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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11

Iwouldtaks Tie liberty Of reading. By way
Of argument, the resolution which he had
prepared. MIR. Bidwell then read the
following resolution
| Resolved, that so much ofthe message
oFthe President of the United States, as
relates to injuries done to us, IS nentra'
nation, by the interpolation OF new, I'M
lust and unacknowledged principles into
| the law of nations, be referred to select
committee, with instruction to enquire, in
what respects, and to whet extent, orr
neutral rights have thus been violated,
and what Legislative measures the true in
terest Of the United States requires, TO
counteraG such violations.
Mr. Bidwe remarked thar this resolution went
further than that offered by the gentleman from
Maryland. So Far as thar resolution went Il met
his ideas. Bn, he thought IL ought to go further
and should /, not be adopted by the committee,
he would afterwards move the one ne had JUST
read. His reason for thinking the house ought
TO 20 further was this We have been informed
by the president that new principles have been
interpolated BY foreign powers INFO the law of
nations. What these principles aye is not stated.
except in instance. To what extent they have
been carried. we are no, informed We have, it
not of such nature as to justify our aAing in
eur legislative capacity. These principles. as
well as the injuries we have received were. in
his opinion. proper subject for the investigate
on Of a committee.
Mr. Nicholson said he could NOT conceive in
what the two resolutions differed except in Ian.
guage. They both embraced the same Object
In one respect only they differed. While The re
solution of the gentleman from Massachusetts.
referred The suLjea TO sslea committee, his ews
resolution referred it to the committee of way
and means. The investigation contemplated b,
the gentleman cou.d be well made by the com
nittee OF ways and means. as by seIea com
nis,ee. Nor was Il necessary for this purpos
I 10 give them any instruaions II the subjed re
CURED investiga ion, IL would be ,heu duty 4
make it, and tolay the result Of the investig ato
before the house Ii would be allowed that
was subject in which fbe revenu. was mos
deeply interested, and as such properly the pro
vince of the committee ofways and means. 70
his own psrt, Mr. Nicholson said, he could hav,
no objection 70 che resolution OF the yenher,ai
from Massachusetts; but ~ his own resolution
embraced the sarre cbica and wen, 10 The sar.
extent, he perceived no reason gainst adop IN:
il.
TDebate - be continued l
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II Publication ressecfing he Loyal GONNA
ny's claims ard conduct.


ny's claims and conduct.
AS to the rise and dissolution Of The said
claim, we shall be very concise; in the
year i74s, the above company petitioned
the king for grant Of 100000 acres of
land, on the branches of the Mississippi;
river; the king gave them no grant, but
gave the company leave, upon certain con-
dltions, to survey the land. What were
these conditions The company say they
were 10 survey the land, return their plsn,
pnd pay rights IN four years, and on so DO.
ing, they were promised grant from the
crown. Were there no other conditions
The king must have been partial trustee,
IL there were no other conditions; il must
be acknowledged the company had pro-
missed to make great aud extensive set
tiemeDt on the western waters. The
company speak about encouraging a spec
dy settlement. What encouragement did
the company give! IN the first place the
company raised The price Of the land from
ten shiliings, to three pounds ten shiIlings
per hundred acres, with view Of raising
sC24,ooo for their own private use; this
vas To bestaken of from those that would
venture into the wilderness. They would
not move their families into dangers, to
encourage others so, on these conditions,
people would not hazard the barbarity of
the heather tribes; there were not fools
enough in the country, so the company
could not get settlers ill the indulgence
OF four years were elapsed, which was in
The year 1857. Now we find ia the year
1853, the company petiiioned 10 have tho
promised grant renewed but the king re.
fused, and that with honor, as he had in
obliged them with four years more than
the conditions, 50 the grant was dead
this was Ihe total dissolution Of the grant !;
and TO close the matter, the king put out
his royal proclamation and shut the land
ottlce. Now when il came to the public
tina, the grant was dissolved, people NOV.
cd over TO the western waters at mighty
rate, so that IN ten years, we think there
was little short Of three thousand settlers
on the western waters OF Virginia and
early in the yesv l77S, Col. Christie made
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[Debate q Be con,inned I
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF viHGIsIA.
House. OF DEIse1rss.
7nur,day, Detmbcr 3, laos.

