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American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-02-11

The President communicated to the Senate on
1.-The Sd inst the following report from the Secretary
Sof State on the memorial oil James Ray and others
(which was read
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington Cd February, 1925.
j The Secretary Of State, to whom, by resolution
gof the Senate of the United States, was referred
3he memorial Of James Ray and others, owners OF
3he brig James Lawrence and cargo, captured by a
Spanish Privateer and carried into St. Johns,
q sland OF Porto Rico, praying the interpositon OF
goyernment with the documents accompanying
sthe same, were referred, to consider and report
thereon, has the honor Of reporting: That the
Cease of the James Lawrence is one of those OF f1a-
grant outrage upon the property of the citizens OF
3lhe United States, upon which the Executive Gov.
Sernment of the United States have, for the last
3three years. constantly applied, near the Spanish
authorities exertons for reparation equally siren
uous and unavailing that the capture, in the first
instance, was illegal, and that the proceedings Of
3the Court of Appeals, condemning the property
swere irregular, cannot be doubted. last appeal
ito the Justice Of His Catholic Majesty, at Madrid
lis all that remains practicable in this case, short o.
measures which, by authorizing reprsas, woult
assume upon the United States themselves the task
Of dispensing to their citizens that justice which
has hitherto been sought from the Spanish authori
( lies in vain. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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N merlran matrbmall.

Indignantly upon the sst dawning OF an attempt to ALLEVIATE
. nrf;on Of the Union from another.' WhohisSioF.
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To crafty public curiosity and to render the
Il" Card'' of Mr.. Clay more ineligible, we p' esent
our readers with the copy of the "lcter from q
member of the House of Representatives, from
Pennsylvania" to which Mr.. Clay alludes
From the Columbian Observer, Jan. %.
DEAR SIR: | take up my pen to inform you oil
one Of the disgraceful transactions that ever
covered with lnfamy the Republican Ranks. Would
you believe that men protesting Democracy. could
be found base enough to lay the al the very root
the tree Of Lberty Yet, strange as is it is not
less true To give you full history OF this trans
action would far exceed the limits OF Letter.
Sshal, therefore, proceed 10 give you brief
\ account of such bargain AZ can only be equailed
&by the Famous Burr Conspiracy OF 1901. For
some time past, the friends Of Clay have limited that
shey, like the Swiss, would fight Tor those who would
Spay best. Oyertures were said to have been made
8oy the friends of Adams To the friends OF Clay, offer
ing him the appointment of Secretary Of State, for
This aid to elect Adams. And the friends Of Clay
8gaye this information to the friends OF Jackson, and
Ahnted that if the friends OF Jackson would offer the
same price, they would close with them. But
none OF the friends OF Jackson would descend to such
3mean barter and sale. 1t was not believed by any
o the friends of Jackson, that this contract would be
#ahed by the members from the States, who had
voted for Mr.. Clay.
q was of opinion, when first heard of this trans
action, that men protesting any honorable principle
Gould not, nor would not, be transferred like the
planter does his negroes, or the farmer his team
Bnd horses. No alarm was exced-we believed
me Republic was safe. The Nation having deliver
u Jackson into the hands of Congress, backed by a
8afse majority OF their votes, thete was on my mind
70 debut that Congress would respond to the will OF
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nt,y upon dawning attempt TO ALLEVIATE
~" al the Union from another' WheiisSiof.
TO RE RENTED, the Room No. 1903, Marketstreet.
nly Il The Office of the Waterman. Immediate possess
sion may be had. sosoo'
4, APPRENTICE to the Bookbindng business wanted
nnlv At The Office of the Waterman.
we are getting the rubs from all quarters, about our
militia law The Allegheny Democrat, fiery Jackson pa
r nrined in Pittsburgh, says" In of war we may
III out for a vast accession of Qudkers in Delaware.
Ere-On Wednesday evening about O'Clock fire
out in the frame building in Shpley near High street,
occupied as coopers shop by Mr.. Henry Wsi which,
avnh an adjoining frame tenement occupied as grocery
#s,ore by MIR. John Day, was entirely consumed.
LOST-At the Fire on Wednesday evening, a
new Are marked " D. f. c." on the handle. The
finder will please to return it to either of the EDgi
neers OF the Ueiaware Fire Company.
Nv further intelligence from England we learn that the
Ioss M lives in consequence of the wreck OF the ship Da
mond was not so great first stated only three OF the
crew and seven passengers having been lost.
About forty gentlemen friends to the political sentiments
ne THONGS Paine celebrated his birthday by public din
ner al Harmony Hail. in the City of New York. on the 29h
ut
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-02-11

