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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1895,
IN SENATE,


Mr.. Elliot, Of Georgia, appeared 'o'oay
and took his seat. $500
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Johnson
of Louisiana, Mr.. Dickerson, and Mr.. BAR
ton, respectively, on Monday last, were
considered and seversIly agreed TO-;
Several BILL, from The House OF hepie'
.eutatives. heretofore read the first tune,
were read a second time, and referred 10
various comm ees.
The bills from the other House, con-
corning the apportionment OF Represents
,iyes in Alabama and to repeal an acl o.
the state of Maryland, Of 1884, relative 70
Georgetown, weressevera'ly read Toe ., "'
time, passed, and returned 10 the o'pe'
House.
SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Rodney
on Mondsy, instructing the cofnm'''esI . y"
Naval Affairs to inquire into The eAt ru'.I
cy OF allowing bounty 10 The puonI a. 81
med vessels and private armed vessels "
the United States, for prisoners caPiu'. ,;.
and the guns taken by them in any p"''
cal vessel. was read for consideration H..
Mr.. Rodney said he thought, ths' 70 W.
war we were waging against the uue .r.
nisrs OF the West Indian seas. the go'eia
cent ought to hold out inducements 10 ~. -e
officers and sesmen, greater than m' IN
now offered to them, and thus do all }"
its power TO put speedy end TO me war
In such a warfare. be had no idea tba'
J the.s vas any thing IL. tOror 70 &c a.
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GET us ALONE -

'iIf il be true" says alexander Hami.
ton in tue sd number of the Federalist.
s'tbat sayings which become proven ial
are generally founded N reason, IL is not
less true. that. when once established,
they are often applied to cases to which
the reason of Them does not extend -
truth applies with more force than to that
which we have perfxed 10 this Particle -
Perhaps no saying foun led in reason, and
becoming proverbial, has been more gen.
orally misconcsived, or more generally
misapplied.
Oae thing remarkable in the history OF
this saying Is, thst as quoted at present
we have but one half OF the original Wis
dom II confirmed. The other halt will not
suit the purposes of all men at all times,
and is therefore very politically rejected.
If orr msnory serves "a when Colbert
asked the French merchants whai he should
do for the advancement OF CONNIE rec.
their reply was, Protegez ct laissez mons
frire Z Protect rs, and Ret us alone') But
the first clause OF the sentence, rs omitted
m the proverbial sayings, for tear il should
lead To conception OF al application OF
TIE C'ooSNs dHd uOt CAeINJ
lated to answer the particular views OF
those who at presen exul,, in its talisman-
&c effects. The inquiry might then be
made, are all the branches If industry
equally protected, and lett equally free?
Equal protection and equal freedom, are
all that can reasonably be desired. But
ifby eternally quoting an old law, inqui-
~ can be prevented, AMI discussion ami
hilsted. under the very cover of this Ia
nous maxim, monopuiies may be estab-
lisbed, industry represscd, aud both labor
and capital diverted on, of their material
channels
The principles of free trade, when
properly stated, are worthy OF all accep.
tance, being nots,ag more than an ex,en-
sion of the principles OF civil liberty
Freedom oftradeis, lact, an effect pro-
daced by proper application Of tie prin.
cipies Of civil liberty to particular sub.
jec;s, consisting not 10 the absolute ab,
sepce Of all regulations, but in the pres
eace of such only ss0tend to promote the
good OF the community. not the good of a
tew indiytdaais. or OF particular classes OF
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men. Very different, however, as We
shall shortly take occasion 70 show, Is the
effect produced by The present application
OF The .'iet us alone" maxim. II IS say
ing founded in reason, and has become
proverbial, and, being thus established, Is
often applied to cases to which tue reason
does mol extend.
fPk,iad. Union.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11

