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JOURNAL OF CONGRESS.
House Of Representatives..
FRIDAY. MAY 10.

FRIDAY, MAY IL.
The bill for continuing in force an act I.
protect the Commerce Of the United States
and also TO make further provision for punish
ing The crime OF piracy, was read ,hirc
time, and returned TO the Senate.
LOANS.
The three million Loan Bill, was finally
passed third reading, after some discussion
and sent 10 the Senate.
SMALL VESSELS OF VAR.
The bill from the Senate, au,horisng the
building OF certain small vessels of war, pas
lsed through committee of the whole ailel
being amended SO as 20 reduce The number
from seven 10 fire.
THE object Of these vessels is TO protect the
revenue and pursue pirates, &c. in the waters Of
our Southern coast, which are too shallow to be
navigatsd by the vessels now in service.
r. MITIGATION Law.
The bill from The Senate, supleu eniary to
the bill commonly called the Navigation Law
passed through a committee of the whole,
where il was decidedly supported by Mr..
.Neston, Mr.. Clay, and Mr.. Font
The vote on ordering the bill to be engross.
ed for third reading, was decided Affirmative.
ly, by yeas aud nays, "a TO 25 and the bill
was read third time, passed wi,hou, debate,
and returned TO the Senate. adj. to meet a,
Z, this evening.
FLEMING SESSION.
number Of bills, already before the House,
and which bad been agreed on, to be con.
sidered this session, were taken up, and pas.
sed stages. They will be noticed on their
final passage or rejection.
lntho Senate-Mr Lowre moved the adop-
tion of the following resolution, which, after
explanation by the mover, and some discussion,
was agreed to:
Res.ioed, That the President of the u.
States, cause to be laid before the Senate, at
their next session, a statement Of the number
of militia from each state, that were called
into public service, by order Of the President
Of the U. States, during the late war; Of the
number furnished by each state, the number
recognised by the U. States from each state,
and the period Of their service ofthe amount
of fines imposed for neglect of duty, disiin
gushing the number Of persons on whom fines
have been imposed, the sums collected by the
respective marshals, The SUNS paid by them
respectively into the treasury of the u States,
the expences OF The courts martial in the sew
eral States, and the number and amount OF
fines so imposed that have been RENTED, with
in The states respectively. -.
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DIE D..

In This town, NJ. John iJsgget, aged Sl.-Mrs.
Jane Virgins, aged DO.
A, Fort Pickle, Of consumption, William Chr
r,gaa, private IN the u. s. service, aged So.--A
native of ireland.
In Freepor,, Mrs. Jane. wife OF Mr.. Joseph
Mitchell aged 81
vt Freeperi of the neevail;ns feye.. sS sssiisi
18Th, John NJ aged 0 ysars-sep,elnber 10Th,
Sal1uel ageI IL months, sons of Samuel iioiirook
t.s4. Pou-Ma.,er.-0ct. eth. Amanda Muci,sil,
mee,ber of his family, aged II years, and Nov.
7.b Mr. II snnah ho.brook nis wlle aged 81 years
IL is generally true that the Connections Of
Jog. Of the public participate largely in their own
but Il public sympathy could ever be cisimed
b. any rational beiag. surely il may, by him,
who ia less than tafee months has followed three
hi.dren aud Of the best and most affect ionste
OF wives TO The grave
" Alas. mr. wife, nor children. more shat! he be-
hald.o
Near Whitehall, n. Y. tho venerable Henry
Francisco. aged one hundred and Msriy four al.
Ter an illness Of d lays. b. ongh, ON by sn attack
OF the fever and sgue. He was 4 nstiv. OF France,
and emigra.ed To this lo8n,ry so oe 90yesr'
ago. lie WAS present at ,ue correlation At Queen
Anne, and was one Of the drnmmers on that occa.
sion. In th. country he served throughout tbs
Old French and evolutionary wars
In New Orleans. Gen. +. w RIPLEY, late oil
the u s. army. and formerly Of this town.
At Havana, on board schooner Active, William
Dodge, ofthis town, lately IRON Concord, Graf
ton county. N Ii. aged 3d.
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sAAN GAZE TIE aal.,
.sa&& SHIPPING LIST. Eza2.

....PORT OF PORTLAND. !.

