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UV> .V «V V WVj T U>.\ a \AfcT. t riUNTKO AND PUBLISHED 11V WILLIAM j. BUNCH. C.o'ulilionH, ire. Feir the riTY PAi'KH, t*icß a ♦reek, Knre Dollars per uunuut' payable in advance. W COU.NTKV I'APK'i, one* a week. Thre' Dollars per annum, in advance* ' / paper dim'-onlin'*'**' ‘ID diroClionslo that effect are given ( and all arrearages I* AI I*. j TKU VIS. ... I‘ iv« D illars per annum payable in advance. W*r- ADVF.HTIskMKNTS ... Will lie insert d a I the -M- of Sixty two mid a half cents, per square, fur ihe first insertion 1 nn d Vorty three and three quarter cents, lor • ell coutirtuanc« CU.M M'JNIC ATIO.VS hv Mail, inusthe Poil-paid. fr*r Sales of land and negroes, hy Administrators, Kxeculurs I or (' imrdians, are required, by law to he held on tin-first lues- ( day m the month, between the hours of ten «u the forenoon and Ihnv in tlierfternnon. at the C. .rt House of tins county m which the property is situnle. Notice o< Ho se salt s must »« r 4 i/.cilu SI X P Y days previof/s to the day of . ,\ • f personal property must be given in like man- 1 oil >’C ; IT r vs previous icitbeday ol sale. , jj,.,. (o n , and creditors of an estate must be published J | Vs tli .ml is now an object of pub ,lL ttei', - (lie following details will be, | tvolwih- itable to our readers :—l'he ' 1.1, „t ectedby the Senate ; Ids «f --• ... r i.,i i >, and his revenue is 200,000 , , llic< , r. He has the right to nomi ,,l, >,,, ssor, in a letter addressed to 1 t p r . rit that body is, however, free ] ...cl,t tin/ nominalion. It may accuse i'residei.t. The President possesses | uilve power ; he is the fountain of 1 , ~m :r, .li d appoints lo all employments. I ->'l,i ve Bower is divided between , (c, and the Chamber of Deputies; ( .amber is composed ot J)e|)uties, * ,t ft mil each parish, and two from 1 ii : they must be land-owners, and 1 „u\- i •23 years of age. They are elected )cai s. The Electors who sell their vi,tea are excluded from all employment un- I de/Government, Ihe Deputies meet on j April Ist every year, at Port au Prince, andir remain together three months. The Sen-|s ate is composed ot 24 Members, who arc ( elected for nine years by the Chamber of i Deputies, by means ol a (ripple list (which I must not contain the name of any Deputy,) I presented by the Bresidetit. lobe a Sen- I ator, a person most be 30 years of ago, and ( no one can be re-elected till utter twee \ years. The Senate is particularly charged ( with all that concerns the administration. — \ It is a permanent body, and each Senator ‘ receives a salary of 8000 francs. The law ' resembles those of France, (be French C, it Code being the basis ol them mu', n;’ Code of Procedure regulating t übu ' mils. There w a Court of Ca mn a|> Court of Appeal, and Tribunals of tae V instance us well as Justices of the I’ea . Establishments have been formed teach iag the first element*'of tin.* sr.ieac ■. i' hero arc four great National U Omuls ' '*'! me umiis in v ,i|/e ueiiry, rot Sans Souci, and Gouaives. Port- - ! possesses a Lyceum, and in eac: schoolmaster is maintained by tit meat, besides the institutions of | in dividual*. The method of mutual instruc lion is followed, French and Latin are taught, as well as the Mathematics. There is a University, founded by the late King Henry; and a Surgical School, which lias a French instructor; vaccination has been introduced. Henry also established an Acadmey of Music and Painting; lie built a Theatre. The Catholic is the prevailing religion ; it is the religion of the stale, with a hierarchy similar to the hierarchies of Europe. The archbishop’s seat is at St. Domingo, the former capital of Hayti. FltOM TIIK NANTUCKET KNUUIUKII. I* 11')I M I*. IN A I’i I UVjIV I- I 111 From tin > Smidicich Islands. —Captain j K. Arthur, of (ho ship Swift, (reported an tler marine head) informs us, that on his re- j turn from the coast of Japan, lie touched at Atooi, one of the Sandwich Islands, a- ! bout the 20(h June last, and loft there on j the 2lith. A short lime prior to which for mer date, the British frigate commanded by * Lord Byron, despatched for the purpose of conveying from England the remains of Ilhio Uliio, had arrived at Onhu. The 1 corpse was landed at that island, and im mediately deposited in the house of Hilly s Pitt, prime minister—which house was thereupon strictly “ tabu'd." After hav ing duly lain in state, the funeral was so- 1 lemnized in the European style—a long ! and splendid procession was formed, con- ! sisting ot Europeans, Americans and