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DAILY CPU RANT. HARTFORD: MONDAY, DECEMBER SO. UTTown Meeting ai the City Hall, this dav, at 9 A. M. To the Editor of the Courant Sir It is the wish of several porsons who have been cured of Neuralgia by the remedy with which they became acquainted from the following article, origi.

nally published in the New. York Spectator, that it with a return of tho complaint three or four times, but by taking one or two of Abernethy's blue pills, it has immediately given way. On ono occasion, in order as he said to lest the medicine, he allowed the symptoms to progress rather too long, the old enemy fairly laid hold of bim, and almost set him a roaring for two or three hours. Since the establishment of the medical college in Geneva, he has been informed, and believes, that the disorder originates in the liver, which, doubt, lets, accounts for the blue pill acting so quickly on it. CTThe sloop Venus, Henry W.

Adlcr master, from Providence for New. York, was lost in the vicinity the Falkland Islands week before last, and it is supposed that all her crew have perished. She left Newport a few hoars previous to the severe snow storm. Her cargo consisted of domestic goods of the value of owned by merchants of Providence, on which there was an insurance of 2000, and one hundred hhds. of molasses fully insured.

From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce, Dee. 28. FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

We are indebted to Messrs. Grinnell, Minium Co. for London papers to tho evening of Nov. 26th, and Liverpool to the 27tb, brought by the fast sailing packet ship Georgo Washington, which has arrived below, and is laying off and on until 1st of January, that her goods may have the benefit of the reduction of duties, which goes into cfloct on that day. H.

B. M. packet Swift, arrived at London, Nov. 26th, from Mexico, with 57011,000 in specie. London, Nov.

26, (evening.) The intelligence from the United Slates (to Nov. 7lb by the Patrick Henry) has not had any effect on the British market, nor may be republished in a paper in this Slate; and it is accordingly sent lo jou with the rcquost that you will insert it, for the benefit of any among your readers who may be suffering fiorn this dreadful malady. A Reader. NEURALGIA. Geneva, Feb.

20th, 1638. Observing in a lato number of the Spectator, a notice of the death of Dr. Ives, from that dreadful disorder. Neuralgia, (commonly but erroneous'y called Dolour, eux,) 1 beg leave to send you the particulars of the case of a gentleman of this village, which in its intensity and duration, seems to bear a close resemblance to that of your lamented friend, but whoso speedy and perfect cure, after all hope had deserted him, is a wonderful instance of the power of medicine, when skilfully and properly applied. Tho gentleman in question was attacked in the fore part of the left arm, and the disorder was considered and troatod as rheu.

matism, exactly like the case of Dr. Ives. I fear sim lar mistakes are not of unfrequent occurrence. After several months' perseveranco in the usual reme. dies for rheumatism, without, of course, the slightest relief, it was supposed to be inflammation of the peri, osteum, and treated accordingly, with no alleviation to the sufferer.

It was then surmised that it might be tho remains of a youthful complaint, even after an interval of thirty-five years Numerous remedies were applied in vain. After six months indescribable suffering, the patient was intro. duced to a physician passing through Goiiova, who named the complaint, and who succeeded in removing it for about two months. But it then mude its reap, pearance, with aggravated severity, in tho left thigh and leg; tho medicines which had formerly given relief had not now tho slightest effect. Many months pasd, other remedies were tried, among which, (ex.

elusive of cxlerior application, hot bathing, and drink, ing the waters at Avon Spiings,) I may montion quinine, solution of arsenic, turpentine and winter, green, belladonna, savin with valerian, Colombo root, and saltpetre infused in brandy. All those potent medicines were persevered in, each for a length of time; the putien, moanwhile, wasting away to a per. feci skeleton, and his sufferings during the night so dreadful, that his shrieks were sometimes heard ncross a wide street! For full nine months ho had not, on the ave-ogo, three hours sloep in the twenty.four, although ho was in the habit of taking morphine in quantities that would fend healthy person to sleep torover. lie Kept tue Dome oy his bedside, and such were the tortures he endured, that during some of tho paroxysms, he applied the phial to his lips reckless of the consequences The only effect produced, however, was a temporary dolirium. Sleep was a stranger that never visited his eyes until toward daybreak, when poor exhausted nature was worn out, and would bo no longor delayed he then would drop off into dozes of an hour or so at a time.

