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MONDAY, Iune oa.

rs foon as TIE court met, Mir. E. PaaSslo6
directed the Deputy mar!baIl TO call lanes
Knox, and Chandler Lindsey. He would now
with the permiflion of the court proceed to o.
zen the melton, which he had introduced on
Saturday,.
MIR. AGlRae had underftood that this motion,
was 10 be poitPoned, till Gen. WIlkinion could
appear.
Cbi.f jHGiee. RS this is a motion for an at
tachmeht, Cen. Wi!kir!on ihould be heard
in bis defence,
Mr.. MeRae The moment he is discharged,
we Hail notify the appetite council of it.
Mr. Bots observed, that IT was a fpirit of
accommodation which bad prompted them to a
pot pOnement of this motion on Saturday /:
thatit was their anxiety to have Gen. Wnkin-
i'n here, Which had produced this accommo.
dating dhpoftiou, and that if they had not
tbus waved their uiuaI right Of prelIiug The mo-
iion, they might at this time have been in the
very BODY OF the invehigation. Cobfidering
tue h9:dihips and Inconvenience which this de-
lay impOfed upon Col. Burr, it was but fair TO
retract the Content which they had given or
Saturday. IF they confented to the prefent
delay, it might be : or days before General
w. would be diicbarged by the Grand Jury.
aud that about that time, they would be ready
So report the rciuIt of their enquiries. If they
did not find a true bill, it was not TO be ex-
pe6ted, that Col Burr would give himfelf any
further trouble, by involving himfcf in any
new legal 0rifc. II they did find true bill,
the prOfecution which would then be depend.
lug, would mot probably throw out Of view
the prcieat motion. Why this delay Though
9. w. himfef was not here, he was ably re-.
prefenied by council. Nay not Col BE coun-
fl then retrad the content which they had
given, and either proceed TO move for an at
tachment or for a rgle to thew caufe.
Mr.. Burr was unwilling % controvert the o.
Pnion or contrayene thc wifIes Of the court
but the fuhjeG RsSeIIsiIy required few &c.
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7 nc subied is worthy the hand Of a mas,er. and
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thought 1t possi'e 20 render TIE srbjee amusing
a. well as interesting. . pie'y. Let che pvbii;
Judge.
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BE It enacted BY ,be Senate and Rome If Re
p-eseEtG:,rcs of re United Stn;es al ipe-ica ~
Cong csS Assem5Led, That tho officer ana soldicr
of the Virginia line continental establ,srmers
their he,ts assigns. entited TO bounty lands
.vi;hn the tract reserved by Virginia. between
he !;tIe Miami and SCioio rivers. flr .aist i-z
he legal bounies her officers and s,llie-s upcn
continental estahlishme III, shall be lioW ca fur
her time OF tl,rse years. from the twenty thi,o
IF March Mex, to com ,ile;e their locations. ans
iuT,her ,ime Of i've cars from the sad twcut
third OF Mach next. 10 return their surveys ant
WARRANTS CT certified copies of warrants. 10 tie
Office 81 the secretary of TIE war de paTin,en.,
ny thing in the act entitled e An act 10 ascer
tain The boundary of the lands reserved by the
siagr ofTiTginia moth west of the river Ohio,
for the Subtraction OF her officers aud soldiers on
continental est.bishmCni, and limit the peri
cd icr locating The said lands TO the Contrary
notwithstanding p ovi,cd, 10 locaiians, IA a
foTesad. shah after Ire passing Of this act, be
made on tracts of land for which pstens lad pre-,
Vicusiy been issued, or which bad been previ.
ously surveyed. and any patent which may never
theless be obtained for land iocsJea contrary 10
the provisions OF ths section, shall De considered
rs MI and void.
-. The several printers in Virginia, and IN
the district ct tcoumDIa a'e 'eqae tea 70 nseri
the above in their respective papers, once eek
for two weeks, and uansmit iheir accounts to
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IN COUNCIL.
April is. 1907.

Apfll lOJl.
