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this rapid aud summary manner, he had but
q word 10 say, and time would allow him 10
say but word, as TO the expedeucy Of the
measure. lie thought The measure Of es
.abiishlug bank necessary. A bank could
not male business, currency, exchanges,
and The custody OF The public money worse
than they are now. A change will be 40
improvement, and The experience of the past
and the wisdom Of the present point 10 an
institution Of this kind as equally important
TO the operations Of the Government and the
business transactions of the People. Pub
lie necessity and public interest all require
the passage Of some measure OF this KIND.
Had be The power to frame bill, be would
make il different ia many particulars from
the present. He would prefer bank With
branches of cireulaiIon, with power 10 deal
in exchanges, and believed that such an ID
stituiion would answer the purposes Of the
Government, and would give good cIrcu-
lating medium and equslize exchanges. tie
had no lime TO discuss the subject, and could
not but now saw that be would vote for the
present bill because II seemed TO be one
most agreeable to a majority, aud he could
not hope To effect his wishes ID The details
OF such measure.
Some measure was necessary. The pub
lie interest united with the public voice IN
loud demand for IFS passage. tie would
cheerfuNy yield TO tie requirements Of both,
and sustain he measure. Having said this
much, he could but express The hope that
the measure would pass this House, and f
nally become the Law. He had now two
minutes left OF the FIVE, BY the Shrewsbury
clock, and be would let some one else aP.
propriate them.
Tue hour Of II having arrived, the com
mttee, 10 pursuance Of the order Of the
House of "Wednesday last. proceeded with
out further debate, 10 vote on all amend
men,s pending or that may be offered"
Many amendments we're proposed, bat
none Of them we're adopted aud 60 farther
amendment being offered, the committee
rose, and reported The bill to the House pre-
cisely 10 the form IL shich Il cane from the
Senate.
The question then bailg taken on order
ing the bill 10 third reading, the previous
question vas moved and seconded and be
ing put. was decided IN the affirmative
yeas l29, nays 81.
So the bill was ordered 10 have its Third
reading and being read, By its title, II was
passed BY the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Afford, Allen, L. Nv An.
Grews y. ]. Andrews, Arnold, AvctIrg, Babc0cS
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Mr.. Linn to appropriate tho proceeds Of
the public lands to the public defence.
Mr.. Linn continued his remarks Of yes.
terday 10 defence Of has amendment. tie
was followed BY Mr. Benton and Mr.. Wright
on the same side; aud by MIR. TaIlmadge
in reply.
The question being taken, the amend
ment was relected-yeas Is, nays %.
Mr.. Sturgeon moved to strike out the
ten per cent. TO the new states; but the
amendment was negatived after debate
yeas IL, nays 80. Another amendment
offered by Mr.. Sturgeon was also lost, with.
out a division.
Mr.. Archer moved to amend The bill 10y
striking from the sih section tina, clause
which renders the disposition Of the fund:
obligatory for roads, bridges, canals, &C.
which, when made, we're TO be made free
for the use Of the United States 10 trans
/ porting the mail, munitions at war, &c.
I This proposition led to long debate, ii
which Messrs. White, Smith OF la. Clay
Huntington, Benton snd Sewer participated
On motion of Mr.. Mangum, the Senate
adjourned.
FridGy, August 3.
The Land Bill was again taken up; Mr.
Archer's amendment pending. MIR. Clay
Of Alabama, opposed the amendment wher
the question was taken, and decided 10 Iht
negative.
Mt McRoberts then moved 10 amend
f,La I.it h.
to the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, aud Ala
bama, q quantity Of land which, together
with that already received, exclusive of The
10Th sections for school purposes, should b.
equal 10 that granted to OHIO.
The amendment vas advocated by Mr.
McRober,s, Mr.. Clay Of Alabama, aud Mr.
Calhoun and opposed by MIR. Smith of 10
dana.
10 the course of his remarks, Mr.. Cal
houn SAID If /, were presented as an al
tentative, to give lie lands to the new
states or distribute the proceeds among tn
states, he would yield up every acre to tn,
new states, than use them lor The purpose
Of corruptiou. lie regarded the bill d
such a violation Of the compact, tina, If b
were citizen Of the new states, he wou
not suffer single acre to be sold. II wa
only BY such language (aliuding 10 som
remarks OF Mr.. McRober,s) thai the Gov
eminent could be arrested IN It's disposition
TO pluuder. Looking to the bill in all j,
aspects, /. was of all others the most ab
horrenl 10 his feelings.
