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''W- ALIEN AND SEDITION LAWSi (overnowot cf the Coked Stslet, farm A correspondent at Bolivar requests lb 'rfa8r ewti hi. trat dwiy atj ffsy A -V '-3s: exmrrtinKf ia CertnnMt, rJ. brmg in etf ppw rwt JuK to CONGRESS. Tbe proceedings cf Congress on the 26th ult. were of little, importance.

ri; The Senate wa not in session. (Tjo United States, tnntaniirig resolutions nanimuasly adopted by that bjdy respecting ibote tti- I believe, have already fceeji brought lo iho notice or Her Mojettv't Government, bat it may ho well lhatWh Iho resolutions -illfiinsetvos anil thrt ffeihnfM nnnn ttiem shnn'd Lea- Fiott "tt ImdffmJtf.t f'timr, J2. AN AXCtCVT VR(SG REtmCNW. peraoo or persons, wni, meat a aioteuid, (OittU or -attempt to frocare ay5arttewi''. tiw, tint, snfcufal ajinnbly.

tr comkinatba. I. nr republicauoa in Uic Banner of the Alien and. Sedition Lavs of 1798, together with the yeas anu nays upon tueir nnssare; rcmarKini; 1. much talked about, and yet there are ihou- sands of the reading portion of the community who never saw them, anil measure Ignorant ortheir prortsioni." Wc thia fix mootU nor ficeeding five and for- jto which will bring oat IJS foaiare.

of tb comply with his request as fully as in our ther, attbedMcrelion of the coort may be hold en to pU. respectfully suggest to our readers find aoretirj for hia good Iwhavioar in och aom, and 1 The Srt of the nhjrciioat r. that the plan it- for each lime, ai the aid coort mav direct. abtatial) tbe nat a that feraMtx-d the Ttra-to preserve flits reprint as a matter of future o. it furlhtr Th.it if any r.

nepartmt. and r.je to lU 4.joe.io8.. reference. 'peiaon ahall write, print, oiler or pobluh. or ahall bleb have been regarded by many to be iwapora-Tbe Alien uctwns passed on the 25th June, Wae or prncore 10 be written, printed, altered or ble.jthat pmjerc The mint otyrevn (not on.

I paMWhed, or knowingly apd wiliinrlr an! or 1 recoKCiiiUo wkb the ixt) w. that bo I ly to icr the apnobr.n Ua4frM. mmiiii; thatH pwfr, r'te i wj be saprorrd by MBOaawiit: haM, t-co uu iwui, 1 coU BM by anv poniW.ir wake tW.Wcle ftbei Oh ie of tb pniroU? miu rf tH Sr.at Cimttee' rlan will bt ruplaiortl by a brif coaaioommn 01 io Utit.n. uom omrmnqar- 1... 1 it KXKaa.V i the Sab-Treaaory Mliemo nnder a new name.

1 Tbeae obpelion we aowrr. A very brief exaininattun will otCce lo ahow that tbe plaa propoed by the Senate Committee ditTrra e- ii i l. n' from tlut rrpoited by the Secretary of iheTresry in some ver) osemul lu.ituir. ror tntianca, nrsi, as to the proportion of Karuti.e patronage and power which enters into die composition of each. In the erg-nizaiin of ihe Board of Ezektoyer, 'proposed by tho Senate's Committee, the Secretary of tho Teary and tho Trcoror, who are ap pointed bv tha President and J-enato, but removable at ihe plusora of the Pieaidcnt, are omitted alto! gather; and tbo Board lo be compofif three Commitsiufiera.

'Lhetcnur of office of iho Com njisioner also is different: instead of bemg appointed periodically by the Provident of the United Stale, Ibey are lo ImM their others till removed for certain specified caosr. They can be removed by the President only tcitk the concurrence of the Senate, even for llui specified cauaet uf physical inability, or neglect tt violation of duty. The l're ideal may suspend any in tho re. cess of the Senate, for any of the caaei specified, and appoint a temporary but be ntul send his reanoos to doing to tho Sennto within tho first week of.ii action. If tho Senile approve, tlie Comminiioqcr is 0 bo removed; if not, tie ia lo be restored.

The inferior afficors oftha Board of Exchequer, at well as the officers of the agencies, are to be appointed by ihe Secretary of the Treasury, on Ihe recommendation of the Board, and may be remove? by him on like recommendation. From all which it will So seen, lint to be mutual checks upon the Secretary of tha Tront-uiy und the Board; anil ihe wilMtavu ifo nalronoso or power, nxcrm the aiinnintmcnl of ills three Commissioners, wilh the ndvlco and consent of the Senate; 10 be reinovud by him only with the concurrence of the Senate for the above jpecified causes. Again as to dealing in exchango. Tho Secretary's planallows Ihe Exchequer nnd its agencies to purchait exchange. Thi was doemod, on all hands, we believe, a dangerous, if not iho most dangerous and alarming features in it.

It was thought that rlio Hoard, possessed of euch a power, might pat the credit of the Government afloat to an unlimited amount, taking the doubtful responsibility of individuals in place of it, and that the ex. erciso of this powxr might lead to personal and party favoritism. The Senate Committee havo thorcfore stricken out this feature, freeing their plan from all that danger, and substituted for it the selling und colled-tug-of exchange: the selling bo on tbo depositu of specie by individuals, and tho collecting lo be of bills left for that purpose, payublo nt any point where an agency is established, but no ndvnifce or payment lo bo mado till advice is received that the bill has been actually paid. These provisions afford all tho facilities, und cqnTer all tbo benefits, with iho power lo purchase, and without tho possi bility ol rink to Government, or lavonttsiii to nidi vidaals. Then, as to the paper proposed to be issued nt a currency.