TOR the information of ,hose persons who are
I entitled to lands in that part of the state OF
Ohio reserved by the legislature of Virginia. in
their act OF cession. for satisfying bounties due
10 the officers aud soldiers OF the Virginia line,
on continental establishment; Ii is advised, that
so much or rhe act of Inc Lass sess :, Of Congress
as reatcs TO the granting of further time for To-
eating those warrants. b. published by the prin.
ter FOR the commonwealth. at least once week
in his paper for three months: aud also once
week for two weeks in all the other newspapers,
publ7hed in Virginia and in the dis:ric, of Co.
,lumbia.
Ii Is also advised tina, the rules adopted by the
executive. in relation the evidence to be addu-
ced by claimants for military land warrants. and
70 the amount of allowances 10 be made them
in certain cases be in like manner ard for the a.
brve periods pubiishedin the said ?s?ers-whch
rules as foilows;-
In iii cases where 4 certificate or military ser.
vices is adduced as evidence of claim for land
bounty, the signature Of the person certifying
must be authenticated by his acknowledgment
before some magistrate, or by the afhjavils of
two Witnesses, at least; and where 4 cer,iueate
ct the same nature is grained by person no;
co nmandant OF corps, the same must be We
rfed by the affidavit of such person, accompanied
by : certificate of his credi5ili;y from the ooui,
of the county or cooperation in which lie resides,
or from some magi IRA thereof
I'd Any oEcer or soldier who has served for
longer period than six years. is entitled to I'D
ditiora land bounty IN proportion 10 the tune
which he may ha. served peyond ,he SIX wears,
although HE said additional service may fall short
sf OF exceed one wear.
Extraes Crom he Journals OF Council
DANIEL y. EYLT0N, CLERK
% Tie CJ@Hcit
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FRIDAY, Nov. IS.

The order ofthc day being called on the
report of the committee of Elections on
the contested election OF Mr NICrecry,
MIR Rhea, GEM moved ihat the conside-
ration thereof should be postponed, which
motion was supported by MIR Biount and
opposed by Mossrs w. Aston and -. L
Williams. This motion was nesatived !;
ard
The House went into committee ofthe
wEo.c on the report, Mr. Basset in the
CHAIR when debate ensucd of considera-
lb'e 'engh, involving as it lid Yesterday,
an interesting discussion OF various points,
fud among others the constitutional lues-
non, whether the state legislatures can
prescribe tue qualifications necessary for
members Of Congress, ether than those
which the constitution of the United States
mas expressly designated! Messrs. Bibb
and Love opposed tie report, and Mc5srs.
Rowan and Johnston supported it, Nlessrs
Thomas, Narnum, w. Aston, j. Montgo.
me.y. Randolph, Key, Quincy, Smile, de-
sha, Alexander, Dawson, d. II. Williams,
NeiSon. Rhea, (ren) M Clay, Blackedge,
GARDENER also spoke principally upon IN
c.ian;al points.
The debate was continued till near four
o'clock, when. the committee rose and OBJ
tai"ed cave to SIT again, 70 members ris-
ing in favor o! it.
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MiS$isSihfi Territory, Wash
i0nr/c,, (t.,,.,,

-
Before me, one of the United Stst.s,
Judges, for the SAID Territory, pcrsonalIv-
appeared at the town of Wakefield. IN thes
SAD county, on the 9th day Of September
1907, Arthur Patton, who declared ON oath.
duly administered by me, that as he was
travelling in the state of Tennessee. about
the 24th OF June last, he fell INFO COMPANY
with gentleman, who, coming 20 his cam,;,
atteT some enquiries, observed to the said
Patton in laughing way, that lie was one
OF burr's men; that his name was Herman
bIannerhassett, ard that he was one of
Burr, chief council that he travelled se-
veral days with the SAID Biannerhassett .
I'D the course OF which he d several
conversations with him about Burr's plans:
thathe informed him shat he had several
noatS oulit Tor the eXped ton that gen.
