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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
23G. Congress-2a Scs.i0n.

In Senate, Monday Dec. D, after the transaction
of some unimI proceeded 10 the spe-
cial order OF the day, the biz TO appropriate 5,0GC,-
600 dollars to satisfy claims for spoliations made u-
on American commerce by France prior to 1850.
Mr. Shcpiey took the floor, and spoke at consider
able length IN su port ofthe bill. When Mr.. Shep-
ley concluded, Mr.. Hill took the floor, and moved
an Adjournment, but afterwards Withdrew tie mo-
ton.
The Senate then proceeded motion of Mr..
Poindcycr, to the consideration of Executive bus-
ness. hen the doors were opened, the Senate adj
journed
In the House, the bill to authorize the Registers
and Receivers Of the Public Land Offices to admin
iscr oaths connected with the entry and sale of
public lands, was taken up debated, amended and
passed to be engrossed. Thebill to eauaze the pay
of the officers Of the Army and Navy of the United
States was debated in committee of the whole, but
was not finally acted
In Senate, Tuesday, Mr. Clay, from the Joint
Committee, appointed at the last session of Congress,
the subject of the Oration contemplated to be de-
lvered commemorative of the life and charac-
ter of General Lafayette, made a report
thereon. Wednesday, Dec 81, was the time
assigned by the committee for the delivery of the O.
ration the life and character of Lafayette and j.
q. Adams to be the orator.
The Senate, Wednesday, proceeded to the con-
slderaton of the bill providing indemnity to certain
American citizens who suffered by spoliations on
their commerce, committed by the French prior to
1900.
In the House, the bill respecting the pay of Off
GERS IN the Navy again taken up in committee
of the whole and after various amendments and dis
cussion, reported to the House
/ \ resolution offered by Mr.. Lincoln respect
ing the North Eastern Boundary, which lies one day
on the table.
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paraded in the report. and so cmphaticaly read, N
this chamber, with pause and gesture and w-'h
such a sympathetic look for the c> ccied mile rom
the friends of the baul letters, which 50 far as he
was concerned, had been used to make the coinmit-
tee the organ. Of d falsehood. And now, Mr. IL.
would be glad TO know, who put the committee upon
the scent Of those old musry letters; for there was
nothing in the resolution, under which they acted,
conduct their ootscp. to the sst covert Of that
small game
But, Mr.. B. was done for the present lie was
done for the present, but not for the future. JUS
tce cannot be done upon this report of the commit
tee until it is printed. The only object which he
now had in view was to yindicate some gentlemen
including himself who were most unjustly treated
and show the true character of the entire report
by exhibiting the minute diligence, and miraculous
success of the committee in hunting out things o.
nothing, to be turned to the account of the Bank
and the prejudice of its adyersaries while stone
blind to such recent, and enormous misconduct Of
the Bank he had just detailed to the Senate, anc
which within the precise letter of the resou-
tons under which they acted.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

LGmcntaJic Suicidc-The New York Courier of
Monday mentions the following unfortunate suicide
in that city.
A young gentleman named Nicholson, educa-
ted at Of the English universities, highly con-
nected in that country, and having many respecta-
bic connexions in this city, drowned himself yeser-
day morning in the North River between Hoboken
and Courtland-strcet. lie had been disappointed
of his usual rcmttanccs from England, and was in
voved in debt to a considerable extent for board
and pccuniary accommodations from friends and
being young of high sense of honor and
very eXcitabe temperament, had often declared that
he could not survive the disappointment into which
the negligence of his friends at home had thrown
him with his generous acquaintance here. He pur-
chased phaI of the sui phate of morphine, went
with some friends on excursion in a sail boat to
iloboken drank large quantity of brandy and
water there, and on stepping on board the boat on
his return, he was observed to swallow the contents
of the phial. Within three or four minutes he sud-
denly sprung up, uttered the words 'happy nonen-
tity,', and plunged headforcmost into the river. He
was observed to rise about 200 yards below the
boat, and was then seen more. Mr. Nicholson
was young gentleman of bright literary attain
ments, and has left in the possession of a friend
manuscripts evncing great labor and genius. He
had spent handsome fortune, but his reversionary
interests were extensive
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Dissolution CfHe British ministry and restora-
ton Of the TOrjes.--By the arrival, on Wednesday
afternoon, of the packet ship George Washington,
Capt. Holdredge, dates from Liverpool to the Odd,
and from London TO the oath November, have been
received. The rumors previously received of the
dissolution of the British Ministry and the appoint
ment of the duke of Wellington to the office of Pre-
mier, are fully confirmed but, although the ac-
counts are to Il week after his appointments he had
made no progress in the formation of a Ministry,
with the exception of the appointment of Lord
Lyndhurst to the Office of Lord Chancellor, in place
of Mr. Broughan, and Sir C. WethereI as Lord
Chancellor of Ireland. The delay is said to be in
consequence of the absence of Sir Robert Peel on
Il visit to Italy, whom the Dnkc wishes to appoint
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS, ATTEND

