Alexandria Daily Advertiser

On Friday last Mr. Dawson moved that the House of Representatives should resolve itself into a committee of the whole on the resolutions, offered by him, for the recession of the District of Columbia.

Mr. Huger said this point had been fully and ably investigated the last session. He did not expect, after the decision then made that the House would have been again called upon to discuss it. He believed the mind of every member was made up respecting it : he hoped, therefore, the House would not agree to go into Committee.

Mr. J. Lewis said he should vote against the House resolving itself into a committee of the whole; and should that motion be negatived, he would move to discharge the committee of the whole from all further consideration of the resolutions.

The question was taken on going into committee and lost--Ayes 20. Mr, J. Lewis then moved to discharge the committee. This motion was carried, without debate--Ayes 53, embracing a great majority of the members present.

It will be perceived by the above extract from the proceedings of the House of Representatives of Friday, that Mr. Dawson's resolutions to recede the District of Columbia have received the virtual rejection of that body : we say rejection, inasmuch as a postponement to the next session is, in effect, the same thing. The manner in which this decision was entered into strongly indicates, not only the disapprobation of the proposed measure, but likewise of a disposition to make the disapprobation in the most emphatic manner. The house in the first instance refused to discuss the resolutions by a majority of at least three to one, and then dismissed them by a postponement.

We understand that the Executive have received the following