Thursday, Deomber S, 1905.
number OF petitions were presented. read
and referred.
Mr. Miller (Powha'an) reported from the
committee Of privilsg es and elections, thar the
committees had, according To order, ex smined the
sheriRs returns of delegsIes 10 serve IN the pre.
sent General Assembly, compared me sa7ne with
the Torn, prescribed by Lave, and have coma 10
the following resolutions thereupon:
Resoired, rs the opinion of thi. committee.
that the returns OF Delegates fran the counties
OF Amelia, Alternate, Aeeonsck. hnherss. IA.
gus'a' Buckingham, Brunswick Brooke, BAH,
Boteisurt, Bedford, Berkeley, Chesterfield
Campnell, Chs-les Ci,y, Charlotte. CurnbesianJ
Caroline. Cnpcpcr. Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City,
Essex, tsuluier. fluvanna. Frederick. Fairfax,
Franklin .Greensvile. Grecnbrier. 6, yson, Glou
ces,er. Hanover. Halifax, Hsnreo. Henry. Har.
rison, Hampshire. Hardy, Isle Of Wight James
City, Jefferson. King & Queen, KiAs William
kanawha. Lansnha'g, Loudoun, Lancaster.
Louisa, Lee. Montgomery, Madison. Msekler.
burg, Middeses. Monroe, New Kent. Norfolk
| county, Nouow2y. Northumberland, Nor,harap.
ron. Orange, Ohio, Pendistan, Princess Anne
Prince William, PitisyivaAia, Povhssan, Pa.
trick. PriHce George, Russell, Richmond City
Rockingham, Rockbrdgs. Shenandoah, South.
azPten, Surry, Sussex, Tszewell. Wood. Wash
| jngton. Westnoreiand, Wythe, Warwick and
! York. are in the form prescribed by law.
RssoIvsd. as the opinion Of this committee
that the returns of Delegates from the counties
/ of Mason, Mathews, Nansemond, Randolph
and Stafford, are not madeip The form prescribed
by law.
The 6rst resolution was agreed to by the house
and the second ordered to lie on the table
| On motion, ResoiVed, that this house vii on
Tuesday the i7th instant, proceed By Join, bal.
| lot with the Senate, 10 remove from the Council
of Statetw members thereof, agresably to the
constitution Of this STATE.
Oydered. that > committee Of finance he ap
pointed, and a committee was appointed VI Mess
Miller (Powhatan) Semple, Madison. Burwe ell
Kinney, Smyfh (Wythe) Aylett, Mallory, Pen
dleton (Betkeley) Love, b. Harrison, Harvie
Minor Robertson aud Woodny.
And then the house adjourned till tomorrow
IL o'clock.
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Fridau, Decen,6er eth. lsos.

The house, according to- the order OF
the day, proceeded by Joint ballot with
the senate, to the choice of~a Judge to
supply the vacancy occasioned by the
death Of Joseph Jones, Esq. and on
counting the ballots a majority was found
in favor Of Hugh Holmes, Esq.
The house, according 10 the order Of
The day, proceeded by joint ballot with
the senate, 10 the appointment Of Pub.
lic Printer 10 this Commonwealth for one
year; and on counting the ballots a ma
jority was found in, favor Of Samuel Plea.
SAINTS jr.
A motion was made that the house
come to Che following resolution
RESOLVED, That the chair is vacated by
the appointment of Hugh Holmes 10
seat IN the Judiciary.
Ordered, that the said resolution do lie
on the table.
Mr.. Miller (Powhatan) from the Com
miitec OF Privileges and Elections, made
The following report, which was received
and ordered to lie on the table:
The committee OF Privileges and Flee
tons have according 10 order, had under
their consideration the petition of David
Graham, complaining OF the undue cleo
ton OF John Woodward, returned to serve
as delegate for the county Of Monroe,
TO them referred, agreed upon a report
and came to the following resolutions
ihereupon. il appears TO your commit
Tea from the aiidavits of John Miller,
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c O N G II f S S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
December Q.

