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Your Friend,
w. &. POINDEXTER.
- ur. Hatts, ne understand, is elected speaI-
TO the LEGISLA7URE efVIRGrNIA.

-
A few remarks are respectfully submit
ted to the present Legislature, on the I'M
porfant Bank question now before them
and that the observations of the writer
may pass for no more than thew are reoiFs,
worth, he is willing TO bc considered az :,
'StOck-hOtie1-a debtor fothe Banks-a We,.-
cha,h of Riehmond-and in any and ev-
cry other way deeply Interested in pro-
curing the passage of the law which he
recommends.
He thinks il would be proper to sus-
pend the law of the last session at least
until July next, unless the Banks of the
great mercantile towns resume specie paw
ments sOoDsr, in which case our Banhs
are to do the same.
If our Banks are forced TO open their
vaults sooner, the country viii neither
have as much or so good a circulating
medium as it now has.
Suppose them opened at this moment.
no man can procure specie thcrelFom, nm
less he first possesses their notes: but
could we get enough of the latter. there
would be few complaints in the country.
To enable the Banks, though, TO paw spc-
Gle, they must, by cuFtalments, diminish
the quantity Ofthese notes and by so much
lessen The present circulating medium.
Every n0ie, too, that is brought in and
exchanged for specie, is thrown out of
ejaculation. This, however, would pro-
duce nodiuinution, If The silver circula-
ted III It's place but so long as il CONT
mes an article in market, it will only circu-
late for q few days near the vaults from
whence il is taken, until 1t is purchased
up by spectators.
The result ofall this is, that omr mer-
ii, - 4
nothing wherewitli to trade in the pro
ducts of our country, which ofcourse will
be purchased by foreign capital, consist
ing ofpaper not DIS good as our own, and
which will I'LL up this vacuum in the cir
culating medium and thus, virginia.
who with great reluctance adopted the
Banking System, and, compared with O.
Their States, has gone very cautiously into
IT, would, with adegree Of Quixoiic valor,
from which think she might be excused,
offer herself sacrih c, and sacrifice the
interests Of her Merchants and People as
a premium to those States who led The
way, and are further gone in iniquity than
we are
II could hardly be expe ted, when the
rich pTOdu IS Of this State are pourine
themselves into the laps of ueighboring
Cities, purely because our banks were
forced i0 pay specie whilst theirs were
not. that such act, on our part, world.
either hy example or oiheIwi use, be calcu-
culncd 10 coerce them TO open their
vsulis also.
Every one knows that a great aud grow
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GENERALORnrp

Gregor M'GrcgOr, General of Brigade of the
Republican Army OF Venezuela, and General in
Chief of the Army of the Centre, to the Victors
of the Alacran -
SOLDIERS!
Youhavs Just gained signal and
memorable victory, which will carry terror a.
mongst your enemies, and rcanimate the conf
dence of our oppressed brothers The inso.
lent armyno longer exists that tyrannLed over
these provinces, not by the superiority of its
valor, but by that oft numbers. The whole
OF ITS infantry has persisted. The miserable re-
mains OF rs cayalryTuns dispersed in the noun
tdins, and even its chief, who in the delirium
OF his pride, dared to despise you, flies fright
ed TO hide himself in the woods fAragua
Soldiers Of Liberty Already the tyrants Of
Venezuela, with their wild and Infamous parti-
2ans, treinble at your name let us extermin-
ate them at once, that the republic may rise
majestic and terrible, supported bv your arms
and sustained by your bayonets Another
victory easier for you to gain tlanthaf of yes
terday, viii forever seal your glory and insure
your happiness, andyour iIlustriOus names viii
be recorded IN history.
Head- Quarters, at ChaParTo, the It'll SEPTEMBER
1916.
