The New York herald., 1845-02-08
Warrington.
Correspondence OF the Herald.]

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, P. M.
Defeat of the Land Bill By Ne,c York Democrats
Consequent Defeat of the Harbor and Ripcr DIP
prowiations for Nev York-Benton's Plan of an
neration by mmissiones-Probable Defeat of
Anneration in the Senate Dissolution of the
Union Treason Public Buildings Hon. Za-
dock Pratt Presidents Leuee, &c.
JAMES g. BENNETT, Esq
The Land Bill to graduate the sale of the public
lands in accordance with the period of time they
have been in the market, has just been laid on the
| table by majority of twelve votes. This may be
considered test, and you may much to the aston.
| lshment of many, consider the bill defeated But
| three New York members voted for it, and the
Western men swear full retaliation by endeavors to
defeat every harbor and river appropriation asked
| for from New York, and there is little doubt of
their success There certainly appears 10 be de-
! termination on the part of many of your members
70 make themselves hostile e to every far principle
| democratic western members took the stump in ia.
vor OF the provisions OF the bill and pledged them
selves 10 effect us passage. In this they have been
defeated by their own political friends from the
| State of New York, and the people of your State
must suffer the defeat of every important public ap
preparation for their benefit in return for the course
OF their representatives See the ayes and nays in
| regular proceedings.
You will perceive by the proceedings in the Se-
nate that Thomas H Benton has introduced pro-
position to annex Texas through the instrumental
ty and agency OF commissioners to be appointed
| to negotiate with Mexico and Texas, and this he
considers performing his duty TO his constituents
as requested in the instructions of his legislature
What nonsense. An adherence to any proposition
of this character will defeat the measure OF annex.
aton in the Senate, and the fearful political respon.
slbihty must then fall upon the heads OF those who
thus allow their wishes to be thwarted by their
| agents. They will hurl them from political pow
er with that disgrace that always follows violation
of trust and confidence.
| AS specimen of the insulting and reasonable
| emanatlons OF northern abolitlonists, | send you
below copies Of two petitions presented by John
Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives,
| which were referred TO the Committee on the Judi.
| clary This committee consists of the Hon R. M
Saunders, OF N. c.; Richard French, of KY; Paul
RIlnEham' Tnhn pa' ~ 10 Of W. Armsead Burt Of e.
Richard Brodhead, of Pa, democrats; and SamI
F. Vinton, Of Ohio and Geo. w. Summers, of
Va, ,whlgs The report Of this committee, il one
should ever be made, will be looked for with in
teres But here are the petitions and the petitioners
names to speak for themselves. The first is sign
ed by Garrison, and others, and the second by one
| OF the Adamses, &c.
TO the Sesate and House of Representatives. of the United
The memorial and petition of the undersigned nhabi
tans OF the State OF Massachusetts, respectfully repre-
| sents as follows -
That your memorialists, deeming slaveholdng a
henous SIM and convinced that slavery ought to be i'm
on OF the United States enomng obligations
ties which incompatible with allegiance to God and
with the enjoyment Of freedom and of equal rights
In view of these facts, your memoralists discair.ine
ctizenshp, and repudating the present constitution
covenant with death and agreement with hell . ask
you to take immediate measures by National Conven.
| States.
| Francis jackson, VIM. Llovd Garrison.
Wendell Phillips Edmund Quincy
| Robert +. Walicut Warren Benton
Edwin Penny, John Levy,
John Wright, Cornelius Bramhall
John Robinson, Frederick Douglass,
| Joseph Scarlet, g. H Lewis
James B. Richards Robert r. Jackway,
Isaac r. Haskell John A. Mirick
Harvey Weston, Luther Bartlett.
George NJ Rogers, Moses H. Mi,ick.
Frederick s. Cabot, Sa samuel srtauss1 Gilmore
George Adams, James Gilmore,
James N Buffum, b Morey
Jona Bnfum, VIM Shew
Daml M. Terry, Robert r. Crosby,
Chas Lenox Remond.
To the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned inhabitants of Boston, in the State OF
Massachusetts protesting sgsirst the proposed annexa
dom and the constitution respectfully ask that ia case
such an event take place. you will, by calling National
for peaceable dissolution OF the Union =
Simeon P, Adams, John J. Smith,
J. w. Brigham, Stephen Smith,
VIM. Jackson, Richard H Lowry
II. H Leaviit w. r Sexton
f. B. shaw, Lemuel Burr,
Geo. H. Burr, Robert 4. Newman
Christopher r. Weeden, M. M Risk
r Lawton, Benjamin Weeden,
Henry weeden Lyman Daggett,
VIM. C. Nell.
That indefatgable public agent, the Hon. Zadoc
Pratt, OF New York, exhibited on the floor of the
House to-day, beautifully prepared plan of con-
templated buildings necessary for public purposes
to be erected in Washington. He informed me
that the government are now renting ninety rooms
not one OF which are fire proof These rooms are
occupied by the Bureau of Engineers and Fortifi-
cations, the Bureau of Topography and Civil
Works, and by the Quarter Master General, Com
mssary General OF Subsistence, Paymaster Gene
raj, Surgeon Genera, Bureau OF Ordnance and Small
Arms, and the Pension Office and AZ rooms for pur
poses connected with the Treasury Department All
the public documents, papers, nc, are deposited
in these rooms, and are liable to destruction by fire
or otherwise at any instant. The proposition OF
Mr.. Pratt, as presented to Congress by report and
resolution, is to imme ediately construct buildings
containing l60 rooms, with plan 10 increase TO 264
at future period; the whole cost OF which, in
cudlng wing to the Patent office and State De-
partment, will be only $3.50 600 II is to be hoped
that no delay will be experienced in the action Of
the House on this important measure, as its neces-
slty ls apparent to any person having business at
any OF the above named departments. The com
pletlon OF these buildings will produce concen-
tration of the War, Navy, Treasury, and State De-
par,msnts, nearly under one roof, consummaton
TO be desired by all connected with the govern
ment In pent OF fconvenience, economy, and safety.
The following members constitute the select
committee on the memorial of the officers of the
National nstltute--Messrs Barnard, of New York;
Burt, of S. g.; Owen, Of Indiana; FL. Hamlin, OF
Maine; and Marsh OF Vermont
The following is the Joint committee appointed
by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House to ascertain and report the mode of exam
ing the votes for President and Vice President OF
the United States; on the part of the Senate
Messrs. Walker, of Mississippi; Woodbury., of N
III and Dayton, of N. J on the part o! he House
Messrs. Burke, of N H.; A. A. Chepmau, of Va;
] r. Ingersoll, of Pa; d. j.. Seymour, Of N. Y
| and Vance, of Ohio.
The Presidential Levee or ''drawing room," as
they are new MadisoniaHy termed, of last evening,
was fully attended, and the beautiful, most beau
ful and lovely Madame de Bodisco, graced the
East room with her presence, in company with her
gentlemanly and affable husband. The Presidents
lady received much attention and notice until the
Bodisco arrived, when all eyes were attracted in
another direction, particularly 80 while the two
were passing through cotlon to the music Of
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