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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-11

NAYS-Messre.B Barton, Bell, Benton. Bro'sn,
Chandler, D'Wolf, Dickerson, Eaton, Edwards,
Findlay, Holmes, of maine, Jackson, Johnson,
Of Ken knight, Lanman, Lowric, Mcilvaino'
Noble, Palmer, Rugglcs, Seymour, Taibot iay-
lor, OF Ind. Thomas--2a.
So the Senate determined not to strike out The
proposed duty of "A cents per square yard, on
cotton bagging; and
The Senate adjourned.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-11

diay 6, 1924
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

Look at your prsscn, Condition ss have
pourtrayed It; il is sober, uDdeDiab!e
truth, as you sll know.
We are callrd upon by writer in the
last Herald to pause before we plunge,
and to shew the necessity of pause he
has undertaken 70 make long statement
upon the subjecYof thetaxes that are to
be paid to the state if ve are again unit
ed to it. i?ampfepsted to shew that, like
all the rest Of The statements made by the
opponents of yetrocessions they are no,
founded in fact. ask you also. r,echan-
les, to dause until you get the other side
OF that subject -
But, Mr.. Editor. as am afraid 4 tres
pass too much upon your good nature, |
will close this communication for the pre-.
sent. A MECHANIC.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
WASHINGTON

II any doubt existed of the veri>sem,
blance of Peale's portrait of Washington,
The following testimony of his bjograDher
and Intimate friend, and chief Justice Of
The Y: States, would, we should think,
entirely remove it: I Nat IN.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 10, I8S4.-Sirs
have received your letter of Yesterday.
and shall with much pleasure, cornnuni.
cate The impression received from view.
ing your Washington.
nave never seen portrait Of that
great man which exhibited so perfect a
semblance Of him. The likeness in fes-
lures IS striking, and the character of the
whoie lace is preserved and exhibited
WIN wiz wonderful accuracy. 1t is more
W Washington, himself, than any portal.
oil him have ever seen. With ereg4
respect, ! an, sir, your obedien,,
J. MARSHALL.
RsmsTspd, Peple, esq.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
STEAMBOAT NAvIGATIoN.

The National Republican, published
at ClnciDnatis (OhIo) announces the arri.
val on the S9;h ult of the steam boat
Pennsylvania, capt. Hulberts, with Is
tons freight, sixteen cabin and one hun.
dred and sixty Eve deck passengers 49,.
This boat made the trip from New Or.
leans to the Falls OF Ohio in fwekye days
sic hours, including thirty hours deten-
hon by stoppages and landing freight and
passengers or ten days running time The
Qniekef fassage eUeT made. The PENN
syivania was obliged 10 go round all the
bars, owing to the low stage Of water in
the Mississippi.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
To tie Mechanics of .1ssnanaria.


Fellow Cilizens-The Question sf a
retrocession of the county of Alexandria
to the state of Virginia is again submitted
TO your consideration and being a sub.
sect OF great and vital importance to the
prosperity of the town, and consequently
involving the best interests of the me
chanic, II behoves US to examine the
subject with deliberation, to weigh well
the advantages or disadvantages, and to
decide for ourselves, without suffering
designing individuals, who have views OF
their own separate and distinct from the
SN"0i"i ''''--~--.- &c the town. IN in1ose
upon our credulity 80 ~ i'P"se
judgment. AS from our pecn sso our
ton, habits, and necessities as mechanics.
we have not the means Of obtaining the
necessary information, individually, or
time fully 10 investigate this subiect,
which SOME other classes Of society have,
and as 1t Is OF the utmost importance to
US, that we should come ID coreect
conclusion, | have deemed it proper to
submit TO your consideration a general
view of the subiect--,he result of some
experience, end no inconsiderabIe share
oi reflection, in the hope that il may, in
some measure, enable you more easily to
estimate the consequences of a retroces-
sion, Those acquainted with the situa-
hon OF our town whilst it made part of
Virginia, must admit, that it was then
progressively increasing in population,
trade, wealth, and respectability. Under
the care OF liberal and enlightened le-
gislalure, we were rapidly advancing
towards the frstrank Of commercial ci.
hes-wc had q number Of wholesale
importing merchants who did An ex;en
slVe business with the interior of the state:
number OF shipping merchants who did
large and profitable business abroad {:
every branch f mechanics were employ.
ed and wei! paid-governed by laws IN
the enactment OF which we participated.
and living under the fostering care of a
wise legislature, every thing asked for
which could promote the interest of our
Our town was granted by it, The first
bank established by the stale was iDAlex
sndrIa, at a time too, when the legislature
we're opposed to the whole system Of
banking; the FIRST turueike established
by re state, was to Alexandria. What
IS our sItuaiioB now Business of every
kind decllDlng-alnost sBnibiiated.
mechanics uHempoyedi distress. nav,
absolute ruin has already overtaken MANY
OF The most respectable OF them. Our
draymeD by dozens standing for hours
together in our streets without employ.
fneni, many OF our laborers almost in
starving condition, 10! being able to OBJ.
TAM employment sufficient To procure
them the meaGs ofsubsisteDce. Many OF
our best mechanics have been compelled
"a leave the town 10 seek living else-
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
MORTALITY.

