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The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-27
LOCO CONVENTION.

At the request of this convention, assembled
in this place on the 18th inst, we publish their
proceedings. In their restitution of any par
ty publication in the county, we apprehend
the known liberality of the wings, and their
confidence in the justice of their cause, will
justify the course we have pursued. 1t would
indeed, be gross libel upon the virtue and in
teligence of the wings of Addison County, to
harbor the belief that an assertion Of facts, how
ever fallacious, and of arguments and opinions,
however delusive, proceeding from the small
body of excited oppositionists collected upon
this occasion, with whose alterations we have
been so long familiar, would shake the con-
fidence of a single whig in the wisdom of the
measures, or the integrity and patriotism Of
the men, who are now at the head of affairs.
The resolutions passed by this convention,
contain the same species of abuse and misrep-
resentation, which. with an unsparing severity
they have for years poured out upon US by ey-
cry means of communication in their power,
but which has finally resulted in their own
prostration, and the elevation of the party
whom they have so grossly traduced. Their
deadly hostility to the distribution Of the u
walls of the public lands, and the establishment
of a national bank as the means Of the restor.
alton of the currency is nothing new, and is
only following out the war which, for years
they have waged against the commerce, cred
it, manufactures Of the north in furtherance Of
the interests of British capitalists, and south
ern shareholders. In the State convention oi
the party recently assembled at Montpelier
they unmasked their hitherto secret opposition
to protection to domestic industry, and boldly
announced the sentiment that Industry mus
regulate ITSELF" How significant of the fate
of the country, should locofocoism under south
ern influence again CONTROL its destinies.
Their hostility to the tariff, is doubtless one
secret source of their opposition to-the land bill
Sympatizing with southern politicians, they
are fearful that the withdrawal of three or fouI
millions of income from the public lands, will
| lead to such an arrangement OF the tariff, as
will afford additional protection to agriculture
and manufactures, result so ardently desired
by every enlightened friend to his country, but
which can never be realized while the treasu.
ry is crowded by this source of revenue
The apprehension which these resolutions are
intended to excite, that by such measure the
country would be plunged in debt; when &
tax upon twenty millions of imported silks
and millions and millions of other foreign lux
uries now duty free, would fill the treasury tc
overlooking, and draw the support of the gov.
eminent out of the pockets of the purse-proud
aristocrats whom they constantly denounce, is
but flmy disguise to their dead opposition
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Equally groundless

to the American system. Equally groundless
distribution is the first step in the adoption of
81 permanent system of raising money by the
general government to distribute among the
Estates" In their anxiety to find the worst
reasons, they have overlooked the only true one
which is TO give to each state its indisputable
right to the ayails of that patrimony, which
was bought by the cOmmingled blood of our
revolutionary patriots, shed in the glorious
struggle of our independence. Ever since the
adoption of the constitution, after the payment
of the public debt, it has been the ayowed OBJ
Ject of observation-disclosures to distribute these
avails equally among the states, as the means
OF laying deep and strong the foundation of
our free and happy institutions upon the basis
of general intelligence and internal improve
ments, binding the union together by the indis-
soluble chords of mutual interest and affection.
The general government should never consent
to live upon the resources belonging to the in
dividual states, while an ample support might
be drawn from sources of income, which, by
afording protection to the great intere SITS of
the nation, would increase its wealth and pros.
pcrity.
But how does such measure of hi Ugh hand
ed injustice, as bestowing, as a gratuity, two
hundred millions Of acres of the public domain,
equally the property of all, upon the states in
which they are located, so strenuously urged
! upon congress in 1910, by the leaders CT loco
: focoism with Calhoun at their head, comport
with their present anxiety to preserve them as
source of income for the support of govern
ment. Ayant upon such slimsy DISCUSSES. An
intelligent people will despisc them.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of the Courier s Enquirer.
Tuesday, July 20' 1s41.
HOUSE.
A message was received from the president
of the United States, communicating report
from the Secretary of State, in answer to
resolution of the House calling for informa-
ton on the subject of American prisoners con-
fined for state offences in Van Dieman's Land
These papers were referred to the committee
on foreign relations.
Mr. Hunt of your State, renewed his motion
of yesterday, for leave to bring in a bill to
revive the neutrality act above referred to-
HIS colleague, Mr. Brewster, for the second
time, objected.
The residue of session, falling something
short of the usual duration, was devoted to
the consideration of the Fertilization Bill. A
number of amendments were offered, all OF
which were voted down with great decision.
Even the amendment of the committee OF the
whole, striking out the appropriation OF nifty
thousand dollars for the forts on the Pea Patch
Island, in the River Delaware, was noncon-
Cured in by the House. And thus the orr
ginal appropriation was restored.
And the BILL as originally reported by the
Committee of Ways and Means, passed the
House by the overwhelming vote of yeas las,
nays &c, the most triumphant vote on record
this session.
Mr. Wise gave notice of his intention to
move that the House, tomorrow, go into COM
mittee on the Home Squadron Bill.
/ SENATE.
The resolution of Mr. Buchanan, as amend
ed by Mr. Buchanan, was adopted. MIR Benton
delivered his views at length in relation to re-
movals from office, which he made appear as
most heinous sin against the Constitution.
To have heard him you would have supposed
that the Jackson party never exercised such a
right, or that good and worthy men had never
been thrust from. office by it to make room for
political brawlers.
The Fertilization Bill from the House of
Representatives was read and referred to the
Committee on Military Affairs, from whence
it will, no doubt be reported this week.
THE FISCAL BANK.
Mr. Smith, of Connecticut, spoke against
the general provisions of the bill, and abso-
in competition with those of the great Mar
shall, declaring the Supreme Court 70 have
hbeen wrong in its decision.
MT DEMON, loo, unue1iOOk 10 Sneer at tndt
decision, and said the Judges must have been
nodding when it was made.
Mr. Nicholson introduced an amendment to
the effect that nothing in the bill should go to
impair the right of the States to tax the Branch
es to the same extent they did their own
Banks.
Mr. Clay thought this amendment would
have the effect to place those institutions too
much within the power of the States. The
right to tax the property of the Bank and the
Stockholders had never been questioned 4; but
he could not admit the right to tax the Cor
poration itself.
The amendment was negatived by a vote
81 to 81.
Mr. Walker said that as it was pretty ap-
lparens they would havea Bank in some shape
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If we were to stop here and take this as
sample of the annual transactions of Vermont,
we would indeed consider it as a matter not
only for regret but alarm. But the truth is.
this is not fair sample. In the expenses of
that year were the following items of purely
extraordinary character:
Debentures of the legislature over and above
the sessions of ordinary length this session wa.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-12-25
Next week being iolyday, but two papers will be
issued from this office, viz WednesdaY and Saturday
TO TIE LEGISLATURE.

