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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
n Compliment rom an uI,rp,el,J ov,,,,r


The Philadelphia North American. n Tvl,r
per- tins speaks Of MIR Clay, and his last crc,,
speech in the Senate. The N. American. must
lo'k ont Tor a ending from the Cour, Gazette for
such fccjom Of speech.
Mr. CLu's SrFEcm We insert today. the last
rrotch OF Henry Clay. lie leaves IN n rs, -
his fcai ~ the u. 3. Senate, n post which T.. H.
SO lobg filled with distinguished horror to L.,,seI,
nnd sign'l service 10 his country. lis course I,s
ben long AMI eyenful; bis influence over nyi.i,9
oPinon ON public easurcs has been wide and dee,
10 iis hmntsi ana patriotic devotion tbe count,
IS .bicd, more Than TO any other liyino eto,o ,
man, Tor tho honorable results Of the waroC 1910
w the d'may and frequent disasters tbat ,r,,iG
Struggle hil courage and resolution meyer f,,sneL
HIM lie tlw light when others were fl 'lsI viii
gloom, aud paved the way 10 tnumphs when otLe,s
de'p1red. Ftom that period 20 the ptceep, $50,
system Of policy affecting tic hoprs and iotgres;s
NJ The nation, has felt the shaping io61rnro al lie
genius. ln every great and tying emsr~cnrv-
Sf'"i.g out OF The position Of uGsrs, az home or
abroad, he has ever been found first and foremost,
m meas Tes 10 meet the occuiJn. Ills coun,sls
hayo always been liberal and patriotic: unCetlored
ny local attachments, and spreading Themselves
win gof and sympathy over tho whole country.
"n' m'y impair his strength, death triumph over
hi5 mortal lofm but remembrance Of his deods and
his worth, will uniyingy live IN tbs heart Of his
natiOn.'
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

SATUKDAE, March 10, Isie
a Communication was received from the Sen,i,
stating that they have disagreed to the resolution
authorizing lie Treasurer TO receive the States
proportion Of the proceeds Of the sales Of the pub
lie lands.
On motion Of Mr. HiI,n leave was eiyen 10 Lrin-
IN bill TO prevent frauds upon tho Election laws.
and special committee was appointed for that pur.
pose.
On motion Of Mr. Dorman, the coramt,,e Of
Finance was discharged from the further considera-
lion Of the following petitions, viz:
OF sundry citizens Of tho county Of Loudoun,
praying tax upon dogs;
or citizens Of Frederick, praying tls imposition
OF an additional Tux upon the sale Of certain art-
cles Of Foreign manufacture;
OF WIN Thompson, late deputy Sheriff Of Nor
gao, praying to be credited with delinquent land
tar;
And Of citizen, of Winchester Praying an in
crease Of the tax on hawkers md peJarf; and thst
the chatter q the town Of Winchester may he 80
amended as to authorize tho Common Council L.
impose tax upon the sale OF certain articles Of
foreign production.
On motion Of Mr. Scott Of r, the committee Of
Courts was discharged fiom the consideration Of be
petition OF Charlotte HeImn.
n PETITION
Was presented by Mr. Foster or sund,y eiti
zsns Of The county Of Fnuquler PRAYING the p5.s,rs
Of q stay Law" and the limiting Of Sheriff.
comm. sions.
On motion OF Mr. I'oler, the resolution yesterday
offered by him and laid on the Table, was taken uo
ard read ns follows:
Resolved ny TIE General Assembly, That tho
Board Of Public Works pay 70 the President and
Directors az the Lynchburg and Buffalo Spring
Turnpike company the States subscription 10 The
stock Of The said company, author zed by the net Of
the liih n March, 1889.
Much discussion ems ied UPON IT,. and Goaily g.,
vas r,itctsl-nyes a. noes g.
Inc Bank til ANS lien taken up, the question
Tor consideration being 70 strike out January from
lne oh sc iun, nnd insert May.
=, Mr. Din.o concluded his remarks commenced IN
ri,hday. 9n1 wa followed by Mcssrs. Wallace oil
=, and TaylofofN r.. Mr3Iol,nnn had i,,t cam.
menced arcpiy 10 gentlemen on the other eide. vbtr
tho hour Of recess arrived
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

