Litchfield enquirer., 1833-12-19

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the past year with the Macedonian, now bull
ding. He also recommends the construction
Of two or three small steam batteries. The
number Of officers in the Navy is about 1000,
and the number Of seamen about 5000. The
average expense Of every kind is about $3.50
| for each officer, and about SEES for each sea-
man. The whole expenditures on all naval
| subjects, the past year, have been somewhat
less than four millions Of dollars.
Veto MessGge.-The Message Of the Presi-
dent, communicating his reasons for withhold
ing his assent from the Puplic Lands bill OF
the last session, occupies about four columns
of the Washington Globe of Friday last. 1t
| enters into an historical view Ofthe manner in
which the public lands were acquired, and the
| terms on which they are now held. by the u
! Dited States, and draws from the view the
! following differences: that by one Of the fun
damental principles Of the original cOnfedera-
ton, they were to be the common property
OF the United States: that they were ceded
and accepted on the express condition, that
| they should be disposed of for the common
| benefit Of the States according to their pro-
portions in the general charge and expend-
ture, and for no other purpose. aud that in
pursuance Of these compacts, the Congress of
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lands, and place the proceeds in the Treasury,
and under the Constitution have repeatedly
pledged them for the payment of the public
debt, by which each State was expected to
profit in proportion to- the general charge
made upon it for that object. The bill, in the
opinion of the President, subverts these COM
pacts. LIST. Because in addition to an equal
share with the others, seven States are to re-
ceive IL 1-2 per cent. on the net amount sold
within their limits; Cd. Because it abandOns
| the true ratio Of distribution according to the
| general charge and expenditure, and adopts
that of the federal representative population :
Sd. Because it reasserts the principle or the
MaysyiIe road bill, by which Congress UNDER
took TO appropriate the public funds to objects
Of a local character, within the States 4th.
Because instead of returning to the people an
unav oidable surplus of revenue paid in by
them, its object il To create surplus for dis
tribution among the States, and thus to lead
directly to consolidation. On the whole, the
President declares his adherence to the Opin-
ion suggested in his Message, Of 1889. that
these lands ought to cease, as soon as posi-
bic, to be source Of rev enue.-Bost. DaI ADJ.
Tnginia.-Gov. Floyd's Message to the
Legislature of Virginia fills nearly nine col
part of it consists of series of remarks on the
Importance Of various schemes of internal i'm
provement within the State. The improve
mcnt of the navigation Of the James and Ka-
nawha rivers, and the construction of rail-
road from the Ohio to the James, ought, in
his Judgment, to be completed by the State.
He also recommends the construction Of a
railroad from some point on the james to the
Tennessee line. Appropriations for the Uni
versity Of Virginia, and for an asylum for the
blind and deaf and dumb, are also recommen-
ded. He proposes also the erection of a tomb
over the remains of Washington, and statue
in honor of Patrick Henry. He treats at some
length the subject of the Bank, Of the United
States, aud condemns the course of the gov
eminent towards it. as calculated materially
to injure the state banks in general, and to
erect very dangerous political engines 10 eve
~ quarter Of the Union. The subjects Of the
Tariff. the Proclamation and Enforcing Bill,
occupy four columns and half Towards
the close of the message, his excellency speaks
with great asperity Of the deep and settled
purpose, which as he declares, is entertained
by some persons at the North, to enancipate
Southern Slaves; and observes that $50 ma
ny servants have left the city, in manner SO
mysterious, as leaves not doubt, that plans
and schemes have been formed at a distance,
to be carried into effect here" For the pur-
pose Of preventing these things. he proposes
that vigorous enactments shall be forthwith
adopted. In conclusion. he says that he has
now finished the last annual message which
he perhaps shall ever write. We trust he
has, for he is violent, dogmatical, and vision
airy man as ever filed the chair Of state.
Extraordinary case Of Innocence established.
in the month Of October, 1899. a man nam
ed McClaws, alias Wallace, originally from
Georgia, with another named Place. and an
other named Y0ungs, were tried by the Court
Of Sessions for burglariOusly entering the store
of Messrs. Howlands. in Pearl street. and
stealing therefrom large quantity Of Silks
For this offence the whole three were convict
ed, and sentenced to the State prison at Sing
Sing-McClaws for seven years, Young for
the like term. and Place. for breaking prison
and for this offence. to IA years. The con-
victiOn Of McClaws was effected not by any
direct proofs Of his guilt, but by circumstan.
tial testimony arising from the discovery Of "a
portion Of the goods stolen between the beds
ON which he slept, whittier they had been
conveyed by the perpetrators Of the crime,
for the purpose Of duplicating him ia the pun
ishment that they deserved. Some time
since, Youngs. one Of the concerned, died in
prison; but while on his wretched death bed,
he sent for the keeper, wishing to communi-
cate the story Of the false accusation Of Nc