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CONGRESSIONAL.
JACK DOWNING.
I got home I was amazin sick. I could just reach home, and that was all.
My poor old mother was desperatelp fright-
LIST OF ACTS (of a pcbuic nature)
it:. J at I?16 Frst Ses$on of1?1? Tzoenty-Third
Congress, ending June ou, loo4.
AN ACT Making appropriations, m part.
irue gapport ol Government lor me year
Tn grant to the State of Ohio certain lands
. c I 1 - .i gy l-
,r the support oi ijcuwn, in nx voimccii'
at Western Keservc, For the relief of sundry citizens of the U
Wes who have lost property by the depre
lifions of certain Indian Tribes.
Making appropriations tor tne ixavai oer;ce for the year one thousand eight hundred
Ind thirtytour.
Making appropriations lor Indian Annuies and other similar objects for the year one
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khousand eight hundred and thirty-tour.
Making appropriations for the ilevolution-
Ly Pensioners ot the United btates tor the
vearlcw. ' Concerning the gold coins of the U. Stales,
and for other purposes.
Making appropriations for the Military
Academy of the U. S. for the year 1834
Making appropriations for the support o
she Army, for the year IS.
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Regulating the value ot certain 6ilver coins
within the U. S.
Making additional appropriations for cer
tain harbors, and removing obstructions in
tbe mouths of certain river?, for the year
Making appropriations for trie Civil and Diplomatic expenses of Government, for the
year 18X1. ' Regulating the valu of certain foreign gold coins within the U. S. To authorize the issuing a register to the brig American, of Savannah. To extend the time allowed for the dis
charge of the duties of the commission, for
1 w t-i ik rr
1 acts imposing duties on imports, approved
ito or juiy, vssz.
lo enable the President to make an ar- Washington, 14th June. 1831.
raftgement with the Government of France. To my old friend Mr. Dwight, of the New en'd, and she went right out and sera p'd some
n relation to certain French Seamen killed York Dailv Adv ertiser. elder bark lo make tea on't.and I took a Food
or wounded at Toulon, and their families. . T x , , , - T r , drink as hot as I could swallow it; but this on-
To authorize the correction of erroneous . Mr made things worse. I roll'd over one wav.
ii . . i . . ..... . n . wnere I wont in hiic m vrum sntrn ni rnpim I'pt I - . . . . c: . .... .j
Elections oi iana granted to tne otate ol in- . , " T.n, . , .. ; , and she tumbled me back f other way, and to V,an fnn fho ,a. f k banks, as I tell d you m my last letter; I have ,., ,., t , T A s . .
- i v ivui i-'wow va wuoi u v. Li ii ii lui i . . i . . iii "lit.; ai if si II I Mil i i f i r in rsfinG. i if l i it r l
Limiting the time of advertising the sales
of the public lands.
lo create two additional land districts in
the States of Illinois, and two land districts north of said State, in the Territory attached
to Michigan, which lies between lake Michigan and the Mississippi river.
ror the continuation and repair of the Lum-
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j;oi, inui c nict:i iu itiiiers iioiii umereiu ioiks.
all wantin to know when I was coming out with my '"r.orf." But you see it aint my way to blab right out to all creation all the information I git, especially when it is plaguy tough work to eit it you know I tell'd vou
when I was in New York, that you musn't be sharp set on hearinany thing from me about
the examination ot the pet banks until I had tell'd the Senate all 1 know'd and let them
now.
Sen-
comes, and says he, Miss Downing, ;what on
ucuauu iiuau i . , c . T
To revive the act entitled 'an act to grant "Vs " UP f f Rm ' u,e'r T. 1
! . w I ntA nlicv ix?f fhn nncf fiftira nrAnnfo A rJ
lands ' approved May 1830. " Tv V i r r V
thorize the extension, construction and u,e of my "ileport '--and I dont see that there ho
a lateral branch of the Baltimore and Ohio J ? " .