ARRIVALS.
Tuesday, Nov. 7--Ar ,on ialant, Anderson. ST.,
Andrews, for new York, plaster ~ the captain.
Frrdas--bs,s Peace, Motley, Guada.oupe, mo-
lassas. 40 J. Merrill.
Acknowledgment Recover. Deesing, New York.
Gonr so. 70 the Chptaia--sl facke,, Lowell, Boz
suadsy--at rig Ateona, I'orier ) day. from
New iurk.--on Friday iasl. Cape ElizaLe.h
beaunsn ". II ieagses d.staat, eel ~ it'll
the schooner iHnsauna Coi., oi Frankfort, dis
mas,cd on fndsy mofIiins--Iook of the master
and cses and h oa.t tttm to this porl.
Same dag--sch fox, Dnnkwstef, 81 Andrews,
plaster TO the Opt.
cLEARaSrEs.
.Uoadog. Nor 6---Ii br,g taymas,er. Prince
81 Anirews--s- Fancy Packet, Waite. Quoddy--
Madison Cfosell. New fork--sch Polly q Pnebs
alarsha.,, ibbec.
Tue,d ,--schs Climax Merrill. Havana Fac.
or Eni.b Bsit,more---sf Venus buchanan
81 Andress--ur.gs Fame. thompson, Havana.
Mechanic, hn,ghl, Waiism Smnb.
Bacon, naflesions
Ihursday---b.ig Paynaster. York, st. Andrews
--schs ,o8 smith, Bermada--Come,. Souls, Easl
port--si's Messenger, Lewis, and Vo,sry, stcck-
laas, i}os,on.
Notice 10 .udr,asrs. A Letter from Havana, OF
ne aiih DC toher, states, tnst New Light House
vas ssl eslati shej al The esn Ii end OF the Moro
a>tlc. with se'aec.ors which made very brilliant
light.
vEssELs sPoKRH.
Oct. "a, lat. 30, long. 10, sch. Warrington,
days from tins port for Havana.
~. =, brig Minerva, 10 days from Havana for
Bath.
ov. Q, la 81, Lang IS, brig Hero, Hall, from
Jos,ob tor Alexandra.
SHIPPING MEMORANDA.
Sch Patriot, bunker, OF saec, sailed from ST.
Thomas for Richnond sept. 29-Slary. Of Hal
lowell, 20 days from Madeira ar there the 3Oth.
Sch. Alexander. a.iihken, days from Bermu-
.da, was at ST Marys ~ days since.
sch New Hazard, smith, from Suiyan's Island
Me. at at New Bedford Sd inst.
Ar AT Providence Sd inst sch Friendship, Nick
erson, Saco--sl Morning Star, Casey, 'Qaoddy.
Il ,.os,oa tn lis. sch Absgaii, Amcs, OF
dachia,, Tor Bailimore--3lh, Sally, of Biaehiil,
ior lubec, in oniiast-9,b, brig James Monroe,
for tins port--seh M 1rnng star, # Nor,hpor., Tor
Lobec--aud sloops Charles. ard Della for Bath.
8chr henf,, Davis. OF homas,on, from Charles
ton, ar u, Wilmington 28th oil--when the schr
aiisso"t,, Dennson, Of F.eepors ei fol 81. Thomas
aud INA kei.
sioop Express, knight OF this port 3 days from
Richmond, ~ New York I'd ins.
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lions. is founded in mistaken views oil nation
al independence. --Manufacturing nations
must always be more dependent on their Gus
TONERS, than those cull',atlng the soil on tbs
purchasers Of their produce"
The convention also adopted memorial
ito congress which il was decided as matter
VI decorum, not to publish, until it had been
presented. :
The Legislature OF New York assembled
Nov. 7th The Tammapy party, which is
in opposition 10 The administration of MIR.
Cl,nfop, has a majority in the house OF IL
Peter Sharpe, Esq. Is chosen Speaker ; he
having SO votes and John c. Spencer, the for
ner speaker, 81 AT 2 O'Clock the same day
Gov. Clinton delivered speech 10 both
branches in convention.
He noticed the sembing OF The Legislators
at an earlier period than usual, or the purpose
Of choosing electors OF President and v. Pres
idenl. lie commented on what he consider
ed defect in the stale constitution which pro
yides that the Electors shat. De CHOSEN oy The
Legislature /; and observed that he considered
il striking imperec,Ion IN the national con
slitut,on, that no uniform rule Was there pre-
scrlbed on this subject. lie thought the cleo
tors ough, TO bs chosen by The people IN then
primary assemblies, by districts. lie aliudes
70 the increasing patronage aud influence q
the general government and thought the az
PREDECESSORS which had been entertained !,
the formation Of t.s constitution, Of the ell
sroachment Of stale sovereignty on the pow
ers OF the national government, SO tar iron
being realised, had proceeded in an opposite
direction. He regretted the collision and irri
tation al the last session OF congress on tue
slavery question, and deprecated the idea that
it should be considered an attack on local au
,hori,ies or the right OF properly. He the.
commented at length on The internal improve
menls ofthat state, the progress OF education,
and the pententiary system, closed with a
side wind attack upon the national govern
ment Tor the encouragement Of lotteries aud
the msnaer in which they exercise their loca
authority over The District OF Columbia, ant
the attempt Of the administration 10 esteno
their influence to the government OF the States
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Lorng, junior pastor OF the church: concluding
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Lewis. of Gofhau. The mu-
sic was appropriate and good, aud .he scene wa.
rendered peculiarly interesting by the presence OF
the senior pastor OF the Church, Rev. P. CoFFIS,
D. ID. now near the olose OF me Goth year OF his
ministry among this people--who closed the exer-
cises Of the day with short address and henedic-
lion.
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~ DOMESTIC GOODS. eG
CARTER e bOV ERING,
oFfEe FOR SALE AT THEIR


