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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

w IL III tie House on tuesday, nigh
before its passage, are noted in their pro
per places:
Entitled, An act to provide for Specie pay
ments by the Banks.
SECTION |. Be il rnacicd By Mc GENE
raj .4sscmy # Marliand, That tn,
several Banks of the State shall, on or be
fore the l.t Monday Of May next, pay on
demand all their several and respective H.
abilities in specie, and that the said bank
are hereby authorised to issue notes or
certificates Of deposit Of any denomna
tlnn not less Than "ore dollar.
SEC. 2. End 6c ii cnacted, That No
Bank shall issue notes or certificates of II
less denomination Than five dollars. To a.
amount greater than five per cenlun al
The capital of such bank, nor shall any
Bank issue such notes The first day oi
Jan AIRY next.
Sc. 3. md be il enacted, That if any
Bank shall neglect or refuse to comply
with the provisions Of dis ACT by refusing
demand, such refusal shall be deemed
sufficient cause to inricit the charter al
such Bank, and The county court of thc
county where any such Bank is situated.
shall upon TIM application of any one IN
trrrSted, or upon the application Of the
Attorney General, issue sclre lacaS a.
@almst such Bank to show cause why Ill
charter shall not be forfeited.
SEC. 4. int be il cnaclcd, That the
several county CoUr,s, or any judge there
nI III the recess, are authorised in all cases
whe'e scre iacias is issued against IL
Bank, To issue an Injunction, to restrain
such Bank from improperly disp"sing OF
It's funds OF property, and to appoint Il
receiver il the court shall deem the same
necessary 10 promote the interest Of the
credl.urs Of such bank.
Sc. 5. End be il cnac'cd, That if it
shall appear to the court, in the return OF
any scirc iacias under This ac, that the
Bank named iii such writ has refused to
pay in specie on dem and any debt or liza
hiIity whatsoever, the charter Of such
Bank shall be adulgcd to be forfeited,
and the court shall appoint three trustees
10 settle up the affairs of such nk,-and
distribute It's property and eilccts among
the creditors and others entitled to The
same, according to their respective rights
SEC. e. End he cn0cicd, That the rus-
tees appointed in virtue OF this acl, shall
give bond to the Safe, in such penalty and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

lioApDGD Up.-The Lancaster Intelli-
grnccr says. that at least amiIion ortwo
OF silver and gold, is boarded up in that
county alone.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

1T is said that Gen. Cass, the present
I. 5. minister at Paris, is soon to return
home Mr.. Waggaman of Louisiana, and
Mr. Preston, are spoken of for the a2-
pointment.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

Hammonds negro BILL" was rejected
by the Senate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

THREE SCORE AND TEN AND r,vr
Gen. Jackson was IS years of age on the
S!h INST.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

d3-onr Senator Col. Howard, returned
from Annapolis yesterday, the session
being ended
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

g. As WE PRoMIsrD.-A. r.. For
woods letter to the "Republican and Ar
GUS and card from number of mom-
bers OF the Legislature will be found in
another column.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12
THE RESUMPTION BILL.

The following is copy of the Resump.
ton bill, as it passed the Senate on Mon
day. The amendments which were mad,
to 1t in the House on Tuesday nigh
before It's passage, are noted in their pro,
per places:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

"a days since the Caledonia left Eng
land.-scarcely doubt but she is lost
if she is, confidence in the steamers will
be greatly lessened.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

1OWAND A BANk.-Ii is stated thai
he Stockholders o Tins institution, NJ
,cnd placing lis Affairs in the hands OF
trustees Tor The purpose of winding II up
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

RETURN lT.-ihal white handled PEN
knlfc, Won took from onr desk
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

Mr. Greenbuy P"rneI is appointed
lumber inspector at Port Deposit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

few very inc Rohan potatoes, the lar
vest we over saw, raised hv Mr.. Johnson
IN F'k-Ncrk. have been left at this Office.
See advertisement
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

Rmmorcd Rcsignoi'on.-It is rumore
hat Mr.. Senator Preston is about to re
sign his aeGt.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

