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—~-___=_ ___ RICHMOND, VVKQlNil^^rURDAY, MARCH 19, 1831 ~~ “" '"" " " ‘ Toj7 xXvTl.7.NO. loV""^
P7*rae knuwikku u puimsiiaa twieea weak generally unit
thaaa UWua a waak during the aaesiun or the State Lagietalura
rrtee, the same aa baratofure, Five Dollar, par annum, payable ia
•"“'I- Nouaof ohartamd, specie-paying banka, (only) will be
l» payuaant. The Editor a will gurantea the safety of re
■ituaglkaia by aeilithe poalago of all Tattorabalbg paid, by tha
VntAff.
_willbe diaooatint«ed(bat at tha diaerelfae of tha
■atoas^aatil all arrearages have bean paid up.
. W1* vvhoarar will guarantee the payment of nine papers shall
hove the taath GRATIS.
TERMS OP ADVERTISING.
Mr Oaeanuare, OR LESS—Firat insertion 75centa— eaebeoa
tieuaaee, 50e.nl*.
*o*No ad*erti.emantinsertod,until it hae either boon paid for,or
wm person in thia city, or ita environs.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
BhROPOSAM will be received by the subscriber,
Jw. wot.I the 20th of thia month, for b idding a Stone
/tridr* over the Canal, at tbe Public IVare-houne, in
Ihe City at R< chinend, of the fallowing dimeu.fans: —
24foot wide,from out toon*, 16 feet epan of tbo arch,
•■d 14 foot la h«ight from loundalion of walla to crown
•f the arch. The walla to be 4 1-2 (eat thick at bot
tom, and 8 12 fact at top, to bo laid in mortar, and well
granted above the high-water lice. The arch-etonee
to be at least 19 inches deep and hammered to a good
jaint. The parapet-walls 8 1-2 feet high from top ol.
arch, 2 1-2 foot thick at bottom, and 2 tact at top; to be
•*ff*d with stone—ami Ihe whele job to bo dono with
tha heat materials and workmanship.
K plan ol the above Biidge ia left at tbe Toll-House,
with Mr. John M Syme, where persona disposed to
eootraot may see more particularly Its description, Ice.
The materials, fee., way be gotten in place as soon al
ter the contract is mads as may be convenient, hut the
work cannot be commenced until about the 20ih ol
“•I* RICHARD REINS,
Agent for the James River Company.
March 10.lOt-St
"M7H)R 8aLE.— I be Coal Hits formerly iuuwu i»y
JL tbe mine «/ Oraham't Coal Pitt — By virtue
•f • Dead of Trust made to Daiit-I Call, and the sub
acriber—by Edward Anderson and Aon, A. hi* wife—
and recorded in the county Court of Goochland, to se
•■r* *ho payment of a debt due from tbe aaid Edmund
Anderson to flatter Dunn, as Executor ot Iho last will
and testament of John Graham, dec'd., will be aolJ on
the 18.h day of April next. *o the highest biddur for
ready money at Hallam’s Hotel, in Ihe Ciiy of Rich
mond, Iho tract ol land lying and being on James
River, In Iho county of Goochland, and state of Virgi
nla, and deeeribeJ in the aaid Dead of Truat, aa con
taining nine hundred and eighty two acres and one
3warier of an acre, be the same more or lass—The tl
e la believed to be good; hut selling as trustee, I .hall
•oly eonvay auch rliht aa ia ve.ted in me by the sold
daed. DANIEL NOKBORNE NORTON,
March 12. 101-tds Tru.tee
BEfARSHALL’S SALE OF CHESTERFIELD
A'M LAND.-Purauant to a decree of the Superior
Court of Chancery for the Richmond District, pro
•ennced on the ll-h dey of January, 1831, in the cate
of B.ay’s Ec’or. rs Arehar, fee.; I shall, on Saturday
the 2d day of April, 1331, at 11 o’cLek A M. on the
promisee,offer for sale, at public auction, to the btgti
eat bidder, for cash, the tract ot land mentioned in the
proceedings in the aaid eauie, fowl: a tract of land
lying in the County o( Chesterfield, near the court*
heuie, and adjoining the lands of William Winfre-,
Jataoe McGee and Leonard Nunnally, containing 284
acres, more or Ism—whish was fold by Elnlu W
PoioJexter to Roht. P. Archer in 1827,
J. GUERRANT, m a. e. c. c. r d
March 8 97—tda er one ot hie deputies.
Brimmer, a beau’llul bay, ol good t zr,»n l great
power, will stand the preacnt season at the sub*
aenber'a Farm, en Fins Creek, in Powhatan County,
end will eovar marea until the 10<h of July next, ct
fifteen dollars a ware; ihrea of which will ha remit*
ted. If paid by the let October next, end $25 for
Insurance; twenty-five cents to the Groom in all
eases. Good pasturage will be furnished gratis, great
eare will be taken to prevent accldnnts; but 1 will not
be roepanaible (or any which may happen.
JOHN GOODF..
PEDIGREE.
Bhimmkr waa gotten by Herod, his dam by Robin
Redbreast, bis grand dain by Shark, great grand dam
by Clive,>( g grand dam by Lath, g g g grand dain
by Baylor’s Fcarnough', g g g g grand dain by Old
Janus, g g g g g grand dans by Whitting'on. g g g
g g g grand dtm by Old Janus. JOHN GOODE.
Brimmer's Pedigree explained. Herat was got.
(en by Thomas C. Banbury's Diomed, Dio:n«d by Flu*
rixel, in England, Fioriz-1 by Herod, Herod by Mr
Croft’e celebrated horse Partner; Robin U-dbreast was
gotten by the Earl, of Derby’s horse Sir Peter Teozel,
Sir Peter Teazel by Highflyher, Highflygher by He
rod, Herod by Mr. C ofi’s Partner; Shtik was gut*
ten by Marsh, Marsh by Lord, Godolph ns Arabian
Horse, who was called the Gudolphin Arabian;
Clive wasgo'trn by Baylor’s Fearnought, Fearnongh'
by Regulue, Regultis by the G»do1phin Arabian;
Luth was gotten by the Godolphin Arabian; Whitting
ton wee gotten by Lord Low'her'a Barb H irse, who
was called 'be White lagged Lawther Barb.
• March 8 99-10 *
■ junau ain I to * iiorreetal order ol tlie t.ouuiy
JL Courr of Hanover, baring date on the 24 h day
of February, 1831, will be offered for aalr, to the high
est bidder, by us, on Wadnes.ley the 23rd instant, that
being Hanover Court day, five lik-ly negroes, belong
ed to the estate ol ihe late William Toler, dec’d., con
elating of one mail, one woman, ooe boy and two girl*.
The terms of sale, will be a er-ilitof twelve months,
except for u rnueh as may be atfririem to | ay nfl
lh* expence* of said decree and sale, upou the pur
chaser* giving bond* with approved security.
WILLIAM WOOD.
FRANCIS BLUNT
THOMAS HOOPER,
Mtrah 15. 102 —3 • Cvmmismonert.