His agenies were intense, and often heightened by hearing his wife in an adjoin, ing room, waking up hour after hour, listening to his groans, and weeping at lior inability to administer to his distress. This lady bad written to England, with a description of tho case, requiring the opinions of some of the most eminent of the london faculty upon u. Ail nope nan aeserieu mm, wnen, to use his own expiession, he was thinking of the grave yrd every hour, und in fact thinking of nothing si no. lis ww, by the blessing of God, restored to perfect health in one week's time, through the skill of Dr. Dnyton, of New.

York, then resident in Geneva, although not practis. ing. 1 lie uocior was going on a visit to lew.lorK, and the gentleman asked whether lie would take a written description of his case, and submit to Dr. Hosack, with a fee. Dr.

Dayton not only agreed, but said he would with pleasure endeavor to collect the opinions of his friends among the He said, however, he thought it would bo throwing money away not from want of skill in the eminent physician named, ot whose extraordinary ability ho expressed the highest admiration, but, said he, if I were you, I would try a pill compound ot three grains of common bluo mercury, pilhydrarg and one grain extract stramo. nium, ono lo be taken every night at bed time until the gums are a little affected, then leave off for a few days, and resume. Tho Doctor gave the prescription, and proceeded on his journey. The gentleman took one of the pills that very evening they were contin. ucd for six nights without any perceptible abatement of the disorder.

But on awakening on the morning of the seventh day, and finding, to his astonishment, the tun shining, and refreshed beyond all compiehension by a long night's ptrject repose, and all pain gone, he felt, as he expressed himseit, as it he had awaked to the joys of heaven in ancther life! His delight was as great, or greater probably, than ever falls to tho lot of man. He had slept sound an-:) undisturbed for upwards of ten hours, free from aii paia, and awoke with an inter, nal conviction that his malady was at last mastered And this after twelve months ot excruciating torture, which none can conceive who have not suffered from this dreadful disorder, certainly lite r.sverest that can afflict humanity. He had alight return of the painifora few davs, but by continuing tho pills for about fourteen nights, with, out any other application, and without tho gums being affected, the cure was periect. lie was a well man At the end of that lime he was enabled to lay aside his crutch, for the pain of putting his foot to the ground was so excessive, he had become a perfect cripple. His friends were astonished lo observe the man, who but a few days before, and for a whole year, had been seen creeping along on a crutch, pale, emaciated, and reduced lo a shadow, now walking briskly and firmly along.

(shortly alter the cure was cttecled, a letter arrived from London, whorein six different modes of treat, ment, to be tried in succession, were recommended, by two of the most eminent of the London faculty, and it is a singular fact, that every one of these but the last had been tried, and failed. The last was, finally, try a course of mercury." And that invaluable medicine had effected the cure; for Dr. Dayton admitted the stramonium was intended merely as a soother. The particulars of the case, which I have endeavor, ed to narrate as shortly and distinctly a unprofea. fionat knowledge permits me, should surely induce patients never to despair.

Under the blessing of Divine Providence, this gentleman wos restored to perfect health in the space ot fourteen days, after twelve months of indescribablo sufToring.when all hope had vanished, and he a sighing for death as the only blessing that could befl him. I ought perhaps to add, that he has been threatened From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce. Letter feom John Quinct Adams, respecting the captured aplicani op the a mist ad.

Quinct, 19th November, 1839. Ezttad. Dear Sir, Tho rostitut on of fugitive or rebellious slaves never can be claimed under any general stipula. tion for the restitution of property. The Treaty of Peace concluded at Ghent did stipulate that the British forces should evacuate alt places in the United Stales without carrying away slaves or other property.

Here, in the first place, was no delivery up. The stipulation only was that they should not carry away and in tho second place, although slaves are recognized as prop, erty, yet it is property of a peculilir character, which would not be included under the general denomination, and was therefore specially named. Had they not been specially named, Great Britain never would have listened for a moment to a claim of indemnity for car. rying them away. The Africans of the Amistad were cast upon our coast in a condition perhaps as calamitous as could befall human beings; not by their own will not with any intention hostile or predatory on their part, not even by the act of God as in the case of shipwreck, but by their own ignorance of navigation, and the deception of one of their oppressors whom they had overpowered, and whose lite they had spared to enable them by his knowledge of navigation to reach their nativo land.

