ment abolishing newspaper postage. When the question was taken, the amendment was negatived by the following

vote.

YEAS-Messrs. Bell, Bibb, Clay, Clayton, Ewing, Foot, Frelinghuysen, Hayne, Holmes, Johnston, Knight, Miller, Moore, Naudin, Poindexter, Prentiss, Robbins, Ruggles, Seymour, Silsbee, Sprague, Tomlinson-2. NAYS Messrs. Benton, Brown, Buckner, Dallas, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis, Forsyth, Grundy, Hendricks, Hill, Kane, King, Mangum, Marcy, Robbins, Smith, Tazewell, Tipton, Troup, Tyler, White, Wilkins-23. The bill was then further amended, and thus amended reported to the senate. The amendments were concur red in, and then the senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

the

At this stage of the discussion, the hour of 12, appointed for a further hearing of the case of Samuel Houston, for an alleged breach of privilege, had arrived; and The accused was brought to the bar; but, at the suggestion of Mr. Bell, had a more convenient position than the one assigned him, when he addressed the house for two hours in his own defence. When he had concluded, Mr. Harper, of N. H. submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That Samuel Houston, now in custody of the sergeant-at-arms, should be forthwith discharged. Mr. Huntington rose to offer an amendment, that all after the word resolved should be stricken out, and the following inserted:

"That Samuel Houston has been guilty of a contempt and violation of the previleges of this house." Mr. H. addressed the house at length in support of his amendment.

Mr. Polk having then obtained the floor

Mr. Ingersoll moved that the further proceedings should be postponed until 11 o'clock, A. M.to-morrow; which motion prevailed-ayes 67, nays 47. After which the house adjourned.

Friday, May 4. A resolution was moved by Mr. Mercer, and adopted, postponing the time of cleansing and altering of the hall, on the ground that the previous arrangements could not be made in time. The printing of an extra number of the report from the treasury, on commerce and navigation, was ordered. On motion of Mr. Doddridge, the house took up bill for an appropriation of $120,000, to be expended un- Tuesday, May 8. The whole day was consumed in der the direction of the United States, in the construction debate upon the question arising upon the case of Samuel of an aqueduct over the Potomac, above Georgetown, in- Houston; the motion of Mr. Huntington declaring him to tended to connect the outlet of the Chesapeake and Ohio have been guilty of a contempt of the house, being under canal with the lateral canal about to be constructed by the consideration. The following gentlemen addressed the Alexandria canal company, on the right bank of the Po-house in succession: Messrs. Polk, Ellsworth, Drayton, Eleutheros Cooke and Doddridge. After which, at half past 3 o'clock, the house, without having come to any decision on the subject, adjourned.

tomac.

This bill, after a long and animated debate, was rejected.

The house then took up the bill authorising a subscripWednesday, May 9. The speaker laid before the tion for 1,250 shares of the stock of the Alexandria canal house a communication from the secretary of the treasucompany, which was also rejected; and the house ad-ry, with further information on the subject of the tariff. journed.

Saturday, May 5. The subject of the Wiscasset collector coming up, Mr. Slade addressed the house in opposition to the motion to refer the subject to the secretary of the treasury.

The speaker also presented communications from the navy department, and from the land office.

Mr. Verplanck reported a bill making appropriations in conformity with the stipulations in certain Indian treaties.

Mr. Newton reported a bill making appropriations for building light houses, light boats, beacons and monu

On motion of Mr. Sutherland, the house took up the appropriation bill for internal improvements, made considerable progress therein, having adopted several amendments, and placing buoys. ments and rejected others, when,

After the transaction of some further business, the Mr. Johnson, of Va. moved a reconsideration of the house proceeded with the trial of Samuel Houston. vote of yesterday respecting the bill for a subscription to Mr. Drayton offered an amendment to the amendment the stock of the Alexandria canal company, which pro- of Mr. Huntington, to the effect that Samuel Houston, position, on motion of Mr. Barbour, was postponed un-accused of a breach of privilege in having assaulted a til Friday next; and then the house adjourned.

Monday, May 7. Mr. E. Everett presented a counter report from the minority of the committee to whom the apportionment bill, as amended by the senate had been referred, accompanied by an amendment-committed and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Ashley submitted a resolution to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation for the purpose of procuring the extinguishment of the Indian title to lands within the states of Missouri and Illinois agreed

to.

The resolution of Mr. Wilde relative to bullion and the making of it a legal tender, was agreed to.

