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Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20
GEN. JACKSON.
UNANIMOUS Resolution othe Congress Of the United States
approved q February, 1915

UNANIMOUS Resolution othe Congress Of the United States
approved 27 February, 1915
Resolred By The !senate and House Of Reprpspn
tatices If the United States Of .1merico IN Congress
.ASsenbled, That tie thanks OF Congress be, ana
they are hereby given to Major General Jackson
and through him to the officers aud soldiers OF the
regular army OF the militia, and Of the volunteers
under his command, the greater proportion of which
troops consisted of militia and volunteers, sudden
y collected together, for their uniform gaIlantrS
and good conduct. conspcuously displayed against
the enemy from the tine 1T lis landing before New
Orleans, until his final expulsion thcletom ard
particularly tor their yaor skill, aud good conduct
| on the 9Th Of January last III repusing, with great
slaughter, numerous British army of chosen yc,c-
ran troops, when attempting, by bold and daring
attack TO carry by storm the wuiks hastily thrown
up Tor the protection OF New Orleans aud thereby
| obtaining most signal victory over the enemy,
with disparity upon his part unexampeJ in mill
itary annals.
Resotred, That the President of the United
States be requested to cause to be struck gold
medal, with devices emblematcal of this splendid
achievement, and presented to Major General
Jackson, as a testimony of the high sense enter.
tanned by Congress of his judicious and distinguish
ed conduct on that memorable occasion
Resotred, That the President of the United
states be requested to cause the foregoing resolu.
tiviio " oC 10 MAJOR beneiQl Jack
son in such terms as he may deem best calculated
TO give effect to the objects thereof
Approved-Feb 27, 1915
The members here, then, from Kentucky were
James Clarke, ]. III. Hawkins, JOS Desha, isichar,
Nj. Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, stephen Orms
by, Sol P. Sharp. Samuel Mckee, William p. Du
val, and Samuel Hopkins.
, In presenting the medal to Gen. Jackson. presi
{ dent Monroe said
Gen. Jackson. In compliance with resolution
, OF Congress-, on the eth Of February, 1915. pre
e sent to ycu this medal, as testimonial OF tie hir
sense entertained by that body, Of your galiantr
and good conduct in the defence of New Orleans
at that important epoch and especially in the yer
brilliant action Of the 9Th of January. In the per
J iormance OF this duty, I recoect with protoun
u interest, the danger which then menaced that cit,
d and the whole Of the country dependant on til
Mississippi, and the glorious exploit by which the
were rescued IRON it, An ncursion by power
III! army, conducted by General of experienc,
) who had gained renown in Spain, made a stron
Z appeal 70 the patriotism of the nation, The re
? suit exhibited an example of devotion to the pul
T. lc welfare, which will be forever distinguished
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20
rNa. 4s y Az ACT " aa.hor1

rNo As An Act u oalsbor1 -ari h Il eeraio
Tia bots, lhe building r i4t9 q purposea
Be Il enq,t 4tg{ts s,s Y, gi.a lIouse # Repre-
sentotirr, u the Ltl3 S,atys If .imeritr in Con
gre,s dssembhd t.i2t lie following sums be, aud
Ire same are Herein respectively, appropriated,
to be dpnlied nnd-r the direction oi the President
of tht United states, to accomplish tie objects
'erein after mentioned, that is to say
For removing the sand bar at or near the mouth
of ertjmack river, in the STATE us Massachusetts.
BY eIeeting piers, or othcr works, thirty two thou
sand one hundred dollars.
For the preservation of Deer Island, in Boston
harbour ia tue state Of Massachusetts, elghty-sev-
en- thousand dollars.
Fol erecting piers, or otcr works, at or near
StoniDgton harbour. in the state OF Connecticut,
for the purpose OF making the good and Sc
cue barbour twenty thousaud dollars.
For repairing the pubic nieTs at Port Penn, Mar
rus Hook, and Folt Miilln, four thousand four
luRdred and thirteen dollars.
For purchasing dredging machine, to be wor,
sed By steam, and employing the same Tor the re-
noyal OF the shoals forming obstructons to the
navigation aear Ocracock Inlet. IN the State Of
North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars.
For renewing the sand bar at or near the mout,
u Black river, in tic state Of Ohio, BY the erec-
llan nt piers. or ctbef works, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
For removing obstructlons ii tie Apaachichola
rvei in the Territory Of Florida three thousand
dollars
For Improving the navigation II Red River
through. Or arouni, that pait Of it called the Rapp
situated IN Louisiana and Arkansas, twcutyf
thousand dollars, three thousand dollars in addition
% former appropriation for clearing out ant
deepening the harbour Of sackett's Harbor.
For making s"ftey Of the barbour Of Nantuck
Ct, and the passage leading 10 II, and an estimate
OF the cost of improving AMI making the harbor
gooG and secure one, three hundred dollars.
For making a survey Of Gencsscc river and har
Dor, in the State oi New York, ani estimates q
The cost for improving the same, three hundre
dollars.
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

