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Is Warrington Society.
The Members oftbe Alexandrsa
WgSbingtax Society are req9eAed to nfteud
an extra meeting Of THE /a,a. Society, az
Gag@y's Hotel, on F,iaay the 19tb n.R.
at o'clock in tbe eveniug. Same pu,1i-
eular cireumHauee bovmg b,eDeuted q
meeting effbe Society on The left regular
day, IT IS earnea1 ,e7ueRed thar the mem
6ers 7vi1 be pauAu9l in their attendance.
BY order Of tbe Proficient.
9. DENEALE, See'y.
December IS.
Alexandra Dancing AIemblies.
AF The Gentlemen of Alexan-
drsa are informed thai tie fyH
ADembJ, for tits jeajon, uiA COM
me''ee on 7ueidoy evfnsng, tie 10Th
infant, at 3 O'Clock, at Gad/Dys
Hotel.
THE MANAGERS.
December IS.
40 The late Patrons OF the
Mirror are rejbeHGlJy informed
that the Prs(e'at Proprletovs do not
hold them11elves bound to be anfayer-
0ble for any money that may haze
teen paid IN Advance for that pa
per, to any Of ITS former owmers
but that they NaH comfder all f4eh
as continue their names as Sub
leribevs, to be repomfble to them
for the amount Of hel, vepeaiue
Sub erlptlons from this date.
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The Creditors of the Effate
of the late Col. BURGESS BALL, are
requefed to forward to Mrs. BaHa fate
ment of their claims; as the Adminihra-
tors are anxious to provide for the. diff
charge of them as early as poAible.
Loudoun, Dec. !, 1900. (I5)7t
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+ 0 R S A L E, H
Genuine Madeira Wine in
pipes, hhds. and quarter caNks, for APPROX
cd notes, or exchanged for Tobacco or
Flour. g.
| WILL SELL OR RENT
The Store | have occupied for many
years paf, fituated on Prince Street, op-
polite Col. Hooe's. No itand in Town
, more eligible, or better accommodations
Tor carrying on an exteniive wholefaie, wet
or airy good bufnefs. The cellar perfect
~ dry, with a door at each end, will
hold one thoufand barrels of -four; Zoo
barrels may be flowed on the preu,iGs
without any inconvenience TO the occu-
pant.
Ihoie dehrious of holding it will apply
to me on Merchants Wharf, where | il1ail
IN future do 'buinefs.
VIM I. HALL.
December II. 4
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CongreiS Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
MONDAY December II.

MONDAY December II.
The motion made on Friday by MIR.
Davis, to refer to the committee to whom
had been referred a memorial of the houfe of
Representatives Of the Minilippi Terrific
ny on the official conduct Of Governor
Sargent, the following refolution (conclu.
ding specification of unconstitutional laws
enacted by the governor in conjunction,
with the Judges, and Of fundry opprcnive
acts committed by him) viz. g Re/olved
th0f tie Aa7vs bGDsd by the goveruoy and
Juages ofthe lMllgJHpbi Territory, and tbe.
petifi2n ef C0to WeR, AID others, be,eto-
FIRE b'</e1ted to the bozye, togetber 4vab
all the documents relative thereto, be tyauL
tfeatotbe Pyefdeut oftbe Uu4ea States. -,
was takenu and on the qucftion of refer
renee.
Mr.. Grifwold Gaid the whole fubiea.
Of which the refolutions now offered for.
med part, was already referred to COM
mittse. The charges laid in the refoluti-
ons were ferrous. To refer them would
De to give an indirect ia1ction to their
truth, and he thought any fuch {anetion
highly improper Until they are proved.
he committee already appointed had full
power to inveitigate all the fae;s that ex-
iited. The refult of their invefigation
would be reported, and it would then be
time enough to express an opinion on the
proportions now offered. 1hefe fame re :
folutions had been offered to the houie the
lait FELTON,, and had then been rejected.
Mr.. Grifwold hoped the fame courie would
now be purified.
Mr.. Davis faid he had always thought
that committee, to afcertain facts, and to
fhape bufne{s for that houfe, proceeded
from knowledge, that committee con-
fitting OF few members could with more
facility, gain knowledge of thoie facts
than the houfe in It's collective capacity
could do. He could, therefore, Zee INC.
good cau{e for Withholding the refolutions
from the feleet committee, who were ap-.
pointed to conGder the remembrance from
the Legislature Of the Miniaippi Terri
tory.