American Goods Ware House,
No. So State streei, BOSTON,
a LARGE aud extensive assortment of A
"A MEXICAN MANUFACTURED COT
TON snd WOOLEN GOODS, VIZ.
100 pieces hrona Cloths, yaricrs colours,
50 do. Cassimsfss,
200 do. sa,inets,
@5 hsles brown Sb.eling,
90 do. do. Shifting
IS do. Gioghs.as aud Checks
10 do suioes and Denims,
10 do Bed-Tickngs.
28 Cases biesched Shifting and shee,ing,
1000 lbs hest sewing Cotton,
$50 do Floss Cotton,
1000 do thnjls Wckinx.
5000 do Yarns Nos TO %,
2OO0 pair meas aud women's Shoes.
The above Goods will be sold low for Cash or
approved notes by the package or piece. Those
who are purehasng goods in this bue are respect
fully invited TO call and exac inc. SIN Nov. IL
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MARRIED..

In this town, Nj. JONATHAN FnEEBosN, TO
Miss Esther TABER.-gy the Rev. Mr.. Rand,
MIR. ALEXANDER WATrEAousr, To Miss ku-
SrcEC STEPHENS.
H. Waterford, Mr. Sullivan Kngman, to Miss
Eliza Hilton
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AUCTION sALE>.

TO MORROW, WEDNESDAY. Noe.
at the Long. Room, Exchange Street, al ,i
o'clock. unauoidIbty postponed from H..
nesday last,
a v aluable invoice of HAIR
WARE, CUTLERY SADLERY, &c. consist q
of
Pockst Kuive -Ksives 81 Folks,
Tea & Ta,ie Spoons Gaze. cards ct Rasos
so dog Snuff Boxes-boxes Je welry,
riAted Bite, Curbs,
10 dee Hammers, &C &C.
ALsO. . Valuable lovoice of fine leweiry, Go J
Watch Key, Gil md silver Watches, double a.
single cased and cspped,
"a elegant Silk I'm 'reIlss,
Is kegs NJ anufaci ufed Tobacco,
200 ID. No Z aud Gotten Yaro,
Crockery h Ola" Ware, &c &c.
Atwood * Quincy, AmctrS.
Nov. IA.
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Fruit and Ornamental Trees, &c.