The Republicans of this townwho are disposed to
sustain the interest and honor ofthc state in general
and of the town ofNewpor in particular, reques-
ted to attend a meeting on Thursday evening, Jan
uary the Sth next ensuing for the purpose of choos-
ing delegates to represent this town in state con-
vcntion to be convened at the State House in Prov
idence on the 10th of January 1885.
The primary meeting will be held at the State
House in Newport at half past o'clock in the
evening. The citizens are respectfully invited tc
attend Newport, December Both 1884.
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In all, upwards of one hundred thousand dollars !;
and making the actual withdrawal of deposltcs, at
that branch but S360,000, and that paid ont grad
ualy, in the discharge of Government demands.
Now what was the actual curtailment during the
same period 1t is shown from the monthly state
mcnts, and these curoiIments, on local loans, were
S7SS ,90i, being upwards of double the amount of
deposites, miscalled rcmoccd; for they not re-
mored but only paid out in the regular progress of
Government disbursement, and actually remaining
in the mass of circulation, and much of it in the
Bank itself But the specie removed during the
same time that the fact, the damning fact,
upon which lac relied This abduction was:
In the month of November, S33t,6i7, 0tfhc least.
In the month of March, sos, ,0Sl, at the least.
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We invite the attention of our readers TO Il peru
sal of the remarks of Mr. Benton the rcposc of the
finance Committee of the Senate in relation to the
L. :. Bank. If there is yet n man, woman, or
child within the broad limits of the Union, or with
in the the extended boundaries of the commercial
world who have still a doubt lingering in their minds
as TO the cause the true cause of the infamous pam
ic, perhaps the reading of these remarks will dispel
it. Even Mr. Tyler himself who presented the
whewashing report is compelled to acknowledge
that the course pursued by the Bank was highly un-
iusfable and deserving of censure. Nay more,
he avows himself hostile to the existence of the
Bank, and holds himself in readiness when the sea-
arrives, vote against recharter of the pres
ent Institution, the charter of any institution of a
similar character, This was to have been expected
from a Senator of Virginia, than which, perhaps
there is not a state in the Union more decided a.
gainst the Bank. The Democracy of the country
deeply indebted to Mr. Benton for his early, fear
less and patriotic opposition to the corrupuons and
usurpations of the Bank, and unless we greatly
mistake the signs oft the times, he will ere long rear
the fruits of his dsnterested devotion to the cause
ofthe people, by receiving distinguished tokcr
of their confidence and gratitude.
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$3425,3I3
Making the sum OF near three millions and a half
transferred to London, to lie idle in the hands of an
agent, while that very money squeezed out off
few cities here and the whole country,
and the halls Of Congress, were filled with
the deaicnlng din of the cry, that the Bank
was forced to curtain, to supply the loss III her own
Golfers from the removal of the dcpositcs And,
worse yet The Bank had in the hands of the
same agents. large sum when the transfers ofthese
panic collections began making in the whole, the
sum of Sl,26l POI, the first day of July last,
which was lying idle in her agents hands in London,
drawing little or no interest there, while squeezed
out of the hands of those who paying bank ln-
crcst here, near seven per cent and had afterwards
to 90 into brokers' hands to borrow at one or two
per cent a month. Even now, at the last returns
on the first day of this month"; about two millions
and half of this money (2,6S7 006) was still lying
idle in the hands of the Barngs waiting till for
clgn exchange can be put up again to eight or ten
per cent The enormity of this conduct, Mr.. B.
said, aggravated by the notorious fact, that the
transfers of tins money were made by sinking the
price of exchange as low as five per cent below par,
when shippers and planters had bills to sell, and
raising IT eight per cent. above par when merchants
and importers had to buy; thus double taxing the
commerce of the country-double taxing the pro-
duccr and consumcr--and making Il huctuatiOn of
thirteen per cent i'll foreign exchange, in the brct
space of six months. And all this to make money
scarce at home, while charging that scarcity upon
the President THUS combining calumny and
stock obhng with the diabollca attempt to ruin the
country or to rule it.
The next fact, Mr.. B. said, was the abduction OF
an immense amount of specie from New Orleans, at
the moment the western produce arriving there
and thus disabling the me rchants from buying that
produce, and thereby sinking its price nearly one
half; and all under the false precXt of supplying
the loss in its Golfers occasioned by the removal o
the dcpositcs.
i The falschood and wickcdness this conduct viii
appear from the fact that at the time of the reno
val of the dcposcs i'll October the public deposcS
in the New Orleans branch, far less than the
amount afterwards curtalcd, aud sent of; and thai
these dCpositCs were not entirely drawn but tol
many months after the curtaiIment and abduction
of the moncy,-Thus, the public depositcs, in Oc-
tobcr
In the name ofthc Treasurer of the L.
States, S294,2 6.
In the name of public officers, I73, 3,764 g.
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RHODE-ISLAND REPUBLICAN,.
NEWPORT, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 81, 1884.
Democratic Republic II Convention

