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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-11
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The resolution submitted ty Mr.. Ecnton, on
Friday last, was considered and agreed to.
DUTY ON SALT.
The Sci.ae then resumed the con, il Grafton of
the resolution reported by the Committee on Ar
,iculiare, proposing 10 repeal the duty on import
ed AT.
HIs. Holmes moved 10 strike out ,be obligatory
Instructions TO report by bill and insert to in.
qure intorhe expediency of proviJiue,' Tie efTcc,
Of which would be, to leave the Committee of FL
nance discretion the subject, rs,cad of in
s,ructing them specifically to report Il bill; s. after
discussion of near three hours dur.i,ion between
Aicssrs. King, Lloyd, Smith, Holmes, Branch
Findlay, Woodbury., Sanford, Uaync, Randolph.
Macon and Chandler, the question was taken ON
Mr.. Holmes amendment, aud carried, by the fol-
lowing vote
YEAS.-Messrs. Barton, !3eI, Benton. Boulip-
ay, Chandler. Chase, Clayton, Nckerson, Ea,on
Edwards, Findlay, Harrison, Hendricks, Holmes
Johnson. OF Ky. Johnston, fila. Kane, Lr,yd.
Marks. Noble, Robbins Rugslct, Sanford, Sey-
mour, Smith, Thomas, Van Brfen, Vyil,ey.-2s.
MAYS. -NIesrs. Berren, Bsanch Cobb, liar
per, Hayne, King, Macon. Randolph, Reed
Rowan, Tazewcll, White, Villains, Woodbury.
The four bills " hich were sent from the House
OF Representatives TO day for concurrence. acre
severally twice read and REFERRED
The cngrossed bill further to amend the act of
March, 1882 TO regulate the collection of du,ie. ON
imports ana tonnage, was real tie third time, pas
SID, and sent 10 the other II Use for concurrence
The bill from the lIouss Of Representatives
giving 'hn right Of Pre-empiim in the purchase OF
Land, to certain settlers in the Territory of Florida
vos read The third time, and lbe question stated ON
its passage; when
Mr.. Holmes rose, & moved . recommft the bill 10
The Commi,tcc on Public Lanes, With instructions
"a siike out the 9Th section (dop,c,l yesterday on
the motion of Mr.. Chandler, 10 require the grant
OF land TO the Kentucky Asylum for the Deaf and
Dumb, 10 be located in one ,rac } After short
Debate,
re To,ion 10 recOmmit tie bill for the purnose
above named, was agreed To.
The Senate then, (about 3 ofclock) on motion.
went into the consideration of Executive business
and af'e. spending some time therein,
Adjourned.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-11

the 5o,h u!,. Transmit to the House report,
from the Secretary of State, with the documents
desired by the resolution; and also a copy of the
letter from the Secretary of State to Mr.. Ponsett,
acknowledging the receipt of his despatch No. ~,
accidentally overlooked in the answer 10 the Icso
luton OF the House of the 9th ult.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
(Ihcsc Documents IN our ncrt.)
The Message and documents were ordered 10 lie
on the table and be printed; and thea the House
adjourned.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05
GxMETEHM TIL CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION
Congye Ss proceedings IF Saturday.
II he Senate did not eli ,nJav


The Senate did not sit to-day.
In the House Of Representatives. The Speak
Pr laid Eefore the House communication from the
rreasnrer of the United States, containing the an
ntsl statement Of the general accounts Of that De.
psr;ment, for the year ending April LIST, 1926,
which was laid the table.
motion being made by Mr.. Powell Of Va to
print the communication.
Mr. Mallary OF Vermont, opposed the printing,
and it was ncgatived.
The communication was then referred 10 the
Committee on Public Expenditures.
Mr. Vinton moved that the House take up the
bill to appropriate land for the support of schools
in townships and fractional townships, not hereto
fore provided for. The motion prevailed and the
question being on an enIment offered by Mr.
Yinion, TO the bill it read and agreed to; and
the bill was ordered to It's third reading on Mon
day.
Mr.. Beecher moved to discharge the committee
OF the whole from the bill to aid the State of ILL
nois in opening canal from Lake Michigan to
Illinois River with view to refer it 10 that
committee OF the whole which has charge of the
Louisville and Portland Canal Company Bill
The motion, after being opposed by Mr.. Cooke,
was carried ayes 60, noes 10.
Mr. Barney Of Mary land, offered the following
Joint resolsiion
Res0tred, SC. That tie Secretary OF Che Navy
he directed 10 suspend, until the tenth day Of jan
uary next, tie expenditure og the sIm Of $50 900,
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

