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1«o!«' :i council ui mii'i^lcrs which lulled till
midnight.
The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on
♦ a*' 27th xvas numerously attended in rouse
qucuceof the extraordinary degree ot interest
excited hy recent occurrences. The Chamber
was proceeding to the disc ission ol the law
relative to the National Guard, when Gen. La
fayette entered and was received with nniver-
Chamber ns follows;
“ In a neighboring nation it is the custom
when a ci';zt*n retire* from a distinguished ol-
lice, for him to come to his fellow citizens, and
explain the cause, ami i am sure the chamber
will grant me tlie same favor. I always have
considered that the post of commander in chief
of the National Guards of Fraece was incom
patible with a constitutional monarchy, excepi
und'r circumstances of the most absolute ne
cessity. It was this conviction that led me
elective privilege is lobe civjoyed V/ persons
paymg a certain rate ofjiixatiuo, by the Mem
bers of the Institute, Licentiates in various
branches of the sciences, naval and military
officers, who have retired on pensions of not
loss than twelve hundred irancs per annum,
and other persons who are enumerated. Ehe
object of the framers ot this project of law
seems to have been to extend the right of vo
ting in the greatest possible degree to the two
classes who alone ought to exercise it, viz.
those who contribute towards the support ol
sal appla jse, upwards of uuo hundred mem
bers going up to him shaking his band, 'I he — ..
General then went to the President, and. alter .the Government, and who have, therefore,
a short conversation with him, addressed the a just right t«> a voico in "rr , r-"6
what they pnv, and those, who by education
and their connections in life, are likely to choose
representatives of talent and integrity. There
cannot, xve think be a more correct principle
Court. Upon taking his seat, and disposing of
some business, the Judge pulled a newspaper
out of his pocket, stated what it was. and ask
ed with apparent emofioo, who was its editor,
addressing himself. as Mr. Lawless thought,
particularly to the District Attorney, or to the
bar generally. Mr Lawless replied, that the
editor xva* Stephen W. Foreman. The Judge
asked Mr. Lawless if he would swear to the
fact as to the editor lie said he would, and
was accordingly sworn Describing the arti
cle, Judge Peck (dictated a rule upon the edi
tor, to show cdusa why he published it The
••«!«--■*•«» served upon the editor and Mr Law
less volunteered as counsel for him, he being
the author of the article, aud considering it his
duty-io defend thft editor, Mr. Lawless urg
ed the editor by no means to give up the au
than that upon which the French E notion Law thor. lie appeared in Courv the day after the
is founded. As far as the first class are con
cerned, it does not t ake from persons of landed
properly I he right of voting t f > which they are
justly entitled, because in France the owners
of landed property pay taxes to the Govern
ment; hut it admits to the exercise of a great
•-'S.5 of
in 1790, when three million of National Guard* j constitutional privilege, a numerous c.ass ol
w shed to elect me their commander, at the F« persons who arc entirely excluded to this-
deration hy 14 000 Deputies, to apply to the country from the right of voting lor Members
constituent assembly, and urge them to issue a
decree in opposition to this desire. Such still
was rnv opinion when the lieutenant general of
the kingdom, who has since become our K ng,
wished me to accept the same appointment,
—_a i c— n M.,.nj.ii K/-.nn,i t,, -i-f-pii! o. but al
ways retaining the intention ot laying it down,
as soon as I was satisfied that it was no longer
necessary for me to retain it, earlier if peace
remained unbroken, but at a later period had
War ensued. The declared opinion of the
Chamber has hastened the period, and out of
respect for it I have waited till the law was
submitted to the other brandies of the State.
If is merely a matter of date , but I should be
deeply hurt if any one im -gined—ami n > one.
who Isas been acquainted xvi*h me during the
last fifty four ye- rs of my life, can believe that
rnv conduct has been dictated by my personal
feeling. I will go further and say, that tbiso
pinion of the chamber has off -rded mo an op
portunity The high authority with which 1
was invested has given umbrage which you,
gentlemen, must have heard of; and this um
brage. has even been.felt in cert;.in diplomatic
circles. Tiie cause is now at an end, ana i
have now no other honor than that of being
one of your colleagues. One word more, gen
tlemen I should not have given in my re-eg
nation, which the King has accepted with -d j for the good of the Union, and secure what he
that goodness he has ever shown towards me. hnsaln adv achi-'ved f-.r us—obeying the ac-
before the crisis we have now happily got over
was at an end. At this time my conscieutiou-
lovc of public order is siHisfied, but I cannot I with the Liberator's d
of Parliament.