The Senate Comrtiitton'a plan does not allow any paper to be issued on lire credit of the Government to circalato as currency; whilst the Sec retary's plan allows an issue ol paper, in ratio of lhrei dollars of puper to ono ofvpecie. Tho Senate's plan allows specie notes (o bo issued as spocio to the public creditor, aad to individuals rfn 9)BGie; out nun iiuwv uru uiwiivs 10 represent, dollar for dollar, iho specie on 'hand for their redumption. This will luniuli a currency, hav ing all the-conveniences of paper nr.d the value of coin, witn peneci saioty 10 ine reopio, ono no riK to the Government. To tho Sub-Troasory system; to which it has been likened, the plan proposed by IhcScnato Comriiilleo presents, on the" contrury, a striking contrast, in Iho following particulars. First.

The Sub-Treasury- isolated lhoovern- mcnt from tho interoste and concerns of tho greol body ol tho community. It provided tho currency" for the office-holders ond contractors in Government employ, bat nbnndnned tho People lo all ihe evils of a depreciated currency; proceeding npon tho pr'mciplu that tho Government should receive nothing but gold and silver in payment of public does, nud disburse nothing but gold and silver in payment of the public creditor. But.tho Exchequer is lo receive the public dues in the sound specie-paying bank papet of the Stntes, nt iho place whare redeemable, aa well as gold and silver, and at the same time to furnith a new paper currency of tho most impregnable soundness for the uses of the community, nswollns tho. wants of tho Government; a currency which will find its way into the hands of the mechanic, iho farmer, and lle merchant, as well as tho salaried ollicc-huliler. Secondly.

Instead of locking up the public money from the uses of ihe community, whilst it is naj needed by the Government, ns the dbg-in-fx-man-ger policy uf the Sub-Treasury did, the Exchequer moke it instrumental in aiding tho great operations of commerce and prjductive industry, by the safe and legitimate operations of furnishing and collecting exchange, on distant points, often accommodating the wants of individuals and tho Government in one ond tbe same operation. These important benefits, too. -are to be conferred on the business of the coin- try without allowing the Exchequer to cngnge in (hs? more questionable ana Hazardous operations 01 counting bills, or making loans ofiho public funds, under any form whatever. Thirdly. Besides imparting salutary activity for public accnmniodtrtiiin to the idle honrds of the Treasury, the Exchequer invites forth, under tho guaranty of the public faith, the hoarded trensuro of individuals, which would bo otherwise lost to nil the productive employments of Ihe country; and rnokes it tho source of a new and accredited circulation, which, with that founded on the public revo-nnes, will furnish a national corency mlequitto to all the wants of the country, and of the'highesi conceivable credit and convenience.

Fourthly. The Exchequer is to bo ao organized that it is rendered cfTecluully independent of the Executive power. three Commissioners at the head of it are retnovablo only with ihe concurrence of ihe Senate, nnd then for certain specified causes whilst all the other officers, both in the mode of their appointmont ami removal, nre placed beyond tho power of the President. The wholo corps nf iho Sob-Treasury officers, on the other hand, were the very brood of Executive patronage. They wero all appointed directly bv ihe President, and wcro abso lutely dependent on hi, sole will and pleasure for their continuance iti or removal Irom ollice.

no genius of the system, in the most delicate of all trusts, the charge and adininisnation of the public money, was that of subserviency to Executive, power; whilst the distiuguishing feature of the Exchequer is to render it independent of the Executive, and to place il above all influences which might swerve it from iho integrity of iis high trust. Fifthly. Tbe Sob-Treasury proceeded upon the principlo that il is the duty of Government to receive nnd disburse its revenues in specie exclusively, and that there the duty of 'Government ends. The Exchequer, on the other hand. ucs the sarni cur.

rency that the People use, and proceeds tho great and fundamental principle that it is iho right and the duty of tho Genernl Government, in the col -lection, safe-keeping, and disbursement of the public revenoo, lo ail in furnishing a uniform currency and equalizing the txehange: We reserve for another occasion what farther we have to say on this subject. Texaa papers any thai Gen. Houston, to wliom Santa Anna owes his life and liberty, has written to him faro frank avowal of his intentions towards Texaa, nnd hat offered to settle the question either by negotiation or arms. Gen. Hooston, it is said, offers to meet Santa Anna in the valley of the Neucct wilh one Texian for every three Mexicans and let Ihe rr-tult decide the fate of Texas.

Little Rock Guielte. A ttmaikiWa and d-ii HattnwM at i r'l la been deiily lw mlj ib ahmmt nun nUn iS'1' J. at Ufft, HA i- 1 nbstsotBied. Thi letter which tt jj.n mtH lor ever auntmf all torn el any nth unprtrn, and owl mate ba itijorod brtrtsd aii ftubw pstnib.1.. ty tf doable Tb Upvt of fift9a 01 tititn yews has pf rvr It ft pnn turn's luimla lit vft)f ttafcxnr-abls) cnselrrsions, of which hs, ja.l twltra rather than anv certain tnmrrv vf the farts U- bcordutgly alight in tbemtilvrs) whKb wet aCsyed, aan never proved to revive turm tn ear own mind we have retorted to tho follower raxmsrr, which give th lime by in his Ittf Ister.

See vol. 33. I S3. Il so bitf history of tbe case, and present tlte maiafws and proofs. moat nii.ci'a utorsrta.

At il is prubabl that husa-trting political man will grow cat of ihe mattrra. viaiixl below, we give ihm an biarttion at this) ibfos, and whl.ool comment at in ihe tscls set The Kajelievilre (ff. Obserier pthli.had the following letter, said lo wrfctrn by a bighlr respectable Virginian, then in Teaeiet.ee: "Naihvii.i.s, Mabcii 827. "1 have just returned fpni General Jackson's. I found a crowd of company wilh him; vn Vir-ginisn wc.t of iho iminbr-r.

