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i m i t
UOUSK OF DEL KG \ IKS.
Mox PAT. F* b. C4. 1S I
PETITIONS
Were presented—
By Mr. Ctrpe;.trr, of rh zrn> of Mleghfy, fora
precinct election, At the In use of John Martin, in
•aid County.
By Mr. Cltajm n, of A •urney*cftheH h JihImmI
District, prajtiig a * hange in the uni- hr Imlding
the Court of said |)i>ii u i.
Mr. TunsiaH presented the pr liii n nnd vomltwr*
tf sumJiv cM»*ensc»f Dsnvdle. prying the rstalihwh*
gneni of a Hustings CTotitf in that Hn**i— the even
•ion of tlie corporate inr* of the i"wn, <V
Mr. T UlMitall ask'd leave 'o u.lri duir a bill i x
tending the cort'orare limits of the (owned O.ttinlie,
• ml l«»r mher purp« se.*—h I.
Mr. Tuus all ask'd I .ivc to introduce n hill to
establish a Hustings Court, in the town of Can
title.
On motion • f Alt. Gibson.
That the Comtni tee on I> *tiks bn n
• •rutted to enf|utt'- ittfO ihn '*p«dirt<v of bring
hig in a bill to give tempoiaiy n lief hi (ite Banks in
this Comotonwctdilt.
Mr. V enable r -l»*« fjur utH in*irdtir cd a lull '« r t be
temporal* relief of if Bank*. wl<*!i was »' »d a
fir*! and second time and widet< to be r n; t"1--• I.
Mr. Coleman < Ib-rttl tbe fallow i"•‘"In", , ;
Hfsolved, That tie Commit:'e <1 ''Vova in I
College s be insitm ted f«> I mi. hi « b *hia!i!nbn -
the District Free Si-Iuh I Ncmch m \ p- nia. Mi.
Coleman Supported, a d .Mr. En tile <>j f f I lit
resolution, w l.n It w ,.a i * jened i>\ x i s nnd i<t —
ayes 36, nors 3b
On mi non ol Mr. S >• i• 11 of I of \\’ ,
The II o sc adjourned.
HOUSE OF DEE! <J VI I S.
'I PKSDAY• Feb. 2.’». *40.
Mr. Venable railed up the bill f• >r ibe tempi rary
relief of ill* lEinks of this Ccni > unwi < i —when
Mr. Banks Rubmifed the follow! g lyder :
'♦/Vflnrffi/. 'Ill'll i' n 111111 jj III Ibis art toll' aiii'd
•halt t»e so cons'rued as to afti • • t! «• nc1 '* «d ai \
person or pPli n«, w Ho di ma..• ’» d pa\ to i t pi inf !<•
the I Ilh Deeeml.er I.i-i, <>t a \ hiiii due l.nrt, her,
nr tbelli, arid which ha* not been p i<d, w b» ' I ' t • tic It
demand tsar made in pM*“n nr hi wiiihl. 'I the
President or Cashier of i be I*aril* m m bit It *nr Ii mi u
avis tine, whether by bill, note nr depi « ir ; and
pro ruled al.-o, ilia*, iio;hiti'j in ibis at l rImII be stt
runsirued as to r Kempt a \ |5 « k It m the p» I
lira And fuifeilmes iiripmed by the at t ol 1 hit?, r, n
reining the Banks nt III* ( • iioiwta’b, in w i \
rase in which the Presitb-t t nr ( -ho i tbr r. <1 m *
have acktiow letlgnl % s-i E.cPy «•» « • w i ipng at \ sin It
tiemand, and lIn- l.uluie to p >y tli«- - me j 11 r ! . tin
1 I ill J)ecctti1-f i ! lit."
After some c tt» vrr« * n, Mr 11 r ks ih i d |o
lay the bid and tyder on lb iafb-, nhicb w is r
iected—aves 3!*, n r*
Mr. M »v ilicn Mini il In j'tt i inn*. «pt s n, u Im 1j
m a§ carried, and ihr ndn m p cImI
The qucii:ii»fl « s iln- i put > , |||.> jm < t.*f nf tin*
hill, «Inch was t nrirtl hi ay is an J mini- 'ui 09,
,ur, 39—a, I • i *■! n*» :
trci —M* nl. \\ ol. t*1 #* *r. II i»p v r 11 if I’.,
MttcMI. .'I* Mc'lill n. Kyle, |'i. ..,1.
Ttilrr, I'm. ( » i in in. I nil i ;I. ( in, Unwell ,.|
t ’. tc. U . Ilr .! .i.. \\ iI ii, I i i a 11 i il, S r 11 i, H . n
eii. iiaie. u a < i i r . u . iivi i, * n i.i i. i.i
One, Clarke ■ I II.. G I s e, \ rn i I II, \V i , c,
N-y moor, .'! !! i . 11 ui1. n, (I. • n Win rlilt. Bn n,
Krynuli «. Tail • nl K (I . I * ,| |, |;
Jlreril. K.imry. Ilm -On, <'i, ,I,v<■ 11. |! , l,•• re,|,
K**n«, Murii*. \ Unit ,\ li. Wat's. I In i
Ytrliy. KitEjeralrl, Mi I ',nin. II, ||, tr, M ay. Tiiii
stall. Km n. I ■ I i an, 'I i I .... \ . n. |,lr, j; .
Itobriison, Snyilrr. I ibuin. Herman, Smith
It., lim »rr, Crnirln ft J, S; • , sn | I., ; t; „ ■
sun. W aiker— 09.
.Vis Mim-I. f'urp'itir, II mill, .I.i .,nt .,1
H. I... M < nil > It. 11 .mf i t. Kit’c. II at is T ay I r
till.. I.ti*. A • trtslrttt j, Smalt oil.,,I W , |!,ni
laiur, Oig t I’niitl *. 'I \l i nl M. ,V riiytnn,
< Unpin in, \V.« i. ,,| M. ,v |V, t|, t,s nl '| , || im'
Alff tie. Heath, It i i ’.ill . Stuiin. £lii|. , t »i, I
ten. Cunn, Imre, Unlit v . I': It,,. J,
Mt. 11nothin) nskr.l Ira* • Hi I.ring in a I ill m in.
rotpm.iie a I' omale Arlulrnn ml r ti.nn ol \ t. a
rlon.
The proposition was op n«nl liy Mr. tires
Iinilsupp tilled by Messrs, (iumlstm n,,t| \ Im
1 Itr leave was itr.mttil, anti a t‘i tlttuitirr appoint*
etl It. brtritr in tin- bill.
On Mr. (.11 lUnit's monrni,, lie I Inner ntlj nn inti,
till to n nnuw 10 o'clock.
lions i: t r i i i,ic \q us.
WltiMMUT I i li. PS. lt*4t).
UK 11 rui.Ns
Wete presented—
IIy Mr. Snytl. r, ol t ill/.'!!, til ItnnnoUi*. for a sr p.
rate rlrrtivm.
liv Mr S anger, of the trnstrrs i fthr tnwn nl
Wytltfvillr. for ao'ln ruy to i.nso monrv In Inttrt t.
lot tin 1 ri t lit ol i.ntl tint
Also. by Ml. Uiiwn 1, a priitimt , I Win limit,
Jr-, praying tin? passage ol i.-nlntnins instructing
ilia Sroalors atnl irqnesttee tint tr;n i *t i i.itivi s in
t.'oov rPSS to lISc thru n 11 Inn a m lb III e tin■ law nl
nations in sen nn cast s. O i niottoa ol ,'l i. (too lr,
I n*l nn tin table.
My 'll. Hnraian, nfi I./, a ,.| I, m gton. asking
lor ...alp nets n, the Ti nsiecs nl a,ml („„„,
to enable : hr in to pave nr .'I at a l.nnise then mh ns.
Mr. Ilsskrrul nil nil the lollnnmg lenilmam ;
KrtalicJ, 'i'll.il w hen tins llmtai a ljomns nn
Mnnilay, tin 8,It M uch next, it ml . wan lit con
%..|.1 "III"' Senate, loljolitii snu am
On uniti,hi ol .'li. Ihnnian. tile .ante was l.nJ on
tile table.
'll. .Smith of Gloucester, nil n-J the i Mow mg ro
aoluti n.
The cngros e.l bill ronrert I { Wriirtn Kinlli
ills was reutl a third time an I , as-e I.
Scrcenl bills note nrij. ti I in ih, .t rngin snient.
in. a i II ut- a .Ml. mi;i;k.
