Hail! magick holy power of song, No gate hath Earth or Heaven so strong, List, virgins, list! The song is yours, And hearts that bleed, and hearts that glow; And every bard like Scort sublime; every maid shall life immortal share, And every bard outlive the waste of time. How she wish'd that the tear-drop would fall, But poor Mrs. FLAM Could not weep; And soon in a black velvet pall She popp'd the old lawyer to sleep. She thought of her love as she lay, When the ghost of the late Mr. FLAM, In his green velvet cap, came to say, "Phoo! nonsense! your grief is all sham." 'Tis not the auburn locks of hair, By Virtue's, rarest rules refin'd. When Sol emits his rarest ray, To other charms than charms of sense- To these a lovely maid aspires, When Time uplifts his palsying hand, SEDLEY. AN IMITATION OF SHENSTONE. Adieu! to my flocks of white sheep, And adieu! to the fields where they fed; The devil a tear have they shed. Ye lambs and ye lambkins adieu ! The Devil may watch you for me, I'm sure he'll be sick of the job; IRISH BOOKBINDING. Teague, a true honest soul as e'er trod Irish ground, I think Basil and Russia will suit them the best." Why these outlandish elves would ye be after troubling? N. S. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, Dec. 10-[Continued from p. 51.] 5. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the violation of laws interdicting the slave trade, be referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures. 6. Resolved, That that part of the President's message relating to land forces and fortifications, be referred to a select committee. 7. Resolved, That that part of the President's message in regard to the militia, be referred to a select committee. 8. Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the corps of engineers and the military academy, be referred to a select committee. The resolution respecting West Florida brought on a short discussion. Mr. Newton enquired why the gentleman (Mr. Root) had mentioned only a part of West Florida: was not the whole of it ceded by the treaty with France? Mr. Root was of opinion that no more territory was acquired by that treaty, than lies west of the Perdido. If, however, all had been ceded, as West Florida was understood to extend eastward as far as Pensacola, so much the better: the resolution embraced all that was acquired by cession. Mr. T. Moore moved the following amendment-“ so much as relates to West Florida, as ceded to the United States." Mr. Mitchell opposed the amendment. The resolution was sufficiently plain, and it was not worth while to enter into a discussion about mere appellations. It was enough if the resolution conformed to the message. The term West Florida was unknown in Spanish geography, and it was nothing more than a question between British and American geography on one side, and Spanish and French on the other. The amendment was lost. On motion of Mr. Bassett, the following resolution was added: Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to the navy, be referred to a select committee. On motion of Mr. Bacon another resolution was added, as follows: Resolved, That so much of the President's message as relates to the defects which may be found to exist in the provisions of the act concerning the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great-Britain and France, be referred to the committee of foreign relations. The committee rose and reported the resolutions: the house immediately concurred, and ordered the necessary committees to be appointed, Mr. Macon renewed the resolution which he offered the last session, proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States, declaring that no person elected as a member of the senate, or house of representatives, after having taken his seat, should be eligible to any civil office under the authority of the United States, during the term for which he was elected, or during the presidential term under which he was elected. Referred to a committee of the whole on the state of the union. December 11.-The house proceeded to the choice of a Chaplain, when, on counting the ballots, it appeared that the Rev. Jesse Lee had 57 votes out of 105, and was consequently elected. Mr. Breckrenridge had 47. December 12. The usual reports from the treasury were received and referred. A message was received from the President, enclosing a communication from the secretary of state, relative to the distresses of American seamen in foreign countries. Referred to the committee of ways and means. Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee to enquire whether any, and what alterations are necessary in the act for securing to individuals exclusive privileges for their inventions and discoveries, with leave to report by bill or otherwise. Agreed to. Mr. Vanhorn presented a petition from the new bank of Washington, praying for an act of incorporation. Referred to the committee on the district of Columbia. A bill was received from the senate to suspend part of the act relative to foreign coins. Referred to a committee of the whole to-morrow. December 18.-Mr. Mumford presented a petition from sundry merchants of New-York. The petitioners stated that they had ordered goods from England to a large amount; the orders were given before they had any knowledge of the renewal of the non-intercourse; the goods were purchased from the manufacturers, and would probably be in the hands of their agents in England at the risque of the American merchants: a large part of the goods were actually paid for: as but a part of these would arrive before the second of February, they prayed some relief in this case. Referred to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Johnson offered a resolution that the committee of ways and means be instructed to bring in a bill fixing the number and compensation of clerks in the several departments of the United States. Carried. On motion of Mr. Fisk, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill fixing the ratio of representation: Mr. Basset in the chair. Mr. Fisk moved to fill the blank with "forty-five thousand” for every member. Motion lost, 39 to 56. |