he would only observe, that he, (Mr. B.) was The SPEAKER informed the gentleman sorry there should be any party at all in that from Tennessee he was not within the rules of House, but he supposed the gentleman had order. been so long used to act with a party, that it had Mr. POLK resumed.-He had not intended become, as it were, the breath of his political to depart from the strict line of order, but life. Mr. B. after some further remarks, con-hypothetical cases had been put, in which the cluded by expressing himself in favor of the President might, by means of his bullies, conresolution offered by the member from Ohio, trol the decisions of that House; it was true, it (Mr. CRANE.) was but an inference that it was intended to Mr. DODDRIDGE said, he understood the imply, that the Chief Magistrate was domember from R. I. to have alluded to him, as having so now; but it was the impression which ing brought the subject of the newspaper reports such a statement was likely to make, through before the House. Such was not the fact. The the channels of the newspapers, to which be member from Tennessee, (Mr. POLK,) has al-objected. His object in rising, in the first inluded to those reports; and what he, (Mr. D.) etance, was to bring the House to the business had said, was in answer to that allusion. He of the nation; and he had only been drawn into had understood that gentleman to allude to debate by the unexpected attack made on him those reports for the purpose of denying them by the member from Ohio, and the member on that floor. My reply, (said Mr. D.) was, from Rhode Island, who was always ready to that if he or any other honorable gentleman on throw his lance; and of whom he must say, that the floor, would deny from his own knowledge as to loss of time in debate, he was the very last that the assertions were unfounded, I would be-calculated to give the House a lesson. With lieve him. But that gentleman had demanded regard to the punishment inflicted on Mr. too much; the matters were such as did not Houston, he would say, with the member from necessarily come within his own knowledge; Georgia, (MP. THOMPSON,) on a former day, and his answer implied that he must have re-why not play out the game? The reasons were sorted to the testimony of other parties, on the obvious. If they had deprived a citizen of his subject. Mr. D. concluded, by repeating his liberty, it would at once have brought their denial that he had been the means of introdu- powers to the proof; and therefore they had cing the subject of the newspaper reports be- wisely preferred to play the schoolmaster, and fore the House. reprimand the accused like a naughty boy; Mr. POLK denied that be liad, charged one telling him, in effect, that if he did so again, side of the House with having attempted to and beat another member, he should be reprimake unfair impressions. He had made ex-manded again; and if he beat a third, he should ceptions; the honorable member from Rhode again be reprimanded. Mr. POLK, after some Island might reckon himself as one of the further remarks, concluded by saying, that he, excepted, or not, as he pleased. It was very as well others, was responsible to the commutrue of that gentleman, what had been said of nity; and that the people of America would him on a former occasion upon that floor, that have an opportunity of deciding upon their it was his method to affirm by supposing. With conduct then, in that and other cases, at the regard to the dignity, or supposed dignity of ballot boxes. that House, he would not take lessons from the Mr. BLAIR said, as some allusion had been school of the gentleman from Rhode Island.-made to Dr. Davis, not much to his credit, be The doctrine of that gentleman and his school thought it due to that person to say a few words was that of '98. He challenged the gentleman in his behalf. Mr. Davis was not his constituto deny that he had supported the Alien and ent, and the most he knew of him he had learn. Sedition laws then; or to show that the princi-ed during the past winter. He did expect that ples he now advocated, were not virtually the something would have been said on the subjectsame. He would repeat, he had not been by those who were better acquainted with him. educated in that school, nor should he now Mr. B. said, he had always regarded him, since take from it his rule of conduct. As to the his acquaintance with him, as an honorable and majority of the House on the late vote, he felt honest man; the best 'testimony to his respectit his duty to say, that he had no doubt what-ability was, that he had been a member of the ever as the rectitude of the motives by which legislature of South Carolina. He mentioned they had been guided. His only wish had been this, because it had been insinuated that his call to repel the introduction of matters which had was not entitled to the notice of a gentleman of nothing to do with the case. What, for in-honor. It was his (Mr. B.'s) opinion, that his