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WILL BE SOLD,

At Public AuSon, on Saturday the Goth dav of
April next,at the Rawleigh Tavern, in the civ of
Williamiburgh;
HAT valuable Plantationcalled YARMOUTH.
lying in James City county, on Chickahomony
River, ten miles from Williamsburg The improve
ments are, two tory brick hoofe, with two rooms
and paiiage above and below; portcoes on each de
large and caPacous barn. and three other out houfes
he whole tract, including an Hand in view of the
houie, high and low land with marines contains about
ZOO acres; irarcely ore third of which is cleared
wo thirds Of the Hand is arabic, which, with the
land adjoining The houie, is Of hyperion quality. Adj
jScen' 70 The Hand two bold and navpable creeks
with convenient landing to each. The range FOR cat
e very extenive and the marie and meadows v, N
gpPly an abundance of hay. Fin and wild fowl il,
their REFLECTIVE leaions, may with cafe be obtained ar
your door The orchards, confaing Of the greatefl
variety Of ali kinds Of fruit ele6led with care now
IN their prime The terms Of fae are one third cain
and one TWO and three equal annual payments for TIL
balance. PEYfON RANDOLPH, If.
For ELIZA fNNEs.
Feb. 10. (eptds)
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VALUABLE PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

NAJU ILL BE SOLD, to the highen bidder, on the
W pren!es, ON the shird day OF April next at
10 O'Clock. an undivided moety in the two lots OF
ground, torlrerly the properly of Andrew Ronald,
dee d irouting the Baion OF the James River Canal,
near the center of the city OF Richmond, with an M
iisi,'e ioie;y o! all the valuable buildings thereon,
committing of large three itory BRICK Bull DING,
eighty feet in length, with fourtene,nents, twenty
feet wide and fortyhve feet in length with fire pla-
ees on the hit and iecond floors, roonly garrets in
each, with large wheels fixed for hoiisng and lower
ing packages, &c. with dilpatch and cafe gond dry
cellars, with fire places in each This houie has been
lately built and in good repair; adjoining is well f.
niihed two tory framed dwelling houie thirty eight
feet iquare, with good cellars with lire pieces in
each TOR cooking, in the fre and feoond floors are
eight rooms and ix ere places-Alfo, fma two to-
ry Briek Houie with four rooms, with FIRE places in
each, convenient Tor isorc or fnall family likewife
mail wooden building with cellar, built FOX iitch-
en-, and may be uied as iop alto two fables and
carriage houle. The buildings except the kitchen
fable aud carriage houie, injured in the Mutual
inurance Company againf fire in the fate of Virgil
MIA, and the premiums paid The lots front the baton
on one hde, and are bounded BY Carys nree and the
isreet leading 10 Shockoe warehoufe, ON the two &
Their tides OF them, and as convenient for COM
mereial or other buinei, any in che city.
he terms OF iale, viii be ieveuteen thoufand dol
lars IN ready money, the reidue payable the fifth ,lay
OF Auguit next, for which reue, bond with app-ov-
ed iecurity will be required. 1t is deemed unnecefa
ry to fate the great value of the above property to
thoie who reide in this city, but for the information
OF strangers the iubcriber begs leave to state, that
the aforeiaid property is immediately oppoife the
lower part of the balm of the James river cara where
all the produce OF the upper country is landed and
TO any perlon delirous of carrying on the con,miion
builnes extenvey, perhapsis hyperion to any other
in this city.
WIIIIAM aJTS7-JN
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CHOICE LANDs-FoR SIR.

q DIVISION of the famous Saura Town lands ha-
wing taken place between the heirs of lanes
Park Farley Eiq. deed and Col John S. Farley and
his fifer Mrs. Elizabeth Morton, the ub!cribers. 70
bert Taylor of Norfolk, and Charles Duncan at Ros
in, near Petersburg, fully empowered by the iad
Col Farley and Mrs Morton, to difpofe of their pro-
portion, containing 1882 acres which are furveyed
and laid of in eight lots containing from SEQ to $500
acres agreeable to plots in tie roeIion of the faid
Duncan The four largea lots are o. excellent quality,
each containing conderable proportion of the rich
Ell low grounds, which produce tobacco Of the very
hrit gualisY, has been experienced By one of the
iubicri5ers, who ihipped it for number ofyears
ihole lands lie on Dan and Smith S rivers in Rock
ineham county, on the borders of North Carolina.
about 10 miles from Peterfhurg ard Richmond. As
there are ledom fuch lands for lale they nun be an
obe to thole who to purchafe fuch as will pro-
duce line tobacco hempand imall grain One third of
the price mat be paid in ready money, one third in
twelve months and the ether third in two years, the
purchaier giving bond with unexceptionabe fecuritr
bearing nterea from the date if not puntfualy maid
Ihete who win TO purchafe will be niewn the lands
by Doctor John c. Cox, living at Leekfville near
Rockingham Court-Houfe, and the terms made
known by
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NOTICE.