.tfaHs be instructed to reports bill appropria'
ting DIS, 375 &c. IN full discharge OF the mi'
Ultra CLAIMS of Georgia.
After receiving and referring seve-
raj petitions, on individual concerns.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the report of the committee OF
Claims, unfa sorable to the petition OF
Joseph Janney.
Mr.. Ruggles concluded the remarks
he left unfinished on Friday, in v'ndi-
cation OF the report of the committee.
Mr.. Barbour replied at considerable
length, in opposition to the report, and
to shew that the property of the petit
toner was burnt by the enemy, in con.
sequence OF it's occupation by body OF
troops, and that, therefore, 1T came
within the principle which had hereto
fore governed Congress in granting Ia
DENIM in such eases.
MIR. Van Dyke, Ia member OF the
committee Of Claims briefly explain
cd the grounds OH which the committee
decided against the petition and to
shew that it was not of that class OF Ca
ses which had received relic. from the
government.
The question was then taken on the
motion of Mr.. Barbour, 10 reverse the
re port, and negatived /; and then
The report Of the committee was a
greed to without division.
The engressed bills, for the relief OF
Daniel Seward; and for the relief OF
Amos Nichols, were seyera!ly read the
third time. passed, end ordered to be
sent to the Hou.e Of Representatives,
for concurrence.
THE CUMBERLAND ROAD BILL.
The engros.ed bill making an apPro-
priation for repairing the national road
from Cumberland to the Ohio river,
was also read the third time, and, the
question whether it should pass, being
about to be put,
Mr.. Macon asked that the question
should be decided by yeas and nays,
which were ordered
Considerable debate took place, in
which tie passage OF the dill was advo.
Gated by Messrs Talbot, Smith. and
Van Burep, and opposed by Messrs
Taylor and Macon: when the question
being taken, on the passage Of the bill,
it was carrieG:-yeas 26, nays 9.
The bill was then ordered TO be sent
to the House of Representatives for
concurrence, and
The Senate adjourned.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

RICHMOND, Jan. THE Kentucky Bill
with the amendments from the Senate, was
not taken up yesterday in the House OF
DeIegates-but on Mr.. Barbour's mot on,
its wa. made the order for this day.
Mr. Lee moved to discharge the Select
Committee (of which be is Chairman )irotn
the farther consideration of the subject OF
distributing the State into Congressional
DistrIcts--committed to them. de made
the motion upon the ground that twas ut
terly impossible tor that Committee to come
70 any agreement on the subject. he NOV
ed also to refer it TO a Select Committee
com, osed Of one mem Der froa each Con-
gressiopal District, as these districts are
at presen. constituted. Which motion
was agr' ed to--and the matter according
ly referred.
PIRACY.
The British brig Sarah, captain Stinch-
comb, arrived at this port on Saturday.
from Jamaica, was boarded On the 18th
ut off Cape Antonio. by a piraticai schr.
mounting Two guns and on pivot, and
manned by about 80 men. They order
ed the captain on board the pirate with
bis papers; and when he arrived. threw
BIN and two Of his crew into the hold. 8
pirates then went on board the brig and
plundered her of all the captains money
and clothing. jolly boat, running rigging,
charts. spy glass, compasses, and every
thing they could lay their hands ON -
They next ordered the mate {. men TO give
information where the money was, or they
would stand in for the Cape and burn the
brig ADD all on board. The mate bad a
sword broken over him, was hung up by
the neck and thrown into the cabin, all the
men were likewise severely beaten.
The Captain was called on deck from
the hold of the pirate and demanded where
all the money CD board was; be was then
hung up and beaten till they thought he
was dead; he has severe cut in the f:gh
hand, and in several other places. One
of the men on board the pirate bad three
cu,lasses broken over h,m and was also
hung up for some tine; the other was al
so severely beaten. and one OF them is
still sick from the effects Ct he wo9nds.--
They then lett them with declaring that
they should keep good look out for the
schooner Macdonougb, Capt. Ryan. On
: the 18th, in lat % "a long IS, spoke
the British frigate Niemeu, from Kingston
with convoy for different pot;s--ibe fri
gate was bound to HalhtaX.
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SATURDAY MORNING. JAN.