DE ATH OF BOLIVAR ! 1!
The J .maica Gourant, «.f 6ihJan. contains
the following official announcement ol the
ni'Siman lb,tivar the Liberator ot.fcoule
America.
13y Do:; Juan Francisco Martin, Prefect ol
the Department ,&c.
Cif :zen» of Magdclena:
Penetrated with fhe greatest grief, l am o-
venvhelmcd with sorrow. The Father ot our
country is no more! The public calamities anil
'he ingratitude of his enemies, have brought
lorn to art untimely grave on (he ITtii inst- al
1 P M His end has be* n hastened by his he
roio sacrifices for liis country, and the tears of
his friends attest the sincerity of their grief tor
the loss of a hero, whoso name must be forever
embalmed in ihe hearts of his countrymen.
C : ‘izens,—Th - Liberator has been devoted
to v u to the latest period of bis exist-nee.
Hear his voice and respect his decrees, which
should wc violate, the national ruin must be
the infaildde result and the independence of
O'-*!' liit.'I 1 >» il! t!.t/ ♦ !>o Korc. it’lm g:1 VI!
libi'i t v.
Citizens,—Th -Li! erafor has left us forever.
We must be unanim us, and go hand in hand
their lodging well Satisfied Willi their reeep
tion by their “great fiat in'r/' as -.bey always call
the chief Magistrate of this Nation "
order was issued, and defend^ the editor on
all grounds which suggested themselves to his
tnind; on the ground of tho-perfecviruth of the
article, and of t he absence on its face of all in
tension to commit a contempt. In demonstra
ting the truth ot the article, he recurred to the
published opinion of the Judge, to all that the
article contained, and pursued the same course
of argument, with a few exceptions, as far as
his humble abilities would permit, which had
been taken by the honorable Manager who had
opened this case. Reproduced all the autho
rities which he could take upon the occasion.
u> show that the publication of "A Citizen,”
was not a contempt
Mr Lawless, iouniJ juage recK about to
make the rule absolute for an attachment upon
the editor. Considering that the Judge ap
peared to point ;it him as the author of the ar
ticle, inasmuch a* the rights of his clients were
involved in the case, ho changed his views of
the course which the editor ought to pursue,
and assented to the giving up of his own name
as the author. Mr. Foreman was then dis
charged from the rule, ami a rul.; was made on
Mr. Lawless, to show- cause why an attach
ment should not issue against him, and why he
should not be suspended Irom practice in that
Court for having written the article as set forth
in the attachment. When the counsel of Mr.
Lawlers attempted to demonstrate the intrin
sic truth of the article of “A Citizen,” they
were stopped hy the Judge, and told that he
had decided and disposed of that question, and
that it was not open for further argument.—
They then proceeded lu discuss the question
of pure la xv, on the merits of the case. Their
arguments and authorities on that point were
overruled by the Judge, who ordered the ar
ticle to ho read to him, paragraph by pa*-a
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.
At a meeting of the citizens of Boston, in
favor of th • abolition of Imprisonment Ur
Debt, held at Fanquil Hall on Tuesday, Fe
bruary 1st, and by adjournment on Thursday
3d, and on Monday 7th mat. the following re
solutions, after a full discussion passed unani
mously :
Resolved, Thaf all men are born free and e
qual, and have certain inalienable rights, ot
which the possessionable liberty, is and should
he the most sacred that the restriction or inva
sion of that right, except fur crimes proved on
trial of our Peers, is repugnant to the princi
ples of the Constitution, and stain on the char,
acter of a Free People.
Resolved, That xve hold the honest insol
vent Debtor has committed no crime, and that
to punish his misfortunes hy imprisonment is
therefore unjust; that the operation of the
present system is to increase pauperism, de
stroy moral character, produce idle and disso
lute habits in tlie Debtor, prostrate bis self-res
pect and render him a useless member of so
ciety.