Democratic Republic N Convention.
A Democratic Republican State Convention of
the friends of the National Administration will be
holden at the State-IIouse, in Providence on Friday
evening, JAN l6 1885, at 6 o'clock to form a Proy
of General Officers, for the ensuing political year.
and TO make arrangements to insure its success.
GF9 The Republicans of the several towns in the
State are particularly requested to elect Delegates
to the Convention, as it is desirable to have "A fu
representation on that occasion. Dec. II,
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Making near Il million and n quarter of dollars
at the least. MIR. B repeated at the lcast for a
monthly statement does not show the accumulation
of the month, which might also be sent off; aud
the statement could only be relied for so much
as appeared month before the abduction was made.
Probably the sum was upwards of million and a
quarter of hard dollars, thus taken away from New
Orleans last winter, by stopping accommodations,
calling in loans, breaking up domestic exchange,
creating panic and pressure, and sinking the price
of all produce; that the mother Bank might trans
fer funds to London, gamble in foreign exchange.
spread desoation and terror through the land aud
then charge the whole upon the President of the
United States; and end with the grand consumma-
ton of bringing a new political party into power
and perpetratng IFS own charter.
! There, said Mr.. u. are two and ouly two. out o
multitudes, of the astounding nquitics which hav,
escaped the eyes of the committee while they have
been so successful in their antiquarian rcscarclN.
into ANDREW JAcksoN's and FELN GRUNpY's let
crs ten or twenty years ago. and into MARTIN Va,
RuREN's and TuoMAs II. BENToN's six or eigh
years ago; letters which every public man is cac,
upon to give 10 his ncighbors. constituents whcl
mo public man ought to refuse or, in all probability
ever did refuse; and which arc so osentafiousi,
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Women Lo0hiag Up.-We learn by Southern
paper, that the ladies of Savannah, (Gco.) have
recently had public celebration. They were the
wives and daughters of the States Rights Party
They had their speeches and their toasts their
insults and their apologies, the as they were
really the lords of creation. 1t not added whether
any Of the fair politicians got under the table,, we
presume not, however. We like to see them
ascertain their natural rights and assert them
with becoming bravery. They are as good as the
men and much handsomer, and why should they
not take part iii politics, in war and in legislation
be lawyers and doctors, and police officers and
soldcr~-and wear pantaloons. 1t is too bad to
keep them down.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

