amount coined up to the first day of the persent year, $15,549,456 06..

It further appears, that the "nett amount chargeable to the coinage of gold, silver, and copper, from the commencement of the institution to Dec. 31, 1818, including the costs of lots, buildings, and inachinery," was 514,046 dollars.

The Congress frigate is at Annapolis, to take out Mr. Graham to Brazil. The British frigate Forth has also arrived there to carry Mr. Bagot, the British mimister, liome.

New-Jersey school fund. The following statement of the stock, and estimate of the interest, of the school fund of this state, is copied from a report of the treasurer of the 23d of January last:

1200 shares of stock of Trenton bank, cost -250 do. of do. in turnpike from Newark to Jersey

3 per cent. United States stock

6 per cent. United States (deferred) stock 6 per cent. do. stock purchased in 1814 40 shares of stock in the Cumberland bank Cost

6 per cent. United States stock purcha sed June, 1818

per cent. do. do. purchased since Oct. last 20 shares of stock in Newton bank

Total amount of stock

Amount yearly

of stock. interest.

dols. cts. 36,000 00

114.451 21

dols.

1250

'preme court of that state, of having taken a bribe tô give his vote to a certain person as treasurer of the county.

Connecticut. Two of the late members of congress, Messrs. Pitkin and Williams, are elected members of the state legislature. All the new members of congress are "tolerationists," or republicans.

Sales of bank notes.-The following, from a NewYork price current of the 17th inst. may serve to give an idea of the state of trade:

New-York city notes, with those of several banks in the interior, par; other state banks in good repute, from 1 to 1 dis. Seven banks in New-Jersey, at par; the rest 2 per cent, dis. Five banks of Connecticut at par, the rest au 1 per cent. dis. Boston notes, 1 per cent. dis.; other banks of Massachusetts 1 to 2 per cent. dis. Rhode Island banks, from 28801 to 2 dis. New-Hampshire banks, 2 dis. Philadel phia notes, par; county banks various, from 2 to 50 dis. Delaware, 4 to 124 dis. Baltimore notes 14 dis. 395 other Maryland, from 24 to 20-some not bought at all. Virginia, 2 dis. North Carolina, state bank, 2 96-others 3. South Carolina, 14. Georgia 2 to 3. Tennessee, 7; Kentucky, bank of Kentucky, 5 to 7. Ohio, 6 to 15; unchartered, &c. 25 to 75 dis. Loui48 siana, 6 per cent. dis. All the banks, at less than 5 per cent. discount, and some of the others, are understood to pay specie.

304

900

973
900

expires

Supposed yearly interest,dols. 7746 Brutus, a new tragedy, written by our country-` Deaf and dumb. Af the institution in New York, for teaching the deaf and dumb, these unfortunates man, Mr. Payne, was played the forty-third time, to are learnt not only to read and write, but to articu-an overflowing house, at Drury Lane theatre, Lonlate, in an audible manner. A little giri, 10 years old, don,on the 18th of Feb. It was performed night after recited "the creed" and Lord's prayer, a few days night, in succession, with one intermission, in consince, in the presence of several respectable persons. sequence of the absence of Mr. Kean. The John Adams. From Havanna, under date of Louisiana.-The Louisiana bank charter on the 12th of March next, and it is to wind up its April 4, we learn that "the U. S. ship John Adams, concerns for which purpose only its corporate ca- Capt. Wadsworth, is here. She has been at Jamaica and Campeachy, and off Vera Cruz, but was not alpacity has been extended, by an act of the legisla-lowed to enter there. She will sail for Norfolk in a ture, for two years after that date. Mississippi.-An act was passed at the late session few days; and is only waiting an answer from this of the legislature, respecting the importation of government to an application for some American slaves into the state. This act requires the importer prisoners, who are implicated in piratical charges.” Printers dues. The editor of a paper published at to register the slave in the county clerk's office, and to make oath that such slave has not been guilty of Berwick, Columbia co. Penn. says "Subscribers any capital crime to his knowledge. A neglect to that receive this paper, who, at this season of the conform to this act subjects the importer to a penal-year may have an opportunity to pay their subscripty of $500. Every slave brought into that state for sale is subject to a tax of $20; but the citizens may import slaves for their own use free of taxation, except, they be brought from Louisiana or Alabama. A free negro emigrating to Mississippi is required to give security in the sum of 500 dollars for his good behavior, and in case of inability to do so, is liable to be sold at public auction for the term of twelve months.

tions in maple sugar, will not forget us in our turn."

