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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-04-18
Uednesiay, april II.
IN SENATE.


Mr.. Rowan from the Committee on thc District ot
Columbia TO whom had besn referred the bills from tine
House, IN addition to Gan 10 INCORPORATE the inho
tanis OF the Uy OF NashIngtor;" and o provide for
ihc erection Of Penitentiary in tie District of Couyn-
bia' and for other purposes" reported them wtlou;
amendment.
Mr. Randolph rose, and said; Sometime ago, gave
notice to the Senate would, unless the subject should
be taken up by some other member of this body more
able, but not more willing, 10 yindicac IFS privileges
than myself, for the revision OF so much ofthe new
rules Of this House which give to the presiding officer
OF tins body the appointment OF its committees and the
control over the journal of its PROCEEDINGS did oily
notice on both points although, the debate being broken
OH abruptly for reasons beg ond my ken or controuI
notice appeared in the public papers on the first of
points oniy-thc appointment of committees. | now
rise to give notice that shall Tomorrow unless the
subject be taken out of my hands BY some one more
Pable of doing justice to it, move and support with
reasons for that measure the restoration 10 This BODY of
IFS ancient and accustomed privileges This BODY ex
hbts memorable will not say amentabIe instance
OF The tendency OF human affairs towards seryitndc and
abuse. To get rid Of the trouble of ballons for COM
nltecs the subject was placed IN the hands of yOur
most lamoDed and venerable predecessor who was re-
sponsbe to us for his situation and who exercised that
trust under that responsibility but who, bv my vote
never should have been invested with it, or any Other
human being, unless, Jefferson said we could find
angels in the shape Of In consequence of a fact
as notorious as IT was disgusting the journal was put
under The control Of the same presiding oiccr-a fact
10 Which dlude further than by the words which
uttered, because il notorious and disgusting: that
fact, with which other facts led 10 state of things in
lhls country uneSampled but not uncxampled, else
where one set Of officers to do the duty and another
set to receive the salary. There was time when these
TWO expressions bad their meaning ''souer as Judge
as good as the bank;p but they have both lost their
meaning IF our officers cannot DO their duty let US
put persons IN their places that DO il. rose TO give
notice only. shall go back and SAY that the Sccrcta-
Ty OF thfs House being oficerbeIng supposed
10 DC cofPetcn-bens supposed TO be faithlul-being
supposed 10 be willing do his duty to bin and to him
only, under tic supervision of ourselves, can be safely
trusted the control over the journal for reasons which
shall hnrnby submit 70 this House 10 morrow.
ne engrossed bill 10 cqualize The duties The yes
'c'' o Tue hcPuoc OF Colombia, and their cargoes was
rcad Imfd time, vhssEp and sent to the House for
concurrence.
JUDICIARY SYSTEM
60 ne senate then resumed The consideration Of the
BIZ .-7aar % amend tic T.5c.s' cvs.cTr cr tho r.
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c Chen which ] calculated
ij2,0G0.OO0
5i,2G5,OG0
JI,9 5000
Toia! on the three years ia, IlO,O0

The actual produce in those three years was EI56838
eOo giving an excess OF 100000 the estimates;
and let it bc remembered, that reduction Of taxes TO
the amount OF eight millions was effected during the
same period. Thus then, say have right To main
tain, that erred in speech, by DIV ling too much on
the prosperous condition of the country, have not err
cd IN facts and IN framing my estimates have not de-
Ceived the couItry.n
MIR. T. then went on to detail the reductions made by
the government, in The taxes since the peace in TO-
amounting TO thirty millions sterling from which, de-
Quoting three millions additional imposed presents
the sum Of twenty millions the relief afforded
60 the country. The srcech says,
Subsantai relief to this amount has been given; but
WIZ say that II Is impossible not TO asCribe this cir
cumsa1ce the great increase which has since taken
place IN the duties on all articles of general consump
ton. In 1916, ii was true, the currency was in that
state change became necessary If the depreciation
were not more than five per. cent three millions would
be sufficient for that purpose, and the subtraction Of
this sum from t27,522 GOO would leave twenty four
millions and bali the actual reduction OF the bur
dens Of the people since 1916 hey amount ndis
FeU5aGly necessary for the service of the State. De
Quoting the twent yfour millions and half from 80 mil
I'nns as the produce Of the without the repca
the result would only be 81 millions, as the produce Of
standing al these tiiinu,ons, were not less than %
millions; and how have the Is nions the difference
between the two, been obtained? Solely because the
people have had greater means IN their power of
Stunning those articles which taxation is levied
lIIrar, hear hear.r)
We particularly invite attention 20 the above remarks
on tho increase OF consumption proportion to the di
intuition Of taxation. because they alike applicable
to indirect and to direct high duties on i'm
po-faton and high excise on consumption.
