Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-02-14


venor Tyler will present him the Sword voed him for
his gaantry in the late war, by the Legislature of Viz
ginIa.
The following Preamble and Resolutions introduced
INTO the Senate of Pennsy have been adopted by
that body by avery large majority:
Whereas the President of United States in his late
informed the country thath- Republics of the
south have invited our send
10 meet them III Congress to be held at Panama.
IN occasion, the Legislature the adopted
resolution approbaory of President MONROE defence
o the cause OF liberty in the Western Hemisphere, thus
""nes,ing IT'S sympathy with, nd deep in,
adjustment of other Republics, based like own upon
the just acknowledgement the tights man: There fore
Reseired by the Seuate and House Representatives
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania in General Asem
bly, met, That the policy Of mission Panama compors
in eminent degree. with liberal principles ofthe dav
and Is calculated only foster protect those who
merit our support as friends of freedom but fmilia
rize Government with views and resources of n
People rising IN the majesty of their strength in the scale
of national Importance.
Resored That the Governor be directed to forward a
copy of the foregoing preamble resolution Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress from this State"
In the Maryland Legislature on Saturday week. the
following report was made:
The Coinu'iitee whom referred resolutions re
ative 10 the mission TO the Congress of Panama,
considered them with the which the Importance
of the subject demands, and beg lea We 10 Report:
That they ready 10 the confidence
IN the fidelity ability and patriotism ofthc Aminstra ton
confidence which they believe be generally deeply
felt by the people OF this Sate-and that relat ion
10 the momentous measure which is the subject of the
uiions, far the views of the government have bee
aeveoped they know of nothing tending shake that
hience
That subject engages the profound attention nf
the National legislature which lie open
formation, in regard the foreign the country
TO which this body has not
Under which cTcumsta opin-
ION, that it would be premature, npoc, and uuwise to
interfere with the subject.
1t is before the authorities alone have the lirhts IA
euaoie them TO discern all its probable the well
fare OF our country aud of mankind ge to whom
has been delegated the power decide.
The committee, therefore, report resolutions without,
amendment and be dscha ged from the further con-
SHERATON OF the subject.
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Stage .4ccideat-The mail stage from Utica to Al
bany, on the I'd inst was overturned in shocking and
alarming manner The fell so fast the driver was
blinded, aud drove off the road and the stage with nine
passengers) was turned bottom upwards down preci-
pce OF ten or twelve feet No one was able TO alter
his position more than what occasoned by the mo
ion of the carriage and all hands violently pre-
CAPITALIZED against the top of the COACH which was dash.
ed to pieces all the passengers hut crawled out
and he was found to be SO much injured that became
necessary for several TO assist in taking him tavern
80 rods of. The person severely Injured was MIR
Augustus Fiddler, of Columbia county; his collar bone
and several ribs broken indications of inward
injuries. Mr.. Stevens had arm broken and wrist
and finger dislocated The other seven were more or
less injured.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canai-On Monday, the 9th
instant the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Bill passed te
Senate of Pennsylvania, on the Sd reading Yeas 81
Nays, none.
Heaey Pdssage.-A gentleman fsavs the N Y Gag
eel received package from Philadelphia, and paid
sixteen dollars postage for the same, which on being
opened, was found to contain a dcad monkey!
Letters received in this City, dated the 9Th ultirno
from Mr. Poinsett, Minister in Mexico announce
the death OF General James Wilkinson late the army
of the United States, and officer in the War of the
heYoiution. Mat. Int
large and valuable Cotton Factory, containing i've
thousand spindles and owned by Amy and SIa
ters i'll Shtersyile, Smithfied, X. was consumed bv
fire, on Wednesday week The loss is estimated
at $4,000 dollars; part of the property in ured
The FIRE it is supposed, Ucc;soned by furnace
cted for warming the factory.
900
twill be recollected that the schooner General War
Teu, on her passage few weeks ago from B,ston for
Tampco, number of men on the Double Headed
SHOT Keys and that when her supercargo and part of the
crew went ashore TO their relief the schooner set sail
and lett them under apprehension that they were Dir
ates pretending distress. The people belonging TO the
General Warren shortly after arrived at Matanzas in
an open boat, and reported that the whose relief
tbey had gone, part Of the crew of Colombian
vessel wrecked the Keys and that they sill remain
ed there, III the greatest distress. Upon this inforna
foD the u y schooner Grampus Immediately sailed for
their relief and the result of their visit thus detailed
in letter from an officer of the Grampus dated
S'MATASZAs Jan. e. 1896
1--WE arrived this morning from small island Oh the
banks called Bird key, where went in search of
some men wrecked there. They had been cast away
upwards of sixty days this rock; and our arrival
We found they had all died except one negro who was
foo weak 10 rise Their only sustenance had been Tie
blood of fish hawks for drink and their flesh dried for
meat the situation being barren and sharp rocb with
OK any soil or vegetation. There were thirty six men
cast on this rock, and you form idea of the hor-
rid sight OF thirty five men lying dead in heap one on
the other and the poor negro the last cxternliesn
Bdit. inner.
CHARLESTON February 3.
Reiterated attempts to destroy the City by Fire, are
continued almost nightly. On Wednesday night about
II o'clock, fire discovered TO have been comnuni-
catcdin King street, TO the of Wentworth