Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1804-04-07 00:00:00, page 2

^^ 'i*v •• aHIt■*!! VLI '
V»fi:! bun ' ed and two. Approver
MarHi 16th, 1304.
S7. Providing for the expenses of the
“civil wcnimriitfif Louisiana, Approve*!
March 19th, 1804.
93. Clrnming further time for locating
Ini lit at y land warrant a, cud ^r other pur
poses. Approved March 19th, 1304.
29. For the i 'ie‘* of the sufferers bv fire
in t1'*- town of Norfolk. Approved 19th
Mu re!). T804
30. Muk’ng an appropriation fordefrav
ing ll e expends incurred in enquiring in
to the '.ial contitrA of S oundChaxe and
I\i> hard Peters, and in c indufiling the im.
pevchment against John Pickering. Ap
proved lOllt March, 1304.
3t. Suptdementarv tn the afil, intilied
“ An a'd t*» incorporate t' - subscriber* to
the P ink of llir United Slates." Ap cov
ed '^arr.h, 1804.
32. Altering the sessions o' the ffstri^l
court of the United States W ,t;sf| • ;p8
of Virginia, R ode Island, and for the dis
trict of ''*est Tennessee. Approved
March. 1804.
•'m {certain the houmlnrv °T ’l **
lands reserved by the state of Virginia
rtorth west of the l iver Ohio, for he sa is
fafilion of her oil-,.' a0*1 sold’^rs * n cor.-1
tinen'al establishment; and to ’ nut t’ i po
Vi*».; fo> b>c»'in - Uie ■ aid lands. Approv
ed March. '• ft' 4
34 F'ii '.it relief of the legal represen
tatives -•! David ^ lenzin, *leceased ; a*i,t
for other purposes. .Ap uovcd March,
1804.
35. In addition to an afil, ir.titled. ** An
a^l to establish an uniform riile of natu
l’.d'/.alion ; and to repeal the aids Iter-no
iore passed on that subject,” App t ved
Match, 1804.
"5. for the relief of the heirs of John
Habersham. Approved March, 1R04.
37. Ere filing LotiiMiina intotvr, • »-»-*-ito
ries; and providing for the t mporary
government thereof. Approved March,
1804.
S3. Ttinptemenlary to the afil, intil!ed
“ An atl relative to the election «,r a }*,e
si lent and Vice President of the United
Sta'es; and declaring the officer who shall
act a? ‘resilient, in case ol vac • ncies in
the offices both of President and '.’ice Pre
sident.” Approved March, 1804.
S9. To efeCt a light house at the mouth
of the Missisippi river; and idso, a light
hous? at or near the pitch of raj„. lj00k
out, in »ho state of North Carolina ; and a
beacon ut the north point of Sandy Hook.
Approved March, 1804.
40. Altering the time for the next meet
ing of Congress. Approved 'larch, 1804.
41. In "elation to the navy pension fund.
Approv'd March, 18<^}.
42. 5 o amend the aCI, intliled “ An aCl
concerning the registering and recording
of ships and vessels.” Approved March,
130}.
43. i o repeal a part of the aCI intitlcd
“ An act supplementary totlie aclconc.r ru
ing Consuls and Vice Consuls; and for j
the further protefibon of American Sea
men.” Approved March, 1804.
44. Authorising the payment of two I
thousand eight hundred dollars to Philip 1
Slo t; . Approved March, 1804.
45. In adMition to the a£t, entitled “ An
afl for the punishment of certain crimes
against the United Slates.” Approved
March, I80t.
46. In addition to « An afl for fixing
the military peace establishment of the :
United States.”
4.. lo authorise the adjourrmen* of
district courts by muishals, in certain ra
tes.
48. Making provision for the disposal!
of the pubhc lands in the Indiana territory :
nn#I f. ... *-v» I> ,. ** i-v
49. Further 10 protect the commerce
and seamen of the United States against
the B n b try power*.
50. Further ..> alter and establish certain
post roads ; af»d for otlur purposes.
