Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-30

over the Treasury of the United States;
.nt granted to him by the Constitution
lud laws, and dangerous to the Liberties
IF the people.
9. Resoloed, That the reasons assigned
~ the Secretary Of the Treasury for the
removal Of the money Of the United States,
deposited in the Bank Of the U. States
and its branches, communicated to Con-
gress on the Sd day of December, 1888,
@re unsatisfactory and insufficient.
Mr.. Benton next addressed the Senate
ln.reply to Mr.. CLAY, and concluded a four
Jays speech by offering the following as
IA substitute for the Cd resolution propo-
sed by Mr.. CLAY.
"Resolved, That Nicholas Biddle, Pre-
sident of the Bank of the United States,
and -, I've summoned to appear at the.
bal of the Senate, on the - day Of,
then aud there to be examined on oath,
tousbing The causes Of the late large cur
tailnent of debts due to the Bank OF the
Uni ed States, and the manner OF con-
ducdng the said curtailment; also 10 be
then and there examined touching the ap-
plicalion of the moneys of the Bank to e.
lectioneering and political objects" :,
January 8M.-Mr. Southland having 90
taioed the aoor remarked, that he in'eha'
ed what he had to say should apply oil
rec,lv TO the FIRST resolutions offered; and
he therefore requested that the question
might tie taken on the amendment lmn'e
dately. Accordingly the question was
taken and decided by yeas and nays as
follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Benton, Brown, Grun-
dy, Hill. Kane, Linn, M orris, Sheplfy'
Tallmadga, Upton, White, Wright-l2.
NAYS. Messrs. Bell, Bib, Black, Cal
noun, Chambers, Clay, Ewing, Forsyth
Frelioghu, sen, Hendricks, Kent King
Of Ala. King of Ga. Knight, Mexican,
Mangum. Moore, Naudain. Poindexter,
Porter. Prentlss, Preston. Rives, Robbins,
Robinson, Silsbec, Smith, Southland, Swift,
Sprague, Tomlinson, Waggaman, Web
stcr, WHkins-54.
MARyLAND.-Or Monday last, JAMES
THOMAS was reelected Governor OF the
State of Maryland for the year ensuing,
by the following vote (every member OF
roth Houses beng presently
For JAMES THOMAS, (National Rep As
edward LLOYD, (Jackson.) AZ
SWIM, II. MARRIOTT.
I-.hM. Int.
From Massachusetts we learn, by pri-
vate letters, that the National Republl-
cans, aud those who unite with them in
the Legislature, are ascertained to have
a large majority over all who unite against
them, The vacancies in the Senate Of
the State (Which in that State are filled
.ip Joint ballot of both branches of the
Legislature,) had been filled in every in
stance DO National Republicans. by an
average vote Of about $50 10 $50, the
Legislature consisting Of nearly six hun
dred Members. There remains no doubt,
therefore, now, that JOHN DAVIS is to be
the Governor of the State Of Massachu
sets, the choice resting with the same bo-
dies and individuals as have already cho-
en- the SenatoIs.--V Int
With reference TO the unanimity which
prevails in Richmond on the subject Of
the deposites, the Wing of that city says,
'if there are tpenty persons in this city. or
even half that number, who justify the
removal Of the depositcs, we are sure that
no man can tell who they are.'
The Norfolk Herald says:--''We speak
advisedly when we affirm that there is not
TO he found IN individual opposed to
the United States Bank--whether jack
son or anti-Jackson man, who doesn de-
cidedly condemn the act of the President
in removing the deposites--not only for
the mischlefs it has brought and is bring
ing on the country, but as a high-handed
and dangerous usurpaiion of power"
MUMMIEs are now exhibiting
at the Louisville Museum, six Egyptian
Mummies, taken from the ruins of the an
cient city of Thebes, in upper Egypt,
where they have probably reposed for a
period of three thousand years. They
are in good state of preservation, one par
ticularIy, the hair of whose head is in
perfect state. They are eminently wor-
thy the examination of the curious
When we contemplate these remains of
mortality, we imagine that we are in com.
pany of those who were probably contem.
porary with Solomon, and who, perhaps,
were distinguished when Thebes was in
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