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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-02-02
Fun i'm the Alabama Legislature

On Christmas morning, Dec. 25th, the two
Houses of the Alabama Legislature met, but
found ii impossible to do any thing, on account
of the spirit of fun, disorder and uproar which
prevailed. All sorts of carclecues were cut up,
and the hammer of the Speaker set utterly at
defiance. Mr.. Clemens, nqsmber of the
House, moved the following resolution:
Be it ResolUed By the Senate and House of Rep
resenatspes ofthe State of Alabama in General
conuened, That the two Houses as
semble in the Hall of the House of Represent
a,ives, at l / o. clock this day, for the purpose
OF singing the following
JOINT SONG.*
Now Christmas comes, and merry
Let every bosom be;
Lay down thy mallei, TERRY,
And let the Senate free;
This is no time for speuting,
Make no resolves to-day;
Thy voice is great al shouting
The merry roundelay.
The Senators are DOING
The things quite evident:
They all feel like reposing-
Some are at least half bent.
Let PHILPoT and the MAJOR
Have holiday, pray,
And will lay wager
They are sober half the day.
Look not SO grave in glasses,
Most gracious Doctor MOORE
Adjourn the House of asses
And let them bray no more;
Bring down thine Ivory hammer,
And let It's voice proclaim
One days respite to grammar,
One day to eggs and game.
For where's the use of brawling
To-day, about the Law?
Some members are thrown sprawllng,
And some are in the straw;
Fresh bowls they say are foaming,
More eggs are coming in;
Another Boat is coming,
With Oysters and with Gin.
The Speaker (Mr Rice in the CHAIR decid
ed the resolution out of order, soon after whicl
the House adjourned to Monday.
Mr.. Clemens informed us that the Son.
was prepared by Mr.. Smith, one of the repre-
sentatiyes from Tuscaloosa
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-02-02
Curious Legislation i'm Ohio.

We find in the regular report of proceedings
in the Legislature of Ohio the following ac-
count:
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-02-02

Mr.. Clemens informed US that the Song
was prepared by Mr.. Smith, one of the repre-
sentatiyes from Tuscaloosa
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-02-02
BELVIDERE FOUNDRY
HEAVY CASTINGS

with Lathes OF different sizes, &C., he iees conn
dent in his ability to execute all orders with which
ln NAV he entrusted in a workmanlike manner.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06
;cd, Angus, %, 1912.
IPrRLIC No. G2 !