5!. To make further approprhl ions for -
the purpose of extinguishing the Indian
claims.
52. For the relief rf Moses Young.
53. Kelruive to the compensations of'
certain t flirt-rs of the customs, and to pro ;
vide for appointing a Surveyor it* the dis* j
trift therein mentioned.
54. Supplementary to the aft, intituled
“An nfl to prescribe the mode in which |
the public afts, recoids and jnd't d r ro- j
credings in each state hall be au’h.enti
cated !»o as to take effect in every other
state.
55 For imposing more specific dntie- !
on the impoi -»n ot rfc .tin article*-—
ami aho fr„ Ifwiru »->d col le fling light
money on foreign s»hi; s or vessel*.
56. '-Minplemetiljiy u, the a5>. intituled
“ An uCl regulating th- f’-ant* of land, and
providing for the di t .sal of tin public
lands south of the state of Tennessee.
57. For the appointment of an additi
onal Judge for the Mississippi territory,
and for other pur no •. •
58. Supplement,* y to (he act, intifid
“ An act concerning the city of'Va hlng
ton.”
59. Conrrrning the pul c building* in
the cJty of Washington.
60. Jo prov de f*>r a more extensive
distribution of the laws of the Utfffed
State*.
61. S’lnplemcntarv to the aft, intituled
“ An act providing! r a naval pi 'ne esta
blishment, and foro’her purnoscs.”
A small hay marc was
left at stable on the 6th of December last—
Tbe owner t* desired to pay the charge* and t ike
her away, or ahe will be sold to pa* the ex
prn«e*. ft. SMOCK.
C p N G !i V. S S. !
'fOUS/i OF RKPRF.SK WAT IVES.
Moxdav, \<arch 19.
Mr. Dawm»ii*s motion V. recede the ter
ritory of Columbia, with the » xce tioti of
tlie city ol Washington, was r» I -iretl to a
committee of the w hole to i rt > v.
The ho«»M. wolf octuple I It various
business, during the trunsa Y jn of which
we were in the Scna'e chaml r.
'Vhen we returned, we f amd •'*« clerk
itt the a£i of reding the Iv u »e. \ !» r to
insure t he attendance of the ' '
All 'l>e absent members > oe • i.ed
when the homo took up -V -ug
me'hnent, ofi-red h' !> v. 'nihil
reported on the 26th.ol O r • :;>stlp.
the committee of Commerce d Munu
faA'lmcs rcsi'etiiiMr dr. wb ck :
lih it enacted bv ’ .• Sea it , ■ / IT. uvcot
Refircsenta • ives of the U.nud Y'ci.\.« >t /
tnrricn in Congress assnn'u a. I'hat the « x*
porter or exporter*. cl iron-, wares. >u|
•v.erchandi‘-c ntitiecl to drawback, which
sh.dl have been clul) i n r;*d, insp<-cled. Sc
iadvn in conformity wuh tlr seventy-sixut
.seAdion ol ihe art <*i ■ ,Ttd *' an i d to re*
palate the Collect' ;> ' d;:', :s on import Sc
tonnage,” who ah di h \ * . i»* ,M respetts,
complied with *!i pro'-rdo-.is r>f the sivrn*
tv-sixth a* d eighty-first si Vons. f the sail!
aci s|.; Il !:ave three 1 ■ vs notice, to be giv
ei. in wri ing of llu* time when tltf term
oft- n days vr.w pi •: t- d ! v law foi m >k
i g the o. ih aid . i giving the bond re
rjimvcl • j tiie said seventy sisth r.nd eigh
’ V-first sections of the said a d, v ill expire.