I Tie ftblcriberS bapinz PIT an enlto tbeir re.
Il faH bgfNetJ, regve9 TIE dr6for5 to fbi5 firm to
come for7Dard, zVifboW iol5 ofhme, to ba1e tbeir
accounts 0djaPed, and to b0r qVbaf may be due.
rs great indulgence has beeg already gigen, FIR
tier cannot regfo0a6J be expc7ed. Geotge Ne
Credie 7ViH affend at this plaer, for tie bgboJs5
9f(effhHg TIE aceoaaf5, and eeeeiTiag P11meat5
TINT 7obo do nofpqy, or giVe Jafi5fa7ory a7it-
rance ofPagiag /oon, m'qR bia,os fben)rf7es II
IaifJ are igPiiNted agai1F then.
LYLE 81 Nc CREDTE.
.MaaebSaer, FIJI. 5.------(c3szo.J
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ALEXANDER Parker.
B'56m0reiaaS, INare5 10. (ep4zO.J
N. BOUDET & SON.

ID ESPECTFULLY acquaint the Ladies and Cen.
4 tlemen of this City, that they intend OPENING
a PAINTING ACADEMY this day, T'hurfiay the OH
inf. in the houfe oppolite the Swan Tavern--and
which was occupied by Mr.. Warrel; where thew will
take Likeuefes in large and in Miniature, in the mott
elegant ftyle, every morning from until 9 o'clock
mo lkereis, pays and will teach Drawing by the
beit and ihortea method, three days in the week
W. Ihuriday, Friday, and Saturday. from until 9
o'clock. BoUDEr, jun will ALTO teach Dancing at
the lame houie, three days in the week; viz. Thurr
Day FRIDAY, and Saturday, from until o'clock in
the evening. The terms for Drawing are Gx dollars
per month, that will be up in thirty days from the
firlt leiion. The terms for dancing, are FIVE dollars
entrance, and ten dollars per quar- err that will be up
in ninety days from the frit leiioD.
March o. (9t
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TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY,

N TURNING ONE DOWN WITH TIE PLOUGH
IN APRIL l7s6
NEE, (a) moa5f, e,isslsr-t;esei aoru',,
3 Iboa'S met IRE ia ar Evil boa,;
70, I nraan % eygJ6 aurang tie Rou,e(c)
2by feadsrGcm.
7oleare thee nozv Is p5a ny pozv'r,
7bon bonnie gem.
hia, is no fby ses5or I'd E1veet,
TIE 6onaie Lark, eozeasion met
Bending thee 'r7aag he Gszudy zreet (e)
ne fpyesfI b,eag,
Wbsn mp 'pa'a--5ilsrirsiag, Blythe, 10 gree,
Tie Parphirg eef.
Canid5iezo tBe Eitfey-5iting north
Upon fby carly bpmbls, bril-;
Ter e6serfniiy hoa gliutea 10 fortB
Anid Bteor,u,
Scarce rezrl aboVe toe Parent eaytS
T5y tender form.
Tbe fanrtisg foro'r r, onr gardens yield,
Rigb Retiring y0aods and 4ca's (g) rraan aielS;
But thou 6eneat5 he random bieiaQ)
o. efod or flame,
Adar~' tie Sjfie dt) Gibbh.,Gela,
Uaicea, alane.
Tberr, in Ay jtarty 1-antle clad,
7by (1aV"ie bsj0u Jiqs-yoays I5Yead
7b0HHff'tsy ana01ning bad
In tumble guJt.
But n0zv the jSare nb;ears t5y bed
A1a iazv tboa Aes
SHeb is re fate Of a,fsii Maid,
S7Vest tiovv'ref Of f5e rn,af Gaae
BY I0Ve's Jfm4iieity, 6cfrayi,
, AndguiLclsE tyaf,
'1Wee, Ike ace, ali GRS, !, iif
L'VO : tie dyf.
Speb Is tbe faf- Of )G7Sls Bard,
=" Ayf's roEg6 ocean Inekisf FUy'9!
UglFi5fIbe 10 notr tb. card
0fPrpdSvt Io0t,
1W 6iHozoJ rage, and gales ho,O bard,
Hn2 v0behr bin o'ery
Snebtaie 10 fi4571;,ieg 7yortb is siv'n,
Wbolo1g zOif6 zoaat. and zvoes has friv'x
BY human s,iat O., cunning driv'n
49, To mis'y'sJriakf
1fA 7vreTsbdef ev'ryy fay but ReaV'x
He, rninafzk.
-. kO'a thor vV5e rggu,-r'ft the Drifts Es,e,
4 baf fac Is tbine--ao GRant d1ie;
Stern Psin's plough :Jeare d,iges, elate,
FnHoa Thy 6Loong,
'IWe'-y'S'S beneat5 tie jaoy ozy's zeaipbt.
SbaN6e thy daoAs
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NOTICE.