Mr. \\ all* ium- and announced, anil inurll lei-!
ins,III- death- I the i sii-eiii. d and talenled DcU-eaie
Irnm Nniseluond. Mr. W a * said:
I rise, Mr. Sp,; ker, in | i* 11 arm I Ii mod painful
duty ninth hit ever ih vulid upon me situe Iliad
lire honor of a seal upon llns (lour. Il i* that u|
annumicing llie demit nl Bniinbei i.libubedv.
who had the courtli-net, raieein ami ulfeetion* id
nllnlio knew him, and inj .Jed his acqu.ulaincc —
an IV. I nil . Ii, I im s .ie na.ii anti - i'■ the
I'etpe-I symp liy, : ! |h drrp-.i r c„- ,L
^11 * -fl• F *• 'll • d h -. i n Irii n ihr r.itiii i ul
’Nanaeiirtn.d, « no m re! Ilnlrp mil this l,ie
few minutes atm e, nl.i r a bn. I mid viol lit .'lie ** „l
only for!) hour*, and at the rally nsr nl nj
i , Ji i* uni orirsk.rty. Mi. N; , ukri.'il,.,!’ I shun.'d pro
nniinee in this Iloust a roln, v upon the men g ,.i ta
, ll,"‘ nCmn die.-as, ,1 liiml.' Th van- l,„„i,n.ed
anprei titled her. . Endowed null a min I ,.| a mi;
' 1 h he bad i ullli urd „ I, .a.
ami mdusliy uu.'y r(|ualle.l, I,.- bi I lair, u mi dig
t .M d.n , to do tumor, mil only in I he rummy who*.
1 eonfl ime. he brought niili hr. here, bin In ihe un
ami It, In* rim i li) . Hi* plibhe, like Ins cinhlv
tarter, ,- a- limit, but il « is di*iu giusli. d by pie'
u •*'M l,»elu4t*et*, and by tl,e bright, .*1 pion.ite* I i
iIm* i.iiuii*.
In lliia dispersal - n, Ml. Speaker, so hav ■ so
I,-mo admonition that no <ood.tion ofhfe can pia
m i i.s ettains. the i nmimm tale . f tuotulnv. I i „ 1
, •*) ii . m.m *u,—the leciiilcciinu pie»si > i.inm me.
11,1 l'" •«!«-linence nl ii,,, in,;; i , , ,
I 11 lit. *ha:l In- Inn.Illume lid il»,i,l.eri. ilii't, II,.
OliHjfraislo be .l„-.l, -ud otlin lie ,Hs to bl, id.' I
, Mr. Hill -Nl sod III- would i nt mire.so the M i
s.b.uiy ,-l Ihe I louse, I., .-dll H m „
J *sl enb.iii.itd ; bat would tin ,. y nil'. , ||„- ..
f m “»il :—wliali uciullieu read .m l uu.uu
.id'.j t« «i — viz;
mV Jifylvtj, '1 II I! ibis llo-isc 1 as l,e. r !wi:li deep
»• usiUlhiy ihe i.’ealli of Wm. I). ,
Hell tait.lrnm tin rouiynl .\, n-. n.ni ,1.
ICi/, i ilal lm* ill. uihtis nl llu> llo'e*,: \v.!,
ailenil l..e n in vai nl In* ellipse from the I’.wlia
fan IJ -11*1-, i n to-mmr .iv morning, -and a* a token
rif ri-*p i t tm i i* m more, tie m;| »tar ti:c usual
b* Ige- ( I'HUilor (10 <Ih\ •*.
And ltrni »*|| molioii'df .\*f. UsJ|»-v,
i ti- I 1 nUs-© • 111 f)t*<j.
■ :
*n ths S ■ me ,u in, e III) Imu . Mr. Won Ih n ..
* -nonm-xi 1,1 Itru s »|>pr. pruic In to.- ni tastull.
ib at Ii nf iV|,. lindge* and the Sena.o adjourn
id unitii liiHuij .
z> nl *. mm ! ,: j:i.m ;• y mi;.
C 1 u'p nn f', - i f (hr A. * ni l rHi cntfr.
Nr.w Turk. Krh. **2. 1840. i
Money on get .| j .j. i i * p • .«*•* !• otf |b« iff j! I
tat©, 7 |n*r cei t . ami the best ofpaper can cornu »i ,d
mmify at <> per rent. 'i h n hi a i »fc now nb*,tn a* 1
low at in Keg land. C»j I'lifi-ts, (imhrr; hut ln.le
disposition t > •» ?r t <»%v h«mv ta f!«» businis*, air'
looking »•»€• iif t«.r i'.trttti rn!». and legislate ||]»
sot almost low ri oufili (or* them ,n mill tl lip.
When it rear I«b lie real hat,l trjnry value, there
is no doubt that I.* v will put th* ir duiJari mid unit
into Ihm * •« tied | mil.
The don e**tic rxchange* grow l eper t j on me 1
Slate s and n oise «»i hem. The lerrnt Irgula
lion fipon l .inking iimim »s in A a .mi i has ► buttered
co ii (id t li- e v- ty mil'll s to I i | St,lie. N* b.dy
here sppr* ret of ttich (ii am r as is ci'.niitrnthi a*
dopted by the pow* is that lie there. Tl;. Im u arling
of the < onon i u p gi-dually It*'*h.rates tin- rm di
him ©f the * xrhj.r gc ; b it we l| knnyv that without
a National Dank, ;.i soon the ttop is forwarded,
the exchanges prow \t,->
I line is a pcnv*ia| dUposinnn in ill s State in U e
absent e id a* v pti balnl ty • I a ;Viimn. I IIank. In
in-ke n Qt'j.n New N t otial l»ai k sv stem, MjUivalri.t
to th© St.if.dk flank sy*.ien» nl N* w Kngl.ind—that it,
I'' '.oniprl ii * t the New Yoik b nks to m deem their
'.ills tn the « rr of New Yoi( . il this fie done, the
Nnftliefn S atis nl the 1: inn, as if regard* them- 1
spiff n alone, w ill Ii \ea p p i t urn riey every where
at | ar, and in fl .h«ii ai d Ne‘* N**i»U redi enable
hi gold anil K in r. As it irg., s our mu re. mse,
this is h'gtlty dr sit .hie, hut u will avail nothing as a
mi tolial measure. New Y.rkns Miff r les*, how
' * ver. than tevof’lhe .Southern or Western States,
. f»« e.iiis the 11 ntra'isc nn.ii of trade! In re *i ak* s our
hills payable every wi eie, n l lliete is, thriplur , i
| genetal disposition to belter mu own currency. as
mu h is i| r an he done by Si air Legis'iiion, until
the Smith hut nn t/gh nf their m/Vui — IWindon inon
ey . Alabama | ost noli', A <•. then hrait’s eon'ent. New
Noik a d New !.upland will he about the hist pit
I tif* now tn move lor a n niotial bar k. Nuphriti capi
file ill kerp its* If I lu-mn as in n h as potsib'e.
Northern ct edits will be hinitrtl to St4te* vs 1111 a rur
1 *■ i(ey asMilind is mil!*. Ti tdp, nl n.uip, will sol
!'•» s.i lly tn d**r tins him ed r*y stem, till people w ho
w .ml good* yy ill h.u e to | ay r asli (1 r 1 hem. Tie
‘pling trade open* line mill MM'Il 111 l* s of hi lion,
an.I thfM.gh it will lit* eery short, it will he very safe.
T lie £!( an M -1 II II I III the red * ill he lie Treasury
' I he l tided S .res, and $0,000,000 ol Tniiauiv
1 litis will be but a bagatelle, judging byourCu*
! tom* (hitup, ol what ,M 1. VVoodnury will want,
\ (InKen I .utop* an packet* me notv due.
I ' “ilia ! ir 11 .1 w e iiave 1,i» Jaler n. m HdU nil Lon
d'li aie limn 74 toff Nl .mil it.Ui ff.ink ftm k h as gone
up t 1 80
i " > uliK, I en. SI, IJ I (J.
