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determination unanimously reeipfoeated' as u "@s been, by his comnittce--they will please excuse us. if we should occasionally tread on their 'toeS'

 PrBI1c LAws-A bill is before Congress

 introduced by Col. ASHLEY, Senator from Arkansas, reviving the old law requiring the publication of the laws and Resolves of Con gress, to be printed in the newspapers oi the several States and Territories. We were great ly surprised at the passage of the law doing away with this highly important regulation important not so much to the press as to the public-and we are not less gratll1ed that a move has now been made for its restoration which must be successful i(congress discharge their duty to their constituents, 1t was an lm- proper assumption of power which thus de- prived the people oflhe only cheap and eflec- lual means of becoming acquainted With the laws enacted for their government.

 The press every where should speak out on this subject, and call upon our servants al Washington, to give back to the country the facilities on this head, which were so unjustly taken from them; not forgetting to give Col ASHLEY full credit foI the part he has volun- tarily taken in this important matter.