An election was held on Monday last, Tor
Directors of the Farmers Bank OF Alexan-
dria, for the present year, when the following
persons were ichosen:
r. NJ. Scott
John G.. Vowel
William Washington
William IL. Foote
GeorgeF. Washington
Richard Stuart
James Harper
Bathurst DaDgerield
Ell. Lee
John x, Ladd
a J. I. Frobea
ID. Mclean
w. K. ArInistead
At a meeting of the Directors on Tuesday,
r. III. Scott, Esq. was reelected President.
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The Bauk of the United States, on
the 9th instant, declared dividend Of
too and a half per cent. for the las,
six mouths on the capital stock of the
institution. .lNdt. Int.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11
Congress Of the United States.
SEVENTEENTH coaGREss-2D SESSION.
iN SENATE

THE accidental mis!ayiug of page
Of the manuscript of yesterdays pro-
csedings OF the Senate, will account for
the want of copnexion in part there.
Of, which must have been obvious to
our readers. After the motion Of Mr..
Talbot to Gil the blank in the Cumber-
land Road bill, and his remar.,s there
on. the following should have been in
serted:
"The blank was filled with the sum
of $4,000 dollars-ayes l9, noes IL.
+" The blank left for the per diem al.
lawapce of the superintendent of the
repairs. Mr.. Talbot moved to Gil with
tire. dollars.
The blank was filled with three dol.
lars and then
1.-The bill was, without debate or d.
vision, ordered TO be en- .rossed and read
u third time. Not Intel.
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it was carrieG:-yeas &c, nays 9.
The bill was then ordered TO be sent
to the House of Representatives for
concurrence, and
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Sawyer, Of N. e, appeared this
day.
The rule of the house this day took
effect, which limits the presentation Of
petitions. after thirty days from the
commencement of The session, to Mon
days. No petition Of course was pre-
sented this day.
On motion OF Mr.. Plumer, of y. II
the committee on the Judiciary was dis
charged FROM the further consideration
o. tho message Of the President Of the
United States, received yesterday, re-
lative to the laws of the territory of
Florida; and it was ordered to lie on
the table,
Mr.. Scott, from the committee on
Public Lands, to which was re.commit-
ted the bill enabling the claimants TO
lands within the limits of the territory
Of Missouri, to institute roceediDgs TO
try the validity Of their claims, report
ed new bill to enable the holders Of
incomplete French and Spanish titles
to lands within that part of the late
province of Louisiana, which is now
comprised within the limits OF the state
of Missouri. to institute proceedings to
try the validity thereof, and to obtain
complete titles for the same when found
to be valid; which bill was twice read
and committed.
Mr.. McCoy's resolution, yesterday
laid on the table, requesting the Score.
tary of the Treasury to report the a.
mount of all fines assessed upon the ci-
tizens of the state Of Virginia, for the
performance of militia duty, du-
ring the late war with Great Britain,
and what expense the United States
have incurred in such assessment, with
the amount that has been collected by
the marshals. and paid over to the Trea-
sury of the United States. or otherwise
accounted for, was considered and a.
greed TO.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION &c.
The joint resolution of MIR. a. Smyth,
Of va. proposing several amendments
to the constitution, to disqualify for
holding office all persons who shall be
members of the House of Representa-
lives, at the time of an election of Pc
sident Of the United States, &c. was
read second time.
Mr.. ). explained at largo the reasons
which induced him to offer this amend
nnent to the constitution. After which,
he moved to commit the resolution to
a committee of the whole on the state
of the union; which was agreed to
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
The Speaker then laid before the house
the following letter from the Post Master
General.
GENERAL Posr OFFICE,
January TIT, 1923.
SIR In obedience 10 resolution OF the
House Of Representatives, passed the 31st OF
December, relating to the state and condition
of the Cumberland Road, the obstacles (exist
ing,l to the safe and speedy transportation OF
the Uni ed States Mail on said road, and
what effect they may have IF not removed
on the expenditure ofthe Post Office Depart
ment have TIE honor to communicate, that,
in the month OF November last, ] passed over
the whole of that road, and, travelling only hv
day light. was enabled to observe its state, and
condition, which attentively did.
The western being the newesN part ofthe
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11
THE TARIFF BILL.