His refolutions contained facts, and he
was ready to fupport them, from the do
cuments before him. 1t would be crimi-
nal in'the. houfe to withhold from the COM
mittee any facts it was in their power to
furnifh. IF this relolution contains fate
ments, let the gentleman from Connect
cut fhow them, and he would readily ioin
in expunging them, 70 as only to let pure
facts 60 to the committee. He wifhed no
impofition he wanted only fair exami-
nation into the conduct Of Winthrop Ser
gent, governor of the MiRifippi territory,
Whole administration had been marked
with 70 much reflefsnefs and difcontent
and he believed juftly. AT the laft felton,
of congreis Tome alienation was intended
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Inc gentleman from Connecticut flaws.
that the refolution contains direct CHARGES
againft man high in Office, and this ho1is.
ought NOT to 1anction them until thew ara.
proved. I truf have proved them hv ).
reference to the laws now before me. and
II they are not proved, let the gentleman
take the laws and fhew wherein am in
correct; and 10 much as is found detective
let MIN expunge. The gentleman iays.,
that deipotiiln is charged againR the p,5.
vernon. Why, faid Mr.. d. what ftrono
er proof OF tyranny or defpo i'm can you
ak, than to fee aman let no bounds TO his
conduct, and who breaks through the Ii
mts let tor himby the ippreme laws of the
land -
1t is true this refolution was offered bv
me at the Taft fellon, but it was nor re-
leeted as the gentleman fuppoies, it was
not acted upon; but if the gentleman from
Connecticut and other gentlemen on CHS
moor, after feeling that Winthrop Sargent
mas openly violated the contribution of the
United States, conider him a fit Object to
rally round ifafter they fee he has viola
TED the ordinance defgned for the govern-
ment OF that territory, they conGder him
Mt Object for them to cling to ifafter
ieeing the ihameful abufe of Legislative
power veited in his hands and his dir
graceful avarice if after feeling and hear
Ing all this, they conGder that he has aef-
ed confidently with federal principles and
is entitled to federal fupport, they viii
unite and fife this relolution here, and ne.
yer let the committee fee it it may be
that this relolution will be loft to-day:
perhaps it would be tomorrow but the
tin'eis approaching, when the conduct Of
public officer will not be yelled in this
manner. Thelun Of federaliim is nearly
let; not three months, and it fcts forever.
II this reiolution contained any thing
new or itrange there would be fome excuf:
tor the objections made to reference but
IT'S havig been prefented during the lat ief-
lion mutt have imprinted the facts chare-
ed in it on the minds of every member
preient--beGdes this, thofe complaints
have been made from the hrH hour Win
throp Sargent came into office, and have
oceh heafa from one extremity OF the con-
tinent to the other. ~
1t is fact well known, that at the
time this man was appointed governor of
the MifiAippi Territory, he was hated
and defpifed by the people Of the WeRern
country. His pride, his infolence, and
tyrannical difpoftion, had rendered bis
name odious to the Wefern country. In
this the gentleman who reprefents the
N. W. Territory, and who was nearer
the theatre of his actions than was, caa
bear me witnefs-Still he was appointed.
We felt indignant at the promotion of fuch
a character by our government but we
have gradually reprened our refentment.
The Object, however, for which this man
was TENT over us, has not been accomplifl,-
ed. His milton has failed. Though We
telt the juf indignation oftreemen, We had
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to be oteysd to the diftreles Of this IN
prehed Fs4plss but their governor had de-
teated tIsabjeef by emitting to give no,
ftice OF Me;eleefion, as he ought to have
done. = 80 =
he was enjoined by the laws of laft fef
Ion, to give notice of the election, and
to appoint Judge or judges to attend i ;.
ne had emitted to do 70, and had refu{ed
to {, lliu e a writ of election doubling for
the hrft time his power). This conduct had
drawn from their Legislature remembrance
which required the further interpoGtion Of
congreis, to enable them to organize their
body. This remembrance makes a gene
raj alluiion to the unconstitutional laws
made by the governor and Judges the r.
iolutlon Particularifes thofe laws, and will
bring them in precife manner before the
committee. If gentlemen doubted the ac-
curacy Of the refolution, he would con-
vince thofe, who were not oppofed to con-
vlction, that it was correct. Here Mr..