The Restraining Laars, and Tic Credit System
Your Restraining Laws have forced into circulation
currency, The bad credit of the State and carefully
prohibited and excluded from circulation the good Gre
dit. before endeayored TO show that Bank notes re-
presented only The credit Of the borrower from the
Banks and that much The larger portion of the wealthy
independent, and puncual, never borrowed from the
Banks; that, therefore, heir credit employed
s circulating medium.
If you doubt these positions, would call your atten
ton TO full and practical demonstration every day be
fore your eyes The Banks have suspended, and very
truly say, "hey clnno, resume without expressing then
debtors, that the only they have Of redecming
their notes in specie is by collecting the debts due to
them from the citizens of the State That, in other
WORDS their debtors and not themselves have 10 pay the
specie Tor their notes" Now the debtors TO the
Banks the only men whose credit is fitted for n crcu
lating medium On the contrary, is not the credit OF
that class who borrow from the Banks much bet
ter suited for medium Of circulation currency -
How long these absurd and oppressive Restraining
Laws, which make the worst credit money, and proh
bit the use Of all the good credit TO remain Sta
tute Book, JOHN TAYLOR,
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Institute as MAY have completed the course OF a.aag
aud are worthy Of the sanleEy Dir NoEv.s, 'i.t .'
Committee on the Militia Laws inquire into the e"p
diency of printing the Jaws in pamphlet torn Ioi Wv
use OF The oiicersBy Mr. EARLY, that The eo'nh'.,e'
on Roads, &c. inquire into the eSpedlency oil 's'eiae,
nq the first and second sections Of the act 10 po''s
for re.openng tbe roads of ihs Commonwealth IN re-
ation to such counties may have declined 10 tshs
advantage of said PROFESSIONALLY Mr. kIsSEY that ths
Committee Courts of Justice inquire into the e1pa
dency of amending the laws in relation to the pro
perry Of Ascending debtors 10 authorize inc eour,
directing the levy to appoint the constable who shal
execute their ORDERLY Mr.. MAYsE, that leave Dc
given to bring in bill to incorporate an Academy a.
the Warm Springs in the county of Bath.
PETITIONS.
Petitions presented by the following gentlemen.
and appropriately referred BY MIR. McCArtsT, OF
the President and Directors of the S-cm and Peppers
Ferry Turnpike-By Mr. Goopsos, Of citizens 0.
Washington for the construction oil alcAdsn'zea
Road 10 some point on james River-By Mr. kIScHE-
LoE, of citizens of Nonongalia and Harrison, Tor tue
formation of n lie " county.
Mr.. HAsxISs, from the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections made report the case OF the contested
election from Dinwdde. The report concludes WIZ
resolution declaring that the vote ough, 10 stand: Tor
A. j. Vaughan 2S4, for Thomas Whtworth 2S3 II
was ordered to be printed
MIR. BAYLY made report from the Committee on the
Library.
On motfan, of MIR. MULLEN, the House adjourned
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POSTURE or PARTIES IN CONGRESS.

