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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27
POSYSCRLpY.
CONGRESS-.
MONDAY, JANUARY 81.
IN SENATE.


Mr.. Wilson laid before the Senate GER
tain resolutions of The Legislature Of
New Jersey, on the subject of prohibiting
The existence of slavery iu Missouri &c.
MIR. Lognn also laid before the Senate
sundry resolutions on The same subject.
adopted by the Legislature of Ken; ucky.
The engrossed bill 10 continue in force
The act To provide for reports of the tieri-
sions OF The Supreme Court, was read the
third time aHd passed, aud sent 10 lie
other House.
The other subjects in order for to-day.
were postponed : and, then
lac Senate again took up the Missouri
bill.
Mr.. Pi"haep resumed the remarks hicl,
he commenced OH Friday, IN Opposition
10 the proposed restriction, amt. spoke
nearly two hours. When he had couclu-
drd
MIR. OTIS iniimated wish 10 repiv 10
MIR. Z. but as the Senate, he said, after
The intellectual banquet which they had
enjoyed, would have NOW liiile relish ter
the plain fare which ie could offer he
moved that the subject be poslpnu.d
until Tomorrow, which motion prevail
ed and
The Senate went into the consideration
OF Executive business after which,
lhey adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ADMISSION OF MISSOURI.
The bill to authorize the people of Missouri
| territory to form constitution & state co,ern=
ment, and providing TOR the admission OF such
state into the Union. being tue first order of
The day, was announced lay The Speaker
Mr. Taylor moved that the considers ton of
the bill be postponed Ia this day week with
The view OF waiting the decision OF the enate
on the bill now before them on this subject
This motion brought OH an ANNA, e d d bate of
considerable length, in which the ,,ropriciN of
waiting the movements of the other House. or
OF proceeding now To consider this biz. III
which there we're various details 90 he rousi-
dered and decided, besides the prIncipie now
under debate in the Senate, &c. were discuss
ed.
The moiien 10 postpone the bill WAS support.
ed toy the mover and Messrs. Liref7nore CHa-
geH aud CushmQn; AID the postponemru: was
opposed ny Mtssrs. Scott, LOCndeS, Brush
Floyd aud Campbell
The question at length decided in
the negative, by yeas aud nays:
For postpOnemeut So
Against II IS
1t was then moved by Mr.. Holmes, that the
House 20 into committee OF the whole on the
said bill but, before the question was put or
this motion. the House, about 4 o'clock,
IiOuruPu
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| advanced by them IN aid oil any company
until The works shall produce all income
sufhcient 10 pay 10 individuals an interest
I'm the capital advanced By them, Of six
per eenium per annum, from the time
they advanced their money. And surely
the and OF the fund for internal improve
menf, II necessary, should not be with.
held from work in winch sa great por.
ton OF The people OF Virginia are so deeply
interested.
In The foregoing review OF the subject
under consideration, The Board Of Public
Works have purp0sely founded their
estimates upon the superstition that the
contemplated works will REQUIRE am ex
penditure ,rea,I, exca.d;,,,, H., ,,r,,.,',,r-
~ ,J,a C,e,y ~ ". .s'''''"'eS
oi ,he Engineers; and mat The annual
iito"e from Tue Woiks"iii, on an average
OF twenty years, be less than half OF w hat
accrue thereon bec,use !, ,.,s ,,,o,,,,i,,
"". = my eireo' ~ was oe'ter 10 err
on me sdie siue.. III only remains To
observe, that ii The income should be
lions oC tIe no.rJ nj p,II;c VI.
'he'e VIII ne no occasion To borrow amy
money Tor lie execution OF the work
above Lynchburg: but that The surplus
of interest ~, The m3re, hnrr,'.od r..
completing me work 10 Lynchburg,
aho ior NE payment OF the incidental
e penCeS OF tile collection of tolls ana
pleic the resijI. nj The work within ,ho
me P'opose" anu thereafter form an
iinguisbmeni of the debt.
All which is respectfully submitted.
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the contrary, they are inclined 10 think.
that their estimates are liberal since the
price of provisions and labor has greatly
fallen, aud will probably continue low for
many years a circumstance deemed pc
culiarlv favorable oite executions of the
work in question, al This time. Yet III
making estimates for work OF great