Resolved That in the opinion of this meet
ing, Imprisonment for Debt countenances llie
the worst passions of nature multiplies crimes,
breaks down the distinction bet we n vice and ( — _
nrtoo. and fliA akkiim^ion pl.ltial musl > n??d \\ irgate oi New llanipfiuire ; Mnclrfy
The following history of (he origin of the
law for organizing Ihe Supreme Court of the
U Stales, will bo interesting to many ot our
readers at the present moment.
The very first order passed hy the Se
nate, on 7lh of April, the. 1781), was in these
words.
Ordered, That Messrs. Ellsworth, Paterson,
Maclay, Strong, Lee, Bassett, Few an t Win
gate, be a committee to bring in a hill tor or
ganizing the Judiciary cf the U. Slates
And on the 13<h of the same month, Mr.
Carroll and Mr Izard were joined, making one
from each state.
Oo the 12th of June, Mr. Lee reported •* a
bill to estalish the Judicial Courts of the Unit
ed States. This bill was debated on the 22d,
23 J, 26th, 29:li and 30th of that month, ami
on the 1st*, 2d, 4th and 6th of July; on the 7th
* it proceeded !o a third reading, and was
considered upon the 8th, 9th JOth and 11th;
on the 13;h the hill wa* re-comnntted; and on
the 17th the engrossed hill passed to a 3rd read
ing, ayes 14, nay- 6.
Those-who voted in the affirmative, wore
Messrs. Bassett and Read of Delaware ; Car
rol and Henry .of Maryland ; Dalton and
S rongrf Massachusetts ; EHswcrthand John
son of Conned cot ; Elmer and Pat 6rson of
N w J rsnv ; Few and Gunn of G orgia ; Mor
ris of Pennsylvania, aud Izard of S Carolina.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs Lae and Grason of Virginia ; L ingdon
Unjust principle—that many innocent persons
should be punished lest a few vicious should
escape.
Resolved, That the abolition of (he laws on
Imprisonment for D- bt would grately benefit
the poor and laboring classes of our citizens,
by retideriug it necessary for them to obtain
Pennsylvania, and Cutler of South Carolina.
The bill was sen: to the House, where it was
considered and debated many days ; it docs
not appear by the Journal, what propositions
there were to amend it, or whether there were
any; nor does it appear that there xvas in divi
sion even on its final passage. The hill wish
speedy payment from thopr employers,and thus ! signed by President Washington on the 24;U
diminish the a nonet ot petty credits, and pre- J of Sep. and has been the undisputed law ot
vent much loss to the poor, and those who deal j the land until the recent attempt to reform it,
with them. j by persons whose motives and reasoning are
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting j best understood by themselves.
much of the emigration from this State may j -
be justly charged to our laws, authorizing Im-1 John Floyd was. on Saturday last, u nan im
prisonment for Debt, inasmuch as many nidus- j nusly re-elected by the Legislature, Governor
triou-i but unfortunate Citizens have been com- i of the State of Virginia fi>r the ensuing year;
polled bv their operation, to retire to "•(States! anil Peter V. Daniel, Wyndhaji Robertson,
whose laws are more consistent with human-1 and Guy R. C. Allen, were, on the sarnie day,
ity and sound policy. j elected Executive Councillors, under the New
tnai G svernmant, in order to liberate us from graph,J>y Mr. Bates the District' Attorney, and
anarcbv, and our conduct will corresnom
say the same of my conscientious love ot li
berty. Wo must all recollect the progamme
announced at the Hotel do Vdle—a popular
fhrune, supported hy republican instil utio.
It was accepted, but we have nil all put the
same construction upon it ; it has not always
been interpreted by (lie councils of the K.ng
in ihe same sense in which it was understood
by me; xv ho am more impatient than others
that it should he realized; and whatever may
have been my personal independence in al! situ
ation-. I ..ourself at the nrcsent.moment nmn
at Dir case in discussing my opinions wish y>»u
For the res<. th re are points upon which we
shall ahvavs be in accord we shall ever b-; u i -
ed against our enemies whether at home or
from abroad. I still think, that in t lie measures
taken in the revolution ot J .ly, w«* not only dm
that which xve verity bt'diev^d xxa for the best,
but that we did all that xvas possible to In
♦lono, l am the more convinced o! this, sincy
i hay*; become intimately acquainted xvith the
personage xve have placed on the throne I)
throxving off my uniform, I have noi change*
my motto, “Liberty, Public Order. Besides
how many b gal means xve have of expressing
our thoughts; and of making our wishes .knoxvri,
for os there is the Tribune of this Chamln r,
and for every citizen there is the pres?, which
has rendered the country so many services;
and then there is the peaceable mode of pe
tit ions Having thus yielded i > my desire <d
laying all my sentiments before you, I trust 1
shall *t il' and ever retain your esteem urn
friendship.”