A letter from Newport, Tennessee, OF
the 18th ult. states, "there is at this time
mortality prevailing in this neighbor-.
hood, more alarming than any disease
have ever SEEM though not supposed TO
De contagious. The subjects Of it are
attacked with chiiis and pains, become
jeiirious and die in from 8 TO So hours
II has hitherto entirely bafFed the skill Of
physicians OF this ighborhood-
persons have died out of four small fami.
lies, In the Deighborhood of the farm on
PIdgeon river, about three miles from
this place.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The Austrian government has agreed
to repay to England Se,500,O0O, in salts
faction of the debt due by that govern
ment, called the Austrian loan.
The case of Smyth, the missionary, had
been laid before the privy council by the
English ministers, VINO wished to relieve
themselves from individual responsible
ty. and to give the decision taken on n,
(whatever it may beg judicial and so.
lemn character. =
Capt. Cochrane, who had undertaken
the ardous task of a pedestrian tour
through Russia ond Siberia, for the pur-
pose of infinitely exploring that inhospi
table region, and alsp for ascertsining the
disputed fact efthe SEPARATION oithe con.
tinents OF Asia and America, has, after a
two years survey, decided the question il
The athrmative--then being continu
Gus channel between the continents,
though frequently bockaded up with ice
during great par, ofthe winter.
he Incredible number OF 1877, 900 CO.
pics of the London Observer, containing
the particulars Of the trial and execution
of Thurteil, are stated to have been sold
in London.
The ship Mexican, belonging to Liver
pool, is stated 10 have completed six
voyages from that port TO Havana and
back; IN few days less than two.years,
having traversed, in that time, about
seventy Thousand miles of ocean, besides
taking IN and discharging twelve cargoes.
The !ohn, Dunbar, from Cork for Ii
verpool, was totally lost near Holyhead
the oth February; four men, two women
and five children (passengrrs) with two
OF the crew. we're drowned !, the master,
mate, and feur. seamen saved.
The Sultan of Persia had ordered the
war to be continued sgsinst the Turks,
in consequence of the treaty of peace no,
having been ratified
Two printing houses are said to have
been established at MissoIonghi, where a
daily Journal isto be published under the
title ofthe Grecian Chronicle.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
FLOUR.

The recent shipments from this port
favor the prospects of the agric ulturalis,.
There have been exported to Liverpool
since last September, 1880 bbIs, and
5000 half bbls. -four, besides numerous
shipments TO various other quarters. If
The farmer receives less for his produce
al the present. than he has received at
some previous periods, he has the salts.
faction to know, that with the 6 dollars
which he now gets for his Dbl Of -four.
he can purchase much more of the ne.
cessaries and comforts of life than the
same sum would have procured for him
some years since. TIhik. Mar. Ga-,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
AN ENIGMA.

BY MIR. Lancaster,wiih cues to,what we
suppose, the solutioD--ihe letter P, and
sis "many shapes and iorms," are inserted
in The first page
The pertinent remarks Of our CORES.
pendent "Stupidity Supplied" as well as
his solution TO miss Stewards enigma
have been fsvorably received and we
should be glad to hear from him occa-
sionalIy upon any subject.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
SKETCHES
ofccrtoin .4cts Passed by tie Virginia
LkeisfQinre.- -.


