it then passes to cylinder which is set perpendicu-the solar system; and this interest appears to be lar, to revolve by a spindle like a millstone, so fix-the greater in proportion to the difficulties of ated that it can by a treadel be slipped in or out of taining a thorough knowledge of the object of congeer by the foot instantly. templation. Curiosity, that sole source of human The bank of wire is put on a reel, and the end wisdom, withdraws her stimulating influence, the drawn through the plate, say two feet; it is then moment we have reaped the fruits of our investi fastened to the cylinder, which is set in motion by gation. Thus the sun, with whose history we are the treadel, and the cylinder, by a proper motion, acquainted, and whose daily visit has familiarized draws it through. The instant it is through the cy-us to his presence, excites no emotion in his belinder is stopped, and wire wound back again on the holders, if we except the gratitude of the moral and reel and is ready to be put through the next smaller religious to that munificent Being who ordained hole, the workman points the wire with a file to that he should lend us light and heat. But when a make it enter the holes as they are lessened, and a stranger appears in the "blue expanse" all eyes cloth dipped in meited tallow is always laid on the are turned towards it, a thousand conjectures arc wire behind the plate, to grease it to make it slip the formed as to its immediate object and ultimate efmore easily through the holes. fects, the spirit of philosophy is awakened, sinners This is the process used by the writer when a tremble at the dreaded termination of their career, boy during the American revolution, and so easy while the philosopher camly prepares to search into was it attained that without any regular instructions the hidden secret. Such has been the effect of the from experienced artists, but from only what he comet which has lately made its appearance in the could hear from persons who had transiently seen firmament. As it is one which has never before the operation, he so far succeeded as to make as been seen, and which is, in every sense of the word, good iron wire as ever was imported, and to work a stranger to the astronomical world, it becomes a it into as good wool and cotton cards, of which he matter of importance to learn its history, and to made thousands of pairs; so that he can from expe-record such facts respecting it as may be supposed rience say, that the American iron will make good to be useful to future investigators. Before we wire, and he has no doubt of the success of the procced however to this task, it may not be supermanufacture, if attempted with perseverance, and fluous to some of our readers to give a short de supported by a protecting duty on the importation scription of the general nature of comets. of the article.-O. E.. [Aurora. Comets are defined to be moving bodies appearing at uncertain intervals in the celestial regions, and having a very different aspect from the planets. SALT WORKS. By a gentleman from the Genessee country, we They are improperly named comets, from coma; are informed that last summer, at a salt works, in (hair) the tail being said to resemble hair; a tail Galen township, Cayuga county, and state of New-however, does not attend all comets; some appearYork, the owner had an idea that by digging, heling as round and as well defined as the planets; might perhaps arrive at the salt rock; accordingly while others are completely surrounded by a blaze he employed a hand to try the experiment, who of light, not unlike in appearance to the Aurora went down about 60 or 70 feet, when to his great Borealis. They are said to be of much greater satisfaction, he came to the bed of salt, and broke density than the earth, and to move about the sun off a small piece, but the water broke in upon him in very eccentric ellipses. Their apparent magniso fast, that he had to call for assistance to get out, tude is also very different, "sometimes they appear and had only time to bring one of his tools with only of the bigness of the fixed stars; at other him, and a small piece of salt, which was clear times they will equal the diameter of Venus, and like a piece of allum, the water rose to the surface sometimes even of the sun or moon. These bodies and ran over; they then built a wall of stone and will also sometimes lose their splendor suddenly lime round it, 4 feet high, so close as to hold water; while their apparent bulk remains the same-with they have a number of kettles, or salt pans, con-respect to their apparent motions they have all the stantly boiling, but still they are unable to use it inequalities of the planets; sometimes seeming to as fast as it rises; the water is so strong that as it go forwards, sometimes backwards and sometimes scatters over the ground, it chrystallizes with the to be stationary," More than 