| POSTURE OF PAHTlES IN CONGRESS.
There il unusual mystery observed by the Federal
majority Congress- in regard TO the legislative action
they TO adopt. They us reserved now III The
eveopment of their projects, they were, before the
election which brought them into power, of their prin-
cples. We have nothing now, emunating from their
caucuses usherPd into either branch of Congress, de-
signed to carry out the system boldly broached at
the extraordinary session The late expression of pub
lie opinion at the polls, throughout the Union, has ope
rated like powerful spell Federalism, and for the
moment, thrown it into trance. The leaders know
that all they have DONE and all they wish to do is ut
,ery abhorrent TO the will of the great body of the peo
pie. The effort of the extra session to anticipate the
public opinion and bind it in the tolls of strong net
work of rrevocabe measures, has failed. Distribution,
and Debt, and Bankrupt laws, and mpositions of
taxes, and proposed Bank charters all driven through
Congress by forced legislation have not had the effect
seduce to the sound principles Of the country
The reaction Of strong feeling against this load of mea
has already struck them loose and there APP
prehenson among those who put this burden, which
makes them hesitate to renew the attempt to fasten
them by cords on the people. Hence the pause
now visible in the Of the Federal majority in
Congress They will, however, predict, soon renew
their operations We evident signs of design to
build up that portion of the system, the most formda
BILE of a-the outer walls Of which have been long e
yelled by the will of the nation but in regard TO which
there has been recent demonstration 10 excite alarm
in the contrivers The old Mira tariff for protection
in other words, for prohibition, will instantly suggestit
self the point TO which Federalism means TO devote
its forces. This like field long thrown to fallow,
the friends of privileged classes may think is in
condition again TO afford good crop for those whom
they would favor 1t will suit well, too, TO introduce
this as part Of their American System-a rotation of
crops for ptasts and political spec
as the Bank field having been thoroughly worn down
to sterty, it indispensable to turn il out for time to
resupera'e. The people having endured TO the last de
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Ihursdau's Congress.

SESATE.-The session to-day short No husi-
ness of much importance was transacted Several bills
were introduced leave, and appropriately referred
among which was bill introduced by Mr.. Linn, for
the erection Of hospital in the City Of Washington.
The Senate adjourned after session VI less IMAM
hour, till Monday next.-Giobc.
The House chiefly engaged in the consideration
of Mr. Fllmores resolution II refer that par. of IA
Message which relates to The Tarf 20 the Committee
amendment Of Mr. Rhe;t 70 the anc ndment of Mr.
Atherton:
"With instructions that, should L be in their opinion
expedent 10 lay additional dn.es, they shall! be lad
not TO discriminate in favor Of any particular class
industry in the United States
Mr.. Anterior, who had the floor, addressed tho
House in able and nrgumentave speech in favor Of
the motion but principally III opposition to the protect
i've policy.
The debate was further continued by slessrs. Reg
nolds, Arnold and Weller, who yielded the floor tie
Speaker, TO communicate report from tho SccFs-
tary of State i'll relation to the sixth Census
IN cHAScEgY-vlsery,.:-A Enie- held 10 the Clerx's
Office of Richmond County Cou Monday, lhe 9Th day q
December, lsii:
Reuben llinson PiainuE:
Vincent nson, Merely Hnson, F-nner Hlnon Nancy fia
William Jenkins and his wife Phca Thornton MARKS aud
his wife Jane samu. Marks and his wife Francis and Thoss
The defendants Thomas Ncae wife Shady and Nan
cy Hnson not having entered their a5d
and appeang by satisfactory evidence they are not IN
habitan's Of this Commonwealth Ordered the ald de-
fs42l and answer the hill o he Plaing, and thar copv OK
this order be forthwith inserted Richmond EnouIrr,
newspaper published In The city % Richmond month.
sceessivev md posted al the 'front.' door OF Court house
this county. C5py-Teste,
p.w iF''EFsaIrs, D. sRc
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Ei.CINGlIAM MEETING.

