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COHRE 88.__
MR. BENTON’S SPEECH
On the Removed of the Depositee.
Mr. Benton said he would take leave, before
he took up the subject under debate, to vindicate
an officer of the Senate who had been unjustly
assailed, and who had not the right of speaking
for hnnself. He alluded to the Secretary of the
Senate (Mr. Lowrie) and to the threat publicly
expressed in open debate by a Senator from Ken
tucky (Mr. Clay) to move to expel him from his
office if he should remove any of his clerks for
their political opinions. The threat implied a
knowledge, or belief, that the Secretary intend- j
ed to make such removal*; when in point of fact
no such intention existed. The Secretary now
had every clerk in his office which was in it when
he came in many years ago. He was living in
the utmost harmony with these clerk9, and could
not but feel himseff deeply wounded by a threat
which raised an implication which had no man
ner of existence. Mr. B. said that an acquaint
ance of fourteen years with the Secretary eoablt'U
him to say that he was incapable of the dishono
rs fable conduct, attributed, by implication, to him;
^ ' that he was a high exemplification of the charac |
ter of a Christian and a gentleman, and would
conscientiously discharge Tiis duties to the Senate
and his clerks without the slightest regard to un
merited threats. Mr* B- also spoke of the ani
madversion which had been made at the same
time, and for the same cause, upon an officer of ;
another body, (the Clerk of the House of Repre- j
sentatives.) Mr. B. was a stranger to him, knew |
nothing of what be had done, had no opinions to |
give as to his conduct; but he would say in vin
dication of the privileges of the House of Repre- j
sentatives, that the conductor their clerk belong- :
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parliamentary for the Senate to take notice of it.
Mr B.' then proceeded to the order of the day
the resolutions submitted by a Senator, from
Kentucky (Mr. Clay) on the removal of the pub
lic deposited froiu the Bank of the United States,
and asked for the reading of the resolutions.
The Secretary read—
1. “ Resolved, That, by dismissing the late
Secretary of the Treasury, because he would not,
contrary'to his sense of his own duty, remove the
money of the United States in deposite with the
Bank of the United Slates and its Branches, in
conformity with the President’s opinion; and by
appointing his successor to effect such removal, I
which ha9 been done, the President has assumed
the exercise of a power over the Treasury of the
United States, not granted to him by the Consti
tution and laws, and dangerous to the liberties
of the people.
2 Resolved, That the reasons assigned by the
Secretary of the Treasury, for the removal of the
money of the United States, deposited in the
Bank of the United States and its Branches com
municated to Congress on the third day of De
cember, 1833, are unsatisfactory and insuffi
cient.” -v
Mr B. said that the first of these resolutions
contained impeachable matter, and was in fact,
though not in form, a direct impeachment of the
President of the United States. He recited the
constitutional provision, that the President might
be impeached, 1. for treason; 2. for bribery; 3.
for high crimes; 4. for misdemeanors, and said
that the first resolution charged both a high crime
and a misdemeanor upon the President; a high
crime in violating the laws and constitution to ;
obtain a power over the public treasure to the |
danger of the liberties of the people; and a mis j
demeanor in dismissing the late Secretary of the
Treasury from office. Mr. B. said that the terms
of the resolution were sufficiently explicit to de
fine a high crime, within the meaning of the con
stitution, without having recourse to the argu
ments and declarations used by the mover in il
lustration of his meaning; but if any doubt re
mained on that head it would be removed by the
whole tenor of the argument, and especially that
part of it which compared the President’s con
duct to that oi Cesar in seizing the public trea
• npa tn aid him in nnttinp an end to the liberties
of his country; and every Senator in voting up
on it would vote as directly upon the guilt or in
nocence of the President as it he was responding
to the question of guilty or not guilty, in the con
cluding scene of a formal impeachment.
VVe are then, said Mr. B. trying an impeach
ment! Bui how! The Constitution gives to the
House of Representatives the 9ole power to ori
ginate impeachments; yet we originate the im
peachment ourselves. The Constitution gives
the accused a right to be present; but he is not
here. It requires the Senate to be sworn as
judges; but we are not so sworn. It requires
the Chief Justice of the United States to preside
when the President is tried; but the Chief Jus
tice is not presiding. ^It gives the House of Re
presentatives a right to be present, ami to man*!
age the prosecution; but neither the House nor
its managers are here. It requires the forms of
criminal justice to be strictly observed; yet ail
these forms are neglected and violated. It is a
proceeding m which the First Magistrate of the
Republic is to be tri»*d without being heard, and
in which his accusers are to act as his judges.