Hn gave rue a most friendly reception, and urged me to slay somo dsyt longer with him. Ha told mo this mo ing, lefoit all hif company, in reply lo a question 1 pat him concerning the election ul J. IV Adams to the Pret-idoney. thai Mr. Clay's friemjt made a proposition lo hit fticmla that if (hey would promise, cr hia, not to pal Mr.

AiUmt into the teat of Secretary of S'Ble, Clay and his fiVemta would, in One hiivr. maVo him, Jackson, tho 'Hi must indgnanlly rejected tho proposition, and dectarrd ho woukl not eotnproinit himself; and onlcss inoM openly and fairly made the President, by Congress, wnold never receive it. I la declared that he aul to them ha woold see the wholo earth sink under him before he would bargain oriniiigoe for it." a A correspondent9 nf tho Preis, mid -r ifntoof Washington, I8lh AprH, IS27, hating quoted the preceding letter says: 0 "After reading this xlrnnnlinarf declaration of General Jackson, 'before all hit la-alled, on Mr. Clay and inquire if he kmw any thing about it. llotTeplied, without bctil.nion, and with his accustomed frankness, 'that Iho statement that his Jrictid had made neh a proposition as the lelttl describes to the friends of General Jackton, wat, aa fur as he ltaw ot behoved, utterly destitute of foundation; that ho wat unwilling fco beliovu that General Juckton had made any such tlatomimt; bat that no matter with whom it had originated, ho wot fully pctoadVd it was flio.s fnhiicalinn, of tho tame calamnivM character wilh iho k'lemer story, put forth ftr tiro double purpose of injuring hit public character aifd propping tho causa of General himself on if Ait friends, bo dk-riED tho substantiation of the clurga before any fi.tr tribunal wliatsver." The writor goat on nnd nflera arguments why tho declaration ascribed to General Jackson could not bo true; but we thalinol copy thcmjuitl now.

The "Woshinitnn Tolesrstih" ofdhn 2iih nil. Olsons that the editor, Mr. Green, in March, 1825, heard Gonoral Jnukson malm ihe miia atalamont at is contained in the lellor In Iho Fayette-villo Observer. "National Journal" of the 28th. sneakW af the "Faymjovillo letter" Green's endorsement of iu voraeity, saya: He (General Jackton) now stands before Iho nation ihe diroci public needier nf 'Abj Clay and his friends, 'and, by of Mr.

Arbmit bo. 'the accusation haa been deliberately denied. And if General Jackson thould not sustain it hy competent nnd credible proof, -iha American 'ptiblie will not bo restrained by tho grateful rnspeet which they havo hitherto cherisheM for him, from characterizing the chnrgo at, in that evenl, il will detorvo lo bo considered." So things aland present and their condition haa boon rendered inch that, we suppose, thty cannot woll, Mop where they are. If lliese deelarationt hove been mate by General Jaoktnn, ho will not suffer them to remain impeached, but corno forward and suilarS them; if, on tha other luitd, bo has been misrepresented or misunderstood, be doubtless will aay ao. Il would teem lo ut that ifio of- fair das reached point whereat one or tho othor it duo lot the public intelligence aad public reason.

VinoiniA, Midolkozx country, Urba ha. February 8, 1842. DAn Sib: It will bg op doubt a matter of toma astonishment toou in recanting from mo iho present oddreis. I will nnl preface il wilh any kind of apology, became, in floing il, justify roy mind in the discharge of in aet of conscience nnd a duty that I feel the utmost pleasure in peiforining. Although Iho time is quite far gone since I became very innocently ii.siruift'entnl in circulating throughout tho country very great attach upon ynor character nnd viriurti'ns a gentleman, and I t.

j'MIMIW IHII, exceedingly desirous In relieve yoa, as far aa I ooi, from the slander, and my awn feelings froift Iho sevore compunction thaMs within ino, of having been, though noither directly nor indirectly your pcrannnl accuser, yet that I was drawn indiscreetly into ipc representation on attack trpon you. Il it altogether unnecessary lo enter into iho minute circumstances, at so distant a period, of how it happened, and the particular of it nlU Tito Public were at iho limn sufficiently informed; why and whereforo I brennio ihe relator of tho assault lo whirh I pnciiillytllud. tlie not solicit ine account thai gavo Iho grow, abominable scandal of you, hot merely asked if it was, nr maid poisiblo bo true. I had' long before heard ofil, and wot at the tent ofdnvcrniPenl when it wasVeproseiiled to have occurred. Tho reason nf my having mentioned it, npon whiah tbo answer wat given lo me, was, that I ihntght il nr infinite tean-dal ppon the country iflrue; nnd, if mil trae, it woubj give yoo a fair opcorlunity "at exculpating yourself.

I naa tnereioro Io objects in view, which ago easily teen; and from cither or bo ill I conceive that I rto vel could possible have had io injuro you a gonllomsn with whom I had no difiVrcnee.wiilt whom I hail been varioutly acquainied, and, though never ioti-mately so, yet there was always on uibanily and an interrhange of civilities between ns ibnt never failed to make quits a favorable impression upon me; and, if it was mil reciprocal, it was my misfortune. To tlrow difficulty in your way wilh dcij(ii was utter ly impronome, at least, yoa, a distinguished mar, in the eyet of the notion whnt advantage could "I have expected from a derision of you? Hurely it was very improbable. I ntosl assuredly ond most certainly nover enteitains.d Iho smallest prejudice or unfavorable idea nf you until ll.c ullair of till Fayelte-ville letter, thnt appeared under signature upon which was founded, I nn. qoije sorry to toy, tho charge which galloped through ihn Union against yoo. Yoor memorable pamphlet, and some lolteCs iliot gains uai in jiiui wtis cnureiy expressive ni inn wnoio iranaac.inn; anu outmagn 1 thought at tho lime that you had mil properly conceived ino, I studiously forboro to aay more than had been ex pressed in my correspondence at Wheeling, which Mr.