PHuosopHy.-The human ear is extremely
sensible that it hear a sound that lasts only
the twenty-four thousandth part of second
Deaf persons may converse together through rods
of wood held between the teeth, or held to their
throat or breast
In water, sound passes 4,70S feet in second, in
air from .l30 to LILO. ..r-.... ...s
In the Arctic regions persons can converse at
more than mile distant, when the thermometer is
below zero.
\ drop ofwater can be dcvidcd into 90, 100000 IF
distinct parts.
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detected in the intricate mazes of the monthly state
ments, which would fix at once both the character
of the Bank, for its audacity wickedness and false
hood the report, for lis blindness, faulty, and par
tiality.
The Bank, all America knows, (said Mr.. b.
filed the whole country with the endless cry which
had been echoed and re-echocd from this chamber,
that the removal Of The deposites had laid her under
the necessity of curtailing her debts had compelled
her to call in her loans, 6 the yacucm in her Golfers
produced by this removal! and thus to enable her
self stand the pressure, which the "hosthty' of
the government was bringing upon her. This was
the assertion for six long months and now let facts
confront this assertion, and reveal the truth 20 an
outraged and insulted community
The first fast, (said Mr.. b. is the transfer Of the
moneys to London to lie there idle, while squeezed
out of the people here during the panic and pres
sure.
The cry of distress was raised in December, AT
the meeting of Congress and during that month
the sum of 5l29, ,7G4, was transferred by the Bank
to its agents the Barings. This cry waxed stronger
till july and until that time the monthly transfers
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FRANcT.-A new French Ministry has been form
ed, OF which Marshal Mor;icr. Duke of Trcyiso. is
head, and the remaining members. with one excep-
ton, the same who composed that which preceded
the late shor,-liycd Bassano administration.
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TuE ARNy-Tho returns accompanying the re-
port of the Secretary of War make the whole
strength Of the L. :. Army, including officers and
priyatcs G597. According to the organization Tor
The whole number of,ucu enlisted into service from
the ls of January to 3Oh September 1881, is Pill.
Fortunate ogd Unt0rtmGtf.-ihomas Nelson,
formerly n news collector of the port OF Baltimore,
drew. ono ouartcr of ten thousand dollars, but lost
his ticket on the morning of the drawing
vessel j, announced rs about 20 sail from Liver
pool op.a VOYAGE round the world in which, cabin
passengers may be accommodated at ESQ. and that
similar trips are to take place every SIX weeks.
Obio.-The Senate have voted, Il to I6 for ilsc
execution of criminals in private. 4 proposition 10
abolish the punishment of death was rejected b, .
vote of - t09
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ANTIMASONIC NOTICE.

The Antimasons of this town requested to
meet at the Dwelling House of Col. Richard Shaw
on Saturday Evening, Jan. 3, at 7 O'clock for the
purpose of appointing delegates to attend the Anti
masonic Convention to be holden at Providence,
Friday Evening, Jan. is, 1885.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
ANTMASONIC CONVENTION.

Pursuant to a vote the Antimasonic State Com
mittec of Rhodc-isIand, authorsing and directing
the undersigned to call a Convention, to nominate
a Prox for General Officers, for the ensuing poti-
cal year, they hereby give notice that Convention
for tlrt purpose will be holden at the State House
in Providence, (Scnatc Chamber,) on Friday Even
ing, January 10th, at o'clock. The Antimasonic
Republicans of the several in the State, are
requested to send Delegates, not exceeding double
the number of Representatives that each town is
titled to by law, to attend said Convention.
1t is particularly requested that all the towns ii
the State, will send Delegates as the business is i'm
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The following is copied from the Philadelphia
Times.
"The proprietors of this paper last week recover
ed Judgment against Postmaster, for paper not
taken from xs Office, of which he neglected to IN
form them All Postmasters who do So render
themselves liable, and ought to be held account
able"
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In all, less than half a million of dollars.
In March, there was still OH hand:
In the name of the Treasurer, 3 4O,266 %
In the name of public officers. 63,67l 50
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BENZ. COWELL,
EDWARD s. WILLIAMS,
SAMUEL f. WAIT.
pOrtaIlt.