LgiSt0iNre.-
An act prescribing Tie mode Of grant
ing licenses to brokers. Every broker is
required TO pa. tax, and ihereupon TO
obtain licensefor one year. The ne.
nalty for carrying en- the business of
broker, withon, !icense is 200 dollars
This act is TO commence in force on the
ist day of May, 1874
An act imposing axes for The support
OF government, contains provisions TO the
same sffect,in gener,l. with The act of
the same nature las, year; but a new tag of
three cents, upon every huc bred dollars
value agreeably TO the equalising law, IS
imposed on all unimPoved lots in towns
An act authorizing loan for purposes
nf internal improvement. r This act AM.
thorlzes Me i,rssid eus end direct,,rs ~
The James River COMPANY to borrow. ~.
the credit of the STATE, a sum not exceed-
ing 100000, at e per cent. interest, ir
Reasonable for twenty years. For the
payment oil the interest, and final redemp.
Ion OF The principal, are appropriated,
The sum of 8l8 600 out OF the income
OF the iund for internal improvement, the
surplus tolls, aud rents of water rights
belonging 10 the James River Company
and The nett proceeds arising from the
canal and the tolls, on the Kanawta road
add river, when completed also the
surplus fund belonging to the said com
pany, arising from the unexpenhed ba-
lance OF the appropriation of S16, 900 of
herevenue of the fund for internal i'm.
provemeEt If these appropriations
prove inadequate, the general assembly
pledges itself to provide other and suffi
cienl funds for that purpose, and until
such provision be made, the revenue Of
the tsnd for internal improvement is
pledged. The money. thus to be Dor.
rowed is to be applied to the completion
OF the kaDawba road and river, the com.
pletio1 of the james river canal up 10
MaIden's Adventure Falls, and the cut.
ting Of a canal along the margin of
James river 10 the lower end of Irish
Falls, in Amherst, 10 the mouth of North
river, in Rockbridge. 1t requires fur.
ther surveys 10 be made, &c.
An act appropriatiDg the public re-
venue, provides for the payment Of all
the expenses Of government, not differ
ing materially from the appropriations
heretofore made, except that the sppro-
Prlation oftbe sinking fund is not for the
redemption Of theprincipal of the public
debt, bot only fertile payment of The in
teresl and lbsi the sum of Ss5, 900 is
appropriated g the repairs of the penn.
tertiary, and $4,000 to The enlargement
of the IunaIic hospital in Williamsburg,
imprisonment for debt has been abol.
ished in Maine,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

on the evening of The first inst. in the.
house of assembly of Lower Canada, the
question of concurrence on the address
from the legislative council, praying his
maJesly's government not to allow the
navigation of the st. Lawrence to the
United States, was negatived, yeas Q,
nays 10.
on the 25th ult. the bill further to con-
tinue Tor limited time andto amend two
certain acts therein mentioned, relating
to the trade between this province and
the United States Of America, and to ex>
tend the provisions of the said acts, was,
read a third time, passed and ordered
to the council.
The house rejected proposition for
allowing bounty OH Ash exported from
the province.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

road and canal stocks--that la.s ,uii ~.
multiplied TO an enormous number uhar'
not perhaps, less than fifty thousand
dollars are annually paid to LAWYERS, to
clerks, and to marshals and VIVA, is paid
to banks, God only knows for they
seem to have lien on every mans pro-
perry.
IL cannot be concealed, that the eleven
banks in the district are maintained at
cost OF $4,000 extracted from the pock-,
cts OF the people that they have con.
trived that all negotions pass through
their alembics, and with the numerous
protests made for the bene fit of one grade
OF their officers, and with the waste Of
time to individuals in attending to bank
affairs, they aggravate the other evils to
whlch'the people are subject. These
favored oligarchies, clothed with pecu-
liar privileges, raised above the people,
and founded on principles adverse 10
liberty and equal rights, seem already
10 begin to be corrupted by power, and ,
move in united phalanx in opposition to
freedom.
The banks cost the people of
the district, annually S5OOOO
The expenses OF civil contro.
versies amount to $4,000
fhetaxes Of Washington city
=, are $4,000
The taxes of George,own.say,
are 10000
The taxes of Alexandra are,
say 10000
The taxes of Washington
county, raised by the levy
court for the last IL years,
amount annually to more
than 5000
The levy court of Alexandra
probably raise 5000
1874 900
Paid annually by Z. 600 male adnlt
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

We regret that the concentration,
IA Fellow .Citisep," recommending a
change in the present mode of electing
the mayor was received too late for in-
ser'ion to.day's but shall appear in our
nayt
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

A file oflate Barbados papers, by the
Rose in Bloom has been loaned US but
their contents are uninterestiug,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

