Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-07-24


equally plain with the former; and more
yer explains, Gf universal practice had n
already done iD what is meant by the phra
in the first section, the s'governor is author
zed to receive" &c., to wit, nothing mo
than that the money should be paid into II
'reasury-the governor receives, properl
through the treasury department alone.
The law from which have quoted abov
was approved February twelfth, 1885. Fe
ruary thirteenth, 1888, it was imperativ
and stu is imperative on the judge to con
ply with its acquisitions. 1t is not like
law confering an appointment; far FRONT
II requires the performance of dutv in I'd
lation to public trust--a trust already a
sumed, and amounts to nothing more nd
less than this; "give an account of thy stew
ardshlp;" and can the person so called III
on fail 10 comply and violate no trust. nd
give occasion to varying coniectures. som
perhaps of no very creditabe character.
to the cause of such failure? By no means
Hehtlemen, lspeak the sentiments of NOR
than one, when say, do not understand
THE matter, and should like to be Informed
any no'0' PHILO WABASH.
From THE SANTA FE CAuAv.N.-Ie+
tiers from some of our traders, as late as tb
Doth of June, have been received in tn;
city. They were then assembled at I'll
Diamond Grove, about l60 miles from Tn
dependence, in this state. On the 10Th
an election for officers was held. Mr..
Bent was elected to the captaincy; Messrs
Legrave, Barnes, Smith and Branch. lien
tenants. There were lS4 men belonpin
to the expedition; and ninety three Wao
gons, carriages and dearborns attached h
three of which are loaded will
goods. The company had suffered YER
much from the badness of the roads. caud
ed by the great rains which had falleI
there, as every where else. We have uni
derstood, though the letter we have seer
does not allude to it, that the traders ard
under the escort of a company of rangers.
Mo. Republican.
1t appears from Jamaica papers, tina
the people OF that island are determined
to resist the proposed emancipation of thd
slaves. The election for members of asI
Iserfbly In May last, resulted in the choice
OF those who are resolved to maintain thd
right OF property. Their motto is end
compensation, no emancipation" Should
the British parliament persevere, the con-
sequence may be separation of the West
India Islands from the mother country.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGIsLATURE.--The
committee of the house of representatives
on public lands, to whom were referred
the resolutions of the legislature of Mas
sachusetts, in favor of distribution of the
proceeds Of the sales of the public lands
of the United States among the several
states, reported that it is not expedient to
legislate upon the subject. When the re-
port was taken into consideration. Mr.
Livermore moved to amend it, by striking
out the word not. On this question, an
animated debate arose, which terminated
in the rejection of the motion, and the
doption of the report by vote of $50 to
81.
RANDoLPHINIA.-M - and Mr.. -
both members of the House of Represen-
tatives, each vehemently assailed Mr.. Ran.
dolph in speeches on the floor of that
IHouoS, ePailhS lo ulltcIHcsS VI lH'cCtNe
nor extreme of personality. When he
arose to reply, each took a seat by his side
to show complete fearlessness of his ex
pected retort. To the surprise of every
one, he spoke to the question before the
house for an hour or two, without alludine
to either of his antagonists. The CALLER
was chapfallen. He finished his speech
and had almost gained his seat, when sud
denly he rose again and said-''You will
observe, Mr.. Speaker. that l have kept thu
main road of the question, without devia
ting to the right or to the left, in search o
game that would not reward the hunter
toll"
i UNDER CURRENrs.-The editor of the
N. Y. Standard announced to his patrons
some time since, that the publication o
; that paper would be discontinued after thu
3Oth of June, but gave no reasons why
In subsequent notice, he tells the public
the reasons for disseminating the STANDARD
are nowise connected with the solvency o
the establishment, now yielding Sill ,O0'
annually, clear profit. By third notice
it appears the Standard is not to be dis
continued, but to be "carried on with in
n creaSed efficiencvr