T^EIOTICE.—The subscriber, formerly of Petersburg,
Lw Va , having c nnert-d himself with Mr. Henry
Butler of New Yotk, will h-roafter transact ilia whole
sale dry gtods business in that City, «t No. 5, Cellar,
near Pearl Street, under the tirin o! Bow ten* & But
lkr, where he invhc* bis ohl friends aud rust mere to
•all and sec him—Their facilities are such, that they
will be able to sustain a lair competition wi'h their
neighbours- 1IENRY U BOWERS.
New York, March 15 102_»t
TWKW AUCTION AN I) COM MISSION 1K)U>K.~
i. w The •nd*rti<ned have associated themselves, lor
the purpose of transacting a general Aticti-n and Corn
miaeioe business, under the rtyle and hrm ol Lancaster,
Dsnby It Co —They are prepared to receive goods and'
produce of ev*ry description on roostgitmen', on whiah,
advances will be made, if required—They also ten
der their tervleea to the public lor the rale of r»al se
ttle, lie. LANCASTER It DKNBY,
EDWIN ROBINSON
March 15. 1»2—12
Hoxue, Sign,Chain, and Ornamental Painting, (Hid
ing, Ire.
THE subwrlhsr, truly grateful for the patronage he
haa recri ed during the last ten years, respect
tally inform* the riti/.onsof Richmond, and the public
generally, that he he* lak*n a great deal of pain* to p»r
fect bim*eP in bis profession, »nd invite* them to cjII
xt his eld stand, nett dme to ths Compiler office, and
examine h i imitation* of wood slid marble
Order* from the country in li'v line sttended to.
Dee. 14. 84 -tf C. W. MrOINNESS
NOTI f E 10 SI ONE QUA K HIERS, M A SON 8,
kr.—Tn Watering Committee ol 'hi* eify la*
anth-trltrd 8 rnuel p. Pars. n>, John Bother and Cbae.
11. Hvde, to t mploy bands, to quarry snd split t quan
tity of *ton»,« t-la. k-amlth capable of keeping s-one
tool*in order,and a number ot laborers, for their works.
Theee wishing employment will call on either ol the
above nam«d persons
March 12 lOl-flt
CT ORDltN8V1LLE.—- I be sutsrnbt r lias lately
H purrhs*.d it i* well known E.teblishi:i»nl, and
intend# cniotiin* the Tavern. He will he prepared
(A areommodate vtaiters in the best manner. Hi« Ta
hfe* *hsll be well supplied—bit B r well stocked —and
hi* 8fat-lee well furnished with pr.tver.der for heraes.
The 8'sges from Ouyandotte te F»eleri ksburg, and’
from Htehmsnd to Hsrrisonbttrg, strive and depart
from this stand. Ths subscriber assure# the public
that his best element to give *ati«f*r‘ion, shall be
, martin baker.
The Fr*d-rlrk-bitrg Herald and 8 aunion Spectator,
Will publish ths aV>ve weekly, fer four weeks, in eaeb
paper, and send their accounts. March 8 99—w4w
WASHINGTON TAVERN, STAUNTON. VA.
Mrs. Chambers having declined keeping the
Wayne Tavern iu thie place, the subscriber, late ot
Waynesborough, has been induced to lease this exten
aive Establishment, lortnerly kept by Mr. Jainea EJ
mondsoa, lor a term of yeara, and takes pleasure in an
nouncing to hi* Iriends and the public, that it ia now
open for the reception of company. The house Is in
excellent repai^>-aiid having been furniahed in supe
rior style, and provided with the best servants and ma
terials for genteel accommodation, the aulncriber pledg
ee himself that by unremitting attention to business, en
tire satisfaction will be given te all who may lavor him
with their company.
Messrs. Porter h Belden’s Lino of Stages between
this place aud Gnyandotte, will henceforth stop at this
house; which will afford to passengers bouud to any ol
the Virginia Springs or other points westward, the moat
speedy opportunity ot entrance.—To which subject the
subscriber promises the most prompt attention.
Feb. 26. 95-tf_L. HARMAN.
ICHMOND COTTON FACTORY.—The Sub
■cribera offer for eale, at their Office, near Shockoe
Warehouse, the following goods made el tbeir Factory:
4-4 Cotton Sheetings
S-4 do Shirtings
Stout Cotton Osnaburgs, 29 incAc* unde
Anti a general assortment of Colton Varns.
These goods are believed to be equal in quality t#
any made in the United State*, and will be sold as low
ae goods of similar quality can be purchased in the Nor
thern Market*.
The highest price will be given for prime Cotton.
CUNNINGHAM fc. ANDERSON.
S«pf 34._ 40—tl
UNATIC HOSPITAL, WILLIAMSBURG.—
Notice Is hereby given that all the cells In this in
titution are occupied, and that no more patient* will
be received until eorae of the eald cells are vacant;
due notice of which will be given. By order ot the
Court of Director*. L. HENLEY.
May 26._ 4—if
MARSHAL’S SALE OF CITY PROPERTY.—
Pursuaut lo a decree of the Superior Court of
Chancery, for the Richmond district, pronounced on
the 14.h day of February 1831, in the ease ol Peer* vs
Vaughan k Co. I ahall on Tuesday the 12th day of Apiil
1831, at 11 o’clock, A. M. offer for aale at public auc
tion, ou the Premises, to the highest bidder, for cash,
all the right, title and interest of Jesse C. Vaughan
in and 'o the lot. In the proceedings mentioned, num
bered 689; this lot is situated on second itreett, on
ShocLoe Hill, in the city of Richmond, and has im
provements on P.
J. GUERRANT, m a. c c r d.
or one of his Deputies •
March 12. 101—ids
SI I U A I ION WANTED.—A young gentleman who
has received a Clitsical Kiuca.tou wiihes to be
employed a* AssistantTeach*r in a respeettbln school
—or he would keep school in a private family. En
quire at this Office, or adJrsss lattera post paid »o O. K.
H. Petersburg, Va. March 12. 101—tf
MILLERS. — W* wish to employ lor the next
aeaion a head and aerond Miller—Non* need ap
ply unlesa they ara wall racommended lor their ca
bapility, industry and sobriety.
SIMS fc CRENSHAW.
Virginia Mills. Marsh 8. 97—2aw4w
|%J OlILE IO FARMERS—I nil give the big brat
market price tor 15 or 20 000 bushels cl good
wheat, it delivarad in the next 2 or 3 weex*
. DAVID AN DERSON, !r.
March 8. 99—tt_Cary Street
mrOTICE—The keep ng of tt.e Manchester and
^ * Petsrsburg Turnpike Road, in complete repair
will be 1st, by sections, to the lowest bidder, who can
give aatiafsetory security for the performance of the
work, on the 25th day of Mareh n*xt, or the first fair
day thereafter, at the Hall-way House on said road,
k»pt by Cspt. William Hatcher—at which time what
is meant by said keeping In repair will be fully exrlsin
•d by THE COMMISSIONERS.
March 3. >7—2*wti
Valuable property in Washington City, f or tale or
EiTUPDI£Aan*f^r Young JYegroes.
ITHER one, two, three, or lour House* and Lota,
in a central and thriving part of the City, now
under rent, and paying an interest upon near $9,000
all in good repair. The owners having an eye to the
West, will give a bargain in one or more of the Hou
ses and Lots, 'o suit purchasers. Those wishing to
buy or trade, a-e requested to eall and judge lor them
selves—four or five negror* will be taken for a good
House and Lot. The large slave holder* of Virginia
-nd Maryland, and other* wishing to buy or t»ad-. are
invited to adJress (post paid) A. SHEPARD.
