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£NimX Τ V BLI^IIED DAILY AND TRI-WESKLV BY ι*, w&m ^©wmss» The ALEXANDRIA GAZE Τ Τ R, fo: thecottutry, is primed oh Tuesday. Thurs day, aad Saturday. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1812. GEORGIA WHIG ADDRESS. The following is the Address to the people of Georgia, reported by Mr. Wilde, from the committee of twenty-one, in the Whig Con vention: The Whig and State Rights Convention, having discharged the essen'iai juri of the duty expected irotu them, by the passage of the foregoing Resolutions, have deemed it ex pedient to accompany them with the following Address: TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. FrienJj and Fellow Citizens: A frequent and clear-sighted recurrence to first principles is essential, we have been taught, to ail Tree governments. It is the best security against their errors, and the surest mode of ascertaining their actual condition. Comparison with the standard, shows at once excess or deficiency. Our institutions, Federal and State, arc baa ed u^on the same political axiom,namely: that the People have sufficient wisdom and virtue to govern themselves. Stat ting from this prin · ciple, it is cle<r that the continuance and well being οί our Government depend, under Hea ven, like our personal success and welfare, upon our own good sense and good conduct. If men can govern themselves, and can be well governed only by political wisdom and integrity, such things must exist or we are cheated by illusions Public virtue, indeed, has almost become a by-word. 'Tis an evil omen. To disbelieve it, is the very atheism of Democracy. The frenzy οί faction may proclaim such infidelity fora season, even as the non-existence ot a Deity was once enact ed by Revolutionary France. But the neces sities of society must restore faith and wor ship. In seeking for clear maxims 01 cmi poucy to guide us in the tangled and stormy way of party strife, we have only lu apply impartially io men and measures the unerring rules of right and wrong, making the public good our aim, and the ο beets of our aHection—first, our country—next, our party—and last of all, our selves. The difficulty in reality lies not so much in distinguishing our^jutv, as in resist ing the passions that tempt us lrom it. Nor is the sound theory of government more difficult to reach. The greatest goo 1 of the greatest; number, may be easily discerned by pure and ! vigorous intellect. The practical application of that theory to National affairs, requires in deed the highest saganty, honesty, and pa tience, not t)tcau~e wisdom naturally hard· [ er to attain than vrrtne, but because so many evil feelings are at fund to cloud if. Right and truth then directed to the com-j mou weal must be the end and aim of everv good citizen, to opposition to all falsehood, violence, and injustice. And when every ci- . lizen is wise enough to distinguish truth and S right from the plausible sophistry of wrong and falsehood, and having distinguished, is virtu ous enough to pursue them in spite of every danger and temptation, our Republic will he perfect. We are not credulous enough to be lieve that ibat nnllenlum is at hand. Perhaps j it never destined to arrive. But only by striving after unattainable^ood shall we evtr approach ir. Our bark is upon the stream of Time, borne onward to the golf that has swal lowed up all coin mon Healths. The cur rent ?s against us,and nothing hut the maniv j play of our oars will resist it. Shall we wring j our hands, or lold our arms in despair because ! escape beyond some centuries is do-ibiful, and j our ultimate fate certain3 Ur shall we not | rather put forth every energy, prolonging to the last our national existence, with all its j spirit stirring asrirations. winning what tro phies we may, and when our destiny is fulfil led, leaving if possible, to future a<:es, such , fessons nnd examples as Greece and Italy ! have le it to us? Our decision needs no pause. The last al ternative benefit* us best, and we have only I to resolve on the action of the present mo- ! meuf. It follows from our premises that Ri^ht and Truth being the end and aim ni human associ ation, *a majority can retain power, or a minor Vy acquire it, only by appeals to the reason o( ; their fellow citizens, supported by thestiength i tact ana argument. So party dnres openly to justify other means, and all excuse the dif ference between their theory and practice, bv imputing a prior lault to their antagonists. At length then we stand upon fjrm ground. The : terms of the warfare are settled. We have · oniytoseek its causes and history. These! for the most part have often been discussed, ! and are luckily well known. The field indeed is vast, and the objects numerous. But all j are not principal. A turds-eye view of the most important wi:l suffice, ai d the access;) - j ties nny be omitted, or sketched with a rapid ! pencil. If ever there was a full and fair expression I r * C λ · U · %/ · Λ' \ »l * * i ' ' ' · V m I*·»·*· , mate means» it w*s to the l>resiiîenttaI e!ec-! *tion of li-IO. The defeated have unwisely! endeavored to soften their reverses of fortune by imputing it to popular delusion, anil the art i of their adversaries who, as they sa ν, misled \ the people. This .subterfuge is inadmissible. It imrutes ' error