magnitude, il is thought 10 be prudent
10 make liberal allowances for unforeseen
contingencies. The estimate 1T Thomas
Moore is therefore taken, as the basis of
the estimates ot The Board Of Public
Works, with an addition of twenty five
per cent, except as 10 the road. Upon
these principles, the account would stand
thus:
For the rivers, SlS27 ,O99
Add 25 per cent for uniore-
seen contingencies, 456,767
For the road, 100000
Total, S2,3s3. 80
Ofibs sum il is probable tlatnot more
than S 100000 per annum could be adj
,aniagcousiy expended. This sum would
emplny as many laborers as could proba-
bly, be procured. At that rate the work
would be completed. aud the whole sum
expended i'm the following manner, to wit:
in the first year The kanawha navigation
would be completed, for The sake Of get
ting immediate possession OF the tolls on
salt, and other articles transported on
that river and in the first year part OF
The james river canal would also be cut
iii the second year ihe James river canal
would be completed 10 Peasants island
III the third and fourih years the road
would be finished, and AT the same time
the james river canal would steadily pro-
In, t. fln- al
The expenditure of l2o 600 per an
mum, would. for the first ten wears, Ga,
the expiration OF which the canal would
be completed 10 Lynchburs,) require the
following provision for the payment OF
interest VIZ
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How may this sum be provided Tor the
annual payment of interest?
Ii is understood that the james river
canal company are disposed, for the sake
of promoting this important object, 10
come into any terms " HIGH shall effect il,
whilst tie value of their existing rights
shall be secured to them. The Board of
Public Works have supposed it 10 be
beyond their province TO Uegotiate any
terms with the James river company
and 1T not beyond their province, yet that
such regulation would more properly
belong to the General Assembly. But
upon the presumption that some equifa-
ble arrangement may be made with that
company, without wIlici, no stee can be
taken towards the contemplated Improve
ment, il is supposed that me laeoae. OF
the company will be applicable to the
aid of the works in contemplated, wien,
ever they shall be commences As.rs
income of that company has gradusils
incF""sTd, and now may he fairly stalled
at S $4,000 per annum, although the am
nnai income tiuctuatrs, with lie varia
tons of The seasons, insomuch thai the
laie dry season has reduced II the last
year 10 $50. lS5 "a cents. from S 81, 800 81
CENTS. iie amount IN 1917, and 80, 392
10 cents, the amount in 1878; as will
appear BY the annexed document marked
(A). The present value OF the shares of
The company is 375: rating them at
S 400. their whole capital will be worth
3 223G, 900. The annual interest of which
is S 10000, which deducted from the
S $4,000, leaves S 1920, for the collec-
ton OF tolls, and the expenses of keeping
the works in repair further deduction
of Sc, 200 per annnm ought 10 be made |;
leaving $4,000 nett per annum, tor the
payment Of interest.
The tolls upon the Kapawha, at two
cents per bushel on salt, together with
tolls OH other articles, as proposed in the
supplemental report Of the last year.
woula probably amount 10 S $4,000 per
annnm. But, not TO hazard miscalcu-.
latiOD ; suppose them TO nett S 10. 900 per
anDum, which is no more than the toll
npOn salt leaving the residue of the tolls
10 meet the expenses of collection, &c
The coal to pass the canal, anticipated
by The engineer, from the information of
a gentleman extensively engaged in the
coal trade, 10 promise $500, 900 bushels
per annum, and assumed by the engineer
al 1000. 900 bushels per annum, may, 10
avoid any hazard of miscaIculaiion, be
stated al $50. 900 bushels per annu ~ 4,
which, at toll Of Two cents per bushel,
would yield $4,000 per aHuum. Upon
these data, the resources for paying the
interest for the first Ten years, would
stand thus
To be raised in len years, for The
payment of interest, $3.50; 900
To be raised from liIr pre-
semi tolls Of the James
River. 10 years, at
S 10000 per annum, $4,000
TO he raised from the IA
nawfa tolls, nine years,
at $4,000 per aDnum, 10000
To he raised from toll
upon coal, years, at
s $4,000 per aDHum. 200,0
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Leaving a surplus of