Wilkinson was a damned rascal: that ifit
had not been fer him the expedition youid
nave gone on; that he Wilkinson knezy
as much OF 1t rs any of them, and then
proved traitor. The said Patton asked
MN ~ IT was over; he replied by no means
mat they could not hurt Burr, and that
again WIN -
The said Patton enquired what they
could say IN order to induce peorle oio,o
them Bldnnerhassetl replied, that thcv
assured themit was an honorable and pro-
htable eXpcd lion. The sad Patton asked
Biannerhassct how it could be so? pIar-
nerhaSSett replied, by asking whether if
they could BRING about separation Of the
ChIon' and establish a new governmental
the western country that would not be an
honorable and profitable exDcditiop2 The
sa'd Patton then asked, { that, then was
their object! BiannerhaSsett RENTED. thar
IT that had been carried into effect. II
would have been damned sight better
LOT the western countries.
Patton asked him what they conld ex-
poet to do with such handful of men
Blannerhassett replied, tina, they should
nave had plenty, but their friends had de-
ceived them.
mere was IN company with them, n Mr.
Jonathan Pharr, who resides near the de
ponent, on the Chickasawhac. and IN
took part IN the conversation above q IuIed
to. ARTHUR PATTON.
sworn and subscribed before me. an Tho
day and year first above written.
HARRY TOULMIN.
6TfTaef ora ieTfer, datcd NortcH. IN
UeMbeT &.
8" Yesterday the long talked Of affair ot
'ohor between captain Gordon and Mr. ~
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the recompcnce So jasty due to his tolls.
10 public capacity, they should act as in
q private, by paying al just and honorable
debts, To hiring .'his principle into prac-
tice, he moved the following II solution,
which was adopted, Cd members rising in
iavor of 1t, and committee Of seventeen
appointed accordingly, viz Messfs Cook,
Eliot, Wllbour, ]. X. Smith, Mosely,
Thompson, Helms, Mlner, n. Z. Moore,
CIopton, Wilson, Holland, taylor, Smeit,
Ier Morrow, Desha, and Wharton.
ReSotved, that a committee be appoint.
cd to enquire i! any, and il any, what dcs-
cr'ption oil claims against the U States, are
| barred by the Statute III limitations, whitl
III reason and justice ought to be provided
Il: 10y law, and that they report by bill OF
otherwise.
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TR1R5oAr %1vember y.

Mr. S,urges presented a petition from
snnciy hauers w the town Of Dapbnrv.
Com praying au additional duty on i'm,
Ported hats-Re.crroG 10 the committee
OF commerce and "a nuaciures.
-. Wv Dan. SAID as It vas frequently ne
ecSsaIry ~ the course Of their PROCEEDINGS
70 ecfcr TO The Constitution f,bc d. ST.
ne thought il wonII be necessary 10 bavc
= number of copies printed for the use n
tIc r'olses and moved resolution 70 tl,at
eject, which was adopted. ''"
Mr. Cook said, that some late occrrrer.
,ss;. neg determined The nation to oppose
pi3atcal nation. To do thie ,s.te,,s
meas lI'e,.a'nS we're necessary; what more So Inn
sOio'Vrs. As the former services If ,n.rv |
were stu unp2id, they would find dificni.
~ 10 procuring them now. The fam;lv ~
sne War worn soldier was suffering for |
"""'' while other people we're enioyipe
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ard pursuing conduct mark
ed with Cancellation and friendship towards
all nations with whom we have intercourse
thereby avoiding those grounds of dissenti-
on which are often the Courses from whence
this desoiating scourgc has its origin, to the
rcproach of Christianity. For, as we are
firmly persuaded OF its obligation as a
religious principle, so it is Our fervent de-
sire, in regard 10 all mean, that even the
smallest germ OF enmity may be erad:c Ca
ted. And our ardent prayer to the Father
oil thcUniversc is,that through the over-ru-
ling order Of this Providence, the hearts s.
understandings of his erring and contend
ing creatures, may be illuminated, so 20
behold the excelency of brotherly aiIecti-
on, as to become willing to admit the spi-
rit of universal reconciliation.