Noah gave. My enure object nmi it, a desire I havo to be ejoner.itnd from the boli'f of any special dnirs to ii.Mre you; for, I again declsro that I never fell iho smallol degree of uokindni.ss toward you, other thao what was at tint lima impressed apon ino by why had beon communicated. I havo never since tf. affair fallen in company with yoa hut once, and that wat tor a moment only, and it look place in thn Hall ofthe Houso of KrpTesefitaiivet. when a bsllot was goiog on for a Public Printer.

I wat 5 standing alongside nf Gorernn? Branch then a Senator of the United States, whan yoo pasted on at my back. and. -without uorcoivinc who 1 wat. bofi i yoo got up lo ot you atkeil how the ballot had gone. Mr.

Branch had not attcodod'to jt, nod I had just taken it down with a pmicil. I teuidod to Jon the paper, and afier looking at il you returned il, bowed, and patted nn. Branch then askodhe- if that was the first tiino yoa and I had met tinco'lho oflyr of the FayolteviHo letter. I said yet. Tho mai ler then vanished, and I luvo never metwith yon -since.

This letter it iniecdod to show yoa that theltng iwcumuii casaaei, mo- vice, or alttmpt hive tbe proponed effect or 001, he ot they hll be deeded joilty of a high mWeroeanor, aad on conviction, before any cmrt of United Sutea having jariadiction thereof, ahall be poa'uhed by a fine not etceedina five touBtaiMJ ftnUn Drill hw tinnfMnnmnnt Jr-1. a 1 Hid in writing, printing, ottering or pcbltahms anv i i line, wanoaiana ana inaiiciooa writing or nun fa againat the government ofths Unhed State, or eith- er hooae of tho Congreea of the Untd tataj or 1 i Tf. T.b. -M the idj'rident. or to bring them.

or ehncr of eontcm or di, or i i .1 nairij ui hid coco noonio 01 ino united state, or .1 to Stir op aedilion within the United St Men. or to 1 11 u- eicito aov onlawlol combina ions harem, for 00- I poainE nr resimme any law 01 ine united btntea. or 1 ul posing nr resintme any law of the United Stntes. or r.i -i I I. any act ot 1I18 President of the United Slatoa.

dono in pnroancenr any soch law, or of the powers in I.im vested bv the consiitation of the United Stalen or to res'Kt, oppose, or defeat any each law or act; or to am, encourage or abet anv hostile design of .1. 01 TJT VM SMe' "JTITr Xh'a "eh VZn havlliB laruul cl an thrvenf. hi.ll I. .1 ue punisnen uy a nno not exceea og two trioosand doners Hu by a nno not exceeding two thoosand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years. Sec.

3. Andbe it further enacted and declared. That if any person shall be prosecuted under this oct, for tho writing or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for tho defendant, npon the trial of the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, tho truth of the matter contained in tho publication charged as a libel. And the jury who shall try tha canso, shall have a right tn determine tho law nnd Ihe fact, ondcr tha direction of the court, as in other cases. Sec.

4. Andbe it further enacted, That this act shall continue and be in forco until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and one, nnd no longer: Procidl, Thnt the oxpiratfon of the net shall not prevent or defeat a prosecution and punishment of any ofTenco against the law, durin" Iho time it shall be in force. JONATHAN DAYTON. Speaker of the House of Rerictcnlativts. THEODORE SEDGWICK, President of the Senate, pro tempore.

Approved July 14, 1798. JOHN ADAMS, President of the Uniled Stales. The final vote on this art in the House of Representatives was taken July 10, 1798, anil was ayes 44 nays 41 as follows, (See House Journal, p. 379.) Thoao who voted in the affirmative, ore, 1 John Allen, George Baer, jun. Boiley Bartlotl, James A.

Bayard, David Brooks, Christopher G. Champlin, John Chapman, Jumos Cochran, Joshua Ooit, Samuel W. Danu, Robert Goodloo Harper, Thomas Hartley, William Hindman, Hezekiah L. Hosmor, James H. Imlav.

John Wilkes Kittera. Samuel Lyman, Harrison G. Olis, Isaac Parker, John Rood, John Rutledge, jun. James Schuremnn. William Edmond, Thomas Evans.

Abiel Foster. Dwight Foster, Jonathan Freeman, Henry Glen, Chuuncey Goodrich, William Gordon, Roger Gris- wold, William Barry Grove, Samuel Sewall, William Thomas Sinnickson. Samuel Sit- greoves, Nathaniel Smith, Peleg Sprague, Georgo Thatcher, Richard Thomas, Mark Thomson, Thom as liiiingnnst, Jonn IS. Von Alen, and Peleg vv.adswortn. Those who voted in tho negative, are, Abraham Baldwin.

David Bard. -Leninel Boninn Thomas Richard Brent. Stephen Bullock, vemsey uurges, 1 nomas Ulaiborne, William Charles Cole Claiborne, John Clopton, John Dow-son, George Dent, John Fowler, Albert Gallatin, James Gillespie, Andrew Gregg, John A. Henna, carter li. Harrison, Jonothnn N.

Havens. Jnsnnh Ileister. David Holmes, Walter Jones. Edward Livingston, Matthew Locke, M. Lyon, N.

