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■utter; Ike original bo A* aod document* a) I at a ad tair and unaltered, and be could too no grouud nf im putation agaiost any on*. That tome ot these altera tion* in the shsitacl which thooe clerk* were making were erroneously made, no one doubted. Mr. Brown •<sted it in hi* deposition, end taking all the depositions mentioned, It is oxplaaied in tho moot satisfactory man ner. || arose from tho rule or principle on which the bocks have at all tinara been kept; and the abstract* ware taken from the book* as kept, and from tho en tries actually made under Mr, Bradley, and Iroin no intention to do injustice to any one. Mr. Grundy we* himselt convinced that perfect accuracy could not b* arrived at, a* to the person* making the extra al liWaucea, trom an iuspecliou of the bOuke of the De partment. It might be done ;»oa*ibly by an exami nation ot tho correspondence iu each cate; but tbat wonld be au almo-t eudlesa labour, aud live mouth* Would not have been sufficient to examino tho ueers •*fy letters and document*. Ha would unite] with gentl-men iu voting to suspend the printing, but pro tested against any iulerenco being drawn even to the prejudice ot tho Department Irom the transaction! which were called in question. Mr. Clayton wid, he wished the gentleman from Tenuesase, when he expressed his oprnioo tbat others believed uo fraud Waa intend, d by ihe erasure*, had confined himsell to whit ha kuow or bad better reason to bslieve, thau he had condescended to name. The other member* ot Ihe committee would tbink lor them selves, aud had not made that gentleman their organ to express any opinion on this subject. He said, he un daretood tho gentleman to *ay, by way of excuse foi these mutilated documents, that iu aoiue of Ihe eaaes, Mr. M’Lean had made the allowance*. Sir, an inspec tion of lb* evidence will rhow that, in nearly all, it noi Ik every case, the reverse is Ihe fact. The Select Comtni'tee this mortiiog reported on the affair* of the Department, and the deposition* aud paper* to show this, whieh have all beeu entered to be printed, are re ferred to in, and lorm a part of, the report. Among these is* communication from Mr. McLean, in which be inform* the committee tbat Mr. Bradley nevet made an allowance while he was in the office of Poet master-G rasral. But, sir, there is yot aoo her reaaou why these document* should not bo printed. They ere entirely evasive of the resolution of the Senate! In a majority of all the cate* of extra compensation set forth in them, they do not atata the “additional ser vice” to bo performed, and which waa the considera tion for the allowance. They are now spread on the Secretary’* table, and you may aea tbat they do no! constitute, without the contracta, even au apology for an answer to the raquiaition made by the Sanato. Ge nerally, they do not give the length ef the routes, o> «r the time In wbiah they were to be performed_bu< leave you to refer to the contracts themselves which it is not proposed to print. And is one case, where tha etcut* lor the ex'ra allowance i< sat down to ba an in ersase of expedition by carrying the mail through twe hour* aconer,the proof,** you will see by the depoai'ioLa l<, t-ic it was t<> be carried through only one hour r ud a half sooner than b-lore the eg'ra-coinjienaa'ioii was all>wet, Thn law explicitly directs that the extra al io ranee shall be regulated by the original contract, and apportioned according to the increase of duty to b performed. To determine the propriety ot the allow ance, the additional service must be distinctly stated ; and as this has not been done in most of Ihe cases, the documents, without reference to (be contracts, shew ing nothing, are noi worth the cost of printing But ilia enough now to aay that the Senate will not delibe rately give publicity to what ih-y know to be untrue. Mr. Grundy hoped he had not mistaken the ohjoet of the motion now before Ihe Senate. He had thought it waa with a view to d» justice to Mr. Bradlev: ao tar n« was willing to go; but let it be uuderitood that he did not acquiesce in any denunciation ol the officer* of the Post-office Department. It was true Mr.-Barry’s name had been erased, and Mr. Bradley’a substituted In its place; but the clerks tell us it was a mistake_ that it was innocently .lone. He did not understand that the answer of the Post-master General to the re •olu'ion of the Seuate waa evasive; he had not been able to give so full an answer as was desirable, perhips. but at the next session it might be obtained. He kne w that Mr. Brsdley was charged with paying money, which he should not have beeu, but he also knew that it resulted from an innocent mistake of young clerk*. Mr. Chernbers, said, he had yielded the floor to af ford other Senators an opportunity to explain their view*. It wss not proper to explain the object* of the memorial. It was now part of his duty to g0 into the proof* upon the subject, to show that the present Po.t master General has wilfully and corruptly made an allegation injurious to the reputation ol the memorial ist; or that erasures of Mr Birry’a name, and inter linealiont of Mr. Bradley’s, now admitted to have been made at the Department, were made fraudulent ly »n I corruptly. Hi. object required no such course, ftou therefore he did not puraue it. Mr. Bradley has stated and sworo, that the ex'ra al lowances mentioned in the memorial, were made by Mr. Barry, and had made thi. fj.« tho foun t.,,t „ charge preferred against Mr. Barry to the President of the U. S. Mr. B wry’s report, bearing the authori ty of his official stati n and his signature, asserts that the extra allowances were made by Mr. Bradley. It therefore charges the statement and affidavit of the me morialist to be false. It is now admitted on all hands, and conclusively proved by an examination of the’ books of the Department, that the al owances were made by the present Postmaster G neral, Mr. Batry, and not Mr. Bradley; and lint the name of Mr. Bir ry, originally ami properly iuserted iu ths ab-lract alluded to, has been erased, and ths name of Mr Bradley substituted: and it is ih>refor<s conceded, that tde reoresen’ation given by Mr. Bradley is true, and that given by the report ol Mr. Barry, the Postmaster General, false. This false r-porl has been ordered by the Senate to be printed. The memorialist asks a sus pension of this order. This, sir, said Mr. C. is the hi» lory of this singular affair. The question for const deration, is whe her the Senile will contribute theii aid to circulate a falsehood, and thrreby make itself auxiliary to the distribution of a charge, now admitted lobe u’ erly untrue, deeply off n-iva to the character of a man who has grown grey in useful service to ht« country, and who has attained an honorable old age in the midst of active life without reproach to his inleg rily. As a citizen of the same State, he had ask ed his protection: it had cheerfully been accorded, and he wa« happy to believe no member of the Seuate* would withhold a vole now become necessary tn pre serve an Innocant man from an unmerited and unfoun ded imputation. The question was then put on suspending the print idk, ind determined in the affirmative, nan. con. RICHHMOJVn, THURSDAY, MARCH 10. TUB CONTROVERSY. 0 *'m®s are “uut, of joint.” They require some little good-humour on the part of the friends of the Ad ministration. We have seen the Telegraph and the Globe engaged in angry war.-We see the Opposition rail tors republishing their invectives, and fanning the flame.