The debate was further continued b
Msssrs. Young, Clay Of Ala, Walker
Smith Of lad /, aud others, when modttica
lion Of the amendment was suggested b,
M Benton, TO tue eftec, that "ihe sam
grant be made 10 each of such states a
may hereafter become members Of the Fed
era U1on !" which was adopted.
Messrs. Benton, Porter and " oodbridge
severally addressed the Senate at som
length, when the question was taken on ie
amendment Of Mr.. McRober,s, as modified
and decided 10 the negaliTe-yeas 2, nay
%,
; Amendments we're offered by Mr.. Wa
ksr, and by Mr. Clay of Alabama, but the
were both rejected.
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N55asiiae There arr probably very
Few persons aware of thc nct 'ha, thr hgh,
Of The moon ID 81 fgil and bcuu'ffui crren
color. The FAC, easy o. demonstration,
however, by the following method. When
she moon ,lnnc- fill, lay . sheet Of white
paper horizontally on is ray aud by the
SIDE q that paper place a lighted hump
Place some small object between the lamp
and the paper 50 as 20 cast n shadow on the
paper At the size Of dollar or less. Then
cut hulc corresponding with the size Of
the shadow, through another sheet Of pa.
per aud place Il between the first sheet
and the moon, 90 that the moons RAYS may
fall on the shadow, and on that only. The
shadow will show foil green. Whether
this IS an evidence that the moon IL cover
cd with green foliage aud heritage or -
a. reported, merely a green cheese, ",
shall leave our readers to determine
Woodstock w. Mercury
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Extraordinary Tmpesf in Spaia.--Tae
Ecodel Concrete of the 9th, has thu fol.
lpwing letter from Nayaleruo On sataE.
daf, a, O'Clock 10 the afternoon, We be.
Gan 10 feel an inioierable beat, which COZ.
tlnued iill some minutes past four Ai,hal
moment terrible tempest arose, which
shortly brought on a shower Of stones
which tgil with uncomfortable fury ne
storm did not cease til half past ssx 10
the afternoon. We aw from the Town b.
ah0lc country as white as If hcasy
shower of sunw bad fallen from the ' a..
malado road 70 the new road TO Seville ihr
linc VINEYARDS Ut tic Manxanres are tarlod
undor the stones, and the roads are s,eS.
cd with them. The roofs of the houses
are destroyed, the standing crops arc Iasf,
aud tie unfortunate inhabitants look ior.
ward with dread 10 the winter. The mu-
umtpaliiy Of lhls town have me, 10 consldef
Of mean, to assist the victims Of this extra
ordinary tempest.
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Az anccdota is related II Zeuxis, the ~
NOUS painter, which is worthy Of repe''ou'
IIe entered into a dispute With Parrhaslus,
for tho pr'zs IN painting IeuNis 10.
painted some grapes so very naturally '"a'
the birds would come and peck a, 'nen
ParrhasIus painted curtain so af'o'P'
that Ieuxis, mistaking il for real cuf'a'"
which hid his rivals works, ordered y 70 '"
drawn aside that no might SEQ the painting
On finding his mistake, he confessed nun,
self vaDquished, slhce he had only IMPOSE
upon birds, while ParfhasIus had m'sr1
even al artist. On another OCCASION ~
painted boy loaded with grapes, When wi
birds again few at his picture, which se' ~,
him for he SAID that Il he bad pa'n'ed wv
hoy as perfectly as be had the grapes wv
birds would have been afraid Of him.
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4 roula be Sailor.-Ths ship Ango

A pouR be Sailor-The ship hnsoi-
qun, Capt. 4. Turley, from Liverpool
arrived tins morning, and among her pas
scngers is healthy stou, female, g years
Of are, Who shipped IN liverpool as sail
or.boy, beng dressed ia the hnbl,;aments
neatly rugged from top to toe, and actual
IL performed the duty Of lad IN board
golng aloit, DC, for several days, whcr
some suspicion arose among the crew
which led TO the discovery Of her sex.-
Capt. I. Immediately had her removed
from the iorccas,le TO the s,ecragc, aud he
dress changed for female apparel. !, ap
pears she IS a destitute girl who had takei
Ibis method 10 re; to America, where sli'
expects TO find friends. She shipped un
der toe name OF Bills Steward aud -h'
saws her name Is Isabella Stewart u >
Ga-. Aug. 4.
