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for a further lieuiug of (tic case of Samuel Houston, for an
alleged breach of privilege, had arrived; and,
The accused w.is brought to the bar; but, at the sugges
tion of Mr. Hell, bail a more convenient position than the
one a assigned him, whence ho addressed the House for
two hours in his own defence. When he had concluded,
Mrjllarperoi N. 11., submitted the following resolu
tion : f
Revived, I hat Samuel Houston, now in custody ol the
Sergeant-at-Arma, should be forthwith discharged.
Mr. Huntington two to offer an amendment, that all
altar tho word Jtesolved, should bo stricken out, and the
following inserted:
“That Samuel Houston lias been guilty of a contempt
and violation of tho privileges ol this House.”
Mr. II. addressed tho House at length in support ol his
amendment.
Mr. Hoik having then obtained the tloor—
Mr. Ingcrsoll moved that tho further proceedings should
bo postponed until 11 o’clock, A. M. this day; which mo
tion prevailed—ayes 67, nays \T.
After which tho House adjourned.
Washington, May 9.—In the Senate, yesterday, the
resolution olferod by Air. Foot, requesting tli'e President to
communicate to Congress, at the next session, a plan for
the organization of the Treasury Department, with a view
to a reduction in the number ofolficers employed, was con
sidered and agreed to. Mr. Dicker-on moved (bat the lull
to appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds ol the «alc
of the public lauds among the several States, be now taken
up, but lie withdrew it upon the suggestion that the Se
nate was not full. I lie bill providing the means of re- |
cording patents lor the public lands, was read a second
time, and, after some discussion, it was laid on the table, i
Some private bi'ls wore forwarded.—Tho Post Office Hill
was taken up, and Mr Holmes resumed and concluded Ids
speech in favor ol the amendment abolishing postage on
nowspapers. Mr. Grundy followed in reply to Mr. Holmes,
and Mr. Bibb commenced a speech in support of the
amendment.
In the House of Representatives. the whole sitting was
spent in tho discussion of the case ol Gen. Houston. ^ Mr.
Polk went into an elaborate argument upon the constitu
tional principles assumed by the House in taking cogniz
ance ol the case—which lie said were identical with those
grounds of necessity upon which tho alien and sedition
laws were placed, and which had been explored by (lie
general sense of the people. The constitution, he con
tended, gave the House no power of punishment except
of its own members by expulsion—and illustrated this
point by tho impracticability of conducting a tiial here
according to the forms of the constitution, and of enforc
ing judgment. II the power belongs to the House, as in
aepcrablc from a branch of the Legislature—the co-ordi
nate branches possessed the same power—and he puts tho
case whether the President, whose sanction was essential,
with certain exceptions, to the validity of laws, possessed
tho same power of summary punishment for contempt
with that claimed by the House. Mr. Polk com
mented upon the vaiiou.s cases in which the point :
was supposed to have come before the House, none ol
which, he said, involved tho principles of the present
case. Mr. P. went into tho consideration of the law of
privilege ns exercised by tho Hritish Parliament, and cited
nnd commented upon various cases involving its princi
ples. lie concluded that though none of those principles
reached (his case, the privileges of Psrliamant warn not
applicable to this country—they having been establish
ed as a bulwark against the royal prerogative—while here
the sovereignty resides in the people, whose rights were
not to he abridged except by the express terms of die con
stitution—the whole spiiit and provisions of which were
hostile to the exercise of an unknown, undefined and des
potic power in any branch of the government. He was
followed by Mr. Ellsworth, who contended that all delibe
rative assemblies, as well as courts, possessed Ibis power
of punishment for contempt from necessity. He illustra
ted his argument by the opinion of the Supreme Court, in
the case of Anderson vs. Dunn, and cited a variety of!
other cases to that point. Mr. Drayton said his views ol
the power of the House did not accord with those of Mr.
Polk, though upon the testimony before the House in the
present case, he was opposed to tho amendment, and in la
vor ol the original resolution discharging Gen. Houston.
Tho necessary privilege of members only extended to
their duties in the Mouse. Whatever took place from other
causes was unprivileged and belonged to the ordinary tri
bunals. He had voted in favor of taking Gen. Houston
into custody on the ground that the affidavit of Mr. Stan
bery hail expressly slated the assault to have been com
mitted by reason of the discharge ol his duty here. Tho
facts In evidence had presented^ different case—one that
had nothing to do with the privileges of the House.
Mr. E. Cooke supported the amendment at length;
when he had concluded, Mr. Doddridge said he wished
to deliver a short opinion in the case, which he was not
inclined to do to empty spats—he, therefore, moved that
further proceedings be postponed till to-day at 11 o’clock,
which was carried—and the House adjourned.— Globe.
Dreadful Accident.—The New York papers fur
nish in with an account ol a dreadful accident which oc
curred in that city on Friday evening last. The greater
part of a very large six story ware-house, built up a few
months since, fell to the ground, burying in its ruins se
veral clerks and other persons who were in it; among whom
were some merchants from the North and East. Altera
vast deal ot labour, some of the persons, principally colored
men, were taken out, dreadfully mangled, hut several
could not be ibbml. Tin. ■■uiul.tr of persons known to
nave been killed is eight—and-lour wounded; and it is
supposed that this is not (he extent of tho calamity.—Halt.
Jieptthliean.
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LATEST FROM FRANCE.
From the JY. Y. Courier t,- Enquirer, Arm/G, 1 P. M.
Oar news bo.it has boarded tbo brig Jasper and Ceres,
from Havre, whence she sailed on the 5th April. The
news-collector has this moment arrived in town with
Havre papers of 4th April and Paris of the 3d. We have
but time previous to the departure of the mail to say that
there had been some serious disturbances in Paris, caused
by the cholera. They do not appear to have been of any
Importance. The Prefect o( Police had issued a procla
mation in consequence, enjoinin'; on the ritizens to re
main quiet, and saying there was no cause of alarm.
There appeared to exist considerable alarm throughout
France in consequence of the existence of the cholera.
I -tuts, April 3.— I he Monitcur states the number of
persons attacked by Cholera from its commencement until
4 o’clock in the afternoon to be 735 of which 453 arc men
and 277 women. There were 255 new cases.
THE CHOLERA.
f rom the official accounts, made up to six o’clock yes
terday, it appears that the total number of cases, from* the
26th ult. up to that period, was 555, and of deaths 565.
Some individuals have also been attacked at Putenux,
Pussy, I/i V illatte, and Charanton, villages in the imme
diate neighborhood ol Paris, and seven eases have occur
red in the Hotel des Invalids, two of which have termi
nated fatally. \\ e also learn that three men were yester
day attacked hy the disease in the prison ol the Contier
gerie, but the cases are not of a very serious nature.
