The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Newton, was taken up and agreed to.

Mr. Cocke rose and observed, that he had, at the last session, made some remarks on the subject of the president's accounts, and that those observations were founded on certain documents which he now held in his hand. He moved that these documents be referred to the select committee, to whom was committed the message of the president, on the subject of his accounts with the United States. The motion was agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Archer, the question on the passage of the bill was ordered to be taken by ayes and noes.

The question was then taken, when there appear

ed

On motion of Mr. Whittlesey, it was Resolved, That the committee on commerce be instructed to inquite into the expediency of causing a survey to be made, under the direction of the president of the United States, of the south shore of lake Erie, from the northern point of the outlet of Sandusky bay to Erie in the state of Pennsylvania; and of such bays and ri-Thompson, of Ken. Tomlinson, Trimble, Udree, Vance, of Ohio, vers, or other places, within the boundaries aforesaid, as the en. gineer, who may be employed for the purposes aforesaid, shall deem important or necessary, at which to construct or improve harbors, or erect light houses, for the security and promotion of the commerce on said lake; and that the engineer be directed to draw plans of the places so designated and make estimates of the expense of constructing or improving such harbors. The following bills from the senate, viz: An act to provide for the security of public money in the hands of clerks, of courts, attorneys, marshals, and their deputies. And an act for the relief of the lumbian college in the district of Columbia; were twice read and referred to standing committees. On motion of Mr. Call, of Florida, it was Resolved, That the committee on roads and canals be instructed to inquire into the expediency of opeping a canal across the pen insula of Florida, to connect the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with those of the Atlantic.

AYES-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, of Ten. Allison, Baylies, J.
S. Barbour, Bartley, Beecher, Blair, Bradley, Breck, Brent, Bur-
leigh, Call, Cambreleng, Campbell, of Obio, Cassedy, Clarke, Con-
dict, Cook, Crowninshield, Cushman, Cuthbert, Durfee, Ellis,
Farrelly Forsyth, Forward, Fuller, Gazlay Gurley, Hayden, Hemp
hill, Henry, Holcombe, Houston, Ingham, Isacks, Jennings, J.
T. Johnson, F. Johnson, Kent, Kremer, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher,
Little, Locke, McArthur, McKean, McKee. McKim, McLane, of Del.
McLean, of Ohio, Mallary, Martindale, Mercer, Metcalfe, Miller,
Mitchell, of Md. Moore, of Ken. Moore of Alab. Neale, Newton,
Owen, Patterson, of Penn. Patterson, of Ohio, Plumer, of N. H.
Poinsett, Reed, Reynolds, Ross, Sanford, Sloane, Wm. Smith,
Spence, Standefer, J. Stephenson, Stewart. Storrs, Strong, Test,
Vinton, Wayne, Webster, Whittlesey, Wickliffe, James Wilson,
NOES-Messrs. Abbot, Alexander, of Va. Allen, of Mass. Archer,
Henry Wilson, Wilson, of Ohio, Wolfe, Woods, Wright-97.
Bailey, P. P. Barbour, Campbell, of S. C. Carey, Cocke, Conner,
Crafts, Craig, Culpeper, Day, Dwinell, Edwards, of N. C. Foot, of
Con. Foote, of N. Y. Frost, Garrison, Gatlin, Govan, Hamilton,
Harris, Harvey, Herriek, Herkimer, Hobart, Hooks. Jenkins, Left-
McDuffie, Mangum, Marvin, Matlack, Matson, Mitebell, of Penn.
wich, Lincoln, Litchfield, Livermore, Long, Longfellow, McCoy,
Olin, Outlaw, Plumer, of Penn. Richards, Saunders, Sharpe, Sibley,
Arthur Smith, Alexander Smyth, Spaight, Sterling, A. Stevenson,
Stoddard, Swan, Tattnall, Taylor, Ten Eyck, Thompson, of Penn.
Co-Thompson, of Geo. Tucker, of Va. Tucker, of S. C. Tyson, Whip
ple, Whitman, Williams, of N. Y. Williams, of Va. Williams, of N.