They fortified in subsequent part uf the specCf
b. comparative table Of the consumption IN rs and
ta since, OF various taxed or excsable articles from
which IT appears that in wool the increase has been nj
the rate OF itJ per. cent? 10 silk ri; IN cotton
goods .; in aiiow col; aud many others from 80
t. goo per. cent.
The Chancellor Of Inc Exclcqucr then went into a
consideration Of The expenditure and revenue for tue
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The Presidcnt.--The right OF speaking is with NJ
Sanlot baguenault (whose name was inscribed.)
wi. de la Bourdonnaye-l wish 10 speak 20 fact
The President cannot allow you TO speak a
fact the regulation forbds it. Emotion in the Chan.
6er.)
NJ de Berther.-Ii the Minister uttcrs a false fact
tatiOnl
Members of the Mnisterial-Closc the debate
divide.
The Prcsident-Iftle Minister has uttered an mex
act TACT, you can contradict il, hen come to speak
Oh the discussion of the articles.
NJ. dc ber,ler-(In the Iir6me.)- u wish to speak
to personal fact.
The Presidcnt-Is il certainly a personal fact? No
other TACT can be admitted.
NJ. dc la Bonrdonnaye-! Running also TO The Til
t'e IL is 10 contradict lie. (.No,Se)-Cest pour
dement,.
Tins would have appeared rather strong language
among US, but they manage these things differently in
France, and make any particular sensation in the
Chamber. The report goes without taking any fur
Their notice of the circumstance.
NJ de Bertier turns towards the Assembly while
W. dc Ia Bourdonnayc, turning towards the bureaux,
continues to confer with the President ~ de Dcrthicr
then began 70 speak contradict the Minister Who lac
declared, had accused him of ahsurlity.
III dc COrbiere-I did not ma e u e Of tue word alb
suriy.
NJ. dc Bcrt!licr--I may be mistaken in the word
but the Minister has said something which regards me
personally TO the effect.
The President soon interrupted the Counts speech
marks of the Minister; and NJ dc la ourdounaye as
cended the tribune. 10 make unnpOrant cxpla-
nations. When he concluded, NJ. $Sanot Baguenaut
who had actually the right of speaking, was called on
but proved TO be absent and NJ Carencv rose TO read
a speech, among loud cries of "Qucston." Not word
Unfortunately, OF his grafton heard. After him NJ
lily de de MELVILLE spoke, among many Interruptions
on lie question OF ORDER as to closing the debat and
when he finished, the demand for the cotu,e was over
whelinlng. The RopporeWr, III. Pardessus answered
the objections, and the discussion the amendment
was postponed until Saturday. The principle was car
ried.
The telegraph of Bordeaux, has transmitted the
dreadful! news OF an accident which has beialen the
Archbishop OF that city, who is above 80 Years of age
he curtains OF ms bed caught fire, and lie was severe
~ burnt, chiefly in tie stOmach-IIis situation was
very alarming, but however, not considered desperate
when the despatch sent off.
SrNN--ihIs devoted country seems again on the
point "l CONFUSION, and there question that the
presence of the French army alone prevents the reyo
Iutionary movements.
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States;" the question being on Mr.. Woodbury,s motion
TO recommlt the bill 10 the Committee on the Judiciary
with amendments.
Mr. Robbins OF r. |. resumed his argument in onno
sition TO the bill, ana was followed by Mr. White o
Tenn who addressed the Senate in Il speech of nearly
three hours duration, III favour of the BILL and in an
swer to the objections of Mr.. Woodbury..
MIR. Berrien of Geo then ntimaed his wish TO offer
his sentiments the subject when,
On motion of MIR. Lloyd, the Senate went into the
consideration OF Executive business, and, after short
ufe spent thcrein, adjourned Ma. Im.
| IL THE House. OF RrrRrsry.r ,7Iyr,-AIr Nc,o
ton from tue committee on Commerce, reported bill
from the Senate, Or removing the existing obstTuc-
tons in the River Savannah" without amendment: and
the bill was referred tn committee of The whole House
Mr. lnghain Rom Tie committee the Post Offices
and Post Roads reported bill a.ncudanrv of the act
regulating the Post Office Department.; which bill was
twice read and committed.