The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr. Drayton to authorise the secretary of war to have a revision of the laws on military affairs, was also agreed to.

member from Ohio, for words spoken by him in debate,
is not guilty of that offence, and he be, therefore, dis-
charged from the custody of the sergeant-at-arms.
der, being substantially the same as Mr. Harper's.
Mr. Huntington inquired if the amendment, was in or-
The chair having decided that the latter clause of it
was not in order, the amendment was withdrawn.

Mr. Patton addressed the house, and denied that the charge of a breach of privilege had been proved. He was followed by

Mr. Doddridge in an argument to show both the power and the duty of the house to protect its members, and, through them, the rights and the liberties of their constituents from aggression. When Mr. D. had concluded, the house adjourned.

Thursday, May 10. Mr. Ellsworth reported a bill to prevent and punish the making and transporting of coun

The house proceeded to the consideration of a resolution moved some days since by Mr. Everett, of Ver-terfeit coin. mont, calling for information as to the prices paid for certain printing for the post office department, now and formerly, under contracts with persons in Boston and Vermont, whereupon Mr. Whittlesey rose and moved to strike out the whole of the resolution and substitute a proposition for the appointment of a committee to examine the prosent condition of the post office department, &c. &c. with power to send for persons and papers.

Mr. Crawford, of Pa. protested against such a proposition, as the appointment of the committee would operate as a reflection on one of the best officers of the government.

Mr. Johnson, of Ky, opposed it on the ground that it was too late in the session to commence it, but promised to agree to it next session, and to act as the lieutenant of the gentleman from Ohio.

Mr. Mardis, of Alabama, submitted an amendment which he intends to offer to the bill for reducing the duties on imports, when it shall be taken up. This amendment declares that all public lands which have been or may be hereafter offered for sale at public sale, and shall remain unsold for periods of four, five and ten years, shall be subject to sale by entry at eighty, seventy-five and fifty cents, respectively.

The house then resumed the consideration of the case of Samuel Houston. Mr. Beardsley concluded his remarks against the motion declaring him guilty of a breach of privilege. He was followed by Messrs. Sutherland, Mitchell of S. C. and Crane, of Ohio. Mr. Burges having obtained the floor at a late hour, the further proceedings in the case were postponed until to-morrow, and then the house adjourned.

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EDITED, PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY H. NILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

So much space is occupied by the treasury statement, and the proceedings of congress, (which could not well be cut down more than they are, because of their interesting bearing and character), that several articles prepared for this sheet have been, very unceremoniously, thrust out.

Letters from the head quarters of gen. Atkinson, say that the Indians, under Black Hawk, have raised the British flag and danced the war dance, resolved on battle. Many of the inhabitants were falling back for safety.

There was a disgraceful mob at Philadelphia on Wednesday when the stock of the Girard bank was to be subscribed for; and a large amount of fighting, by bullies employed to force their way before the commissioners. Don Pedro, in the name of his daughter and through his admiral, has declared the island of Madeira in a state of blockade.

The Jackson convention to nominate a candidate for the vice presidency, meets in Baltimore on Monday next.

The "Intelligencer" also has this editorial paragraph When we put to press our last number, containing Mr. Adams' able and popular report upon the investigations of the bank committee, though we were aware of its having the concurrence of Mr. Watmough, (another member of the bank committee), we were not aware that We find, however, on looking at he had also signed it.

it again, that he underwrote it, as follows:
"I concur fully in all the statements made and princi-
ples developed in the above report.
J. G. WATMOUGH."

