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Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02

same conditions, as before the Tariff Of
Ma, 18Th, 1873.
The b,u beng read the first and second
time,
Mr.. McDufie moved that the bill be ell
crossed for Ihrd reading.
A call of The House was moved and or
dered. bu, suspended before the Clerk hl
cot through the roll.
Mr. Wlckhtfe moved to, lay the bill oe
ihc table, and asked for the yeas and nays
on tho motion, which being ordered
The question was taken, and the mouo.
decided Oh The negative. Ayes %, Noes
100; and
The bI was ordered to be read a third
time. by a large majority.
The House resumed HE consideration Of
the resolution reported by Spencer Of Ne"
York, a week. OF two ago, for printing 10 .
600 copies of Mr.. Rush's report on the
culture of Silk.
Mc Spencer replied to the obiecuOus
winch had been urged on former occa-
sion 90 Tins proposition, contendug for the
established value of the information con
tanned ln the rcport--the great importance
of dI1usiug % through the country, mas
much as silk might DO successfully clIu
waited in every part Of the Umon-'ho
great value 10 the county Of that culture,
and ihc importance Of encouraging It by
the distribution Of instruction an The warn
Gus process of the art; to shcw all which
he adduced various fgcts, and arguments,
and number OF respectable authorities
Mr.. s. concluded by ollorng mod'ica
ton of theresolutiln by order of Inc Com
mircc on Agriculture. proposing 10 PRINT
thousand copies of the report.
Mr. tlaynesof Georgia, moved that the
resolution aud the amendment be laid on
the table; and the question beng put. the
notion was negauyed-Ayes II, Noes
%
Mr. Polk, then rose to sP.aN on the
subject. but the expiration of the hour cut
of further debate.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD.
Mr.. Howard moved to suspend the rule
which sets apart this day for private bills,
io order 10 tlke up the bill authorizing
subscription of stock In the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad
The Ayes and Noes were then asked for
Mr. Baruwell asked for division of
the question, to take the question upon
the general question Of susPending the
rule.
On motion of Mr. Sterigere the motion
was then laid on the table.
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02

Mr. McDulie from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported the following
bin.
A bin TO reduce the duty on MoIasses,
and Ito allow draUbackoH spirits, distilled
from foreign materials.
BE q enacted Sc That. from and after
the Both day of September 1880. The duty
OF Molasscs shall De 1--WE cents per gallon.
and no more, and from and after that time.
there shall be allowed q drawback Of four
cents upon every gallon of spirits distilled
in the Umted States. OF Che Territories
thereof from foreign molasscs, on the ex-
Polauon thereof, to any foreign port Or
place ''Rei 'han Che dominions of any for
eiga 81 e '.I."eaa'e' joining the UNI
ted States, 90 INC same manner, aud on the
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02
THURSDAY, May q.