.‘id it shall he theduiv ol the culIe£\orof
t*i«* port where tlie co ds, warts. St nier
chardizeshall have heen expot ted, tocause
the 'ii’td no’ice to be left n» the usual place
ol .residence or accounting house of the
sr.id exporter or exporters, his. her, or
their known airent Ol LiAnr •
that * he said usual place cf residence m
acv.i •" ing i >u->t he not at greater di ■
tance than two -.n! « from the »>f?• ■<- ol tile
5-tid collector. Ant' the c! 'k >■ cthei <• -
ficei who shall serve ’he some, hall re*
ceive, front the s;.?r‘ . >,. .(i| ;.-r <r t xporti rs,
Itis. her, or their !:*.<;», n -gent or factor,
thirty-three cent' r servingench and eve
| ry such no: ire.
Mi J. Mm; mippor ed and Mr. Iv.Gris*
wold oj post ri u.
It \> as i cjt c‘,i <! —Yeas 27 — \',ys 48.
Tcksdav, Much 20.
J he house went into committee of t!'e
whole,on the kill laying more specific du
ties.and for • lie iiTt|'or,iiioM of i’ du nionev
on foreign ships—Mi Varr.um intliechni:.
Several amendnients were made—when
the committee rose, an* the house acted
upon them.
Mr. JV-.na moved a new section prescri
hing that alter the li-.t (iav of June next,
bon Is given for spirits ir.*porti:d from the
West Indies shall be paid in in&tulmcnts
a* six and nine months.
'm tiiis motion the Teas and Nays were
taken, and were, Yeas 28—Nays 73.
1 be bill was then ordered to third
reading to-morrow.
i)v hX mFntsT
Accomfittnying the Rc/,ort of the c'-nxmit'ee
a/ifiointed to enquire into tht official con
duct of SAMUEL CHASE and RICH
ARD PETER ’.
rc \n-inxted.)
Schedule (A) referred to in G Read’s an
swer to the t ighth intcrrogaioi y.
ExttacI from the newspapei st.lcdthe Mir
ror, See. printed at Wilmington, ol the
date of June 21 ’ soo.
‘‘ I*or this time we shall dismiss Mr.
I’ickt ling, because we have about forty o
tlier f. iends ol regular government toll- tr
in review, and to account for t1 eniselvca
before the public, whom tluv have so
long disgracefully llattered, while the) be
“Judge Chase has laid down a dnftrir.c
which most cover him with infamy asdu
ruble an the history of the m n and the
tra/*s«t \ion—he held up the duclnnr that
public records were no? to l»c brought for
w.ifi ma court of justice, tho* they were
ailedged to contain 'ruths, which would he
neiit tuc country, expose the hostility of
persons to the government, or prevent a
husts—If this judge'*doctrine were to lie
tolerated, the servants of the people might
forever hide tiie most enormous abuses.
\\ e are therefore determined to face the
doctrine of this arbitrary judge, and u
stand upon the ground of justice and »he
.-•cision of the people, who have the power
of depriving these men of power, who have
abused or proved incompetent to the dis
charge of theii trust.
“ We hope the day is not far off, when
judge Chase wi|| he impeached for this and
oilier arbitrary acls ol hi:..”
The additional deposition of Philip «A&».
born ■ Mcholas, taken In ore Ceorge
Wy.hc and Joseph So tt, esfjOirrs, tin
der authority of tin house ol replevin
tat'v s of (hi United State*.
I he said Nicholas > lug n ked by the
said commissioners wl.«t was the general
deportment and manner ol judge Cli or
during the t:i 1 of J.tmcs Thomson Cal
lend**, answers-—
Th?* the general depo tmentond man
I ner of Mr. (‘base during the saidtii l.ap*
j p* artd lb the said Nicholas to he marked
I’vrii great violence ord precipitation aal
i • hat judge Chase manifested a solicitude
j f«.r the conviclion of the prisoner, which,
in lie estimation of said > icholas, was
improper in a judge sitting in a criminal
prosecution. I he saul Nicholas furthei
to live cbim~el, who appeared fur Callcn-1
der, xv;>s rude and overbearing, and cal
culated to prevent •' .*., full and free de
fence, without wliicii it was impossible for
them to do justice to their client.