The joint resolution yesterday offered by Mr. Longfellow, respecting furnishing certain copies of documents to a Lyceum in Maine, was read a second time, and the object of it having been explained by the mover, it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

C. Wilson, of S. C. Wood-72.

The bill was, therefore, passed.

Mr. McLane gave notice that he should, on Monday, ask the house to take up the appropriation bill. Mr. Webster gave notice that he should, on Monday, ask the house to take up the bill "more effectually to punish crimes."

Mr. Forward gave notice that he should, on Monday, ask the house to take up the bill "to impose duties on sales of merchandise by auction."

And then the house adjourned till Monday. Monday, Jan. 24. Many petitions were presented The house then took up the consideration of the bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to pur-and referred, and several reports on private claims chase stock in the Chesapeake and Delaware canal received. company.

A long and lively discussion followed-but we cannot do more than mention the names of the speakers, which were Messrs. Trimble, Hamilton, Garrison, Mallary, Sharpe, Little, Marvin, Storrs, Buchanan and Mc

Lane.

After which, the question on the passage of the bill was then taken by ayes and noes, when there appeared

Mr. Hamilton, from the committee on military af fairs, reported a bill providing for the gradual increase of the corps of engineers, and for equalizing the rank, pay and emoluments of the professors of the military academy at West Point, and for other purposes; which was twice read and committed. On motion of Mr. Livingston, of Lou. it was Resolved, That the committee of ways and means' be instructed to inquire into the expediency of permitting a drawback to be had on foreigu brandy and wine, when exported to any place in Mexico, Guatimala, or South America, in casks of not less then fifteen gallons.

countries was chiefly by means of mules, and that casks of 90 gallons, (the present limit on which drawback is allowed), were too large for transport on the backs of those animals.] Adopted.

AYES-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, of Tenn. Allen, of Mass. Allison, Baylies, Bartley, Beecher, Blair, Breck, Brent, Buchanan, Call, Cambreleng, Campbell, of Ohio, Cassedy, Collins, Condict, Cook, [The reason given in support of this proposition Crowninshield, Cushman, Cuthbert, Durfee, Dwight, Ellis, Farrelly, Foot, of Conn. Forsyth, Forward, Fuller, Gatlin, Gazlay, Gur-was, that the intercourse with the interior of those ley, Harris, Hayden, Hayward, Hemphill, Henry, Herkimer, Holcombe, Houston, Ingham, Isacks. Jennings, Johnson, of Virginia. J. T. Johnson, F. Johnson, Kent, Kremer, Lathrop, Lawrence, Lee, Letcher, Locke, McArthur, McDuffle, McKean, McKee, McLane, of Del. McLean, of Ohio, Mallary, Martindale, Matlack. Mercer, Metcalfe, Miller, Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, Mitchell, of Maryland, Moore, of Kentucky, Moore, of Alabama, Neale, Newton, Owen, Patterson, of Penn. Patterson, of Ohio, Plumer, of N. H. Plumer, of Penn. Poinsett. Rankin, Reynolds, Rose, Ross, Sanford, Scott, Sharpe, Sloane, Wm. Smith, Spence, Standefer, Sterling, J. Ste phenson, Stewart, Storrs, Strong, Swan, Test. Thompson, of Penn. Thompson, of Ken. Tomlinson, Trimble, Udree, Vance, of Ohio, Van Rensselaer, Vinton, Wayne, Webster, Whittlesey, Wickliffe, James Wilson, Henry Wilson, Wilson, of Ohio, Wolfe, Woods and Wright-113.

Mr. Carter, of South Carolina, laid on the table the following resolution:

Resolved, That the president be requested to communicate to this house any correspondence, in his possession, which he may not deem it improper to disclose, which has taken place between the government of the United States and that of France, touching the interpretation of the 8th article of the treaty for the cession of Louisiana. [Agreed to next day.]

at the military academy, to Great Britain, for the purpose of ex-
amining the improvements made in that kingdom, in the roads,
railway's, canals and other branches of engineering.
The resolution was not agreed to.