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All, Jerry said a good matron TO her
son, then an eminent Judge in q nelghbor
ing state" Jerry, YOU need'nt despise
tho wheel, for | spun many day to send
you to college,"
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"Thafs what | call fair shakn,'' as
the Illinois squatter said when no shook
his toe nails off with the atrae.
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MOST HORRIBLE.

Three cLiidrea murdered BY their ora
Moiher.--We copy tho following account
OF tho mos, distressing and revolving inian.
tcide tina, has ever cone within our knovl.
edge, from the Louisville Miss Tables,
Of the oath alt.
Que Of the most awful deeds that has
perhaps ever come within the kn0Wletnc
Of the human race, was perpetraicd in tl,e
vicinity Of this place, on Sunday morning
last, BIZ Mrs. Roper. She killed three q
her own children by cutting their hesds
OF with an axe. From the information
which we have receilt3 On the subject, i
seems 10 have beea done while she was IN
a iii Of mental deraugemcni. II was her
intention TO have killed two more IN the
Same manner, aud afterwards hang herself
With hank of yarn. but hof husband, va.
king up, discovered something eS,raordi.
nary 10 her actions and seized her around
the waist. After strong effort on her part
10 escape FROM him, during which SIZE III.
I'd to draw one of three knives from The
ceiling, which she had previously sharp.
ened and 20, there, they reached the door,
when be- discovered what she had been
doing,
" She is the mother Of eleven children,
including the three which she killed. She
appears now to BE- restored to reason, and
~ pitiablo spectacle Of ,as doepes, and
mnst bitter anguish. She says tia. ahi'c
under the influeace Of distorted mag.
nation, she ,hooehi she was dong char.
table action in riddns her husband o toe
burthen Of supporting herself and hcr hfe
youngest children as no is poor and yc.
~ bard working man"
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Nep Cotfon.---A boil Of new Cotton was
received ia this place las, week. u was
fair simple, and looked well. Ivy, ~.
owner did no, offer it for sale.--H Hamburg
Journal, Aug. II.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
C-,.~,Ja,t Auy

Saturday, Aug. Z.
Tue House resolved Itself INTO commit.
tee Of the whole on the state of tho union,
aud, on motion Of Sir. Barnard, took up the
bin from the Senate to provide for uui.
form system Of bankruptcy throughout the
United Sales. The bill was read through
aud then laid aside, and the committee rose.
Nr. Sergeant moved thai the committee
VI the whole On the state Of the union be
discharged frorl the consideration OF the
Seaate bill No. /, being bill 10 relation
TO tue repeal Of the sub treasury, IN order
10 rs being taken up N the House. THIS
motion, after some confusion, aud under the
/ operation Of the previous question, was de.
clded 10 the affirmative, and the bin was
( takeu W for consideration IN the House.
/ Mr. Pearcs Of Nd. having obtained the
| floor, weut into speech 10 detail, ~ reply
to tina, made By bis colleague Mr.. Mason.
which he quoted as be proceeded. The
body Of tho speech was OF local cbarac
I ter, referring to The history Of the late pre-
sdeGi.al canvass 10 Maryland.
! Dir. J 4. Mason replied with somC
warmth, re affirming and defending the po
sl!lons be bad taken IN his previous speech
Mr. Gordon Of \. \. and Mr.. Shields
addressed the house, each during his hour
IN opposition Of the bill
Monday, August 8.
The states being called IN order, variou
resolutions were submitted. The commit
tees we're then called IN their order 70
reports.
The biI for the repeal Of the sub Urea
sufy law vas then again taken up.
Mr. Pickens, Mr.. Sieenrod and Mr. Has
iings spoke IN opposition TO the bill; an
Mr.. Hun add Mr. Merlwether IN favor Of it
Mr., Menwather expressed bis utter in
ab5aty 10 discover bow the friends Of tn
SUB. Treasury came 10 The CONCLUSION lha
It was measure separating the banks iror
: the state. For his part, he regarded It i
{ light directly the reverse and quote
. from the report Of Mr. Secretary Woodbu
J RI, made at the last session Of Congress, I
Sbo@ that there wss scarcely bank IN tn
country with which the government va
not now closely and intimately connected
And be went on 10 contend, that the sui
Treasury rendered II almost impossible 70
, the Government 10 shake off these musi
S room institutions, which had sprung lot
, existence ever since the war had been cor
I menced upon the currency. lie next er
E tered into some statements TO show th
! great expense incurred under this systeI
. in the collection and disbursement Of III
revenue lie condemned the sub Treasl
9 ~ as not answering the ends and purpose
. wLich iis advocates claimed for 1t, when
a became the law Of the land; and he pre-
aounced II IS humbUg Of the veriesi kInc
] which had beer forced upon the country b
. galmlng upon this House a representatlo
q from whole Stale that had not been cleo
ed BY the People.