Rail-Road, into and within thej District of --7 both ways,
earth's the matter, says he? and so she tell'd
him all she knowed about the huckleberrys,
& about the Elder bark tea.
Well, says he, Miss Downing there is noth
ing in all creation so good as elder bark tea,
says he; but stop says he Miss Downing, how
did you scrape that are bark? for you know,
says he, if you scrape it from the root upwards, then the tea makes a good vomit as ever was;
but if you scraped it t'other w av' then, says
he, its allwisy worsa; nndrwith'that my poor old mother drop'd the tea pot right out of her
hand. Well, says she, Doctor, then I see jest
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leuerfrom the Governor, advisiuer them to
effect a compromise, if possible, by purchasing
ine ijiuus oi uie mormons, and paying them ior the injuries which they have sustained. For this purpose ten persons appointed, invested'
with lull power to settle the whole matter, and
will meet the Mormons in this place, on Monday next, for that purpose. Should the Mor
mons reiuse to accede to an honorable and
fair adjustment of these difficulties, the Governor will not restore any to that county, but such as holds lands. The following gentle
men compose the above named Committee.
1 nomas Mayton, sen., Samel Erwin, -Small-wood V. Noland,Samallwood Nolands, Henry Reuby, Samuel C. Owens, Robert Richman, James Campbell, Richard Fristoe, Thomas Jeffries, and John Davis. We have our fears as to the final issue of this
matter, but hope for the best. Enquirer.
Columbia.
To change the times for
sessions of the Courts of the
trict of Delaware.
An act in addition to the 'Act more effect
ually to provide for the punishment of certain
and for other pur
poses, approved March 3, loao,
MR KNEELAND. We noticed, a dav or two since, that th
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. 1 siiucKiii, lui uixja one, l acicipcu uiiii uie uo.1 1 uiciuicui againi Auner ivneeiana, iormeriy a
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for using
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i. 1 1 ,! t j a? 1 1 a.-. en, men, hi las iwn nisi, advs me uiasiiiicmuua ciinessions 111 111s paper, oince
commencing the & h Contracts-and the Custom House ,ca" say aout there is no telhn right hen we have observed in a penodica called U. S. in the tdis- . - off what will be the end on't;" and that's the Trunpet, a letter from Mr. Kneelaod, in
pretty much all that can be said about the which he points out the difference between
business.
There is ugly work yet to git threw, and if Cabinet troubles at present.
the the people ony knowd d as much as 1 do, From your friend.
J. DOWNING, Major,
what a plagy tuff time some of the Senators have in trackin out this business, they'd think
To regulate Trade and Intercourse with Jt ""t an amazin easy office to be in its the Indian tribes, and to preserve peace on bad enuf to trace a fox over a clean open Stino 01 the frontiers. ae wen tne dogs are all well train'd but savs
Downingville Militia,2d Brigade
into effect the Convention with
France.
To change the Boundary between the
SouthsEastern and Western Land Districts in
the Territory of Michigan, and for ether
purposes.
For the relief of certain inhabitants of Eust
Florida.
To revive and amend 'An act for the relief
ef certain insolvent debtors of the United
States,' passed on the second day of March
to the year one thousad eight hundred and tairty-one, and an act, in addition thereto, pa?sed on the 1 1th day of July, 13'W. Supplementary to the act entitled 'An act 10 carry inta effect the Convention between
the United States and his M ijesry-the King of the Two Sicilies concluded at Naples, on the Uth day of October, 1830. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase the papers and books of Gen. Washington. For the re-appropriation ofan unexpended balance of a former appropriation for the payment of the Georgia Militia Claims, for the mrs 1792, 1793 and 1701.
Giving the consent of Congress to an agree
ment or compact entered into between the
State of New York and the State of New Jersey, respecting the territorial lmits and Juris diction of 6aid States.
Making additional appropriations for the
Armory at Harpers' Ferry, for the year eigh teen hundred and thirty-four. To amend an act passed on the 23th d.iy o
May, 1830, entitled 'An act for the relief of
the owners of sundry vessels sunk for the de-
enoe of Baltimore.