FFhe House amendment makes these
noes rtdecnabIe in specie Immediately
~ demand.
THE amendment adopted by the
House substitutes .Norcmber for Janua-
ry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

AvALANcHE.-A land slide. consisting Of
apor'ion OF the Levee, took place in New
Orleans. on the 23rd nit, carrying with it
IA Hotel and several ont houses, and MAX
ing gap of fro n 400to 500 feet front, and
300 feet deep A Mr.. Bell is severe
loser by it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

Satisfies Of Commcrc, The follow
ng statistics III the sundry branches Of
commerce IN the United S alrs, will give
some idea of the amount Of capital en-
pI"yed IN commerce in the United Safes.
1t should not however be relied on as APP
preaching near accuracy, as aside from
The general lncompctcnty of the persons
" no took the census, VIC have been in
formed that The answers given by many
merchants 10 the census takers were in
lcnllonaIIy erroneous, particularly in the
country loWns and villages, where en-
i.arrassed or insolvent persons, wishing
to conceal lhcir real situation, would rive
heir capital as large, and men ofreal cap
nal would place their means low. to de
rrive the assesso of taxes. We give
he Particulars from The census however,
t., a, Int Ihn, ,ra 1, ,,fb
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

'br Nliai liiPS are Noitll.
Total number of Com
mission Houses, 2.SSl,
80 do Of Houses in
Foreign trade. l,19S,
10 do Retain Dry Goods,
Groceries and other
torres, 1856
In do Lumber Yards,
1893,
IMerma! transportation,
provisions, &c.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

As the bill to make the sessions of the
Legislature biennial instead of annual,
which has passed both houses, involves
change of the constitution, it does not pre-
vent the meeting of the Legislature next
year, but must receive the assent OF that
session, before ii can become law, and
90 into operation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

Total Commercial Capital $500 972, 423
". Y. Express.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

John J. Crit'cndcn has been elected hv
tn" Legislature Of Kentucky, to fiji the
Vacancy occasoned in the t. s. S-nate.
Ivy the resignation of Hon. Henry Clay
There was no onposiion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12
The first resolution declares -

''lllat 1t IS the DIZZY Of the General Govern
ment, ior conducting us administrations, 10 pro-
wee all ducYudte lUNenuc WIti:In Tue wear lu
meet the culieht expenses oi tae year; ana That
any eXpeuent eltcr ny ,oLu OF iIe.sary nules
to Supply, III Time Oh peace, d deiicency vi It.
venue, especially during successive .c,tls, is un-
wise, ana musL lead " peILlcious consequcu-
cesn
have heard il asserted that this reso-
luton Is bula trulsn. II so, regret 10
say that II Is one from hlch Governments
too Oxen depart, and from VIII CHI llls
Government especially has departed du-
rng le last i've pears. Has AN adlqua.e
revenue been provided within euch Of
those years 10 NEE. The Necessary eXpen-
ses oil those same }earo2 No; lar o.her-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

There was no opposition.
The Nenatr rejected the Bill to tax in
comes. salaries. &c. If as we understand
it; it wasa mans income ard not his pro-
fits, that it proposed to tax, it is well that
the bin was rejected, for doubtless in
some. if not in many cases. the tax would
have more than consumed the profits,
and left the "salarcl' man. minus.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-03-12

a~We begin to-day, to publish Mr..
CIays speech upon the resolutions offer
ed by him in the Senate, some time since,
and published in our paper of the 26th ult.
We shall give it all as we find it in The
National n,elligencer. The importance
of the subjects, and the ability with which
they are handled. warrant us IN giving it
al length. We could not give greater por-
ton oft to-day, with out dividing itmore
pleiudicaIIy.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

TERMS.-THE SOUTHPORT TELEGRAPH IS puJ
hshet ,ceetly on umpe iaI sheet, at So 50 cents
per anmum, payable IN adcamce. fpaymct be not
made preri0us to the expiration Of tie first Of
monks an additional SO cents ,ciU be CHARGED.
Advertisements inserted at rate of one dollar per
square (Se1emtcen lines ueder for the first inSer
tion and taoemtyJoc cents for each subsequent IN
ScTtjOR.
Az advertisements left acithoat notice as to the
number Of iusertons ,oiU be continued until forbid
and charged accordingly. No advertisements
from aJr0ad, achere are unacquaimted ooiM tie
0srsons sending them, toW be inserted, ';mLess ac-
companiod by the money.
No subscription from abroad ooU be taken, ,ohere
os are unacqasainted ,oiM the person, unless
Damied by the money or hy a responsible name
No subscription eoiU be discontinued until all ar
rearagcs pad unless at The option Of tie EDITOR
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