December ..
a Acknowledgements ofihc SHAKER on tax.
ing the Char.
GENTLEMEN,
AcceP, my sincere thanks for the no.
nor you have conferred on me. Permit
me.,o assure You that my utmost endea-
vors viii be cxertcd to discharge the du-
ties OF tise chair with fidelity, impaftiaiity
and industry; and that shall rely with
confidence on the liberal ana candid sup
port OF the house,"
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gvrapHsDAY, December 4.

bSCCHtOCT Hs
a memorial wa. presented PRAYING thar
provision may be inade fer snail light
house on Sandy Point. .-,9
Referred 70 The Committee OF Com
Jnercc and Manufactures.
An eugrossed bill making an appropri.
alton OF 100000 dollars towards defrayipg
tho expenses OF the Navy during the year
1905, for which the previous appropri-
atoms had proved insufficient, was read a
third time and passed without division.
On motion OF Mr.. ]. Randolph the
House resolved itself into conlmittee OF
the whole OF the state of the uniop.---
General VARNUM in the char.
Mr.. J Randolph offered the follow.
Ing resolutions:
1. Resolved, That so much OF the Mes
sage the Presidep, Of the United States,
as relates to the subject OF quarantine and
health laws, be referred to the Committee
of Commerce and Manufactures.
Q. Resolved, That SO much oi,he Mes
sage Of the President Of the United States,
as relates 10 the aggressions committed
on our coasts by foreign armed vessels, 10
the defence Of our ports and harbers, to
the building Of seventy four gun ships, s
90 the providing of arms and Ammunition,
be referred 10 a select committee.
s. Res'.lved, That so much ofthe Mes.
sage ofthe President Of the United States,
as relates tothe organisation and clsssifi-
cation of The militia, and 10 the sugmen.
iatinn of our land forces, be referred 10 a
selee committee.
a. Resolved That 50 much ofthe Mes
sage Of the President Of The United States,
a. relates TO our naval peace establish
ment, be referred 10 sele6 committee.
Prcvioust 10 decision on these resoluti.
cDs, Mr.. Bidweil rose and said that il was
his wish 70 offer an additional resolution
relative 70 a subiea no, embraced in Them.
The Chairman observed tina, the reso-
lutons frst offered must in point oforder
be hrst decided upon, after which The re.
solution alluded to could be received, or
J, might be read in argument while they
were Under CONFEDERATION.
The foregoing resolutions we're then
severaiIy read aud agreed 10 without d.
vision.
MIR. Nicholson said he would offer ano-
Their resolution, the substance Of which
was not embraced IL the resolutions Sub.
miticd b. his friend from Virginia-viz.
Reso!ved, That 50 much q The Mes.
sage Of the President Of The u States, as
relates 70 the condua Of the belligerent
powers towards the Unred States, and 10
tie uniustihsble construction Iats.y given
by some of them 10 the law of Daiions az
e regards the rights Of neu;rals, be re-.
fired to the Committee Of Ways and
Means.
MIR. Bidwell said this resolution en-.
breed in some messoFe his obieN but
as Il aid not sxactiy COMFORT With il, he
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11
HUGH HOLMES
December 9TH, 1905.

- 'H''1~f 7 Wy OIDs
Mr. Henning, reminded the house Of
The necessity of proceeding to the choice
OF speaker, and recommended Peter
Johnston Esq. az q person. well qualified
to discharge the duties oflhat ofice--and
was seconded in the nomination By Mr..
miller (of Poahatan) --whereupon,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11
December 3.