Mr. B called upon the Senate to consider
well what they did before the) proceeded further
in the consideration of this resolution. He cal
led upon them to consider what was due to the
House of Representatives, whose privilege was
invaded, and who had a right to send a message
to the Senate, complaining of the proceeding, and
demanding its abandonment. He conjured
them to coosider what was due to the President,
who was to be tried in his absence for a most
enormous crime: what was due to the Senate it
self in thus combining the incompatible charac
ters of accusers and judges, and which would
itself be judged by Europe and America. He
dwelt particularly on the figure which the Senate
would make m going on with the consideration
of this resolution. It accused the President of
violating the Constitution, and itself committed
twenty violations of the same Constitution in
making the accusation! It accused him of vio
lating a single law, and itself violated all the
laws of criminal justice in prosecuting him for it.
It charged him with designs dangerous to the
liberties of the citizens, and immediately tram
pled upon the rights of all citizens in the person
of their Chief Magistrate.
MprB. descanted upon the extraordinary or
ganization of the Senate, and drew an argument
from it in favor of the service and decorum of
their proceedings. The Senate were lawgivers,
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and ought To respect the law* already made;
they were the constitutional advisers of the
President, and should observe as nearly as pos
sible the civil relations which the office of advi
ser presumes; they might be his judges, and
should be the last in the world to stir up an ac
cusation against him, to prejudge his guilt, or
to attack his character with defamatory language.
Decorum', the becoming ornament of every func
tionary, should be the distinguishing trait of an
American Senator, who combines in his own of
fice the united dignities of t.»e Executive, the
legislative and the judicial character In his ju
dicial capacity especially,he should aarcifice to de
corum and propriety, and shun, as he would the
contagious touch of sin and pestilence the slightest
approach to the character of prosecutor. He refer
red to British Parliamentary law to show that the
Lords could not join in an accusation, because they
were to try it; but here the Senate was sole ac
cuser, and had nothing from the House of Repre
sentatives to join; but made the accusation out
and out, and tried it themselves.
He said the accusation was a double one, lor a
high crime and a misdemeanor, and the latter a
more flagrant proceeding than the former; for it
assumed to know for what cause the President
had dismissed his late Secretary, and undertook
to try the President for a thing which was not tri
able or impeachable. From the foundation of the
Government it had been settled that the Piesi
dent’s right to dismiss his Secretrries resulted
frdhi his constitutional obligation to see that the
laws were faithfully executed. Many Presidents
had dismissed Secretaries, and this was the first
time that the Senate had ever undertaken to found
an im peachment upon it* or had assumed to know
the reasons for which it was don^.
Mr. B. said that two other impeachments seem
ed to be going on at the same time against two
other officers, the Secretary ol the treasury, and
the Treasurer; so that the Senate was brim full
of criminal business. The Treasurer and the
Secretary of the Treasury were both civil officers,
and were both liable to impeachment for misde
meanors in office; and great misdemeanors were
charged upon them. They were, in fact, upon
trial without the formality of a resolution; and
if hpreafter imDeached bv the House of Uepre
sentatives, the Senate, if they believed "hat they
heard, would be ready to pronounce judgment,
and remove them from office without delay or ,
further examination
Mr. B. then addressed himself to the Vice-Pre
sident (Mr Van Buren) upon the novelty of the
scene which was going on before him, and the
great change which had taken place since he serv
ed in the Senate. He commended the peculiar
delicacy and decorum of the Vice President him
self, who in six years’ service, in high party times,
and in a decided opposition, never uttered a word,
| either in open or secret session, which could have
wounded the feeling of a political adversary it he
had been present and heard it. He extolled the
decorum of the opposition to President Adams’
administration. If there was a brilliant exception,
the error was redeemed by classic wit, and the
heroic readiness with which a noble heart beared
its bosom to the bullets of those who felt ag
grieved. Still addressing himself to the Vice
President, Mr. B. said that if he should receive
some hits in the place where he sat, without the
right to reply, he must find consolation in the
case of his most illustrious predecessor, the great
apostle of American liberty (Mr. Jefferson) who
often told his friends of the manner in which he
had been cut at, when presiding over the Senate,
and personally annoyed by the inferior—no,
voung and inconsiderate—members of the old
federal party.