An APPRENTICE TO the Bookbindng business wanted
a nnly at the Office of the Waterman.
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About forty gentlemen, friends to the political sentiment
of JAoma, Paine celebrated his birthday by public din
ner at Harmony Hail. in the City of New York, on the 29
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-15

ness, where she bath p'are prepared OF
God, that they should heed her there.
The woman was Colombia, which an
peared prsgn mt with President ami
The red dfag,n which slaod ready 10 de
your it, VAS the Cuaeas--and the male
child she brooght forth was General Jack
Sun aud her diving Ia the wilderness, sig
nlfed that thu Seat of Government would
shortly travel tn the wilds of the West.
The angel MAS handing the 10th chapter
to a servant 10 remove, when my eye IN
stinciisely followed it as II appeared To
have local isariLg
CHAP. Abl--Ihe angels pour Out their
vials tnll ot wrath the plaques that follow
thereupon.
Amt the first went and poured out hi.
vial upon the earth aud there feel noi3ome
and srievions sore upon the men which had
the mark OF the beast, aud upon them whirh
worshipped his image.
The seven viais of wrath appeared to be
the seven banks of the metropolis aud this
town, a d were severany labelled " Bank
of Columbia, Bank Of Washington, Pat
ri0'ic Bank, Bank of Metropolis. Union
Bank, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, and
Branch Bank of the L. States" When the
order was given thought the angel select
ed to pour ont the first vial, was the Pre-
sdent of the Bank but when he took
hud, it appeared like large black bottle,
and had Bank of Columbia" written on
it, which the angel in attempting to empty
accidentally broke, when such another
"damuable smell" was emitted that felt all
the pains of sulf0cation, and waking in the
utmost horror, found myself in my arm
chair, Mr.. Rlngguld with his hand upon
my shoulder, with writ from the Branch
Bank, for note of mine which had been
Transferred from the Bank of Columbia
without my knowledge or consrnt.-Would
that my sleep had been eternal, or that
mad learned moie i, b nut the Apocalypse |!
-0Sx9--
CHARLEsToN, Jan. 23.-By the schr
Ei1a Jane, we have Havana dates to thu
] 9TH inst.
Capt Davis informs Us TINT IN express
reached Havana the day before he sailed
from Daracoa, with intelligence that con
siderable body of troops had arrived there
from Spain, destined for Havana and Vera
Cruz. There WAS also at Havana when
he sailed, Il tliSate, three sloops of war, and
several transports, with troops on board,
about 10 depart for Vera Cruz.
No information of recent PirGcies, bad
reached Havana, previous TO the sailing oi
the Eliza Jane. CcRTfer.
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SOUTH AMERICA.

