The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-25
Pu1LAnxLsu1A. April II.

PHILADELPHIA, April II.
The war, which has kept : part OF The
CitsaS:ts,ed for these three or foa, wcsks
past, seems nov near les close. Tile Mar
shall OF this district, who was opposed ~ CT
G,mi;s. BY order of Governor Snyder, in his
attempt to serve process, issued by the Judge
OF the district cosrt, found means by disgui-
sing himself TO evade the vigilance of the
ccntinels, and entered the houst; Of Mrs.
SERGEANT, between six and seven o'clock on
Saturday morning, when he served his pro-
cess on that lady.---General Bright, on being
sent for, flew to his POST, bat alas too l.tc,
the Citadel was taken he then mounted
his horse and rode off to lancaster for fresh
orders, leavs < his commands to keep up the
guard and not permit the Marshal to remove
his amiable prisoner, till further ORDERS
The object o. contention and opposition is
now removed. III idit lasted till Tomorrow,
the whole city would have bcea convulsed
as the Marshal had Summoned at least one
half the citizens to attend him as u posse
comitatus TO repel the guard: and General
Bright to support his Gubcrnatorial orders,
meant, we arc told, to have ordere,! ont a
regiment of artillery with eight pieces of
cannon and two well armed Regiments of
infantry.
To close this disgraceful business, and as
it were to finish the climax with a5surtIty
and folly, a writ of habeas corpus to bring
mp the person of Mrs. Serge mt has been
applied for and i,sue;i by Chief Justice
TiIghman returnable at his chamber this
morning-By the law OF this state ne was
bound to issue the writ. and cannot legally
know the real state of the cause until tho re
turn, but the legal talents of the Chief Jus
tice are too we'll known to suppose, even for
moment, thai lie, as a state Judge, will
attempt to enquire into, and set aside writ
issued by Court of the United States. of
before them...Irue .dncrican
April 18.
The war in this city isa an end, and tran
guilty and peace again restored. General
Bright arrived yesterday morning from, Lam
caster and Immediately ordered the guards
to be removed from the dwellings of tse re-
personalities of David Rittenhouse. deceas-
ed. The Marshal has in his custody, one of
the ladies', in whose case a writ of Habeas
Corpus was brought before and heard by the
Chief Justice yesterday, but the other lady
as far as we can understand. has not yet been
taken-The whole of yesterday was occupied
in the discussion of the Habeas Corpus, and
on behalf of the commonwealth and MRS.
Sergeant ; the case was arg icd bv the attor-
neT general w Franklin ind Jared Inrer-
soil Esqs. ard by X. Peter Jun. s. w Lewis,
ESqs. for Oimstead. Tue opinion of the
Chief Justice remains to be given, and if it
snail be, that he cannot s'r aside the writ.
chen it is rumoured the money will be paid
The opinion will be delivered at the court
room, in the state-house, at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning...U.
April 90
Yesterday at IL O'Clock, Chief Justice Thigh
man deiIvc'cd very elaborate and solemn OPT
mon on the writ Of Habcas Corpus issued in tie
case OF Mrs. Sargent. He decided that he had
no jurisdictioniu the case, and that Mrs. Sar-
sseaHt should remain in the custody Of the Mar
shal.
The tFial of Gen. Bright and other rs, for oppos
ing by force OF allns the authority OF the United
States pursuant to The orders they received from
Gov. Snyder, We arr informed comes on this day
= IN the circuit court of Tire u. s. before Judge
Washington. E-eesnan's Tosynak.
FROM THE HARTFORD, (CoNNEcrIcUT)
MERCURY.
MADISON'S REPLY,
10 the L:tchheid Resolves, published in the
Mercury Of March IS.
WAsAfNGroN, March 81, 1909.
SIR,
The Resolutions transmitted thro ugh YOU;
unanimously adopted by meeting of the
republicans of tile town of Litchfield," have
beer duly received.
The conduct nc ,,pro,,o