450 are computed to heat of the sun in the hot weather. [Cumberland Register. PLAISTER OF PARIS. belong to our solar system; of which number only three have been accurately calculated by astronomers. According to Dr. Long, the head of a comet, when seen through a good telescope, appears to consist of a On the east side of the Cayuga lake, about a solid globe, and an atmosphere that surrounds it. mile from it, they have found a large bank of Plais-This atmosphere is of a rarity inconceivably greater ter of Paris, from which they are carrying it along than that which surrounds this earth, and it is the the lake to where the turnpike from the Susque-reflection of light upon this atmosphere which is hanna joins it, from whence it is carried to that supposed to create the appearance of a tail, which river in waggons, or in the winter by sleighs, as it always grows larger as the comet approaches the is but thirty three miles distant, and from that place sun and shortens as it recedes from that luminary. it can be brought down the river to any place of Some astronomers maintain the opinion that_codeposit in boats; the price is five dollars per ton at mets have light of their own, while others affirm the quarry. There has also a bed of plaister been that they receive it entirely from the sun. Sir found on the west side of the lake, of which a Mr. Isaac Newton, whose theory of comets differs conRittenhouse is one of the proprietors. Astronomical. [ibid. siderably from that of most other astronomers, computed the heat of that which appeared in the year 1680 to be two thousand times greater than that of red hot iron at its least distance from the sun, which was 490,000 miles. The comet of which we are about to collect a history is the largest that There is no part of natural philosophy whose has been seen since that of 1680, and as its perihelion study affords greater interest or delight, than that of distance from the sun is nearly two hundred times HISTORY OF THE CONET. greater we may suppose its heat to have been pro-signs with an increasing velocity. Mr. Bowditch portionably less; and the idea of its having contri- on the contrary, maintained it to be retrograde.buted to the mildness of the early part of our win-Judging from the apparent magnitude of the nucleus ter consequently to be entirely without foundation. (or body) of the comet, which is computed by Mr. The comet was visible for the first time on the Wood to be 1m. 33s. he supposes that its least dis5th September, 1811. On the 7th, at half past sevenstance from the earth cannot exceed 20 millions of o'clock, P. M. it was observed by professor Wood, miles, whereas Mr. Bowditch makes it one hundred of William and Mary College, and its situation millions more, and supposes that Mr. Wood has then as calculated by that gentleman is thus describ-fallen into an error by confounding the appearances ed: it was in the same line with the polar star, and of the comet when viewed from the earth and from alpha and beta or the two pointers of the ursa major, the sun. Lastly, these two gentlemen differ with 21° 35' from alpha, 50o 15' from the polar star, respect to the length of tail. Mr. Bowditch and 16° 28' from gamma of the ursa major, its calculates it to be nearly equal to one half of the right, ascension 161° 30' declination N. 41° long.sun's distance from the earth, or about 47 millions 4 signs 23 deg. lat. 30° 30', distance from the sun of miles, and Mr. Wood makes it only about half $4° 15'. The diameter of its body exclusive of thejthat length. It is much to be regretted that the obcoma (or tail) appeared to be one fourth of theservations of these gentlemen, both of when are moon, but including the coma three fourths of the certainly skilful in the science, should differ on so moon. From this time to the 21st September its material a point as the time of the comet's perihedistance from the sun increased 13° 15'; during lion. From the daily observations of Mr. Wood this period it had described an arch of 15 degrees-from the 7th September to the 24th October, the its brightness as well as its tail had increased; its comet continued to recede from the sun; and from velocity had also increased by one half; its orbit the 21st September to the 24th October it had tra was then inclined to the ecliptic at nearly an an-versed a distance of 18° 30' being at that time disgle of 64 degrees. The observations of this gen-tant from the sun 66°. Now unless we suppose its tleman and those of Mr. Nathaniel Bowditch of subsequent course to have been retrograde, it would Salem, appear to have led them to very different, appear to have passed its perihelion before it was and, in some instances, opposite conclusions. We observed at all by Mr. Wood; and this opinion is presume not to decide the question of correctness confirmed by the observations of Mr. John Carr of but shall give the results of their calculations