If Mr. Clayton has any degree of wisdom, founded on a small measure of self-knowledge, he will creep into retirement, content with the glory of having fathered the most huge absurdity and complete abortion ever produc ed by any member of congress, one excepted to have had some hand in this, by supplying a witness, who was used, and proved to have commited himself! Even Mr. Cambreleng has backed out from the honor of BANK OF THE UNITED STATES: We now have copies having had a part in making the report-he ascribes the of the report of the minority of the committee of inves- whole work to Mr. Clayton; but there are parts which tigation, signed by Messrs. McDuffie, Adams and Wat- are so ridiculous and exaggerated, that we know not mough, and the separate statement of Mr. Adams, with how to relieve Mr. Cambreleng of the manufacture of The bank has been lucky-very lucky! We know that various other papers relating to the bank and its concerns, them-they being "just in his line!" all growing out of the late proceedings had in relation to it. The whole, (without the documents severally ap- some who had doubts as to the correctness of its pro pended), would probably fill six or seven of our close-ceedings, were satisfied by the shewings of its enemies, ly printed sheets so there is no present hope that we (in the committee), that all was right!-and others, who can give them, unless at some future period, and then were opponents of the institution, have laughed so much for record, only. We have not had time to read these at the solemn arraignment of the charges and statements articles, except partially; but observe that Mr. McDuffie against it, as to become quite good-humored, and now is irresistibly powerful against the facts as presented in feel entirely willing to renew its charter, with a few mothe report-proper; and that Mr. Adams (whose state-difications of the present powers of the institution. Mr. ment fills 17 of the capacious columns of the "National Clayton has "missed a figure," about as much as the Intelligencer"), has awfully Russelled the proceedings, English naval architects, who, during the late war, sent as well as the facts, of the majority of the committee out the frames of vessels of a "peculiar construction," that killing both en masse, "as dead as Harry the eighth," with they might ascend the cataract of Niagara!-the load that intellect and power, which hardly any one but himself his terrible pen; and the "Intelligencer" of the 16th he attempted to lift required an amount of knowledge, inst. has the following card from Mr. Claytoncan suppose that he has any just pretensions to. "Pigmies are pigmies still, though perch'd on Alps."

To the editors of the Intelligencer. Prompted by a sense of self respect, as well as a due decorum for the house of which I am a member, it was my sincere desire to present a report on the subject of the bank free from all reflections upon the conduct and character of any individual whatever, and therefore in all matters of fact a plain narrative, without inference, was submitted. It was further my intention, and how far I have succeeded, is cheerfully submitted to the public, to produce a report, temperate, impartial, respectful, and consistent; but to this report I find in the columns of your paper of to-day, an answer, in the shape of a counter report from one of the committee, Mr. Adams, so violative of all these particulars, that the matter now no longer belongs to the proceedings of the house, but has become personal, and will accordingly be so held and treated. It is my intention to reply to it at some future day, when my public engagements will allow the leisure necessary to the undertaking.

It is true the author has, in the close of his remarks, declared, that “he imputes no injustice of intention to any one, and that he does all possible justice to [my] intentions," yet, as the whole drift of his answer is a labored argument to falsify his own declaration, and well calculated to cast the imputation which he disclaims, I choose to answer his reasoning. In the mean time, catching something of the spirit of a production, that has more of poetry than prose in its composition, and, perhaps, in imitation of the flourish with which it concludes, I will

say

"A civil, sensible, and well bred man
Will not asperse me and no other can,"
A. S. CLAYTON.

Washington, May 15th, 1832.
VOL. XLII-SIG. 15.

THINGS AT WASHINGTON. The case of Samuel Houston is concluded somehow. The house of representatives has much injured its reputation because of time wasted in this case, and the manner in which it was conducted. It ought to have been settled at a single sitting. We give an account of the horrible assault of a major Heard on Mr. Arnold, of the house of representatives, nesses examined in Mr. Houston's case, with respect to and of the proceedings of a Dr. Davis, one of the witWe must look for awful results. Violence, it Mr. Cooke, of Ohio. These things have a fearful aspect. is feared, is to be the "order of the day."

RACING. The "Richmond Whig" of the 10th inst. Hill" course, for which there were eight entries for The race was won by has a lively account of a late horse race on the "Tree horses of the highest stock. Goliah, who was raised and is owned in New York, whose sire was the famous Eclipse, beating, at the last heat, Bayard, by Carolinian, and col. W. Johnson's horse Nullifier, also by Eclipse the first carrying off the prize for which the other two contended with great power. The other horses had been thrown out at the preceding heats-four being run in all, of which Goliah won twothe first heat having been declared a “dead one,” between Goliah and Bayard.

"A NULLIFYER NULLIFIED. Macon (Geo.) Telegraph says—

Under this head the

A gentleman in Montgomery, Alabama, under date of the 30th ult. writes to another in Macon-"The editor of

our nullification paper, the Alabama Journal, has forged notes, and got from the Tuscaloosa bank to the amount of 18,000. They have caught him at New Orleans, and he is now in the callaboose with negroes."