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There i enc otter Confederation. I o,e-
ever, which would have no small weight
with me-
Tile United States Bank. with iarp.
capital, partly OF specie, aud partly oi
paper. is about 10 80 INTO operation.
believe ii has generally been consii-
cred, thatwhcn new Bank has heen cr..,,-
led, iianoui,s 10 little moro than di.i-
sion of the specie belonging to The pre-s.>-
rst'ng Banks. the vaults of the us.y being
principally filled from those Of The old
and therefore, tho Bank paper is greatly
increased, there IS bat Il small addition
10 The specie la'd M 10 redeem It. This
would cmpha tica,ly have been tl,e case
here, had fhe Banks generally hcerpaving
specie during the subscription 10 and paw
men, OF ihe first iusiaincni Of lie u. s.
BaaS; ihe contrary, however, being The
tdci, tllS country ut present affords i:.ns
eNaulpte ola new Bank hainr oi..irsdfo
draw irom abroad. OF from private Coae, ;.
~ 4 considerable premium, specie TO FL
iiS vaults, without diminishing that Of -
tier Banks; and think il viii ultimately
add 10 The stability ofiliose institutions
generally, it this large Bank shall be for
ced togo on and make up its own specie
capital, notwithstanding upon that which
Is already or may hereafter be laid M, hy
other similar Institutions
The burthcn, too, VIII be laid on the
proper shoulders for, in consequence Of
The large paper capital of which that Bank
IS also 10 consist, and which paper is be-
low par, the subscribers, after paving the
usual premium for specie, got ,heir stock
at something less thanpu as fave ,,n-
derSiood whereas the stock holders az
our Banks, by bosps and otherwise, have
been obliged TO pay perhaps 10 per cent.
or more above par.
A fiFe',a 70 Public G5'cdss
sc5~ Our city is now gracea .v the mo
sence of Can't. WARatNGTog of III.
Navy-and itien. Scorr.-Tlie' Gallant
Scott and his aid, reached town Sestel
day
DiED-in the couns 90 Flusania on Sunday the ia
OF ife present month, Hrs hurry pnGyisc co,,sorf ~
J$h'es Vuarles, Es,. IN the sd year OF her ase.
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GREGOR M'GREGOR.
New-Yoyk. Dee. 4.

IFtW-I 0IN, IIcc. 4.
Captain MOORE, Of the brig EUNlcE,
which arrived here yesterday in 30 DAYS
from Rio Grande, informs that the
Portuguese troops were passing through
that place at the time he left there
They were said to be destined against
Monte Nideo but it was supposed they
would easily be rcpulsed by the Patri-
OTIS.
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BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

-, Boston, December 4.
The committee of the Legislature on fle
subject of the District of Maine. yester-
day reported inthe Senate two Resolves
mat the contingency on which the sepa-
ration vas, to take place. had not happen
cd; ana that powers of The Brunswick
Convention had ceased, and that the prs-
sent Legislature, adopt no further rne,-
sures on the subject. The report was
read, and ON motion Of Mr.. Hooper. i
was ordered that eleven O'Clock to-niorr
row be assigned for taking the same into
consideration; and that in the mean
time 1t be printed for the use ofthe mem
beds. I'd ~.
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PORT OF RICHMOND, yiRGIslA.
CLEARED,
Dec 6.-scb, Lion, Giles, NewYork: Flour.
federaiist, Brown, Baltimore
gO5arcD. bran, sc.
sioop Driver. Waterman, New Haven
s.-Bris ROlla, Alien, Providence;
ffoTr md 155dcco
Sch Hamlet Pearson, Philadelphia
Cant cI,d Roar-
sioop Hope Jackson, Norfolk fYo.
antelope, West, do. l,,L
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LEGISLATIVE APPOINTMENTS.

Yesterday ihe u. of p. proceeded, ac-
coTding toprevious resolution, bv ioint
ballot, with the Senate, to the election of
several officers -
Nm. Dmirl, Esg. (nf Cupk icrIanG) was
s,l,of, , Cd, L., a,rt~ :. & .1tl " 80 ~.