hr. McLane, Of Delaware, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported bill making fur
ther appropriation for compensation and mileage
to msmbers OF the Senate and House Of Represen-
talives; which was read twice, and committed 70
the Committee Of The Whole on the Stale Of Tho
Union.
Mr.. Scois, Of Missouri, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported bin from the Senate. On.
titled, Ar act making further provision Tor lhe
e1anguishmeht Of the debt due 10 The n. state.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-05

pom us in the history
commercial treaty WI
,Iinister earnestly eni
With the American 81;
be ground that we ar
american family, an'
,ortant services to the
Independence. But I
elected, and the Mex
IN retaining the powe
ages TO the other Spa
,ressly for the purpes'
'hies in their tarour,
course, in the event
ciously anticipates) b.
we turn TO
with the Republic OF
them, too, reason TO a
deceived in relation Il
Of the Spanish Amen
fixing the basis of our
that Republic, all tina
her was the concessi'
most taroured natio.
lately negotiated witt
nation on the footing
true, that, by the con
treaty, we snail no"
privileges which ha
Britain. But the diff
ter OF the stipulation
our Government cam
sensible. Sir, it is i
cords of our diploma
States of Spanish A
their minds have too
of suspicion, in relat
interestedness ot the
actuated in cur cond
uments in our posses
rnissary at Bogota,
impression that I" 7
enced by Interested
new Governments (
insinuation, howevd
its effect, and its ini
subsequent intercouI
The result of our
ciliate the good will
States, affords but
cess in the experiml
myself, I do not bel
dial fraternity bet
renee of origin, of !
constitution, OF lang
of religion, as they (
feeling, must oPpos
anyintimate politicF
circumstances, too,
must arise, cetweedl
already arisen as
collisions OF iniere3
said, with fully as :
been applied to EN-
and the United Stat
and the position y
leo, are natural az
| The question this
discrepancy can ~
any system OF Polial
Sir. All history D
been the fruitful Mi
domestic feuds. II
tyonic League otn'
: existing between !
ticularly Athens :
I(which jealousieio'
TO one another cred
volved them in pet
led to the Peloptes
in its dissolutionM
equally INSTRUCT !
! Germanic bodyf c.
, tory of the blof q
RjigacfaS, t End ysSs sSs
: which already et, w
1t would itself III
, which, otherwiivou
: what has occuI, a.
dissentions areiinly
, TO be the head the
: beau-ideal CT 4 new
by Mr.. Clay irf20,
the orb of iirstgnii'
= around which, the
AT one perio our
u. seemed to be aowlt
, he Sreat .dnicdn
Z, Gated to this GERM
= he United SIS WEI
But we hear hing {
: in vited, as I amc
time, Colomltake s
; sy is excitedn FUR
, Adams to For
Here, then, see I
) " hich wouldeyitsh
great Hmerf Con
ny other co}eracy
The United ties an
; athens and Spar
tyOnic LcaS and Il
PeloponesiaFar far
; dous than thf whicI
account.
Sir, ] coIs that 4
System, noig but oil
the Congreif PanaH.
way for Introduction
the Erccbe branch
minisiershla at Con.
committee cooper;
objects, hich / deem
peace a happiness o
any pFosition which
and the objects, fir,
IhayJendeayoured t
6raD4 OF the Govern
tedy their official a
Spfsh American ST
o'fcts. They arc boul
IN cannot unite, an.
i. as my honorable c
aid, the fate ofthe pre-
eaIed, if they should {
congress of Panama.
ountry, they will ow
ing them, by our inte
ant dilemma in which
I'M ETEEDJ
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

il. relation. These things, however,
teach this inpottsnt lesson, notto else|
over TOO ssyly 10 stsempts to recover
persons apparently dead from drown q
ing.
D Unfortunately 90 means have hitber',
to been asceytained of determ'n'og
whether the vital principle lies latent
or has utterly dropped its connection.
Want Of beat, cessation 'ofthe pulse Or
of breathing. are not to be relied on az
uuesuivocal proofs Of departed lie,
when occasioued by sabmersion { while
on The ether haud, the presence OF heat
or warmth ola body. whose powers
have been suspended Eor an equal length
OF time. from convulsions and many 9TH
er causes Of sudden death, are not to be
relied on as unequivocM proofs of life,
for in the former hfc sometimes re-
turns under circumstances the most
Encouraging, while IN the latter, the
by-standers are often cheated with emp
ty and Elusive hopes. for hours and per
haps days, Of a restoration never to
take place. How lohg the living princi'
pie may continue, after apparent death
from drowning and afford chance for
recovery is not ascertained with any
degree of accuracy even atthe present
day but for general rule, il is sta
ted that, if the spbmersion have moi
exceeded five not exceeded five min
utes, and no blow or violence have CO.
incided. persons will usually receve'
withop. much difficulty After . quar-
ter of an hour, recovery is not com
mon. and after twenty minutes or hal
| an hour, it is nearly hopeless. n.
ITO be Continued.y
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27
NENETEENTH CoNGKEss,