him. I fortunately had a walking cane in my hand, and kept it in a position, that he saw I could strike as soon as he could. He wore a cap, and had a large stick in his hand. I think it was an orange limb, headed and ferulWe have several other accounts of this affair. The ed. I turned my back upon him as soon as I could do it name of the editor is Mosely Baker, who has been a lead-in safety. As I walked off, he said, "he intended to ing member of a wild party in the legislature of Alabama, whip me, AND THAT HE WOULD DO IT YET, BY GOD." He and it is stated that he has carried on a system of forgery did not pursue me as I discovered. I do not wish to ask for two or three years, with much address. He was pur- to be protected by my constitutional privilege, but I think sued by the president of the bank, Dr. Tindal, and it due to the American people that they should know the brought back to Mobile in chains. state of things at this place. I therefore submit these facts, and ask you to give them to the public through the NAPLES. We apprehend that some mistake must ex-columns of the Intelligencer. Very respectfully, your ist in the report of an adjustment with Naples having obedient servant, THO. D. ARNOLD. been completed; because it is rumored, since the arrival of the Ontario, that the frigate United States will soon May 9th, 1832-To the editor of the Globe Mr. Blair: proceed to the Mediterranean, and be followed at an I observe in the Intelligencer of this morning, a card from early day, by the ship of the line Delaware, now under-Thomas D. Arnold, of Tennesse, purporting to detail a going repairs Globe. conversation between that man and myself, near Brown's hotel, on yesterday.

This is a very curious mistake, certainly; for it seems beyond doubt, now, that the information of an adjustment of our claims upon the Neapolitan government was, to say the least of it, premature. We thought, indeed, that the arrangement was rather of the suddenest; but we did believe, until we read the above paragraph in the government paper of yesterday, that the administration was in luck this time. But the reason why the Globe apprehends that "some mistake must exist in the report" is vastly more curious than the mistake itself. What connection has the departure of the frigate United States for the Mediterranean, and of the "ship of the line" that is to follow her, with our mission to Naples! Only one inference is deducible from the because of the official; which is, that their departure to the Mediterranean depended upon the success or failure of the mission to Naples. What business have our vessels of war with diplomatic negotiations? Pray heaven the president is not going to make war upon the Neapolitans, with or without the leave of congress! If that be not what the government editor would be after insinuating, we should like to know what he does mean. Nat. Intelligencer.

[The awkward "because"-of the "Globe," well justifies these remarks in the "Intelligencer."]

I am no newspaper warrior, Mr. Editor, and should not thus notice this pitiful effusion of the hon. gentleman, but some of the misrepresentations and some insinuations contained in that card, might, if not corrected, operate as they evidently were designed to do, to the prejudice of an individual now placed in duress before the bouse of representatives, and who, as far as his own agency is concerned, has nothing to do with this matter.

It is true I met Mr. Arnold on Pennsylvania avenue, and accosted him as he stated, but he does not report the conversation correctly.

general Houston, he is a friend of mine his hands are I said to him, you have wantonly assailed and abused tied and he cannot defend himself-I, therefore, give you notice, that at a proper time, on a proper occasion, and a proper place, I will make you account for it; I intend to whip you, but not now; I am armed, I presume you are not; I want no advantage of you, and therefore put you on your guard. This is the whole of the conversation I believe, literally, as it passed; except that Mr. Arnold deare you? I replied my name is Heard, and believe major manded, in a flurried and agitated manner and tone, who Heard, having borne that commission in the armies of my country, and being usually so called, I thought it probable he would know me by that name.

When the report of an adjustment of our claims against Naples was first sent out, the result was attributed to the Mr. Arnold's remarks upon my ruffian appearance are energy displayed by the negotiator, in obedience to the too contemptible to deserve a reply, unless they are incommands of the president; and the Washington corres-tended, by way of subterfuge, to refer to my standing in pondent of the "New York Courier and Enquirer" said society; if so, I only have to say that is the paltry evasion "In sending out Mr. Nelson to Naples, the president of every cowardly heart; if he really wishes information gave him very peremptory instructions on the question at on this subject, however, I can refer him to the hon. issue between the governments; and if the Neapolitan Richard M. Johnson and senator Bibb, of Kentucky. government has not acted honorably, quickly, and decidedly in the demand, be assured the American flag, in As to his remarks on the paleness of my countenance, no good humour, will soon float in the bay of Naples, to quivering lips, &c.' I will only remark that the blanch of some essential purpose. The navy, now under the able the check, and agitation of nerve, were all on the other management of secretary Woodbury, was never in a high-side; Mr. Arnold, however, may have judged in this er state of efficiency and order; and, I have no doubt, thousands would like the chance of a brush with the Neapolitans."

