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TO THE MILITIA OF VIRGINIA.

A deluded remnant of gallant people still defy
the power of the United States. The Ssmnoles
have not surrendered and refuse to lay down their
arms.
This contest, howsocver diminuive the scale, is
made BY many considerations national war, and
national honor demands national effort to bring il
to speedy issue Except in the persons of few of
her gallant sons who belong to the standing army
Virginia has supplied no part of the forces hitherto
employed against the Seminoles. | have rendered
myself to the United States, 10 command such force
as may be raised in the Commonwealth and /
appeal TO your hereditary patriotism to unite with
me in the approaching campaign. The cooperation
of FIVE companies is edo name that SO little
aid is desired of you is but, hope to have il prof
ered Decision and activity requisite the season
for active operati is al hand and time is an
invaluable element in a Southern campaign.
JOHN ROBERT WALLACE,
Brig. GEM, 9Th Virginia Brigade
Warrcnton, Fau9nier, Va. Oh Oct, 1887
n. Bach company will consist Of Captain
First Lieutenant; l Second Lieutenant; Ser
geants Corporals; and not less than 81, nor more
than 100 privaies Commissioned officers to be
elected By their companies, and commissioned by the
Governor. Term of service, six months, unless
sooner discharged As soon a company is raised
an officer of the United States army will muster it
into service. Communications TO be addressed to
me.
The Editors of the newspapers in Virginia are
requested 10 give the foregoing an insertion in their
papers
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Fran the Pennsylvania
THE TRADE--THE BANKS.

ne trade with the west has improved very CON
SIDERABLE Tor The last month and there appears 10 be
peuer ieeilng among the Market street houses -
oohihence IS now very generally restored and as
time WIN be granted on the payment Of the govern
iheht bonds II viii also have tendency to aid the
operations OF the business community. We have no
u"uo that LOT The future care and caution will
y" taken among the houses trading to the west than
mas generally been done Some system il appears To
Us should b. adopted, among those c.:gaged in the
So"neFh ana western trade 10 Limit the credits To
Hnol'cl period VI late years the usual credit grant
"a 70 me trade from distance has been twelve
noh'hs, ana frequently il has far exceeded that time
ne usual terms We believe that merchandise is
PulSdseu at III our city is from four To six months
ana Srct punctuality must he observed in the honor
aple discharge OF the Liabilities of the merchants
mere me trade in our CITY, and particularly the
southern and western has increased in greater de-
gree tnan was anticipated, by the progress of the
general Improvements afording facilities TO those
NlS'ilS inc eastern cities and while there is every
Po>Npliy OF The extended means To hasten the speedy
transportation OF merchandise Ia the west in The
same proportion Will the trade increase bcre and II
! wen known that preference in trade far yariouS
reasons has generally been given To orr merchants
Let proper care and Judgment in tho crcditino M
goods become more general and the dificnt los I'm,
now exist IN meeting engagements will Il, leSSened
Since the 18th of May last the banks in M, c, =,
Philadelphia have decreased their discounts the su,n
" iopr mWioas Of dollars; and they have also de-
creased their circulation of notes Oac million topr
Nhh"Fe" and fHy thousand dollars There appears
70 o. strong disposition their part To place them
se'Ne> IN an attitude To pay specie rs early day
- practicable, II is generally conceded that specie
"a! uieh's Will open by the first OF the coming year
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We sec some OF he strongest and ablsa men, MARKING
out an indePe1d for themselves Indeed IL
the Wing Legislatures adopt the democratic priucule Of
instruction, We do not perceive how we are 10 retain
even nominal majority for much lonpe. veyiod And
the House 10 nearly balanced that ssr,et nar,y mea
sure stands bot dubious chapce OF success.
Reversing TO our Stale, what do we find the
condition Of thingsi What, indeed but house divided
against itself Let any Of readers take up the Argus
aud ponder upon the proceedings Of republican conven-
IONS aud primary meetings. and tell whether chaos
mas not come again. In Que meeting they will find se
soinVons' deaouncng the best banking system ever
ae''seo Ny me Wit Of man, corrupt and deessble
monopoly 70 destroy which is the first duty OF all good
rePnoicahs La the next, they will perceive this
system landed and euogzed, il is, but any PROPOSE
ton to extend 10 destitute portions Of this State 10
denounced as pregnant with mischief and danger In
the thd all banks aud banking systems are declared 70
be- frauds aud impostons. In fourth. all the revul.
sions and fluctuations Of trade and commerce. are
ascrbed to overbankg, whilst fifth proposes general
banking laws and unlimited issues OF paper the proper
remedy Tor all the evils Of the day One class stigma
tlses another rag barons," Z" bank democrats"
bank slaves and such like elegant phrases, and
mems capacities for public office measured by their
Opinions upon abstract questions of the currency lndl
vdlas who gathered like vutures al a bank distribution
and poCketed their FIVE and ten per cent premiums are
now busy IN branding their political friends as bank
men,
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Us Efforts 70 anniai1s.. tie -s,oe1 Ban1,.