The Monitor contains an address tr m nis
Majesty Louis Philip to ihe National Guards,
in which, after expressing his regret at the re
tirement of General Lafayette, he not-fics the
appointment of Count L'-hnu, as commander
in-chief of t he National Guwrds, in his stead.
* The last account* from Pan^ represents the
state of things in Pans in a in*.re favorab!--
• glit. The mobs tiad dispersed, aud the pub
he funds had ri*en very materially.
Paris Dec. 30—Ministers no longer dis
setnble that they mean to take a high tone m
future xvith all paities opposed to them, and
to stand or fall by that determination If they
remain true to themselves, there is little dan
ger of the latter alternative There may, and
will be much noiae; but of another revolution
there is not at present any ground for nppre
tension.
ITALY.
The report of an m*urrection In Rome seem -
to be confirmed. A letter from Genoa ways,
that a courier *rr‘Ved from R >me, announced
that the inhab tants of that city were up in
arms calling for a const du> ion. The wh.-le o!
It.. |y is ■ o the eve of an insurrection—Courier
fronds.
The French papers meflfion a report which
prevails a* Rome, that the majority o* th* cur-
dinals appear decided to vote cardin 4 F Mch
Archbishop of Lyons, and uncle of N .pojeoix.
to the papal chair.
SWEDEN.
Letters have been rcce>vp<! in the city
et ling that disturbances have broken out in
JVdand Our information is from a very re
•pectablc qmrt r, but we know not Ihe degree
of authority to which the statement is entitled
—London, J<tn 4 JV1 Chron.
;ros. Remain firmly
united together, a. d *wear on hi* gr.»x r e to fob
!..xv up the dictates xvhirh his inspired mind
laid down for ti e go <1 This country, and hy
this mean*, xvill ve h nor his memory, and dis
charge a he ,vv h !>t of gratitude.
JUAN DE FRANCISCO DE MARTIN.
C-irthagfiiH, 1) c. 21 1C30
DC
SSE^STXC.
Loa’dow, Dec. 31.
French Electron Law.—The no w election Law
in France, although it may fail to please th**
universal suffrage-gentlemen, is, we think, suf
ficiently liberal and extensive to satisfy i rery
tcasonable man. By this project, the number
of Eh ctora is doubled, se that, of the entire
population, about one person n every hundred
ludjifty will have (be right cf voting. The
From the UUoi blind American.
F > < -T-iJ | M /I’Ll F niBD40U.L!L’XTTi /\r
JUDGE PECK
AU the material facts here •-'ated xve re ad
nutted hy ihe counsel for tin: Judge, as fully
oruved by other xvifnesses It should be kpt
in mind that the publication of “A Cn.izen”
was made in the vacation, four month* after
h decision of the ca*e in the District C- urr.
I'ue o[ inio:» of Judge P ck, to xvhom ‘ A Ci
t:zen” replied, was published by the sanction
oi Judge Peck The proceedings lor the al-
’eg» d contempt took place, at the next sitting
ot the Court in April.
Luke Edward L»xv!ess, E*q. having been
called and sworn gave a historical narrative of
itie proceedings, so far as related to tbec-.-e
ot S. tdurd, mine L) i ~t ri»*t Court oft bo Unit
*'d S .ties, tor (he S ate of Missouri, under the
“ • * * Cnfigress ol !822, ( n iidiitg the claimants
a; bold in 1X11**01111 and Ark.m-as to iustituie
proceedings to trv the validity ot* their claims,
ind in r- lalion to the circumstances which had
n*d to hi* commitrn* nt and suspension by that
Court He testified, in substance, that in the
case ofSoulard’s heir* agaii.st the U States
tie had, as counsel for the pi.untiff, argued it
oil a general demurrer It was ; bought by
ome of the profession, xviiom lie consulted,
that it would he well to have his argument
printed; and it »va* accordingly printed Th--
demurrer was sub*cquemly withdrawn; and
the District Attorney tiled his answer to the
petition of (lie claimants. While taking * 1 * the
deposition of one of the former Lieutenant Go
vernors of Louisiana, Judge Peck mentioned
that he bad read or had caused to tic read to
hirri, the argument ol r Lawless, a copy ol
which that g- nileni in said he h id sent to turn
before that time. When the Court again sat,
Judge Peck directed an issue to try the ques
tion, whether such a concession as that n * ;<
which the plaintiffs claimed too land* m ques
tion had ever been mad./ It was toui.u ihat
it had been niado, sUt !i a* it was set form to he
in the petition of the claimants. Tl e cause
then came on upon i;s merits und the proofs.