[What could they get by it? Not even "hard knocks,' or glory and surely nothing else, save Cockburn-plunderings of spoons and hen-roosts-which our seamen will not engage in.]

matter, as men under the influence of intoxication frequently do: a drunken man is almost sure to see every man he meets reeling as much as himself.

the trial of gen. Houston, now pending before the house, Mr. Arnold's attempt to connect this trifling affair with with the evident design to bear upon the result of that trial, is most reprehensible indeed, and only shews the utter recklessness of the man's character; but lest it might

AFFLICTING STATE OF THINGS. House of representa-influence the minds of some honest men, I will refer all tives, May 8, 1831-To the editors of the National Intelligencer:

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those who may have received such impressions to all the gentlemen who are intimate associates of gen. Houston; Gentlemen: As I was passing, this morning, from my particularly to gen. Arnold, (no kin to Thomas D.) gen. boarding-house, on Pennsylvania Avenue, to the book- Terrill, Dr. Davis, and the sergeant-at-arms, who all store of Messrs. Thompson & Homans, between Gadsby's have heard him do his utmost to dissuade me from my and Brown's hotel. I was accosted by a man of ruffian purpose; this conversation at the time, was altogether acappearance, who required me to stop. I did so. He cidental, unpremeditated, the effect of momentary exproached pretty near. I discovered he was very much agi-citement produced by Mr. Arnold's presence, and contated. His lip quivered, and he turned very pale. Île asked me if my name was Arnold. I told him it was. He said, "Then you are the man who abused my friend Houston so severely." He was going on to say something else; but the instant I saw the subject he had broached, I demanded to know his name. He replid, his name was HERD," and added, "major HERD." I told him I knew nothing of him, and I intended to have nothing to do with

trary to the express injunctions of gen. Houston.

D. Arnold to justify his pretended "plot discovered"
The John Johnson letter, forged by the said Thomas
whilst general Houston was a candidate for governor of
Tennessee, will readily explain his vulgar and wanton at-
tack upon gen. Houston when accused before the house
of representatives, where he talks of "measuring arms
with gen. Houston."
MORGAN A. HEARD.

Further proceedings. appointment. The Globe, the official organ of the exeFrom the U. S. Telegraph" of Tuesday, the 15th inst.cutive, published his bravado that he would assault Mr. Attempt at assassination-After the house of repre- Arnold, without a word of comment; and we are cresentatives had adjourned yesterday, Mr. Arnold, of Ten- dibly informed that Terrill, another of Houston's assonessee, being in advance of the other members, was pass-ciates, made two unsuccessful movements for an assault ing home; as he was descending the steps of the terrace upon the editor of this paper; and that the same individual to the street west of the capitol, he was assaulted by declared, on Monday, that if Mr. Burges were twenty Morgan A. Heard, who aimed a blow at his head with a years younger, he would thrash him before night!!! large stick. Mr. Arnold dodged the blow, and immediately struck the stick from his adversary's hands; whereupon Heard drew a large duelling pistol, cut down to about eight inches in the barrel, carrying an ounce ball, with the words "New York" engraved on the barrel, and, after taking deliberate aim, fired; the ball passing through the sleeve of the right arm, just above the elbow, ranging up to the shoulder, carrying away the under part of the coat and shirt, and lacerating the arm. Mr. Arnold finding Heard armed with a pistol, followed up his blows with a light sword cane until the scabbard flew off, and having several times knocked him down, was in the attitude of piercing him with the sword, when his arm was arrested by gen. Duncan, of Illinois.

This case presents a remarkable interposition of Divine Providence. The house had just adjourned; there were near an hundred members of congress in the range of the ball which passed near Mr. Tazewell's head, and yet Mr. Arnold was the only person injured. The readers of the Globe will recollect that this major Heard is the individual, who, a few days since, published a letter in the Globe, announcing his intention to assault Mr. Arnold for what he had said on the floor of the house, relative to Houston.

HORRID AFFAIR. At Monroe, C. H. Louisiana, on the 1st April, a certain Jonathan Morgan stopped general Moorhouse, in the street, and said he had a paper which he wished to present. Gen. M. stopped to receive it, and was immediately shot through the body by Morgan, of which he died. Five persons were arrested as being participators in this bloody deed.

