Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 56, Richmond, Wayne County, 16 April 1825 — Page 2
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50. An cct for the relief of the Companies of Mounted Rangers, commanded by Captains Boyle and McGirth. bl. An act to establish certain post roads and to discontinue others. 52. An act authorizing Noah Webster to import into the United States his work on languages, at a rate of duty herein specified. 53. An act to change the time of holding the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
54. An act to authorize the building of ten sloops of war, and for other purposes. 55. An act for the relief of the representatives of Frederick Gotez & Charles W. Westfall. 56. An act concerning wrecks on the coast of Florida. 57. An act amendatory to an act, entitled "an act to incorporate the Provident Association of Clerks in the Civil Department of the Gov ernment of the United States, in the District of Columbia." 58. An act for the relief of William PL Yonge. 59. An act for the relief of Captain Richard Higbtower. K 60. An act for the relief of Nimrod Farrow and Richard Harris. 61. An act to authorize the surveying
and making a road from Little Rock to Cantonment Gibson, in the Territory of Arkansas. 62. An act to authorize the laying out and opening of a public road from St. Mary's river to the bay of Tampa, in the Territory of Florida. 63. An act to authorize the surveying and opening of a road from Detroit to Chicago, in the state of Illinois. to be concluded From the National Crisis. Our Country. We are not so exclu-
fivelv devoted to the interests of an partv
as to attach all the disinterested purity of
mind and integrity of conduct, that exists in the nation, to those only who have supported the great principles of social and moral order, tve have endeavored to advocate. While we avow our political pinions, and dare toact and think for ourselves we cannot forget our duty as citizens a' d a men; we have not become unmindful of the maxim, that a decent respect for the feelings of others is one of the first' and and noblest attributes of a republican and a freeman." If we differ with those a-
rourd us on subjects alike important to us all, if our convirtions are honest, if we hafe
been taught from our cradles to venerate the institutions of our country, and under the influence of the ebvated principles, we have derived from our fathers, still regard with jealous care the common privileges of American citizens, why, would we ask, are our motives impeached arid our sincerity distrusted? Born and educated in a land where every recollection is sac red ; where arethe graves of our ancestors, the monuments of their w isdom, and the proofs of their heroic valor; have we not the same tie to hind us to our constitution, as those w!o arraign the purity of our principles? Again, while we award to others the right of dicusion, shall we not ask the same privilege for ourselves? As we are willing to be convinced if our views are erroneous, We hope, that what we deliberately assert
may be impartially examined before it is condemned. The present moment is auspicious for the display of those powerful elements of which our cnlightend population is composed. In the dead calm which prevades the rations of "the. old world," there is but litte to expect for the improvement of the human'condition, and still less for the deelopement of mind. Under the patronage of our coven merit, on the contrary,! we may hope that our best wishes will!
be realized. The liberal policy already !j 1,304 Swedish. Ib.
Selected from Eastern Papers. . . Accounts from London to 16th Febarv have been received at Philadelphia,.
In the British House of Commons, ifter
ii fire broke out in a blacksmith 8 thopin Madison, Ind. on the night of 22d ult. It was entirely consumed, with its contents. General Jackson isannounced in a Nash-
o tasted four davs,. Mr. vill naner. as a candidate iorure irresiucu
Goulburn's motion for leave to bring aWal chair, from the 4th of March, l : B-W. -bill to amend the existing laws revive Ma. Owen, the philanthropist, after deto unlawful associations in Ireland, ivering several lectures in Washington,
,rA n:nYlnrlr on the morning fcl tTU rfrad rona cna visii io jcuww
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16th, by a majority of 155. I he principal object of this bill is the suppression of the Catholic Association. A small augmentation is to be made of
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the British Armv. I
The people of the different Gaming hou jed by the whalers i t . . l i a I. .Til !i mi - -
ion, preparatory to his return to Harmo
r.. T'i wh rhhe has DUrciitu.
a n'mhr nfrvhales. some of them of an
latplv been seen off
afirriiiiii mx. iivsvw m-
Cape May, N. J. and were actively pursu
se9 complain bitterly that so much of their
business has migrated to the stock exchange. The latest news from Madrid is dated Feb. 8. At that time Ferdinand was recovering from an indisposition which had confined him to his room for several days. The London Courier of the l"6tb, an-
' nouuees the arrival of the Josephine, Civ
lombian vessel, at Liverpool from Lagui
ThP Kssex county. N. Y. paper, states
that on the 6th ult, a mountain in thaUpart f the state threw out stones and lava; and tthat no doubt exists of its being a volcanic vii til n t M I n .