Mr. Thomas offered the following reso-
lulion:
Resolved, that committee be appoint
ed TO enquire whether any and what a
mendments arenecessary to be made In the
acts establishing post office aud pos,
roads. and to report by bill or otherwise.
Agreed TO, and referred TO the commit
tee Of post Offices and post roads.
On motion of MI J. Clay,
Resolved, lhst the committee on post
Offices and Pas; roads be instructed to en-
qnire whether any and wha, abuse exists
ofthe privilege OF Thanking letters, aud to
report such provision as in their opinion
will tend 10 remedy the same.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11
SAM. MEEK.
Ifashingfou counfv. girginia.
SAINT. MEEK.
Uashington eonsy. Virginia,

U6OtHytoH county. FfrgGnf0,
David Snodgrass came before me, Sa.
muei Meek, a justice Of the peace for said
countys and made oath, that abols The year
l773, certain John Floyd, Col. Christie
and Col. VIM. Edms;on, came 10 the
house OF this affiant, aud told him that the
officers and soldiers were coming to take
his land, If he would not let him, the said
Floyd, survey it---in consequence (which
this atiIant suffered said Floyd TO survey
his land--and this asiiant further states,
that al that time he knew Of no other claim
excepting the kings right. THIS afiant
also states, that Floyd received bis survey-
ing fec and promised to leave plat of his
land With Capt. Thompson, so that he
could get title at any time, but said Floyd
went away without leaving any plat, snd
further says not. Sworn 10 this 9TH day
Of October, 1905.
SAML. MEEK.
The character Of these ess,leunen can.
not be disputed. In another place PEN
oIetoO says, The people applied 10 the
comPany's agent, time after time, and
"wonid not enter land under any surveyor,
" waiting Ill the company's grant SHOULD
abe confirmed" This IS naked and
simple stra,agem---for the land Office Sas
shut by the supreme power Of The kin;-
dom. Ihefe was moi surveyor III Vngt-
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Committees appointed by the house of re-
representatives..

SOWNllteS OF ways q nlcads--NtcsS'
]. Randolph, Nicholson, J.. Clay, Quincy
Merriweiher, Dickson and Mosely.
Committee of Commerce and Manufac
lures Niessrs. Crowninshield, Mac Cree.
~, Leib, EARLY, Dana, Newton and Mum.
ford.
Committee OF Claims---Mes J. e.
Smith, Holmes, Bsdinger, Stanford, Stan
ton. p. ~. Moore and Thomas Moore.
Committee Of Eieetons- Messrs. Find
ley, Elmer, Eppes, Chiltenden, Schune
man, Bldwell and Ellis.
Committee Of Revisa. and Unfinished
Businsss--Messrs. Tenny, Aston and
Claiborne.
Committee to prepare Standing Rules
and Orders--Msssrs Vsrnum, Dawson
Talmsdgc, Gregg and Holland.
Committee on Pos.Oshces and Post
Roads--Messrs. Thomas, K. Whrehll.
Bet,on, Cook, Eliot, Knight, S,urges,
Cosing,on. Cloptou, Sandfurd. VI. Will
ans, Rhea (of Ten.) d, II. Williams,
Mead, Jer. Morrow, Scu,hard and Lewis.
Committee of ACCOMPLISHMENTS Com
red, Davenport and Cutts.
Committee to wall On the President at
opening Mesars. J. Randolph,
Davenport and Cuts.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-03

