Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-05-09

very properly be considered Whetner the proceeds
of sales, being no longer necessary to defray the
expenses OF the government, may not be bench
cially appropriated to other objects. Be
fore indicating any precise object, they advert to
the important duty, incident to government, of
outstanding the resources of country in times
OF prosperity and peace, so as to be ready to
meet those adverse vicissitudes from which all
history shows that no nation is exempt. "As the
proceeds of the sales Of the public lands not
wanted for ordinary revenues which will be album
dainty supplied from the imports, the committee
respectfully recommend that appropriation of
them be made for some other purposes for linn
tied time and to be resumed in the contingency
of war" In such event, they might be APP
piled to the prosecution of the war, to paying
any debt that may have been contracted for its
prosecution; and on the return Of peace and pay
ment Of the war debt, the fund might be again
applied to some suitable object, other than that OF
the ordinary expenses of government
In regard to the specific appropriation Of the
fund under the restriction stated, the majority of
the committee recommend that after deductng
the ten per cent. for the states, the residue
OF the fund should be divided for five years among
the twenty-four states according to their federal
representative number, to be applied to Educa-
ton, Internal improvements Colonization, or the
redemption of debts incurred for purposes of In
terna Improv eaent, each state, Judging tor
itself, may prefer. A table is appended to the
Report, showing what would be the dividend OF
each state. portion of the committee, says
the report were for applying the above residue
to the objects of internal improvement, and of
colonzing the free blacks, under the direction of
the general government
The committee conclude their abors by re-
porting bill entitled, San act to appropriate, for
limited time, the proceeds of the safe Of the put
oof ~ mi (foyoe
The report, of which we have given hasty
sketch, needs no commentator from us to en-
it attentive perusal from the people of the
United States. 1t will be found, when publish
ed, to be one of the most luminous and compre-
hensive documents to which American legislation
has ever given birth; and at this particular cri
sis of public affairs, will be subject of profound,
nay of thrilling interest. 1t is understood to be
from the pen of Mr. CLAY; and considering the
relation in which that gentleman stands to his
country, candid men of all parties must, we
think, concur in admring the course which he
has pursued on the present occasion. Ihe lite
rary merits of this paper, as condensed and
powerful composition, high they are, become
minor topics of appreciation, when compared with
it's moral excellence. The distinguished author
of the Report, rising, in this instance, as he had
often done before, superior to sectional or person
al interests, has not only shown in it the mind OF
a sagacious statesman who looks "betore and al
ter" but the devotion of patriot to whom pub
lie faith and public honor the dearest objects
of his heart; and who gees for his country, his
whole country, and for every part of his country.
1t is paper for history and for poserlty.
The Bank Committee have returned to the
House of Representatives from Philadelphia, and
the Members composing it were in attendance in
their seats yesterday. They have been engaged
upon an arduous and laborious duty, the tedium
of which was lightened, to some of the members,
by very interesting relaxation OF their graver
duties, if the newspapers of Philadelphia and
New York are to be believed We copy an ar
ticle to-day from one of the Philadelphia papers
which serve to throw some light on the interest
ing speculations with which they are said to have
diverted themselves, at the expense of the private
> rights of individuals, and of the freedom of the
press. We maintain that this Bank Committee
would have had as good right to overhaul our
Ledger, or our subscription list, in our own office,
and publish their own version of them, as to med
die with printers bank accounts, should the ru
mors oil their having done so be true. We shall
see, when the report of the committee comes,
whether Printers, who have more claim than any
other vocation to be borrowers of money, are tol
be the only class profession in life to be either
put under the ban, or hunted in sport by commit
tees of Congress, or individual members of them.
National INTEL
REMrNIscENcE.--New Y ork, Jan. 9th, 1852
f'The President Of the United States, when he
addressed the two houses of Congress yesterday
was dressed in crow colored suit of clothes of
American Manufacture. The cloth appeared to
be OF the finest teXure--the color of that beautiful
changeable hue, remarked in shades not quite
black. This elegant iabrick was from the manu-
factory of Hartford
Gen. Kirkland, lately chosen Mayor of the
new city of Utica, ~ Y. has accepted the office,
but declined the salary.
SINcuLAR.-A COW belonging to Elijah Phelps,
Esq., of Berkshire feu days : r.,,aaoo,i
calf with three legs only. 1t was otherwise quite
perfect The odd leg is before, and quite natural,
except being so much curved as to stand nearly
under the centre of the body. 1t would make a
capital team for the three avheeled carriage which
a certain democratic" gentleman caused TO be
built some years since, to avoid the direct tax on
ordinary rlages!-Repertory.
A fatal accident occurred in this county during
the past week. Two persons were hunting, when
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