The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-01-28

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TIL. JEFFERSON
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A SENATORIAL SCENE
During the late debate in the sen,,o =
the United States, oil the bill resn.cf.
allowing a drawback on the exportafioa
cordage manufactured from foreign bona "
after Mr.. Lloyd had finished spesking :,
an instructive and senatorial manner IN.
Dickerson thought that the argument Of
merchant lalIuding to the gentlemen wbo
preceded HIM ought not to have 50 mnob
weight as that of an unpreiudiced l~episls'
tor Mr.. Smith, of Md. asked if il wa.
proper Tor a real statesman to make snch
a reply, as the gentleman from New Tor
sey had done, to say 3" that his was the =
gument OF a merchant" have lstenoa
to the arguments of the gentleman fror,,
massachusetts with great pleasure, and /
iuily subscribe to all he has said, both in
relation to the trade with Russia and tba
proposed measure. The honorable ron
lehman particularly emphasized the word
" merchant Ii struck my ear, said Mr.
.. very unpleasantly-What, sir, is the ar
goment OF a merchant To have no weight ?
Have merchants no information or inteor;-
ty : Mr.. Smith replied with considersblo
warmth to Mr.. d.. who, he thought, had
not acted the part of a true legislator, in the
course OF his observations.
~ Y. Com. .qdr
The United States steam galley Enter.
prize, at New York, having undergone The
necessary alterations, Commodore Porter
holsled his broad pendant on board of her.
ana made a trial OF her speed in the bar.
Dor. The wind blew a gale at N. W.
and although she displays a great deal of
canvass, she proved to be stiff, and capa-
oie Oh carrying a great press of sail. An
experiment was also made of the effect
winch the artillery might have upon the
engine. The result was perfectly %satisfac-
Tory +; the machinery was not the least aE-
iected by the shock. The Enterprise then
passed the city, moved by both sails and
steam-the wharves were crowded with
c'tiZens, who viewed with much ~satisfac-
'ion the performance of the vessel, and the
alteration made in the galley in so short
a space OF time. The appearance of the
Enterprise is said TO he very warlike.-
Com. Z. has arrived at Norfolk.
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A resolution has been offered in the Le-
gislature of New York for the purpose of
disseminating and aboIishing the practice
OF addressing the Governor by the title
OF HIS Excellency. and the members of
the Senate and Assembly by the title of
Honorable, as Incompatible with the re.
publican form and principles of the consti.
tuition.
TIE NAvY.-An able writer in the
" Richmond Enquirer" deprecates the
practice of the commanders of our shjps
IN receiving freights for the transportation
OF money-and says, To pass over other
instances, | have it from good authority.
that capt. Downes, whilst he commanded
the Macedonian in the Pacific Ocean, rea-
ailzed, by this means, upwards of fifty five
thousand dollars and by the report of
persons who have lately left our squadron
IN that sea, Capt. Stewart, is ia a fair way
OF pocketing a still larger sum-
--sss""
Miberalty.-The following speech has
been extensively published in the papers
as something to be laughed at-and is
SAID to have been delivered in the house of
representatives Of Pennsylvania /" Mr.. |
Sbedher-My KoHeck's (colleague) come,
und dink he ought to be seh,oore." Now
what OF all this Suppose the most
hlPpant county-court lawyer in Congress, /
VINO had not regularly learned the German
language,) were required to address Mr.
speaker IN that language-what sort of
stun would he make Of it? The table,
would be turned, and the Germans have
the laugh on their side.
Domestic .Manufactures.-We learn that
the orders now in this place, for the pur-
chasc OF brown cotton cloths, for exporta-
ton to foreign markets anticipate the ac-
tuai manufactures of these cloths. The
steady prices maintained, Notwithstanding
the additional machinery which has lately
peen put lnto operation, form a pretty con-
Vinclng proof that our information is cor
rect. 1t would not be otherwise, when
single invoices are called for, of from one
hundred to enc hundred and fifty bales
each. 1t is now almost a year since Inc
HTS considerable shipments Of dOmeSuc
COTTON cloths were made to South-Ameri'
ca. The increased and increasing calls
Tor such goods, at the present moment
when the results of first adventures are
ascertained, justify the conclusion, that
shipments were profitable.
Portsmouth Journal
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Missouri COtton.-The Franklin tMs-
souri, lntelligencer of the 18th Nov. IN
forms that a Wagon load of excellen.
Cotton raised in that country, was brousmn
INTO Franklin market on the previous "eeA
and sold in lots for ten cents per pound
Last season this article was imported D!
the merchants, and sold for 25 cents PEI