Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-12-28

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The Clay candidatcs had 90 each.
NoRForK, Dec. 20.
we lear, from Captain Harding of the brig
Eliza Reilly, reported in our last, i'm 81 davs
from Rio Janeiro, that 36,569 barrels of Flour
were bro't into that port, between Sd Sent. and
3ist October last. The markets were extreme
iy dull for American produce.
The Governor of Gaudaloupe has issued pro-
clamation opening the ports of that Island to the
inpos tation of 5000 barrels of -four, between the
first day OF Fast November and the first day of
July 1875, paving five frsRcs per barrel duty.
The Importation is to be made under three iiceu
ces-the first for 2lO0 barrels, the second for~
1900 barrels and the third for 1000 barrels
Nanioc flour, Corn louy and Corn, Rice ard
Pulse, are admitted free of entry duty from tho
first Of No, emberto tire last of December, 1925
y. S. Sehr. Ierrier.-A letter from our cor.
respondent says the New York Evening Post
dated Key West, November 25tI, states that the
u. 5. schr. Terrier had Just arrived at that
place with valuable prize captured from th..
pirates, and that the officers and men were all
well.
-, WASHINGTON, Dec %.
We have pleasure IN announcing thai the
proposition for grant of Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, and entire township of land.
llj04O aeres) has received the sanction of both
housesof Congress. Each house has passed a bill
OF ITS own, but the joint sanction required TO one
or inc other of them, after what has passed,
may be considered matter of course The
thug is done, and with an unan,niiy which, has
few examples in our legislative annals
1t was desirable, doubtless, that the measure
should have been adopted by a vote entirely
unanimous, and,wthout debate. But, if il had
not been debated, and if there had not been
conflicting opinions upon the matter, ii voub
have been out of unison with the character of
our government. The difference of opinion
was one as TO mode and quantity and not as To
princpe. we have great satisfaction in stat
ing that, out of The dissentent voices. very
few were opposed TO the principle of tie bill,
and no one questioned or disparaged the merits
of the eminent Individual for whose benefit il is
Dtendcd.-.Nat. Lnteiigencer.
DECEMBER 81.
With prornpttude which enhances ti,e
value of the Proceeding, The act concerning
Gen. LAFAYETTE, which passed tue House OF
Representatives on Wednesday, was taken rp
read three several times, and finally PASSED, in
the Senate yesterday, without a dissenting voice.
II now only wants the signature Of the Presi-
dent, which 1T IS known that il will give him
sincere pleasure to afix TO this bill, 10 make il
law. single voice in the Senate could have
prevented the bills receiving even its second
cd upon. forms were dispensed with, that tie
act of national gratitude might be speedily con-
summated.--B.
the National C azette.J
we mentioned, some time ago, that General
WIVES, when Ambassador in this countyv de-
ciared to us IN ersation that the story which
mad been circulated, of quarrel OF aitercaiiors
between him and the Secretary Of State, MIR.
adams, was utterly untrue Tbs falseIooH
was an electioneering expedicnt, and employed
to produce the impression that the, Secretery
had been irritable aud unfair in his official in
tercourse nth the foreign ministers. a res
pectable gentleman of this city transmitted our
paragraph the subject, 20 General Wives,
without our knowledge, and received from hira,
few days since, the following reply, dated 21st
Nov, 1924.
"He leido con muchisimo disgusto, la gram
disima impostura que han estanpado las gacetas
de csc pays, sobre .ur. adams yo. Adernas
de que lie copsidero como uno do los hornbres
mas 'lusrados de sn pays, dc los que tienen mas
actiyidad eiicacia por su en- grandecimento
fCiicdad; me mcrece FL concepto de un h ouBbre
dc honor, que sc babria conduCido conola ba-
Jcza quc ie suponee, 81 20 lie hubicse proyocado.
Este es un bomeDage que yo tribute sus
virtudes,"
TRANSLATION.
"I have read, with The utmost disgust, the
enormous lie which tie American newspapers
have printed concerning Mr.. Adams and my self
Besides regarding him as ore OF the most en-
/ ligitened men Of this country, and of those who
are the most active and efficient for its aegran-
! dizernent and happiness deem LIN entitled TO
! be viewed by me as man Of honor, who would
| not have behaved with the base ness whichis inn
| puled to him, if had given him provocation-
! This Is aa hon5ge witch pay 10 his merits,