as we Virginia, who supposes the comet to have passed find them. Mr. Bowditch supposed from his first its perihelion between the 4th and the 12th Sept. observations that the comet passed its perihelion with the amazing velocity of 400,000 miles per hour. on the 6th Sept. but by subsequent calculation he Mr. Bowditch by the assistance of an apparatus, determined it to be on the 12th, at 3h. Greenwich prepared after the method of La Lande made the time. His calculations as corrected by him to the following estimate of the apparent course of the 21st October, give the following result: Per.helion comet. In the month of February, 1811, it was distance 1.032, the mean distance of the sun from near to the eastern part of the constellation Argo, the earth being 1. Place of the perihelion counted on the orbit of the comet, 2 signs 15d. 14m. observed in other comets. having a motion west inclining to the nornh. After passing a few degrees to the eastward of the Great Dog, its direction became nearly north, and in the Longitude of the ascending node, 4s. 20d. 24m. month of May, its longitude was stationary. Early Inclination of the orbit of the ecliptic, 73d. n June it passed near to the estern part of the These observations appear to agree very nearly Lesser Dog, inclining rather towards the east; it with those of the Parisian astronomer, Burckhardt. was then visible at the Cape of Good Hope and other Hs elements of the comet's orbit are as follow; places south of the equator. On the 16th July it Perihelion distance 1,022, 41. Time of its passing passed the ascending node in the longitude of about the perihelion, 48 minutes past nine in the evening 4 signs 18 degrees, and then moved north-easterly of the 12th Sept. Ascending node 140d. 13 min. towards the feet of the Great Bear, in which situa Inclination 72° 12'; Place of the perihelion 74° 12'.ation, as has been before observed, it became visible, He further observed that the nucleus (or body) of to us on the evening of the 5th September. It this comet appeared separated from its coma, and ceased to be visible, as this gentleman had calcula that the latter surrounded it in the form of a para-fted, early in the last month (February 1812.) bol c ring; an appearance which has never been It would be an endless task to enumerate the va rious conjectures of the learned, as well as the unMr. Wood's calculations of the elements differ learned, respecting the uses assigned to comets in considerably from the foregoing. He arffims that the great scale of nature. Man, like the "pamthe comet had not arrived at its perihelion on the 1st per'd goose" is too apt to consider every thing he October-this he infers from the progress.ve in-ces, is made for his use, and to look upon every erease of light in the comet from its first appearance part of the creation which he cannot appropriate to to that time; taking it for granted that the light of that end, as an unnecessary labor of the great Crethe head of a comet is greatest when in the perihe-fator's hands. Whatever appears beyond the ken of lion, and that it decreases as it recedes from it.-his limited faculties, is regarded as the preternatu, This greater apparent brilliancy, however, is ac-ral sign of God's particular notice; as if man were counted for by Mr. Bowditch by the d.minution of the only thought which occupied the Infinite Mind the comet's distance from the carth. As it receded some very learned men have supposed that comets from the sun it approached nearer to the earth, and were occasionally made the angry messengers of of course appeared larger and more brilliant to the four Divine Father to teach his unbelieving childrens inhabitants of that planet. The motion of the the strength of his avenging arm. If we cannot be comet was supposed by Mr. Wood to be direct, injmade to see and feel the work of an Almighty pow. as much as it moved according to the order of the er in the daily view of nearer objects; if in the contemplation of the innumerable but regular gra Perihelion, is that particular point at which any dations and mutual dependencies which exi planet is at its nearesistance from the sun. throughout nature, we cannot be persuaded to aça knowledge our own dependance on the goodness country, which was happily effected. But after the and mercy of a suprume and overruling God; ne-unfortunate loss of the frigate Philadelphia, he found ther should we be made to believe though one should that his remaining force was by no means equal to rise from the deadthe attack of the holds of Tripoli, with any rationJal prospect of success. "Let earth unbalanc'd from her orbit fly, "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, "The proper study of mankind is man.” Biography. COMMODORE PREBLE. Rather than fail, however, in his design, he obtain, ed a number of gun-boats of the king of Naples, by which he was the better able to oppose the gun-boats