In the Senate yesterday, it is under
stood, that the nomination Of john Ran
dolph, of Virginia, to be Envoy Extnor-
dinary and Minister PIcnipotentiar, to
Russia; of Z. A. Brown. Of OHIO, q be
Charge d'AAares to Brazil; and John
Hamm, orObo. to be Charge dAfijires
10 Chill. were severally confirmed, without
any formal opposition,
The nomination of Samuel McRobuts.
10 be Attorney of the United States for the
Districto Illinois, rejected few days ago.,
aud reconsidered the next day after reiec
ton. was yesterday again taken up, and
confirmed.
The nomination of Samuel Herricl, al,
so, as Attorney of the United States, for
The District of Ohio, which was rejected
some time ago, was yesterday recOnsldered
and confirmed.
The denomination of Mr.. Noah, to be
Surveyor ofthe Port ofNew York, has not
vet been acted upon. Nat. Int.
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Sec. 3. A0d be Il tmtler eaacied, That,
lin the making of any such exchange or
exchanges, 1t shall and may be lawful for
the President, solemnly to assure the tribe
or nation with which the exchange is made,
that the United States will forever secure
and guaranty to them, and their heirs or
successors, the country so exchanged with
them; and if they prefer 1t, that the United
States will cause patent OF grant to be
made and executed to them for the same :
Provided, allcays, That such lands shall
revert to the United States, If the Indians
become extinct, or abandon the same.
Sec. 4. ind be It further enacted, That
if, upon any OF the lands now occupied by
the Indians, and to be exchanged for,
there should be such improvements as add
value to the land claimed by any indldual
or individuals OF such tribes or nations, It
shall and may be lawtu for the President
TO cause such value 10 be ascertained by
or otherwise, and to cause
such ascertalned value to be paid to the
person or persons rightly claiming such
improvements; and upon the payment OF
such valuation, the Improvements so valu-
ed and paid for, shall pass to the Ual'"t
States, and possession shall not ai.cr-
wards be permitted to any of the same
tribe.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, Tint,
upon the making of any such exchange as
is contemplated, by this act, 1t shall ana
may be lawful for the President TO cause
such and and assistance to b. furnished tn
the emJgrants as ma bo necessary alr
proper to enable lhem 10 remove 20, 2"a
settle in, the country for which they
have exchanged; and, also, 10 give 'aen
such aid and assistance as may be noe.
sary for their support and suha's'5ne ior
the first wear after their removal
Sec. 6 ind be IT further eHl 'e1. Itat
it shall and may be lawful for t'a t'rsa,-
dent to cause such tribe Or nation to be
protected. at their new residence. ace.ist
all interruption or disturbance from any
other tribe or nation Of Indians, or rom
any other person or persons whaie"er.
Sec z. ARd be II further enacted. That
it shall and may be lawful for the President
to have the same superintendent aud
care over any tribe or nation IN the coln-
try TO which they may remove, as connm
plated by this act, that he is now authorz-
ed to have over them at their present pla
ces ofresidence. PrOUided, That moth
ing in this act contained shall be cOnstru
ed as authorizing or direc ing the violation
of any existing treaty between the United
States and any Of the Indian tribes.
Sec. 8. AHdJ be it further enacted, That,
for the purpose Of giving effect to the pro
visions Of this act, the sum of five hun
drcd thousand dollars IS hereby approPrla
ted. to be paid out of any money in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
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remove, and report to tic President, 10 be
AID before Congress.
Mr.. Hcmphll said it was not his in;en-
non to 90 into d discussion. But this had
5een called party question, and the adyo
Gates Of the bill had appealed to the friends
of the Administration to support the Pres.
dent in this measure. The President had
not better friend than himself IN the
whole nation; but on a question involving.
as this did, the moral and political charac-
Ter of the country, he could not yield up his
.wn judgment to his regard for the Presl
dent The object of his amendment was to
obtain full information, and enable Con.
gress to act Understandings on the lmpor.
tant question. The original bill proposed
TO place half million Of dollars in the
hands of the Executive, TO effect a removal
ofthe Indians. This was too great a re-
sponsibIity for any Executive. The house
should take the measure into its own hands
and indicate the mode in which 1t should
be effected
The previous question was again de
handed, and carried BY the vote of the
This cut off Mr.. Hemphllps a.
uendmcnt
The bin was ordered to third reading,
yeas I02, nays 81.
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GARDINER, lNIg } May II