— \\ e see them flushed with fresh hopes of vic J,° \aC',n* “P®” «he old M'achiavalian inaxim of' Divide et xmprra -What I. our duty in (his slate of things Bear and/orbear, as long as we ran.-We tiu** y * .pressed ourselves as to the mischief which are to be apprehended Irom a publication ol the G.rrespnti.imce, and a further prosecution of the Con treversy . We have declared o.tr firm conviction up n the proof* at present exhibited, that Mr. Calhoun is mistaken in the supposition of a plot, and a •« base pfot” against him. We regret that any Mich correspondence should h iv > taken place he’weeo bl n and the Presi dsnl—And thal the mernorv of Mr. Crawlord ha* tailed him, as to one or two of the ma'eral rircumstat - V’**® transactions —Hut we shall not willingly make arty further commentaries upon (he Controversy. Wesh.ll p ibl.sh the Strictures of the Telegraph, on the Uat article we have extracted from the Gl be —We sha'I lay before orr readers any other letters, or important Gets, which Ihe ca*a may callout *— , » ■* |,r •• '* respects ourselves, we shall forl.sar to mingle in the contest, as lar as we can with propri ety. We respac'fully recommend the tnme course to others. IV. observe, the Giobe is withdrawing from the conies : A. least It declares, that •• Should nothing In the conduct of Mr. Calhoun or hi* Mends, make fur* ther stricture* on their course and o* jrcts necessary, we shall resume, with ih* Utmost ple*«„,e, ,h. diem*. •Ion of Ih* great prineiples which guide .he Preside.. In his political career.” —We respectfully h >pe thal the Telegraph will reluro to Ihe same system of ‘‘arm ed neutrality” The one or two slight touejies which the IJ. S. T. has given to ourselves ax pageant, have not escaped our notice. Hut we shaft neither relort nor reply to them. We seek no quarrel with Ihe R litor of the Telegraph— end under the preeent circumstances of our pwty, we frankly confess that we would rather ehun one. We would much rather pour oil upon the agitated waves, than attempt to la-h ih-.tr. into a higher lempeef. T .e kindly office* of the N. Intelligencer, upati this occa sion, i's, of course, entitled to our most grateful ac knowledging!*. In-t-ad of pitying the honorable psrt of a mediator, it is doing every thing to its power to foment tbo efrifo between the frienJ* of the Admin istration. The conduct of it* Editors remind* ue ol the li lieulous Goose in the farm-yard. She It proud I of the crumbs that have juet been dolad out lo her. | Sho struts along with a beronlug air of tell importance, gabblet about wi'h all tho ooiiy iinper loauco ol **• race—hle»lng away, and attempting to make aa much tnischiel as it can auioog the mote deceut tenant* ol the yard. Tlte cour-e of the Republicans of Virginia fortunate ly admit* of no conluiion. Tbo landmark* are laid down, *9 straight a* a ray of light from Hearen. They will rally around Andrew Ja-k on. They wi'l sup poit hi* re-elec ion —No question about i ! The Cor respondent ot the Bo*ton Courier may inter, if he piease*, trom certain tign* at Washington, that there are, “at least,!wo sitw States,now represented InCon gres-. In which General Jackson will get no vote*”— aud lie may allude to Virginia as oue ol them—But be ia mistaken. The Boston Palladium may confidently assert that “ Mr. Calhoun ia to be pronosed by his Irieods in those State* (one of them i* Virgin!*) as a Candidate lor the Presidency, in opposition to General Jackson. But he is mistaken in hi* Views, both of Virginia and ol Mr. Calhoun. The politician who saw in he breakiog down of (he Potomac bridge the type of the separation between Virginia and the adrainGtra tion, was one of the fats i prophets of the day. The piers of the bridge may be swept ofl by the mountain torrent, but the lies which bind Virginia to A. J. defy a much stronger attack. She remains “ uniertifird” and unseduced. Although sha may differ with him to a lew views and measures, she is strongly ettsched to h m as an honest patilo\ and a* the friend of relorm —She will %ojor his re-election-end this is one ol the points which cannot be mistaken. She will also go against Mr. Clay—for reasons, which have been eo frequently enumerated, that it ie unnecessary to repeat them—This is another of the established Imdmarksof our political course But Virginia will scarcely bind herself at this time to the car of any man who aspires to be the successor of A. Jackson. She goes not for men, but for principles— not lor this or that tfltodidale, but for the great inter eats of the Constitution. Who ie the best calculated to defeat the success of the avowed author of the falsely etyled «• American System”? Who has the strongest attachments to th^ true principles of our government_ and is the ngpst anxious and the most able to “ retract” it* measures to the fundamental principles of the Fed eral Constitution ? There are the great elements of the problem, which we ehail hereafter be called upon to solve. Bui Virginia is scarcely mad enough al ihi* moment lo waste her strength by a premature commit ment of her suffrage!. We true*, that she will ulti mately throw her weight into the scale of the Con «ti uton—and not pematurely sacrifice her great prin ciples to the personal viewa oi any ambitious aspirant. Much is expected trom her. It would be affectation lo deny that much depends upon the discretion and b'mnss* of her politicians. An honerl and an earnest support oi all the good measure* of the present ad ministration—a frank but a friendly and respectful pro teat again*! it* errors—a determination to support her principles;—as much harmony a* possible among (he republican party—a resolution to give no premature committals— the interests of the Consiitution.ratherlihan ol a Candidate—these are the landmarks which it is to be hoped, w li guide the citizens of Virginia-and, may we not venture lo hop-, the Republican* of the Union ? THE TURKISH COMMISSIONERS. We have read, with much curiosity, Mr. Tyler’s Speech, upon the appropriation for the Commissioners £ u ,'iy\ to lay it before our readers.— We shall also Isy before them, the Speeches of Messrs. Tax swell, Livingston, and Forsyth, as soon as we re scue them. ,W* ht™ read Mr- Tyler’s Address with very mingled feelings. We like the principle which it lays down. We agree perfectly with Mr. Tyler, that " the post of safety it lo stand by tie Consti tution. All Public Ministers and Age-its, who re present this Government abroad, ought to pass the ordeal of the Senate, except in the cases specified ny (he Constitution. We think ro temporary experii ency ; no commercial advantage that may be promii jd • bY »ny *u«h "‘■‘‘ret Mission, can compensate f.r n departure from the Constitution of the Country. We consider this to be the abstract, & the true doctrine up on the subject.