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Vol. V.-No. 6.
thousand eight hundred and twenty eight; which was
read twice and committed.

thousand eight hundred and twenty eight; which was
/ read twice and committed.
RETRENCHMENT.
The House then resumed the consideration OF the re.
solutions o! r Chiffon, together with the amendment
propesed thereto by Mr.. Blake, modified.
Mr.. Hamilton offered the following, Is all amend
'nent to the amendments
"IteSo'eed, That select committee appointed, whose
"uty shall be to inquire and report this House, if any
and what, etrenchmens he made, safe " to the
Poc interest III the number of officers
oi the l. States and in the salaries they rcsuc
lively receive; more especially repo. the folio VIM
heads:
Isl. What reduction OF expense be made in the Stat.
Department. in the number aud the offers AMI
clerks attached TO this Depai in the expenses cguia
ng the foreign intercourse, aud in printing dis,ti
ouLi"h oi the public laws OF The u States.
2d What reductions in the Treasury Department, and
whether effective system Of accountability and for the
collection OF the public dues, is there established.
Sd What reduction of expense il. Che Navy
Department, in the clerks officers now acting sabord
nate 10 the Secretary.
9Th. What reduction of exoeuse can me mad. -, .,o NJ
pa'tmcmt OF War, and in the Indian Departments and in
inc clerks and officers EOS acting, subordinate Sec
rotary OF War.
6h VIVA, reduction Of expense he made in the num-
po' {" "'ce's anu The amount % compensation which they
i:ay receive j" the Postmaster Generals Department
Aud that the Committee be further instructed 10 OK
anime The several contingent funds of each OF De.
partncnts aad TO report the objects amount, for
which disbursements have been made these funds
and that they report the vouched and unrouch-
ed, winch have heen made from the secret service fund
or the fund regulating the contingencies of foreign
netcou and OF the fund for expenses Of inteconrse
.vih the Barbary Powers.
And that they ,s tier report wleer tie co,noensa.
ton OF members of Congress should DC reduced; and
whether the fixed salaries Of the officers OF this House
and ITS contingent expenses WIZ; prop.iety be d.
unfinished.
And further, that hey inquire whether any u1odi
cation OF the shaking !ud &C, be made with view
OF producing more speedy eXugushaeu Of the Pun
lie debt :"
hlr Hamilton then addressed the House on the gen.
erai argument and particularly i'll panation and sup
pori Of the amendment.
mir Sergeant then rose, and occupied! the floor du-
ring the remainder of the day in speech the gen
erai subject of retrencmen and the past and present
( state q! the concerns o: this Government
MT buchanan, with design, he said. 10 ascer-
tain whether the House would terminate this debate
before 1t adjourned, m"v cd adjournment.
the motion rreva.!ed-A,es IS, Noes 30.
s. Tie House Adjourned.
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WEDNESDAY. Feb. G.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


The House resumed tie consideration of the Resolu-
lions the subject OF public expenditures and re.
trcnchmeni, amended the E:oon of Mr. liarDil-
ton
hlr. Bartlett resumed, and concHIed an able speech
generally in defence OF the present Adnnar4on from
The charges sledged and asnua'ed az .,jnsl it.
lie was followed by MIR Sfny;h, OF Virginia in gen.
cral reply. the other side.
Theu followed series of speeches, motions for al.
jounmen &c which tended the session TO oclocl,
at night; OF which in due season, readers shall have
an account The principal speaker Mr. Wright,
who animadYeTted at considerable length and with
mUch severity upon tie speeches Cf the cral gentle
men who had recently taken ground opposite TO that
which he has occupied.
nuas adoption Of the resolutions for ioquife as amen
dcd, together with the amendment Of MIR Dorsey
which carries part of tic inquiry baci. tic year 800
ard which agreed 90 by vote Of 6 ; to &c. Tic
resolutions in the form in which they finally passed
shall be given in our next.
The House adjourned at 10 o'c'ocl-I.Nip. M.
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NcFy respectfully
JAMES AIEASE.
The Hon. Mr.. Stevenson.