Mr.. PIErMAN-ln your paper OF Mon
day you published a communication upon
She subject fretrocession, in which there
Is an exaggerated estimate of the taxes it
would impose upon the county OF Alex
anprla. A eoyrecf statement, from the
authentic documents will be prepared in
a few days, until which, your readers are
requested to suspend their judgment up
on such parts of the OBSTINATE" as re-
quire any proof of their inaccuracy. b.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
There was greater swell in the upper


There was greater swell in the upper
parts of the Potomac river last week than
has ever been known 1--WE are told) to
the Oldest inhabitants. During three
successive days Of the week, the current
wasso rapid that it was impossible for any
vessel, except the steamboats,, to ascend
the river within eight miles of AIexao-
dria. 1t is remarkable that the rise was
caused by heavy rains in the upper eoun.
try while very little fell In the District.
Col. ELe1S. of Loudoun Go. Va was
drowned at Bovine, on the Potomac.
The boat in which he was crossing, ~ as
upset by large log which was rapidly
floating down. He has left wife with a
number ofsmall children. 800 will be
given for the recovery of his body.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17

Imprisonment for debt has been abol.
ished in Maine,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-03-17
SI94,OOO
CANADA.

Paid annually by 5000 male adul
int ahitap,,
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05
Congressional SUMMARY
EloHrEENTH CoNoREss.
IN SENATE.

MONDAY, Jan. 70.
Mr.. Holmes of Maine, from the Committee on
Finances, reported bill for the better securing
the accountability Of public officers, with Ger am
amendments.
Mr.. Smith gave notice tina, he should tomorrow
ask leave to introduce bill, making appropria-
,iun tor the gradual arnamant Of the new fort
resses of the United States
TUESDAY, Jan. OF.
Mr. Findlay presented FIVE memorials Of cti-
zcns Of the state of Pennsy vania, praying All in
crease OF the du'y on imported iron. Iteierred
to the committee on commerce and manufactures
In pursuance Of notice given yesterday, Mr.
Smith asked and obtained leave to introduce a
Ibil Tor the gradual supply of cannon, bombs and
howi,zers, for the new tortiicatlons-The bill
was read and passed TO j second reading.
:. Tne bill to abolish Imprisonment for debt wa'
taken up and made the order OF the day for Fri
iday next.
"WEDNESDAY, Ian. 22
Il MIR FintlIay presented the petition Of sundr,
persons, praying an Increase OF duties on Certain
! imported artices, Of which they arc manutactul
!, ers.-Referred.
U Mr. Smiths bill for the gradual supply of can
I non &c, was read the second time.
81 TUESDAY, Jan. 20.
!. The solution reported BY the Select con
miItee on the several amendments 10 the Const
tuition, which provides that 40 person shall b
'-ieligible to the Presidency for more than eigl
0years, was taken up for consideration, in comm
i, ice IF the whole. Mr.. Barbour moved to amen
the amendment, so as to providc that no pc
son should be elected more than ,wo terms su
u cessively; which was lost and the original res
\ -ln,ion was then reported to the Senate, witho,
IT. amendment and passed to be engrossed, al
g. read the third time.
+vI FRIDAY Jan 80.
: The resolution proposing an amendment 10 u
t-Ividr u,h,, M ,,sr.o,, ~ v;n,r hepn twice elect
lie. TO the office Of President, shall again be egt
nd TO that Office" was read the third time. and t
,r. question on passing the same was decided i'll t
4, attirmatiye-36 to ;
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05

dietary, reported a bill more eEectually TO pro-
vide for the punishment OF certain crimes agains'
the United States, and for other purposes; which
was twice read and committed.
Mr.. Hemphill moved to postpone the orders OF
the day to take up the bill for obtaining the ne
cessary surveys, &c on roads and canals. TIL.
motion was carried. Mr.. M'Lane delivered hi'
sentiments at considerable length on the consti'
|tutional question involved in the bill; after which
the committee rose, reported progress, and had
leave to sit again. "a
WEDNESDAY, Ian. %.
On motion Of Mr. iIemphill, the House went
into committee of the whole on thehill to procure
the necessary plans, estimates, &c. respecting
roads and canals.
MIR. Archer delivered at considerable length
his sentiments in opposition to the constitution
atty of the bill Others took part IN the discus
sion. for and against tie bill the committee rose
and reported progress.
THuRspAx Jan. 30.
The resolution providing ship OF the line to
convey the Marquis DE Lafayette TO this country
was returned from the Senate with An amend
ment, in which the house concurred
A bill from the Senate for the final adjustment
of land claims in Missouri and Arkansas, derived
from the governments Of France and Span, was
twice read and committed.
FRIDAY, Jan. 80.
Mr.. Webster, from the committee on the Ju.
dietary, made report against the expediencv o'
repealng the 25th section of the act TO establish
the Judicial Courts of the United States, or OF so
modifying the same, that the writ OF error, there
in provided for may be awarded to either party
On motion, the report was ordered to lie on the
table.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05