Making appropriations to carry into effect
imam Indian treaties and for other purposes,
To attach the territory of the U. S., West
tne Mississippi River & North ot the tatc
f Missouri, to the Territory of Michigan.
To provide Ar the organization of tne Department Indian Affairs. Making appropriations for certain fortifications of the U. S. for the year eighteen hundred and thirtyfour. Making annronriation for the public
o r 1 1 ouudings & grounds, and for other purposes. For the better organization of the U. S. Marine corps. To increase and regulate the pay of the 3i-geous and assistant surgeons of the army. For the completion of the raod from a point opposite to Memphis, in the State of TennesMo Little Rock, in the Territory of Arkanis. Concerning the duties on lead.
Authorizing the selection of certain Wa-
ash and Erie Canal Lands in the State of
Ohio.
. For the repairs of Mars Hilljnilitary road,
Mine State of Maine. Toestnli!ih r rrrf nf pntrv nf NatchpZ. in
lsissijpi,and creating certain ports ot de-
ery, and tor other purposes.
Concerning naval pensions and the navy
pension fund.
Authorizing the President of the United
states to cause certain roads to be opened in
Kansas Territorv.
o amend an art entitled 'an act lor the
Hef ofWilliam Burris, of Mississippi,' ay FnvcdFcb. 10. 1K31.
. To suspend the operation of certain pro-
'woian 'Act to alter and amend the fever
his present doctrines of belief and those of the
sect to which he was formelj attached. He says
1. Universahsts believe in a God, which I
do not but believe that their God, with all
of Locusts. The Lancaster Union his moral attributes (aside from nature itselft
e were among these who discredit- is nothing more than a chimpra of rhpir own
Making appropriations for building light to follow him threw all manner of doubles and ed the stories published in the papers, stating imagination.
houses, light boats, beacons, and monuments, twistms, and briers, and marshes, sometime the sting of locusts to be fatal; but we now 2. Universalists believe in Christ, which I for the year 1834. over rivers and creeks, and then again cross- have such a number of accounts in corrobora- do not but believe that the whole story conMaking appropriation for the improve- in swamps and stuble, & a parcel of dogs be- tion of the fact, that we can no longer doubt, cerning him is as much a fable and fiction aa ment ofthe navigation of the Hudson river, in longing to other folks yelpin and barkin on Five or six cases have been slated (well au- that of the good Prometheus, the tragedy of the State of New York. wrong tracts, just to mislead the true noses, thenticated) of children dying in consequence whose death is said to have been acted on the
To carrv into effect the 21th article of the pn tell you it is plagy hard work. But we Gf their sling. Some people imagine that all stage in the theatre at Athens. 500 vean'be-
Treaty of the 8th of January, 1821, with the have got some rale good leaders now, and they locusts have the power of stinging, but this is fore the Christian era. Creek nation of Indian's, so far as relates to the ,,ave got tlieir noses on the right track, and a mistake. From what we can learn, we find 3. Universalists believe in miracles, which
claims of the citizens of Georgia against 6aid tho they may be puzzled a spell, they 11 go that the poisonous locust differ from the com- I do not but believe that every pretention Indians, prior to 1822. on t!11 the old fox is driv rite into his last hole; mon ones jn tnese particulars, viz: they are of to them can either be accounted for on natur- . ' - - - - J: fiL . I t lA.i l- -1 Mil .1 . . . ...I. . ..
