Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-15
SLAVE TRADE CONVENTION.

SLAVE TRADE CONVENTION.
The most important decision made by the
Senate yesterday, we presume was th- rejec-
ton of the Convention lately formed tn the
Government of Colombia. in relation to the
African Slave Trade. The Injunction of Sc
crecy having been removed by the Senate, from
that part of their proceedings which relates to
tins Convention, we shall be enabled to give
full account of them. At present we can only
state, that the first article of the Treaty (giving
the mutual right of search on the seas and coasts
of Africa and the West Indes,) was stricken
out by vote OF % TO 10, as follows:
FOR the .4,ticie.--Messrs. Barton, Benton,
Chase, CLAYTON, Edwards, Findlay, Harrison,
jackson, Knight Mills, Seymour, Van by Ike
I2.
Against he .4rticie.-Messrs. Bell, Berrien,
nouiigny, Branch, handler Cobb, DIV olf,
Dickerson, Eaton, GaIllard, Hayne, Hendricks,
tioitnes OF Maine, Holmes of Miss Johnston of
LOUIS. Kane, King of Alabama, Lloyd of Md,
Lloyd OF Mass, Macon Noble, Rowan, Rug
giles, Smith, TazewelI, Thomas, Van Buren,.
Wiiams-23.
The Treaty was then rejected, mem. con.
The subject of Internal Improvement ap-
pears to attract much of the attention of all orr
governments. In the Legislature of PennsyI-
wanna: we observe, bill is pending, having.
oeeh reported by Committee of which Mr..
Lehman was Chairman, for making surveys.
with a view OF efecting a great Canal from.
the Delaware TO the Ohio. and also Cauau
dlverglng from the Susquehannah, opposite t.,
harrisburg, towards the mouth of the Coneco-.
cheague, on the Potomac, (this latter having
reference TO the expected construction of the,
Potomac Caual.) The several States stimulate.
each other in these great works. in which the.
agency of the general Government becomes
less necessary, as the attention of the govern
them. rH
Improvements by the President, 5v ana ,cifh The
odc'ce dnd consent Of The Senate.
Edward Humphreys to be receiver of Public
Moneys for the District of Kaskaskia.
Guy w. Smith to be receiver of Public
Moneys for the District ofPalestine.
John Hughes Of Louisiana, to be REGISTER of
the Land Oiice for the District of Ouachita.
Alexander Pope to be Register of the Land
otilce for the District of CaLaba.
WHY'S Slhraan to be Register of the Land
Office for the District of GAINESVILLE.
VIM Christie to be Register of ths Land
oihce for the District of st. Louis
Henry Bay, to be receiver of Public Moneys
Tor the District Ouachita.
Joseph kitchell, to be Register of the Land
Ofhce for the District of Palestine
Joseph Hull of Connecticut, to be NAVY
agent for the port of Middletown.
George Harrison, of PENNSYLVANIA, to be
Navy Agent for the port of Philadelphia.
James Riddle Of Delaware to be NAVY Aren't
for the port of New Castle.
James Beatty of Maryland, to be Navy Aren't
Tor the port of Baltimore
John Randall OF Maryland, to be Navy Aren't
for the port OF Annapolis.
John T. Henry of Georgia, to be NAVY Agent
Tor the port of Savanna TN;tf Io,,s,
ALEXANDRIA, March TO-
>It'uer and hobbeyy.-On Saturday nipbt
last, William Simpson, Southern trader. wac
murdered near CentrevilIe, Fairfax county, Va
and robbed of about $1,000, chiefly in notes of
the Bank of Virginia
III appears that Simpson had eaten his sumner at
the tavern where he bad been for several DAYS.
j" company with four or five persons of the place.
OF heighborhood and that after supper they all
ieit the tavern, not however, precisely at the
same tune, but this being common. attracted nr,
particular notice. All except Simpson, return
eu ~ uie tavern IN The course OF the evening,
say before 10 O'clock, and slept there as usual,
Next morning, being Sunday, three of them
left the village, two on foot and one ON horseback
simpsons not returning to the tavern On Sun
uay' excited no suspicion, as his business led
hith frequently INTO the neighborhood for lonper
and shorter periods. On Monday suspcions
began to be entertained and on TUESDAY morn
ing the inhabitants undertook to search. and in
a very short time within about haIra mile of tbe
village, and near one of the roads leading from
thence, he was found dead and the money which
II was known he had about him was missing.
lie appeared TO have been shot through the head
with pistol, and stabbed. The Jury of inauest
was sitting when our informant left the village
on Tuesday GaSeffe.
WASHINGTON, March II.
Mr.. CRAwFoRD, the late Secretary of The
Treasury, with his family, left this City yester-
day for his residence in Georgia. The best wish
es and hopes of his friends attend him TO the re-
tlrement which even his enemies must respect.
Nat. Int.
CINCINNATI, Feb. %.
Oht'o against Tie WOrSd-A young woman abous
10 years of age of this county, was brought to bed
three weeks ago, with fur living children They
are all Perfect in fine health and likely to do well
SUPREME COURT,
TUESDAY. March 8.
The argument of the case of the United States
against Morris, was concluded by Mr. Webste,