new aud lnportali faet relative 70 the
South American pro, inues Is ANNOUNCED IN
the last papers. sEugl,nd has rrcogni-eh
the Independence at Buenos Ayr.s, Mexico
and Columbia. These states a,e de ficto
independent and have Iong been SO. Th.y
have not only reuounced all Subsection IN
spain, IN words, but they have supported
this remuneration by arms. We hope ete
long that The genius and ,anr of Bolivar,
the " Washington oIthc southern hemisphere
VIII add Peru and Lhlli la the catalugne,-
II the " embfoidtrer Of pettiroats" VIM dis
sraces the throne of a pnlIp and Charles,
should, as rumor Intimaies, revoke the
treaty by winch Florida was erded 10 us,
how will she punish Great Britain Will
he tx out I'm inUiRcibtt armada" and
threaten her h.th his ire I Or Will ht,wllh
folded arms, submit to his fate without
,nanlirstlns the least symptoms of oppng-
nation How IS Spain shorn OF her an
e,eut Slor. Her calunIes torn from her
her Own clllzens subjected 10 an odlons
~ anuy both Ia church aud state govern
lntut--she Is monument oil the lubeelty
OF national old agr, whose vigorous youth
was the terror OF half the wold ! Sic h'dnstl
gloria auHdi
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FOR TIE vIRGIHtAH
JHERE Is y olAk.

FOR TIE vIRGIHfAH
JHERE Is \ 81 Ak.
There is star no gloom can shroud,
A hope no woe can sever
A ray that through the darkest cloud
SLnes smilinely forever
When Nature spreads the shades ct night,
With sefrce une hope oi morrow,
That Star shall shed serenest light,
10 gid the tear vi sorrow.
When Helancholy's silent gloom
Enshrouds tue heart with sadness,
That ray shal issue from The tomb
10 FIJI the heart with gadness.
Then, humble Christian, fearless go,
Though darkest woes assail thee,
Though dangers press, aud troubles now,
Tbs topL shall never fail thee
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TfIiE subscrib,r's SCHOOL will again
i commence on Tuesday the first day
Of March, ensuing. ~ his Srhooi are laugh
Heading, Writing, Arithmetic, Gram Mr.
Geography, and Use of tbe Globes, Ele
MEMS Of Gcomelr, Tdgonomeiry, Sur
seying Theoretically, and practically il re
CURED, Alsreba. Be. &c. ..s -
J0HNc. REID.
7. s. Five or six young ladies' students
oi my own, or Of any other s,hool ~
town, can be- accommodated with honrding
on moderate terms As the expense Ia I'm
medhfr, the payment for boarding will I've
required in advance.
J.c.R.
Feb. II, 3lir25
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2436O tickets AT SO %, S79,l'O
This lottery is formed by The te,uary com.
bination aud perturbation OF 81 npi1bers To
determine the prizes therein, the 30 Numbers
will he publicly placed into IA wheel on The
day of drawing, and tour OF them " i'll be drawn
out and that ticket having on II the Isl, I'd
and 30 drawn Nos. in the order in which
drawn, will be entitled to the prize Of 10000
dollars and those Eve other tickets which
shalt have on them the same Nos. in the tol.
lowing orders, shall be entitled to The price
affixed TO them, respectively, viz
The lst, 3d and pa 10 1850
ed, Isl and Sd 70 f,up1
Cd, Sd and LIST 10 1000
81, lst aud % to 1900
Sd, I'd and 1t I. | $50
Those six other tickets which shall have On
them three of the drawn Nos. aud those three
the list, I'd and 4th, in one OF their several or
ders of combination or Formulation, viii each
be entitled 10 IA prize of D. 400.
Those SIX Other tickets which shall have on
them three oil the drawn Nos. and those three
the list, Sd and 18th, "a some one oi their sevr-
raj orders OF combination OF pefmntationJHlil
each be entitled to przc OF 500.
Those six other tickets which shall have On
them three OF the drawn Nos aud those three
the III, Sd aud 9TH, III some one OF their or.
ders, will each be entitled 10 prize ot S2tp.
Those l56 tickets which shall have on then
two of the drawn Nos. aud those two the 81
and 4th, = Ill each be entitled 10 prize OF
81,
Those 3l2 tickets which shall have on them
two oil the drawn Nos. aud those Two the ri
and 3D., or ID aud 9TH, viii each be entitled to
II prize OF sig
All others, being 46s, having on them two
of the drawn Nos viii each be entitled TO a
prize oil So.
And all tho.e 1900 tickets, having on item
but one nf the drawn Nos will each be enii-
tied TO prize OF g.
No ticket which shall have drawn a prize
of a superior denomination, can be entitled TO
an lterN prize.
Prizes payable 30 day. after the drawing,
and subject 10 the usual deduction OF fifteen
'> HhSs Ticket, SO o5
H1ir,s 62t
QHnrters sl4
Until Tuesday the o2d inst aftet which time
they will be sold at FOUR DOLLARS.
Packages Of ten tickets, embracing the 30
Nos. of the lotia which Of necessity must
draw at least s13 Ga nett, with so many
chances for capitals OF shalss OF packages,
may be had al he Same rate
Prizes in any of the lotteries of New York,
New Jersey, fcnHsylvhnia, Maryland and
Virginia; will be,recciveo in payment. :
~ Orders for tickets (eneosing the CASH
in any OF the lotteries Of New York, Penn
sylvana, Maryland aud Virginia will medl
3 nth prompt attention, if addressed 10 I've
fhly lucky Office Of
AGR'AM II. NORTH, LynchburM
+ brumy II. y -
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From ihe National inieHigrncer, Thursday

