Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-28
THE INDIAN HIL.r..

THE INDIAN BILL.
The House of Representatives again considered
this engrossing bill on Tuesday, without coming to
any result Mr.. Hemph moved to recsmmit Il.
with view to report it in the shape ofthe sub
stitute offered few days ago by him, and reject
ed. Mr.. Humphls substitute was to provide for the
appointment of three disinterested commissioners to
ascertain the disposition of the Indians to emgrate
then to explore the country west of the Mississippi
and ascertain the quality and extent of the coun
which could be offered in exchange tor their lands
their conclusions to be reported the next session of
Congress.l
Mr. Bell called for the precious question Ton the
passage of the billy
The previous question sustained-s SO and sc,
the Speaker voting for it.
The previous question, "sha The main question
be now putt" then put and decided in the neg
alive by ayes and messages 90, noes 90
THE closeness Of the voting throughout on this
question has been unexampe6 The last vote enves
the fate of the bill as doubtful as ever.1
u ! so shares of U. s. Bank stock sold in n York
on the cath at 1891 The U. S. Telegraph gives
what may be, but do not believe. u.s. at this time
valuable caution-that the high sales since Smiths
and McDufe's Reports, are delusive, and the effect
of stock jobhing.
u Heman Allen of Vermont, late minister to Chi
Ii, has been nominated by the President to the Sem
ate as Charge de Affairs to Brazil, in place of VIM
THdor, decd
p. S.-Since the above in type, the National
Inteigencer of Wednesday was received which
says that it is Ethan Allen Brown of Ohio, and not
Heman Allen of Vermont, who is nomina ted to the
Senate as Charge to Brazil. The same paper states
that Jno. Hmm, also of Ohio, is nominated to Chill
lit would appear that Ohio has to be kept in order.
by vigorously administering pap to her discomfort.
An excellent remedy robatum est.
W The May poll for and against the Convention,
VIII be opened tins morning by the Mayor, at the
CITY Hall, and will be kept open three days.
a. We have received the 18th Annual Report of
the Board of Managers of the Colonization Society,"
and most heartily do we congratulate the friends Of
that institution upon the prospects of continued and
increasing usefulness, we derive from that report
We repubsh as requested, the following para
graph from the African Repository of April last
We hope with that valuable work, that the sueges-
ton may be universally acted on. If our Phan-
thropists would turn their attention exclusively 10
this momentous sub ect instead of dividing and weak
enlns their force by various projects, the policy of
which is doubted by many-we should soon reap
the double reward of comforting incalcuable benefits
upon the African, and removing from ourselves and
our Posterity, an evil far worse than any of the
plaques of Egypt.
FOURTH OF JULY
Our Friends will please to recollect that the
Fourth OF July will, the present season. occur on
the Sabbath. No judcious should be ne
elected OF inviting the attention of the Clergy and
the Churches universally this fact and of secnr-
ing their consent to the measure of taking up col
lectons for the Colonization Society on that day
The good which would be effected by he universal
adoPtion among all denominations, of this measure
would be lncalcuable And how appropriate to the
occasion such work of charity and mercy. We
hope that all the Editors friendlv to the Societv will
bring this subject Immediately and distinctly before
the public.
CHARLESTON, May 90.
The ship Elizabeth cap, Calender arrived this port
She sailed morning of the I'd Apl and have
Liverpool paper OF that date which day later than pre-
vIousiy received but 1t contains nothing of interest
On the 1llh inst off cape Delaware Joseph Jackson
Boy native of North Carolina. fell overheard from The
schr Perseverance capt EVERY, from this port for
Philadelphia and drowned every made TO
save him but in van he sunk before the boat could
The vessel was struck with flaw of wind the line
was go ne al the rate of seven miles per hour
| 4he Ruined South!-The Governor of Georgia. in
letter to Gentleman of Philadelphia says
/ I'VE have no such class as the poor. Our lands
are so cheap, and the absolute necessaries of life
| so easily obtained, that the number Of dependent
poor are scarcely sufficient give exercise to the
virtue of charity in individuals beggar is al
most rs are with a Prince. Children, in
stead of being incurnbrance to the poor OF
our country, their riches
Official return of the.vote on the amended Consii-
tuition.
Albemarle 69s