rNo AZ AN ACT to provide for extending the term
of certain Pensions, chargeabe the Navy and Pr
vateer Pension Fund
Be it enacted bq the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatves of the United States Of .fmerca IN Con
gress assembled That in all cases where provl-
sion has been made, BY law, for the five years hall
pav to the uiiows and children OF officers. sea-
men and fia7ees, who were killed IN battle, or
who died in the naval service of the United States
during the last wat md also, in all cases where
provision has been na.ic for extending the term
for five years in addition n term OF five years,
the said prnvSion shall Oe lu' thcr extended tor an
additional term of five wears, to commence at the
end Of the current OF last expired term OF hive
wears in each case, respcctivev making the pro-
.sion eqaal to twenty wears half pay wMch >ha'l
be paid out OF the fund heretofore proNi,cd by
Jaw; and the said pensions shall cease Tor the
-auscs mentioned in the laws providing the same
respectively
Sec. !. .l,a te L fqwier paac,ci. That the
pensions Of all widows. who TOW are, or who. az
any time within ore year past, have been IN the
receipt thereof, under the provisions oil the TEL
ioNiAg laws Of the lnted States, or either 0i
chem, 10 VT Ar act passed Marct the fourth.
me thousand ei.it huutted and tc@rteen. entitled
an act giving pensions 10 the orphans aud vi.
loSs os TIE persons Slain ii the Plbl'c or private
armed vessels of thc lnited States" and an acc
passed Apfi the slXteelth. one tousaa1 elSh'
aundrcd aA4 eighteen, enttlcd :" an act IN add.
ioa to an act giving pensions to the orphans anu
widows 81 pei sons Slain III the pub!c private
armed vessels Of the United states. far as re
CARDS pessons receiving pensions from the fund
arising from captures and salvage. mad by the
private armed vessels Of the United states, be and
the same are hereby continued. andcr the restric
lions and regulations il the said acS contained
flr and during the additional Term 1t five years
from ard after the pe'lad oi the expiration of lNe
said pensions, respectively; Prnslded, however
that the said pensions s6al be paid irom the pro
eeets Of the Pilvateer Pension fnnd alone, and
Sith1at recourse Il TIE United states tor sn, de
f.ciency. should such ocaur, yhlch may he eattei
arise trerean; and provided further, That E'
sulh pension srall "a PAID . apy .qch ~dow atte
her inte' marriage nad to 5e had -'ter she shal
have becotle such widow.
ApproyeG-15d Ma, 1873
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

vate saic as the case may be; and in case any
such forged or altered certificate shall be received
uoon any debt for land heretofore sold, or in part
navment Of any tract of land that may be hereat-
ter sold, it shall be the duty OF the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, BY advertisement, or
IN such other manner as he shall direct. to give no.
ice thereof to the person making such payment;
That if, within six months after notice, such per-
SON shall not pay into the proper Land Office the
amount 50 falsely paid, the tract OF land upon
which such payment was made, shall. with all
money actually paid thereon, be forfeited to the
United States.
Sec 7. .9na be ii further enacted, That, where
two oy more persons have become purchasers OF
section or fractional section, the Register OF the
Land Office for the District in which the lands lie.
shall. on application of the parties, and surren,
der of the original certificate issue separate Ger
tifcates, Of the same date Of the original, to each
OF the purchasers, or their assgnees in cnnlormity
with tie division agreed on by them Protidea.
That. in no case. shall the fractions SO Fuichased
be divided by other than North and South, or
East and West lines: nor shall any certificate IS
sen tx less than eighty acres
A. STEVENSON,
Speaker OF the House OF X, presen alives
s. SMITH,
President ftte Senate, pro tenpore
Atpro,ed--23d sfay, 1895.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