—We think,with Mr. T .that oo“ prece dent can justify error” in such a cate. We do not plead justification, therefore, for the app.i.itment of Commis sioners to the Porte. We think the Administration has erred in (he course which it pursued in the present cate—No one is more willing than we are, to give every eclat, which is due to Mr. Rbind’s successful negotiation—conducted as it was with so much ad dress, ant consummated without the knowledge, and egainst all the wishea of ihe Britiah Merchants and A gents—yet, we aro free to corf us, that we see no ade quate authority for such a mission, in the Constitution of the land. We take it for granted, upon Mr. T’s state rbent and that of others, that it was so conducted, without the knowledge and advice of the Senate ; and such is Ihe opinion that we form of it—So far we agree with tl e Senator from Virginia. But we cannot equally approve of the manner in which he lias ronveyed his opposition to the measure A thousand precedents will not " justify error”—but they may mitigat% our indignation. We understand, that in our foreign diplomacy, a distinction his been drawn between civilixed and barbarian Slates. It has rarely oceirred, it ever, that our Commissioners to the S ales ol Barhary have been nominated by the Presi dent, and confirmed by the Senate. The practice may bs wrong; and it is our belief, that it i* -0_Bui it has been pursued since the year 1795, by Washing ton, Jeff-rson and Madron (as has been asserted on th-* Hour of the Senate,)—and no one can peruse Ihe hisio. ry or susn negotiations in the 13th Chapter of Ly man’s " Diplomacy of the U. Slates,” without being sensible of the fact, that they have b-en conducted, neither with regard to the strict etiquette of civilized nation*, nor to the strict letter of our own Constitution. Treaties have even been 'o med with the Stale* of Bar bary, by Ag-nta appointed by our Minister at Lisbon, kc. Some reasons were given too in this Debate for the employment of secret Agents in such transactions— It was said, that our Commissioners to the Porte never could have succeeded, if tfuir mission had been made known to the Europe to Ambassador* ; and that it would have been impossible for this rr.isdon to have t een kep: secret, it the nomination w i h its objects had J>een communicated to the Senate / that some one out of the Ifl Senator* wtuld have blabbed the fact; that the mission would have reached the ears of the’ “ privileged spies” at Washington, and its object wonld have been d- leafed. — We state these circumstances, not byway of justifi a ion, but of mitigation of damages._ They do not excuse, but they elearly palliate the act. We should have been better pleased, therefore, with Mr. Tyler’s amendment, if instead of confining the protest to this single ease, he had extended it to all other precedents since the year ’93 —We should have bsen better satisfied with his speech, if, while lie ivk firmly protesting against the measure, be had observ ed a more friendly manner towards ths administration — w* say the administration, because we have no idea of srparatiog the Presl lent of the United Slates in any such case, from his Secretarias. In Eng land, they m*y pretend that ths " Kmg can do no wrong,” and lay the whole blame on his minis ters. But we hold the President principally liable—and we also hold his 'constitutional adviser also to he liable for the had advice he may give. Hut we cannot consent to ho’d up the Pres dent so realty of a cypher —oor do we believe A. Jackson ia ro — as to shuffle iho Secretary of State " to ths top of the pack”—and make him the principal object of animadversion. We think Mr. Tyler’s manner is unfortunate—and not so friend ly a* ft might have been—and the more so b • rause it has given some handle *o the Opposition paper', to misrepresent him«elt as well as Virginia._ At this "critical juncture,” when we have already •o rnurh division in our tanks, what do these prints say? Th-y reler to the speeches of Mewrs. Taz-Weli slid Tyler as the sigh* of further di* ractioo. The Boston Po irier, for lustaoee, of the 21, relera 'o the Sketch nl the Debate in the Sena's of the 25th tilt a* f irtiieliing " some ground lor conjecture that Vir ginia is about to withdraw from ill* J*rk«on and Van Huren communion.” Now, we are confident tbit Vir ginia i- not withdrawing from (Jen. Jarkton—for hei •frengih will he firmly with h m—let he sniggle coin* when it may —But the Opposit or.lsts tre draw ing the most erroneous inference* from the ep ochs to question. Let them, however, "lay not ruch a flat tering unction to their souls.” They may rest assured, that Virgin’s will not go a gait tt Pie elect on of Gen Jackson, nor will her Sena tor*. We spralc t e mo-e ezpliei ly upon this lubjsrt, be cause we not only see attempts systematically making to d calve the poll Jr ia is of oth r Sister, -bout the ten ilment* of Virginia, »nd thus to injure the cause of the Adminl* ration in those quarters; but we happen to know, that an attempt is now on foot, by some of the friends of 11 Clay, to brisk down the friends of the Administration here—aye, In the Old Dominion hersel . Even the Republican Character of the Legislature It self, will probably afford no security against such an attempt. We could lay our fingers upon two or three of the person* who are at the bottom of the design — They are not the friends of Jackson,of Calhoun, or of Mr. Van Buren, but of Mr. Clay himself, Some little dexterity is n-cessary to el ak their de signs—They will avail themselves of soma general principle, which i* dear to the Republic in*. —They will try to opera's upon some friend or fiisod* ol the Administration—to make them " the instruments of division, ’ which may prove fatal to ths union of the ptrty, iD'l vh*r*f*i* Urorablf to tb* interests of Mr. Clay. Wi will speak nut. If (lie occasion de-mod* it—(Mil our Coufidenco is. that tho puMie cantinel* will •* *h#ir poai»; and that no specious pretences wdl blind Iheir judgment, or arroat (heir activity. Io cut lot t'UmpI should be made, these men will speak out —they will deport themselves a* becomes tl o friends of the Administration—the enemies of all precipitate divisions, and of all ptny manueu*r-*, THE POST OFFICE UEPjtHTMEJVT Wo lay before our readers a Debate in >be S-nate ol ths. Untied State#, which is exciting much iuterest, and much mi representation. Mr. Btrry ha* be. n boldly denounced in private ci clea a* a forger: con founding one charge with anotnnr, some have gone *n tar a* t» say that lie was a defaulter; that lie has put hi* hands into the public lutids—and ha* *ought lo iunreal arobt-e y of the Treasury by a lalsTicalloo ol tho Dt cumetit ! 1.barges so seriously and gravely made must be promptly mot. The true character ol the transaction must, however, li st be explained. Tbe speeches ot Messrs. Clayt..u, Cb «n.h and Holmes stats what the charge is— and M-. Grundy's speech, answer* and explains it away. —Hut the viiidtca ioo ol Mr. Barry dee* not re*t here. He ha* come lorwar.i snd authorised tbe lil'owing atateiuenl to be made in tha "Gli be:*’ “Wo are authorised to say, that all representation*, whether made by turn in high place*, or in the slr.-e1*, that there ha* been any forgery, or any mutilation or alteration ol any of Iho Record#, Book*, or Document*, in the Post Office Department, are false and alandrr ou* an I that all intimationa of erasure*, or *ltera>ions In a Report Irom thl* Department, alter It had been signed by the Postmaster General, are equally Islss. "A paper presented by a Clerk doss uot becoim a document, till it it adopted by the Poelmaster General < r officer who authenticates it. All statements, there fore, wherever made, of the •‘ialaitication of a docu inent, or of a fraudulent “mutilation of ao original document, in re ereuce to a recent report Irom thi* Department, originated in a de-ig-i to slander." Mr. Btrry here positively denies that there ha* been *Dy falsification or mutilation of an original docu ment in the office—He goes further—and uffirma tha tbe paper in question wa* presumed by a Clerk, and that it waa not adopted by the Po*lma*ler General, — Mr. Grundy explaios the mistaken principle on which the Clerk was betrayed into an erasure of the Abs-raM._ We entertain a high opinion of Mr. Barry’* integrity and understanding. We firmly believe, therefore; the statement lo be true, which he has authorised to be made in the f-tae of the nation. But these erasure* it made for the purpose of deception, would admit of no justification—and the Clerk, who h*J thu* made them, (be he wbo be may) ought to receive, not merely a severe reprimand, but the mod summary punish moot.