Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-09-08

VIII repeat our astonisliuent that such man should
retain the confidence OF administration POSSESSING
] an honest desire to punish JrGud.
The following resolutions have passed the Comno1
nall of tns city by yotc of @ to 3.
Resolced therefore, That a respectf,l appcatiop he
addressed to the President of the United States re-
questng that lie would order the Secretary of War
10 octa one or more OF the Engineers engaged in
the service otthc United : atcs TO examine and sur
rey James River from Newport News Point to Rich
hoi!u To ascertain the various ubstruc:ons the reno
FaiS oi which would at all times admit its free navira-
ton by vessels drawing at least seventeen feet; TO
enquire INTO the practiby of removing suc! obstruc
Tons and generally To prepare and submit the most
permanent and eficc.ual pa. for the improvement OF
me hayiSatHn OF ttc yer, with estimate OF the
ij:oJaa!c thereof.
ttes0red also That a petition 10 ,hc Congress-
o HE United States, be prepared ai.i submitted To
HE citizens oftis Gil aud others engaged in the ma
'ga;ion OF the river, los their signatures pray,r an
adcquNc appropriation for executing any improve
ncnt III Tic said navigation. which nav be recon
mcndcd hy tile EngiuecrS, be executed: And that
copies OF such petitions b.: forwarded ~ the Hon
iI't''cio;l " 15zcw ell 20 the Hon. JOHN rv.r and
to Tie l,n Andrew s5tc,cnSon. with rcs,,acit;,l r.,
q'cst TO eact tiiat they vii! give their active aid
ana cooperation IN procuring the enactment ofa law
naklng The appropriation at,.rcsaid
HcS"!.cG ilat tie llailwiil procesl now to m,
ctocc hy balloi OF niAe persons. To constitute com
niitec ior carrying int rlsc the first resolution nd
Vi nieto carry into effect tile second resolutions ami
lie
fined 10 the meinbers OF the Hall
The following cOluiiitcc was encted NV b1jlot Ia
carry lio effect the LIST u the said rcsou,ious:-
airssrs John Aa!!lai Rn5eit Pollard lop Eu,l.srs
Joseph t%te, aqUeiu Il. Larvic, John A. lancaster
jnln Rutherford, Robert Il. Scott and Wil!iarn
Gall.
And the io!lowing cona,,tac VAS elected, TO car
- lito effect the Sna rGsa.'tio'. HIrssis Iioaclt
81 Scott, Il. w. ilootes, iiuSep! Marx Richard
anderson, Samuel sublc,t, tsi.siavus Iuckc. Asa
! CHS, io!:l Godli'i and John Br5ciieubrougl.
II viii be seen by letter Tcd into o,lr paper OF
tiIis day, from the BrIin0Fk Gazette, Of Yesterday
evening, that esteemed Representative at CuIin
bii, Gen. Harrison, has caused SUSPENSION uf' the,
operation 0i tao tariff 81 futi;S in til eIlIic
10 he made in favour 81 oar uguitry from the list OF
July I'll! tie last OF Ocaj-f. 5t.c! praiseworihv
polpt, AMI efficient c"2irct should c.l.tar him to
the nation at large, and viii pioVe The commercial
interest how much the; have lost by tho renewal OF
TINS cn Itrnct tli;. Minister. II is indeed
degrading 10 American .lclEpys and pride to tiiiuk
:i:eI ii has been supplaute, by who ila no.
Ln. 10 recommend him to tllq ni,i,ca of his col,n
rynen-who is alone distinguished for having il vi
oiUtinn O. his duty drepresentaiiye abused
The tf&nh:ng privilege. Bat. CArc;,.
Prom Co,resJ~adcsI
CARACAS, iMi. August, 1929.
In my last letter forwarded TIC you I Decree es--
Publishing the Tariff, which was to have taken
ooct III all The ports Of the Republic Oh tie first a
July last. bat the Decree was not received in Car
until Tie middle OK July C:cue.a PACE as (iefa
G.
venezuela =. The !:rst hugiista few daya after that
order was Issued, Decree Of the Council of State
at Bogna was received iii Caracas, ordering That the
new Tarit it regards the Unitcd States should 90
into operation the last OF October, (npaninn the isl
OF November, 1925 and regards Europe on the
rst january l8GOtbis last order issued in con
sequence OF the circumstances Of worthy Minis
ter General Harrison, and the British Minister resi-
dent at Dogola for the purpose Of giving Gne notice
20 the merchants III the United States and Europe; 10
doubt various letters have been written and senL
from here relative 10 this Tariff: OF may rcly on
the above being official and correct the same l-
wing been published both in the Government Gazrttc
at BGgoia and the Government Gazette Of ll.5 civ
There are in first hands ut Lagnira about 200
ba!-c.s u Flour. The actual consumption Of this
article in L1aruira and Caracas cannot Ja c'i,,atcd
npw at than 500 barrels per month and after
The first November next the consumption 10 doubt
viii be dimnishcdin consequences of the additional
duty that will Their he imposed There 5 far sup
ply OF other kinds of American produce
Produce Of the country is scarce; Indigo OF boa I'd
s.! 80 Id per II; Coffee do So so per 100 b. Hides
do S2 per 100 lbs Cocoa do % per 10 ~ vi ,ane-
ga
leliog Fere,' At .Ne,o- O,-lcans-It appears from
the -papcrs received Yesterday from Ncw- Orleans,
that the Tavages Of this epidemic Of the most ap-
palulg nature, threatening entire desuatiUu the
place. 4 large portion Of tile victims unforu-
nate Spanish cxics from Mexico. driven from that
country by the northumberland meetings. had
been held, and committees appointed TO solicit
trljutions for their relief number Of them being
state Of complete desttution. While one paper.
! (fbc COURIER recommends all unacclirnatCd residents
TO fly from the pcstilcnce, another, he .UeycanAie
.8drertiser) seems to think that the danger of sick
cnng upon the way, at distance from medical
assistance, might prove more fatal than 10 remain.
I In addition TO The horrors Of the disease, which
carries of from 50 to 80 daily, the streets repre-
seutcd to be in such wretcsd condition, from conin-
ual rains, render it difficult TO convey the bo-
dies to Re grave Upon this subject heEot0ier OF
/ 'iI., fiirc I'm
tcs'aht Cenctry. are utterly impassibc for hcarse
with corpse several hearses have been broken down
this morning, and thc collins have TO DO taken out
/ every square" The same paper adds. 1--WE sor-
ry to say, far as knowledge extends, the num-
her that recover, bsar a very small proportion to
! lhnec ,vhn dc ThH lists of 1nnriaiLy have hncu