Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-05-17

CONGRE SS.-The Hon. Joan LAwLsE, a
representative IN Congress from the state OF
Alabama, died at b., loJSnS, "a Washington
CITY, on TUESDAY the SIh inst, IN eo6scC tcnec,
no public bu.ine,, was transacted IA silher
IIou,e CA TUESDAY sHd wedus>Jss. Me-. l.
make. the t,uTh N.ciim of DeJth ,inSe the
committeeman VI this se.'ion. Tie was 4
wing.
The DGsll.ns case, AFTER IAree weeks waste
Vi lime with u, has at last been Disposed OF
by laying the whole subject on the ,abIe-ne-
YER, 1t IS hoped, 10 be taken up again The
Reports, IN e5aHseiion rriis iis Jsuyr,ii sud Er.
GsHe:, the House ordered &, be PRINTED Tie
Journal and evidence Will serve - an anti
do'e to u,e poison which tic majjrit, : rep0r,
was ,nlsnt / to ia,I,l ,G;o the ptral.c iaind
Tho Go@R,ilSs GA Tsu.isf.es have Tepgu.
81 ball. fOr ihs creation O.: Two mose new
States. one Ia enable the people OF Elsi
Hi1ega'ia - form Constitution and Stale
Go'ernment, and provide for the sImilsiJo
OF such State iuto ,he Uuiou the other 10 en-
able the people Of Florida to - The same
thing
Twill Dc seen By message from the Pre-
,idsu;. IN to-day paper, that he has been
obliged i La, himself 10 acknou ledge that
the L :. Treasury u empty and the Govern.
meat bluGrupt.--apl hat lie !, in?larirs the
all Of Congress 10 save the ship Of State -
Help me Cas'i4s, Or sink" Is nos tie
cry OF lhi, rsbsata4isni aud rsIcI1n AdmiosIra-
ti0n. what commentary upon the profs.-
,iOG, aul the practice of the ENpcrimcr,ers'
The l. 5. Goysrnmeni, al peace with all ma
tons except a hsndiul Of miserable half
starved lndilns--no longer ercumberel by a
national iebt--aud vet bankrupt! Millions
aud millions &C shinplistets already issued 3,
this "harl money" Alminisiraiiou To give re-
lief, and tie cry !, still for more THE Co
'ernment ~ IN I.nGeds-te tau ger Of being rem
dersi unable to discharge, With good faith
and promptly, its various peCuniary oJ!ga-
lions, II It shall not DC allowed 20 6o on IS
sung Treasury notes TO an almost unlimited
eNIeut "Serious embarrss>msnts, >" says Nr
Ean Buren, are "lkely 70 arise from con-
tinuance Of the present state Of IhinSs" lie
ought to have sail, serious enblrras.melis
have already arisen By the present state OF
things" and will continue 10 arise, unless
shaii be relieved from the obligation Of .fol-
iows's in the footsteps &C M .llus;rious pre-
deees>Jr," and carrying out the work which
he 80 gloriousIy tesun." But thi, " oulI Of
fenI his earthly Maker, "ihe Greatest aud
Best" and create more serious embsrgs,,-
ments." Without Ger. Jack sons support, he
well kaOws th5t not 4 SINGLE STAT, would be
heard IN his favC1 sttLc next election. Leihim
fail TO redeem his p!cis sc 10 Gen. J. and bri5g
upon hi, Administration the open condemn
ton of that iLalcHtial man, and all hoge of q
reelection would tia, moment depart IL,
fate IS sealed. Let han go either way--bscA-
wards or fJr~ ards--and "serious embarra.,-
meats" viii continue u bsset him at every
sieP--eiIher road will inevitably lead to ruin.
The Washington Correspondent Of the Bal
timore Chronicle says" The House remain.
ed IN session until half after one O'Clock, sun
DAY morning last, discussing the Treasury Note
Dill. Various amendments were offered, dis
eu'Sed, AL rejected Amongst ikem were
propositions 10 authorize the issue OF Treasu-
~ notes 10 the amount of two AMI three mil
lI1os 10 meet present emergencies. AZ a late
hour, after II had been stated that tie Govern
men' Immediately required the money to meet
L. on q
UPsn to inform tao House whether tho Co
vernment could not continue its payment, On
al Monday night without the passage Of tbs
Bill. lie declined to give the assurance, aaI
the House finally aiio1fnel, wilhog, egycung
any thing"