W. GlddiDgs SAID that during the la
0 eight months which this House had bee
, engaged IN legislation, more than two
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A rogue, in picking dandy's pocket,
the other day, obtained a half burnt cigar,
end a1roiI Of pomatuni.
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Extraordinary Phenomena - Derby
During a heavy thunder storm, the ram
poured down 10 torrents, mixed with had
and melted ice, which battered against
the windows in large patches, hot Incrcdl.
bic as Il nav appear, hundyeas d small
fishes and frogs IN great nhundance desceu.
ded with tho torrents ct rain. The fish
were from half an mch 10 two inches long
and 4 few considerably larger. We have
heard Of one weighing three ounces some
OF the tish have very bard pointed spl6es on
lheir backs, aud are commonly called
Sucklebacks, Many were picked up alive.
The frogs were from the size Of horse
bean to that of a garden bean numbers Of
them came down alive and jumped away
r. fast as they could. hu, the bulk were
killed by the illl on the hard payealcuis.
We have seen some al.sa to-day, which ar.
pear to ENJOY themselves IN glass with
water aud leaves IN lt.-Berbg Reporter,
GTogl.-We arc told that there - ~
EngIishman 10 Buenous Ayrcs b} the name
at Sheridan, who Is the owner Of hun.
bred Thousand sheep. H. began IN 1890
with a dock Of sixty. This H0ck now i,
chiefly composed ol the sheep Of South
Ameuce With long coarse wool. but IA
clude- some Rae Saxoultes. The flock 4,
parcclled out 10 care Of shepherds, eaci
man hooking after about Eve Thousand
The pasiurage lasts the year round, anc
costs nothing, Mr. Shcudan's wool mus
cost him very hnlr. There are vast tract
Of our own Southeastern country fucly
fitted for tho growing Of aool upon Tho sam'
ff4o- T,Ur of fe.a
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-16
RICH NJ ON d:
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNEIs.
THE FISCAL BANK.


ne plan OF the Secretary of the Treasury excite,
very much comment. Some are particularly pleas.
Gu win TINS provision, some with that, and some
with the other-whst others except to this ,b,,
and the other Upon the whole, we are not advised
that public opinion has assumed definite form in
respect to the entire scheme. This was TO be ex-
peeied, Whatever project was presented. The opi-
mons OIL men are so varisnt-Gifferent persons have
so many peculiar notions OF their W. i'm relation IN
the currency, that plan, at hrst could be expec,
ed to command universal appreciation. But this bv
degrees will wear away. The expurgation of the
more o0noxlous details-coming in aid Of conca-
ZION and compromise, and the conviction that some
ehcien system must be established, will in the end
command an adequate support.
For our part, we do not feel sufficiently CONVEX
SAINT with the subject of such vastness and compre-
hension OF detail, TO express decided opinion up-
on all and every part Like Others we highly an
prove OF some of the provisions, whilst there are
others not altogether satisfactory II the scheme
be practicable and the stock be taken there is nc
doubt that it will be attended with one good effect
will remove the currency question from the arena
OF party politics and settle il forever
Bus for the present, we are willing 10 follow the
example of President Harrison and President TYLER
and submit the whole question to the assembled
wisdom Of the nation.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-16
RtnIniSetnc,s.

On the sth OF January, 1929, after it was ascer.
tanned that General Jackson was elected. n erea,
meeting OF the triumphan, party was held in WASH
lngion TO celebrate the victory at New Orleans
We hnd full report OF the proceedings in the En-.
quirer Of that day. Tue spoilsmen assembled IN
force from every quarter Of the Union, preparatory
10 the 18th OF March, when the "Grcltest and Best
was to assume the Chair Of State. The sentiments
gwen on the occasion characteristic of the in.
tolerant spirit of the vctors thirsting for the spos
Among the regular" toasts, we find the follow
ing
"Poiiieai ".NagHdHimi y'-Too often the Hv.
