Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-27
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The house OF delegates mas at last uisPoo0u
Of the subject, which has been publicly deba-
ted in that body for three weeks. We hail the
conclusion of it, with no less pleasure than
surprise. We did not expect on Thursday
last, that it would be so soon terminated, or In
SO harmoniot Is and agreeable manner.
| On Wednesday, it will be recollected, the
resolutions pf the amended report were super
seeded by Mr. Browns resolutions, only by
ia majority of one. On Thursday, MIR. b. g
resolutions, (which had gust been received from
the press, we're laid upon the table for the pur-
pose of cor sideration.
| 1t was ID this stage of the business that Mr..
Booker sub itted general resolution re-adop;-
ling as the standard of our faith the great prin-
lciples of '99.-This was still further amended
on the motions of Messrs. Wallace and Sims,
by declaring that the measures of S. c. and
certain. parts Of the proclamation, were each
| of them contrary to those principles. The
house adopted the resolution in this form-and
the only question then was as to requesting S.
C. to rescind orsaspend her ordinance brought
up by Mr.. Carer of Richmond county)-and
an observation-disclosures by Mr.. Goode protest
ing also agains the use of force by the Presi-
dent The hose seemed to be once more like
I y to get to sea upon these propositions, when
they adjourned
Yes erday; they met under better auspices.
Mr.. Moore offesad preamble and resolutions,
which seemed to hltthetastes ofal sides of the
Ihouse.--Ihese were referred forthwith to Sc
lect committee; slightly modified by them
and then adopted unanimousy-,cith one ercep-
ton only. These deprecate the resort. to force
by either party-pray s. c. to suspend her or
dinancc-and pray the federal government to
reduce the .arif to the standard Of the neces.
sary wants Of the government This pream
BILE and resolutions are appended to Mr. Book
er's amended resoution-and this constitutes
the whole action of the house OH this agitating
and complicated subject.
The resolutions pretermit the much debated
doctrine of secession-but they touch all the
great points which it was necessary to embrace
The appeal which is made in yesterdays reso-
buttons breathes the best spirit-and it cannot
be made in vain. Going forth to the world, 4,
the resolutions Of yesterday do, withanearly the
whole moral fIrce of the delegates of Virginia
they are calculated to make the deeper i'm.
preston on bpth the contendins parties. l,
was time indeed, for matters to take this turn
The debates Of the legislature had been spun
out SO long, that they were losing all their ef,
lect. Politicians at a distance were Laughing
at us-and our own citizens were becoming
dissatisfied and almost disguised Besides, tn
list of February was near at hand-and ey
cry movement of S. c. or the federal govern
ment was showing the necessity of an mme
date mediation on our side, if we ever intend.
ed to employ it,
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| The whole matter is now before the senate
1t is earnestly hoped, that they will act IN the
premises with as much alacrity as possible
The people expect it, The crisis of our beIo
we'd country demands it, Richmond Enquirer
1 VIRGINIA LEGI-LATuRE-This body has al
length concluded the debate upon South Caro-
lima notification. The preamble and resolu
tons offered by Mr. Moore of Rockbridge
were adopted, with but one dissenting voice
We learn from the Baltimore Patriot that the
first resolution requests the authorities o.
South Carolina to rescind the ordinance o.
their late convention, or to suspend its opera.
tians until the close of the next session of con
gress.
The second requests congress to modify the
tariff laws, 50 as to effect gradual but equa
reduction of the revenue of the general gov
eminent to the necessary expenditures thereof
The third resolution, the Patriot pronounces
in the "high;op.loftcal syle," and we concur
with it in OPTION Here it is:
'"Resolped, That the people of Virginia ex-
pect, and IN the opinion Of this general assem-
bly,, have right to expect, that the genera
government, and the government ofSouth Car
DINA and all persons acting under the authori-
ty Of either will abstsin from all acts calcula-
ted to disturb the tranquility of the country
or endanger the existence Of the union"
LOOK OUT FOR BAD DOLLARS. The public
are cautioned against Dollars, bearing the
stamp of ''RepubIica de Columbia" lS2O and
1921 Indian Head on one side and "A
fruit on the other The writer f this weigh
several this morning for friend who. had J9st
been paid bill, they were frou, Is to 33 cents
lighter than the genuine Spanish dollar
Doubt exists whether the metal is good. As
there are many in circulation all persons should
look sharp--B Bait. American.
From the New Haven (Con.) Journal.
Judge Crhnch, of Washington, d. C. has
lately read lefore the Columbian institute, a