Mr. Livingston offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the committee on roads and canals be instructed NÕES-Messrs. Abbot, Alexander, of Va. Bailey, Barber, of Con. P. P. Barbour. Bartlett, Bassett, Bradley, Buck, Burleigh, Cady to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation suffCampbell, of S. C. Carey, Clark, Cocke, Conner, Crafts, Craig, Culcient to enable the president to send four of the cadets, graduated peper, Day. Dwinell, Edwards, of N. C. Findlay, Foote, of N. Y. Frost, Garrison, Gist, Govan, Hall, Hamilton, Harvey, Herrick, Hogeboom, Hooks, Jenkins, Leftwich, Lincoln, Litchfield, Little, Livermore, Long, Longfellow, McCoy, McKim, Mangum, Marvin, Matson, Morgan, O'Brien, Olin, Outlaw, Richards, Saunders, Sibley, Arthur Smith, Alexander Smyth, Spaight, A.Stevenson, Stoddard, Talliaferro, Tattnali, Taylor, Ten Eyck, Thompson, of Georgia, Tucker, of Va. Tucker, of S. C. Tyson, Whipple, Whitman. Wit liams, of N. Y. Williams, of Va. Williams, of N. C. Wilson, of S. c.

and Wood-74.

The bill was, therefore, passed.

The "bill for continuing the Cumberland Road," was then read a third time.

The joint resolution offered by Mr. Longfellow, authorizing the public documents, printed by order of congress, to be furnished to the Gardiner Lyceum, in the state of Maine, was read a third time, passed, and sent to the senate.

On motion of Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts, the house proceeded to the consideration of tha 5:

Tuesday, Jan. 25. The speaker laid before the house a communication from the department of the treasury, transmitting an account of the dividends on the pub-volve upon the house: lic stock, since the establishment of the present government, which remain unclaimed.

Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, moved that the report of the committee appointed last session, on the Beaumarchais claim, which was laid on the table, be taken up and considered.

The motion was negatived.

On motion of Mr. Breck, of Pennsylvania, it was 2d. The roll of the house shall then be called, and, Resolved, That the committee on naval affairs be instructed to on its appearing that a member or members from twoinquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to authorize the set-thirds of the states are present, the house shall imtlement and payment, by the proper officer, of all debts due for

On motion of Mr. Miller, of Pennsylvania, it was Resolved, That the committee on commerce be directed to inquire into the expediency of repealing so much of the act "entitled "An act to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, approved March 24, 1799," as requires the issuing, by the surveyor or chief officer of inspection in the ports of the Unit ed States, of particular certificates, usually denominated excise certificates, which shall accompany such cask, chest, vessel, or case of distilled spirits, wines, or teas, wherever the same may be sent, within the limits of the United States, as evidence that the same until an election is made, no proposition to adjourn 4th. From the commencement of the balloting The house resumed the unfinished business of yes-shall be received, unless on the motion of one state, terday, being the bill further to provide for the punishment of crimes against the United States.

where there is more than one representative from a state, the duplicates shall not both be deposited by the same person;

"Resolved, That the justices aforesaid, in pronouncing their

judgment, in any such cause, as aforesaid, ought to be required, by law, to give their opinions, with their respective reasons therefor, separately and distinctly, if the judgment of the court be against When the votes of the states are thus all taken in, the validity of the part of the constitution, or act, drawn in ques"Resolved, That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to the sergeant-at-arms shall carry one of the said tion, as aforesaid. ballot-boxes to one table, and the other to a se-report a bill, in conformity to the preceding resolutions." After debate, in which Messrs. P. Moore, of Ky. parate and distinct table; Letcher, Clay and Webster took part, the committee rose and obtained leave to sit again.

