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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-14
PROPOSALS
BY JOSEPH M. sANDERsoN
For Publishing By Subscription,
A Biography of the Signe,,
OF THE
Declaration Of Mdependene,

Accompanied with Plates. ,
To which will be annexed a History :. i
Proceedings Of Congress, during the n, :. 'ls
OF the Law, and the Declaration iseI nfS' ~!S
the fac simle Engrayings of the Sigpa,ns,s".! 'a
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-14
Turks Island Salt.

ysHE cargo of the ship New Jersey. al
y Duke-street wharf, for sale by
Sd mo, "a Il. Fl. ROWLAND,
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With respect, &c. &c.
L. G.. DOWDEN.
SAMUEL K. KRAMER.
JOHN T. SlCKLES.
ANDREW L. STITCHER.
SAMUEL ROSWELL.
PHILLIP MILLER.
JESSE F. CAVIT.
STEPHEN BADGER.
To Adam Manage.

New- York, Ju.y 8. 1919.
Dear Sir-I have for tome time past been
threatening to write to you, to let you know
how well | am pleased with the Ruthven
Press, improved and made by you but a
variety Of circumstances have prevented it.
| have habit in constant operation three
months during which time nearly all the
printers of this city, and number of GU.
most ingenious mechanics, have called 10 ex-
anime it, They have pronounced il as COM
plete IN every respect, as any machinery
they have ever seen.
The following is the idea have Of it.
NO Printing Press has ever been construct
ed, on which more or better work can be
done in given time.
The exertionof working It'll no more than
healthy exercise for a boy of Is years of age.
Il have boy of that age to work on mine. !
1t is well made, the different parts admira :
bly, proporiioned, and not more liable than
Other presses to get out ofrepair.
| am, YOU respectfully,
D. FANSHAW.
Mr.. A. Ramage.
.Nsw- York, Apr;l e5, 1918.
Sir-The Ruthven Press arrived safe. ano
IS IN successful operation. Many OF qua
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22

paying for, OF in other words, life and property
are too cheap and too worthless, to be protected
hy a government made for the protection of both.
II our Legislators study retrenchment in the sx.
penditure OF the national funds, let them set the
frs, example themselves, and send thcir long
winded orators hor1E--let them seriously ask
themselves this question, whether their meta,
phor. are worth eight dollars a day upon an av-
erage But metaphors not only things which
the nation must pay for it is called upon to nav
for the pauegyrics, which the members Of Con-
gress pronounce upon themselves. On this oc.
casion, there is alw Us glow ofeloquence, are
dundancy Of ideas. a hrillancy Of fancy, worthy
Of Cicero in his proudest day. Indeed il is
subject ofhigh felioits,on, that We are represent.
ed by men on the floor Congress, who SO fully
understand their own worth. They can speak
for hours upon this subject, and here their elo.
quepoe seems iae xhaustible. II they would hut
exert the same eloquence on the subject matter
of legislation, as they do in 'elf-panegvrics. no
legislative bsdv in fhe world. would appear to
greater advantage than the Congress Of America.
Beautiful as this eioquence is, we hope that our
navy is not to be sacrificed to self lfpanegyrie-
Bat more Morning Chronicle.
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
Sixteenth Congress.

The Hon NJ. King OF N.wyok. spoke il
the Senate, on Fr,dss last. about two hour.
IN favor OF excluding Slavery iroTn the new
State of Missouri. We understand. that LEI
tiers from Warrington pronnnn'e This Speech
decidedly superior 70 sn} oihes dsi'efed or
his subject
in The House of Representatives. Of the
United States. on the 9lh inst. Mr. Foot offer
I'd two resolutions on The snhjeci Of excluding
slavery from all the territories Of the United
States which were ordered To lie on the ta-
Bile, untl The Missouri question should he
settled On The same day Mr.. Sargent. oi
Pennsylvania. commenceJ speech in favor
of The restriction in the Missouri bill |; and
having spoken nearly three hours, gave way
for motion 10 adjourn.
On THURSDAY, Mr.. Sargent concluded his
argument, having occupied the floor. IN both
Jaws. near, six hours. lie was followed ~
a spepch Of mole ihan thee hours, by Mr.
Barbour. of Virginia. against the restriction.
o. Friday. Mr.. Gross. o! Nes York, 81 oke
nearly two hours in favor Of The resiri' iion
and Mr.. Andersen, Of Kentucky, about as long
against It,
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
THE BURNT TONGUE.