of the enemy. After the burning of the Philadelphia through the valor of the brave lieutenant Decatur, under the mouths of the enemy's cannon, he made This first general attack; and the attacks which he made on the city and fortifications were so little distant in time from each other, and so judiciously conducted with consummate bravery and alertness, that though the obstinate bashaw was not induced to surrender or flee, yet he was induced to make great abatements from time to time, in his demands for the emancipation of the prisoners whom he held Commodore PREBLE [who died in 1807] had just in durance. completed the 45th year of his age, being born in "It is thought that one vessel more added to the Portland, in August, 1761. The following sketch small fleet would have enabled the Commodore to of his life is copied from "the Polyanthos." complete the ruin or capture of the place. Much "Our young hero, almost from his infancy, dis-indeed was done towards compelling the enemy to covered a noble and invincible courage, and admi-set at liberty Capt. Bainbridge, with his officers and rable resolution and perseverance in all his pursuits. men; and towards obtaining a peace on moderate Blest with an athletic constitution, and having no and honorable terms, which has since taken place. great inclination to sedentary amusements: his The conduct of our prudent and intrepid commanhours of leisure from his academical and other ear-der was such as to do much honor to himself and ly studies were mostly devoted to hunting, and the flag of the United States, in the view of Europe other exercises of the greatest activity. as well as of America. His conduct has extorted In his youth be became a mariner in the mercan-praise from all but the Bashaw of Tripoli himself:tile service which he successfully followed, during And what affords a peculiar and unexpected honor some months after the revolutionary war. In this to this American warrior, though a heretic, is the war he was made a prisoner. After his liberation declaration of his Holiness of Rome, "that he had from captivity, his enterprize and vigor were dis-done more towards humbling the anti-christian barplayed in the armed vessels of the state of Massa-barians on that coast, than all the christian states of chusetts, with honor and success. Europe had ever done." COLONEL JOHN P. BOYD. "About the year 1779, he went as a midshipman on board the ship Protector, commanded by captain] JOHN FOSTER WILLIAMS; with whom he served Colonel Boyd of the 4th regiment United States one or two years, till he was promoted to a lieuten-infantry, is about 42 years of age, and was born in ancy on board the sloop of war, Winthrop, com-the neighborhood of Boston. He had very early manded by captain GEO. LITTLE. In this station felt an attachment to the military profession, and he performed a very brilliant and heroic action, when about 18, it is believed, obtained a commission boarding and capturing with a few men, a vessel of in the service of the United States. The circummore than equal force, lying in the harbor of Pe-stances of those times rendering the military life nobscott; under a furious cannonade from the battery rather a business of indulgence and idleness than of and an incessant firing from the troops. After this activity, he resigned, and appears to have fixed his he continued with capt. Little till the peace of 1783. attention upon the theatre of Asia, where many "In the year 1801, he had the command of the other Americans had before adventured and found United States frigate Essex, in which he performed military honors and employments. voyage to the East Indies, for the protection of Col. Boyd landed on the coast of Coromandel, our trade in those seas; and having driven off the where it is believed, he found a friendly reception, cruisers, returned in the following year with a con-as all respectable strangers did, from his namesake voy from Batavia under his, care, consisting of fif- Hugh Boyd, the true author of the celebrated letteen ships and other vessels, estimated at the value ters of Junius. of four millions of dollars. From Madras, colonel Boyd found no difficulty "In the year 1803, captain PREBLE was honored to reach the Mahratta country, where his soldierly with the appointment of commodore, and with the appearance and manners soon found service, as the command of the United States' frigate Constitution, phrase is, in that country. After making a few with a squdron consisting of seven sail of vessels campaigns as a soldier of fortune among the Mahin all; and before the end of the year made his pas-rattabs, and making himself master of their mansage to the Mediterranean sea. ners, military habits and the general policy of the In the following year, 1804, though he was destin-country, during which he displayed both intrepidied to act in the Mediterranean with his fleet, and ty and military, talents, he