—But itis idle to talk of a defalcation ; of a robbery of the public money; or of -he Po.-t-m >ster Ge neral a flagrant violation of bi* public trust*. Snob ru mor# have originated, either in gross mistake or ‘-in a design to slander." The following lathe explanation which tha U.S. I elegrapti give* of these erasures: GENERAL POST OFFICE. ." Our City haa lor tbe last low days been filled with rumor* upon the subject ol some alterations made Id the report of tlu Post-master General, iu reply t0 a call of the Senate, relative to allowances made on contracts. I he remarks ol Mr. Grunly will be considered a lull and satisfactory explanation. The Department being required t» state as well the allowance* made by Judge McLean a* Mr. Barry, the clerk charged with preparing tbe report, first stated those nude by Mr. Bradley af.er the resignation of Mr. McLean, and be .ore Mr. Barry had entered on the duties of the office, as mads by Mr. Barry, without taking iuio comddeia lion that Mr. Bradley in the mean lime bad acted as Post-master General. He afterwards erased the name ot Mr. Barry, and inserted in his own statement (not in. the books of the Department, a* had been slated ) the name of Mr. Bradley upon such allowances as it appsared to him bad been made by Mr. Bradley. “ 'Ve h#ve “«>« ,een • ‘ingle individual, however much opposed to the administration, to whom this explanatien has been given, who is not fully satisfied therewith, and who does not acquit, Dot only the head of the Department, but the Clerks also, of all blame. Mr. Bradley In a memorial to the Senate, complain? of a mutilated document!! No document has been mutilated: the cLrk haviog discovered, that in the statement prepared by him. he had written the name of Mr. Harry where that of Mr. Bradley, as he supposed, should have been written, erased that of Mr. Barry and inserted that of Mr. Bradley; not ou the books oi the Department, but on a statement which the cterk waa preparing, under the order of the Senate." 1 here is a rumor in thn Richmond papers, that Mr Archnr Representative in Uongrott from Virginia, it to succeed Mr. Ran dolph at our Minister to the Ceurt of at. I’etersbursh. We boro doubt* of us authenticity » (JvJ lat IVe have since received no information to confirm tho rumour. Glohe of Saturday «l*o says • uo*ups are busy in reporting intended changes in the Cabinet We are entire tlrangeit to any tuch design■'< & Cabinet. VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. yesterday, the Judiciary Bill was reported by Mr Leigh from the Committee of Courts of Justice. So veral of the Circuits and terms of Court have been re ™s ~a"d tl,e. amendments for this purrose, propose, by the Committee, were adopted by the House. Th, blank for the number of C-rcuits was filled with 12 thus making twenty-four judges—Mr. Maxwell mad, two unavailing motions 1st, to have a separate Sup. Cour in the Ilorough of Norfolk, and 2dly, to remove th, . uperior Court of the County into the Borough. On Mr Leigh*, motion, the Superior Court for Spott sylvama, was transferred from the County Cotirihous, to the town of Fredericksburg —The pockets of th, Ih* hbnr' !'eeraed 10 be emptied of amendments—aD, •he bill wa, probably ready for engro„ment-but t, Rive one gentleman an opportunity of reexaminint the arrangement cf one of the circuits, the bill was on Mr. Lo g!,*, luslance, laid upon the table.—It wi’ probably come up to-day for engrossment. 1 he bill for regulating the tariff of tolls at Mavo’, lant hn! nr’"™*'"'''** ^ Mr* Burfo®'~and an impor bill of 66 manuscript pages, was reported by Mr Morris, from the Committee of Privilege, and Elec o I,hVaml;eAa,btt:!.*CODCCrnln<; Ge,leral K,eC«ions “ I ha Correspondence.” fee l»n. ki>i..__ , the appearance of several long articles In our columns ■ P0"^','1 Speech against the Bank of the United States; Polk s Report on the Distribution of th* Surplus R*venue, &e. We shall seize the earliest od portumty to lay them b-fore our readers. ** n rfgr#t* *bat the Debate on tl o Petersburg Rail-Road is again omitted for want of room_but wt must lay it over for two days longer. The Fredericksburg papers announce John Merret Patton, as • a candidate for re-election, in the di«tric composed of the Counties or Spotsylvania, Louisa ed States ”* M*d ,0n',0 *he noIt Congress of the Unit We are requesteTio .ay, th^ John M. Garnett o hMsx, will be a candidate lor Congres*, in the King & Queen D strict, lately represented by John Roane, j£ ci VIRGINIA* LEGISLATURE. HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Tuesday, March 8. On motion of Mr. Anderson of Batetourt, the Com. mittee of Hot \§ and Internal Navigation were permit* ted to sit during the session of tb* Home. .. ¥,r* JL*f,wich Prc*enlsd a petition from citizens ol Bedford County, for a decrease of tells on Tobacco, on the James River Canal Ti e bill concerning the inspection of fltur and Indian meal, in the city ot Richmond, was real a second time. Mr. Kutherfoord moved to amend the bill by in creasing the compensation to the Inspector, from 1 1-4 cent, to 1 12 cent |er barrel. After some debate be tween Messrs. Rutheifoord and Rivea of C, tbe motion t»«« r< j-cted. . M/. further moved to am«nd the bill by striking out the third section, providing that no miller shall make use of more thau one brand mark, lor flour manufactured at his mill. • Mr. Miller of P. whatan, orged that the use of seve ral brand-marks by the same miller, injured the gene m enrrV °VV n°"r He «° »h9 mills of Mr. Chevajhe o this city. His best fl .ur had he brand ol (4a legos mills, which was a favorite brand in S)Uth America, flit inferior fl ur was branded canal flour, which gave a character to all fl „.r coming down the anal, "Wl* il wa« well known lhal both were manti factured at Gallego a mills. The operation of such ? * 9 injurious to ihs up-country mnnu* isrturer.. If, oo the contrary, tbe different qualities Hour produced at the came mill, were marked with one brand,,end distinguished by No. 1, No 2, fac. hey would not Interfere with the ioterssts of other* Mr. Marshall sdvoeated the motion to intend. Tho n-a...r®<iClt"d qa*,ltiee of wheel, whiob must. wm.nV y a* By mixing whole, he would degrade tho quality of hi. Hour, while hy aisort og, he coiilil make a superfine flour which would elanr th* climate of South America, and an inferior qua y, which would pass inspection as eupi r6ne, and But, If forced to hrsnd the two wttn the earn* mark, tha character of hie mill would »n destroyed. # Csmpbell, In opposing tbe motion, read r tn the General Inspection Law, in which each mil sir is required to have a distinguishing brand. The aw tad assumed that inspection was necessary, and s provision could only be Injurious where the (lour waa interior. Tha miller ought to ba restricted to one brand, to preveot deception. He alluded to tho teeti ®«ny before tbe committee, to which a dealer io flour declared hie knowledge of ao instance ia which the country brand had been erased, and a city bread put lo lie pi ice, upon a certain number ol barrele, lo make up an orde*. The effect of iheae practises was lo In jure the general character