Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-21
ALEXANDRIA:
THURSDAY. LaNU.aRY 81, 1919.

Jonah Thompson, VIM. Herbert,
l.P. Thompson.
At a meeting of the Board, Nathaniel
Wattles, was unanimously reelected Pre-
sident, and |. B. Nichols, unanimously
reelected Secretary.
At an election for Directors of the Bank
of Alexandria tie ensuing year, held on
Monday last, the following gentlemen were
chosen:
A. c. Cazenove, Mordecai Miller,
N. Wattes, Jonah Thompson,
VIM. Herbert, VIM. Fowle,
Thos. H. Rowland, Charles Simms;
Jonathan Janney,
And at meeting of the board William
Herbert Esq. was unanimously reelected
President.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASHINGTON
Wednesday, January 90.
The house Of representatives may be said
10 be so soused over head and ears in hlsi-
ness that they have hardly time to eat--as
to thinking of any thing else it is out of the
question-for there are occasions on which
the objects of thought surpass the faculties
of thinking. The bank business and the Sc
minole war make up the stuff, exclusively,
of which the dreams of our wise ones, in
and OUT of doors, whether waking or sleep
ing, are made up-and we must lay our
account, therefore, with hearing every now
and then of strange and incoherent reverics,
as well as sound doctrines. Mr.. Trimble
ehdeavored this day to achieve notable
exploit against the bank of the U States,
and 10 carry the destruction of her charter
by coup de main. You know that she has
been staggered little by the late report of
the committee; and this was exactly the
time which generous enemy would select
forgiyng her the deadly blow; so Mr..
Trmble moved that writ of sciisii facia.
should be awarded, calling upon that cor
poraton to show cause, if any they could,
why the charter should not be iorfeited.-
Unfortunately for Mr.. Trimble's views the
affair was already bespoke by the house l.
self, SO that they declined even throwing
away thought upon the proposition-so
the honorable member from Kentucky was
under the awkward necessity of sitting
down without his proposit ion being treated
TO the barren compliment of consideration.
The Seminole War then claimed atten-
ton and as expectation was on tiptoe, and
the day was fine, the gallery was filled
chock-ful with ladies, who had the happi-
ness OF enjoying all the luxury ola summer
hot-press in the midst OF winter. Our charm
ing country-women love patriotism and ora
tory almost as much as dress, and had a
feast of both in the eloquence ofMr. Holmes
and MIR. Johnson of Virginia, the latter of
whom had advantage in the ladies' minds,
no doubt great onc--of being compliment
ed by MIR. Clay Tor his that day display
a compliment the more agreeable, because
it ended in an intimation from Mr.. C. that
they might if they pleased hear himself
speak on the succeeding morning, that is
to say this very day. Ipity your ladies of
Alexandria, that they will not be apprized
in time to avail themselves of the perform
ance. dare say the galleries will be as
full as il Mr. Randolph himself were to be
the Hero of the Day.
Mr.. T. NJ. Nelson (howbeit forgot "a
bove 10 mention him, spoke as well as Mr..
Holmes and Mr. Johnson against the trans
actions in Florida, and said that it must be
admitted, that no laws existed to Justify the
against Arbuthnot and Ambris-
ter He protested vebementy, and no doubt
justly against the depositing of such inordi-
nate power as that assumed by General
Jackson in the hands of any military COM
mander. If General Jackson had original
ly any such right, he had waved it by his
appointing court martial : hut he had no
such right. And it might be sufficient to say
that the committee had declared all the
proceedings irregular-and that they were
irregular was admitted on all hands. Mr..
Nelson concluded by declaring that he was
so overwhe lmed by the subject that he was
incapable Of expressing himself. and there
fore apologized to the house for going no
farther.
Mr.. Johnson IVA. said that the founda-
ton of our liberties was laid in the respon-
sibility of the officers of government, who,