In the Senate, Monday, May Is,
eleven bills, which came from the
House Of Representatives were pass
The bill for subscriptions Of stock
to the Dismal Swamp Canal Gem
pany, and the bill for tho gradual
increase Of tho Navy, were -botl,
passed, after long debate. the for
mcr by a yoto Of 81 to is, the latter
by vote Of "a to I2.
In the House, the subject Of The
lisagrecing vote between the Senate
and House Of Representatives was
taken up, when Mr.. Webster mov
ed to rccommit the Bill to the Com.
mittee on the Judiciary, bat the mo.
tion did not prevail. The bill wa.
then laid % the table. Some inter.
esting reports ::wepc made By ths
Committee on Roads and Canals
The bill 10 improve certxis harbors
&c. was taken up, acted on In Com,
'nittec. and ordered to- be ongrosset
and read a third time. The BIN 70,
the preservation and repair Of N,
Cumberland Road wee thep iaks'
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

On Saturday last, a trial Of speed and
bottom took place between the steam.
boats Connecticut and Babcosk, on their
passage from Providedcs 10 Newport
The boats left the wharf 10 Providence
at the same moment, and botS stirred
their pistons wbh all the agility they
we're possessed of; the Babcock ar.
rived at Newport twelve minutes in i'd.
vance of the Connecticut, with heu
stars and stripes flying in token Of veto
Try.
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

The Grand Jury of.Hall county Geor-
gia, has presented the President Of toe
Uoited States for inproperly treating
the Indian Commissioners. After max
ing the presentment, the foreman stated
that not a person in the whole couut,
could BE found with qualifications re-
quircd for arresting the President, a:
that man must have t0Oo syes
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

/ The Providence papers state that one
Edmund kean, journeymnn play ac-
tor. who was lately tried at the Old
Bailey, in London. and convicted Of a
cnse OF the most aggravated seduction, is
about to give lessons in bis art, to the
ladies and eeatlemen of that town.
II we ure not mistaken, this is the same
person who went away from Boston, in
a great hurry, one evening last winter,
against the pressing solicitations of a
large number Of people, who were uery
-anrious, to convince him ofthe esteem
in which his talents and character were
held and we sincerely hope the Prov
idence people will take d like notion
TO him,
Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-05-27

The May Term Of Court OF Common
Pleas and General Sessions Of the Peace
for Providence County, commenced at
Providesce, on Tuesday last.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25
ADVICE TO A BRIDE.

Hope not for perfect happiness" said Ma
dame de Mamtcnon 10 The princess Of Savoy,
on the eve Of her marriage with the Duke of
Burgundy g there is 40 such thing on earth )
aud though there were it would not be found at
court. Greatness is exposed to affections often
more severe than those of private station Be
neither ycxed nor ashamed to depend on your
husband. Let him he your dearest friend, Your
only confident Hope not for constant harmony
in the married state The best husbands and
wives are those who bear occasionally from
each other sallies of i'll hlmor with patient mild
ness Be oblgng, without putting great value
on your tavors Hope not for a full return Of ten
derness Men are tyrants, who would be free
themselves and have us confined You need not
be at the pains to examine whether their rights
be well founded: it is enough if they are estab-
lished--Pray to God to keep you from jealousy.
The affections of husband are never to be
gained by complaints, reproaches, or sullcn be
haviour'
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25
SELECT SENTENCES.

There is as much wisdom in bearing with oti.er
peoples defects, in being sensible OF their goo,.
qualities; and we should make the fo'es Of other
warning and instruction to our,eIee, r4'aer than
subject of mirth and mockery of those that col~l
NIT them.
Toindge impartially, VIC are TO put rcn's good
qualities in the balance against thcit b or g. md
if the scale Of the first ouwcis',, The latter oug,
not to be brought into account.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25
VAR EETX.
WINTER EVENING IN ICELAND.

