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House of Delegates, when it was unani
mously agreed to support
WILLIAM IRWIN and
JOHN MORGAN.
Nothing was determined on respecting
u Representative in Congress. It was
understood generally, that JOHN G.
JACKSON, Esq. the present Repre
sentative, would serve if elected. It
was not known that there would be any
other candidate.
A P POINTME NTS.
Capt. Meriwether Lewis, Governor
of Upper Louisiana, vice Gen. Wilkin
son. Frederick Bates, Esq. Secretary
cl the same territory.
I homas Todd, ot Kentucky, Justice
of the Circuit Court of the United States
for tlie new Circuit recently established.
V. ill nun Clark, who accompanied
C apt. Lewis in the late expedition of
discovery, was nominated by the Presi
dent, as Lieut. Col. of infantry, in the
room of Col. Cushing, promoted. The
nomination was rejected by the Senate.
-Mr* Clark was but a Lieutenant of artil
!erv; and it is understood that the nomi
nation was rejected on the ground that
he. was not entitled, from his rank, to
this promotion.
“ The recapture of Buenos Wvres,”
soys a Philadelphia paper, “will l/c a se
vere blow to the shipping merchants of
England. It is calculated that goods to
the amount of 5 millions sterling, have
been sent from England.”
FOR THE WHF.EI ISO REPOSITORY.
THE following is copied from the
it 'extern Herald (a party paper printed
at Steubenville) of the 14th inst. It is
conceived to contain sentiments highly
reprehensible. A decision made by the
unanimous voice of the highest judicial
court in the United States, (a court com
posed of men of all parties, and placed
in a situation above all party feelings,;
is plainly attributed to improper mo
titcs. And Iroin this decision, an occa
sion is ser/.ed to inveigh against the law.
and to insinuate that a r- publican go
vernment can derive no security ftom
the “ patriotism of civil courts.” Thh
conduct, improper in any person, is much
. Tnort: censurable in a membci of Con
gress. 1 i.c members of one departing n
of the government, never ought to volun
teer a censure on the conduct of any o
ther department.
A few days before this extract was
published, several letters were received
at the Steubenville post-office, franked
by Col. Worthington, a member of the
Senate from Ohio. This circumstance
lias given birth to an opinion, that the
letter was written by him. By publish
ing this, together with the extract, an
opportunity will be given to Col. Wor
thington to remove this opinion, if it .is
incorrect. A SUBSCRIBER.
Extract a letter from a member of
Congress to his friend in this borough,
dated February 21, 180“.
“ This moment the court have decid
ed that the prisoners lie discharged/ No
bail is required/ J lxey were not consi
dered as guilty of treason. The court,
however, deemed them guilty of a high
misdemeanor; at least, that there was
probanle evidence ol their being guiltv.
But the court did not know anv place
where they could be lawfully tried/ The
glorious uncertainty of the law/ Glorious
ingenuity of legal talents/ Glorious secu
rity ot our republican government, de
ri\ ed irom the patriotism of ci\ il courts/
I lie temple ol liberty may tumble into
ruins, rather than the citizen, probably
| guilty ol the highest crime against the
i State, should sufler a moment’s confine
| mt nt* i he salus popidi must be dc emWl
| of minor importance, to the character of
! an individual /
“ ’Tis not possible to foresee what
eflect tliis decision will have on the pub
lic happiness. JIow shall public peace
be secured'' It seems to rest with a ve
ry lew, whether treason shall prevail,
and trample on all the fruits of the A
merican revolution /”
FOR THU WHI'.ia.IM; RUJ'OSITORY.
IN a debate on the Salt tax, in the
House ol Representatives of the United
States,on February 27th, M r. Sloan said
u he would borrow the language of a
member from Virginia, (Mr. |. Ran
dolph.) Fhat member, on a former oc
casion, said it made no difference in his
view, whether the peace of the United
States is destroyed by Col. Burr, or bv
any other officer acting under the execu
tive. I say, lor my part, it makes no
difference whether the peace and tran
quility of the United States is destroyed
by Burr, \\ ilkinson, or a member pr’ivi
. ledged ou this floor.’’
Mr* J. Randolph concluded a speech
of some length as follows:—“• Before I
sit clown, J will take notice, for the last
time during my life, of certain observa
tions which proceeded from a certain
quarter of this house, (Mr. Sloan.) 1
protest against all borrowing of my
words, when poisoned by his pestiferous
breath. 1 rise for the last time to state,
that I shall not presume to reply hereaf
ter to any observations from that quar
ter ; but if I shall unfortunately be ar
raigned by talents so commanding, and
by eloquence so irresistible, I shall deem
it my duty to hold my peace, and to
move my constituents to ask leave for
counsel to be heard in my defence.”
Mr. Sloan rose. (A great shuffling
of feet took place, which after some ex
ertion was silenced by the Speaker.)_
“ Mr. Speaker, only one word. Mr.
Speaker, I will not detain the house
long. 1 he member from Virginia has
said be has risen for the last time, to
notice certain observations from a cer
tain quarter. I am willing it should be
so. I can tell the reason why he pursues
this course. It is, to borrow his phrase
; ‘«6'u,1i 101 1 wm use ius language
whether lie will or no; I sav the reason
is, because “ the galleed winces.” As
to what lie is pleased to say about con
tamination and pestiferousness, I leave
it to the public to judge whose breath is
most pestiferous, his or mine.”
ith all due submission to friend
Sloan, and with every proper respect for
Mr. Kandolph, we beg leave to suggest,
that this plan of submitting their respec
ti\e breaths to the public, will lie in ma
ny points of view objectionable. We
do not pretend to an intimate acquain
tance with the olfactory organs of the
p C'ih » but lor ourselves, we protest a
i gainst b< ing called upon to scent the
bieath of either ot the gentlemen. If
’here is any connection between the
breath and the language, we suspect that
>otb thin- breaths will be found exces
sively ollensive.
DECENCY.
1 OK SALK,
In the 1 owi. (11 \v fueling, a large and
»r; ' • nil A ssnrtuK nt of
( ailing;, and Bar-Iron,
' } th o ., ,,r single puce: Also.
IVJAJXjir and JlOU/AV GLASS,
ol the best quality, from New-CJeneva*
by tile Ilox, or bight.
EVANS 5k GRIFFITH.
March lyor.