The p.n Lit ahi|i >•! * ■ ), .1 tn. 4 It rum I.miilnii,
t nmc m I .lit i gin. 1 lu* il.iit s .nl* Man i j,u\
later, I Ul ilieie is an i ... ,, ,Vs lespnling *■ the
\ III •*! jltJ. •' I,'.III I' ,1 l.i rtlnll, II IS H ill1 I, lias ,||
iriTeil licr .'I . j ,I>’» Minister at \Vaslimgtiiii tn in•
lerpuse I s guml .-Hi, n m In hall ul ihe Alricans un
lin n I nl l-et ih Ih'sii i * nam iIiutIiiiiis hate been
g * vi n in lie i! iiisli I i i | l I'l-nlaivi m ihe t 'nu, I , I
■M "In I. I in* K i |>eior ol K'.issid ttass ml *u In* a *
vt i ■ 11 ui'lir|n aril.
i hr I ... i,| ||,i* Ma ,h ,|| ,n II ml. air ,|e.l In
* i .i i . i iji ' .: * 'fim v in
i in - , i
■*l nl all In y. in's, mil lie caniiul hr got rnl ul j -si
' I hei i in le n i s ii a in ihr • I cl. In il.it. 'll,,.
(Iiivrn mein ha., nr hurl, nver hall a i iillmti'dr|iosi
■eil in ihis ii siiiuimn, «h th it ttuuhl be well in be
lu (.mg slur.
I he teuiTulile .la n*> Mailrv, ag il 9.i, the (i s
\ un*. lean I n I ,u I n. * r | . u . H|i n ul ij by Wash
illglull. tile,I las| i t e ini g.
Slinks 11 ,* v a Iiseu III il.iv. Within a fen days
t lie N ul 11 A me - I an I i uat (.Ti 1111 i.i ii v has g . nr u |i
11 ’Til III 4'.h tuna* I I I In* - l* H|M-| sllans me haul
n he the ii suit j nl earner in g — a Wall site i
|ihisai*.
The in lluri'H iiian h.ivr a "girai rneeiitig" in
' Tamil any 11 ,11 this it mug. Mi. Dan * u ,nl' Nett
Ortenn*, the Knrimg l1 os I any a, Will bepresi ,, , ,
Ml, (Jen, A .null Waul.
'I he W lugs In hi a girat Hireling m the 7th Ward
Saturday. in i miimemuratiuu ul thj birth ilat ol
lien. Wa.hiugtun.
'I best! miu ling , I prismi e. rr pri lilninai t lu
- mu i barter el, ...in ihe Spring.
I it haps iln i r is mil mi giiml ,i |ininl I r judging
"I the | its I it i t' I | i spun, and tin- p ililit ill mute
11 -"ii In- . ii i • New York, inasmuch ae
! 'll* enm innatiuii ul 11 ,i.' «• ml navel hem. iiihn
Ilian nl pi,line-, enables i Limtvit in gi i ,T a galmei
1 Male III lacts than |n. In u a sjiieliim. I h ivr i ev i
' * h a e.mlnb 1.1 III .lie Wh 4 I .my I i
1 gi mil rusiill aa nntv i xt.is, I ilm a . .1 jiilnnus
men milt li.uk lipn I the q n s mu as scMlcil. and me
aatni liileMl ■ li.li t;.*r,. II .i,mm ttill l,e l‘n snl.-nt,
as •lieu I an I.I any Inline eveui ; and 'eiiliiais
in s itiv it hieh tv s IriiTi llv to Mr. Clay I.. the
'|M'* '""I "huh dll mil ii a live llu* eu iiilin. I mu,
aih'si, with m'liusi.Hiii. I'he iipe, iiinna ul'trade
and tile eunent y are tHeeling a levululiim i( is
.""I.. luiraul l.y any i umhliialion ul Kxitti
live j’owei.
^ ,i! 'I'lut, A. / < !i 1 ■*.—Tl.c lionet* pin,.n
I'd a h |i nn Mund.it. I'unniiumg the hut pasa. d l.isi
'1 ■■ r, mill * 117, in 4 I In I. eniina i (i nve, n nr, tt it It ihe
i ltiienl lux ( uulied, to finlii.ilt a lutee nl J'JOU
mi , in III Ill'll mil ulilie I’ruvimc, li rc(|iiircd, in
eas* nl emeigui ey. It hut ttiih sume u|.pusttiun,
niillirgiiitiedih.il un n"c* many rxi.led I'm the Ini'
passing nngiimlly. and llial l e’ilainly ... , XISIH
mitv. Il ttaa passed, Inn,evu, In a lai e niaioi
II y.
Augiitla, M,tine. I’, In 13. — The 1! iliah authmi.
in h iV".H I lie head nl Trims, uula Hike a Imcr
• I ahum 4*1 0 men. I here have h , emit I.. (,n.,
Ill hi ilieir aemimtiinhilinii IWu huge hluikliuuai s,
lip able nl ionHulling limn lum in MX h rtnli Id in „'.
l iieie are also six nr a. ten smaller blurkll uses.
\ Mm kale 11 is I i . ii .uii'ii iht id ai u ii ad I line hull
dings, lu enclose aliniil an iiern ul gmund. The
slink Iilc IS nine In i high, built uf ember treu uled
lugel he,, surniullii.nl In a pn kel, a„,| I'niiiialied
ttiih lun|i|uiles Im miiskrny. A mii.iII liiirc ii alsu
»t limned at llu hint nl Teiii semila I.ake.
The above mount has been given by (iemr.il
\ uruiitn, and entile mil nice mat Im | nl m ns enr
rrtl t;’* ' f lirorisl„ Ai;r.
1'i.oRim.
I.ieiih Mi Laiieliho in tin l . s sclioonri Klht,
lla.l enne lit 11 »v.. i l..r !.!■■ I limn,/*, lie mi,.,,,!,
"I"'1 in mi; liv lie lit c.i mu'< Inn11 in S.mt li ('.uoliii, m
ilif I’tii-hai 'l.i, ; .III.,' .I.ms mil !„• it v, ■ I ■ I, I
tceiitinn 11,11,1 n iI.b Islands « Im h sue sari m be m
' lie ftrtiss uhiter,
J' i l h r A jf u J| he i!jp for « j r.iti i
l,v hi. u'. AI t Lau ;hlin, mil will he gat i leaned In
I a o* ii (. Sloan's ( . in j i.i i y of Mums.
I Ilf I i e Shir, t t in *1 lo Ai m Orleans, w .is u hm |v .
' I m I 111* liUei j»,»tl , 1 January, in ai Imli m J\ n
I lo* p ms ogris, lotty in i.umber, un i the mw’.iul
r.'i! go saved ; vessel lost.
I'm- 11. S silir. II',nr. Lieut. R,, er», u Im li
li'l! Si Augustii e on the 21 a nil. mi a < , m«r Smith,
hf'l Iter iiiHinma-.t e.irrieil nm,\ ,I„sh |„ tlie J,, |,
in a ’i|uall i h II.n l',i.seiiyiie. She mu li.ii.n t., Lilli
all h " v . to be *i {iic d.
A* I'lfclil ... miles went III 1'„,| II,die.
tl e »e, I, |l,evil.ur, ,e , i.nkinj linn »un„',,
Imli.ms m s ,, ,1 m i.|,,,ii I hem, I ill, .1
HIM-,I then .line, aim, million, an,I vicniiils, ami
»«* Ur (I It , sun l\ iff
4,1 1 '1 ^ ool, ilir I s|ir< lot (it'M i.il ol the Ai
n'J» J***d arnvtd on a I mt id dun iu I' h.ii hi.
ntOM J’LOIJ! 1) \.— We have b n f.murd
v. 11 f I 11., I I; a mg i x't.ut ul a Iciirr irti v d I v a
L* mIrman ul' ibis city, d tied 1 J. li J aniiary 1> 10.’
i aylot is | > t < m « eding w nfi liisaimv. in two
eolu,i ns, thja ii the t ou. iiy, I cuu cn ilit* tin If and
Stiannrc, scouring the whole < f it in diverging lines a*
lo* ad v in is, ami will j »r i»S h!y be i In nog h l( n a few
da\s, w ; *• t, lie w ill « - b'di 11 |> mN, intended |t,
srcuie the I'ojiul.dmu in ins i.n Iro n ibe fnrihei
u'* ( Ifi la I mu-, ,,1 it, ... II,.,, , ude S, N\ ht I lit; w i|| tins
in hast 1* lumla, and lumliia attention to i!i,h st>,
440 ' 4 a|Jl. i! uiier ol J>an|» i ’s i «,u.
Ill nl, Mifj is"d a < .1 |,|. id Indians n«-ar Deadm***' '
ih*y, a few d.i)H since, stud Uilu d hut » i ihire m j
tl.Mii, r j*' in iii • very article i hey iud nn it Ii them."
*>* Xtc . u, ,, t\lj. 1.
