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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-25
From the Charleston Patriot.

CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.
Whatever may have been the nature ofthe contro
versy between the Executive and Congress before the
recent veto, the character and parties to it were
changed or rather controversy arose, from the
moment that the tariff bill returned with the
Presidents negative. 1t became then no longer a
question as to the boundary between Executive pre-
rogatve and Legislative right between two different de-
partments ofthe Government but question nvoving
the character Of the Government ITSELF and the gene
raj prosperiy-the parties to which the Congress
on the one SIDE and the people of the United States
on the other. We repeat from the instant that the
President sent back the last tariff bill with his obec-
TONS the controversy became totally changed, it was
no longer question between two OF the Department.
Of the Government, but between Congress and the
nation at large.
These the present parties to the question,
whether not adjournment shall take place without
further Legislative action in relation the revenue.
Let Congress adjourn without such action lift wishes
to assume the perilous responsibility, and let an APP
peal be made Immediately to the people in their prma-
nv assemblies The cxigency in public affairs and
the interests Of the country at large admit Of no delay
If Congressw not act, the slow and disan, re-
suits Of the ballot box cannot be waited for In that
event the presss hould summon the people to meet
and speak in that tone of command which no set OF
funct,onares in representative democracy can dis
obey. Under thht voice potential, the Executive
would be compelled again call together at extra
session. those representatives Of the people which have
neglected. through their party discords supply what
necessary for the redemption of the national honor
and the preservation OF the public establishments
The public journals have duty TO perform in his
matter which they cannot evade postpone for one
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FLOATING DOCKS.

NAVY DEPARTMENT, August g. 1912.
RY the act OF Congress making appropriations for
- the naval service for the year 1912 it is proy-
ded That the Secretary Of the Navy may, in his
discretion, apply the sum Of hundred thousand
dollars of the amount hereby appropriated and any
balance of former appropriations for the construction
of Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York, to the con-
structon of Floating Dock at the same place and
if any part of this appropriation shall be expended
upon the construction of Floating Dock, as hereby
hereby authorized the construction Of the Dry Dock
shall be suspended until the further order of Con-
gress. -
In order to carry out this purpose, invite propo-
sails for the construction of Floating Dock at New
York The proposals must be accompanied by
lst An exact description of the dock, with all its
machinery, and also working model thereof.
I'd. A specification of the kind of timber out of
which its several parts shall be built.
Sd. The prices of docks of three different sizes
the first for ships of the line the second for frigaes
of the first class and the third for sloops of war and
smaller vessels.
4th. The draught Of water when light, of dock
of each of the above mentioned sizes.
5th. The length Of time and number of hands re-
qured to take up vessel, and to prepare her for
ceiving repairs
Every part Of the dock exposed to the action of
salt water, must be covered with twenty-four ounce
copper qs.. =, Ia
ed, will be expected to exhibit their powers and
mode of operating upon vessel of suitable size,
which the Department will furnish.
Proposals must be made by the first day of Sep
TENDER.
aug. 9.-dtlsep A. p UPSHUR.
TO be published in the Madisonian Times and
Mercantile Journal, Boston Journal of Commerce,
Sun, and Union, New York. American Sentinel Phil
adelphia; Sun, Baltimore; Beacon, Norfolk.
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M E would respectfully call the attention of all
w pesons in pursuit of the most fashionable
French and English goods to give a.call, few
doorsywest of Browns Hotel.
N. B. Great Inducements are now held out to mem
bers of Congress- and all others, to purchase,
are selling oul stock positively at cost
Best quality black velvet shawls
Velvet scarfs and plush shawls
Elegant silk shawDs, s, and l04 in size
Dress handkerchiefs and scarfs in great profusion
Blue black satin stripe and colored, yard wide silks
(none superior)
$50 pieces silks, every style and price
/ case Irish linens warranted puIe)
3 cases long cloth shrting for gentlemen
few Paris imported short cloaks, half price
10 pieces best mating and ingram carpetings
Lupin's patent black bombazeens
Linen cambria and silk hdkf, every kind
Silk hosiery, all kinds and prices
Best quality wool-dyed black cloths
Summer wear, generally, less than cost
Table damask diaper
Do do napkins
Toweng of every kind, very cheap
Together with large and desirable stock, embrace
ing every variety of goods usually found in our ine
Goo Is will be carefully packed and sent to any
part Of the country.
N. B. We feel grateful to our numerous customers,
who have promptly paid their accounts, and re-
spectfuIIy press all others to make immediate settle
ment. WIN. a. GEO. SIEIIlNlUS- IS
July s-Octeod
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New ORLEANs.-Our dates are to the l4th instant
inclusive. Respecting the health of the city the Pr
cayune Of thatday says
We are now in the middle of August, and are we'll
aware of the earnest anxiety felt among absenees,
well among still resident readers, to receive
information in regard to the existing state of health
among us. AS yet, then, we confidently enabled
to state that no full symptom of the fearful epidemic
has appeared Various disorders are prevailing, but
the distinct marks of yellow fever not recognized
by physicians. At the Circus street lnfrmary we
were yesterday personally informed that case of
the fever had entered that institution this season.
The same statement made to us at Stone & Ken
nedy's .Maison de Sante At the Charity Hospital we
became informed of great division Of opinion among
physicians regarding few recent cases of sick
ness and death, post norton examination leaving the
doctor still in doubt. From all our Inquiries low
ever, satisfied no alarm can possibly be enter
tanned at this writing, nor do believe, with pro-
per prudence, any need throughout the
The whole weekly report of the Charity Hospital
has been furnished u.s. from which it is only
ry to say that 10 deaths have occurred in the last
ven days. Of which two of congestve fever, and
the rest of usual scattering disorders. No symptom
of epidemic appearing find necessity for pub
fishing the entire report.
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From the Bath (Me. } Iaq*irer