THE TREASURY TARIFF BILL, AND THE COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY! TO those who have read the remarks in our paper of the 5th and 12th inst. we desire to say-that the first had a bearing upon the bill of the secretary of the treasury as originally reported and officially published, and the second article was prepared with reference to the bill as amended, certain highly important omissions, (affecting articles worth, perhaps, 75 millions a year), being sup plied, and was actually in type and the proof on our table for correction, before we received a certain "comparative statement" of duties, from the treasury department, which forced the insertion of some paragraphs in brackets, and caused a great mangling of our "matter," on account of the strange interpretations of the bill-or rather, that the statement contradicted and confounded The "Globe" of the same day, observes We trust the civil authorities of the city will take very many provisions of the bill, and to a mighty extent to the further amount of, probably, 50 millions of prompt steps to put a stop to outrages so disgraceful to annual creations of value-as is more particularly spoken the country. For gen. Houston there was an apology, of below! So that the bill, as first amended and then as in the wanton attack made upon him by Mr. Stanberry; construed, PROTECTS yearly productions equal to about but for this act there is no palliation. It requires the in-125 millions, which the original bill abandoned to a free terposition of some tribunal which has power to inflict a a punishment more formidable than a reprimand.”

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competition with the cheap pauper-labor of England and other countries and, though "the winter of our discontent,' " is not "made glorious summer," by the new and This attempt at assassination, for such, indeed, it better views of the secretary of the treasury, so much has was, was made within the precincts of the capitol, and in been yielded, (if the STATEMENT is to be made the basis the presence of hundreds, with desperate deliberation! of the new LAW)! that, if Mr. McLane will permit the It seems that Mr. Arnold had time to cane Heard friends of domestic industry to amend his provisions almost to death, though prevented from finishing him. about wool and woollens, cotton-yarn, leather and chemiThe arms of the assailant, his pistol and a dirk, were cals, and a few other things, touching his proposals about the "spoils of victory,' as a senator said on another oc-iron and its manufactures lightly, we think, that, percasion, and remained with Mr. Arnold.

The National Intelligencer of Thursday, says→

haps, they might almost as willingly take his bill as Mr. Dickerson's, from the committee of manufactures of the senate! But we shall present a very full view of the We are informed that bills of indictment were yester-“comparative statement”—giving every item contained day found by the grand jury for the county of Washing-in it and every figure used, that is important to a compaton, now sitting, against Samuel Houston and Morgan rison of the bill and the statement; and then present our A. Heard, for assaults on Wm. Stanberry and Thos. D. views on the subject generally, as well as minutely, that Arnold, with intent to kill. all persons, like ourselves, may see and rejoice in, or wonder at, the powers of construction!

From the Richmond Whig.

"Oh! most lame and impotent conclusion!" "We have accounts from Washington, of the final decision in the house of representatives in the case. On Saturday night it was decided that Houston should be reprimanded by the speaker. Having before decided that he had been guilty of a contempt of the house and a breach of privilege, we had supposed that the members of that body would have rated their dignity and privileges a little higher, but they certainly ought to be the best judges of their own consequence, when they rate themselves so humbly. The house has committed a much greater contempt upon itself than Houston did, and should he presume to pull the speaker's nose in reply to his reprimand, the house, we suppose, would re-reprimand

him."

From the United States Telegraph. We are not alarmists. Our readers know that we have not been intimidated from the fearless expression of our opinions; but we are not insensible to the danger which surrounds us. We learn that Heard was an applicant for -employment as bearer of despatches, and that, a few days before the assault, he said that he had assurances of his

In the "statement," it should be observed, that Mr. of duties, adds the 10 or 20 per cent. or the dutiable McLane, in all cases, with respect to the present rates charges, which renders a duty of 30 per cent. an apparent one of 33, as he has put it down-though in fact, if the articles be imported from Great Britain, a 30 per cent. duty, with such addition for dutiable charges, is only one of 30 per cent. because of the rate of exchange; the £100 sterling at London being 480, or more, dollars, instead of 444, as rated by our laws; and as this addition to the foreign value of dutiable charges is to be done away, a duty of 25 per cent. as now proposed by the secretary, is only one of 221, on goods imported from England, and by this operation the reduction of duty is really greater than it appears at the first view, in 10 per cent. of its apparent amount. Why not raise the pound sterling to what it really is? The advantage which is thus given to English manufacturers is 1 per cent, on the amount of the duties, as ascertained at our custom houses, over those of France, and other countries, whose measure of value is based on silver coin, like our own. We have shewn it probable that this difference has kept out of the treasury of the United States, eleven millions of dollars which our laws designed should have been paid into it,

A comparative statement, shewing the amount and rates of duties under the present tariff and that proposed by the secretary of the treasury, calculated upon the importations of the year ending on the 30th of September, 1880, valued at their actual cost at the places whence exported. [EXTRACTS.]