HAT Mr.. Anthouy -Dbrell of Buckingham
county, i hereby fully authorized 20 make fale
of one TRACT of LAND, in Patrick, containing
5000 acres, lying Dan river---tlree ditto in Cray
ion county, lying rhe waters Of Little Reed had
creek--tvvo of thoufand acres each and nc r. SEQ
acres: the fad Dibrell will attend at next Aoril Gray
ION court for the fae Of the fid lands for and on be-
halfof NA7'rI .A<rDFp SON
Aibemarle county, March 10, 1905. ids
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Tehe,
w. F. Asst, Principal Ageaf.


4 under the act of the General AfIembly, paf-
fed on the Goth January laa, all buildings fitua-
ted in towns eabihed by law and alto hofe fituated
i'll the fuburbs thereof fha be condered to come un
der the town infurance-and the board having deter
mined that the buildings f-ua.ed within one mile of
the limits of iuch towns, Gall be condered as in the
idburbs OF iuch towns L will ON fair computati-
on be found that the buildings in the towns and Gl
burbs thereof, to at leaf twelve millions Of
dollars: then 1875 buildings NUT burn every year
amounting to 10000 dollars, 10 come Up TO the an
nnal premiums paid in the inlurance companies a.
broad. Taking all the loiits together which have IA
ken place in the towns, think that they do not a.
mount, during thirty years back to half million
Of courfe do not average leyenteen thoufand dollars
or about ! buildings per annum. Conlequentlv the
average los only about fourteen cents or about one
ieventh per cent year Then Notwithstanding the
enormous FIRES which have befailen the towns, fhov
me theiDiuraDce company that will inlure upon bet
ter terms. What is paid to them goes out of the conn
try what is paid here employed to fuccour our I'M
fortunate fellow citizens
The foregoing natement ihews plainly that the
Mutual lniurance is preferable to any whatfoever.-
TO niure in an Iniurance Company is too expenGye
and beldes that the iociety Of few fpeculatnc ndi
vidnals precarious. Buildings in towns, fiburbs and
country, being ALL liable ne detroyed by fire. rem
dersit hazardous for man to tand his own iufr-
err.
The laws and regulations and particularly the rates
of hazard have been reformed--fo that buildings
andng by thepifeves pay great deal lefs than tiofe
hazardouly tuated, which viii be feen by the new
laws and regulations which are now in the prefs. and
will in few days be furnhed to each member of the
focety.
WE. Asst.
Richmond, March 9s,setso5, aw2w
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ROBERT TAYLOR, or
CHARLES DUNCAN.
|. eYsf
A TRACT OF LAND.
Petersburg, Nov. "a.