/
The Bank Of England 10 sape its bullion, has
been compelled 10 diminish its circulation,
land consequently its profts,) 10 gire place %
The circulation ofihe Joint Stock Banks lrri-
tated by this encroachment on its old Mono
poly Of the circulation, the most exaggerated
statements are made. without single proof,)
6y The ADVOCATES Of the Bank Of England, as TO
the nature and extent of the operation OF these
new institutions, which are seized upon in
this country, without looking for faets and true
causes, either at home or abroad. Our demo-
Gratis are at present cutting rather a strange
figure The sub-treasury scheme is pushed
upon the country as the very source of saliva
ton, when its principal Recommendation is,
that it was brought forward 4 years ago, by
fen Of the Jaterest Of the opposition, and then
most violently abused by the whole party.
And now to sustain it, they are picking up
| scraps of mere trashy defamation, made by The
monopoiising advocates The Bank Of England,
and there 10 support monopoly, and destroy
late measured liberal reform''
The Patriot mistakes Mr.. X. in several
matters, as will appear by the speech itself.
1t mistakes him on the subject Of our own ex-
pansions-the statements Mr. X made, will be
found in his speech, and we presume them to
be accurate. But if the Patriot will state the
Whols o6icial evidence Of the expansions Of
England and then take his own loose conjec-
lures on the subject Of our own. he will find
that whilst the paper money of England has
increased only about one and half per cent,
ours has increased about Ga per cent A
mistake for himself and the President, fully as
large as Mr.. X. would have cared for though
his own estimates are doubtless most correct.
Mr. K is no enemy to the President or his
to himself and the country, if he allowed these
growing errors further to circulate unrefuted.
Would not the friends of the President, Inv
stead of insisting on errors that cannot be sus-
tained show more candor, and equally as
much patriotism, by following the example of
Mr. Niles, of Connecticut, who acknowledged
the errors in part, and good naturally and hui
morously enough, helped the President out,
by giving a new definition to overtrading.
The speech is now published and will be
found to contain in itself full refutation Of
the Patriot ct id omne, not by loose calcula-
tons and conjectures, but by arguments and
proofs. This speech is likely to have as
large a circulation perhaps as ever given to any
speech in Congress. We understand num-
Der Of copies have been sent to England
1t may be attacked possibly in both countries,
but on the points alluded to it can never be
refuted.
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TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS,
EXTRA sESsIoN.


THURSDAY, Oct. 18th
Mr.. GRUMPY, from the Committee ON the Ju-
dietary, moved that the Committee be discharged
from the further consideration OF that part of the
Message which relates to bankrupt law
Messrs. BENTON and CRITTENDEN spoke at
length ON the subject.
The bill for the suppression of small notes in the
District Of Columbia was read third time and
passed
The bill for the relief of Mrs Madison was read
a third time and passed.
The bill authorizing the deposite of merchandise
in public stores, was read third time and passed.
The bill 10 extend the time on merchants bonds,
returned from the House with an amendment, was
discussed and laid on the table Till to morrow
The Senate then adjourned
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THE DERATE.

