMS;
Review of Nature and Revelation by II. H. van
amrince; Sermon BY Rev. M.. Stelson; What Is
Association? BEING Il brief outline OF the SUBJECT;
Letter from correspondent at Boston, Proceedings
OF the Fourier Society, Evansville, \. y &c.
Agencies: J. 3 Redheld, Sun Office. Burgess Y
Suingcr New York; Zieber X Co. PmladelpMa;
Rccding Il Co. Boston; Geo zones, Albany; "m'
! Miller, Utica.
~ Mr.. CuEEvEn's LECTURES on the Pilgrims
Progress, and on the Life and Times OF John
Bunvan No. l., has been beautifully printed by
Wiley & Putnam. OF its matter having listened
with profit toits delivery, we have already spoken.
- VIM. Edmonds requests us to state that his
subscribers to Dodges likeness OF Mr. Clay las well
as othcys he supplied with copies OF that beau
niu picture at Williams s Stevens's looking glass
store, 3i3 Broadway.
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