Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, February 10, 1824 · page 1

_ circle of Medicine, never before employed in

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ACCOMMODATION _
To sail from E. D. Hoyt’s Landing at Nor-
walk, for Peck-Slip: N0‘l0‘3°"k;_ ,

HE'3.Nbrwalk Line of Packets, Citizen,
Sub-magand Mechanic, have commenced

on their Wiiiter Arrangement, and one of the
above vessels will leave Norwalk and New-
York every Tuesday and Saturday llllollilh

 
the Captains on car , ora 5
Nov_ 24, E: D. Hora‘ £1. Sons.

FOR SALE.

ON reasonable terms,that val-

uable and pleasant situation
 . 2 known by the name of “ Th6
Village,” lying about a mile ‘from the Old
VVell, in Norwalk, and consisting of? large
Dwelling-Houses, a large Pottery. 93 Kllns lo‘.
burning Ware, a good-xtatore and Barn, with
‘other buildings, and 520 acres of Land. F9”

further particulars inquire of
BENJ. ISAAC5.-

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Norwalk, N0V- 3: 139-3'
FOR SALE, _
A FARM, lying in Greenwich,
Conn. containing about 100
acres of land, with a good House

 

and Barn standing thereon ; well proportion-
-ed fopplow, pasture, meadow, and tiipber,to-
gether with 3 orchards, one of which is graft-
ed fruit. Said farm is situated on the road
from Stanwich to Nortli-Castle, about 8 miles

from the landinv. Any person wishing to
purchase, would do well to call on the sub-
scriber,‘ living on the premises. If not sold
before, itwill be sold at public veiidue on the
28th of February next, at 92 o’clock, P. M.
SILAS SUTHERLAND.
Gre_e,n_wich,,J an. 7th, 1824-. ‘ *46

 

considered as adding one more number

to the already extensive catalogue ofad vertis-
"ed Medicines ; it is in fact an iinportant im-
provement only, in a well known composition.
The Embrocation contains 3’of the most
valuable articles to be met with in the whole

any other Opodeldoc, in addition to the other
ingredient usually made use ofin the hard kind
and will be found of?» times its strength and
effect. The money willbe cheerfully refund
ed- to those who, after having used one bottle,
may think (lifiei‘etit|y'.

The Hon. Samuel L. Mitchell, M. D. LL.
D. one ofthe first Medical Professors in the
state of New-York, has given a certificate in
its fiivour—such autliority you will not dispute.

Certificates also from several respectable
citizens are annexed to ‘the directions, who
have received the greatest benefit from the
‘Improved Liqtiid Opodeldoc,’ when they had
previously used the hard kind to no purpose.

This article is assertetl to be a sovereign
remedy in Bruises, Sprains, Gout, Rheuma-
tism, cramp,nunibness, stiffness ofthe neck or
joints,slight burns, fresh wounds,chilb|ains,&Lc.

‘Forthe use ofliorses and cattle in these
cases, it may be considered as iiiestimable.’

‘ As the whole family ofniankind are liable
to tliese casiialties. no prudent person should
be \‘.'l'.l‘.0l1i‘?l l‘-~i!_tle ofit in their house.’

' g ":;:'t‘:‘c'.l by J. P. Whitwell, whose
name is itnpres:si-‘rl on each b_ottle, without
wlfiicli it is not ;zentiEne.—————N. B. In cas-
es ofacuie Cxoiit an-.l Ii.ll€lll’l‘l:l(lSlll,8 tea spoon-
ful on gliizzwg to lied, taken inwardly, in a wine
gl.".S5 cfcoizl water, has in conjunction with
the external application ofit, performed some
most extiaorclinary cures.

AR‘_;).\IA’I‘IC SNUFF.

Also may --e had. that valuable and popular
article, ARUJIATIC SNUFF, recommended by
Doctor Waterbousv-, which Snuffis so cele-
brated throughout the Anierican continent, in
cases of Cal2ll'l'Il and head-aclie, and which
possesses that desiiaible property of sensibly
stiinulztting the spirits without subsequent de-
pression. The above valuable Medicines
may be had of Benjaniiiz lsaacs, at Norwalk,
and Knapp S; Hoyt, Stainford.
' November, 11, I823.