March 15-_ 102—2awfi«v
f' 10 undertakers. —1 :ie subacimer* will
1 w receive proposal* until the 7ih day ol April uex>,
tor building a Clerk’* Office at Nottoway Courthouie,
of i1 the following dimensions aud material*: The'
House to be 34 tret long, by IS) (eel wide, from outside
to outride of Brick : the walls two feet thick from the
biff, (which is to I e sufficiently dorp to eosure a good
anJ sufficient foundation,) up lo the floor, which is lo
he two feet from the surface of the ground —the wsll
up le this point may be cither ol good brick or stone ;
the pilch ol the room# II leet, the wall* 12 inches
thick, a partition wall ol brick dividing the House into
two room*, and a ehinr.nay at each end of ihe Ilonas.
Sill* within the walls on which the sleepers are to rest,
with ••uds reaching lo the coiling, Ihe whole to be
tallied/nd plastered, leaving a spate o( two inches be
tween Ihe lath* and wall*.—The floor* lo be tongued
and grooved, wa*h an 1 chair-boards. An out door to
each room, and a partition door ■, four windows, 18
lights, 10 by 12, with iron- gra e# The doors to be
furnished with good and sufficient locks tod binges.
The House lo be well sheeted and covered wiih slate
of good quality. The whole of hs brick io be of good
quality, hard and well burnt, and all ihe limbers ol
good heart piue, and we'l aeaauurd. The work lo he
tioinbsd within the present year; executed faithfully
ami in workman-like style. The money will be paid
in November n?xt, nr a* soon a« ths work i* complet
ed and tee-ived. All letters addressed to ibe under
signed. at Nottoway Courthouse, (posl paid) will be
attended to Should no contract be made lor ihe above
work, earlier than (tie 7 h of April next, it will then be
let to the lowest bidder, it being Noltow*y Court day
JOHN P. DU PC Y. i
JOHN H. KNIGHT,
SOL B. JETER.
NATHAN WARD,
Fejb. 20 95 —2*wtdl.g A A. CAMPBELL.
('i LA RK’S I H KESHLNO MACHINE -We mv.
J seen Dorior Clark’s Wheal and Oat Threshing
Machine, which has been in operation at Mr. Lay’s
Ware House it\, this City, during th» last three weeks,
and have no hesitation in saying il far surpasses any
idta w# had pretliudy entertained ot it.
The consiructcon i* v»ry simple, being entirely o'
Wood and Wrought Iron, which can be easily repaired j
(i» necessary ) by ordinary m* chantes ; it require less j
power, and threshes as clean at any other machine we
have seen in u*e.
A* regard* the quanll y, It i* evident (hat il fed aa
fast a* the machine will dispose »,f It, one person may
gel out aa much par day a* his hand* can lake ear* of.
Msnyol ii* have engaged machine* from Mr Lay,
('he Agent,) and «*e recommend ihsm lo nur conn ry
friend*, a* a chop, seonov,leal, and uaeful improve
rn,n*« R'Chmond, February 2, 1831.
JOH N O. JOY N ES, JOH N B. CLOP I ON,
LAW T DADE. RICE W. WOOD,
NAT’L. ALEXANDER, CHARLES MARX,
RICH’D. HOOKER, H. O. WINSTON,
JNO CA*MM POLLARD, J. H BERNARD,
ROBERT WHITE. WILLIAM FINNEY.
EDM’D. CHRISTIAN, OEO. HOOKER
A CLAIBORNE, EC MAYO.
•AM L. P. PARSONS.
The p.lce* ol the Machine are, for one horse p->wer
$50, $55, and $60 ; and lor two hor*ea, from *60 (o
$75, affording lo the size prelerre I. At a mod-ra'r
e* imate, il is believed lhal Ihe former will thrash 150
lo 250, and Ihe latter 800 to 400 bushel* per day, if
perly attended. Hanj Machine* can he furnished lor
$40 to $45
Th* Subscilber, a* General Agent, will »•!! .he Pa
tent R ghl lor making, vending, and using, in many of
the diff rent counties in this Siate, N. and ft Carolina
and Georgia: and will furnish Machines, wi:h or with'
out the horse power, delivsrabla bare, or aond them to
auch other places as m»v be designated. «
Febtoary 10, 1091. »fc—taw2m JOHN O. LAY.
STAGES from WARRENTON
A TO
£ ;danvii,le
THIS SUge will leav* Wirrtoton ivtry T<i(p«liy
•nd Saturday at S o’clork P. M , arrive at Oxlor<i
saina day: Leave Oafored every Wednesday and Satur
day at 4 o'clock A. M. and arilva at Danville at 9 P M.
•am* days. Leave Danville every Monday and Thurs
day at 5 o'clock A. M.and arrive m Mil ou at 8 A M
and at OxfrrJ same days; leave Oxford ai 4 o'clock A
M. every Ttieaday and Saturday and arrive at Warren
ton in time lor passengers to lake ths stage north to Pe
tersburg.
This route combines more advantages and facilities
than most routes in the southern country; and for coru
lori and convenience It ’» not surpassed. Persons tra
velling to Peter.burg, Richmond, or auy place t> the
north can enter the stage at Danville either Monday oi
Thursday at 5 A M. strive at Milton at 8 o'clock and at
IVirrrn'on next days In time for the cage going nor-h
ward and arrive at Petersburg Wednesday anil Satur
day t»v 8 o'clock P. M. Thus performming the route
of 177 Miles in three daye Prise of Fare Ihnugh
$10 00, and arrive in New-York in six day? from Din
villa or Milton. Persons traveli ng south can leave Pe
tersburg every Monday and Thur-day am! arrive a!
Wtrrenton next days in lime to take the stare or Milton
or Danville.
This line intersects at Warrenton the n a n dally line
running Nor h or Souib. It also meets lha Norfolk
line viti Mmfreesborough and Halifax, N. C. Persons
lavelling nerth, wha do not with to go through Peters
burg, can go in ihia Iso- to tyrfolk and tbsre meet the
Steam Boats, direct to Washington City, Baltimore, &e.
This Hue also meet* at Oxford a stage Irora Rileigh._
At Milton it also interrocts the elage line from Freder
icksburg, Va., to Powelton, Georgia — Aud at Danville
ineela with a line of stage* from Lyorhburg, Va , and
another from Salem, N.C. twice a week, which extends
via Morganton, Br n letown, Ureenvil e, 8ic. to the
outb.
The Proprietor pledges himself to ksep comfortable
Coaches, first rat« teams, sober and ateady drivers_
& by these mrane hopes to obtain a share ot patronage
Passage (rom Warren ton to D.nvilie $3 00. All bag
gage and Parcels at the rl-k oi th- owners.
February 24. 94 — w6w JAMES W. JEFFREYS.