Mr. B. returned to the point in debate. The
President, he repeated, was on trial for a high
crime, in seizing the public treasure in violation
of the laws and the constitution. Was the
charge true? Does the act which he has done,
deserve the definition which has been put upon
it? He had made up his own mind that the pub
lic deposites ought to be removed from the Bank
of the United States. He communicated that
opinion to the Stcretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary refused to remove them; the President
removed him; and appointed a Secretary who
gave the order which he thought the occasion re
quired. All this lie did in virtue or ms consti
tutional obligation to see the laws faithfully exe
cuted; and in obedience to the same sense of du
ty which would lead him to dismiss a Secretary
at War, or of the Navy, who would refuse to
give an order for troops to marsh,or fleets to sail.
True, it is made the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury to direct the removal of the depo
sites; but the Constitution makes it the duty of
the Presieent to see that the Secretary performs
his duty; and the Constitution is as much above
law as the President is above the Secretary.
The President is on trial /or a misdemeanor—
for dismissing his Secretary without sufficient
cause. To this accusation there are ready an
swers; first, that the President may dismiss his
Secretaries without cause; secondly, that the Se
nate has no cognizance of the case; thirdly, that
the Senate cannot assume to know for what cause
the Secretary in question was dismissed.
The Secretary of the Treasury is on trial. In
; order to get at the President it was found neces
; sary to get at a gentleman who had no voice on
this floor. It had been found necessary to as
sail the Secretary of the Treasury in a manner
i heretofore unexampled in the history of the Sen
I ate. His religion, his politics, his veracity, his
i understanding, his Missouri restriction vote had
! all been arraigned. Mr. B. said he would leave
| his religion to the Constitution of the United
States, Catholic as he was, and although “ the
Presbyterian might cut off his head the first time
: he went to mass ” His understanding he N^ould
leave to himself. The head which could throw
1 the paper which was taken fora stone on thi9
| floor, but which was in facta double headed chain
shot fired from a 48 pounder, carrying sails,
masts, rigging, all before it, was a head that could
take care of itself. His veracity would be ad
journed to the trial which was to take place for
misquoting a letter of Secretary Crawford, and
he had no doubt would end as the charge did for
suppressing a tetter which was printed in extcn
so among our documents, and withholding the
name and compensation of an agent, when that
name and the fact of no compensation was lying
on the table. The Secretary of the Treasury
was arraigned for some incidental vote on the
Missouri restriction, when he was a member of
the Maryland Legislature. Mr. Benton did not
know what that vote was; but he did know that a
certain gentleman, who lately stood in the rela
tion of sergeant to another gentleman in a certain
high election was the leader of the forces which
deforced Missouri of her place in the Union for j
the entire session which he firbt »
served, in the Congress of the United States, His
politics could not be severely tried tn the time f
file alien and sedition law, when he was scarce
of a»et but were well tried during the late war,
when he sided with his country and received the
constant denunciations of that great organ ot fed:,
eralism—the Federal Republican newspaper —
For the rest, Mr. B. admitted that the Secreta
ry had voted for the elder Adams to be President
of the United States; but denied the right of cer
tain persons to make that an objection to him. —
Mr. B. dismissed these personal charges for the
present, and would adjourn their consideration
until his trial came on, for which the Senator
from Kentucky (Mr. Clay) stood pledged; and
after the trial was over, he had no doubt but at
the Secretary of the Treasury, although a Cath
olic and a federalist would be found to maintain
his station in the first rank of American gentle
men, and American patriots.
Mr. B took up the serious charges against the
Secretary, that of being the mere instrument of
the President in removing the deposites and vi
olating the Constitution and laws of the land.—
How far he was this mere instrument, making
up his mind in three days to do what others
would not do at all, might be judged by every
person who would refer to the opposition papers
tor the division in the Cabinet about the removal
of the deposites, and which constantly classed
Mr. Taney, then the Attorney Genera!, on the
side of removal. This classification was correct
and notorious, and ought to exempt an honorable
man. if anv thing could exempt him, from the
imputation of being a mere instrument in a great
transaction of which he was a prime counsellor.
