Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-07-17
ANOTHER DFCIcrON
Alerander Sangster.

James anderson. Daniel M'Pberson
and Peter Misunderstanding as COM
mittee or agents. for adjusting the concerns
| of certain Institution known BY the
name Of the Merchants Bank of Alexsn.-
dr;9.
This was IN action brought uDon war
rant issued under the haRds Of the subscri-
Der, one OF the United States justices os
the peace for the town and conrt, = A.
| due by note.
Upon issue ofthis cause, the pla;ntE
predicated his claim rpon the c;rc I'm
stance, that tNis Institution. no. being an
Incorporated one, and the defendants be-
| ing stockholders and partners therein.
we're necessarily bound as we'll ipdiyidn
ally as collectively, to the plant rs. for
the payment of every note, W h-h he might
then have or hereafter become posses,
SEQ OF, and prayed judgment according
y.
The principle is freely admitted that part
ners IN trade are both indvidn lly and col
iectiveiy bound, both by law and morality.
10 the public, for the faithful discharge
OF al ana SINGULAR their Obligations: but
n the apprehension Of the subs riber
there IS no f7ature in the laws IF Virriuis
(under which we are especially authorised
TO act, unless in cases particularJv Icn;slatcJ
upon by Congress) which IN the most
remote degree countenances the idea. that
a sing magistrate shall take upon himself
the rght on determining cases of the i'm
mense magnitude to which this is about to
leaj. The history Of our countrv r,rodu..
ces no precedent, the magnitude ortIe
case creates doubt-the nature Of the
claim and the very face of the obligation
beng materially different from the ordi-
nary Claims between man end man. ali
combine to produce great doubt and much
dsthcence ard whether sfter s,r;nnirp
the question OF all It's novelty and LEGAL
difil uites, 1t would be equitable TO sa-
Sriilce few wien great number are
pound, are Questions which In The oDi-
mon OF the undersigned arc alone for
the consider ton OF a court r. Chsncs..
~. Under these Considerations. he has
been compelled to refuse Judgment -,
gainst the defendants, refsrr;ne e 10 a
higher tribunal.
cHRIsToPHER NEALE.
Alexandra, July 1912.
The English prints, for went Of better
materials, have employed themselves in
managing the character Of tueif prisoner AZ
ot. Helena; persons possessed Of the least
sense OF magnaninitg, or generous pride
would, under the circumstances Of such =
case cautiously forbear tc mention the
name Of Napoleon.
Not content with managing the character
OF Napoleon, the English prints t.so The
same liberty with the cliniatc ofSt. Helena,
winch they make so hunid. fopoV, that
Gun and mann ase never seen there -
those who have been at St. Helena must
DC surprised at this revolution in the cl:-
mate and atmosphere. because thry must
nave seen and learned from the oldest in-
habtants, that storms are unknown, that
tnunderand ghtning are stsng rs to hose
ISLANDERS that the serenity, ciearness aud
mildness ofthe atmosphere, has been ceie-
lier.
Not Content with changing the climate,
they have prndnced a revoipfiot IN the ag-
ricultural system, BY introducing what no
man ever saw Isl that island, the hfough---
heretofore, all cultivation was performed
by the me and h,ck. by men, Kidnapped
from the Islands Of the Eastern Archiggls-