WAsHINGroN. JAM l0.-A bill was yes
terday reported in the House of Rspre.
sentatives, proposing revision OF the Ia
tiff of duties. with view to the encou-
ragement Of certain manufactures. The
bill proposes that, from and after the 30th
of June, certain duties shall be levied and
collected on foreign goods imported. hign-
eI than the present duties. Ne shall state
them specifically hereafter. For the pre-
seat. il may be sufhcisnt 10 state that the
duty on woollen. is proposed to he 80 per
cent.-being per cent higher than pro
posed by the Treasury Departmental
the article of glass, and one or two other
articles, are introduced. 20 subjects oil
augmented taxation, in addition TO those
referred 10 in the Treasury Report.
This bill however. is mol TO he consl.
de-ed as emanating from The Financial
Committee. That committee has not YET
reported, and il is said TO be even doubt
ful whether it will report at the present
session, bill for raising additional reve.
nue. from Imports. The bill now before
the house was reported by the committee
Sun Manufactures mat. Intel.
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RANK OF THE U. STATES.

At meeting of the Direc ors, on Tues
day evening, January 18th, NICHOLAS
RlDDLE, Esq. was una unanimously elected
President.
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TUESDAY. JANUARY 1se

IUEoUhf, JANUARY z, 1873.
Mr.. Williams, Of Tennessee, from the
committee on Military A fairs, to which
was referred the resolution rela i've to
the Georgia claims for militia services
rendered in 1899. 3 and =, made a re.
port, accompanied by the following r..
solution:
Rcsotred, That the committee on Military
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11

The hydraulic works now in operation
for supplying Philadelphia with water
dis charge into the receiving basins three
millions nine hundred thousand gallons oil
water every Cd hours.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-01-11

Mr.. Sou,hey is about to publish new
Poem. entitled "Fsle ofParaguay."
Lieutenant franklin OF the North West
Land Expedition. is preparing an account
Of his journey in qusrto volume
Mr. Barber, one OF the most distin
guished photographers of France, is about
to publish work entitled the Dictionary
OF Anonymous authors" II is the irsit Of
forty years research. the object of which
was to discover The names OF the writers
who, since the invention of the art o.
printing, have published works of any i'm
portance anonymously [Philad paper.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-21

The above committee had also the subject of
liking on some place for permanent seat of gov
eminent committed TO them. They reported
last week, that il should remain at Portland f,rr
years from the first Wednesday ID January 1909
and afterwards be transferred 10 Augusta. ma
there be permanently established. Tie renort
was committedin each branch and az abstract
of j: VIII be found in another part Of cur paner
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-21
From, the Same.

From the Same
"The House then resolved into commit
tee of the whole on the bill for disti plning
The militia. A debate tcnk place which occu-
pied the House untl past the usual bour Of
adjournment. Mr.. Cannon, OF Tennessee,
spoke at great Length in support of the bill,
which was introduced by him. His object IS
10 supersede tie necessity 1T standing armies,
by equipping aud discipining the militia
Nj. J. Speed Smith, Of Kentucky, made
few remarks against certain provisions of the
bill. Mr. Keyes, Of Vermont, offered an
amendment. He acknow lodged his object
was 10 defeat the bill. lie knew not what
was the discipline of the militia in other parts
OF the United States but in New England he
believed they were already pretty well disci-
pllned. II was 10 hi. opinion unnecessary for
milItla-men 10 be perfectly acquainted with
the art OF wheeling, changing isonts, and CO.
ing through with the whole routine of modern
evolutiuns. All that was needed amounted
10 no more than prime, load. take aim, and
ire tie had had some little experience on
this subject, as his memory extended as far
back as the year IT'S. Mr.. Keyes, who is
an old revolutionary soldier, then proceeded
TO give In detail some OF the events of that pc
Rod, commencing with The affair at Bunker
Hill, and terminating with The surrender Of
John Burgwine, not forgetting Ticonderoga
and Bennington. In those days militia men
did moi require any thing beyond muskeis,
which were sure Of fire--no matter how rusty
they were With these cheap equipments,
planting themselves behind stone walls, log
fences, and hedges-and sometimes in the
open feld-they popped off the British reg lars
with as much coolness as modern sportsman
would crows or squirrels. He adverted 10 the
battle of Bisdensburgh during the late war
The militia would have fought well, if they
had not been ordered TO retreat by the com
handing officer, who was disciplined and well
equipped. At New Orleans, where The mill
Tia had good officers, they moved down the
flower of the British troops and if England
thought proper. after such defeat, TO try
again, we could give her another trimming,
even without the aid Of this bill
While Mr.. Keyes was upon the floor.
SO great was the anxiety TO hear him, that The
members all left their seats and formed cir
Gle round him, giving the most decided marks
Of applause by loud smiles Of spprobsion.-
He made one speech al the last session, when
10 save The members from the trouble of leav-
ing their seats, and that he might be distinctly
heard, he went into The rostrum Of the Clerk,
turning bis back 10 the Speaker, and his face
70 the audience. His musketry to day bad
The effect to silence the artillery of Mr. Can
non, and al The conclusion of bis remarks the
bill was laid on the table I'LL Tomorrow al
least"
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-21

