Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-02-11

John Morse Henry g. Guyon
Sam' Thompson Jacob Drake
Peter II. Livingston Isaac PIersOn
Jonathan Thompson VIM. w. Todd
T.. U, Beryman Francis Olmstead.
Parental .fnrieiy-In the course Of debate
which took place in the United States Senate 90
Wednesday last, upon the postponement Of Mr.
CIay's resolution, Mr.. Miller Of South Carolina
stated that the Committee on Manufactures had
had no practical meeting, and that he was desi.
rous to have the debate terminated, that the,
might proceed with their business. Mr.. Benton
then rose:
Mr. Benton had right, he said, to ask, and
he did ask the Senator from South Carolina Mr.
Miller,) to inform him, as member OF the CON-
mittee on Manufactures, whether, in the meetings
of that Committee, he had ever seen or heard Of
the titles Of two bills referred to them-one for
the reduction of the duty on alum Salt-and the.
other for the reduction Of the duty on Indian bau'
kets aud other Indian goods?
Mr.. Miller, in reply, said he had never seen
or heard Of those bills, in the Committee. Thrs
has been no convention Of the committee since
the reference was made to them. But from the
protocol presented at the meeting Of the Commit.
tee, hejudsed that the bills inquired after would
be strangled in the Committee
Mr.. Benton rose. he said. 10 give vent to hl
feeIing-his parental feeling for bills, the objects
Of SO much care and hope, now in the hands 4
strange, distant and hostile nurses.
If any Of our readers have seen Mr.. Ben'ons
children, information will be conveyed to hin
from this Office, free of expense. They will b.
known by their resemblance to their father MY
Graduation Bill" 10 also missing -Bost (om
Leap Kear.-A nsw way to pay old debt,-l
rather novel way OF paving old debts, or Of h,'
ing them paid. occurred in our town few daH |
since, and is worth recording The cire'n'
stances a. related to US are these; and veg"
them that they may be Of benefit to some Of Or
fair readers:
A buxom young lass, remembering the proven
handed down to Us from time immemoral, "ti!
leap-year was the girls time to 60 cOuruns
made this laudable resolve. "that she would o.
Ter her services to some one Of the sons Of mra,
aud il they we're not accepted. the fault oi he
not being married should not be attributed
her." The first attack of this Iove-sick faIr one
was made on an honest, hard.workiDg son Oh ah
- Vater.land." who It appears had been iofemo''
IN her thoughts Tor some time previous. Aftef"r
dry preliminaries, and after whispering many
sof things in his ear, she popped the heart'tnf"r
bling question, evil you marry me" l%
sudden appeal to his love quite amazed the ar
less Dutchman, who was unpractIsed 10 the "Vs
ception that turks in woman's heart" hOwew
after maturely weighing the matter, and thln
ing such chance should not be let slip unAe
ed. he made the following proposition to the u
saitOr. that she was to pay several debts sm
he had contracted. and which he was unable
liquidate-pay the parson-and hire gig ton.
a wedding frolc. She, without much hes'A''
recolectiug that
"she that does good with her money and peu, Il
Is a help to her neighbor as well rs herself
readily agreed to al his propositions, and '"''
with they became man and wife. "a
[HagerstO~m P""
Land Piraey.-In consequence of dehele@s'a
in some Of the goods saved from the GeoiseyIr
ming. the Surveyor Of this port was Induee
send off a company Of officers to examine s'..
places about which information had been reeo
ed. In one house at Hampstead. l.. !. there Wv
found 80 pieces fine Irish linens. and ID anOn
20 to so bundles of fine cotton hose. Syns
tic preparations appeared to have been n,m
depredations. 1t IS supposed that eon" os,,.
parcels had been sent to market. 1t o~
to understand how these people could %"
tanned possession Of the goods a. It was l~p
BILE that they should have been stolen o. ~
the ship.-ycu,. Of Com.
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