The (act is, he had long since, in his character of
legal adviser to the President, advised the remo
val of these deposites; and, when suddenly and
unexpectedly called upon to take the office which
would make it his duty to act upon his own ad
vice, he accepted it from the single sense of hon
or and dutv, and that he might not seem to de
sert the President in flinching from the perform
ance of what he had recommended. IIis person
al honor was clean; his personal conduct mag
• . nr* •* i i l l l! I . aL _ , .a
numinous; ms ouiciui ui*cu» wuuiu auiuc me icai
of law and truth.
Mr. B said he would make short work of long
accusations, and demolish in three minutes what
had been concocting for three months, and deliv
ering for three days in the Senate. He would
call the attention of the Senate to certain clauses
of law, and certain Treasury instructions, which
had been left out of view, but which were deci
sive of the accusation against the Secretary. The
first was the clause in the Bank charter which in
vested the Secretary with the power of transfer
ring the public funds from place to place It
was the 15 h section of the charter; he would
read it. It enacted that whenever required by
the Secretary of the Treasury the Bank
should give the necessary facilities for transfer
ing the public funds from pla< e to place within
the United States or Territories thereof;
and for distributing the same in payment of
the public creditors; &c.
Here is authority to the Secretary to transfer
the public moneys from place to place, limited
only by the bounds of the United States, and its
Territories; and this clause, of three lines of
law, puts to flight all the nonsense about the
United State- Bank being the Tieasvry. and the
Treasurer being the keeper of the public moneys,
with which some poli'icians and newspaper wri
ters had been worrying their brains for the last
three months. In virtue of this clause the Se
cretary of the 'Treasury gave certain transfer
drafts to the amount of two millions and a quar
ter; and his legal right to give the draft wa* just
as clear under this clause of the Bank charter as
his right to remove the deposjtes was under ano
ther clause of it. The transfer is made by draff;
payment out of the Treasury is made upon a war
rant; and the difference between a transfer draft,
and a Treasury warrant, was a thing necessary
to be known by every man who aspired to the il
luminating of a na»ion, or even to the understand
• r » _ j ii _ I aL ! . . I __. T)
jng in minseii. to mcmc tins ucai, u ^au
extracts from the Treasury instructions to Banks
of deposit? in 1829, and from certain letters from
the Treasurer of the United States to the Cash
ier of the Bank of the United States in the month
of November last, which would justify the issue
of the transfer drafts, and quiet the alarms of all
those who thought the Treasurer had forfeited the
penalty of his bond, and the Secretary had vio
lated the clause of the Constitution which forbids
money to be drawn from the Treasury except up
on warrants and under appropriation laws.—
Tney would show that the transfer drafts, were
not warrants; that the> drew nothing from the
Treasury, but made a Treasury in every place
into which they carried money within the limits
of the United States, or its Territories, whether
there was a branch of the United States Bank
there or not.
f To be continued. J
DRAWS TO-MORROW
Grand Consolidated Lottery,
Class No. 1 for 1854.
i Will be drawn in Wilmington, Del on Tuesday, Jan 7
j 1 prize of 820,000 | l prize of 82,000
1 do- of 5,000 | 73 prize of 5000
Whole tickets $4 50; halves 2 25; quarters 1 12$
Literature Lottery of the State of Delaware,
Class \o 11 r 1**34
i 75 Number Lottery—11 Drawn Ballots
C APITAL PRIZE $10 OOO
Tickets $3; halves 1 50; quarters 0 75
Virginia State Lottery,
For the Benefit of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company
Class No. 1 for 1834,
Will be drawn in Richmond on Friday, January 10
1 prize of 820,000 | 1 prize of 86,000
1 do of 10.000 j 1 prize of 5,000
20 Capital Prizes of 82,000! &c &c
! Tickets $9; halves 4 50; quarters 2 25; eighths 1 12$
To be had in a variety of numbers at
3. W. VIOX.ET7'S
Lucky Lottery Office^
Upper end of King street, near the Diagonal Pump.
Virginia State Lottery,
Class No 1 for 1834,
Will be drawn in Richmond on Friday, January 3
66 Numbers—10 drawn Ballots
OAPITAI* PRIZE $160001
Tickets $4 50; halves 2 25; quarters 1 12$.
To be had in a variety of numbers at
o, s. moRss'S
Lottery Office,
Comtr King and Royal streets, Alexandria, D. C.
