Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-02-24
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is.
WASHINGTON'S REMAINS.

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washington with his own in their disinter-
ment at Mount Vernon, and re-interment in
their appropriate mauseleum, the Capitol of
the Union.
Another joint resolution was passed in
yitlng the President of the United States.
James Madison, Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ION, The Judges of the Supreme Court, the
secretaries OF State, of the Treasury, of
War, and of the Navy, the Postmaster Cen
eral, and Attorney General Of the u. States
with The relatives of Gen. Washington. TO
attend the great ceremony determined upon
by the two Houses on the preceding day.
THURSDAY, Feb. l6 We learn with
regret, that Mr.. John A. Washington, the
proprietor of Mount Vernon, declines, (for
reasons stately giving his consent TO the re-
moval OF Gen. Washington's remains His
answer to the application of the Vice-Presi-
dent and the Speaker of the House of Re-
representatives. was received last evening
Nat Int
VIRGINIA CLAIMs-The bill to provide
Tor liquldating the claims of the State of
Virginia "for payments TO the officers COM
handing IN the Virginia line in the war of
the Revolution, on account of halliday for life
promised the officers aforesaid by that Com
monwealth, appropriates Sl39 SAB &c for
The purpose and also an additional sum G.
quai 10 the amount of a promise contained in
an Act OF the General Assembly passed in
The month of May, l779, provided that the
whole amount, including the foregoing, shall
not exceed S24l, 345-Rich Whig.
-aHeA
United States BGnk.-The Philadel
phia American Sentinel, a strong Admin
istration paper says We learn from an
intelligent correspondent, who possesses
the best means to give an advised opinion
that the bill to re-charter the United
States Bank will pass both houses of
Congress, and that the President will not
lnterpose his executive veto against it.
The Imprisoned Missionaries.-The
case OF the Missionaries now imprisoned
IN the State Prison of Georgia, as we
learn by letter from Washington is set
down for argument for Monday the Goth
OF February instant. 1t is to be argued
in behalf of the missionaries, by Messrs.
John Sergeant, and VIM. Writ, both of
whom are now at Washington. We
are glad to learn that Mr.. Writ has so
far recovered his health as to resume
his professional duties.-M Z. Com.
BALTIMORE, Feb. S.-Three hundred
cars for the transportation of goods,
wares, merchandise, &c. are now enga-
ged on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road between this city and Frederick
aud the intermediate points. At the
opening of the Spring trade the number
will be much increased.
Honors to the 1other of Washinpton.-
Our readers will recollect that Mr. Sias E.
burrows, generous citizen of New York.
IN The course OF last summer, offered 10 the
vi ornamental Committee of the citizens of
fredericksburg, todefray, himself, the ex-
PehSe oil Monument to be placed over the
remains OF the Mother Of General Washing
ton, which lie inferred i'm the vicinity of
fredericksburg The offer was not then
accepted; but this noble-hearted citizen
lately made journey to Fredericksburg for
The purpose of repeating his proposition
his generous offer has now been acceded TO.
ana measures have been taken 10 commences
The work with all due solemnity and res
pect.-Ndt. Int
Gen. jackson has at the request Of tho
Committee consented 10 Law the corner
stone OF the monument The sine is not
tlXed for the ceremony.
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Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Smih.-The
Globe gives a garbled and mutilated re-
port Of the conclusion of Mr.. Claws re.
marks in the Senate, accompanied by a
carefully prepared exhibit of those which
fell from General Smith, the object of
which is to degrade the Senate, as well
as to prejudice Mr. Clay. We are not
he aPologists or advocates of Mr.. CLAW.
We leave to him and his partizans the
of his character. But we
'we to our readers, aud to the people, a
tlndication Of the Senate against the de-
iberate warfare waged against that BODY
by the hired agent of coordinate de-
Partment, g. we will do it and in per.
forming this duty, we will show that the
nrofligate editors Of the Globe, Blair g.
Kendall, should be the last to assail
Mr.. Clay. We will show, by the oath
of Kendall himself, that MIR. Clay could
have commanded the services of that
yenal scribbler, if he would have con-
sented to give him S ! 800 per annum, az
a clerk in the State Department.
U. s. Telegraph.
Jmport0nt.-The papers inform VS.
that Mr.. Van Buren, lately dined with