This new disease among horses, which
commenced last wear, IN Kentucky. and late
ly prevailed in New York. has now made its
appearance in tbs town and vicinity. The
symptoms of the disorder and ITS PROCESS, are
he same as have b. en- dc ori',ed in ihe SOUTH
ern and western States. II prevails IN this
state. NJ, only among horses, bn horned cal
lie and sheep. lis rapid extent makes u ad
,issble that every person should have RENE
dy at hanl The following recipe may b.
relied on A. Inc most effective -
Que oz. alum. one OF salt petre, one o7.
honey, one oZ. horax, one pint vinegar Sim
,ner them down 10 gill, and wash the moutl
with it, several times day.
Kemebuak Visiter.
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POETRY.
FOR TAR PORTLAND eAzLrTE.

FOR rHE PORTLAND GAzETTE.
Oh Lord we own thy sovereign power,
To thee our r:syers address;
ifs thee we prai.e and thee adorc,
To thee our faults confess.
Guide me with thy almighty hand
Through this dark, dangerous road,
And bring me To that peaceful land,
Thy sweet and blest abode.
From the Literary Cabinet
EPiGRAM ON AN AUCTIONEER.
An Auctioneer, of stature small,
For more than twenty wears
Had sung "a going! the last call ~
To many hundred ears.
To every one around his board,
He roar'd without cessation,
a gong gong! gentlemen 20
Yet still he kept hi. station.
At length to stop his earnest brawl,
ftruding Death was sent
"a going ~ cried the sstonsh'd knight,
And sure enough--he Uenf.
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%o9sVlosSxO 20
These particulars viii be interesting to many
Of our readers, We therefore qpsd not apologize
for the space they occupy 10 cur paper although
they were the expenditures for the y.ar 1918,
they will be general guide to show the many
issues by which money lows from the Treasury.
OR Government have had all the generosity Of
youtlband no sooner was one issue stopped than
anottsr was opened. We however discover in
the present sss,ion Of Congress a deposition in
committees and the members to watch with a
careful eye the innumerable moths that are en-
dsavouriug to worm iato the public chest and
prey upon its contents.
The Missouri question, by the last ac-
counts from Washington, still remained
under discussion Feb. IA. Every men,
ber thinks he must have rap at it, and
some Of them hammer upon it with a
most fatiguing pertinacity. IN the House
Mr.. Clay spoke four hours, and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Sergeant, of Penn. who
spoke nearlysix. Mr.. Barbour. of Vir-
ginia, succeeded him in speech Of three
hours, and others followed him, SO when
the House will come to decision heaven
only knows. A great many orators are
all primed, and they must let off before
the question can be taken. In the Sem
ate Mr. King occupied the floor two
hours on Friday, the ith, in a very pow
crful speech, said to be superior TO any
delivered this session. He commanded
the deepest attention, mingled with the
admiration and respect Of all who heard
him. But it is feared that his arguments
will not convince the Senate, who will
persevere in the union Of. the Maine and
Missouri bills, and send them down to-
gether for the appreciation Of the lower
House.
Inour calculation Of the expense oS the
Missouri question, we were too iliberal
in allowance of time; we did think that
a month would have been sufficient for
its decision, but later accounts have un-
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
HORRjD EXECUTION.