FVttfttet of Tatis
_ nc Tons, the cargo of schooner Jane, from Lu
ll a ® *,ec’ or 8u'e W. FOWLS & Co.
jan 1_ ...__~~- '
VYfcsseA
... Bundle Pressed tlay. just received^^for
41 * sale by
jan 1—6t_____—
Xevj Orleans sugar.
57fe^om2(SuScitM^^;
NewOHeans, and for p AINGEltFIELD
Fruit
500 drums Smyrna Figs
100 drums do »a»sms rieCJL
(lYOVUld AY VIVA
cn r/Al V Bushels ot Ground Alum Salt, cargo of
3*500 the schooner Armida, Capt. Fhilbrook,
now landing, and for 30^ ^ZKN0VK & Co,
\\>j Ay auUc C euifciit.
4 FF, W casks water proof Cement, just received and
A for sale by HO BERT H. MILLER.
12th mo 30 ___
Blank Bank VjYvecka,
ON the different Banks in town, bound up in one
and a half and two quire Books, just received on
sale by jan 1_WM. M- HOltltlSON
Just IvecfctveA,
ON sale by WVI M.. MORRISON—
1 he Life and Writings of Major Jack Downing,
of Downingville, away dov/n F^ast, in the State of
Maine, written by himself __ -i:tn 1 -
Vut Vapea.
llinilGIIT & MADDOX have received an addition
IV al supply of HANDSOME FUK CAFES, of
various colors, which are offered at reduced prices.
They have also received more CLO £ HS, ^ w inch
makes their assortment very general._jHn ^_
To YUre,
rpvvo LADS, one of 16, the other 12 years old.-—
3. The eldest a complete Dining Room Seivant; the
youngest accustomed to House-work Inquire ot the
Printer. __ Ja_n
iboye- w ant.
J'OSIAH H. DAVIS respectfully informs his friends
and the pub ic that his PA PENT KOPE-WALK
is now in complete operation, and lie will thankfully
execute all orders at the shortest notice. Inasmuch as
I have got this business up at great cost and trouble, J
hope to receive all the support I may be found wor
thy of Alexandria, January 3, <834.
JfcTemiftYv \\ ^ at Y e t \vYviY.c,
cabinet maker,
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub
lie generally that he has commenced the
CABINET MAKING BUSINESS
; in all its various branches, at the north corner of King
and Coluo bus streets, in the house formerly occupied
by James & Jacob Douglas, where he hopes, by perse
verance and industry, in connection with an experi
ence in the above business for the last eight or ten
I years, to merit a share of public patronage.
I His FUKM1TUKE will be made by experienced jour
i neymen, after the latest fashion, and in the most du
j ruble manner, which he will warrant to be equal to any
I manufactured in the District of Columbia.
N B Two Apprentices wanted, ol good character,
from 15 to 16 years of age. jan 2 tf
lirivunA
For sate by the Ton, Barrel, or Bushel.
THE subscriber has on hand, and intends keeping
during the season, Ground Plaster, which will be
sold at as low prices as it can be procured at in the Dis.
[jict — J()NA. JANNLY.
Rank, at *\UxauAva,
December 23, 1835.
FinHF. stockholders in this institution are hereby no
E tified that the Annual F.lection for Ten Directors
thereof will he held at their Banking Mouse the third
Monday (20.h) of January next. Polls open from 10
A. M to 3 P M. J L. McKENNA,
dec 23—eo20thJan ^a»h>er
&u\ier\of Vv inets
niHK subscribers offer for sale 'he following assort*
S ment of GENUINE & WELL SELECTED
WLSES% in casks and cases:—
L P. Madeira, pale and red, Murdock h Co.
L, p d0 do Newton, Gordon &. Co
L P. do Tinta, vintage of 1821
L. P. do Sercial, vintage of 1819
L. P. do Bual, do 1827
L, P. do Burgundy, do 1825
L P. do Fast India, per Brahmin
; L P. do Payne &. Co.
Gordon’s pure Grape Juice
I Choice Ola Slurry, gold, pale and brown, Duff,
Gordon St Co.
Do Burgundy Port; do Dry Port, Harris it Son
Old Hock, Dry Lisbon, Canary and Smyrna
St. Julian, Medoc and Montferrend Claret
! Hermitage and Sauterne
Champaign, Tarragona, &c.
i Choice Old Brandy, Hum, &c.