to the people, ant! the penp!e being sov- I ereign cannot err. Il accuse-? them oi lolly, i and the accusation is 12.decent. With a pecu ι liarily bad grace does it come from the con- j slant sycophants οΓ the people, whose argu ments in general seek to f]a11er their worst passions. Hut in this instance, if in any. the theory of the Constitution ami the fact ai;ree. A more ample and thorough discussion 011 the j meritsand deineritsof parties, was never iieid j in thé presence of a whole Nation; and 10 as- j seri that the American people did not com- j prehend it, were as w ise as to maintain that ; Christendom never understood the Decalogue, j ;iar '.he men oi ?7G the Declaration 0! Inde- ! pendence. Am^iig the questions then discussed and settled ί»ν s triumphant majority,was the lim itation of the Presidential office to a single term: the aimicution oi its patronage and m iîueoce. the security of elections against the interference of placemen; the limitation ol the veto; and the distinct and signal reprobation ol political rewards and punishments, distri buted on the piratical maxim of our adversa ries. that "the spoils of the vanquished belong to the victors.'* 1 The wise and good of our country had long 1 remarked the tendency of the government to concentrate or· the Executive· Man must have visible objects of affection. He is prone to idols, and a Constitutif! is too impersonal ; a nd abstract, and a Conçress too numerous and discordant, for idolatry. The head ol the government becomes by his vet y unity a fit < object for idolatrous dev.vion. anil a general though depraved inclination o( our nature ex alta him 10 it. Ucnee here worship, vith the ;*cen^e cfurei m^tUry $iorv. rapiily de generating into ma η-worship, with the halle- \ lujahsof craft or fear, and ultimately tending ' to the apolheosis of every slimy reptile and creeping thing, that slavish and benighted E gypt evtr bowed to as a God. In MO the seal of popular reprobation was set upon all who hore the mark ni the beast. Nor was the veto power spared, which by the inclined plane οΓ the initalive, would gradu ally usurp all legislation—nor the subsidizing ol the press, now unblushingly claimed as a necessary crutch lor feeble Executive power. , But first, and above all, as the mcst cruel and I oppressive exigency of the lime, was bitterly 'denounced the ruinous war of the government on the currency. The prophecies of every » political Cassander had been] unhappily ful I filled. *lluin had roused I he people, though • usurpation could not,* 'Panic day,' once scoffed at, had indeed arrived. 'Perish credit' j Perish commerce!' was a wish fulfilled. ι Ail who traded on borrowed capital' had • broken, including the illustrious cuthor of*the evil, at least to the extent of his character as j a statesman. The mysteries of the currency were at length unveiled. Gold dust could no longer ! be shaken in the eyes of the people. Even jlove powder and magic had lost something of j their efficacy. Time had solved the true pro ι blem : not how bad the circula tint» medium might be with the Bank of the United Stales, but how much worse it had been and would ; he again without it. Suffering and experience j bad made all men desire a remedy. On no ; point was the course of the two past admin ι titrations more unequivocally condemned. In the progress of that struggle was first raised in our country to serve parly purposes a yell of mingl d falsehood a.ni baseness. It was the cry of "the poor against the rich."— An attempt so atrocious to set the element3 of social order in conflict, was fit only to he ut tered in the Reign of Terror, by wretches co vered with the filth and gore of Paris The creduiSity that believed,could be equalled by nothing but the atrocity that dictated it.— Capital is the natural ally of wages; wealth of labor. They are designed by Providence lor mutual help-mates. Bone of one bone, and flesh of one flesh, male and female crea ted He them, and those whom lie hath joined together let no mun put asunder. What is capital hut hoarded labor, stored away for use? And who is there among us that does not hope lo be a capitalist ? It is but sacrifi cing present enjoyment to lutire: saving the fruits of tod for a few years and it is done.— Out if in this interval the currency is disturbed who suffers most by a calamity that throws thousands out of employment ? The rich man has his capital, which he can hoard, lend out. re-invest, or consume. The poor man's only capital is his daily labor, and he must dispose of it day by day or want fus daily bread — Labor is nearly the first thing that falls, when the currency contracts ; it is among the last that rises when the currency expands. The poor, then, have the greatest interest iu a sound currency, and are ever the greatest suf ferers bj a deranged one. They were told so when the attack on it commenced, and 11» '40 felt the truth, and tried to correct the mis chief. Vo nnp ίύ i crnnra nf nf the mournful dispell sa lion that frustrated all these hopes. Regrets for the past are useless. The peo ple must decide to whom they will entrust ! the future. Our constituency have decided. I They have spoken in their primary assemblies. Henry Clay is their candidate. Our task is easy : we have but to announce it. The movement is one beginnini: with the