Davis read feveral of the laws made Nv
the governor and Judges of the MiiTi1i. :
Pi Territory, and folne claufes of the fe-
deral contribution to prove thar the laws
were unconstitutional. Here then are a.
bundant proofs of unco, ffitut;onal and
opPreiv laws, under which the people Of
that territory labor, and of which they
complain and will this houfe afford no re-
lief, from tyrant, who has trampled on
their rights with tigers ftride, and pluck
ed from them by voracious and difprace-
tul laws, their hard earnings? ,
The governor of that territory receives
annually falary Of 1000 dollars for his
iervices, and each of the judges falary Of
500 dollars per Annum. This was Iup-
poied by the law a competent compensation;
their acceptance Of thofe offices for that
ium acknowledges it to be enough; fill you
lind laws here that give'the governor fee
OF eight dollars on tavern licences, &c.
AS we'll might the prefident of the u. States
claim fees for giving patents or any other
writing to which he affixes his name. The
Judges of this territory, who conformity
with the governor made the laws, have
taken care Of themfelves. Hear their table
OF fees, giving to themfelves fees for GER
tain fervices rendered by them in their
judicial capacity. And is not this flame
ful abufe of the Legislative power they are
yefed with? Here Mr.. D. read the ia
BILE Of fees Congress cannot raife their
OWE wages the contribution has wifely |
forbid it, yet Winthrop Sargent and the |
judges give themfelves what fees they
pleafe, without regarding the. fpirit Of the
contribution. If this refolution accompa-
MES the remembrance of the Legislature Of
the Mihinippi territory, the committee
will be able to Judge whether the COVER
nor withheld the writ Of election from
fear ofexceeding his power or whether
he did it to prevent the organization of
the Legislature; for had the Legislature
been formed, thofe very laws by whichhe"
and the judges fatiate their avarice would
have been repealed.
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on, Eie9cr, are appo;ased - Vote OF he
two branches of,hei; rslpe4i,e Lecila,arEs,
and appointments 10 mad nave oecn ur,
torN'iy recognised by Congrels. l. IS a
great co1ioiatiou, therefore, hat On the
pFeient occs6on, We have theGr anth,rits-
tive preccien5s 20 purdue; Guce. pcrmi, ms
TO repeat, it /. only Ii, TO your af>-e,ion 70
decide, whether PznnfyIvan's ihall abandon
her elective rights, or exrrc,f= then. in
manner, WHICH has already 6een adop.ed BY
one half Of the Confederation,
lhorEh have thus explicitly communi--
ca'ed NY sen;im nts, and exonec.,c ed nv lelf
from ali Official refpon6bili,y. Mn decnI,
Par'ake Of the general iol:ci,ud.. foe the it,
Tue OF your deliberations. The G,uatisn or
our Country "a critical but not aiarptng.
In her externsl relationo, the proirea Of
reconciliation aud peace appears, by recent
intelligence, TO be realized and nothing
Teens wanting to her dcme6ie Sappineis,
hut recollection of the COMMON inte,eR
by which all her Citi-ess NUT be equally
animated, IN their efforts to prot.ote il. Ii
has, perhaps then, fallen to Tire lot of Penn
iyivania, not merely TO determine an irpor-
tant eiection, but to cxtinguin,, hy q mag
nanImous example, thoie fevds and j.sloufcs.
which have didurbed the order oF Socie;y
AID winch have threatened 70 ecliptc the
glory OF the Revolution. Under ,his impreC.
hon, we fee, without furpriGe. the a,ten,ion
OF the Union fixed upon the proceedings Of
The Preieut day; while, from every quarter
OF the rate, the Winca and prayers of our
Feiiow-citizeus, cmphaticauy appeal to The
PatriotiiT and fidelity of tiiofe, In whom
they have delegated their power. Such iuf
and honorable expectations will not be dit
appointed No :-Superior to ;he fuggeRi-
oua OF party, Obtaining a coatsG about
forms, aud yielding to the precedents that
have been e&ablilhed, your decilion cannot
fail TO merit the appreciation of our ecnai.
tuen's, che spPlavfe oi our fGer Rates. and
the gratitude of poderity.
ihaii reierve, gentlemen, the commune
cations on the general Rate of the commoH-
wealth for future me1sge 90, cannot
concIude at this simc, wi,hont afTurius you
OF my mott cordial cooperation in every
meaiure for the public good. Let Us, tirgu,
cultivate, by every means in cur power, 4
liberal and harmonious int7rcoufe between
the departments of the Government ;-con
vinced, as we mutt be, shat our private hap
Pine!s, not lefs than our putlic duty, will be
bctt promoted, under the irHueace of mutu.
al confidence, Difference md eae..a.
THOMAS Nj. lI1B1fN.
Nov. 7, 1900.
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NORFOLK, Noy. II.