. \ winter evening in an Iceland family pre-
sents scene in the highest degree interesting
and pleasing. Between three and four O'Clock
the lamp is hung up in the principal apartment
and all the members of the family take their
stations with their work in their hands One Of
the family advances to seat near the lamp. and
reads aloud. Being but badly supplied with
printed books, the Icelanders are under the ne
cessiy of copying such as they can borrow
The reader is frequently interrupted either by
the head or some intelligent member Of the ia
mily, who makes remarks or proposes questions
on what is read, to exercise the ingenuity of the
children and servants
In some houses the Sagas (or historical poems)
are repeated by heart and instances are not I'M
common Of ltlnerents gaining livelihood dur
ing the winter. by staying at different farms till
they have exhausted their stock Of knowledge
The custom above described appears to have
existed from time lnmcmorial
Instead Of The Sngns, some of the more pious
substitutes the Scriptures particularly the hsto-
rical books 81 the conclusion of the family IA,
bors, which are frequently continued till near
midnight, the family Join in singing psalm or
two after which chapter FROM some book of
devotion is read il the family are not in posses
sion of Bible; but where this sacred book ex-
lists, At is preferred to erery Other The head of
the family then prays, and the exercise concludes
with psalm When an Icelander awakes. he
does not salute any person who may have Slept
IN the room with him, but hastens to the door
7nd lifting up his hands towards the heavens,
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25

lady applied to Renolds, the philanthropist, on
behalf Of an orphan After he had given ]bera!ly,
she SAID, ''When he is old enough, will teach him
20 name and thank his bcneE,ctor" Stop. ma
dam, (sald the good man, thou art mistaken We
do not thank the clouds for the rain-tcach him to
look higher and thank Him who giveth both the
clouds and the ram
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25

adores Him who made the heavens and the
earth, the author and prescryer of his being and
the source OF every blessing. He then returns
INTO the house and salutcs every one he meets,
with God grant you good day"
Remarkable instance Of Lastinct---" Tell H"
says DIR. Buchanan, in letter to his friend
:" that write this at the bottom of lofty noun
tain called Cape CONFORM, whose rocky head
seems to overhang its base The birds which
hulld the pcndulons nests arc here numerous
At night each Of their little habtation, is light
ed up, as II to see company: the spacious little
bird fastens bit Of clay to the top Of the nest,
and then picks up a fire fly, and sticks it on the
top to illuminc the dwelling, which consists Of
two rooms. Sometimes there are three or four
fire flies. and their blaze Of light in the little cell
dazzles the eyes of the bats which often kill the
young birds"
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25

A WOMAN CAN KEEP A SECRET
The following anecdote will prove the fallacy
of the remark that "a woman cannot keep a
secret
Some years since, lady called at a glovcrs
shop IN the outskirts of the town and purchased
pair OF gloves for her immediate wear OBJ
serving. at the same time, she was on her road
to Burnet-that she had left her gloves at her
friends house, where she called, and that she
was apprehcnsivc Of being bcnighted if she went
back for them The glover fitted on the gloves
and the lady, paying for them from purse well
stocked with bank notes. stepped into her post
chase and proceeded on her journey She
had scarcely reached FinchIey Common, when
a highwayman stopped the chalse, and demand
ed her money. He entreated her not to be alarm
ed, AS he had no intention upon her person----if
she surrendered her property it was all he want
ed, declaring. that distress, and not his will,
urged him to this desperate act, and he was de
termlned to remove his penury, or perish The
lady gave her purse and the desperate rode off
After he was gone, and the fright had subsid-
ed the lady imagined that in the address of the
hiShwayman. She recognized the voice of the
glover She had just before dealt with This
concrit struck her so forcibly, that she ordered
the post boy to drive back TO town---not choosing
She said, to venture further over the heath On
herarrival at the @lovers She knocked and gain
ed admittancethc glover himself opened the
door. The lady desired TO speak to him in pri-
vatc. The glover Showed her to back parlor
when she exclaimed. . am come for my purse
OF which you robbed me this evening on Finch
ley Common!"-Thc glover was conloundcd
and the lady proceedsd--' 1t is of no use for
YOU to deny It. am convinced, and your life
is at my mercy, Return me my property and
trust 10 my humanity" The glover overcome
with guilt, shame, and confusion. returned the
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25

purse, confessed The crime. and pleaded his dis
tress. The lady. after suitable admoniiion~,
gave hlm a ten pound note, bade him mend his
way of life, and keep his own council; adding
that she would never divuge his name or place.
of abode. She kept her word; and. though tI,,,
robbery was stated in the public papers, the d.
covcry was omitted; and it was not until very
recently. that a minute of this singular transar
ton was found among the papers of the lady
alluded to Even in this private memorandum
the name andresldcnce of the glover were omit
ted, and the secret III that particular rests With
the lady in the grave
After this tale, the truth Of which may be r.
lied on. who will say that woman cannot keep
secret ?-[ London paper
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-03-25
.hecdotc Of Donna Caro-, flint Of the Marquis d,
la RonGnu