AN ACT nr the payment of Florida militia
called into service ~ the years eighteen
hundred and ,hury nine and eighteen hun.
dird asd forty.
Be IL rnntied By The SENATE amt House ot
Representatives. Of The United STATES Of .Im,ri
ca ~ Congress assembled, That the proper
accounting oilicers oi The War Department
be aud they ARE hereby, directed To examine
aud adjns, the claImS ior pay ot Lieutenant
Co"ncl Bailey aud staff. Major Bailey aud
staff, the ,lhccTs ol the qnnrtermns,rr's de-
partmeni, aud the companies of Captain,
Gngsby, llagan. Mclv"rs. bnng!ord, Hall
Burnry, aud Bailey. all ot the Florida militia
called INTO service ~ the years eighteen hun
drrd and ,hIiy ninc and eighteen hundred
aud forty. bs II they Ind been regularly cal
led ont aud nUsIer, d, PrCrid,d. That none
! oi the troops herein specified shall be paid
bat such as tIrC Secretary ul War may con.
>idcr to have been called into service under
aurhorny from said Department, and that ne
payment shall be- mad. iu any OF the officers
bul such as were 10 proper proporlon to the
number ui men ~ service, according To the
IcAlsting luw-. and for none of Tho supplies
beyond the proportion, cr not Of the dcscrIp
I ll'H IblL'N w 'NN'"B ih"r hHu IfHUiH
iuns and that the sild accounting Officers
, hc farther directed To settle aud adjust al
claims growing out oisald service ~ lhc quar-.
, lctnastcr's department, the subsistence de.
pnt,nrnt. for ordinance supplies. and supple,
oi the medical department mud private physi
clnns.
/ Sec. g .1nd be IL Gsiher nacird, Tim, ih,
Secretary 81 War be submerged to direct ih,
n pavirrnt uf the accounts so settled aud nd
Iuslrd by The said accounting officers. provl
dcd the whole amount Il pny shall n"i cxccc,
the sum of seventy ihn,sand Fix hundred nut
eighteen dulnrs aud sixccnis Tor the quar-
'ipimnslrr's department. shall mol exceed w.,
.um ~ fny SIX Thousand dollar. for snbsiS
icncc. shall MT exceed ibluy.iwo ihousnn,
nlnc hundr, and iwc,iy Two dollars Az,
ninety SIX cents for ordnance supplies, shnl
not cyrecd ur" ihousandsSven hundred nm,
one dollars aud eighteen crnis md iur pr
vnie rhysrinh- AMI medrinc. shall mot *
coed FIVE ihunsaud dollotJ aud that. fer Va,
I payments aforesaid. n suuIn"i exceeding on,
hundred and siSiy slx ilneand two hundred
I, and forty two dollars an twenty cents BE-
| mud the same - hereby appropriated, out -
any money in the Tfeasur! not otherwise np
proprls,sd.
II Approved, Ausu't ?', Ire
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In this way they live, and cnn live, far
cheaper than our people can or do live.
itui the main content of existence IL gone
The sacredness Of ones own 6,esi,lr Is
u stranger 10 their hearlhs. lndividunl
Independence il sacrificed TO economy
TO cheapnsss: and labor, having n"
demand. 10 crafty such as The American
! feels to be part ard parcel of his exis
tence, (by which he lsels his duty Z"
sociery; which separates the sncred
pledge of his wife and children apart IN
his hours Of leisure and devotion iron,
the rest Of mankind, IL content 10 carry
on a siiflcd existence. Such labor cnn
"f Course undr,bid us, and undersell us
and we may either force on many oi an
own people this loreign state Of Ioaihson"
vassalage, or we may drive IL back with
firm nnd fearless course or American
Policy and keep our noble country and
our country men in their past condition ol
individual Independence, just as We
please. We regard our condition OF SO
ciriy, with all its attendant blessings al
individual happiness, ns jar ADORE nm,
question Of dollars and cents /; jar nbort
any question of patty. IL is an American
question. IL involves American happ'
ne. American Dorals-American cha.
racter; and we trust and hope that such
an American course Of policy will be
pursued, as win faithfully protect and
shelter our own countrymcn from such
fatal results.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06
LAWS OF THE u. STATES,
Passed at The cd session of27h Congress
[OMctaI 3)ubltrdttom.l ]
[PUBLIC, No. 60 !

[PUBLIc, No. GO
AN ACT for the relief of certain settlers u
the Territory Of Wisconsin.
BE IL rnncied by Tie Senate aad House o.
Representatives. ofMe Uniisd States o| inner
cn in Congress assembled, That every set
lcr ~ the district of lands suhpct to sale al
Mineral Point, in the Territory "f Wisconsin
uho shall show, by proof which shall be salts.
factory Ia the register and receiver of the
land office ut Muscoday, that he. by culliva
ilon aud possession, ns required by The pre-
empilnn act of the ninclc, nth OF June, cigh
teen hundred md thirty four, was entitled IL
n RICH, Of prc-rmptlon and That he, the said
settler. was refused the privileges granted
by said act m consequences at the mineral
character Of the trac, nf land applied for by
him, shall be permitted Ia enter, NJ The rate
of one dollar and twenty FIVE cents an ncr"
one complete quarter section nfland. of any
bands in said land district which have not vet
bccn offered ut public sale PrOridcd. That
no tract shall be entered by any settler clAim-
ING under this act which contains mines or
discoveries rof lead ore. or on which there
may be- an improvement. or on which any
person may have n residence, or which may
have been resrrvc.l from sale /: find prorided
further. Tha. the claimant under this net. and
his Witnesses. shall make oath. before n per.
son duly qualified 10 administer oalhs, TO oil
the facts stated by them. o..
Sec. q .1'd be II further enacted, That the
prnvisops ot this aci bc carried into effect III
roufnrm'iy with the instructions VI hich ma
be given nv the Secretary Of the Treasury
To the register aud receiver Of the land office
at Muscoday. -
49, ''' JOHN WHITE.
Speaker Of Tie House of Representatives,.
'.,t. WILLIE =. MhNGUM.
Presient Of he Senate pro iempore.
Approved, Aug. %, lsl2.
'...| JOHN TYLER.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06
lDIlN WIIIlE
fPUBi.IC, No. GIL