Tin: r.\PLoaiM\ \i j.dit;on—i-rrrfi
it ivr In rii |H P.rnl m * Vn' nd el«ew hen tr. iiij
*ll! I X I • 11• g I xpedt *»* flhr.il i g i . >r at 1
-mV" 7»h and •- U I.f Ai ' ** o’.* " « >
i hrt* let ien tire >^nsilrnti w iiAhont si ing or; aciutse
of i lew « * i k«, altfr c hn Ii afk)lll**r pu*h w :»* to be
made I Wat I itic* South l‘olf. ■ [A;( l'tl
TD N< «f York CwinfiHTci.il »t\cs il**l 1 n 1 »*■
ihy Ihf C. S. II.nk | aid $tCO OtXf^ii spcc.o to the J
i.ei.t of the Huston I11k-, in ieih o fijmu i I “mark- '
hI P -i Nott s " Sixty ilion*.i» d 11• t• more i»i
.pine wnt* paid oti S t u i <1# v. nm» tv iVusatd site
10 be J aid on Tuesday — dial mg $310 0^1 ill all, in j
ipet it*.
( I’MOM |.ut si. SI.IZI'KKS — It
m • hi 11 oil 1 In* lx it v. or dishorn sv, w Inch • anted du -
. 1 tig Sit nrhv iti1'} 1 in e in relation to | asking goodi ,
1 lit" ( ‘ii5lotii House, h. s caused lilt pitS'Oi :
f’opn for to err in the 1 ill r 1 xttei e —Within the
hist eight there have been 1 e e tnaltf in the
I oited i>lutes District Courts in tins city, on good*
-» / d hv ths ( d stout House lor b* og 1 nvoi* « 1 be
low their • • *1. ami m » very one of th* 111 there o.ih a
veidirt (or »lir r l.tiiii.iOt-. — thereby showing that the
( ii-ioim House hail acted errourwiisly in making the
•o ■/.'tie. <»u# i f 11 owe case*, w III 1 h was tri«*d yes
ihfilny, was rtf peculiar hatthh'p upon the impor
ter. aid ought to rnd t tin ( oiler lot Mi'H-tt hat mote
rir< 11 r 1. - pe* 1 t a - to a hat *• 11 I appraisers In* employ s
T* • •n ' t It- se /.' •! w.I* le ithi r, imported limn Pal
is aid mvoii id at DifJ3 Iraors; but the Custom
11 o*i■ appiai « r* \ aim d it 7 * 1 11 ant s higher 01 about
loiiy per cent above the mvime price. On llns ap*
j t 1 snout the (‘list nut 1 louse n (fleers mi/.id the nr
tide, and it was test ificd, that while in their posses
sion, it siift'-red damage hv w Inc Ii its value was con
siderably iiiitittii»Ii*1 cl. When the f|oestioti was
brotii;hi lo trial, n was n dispiitabiy proved, that the
a tide w a» actually invoiced rather above the price
lor c hil li such could be bought in Paris, from
w hich p!a< e it w as imported. There was. a* a mat
mi ol course, a \erdict lor the claimant.— [ N. Y.
J ait. ( dm.
Ti<< l’o<!v < ( mintIht ol the unf->riuna(« pmsen
£fti» i" * 11 «• ii'xnicton ha* lu'»*fi w a «11 <m I n*ht>rc on
litiny Mind. It h that of Mr. J. A. M uch, former
ly cif Button.
(‘omm !t»i o David I)i .i< im. il tho V. S. Navy,
thft'l in Philadelphia S atiivihis. IIt! was (IIift ol ihe*
thhis ol ihft navy, and «.i* highly eatccimd.
Prow Ti;\.is, — (i.ilvestnii pipers lo the 8 |» of
Fell ti n, ii <vr b* e i received n New ( re in.
’I In? ('ongicxx nl Texas Ini passed tins Chero
!<• « L« ol ILII i!i" bill |o r a ise i lie mi n nit mil pm e
nl I owls lo one dollar per a re.-—I lie lull lo suppress
< i.i in III mg ami I) iiel bog, (a bad one) -—I be bill, lo char
ter the city id (ialveslori inniv—11 n • lull, lo provide
a I nan! nl mx I md Comm Ssi *m rs to examine into
la duties onl ceintic.lies,— and I lie tnipoi lint lulls,
in (siibbsb i ii ii i t «»r in Iitip-H o| doty ol lo percent
i I valorem, <01 .ill nt * I x except spirit no is I qum*.
and to abolish tin* bonding system, and substitute
therefor, c m i iIu'icm ami tbe witclibouso system.
I be Cnngtess w09 shortly expected to adjourn.
•LiIg ■ Lipsewttib bill been appointed .Seer taiv <>f
State,
'1 e agentx of tbe gt Vi rnmri.t were lo bold a talk
w ilb I be ( 'no i.me1 e*. .oid t wo Companies *>| s,. blows
III/' b e 1 n 0 rdi* 1 e*| logo w 1111 t be m. \ iw m a f liable
> .vi? b.ol been diM nv-m d m ar Austin wbicb lias
reeeiveiJ tbe name id * 1 n* Ih-Vil’x Cave. 'Tin? 'lb X
ail Ilian ol war ( ulutadn. (oom .in bwl by Cointtio
dor« Moore, ea me 1 it o ( 1 live-I on I’.ay on tlm rib m
•«r»t. Tbe steamboat Problem struck a snag :n i|
ww nt do.» u in IJ1 II do bay oil, live uni s below 11 tins
ton, on tin* (1 h ol February. N > i 1 v< s were lost.
!' h e mul Alfiuis,— A Toulon paper ol ilieUJ l
! )< r e itdn r say s, oil I be a lit bin 11 v if 111 di adviiw -
Ii 0111 A Ig n w *, tbai 1 n tin* 1 7l b I lo 1 e w >s an action
10 11 11 e Mil Iso 11 C.'iiee, in will Ii tbe A 1 a Its I* si
neaily oM(l() uieii. Itappc is lb. I Maiwhal Yallce
bad taken tin-.,* on x by which ti e Ai.illS, wbo b d
bair.usud 1 lie Fr» neb lor so me days, were surround
1 d.
Tin pie| nation* wl icb ll e l'n neb (ioveruinrnt
■ • 1 *■ in. !mg in 1* pel ibe a. h im s id tbe Ambx
if iini-t r\icii - iv . According lo ibo I. \ [
l « ub'ii, betwi 1 n tbe 1*1 1 I November and k!() b i)>■
cernhei, 57G i men, | r« vide I w it Ii all the iwwessaiv
' in p ' (jiiij age, sailed (loin Fraiil e in temfbii e ibe
aimy m Alnca. d Mere remained read\ lor embaik
" i" n, lit a u 1*111 r 11 i's mu ice. (iri.kri. 4 hail al lions o I ar
tillery, four eutnpaim » of engineers, two compl
ines o| workmen, twelve detaibinentx taken from
the 7ib, riili, b and I 'J b mililaiy divisions, lo the
Mio.bi 1 u| ;t?o men fi • m each n-gnm nt, to In? cm
bodii d wiili the c rps now forming m Alina.
MOVF. MI N I S IN I’LNNSYLVANI \.
1 be \\ ashingtnn Kepmiei comaniH an account of
11 gie it 11 n rixim and Ty Icr Muting I old in ibai
1 utility on tbe 17.h in tant, wbicb, do Fditor says,
will bmg Im 1 emeu bered as the most gluiiui * day
p lniaiiI .niniS of \\ 1 county.
Those upright and st-ady logs Th. M T. Ale
Keniia 1 and .11 • epb Lawiri.ce bob 11 ot»i I *v or aid y
knuwn here hi in tbi ir service m (’.uigicss, wne
ami 11 si lb * S| rakers who deliveied powerful ad
dresses lo tin- People on the oci ysi, n. to which tbe
People n .*ponded with tbe greatest heartiness.
The Ti»!bib.i8*i’r I bn idiiin ol the 8 b inxt. says,
"III.I I lie bb od U'lit.ilx b s dint," Aim her las
been k 11 i-ii by lire Indians. 'i'otal killed and mis
xmg,
M P* ■hie.one Tuesday, l I ow a id St n et l’lollr sold
at c ».T» 11 eel y : a declii 1* .*1 'J.'t a .'> I 1 Im. siiiii1 NuCl.it
d »v. 1 be late news froill Kurope was considered
unlitvoiable to sbipmenf*.
lie LoniMiIle C. /.cite ammumts the sudden
death ol 1 lie lady oI Mi. i|tuny Clay, Jr.
