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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
Eotice.

TINE subscribers beg leave to inform their
Il country friends and the public generally
that they continue the Produce and Grocery
business, at their old stand north west corner
of King and Henry streets. where all tar
mers coming to market with Flour or Pro-
duce Of any description will find it 10 their
advantage 10 call.
BUTTS & CAWOOD.
Alexandria, ian. Is, 1920.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
Public Sale.

[ 81 SATURDAY, at half past s O'Clock.
o., VIII De sold atthe corner Of Water and
'"oco streets. a quantity Of
q Lumber, Brick and Stone;
S Ss lumber is the frame Of house very care.
~ taken down, and would answer again
guiding. Also. several out houses, as
s'and-(to be taken down)
Iafch 5, A. MARSTELLER, Auct'r.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
Notice.

= ME subscribers have obtained letters Of
l. administration on the estate of Thomdy
Watklns, late of Fairfax county, deceased
all persons having claims against the said
decedent are requested to present them for
settlement, and those indebted thereto are
required to make immediate payment.
Given our hands this Gath February, 1920.
MARY WATKINS,
DAVID WATKINS,
Administrators Of Thomas Watkins, decd
february "a
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03

Blnns's
Declaration of independence.

TIME public are respectfully Informed that
L this splendid production Of American ia.
Tents in the fine arts, is now completed, and
ready for delivery. The patrons of the fine
arts are invited to call On the subscriber and
examine the same, by whom subscriptions
will be thankfully received.
JOSEPH #. HALLOWELL,
Ate. Gilman's, Roysl-street, opposite the
New Market House.
January 90
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
TO Rent.
January 10

k.umx That large Brick Warehouse al
EsrH the corner ofking and West streets.
Hill Also, the Brick Warehouse now oc.
49, cupied bv the subscriber, which is
fitted up TO accommodate family.
Also, Two frame dwellings and shops to-
the east of said Warehouse.
Also. the brick dwelling house, now in the
occupancy of Mr.. Lupton: Possession to bs
given on the LIST April.
And, the brick dwelling occupied by Mr..
Thomas Swarm, Jr. Possession given the
LIST day of June next.
The above premises will be rented low
and the whole or any part of the above va
liable property sold on accommodating
terms. JAMES SANDERSON.
feb %
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Notice.

TTyHE President and Directors Of the Me-
j. chanic's Bank of Alexandria hereby
give notice that an election for Is Directors
Of that institution, will be held at their Bank.
ing House, on Monday the 18th of March
next according to law.
J.MORGAN. Cash'r.
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For Freight,

>SM The brig JAMES MUNROE, cap
.E82E ain Crooker, carries about 1900 bbls.
is nearly new vessel--wil be ready for a
cargoin few days. freight to the West
Indies or Southern port would be prefer
red, Apply to w. FOWLE, & co.
feb Is
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Wants a Situation.

~ man well acquainted with farming, and
,,;., who can come well Recommended. En-
''''e at This office. march |
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
Public Sale.

| NDEk the authority of deed of trust
- from Even P. Taylor, TO the subscri.
Ser' % secure the payment OF sum OF mo-
asy, due the Mechanics Bank of Ale4an-
VIA, VIII be sold at public auction on Mon.
sdy the goth inst at l2 o'clock a lot OF
EIOund IN the County and near the Poor
S =; In the vicinity of'lhe town of Alexan-
'"a; < containing five acres, ten perches.
FERNS, .-,Cash.
na3 A. MOORE, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03
Garden Seeds.
For Rent,

A FARM in the County ofFauquier Vir.
N containing two hundred and twenty
acres. The soil is particularly adapted 10
the growth of grass and the use of plaster,
and in every respect fine farming and. As
the object Of the proprietor is to keep it in a
state of repairs--to an industrious tenant and
an early applicant, the terms will be made
very accommodating. Apply at this Office.
Feb 10 Stw3w
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Clover Seed.

