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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
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FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1881.

u Yesterday 10 the House of Delegates, the Pc
the Senate with the amendments indicated in our
paper ofyesterday morning, were coDsidcred-gNing
rise as was foreSeen, TO good dca! ofhcat and dis
Iurbing the harmony fthe House.
The House of Delegates have seldom been more
unanimous than IN the feeling Of dIsapprobaion man
Tested towards these amendments. Gentlemen most
warmly attached 10 the doctrines of limited construc.
tIon-Messrs Biodnax, Mcfarland. Gilncr, Morris.
Booker, Miller of Powhatan, and Preston, denounced
the amendment out of place, as an invasion of the
ght Of opinion, and in It's effect upon the harmony
of the House, upon the business Of the COUNTRY and
upon the doctrines Themselves thus inuppropriatcIy
asserted, every way unfortunate. Thus attacked on
all hands, the amendment was voted out by treat
majority
II any thing ever could stake the people of Viz
GINA IN their political faith, and disgust them with
principles which they have ever consistently main
tanned, it would certainly be the nludicous mootlnr
Of them all occasions, in season, and out.
Slr Campbell of Brooke, took the correct view Of
this amendment of the Senate, when he represented
1t ms an invasion Of the freedom of opnion-as
political dose, which the applicants for tho charter
WIZ w oWhIIO"3 OCOtC inc rlnIt was nraTlt
ed them winch they asked. Wha; right had the
Senate Of Virginia to say to the people of Stounton.
that they should not apply to the General Govern
Inent Tor subscription to the Stock of their rail road
The Senate think tho General Government have no
Constitutional power to SUBSCRIBE but this opinion
OF the Senate. to ictter the people of Staunton-to
deprive them Of their right to an opinion upon Con
stiiutona qnestlons-to deprive them Of RICH, ex-
ercIscd constantly by the People Of the United States
TO solicit thc assistance Of the General Government
IN the prosecution ofpubic enterprizc~
We hope the people Of Stanton will take the hint
We hope they Will 90 to the General Government
and say Year after year, you lavish large sums to
improve other parts Of the United States Virginia.
who contributes much to the Treasury Of the Uni
ted States, has received Of your avors we are
opposed to your exercising that power we do not
think it Constitutional but as you nil exercise il,
in despite Of US, we claim to partako of the benefit
IN common with tho rest flho People Of tho United
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

,, TurUSpAY, March H.
Tho Senate have passed Tic biI--1 Conccrniu,
Te1ckIc Savagr; ?, hmcnIlng an act incorpora,inT,
a Company to constr turnpike rond from HsrpcIs
F'rry 10 SON" point nj near Smthfeld IN LETTER
son, passed February 1880; g. Amending the nets in
cooperating the North Anna, South Anna and Pa.
inunkcy River Companies; L. Auihorislnp Lottery
10 nnld bridge ncross Rapid Ann River below Ger
mama Mills.
Mr. Miller Of Powhatan rose TO make some re-
marks personal to himself When tho resolution ,yoq
introduced for compromising tho Governor for his
cX-oicIo services rs President Of the two funds bc
had supported 1t by argument and by his vote When
the bill came boiorc the House the gentleman from
Princess Anne, (Mr Shcld) moved to postponc IL
ana ~ support Of tho motion, addressed some oLsor
Vailohs to the House, winch he was not so fonnnfo
as distinctly to hear. His attention had since bcon
CARED To- report Of those remarks in the EnouiTcr
whcre the gentleman (Nr Shield is represented ms
saying lhai the bill nsdlously" sought TO increase
.ne Governors salary, the attempt TO do 80 drectlv
having failed. Mr. Miller here read the report a.
hr obIcIds remarks and called upon that gentleman
20 say'u nc used 1t, and using it intended to apply
that term TO him. w 'PPV
OFT shield dIsclumod the intention 10 reflect upop
the motives or conduct Of any member Ito did
not ocIevc ,havIng made the remarks bastilvI ,b,s
no used the word insidiousy in the debatc.-bu f,,-
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
States" Tins nueht not be the language OF PU,Sua,
but it would be the language of Common Sense.