approved 23i May, 1923
rho AN AN ACT TO amend and explain an act, on'','ed
Gan act confirming an of he Legislature OF Virginia
incorporating the Chesapeake and OHIO Cana Conpsn9
and an act Of the State Of Maryland, Tor 'ie same Pu'
poses"
Re II enacted bv the Senate and House Of Hepre.
seutatires Of the United States of america IN Con-
nrpss assembled, That tie assent already given ~
the United States to the charter OF the chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company, by an act OF Congress-
entitled " An act confirming an act o the Legs
lature of Viroinia, entitled an act Incorporating
the Chpsapeake and Ohio Canal Company and an
act of the State of MARYLAND confirming the same
shall not be impaired by any change oi the route
of said canal from or above the town oi Cumber'
land on the river Potomac, or the Distribution
thereof into two or more sections, al any uhe
hereafter. or any change in the dimensions oi mat
part Of the present Eastern sectlon extending
| from Cumberland, or the mouth of WHIPS Creek.
10 the mouth of Savage at the base OF tie AIesha-
Inv. or any substitution which the interest 81 the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal COMPANY may, IN the
opinion Of tile Company. require to be made. ol
Inclined planes railways, Or an Artificial r0ai ior
a continued Canal. through the Allegheny noun
tam, in any route which NAV be, b, tue Company
finally adopted therefor, between the town of
Cunbcilan and Tie river Ohio
Sec. 2. .fnd be il further enacted, nat. % %
yiatc any possible ambiguity that might arise II
the construction Of dc second section ct the act
Of Congress aforesaid the authority, By that act
designed TO be given Il the states Of Maryland
and Nrginia. or to any Company Incorporated bY
either or both Of those States, 10 extend D-a,ci
from the said Canal or to Proluii5 the same ion
the termination thereof, bY d cGctlnQnus Canal
within, Or through the District oi Eo!utnbia, tew
ards the territory of either ot these states, Shall
be deemed and taken to be as fall and complete
III all respects, as the authority granted by that
act, to the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal Company
10 eXteHd the main stem 0i the said Canal within
the SAID District; or the authority reserved TO the
Government Of the United States to provide far
the extension thereof, on ciher Of both siJes ol
Tic river Potomac, within the District OF Coldm
ba; Prorided, That nothing herein contained
shall impair the restriction III the charter OF the
Chesapeake and Chic Canal Company, desis, lel
TO protect the Canal from injury, by the prclo g,
tion thereof, Or by any branch thereirom.
Sec. 8. .qnd be il further enacted. That The acl
Of the Legislature Of Maryland which passed al
their December session. Of one thousand eiehl
hundred and twenty seven, entitled =" An act fur
thcr 80 amend the act Incorporating the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal Company, be, and the samt
is hereby confirmed, so far as the assent OF Con
g,ess may be deemed necessary thereto.
Approved 23d May 1928
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

NO. 46l AN ACT making spprop i ion iog The GREG
ton of Bfeakwaer ueaF the mouth Of Delaw are Bay
BE it enacted ty The Senate and House Of Repre-
santatives Of the United States Of .qmerica in ion
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20

a,,ess assembled, That the President Of t,e rn'ea
State States cause to be made near the mouth OF Della
ware Bay a Breakwater. u.a4 80
Sec. !. .qnd be it further enacted' That me n,
sum of two hundred ahd fifty thousand dollars re'
and It hereby is appropriated, towards the accom-,
plishment Of that obect and that the same De paiu
out Of any money ii The Treasury n,' Otherwise
appropriated.
Approved 23i May, 1923
Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-06-20