Na tives, who attended the body to the place 1 ot sepulture. For the first tine the natives 1 were prohibited bv their Chiefs from exhib iting the customary evidences of grief on i* , “ such occasions. Ut tins regulation the na tives complained sadiy—saying, that if the' were not to be permitted to“ cry,” or ut ter audible lamentations, their late King might as well ha'c been buried in England., Mam European customs had also been in troduced, through the intluence ot Lord Hy-i ron and those Chiefs who had visited Eng land. Among the new laws was one allow ing to every native the privilege of procur ing a market for the produce of his own la bor, without Hist being compelled, as for merly, to bung his commoditie to the- Chiefs. 1 he. utmost tranijuiliiy prevailed: at the islands —George T.nuuree, the Intel disturber, was going at large, perfectly' harmless ; though the Chiefs -cherish a de”- 1 termination to destroy him as soon as thej protection of Billy Pitt shall be withdrawn.' "Hie young Prince Uegent is /err much he lmed. The following Decree was issued by the 5 KingofSpAiN and published in the Madrid Gazette about the lime of its date : a “ Royal decree, ordering the Freemasons * taken in flagrante, to be punished within 1 the 3d day conformably to the laws.” I A lodge of Freemasons having been sei- * zed in the city of Grenada, through the ac- ’ tivity and zeal of the police, in the act of \ holding their dark meeting, clothed in the | redicufiius garments, and surrounded by the instruments and emblems used by this HKPuouATu shot, the enemy of the alter and of the throne; and it being proper to j punish, in an exemplary manner, and in ( conformity to the laws and mv Royal de- , cree, so shameless an audacity on the J part of these criminals, which hSi scandal ized my faithful ami religious subjects, I j have thought lit lo decree as follows: Art. Ist. All the persons seized in the flagrant acted aforesaid, in the Freemasons’ , Lodge of Grenada, shall, within the per- ( ernptory term of three days after the pub licatiun of this my Royal decree, in the ( said city, undergo the punishment impo sed by the laws of these my kingdoms, and ( more particularly by my Decree of the Ist August 1824, (death.) 2d. All who maybe hereafterapprehen- , ded, in whatsoever part of the kingdom it , may be, in the same maimer as those of Grenada have been, shall be tried and pnn- , idled in the same peremptory term of three . days, fscc. , [Signed bv the King.] . Man lldefonso, 21, 1825.” This decree was put into immediate es ; feet, and seven unfortunate beings engaged | in holding a Lodge, were discovered and i instantly executed. , Latest from the Pacific. —The line ship I Peruvian, Captain Kelly, arrived at this 1 port on Saturday, in the short passage of eighty-three dais from Chorillos, the pre sent port of Lima. By this arrival we have the intelligence that Gen. Rodil still holds 1 out in the Castle of Callao, and It was be lieved would do so for some months to come. It appears that on the 29th of July, the British liigatcs Briton and Tartar visited Callao, and their commanders, Sir M. Max well and Capt. Brown, were permitted by Gen. Rodil to land and enter the Castle, where they were splendidly entertained at “ a breakfast of three courses.” The table was said to have b» (kit «,*>*, *' 1 '■ l d -k ■- ■ '• iwines. 1 lie warer used by the r; j found to he ot c iq . ' . w* mietl to t joy • ■ J heal h ■ trot p t'v nu nbet of » to ti ousatul (as Captain Bio ■ -.ostd w- ■ - veil drp s' ~u, and up ! peered in line health a/.o G-.n ,i Ro/lil was in dail.v !>v >■• / , , ; >utoh so.! lia.i i rctused to treat wM- ‘,e Patriots *He 1 e» of li ■ ■ bj • ro p gating stoi 1 inn* in Upper Peru, jto. Ine tngaae United States,Com. Hull, and U. S. schooner Dolphin, Lieut. Perci : val, were lying at Chorillos ; officers and crews all well. , There were also in that port, a French fri i gate and brig of war ; and the British frigates i Britonainl iartar, the later to sail for Eng i land in a few days alter the Peruvian.