Authorizeing a road to be cut from the anaiIinCTeisaDrusaie"louimuie unave 11. a darker colour, and the instrument by which al principles or else is to be attributed to mere
northern boundary of the Territory of Flori- 1 see tne lolks are a good de 31 struck up a- tbey cause destruction projects from the mid- trick and imposture.
da, by Marianna, to the town of Apalachico- Doat tne 1 ost '"'Ce business; it warnt notinn ne cf the under part of the body; it is about 4. Universalists believe in the resurectioa
new 10 me, anu 1 suppose 10 jou nouier; mr half an inth long, and oi the thickness oi a oi the dead in immortality and eternal lil in my letter to you of lGth January last, you'll common.sized pin. This kind are very scarce which I do not; but believe that all life ismor see them accounts of the Post Office made ani probably not one will be seen in a thou- laL that death is an eternal extinction of life to l-i il il J . L.lf J- -r - .. . .1. .... . .
me spin up more man uiree auu a nan corua sand. It would be advisable lor parents to lhe individual whoposscses it, and that no tndi-
la, withiti the said Territory.
To provide for rebuilding the frigate Congress.
Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
mike experiments for the safety ofthe Steam of hickory one night, jest tryin to straten cm Engine. or the Gineral. The worst on t is, the Senfo authorize the President ofthe U. S. to ate can't find out the hull matter, they can . . i. ...... 1 -1 ti ri A n-Knf Tlio f,.rDpnmonf" ran'l nino
direct transters 01
cautiontheir children against handling these Ividual life is,ever was, or every will be eternal.
insects, as they appear very lonu 01 uiem. 1 rv e are not aware mat iur. lx. has any 101-
1 lowers.
annrnnnatmnijinthpnav.i "UJ ,u,u -v.v..ww.v,... "' 1 vv nenever vou see a uunsr uirtii sucuuiiii
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sprvirp. nndrr certain cirrumstancp.!. out there is a good ucai yet to oe scratcne a his time in lounging about the streets talking c.tvn Aovrrn to Ynrvr. Mev ft bi-rbl
Authorising the construction of a bridge a- UP- Idon-tlike to guess about it, for that p0Utics. you need not expect that he ha mo- important, my young friends, (says Hildreth) cross the Potomac, and repealing all acts al- amt mv natur; but as far as I can calculate, nev to lend. that you earley acquire and establish habit ready passed in relation thereto. you,,! see afore lonS that this Post Office bu- jf a man feels disposed to ridicule the Scrip- 0f economy in matters of expense. It is io Increasing the salaries ofthe Judges ofthe siness aint nothin worth thinkin on, when you ture or quote passages for the purpose of ex- p0rtant to your personal welfare to your sucU. S., for the Territories of Michiagan, Ar- come to see what a plagy hole "glory & re- citing 'laughter,! would advise him to retire Cess in the world as to the wefare of your kansas, & Florida. form" has made in some other offices. jnto some seCret place until he has sufficiently country. Young people are apt to entertain
Supplementary to the act to amend the sev- I ttll'd you two or three times afore, in amused himself. He win thereby avoid run- extravagant and absurd notions of life to es-
eral acts respecting copy rights. some of my letters, the notion I got in my head ning the risk ol injuring the leeiings 01 tnose timate their enjoyments by the money they
For establishing the northern boundary why the lineral was so keen, in geuin noia wno nave a respeci ior me ocnpiuies. cost; to choose enjoyments which are expen-
ine ol the country purchased of the Chicka- ofthe deposits out of Squire Biddle's Bank It you ever see a person get oaended at the Sive, & connected with display. But ou
saws by the treaty of 1822. and siftin 'em round among a good many publication of an article that is not intended jmay depend upon it, the most valuable enjoy-
To relinquish the reversionary interest ot lianks lou.see "lhe Government" has tor him, it is a sure sign mat nenas Deengun- ments are easily obtained; they cost but little
the U. States in a certain resolution lying been doing a good deal in the way of Glory J ty of a like crime. j money, and are within the reach of all, of the
between the river Mississippi and Desmoines. and reform, and a good many folks found that
To provide for the payment of cla m? ior was the easier road to travel on; but the worst
poor as well as of the rich. If a person's de
sign is to secure such privileges and enjoy-
THE.MORMON WAR.
property destroyed by the enemy while in on't was Congress could'nt make no appro-l We learn by the following article, and otb-jments only as are connected with virtue, with
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ing the late pnaiion to pay ior oiory, ana oquire uiuuie ers in other pappers corroooraung u,iuat vio- soonety, intellectual improvement, ana eioltiers of llli- kept his accounts so sung " The Government'"1 1 lence and bloodshed may be expected in Mis-1 vation of character, he may carry his design
could nt git a dollar out oi his Uank without souri between those fanatics the Mormonites mto operation with hmiied iunds. Jtisdissi-
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the service ofthe U. States
war with the Indians on the
nois and Michigan Territory.