DISCHARGES itself into Mexico bay, on Lake ohta
rio in the State of New York, for the purpose OIL
harbour at that place, ana ascer'""
mo the cost of the same, three hundred dollars,
For making survey and examination Oh '"e
southern shore of Lake Ontario, IN the otate VI
New York. between Genhessee and oswego riVe's'
with a view TO the improvement Oh the most aee.s.
sible and commodious ha.bers on the frontier, Dy
erecting piers or other works anu estimates Vi 'h'
costs of the same, four hundred collars.
For deepepine the channel through the pass dn
Heron, near the Bay Oh Mopiie' e'o"'ee' '"o
dollars. fp..
For deepening the channel at the mouth OF ,as,
Ic.ro,Io ,;,e, seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars 10 addition to the sum before APPROPRIATED
for that object.
For surveying the Instructions 70 tine navIsa,
tion of the Wabash river between rs mouth anu
Eel river, FIVE hundred collars
Towards improving the ma, igation 81 tle vs.,
sissippi and Ohio rivers, the sum OF my 'Aousau'
dollars.
For removing distractions in the BERWICK prahch
Of the pscataqua river, eight thousah" aoiiafs'
For deepening the inland passage, o. present
channel. for navigation between the st. Johns RI
ver. in Florida. and It. Mary's harbour in Geor-
ola the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dol
lars.
/ For survey Of the river aud har5or oi =
Marks, in Florida, with view to the practicablI-
II and expense Of deepening the same, the sum Of
five hundred dollars.
For erecting pier and beacon thereon, at OF
near ledge of rocks called Aliens rocks. II
Warren river, the sum Of four thousand dollars.
Approved Esd May 1898.
no a. AN ACT making appropriation 10 e1nsls
the Indian title TO allowed 70 Peter Lynch o.
the Cherokee tribe oi indians, within the limits OF Tue
Safe Of Georgia, by the treaty OF one thousand eighl
hundred and nne,een between the United States and
said ribe OF Indians
Be il enacted by shc Senate and House ef Representatives.
of he Lysed St4.es # .lreyica Congress aSssmb That
the President of the United STATES be, and he Is
hereby, authorized 10 cause to be extnguisted The
title Of Peter Lynch, formerly Of the Cherokee
tribe of Indians to lot OF land, lying within the
limits of the state of Georgia, which was reserved
to the said Peter Lynch by the treaty Of eighteen
lhurdred aud nineteen, entered INTO between the
United States and said tibe Of Indians.
Sec Q md Be il fnyttcr onacted' hat sum OF
money. not exceeding three thousand dollars, be,
ard the same is hereby appropriated to be paid
out Of an, money III tie Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to carry the foregoing section INTO
effect.
Approycd-23d May, 1928.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
Mr.. N;oah's opinion of .br adams. Mr..
Noah Of the Now. York Enqni er, one Of the

Mr.. Noah's opinion of .br adams. Mr..
Noah Of the Now. York Enqni,e err, one of the
most bitter o. ponsr:s TO Ar A ans, in a re-
cent n err, h sspeaks Of the P,esi mt: "A
writer in the Wash.ng' II Telegraph attempts
10 show that Mr.. Ad ms is profoundly lgno-
ran, Of astronomy. Mr.. Adams understands q
iitf!e of every thing and a grea, deal Of human
nature also. You think he is siar.gazing when
lie is looking 'eeply an, Intensely abeod. You
'h!nk that he is ignorant Of what is going on in
Tie busy world, because you sec him more ac-
coiding to sysiem-frce from hustle an confu-
sion-co'd and apparently unmoved. You
mistake your man. he has the most unwea ri-
ed catienc- balm too often neglected by
politicians - be makes no rush toward the gaol
he walks calmly and ~so',mnly towards i'-he
lakes years to accomplish his designs aud new
err rctrogados Hc is the most expert man in
the field in promoting discussions among rival
politicians, which, by ie-ac n. is 10 benefit
himself; he knows how tn split hairs in States
when to talk and when 10 remain silent-he
'oves by no sudden impulse, and never speaks
without a motivs-you imagine he is staring
at The " light houses ofthe skies''-- be is look.
ing AT YOU fall in the face, and reaches your
very soul. lie would be a dangerous man if
he were cosiituIionaiIy dishonest; but he is n
sore enemy TO the democracy, because he re-
venscs family wrongs ard est oys with our
own weapons"
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
ADMINISTRATION MEETING.

An adjourned meeting Of the friends vt the
Administration, was held at tho state House.
last evening The Commaiee, appointed at q
formor meeting. 10 wait on the gentlemen
nominated, reported that Caleb Earle ard
Thomas Bsfam, had declined being candi-
dates for Senators, snd Eieazer Tseceft, had
declined being a can date for General Treas
uter; on motion II was unanimously voted, that
Gen. JOSIAH WHITAKER, of Providence,
should be placed in the psos. in the room Of
Caleb Earle, and Cysus coogE, Of Glouces-
ter, in place Of Thomas D,iui II was also
vD,ed that Thomas q. FiihDan, sho,lJ b.
placed in the sam. pros 40 General Treasurer,
and the meeting adjourned.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19

OaANGEs.-Wc yesterday saw, at the store
If Mr.. Francis Payernne, an orange which
weighed l6 l-2 OF. and measured in circum.
ference 10 inches. II was reared on the plan
tntion Of Yrs Shaw. the daughter of The csie-
brated General Nathaniel Greene, near S..
Mary's, Ccorgis. This plantation. has for the
last two yesrs. Afforded the finest trop;cnlfruIts
that have been introduced to this market; and
has proven, that our country affords the fruits
and neccessaries Of every climate. We under
stand, that something like two thousand dollars,
have been realized within the last year. from
this plantation, by the products Of the orange
tree.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19