! S HON ilf' stevenson,
8Peater2f the ii0pse IF Representatives..
The 'etter, and the treatise accompanying it, were
referred TO the committee on agriculture
1t was also ordered to be translated INTO the Eng ISL,
language and printed, with te piacs therein contained
Wrtrr&GY APrHoPEIATioN5.
Mr.. McDuHe, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means reported bill making appropriations for The
military service Of 10 z. States, or tie year 9no
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But IT is said that its defects should be tolerated, be
cause they merely theoretical and attended with c
P'acicai eVii Ii tins doctrine he CORRECT, despotisn
may oe the best government on earth while attended
win no practical evil; for despot NAV be beneccni
master and manage the affairs of the people in
ner which will give them the least possible trouble aud
expense The people Of Virginia will uo be luled 10
s'eep oy doctrine rcpugnant the spirit o.: free
uoun They will provide against future danger, 10
'ou he late OF other nations rho have fallen sacri.
neg 10 Inc avarce and ambition of tyIanls. Our
motto Should be oJStat 5rincipiis.
hatevci essential the prosperity of part must
promote The interest q! The wlclc Bat a Convention
would improve the moral and political condition and
ue.eiope The physical resources Of Western Virginia
IL rs, therefore, the interest &; the ioIe
TO support the measure
me present time is most favorable 20 rfeorm. Viz
ue Is me OASIS OF rcpublcanisn and the people are
n.' '"'uoes. i5o; we know that virtue declines with
"e progress OF luxury and the t,epaY from rep !.
~ simplicity OF manners. Existing grievances must
eve iay destroy public visue by tue storm oi enar--
c.y or the calm OF desposm. These grievances lave
"9 Prodnccu That spirit Of innovation which the
s.n"e'hah nom brunswick much teprecatcs, and
c,' may De Carried Ia extreme dangerous TO the
'oe''S ti prosperity o the commonwealth. The dan
ger can only he avoided by removing the cause which
to"oe" l" 10 other words, Ivy restoring To an oppres
81" c"hiuaity the inherent rights of which hey have
oefh deprived THIS wild and restless spr as i, has
Gee" termed Is generated by the constitution and will
os 'emedied by the convention
10 defer the work ofrcfomatian until the niuori,v sau
e'"e 'he na"iy, might, by powerful reaction convert
oppressed 'n'o the opprGSsos. If Eastern Virginia
l' "'y I" the western counties equal parcipa,io..
80 80 o. ''ee.i"'', nhi'l the b:iance % power aud
pu'on s'a enable the latter redress their own erie
II 40, I" he apPcehended that, cXasperaet by
o"' "lce' they viii cousgn you to tina, state Of yassa-
'"Sc you now impose upon them?
NAT HE present nnoiiy will! at no distant na,iol l
e vac majority viii be manifested by reference In i;.
OF 10 10 and 1890 aud comparing the relative increase
III "'" ''ese'n .'G;"ia. In illustration this
'i, have assumed tie western .onn,v of Shenandoah
" m " nan and "n the oihe: the aggregate counties Of
't'''' N"io@ aud Gloucester The latter were seIec-
10y 'r'"nSe 'hvf population was taken la the ag-
G'Fs"e and 5" extenled araured as to save ,h l
hoi'I IN calculations
lac population of enrico, Norr.lk and Gloucester il,
I,Irn, -
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-13

There is Just and beautiful discrimina-
ton running through the following ESSAY.
somewhat rare in these distempercd times,
and on that account worthy of more than
usual repaFu-Ens
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-02-13

"AsHtSGToN, February 3.--l1 Tie Senate yestcr-
day, the Bill respecting discriminating duties on ton
mage aud mposts was read third time and passed
The bill providing for the payment Of The claim Of u,
san Decatur and Others Survivors representatives
OF The officers and men who captured and burnt the
Jga'c Pt!lait '.ia in The barber Of Tri!oli was cc1
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SVAsf,1sGTox. F,.,,r,,ar., :