AUGUSTA, Geo.) FrB. 4. On Friday the
negro slaves Ephrair and sam, were executed
for the murder Of Mr.. Hancock, their master, at
E,igfeid, g. G. Sam was burnt, and Fphrain
hung, and h,s head serc'sd end srpovd. The
burning Of malofaotors is punishment only re-
sorted 10. when absolute necessity demands a
signal example. Qus,y.-Had the master hare
All.dhe STARE By the naoa cruel seowg,ng. uou
nee,s ssi,y ha 2 dtn,anded his being burnt
u must be a borrid and appalling sight to see
a human being consigned to the flames Let
even fancy picture the scene the pile-the stake
the victim ard the mind sickens, and sinks
under the oppre sion of ts own feel'ngs-what
then must he the dreadful eaiity From some
Of the spectators we learn, that II was scene
which iransfxed in breathless horror almost every
one who witnessed il. A. the flames approached
him, the piercing shrieks OF e unfortunate VIC
tim struck upon the heart with fearful, painful
vibration; but when the devourng element
seized upon his body, all was hushed-yet the
cry Of agony s',ll thrilled the and an invcl
untary aud sympathetic shudder ran through the
crowd.
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
Horrors of Unr.,

The following passage affords terrible
iciure of war =" Al Helder. Frenchman
nd Highlander had charged upon each 9TH
er; The Frenchmsn had psrried lhe thrust oi
lie Highlander. and run him thro' the body
the Highlander had then let e., his hold of the
Ut end ofh piece with hi. right hand, and
eiz, Il with death grasp, the throat Of the
Fre, Gilman who, io esricste himself. had al
so let go his firelook with hi. r,gh, hand and
.eized the w,si of the High a,dtr 10 pull il
away from his t'roai bui he had been una
Bile the Frenebnsh had then staggered back,
and HE Highlander above him. s', retaining
hold Of his throat: and r the Struggle which
had then taken place. the head OF lhe High
lander had projected so Ear over the head al
be FpnChman. a. to hr,ng that part Of tb.
body OF the fymer. IN which The bayonei was
over the mouib of the latter; and in this pos
ture both had expired. Those who saw il
laid The sight was truly shocking.
The Committee to whom was referred the
pe',,ion of Mordecoi NJ. Noah for grant Of
Grand l.land, ia Niagara liver, for The purpose
OF laun,ing a city Of Jews. have made re
p.r' IN his favor. accompanied by hill grant
ing h,m ih+ island. at fair .ppraf-ement. on
ms paying one eighth oi The consideration
money INTO the treasury and securing the res
,due by bond or NORTHUMBERLAND Gas.
.Nsedham simmons, a wealthy farmer in
North Carolina, lately shot his vile IN state
of into; ,caiion.-He was noisv-shc told hin
10 de,isi and colre to bed, or she would throw
,is rum ou, Of the window--he persis,ed-she
,xe.uicd her threat. whe'eupon hp discharge,
his nu.ket through the door, and its contents
.ntered her shoulder
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NGvnI Esfnbiiatmeas,
Including the building 74's and
ffigatss, and the gradual in.
. crease Of the navy, 4,O99,e1e II
Whole amount Of expenditures
for the year 1918, 3s.l04 s75 -
iols amount Of receipts in 1878, l,5e ,sas %
Balance in Treasury Dec. 81, 1877, 4.9s9, ,465 4a
sss.sss,4oa n
Amount q the national debt on,
the lat Of January, 1873, e3,6<s,l75 =
Amount Of do. redeem -
ed since Mareh lth, a.
1899, 4
Dutch, lA20OOoo
French, 2,024, ESQ
Domestic, es,7sl.023 90
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
S.AEANNaH SUFFERERS.

