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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
THE. TARIFF BILL,

The House went into Committee re- .,
Whole Oh the stale of the Union. Mr.. News
in the chair, and took up the Tariff bill. vb,
Mr.. Spiagur again took the (loor in o,n.
sition TO The bill, on which he remarked W.T. rI
great severity. ''"
He was fn!Iowed by Mr. Buchanan in D.
ply; who, taving spoken Tor a consii,r,b.
time, gave way for mo'ion by Mr.. V,rcs
thot the committee rise.
The motion prevailed. Yeas 60, Noes 90
Whercupon, the Committee rose md ;.
ported progress.
THE LATE GENERAL BROWN
Mr.. Vance then moved that the llgu,e .,
into Committee of,he Whole, on The Nh f,
the relief Of Mrs. Brown.
The motion prevailed. Yeas IS, Noes 60
Whereupon, the House went into Commit.
tee OF The Whole, upon that bill, NJ. MlS,p
OF OHIO, IN the Char
On motion Of NJ. Vance, two letters w..
read al the Clerks table, one giving ga,.
men, of General Browns pccupiary af.r,
the other un the nature of his disease, and Il,
conneXion with The exposure tie had crLqrrl
in his asl campaign.
-'''' "hSN '''h VAy'ali CG S'i aC'C.
Gated the principles "r the bill. referring 70
previous Cases Of legislation, in hich ,imi.,
grants he'd been made, particularly Ia ,Nec.m
Of Lady Stirring, widow Of llalm Gracr.
who had received his half pay for seven ra,,
as did also the infant daughter Of Col Lat,
rens. He likewise quoted, as case sl mon
in point, the donation Of four thousand d l.,
TO four infan, daughters Of CoUu' De Gras,e
Mr. WickIiffe rose and Opposes he bill, a.
not being warranted by Che Cons'i,a lon, ro-
sanctioned BY any previous ACT Of Congress,
where Case was similar 10 ibis.
A debate Of CONSIDERABLE, rX,cnt then arose
in which toe bill Was advocated By M,ms
Vance, McDufhr, CuIpepe", Mallory, Lniosr
tor, Little, Wright Of Nrw-York Whppt, and
Carson; and oppose by Mcssrs. Wick.s,
Weems, Gi!mer, and Floyd.
When the Committee rose, and repOrrl The
bill to the House, and the question then :egr,
ring, On ordering the bill TO be engrosssd hr
a third reading,
MIR Wcems demanded that it be taken /,
yeas AID nays.
The yeas and nays were thereupon orlcrdi
and being taken, stood as follows Yeas S.
Nays IT.
SO tie bill was ordered to be eugrossel, al.
read third time Tomorrow.
Whercupon, The House adjourned.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
The pr NEE OF TIMBUcToo.

A statement is poinc the rounds Of the pa
ners from which i, appears that The heir APP
oarent of the throne of rimbucioo is now 4
slave a, Na,chez; and that application has
been made To the American Colonization Socl-
CIV for aiG To emancipate him, and restore him
to his own country. 1t is even said that, OF
right he is are ady knights late majesty hav-
ing drd suddenly Of replction,as stated short
time since on the authority OF private ad,ices
to a PHILADELPHIA. journal
The particulars Of the Princes history are
these: His name is Abdul Rahhahman, He
was born in 1862 al Timbuuoo, where his
uncle Abu h5taham was then King. HIS ia
ther was sent out bv the monarch as Cover
nor 10 colony tributary to his dominions.
Prince, for Abdul goes by that name IN the
family Of his prcsen, master,) after completing
his educ alton; entered the arm Y. and soon rose
to distinction as military chcftain. Al the
age Of twenty-five, he was appointed t" the
command Of large body Of men, 10 be en-
ployed against tribe of negroes called He
bolts. lie succeeded in putting them TO Hight,
bu, on his retreat fell into an ambuscaGe, was
made prisoner and sold to slave ship then on
the coast. A gentleman formerly d LouisI-
ana, now dead, saw him in Africa, in power,
and received kiudnesses from him.-lie has
been the property OF Col. +. at Na'cheZ, du-
ring his whole captivity.
This second Gambia is sober, honest and it,
dusirious; does not complain Of his conditions;
and has never been guilty Of a mean action.
lie is six feet in height; an d though six'y-6ve
years Of age. has the vigour Of the meridian of
life. His complexion has been much darken-
ed by exposure; bh it is said that he is I'M
doubtedIv Moor, and he states explicitly,
with en- air Of pride, that not drop Of negro
blood flows in his veins. He has married,
however, notwithstanding his prrjudlces a.
gainst tie blacks, and mas several children
We wish that these members Of The royal fam
i'y Of Iimaucoo may, in pursuance oil their
application for their emancipation, be ere long
restored TO their native climate.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
Washington Alexandra and D"'
tImOrc
STEAM PACKET lsGh.

