The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-27

change for their own--and, that as Ii
was probable the lst OF July would be
the time hxsd on for The resumption Of
specie payments by the old banks, ii
some day was not fixed before that pc
ricd for the winding up of the unchar.
tered ones they would come out with
their Virginia paper, and pounce upon
the vaui.s cfthe hsrks Tor specie.
AIR. Colston replied that The gentle.
man had acted unfairly in reasoning
from law which lad not yet passt d
| ard he wished TO know hcw tia, pcs
,lenan was SO positive tina, the law
would iix on the LIST Of July--,hai he
had entertained very unnecessary fears
that theunchsitered bankswould pouncc
tupcn the chartered ones for their spe-
Gle Tor, though they lad some Nnei
MA paper at FIRST, they had parted Nth
Ia great deal ct it, 81 he cid ho, be-
liese the banks in lis part OF the couns
|uy had 5 1900 Il ilS-beside S, If tn.
banks testned 81 ecis psymenis on the
ISL OF July, thcy Ieeo TO, Gene TO
Redmond tor specie, bu' might as wc!i
tso 10 Baitimule ior II with Baltimore
note!-- hi; so far irom obsuucling IL.
tcuiirctiun IF he re,erue, they had ia
! ,iita,ed it; i,r they he'd mace Tar
! gain with TIC l. STATS collector. ii ie
weuid take their r~pcr. hoy Mould sx-
chabge II Ter lhe GisIitt On Ealtmols
notes, stCh as wUoid suit rs. Gosoin-
tr1sut; that they never cid e.usc 10 eX
charge 'hetr Fape, jc; those ECios -.
I 'k-t IL
ask ct them Virginia notes, Which IT,
HAT part ii Ike county were o,,g pre-
m.tm al IS Per oef.i--- that hc fCpSd no
stiIu"gsl;OU would roM be made be-
"eeu lheoe three banks aid lose
which were yostsrdaS !lGu.ged win i
| uSpensicn OF the law.
hittr sUme further rVnaiks from
|, Messrs. Matthews, Williams ard Sex
lion. ;hc question was put ot the SI4t Il
August, and carried SpncuI Giylsior.
The I'LL was then passed, sud StHt Up
% the senate lor cGncuricnce.
| Mr.. Cook moved los wilt CT c!ec-
len ioi The county O. Princess Aus, &C
supply lie vacancy uccaeIonca ~ Tic
d.a,h oi Willis Lye. Agree Is,
And the House adjourned.
| Monday, Ncprm6sT Ie.
The House This day rose a, an early
hour "A shou sketch viii Imbl ace
heir proceedings.
The Speaker presented letter & en-
General Breckenridge, enclosing lie
H,i no;ial Of the SIaunlon Cony entiyu,
| Cl which hc had LCen Ere sidenl-~CL ms
riaIplng vi tic inequality OF the Re-
presentation, and praying ConyeplICi!
| 10 amend The Constitution. Tie Me-
norial has aireaGy been published in
Inc Enquirer. The papels being
Cea0, Mr. IsveaH hoped they woulu
be lad Oh the tapie, wIlh a view 10 give
| the members time 10 consider the SUBJ
ject, sid 20 have the memorial printed.
MIR. Mercer (oi IL said, il had been
The uniform custom 20 refer petitions
! 20 committee, aid lie hoped it would
| rot tie depai:ed iroB In this iuslance%--
would IL be better 10 refer this me no.
rial 10 The COMMITTEE Tor CCurls oi
Justice, who were men oil legal abili
ties II i; we're lard on the table, the
object might be understood, and
some senSibility might &c excited
among the PeopiC.--If it were ieierr.
ed, still It might be printed. MIR.
IhweGI Wishe 10 treat This memorial
With all possible rcspeci--tut asier ii
was lsid on The tabic, II night be print
ed.-The quGstlUn to lay IL on.lhe Iabie
was put ano lost - MIR. D0dGridge moy-
ID It's reference to Seieut Committee
--such rat moriai ought TO be relerr-
ed 10 these who were friendly to it,
nc did not know whether the Committee
tor Courts OF Justice we're o! that cha
racter - Mr.. Mercer, Col L SAID, lie
had uniioI My voicd iOr The reference
OIL every petltion--he did nor know OF
but enc which WAS net respectful curing
The whole 1irGe he WAS Iii the Legisla
tuTe~-he hoped that gentlemen, what
ever tbty might think Of the merits OF
this question, would not now object 10
us reference - he Sneaker sac, the
question must first be taken on the ge-
neral question oiIeGerebces--N 9vas &C.
Gcsdins ~ fittG and earried.-Mr. 8myB
knew OF no subject so wCrGAy Of being
referred 10 Committee Of the whole
house on the state OF the Common.
weaht-ke wished therefore 1t would
take that dIrectiea+-he did not wish 10
pIeciPitote the discussion of The qucs-
ton and is 20 other gentleman moved
TO call it Up, he would on Mondey next.