i J - ...
i
i
isffl!!;i'itf
-an be Ul4?tf3 j ltd fifty thousand .Ike-
similes of a painting may be .produced
with perfect uniformity and at a mod
r eratw-ei pense-? Toe-" adeBtas4v
, books, of which a large number U to
le sold, will be very great, notjnly at
removing the cost of tinting bj hand,
- which ia the tame Tor the last thousand
. at the Erst; but bj malin- the copies
more alike and more durable, and . ri
- sing more above .the reach of the 1710-
liltjjecuivf imitator, la theae Vigt
nette, Mr. Baxter had no coloured
(copy but the bird, which are from na
ture, r madebiin Work from mere
scratchea in outline, ia order to test
liia metal f a nd; t "feet coti fi de n t' that
-vthw Mtbttetii agree'wii h for thin t
ing it sterling. - la carrying this very
- beatifl branch-of the typographic
mrt successfully into r ffVct, Hatter
last project w the great newtcit, dui
which thnru!y original and admirable
genius did not live to accompli-lu"
Extraordinary Murder. A trial
tock place v$ry recently in the Grand
D'ichy of lfre Casnel, in Germany,
which excited a very strong sensation
throughout the who e continent. The
" Jlihtorjif the cae i as. follows!
" Two y oung travellers, in the course
of . tour which they were making
into one of the provinces of the above
duchy, visited a Beuedictine oiotia.tery
which it situated on a very high irioun
- - tiiniltf.! ' from the be.iUty of "bceriery,"
tudbeen much frequented by tourists.
Ia reluraing down from' the convent
the utrangetiMW, lying under a beech
tree, the dead body of a man, with a
cord duu bled round his neck, and
-' thej infaaf(y fin bafk
,.,aadAviufoijnaUiinAaLeiictio
the uonl;a. Ttie Prittr. iiuuiediatelv
3 ejtilEqr
osict-ra, woo, Just no time tu Hastening
to the f put. It is mentioned in the
accuu.it that according to the custom
In" JefWl1'TCTHe" trt
T officer wa. ac-
cotnpameu oy . two uieuicai incii.
- - --- Ujnn aftesfmitmtioaofthe tdrHey
- - - -Tumid tiiatli waVthat '.-of aVijkry distiiu
gutiiheu eount.l outit Ln-i, wto uel
la ihcBciglibarhp;
catl Could be seen Irotn the .moun
--tarn where the mtwatry.wa situated,
TimjueUWa now war.xiw tlieciiuut
Btlu4iCatl,aiul,aihexirUjnRtaucca
lent mean, the oflicers -instituted an
. . ul.Jinmedi
, accortlinjrl y slietdr- aud -the i jury who
t, relied 011 the evidence of the medical
witnesses, brousht in a verdict to the
elect that, the deceased iust have
b.en murdered. ?, . .
,TSe history of the catastrophe was
' thU: The Count Lrega lived in bis
fastlc, where his ancestttr had - resi
ded before Wimfe ii splendor-and com-
.Ftratiye Jiappmc. v , .About.the Denqd
' " when i-ba? had attained his fifteenth
year, there came iuto the neighborhood
, to live a military . gentleman and hi
, family. The name of the stranger
wijConral Er andUaviijg the hab
' its of a centleniali.he became acquain
ted with the count, and was hospitably
received by him. , ArintimaCjr sprung
on between the count and Kssor's fam-
v iljT tnT the result-was-thatr-the f
. - 4 mer ollt-red his nana to .Misabsnor,
then a beautiful git I. I he count was
jo determined on lliejuarmge thatixe
' " was ready ta aecure the young lady
. fur hi wife on any terms j and he a
greed ; by a scttlemenV uot only to
. provide . an ample fundo bUwifi in
case of his death, bat to support the pa
rents in nis caaiic, or, 11 tuey uisa-
creed, that he should give them an am
pie allowance fot supporting them in
a auitable manner, r or some time
; the family lived very happily togeth
er. but about two years after the mar
- -j-a YiawnheBlisgrr:brgatt
.that a very rich landlord, who resided
.. , - . . ft jhjt distance ftpiCfe
- - whoMMmer ..waiJknuina.Oicr6.eld.