We understand that in addition TO the am
mentioned in our last, as contributed in the se-
eral places Of public worship. Er'y ONE dol
have been given by individuals who had not
opportunity Of contrib, ting at the lime the gry
era collection was made. This makes the
tai sum collected in this tow s33 20 cen,
which has been remi,ied to the Mayor Of :
vannah..
The number Of free white male inhahisant
over 81 years Of age, in the State OF keptuck}
according to statement made in 1919 amount
to seventy three thousand, eight hundred ans
thirty-nine -
The provinces Of Venezuela and New Gfeneaa
have taken the name o! the Republic ef fco""
b,a, and Or. Zea, the Vice President, was sa''
to proceed to the United States as 'ts Amoa's'
dor Extraordinary. .4ngusfuro, on the of'"'e's
IS the Gu. i,al Of this nNw repytic.
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.THE GAZETTE.
PORTLAND. TUESDAY, FEB. ss, 1920.

The expenditure Of the public money is an n-
tere.ting subject to those who pay taxes, and
prudent man, when he settles his bill, is fond of
seeing the items: We have therefore made some
calculations to crafty those who are fond Of
" counting the cost" which may show some Of
the causes for the alarming deficiency in the
Treasurer's report.
In the first place let us examine how much the
Missouri question, which now engrosses the at
tention OF Congress, will cost the nation. The
expenses Of Congress are justly estimated to be
not less than $2sO0 daily. The members usually
assemble at IL o'clock and adjourn between the
hours Of and 6, and receive eight dollars per
day. 10 the Senate the bill for the admission Of
Maine from the House was taken up on the Sd Of
January, and referred to committee for the ex-
press purpose Of joining tas Missouri bill to it.
This committee reported on the 9th, and the far
,her consideration Of the sutjeot was postponed
week. On the 18th the del ate upon II com.
menced, has been the standing subject ever
since and still remains undecided. Estimating
the expense ofths Senate At the moderate sum
of 5000 day and calculating the time from the
18th of ia nuary, to the 10th Of February. We find
the whole amount Of expense in the Senate to
be $l6,8O0.
In the House Of Representatives the Misssuri
6iu simply, became the order Of the day on the
23d Of January, and has there ever since been
and still is under discussion; now allowing il to
be determined on the 18th inst. il would then
have been 20 days before that body, uaking the
expense there at the lowest computatioo,
$4,000.
Amounting to the grand total, which ths s,n.
gle question of admitting Missouri, with or with
out restriction. will cost, Of $4,000.
And this is paid for the long winded speeches
Of gentlemen, which we venture to say have pro.
ducsd no change Of opinion, nor beamsd . ray
of light which had not before shous upon the
subject. II 10 the repetition Of tale An hundred
times told. and meant rather for the beLe6t Of
constituents than 70 produce conviction in the
minds Of those before whom they are delivered.
We have no objection to gentlemen, recording
their reasons with their votes, hut let them in
more, spare the purse and the patience Of the
nation.
Now that We are upon the subject Of National
expenditures We will lead the attention Of our
readers little further into PARTICULAR, and pre-.
sent them with some Of the items Of payments
from the Treasury for the year 1878, taken from
the last odcia' list published At the ssat Of Gov.
erement.
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22

General Post Office.
Postmaster Gen his as
sistant and clerks and
contingent expenses, 3l,836 25
Department Of the Mint,
Surveying Department,
Commissioner Of The Public Buildings,
1000
Governments Of Territories.
Missouri, 8,450
Illinois, 1850
Michigan, 5000
Alabama, $3.50
ss,350
judiciary.
Chief Justice and six as
sociate Justices. $4,000
Attorney General, 2.649 45
Clerk and Reporter, 1865 66
District Courts, Judges,
Marshals, &c. 13O.706 65
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22