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Ja,aes Stmple, Esq iyas elected without
opposition Judge Of the LIST circuit, 10
supply the vacancy occasioned by the re-
signafion of Judge Daniel.
And Gii6ia Stith. Esq. a Judgcof;he Cd
circuit, to supply the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Judge Semple.
These three gentlemen gre but elected
to the circuits, which, they now hold by
virtue of an Executive appointment.
james y. Heath. Esq. Ga member of the
II. of ID. FROM II. VIM )was elected MEM
Der ofthe Executive Council 10 supply the
vacancy occas;oned by lie resignation OF
John Tyler, Esq. elected TO the H. OF Il. Of
the u. s.
SUSPENSION BILL.
The engrossed Bill, entitled " An Art
TO suspend stU further the DICT, 'Io f,rocide
more cifectaahy fcT Ne pagmcasQf s5ecie 6y
thr sere'ai Bdaks oft1tS Cann,es,rt"l,s' -
was read Il third time and PASSED, x isi-
ot fmrthe'. deLqte.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson (ofP.A Tie
hcrse came TO a resolution 30 proceed on
The io;h Inst. Chs ,iay) 10 the election OF
a Governor tor one wear from the litl
day Ibis month
Mr.. ChamJerIayue obtained leave 10 bring
IN q bill TO reduce iuto one The several
Acts aud parts ofActs. rcgulatingiiie Off
ccs of Quarter Master q enelil, Adjuiant-
General, and Military Accountant
I1eho', obtained leave TO bring in a bill
Ia amend and reduce into one the several
ttliree) Acts against malicious shooting,
stabbing, and disiiguring- MIR. Jag-
Tor (oi c. a bill, to amend fI,c act ncorpo-
railng a company for establishing turn
pike road from Manchester 10 Petersburg.
4 new writ ofclection was ordered 10
Issic 10 the county of Patrick. to supply
the vacancy occasioned by George Pcnn's
accepting an Office under the General
Government.
Narions Reports Of Committees, and
Petitions, were submitted but not actcdon
Aud the House adjourned til. this day II
o'clock.
This is the day set for the election of
the Governor, and a Senator OF the US.
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t(AWN hN"kEWS OFFICE which is nor cnsionIaryin
The Subscriber viii attend The ola Market House a.
very ihoiine al O'Clock, 20 property OF nuy
Org Co"ds GrocCyios. Narcs, Bg,ses B1cou lloyr
Io0dcco La7ds a1d HoUses aHy dcscsipt oh Of no
pI0nptude. WV
Ailei TIE above mentioned hour c devote lis Il
.ehlon 70 e interest ~ The planters and f.cs - self
produce particularly J0b0crD a. uf,,leri.c stort
bulls Of exchange. and discount the di,tcrf,
Hiatts, WIN general Commission bGsislass I,r has a
.Hrepypg house for The reception ~ stctage and ii
dcaNof To obtain heights for vessels sttp Iro.c ara
collect achis. with Disposition 10 give satisincsn 49,
those VIM employ him. w" ~
Tue Subscribers ONCE Is on 7ihSifeet near f, sisf
ketloGst, where adgancesO OF cael will ~ made r &
paper aud property -N
Aiso-A PrCmiem fof GOLD and SILVER. h..
BARTLETT GTIIi
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Dcccnher 10.


VALUABLE PROPERTY ar fucytoy ,Ir t.f...
tie 81 day OF January. 1917 VIII ,,.snla o, q. ,
dit Of Twelve mouths, al the prrsona cs..;c of 49,. -
Iuddic} dec. At Rnckcy NILS oOh-stue al lotsas 80,
hogs sheep, plantation tools and nisn.iis f,,,at M
&c. &C.. some Valrahle carpenters asa conner d, "a,
nHnscr Of crop negroes, win be ied ON f,r b f,,,;,
year. ''.''''F-
The corn, oats aad fodder, wi.b n oua,,i,. If ,o,
rofi, viii be- sold fni cash. '
The plantation viii be ieased fof the 2su.,i,,u ,r m
der restrictions which Will be- made kn,,,yt az, M. W
sale Thclc aie sown,and weiiee.,oa -, aiit 49,
bushels wheat.
