Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-25

tory for fidelity and iInpartiaitv and sbouId
hothave deemed II proper, il the Jdcts were
not ihis-stated, to take any notice of them
With the sole view, therefore of eiyiup In
each OF the gentlemen his proper Share of the
merit which the FederaliSt entities hin, IN X
10 correct an error, assuming the garb of his
toricai credibllity. take upon me To state
from indabitabIe authority. that Mr.. Mad;son
wrote Nos. 10, n, Is, 10 -. 81. As 40 10 az
AZ, ~, ~, -, IA, "a, 49, 40, so, OIL SO. 53 "a
5s. SO, 81, SIS, 90 g. and Ga
MIR. Jay wrote Nos g g d. and and NJ
Hamilton the residue.
nave been tor several Years i'm posgess;on
o. me information upon which this statement
IS pte.cated and, ifit be doubted or denied
!, VII venture 10 appeal TO the papers of Gen.
ton. ny "Sss'-
March 10, 1917. CORPrCrnp
We have understood tlst John Graham. ESQ.
chief clerk oftie department of state ,1vith
draws from thatstuation under an intan,;r,,
which he long since formed of doing So a, us
period: We felt sure that Mr.. Graham CARRIES
VII wit'l nm me high respect Of all 10 whom ile
duties made doubly important and ardnons
from the character of our foreign Relations
during the period of his service 'ii,ev ha 70
beentuhlled at his hands with distinguished
Intelligence and industry. while he has hisnJ
ed with them personal urhanitv ,yL;ct' ~
heightened his official merits No body has had
scum ample opportunities ofkuowino 4 We La
iieve that nobody more Justly appreciates the va.
. ,ne o. M Gralams long and faithful services.
tnah the present chief magistrate, during the
whoie OF whose illnsirous admipistration NJ
tne department of state, Mr. Graham was
ms principal and confidential assistant
y, C mine. me Withdrawing Of Mr.. Graham which
al concur III regretiing, from place where he
mas been so useful, it affords us pIeasure IN
stare that gentleman so respectful Bile and well
quaiihed as MIR. Daniel Brent, who has hecn
s s"r many t, wears IN the department., succeeds
,or the present to his duties This. we have
been Informed, is the case. NM T,tS1
=, Washington, ATaY.ch ~.
o'1r readers will have seen, bv extracts
from English papers, and verbal advices From,
Europe,'hat the differences between tie United
, s.i'tS dnd lie RUSSIAN governments said TO
nave ne2n satisfactorily adinsteti II has OIL
Vel, us pleasure to learn that this report is not
without foundation, and that inforr,e flor, hos
Dsen received by government Indirectly from
NJ. M, :iassls; oar Charge d'Atfaires in Russia.
that, iinmedistelyon being made aconaintaj
with the true state of the case bv neans or
me dispatches OF which Mr.. Coles was fine
nearer, the Emperor expressed his cor yiction
9i'a' hot me government Of the United States
but the RUSSIAN officers III this countrv had
Deen 10 blame III the transaction. which hal
peen incorrectly represented TO him.
ne conunct OF the Emperor, in Welding his
MS! MS. impressions at once TO just explanations
rom our government, is an evidence of fbe
continuance of the disposition. which tbat Go
yereiSn mas always shewn, to maintain amica-
BILE relations with the United States III
irankness ana promptitude of the Executive
-, aAs 'eieSe explanations directly 80 the 90
vernment or Russia, has secured the Honorable
termination OF cOntrOversv, which. however
desard In ITS origin, might, by the intri@nes
OF thoSe disposed to foment it, have become
iHlportantln its consequences
II Is stated in the New-York paners tIat +bo
RUSSIAN minister has been recalled bv the En-
peror,. with marks ofhis dispIeasure We do
not believe that any information 10 thar etfsct
i'ss peen received in this country from anv
IL Is announced in the Alexandria Herald
mat the Banks of that town have determ;nsd
20 receive until the 10Th of next month. land
no ionger) the due-bis which have beer' ;sm
ed by the Corporations of Washin@ton and
Georgetown, and by the Banks within fhe Ms
irict OF Columbia. A similar regulation nv The
Ranks on this side the river, in regard to due
20 ~ % Due CORPORATION OF Alexandria, if not
OF tne Banks, Will doubtless be adopted
IL is suggested with some confidence i'm
the Boston Patriot, that the feet of tyen-
ty-one sail of men Ofwar, fitting for ser
vice by the British Government is deyt;-
ned for the Chinese Seas, in conseouenco
of collisions which have arisen betyeen
their officers and the natives in that nuar-
Ter. It's scarcely probable, il apnears n
us, that the British Government viii fnd
1t necessary to engage in war with tlat
people, whose pacific disposition is pro-
verbal. Nat w.,
The Legislature of New-York IS enga-
ged IN the reduction of the cmolumenfs Of
the many and important public Offices in
tbe giii OF the government of that state
a bill TO reduce the salaries about d ncr
cent. below their present amount has
passed the popular branch of the Iegis-
iatuIe, by a large majority. A bill basal
so passed the same body, abolishiu0 sja-
very III that state from and after the 4tb
day OF July, 1897, and lhenceforfh forev-
er ~
BY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNrrRn
STATES.
WHEREAS, by the first sec,ion If .,
act OF congress, passed on the 3lst dav
OF March, 1908, entitled An Act concer,
nlng the sale Of tic lands OF the Un;ts,l
states and for other purposes p fbe pr
ldeDt OF tie y. States Is authorized ~
cause certain public lands 10 be offered
for sale ''eic"
WHERRFoRE, JAMES MoNKor Pro
sident Of the United States, in conlorn,i-
" with the said act. and other acte of
Congress, providing for the sale and dis
pOsal OF tie Lands of the United ciatos
south OF Tennessee, do hereby decIaro
ana make known, thatpublic sales. for |
Ihe disposal, agreeablyto law, oftlic Pub |
nc Lands III the district east Of Pearl Div
sr, bounded on tie west by the Clickasav-
gay ix.er, on The south by the parallel of