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Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-08-12

The Clay papers say "Mr. Clay is minding his
corn, mending his fences, and feeding his cattle
in Kentucky.--He has'been "mending his fences
IA good whiie--but we suspect Messrs. Ingham and
Berrien are pulling them down good deal faster.
AS to his 'corn," it is time he looked out for il
at home, since he is not likely to get his nose in
the Peoples crib very soon--and his seattle" are
believing and bawl!ng all over the country, a.
though they had little hope that he would have il
in his power to "feed" them, after all. '.,1
Trenton Emporium.
Delaware gazette and American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1837, 1831-08-12

. n. DINNER TO GOVERNOR CASS.
The citizens Of Detroit, DESTROYS Of paying tribute
~ respect distinguished fellow citizen Governor
Cass, previous to his departure to Washington, APP
pointed committee to invite him to public dinner.
The Invitation to the Governor and the answer az
foiluws i''
nVroot- I,i,, % Yp41
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26
R. 1. LEGISLATURE.

The following summary oithe proceed
ings of the General Assembly during the
two last days of the session, we extract
from the Providence Journal
Saturday Morning g.-Messrs. Daniel
Greene and John d. Greene, were ap-
pointed committee to make repairs on
the State House, in East t-Greenwich, not
to exceed one hundred dollars.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition of Alfred Niger, ct. al, per-
sons of color, praying to be exempt from
taxation, in consequence oftheir not be-
ing admitted to equal rights with other
citizens, reported against granting the
prayer Of the petition-report received.
The committee reported bill exempting
colored persons from taxation. Mr.. Pot :
ter moved the indefinite postponement of
the BILL He said, if the bill should pass,
there would arise as much controversy in
the state between the different degrees
Of color, as there was in the Circuit
Court, about half and whole blood. The
motion was carried without division.
The committee appointed at the last
session, on the subject of the State Ar
scnal, reported verbally, that they had
performed their duty, and found the arms
and equipments in excellent order. The
building was on leased land, two stories
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

fJr We are in quite as bad a predi-
cament this week, as regards mail pa
pers, as we were the last week. We
have received no papers by either the
Providence or Boston mail since Friday.
On Saturday, there was another fall of
snow, which added to the great quantity
that fell the preceding week, has given
to every thing around us the appearance
of an old fashioned winter. The roads
on this island were seldom, if ever, known
to be so completely impossible. The
snow drifts in some places across the
high ways, are from ten to fifteen feet
deep. 1t is impossible to predict with
any degree Of certainty when the mails
will again be received with their accus-
toned regularity, as long as the weather
continues so intensely cold.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

were discussed and referred to commit
tees. The principal part of the after
noon was spent in the discussion of the
bill, to repeal the insolvent law.
Tuesday torenoon.-The bill providing
for the election of General Officers, by
the House of Representatives, was re-
ferred to messrs. Simmons, Potter and
Hazard.
The bill repeating the Insolvent Act,
as reported by the committee, passed
the House. The Senate concurred with
an amendment, to which the House non
concurred. A committee of conference
was appointed, but neither Senate nor
House would give way, and the bill was
defeated. Subsequently new bill was
reported, repeating all our insolvent
laws, and taking jurisdiction from the
Supreme Court from all petitions now
pending, which passed the House, and
was concurred in by the Senate.
Mr. Holden from the committee on the
Anti-Masonic Memorial, asked to be
discharged from the further consideration
Of the subject. The House would not
discharge him, but continued the whole
subject and the committee to the next
session.
The Legislature adjourned ot 10 o.
clock, to meet at Newport the first
Wednesday in May, according to law.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26
1T NJ Z Is NEY.'

"He that would not experience the
vain regret of misemploycd days, must
learn, therefore, to know the present val
ue Of single minutes, and endeavor to
let no particle Of time fall useless to the
ground. Whoever pursues a contrary
plan, will forever find something to break
that continuity of exertion, in looking
forward to which, he solaces himself for
his present supineness; and at the expi-
ration ofthe period allotted for the COM
pletion of his legal apprenticeship, will
generally find a mighty waste of time to
have proceeded from the trivial value he
attached to its fragments.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