The debate in the House of Representa-
tives becomes particularly interesting as the
session approaches its close The Sub-'Trea-
sury scheme has been several days under dis
cussion in the House, and has drawn out
many very able efforts.
In addition to those gentlemen, whose re-
marks we have already published, or advertcd
to, among the friends of the administration,
who have opposed the scheme, we are now
able to present Mr.. Mason, of Virginia, and
Mr.. LEGARE, of South Carolina
The former addressed the House on We'd
nesday, very ably and successfully, in oppo-
sition to the "Divorce" We had not the
pleasure of hearing his remarks, but are in
formed they were highly crediabe to son of
Virginia. They will soon be laid before our
readers, and they will have an opportunity to
Judge for themselves.
Mr. GARLAND, Of Virginia, made spirited
and effective defence of his amendment to
the bill on Thursday. His amendment was
lost in the committee, by vote Of 70 to co.
ilidlN vi lliC UClHS dDSGHl. OIuCt
the circumstances in which the vote was
taken, we do not consider it fair or just test
of the feelings Of the House on that subject
Mr.. LEGARE, of South Carolina, after sever
al Intellectual attempts to get the floor, opposed
the bill yesterday, upwards of two hours, with
extraordinary ability and force. From the ex-
hibiton we had, we doubt if there be an indi-
vidual on either floor of Congress, either pos
sesscd of more extensive information upon
currency, banking, and political economy, or
capable of illustrating those subjects with more
success than the very intelligent gentleman
alluded to.
He exposed most clearly the fallacy and
injustice of those who urge tina, Banks are
prejudicial and oppressive to the laboring
classes and the poor. He stated commerce
TO be the exchange of commodities and that,
currency, being but the representative of va
luc, was instituted to facilitate that exchange
and is equally valuable whether it be gold or
paper, so long as it answers the purpose of
safe medlum--that value was based upon
property, and not gold and silver--that the
latter were not more precious than any
thing else that would represent the value of
commodities, and furnish the medium of COM
mercia exchange. We have not time TO
speak of the speech as it deserves, and only
add, that if the American people wish to have
their true interests more ably or better advo-
Gated, they must come and do it for them
selves
This speech, and Mr. Mason's also, will be
Issued in pamphlet form.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, October l3.

The bill providing for the payment Of horses lost or
destroyed in the military Of the United States,
considered in the Committee of the Whole and
finally. after some discussion reported, and ordered
third reading
The bill from the Senate authorizing the deposte Of
merchandise IN the public stores read twice and
committed
The Senate bill to restrain the circulation Of small
notes in the District of Columbia read twice. and
Mr.. CAMBRELENG moved its postponement ,ill
tomorrow.
Mr.. THOMPSON Of S G., did not WISH he said
to leave this poor little District to the mercy OF Cou
gress, and he moved to postpone the bill I'll, next De-
cember.
After remarks from Messrs. BOULDEN and
ADAMS, the bill was laid on the table.
The bill from the Senate for the relief OF D. p Mad-
son was read twice, and subsequently, passed.
DIVORCE BILL.
On motion Of Mr. CAMBRELENG the House went
into Committee Of the Whole the Sub Treasury bill,
aud
Mr.. LEGARE. Of S. c. spoke at length in opposi-
ton to the measure.
Mr., NAYLOR followed in opposition to the bill.
The House took a till four o'clock
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HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs
WEDNESDAY EVENING, October