One person from each state, represented in the balloting, shall be appointed by its representatives On motion of Mr. Conway, the house went into to tell off said ballots; but, in case the representatives fail to appoint a teller, the speaker shall committee of the whole, Mr. Metcalfe in the chair, on the bill to authorize the laying out and making of a appoint; That said tellers shall divide themselves into two road from Little Rock, in the territory of Arkansas, sets, as nearly equal in number as can be, and to Cantonment Gibson, in the same territory. The one of the said sets of tellers shall proceed to blank for the number of commissioners was filled count the votes in one of said boxes, and the with the word "three;" and, after a few general, but very appropriate remarks, in explanation, by the deother set the votes in the other box; When the votes are counted by the different sets of legate from Arkansas, the committee rose, reported tellers, the result shall be reported to the house, the bill without amendment, and it was ordered to be and if the reports agree, the same shall be accept-engrossed for a third reading. On motion of Mr. J. T. Johnson, the house then ed as the true votes of the states; but if the reports disagree, the states shall proceed, in the went into committee of the whole, Mr. Saunders in the chair, on the bill to regulate the post office desame manner as before, to a new ballot. 6th. All questions, arising after the balloting compartment; and, after some remarks from Mr. Johnmences, requiring the decisions of the house, which son, the committee rose, with leave to sit again—and shall be decided by the house voting per capita, to be the house adjourned. THURSDAY'S PROCEEDINGS-JANUARY 27. incidental to the power of choosing a president, shall In the senate. Mr. Williams submitted the followbe decided by states without debate; and, in case of an equal division of the votes of states, the questioning resolution for consideration:

shall be lost:

7th. When either of the persons from whom the choice is to be made, shall have received a majority of all the states, the speaker shall declare the same, and that that person is elected president of the United

States.

Sth. The result shall be immediately communicated to the senate by message; and a committee of three persons shall be appointed to inform the president of the United States, and the president elect, of said

election.

The report was read and ordered to lie on the

table.

The house then proceeded to the unfinished business of yesterday, which was the bill making further provision for the punishment of crimes against the United States.

Mr. Livingston, of Louisiana, moved to amend the bill as follows:

(The amendment of Mr. Livingston proposes to strike out the 18th, 19th, and 20th sections of the present bill, and to insert in lieu thereof several other sections, the object of which were, to define the crime of forgery, and provide for its punishment by confinement at hard labor, not less than seven, nor more than fifteen years, and to provide for the punishment of the various modifications of this offence, and guarding against the evasion of punishment by technical exceptions. The general purpose of the bill was to substitute imprisonment at hard labor, in lieu of death, as the punishment for forgery.]

After considerable debate, Mr. Livingston's amendment was negatived, by a large majority. Another amendment was then offered by Mr. Livermore, which was also decided in the negative.

The bill, as amended, was then ordered to be grossed and read time on Friday.

Resolved, That the postmaster general be directed to report to the senate the amount which, in his opinion, it will be necessary to appropriate, to render the post road, passing through the Indian country, hetween Columbus and Jackson, in the state of Missis sippi, fit for the transportation of the mail from the city of Washington to Natches and New Orleans, in covered carriages or stages.

The bill, authorizing the president of the United States to cause a road to be marked out between the western frontier of Missouri and the internal provinces af Mexico, was read a third time, passed, and sent to the house for concurrence.

The bill "for securing the accountability of public officers and others," was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

After the consideration of executive business, the senate adjourned.

House of representatives. Mr. Rankin, from the committee on the public lands, reported the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on the public lands be discharged from the further consideration of the reports of the commissioners appointed to examine titles and claims to lands in the territory of Michigan, and that they be referred to the secretary of the treasury, for his report on the same, to be made at the next session of con

gress.

The resolution was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, it was Resolved, That the committee on military affairs be instructed to inquire into the expediency of further extending the time now allowed by law for issuing and locating military land warrants.

An engrossed bill "to authorize the laying out and making of a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson, in the territory of Arkansas," was reada third time, passed, and sent to the senate.

The house then passed to the unfinished business of yesterday, and took up the bill "to regulate the post office department."