IN ic Senate, yes:e''dv, Mr.. CnDb presented Repoft
and the resolutions Ct lie STATE OF Georgia. insisting on the
'"emt q The conracts between tina, and the Uni
t' tae n relation t" lie lands occupied by the Cherc-
E"e "a!is The Sedie spent hours IN the cousi.
iera;iCn al vxscutivr bus acss.
III The House oc Representatives, after the retiiiops ha
been presented tc House resumed of the,
resolutions offered by Ar Chiffon, when Mr. Buchanan
made so"'e remarks which occupied nearly hours ar
xiv '!ic' Obtained the foor b.: being ndsno-
sed, tie House adjourned
MIR. Mercer radr unsuccessful cpst to offer peso
luton 10 enforce tie rilIc House his Tim,
IT'S the consideration OF motions and resolutions hour.
but il required te unanimous causc. OF :,e ,iouss ~
Offer resolution while another pending, as all Oh.
lection made, lie did succeed .Nut Iat
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NYAsH1TGvoy. rrror.pv6


In the Senate, yesterday, Select Committees for tho
remainder Of the session, ordered be anpo.eH
by the Vice President The Senate the cons:G.
GRAFTON OF Executive business at half past twelve.
IN the iose OF Representatives the the
resolution G.cedhy M Chiffon was resumed MIR Ram
d"ph then occupied the floor for few rmns, 10 cor,s,
misrepresentation o! his language WHEN Appeared
III the T. = Telegraph u" Saturday. MI Riyes then smoke
"H the resolution, far "bnu; hour and a half Some inn
patience being cm manifested the ocs,ion the
House having refused to adjourn when Mr.. Bartlett TONI
the ioo' the question put the amendment Of Mir
tianiltou whicii was carried-Ayes l12, Noes IL
Before any other question taken, the House adj
oufncd leaving Nj. Bartlett i'll possession Of the floor ip
day.
Mr.. Chiffon stands this moment in Il position vl,ic,,
entities him 10 tie sympathy Of his constituents aud hu
and considerable citizens His ton is that of
fond father whose bofu iSIvc had almost said Enn
ousy, viii only surrcpti0usly taken from him, i
make way FOX the hdnting o aunthcras unlike as Hamlet
to Hercules 1T i Mr. Chiffon Ina. consented TO tine
change bn the elaborated from him IN one Of
these cunvulSiyc roes OF good which, Ike parox
yns bodily agony sometimes foster away the self pos
session OF The House now engaged in the 4 s
cussion Of Mr.. Namons resolutions; nd upon that we
should have had the question yesterday, had Mi ing
h,Jn in moment when vccmencc got mastery ore,
discrcion thrown out charge against the friends of the
Administrations of backing cut they desired 70
cXCnd the limits of the inquiry.Tbs reused MIR. Bartlett
III reply, and to-day may expect discussion
ever, the House having adjourned before he had time
to 50 into his rcmarks-l .NG. Joar
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N1A9TTNE TON, / tb IsF, IT ..
SIX have the homo; 10 present To Copgress through
you, treatise OH ths rearing of Silk Worms by Copu
Won Eargj OF Muuch, who sent il 10 me !or this pur-
pose. The Count hrs seen the resolution OF the House
of Representatives., directing the completion Of
manual on the culture Of six and was DESTROYS to pro
mote The patriotic of the lIOnse By sending the
result OF his Iab5rs The subject and evidence OF
the good viii which he bears tie l.. Sta,s.
| have l,,nor tn, no
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SATURDAY., Feb. ..
ShFJ RDAY, Feb.
The Senate did not Sit to-day.
HOUSE or REPRESENTAT

fL@Ni'S .SoI IL pt ifNNESSiI,
lie Speaker laid before the House a letter from The
SECRETARY OF the Treasury. transmitting report from
the COMMISSIONER Of the General Land Office Coniai-
Mug the information called for by the House the ED
January uliino, III relation 20 the survey of lads in
The Surveyors Distinct, South of Tenn see, which
letter read, and referred 10 lie Committee on Pub
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SILE AND SJ;E lToEMs.
The Speaker also lad before Ge House the foilo,?-
ing letter:
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PROPOSALS.