Philip Nokbornf. Nicholas.
Richmond, T'tb. 7th, 1804.
d he additional deposition of George //by,
who being asked, what were the man*
I nets and deportment <>l Samuel Chase,
| during the ti ial of James Thomson Cal
I leader, deposeth and saith,
i .at it appeared to him at the time of
ll »■ trie .u,d he yet believes that the man
ner . *>l Mr. Cba.xe Were intentionally rude
" 1 • Tin epon nt thought and
: s.'.! thinks, that Mr. Chase wasdelermin
■ ttl tiitit Callemlei should if possible, be
t sui 1 that • acct mpli-ii this
, iie cndfaC‘1 ed »o intimidate, to
11 iilence his counsel* t fe
; :n upltd them frequently with wanton
-'s- le ordered 6ne, if not more,
jm ‘hem to sit down — He charged them
with advancing doctrines which tin y knew
to he illegal, and which they udx’anr.ed, he
sa.d, only to deceive and mislead the* pG
pulace. 1 he patience of the deponent
j "'as at length exhausted, ar:c! he quitted
1 tbc com" and the cause, under a belief that
1 larther exertions in the defence, would
ni p tend to cover himself with still great
I er shame, and to subject him to still great
: er iiuuiili tion.
| The deponent believes that there did
, not escape from him during the trial, a
j word or gesture, that could have given ,»f
fei.ee to the judge, l ive conduct of his
I associates was he believes, equally guard
! ed : he does not therein* e as ::-ibe the in
. so.cnee of Mi. Chase, l*» irritation, occa
j sioned by tile conduct of the b *r.
; I he deponent is under no apprehension,
' that his judgment has been much mi l d,
| by the circumstances attending bis own
Niltiat'oi • (pile knows, and can now name
nsen, v i.ose politics thru dithered from his
expressed their abhorrence of
'lr. Chase's conduct in terms as strong
language affords. In fa a the public
was very much excited, and appre
hensions were entertained hy many, that
some serious disturbance nip. t take place.
Mr. Mot roe, tin n v ni t of Virginia,
was so completely convinced of the dan*
get. that lie not only earnestly recoin
mended ni'ideiaii'.iii and loibearance to
tliose who were daily crowding about him,
l)Ul kept his eye constantly on the capitol,
that he might be r< ady to command tlie
peace, .it the mst appearance of commo
lion. I o him Mi. Chase is ptobuhly in
ch bled ior tlie sal *iy oI his person during
his residence in Richmond.
I he solicitude <>t Mr. Monroe to pre
serve order, arose from cause-, totally ihi- i
connected with Mr, Chase. The ch ,rac
ter of the state, he observed, had never
been tarnished by any opposition to the
laws, or any outrage on persons clothed
with its authority. The pre-ervaiion of
this character at that period, (May 1 R00)
was, in his estimation, a matter of infinite
importance. He therefore urged and en*
treated tl,.,se. who he supposed might
come into collision with the judge, co lie
patient under every outrage.
GEORGE HAY.
Richmond. Feb. 7, 1804.
( I'o tc continued.)
HUDSON = (N•' V.3 aTuT'cMi 6^
CrRl'Jt S.Y'ijr.
On i liursday evening last, the ground
being covered with neatly the depth of a
font of snow, ai other storm commenced,
and by Friday evening f"!i eighteen inches
more, demp and .olid v.c-h "added to the
u-ter prevention rf ail travelling and the
gte;r mconv j,it nee o* the inhabitants.—
in much si„ w at one time has t ot been
known for 30 years, we are told, in thjy
quarter. And from the 2d January, a pc
... mi.ic .ycck*, „e nave enjoyed tinin
•erruped sleighing, an occurrence seldom
witnessed among ns.