1T having been stated in an adveri''ehe' n.
4 published, that good, will be Transporter T.; 81
line at the iates charged for ,hr carfase ~ enc,
ing packets; audthe owners fthe latter ns, -, II:
considerably reduced the rates they had G IT,, s,ss
ceived, the President and Directors .. ""ccnosr
Packet Company, in order to prevent m,eo SEQ. =, .r
announc that they had reference to 'un Of TX
Men payaJe and not 10 such AS the.pFop
sailing packets in their efforts to regain ". w. rl
they had for so many years enjoyed m'Eh' ,,n bl
ed to Az greater facility Of cd ,. the car
tofore between Baltimore and the Nstric' ~ '~ rl!
venience OF the citizens of the latter, iors1 a.
chief motives for establishing the steam paea.
and the dispatch and regularity with WINS" ,%r, bo.
and Others are thereby enabled to TRANSIT ,I,ir ~
ness will, it is confidently expected oo.. Pre-
port Those persons in the upper counmii pba3s
Ter purchasing their goods i'll Baltimore 40" ,brm b
pha will find !, to their advantage to send men p,r
line, directed to either of the cites III W" IN re-,
where they would be certain OF having H. H.
ness for their wagons every Monday ai'e'"O'"
march 29-eo6t
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03

eggs, concealed il a hollO,c cane. The eggs
were haichcd, spun their silk and Dropag"trd
their race, under the are o the monss; who
also ,aught the Romans ths whole mystery OF
the manufacture. Thus the insrcts conveyed
away in the hollow Of a cand were the pfose-
nitors Of all the silk worm ms in Europr. Greece,
o: rather the Roman EmpiIs IN Europe, mo-
nopolized the silk trade Tor CENTURIES until The
y.a- IIA6. when ROGER. the Norman King Of
Sicily, invaded Greece, and among me wealth
Of Alhens, Thebps and Curnth, Carried OIL
erea number of silk weaver,, whom he COM
pelled 10 leach their craft t, his Sici'lan sub
iecis, h. himself settling in Palermo, his capital
city We have shewn how ear!y afterwards
This silk was Introduced into Scotland; ard we
learn that, in 1851. the streets of London were
covered Or strewed with silk, for he reception
of Richard, on hi, return from The Holy Land
About 1921, the French haY;ng bren supplied
with workmen from Milan, first commenced
the manufacture of silk. We learn that IN 1855
the silk-women Of London complained that the
Lombards and other fore ieners brought manu-
featured articles in lieu Of the raw SILK. lnio
the country, aud thereby Injured the Englsh
artizan An attempt was made liz 1929 10 rear
silk worms, by planting mulberry tr'es. \
place, towards Chelsea, still bears the name OF
the Mulberry Gardens. In this year also. silk
makers were f's' incorporated 10 i company
Without entering into tedious minuleness,
we have, in the above, given, we trust. dis
tincl outline Of The general features which have
c-larc ,erized the rise & progress oil one OF the
most beautiful EN- oymcnls ever attempted by
Tue ingenuity OF man. All the poets have laud,
ed silk as the finest accompaniment OF feminine
Beauty. Waller says some thing handsomc even
Of bla silk
When from black clouds no part ofsky is clear
Bat Just SO much as |, Is the appear,
iIca;'n then would seem thy image, and reflect
Those able vestments, and that bright aspect;
A spark of virtue, by the deepest shade
Ofsal adversely, is fdrer made,
Norless advantage both thy beauty get,
4 Venus rising from a sea Of JET
La Belle .fsemJhc.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
IMPROVED PLOUGH.

Mr.. Charles Howard, oil Himgham,in Mas
sachusetts, has invented, and obtained patent
for valuable improvement in the constru c'lon
Of ibis highly important implement OF agrcu'-
ture. BY the application of fiction rollers, y
as they are called, which "producc sell gov
erni"g principle. and operae in such manner
as 10 render The plough completely su5sorvient
10 them. they keep the plough close 20 the
work Without The aid or assistance D! a plough
man, and il Goes the work in more regular
and uniform manner than can possibly be done
in any other way, and me improvement makes
the saving of one man IN the lAbour Of plough
ing. The apparatus may be attached to any
common plough and put on and taken OH at
PLEASURE, aud the plough used either way
At the last Brighton Snow, the inven,or re-
cei,ed from the Massachusetts, Agriculture!
Society premium for his improvement, OIL
an inspection Of its work in compe itlon with
Other pIonghs. 4 perfect model Of this Plough
may be seea at the Patent Ofice.-Nal. Lnle
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03