was very soon distinparticularly designed to subdue or humble the Tri-guished, and had the command of several corps in politan barbarians; yet, on his arrival at Gibraltar, succession. When the writer of this article first he found the emperor of Morocco had made war became acquainted with the reputation of colonel upon the United States. This prevented for a Boyd, in Asia, that gentleman had very high rank time the fleet's progress in the Mediterranean, till in the Mahratta service. Military rank in India is the Commodore had taken measures to obtain a designated by the number of men; and a command peace with that power, on terms honorable to hislis called munsub; the commander a munsubdur these are of two three, four or five thousand. Col. The question was taken on agreeing to this tax Boyd had a munsub of 10,000 cavalry, which he of ten cents a bushel on domestic salt, and negati. commanded in several actions with the highest cre-ved, 96 to 22. dit. He had for his lieutenant, as munsubdar, gen. The question was then taken on agreeing to the William Tone, a brother of a gentleman who has proposition, as reported by the committee of the distinguished himself in the history of an unfortu-[whole, for laying a duty of 20 cents a bushel on nate and oppressed nation, the late Theo. Wolfe imported salt, and negatived, 60 to 57. The yeas Tone. and nays were, YEAS.-Messrs Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bacon, Bassett, Bibb, Colonel Boyd being attached to his native counBlackledge, Boyd, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Dawson, Desha, Earle try, and the state of Asia ceasing to present the Findley, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Hufty, Johnson, Kent, same temptations to military enterprize, and a fame King, Lacock, Little, Lowndes, Lyle, M'Kee, M'Kim, Metcalf, very precarious from the unhappy condition of the Minor, Mitchill, Morrow, New, Newbold, Newton, Ormsby, Pickens, Pleasants, Porter, Quincey, Reed, Ringgold, Roane, Roberts, people and the predominant influence that prevails Sage, Sammons, Seaver, Seybert, Smilie, G. Smith, Stow, Tracy. in that region-he returned to his country and Troup, Turner, Van Courtlandt, Winn,-57. friends about twelve years ago. NAYS.-Messrs. Baker, Bard, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, Brown, Burwell, Champion, Chittenden, Clay, Cochran, Condit, Of his merits as a soldier and his experience, Crawford, Davis, Dinsmoor, Ely, Eniott, Fitch, Franklin, Ghol what we have stated would be sufficient; those son, Goldsborough, Goodwyn, Gray, Harper, Hawes, Jackson, Key, Law, Lefever, Lewis, Macon, Maxwell, Moore, M'Bryde, M'Coy, who saw his regiment move through this city on Morgan, Moseley, Nelson, Pearson, Piper, Pitkin, Pond, Potter, their way to the westward must have perceived that Randolph, Ridgley, Rhea, Rodman, Sevier, Shaw, Sheffy, J. Smith, Stanford, Steuart, Taggart, Talmadge, Wheaton, Whitehill, he had cast away the rust of military antiquity, Widgery, Wilson, Wright-60. and that his mind kept pace with the progress of [Yeas 57, nays 60. Absent on the vote 23 memthe science to which his heart is formed and fitted.bers.] His regiment formed a happy example of the modern discipline. Aurora. Twelfth Congress. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The 5th resolution next came under consideration for laying duties on distilleries, when Mr. M'Kim moved to strike out what relates to laying a duty on the capacity of the still, and to insert in its place 25 cents per gallon. The speaker declared the motion of the gentle. Friday, Feb. 28.-The speaker laid before the man from Maryland to be out of order; as all prohouse a petition from the Wyandot Indians, praying positions for raising revenue must first be discussed for a grant of land, accompanied with sundry talks, in committee of the whole. -Referred to the committee on public lands. A motion to adjourn was made and carried. Ad Also, a report from the secretary of the treasury, journed till Monday. with a statement of the amount of the customs, Monday, March 2-Mr. Milnor presented the from the commencement of the present government petition of Neil M'Ginnis, of the city of Philadelphia, praying a remission of the penalty of 75,000 which was ordered to be printed. A bill from the Senate to establish a general land dollars incurred under the embargo laws, which he office in the department of the treasury, was twice states to have been done through ignorance of the laws and in the most innocent manner. Referred. read and referred to the committee on public lands. The speaker laid before the house a report of the secretary of the treasury, in pursuance of a resolution of the house calling on him for a statement of the exports of the United States for some years past; also a letter from the secretary of the treasu WAR TAXES. The house then resumed the consideration of the report of the committee of the whole on the subject of taxes: when the 4th resolution proposing a tax en salt being uuder consideration. that state was formed. library. WAR TAXES.