The following is the list of the Ihireaux of Sucoui.s of
which we have obtained an account. We hope to be able \
to. give the remainder to-morrow. 1st Arrondissement, at ;
the Mairie and at (be Ely.see Hotirhon: 2nd. at No. 6 rue
Native des Petits Champs, and at the Oclror, in the rue
Cyhaiich.il; 4th. at the Maison ('mi.tie in the rue des Prc- '•
tras St. (L-rmin I’Auxerrois, and at the Halle aux I)raps;
5th at 59 rue dc Fauburg St. Martin, and at No. 1 rue
M a ii bon sc i I; 7th at No. 10 rue des Fautre Fils, No. 2i
rue des Rosier*, No. 12 rue St. Merry, and No. 20 rue de I
la Potcii •; 8th at No. 47 Colic de la Juiverre; Oth at tin- I
Mairie. No. 25 rue GcolTroy Lasdier; llih at the Semina-!
ry by Saint Sulpicc and at (he Hotel Migen, No. 16 me ,
Mignon, quar des Orfevres. All these offices will be dis
tinguished at night by red lanterns at the doors.
I lie following dcelaration Inis been ofTioi.illy promtil- {
gated:—“ I'ho undersigned physicians and surgeons of the
Hotel Hieu deem it their duty to declare, in the interest of
truth, t!iat although this hospital lias hitherto received the
greatest number of cholera patients, they have not ob
served any fact which could authorize them to suspect
that the malady is contagious.
“Hotel Dipu, March 31,
(Signed) Petel, Reciimlcr, flusson, Dupuytrcn, Bro«
chet, IIolio,"o, Gucncau do Mussy, Sampson, l aillard,
Gendlin, Rally.”
April 2.—I n the course of yesterday the appearance of se
veral new scavenger’s earls employed hy government to
remove the dirt and rubbish from the streets, excited great
• displeasure among the chiffoniers, a numerous rlass who
earn their living by collecting the rubbish to sell to rag-men,
*tc. and who were npprehciidve that tho new plan would
interfere with their industry. A number of them follow
ed t|ie carls, succeeded in taking possession ot some of them '
breaking thorn to piece*, burning some* and throwing
others into the river. A number of the iinters were ar
rested.
I he Neuvelliste, in mentioning this say*—.“This rineuto
was perfectly unimportant in itself, hut a number of imita
tor* were observed among the crowd which it produced,
eagerly employed in Inflaming the public mind hy the
mo«t absurd statement*, such it*, (hat Uovcmment pdd
the physicians to pokm the sick, that the rich had bought
up all (he remodi. *, kc. fee.—-The presence of agent* em
ployed fora politicalpurpose i*.il*o proved by the fact ol it*
having been attempted to direct (he mob upon St. FVIa
where the C ir!i*t con.plrator* of the 21 February, a*
well as several Republicans, are confined.
ft appears. In fact, that a band „( „ir<t0 Motors, driven
back as far a* St. Jacques, were met by a body of young
men who, taking advantages of the existing excitement,
led them towards the prison St. Pelagia. 'I he crowd in
creased on its way hy those Idler* who are always ready
to join in any disturbances, and when they arrived before
the principal entrance they amounted to about 200. They
attempted to force open the gate, and at the same lime the
prisoners, who had revolted destroyed the scaffolding, and
formed the spars into weapons of offence and broke down
the bar which confined the inner doors,
ISit'lutioiHl, Va., I'ri<l;iy, llav II. j
THK 1‘HOJKT.
\V e submit tlic following Memorandum” to our
jur readers, just us wo liuvo rocoivod it.—They
linveull the documouts before them, and will judge
tor themselves:
“ I he baste in which Mr. It.’s remarks have, uccessnri
ly, been drawn up, lias been tint cause ol misapprehension
rt'hich lias led to some of tlic objections suggested by him
to Mr. McJ.ane’s bill.
“1. Hie duties on cotton goods are not to be paid in
rash: consequently the manufacturer derives no benefit
Irom that cause.
“2. 1 lie drawback to the ship-owner is to be paid at
once, and is to be at a specific rate of so much a ton; so
[bat no fraud can be committed. This drawback, though
in the first instance, it benefits the ship-owner, yet
indirectly benefits tin* tobacco and cotton-grower, as it
leads to a reduction of tlic charge for freight.
“3. I lie presence ol a custom-house officer al auction
sales of woollens, would be acceptable to the lair mer
chant, wbo, as well as the maimiactiircr, complains of
Irauds committed on tlie revenue through the instrumen
tality o( sales at auction.
*1. I lie duties are not to be pjid in cash, except on
woollens—and this advantage, as well as that resulting
from the auction duty on woollens, is given to woollens,
because tlic duties on that article are most reduced, and
because this branch of manufacture is believed to lie most
exposed to loss from the fluctuations of trade und other
causes.
“5. The woollens (lint are subjected to the different
rates ot 10 and 30 per cent, are so different in kind, that it
is believed the fraud apprehended could not be practised
—especially under the additional means provided by the
bill lor coming at a true valuation.”
\\ ts received by yesterday’s mail a very elaborate
'uni detailed ttililo of tlirco pages, prepared liy
llie Secretary of the Treasury on the 7th instant,
and laid before Congress, in obedience to their re
quisition. It is beaded "Jj Comparative Statement,
shewing the amount and rules of duties under the
present tariff and that proposed b)j the Secretary of the
I reason/, calculated upon the importations of the
fear ending on the 30th of September, 1830, valued
at their actual cost at the place whence exported.”_
Hie table is full of interesting details—Wecnncon
roy unde.,ume idea of «|,01,1, in the few lines wo
liuvo reserved for our um, i,
columns. The 1st is a list of the articles—the 2d'is
llie rate ot duty—the 3d the actual cost without the
10 or 30 per cent added, or the dutiable charges ndd
ad 4th, the total amount of ouch particular manu
facture or product—5th, amount of duties under the
present tariff—6lh, amount of duties under the pro
posed tnrift—7th, rate of per centage on actual
cost under tho present tariff—8th, rate of per
centage on actual cost under the proposed tariff
—-and the 9th, is the amour’ of duties.—We
will state a few of tho results. *. 'ollen cloth
paying 14 cents duty the square yard is now 54
/5-100 per ct. proposed to be 10—blankets to ho re
duced from 38 1-3 to 35 per cent.—The reduction
on several articles of cotton is 3 1-2 per ct.—twist,
yarn and thread, paying bv specific prices, average
duty 37 1-2, to be reduced 12 1-2 per ct.—nankeens,
now 30, to he 20.—The following coup d'etil winds
up this elaborate document:
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W hit*h, ndffcd to tho 3 millions for the public lands,
makes 14 1-2 millions for the annual amount of the
revenue ot the I . S. This will no doubt he u great
er sum, than what will be wanting for the necessa
ry exponent) of the government. If this projet then
be adopted, what will become the duty of the
friends of the Republican party? 1. To keep down
the expenditures of the government—to prevent all
wild projects for spending the money of the People,
extending the powers of the government, and en
croaching upon the principles of the Constitution.