The Christian Stlniaiiack,
For 18?.4——(Astronoinical Calculations for the
meridian of New-York)—-—Just rec’d and for
sale, whole sale and retail, by P. Pitici-:.

LADIES’ SOCKS,
OR sale at the Shoe Store cast endofNew
. Block. War-ttcd—-by the subscriber an
apprentice to the Shoe-making business.
Norwalk,Jan. 5. Win. IVIAYBURY.

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New-York, Jan. l9th, 18°34. 48w!-1

JOSEPH KEELER,
WATCII 8L CLOCK-MAKER, SILVER SMITII,
AND JEWBLER,
 OULD inform his old customers, and
the public at large, that he has taken a
stand directly opposite Mr. Lewis Mallory’s
Store, where he carries on his business in all
its various branches, and confidently hopes
that by a close application to the same, he may
obtain a share of the public patronage. He
has on hand a small assortment ofGoods in
his line, which will be sold cheap for Cash.
*** Wanted an Apprentice to the above
business. Norwalk, April 28. 9

CLOTHING AND DYEING.

Z LARGE quantity of Wool just rec’d, and

for sale by the subscriber, who would in-

.’ ‘form the public,that he still pursues the Clotli-

ing and Dyeing business, and is now ready to
receive any orders his customers may see fit
to send him. They are informed that he
is now able to furnish them with the best Iii-
digo Blue and Scarlet, upon wool, yarn or
cloth, and every other colour that may be cal-
led for. Cloth will be dyed and dressed thro’
the season, in a manner a little superior to
what has ever been done before. Indigo blue,
Rcd,and Black, on Cotton yarn, or cotton
goods ofany kind. Indigo Blue and Black,
on Linen and Tow yarn. Silk and Crape
gowns, and goods of every name, will be done
according to order and short notice.- Direc-
tions will be given for preparing and manu-
facturing the ingrain Carpets, as also the dye-
ing ofyarn suitable for that kind of goods.-
Orders left at the store ofWm. J. Street, or
at Mr. L. iVI:illory’s, Norwalk, will be taken,
done and returned, as soon as convetiieiit, by
DAVID SELLECK.
Norwalk, Oct. 13th, 1823. 38

TO FARMERS AND OTHERS.
THE subscriber will inanufactiire Com-
mon Cloths, with the exception oflncligo
blues, for 75 cents per yd ; and weave them
1 1-4 yds wide; broad cloths ofthe same qual-
ity for double the price with a small addition,
which will be about 923 less than can be made
by hiring in the family way, allowing for the
board and difference in width, &z.c. besides the
cloth will be much superior; fine cloths, and
Indigo blues, proportionally cheap.
Carding, Dying, and finishing, done for cus-
tomers. ELIAS PECK, Jr.
Cloths, Sattinets, fstc. for sale at said facto-

ry, by the piece or yd. at reasonable prices.
Greenwich Factoy, May 926, 1898. 14

NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
West side of the Bridge, East end Nezv Block.
'1‘ HE subscriber has on hand a general as-

sorttneiit of Gentlemen, Ladies 81. Child-
ren’s Shoes and Boots, manufactured of the
best materials, in the best manner, and new-
est fashion, which he offers for cash.

Custom work done in the neatest and best
manner, and at the shortest notice.

WiLi.iAu MAYBURY.
Norwalk, April 28tl1,~l8Q8. 9

FREDERICK REED,
W./ITCH ./I./VD CLOCK-MAKER,
AS removed from N. Becr’s Store to the

room next door to IV. D:tskain’s Groce-
ry, (iiearly opposite the Post-Ofiice) where he
is ready to attend upon his friends and cus-
tomers. VVatclies and Clocks repaired upon
the shortest notice, and warranted for one
year. He has on hand a siiia-ll assortment of
Jewelry and other articles in his line, which
he willsell on the most reasonable tcrins.—
All orders puiictiially attended to.