O sels.
durim
frontie
Concerning torinage.duty onSnanish ves- the people knowing on't and so the only way and those, almost equally fanatic, who seek to pation, sensual enjoyments: enjoyments which la. -.. Ito git at the chink, was to set folks to work I nut down their superstions and delusions by have no good moral tendency it is such en-
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RESOLUTION'S. first yelpin like all nature agin "the monster,
Resolution directing certain Books to be and when they thought the people would a-
prooired and furnished to the members ofthe I gree to it, slap-dash 1 "771c Government'''' went
23d Congress. right at the Bank, and took the money out
Giving the of way through the property ol on t and put it first in the pet lianks, and then the U. States at Harper's Ferry, to the Win- begun to nustle & scufle it about from one
Chester and Potomac Railroad Co. j end of the country to the other, and I cal-
For distributing returns of the last Ceusus. culate by this time, a pretty considerable
Fixing a day for the adjournment of Con-1 share on't has gone to "Glory," and the rest
grcss.
joymenls as these that cost money, and very
often put young persons upon disagreeable expedients to meet their expense's. Thelruth,-.
force of arms. JVul. Int.
Liberty, (Mo.) June 11.
T.m'Vnnunve Clnr fripnds at a distance
X lid iiivn.Huwc wu. -' ' - " I . , . . . ii j 1 it: ii h inHicnpnsnhlp wanlc ni mp.n. am lew;
may leel desirous 10 near someuung reecuug - . , . J. V, ' - ..... 1 1 " ,1 . I U., Ik. nrnn!- nrVik f l- nirn Mir hll'
the "Mormons, so called, ' and knowing mat I""'" u. " the larger portion of them are in this county, created, or which the absurd customs of so-
may look to us to give them tne wamea in-ua.cimu Ww
formation. pensive-, & wu ie l"
Wre have heretofore been almostTsilent on vent youngpeopie rising in the wonaTro oring
on't has gone along with some ofthe other lost H.; s,lh;ect. honing that the diffculties which on failures, discouragements; habits of intern
Joint Resolution manifesting the sensibili- rights ofthe States that Mr. Van Buren used n(.rurred in Jackson countv, between the cit- perance and crime.
tv ofthe two Houses of Congress and of the to tell about a spell ago. j ,zens an(j the Mormons, would be soon settled j 1
Nation, on the occasion ofthe decease ot I hear a good deal said here, but I don't in an amicable way, at least without the shed- Sin of the Times. It is said that the arGen. La Fayette. know sartin yet, myself, that there is rale ing of blood; and, in fact, we have felt very mies of locusts that are abroad over the countrouble among some folks about"The Govern- little interest in the matter, further than it af- try, have the letter W for Whigs, plainly markThe late Judge Benson used to tell a story ment and "The Government" itself, aint fected the general good of the country. But ed on their backs. They roar incessantly.
ol ajury who had under tneir consideration . noveau:ef There is onvone way as this thine- has arrived at a crisis which is Bank! Bank! Bank! and created considerable
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a case of horse stealing. At that time the
Dernaltv for that crime was death: but as
there were some paliating circumstances, the
jury thought that a sentence of imprisonment
would be suthcient. 1 hey
diet of manslaughter. N. Y. Mcr.
brought in a ver-
THE LADIES VERSUS TOBACCO We learn by a paragraph in a newspaper of
recent date that the tobacco chewers and smokers in one ofthe villages in New-York have got into a serious difficultr. The young ladies
it appears held a meeting for the purpose of
r measores to abolish the use ot the
weed. The following resolution was passed unanimously:
"Rcsolvrd I hat we will hold no commun
ication with any gentleman who indulges in the use of tobacco."