States Tins nue(t not be the language OF PU'sxli
but it would be the language of Common Sense.
TdE SrAvNroS RAN. RoAp.-Ths b, is a sec
ond time before the House uf Delegates, having been
returned from the Senate with two amendments
one of which have noticed clsew hcrc--aud sec.
ond, prohibiting tho extension of the rail road west
wardy from Stuun,on.
This last amendment was made under the apprc-
hcnsion, that to continue he rail way wcStwardy
from Stanton, might possibly prove detrimental to
the james River Interests, by inducing the trade of
Western Virginia to flow along the rail road and
down the Valley, instead of finding q vent through
the James River
we are located on James River; wha, little inter.
est we have IN the COMMON stake is here, aud none
persuaded Of the advantages to result from
the James RIVER Improvement, or devoted to it's &C.
c"mplshment: Nowiths anding these consider atoms
this proposition is abhorrcnt to- every idea
tain Of equal rights, and equal Justice. Shall the
Valley be forced to trade with James RIVER Shall
Western Virginia be deprived of the facilities OF com
munca,ion her situation requires lest forsoo,h her
trade might descend the Valley ms, cad of james
Rivrr' Shall nature herself be forced, in order 10
encourage IN improvement which has already been
so literally supported, Such is the proposition in
PLAIN English. II rail- road were made wcs " ardly
from Stanton, the commerce of Western Virginia,
might seek another market down the Valley: we
wish It 10 come this way: and force 1t tins wav we
will deny the people of that country the privilege o,
improving their country wit their own means, and
III their oun ray!
a doctrine of more unndutcra,cd tyranny than this
never obtained in Turkey. In order to encourage
the james Rircr Improvement the next step ought
10 be 10 require every merchant Of Western Virgin
into buy his goods in Richmond under penalty for
dsobcdience. we trust there is enough Of the old
Republican Spirit LETT in tho House of Delegates to
blow this pr"position--not less war with equality
than it is wi'h the true principles Of political ccono
lniy,-"Sky high"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
InH TIII VIM
Ia The Lc0jsIot,,yc nj H,yo;,;,

TO he LcgIsIaiurc IF TUgini0
IL your session he not too near its close, I would
ask leave TO call your attention to two subjects,
which, humbly think. deserve the consideration OF
your body and from the evils NJ which the people of
che state need tho protection Of thor legislature
audc, IN the first place To- the practice, throughout
the state, of securing debts by Deeds Of Trust on
land or other property-and in tho second to tho
equally general practice Of Deed writing by those
who have no acquaintance with the laws operating
upon the subjects of the instruments they pretend to
write. by the first, many very worthy citizens Of
the commonwealth have been reduced from ludepcn-
dence TO poverty. BY the latter the titles to lands
arc rendered Insecure-litigation is increased-and
many have been deprived of that, to which they
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

Commodore Lewis Warrington has been appointed the
command "i the NAVY ard and Station Philadelphia,
the place Oi Commodore Baubrdge IL iumoed
time bac, that Com. had returned letter which tie Attn
Auditor had addressed To HIM. with the remark that he held
his commission from tho President Of United States and
therefore did not feel himself bound TO obey order
ting from subordinate Officer of the Treasury Can be-
that the grateful i Auditor had hand
IN this business and tina, 1t punishment for Com s auda
city eonemnns tire oiers Of the Secretary OF the Navy De
|dcfo2-U
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
vi BILE, MARCH :.

EILE VI
STEAM BnAr MoBLE.-Wc regret To learn that
this splendid boat was totally DESTROYED by fire on
Thursday morning last, between o! and > o'clnck -
She was taking in cotton al Wiggins Landing, when
the fire was discovered; it was probably cominunca.
ted from the furnace to the deck and thence To the
cotton IN the hold There were $40 bales on board
about 500 of which destroyed.-The boat was
tcutted. but the buoyancy OF her cargo prevented
her sinking The passengers, 33 in number, all es.
capped with their baggne. Capt. Young, who reached
here IN the Amazon, and from whom We carnt these
particulars. lost HE entire wardrobe, trunks &c.
The Mobile belongs to our entcrprsng fellow ci'i
zeus Messrs Tnwne g. Gazzam: she wus built the
last summer on the most approved plan, and was one
Of the finest boats that Davlgaied our waters
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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18
SUPREME COURT OF THE U. S.
q, lith March, IN3l.