_Norw-alk, April 1.’), 18~2.‘3_. 7

¥ ALMANACKS, FOR 1824,
tail, at the Bookstore and Library west end of
New Block. P, PRICE,

CODFISI-I. ,
JUST received and for sale by the subscri-
’ her, a quantity of the first quality of Cod-
fish. Juno‘ BURRALL.
Norwallt. Jan. 12th. I894. 46
HOME-;VIADE FLANNEL.

-A iiel, just rec’d and for sale by" .

WM. J. S'.[‘BI:‘.B'I‘.

flta Court of Probate held at Stamford, Dec
27th, 1893-—S. H. MINER, Judge, present.
PON the petition of Enos 7Vilmot of Da-
rieii, shewing to this Court that he is guar-
dian to Oliver Clock, and Harriet Clock, of
said Darien, praying for liberty to sell cer-
tain lands belonging to his said wards, as pet‘
petition on file: 0rdt=.r1:d, that the further
hearing of said petition be postponed until the
lst Monday of Marcli next, at 9 o’clock, A.
M. then to be heard at the Probate Office in
Stamford, and that said guardian give notice
ofthe pendency of said petition by publishing
this order in the No: tvzilla Gazette as the law
directs' (45w6) Attest, 55.1-l.f‘r1iNan,Jiitige.

LARGE supply of Country made Flau-
Norwalk, Dec. ‘.’.~I’.<l, 182.3. -. 43

HE MANHATTAN FIRE INSU-
RANCE COMPANY, (in the city of
New-York, Ofiice 26 Wall-st.) Insure against
loss or damage by Fire—Dwelling Houses,
Ware-houses, Manufactories, and Buildings
in general, Household Furniture, Machinery,
Merchandize,and other Personal Pro_perty,on
as favorable terms as any siiiiilarlnstitution in
the city. This Company was incorporated
for the purpose of Insuringagainst Losses by
Fire only. ELEAZAR LORD, President.
Tuos. BULL, Jr. Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Eleazar Lord, William Few,
[5380 Pierson, Sairiuel Tooker,
Harman Hendricks, Ichabod Prall,
Peter H. Sbenck, I-Ialsted E. Haiglit.
Samuel St. John, Elbert Anderson,
William F. Mott, David L. Haight,
Abraham P. Maybic, Tliad’s B. VVakeman,
Jacob T. IValden, V\’illiam Watkinson,
James D. Vlfolfe, jr. Isaac Lawrence,
Daniel R8 pelye, Sauiuel D. Rogers,
Jesse Scoficld.
Applications for Insurance will be received
by W . 8,‘ B. Lockwood, Agents 8: Surveyors
Norwalk, Dec. 15,1323. 4%

V HE subscriber liaving replenished his

stock in trade now offers for sale a good
zissortiuent of Groceries, Crockery, Hard-
Ware, &c. The following articles comprise a
Jztrl. :—

‘GROCERIES-—Molasses, St. Croix, Ja-
maica and .I‘€e\v-Eiiglantl Rnni, Holland and
Pierpont Giu,CurrentWine,Cogniac Brandy,
Luiiip Sugar, N. Orleans and Havana brown
Sugar, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Old Hy-
soii and Soushong Teas,Box Raisins,Keg do.
Allum, Copperas, Dye VVoods, Alspice and
Pepper, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Chalk, Pipes,
Plug and Paper Tobacco, Soap and Candles,
Cliocolate,Cofi'ee, Salt Peter,Brimstone,Gin-
ger, Brooms, Spanish Itidigo, do Segars, &tc.

HARD-WARE—Knives and Forks, Jack
and Pen Knives, Shoe Knives, Bread do. Butt
Hinges and Screws, 8d, and 10d, Wrought
Nails, 4d, 6d, 8d, and 10d, Cut Nails, Shoe
Brushes, Scrubbing do. Paper Snuff Boxes,
Table and Tea Spoons, Heel Ball, Rasps and
Shoe Pincers, Ink Powder, Hunt’s Blacking,
Wafers,Buttoiis and Pencils, Saw Files, Pad-
locks, Pegging and Awl Hafts, Bellows,Shav-
ing Soap, &.c. &z.c.