, tame every Sunday to tee -Mi Essorr
- : Thereal - troth waa that-OsterBeld
paid clandestine attention to the Coun
j tess, and he was encouraged by the
- jierents, and particularly-Mrtr-Essori
- 'n his invnoral project; i; Such was the
nature of the evidence obtained by the
law officers in their earlr inquiries)
and having ascertained thus much,
, tbey tliought it essential at once ' to
proceed to the castle and make inqui
ries. .TFey examTnMtIre trntessr
At this period, it ia proper to state,
- Uhatlhe count had left his castle soma
montht before for a short tiine that
' - he had charged his wifo witH criminal
ity, and imputed both to her father
S: ' and mother a privity of her guilty he-j
moreover obtained a legal prohibition
for preventing Osterfield from visiting
his residence. The mother of the
-, J eountesa was examined, a were "aUr
' : her farther and the servants, and the
. nature of the evidence was auch as to
- -'- -' authorize the ofGcera to place those
. parties in " custody, on the accusation
. of Dejngrgccejgo1rieg-t0"-the wardersr
'r .-Whilatlin prison 4 young woman,
' ' ' . who happened to be a. prisoner also, in
an adjoining apartment to that" where
, ' the countess . and Osterfield were
k ' placed , overheard their conversation,
and she communicated the substance
of it to the odicers. r - - . ' ,
' 1 A varietyof witnesses were aftewardi
v furthcoming, wha spoke" to the utter
ance of various expressions on the
art of the countess, herv motherl and
liiwr, which confirmed the suspicion
the? had band . in the murder, t.
. The Montessr was, therefore! anb
saitted to a fresh examination, when
tSa resident of the Court conducted
the 1 interrogttoYiea, The acetene
and addrese which he displayed were
too much for h.r, and atie con leased
that O.terfield-had told Jer, thaXJbeUatioous that , of , the bWyAiJLing
murdered her husband with the assis
tance of her fa'her and mother; but in
the most solemn manner, she declared
thai she was-eonvioced thatneuberof
her parent had any thing.to do with
the crime. At this juncture Osterfield
was brought in and confronted - with
the countess. ', r
lie first attempted to make a dental.
but he at last confessed that he Si Essor,
with Easor's wife, til were parties to the
murder. Osteruteld proposed a mild way
of getting rid of the Count, but- Essor
would otlisfeg'foMrMJsaid'lie'ltad;
njuries of his own to avenge. ... lie then
stated that le was the person who"
drazsed the Count from hi horse, as
sisted by Mr - .& AiditnJJie llouolt
was clown tie held his mouth while
Essor perpetrated the murder! (We
refraiu from giving the account of tins
act in detail, as the death of the unfor
tunate victim was effected in a man
ner which showed a great anatomical
skill. It wasKasor who put the cord
about be victim's neck.
The whole were found cu'ilty. Es-
or d.vd iiijirhon before the final trial.
The oiher prisouer were sentenced as
follow: ,
Osteififld imprisoned for life in the
II ousc of correction, but in' the "mean
lime he.is at liberty, tu poverjbaX he
was nbf tTie iiririciiiaT. '
Julia Kior,the moilierin law of the
victim", four years ut h;ird laoor, alter
which s!te muit cive secorily that she
wilt' be furthcoming wiienevtr required
by the jrovernineni.
'meftrUiri'g!rrthree---'Tear-a.d a
littidae -pewalty. .-'4'be "three prisoners
were furtlicr oblifeU to pay the whole
expenses LtartHtwBtHi.UMUMar -u
Dmnttmmtr.f Kmgi.Tht fol low
irn vny inlerfiiwt eilrafl wiMtmihe
,.( i r! .American Uetiew. vv e
lead oo liecr wrlntb ,fter having been
i't! Amirtcitn Ket.iew. vv
Head
eAtonibeitTj k ji) ny y e aia, he prefcenr
ed relies in a ie narkatile ilegrteoi pre
Mitti part ue and we know nut what
creilit to awaid Ihiin. The follow icy
.casep are eaceemngiy itnereims m
tiirirai 'relntvoni rf the 'bectj ad
rrll mferberto, WnMrftt''wy
be relied on as trictly av'l.rn'it.:
Hint of 'tlie 'hum interesting ae
cmh i ' olllbeffreie, v aWwT'oT T bTSTyT
the' identity of which was undoubted.
IS that ol (tie niMfiiermem 01 ing IMI
ward I. of Engl'aoil, T-he readers f
Englioh hi-tnry will recollect that thi
monarrh gave a a dying charge to bi
that hi lierl should be sent to the
Holy land, but that Ins body lmuld be
canted in (he vnof the army, till
Scotland w reduced n obedience.
'Hedie inJuly. tSor.and not with
standing hit injunction, wa buried in
YVeMwifiMer Ablrejr io October f the
nme year. Iti recorded, that he waa
en.bilmeil, and orders for renewing the
cerecloth about his body we.r 1urd in
the reign of Edward. 111. and Henry
IV. The tomb of this muniul) was
opened sndtiboly exsndned in Jaou
art.' 1774, under the direction ol sir
JWph A finite after it had been buried
467 years, The following extract .is
from a contemporaneous volume of the
Eeniletnan Mrfeiamei
'Some gentlemen of the soriety of
antiquaries being ilemrnoa nl seeing
how fat the actual state of Edward ll'a
bo'dfiifaejfed;iojb methods taken to
pienerve it, obtained leave to open ihe
large stone sarcophagus, in which it is
known to have heen drpiMiled, on the
north side of Edward the Confessor's
chapel. This wa accordingly done on
the morning of January 2, 1774; when
in atwtnn rof JJfe". f , jhr jf f a it d ,
the foyai btidy Tn perfect prei'ervaiiori
enclosed in two wrapper .one of them
watof gobl tise, alrorigly waxed and
fresh t he ol her and . ule ran ok t , coo si :
d7aWy deciyedT Tnecwpiii'w"M ni
bited i'n a ricb maot of pur)de, paned
with v,hite, and adorned with orna
ments of gilt metal, studded with red
and blue stone and pearl.' - Two simi
lar ornament lay the bands. -The
mantle ws fatenrd on the right shoal
der by a ntgnif ent fibula of the same
metal, with the same strne and pearls.