The Cherokee Notion The STATE IF Georgia-The ar
gment in this eommsnced Saturday last Mr.
S.a" on b, me pa of the Cherokee Nation" "a' followed up
Mr. W in the of his argument stated the
tire original jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court name Of
the Cherokee Nation OF Indians praying for process
against tina: STATE her officer. and agents. restrain then,
from exercising the laws of Georgia within the Cherokee Ter
the civil and criminal code Of Georgia into Indian Terri
laws and Treaties Of the United States
lie next Tnuce1ed TO mat Court possessed iurz
dcton OF the s,j-cat this jurisdiction depended solely
the Constitution Of tine United States not proceed
from Congress that Congress could conGr iirisdic.
ton on the supreme Cour, could take aay which
Cour, and had iened its jursdirt0u, case,
that i"rsdc,om original and exclusive He then cited
the whole judicial power OF the United States deposited
in Supreme Court and such inferior Congress
shall iom time To time esrabIsh and the I'd which drs.
crrs the Judicial power Of the Cou-as relates To the sub
ert matter Of controversy which jurisdiction is TO
And from that part OF the which declares that the
judicial power shall extend oil lO equ,y aT
sing undrf the COnstiuiion-he laws the United State.
nhftacS Had tcich shat be under their auAoyii1
he commended that the present which plainly CAME
Under the cognzance Of the
Mr. Win then went on to show tina, the Cherokee Nation
foreign state, neither owing allegiance the Une
states 10 Georgia 10 any state i'll the union, any other
power That ion time immennal the Cheroke.s had been
sovereign and independent pfoplethat they bad been ac
knowIedeeh as such from the time ofthe settlers under tho
charter OF George H. it, 7J2 she present av by the ya
Gus treaties that had bern made with them different periods
cNdle ~ georgia could have ,uTiSdc-
ton within Their territory That although within what was
called the limits OF Georgia they foreign State and in
proof Of this he Inanced the provinces al on. ne
IO possessed by England the France gu, thai
IN the Of the Cherohees they only foreign ma
ton, but an independent onehe sole and exclusive
Of oil the soil within their territory which they had not coded
10y their own free WILL and could he governed of s by no
other laws hut such they Themselves thought proper 10 or
dam ar Wn in the Of his argument quoted the
several treaties cited various aud decisions in point
and after addressing the Court subject from eleven o.
clock III half past concluded his highly force aud e.
qlPnt appeal IN peoraon of deep feeling and pabOs
and IN which the sympates Of auditory were counstev
enlisted, by expressing his confidence ha, the Court would
Ednih injunction required the las, stay md hope Of an
Unfortunate and much injured people
The COuu considerably crowded throupbou the ,,y
some OF The Cherokee delegation whom
oi very intelligent and 'eSpeatbe appearance shed tears
eopously during Mr. Ws address 40 one when we Isr
hdd appeared on the part 0f Georsla-.Na, Jouy
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

The Enquirer has read Mr. Tylcr's speech with
mingled feelings" and likes the principle WHICH i,
lays down, but not The of lis application: that
10, in other words, lie believes the President flor he
insists upon 1t that a Jackson" is not so much of
CIPHER as people take him to be- has violated the Con
s,Ituton by organizing the Turkish Mission with
out the consen: Of the Senate, but he thinks MIR
Tyler has used harsh language in telling him so, and
that his manner is northumberland not so frenJl,
as might have bcen"-Mr Richie thinks the Al.
mnIstration has erred gentle wordO in the Course
which it pursued but not q note is hear of tho,
loud denuncintlon which Mr. Adams incurred, for
merely asserting as his opinion, that he had the
right to do TINT, which, under cutum.tanccs of
feniold aggravatIon, the present Administration has
actually douc. PoA .4rtnar'
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

Several cases Of small Pox have recently occurred
in Boston.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