— i Hour 88. Halt. American. > Albany, Nov. 5. ’ Fire —Between live and six o’clock on Saturday morning, a lire broke out in the wood building No. 70. State Street, which destroyed that and the two adjoining num bers. Ibe building was occupied by Mr. "no wcv/ii jiicti vj j .» I I • li. K.. Norton, as a shoe store and ina.nu tactory, by Mr. Win, Carpenter as a dry good and clothing store, Mr. J* Howe as a fruit store and grocery, and by one or two other persons as a cigar manufactory. The lease ot the building was owned by Messrs. E. &E. Hosford. Mr. Carpenter is insur ed £IO,OOO, the amount of his loss; Mr. Howe removed (he principal part of his ar ticles, hut Mr. Norton, a worthy and indus trious citizen, who was insured SISOO, sus tained a considerable loss beyond his in surance. The calmness of the morning and the high surrounding brick walls, prevented the extensive conflagration, as the building was situated in (he most compact part of the street. Argus, Sn an opinion delivered on Thursday last, the Supreme Court* denied the application to admit to bail, ir. the case of young Tay lor, charged with manslaughter. Each of the Justices pronounced a separate opinion ; though they were unanimous in the above mentioned deems on. I’lie accused has been remanded back to goal of the County ot Columbia, and is now in confinement | iliere. Ibid. —«©•— \N e learn by a gentleman from Chester town, (hat the trial of John Conners has dosed ; that the Jury, after about an hour’s deliberation; acquitted him upon the force ot the evidence of gentlemen from Millers burg, in Kentucky that Conners, at the , lime of the murder of Miss Cunningham in [Cecil, (with which he was charged) was at , Millersburg, in their employment. \Ve 'learn that this ease has presented a lar instance of contrariety of proof of the [identity of person, and of a man avowing ! himself a murderer, and a Jury being sat isfied that such avowal was untrue. Balt. Gaz. SURVIVING OFFICERS OF THE REVOLUTION'ART ARMY. We are informed that this truly vener able corps of citizens, in the course of the last week, held a general meeting at Phila delphia, by delegates appointed for that pur pose. Col. Troup and Col. Fish were del egated on the part of the officers of this State. One object of the meeting was, we are told, to agree on a memorial to Con gress, once more asking, and for the last time, the fulfilment of the public faith, sol emnly pledged to the officers of the revolu tionary Army for the »—■■■■•Jeration of their sacrih <■-. and then hardships.' It is said that brut, dignified and respectful memo rial toi the . bovo object w unanimously agreed to and that it will be p*-e-< I'ted at the (|joni .• of the next *' mgicjs Considering the sacred natui- t edebt in (pie i ,01 , the'h''al'/f.ble ender ed by tht fficers, theii sufferings at I their dept hi perfect ft edoto e now enjo/- i ■ esMupljd pr-u,..»-«t.y of our com c —and th< ah iin ' resouces of the nati ■ hich, we owe, i '<••• • measure, | und d dogs if ■■'rovidiOK e to those sendees and suffering wereadilyespressj our fin* bel ! ( . ■ vill do an acti most greatful to toe wialics ; lings of] their constituents, by honorably redeemingj the solemn pledge given by their preder.es-. sors. Such a course while it would tend to elevate the American character, would,I we are assured, have the happy effect ofi affording relief to some surviving officers, who are now severely afllicted with the dis tresses ot poverty. Nor do we apprehend that the contemplated relief would call for any large portion of the public revenue.— Death has removed most of the revolution!!- j ry officers, and i*. daily lessening the ranks' ot those that still remain, and left but a small number of survivors, who, with scarce ly an exception, hnve reached the age of three score and ten. N. F. Eve. Post. The National Journal gives the full nving list ot the Governors of the respective states : Maine —Albion K. Parris. New-Hampshire —David L. Morrill. Vermont— Cornelius P. Van Ness. Massachusetts —Levi Lincoln. Rhode Eland —James Fenner. Connecticut —Oliver Wolcott. New- Fork —De Witt Clinton. New-,Jersey —lsaac H. Williamson. i Ppnne'il"” ’ ~' ’ . ryla Samuel Btm • 'V' > e -’i-. asaui * •Y/>, '.•/1 . a- ■'{la'lchim. B irbm. Lfi ,/ig. j Gmrgui —George id. I'roup. Kentucky —joserh Desha. Tennessee —Wi!j : am Carroll. lln 10— u .pjiiali V? arrow. Lows'n.n 'r -‘ T t i | M- ’ . ' H trues ' I -ames It. Iv.iv ■> mu ward Coles. Alabama —John Murphy. Missouri —Frederick Bates—lately de ceased. New York, Nov. 7. Superb Military Saddle, Housings fyc, — • Among the many brillia.it displays on Fri day, the Saddlers exhibited aa elegant spe cimen ot their branch of business in the a bove named articles, the joint efforts of VI essrs. Osborne & Storms. The Saddle has three holster caps on each side, richly 1 bound with gold fiinge ; the seat and Haps 1 of red silk Velvet, beautifully ornamented ; > the skirls exhibit the crest of the state, with ■ an eagle on a half globe, &c ; the housing • is of Leopard Sk:.i, bound to correspond with the Saddle. The