CROCKERY——A good assortment of
Crockery, and Glass-I/Vare.

Persons wishing any of the above articles

will do well to call and judge for themselves.
Joim BURRALL.
Norwalk, Nov. 14th, 1823. 38

&L S. LYNES $2. CO. have recently ad-
' tied to their stock of Dry Goods, the
following articles, which were bought clicup
at auction, and will be sold tiiiusiially low for
Cash. Super Black, Bltie and Mixt Cloths,
Olive ‘_and Snuff Brown do. Super and coin-
inoii Drab do. a variety of Blue,’ Black and
Drab Polisse Cloths, Blue and Black Mixt
Satinetts, Superior Blue, Black Mixt Cassi-
ineres, Tartan and Caroline Plaids, worsted
Caniblets, SailsburyFlannels, super dark Cal-
icocs,Green, Red,Wliite and YellowFlaunels,
Green and Kid Baize,Bordered and plain
Cassiinere Shawls, Bordered and plain Scar-
let do. Rose Blankets from 6.4 to 11-4, Oil
Cloths, Drab and Olive Lords and Velvets,
Cotton imitation Plaids, Cotton Fringe, In-
dia Levantine, Sinchews and Lutestrings,su-
perior Sattin Levantine, Green, Blue, Pink,
VVhite and Crimson Florence, Striped mid
Plaid do. Black and coloured Canton Crapes,
Black, Green, Pink and White French do.
Swaiisdown and ValentiaVestings, BI’k Silk,
do. Gentlemen and Ladies’ worsted Hose,
Gentlemcn’s black and white worsted Socks,
Meii’s mixt and white lambs wool Hose,Cam-
bric, Jackonet and Swiss Mttslins, Silk and
Cotton Velvateen Shawls, a general assort-
ment Merino Shawls, Silk Hose, Furniture
Calicoes, fine and coiiiuion Sliirtings, assort-
ed Gimps, Kid, Castor and horse skin Gloves,
Ladies’ lined Gloves, a large quantity ofRib-
bands, Ganzly and Lambs wool IVaistcoats,
Batting Cotton and Cotton Yarn, Silk and
Cotton Flags, Buckskin Mittens and Gloves,
Green Gauze, Domestic and Imported Ging-
hams, Horn and Slieil Combs, Irish Linens,
Domestic Muslins, Linen Diapers,Uuibrellas,
Silk and Cotton Velvets, Domestic and Im-
ported Checks, Knitting Cotton, Suspenders,
Buttons, Fur Caps, &Lc. &z.c. %Lc.

DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES,&Lc. but.
LI B. BENNETT has recently added to
his Stock the following Articles, many
of which are well adapted to the approachitig
season :—Blue, black, inixt and drab Cloths
and Cassimeres; Pelisse Cloths; Sattinetts ;
Devonshire Kersey; Drab and Olive Velvets
Tabby do; crimson, red, white, and yellow
Flannel ; green Baize; Boinbazettes ; Fig’d
and black Ratingtt; silk and Valentia Vest-
iugs ; Swansdown do.; 8-4 Sr 9-4 Rose Blan-
kets; 3 1-2 81.4 Points do.; Caroline and Im-
itation Plaids ; Scotch do.; Black Cassitiiere
Shawls; Scarlet do. do.; White and colored
do.; do. with Borders; Cashmere, Velveteen
and silk Shawls; black and green French
Crapes ;Canton do.; Caroline and otherGing-
hums ; Bed Tickiugs ; Unbleached Sheeting
and Sliirtiiigs ; black Canton Hkfs'.; silk and
cotton Flagg do.; Black Sinchews; green
and white Florence; Cambric 83 Book Mus-
lins; Book do.; plain and fig’d Leno; dd.Jat-.k-
onet ; Sarsinet Cambric ; white and figured
Cravats; Linen Canrbrics ; Irish Linens ;
brown and black do. ; Velvet Ribbons ; Cani-
bric and coiiiuioii Diinity; 8-4 &. 4-4 checks ;
black worsted Hose; Bobinet Lace; Meii’s
Beaver and Ladies’ kid 8r. silk, loves ; buck-
skin Mittens, &.c. 8t.c. ,
fllso, a general assortment’. ti,f'=’Grocei'ies,

Crockery, Hard, Hollow and Glass-Vllare.