A black gill wax lecently convicted, nt St. Jo
sepITs, |’bn Ida, lor ni.mslairgbicr, in causing the
death ol I er owner, ami was sentem ed by tbe
1 oirit totb riy-ii in s ipe*, and t.» star d with In r ta*s
nailed to a post Im 010 hour.
[ I'vening Slar.
I im:\< II 3. \'m;i \ai;.
.?fr. Sfroiti, Trttrhtr of .Modern i.ai;
ti tiftprs,
?? K^Pht ’TIT 14. \ •lilorn s the ciiz- is t'
* * I 5 ision will I
oit I lit* 1 •>l ul M .>i 11, 1 ^ S <•). I. it'li»‘s ani £rut Iciiimi
ulio v\ i ll to palroni e Mr. S. it ill do a favour to si* ml
" on! to him at his us dri.c»*, on Maiu Stic* t, opposite
tin’ ihiuk.
i e i ms .is lollow • — 1 ii daises at Ins residence lor
li.iit sf-smi, liegimiinj ,,n Isit.l M nidi and ending
*' 1 1 ' I \ n glist > 1 *», t ] ire 11 «'"iis a \\ ri k oh I v,
p.i\ able li.i'l in ad vain e. Private si h<> la is will pie m
;ti c;.!l . i) Mr. Stn-zzi win tr l e wi I make »eas. na
b'e a11aiigi incuts mending lo tluii numbers and
! residence.
Mr. S. hopes lo have giwn ly litis time sndieicnl
I 5 vidence id Ins capacity to ir.u Ii t! e Mo b m h i,,
ullages, ami be would liter load his pupils, w ho
IriM.* irreived Ins Inst i uct i us; n gi\es biin p|,-a
siui* i" sm by his j rrsriii echo am. Unit a pupil w In,
" i I »|»|dy bio self,, an in llie course ol a sesSn i (viz)
live ii,"utils, be able lo ie.nl fit)< oily, and ir.iimhite
I"’ l.V w e i wliat e v > i b< ok may I><• pi e.seeted lo him,
•' 1 !»•* ii ii l». hr may Ii >vr nevei ha I anv known,.
‘ * I ill Lu mil l)i*hne. tint ‘ < i v c 1, lie will he able I ,
uinh island all the lilies "1 vilaitm ar, ami Iraiisla i*
I1* - M.v well, I * i • g 11 s 11 in'n i'it m Ii, w it lioiil I lie help
• d hi** nisi nil lor. 11 is sy sir hi is one that lie a« ijiiim d
I I't s, || by an expei n-in e ol 1.'» y • ai s. and eei I ilii at es
"I ih' above lat is m,iv be oblai.ud in tins plan ,
11nin respectable i it zens.
In llie emuseol a year, with re lSi liable uppliea
Hot , a scholar can i veil he able In s, e ik | reliv (|u
« 111 v II|ihi l»U\ subject. Ml. 8. I»s pi eilullv lull | n s
i1 • ** 1 hi /• id Ly ncltbui g that 11 t Ilf I e |H ai \ g. ml,..
mao, w ho doiili s I,is vei icily or lus eap.ieu v,he is u ||.
• l"1^ lo answer ary <j tmt i n I hat on v he pul i., Lilli
« ii his iiiotissu.ii.il business.
f.l, 27 Siif
avene/i'.
V Ll. t*. imin>t the eatitti, o
• * 1 he . . e Mis. Ann i .will p!» at.e brill" t hr m
forward properly authentic air I, i hit a speedy settle- '
m- it may be i lli-i ti d; and t hose line 4 lie e si ale will
I I ' \ . 1
J’. 8. MILLKK. KWr. of
Mis. Ann i ait, derpl \
* *!*• 1;J . I mil
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I.* M Mill I Hi, <1 AIK II i, |* Id.
ci, w din Mat.
\\re copy i lie following brief sketch of the Clay
Dinner, from the Compiler!
This wag the greatest affair in its wnv, which I
rvrr look place in f»it h it^ o r >f. Men than a thou
sand persons were present. The room was most np
pr t ri-»|e |(ir the oc i a moo—the 'argent we r-v» r -aw —
and it "as decorated with evergiei n*, Arc., in I he m si
beautiful manner; to sustain which assertion we need
only sav, that it w.ia clone by the hands of the todies.
\t one end of the room was the funntH motto mtet ed
h% Mr \\ ise at the Uooimi Dinner—*• Tho union
of the Whips, for tie s.*ke of the Union.*' in laipe
htteii of evergreen Under the motto were national
fl IPS.
IL W. Leijh, Ksq prrsidt d. assisted by Mrssis.
Win. II. MrKarlaml, .1. M. Ration, .1 Lyons,
Wy ndliam Robertson, .1. IL llatvie, Kleming
I line', S. S. R *x•» r, W. Lambert, Rrrnatd Reyton,
I A . (i odd in, ,1 M . \\ ii kam. Dr. Sim', cl Raltcson
Shcrwin M It i«\ hi I ,1 i'ih'i IL Bridges.
Tin* fables were arranged in lilt* lust manner, nr d
the p' sition fi leeii d fur Mr. ('lav, was one from
which lie rould be beard distinct y hi every pail ol
I lie room. Refute the toasip g commenced, a huge
pyram dal r;»ke, with the nann* "Henry (-lay,*’ in
scribed upon it, was brought in and placed before
Mr. ('lay. as a present from the Ladies' Kair at tho
City Mali. I le seemed much pleased with this litt'e
mark of respect (rum the ladies, and the e wastrnicli
r)n ei ing as v on as i was pi a cd I.pon the table.
Mr. Leigh m i b* some pi I ii*.iv romaiks, in ihe
hippiest vein, bcinie reading each of ihe thee
Ioasis. winch preceded dial in .Mr. Clay. When he
came lo dint, he indulged in a lew sentences ol the
most eh ‘■te and palhePe cl quriue we have ever
lister,ed to — he touched die tenderc-i chords of die
heart, and made die tears in chase ear h other down
manv a manly cheek. lie spoke ol the object ol
Mr. (day's visit, bis present political relations. Ins
past career, find ol the brief spare on which in all
human probability we could c ilcihre upon Pis ser
vices or Ins existence; but pointed lo him as a faith
ful sentinel of the people, one on whom we might
re I v so long as (iod spared him, lor a vigilant and ef
Ip ion! guardianship ol die ri Ins ai d liberties . I die
people. Me diew an admirab'e initial from Mi.
Clay’s life, w I n h lie held up to the emulation of die
yomii ol our country.
M r. ('lay responded in the ablest fiii< 1 inns! el qiicnl
manner. \\ e know not what degii e el eoinpaiismi
to iisv in sj i aking ofhis effort. Ii is die first time we
iv t heard him, and we cannot then foie compare it
with any other of hiselfurts. Rut it is unnecessary
al diis day in 'peakmg ol I it my ( lav. I<» ipc com•
p uisoiis al all. I I n» name, is enough. Ill enmmen
c og his Fpert h, lie added lo the scnsihili'leg of die
c niip.n y aheady so deeply excited by Mr. Leigh
Mo dir w a piclui i* of liniiM 'I w hen he I eft Richmond
a lenk lean \ ondt ol I w > m v. w idi s npl \ Ii nr and rill
<I v eoniplcxion, f.il liei less, hum h ss, mendles* and
P1 nn»less, to fc.*ek bis fortunes in li e “far West.”
lie given vivid and burned glance al ' lie changes
winc h had since l iken pi u p, and ilesc-iibed hu» te; umi
at the age ol ihree sc ore and upwaid*, once nioie lo
10 .k upon tli * lulls o’er uhi! h hi* MHiibf.il Step bad
borne him. and again lo (hi k at those fountains,
w in I* in In ) hood lie had so often sink'd h * thirst.
The (I ep pathos w it h which he (jes i ibed I he hel
mgs ins plied by I ism i* it — and w it h w hn h In alluded
in a lew companions of lus y.null still ientaining,
with liiliow ed chec k*, bended In-dies and beads sd
veied o’* i w ith age. s rp is*ed any thing we evei
beard in*l ll i ted ||ip audience gif . 11 v.
Alter be had colli pic ted i h is hi a nr li of hi* suh'pcl.
lie passed oil In political topics. IP* enleicd n in
an argument, which we may be permitted to style
most able, to show tba: the |. ml ncy id the l-’ed nil
(loveimnent, under Ihe pi« -n l and pH ec ding A I
uiinistiation*, was to a ( one entration ol power in the
KxpcuIivp, and tin *ub| etioo ot the In* g *' at til e and
Judicial Drp at intents to lus will ad In he St*. Mr
( sooke (d (• eio ral I i ,i 111*011, whom he eulog is d
h'ghly, an I animadverted on v,units j i hiic al mat
ter*, and upon li e c o duct ol men in power. IP
*p*»ke lor at. hour at d i hall, wesupp »•; andean
e luded with a *rnttmeul.
