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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03
N SENATE.

WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 27.-Mr.
BENTON offered a resolution calling
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury to
report to the Senate what amount OF
specie has been received into the Trea-
sury since the suspension Of specie
payments in May last, and what amount
Of specie has been paid out Of the
Treasury, giving lie aggregate amount
since the suspension in May last.
Mr.. CLAY expressed a desire that
the resolution might be modified so as
to present not only the aggregates, but
the specific objects of the several pay
ments, SO as to show to whom the spe-
Gle had been paid.
Mr.. Benton accepted the modifca.
ton proposed.
Mr.. BUGGLEs wished a further modi-
fcation to be made, so as to present
all the monthly statements of receipts
and disbursements of pure hard mo-
ney.
Mr.. HUBBARD objected to the pro-
posed modification on the ground Of
the great and unnecessary labor IL
would impose on the Treasury Depart.
ment, whereupon it was Withdrawn.
The bill for the relief of S. Y.
King.
The bill for the amendment Of an
act respecting the Judicial system Of
the United States.
TINS bill provides that the Courts
Of the United States shall be authori.
zed to proceed to judgment in all ca
sos Notwithstanding the non.rejoinder OF
nonresident defendants. 1t also aboli.
shes the punishment of standing IN the
plllory, &c.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Indiana, sent an Il.
mendment to the table.
Mr.. WALLER remarked that the bill
was important, and required duo re-
Election, and he therefore moved that
it lie for the present on the table and
1t was so ordered.
Mr.. CALHOUN presented several re-
solutions, "a copy Of which could not
be obtained) chiefly relating to the re-
Spectiye duties and functions Of the
General Government and Of the scye.
raj States.
These resolutions were laid on the
able and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
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The SPEAKER said the only answer
that could be given TO the call was Ay
or No.
Mr.. ADAMS moved that his answer
be entered upon the Journal as he gave
It.
Tho CHAM decided that such motion
was not in order.
Mr.. ADAMS requested that his re-
quest and the SPEAKERS decision be
recorded as Il part Of the Journal.
The debate on the resolutions of Mr..
HAYNES, Of Georgia, as proposed to be
amended by Mr.. CUsnISe, Of Massa-
chusetts, was resumed in Committee
Of the Whole, (Mr. ADAMS in the
chair,) and continued briefly by Mr..
EWING, Of Indiana, and at greater
length by Mr.. UNDERWOOD. OF Ken.
lucky.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD having concluded
his remarks
Mr.. SAWYER, Of North Carolina, al
dressed the committee especially on
the delays which had prevented the
sailing Of the Exploring Expedition,
ana generally on existing abuses in the
Navy Department which he represent
ted as going headlong to ruin, owing
10 the utter lncompetency and misman-
agement of tho present Secretary,
whom he accused Of hostility to the
increase and prosperity of that branch
Of the national defence, and Of u sys.
tom of favoritism which had Disguised
our naval officers, and threatened to
drive them from service. Mr.. S. in.
Dictated his intention OF following up
this attack. by hereafter introducing a
resolution proposing a thorough inqui.
ry into the condition and management
Of the Navy.
The committee then rose, on motion
Of Mr.. PorrER ofPenn. who, ofcourse,
has the floor for tomorrow.
On motion Of MIR. GARLAND.
Resofoed, That tho Committee for
the District Of Columbia he instructed
to inquire into the present state of the
currency within said District, and re.
port TO this House such measures as
may be necessary in their opinion TO
improve its condition.
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GEoRGIA.-On the 10Th NJ,
lutlons approving the Sub.Tre,so.u
scheme, were brought forward in n.
Senate of Georgia, and were laid ..
the table, by a vote of 40 10 30. IT..
next day a motion was made 10 reco,
slider, the vote, but notwitbsta,ai,.
great exertions were made throuob ~
night by the friends ofthe sub.Tre,,n
ry, the motion was lost by a vote Of as
to 81.
In the House Of Representatives II.
bill for prohibiting the circulation :,
the notes Of the old Bank ofthe Uni,sd
States, in Georgia, was lost. The sinh
Treasury scheme was boldly demon,
ced, without any one offering TO defend
it.
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TUESDAY, DEC. 26.-Mr. SwIFr
said It Would be recollected that, on a
former occasion, he had given notice
that he should this morning present a
memorial from the Legislature Of the
State which he in part represented.
Since then he had learned that several
members were now absent, and he
would therefore postpone for the time
the presentation Of that memorial, bat
should present it as soon us the Senate
should be full.
Mr.. WALL rose AMI said that, in
compliance with the request of the Go.
vernon Of the State of New jersey, he
presented TO the Senate resolutions OF
the Legislature of the State Of New
Jersey and moved that they be printed,
and laid on the table.
Mr.. CLAY, Of Ken, said he wished
to inquire what was the subject ofthose
resolutions?
Mr.. WALL said he believed they
constituted the creed Of a certain class
of persons. He did not feel as if he
could particularize it more.
Mr.. CLAY called for the reading,
and they were read.
IA copy Of the resolutions was pub.
lished in the National Intelligencer on
the Goth ofNovember. They declare
it the duty of Congress TO provide for
the safe.koeping and disposition of the
public revenue-approye ofthe resolu.
ton OF the Senate which was subse.
quently expunged from the journal
denounce the expunging resolution, the
removal Of the deposites by the Presi.
dent, the issue of the specie circular,
the SUBJ Treasury scheme, the issue of
Treasury notes, and a partial bank
rupt law-and approve of the course
OF Senator SoUTHARD on all these sub.
Jects, and of the conduct of the present
representatives Of the State in Con.
gress.
The resolutions were laid on the to.
bic, and ordered to be printed.
Tho bill TO restrain the currency of
small notes in the District Of Columbia.
and for other purposes, was read a
third time.
On motion Of Mr.. You've, the Sc.
epu1 section Of the bin WIS ;, an md
ID, by consent as L. ttc,ily N ever
sight Us to that section, by waica i,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