John !. Citendcn-ono of tbols whom u,.
Official organ attempted 10 stigmafizs rs men eon
signed, by the Pfc'idcnrs rejection. 10 irretr,yI
h.c public scorn--thO' IN reality they rejected Tho
President not the President thcn,: John J. C,,itsn.
den, we repeat whom ile refined taste ofNif Wiso
doscrbcd AZ one Of band of fugitive slaves crouch
ing beneath tho lash Of master, and hidne tbei,
shameful heads IN holes and luri,iog places; Nj
Cnuendcn hos just received, in manner si,n,llv
Aouoriog, one Of the highest honors which his own
State can confer; a testimony Of the cstocn and
affection, in which 90 parties there held hin. nm
honor to which he will DO welcomed back. bv tbs
kindness Of his very ndversnre5, the admiration M
the entire Whg party
We learn that Mr. G. has been elected 10 the
vacant Scnaiorship Of Kentucky, by wlat would
seem TO have been on almost Unanimous VOC n
10th parties. The present days of rnncorous and
indscuminaie opposition have ceit,inly seen no
case Of ehoco so omcoble. We are told fb,, he
must have received nearly every vote Of those pfo.
sent in tho Legislature. wv
What snystho great "roieclot" 10 tbie1 D,,,bo
make the Same experiment. Whit doos bo think
you'd be The ovcnR Vain anil shallow AZ he is,
what whisper Of folf comrlac.ncy ran venture 10
'uggosi 70 him TIC possibi ny Of Ms reelection Tho
were 10 70 back 10 the pcopie Ind
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
DEATHS.

DIED, on Saturday night, at hall past O'clock,
EhMET OLIVER. aged 3 years. Oldest and only
child Of Edmund and Ellnirn TAYLOR. Thws in ,
brief space OF tlme this most interesting and pro.
missing little creature has been Transferred from this
world OF tears and sorrow TO the bosom OF lin ho
gave 1t beng. To ITS youthful and beIoaved pa
rents ho'hins can AL tho vacuum created by the
death of one SO pure aud lovely, aud who. # tho
past be any index To the future, would have been
an ornament aud Il blessing TO them. May an ALL
WISE and jus, Providence console them in tho hour
OF stlliction.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

ne lyIcutfs hove nude a new nnI very con-
solng dhcovery-that ihs more n man h. Kicked
enlied, poneI led rod upon and sputncd, the more
rc'pscHole VIII ne become IN every body's eyes
even tho the usage he gets IS no,oro1.ly ain .,,s,
than he deserves.
The Pr,sidcn,-say biz woify defenders Of m.
Press, IS prosecuted man. What Of n.t. IN
dcs' TeIto be So Let him behave himselL and no.
body will nor can prosecute him.
But IBIS idea Of tho persecution Of the strong by
ne weak, Of Tho powerful by the poweress, fthoss
WHO "icId the whole national force by those who
a proscuJeJ and shut out ffom an trust or innl.
enc, o. capital. itis tho hawk ponccuiod by the
chic ens, OF tho cat, by the mice
We never yet knew culpft about 10 be brought
secuted Ind
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYNE


The Banks OF Pennsy lvania and Maryland will,
~ oil portability, be forced into a speedy resuup
ion-The gu ,s,on necessarily arises as TO the nfu-
enee that such a resumption should have on the
action OF our own Banks' IL should have but
ht,le, II any by the annual reposts To the Iesis
latutes OF New York and Massachusetts in Janua-
~, happelrs that the condition Of their Banks l.,
10 saythe most OF Il, not better than our own-if
weJudge 10y the relative proportion that their specie
beais TO their crcnaion-cr their specie and specie
iunus 10 their circulation and deposles; or their
genera, means 10 their general liabilities, which,
course Is "a correct criterion OF the ability Of
pahA 10 continue specie payments as any that eau
DC Souen from an examination which doc, not ex-
tehu beyond such institutions themselves. Why,
lhen, II may be asked do not the Banks of Virginia
resume, or rather, why have they so long remained
IN SUSPENSION The reason is papab!e-we are
indebted millions TO the Northern States, and the
moment me vaults OF our Banks are Enclosed, the
specie VIII be rapidly distracted 10 settle the debt
ana that will take nearly all We have,-thc result
must then inevitably be run on our Banks by
domestic holders OF notes-who, seeing the rapid
Hinnuton OF the speeic, will not risk the continued
possession of their notes, but will convert them into
COIN as long as coin can be gotten ior them-onco
create panic and every Bank IS broken in one
week. What arc we TO 10 them Our specie oil
gone, and our notes, discrcditod 10y the bankruptcy
OF the institutions issuing them, will no longer
serve the purposes OF money-then will, indeed,
have commenced state OF things, eompared TO
which, war, pesui; nee and farrlno would, by MANY
be considered bessinss-and ask all, or any, aole
To answert the question, what good is 10 result, from
the resumption ct specie payments and To whom,
10 counter balance tins dreadful condition. p,es moi
our money pass as money between msn and man
AS freely rs ever It did Ia is value, ineonyer;ibe
though II be- not as great or greater than when il
was convertible Are no; ell the elem ents tina,
gave value gres or ereatef now ,ban they hay.
been snce the WARP Why, then, 10y unxisc and
unumely legislation, hurry US into evils the extent
OF which, mono OF as loresee. We have IA len on
evi! tunes; We axe reapin the butter fruits Of
errors long past bui l-: as not, by our own foil v
increase their bitterness, but rathes SO temper them
that they may be borne without destruction.
a ClTlZEN.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

