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observations upon his mission, and the
utility of the removal, which displeased
Mr. T. very much. Mr. Edgington,
of Brooke county, also incurred Mr.
T’s. displeasure.
Mr. Doddridge arrived at Richmond
on Saturday the 26th ult. five or six days
after the bill for the removal was passed
in the House of Delegates. We hear
Mr. Tomlinson states, that if Mr. Dod
dridge had not arrived, he would have
had little difficulty in getting the bill
passed in Senate. On Mondav the 28th,
the bill was taken up in Senate. Mr.
Doddridge opposed it with his usual a
bilitv. lie argued that tin? removal
would be a disadvantage to the popula
tion of the upper cud of the county,
where the principal part of the inhabi
tants reside ; that it would be no accom
modatin'/. to the people of the lower end
cf the county, and would not prevent
them from asking for a division.
Mr. Tomlinson’s representation being
thus counteracted by the able and more
correct statement and arguments of the
Senator from the district, in addition to
the assurances of the countv Delegates,
the Senate negatived the bill-Mr.
Tomlinson returned home—and the
seat of justice remains where it was fix
ed by the magistrates of the countv.
T»Ir. Rose, the British F.nvoy Extra
ordinary, has arrived at Norfolk.
A British packet, leaving N w-York
after the embargo (which does not ex
tend to foreign vessels) was laid, was
brought to L>v the gun-boats in the Nar
rows, and kept King between two of
them, until they received orders from
Capt. Chauncev, commander of the. flo
tilla at New-York, to permit her to pro
ceed on her voyage.
On the day before Mr. Randolph
mad*' the motion mentioned under the
Washington head in this day's paper,
Gen. Wilkinson sent Mr. R. a chal
lenge. The latter, it is said, returned
the General a written answer, couched
in severe terms, in which lie reminded
him that he (the General) had his cha
racter to clear up,—and declined the
meeting.
The same day on which the motion
was made, Gen. Wilkinson had hand
bills posted up, in which he says, “ I
proclaim to the world, John Randolph,
Esquire, an insolent, slanderous, preva
ricating poltroon.”
Whether the challenge was given in
consequence of ISIr. Randolph having
spoken of the motion he intended to
make, and inconsequence of the Gene
ral's dreading the proposed inquiry and
wishing to silence Mr. Randolph e ffec
tually ; or whether it proceeded from
some other cause; we are net informed.
It maybe asked, if Gen. Wilkinson’s
conduct has been so pure and co:rect as
he wishes the world to believe it has,
xvhij should he be so anxious /3‘kii.l otf’
JUr. Randolph, at the n:c:nent when he
■seas about to move fo) an inquiry into the
General's conduct ?
At the election in the state of Ohio
last October, R. J. cicjs had a majo
i rity of nearly one thousand of the votes
for Governor. His election was con
tested by Nathaniel Massif, (the other
candidate for the same office) on the
| ground that, by accepting a commission
I from the United States, and exercising
j a judicial office in Louisiana, he had
forfeited his cili'/. nRhip in Ohio. Meigs
liad not removed hi > family, nor been
more than six or eight months out of
the state. But the Legislature, in joint
meeting, decided, yt as 24, nays 20, that
he was not eligible—the voice of a ma
jority of the people to the contrary not
withstandin g.
After gravel}' deciding that their con
j stituents were wrong in voting for Me ir;s.
I the House of Rej;r« setitatives of Ohio
I have adopted a resolution, fveas 18,
j nays 12) modestly declaring tli • t the ju
i diciarv has no light to pronounce anv
j legislative act unconstitutional.
On the 24th u!t. in the senate of the
* =tatc of Ohio, the speaker laid before
j that body die returns of the free white
male inhabitants above the age of 21
t years,taken in obedience to the directions
| of the act, entitled “ An act regulating
the mode of taking the enumeration of
the white male inhabitants, above 21
years of age,” which are as follows, viz.
In Hamilton county, 2182
Fairfield, 2166
Clermont, 1262
Franklin, 1020
Muskingum, tW7
Washington, 1011
Adams, 1333
Warren, 1748
Gallia, CIO
Highland, 775
Scioto, 55 7
Athens, 3G4
Butler, 1749
Geauga, 55 5
Jefferson, 2398
Green, 958
Trumbull, 1961
Columbiana, 1733
Champaigne, 798
Boss, 3258
Montgomery, 1215
Belmont, 1625
Miami, 522
Aggregate amount 31,3?>8
By the Prefident of the United
States.
Vi herhas by he act entitled “ An
net, making piovision lor the disposal
ot Public Lands, situated between the
l nited States Military Tract and the
Connecticut Reserve, and other pur*
posts,” it was enacted, that for the dis
posal of the lands of the United States,
situated between the United States Mi
litary Tract and the Connecticut Re
serve, a Land-ofP.ce .should be establish
ed at such place as the President of the
United States might direct. And it was
further enacted, that the Lands afore
said, with the exception of certain tracts
(.herein exet pted, be offered for sale to
the highest bidder, at the place afore
said, on such day or days, as shall by a
PuMick Proclamation of the President
of the United States lie designated tor
that purpose, in tracts of the same size,
and on the same terms and conditions,
as are provided for the lands North of
the River Ohio, and above the Mouth
of Kentucky River.
Wherefore, !, Thomas Jefferson,
President of the United Staters, in con
formity with the provisions of the act
bef'-re recited, do here1 y declare end
make known, that sales shall be lvT.l at
Canton, in the State of Ohio, for the
disposal of the above mentioned lands,
to commence on the second Monday ol
May, one thousand eight hundred and
i i;dit, and continue for and during the
six following weeks.
(liven under mv hand the nineteenth
dav of November, one thousand
eight hundr d and s< ven.
(Signed) TH: JLFFLUSON