These estimates are considered as safe,
since 40 allowance is made for the in
crease of the ordinary trade upon The
James river, or for the increase of salt and
other trade on the KanawlIa, or OF the
coal trade on the James river, in the
course OF ten years, all OF which are
morally certain; and that in respect TO
salt and coal to an indefinite extent.
Nor is any allowance made for any in.
crease OF tolls on the ordinary trade Of
the JaIues river, before the canal has
reached Lynchbnrg; although tie bene.
tit derived from The canal Ia large and
fruitful districts below Lyncbburg, aud
eyrH To- the country above, would, III Inc
event of lis being necessary, in order to
the completion of the wo,k, render II
just anU proDer iliai additional tolls should
be imposed, 10 proportion as tile canal
shall progress.
According 10 ihc foregoing estimates,
there would be eXpeUdcd on the James
.ger, IN zen wears. froGi Lyn i,burg, Va
'ha mOuih Of Duclap's cree< S 200 600
NHil. Including The continuing interest
so fI g i 200 900, before expended
WOW .cs W.es arnyisiun tOgihe payment
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VDuRsUANT To a deed Of trust executed 10 as b.
lohn Bibb, and duly rec rdrd IN the county courf
OF Charlote--we shall, OK fhefrl Hoadan in HorcL
Heu, before the door ot tue Courthouse " Charlotte
county, cner tor sale 100 " LASD king 10 aud
uuty, adjoining the lands Df Johu Richardson (B n
aud John Richards0a Nv. HJ..... Tbe terms Of sais
iii be made known on the day
WtLLitM NJ. WATKINS
HENRY A. WATKINS, rrnstees
rios .. h3NL0NR,
Jan. ~. -. tbs
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Of interest, according 10 The following
table Viz.
6 l,ll6.000

To provide for Tue paymen, Of which,
the income OF the improvements COM
pleted in The tirsi len years, may be as
sumrd as follows:
James river tolls, az al pre-
sent, alter dcduc,in. The
sums necessary TO pay i'll
terest on the James river
stock and keep The works
III repair, al l2,U00 per
annum, S 1904 900
KanawlIa tolls increased by
the increased trade on The
river, without increasing
ihe rate of tolls, say IN
crease 80 per cent; S 10,
600 for 10 ears, 10000
To tolls on coal, arising
from Increased quantity,
say 30 per cent; S 81 500
per annum, for 10 years. 375, 500
Additional tolls on James
river, less than $50 per
cent. adj, ance on the pre-
sent rate Of tolls: S $4,000
per annkn for 10 years, 500, 600
G l15 5OO
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1910. For tolls,
Si3S GSS l6

tSisned) ROBERT POLLARD, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-08-03
A SPLENDID EDITION
OF THE
Declaration Of Independence,

Which shall be, in all respects, .Ameri-
can. All the necessary materials shall be
manufactured in this country, and express
y Tor this publication. The designs, the
engravngs shall be the work of American
artists; the publication throughout shall at
tord evidence OF what our citizens haze done
N politics aud can do IN art,
From The arrangements made, and the
dispositions manifested by the artists, ii is
confidently expected that this engraving will
be, when finished, splendid and truly ma
iional publication The Publisher thinks he
can promise that it shall be ready to deliver
o Subscribers in February next, at TEN
dollars each copy, to be paid on delivery.
The eugravngs will be accompanied by a
pamphlet, containing the official documents
connected with the publication as authori-
les, AID list ofthe Subscribers Names
Its contemplated to have few copies
printed on Paper prepared TO carry coIors
10 have the shields accurately tinctured in
the modern style and the plants, sc. color
cd 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 8 colored' to their subscription.
JOHN BlNNS,
Chesnut-street, Philadelphia.
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As perfect ul;ior,any in tue itting and
making the cloths will addmncb to the ap
pearance of tue students, Captain T. would
be glad to have this work ali executed atthe
Academy. where excellent workmen will be
provided, and where It's believed, il can be
done on as reasonable terms as at any other
place. .CaptanP. would slsobe highly gra-
tilted to see all his pupils clothed in dolaes-
tic manufactures. Bills OF t.ny OF the New
England banks. also Of the banks of tie city
of New York, OF Albany, Troy, and Lam
singbng, oil the banks in the city Of Phila-
deiphia, and of the United States bank, Or
any Of its branches, will be received in pay
menl for Academic expenses. Drafts on the
New England banks, on the banks of the
State OF New York above mentioned, and o
the United States bank or its branches in New
England or New York, will likewise be re-
ceived.
OTE.-Editors of newspapers who shall
be pleased to insert the foregoing in theil
respective papers, will confer an obligation
on Capt. P. and may perhaps at tie same
time benefit the public.
march 8 d6mo
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TIE
Declaration Of Independence.
demo