A BRIGHT LooKoUT.-It is we'll known
to the public, that her Britannia Majesty's
frgate Warspite, lying in the centre of the
channel, of North, river, has refused,
though often politely requested, to keep a
light on her bow spirit, and the river and
bay craft have great difficulty in keeping
clear Of her after dark. On Saturday
night, or rather on Sunday morning, a
party of North river men set off in boat
and, favored by the dark night and rain,
they quietly went alongside, and beautiful
ly wh,ewashed one side (ihe starboard
side) from stem to stern. AT daylight this
beautiful change was discovered. and all
hands were put to work to scrub it off and
try to keep it quiet, as it shows what a
beautiful lookout they kept on board.-N
Y Piebeian.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05
NJ | S G. f LII A n Y
The Mint and its Operations.

The new edfice upon Tower Hill was
completed about 1911, at an expense Of
aboutsa quarter OF a million Of money
This immense SUN, however, including
BouitOn's expensive machinery. In the
present interesting process of coming, the
ingots are first melted in pots, when the al
10y Of copper, is added (to gold, one part
in twelve, to silver eighIce Pennyweighis
to a pound weight and the mixed metal
then cast into small bars. And now begin
the operations of the s;upendous machlue-
ry, which is uDequalied III the mint OF any
other country, and Is in every other way
a triumph eff mechanical skill. The bars
in heated state, are first PASSED through
the breaking down rollers, which bytheir
tremendous crushing powder reduce them
to only onc.thIrd Of their former thickness
and increase them proporlionabiy in their
length. They are now passed through
;hn cold rollers, which bring them readily
to the thickness Of the coin required. when
the last operation Of this nature is perform
ed by the drawbench, a machine peculiar
to our mint, and which secures an extra
ord nary degree Of accuracy and uniform
NS III tilC SuildOC VI VIC iiiCtdl' "'iu iC"'Oo
it Of the exact thickness desired. The
cutiing-out machine now begin their work.
There are twelve Of these engines in the
elegant room set apart for them, all noun
ted upon the same basement, and forming
u circle range. Here the bars and strips
are cut into pieces OF the proper shape
and weight for the coming press, and then
taken to the sizing room 10 be separately
weighed, as we'll as sounded on circular
piece of iron, to detect any flaws. The
protecting rim is next raised in the mark
ing room, and the pieces after bIanchng
and healing, are ready for stamping. The
coming room is magnificent looking place,
with its columns and its great iron beams,
and the presses ranging along the solid
stone basement. There are eight presses
each Of them making when required. sixty
or seventy, or even more strokes per MN
ute; and at each stroke a blank is made Il
perfect con-that is to say, stamped on
both sides and miled at the edgc-each
press will coin between four and five thou
sand pieces within an hour, or the whole
eight between thirty snd forty thousand
And to accomplish these mighty results the
attention Of one little boy alone is required
who stands in a sunken place before the
press, supplying it with blanks.
Knights London.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

Hosc soon aciU the .pensioner claim its
o,on."-The Philadelphia Ledger particu-
larizes a case Of u mother and three daugh.
tiers in that city, who, before the failure of
the United States Bank, were worth $50, :
600. The whole OF this sum was invested
in the institution ma med, and from the
whole of which they could not now Proba-
bly, realize over one hundred or two hum
dred dollars. Their wearing apparel and
everything else that could be converted
into means for procuring nourishment,
have since gone, article by article, until
dresses were not left fit for more than one
or two of their number to make themselves
public in; and for the last sir ,cecks, they
declare, that not an article Of food of any
kind ercept potatoes has passed The lips Of
one of them! In the meantime, where is
N. Biddle and The horde Of plundere who
have wasted the substance Of this widow
and these orphans 2"
In answer to the query Of the last SEN
tence of the above paragraph, it may be
stated that BiddIe and his horde are retired
at Andalusia, &C., enjoying their accumu-
lated spoils and praying for the election of
Henry CIay'to the-P Presidency. SO that they
may renew their wholesale plumber Of the
people Of the United States by means Of
another National Bank.
Detroit Free Press.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