HE E5tSriir s6c,l Jor Jalr, 4 TRACT OF LAND, on
'g5ieb Leatp,gnf rsfde,, ffuated in the eoantr Of
NI5fmoreland and b0nndSd BY TIE rivers Pofoyas and
feocomoeo Tbisra Contain about e4 hundred ae,e,
freTg i0zO ground, baf gz0bicb is t5cl eoveysg
[V'b Very 1alaa6 pine and oak i,abey anil the Jail 7vy
JA'fed fofS fsfnre g10rq and 1aN grain tie Etnafjaa
0sy befh5y and ban5r7e one, eo0vsqaadne an est,g6,
Vie7U Ep and bonade Viego dozoa tie Poto,goe TIE
4Oatrsfo 7obi6is land is imneaGatsly aftaeLd o5,d
IN a6a'a'aee and 7Ub great eoaVsaieres he ag orRy,
as0im heir Lsjoa and EG ia greaf payiet,
Gn1 Of f6ffn9f kiaai hyo4c5oat tie year 7Be ,5uyeba
FER nay bave The fok eea pep and Bqg, together 7rjf5
tie imflseart' efbgs4nary the plantation. One BqIf
Tx az'a7f bqye6g uf be baid at ne tin, of takag
f9gase" 7rbis6 nay b. bad 7Vb tie nc IF fBs brlsg,
Jf0F To"6 GHiaHionabs tIe; far fbe rew4ady fzvri7-
07oatbs credit gOY be gvea on 1yagert Geiag tisf,7oy
JseEysA
ALEXANDER Parker.
W5fmoreianS, Mare5l9 (ep4z0.J
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WILLIAM AUSTIN.
February s.

From eireagaaets not ATTENDED 70 zvJen t5t aJooe
-al1abt property alv.ya far i,le tie EbGyi5er
bas Psfporea fbe day Of jalt, III IvtAs2ay he Eg5tb
DAY q May neNt, at epLieb tire ii zvM es,fliaiy taEe
PLACE at l2 'eioek TIE bye7,J vpb-q orc foafb Of
TIE ea'ebgf NANCY only 7uW Be required ia baa2 end
ereiff t5rc fix and nine months qigen far tie balance
TOE ParebqJe to gi0e bonAs and sity carry ipts,f
Jr00' toe deg ea!s, aida deed Of g tie prorfy 10
feafe he Payment. Wa: AUSTIN.
AIare5 lc
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TO RENr,
Az Possrs1oN CINE N


AND POSSESSION GIVE A|>tMED1ATELr,
a TENEMENT on shookoe Hill, adjoining the
Z houfe now occupied by Mr.. John M'Credie,
lately poaeIed by the Subfcriber There is on it a
convenient Wooden Houfe with two rooms, a clofet
and padage, on the fro floor. Two rooms and a
cloet above, kitchen and three cellars below with
Smoke Houle and Garden. WM. LONG.
January 18th 1905. esiE
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GLossARr.

ta) nee, little.
(b) Mann, nuR,
(G) Sonre, duff particularly duft in motion.
(d) Nte5or, a neighbour.
(e) We-s, rain, wetnels.
% Gliated, Peeped.
(g) Wa's, walls.
Oh Bisla, ihelter
(k) HjSie, dry, chapt, barren.
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@.

Sec. !. No psrfon, who is or hali be member
OF this Society iha be conGdered as Withdrawn there
from, unsi tx weeks nall have eapfed from and after
the period, at which the notice of his intention TO
withdraw iAal be delivered to the Principal Agent,
ana all Perions members of this foc;ety, who may at
any time hereafter, give to the Principal Aeent mo-
tiee ct their intertion TO withdraw from the fame.
ihali pay TO the Gather Gane-7 or fon,e authorized
collector OF the fociety well the premium, or pren
ums, quota or quotas, which may be called for be-
tween the date ofte delivery Of ch notice, and the
iapie OF Tx weeks thereafter the premium or pre-
NUNS quota or quotas which may have been due,
previous to the date of the notice. otherwile fuch
Perlons, the delivery OF notice 20 that effe notw
itanding fhall not be conhdered as Withdrawn from
the focety.
The above 9th article is true extract from the re-
cords.
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CHARLES SPENCrp