For some days past considerable ex-
element has existed in this place and
neighborhood, on account Of certain dis
closures of criminal acts and intentions
made by young man on his death bed,
week before last, in Litchfeld; and as the
public cannot but be deeply interested in
the subject, we deem it to be our duty to
give a statement as near to the facts as we
are able to collect them.
4 young man in Litchfeld, by the name
of Edmund Williams, eighteen or twenty
years of age, was, some few weeks since,
taken dangerously ill. As the prospect
of his recovery became smaller, he APP
peared TO be 10 some great and unaccoun-
table mental distress At length he took
occasion to reveal to a friend the cause Of
his troubles, declaring that he could not
leave the world in peace without making
certain disclosures of crime IN which he
aud two others had been concerned. tie
stated, as we understand, that about four
years ago. he was enticed by two Of his
relatives living in Lltchiieid, VIZ: Lew
Williams aud Isaac Arno, to become an
accomplish with them IN the business OF
stealing, storebreakmg and robbing, II not
also, as the sequel would seem to show, Of
numbering. That, being young, he was
instructed by them IN the safest means of
carrying on the work of crime;--that he
was first directed to steal articles partcu-
larly exposed, which he did, such as cloth
ing left out during the night, bee-hlves,
sc That from these beginnings he ad
vanced with them to the breaking open Of
stores, &c. In The particulars Of his dis
closures, he mentioned several stores-one
or two in BowdOinham, one in Richmond.
and one IN this town-which this criminal
trio had broken open IN the night time and
robbed. That his statements were true,
appears moi only from the circumstances
under which he made the disclosures, but
from the fact that the owners of those
stores, on applying to him, previous TO
bis death, were able, under his direction,
to find where their goods were secreted and
obtained many OF them again.
But the most horrible disclosure OF all
Is yet to come. Many Of our readers arc
probably acquainted with the name o. Ro.
bert Patten, Esq a wealthy and respecta-
bic old gentleman residing in Litch6eld.
SuPPosing that he had a considerable sum
Of money in his possession, these mon.
sters had formed the design Of entering his
house IN the night, numbering the old gen-
tleman and his family, # necessary, and,
after securing the money, setting fire to the
house. The instruments of death were
prePared-long knives or daggers attach
ed 70 handles several feet in length, clubs.
&c.-and the night was fixed upon for
the execution of this horrid purpose. But
a special providence seems to have been
InterPosed to prevent this accursed work.
Oa the day, or but day or two previous
10 the night assigned, the younger VIII
Inns was taken sick, and the business
was postponed to await his recovery.
but ne grew worse, and at length his life
was desPaTed Of In his situation, con-
science awoke its awful power in his gull
iy breast lie could 90 longer conceal
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02
GREAT BRITAIN AND TIE
UNITED SIXTIES.

The following Message was yesterday
submitted by the President Of the United
States to both Houses of Congress, and
in each House referred to the COMMITTED
on Commerce:
10 Tic Senate and
House qfRPrcsGtatiees qftFo u States
GENrLEMEN: think 1t my duty to in
form you that ana daily expecting the de-
finite answer OF the British Government to a
proposition which has been submitted to il
by this, on the subject Of the Colonial
Trade
This communication has been delayed
by a confident belief that the answer refer
red TO would have been received early G.
nough to have admitted of its submission
to you IN sufficient season for the final &C
ton Of Congress at its present session;
and is now induced by an apprehension
that. although Ike Packet By which it was
intended to be sent IS hourly expected, its
arrival may, nevertheless be delayed until
after your adjournment.
Should this branch Of the negotiation
committed to our Minister be successful.
the present intcrdict would, nevertheless.
be necessarily continued until the nexr
session of Congress. as the President has
IN no ovcut, authority TO remove 1t.
Although no decision has been made, at
at the date of our last advices from Mr.
McLane, yet, from the general character Of
the interviews between him and those Of
his Majesty's Ministers, whose particular
duty it was to confer with him Oh the sub
iect, there is sufficient reason to expect a
favorable result, to Justify me in submit
ting to you The proPrety ofpYoyIdlng for a
decision in the recess.
This may be done by authorizing tie
President, in case an arrangement can be
effected upon such terms as Congress
would approve, 10 carry the same into ef
feet on our part, by proclamation, or, iii
should be thought advisable to execute Tx
views of Congress by like means, II the
event ofan unlavorabIe decision.
Any information in the possession ofthc
Executive, which you may deem necessary
to guide your deliberations. aud which i
NAV, under existing circumstances, BE-
proper to communicate, shall be promptly
laid before you, if required.
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02
IN SENATE.
MONnAY. May d.

