Indiana American, Volume 5, Number 11, Brookville, Franklin County, 10 March 1837 — Page 2

FROM WASHINGTON". Washington. Feb. IS, 1S37.

Lat Monday lei). l'J, a duel was loug.it a

few miles from this city between Mr. William i condemnation against this wastefulness and ! pone their consideration, and their passage Cost Johnson, ami Mr. Schley, both of Mary- .'prodigality of the public time and money, as : does not seem to be anticipated. io hcland, and m 'tubers of the b-gislature of thatjwj e heard and produce a corrective. j (ion cn the Land bill, passed by the Senate, state. At the first lire, Mr. Johnson was j Since this foolish trial has been going on, I has yet been had by the lower House. Mr. badly wounded in the knee, and Mr. Si hley , iun Jp-d cf worthy and suffering citizens ; Cambci leng from the Committee of ays received a slight scratch in the thick part ot j mVc been waiting in this city, at an expense jand Means, to which the Senates bill, desigthe thigh. After the gentlemen had tl. us tiat fcw ofthem have been prepare;! to meet, i naling the funds receivable in payment ol satisfied their honour, they shook hands, and ; fur (j1;tt j, wich the injustice of Congress ! the public revenue, reported a lull to the all party difficulties were reconciled. How j ,., denied them. i House, with an amendment. The House affecting! llo-.v magnanimous! How inter-j After the lapse oftwelve legislative day?, iuas not yet ac'ed upon it. This bill is csting! ! the session will be brought to a close by i lie ! regarded bv parties as the most impor-

The Hon. Mr. Campbell of Sonta Carolina, was tne menu oi -; Jenifer of Maryland, did "the amiable thing" : for Mr. Johnson. Messrs. II. A. Wise, and : Francis Pickens were on the ground as friendly spectators. It was thought on Mon day, that Mr. Johnson would have to submit

to amputation; hut, I am very happy to learn the Treasury. And on the first monday ol to day, that the necessity of such an operation ; December, we shall meet again, sit six months, is now obviated. Mr. Johnson, was formerly aiid do the same thing." a member of Congress, and w h'nl-t he held Great preparations arc making for the ina seat in that body, was distinguished ior his . auiriiration. Iiv the people of te city, and if

talents and gentlemanly beating. He was at that period, sonii hat inclined to adhere to ; the code of honour. I wish him a speedy re . ' ..... i covery, and hope that he will not hereafter advocate duelling. On the samj day, Monday, Mr. Reuben , M. Whitney, was summoned to the bar of the House, charged with having committed a breach of privilege, and a grossact ol contempt, in ha ing refused to obey a summons issued by H. A. Wise, chairman of a select committee. Mr. Whitney, on apparing at the bar, asked leave to have a paper read by the clerk of the House. It was read accordingly, an was found to he a formal defence, in which he disclaimed having intended any disrespect for the House, and stated that he had refused to comply with the sumnions, from motives of prudence connected ; w mi uie siiit-u oi ins me. in: " "" " ; tliat lie could not sateiy appear oeiore mo committee, of which Wise was chairman, unless he went armed, and therefore he did not attend. After some prclimenarv arrangements, had ... ii . ."i 1 t- t 1 . been made, the whole subject was postponed till Wednesday. In the Senate, an attempt w as made to get up a resolution in relation to the recognition of the independence of Texas, but was defeated, fort -.mutely for the character of the country, and the cause of human liberty, by a vote of ayes V2 nays 3-2'.! It is to bc'hoped, that this'sign, will satisfy those whoh ive been somewhat forward indabbling in Texian land bubbles and stocks, that they had best pause where they are. This government, will not be decidedly rash in act ing on the subject cf the independence of 1 exas. Fibru.iry 13, 1S37. This day, was devoted to the ordinary business of Congress. After the morning hour had been cxpen. led in receiving reports from committees, Mr. Cam'.m leng got up the army bill, which after being debated and kicked at for two or three hours, was laid aside, and the House adjourned. Lxietlv nothing was done on lucsday. The Senate spent the day in hammering the Cumberland road bill. F bmiry 1 1, IS37. To-day, the I rouse again resolved itself into a grind inquest, and proceeded with the trial of tieui en M. Whitney. The whole proceedings in this case, are written out by the clerks ofihe in.piost and bv the members of the House, before they are submitted; as thus: Mr. Bell of Tennessee, has a question to ask Mr. i lamer of Ohio, who is a witness. Mr. Bell, reduces the question to writing; it is then sent to the speaker and read to the House, and if no objection is made, Mr. Hamer, reduces his reply to writing, and it is read to the House for its acceptance or rejection. The trial is therefore ue isarily tedious, dull, and vapid. Mr. Whitney will he acquitted by a most decided and triumphant vote. Fbni-iry 15, iS37. T lis diy, was again occupied with the trial and, as the subject has become somewhat stale, and hacknicd, few and far between are the spectators in the galleries. Mr. Whitney is ably and zealously defended bv Mr. Walker Jones, and Francis King. All parties are in favour ot his acquit tal, and no man has as yet had the hardihood to defend the conduct of Wise and Peyton. Thursday, Friday and Saturday were absorbed in the House, by attending to the never ending, never dung trial of Mr. Reuben M. Whitney. The unprofitable subject has not thus far been of earthly benefit to any one has not emitted a ray of bght on the alleged corruptions of the country, and lias not produced anything of which those concerned in it, one way or the other, have any reason to be proud. On the contrary, it has rejected disgrace on Congre ss, and is well calculated to render us contemptible in the eyes of every civilized nation. In its progress, it has exposed to the world the fact, that much of the legislation of the United States, is done at the muzzle of the pistol, and ha; informed society, that many men, who arc called statesmen, and guardians cfthe public peace, go armed, prepared to shed the blood of their neighbors like midnight assass'ns. Since the trial has been going on. men nave been louua in me House ready to advocate the justice and propriety of wearing concealed weapons about them. In the mean time, whilst all this turmoil and strife has been going on in the House, the S Senate has been nai.iK .a work in atte.n.aing to ... . - ' ' . t ' li iv.. K. . i ;., i i. i e have been passed in that body, but -of v. t,i;i.in- mi me 1'cM'ic. iiaieiuus acts