TIE Providence Liorrry Cadc, acctlsss us G "a mot
u'ac'uiLatidlc and str Iee inssiny ~ .h Elude lsalu
',ahss' we have Only iosa!, tTi We als entinei, .sl.t.
"@s ct any sdc' ir'!i.t. TIE y rag. ah DE crlci aiu.s
IL, was "A mere 'ri.s III II En u . la Ltpr, IT,. ~. set.
nil ID; wi.cn io,rni, vas, iuou4It Il Si;iccai giai,i.,ec
.r liz ,oirect.ess. Lans's Ltp-To,k ua.sue.
Reilly. In reply To The ab"vr, we must be
.ermi:ted 10 remark, taat the cr.asive para
gralh, of which we smoke. IN a forner paper.
AMI % which hlr. Lang now %uiinies, appeared
u the Gags'te, as uD editorial ~r,,icIo aud WIS
% considered by ne, as 90 credit wa. given TO
The payer from which II was cruici. |: went :,
'uiure The credit Of one or two Of our stat,
,auks, AMI feeling ourselvc. bound To de.eud or,
tate institutions, We complained Of II. un'airncs:
AMI iliii'erali,y,snh in The course Of our rema IL,
made use Of the language, which Mr.. Lang ha.
scribe Ia US. This We should no, havc done,
lad we not Observed on a former oct asicp, +.
imi,sr attack, on our banking in-,i.uiion.. con
aimed the sa,ne paper. II, however, The afIa,,
''anGs in the posture assumed by our expected,
AMI venerable c"tcmporsty, We acquit him nj I'll
h'ame, aud agree with him, ,ha, lie is entirely
~,uiltless.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19

puginia Co periio The last accounts
from Richmond, slate that the Convention of
the friends Of the Administration were still in
session. he electoral ticket had been formed
u is headed by JAMES MADISON and JAMES
MONROE. ex- President. Of the United States.
We perceive also on the list, the name. of Al.
fred ". Powell and Benjamin Es;il late mem.
hers Of Congress
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19

JOSEPH l.. TmLLsGHasT. THIS gentleman,
siuce he has h"ld II ,'ncc Ia our state councils,
vas acqrit!si himself in a msn ucr, which mus
oe a srat'iyi4s {" hims,lf a. # is TO has 6ieads
l1b imptjisie constituents. lie has boon III.
dn'tr 'ous, always iator,n, at TIE oar. ,nl tn
as exc'tions may be mainly a%scr,hei, TIE exi :
'cnce oi our Present Jpd,.Iai system. We
isard Lin deliver HI eloquent snd mssterly
%s,reof, cn Thursday last. i" ihe house oi Rep
on tAe bill, p.oriding for he c.-
aoiishmtnt OF Free Schonis, winch was No,
'oly honorable TO himself bnt. to the bod,
N whose presence il .-as teli! stsd. For lis
txrrucrs i: tina great Cause, he J-s,iyes wei. "f
he people, and TIE people wIll 10, prove un.
grateful.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
THE MEMORIAL. In ju.tise to . friend, and

TuE MEMORIAL. In justice TO q friend, and
a gep,'ennr, who Sa' probably dore as much for
tir c.uss Of Aner shn Nan. G,iuic., as ray
',ran IN rev Er,inb1. We take tie iiiery Ia
late, sao, too ,ira,p, .ai, winch was presented
at The LA 'veetin:. held a, Pavtocker 90 the
9Th ins,. seda lop'ed by thu, body, was written
Ivy WILLi.M T.. RICHMOND, E.q OF this town
at The redu,,t Of the conini' Tee Of arr sps enents.
MIR. RicnMosD, has hssa engaged in the
good cause, for about ten years. and through bill
the ieverscs of,hc manufacturer fortunes, has
been constant, firm and undertaking. BY the
able efforts ofhis Pen. he has won a lame, which
j. lat once enviable and desirable. We have
onlJ 10 add, thst we woald con.er an act Of jus
ice, where justice i. dae.-We are sorry Tia
MIR. s'iCnnoHD was not present at the celebra-
lion, beng necessarily. Otherwise en- aged.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
LEGISLATIVE pnouEEljINCs.

Hednes ay .Morninr.- Several petitions for
sale of real estate were received and referred.
Mr.. Tillnghast Of Providence, al the soIicita-
ton OF many OF his constituents. called for the
reading of the Act establishing q Bank in Prov
idcnce. The Speaker announced The order OF
the day which was the trial Of the docket Of
Petitions. The Houses joined and proceeded
70 The trial Of tho Petitions on their docket -
The Petitions for lnsolyent Acts were postpon.
cd until the committee on that subject should