The statement respecting the literary employ ments of Mr. R. WALSH, jr. which we copied into our paper of Thursday last, from a Philadelphia journal, would seem, from information we have subsequently received, to be inaccurate. Mr. Walsh is not engaged in a history of the United States, but merely in collecting materials for an exposition of the present character, condition, institutions and resources of the American people-to serve as a refutation of European slander. We heartily wish him success in this pursuit, and think he is entitled to all the information which gentlemen of observation, in different parts of the country, may be able to com'municate.

Negro stealing. Sentence of death has been pronounced on a fellow in North Carolina, for negro stealing. If hanging is right-let him be hanged! Indians. The New York Gazette states that the ship Maria Theresa, about to sail for Havre, has on board six men and two girls of the Oneida tribe of Indians, accompanied by a gentleman, as interpreter. Among the number is a chief, 82 years of age. the girls, one of whom is very handsome, are both re-.) 12th March, 1819," says

lated to the chief.

Those Indians who, sometime ago, went out to England, to treat John Bull with war-dances and peace dances, &c. after exhibiting themselves in the principal theatres, returned a short time since, for their native woods. The present expedition is probably for the same purposes in France.

Nat. Int.

Florida. A letter from an officer of the United

States' army, dated "Cantonment, Montpelier, (A.

"The American troops evacuated the Floridas on the 8th of last month, much to our regret. We were relieved by 450 troops, white and black-the officers and white soldiers were Europeans, and were both gentlemen and good soldiers. I have never seen more true harmony displayed by troops even of the same nation than existed between us and the SpaBribery. The late county commissioner of Phi-niards. Pensacola is a delightful place, and is inha adelphia, has been found guilty, before the su-bited by as hospitable a people as any on the globe."

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These have been our favorite subjects for several years. The time has arrived when what we recom mended as things of choice, have become matters of necessity. We have reached that point when the employment of half a dozen persons, hitherto idle, is of more importance than the establishment of a new bank!

Florida.

Bank of the United States. We noticed last week, a reported order received at Washington City, that the branch bank there should not any longer receive By the late very quick passages to and from Eng. the notes of any of the district banks on deposite-land, we already learn the manner which an account the report has not been contradicted: on the contrary, we learn that the same rule has extended to Richmond, and rumor says it is general as to all the branches south and west of Baltimore.. Well, if we live long enough, we shall see the end ofit."

The Virginia banks have branches in various parts of that state. Imitating the example of the bank of the United States, the mother banks refuse the notes of their offices, except in payment of debts actually due, and the offices refuse the notes of their mother institutions. Such are the facts stated in two letters we have seen, and thus we go on.

Unwelcome necessity-arrived.

of the cession of the Floridas was received in that country. We expected that it would produce a considerable sensation there. Such is the "ever watchful jealousy of Eugland," that we were charged with some "designs on the Ohio," a little while ago, when the laying off of a new town was announced in the London papers!!!-but the news respecting the Floridas is said to have affected the price of the stocks, &c. and is regarded as an event of great political importance.

Every man, the least acquainted with the geography of our country, must have seen that the Floridas would certainly pass into the possession of the United States. They as naturally belong to us as the county of Cornwall does to England; and By our late advices from Europe we learn-that besides, the sovereignty of them was found by expethere was no demand for our bread stuffs, that to-rience to be indispensable to the safety of our citibacco was a drug, and cotton, our great staple, sell-zens-they had been to us as an enemy's country. ing at 1s. per lb. We hear, also, metaphorically though we were at peace with Spain, even since speaking,that one of the ships which just arrived at the year 1811, and, as we always contended, ought N. York, was laden with protested bilis of exchange, to have been seized upon many years ago. from England, France, &c. partly caused by recent That Florida is an acquisition of no little conser bankruptcies in those countries, but chiefly in con-quence to the United States, is undoubtedly truesequence of the low prices and small sale of Ameri- but why Great Britain should be so much alarmed can produce. Further, an overland express had at it, we cannot tell, except we ascribe to it that narbeen despatched from England for India, to deliver rowness of disposition in these islanders which is the order in three months, forbidding further ship-mortified at any event that promotes the prosperity ments of cotton from that quarter; and it was calcu- of another nation, and especially that of the Unit lated that fifty thousand weavers would be out of ed States.

employment in Manchester and its neighborhood, The following remarks from the “British Statesbefore the end of the month of April, last past. man" of the 26th of March, is interesting as shewing In this state of the case, with the pulling and haul- the manner in which our acquisition is viewed-we ing that we have about good representatives of mo-shall be very much gratified to find that the British ney in the United States, the question comes home government has not interfered to prevent the ratifi to us how are we to pay for foreign goods imported?cation of the treaty at Madrid.