We have been surprised in reading over ne
journal Of sfproeeedings in our Legislature, to OBJ.
serve the number Of motions fr reconsideratioA
which have been made during this session
Hardly . vote has been taken Of any conss.
qusnce, but some member has give notice that
he should move ior . reconsideration. II must
give people abroad nHcrabe opinion Of the
manner Of doing business in our General Court
What can be the cause Of this evil Thee mus.
II appears TO Us, 30 an alarming want Of coaf
dence in the decisions OF the legislature aud w
attribute it to defect in the constitution, whicl
creates 90 large an assembly Of Legislators; tn
responsibility is now divided among many thu
each perscn's share cit. but very lightly upd
him and consequently they are apt to neglee.
the duty which they are sent to perform. Who
vote IL passed. half the members perhaps wt
not be in.thcir seats, a reconsderatron Is thers'
fore suggested, to give the party defeated an or
portun,ty to rally their strength, and TO name 1ga
to carry their point. However, il we recol'es s.
right, not a vote has been changed this ssssioi
in consequence Of a RECOMMENDATION.
The Portland gazette., 1820-02-22
EFFECTIVE FORCE.

A writer ia the City Of Washington Gazette,
~ery pertinently observes So Ia the event Of
war, to whis h the United States, as well as 9TH
.r countries, will from time to time, he liable,
sIave holding state, cannot, it is clear. afford
q.al military aid with state composed of white
.,eemen although cach may have the same num-
Der Of Representatives. in Congress. This is an
important consideration. The burthen OF the
cnnflict will fall upon the whites Half the free
population ofth slave states will have to stay at
..nme TO watch the negroes. Had Maryland from
ihe boundaries ofth,s District TO the Patuxent,
nseu peopled by white men. tn the exclusion of
eyrc slaves, would The British army have pene-
rated to Washngton' We presume not. Prince
sieorge's county contains two blacks to one
,yl,ite and these blacks. when the enemy arriv-
II, considered the time OF the invasion as hol''
.sy." 9
Congress have Of late been afflicted by that ncr-
,.ois af8iction, called st. Vitus's dance ofecono
.sy il disorders and retaris every movement OF
C-tE = Il. ..<t II.
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val at Baltimore, from which ne give the
following extract: Herald.
"After very boisterous passage of 81
days we yesterday made these Straits, and
have put in here for the purpose OF watering
before proceeding to Canon. There is a
small settlement here belonging to the Dutch.
composed of Jayanese. and Dutch Cover
nor. The soil lthe Island of Java is ex-
tremely fertile, and abounds with tropical
fruits of every description. From the deck
you may behold cocoa nuts. oranges, lemons,
pine apples, water melons, pomegranates,
and several species Of fruit unknown in our
climate, growing as spontaneously as the
pine with you. Fowls are here purchased
at rupees each, or one dollar for twenty
tour. The inhabitants very much resemble
our northern Indians, only they are much
ugIier; their teeth are entirely black from
chewing the beetle nut; and opium is nearly
as valuable here as diamonds with us. But
the world, however different in appearance
customs and religion, is still the same every
where-money is the idol Of their worship
and for it they sacrifice honor and even lie
itself.
"The day after tomorrow we sail for Can
ton. with two ships under our convoy. Our
officers and crew are in excellent health, tho
at Batavia, which is about 60 miles from this
place, it is extremely unhealthy. and the
ships laying there are daily losing their men.
The American ship Tea Plant. ready to
sail, has lost the captain and every soul on
board by the dysentery, which we learn IS
raging there with ungovernable fury--among
them was midshipman Tallmadge, OF the y
S. Navy, who came out, suppose, for I'M
proyement in his profession.
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the fell wing a.ii.i,inna! section
amendment f"ti'e Missouri Hill. Cvb =,
il Wiii he r"coileetcd. it is probo,e@ u
a t9p"r Ct The Judiciary cnmm;ttno \
incorrosate Win rhc Maine bin w.,
:" And1si II .Jar1ier enacted. That :; !,
that tra>t OF conhtry ceded by Franc III, III
United States, under the name ol r',W 10 ths
which lies north Of thirty -sx-dcgree,ss 'a III
thirty minutes north latitude, excent ;n and
~ such part thereof, as is included "" F;G on
the limits othe state contemplated v "' " y
act, there shall be neither slavery nor ~ H.. "ll'
iunlary servltude otherwise than in tbo wv o.
nlShment of crimes whereof the partr r' =. pu u
bave been duly convicted. ProyifsJ 9,,S S"a
that any person escaping into the sams N ,..
whom labor or seVice is la,giuly CLAIM az" u:
aEy state or territory Of the United S,., III
SUCH fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed ' smi
conveyed to the person claiming his or b '''
labor or service as Aforesaid" "''
The amendment having been rc,5
the further consideration of The sph;o.5'
vas ON motion Of MIR. Thomas, po>
p,n"d to Monday nrxt.
1'h" bill from the other House N,
ainS appropriations to supply the DEF
ci""rics IN the appropriations for ,h.I
public buildings, was taken IN. cors;
derrd, and ordered to Il thiid rcadmr
Several bills were taken IN, co,ri
red, AND ordered 10 a third read
ing.
Several bills were taken up and mart.
~ considered, AS IN Committee Of f..
wh'l", and subsequently farther post.
p0ned.
The Senate resumed, as in commit
tee Of the Whole, the consideration o.
the bill to continue i'll force tie act OF
April 20. 1913, 'to regulate the coil
lection Of duties on Imports and lon|
mage and, after agreeing to an al
mendmcnt proposed by the committed
OF finance, (to limit the duration of tAi
bill to two years, instead of leaving It'd
existence uplimIted,) the bill was or
dered to be emSrossed for a third read
ing.
The bill for the relief of Jcnning,
OBannon was also considered. as I'M
committee of the whole, and ordered 10
be ensrossed for third reading.
The Senate next took up the bill TO
remit the duties on statue of General
Washington, executed in Italy, by the
Marquis dc Canoya. for the state Of
North Carolina: and the bill was Or
dercd to be engrossed and read the third
time ; and then
,.,he Senate adjourned to Monday.
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CIRCUIT COURT.