His face had over it a ailken covering.
10 fine, and s closely fitted to it. as to
preTetveW-feMoreentire-llMund
his temples waa gilt coronet of fleurs
de ly. In hi haiul, whirh were also
entire, were two sceptre of gilt metal
that in the right surmnanted by a cross
lleare, that in the left by three clutiie'ra
of ak leave, and a dove on a f lobe;
this sceptre waa about' five feet Inns;.
The feet were enveloped in the mantle
nd other covering, but sound, and the
tuM ilntinr.t. I he whiUetengtn ul toe
corpse was five feet two inches.
"The last statement, it will be ob
served, is the "only point in which the
narrative appear1 to disagree with
history. We are'IelieTalTy given to 6n
dersland that Edward I. was a tall
man; and That he was designated in his
own time by the name of Long shanks.
Bker in hit Chronicle of Kings of
England, say efkim that he waa tall
in statare, ear eeding most of nher
arrnl by a head and thoeldera.
save nut beeo able to find Sir jloaepb
AflokTs account of tht; examination.
and knew of no other snode of recon
ciling the dijerepancy, but by ivppns
ing a typographical error of a r Scare
in the acceuut which bss been quot
ed. ' i: :-';-:, ,i'V-':,;".', .4.
EJoard I. died at: Burg apon-
Sinda, ia Cumberland, 00 1 wa to
eighth year of bisee. .
Anotaer josiance ii pariuit
Charles I , the subject ol the work si
the head of this ariicle. The re
mains id this unfortunate moearch a'e
kaowa tvhavc bees carried to Wind
w, and there ioierred by hia friend,
wiihooi Mimp, in a biy and priva'e
nanncr... It i slated iu Clareden
IliMory of the Rrbellion, that when;
hi son, Charles IK w.t deiiroii to
remove and re Inter his corpse at
Vetminier Abbey, it could no bya
nysearrhbe found. In ' constructing
a Maukoleuju at Windsor io Ibl J; uo
drr the tlirecriou of George IV.; thrn'
Himce R geo, an arridenl led to
lie ducfveiy of this royal body The
workmeO. in forming a sub!errannu
P42 e under the choir of Si. G orje'
llie wall vl tbeeauli of King Hrniy
VIII. On looking through ihl open
ing it was found o coiitatn three col
fin, ius'ead of two as had tw-tn sup
pmed. Ton of thue were cf ruijL
ed tube the coffins of Henry VIII .and
one of his qurens, Ja.e iseinourT
The other wa formally examined f er
pei niiHUtn .obtained,:.- by Sir Henry
llalfiMil. in pri-srnre of evraMH-m
bcrs of the ityal fmily" and other
persons of du ttn tiofl. The accooiit
since publi-hrd by Sir Hemy, corrobo
riirs 1 be one whuh bad been given lv
M rv f ferbe rf;i griiriitt of Ktffg taffVsi''
bed rliamber. and it publiahed in
Wond Atheiire Oxiintene.
"t)n removing -he ; pall' says Hie
account. a phkii leaib-n illn preeni
ed ine'f l iS V'h 'p-'sraiu e
of ever haviiz been im loed in wood,
ind beaiiie an. iiiM-ripiion, ' K.11 g
"Ch'arlf 1 64 n. I a ge. leg i( I e c li ar.c
lei n a stroll nf lead e-hcirrlin it.
upper part of the 41, of mli dimeu
ninis a to admits dear ioMshi n
' ronieois These were aft interna1
Wlloli,.n ri,irin vri o.urh decaveil. ikI
in'r UiUt 4w,U f wUU H a qan
tut 1 .unctious msiier, inixen with
resin, as it seetneil, ha:l been melleil.
nit m eit lude, as tflVciuatiy a poa..
4ible, the external air. I he coflin wa
completely full: and from ihe tenacity
4 4le cere ilthr great: dtfliiult-wa
eiperienreed -ii del at hig -it - aoer e
Tul'y from the part which It tnVrlojif.T
xvifviervfiYuncm
tiliualed itself, the separation of the
IT a correct itnpreiston ol leature 10
which it had been app'ieil, wasnbterv
ed. At length the whole are Was dis
"ng'ged from it a enverhg. The com
plejion of the skin of i: wa dark & ilu
roloretl. The forehead and leinplea
had lost little or nothing of their tiiu-
rular imbalance; ihe cartilage of t lie mine
wa gone; but Ihe lelt eye, in the firm
moment of exposure, waa open and
full, though it vanished almost imme
diaietyi and ihe pointed beard, to char
srterintic of the period of the reiicn ol
King Charlea, wa perfect. The shape
of fate -waa long oval; many of the
teeth rrmaiiietl; and the left ear, in con
tfqoence l the interposiiion of the
umtiou matter between it and the
ctre-cloth, waa foui d entire.