y additionalsupply isjust received. and
linarch
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For NeWburypOrt,

tut Ne"UuTy PUTt,
,EM, The good schr. JOHN HOWARD,
60 ohm Tucker master, burthen 400
bbls she Can take some small freight and
passengers. Apply to
J. H LADD, & Co.
Hho have just received by the above vessels,
9,000lbs Java coffee
8,000St. Domingo do.
$4,000 bushels Lisbon Salt
l0hhds. molasses, soal leather, bis potatoes
and Onions
7 boxes II. Crehores cards
l5Freeborns patent cast iron ploughs
$4,000 merchandise boards
tons hay in bundles. jan. l9
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01
DOMESTIC.
BOSTON, DEC.

BOSTON, DEC. 6.
The Macedonian and Lord Cochrune
We take pleasure IN informing
the public that Mr.. John S. EIlory,
owner of the Macedonian, received u
letter yesterday morning from the Hon.
John Q. Adams, Secretary of State, in
forming that he had submitted Mr.. Ell
lery's letter, and the documents accom-
panying it, to the President, and that the
President had directed him to inform
Mr. Ellery, that tn6He vessel Of zva,
qvouid be DISPATCHED immediately, to de-
mand justice, ogreea6iy to The farvs Of
nations.
Thus will foreign nations be taught,
whether they belong to the old world or
the new; whether they stle themselves
royalists or patriots, that justice to Our
citizens and restect TO our fog. is what
the United States will enforce and COM
mand.---Patriot.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, DEC. q

AHohoDAf, DEC. 10.
Fir. THdeIS sun II ~ - ,~,.,, n, ;ttea m
Public Lands, reported bill to autho!!
rize the Commissioner of the Land Of
fee to remit the payment of certain in
stalments due on certain lots in Shaw.
neetown, in the state of Illinois Twice
read and committed.
Mr.. Hill, of Massachusetts submit
ted for consideration the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That a committee be APP
pointed to inquire into the expediency
Of establishing National University
within the District of Columbia; and
that the committee have leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Hendricks, of Indiana, offered for
consideration tbs following resolution:
Rescued, That the committee on the
Public Lands be instructed to inquire in
to the expediency of SO amending the
law of forfeiture that the actual settler
and cultivator of the soil shall have a
preference of re-entry after his lands
shall have been forfeited to the United
States, and before they shall be exposed
to public sale.
On the question to agree to this reso-
luton, the house divided, without de-
bate and it was agreed to--64 votes to
So.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, it was
Resolved, That the committee on
Public Lands be instructed to inquire
into the cxpediency ofrepc ealing so much
of an act, entitled i" An act to provide for
the appointment of a surveyor of the
Public Lands in the territories of illinois
and Missouri" passed April 90, 1916,
as authorizes the said surveyor to have
the lands in the now state of Illinois sur
veyed according to the provisions of the
said recited act; and to inquire into the
expediency ofproviding for the appoint.
ment of a separate surveyor of the pub.
lie lands within said state.
MONDAY, DEC. 81.
Mr.. Hendricks, from the committee
on public lands, made a report on the
petition Of Clement b. Penrose, accom-.
panied by a bill for his relief.
Mr.. II. also, from the same commit
tee, made report on the petition o.
John B. c. Lucas, and bill for his re-
lief; which bills were scverally twice
read and committed.
CENSUS OF 1920.
Mr.. Campbell, from a select com
mittee, reported bill providing fol
, taking the fourth census of the inhabi
tants of the United States; which bill
was twice read and committed.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01

cording to the alphabetical order. This
circumstance did not escape the obser~
Walton of the assembly, who listened with
extreme anxiety from the end of the
names which began with +, to those who
had the letter II for their initial.
After this ceremony Of swearing, the
King withdrew, and the sitting broke up,
The Chambers were to meet in their
respective Halls on Thursday. Five
per cents. 6SJr. 4oc.
A letter Of the i4th Octnbefs from a
friend of the editor of the Norfolk Her-
aid, in Madrid, in whose intelligence,
veracity, and means of Information, he
places entire confidence, contains tho
following article:
"It is the determination of Spain, in
case the United States touch Florida. to
make reprisals on their commerce. To
do this with effect, that government has
adopted plan to encourage the Eng
lish, French, &c. to fit out vessels and
put them under the Spanish flag, in
Spanish names, &c. We shall see how
this proposition takes, but in the mean
time the above may be relied on
Nat. Iutef.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01
EONEIGN.
LATEST FROM FRANCE
LONDON, DEC. s, (evening.)