They were victims of the African Slave Trade, recently imported into the Island of Cuba, in gross violation of the laws ol tho Island and of Spain and by acts which our own laws have made piracy punishable with death. They had vindicated their natural right to liberty, by conspiracy, insurrection, homicido and the capture of the ship in which they were embarked and of her cargo. For this act of homicido and capture they wero accused by the two Cuban Spaniards embarked with them in the ship, of murder and piracy, and they were claimed by the same two Cuban Spaniards, accessories after the fact to the s1ave.trade.pl racy, by which they had been brought from Africa to Cuba, as their property, be. causo they had bought them from the slave-trade pi. rates.

They knew nothing ot the Constitution, laws or language of the country upon which they were thus thrown, and accused as pirates and murderers, claim, ed as slaves of the very men who were then their cap. lives, they were deprived even of the faculty of speech in their own defence. This condition was sorely ca. lamilous it claimed from the humanity of a civilized nation compassion it claimed from the brotherly love of a Christian land sympathy; it claimed from a Re. public professing reverence for the rights of man justiceand what have we done 7 A naval officer of the United States, seizes them, their ship and cargo, with themselves; tramples on the territorial jurisdiction of the Slate of New York, by seizing, disarming and sending on board their ship, without warrant of arrest, several of them whom he found on shore roleases their captives admits the claim of the two captives to the fifty masters as their slaves and claims salvage for restoring them to ser.

vitude. They are then brought before a Court of the United States, ot once upon tho charge of piracy and murder, upon a claim to them as slaves, tint upon claim aaamitt their pretended masters tor salvaire.br kidnapping them again into slavery. The Circuit Judge decides that the United States do not exercise the right of all other civilized nations lo try piracies committed in foreign vessels that he thereupon can. not try them for piracy or murder, but that the Dig. trict Court may try whether they are slaves or not; and as it is doubtful whether this trial will behold in Connecticut or New York, and it must take time to ascertain in' which, they shall in the mean timo.be held as slaves to abide the issue.

Is this compassion 7 Is it sympathy Is it justice 1 But here the case now stands. Truly yours, J. Q. Adams. Extract of another Letter.

I see it asserted in the newspasers that Gov. Ells, worth has offered his services to aid tho counsel of those unfortunate men. Most cheerfully would I follow his example and offer could 1 indulge for a moment the hope that any service of mino would savo the lives of tlioso most distressed and most injured follow men, and onr country from the deep damns, tion of delivering them up to the merciless revenge of their i. a. The Salem Gazette of Tuesday says We learn that the banks in Boston have united in offering lo the Philadelphia banks such indulgence in the lime and mannor ot paying balances due, as will greatly lacili.

tale tho resumption of specie payments in Philadel phia, if the banks in that city are otherwise in a condition to redeem their promises to pay. From the Fhil. North American, Dec. 24. In recording the history of the timos, we may men.

tion the appearance of a circular signed by several of the largest houses in Boston engaged in tho domestic business, addressed to our banks in which a resumption of specie payments by them at an early day is strongly urgod. The most cogoul reason given for it, is in the destruction of trade between the two places, which a further co itinuanco in suspension and the consequent depreciation of our currency, must occasion. They say thai Ihey have submitted to a loss of from 8 to 15 per cent, on all notes due to them, which have become payablo ainco the suspension, but that of courso they are unwilling to do so on new engagements. In order to put an end to the present stagnation of the trade betw the two places, they urge tho hanks to name an early day for resumption. As this Journal has never advocated the line of policy which led to the suspen.

sion, we feel oursolves more at liberty to speak on this subject. The evil has occurred, and it is now our duty to examine in what way a recurrence of it can be averted, and when a return to specie payments can be best brought about. We believe as we are in a state of suspension that a delay of a few months, more or in a return to sjiecie payments is a matter of but little consequence, provided that by the delay a greator degree of certainty in its continuance is insured and much loss and suffering by the community prevented. The bodios of eleven of the sufferers by tho late storm were buried from the Unitarian Church, in Gloucester, on Sunday last. The sermon was delivered by Rev.

Mr. Waite. The procession which followed the bodies to the grave was hy far the longest ever seen in Gloucester. The bodies of a targe number of the sufferers still remain buried in the deep. Salem Gatette.

IT.Re!ative to the report taken from the N. Y. Courier Enquirer, of the defalcation of a cashier of one of the Philadelphia Banks, that paper ot Saturday states that it has not been confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE OP THE DAILY COURA4T Boston, Dec. 28, 1833.