The manner 10 which Colts submarine
battery is exploded, is stated, by cores
pendent of the Philadelphia Ledger, to be
as follows.
The battery consists Of light sheet
iron box. filled with gunpowder; and, hav-
ing two copper wires wound around with
cotton, then vanished over with mixture
Of gum shellac, alcohol, and Venice turpen-
tire, and extended through tight corks in
one side of the box, having piece of
platina ware extending between them in
the box, amongst the gunpowder, and the
two copper wires extending off from this
box, which may be anchored in the chan
mel of a river, TO large one of Grants
Electricity Collecting Machines, electrified
by a galyanic battery. which may be seven
or eight miles distance from the box. nd
where the operator is having one of the
wires in his hand, and another person
having the other wire in his hand, ready
TO attach them to the collector the instant
the signal is given to explode the box.
Now, when an enemy's vessel is over this
box, and the wires are that instant attached
positive electricity, Immediately passes
along one wire and negative electricity i'm
mediately passes along the other wire; and
these two kinds Of electricity concentrate
on the platina wire heat it redhot and it
fires the gunpowder, the explosion Of VIII ich
blows the vessel to fragments.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05
THE DIFFICULTIES IN RHODE
ISI,AND.

Several Of their papers state that the
Suffrage men have determined not to par
take in the choice of Delegates to the Con
vention to amend the Constitution, for the
following reasons.
l. That the Constitution to be made is
not to be submitted TO all the people 70.
ratification or rejection, but only to those
who will be entitled to vote under it in case
Of adoption.
2. That The representation, by the bill,
is so unequal, that the towns containing
little more than third Of the population,
can choose nearly two-thrds of the dele
gates.
8. That the bill cuts off large portion
Of the poor and laboring men of the State
from any vote. by the long State and town
ship residence required-a residence such
as the necessity OF seeking employment
makes it mprac,icable for many of them
4. That it cuts ofrthe naturalized citizens
from vote.
5. Tha. the twenty days OF respite from
martial law is not sufficient togve the suf-
frage party any reasonable opportunity to
organize, select candidates and present
their claims to the people.
On the other hand, the Charter Party
say every facility is afforded. How is
it?
The Governor Of New Hampshire tells
the Rhode Island Governor that he will
not give up Ex-Governor Dorr. because
the Constitution Gin his Judgement does
not require him to do SO.
AS to those who have been arrested, OF
the Suffrage Party. charged with high trea-
son. the trials have been temporarily. The
difficulties are not ended in Rhode Island,
in all probability. Saturday Courier.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05
Broadway, &C., which streets exhibit the

Broadway, &C., which streets exhibi, the
animating and busting spectacle Of sIumps
trees and weeds. as high as mans head.
The stirring events which ,ranspired in
this interesting city, imperiously demanded
couple of chroniclers, and Pike and |
were at hand to discharge that important
function. Pike wrote poetry, and | dipped
considerably in State politics, and discussed
in learned manner every question Of in
terest, TO few settlers Of Indiana.
Pike was qeer fish-he dad more irons
in the fire, than any man ever knew.
Besides being an editor, printer. and a JUS
tice of the peace, he kept the Broadway
Hotel, was postmaster, and at length pet
tiforger, land agent, canal contractor,
merchant, overseer of the poor, painter.
had been schoolnaster, was brought up
a quaker was twice widower, and the
last time saw him, was Baptist, had his
third wife, and was an auctioneeE. Most
wonderful versatility! A Caleb Quotem
IN real life: and now he is editor Of the
Circlevilc Waterman. Who more fitted
than he, to oontrole the press, or furnish
his readers with profound dispositions
upon matters and things in general! Who
more capable than he to write volumin-
Gus dissertation upon miscellaneous small
thingsa--suscess, attend thee, friend,
Pike"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