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Il Mnssa
ehasells, wns yesterday elected President
ofihe Uuted States, for Tour years, To rom
menc, ~ tie lth day of March hext. WHEN
the present term of Mr.. Monroe Admius
tra'lnu viii have rxpiled.
JOHN Z CALHOUN. Of South Ca
riolidn, has been duly eIrcted, by the III
ectoral Votes 10 be Wee President OF III,
u States for four years, Ia commence ~
the 4th day NJ March next, when Mr.
'fompklu's term III service viii have rx
pheq. $780,.
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and the President elec, ofthc remit o. lh8
hallut
And then the House adjourned.


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ans Lt,Vine res.is.1 ~, -.
states GEN Jastsaq tbs ~ So
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lnaiz,.,n
II =. s.,arail. al, t,o,,.n 49,, ,.o. ,ha
division Ia sev.ral i mo r,li...s Ia ~,
+ Ny. Yorh Coll,g.. for s,,m,ic Ar .d.n,s
received IL. Air Cfs,to,d IA ,nl On, Inrt-
! son > eors In The k.,tncl,y r,n.a Nr
A.lama received =. ten. I.ck .on In ohio,
AR Adams 10 te,f Iii sn,.o M fs,.,.f,rs
> In N, MARYLAND collse. Mr A5ao,. RI.
| teiord 4 uut nj thr - ,oAe In H.. Nn,th
! 1nrolins Colteqe Ar CynvI,,d rereiycd no
Ten zach ,on :. and Mr. Ade,osI vote. Ac
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To STEPHEN SIMPSON,

10 = IL HEN othl NONi fSJ, HtHN bHipi
Mnnrhausen, al'as" fighting Bob, sc. &C.
this brief Episitc, greeiias
BEoruER-olve Us your hand -" May You
live thousand years. thou punk OF courtesy
and Hower OF chlyalIy! With a noble ana
singular Disregard Of sell and contcmpt OF
danger, you lare thrown yourself into the
heat OF the presidential conflict brandishlng
anscienhftatiq (as Dr.. SltgrenVes was wont
to say OF Capt. Lawtcn nnd his troop your
weapon OF attack and detenee--now aiding
your enemies by your abuse, and now damn-
ing your friends by yonr tnlsoTe adulatlon
Like your friendship, your enna'y Knows no
bounds. Your anuie aud your praise are alike
nauseous and disgusting. lhe one is the ,e.
nom OF the coiled serpent--the other the
criugns OF the crawling s. cophant. bnl you
are defeated; and the aculeness OF your own
feelings will he mayhap sufficient punish
ment for our maIver5ations. Farewell for
the presen,. Ee mag" meet again at pbllrp-
pi!" CHaAko GHOST.
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TIFF. VIRGINIAN.
LYNCHbURG, FEBRUARY Is, 1925
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The proceeding OF this body were brought
down in our last piper 10 Monday the It'll
rhe continuation, AS late as Thursday last
will be found in another column.
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h0USE OF RfpRESENT1TiTES.
Uednesdey FEB. ..
TT I,,ttIInN nls nHl.aIt..4HNsr