AN ACT to amend III" acts of July. cigh
teen hundred and thirty six. and eighteen
hundred aud ,hItty.eieht, allowing pensions
toe certain widows.
Be il 'nnried by h' Senate md House ci
Rpr scufniires ofihr Gniitd States of .7msri
"a IN Congress assembled. Tint W" marriage
of the ~id"w. after The death o the husband
Cor whose services she clulms pension IN.
der the ncl al the seventh of July. eighteen
hundred aud thirty eight, shnll b. n" bar Ia
the claim al such widow 10 the benefit Of iha,
net. sh" being n widow at the time she makes
application for pension.
Approved, August 2;} 1912.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06

this ] very willingly consented, and ]
mnrne dintely became an inmate Of his
house, and rschanged my former ap.
pcllalion for that ! now bear. Thus all
The difficulties IN my path were smoolhrd
! commenced the study Of the law, and
in due course Of time became u success
tul practitioner in my adapted city. My
uncle, who was wealthy, was anxious
that | should enter into public lle, and
M he was almost universally beloved IN
his neighborbood, and his popularity ex-
tended To mvscIf, ! was elected 10 Con
grcss without much difficulty. ! have
neither seen nor heard Of Lucy, Tor
determined never To present my sell before
her ill had earned u reputation for mp
righIncss Of conduct which should render
her proud, rather Than ashamed, Of the
confidence she had reposed in me. -
About a year ago my uncle died, leaving
me sole heir tot large fortune aud soon
after ,hat event, | saw the farm on which
| Mr. Gray resided advertised for sale
| knew that nothing but pecnniary diff
culies would have induced him Ia part
with il, and | sent him anonymously an
amount sufficient, as | supposed, to re-
move any embarrassment under which
he might be suffering. Since then, ]
have heard nothing of the family but a.
soon as the present session closes, ] IN
tend to visit Lucy. II there he truth in
woman, ! believe she still loves me, and
| feel that have n right TO ask her pa
rents To brs,ow her on me, since my love
\ Tor her hns enabled me To overcome
every, propensity which could initiate
against her happiness.
"Well, you have my best wishes and
think il the old gentleman is not salts.
fled now with you for u soninl law, he
deserves 'ha, you should Iun away with
his daug ghter."
wury," said MIR Gray, as he enter
ed the room IN which his daughter was
seated AZ work, 81 have brought You u
new friend, ar rnlher an old friend With
new name. This is the Hon. Mr..
Temple, Of whom we have heard and
read So much"
Lucy raised her eyes from her work,
and Temple advanced only in tune To
save her falling from the chair The
effects of joy, however, are seldom fatal ::
in half an hour, Lucy was sufficiently
recovered to welcome her former lover,
and to listen 10 the explanation of his
motives aud conduct, which he had al
ready given Ia her father, and now
briefly repeated To her mother and her
self
"Yonr father" said he, ns he CON
clndcd, "has consented Ia give me this
llile hand. Can ] not prevail on your
mother and yourself to ra'iiy the giiI -
MIS- Gray placed the hand "i her
daugh h-r 10 that of her lover, then pIess-
my them both between her own, she leIi
the room. That, the fair object OF his
affections was not quite inexorable, is
i"lrrabIy apparent, from the inr, that
three weeks afterwards Miss Lucy Gray
bccame the wife Of the Hon. Mr.. Tenn
pie. ....
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-10-06

iis first dresdful secret. Her mother
heard her patiently and kindly, and
when che ceased TO spenk, no word oi
reproof passed her lip, bu, there vas in
hvr pale c"iniennnce an expression oi
anguish which told how much the re-
cital painrd her, and which conveyed n
more bitter rrproach 10 the heart or the
p~niient Vi,l than any which Language
cOuld have framed.
For some minutes after Lucy ceased
to spenk, the silence was broken only by
her sobs. Al length her mother said -
"And do y"u still persist in your reso-
luton, Lucy , viii you give up the
parents whose. idol you have been for
eighteen years, 10 unite your fate with
thai of a stranger :"
"Oh, no-oo, moiher: | could no,
benr my father. anger, hut ! think Ia
know myself the cause of suffering and
distress I" yon, would kill me. Counsel
me, moihrr-advise me what 10 do
hencei"rih every action Of my life shall
ba guided by your wisdom and atIec-
tion."
Mrs. Gray kissed the cheek Of her
weeping daughter, and after a few
minutes reflection, said
IL think you had better write 10 War
ner, explaining the motives which have
induced you to disappoint him, and adding
whatever else your heart may dictate,
and your own sense of propriety will per
nit. lf you will write the letter, viii
myself convey it 10 him at the hour ap.
pointed for your meeting. Go, my love
:" your own apartment, and when YOU
have written your letter, come to me
again, aud let Us together seek some re-
pose"
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SALE OF OLD WINES.
IN NEW-YORK-