AT meeting of the citizens Of Buckingham, held
at the Court House, on Monday, the 18th day Of De
to the Democratic Republican Convention 10 be held
in the City of Richmond, in the month Of February
next-price Perkins called to the Chair and Dab
ney Z. Gooch, appointed Secretary. The object
Of the meeting was explained By George Booker anc
the following gentlemen were appointed Delegates:
- Jones, John w. iiaskins, Robert Shaw, VIM
P. Moseey, Ambrose Ford, Thomas II. Perkins, Joe
w. Flood, Dabney p. Gooch, Thomas 5. Bocock, Ste
phen Hooper, George d. Saunders, VIM. Is. Cook, Jos
Fuqua, Robert S. Hubbard, Willis Chambers, Walter
Ford, George Booker, Price Perkins, Charles Yancey
William Tapscot!, and William s. Turner.
On notion il was
Rcsoired, That these proceedings be signed by The
Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Rich
mond Enquirer.
PRICE PERKINS, chm.
d. p Goocm. SER
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The pressing demands on our columns, caused by
the long documents and proceedings from Washing
ton leave US but little space to devote 10 the interest
ing proceedings Of The House of Delegates In addi-
ton to the speeches of Messrs Scott. Bayly and ol.
laday, we have been compelled defer the debate on
the notes of The North Western banks and also the
speech Of Mr. Byrd the subject of resumption, un.
I'll our next paper.
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H. Tho last mail brought numerous complaints from
our friends in Hanover, Goochland, and Louisa coun-
ties, about the failure i'll the reception Of their papers
These failures are as embarrassing TO they car
possibly be TO subscribers. We use The utmost vi
GLANCE to secure the safe and early reception of sub
scrbcrs papers at their respective post ofces--yet
we are sorry 10 say, all efforts sometimes fail o.
success. We have had the missing Nos forwarded tc
tue above counties, and made such arrangements Us
VIII, we hope, prevent future all plant
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u meeting will be held at Buckingham January
Court, for The purpose Of considering the
cessay 10 be adopted to resist the payment Of the pre-
sent tolls charged on the James River and Kanawhu
Canal, until the Company comply with their charter,
by constructing reasonable communications with the
Souti.sde. -tang Cii:cnS.
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RICHMOND. SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1911.

~ The Editor is absent.-He offers the compl.
ments OF the Season 10 his friends Wills: he is en-.
loving lis festivities in the country
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Friday December 81.
MI 4 =. N-.f.n

FTtHuY DCLfTDLT II.
ELLIS PASSED.
An act authorizing ferry from the lands of John
Brown in the county of Mason the Ohio river
An act concerning lost records.
RESOLUTIONS.
By MIR. LEYHrRy, that the Committee on Courts Of
Justice inquire into the exPedency Of comforting the
degree Of "araduass on rash Cadets Of tbs Military
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NToTCE-Pursuan decree of the Circuit Superior cour
IN m Law and Chanccry nr county Of Southampton, and
state Of Virginia and directed bearing date November
IsII am instructed advertise in the Richmond Enquirer and
the National nielleencer published in Washington city, thai
there is und remaining under The control Of me court que
n Nathan Buster wife, Thos Reeves Jas j. Wade ana wie
inn T. Reyes Sterling Ricye Sterling C. Wnslow Ridley For
ter Joel Porter and Charlotte Porter and they are
10 come forward and receive the sums ceeed "a
them respectively and comply with the Inc o1ei
for distribution Members OF Congress- whose district those
reside will confer favor on their ~
Them the eares, in!ormaticl Eunp Do - -
December Ia, ls4l. w."
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4 SITUATION WASTED-A young gentleman, who can
"A furnish satisfactory OF iS ability 10 teach the
elementary branches Of Mathematics and the Latin and Greek
languages anxious obtain situation, either IN Academy
or private family. Letters addressed Ia L. T. r.. Rappahannock
Academy Caroline county, will prompt attention
Dec. ~ G9-2t'
10 Tie Wing will insert to the amount of ST. and charge this
office.
MATTHEWS .iCADEMf.-This institution VIII he opened
vi ngan the 18th January and closed the 18th De
with This institution il under
the of John Leary ESQ., Principal The Trns-
having attended the late examinations adopted the oo ing
resolutions:
Resorsd That the Trustees, who witnessed lie recent e1ani
naiion OF Students pleasure in tcsyng 10 their prom
Cheney well their rapid and solid advancement IN their
riCIIs studes.'
The terms per session OF months
For tuition in the Languages, $40
In Mathematics, -
Grammar Geography, &c, ~
Ohngraphy, Reading and Writing, 10
Board, 100
By order of the Board,
WM. sHULTIcE, President.
-.y.r,y
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FARMERS BANK OF vIRGINIA-The Annual Meeting Of
The Stockholders Of Farmers Bank Of virginia WIN ne
no ~ a. ,.in.n e J. G. BLAIR, Cashier .
Der 1911. os-.'H
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J. G. GREGORY Il Co., Managers,
Office Man, Cd door 5eOg oin and Ian streets,
RIcHMosp, VIRGINIA..
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