~ AS jul received by the hip InduGry, from liz
veTpooi, variety Of iapaned ard Hardware,
an are Joiners. Blackfmiths & Brcklave-s
Tools quantity of EngIifh Glue, Seine Twirs.
Drum, Cork and Saih Cord fon1e Nunard Flour. Of
hyperion quality,in Bottles Of and 1Tb each Travel
ing Shaving Cafes, with the very ben Rarors Dlark
Memorandum and Pocket Books in great variety; a
lew reanls OF extraiized Wrapping and Cartridge Pa
per, &c. March s.foawz,,S
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RANK OF yIRCINTA

HE Shareholders are hclebv notiiel. thar RIA
iourfh'ni'alm ent viii become iueon Saturday "a.
oth 81 April and Will be received at the Bank and q,
,ne "ftlces :" Dhcornt and Depof At Norfolk Peterf
polg ana frederick'hurg Certificates Of Stock will
after that day be iflned on application at the Ban
March 8, lao5.--(eplMJ
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BROKERS OFFICE

HE Spblsri5er las obeacd a Byoiey', OEce, ,tso6t.
: tie Uric" Tare,a, and ouc, tie Copafinr-Jonr Of
71a7,a' 'ra A17of Ladk M 6arof eo@tdsd 10 hin,
will be frHgtad7td zOitb Fyi7 f4sihY
THOMAS N0RVELL.
~ Hc bas ia, E,t-A FEW SHARES IN TIE
MANCHESTER TURNPIKE.
ALSo-OH State Certificates, bearing fix ter
cent nfersR. March 1s. IF
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VARIETY,

LITERARY u PHILosopB1cAL.
f"siudirg Notiees IF Works in Hand, DomsGie and n,
yaea.
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EOR pFMr

~s7HE Large White HOUSE at Rockets, for
merly occupied by MIR. William Fenyviel, ard
afterwards by Mr.. Braxson Craddock For term,
apply to CALICO, RICHARD e. 20
January n. or
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FOR CASH.

WIN be fold for cain on Saturday the so,h inf at The
i'ouie of Mr. john frabu-, by virtue Of a ,leetof
trut' from James Cheathan the flbfcriber TO fl.
tsiy iendry debts therein mentioned.
NNE forrelb ore, three Feather beds ard furniture
y and NEGRO man named Billy or N'iu--Sae {.
take place one o'clock
ROBERT GRAHAN.
Manchester, 9th March. c,-ds
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FROM TIE LONDON MONTHLY MACHINE FOR
DECEMBER 1904.
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FOR SALE

a LIKELY yonng negro fellow, BLACK
y SMITH by trade, and IS well acquainted with
the making Of plantation utenGls For terms apply
to PETER RUST.
Richmond County, Feb. s.--eT2m
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MTNE

hereby given, that at j meeting OF the Board of
q Directors OF the Mutual Alurance Society agai,if
Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, held on
the 22d February, Iso5-they adopted the follow
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CASH

CASH
WILL be 9iVe1 far ~ or 10 BOTS, from
= ITO i5years bid. En7i,r et-fbe Printers.
Dfe' 10 [9Dl
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RIsH Li"'"' and S5eefegi; S.as1fa. Cal. e,.e
India, Lfaliaa oa8 lr,epe5 SIR;
Do Null 97aH D4i7ins;
Do. do. do. Hldkj5.
Fancy 1fqlis Ytil5 and SIsgo,s
C'io"ade 1f.7ias cae6riss piSsisie, e Caiis,.,.
Laced Caheaad Peils;
do. H5diG ard SJazols;
d. G'e7es and 11;tfs;
Wa6 Leather and Kid GYsve,
For Sale BY
January ls. If
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patrilann.

The following fimple and heart-nowing Verfes are
nom the pen OF RopERr BURNS, the celebrated
plougAman of Ayrlhire.1
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NOTICE.

