The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-02


Ipearcd with perfect safety in smother state.
The judges declared themselves divided in.
opinion on the question of jurisdictiop.--
That diversity ofepinion was certified and
the question expected to be brought before
ithe supreme court last February. On an.
ipiying TO the Judge found, that the clerk of
the circuit court had not forwarded the cer-
tihcate, and Of course the case did not come
Up here as expected. suppose that the
whole thing will die without any noise. An
ether reason why the persons in Connecti-
Cut were not disposed to make very much
noise about it, while prosecutions were de-
pending, WAS, that the state was not q large
one; that it could not be supposed tn be in
great favor at the palace. 1t was supposed,
sir, (whether correctly or not will not I'M
dertake to say, but rather incline to the
Plnion, that 1t was an erroneous supposition,)
considering the manner in which appoint,
menis were made in that state, and under
the belief. that it was through the means of
certain influential characters that the dis
trict attorney did institute those prosecutions
with the appreciation Of the administration of
the United States. This was an opinion in
the state; and sapposing the influence of the
Executive tobe ezerted, they felt that it
would he in vain TO make much Clamor. and
rather chose to contend alone against it.
AS The prosecutions are now at an end, think
it very desirable that the subject shoald be
| investigated. As respects the district attor-
nry' S not being removed, do not think that
he is much to be censurcd in this case. lam
not Certain that he acted altogether on his
own opinion. rather suppose, that he was
impclled Ivy the Influence of certain persons
who are generally Supposed to have the chief
weight III appointments under the United
otates iii that state, and who are there fjre
by some, called the coancl of ahhointane,at
and | suppose, that the district attorney
Could scarcely oppose the will and pleasure
OF these. gentlemen. very much question.
therefore, whether any peculiar degree of
fault is to be attributed to. him, except his
putting the U. States To SO much expence
without ever bringing the question to de
cision This, sir, is about the general state
of the business. As it cannot be said, that
the court has in fact entcrI0incd the prose.
cutions, and some of them have been dismis-
sed, the substitution OF the word institute.
instead OF entertained, may accomplish the
gentleman's wishes
Mr.. RandoLih consented to the amend
ment
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| Mr. RGndoihh's resolution having been a
greed to without opposition. he laid on the
table the following:
:" ifesolUed, That provision ought to be
made by law to secure the right to AN i'm.
partial Jury, in all cases, civil and criminal.
maintained IN the courts Of the Y. States.
-. FRIDAY, May 26.
Mar. Wedkley, member from Tennessee,
appeared and teok his seat.
MIR N7orrozv offered two re solutions on the
SUBJECT OF public lands and the commission
ers OF kaskaSkiss. which were agreed to.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
l. On motion of Mr.. j. G. Jackson, the
House resolved itself into a committee Of
the whole on the state of the union, to whom
was referred the Presidents message, Mr..
ffTKIN in the chair ; and several resou-
lions were offered by Mr.. j. C Jackson.
agreed to by the committee and reported to
the House as follows:
L. ResotUea, That SO much of the message
OF the President Of the United States as re-
iates to our relations with foreign nations,
De referred to select committee.
ne gentlemen who compose this com
mittec are Messrs. ]. G. Jackson, Macon,
l Moore, Mosely, Quincy, Troup, Johnson,
Fisk and Anderson.
2. That SO much as relates to revision of
our commercial laws for the pourpose. of
protecting and fostering the manufactures of
the United States, be referred to the commit
tee OF Commerce and Manufactures.
). That so much as relates to the modiH-
cation OF the military and naval establish
nents OF the U. States be referred to a Sc
lect committee.
The gentlemen who compose this COM
nlttee are Messrs. Cults, Basset, Minor.
Sawyer. Hale and ]. Brown1
f. That so much as relates to the fortifica-
tlon OF our seaport towns, be referred to a
select committee.
| The gentlemen who form this committee
I'm al
Smith, r B. Porter, Gardner, and w. Cham
berlin.1
5. That so much as relates to the revenue
and expenditures of the u. States be refer
red to the Committee Of Ways and Means.
Mr.. Randolhh, coming into the House af-
ter these resolutions were agreed to, for va
rlous reasons which he stated. moved that
the commitee on the third resolution be
discharged from the consideration of so much
OF the message as relates TO our military es
adjustments, with view to refer the sub
Ject to distinct committee, that the military
and naval affairs should not be blended in the
same committee.-Motion agreed to, and a
committee appointed on so much of the mes
sage as relates to our military establishments.
consisting of Messrs. Nelson, Dawson. Cham.
pion, Lyon, Taylor, Livermore, and Frank
lin.
Mr.. Randolhh then moved to discharge the
cons ittee of the whole House on the state of
| the union from the further consideration of
his resolution on the subject of the reduction
| OF the army. The motion was agreed RI