-The house proceeded to consider the order of the day. Mr. Stanford rose again to oppose this tax, onry, the secretary of War and the comptroller on the subject of the refugee claims, &c. also a letter the ground of its being unjust and unequal, opera- from the chief justice of the United States in beting principally upon a particular portion of the half of the supreme court, acknowledging the favor union. The inhabitants on the sea-board had not the same necessity of using it for their cattle, and conferred on them by the use of the congressional on some parts of the coast manufactories of salt arc established; and the people to the westward had al30 salt manufactories. The state of Ohio had been Mr. Gholson said he had witnessed, with extreme particularly favored by congress in this respect, having had the salt licks given to them at the time regret the dissatisfaction that was prevalent amongst his friends in consequence of the rejection of the resolution recommending a tax on salt. He had Mr. Smilie said, the salt licks had not been given voted against that particular resolution, and after to the state of Ohio, without a consideration. They reviewing with the most rigid impartiality his conwere, in return, to suffer all lands belonging to duct upon that occasion he could perceive in it the United States to be exempt from taxation. Mr. Blackledge was in favor of the tax, as it would nothing to disapprove. I must distinctly and explicitly (said Mr. G.) upon that occasion stated in my serve to encourage the manufacture of salt in our place, that if the said tax could by any gentleman own country, which, in case of war, would be very be shewn to be necessary to equalize the system of desirable. He did not believe that the people on the taxation, I was ready to yield my assent to it, alsea-coast, or in the western country, got their salt though, as was acknowledged, it would operate any cheaper than the inhabitants of the midland with peculiar hardship on all the middle country, a country, except such as lived near a manufactory section of which I have the honor to represent.Mr. Standford moved to amend the resolution, by Neither the honorable chairman of the committee adding a duty of ten cents on all salt manufactured of ways and means, nor any other gentlemen, unin this country. This motion was advocated by dertook to prove that this tax was requisite to proMessrs. Stanford, Macon, Wright, Clay, Gholson duce this equal effect. I moreover then stated, as I and Widgery; and opposed by Messrs. Blackledge, now declare, that I was and am prepared to go as far King, Porter, Stow, Lacock, Tracy, Grundy, and as any man in providing the necessary revenue to Calhoun 4 sustain the credit of the country in the approaching Macon, Maxwell, M'Bryde, M'Coy, Mosely, Nelson, Pearson, Pitkin, contest. My object was to impose the taxes on sub-Pond, Potter, Randolph, Richardson, Ridgely, Rhea, Rodman, Shef fey, J. Smith, Standford, Stuart, Sturges, Taggart, Taimiadge, jects that could best bear them. I thought there were Wheaton, White, Whitehill, Wilson, Wright-54. many objects of taxation preferable to salt, an in- Mr. M'Kim then renewed his motion to amend dispensable of life, and was desirous of raising the the resolution for taxing stills, by substituting for amount contemplated, from salt, by a tax on whis-ja part of it the following clause to impose a duty. key, an addition to the direct tax, or in any other "On all spirits distilled wholly or in part from more eligible mode. But it now seems, that if the foreign materials, at different rates, to average 20 article of salt is excluded, the whole system of tax-cents per gallon. ation will be endangered. We are told in conver- "On all spirits distilled wholly from domestic sation, since the vote on the salt tax, that the sys-growth and produce, at any distillery where there tem, which has been presented by the committee of are one or more stills of more capacity, singly or ways and means is a system of compromise and together, than one hundered and fity gallons, at concession, and that it must be taken altogether-different rates, to average 25 cents per gallon. the bad with the good-that if we pay the said salt "And on licences to distil spirits in all other tax, the eastern and the western country will suffer stills at the following rates." peculiarly by an increase of the impost and by the [The rates which follow are as in the original resoland tax. The middle country will experience nollution, 5 dollars on other stills employed in distillexemption from these particular burthens. Soonerfing from fruit, and 15 dollars on all other stills emthan this measure should fail-sconer than weployed in distilling from domestick