WEDNESDAY EVENING, Octooer III.
The Sub-Treasnry bill was again taken up, aud
Mr. MASON, Of Va. resumed the course Of his re-
marks, occasionally commenting on portions Of the
speech OF Mr. PicKENs, (Which comments called up
Mr. p in a brief explanation
Mr. ROBERTSON, Of Va, went into speech at
large on the policy Of The bill, and in support OF an
amendment which he suggested an intention hereafter
propose the object of which direct that the re-
be selected by the Treasury, and may agree to
ccive the same on depose without making il the basis
OF discount. &c.
The residue Of the sitting occupied by Mr. GAR
LAND Of Va, opposition to the policy Of the hill and
in support Of the positions he had formerly taken when
advocating his amendment TO the depose postponemcnt
bill
The House, at half past seven, agreed, by vote Of
"a to 40, motion Of Mr. HAYNES for the rising Of
the committee;
And then adjourned
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In the Senate on Wednesday, a bill was passed
prohibiting the circulation of small notes issued by
individuals in the District OF Columbia. We hope,
therefore, 10 shin plaers' rapidly disappearing
The Committee on the Judiciary, asked to be DIS
charged from the further consideration Of that part
of the message which related to Bankrupt Law.
The Warehouse Bill was also passed, and Bill
surrendering TO Mrs Manson profits arising from
contracts made with individuals in relation to the
publication of some of Mr. MaDrsoS's works, and
giving her the foreign copy right
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We have yet but partial returns from Pennsylvania
Ten counties have been heard From in Eve Of which,
according 10 the wing papers, the administration ticket
has succeeded.
The NsW Jersey Election, for the Council consist
ing Of fourteen members, and the House Of Assembly
OF fifty members. took place Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Last October the Council was equally divided,
and the Assembly consisted Of 80 administration and
20 wing members OF the present election we have
yet no returns
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DLUMBERS BUSINESS.-The subscriber from
Baltimore, takes this method OF informing the citizens
OF Washington aHd vicinity, that he will remain few days,
and make arrangements for undertaking any of the follow
kinds OF WORK his line OF business viz The erect
ing Of Water Closets, Force or Lift Pumps Baths, hot
cold fitted in superior manner the conveying of water
from springs dwellings,, and through the different apart
men,s, draining quarres any kind of lead work. He
can be Mr. Woodlands.
DAVID Balm.
Bile has with him few Beer and Cider Pumps,
to DC above. ......
CLEMENT WOODWARD,
Between 10th and 18th sts., Penn. Avenue.
Oct. lS-23
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A free blinking law was passed by the last Legis-
lature Of Missouri, providing that any twelve or
ing $4,000, and paying thirty per CENT might com
mence b,nking and issue notes to the amount of
twice and half the sum paid in, The Louisville
Journal states that several Of these new tangled
banks have already gone into operation, and others
are sprnging up every month and deluging the land
with their -pldsters.-h'eformsr
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alCourd's Ion.
SENATE.
Fanny, Oct, l3.

FRIDAY, Oci Id.
The Vice President having left the Chair the Sc
nate proceeded to the election of President, pro
TN. when Mr.. King, of Alabama had % votes Mr.
KING, of Georgia, vote, Mr.. SouTu,RD votes, Mr..
NmEs ! vote. The whole number of woes given
being -. Mr.. KING was accordingly elected, and
returned thanks.
Mr.. SOUTHARD presented memorials from N
Jersey in relation to u. s. Bank in favor of such
an institution, and demonstrating against the admis
sion Of Texas
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APPOINTMENTS M THE PRESIDENT,

ny and Etih tic adrics and consent OF tie Senate.
CONSULS.
Henry E Coleman, for Tab isco, in Mexico
William p. Gillian for Monterey in Mexico.
Jose Maria CasianoS, for San Bias in Mexico.
Ferdinand Gardner, Tor the Cape de Verd Islands
Edward +. Riyinus, for Dresden, in Saxony.
Robert Campbell, Tor Genoa.
John M, Marston, for Palermo, in Sicily
Joseph 5. inches, TO be Marshal for the Eastern
District of Florida
John J. Yates, to be Deputy Postmaster al Sche-
nectada, in the Stale of New York
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CoRREcTIoN.-ln note to Mr.. LEoARE's
speech on the Treasury Note Bill, last line
of second column, for small bills" read
" such bills"
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CHINA, GLASS AND.QUEEN's WARE.
MOSES POTTER,
46 South Market St. Baltin