NRDERs for ,rees from the Nursery Of WILL
" LIAM PRINCE, Long Island near New
\ ork, will be duly attended to il left with the
subscriber where catalogues may be had gratis
the assortment consists Of above one THOUSAND va
retes Vi the finest fruits imported from Frdnce
aud England, and have been cultivated with great
care. 9LSO--a very large collection Of Orna.
mental Trees and Shrubs, including twenty kinds
of Orange and Lemon Trees,
JOHN S. DUPEE.
Porfhnd Tor.Sf4fft had Lone WHARF.
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To be sold AT Auction, on Thurs
day the 2sa day Of November infant, on the
following deicribed rremtes,
TIA valuable ElA,e, e. uated q, Gray Corner,
eigheen miles from Portland, on the great
road Leading 10 The counties of Oxfosd Kenrsbec
and someslet, which has for mary years been I'M
proved a, pubic cute, and is nnw oce uped oy
Mr.. Asows. The eRahilhmsrt consiA Of
COO enien,, double two flcry LOUISE, issly re-
paireJ--a stable, Barn and Gu -houie., with water
brough, INFO the houfe. lhed aud barn yard, by an
squetucl from never fasing ipf,ng, on he sitste
-for,y or 6f,y acres e good land fn,tsble for
tiIiass and palursse, aPropei,'on Of each.
hT1erm. IA d knuwu Il the tire and
pace Of faie For fur her particulars, er qure OF
sAnusL PAaknAn, 6fq Of pofon, o, Of he fua-
fcribsr. NATHAN kiNSMAN.
Portland, Nov. 10, 1920.
AT Court of Probate held at the
Probate Office. in Portland within and for the
county OF Cumberland, 90 the second Wsdnes-
day Of November, III he yeat Of our Lord
eighteen hundred and twenty.
/. sTHLR MOUNrFoRT, ADMINISTRATIVE Of the
IL estate of
SAMUEL MOUNrFORT,
late of we,tbrook, ia said county yeomsn, deeess-
cd. having presen' ed her fire. account Of aamipis-
trAtiou OF the estate ct said deceased, zo Artquese
for AZ allowance out Of the personal s-'sse OF
said deceased ospsHsD, That the ssid admin
s,rs,six give noiee TO all persons iaiere'ted, ty
causing copy of this order 20 be puh'"hed three
weeks success;vely 10 the Portland Gazette, print-
ed At Portiaod, that they may appear at a Probate
Court to be held at the Probate Office Aforesaid.
on the fourth Wednesday of November host. at ten
Of the clock in the forenoon, aot shsw cause, ,f
any they have, why the same should not he allow.
ed. A X. PARIS, Judge.
A true Copy-Atrest,
HoRATJo SouTHoATr, Reg'r.
Nov. IL.
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CoMMUNIcATFD
On Wednesday the 9th ust. Meeting House,
RECENTLY erected 10 Ruxtor, FOR the use OF = Q
Congregational Society, was sclennly dedies"d
to ,he V rship of God The ded'cstory prayr
was offered by Rev. Abres Flanders OF Buxton
Sermon, from Pslam 1S2 Is and IA, by Rev Levi
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a. roo1 RIDERS NOTICED

A Ii PRISONS indebted to the subscriber for
"A The postage OF papers through the following
own VIZ ;---
falmouth, Orgy, Poland. Hebron, Norray
Paris, Buckfeid, Sampler, Hartford, L'rermors.
Turner. Mi,oi, and Nepg iopeesier, from January
Il, 1919, TO ,h,. date are hereby notified that un.
s. heir roslage is paid mp on or before The last
ley of De,einb,r next, their demands will be lei,
n the Office Of ENOCH LINCOLN, ksp. Paris,
nor collection. JOSIAH BROWN.
Paris, Noptmger 6, 1890.
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SINGING BOOKS.
Canal LoUery