II c. & w. PELL & co. will sell at auction,
~ without reserve, by order of the Assignee of
J , Tyler Brigham, Esq., on TUESDAY, 2lst June,
lo4@' al IL O'clock in the basement, corner Of Ex-
a splendid stock of
MADElkAS, SHERRIES, PORT AND OTHER
WINES, BRANDIES, WHISkEY, sc.
Among the Madeiras will be found the celebrated
Lawrence, Esq-from the cellar of the late John
Gore, Esq, of Boston ancock's," "Pearsall,n
Coles" No l and "Canton SUPERIOR" "Nabob,"
fine. Sherres-" Franca, J" ''Romane," "Yriante'
&c. Also, LATTE Claret, very choice 'Coes"
and .Munro" Brandy-and very superior Scotch
Whiskey.
Catalogues one week before sale Terms liberal
These Wines have been selected from some of the
best private stocks in New York and Boston, without
regard to COST and will be found superior in age and
quality to any parcel ever offered at auction in this
city. Every bottle will be examined by competent
person, and will be warranted to comport strictly
with the sample exhibited at the sale.
No other Wines admitted.
June l6-eOpt20thJ
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From the Neu York Sun.
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON.

What cpl het will history fix upon the twenty
seventh Congress? Will it be the mad the foolish
the wicked the factous the nondescrip Congress?
Such combination of strange qualities, such a mass
OF indehnabe humanity was never before huddled to-
gether. The people who have any regard for the
honor of Their country already anxiously counting
the months and the days that must eiapse before we
can be relieved of this strange and curious body
If we are not greatly mistaken the present Con-
gress has thus far been in session longer altogether
than any other since the formation of the
Nearly seven months have passed away since the
commencement of the regular session. In this long
period what has been done? We should be obliged
to any one who would furni h US with list of the
important public acts which have been passed Such
list would begin with act to pay the members
themselves and end with act authorizing the gov
eminent to get its paper Shaved for the purpose of
pa ng them.
1t can hardly be said that any important question
has been discussed What advance has been
made with the Tariff and the Exchequer, the two
great projects of most immediate and pressing con-
sequence'
For days past there have been strong pre-
monitory symptoms that discussion about to com
mence on the truly important subjects to be acted
upon And what do we now see The adoption Of
the one hour rule, called the "gag" We will not
quarrel with the rule itself; but we ask why its
adoption has been put off while debates have been
going on to which minute rule should have been
applied, to be taken up only when subjects really
worthy of profound consideration are about to
arise
we nave before alluded TO the latest trick for
"heading off :" of the President A new exhibition
was made in reference to this project on Tuesday
Mr. Gilmer made an able speech against the pro-
posed repeal of the proviso in the Distribution law
to take place simultaneous with the increase Of the
tariff He was replied to by W. Cost johnson, who
gave notice that if the Distribution law was rendered
imperative he should ask leave to introduce biz
for the assumption Of the State debts
In the name d wonder what will come nert1
the President will not permit us to head him of, and
head the whole country of, if he prevents from
perpetrating one wrong shall show DISPOSE
tons by asking leave to perpetrate another still
outrageous. Certainly, Mr.. Johnson, you had better
do SO; will be in perfect keeping with the whole
conduct Of the heading off faction il will give you
character for beautiful consistency" You might
with the same amiabe disposition 90 still farther and
say that If you fail in your project of an assumption
OF State debts you will give notice of bill for the
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under this head, incurred not by the present Admin
straiion not by the present head of the Department
nor by any person acting under him. for live oak and
other timber iron, copper canvass etc. existed to an
amount greatly breeding this balance! The erael
amount of these liabilities cannot conveniently Ia
time for Mr. Brown be ascertained up to the 3st De-
cember, iS4l but on the LIST October, lo4l, they
amounted to Al 3O4 49S 10, eIactiy; and they were
neither diminished nor increased to any considerable
anounqin the period intervening between the lst DC
tober andithe 3ls December, lo4l
The Navy Department had, then, debt of about
81 300 600 on the 3ls December lS4l, and they had
on that day only $500 900 to pay it with thus show
ing deficiency of SSlO,0O0. Yet in the face of all
these facts Mr. Brown claims the $4,000 app
cable to the service of the year 1872 Does he
to repudiate?
A FRIEND TO THE NAVY
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LITTELL'S MUSEUM.
Secretdries.