M It waa diffit-ullat tlaaoiomentr to
withhold a declaratina that, tiotwith
ttandingthe disfigorement the counle
niince-did.J)t'5C..a.MlTini....teiem,jlancc.
to the coins, the busts, and eperiay
to the picture of KinjChatle the Fir
by Vandyke, by which it had been made
famillisr to us. , It is tree, thst.. the
niinJsof the speclatora, of.Jhi interrsl
ling sight were well prepared to receive
thi iinprein; but il in alo certain
that such a facility of belief has been
oecitioned by lb- simplicity and truth
of Mr Heibert Narrative evr.ry part
of which had been confirmed by the in
eitigation-so.far, ii yh&;-,m&tdi4
and it will not be urnred that ihe i-hape
of the face, the forehead, the eye,
and the beard, are the tnnt important
ietinte. by-which-feem.bbfi.ce it de.?.
termined. " :,. ; ;
" When the head had entirely dis
engaged from ihe attachment which
confined it, it was fimntl tu be lom-e,
and without any difficulty was taken
out and held up to view. The back
part of the scalp was entirely pet fee 1
and had a remarkable fiet.h appearani r;
ihe purrs id the tkiri bring mnre dis
linct and the tend-in and ligament of
the neck wet e ofr'nnaiderabte subtiance
and firmne. The-hair-vKa lhick at
the hark part of he head, and, in ap
pesraiice, nearly blacky A 'portion of
it which hat aince Fern cleaned and
dried. iof 0 beautiful dark brown rol '
or. Thai of ' the beard was a tedder
brown, On the back part of his head
it was not morethsn'an inch in length,
and had probably been ut ao short for
iheconveiiienceof. iheefeutioner, or
peihtp by the piety of friends noon
after death ia onler Io fuir.Nh snemo
litis of ihe unhappy king. -
' On holding up (he head, to ex
amine the place of separation from
IheTitidyTlbe" niicT oTTtiioeck "naff'
evidently, retraced themselves, consul
erably, and the lnurth corvical verte
bra, waa found to be cat ithroajh its
tabs tance . Iranverely, ,. leaving the
surfacef of tlae divided portions perfeel
ly smooth and even, an appearance
which could have been produced only
by a deavy blew, inflicted wild a very
sharp instrument, and which farni-hrd
the 11 proof wanties- to identify Kina
Charles the. first;;:., t.TTTtr.
'The foreeoinr are two of the mtnt
taecessTul (aatances of pothnmoaa pre
servation. ,; The care taken in regard to
some ertllef distioe aisacd persunsre
hi bees le forts ote in ; ta results.
The ctdo wf Henry H'lII. was iespect-1
ed at the same lime will thai 01
Cbarlri. and was found to cotsin notlt
Some portions of beard reniatrJed on te
chin, but there was nothing to discriml
oate the' pettonage contained in it.
Durinz the nreseat ceoturv, the sar
eophagus of K.i.ig John has-aW been 1
exiniiurd. St contained Hitlerite man
a ilisorsanixfd mass of earth. The
principal snbiances found, were some
half detayed bones, a few vtstigc rf
cloth sad leather, and a long rooty
piece of iron, apparently the remain
of the sword blade of 'bat monarch.
' SENATE. L".'
Saturday June T."
llie bill for the settlement of the
rwrofthrWatrfartmmsrarfKetf
advances to the United States during
the late war, was ordered to a third
reading yeas 24, nays 17.- -
Monday Juney.
Mr. Robbins presented the resolu
tions fromx the General Assembly 01
the tate of Rhode Island, remonstrat
ing aiamst the measures of the tAecu
live in relation to the Uank of the U
uited States and the finances, and ex
pressing it as their opinion that the
best interests of the country require
that the public deposites be restored to
the Bauk. . The resolutions. were laid
on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. hwing, from the committee on
the Post Office &. Post Roadt, who had
been charged, by resolution of March
last, with the task of investigating the
conditioa and transactions ol ihc De
partrrient, with poer to tseniLfor per
son ;and pa ikerar4nado a report, wlikh
concludes with the
followins resolu-
t40n$ j,:;ts,;.';:-v.:;-.-i'.'...