mission Of members Of the Mexican Con
sress have reported to that body consti,
tution, in all its leading principles, except
religious intolerance, similar to our own
and the congress were engaged in discus
sing its various provisions at the date @
bur last Mexican papers, list of Dec9 The
leading features Of the proposed consti'u
ltion are, the division of the powers of 60
vernment into legislative, executive and
judicial, the division Of the legislature. the
limitation of the executive authority, and
the security Of the judiciary. The country
lis divided into states, which are represen
ted like our own by state and popular del
egates, elected as our senators and repre-
sentatves, and to each state is prescribed
and guaranteed form OF government
founded on the same principles as the led
eral constitution.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05
MEXICO.

A New Orleans paper contains part of
the articles Of alliance between Mexico
and Columbia, by which the two govern
ments stipulate certain conditions for mu :,
tual protection and guarantee against the
domination and claims of Spain. This is
in accordance with the views Of Bolivar,
suggested upwards Of a year since, and to
"a certain extent acted on between Colum-
bia and Peru. His proposition was, that
there should be confederation of the
Spanish American States, whose common
Concerns, as in relation to each other, and
to the other nations Of either continent
should be regulated and fixed on by gen.
eral council to be assembled at some sta
ted place; that proposed by Bolivar was
the Ithsmus of Darien. The accession o
Mexico to this confederation is an essen
tiaI step to its stability, and it is also Al
important point gained to that country il
the course it has yet to pursue in the iina
settlement of its government. This is ye
undecided, although in progress; a com
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05

fully with zine potatoes and new mll-
her children were remsrkah,
clean. A surgeons mate, Of man Of va,
lives with them, who, besides exerci,ry
his professional skill, as may be required
holds the highest Offices in Church and Ind
State, and is at the head Of the Uniyer'
'ty. There are also four or five ubs,
houses of mud and stene.-Each marrsi
man has house for bis own family, lth,r
are no old maids,) the others I've toge,hsr
A tract of land is cultivated on the north
side of the Island, perhaps quarter Of,
mile square, 4 may be erroneous in the .y
tent,l potatoes are the chief article raised
besides this spot the land is very Door
and covered with bushes and scrubbv tree,
They have twenty head Of cattle, hftyh
seventy sheep, as many swine, and some
fowls and geese. Fish may be had in a.
bundance, fifty feet from the shore.--W.
were boarded by the inhabitants in two
boats, seven or eight miles from the land
they had seen no vessel for six or eiph,
months, and wanted many things. CsDt
IS. supplied them literally.
al am happy to say that Gov. Glass did
not ask for spirits; but bread, tobacco, 81.
|gar, books, writing paper, &c. The sail.
|0rs who we're there generally wished to 20
Iaway-in fact, they we're all discontinued
"A regard is paid to the Sabbath other
days they work regularly"
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05
Ertract of letter from young gentle
man Of Boston, nOlD in the East Indies.

Extract of letter from young gentle
man Of Boston, no,O in the East Indies.
son our passage out, lin August, ls23)
we stopped at Tristan D'Acuna, a few
hours, and procured an abundance Of fresh
potatoes and pigs. went on shore, from
curiosity, to know the economy Of men,
from the lower order of Society, on re-
mote Island. The Governor was a Ser.
,geant in the English army,when this place
was garrisoned, during the confinement Of
Bonaparte on ST. Helena. After the troops
were recalled, he procured his discharge
for the purpose Of remaining. lie has q
wife "a mulatto,) and five children, and has
lived there seven years-William Glass is
the name of this sovereign. His subjects
fourteen men, three women, and sever
children, have gradually accumulated
/, some from sealing ships. two or three wh'
belonged to the Blendon Hall, an Englisl
: ship, wrecked about two years since som,
few others have been induced by Governo
Glass, to join him in procuring Sea Ele
: phant Oil--they told us that in this ther,
/, was very little encouragement.
Al "Glass's house was tolerabe built 0
stone, having two rooms. and furnishe,
t with chairs. table. couch. &c. Mrs. Glas
did not say much, but regaled us plenti