materials.] should not provide for the expences we have incur- The speaker declaring it to be necessary all such red to resist the encroachments of our enemy-propositions should be discussed in committee of sooner, in fine, than degrade and disgrace the na-the whole tion, I believe it would be better for us to take the Mr. M'Kim moved to recommit the resolution, whole draught just as it has been proposed. Yes, proposed to be amended, to a committee of the sir, perhaps, I might say, even if it were hem- whole, for the pupose of mak ing the above amendlock. I, sir, would vote two dollars a bushel on ment. salt, rather than see the present course of policy The motion was opposed by Mr Johnson and frustrated. Mr. speaker, we who form the majori-Mr. Smilie, and supported by Mr. Fisk. ty have all the same end in view-the maintenancej When the house adjourned without deciding the of the rights, honor and independence of the coun-question, try against the lawless aggressions of our enemy. Tuesday March 3. The house proceeded to the To attain this end I would take the best means.-consideration of the order of the day, viz. the reRather than be defeated in the accomplishment of port of the committee of ways and means on the it, I would agree to any means not absolutely intole WAR TAXES. rabic. It is therefore that I, on the present occa- Mr. M'Kim's motion to recommit to a commitsien, will concede much of my own opinion, intee of the whole resolution embracing a tax on order to harmonize with and conciliate those with whiskey, for the purpose of amending it, being whom I unfortunately disagree on this particular still under consideration point. Concession and compromise among those Messrs. Grundy and Findley opposed, and Messrs who have the same common object are often indis-M' Kim, Wright, Fisk and Widgery, supported the pensible duties. It is by this sentiment, sir, that motion. am actuated. We should not dispute among our- Mr. Randolph, moved a recommitment of the selves. It is by union and harmony only, that we whole report to a committee of the whole. can serve our constituents. I, for one will pledge This motion was supported by the mover at conmyself that I will furnish no cause of sch smsiderable length, and opposed by Messrs. Alston, a nongst our friends. I am happy, said he, in in-Cheves, Calhoun, and Macon. dulging the hope that several of my friends, with This debate occupied the whole of the remainder whom I have acted on this subject, and who have, of this days session. 1 I doubt not, been influenced by the same motives The question on re-committing the report was with myself, will coneur with me in the motion taken about 3 o'clock. Yays 34, Nays 83. am about to make. Under these impressions, I move you, sir, to reconsider the vote of Friday last, on the resolution imposing a tax on salt. son.-34. YEAS.-Messrs. Baker, Bigelow, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brig rough, Gray, Jackson, Key, Law, Lewis, Livingston, M'Bryde ham, Champion, Chittenden, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold, Goldsbo Milnor, Mosely, Pearson, Pitkin, Quincy, Randolph, Reed, Ridge This motion having been seconded by Mr. Good-, Sheffey, Stuart, Sturges, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White, Wil wyn, a debate took place on it, which occupied So Mr. Randolph's motion was negatived. And two hours. Messrs. Nelson, Wright and Widge-the house adjourned. ry, opposed the motion; and Messrs. Bacon M'Kee, Smilie and Cheves, supported it. The question on reconsideration was decided in the affirmative. Yeas 70-Nays 53. Wednesday March. 4-The house resumed the consideration of the order of the day. Mr. M'Kim said as his motion to recommit the fifth resolution had given rise to some difficulty, and The question was then taken on the resolution he had no disposition to embarras, he would withfor imposing a duty of 20 cents per bushel on im-draw it, reserving to himself the right to renew it ported salt, without further debate, and carried. when the subject should come before the house in YEAS.-Messrs, Alston, Anderson, Archer, Breon, Basset, Bibb the shape of a bill. Blackledge, Boyd, Butler, Calhoun, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Earle, Findley, Franklin, Gholson, Gold, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, The question recurring on the adoption of the B. Hall, O. Hall, Hufy, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, fifth resolution (for a tax on stills. &c.) it was deciLittle, Lowndes, Lyle, Moore, M'Kee, M'Kim, Metcalf, Milnor Mided in the affirmative. Yeas 67, Nays 38. ehill, Morgan, Morrow, New, Newbold, Newton, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Porter, Quincy, Reed, Ringgold, Roane, Roberts, The sixth resolution came next under conside- hordugh, Gray, Harper, Hawes, Jackson, Law, Lefever, Lewis, The seventh resolution (tax on sales at auction |