Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-05-21

'eei. Inc truth is, MI Ritchle writes very often
without reflection, and sometimes his hasty para
graphs borrow their angry ,inge from some sudden
Ill humour or gust of passion into which he is thrown
and which leave the impression that he is gentle
man OF not the best temper in the world hope he
viii mend his style, particularly in this respect he
complains SO very much of others. SENEX.>
CONGRESS-
In the Senate on Saturday the bill for the relief
OF sundry revolutionary and other officers and soldiers
and for other purposes, ordered be engrossed
for third reading. The bill to re organize the NAVY
OF the United States was passed; also an act
authorizing subscription of stock the Maysville
w ashingion, Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Road
Company Some time was spent in Executive bust
ness.
The House of Representatives on Saturday. n
doPted MT. Carson's resolution, calling for nforma-
ton on the subject of the accounts of Miles King as
amended by MIR Whitt!esey, with an additional mo-
dification moved by Mr.. Bell. The House then took
up the resolution offered by Mr.. Taiaferro on the
subject OF repeal of the duty on Salt but no ques-
tion was taken, when the hour had expired The
Indian bill was then acted in Committee of the
Whole on the state of the Union, when Mr. Storrs
addressed the Committee in a speech of between
three and four hours.-.Nat Jour.
On Monday, the Senate repealed their resolution
auhorisng subscription to Gales andsSeaton's pro-
posals for re7printing the public documents.
The House OF Representatives resumed the con-
sderatlon OF the resolution offered by Mr. Taafer-
70, on the subject of salt. Mr.. Taliaferro modified
his resolution by striking out the preamble and ma
king the resolution read as follows:
]. Resolved, That from and after the s0th day of
September next, the existing duty on salt shall be
reducedto - cents for the measured bushel.
e Thatfrom and after the 3Oth day of September,
1881, the duty OF salt shall be further reduced to
- cents, per measured bushel and that at tic end
of one year from the period when the public debt of
the o. States which interest of more than 3
per centum is payable, shall have been cxtnruished
ana discharged no duty on salt imported into the u
States, or the territories thereof shall be imposed
The resolution having been read, AR. .faafer-
70 renewed a motion for the previous question:
Mr.. Burgess then demanded call ofthe House, and
asked tor the ayes and noes, which were ordered
But the motion refused. Mr. Hoffman then
moved to lay the resolution on The table, which was
negatived, Ayes 49, Noes 97.-The hour having
then expired. Mr., Martin moved to consider the bill
reported by the committee on WAYS and Means, re-
ducing and repeating duties imports, in order to
get at the duty on Salt This was negatived, AYES
90, Noes 98.-The House postponed the special or
ders, and took up, in committee of the whole, the
Indian bill, when Mr. Lumpkn. Mr.. Ellsworth, and
Mr.. Foster, then addressed the committee on the sub
ject of this bill
The Question fairly pu.-A bill has passed both
Houses OF Congress- land glad of it,) authori-
zing subscription the part of the United States
in the Maysyille Turnpike Company, and appropra-
ting one hundred and City thousand dollars of the
Treasury to pay the amount of the shares to be SUBJ
scrlbed. This bill is before the President. The
question s-WiI ne sign it? 1t is clear IF in
ternal improvement There is no giving il any other
name, or fndiag for the bill any other ground to
stand on II is to contribute ON the part of Gov
eminent one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to-
wards making road from Maysville in Kentucky, to
Lexington in the same State. 1t is a pan and ma
ked case of Internal Improvement IF Gen. Jackson
signs this BILL he airms the constitutional existence
ofthc power of Internal improvements in as broad a
sense as 1T has ever been contended for by Mr. CLAW
or any other OF its advocates. He will go the full
length of Mr. Adams's first Message, which throw
Virginia and the whole South into such a state OF
alarm. vii he sign the b1t2 We have no doubt he
toiU He may wish, indeed, it had not come to him.
but he soH sign IL. We call the attention particular
ly, OF Mr.. Richie 10 this matter-of him who profess
sed TO found SO much OF bis opposition to the last ad
mnlstraion upon their recognition of the power, in
Congress. Of Internal Improvement. In Mr.. Ritcb-
les opnon, the election of Gen. jackson was to bring
back the constitution to what he considers its lust
extent. The matter is brought to a test; let him
note the sequel Gen. Jackson will sign, The biiLand
thus give the lie to all Mr. Ritchie's predictions He
wiz by his appreciation of this BILL sanction the pow
or OF internal Improvement, it's broadcast extent in
defiance of the doctrine of Virginia and Mr.. Richie
and get sVr Richie 1oiH go 10 p aise and sup
port him as heret9fore.--rJTat Jour.
Can any person tell why Mr.. Benton concluded TO
celebrate the 18th of April as the birthday of JEFF
teTson IN preference to any other day of the year,
Mr. Jefferson. in his memoir Of himself does not toll
the time of his birth, nor find it stated in any
OF the many eulogies delivered on the occasion Of his
death. In letter to Levi Lincoln, dated Aurust
Goth, 1903, he says With respect to the DAYS on
which they wish to fix their anniversary thsg may
be told that disappearing myself of transferring the
honors and veneraton for the great birth Gsy of our
republic to individual, or of dividing them with
individuals, have declined letting my own birthday
be known, and have engaged my family not to com
munlcate it .e--Boston Courier.
1t is not little remarkable, that no Slatcrnan of
our country has emphafically set the seal of his
Reproduction or the MULTIPLYING doctrine by which we
understand, the right Of minority in Republic to
resist the majority, Mr.. Jefferson. When the com
mittee were selecting timents from his Inaugural
city, how capie they to Pass over the following? "a