:MVlTC.Vvi-'
t Reiiitvftf, ThT
t in provd anil admil-
ted tha'. Ur$e um of money have been bor
rowed at uitterenl Bank,, by ihe ros mier
General, io odcr to inuke up ilia deficien
cy ul the Rirtnt ot carrying on the. tmttneta
'homy gnen oy any i 01 iOngrei; aim
thit, at Copfireinr a)oue poaaetaek 'lte pow
er to borrow money on the credit of the'U
tu'Ctl S'atet, all auch 'coutwta fur tnai't hi
the I'ntt mutter General are illegal and void
t'ostmmter General i contain sia'eirienia
which, in Mibtequent paper, he ad mitt to be
rroeOtii-Hotl thr,- apecUlIy tli-te of
-t he lath of April, 1832, id- he 3d of March;
are incoiikiatent with each other and
the. truth and accuracy of the comniunica
liont made by ihe Department
r.5JtetdvdfclMfolfc
a practice prevail in the Post Ofhce De.
paitment of granting contract! on bid ahich
ary from the advertitemetna. and oi chants
injt and altering; contract In material ier
pecia after ihey We been accepted, and
thai this practice prevent! all fir competition,
amon( peraona wialung 10 make cooiract. ia
calcula'ed to jie ondue advantage to favor
it et, and it in violatioo of law.
4' Itetolvrd. That it appear that an indtvidiil
al who made a contract tor the tratitportation
of the niait, wa rcrpiircd to (five it up for no
other reason than thai it might be given lo
a not tier, detiroti of having it, and that ihe
act of the Dep.irtmeM, in requiring auch.
iiii-rende'r and in effecting the tranifer, w4
illegal and uiijott.
. 5 Kesolved. Thai it appear that ihe pro
poaal for carrt ing the Mail on the route from
Chicago lo Green By.' wa withheld from
advertisement that the contract therefor wa
given in another name, but really and truly
to one 01 the t lerk in the Department; that
the- compeniarion proposed" 1rrrtte b td waa
laited without any increase of service;
and that the transaction ia a direct breach of
law. ' " "
g. Uj- Tha7"et rallowiicVrTraTe
been granted lo contractor without any in
crease of duty or service on their, part, and
met in oiner ciara extra allowance have
been mule which are unreaannable, extrav
agant, and out of all proportion with the in
crease of services- .....l.....,.i,
7. Hesolved, That the PoatmasterCeneral ha
ettabliahed Steamboat lire for Ihe transpor
tation of the mail, by private contract, at an
enormous expense, and without authority of
law; .
-' S. Resolved, That the public credit ha
been pledged forthe benefit of individual eon.
Wactoftfnd haieimolaTew
cited and induced to aid, with their personal
credit, the business of ihe Department, and
that all such transactions are unjustifiable add
improper.
"9 Uesolved, That If doe appear that mill
lines have been established to run more fre
quently thin once a day, at a very heavy ex
pense, where no adequate public object re
quired such provition. -
10. Hesolved That pecuniary transactions
of a very irregular nature are proved tu have
taken place between the centiactora and
oi;.eof the chief officer of the Pot Office
Department. " ;
11 Ktaidved, That the Port Office Depart,
men! i now deeply in debt; it affairs in die
orderi il accounts and report irregular and
unsaiiafaciory, that it itjutijv Ihe subject of
puhhc comptaifit, and aejiiaiidt radicaVr e
t'orm. , , .,
13. ttesoli ed, That the incidental e I p entea
and ere I service money of the Depaiment
ba mcreated, ia increasing, and oufclifle be
dimiiiithrd. j
- 1 1. Resolved That St doe appear that an
agreement Waa entered into between two
companiee of mail contraclort, the cxirrt
object of tahich wa4 put down competition
j.jhi1rW'potlatiou.ol patenters imhtir
respective mail routes; Uial said agreement
was drawn hy an officer of ihe Imparl mem
and entered into at his preaasing inaiance,
and tltat it wa sanctioned by the Postmaster
General; and ibat such agreement, sane
tiooed, is an inlcrtcrencc with the - honest
fKlmtta
and 'oppressive monoply, end ia aa Unjoat
" e 1 1- iu -raitatuiiBii an otiioui
HiHiiiHw private rigni. .
14. KesolvruVTbat it doe appear that Mail
Contract abate teceived large eatia allow
ante "and have, about Ihe time of receiving
auch allowance, become the proprirtora or
contractor m4 newspaper preeara, ot a paf
tiaaa character, It aUo appears, that a new,
paper editor, ia the State of Newt. Hampshire,
a a contractor far carrying the mail on nu.
meroua rouiea, - fnper frniUft," and
Ihal every auch act or artifice, tending to u
nite the prea with the Poet Office Depart
ment, ia a jUngerou buse and ought to be
corrected. ri .