stance, had a supposed band of assassins to do call would be responded to, in the place where with it? They were told that they were sur- he was best known, by all those who did not rounded by a band of assassins. Where, he think that their moral duty, or some other prmwould ask, were they? Again, what had the ple, which he would leave it with the House to case to do with the arguments of the gentleman define, forbade them to respond to any one in from Virginia, (Mr. DODDRIDGE,) founded on the way alluded to. With regard to his being the doctrines of the old school? and he would a disappointed office-hunter, he believed Mr. give that gentleman the credit he deserved for Davis did come on here to obtain an office, his honest avowal of those doctrines. Mr. P. which, however, it was not in the power of the was proceeding to allude to an hypothetical government to give, in consequence of a nomicase, which had been put by a member on a nation recently confirmed by the Senate. Wheformer occasion; when ther Mr. D. was seeking for, or expected any business waiting the deliberation and decision Mr. CRAIG, after a few remarks, asked for the ayes and noes on the question of indefinite postponement, which were ordered. The main question, on the resolution of Mr. CRANE, was then put. On this question, Mr. Mr. STANBERY then submitted his amend- POLK asked the ayes and noes, which were orment, further modified, proposing, as part of dered, when the motion was rejected by the the matter of investigation, an inquiry whether following vote: the President had not used language calculated YEAS-Messrs. Adams, Allan, Allison, Apto encourage attacks on members of that pleton, Armstrong, Babcock, Banks, Barbour, House for words spoken in debate. Barstow, Bates, Branch, Briggs, Bullard, Burd, Mr. DODDRIDGE said-Mr., SPEAKER, I Burges, Cahoon, Choate, Collier, Condict, rise to notice the remarks of the gentleman Condit, Cooke, Cooper, Corwin, Coulter, from Tennessee, so far as they relate to myself. Crane, Crawford, Creighton, jr. Davis, DearWith the compliments bestowed by that gen- born, Denny, Dewart, Dickson, Doddridge, tleman on myself, for understanding and inte- Drayton, Ellsworth, George Evans, Joshua grity, I cannot feel otherwise than flattered. Evans, Edward Everett, Horace Everett, GrenThese kind expressions, however, do not com- nell, jr. Heister, J. L. Hodges, Hoffman, pensate for those misrepresentations of my Hughes, Huntington, Ihrie, jr. Ingersoll, Kenlanguage and opinions expressed the other day, dall, Kennon, Letcher, Marshall, Maxwell, Mcwhich, Lam sure, have been made with no un-Duffie, McKennan, Mercer, Milligan, Muhlenkind intention towards myself. I am somewhat berg, Newton, Pendleton, Pitcher, Potts, jr. surprised that what I said within the last week, on Randolph, Reed, Russel, Shepperd, Slade, a subject of such importance, although it was Smith, Southard, Stanbery, Stewart, Storrs, Sudeemed worthy to attract the attention of gentle-therland, Taylor, Tompkins, Tracy, Vance, men, should so soon be forgotten, more especially Vinton, Wardwell, Washington, Watmough, as the gentlemen from, Tennessee must have Elisha Whittlesey, Fred'k Whittlesey, Edwd. heard me the other day correct one of my ho- D. White, Williams, Young-85. norable colleagues, (Mr. ARCHER,) for the NAYS-Adair, Alexander, Allen, Anderson, same thing. That gentleman fell into the same Angel, Archer, Arnold, Barringer, Jas. Bates, error while he paid me the same flattering Beardsley, Bell, Bergen, Bethune, Jas. Blair, compliment. John Blair, Boon, Bouck, Bouldin, Jno. BrodMy colleague spoke of me as reviving the head, John C. Brodhead, Bucher, Carr, Chanrecollections of party, with the doctrines of dler, Claiborne, Clay, Clayton, Conner, Craig, 1799, and of approving the alien and sedition Davenport, Dayan, Doubleday, Duncan, Fellaws. Now, I said nothing in approbation of der, Findlay, Fitzgerald, Foster, Gaither, Gilthe alien law, nor did I pronounce its condem-more, Gordon, Griffin, T. H. Hall, W. Hall, nation-I spoke of the alien bill, so called. Hammons, Harper, Hawes, Hawkins, Holland, The gentleman from Tennessee speaks of Horn, Howard, Hubbard, Jewett, R M. Johnthe reign of terror, and other things so com-son, Cave Johnson, Kavanagh, Adam King, monly used in the newspaper slang of the day, John King, Lamar, Lansing, Leavitt, Lecompte, and in certain speeches, that I believe they Lent, Lyon, Mann, Mardis, McCarty, McCoy, are frequently uttered without any definite McIntire, McKay, Newnan, Nuckolls, Pierson, meaning. I do not object to them-but the Plummer, Polk, Edward C. Reed, Rencher, gentleman says I approved the construction of Roane, Soule, Standifer, Francis Thomas, Phithe sedition bill. What construction? That lemon Thomas, Thompson, Thomson, Veris not explained, and the, expression is too e-planck, Wayne, Weeks, Wheeler, Camp. P. quivocal to pass unnoticed. White, Wickliffe-86. WEDNESDAY, MAY 16. What I said of that law was, that