Mr. Lixviess again argued it very much at
length. This was in the spri; g of 1825 The
Court took the case under ad visemcn;. and re
served it fi r future decision. Mr. La>vless
was not present when the decision xvas made.
But Judge Peck postponed m.tkiag up the re
cord lor taking an appeal until the counsel re
turned the record made up, the appeal ta
ken, and the appeal bond given,—Tins was in
D.'C^mher, 1825. In Maich following, about
,^ie 30th, be &;nv in (he Republican, published
at St. L uu,s * !,n article headed, 4 Judg< Pock,”
and fiounn Jt to purport to be an argument in
jus.iHcation ot v ‘bc » ! ecree of th«- District Court
entered in the case vf Soulwrd's lioira Mgam*t
the U States.
It appeared to him to contain a great many
errors, in fact ,»nd it. doctnm- It appeared to
him to be catcobned injuriously to affect In-
opinion upon that and a variety of similar
claims, in which he xvas concerned as counsel.
Mr Law|e*s then wrote the article signed “A
Cit'Zen,” which was ilu-n published in the Mi*
s uii: Advocate and Sr. Louis E qmrer oi the.
8lb oi Apr.I, in the sum** xe;<r. Shortly after
ihai the District C’*iurt sai hy special adj .urn
mem. He attended ami took iii.3 place in
proceeded to examine and comment upon each
paragraph as it xva* read. The manner «>f the
Judgo in treating the subject was exceedingly
vehement; bo xvas more impassioned than bo
bad ever seen him In ins observations he
permitted himself to use expressions which
Mr. Lawless considered offensive to him as a
uj:in and a gentleman
The xvitness felt himself irritated by them,
and perhaps his countenance exhibited evi
dences of that irritation. He xvas apprehen
sive that he might betray his feelings by some
expr -ssion or gesture, and thought it be-t to
leave the Court. Hej therefore a*krd hi*
friend, Air. lieyef, n he thought it would be a
contempt for h rn to leave the Court while fhe
Judge was speaking: Mr. Geyer thought that
no contempt could be inferred from hi* leaving
the Court He rose up and left the Court, and
xvent to the Circml Court for the county of St.
Louis, then sitting, before xvhich, it so happen
ed, that a case, in xvhich he xvas employed as
leading counsel, xvas about to be tried It was
tne case ol some slaves, who had su d Peter
Choieau, for the recovery of their freedom
Hn was counsellor the defendant. Wiiilothis
trial xvas proceeding, he was informed by the
deputy Marshal the rule of an attachment a
jr mist him bad been made absolute by Judge
Peek; and lie xvas, therelore, obliged to leav<
U>e Circuit Court, conducted by the deputv
Marshal he xvas informed by Judge P- ck that
be had a rig! t to demand that interrogatories
should he propounded to him, as he under
stood tii-n, for the purpose of enabling him to
purge himselt of the alleged contempt.
To this the witness replied, that he did not
require any interrogatories to be propounded
be should not answer them. An order was
then made out for his commitment to prison
for txventy four hours, anil for his suspension
from practice in that Court fir eighteen
months A copy of the order was put info the
hands of die deputy Marshal, and t he xvitness
xvas conducted to »he Jail of the county of St
Louis, b>rk> d up in sx room xvherc common fe
Ions had been imprisoned, as lie was inform
ed and believed. Mr SnilardamlMr Rec
tor accompanied him. and were locke.d up in
the room xvith him After witness had been
there sometime he called for the Jailor, and
requested him to show him the order of com
mitment, xvhich he did. After he had exam
ined iv he determined to petition the Circuit
Court for a xvrit of habeas corpus in order to
apply for a release, on grounds which he
thought ho had discovered in the order itself.
