Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-22

|anU bderstano| & have
been issued by the Navy Department to eauip
the United States ship Of the line NORTH
CAROLiNA for immediate service and that
she will bear the Pendant of Commodore
JOHN RODGERS Nat. mi.
Economicat Gortrn ment.-A. the late SEES.
sion of the Legislature ofthe State Of Rhode
Island, the papers Of that state inform us, that
8 the sum of 5 400 was allowed 10 the late
GOVERNOR and $500 TO the late Lieutenant
Governor, for their services during the last
year." I'his allowance, we believe, was not
Intended rs ouriesque upon salaries In gene
raj, but as compensation in full for services
rendered. Viewed in this light, it must be adj
mtted, that time aud talents are dog cheap in
the Rhode Island Market. It rs somewhat re-
markable, that The emOluments annexed to
public office should be- So small in state
which contains upwards of thirty Banks, and
in which, therefore, much money must be
supposed to circulate. TB.
Brdzu.-By the arrival Of the Spartan, at
Alexandria, we have advices Mat on the S5th
of last March, the Brazilian Constitution was
sworn to, at Rio de Janero, by the Emperor
and the Heads of Government Departments.
In consequence Of this act, the Brazilian
Charge d'Atares In the United States, has
received orders we understand, from his go
vernment, to make oath TO that instrument. be-
fore public magistrate of this City, and af
forwards to receive the oath of every Brazil
ian citizen resident in the United States. To
record the same, and to send to the Secretary
OF State, at Rio de Janeiro, a copy, duly au-
Intoxicated.
ny the newspapers from that country il
appears, that from the 9TH March to the 18th
April, seventeen American vessels arrived from
a,herent parts of the world, and that twenty
nine departed for various destinations. It
appears, moreover, that the navigation he
tween Brazil and Russia, under the America,
flag. ia profitable eDterprize
Mr.. Robert Carr, American citizen
through the mediation OF Mr.. G. Ragn,t. II.
niied States Consul at Rio de Janeirn. Offer
ed tn the government there IL box CONTAINING
collection OF seeds of various North Ameri.
can plants, which are 10 he planted in tn. M
iiopal botanical garden, now in charge of F
Leandro de Sacramento, who had The honor
OF being elected, on the 5th of this month, by
The Columbian Institute, n corresponding
member of that body.
Colonization Of Free Persons eff Coloy.-We
observe, in the New York Statesman. which
arrived yesterday, Letter from the Rev. l..
- DEWEY, an Agent of the American Cola
niza'ion Society, 10 the Editors Of that paper,
transmitting, for publication, the substance Of
a ieuer winch he lately addressed to The Pre-
sident OF HAYTI, with the answered. the Pres;-
dent thereto. The object of MIR. Dewev's lei
Ter was, 20 ascertain on what terms persons
OF color would be- allowed to emisrate to
Hayt, &c. The answer Of the President ia
such one as does credi! to his penetration.
as well as TO his feelings, and he has sent AN
agen, 10 New York To enter into an under
standing with Mr.. Dewey and the Colonza-
ton Society, on this subject, Sc which Agent
mas arrived, with funds sufficient to defray the
expenses of the transportation of 600 cojored
people, by way ofexperiment In doing this.
me president oi Hayu considers Mr.. Dewey
as the" authorized" Agent Of the Society.
From what we know of'the views and OBJ
Jects OF the Colonization Society, we under
take To say, at once, that this proceeding. ON
the part OF Mr. Dewey, is wholiy unauthorized
by me society, however it may excuse the
motives which have dictated his proceeding.
he WAS the Agent ofthe Society for no such
purpose as this, we apprehend, but for the pur-
pose OF promoting the views of the Society,
ana 10 and IN obtaining funds for the support
and enlargement Of the Colony on The Coast
OF .9jrica. After the serious turn which this
matter has taken, it may become necessary
for the Society formally TO disavow proceed
ing, which, if supposed to be authorized by
them, would appear to be fathiess desertion
ut the pledges which they have repeatedIv
given 10 The Nation upon this subject. The oh.
Ject OF the Society is, to restore the descendants
OF Africans TO the country from which their
ancestors were stolen by European traders.
ana not TO erect them into IA Separate Nation
IN this hemisphere. On this point il is of some
Importance that the views of the Society
should be distinctly understood, where they
are lnsapprehended.
For our own part, though we are not very
Sc nstI'e on this point,we have, on the other
hand, no verys particular desire TO see the
A agents ofthe President Of HAYTI beatine nm
Tor recruits within the territory of the United
States. In saying thus much. we are far from
tasting crnsure on the motives of President
BOYER. We see, in his letter, no reason for
oehe'ins That this proceeding on bis part has
'ny other foundation than humanity and
pnIan'nropy. [Ib.
The New York Observer of Saturday last.
contains an extract of letter from Mr.. L. H.
Dewey of this city, 10 President Bower Of
liayfi, making variety of enquiries relative
10 the emigration of free people Of colour
from the United States tn that Republic. the
expenses of their conveyance, the terms on
which they would be- received as inhabitants.
&C. &c. and his answer To the several enuui-
r'es. lie says that the government of Hayti
WIZ deiray part of the expenses of those.
VINO cannot defrdy their own, provided the
Colonization Society IN this country will do
lhe resf-'hat the government will give such
settlers fertile lands, and advance 10 them
punishment, tools, and other necessary tbiass.
until they are able To- do without such assist
'nce. As it regards numbers, he does not
:are how many there be, provided they 90
With determination 10 submit TO the L,1weo
he quantity Of ground shall be as great as
s1ch family can cultivate bIerh,pics and