We must resist such an abominable and expensive
pension system as they have now before Congress
—all expenditures for Internal Improvement, (nnd
this unconstitutional system too they are attempting
to extend by a bill now before the House of Repre
sentatives,) &.c. &-c. This must become one of the
rallying points to the friends of State Rights, and
to the true principles of the Constitution.
iii inn, more should not ho raised a surplus dollar I
for llio Treasury. The 2<I rallying point is to cut
ilown the per cento go on the protectc«l articles ns I
fast as possible—and certainly if there he any pros- •
pert of a surplus revenue—to take off that surplus
from the protected articles. These two ought to he j
the rallying maxims of all the friends of the Consti- I
tution, let.the Tariff ho now modified to whatsoever
form it may lie.
We understand, that some of the members of
Congress are anxious to give the whole question
the go-liy for the present session! And it is even
whispered, that this sentiment has eofiie from a
member of the Committee of Manufactures. Wc '
will not enlarge upon the mischievous consequences j
of this procrastination. We will not sketch the
sombre prospect which it presentes to the imagina
tion. Passing over all these, we ask at once, whe- j
tie r these procrastinators are prepared to continue
under the dynasty of the tariff of ’28—and to raise
from the pockets of the people $10,!>7(5,007, more
under the present tariff than even under the prniot
of Mr. Mrf.niic—and 2d, to throw such a surplus
into the 'Treasury—a surplus, not only unnecessary,
hut calculated to corrupt the politics of the people
and to pervert the principles of the Constitution?
These procrastinators have a political object to ac
complish, more mischievous in itself than this unne
cessary raising, and then this wanton wasting of the.
money. They must be defeated —and they proba
bly will he. We have a letter from Washington, of
the 9th inst., which F.iPftF.ssrs “stroxg hopes
THAT WE SHALL SETTLE TUP. TARirP.”
Mr. John M. Patton, of the If. of ft. bar published In
the f*lobe of the 8th inst a letter to Col. James M. W»|.
ksrof Madison county, who presided at (lie lattt Meeting
in that county. In thin letter, Mr. 1*. assigns thu reasons
for his declining to attend the Ualtiiuoro Convention in
obedience to their wishes.— lie speaks in the highest terms
ol Mr. I*. 1\ Barbour—declares that he mean* to vote for
him as V. 1*. “it a ticket ol electors, uudersloo.l to ho in
f'vor ot (leu. Jackson as President, and Judge Barbour as
Vice President, should be made out in Virginia, and havo
any reasonable prospect of success.”—Mr. P. declares that
Mr. Barbour has uo chance of being nominated hy the
Baltimore Convention—and th.it lie himself is “unwilling to
play at any game, either of Politics, or any thing else, at
which, there is a moral or Political certainly, belore hand,
that I am to ho beaten.”—Speaking ol the other candidates
lie a«ks, “Do their opinions or thu opinions, of any one ol
them correspond more nearly with yours than the opinions
ot Judge Barbour do? 1 am sure 1 cau answer lor you—
uo, hy no means.
“You may then, hy attending (he Baltimore Convention,
litid yourselves not only pledged to the rclimpiisliiiieut ol
your peisonal preferences, hut to the surrender ot your po
litical principles also.
I'or tlto purpose ot keeping the republican party together.
It must be a etn ious condition ot tilings which has arrived,
il the republican party can only be kept together by bring
ing into hotch|K>t, our political opinions and principles, and
by the abandonment oi our individual preferences both. 1 1
do not believe it—and I lor one will not give up my per- j
ional independence of thought and action at the bidding ot '
any party, for any mere party purpose.
“Hat I presume the name ot the .Republican partv is i
used by those w ho urge the argument in favor ol the "HjI
limorc convention, to represent the Jackson party. Now, I
apprehend the proper way and the only way to keep [
that party together, will he to vote lor General Jackson, |
which I mean to do, as I regard his rc-cIcction of much
importance to the tranquillity and safety ol the country.
Hut, it the signs ol the times are not entirely deceptive,
every eflbrt that can he made to induce Ins hiends to unite
as a party, upon any person as Vice President, will he
unsuccessful, and so far from ensuring the election of him,
who is made the special object of those cllorts, will put at
hazard that ol General Jackson himself.
“Il any man will lake the tiouhlc to count the electoral
votes, that can be obtained upon the most favorable es
timate of the strength ot the strongest candidate lor the
Vice Presidency, by anyone who lias the slightest chance
of being nominated at Baltimore, I think ho will be satis
lied that no election of Vice President, w ill he made by
the electoral colleges. 1 agree with you that it is “an
event which we should greatly deplore.” Hut ltielicxc
it is inevitable. '1 he election ol Vice President will
then devolve upon the Senate ol the Uuitcd States.
A majority of the whole Scutate will have to choose a
\ ice President “from the two highest on the list" of elec
toral votes. One ol the two highest will be All*. Sergeant.
11 A! r. Sergeant is brought he lore the Senate in competition
with Mr. Van liurcn, I have not the slighesl doubt that lie
will be elected—conclusive proof ol that is found in the
vote already recorded against Air. \ an Huren, in opposi
tion to Ills appointment to an inferior office—and tbc
known opinions olotlicrsof (ho Senators who did not vole
on that occasion. 1 here is, 1 think, not much reason to
doubt that either ol the other candidates, who are friends
to the present administration, would bo elected by the
Senate over Mr. Sergeant. 11 is the general—1 might
iay, the universal opinion—that Mr. Van Huren will re
oil the ground that it is very desirable to prevent the elec
tion ot the Clay candidate. And it is by such a bug-bear
a this, that we arc lobe cajoled or frightened into the sup
port ol one with whom we widely differ iu political senti
ment—and into the abandonment of one with whom in ge
neral we agree, and iu whose integrity, capacity, and
fidelity we have lull confidence.”
These last positions of Mr. Patton are, in our opinion, very
unfortunate lor his own cause. We put out of view the
contest for the Presidency. In spite of Mr. Clay’s san
guinc temperament and active superintendence, the Con
veniionof his 300 young men at Washington, and the sym
pathies w hich bind him and Mr. Calhoun in llie same bomb
of opposition, he w ill tail. Gen. Jackson will be re-elected
—'1 hat question is pretty well settled—even though a spill
ticket iu \ irgiuia may be the best means of losing her
vote to Gen. Jackson. The die is cast lor Gen. Jackson—
No Convention (not even that of Baltimore!) can touch
him. Mr. P. may put himself perfectly at peace upon
that point. 1
The only point which remains, is as to the Vico Presi
dent. 1 lie question is, how are wa to secure a man win
coiues nearest to our principles? Can Mr. Harbour bt
eleeted? Mr. P. does not show how it can he done_oi
whether it can he done at all. How does he get at the fuel
so certainly, that Mr. Harbour stands no chance for the
nomination at Baltimore, except by supposing that soim
other candidate is stronger in the States w hich w ill he there
represented?—lie attempts to prove that no man can gel
a majority of the electoral votes, and that the Senate must
theretore elect the V. J'.——and yet All*. 1’. is doing exact
ly the very thing, which is calculated to defeat the election
and to realize his own predictions. Besides, cau Air. Bar
hour got to the Senate unless there he some concert amonp
the friends of the Administration as to their candidate? Is
there a man who believes that the nominee of the Balti
more Convention will not receive a stronger vote than Mr,
Barbour, il Air Barbour does not get tho nomination i
Suppose Van Uurcn he the nominee, is there a man w he
does not believe that Air. VanBuren will heat Mr. Bar
hour ? What then may lie the eflect of running a separate
ticket tor him?—That Air. V. Huren and Sergeant uill«*i
to the Senate; and Mr. Patton himscll tells us that in thi*
case Sergeant will beat V. Huren. Is Air. P. anxious lot
this event? Would lie prefer Sergeant to Mr. Van Hu
ren? Il he does, we for one, diller from him—And it i
bccause we believe such will he (he inevitable result of a
want ol concert among the friends of Jackson, that wc go
lor the Baltimore Convention. We presume, that this i.
not the motive winch lends Mr. 1*. to oppose the Conven
tion— but such, we have no doubt, is the secret of the oil
position it meets with from many—& especially the friends
of Messrs. Clay and Calhoun. They (the friends of these
two aspirants—we disclaim the slightest intention ol class
ing Mr. Patton among them)—tiny arc anxious to destroy
Van Huron, and they arc ready to take any man who will
answer their purpose.