people 1 Politicians and men of policy need do nothing hut adhere. Yet though claiming only to de clare the people's will, no one must imagine we do n»t share their feelings They look to us at least, for a fîl annunciation of their pur pose : for our testimony to their enthusiasm; and for a concentration of the reasons thai induce their choice. The first it is tho object of 11:is piper to effect, as far as we are capa Die of expressing the magnitude and intensity ol their wishes. The next is best witnessed by their county meetings, where the name oj their candidate was received with loud and universal cheers. The last will require but a few brief words They have nominated Henry Clay, because he enjoys and deserves a larger portion of the confidence and esteem of the Whig and Slate Rights party of Georgia, than any one who ma y become, within the compass of possibility , the choice of the Union. They have nominated him because his long services, «lis great abilities, his frank and Tearless character, his ardent, generous ami uncalculating patriotism have endeared him to ail who have gratitude lor past services, or admiration for true greatness: because he has often set at nought his own popularity J and advancement wnen sell-sacrifice was necessary to the peace and harmony of his coii.itry or h s party: and finally, because, even in his fault*, in the impetuosity of his character, checked as it is bv good sense and j ■* α eood humor, in the bold and open avowal ol , his opinions, in the equally candid retraction of his errors, there is something sympathetc with Southern feeling; a feeling that loathes with unu.'terable scorn the cold, calculating, selfish spirit, which winding through all the : mazes of craft and subtlety, to reach its : petty emis by the ruin of a rival, wouUi en - ! danger or destroy the happiness of millions; · a feeling that disdainfully spurns from itscon fidenceeven the self-seeking ambition of ge- ι ntus, if it labor to disguise under hign toned' sentiment, the shamelul faults of lubricity J and fergiv Nation. We shall be taunted, no doubt, with the adoption of a Tariti Candidate. The taunt is well enough for those who argue for victo- \ rv not truth, and therefore appeal only to prejudice or passion. It may satisfy the men who learn nothing and forget nothing, who never distinguish names from tiling, and imagine Governor Dorr to be the Hero of Democracy. * - - 1 ο those who can reason, and win reason fairly, there is nothing alarming in this emp ty sound The Tariff question became dan gerous during ιfs contest with Nullification, when the friends of Mr. Van Bureu deserted Ver planck's bhl, that t he Presi Jent, by quell - ing Carolina, might tea ve peace t<> lus suc cessor. That'was indeed a crisis,9 hut u is past; at.«« the same crisis, unlike the s^me comet, never returns. Since the Compromise Act, for which we art· indebted to his magnanimity, tne opinions. ol Mr. Clay do not greatly, if'at all, differ) from our own. The question is tio lunger one of principle, but degree. Revenue is wanted to ;ny the debt entailed upon us bv our opponents' improvidence, am! a Tantl for Revenue is legitimate, and must be grad uated according to the amount of revenue re juired. Who would not prefer to see it levi ed, so as to preserve rather than destroy the manufactures first created by Southern policy, or at all events so as to retaliate on the sel - i fish and narrow sprit of foreign legislation?! We believe, as .Mr. Clay believes, Free Trade ! to be the universal interest of nations; and we are ready to trade Ireely with all who will j tradeIreelv with us. But we are notprepar- j ed to grant free trade in exchange for prohibi- ! (ions and restrictions. To give our coat to thoie who take our cloak from us, is more i christian than politic, and can only be ex- ! pected from the society of Friends. We are not ignorant, indeed, that retaliatovf ry measures recoil to some extent upon those j who adopt them; but tog«ve them up for that | reason, were to abandon self-defence, be-; ;ause ι fie guard oi our weapon is apt to chafe jur hand. Without at ail abandoning our objections, j therefore, to a tarit] for protection, we are j willing thata lariftfor revenue, (?nd with a! new to so inych revenue only as an economical ; idnonistration of the Government may re - i : juire,) should l»e so levied as not wantonly to j destroy existing establishments, and to re tort on foreign nations some part of their restrictions on the admission of our produce. In discussing this question with our brethren ι Df the East, ve roust forget a little our private < interests and past disputes, and remember thai Southern Presidents and Southern politicians, our own included, were among ι he first pro· moters of the American System. We drove New England Prut η the ocean to the spind'e. 1 Her stubborn industry has benefitted by our c folly. She has made the spindle profitahie.— t To what employment mu*t we force her next? Snail we be told it is a bad sign to raliy un der a defeated leader? We answer, thai all I omens are favorable to the brave. In calm J seas and summer winds, when any one ran . steer, and every whisper of envy and jealousy be heard, such auguries are fearful. Danger 1 and distress restore the command to courage < and talent. When tempest * howl abroad, | the discord of the crew ceases; and by com mon consent, the helm is calmly given to the Pilot who alone is equal to the storm. Shall we hear that recent elections cast a I chill upon our hopes, and shew, upon our own | principles, that the people are not with us!