On several of the sections of this lengthy bill, considerable debate arose, in which many members, been-sides the chairman of the post office committee, (Mr. On motion of Mr. Letcher, of Kentucky, the house J. T. Johnson,) took part. Several attempts were then went into committee of the whole on the state of made, without success, to introduce amendments. One the union, and took up the resolutions moved by Mr.of these, which proposed to strike out that part of L. at the last session, as follows:

"Resolved, That provision ought to be made by Isw, requiring, in any cause decided by the supreme court of the United States, in which shall be drawn in question the validity of any part of the constitution of a state, or of an act passed by the legislature of a justices shall concur in pronouncing such state, that part of the said constitution, or act, to be invalid; and that, with out the concurrence of that number of said justices, the part of the constitution, or act of the legislature, (as the case may be), so drawn tu question, shall not be deemed or holden invalid.

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the bill which gives jurisdiction to the state courts
to try criminals who shall rob the mail, &c. gave
rise to an interesting discussion, of much length.
At a late hour, the committee rose, and had leave to
sit again.

A message was received from the president of the United States on the subject of the removal of the Irdian tribes from the lands which they now occupy

Appointments. The following appointments have recently been made by the president, with the advice and consent of the senate:"

James W. McGoffin, of Kentucky, to be consul of the United States, at Acapulco, in Mexico, in the place of Wm. Steele, deceased.

Ethen Shipley, to be attorney for the district of Maine, for four years, from the 7th of February next. George R. Robinson, of New York, to be consul for the port of Tampico, in Mexico, in the place of Nathaniel G. Ingraham, jr. deceased.

The general arrived at Richmond on Saturday the 22d instant. He landed amidst the roar of artillery, and was escorted by a committee of the executive council, with his son and secretary, to his lodgings-bia. a military procession accompanied him.

William Wheelright, of Massachusetts, to be consul for the port of Guayaquil, in the republic of Colom

William McRee, of North Carolina, to the surveyor of the public lands in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansaw. Mr.

Maryland. Edward Lloyd has been re-elected a senator of the United States, from the state of Maryland, for six years, from the 4th of March next. Lloyd received 54 and Mr. E. F. Chambers 34 votes: Brigadier-general John Stricker has been appointed major-general, in the place of major-general Harper, deceased.

New-Jersey. Many acts of incorporation were passed at the late meeting of the legislature of this state. The banking mania again begins to rage-we have not profited, as we should, by woful experience. The capital of these new institutions is chiefly taken up in New York, and, in one day, three millions were subscribed to the "New Jersey Protection and Lombard bank" to be located, we suppose, on the bank of the river, opposite the city of New York. Pennsylvania. The amount of money due to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania for unpatented lands, due and unpaid, is stated at upwards of one million five hundred thousand dollars.

John R. Thompson, of Pennsylvania, to be consul at Canton, in China, in place of Richard R. Thompson,

deceased.

Abraham B. Norris, of Virginia, consul at the port of Maracaybo, republic of Colombia, in place of John M. Macpherson, resigned.

William Simmons, of Florida, to be one of the members of the legislative council of Florida, in place of James Gadsden, resigned.

George Blake, of Massachusetts, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Massachausetts, for four years from the 26th of January.

William A. Griswold, of Vermont, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Vermont, for four years, from the Sd of March next.

Hezekiah Huntington, of Connecticut, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Connecticut, for four years, from the 17th of January.

This state owns $1,789,067 202 of turnpike stock, which, during the year 1824, yielded the enormous re-ed States for the western district of Pennsylvania, venue of eleven hundred and eighty-seven dollars fifty

cents.

A cotton factory is now erecting in Fayettville, (N. C.) capable of containing 10,000 spindles; it is the property of Mr. McNeil of that place, and a gentleman of Providence, (R. I.)

Alexander Breckenridge, to be attorney of the Unitfor four years, from the third of March next.

John Gadsden, of South Carolina, to be attorney of the United States for the district of South Carolina, for four years, from the 7th of February next

John W. Smith, of Louisiana, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Louisiana, for four

Fonthill Abbey, which is, perhaps, the most magnifi-years, from the 4th of January. cent edifice in England, has been converted into a woollen manufactory.

