Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-27

the ed'tors' by The author. In Justice TO the essay
eprescn 1t entire in this da, IS paper.
The following Preamble and Resolutions, Cd sub
'ect OF considerable interest TO the counties Oh the
northern border were submitted To the House of Dele
gales yesterday by Mr. hlacroe, of Pr VIM and at his
instance were Tor the present laid on the table.
Whereas great and extensive injury has been hereto
ore sustained, and must continue tu be suffered BIZ ma
ny oil the good citizens of this Commonu eath i'm yar
Gus parts thereof from the loss of runaway slaves alb
scohui'g 10 adjacent states, and more particularly to
the states Of Pcnnsylvann ant Ohio for The detcction
and apprehension of whom adequate provision has not
occn hitherto made b, the laws of said states: and
whereas II Is among the first relative duties which neigh
BORING communities each other that they shonLI
afford mutual facilities for he accomplishment of their
Js' purposes and more especially provide mutual
guarantees Tor The security Of tie acknowledged rights
OF private property in eaci
Ees0lftd hcrtfore by tie General .2ssentJIg of Iy-
&~na' hat II is cNPedicnt 10 make the Legislatures
| OF the states OF Delaware New j ersey Pennsy vania
on" anu liiuiana respectively respectful rcprescn-
tauon OF tie character and extent of these evils as
growing out of the circumstance of their proximity
and the peculiar variance of their political ard internal
polty from that OF Virginia. and respectCy 10 urce
the ProPctl and to request the enactment OF such laws
as VIII afford tie means Of detecting aud appreiendnc
runaway slaves within those states and the necessary
security 10 the citizens of this Commonwealth prose.
cutting their Just rights III the pursuit of their slaves with
ReSolred, That Commissioners be appointed
| by on the part of ibis IcrisIaturc ,vIose
duty 1t siail be TO proceed forthwith TO the scat
| OF Government OF tho state of PENNSYLVANIA. and
To Tic seat oil government Of the state sf Ohio and TO
use their excrticns before the Legislatures of those
states now IN session, respectively for the purpose of
procuring the enactment Of such laws rs will afford
The necessary security TO persons pursuing runaway
slaves within the limits Of said states and the means of
the detection and apprehension Of said slaves
Resotce6 That the Executive Of Virginia be re-
quested 10 transmit forthwith TO the Executive of each
OF The ves states aforesaid copy Of these resolutions
and the annexed preamble and To- accornoanv his cotn
IDunicatIon with such representations he may deem
exPedieD in iurtherance Of the object of these resou
tions.
On Thursday week, SAMUEL JOINS was Amounted
Chancellor ofhe State OF New York in MACE ofNA-
THAN SANFORD, recently elected TO the Senate of the
United States.
We understand that Carosche's Powder Mills, on
last. rpo,,ysn,,s 1,r;c
Hegh-Though tic number OF deaths in Baltimore
IS not greater than usual, it would not perhaps be ex-
travagan to say that fourth of our Whole popula
on IS Indlspoed, many Of whom confined 10 their
beds OF houses. The disease which prevails has the
appearance and general effects Of very bad cold and
commonly yields 10 simple remedies ifsufcient care
De used by patients to keep themselves warm In some
instances however II does not yield easily and re-
CURES strong medicine. II began to prevail shortly a
ter the damp and dark weather that we bad two or three
weeks ago. lgNIIes' Register.
Perhaps the disease called Laf,enSq, was never so
prevalent in Philadelphia as IS at the present time
[Freszan's Journal.