Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-12-11


Lead Mines in the state. A bill explanatory of
AN Aci to fix and reduce the military pcoce establish
nent OF the United States A bill for the relief of
suncy citizels of the United States who have lost
pHolcrey 10y the appropriations NJ Indian tribes Two
private biii aud bill allowing the dut los on ncr-
chenditc imported into Pittsburr, Cincinnati and ~,
LOUIS To be secured and paid at those places MIR.
bSNToN also introduced Joint resolution, nroyidinr
'"f The care and preservation of the Cumberland and
otnc'r roads. a message received from the Pre-
sdent OF the United Stat ~ after wdch tho Senate
spent about huf an hour in the consideration of exec
utiyc business, and then adjourned
In TIE House IF Representatives. Yesterday. numcr
Gus petitions were presented and several resolutions
ia,d upon the table during the preceding week were
adopted number ofnew resolutions were offered:
among others, was resolution offered by Mr. GIN
MIR calling for various information on the subject of
The Military Academy at Yves, Point. A resolution
was offered by Mr.. Allen, of Massachusetts, refer
ring to the Committee of Ways and Means the con-
sideration ofthe cXpedcncy of reducing the duties ON
lea Several resolutions wore laid on the table call
ing Tor information IN relationto the proceedings of
Engineers employed on different works ,ncseore
was received from the President, enclosing state
nent of works Of internal Improvement projected rr
commenced contained in estimates furnished from
The offices Of the Chief Engineer and the Quarter
Master General.
Mr.. Strong, ON. Y. moved to appoint Select
COMMITTEE OF five - enquire into the proprietv and
"Npcdicncy nf stcreotypmg the laws OF the United
States which, after some discussion. was adoptcd.
resolution to appropriate the proceeds of the pub
lie lands, after the eXtingushmcnt Of the public debt
TO the encouragement Of common schools tbrouphout
the Union was with two other resolutions submit
ted last session referred to n Committee of IN,
whole House on the state Of the Union. a motion hv
Mr. Chiffon, 10 appoint United States commissioners
III each State and Territory OF the Union to report ON
the internal condition of each re4pectivelv was re-
jcctcd. 4 message was received from the Prcsidert
with various accounts from The Comptrollcr of the
Treasury and the Fourth Auditor; letter from the
herokec Council and report from tho Secretary of
w ar. concerning harhorS. roads and other works of
internal improvements
AIR. MnRcTR gave notice yesterday that he should
ask the House Friday TO take up the hill flr the pre-
scrraticn and repair of the Cumberland Road
n motion will be made to-day. bv Mr.. SrRnNG
pursuant to notice. for the House resolve itself into
committee oI the whole on the State of the Union
for the purpose of taking up the Bill to authorize the
formation OF the Territory of Huron.
WdrsForSc Sysie0, and Cash Duiiss.--Thc cxped-
encv OF adopting the warehousiug system into the
commercial regulations OF country and of likewise
aduirShlng the credits al the Custom House seems 10
occupy dcgrceof public attention CORRESPONDING 10
the great Importance of the questions involved. The
weight Of opinion is decidedly in favour of both chan
gesi though voices are nevertheless heard in oppos-
ton.
For ourselves. we have believed that reason and
policy were with the majority. The warrhousiIrr
system has generally been found 10 enlarge the one
ratiohs OF commerce IN the nation by whom carried
on ana 10 augment the prosperity and influence of
such nhlon IN ITS business nterch0nges with Others
We have not leisure present 10 enter into the de-
talis oilts hlstory but have little hesitation in saving
thht an attentive examination Of that history, will give
assurance OF the above beneficial result.
The cessation of cusom- house credits is however
Tn" chunGe most Objected 10. II Is said that il will
Inevitably crump trade, and chill the commercial
enterprise of our people, hitherto unequallcd. We
nave no Doubt indeed, that ITS consequences will be
Feetr;Nc-hut that restriction will extend no farther
tn0u 10 prevent private specuations a the xpance o
the government which speculations are probable of
ten Icaulous, for the very that the uovcrn-
lelt arc IN fact, the party at whose risk they are
made The measure which shall afford protection Ia
ne government ~ TINS respect, viii have the Collac
raj nut snlutary tendency of mparting stability and
oundnesS to trsde-and end quite as desirable as its
diffusion with constant liability to runous fluctuations
v. y Statesman.
Proposed Rad 10 CgUl5eriaBd on The T:,.gj7;a sid,
9 Inc PoiomGc.-under act of the Legislature OF
Virginia, passed at IT, last session, authorship the
formation OF company 70 connect. bv turnpike road
the town OF Cumberland, III MARYLAND. with the town
OF Leesburg i'll Virginia, books of subscription have
been opened, and Il sufficient amount srhsrribnd r.
allow of the organization OF the company. Atameet-
ing of the Stockholders, held at Winchester on the
10Th utno, IonN r.. COoKE was elected President
and James .aicIhancY, Huic Bticr, .l)red II. Pot5.
en-, Jostma Osborn and John Hcia,cii, were chosen
i.stJ
shares) is $4,000 This subscription is expected ia
ne Immediately cnlnged to tyor sixty thousand: and
IN" pd Of Congress and of the STATE Of virginia seems
TO be confidently expected 20 raise a sufficient amount
10 pave the road the wIoic di,tancc-which will re-
1uire is estimated, two hundred thousand dollars
MT. Int.
SAy'NNN, Doc 3--Inc scir. Man 't5lo Durham 90 TO
't tins rp sunday last with cargo ofcOion and rice for
N'H York put back again Tuesday mo.nn. ON hra She
had proceeded as far tc Gull Stream % Monday morning
When the captain Discovered the flames buretinr through the
bal head; They with The cotton IN the
vicinity cyery eEohion was made cntuh the fire. but
without elect lie Immediately lacked SLIP and au, cd here
at 4 O'Clock
Af'o coming into pori The vessel sruriod ard sunk as
the only means 10 stop the nuucs- '.lfsrca.y.
y munster by tho name Of McGarvc,, has lately
been convicted of murder in the sccpnd 5egrce in PHI
iadolpa for taking the life ofhis wife. The crcum-
stances attending the murder represented as hor-
llblc IN the extremes and yet jury refused TO find
han guilty IN the first dcgrccl lie was sentenced to
eighteen years confinement in fh3 state prison. nino
ycnrs OF which 10 be- confined TO a solitary cell and IN
snbfsl upon bread md water. II would appear bv
the following article from tho Philadelphia Democratic
IrcsS, tina Tie verdict q tvatI