During the war at the beginning of the French
revolution, this courageous lady used to attend hcr
husband, general Don Ventura Caro-, who com
manded the Spanish army in the neighborhood of
lron. At the beginning of an engagement, this
lady was accustomed to take her station on the bat
terry of San Carlos, wherein was erected the signal
post for the left wing of the army. She held the
telescope in her hand through which she viewed
her husband, whilst he exposed himself to the fir
ing as common soldier; neither the firing of
twelve twenty -four FOUNDERS, which were placed
around her, nor the bombs which fell beside her,
could move her; the telescope never trembled in
her hand In the intervals Of hostility, she employ
ed herself in visiting the hospitals, and contrbu,
ing to allay the disresses of the sick and wounded
Such an instance of courage and beneyolence is
scarcely to be paraIleled She preferred Witnessing
the conflicts and the fate of her husband, to the
anxiety of mind she must have suffered until she
could have heard it from Others The MARQUIS de.
la Romano at that time commanded post called
Cnsa Fwie (the strong house)
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-06
FROM BATAVIA
Eciract Of a leHsr 10 Mr.. TapiG, doiea Botav
1M. It.J1

Ec'raci Of a lclisr TO Mr. IaoiG daie4 Baiorie 7s,
ISL 1875.
"On 18th ut two Of tie Native Princes of Diocicarta
and the Sultans Domnions, had cha rae of the
inarh Sove oen fed from the Palace ON account as il -
alleged OF some difference with the Dutch resident VINO
represents tbs Government that Court hat the dis
p@" IS canHo dIsroverThrsc princes nave aroused the
s0ivfs TO revolt ~ that part Of Java some 30 to 40
Du'ch irooPs have been cut off The pat the couuy
now ~ state oil instruction lies in the interior, back of
matng, the boundary TO that place about 80
miles but how fr this spirit may extend is uncertain
Much anxiety IS exhi7cd, and there cause as osr of
the Militia Focs-. Usually in Island. are nov ,pou
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-06

From The Baltimore Patrio
MOONLIGHT AT VENICE.

MOONLIGHT Al VENICE,
Dip lightly, gnndolier, thine oar,
4 .ug the feathery spray;
Lgrt , The ripples Kiss 'he shore,
And their Soft-vCc d echoes stay.
And stl Thy ba,qus as yon blue cloud
That fairy floats on nigh;
It's the sweet hour to love aiiowd,
To PASSIONS warbled sigh.
ole, olive mount and Adrian isle
Thu h.r&ering moonbenms play,
With soft aud melancholy smile
Upon the lovers way:
And starred with.lieht each wand ring Prov,
Thai rremblcs DER tile tide,
Has many bright and burning brow,
Aud check l!at night must hide.
And many sweet voIuptuous lay,
SigA'd from the soft guitar;
And winning wo ds more sweet than ,hpy.
That never roam afar.
The loving eyes as dark as night,
And oh. as starry TOO,
Are blending there Their burning light,
IS blend the lips their dew.
!; is not wealdi's, it is not flames,
fhis bland brwitching hour;
Idaiia's Queen its glory claims,
Beneath her planets pow'r.
Fair Venice! lhou alone Of all
Ia ruined pOur that stand,
Cans weave of flowers thy fun'ral pail
Ihou suns Of thy land. +.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-06

Winter! there amoug the of mcr,
Strangers Ia thought who SANDER thee;
Thy frownS aPpai, thy s.res escape their ken:
Far lorclier the gotb thou y'eat'st to
love thy rocking storms to hear;
Thy blast that hid the aged mountains nod,
Thy wind; music to mine ear,
To me their munnuTng is the voice Of God
Season Of kindly charities;
Ills ti,iuc to ihaw mans heart--the frigii soul,
Sierncr lhnn frost, is melted nor denies
Its aid 10 bid the tcinpcst-tost be whole
Bland mother, thou ART auStcrc;
Though frozen be tiny prct bliss is thine
unknown 10 farer May. Upon thy shrine,
Purer than summers dew, is seen the Orphans tear
Parent of treasures! ,hen
Should not love thee: o, can aucht compare
With thy dear ffc-sdc joys the tranquil brow,
The '"ies smile ci,iIdrcn's kiss are there
I.