THE PAwNREs AND THE Ten CON-
MANDMENTs.-The Pawnees, Ottoes, &c
have reached Cincinnati on their way
home from their tour TO the Eastern
Cities. The Cincinnati Wing observes
that most ofthe medals upon them, CIV
en- by the Secretary Of War, had the
Ten commandments engraven in English
The Secretary probably had reference
to the supposed descent Of our Indian
tribes from the lost people OF Israeli
The venerated commandments should
however, have been translated by some
OF the learned clerks Of the Indian Blu.
reau into pure Pawnee undefled."-
Ere. Star.
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HOUSE OLE REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SPEAKER lad before the House
a communication from Messrs. PREM.
rIss and Word, enclosing credentials
Of their election us Representatives
from Mississippi, signed by the Cover.
nor Of that State; which %communica-
ton, with the certificates of the Cover
nor, we're, on motion of Mr.. WILLIAMS,
Of North Carolina, read.
MIR. CAMBRELENG, Of New York,
moved their reference to the Commit.
tee ON Elections, which, after conside.
rable debate, carried, and the House
adjourned.
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From The N. Y. Com. Of Dec. l6.

LATER FROM Lower CANApA.-A
correspondent in Montreal writes 10 US
as follows, under the date Of Saturday
Dec. 10, . o'clock p. NJ.
The Canadian warfare may now
be considered as over. Sir John Col
borne has just arrived, accompanied
by the volunteer cavalry. The vol
unteer rifles will be here in about an
hour hence, and the main body OF
troops may be expected tomorrow or
on Monday. The village of st. Ben
oft was burned. Prisoners are coming
in almost every hour. Among the
numbers are Or. Mason and his broth.
or, and Dumouchol-all celebrated
leaders at St. Eusiache and Grand
Bru!c."
Since the above was prepared we
have been favored with the following
copy Of an official despatch to the Bri.
fish consul.
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ALIST OFLETTERS