Bg oydsr efthf oduiaasf,ctor,
y. y. Eouds With approved sccarii, III bs ,,',',
for aii sums over y, ,O--nlde' slai sum, cash
DeecaDel 10 tsvow
MOTTO - hereby gwen. ftsf the Cost9f ~ o. Rc
venue for thc eighteenth Collection Distyift nl Viz.
-'d, or hs Deputies will attend ~ an iif rirh oi DO
uWAy heNta h!s Oice (suHdsss exccyirl between iie
"is ~ O'Clock 4. 81. aud 30'c1ch D. NJ. an the ifff
a. iftl o January ~ Charles tff CONT hsHsp a fhc
2oh and eiH of ianasry a. Gooeharc cot house. i Il
on ue 20 ana sd Of January 1T Hanover ,Inr isaa.t
igt ne pHipVt 81 ftceriHu the erfy cslfIarc. fud
we harness ned therefor sid ic drts thereon frless.
e 70 an act c Corgfess passed tir it Sd 81 Etccin
.NVr.cEh ofso ghfN 10 me refai,eys Of Fsseies
1frchoynisf. yyfs md Stirlfs, fhat greet rroi,-.
ION OF uieii license vii expire "a tc 1851 Lucert
HtNt. mus request item 90 aiteid To- fa .leval 81
hsn-o'rtiw.f the Psa.'y o. iht law VIII a. s.-.,.
Giyer hpc,r ny hand. at rs oEes IL Richmond. sls
III c1j - December, 1918
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INDIAN FIELDS Tor Solc.--on the 9th of January
next, VIII he sold ou tie premises, a credit of
and years, II mo- disposed Of privately, previous
tdt Gay TINS most variable IdrW lying York River
miles above the fowl containing between one thousand
and eleven hundred acrcs there cleared about 400
acres Ot oyster Shell River low grounds the remainder
i well timbercd with rine for building and fencing at
tached Is one nOiety of gist mill upon good stream
Tor health aud natural advantages this property pecu-
nary valuable ~ little eSpcnce, good lneadow may
he reclaimed. Fish, oysters and wild fowl taken in
abundance az bedoor The improvements are two
story ovfnuig house. With irur floor efana-
~ stable ana cafagc house, With all other houses
necessary FOR farming.
tthc time aud place, WILDE sold. all the stock
Of horses cattle ho1s sheen &c with All The piau,stion
utensils.
Persons wishing to view the premises will call on tle
Persons wishing purchase by private contract, will
Peasc.cail on Mai. Gavin flrbu Mics Macon in the
GAVIN /. coRpN, ndn.
rim fhc tfiN aRpcffd n
1hohros inner, dcc.
York County, Des.lo. GG-fds
UNAwAYS.--fwo ncgto ineii who we're sent 10
~ Buckingham from kauawha the early part of Dr.
ccnfcr last by Nelson rae-nn WHO had hired them and
carried them there for the purpose Of making salt the
One by the name Of JOHN large tai black fellow,
heiWeen 30 and - years 81 age nearly six high
speaks quick, Of very forward manners.
The other very bright nuiauo. named RFtBIN u
OF - years of age, o feet 0r inches high Of rather
CHUNKY make, long hair. which he tied behind very
ltd.ng connieiaucc aud easy disposition both fond pt
drink, and had been living the Tombqbie River in
me Mississippi Territory, aud were brought from there
Ia The fall Of isI where they had resided for som, ia,
years Previous aud learned speak the Indian
very WE'LL and are very fond 81 speaking H. when te
drinking particularly. Il s supposed lheS have either
gone TO the State Of Ohio, or 70 the Touibabe again
hHy person who will give Information to me 80 they rsy
he recovered again. accafe them IN ai or deliver them
York, shall be- very libcray rewarded They were car
NED to Tcmbigbie b Edland lockwood, in the al Of
| 1902. 1HOS. LOCKWOOD.