Prior Lee, of Tennessee, to be attorney of the United States for the eastern district of Tennessee, for four years, from the 3d of March next.

Fire. A letter from Macon, Geo. states, that the Samuel C. Roane, of Arkansas, to be attorney of the Branch Bank of Darien, at Macon, was destroyed by fire on the 26th of December. All the money and United States for the district of Arkansas for four papers which were in the bank were destroyed, in-years, from the 7th of February next. cluding seven thousand dollars in collection notes; one hundred and thirty thousand dollars belonging to the Darien Bank, and between five and six thousand dollars of the Hamburgh Bank, which were on deposite. The fire is supposed to have originated by accident.

Thomas Swann, of the district of Columbia, to be attorney of the United States for the district of Columbia, for four years, from the 23d of January.

John H. Fox, to be collector of the customs, at York Town, Virginia.

Joshua Taylor, to be collector of the customs for the district, and inspector of revenue, for the port of

Monument to Washington. The Grand Lodge of the state of North Carolina has voted five hundred dollars towards erecting a monument at the grave of Wash-Ocracoke, N. C. ington, at Mount Vernon. A similar grant, it will be recollected, was made by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and that of Tennessee.

Fortitude. General Green stated that, "at the battle of Eutaw Springs, hundreds of my men were as naked as they were born. Posterity will scarcely believe, that the bare loins of many brave men, who carried death in the enemy's ranks, at the Eutaw, were galled by the cartouch-boxes, while a folded rag or a tuft of moss protected their shoulders from sustaining the same injury from the musket."

Wolves. By a report of the comptroller of New York, shewing the amount of money which has been paid out of the treasury of that state, for the destruction of wolves, since the year 1913, it appears to have amounted to the sum of $88,714 15.

Wm. P. Custis, to be collector of the customs for the district, and inspector of revenue for the port of Folly Landing, Va.

John M. McIntosh, to be collector for the district. and inspector of revenue for the port of Darien, Geo. James Owen, to be collector of the customs at Wilmington, N. C.

James Prince, to be collector of the customs at Newburyport, Mass.

Zabdiel Sampson, to be collector and inspector of the revenue at Plymouth, Mass.

Nichols Biddle and Manuel Eyre, of Pennsylvania, E. I. Dupont, of Delaware, and Henry Eckford, of New York, and Wm. Patterson, of Maryland, (in place of John McKim), to be directors of the bank of the United States, on the part of the government.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR.

We add the letter referred to by Mr. Clay, for the better understanding of the motives which influ enced him in publishing his "card."

Washington, Feb. 3. On Wednesday next the house of representatives will proceed to the election of a president of the "Washington, January 25, 1825. United States, for four years from the 4th of March Dear sir: I take up my pen to inform you of one of the next; and, though it is a matter which must needs most disgraceful transactions that ever covered with interest every member, there is less apparent feeling infamy the republican ranks. Would you believe that about it than might have been expected. It is pre-men, professing democracy,could be found base enough sumed that all have agreed, in their own minds, as to to lay the axe at the very root of the tree of liberty? what they will do, in the various contingencies that Yet, strange as it is, it is not less true. To give you a may occur; and hence the seeming calmness that full history of this transaction would far exceed the prevails. There are many speculations as to the re- limits of a letter. I shall, therefore, at once proceed sult; but I shall not venture to pronounce upon them. to give you a brief account of such a bargain as can The city is already very full of strangers, and an only be equalled by the famous Burr conspiracy of overflow is expected; but the general opinion is that 1801. For some time past, the friends of Clay have little will happen to gratify curiosity. hinted that they, like the Swiss, would fight for those who would pay best. Overtures were said to have been made by the friends of Adams to the friends of Clay, offering him the appointment of secretary of state, for his aid to elect Adams. And the friends of Clay gave this information to the friends of Jackson, and hinted that, if the friends of Jackson would offer the same price, they would close with them. But none of the friends of Jackson would descend to such mean barter and sale. It was not believed by any of the friends of Jackson, that this contract would be ratified by the members from the states, who had voted for Mr. Clay.