LONDON, DEC. s, (evening.)
The Paris papers of Tuesday reached
here this forenoon.
On Monday the King went, in state,
to the Chamber OF Deputies, to open the
session of 1919. He was attended by
Monsieur, the Dukes of Angouleme and
Berry, Prince Talleyrand, Marshals Da-
voust, Bournonville, Macdonald, and
Ragusa, and number of other distin-
guished personages. His Majesty was
received with strong marks of approba-
ton, and proceeded to address the AS
sembly as follows:
GxNTlEMEN. The first wish of my
heart, in appearing again amongst you, is
to acknowledge the blessings which
Providence has been pleased to bestow
upon US, and those which it permits us
to hope for.
My family is increased; and I may
hope that my remaining wishes may be
accomplished. Fresh supports of my
house will form new ties between it and
my people.
Our friendly relations with the differ
ent states of the two worlds, founded on
the intimate union of the sovcreigns, and
on the principle ola mutual dependence,
continueto form the pledge Of long
peace.
BY the happy result of my negocia.
tons with the Holy See, our principal
churches are no rdeprived of minis
tiers. The presence Of the bishops in
their dioceses will establish order in all
parts of the Ecclesiastical Administra-
ton: they will there propagate the re-
spcct due to our holy religion, and to the
laws of the state. We shall preserve
untouched the liberties of our church
! | shall hear the prayers of the faithful
| I shall consult their wants and their re-
sources, before propose to you the
measures which the restoration OF the
worship of cur ancestors may still re
9uire. -.
Two wears Of abundance have REPAIRED
in mart the evils Of scarcity. Agricul
lure has made sensible progress Al
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01

Congress 10 the admission Of The state Of
Maine into the Union.
Mr.. Barbour observed that this bill
involved considerations of great mo-
ment; that it embraced provisions on
which there were conflicting opinions,
though no objection whatever was en-
tcrtained to the main object of the bill, Of
which indeed he was warmly in favor.
For this and other reasons, which Mr..
B. afterwards submitted at large, he
wished the bill 10 go back to the COM
mittee, in hopes that they might so shape
It as to obviate the difficulties alluded to,
and unite the voice of the Senate id its
favor. Mr.. d. concluded his remarks
by moving that the further consideration
of the bill be postponed to Wednesday ;
when, if his present motion succeeded,
he should offer the following motion:
"That the bill entitled bill declaring
the consent of Congress to the admission
of the state of Maine into the Union, be
committed to the committee on the iu-
dietary, with instructions so to amend it
as to authorize the people of Missouri
to establish state government and to
admit such state into the Union upon an
equal footing with the original states in
all respects whatever"
The motion to postpone was opposed
at considerable length, by Mr.. MeHcn,
Mr.. OTIS, and Mr.. BurriH, successive
ly, on the ground of the improperly of
delaying the bill, and also as taken in
connection with the motion Of which Mr.
Barbour had given notice. The mex
pediency of coupling the two subjects
together in one bill; and, incidentally,
the question connected with the Mis-
souri, bill of certain restrictions, SC, cp-
tered into the debate.
Mr.. Barbour replied, and entered at
large into the merits and the defence of
the proposition which he had disclosed
his intention of offering, and into the
question which grew out of it, touching
the right of imposing conditions upon
the admission of Missouri, &c. sc.
The motion strictly before the Senate
being simply to postpone the considera-
ton OF the bill to Wednesday, it was as
scented to generally by those gentlemen
who had opposed the object of the post
ponement, and was agreed to without a.
division.
The bill which had passed the House
of Representatives on the same subject,
was received and laid on the table.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4.
The President laid before the Senate
a communication from the Secretary of
the Navy, transmitting a list of the clerks
employed in that department and the Of
fee of the Board of Navy Commission
ers, their names and compensation.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr..
Leake, proceeded to the appointment of
a committee on Indian Affairs, pursuant
to the rule adopted yesterday; and
Messrs. Leake, King, johnson, of Ken
lucky. johnson, of Louisiana, and Log
RE, were appointed to compose the COM
mittee.
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CONGRESS-.
SENATE.
MONDAY, JANUARY 3.