Some recommend that the banks should suspend "The cession of the Floridas to the United States specie payments, that the cash may be retained-of which we have the particulars and the confirmaothers would have a legal currency of paper these tion yesterday from the American papers, is an are worse than foolish: they are wicked. The only event of great political importance to Europe as remedy that we have is economy; or, if extravagance to the trans-atlantic provinces. The acquisition of must still be indulged, if any will have things not this territory, so desirable to Great Britain, by the useful, necessary or convenient, that they should United States, will confer incalculable advantages waste their money on luxuries manufactured or upon our North American rivals. The government produced in their own country: and, as we imitate of America, like that of Russia, pursues a steady and so many of the absurdities got up in the "mother a wily policy, profiting by the weakness and the country," that we should profit a little by her expe- oversights of other states. The manner too in rience, as to things that are essential to the well-be-which the possession and sovereignty of these valuaing of her people. See "National Interests," page ble provinces have been transferred by Spain, after 169. "Feeling as no fellow"-it is suffering only all the affectation of resentment that has been manithat can carry us back to that regular condition of things, which the state of the world requires of the rations in general: i. e, a regard to the home market, and the certain employment of domestic labor, to the VOL XVI.-12.

fested on the part of king Ferdinand at the conduct of the Americans in Florida, shows the character‹ 1 the Spanish government whose cause we have espoused, whilst it testifies with what politic wisdem

G. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Troup, Turner, Van
Horn, Weakly, Whitehill, Winn, Witherspoon,
Wright.-65. (All republicans.)

the American executive have managed to obtain a legal right over the territory which their arms had conquered. What will our government say to that of Spain now, in regard to this important topic, when Nuys.--Allen, W. Alston, Bigelow, Blaisdell, our wise minister for foreign affairs comes to discuss Brackenridge, Campbell, Chamberlain, Champion, the puzzling question of national relations with the Chittenden, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Findley, Fisk, imbecile government of Madrid? Our ministers Gardenier, Garland, Goldsborough, Gold, Hale, could not have been ignorant of the treaty which Haven, Hiester, Helms, Hubbard, Hufty, Huntinghas been negociating between Spain and the United ton, Jackson, Jenkins, Key, Knickerbacker, Lew. States, for the cession of the Spanish provinces-is, Livingston, Matthews, McBryde, McKee, Milcould the terms and the fact of a treaty for the trans-ler, Milnor, Mosely, Newbold. Nicholson, Pearson, fer of so valuable portion of the American coast to Pickman, Pitkin, Potter, Quincy, Randolph, Samthe dominion of the United States, be viewed with mons, Scudder, Shaw, Sheffey, Smelt, J. Smith, Stanindifference by persons charged with the preserva-ford, Stanley, Stephenson, Sturges, Swoope, Tagtion of British interests? It has been evident thatgart, Tallmadge, Thompson, Vandyke, Van RenseSpain could not retain the Floridas, and that her laer, Wheaton, Wilson.-64. necessities would drive her to sell them.-This she [Majority ONE.] has done; and America has obtained, in the possesThe bill is of course put to sleep." sion of these provinces, a solid power in the West It was believed at the time, that on a "plain Indies, which may be as detrimental to us as benefi-question as to a renewal of the charter," there cial to her. A special clause in the treaty states, that all the grants of land made by the king of SPAIN was a majority of about twenty opposed to it. And, though it had been thus decided that previous to the 1st January, 1818, are to be confirmed. These grants were made to certain favorites of the charter of the bank should not be renewed, king FERDINAND, and their rights, at so much per the same paper of the 28th of Jan. 1811, says, acre, have been selling in the United States for many that bills on England were at ten per months past, so certain was the operation consider-count. ed. So satisfactory, also is this acquisition considered in America, that, as we observed yesterday, American stock had risen 20 per cent. Mr. BAGOT, our minister at Washington, may now return when he pleases."

cent.dis

Among the comical reasons given for the non-renewal of the bank charter, we find the following, copied as a "communication from Poulson's Daily Advertiser."-[See E. Post, Jan. 28, 1811.]