! what avil is the fict: if the labour it has per -

formed, cannot be acted upon in the olheriof (he grievances which have heretofore been

branch of ibe government! Such a stale of things ought not to exist; it ought to be silcnIccdby public opinion : and if the people are jlHt to themselves thev will st t up a cry of t0i)titutiona! limitation , and when the niem - 1 ers go home, and are asked what has been done, what must be their reply, if they speak the truth. It must be this: "We have done nothing that should have been done; we have wasted three months in listening to the quarrels of individual members, and in sucking aV Qf votlr ft j(.IU)s ;,rc disposed to witness .i, pageant . at nn expense of three dollars I the day for board, to say any thing about the misery they must endure, tell them to come .! I I 11. 1 on. ii mey wisn to oe miseraoie, aim nay . r0lIluj ra(e for being so, advise them to visit W.nhin'Mon. The Whites, notwithstanding one ofthem has already been convicted, and is now in the Penitentiary, will probably escape. It is pretty well understood at this moment, that they are not guilty, and I do not doubt for one, that it will yet be proved, that they are the victims of a conspiracy. February 2Qlh. Senate. Mr. Clay presented memorials in favour of an international copy-right law, and signified his intention of calling up the-bill on tiat sut,joct. Mr. Rives presented a memo nal Mom tlie U nivcrsitv ot lrginia to tlie . . " - same effect. Mr. Wright, from the Committee on Finance, reported a bill anticipating (he payments cf the French and Neapolitan indemnities. Mr. Southard, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made an unfavourable report in relation to the establishment of a nav y yard south of Chesapeake Bay. The report was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed, w ith the accompanying documents. Mr. S. also, from the same Committee, reported the bill referred to them, for the establishment of a Naval Assylum, with two amendments, whii h were read. The joint resolution appropriating thirty thousand dollars for the purpose of certain manuscripts of the late Mr. Madison, w as taken up on its third reading. The question on the passage of the resolution was then decided by the following vote : Veas,2-2; nay s. 11. So the resolution was passed, and sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence. House of Representatives. The Journal having been read. On moth n of Mr. Gholson, of Mississippi, Reuben M. Whitney was again brought to the bar of the House. The examination of w itnesses was resumed, and continued, w ith a good deal of intermediate debate on the course of examination. At a late hour, a resolution w as offered b) Mr. Lane to discharge R. M. Whitney from custody; wich (debate having been cutoff by the previous question) was adopted Yeas, Hh;nas70. And Reuben M. Whitney was thereupon discharged. The Whitney case has been disposed of ivith much more expediton than was anticipated. After an examination of 1 or 5 w itness, a motion, made by Mr. Lane of Indiana to discharge him. was carried by a vote ofl02 to 70. So Mr. Whitney ii now at liberty and will notappcar before tbe investigating Committees agaui. unless he does so voluntarily. These commutes have, neither ofthem, made any report yet of their investigations; and consequently it is not known whether they have discovered any fraud or corruption in the Fxeoutive departments. It is however probable, that they will report before the close of the session. The House, of Representatives are now enrared in the considun.tion of the appropriation bills. With the other important business they progress very slowly. On the first page the reader will find the report of the Senates Commit tee on l oieign Relations, on the subject ol Mexico. It is probable that the report will receive the sanction of the Senate. The Committee on Foreign Relations in the House ot Representative, has also reported, but want of space excludes it from our columns. It concludes by recroinmending the adoption oi the following resolutions: It-so'va, That the indignities offered to the American flag and the injuries committed upon the persons and property of American citizens, by officers of the Mexican goveminent, and the refusal or neglect of that! l.overnment to make suitable attonement. 1 uuK. jusary tne l oagress ct me united . S.a.cs in ta.-mg measures to obta.n immed,-j ate redress, by the exerc.sot its own power, lutolval. 1 ,at as an evidence of the de'ilf.a i)tf. marie l, i 1..-.-.-..n.i i .t ,.-