,Aaps 10 no Instance has the chai acter of
80 ~ usmoeratlc party been more particu.
s..y ossneated, .or their disinterested "a.
'l'0slsm mere clearly exhibited than in
eas ioaoslng lines, which re extract
t0m the Mercury. They are the bro.
4sa0a OF q jealous democrat, who is
.ssnOs'y alise'to the divisions that ex.
y among MS brethren; in endeavorins
II ''aee the origin ofthose divisions. he
- 'ulps saam patriotism of It's mask:
4. r, (Con. Gag.
lue spirit OF competition mixes itself
uas reflections, and discolours our
f%sas' But this cause of division was
nasly operate upon the republicans
~sg as ihe federal party maintained
formidable influence. ID was no, I'LL
Sosaiail OF this system, thar the re.
sai members were brought into COM
.'0n and collision with each other. II.
(,a0s I'LL tia, moment then, that the re.
ssas' who had already Obtained the
i ~ ~ aud emolumeuts Of an Office. or
4au Inc greatest chance of obtaining
= became the objects Of rivalry and
En sittEen that the rain and ,be =.
4 e.; u' and al! those who have assumed
\. = presensions of patriotism to pro.
war %s, !. own ambitious purposes, step
H.r Q claim their expected reward.
,., We NOT braved, they will say. an
4, s'soss OF the American revolution :,
= : IS rot displayed aa equal eutnusi.
p Ous Conflicts with the federal par.
alto. ,1 !. We not adhered TO your adnini-
's s'sa . spite of relentless opposition and
'.s ), menace: And are we not now en-.
',,r - some OF the fruits Of the victory -,
4 40. y THIS splendid picture of their
y ,ha, oHs' these men are p, one to be.
,hs; a' no reeompense can be too great
w slT use, services, no competition can be
!. L., ,usd TO ths confidence of,he pc .
pOir,, ,psse splendid expectauops be dis.
q their adheitnee to The repub.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-03

iieaa interest is 40 longer to be trusted.
Here then is one source of divisioa. Bur
lee their efforts be successful IN sowing sus-
picions OF their rivals principles, and in
oyerthrowing his Presensions; and they
Immediately createla new division among
the republican party. Inevirt Of their
rivals may not indeed be affected by this
defeat, though their bosoms may still bear
as high as ever with the fervor of republi-
can principles yet they are maimed IN
their exerlions to promote the republican
cause; the eye OF suspicion has fastened
upon them; aud the people will no longer
receive benefit from those in whom they,
will no longer conGde.
!" True there are men, who assume TO
themselves the tide s. garb ofrepublicanism
to conceal their own contracted designs.
These men remain under the banners Of
the party so leng as they have a hope OF
sharing in the spoils. But once let them
feel the futility of these hopes, once let
them see that there are others who better
deserve respect, and who are more sue
cessiul in its attainment; and their ambi-
ton will be, confined to the discovery of
some plausible Pretexs for deserving to the
opposlss parry"
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: From The Nev 1orh Evmiag Fast.

A poem has lately been published in Sa.
lem, entitled, The Power OF SOLITUDE,
in two parts, by J. STORY. which, by the
delicacy OF its sentiments and melody of its
verse, promises to obtain for the author a
verv considerable share Of applause. The
design OF the work, says the writer, is no
less to exhibit descriptions ofthe rural life
and local scenery, than to mark the inau-
ence OF solitude upon the passions and fa-
culties of mankind. He begins with re-
counting the pleasures of retirement. and
undertakes to shew, that the tender and
sublime emotions of the soul. when repos.
ing IN the shades of solitude, are derived
lrom thar principle Of association and sym-
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-07-03
IT is ALSO PROPOSED TO EXECUTE
PORTR ATS
of Mr.. AID Mrs. Walhlngton