/ have forgotten. We proceeded about
fifteen miles that night, and slept in Il
hay barrack. In the morning we eros
sed Buttermik hill, when John Paulding
proposed to go to Isaac Reeds, and get
a pack of cards to divert ourselves with.
Alter procuring them, we went on to
Dayis's hill, where we separated; leav-
ing four on the hill, and three, viz. Van
War, Paulding and myself, proceeded
on the Tarrytown road about one mile,
and concealed ourselves in the bushes
Oh the west side Of the road, and COM
menccd playing cards, three handed,
that is, each one for himself We had
not been playing more than an hour,
when we heard horse galloping across
bridge but few yards from US; which
of US spoke | do not remember, one of
us said, "thcre comes trader, going to
Newly FORK" We stepped out from our
conc alment and stopped him. "My
lads" said he, 81 hope you belong to
our party" We asked him "what par
ty" he replied, "the lower party" We
told hun "we did" He then said, G am a
British officer, have been up the country
on particular business, and would not
wish to be detained minute," and as a
token to convince us he was gentle
man, he pulled out and Showed us his
gold watch; we then told him we were
Americans, "God bless my SOUL" said
he, a man must do any thing these times
to get along" and then showed us Ar
Il M L. 4
satisfy us without searching him. "My
lads" said he, "you vii lbring yourselves
into trouble" We answered.. awe did
not fear it," and conducted him about
seventy rods into the woods My COM
rades appointed me to search him; com
mencing with his hat. l searched him,
but found nothing, until pulled off one
of his boots, when we discovered that
something was concealed in his stocking
Paulding caught hold Of his foot and ex-
claimed, "By God, here it isn' / pull
led off his stocking, and inside oft, next
the sole Of his foot, found three half
sheets of paper, enclosed in another half
sheet, which was endorsed "West Point"
and on pulling of the otherboot and stock
ing, l found three like papers, enclosed
and endorsed as the others. On reading
them, one of my comrades said, "By
God, he is a spy" We then, asked him
where he got those papers; he told US,
"of u man at Pines Bridge" but he
said he did not know his name.-He Of
fered us his gold watch, his horse, sad
die, bride and 100 guineas, if we would
let HIM 60; we told him "no; but he must
inform US where he got the papers," He
answered us as before, but increased his
offer to 1000 guneas, his horse, $c.-we
told him again, we would not let him go;
he then SAID, "gentlemen, will give you
10000 guineas and as many dry goods
as you will ask, conceal me in any place
of safety, while you can send to New
York with an order to Sir Henry Clinton
from me, and the goods and money will
be procured, so that you can get them un-
molestcd" We told him ono, his offers
were in vain, we are Americans and a
bove corruption, and 60 with us he must }"
We then took him about l2 miles to Co
lionel Jamison's quarters at North Castle.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26
u. S. CONGRESS-,
IN SENATE,
Monday, Jan. 10, 1881.

~"''' ~ Ao'''
Several petitions were presented and
referred to appropriate committees to re-
port on the subject Of their prayer. A
mong these was the petition of mr.. Jo-
seph Nourse of Washington, praying for
the adjustment of his claims ag ainst the
United States.
Several petitions from the State OF
Pennsylvania, against the Indian remo-
val were also presented by mr.. Barnard
and mr. Marks.
Judge Peck's trial was resumed at the
usual hour, when after the reading OF
several dispositions, and the examination
of several witnesses, the Court add.
Tuesday, Jan. IL,
Nothing of peculiar interest occurred
beyond its ordinary routine Of business.
In Judge Peck's case, sundry records of
Spanish grants Of land in Louisiana were
put in as evidence, and several of the
witnesses, already examined, were re-
called, and examined in further cxplana-
ton of certain parts of their former testi-
mony. This occupied the Court through
out the day, till the hour Of adlournment mt
arrived, when it was announced that the
testimony on both sides was finally con-
cluded
Wednesday, Jan. l2,
Mr.. Marks presented memorial from
sundry inhabitants of Pennsylvania, re-
monstrating against the execution Of the
law for the removal of the Southern In
dians over the Mississippi, and praying
that they may be protected in their rights
and property. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
A bill was reported by mr.. Woodbury.,
without amendment, to improve the nav
igation of Back Creek, and the bill fur
ther extending the right Of debenture to
the port of Key West.
A bill was reported by mr.. Iredell, fix
ing the compensation Of the witnesses
and providing for payment Of the other
expenses in the case Of Judge Peck now
pending before the Senate, as a high
court Of Impeachment.
Owing to the indisposition Of mr.. Writ,
the court of impeachment adjourned un-
tll the next day, when il was expected
that he would he able to attend. The
Senate then went into the consideration
Of executive business for some time, and
then adjourned.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