Si Aiit inu IICE.—The Mail Coach will hereafter
leave Petersburg lor Halifax, Tarboro' and Ra
leigh, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, at 4 A
M., arrive at Halifax the same days, at 8 P. M._leave
Halifax the next days, at 4 A M. arrive at Tarboro’
at 3 P. M. in time lor the Passengers to take the Nor
lolk line for Fayettsville.—At Enfield a Coach will
leave (immediately on the arrival of tho Petersburg
Coach,) for Raleigh, and ariive at tho latter place the
same evening.—By these routes the passengers obtain
the necessary rest each night. The JVew Oileane
Mail line of Post Coaches, leaves Petersburg lor
Fayettoville, via Lawrenceville. Warrenton, Lewis
burg, and Haleigh daily, at 4 P. M. and arrives at
Fayetteville, in 45 hours. THE PROPRIETORS.
Petersburg Stage Office, March 12. 101—121
_ TBTHE new ine ol 4 Horse
Post Coaches, from R eli
mond to O.at.g- Court-Hounr,
■CKDL^eSKi v'*- Louisa Court- House, h s*
__„ . . »on* into operation, and will
continue without Itilur*.
This stage will, for the present, leave Richmond oo
Wednesdays and Saturdays .14 o'clock. A. M .and
arrive at Orange Court-House ou Thursdays and Mon
day. a. 9 o'clock A. M.-Leave Orange Court-House
on Sundays and Wednesday* at 3 o'clock, and arrive at
Richmond, on Mcodays and Thursday* at 5, P. M.
1 hla line of slagci will nauke a junction at Orange
CouM-Ho^e with the Alexandria line of .Use. carried
by Williami Smith to Lynch! urg—passing iu He north
ern dirrc ion by Culpeper Court-House, Fauquier
Court-House or Warrenton-al which poiut, it wtil
meet with the Winchester line—by which, a direct '
eommunicat'Dn it alfoided to the town of Wheeling on
the Ohio river. ® i
At Louisa Court-House, the Harrisonburg ma I is
taken out, and will in mini short litne, be cairied by a
2 .** of which due notice will be given; at pre
••nt it it carried on horaeback.
The p..b:i« ars assured that the best borate and
most experienced drivers will be kept—and cv*ry
everli'jQ u»ed to make the l.m comfortable and expe*
(lit tOU % r
Fare to Louisa Court-H utte 3 dollars-to Orange Ct.
House $4 50 cents—Ail intermediate distance* 6 1 4
cents per mile.— Stsge tffice at the Washington Ho
JOHN M. PRICE.
M>rch l2 _ 101—wlw
M\y by Sir Arcl,y, Oil! ol the (irtin ol Polly
Hopkins, and nearly related, by maternal line,
to the celebrated Flirtella, will stand the present tea
•on at my stable, in the county of Mecklenburg, aad
will be let to mares a> $30 the season. Fine and ei
t'Qstve pasturage gratis. No liability for accidents or
escapes, but all possible care will be observed to avoid
either.
I hose who a-e disposed to patronize this Horse,
may be assured, that he is a first-rate animal, though
no more than lour years old, he is full 16 1-2 hands n
ncignfg and highly formed in evary particular. H »v
mg, when only 18 mouths old, received a bite from a
snake, on one ot his legs, which it is apprehended his
tuflicted a lasting injury, he his never been exhibited
on the turf; but the puii'y ol h a blood, «Im c«lebrity
o( his stock, bis fine appearance, and the unexampleii
sncc»si ol Polly Hopkins, di tvs encouraged his own*r,
with the gre steal cot.tideuee, to olf-r him to ihe public
as a Stallion. JOHN C. GOODE
March 10. 101—2.wi|
E9 DUCaTJON. —Missrs McKcan beg leave to
U A iufnriu th-ir frierd* and ih« publir, that they
soiiliuue their Boa ding and Dtv School, at Ihe Gothic
Mansion, in Chesnut above I2ih Street, where they
have accommodations tor an additunil number of pu
pil
I hry have for some time bad tha assi-'ance o' a your g
l.Kiy Irom Mi«a B-erher’s S-minwry. eminently quah
hc.l lor instruct ng in some ol the English Brsnehes, and
h.sve now bren so successful as to procure as a Teacher,
a gentle man of the first acquire meats, r-lailve to sbiin
reference may he had to C. Cl.auocey, Esq and many
others in this Ci-y, J
Misses M t Km cm ir.ne «« heretofore, to procure
the hast Assistant# n lue F..re gn Languages, and Or
namenial B ancbes, and hope, 'hit their combtued ex
erttons for the moral as wall as intellectual improve
ment of their pupils, will give satisfaction to all Parents
and Guardians. >
For r-rd# contaioi g Term*, apply to Carey &
I.-a —J. G:igg.—Towrr & Hogan, Book < II rs, or to
the Gothic Mansion, Philadelphia—or in Richmond to
H.'l & Moore.
Qsthie Mansion Philadelphia, March 1$. 102-w3
By (he Governor of the Commonwealth tf Virginia:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS Ihe General A-*rmb v if lb present
8-esion, ot tha 5 It M arch. 1831, have passad
an Act, entitled, ** An Act conrerning the general e
lerlion*, for the current yaa-," in Ihe woida lollowiti*
to wii:
“ Whereas doubt# may arise in the minds of the
gool p oplc of this Common wealth, whether tl.e ge
neral ele lions -hould not beheld in the month of A
pril, of ihe present yetr, as heretofore ; lor removal
wtlFffO ,
"Re if enacted, thst an election for member* ol the
General Assembly and lor members o' the House
of Representatives »f the Congress ol the U sited States,
shall n«t bt held in Ihe month of Apnl of this year,
hut in inch o her mrnth ss shall he provided f-.r by
act of the fseiisril A>srirl>ly lobe passed at it- pres
ant session
" Beit further enacted. That the Govern r be, and
he is hereby authorised and required to tske the most
effectual mean* by proclamation or otherwise to msk*
known throughout the Common wealth the exi-tenca of
this act wi h as li tl • delay •• po»slde.”
Now, tiierefore, f, John Floyd, Govr rnor of ihs Com
mctiweslth if Virginia, in order to give rff ct to the
foregoing act uf Gsneral Assembly, have caused thi
proclamation to be issued an I pub'ished.
Given under rny hand as Governor, and no
[Real.] der Ihe 8*al of Iba Comm on wan I h, at Rich
.. wond.tbis # b day of March, 1*31.
Msrck I*. 18*—w4w JOHN FLOYD
MK. Wftl H. JOJINSON’S THOROUGH BRED
A RACE HORSE, MEDLEY.
HANDSOVIE GREY, •<ran year* old ilii
Sprint, sixteen hsud# hi^h, of tup fu>r firm,
g.eai strength and beau y, hi* general app-. rinco com
manding, admired, and approved. Ho will atand the
6neu n< action, at my ataoie. in the county ol Halifax,
V * '.',t ° '"i1** North ol ho Court Houao, and i*
nova at hi- Stand, ready to serve mare* at $20 ibo tin
gle l-ap, caah; and $30 the aeaaoo, payable the 15 h
ol July neai. when it will .xpi.a; $50 to onauro a
mare, p-yabl# aa aooo aa ahe la known (o bo in loal,
or pa, ted win.; $1 ,0 the Groom. I.r each mare, to bo
paid when abe ia put to the horae. Very extenaive
pasture*. gratia, and mere* fed, if required, at 25 cenu
per day. Every neceaeary alien ion will be paid o pre
vent accident* or eacapea; but ne responsibility lor either
A report basing been circulated, that Medley Is not
a an re foal-belter, 1 deem it proper to publl h ihe tub
joined certibcate*. ROBERT HURT.
