Public Leger, Volume 2, Number 92, Richmond, Wayne County, 14 January 1826 — Page 1
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FRIENDLY TO THOUGHT, TO FREEDOM, AND TO PEACE." Covper.
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j! Ncw-IIami'SHIKC. Portsmouth, the larl;gest town in (he state, is on the sea coast.
THE r'liri: or THIS r vi l ll ! nwir Hit' mouth of the I iscataqua. 1 he E-Oric 0 ,I!.:r and Fiftv Center nitv-tuo harbor is one of the be.t on the continent, h?rs, t- c p-ii.t in "advance; TwJ D.dl.ir H ba ing sulhcient depth ol water Irr vessels nl within the yt-ar, or Tv, Dollar 1'ii'iy j (f anv size, being easv of access, protectant, if not p u.l before tU-,x;uration ,r t! r c J cvcrv wij .j owj r to t,,c vo ir-. ; iv:ueut in advance beiiito t! i iin.tu.il - c interest ofb.uh parti.c, th.t n.o.!,-i.w'K ! pidit v at the tide never frozen. It is so X(s;S?rnntio i takt n for !.- than si :iuntt.'. and , Well fortified by nature, that only a small n piier discontinued until all ;irn-Kia?. an (.VJ)t.,,S(. js neCe;iry to render it perfectly Arill'i'rctanotifvadiont.nn.ri.roat tr v y , i,a-: -cure from attack. Tiu- United States tionot'tbo time subn ribcii ibr, will be co::i'ci-d ; Navy Yard is on an island in the Piscataa ri v Hiisr:i?omint. j qua, opposite to tllC town. Cr7- HI IsUfTsl- ' EJit-ir must f.ctc lue pcslt ,. n , , , . ;i Maachisltts. Massachusetts and I irgmia, however, I hey may liave differed or .nvrilT!SlN(5. i in politics have many point of rcseniFifWn tinr-s . ir, (or 1 hree insrr'iotH on !)o!- blance in their history, which should serve
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iviv.ii.uv. w, v-wv,-, o.uuuuAt, JANUARY 14, 1826. WOLVMF II
NiNSTSSNTH CONGR&SS. FIRST 5ESSin".
to cJi'-ri-h kind feelings.
Vr rt tl. N.Ojop.iI Journal. Thcrsd w. 1) c. 2'J. Tne rrsi lntions off ;-d h) .Mr. Van Bui en, in tin- Senate, or. TiifiiiiiT. i r i r-latian to the power tf C''r:re to make ro.ids and e n air, were laid o i the talde, at hi fUi'.-li.M, lo he ac ted upon at somt; future d iv. A r -iuti;ia wa oti'. red by Mr. 1 1 ndrh of i:dia!:a. a-ki-; foi t!ie State t.'ie aid of the i v ei jtuvnt in ite"in a ronirnuiai alien bt'lwepn L:jU- tv and ti'ie V. a!.'i!i, bv a grar;t of public land cor.tij:i ju : and another i Mr. No! de. f.r c lothin the mi h- ; ti u vhe:i c;:i!ed ir-lo fi'.o ei viceoi l!u l:. , St. lies. Mr. Latou o'i r d f f t;oIut ion, , c ailing for ii.-f irai.:iiM in tvjation to the, arproprialiui maa: at t'a- I --i(n for liMii .vint: oli.trui ti";1.- navij-itian of.
They are the
the ddet menders ol the Union. They
; were the tirt to rai?e the voice of opposi-
lion, in the revolutionary struggle. The ; Bortoniaiis threw the t a overboard, and t t!ie Virp'mi i vuhmt-ei s chased Lord Dun-
.-o.-.re tJt ot his ( rtj.ital. The fnt hlood
w i pilt at Ij : xinton, and the l.it impor-
t ant mcisure of the war took plate at
. K U themselves with the Five Nations, in
New-York. On the. Jth ult. fourteen free negroes, nnd fifteen belonging to the society of Friend left Elizabeth Citv for Norfolk.