and meritorious needy, and in gathering
together the means, by which the socie-
ty bave been able to prevent the poor
from absolutely freezing to death. None
will doubt for moment, that the MEM
bers Of this society have been induced to
appear in public in favor of that charity,
from the best and purest motives. Nor
can any one entertain doubt that the
contributions confded to the Relief So
ciety, are distributed in the most Judi
cious manner. 1t must be highly graft
flying to the public to know, that this So
ciety yesterday distributed to serent1I-sir
families, NINETEEN CORDS of wood,
being quarter of cord to each family.
This important and timely distribution Of
fuel, will gladden. and cheer many a
dropping heart. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that the funds Of the society will be
speedily replenished, in order that further
assistance may be extended in other ar
ticles as important as fuel or more so, in
sustaining life-such as bread, meat, and
clothing.
Donations of money, articles of food,
clothing, sc. intended for the poor, may
be left at the stores Of Michael Free
born, Nathaniel Sweet, and Daniel G..
Denham, who have kindly consented to
take charge of all donations, and hand
them over to the society for distribution.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

The late Snow storm has undoubtedly
been experienced in all parts of the coun-
try. The following extracts will give
some idea of the extent of the storm, as
well as the enormous quantity Of snow
that has fallen.
The SToRM-The Editor of the Bos-
ton Centnel, who has returned to the
city from Vermont since the late storm.
says:-"lt cannot be better described
than by saying that the streets of that
city afford specimen of the aspect for
100 miles North West of Boston. For
some twenty miles our horses were pion-
eers.-ln many places, the roads were
blocked up above the fences and utterly
impossible by horses. In some places,
the stage was taken over the walls and
passed along the fields, whence the snow
had driftcd into the road. In others
the horses were taken out and the stare
drawn by the passengers. In Townsend,
SO odd miles from the city, on Monday,
we met body of people and about 90
yoke of oxen in line breaking open the
road. Thence, we found tolerable trav-
cling"
Snow SToRM.-The snow fell without
intermssion from o'clock on Saturday
morning until 9 yesterday, p. nj. 1t is
an average depth of about l8 inches, but
is much drilted, being accompanied by
high and cold north wind.-The southern
and western mails had not arrived when
our paper was put to press; and the prob
ability is that the roads in every direc-
ton are nearly impossible ALBANY ar-
gus 18th.
The storm commenced at Philadcl-
Phia on Friday evening 18th, and we
learn from the National Gazette was ra,
ging furiously on Saturday afternoon.
The Hartford Times Of Monday tho
18th says:-"Two Mails one from South
of Newly ork, two from Boston; and one
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

The Hartford Times Of Monday tho
18th says:-"Two Mails one from South
of Ncw-York, two from Boston; and one
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-01-26

The storm commenced at Philadcl-
Phla on Friday evening 18th, and we
learn from the National Gazette was ra,
Iging furiously on Saturday afternoon.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. The Troup party
have succeeded in the choice of presiding Off
GERS in the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives. Mr. Stock, President of the Senate last
year. was reelected by majority of one vote
over tho candidate of the Clark party The
Troup majority in the House of Representatives
is about ten Great excitement prevailed at
Milledgevlle in consequence of apprehensions
that an attempt would be made to validate tho
election of Mr.. Lumpkin, from some inlormal-
ty in the return of votes. Al this session, all
the principal officers of the government, togcth-
or with the Judges of the Superior Court, are
TO be elected. Judge Clayton, by whom the
missionaries were sente need to the Penitentia.
ry, has lost the confidence of his party, on ac-
count Of his collision with Gov. G liner, in his
construction of an Act Of the Legislature, and
cannot, il is believed, be reelected
On the day succeeding the organization, Gov.
Gilmer delivered his farewell message in which
he appears TO have taken new grounds in rela.
ton to the Cherokee question, and requests the
Legislature not to commit the character Of tho
State by taking the Indian lands without their
toeseHt. The votes were then counted, by
which it appeared that MI, Lumpkin was elect
ed by majority Of 1912 votes, out of 53,leI.
Mr., Lumpkin was then indicted into office.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

DnEAmEEs TAKE CARE A man employed
by farmer in Virginia, was heard TO say in his
sleep, " didn't kill him ; only shot at him d,
and he fell" This simple expression led his
bed fellow To suspec. him and bu has since
been taken into custody az nn accompice in the
murder Of a constable in Norfolk.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23
.... ..e BosToN, Nov. 90.
LATER FROM ENGLAND.