( Mr. Grundy then presented a paper
containing the vie" w f the . minority,
pf the committeei which -conclude
with tli follwiEgeommeiJatfta fc
iJentrreas; '
nW depart met to rtrpard ! wnh
way M to ftraa proper VcrM rvapowNbiii.
lv. But awly at M betl, but im the anknliut
brmW, el ihm (UpanmcRl i and toe I hM pnrpotc I
lb adamS of Iho acwHwta, a4 ihdtciat t
dkMioa tf them, u4 Ik duaarwacnia 4
money 1, thould be oohtulcd to bEeers appoiated
b Ih Prwlm Mil ScMle.
a That report be mad to CoatTcaa aanou-.
ly. of oil the rioeiulilurea of lh Orpartmanl,
Mated io detail, inctudinc biidiHal cstHraarai
lo of all new eoniraett, a anodi6csiiona of
ontiacla. anil Ihcir reiectir prwcai alto a
aiatcmcnl of the amonnl paid for ilia Irantpoe
tation of lha asail M each route, a Uie aeveral
Slalra Mid Trrrkoriva. ai iwar aa mav be.
S. Ttrat any peeaoa employed ia the Ceneral
roat Ulnee ahall be prutMbited trow oeeomiha; k
mail vonlraclnr, or iuteraaicd iu a mat I eoatrael,
r an agent, with or valtotit onipruaalion, lor a
dMit errativie.'--'-'""
4. Thai ilreriiarinenU foe propoaala to eaery
tire maH, kud ireii n ihe eruHliral !l
liiif'a, ba mule, aa near at ro) be, accariling to
1 lie w .niter in wliicb, in tlir jml jibrnl of ihe
Pom Matter (ienrral. the mall thnold be trant-
lpHrrt,ajri Uwrri4 ol lb .$Riursi.s.-..
. I bat olte tealeU protetaia reeuteo uom
bidden for mail coalractt, tliall not be opeNtd
until alter the time for receiving bida shall Ua
caiiired
i. Thai refBHI to be Ibatlc io Conseeta annu
ally ot all Iniluret lijf etwiliaetoit to deliver mailt,
and Ihe action of lle PoU Matter General in re
gard iherelo in each aaia.
Both reports were read and ordered
to be printed.
The joint regulation of the, House,
nxing tin rne sum 01 juneior wean
j lurmnent of Congress, was concurred
ia; '." ' .
7tedai,June 10.
The Senate took up the unfinished
busine being the rooiioa to print 50,-
000 copies of the reports of the com
mittee on the Post Office. A debate
ensued, in which Messrs. Southard,
Grundy, Ewing, Clayton and Webster
took part; ' but before any vote was
taken, the Senate adjourned.
s -. If'ttlntiduy, , Jvmt .
;t)n matron of Mr. Bibb. tlte Senare
proceeded to consitler the joint re.solu-
tee. on the subject of an amendment
of the Constitution, in reference to
the election of President and Vice
President." -The resolution is as fol-
- Resolved Slo. That the following; amend-,
melitt tOVrhe Con:rlitioft- of the Unitvd
State be propoaetl to ihe' Legislature of the
aeveral Siatet; which, when ratified by tiie
Lrjf'!tures of three fourth of the htatri,
ahull be valid to all itenta and purpoie at
part ol the Conatitutton:
That,. . hereafter- -the HretiJeut and. Vke
rreaident of the .ti'edSjwea .!iall.bejjb.Oi
ei by the people
tlie manner following;: itach Stale ahall be
iftifdenbf ttier te;jiawrihefc'of;'"tMioTrif-
tricl equal in number i the whole number
of Senator and
of the United Statr5,the id lirica to be
composed ol contiguoo territory, and lo
contain a nearly at may he. an etiual num
ber of pet sons entitled, to be rrpretented
tinder the Constitution, and to be laid off, ful
the firtt time, immediately after the ratiKc
tion of this amcodmeirtt and, afterward, at
the session of the Legislature neal. ensuing
the appointment of represents' net by the
Congtest of the United fiatet. That, on
the first Thursday, and succeeding Friday
and Saturday. the month of Atguat of the
year one thootaod eight hundred and .thirty
aix,ad on i be aame day in every fourth
year thereafter, the ci iaeoa of each Slate
who passes the qualification requisite for
elector ot Hie most numerou branch of Ihe
State : Legislature, shall meet within their
ret pect I e districts, and vote for a President
and Vite President ol tie United States; one
of whom, al least, shall not be an inhalMtaat
of the tame Sta e w ith ibemselves; and the
person ' rtceiviog the greatest number of
vote for Fresuleiit, and the one receiving ihe
grea'est number of vote tor Vice I'rewdent,
in each district, shall be holdon lo have re-
, i
t
t
xektd. iheTeclorjJ--oU.f hat-4ictki
which fact shall be immediately certified lo
lie liovernor ot the State, to each or the Sen
ators in Cougrexa from such Stat'-, and in ihe
President ol the Senate. The right of fit
ing the place in the diuricual , which ihe
electiona shall be held, the manner of hold
g them, of canvassing the votes, cf Uecid.
ing In ease of eqtajiiy of votes' in the dis
trict, and certifjtag the returns, i reserved
exclusively lo the Legislatures oltlie State.