j and from thence to embark on board the Georgians!, Captain Cornick, for Liberia. Kentucky In 1777, the Legislaj tureo! Virginia erected this territory into a county. In 1782, the inconvenience of j repairing nearly GOO miles for the transacJ lion ol legul business being severely felt, a i Supreme court with an Attorney General,
j was established within the district. In the
I years 1783, 17G4, and 1785, the district I was laid out into counties, and great part ; of the country surveyed and patented. In
j 17C5, the number of inhabitants having , become considerable, and the inconvenij ence attending the great distance from the j capital of Virginia being sensibly felt, tbc first attempt was mhde to form an indej pendent State. Deputies from each coun-
! ty nft in convention at Danville, to ncti-
i; tion Vir-mia for the purpose, whose con
sent was given, and though, from causes
connected w ith the change of the federal government, considerable dejay w as expe-
member
IN SENATE. Thursday, Dec. 29. Mr. Ewing, from the select committee on that part of the Governor's Message relative to the improvement of the Wabash, and to a Canal to unite it with the Maumee.made a report; but which is so long as to preclude its insertion in the Leger. The report was accompanied by two bill?, viz: a bill to provide for the improvement of that part of the river Wabash, over which the state of Illinois has a concurrent jurisdiction, and a bill to provide for exploring a part of the river Wabash, and to create a canal to connect the navigation thereof with the Miami of the Lakes; which were twice read, committed to a committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Cotton asked and obtained leave to
' introduce a bill concerning contempts. I Mr. Watts introduced 'a bill providing j for ascertaining the expense of supporting the poor annually, in this state. i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
'ic uiionuT. rts'.Hii na an H.tir w..
'tjc..t i.i the consideration o! Ex culi e buy
or.; ,.-,.. y.rS,.,:u l,.s m.Sl,-d I -f . liul.r,.(,, t!t Ker.tuckv -.me a ..r I :l M;,.,:kI..M:US has the , ,,. yj, j(1 Jllll0;17j2
T J ' , " - , , I l-fiiANA. A lart'e extent of country tin l'r':i population ol Boston t? . :n . : Sfrif(. .,,,.. , ... i
-.:?poed to be 65.000 m !CCO it was ! f;. -; -tlf : Ti . , r , . ! uiis-Mppi. iiiewhol" extent f lands I
A- . . . f. , e litiis iiujoiiaicd is o,.jiu souare rniiesi anil V i;:;.st. In tins State, a general m s- p ,i i, i i i r-n i c . i . , h it to this he added J,5o0 snuare miles for l-m o. common m ho;a education has been ;( imjmi;it(.(1 hh(k t) Re(, lvtUr w hole .ne;Mraged by leg.altye proviMons and ,: amoilnt if, lhp )C lQ Q e ac;!ucnie incrTporati d in several conn- ( i . - i i.i ..ii ,r i t i .. ! uile. It mut not be supposeti that this ex utllu-i'V knowledge amoii' a 1 lasses h j i r . - , . ! tensivei trac t n one ontinued sheet of wa-
.r, , : tei. it i, irderect( d hv inumerable ca- . he people ot ta. ta!e are now manu- ; nul, & akes,which,intcrlocking in a thous l.taclurin wr,d and c U-,, to a xery large amJ ( j r w0,(. (.r (f Uv ;:nr-u.t: al-o, ii'1 unrhlr, and (l!ier raw f lountrv. The whole area actually bI ' 1 . . ( . r ' . -. ili. ... ... It.... - .
t; 7 ' ' ' 1 lil lu:i;u,,t u l merged is about 4.0UO square mile-.
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!.n e.I.rMU.ddfardireniax-: a lull to j mjlactune opp,, a, ve extenMx eh ; ,v entered, brandishing a naked sabre over .':.r !h . ,irne, far hold: - the tern of the ; u;' f U In head, and proclaiming, in a rernaka-'oprre-Court; a t-, .n,:. d toe J h . I. ; b!e tone of voice, that the kingdom ofheadiriarv - stern and a hill f r the relief , l ;! f I he Census of the county vcn W;ls ;il ,UlItl. ,t ,v;i, apparent that he tr: k-atu. kv Institution f.,r tie- D af aa-i li c ' nr v:hu U 'Jli'1 !'f !: wac :. .n. .... 1 . l
Wf -ver dl nTo, t l,vic , 't-- Pv s a population ol .J. l,a, an in- ; xv.inl, tJi.;lniiea ,lim at!(1 rarrr:cd idm be-r-ul,ron::;tted and ,,!,. ti.e order oi" jl e m f,v; ears of 4012. the c,t, el ! farc lhc M tor. C)a examination, it apS IT ' fVV ,or,!hrrt,rn1 M '; ,i lV i;i J rv. :v f I'y llpeared that'he was born in Ireland, and M Tatnali otf-red a re.dutio,. calling !. j ' ? , . j!, ' -- ' jr fIK s ! that he had a, rived at New-O, leans in the fr the detail-nl the M?hn .f f rtihe..- ;, " - alter, o , ij. paupers Drvade, from Boston. He was sent to
squired ter the national del mce. ,,Mi, P'4T i-- iuaiuieu to v.ie .: wiirie t;C jtMjta
lllch-ll, on !,. -n!,i.-, t ofli.c I, -t ,! f. ; '-10O rr. , .. Mnprov,,! I,,.,!, sr,,,t ..,r.MV(,i;m, -JV.IIltorv. m. r,llc,l. foMi, ti,i.v..v oOi.c AlhMir ,iraI;;-': - la,..il i:;01. W,ct, it ,s crVclo.l i:.tn fo.n; l.v Mr. .St,-narl. r,-l.-..ivc ... l.'.c -11 nt ....IN, (crri,,Jri;i, L,,Vl.rI)In,llt, )L. ,1Mla bi.-r,:l Sa.,. l ;.. (,. ol.Um a., fj-i.-ion (; . n ' "!,-- -' -;'"." ! ,,.,,.r ati,l iM iv.krs. Docrmhcr, : :t:. ' J. t loriec ') vf alen a.. I irn i . t i a . 1 " "
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V1('0,r-mv '? "huh the Chen-.: - m . em . ,e. uon , i (-no inn io me j; (.itq cd forming a State CWtilution.