Mr. ( lay s S| ec eh called fottlr the most cn
thu*l istic cletiuu sliations cd applai.se. N«\tr was
audn uri1 more* enrapture cl with a s| eak< r.
'Ihe President then toasted John Tyl?i, Esq., who
air veil alter the ci mpany had sal d nn lo iimner.
Mi Tyler said in substanc e that he had come
soh v to contribute in h mleting honor to the illus
(rations < • u« si ol tin* coo | a n v, id whom lit’ spoke
in w u hi and animated 'em.sol rtilogv. He avoided
P"hIica! .illusions as inipioper in consider H on of lus
p sili on at this time. Hesaul lie In <1 the licit or ol
repiesoniing this District, one id the counties ol
which, (Hanover) had given birili to a Pumck
Henry and a Heiuy Clay. 11 is rewiaiks were biu I
hilt appi op! iate and liappd \ expi es*eci.
\ n ' Pic sideut AleKai hind was railed upon and
toasted tiovei n u('a opbell, pree.odiog theto.csi with
a well com eiv< d and handsomely c xpie-s* d compli
inent to < * >v ('..lor lus fidelity to the inteii’MS ol
the Slate and his d sregard ol p ity inte rests. Hi
n 'd a letter horn < i ■». ( ’. c nclosing a sentiment.
\ ice President Pobeit-on folloaed wiilia toast to
Mr. A i sf*, w hn h by iutnduc e d with a beautiful po
ot cal meiapbor. totli bing tin? sea ;ln<i itssccueiv,
and l r les*oii8 AJr. \\ use bad imbibed Itom survey
mg ilo m horn childhood as he advance d in life,
lie said Mr. U ise’s voice w is loudest, and Ire? was
ilie no St ac tive, when tire political storm taged the
big l est.
Air. Wise commenced by say ii g that bis friend
b ol cl spurn d of 11>in as ,i for ncr Speaker ol rbe
11 ' i *** ol He, ic sentatives always did. v a: ha I
ll,(ed him upon the Naval (himmuiee. lie
*a i«l he wa* no Sailor, w as notlu g but a “hull-1
I libber. Put be assumed a nautii il metaphor,
suggested by Alt. Pobertenui's remarks, and carried it
ool ina inai.ut i w Inch would have made any Jack
1 .«i •‘‘Wear to stand by hull as h is b: ol her. —-11 e Co u -
uiiM i will a *« lit uncut in 11 r v< n ol In* remarks.
\ ice Pi, Mil e n t Patton was n Xt « a led upon, lie
made a short address compliment ry to Air. Tall
madge, the Set atm- In hi New Yoik, and concluded
w iih a sentiment to him.
\ ice Pm side nt Lynns next addressed the comp i
1 y hut wo did ro t hear him; i or did we hear any of
the gentlemen that lotion ed him d .si inn I v.
I he c ompany broke tip about 7 o’cbn k in the e
veiling. 1 he dun ci w.isvciv good — superior, when
we ce»t *ulcr the vast i*st mhluge lor winch it wa*
prejaicd. It was a gnat dinner. We never cx
|»' Ct lo look upon its like agai •.
\\ e attempt the meres, outline mi designing a
la thi ul act ount.
'I'llK DINNKK.
I lie Ki. limoml \\ 111SI s ivs, •41lie di mcr went a 11
in I Ilf lint st style possible. 'I'ltete wile hrlurcn a
I mils.11 d IIml fifteen lininli. il sol set In is, from evc
iy i| .mi r ol Vuuinia.— Mr. Clay ilehv. n d a most
lull.: .hi mill c ipiivatina addres*. for .hi hour mid
a hall, the fail ul a pin miilil he heard ihiuughoui
ilie sp icious hall, execpt when the hnrsis of rapttt
OIIS applause, which were freq lent ami hum cnu
liautd. dimwi.d erny thing. It was all in all the
gte.iii st dinner and the g oal, si speeeli ■ n r had
or heard within the hums ol the Coiporalioii ol
Kulinond. liesides .Mr. Clay — .Mr. Wise, .Mr
linns. Mr. Leigh, Mr. Mi Kurland. Mr. \V y ndliam
ILibenson, Mr. Lyons. Mr. l’.nu n ami .Mr. W. II.
Archor addirstgd life company in eloquent stiaius.
All who were present, u ill mnemji, i it as mt.epncli
in ihcir I vi s—mid in spe.rl.i g tu their elnldren oi
.nat national evenls, say they happened before’ Or
after the CLAY DJ.N N K If*
C./" The reader is n leFred to the first pave fm
l hi1 i1 mai ks . I Mr. I lay u:j i lie U ep.n I of I lie tom
UPttce un .'state Debts. • I
CON iRE.SS.-Ou Mu.iUy, the ’!Mh tie dr- j
j,!!p in the Senate w as h ghly iiit« rotiog on tit** ,
luhject o' the RatiKru* I I. tw
On the sa ne day, in :In 11 **u. he !'« nn y Ivani.i
mid Massachusetts contested election occupied the
piral< r pa* l of the day.
On Tuesday. in ill- Senate, Mr. Talltnadge pre
sented the resolutions c I the N**w ^ *>ik Regis! ituie
against the Sub-Treasury, which produced consid
erable debate.
The I! use, on the same day, whs engaged on a
uioticn to punt the proceedings ol the New Jersey
Contested Elect ion.
The following is the Resolution passed in the
Co nmittre ol Elections, winch Mr. Fillmore had
c ■ in mm need leading when at rested by a call to order
in the debate in the 11 use «d Represent.hive* on a
m* non I r punting | apets in the c.i^t i f the New
Jersey Election :
CoAIMtTTKi; OF K LI tTIO\S, Feb. 10, lc40.
W cieas the Pen; b* of ilu* Si te of New Jersey
me deprived of five-sixtl.s ■ I liieir represent;!!:oo tit
lli»* |>M sf!111 l louse of Repr* senimivcs ; and it being
In; lily expedient ti «i the decision ol the question
between 111r- g< vc ral cl.un arils lit fin* live contented
s a I s tn ih' House • I Rtpi eseutativc s be lliildo as
spei dily as pi at tn able, < ohms'• fit w it It due in vest iga
tnin ai.il deliberation ; a d J. R. Ay< tig, William
11 aisled, and ot i. is, liav-1 g matie a ,-pl cal ion lo t !,e
com iiittee (or time intake further « videuce to sus
t.itn tin ir nghi to seals m .s.isd House, and the cun
les'i rs l aving a l“gt d lhai, il tin to i millt c go into
an invest ig.it ion id l In q . c*i ion • • t who t eeeivetl i In*
I In ality td Icgdvo c-, they d sue ti nc uKo to lake*
lesinnoi.v :
T eu litM , Resolved, ili.it the t hail : an In- if rji»* s
led to imi Hv t he h* v <i a I cla i ilia n is it on « i id, ill h this
co i miltee it;i(l i.ot ]/nccr</ 1 i a (iu.d dci sloo ol ihe
'I • h(ioti t;| uhinia(e iiglii rlependiug In line tin in
until the s'ctmd M* ml y in Apul next, at wh ch
time llie tominittce milt Xpert the proofs in be
c!uts d, and will nof receive any Ict> hi ny tak.u by
Cl!Ilf*r ol tin* patties alici that time.
[ll*io All. 1''. w as iiii> 11 np.ctl, cV •]
(f/** The Legi*.|dure ol Ohio l ave passed a ie$
oluliun inviting Gen. Jat l.-on lo visit Columbus, or)
the 4ih ol J uly text
(C7~ \V» have received the fir t number of a beau
iilul Lileiary P< i unlit a', i n i l. il the “Southern
Hadits’ Rank, ’ published at Macon, Georgia, bv
Messrs. Pendleton atid Pit ice.
THE WHIG! CONVENTION.
'I Ins b<nly, co i | os mI ii( mcrnl/t »s of 11,«> (j ticin!
Assembly, ami ol s|u■ nil ili Ii c lies hum i otioncs not
iepip»etii(Ml in iln* I •«*£isl.iitite by 11c*|>ubIarans. nm
VI im'<I m till* Hall ol the House Ol Delegate* on M. n
il.iy las'. .il 1 oY I• h Is.