, - . ...v. vuuiiimihh I'ntcucj w ueu we s.ian loose me lorms ot our I roe inj peaceful relations w ith the Government of) stitulions, all that now remain to us. some fuMexico.as long .s the same may be compati- i hire Amercan Monach, in gratitude to those ble w ith that dignity which it is clue to the by wh.se means he has been enabled, upon

: V , . : -r-- - ... -. on o.wicu, me i'resident oe. ami is here v. jr ii ... 1 111 ulJau lu Mi.itvt rtiioini re.!'cmn dunaiid, in the most impressive form,'

'upon the Government of Mexico, for rcdressj

; ineffectually presented to its notice Resolutions for recognizing the Independ ence of Texas ae pending in both House?, .but a strong disposition is manifested to postjlant one now pending, and strong l opes are enterlained that every ciloit will be made to set ure its passage, lis fate, however, as well as that of all other bilis before Congress, w ill be known before the appearance ot our next number. Easli rn Papers. EXTRACT FliOM .Mr. Cm's Spct(h on the Expunging Resolution. Mr. President, what patriotic purpose is to be accomplish! d by this expunging resolution? What new honour of fresh laurels will it win for our common countn ? Is the powougbt to be President so extended ? None scparer of the Senate so vast that it circumscribed, and that of the restricted that it ought to be What power has the Senate? afelv. I can only act jointly with the other House, or jointly with the Executive. And although the theory of the Constitution supposes, when c -nsuhed by him, it may freely give an affirmative ora negative response, according lo the practice. as it ?iozc exists, it has lost the faculty of pronouncing the negative monosyllable. When the Senate expresses i s deliberate judg menf,in the form of a resolution, has no compulsory force, but appeals only to the dispassionate intelligence, the calm reason, and the sober judgement of community. The Senate has no army, no navy, no patronage, no lucrative cilices, nor glittering honours to bestow. Around us there is no swarm of greedy expectants, rendering us homage, anticipating our w ishes, and ready to execute our demands. How is it with the President? Is he powerless? He is felt from one extremity to the other of this vast Republic. By means of principles w hich he has introduced, and innovations w hich he has made in our institutions, alas! but too much countenanced bj Congress and a confiding People, he exercises uncontrolled the Power of tl e Slate. In one hand he holds the purse, and in the other brandishes the sword of the country. Myriads of dependants and partisans, scattered over the land, arc ever ready to sing hosannas to him, snd to laud to the skies w hatever lie does. He has swept over the Government, during the last eight years, like a tropical tornado, livery department exhibits traces of the ravages of the sform. Take as one example, the hi nk of the United States. No institution could have been more popular with the People, with Congress, and with the Legislatures. None ever better fulfilled the great purposes of i t:i establishment. But it unfortunately incurred the displeasure of the President; bespoke, and the Bank lies prostrate. And those w ho were loudest in its praise are now loudest in its condemnation. What object of his ambition is unsatisfied? When disabled from age any longer to hold the sceptre of power, he designates his succ ssor, and transmits it to his favorite? What more does he want? M ist we bio!, deface, and mutilate the records of the country to pun i-h the prcsumptuousncss of expressing an opinion contrary to his own? What patriotic purpose is to be accomplished by this expunging resolution? Can jch make that not to be what has been? Can von eradicate from memory and from history the f.ict that in March, 183 1, a majority ol the Senate of the United Stales passed the resolution w hich excites yourenmily ? It is in your vain and wicked object (o arrogate to yourselves the power of annihiliating the past which has been denied to Omnipotence itself? Do you intend to tl.urst your hat. ds into our bear's, and to pluck out the deeply-rooted convictions which are there? Or is it your design merely to stigmatize us? YOU cannot stigmatize US. Ne'er yet did base dishonour blur our name. Standing secuiely upon our conscious rectitude, and bearing aloft the shield of the Con- j stitution of the country, your puny efforts are impotent, and w e defy all your pow er. Put the majority of 1831 in one scale, and that by w hich this expunging resolution is to be carried in the other, and let truth and justice, in Heaven above.andon E irth below, and libe rty and patriotism, decide the prcpondercncc. hat patriotic purpose is to be accomplished by this expunging resolution ? Is it to appease the w rath, and heal the wounded pride of (he t. hief Magstratc? It he be really the hero that his friends represent him, he must despise all mean condescension, all groveling sycophancy, all self-degradation and self-abasement. He will reject, with scorn and contempt, as unworthy of his fame, vour black scratches and your baby lines in the far records of his countn-. IT; lark- linn' Black lines! Sir, I hope the Secretary of the Senate will preserve the pen with w hich he may inscribe them, and present ! it to the Senator of the majority whom he may select as a proud trophy, to be trans-! milled to his decendants. And her,..