ELECTION OF PkESlDENl.
AZ twelve O'Clock, precisely, the Nom
hers fthe Senate entered the all,pfec.ded
ny their Ser9ahi N rus, and having thu
President Of The Senate at their head, wh"
WAS N, tied Ia a seal o. the rlght hand of
ihr Speaker nj the llN. ,e.
SEATS we're assigned the Senator'S, who
took their seais together, IN front of the
Speaker. Chair, N towards the right band
of II { ,ntranee.
The President of the Senau tir. Gail
lard) then ROSE, aud stated thai The CrIiif
ca,rs loi warded by The Electors from zach
State, would BIZ delivered 10 the Tellers.
Mr. Ta2e.eh, ol the Senale, y Messrs.
John w. raylorand Philip L. Bnbou, on
the part uf the House, took then places,
ms Teller, al the Clerks table. TIE Pre-
sidrnt OF III. Senate then opened two
packets, one received by npssage, and the
other 10y mail, containing the certificates Of
the votes of the State New Hampshire.
One nf these WAS then read by Mr. TaAe
well, while thu ether WAS compared with
il by Nessrs. Taylor and Barbour. The
whole having bren read, aud the votes of
New Hampshire declared, they were sci
oo"n ny ihe ah'rhs VI 'nc osh''' ~" vi
The House of Representatives, seated at
different tables. Thus the certificates from
all the states we're gone through With.
The Tellcrs then left the clerks table, L.
presenting themselves in front If the Spek
er, Mr.. Taaewrll delivered their report ol
the votes given which. was then handed
In the President of the Senate, who again
read it 10 the two Houses, ms follows:
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Mr.. WEnsfpR, Of Massachusetts,, was
Appointed l., those Tciiefs who aat at onr
tablr, and hr. KAsboLgH, Of Virginia, by
those al lhr other Ia anuoutice the result
Of Tie haIloiiog. Aliel the ballots were
counted nAi. Mr.. WEBsTnR rosr and said /:
Nh, Spenhsf--Thr TelIersaf the totes
81 this table have proc, edrd Ia cnnni the
ballots contained. in the box set befnre
them. The result they find TO be, that
there are
orJohn Quincy Adams Of Mas. 10 votes.
For Andrew Jacks0u Of Tenn. 10 lies.
For WIT II Crawford OF Geo. votes"
Mr.. RAspoLPH, from the other table,
made n statement corresponding with That
of Mir WEBSTER, in the facts, but varying
in the phras-ology, so as 10 say that Mr..
Adams, Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. Crawford
had received The uohs Of b mdny states,
Instead of so MANY rOtes.
The Speaker then stated this result to
the House, and aursnrnrrd tha, JoHN
QpiNcY ApANs, having majority Of the
votes Of these Unlted States, was duly
elected President OF the same, for years,
commencing with the fourth day Of March
nfSi.
On motion Of Mr. Taylor of New York
committee was ord-rcd to hp appointed,
to notify the President nf the United States
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-" II is A tale