MONDAY, JANUARY 3.
Mr.. TflAiams, of I cnn. submitted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on
military affairs be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of subjecting the
Cadets in the United States Military
Academy at West Point, to the rules and
articles of war.
The President laid before the Senate
Q Report from the Secretary of the Ma
Wy, in relation to the rules, regulations,
and instructions for the naval service,
made in obedience to resolution of the
Senate of the 9th of February last !;
which report was read and referred to
the committee on the navy, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Logan offered resolution to re-
quest the President of the United States
to cause to be laid before the Senate any
evidence in the Executive Department
in relation to judgments, fines, and pay
ments, under the act entitled Gan Act
for the punishment of certain crimes
against the United States" commonly
called the sedition law, and whether in
any, in what instances, the same have
been RENTED. Mr.. L. mentioned, in
explanation of his motion, that, on Pc
tition, now before the committee of
claims, from Matthew Lyon, of Ken
lucky, praying to be reimbursed the
amount of fine incurred under the Sc
dition law, some difficulty existed for the
want of certain facts referred to in the
petition, and it was to obviate this diff
Guilty that he desired call for the in
formation from the Executive. The re-
solution lies on the table one day of
course.
The Senate proceeded to the consider
ton of the rules, &c. reported by the
committee Oh that subject.
Mr. BurriH explained the views oil
the committee in proposing such new
features as were recommended in there
port.
The report was adopted by the Senate,
with single amendment, proposed by
Mr.. Leoke, viz: to add, to the list OF
standing committees, committee on In
dian Affairs.
The motion offered by Mr.. Williams,
Of Tennessee, on the 3oth ult. respect
ing an authority to the state of Tennes-
see, to sell the vacant land south OF
French Broad and Holston rivers, in
that state, at less than two dollars per
scre, was taken up and agreed to.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ton Of the bill declaring the consent Of
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"a aDrEcation would also have the eject
of ultimately retardins the redemption
of the public debt.
1t may be proper to add, that, although
some Of the items in the estimate for the
ensuing year may be considered in their
nature temporary, yet it is probable that
the estimate for succeeding years will
exceed, rather than fall below it.
Under all the circumstances, it is re-
spectfully submitted, that the public in
crest requires that the revenue be aug
mented, or that the expenditure be di'
unfinished.
Should an increase of the revenue be
deemed expedient, a portion Of the de-
felt may be supplied by an addition to
che duties now imposed upon various ar
,icles of foreign merchandise, and by a
reasonable duty upon sales at auction
but it is not probable that any modihca-
ton of the existing tariff can supercede
the necessity of resorting to internal tax
alton, if the expenditure is not diminish
cd. Should congress deem it expedl-
ent to modify the present rate OF duties,
with view to afford that protection to
our cotton, woollen, and iron manufac-
lures, which is necessary to secure to
them the domestic market, the necessity
Of resorting to system of internal taxa
ton will be augmented. 1t is believed
shat the present is favorable moment
for affording efficient protection to that
increasing and important interest, if it
can be done consistently with the gene
ral interest of the nation. The situation
of the countries from whence our for
eign manufactures have been principal
ty drawn, authorizes the expectation,
that, in the event of monopoly of the
home market being secured to our cot
Con and woolien manufactures, conside-
eable portion Of the manufacturing skill
and capital of those countries will be
promptly transferred to the United
States, and incorporated into the domes-
tic capital of the union. Should this ex-
pectation be realized, the disadvantages
resulting from monopoly would quick
iy disappear. In the mean time, it is
believed that system of internal taxa
ton would be severely felt by the great
mass of our citizens.
Whether the revenue be augmented,
or the expenditure be diminished, loan
60 some extent will be necessary. The
augmentation of the one, and the diminu-
tion of the other, cannot be effected in
sufficient time to prevent this necessity.
As the six per cent. stock of the United
States is considerably above par, the
cum required to be raised by loan can be
conveniently and advantagcously obtain
ed by the sale Of stock Of that description;
or it may be obtained by the issue of
Treasury notes. If the revenue and ex-
penditure shall be eeuaiized, the issue
OF treasury notes, not bearing interest,
as recommended in preference to the
creation or sale of stock, as the loan, in
that event, will be small in amount, and
temporary I'll IT'S rIaruro.
All which is respectfully submitted.
WIN. H. CRAWFORD.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-02-01
BcHtsrd, Uest- Chester Comfy, ,
Nep- Iork, Nov. IL, 1919. {