I doubted. On motion of Mr. EWING, the Senate took up from his late residence. Mr. EVERETT, of the resolution submitted by Mr. BENTON, for Massachusetts, said it had been the invariable printing copies of the report of the Com-practice, since the adoption of the Constitumittee of the House of Representatives, on the tion, to pay a public homage of their respect to affairs of the Bank of the United States, and the memories of those members of Congress copies of the report and documents ac who had died whilst in the performance of their companying the same, and the resolution hav. public duties. He moved that a message be ing been amended on motion of Mr. DALLAS, sent to the Senate to notify them of the death so as to include the reports of the minority of of Mr. HUNT. The motion was agreed to. the committee, the first blank was filled with Mr. TarEon alluded to two cases which had the number of five thousand, and the second occurred wherein members, previous to their blank with one thousand, and the resolution decease, had expressed a desire for a private was agreed to. Mr. DALLAS gave notice that funeral, and in which the House had neverthehe shoull, on Tuesday next, call up the bill to less attended the funerals. It seemed proper recharter the Bank of the United States. On to him that a committee should be appointed to motion of Mr. SMITH, the bill authorising a make the requisite arrangements for attending subscription to the stock of the Baltimore and the funeral of their deceased friend. Mr. L. Ohio Rail Road Company, was taken up, and CONDICT Suggested a modification that a resoMr. SMITH addressed the Senate in its support lution be prefixed, that this House do testify but before he had proceeded far in his re its respect to the memory of the deceased, by marks, a message was received from the House attending his funeral to-morrow, in body, with of Representatives by Mr. Clark, their Clerk, its Speaker and officers. The resolution, as informing the Senate of the death of the Hon-modified, was agreed to, and the committee orable Mr. HUNT, à member of that House, was appointed. On motion of Mr. EVERETT, from the State of Vermont, and that the fune-of Mass., it was ordered that when the House ral would take place to-day at four o'clock. adjourn, it adjonrn to meet on Thursday mornMr. PRENTISS, of Vermont, then rose, and affing. The House, shortly afterwards, adjournter a handsome and appropriate eulogy on the ed. life and character of the deceased, submitted the following resolution, which was unanimous ly adopted. Order of arrangements for the funeral of the Hon. Jonathan Hunt, lale a Representative in Congress from the State of Vermont. Resolved, That the Senate will attend the funeral of the Honorable JONATHAN HUNT, late The committee of arrangements, pall bearers, a member of the House of Representatives, and mourners, will attend at the late residence ftom the State of Vermont, to-morrow, at four of the deceased, in Seventh street, at three o'clock in the evening, and as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, they will go into mourning, and wear crape round the left arm for thirty days. On motion of Mr. WEBSTER, the Senate then adjourned over to to-morrow, at eleven o'clock. o'clock, P.M. this day; at which time the remains will be removed, in charge of the committee of arrangements, attended by the Serjeant-atArms of the House of Representatives, to the hall of the House where the funeral service will be performed. In the House of Representatives, yesterday, At four o'clock, the funeral procession will after the reception of a message from the Se-move from the hall of the House of Reprenate, with various bills, Mr. H. EVERETT, of sentatives to the place of interment, in the folVermont, rose and announced the melancholy lowing order: intelligence of the death of General JONATHAN The Chaplains of both Houses. HUNT, a representative in Congress from that Physicians and Clergymen who attended the State. Mr. EVERETT briefly, but impressivedeceased. ly, performed this painful duty, and paid an Committee of Arrangements: Condict. The family of the deceased. The members of the House of Representatives, and Senators from Vermont, as mourners. The Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives. eloquent tribute to the memory of his deceas- Mr. H. Everett, Mr. Cahoon, Mr. Slade, Mr. ed friend and colleague, whose talents and as E. Everett, Mr. Choate, Mr. Taylor, Mr. L. siduity, he observed, during the years which he had sat in that Hall, were alike honorable and useful to the House and to his constitu- Mr. Wickliffe, Mr. Davis, of Massachusetts, Mr. ents. His place there might be filled, but it Ellsworth, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Bell. was in the bosom of his family, and amidst the circle of his friends, that the irreparable loss which they had sustained, would be most deep | ly felt. He concluded by moving that the House testify its respect to the memory of the Hon. JONATHAN HUNT, deceased, late a mem ber from the State of Vermont, by wearing mourning during the remainder of the session. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. Mr. EVERETT, of Vermont, said, he had no further notice to submit. It was the desire of the deceased that his funeral should be private, and his wish had been concurred in by his family. It would take place this day at 4 o'clock, The House of Representatives, preceded by their Speaker and Clerk. The The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate. Senate of the United States, preceded by the Vice President, and their Secretary. The President of the United States. The Heads of Departments. Foreign Ministers. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT, ISAAC PIPKIN, to he Surveyor and Inspector By and with the advice and consent of the Senpte. GEORGE BULLIT, to be Register of the Land Office, for the District of Lands, subject to sale at Jackson, in the State of Missouri, from the 6th of April, 1832, wlien his commission expired. JOHN HAYES, to be Receiver of Public Moneys, for the District of Lands, subject to sale at Jackson, in the State of Missouri, from the 12th of May, 1832, when his present commission will expire. of the Revenue for the port of Murfreesboro, in the State of North Carolina, from the 22d of March, 1832, when his commission expired. NATHANIEL JACKSON, to be Surveyor for the District and Inspector of the Revenue, for the port of Newburyport, in the State of Massachusetts, vice William Cross, deceaced. EDWARD F. TATTNALL, to be Appraiser of Goods for the port of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, vice Wimberly J. Hunter, resigned. MILES HOTCHKIP, to be Register of the Land Office for the District of Lands subject to sale THOS. B. VAN HORNE, to be Register of the at Kaskaskia, in the State of Illinois, vice ShaLand Office, for the District of Lands, subject drach Bond, deceased, to sale at Piqua, in the State of Ohio, from the 1 fifth of May, 1832, when his present commis. To the Editor of the New York Standard. sion will expire. URIAH G. MITCHELL, to be Receiver of Pub WASHINGTON, 13th May, 1832. lic Moneys, for the District of Lands, subject Sir I have seen with regret, in a letter from to sale at Cahawba, in the State of Alabama, your correspondent at this place an unwarrantafrom the 17th of May, 1832, when his present ble attack on Col. Richard M. Johnson, of Kencommission will expire. tucky. His course throughout the whole inBENJAMIN S. Pope, to be Register of the vestigation was strictly honorable and uninfluLand Office, for the District of Lands, subject enced by any particular transactions with the to sale at Huntsville, in the State of Alabama, Bank of the United States. He was uniformly from the 21st of April, 1832, when his commis- in favor of full inquiry into the proceedings of sion will expire. the bank and of introducing into the report WADE H. GREENING, to be Register of the every matter of sufficient public importance, Land Office, for the District of Lands, subject and every transaction, the propriety of which to sale at Sparta, in the State of Alabama, from might be questioned. Col. Johnson and mythe 14th May, 1832, when his commission will self concurred in every amendment to Judge expire. Clayton's report. JOHN S. HUNTER, to be Receiver of Public Moneys, for the District of Lands, subject to sale at Sparta, in the State of Alabama, from the 14th of May, 1832, when his present commission will expire. HORATIO SPRAGUE, to be Consul of the United States, at Gibraltar, in the place of Bernard Henry. NATHANIEL PEARCE, of Maryland,, to be Consul of the United States, at Bremen, in the place of Frederick I. Wichelhausen. CHRISTOPHER ELLERY, to be Collector of the Customs for the District of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 5th of April, 1832, when his commission expired. Your correspondent has also done injustice to Mr. McDuffie, whose course was, as it is always, fair and honorable. I must correct another error-whatever opinions the members of the committee may entertain of some of the transactions of the Bank of the United States, it is proper to correct the impression that Messrs. Thos. Biddle and Co. were improperly favored by the president of the bank-such was not the opinion of the members of the committee generally. They considered that the bank consulted its own interest. A majority of the committee doubted the policy of such large operations with any one house, as opposed to the general interests of trade. I am, very respectfully,, Your most ob❜t servant, C. C. CAMBRELING. FROM TRE SAME. WILLIAM B. SCOTT, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Town Creek, in the State of Maryland, from the 19th of April, 1832, when his commission expired. THOMAS GATFWOOD, to be Naval Officer for the Districe of Norfolk and Portsmouth, in the BANK COMMITTEE'S REPORT.We are autho State of Virginia, from the 26th of May, 