of the Hour Irom the upper eounry. Mr. Bryce supported the motion. No Injury seem el io have re u ted liotn the use ol more than one br-n ». As lo the ersaure ol the brand of the country mill, that na< a lr. ud, a id this restiic icn would not pi even I its rtp-Utfosi, becai se It rould be done wi h one brand as well as two. If the city miller* lud adopted brand* belonging torountiy mil a, |i would have bem t.junou-; but the adoption of a brand not known in any part of ha S ate, could injur* i o ore I he city miller* had rallied tllrlr repnta'Un abroad hy •ending g.od flour. It appeared, therefore, to hint that this provision of ih- bill would injure tbs ri y miller*, while it would uotbiu'iit the cuuutiy miller*. ,,4fl*nd N., argued that the rtfect ol rning vuious bramf* was, that when the miller used oilier brands than his own, it was as much a* lo say “this is no* male at my mill.” It was mads In Virginia; b... ! ,n? .. bo 1,1 ,na,kin* an inferi r quality ' canal flour —the natural consequence was, that it depreciated (be character of the fl„ur 0| lhe up r country. a"l gave a bad oam. to all the canal II ,ur. And it also put the farrnttrs ol the conn'ry to the ne cessity of bringing their wheat to R .hmond, instead ot disposing cl it in the upper country. Mr. Ruthe foord observed that the gentleman from Nelaou argued as if the u-e of more than one brand was the particular privilege 0I it,* city mlll r* II .here was au advantage in it, why di I not the country .T,,b ientleman from Camp m I had quoted the law to diow hat * /.etingubh mg bran I must he us-d by eveiy miller. Mr. R sun posed that the object ws* that the manufacturer should be known. And every one knew the manufacturer in the case alluded to, whether the flour wa. marked (Jallegot, or canal flour. The mill and the miller were perfectly known. If this provision were retain sd in the bill, the country miller would be injured. 1 he City mills ra, by the great p.iua they had taken, had secured the South American market, which wa* formerly enjoyed by Baltimore. Any change of the brand, now known and depended upon, would injure the character of fliur from this S at. If the cha racter of the-city flour was broken down, Baltimore jTt'fte r*K® n Icsde, to the injury of the who'e Mr as :il_, „ „_, . . i- 7., * •» —-a****** wi.u me gentleman rom Richmond, as to the supposition that every bodv knew where the canal flour was manufactured. It might be perfectly woll known here. But did the people of Norfolk, or New York, or purchasers it, South America, know that It was made in Rrhmond! Certainly no'. It aeeined to be thought impolitic it make this provision. But, in hi* opinion, nothing wai tin oolitic which was just. Some lurther conversation took place between Messra. Bryce, Miller, and Garland, wh-n the me lor to amend was reacted. The bill was III u ordered ts be engrossed. The following bills were read a second time, and or dared to be engrossed Cjncerulng William MeDan lei—I o amend an act concerning Public Road-, ant] the establishment of Public Landings—Requiring Ac count* of Sale*, male under execution, ’o be returnee to the Clerk’s Office—Concernii g Teakle Savage— Concerning Robert T. P-nrilaton and Hiratu Childs— r urther directing tbe fours- of administration of per sonal assets [committed]—To amend teveral acts, the heller to secure Ihe payment ol rents, and to prevent the fraudulent acts of Tenants; and to r-gulate th« smug out and prosecuting of writ* of replevin—Con cerning Janies G. Blakey and oshers. The following bills were read a first time, and or dered to second reading* :—To amend the law relat ing to Comrriis-ioners of the RrTenue—Relinquishing a 1 ract of Land to France* Maria Tracy—To provide against ihe abuse of the Bridges serose tin Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers,at Harper’s Ferry—Con«-ern mg the appointment of Agents for the Kanawha Road and K'Ver, and the Blue Ridge Canal — Concerning tbe Wafer Works in ihe City cf Richmond. The joint Order of ihe Day tens ibeo proceeded in, for the election of a Superintendent of the P-niten^ary InshtutioQ.—Mr. Kuiherfoord nominated Samuel P Par-onf. Jn the House, Simuel P. Parson* received 81 vote* In the Senate, 29 Total no The House then proceeded to the election of an A Rent.0i.,lh® P*uNeQlUry.-Mr. Garland of N. nomi nated Thor. Nelson, who received in the House 8( in the Senate 2‘ FEES OF CLERKS OF COURTS. The Order*! the Day being the bill concerning the fees of Clerk* of Couris, was announced—and, on mo Jon of Mr. Qallabe-, ihe Committee of tbe Whole was dircharged from its further consideration. Ou motion of Mr. Gallaher, the bill was th-n tak en up. Tarrill moved the iodefini'e postponement of the bill, on the ground, that the effect con-empla'ed by this bill would he produced by the bill which h-il r|fe vd^ paMe<,> in fela'ion lo the tenure of the Clerk* Office**. Mr. Kook oppo.e.I the motion. The people had suffered great evils from the exo bitant fees exacteil by the Clerks of Courts, which rendered this bill verv important. 7 mr. aerriii made a few additional remark*. The subject could better be decided at the next session than atsolalea period of the present. 1 . “r* argued, that this was, of all times, the » bea‘ ‘o decide this ques'ioo, at the Clerks oi Courts w®re ah001 •*> b® appointed under the new tenure. II Ibis bill were lo be brought up next year, it would be echoed from every side, that the Legislature had en courage d those officers, to accept their offices, at cer tain rates of compensati n, and that any change would operate unfairly upon them. * .kMr'.C2mpbel1 °‘ Urook® ahould record his vote for k .il« f£.° *8 P0,,P0"em«n'- The reduction propo-e.l by this bill was so great, that in many inaunces it would prove very irjurious. In the small counties, if hat reduction were made, they would be unable to , b am Clerks. If the fees in the large counties wer» **mVI M* * h'll* m'*ht. be *rameJ» applying to them. Mr Moore hoped the postponement would not tske place In most of the counties of the State, the fees ot Lie.k» were oppressive, and he could nol absent to sacrifice the bill, because it might be inconvenient to some of he sma I counties. The bill was now open to amendment, and modifications might be mad- in regard to the small coun ie.. ’10 “,r: Ca‘,!pb8!1 Mld* if *b® fi iendi of the bill M Ih»i, Id u V*0?’ D,0.* *° dtPrir« ,b*> • rtall counties of their clerks, he thiuld not be opposed to it. Mr. Gallaher suggested that the bill could be so modified ** *° C0Dfine i,a to the larger coun Mr. Chichester hoped the hill might pas* in its pre the Stale * *he m'*ht be un,,ur'n 'broughout J*.rfLH ^ri'hd^f", bi* mo,|on *° postpone and moved that the hill bs r'commuted This motion hav mg been opposed by Mr. Knox, and supported |,v Messrs. I errill and Witcher, we# agreed to by a vote of 5S to 62. # Mr. Goode moved that the bill he committed to a Committee of the wh >le hou-a imtanter. If it were to he commenced with de novo, it might as well be ahan doned. This motion was opposed by Messrs. Gibson, Mm 1 ?"»' Po.,nd,,*,®r» and suppporlcd by Messrs Miller cl F. and Knox. The question was then put on committing the bill to a Committee of the whole House, which was agreed Wholi M M ,rM ,'ncn "P in Committee of the w bole. Mr. Miller of P. in the chair. Sundry am n 'men*, were then adopted, and at a late hour, on motion of Mr Knox, fie Committee rose and reporteif progress; and, on motion of Mr. Leigh, the bill and amendm-nts ware laid on the table mi. JUDICIARY SYSTEM Mr. Lelgn, from the Committee of Courts of Justice, reported the. bill to establish Superior Courts of Law f, . Equity in the counties and certain corporations of this Commonwealth. [This is (he great magnet of the session. It is the hill (or organizing Superior Courts of Caw and Chancery in each county of the Common wealth. Hie committee have now returned it with the detail* or the circuits and terms of courts elaborately arranged.] 