The Congress of the t'nitetl States haU be
in aession on ihe second Monday in October
in the year one thousand eight hundred aud
thirty-six,, and on the me ' dsV In everv
Ymmtt y ear thereafter- tfitf thr rreaident of
the Senate, in the presence of the Senate
and House of Ileprear.titaiives, shall, aa toon
as couvenienl and practicable, proctedtoo-
pH ihe. icenulc4iteandJTujr
electoral vote ofthe dittric' shall be there
upon Citunted. The person having Ihe
greatest number of vote, of ihe electoral
disiricit, for President, shall be Preiic'ent, if
such ntimher be a majority of the whole
number of districts; but if no person have
such mcjoriiy, then a second election shall
be held on the first Tlinrwlty and aaeceed
ing Frioay. and turday in the month of
December then next enuiiog, bich ahall be
confined to Ihe person liavior received the
two htghert itnmbeia forthe office of Presi
dent at the preceding tnalt.wbicb second
eteckoii aliall .be conducted, lhe.reauto.eeMi.
hed, and tire vote counted, in the same
manner at in the first; and the person J,sv-
ine uie greatest number ol vote tor Presi
dent shall be tbe Hrtsideats Uil if two or
more persons shall have reeived the great
est and equal number of voles al tha second
election, the House of Kepreentatives shall
choote one cf tlirm for Prenidejn, a ia now
pre-enbed ;by the Conaiilulibh." '" Tlie "per.
aon havirig-ihe greateat number of vntesfor
Vice Pretirfent at the first election, abalt be
v ice rn cent, it tocti oumber be a majori
ty oi ue whole number ot Votea given; and
if no person have auch majority, and if a
President .shall not have been elected,
then second election shall take place be
i wren, aim lo be confined lo, the
1 ,Ittt a K.t k. mmA a.10.:
data that the second election is held, lor the
f resident, and the person having the highest
number of vote for Vice President shall be
be Vice President but if two or more Per
Bono shall have received ihe rreete-1 end aa
equal number of vote in Ihe second elec
tion, then the Senate alia II choose one ol
them for Vice President, ts ia now provided
in the Constitution. But when a .second c
leetion by the people shall not be necessary
lor the office ul he fremdeat, ar.d Vice Pre
sident sh-II ot h e been elected by a nm'ori-
tyof Ihe-istnci. then the Senate ahall
choose a Vice President from the persons
hating tb two highest numbers ia tbe first
eieetioni as ia tow prescribed 10 the (Joans.
ration, ' . . 4 :, J"- '
. After a short discussion, the retolu
tiun was laid thi table, 1 t
ished bun sen, -btingthe wiea u.
print SO.OCO copies of tW reJ
on fht Post Office: wnea the dlh??
waa resumed, and was particiraw
ratf Messm-Websfer; Crtindy S
Clayton, Leigh. Southard, Bibb! ?!?
Jth, Ewing, Kntghtpragn!:
gum, and Brown, and eontinoed until
half past eight,, when the question
u pnuiuig ju,wu copies of tla
reportpof the committee; and tha"
atatement of thr-minorittrabd deel
ded in, the affirmative as follows- -
ra-Metart- Bell. Bibb. CalhotituCha
dy!KuylirhT'nLinBhUr
HMon, SiUbee, Smith. Sonth.rd, bw!.
8w.li, Tomlioaon, Tyler, - Webate!.a?S,1',
AtfVa Meaara. Itemon. Blaek, llroV"tI"
th Medrlrk Hill. King of VUUnut
of tieorgia, Morrit, Shtpley, l allowdrru
Mr. Chambers; .from coratnitte
1 the District of ColamhU -.l- V,
on
had been referred the memorial of the
City of Washington, 1 tenhftcd t uiii
gnarOing Ihe sum of 70,00t) dollars an
nually for three years, to be etrn
tled under ihe direction of the Mayor
and Boards of Aldermen and Cam
mon CouncU of aaid Cityr tomrrfi thi
extingtiishment-of the interest oits'
public debt; whidh was read, ana er
dered to a second reading. r
q 1 u i. Jym
. . SeJral. pnvate nature
were considered and ordered to aY
third reading. )
HOUSE OF REPRE.i;NTATlVESfc
Monday, June 9. .
The House Proceeded tofh.
. ----- - ...v vuiiniu-
eration. of tlie memorial from the in-'
habitants nf (itMieiitimJ"Fr-" j"
, v.uiiT, Tinnn:.
a, prayinz the restoration of the dJnu.
moi.Jaa.ltia..Lnit,lijli-
upon wincn memorial Mr. WihoY
on a former dajfi moved the following
resnlutitins: v ',: , ,
Itnuhxil. 1'htt th ,111I.fl. Mr, A -r.i .