Upon another point, we totally differ from Mr. P. lie
is of opinion, that no candidate can get the majority of the
electoral votes. Wc think on the contrary, that by proper
concert (he Jackson vote, may be united, and that some
man cuti he elected—and what is more, that some man
will he elected fiy the people.
The Globe says, that “nothing can he more certain wc
believe than that the Baltimore nomination for the Vice
Presidency will get every vote that the President liimsclt
will obtain, if we except Pennsylvania. Under the ratio
formed by the House oi Representatives, the joint Jackson
ticket, will, we think, certainly obtain ten votes in Maine,
seven in New Hampshire, 12 in New York, 3 in Mary
land, 23 in Virginia, 15 in North Carolina, 10 in Georgia,
15 in Kentucky, 13 in Tennessee, 21 in Ohio, I in Missis
sippi, 5 in Illinois, 5 in Louisiana, I in Missouri, 7 in
Alabama—in nil 196, being a majority of 62. Nothing
wc believe can defeat this calculation but a defeat of the
ticket in favor of the -President in some of the Slates
enumerated. It is not improbable that the voles of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey will swell bis aggregate to 226
out of 2SS.” h
The (Hobo inadvertently omits the State of Inditt
im in tins statement.—Since its appearance, the re
presentatives ol Indiana (Messrs. Boon and Carr,) come
forward in the last Globe to correct the omission, and to
state decisively that she w ill go for Jackson and the Balti
more nominee. “I hazard nothing (observes Mr. Boon)
in saying that a large majority the people of Indiana
are, at this time, a» decidedly in lavnr of General Jackson,
as are the citizen* ol the State ol Tennessee; nor is there
any doubt of the State of Indiana giving her entire elec
toral vole to the Individual who shall he nominated by the
Baltimore Convention for the Vice Prefidcncy." Amlin
our humble opinion, such will be the course ol Virginia.
'* I In* HI- ."lit: « I |.|a till') Work lljni i.’'
Wc have so frequently exposed the misrepresentations
of the U. S. Telegraph, that we have deemed it unneces
sary to multiply proofs upon proofs—"Ossa upon Pelion,
ami Pelion upon O.ssa.”—By misrepresentations, we do not
memi any subtle sophistry, any ingenious emm oration, but
(be most audacious mendacity. The last Monday’s Tele
graph, presents a misstatement so shameless, and yet so
insidious, that w c shall devote a few lines (o its detection.
Let us be as brief as possible.—The man is kind enough
to appropriate more than a column to our especial benefit.
Alter a variety of little misrepresentations, lie asks:
“ Whallhen is to be done? Wc answer, as Mr. II_
did himself, before lie was bidden lo eulogise Mr. Mr
l/ane’s report, let the dulit s be reduced to 20 or 25 per ct.;
let the act contain a prospective diminution, gradually re
ducing (we scarcely care how slow, wc are Igr allowing
ample time) the revenue, to the legitimate and conslitu
liotnl wants of the government; to the point wo have al
ready stated. On this basis, and on this alone, we feel as
sured the only permanent adjustment can be made, and
wc do conscientiously believe, that the manufacturers
themselves are as deeply interested as (be South in such
an adjustment,” hr.
Now, who would not infer from Ibis passage (hat since
wc wire “bidden lo eulogize Mr. McLane’s Report,” wc
bad abandoned the ground previously taken? Yet, what
will an honorable man say, when lie is Informed that the
very article in the Knqviirer, which the Telegraph profes
ses to criticise, contains the following paragraphs?
“9. But the greal want of concession is shown in fixing
these rates as Iho permanent once.-—We protest against
this hi every account; they otnfhl lo be rut doU’n grculu
trlly lower.--And let the rates Tie fixed at what you please,
if an adequate concession be not made at first, the struggle*
will constantly he fobti:ig them lower. It is, therefore,
best to arrange a gradual reduction, from year to your.
"In one respect, the scheme (Mr. McL’s) is betterthsn
the one which we suggested—that is, Inalmost immediately
bringing the point, if it could be properly gained. In another
| respect,revenue to the expenditure—which would be a
neat we do not like the scheme so well. We thought,that
[it would be best, in the spirit of compromise to give the
manufacturer, say, 20 or 25 pur cunt, average at first, and
sink gradually in the duty, till we reached the revenue,
anti protective point.— The not providing for a further
|gradual reduction, is the uhkatest objection toe
; have to the scheme."
Now. can such an impostor as this bo worthy ol notice.’
I'n-urn Treaowry t*JUe,\»t May, 183S.
Present state os- the I’umlic Fi n us.
Haiance to ttio credit of tIto Commonwealth in the Hank
ol^ Virginia, by the books of this office, $123,142 83
In Partners' Hank ol Virginia, 118,208 07
„ , . . $241,350 00
Haiance to the credit of the Commonwealth
in the Hank ol Virginia, per
account rendered $121,000 81
Deduct amount of checks is
sued by the Treasurer
and not paid at this date 1,523 88
$123,142 83
Hal a nr o to the creditor thu
Commonwealth in the
Partners’ Hank of Va. pr.
ac’t remVd $118,770 18
Deduct amount
of checks issu
ed by the Trea
surer, and not
paid at this date 571 It-118.20307—$211,35090
RECAPITULATION.
To the credit of tho Commonwealth, $128,713 10
Literary Fund, 60,308 98
James itivcr Company, 39,199 79
Hoard of Public Works, 12,677 43
North West. Turnpike load, 386 73
Gain iu change 4 S3
$211,850 90
In Hank of Virginia, ... $123,112 83
In Farmers’Hank of Va., - - 113,203 07
$211,350 90
L. HU RFOOT, Troa. Coin'd).
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
VKLEUATKI.
.Iccomack —Foh the Senate—Southey Grinalds
397. John Page 270. [Mr. Anderson “alter a short address
to the people, declined being longer a candidate.”] Mr.
Page’s' majority in the district 324.—//. of Delegatee,
(2.) Riley* 860, Colburn* 487—Poulson 316. (“Tile first
two. one Jackson and the other Clay, are ol course elect
ed.”)