We arc also bound TO acknowledge those
lphilanthropic exertions,r which have been
used to amehoratc the condition OF the In
dian natives, by introducing amongst them
knowledge of agriculture, and Of some
OF the mechanic arts. We sincerely con-
gratulate thee OIL their progress in civil
cation, and the very encouraging pros
pect, abundant!y evlnced, that this truly
benevolent and laudable undertaking viii
ultimately be crowned with the desired
success-an undertaking which, whilst il
increasingly o5viates the wretchcdness of
their former condition, converts them from
dangerous nei Shbors to valuable friends.
But there remains subject. inexpress-
bly, dear to our hearts, which has parti-
cu!arly ntercstedsour feelings We rejoice
in the prospect OF termination TO the
wrongs OF Africa, and that n traffic, here
torore ieSahsed in district of our country.
IN lts nature ahhorrent to every Just and
tender sentiment, and reproachtui to hu-
mainly, TO say nothing OF christian prnci-
pies, IS interdicted by our government
For the eXertion of thy influence, united
with the National Legislature, (may we
not say,) to relieve our country, from The
complicated evils attendant upon this cru.
lei and inhuman trade, we are engay-
ed, through this medium, to testify our
warmest appreciation.
And may the future Councils of our ,oun-
try, yield TO the influence of Him who is
called " Wondc11al, Counsellor The AzigA.
"fy God, The Everlasting Fathcf., Tie
Sc Prince Of Peace )" so that the exercise
OF additional acts Of justice and mercy, to-
wards this greatly oppressed part OF the
Human Family, may utterly remove the
cries OF oppression, from this highly favor.
ed lana.
With sentiments Of respect, due from
us to those, who, in the ordering of divine
Providence are set over us, we, are thy
friends.
Signed on benalf Of the Meeting
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tee have leave tO report by bill or other
wise.
Mr. Findley moved for the order of the
day on the report of the committee of e..
lecuons On the contested election of Wm.
M'Crecry Whereupon,
The House went intoa committee orthe
whole-Mr BAssET in tie Chair, on the
sad report. A motion was made by Mr.
BOD, TO amend The resolution by making it
read substantially rs follows:
HeSoiOcd, Tina, VIM. M'Crecrv is duly
elected, agreeably to the laws of Maryland,
ana IS enti'ied to his seat in this House.
| on this motion lengthy debate took
placS, which was not solely confined TO the
amendment but extended to the subject
generally. The speakers were Messrs
bibb. Quincy, Howard, Gardner, Garden
Ter, UphSm, Nelson, Findlcy, Holland
Sloan and Key.
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WASHINGTON CRY, November IS
TIE following ADDRESS was on Fyi-
gay last presented 10 tic President ofthe
u. Sfdfes:
TO THOM rs JEFFERSON,
President Of Tie United Sfafc,-

1"t+rNt " tNc O0ttCQ sOfdtCs.
we the representatives Of the yearly
MeetinS of Friends, for the Western Shore
OF Maryland, the adjacent parts of penn.
SyNania and Virginia, and the state of Ohio.
beins Convened in the city of Baltimore, on
those concerns which relate to our society.
aPprehend that we feel our minds engaged
to address thee on behalf of ourselves. and
the religious society which we represent.
Permit us to say, that whilst we desire
20 be preserved from intermeddling with
INC policy OF those governments, under
which we live; we believe il 90 be our n
uispensble duty, consistently with that
Christian obligation, in relation to govern
ments, 70 'lead quiet and pcacable life
under them, in all godliness and honesty"
We feel gratitude to the Sovereign Rnier
OF the Universe, in that he hath Influenced
the councils of the General Government
OF our country, to decide upon several inn
poortant subjects, agreeably to the principles
OF eternal justice and right.
Amongst the most prominent of those acts
which claim our appreciation, we are in
duced TO notice the evidences Of thy efforts
to preserye our country from tho caIami-l
ties and ravages Of War, by cultivatinS-