1832, rised and requested by the Hon. C. C. Camwhen his present commission will expire. brelong to say, that he is not the author of the L. B. C. THORNTON, to be Surveyor and In-report made by the majority of the commitspector of the revenue for the port of Dumfries, tee appointed by the House of Represenin the State of Virginia, from the 5th of May, tatives, to investigate the affairs of the 1832, when his present commission will expire, United States Bank, but that Judge Clay ALLEN WARDWELL, to be Surveyor and In-on is the author. Every person not disposed syector of the Revenue for the port of Bristol. to be malicious, and who is acquainted with in the State of Rhode Island, from the 28th of Judge Clayton, must know that he, as chairMarch, 1832, when his commission expired. man, would make the report, and that both in Gersham Mott, to be Collector of the Cus-nerve and talent he is every way competent to toms for the District and Inspector of the Re that task. It has suited the malevolence of the venue, for the port of Burlington, in the State Courier and Enquirer, however, to ascribe the of New Jersey, from the 28th of March, 1832, authorship to Mr. Cambreleng. when his commission expiredt FROM THE GLOBE. I beg to add that I have sent similar information to the commodore of the United States ship of war, now in the Mediterranean, that he may take such measures as he may deem advisable for the protection of the American trade. Trusting my conduct on this occasion will meet your approval, I have the honor to be, Sir, "That the conduct of Black Hawk and his associates, renders it necessary that he should at once take the field, and, as far as possible, prevent them from doing any mischief, that Mr. Gratiot, Indian agent, has just arrived from the Prophet Village. Black Hawk and his part were there. Yesterday, they set out, in company with the Prophet's band, for the purpose of taking a position on Rock River, some fifteen The or twenty miles above Ogee's, now Dixon's ferry, where they are determined to hold out, in defiance of any force that can, they say, be sent against them. They have the British flag hoisted, under which the war-dance is constantly exhibited. They must be checked at once, or the whole frontier will be in a flame." General Atkinson proposes moving by Galena, and ta- York. king a position at Ogee, Dixon's ferry, on the Fort Clark Road, and await there the arrival of Governor Reynolds' mounted force, when the General presumes the hostile party can be put down. "To a mild talk sent by General Atkinson to Black Hawk, he returned an answer that his heart is bad, and that he will fight any force sent against him. "Great distress is already felt on the frontiers. The inhabitants have abandoned their farms, and are falling back for safety." FROM THE GLOBE. OFFICIAL-DEPARTMENT OF STATE. States. GEO. PERIGAL," Honorable EDWARD LIVINGSTON, Brig Magoum, Hallett, do, alf from New CONSULATE OF THE U. STATES, MADEIRA, 9th April, 1832. I have the honor to be, Sir, GEO. PERIGAL,S. Her Most Faithful Majesty's Frigate Donna MADEIRA, 6th April, 1832.5 Maria, off Funchal, April 6th, 1832. Sir-I have the honor to inform you that the Sir-The island of Madeira, consequently American trade to this place has suffered an the port of Funchal, being in a state of close interruption which must be attended with great blockade, by a portion of the Naval forces of loss and inconvenience to many citizens of the Her Most Faithful Majesty Donna Maria, I beg On the 30th ultimo, an armed force, leave to give you notice of the same; also to consisting of one frigate of 42 guns, a brig of add that, as His Imperial Majesty, Don Pedro, 18, and a small schooner, all under Terceira in the name of the Queen, has no wish to incolors, and acting for Donna Maria Second, ap-convenience neutral commerce, he has limited peared off the island, and yesterday four Ame- the restrictions to such cargoes as belong to rican vessels bound to this port with valuable the enemy, or that may in any way be consi cargoes of bread stuffs, &c. &c. were forcibly dered as warlike stores or provisions. prevented by the Admiral (Sertorious) from entering, under the plea that the island being. in a state of siege it was his duty to prevent the entrance of warlike stores and provisions. have used every effort to obtain the removal of this obstruction, but without effect, and my communication with the Admiral has ended in my protesting, in the strongest manner, against this act of violence, I have the honor to remain, Sir, A British frigate is now lying here for the THE protection of the trade of her nation, but only one English ship has appeared since the blockade was declared; not having provisions or war like stores on board no objection was made to her entrance, and therefore the question whether the British commander will acknowledge the blockade against vessels with such cargoes still remains undecided. 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