Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-14
CONGRESS

and
in limited request - ~ "
CONGRESS
on tuesday the Senate resolved itself Court of I'm
Writ Esq Mr. Wit read waa S,s o hs Wynn
sed and concluded with moving be allowed until the
plea to the he cou adoSr n,s nn b an
with the understanding that the impeachment will not come ON
Tor trial until the next session of Congress.
The House of Representatives engaged from half mast
ii O'Clock in the morning, ill past in the evening IN an ar
duous discussion of the questions growing out of the bill re
tive TO the duties imports
After Ms McDuiie's closing speech committee of the
qucs'en taken his repeating amendment and neeav
ed ayes g. noes IL substitute bill was thea offer
by the Secretary of the Treasury prevention of frauds
on The revenue by the appointment of assistant appraisers
&C. &c which agreed to, with the of the chair
MIR Scott and Mr. Howard amendments were I
flying the duty iron imported for rail roads, &c Thus
amended the o'i, was reported to the House
In the House, MIR hlcDute's amendment being by
him. the first branch thereof proposing repeal the tariff Of
1923, was negaiived, yeas g. nays 100,
MIR Barrnge then offered amendment, proposing re-
ducon OF the duty sal, to 10 bushel September
naxt and to 10 CENTS year after that time: which amend
ment, after debate was agreed TO- yeas los nays 81
MIR Wilde then proposed an amendment, e5rac,s subau
tally simple repeal of the tariff act of 1928. which
Mr. Gorhain them consequence of the decision of the
House respecting the duty on salt moved reconsideration
related the duty iron hemp flax, This motion was
still under debate, when half after O'Clock and after
negasvns various previous motions adjourn, House ad
jouned
The Salem Gazette contains some further particulars of the
Of the Crownnsheld Silman and
Chase respecng the ecentnurder of MIR White nothing
of satisfactory character The evidence ngainst the above
appears testimony of three
victs, named Gunner Fisher and Hatch who prison
contemplated Hatch further that he in
Salem the mast winter with one Gunner and Others menoned
the places of their and that the murder concerted
their meetings, and the OF committing arranged
These conversations took place in February and before The 9Th
New Bedford and gunner to Exeter gao for other Offences
and Fisher IN the state prison The persons accused will
not be tried before November
.Ne,o York Life Insurance and Trust Company
The books opened yesterday to receive subscrp-
tions to the capital of this corporation There
was great rush for the stock About twelve mil
oas were subscribed and as per was requi-
red to be deposited, the commissioners had in hand
capital required Contracts were made for the stock
yesterday at per cent premiur So it would seem
that clear profit of $4,000 at least, has been cre-
ated By THIS enterprise in day.
Journal Of Commerce. May 8.
Tie English East Ia,liu Conspany.-It appears
from the examinations of the Committee in the Bril-
fish House of Lords the affairs of the East india
Company that the territorial expenses of these
chant Kings. average OF the last three years,
exceed the revenue by 81 877 900, and that the IN
terest of the debt amounts-to G2 100 900. The an
nual dividends are only .c63O00O Thus the annual
incumbrences more han times the amount of
the dividends. The Company owe twenty millions
more than their assets and their annual loss
regns exceed their gam merchants by G3 600.
Why then, it may be asked, is this great monopoly
tolerated? 1t Is, is stated in the article which
supplies these particulars for the sake of the patron
age OF an annual expenditure exceeding twenty-three
millions of pounds. 1t is quite evident from this and
other familiar examples, that governments by means
contemplate in their policy only the benefit of The
trade. The advantages Of commerce and the COM
fort OF communities are sacrificed to many motives
OF state, or to private interest and influence The
aristocracy of England is greatly boosted of, as
most valuable component part Of the form OF govern
ment; and valuable it certainly ought to be, consider
ing the vast expense at which it is kept up. What
that cost is it is not easy say. This patronage of
the East India Company is one of the items, 1t be-
ing very convenient for the younger sons whom the
law oi primogeniture shuts out from the family es-
tate The Church Establishment is another useful
for the same purpose the East India Service, and
and supported like It. at the great cost of the nation
at large. So; too, the Corn-Laws have been retain
ed on account of the Landed Interest, which GER
taInly something else than the farmers.
The spirit appears, in less distinct forms, in in
Vulnerable other parts Of British legislation.
What is the actual cost Of all this, as we have
said, 1t may be difficult computes but this of
policy may chance, in the end to cost all. There is
not Of these systems, which thus neglect the
public prosperity for the sake of the privileged elias
ses, that does not silently work its mischief.
The graspng spirit which has characterized British
policy in respect TO foreign nations, will not more
the emu, OEdW OH tDHJ severe
retaliation than her short-sighted views her do
nestle regulations. will produce reaction and vi
client revulson to that equilibrium which it had been
better policy in her TO restore. in proportion the
knowledge and wants of the age perceived its jus
ticc and demonstrated its wisdom Bat. 9n,cr.
NV YoRK, May 10.
SPoRTIyG The match the Union Course Sanr-
day, by the southern 4yieo She performed
the miles IN "a which. especially the track very
heavy having recently broken up great speed Arid
led from the Jump and the odds against her nearly
to before starring II bad judgment, as seems To US
for the of the Eclipse stock of which bottom not less
than speed, the Characteristic thus hazard its reputation
and their dollars upon gO matches Of speed To-
day the sweepstakes between Betsey Ransom, SCn4 and
BLACK Maria, TO be 1t is said Beey Ransom vii
not appear The other will make great match, as We
suspect lack Maria the animal that beat Col Johnson
COLI last fall She then showed WE'LL but did not eYincepe
baps it was requrcd-paTticular speed.
Tomorrow the regular club races commence. The two nh
/ treats viii then be
TroRing After the match Saturday, there was
trong match Clubs course between the 'ree ceeor
ted horses Comet Ephsim Smooth, and Sir Peerhree nil
heats and repeat The match by Comet IN two neas
Sir Peter gave up las, mile the first heat ne Oe
lame Time giyen.--4mericdT
Co. A. f,,,o Strc