Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-11-05

gislature d Tennessee, has resigned his seat
in the Senre of the United States :-chieHy
on the ground that he could not, without SEEM
ing improperly, urge change in the Federal
Constituted, so as to give the choice of the
President directly to the people; inasmnch
as such change might be supposed beneficial
to himself. The length OF the address ex-
cludes it from our columns, at present; but
We intend to insert il next week.
Aspecial election for a County Commission
er, to till the vacancy occasoned by the resig
nation Of Hail Mason, Esq. viii be held on the
23lh inst. being the day on which the senate
rial election is directed 10 be held,
We are authorised to announce JosRPH Con-
WAY, Esq, candidate for the Senate, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
I. W. Smith, Esq.
We also authorized to announce HAIL
MASON, Esq. for the sane office.
We are requested to state, that Capt. JAMES
W ATS, OF this place, is candidate for the Of
fee Of County Commissioner, to fill the vacan-
cy occasonel by the resignation Of Hail Ma
son, Esq.
We are authorised to announce Mr.. DANIEL
A. LASTEamlN, as a candidate tor the office OF
County Commissioner.
The JEFFERsoNIAN "A neat looking
paper has issued under this title, publish
ed on medium sheet,at St. Charles Mo.
by CALVIN GUM. 1t is the intention OF
Mr.. Gum, TO remove the establishment
to Jefferson, the new seat of government,
when the population OF that place shall
Justify the measure. The specimen we
have, gives favorable indications Of tai
ent and skill.
We hardly think il necessary 10 call
the attention of our readers 10 the inter
estins communication, in to-day's paper,
from oor Representative IN Congress.
The subject, of which he treats ia this
article, is so intimately connected with
the prosperity of the state, that We are
sure ii will not be passed over in slight
or hasty manner.
The immense importance of Canal
to complete the union OF the Hudson aud
Illinois rivers, is too obvious to need
word from us--or, indeed, from M.
Cook. But The best, the most efficient,
and most advantageous mode Of carrying
not, perhaps, so we'll settled 10 the pub
he mind : and on this Mr.. Cook presents
some views v hich we deem peculiarly
striking, and arguments remarkably CO.
gent and conclusive. To say nothing of
the hecuniary loss which would be sus.
tanned by the state; we were, on looking
over The article, strongly impressed with
the conviction, that our holitical inter-
ests would by jeopardized by the cree
ton OF company with such an over
whelming ipauence-and with interests
independent Of, if hot opposed 10, those
of the state. We entirely agree with
Mr.. Cook, however, in the opinion, that
the act was passed with the best inten-
tons, and without full view of its el-
fecis.
But there is one part of the subject, on
which we find ourselves OF dtieren.
opinion from Mr.. Cook. He estimates
expiration OF 6t,y years, a, 8 Ter cent.
SIMPLE interest on the supposed original
cost Of construction; making the agsre-
gate two millions eieh, hundred thou
sand dollars a sum sufficiently onerors,
we confess, to excite attention. But
there are many persons OF eminent legal
requirements, who contend, that the in
lerest is required, by the law, to
be compounded semi-annually: and We
are compelled to agree with those who
entertain this opinion. 1t would seem
to US, either that Mr.. Cook had not par