Jiroukc, (1 I).) John C. Campbell, rc-ulected without
oppo-ition.
Nottoway, (1 D.) II. R. Anderson, without opposition.
Powhatan, corrected, (1 L>.) John W. Nash* 112_
Thomas Miller (not a candidate) 108, Wiu. C. Scott 63,
Wm. I.igon 16.
Westmoreland, (1.) Win. Y. Sturman* elected \y »
majority ot 26 votes over George W L«wh—polls kept
open three days. [“Sturman and Lewis the only candi
cates. Stnrntan the Jackson candidate, and Lewis the
Clay candidate.”
CO. MMUjYICA Till).
,\ wt«»r in your paper of the 4th inst., under tlic sig
nature ot “A Citizen of Amherst,” seems to bo most
p-r-o-d-i-g-i-o-u-s-l-y “tickled,” at what he calls the
“hnal result ’ ol the Amherst election, i am sure 1 fee]
no malicious disposition to untickle the gent.; and were it
not that untrue impressions would he w afted abroad bv
suffering his chuckling effusions to pass unnoticed, the self
pleased author might still continue to tickle himself, until
ho bursted with very laughter. I fowever, fiat justitia ruat
caelum, is one of the mottos ol Jacksonism in this section,
and "vel ite sans peur” is tiro weapon w e use to effect it
I assing by his punning upon the name of the gentleman
w ho he supposes to he the author of the notice of the elec
tion published in the Enquirer of the 24th April, which
though miserable and sickening even to nauseating, h
certainly harmless, let me at once correct an insinuation
which will be deduced from his communication, and which
tne itizen of A., with all his “fairness and candour,”
(unless his reasoning is more stupid than his punning,’
must have known to he utterly incorrect. lie gives a
statement ol the polls as follows:
“Robert Cannn, (Jackson) 358
J). S. Garland, ( Clay) 303
J. I). Davis, ( Clay) ' 102—405
making a clear majority for the Clay candidate (say# lie’
ol nearly 50 I bus leaving the inference that a majority
ol the citizens ot Amherst arc in favorof 11. Clay. Now
.Sirs, it is a lact, as well known as “the way to mill” ii
this county, that we are 20 to 1 against Clay and lm
abominable, tyrannical, miscalled American System, am
at least 2 to 1 for Jackson against the w orld. If the “Cili
zenof A.” is ignorant of this truth, it augurs a lack u
w it and information, lor which even his pretty, little, pun
nmS> U>ould-be-biling communication had not prepared
,,S1T‘!,“I ‘!. 1,0 w as not, it is a wilful dereliction from truth
w hich tallies hut badly with the “candor and fairness” In
which lie says he is guided. J
Tho “Citizen of A.” must have known, that Mr. Gar
land, un the day ol election, and on various oilier occasion*
in Ins public speeches, expressly disavowed being a Clay
man. It is true lie begged the question—lie was nobodyb
man, oi every body s man, or any body’s man, exaetly a?
it suited the people. Hut w hoever he may he in favor of
or whatever lie may be in favor of—whether a Clay-man
a Jackson-innii, a Calhoun-man, or in fact nnd in truth ;
mere inan of expediency, this much is certain, that In
could not be forced to come out under the Clay banners:
and this the “Citizen ol A.” must have seen, when on
the day of election lie so lamentably implored the Jackson
men to support him. The “Citizen of A.” also must oi
might have known, that Mr. Davis, though opposed tc
Gen. Jackson, is not u Clay-man— and ho must have
known, that it was only necessary for the most popular
man iu the county to have hoisted the flag of Clayism, te
have been routed “horse, foot, and dragoons.”—So much
lor Jacksonism and Clayism.
l tie Citizen ol A. says he was further “tickledbe
cause he knew, what the gentleman who wrote the notice
ol the Amherst election did not know—what you, Messrs.
Editors, did not know—and permit me to add, what no
man then could honestly have known—to wit: that altho’
Ciiinm was returned 65or60 votes ahead of Garland, yet (lie
knew) that the commissioners appointed to scrutinize the
polls, would, by a “salutary purgation” strike off C.’s ma
jority, and return G. as the candidate elect. (Marvellous
wisdom! Prophet as well as punster!) Yes, Sirs, I repeat
that no man could honestly have fore-know n that event_
and the deep excitement prevailing amongst the people,
and the scorn and indignation with which the course pur
sued by a majority ol those holy inquisitors is viewed by
both friend and toe, sufficiently evince how it was the
'•Citizen of A.” came in possession of this attribute of
Deity fore-knowledge, and could thus so unmercifully
“tickle” himself, when the unbiassed suffrages of a free
people, by a large majority, had nailed his Magnus Apollo
to the counter, and chaunted the funeral dirge to his last
dying political aspirations. He, it seems, had drilled the
commissioners, and discovered that some of them imagin
ed they had the right to return whom they pleased as
the member elect, in defiance of the will of the people.
I bis fact, though since common, was then confined to a
chosen few—to gentlemen ot the bed-chamber—to the
house of David.I the “palace slaves”—and the “Com
modore” as the “Citizen” calls him not being one of the
Royal retinue, could not by po-sibility be80 wise, and it is
hard-hearted and ungenerous in the "citizen” thus so
cruelly and wittily to taunt him with his premature exul
tation. lie was under the Influence ol a delusion, com
mon to most ol u§—We believed that the voice of a majo
rity o I the legal voters ol a county, legally expressed,
decided who was to lie their representative, and were ig
norant that there was any law or any power in this Go
vernment which would enable 3 or -1 weak or ignorant
commissioners, aided, and guided, and directed, by an am
id1*0''* politician, to trample upon tin; dearest privileges
of freemen—construe aw ay the light of suffrage, and forco
upon a lice people one who is emphatically not the man
ol their choice. « had heard of such things under the
despotisms of Europe—we had read of them in the histo
ries of the tyrannies of the days ol slavery and of chains;
—but we had yet to learn that that latal longing lor pow
er—that poisonous aristocratic principle which has proved
the downfall of every Republic that has ever existed, and
which, like the famed I pas, corrupts and contaminates
every tiling within its influence, had thus early reared Its
gorgon head in this infant laud ol liberty, and commenced
its onward march of desolation.