nav lessen his dangers; will so UP INTO the
palaces Of our nations task masters. and FISK
nv life to save my youngest born-'FoH AM
HIS MOTHER.
When all had forsaken- HIM aud fed; when
the Jews had scoar.d and the Romans had cruz
cited; when darkness rested upon the hopes, as
well as on the land, the weeping mother stood
nigh, while life was apparent, enduring and en-
dearing, "pelced. through with the SWORD oi
the calamity; but her heart whis2erlns,l VIII
not go hcnce-"FoR AN HIS MOTHER.
Through life and in DEATH it Is the same
honour's garland and shame's brand, the pa
lace's crowd, and IN the prisons soh'Hde-t"e
mother is known in oil. Returned affection
cannot increase her love, nor ingratilude or!
up the fountain other heart.
Friends, kindred and youths strong love-
gather round the bed Of sickness; but the mo-
Their shares its wachings and its pains-she says
to all, weep on, sympathise, mourn yonr depar'-
ing pleasures, and your expiring hopes-bu'
let me draw near; let my bosom pillow his
aohing head let my arm be under him as
a support, lei my hand press down the dinmlns
eyes, let my ear drink in his last earthly brcah'
ing; lei my lips kiss from his, the settling loan
Of death-"FoR AN HIS MOTHER.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
WESTERN MARBLE.

A fine specimen Of dove-coloured Marble
from CamjIus, Onondaga county, has been
lately presented to the Franklin institute. IL
is fine grained, highly polished, containing Sc.
vcral varieties Of br Au ifnl shells, and would
setmto b well fitted for building and orna-
mental work in architecture. The qn"rry Is
said to be within mie or Two ot the Erie Ca
nal, and considering its vicinity 10 wafer con"
veyance, the e. eat beauty Of The marble and the
moderate price at which II is Offered u the
public, we see no reason Why II should not be
extensively worked aud come into general use
in this quarter Of the country. The price is SO
cents per superficial foo, in the rough-or Po-
Iished, al an advance OF from six TO ten cents.
Rochester .4dU.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03

thy for the case d Mr.. Redmond, An limos
cent man, utterly without the slightest prlvity
70 the crime with which he WAS charged, has
escapet; the punishment of flon, only by the
benevolent doubts Of jury, and has had his
rcputa,ion relieved from the suspicion of infa-
my only by concurrence oil circumstances OF
the mos, extraordinary ard 2rovidential ma
ture We hope this case may pro'ea lesson
to such Of the witnesses agains, him, as les,i-
fed under homes, impressions, 10 be less conn
dent in Identifying persons whom they had
seen but once.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03


The New York Journal of Commerce, Of
Wednesday, in noticing the proceedings Of the
police court CT 'nat city, says:
"A dissipa,ed kind of fellow, BY the name OF
Gracev, was committed upon some trifling ac-
cusalion, and his mother, anxious to visit her
son, addressed the following letter to Alderman
Valentine:
"'alarch the % dear sir hat cote a soan -
brivel and vault he is in ioare don no lie has
rote 10 me 20 com and 81 him and hofr Won will
be cind to Let me Sc him fore am his mother
Rurhry Gracey
To the oneI abal Abram NValentin, \ Squirrel
Doubtless a portion Of our readers Will smile
a. this sample Of "keirography Of poor "Ruthry
Grac.y" We were disposed 10 indulge in 4
similar feeling; but when we recollee'ed the
urgent cause Of the poor woman's epis,ic, We
though, there was enough in her feelings 10
sanctify the uulucky scroll, and save il from
ridicule. The God of nature has planted deep
" in a woman's heart, the seeds Of aff- ION,
which spring Up and bring forth towards kins
men and friends, some ten, some forty, and
ffty; but towards a Son, dn hundred fold. Ii Is
not difficult to imagine the sensations whic h
crowded to the heart Of poor RuIhrv, when the
letter Of her son, w,itten, perhaps, little better
than her own, was placed in her hahG. She
remembered, in one moment, the errors of his
childhood, the growing diso5edien~e Of his
wears, s. saw that these had r'pentd INTO crimes
which might leopard his life, ard BRING shame
upon her grey hairs; they were sins md roies
agains, which she had warned him with comu-
nitions and tears, but which he had persevelcd
in with the obstlnacv Of confirmed wickedness;
he was tasting the bi terness of hat chaiCe
which he had drughed for himself The ,cowdn
would have stood up against the |, elings whiC n
his sufferings might have caused, sense OF
her inability TO address high author,v might
have quelled the resolution of looking in upon,
TO mitigate the misery Of, prison solitude-but
the mothers feelings o,ersteps these barriers;
disclsiming all knowledge of the crime OF her
son, and dives,ing herself OF every feeling OF
retardiug delicacy, Ruhry Claims admit'ance to
the culprit, with the al! poieu. chatm-"FoR
AN HIS MOTHER.
From infancy to age, the mothers feelings
are The same
Ere yet her child has drawn his earliest breath,
mothers love begins--it glows till death:
Loves before ife-with death not dies: but seems
The very substance of immortal Dreams
Prosperity hath not dimmed the luslre Of q
mothers love, nor adversely blunted its edge
in pain it mitigates; in shame il concesls, in
Joy i, is exalted--in despair ii sooths; in eera,
ton it triumphs:
"Last at the cross, and earliest at the grave"
The Hebrew mother hoped agains, hope, and
planned, almost in The runs Of defeat, aeains
The cruel operations Of The Egyptian edct. So
will" SAYS she TO her aching heart, 81 viii
watch the slender ark al a distance, to SET
my child cradled in the shine and amongst the
monsters CT The Nile. l will share in, that
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03