3 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. MnaV. °r, Irorn the Committee on Hoads and Internal Navigation, reported a hill making further provsion for the Kanawha Turnpike to the Big .jndy River—and a bill to incorporate the Lynchburg and New River Rail Road Company. ® Mr. G. from (he same committee, also reported tha following interesting bill: A Hill providing the meant of ateerlaining the hett morfe of uniting the Ratteen and IVr.tlern IVa feet ftr it enaeted hu the General Attemhly, Thai Com rmsstonnrs be, and they are hereby appointed for the following purposes, lo wlc I. ft shall be their duly during the present yesr to examine James Hivcr from Hiehmond to Covington, and mak® an estimate of the probable cost of continuing the Canal from Maiden’s Adventure to Lynchburg; (he probable cost of improv ing (he river between these points by I/Ock* ami Dams Ibe probable cost of a Rail road from Richmond to Lynchburg— 2. To make a similar examination and es timate for the distance between Lynchburg and C’ov •ng«on-3. To examine the country between James Hirer and New Riv®r for the purpose of ascertaining *h® best rout® for a canal or rail road between »ueh potato oa those rivers at they iuay determine, auJ to f make an estimate ol the probable coat thereof; and 4. i ro examine New River from ifs point of union with the c •aid canal or rail-road with a view to its improvement I k°. i h" ,,,d to mak« aB wtimate of I e,fMt.Lher*0‘; ,.nd in ,h« P»»*»nnaDc. of the J foregoing duties, the commissioners may cause such snr- t veystob. made as they may think necessary. The ! exam nations and estimates of the said commissioner* 7 ,,,,a‘ e w*“* l,'« practicable cure and uc- t curacy, having due regard to durability and to a proper < accommodation ot the trude. And it shall be the duly I ot t»e said commissioners to mako u full and minute re port ol their proceedings and estimates, to be laid he lore the next Legislature, recommending such improve men s lor the purpose* aloicsaid, and on such modes ol construction as Irom their enquiries they may deem I most expedient, all circumstance* duly considered, stating the advantage and disadvantages, the coniinei cis bi-nclits, the probable revenue, and every cousider ation by which their decision may be influenced. lie \t-further enacted. That it, older to enable the commissioners aforesaid, to come to a correct decision, t shall be awlul lor them to collect information as to tqe several modes of improvement above mentioned, by m»v. e?.T,in*,ion a,,d ‘nquiry. in whatever quarter v rL lMi ‘ l!kpr0per; a,,d ,h°y ",ay require the ser such one ^ 1 rl"clPal Engineer, at such times and on such occasions as they may deem expedient. On motion ol Mr. Moore, the House adjourned. A csterday A message s«, received from the Senate, mfurmlug that they insist j., their two first a inerdments to the hill concerning slaves, tree negroes and inulaltoes, tlisagre-d to by th* House ol Delesate*. On motion ol Mr. W itcher, the bi.l and amendments were laid on the table. Che following bill* were read a second lime, *nf«r dered to be eugro*-ed—concerning tbe *p; ointment cf Agents for the Kanawha Road and Riv.-r, «t d the Blue Ridge Canal—to provi le agsinst abuse of ibe bridges across the Shensn 'ovh and Po nrnac R vers, at Harper's Inry—retes.iug to F nnee* Matia Tiacy the Commonwealth a title to a true* of lei.d—*conceruing tf e Water Works in the C.ly it It rhmond—authorix ing an increase of the Capital Stock of the R ippabaii nock Company. The foiow ng bi:i< were read a first timo, ant' order ed *o • second reading—audio:iziog Miehte Zeigtor aud Hopkins Noliu to erect a dam scros* Pig Hiver_ dofiuirg tbe powers of the Bind of Director*, and fix ing tbe duties ef the officers of the Penitentisry—to amend an act concerning ihe inspeqfiou of fish—to amend en act to incorporate the Pet. r.borg Rail Roa ' Company—concern'll# the s-niority ot Justice* of the Peace—forming a new county out ot parts of Shenan doah and Rockingham—reducing into one the several act* c-nc,Tning pilots, and regulating their tees—to re duce the shipping du'y on tobaceo [ ead a second time, sntl committed}—to authorize a suitable building as a shelter to merch*ndize on the lower batik of the Basin at Ihe City of Richmond [read a 21 time end commit ted]—to incorporate the Fredericksburg AqueJitct Com psny—requiring ind-xesnf records [read a 21 *n' committed]—concerning Thomas Ha I and Riphael Holt, [read a 2d time and committed]—to inco pora'e the Richmond, Petersburg, N.rfolkand P.ila.l I phi,. Steam Boat Compmy —concerning the executors of William H. Perkins, deceased— changing tins time ol holding th« County Courts of Grayson, Russell, Lee, Tazewell, Scot'& Washing! n Counties [read a 2.1. tim and commixed]—to amend an act authoriz ng a lottery and the sale of certain lota in the town of PorUmou h —*o au'horize « separate-eUc'ion at the cross rosds in the County of Albemarle, Lead a 2 1 time aud comu.it ted ] Mr.f! io !e from Ihe Select Committee on that sul jeef, reported a bill to abolish rbe B iard of Public Woik SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR Mr. Ru'herfoord submit ed the foil .wing resolution: Itefoleed, That leave begiv-n to bring in a hill al lowing coinpensa'hn to the Govert or for bis services as President ol the Jame* Rirer Com iany, and of the Board of Public Work*. Mr. Ru herfoord, a id in submitting this resolut . n, that he had understood, since the former diaeussi n of the salary of tbe Governor, tlirre were sev-ral gen tlemen who would We in favor of giving eompensa'i m to the Governor for his services as President ef the Times If ver Company and as President of the B -a-d of Public Works, while rnaDy of his convti'n-n's. who, liv ing in Richmond, knew the ezpetseol living,wtre de. s rous that the comp nsalion ot the Gov-r .or should b» increase I. A» he did not enter up n hi. du is* for some weeks, the proposed hill could, if it were the will ol the House, be introduce!, an! , carried through before the period arriv-d. H -. did r Dt>' wi«h to give to the Governor an exorbitant salary; but to enable him to meet strangers with hat hospitality which berarn- his sta ion, lustral of shrink ing Irom them, because his salary would net ru hor'a if. Tbe duties of the officer, 'o whi h the resolution; alluded, were independent of those of Governor, and for their performance a compsnsa'ion ought lobe givrn. Mr. Miller of P. arid that tho dittiea of the Governor, as President of the Jamas River Oompar.y, and as Pre •ident ot the Board ot Public Worka werv very arduous and had much increased in late year*, yet lor their pertrrtnance he received no coinpen*a’ion There were o her reasons why the srl-ry of the Gove nor should be increased. Under the new c >n«titu ion the number ol his coun.e'lor* had been decreased, and the nature of their dwties changed in such a in mu-r as to increase and render much more arduous those of the Governor. Mr. Wood of F. hoped that the resolution would not prevail. The Governor had accepted Ihe office with its present salary, which lie saw no reason for increas. ing He presumed the only object was to encourage the drinking ol a grea'er quantity of Champaign. H. understood that the Governor had already expended half his salary in giving parties; and he supposed that this increase ws» to enable him to give a !