— We deny thai since '40 the strength of our j ' cause has been fairly · tried. Despondency j! and lassitude, the result of toil, ending it: dis- : appointment, through MrÇdeath of ourGener- ι ; ai, and the treachery of his successor, puraly ! zed exertion. The first burst of indignation ι was restrained, U:at treason might thiow oil I i » s di&^uises; and when it appeared naked, there was <m> object l«> excite a stronger iecl ing than disgust. Now we have a motive— the elevation of an honest man, who will loi· ι low ont our principles. Λ rallying point is gained. Our forces have recruited their jstrengîh and spirit. \v e are ready for a new , ! campaign, and invite every patriot to our staid ! urd. f e who will he with us now, shall he as welcome as if he were w ith us ever. We ι seek no monopoly of truth or constancy, or I honor or office. Every good citizen lias the ι same end and interest as ourselves; and if we 1 ; are ri^lit, il is his duly to come to us, as, in the ! other alternative, il would he ours to to him. Why then should he be received with coid or scanty courtesy? To conless a change oi opinion, not feigned from unworthy motives, hut honestly brought about hy reading or re flection, is only saying we have profited by experience, and are nul obstinate in error.— Wnoever prizes truth more than vanity, has had occasion more than once to make tins ι j confession. Why, indeed, should any one he . j ashamed ol it. Confident, then, in the goodness of our cause, wiih a linn reiiance on the blessing of J Providence, and ibe staunch fidelity oi our j ! associates, we commit its issue to the people, I whose cause it is ul&o, earnesilv entieaimg ! ; them to put forth all their zeal lor one who j j has s > olleu dune and j en lied evei y t hing lor j ! them. Are there any among us who think tins -·■«··."«§ •.να.ιιι.ι··! Ιί,? Λ lit» tX li/l «1 I f Γ 0 f»l I ! if I r.v,.r..u v. * , „ ι in principle, hesitate on the ground «·!" » χ f eci ι - ι I ency or time? Do they fear that tooeailyanj ( imitation οΓ tiiïsquestion may ^ive our ad ver ! s uies an advantage, or exhaust in premn'ure 1 ! skirm shing our own strength ami ardor.''— Such doubtsare entitled to respect, and have been deliberately and mnureiy weiiftietl.— ( Bui after full rettec'ion, we are satisfied it is ' lune to hoist our Iîοtr, even though we should · reserve our (ire. Upon the mem hers of Con- j gr*sssoonto he elected, mty l>y |/o%.sibihty J devolve the duty of voting lor a President.— jJ They should he chosen \v ith ;« view to that < contingency. The next Legislature must I make choice of a Senator. I; is important j i Hint we should be ah!/ and faithful!ν represen- j ted there. Theae are motives lor immediate \ action; and how act eiiicieul'y without an a - j,ς vowed purpose? Mystery always savors ol irresolution. Π our min îs a re mule up, delay |' can neve- he indifferent. To the u a:eady it j< is a good: to the prep ι red, an evil Nor is there any necessity to exhaust our di, because we begin the mus^t*·· of our forces and to take order lor their concentratr η .»ad .r ray. On the contrary, timely m.asuie* will j1 ensure steadiness and discipline l ue sight |i of old familiar laces in the racks re-calling past scenes, warm felloA ships and bright frj- t umphs will inspire confidence, foa ; apa'hv, t ant) reconcile all diiierences ol « »i< ο ι. The l fir>t victory will tuing the wavering U us Our f opponents, π re in disorder, without a leader, t and distracled by the pretensions of various aspirants. If once beaten, they will be dis I heartened and diiiicu.'t to rally. On ttieii gallant countrymen! to win the heart ol honest prejudice, by the frie»»:·ί ν arms of iruiii and reason! On, to convict lolse hood iiy evidence, ami overwhelm afif con ceil, t\i*h iidicuie. On, t«» inspirit languor and lukewarmness, ny the thnliing eloquence ol r patriotic enthusiasm ! m:\v Orleans ka.vks. We gave en Saturday a statement of an J ^ agreement between certain of the λe.v Or leans Banks, by which a circulation of the cur· rency ol each was to be secured,and the eviis ς of Uie community partially relieved. We had, [ we confess, apprehensions of further trouble, j I and looked yesterday into the New Orleans' papers with fear—and, so Iar as we can judge, j ^ nothing but the soothing re:na rks of Mr Son!e, j to an immense crowd, prevented seri »ns riots j Our extract yesterday was from t e Bnlle- | f tin of the 11th ; from tli.it pa {ter of the 15lb we ! extract as follows : " 1'he arrangement entered into nniong the Rn riks on Monda\. is alread ν producing happy n L effects Confi 'enc.e be>;:ni(mg to be strength ς ened. The people, discovering that the Banks 7 have some reli »nce uimmi each other, are now { persuaded that their credit must rest upon sol v ni foundation*. For the presumption is. thai j the managers of our monetary corporations, ^ are better acquainted with the situations of v iheir own alfairs, than the rest of the tvorld y can he. Hence so fongas confidence in one j another is cherished and manilelel imong s the Banks,the s in e feeling will de /elone itself r in the action of the public. The declaration j of unening wisdom is that η hou*e divided j, against n>elf carnet stand. In identity of in ,, te rest and of re la fiords pecuniary and son.