The use ofthe vile weed is general in our
town, and we would most respectfully suggest
to git the Gineral and all his folks out of the really appalling to the feelings of good men, panic at first, lest they should destroy, not onscrape they have got in, and that is, for Con- We feel it a duty to inform our readers ly the price of produce, but the produce itself;
gresa to pass a law right oil, saym, A hat no Gf the movements ol this people, at tne same put are now rapiujy uymg uu wiuiuui
man shall be allowed to figur up, or examine time we do not wish to be understood as trying into any account made out by "The Govern- to exasperate the minds of the people'against
ment, but to take it all lor law and gospel, this deluded and uniortunate sect. so long as the Gineral puts his name on one For the last six or eight weeks, the Morend on't. and Amos Kindle puts his'n on toth- mons have been actively engaged in making
and if nnv man in or out. ot Congress I nrpnnrations to return to Jackson county.
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should dare to snook into "such accounts, the the land of promise," by providing them- ci pie has been established, inai persons cou-
Gineral should be allowe'd to try him under selevs with the implements of war,such as guns tinuing to reeive a periodical, witnoui pay-
the 2d section. pistols, swords, & c. &c. They expect a re- ing up arrearages ana giviug uuticC -
If the Senate had ben like tother house inforcement from the state
this session I do raly believe somesich a law are iniormoo tnai smaii Pru .re ....8 rjlrrJltCZT
would a ben past, .and cv'ry thing now about almost every day. fco soon as mey an arrive, senu , " " ;
"The Government" would a ben as strait as they intend to call upon tne governor to re- e,wt.wu.... ""7"j' a bean pole.in.tend of being all turn'd upside instate them upon their lands in JaCkson,and who at first, make the : small P"ce of a penod-
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men u raoiwieu, iircy ic uc-ciuuhuu.w ui v- iv M - j o x j A
done much mischief. In some places, the 'whole hog gentry' have grown fat upon them.
J renton sumpor. Lam Decision. In an action brought bj an editor of a daily paper in this city, the prin-
.lAnn nml i-rnnlpH as a mm'shorn.
In your last letter to me you want to know tect themselves, sword in hand.
how tilings are working in the aomet, ana
Well that's
believ
to the fair, the propriety of adopting similar I how things are goin to wonc.
measures. There is no practice so rwgar so! pretty hard tellin and I dont believ any
disgusting, as the use of tobacco, and we have I mortal can tell yet; it will begin to work one no doubts but that the gallant beaux who are j wav or lother pretty soon now; but which addicted to it would rather forego all the luxu- way, or what way, is hard to say, tho' I have ries of "James river' and long nines," than de-j my notion about it. It was pretty much so prive themselves of the approving smiles of once when 1 was a boy. I went out huckle"Heaven's last best gift." berryin, and not bein very particular, I sup-
Hamilton Intelligencer
Iose I cat a leetle to many on 'em, and afore
We are told then, atVr receiving it for years, make tua
they will be able to muster 700 strong. largeness ot the amount an argument wuu
A gentleman trom Jackson miorms us mai tuusucuw iui uwojiug &
the citizens of that eoonty are no less
,..l ; motlnrr nnmiralinnc for thpir re-I
ception. On Monday last they held a meet- A Fair Business. A country Editor m in, for the purpose of electing officers, and speaking of a steamboat, says, "she had twelve Samuel C. Owens, a gentleman known to ma- births inlier Ladies' cabin." . ny citizens ofthe Slate, was unanimously elec- "O, life of me!" exclaimed an old lady, o ted Commander-in-Chief of all their forces, reading the above, "what a squalling taer Our informant states that they have received must a been."