,
DEAR SIR-I have received the copy
of a circular letter, which, as Chairman
of the Committee appointed by late
public meeting at Trenton, respecting
Slavery, you was pleased to direct to me
ON the 5th inst.
Little can be added to what has been
said and written ON the subject of Slave
ry. / concur in the opinion, that it
ought not to be introduced, nor permit
ted, in any Of the nesc states, and that it
ought to be gradually diminished and
finally abolished in all ofthem. To me,
the constitutional authority of Congress,
to prohibit the migration, and importa-
ton of Slaves into any of the states does
not appear questionable.
The first article of the Constitution
specifies the legislative powers commit
ted to the Congress. The 9th section of
that article has these words -
"rhe migration or INFORMATION of
such persons as any of the now existing
states shall think proper to admit, shall
not be prohibited by the Congress prior
to the year 1908; but tax or duty may
be imposed on such importation not ex-
ceeding ten dollars for each person"
understand the sense and meaning
of this clause to be-that the power Of
the Congress, although competent to
prohibitsuch migration and Importation,
was not to be exercised. with respect to
the then existing s,..:.tcs, land then only}
until the year 1908; but that the Con.
gress were at liberty to make such pre- {.
hlbition as to any new states, whicA
and further, that from aud aiser that pc.
rioa, they were authorized ia make such
prohibition, as to all thf sta'es whesneD
new or old.
1t will, presume, be admitted, that
slaves were the persons intended. The,
word Slaves was avoided, probably on
ACCOUNT of the existing liberation o.
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FRANKFORT, Die. 10
UNITED STATES RANK.

On Friday last the Court of Appeals
of the state of Kentucky, gave theip
opinion in the case of the Commonwealth
against James Morrison, &c. officers of
the Branch ofthe United States Bari. at
Lexington, for penalties incurred I'M
der the act OF the December session Of
the General Assembly, 1918, by not
paying the tax laid by the state on that
institution. After long, elaborate, and
very able argument, the court gave it as
their unanimous opinion, that the Bank
of the United States is unconstitutional,
and that, therefore, the states have q
right to tax L, as fully and completely as
they would bank located within their
territories by Great Britain or France
Judges OwsLEY and Rowan arc oil the
opinion, that if the Bank is constitution
al, the states have still right to tax it,,
from this opinion chief justice BOYLE
dissents. Judges BOYLE and OwsLEr
are of opinion, that the decision OF the
Snprnn,o Court OF the United States rs
binding on the State Courts, and for thai
reason, and that only, they affirm tho
Judgment of the General Courtroom.
this opinion Judge Rowan dissents, and
believes that the Court Of Appeals
ought to have reversed the opinion OF
the General Court and given an oppor-
tunity for the subject to be again broughs
i--fara- A., c., --.-,-----a 49, r.,
States for reconsideration.