Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-22
COMMUNICATED.

rrtsnent MADISON has acted very ludctOuSl'
IN appointing country gentleman, as one oftht
Comm Ssioners to receive Subscriptions to the
Bank Of he United s ates The monopolizers OF
| Richmond Will not now have il in their power,
il is TO be hoped, 30 speculate on the people OF
the county. and other towns in the STATE. So far
as it may depend on that gentleman, we have the
best guarantee against it. IN his uniform attach
ment to the country interests II was by his
means, that the = re lnsuranccCompanv was plac-
ed on It's present footing. he drew up the con-
stuti ion as IL now stands, and by {" divorcing the
country from the towns" to use bis own Phrase
in the general NEE ing, rendered great and essen
tial benefits To the country.
The Protestant Episcopal Conuention far Ergi,sia.
The Convention of he Protestant Episcopal
Church met YES erday morning-and, at IL
O'clock, discourse was delivered IN the Mo-
numental Church, by The Reverend Mr.. Norris
of Alexandria sermon is 10 be preached
every evening during the sitting of the Conven-
ton.
Eiectors.-At the approaching election of Pre-
siden, and Vice President tho number will be
eel. being ncre ,sed by the three electors of the
new state of Indiana, which is already authoriz-
ed to form constitution, and to choose one Re-
preventative in Congress.
BosToS, May Is.
GT The Circuit Court of the United States
commencing its session here, this day, and be-
ing the first Court held since the decease of that
lllus,rious advocate, Samuel Derfer, it is pre-.
sumed some suitable allusion will be made to
this public bereavement, by the Hon. Judge
Patriot
The .f5iio,ving is minnie statement Of the forma-
ton of the yoriety alluded to in the article from
the Columbian.
From the .Ne1u York Commercial .4duertiser.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
1t is with pleasure we announce that the Con-
venton of Delegates from the numerous B BILE
Societies in the Unit ed States, which convened IN
this City on Wednesday last, have at er long and
mature deliberation formed an institution, en- :
titled 'he IN. s'1can Bible Society"
We hope to be able, in the course of next
week, to lay before our readers the Constitution
Of this great national Society, accompanied with
a very eloquent and impressive address to the
CHRIS iau Community
The leading feature of the constitution limits
the operations of the Society to the distribution
% he Bible rcithoRt note Comment. And it is
| pleasing to learn by the list of Managers APP
pointed for the first year, hat the Institution
| embraces all the christian denominations in oul
country. We understand, that on all the princi
Pile questions presented for the decision of the
convent 81. the vote was unanimous
The fllowing gentlemen are appointed Ma
| nagers for the first year; at the close OF which
new election is TO be held for one fourth of the
number
Henry Rutgers, John Bingham, Richard Varick
Thomas Farmer, Stephe Van Rensselaer,, Samue
Boyd, George Suckly, Dve Bethune, William
\ Bayard, Peter MCartee Robert Palston, Thoma:
Shields, j. r. B. Rodgers, DIR. Peter Wilson
Duncan p. Campbell, - Evarits, John Watts
VI ID. Thomas Lddy, William, johnson, E5e
i.exer Burrill, Andrew Difford, George Gosman
Thomas Carpenter Leonard Blocker, John Cauld
! we'll. Rufus King, Thomas ol;e5, Joshua Sands
George Warner, DE Witt Clnlon, John Warder
samuel Bayard, John Aspinwall, John Murray
Dr.. Charles Wright, Cornell us Heyer.
majority of the Managers met this day, ant
appointed the following Officers
| President-Hon. Elias Boudlnot, L. Id.
| Vice President--Hon. John Jay, Matthew
Clarkson, Esq. Hon. Smith Thompson, Calet
strong, William Gray, John Cotton Smith, iona:
ialusha, William Jones, Isaac Shelby, Georg,
MADISON, Esq. Hon. w liam T,lghman, Bushroc
Washington, William Writ, Esq Hon. Charles C
Pinckney, William CASTOR, Worthington
-, Brown, John Bolton, Esq. Robert Oliver
Esq Joseph Nourse, Esq.
| Treasurer-Richard Varck, Esq.
| The Secretaries have not been appointed.
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