Macon, W. Matthews, Blair Clenachan, Joseph M' Dow-ell. Anthony New, John Nicholas, Samuel Smith, William Smith, Richard Sprigg, jun. Richard Stanford, Thomas Sumter, John TricE. Phillio Van Cortlandt, Joseph B.

Vartium, Abraham Venable, and Robert Williams. The vote of the Senate is not before us. From Ihe Jualional Intelligencer. THE SENATE COMMITTEE'S PLAN OF A FISCAL AGENT. Having allowed (0 oar readers time to possess themselves fully of the Report of the Select Committee of tho Senate, explanatory of tho plan nf on Exchequer proposed by them, we shall now redeem our promise by making a few observations upon tha menta 01 ine plan.

that a general disorder vitiates the currency of the country, and to on extent beyond rocovory without tho aid of. tho General Government, is our first position. All parts of the country ore not equally afflicted, it is irue, any more than all parts of the animal body ore equally affected by a morbid cause in any one pail; but no sovcral States, nor scarcely any 0116 Stale, of this Union, can be seriously alfecled without the whole circle of States soflering sympathetically more or less. The suffer ing, however, sulhciently pninlul to demand relief. At this very moment whnt is the state of the What is called "currency" in this city of which, by the way, there is none lo bo had without paying a high premium for it is from three to three nnd a halt per cent below tha par of specie.

the only legal tender; and, if the "currency" was no worso elsewhere, it might, perhaps, be borne with. Hut here, in Washington, on what lerms con yon make use of the paper which constitutes the only circulating medium of tho grcnter part of the Union? On Virginia bank paper you must, in converting it into "current money," lose five and a half Sollars in the hundred; on Wheeling (Va.) ten dollars in the hundred; on Tennessee paper fifteen dollars in Ihe hundred; on New Orleans pa per leu in the Hundred; on Alabama Jouriccn mine hundred; on some other States yet more; and for the Bunk paper of Ohio and Illinois you can get absolutely nothing at all. These States are particularized only because we have had, no later than no hour or two before penning these lines, practical demonstration, to our cost, that such are the rales of ex'change of bank paper here. That ihis is a mala of things demanding whatever action the General Government can exert to relieve it is our next position. It is not a case, therefore, we say with tho Senate Committee, in which Members of Congress are at liberty to foH their arms and resolve to do nothing.

Neither the friends of a National Bank, (the most favorable opportunity for establishing which has most unhappily been allowed to pass away without improvement) nnr of the Sub-Treasury has boon repealed in deference to the public will) can justify themselves lo their constituents or to their country in each a course. Jziure itr an attempt to accomplish any thing for the good of the country would yet be a merit in tho oyes of the people; but to refuse even to make the attempt invnlve a very oeiioas responsibility on tho part of Representatives to their constituents. In this view of the subject, it may be said, we are governed by ocrown particular feelings. Wo confess it. We connoi behold the public distress unmoved; and he who can must be either more or less than man.

It is therefore that we have seen with pleasure, in tho Reports which have been made in the two Houses of Congress, the first signs of serious purpose to attempt something for the relief of the Government and the People. Wc hope much from a perseverance in this purpose, in a spirit of concession such as the emergency invites on tbe part of the patriots and statesmen to whom the Constitution has confided the trust, which none bat they can exercise effectively, of reforming and regulating the currency. Of the two plans which havo been reported of Congress, we have a decided preference for that in the Senate, os expounded and explained by hs Committee. The reasons of tbe preference, however influential, it will bo unnecessary to give, when we say that' vre believe that the Senate plan holds forth tho promise of great good to the People a Well aa In the Home of Representatives, the rcso- lution reporlcd fry the Retrenchment Com" tuittee, respecting the number of clerks. to be employed by tbe House, was adopted by ayes 147, to-'noes 16.

A communication was received from the Prciiidcnt, in answer to the resolution of the House calling for information in regard to the present state of the negotiation now pending between this country and Great Britain upon the subject of the North Eastern botrndary. The President nys that without detriment to the interests of -the country, in his opinion, he cannot make public the Tecent negotiations. This communication was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Communications were received from the Treasury and Navy 'departments, the first relative to the emoluments of Collectors of ports of Entry, audjhe latter respecting the cost of Steam Ship's, and the proceedings of tbo Court Martial in the case of Capt. Bolton.

Tho Speaker then presented a memorial from Messrs Blair Rives, respecting the printing of the census document-. After various propositions for the reference of this memorial, Mr. G. Davis ioved an amendment, which directed that Blair Rives and Thomas Allen be directed to suspend their printing of this Job, until the Committee on Claims had made a report. The amendment was adopted.

Tlie instant resumption bill has finally passed tho Semite of Pennsylvania by a voto of 20 to 11. LATER VHOiX EUROPE. The packet ahip iNorth America arrived at New York or. Thurnday, with London dates to the 7lli January and Liverponl to the Sth. Ixrd Aahburton win to embark or.

the 24lh in a Government steam frigate, and is expected to remain iu this country bat a short time. The Queen has granted portion of the Canton ransom to the troops employed in tho attack on that oily; the shares of colonels will bo 900 each, of lieutenant colonels 720, of majors 530, of captains 216, and of lieutenants 144. Officers of the navy, sharing, according lo thoir relative rank, with those of the army, London, Jaiiuiry 7. The rnonoy market here continnan tn become more relieved from the pros-earo which has so longprevailcd, and the payment of dividends commences to-morrow, (Saturday.) and ao important improvement is very confidently expected general btwiness, in the course of the ensuing week. The cotton market is rising considerably in Liverpool, nnd there is everywhere the appearance of returning hopes of better times." 'the market for tobneen has been lower daring the last month; nhonl 1,400 hhds.

having been sold in London at a reduction of per cent. The imports, deliveries, and stocksof tobacco have bcen'largcr in 1841 than in the preceding year. Liverpool Cotton Market, January S. Although the business of tho week has been carried oh with less spirit than during thut which closed iho year jast past, the market for A-mcrican descriptions (nave Sen Islands) have been exceedingly firm, end the qsotalions fully supported. Surats are us before, and long stapled in the same dall rfhd heavy state.