CERTIFICATES.
i kdlet baa made two seasons, and of court* baa
but one aet of Colt* dropt, they are acknowledged to
be very superior, fur size, atrenflh, beauty, and colour;
being aim.>et «ll ol them bays, brown*, and greya; $500
have been offered for many of ihem, before they were
six uonih* old. And (be only year^old one he has, i*
fioin Mr. John D Kirby’* mare Coquette, that wae put
to Medley before he made ■ eea-o and produced a
very premising grey filly, which $1,000 ha. bean ol
, , A,", ", •tldlllonal evidence of Ihe value ol
Medley a family, I sold the hall of two fillies, the one
four year* eld, and the o her two, out ol hi* dam Old
Reality, by Sir Charlea, (nr $2,500 ch. Ooe of ,hr.n
woD the great atakea at Naw York, last apring four
JJL *f 5h!oo° each, bea'ing Betay Ransom «id Back
Marla; the o her won the great aweepstakaa at tbe
• iTJa ,prin<- n'i,e **••*'• ■* «hrve haala, to
which there were 16 subacribera. $500 each.
1 l“;*° Mcdl«y. I««t year, four inarea. th-eeof tbetn
brought colt,. the other failed. I nut to him five mare.
. yV.r’ f°Ur 01 ,hem “re ln foU* »*»• other I think is
oot. There were eu* to him in the season of 182»
one hundred and fourteen rnarea; eighty.one of which
proved to be m loal, that 1 know of, .nd there are a
lew mafM ih.i I have uot beard from.
, ... .. " »»• It. JUHNSDN.
I put two mare* to Medley last year, and they pro
duced me two very tine eolta, the best they ever had
I put two wares this year to him, and they are iu foal.
net °n,y !wo •'»•<>''• »•« ever made, in my
neighborhood, and Irom my knowledge of the mare,
that were put to him, there ha, h«en a, many in to.I
m t roportion to the number pu', a* any other hor*e of
my acqu untanee; and I eon.. him a ,ur. and mo*.
excellent foilI getter. G.vtu un-'er my hand, (hi* 8 h
December, 1830. B MOODY
It, tbe year, 1827 and 1828, I put my m.to to two
different suidhor-es. neither of which year* di I *be
prove in foal; and tn the year 1829 I put her lo Med
*400**?I '*, ,bruU*,'‘ “11fi*'e p°'«. «v»»lrh w„ sold for
$400 at eight month* old. B. M. SHEPPARD
Brookfield, Dec. 11th. 1830.
I put my old mate, Marino Ewe, to Sir Archie, throe
yea.a, and fa Ird ever gelling a coll—I put her U*t
j"#y’ ,D^ ,l,e brouKb' we ® very fine filley;
that I liked to inurh that 1 aent her again tj Medley,
a:.d she i, now in foal by him. 7
December 8th, 1830. JOHN MINOE, Jr?
nrni.f,"»l.,W,° ,{,ar®,1,°. Mrdl®y* ,J,t rr*r—one of them
proved to be In fo*»; the cfber.my old mare, that had
la,led (averal lime* to Sir Archie, brought me from
Medley a very fin- grey coll; which I have this day
ri ^"*f.** ^500 for> allbough it will not be a y»ar
old till next spring. WM. T. EQULESTON.
December 8 h, 1830.
1 put two mare* to Medley, last year, ene of them
a very old and difficult m,re; to much ,o that I put her
by the insuranco. She biought me a colt, which i,
the first she has produced lor several seas,a* The
other one brought me a fine colt.
December 8th, 1930. 1SHAM PUCKETT.
I put two inarea to Medley, last year, both o» them
brought me colta, and oue of them. Phillit, a full lister
to Gohanua, brought me a very fine fillsy. Given un
der my hand, this Decamber 8th, 1820.
M „ JOHN M. BOTTS.
My brother Collier and my,elf, put four mares to
Medley, last year—three of them ptoved to be in foal,
and b.ought colt* to our entire .a Is'action. G.vcn
under n.y hand this 8th day of Dec.tr.ber, 1830
, , . WM. H M1NGE. |
I aent two ware* to Medley, leaf season, and am !
iUe til. y are b >ih i t foal. J. M. SEI.DEN
December 8 h, 1830.
AV?t\aJ!nof ?Je,ter, ',ated Lexington, JY C .Vo*.
6th \Si0, addressed to Mr. Wm. R Johnson, by
“ Yo'» m«y rccoll-ct (hat Mr. Dt.senbery, Mr. Ho
*"n, and myself, put three mare* to your horse Med
ey. in the spring of 1829. I take pleasure in inform
ing you that we have three very fiue colts, f .aled last
apt log: I hey are much admired by *11 the connoisseurs
among ns, that have seen them ” Fob. 24 94_wfiw
jwR ON SI EUR TON>ON — Will stand the nexteca
^7* ,0,1 at ,nY »lable, on the main road leading Irom
Alston s Ferry lo Petersburg; twelve miles Irom Bel
tield, fifteen Irom Northampton Court-house, fifteen
Irom Halifax, forty from Warrenlon, and fifty-seven
South of I etersburg. His season will commence the
first ol February, and end the first of July. He will
be let to Mares at 5<t dollars the season, which may
he discharged by the payment ol 40 dollars within the
season. Mares can be insured at 75 dollars. The in
surance will he expected so soon as the mare is discov
ere.l to be in foal, or the property changed. One dollar
will be expected by the groom in every case.
F.vcry desirable arrangement has been made for the
accommodation ol mare9 sen! lo ibis horse, either with
or without colts. They will be pastured gratis, well
fed with giain, if required, at 25 cents per day, and
stabled in all had weather, so that they may he return
ed to their owners in good condition. Every attention i
but cannot he liable for accidents that may happen — !
Monsieur Tonson is a beautiful bay, fifteen hand* three •
inches high, with black legs, „ianc and tail. He is I
finely proportioned, exhibiting beauty and power
throughout his form. His b)oo<lv appearance and pel- \
lormancc is equal, il not superior, to any horse on the
oonfinenf.