A TALE OF DEATH-The Derry STAN
dard Of late date says; "On Thursday
last, while number Of workmen en-
ployed in the erection Of Glenties Work.
house were standing together. one ofthem
with no bad intention we believe,) took
the bonnet Of his neighbor, and threw it
into the limekiln belonging to the works,
which had not been quite emptied since the
last burning. The owner Of the bonnet
went down into the kiln TO recover it, but
not making his appearance, one of bis
friends also descended by the ladder, to see
what detained him; and afterwards another
and smother; till four had Disappeared
The fears Of the rest were now excited,
and having FASTENED to the kiln, they
hear d faint shrek, and with great diff
Guilty succeeded, by throwing down a rope
in rescued the last of the four who had de-
seconded, from the fate which had overta-
ken the otner three. Death was caused
by their inhaling the carbonic acid gas
which had collected at the bottom Of the
kiln"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

RATHER A TALL NEWSPAPER BUSINESS.
The editor of a paper. called the Circle
Vile Watchman. has put forth the follow
ing piece Of ,rancendentalism. He trans
mits a description Of his former editorial
life, from the Washingtonian, published at
Canton. Ohio. the editor Of which was as
ISOLATED with him at the time alluded to-
Mr.. Pike and published a newspaper
in 1887, among the Miami Indians, in the
State Of Indiana. We had two advance
paying subscribers-one ofshem iiq"idated
his subscription with white beans, the other
with saw-logs. Godfrey. the chief, took
five copies, and couldn't read word
Our paper was called the Peru Forester,
which being printed in the woods, the name
was appropriate.
The towns OF Peru. had many magniic-
eni names for its streets, such as Pearl,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

USEFUL DoGs-Mr. Kendall in the ac-
count Of his Santa Fe-expediton, speaks
ofsome remarkable dogs used by the Next
cans to guard their sheep. He says:--
There were very few men along with this
immense herd Of sheep; but in their stead
were large lumber Of noble dogs. who
appeared to be peculiarly gifted with fac
ulty Of keeping them together There
was no running about no barking being
in their system of tactics; but on the con-
trary. they would walk gently up to any
sheep that happened to stray from the fold
take it carefully by the ear. and lead it
back 10 the flock. Not the least fear did
the sheep manifest at'the approach Of these
dogs; and there was no necessity for it.
They appeared TO me to be a cross Of the
Newfoundland and St. Bernard species, of
very large size, and with frank. open
couptenances. and from what could learn
extremely sagacious."
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-10-05

Terrible collision of Vessels.-A mel
ancholy disaster occurred about IL o'clock
last evening. The sch. Emily, Capt Chase
bound from Vermillion to ST. Catharines,
with load Of whent, ran into the schooner
Acron, Capt Cobb, bound from Buffalo 10
Chicago with passengers and merchandise
and so serious was the collision, that the
latter sunk in fifteen minutes in ten faith
oms wa'er, the crew and passengers esca-
ping with nothing but the clothing on their
backs. One young man, an Englishman,
Just arrived in this country was missing,
whether carried down with the vessel or
lost by jumping overheard not known 10
the survivors.
Capt Cobb describes the crash, and the
scene which followed as terrific. The
wind was fresh, the night dark and ioggy,
and neither vessel was deserted from the
other until nearly aloul. The man at the
helm Of The Acron was ordered 10 huff, and
the helmsman Of the Emily in the con-
srernaton of the moment obeyed similar
order. instead Of putting his helm up
This brought the Emily square into the
Acron Just abaft Of the fore rigging, car
ryng away her side so that the water
poured in torrent The passengers,
some As in number, were IN their births
below, and not a momsnt was lost in trans
ferring the men. women end children, in
their night clothes, on board the Emily -
This was barely accomplished when the
vessels parted from each other and the
Acron went down.
The Emily lost her bowsprit, cut water,
and fore rigging. The collision was one
Of those unfortunate accidents which some
times occur in spite of the precautions Of
the best of officers and crews.
CZereIonn Herald.