*!, our j Banking houses ma ν all he conside ed MS"ne household. Let I he en not quarrel nuiong themselves, nor hv family jars a·. I jeaiousies compromit the safety of the pe<»QU~ The improvement in the as;r'c·. of t'.e Mo- s ney Market, since the assurance Uni prevail· 1 niif discords were reconciled, is quite decide·!, and betokens results the most fliiteting. Let (] not the smiling prospect he darkened by the ρ recurrence of bickering and distrust. The s motto is not more true, aincng the United t] States of America, than it :s among the inone- ri t a r y corporations of New Orleans, that—"uni- 1 ted we stand, divided we fall.*'—U. S. Gjx. ρ In the important and interesting case of the J1 United States, vs. Win. Gilharu, charged j' with murder, by shooting Ja'ob I^yne, tiear Georgetown, the Jury, a bout seven o'clock ^ last evening, after retiring for nearly one , hour, returned a verdict ot not guilty. We ! shall endeavor hereafter to present a n.oe de tailed report of tins case, involving the fjues- η lion of the legality of spring guns. π Nat. Int. 1 a Conviction of Furfur.—The tria! of John j P. Piirpur, one of the individuals indicted for , ^ assaulting and robbiug Mr. J. Nicholson, broker, last winter, was closed yesterday . before the City Court. \V. 11. Collins, Esq. ] ind the prosecuting attorney, George W. I Richardson, Esq. for the îstate, and Wm. F. f Preston and Wm. H. Addison, F.sqrs. Coun- ai -el for the prisoner, addressed the Jury at ; 1 r [he close of the testimony, in a very.able t o! manner.—The Jury, soon after the crse was : ifc ?iven to them, rendered a 'verdict of iSguiity'9 Ό The announcement of the verdict was re ; tfi :eived b^ the prisoner with great w.differ· ui îcce.—Ealt. Am. [ RHODE ISLAND. It seems clear, from the accounts in the Pro idence Journal, that another attempt is to be < nade against the Constitutional Government 1 fthe State. In addition to the powder ob- ( ained irorn the powder house of Dutte Greene j1 he insurgents attempted to steal an eight y lounder from the machine shop of Fales &. ' fenks at Centra! Falls. The owners, sus >ecting some such attempt woulu he made,' irined several men, and placed them inside )f the shop. Of course, the rebels did nottro jle them. Cannon intended to he used against the Go vernment have arrived at Chepachet, and a etter from Plainfield states that two boxes of nuskels passed over the Norwich Railroad, lirected to one of the most violent of Dorr's adherents at Woonsocket. The man to whom [hey were directed accompanied them. An ! lttempt was made to rescue one Wetherhy, who was anested on a ctnrge of being con cerned iri the Warren expedition. He had i been placed in the custody of the Shenfî of Bristol County, who started from Providence h» carry his prisoner to Warren. Soon afier lie left the city, there were ir.di :ations that an attempt would be made to j escue him, and a party of five or six men : wai immediately sent on trie road. They "bund the coach in which Wetherhy was placed, stopped a little beyond the bridge, on ; ih^ Massachusetts side. Win, Hidden and ι man named French were there. The coach ivas stopped by driving a wagon across the road in Iront of it. A violent attempt had ; been made to rescue Wetherhy, and in the, conflict, his pantaloons were torn quite oil', j ind he was provided with a new pair at; Warren. The attempt to rescue him · iva.2 not renewed alter the arrival of the ;»ar- I y sent to the assistance of the officers; and the prisoner was safely lodged in Bristol jail, to wh*ch lie v\ as committed lor custody, until ifter ins examination, in -default of bail in the sum of -S 1000. A slip from the office of the Providence Journal, dated yesterday afternoon, stales that Dorr arrived in Norwich in the steamer New Haven, from this city, accompanied by about 20 men. It was reported that he pro ceeded diiect to Chepachet. A company of the United States F! vins Ar tillery, consisting of 80 men, With 40 horses anil G field pieces, arrived at Newport, on ; Tuesday. This is in rnnlor mi tv. as ma ν he remember i ed, with a general order from the War De partment, published some time ago. for unit ins πι Newport two companies of Hying artil lery,lor the benefit of practice, and two at Fortress Monroe. The legal Government will take instant ir.d strong measures to suppress this treason· ih!e plot, in which they will he sustained by the citizens οί Κ. I., and, most assuredly, by the powers υΓ die General Government, if leemed necessary. Rhode Island, however, fi*rs honor t > herself to crush this vile in surrection at once. Gov. lving, and a lame proportion oi the , nembersol the Assembly arrived at Newport Uond.iy evening. The Governor was re- j :eived on the wharf, by the Artillery Com- j >any, Capt. Swan, and escorted to his loJg l)£S. The Assembly met on Tuesday. Several petitions in favor of an extension of Sullrage and the call of a Convention to lorm ι Constitution were presented, and laid on he iat)le, on motion of the presentors. They ι :ame from the city of Piovidence, Westerly ind Warwick. Mr. Updike presented the Resolutions of ?