PocFtes eHpedIent and the SlanIereT's refuge"
IhiS smacks of Kendall. We presume, if III,
Wings iorbear TO practice this magnanimity now,
they may justify themselves by the denuncation OF
the -"Good Cd Jackson Party" At least, they
will be excused for taking INTO consideration thos,
wise mnxlms Of policy, which were laid down bv
that party. Should they pursue this course. anr
ind, that by splring the Treasurer Of the IT, State,
and many others too tedious to mention. thew womb
be resortIng to the "Hypoe,he's ezpedisnt and tn,
Stand rsr'S refugep-they ought to pause and pom
der.
One of the volunteer toasts is a: follows.
By the Hon. Mr.. Miller, Of Pennsylvania. TIL.
friends of .iHdTeio Jackson: Those are not his ren
Trends, who would reward his enemies"
The author Of this sentiment was, until within
the last few weeks, an Auditor in one Of the De-
Piriments in Washington. lie was dismissed from
his post-aEd the howl Of prescription was raised
lie had probably forgotten, that those were not rb
real friends Of the President, who would reward hi
enemicsi
Another YQ'untGer.-"By the Hon. Mr.. Uobbie
The President Elect. May his duplicated magma
nImlty be instructed by tho Fable OF the Man an,
the Frozen ADDER"
We forget whether Mr. Hobbie has yet been re
formed-lf not We would suggest to him the pro
prety Of reminding the President, that his "suppli
| Gated magnunimi,y" should be instructed by I'M
wise Fable referred to.
| One moro NOlunlecr--"By Amos X end,Il. Eso
| Ogee-HoidvS: The just mnn and faithful Dubli
ohcer merits iOrbcarance, but lot him tho spnrc
the savage beware OF his tomahawk."
| These arc specimens Of the spirit which pervad
ed the patriotic assemblago. With what propriet
can these men, who in their day Of prosperity. e Z
bibnod the m Lightly Of sends, complain, II in thei
day Of adversely, the poisoned chaIies IS commend
ed To their own lips1
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-16
TRUST SALE OF
VALUABLE COAL LAND AND PERSON


PURSUANT 10 the provisions Of Deed Of Truss bear
ing dilc on ne 18Th day Of June the year lgg and
~ record ~ tie Clerks Office Inland crunty ana
executed 10y Benlamn w. Green and Robert Sander
Ia us, as Trustees l1Tlhe hcncf Edward Andersen Ne
SHAH proceed on WEDNESDAY, The 2Ist ,ay of July
next u fair II not on the day thereafter 10 sell
al public auction, Ia the highest bidder on tic pre,,es
one undivided muciy 81 all that certain piece parcel or
hct 81 Land, situate, bling aud being in The county OF
H9oc inland generally called aud known 10y the name of
'rahams Coal Plus" containing. by estimation nine
hulht"d anu cishiytwO and fourth acres Also ON,
Undivided in"ciy Of all the personal property of cyey
KIM on The sail land ant used working c coal mibrs
on SAIL lan' on tho said 18Th day OF June IN he wear
lN59 Terms oi salc-Of the proceeds of sale A su,n
ca 10 hr tNpcnscsoi executing the trust will be rsuuT
drcd and thtyihrcc dollars thfy three and on, third
cent? with legal Interest thereon, NJ tom NAV Isl SII
unu the ''y Of sale; and the further five thousand
dollars, with legal interest thereon from the 18th ,y Of
June 1871 until ihc dfy Of sale the residue ih.
pToreodSo sale The following credits will 10 allowed am
~" sum 81 sIB 81 until the LIT sy Of NAV 1871 ON
the sum oi s. 81, unttc 18Th day june 1872 with legal
interest on hc sad SJtN from June 18Th Istl on tbe
further SUN II s3Bj IT,. until the 1T day of Nav SO
and TOR the residue oi such sale on
az the said Bcnjimn w Green and Robert NJ Founders
may direct on tue day o sale, AMI upon their or
refusing To- give such direction, then q cfrdu until Inc
ist day NJ My. 1873 For securing the credit payments
bondsw such security the shall approve
Selling ~ Trustees shall not warrant The tilc hut
entertain no doubt that II Is unqucsouabIc Sale no com
nIence at ~, NJ.
JESSE SNEAD,
j. iG-anwtis