The "Citizen of Amherst” in conclusion, advises your
Amherst correspondent “not to halloo until lie i. out of
the woods,” surd siys “it ought to make him feel tatlier
cheap as it certainly makes him look quite ridiculous.” 1,
in conclusion, would ask the sapient “Citizen,” if his “hy
perbolic ||” rejoicings may not also be premature? For
his comfort let me tell him. “the final result” he speaks of
has not yet come. N o—no, my kind sir, “lay not that flat
tering unction to your soul.” There is another tribunal to
decide upon ibis question, whose arts are regulated by
laws clearly laid down and ascertained,and not by arbitrary
whim and caprice and favoritism; A tribunal, which will
lie ruled by (be line dixif of no man—which will adhere
to the salutary rule of andi altrrnin partem, and not make
I "P •,‘l decision like a Spanish inquisition, from exparte and
! garbled testimony. Yes, Mr. “Citizen,” though Mr. O.
has been returned by the Commissioners as elected by a
majority of I, not 2 votes, (as “fairness and candour” also
I suppose compelled you to state) and will of course take
bis seat, yet I have heard right good judges say that the
old h inat as he is called, will snreely have time to warm
himself in his scat, before he will be told, to arise, shout
: der l’*s knapsack, and trudge back again to superintend the
I manufacture of bis dearly beloved cog-wheels, and spin
; ning :jnnles, and hemp machines, and rollon factories,
which a few years since so bedazzled the vision of the
gentleman as to whirl him almost like the phantasy of a
dream with the velocity of a spindle; from a thorough-going
iip-to-tbe*fiub Crawford inan, to a whole-hog, uncompro
mising, Adams, Qay and Tariff man. The election, it Is
certain, will be contested on more ground* than one, and
when th«> matter sha’I l>u fairly investigated, I doubt not
somebody's small wreath of (imaginary) laurels will be
sorely withered, and the fclf-sali<tiod "Citizen ol Am
herst” "tickled” alter a faction, he will but littlo fancy.
A freo and enlightened people are not to be cheated out of
; their right ot sullrago—(the noblest tiadge ol Ireeduui,) by
a corrupt and designing low—nor will a Virginia Legisla
ture lend its countenance to so h ire-faced and outrageous
an infraction of tho people's rights. VOX POPULI.
- Qa[j\YujY/ CA TED.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman well informed •
us to the politics of the country,nnd the state of par
ties at the ,^'nrth, to his friend in l^'ii t^iiiia.
“the great ellbrt is to divide the Republican party in '
the election ol a Vice President. If tbev are successful
in this ellbrt, John Sergeant w ill be our Vice President, j
1 am not a prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but recollect 1
w bat I now tell you, it will certainly taku place, unless j
some favorable change should occur in the Senate oi the
U. States.”
This is an awful warning. Now is the time, and now
the hour, for the counties in Virginia to bestir themselves
to avert this danger. _A CENTLNEL.
ADMINISTRATION MEKTING8.
A meeting is called in Loudoun, lor the purpo-je of ap
pointing delegates to the Italtimore Convention.
Messrs. Robert A. Thompson, Archibald Buckner, and.
Win. Smith have been appointed Delegates hum Culpe
pei county.
. HENRICO COUNTV.
At a meeting of the Citizens of Henrico, held at the
1 ourt-IIouso ol that county, oil Monday the 7lh day ol
this month, agreeably to public notice, for the purpose ol
appointing deputies to the l’.diimoro Convention, William
Seldeti, Lsq. on the motion ol .Mr. Edward C. IMayo, was
called to the Chair, and \\ illiam M. Fulton, Emj. appointed
Secretary to the meeting.— Mr. Mayo in a brief but lucid
and foitiblo manner, then called the attention of the peo
ple to the object of the meeting, and moved the appoint
ment by the Chair of a committee, to prepare and draft a
report and resolutions for the consideration of the meeting.
— N\ hereupon the following gentlemen were appointed by
the Chair as a committee lor the purpose: Edward 0.
Mayo, Byrd (Jeorgc, Jonathan Brackett, John New, Wit- I
lium (’. Mosby, Richard Reins, and SpolUwood Bradley—
to which were added, upon motions respectively made, I
Messrs. New ton Hill and Robert A. Mayo. The committee
after a short retirement icportcd the lollov. ing preamble and :
resolutions:
" herea* the unanimity ofllic Republican Party through
out ttic Union, in lavor ol the re-election of Andrew Jack
son, having placed that desirable event beyond doubt, it
becomes the friends of his administration, to elect to the
second office ol the Government, an individual, whose de
votion to republican principles indicates him a firm friend
to the administration, and whose past services to the repub
lic are pledges ot luture usefulness to his country. To
effect a purpose so “devoutly lobe wished,” union amongst
the friends of Andrew .1 irltsoo i* ttGrossiry, For
»>->-< «,JJcci »t has been proposed to hold a Convention of
delegates, from the different States at Baltimore, on the
third Monday of the present month, to select a candidate
to be supported on the Jackson Ticket as Vice President.
And whereas, every State being equally interested in
the choice of a candidate for the Vice Presidency!justice
requires that each should be consulted. A nomination
made by a single State, ot one of its own citizens, how
ever deserving and distinguished, loses much of its weight
by the impressions, th.it local anil not general consi
derations may have produced it. Policy repudiates a
course that brings in question the motives for such exclu
sive, and uncompromising action. For the purpose, there
fore, ol examining the pretension of individuals, now held
up ;n candidates for the important office of Vice President,
and to harmonize conflicting opinions—
He it Resolved, 1 hat we approve of the Convention, to
he field in Baltimore, on the third Monday of the present
month.
Resolved, 1 hat the rejection of Martin Van Burcn ns
Minister to the Court ol St. Jaineshy the Senate, was a
blow aimed at the President, and an attempt to bring the
Executive into contempt abroad.
Resolved, I hat the course pursued by a cavilling ma
jority in the Senate, composed in part by aspirants to high
places, and in part by men who have violated the pledges,
given to their constituents before they were elected, to
support the administration, lias impaired (he dignity ol that
heretofore august body, and has shaken our faith in the
purity of its motives.
Resolved, That our confidence in thu patriotism and
public virtue ol Andrew Jackson is undiminished.
Resolved, I hat five Delegates lie appointed to repre
sent the county of Henrico in the Baltimore Convention,
and that we will support by all honorable means the flec
tion ol the individual who shall he nominated by that
I body as the Republican candidate for the Vice Presi
I Resolved, I hat Edward C. Mayo, John Ruthe'rfoonl,
William Selden, Robert C. Nicholas, and Claiborne W.
j Gooch he, and they are hereby appointed the Delegates
i 10 represent the county of Henrico in the Baltimore Con
! venlion.
Resolved, 1 hat the proceedings of this meeting he
j signed by the Chairman, and -nttuated by tlio S«orJi.ipy,
and ib.it the Editors of Ihc Richmond Enquirer be ruspecl
■ fully requested to publish the same in their paper.
A separate vote was taken on the adoption of the Pre
amble, which was unanimously carried.
The 1st, -fill and 5th Resolutions were unanimously
adopted; on the adoption ol flic lid Resolution there was
I hut one dissentient voice; and but two to the adoption of
| the third.
The blank in the 6lh resolution was filled by’ a separate
[ nomination by the meeting, of each gentleman deputed to
attend the Baltimore Convention
WILLIAM SELDEN, Chairman.
W illiam M. Fulton, Secretary.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
At a meeting of the citizens of Norfolk county, friendly
to the administration of Andrew Jackson, held pursu
ant to public notice, at the Court-House, on Saturday the
5th May, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
propriety ol sending delegates to the Convention proposed
to he held in Baltimore, on (hc21sr in«t.
Dr. Joseph Schoolficld was called lo the Chair, and
Samuel W alls, appointed Secretary.