*>■ iîh Kingstown, iustrucnn;i iheir Repre^en a1 vec- to vo'e m la' >»r <>t* ι ·:i' ι>Γ a Con - j reutiop. &.C., winch was read and laid on » he table. On motion of Mr. Cranston, a select com- i oittee of two Irorn each countv wis appoint- j d on the subject ol Suffrage and a Couven- J ion to lorm a Constitution. A motion to put hree members from Providence County un j he committee, was negati zed. " j Messrs Cran>ton, Durfee, Clark e, Randall, j Jpdike, Potter, Whipple, Remington, Blake, ί ί η ci Bosworth, were appointed said Commit- ; ee, andal! petitions on the subject were re èrred to them.—Ν. V. Com. The following resolution, drawn up by a j nember of Congress 4to meet the Executive ; news1'expressed in John Tyler's (ate Cin-' inati letter, was handed to rne as the , »nly man who has courage enou.jh to oiler it. : promise that,11 if I can get the floor," I wiil •resent it. Whereas His Excellency, Capt. Tyîer, 1 ias suggested thatthe I louse of Representative* hould set apart some specific portion of its ime daiiv t<> the consideration ol himself a ud lis capabilities: Therefore Resolved. That this House wiil hereafter evo'e one mantle and fifteen seconds, every j I norning, to the consideration of Capt. fy!er, •dr se. (It is thought tjial by this arrangement only Dur days will be required for this dicussion.) W ashington Corr. Ν. V. American. !1 11 . Vvre reallv believe we can boast of having · s fine a market as anv other place in the ' •ourheru country. Beef Pork, Veal, Lamb, ι lui ton, Poultry, Eeas, Butter, Bacon, Vege- | Fish. Fruit, everv ihinff ι lie heart ma ν ' yish for, and of the very first quality, can be I ad, and at prices to suit the times. Hut in ι assing through this thoroughfare yesterday, ye espied a new article of merchandize ex - ibited tor sale. It was nothing less than a irce black '•Racer," or "Whip Snake,*' mea uring nearly three yarns in length. We lade a hid for the animal, but "couldn't come Will not some enterprising riown-easter iok a fier this business, as we incline to the : pinion it might be rendered profitable, being 1 >id they are a good substitute for eels. Richmond Aurora. ! ' » A Tippecanoe Beauty.—We yesterday 1 aw a letter from Dayton, Ohio, from which * îe Pillowing is an extract : —Phil. I nq. 4'Mr. Van Huren remained here oniy one : ay. In the evening he visited ι he house of a rominent Loco Foco. Many ladies were pre- i enr. One ol them, on bring presented, took t le liberty of kissing the Ex-President. He t îmarked that such an act, he supposed,should I e regarded as a signal to him to ki<s all the « iris, which he proceeded to do forthwith.— < η approaching one of them,however, a beau- I lui creature, she very archly and significant- ι r drew back, and said—"No, no, sir,—ί ι ave sung too many Tippecanoe Songs." The <! xperiment must stop here " This ended the e issing business lor the evening.*' L I ι The Western mail of yesterday brought us y ews of the death of Brigadier General Hen- ^ τ Atkinson, of the Army of the United States, v brave and good man, and an excellent of- t cer. He was a native of the State of North ι am lina, aged about s îxty years at the time ' his death, having entered the Army with ie rank of Captain, in July, 1S0S, and com anded a regiment oi Infantry lor the last e ght and twenty yars.—Nat. Int. ο Il Retrocession'.—The people of Alexandria a e again moving upon the subject of the re- 11 ocession of that citv and countv to the State e 'Virginia. It **ouid give us pleasure to see 2 is ancient city again attached to the Old 0 ominion,and we hope its citizens wiii pre«s e subject upon the consideration of Congress itil their wishes are accomplished. λ Winchester Re^ub. w THE Ν AW, I Ir. the House of Representatives on Thurs* Jay, when the Naval Appropriation Cil I was , incier consideration» M. Adams made a speech containing some curious (acts respecting the | •elative numbers ofolfîcersol tfie Navy taken rom different sections of the country. In the :ourse of his remarks— Mr. Adams referred to a table he hid has tily constructed, from which it appeared that, out of GS captains, who had served theircoun try from twenty to twenty-five years, and thus attained to that grade, there were from Massachusetts 3, from Virginia 11, from Ma ryland i). Now lie would appeal to his friend near him from Maryland (Mr. Kennedy) to say whether that was a juu relative propor tion, even on the principle of "federal num bers ?" Mr. Spring of Virginia here interposed and inquired v\ hen these olficers entered the ser rjce i Mr. Adams said he 'did| not know. They must all have served at least twenty years or they would not have become post-captains. In the rank of commanders,out ol îj7, Mas sachusetts had 10; Virginia, 8; Maryland, 14. Here Massachusetts had her fui I proportion. But now was it with Maryland Maryland, however, was a maritime ^tate and was en titled to a fair proportion. Next came lieutenants, and hereout of 32S Massachusetts* trtd la; Virginia 70; Maryland, 31; and District of Columbia, 10 ! Here this District of ten miles square, with her 30,000 inhabitants (desirous of being re ceded to thvirown Slates o| Maryland and Virginia) pot 10 lieutenants in tlie.na vy. W hile Massa chusetts, with her population ol 737,093 and her 9,000 or 10,000 mariners, got 15. Oui of