We cannot discover what bs1eEt II en- III "a
ACCEPT 4 report of this kind future .e+;.I,.,-.
will not be bound by it; il win not settle na
much disputed question. Whatever may be a..
with it the opinion Of the preseas ..essss,,, -
only will be expressed andSit vii j III tn,#.
revision by any SUBSEQUENT one Perh MI .
eyer il may be attempted by tic members NH,
are in favour Of the migration Of lie capjfai M
obtain grant Of money TO commence the eren.
ton Of public buildings and thus as il we're t,la
pledge Of the state, which il will hereafter n,..
be willing to forfeit. But il is believed th.t WI
people will not al present be ready " cemmso,.
building mp Capital, since they have been ssb-
jeCted to so many heavy expences in the organi.
cation Of new government, and are abont \,
incur others, in the erection Of Pcnitent;,rr
And all this too, when there does not ser,n VI Lo
any substantial reason why the legislature shauld
assemble at Augusta any more than at Porflanl
We do not wish to see the seat of poyern,na,t
fixed, until the State is able 10 erect h,rs-
some and durable buildings, which shall furnish
full Accommodations to every department of III
government, & at the same time be az honor i,
the state. In the mean time tke government
IS Accommodated here, free Of eXpence, aud in
manner none will deny, as convenient ana u
grecable, as at any other town in the state
Tie Treasury has been at considerable cr-
pence IN obtaining the reports Of tits itnerant
committee but 1t seems TO De very doubtful
whether the public has received any valuable
information, which could not have been obtsine.i
from committees raised in the legislature. u
whether any disputed point is settled, which viii
stop discussion We find both subjects now a.
float IN each house, and subject to as much de.
bate as i the travelling committee had never
roamed from the Saco to the Penobscot. III
quote the language Of the Governors ina ur,ral
message j." Our constituentsare willing 10 de-
fray the exPences necessary for the proper SUP.
port OF government, but not a dollar for exfray-
agance"-a good text, but bad commentary.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-01-21
EASTERN T,ANDG

The committeeson Eastern Lands in the I.es-
stature OF Massachusetts, have reported. that
the commissioners have made division of a
certain portion OF the lands ia this State and in
conformity 10 an article Of the separation act.
have set OFT to that Commonwealth so much a.
in their estimation, is of the value of 100000.
And as it is provided by said act, that said land
shall be assigned TO Maine, or at the election of
said Massachusetts the sum Of $4,000 dollars
paid to her within one year from the time in
which the doings of the commissioners should be
reported to the Governor and Council of that
Commonwealth; the committee in order that
the Legislature might take advantage Of their
privilege Of choice, submitted Eve resolves the
first OF which approves and confirms the doings
OF the commissioners; the second appoints an
agent, to sell by auction so much of said land az
will produce the SUN of $4,000; provided no
part thereof be sold, unless he is able 10 dispose
of sufficient TO raise said sum the agent l. Te-
CURED TO report his doings 10 the first session Of
the next Legislature. The third resolve au-
thorises him to sell, at private or public SALE all
the residue of the land after the $50 900 is raised
The fourth directs said agent 70 notify all per
sons who have unsettled contracts for the pur-
chase of these lands, set off az aforesaid, that
unless they pay the balances due thereon, be-
fore the first day Of July next, said contracts
shall be void. The fifth authorizes said agent, in
connexion with such agent as may be appotutfi
~-~--L-4----us-ssSsS-ss " SER ana convex
small tract of public land, situated il this tow
with the buildings on the same.
The land set Oft by the commissioners contains
about $4,000 acres, and the average value. ~
estimated by them, is about IL cents Der acre