The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-16

-i--'A ~ 40 eA1l1tlEe fEszes. E.
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i1lnl' I pfkssisg nohses 3 coassess 3,
Aeiins CO lar ~ sri da-iig si.e pnskn,
1essian.
,. Essaisrs, T..zta i =. t5ssum ofse.
iscn' anAet'l, sranrny ~ arrasn..s, ilssv,
anrh - niA hEsF z ne anaral exseass issssr !
niil.inlheannpaiirr0nieogg. &C. sosesaent,
! hoi les indispensable; ana shas .slasls
ii.is = rendered ntrrssary BY sle depio.
Fablr state cfths public 6naness. il ) Zen,
aenfd just and naI injuhous q he pub,
l'e fervsee hy DIE great reducsion Il lhs
rnfFensy and consequent apprehension d
Tie value ~ money.
Tte question On reponsi.lering he ron
BY which ths opsuu bin va. passed be,
ing taken. there were. yeas "a. Gays 81,
50 The vote was nolreconsideresl
The biz 10 prevent The employment d
private expresses on mail routes. and ia
Presea'l0n o fraud upon lhe rssennes u
The Post 0fIiee Department. wss eOnsl
deFsa, and ordered % be engro.sed.~
ID The House, on motion Of Mr. Ar
mold. ihe bill Cor reducing the eompensa,
siOn' Of membsrs Of Congress. was made
ihe psasf-cf The day for Tass5ay next
Is M. G. W. SCISSORS nov sase. and
addressed lhe Speaker. Who recognised
The honorable gentleman a ia possession
Of he aaor; sad al eyes wers .. once
humid 10 hip: AMI The whals House . a.
4 o. &c hUshsd ilti silence. The gale
mas see dsnsrly iill-d with IN snxious
and aiitn iIve auditory. whichhaG rol;ee-
I'D. in snliri palioa ~ The interesting pro-
ceedlae. hlrh wsfe sbon, q Be witness
sd~ Many Ssnstos occupied ss.,s ..
mongsI lie members in The House. and
some Of the representative Of foreign
pouers, aerrediud TO Ihis Government in
diprms'ir relations, we're ranged below
lhe bar; and al li,tenrd with prolaund
sdlness. while ihe honorable gentleman
lrum Vnginis spoke as { lloas:
Mr.. SPEAKER: rise for he purpose
Of discharg'ng an oiFice. not connected
with he Obituary business of legislative
ss.eab'y. YeI. IN a.king emission "a
interrupt. fnr mOmrn', The regular otder
u parliamentary proceeding. cannoi
doubt Tia, Tie proposition which have
insnbmi, will prove q gfa,iiy irg : il may
he nh1sngl.
Mr. SAMUEL II. Wsshinst,n. a ei,izen
Of kanaNha couny, IN The Common
wealth Of FIraiiii,, end one Of nv con-
sEiusGis. has hIn0rcd the with The con-
Nilsson of presenting, IN hrs name, end
an his behalf. 10 the Congress of The
Ufi'ed States. and. through thai body. To
The people ol the United States. Two most
iniere.t,ng and Vslulb'e relics. connected
w.ih hi. asst hisiory oi our country. and
With nFn whose achievements. both in
the field AMI in tie cabinet, beet illustrate
and adora orr annsl..
Ole is The sword worn by George
Washing on. fist IS . colonel in the
colonial service e virg nia. in Forse's
campaign az aims, ,he French and indians;
and s!lerSaris, during The whole Of the
var ni Independence. as comm snder.iu-
chief ii the American army.
LISA plain cauilesu or hanger. With
a green ALT and silver guard. On The
uppsr ware. ii the scIbbard is engraSen
-. Bailey. F,shk,lI." It's accompanied
BY buGksk n belt. which is secured by
a silver buckle and a clasp. whe-eoa are
eugrlsea the lere-s &c. w." ard the
figures " 1857" These are all Of the
PLANES, workmanship, bu, substantial,
aud in keeping With the man aud with
the times 20 VIII ch they belonged.
The history Of this sword is perfectly
suiheulic. and leaves no shadow Of doubI
as 10 its idcn'i'y.
The last will and testament oil General
Washington. bearing date on the 9th day
of February. 1879, cnn'ains. among a
great variety Of requests, the following
rl,use d" To each II my nephews. Will
IlauAnsu,tineW sshing on Genr2e Step
tue Washington, Bashred Washington,
anil Samuel Washington, give one OF the
swords rr couie,ux Of which l may die
possessed; and they are to choose in the
order they are named. These swords arc
accom- panied with an injunction, not 10
unshsaih them Tor The purpose OF she'd
ding blood. excep il be tot seldeie ice,
or IN defence al their country and lis
rights; AID, m the liuer Ease, 10 keep them
unshea,hed. aud prefer falling with them
in their hands, To the tClIuquishnenl
tbereoI."
Inthe distribution Of tie swt r.ls hereby
leviset, among the f'e nePhess there u
enumerated. TIE one nov presented Tel
to the share Of Samuel Washington. the
Ievisee las, named in The rlau. ofthe viii
"a hich have jus, rea,.
This gentleman, who died a fe" years
since, in The county If kanawha, and
who was the father Of Samuel /. Wash
lnutln, The donor, | knew well. | have
o. r.. .ao1 ,l,,s s,.o,t IN his nnsSesSIlu