In the case OF Alderman Binns, the Supreme
Court, yesterday, decided that his holding me
appointment Of printer Of the laws of The U:
States, was not Incompatible with the office Of
Alderman-no, coming within the meaning Of
the act supposed TO have had bearing on The
case-immedia,ely upon which, the coutl pas
sed judgmen, in the Case which led to the ag'>
,a,ion Of nc question, amcrcing the defendant
in The sum OF 8 100, and costs.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
Containing 394 Acres.

As this estate is so generally known, Par'''nhFd'
scription Of it will be les, necessary. The SOL N"'
good state Of cultivation. having been malaSed "
several years past with a view to its mpro'erl'".
There are about two hundred and fifty acres eI,''.'
and divided into eight fields well fenccd the ba''
is in wood and timber. There are from tort! /" ''t
acre, of meadow land well dtched and dfa"'a' I@'
of which is well set with clover and timothy '' -
lance designed to be put down in grass tie t-'u''
fall
s.$Isls There is a young thriving APP. We
cIscEs chard of about two hundred trees Z" o.'.
sNf<> selected fruit, besides variety q eve"
ysxSass summer fruits This farm is de Ehtu't 30
tered; Dosue run passes through it, and II ''''''
in springs of most excellent water, .mch cU|''".
run through The farm in the dricst sra,ons ire 1
ings are good, consisting Of a large frame G"" .
house Of t.o sto,ies with four rooms and VICE.
sage, built yer; substantially ind Of The hes, 49,,
and every necessary out house to accommodate -
family. The garden and yar, arc wen dosg' e. o..
improved. From the house there rs a e'"n"'I.S
view of The Potomac and surroundlng coun'fi' "''
hcathiulness and beauty Of prospect 1t - Puhl .,
passed by none The price ard tens " ~.
will be made known by application TO the '."'''''
living on the premises ~ ,rscr,l
april JAM
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
PRIsrxD AkD PUBLIsHBn,
TIE UNKNOWN DEAD.

BEFORE the discovery of America by Columbus a
mong many tokens indicative OF the existence OF an
other continent, DIR. robertson mentions the follow
ing: "Canes of an enormous size had been seen float
np on the waves, which resembled those described
by Ptolemy productions peculiar to the Eas Indie
Ate r 4 course of westerly Winds, trees torn "
by the often driven upon the coasts OF The
Azores; AMI at one time the bodies of two will
ocular features, resembling neither the inhabitaIt
of Europe nor Africa, were Cast ashore there"
Ye dead of an unknown distant land,
What do you here on our sea-girl strand
Have the wild waves torn you from your home
In a world like ours, or doye come
From Oceans cavern'd L.d'
Is the hope ofthe venturous seaman trac,
That points To a far coasts shadOwy blue,
O'er painless seas, whose pillows lie
Dark as the shores of hI,urty'
Awake, and say, ye Dead!
We have seen the tall ajes.ic cane
Borne PROSTATE on the heayirg main;
And trees up rent by the western blast,
The rolling tides OF our isles have CAST
These shew ofverdmt bowers.
But ye though YOUR features bear no trace
Ofkintlred with our fairer race,
We tell us Of breathing senuent forms
Haunting those groves o'er the oceans storms
OF human grie!s like ours.
Awake, awakel-But those dusk forms lay
Cold silent things in the suns warm ray,
Wound in the coils of their long black hair,
In deaths dark, dreamleSs siumber there's
Unwilling that strange men DER them bent
The gaze of inquiring wOnderment:
Nor saw they that isle Of iher exed graves,
Nor heard they the hoarse assassin waves
Booming along in their suen pride,
As the deep called back her rebellious tide.
We are mute-s;ill mute-but We are here,
Sad tokens OF some existent sphere,
"a lare tar ID q Orlu
Triumphantly her white salts hath furl'l,
Nor seen her pennOns stream.
The voices that told in days fyOre
of another cline. n far distant shore
The light OF science that then was viewed
As phantom lamp, by foo's pursued,
Is now more dream.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
lRvING'sLIFE OF COLUMBUS.

