The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-02-04
Mem Fora Correspondence.


Gen. RooT's resolutions pointing TO an amend
ment of the Federal Constitution passed our
State Senate on Saturday by strict party vote:
yeas II, nays 8. They propose TO amend as
follows: l. That no President shall be elected
Tor second term. 2. That the President shall
not remove and appoint Federal officers without
the consent Of the Senate but may suspend for
cause during the recess, and appoint temporarily
TO NIL the places Of officers so suspendcd--such
appointments to be held only till thirty days after
the next assembling Of Congress. g. That the
Secretary of the Treasury and Treasurer of the
United States shall be elected by and hold their
offices during the pleasure of Co, gress These
resolutions in substance were introduced by
Gen RooT last winter, and then passed q be-
lieve) the Senate. The old Delaware Chief is
determined the people shall see that Wing prin-
ciples in office and out Of Office are identical.
Hon. JOHN A. COLLIER of Binghamton,
Broome Co. having been elected Comptroller
of the State Finances, his predecessor, Hon.
BATES Cooke has baen appointed Bank Com
missioner under the act of lastiwinter anthor-
zlng the appointment of fourth. II will be his
duty especially to look after the Free or General
Law Banks-a duty for which he is eminently
fitted by the experience he has acquired as Comp
troller. The arduous and sedentary duties of
the latter station have been too much for his
health il is hoped the active labors Of his new
post may restore il.
The steamship ACADIA left Boston for Liver
pool via Halifax, at o'clock yesterday, with 63
passengers and heavy mail. | believe she
carries out full cargo also.
Judge FULLER, Of Augusta, Me-, dropped dead
in Cambridge, at Boston, on Friday evening
last. He died Of angina pectoris, and was APP
parently in perfect health until few minutes
before his death. He was a Judge Of Probate
Of Kennebec Co., and 54 years Of age.
The Boston Atlas, in copying the statement
of the Express that but tpo Editors Of our city
are candidates for office under Gen. HARRISON,
appends to it remark that no Wing Editor of
that city is candidate. Good
Hon. GEORGE EVANS received for u S. Sena-
tor from Maine "a votes in the House and Ia in
the Senate-total 10S John Fairfield, " B. II
in the House and s in the Senate-79. There
were three scattering, two of them Wing.
Evans over all, l6
SANFORD A. KINdsBURY, late Wing candidate
for Congress in the Waldo District, has been
elected State Treasurer by similar vote.
The Wings of New HAMpRHIRE are organi-
zing for their State Election next month Hon
ENos STEVENS of Charlestown is their candi-
date for Governor IcHABoD GOODWIN of Ports
nf
are named for Congress, but the ticket is not
complete. Gen. JAMES WILSON declines be-
ing candidate for any situation.
There is likely to be trouble on our Northern
frontier. The Buffalo Commercial, Of Thurs
day, asserts that Mcleod was discharged, on
bail, the day previous, and that band Of two
or three hundred armed men Immediately inter-
posed and reconducted him to Jail, where he is
now confined The pretext for this violence is
| to allow an opportunity for his arrest once more
on suit for damages from the owner of the
Caroline 1t is hoped that this account is
exaggerated.
The Annual Report of our State Canal Com.
mlssioners has just appeared. 1t demonstrates
the necessity Of a speedy enlargement Of our
Grand Canal, and urges vigorous prosecution
Of that noble work. The present canal is
choaked with boats. Sometimes, when a tenn
porary interruption has occurred, they are wedged
together for an extent of ten miles. Doubling
the locks would not begin to relieve the over
burdened highway of its commerce Its reve-
nue., which has never been estimated TO increase
faster than 2 per cent. per annum, actually
increased last year Ga very dull one for trade)
over nine per cent.
About 1000 shares of u. S. Bank stock
were sold at the Board this morning, opening
and closing at AS IA per cent. There was very
little change in stocks generally. Ohio Skies
sold at 90 "a 81. Sterling Exchange 8 a s
1-2. Domestic, about the rates last quoted
Cotton is selling briskly at a slight improve
ment in prices. Flour is still S4 90 ga for
Western and IS IL 1-2 for Southern. No
change in ashes.
Mayor Varian is recorveng.
Yours, HAROLD