We publish in to-days paper the reasons of Presi-
dent Tyler for returning without his signature the
riff bill. They able and conclusive, and will re-
ceive the entire approval of every reasonable man
The President is entitled to the gratitude OF
the whole nation for the bold Independent and homo
rabe stand he has taken against that party in Congress
who have twice attempted to violate the principles Of
the Constitution, and annul an honorable compact So
lemnly made when the distribution bill passed
The Presidents reasons for his veto irrefutable
and will Withstand the whole battery Of Clay Wing
gerry that may be brought 10 bear against them.
Already are the adherents of Clay down upon the
President with wrath, threats and denunciaions; but
their war of words will do him harm. He could do
less than he has done and in this act the country will
sustain him.
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From the Carlisle (Pa.) Volunteer.
THE VETO

The iniquitous Tariff bill has been vetoed by the
President Firm in hi SINCERITY and mistaken by
the Vaccinations of his bitter enemies, John Tyler,
with Roman vigor, has discharged his duty to his
country and his God. The Message is an admirable
State paper and will be found first page. 1t is
just such as ought to emanate from the Chief
Magistrate of great people. 1t is calm, determined
dieniGsd 1ogical In fact is the only State paper
since the siesaton of the Wings that not obno
10 the chaEees Of weakness and bombast The rca-
isr the md Of the Veto power
With his pgevssos pfiscpIesand consistent with the
obligations Of che Constitttion and the Compromise
act John Tybs5 BY this act, has won for himseI
deep a0d;Issliag honor We bespeak for it an attsn
i've psrusAi.
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From the .Net1 York Sum-
ROMANTIC ATTEMPT AT SELF-DESTRUC-
TION

letter from friend in Sturbridge, Massachu-
sets, informs Of rather romantic attempt at
self-destruction which occurred in that town last
week. The subject of it was young lady some
sixteen years old, named Mary Porter, who resided
in the family of the Rev. MIR. Austin. Miss Porter
had for some time for some cause not stated, been
subject to an unfortunate depression of spirits her
melancholy at times bordering upon an alienation Of
reason but the malady had never been considered
serious to render necessary to keep any particu
lar restraint upon her. She was much in the habit
she was generally attended by some member of the
family but occasionally she went upon those excur
sons unattended, without any apprehensons for her
safety being entertained On the occasion referred
to she rode off alone, and was expected, with all
confidence, back to breakfast. But the breakfast
hour past, did several succeeding hours, without
her return, or any intelligence respecting her.
Toward noon the family became alarmed, and sew
eral started in pursuit of her. Among the number
lad, who about three miles from the house found
the horse upon which she rode out, but without any
rider, grazing by the road side. The boy returned
with the horse to the house, and Mr. AUSTIN with
informant, pursued their search in the direction in
which the horse was found Several hours, howev-
err vainly spent in the SEARCH but at last the
young lady was discovered by them perched on
rock in the middle of shallow stream which courses
in that vicinity. There she was, denuded Of her
riding habit, and dripping with water. They hur-
ried to her, and led her to the shore and she then
informed them that she had taken herself the water
with the intention of drowning herself and made two
efforts to do So but had found the water too shallow
She had mounted the rock to look for deeper water
when she was discovered, and happily rescued
She was forthwith conducted home, and with all
practicable despatch placed in the Asylum at Wor-
cester.
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AMERICAN ATHEN KUM,
90 y - ID