the total of 3:23, two State*, Virginia and Ma ryland, got 117, while Massachusetts got 10. \Vas this fair ? Then of the 70 surgeons, Massachusetts got 3; Virginia 15; Mary!and,G; District of Co lumbia 1. Of past midshipmen, out of 103, Massachus etts got ·Γ>; Virginia, 11; Maryland 7» And ol midshipmen, ol whom there w ere In a!l3o7, Massachusetts got 20; Virginia, 17; Marylanu, *23; District of Columbia, *21. Such was the relative proportion in that or initial appointment, which was the tnsisoi an subsequent proportion. From tins grade oi midshipmen were to come in the end, our post captains ami all our di*tincuistitd command ers. What was the chance of Massachusetts i ι comparison, lor (he appointment ol those nllicers who should carry î he flag οί ι lie Li. States, round the world in glory: Mr. Sprigg a^ain interposed,and though cal· ed 10 order by the Chair, observed Unit the number of puMic vessels which entered the port ofNorlolk was lour times as great as those which entered Coston. Mr. Adams could not understand what con nexion this had with the subject. lie was stating fact*; he was complaining of theory mg injustice which had been done to Massa chusetts, as compared with some othtr Slates dI the Union. And the comparative view tie had exhihi ted reminded him of an occurrence which look pi ι ce in the Hou^e many years ago. when one of the pension bills was under debate. A gentleman from New Hampshire had remarked that, in the war of '.tie Revo lution, w.'nle by lar the greater proportion of the men who di 1 the lighting came from the North, and mainly from New England, much the greater number of officers came from tfie South, when Mr. Randolph of Virginia, grave ly said, "a very just proportion." (A laugh ) Possibiy some gentlemen thought that the re lative number of officers from Massachusetts an 1 Virginia was "a very just proportion. Mr. A. regretted that he could not show, in like manner from what .Stales ttie seamen of our na vy came; hut »»f thi.s tfie re was no record. .Many of them w Te from a^ro^d. H»ir as to the propoiHon wmJ came ii a; M •*;>achu setts, a pretty cjear inlication might Ne on· tained from the olficial relu η of regisered seamen in 'he merchant service, and he ac cordingly read some Hems fro πι tint rei am, dated in Sept, lSll,a* follows: *» Total iiimi ber of registered seamen. 1),1G3; from Maine, l.o-itf; from New Hampshire, 95; from Mas· sachnsetts, 1,031; from Maryland, 3H'J; Dis trict ot Columbia, 103; Virginia, 213. Mere Mr. Sprigg broke forth again and ex claimed,''hurra for oui Virginia." Mr. Adams. Ves hurra lor old Virgini.i. wnh all my heart and soul. ."None lejoices m her glory nit>re than I (io. 1 am willing to give her the eld er son's portion, but not 7o to I not 1 \ to 3. Λ!γ. A. said he should not have felt himself called on t·» exhibit ih:s statement of facts toil for the remark of the gentleman from lu ilnuta, (Mr. i\odit) that Massachusetts had receive ! an undue proportion of appointments in the na ν ν. Mr. Λ Jams, after récapitula ting a little, said lie was not prepare·] to vote ior the adoption A what was contained in the amendment as to the distribution of naval appointments. lie sail he h id one more docume it to quote, ivliich brought the mai ter close home. It was a list of appointments in the navy, made sir ce 1th April, IS II, under theadministraiioii of the iresent President of the United States. < assistant surgeons, ouï ol 11 Virginia hail 1, Mar) land 2, and Massachusetts 1. (if pursers, Virginia had 3, Maryland none Massachu>et's none. <0 chaplains. (Virginia had not grenlv bur , lened the country witli chaplains) [a laugh1 Virginia had none, Maryland 1, Massachu ^el'b 1. And t' en came 'he midshipmen. Of the-e IDS had been :i pi-;? ι n ?< <1; <Ί ν ν f m 111 \ n,u •eceived 31; Maryland Î7, \><strict ol Coluu 3ia *20, a η ci M issachusetts < » π ! y y. Mr. XV. L». Campbell s.n-1 that Tennessee nul been credited w · t h t»vo, but these were in act aisu from Virginia. Correspondence of the Journal ο! Commerce. Washington*, Tuesday, June 21. Circulars \\ ill be i^rsuo 1 from the Treasury department today, to the Collector^, with in· itructi: iisa^s to the moi'eof collecting fhe re venue after the 30th ι>f June. Ii stems that the existing laws, contrary to the in pression .ν h : c ! ι has jrevailtil i;ere, [ rovide au;»le ueans for collecting the revenue alter the 30th lune, incase the legislation contemplated by he Compromise Aci should not ta!:e place should the President \e»o the temporary Γ it r : ί ί Cili, the duties Wiil Le levied accord ing to ι he terms of tiie Compromise Act ai#d lie Revenue Law of last session, and τ ne ;hs rihutiun of tne proceeds ol the sale of public ands will take place on the 1st of J·ιϊ>,—ι. e. hould thêre be any money in the Treasury to ustribute,— which is no; probable —Should ie approve I he bill, tne distribution will, in ke manner, take ellect, and the duties will einain tjie same as they were on the 1st day : ί January last.