io-- ihics m iortt4-i. at .iti,a weie extm- ij i ouu-iui; joeviois ior i icMueni i S'Jishrd. Oa tn tion of Mr. Stewart, cop- j: ;fl'111 j' ''IVesident ef the United States. ie of the map a::d p! (: ti.e anr-l and i- Districts, GG,3 J 1 ; for General Ticket, i
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ro rxci til. d under tile a. t ol 30th A 1 p'n. liJJl, were ortiered. ()u motion ( I
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" 2-rd: ; ( v of dteri;,- the elettio:;! '; t'"" Stairs, m that member ol'Col.ui?d nwt ho ie-Ietrd before tl. '
inll )r this purpose passed Congret- in April, 1'UG, a convention of delegates met in conformity to it, bv whom a State con-
.-dilution was adopted, and Indiana becan.c
er of
I lit' 1 r 1 h .-Ui'lllilll IT .ir .1 viopieu , O OH I III! l.llia 1 Ivme.td Jenkins, a number of the last d ... ; . 1 , c . 1 1 r' . , 1 1 . 1 t . . a" independent State, and a rnembe -..L'i e-, h ts heen api)ointed 1 o.-tmaster 1 ,1 n w 1 c w ... hi . 1 ... ,.' 1 t the Union, 111 December following, at til oonilnburgh, Stuhan couu v. . ... .
The .amount of the co-Is of the Western and Torfh..m
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expiiatn a, (d t'n ir tei,o ;ir.d a on mittf e ! nal., up to December Ut, v.-;. appoir.ted. The ioli making aniao-!, lJo, was
p'i ihon, 101 t.,e pavne nt of the Kexolu-i The product of the car ir,:.'., is .JiO,000 0 n mi a; d other Pensioners a. d the bill The amount of inte'u on the ' :l
o : oiti.i.i the L us-latiir' ol Oido to m 11 actual deb!, -11 0 000 I I'f.f i v.-.. r- rved loi schools w ere p.a?ed. 1 I ! 1 rat av. Dec. 23. The Senate did not , Leaving a nett surplus of '101,000 ! Al.noX'iT rr , . !i N,KI,, ('-'-NA. In the earlv period) - V,TT,',fK,T,,;illTS'0,Vr0r! 0 "fc'ntf North-Carolim,, the
1 lJMJ M: "Miefioteo, anu ior- j selllers ived 11 erenl !,. n. I
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ir-M.;o toe incipier.t stage.. Ah Indians InlTl ihei
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). .'t;' ' . i , ' ae(,ne in , ;,r!u gradual encroachment f the white,
Alaiiama. In Alabama, a revision and
new diet of civil and criminal law is to
! be made decennially ; and the Legislature
is enjoined, as soon as circumstances will admit, to form a penal code, on principles of refhrt !7f7oTi, and not of viudirlhe justice. At Huntcville, a person, of the name of Willam Yaughan, lias been convicted of pasinp a counterfeit fifty cent change note, purporting to have been drawn by the firm of Yeatman &: Kent; and the punishment by the State law fortius owencc is ilfrilh. Michigan. Dm mm on d hi and, The
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7m " V l" "r- ii '-e, I'y (uavcri-eto jvalcaiiy:iIIdUMucion in on- ' irilisn muiiary p.t, snuateo ai uie neau ;;:h e speaker, ;ua;: - ti:;it the piiiilege ofjUerjiionce of whu It," the Corees and Te-! "Hal Huron, has been declared to be I r : o .king .ettet.rnay . grai:t-d to the in- caroras conceived the dcan of destro'v- ' within the limits of the United States, by jo..i...!. 'a !"(. i j ti j ?;j . (deled ester-l in", ia cold blond -.11 :. v. ...I I the decision of the boundary commission- f
- If' - MV r,,U;51 :ud Ir- Carolina. Accordiuglv,"on a7:i'ht mutu- ! uml'r 1,10 ln'at-v of C'lie,,t' and lhat W J rVUr' ( '' " "t'l'n, dlV-ied by ally fixed for the purpose, whence idan- H cWliUl h:,s ratified by the govemnv n - . I 1 :ci;er. wa ngtte.j ,,, rc-tV-r i i n 1- inil i,.rc -,.r,. nn, ... . .. -i .t 1 ' 'i Still the Maud is not abandoned by the :
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' t;'""';"!U-; -: i-c!. Awmuv .t.. t .. i.,.i rx i'i : t I 'il't' '"ililia. ,,d,.r CI. .,r.,W-ll wlio were ; e. f(l,r,;ir mtrooueed hv .. .SM r. , , . , .-.,... j., ,,',.,!. . 'i-i, i' . r ' i l",!,c l h-v a i,l,l'-t ol fnendly Indians, a a on me lame. c liou.e aln w -o.'. tr-,i i i-.i- , J li;( i(V p( (lTlI , "ic.u.iu,, l!t mm!i ihthcultv the commander ex-v-j'.uined our to i uouav. ! fa , l : . , . , . .