Difco at Marietta, on the 29th ult. UE iVrn Jonathan Meigs, late Post-Master
4t one o'clock on Wednesday the 01
Mach last, the Sun, Moon and Stars were
I ra, w ith Coffee, &c. This is, we belief all visible in the city of New York. Some
the first instance of a Colombian ship ar
riving at an European port. The Paris correspondent of the London Morning Chronicle announces the intended dismemberment of Spain by France and Russia, "by way of reprisal for the recognition of South American Independence.,', We attach no credit to this statement. From the answer of the Minister in the Chamber of Deputies, it is to he inferred that the recognition of the. South American states by England, was a measure antici: pated by the French govemmei t, and that therefore no occasion of strife exists now
between the two governments on this ub-
ject.
A letter from Copenhagen, of the 5th Feb. states, as a report, that Sweden had determined on following the example of England in the recognition of the South j American States; and that M. de Hansi wolf, who, four months before, had left
Stockholm for Colombia, would be intrusted with the negotiation of treaties with the republic. Cuba. It appears that martial law was declared at Havana on the 15th instant all newspapers from the United States are strictly examined before delivery passeniiers, nithout passports, are immediately
pmprisoueu ptyr'fiai'uiscuss ion's use
hihited, arid freemasons and other persens. "suspected of being suspicious,' are threatened with a voyage to Cadiz lor trial. If the state of tilings is truly represented, w; should apprehend that so much excitement cannot endure for any great length of time. Mt.xico. The castle of Vera Cm: is yet-possessed by the royalists. The American schooner S'-olt, which lately anchored near it, was fired upon from the forts of the city and destroyed. The 1 te master of the Scott complains seerely of the transaction. It appears that the vfssel
b longed toNew Orleans, and was bound'
for the city of Vera Cruz.
hundreds were busily engaged star-gazing
Tie Schuvlkill Navigation Company have marly completed the tow-paths along tb dam between Readine and Lewis fer-
ty. It is expected that about the first ot June, the navigation from Mount Carbon to Philadelphia will be entirely completed. Children are in the habit of chewing India Rubber. It perhaps is not generally known that quicksilver is brought in this article, and it may be considered rank poison. The free school at Baltimore, establish
ed and supported by the We John Oliver. Esq. of that city, now affords instruction to nhout one hundred and eighty boys, and
one hundred and sixty girls; and is in all respects, in the best condition. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Louisville and Portlsrud canal company, on the 25th ult. James Hughs was elected President, and Isaac Thorn. N. Berthoud, John Shackford, and John P. Foote, direc
tors; Simeon S. Goodman was appointed secretary, and John J. Jacob, treasurer. The board have sent for a skilful engineer. A considerable quantity of gold has recently been discovered in some masses of rock, in North Carolina, which is said to indicate great and extensive mines, recembline those of Peru. One man had col
lected a bushel of gold, valuedat l0;000.
rinjj the first week in April. The cxp5, ment of leavinc-the canals partially fill,
r.uiDwaier anqnguiewimer, nas ine ciost benefitialieflect-if." Y. Arho. At West Springfield,. (Mass.) a son f
Capt. Quarlus Smith, aged four years wai killed by falling on a pen-knife, which pierced his eye, and entered the brain. The art of printing cotton calico brought to great perfection in this country. An extensive establishment for this pUr. pose has recently been put in full open, tion at Taunton, Mass We observe at Messrs. Motts' some cases of prints fr,m,
that factory, which will not suffer in cotr,. parigon with the best fabrics from Euronp .V. V. Mcr. JL1. A writer in the Boston Centiuci state, that the federal delegation (or an p,,rt, CI the Commonwealth in the Legislature, had determined conclusively, that the ft 6 eral party, as a party, be dissolved. Tc which we most heartily respond amek. Manufactures at Boston have advar.ced vreaverspay 1 percent. Short wools havj arisen from 30 to 40, and long from 50 to 60 percent, with every prospect of a for.
iner aavnncc. f;mj irom
the coarsest wool, have already risen full
10 per ceut and nearly double.
