The Arkansas advocate., 1832-07-11

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 mes organized for only few months
 were usually but too much like himself,
 but ilttie disposed to submit to disci- i nline and bow to the powers that be- To Salsc such corps as was proposed for a tl'ae short of three years. would. in his opihicp, ,benexl to useless. Should they be enlisted for that length of time, and if the present storm should blo-a, over sooner, they woasd De discharged.
 June l2.-Alr. tjach.fAc from the same Committee, reported :, bill to pre- vent the confirmation of illes'd and fraudulent French or Spanish gral, ss to lands within the United States or Ter ritories thereof, which was read and or dered to be printed
 MT. Lrin, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to whom had been referred the amendment of tle Sen ate 10 the bill from the House, to con- firm certain elains 10 land ia f..e Terri tory of Arkalsas, reported in favor of concurrence iA the amendment, whith was agreed to. This bill is finally passed.
 fhalf. SEN iis submitted the follow ing resolution which was adopted: Resoleea, That the Committee on the Public Lands be instructed to enquire into the eXpediency of authorizing the Coy eTaer of Arkansas to lease out, from year to year, until Arkansas shall become State, the laads reserved from sale for seminary of learning in Arkansas, and to appropriate the proceeds ofleases 10 build Ing a suttaoie house for seminary of learning at Little Rock.
 Rapid Remningt--A statement ofthe time occupied by the Steam-Boat Gale donla, William Hall, Master, on her trip up from New Orleans 10 Louisville. signed by eighteen cabin passengers, been handcd to us.
 She left port on Tuesday, 9th June, at 5 o'clock, r. M., was detained at various places, taking in and discharg- ling freight, &e. SSc. thirteen hours and twenty minutes, and arrived at Smith land on "Wednesday 18th at l2 o'clock M., beng six days and sixteen hours from the time of starting. Having thus occupied in running, wooding and land- ing passengers only Sir dogs, fro hours and forty minaaes.
 This We believe is the shortest tip up the river ever made.
 The statement would have been pub lished with the signatures in full, but some of them are not legible 10 us.- It may be secn,if wished, at OUT rcaa- ing room.-.Aet. Bonner.
 &. Mortins1ll1e, In. Jane 2.-Ffouk- 'ng Pqrqlege Ertro.-There arrived at oPeiousas, few days since, by way of the mail bags, singular looking bundles franked "H. I, But7ard, H. C."-By the wear and tear of the mail bags, and the enormous rotundity of the bun dles, their contents we're discovercd.-
 And what do you think they were, gen tie reader? a couple of swurrE MAR STILES wAIscoATs" for children in Op- eloasas. This is not the first instance the s.faonhzng prigilegc" has been msu- sed by the same gentIeman,and we think # nothing but right that it should be exposed. Have moi the mail contrac- tofs on the route also good reason to complain of such abuses?
 At length \ choice of Represents tive in Congress has been made in the long g,contested district in the State of Vermont, whereby Hcman Allen has been elected 10 seat in that bcdy. and may be expected in few days to take his seat.
 We wish we conld say t!.c same of the District in Massachusetts which has so long remained vacant.-.Aa. hatel. From the National lntelligencer June Is.
 DJence on he Eontier.- The bill, which las for few days been depend ing before the two Houses of Congress, for authorizing the President of the U. States 10 raise Mounted Volunteers for the defence of the Frontier, yesterday passed the Senate, as previously amend