-, A. r. I ... I. - .1. II . .- .c M...s oi c.vu iioenj, io ereriamronc. .m.l t. .n:n..m :tr. especially this cxpunuaig resoiuaon mav institute a new order o Knighthood, and center on it the appropriate

of the Knight' of the Black Lines.

name But why should J detain the senate, oi needlessly "waste my breath in fruitless exertions. The decree has" gone forth. It is one of urgency, too. The deed is to be done that foul deed which, like the blood stained hands of the guihy Macbeth ali Ocean's water will never wash out. Proceed, then, lo the noble uork which lies before uu, and, like other skillful excuiioners, do it, quickly. And when you have prepared it go home to the People, and tell them what glorious honors you have achived for our common country. Tell them thai you have extinguished one of the brightest and purest lights thct ever burnt at the alter of civil liberty. Tell them that you have silenced one of" the noblest batteries that ever thundered in defence of the Consti tution, and bravely spiked the cannon. Tell them that, henceforward, no matter w hat darling or outragious act any President may pei foi m. vou have forever hermetically sealed the mouth of the Senate. Tell them that he may fearlessly assume what power he places, snatch from its lawful custody the public rurse command a military detachmentto enter the Halls of (he Capitol, overawe Congress, trample down the Constitution, and raze every bulwark of freedom; but that the Senate must stand mute, in silenl submission, and not dare to raise its opposing voice. That must wait until a House of Representatives, humbled and subdued like itself, and a majority of it composed of the partisans of the President, shall prefer articles of impeachmdnt. Tell them, finally, that vcu have restored the glorious doctrine of passive obedience and non-resistance. A iid, if the Pe ople do not pour out their indignation and imprecations, I have yet to learn the character of American freemen. Late x important from We received lasl night from the New Orleans Bulletin slips of thc0lh and 7th inst. Bell. Chron. Advices had reached that cily, from Vera Cruz, as late as Jan. '22. They contain the important intelligence that the anounccmen( of (he. liberation of Santa Anna had caused great rejoicings in the city of Mexico. As soon as the new s w as received, the otlicers in c harge of the government issued an order to the authorities at Vera Cruz, in the event of his landing at the port, to receive him, with all the honors due to the President of the Republic. The national flag, which had been kept at half mast since his capture at St. Jacinto, is now restored to its usual position. Three das of festivity general rejoicing were likewise had, and the most extravagant joy manifested by the people on the occasion. It was expected that Santa Anna would reach Vera Cruz by the middle of February, and that he would be immediately re-elected President. Buslan.ente, w ho w as the prominent candidate, and who would, without doubt have been chosen, if Santa Anna hud not been libeiated, dec lined in his favor, and has tendered his sword (o his government, and with it resigned Ids command as leader of the army for the invasion of Texas. All naval preparations for that purpose have suspended, and in fact the wheels of government are completely at a stand, awaiting the arrival and dictation of Santa Anna. Conjecture is rife, as to the course of Santa Anna, but the demonstrations on all hands clearly show, that his will be the law. All doubt in regard to the independence of TexJas, as a distinct government, must now be at an end. SIGNAL KKVEXGE. From 1S11 to ISIS, during the bank mania in the "great west,"' when exery village and hamlet boasted its little monster, one of these public accommodations sprung up in Mount ernon, Ohio, under the cognomen of 'Ow l Creek Bank," taking its name from a small but beautiful slreanrpassing through the village called k-Onl Creek.'" 'iheatlairs of the bank went on swimmingly fora short lime only, like all the neighboring institutions of nioiuy representa tion, it was declared insolvent. A morning or two auer tins important fact had come to tl ight, a mysterious looking person, wrapped ip to his eyes in a cloak, presented himself a ut