(11‘n• ( li.ii,|t*s I*. I) ii unn ol 11 neKbrulgey wns cho
sen 1 *ri si<I111 j11 •» H'in, aniJ K.tliani II. 1 olci and
Edward 1*. Ilnnltr S i i ikarcs.
A commit l l\ III li'jCll I'lOJM i i lViccis lu Ih'sc
li'Ci cil, a ml 111»' m <■ i r cl b*.sim*s, u ,is sip| oinleil ;
iiikl fn ir* sp* rial dalei>.rcs wfre a ilnl to iliu Com
1 m.iii*i* lo piep.ni' 11.i* \ 11J11 s l i flit* Heople.
Alt. K ol)' l l 1 a> lo I »• I N OI I Ii Ik, add I rssrd 11| f» ( 'o n -
v t ii i in u iii i I o<| u c o i and piinoiic Inms ; alter winch,
i im es8 was I a Is« ii u Hi J oi lock.
The Conviillun a^.i n iis-eu bled f.l 7 oYI »r:k, and
she comiiiilii'B no in i:. t (t d i *,o i a*. Alilhi, Kmj. »l
I * it w It a I an, . s Hi e>ldci I ol I h »* ( oik'col ion, and
Kol.a.d 11. ToYr an I I Id mi; ml I*. Iln.iirasS.rn*
i.n ics. w tin ii nominal ions were unanimously tun
lii me 1 hy l he ( oovrin inn,
All. Alilici, on l ikiru I hi* Chair, made an ad lies*,
»t (nice bind, « oqneot ai d uni M.ssr e.
A co on.met! of t»»»*!jiy -1 hit e, (one from each
d sinci,) was appu.ntt tl lo report in Ebcloi.il Tick
it
\ bin %s< s wt ic then mule I.n Alt s-is. Wcsp and
Hulls. 10(1 i he Convention adjourned u; ul I 1 o’clock
on Tuesday.
< )u Tu -day, the ('onveiuion mot I II o’» h ek.
w Inn th hiiow in- 1.1 cloial Tit U f t was r*poii d
and i-11 i d upm, viz :
/)ts!i it f.
I. \\ AI I). I iO |)i * ES i f Nansen ood •
-• •' \ Ml S \\ . i* Kc i I: A AI . l I Yu-,shore ;
d \\ AI . S. A lit IJ I , Ii ol Aincli i ;
1 KICHT) KIDDEK AIEADI '. ol JJjtin i.1 ilif* ;
’’ IIKNKA I. AA A I K IN S ol I’rtnce Kd» aid :
(I .1 A -I i.S ( . OKI C|. ol ll.ibl ,x j
‘ ■ W 111 I . I*. I b N S I .V I.L i I I’.tisj Ivania ;
H. I 11 () .M A S K J () A N I'.S ol Aeccnmaik ;
0. .11.11 N I A A l. () K, Ji. u i Caroline *
HI. \V I L LOL'H II II A NKU TON ol AA'estmoreland
11. .1 \ ,A| I .S 0 A ON S ul ii ieli.noud Co\ ;
I J- A A I. I1. N. U . SOU I 11 A KL ul A lb. marie ;
I - I .1 011 N S. I' I1, N 1 >K I-, l'ON ul T appaltannock:
1 l .!011 N .1 A N N K A ul Kot.ilouo ;
15. AM) Ii K \V HUN I I li ,,| I. »r , K,,n •
10 1‘IIILII* \V|[,MA.\IS,J..ul K. edi i ic k •
17. \\ .AI. SLYi'lOU li . I I Ct.lv ;
lrt. BRISCOE (i. BALDWIN , I Augusta
Ill BALLAIi I) S.AI I I II ul Hr,..'i,bud • ’
I D" A It L> JOHN SON ,1 B.o.'ioui't ;
■J I - .1011 N N. 111 AI L S .. i AA' ashing' on ;
'■ii' O'l-.UliUl'i \A'. SI’.M.NIKR!) nl Kiiuanba •
-M. AA AI I'.AI.AN T. AA'JLI.KY of Monongal a ,
An A tM, evs (nil.,. 1 < > ■ | I,-,, i \ if gi n i ,i, was repot t,*d
by Air. Lyons, Iruoi ilie Cummin, e mi that subjeel,
"(licit "Ji read and unanini, t sly adopted.
[ Yeoman.
I lie lailots ul Nashville, by ii joint movement,
1 lVe "l,»l *'*l Bieir puces, w InVlt ibey b.ive lire., cn
able,I to du, say, the Nashville Batinei, "by the
voliitilaiy ai'liuti ul thej.ittroeytoetj,"
ST. LOUIS.
An esteemed friend, now a resident of St. Louis,
ill’s, rtb.'s lb.1 progless ul that , uy ivttliji. the |,IS| f, w
years, as 11 uly "uo.lerlul* It lias doubled its p pu
b'' ion within the last f„o r years, a oil is ttu w ioliabi
ted by Ul,00(1 souls. About POD houses and stores
■ tl,’ omv being built. Hunts are high, but provisions
are I. niter on,,let ale. 'Titus, a neiv tlttee slury loiek
house, 26 leei front, commands #750 per annum;
"Inle the piinetpal stores in the business thorough- •
laics, ranges from 81000 lu §2500 pet annum, lfeel
sel's at Irirtn G to 7 leuts. poll, 5. flour SG lo #7 per'
barrel, link, ys 75 In #1 25 each, ge, se from 37 |,, 75
I'.'int., and chickens in.m 12 i to’25ceuts. 'The trip
bet",,'ll St. Louis and Tin a.I I pit in may be accom
plished in ordinary limes III 9 dass, and lor about
&3.>. It is unquestionably one ol the most flouiish
tng cities to the uni 'll, and has, n is said, been but
little aflectfd by the recent iiotibles to the money
market. AA e have italic j one decided n alter ol laie
yean. Viz: the improvement of the mural feeling,
■'"'I ... the dm.. of tin's and similar scenes
ol i i ll. lice and outrage. This is. indeed, agrrat
mailer, lot wherever the bias are tee. guizeil as stt
p CHIP, and the sccuipy ol hie and propeily are bps( 1
pt"tecied, coiliuu ice and ttade ate sure lu flourMi
most.
hi Act changing /.' c <j,/ie „f holding the Circuit Su
perior Court of Amherst County.
(Passed Dkcemkek the 24ih. Is?. 9.)
I. lie it emit ted by the General Acsemblu, That
,.1"' | ,,rl“' 's"l. <'"uat „f Law ami Chan cm
‘',l 'h*- < "I Amherst, sh ill be held on i|,c
twenty (mil day of.... ihe Iwemv-fihv <| rv
ol August, Mislead ol ihe limes now n'ltuiied hv
IrllV. 1
*’■ And belt further enacted. Thai nothing here
.. shall opei ale to discontinue in invali
' . a"v process, or any iccoumaance lahen, 01
v a"'e" heloie ihe ciitiiiiiciicepiiem ol ilos in •
hill every such |.roce>s, recognizance and nonce civ
"V" r.V*1*1'" *° a"> "tDiolihe Coun a
I o i c s a i d, which, as.he law row would have occui
i e allei Ihe cm.. olllris act,shall Ire
constmcl.,,, held, and shall in life to runer avail
imcdT?'." rV""""al1- ".the leiu s sulrsll
L , . ,or* [)> l,|,! piovuions ol this ;ict.
ihm'cof."*iltl ‘l' ,IUe lor<:B f'oni ihe passing
!," V1:' 'il'" 'hV^°*e U ® .iy of Ihe act;
C , U, S, “ /• holding |||o j
1W t , "" AmherstCutintv,- passed
ismVCI‘ U",l;T",>.!‘',":!',!';*l8,hday of Fclrruarv, J
GBOKufc, W.'MLNt'ORD, C. 11. d.. (
E1 'itor.s' <:■»» r. n sroxnnvcp
I! it into yd, Kib. 24,
rhe W bin fVinve.niei today at j (.
•“'* *•«■* called to Older, l y Allen \VM,„„ | '
onohnse motion, Charles’|*. K„,
pointed President, Prichard li. Toler Hr", r,. 1
Kd. P. Hunter Assistant Secretary, jiruttm/'-i '
roll ■'ns talh il, ami it appeared that there wen. ' '
grn' *° Senator*, 63 members of the House , .
eeetre—(6 Whig delegate* are absent fr ,,n lt (v
and that there Here ill attendance neatly no "
it.
delegates trcnii countn s t ow leprescuted L i
l otos m the Legislature.