A ct.izen oi Looncnburgh, we hear, lost
Hfiy dollars worth of hogs, petished in the
snow on I hursbay night. For some days
previous to the storm the inhabitants of
some ol the neighhi.i ing towns were order
ed out by the path masters to clear the
high-way*, and on Sunday the citizens of
tins place began to turn out and open the
avenue.-* to the ci’y, which were so much
ohsl) noted, that five mails were due, and a
great number of persons in Kinderhook,
Hudson, and elsewhere on the load fiotn
N. 'ioik to Albany were lying mow bound
< n their journey. 1 he present season bids
fair to be \.. hereafter by the name ol
a bard vein rr.
FHn.ADI.LFHl A, March 24.
Captain Moran, of the F.mcline, ar
rived yesterday at New-York, in 19 days
bmu ('ape Franco1*,Informs, that the brig
\ ren, M'hitehead, of Philadelphia, has
cn cnptu'cd ' v a French privateer, 18 \
i igiies f»< *n i it Cape. I he schooner
Hetty, Pri, n. of Philadelphia, has also
!>et ii • off (be Molt, 1 mind ft >m the
t <«pe the i‘. -e of Leog mu. Fr< m the i
ma •!ii.it(i c< itun H sr.w the bug ILity,
Burk r, of N w-York. bo-uded by »’pi i
v it’e»-, and supposes she was captured.
I ic supe c: rg*. of the Syien, and c. pt.
11. came pas-t r gi rs in (tie Harlequin.
French privateers vw»rm in the neigh- i
bom ber d i f the Cape, and board every
vessel •* !»ich they su; pose contains stores i
oi provisions f< r the Ilaytians, many of
’’hirh they capture. The blacks have!
h'ted out several privateers, and are very \
active in endeavouring to make reprisals
on the ei • v.
C.ap- , L 11, of the schooner Uoscwcll, i
Flour is at eight dollars, beef ten-—cof
fee twenty-eight to thirty sou*.
March 28.
FROM LANCASTER,
jMurr/i *.'4rA, 1804.
“ The Following letter was read litis
morning in the house ot representatives,
and was referred to a select committee,
which was t mpowcred n> send lor persons
and papers.— t he committee consists of
live members, who met,Lliave understood,
this ufternoon to take the subject into con
si deration. 1 am ol opinion the commit
tee will report on Monday or Tuesday
next. The letter has excited a good deal
ol sensibility among the members, and is
viewed as a very extraordinary production.
“ Philadelphia,March 22, lsot.
*' honorable the speaker of the Souse tj t efire
“sentatives of Pennsylvania.
Sir,
I have seen a report to the honorable
the house of representatives, on the com
plaint of Thomas Passmore, against all
the judges of the supreme court of this
state, myself excepted, for a judgment on
an atniclm.ent, against the stud Passmore,
on anniledgtd contempt of the adminis
tration of justice, and which report your
h .not able house have adopted and proceed
ed to act upon it. 1 was not upon the
bench when the motion was made, for a
rule to she'.- cause in this case why an
attachment should not issue the motion
having been made on the last day ol Sep
tember term. 1802, when 1 had left the
! city on account of the yellow fever, which
had begun to p'eVeil, ami ;hcm >tion hav
uit^ been heard before the judges residing
j in the city or near i*, ami who met on
j that day bn (hepurpose ofiicai ing motions
only—nor was l on the b»-nch when the
aigonients on the facts of the case and
the I w took place and the title for the
alicii lunent was made absolute, having re
turn Im«n • 1. . ...
Iv oi Northumberland by the way of Car
!ils, the place of my residence, and but a
few days intervening, so that 1 did not lake
tny place on the bench inti1 some rfr.vs
alter the beginning ol the term,hut 1 was
present on the third anti last hearing of the
case, when some additional evidence was
.given and observations made. 1 ,e pre
sumption may have been, that I did not
take a part, and doubtless I might reason
abiy have excused myself, but I cannot
9R)’ d:at I did not take a part, I gave the
case all the Consideration I could so the
time, and three fourths of the court who
had heard all, declaring themselves fully
satisfied, I saw no reason to warrant atlii
M m, but concurred, 1 cannot therefore dis
tinguish, my case, in law from that of the
other judges, and in honor I would not.