I am inclined to believe that the public in general

"Modern Antiquities"-Banking. do not view the conduct of our rulers with regard

THE OLD BANK OF THE UNI ED STATES.

to the bank charter, in its true light. It appears to The charter of the old bank of the United the real object is to destroy commerce, in imitation me, whatever ostensible reasons may be given, that States expired before the publication of the of the ruler of France; and that the measure is of a Register was begun, and very few of the docu-piece with the proposed non-intercourse law. Thus ments and facts that belonged to the period they are willing to ruin our country to propitiate a tyof its termmation have been inserted in this rant." work.

The following are the remarks of the editor Accidentally referring to the files of a news-of the Evening Post, on Thursday Feb. 7, paper, published by the present editor of the 1811. REGISTER a few years ago, our attention was "On Tuesday, a committee of the senate made a arrested by some of the articles inserted be-report to renew the charter of the bank of the United States-the charter to be continued for 20 years, low, and it was believed that a laudable curi-i. e. forever the capital to be increased to 15 osity might be gratified and the stock of know-millions (to give it more power)—a bonus to be paid ledge extended, by selecting and republishing by the stockholders (to wipe away the unconstr nonali a sufficiency of them to shew the manner of ty of it)-a portion of the directors to be appointed the times at the period alluded to. by the president, with the advice of the senate On reviewing them, we cannot help exclaim-the hands of the executive.) The subject is to be taCand throw an immense and dangerous influence into

ing

Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur cum illis." From the Baltimore Evening Post, of Saturday, Jun. 26, 1811. "The following are the yeas and nays, on the motion indefinitely to postpone a consideration of the bill to renew the charter of the bank of the United States, as taken on Thursday evening Those marked in italic [among the nays] are considered as republicans.-The rest federalists,]

Yeas-Messrs. L. J. Alston, Anderson, Bacon, Bard, Barry, Bassett, Bibb, Boyd, Brown, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, Cochran, Crawford, Cutts, Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Franklin, Garnett, Gardner, Gholson, Goodwyn, Gray, Holland, Johnson, Jones, Kenan, Kennedy, Love, Lysle, Macon, M'Kim, M-Kinley. Mitchel, Montgomery, N. R. Moore, T. Moore, Morrow, Mumford, Newton, J. Porter, P. B. Porter, Rhea, (Ten.) Rea, (Pen.) Richards, Ringgold, Roane, Sage, Sawyer, Seaver, Seybert, Smilie,

ken up this day- —Mr. Giles, unfortunately, is sick, and absent-all the rest of the senators are in their seats.

This bill cannot pess- -it is a monster".

on striking out the first section, or rejecting These were the yeas and nays in the senate the bill to renew the charter of the bank of of the United States ---Feb. 20, 1811.

Yeas.-Anderson,Campbell, Clay, Cutts, Galliard, German, Giles, Gregg, Franklin, Lambert, Leib, Matthewson, Reed, Robinson, S. Smith, Whiteside, Worthington, 17.

Nays-Byrd, Bradley, Brent, Champlin, Condit, Crawford, Duna, Gilman, Goodrich, Horsey, Lloyd, Pickering, Pope, J, Smith, Tait, Taylor, Turner, 17.

Federalists in italic. The vice president. GEO. CLINTON, voted in favor of striking out

the first section and assigned his reasons as continuance may be expected. It therefore has befollows: come necessary and proper for the legislature to GENTLEMEN,-As the subject, on which I am cal-give a further expression of their most serious conled upon to decide, has excited great sensibility, Iviction of the inadmissibility of the exercise of the must solicit the indulgence of the senate whilst I charter-granting power by congress within state jubriefly state the reasons which influence my judge

ment.

Permit me to observe, that the question to be decided does not depend simply upon the right of Congress to establish under any modification a bank, but upon their power to establish a national bank as contemplated by this bill. In other words, can they create a body politic and corporate, not constituting a part of the government, nor otherwise responsible to it but by forfeiture of charter, and bestow on its members privileges, immunities and exemptions not recognized by the laws of the states nor enjoyed by the citizens generally? It cannot be doubted but that congress may pass all necessary and proper laws for carrying into execution the powers specifically granted to the government, or to any department or office thereof; but, in doing so, the means must be suited and subordinate to the end. The power to create corporations is not expressly granted; it is a high attribute of sovereignty, and in its nature not accessorial or derivative by implication, but primary and independent.

risdictions, by prohibiting by law the use or operation of any corporate franchise, or power, by any company of persons within this commonwealth, derived or pretended to be derived from or under any law or pretended law, passed by the congress of the U. States, without the consent of the legislature of this state, being for that purpose first had and obtained: Therefore,

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draft and report a bill prohibiting by proper penalties, the exercise or operation of every corporate power within this commonwealth, claimed by any person or persons under the authority of any law or pretended law, passed by the congress of the United States."