HE eAeaiou for Conr,pon Caune;2-nep ee3
l take PlGee on ne FRI Redqefiay IN A,H
next, in tbe di7crenf lizards of this lify IN go.
IL Jfferfon Niard, at TIE Cos4;,- fioaii-JD M.
dion HH,,d' at the Eagle Tavern, and IN ajo,-
roe Nnrd, at The b0nis occupied by dIr. lam.
Ogifvie as an ACADEMY.
]. WHITELAW,
Seyeant ofibe CITY ofRicb,a9pd.
A27Teb l2. (lJf1vnq)
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FOR SALE,
BY fbe Snbfribeyy, at fJei, PfINY 81 orr mn.
N0FACToR1', Ivlt.r-Sfr4e., NoyfsY,
WHITE LEAD,
w Yellow Ochre,
Venetian Red, G -,vaS in OIL ~,
Spanifh Brown, in SO So l4H. l,,,,.
Black & Lead Colour
for painting roofs
Blue and Green in pots of +, . s, 3 lbs each,
Ver1n'ion, Pru'han Bire. Parent Yellow. E-d
Lad Lithrage, Sugar ofL,ad, White Vit.ioi lvo,,
Black.
II Z s o.
1900 gallons Dutch I.infsed oil,
Spirits OF rurpentine, Cnrul and .r,,rnen,ne,s
Warmth and Window Glafs, of al fzes
n ordersf"r any Of the above articles, left with
Mfrs. P,o6cr % lz,7eare, Richmond, viii be az
tended to immediately, bv
ToEW R0PyE u co.
Norfolk, March /, 1905. (eptO
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-02

I'd . iory IS law stillin force; 4. statute
which had teen repealed, or q decision
which had been reversed, or the judg-
n,enis Of courts in countries whose laws
have no connection with ours, !, would be
The duty of the court 10 in,erPose, and pre-
vent such an imposition Eom being prac-
tised Oh the jury. For these reasons, this
respondent thinks that his conduct was
correct, IN expressing to the COUNSEL for
Fries, the opinions stated abo.e. He is
not bound 10 answ : here For the correct
ness OF those principles, though ne thinks
them incontestible |; but merely for the
correctness Of his motives in delivering
them. AcoMrary opinion would convert
this honorable court, from court Of i'm
peach'nent to court OF appeals; and
would lead directly to the strange absur-
sllty, that whenever the Judgment of an
inferior court should be reversed on a,p.
peal or writ OF error, The Judges of that
court must be convicted OF high crimes
| and misdcmeanors, and, turned gu, Of of
ice that error in Judgment is punish.
able offence, aud thu; crimes may be com
mitted without any criminal iniention.--
! Against doctrine 50 absurd aud inischie-
vous, So contrary 10 every notion OF JUS
! lice hitherto entertained, so utterly sub
yer=iye os all that part OF our system ui
4 Jurisprudence, which has b an wisely and
hu,nanely established for the projection
OF Innocence, this respor:'cnt deems il his
duty now, and on every Gt occasion, to en-.
ter his protest and lift up his voice; and
he trusts that in the discharge OF his duty
infinitely more important 10 bis country
than to himself, he shall find appreciation
and support in the heart OF every Ameri.
can, ofevesy man throughout the world
sho knows the blessings OF civil liberty
or respects the principles of universal
justice. 10 be eoatinuSn.J
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-03-02

I Articles Of agreement AMI diss 10 make a
.raso.t35ie coa,ne7;sGfca for claims derived
or frefe,isd 10 be drfives from Georgio
and it appeared TO me that the elfect Of
the clause would be ---lsi 10 presen. con
DRESS from, voluntarily confirming, &C scne
! future tir,-, the said Georgia CLAIMS. I'd.
I 10 leave \, in their power 10 compromise
with that description of claimants, by al
lowing 81 much of the surplus OF i've mil
lions oil acres as they might think proper |;
without, =, the sasse time, pledging CO.
verpment TO enter into a compromise, if
upon u full view of all the circumstances
oil the case. different course was
thought more eiigible." The committee
OF claims who, must have paid more at
tention 10 the su5jea than il is possible
for other members 10 do, 'sOn consit...t-
ing these various transactions, are us OPT
Mon, that it is proper 70 make sc.ne le-
gisia,ive provision for the purpose OF set
Ting the existing claia,s on such terms as
shall appear to'b. reasona0ie," aud they
recommend the appointment OF commits
sioners for thai purpose Can there any
logger be doubt that the claims are re-
cognized by The a6t ofcession! Canth
be doubt that congress, by making the
appropriation of the liye millions OF acres
and by subj Sling the claimants to grca'
expens in recording aud supporting ihcll
claims, have tacily pledged the public
faith that some provision shall be made
for ,heml And do not Justice and polio,
require the adoption or the resolution re
| ported by rhc committee!
RIO be coutf-ucd.