.HNHE undersigned citizens of the United States
Il being DESTROYS of establishing an American H.
brary and readingroom in Paris for the purpose of
obtaining information generally relative to their ma
i've country and OF facilitating just appreciation of
the same throughout Europe, as well as with a view
to cement the amicabe relations between the Old and
the New Worlds have agreed to pay the amount placed
opposite their names annually for three consecutive
years. from the LIST of January, 1912.
They agree to submit the entire and permanent
control Of the amounts paid by Them association
composed of the following gentlemen, viz:
His Excellency HENRY WHEATON,
LORENZO DRAPER American Consul at Paris
ALEXANDER VATTEMARE, author of (" The system
of International Exchanges"
Henry LEDYARD, Secretary of Legation,
EUGENE A. VAIL
And authorize them, or any three ofthem, to make
such arrangements for the disposition of the same as
they may proper to change them at their pleasures
to appoint substitutes to act for them and successors
in of the resignation death of either of them
to dispose of the books other property of which
they may become possessed should they at any time
deem fit to do So; to appropriate the funds arising
there from, and all other funds obtained by them as
they may best and, in Short to do whatever in
their judgment may most conduce to the execution of
the above design.
In the event of the resignation or death of either of
the members of the association and the non accord
ance OF the survivors the selection of fifth it
is understood that the is to be named by the Di
plomatic Agent of the United States at Paris
(Signed)
NoTE.- Those who desire to pay the whole amount
of their subscription at present. will please to add
notice to that effect The sum subscribed will be re-
ceved by the American Consul, IA, Place Vendome,
or 30, Rue Hauteville, in cash, or in orders upon
bankers either here in the United States; and it
is requested that this card be returned the Consul
by post or otherwise.
Specimens of American art, as well as books of ev-
cry description, will be acceptable donations.
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year, 100 francs,
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PATENT OFFICE, 10th August, I842.

PATENT OFFICE, 10th August, I842.
'nN the petition Of James Wood, of Rockland
" county, New York, dated the 9th day of July,
1842 praying for the extension of patent granted
to him for an improvement in the mode of making
BRICK tile, and other clay ware, for years from
the expiration Of said patent, which takes place on
the Sd day of March, lS43,
1t is ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office on the first Monday in November next,
at 10 o'clock, NJ; and all persons notified to APP
pear and show cause if any they have, why said pc
tition ought not to be granted.
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
Madisonian and National Intelligencer printed at
Washington, ID. c.; the Baltimore Sun, printed at
baltimore the Journal of Commerce, printed at
New York; the Saturday Courier, printed at Phila-
delphia; and the Times, printed at Boston; once
week for three weeks previous to the first Monday in
November.
n HENRY l.. ELLSWORTH.
aug. 1I--1awtlNov.
P. s. Editors Of the above named papers will
please copy, and send their bills to the Patent Office
with o paper containing the notice
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ORCHESTRA MUSIC

HE following pieces Of Orchestra Music can be
Il had very cheap, if early application be made at
W. FIscHER's, Pennsylvania Avenue, between 1llh
and 18th streets.
Two Quadrilles and Contradances- Adams op-
era of the Brewer of Preston arranged for full
orchestra by Musard.
Three favorite waltzes, composed by Strauss-ar-
ranged for full orchestra by A. Fessy.
Overture from thecomic opera of aLa rein dun jour-"
composed for full orchestra by A. Adam.
Overture from for full orchestra by
Auber
Overture from Aceon-composed for full orchestra by
Auber.
Overture lie lac dees feescomposed for full orches.
ira by Auber aug 10
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-25

NTEAPOLITAN INDEMNlTY-Th claimants
IN of the Neopoitan Indemnity hereby notified,
by the authority ofhe Secretary Of the Treasury that
the proceeds of the Ninth Instalment amounting to
the sum of $l97, 1913 81, and being at the rate Of
$lO,M per cent on the amount awarded will be paid
by this Bank on and after the 25th instant.
Claimants may also apply for payment at the Mer-
chants Bank, Boston.
Rank of America, 10th August, 1912.
D. THOMPSON, Cashier.
1t is requested that the certificates may be left one
day previous to payment for examination, &c.
august 23-lOt [Intel
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From the Boston Post
PROSPECTS AHEAD.


