Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-06-13
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RILHMON
FRIDAY. JUNE Is. 1906.


sG Mn. MuxFoRp's OaAr1on on
the death ofthe late Chancellor WYTHk,
wall be given entire in our next.
The PRESIDENT of the UNITED
STATES arrived in Washington City
ON Saturday, from Monticello.
The vacancy in the Senate of Massa
ebusetts has been supplied by the elect.
on oil republican,, by the joint vote of
the two Houses. Of4S6 votes given, the
republican candidate had 27S. Both
branches are consequently republican.
In the Senate there is a majority OF two,
and'in the House of Representatives there
IS majority offrom so to 20.
Capt. Mantor, arrived at Boston, from
Marseilles, in lat. -, long. 81 was board \
ed from the Leander Capt. Whi,by, and
treated with great politsness. Whi,by
showed him the Presidents late procla.
nation, and expressed his regret at the
unfortunate occasion of it, and said the &C.
cident was wholly uninten,ional.
Capt. Carver arrived at Boston in 81
days from Bayonne, mentions report.
that the ports of Portugal are to be shut
against the British.
we have seen letters from London of
late date, which say, that the differences
which have subsisied between the Unitec;
States and Great Britain, are rapidly ap.
preaching to happy conclusion many
OF the points in dispute have been fully
discussed and seilied--aRiong other, !,
was presumed that the american flag 4vould
De suffered fohrotecf as secn,ea, let MeDa be
Of zrhaf country sosDer.--rhis important
point, as we'll as some others, which re
late to our commerce with the colonies
Of Great Britain, it was expected would
form the basis of a commercial treaty. he.
tween The two countries.--Bos. Gag.
We copy the following from the London
Morning Chronicle. ofFeb Is. 1906 :-4urora.
"fa6Hc offee. Marlbo oas5 sneet-A gentle
man at the west end of the town. Yesterday
made IN application to the magis.ratcs Of no
lice, TO have servant who had offended h,n,
impressed. The magistrates ordered the man to
be brought before them, in order that a CHARGE
might be made formally against him before his
q
might have an opportunity TO enlist voluntary.n
We often hear Englishmen asserting, that IN
Britain there are equal iazvs for ai-shat it is ne
yer in the power of the rich to Cypress the poor
10 such men, we recommend the above i,ar,
graph. gentlenian's servant had offended hun.
he applies TO the magistrates TO have him impress
sed for the crime-of Offending a gentleman In
the cam language of Brirish msgistrates--they
seut for him, that he might have an opportuni.
W, -farv of1g,fr IA y,
is more detestable chan the most SUMMARY ,u.
nishment of yuitb fis bead. IN the language of
an eastern desPo:-isp pot :aore fata!, Than this
voluntary entering.
We will acquaint our readers With the mean
ing of the term. On being brought before The
magistrates, the poor wretch would be informed
thar he must be sent the ,eceioinr sb;S-,he
constable is ready to take him TO the tower--but
he may enter voluntariiy---if he refuses the lar
ter. conscious that he deserves no ppnshmen,-
ne is Immediately seized and conveyed on board
the dreadful crime of baoing offended a GENTLE
mon is sent as bis Character, tile severest disciuii
narans are sought out for hinl--to his former
crime is now added that Of refgsine to enter o.,
A1ntariiy-ne is now put to the most laborious
duty, the eat O. sine tails. cs the boa,swan and
the rattan of the officer. is wantonly and basba
rously applied for every mistake Far from his
wife and children. the poor wretch for 10 other
crime than that of gGsaeiag gentleman, draqs
on his torments. till some merciful bullet pu:s a
period to MS existence! In this manner are hun.
dreds of volunteers annually made. Saw. Won
asser,ers of the equal laws of Britain, would the
gentleman, be impressed for attending his siave.
How then are the laws equal The truth is.
that the system of British cruelty is more dread
full than thar of Turkey-but without Turkish
honesty
FROM THE TRsHToN TRuK AMERIoAN.
The following paragraph was handed us Or
publication on Saturday last -
On Tuesday last came on at the circuit cour,
for the county CT Burlington, before the chief
Justice and by special jury-,he rial of the
acton of Hiss Mary r stockton against Tho.
mas Hopkins for slander--ihis interesting cause
LASTED until two o'clock OF F,i,,ay-when after
refining for snort time the jury returned a
veIdiet toI the plaintiff OF Ave thousand dollars,
being he full amount of the damages laid in
'thc Plaintiffs declaration
To the above it may not BE Improper 10 add.
that Miss Stockton the plaintiff. is daughter of
lawyer RichaId Stockton, and Mr.. Hopkins
rr4,fs 80 -. tt,.l e