FI is colts are likely, and in high estimation. Mon
sieur I oi.sou is lull brother of >ir Richard and Cham
pion—all of which, have never been beaten. Mon
sieur Tonson has made himself so well known by his
unrivalled achievements on the turf as lo render all fur
ther riotics unnecessary. Those who desire lo sen a
more detailed account of his pedigree and performan
ce*, are referred to the American F'ariner, volume 9
page 990—and also, lo the Turf Register and Sporting
M*g..z ne, lor January, 1831. WILLIAM MOODY
Northampton co., N Carolina, Feb. 25. 95 —wl2w#
SIR CHARLES.—This distmgui-tie • |..»i g
whose Colt# are ollsner winners, and more ol them
•elling ih»n those ol any other I or.e’a gel in America
an I a| higher prices, will stand this spring, at my ata I
m ihe county of Chesterfield, within one mile ol Moo
dy # tavern, 18 from P-tersburg, »nd 22 from Richmond
and is now at his stand, ready to serve Mares at Th\r.
fy Doll art h- leap, and Forty five Dollar # the ssasor.,
payable ih* I5ih ol July next, ah n il will expire —
Seventy Do'larn to insure a mare, payable as soon as
s'e is known oir in foil, or parted with—One Dol
lar to the groom for each mare, to he paid when she is
sent to the horse. Pasturage gratis, wl ieh for quality 1
and quantity, is very desirable, being all well rotlosed
and well watered. F.ve y care will be taken lo pre
vent accidents, but no liability for any that may bap.
p-n. Servants sent will he lound without charge, and
mares wi h or without colt*, wnll led, if deeireJ, at 25
cen's a day
My ion George IV. John$*n. will reside on the
plan-a-ion, and will attend himself particularly to *|>
order*. J
Sir Charles is full IK hinds S inches, 15 years old
'Ins spring, ami o' a linn che nut colour; ho never wa*
>n higher health, nor was there ever a surer loal-get
<er r or wav any horse ever more admired for form,
h »'»ty, and commanding appearance. He h»s been
*o ef on advertised, that I e nstde.- it unnecessary lo
• late again his numerous and successful rarer. The
record# of the different Jockey Clubs will *hew that
bis Colls are performing on the Turl with unequalled
sucre*#, and by their prrformaf.ee* are doing much to
»*t*'»in the high reputation of their sirs, who was got
by Sir Arclty, hi# dam by the imported horse Citizen
who ws* by Pssolef, he by Blank, and he by Oodol
pl-in Arabian; his grsnd-dam Commutation," Imported
Dare Devil, trnpo led Old Shark, imported horse Oil
Fearnought, imported mere Jenny Dismal, got by old
.aw... WM- R JOHNtOV.
Chesterfield, Fab. 15. 5§— xrtlbbA
Fir»t 1'uwoarn—Second Session.
RKPKBsBNTATI VRS
distribution of surplus funds
January 28 1831.
_ Us»4SDUlS«r»S TMIT4HI.
Mr't« wl.lch tbs
subject I ed ben re'erred. m.de lh. ,ol
_ REPOUT:
Thnf Co%m\t,tet'to xchich toot rtf,rir.d to much
fu fL m °* rtlate$ ,u ,hc "•***.
button of the surplus fund*, which may at any time
remain in the Treasury, efter the national debt shall
have been paid, amimg the States, in prop.rium to
i Me number of their representatives, to be applied by
*•objects of lnt,rnal Improvement," h ,ve had
the subject under consideration, and submit the foU
lowing Report :
Ttie Prop .i Itt >u to distribute the surplus revenue a
mong the Slat.#, lor purposes ol luternsl Improve
men', submit lad by «h* Executive to 'lie connd.i* ion
cl Coo* ess, is so intimately counsel ui wl h th* wi.il •
subiect of lot- roal Impr. vemsnt, in what, vsr for-«, or
wt n whatever wo-iticaions. power over the su'jj-c
as be n herrto'ore etteinoted to he ex-rclsedbv the
beJ-ral Uovernmeut. that a comparative view of the
while subject, ae well of the objections to each mode
M heretofore attempted to be prac iced on as to the
plan proposed and or the advantages of each, is hollev.
ti. c within the eeops ot the appropr «te dutire ol
!■» Committee, and i< in ispcnsable to a (nil develop,
m.nt oi the rea-onv s»hi h have i.dured them tv
ttie conclus ons at wh ch they hive arrived.
They propose, therefore, me briefly a« they Cir *o
examloe these various mod... well in regard to ta.lr
eonsdiu'lonshty «. te their expediency. far he purpose
J* .k°*,*04bl*‘**«» preeaul unis dls'iortly and . tear
y, Ihs views which they entertain upon the psrlieula
proposition .submit *J bV ,h" P.-bWcn*, anl rslerrsd to
their consideration t.y the H au*e.
Before they do so, however, it may not h- Improper
to state, that they .ully concur with th. President in
lecomweodin* tor the present, •• a rtfld sppliestion to
,iah7ebli* ,Und*- W,"€h Other
'd 0d!fr're0‘ oh>e,#* ,0 t^*r hifhest ot
•H our obli*s ions, th* payment of the public debt
*od that, until tbs- debt shall bs fio.lly e*tiBfUi-h*d.
no money should be appropriated from tbs Tr*«*ury, in
bs applied either dirscly by the United Siaies, to ob
jects it internal Improvement, or to be distributed a
monClh. State*, to bs sp,l.sd by Ihstu to such os
l*‘,““y PreP*r.,° • •♦*. ■I«®. that, when the deb
hell bays h*en paid off. they are si opinion, that the
• axes should bs either wholly rep-a'ed or fr-atly rs
'lured upon many article*, especially worm *uch as are
not produced in the Unfed States, or. ,f produced, but
to a Itini ed ext ot; and upon sttch as rosy h« can i l-r
ed necessarte* ol life, consumed by the poor ** w-l| as
by he rich, and th, du-L-s on which Jinpo*. onerous
bur hfni on a.I dtirtf.
These prelim'll try con-ld.rations, which the C m
mit'es li«ye dsrmed it proper to slat'- in tl i* ■>>*
wtli be mors fu ly noticed in a subs queut M.t of th *
Attempt- have been made to exercise a power on the
Ptrt of the FeJeral Co'eriim n , over o' jact, of Int-r
i.i! Improve neat, ia three mod s :
_.!,*!• r"'o4 ot I nprov-mit»
within the luolis of the Stale*, assuming jurlm-ton
over tb* territory which they orettpy, wi h a power to
P'-rerve them when con.tructeJ, ami to pun th otf>„
cea committed on them ;
11 >" T?/ufc**rUt* *nnn*y (,0 n * Nation.I Tr»*.
•ury, in aid of such wo ka when uoder ak.n by S at •
authority, surrendering (be cla m of lu fsJiciion :*»
10(1, ' 9
.. S?* To •id *n «h« eooeirt.ction of aueh w jrkv. hy
eubecnbrngto the stock of Priv«-. a a.rial!on." o
io«"orp rated compmitt.
On a qu.stion to often and es ably diten.sad a. that
or the conaiituuonal power of the Gcn-r.l Gov-rn-n-nt
to construct, or -Id to the conXru-tion of w.rk, of In
ternal Impravenoot, within the limit# ot th- S**'., in
anv of these mode-. ho Com mittee do rot pr,p3,8’ to
,n, , *iD '“’V*'1 i ar*u,n‘" , but -Imply to s'a'o the
principles and authoritid* on which they reel their *
pinion.
,,7r- celebrated report of D comber.
I7»9. (a produr'ion be levad to contain ibe sound-*! ex
position of th* true principles of the Federal Govern
ment citin',) a ru t is laid down, which the C.nn-nit
eo adopt aa a sound one, by which to determine wli-- i
therajtiv.n ,oweris g.anted by the Const t ,'.on or
tot. 1 hit rule i* tHie—wh-n-ve'- * qu -.tion aria-*
'Oneermng In cons'itntionolily ol a particu1 *r nower
V‘0.u^4^.q'"’,'0n **’ wh*'har ‘be power ba expre-sed
In the Constitution. |l it he. th* question rf« il d.