head represents the ' head of a Tiger. The Bridle, &c. are no 1 less rich and beautiful, than other parts of > the equipment. The above articles can be - seen at Mr. Osborne’s store, corner of Wa • ter and Depeystcr streets. Daily Advertiser. Daniel Stone, of Oakham, Mass, has ■ been committed to prison at Worcester for - shooting Ids son on Monday last. The cir • cumstances, says the Boston Patriot, as de tailed by a black woman who was present, p are : That early in the evening the old man - took a blanket from the bed anil carried it 8 to a cooper’s shop, near the house, saying e he was going to fix a butter firkin, that the young man soon after went to the shop and , returned to the house witli the blanket; that, u between the hours of 8 and 9, the young - man, accompanied by the black woman, f went to the shop to induce his father to re ; turn to the house. When they came to the e shop the young man stepped in, on which s his father, who was lying down, raised him y self, with something in his hand, which the it woman supposed was a club, and she cau tioned (lie young man not to let him strike him. She had but just spoken, when a •. musket was discharged, ami the contents s were lodged in the abdomen of the young ’s man, who immediately fell, exclaiming, ( . “ Good God, you have killed me”—which i- were the last words he spoke. The old e man instantly lied, but was overtaken it n Grafton. Eve. Post. it -«0O-- e To supply General Jackson’s place ii - the Senate of the United States, Judgi e Hugh L. White, of Knoxville, has beei g put in nomination, ami no opposition is ex : peeled. Judge W. was late a Commission er under the Spanish treaty, and ranks hml a s a man of talents and integrity. CONSTITUTIONALIST. AUGUSTA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER’aiTIsisT THE condition of the Darien Bank has produced much speculation, in more senses of the word than one, and it will be remem bered that at the last session of the Le gislature a Committee, of very intelli gent gentlemen, was appointed to inves tigate the situation of the several Banks in the State, but cbeifly we believe, with the view ol obtaining correct information res pecting the affairs of the Darien Bank.- The Committee has performed its duty and we shall soon have an opportunity of pla cing its report before our readers, but in the mean time, we copy from the “ Private cor respondence” of the Savannah Georgian, the substance of that document, which will shew that the circumstances of the Bank fare not irretrievable. What step the legis lature will adopt we cannot conjecture—-for there is no telling what the majority may, or may not do—but if the reasoning of the , conrfiuittee be correct--the Mother Bank should be promptly removed to this city. At l>arien the loss is estimated at $391,016 90 “ Alillutigeviile, 7,174 00 “ .Marion, 39,480 00 Amounting to 437,670 20 In tins estimate is not included the Banking Houses; because ;they still answer the purpose for which they were purchased, though it is believed, considerable loss will he sustained on them. { Besides liie above amounts, which are considered actual loss es, liie following amounts aracousidered as doubtfully suchred, to-wit At Darien * $19,920 00 " jHillcdgcville 25,004 00 , ■'.flarion 4.240 00 •■A/iiuon 14.938 43 Amounting to $94,108 48 The last item, al A/aco*. is the sum in Darien Bills in the Banking House before it was burnt, and it may or may not have , been burnt with it. The estimated actual loss and the doubtful debts, amounting to $531,844 03 Is partly provided for by a surplus fund of 171,199 31 Which will leave a balance of actual and pro bable loss amounting to 300,048 37 i The Committee attribute the. losses of the Darien Bank, to liie want of commerce in the places of location, and false hopes of their future prosperity, which frequently led to extensive ac commodations on light security to those who would improve the places, or to mare adventures in commerce ; to the depreciation 1 of every species of property since the debts due the Bank were created, and which was purchased at extravagant prices, hv which its debtors have loond their whole estates unequal to the pay ment of Leeir debts ; the necessity from tile want of commerce and the sparseness of population, of loaning money to persons at a distance, and of taking endorsements of persons whose condition , whs not sufficiently Known; 100 liberal' accommodations to all parts of the community ; a departure from the proper course of rigid punctuality in the exaction of payment of debts; and