Considerable stir was made by the appearance of Mr. Clay's "card" in the "National Intelligencer" of Monday; and many opinions were expressed as to the effects that would grow out of it. It has been answered by a "card" from Mr. Kremer, in the same paper, of this day. During the interem the house has been steadily employed in the transaction of important business, having passed all the appropriation bills, and was yesterday engaged in discussing that part of the rules proposed to be observed during the balloting, which provides that the galleries shall be cleared on the request of the delegation of a state. It will probably be decided to-day. I think it most I was of opinion, when I first heard of this transaclikely that the galleries will not be closed; but, until tion, that men, professing any honorable principle, the result of the ballot is proclaimed, the people will could not, nor would not, be transferred like the planbe no better informed of what is going on than if ter does his negroes, or the farmer his team and they were excluded, for it is not to be expected that horses. No alarm was excited-we believed the rethere will be any debate or discussion as to the me- public was safe. The nation having delivered Jackrits of the candidates, &c. Much has been, and may be said, for or against the measure proposed. Precedent is in favor of it; but most believe that it will be more satisfactory to the nation, if the election is made in the face of the nation.

The senate has been very seriously engaged in discussing the bill, reported by the committees on foreign relations, for the suppression of piracy; and the 3rd section, to authorize a blockade, has been stricken out, after one of the ablest debates that I ever heard. A disposition and resolution to suppress piracy was universally manifested, but there is much difference of opinion as to the mode and manner of doing it.

The following is a copy of the "card" above alluded to

A card. I have seen, without any other emotion than that of ineffable contempt, the abuse which has been poured out upon me by a scurrilous paper, issued in this city, and by other kindred prints and persons, in regard to the presidential election. The editor of one of those prints, ushered forth in Philadelphia, called the Columbian Observer, for which I do not subscribe, and which I have not ordered, has had the impudence to transmit to me his vile paper of the 28th instant. In that number is inserted a letter, purporting to have been written from this city, on the 25th instant, by a member of the house of representatives, belonging to the Pennsylvania delegation. I believe it to be a forgery; but, if it be genuine, I pronounce the member, whoever he may be, a base and infamous calumniator, a dastard and a liar; and if he dare unveil himself and avow his name, I will hold him responsible, as I here admit myself to be, to all the laws which govern and regulate the conduct of men of honor. H. CLAY.

31st January, 1825.

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son into the hands of congress, backed by a large ma-
jority of their votes, there was on my mind no doubt
that congress would respond to the will of the nation,
by electing the individual they had declared to be
their choice. Contrary to this expectation, it is now
ascertained to a certainty, that Henry Clay has trans-
ferred his interest to John Quincy Adams. As a con-
sideration for this abandonment of duty to his consti-
tuents, it is said and believed, should this unholy
coalition prevail, Clay is to be appointed secretary of
state. I have no fears on my mind-I am clearly of
opinion we shall defeat every combination.
force of public opinion must prevail, or there is an
end of liberty."

The

From the National Intelligencer, of February 3. Another card. George Kremer, of the house of representatives, tenders his respects to the honorable "H. Clay," and informs him, that, by reference to the editor of the Columbian Observer, he may ascertain the name of the writer of a letter of the 25th ult. which, it seems, has afforded so much concern to "H. Clay:" in the mean time, George Kremer holds himself ready to prove, to the satisfaction of unprejudiced minds, enough to satisfy them of the accuracy of the statements which are contained in that letter, to the extent that they concern the course and conduct of "H. Clay." Being a representative of the people, he will not fear to "cry aloud and spare not," when their rights and privileges are at stake. [See Thursday's proceedings-page 366.]

NEW HAMPSHIRE. The legislature of New Hamp sbire, at the late session, passed a law providing that illegitimate children shall be the heirs of their mother, she dying without leaving legitimate issue; and in case lof the decease of such child or children, in the life