Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-10

cases, would be entitled TO much room,
Against this power Of the General P Gs'
vernmeni, TO make internal inproyemsoau,,
by means olioads and canals, uDdsr .a's
part OF the Constitution, Mr.. Siee..suy
said be would bring the sanction Of 'hb; ;IS
name in tie annals OF our political b;s, nsa
the authority of man whose princ;uly,
had been as nniioru,ly s:eadtast =, rai
lean, anS whose virtues were as rn, puo'
his genius was splendid; man who t las as
justly been considered as the Apostle "a. y.
Liberty ltwas unnecessary 10 saw h q
be alluded to Thomas Jefferson iInat
message 10 Congress, Dec. g, I8oe ih
then referred 10. II is the same celeb,,.,n
ed message in which Mr.. Jefferson o O.!
about him to know what 10 do with 'a ~
s urpluses OF The public revenue soon 70 'ae
accumulated ia the National Tre.snoe
and suggests the idea OF expeDdiDg ,S.yi
: Tor The purposes OF public educa,ieeu'
roads, rivers, canals, and such Other W
iects of public Improvement, as il nav w.
thought proper TO add 10 the constitute Oe
enumeration of federal powers M Mr. Ii
ferson adds, suppose an amendmeD,,
the constitution, Ey The consent Of IL 70
states, necessary; because The objects IN" ne
recommended are not amoLg those e a""
meralsd in tbs constitution, and to wt "u'
il permits the public moneys to ba sA ~
Piled His immediate successor, boS n.y.
YER, instead OF being petplexed TO find " Nc
iecls on which to expend MIR. JeflersoUpG,'
surplusses, was Obliged 10 study 70 f sas
expedieDts TO supply Deficiencies; and INV .0
rually to borrow some millions OF dolIa,.
PIRACY,
PHILADELPHIA, July Cant co,.
land, OF The schr. Mscdonougb srrt'a
here yesterday morning, in Is DAYS i,orS
T, St. Thomas, reports, that on the 9,b w.
within IA miles Of ST. Thomas, be dis C,,'
vered small black boat under a maine
and jib, standing before The wind. wbieS
was light. AT three O'Clock the b".,
came up, fired two lnuskers, boarded ~"
Macdonough, and ordered the crew bs'
low. After various questions, thew DE-
manded all the money, with threats of II.
consequence il any were withheld. Tbs
! halches were then torn open, as also Hs
, lockers and trunks, and about 500 doll"
in specie, With trunk of Grapes and SIM
dry other articles, was taken on board II.
! pirslical boat, and the Macdunougb w.,
suffered 10 proceed 90 her voyage, H..
piraiical boat was small slOop with
halt deck, shoulder ct mutton maiDsaiI
and crew oil six Spaaiards and pepro.
she was armed villa three muskets anil
Luliasses.
From a Philadelphia paper we learn thai
the Board of Directors OF the TheoIogic,
Seminary al Prince ton, IN their A6Du
Report TO the General Assembly. stat.
that the highest number OF students in h.
Seminary al one lime, through the pa
year, was ll6--;he present number is rs
Of whom sixty Uine are new students. D..
ring the same period, nine students CON.
pleted their course Benefsctrons for lEs
suppogt Of necessitsus students have Lse.
received to the amour. of Dc l66 O8, ia
money. besides many donations in cIorb
ing and bedding. The Library Of bs
Institution continues to increase. snde.
leyen elegant yoiuaies have been. durig
the last year. received irom the Hon,
| William Wilberiorce, Of London. The
Legislature Of New Jersey have, at the re.
quest OF the Board, made Supplemental
their Charter, Incorporating Trustees -
An Unknown individual of ElizabelhtoBn,
| ". }. has presented 10 the students per. |
manent fund, d. $3.50, the same benevo.
lent person has, al different times, made
donations 20 the seminary. which with The
above, amount 10 Do, 500;y this benz
an adequate sum to endow a scholarship
II has been determined by the Assembly (
/, 10 torn new one, making the tent,
which will be named appropriated byte 1
donor. ! he Treasurer acknowledges ID,
receipi during The month of May last, Of
1888 AZ The whole amount OF Re.
ceipis in the year, from June 1928 10 May
1894, both Inclusive, is D. 1910 SO.
The EdwardsvIlle Spectator mention;
the fac, OF three families, with slaves, ha'
ing passed through that place, from MIS-
souri,, Oh their way TO Kentucky or Ten
nessee. This, circumstance Is said not 70
be novel, but to have frequently occumG
within year or two past. lbe reason
assigned is, that the climate of Missouri
too cold for the profitable employment o.
slaves.
These facts confirm what was repeated
y urged during the discussion OF lbe p!O'
posed restriction upon slavery in The s'a'g
OF Missouri, viz: that the climate aud SOL
OF Missouri impose as positive res'rIc'
tion % the employment OF slaves ssSP 1
legal provision could effect. North SOO 4
west of the line which bounds the success.
tul cultivation OF sugar, rice, cotton sOu
tobacco, slave labor will always be gh
ialhsr than a profit TO the proprietor