500 bales American have been taken on spncnlation, and '200 American and 100 Surat for export. The sales to-day about 5,000 bales of all kinds, Surat or, speculation,) the market closing with rather more animation. 1 he import this week is 18,212 boss. and the snles are 23,930. viz: SO Sea bland, 10 a 164; 10 Stained 6A a Upland, 4 a Gj; 9350 New Orleans, 44 11 73,8,170 Alabama, iic, 5 a 470 Pernam-buc, 71 a 73 Dull Green has been delending American credit in a series of articles in the Morning Chronicle, and it is said with much effect.

Extensive Failure in Glasgow. The large concerns of Messrs. Wirigato, Son, wholesale warehouse men in Glasgow, slopped payment on the 29th Decembor. The liabilities are considered not to bo under 120,000, and it is ex pected that tho concern will lam out well for the creditors. The British have cxpciienocd severo reverses in' India.

Thi-re has beon some hard righting between the Ghilzies, a tribe of hardy mountaineers, who hold the mastery over the passes leading from Ca- bul to JellBlabad and Peshawar. It appears that a tribute, or black mail, paid to them for liberty to pass through their defiles, having been reduced or not paid bv Shah Sooiah, they elopoed tho mails comjng from Calcutta and through the Sikh country. There were orders issued to clear the passes, and a force ondor Sir Robert Sale proceeded from Cabal foi the purpose. The force encountered considerable obstacles; the mountaineers being fully acquaint ed with the ground chose such positions as enabled them, with their long matchlocks, to do great exe-cstion amons the British. Of tha officers 3 were liilled, and 10 wounded, among the latter Sir Robert Sale.

The number of British rank nnd (jle killed or wounded in this engagement wtis 250. STILL LATER. The arrival of the first British mail steamer at Charleston, brings intelligence seven daya later yet, as follows: "LivEitPOOL, January 15. Wo much regret thnt the stnte of our market is so unfavorable There was a fall lat week in prices of new American cotton of Jd. per and Ihe market is still drooping.

A sale wa made to-day of 500 bales, which was considered-one of the lowest ever made, except aume in 1829. We quota Uplands ordinary. 4i fair, -68; good. 6jd. "It is a bud Bign, that, notwithstanding" the accounts from your sido of the inferior quality of your crop, the prices of good cotton are comparatively low, as this is generally Ills sign of a bad trade.

"No account of short crops from your side will have much influence on our market; the improvement must commence in Manchester." "London, January 15. Wheat very dull, and prices ore now quoted at 8s. lower than at the highest current. duty has advanced 10 24s. 8d.

American nour bonds 30 a 829. "Kor ihe present, business is at a stand, owing to the winter. Cotton has been flat during the week." "Havre, January 12. Our cotton market remains without animation. The very cord wealhor almost prevents communication with tho.

interior. Our principal holders appear anxious to sell, and from tho irregalarity'nf prices forthe last two diys a new decline is near at hand. The first change of wind will bring large aad long expected supplies, under which prices mast inevitably give way." Thia intelligence will aggravate 4he embarrass-, menta of New Orleans. New Movement in Philadelphia. tVe learn from Bicknell's Reporter that the following -pledge is in circulation in the city of Philadelphia: Whereas, The painful experience ot the laat fivo years haa rendered it apparent that legislative wisdom aod power will not, or cannot, relieve the people from the corse of an irredeemable currency, whereby the trader is robbed of his capital, and the laborer of the proceeds of his industry.

"We, tho nndorsigned, being fully convinced of the effiracy of ihe Macon Specific, do solemnly pledge ourselves to receive no bank notos, or paper issues, at more than their specie value, as rated in the papers of the day, in any business transaction after Saturday, the 19th of February, 1842. Bounties on Silk. Twelve of the States have, by legislative enactments, granted bounties on the production of cocoons and raw silk, and tits business is steadily, though alowly progressing. It is computed that more than 30,000 lbs. of raw silk were produced in the United States daring 1841.

In 60 years, or less, Silk will be tbe second utaplo product of oar country. Jlmcr. Farmer gum auscnea (01 will nntl the resolutions, ey course ninnng ik uocunrcnlt regularly stranamiueo -to tils Legislation, and tbe dehatea in Ihe newspapers whh which it haa been (applied from thil Department. Yoo will avail inunelf of tti early oppnrlunily of communication to Iard Aberdeen, in the manner which yoo may down, moit expedient, the tubtlance of tliia despatch, and )oa will receive farther in-alractuinareaijeelini tho cose of the Creole, onlest It ahall become the subject of discussion at Washington. In all yar ctynrnanicaxions with Iter Majesty' Government, yoo will leek to impress jl with a foil conviction of tbe dangerous importance lo the peace of tbo two countries of occurrences df thin kind, and xhedelicale nature of Jhe questions to which they givo rite.

REPUBLICAN BANNER. from the Secretary of State on the subject of the "Creole" to Mr. Evcrclt, our Minister at London, will be found on the first page. COUNTY ELECTIONS. The election for County officers held on Saturday last, resulted Tti tlte re-election of Robert B8 Cnstlcronn, CJerk of the County Court, Felix ft.

Rain, Sheriff, and Greenwood Payne, County Trustee. The follow ing named gentlemen were clectcdjJustices of the Pence-for the Nashville utstrictviz. Messrs. E. S.