December 10. cc-wew
4 ~
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RoRERr @. HARPER. Esq. has resigned bs
seat IN the Senate ofthc United States.
Bd't. Pit
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Letter to tro Aiembers of tie .Senate.
Spottsylvania, Dec. LIST, 1916.

Spottsyiyania, Dec LIST, 1916.
GENTLEMEN,
have remained here ever
since the date OF my letter of lie 23d ult.
confined by my ndisposition and The
damp state of the weather, CLOSELY 10 the
house; have in the mean time been de
pleting and taking simples, such as warm
diluting drinks, calculated to correct The
obstructed state of perspiration, under
which 1 hayelabored. ! am now cnnsi-
derablY better, but Ear from being well.
The weather is still damn, and has turned
colder within tie last iigit Under these
circumstances, feel considerable embar-
rassnlent, from conflict of duty and in
clInatlon or HE oneside, aud dueregard
tony health nthe other. Nv duties as ore
ofthe Electors and as a member ofthe Sen.
ate had nearly determined me TO start this
morning to Richmond but seeing the
situation OF the weather, and considering
that ] have been for eight DAYS closely
connned 10 close warm room, | have been
awcd to relinquish the dea-the shock
would he too great for constitution much
more able TO bear it than mine. IT, how
ever, the weather should be good to-mor-
row, shall still start {. in hat event. will
he IN itchnond on Tuesday evening. If
this should not be the case, YOU will
n'ease LEI the cause of my absence be
known.
know not what course you have taken
with my letter resigning the Office of
Speaker 70 the Senate IF YOU have NOT
handed il in, you vii! please do so, as
am new pretty we'll satisfied shall not he
abb to discharge the duties of mv Office.
will safety 10 my health or convenience
TO the Senate.
Your Friend,
w G. POINDEXTER.
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HuSI RECEIVED. For Sale, ITO casks staue lime
- fIaomGtownJ; Is casks nails 10 hbds Nc,vF,''
sEinn run. pipe country gin; do. French brandy
~ DOS ciiei 10 do. "Nassais' ale ,iD do annie.
J" Dags race ginger II boxes chocolate loo do pa,S
csndeS 40. spernacei do. Is do. SOAP rs cas-.
cheese 25o pair coarse shoes I55sdes soa Heather n
bbls. i,nsecd oil. IorIN a. + ~ :. -
December 10. - - -
RktDGE AUCTION (tokes amt Iy,ccegj,s-.Ti;rs
" ia al 10 O'Clock 80 crates Thrill. ~ Jggrc cor
sstihs Principally OF green and blue edged mates spJ
dishes III good order and 200 lrks salt 81 bos son
30 CASKS cu nais 20 old Holland u,u "a Jolr
"ldlfsh whisky tons bar iron; pines Holland
gm : 90. Cogmiac brandy 80 bags coffee iierres
100 bottles hlacking, &C. scc "
- TERMS sale
j. Broacw Jr.S ". F;nney,
,,,, Nendue-Y Masters.
be,enprI w. IL
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NEw-YoRK, Dec. 4.

N,
Distressing Calamity.--On Tuesday
night about half past ii o'clock, "a fire
broke out III the cabinet work shop of Mr..
J. Hewett, i'll Water-street, on the south
side, between Burling and Beekman slips,
III the midst ola number ofwooden build
Ings; and owing to strong westerly gale,
and the combustibiiity of the materials,
the whole block, with the exception of
three fire-proof stores, were soon laid in
ruins, consisting of between so and 40
buildings. The store occupied by Mr.