aNHlCH has just commenced drawing.
w aud drsws regularly once . week, and the
list Ct prise. cent 90. All the prizes sold here
will he published in the Argus ADD Gsxeise, There
are 10 thls Lottery one prize OF S4o.ooe, one Of
s9o 600, one Of s 5000, Two Of IS ooo 6fy of
$1,000 snd twenty Of $500, beide' numerous small.
Ter ones.
, few ,ieke,s and parts remain for sale. Whoes
Sis, quarters $3.50, eighth, 5 IS 'iI,sen,hs 81.
hi /. certainly wottby OF aueoticn Ivy ell glasses
in ,o.iey. Il wou enable the Merchant to add
another ship TO hts navigation, the Trader nigh,
snlarge his stock and pay his debs; the FAr"er
would he able to make imp rovsmenr, on his Farm,
and the young Mechanic, ju't set,'sg out in life,
voult fee the benefit. The Ladies are uvited 10
come ia for share. When we copsder the risk
10 so email and the pro'pect 90 great, II 10 resy
as,ouishinx that any person shoula want pcrsuad-
log.
ForSI3mly be obtained $4,000.
6,75 +" 10000.
= $50 4" 10000.
1888 =" " 5000.
+ / /" $500.
The Plymouth Beach Lottery,
Which will be done drawing next week, only
600 numbers drawn, aud no blanks out YET There
are in the wheels now, one prize of $4,000, four
of $500, ,i,teeo Of 800, be,des great many
fn,alier ones, aud al TO be drawn within eleven
days. A few tickets aud quarters for sale.
All orders BY Mail post paid) promptly attend
ed 10 by M D%VS:
Erehasq.,,T"t, Jsns,' Roc, No. 5.
Po,t,aud. Nov H.
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ELECTIONS.

Hon. EZEKIEL WHITMAN, Is reelected by
large majority the representative TO the 18th
congress, from this district.
JOSEPH DANE, Esq. lied is elected in York
district in the place al Nj, Holmes, chosen
senator, and also to the 18th congress.
In Oyiord district Mr.. LINCOLN is re elect
ed without opposition.
In kenoebeck there is probably no choice.
Mr. CvsHmAN 10 re elected IN Somerset
Hon. WILLIAM Moody, aud JOSHUA WIN
GATE, il. Esq. are chosen electors al large.
In Massachusetts, the Representative cleo
tions have resulted as follows IN Suffolk DIS
trtct. BENJAMIN GoRHAM has been elected TO
the present congress IN the place OF DIR. Ma
SON resigned, and also to the 9Th congress
In Bristol District, FRANCIS BAYLsEs, Esq.
instead OF MARCUS MoRroS, E-q In Esser
South distr,ct, no cholce. Esssx North. Hon.
JEREMIAH Nielsen is re elected In Worces
ter North, Hon. LEWIS bIoELbw, former
member, is chosen instead al N KENDALL,
the present member. In Berkshire, tiEaRy
w. DWIGHT, Esq in the place OF Mr.. SHAW,
present member.
In Worcester South uncertain, contested by
Nes-rs. ApAMs, preseot member, and JoNA.
RUSSELL, ESQ.,
In .Middleser, Mr. FULLER is probably re.
elected
In Norfolk, DR.. Eusrs is probably re-e-
10 Plymouth, Mr.. HosERr is reelected
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Valuable Real Estate ut AuctiOn.
TOMORROW, at I2o'cIOck,
4 Pleasantly situated HOUSE on The : or herly
Il .ids of King-Sirtet two store. hign, Wool
Heuse, DC. Together with large To- Of land, Oh
which is an Aqoeduct Of excellent water.
Sale on the premises.
Tie above property has lately been occupied by
Capt. Burdiek.
Nov u. 5 5. T n TraahM A"er".
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Declaration Of independence,