IC5n JANIS LToE', Esq having sna9unced d,
determination 70 resign his seat in the Senate Of Vir
ginia at The close The session, have been ook-
ing through the district for gentleman 10 supply
hlg place, and have determined TO fecommcnd VIM.
ID. Sims, &C proper person 10 a tho vacancy. Re
served several years In the Legislature os ono Of Ne
Delegates from HalIfiT County, and wss a usefpl
member boz weave willing u submit the Claims o.
Mr Sims To a Convention Of tho Whigs Of Tho d.
lhc', ~ such time and place a. shall be dosigna I'd
~ u different Counties and tho city ri Richmon,
composing the district. A meeting Of tho Wing.
Il lienrco IS desired Of the Courthouse the fr {
Monday m Api', TO appoint delegates 10 Con
audldatc, shou j such convention he NECESSARY. or
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
A Virginia FARMER.

Mr. Eltor-There iS published IN some Of The
pap3rs notice OF the meeting Of Convention 10 be
held IN the city OF New York, on the 5ih Of Aprll
next, Of gentlemen IN favor OF fostering homo indus.
tfy and reciprocal trade. There - not 90 lovely
spot IN all this vide spread Republic for the site
Of Bennington Or a Sheffield. as the city Of Rich.
monj; nor Is there City in the United States which
sulicrs more by the aggressive measures Of Euro
peln Governments against our great stapc-'Tc blc-
CO. The Governments Of Europe, to a great ex-
tent, as ~ well known, prohibit the production OF
THIS article. and RAISE revenue out o. American
tobacco, Of no less than thirty FIVE millions Of dol
lars annually. by this they not only imi, the con-
SUMPTION, but depfess the product on and price in
the Uoi,ed States. Every Vrgnan feels and knows
the truth Of the remark when he puts his hand IN
his pocket for money to pay for six dress or Other
English o. French fincy goods.
While We labour under this outrageous rteipro
ca or free trade, We have our country flooded with
English iron, hardware, nnd coal, and with French
and English slk', caIcoes, cloths, &c, wish q ti
fling duty to the ruin Of oil our best interests Of
productive industry.
Here arc our co7 mines almost az tho head Or tide
water, equal TO my 10 England, Scotland, or Voice
Tor all the purposes Of wor knz iron. Look back 10
tho South Western Mountains, filed with iron ore
not inferior 70 any 10 tho English Isles, with the
imcs River Canal now nolriy complete. and I
hazard little IN saying there IS no such protpect
Tor rising wealth my whore m the United States,
as from Richmond mo the South West. One I'm
broken chain Of resources from Richmond 10 the
ONO river the iofmer the great depot
Let us brock down our dependency On O'i Eng
land ond New England, Jy tskng the rising ,ide,
now setting in for home industry; lie I'D and dong,
without regard 70 plty, md send on n delegation
20 VIC poposed Convention, 90 represent our int.
fes's' Let rs see nnd know what they DO on tho
sueet, inot We may learn 70 forward orr interests
as tho people Of the North forward theirs we
nave superior advantage, md may be able with
proper Information and erftf.or Ia d,,,,,. ,,,-,.
profits ~ the development u our resources
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