LEGHORN HATS.
TIIE subscribers have constantly on hanrl
" an assortment of Leghorn Hats, which
are offered to the public very low, for Cash.
Likewise, it quantity ofLadies’ Straw Hats.

D. 8:. S. Lrmzs 82. Co.

CONGRESS. _ , _

INTERNAL Iiir1=novi~:Mi:N'rs.—'Extract fiiom
.Mr.Clay’.9 Speech in the H. of Representatives.

‘ A wise, precautionary, and parental poli-
cy, anticipating danger, will beforehand pro-
vide for the hour of need. Roads and canals
are in the natuife of fortifications, since, ifiiot
the deposites ofmilitary resources, they ena-
ble you to bring into rapid action, the military
resources of the country, wherever they may
be. They are better than any fortifications,

_ because they serve the double purpose of

peace and war. They dispense,in a great de-
gre-.e,with fortificatioiis, since they have all the
effect of that concentration, atwhich fortifi-
cations aim. I appeal fromtlie precepts of
the President to the practice of the President
—Wliile he denies to Congress the. power in
question, he does not scruple, upon his sole
3 itliority, as numerous instances in the statute
book will testify, to order, at pleastire, the 0-
peniug ofr_oads by the military,and then c_oine
hereto ask us to pay for them. Nay, more,
sir ; a subordinate btit highly respectable ofii-
cer of the Executive Government, I believe
would not hesitate to provide a boat or cause
a bridge to be erected over an iiiconsiderable
stream, to ensure the regular transportation
of the mail. And it liappeus to be within my
personal knowledge, that the headofthe Post
Office Department as a prompt and vigilant
officer should do, had recently despatched an
agent to ascertain the causes of the late fre-
quent vexatious failures ofthe great northern
mail, and to inquire ifa provision ofa boat or
bridge over certain small streams in Maryland
which had produced them, would not prevent
their recurrence.’ * * *
But, Mr. Chairman, ifthere by. any part of
this Union more likely than all others to be
beuefitted by the adoption of the gentlemen’s
principle, regulating the public expenditure,
it is the West. There is a perpetual drain frotii
that embarrassed and highly distressed portion
ofotir country, of its circulating medium to
the East. There, but few and inconsiderable
expenditures of the public money take place.
There we have none of those public works,
no magnificent edifices, forts, armories, ar-
senals, dockyards, &c. which more or less are
to be found in every Atlantic state. In at
least seven states beyond the Alleghany, not
one solitary public work of this Government
is to be found. If, by one ofthose awful and
terrible dispensations of Providence, which
sometimes occur, this Government should be
iinhappily annihilated, every where on the
seaboard traces of its former existence would
be found, whilst we should not have, in the
West, a single monument remaining on which
topour out our affections and otir regrets.——
Yet, sir, we do not complain. No portion of
your population is more loyal to the union,
than the hardy freemen oftlieVVest. Nothing
can weaken or eradicate their ardent desire
for its lasting preservation. None are more
prompt to vindicate the interests and rights of
the nation from all foreign aggression. Need
I remind you of the glorious scenes in which
they participated, during the late war~—a war
in which they had no particular or direct in-
terest, waged for no commerce, no seamen of
theirs. But it was enough for then that it was
a war demanded by the charact and the
honor of the nation. They did not stop to
calculate its cost of blootl, or of treasure.-
They flew to arms: they rushed down the val-
ley of the Mississippi,with all the iinpetuosity
ofthat noble river. They sought the enemy.
They found him at the beach. They fought ;
they bled ; they covered themselves and their
country with immortal glory. They enthusi-
astically shared in all the transports occasion-
ed by our victorie's,wliether-won on the ocean
or on the land. They felt with the keenest
distress, whatever disaster befel us. No, sir,I
repeat it, neglect, injury inself,cannot alienate
the affections of the \Vest from this govern-
ment.» They cling to it, as to their best, their
greatest, their last hope. You may impover-
isli them, reduce them to ruin, by the mistakes
ofyour policy, and you cannot drive them
from you. They do not complain ofthe ex-
penditure ofthe public money,where the pub-
lic exigencies require its disbursement.

