Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-28

Mr. Duncan. of Illinois, yesterday laid upon
the table of the House of Representatives IN
order that it might be printed, an amendment
which he ;rteudS to move to the bill lately re-
norted bv the Committee of Ways and Means,
for regulating the depostes OF the pubic money
in the State Banks, when thatbnl snail come up.
That amendment proposes tnat Tue olldIte &c, "
the present Bank of the United States shall be
continued for ten years from the 4th day OF
March 1896 provided that the United States
sb.u surrender the whole OF its stock, and
the present Stockholders shall surrender hall
of the stock in the Bank held by tnem re-
snectiyely; the several States to nave the
r;oht to subscribe, at par value, IN proper
ton to their respective representation in the
House of Representatives of the United States,
for the twenty-one million of dollars OF stock so
TO be surrendered or to the citizens Thereon, III
the event of any States declining to SUBSCRIBE
and pay in the amount of the quota on or pelofe
the lst day of February, 1886. Tie ame idment
embraces several other new features; such as
limiting the dividend on stock to seven per cent
per annum; the surplus, after the accumulation
of contingent fund of three millions, to be
pad over into the Treasury of the United States;
prohibiting the issue of any notes OF denoml-
nation less than ten dollars requiring bonus
of 100000 per annum, to be appropriated TO
internal Improvements, &c. &c. This being the
first practical proposition in the Honse OF rep
resentatives contemplating in any form, the
extension of the charter of the present Bank OF
the United States, we have thought this brief
note of it might be acceptable to our readers
Nat. Int.
Detailed accounts Of the proceedings of the
people in various places, and with reference TO
the late elections in New York--or the more re
cent protest of the president of the United States
against certain resolution OF the Senate, would
overflow many as closely filled sheets as our
numbers of the Register! We mast suffer them
to pass. with multitude of speeches. address
es, letters, &c. by or from distinguished indivi-
duas, the like Of all which we never saw or
heard Of before. We have passed through Sc
veral seasons Of high excitement, and mixed
much with the people, and felt and acted freely
with Them at different times, since the year 1897;
but degree Of animation now prevails, or IS
about to prevail, which goes beyond that OF
past times, and may be considered an augury
of exceedingly important public events And
this animation and eXctementis hourly increas-
ed by the new difficulties experienced in bust
siness, and the greatly increasing number
of persons cast out of employment. More
than 10000 spindes have been stopped IN the
neghborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, on
w. the Union Manufacturing Company OF Ma
ryland have stopped both their great cotton
another large establishment in the neighbor-
hood is doing only half work, that the people
may earn something, and others must soon fol
low this lead--and large number Of mechanics
are without work. All these things add to the
excitement. We hope that it will be every
where, and on behalf of all parties restrained,
by Just observances of the constitution and laws
of the land and solemn determinations to pre-
serve the public tranquility, by bearing and for
bearing, and rendering such assistance or &C
lcommodation to one another as may be in the
power of the people, to sustain each others
wants; and especially with relation to the wor-
thy and industrious Of working classes too ge-
morally dependent on their daily labor for &C
tual ubsistence.--MIes' Register.
We are glad to learn by letter from Phila-
delphia that the health Of Mr.. McDuffie has con-
sideraby improved, and that he will reach Bal
timore in the Steamboat tomorrow afternoon,
at 3 O'Clock, on his way to Washington to re-
sumo his seat in the Household. Pat.
We learn that the Jackson Post Master and
his son at MiddletoWn, Frederick county, (Md)
have been arrested under charge offobbing the
mal--B0U. Pat.
We understand that a dinner has been offer
ed to Judge Porter Of the United States Senate,
by his patriotic and warm hearted countrymen,
who feel with him that despotism is whitening the
fruits of the land Of their adoption, as it has
bhghted those Of the land of their origin We
sincely hope his health may be such as to au-
thorise his acceptance Of this testimony Of res
pect. Coming from the source it does, from
men who see and feel what the actual condition
of the country is the effect upon the good cause
could not be otherwise than beneficial.
Judge Porter's father fell victim, though
clergyman, to the tyranny that destroyed, in
1885, the Emmetts and the Tones, of Ire
land and that drove so many of their noble as
sociates in the cause of liberty to this country.
1t is not to be wondered at that the fruits which
despolism is dealing out in the land of their
adoption should taste so bitter to them.