I have again to record the occurrence of a violent storm with its attendant consequences, great dostrnc. tion of property, and, there is-reason also to apprehend; no inconsiderablo loss of human life. I have not, however, ss yet, heard of any of the latter, but I see not how it can have been otherwise. The duration of that portion of tho storm wherein all the mischief was-done, was exceedingly short, much more so even than, tho one last Monday, and yet the injury to the shipping at tho wharves has far exceeded that which was done-by both the others. This was partly owing to the tide being at its height dur ing the greatest violence of the gale, and thus allowing the vessels more room to move against each other in, but in part, the greater force of the wind.

Yesterday morning the weather was exceedingly mild, the wind being from the south west and every thing promising a mild and a warm rain. Toward evening the rain began to fall, but very moderately, and with but little accompanying wind. Towards twelve, however, tho wind" began to increase, and at about two it became a violent gale, which continued until nearly day light. Those who were out during the whole of it represent its violence as very far ex. ceeding anything they ever before witnessed.

At our wharves the damage done not only to but also to piers and their contents, is very great. The Casco, a ship belonging to Portland, was stove in and sunk, as were several smaller vessels, while all the shipping in every portion of the harbor presented the greatest degree of confusion eves witnessed. A great deal of lumber, wood, and coal was washed! overboard in many parts of the eity. In the midst of the gale-, tho Columbiana, a shin. anchored at a wharf in Charlestown, broke from her fastenings and was driven with great violence against a the old Charlestown bridge.

With so great a degree of force was she propelled against it that she made a elean passage completely through the bridge, and was driven against Warren bridge where she also nearly made a breach. As it was, her encounter was so severe that the pier of the bridge, on which was the toll.house and several small tenements, was carried away, They were occupied by twelve individuals, all of whom, most providentially, were rescued. Strange to eay the vessel itself sustained but trifling damage. Although the destruction In out inner harbor wn far greater than that which was caused bv the nrevinn. storms, yet as the wind was off the shore the greater poiuon ot me time, and was accompanied with a warm rain instead of snow, there is everv reason to believe that the damage in the outer harbor as well as in wie whole bay will be far less than before.

Election in the Sixth District. We have re. turns from all but four towns in the district, which give Mr. Baker a majority of 19 votes. There are four towns to bo heard from, viz.

Dana, Leverett, Heath and Buckland, which gave over two hundred majority against Baker at the former trial. He may have sue. ceeded, but we foar not. Boston Atlas, Dec. 28.

We learn that the collection mado in the Tenth Presbyterian Church (Rev. Mr. Boardman's) on Sun. day evening last, at the celebration of the semi. century anniversary of the establishment of the General As.

Bcuiuijr, aiiiuuMieu iu nomijr si inousana aouars, a sum which it is said will probably be increased next Sunday by the contributions of many who were pre. vented from attending by the inclemency of the weath. er. Philad. National Gazette.

The Storm. We learn that the storm of last night and this morning produced a very high tido in our harbor, and did some damage to the railroad, though not such as to impede the travel. On the west side of the harbor, the Dyke was overflown, and much damage was done among outhouses and the pigs and poultry in the sluiceway between Meadow and High streets. Several fine hogs were drowned in their pens. Grimes's tenement on the causeway was seven feet doep in water.

Some damago was done on Long Wharf, though we have heard of none to the shipping. Our informant says, so high a tide has not been known for twenty years. Wo are informed that West Bridge, on tho New York road, is so damaged as to be unsafe to pass, and tho dyke beyond it is washed way. New Haven Herald, Dec. 28.

The Van Buren.Bcnton.locofocos canot disguise their annoyance at the election of Mr. Hunter. He is a eub-treasury man, it is true; that is, he is an ad. vocato of a sub-treasury system, but 1 believe it is generally understood that the Administration cannot frame a bill for a sub-treasury, to whioli Mr. Hunter would give his vote.

He once made a speech in favour of the scheme but he never gave a vote for the bill. The sub-treasury men will find him rather impracticable. In other respects, Mr. Hunter is a State-rights Whig; and opposed to all the demoralizing dogmas and practices of the men in power, and especially to the principles of the spoils system. Some of the Southern Whigs who were most active in securing his election, say he will giva an excellent organization of the House.