But-, I put it to your candour, if you ought
not, by a generous and national policy, to mit-
igaie, if not prevent, the evils resulting from
the perpetual transfer of the circulating me-
dium of the West to the East. One million
and a lialfof dollars annually, is transferred
for the public lands alone; and almost every
dollar goes, like him who goes to deatli—to a
bourne from which no traveller retttrns. In
10 years it will amount to fifteen millions; in
20 to but I will not purstie the appalling
results ofaritlimetic. Gentlemen who believe
that these vast stuns are supplied byemigrants
from the East, labour under great error.
There was a tiuie when the tide ofeniigration
from the east bore along with it the means to
effect the purchase ofthe public domain. Btit
that tide has, in a great measure, now stopt.
And as population advances farther and far-
ther west, it will entirely cease. The great-
est migrating states in the Union, this time,
are Kentucky lirst, Ohio next, and Tennessee.
The emigrants fromtliose states carry with
them, to the states and territories lying be-
yond them, the circulating iiiedium,wliich be-
ing invested in the purchase ofthe public land
is traiismitted to the points where the wants
of government require it. Iftliis debilitating
and exhausting process were inevitable, it
must be borne with manly fortitude. But we
think that a fit exertion ofthe powers of the
government would mitigate the evil. \Ve be-
lieve that the government incontestably pos-
sesses the const-itutional power to execute such
internal improvements as are called for by the
good of the whole. And we appeal to your
equity, to your paternal regard, to your en-
lightened policy,to perfortn the high and ben-
eficial trusts thus sacredly reposed. I am sen-
sible of the delicacy of the topic, to which I
have reluctantly adverted, in consequence of
the observaliotis of the honorable gentleman
from Virginia. Andl hope there will be no

 

 

misconception of my motives _in dwelli,n,g_up-

on it. Awise and considerate government

VOL. VI. NO. _' g,
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should anticipate and prevent rather than wait _
for..the operation ‘of causes-ofdiscontent.

Tuesday, Jan. 27.—,W hen the bill autliori‘
king an appropriation for, making surveys of
routes for roads and canals, was taken tip,

Mr. .M‘Lane ofDelawarefrose and spoke at
great length in favor ofthe bill. He entered
into an elaborate discussion upon the consti-
tutional powers of Congress. The first point
in his argument was, that as inunicipal i o vers
are sometimes exercised by the government,
it is left discretionary whether. such power
shall be extended to appropria_tio'ns ofmoney
for purposes of internal improvement. The
regulations of the Mint and the coinage of.
niohey were as much municipal, as the con-
struction of roads and canals. There were.
several clauses in the constitution, from which
this power could be derived, and vitw-as nb ar--
gunient against either, that gentleman enter-i
tained difl'ei~em views, as.to which of. these.
clauses should be chiefly relied upon. He con-;—

tended that the clause in thecoiistitntion au-. -

thorizing: congress to regulate commerce was
alone sufficient to justify the exercise of this
power. ‘ 4 - _