! With a general assortment of GROCERIES, \£t
! All of which will be sold on moderate terms.
GUY ATKINSON & SON,
dec 11—eotf Fairfax street, Alexandria.
I . W ttDleA in a Store,
j A MAN who understands selling goods in general—
! Ow who writes a fair hand—and can bring satisfactory
letters. Salary $250. Apply to the printer,
dec 17 -eo7t_
N’oticfc.
11 HR Anuual Meeting of the Stockholders of the
. Washington and Alexandria Turnpike Hoad Com
pany, for the election of five Directors, a Treasurer,
and Clerk, will be held at Newton's Tavern on Mon
dav, the 6th of January next.
dec 3—co’6'hJan J B. LADD, Treasurer.
LAttle River Turnpike Road
COMPANY.
STOCKHOLDERS in this Company are hereby noti
fied that an Election will be held at the Town
Hall in Alexandria on Friday, the 10th January next,
between the hours of 12 and 2, for a President, four
Directors, and a Treasurer; also, for the settlement of
the accounts for the present year.
JONAH THOMPSON, Treasurer.
dec 19 -tlOthJan_
Horatio
REUTRNS thanks to the ladies and gentlemen of
Alexandria and its vicinity for the liberal encou
ragement extended to him since his commencement in
business, and solicits a continuance of their favors. He
has on hand a general assortment of
Ladies’ Boots and Shoes
Gentlemen’s Boots and Shoes; and
Children’s Boots and Shoes
All of which will be sold at the lowest prices for cash,
or to punctual customers on the usual time.
Ladies or gentlemen wishing any articles made to
order, will be promptly attended to.
N. B. The subscriber being desirou3to close his pre
sent business between this time and Spring, appeals to
all persons in town or country who are indebted to his
establishment to settle their accounts by the middle of
‘ January, 1834, dec 11—dlw&2aw3w
SAtES AT AUCTION"
nFOR SALE, ~~
A valuable FLOUR STORE &
VAGON STAND, situated at the
astern extremity of King street: the
uoundaries of the Store beginning at
the distance of 123 feet 5 inches from the west
side of West street; thence northwardly, para|.
Icl to West street, 100 feet, to a ten feet alley;
thence eastwardly, and parallel to King street!
22 feet; thence southwardly, and parallel ti
West street, 100 feet, to King street; thence
westwardjy, bounding on King street, 22 feet, to
the beginning —The boundaries of the Wagon
Stand, at present possessed by J Gibson, begin
ning at the termination of the line of the Store
last mentioned, and at the distance of 101 feet 5
inches from the point where the north line of Km*
street intersects the west line of VV est street, and
runrdng northwardly, parallel to West s’reet,
100 feet; thence, crossing the alley cf ten feet
westward!y, parallel to King street, 22 feet;
thence northwardly, parallel to West street, 243
feet 2 inches, to Cameron street; thence ea^t
wardly, with said street, 123 feet 5 inches tu
West street; thence south wardly, with West
street, 243 feet 2 inches, to the alley; thence
westwardl v, with the alley, 19 feet; thence, cros
sing the alley of ten feet, southwardly, 100 feei.
to King street; thence, with King street, vves..
wardlv, 82 feet 5 inches, to the beginning.
If the property is not sold by private sale be
fore the 27th dav of December next, it will then
be ottered at auction at 4 o’clock in the afternoon,
on the premises. The terms of sale, and the ne
cessary information relative to the title, will be
given by the subscriber.
nov 29—2aw9t COLIN Al LD.
The sale of the above described property
is postponed till Friday, the 3d of Januat) next, at the
same place and hour. dec 27
IC7* The above sale is further postponed till
Friday, the 17th instant._jan 3
\,an& £v*t su\e
I 8N ALL offer at public sale, on the first Monday in
February next, at Prince William Court House,
being the Court day of said County,
TWO TRACTS OF LAND,
one containing 383 ACHES, per patent and
survey, both of which will be exhibited ou
the day of sale. This Tract lies in Fairfax
County, but on the line of Pr.nce William, and has
been in the possession of Col. John liooe for some
time, who now relinquishes all claim to it It lies on
Bull Run, and on the line dividing the Counties of
Priuce William and Fairfax, and adjoins the lands of
Col. liooe, Mrs Kincheloe, and the Heirs of Thom
Blackburn, deceased.