1

From the Evening Post of March 2, 1811. "The friends of the United States' bank, while its charter was in suspense, so completely succeeded in alarming the public mind, and in promoting a scarcity of money, that many persons apprehended the most dreadful things from its dissolution.

The following statement of the prices of bank stock in this city, about three weeks since, and at the present time, is worth a volume of words:Bank of Baltimore was 315—

I cannot believe that this interpretation of the constitution will, in any degree, defeat the purposes for which it was formed; on the contrary it does. -appear to me that the opposite exposition has an in- Unión evitable tendency to consolidation, and affords just Mechanics'

and serious cause of alarm.

52

131

is 330

56

15

[The then new banks, on which only a small In the course of a long life I have found that go- part of the amount of the instalments had vernment is not to be strengthened by an assump-been paid, rose from an average of less than par tion of doubtful powers, but by a wise and energe- for the sums paid, to 100, 125, and 150 above tic execution of those which are incontestible; the

former never fails to produce suspicion and distrust, par, on such amounts.] while the latter inspires respect and confidence.

If, however, after a fair experiment, the powers vested in the government shall be found incompetent to the attainment of the objects for which it was instituted, the constitution happily furnishes the means for remedying the evil by amendment, and I · have no doubt that in such event on an appeal to the patriotism and good sense of the community, it will be wisely applied.

I will not trespass upon the patience of the senate any longer than to say, from the best examination I have been able to give the subject, I am constrained by a sense of duty to decide in the affirmative-that is, that the first section of the bill be stricken out."

2, 1811.

In the senate of the U. States, March

Mr. CLAY, from the committee to whom was referred

the memorial of the stockholders of the bank of the United States, praying that an act of congress might be passed, to continue the corporate pow ers of the bank, for a further period, to enable it to settle such of its concerns as may be depending on the 3d of March. 1811, respectfully offers, for the consideration of the senate, the following re. port:

"That your committee have duly weighed the contents of the memorial, and deliberately attended to such explanations of the views of the memorialists as they have thought proper to present through In the senate of Pennsylvania, Feb. 23, their agents: That holding the opinion (as a majori 1811, Mr. Roberts offered, and Mr. Lacock ty of the committee do) that the constitution did seconded, the following preamble and resolu-ter, it follows, as a necessary consequence of that not authorise congress originally to grant the chartion: opinion, than an extension of it, even under the re"WHEREAS, the legislature of Pennsylvania has strictions contemplated by the stockholders, is recently felt it to be reir indispensable duty to ex-equally repugnant to the constitution. But if it press their positive conviction, that the power is no where given to congress, either expressly or by any warrantable implication, to grant charters of incorporation, the franchises of which are designed to have effect or operation within the jurisdiction of any state, without the consent of the legislature of such state being for that purpose first had and ob

tained.

were possible to surmount this fundamental objection, and if that rule which forbids, during the same session of the senate, the re-agitation of a proposition once decided, were disregarded, your committee would still be at a loss to find any sufficient reasons for prolonging the political existence of the corporation, for the purpose of winding up its affairs.

-For,

AND WHEREAS it being yet doubtful whether con- As it respects the body itself, it is believed that gress may not be induced to re-charter the compa- the existing laws, through the instrumentality of a ny of the bank of the United States under some mo- trust proparly constituted, afford as ample means dification, from a supposition that because the exis-as a qualified continuance of the charter would for tence of that corporation has hitherto been acqui- the liquidation of its accounts, and the collection and esced in by the state, a further acquiescence in its final distribution of its funds. But should any in

convenience be experienced on this subject, the They therefore beg leave to recommend the fol committee are persuaded it will be very partial, and lowingsuch as the authorities, upon proper application, would not fail to provide a competent remedy for.—not to be granted.” Again,

In relation to the company, if the corporation, stript of its banking powers, were to fulfill bona-fide the duty of closing its affairs, your committee cannot see that any material advantage would be derived. Whilst, on the contrary, if it should not so act, but should availitself of the temporary prolongation, in order to effect a more durable extension of its charter, it might in its operations become a serious Scourge.

Resolved, That the prayer of the memorialists ought

A great mass of similar articles might be added, with extracts from the speeches of several members of congress, and the proceedings in some of the state legislatures--but the above may suffice for a type of the rest.

