Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-02-21
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASH
INGTUN.
Friday, February 90, 1918.

resentaiiyes, in committee OF the whole,
Mr.. Liyermore 10 the chair. There was
some very able speaking in the course OF
the day. Mr.. Mills first entered the
lists, aud encountered with great force
the objections raised to the principle OF
the bill, and demonstrated them to be
(; founded in misconception OF It's objects,
and a want OF sufficient attention 10 the
! first clause, in which not syllable was
| to be found to justify the imPutations
which had been thrown upon it. or this
speech 1 may say, as I did yesterday OF
Mr.. sergeant's, that nothing less than the
whsle Of it could convey an adequate
conception of its merit. Mr.. Tucker, for
whose purity of heart and seundness OF
intellect l entertain very high respect,
spoke against the bill for some lime, with
an earnestuess which must, think, TO
every one who knows him, be aPledse OF
his sincerity and was answered by Mr..
Storrs, with such plain. vigorous, mascu-
line force of reasoning, and such clear
development Of irresistible truths, that |
could not help wondering at the power OF
habit in diverting from the straight path,
the reasoning process even OF superior
minds and dispositions, on particular sub
jects, by which that adversary of the bill
had been deluded into so manifest u is
under, tapding OF its contents, its princi-
pie, and its objects. MIR. Storrs' speech
was not long-(perhaps little more than
half an hour)-but il would not be easy
to find many speeches Of twice its length
into which 30 much sound sense, and SO
much ingenious argument,were compress
ed. Mr. Williams OF Conn. followed on
the same side, and although he had to g"
over field which had already been gleau-
ed by many able hands, found means to
add considerably to the mass OF reason
ing which would tain persuade myself
canuoI fail to be successful, and to force
itself through the distractions thrown in
its way BY prejudics.
The committee obtained leave to sit a.
gain. -
The weather at the south has becu eX-
tremeiy Indictment. Snow fell at Peters
burg Wa on the soth and Slst ulimo,
at all everase depth OF is inches.
The New-York house Of assembly have
rejected a.bill to repeal the act to sup
press duelling.
A petition is before the legislature of
Pennsylvania, praying that militia train
ings may be abolished during teace, and
a special poll tax of one dollar be laid,
to constitute a military fund.
A corn shelter mas been invented in
PENNSYLVANIA, with which two persons
can she'll a bushcl of corn IN 4 minutes.
The Berkshire Society for promoting
Agriculture and Manufactures, have OIL
fercd. among othcrs, premiums for the
best stud horses, for the best mules, the
best tanned hog skins, the best aPple'or-
chard, the bes, maple orchard, the best
maple sugar, the best cheese, and the best
arranged and best cultivated farm. The
next exhibition is to take place on the
first Wednesday and Thursday of OctO-
Der. BustoH Palladium.
Some persons who died Of typhus fe
yer have been opened by the medical
gentlemen Of Newry. Water was found
in their heads. The head of one con-
tanned pint Of water. In another about
an once was found. DR.. Mills. Of Dub.
lin, has opened a number of patients who
died with this disease, in whose heads
were considerable quantities Of water.-
There is a manifest determination OF