" MT. d!t1 MIS- W1IR1ngt0H,
On fn,aller feale, IS inches by Ia executed by the
fame Proce, and will be ready for delivery the fame
time, on fublcrptions of Four Dollars and Fifty Cent.
each, including Gilt Frame 1t is principal aim OF
this work. to produce the mott correct kenefses Of M
amiable couple,
One of the Paintings TO be seen at Mr.-cada,
bys Hotel, for few days, who will receive fubferp-
tons. AS this copy is ordered tobe ens Richmond
foon, another viii be forwarded, if isbierbers Offer To-
Robert Gray's, King free. alexandria, with whom,
fubferihers may ALTO enter their names
u The ArtiA prefumes that the fsret art Of Poly.
graPhek Painting is known only TO himfelf IN the U.
States having travelled from the Carolinas to Malta
chuietts wthou, finding matter Of it. BY this arr.
original paintings may be multiplied 70 render it
difficult point out the difference. The Poygraphiek
picture, of the two, when compared together, is the
mca brilliant, and the nature of the process cannot fail
renderingit durable In fire the whole is 70 ex-
ad and beautiful copy, that the mEd is loa in conec
ture as to the method in which it is executed
Iuly 4.
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FROM THE PoRT FoLro.
To the Right Wheel STEuBrs.

ALTHOUGH can't, like Sterne,
turn Cappadocia, Pontus or Phrygia, into
sermon or essay, yet like Smol.et, never
travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry,
* It's all barren" This military phrase Of
the able baron's, certainly conveys more
than mechanical operation upon platoons
and columns.
The art of wheeling to the right, al,ho'
so often taught on muster days, has never
been rightly practised, although the world
has been wheeling above four thousand
years.
Irecoliect an anecdote of soldier, who
after cllmbinga commanding emine &c, SO
sensibly felt his elevation, that he gave
words OF command to kingdoms, and or
dered them to wheelto the right. Had he
been obryed, verify believe that their
majesties, who are now fighting, would
have kept snug at home in their own courts,
and made no slaughter, but at festive
boards. Russia would have wheeled IRON
she massacre of Poland; and half a score
of kingdoms would haze kept NO iynorant
of their destiny, by nor giving Frenchmen
an opportunity 10 g,vetthem chace, anG his
Sandman majesty never would have said
to his armies, wheel this way, or that way,
or any way, if you can only wheel your
selves, and my kingdom, from the grasp
of Bonsparre.
Religion has been ever wheeling and I
unluckily live in place, where may be
counted many sects, that Hannah Adams
never dreamt of. In one place they hold
sinners under water until they are filed /:
with belief. In another, they find buta6ve
IN sixty, that are elected to future bliss !;
and in another, they send sinners of all CO.
Tors, conduct and persuasions, to the a.
bodies OF happiness a shrewd sgenius OBJ.
serves, that none of them wheel to the
right.
Fhe ladies, whose rotundity often rem.
ders them fine subjects for wheeling, and
who have been revolving in the orbit of
fashion, ever since Adams wife stitched
her apron Of IS leaves, are said by wicked
FITS, not always to move right. The amo-
rous bosom, which in modern days, has
swollen prodigiously to view, and the ro-
tund waist, so tempting to the clasp, are
by no means signs of error; but moralists
suspect that chastity has been long wheel
ing to the left.
Iosher night, as agrogshop full of to-
pers, sat hiccoughing their songs one .ho't
OF his wife and children, and made for
home new made corporal starts up and
orders him to wheel to the right, 'gad says
he, / wheel every way and some times
must be right.
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AN ACT,

To ajeeytain the fees to be paid by per-
ions committed to the Watch-houfe.
Be it enacted BY the Common Council Of
Alexandria, That the Mayor or any Jus-
tice of the Peace, for the county of Alex
andria, do demand, and receive, from all
persons committed to the Watch.house,
one dollar and fifty cents, for the use of Il '
Corporation, for commitment and release.
ment: and that the Constable receive from
such person so committed, sixty.three
cents for his fee.
Passed in Common Council, the
twenty-6fth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and FIVE.
HENRY ROSE, President.
APPROVED, June %, 1905,
JONAH THOMPSON,
Mayor
&C. To-Morvov icing the Annive,,
)ary of AMERICAN INDErENDENeE. no
PAPER rOaH be sDaed from this office until
Friday.