For publishing wosk, 10 be entitled THE AMER
iCAN ECONOMIST; in two volumes; by Frede
rick List OF Pennsylvania, formerly Professor oi
Political Economy, and Counsel OF The General Suci,
~ of German Manufacturers and Merchants for OBJ
tanning German system of Political rconc,nv
Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-19

"a, IN tbe nresent condition 81 the world, they
w, ~ necessarily be crushed. Witness Mr.. Cal.
'' ',s casting vote on the wouens bill. Since his
n.verson to General Jacksou's cause, he has apos-
.s,;yed from the American system. Edward Llv-
:,.on named as the candidate tor Secretary OF
cate. turned trainr,to the interests OF his naive
cote and oppused the tariff. McDutie. full OF re-
sa,,;on against the tariff, has his eyes fastened on
.hs treasury department. Benton, who had the
tloodv encounter with General Jackson, oppnsed the
.onlens bill to the last, and advocated every Sec
ian that bure ON the interests OF the north--he is
.lso in quest of high place. Hayne, OF South
rroina. another notwithstanding politician, threat
sninv to dissolve the Union account OF the tariff
ne is pninted out as Secretary of the Navy.
H,miltun wao never was thought OF tor any office
IN he rendered himself cuu,plcuous at negro IN
.urrection- IA must Infatuated opponent Of the Anne
,ran system j. lunkng forward to become Secreta-
70 If War. Will any friend Of the American sys-
,sm in his senses. turn out such men as Henry
Clsy aud Richard Rush, 10 give place to men Ike
these! - 49,,
Il. Th. leading Jackson Journals in all the States
f,sndv to his pe ction, are opposed to the proiec-
Inn Of manufactures, and even IN States generally
amused 10 his election, the Jackson presses are
nearly one ami all openly Or isldtous'y making Their
best efirts to undermine the Amercah Or protecting
system. .,;r -,
II.
a;np British agents DIS well other Foreigners. are
snn,t 10 man the warmest advocates Of Gen Jack
son. a.,
n. The man who is hated most, and been most
.anIerpd by all the party, from Gen Jackson down
10 his mos, AFFECT worshipper, is Henry Clay-the
ypry man who has done more for the American sys-
TEN than any other man living What is the secret
snrny Of this opposition Henry Clay knows Gen.
Jnrk .on is unfit for the Presidency, and he has the
courage to speak out what he knows. lie places
himself ma .fliy between General jackson anu me
,,.ple and tells them the truth, and therefore all
I,cssun,ans hate him with an mplacable hatred.
Il it possible that any m, II, after such evidence
can belieye that Gen. Jackson and his party care
rn.h for the American ,y,em' Judge him by his
avn rue--.a tree is knnwn by its trui's'--and
vo need not pass sentence ne sta 'ds se''-cohs'c,
I'D Jude HIN by another maxim equally true and
aou,l,v nertinent--.a man is known by his compa
ny',-al,d the seutence OF condemnation list pass
upon him.
Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-08-19
PUEBLO SAFE,