Ii is mistake into which some papers in
speaking Of this work have fallen, tina, ii was
printed in this country from the London copy.
Two manuscript. copies Of the original were
made, one Of which was negotiated for lay the
Mes,srs. Car,iis Of his city, and from this The
New York edition has been printed. The
work seems likely 10 be one Of the most popular
in our country at least, Of any which the pre-
sen, age has produccd.-Tne incidents are
skiIfuly & ludiclousiy selected from the mass
Of materials with which the author was fur
nisheG: hey are arranged in the most adm!ra
bic ard beautiful order, and recorded in The
harmonious, and graceful style peculiar TO the
writer. The book is somewhat voldmnIous,
but never was work Of the kind read with
less WEAKNESS. There are, ii is true some in
accutaces Of style, aud some tritling repe'i.lons
which make regret that the author ha' not
given more time TO its careful revision These
however, are small blcmishes.-F The work will
Gil the measure of the authors fame and will
be read by posterity TO which few similar
works Of The present day will probably arrive
POSI-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
TWENTIETH CONGRESSES SESSION
Tuesday Apral. 1928. ''''N
IN SENATE,

In the Senate, large number Of bills h..
public and private, had their thnd W.T. ".S
ing, and were passed. The bill aIlow;,a ,'i''
ties on foreign merchandise impo,,r2 "; ~,
Piusbdrg, Louisville, Cincinnati and :, VII, "''
10 which was added by amendmen, y.H
vile, to be collected at hese places va, ''', E
ter some discussion, ordered to hid 'N
ing. The remainder ofthe da, was sn,n, ~ :,
the discussion Of The Graduation Bill ' 4"
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-03
"A Valuable Farm fox Sale.

-A the subscriber viii sci his high
aESs.NAly improved and valuable farm called
sssE ROSEHiLL, in The county OF farln'
81: H iour niles and half from AieN'ndr',
and ten aud half from the City of Washington Ihi
pheasant ani agreeable neighborhUod,
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THE TRAVELLER,
AID MONTHLY GAZETILLI


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month. IN large duodecimo form, con
~ from 80 to 60 pages. This work hls d.
an extensive patronage IN this cry lnl 4
where. Its 10 be arranged IN two deP.i' II.
/. Miscellaneous department. continuing y
graphical Sketches Of various counme'
Monthly Chronological Journal Of events ~
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2. The GAZETTEER DEPARIhL''
contains IN successive Monthly Number
yet Commemorative Gazetteer Of tho Diiedf
divided INTO four sections, a small volume
devoted 10 each section. This depiIh
continuation to embrace a Complete IHl.
Gazetteer The pages relating to p 81
detached from the miscellaneous dcpaI'le. 4.
bound separately Complete number 7
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.N'OTECE.

a IL persons indebted 10 the esiaIe 2,
ScAthan Roberts, deceased, are req1e
tie up their accompts Immediately Or u'' IA
put INTO proper hands for collection u. 81.
those who have claims against sad e. 4,
present The same properly aulhenlcaiel. 80.
Element, on or before the lsi. Of A1sers
DAVID ROBERT
REBECCA ROBLHt--
June 23d 1525.-26-6tg -
Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-08-20
FOE Ns4LE.

z or No. J, in the 9TH square in the
81 own Of Wheeling. containing convenient
ONE STORY DWELLiNG HOUSE Of
brick. and a two story brick building IN an unhn-
isbcd siate. The above lot is pleasantly situated
on the corner Of Nam and Washington streets,
and viii be sold low for cash. OF part cash and the
balance on liberal credit, with approved security.
An mdi-putable title VIII be gwen 10 the pure q
ser. For further particulars inquire of j. g.
Clemens. s. CO. who are authorized 10 make sale
OF the same. Ed. q. CABIN.
UhTliRa. dDrd .. l-2o 14-6m.