Eb EMAINING in the Post Ofi;e Mar.
AS ttnshurg Va 90 the lst day of Janu-
~ 1883. which If not called for before tie
first day of April mex will be sent TO the
General Post Office as Dead Letters.
William AIhnrtis, .. Mary Alder, Jas.
Amos, William Ambrouse.
BENZ Boley. Saml Boyars. Benz. Butt,
Jacob Backenstose Abraham Buckles.
William Butt, John X. Baughman, 2
James A. Baker. John A Brooks
Danl C. Clemmens. John P. Cook. Pc
ter Cook Sen John Cup. Jerry Cheeks,
lohn Curry, 8 David Carol Sarah Cruison
Peter II. Cav. Jacob Curtis, Mr.. Cham
bers,
Mrs, Henrietta Dunmore Cold Woman
care of E. z, Hunter, MIR. Dubel, Philip
Defenderfer,
Jno Eversole, Saml. Fry. Henry French
Jacob Geiger, .. Catharne E...GorreI'
John II. 'stay.
Mrs. Elizabeth Henshaw. Samuel Har'
rison, John b. Harrison, James Harrison,
Mrs, Ann V. Hess.
Jim
James Jones /, Lanck s. Stephens;s
Archibald MYERS, Jacob McQuilkIn' "a
vid Miller, Abraham Miller, John McOu'
Tough, Miss Sally A. McSherry, james
McSherry, Lewis Minchin, Miss Ma!
Miller.
K. Nicholson. John N;po, Jacob Nen'
James Porterfeid. President Of the C0"
nization Society, Jacob pitzer.
Rs
Michael Rooney, George RntberlOIu'
Robert B. Rust. A Miss Ellen Small az
seph Simons. jacob Spare, Adam oP,nS
naugel, Michael Shanks, 2 Joha Snyue''
John Sulzer.
William 1'abler Sen Mary Tablet
Mrs. Maria Tbornburg; Miss Msrgafe"'
Vanmetre, George Vinsonheller.
w
George w. Wilson, G. w. Wolgamol,'
Hiram Woodward, Miss Rosana "eu
des.
January 8. isss-,$
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1t was not the Intention Of Sir John
to destroy the property ofthe insurgents
at Grand Brule, but after the troops
had lett, the village was fred and de-
stoyed by the exasperated loyallsts Of
the vicinity, who had been shanefully
p~lundered and m%altTeated by the insur-
GEMS.
OF the leaders at ST. Eustache and
Grand Brule, Chenier was killed at the
former place, w. II. Scott, was taken
on the 18th, near ST. Therese, and Gil
rod, finding himself on the point ofbe-
ing captured at Point aux Trembles,
put u pistol to his head and blew out
his brains. Girod and Chenier were
fugitiyes, but with scarcely a chance
of finally escaping.
A hundred and five prisoners were
brought in from St. Eustache on the
18th, and twenty-six from other quar-
ters. Among the latter were two bro
theirs named Mason, ore of whom sig-
nalized himseIflast summer by offering
a reward for the head of Lord Cos
ford.
The following extract from a letter
written by Col. Maitland, who had been
detached to the parishes of st. Therese
and ST. Scholastique, shows that the
instruction is completely at an end,
and that the deluded habitans have re.
gained their reason.
"On my approach to 81. Scholasii-
que, | was met at the entrance OF the
village by about 800 men with white
flags, who came TO surrender them
selves, and deposited in my custody
about 80 stands Of arms. On my get
ting into the village | saw several
groups of ha5itans assembl ed from DIFF
icrent parts of the parish, amounting to
about 5 or 5000 persons. They all ap.
peared to be very humble, and received
the troops with frequent cheers for the
Queen.
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EM1GRAT1oN FROM VIRGINIA 7

EMIGRATIoN FROM VIRGINIA TO
MIssouRI.-The BoonyilIe Herald of
Dec. 1st. says, there arrived the week
preceding at that place 10 less than
twenty families in search Of a settle
ment in Cooper county. Among them
ten families from Fauquier Co. Va,
making a total of about eco PERSONS
Twenty more families are expected
from Fauquier next fall. An addition
al number Of saw mills are wanted and
workmen to put them up. Boonyille is
eligibIy situated and exceedingly heal
thy, and must, the Editor thinks, soon
become an important place oftrade.-
Euening Star.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

are driving on TO the evil one in
sist on staving my plank Out ofthe bot
tom ofthe boat"
The New Era, a Loco-Foco two
penny journal Of his city, recently de-
monstrated that if there were no Banks
-four would not be higher than IS a
barrel. This might be fun for u ci-
ties, but what lnducement does It hold
to the farmers to turn Loco.Foco.-
New Yorker.
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DIED,

On Saturday the esd ut, Mrs. Wa.
GINIA Lucas, consort OF William Lucas,
Esq. OF Chariestown, and daughter Of
Daniel B~edinger, Esq Of ShephefdstOsn.
On the 18th ult.. at Shepherdstown, Mr..
JOHN ) MOORE. merchant, aged about IS
years.
On Wednesday The Goth ult., after a
illness, Mrs. PHILL,PPI F, STE
PHENsoN, consort Of Mr.. Ferdinand W,
Stephenson of Harpers Ferry.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