It it r-e not expree-ed, the next inquiry moth- whe
ther it is pnp-.ly an incident to an exnre.s-d pow r
■od n-re..ary to its execution If it be. It m ty be’
exerci.ed by Congress If It ba not, Congre-s cannot
exerci.ei . Get then, the p.wer elalm-d. be tested
by this rut* It is not pretended that th : piwertomake
roods and canal*, i. «o b* - found among .he power,
exprenly vested in the Congress.” |f. th-n i i,ro'
found among the powers expressed in ih» Cons itutioi,
*• '* Pf"P*r:y an incident In an esp e s p>w-r and n.!
cess.ry to x. execution?" le it an incid.ntal pow.r
without lb. a,J of whit h, »ny of the .xnrase power.’
cannot be exeeutad. Incidental pow-rs are confined
inth* Cone1 i tut ion to th* authirity •• to m*ke a'l law,
which ah.il ha nac..,a-y and prapar forr,r yin< into
axaaution the enuir era'ed powers; hut tinder ihi.
power it cannot b- c'aimad to do «ny thing, which, in
theopnhnol Congr as, might indirectly tend or re
mote y lead to aueh a r-.iilt A p,w,r, to be inci
deo'tl, mu,I not he exer lead for end,, which mate i>
a prioe pit or suhsianliva pow-r. indaper.dent ol the
principal pow r to which It i« an incident. To he .n
incident to a principal expresfvd power, •• nreesiarv
and proper” to the execution ol tha> princioal express
ed pewrrl' mini be — accessorial ,n I rubor dinote
to, " and obviously flow Jrom" t-«, expre,s*d
power. It must be a power - appertaining to, or
following an the*, a, more worthy, o principal " It
h" “ derivative, not primary and ind.ptn l
cut. By applying th-ae rules ol construction to the
Genshttnon, the Committee cam* irre*.sti ly o ihr
con-lii-ion, that the incidental piwer lo m .It, roid,
and renal,, is not necee.ary to the execution n» any ot
the grant.d or express powsrs; that each of ibein
may be e,r ied in'o full effect, wi h iut the aid of aueh
an incident ; and that, there-or-, if assumed, it must
ba a* a principal, or eubsan'ire and dixinst power o'
it.elf, no where lobe found among (lie enumerated
power* of Iha Conxitu'ioo, and that it rsaults, there
fore, X at no aueh power exists
general Government poseaesss no other pow
ers than those specifically granted to it by the conati
tution, and as, by the 10th amendment of the constitu
tion,* the powers not delegated to the United Slates by
the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are
reserved to the States respectively, or to the people,”
those who affim the existence of any particidar power,
whether express or implied, must produce the constitu
tional authority under which it is claimed; & that authori
ty should he so clear as to leave no reasonable doubt of the
fact of its existence, before its exercise can he justified;
for fhe committee lay it down as a sound rule of legist
lafive action, that, in all casea of well founded cona'itu- 1
tional doubt, it is safest and wisest for all the funcliona- ^
rie,a of the government to abstain from exercising the
doubtful power. By acting affirmatively, they would
assume the exercise of a doubtful power, which may
not exist, and may (hereby exceed their authority, and
produce an infraction of the conatitution. Have’ the
advocate* of the particular power in question produced
the clear and undoubled constitutional authority under
which it ia claimed? They all claim it as an incident
to some one or other of the enumerated or granted pow
er*, hut have not been able to agree among the,naelvrs
to which of the granted powers ft i« properly Inciden
** obvious therefor*, that it rlocn not ne'ffi$ar;
'V " appertain to” or *• obviously flow from" cither ol
them. I hey may all he executsd and carried fully in
lo effect Without it* aid. The clause of the conatltu
iion,ln regard to the ** general welfare," ha*, it is be
linved, been very generally abandoned, even by the ad
vocates of the broadest construction of the constitution,
as containing no enlargement of the specific granted'
powers. Have those, It is repeated, who maintain the
existence of this power, produced the clear an I un
doubted constitutional authority under which it ls ri.he
ed, or have they not, rather, at the same time that they
ditfar m opinion with each other as regards the source*
trom which it is to be derived, by implication and fore
corutruetion, assumed it* exercise without toy li
mitations, snd thus made if a principal power, no where
to he found In t)ie eensfUutlen'
A coustrurion of the constitution so broad as that by
which the power in question is defended, teuds imper
ceptibly to a consolidation of all po or in a government
■ Intended by its trainers, and so declared by tlie ptrtMs
I to it, to be one of limited and specific powers. •• To
consolodato the Status into one sovereigntysays Mr,
Madison in lti* report before teferied to, “nothing moiV
can be wanted than to supersede their respective sove
reignties, in the cases reserved to them, by extending
the sovereignty of the United Slates to all cases of tbe
"general welfare that is to ray, to all cases whate
ver.”
“ That the obvious tendency sad inevitable result of
a consolidation of the Slates into one sovereignty woiftc)
be to transform the republican system ot tho United
, States into a monarchy, is a point which seems to have
I been sufficiently decided by tlie general sentiment of
J America. In almost every instance ol discussion relat
I mg to the consolidation in question, its certain tendency
to pave tlie way t0 monarchy seem* not to have been
contested. Tlie prospect ol such a consolidation lias
'ho only topic of controversy.”
Io guard, therefore, against the assumption ef sli
I Pj”jr®r4,w,,ich encroach upon the reserved sovereignty
ot the .Mates, and. consequently, tend to conselidatioo.
! * ",e ®“'y ol a11 ‘he true friends of our political sy*'
cm. | he assumption and the exercise, by the Feds
1 a J'"vcrn,n,:»t, of coiiati'uclive and farfetched inci
j d ntal powers, are tho passes through which, II ever,
1 n.lr- ,^e",e* ?*y l10 invat!cJ- ln * government like
1 ° ,r4* "'«r® •* *•-■** danger trom an opcu enemy to our
i system, who unmasks himscll and boldly avow* hie
I purpose, than from tbe gradual, silent, and almost itu
i Perceptible encroachmsni* by the Federal Govonimsn*
Uur experience has shown, it is bolljvcd, the cominu
ally manifested propensity of the departments of the
ueneral Government to amplify ami strengthen its pow
ers at (he expense of tho reserved novel oignties of the
»tntes And who can doubt, it all tho incidental ami
constructive powers which have at diff rent times been
claimed (each resting on no worse foundation than the
one in question) had been assumed and exercised, that
the whole character of our government would have
been radically changed* And yet each, when con.l
dered separately and by itself, did not seem likely to
portend such consequences. The committee would not
„l™wK \eXCi,C a"y odi",n "S**"4' ^e opl
nious (honestly entertained, they have no doubt) ot
those who differ with them io regard to the existence
I *.‘d ‘enJ»''‘'y of the particular power in question. Ye»
I **y t,,a' "'8 ecnerwl course of reasoning by
I ‘f,<» power to pass (be "alien laic," and also the
I Sedxlx°n low, was defended, is substantially 0f the
same character ot that employed to sustain tlie power
m question. Lot this be illustrated according to the
rule which they have adopted as a sound one.* There
s no express power granted in the constitution author
izing ( digress to pass either of those obnoxious laws
It was claimed by its advocates as a power incidental
some ol tlie granted or express powers,” nccesserv
and proper to carry such express power into exec/
i *' • h® l,0"°r 10 P“44 'he "alien law" was claimed
. .1 * * mimiuee 01 congress, in n ret ort
1 i.° , /V?"** °f *{el,rese"*.itivcs of February 21, 17U9,
in (lie following terms: “ Flie right ol removing a'iens.