The Speaker laid before the House sunIrv Con,mu-
ncations from the War Departments
LIST. \ communication accompanied by \ renor, ot
the Engineer employed by the United States 10 sry CIV
the Connecticut River, from Barnett, in the State OF
Vermont, to Lake Connecticut and also of a rou,e for
Canal from Lake Memphremagog to Connecticut
k'ver, which information called ior by the House
on the ) LIST ultino.
%. a communication, transmitting Il report OF lie
Engineer recently employed IN exploring the COUNT
between Bedford in Pcnnsy " ANA and Cumberland u
Maryland with view to ascertain the practcabiy
of uniting the Junata River and WITS Creek: which
Information was called for b. the House Oh the ,Oui
instant.
ID report, in relation TO the subject of ncrcasino
The Military Typographical Corrs OF Engineers; and
TO the establishment of Corps of Civil Engineers for
purposes relating TO Internal improvements; made in
obedience TO the directions OF the House. given Oh the
2jth ult. The Secretary recommend, fine Gradual in
crease OF these Corps, to double their present strength
aud THINKS Corpse OF Civil Engineers unnecessary
4th letter from the Secretary OF War, transmit
ting report OF the board OF Engineers for Internal
Improvement relative to their cxainna ton of an Fas
tern, Middle and Western Route between the Civ
OF W ashIngton and New Orleans, which were made
for the purpose of ascertani!ig tie most elrble drec
tIon tor a atlonal Road between those places
The Panama question then resumed In commit
tee OF the whole House the State of the Union Mr.
Stevenson OF Virginia in the Chair MIR. Livingston OF
I-ouisiana, and MIR. Reed of Massachusetts, delivered
speeches IN favor OF the Resolution reported BY the
Committee Of Foreign Affairs and against fife amend
ment offered by Mr.. MLane Of Delaware: when Mr..
Reed lat concluded, the Committee rose, and the
f, House adjourned.-I 4}csQndyju Gu.c!ic.
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@omgresg OF tDc ~. states.

Cotton-Uplands, CT a I'D.
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CIRCULAR TO POST MASTERS.
PeH Office Department,
9th MAY, 1926.

P,N OMce Department,
eth MAY, 1926.
SIR: Complaints have heen lately made of the delay
and sometimes loss uf papers sen. y mail These
may be attributable in cases To the careless man
ner III winch papers are prepared Tor the mail but, in
Others they hecy cd from the nattrlun or
design of Post Masters. II is feared that some o.! them
are SO forgetni of their duty 10 consult the
niencc Of contractors on Lorse routes by retaining
part OF The packets hen the mail large that the
usuai nuipcr OF bags cannot contain Others, il
SAID, being more culpabc, retain newspapers 10 read
thctn. a moments reelection must convince every
tost Master, guilty of either of these charges that no
ules with the obligation imposed BY his cath of office,
anu Should be held responsible such gross violation
duty.
Publishers of Newspapers and their Subscribers as
Wc as est Masters, requested To report TO the De-
palincn all irregularities in the reception papers
forwarded In the mail, and assurance given, that
"here tie irie9uafity shall be proved have been
produced hy the negligence design of any contrac-
Tor, Pest Master clerk the most encual steps shall
nc taken 10 prevent It's occurrence.
IL is often of much Importance to the public and
always as essential 10 the reputation OF the mail that
Newspapers should be speedily and safely transmitted
as Letters; and individual who inaent!va to the
ior'ner Is un'Vhory of being trusted with the latter.
lie is stranger 10 that high incentive to duty which
arises from an ardent desire 10 elevate The character
OF Tic Department. by giving the utmost efficiency
lis operations
In the post Office law. II is provided that, off any
person employed IN any Department OF the Posi- Office
shall improperly detain delay, embczze, Destroy any
newspapers or shall OPEN or permit any other person
10 open, any mail packet of newspapers, OF shall
cmheHZle or destroy the Same, being directed 10
such person, not being authorized receive open
the same such offender SMALL on conviction thereof, pay
sum not exceeding twenty dollars for every si.h cf
fence"
AT all offices where Newspapers are mailed, Post
Masters should see that they properly put UP and
directed None should be forwarded in the mail, ex-
ce SUCH as are secui ed By substantial envelope and
have lcgible surt inscription.