-w more, which were probably to be given to the gcntlam-ju ot Rich moo d. I lie que-moD ivas then taken, ami the resolution t dopted by a vote of Ayes 69, uoe* 41. Messrs. Rutherford, Miller of P.. Anderson of B Maxwell, Wilson, Keil-r, J cobs.Mamsi of L. Chiches ter ami Crockett. were appointed a Committee to bring in a hill. JUDICIARY SYSTEM. On motion of Mr. Leigh, the Judiciary B II was ta ken up, and ’he amendments of the romuii teo of Courts of Justice being under ronsideratien, they were sjver ally agreed to. Mr. Leigh stated that the committee had been io fa vorol tilling the blank in ihe first eection of the bill with 'he word “twelve,” (-he number ol the circuits,) and moved that Ihe blank be thus till-d. Mr. Claiborne,after some in'rodurtory rema’k ‘.mov ed to ft I the blank wit'h the wo<M “ten ” Mr C. mp ported Ihi* motional ronsiderabie length, and endeav ored >o illustrate that the business ol the courts could be done by ten judges and len chancellors. Hr then laid a scheme which he had framed upon P.e table (or the inspec ion if the members. Mr. Morris had hoped that the principle ef this bill hat been finally settled in Ihe previous debates. If the proposition ol the gentleman Iroin Q ee-ievllie p e vailed, he believed the principle ol Ills bill was at an end, and he had almost said the administration of jus Mr. I.e gh.ln reply lo the remarks el Mr. Claiborne supported the motion to create twelve circuits, ami went at length into an argument on the stCjeet. Hr argued that it would not be just to the I an*-Alleghani counties to enlarge their circuits. He believed the the plan proposed Could not be made lo werlc, and hop ed that the House would till he blank with the wort twelve. Mr. Claiborne defended his motioD at *>me length and explained hi* object*. * On motion of Mr. Witcher, (he aye* tod no,* we- a ordered. Mr Goode was one ol those who at first thought that ten circuit# would be suifirient', but lie became convin cpd, when he endeavored to work out the position in the Commi tee of Couris of Justice, that less than twelve circuits could nol meet th* objects they had in view. He examined th* plan submitted by Mr. Clai borne, and declared that it* adoptjen would produce great in o iveniences,some of which he explained. Mr. Witcher suppir'sd Mr. Claiborne’* mo’ion, to whom Mr. I.eigh briefly replied. M». Camhpell of Hooke expliinedli* vo'e. He had en a former occasion, stated that the we'tern Cotin'te* could be reduced lo three rircui * Thi* h»d been done, but in regard lo the plan of dividing the 'tale into ten rlrrult*, he bad patiently examin ed lh« eubject, and became convinced that the bn*i ties* of the etate could not be done as it ought to he done with less ihan twelve circuits. He should there f>re give hi* vote for the ruction to 6 1 the hlmk wl'h twelve The question being thro taken on Mr. Leigh’s mo tion, m was dcci led in the afferuiati/c by the fol low ng vole: A\ KS—Messrs Hanks, (Speaker) Drummond, Wood of Albemarle, Terrill,.Garland of Amherat, Kenney, M Cue, ff-nshaw, Anderson of Botetourt, Campbi II r>t Brock *, Shell, Christian S,Airlock, Rive* of Camph. II f’lsy, W itkins.Riirloo’, Hroadtir, Gibson, Wt'son,.time'* Wright, .limes, Marshall, Payne, Cattlemao, Wood of Frederick. Pe tin, Bryce, Rrsklne, Green, F*s l*v, Dunn, Carskadon, Morris, Seymour, Dtf’s'on, Williams of H ,rrt on, L-igh, A'k mor, Semide Lucs*. G.llahrr, Sum ners, Hone, Po'Jtrd, uf K. Vm. Le'and, Lawson, Pnwe|| a.id Mason of Lend un Pmr.d xter, H idgin*. Knox, O >0de, Pr»Hot, Helm* O’Feffall, Coboon. Garland ot N-'sm, Murd»ugb,Up slinr, Hi ick well, li ner. Miller of Powhatan, Venabl-, Sheild, Tyler, Moore, L’wls, William*of Sensndrab, Harrle, Gatewood, Hamilton, Monrura, Nawinn, Crockett, M»iw«ll, Ratberfcortf. -78. i£PV2rffa*^ B‘,k*‘r' Campbell oX Bedford. Laft. Warn.. Wiieher. Swan*.. Ztni), ir.,i. M'E-’ a*.?, a"* ZliZ'-g’’ “• . ?:.*rL5Sa .*s..,^ra t ou.hoi N ,i,.n. r,,:- ... ,i . „ “„, ;. Ktu''. « Y -'••*»•*. Af-ird-nigh aid Maxw.n. * Ihe qtieaiion w ,« t|.eD iBkru on the etuffkSiuen'i *1' c*' ” a< l‘ p rted —ayta 45; no** 49. M . Ma*we,l u ade another mo.lou to amend, by which the b 'p,,,« C.urt ol the C ■••my *1 ould be held *t the Court Haute ol Norfolk Bo ough; which V ;• ioiis amcndmrUi reported by the committee. .e i? , C| «““*.»••••adopted. Ou motion of Mr. L-.Kh the bu| w« ,0 ,llierided. oe iv n «'•* » °W|,,K of ihe S .,erl r , 0UI, af H r* Hr.u *i ^ TK. ins *a' of the Cm.• tft».e( ou.ty of Sp-.t-y7v.nl*, ,f er the n.otio.1 l ad b<-< n • Isrus-ed by Mesne. l,*i»b, Poied xl-r INii.iltcn, Wnti|.ri9 of S., ami IVrrill. r i Oo motion -l Mr, I, »<h, the bill was laid upon the » n!*r- {ro,M 'he Scclect Committee, reported v hill regulating Hie lolls for passing over Mayo's bridge, winch was read and ordered to a aecond reading. Mr. Morris, from the Committee on Privileges and Election*, reported a bill concerning General Election* in this Commonwealth, which was read by it* title passed to a second reading, and ordered to b/printed * On motlou o .Mr Morrl-, h‘ -m- committee was di charged l.rm the fori*.-r c nalde- Ion o sundry P"*l«i. IIS r-la’ive <o ihe Gou-r-l E enions 1 Oa motion o' Mr. A kin-on, «l.e H .i « adjourned. FOR ~THE EJVq UJli EH. I STERNAL I M PRO VKAIBNT. ItaroRT or Tit a CoMM.TTceor Roads 6l I.-'tkki'ai. Naviostio*. In ih-.r Hoport to Ihe le-.’islntur.i, tl.u committee stele the total °"J .,SJ0* °' ll,c »r Now York, to be »7,70u,oia. Au-I that Die .ie.t surplus i.v.nuo of rite canals for UielRsl three years %• Inch "could Ih. applmd to euingowb Uw debt cissiwl b, UtOI slate, being wl.at remained i.m-r payment of *°*n* •nd ■" “‘her ox|M).ites, to be as follows, via. *or *f. $l3-t,«Ji»fi5 J2S aw,«wi w ~.,two . 3n>t.9i ou . ......u not ni.orm U. Upon w bat authority their state roent it founded, whethur from th« Uepoil of thu N. Vork Canal Commissioner*, or from mere private and unofficial information, there is, however, ao widn a discrepancy between their slate meat and that which wos appended by P. V Hsibour. Esq. lo his apaocli delivered in Congress in March last, on the Buffalo At New Orleana Koad Bill, and aatd to have been drawn from an official Report of the Canal Cummiaaiouera or Mow Vork, that much iooio ui afforded for suspecting that tho committee, by some menus or othor, have boon Jod into orror. To afford an opportunity of comparison and satisfactory exp nation, I send you herewith a cony or Mr. Burhour's statement ‘•APPENDIX. "Since delivering Hie foregoing Speech, a report of the Canal Commissioner* of Nsw kork, in relation lo their great Erie A Champlain Canals, has been received, from which tho following facts and statoments are derived; * "Whole nmount expended in 18*5, consisting of in terest on tho original coxt, superintendence, ro , pairs, Acc. g| 383 90 Credit by whole revenue derived from canals datingV ’ ’ tbe same year, a 7I5JJ45 89 Balance against canals $100*143 07 1827 Wbole amount expended, us above, $99J 4J6 59 Whole rovenuo from catrals 846 051 *73 Bulanca against canal* 9l_Ki,784 86 1829—Upon samo principles, a balance of expen se* over the revenue from thu cunuls. Balance egainst canals $92 369 61 •829—Upon same principles, ns halanco of expenses over ami ubove tha revenue for this year Balance ugninst cnrials $110 623 51 ‘•It appear* from that report, that tho whole amount of tho debt, which the commissioners thought justly chargeable to the canala al the close of thu ycur 1826, was $10,272,310 70; and that thia debt. Misread of having bnnn reduced by the lull, on thn canal*, has increased each year, so tlmt on thu 1st ol January, 1830, it amount ed to 11,398,790 22. Add the deficits for the four years, with in terest on them, make* the whole debt chargeable to the canals on the 1st January, 1830, $12 2.17,399 70." ‘•The Report add*, that supposing the canals to have increased the duly on salt 33 I -3 per ent , and to have ridded two or three per cent, to tlio ilutu s on sales at unction, still regarding them in the most favorable light rn which any reasonable calculation can placo them, rbo canal* have done nothing inward* Ihn extinguish ment ul their debt, together with the mouuys expended upon thotn for superintendence and repair*. That with respect to the tolls on thn descending trade, they cannot he ndvmitagnnualy increased, and they nnly estimate every increase which eun ho inada of tlio tolls on the ascending trado at $.15,000.