the immense issue of paper wl.ieh fell into the hands of those who made purchases of properl y at high prices, or of adventurers who borrowed money from the Bank for their relief against others who urged payment or were mere adventurers k. speculators, un prepared to make regular payments, and relying on the continued indulgence of the Bank, until all means of payment were taken tram them by a depression in liie price of properly, fluctuations in trade, or the management of more active and vigilant creditors. The Committee believe that the credit of the Bank of Darien maybe restored by the judicious use of the means yet left ; hv compelling its debtors without distinction to come to ils relief, by abstaining from further accommodations; and “by employin'- the capital in such places as Would enable il to do a regular and active business among merchants alone, and for those who expert “JS’MTBiISIiSr the Hank ot the State of Georgia now is.” The Committee conclude their report by staling that the same manner, and with the same objects in view they have ex amined the Planters’ Bank, the Bank of the State of Georgia and its branches, and the Bank of Augusta, with regard to all which i»»; Committee do not deem it necessary to make any - other or more special report, than that their condition is sound, an I all their affairs faithfully and ably conducted.” Governor Troup in his late message, a gain calls the attention of the Legislature ’ to the Judicial Department of (lie Govern ment, anil urges the establishment of a Court of Appeals, as the only remedy for J. evils which are almost intolerable. The 1 plainest understanding must at once per ceive the propriety of this recommenda ■, firm, when ic is known that the laws are ' differently construed and administered in | the seven Circuits, in each of which the r same Judge constantly presides while in 7 office, without appeal from his decisions. * It is perfectly true that what is (he Law in 1 one Circuit is not the Law in another, and J <>f this hundreds of instances might be pro -1 duced in illustration. We boast of our e Republican Institutions, and of the securi ty of our rights, when these rights are de pendant upon the will of a single individu al, and their extent unknown even to the possessor, until the Judge decides upon * his claims. Laws should be plain and pre- I cise in their language, so that every citi ] zen may understand, and uniform in their operation for much the same reason, viz : || that every citizen may know what he is re quired to do, and from what to abstain. 'I As matters at present stand, life, liberty = and property depend upon a most uncertain j tenure, for the law which pretends to pro tect them, is unknown until it proceeds || from (he mouth of the Judge, and even ° then it is not to be relied upon further than ’ the case immediately decided, for be who * has the power to construe the law, may va ry or reverse his constructions ad infinitum. It is useless to labour this point; the peo ple are we believe sensible of the necessity of a change—and if they were not, but two examples from the many to which wc have alluded, would be sufficient to convince. s If a man hold two endorsed notes—the * endorsers living, the one at Sanderville ® and the other at Milledgeville (which are *| «idy twenty-five miles apart)---upon pie tj cisely the same evidence, he will recover his debt at Milledgeville and lose it at San dervillc —at least so have been the deci sions; and if several join in an adminis tration bond " to (be judges of the Court II of Ordinary,” and the estate is wasted and ; e suit brought in Hancock county upon the 11 BBon a recovery cannot be had, for (he Bond is void, —while in the county of Burke >- the reverse has been decided, ami the par ;h ties injured allowed to recover upon such a Bond. Thus the decisions of the several rvrn re fpT Mf ,r P PPTTvTV ! Circuits as widely differ -as if these Cir cuits were several states acting under se veral distinct codes of law. But it is ob jected that a Court of Appeals, although necessary to reconcile jarring constructions and make the law uniform in its application, ; will be attended with great expense and de s lay ; and this objection is valid perhaps, if our present system be permitted to remain unaltered, with the Court of Appeals tack 'ed or added to it. In allowing a party to - appeal from the Petit Jury Trial, the Le - gislature doubtless intended to establish a' . Court of Appeals for the correction of er rors in every county in the state, but we 1 find that their scheme