Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-17

80 the llOnSc refused to receive
The following Resolutions form part of
the proceedings Of the House of Represen-
tativcs of Saturday the 29th Dec,
Mr.. Underwood submirt. Il the following
joint resolutions, which were ordered TO
lie on the table aud he printed
Resolved by tn" Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America III Congress assembled. That the
President of the United States be reoues
ted to open correspondence with the
Government of the conlrderacy of Cen
tral America on the subject of connect
ing the commerce Of the Gulf Of Mexico
with that of the Pacific ocean hv means of
a railroad "r canal, or both. and the pro-
prieiy of authnrizing the construction of n
railroad or canal by the united capital of
the citizens of the two countries,
Resolved, Thar the Presidea, be- re
-eIIr-,vd 'A.-enias-in.o !ffIuii-,+iion,
with sand Government, providing suitable
guarantees for the protection Of the inter
es.s of our citizens who may invest apital
in the construction Of such railroad or ca
nal.
Resolved. That the Pre,iden, he re-
qucsird To depute some one or more offi-
GERS of The engineer corps TO survey any
route or routes for railroad or canal con
meeting the Gulf and Pacific: Provided.
shId Government consent thereto.
MIR. Snurhsatr submitted the following
joint resolution, which was ordered TO lie
on the table and he printed;
Resolved by the Senate an House of
Representatives of the United Stale, of
America INT ('Ongress assembled, two thirds
at each House corIcurriug therein.) That
The following amendment To the Cou,titu.
tinn nf the U. STATES he submitted to the
Legislatures Of The several States. which
when ratified hI the Legislatures of three
fnurtils ofih States shall form parr of
The Constitution Of the United States. 10
vii:
That if any officer Of the Unired States
shall embcZZlc, or in any way convert TO
hIs own use, The money of the l.. States
conhded I" his care, he shall, on convic-
non thereof before any of the courts of The
United Suites hy the verdict of Jury and
me IIh9emcn' 0i the court, be declared iOr
even thcreaiic" incapable Of hollinp any
oiiice ol honor. trust. or profit under the
U. > or oi exercising the right ofsuffrage.
Graduation o The Price of Public Mnds.
The Globe publishes the repor of the
Coulmitlre ON Finance, made by Nj. Ben
ton, IN relation to the graduation and re-
huc'on in the price of the public lands
Inc whole qnantity of land which would
iall under the operation of the bill. accor-
ding 'oa report made to Congress at its
last session, by the commissioner of the
general land Office, would he 7l.WN. IO3
acres, distributed over nine states and one
territory, in .lhr following proporrion,:-
Ohio, l,7S5O35; Indiana. 4 4,lIs, ,OSs: ILL
nols. l2.7l4.963. Missouri, l3. ..j45.
Alabama, l4,523269; Mi,sissippi, 6 Mi.
133; Louisiana, 5.Oi5.292; Michigan, 9,
2l/, 100. Arkansas. 6,:}U4 GIG: Florida.
3,99S,52l. The length of time for which
different portions of the sad lands had
been offered for sale nj private entry with
oul fihding purchaser. was, for 90 years s..
upward, l4.276. I53 acres; Cor Is vcors and
under 20, 2l.329.43. acres: for 10 wears
aud under ID. l6.2S0, ,669. for s wears and
under ID. lo.5l7,799 acres. The effect Of
IN" passage of the bill in relation 10 the
Treasury was adverted to in the Letter of
correspondent. The report states that
II will he no less beneficial I, tbe state
governments than to The nation n, larre.-
It's ELECT VIII he 10 bring into use and cul.
tiva'ion many millions of acres of land,
no" idle and unproduclivc, contributing
nothing to agriculture, bur which. in pri-
vn'r hands. would speedily he made pro.
duc''ve, and IN swelling the aggregate of
national wealth. would augmen, the means
of replcnishing the treasury
hassa, one oh your oxcns is dead-iod-
der too. was afraid to tell of EN- bof nj