he counter of Ihe bank, tendering some ofi ' f'lish txpt ndiiure for" the benefit of a toeir bills, and demanding in a serious man- particular ph.te vill then be jusfified no tier its redemption in gold or silver. He waslur.neecssary culling down of hills lo build no a

told that the bank had neither he Own A., . manded eastern funds no eastern funds on hand, was the brief reply. '-Can you," sajs the mysterious person, "give me tolerably well executed counterfeit notes on solvent baiiKS? 1 w ould prefer them to this lrah." 'lhis was ahomethurst not to be submitted to -Out of the bank you insulting puppy." "Hold! 1 may have made some mistake; .m I right in supposing myself in the oflicc of "the Owl Creek Bank?' 4Ycs sir' M . v.. ".mil! lcs sir. ' "i bay, then my revenge for the loss of my monev have just shot your lesident,"--lhrowing 01 I ,1,0 -.,... - - 1 1 - . . " ""is c.oiaiier uom under fas c oak a larcrp hnnt. I on " 1 iv I V v- r 0 Hi" ul. . . l. ii.rnrrs.9.v. v. e xprcss. MADISON RAIL ROAD. We to-day give place for an article from the Louisville Journal, on the subject of the P.:l l j . r. - - Although we were aware that the contracts taken on the latter road had greatly exTee ded the estimates, yet we waJno prepared r.- il,n r a.. .1 - 1 . iv.ii. mr,iUS uom jeuersonviiie and Aladion for i . I was so much more than was supposed. Thp was $0 much more than was su sum appropriated by the state or the construction of Ihe work from Madison to Lafayette a distance of about 150 miles was .s 1.300,000 and already we find s(U 0,000 of it about to be expended on J2 miles of the road, and this for grading alone. Add to it $100,000 for superstructure &c. and how we ask is the