SN7E have no authentic copy of this most
w important state paper, the very basis
| that supports the proud column OF American
liberty none, al least, on which the eye OF
taste can rest, for moment, with sallsiac-
| ton. Why have we not
The English nation, still! proud of their
MAGMA CHARrA, though every provI-
sion it contains has been trampled upon by
the bold ambition oftheir rulers, have pub
lished edition after edition of this instrument,
each more splendid than its predecessor
Sir William Blackstone has coilated and
commented on this fine copy OF Magma
Charta has been excited by later specimens
of art, and the fsc-simiies Of the seals and
sgnatu eshave made every reader OF taste
in Great Britain acquainted, in some de-
gree, not merely with the state acknowledge
and of art at the period in question, but with
the literary attainments, also, of King John,
King Henry, and their Barons bold"
Surely the Declaration of American lnde-
pendence is, at least, as well entitled to the
decorations of art as the Magma Charta Of
England and il the fac-smiies Of the sig
natures of The patriots who signed it were
published in America, it would serve to gra
tify a curiosity, at least as laudable as that
which calls for mutations Of the correspon-
dents OF Junus OF of the arstocracy that
wrested he English Charter from the reluc
can't monarch2 OF the day.
We are firmly persuaded that the more
the principles OF our Declaration of indcpen-
dcnce are spread out before the eyes Of the
world, the more they will be admired, Ivy
foreign natonsas weIfas our own and eve
ry innocent and honest device that may serve
to attract attention toward them, will serve,
also, to promote the great cause OF public IL
berry. Such an embeIlishededition as will
reDdcrit an ornament TO an apartment, will
have tendency TO spread the KIN ,wledge OF
It's contents, among those who would other
wise have tarned their thoughts but lightly
towards the subject. Such an edition will
serve TO place it continually under the eye
OF man, woman, and Child in a tamily--it
will associate the peasurable ideas of ee-
gance and ornament with the history of the
transaction itself and faniliarize 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 edt
ton. well executed, will serve as specimen
Of the state Of the Fine Arts amongst us at
the present day. Actuated by these views,
the subscriber proposes to publish
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dec3O
The Columbian Ice House

AS very carefully filed, aud contains
w now more ice than ever was in any
other house in the district An accident
which cannot AGAIN happen, having caused
the ice to fall short few days too soon last
year, those who have tickets remaining on
hand, will please send them, TO be duly ex
changed for those Of the present season,
which will be warranted to last al least loo
days from the first Of next month. Subscrip-
lions received upon the usual terms-6 dol
lars the season, to be paid in advance. Tran
sient customers supplied upon reasonable
terms Ice delivered from sunrise until
sun set every day, excepting first days (Sup-
days on which days il will be delivered un-
til nine o'clock in the morning, at the shop
of RICHARD III LITTLE, Druggist,
5 mo "a 4t&mwi3t Kisg-street
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10 PRINTERS.
ADAM r. WaGE
- ESPECTFULhY informs the trade thai
IL. he continues to manufacture the
Screw and Rutliyen
PRINTING! PRESSES.

The former, in IFS present improved state,
with iron beds, &c. he has obtained-a patent
for. The estimation in which this press is
held, is perhaps best sheWn by the demand
forit-nearly Goo being in use of his make /;
and every exertion shall still be made to
render it a, complete as possible
fterAIi otherarticies in his line, as usual.
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Turks Island Salt.

'NHE cargo of the ship New Jersey, al
, Duke-street wharf for sale by
Sd mo, ga z. II. ROWLAND,
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PrinfeTFs have been looking Al, and 4,
press y lhe q unqualified appreciation ol;t sN
Your fress is better made than ON.
nave IRON huthven's mandatory. /, i We :;
lact, an excellent machine, as Powerful nI' II u
the columbian, and to be preferred fon !; q
lightness and simplicity. '0r Id
mr., D. sc. BRUCE.
Mr. A. Ramage. e Decemher ~
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&c. DOWDEN.
SAMUEL K. KRAMER.
JOHN T. SlCKLES.
ANDREW l.. STITCHER.
SAMUEL ROSHELL.
PHILLIP MILLER.
JESSE F. CANIT.
STEPHEN BADGER.
To Adam Ramage.

