Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-09
DOMESTIC.

noticed the Proceedings, i'm the Senate of
Massachusetts, with regard TO the claim
Of that State on the United States, for
the service Of her Militia during the late
war. 1t will be recollected that the Fed
eral majority voted down Gen. Kings
proposition TO recognize certain constitu-
tiOnal principles in regard to that impor-
tant arm OF national defence. On this
subject, we are informed by the Boston
Centinel, that There was 40 denial, By
" tho FsderGiists, of tile constitutional potcer
"Aeft the President commended for By General
Kings amendment; but that il was Who'll
ly supererogatory, and perfectly use
less, as no one can believe, from the
" state of the session, that the subject Of
:" the claims can be brought up again in
amy shape before the existing Congress"
Nat. Int.
Major General JACOB Brown arrived
in This city yesterday, from New York.
February e.-The SUPREME court
met, as we have before mentioned,
on Monday last, and on Tuesday the
I'd instant, the business of the term
commenced. The opinion of the Court
was pronounced in the case of Dartmouth
College against Woodward, which was ar
gued at the lasi term. The Judgment of
the State Court in this case, Involving
the construction OF that article of The
constitution which prohibits The State
Legislatures from making any law impair
ing the obligation Of contracts,) was re-
VerSeh. f
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3.
The opinion of The Court was delivered
in the case of the Baptist Association "a
gainst Harris executors, for tine defendants.
This cause was also argued at the last
term.
Several causes were argued. Mr.. YIN
der commenced his argument for tile cap
tors in the case of the Dipina Pastora,
ship and cargo captured by cruizer sail
ing under the Buenos Ayrean flag, but
alleged TO have been fitted out in The
ports of The United States.
THURSDAY, FEB 4.
Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Ogden addressed
the Court-on the part of the Spanish ow-
ner in The case of the Dipina Pastora, and
Mr.. Winder closed the argument, in reply.
Mr.. Writ, attorney General, and Mr..
Jones, argued the case OF the United States
against Houidnd and Allen.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5.
The Court ordered The case of fhe Di-
nina PastOra, argued yesterday, TO be re-
manded to the Circuit Court, with direc-
lions TO permit AN amendment of the Ii
bel, the pleadings being too defective to
enable the Court TO pronounce decision
on the legal merits Of the cause.
Mr.. Writ, tAfiorney General coDclud-
ed, in reply, the argument in the case of
the United States against HovianG and Al
len.
Several other minor cases were. heard.
MAJ. Int.
THE MAIL ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Conn of n letter from tie Postmaster of The
City Of Ne'0 Yorh, 70 The Postmaster Gem
Post Office, New York City, (N.Y.)
Sd February, 1919.
DEAR SRI have the pleasure 10 in
form YOU that two Of the mail robbers
mentioned in my letter of yesterday,
Cheir names Maurie and Beriraud, both
Frcncbmen,) were this morning appre-
hended by two of our police officers, and
are now under examination before our
city police magistrates. They found up
on them, secreted in their clothes, about
one thousand dollars; the search not vel
completed. The third robber is also
Frenchman, OF the name of Doctor Hen
rie, who, il is believed, is making lis way
for Philadelphia. There can be no doubt
but that these are tie villains who perpe-
trated the robbery.
Very respectfully and sincerely, yours,
THEODORUS BAILEY.
r. ]. MEIGs, Esq. Postmaster General.
Erirqct Of letter frODls BReass AgreS, dated,
NorCmber 10.
Argrels has got out of prison under the
condition Of publishing journal 10 praise of
the administration Of the tyrant Pnerreydon,
aud has already begun his work by the pros.
pectus, aud the first number of a new paper
under the title of the General Adrocafe,s in
strain Of the most abject Battery he praises
this government as the only one generous,
lust (nalneiy IN the measures relating to HIM
and beneficial to the country. Although
Instances Of the debility Of men are but too