ENf'a6 ofa hffsT ft0a Weco- t9;ov;4ssc: to
a gfH.l"aa4 "a his Borough, dated Oao-
Der 2Stb.
" Before ta;s can reach you, you will
nave heard thst tne Britiih cruizers have or.
ders TO capture ail aeutrals With careocs, or
any part OF their oarSoes, the production of
a couniry the eGemy of Great Britain, W.
lea hound home where they belong, or to
Great britain or Ireland, This, i am q
trad, will cauie great pneaiinels in the Uoi.
ted States. There are ierersl veiyels rent
III LATELY, merely DecsuCe part of their car
g'es we're iHgar and coffee, bound to
SPAN
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PEt5urg IRE Glib.
Head o usrters. Lenrsne,
90 F,ncfiior. g wear.

so F'uctidor, yesr,
&ouil'int L'Overture, msior gene,al Of the
army of S.. Domingo, to Alexanaer
Murray, efquirc, commander of the a7-
zion a, ST. Domingo.
l have received, worthy commander. vour
favor Of the ash of Angua ul,. and am
'npreded with grateful fsuEr Of The marks
OF k'udoeis and civiiity you haye been plear
ed 10 thew me. 1t gives me pleslurc to
be in orined OF your lauiable intentions
or preterving good understanding be.
tween the REFLECTIVE officers of this IHand
ard the United States; i, being the means
or rendering both countries happy.
/ cheriihed The hope th,t in the number
Of prifouera taken 81 the T'rumbull, certain
per'ons mi2h, have been fent 10 me, from
waom might receive fome ufcful informs-
ion. --fnofe s.Icde to, mentioned TO
Or Stevens 1t the lat interview VIC had 4,
Port Republican, requeaiog thsr this favour
might be folicitsd of the Uui,cd States.
They are the lsat culpsble the ret mua
abide by the consequences.
/ with you health AID profperity; ard
have the honour to DC you. humble i-rvsnt.
TOUSSAINT L'OVERTURE.
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Governors Address.
PsngiyiOania LEgy7aturc.


Yeaerday afternoon the Governor met
the two Hosics in The Chamber of the
Houie of Representatives, aud delivered the
following Adtrefa.
Gentlemen fur Sen1is and
Gfntles;n u The Hogje Of Feprejias4,iveJ,
The Legislature having omitted to pre-
ieri0e ihe manner. ia which ths e,eGtors Of
Prelident and Vice-PrcGdent of the u
ni.ed States, ihail be appointed, have
thought il Incumbent on me, TO furnih the
Prefent opportunity, for diicharging truR,
70 intere!tIns TO the honor of the fate, and
70 eilential to the PROPERTY of the Union.
To preierve, Indeed. the political balance Of
our Confederation, to promote the regular
operations of government, 20 diTufe the
bleihngs of coRcord, and 10 eniure the con-
5dence of the people, are conGderatious in
tlmately connected with the objea, for which
you have been convened aud having tbas
prompted an extraordinary interPofIion of
the Executive power, they viii, ALTO, / sm
periuaded, command, on your part, ferrous
and lalutary attention
Il 10 to be regretted, Gentlemen, that
the difference of opinion, which occurred on
this lubjee, between the Two branches of
The laa general aGTembly, has deprived our
cenftituents of ar immediate participation IN
the choice of Electors, either by an election
of the cirizsns at large, or by an ELECTION OF
The citizens in diitrie3s. Since, however, the
cr.iS affords no other alternative, than lie
giilstiYe appointment, or derileaion Of the
right OF election, we cannot, think, rsaea
upon the dangerous snd difgracesul cent?
queuces Of the latter courle, without re-
ioiving to puriue the former. On the fdeli
ty and vigilance Of KS (evsral members, the
Union depends for rs energy snd duration
and. 1t IA obvious, that neglcSt, or omiliion,
Of the important duties, aligned TO the To-
dIyidual fsteo, mutt, esentually. prove as
isftfuttive to our federal CompsA, % an
sppoil,ion thr moR active, or iecsilion the
noR daring For, free aua enlightened
People will rot long continue 20 maio,ai,
or 10 rerped an inRiyution. in which frsfn
whatever cauie) they nave cea(ed to be re-
preiented.