Which shall be, in all respects, Ameys-
can. All the necessary materials shall be
manufactured in this country, and express
~ for this publication. The designs, the
engravings shall be the work OF American
Artists the publication throughout shall al
ford evidence of what our citizens haze done
in politics and can do in arl
From the arrangements made, and the
dispositions manifested by the artists, it is
confidently expected that thfs engraving will
be. when finished, splendid and truly ma
tional publication The Publisher thinks be
can promise thatit shall be ready to deliver
to Subscribers in February next, at TEN
dollars each copy, to be paid on delivery.
The engrayings will De accompanied by a
pamphlet, containing the official documents
connected with the publication as authori-
ties, and list pfthe Subscribers Names.
tits contemplated to have few copies
printed on paper prepared to carry colors,
10 have the shields accurately tinctured in
the modern style and the plants, sc color
ed by one of our most approved water CO.
lorers. The price OF those superb copies
will be THIRTEEN dollars each As no
more of those copies will be printed than
shall be subscribed for, gentlemen who
wish for them, are requested to add the
word sscoiored" to their subscription.
JOHN BiNNS,
Caesnut-street, Philadelphia,
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and we'll digested experiments, embracing
the whole range OF domestic and rural eco
nomy. such as cannot tail, ii duly observed,
10 be highly beneficial 10 your lnterssis.---
The great object OF this society is, to pro-
mote agriculture, aud thereby advance the
prosperity not Of themselves individually,
but of their fellow citizens generally They
believe they cannot more tifectually, IN THIS
early stage of their organization, promote
their object, than by recommending this pa
per to your perusal. They therefore take
the liberty to recommend the American Far
mer as mighty worthy OF your attention. BY
order of the Board OF Managers.
j. J. CHAPPELL,
Vice President presiding.
Extract from the proceedings OF the AgrI.
cultural Society OF Albemarle, Virginia, at
their last meeting, May s, 1920.
Sin order more generally to disseminate
the Agricultural Intelligence and Improve
ments made throughout the United States,
| the Society resolve to present each OF It's
members with the first volume OF the Anne
rican Farmer, edited al Baltimore, by John
S. Skinner, Esq. ''P MINOR, Sec'y."
| All gentlemen who feel an interest in the
| circulation OF journal deVoteu 10 the on
jects, and conducted on the plan here de
scribed, are requested to transmit the maine
of subscribers-but 0HtFiu all cases the me-
neg must be reunited before the paper can BE-
sent. 1t will, however, be returned m any
case, where the subscriber, on view OF the
paper, not being satisfied, may thlnk proper
to return il to the editor within three weeks
An allowance of ten per cent. will he made
when claimed, on all monies received tor
and RENTED to the editor.
A few of the first volume, either in sheets
or well bound, with a copious Index, remalr
on hand for sale
Notes Of the Banks of North and soutF
Carolina, Georgia and Virginia, generally
will be received at par.
fS- All communications to be aGdreSset
to JOHN S. SKINNER,
iune %. 1920. Baltimore
p. S.-For alleditors in the United States
who may have the goodness TO give the pre-
ceding notice tew 7veekly insertions, tn
editor of the Farmer will be glad to tran
sact any business they may have IN balh
more, or to return their good Offices IN an.
other way in his power, dim
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the
Declaration Of Independence.

sHJE have no authentic copy Of this most
~ important state paper, the very basis
that supports the proud column OF American
liberty none, at least, on which the eye OF
taste can rest, for moment, with satlsIac-
ton. Why nave we not
The English ualion, still proud OF their
MAGMA CHAR IA, though every Prov
siont contains has been trampIed upon by
the bold ambition oltheir rulers, have pub
lished edition after edition of this instrument,
each more splendid than It's predecessor.
Sir William Blackstone has coIlated and
commented on this fine copy of Magma
| Charta has been cxcelled by later specimens
of art, and the tac-sniles Of the seals and
slgnatu eshave made every reader OF taste
| in Great Britain acquainted, in some de-
gree, not merely with the state OF acknowledge
| and of art at ihe period in question, but with
| the literary attamments, also, OF King John,
King Henry, and their 6 Barons bold. .
| Surely the Declaration of American indie
pendence is, at least, as well entitled to the
| decorations of art as the Magma Chsrla OF
| England /; and ii the fac-similes OF the sig
natures of the patriots who signed 1t were
published in America, it would serve to gra-
| tity a curiosity, al least as laudab'e as that
which calls Tor limitations of the COrresp0n-
dents of JuniuS or of the aristocrAcy that
wrested the English Charter from the reluc
tant monarchs OF the day.
We are firmly persuaded that the more
| the principles of our Declaration OF lndepen
dence are spread out before the eyes OF the
world, the more they will be admired, by
| oraisn nations as well as our own: and eve
| " innocent aud honest device that may serve
| 20 attract attention toward them, will serve,
| also, to promote the great cause OF public IL
| berty. Such an embeilished as will
! cenderit all ornament to an apartment, will
have tendency to spread the knowledge of
is contents, among those who would other
| wise have turned their thoughts but lightly
towardsthe subject Such an edition will
serve to place it continually under the eye
If man, woman, and child in a tanIiy-it
will associate the pleasurabe ideas of ele
| gance aud ornament with the history of the
| transaction itselt-and familiarize those
principles which form, or ought to form, the
very bond and cement OF political society,"
Nor is it of small moment that such an edi-
ton, well executed, will serve as specimen
| Vi the state OF the Fine Arts amongst us al
The present day. Actuated by these views,
the subscriber proposes to publish
A SPLENDID EDITION