The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-01-13
IAfpORTATTONs

APPROPRIATIONS.
The zvincS imported into the Il. Statesd,,
ing the year 1928, amounted to : So 1G5 ,'i
the duty upon which was S394,4l6 Is. IN.
different quantities were Of Madeira, 68 "a;
gallons; Burgundy, &c. 4,058; Sherry an,
St. Lucar, 9, 252; Lisbon, Oporto, &c IS .7Jr
Teneiitic, Fayal, &c. 1875 Ill; Clarct, 7o79;
all others, l,357,2
The spirits imported was 370., l5a pal.
Ions, paying a duty Of 81 sos ,326 43. Ffon
grain of 1st. proof, there were 1876, lSS paI.
Ions; I'd proof 32,928; Sd proof, 40,230; IN
proof Ii, 955; 5th proof 5t3; from otherm ma.
tcrials, of LIST and ID proof, ISL ,876 gallons
Sd proof / ,l12, 062; 18th proof, 1870, 5A
proof, 1915; above 5th, $50
OF teas there were Of Bohca SIS SCAN.
Souching 1,593,1l4; Hyson Skin, l,967,.6s
/ Hyson and Young Tyson 2,3S4,l42; ImDcr
ii PCS ,525; making a total imported durin, |
the year 1898, Of 6,796,5il, lbs.
The imports Of sugars amounted to42,i5-.
4 42llbs of Brown, and l,l12 ,054lbs Vi What
Ciaycd.
The whole amount Of salt imported VA,
5,455 ,449 bushels.
In debate in the Revolutionary Con.
gross, on strengthening the fcderativc sys
TEN, it being urged that the time must come
when confedcracy would be dissolved, Dr.
Withcrspoon made the following, among
many, eloquent observations in reply.
:" am none of those who either deny or
conceal the depravity of human nature till
it is purified by light of TRUTH and renew.
cd by the spirit of the living God. Yet lap
prehend there is no force in that reasoning
at all. Shall we establish nothing good, be
cause we know it cannot be eternal! Shallwe
live without government, because every
constitution has its old age and its period.
Because we know that we Shall die, shall We
take mo pains to preserve or lengthen our
life? Far from it, Sir--it only requires the
more watchful attention to settle government
on the best principles, and in the wisest
manner, that it may last as long as the nature
Of things will admit Md Ca.
Nh Noah, ofthc n. York National Advo-
cate closes some handsome remarks on the
contemplated settlement at the mouth OF the
Columbia River, in the following manner;
ave should say that our national STRIDES
arc too rapid that we undertake QuiXotic
+ projects but so we said when the grand
canal was first attempted. For eighteen
- nntL;n'. - endr.voyinr IN nroyc that the
c.nrls rc,',.r ,vorld hr complcted. but alas
tl,n ,no,f. ,vr wrnt. the faster they worked
.nIb,d .,ct,allv tbe boats oHoat And the
tnlls onthrra1 bv tnr time we arrived at the
cnnrl,sian thot NE thinr VA impossible
We doubt whether a most road can be many
fr,m R1f,,Io to fhc Columbia River. and
, ,,hntbn,. ros4 c,,rhes WIN class windows
. ,,ill hc ostaLI;shcd . lint is may possibly i:
donc mi ~ viii conSiIor nothing as be.
vonl +hn ,o,yc,. resources and entcrplize
81 M snnnfry Shomld we establish tel.
r,t,. NJ. rnycrnmcnt A. thc mouth 81 the Co.
inn,h u, yha, noo, devil shall we select as
C ",'r., -, ~ I'M AMI we exle q thai.
snot. 80 =
Rrenv Il nav he necessary to settle the
for nnr In,,;n, ifr,,,e X snnc uae.sulo.
ebon,d hn aJnnfe1 ~ thiy subject: but as
.. yaf we e5onlJ snnYosc that an officer md
!, AN "nan snnt ronrd Cane Horn to that spo.
! Nh, VII, ~, ,ra,;.ans NH fnr iva years resi-
! JanceF yso,,Id I've ali that is required in the
.nrnsent .t,t,. 81 air,irs
= 800 800
q, MONDAY 1ost tine indpencnt Of the
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