THE GEoRGM TSDMSs.-A Mr. NATHAN BsA-
nv, jr. Of Stewart County, Ga. a very respectable
man, lef this house on the 10Th ut. for Troup coun-
ty, and after riding some 90 miles along the river
towards Columbus he stopped to let his horse dr. ink
OF creek called IInchcta, and while there was
mot With rife bnil Of largo sir, which cntcrts
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

lSDlS AyFAHI is reported, authority Of gentleman
i"Fy from the southeastern part Of Alabama. that ui,ah
ldns OF Pke county, that STATE dissatisfied the Ic
Of road they have had wagon their the Chashoo
chee opposite Fort GaineS determined remedy the difficulty
Ivy cutting from the eastern line Of their county road IL
twenty FIVE miles direct through the Creek territory TO pop
uos Indian village on the banks Of the Cha ahoochee U
" 1--WE mules below Columbus sod lay OF town They
went to work accordingly and had proceeded with he. road
to stout brook within three miles Of the village When then
operations arrested by the Creeks The cutters vent
back TO Pike county, and having obtained there an armed
Ice returned To the Indian lands, opened the road 10 e
river, and lad on the village into The indians are
said to be highly exaspeaed, intend apply TO the General
Government for redress and declare they will IN ne
meanwhile, destroy any buildings which the Alabamans nav
erect on The site Of their village Such tie report, and AZ
such we give IL. geLeproph
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

Phe Friends OF tic Administration are awake in
Virginia. no speclous pre,oX's will now blind their
visicm No ineIdious articles will tray them INTO
mischief Did the slightest deuson remain. the
Manifesto before us would purge away the film. We
must avoid divisions Virginia ,ciH support the cause
OF a. JscFsOn-bu TO the selection Of his success
or, she VIII trust 10 the wisdom of futurity. WHO
VIII bind himself at this moment tothe Of Mr. Van
Buren,, or John c. Calhoun, or any other man, Who
will now say what he viii do IN this matter some
four years hence-wlen circumstances my be ma
tefially atered-and the characters Of men are bet
ter developed They may laugh AZ U.s. and saw .You
arc Jtnce rnon--Whht! not declare which Of Tho
splranls you will support Are you afraid TO commit
YOURSELF Are you waiting TO SEQ which is 10 be tho
strongest sIde' We can abide the augh-and even
the sneets OF our opponents We know what they
are woith-and we cand espsc thc articles. But no
man who regards the interests Of his country viii
now recklessy commit him self the banners Of the
white or the red rose before they are fairly displayed
~ The field. We ought to 20 for the great interests of
the country, not for the petty views Df indrvduals'o
save the Constitution, If can, and not tn ecrvc
the personal ambition Of candidate. Men arc mu.
table, bat principles arc eternal
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

We ore under no necessity TO inform the intelligent
reader whence we extract the nboye-e will rccor-
ME 10 II immediately the Genus o. The Enqurer-It
savors come" hat armed neutrality for tho n,cson,
At lcosl' We are not surprised the Enquirer should
have taken alarm at the discovery that Mr. Calhoun
has ten trends IN Virginia to Van Buren's one--It is
not too late I"r Mr Richie 10 choose The stronger
side IN tie approaching war Of the succession. In
the mean time until the characters of men arc hot
ter developed" he acts wisely IN keeping UP tho ella
NOR for the nominal head Of the Government wit
Messing daily the realization Of hls prophetic decara
ton about tho course. we reverence Mr. r as a seer,
and should rely upon his oracular assertion that "Vr
gina wW support tho cause Of a. Jackson. were !,
not that all the Calhoun seem TO think that bv
electing Gen Jackson again, they would ensure the
succession Of Van Buren,.
Men arc mutable"-sad trusm! fslIy illustrated
IN times past and present, by Mr. Richie himself
~-"Prncipsce nro cterrel"--fhcy aro % torb,nee.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-18

The selecmen of Glnurcstrr. Mass. have publish
ed the donations received for the sufferers hy Tn
fire last summer; they amount to SiI.2Gi 36 ~,
sides vessel load OF produce from Wlscasset cloth
bread, &c.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24
DOMESTIC.
Prom tie Baitimsre .inerioan.
RAIL ROAD EXCURSION TO TIP m
CIINED PLANES