We understand that the Circuit Court tor
this county adjourned on Tuesday last to the
4th Monoay in March, alter having been IN
session since Christmas, and without having
been able to complete scarcely more than
one half of the vast mass of business which
awaited its decision.
A question of some Importance to the IN
habitants of this District, and new in ITS cha
racter. was decided. We are informed, yes
terday, in the case of BLACK, who had been
tried and committed at this term, upon strong
circumstantial evidence of horse stealing,
bIn the separation of this part of the District
from Maryland, and the assumption OF JurIs-
diction by Congress, the laws OF Mary and
were adopted by an act of Congress, as the
laws of this part Of the District. In that state
BY an act OF Assembly, the offence OF horse
stealing is made punishable with death, OF
labor on the roads, in the discretion OF the
Court. Under the act of Congress, every
kind of stealing is punishable with hne and
whipping and that punishment has uniform
" been inflicted within the District, for CT
fences of that nature.
The question which arose was, whether the
Court could punish under the law of Ma
ryland, or whether that act was not virtually
repealed by the act OF Congress, under which
alone judgment could be pronounced for such
an offence.
The point, we understand, was argued
somewhat at length. Walter Jones, esq.
the District Attorney, for the prosecution,
and Messrs. Key and Redin, for the prisoner.
The court determined that they could pass
sentence under the act of congress only, and
adjuged the prisoner BLACK, on his indict-
ment, to pay fine of eighty dollars, and to
receive whipping Of forty lashes.
The same point arose also in the case of
Nathan Way, who, in conjunction with o.
Tiers, broke into and robbed the store of
Mr.. Fitzhugh, about twelyemonths since
He was indicted under law of Maryland
which Furnishes the breaking into and rob-
bing store house, with death. The court
sentenced him, under the act of congress, to
pay fine Loco dollars, and to be whipped.
The principle established in these cases,
is important and Interesting, inasmuch as it
goes to declare all the acts of Maryland void.
which punish stealing with death, or with "a
ny other punishment different from that
which the act of compress preScribes
(.lessesger.