December 10, 1884.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-13
MEETING AT BERRYYlLIr-

~ meeting of the CORES pondtng COM
miiiee appointed TO promote The formation Of
a new County, proposed 90 be taken from, the
North-Eastern section Of Frederick, held at
BerryViile on the sth day Of February, 1884
NaTHAHISL BuRwELL, Esq. was appointed
Chairman and LEVis GLoVEE, Esq. Secretary.
A ommiitse having been appointed TO draft
a preamble and resolutions 60 be submitted
to the consideration Of thu. meeting. after
retiring short time. returned with the fol-
lowing, which we're read and unanimously O.
dopted
whereas, IN our late unsuccessful attempt
To promote = division Of Frederick Count,
this meeting feel Il due 70 themselves and h.
the community ~ large, (having taken a re-
view ~ their own proceedings m The ca.e 3.
veil - Of those opposed 90 declare. that m
tber petition and accompanying documents
presented 70 the Legislature, they see nothing
bui street and respectful regard o. truth -
statement Of facts add reasoniugs enforc.
81 with becoming moderation and fofbear.
anee, All of which can be fully sustained
consequently they feel no regret. nor do they
deprecaio any part OF parcel of The course
pursued BY them-they not having been, nor
Nill they be guilty of - gross an offence a.
10 outrage the feelings of their brethren q
the remaining part q ihc County nor viii
ihey tamsly submit % have tbotf Dan feel.
ing' outraged With impunry BY others and
ihsy view With deep regret that any ndird
ual, however Auiabk o. sE1ifsd should hste
been found 20 lot 30 a proper sense Of the
social duties. snd ~ urmindfll 81 domestic
PEACE, as 20 thrust before the pablo, arony-
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PUBLIC MEETINGS.
FRONT ROYAL MEETING.

AT 4 meeting Of sundry citizens of Freder-
lex and Shenandoah counties, held at the
house OF Mrs. Lane in Front Royal, on Sat-
urday the lst day Of February 1894, 10 pur-
suSnce Of public notice IN the newspapers.
and posted at public places, for the purpose VI
considering the present state of the naviga-
ton Of the Shenandoah river, aud the rights
Of the New Shenandoah Company, and " hcth-
er they have complied with the IL chaFter-to-
gether with the expediency Of extending 90
that company the further rights and privile-
Ees which they are now petitioning the legis-
lature TO grant; the meeting being called 10
order, ROBERI n. MARSHALL, Esq was called
10 the chair, and SAMUEL Resi- appointed Sc
cretary.
On motion Of DR.. Humphrey Psake, the
following resolutions were unanimously a.
dopted
RtsOlrsd, That this meeting, having seen
the proceeding Of a meeting held by our
fellow citizens at Smokers Ferry. on sa-
tIrday the 18th ult. do fully concur with
them IN the facts and sentiments stated by
them, and also "a respectfully requesting the
General Assembly TO refuse 10 the said Com
Pany any further grants Of privilege, or e1-
tension.
Rssoired, That the secretary cause a COW
OF these proceedings Co be Transmitted with
out delay to Heroine l.. Opic and Joel Pen
nybaeker, Esqrs. our Senators, and each OF
the Delegates for the counties - Frederick
and Shenandoah and to tho Winchester.
Charlestown and WoOdstock papers. with a
request for their publication
OTdsred, Thai the foregoing resolutions SC.
be signed by the Chairman and Secretary.
ROB'T NJ. MARSHALL, Can.
SAMUEL RET, Sse'ry.