Hall and Wilfeins Tannehffl (reflected) and Messrs. J. H. McEtven, Benjamin harp, G. D.

Fullmer and Josiah Fei riss. Messrs. Jesse W. Page and L. E.

Temple were re-elected Constables for the Nashville district. POPULAR LECTURES. Rev. J. T.

Wheat lectifres tc-tnorrow (Tuesday) evening at the Masonic Hall.at 74 o'clock. Subject Taste. OS" Wo" publish nn important documentin another column a letter from Cnrler Bev erly, the conspicuous personage who gavoj currency in to tbe charge of uttempted bargain offered by the friends of Mr'. Clay to the friends of Gen. Jackson, in which he now declareithe wholo.story to be without foundation in iruthl Justice to Harry of the CK3" In addition to the arfivals of Spring and Summer Dry Goods already noticed, we observe thnt extensive stocks nre open and ready for the inspection of Country dealers ut the Auction Rooms of Messrs.

C. Connor, S. Bradford Sc. Scny fc Skepherd Jind nt the wholesale dry goodsthouse of Messrs. T.

Eagin Co. We are in. possession of Now Orleans pa pers to tneaeth ult. lor-wntcn we are tnacotcii to the politeness of Mr. Clesk of the fine Steamer Red Rover.

The Red Rover left Now i the 26th ult. nnd arrived at this "port on Saturday evening last. K3-Forlate notice ol tbe JM. u. MarKetsee commercial head.

-UNFORTUNATE, The Murtreesboro' Telegraph sayRt.Wm. Gilliam, an old resident of Rutherford, was drowned on Wednesday last, whilst attempt- liivnr T4ij hnc 13 not been found. i In the last Murfreesborougli Telegraph we find the valedictory of E. Harrimatt'-Esq. The printing establishment has been purchased by Mr.

J. W. Smith, and the editorial department is td be'eenducted by his brother Mr. W. H.

Smith, recently one of rtie editor of the Huntsvillri'Advocate. With the proprietor, Mr. J. W.oSmit!i,,we have had ulottg nnd intimate' intercourse, nnd take pleasure in recommending him to the favorable con sideration of tho citizens of Rutherford, among whom ho goes a stranger, as'a gentleman or worth and integrity, and a proficiont in his -In 4he hands of the Messrs. Smith the Telegraph, will continue, as it ever has efficient and able co-labourer in the advocacy of whig principles.

We heartily wish them prosperity and success. We make ihe following attract from the opening address of the proprietor to the pat rons ofthe Telegraph, the crowded state of our columns to-day preventing us cfrom publish ing it entire. "In passing into our'hands tho political- character of trie Telegraph undergoes no ehaoge. It will continue to be a Gtm and unwavering advocate of whig principles. Viewing those principles aa no-eessory to the security ond permanency of our democratic institutions, and the perpotnity of our liberties, we will nao all honorable means to advance them into tlie favor and affection of the people.

We will endoavor to' make our paper an efficient auxiliary in their support, and guard them from all encroachments whether made by friend or foe. No business-was transacted in Congresson the 25th, both housesshaving attended the funeral of the Hon. Lewis Williams. The Hon. Franklin Pierce, Senatoiof the United States from New Hampshirehas re.

signed his Beat.4 a The following are appointments hy the President, by and with the advice and 'of the Senate. 'Luther H. Traak, receiver of public moneys at Kalamazoo, Michigan, vice Thomas C. Sheldon Elijah B. -Wilherbee, receiver of pablio moneys at Genesee, Michigan, vice Chos.

C. Hoscall. The Louisville Journal's Cincinnati cor respondent under date of the 3rd says: Tho bank tesuinptioa-has gone off herot without any popular derangement. Flour and whiskey arrive per cqal in moderate quantities, aod sell at 7Da 'or oasana 14c. for whiskey.

FOUND GUILTY." Thfi Union of the 3d inst. says: Tbe trial of William G.Carrol for tbe ronrder of Rev. Iaaac Lindsay terminated oji Tuesday last, hayiugbeen commenced on Thursday prevtooa, and ''ritmi in vnrdiet aeainst the prisoner of tnvm Seitence was not prononneetPupon the prisoner; his counsel giving notice that an appeal would be taken from the verdict ot tnejury, ui i Conrt. arcSi 7, VC01 Onm.llinil IniHI IllU III fho frlllmm.n.r ulua, viz. (see nets of the 5th 143.) "jjn ACT concerning Jlient.

Sec. 1. St it tnaclU by fit Senate and Hons, h.l it It atiall be lawful for in Congrcst aettmbled. That me i-reaiaent 01 ine unnea statet at any time daring lc. un.n aonng a he lhall judge danzorooa to thd peace and aafetv it a.

1 11 of tho United atale, or shall have reasonable eroonda to npoct are concernrd in anv treasonnh mo i.uiiiniuuui.17 ui mis nrj, tu urucr an ancnoient 1 or ninin.t thm 1 .1. J' ecret machmation9 the Government' r. of. lo depart out of the territory of lbs Un ted w.thm soch lime as shall be expressed in thereof, stniea wtmin sacn bb be exprcit acb order which order ahall be served on such 1 ijry 1 6 the some nt Iih annul abnde, and rotorned to the office of the Semtary of St.ie. by the marshal or other person to whom' the same shall bo directed! lie fonnd at lame within the United State, iimii 1 limn litmtiin in anrh nrftpr hi.

it.ininiira not having obtained a lictnei from the President to reside therein, or having obtained such licence shall not have confirmed thereto, everv such alien shall. on conviction thereof, be imprisoned for a term not exceeding three years and shall never after bo admitted to become a citizen of the United States, Provided alwayt, and be it urllier enacted, That if any alien so ordered to depart ahull prove to the satisfaction of the President, hy evidence to be taken before such person or persons as the President ehall direct, who are for that purpose hereby au- tnorizea to administer oatn, ttiat no ininrv or dan ger to tho United Siaios will arise from suffering euch alien to reside therein, the President may grant a licence to sucn alien to remain wittiui the United Slates for such time as he shall judge proper, and at sacn ptaceas ne may aesignate. And the 1'resi dent may also reqniro ot euch alien lo eater into a bond to ihe United States, in such penal sum ns ho may direct, with ono or mnro sufficient sureties tn the satisfaction of the person authorized by ihe President 10 take the snme, conditioned for iho good behavior of such alien during his residence in the United Slates, and not violating his licence, which licence the President may revoke, whenever oe shun trunk proper. Sec 2. -tfrir be it further enacted.