---'' Tt II IhIt
- By an idrot, inll Of sound & fury,
.i,,ilying nothing.
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uho had a rived first. was in he centre Of
the 'oom, surrounded by ladhs, and Mr..
\. advancing To pay his respects TO the
President aud his Lady, NET eiIh the
Gene, ! IN Is progress lor lIlai purpose.
NJ a. ,aluied hlm ia the most cordial
manner, rendering his hand, which WAS re-
er,.ed by The General with his hft hand,
with the seine co,di,ity apologisins 10
Mr.. A. for mol giving his hight hand, tln
which he held 4 cup of coir",) That v"s
appropriated, a. hr sad. to thu a1vlcr oi
ladies His manner "aa eas, - and IN
embarrassed. really think TT ihe ex
n pie at these gentlemen ON thu oe, aston
Il Will worthy Of inniatiOn Oh the part %
thrir respective friends.
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a,rirc the process and prevented
roas ,..,,Is being flehed from his own
Il M !, MAKE him miserable here, (
-'dt. .,l,attun somewhat questionable
rs a93 had mur. i! Lie is nothing bnf
l'ff4 -. dream as the immortal bard hatl.
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iiiUJ1 LAY ~
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
john {. Calhoun luz
Nathaniel Macon ~
Andrew jackson IS
Nathan Sanford 80
Henry Clay 2
Martin Van Buren, o
The President of the Senate linen rose
and declared That 10 person had received a
malolliy Of the votes given for fr.sIdent OF
the United States that ANDRrw JACK
soS JonN QrINox ApAns and WILLIAM
H. GpAwFoRp we're the three persons who
hid received the hghest number of votes,
and that the remaining duties in the choice
Of President now drvoyed IN the House
Of Representatives. he farther stated that
JohN 4. tALuoUS, Of South Carolina, la
wing RECEIVED 1872 votes, was duly elected
VIoE RESIDENT OF rHR u. STATES, 10
serve four years from the fourth day OF
March reyt.
The Members of The Senate then retired.
The Speaker directed the roll OF the
House tn be called by states, and the mem
bers Of the respective delegations 10 take
their seats IN the order IN hich the states
should be called, beginning at the right
hand Of the Speaker.
The roll WAS called accordingly, when il
appeared that every member Of the House
ms present, with the exception Of Mr.
GAnNfrr, Of Virgins, who /, tnonn to be
indlspo,' at bis lodgings, in this city.
Tie Delegations TOOK their places accor-
DINGHY ballot boxes were distributed 10
each drirRati,in, by fhe Sergeant AT Arms,
and tie Speaker directed that the bal0iioG
should proceed.
Thr ballots having ali been deposited in
The boxes, the following TeIlers were nam
ed by the respective delegations, being ont,
FINN ..nrh allfl In fhr HMM
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-02-18

been punished the republic. This is the same man
who sent off from Buenos Ayres some months
ago, the Governor having good reason to suppose
that his mission was not altogether religious one.
BUENOS AYRES.
in Buonos Ayres TO form Congress for the purpose
of forming "a general government; and as the Bril-
fish Consul General (Noodbinc Paris, ESQ., has
given it to be understood that his government
only waiting for this to take place in order To
recognize the independence of the country, the Bue
nos Ayrcan Minister was exertiug his influence to
hasten the opening of the session previous 10 the day
originally fixed upon; the lst of January, 1925. A
preliminary meeting was held the latter end of No
vember, at which 10 deputies attended, out of S},
the whole number elected, when a committee was
appointed make the necessary arrangements, and
appoint the day which the Congress should DC o.
pened.
AS there is n considerable degree of jealousy ex-
ising the part of the other and inferior provinces
towards that Buenos Ayrcs, the latter by decree
of the Junta, dated 18th of November, declared as
a fundamental law
lst That the province of Bucnos Ayrcs should he
governed III the same T,anner, and under the same
forms at present exist, till the PRONUNCIATION oi the
Constitution which may be formed by the National
Congress.
ID. The province of Bucnos Ayres reserves tn IL
self the right of accepting rejecting the Consttu
tinn formed by the National Congo $.
Sd. The sauc,ionmg of said Constitution is to be
performed by the Junta OF Representatives, who
shall be elected for this express purpose.