< Gii motion, a Committee ronipo-ed of Gen. John Hodges,
Col. Merit Jordan, and Samuel Watts, was appointed to pre
pare and report a preamble and resolutions, to be submit
ted to this meeting upon the subject of the proposed Con
vention.
I to* committee retired and after a short absence return
ed and reported the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by tl,e meeting:
Whereas a Convention to he composed of Delegates from
the Republican party is to be. held in Baltimore on the
21st inst. for the purpose of nominating (or the office of
Vice President a suitable person upon whom the votes of
the Republican party will unite; and whereat without
concert of action among the liicuds ol the Administration,
Ibe eler lion ol Vice President may devolve on the Senate
ol the United Slates and result in the choice of an individu
al adverse to thciF views, and who in Ihc exercise of his
official influence may impede (he action of the Govern
ment: Therefore,
Resolved, That, n repicsentation in said convention to I
he hold in Baltimore, is expedient and important to the 1
friends of (lie Administration, and that Win. C. Holt, Mor
derai Cooke and John Hodges, Ksqrs. bo and they arc
hereby appointed delegates to the same.
Resolved, 1 hat we have the utmost confidence in the
patriotism, firmness and integrity of (ton. Jackson, and in
the wisdom of the measures of his administration, and that
(lie reckless opposition with which ho is assailed.ought to
renew our efforts by (he exercise of all honorable means
to re-elect him to the distinguished office he now fills.
Resolved, Thai we deem the rejection ol the nomina
tion of Martin Van Huron as Minister to England, by the
Senate of the United Slates, as without cause, and that
our confidence in his patriotism, talents mid integrity is
undiminished.
Resolved, That the Secretary cause the proceedings of
this meeting to be published in the Norfolk papers, the
Richmond Enquirer and Washington Globe. And the
meeting adjourned. J. SCIIOOLFIELD, Chin’n.
Sam urn Waits Sec’y.
HOCK BRIDGE COUNTY.
At a large and respectable meeting of tho citizens of
RockVridge, friendly to Hie re-election of Gen. A. Jark
soti, held at the f avcrn of Robert McDowell in the town
of Lexington, on the 30lh April, 1832. John Howyer, Esq.
wax called to the Chair, and Win. II. Canithc r.x appointed
.Secretary.
On motion, the following preamble and resolutions were
adopted by tho meeting:
The citizens of Rockbridge, friendly to the present ad
ministration ol the General Government, convened for the
porpo.e of considering and adopting the most eligible
means of seeming the strength ol the_ administration par
ty, upon a suitable person for the office ol Vice President
of the (/filled States, having considered the same, are of
opinion, that the great diversity of preferenen tor the par
ticular candidates, for that high station, which prevails in
their party, can only terminate in defeating an election by
the people, and devolving it upon the Senate of Ilia Uni
ted States.
Then fare fetal red. That in order to obviate this re
sult, and to ensure as far as possible, the election of a V ice
President by the people; we do approve of the Conven
tion proposed to he held in the City of Baltimore, on the
21st n| May next, ami that Robert Craig, our present m -
presentative in Congress, John Bowyer Col. John
.Iordan, f.ol. Jas. McDowell, am! Alex. T. Barclay, Esq.
be, and tboy are hereby constituted, and appointed dele
gates to represent us in said Convention; and tliat they
are expected to support whatever candidate, will he most
likely to unite tho suffrage of the Republican Party ol the
I Union.
Resolved, That we esteem Martin Van Buren as a b*gh
romded and honorable statesman; whose successful diplo
matic career eviRces a profound knowledge of national
law, and national Uitcreats; indicating by hw policy a dir
"•li. d respect for national justice, and an unwavering at
Ucnineiit iiiu! lovo of country. ®
Resolved, That said delegate* be furnished with a copy
of the alrove resolution*; that they be signed by the Chair -
man and Secretary ot the meeting, and forwarded to the
Editor* i.r the Richmond Enquirer lor publication.
<»n motion, the following gentlemen wore added to tho
Jackson Corresponding Committee for the county of Hock
Samubl Johnson, jr., Peter Ealling. Jacob Emote. Ro
bert Short, Joshua Reynolds. Joseph Colton, Robert Da
vidson. John Molder, Jacob Smith, Capf. Ilenry McCor
kle, Win. Stevens, A. T. Barclay, Robert McDowell,
Robeit Rhe.1, Charles Arinertront, J. I'. Bowyer, James
I axton, John Ritchie, John Eubank, Hugh Paxton, Kli
Prague, James C. Moore, Ri. hard Mom-. John Whit
moie, Daniel Snyder, John Snyder, Daniel Strickler, Tho
mas Welch, Robert Hutchinson, Stuart Toy lor, Capt
James Elliott, Dan. (J. Siokely. Capt. Reuhen Grigsby.
Eapt. S. Johnson, Reuich Hodge, Samuel Kepler, David
Kale, Samuel F. Jordan, Thomas A. Bell, Win. II. Caru
tliers, Joseph Winn, Alexander N. Bell, Capt. llenj K
Porter, Samuel Pettigrew, Andrew Alexander (South Ri
ver.) Morton East, Win. 1 lord, Charles Varner, William'
Douglas, W m. Bradshaw, Capt. \V,„. Shields, John Shott
man, Alex. Stuart, Thomas Dryden, John (’. Blackwell,
John Core, Robert II unilton, Wm. McNutt, Daniel Rhea’
David Rhea, Eewis Ornburn, Michael Onihtirti, P. I‘
Burton, Joel Campbell. Samuel M. Will-on, Alex. Moore!
Robert Moore, Win. Moore, sr. Wm. Moore, jr. Henry
McCormick, it. John M. Willson, John T. Gtigsby, Joseph
Stricklor, John Temple, John Allbright, Isaac Sydnor,
Atchihnld Griflin, David Sherry, Frederick Allbright,
John MeCown, (S. R.) Wm. Mackey, ar..Samuel Mackey,
Win. Walker, Capt. Daniel Ayrs, Philip Potter, Joseph
Iix*\\, Ro.iett \\ eir, James Ri-k,Johu Eeech, lietity
Borden, Andrew Paul, David Edmondson, Win. Paxton
and Matthew Shaw.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned sine die.
JNO. BOM VEU, Chairman.
Wm II. CARUTiicm,Secretary.
N. B. I Ids meeting was convened on the spuroflh«t
occasion, no previous publication having been tnado to that
effect.
KING Wll.LlAM COUNTY.
At a numerous meeting ol the citizen* of King William'
county, hold at the Court-house on Moinhiy the 23d of
April, Aylelt Halves was culled to the Chair', and \\ alker
Hawes appointed Secretary; whereupon the Ibllowing ru
solutious were adopted: "
1st. Itesolved, I hat we highly approve the conduct and
administration ol Andrew Jaclovii as President ol the Uni
ted Stales, and that we deem his re-election essential to
the harmony ol the l nioii, in all the purity and simplicity
ol its hrat and most fortunate design; that iti refercrico
to these singular and most beautiful features of our con
federated government, hi* character a fiords a sure gua
rantee, since it cornea nearer to the lolly itnpraclicabilily
of. Homan public spirit, and supports a' more just rcseiii
1*1.mce to the pood sense, manly independence and sinco
nty ol our wing ancestors, than the character of any other1
public man now living; that tie proclaim a grateful and
well-established truth, when we say that the dignity of
our venerable President, is his honesty, and his moral da
vniton. Ins love of country, and his respect lor our written
constitutions.