CLINED PLANES.
A visit to the Inclined Planes NJ
PARIS Ridge, distant forty miles from
the city, by the line of the Ohio Rail
road, vas made on Saturday the loth
inst. by the Board Of Directors. They
were accompanied by the Mayor and
Members OF the Corporation, and seye.
raj strangers and citizens who had
been invited on the occasion. The
party consisted Of about one hundred
gentlemen, who took their departure
from the Three Tuns Tavern. in Pratt
street, in five carriages drawn by sin.
gle horse each, soon after eight O'Clock
IN the morning. The day was clear
and cool, and the freshness Of the
northwest wind was not a little in
creased by the rapidity Of the move.
ment OF the carriages A iapse Of an
hour and third, brought the party 10
EliIeotFs Mills. the end Of the First
Division. This thriving and industri.
Gus village is constantly siiordipg new
evidences Of its advancement. Among
The recent Improvements, is the hand
some railroad bridge erected by the
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Messrs. EllicON across the Patspsco.
by which . connection IL effected be
tween their mills and the Railroad. -
AZ the Company large stone depo,
immediately above, there are now i've
tracks is'd down, the three additional
ones being for the purpose Of receiving
The carriages and ears which may ston
here TO discharge or receive their pas.
sengers or merchandise, &c. The two
principal tracks are consequently kent
Tree from obstruction a. ali times. ~,
Second Division, extending ~ miles
above the mills, has a double track Of
granite rails Throughout its whole
length, except on a few short space.
"here the embahkmenis, BRiil seIIled. I
require weoden rails. This Division,
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

The free State Of Ohio 10 taking
active measures TO prevent the emf.
grafton of coloured persons from
ether places into that State. A notice
appears In the Cincinnati payers,
warning emigrants and those who
may employ them, that certain re.
QUESTIONS oftbe Law ofthe State will
be rigidiy enforced against all deiin.
quenis. This notice has been rem.
dered necessary, as the guardians Of
the public peace Of that city state, in
consequence Of certain publications
10 the newspapers and reports fror,
other sources, that the Slave States
are adopting measures to remove the
Free Colered Population from ,heir
limits, and the representations re.
eeived in Cincinnati, that numbers
OF that class are preparing TO mi.
CRATE TO that City.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

The ST. Louis Republican mer
lions that arrangements have been
made by the Oregon COLONIZATION
Company ?or the meeting Of q thou
sand men in that city 10 January psx;
Each man IS promised a lot OF land
aud the advantages or water power
at the proposed place Of se,llemeo',
are held out TO the eolonist. IL seems
an odd notion to think Of establish
Isg factories on the Columbia, and
pushing "the American System
beyond the Rocky Mountains.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

The following short and beautiful quotation i,
from the pages Of the eloquent, the Benevolent.
the pious Mackenzie Speaking Of those who
profess disbelief IN religion, he expresses him
self in the following manner
He who would undermine those
foundations upon which the fabric of
our future hope 10 reared, seeks 10 beat
down that column which supports the
feebleness Of humanity. Let him but
think a moment, and his heart will ar.
rest the cruelty Of his purpose. Would
he pluck its little treasure from the
bosom Of povertyf Would he wrest
its crutch from the hand Of age, and
remove from the eye Of affiie ton the
only solace of its wol The wav we
tread is rugged at best--we tread il,
however. lighter by the prospect Of
the better country, to which We trust
IL will lead. Tell as not il will end
"a the gulf of eternal dissolution, or
break of in some Wild, which fancy
may all up as she pleasss, But reason
IS enable 90 dslineate ;-quench not
that beam, which, amidst the night Of
this evil world, has eheered the de.
spOndency Of i'll requited worth. and
illuminated the darkness Of suife ring
viTtue."
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

a multitude Of era doeys.-Itissis.
ted that the New York State Prison q:
Sing Sing already contains more ilsn
one thousand convicis, and that Il hs,
become necessary to transfer a large
number Of them TO Auburn. u Is but
iew years since the prison az Sir.
sing was opened. and Il is slrtady
overlooking. As the number Of cor
vets must continue 10 increase, the
New York DaiIy observes that the fer.
mef PsFn'e'ous practice Of pardonIns
mSst be adopted, or the State mg.t he
a. The expense Of abo,her building, for
The purpose Of State prison.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-11-24

Jon0fhan'si 'eseripiion ofa !SfeOnJoaf
LIS got sawmill on one side,Ane
gfistpiil on t'other, and . bls,k
s"'i'h's shop inibs middle, and dOs
rsllsr ihsfe's tsfBsiioB pot boilaC
all the tine.