He has no affinities hatever with any of the Benton faction, or tlieGlohecab.il; and will never submit to take his orders from the White House. The country may rejoice at last that there is an independent Speaker in the House of the people. Washington Correspondence of the N. Y. Times.

there much business doing at the present hour. The brokers and jobbers are arranging their accounts against next Thursday, which is settling day Friday is settling day in the Foreign Market. We ha ve various opinions in respect to the informs, tion received this morning from New York. Somo are of an opinion that affairs there are gradually improving; our accounts state that things are in the same stale as by the previous accounts. From the Morning Herald, Nov.

26. The general advices from our manufacturing dis. tricts are very far from being of a favorable nature indeed little else could havo been anticipated, when the tenor of the late accounts from New York are taken into consideration. It appears that the manu. facturers, belli in cotton and woolen trades, find much difficulty in getting rid of their stocks in consequence of the state of the discount markots and it seems pretty evident that very few of the late remittances from the United Stales have been available to the pro.

motion of trade between the dealers in raw produce and the manufacturers, and also between the manufacturers and the factors or foreign merchants. The manufacturers, therefore, are perfectly hoodwinked as to their future operations, and there is, of necessity some apprehension that in many instances they will either stand still, or carry cn thoir operations on a very limited extent. The Corn Market has also been very flat to-day. Frst rate samples bareley maintained the quotations of the last woek, whilst medium samples were unsaleable. The accounts received to day from Genoa state that a great quantity of Odessa wheat was lying off that port, awaiting orders fortius market but as wheat is there worth about 45s.

sterling per quarter, freights about 8s. to 10s. per quarter, with a duty here of 20s. 8d. per quarter, it cannot be imported to pay, especially whilst the monied interests are chary of discounting the first rato mercantile paper at 6 per cent.

There has been no pressure for monoy on tho English Stock Exchange, but the market for British" Stocks has been dull all day and left off heavily. It has been rumored at Lloyd's, this afternoon, that the Gazette of to.morrow evening will announce in. struetions for the blockade of the Chinese seas. On strict inquiry we do not discover any confirmation of tho report. From the Times, same date.

Money continues greatly in demand, and much in- convenience is experienced out of doors from the difficulty of procuring accommodation in Ihe way of discounts. Marriage Intention of the Queen. On Saturday evening, Nov. 23d, an Extraordinary Gazotto was published, containing her Majesty's declaration to the Privy Council, announcing her Maiestvs intention to ally hersolf in marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. The declaration is as follows I have caused you to be summoned at the present time in order that I may acquaint you with my resolution in a matter which deeply concerns the welfare of my people, and the happiness of my future life.

"It is my intention lo ally myself in marriage with the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. ueepiy impressed with the solemnity ot the en. gagemcnl which I am about to contract, I have not come to this decision without mature consideration, not without feeling a strong assurance, that with the blessing of Almighty God, it will at once secure mv domestic felicity, and servo tho interests of my country. I have thought proper to make this resolution known to you at the earliest period, in order that you may be fully apprised of a matter so highly important to me and my kingdom, and which I persuade myself will be most acceptable to all my loving subjects." Whereupon all the Privy Councillors present made their humble request lo hor Majesty that her Majesty's most gracious declaration to them might be made public which her Majosty was pleased to order ac cordingly. Gen.Watne's Endorsement Gen.

Anthony Wayne, in his Letter to the Secretary of War, giving an official account of his sanguinary Indian Battle, in 1792, said My faithful and gallant Lieutenant Harrison, ren. dered the most essential service, by communicating my orders in every direction, and by his conduct and bravery, exciting tho troops to press for victory." Mr. Speaker Hunter voted against Mr. Garland for Clerk and for Mr. St.

Clair Clarke, the Whig can. didate. 0The Hon. Thomas Kempshall, member of Con. gress from Monroe county, who has been detained at home by indispensable engagements, passed through this city yesterday, on his way to Washington.

Albany Eve. Journal, Dee. 26. Trouble among the Indians. In the Iowa Sun of the 13ih ult.

we find the following as a postscript We stop the pi ess to announce a difficulty between tho Sacs and Winncbagoes. It appears that the Foxes and Winnebagoes had agreed to hunt on tho same ground during the fall and tho winter, some 50 or 60 miles west of Dubuque, on the heads of tho Waubese. pinacon river. Two or three days after, a party of Sacs, headed by Pasliapahoo, or Stabbing Chief, at. tacked the Winnebagoes, and killed 40 or 50.