IL this injunction strictly Observed the number
OF failures would be greatly reduced.
Cnder no circumstances, should any part oftic mail
+ he ieit on a route short OF lis destination. This NAV
always be avoided by Post Masters at the nportant
Offices keeping one or more extra mail bags.
am, very respectfully, your obed,ent servant.
JOHN MCLEAN.
u Printers viii confer favor on the Department.
and probably promote their interest, by publishing
this Circular.
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COMMUNICATED

What cannon Porter's mighty power dispose
WHAT art not teach, what secret rot DISCLOSE
ro''er and Ginger the anxious bosnm warns;
f"rler impelS the cownrdly to arms.
Nha' like spiced Porter does the wretch commend,
80 Suie a cointurter--so firm friend:
W hat mise! tastes but sccrns the sordd ore
Oies ms old purse and buys bottle more?
Is there spell. by witch poet sung,
80 tips with cloQuence the S,atcraus tongue:
And makes him, high on Senaies bar reclined
With fluent speech, pour on; his teeming mind:
Makes him with fist and rnug, in hope eluie,
Dunk down the President, \ curse tie Chief Of Sa,eo
No. these high deeds, to former times unknown,
Porter. thy power performs, and thine alone
TUNE--"IIuaiS more Porter
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Tie appointment Of Mir. GA1IHTlv has draw, o,,i
more or less commen-gcherally favorable. bul IN
some instances exhibiting the (smohefcd asperify and
prejudice of Other times. In enc instance b,,vovcr
we are happy to perceive that recent arersion has
0ech changed 10 positive admiration Of his character
and qualifications, and ono who could sec no ,rer,, in
tuls distinguished citizen candidate for The ice
Presidcncy-nay, even rcyicd him IS foreigner and
as undeseivlng-ba5 been able to discover in ibc an.
Pon'eu "lih'Sicr' Illness 50 peculiar 20 i01n tlr
subject of particular remark Such are lic diGorsn,
mediums through which the things arc seen under
different circumstances
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IA rs. MARGARET COWAN--As you are mo, g.,
we resident of the state, yonwil plea to take motto
at the tavern Of Thomas Cary. at Gloucester
to take The afdnyits OF Ccl William Jones VIM, R,i
and others, to be read cvidcnce before Corlrniss;,
amos add III suit pending In the superior cour, - :
chancery for the Richmond district wherein YOU as
ISator OF Alexander Cowau, plaintiff, and am do
ehddnt. Should the afidavi's taken on Inc FIRE,
""y' snail Continue to take them from day 20 dnv ;iu
coWP'etri' JOHN Il. H4RUCOD
June = $40 wow .7dn'r Of " IN. HnrwOod
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intelligence has been received, that as tic sickly
srasou IS approaching, and certain nations have de-.
yed sending thci representatives so long, the orrani-
I'iI0u OF the Congress at Panama will be postponed
until October next In the moan time TIC Prcsldep.
as VIC understand has left it to tc option of Mr. Ser
- remain al home I'll, autumn. or repair fhtler irnnc
dialey as they choose Both have decided upo spend
g the summer N the United States aud dispatches viii
accordingly be sent 10 Mr.. Anderson by an officer who
has arrived ~ this city, whence lie viii embark with all
caurc1ien, speed. ~ Y (o,, qJ,
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Ihe Cscada or .7neyican Locust.-The REMEMBRANCE
of this extraordinary insect after tie long period Of
seventeen years, and the confirmation which i fins i
ven 10 former observation that II wears iova,iab in
'ervene between their periodical visits has attracted the
attention of the curious to their natural history The
ierate, always ready TO confo1nd the mysterious With
the portenous, and TO view that as threatening DANCER
to man. which is out of the usual course Of nature.
look upon the return of the locust with supcrstors
apprehension We have seen person who distinctly
remembered four visits of the locust exclusive Of the
present, viz. in 1853 l775, l7o2 aud 1903, and on
each occasion, they filed old women with dismal fore
bodngs of evil They were supposed To have some
agency IN The great events which they accompanied or
Precededin 5G, the French and Indian war was ran
Ds' BFaddock had just been defeated and slain, and
the Indians desoating Lc fronGers--in IT'S. hc
battle Of Lexington fought, and The Revolutionary
War comncnced-in 92 we arc not toll what they did,
but suppose they must have transferred their evil inu
euGc across lie Atlantic aud produced the reyouto-
nary enornitics of Bobespierrc and the MountaD-in
1909 we on the eve Of hostiIities with England
and The Of 1912, is traced to their appcarancc-
What calamity their present appearance ore5odes we
are not tod as prophecy is exercised until the
event has occurred-b if any happens in reasonable
time, VIC shall know how 90 account for it.