! residue cf the work to be d jsio r,n wb i

left, say t-'K'-'.000, .5.11,171 per mile, was the average esi linate, nut now .V.5U.U00 per mile is require .t Hie graoing alone, 01 the fr.t the graoing alone 'SZ miles. No )..) i 1 w as Hie estimated Ihe estimated expense ol lite 10; k;uiing from Madison to lo,lr:,t,.,., tilis?. and el w e find vf'iM O.lil 1.. whole sum. i.- expended and ( miles of tji(i 1 ..... ,.. 1.. 1 ...,1., r. i-. . - lu.uiei ii iiuu u.u ui;ij leli make it w i ; h. o This ence is too gross to have . ,.n the ; result 01 mistake. j lie men who sun,..1 . , 1 r t 1 ed it summer before last were? too competent to have committed such a blunder, neither could mismanagement in construciion 1:ivo occasioned it, w e can put it to nothing but tho grossest imposition. Let us look a little to the facts in the case. Mr. Schenck estimated the first JS miles at s371,5S3.53. Six miles less distance is made to cost C 10,000 dollars nearly double the Csmatc, and where is it that this great expenditure takes place? Nearly all ofi;. so lar as we can learn at Madison Hill. Mr. Schenck estimates the fust 3 miles at .$38,9:21,5$ the actual cost sec ms to be '350.557 a difference of 900 per cent. Thus it appears that 1 he commissioner on this road has authorized (he expenditure on 34 miles of road the sum tint was appropriated by the legislature to (he construction of 8 miles of road. And why was (his done pray? Mr. Sl.enck had decided that an inclined plan should be constructed on account of the great expense of any other improvement ; lie reports (hat estimate to the legislature and predicated anact upon it, and appointed commissioners to carry their intentions into effect. Those commisioners at once g into the expenditure, nine limes greater than w as expected or intended by the Legislature, now we ask is this fair dealing w ith the Stale? Will any man say, tliat, if the Legislature had known that 3 miles of that road was lo cost $356,000, more than one hundred thousand lioliars per mi'e, that they w outd havy ever adopted it as a state work. e think no one would venture the assertion. How then is it that the agents of the state have ventured upon such an experiment. Had they nny warrcnt tht their principal would justify it? we think n-... If they hae incurred this expenditure willfully, and knowing what it was to be. thev have in cur estimation plainly gone in lie. lace of their duty. If (hey have gone into it blindly, (hen (heir incompetency to manage the great interest 3 committed to iheir hands is but too evident. We consider the "oarJ of public works as inexcusable in this matter. The s-lo ; p. pointed the in to construct a work on the plan and according lo the estimate submitted to them money was given to (hem for that purpose an that alone. The Slate Engineer had determined on an inclined plane, such was the public expec laticai; the expense of any other improvement w as understood to be too gn at, the peoples money wits on mat view of ihe matter. And what has this Board done? dispensed with Ihe cheap work proposed and authoiized one 9 times more expensive. Hid they think the public had nothing better to do with their money than to cut down Ihe mountains about Madison and bore holes thro' them. c can now begin o see Ihe great impropriety of that chaise in the improvement'act which rcquiied t.'ie Commissioners lo be selected upon (he several lines of the improvemenls. Had they been taken indiff re: (7 from various pails of the State and not from the very works themselves, how different would they have acted. Would they ever been willing to authorize such a i-hann at such a cost? Ali the t! hevc every one of (hem, have been sold out at less than their astimated cost thousands of dollars were thus favc d (0 (he Si.iw. (it it is s all lost and much more on this one. Surely a tearful responsibility rcsls somewhere. It is this gr. t disregard !o expenditures that maiks public works in corfrast with (hose made by private capital. Had a Company been compelled to construct the Madison road would they have (bus run riot with their money? In our opinion it is much to be regretted that merecl" our improvements were j 1:01 under the care of private companies and 1. stead ol II. e State iiioiiev lifirc h.n.hnl nnon them, they were compelled lo stake their priva'e fortunes. Kcon.,mv is lime incnrxil- . TV' " . - ... . 71 iown. io noil; would then be nm prtatpn iliat wouid not afford a reasonable certainly of ultimate profit. We ask the most sanguine fo reflect whether the Madison work can ever do so. On many accounts this great expense on this w ork is to be resetted just at the commencement of the undertaking, before the system became established in the judgement and affections of the people, when every dollar should have been made to go as far as possible, and just when the people were beirtniiMwr I. tlw. Iw...iltn.,. : . ft v'-" ""iiiujus necessarily :i " ,,,vv' ,nl s"o'-""-,lls me owm, ii : . .1 . .. ... 1 .i uiosi nnpor.ani mat me strictest econcmyand prudence should have been manifested. But the public should be led to discriminate and not permit the whole system lo become unpopular for the faults of a few. Indiana Paltladiuin. Bioodv Murrain. A subscriber assures us that this disease may be prevented by mixing one third part sulphur w ith two parts salt, and giving it to the catlle instead of clear salt. Thc Ji7t-fpuprr. Jonathan presented himself mid Lis intcm'cil to the minister . lor the purpose of being married. Uein? asked if they had been published "Oh! I guess so for I toJd it to uncle Hen, and he tolil his wife of it more than a week a-o.