Rejection ofthe Reform Bill by the House Of
Lords.
The British packet Lady Ogle arrived at
this port Yesterday from Halifax, bringing
papers to the 10Th inst containing the fol-
lowing brief extracts from London papers
of the 9Th and 9th Oct, brought by his Ma
jesty's packet Lord Melville, 33 days from
Falmouth.
London, Oct. g. The Reform Bill is lost
in the House Of Lords by majority Of al.
Great excitement prevails. The members
of the House of Commons favorable to re-
form have met at the Thatched House Tav-
ern the Common Council were to meet on
the 9Th, and the Merchants and Bankers on
the 10th. The Times declares that there
will be no change of Mnistry-Lord Grey
and his colleagues will keep their posts in
the hour of danger, according to the wish
es of the people, and endeavor to prevent
the horrors Of revolution, which their
Lordship's decision Is so well calculated 10
produce. Lord Brougham's speech in cup
port of the bill is said to be an unparalleled
effort Of eloquence.
The Morning Herald states that the Pre-
mer has avowed his irmness, and his inten-
ton to stand by the King and people in the
House Of Lords.
London, Oct. g. The excitement in the
city has never been surpassed. A Nation
al Association is about being formed by the
different public bodies in London, to which
the whole country are invited to send dele
gates for the purpose Of supporting the
Ministry and procuring Reform. The po-
lice nre active, and detachmenis Of troops
patrol in every quarter. No tumult is ap-
pretended
The Belgian armistice has been prolopg-
ed from the 10th to the 25th.
Aletter from Constantincple, after mentioning the
great fire in one Of tho suburbs of that city, saws
/" In addition to this, the people here are said to
be dying by hundreds Of the plague and cholera NOR
bus. I have asked several distinguished Frank
physicians, and have been positively assured that
they have not a single case Of plague, except
the plague Of not receiving their fees. As to cho-
era Inorbus there may bs something in Il where
you are acquainted with the intense heat of this
place, t34 deg Fahrenheit y and tho mode Of living
Take for example, a Turkish dinner, such rs have
Witnessed every day in the streets under broiiing
The ordinary dinner Of poor Turk consists Of
unripe plumbs, rank cheese, peeled watermelon,
and cucumber, eaten as we would eat an apple
Can you wonder that cholic, cholera aud ali tho
other diseases included under the great genus ely
ache are Of common occurrence here ."
---- '.IIt
F-PUsisiIhEsr. A woman in Caswcll
county, ~ G., lately cut off part of her tongue
with razor, The reason she assigns u.s. that
her tongue led her into great deal OF trouble,
and that il should troublo her no more
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE We learn from
Frankfort, that in the organization of the House
of Representatives, there was no opposition
made by the Jackson party TO the election Of
John J. Crittenden as Speaker. Every mem
Der but one, of both branches, was present.
The election of a Senator in Congress was TO
take place on Thursday, the 10th INST.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

LEGIsLATURE OF TENsxssEH. A bill has
heen passed which provides that no means shall
be allowed, by law, TO recover bets on races A
bill has been passed reducing the fee of marry
ing couple to fifty cents. A motion TO re-
duce it to twenty FIVE, was negatived. A bill
has been Introduced to authorize females to OBJ
tain divorces in Court without costs.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

SMALL Pox. A letter from Maj. Doughesty,
agent of the Pawnee nation, gives distressing
account of the terrible ravages Of the Small
Pox among Them Ncatly the whole of onp
tribe (the Pawnec Republic,) of about $500
souls, have been swept of--the number dying
daily being so great that they had not been
able to bury them. The cause of tho disease
being no fatal among them, is said to be that
they Immediately plunge into the water as
soon as the fever makes It's nppearance-ihus
driving the diseaso inwardly, when they aro
attacked with this terrible maady.
NJ York Commercial
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

SELF-pusisInEsr. A woman in Caswcll
county, N. G., lately cut off part of her tongue
with razor, The reason she assigns is, that
her tongue led her into great deal OF trouble,
and that il should trouble her no more.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-23

