Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-06-16
Congress Of The United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
~ Or REI NhoL LIZ q A.
MoNDAr, June Is, 1912.
[REpoarED roR rus GAzETTE.


AGoNDAr, June IS, 1912.
REPORTED FOR THIS GAZETTE.
Mr.. Minor presented memorial from sun
dry inhabitants Of Philadelphia, deprecating
war at this time, and praying for repeal OF
the restrictive system. o. red TO lie On the
table.
Mr. Kent presented rial from SUM-
dry inhabitants OF Anne lei county, Ma
rylands deprecating the >,strictive system,
War, sc. Ordered to lie on the table
Mar. Rhca, from the committee on post Of
fees and pest roads, made an unfavourable re-
port on the memorial of the General Assem-.
bly, of the Presbyterian Church. Ordered to
lie on the table.
Mr.. II fly offered the following resolution,
WHICH ~ agreed to: Resolved, That the
commA,,- -iiiitary affairs be instructed to
inquire lnts tue expedlency of authorising the
SHALL in his opinion, be necessary to call any
portion Of the militia into the service of the
UnRed States to make the apportionment "a
greeabiyto the last census OF the white inha-
l1tal,s between the age OF l8 and IS, or in
such other manner nc may deem equitable;
with leave to report by bill or otherwise.
The bill coati ming grants of lands in the
Mississippi Territory granted by the British
government o. w. Florida, was read third
line and passed.
The house again wllt into committee of
the whole on the G,!i concerning invalid pen
sioners. It was under discussion until three
O'Clock.
War l. calamity from which no prosper
Gus nation ever long escaped. Periods Of
peace seem but the solemn precursors of the
most wasting deSoatons. The Temple OF
Janus is never long hut; but its gates are
burst by a tie npest uncommon fury. IAe
pacific reins of Soic,aon and Numa Pompilus
were succeeded Ly tremendous wars AMI
hundred other instances equally opposite might
be cited. WIZ have the statesmen OF AmGi1-
ca heydlessly Imagined that our country conld
ltt the common destiny or nauonsf When
| os li~crties are threatened or our rights IN
ya> and fair and honorable negotiation has
failed, there is no arbiter but the sword. We
have 50 I. ten demonstrated the base submis-
sion "a our government to France and their
capious haleur to Britain in all their negotla-
! tons, that We presume Our readers are per"
fectly satisfied that all differences might with
| Just spirit and an amlcable disposition be
| accommodated with the latter; While nothing
but the ulttmate resort Can adjust our accounts
| with the former Rehero1y.
! Ertract ola letter from commercial house
| in Llverfool to their CORRESPONDENTS in Bal
fimore.-( Communicated for tie Whig)
LIVERPOOL, 30th April 1912.
" A few days ago we received copies ofthe
presidents message and of the other docu-
ments comprising the correspondence with
Capt. Henry This very unexpected lntelIi-
sen1e, whatever sentiments it may have ex-
cited in other points of view, has in the mean
time produced some little effect on the sale Of
our market. The demand for cotton, which
was previously upon the increase, has been
further improved and rather better prices are
given. For turpentine there is rather more
enquiry, and one soft parcel has been sold at
lbs per cNt Tar is also in rather more re-
quest at the annexed quotations. In tobacco
and ashes we have yet experienced no altsra-
ton. Very little of the rice which has lately
arrived remains unsold, and the prices are ad-
yanced TO Al AS per cwt. The demand for
wheat and -four is very limited, which may