4
SendtOriaI Pisdsanfriss-h the Senate TGesdau
Mr. CLAY said that when he came to the Senate
| to-day lac was not very well, but was filed with
| indignation at matter which was brought 10 his
notice by friend The Senate would DO him tic
justice 10 testify that he did not pay any attention
10 newspaper paragraphs but the one to which no
would Rllude was shocking, so attocioue that he
could not, IN Justice To his FEELINGS remain silent
especially injustice had been done not so much
TO himself as 10 friend. In the course OF the Pre-
sentaiion Of two petitions yesterday, he had oeca-
sion 10 say that one Of them was from a number of
ladies' residing at Railway, New Jersey, and that
tho other emanntsd from citizens of pcnn.ylvanin
lie was reprooched 10y the Senator from that State
for not having afforded him (Mr Bich1nan) an op.
poriunity Of saying something about the petition
from the ladies'. Now il would be recollec;ed that
he replied TINT he had not done so because il was
not proper subject for his delbcration because he
tMr Buchanan after having lived certain num-
Der OF years. had never ttken any lady under his
protectionl But a newspaper reporter had repre.
senied HIM as having assigned To the Senator fom
Pennsylvania the extraordinary ace Of fifty.fye!l
lie called upon every grave Senator ard upon every
lady IN the gallery who heard him, TO testify
whether he made ony such remark. He believed
that he said thirty years and upwards! Laugh
teri
Mr. BUCHANAN expressed his high sra,se,-
ton with the unexpected apology which he Ind
JUS received from the Senator mir Claw for
most srevous Insult. The Senator and himself
had had many passages OF arms on this floor. hut
never before had lie mir Buchanan) felt it 50 i'm.
peTiously necessary call him to the field Of honor
Tor any thing he had said in the course of deLat.
The injury to him might have been ms serious ms the
insult was outrageous. The assertion from 80 hisb
an authority that he mir Buchanan) was fftv- 6v.
and upwards, might have destroyed all his future
prospects m life. lie was happy, however, to &C
knowledge that the apology was prompt, manly and
uncquvocal. and LETT no stain whatever upon his
character. lie hoped, therefore that the friendly
relations which l'd heretofore existed between them
would lie cordially restored. As 10 the charge OF
the Senator Ihat lie tMr q was thirty SIX and up-
wards, he would cheeruliy confess the soft impeech-
ment.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

act The sane SsasOnias which apple, TO he
one SPplies with ten foll fosec to the other. Tho
S'a1es have right to tho Land money. under d.,
dsfds OF esssion. Blu, the Distribution money Il
80 was p'rt and parcel OF tic legitimate ,eyonut =
OF the G0VcIHmen, The F,jc,al Government is
now IN need OF all its proper revsnues-wiil no,
Loeofoeoisn, to DO consistent. restore this fund
The people are in good coalition now to bear the
loss Of OF 100000 and submit To Increased taxes
Of u millisn and q hnll
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
TRADE OF NEW YORK.

The N. Y. Journal of Commerce gives rather
gloomy picture Of the spring trade in New York.
Ii says:
Trade in alLi,s departments has been rather dull
during the wlnier, and now when the spring Is
about TO open, upon which high hopes had been
fixed hat il would he more brisk than last autumn
accounts have come in from the country which over,
throw all such expectations. The recent auction
sales Of dry goodsihNve been ut heavy sacrifices TO
the importers. large sal: of French goods ,he
other day produced but about 100 900 upon a cost
OF $4,000. The SHES within day or two have
not been quite SO bad. On English goods the loss
Is less severe. The importitons Of sugar and some
other articles Of heavy goods have resulted after the
same fashion. As 10 the great staple al cotton. il
has been declining for these two years; so that al
most every hOdy who has touched IT,, has LOST mo.
noy. The very low price OF beef and pork which
ruled last fall, seemed 10 warrant the expectation Of
Il proht on packing provisions. But prices have
continued TO give way, and the expected profit has
turned into a severe loss. As 10 Bank Stocks State
stocks md oil sorts Of stocke they have as Gene
raj thing tuinbcd hcadong, mud now even the FIX
ch,quor BILLS Of the National Treasury ure not mid
at maturity, and so the climax Of pee niary di,bo
OF Is capped It's not strange that commercial m.
should ieei an unusual sense Ofdiscouragcmrnt and
be ready 10 grasp at my thing which affords the
LEAST hope Of even temporary relief"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

The Enquirer is lavish Of thanks to the provin
cal press for the eorsolauon administered 10 D, in
rs troubles with its holp-mate, NJ Fisk. Nj Fisk,
on the other hand, copies column nnd islf Of
Rseommsndli@y noiisSse fhs State Rigbfs R,puJ.
iean,r GomIyarous Democrats pspors.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

Halifax papers have been received TO the 2nd
March, being five days later than those received
oy tue Unicorn Up to the 2d nothing had been
known OF the steamship Caledona--she was then
out 20 days. The Unicorn was expected next Law
from Boston. and would proceed to Liverpool with
lie mas.-IN. Y. Express Mnrch LII
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
rHEATnE