The other Tract contains 73 ACRES, and lies ::
Prince William County, near Dumfries, and is at pre
sent occupied bv Walter Davis
The. terms of sale wiil be accommodating, and mailt
known on the day of the sde. Capt Thomas Nebon,
Surveyor of Prince William County, knows both trad',
of land well, and will give any information relative i
either that may be wanted. Letters to him on the w
ject must be post paid.
As this land will be sold by me as a Commission,
appointed by the Federal Court for that purpose, ’
shall only guarantee such title as is vested in me; bv
I consider the title perfectly good
GEORGE HAMILTON, Commissioner
jan 3—dtFeb >_
V’ubVvc SaVe.
WILL be sold at the Court House of Fairfax Couu
ty, on the first day of January Court next, at
public auction, a NEGRO MAN, twenty one years of
age; and a NEGRO ROY, six or eight years of age
A credit of nine months w ill be allowed the purchase:
giving bond, with good security. The ssid slave- up
parts of the estate of Gabriel Childs, tlec-ased.
dec 19 -eotJan20 URIAH H. AGPR. Adm’r.
Yor bale
WILL be offered for sale, on the third Monday <
January next, (being Court day,) in front of the
Court I!ou«e, all the right, title and interest, in the
property of the Town of Providence, Fairfax Court
House, being the same devised to Penelope Jack
son by the late Richard Ratcliffe, deceased. Person
disposed to purchase, however, may get a bargain by
application to the subscriber before the day of sale -
Gentlemen wishing to invest money in real property,
would do well to see the undersigned.
dec 2—eots SPENCER JACKSON
To Went, }•
A SMALL HOUSE north of the residence vi
J_^Samuel 13. Lannour.
jan 4 JOS I AH f I. DAVIS
V ouw\,
YESTEUDAY, a larpe S TORE KEY. Theoanc:
can have it by paying for this advertisement -
Apply at this office. jan 4—3t
Young Wj»on Tea
7 Half Chests superior Yming Hyson Tea, just :
ceived, and for sale, very low, by
jan 2 .WILLIAM S. McVEIGH
New Crop New Orleans Sugar
5 Hogsheads New Orleans Sugar, new crop, just re
ceived, and for salec low, by
LINCOLN CHAMBERLAIN,
jan 1 Vowell’s wharf.
Stop live TV\Vet l—Stop Uu
THIEF /1
A DARING villain entered my stable on the nig’'
of Wednesday, the 20th of this month, and stole ntf
RIDING HORSE, SADDLE, BRI
ULE, M VKTINGALK and COLLAR'
The Horse is about sixteen hands h'^1
seven or eight years old next spring; 0
dark iron grey co^or, with a long and full switch taif
whicli is white towards the end; lie has large legs, :
of coarse and heavy appearance, but rides well for oik
of his size; has a blister on the right side, occasione •
by a saddle scald, whicli was bare when he was s'.o
len He carries his fore feet so close as to cut his *n
cles, unless great care is taken in shoeing him, s"
marks now appear on them made by his shoes
The Saddle is old, with plated stirrups, much efT-R
ed, and a cloth of twilled cotton, spotted, and some
what resembling a leopard skin The Bridle has rt<i
leather reins and snaffle bUj and the Martingale is v
red leather, with plated hooks.
About two o'clock on Thursday morning, the
instant, a man 8,bout 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high* ‘
spare figure, thin visage, of genteel and youthful
pearance, with dark hair, was seen in Alexandria, 0*
C. by the watchmen of the town, riding a horse of t!l‘
above description, which, from his appearance, l,ftC ^
been rode fast. The watchmen describe this man *
pert in his manner, ar.d of quick speech—he wore • 'ry
cloth cap, with a large tassel, and a dark camlet clo*5*
his departure from Alexandria was sudden, and circon1'
stances justify the belief that he went towards Mas!'
ington. and thence Northward
For the recovery of the Horse, I will give a reward ®
Thirty Dollars, and the additional sum of Fifty Doll*1'* I
for the conviction of the Thief.
Any information on this subject may be communx***
ed to Bernard Hooe, of Alexandria, as I expect to b'
absent from home for several weeks.
JOHN HOOE, Junr
Of Locust Grove, Prince William Co. v «*
dec 2—eott