to TwVIiT !° t’°‘Vcr 4,1 war 1,1,41 Pc»«. according
to the theory of the constitution. belong, to the Go*ert“
®/ ,h? Sfa ea.” The power to pas, (he
sedition low was claimed by one of (he State,* iu
| her response to the Virginia resolution,, in the folio*.*
.. .7” " he never, therefore, it become, uec«a,a
ry to effect any of flu objects designated, it ia perfectly
consonant to alt just rules of construction to infer tha^
ihe iiiuni means aiul powers, necessary totheattau
nient of that object, are also granted.” Thus, by con
struetton, the constitutional power to pass the ••sedition
lau> was claimed as the parf ciilur power now in nUei.
tion is as an incidental power, or, what i, precisely
the same tiling, as the ••usual means and powers” no*
ceasary to the execution ol some ol the gram^d\,ow
! ** that the •« sedition law’^wss a p*|»a
ble violation ol that article ol the constitution wV.fch
provide, that ” Congress shall make no LwTbridlKl
he Ireeiloin of speech or of (he press,” but that doe*
I not change (he nature ol the argument by which these
•obstructive and incidental power, are claimed; hr It
was gravely maintained that .he ”sedition W wa. no
abridgement ot the freedom ofspeoch or of the press -
eauae** * pUI* * ,,,lent i"(licte,J for t!io abuse of *tbis li
It is no part of the purpose or of tbe duty of the com
mittee, m this place, to discuss the constitutionalit^f
tho alien and sedition law* ” Their object was aim.
p y to bring to the notice of the House the gene al
ea.roning by which the power to pass them was^rave
y claimed by tlmir advocates, as illustrative ol the .‘an
ger ol departing from the plain sense and intendon^r
• he constitution, end resorting ve,t,e h Ln tZZ^s
and infer cnees, on which to exeroise power. The mo
n.ent we resort to these loose generali i. s. „n whichla
| toiind po«era, they become chief or principal powers
restrained only by the discretion or Inciden.aFwm of
oi gres,; render nugatory all the limitations ol power
I la tlie constitution, and make (be Government iu fact
one of unlimited powers. ’ U ,acl*
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free institutions among our citizen.; KuKrttE
for une under which the country labor, ou the .u'Sc.
0 internal improvement, i., tlm difficulty of rou/arU*
attention ol our people to the great importance of ad
hermg to the written Constitution. 1 he usurpation ^
the power to pass the "alien and sedition lau,," Toc£
m ,te.Pl,b,iC ?n poin,a 0,1 tliey were sensitive—
the liberty of the person” and the “freedom of speech
in of the press; and by one general sentiment it wae
arrested, and its advocates hurled from power Tho
p!mluceVh°v ih,rerCn‘ Ufl,l‘Cfl !’P°n p,,bli^ •«n'""CDf.
produced by the exercise ol the power thus usurped
and promptly arrested, and the power now claimed to
carry on a system of improvement,by means of roads and
canals constructed by tho Gen. Government within! i
territorml jurisdiction of the States, is not that they aro
poweia ot a different genus, for both are derived as in*
'a,"! *';,,ai»ctl by tho same latitudmous mode or
construction; but the difference is, that, in the laiter
Xei'hvrr'lr and rendered palaL
non. y,r ,r'K ,Uf,f ‘° ,he interest, If
tions, the promise, it holds out of Individual benefit
Td'e'T.I Pr°rti,y Ye *° 'edac,,ve •• ‘o blind u!
-us iinv * I ” *" y * “* tdrueipfes by which it is
| ■iisi.tiijv . Isscg# amount. »f ,peopl.*, mo„#,
promissd io o#,x. „deJ in eqS.lp^K
pirlisu ar sir ton. of country at,| j(, recipient# ar*.
vary natjrally reluctant to turn fiom their rest or sun
P<»*o I Im n«diate intsr,.;,, and ,0 cx.mioV th.X
•■d abstract, but a' tbv same time vit.l q je.t.on —
i:\7V7rri *°", r ,,pon ,h* ««»•”' of
1 nf ih° tr d ,h* P^werto tax ih* wliol#r»0»'.
of the Union tor our local and sectional advantage*—
1 hus very many honestly acquiesce in the ii.unfitiow
ol the power, who, If they could examine it apart from
he Influence of If* connexion with their immediate in
crests, would nut only admit the alarming tendency of
he principle, on whrch alone it can rest, but come f.
i'r ,h** 1,,'*re Waa no ron*«'«'"ional warrant
less of lb*' ’,8n ?' " WM ,ml*®r»>nt I© the „,c
fha wnruT Kr*.a »*»•«*» "c »re making for
the world, aa to the capacity of man for self-govern.
shout' 1 .I ,<' Value ©I written constitution#! that It
should not be usurped.
Th U mmll'ee Ihlob, that surb an sxamloatlon If
fh* piiblis mind <01 d »># roused from ihr apparent Is
lhariv »n'l flse security in width It eposes, an* In
due-d to eke If. wo Id remit o .»t|.fy!Bg at| dis nier.
•" d men, ot all par las. in lbs language of Mr Jef
I r#in, in p e Iasi Commun-catlon which h» L-j,.
2 ZZZ
eJnsi * 'h" “right IO COM. met reds. ep.n
c.iial and eff ct oih.r lotesnal iinpiev ments with o
deter rory and jurl . |c ioi a exclu tr#ly b*l»nglng to
r nch ( ha O ne.al Gofarmren ) *• by .he ronstltu.
.M.r»'rnmpsc,hu, re™,.each 8u,s. among If*
lalV. rfsl r«wc»a, rx-iria.ble WI h.o
' . i V . y * • d»m- sie suilo'i fes aloft# tnd
wl'h him to derla • t > be mo t fa ss and un oundsd
the dot rin -, that tb« wmo-ti, in ,1. horlzing |t* i,dt
ra. branch * Gy and sollest (aies, dul <*• Impests. and
•Xfl'ca, to p 1 v It# d-t* sand provide for the Bom four,
dafrnrt and g-n»r.l wslf..re ,.f ihc Unl ed gt!t#. h«s
,h*m ra,,y ■ I””"' »o do whatever *ro,v
ihlnk or pr.t.od would p omo e h. gene ./welfare*
wb ch construction would *’<r , '
Pl i\£a9\r?mtnt "’Uhn'U of mirets, b„»
hit the phi. inn ir,d obvious mesnl, g wars, that
they m-g d levy .h, tax#. r*-,s-»ry »e provide lor the
gen»r«l we fare by the v» io is set, of poi^#r therein
#per<ii#d am) dilexaivd oib-io, and by no ath.rs.
It has h#en nrged tks'this y wee n nst sxlar, eod
sod Is f ifty to he infscred. tea use ef the a#e-#.i v