I am fir Irom covet'ng oi courting a pro
secution, but am unwilling to incur the
imputation of securing myself, when in
strictness equally liable, but I think it air
s' iuicfy necessary 'or ,he credit ol the re
publican administration that 1 shotud not
be distinguished. As there ran be no
stronger evidence than a man’s own ac
k owledgmcnt, the house will find no
diRicul y in a resolution to add niv name
to liie list of the impeached offic. i >.
V ith the highest respect for the honorable
house anil you their speukei.
I am sir, your most ohcd’t humble servant,
H. H. lilt ACKJvNUlDGG.
March 29.
FROM LANCASTERS
March 26/A, 1804.
“ In my last I informed you of the let
ter oi judge iirackoinidgi, of the degree
ol feeling w hich it had excited among our
Iriends in tlie lower house, and of the ap
pointment of a committee of five to con
sider and report on the subject: the coin
■niitec reported this day, and in such a
manner as we allexpcfilcd —depend upon
my assurance, the m.ijotiiy of the house,
has too long been exposed to calumny and
ridicule to afford hopes to their enemies
oi efFeCl from ilu* lib <• lintv. (i U in/I..
| pendent course will be pursued. You
j know my sentiments of judge llrackeii
! ' idge, therefore it is unnecessary to make
along explanation of rhy regiet at. bis
J Ittier ; lie can possibly reconcile his con
duct to himself, in my opinion he was not
warranted in entertaining suspic onsof the
pmity ol the motives of three fourths of
the members ol the legislature, acting on
• their oaths, much less did it become him
to insinuate to those members them.se Ives
that lie considered them corrupt and tin
principled. The report will further ex
plain. On the question of agreeing to
the iesolution, with which the report
terminates, fifty-four members rose in
the ujjlr /native, and twenty four in the ;i<>
gativr.
‘‘ 'I'he committee, which had been ap
poiu'ed by the senate to take into consi
deration the demand of the house of re
presentatives for the tt lalof the three judg
es, this d,,y rvpo.ted in favor #f bringing
up tl*e judges on the second Tuesday of
December next.”
Kf.port.—That thev have had the let
tor referred to them under consul, ration,
and it appears, from the deposition of
f'ollinson Kean, esquire, that it is from
llftgh limy Utackjnridge, esquire, one
of the judges of the Supreme Court of
this commonwealth—a copy of the depo
sition is hereunto annexed.
The committee, after mutual delibera
tion,are of opinion, that the name of Mr.
Hrackenridge cannot, with propriety, lie
added to the list of impeached office rs, in
asmuch as his acknowledgment,, of con
curring in the judgment pronounced a
gainst Thomas Passmore, is too equivocal
and ambiguous upon which to predicate I
office ; anu moreover, it does rdt appear*
from the testimony of any of the witnesses
examined in the case ol Passmore against
the ether judges of the supreme court*
' that judge .'Irackenridge was on the bench
at the time the sentence was pronounced.
The letter, however, evinces a neglect of
his duty by frequently deserting Ins seat
on tiu bench, which ought not to pass uii*
noticed bv the legislature : but what is
in re extraordinary (and the committee
feci indignant at the idea) u contains evi
dence or a premeditated insult to the
house, by insinuating, in a manner neither
to he mistaken,nor palliated,that the house
was actuated, in their ptoccedmgs against
the other judges, by puity motives: such
ti'ifoutidi.d and unwarrantable insinuations
(and moie especially by a citizen to whom
an ustof adnniuslei ingthe law is confided)
. must naturally tend to generate suspicion
amongst our constituents that the l..ws
aie the offspring of con option or caprice,
and not framed by the independent and
: unbiassed will of their representatives j
: whereby thf confidence of the pvO|/le in
their government might be imp. ire ., and
the peace and harmony of tin; uitizens de
stroyed.