Arson q. Phelps, land recently by Isaac
Wright 81 Sos), corner of Burling-slip &,
Front-street, and the two stores i'll Front
street occupied bv Gurdon and Daniel
Buck, and Thos. H. Smith 81 Son, were
the only buildings which escaped the ra-
wages of the fire.
Several houses on the north side of Wa
ter-street, opposite where the fire COM
menced, were also much injured, which,
with the loss ofpropertv in goods Il house
hold furniture, cannot be estimated atless
than 200, 600 dollars.
LEGISLATURE OF NETWORK.
In tie House of Assembly, Message
was received from his Excellency the Go
vernon on Friday last, recommending
release to tle L. States ON fIic part of This
state, OF their title to an island in Lake
Champlain, near Rouse's Point, intended
as q sclte for military notifications and
that the provisions of certain acts be ex-
tended TO lands required by the u States,
for Notifications and other military pur-
poses, on the northern and western from
tiers of this state.
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DiED--'n the county 90 Fuyan,a on Sunday tie ia
OF ihc present month Hrs Nury ptGrisc, coilsoyt 90
James Vnarles, Esq. IN the sd year OF her age.
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&c Our city is now graceG by the pre-
>ence at Can't. WARRiNGToN of Tie
Navy-and Ken: Scorr. Gallant
day.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-03-13

IT would DC Disgusting to give even .
summary Of TIE staggering snd boassful at
tempts of the insIiga,ors and abettors of toe
Hartford Convention, to destroy the rcpoia-
tion of the admiuisirs,ion: and Jet 50 far
from Succeeding, that administration COM
mands the respect cod admiration Of the
world. Permit me TO ask such % in whose
bosonns yet glow tie love Of country, and
whose hearts embrace truth with srdor, one
serious and very impos,sns qucs,ion--What
has been gained by this long continued hos
lii,y against the General Government? do
not the facts warrant me to say, wretched
people. deceived by sneh unpriaeiplsd Tea
dc-s, W have been led on bIindfold to the
friehtiui prccipiec sf rebellion. These lea
dcrs have treated you like strangers, BY de-
tainicg ye,r in the outer court Of the temple.
When Ifrnvs the ntl,ish emis''fy had luli
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possession Of their plots and treason able pre-
,ec,s. 60 long back as 1909. he inform ed ihe
British COVE nme nj that 10 the event Of war,
he LegisIatuie of Msssac acbusstts would give
The tone 70 the neighboring States, invite
Congress, Sc. For years then wefe they
maturing this system OF sedision. A war
did ensue yIassscbusel,s gave the tone
the Legislature of this State joined in sone-
rous sceo,d dance; . Congress was held at
Hartford, TO which they gave the sppcllsiiou
Of Convention, as il ihr altering the term de-
signaling Inc assenibls;;e we're TO impose up
on our senses and disccnncct the truth Of IL
from. Henry's testimony. tits pitiiul 10 SEQ
the preien.ions Of these leaders. A sirsn-
ger might suppose all that is pure in morale
~, all that is sublime in religion, were COM
bined in these modern puritans, yet these
high behes,s have been subordinsted by
them TO parry purposes Tho very emo
tions Of our nature were forbidden, as being
upbecoming moral ADD religious people 10
rejoice az visiory obtained over bar barous,
cruel, bloody, and conflag rating enemy, whose
lieenciousDess violated "thst chastity which
has 10 its purify the splendor of the moun,ain
snow, and its protection the texture of tho
mountain adamant." Yes that enemy who
from the torrents Of human blood shed by
them IN every quarter Of the globe, prompt-
ed by the most direful ambition, his inflexis
bic AND inimitable desire for power and. ag-
grandisement, his unsuitable and ino, dinato
avarice, stamps the character Of that Govern
ment iull of moral turpiiude yet that ene-s
my found advocates in this country, even to
" monarchy and all" hss
ONE OF THE PEOPLE. g