We observe that our friend and an
cient ally of the Richmond Enquirer
Aatters himself that the Wings, in Con-
gress and out Of it, are about to stake
themselves on the question of Il Bank
of the Uni.ed States. AS far as we
have any information, the worthy edi-
tor need not lay that flattering unc.
ton to his soul" Whatever abstract
op Mon may be entertained ofthe eX-
pediency ola National Bank the Wings
we believe, have no idea Of agitating
that question. They have other mat
ters of more immediate consequence to
attend to. When they get through
tuem, and accomplish the necessary
reforms in the administration OF public
affairs, they may probably take into
consideration that question, with others,
which for the present may well be post
poned. Such. at least, is our Own O.
pinion of the matter.-Nat. Int.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

BosToN LIBERtLITY.-lt is stated
in a late number ofthe North Ameri.
can Review, on the authority Of Pre-
sident Quincy, that upwards of eigh-
teen hundred thousand dollars have
been contributed by the citizens OF
Boston, within the last thirty years, to
objects of moral, religious and literary
character. What other American CT.
ty has done as much
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

BRILLIANT.-A Loco. Foco Editor
at Paterson recommends every body to
60 to work with might & main at suing
the Banks for specie. Excellent od.
wee, surely, and excellent business laid
out. 1t is as though fifty men should
club together and build a boat where.
with to o a lake. Ia the midst Of
the voyage, a threatning storm arises,
md one hot-hoaded individual IS dissat.
ISL with ,ha way T. in-s are going
Fellow Soyage.s," says he, "you
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

The New York Correspondent of
the National In:elligences writes
"Our banks, ii is quite certain, will re.
sumo specie payments May Ist. This
Is the day on which the suspension law
q.tHIa State expires;
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had been left to include bills above FIVE
dollars.
The bill was then passed by the fol-
lowing vote Yeas 81, Nay l..
On motion Of Mr.. HUBBARD, the Sc
nate proceeded 10 the consideration OF
Executive business
And then adjourned.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

EXPLORING ExpEDIrIoN.-The g.
ment, that Capt. Lawrence Ke.,,.,,
had been appointed TO the Command !,
the Exploring Expedition, is not i'm.
No successor to Com. Jones has H..
designated, as far as we have yetBo..I
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ia z u.

On Wednesday morning last. BY HE
Rev. Mr.. Wiley, ZAcHARIAn HoLLAND,
Esq. Of the u. :. Navy. to Miss LauR.
SOPHIA WILLIAMS, daughter of General
.. Ii. Williams, OF Hagerstown.
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, the troops with frequent cheers for the
Queen.
UPPER CANADA.-The latestauthen-
tic information we have from Col. Nc
Nab is in despatch signed by him, and
dated Scotland, (London district, } Dec.
18th. This place was the head quar-
ter of the insurgents commanded by
Duncombe, about 400 in number, and
Col. McNab had pushed on with all
speed to attack them, his own detach-
ment, consisting of3G0 rank and file,
$50 volunteers from Brantford, and 100
Indians under Col Kerr. He was too
late, however; the insurgents moved
off on the night ofthe 18th, and as they
could entertain no hope Of resisting the
over whelming force opposed 10 them,
it was supposed that they would dis.
perse, and their leaders fly the coun.
try.
Col. Mc.,ub was joined on the after
noon OF the 18th by 1000 volunteers,
and others were pouring in from all
quarters. He was to march on the
morning of the 18th for the township OF
Norwich, (the most disaffected pant of
of the district with 1900 men.
The Col. had obtained possession OF
Or. Duncombe's papers, and also those
OF Mr.. l.. Malcolm. lie hal also ia
ken q number Of prisoners, and sent
them under guard to Hamilton.
Sir Francis Head has issued a pro-
clamotion, offering a reward of. $1,000
for the apprehension of DR.. Duncombe,
and $1,000 each for L. Malcolm, Fin.
lay Malcolm, and Robert Away.
The London Gazette of the 10th
says, News has just arrived that DR..
Duncombe, finding his army surroun.
ded, has disbanded them, and the men
have ali returnd quietly &c their homes"
This is very propable, for il appears
that the insurgents were completely
hemmeG in by various bodies Of volun-
teers, amounting in all to nearly 5000
men,
The Albany papers bring a report
that Sir Francis Head has addressed
"A requisition to Gov. Marcy for the
surrender Of William Lyon Mackenzie,
on Il charge of ielony-robbing the
mail. we presume. Ii would be the du-
ty Of Gov. Marcy to give hun up, if he
had the power, but as Mackensie is al
Navy Island, neither The state Of New
York nor the government ofthe United
States has any legal power over him.
The latest information we have from
Buffalo is of the 2lst. The principal
items are the two following from the
Com. Advertiser of that date.
The watch house was lorcibly en-.
tered last night, and the state arms,
which were deposited in it for safe
keeping, taken away. Little or no
doubt, we believe, is entertained that
the arms arc now in possession of the
"patriots'' onNavy Island. Shall we
not soon be obliged to organize a mill
tary force, to aid the authorities in
guarding against similar depredations ?
We are informed that on Tuesday
evening, the state arsenal at Batavia
was entered by some lawless persons,
through a break occasioned by the
late hurricane, and five hundred stands
of arms and several pieces of ordnance
stolen therefrom. Can the patriots"
on Navy Island give any account of
them
BRILLIANT.-A Loco.Foco Editor
at Paterson recommends every body to
20 to work with D,;rbt e. yoo;o =. ar;nu
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The Mississippi papers express the
strongest detestation of the course OF
CLAIBORNE and GHoLsoN.
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HEAD QUARTERS.
ST.. BENoIT, Grand Brule, }
Dec. Is. 1897. (