Though the committee are of the opi
! nion, that llieie is not sufficient eiidence
1 to suppoit ai/impeachment against him,
they believe, nevci theless, that he is not a
! propel person to discharge the important
I functions of a judge, utul that a reasonable
: cause exists lor the constitutional iiv.ei |>o
1 siiion of this house for Ins removal from
office: they therefore submit (he following
: resolution—
j Hevolved) That a committee be appoint
I ed to draft an address to the governor to
remove Hugh lieiny iJiackemiclge.one of
[ the judges of the supreme court of this
I commonwealth, from office.’*
I The following are the resolution and
votes for the impeachment of the judges
of the supreme court:—
lle*ilocd, That a committee be appoint
i etl to draught articles of impeachment a
gainsi the said Ad-ward Shififun, esq. chief
justice of the supreme court of Pennsyl
vania.and da- Ju-r Y ate* and Thoma v Smith,
esqs. judges of the said court, for a high
misdemeanor n. their official capacity, by
arbitrarily and uncimstrutionally tiffing
and imprisoning thoma* Pa**more._Yeas
57—-Nays 2 i..
March 31.
NATIONAL JUBILEE.
A proposition having been made to the
I good people of the United fita.es to hold
a festival on the Lhh of May next, in com
memoration of the glorious event of the
; acquisiticn of Louisiana, and the proposi
| ’ion having been generally assented tc—
: therefore, in order that, by the eai iy auop
j tion of the necessary measures, the cut
, zens < f Philadelphia and the inhabitants
' of us vicinity, may afford an example to
I .heir countrymen of other parts, a gene
ral meeting of the friends to ii,^ Ccle
: hi atton of this im;;oilunt national benefit
is hereby proposed to be held in the conn
j ty court house in he city o! Philadelphia,
at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening the next,
7 tii of April : in order that if committee of
arrangement niavbe formed, to coopeiate
with the different civil and military asso
ciations of Philadelphia ar.d its c: viions in
the measures to he adopted to promote
such a grand display as shall accord vuh
the magnitude of the event to be celebrat
ed* MANY.
At n meeting of committees appointed
by d.fi'erciit societies, for the purpose of
making arrangements tor the celebration
of the acquisition of Louisiana, on the 12th
of May next, the following resolution was
adopted :
On motion resolved- That the chairman
be authorised to publish this resolution,
inviting the officers oi the government of
ibis commonwealth and of the city ; all
mechanical, manufacturing, commercial
and benevolent societies, to join wi ll us
in the measures which shall >e adopted
hm me i*ictnainui 4.ne peacetime pos*
session of Louisiana, on the 12th day cf
May next; and that *uch officers and so
cieties as see proper to unite with us, be
requested to make their intentions known
to the chairman of this meeting on or be
fore the tenth day of April next, to which
lime this cnmmdtee stand adjourned, to
meet at the county court house at 3 o’clock
P. M.
Isaac Wokrfll, Chairman,
Jttest, R bert Cochran, Secretary.
PETERSBURG, April 3.
—On Sunday night the i/5th tilt,
a most serious and dangerous riot took
i place in this town, ulieiehy the lives of
I some of our citizens were in imminent
danger- On the day following warrants
were issued against these di* others of so
; ciety, and five ofc them (to wit, John Long
! den, Neiiion Davis,-Griggs, Thomas
| I drill, and -Fos*ei:) were held to
appear at a called court, on Thursduy last.
They accordingly appeared, and after an
impartial trial under ihe act < t assembly,
for suppressing routs, riots, Sic. weie se
verally setenced by a jury to undergo r n
imprisonment of three months, and topty
a fine of 25 dollars; and to stand committed
until the sentence shah be fully complied
with. After the court had co 'firmed the
sen’ :ncc of the jury, the culprits were
conducted to jail, where they arc now ex
piating that crime, which the offended
laws of their co mtry justly inflicted
I bis being a new case, and the off ndcis
appearing very penitent, a pet,lion hai ‘
been forwarded to the executive, to which