Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-03-27
VANDAEIA:


VANDALIA:
Wednesday, March 81, 1893.
0Tr We requested to give notice that "pRo
TRAcTED MEETING" will be held in this place, COM
mencing the Friday before the second Sunday in|
April, at which Elder J. M. Peck, Lemon Craig, -
Henry, and Others expected to attend .
The last Telegraph is in mourning for the passage
of the blooy bill,' he calls it, by the hon. Sem
ators who made Mr. Green public printer. There is
not much in its composition, that should siye it ex
elusive claims above other bills to enforce law and
punish offenders, to such name. II is perfectly
harmless in itself, and will remain dead and blood
less the leaves of the statute book till violations
of law aid order by such men as Mr.. Green, and
spirt frantic than he shalrouse it to action
Acorrespondent of the Baltimore Patriot writes
from Washington, under date of March Sd ;'Con-
gress adjourned sine di at five O'Clock this morning.
Sunday Until that hour, the President and Mr..
Livingston remained in the adjoining the Sen.
ate chamber, for the purpose signing the bills. But
among those he has signed, do not find the land
bill. This great measure which formed part of the
system of complete pacifcatiou, projected by the.
Senate, has gone to the tomb.n
True, sit has gone to the tomb,n and gratitude,
from all the west, is due to the hand that dealt the.
blow, to send it there The tomb is the fttest place
for it; were it suffered to live, it might do mischief,
The retention of the bill, under existing oircpm-
stances, was reasonably to be expected. 1t proposed
an almost entire change in the system which has been
long pursued in relation the public lands and ma
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not be expected that the President in the short space
allotted him, could give of such character
careful examination as its importance required
No evil can result from the failure of tbs measures
on the contrary, we apprehend, much good will
suit at least to the states. In the next Congress-
the new states will have their full representation
their voice may then be heard their rights asserted
and possibly the commencement of bondage to for
eign masters and tax gatherers indefinitely postponed
CONGRESS terminated its laborious and exciting.
session, the Cd inst The new riff and the revenue
collection BILL the two most important measures dis
cussed during the session, have become laws. TIE
land bill is retained. Nearly half million dollars
has been appropriated for repairing and continuing
the cumberland road--six hundred and thirty two
thousand dollars for the payment of the Illinois and
frontier settlers for losses sustained in the late In
dian war. bill has also passed allowing the state
of Illinois to apply the proceeds of the canal lands to
the construction of rail road or turnpike, on the
route of the contemplated canal. We shall present
these several bills to readers soon as possible
The National nteligencer of the 4th thus sums up,
the closing scene of the session:
The Winters Taeis almost wound up. This paper
published "a hours in anticipation of its regular
time, will necessarily be put to press before the CURTIN
upon the present session Of Congress- but very
little will be left hereafter to be told Of its action.
Much Of the details of business for the two past
days will be found in columns to-day; but the
important business of session from which il takes
rank and character, may be summed upin three lines
as follows:-
Congress has passed
l. A Bill to modify the Tariff;
2. Bill to enforce its Collection; and
8. Bill to appropriate among the several States
the Revenue from Public Lands
These Bills have passed in manner pari passu, and|
almost concurrenty. The majorities by which they|
have passed are large and whatever misgivings may
exist in the minds Of our friends to the operaton
of the other Of them, have no doubt tina Il
they will, a whole, meet the appreciation of the|
great body Of the people.
SOUTH CARoLINA. We are happy to learn thatI
the late afray in Barnwell district mere qura
rel between four persons; and though there was a
pretty rough fight with dirks &C. killed.
general battle expected by the persons present
but the interference of influential men prevented it..
MISSISSIPPI. After eighteen ballottihgs, the legis
ature of this state adjourned without eecting
aior, after the fourth of March next, Mr.. Black bav
ing been appointed to 6ll vacancy. The votes wer
divided between Messrs. Black, the sitting member
James C.. Wilkins and P. R. Pray.
| We have received from hon. J. M. Robinson
copy OF letter from the proper officer, prescribin
the mode of substnntatng claim under the law pro
viding indemnity for the loss of horses c.in the from
tier Il arrived too late for insertion this week
| it shall be inserted in our next