At Seaford in said County, on Friday the goth Of
August 1928, the following property, belonging to
the Philadelphia Dnver and Norfolk Steam Boat
and Transportation Company. that is to say; Two
Steam Boats. the Philadelphia and the Norfolk. Of
about 269 tons bur,hen each. built in 1926. Ut the
best materials and workmanship, lately examined
and cuppered. Engine of low pressure. aud a new
set of boilers in the Philadelphia, together with all
their tacking. cabin and other furniture Of great
variety and such as are cumlnun on board Steam
Boats, and each Boat pow ready for immediate EN-
puyment. Also two Stages. and twenty head Of
the first rate Horses with Harness. All seized and
taken in execution, aud to be sold for the pay
ment Of the debts of the sand company. by
JOHN COLLINS Shift
p. S. am requested to state. that Oh Monday
the first day of September, the properly belonging to
said Co pany, that is to say, the Steam Boat Frank
lin, her Packing and Furniture, Stages. Horses,
Wharf. Stables, sc. will be sold BY the Sheriff of
Kent County. JOHN COLLINS, Shift
August Is. 34-ts.
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NvanAywine AunaAeA.
August 10, 1928.

A., numerous and respectable meeting OF the
friends Of the Administration held at the Blue sal
Inn, on Saturday the iot Aagos , 900 called
ID thu chair. and William M'Caulley' and Joseph l.
DIXON; appointed Secretaries, when the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved. That the following persons oe appoint
cd committee to represent thus Hundred a. Ge en
oral County Meeting, to be held at the Red Lon'
On The ed Saturday in September next, in addition
to as many others as can make it convenient T., 70
sttend to wit, Col. Thomas Roblnson, VIM. W. ",
Young William Lea Au shsr.s d pon ta samuei
GaMrrath, Juseph w. Day, and VIM. A. Aldred.
y.sniyed. That the following persons be Appoint
81 !, rommittec Of Vigilance to wit William
Young James ) Dixon WIN; a. A ,s. G%,
Sat- l,;eharJ Kellan. James ID. Henderson. VIM.
zebey, James button, Andrew Armstrong Robert
Galbreath, William Murphy, George Brat,on' Sam
asl GaIbrealh, Barnard Niece, George W.. Row
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ell, William Shipley, Louis Sacr'ste, John Barr,
Amor Chandler, Robert Evans, John Henderson,.
Richard Pierce, John Sterling, James Wilson, Pai4
ker Askew, ohm Adred j oseph I. Price. John r..
Bowers, John Reynolds, John Zebley, VIM Robin
sou. Titus Dick, iialbert Weldln, Joseph Perkins ;.
Caleb Perkins Joseph Carver, Charles bolu, Nm.
Housol, f.mson Bird, Joseph Carr Curtis Nous
ley, William Phillips, Jacob Carpenter, George M.
Clawges, Caleb Martin, Joseph b. Guest, Samuel
ForwOod and jesse Kendall.
Resolved, That we view with fearful apprehen-
sion the violent attempt of few leading and DIS
appointed politicians to place IN the Presidential
chair, Andrew Jackson, whose only merit is IN his
military fame, the result OF the Battle Of ~ Orleans
Resolved, That our regard for virtue, morality.
the laws and constitution of our countryi is an IN
superable objection toglylng our surages to General
jackson as the preserver and defender OF these a
man VINO has violated the whole in the most fiagrant
, manner.
Resolved, That we consider the recent defeat Of
the Jackson party in New Orleans 1.-THE theatre OF the
Generals glory a. proof hat military achieve
inents alone are not sufficient for the promotion IL
civil authority.
Resolved, That we are also opposed to Gen. Jack
| suns nomination on account oi the open and avow
ed hostility Of large majority of his supporters II
the american system.
Resolved, That cordially approve OF the ma
tional nomination Of john QuiNcy ADAMS for Pres
ident, and RICHARD X sH tnr Vlce-PresIdent.
| Resolved, That we cordially approve OF the no
minaion of KENSEY JOHNS. Jr. as Represent
tative to Congress, aud that will use all honour
able means to ensure his election by large majority
Resolved. That the proceedings OF this meeting
be siyacd b. the Chairman and Secretaries, ant
published in the administration papers OF the State
CHARLES | du PONT, Chairman.
VIM. M'CAuLLEy. ( Secretaries.
| JOSEPH S. DIXON,