Those who feel sufficiently interested in the subject, by examining the preceding lists of yeas and nays, and comparing them with those on the establishment of the present bank,* as well as the recent proceedings respecting the same, may find much amusement.

Improved Patent Fan.

From the "American Farmer," addressed to the editor. SIR-I had the pleasure, on my arrival in town this morning, of receiving your note, requesting a description of my improved fan, for your agricultural paper, and hasten to comply with the same.

Your committee are happy to say, that they learn, from a satisfactory source, that the apprehensions which were indulged, as to the distress resulting from a non-renewal of the charter, are far from being realised in Philadelphia, to which their information has been confined. It was long since obvious, that one vacuum, in the circulation of the country, which was to be produced by the withdrawal of the paper of the bank of the United States, would be filled by paper issuing from other banks. This operation is now actually going on:-The paper of the "The fan is double blasted; after the wheat pasbank of the United States is rapidly returning, and that of other banks is taking its place. The ability ses through the upper blast, and upper riddle, (nearto enlarge their accommodations is proportionately ly as in the old method) it descends again into a seenhanced, and when it shall be further increased by cond riddle and second blast, unconnected with the a removal into their vaults of those deposits which first; it then runs into the sifting range, through are in the possession of the bank of the U. States, the which it passes into a fine sieve, which lets all small injurious effects of a dissolution of the corporation seeds, &c. out underneath. The clean wheat runs will be found to consist in an accelerated disclosure out in front, while the sifting-range separates the of the actual condition of those who have been sup-garlic and every thing larger than wheat, and throws ported by the credit of others, but whose insolvent it out at one side of the fan. The two riddles, siftor tottering situation, known to the bank, has been ing range, and sieve, are kept in motion by means of a crank on the end of the axle-tree, and the whole concealed from the public at large.

Your committee beg leave to present the follow-machinery put in motion by simply turning the handle of the fan, which is much easier than any other ing resolution: now in use. For large establishments, the dimensions of the fan can be increased, and also the force of air."

Resolved, That the prayer of the memorialists ought not to be granted."

In the house of representatives, on the same day, and on the same subject, Mr. Peter B. Porter made the following report:

In the above description I have to apologise for the want of technical accuracy; not having my patent with me in town, it is not so perfectly describ"The committee to whom was referred the memo-ed as I could wish; but those who may want fans of rial of the stockholders of the bank of the U. States this description, will, no doubt, be better satisfied report: by seeing one in operation.

That they have carefully examined the various I beg leave to add, that, from repeated experimatters set forth in the said memorial, and attentive-ments made with the small Fan, now exhibited as a ly listened to the representations of the gentlemen model, on Bowley's wharf, thirty bushelst of wheat who have appeared in behalf of the said petitioners. can be cleaned from the chaff every hour, and the The object of the memorialists is, to obtain an exten-power of the machine can be augmented to suit the sion of their corporate power, beyond the period wish of purchasers. In the cleaning of barley, oats, limited for the expiration of their charter, so as to rye, &c. the sifting range used for wheat is drawn enable them to prosecute for their debts, and to ar-out, and the wheat riddles changed for coarser ones range, liquidate and close the various concerns of the which go with the fans. Flaxseed and cloverseed

company.

are cleaned the same as wheat.

The committee are of opinion, that a law of conBrought up a practical farmer, I have had to lagress, granting the powers prayed for, would facili-ment, in common with others, the difficulty of sepafate the final adjustment of the affairs of the bank, rating garlic and other injurious seeds from wheat, altho' they do not think such a law indispensible to and the incompetency of the machines, which I had that object. But believing, as your committee do, an opportunity of trying, to effect that object. This that, in granting the original charter to the stock-led me to reflection and experiment, to find a remeholders, congress transcended the legitimate powers dy, and the Improved Patent Fan, which a few days of the constitution; the same objection now presents agoI offered to the notice of the farmers and militself to the extension of any of their corporate ca-lers, through the medium of the newspapers, is the pacities.

If the committee had time to go into the investiga tion, and to present to the house the various reasoas which have conduced to this opinion, it would be more than useless to divert its attention from the important concerns of the nation, at this late period of the session, to a subject which but a few days sace was so fully and elaborately discussed.

*See WEEKLY REGISTER, Vol. X. pages 47, and 94, and vols. XV, and XVI, passim.

Mr. Wilson speaks very moderately of his machine-he has cleaned sixty bushels of wheat in an hour, as we are informed on indubitable authority-the power required is about equal to that of a common lad of 16 or 17 years old. [ED. REG.