Ny DEAR SIR-l have to acquaint
you that a division of the Queens
troops, under my command, entered St.
Eustache yesterday, driving out of
that village about 1900 rebels that had
occupied it for ten days, and commit
ted every outrage, plundering the
whole country in this neighborhood,
and destroying the property of the 10y
alisis.
We marched to St. Benoit, (Grand
Brule,) this morning.
The rebel army have laid down
their arms, and have dispersed.
Yours respect(ullv.
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The TRAGEDY IN ARKANsAs.-We
have published a paragraph, stating
that a Mr.. ANTHONY, a member Of the
Arkansas Legislature, had been killed
IN a recontre with Col. WILSON, the
Speaker Of the lower House. 1t APP
pears from the particulars since recel.
we'd, hat this murderous outrage was
actually committed on the floor Of the
House, while in session-the Speaker,
in consequence of some offensive re-
mark directed against him by the un.
fortunate member having come down
from his seat, armed with Il Bovie knifei
The member, is is stated, was also ar
med with the same weapon, but the re-
contre lasted only for a moment, the
latter having been left dead on the
floor, and the Speaker having had one
hand nearly cut off, and the other Sc.
vorely injured. WILSON was forth.
with arrested by the civil authorities,
and his name stricken from the roll of
the House, by nearly a unanimous vote.
-Bah. amer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-01-03

WISCONSIN STATE House. BURNED.
A letter published in the ST. Louis
Republican ofDecember lG, states tidt
the new and splendid building construc-
ted last summer 1T Burlington, w. r.,
for the Legislature of Wisconsin, was
entirely consumed by fire on the night
of the 18th inst. together with a num-
Der Of adjoining stores and buildings.
The contents were principally saved
from the flames. The fire is supposed
to have been communicated from "a
chimney Of the building in course of
the day, as no fire was left burning at.
ter the doorkeeper retired. The cost
Of the edihce was about SIS, 900, and
the loss will fall principally upon Ma
jor Smith, the contractor. An appro.
priation from Congress is due him
The Legislature commenced its session
IN the first Monday in November, and
was limited to se%venty.fve days. A
voluminous petition respecting the Nor
thern Boundary Of Missouri has been
forwarded to Congress.
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~~FEW''g5
J. COLBORNE.
J. BUCHANAN, Esq, British Consul, N. York


EFVH VFV WV IVFN NUM' AuF'
Lower CANADA.-We were able to
announce, on Friday, heuneonditional
surrender OF the insurgents at Grand
Brule after the flight of their leaders,
and on Saturday, the return Of Sir
joint olborneto Montreal withthe main
body ofhis force. Small detatchments
were sent to various parishes in the vi.
q rity olthe Two Mountains. to disarm
III 40" ronjrn h,btaus, aud Gloss the
LuotHtss elI-ciu4ily.
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WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 3, Ig9S

C., Va