The celebrated lonsNZO Dow, is bold-
ine meetings at iewmupori, where heattracts crowds of people to hear him.
A fact has beep mentioned lately, in con-
vcrsation, which serves to show that the "
late alteration of the 'I ariifhas not heen
inoperative in regard to Manufactures,
It is this: that; since the passage ol the new Tariff Law, at the last Session of Congress, at least a hundred thousand dollars have been invested, by New-York capita ists, in Manufacturing K.-tablishments, in the state of Vermont alone. Deaf and DuMS.-The bill cranting n annuity of eight tnousand'dollars, fur t'uir years to the Pennsylvania Insitutinn for
bthe deaf and dumb; has unanimously pas
sed both brandies ol the Legislature oftiia';
ana he is start, -j nave nrom parlr.nlv deranged in consequence of his good fortune. While at a public dinner at Cheraw, S. C. a lump of gold, value $350, found in North Carolina, was shown to Gen. La Fayette. The public are cautioned against receiving five dollar bills of the Bank of Augusta, as counterfeits are in circulation, said to he well executed. Miss H annah Dodge, of Newcastle, Me. has obtained a verdict of one thousand dollars, against Mr. Joel Hill, for refusing to perform his promise of marriage.
A notice is published in the Albany Dai
The congress of this republic assembled ! Iv Advertiser, stating, that the Plattburgh m der the new constitution in Januai v last, tj Bank, will probably resume spec ie pay
ments in the course of fifteen or twenty
It consists of two branches a senate and a
i house of representatives. The business of
the nation was attended to with regularity
and harmony. Jiles.
The Baltic trade. According to a
statement published at Copenhagen
10,500 vessels pased the Sound during
the year 1824, viz: 51 French, 167 Amei-
can, 35 Bremen, 75G Danish, 3,342 Eng
lish, 29 llanburg, 358 Hanoverian, 115
! Lubeck, 556 Mecklenburgh, 400 Dutch,
1711 Norwegian, 30 Oldenburg, 2,080
Prussian, 6 Portuguese, 371 Russian, and
evinced by the present administration, is assurance how much we have a riirht to
anticipate tor the permanent prosperity and ylory of our country. A chain of navigable canals and public roads will-soon' connect the most distant sections of the Union together, and furnish new sources of wealth, for the enterprise and industry of our fellow-citizens. As these splendid Works progress, let it not he said, that our
feelings are still embittered by the spirit of
party, or contracted by the limited indulgence of our own private wishes. If we cannot unite on matters of political or religious faith, we can still regard the great practical lessons of moral arid political virtue we can still love our countn , we can till respect ourselves we can still forego every selfish consideration to advance the projects of national improvement, that will ere long be perfected. A temporary excitement, induced either hy success or disappointment, can effect but little. The passions cannot remain for ever wrought up to a state of frenzy; they n.ust. and will subside, and in the calmer moments of reflection and judgment, icason will hold her undixturbed and happy ccntrou).
Christening? and burials in londos. During the year ending the 14th D'cember, 1824. the total number of christenings in the whole parishes, within and without the walls and in Westminster, was $5. 758 ; the total number of burials was 20.217. The mortality has been of those under two years of ajre, 6.476; between 2 and 5,
2,103; between 5 and 20, about 770; of
an average from twenty up to sevelty, 1.300 to 1,750; ninety to a hundred and three, 1 ; one hundred & seven, 1. Letters from St. Petersburg!), state that several of the principal houses of that capital have stopped payment, in consequJncc of the losses occasioned bv the late ir nida
tions, which are estimated at 150,0e i
ol rubles. i ' Intell igence of the acknowledging by Great Britain of the Independence f Colombia was received at Carthageua efore the 18th ult. The Marquis Magrvn had also arrived there with importa't despatches for the Colombian Govenment from France. The seat of Government of Colombia has been removed, by ajeeree, from Bogota to Ocana, until a city to bear ths of "Bolivar,'' isselcCtec!
davs.