. - - ui,llt
hy law, are; hy the Cona.iin,tioo. plwl a,
the order anH dbealiaw of rhe Coh'tre.t nf il-t,'-nifed
Slao a, which onli-r anil direction nan It
nitoe ij law m ihe I or in ot hill, or joint uritrr,,
vaet or retnhiliont, upon' which tha PrFMto
bf Ihe UuHe.t Statet hnttin.pl) the powrraft
negative, tuhjret lo a vote of Iwe-lhirili of tail
utiav iii ,.,iinrett. i"
Cl WriA I'lirt lu .kui. l il.. "....
of Ihe t'nrtrH States I neceatary to authmiu
i wH'i w i vMa auuea w entrurt m
euttnd ofthe publie tunney., am aiinrfinrMtrt '
K. mWI llMMukU. - L . 1 - .,
"V . mi .iiwrncc, wuwntni. inatmr -
agenejr than lint of ihe Kiecalive IVnirOkeat.
T".v:;mjjrijwi.f:viT:m.sm;.imiKr.nonkf.mni..
not he, ertMrilyf nVr -tlie Coothuiim, e
Uuueil lo the Kxecutie Depailroenl. , '
ItmmmtwA 1'(.,l 1'.,.... ... .. L . -f .1.
- . .... j I. w- uibv wni m ilia
hamli of ihe V.xrtotiv Departmeat the mi
i"i Broinny-oe money, wiinoatsaat
sumpiKin of the Executive power, or a tuWtr-,
won ol the first prumipletol tbe Conttiliiliwt.
Awl that ii1 oni;-ittee be fbittiei UtMnirieil
10 report such meatoivs at it mav eeria awrn.
ry and proper lo pravidt for Ihe future aft leej 1
ing, tout rol, and (liipntiiion ol the (M pro. . ,
peHy and money t, and tn ataert, ntiutaia. w4
proteel Ihe anruliiolional powers f Congrtw a- .
vr the pahhe property and puhlieeiurte.
After a discussion of, some length,
in which Mr. Vv'iae advocated, & Mr.
Pejton opposed the resolutions, the
memorial and resolutions. were laid
upon tlie tableyeas 105, najs Or.
' Tued,yt Ju.x 10. ,1
Nearl the whole of thia day's sil
ting was consumed in the consid
eration of tlie ITontllrtrw ,.nfoo,l a..
ection.
Y " Wednetday. June 11. ;
Tej!t9jpiiJeratioa..ot thtJijenlucky
contested election wna again . resom-''
td and continued until the House sdY
journed, without arriving at any dcci-,
tion on the subject.
,r Tkuridtty, June 12.
.The, Itotwe. resolvotl itself .info ,l '
committee of tlve whole on the Ket-,
tuclyr contested' election; when Mr.
-M'kay moved the following resolfl
tion: Itesolved, That neither Thomas P. Mooreefl
Roben P. Letcher be permittee to take s m f
imhit IIoom at ihe IWprraaMawte Inr Die M .
Congressional Ditlriel of the Stale of Kcalscly,
mi,4 that said Seat is now vacant. : .
Keaotveil, That the neakerot tVit ffonw 4 .
"o'i'raaVaverabeol Kcstnckt strfau leal
it. iiaeaiMV ...... .i.-- r-grt:-
TMrr Wilde objected to tha ,
ology of thia resolution. Mr. M'fcUy
maintained that it waa aubfctntiltj
in conformity to the, instructions of ihe
House. ,Mr Sutherland frnposeil the
following, go as to be strictly in the
terms ofthe original lust met ioni: .'
, Itetolvrd, That there he K elrclin kirk
meinbcr of tli'n Houte fVnra the 5th CifV
sinoal divtrtet in Kenioky : Swing iwptae'iea
ble lor Ibis Houte tu determine with any r"
ly, who is die rightlut lUpretvatativ of
Mr. M'Kav then withdrew the re"
- . . . . ;:.ji--e-
lauona proposed oy nun,
.the reaoiutHiu
nronosed by M
Southerland - was then agreed J$ l
tliereu pon the Committee , rose, and re
tiorted ; the same to the Heme, f
tlieir .coneurrcnte-? l:-v "i
The tjuestion. was tliei pit en tl''
aTnentlmentvmoedtnbj!31r. Claj',ll'
declaring Mr. LeUher entitled to a
aeat in the House and decided in
negativeYeas 112. Kaya I tf.
the House refused to declare Mf;.
Letcher entitled to a aeat. y The e
ginal resolution, as reported from
Committee of the Whole, was t9.
adopted Yeas 114, lTy 103,
- . ' lVity, Jtmf -5-,
Tt.. i..:- -..i. frnntpa
J ME -IHV JVIUfc.JCWINIIVU, . .
Senate, the one declaring the m'" I
of ihe Secretary ot the Treasury V
the resnoTals of the roblie depoe
from th Sank ofthe United State,
to be unsatisfactory and insufficK"
and the other requiring the defosi'..
of the public money to be ,V
deposited in the Bank of. the I-biJ .
Stateswere ordered to lie on the -
ble theTormer by PteeM"'!
10J. ail ihe Utter by ayote
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