*’ March 2nd, 183b_ AN OBSERVER. FOR TfIKK.YQ UIR E R. CLAIMS OF VIRGINIA ON THE U. STATES. 1 he mtiuro of tho claim* of Virginia on tho United State*, on account of our debt contracted during tbe Revolution,hat not bonn understood by innny.of tlioso who have not examined tho subject minutely. Indeed, it is difficult lo gain access to the various docn meat* (disnersosl a* they are among tho public office* at Richmond and ashington) in order to investigate tlio subject thoroughly. It scorns, that on the settlumeot of the accounts of the States, thora was allowed to Virginia the sum of $19,085,981 51. Thi« was tho tenoral balance struck in favor iff this State, as du* from the Uuited Stute* ltuluncoa were found duo likewise to oneh •vs suuCmV 1 hu "KKregato of tlieso balances amounted to $77,*«>t>,li78— which was chnrgud lo tho States respectively, nc«» cording to their federal numbers. The proportion charged to Vir ginia was $15,388,444. In the act of 1790, providing for land...g tho Mlato debt*, $*21,500,000 \va* allowed for tbe payment of tho *uPic sod aggregate of tha deb s of tho states. This sum was sot apart for the purpose of paying those debt* which theitatos had contracted on tlieir own account, and was se^trto twid distinct from tho general accounts of expenditure between tlio States. Cf this ■mount, $‘1,590,900 was allowed fur tlm debts of Virginia It seems, that only 2,931,443 „f t|,8 $ I 500,000 was actually applied lo tho pnymont of thn atntn debt of Virginia; no that £.yfo 557 rr •named, of which Virginia did not avail berseir. The amount thus actually applied to the pnyinont of tho slate debt of Virginia vix; $2,931443, anil the proportion cbargeil to this stato of tho general aggregate of balance* on account of tbe federal dobt proper, vi* $15,383,414, making together $18,317,887, would »eem ,M’ deducted from tho general balance of $19 085.981 51 due from tlm United Stales to Virginia. This loaves $768,091 51 as tho suinduo to Virginia on account of these transactions. It is said, however, that Virginia was charged with other sums, so ns to roduco this amount, mid lo leave a nomi. nnl balance duo from her. It is difficult in conceive what proper charges could hnve boon mudo ugamst Virginia after tho genera Imbalance of $19,085,981 51, was ascerlainod and u lmitted. 1 his was tho amount credited to this Smte on the first general settlement, and which of course was due from the United States - But, the payments which which Virginia has made on account or tier revolutionary dobt sinco hor settlement with the United States, and for which she now asks to he remunerated, (had they ticen included) would havo atvollod the balunee in her favor to more than $1 000,090, on the final and proper adjustment of tho accounts. There can ho no doubt that tho Unitod Status are hound to pay mid will pay to Virginia tho whole expenses of the Illinois regiment. I he obligation to do this, is explicitly r*cn» m*ed in thn articles of cession of tbe North Western Territory— thn country which was conquered by the horoisin of Uen’l Clarko and his regiment. Vour correspondent cannot believe that the nitod Slates will he* tuto long to do ample justice to Virginia with regard to these claims, unluss tho liberal munificence and saetificu* of this Stato, have failed to make any impression on our sister States. With regard te the outstanding and unsettled revolutionary claims against this State, it is understood that the l.ngialaturo do not mako *nv provision conjoining them in tho act touching the claiiii on thu United States. X. COM MUjVICA TE D. TASSELUS. When I heard that Tassells was hung,! fluttered myself with be ing aide In open it newspaper occasionally without being confront ed with Ills ominous namo, in glaring capital*. I indulged, as I hn.l, a vmn hope, and make no apology now for u.ing this favorite caption requesting you to publish the following anecdote, which 1 have heard repeatedly in private circlii*. hut liav* never seen it in print. It is nn instance of quick and pungent replication VVben the trial of Tassels was pending in Hall Suin-rior Court his Counsel raised Ihn objection tlmt the Court Imd not Iurisdio "on of the case, and being overruled by Judge Clayton, rather tauntingly observed “that,!,lid not matter, he mould tarry the taee up to the Supreme Court.To which the Judge, in s tone of for v**cy, quickly rejoined -“You may, for aught / ko.on, htr lake your true to the Supreme Court, nvr rr this Jo*r , ,„n mM ni/iirv, I ri.cooE vou mv honor vou win. never canny tmr Indian there!'1 And so it turned out. j.-, uy the Governor of the Connnontotalth of Tirteinia ■ a proclamation:/ WHEREAS the G-meral Assembly at its present Session, on the 5 h March. 1831, hare passed Acf, entitled, •• An Act concerning the general e lection*, tor the curreni yea-, * in the word* lollowmr to wit: •* ••Whereas doubt* may arise in the mind* of the good p'Ople of this Common wealth, whether the re oertl elertion* -ho,.Id not he held in the month of A PrII* °* I*16 year, a« heretofore ; for removal when of, 9 “He it enacted, that an election for members of the General Assembly and for member# of the House ol K-presentatives ol the Congress ol the United States shall t ct be held In the rnuDth of April of this year) but In such o'her month a* (hall he provided fur by as t ol the General Assembly to be passed at its pres ent session “ B>'. it further enacted, That the Governor Ire, and h« is hereby authorised and required to take the most effectual in*so-by proclat ation or otherwise to make known throughout the Commonwealth the eiMeneo of this ael wi ll at II (Is delay a* possi’de.” Now, therefore, 1, John Floyd, Governor of -he C m rmnwesl-li I V rginla, In < r-ier to give eff et to the lo-egoleg act ol General Assembly, have caused this proclamation to be Issued an I published. Given under tnv hand *# Governor, aud un [Seal.] der the 8-al ol the Common went h, at Rich mond, tbi* 8 h day of March, 1831. March 10 ioo_wlw JOHN FLOYD. RIGG AIV fTopFt CE \ " $80,000, 16 000, n.d 10 000, AND WO Bf.ANKS NFW YORK LOTTERY, NO 5, EXTRA Te -e drawn In the city of Now Yoik, on Thure dav, i7rh March, 1831. 1 f’r*c of $30 000 is $30 000 • do. 15 000 16,000 1 •!-. lO.t'OO 10,000 • do. 5,000 5,00« I do. 2 000 1,000 1 do. 1 7<>f» 1 70ff 10 do. 1,000 10,000 10 <*o, 500 ft 000 Tickets $10, b*lv-# 5, quarters 2 60. O.der* moot the most prompt attsotlon from March 10 100—3, TH08. ». BIGGER;