I 2d. Resolved, That we approve of the Hepuhlienn Con
vention proposed to he held in Baltimore on the 3d Mon
I day in May next, lor the nomination of some tried and1
competent republican ns a candidate lor the Vice Prear
dency; and that ivc should consider ns ;t good recommen
dation tothat othce the existence of li lcndlv and confiden
tial relations to our venerable and venerated President:—
I hat we know, Irom experience, the value of regular no
minations, in securing the Union, efiicicucy, harmony and
success ot the tsre.it party of the people, and that i,, our
adherence a sy stem (I regular nominations, w e will go
ns hirn* those who go farthest, in tlurteimi. r of forbear
ance, and the spirit of just compromise: That, although
we are sensible of the existence of some opposing views
and piinciples ol federal policy among the component
parts ol the great republican party, which has been made
the joy, and in prospect is hailed ns the source of trium
phant victory by the aristocracy of the country; yet ivo
l.aie lull confidence in Hie energy of our own principlo
ol sell-preservation, when its interests are guarded by »
strict adherence to the system ol regular nominations;
and moreover, ive look on this great party of the people
as the only power in the Slate w hich can arrest the eotirso
ol corruption, usurpation, and disunion.
« " ■ .» '••xilllUllt
3d. Resolved, That we approve of our Senators in Congress,
John 1 yl«r and Lytlleton W. Tazewell, in the support
Ini' rr n o In tin. . *' l I • r
. a At . " v"« »»• UIU BUIIUUI l
they gave to the nomination of Martin Van Boren as Mi
mstcr Plenipotentiary to England; and that, as public ser
vants, fairly representing the .oiceofllie people, tlioy
have acted Inithtully, consistently and honorably.
^til- Resolved, That we highly applaud our Senators
John I yler, for his sensible and eloquent speech in tho
Senate of the United States, delivered Febnmry 3:h, 1S32,.
on the “subject of Mr. Clay’s resolutions, providing lor a>
reduction ol duties on imports,” and that wo tender to him'
the praise of an able and consistent representative of Vir
ginia.
Bill. Resolved, That Aylctl Jfawes, Thomas W. S. Gre
^'•y, ,iml Roa"°. be requested to represent this
county in the Convention to be held in UaUlms* • <•„ U»o
3d Monday in May next; and that they he furnished wilfi1
a copy of the proceedings of this meeting.
^ Utli. Resolved, 1 hat these resolutions he signed by llib‘
Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Kichmomt
Ei>c|uirer. AYLETT HAWES, Chairmail.
" ai.ksh Hawks,-Secretary.
SURRY ( OUNTV.
At a numerous ^meting of the citizens of Hurry Comi
ty, friendly to the re-election of (Jen. Andrew Jackson h*
President of the United States, held in the Court-f louse,
on Friday the 4th day of May, 1S32, (it being the day of
our Regimental Muster,) for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety and importance of appointing
representatives to the Baltimore Convention, to In held on
the third Monday in the present month, the object w hereof
being the nomination off candidate tor the Vice Presidency:
On the motion ol Richard 11. Edwards, Esq. Drury
Stith, Esq. was culled Id the Chair, and Peter T. SpraUejv
appointed Secretary.
Resolved, That we approve of the contemplated Na
tional Convention, to he held in Baltimore, in the preseUti
month, and that John V. .Mason, Esq. our representative
in Congress, and Peter T. Spratley a citizen of our coun
ty, he appointed to represent this meeting in the said Con
vention.
Resolved, I hat a copy of these proceedings ho forward
ed to John Y. Mason, Esq. with a request by the Hecrc
tary ol this meeting, that he will attend the said Baltimore
Convention on behalf of this meeting, and that another ro
py tie forwarded to the Editors of the Richmond Enquirer
for publication DRURY STITII, President.
Petek T. Sihati.ey, Secretary.
MARRIED. v*
Oa Thursday thn 31 ino , by il.n Itnv. Mr C.mkn, Mr William
” 'lH* **' dnejlilor of Juba H. Ciuilli, K«q. at
On «h« «f March, bjrtha Ra* ll .tmrl W II. Kannada, Mr
i.hmnpion V, M M»r„t.ln,i„ Kabeeca T Jougl.l.-i ol Mr i l.oi.mi
nil of Uvcrno Cou i> Ain.
BXGGER’S
11XCIIAJYt!E ,V LOTTERY OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Va.
1 iiioit d'nitaB E,oU<iy,
( Of Pennsi/tvania.)
Cias* Number 10, for ik32.
To be ,hawn in Philadelphia, on Sul today May toth
1332. *
00 Number Lottery—9 Drawn HalloU.
1 Prize of $30,not) u £30.00<»
1.1#.«00 ... i5,om»
1.0,000 ... 5,000
1 1,070 . . . 1,070
40 - - • - . 1,000 ... -10,000
.. 500 ... 20,000
Tickets $10—Halves 5—Quartern 2 60.
.Acie i <>rk' Loiter if, ,V«. 17, to hr drenvn m the ('it a of
• Yeir York, on YVednetday 30lh May.
60 Number Lottery—10 Drawn Hal lots.
1 Prize of $20,000 fs $.-0 000
1 . 10,000 . . . 10,001,
****** 6,0<M) ... 5,000
1 3,000 . . . 8,000
. 1.000 - - . 100,000
1'ickoM $10— M-lvc« 5—Quarter* 2 50.
For sale, a* usual, In every variety, ,,t the exchange and
Lottery Oinrc of 'I HO. H. HIDDEN,
Corner opposite Eagle Hotel,
V where tlic two grand Capital Prize* of .ft30,000
earli, 6 ot 10,000, nn,| numerous ntlier splendid Prize*
have recently been sold and paid at sight.
M*y n _____ i—id
r ■ ) JOURS K V M I.N ItOf JPK-p \ | NTERM.—The
I subscriber wi*bcs to employ twelve or fifteen I louse.
Painters, to work on the Capitol in Richmond.
C. W. McGINNKSS. Houne-Painter, Sfe,
11th Street, Richmond, Va.
I hare on hand 200 gallon* Copal Varnish of my own
make, suitable for Home-Painter*, (’hair and C ffiuiet
Makers, which I warrant of the best quality, and to dry
quick—Likewise, Coach Varnish, which I will engage to
polish well, and not crack. As I intend to manulaetiire it
constantly, and hope to supply the State, twill sell hy
wholesale, (say 10 gallons.) u* low as it ean he procured
in the Northern Chios. It the varnish is not approved of,
it wiii he taken back, and the money returned.
April 27. Ill—if C. W. MctllNNKSS.
(CrTho Editor* of the National Intelligencer, Wash
ington! Intelligencer, Petersburg; and He iron, Norfolk,
will publish the above weekly lor two month*, and send
their accounts to this office