New:York, July 8. 1919.
Dear Sir have for tome time pastbeen
threatening to write to you, to let you know
now well | am pleased with the Ruthven
Press, improved and made by you but a
variety of circumstances have prevented it..
have had il in constant operation three
months during which time nearly all the
printers of this city, and number of our
most ingenious mechanics, have called to 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 everbeen construct
ed, on which more or better work can be
done in given time.
The exertionof working it is no more than
healthy exercise for a boy of 10 years Of age.
Il have boy OF that age TO work on mine. J
1t is well made, the different parts admira :
bly, proportional, and not more liable than
Other presses 10 get out of repair.
am, YOU respectfully,
%. FANSHAW.
Mr., A. Ramage.
Nev- York, .9pril 25, 1918.
Sir-The Rulhven Press arrived safe, ano
IS in successful! operation. Many of spl
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A Hussay Jacket, OF dark blue cloth,
with three rows OF white bullet buttons in
front, the two outside rows tertnnat ting lit
tie past The top of the shoulders, the intervals
between the buttons Of each row to be one
fourth OF an inch standing collar o rise "a
high as the tipot the ear, With button on e ach
side the cuffs indented on the upper side.
with hutton on each angle, and slit longi-
tons of simllarsIZe, set close on each -
the Jacketterr0inating in peake in front
and rear, with two buttons behind at the bot
tom OF the waist, which must extend as low
as tie waist OF the person, counter straps on
each shoulder, for the purpose of conhning
the cartridge box and bayonet belts; small
side pockets with four buttons under each
flap
Vest, white for summer, and blue cloth
Tor winter, single breasted, with from eight
TO ten white buttons of small size.
Pantaloons, white for summer, made either
of Russia sheeting, or cotton or linen cloth
Of domestic manufacture, and OF dark blue
cloth tor winter ;~the pantaloons TO reacl. 20
the shoes, without understraps : and, as well
as all the other clothing, made sufficiently
large to- allow of the free and unrestrained
use of the limbs, avoiding at the same time
unnecessary encumbrance
Jefferson shoes 10 rise as high as the ANGLE.
White linen halt CATERS for summer, with
small bullet buttons, wornunder pantaloons.
Black silk or velvet stocks
Caps, with appropriate trimmings.
Plaid Great Goats, lined with green baize,
With capes and folding collars the gfound
work green. with dark stripes.
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RnAT RArr


NEW YORK, Nov I2.-O4 Saturday. abont
two clock, tie great Bout Race, which has
occusied 80 much attention tor some time
past, was decided. The newspaper pubiiea-
tons on this subject, 6Tousht together an I'm.
iHen3e concOnrse Of people, eXfsBdlug from
Que extremity OF the sity to the other, on
south side. An the pier heads. and tie YES
sells iying az our whaTves from Coraer's Hook
10 the Battery. hteTaliy were crowded A. the
time OF The race The wisd vas from The NORTH
w"rd dudedstWdfd, and there was u sight fall
oi suoW-sVen tins state OF weather did not
appear 10 check the general interest, AID The
desITe 10 witness the 1rIal between the two
Dodls. a short lime after starring FROM VII
bamsbuTgh, the eager spectators al Tie west
eud OF the town we're gratiied With "a sight
OF HE boats, apparently side and side. 4 his
vas an interesting period. BerrIug was nov
asnefsi-apd on the BATTERY, where we had
stationed oHTsel es May were made. The odd.
~ favor Of the New YORK. IL was bnt for a
few seconds, keioie tina kind OF sport vas
checked. The New York, towards tie end
OF The race, was perceived 10 be gaiEing upon
the American star. and about the time the
boats passed the Old.sliplBe New York va.
ahead, and continued 10 lead the way rntii
'he reached the stake -bDai Cp D1site The Cds-
tie oU Governors ls'snd-dayiug beai fhe IL