Ti- ( -Judge of that Court granted the writ, and
decided to di-charg-e him from prison, on the
ground that no seal was affixed to the signa
ture ot the Judge. He, xvas accordingly dig.
rhafged and heard no more from Judge Peck.
Ap orib-r xv is made out to suspend him firm
practice for eighteen months, and he was not
restored until a expired hy limitation.
Resolved, That in the opinion of the meet
ing. ImprisouineDt for Dubt should be wholly
alndi* bed.
Resolved, That our Senators and Represen
tatives be requested strenuously to urge the
passage ol an act, by ihis Legislature, abolish
ing Imprisonment for Debt.
A:te*t: II. G OTIS, Chairman.
E Hailey,
Samuel Ellis,
Secretaries-.
Constitution.
It is said that the G tv Banks (Boston) have
decided to rec- ivo the Spanish coins, in com
mon circulation as small change, on and alter
the 15th inst at the following rates ; Spanish
quarters at 24 cents—Pistereens 17—half do.
8—Ninepence 11—Fourpence half-penny 5.—
We beliex’c that for a longtime past our Banks
have been aware that the above Spanish coins
were not xvorth more than * lie above prices,
and have refused to receive them except for
necessary change. Some tour or five years
ency of au expression ol an opinion hy that { ;, K°- *; ie ^* e ' v York Bankers declined receiving
body, concerning the conduct of Georgia xvith j t * ,e 'Pisterceu tor more than 1» cents ; >bis at
regard to the Indians and the Supreme Court ; once •‘educed their xalue in m.iriief, and the
of the United States have prepared an elabo-! immediate consequence xvas, to precipitate
rate report, with the following Resolutions, | *hc rn on otner cities Boslou for a time xx^is in-
which were made the order of the day for the j ,|liL fided iy dh that a-vnivard coin, till the Bmk-
Ilth inst ' ers - lorc reduced them to a proper lev*-!, much
j n thn ; against tho will of sundry knowing ones,”
A committee, of the Massachusetts Legis
lature, appointed to enquire into the expedi-
C'nmrr, ruin'faith. <jfi JUa.ssarh’uepttv
year ot our Lord oijh thousand eight hundred j "ho drove a pretty sort of a trafic txveen N.
and thirty cue. 3 York and Boston by buying them up 17 (hero,
“Resolved, By the Senate and Hou-e of Rep-! J,ml sending them Imre for 20 cents. On this
resentatives, that the federal constitution (be I emergency, these intruding depreciated ’Sjtani.
laws of the United Siatee made in pursuance j o!as took french leave of Boston, and xve loam
thereof, and all treaties made under the au
thority ot the United States, are the supreme
»
A letter from Washington, of the 8th inst.
to the editor ot the Philadelphia Inquirer, con
tains ’he following inform ;Mon —Iut.
“Tim delegation of Mci.oiuonie Chiefs from
Green Bay, paid a vis.t to the President this
morning Stnce their arrival here, a treaty
has been negotiated xvifli them, hy which they
hare agreed- to-e-- da a large tract of their ter
ritory in he Lake Huron country for the ac
commodation and settlement ot the New York
Indian*, and to receive twenty thousand dollar*
:n cpiTipeusation.for their ceded lands. Gr;z
ziv B-.-ar, their head chief, remark iMe for the
dignify ot i-is deportment, and for hi* fine »n«i
intelligent count nance, made a speech to the
Presid nt on the subject at the mterview this
morning, in the presence <tf a number ot g*>;
tlemen A reply followed The c dumet
rieadship was liter Hy s/i-uk -d OIL ir.e «,cc;.
sion; and tho chiefs and squa ws returned tp
are uoxv more carresscd in the Canadas, iloxv
long it xvill take th m to find them out, xve
law of the i.uiJ ; and the Judges in "every | know m>l - nnd cure not « as ion ? as thl 7 ‘ ,0
fetatc are hound thereby, any thing m the con- ! the place of better here VYe should
stitution or laws of any State to Ihe contrary i liko lo ,ose ; g ,lt of ’ the Spanish tribe,
'.otivithstandiMg. (and see them replaced by the eagle aud caj*
il Resolved, That (be Judicial Poxver of the jLiberty. Co/. Cent.