MIR Forrest appears this evening in Rieheleu-
one OF his bes, characicrs-and a very fine play.
MIR r. IS too veil known to require any commen-
dation at our hands. HIS fame spreads beyond
the limits OF the Union
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

NEW YORK MARKETS, March n.
CorToN-1he sales yesterday amounted 10
500 bales.
Fl.OUR-We have no change whatever 10
notice in the mnrkct-lExpress.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

II thc suggestion ola correspondent in 10 d1y's
paper be 10 lowed, and tho individual there named
he The candidate Of he whg pihy--wo can qua.
uotee onothn,, that no will never Tyi,ns,. II.
will DO trIo to those who trust him, ard lfuo to tho
country.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
a LOUlSIAN.
10 uisn, March Oh, lsi2.

y. BE he EEier Of tie E.qaucr. Your
paper OF the l5ih instant contained an ilhcral Rnd
hollow hearted attack upon tue. Both YOU ami
your ncldhns informant have done mo injustice
# You supposed that was not sincere IN my no
mlnauon OF MIR Pond-xt,r. lie did cot doubt Of
my support 80 Tar q, sr5 aba to give linn any.
Admitting tina, am Wing. there was at that
une, no Wing candidate ia the f-d (n1r - rete
now, that shall suppor',) and much preferred
Mr. Poind-St'r reptesenrng the cuua'y 10 any
Loco 1hat knew, -xerpi MIR Holiday. But Ycu
suppose, can't conceive how n Wing coud have
n choice between Locos. 1 must acknUw ,ctsa 1t
would puzzle me TO choose between Ilirsa that are
10 the field. Had you bccn less bisocd in your
principles, II would not have been wonder to you
how Wing could have a choice between Lcccs.
As rsglrds the slurs on tn, Locol. OF which you
complain, was particular to attaching as much
blame to tho ono party To the other, for hcusht
| and sill think they were equally blamaabo.
Il LOUlSlAN.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

The two Legislatures OF tho States Of Yew York
and Massachusetts. met OF Springfield on Friday
last accord'ng TO the previons arrangements for
that purpose, having travelled from the ts,peciivs
chpiols m the cars Of the Western Railroad. Go.
vefnors seward and Davis accompanied the caynl.
cade, and both mido excellent speeches on the &c.
casion. The President Of the Massachusetts, Sc.
nate, Mr. Quincy, brought the four houses 10 order
and was as ready, and as happy in his wit, as lie
always ~ IN these matters. After taking the oni-
mon Of our "Couft for the Correction Of Rrrotsu IN
certain points, IL decided 70 20 into i,,pt din.
ner On The Whole II WIS very pleasant coli.
SION, went Of with great harmony --afcr which the
coll cted wisdom" went home
lCOW. &. Enq. March 7.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
CANAL COMMERCE..
WhNtH IsIHi III
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED,
Canal Boat Paul Fry, Shelter, with 80 tons NOR
chnudiEl
Boat Buchanan, King, with II tons morchon.
die.
CLEARED,
Canal Bo't Kanawha, King, with ~ tons mdzc
Tor Scoltsyilc, Warren and Lyncht urg.
Boat Clayton and Burton, Ash, with 81 tons
mdzc, for LYnchburg.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

"" The Enquirer desires to know what day
We would TX ior resumption. We might retort by
s'king thot issuitcal concern, WIN, day he dosfe,
uut he s saiJ by his Democratic associto TO be the
"psnsioncd organ Of the Bank" and, therefore
lt might 10 a delicate question, nnd wo for
b,'r We viii answer frankly, that VIC would i'm
Pase conditions on tho Banks to keep them solv,n,
and tx no dnyi or Suspend The penalties. ON eopdi
ton that they gointo liquidation forthwith. Choose.
~ II wo Should not receive tho Land Money
ought va not 10 refund tho million and balf
which We received IN &c. under the DsiriLuton
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
" Are we madmen or arc we s,ate,men7n

ItWIurcT
a very pertinent inteucgotory. when you arc "a.
Je'nns an immense fund from an empty Treasury
nGd an embarrassed People.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
Again

We were in error in saying that Mr. Byrd was
brought in BY NE cellar. That was a mere Gsure
ofereech. lie was brought in by the hand the
rest was an "ower true tale"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14

~" Mr. iollcman, Saturday, spoke OF a mol,
which wasabout to pull down the Post Office in tbs
city some four years aso, for demlnding specie 10
postage. This was news to u.s. We never heard of il
before.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-14
Tie debate viii be published hereafter.

We intend to publish tho late Census Of tina
STATE IN detail, as soon as wo can obtain a copy
u It, and find space for it,