The New York Sunday Observer, con
tains a letter from D. Dewey, dated at
Cape Haytien, in which he speaks in flat
tering terms o the colored emigrants to
that place. They are furnished with every thitiL' their necessities require, and those who are industrious are well satisfied. Thomas Murphy was executed at Mobile , on Jhe 271h of February, lor the murder of John Kilbourn. The gaming table and the brothel, are said to have tempted Murphy from the paths of virtue, who was only twenty-one at the execution. Or our presioents. The Kssex Register has the following paragraph, which surely contains a remarkable fact: Of the five Presidents of the United States, but one of them, John Adams, has
had a son, and that son has been elected president in the life time of his father. Iron, The commissioners of the navyare prepared to receive proposals for the
supply of flat, square, and bolt iron, necessary for the construction of the ten sloops of war, lately authorised to be built. It is all to be of American product and manufacture. It appea s that these vessels arc to be finished with all convenient despatch. JWes. Intercourse with Santa Fe. An advertisement in a Nashville paper savs, that a company, to be composed of 100 men, would assemble, in the town of Jackson, (Tennessee,) on the first of April next, "prepared to go out to the city of Santa Fe, on the Rio del Norte, in the province of Texas, for the purpose of selling goods to the inhabitants." Ib. The Erie canal, west of Utica, will be navigable by the first of April; and thence to Albany it is expected boats will pass du-
statc. Mr. Monroe, late president, left Wash
ington on Wednesday last, fur Iris farm in Loudon county, Va. Many persons aturded to take an affectionate leave of him.nru he was escorted to the line of the Dntict h a troop of horse. All wish him happi ness in his retirement, and desire that the remainder of his days may be as ple;?;i!;i to himself, as his public life has been ininent. J'ics. Talleyrand. This famous m.yn i? a w it:et
i.wui to ten votuii..i ... ,,s. If they were written with a strict repaid to truth, and it shall he his good forture ty make the world believe him, they will. probably, be the most interesting and impertar.i ofany thing of the sort that ever appear d: for he has lone been a principal ;.tt-r in the atlairs of France and of 1 ',u rope. Hi. General Jackson arried in Luii!Ie on Thursday last, on his way home fnm Washington. As soon as it w as uiuirr.-uW that the Gen. was exported, the citizen prepared for his reception. When the boat hove in view a gun was tired, at d repeated discharges of cannon were kept cp until he landed and wasesu rled to his
lodgings. Ind. liitcHignu cr. Jpril L2.
Useful invention-. Much curio?: was excited, about 9 oVloc k yesterday evening, in the Strand, by the appe;n;nrc of a gentleman on horseback, from wh'ie fi'ct streams of light issued forth, &i flawed the pavement for several ard belirc and round the head of his horse, as clearly as in day time. He stopped at our free, and we found, on examination, the lijjl.t proceeded from a set of lamps of his ii vtiition, one of whic h was fixed under c;irh stirrup, and having three sides darkened, emitted, in front, a blaze, which was prevented by the rider's feet, from rising to dazzle his eyes, and fell on the foreground with such power as to make even hollow or impediment visible, ai d u nder it at
safe to ride in the darkest riirht as in tl.n
brightest noon. The lamps are supple with common oil, and so ineniouh ranged, that the light is not allectcd, in the
least, hy the motion of the horse. The
gentleman had just ridden from Hoinfrrd. in Kssex, to town, and his lamps were ic
as good order, and shone as brilliantly, as when he set out. London paper.
Achilles Snet.d, the clerk of the ap
pellate court of Kentucky, after soliciting
of the judges of the ncwiy organized 0!:tv
in appointment to the same oilier, hem, on their refusal to do so, derlifd
delivering up the hooks of the oflice;,a" ting as his reason, that as he recount1
he law ereatinrr this new court as uncon
stitutional, he could ant surrender the documents tn nn il! rr i V tr-i Kuril I. notWit""
standing he had in a letter to these ilk31
udges, used this language: I lake "
iberty of reneatinrr tn Vnn mv reliance on
your Iriendly assurance, and my w ish to
made the clerk of the court of appeals, an
is ycur clerk ony.