Iu lAe Senate much time was spent on
the bin TO secure the faithful collection
and disbursement of the revenue, and to
displace dcfaulters, which was still under
consideration at the adjournment.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
In the House of Representatives, the
resolution offered by Mr. Ambrose Spen-
Ger, to print 5000 copies of the report Of
the Committee on Agriculture on the Man
ufacture of Silk, was adopted. The Horse
then resumed the consideration Of the f.
dian bill, which led to q long and anima-
ted discussion.
The House proceeded to the unfinished
business of Wednesday last, being the bill
providing for the removal Of the Indians
beyond The Mississippi
Tie previous question being demanded
"a call of the house was moved and carried,
l}S members answered 10 their names.
The previous question was negauyed.
The question then REQUIRED on a ProPo-
siuon 10 amend the biz by providing thar
treaties should not be violated,
Mr.. LEWIS opposed the amendment
Ho read the journal to shew, that many
gentlemen who opposed this bill supported
precisely the same provisions IN 1926,
when recommended by a different Pres
dent; inferred from That that the OPP osilion
Co /, was a party opposition TO the Admin
istrauou. and 90 the South that as Tins
b,l was known TO. be the leading measure
OF tho present President, 1t was an object
OF great solicltude with the opposition to
defeat it; and therefore he called on those
who ayowed themselves the supporters Of
the Administration, TO sustain this mea
sure; that If they did not, they would De
Guhloss, and traitors TO their party. Nj
j. then proceeded at some length TO vndl-
cate ihc policy of the bin
Mr.. EVERETT said, If the provisions
of the present bill were the same as those
which he had supported in 1876, 1t was
singular that The gentlemen who now sup
port this, should have voted against that;
as was the case with the members from
Georgia itself
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Georgia spoke
In favour OF The bin.
MIR NINTON, of Ohio, spoke for two
hours against the bil
Seven or eight members then rose, and
one of them moved the previous question
. a call OF the house was made and carried
The previous question was negaGved
! Mr. WAYNE, of Georgia, spoke an
I hour aud q hlIfiu favour of the bin.
Mr.. SPENCER, Of New-Yorl5. spoke
/ hour AID "a half against the bin
The previous question was again called
and lost, IS voting Portland s. against /,
The amendment respecting the faith o.
treaties was carried, ayes III, uoes 81.
/ Mr.. HEMPHlLL, of Pennsylvania
Offered a substitute for ,hc bill, to provid,
( for tbe appointment of three Commission
Iers bv he President and Senate, not resi-
dents of any of the states immediately la
terested. VINO should 90 through the lndiaI
TRIBES east of the Mississippi, and ascer
lnin their disposition 10 emlgrate; then G.,
explore the country, and ascertain the qua
il.ty and extent of the country which coul'
be offered TO the Indians in exchange lo
I,belr lands east of the river, and on wbo
terms hey would make the exchange, en'
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From the National Iutelligoncer.l
TIE INDIAN BILL.

The question which has engaged so anX-
iously and unremittngly the attention Of
the House for some days past, and which.
Tor that reason, as we'll as for its intrinsic
importance, and the earuestness with which
1t has been taken up by the People IN ma
nv ofthe States, had become very intcyes
tine was Yesterday decided We mean
the bill providing for the TemOyat Of the
Indians beyond the Mississippi. After a
renewed struggle TO get tAe bill rccommit-
ted, with a view 80 the adoption Of Mr.
HemphilPs substitute, the friends Of the
bill defeated that motion by four votes,
and finally passed the bill by majority of
tivc-every member Of the House, not ab
sent from the city by leave, being in his
place. The amendment adopted by the
House was forthwith concuvred in by the
Senate, and as the President will certainly
sign the bill, It may be considered as a
Jaw, in the following form, IN which we
have taken tho trouble to copy it accurate
ly. from the rolls of Congress:
AN ACT
To provide for an exchange of Lands with
the Indians residing in any ofthe States
or Territories, and for their removal
West of the river Mississippi.
BeHenactcd SC That it shall and may
be lawful for the President of the United
States 20 cause so much of any territory
belonging 20 the United States West OF the
river Mlsstssipp,, not included IN any
State or organized Territory, and to which
the Indian title has been cXtnguished, as
he may Judge necessary, TO be divided INTO
a suitable number Of districts tor the re
ception Of such tribes or nations OF Indians
as may choose to exchange thelands where
they now reside, and remove there; and to
cause each of said districts TO be 50 dcs-
crbed, by natural or artificial marks, as 10
he easily distinguished from every other.
Sec. , End DO further enacted, That
it shall aud may be lawful for the Fresi-
dent to exchange any or all Of such dis
trIcts, so to be laid off and described, with
fany tribe ornation Of Indians now residing
within the limits of any of the States Of
! Territories, and with which the United
I States have existing treaties, for the whole
! or aOy parton portion oflbe territory claim
I'd aud occupied by such tribe or nation
within the bounds of any one or moro o
he States or Territories where the lant
lclaimed and occupied by the Indians Is
owned by the United States, or the Unltef
! States are bound to the State within which
It lies, 70 exlinguish the Indian claim there
10.
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what was The cause Of his m,,...
Feeling that he WAS about tocn,@ en- goo
world, he was constrained to co con- al0A
guilt to both God and man. ~. DI'ess b
lngiy he made the disclosures boC c accord
toned He died about a iortni. ,IiC neg
Previous to his decease, we rn ~ s1e;
he gave his deposition, under oa ,,I''s'ao
a magistrate of all the facts. and -. Seia
more than we have been able ~ r,OI 10.
His disclosures are fully credited 'U g
rants have been issued for the ooo.' "
SION OF Lew Williams and Is,1.Ir 'S'e'
but they effected a seasonabIe esc.. az
It IS not known where they are +
greatly 10 be hoped, that all good o;.
will endeavor to aid the civil autb,-' ',.',
bringing them to trial. Williams is
TO be spare man short of thirty Wa. ~
age; Arno about b. Previous II ' ,G'
closures Of the deceased Williams 80, y. "
not learn as any suspicious of crime ~,
attached 10 mem. Ihey were farmers
As might be expected, rumor WIKI
thousand tongues has framed mapv re =, \
of crimes, acknowledged by the dec,
to have been commiued-such n, ~
they murdered a pedlar L. this tow, I, ~, -
ago and sunk his body in the KenosI-
tbot thpv oSsntllfpd md ,tt,,,,. q. 80
several individuals, Soc, bu, 5u,L W. " 'N
have not come to Us sufficiently ami.
Gated to warrant US in believing lEs-
What we have stated, we believe i, y
contradicted. The public should /. 4
ITS guard. We have fallen on evil ~
Accounts Of crimes Of the deepest a.. :
every week coming to hand from jir,,
parts Of the Union. Oar laws sbon3 I
cnforced-promptly and rigidiy eaor,i
[Chron!cl,
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02