Nor can We refa the influence Of ,hore
occurrences which sdmouifh uq, At th,s mo
nentnus PERIOD OF human affairs, 20 rally
round the Contribution OF our country, as the
palladium Of sivil Liberty, and the lsa hope
of Republican Virtue. To rcfcns Penufyl
vania, therefore from the Rigma exhibiting
10 her fsrr faces, a fatal example Of DIT
cord ADD diiorasuization, ss a motive, that
csnoot tail TO fuperce5e in every patriotic
mind, The pride Of opinion, as 10 ne theory
OF cur Government, or the bias g rrsdilcc-
ton, as 70 the various -aeans of Gupplying ia
departments. For my owu part, scknow.
edge, tat have ever contemplated a ge-
neral cheice by the People, a. the trasG,
iairea, fsfea, expedition OF the Coneitut;on ;
bni . difference tor che Judgment aud prsc-
tic- Of o'herV, taught me to rsfpea depar.
tore from thst RI eliewhcre before the ne.
cem.T had sri(ep, which ,mpoles departure
iro@ It here, la sight Staies 81 the uni.-
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KenGy .,fobn5, esq
Samuel Wbfs, eyq.
Nathaniel MitcbeN, esq.
BdLTIMORE, Mepemler 70.

By a gentleman direa s.en the city Of Waihing,
ton, arrived Ian evening. We haze received The fol.
loving iniormation--'hsto on Saturday evening lsh,
about o'clock, p. M. fire broke out in the
building occupied by the war office, fuppaed to
have commenced in the chamber OF the iecrerary
himieli and into which fire was ieareclY ever cd
mi,Sed--A great portion OF the books aud paper,
were defroycd; rhcfe Of the aeCemPtsnt were E.
vec--tha aforementioned Bpildmg, belonging 10
Mr.. IofePh Hodgfon, with one adioing, belonging
to Mr. Jonathan Jaekion, were continued, not-
withdrawing the exertions Of the citizens
In addition to the above we have jan learnt. by
letter from Ws(hmgton, chat MIR. d xtsrs
partmens in which the FIRE originated had been
i0eisS H far Ib1 ig fvVo qoIsi, the fecrstay having
gone on journey TO the northwsrd Tor has family.
Mr. Wocot:, with one of the clerks who firh diff
covered 'h- fnoke ifuing from che feeretsrs 5
chamber burli open the door, but they were in
family repeiled ainoa fuHoesteI, and retreated
with difficulty from rhe flames, which inRaItly
ipread over every quarter of the building.
MIR Dexter hiISl;lf arrived i, the unhappy mo-
mcnt OF couflagr2tiou, very much injured by fall
from his carriage, which overle; in that city.
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1t is to be prefumed that any
man who declares againf the pof6-
bic progreis Of liberty, is NOT very
favorable to political improvement.
Mr. Adams has faid that the people
of Europe could no more be 60.
yerued by representative govern
ment than their cattle. lie has ex.
tollcd the Britih contribution as the
greatef Of all human inventions, &
yet he is conGdered by a part of the
federaliits ofthis country, as-deferv-
ing of popular fufrage, and that an
administration like his can alone
Perpetuate the bleGings Of frong
and energetic government.
Ina country where the conftitu-
ton fixes the frength and tone of
the government, what domen mean
when they ipeak of a ftrong govern
lment! DO they mean that the 90.
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PETERSBURG, November u.

The.Ra!eish papers give fa,emcn,softhe
pole tor the ele6tion Of El-ttor, Ter tile fate
Oh North'CaroIina.--As fsr as the elections
are aicertaned, It appear, that four rcpu6i.
can candidates are already ele6ed, te vii.
Col. Taylor, for the dihrj3 of Raleigh +;
Gldeoa Alton, Cor the diGriA of H.hiax =;
Major E'tarn, for the diGriS of Hdiibo-
rough - Johuioa, for the dierief OF
Edgcomb. The federal candidate, " lillian.
Martin, Is elected for the didri6t of Favette
vile, From the other diIriGts no return,
rad been received.
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INTERESTING.
French CsmmGonert s0 tb;, Con,

frenfb ConriDfonert 10 ibis Country.
1t ia reported, and we have reafon to be-
licve there ia good Foundation for it, that
Mr. OrTo, and Mr.. D. La FoRssr, who
were formerly in this country in the diplo-
matte line, are appoin ed by the french 60
rcSnment to come ont to this country, as
Coumiiiioners TO jsffe tie d5F;rsnces exiting
between the two countries
November 10.
On Friday afternoon, alter the Governor had de-
hvered has speech, Mr.. Boiielu Of the Houie OF
Representatives, read in his place, bill for ap-
pointing bv joint vote, Electors of Preiident and
Vice Pr-iidert OF The United States. It wa, made
the order for this DAY.