Two of the Sacs wore killed. An Actual Conversation. "Paddy, which do you like this country, or ould Ireland best Thin, I dunna they're both bad enough." "How! what have you to complain of?" "Why, to be shure. ov the money a body could'nt get at home, an' the money wan can't keep here." Well, of the two evils, which do you thnk you would prefer, if you were put under oath 7" Faix, thin, I believe me heart would go in favor ov ould Ireland." Why don't you go home then." So I would, only for wan thing." What's that The tico wire 'id never agree, an I'd have no paice in the cabin." And, having thus made an open confession of his connubial delinquencies, Paddy was off like a shot. WHIG HOMIII ATIOlf S.

POR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM IIEXRY HARRISON, of Ohio. Appointed byJom Adams, and re-appointed by MrJxrrER- son, Governor of the Territory of Indiana, in 1801. By Mr. Madibon, commander-in-chief of the North Western ByAhkiyrw.LowciTiiiN8 in Ohio, a member of Congress Eylhe Lig islatuRE of Ohio, a Senator of the United States in 1823 and i By J. a Adams, Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic ol Colombia, in 1828 POR VICE PRESIDENT.

JGIIN TYLER, of Virginia. AKBAMJEMEJiTS FOR 1840. 8-We have procured from the Foundry of Messn. George Broce Sc JVew-York, Fonta of new and beautiful type, which were cart expressly lo our order, and on which we shall commence printing our paper on the first of January. At that time, the Daily Courant will be considerably enlarged, but no change will be made in the price.

We shal I continue to publish it at $5 per annum payable in advance. Nu subscription received for a less term than three months. TR1-WEEKLY PAPER. We also intend, on the first of January, to commence the publication of apaper, THREE times a the country, which will contain all tlte wading matter of the Daily Courant. It is intended for our country friends who do not take a daily paper, bnt who desire to receive the news oftener than once week.

We liave not concluded on what days to publish it but shall probably fix on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It will be sent by mail, or delivered to those who call for it at the office, at 13 per annum. No subscription received for a less term than six months. We shall have no carrier for tbo tri-weekly. Sue-T reasurt.

On looking into the proceedings of the United Stales Senate a few days since, we observed that the Hon. Mr. Wright, a senator from the State of New York, had given notice that as soon as that House were ready to proceed to business, he should introduce the bill which has generally been called the Sub. Treasury bill. The object of this early movement is very apparent.

The nieasura will undoubtedly pass rapidly through the Senate, and be ready to be taken up in the Houso of Representatives the moment they get under way, if the administration are secure of a majority in that body. This they will be, if the New Jersey members are put out, and prevented from voting, which they undoubtedly will be, at loast until after that question is through. If the bill is hustled through Congress iu this way, and the President's signature is once affixed to it, there will be no way of getting rid of it but by a repeal and a repeal, requiring the assent of both Houses, and the Executive spproba. tion, the chance of obtaining it will bo hopeless. This may serve lo explain the reason why such persevering exertions have been made, to shut out the regularly returned members from New Jersey.

Had they been admitted, os on every principle of law, right, and usage, they ought to have beon, before tho Speak, er was chosen, the majority in the Houso would have been against the administration. Hence arose tho necessity on the part of the administration, to excludo them, at all events, until after the organization of the House, because if once admitted, they would have had a full right to act until.the House, not nmob, had settled the question of their right to their seats. This view of the cose presents to the people of the Union, a subject of the greatest importance for their consideration a subject of inconceivably greater mo. ment than whether the Governor of Now Jersey has mode a false certificate of election in favor of the persons returned as members. The constitution authorises the House lo decide that question; and when brought regularly before them, it would be their duty to near and determiee it.

There is no possible legitimate mode ef doing this, but by admitting the per. sons holding the regular certificates in the first place, and then upon a remonstrance against the truth and validity of the eredontiaW, to hear the evidence, and come to a conclusion upon its merits. But the persons assembled at Washington claiming to be returned as members of the House, but holding no better proof of the validity of their claim at the outset, than the New Jersey members have, uurp the authority necessary to enable them to shut these members from the enjoyment of their rights, for the sole purpose of securing a major, jty, (for the time being at least,) in favor of the administration. If the people of the United States submit quietly to this gross violation of their constitutional Tights and privileges, they are prepared to yield a servile submission to despotism. Did they elect their representatives, and send them to Washington, to vio.

the constitutional privileges of one of their number, for the mere purpose of enabling the Executive branch of the government to usurp absolute authority over the legislature 7 If they did, they are slaves. If they did oot, tbej will speedily let the men who have osorped this power, know that they will not submit to its dictates,.