The House of Representatives. attended
~ tie Senate, which was sitting as a Court
of Impeachmont, to hear the reply Of
Judge Peck, which was read by one of
his Counsel, Mr.. Meredith O, Baltimore,
and occupied about two hours and a half
The Indian Bill was then taken up on
the question Of It's passage, when MIR.
Hemphd moved to recommlt tie bill 10
the Committee of the Whole on NE State
Of the Union. with instructions b strike
out al the bill after the enacting words,
and to substitute the amendment witch he
had moved IN Committee Of the While.
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TO THE EDITORS.
Pranie dn CLien May7. $50.

In great haste | write 20 inform you OF
the Indian occurrences in this quarter, as
/ have reason to believe they will be great
" misrepTesented.
The multiplied murders Of the Sacs and
Foxes have at last been avenged On the
9th Inst. a party Of As Sioux and about 30
Menomonees. descended the Mississippi
to attack the Foxes They accidentally
encountered the Foxes 1t Prairie Paiseau,
by whom they were attacked After a
very severe fight, the Foxes retreated,
with the loss Of ume killed and many
wounded. Among the killed is Peeamos-
iee. the principal chief The series of
unproyoked murders which the Foxes
have perpetrated for the two years past,
has thus been amply avenged, and with
the additional advantage that these savage
hostlhties viii now be arrested. One Of
the Foxes was killed by the Menomonies
to revenge the young man who was killed
by the Foxes at the mouth of the Wlscon
sin last fall. Eight scaIps were taken by
the Sioux, with all the canoes, guns, &c.
of the Foxes. The Sioux lost one man
killed and three wounded.
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TUES0AY. May d

The Senate resolved itself INTO Il Court
Of impeachment for the trial of Judge Peck,
whose reply TO he charges against him
was read by his Council; after which the
Court adjourned to the second Monday Of
the next session of Congress.
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LYScnBosG, Maya

Mineral Coal.-We upde'''lIyg IL ~
Coal has been found near the Loh7 f,a1
tain in this county, about II nil'I' .f6,
this place, in great abundance d Sa. i bes
made in searching for gold
Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-06-02
ANDREW JACKSON
Washington, 26ih May, 1880.

The American Insurance Company Of
New York, have declared a diyident OF
rs per cent. for the last SIX months. This,
added to the preceding dividends, makes,
It Is said, an amount Of three hundred per
cent. on the capital Of that institution since
il commenced business m 1915.
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.2fJJG

The Galena Advertiser of May 10, says:
I'VE learn from the passengers who arrI-
we'd in the :. b. Robert Fulton, That the
snow at St. Peters, on the Eth inst, vas
about four inches deep