—Shou'd n«> revenue iaw be nacfed, at ihis session,—and ι; ικ n«rt proba· j le that any will be,—the amount of revenue ; ^ hie Ii the customs will yield is estimated by lie Secretary of the Tseasury at fifteen mil ons, and hy others at less than ten. Proba· ly it will he about twelve. The amount ranted,—without the land money,—is twen· v-eight millions. From Bickuell's (i'hilad.) Reporter. The Money Market- Complaints are heard J very day and indeed every hour o( the day η 'Change, as to the dullness of business and ie s^arctU ol money. That business is dull nd inactive cannot he denied. The Spring ade is over, and those who are best inform- i I upon the subject assure us that in the ag- j( rebate it must be ranked at about one third ·, t an ordinary season. ί, A number of aggravated cases of Choiera I lorbus, it said, nave occurred in New York 1 'ithin the list ten dajrs. I λμχδηφιββδ· a MONDAY MORNING, June 27. The Richmond Enquirer asserts posi. tivelv that the project of impeaching the President has been in agitation—that it has heard some of the alleged grounds for the prosecution,—and that the case of Charlei 1. Catlett, whose claim it is said, Mr. Tyler directed to he allowed, without law, or against law, was one of the prominent charges! " "5 TheKnquirer says, that if the President would adopt Loco Foco principles, and form a Loco Foco Cabinet, uhis sun might set in GLORY!!" We plairdy perceive that the movement* in Richmond, and elsewhere in \ irginia, ion the subject of the Tariff are not pleas· jant indications to the Enquirer. Never theless, the true interests and the «rood common sense of the people of the .State, jrnust triumph over the sophistries of the*. I riziïîÇ politicians. Virginia ought to 20 \ ah fad, and not stand where she is, or fa|; ; back. How can she improve in wealth, population, and prosperity, if her inamifac. turing and mineral interests are not reason 'ably protected and fairly cncouraged : There is considerable ^backing and ΗΓ(. ing/1 in the Madisonian with regard ta Mr. W. Cost Johnson. Why so? The Richmond [Inquirer is out a<rainr the National Institution at Washington. π unconstitutional. Let us take it, my (i<?ar sir, as Mr. Jeflurson used to say, with-a protest." Wc need not direct the attention of ou· j rraders in Virginia* Maryland, and else where,to the eloquent Address to the peo ple of Georgia, prepared by Mr. Wilde of that State. The beauty of the style and lauguage alone, will repay the perusal. iUr. Rives's speech in ihc Senate, on Friday, against the temporary Revenue Bill with the distribution retained, is prais ed in the Globe, ami eulogized in the M.· disonian. We wish Mr. Hives would quit liis present equivocal position in politics and become "fish, or flesh, or good re(^ herring." The important foreign and domestic af fairs of the nation, at this time, and >npw· jjccf. despite the dulness and deadner* ofj trade a:ul business, keep the public ro* J on t!te stretch for news* and the xswip*· rut will ρ -ibablv be more in requcei ύη ever. "This folio of four pages, hapr work,·' will continue to be sought ai:w with avidity by all—and with a certain;, too, that in novelty, interest, and varier, its contents will not be lessened. Some of the newspapers continued u; to the close or last week to fabricate an ri . culate a hst of the names of those wh; j are to compose the Cabinet that is to Wc believe that nothing more is knovj than that there is every prospect nowt!;:j there will be a change in the Cabinet. The Fredericksburg Arena has tak?] ί ground strongly in favor of the Affilia;· 'j ·' ! This extensive and diffusive pljlijj-»»' • r pay will not answer Let us leave j Alflflrins and concentrate our energie·: · on Harry Clay! Hie Madisoniati exclaims—*· Lk I have waves. billows, storms, in prel'-n to f 'ιi- fatal caîin — fat?*] if it '•oriiinue· ' srer—tat λ 1 to ?/·· at a! ■ events.i'his sou; Tcry miïcli like—/*lïdp ras, Cassia*. *1 / · * sir. κ. IV •ιΊ t ne Aticrirnonn luujuirer ceprerai's ·»Ι λΓγ. Tyler's ••surrendering Li.K to the tcr!i!r>r mercies of the Wlii^js·" should like to know if .Mr. Tyler ii κ ••merries" of the Loco Focos any J·1 t^nd'-r than t1 io.se of the 'Vhigs. W?' ihei think there ir* net much choicr tween tliem An arrival «-«t Philadelphia, from Caj Hay tien brings news up to the 13thin-t was (juief iu the island of St. Domingo; tin was no eembîance whatever oi a revolt ) President Boyer had exerted himself H li| utmost to protect property, and had se'.'f "j Port au Prince several cargoes of prov:» j for the relief of ι he distressed nh^biti' » the town of Cape U a y tien. Preparation- ,,r being made f»r re-building the town. 1# ' dations, however, continued to be j-rac by people from the country. Vvre mentioned yesterday ilnt William·^ iuson, jr. Esq. of Pittsburg had been app • he agent of tfie Treasury Department, b? Secretary, to proceed to 1'urope for the 1 of endeavoring to dispose of the twelve πι | loan authorized by Congress. We hear but one arid a universal exp^· of dissatisfaction and disapprobation οί·: appointment among all classes in (hi- citf-l Phil· Even n# J-; | Fourth of Julv Toist.—The patriotic toast was sent to a Fourth<'! ·· celebration at Rochester, Ν. V., soatf >e; ago: By d'l old Maid.—Out Country ild maid, may it ever boast of its iree-J ind independence, happy in its present *Λ ^et ever looking forward with pleasing cipation to a change tor the bet'er, str> guarding her virtues with a patriotic eye. J' ,v he η Union is called for, ever ready : > ?ent heart and hand.'* This toast was received by the coaii^ vith an enthusiastic three times three, win g loudly encored, was repealed