46 South Market ST., Baltimore,
HAS just received and is opening fpe hundred
and forty packages Of the above description Of goods,
adapted for the Southern and Western markets-Con
stanty hand English, Iron Stone and Granite China,
suitable for extensive hotels and steamboatsa Of which
will be sold favorable can be bon any
city in the Union.
Oct 10 tf22
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Those who have battered themselves thar
those members Of the administration party,
who are opposed to the Sub-rreasury scheme
would become wings, are respectfully invited
TO attend to the remarks Of Mr. BRoNsox
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MlsToDoN. remnants OF a mamoth have been
found in Van Buren, county, near the banks Of the
Paw-paw river. One of the tusks is computed at
seven feet long.-Detr0it Post
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Congress will adjourn on Monday. The
members generally intend to return to their
homes.
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WILL BE PUBLISHED or. Monday next, No Of
w the UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DE-
copper OF Col Benton addressing the senate-afer fine
sketch by Fenderich
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
/ Introduction The Democratic Principle
The importance OF its assertion, and APP
pllcation 10 our political system and lite
.. The battlefield BY VIM Cullen Bryant. Is
4 Autumn BY Mrs. Z. L. Follen. 81
s. The Constitution Oak. ~
6 The 'roii.G hersrs bay, Sketch OF Tran
S.'STy T t'Ie by tue N"''0' . vice. 81
/ The Worth of Woman. From tho German
8. Mexican Antiquities Of Paenque and Nit.
Ian, in the Provinces Of ChaPa and
O. Palestine, An Ode. by j. u. whittier ~
10 Miriam Dramatic Poem. ~
IL Storm Stanzas oi
". Chances at Congress, by Reporter, mol
The Extra SessionL-the American Union
tho Hall Of the Ilouse-the Speaker
Henry A. Wise-Eh Moore-Caleb Cgsh-
ing-Johu Quincy Adams-C. c. Cambre'
leng-Osden Hoffman
l3 Enigma. BY A. II. Everett, ESQ., Boston,
Massachusetts. n
IA POLITICAL Portraits with the pen and pencil.
No l. Thomas Hart Benton l"nh 90
an engraving on
Is Epitaph. From the Greek An'9 noogs,cr,.,
Eurppean
lie Tocqueyle.
IT, The River
70 Tho Moral OF the Crisis.
70 R",rosnectye view OF European Politics,
,rroJtorv Ar,.ci, The Historical Register IF E1opsa"
Ercnts)
Tho system pursued at the Congress Of vienna-s in.
apencc on France-England IN 1915 and 1888
FRANCE. Gain in Democratic Liberty since the Ne
yolu,on-Lonis Phps-Boerne on Liberty ny GER-
MANY. Policy aud effect Of atoi'shng the Empire.
PRUSSIA LIS policy and lnfuence;-The tarif union
and Philosophy Of the
AUSTRIA. It's internal condition and political posi-
ton Hunearian diet1snd Baron Wesssleny MI MI
Polish Revolution. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. DENMARK AND
SWEDEN SWITZERLAND. ITALY, Ans,n-
an Observation-Disclosures OF BnIen RusoIh.
Probabilities 81 collision with Engand-CGnsequSShce
Of the ascendency OF the Democratic princiPle !" hs
land-Conclusion.
Office or tho II . Naeezine and Democratic, Review
CONNER of 10Th and r streets, Washington S'-~s
n. Y, Eve. Post and Com Adv'l
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HENRY NJ JEMlsoN Frederic city, Md. is agent for
the Madsonian, in and for that city and county.
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Mrs. PAGES BOARDING HOUSE, on Pennsyl-
lNl wanna Avenue opposite the Centre Market. Per-
visiting Washington be comfortably entertained
by the day week.
T. tfl9
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In THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL, LET THERE
BE UNITy-lN NoN-EssENTIALs, LIBERTY, AND IN ALL
THINGS cHARiTy-AugnShn.
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every EFFORT 10 bring SO desirable a change about,
should be the disposition Of all banking insiitu-
lions
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A public dinner recently given at Mobile, to
General Lamar, Vice President of Texas
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WILL BE PUBLISHED on Monday next, No Of
w the UNITED STATES MAGAZINE AND DE-
MOCRATlC REVIEW. with full length engraving In
copper of Col Benton addressing the Senate-aite fine
skcch nv Eendcrich
The native American., 1837-08-26
THE LATE JOHN FLOYD, OF VIRGINIA.

"Sweet Springs, Aug. lG.-On yesterday ..morning
Gov Floyd was in usual health, and bid far TO live
many years. The excitement produced by the unex-
peced arrival of his from Texas, and his daughter
from South Carolina, it is thought caused Of
the paralysis yesterday about o'clock p. M. and
on this morning he breathed his last.
Gov. Floyd had suffered severely in Health fromsa
period previous to the expiration of his gubernatoral
term, and the true character of his disease finally ex-
hibited itself in paralysis.
Gen. Floyd was native of what is now the Com
nonweath of Kentucky, and educated to the pro-
fession of medicine, in which he attained distinguish
ed eminence but choosing his residence in the county
of Montgomery, where the healthiness of the climate
probably afforded but limited field for its exercise
he appears early to have embarked in politics. In
these he was Qualified to make.a prominent figure,
by commanding person, we'll stored mind, bold
and manly elocuton, genuine love of country, and
and decision of character which carried awe
into knavery and corruption, whether dwelling in
high OF low places. He elected to Congress
about the close of the late war; and continued to rep
resent the Montgomery district until he was chosen
Governor of Virginia in 1880, post which,he filled
with frmness, dignity, and popularity.