United States extends lo aii cases in Jaw and ! ■ ■ ■
t-quity, arising under their authority ; and that
o S ate can rightfully enjoin upon its execu-
FROM A NEXV YORK PAPER.
_ . - kCCU " j A pamphlet Ixas l>cen published in England
live officers to disregard or resist by lorce any j taking a view of the impracticability ofrediev-
process or mandate xvhich may be served
upon them in such ca*es in due form of law,
by authority of the Courts of the UniUd
States.
“ Resolved. That it is the duty of the Presi
dent oi the United States to take care that
the constitution, the I txxs of the United States,
and the treaties made under their authority,
are faithfully executed any thing in the consti
tution, laxv or acts of any State to the contrary
notxvithstanding.
mg the people by parliamentary reform xvith
xvhich xve agree entirely We find the follow
ing extract from the Morning Chronicle of the
7th Dec. and our readers xvill perceive that xve
have already expres*ed similar opinions.
“Reform (says the writer) is at present
sought by txvo desses : the middle—nr, as Mr.
Beni ham would say, the inferior seel ion of tho
Aristocracy—and by the laborers or those
who have neither The motives xvhich influ-.
J cnee both classes in seeking if are partly aim*
^ iesove^, i hat the Senators and Repre* jl ar a r.d partly dissimilar Bdh of them ima*
^cmatives o. the State ot Massachusetts in j gmo that the measure of retrenchment which a.
le present, and tho next Congress he, and j reformed Parliament xvould adopt., would have a
t ley hereby are requested aud instructed toj powerful influence in lightening the pressure
use all the means m their power to preserve j of the burdens by xvhich they nre weighed
inviolate the public lairti ol the country, and | down; and each class anxious that it slfould
to sustain the rightful authority of the govern- j | mve a greater direct influence over the elec-
ment of the United States in all its depart- { i ons . We should be most unwilling to throw
ments.
” Resolved, That his Excellency the Gover
discredit upon any reasonable expectations;
but nothing can be more mischievous than
nor be, and he hereby is requested to transmit | the formation of hopes in the public mind that
mitted to the Legislatures of the same for their
c< nsideration ; and also to the Senators and
Representatives of the State in this and the
Ali which is respectfully sub
mitted.
“ A. II. EVERETT.
u Chairman of the Committee.”
Mr. Barbour resigned his seat in the Legis-
a.ure ot Virginia, on the I6th inst. “in obe
dience to the declaration xvhich he has made
fi'st and last, that he xvould not hold his place
a moment after ascertaining that ho did not
hold it hy the xn ill of a majority of the const itu-
tionat Voters of Orange. Tiie labors of the
committee ol Privileges and Elections xvere
not concluded, but the investigation liad pro
ceeded so far as to convince Mr. Barbour
that tiie final result xvould probably he adverse;
satisfied ol xvhich, he proceeded to fulfil the
pledge he had repeatedly given.”
Population of North Carolina.
Whites, 472433
Slaves, • 246 462
Free colored, * 19 575
Total,
In 1820,
increase.
738,470
638,829
99,641
I pendilure that it is p ^sibleto adopt, so long
as faith is kept with the public creditor, are
either deceived themselves, or are endeavor
ing for no good purpose to deceive others Up-
on xvhat are the great retrenchment^, of wbicfi
)ve hear so much *to be made? Of fifty mii!«
ions of revenue nine and twenty millions go to
pay the interest of the debt; and this sum must
be paid till R.-volution ar.d not Reform is at
woik; till the title deeds of Netherby and the
bonds ot Mr. Rothschild are involved in one
common blaze. The taik that one hears about
pensions is absolutely ridiculous; not that wo
think that one third of these pensions should
ever have been granted, or that (lie system
xvhich admitted of such misapplication of tho
public money should be utterly abolished; hut
supposing that all pensions and useless placet
xvere lorthxvith put doxvn, and taxes repealed
to the amount of 1700 000, or 800,000 a year
expended upon them, it xvould not make a
difference of one shilling a year to each indi
vidual in the country.”
Bread and Butter—We learn that one
ot the loading cottoq factories of Nexv Eng**
laud, divided seventeen per cent. the year just
passed. This makes capitalists smack their
lips. When the rich do so xvell, is their any
harm in increaseing the comforts of the poor
by reducing the duty on sugar?