Messrs. Cooke, l.yous, Johi sm of f| .
Miller of Powhatan, Humes, Peytor, | , '
Seymour, Wood, May, Uu|uhan,’JJcbe, ,
lions i | Spoltsyl»»nia, were appointeil a ' *
to nominate uniters to tliix Convention: ;i[ j y
Crutchfield, Carringtion, Taylor, Outling. jj ' ”
nrcrkemidg", Jolinsnn, Kppes nml 0O:i•>!, . ,
a ided lo the sommittee appointed ,lt "c,c
meeiitig oltlte Whig member* of the |.P! ' ’
in piep.iie au Ail dr css to the People of V,,.”, '
liuh ri K. T.tjlur, K«q of Norfolk bor.,“.,'|]
arose, and delivered a speech, »h - I, „.. ' "
distil guished for felicity of thought, t ItgameV ’
timi, arid imprctsivi ness of manner, X.
Iiimr he rnc:liain"d the attentii.n ofthe ( ,, <
and 1,1 a crowded auditory, w o »inni|,..si, ,| |](j '
light by fit quenl and loud plaudits ll
11 - I V V 11 \\ I |
the couise ofthe Administration, in a CQncjSfi[
luminous manner ; and vindicated the enun,,. „( . '
W hi .s, in , biilliant eulogy upon the iig)ep(,1,|Pl‘l"’
i fill.,uglit and ucion which they alw.,\, ,|i.pl.,v,'.
comiasiing, so honorably tu them, wii’h i|le leM
acquiescence lo the nrdeis i,f the Chief M ....
which is the com'uum, and the sole cunditi,.,.
membership in I In: self sly li d 1). m n ,,i„; i;M u '
'•an I any. Altfr lie concluded bis rema.ks, ||1
(’onveuiion touk a recess until 7 o'clock this eu
ing.
Mr. \\ ,se, (who d,d not return to \Vn»l,iir.,
to day, as was i xpei led,) took li s seal in flic ll,
vention, as a ddi-gnlc from the cuiimv of Allegk ..,
He was appointed by (lie c hair one uf the con.it,im,
in at' si in the prep i at ion ofthe Address to il,c |,„
pie.,I Virginia, but » .s excused at bis own
hum serving, on uccoum ol the delicate state „1
lie.th ll.
Mr. City was in ll e Mali to day, a short ii„)r ,,
ring the session of the llniisp. ||(> \,;.8
“the cynosure of all cvig"—the "otiseivid ,,fai|n|
servers." IJi. pul. tit al a ol ag unis s do „f. fl(JU, ^
lie is not in the path of preferment, hesitate iu Px
press foi his lalcrils and pairions n the must c 0, !n!
respect, and many of them have extended built i„
him anil Mr. Wi-c all the personal civility ui then
pnn cr.
It) o'cl l> M' ,
'I he Convention re-assembled at the l.nnr fanliidt
jit stood adjoin ucd. The nominating c oinm, m,
! appointed in the iiiuriiii g, recommended Tin, i a*
: Mi I. r.INq. of Pomhatan.as Pres’t. ami ||. ||. q- :
ami lid- !’• 1111111ci, Ksq. of Iin kclcy, as Sencuiu,
| — which recommendations were tiiianimoiislv cam
I eurtcil in In ihe t .'onvciition. On bring ,,, ,|uc.f |
the chair. M r- M illcr delivemi an A 1 i> ss i f ii i
l dug i I Cla st Tile immense audio ie which cm
I ed cvciy pari of the U.,ll, frequently rr.pun.lei] ,
i by IoimI aei la nations ol a; pbitise. Air. Mil ,.r .
| picli d, in glow ing linns, the evils nmb r a In. li •
; country m.litis—commerce cTipphd, »*c nl
paralyze J, iitd tiKi i v and tntcipi zt bii.ck I'lmn.i
c hau^rs d ranged; I he (.ur.eif y d* snoycd, uml | v
dpsp.*ti«m holding its subjects in blit d alli-gun.-ce :>
t c One Man /hirer. lit w were all thm* m <
wioiighf, m lids 'filing .ir.d thrifty cnut.i!', a'
j mg in all t he elements of greatness and j 11 - , s’
//■?r, but by bad j.ovcrnmenl ! The n s I s if ••
j “exp'-rime nib” ol ibe Administration denn nm ml 10
I eveiy mind unwarped by prejudice and open (o i!,e
light of truth. Mr. Miller «ait| our fust duly \« s 11
\tUtl honest men- to wrest tl.e H it s rf power fi''-n
: hands tin" ortliy to wield it — from men deeply <lw«i
in guilt — w ho ha i openly encouraged by "reini
, ing” defaulteis and peculators, and who had <xv s- I
the public (iea>ure in the plunder of its ('.ivories. Ib?
denounced ihe Coalition between Calliuun and V.n
llurcti as a most uuatural union between an'i:siinii
(irat elements— as furnishing, on its fice, the cvn
dence u| bargain and sale—nr d referrd, in g'u"u 2
l.mj' a_,e to the cxr. us on of New Jersev from the
numii by the mandate ofthe Chief AJ;igi>ii.<.
Air. M. concluded by exhorting ilie Whigs and Con
st rvatives to union and harmony, for the sake el rhe
linJoftheir lathers, and for 1 he .safety of their free
institutions. Thomas M iller if Powli.tan is mi
known as one of the strait-laced State U1 gl.ts rw
• I the school c I Jillcrsonund A]adisoo-—as a mat
undeviating recti tide ol* charac’er—as a funner,
whose interest is identified with tltc cultivat -is of ‘lie
soil — .isa politic i.in who has 1.0 ambitious asj a,r tif
to gratify—a man venerable in years, and bonureil
I >r the seivite renderr d to the State in Ins n «
youthful days. The people 1 f Virginia may sal )'
confide in such a counsellor.
A committee to nominate an Electoral Tick
then appointed ; after which Mr. Lyons aniioiu'CW
that ihe co nmiitcc to prepare an Address was '
yei quite ready to report. Mr. L. concluded a bud
s| eeeh, by refening, in a felicit ous innnnei.
ihe presence of Mr. \\ ise, which w as n spfi'
ded to by the audience with loud shout* *
“ l\ isc ! I! isc!” '*A voice fram Accomack ! o t '* \
Jfom Accomack !” Mi. W ise answered the ap; 1
promptly, though evidently Lboring under *
severe disease i f the tlixoat and lungs, and fa
hall au hour, his t< rilling tones rang through di®
Hall, frequently interrupted by vncifeious rn.inrfe«
tatmns ol the pleasure lie imparled to the IwifniH
throng that hung upon his lips. “He wished,” I®
said, “he had a vtic c, v. Licit might le luatd. t,!
only in the hall, but in every log cabin beyond dn
Allcghjnies." Ho excoriated Calhoun a.dliis**
("llowi is in il e House ot Representative5* wIjo.
sail!, hail bail! red away Southern honor *'i.d o ' 1
principle, for the wretched hope of rivalling 11 *rn’ ;
drill «iiju Benton in il.c affections ol Van 131;»en, >• i
in ilie support of “the paity.” lie dwelt at l^’r ,l
I upon some of the abuses of ilic Administration—d
; verted to the New Jersey casein a brief but pow
lul inannet— and closed by a beau ifol eulosjii*MI l)|
on the talents, character and services of lien. d,,,r
son, who, lie declared, was, of all men living
uomslaveholding region, (he very man for the ^
He was emphatically an honest man—hav.nZ re,|lt j
from a long life of public service, without the 51 "
• st imp ir .lion upon his integrity,—aml/ww* *,,tV 1 !
thing hut in the allot lions of h s country—80 1 '
• h it the minions of power mocked at the K*’p“^ 1
1 v aj ho
-implicify of his life—th.‘ l> m-crals scolMi., '
liouotahle indigence. Mr. \V. declared ilifi ,^lt
ol misrule was drawing to a close—that, heiu *
section of the countiy die most giatilviug 11
were received that the “people were up !,ti« ^
iog to his standard—tint the uateis of die j
were rushing t.» meet the Atlantic wave, tl>»r‘,,tlli j
» deluge whir h would sweep oil the A l"',n,!tl
and iis enoruiiiit.'. as the deliige wli.cli l» I*
./. r.of*
upon the ante-diluvian woillto cleanse ^
its tins ! Mr? Wise, also took occ*'^

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