PROSPECTS AHEAD
The New York Express states that the receipts al
the New York Custom-House, in July, were only
about two hundred thousand dollars When it is re-
membered that about two-thirds of the yearly col
ections from customs have been made at this port
the falling of in the receipts it says, appalling
and must be felt at Washington. The Express re-
marks
eff this is fair proportion of the collection in
other ports then the receipts for July, throughout
the country, have been but three hundred thousand
dollars, or about three and half millions year.
1t cannot be possible that this small amount can be
the pro rata portion of the whole receipts for twelve
months for we can easily conceive that merchants
and importers have been cautious how they intro
duced goods during the first months of the tariff
nevertheless it is strong and marked change, and
one that must be felt ("
What is all this, however, in the eyes of the Wing
majority compared with the success of Henry Clay
or with heading Captain Tyler OF with the safety Of
the Wing party' But this is only glance from one
point of the political compass. Tue manufacturers
that have petitioned earnestly for "protection'-
what are their millions upon millions OF capital on
the one side, when thrown into the scale of Clays
prospects on the other? Hear what one Of Cay's
abide camps Granger-says in Congress to gen.
tlemen in the country who had pledged their millions
to the success of the manufacturing industry of the
land'-( Franks own words as reported in the Ma
tional lntelligencer) Let this state of things
wear on anu let te next tree years OF grinung POI
verify show who could bear longest and where the
real wealth of the country to be found" Frank
thinks that the aristocratic Wigs, the Atlas calls
the Clay party, composed of" large portion of the
richer merchants capitalists, and planters, and their
immediate retainers and dependents, well as the
members of the legal profession generally" the
Boston Atlas again describes this party, bear this
grindng" process longest; and that the end their
darling candidate" will be President. But let
Francis Granger and his factious associates bear
it well in mind that the threat of grinding poverty
is the last threat that should be addressed to free
men
The prospects ahead-if this Wing authority is to
be taken-are bankrupt treasury, ruined manufac-
turers, and three years of grinding poverty" !!
Nous We venture the assertion, that is out
of the power of Francis Granger and the whole of
his reckless mad associates, to carry their schemes into
effect. The people, everywhere, win mark the dem
agogues who are so ready to plunge the country into
g grinding poverty to miserable, sinking par
ty, and tumble them like useless lumber, from their
seats of power.
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From the Cissc;aatt; Enquirer'
THE VETO

Is plain, nervous and well written document. l
has made the 1yler-heade,s nervous too They arr
beginning to find that they have hsaded henssstuss
Their doings at Washington are almost as bad as a
Columbus. Their Tariff bill was framed for ths
purpose of drawing out this veto They have it :
and now they will turn round and denounce MIR
Tyler as though he were a common cut-purse, in
stead of President of the Republic Mr.. Tyler has
done his duty His message speaks the sentiments
OF an honest man. The people will sustain him
spite of the panic makers, and promise breakers, and
treason-plotters Let no man fail to read the mes
sage.
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A BAKGAlN.

A BAKGAIN.
TINE subscriber offers for SALE a splendid PIANO
i FORTE, manufactured by himself in this city.
1t has been pronounced, by professors of music, a
splendid instrument in tone and construction and it
is now offered under the present PRESSURE at the very
low price of $3.50 cash 1t may be seen at the man
ufactory of
]. F. KAHL,
Penn avenue, south sde between 18th 18th streets.
Aug l5-6t
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A VOICE FROM THE OCEAN.

A VOICE FROM THE OCEAN.
TUST published and for sale by TUCKER &
y SON, between Browns and Gadsby's,
A VOICE FROM THE OCEAN.
Sermon delivered in the House of Representatives
Sunday, July 81, 842, to the memory of the Revel-
end GEORGE G. GOODMAN, by John Newland
Maffitt.
Price-25 cents single number, or five for one
dollar. aug. 23-3t
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moment. They ought to alarm the people as to the
danger that in,pends the Government if not over
he destinies of these United States An appeal to the
people should he threatened, default Of Legislative
duly, not to intlmdate, but in the spirit Of patriotic
warning the result Of which doubtless would be such
an expression of public opinion IS would compel the
Executive TO re-assembe Congress at an inconven-
ence that the public necessities would justify.
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OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS,

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
August 10, 1912.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office until
L the Goth instant to furnish eighty cedar lamp
posts, with the iron fixtures complete of the same
size and pattern of those around the Capitol square
The posts to be delivered at such places the Penn
sylvania Avenue as the Commissioner shall direct.
Proposals will also be received to furnish and to
fix on the lamp-posts eighty lamps of the same kind
of those around the Capitol square
aug. 12-d
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NOR SALE-Just arrived, very fine lot of
u Horses, suitable for saddle or harness. One
pair of matches, at the Franklin stable, 9th street.
aug 90 N ROWLES, Proprietor.
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A FARM WANTED.

A FARM containing sixty or one hundred acres
IA in the vicinity of this city, say from three to five
miles, is wanted Immediately. 1t will be necessary
that there shall be on the place dweling-house and
the usual out-houses Apply to
JOHNSON & CALLAN.
aug 23-3taw2w
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YOUNG LADIES ACADEMY OF THE VISI-
TATION, BALTIMORE, MD.
HNE1E duties of this Institution will be resumed on
L the first MONDAY in September
TERMS-Board and tuition per annum, $3.50 90
Hal-boarding per annum GO 90
Tuition for half-boarders and day scholars
in the higher branches, per annum, 60 90
Elementary instruction, 40 90
The usual extra charges are made for instruction
in the Foreign Languages, Music, Drawing and
Painting, use of Philosophical apparatus, &C., &c.
( au o.. eotlstS