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Fiie alaim having been given, many esca-!
pe.J the meditated destruction, lufoima-:
tmn was icut irnmedi itely to Chaileston,
! plored his way thromj-.li the wildeniess,
ti.at then beparatf-d the two Carolinas,
; :,. , . i j i i -x- 1 Ui:a Uu'u separat(d the two Carolina, i ' ' , i on n if N' n . ; .Urpri9ed the 'IWaroras, killed about 300, . M'r lT v)0p,',?01 1-r''i and made 1 00 prisoners. The survivors, ' Wi:; ' ' ai vi ' 'C h' " Xuih lt uJ' I'-nns of peace were granted,
5! s od afterward left the country, and uni-
and is the head quarters of their inter
course with the Indians in the north-west.
A iikroixe.- The Dumfries Couries relate the following, and s:ns there is no doubt of its truth: "As Lady Cochrane was travelling from Lima to its hen-port, Calno, a robber approached, and with many threats demanded her money; and t ho' her servant was well armed, his Peruvian blood was bo chilled and congealed with fear, that he wa at the very point of betrainghis mistress when her lady-ship snatched a pistol from his band, and shot the villain through, the. head."
FttiDAY, Dtc. 23. The bill tnnm?nd the act regulating ibe interest on money., was read a seeond nme, and then, on motion of Mr. Boon, its Jurther consideration was indffiritch postponed. Tiie engrosid joint resolution, relative to the National Road from W bet ling to the Mississippi, was read a third time and passed. A bill was reported, by Mr. Palm t for the apportionment of Senators and Representatives to the General As-en.blv ot this state. Saturdv. D c. 24. Mr. Howk introduced a bill. i pr'itide for opening a canal around the FalU ol Obio, which was read and ordered to be read a 2d time on Monday next. Mr. MolFatt introduced a bill for the orgaeixdion of a board of conrirnissiorers for the purpose of internal i m prove n-a M. Mondav, I) . 26. Mr. Stewart introduced a bill to amend' the act regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace, eppn-ved January 26th, 1 C25. which was read the hist
j time, and ordered to be read a seco d ; time to-morrow. I Articles of impeachment were reporird j by Mr. Howk against Adlai Campi'.-; justice of the peace of Orange cou j Tlie resdulion heretofoie o!f red bv
Mr. Pepper, instructing the cr nimiit on Education to report a bill to autle iiz te trustees ofschcel sections in ear h CYi gi. sional township, after olitaining the ( ,nsent of the inhabitants of said tow nd i; to lease the same for a term not exceeding 99 years, was adopted. Tin; bill to encourage Agriculture and Manufactures, wa considered in committee of the whole, and amended b trik;e it out from the enacting clause: in which
! amendment the House concurred.
Tuesday. Dec. 27. Mr. Sweetser presented the following resolution for the consideration of the House: lie solved, That the committee of ways
Oand means he instructed to report a bill
for raising the state and count revo? ue for the year 1 826, on an ad valorem in of taxation. On motion of Mr. Reckes snid resc lutimi was amended by striking out 1C2C and inserting 1827.
Mr. Howk then moved to lay said resolution on the table, which was decided iu the negative. On motion of Mr. Hillis, said resolution was so amended as to ic.'er it to a select committee. The resolution was then read, as amended, ami adopted, ayes 30, neos Messrs. Sweetser, Reck. s, and Pepper were appointed said committee, VYedx'Kshav, Dc. 23. On motion of Mr. Rei kes. Resolved That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to report a bill to this House, amendatory to the 37th tin of the act relative to crimes and punishments, go as to make any person or persons attempting o obtain maney or other valuable articles bv false pretences, equally guilty with those v.hf ihull obtain such iuoiucs, goods or other vulu ililf article. The engros-sed bill entitled an act for the appointment of Senators and Representatives, was read the fnt time and -r dered to be read a second time to-morrovr.