Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-04-26
DISTRICT BANKS.

DISTRICT BANKS.
Ia Senate ofthe u. S.-.Monday, Apr,l "a.
Mr.. Horsey from the committee on the
District of Columbia, 10 which was refer
red the bill from the House OF Representa-
tIyes TO alter and extend the charters OF the
Banks in the District of Columbia, made a
re port accompanied by the following sub
stilute, by way ofamendment TO the BILL
s. That the charters of the several incer
porated banks, in the District OF Columbia,
now paying specie, which shall expire be-
fore the lsf day of Jan. 1922, be, and the
same are. hereby extended to that time, any
thing in the said charters 10 the contrary
notwithstanding PROVIDED. That this act
shall be of no force or effect, till majority
in interest of the stockholders OF the several
banks whose charters may be hereby ex-
tended, shall file their declarations, III vii
ting, in the Office of the Secretary OF the
Treasury asserting to, and accepting Inc
benefit this asl."
The re, .ort and amendment were read
and made the order for Wednesday next.
Nat. Int.
Savaanah, .aprh Is.
ADDRESS.
Of bis Honor Judge Davies, 20 the Priso1
ners brought up on The 9th Marth last.
10 receive sentence OF Death tor the crime
Of Piracy.
RALPH CLINTOCK-Yo have been
charged with the commission of the crime OF
piracy. and after an impartial trial, aided by
the best talents of the bar, you have been
found guilty. Ii only remains for me to dis
charge the unpleasant duty which is impo-
sed OH me of pronouncing your sentence.
Before doing this, however, permit me,
under the influence of feelings excited by the
occasion to make to you few brie: remarks.
The scene which now approaches, and thro'
which you must shortly pass, is indeed an
awful and appalling one yet, considered IN
relation TO its immediate effect, is agonles
last but fora moment, and they have gone.
Ii then this was all--if it were but to diet
your sufferings were limited 10 that point, at
~hich time to you shall have ceased, you
would have little more 10 do, than TO call up
those feelings which may be found in every
breast. and meet your fate with tortiiude,
if not indifference.
But alas! when the time OF this world cea-
ses, the eternity of another commences
an eternity ofhappiness or misery.
Perhaps, during the long and solitary con-
anement to which you have been subjected,
your reflections frequently led you to this
awful and interesting subject ;if so, the
retrospect of your life, which must have
been forced on your attention by such re-
Aections, must, think, have satisfied you,
that you had much cause for contriton and
repentance. If it has, most sincerely
hope, that you have found in those feelings
that consolation, which merciful God al
lords to all who approach him, asst becomes
sinfui and offending creature TO approach
his offended and Holy Creator. II, on the
contrary, you have been deluded by your
hopes, and have vainly faneied that you
would yet escape the justice due to the vi
olaled laws Of your country aud your re-
aections have led you to the contemplation
OF future scenes upon the stage OF life, let
me beseech you by all that you hold dear,
at once to dee from this deluson, to your
last best hope-the hope of PARTON and for
giYeness through the merits and atonement
of the SAVIOUR, Go, beseech you, to the
throne of Grace let your supplications be
earnest, sincere and unremiting Do this,
and | am authorised to assure you, that you
will vet find that comfort and consolation
which the world can neither give or take
away; consolation which viii disarm death
of its terrors, and take fom eternity all tina.
is alarming and appalling. The ministers
of the holy gospel will aid and assist you in
this momentous business, and as you value
your future peace your eternal happiness,
| beseech you not TO permit their pious la
bors to be lost upon you In few mo,
ments you and shall be separated, proba-
bly, 10 meet no more in this world, carry
with you pray you, to your prison step my
feeble and imperfect admonitions, and pray
God, that you may experience in your last
trying moments, the consolation and COM