COMMERCE OF BosToS. The amount of duties
secured from Oct J., 1929, to Sept. 80, 1885, was
SS,706, 442 20
From Oct. to Dec. 81. 1880, 882, 40i SO
Jan. to March 81, 1881, 930,027.I7
April | to June 80 1881, 1,2l3550,52
July to Sept. 80, (estimated) l,S50000,C0
S4,87599i ,27
Accrued in tia month of Oct 1880, S95l .O22
+" 1881, S543,520
Increase Of Revenue over last year, 81, OF
The number Of arrivals from foreign ports, up TO
Nov. 8, 1881, was 69l.-5!oyning Pest.
,uy - s
ORDINATIONS. The ordination Of Rev Oliver
Stearns, rs Pastor Of tho Second Congregation.
al Society in Northampton, took pace on
Wednesday, Nov. 9th. Sermon by MI. Francis
Of WatertUwn.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-08
Great Clay Meeting IN PhiIadeLohia.

Great Clay Meeting IN PhiIadeLohia.
For some days previous, notice signed by mora
than seven hundred citizens, requested n mee.ing NJ
the friends of Henry Clay, in the CITY of PbiladeI,
phia' On Monday last, the meeting was held at,on.
dcd by five thousand citizens. We annex The official
report Of its proceedings, and the comments of the
United States Gazette.
Our ~ncighbor has found it polite of late. TO OK
press some alarm at Mr. Clay's prospects,. After pro.
nonncing him "dcgraded' and FALLEN never to rise
again he has within the course Of the last FORTNIGHT.
affected to consider him f1rmidable, and as s,ronper
than either Calhoun or Van Buren,. This pre-
cious confession would never have been ext,r,ed. but
Tor the aspect which things wore in his quarter. He
wishes 10 preserve the Jacksonians united, to keen ont
Henry Clay, and to keep dOwn--somcthing else.
VIC can appreciate the latter motive, but why as
virginia Po!iticIan, should he any longer pretend to
prefer "lckson TO Clay The Veto we cknowledr
Afforded some prGteEt for considering Gen. Jackson
a ificnh OF limited constructions: but has he not abau-
doncd The veto Did La not in March, sign mani
bills subscribing to the stock Of Improvement Com
GAMES, on the exact principle of the Maysvillc Road,
Did he not IN his Message Of December, declare for
the TarIf, Now these two things of the Tariff and
Improvement, are the very sins which Virginia has
objected to Henry Clay, and exempt from which, his
popularity IN this his native State, would outs,Yjp all
competition. In these respects, Gen. Jackson is os
much Il sinner rs Mr Clay: WHY therefore is Gen.
Jackson such a tlv,rltc with certain pooplo-so sa f..
so excellent a choice for Prosidcnt-and whv 10
Henry Clay such a bug bear, such a terror Why IL
The irst iprcca upon our contemplation ns all that ia
desirable. and the last denounced as ali taas is dan
gcrous and damnablo, Why s the one extolled as
n Saint, the latter cursed as Apollyon? Let people
OF sense ask themselves the question. We could
answer the question. We eouEd explain the incon-
grnity' We coud dcvclope the latent motives of tho
nnOIushing inconsistency, and assign the PIRATE rea-
sons which induce certain persons to prefer a nose of
wax in the Presidency, which even they are at libcr-
ty To h1ndic and shape to their purposes, and their
liking, 20 such a man MS Henry CLAW. who
would disilin to be moulded, who would have tho
understanding to comprehend, rs well as the frmness
to discharge his official duties.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-08
PHULArrr ruTA, April ..
GREAT CLAY MLElLNG

Urea CLAY MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon, agrcpab;v 10 public notice
The friends oi llENRr CLAY assembled ut the Dis
tHct Court Room. At an cn,Iy hour, the room and
every avenue 20 u wcrC crowded NJ 4 o'clock.
marx ITchards called tho meeting to order, by nom,
lna'ing as Prcside't thereof JOHN SERGFANT
ma cho icc was made by %clamaii SAurr,
Ei'"hNbs' JoHN s. WARNrn, and LAwnEScr
@Hr'IIR, wore chosen Wee Presidents. and Jour
"'u''tLHLn ana vs. FITLER. Secretaries. It was
evident that q very small part of tho pcoulc oseon,hIo5
c""Id participate IN thc proceedings of tho moe,ino
u conducted III The Court room, Mr.. Fox therefore mo.
yen' mat tie meeting adjourn to The Hall Of the Musical
: unu oocIc,y' a spacious room, capable of containing
nearly 5000 persons. 1t was also moved Tia, On.
meeting be adjourned 70 the statcIIousc yard; this was