That it shall be luwfol for the President of tho United States, whenever lie may deem it necojsary for the public safety, to order to be removed out of tho territory thereof, nny alien who mayor shall bo in prison in pursuance of this act; nnd to causa to be arrested and sent out of the United Stales such of thnao a-liens as ahall have been ordered to depart therefrom and shall not have obtained a licence as aforesaid, iu all cases' where in the ooujion of the President tho public safety requires a speedy removal. And if nny alien so removed or sent oat of ihe United Mtales by the President shall voluntarily return thereto, unless by permission of the President of the U'nited States, such alien on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned 90 long as in the opinion of the President, the public safely may require. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted.

That every ister or commander of any ship or vessol which ahadl come into any port of the United Slates after the first day of July next, shall immediately on Wb arrival mako report in writing to the collector or othor chief officer of tho customs of such port, of all aliens, if any, on board his vessel, specifying thitir names, age, the place of nativity, the country fro which they shall havo come, the nation to which they belong and owe allegiance, their occupation and a description of their persons, as far as he shall bo informed thereof, and on failure every such master and commander shall foifeit and pay three hundred dollars, for the payment whereof on default of such master or commander, such vessel shall also he holden, and may by such collector or other officer of the customs be detained. And it shall! be the duly of such collector or other officer ot tine customs, forthwith to transmit to the office of the department of Slate true copies of all such returns. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Circuit and District Courts of tho United States, shall respectively have cognizance of all crimes and offences against this act.

And all marshals and othor officers of the United States are reqaired to execute all precepts and orders nf the President of the United Stales issued in pursuance or by virtue of this act. Sec. 5. And be it farther enacted, That it shall berlawful for any alien who may be ordored to bo removed from the United States, by virtue of this act, to Cake with him such part of his goods, chattels, or other property, as ho may find convenient; and all property lelt in the Uniled Stutes, hy any alien, who may bo removed, us aforesaid, shall be, and remain subject to his order und disposal, in the same manner, as if this act had not been passed. Sec.

6. And be it further enacted, That this act shiill continue and be in force for and daring the term of two years from the passing thereof. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Th: JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the Uniled States, and President of the Senate. AjppnovED June 25,1798.

'-JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States, The above act passed tho House of Representatives by a vote of 46 to 40, which vote was as follows, (See House Journal, p. 436.) -Those who voted in the affirmative, ore, John Allen, George Baer, jnn. Bailey Bartlett, James A. Bayard, David.Brooks, Stephen Bullock, Christopher CS. Champlin, John Chapman, James Cochran, Joshua Coit, W.

Dana, William Edmond, Thomas Evans, Abiel Fos ter, Dwight roster, Jonathan Freeman, Henry hiuiiccy Goodrich, William Gordon, Roger Griswold, William Barry Grove, Bobort Good-loe Harper, William Hindman, Hezekiah L. Hos-mer, James II. Imlay, John Wilkes Kittera, Samuel Lyman, William Matthews, Lewis R. Morris, Harrison G. Otis, Isaac Parker, John; Reed.

John Ruiledge, jnn. Jamos Schpreman, Samuel Sewall, William Shepard, Thomas Sinnickson, Samuel Sit-greaves, Nathaniel Smith, George Thatcher, Richard Thomas, Mark Thomson, Thomas Tillinghaat, John E. Van Alen, nnd Peleg Wadawotth. Those who voted in the negative, are, Abraham Baldwin, David Bard, Lemuel Benton, Thomas Blount, Richard Brent, Dcmsoy Barges, Thoreas Claiborno, William Charles Cole Claiborne, John Clopton, Thomas T. Davis.

John Dawson, George Dent, John Fowler, Albert Gallatin, James Gillespie, Andrew Gregg. John A. Henna, Carter B. Horri'on, Jonathan N. Havens, Joseph I leister, David Holmes, Walter Jones, Edward Livingston, Mnlthcw Locke, Matthew Lyon, Nathaniel Macon, Blair McClenachan, JosepTi M'Dowell, John Milledge, Anthony New, Samuel Smiih, William Smith, Richard Sprigg, jun.

Richard Stanford, Thomas Sumter, Abram Trigg, John Trigg, Joseph B. Varoum, Abraham Venable, and Robert Wil-liama. The vote in the Senate we ennnot now lay our hands upon. The Sedition act was passed on the 14th July, 1793, and expired by limitation on the 3d Marsh, 1801. It is in tho following words, (See acts of 5th Congress, p.

202.) An ACT in addition to ihe act, entitled "An act foe Iho punishment of certain crimes agaiait tlie United States." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America, in Congress assembled. That if any persons shall unlaw- fully. combtno or conspire together, with mteat to I opposo any measure or measures or the government of the United Slates which are or shall be directed by proper authority or to impede the operation of any i law of the United States, or to intimidate or prevent any person holding a place or office in or under lho-1 1 i 1 1.