A FRESH supply of this weighty periodical is this
IA day received, which can be supplied from Janu-
airy last or for two years back free of postage in the
District of Columbia.
This work is known to be worth nearly all the rest
published. Subscription Sc per annuln--and this, or
almost any other work, will be mailed to subscribers
in any part of the country
Win friends at distance please to order free
ly but get the postmaster to order for them or pay
the postage, otherwise their letters will not reach u.s.
1t would doubtless be convenience to procure all OF
ones magazines and papers at one place.
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE already to hand
Please subscriptions No other agents in the
District. This splendid work and the BROTHER
JONATHAN may both be had for IS in advance.
J. r. HAMPTON & SONS,
Between Sd & A.. streets,
June 23-3t (next to Miss Polk's)
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VERITAs.-I,t the undersigned formerly Editor Of
Y the "Monitore," in Bologna, ofthe "GaSetta Eco
nornico-politico del Monde, in Milan, If tho Column
ma de la Federation" in Mexico, and Of "EI Correo
Atantico," in Mexico and New Orleans, propose to
edit in Washington phosophico-po itico-diplomat
co-poglot paper, for the diffusion Of general knowl
edge under the title of VERiTAs the editorial part of
which will be both in the English and French Ian
guages. A Prospectus rasonnee of this paper show
ing necessity, object, plan, views terms, &c, will
be published and widely circulated in America and
Europe, a collaboration is obtained, a good
English scholar both to correct my bnrbarous English
and to translate my French into good English.
AS the principal object of this enterprise is by no
that of making money all persons natiue, nat
urazed or strangers, who nay wish to take share
in it, will have right to share also the profit which
might possibly be derived from it, without reserving
for mysefthe least advantage over that which might
be obtained by each them.
A resident in the United States during nineteen
years. and citizen since 1922 cannot be suspected
of being wholly ignorant of the institute of the
country, or Indifferent in the cause of its social and
political happiness
Offers received at my present residence, corner OF
Pennsylvania Auenue and 10Th street Address, post
paid, to "Veritas," Washington, D. c.
SANTANGELO.
Washington, June 3, I842.-lm
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MILITARY CONvENTION.--Ths delegates
IVl from the several volunteer companies OF the DIS
rlct will re-assemble uniform at the armoy Of the
w ashington Light Infantry, on Monday evening the
9th instant at o'clock. Punctual attendance oil
the members particularly requested as the PROPHECY
of grand unified parade of all the volunteer compa
MES ofthe District on the 4h of July, and other bu-
siness of the most vital importance, will be presented
for the action of the Convention. Companies not
heretofore in the Convention earnestly
requested to appear by delegation.
by order of the President Capt. Mason,
p. II. BROOKS,
f. S. WRIGHT,
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assumption of individual debts and falling in that
you will in the fury of desperation, move repeal OF
the Constitution.
Well, go gentlemen. If you think the cup of
popular indignation is not yet full continue your mad
FRANKS till it foams to the brm day of reckoning
will come at last, and your fate will be wholesome
example and admonton for after times. We claim to
have knowledge of the feelings of The people IN
This part of the country and honestly believe that
under present circumstances, the act OF Congress
which would be hailed with the highest appreciation,
would be adjournment instantsr. Not but that
there is much that ought to be DONE but there is no
prospect that any thing good mill be done.
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Chestnut street, between third and fourth Streets in
the immediate vicinity of,he steamboat landings banks
posoice, theatres &c and to be kept the American
European plan, COMO ntly, will be opened under the
superntendence of the subscribers, on Monday, the
18th day of June. The house is fitted up in the
most splendid style, everything being entirely new
and of the best description. The chambers SO
constructed to form parlor by day and sleeping
apartment by night. The best cooks have been
gagged, and no efforts will be spared render this
Enlistment equal to the best, both regards the ia
BILE and every other accommodation.
iunlI-tf J. M. SANDERSON & SON.
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The especial attention Of the reader is rec uesed to
The letter Of The Hon. P. G. Goode, of Ohio to his
constituents. Whsn the opinions he expresses shall
have became general among our members of Congress,
VIC may hope that that body will commence epislang
for the people Wheeling Times
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