He examined the import and object of that
article. Ifit was not merely fiscal in its char‘-
acter, but conferred power to regulate both
foreign and internal trade, and to adopt such
measures as shall have a tendency to promote
either,-—the-government ofthe United States
has the entire control over the high-way.——
cotild any state, if itthought proper, erect an
impassable wall across its territory, to prevent
a commercial intercourse between other states
and different parts of the Union. Suppose
the State of N. Jersey or Pennsylvaniashould
undertake to obstruct the navigation of the
Delaware ;wotild not congress have .the pow-
er to remove those obstrtictions? If, therefore,
congress had such a right,ofw hicli there could
be no doubt, the same body possessed the en-
tire control over roads and navigable commu-
nications, and could at pleasure construct, rc-
pair, or discontinue them. He quoted sever-
al passages from the Federalist, in reply to
Mr. Barbour of Virginia, for thepurpose of
proving that the constitution had delegated
to congress the power to promote a free com‘-
mercial intercourse between the several states.
It was absurd to suppose that this right was
granted-, without at the same time conferring
power to use all the means which may con-
duce to that end. The national government
now possesses all those municipal powers .on
this subject, which the states possessed before
the confederacy and the adoption of the con.-
stitution. He contended that the right to con-
struct r_oads.and canals wasincidental to the
exercise of military power. - ’

[Here Mr. P. P. Barbour rose to ask the
gentleman from Delaware, whether congress
had ever assumed the right of erecting forts St.
other military works in the several states with-
out first purcliasing the sites of such works ?]

Mr. M’Lane remarked, that he should give
neither an affirmative or negative answer-to
this question,as it did not affect liis-argument;
but gentlemen in the vicinity of his seat sug-
gested to him, that the interrogatory might be
safely answered in the afiirmative. He then
resumed liisargutnent, and read a passage
from Vattel to show, ‘that the regulation of
conimerce,by granting all possible facilities to
trade, was one ofthe first duties ofnations.

On Thursday, the 29th, Mr. Stevenson, of
Virg. spoke against the bill. He acknowledg-
ed that did he believe Congress possessed the
power to .appropriate money for the purpose
ofinternal improvement, he should deem it
expedient to exercise such power. But in his
view the constitution prohibited any such ap-
propriation as the bill contemplated. Great
as was the genius and fascinating eloquence
of the Hon. Speaker, which could clothe any
subject with a. dazzling and seductive light,
the persuasive arguments of that gentleman
should never lead him astray from his duty.
He respected his brethren in the west, but the
constitution still uiore,and his kindest regards
for. the former cotild never induce him to vio-
late the latter. His attachment to the consti--
tution could not be dissolved by the force of
persuasion, nor shaken by intimidation-. It
had been said in the courseofthis debate that
the people ofthe west might no longer be anx-
ious to preserve the confederacy, iftheir inte-
rests should be disregarded by the government.-
But the H,on.Speaker mistook the sentiments,
the patriotism and. loyalty of hisowri country-
inen_, if be supposed they would, for such a

slight reason,desert the protecting wing ofthe.

Union. No! he knew the citizens ofthe west
well—-their patriotism and their attachment
were as firm ,as.the ramparts of those moun-

tains whose, blue summits waved along their-

heavens. But admitting the worst ; admitting
what had been said by a certain writer to be
true, that loyalty, like the rays ofthe sun, be-
comes weak in proportion to its distance from
the center ; admitting that the west should

become refractory and threaten a dissolution ,

of the Union, be for one would never consent

to appease that section of the U. States by a.-

sacrifice ofconstitutional principles. He allud-
ed to opinions of the formerPresident of theU.

States, and his objection to the exercise ofa- .
iiy power, which had not been clearly defined ~

and delegated by the constitution. His words
ought to be inscribed in letters of gold upon
the collisaaum of the capitol, and over the
doors oftliis hall. ‘

Col. Stevenson here entered into an analy-
sis ofthe arguments of the honorable Speaker
and of the gentleman from Delaware, (Mr,
M’Lane,) to whose ingenuity and eloquence he
had listened with great pleasure, btit whose
reasoning appeared to him ratlier specious and
plausible than S)lld and conclusive. _ His exa-
mination ofthe clauses ofthe constltutiQn,au-
tliorizing congress to regulate commerce, and
to establish post-ofiices and post roads,wlience
the honorable Speaker and the gentleman
from Delaware had attempted to derive the
powerofprosecining a system ofinternal im-
proveinents, was long and elaborate, leading
him totlie same conclusions, which had been
formed by his colleagues (Mr. P. P. Barbour

and Mr. Archer.) He couteiided that the pow-