has failed, that er ; rors cannot always be corrected by the - Judge who commits them, and the deci . sions of our Courts may be said to be writ- I ten upon sand, for one impression is pre sently effaced by another, and there is noth " ing certain or permanent. But if to this J obvious defectiveness of the present system, • be added the delays of two separate and t distinct trials, the first being in most in j stances a mere matter of form, and also the expenses of supporting witnesses and par- L ties, employing Counsel and paying costs throughout these double trials, we must • come to the conclusion that the present ad ministration of justice is sufficiently op pressive, and that to send the parties har irassed already with two consecutive suits jto prosecute a third in another Court, would be to suppose in suitors a superhu man patience, and to deny justice by rea son of the waste of time and money required, in obtaining it. But we are inclined to think that the present system should be dis carded and another adopted cheaper and more expeditious in its operations.—Let the jurisdiction of the Inferior Courts be taken away and all suits be brought be fcre the Superior Courts—let the trial by petit jury except in criminal cases be abol ished, and every case tried before a special jury, which mode of trial is a great improve ment upon the common jury trial, and one of the wisest provisions of our jurisprudence —and then let the errors of the several cir cuits be corrected by a court consisting of three or five Magistrates sitting at Milled»-e --ville, whose decisions will be binding and [uniform throughout the State. Thus the Law suit would be brought to a speedy close and the expenses would he diminished one half at least, because questions of Law only would be decided before the appeal court, and witnesses and suitors instead of t tend nip as they now do, the appeal trial at much trouble and cost, would remain qui etly at their homes. We have rapidly allu ded to the evils of our system and pointed to the remedy. The first step towards re form is undoub’edly an amendment of the Constitution, We do not pretend to say that ours is the best scheme, but after some f consideration, it appears to us to be perfect- j l.v u..,i tv p a r eficial in practice, and (he more so, if the Circuit Judges were compelled by law to alternate. Desiring to devote our humble ef forts always to the good of aie State, we shall be happy if we shall assist even in the slightest degree, in dispelling the prejudice which has so long long prevailed in Georgia against a court of appeals. —OOO— The Governor of South Carolina, has of fered a reward of §3OO for the apprehen sion of Samuel Martin, who has murdered Win. Hull of Edgefield District. Martin is described as about 25 years of age, fresh complexion, dark hair, and lavge dark blue eyes; about 6 feet high, and well propor tioned. Charleston, Nov. 18. A Havanna paper of the 23d ult. contains. j the particulars of a great gale at Trinidad. It is stated that 312 houses and buildings were demolished, and more or less injured, A wharf recently built at an expense of a bout 80,000 dollars, was entirely washed [away. A meeting was to be held for the relief of the indigent sufferers. The crops and buildings in the neighborhood and in terior were also materially injured. The [bridge Borrel, Pilot; and Union; and schr. ■ Lucy, of Baltimore, were driven ashore. We learn from the London John Bull of . September 26, that Mr. Brougham has se rious intentions of visiting America. If ! he should come to this country, he will no douht be received and entertained with that i cordiality and courtesy to which he is so em- A, inently entitled. N. Y. Gazette. 11 111 i Appointment by the President.— Samuel D. Heap, of Pennsylvania, to be Consul of . the United States lor the City and King dom of Tunis, in place of Charles D. Coxe, r transferred to Tripoli. , Charles l)(|Coxe, of New Jersey, to be . Consul of the United States for the City and . kingdom of Tripoli, in place of Thomas . J). Anderson. s The Banks in the City of New-York . came to a determination, on the 10th inst. • i not to receive the Bills of any country Bank J ; which had not an agent in the city, to re .| deem them with specie. t Asher Robdins has been elected a Sena tor ot the United States, from the State of .ilirioDE Island, to fill the vacancy occasion ? ed by the resignation of Mr. U’Wolf. He L .| was opposed by E. R. Potter and others, . but was cliosen by a small majority, on the a hrst ballot. 1 [A ulional LUelli^cncer,