Notwithstanding icsc suspicious Of their motives in
visiting tie ocustappcarS TO be physically, harm.
less insect. Unlike their namesatcs Of tic desert they
never ravagc the fields Of the busbauduan, but CON
tent themselves with the leaves Of the forest and the
dews Of heaven.
The great secret Of their history, in what state they
exist during tue seventeen years Of hor absence. 1t
IS certain that the present generation pcrislIes soon
after accomplishing its object, which TO deposit their
eggs. These eggs hatch in short time and the young
immediately escape into the earth Seventeen years
after, they reaPpcaT. What becomes of them in the
mean timc3 DO they exist in a torpid active state?
Or may they n5 assume the shape aud qualities o. SONG
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Treasury Department, Comptroller s }

g Office, goth May, 1896
GIFT mas been represented 10 this department by
a number OF the delegation in Congress from New
otk, that you have published notification stating
a' you han received instructions iron the Treasury ts
exact tonnage duties in the case of canal boa,s
ed IN the transportation of goods on the New OK
Having examined the records of this Department. and
not hnding any instructions of the kind aIluded e,
have 10 request you will inform me- ms soon ne 49,
cable by whom and at what time such instruction.
were given TO you w ''''''
You will ofcourse suspend The exaction of such d,e.
The subject. Respectfully ~ 0
Coignedl J: S. ANDERSON Comntrc!Ier.
Bulfaloe, NcwA ok.
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I7pC,r M BALTIMORE, May %.
FROM RIO.-The brig MoDtezuma, Capt. Cland-
e' came up yesterday afternoon in 4S DAYS from Rio
re aneiro The Emperor Don Pedro had returned 10
r rom Bahia We understand that the advices from
Tue river La Plata received at Rio are not as late, as
nose which have already reached us by other channels
1'rke.s Al were duH, -four selling a. 10 % Il do
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IADlI Uuh tuHNEsroNDENy

tA1M UUt IUst4tESroNDENP.
NrNt"Lk, May SO a. M.-The ship Indian Chief,
burch, Gate Cochran who died sea on the 18th inst
WIN ever) has arrived this morning in 80 days Cape
Measurable, AGica, with camwood, ivory Sc to J. NJ
PhaiI fhe Rev. MIR. Ashmun coonss generally
We're III good health. have time give YOU the par
uc"ars OF battle fought between two Colombian and
SPANISH vessels at Trade Town. 10 miles TO leawa ard OF
MesSuan" IN the 18th April which resulted in the cap
e OF me latter with several hundred negroes which they
I'D" S'oien Ihey were all taken 10 hIessurada
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PUBLIC MEETING.

r. e 'e4"esi o. many citizens, notice is given that a
Public Meeting will be held on .noadGy 7f1trooo, ~, ~, a.,
Io" cI'okiH the Hall of the House Of DELEGATES 10 d.
wise some measures 10 contribute to the relief Of liii
g"'shed coontyman THOMAS JEFFERSON.
JOSEPH TATE. MAYOR.
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f'I@t"HA sins,of occurred iu otg last. Ss,al-
'ns OF the Jackson meeting in Padoiphia, asked eat
were tne claims OF jachs"n For JaCtso, the comnosjor
Pj' "eG"S0R. Thus mortified, the question is more ea,
% '''s~sr than in It's original shape We hope the nis.
'tEe was explained By The contest.
For Lor52nH1.ia VI r-ost..s .egc.., m t.. yea
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u is stated that Mr. Gaatin, recently appointed Mi
MISTER 70 England, viii leave Washington in abop two
weeks tor New York and that he will embark for on
don IN the packet Of tie LIST Of july.
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intelligence has been received iuu africa. by oautaiu
" o'"6ny 'hat aPpehrnsous were entertained rf an a-
tack ON Cope Coast Castle, by Ashaccs with s,yo-
ger force than ever.