Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-20

under which discharges had been OBTAIN
ed.
The importance of the questions were 70
great That the court stated they should hold
the eases comprised in the two FIRST classes
under advisement until the next term OF
the Court.
On the last class Of cases the court deei-
ded laat the executions must be set ASIDE r'th
costs, leaving it to the plaintiffs to bring ae-
lions Of debt on the judgments il they think
proper.
The binding authority Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, on the questions
presented for their decision was distinctly
recognized. II was held, however. that
neither of the cases before that court, pre-
sented the point on which: this Sd class OF
cases turned. In one, the contract was
made before the passage of the law in the
other the contract was made by citizens Of
South Carolina, and 10 reference to the laws
oil that state, and that the allowing a law of
New. Orleans to discharge the debt. might
therefore be held 10 impair the obligation
Of the contract.
The court did not admit the force Of the
distinction as taken by the United States
Judges. between the impairins the obl,ga.
tion of contracts, and altering or ticking a.
uoy the remedy for enforcing hsm. And
they considered themselves as having the
same right to aualyze the reasoning. and
to dissent from the op,uions Of the United
States Judges, on all the topics not neees-
sarily involved in the decision of the pre-.
else case before them. that they bad to au.
alyzs and dissent from The obtfu deco OF
their own predecessors.
The conclusion to which the court arri-
we'd was, that discharge obtained under
our state laus mould operate as bar to q
claim upon contract made in this state, sub
ssqusntly to the passage Of the lau', 'na''
much, as 1t must be supposed to haze been
made in reference to such lav, and the pos
sibii.iity Of a dischargs Of the debt withost q
full payment Of the money to have been at
the time uith,n the contemplation q the Gre
disor
The opinion OF the COURT was given at
much iength, and will soon be published.
The above sketch does not aim at giving
the exact phraseology of the court, but
the general outline is believed to be cor
rect.
From tie New- York Columbian.
/" Render unto Cesar the things that are
CRsar's."
Mr.. Spoonsr-The writer OF this com.
,nunication, few days since, received
through the PoA Office Of this city, the
following note;
Nsv- York, May 8.
Sir-Having taken from you some
years since, what did not belong to me,
you will accept the enclosed amount from
once your sworn enemy.
Yours, SC.
g.. Esq"
The writer also received, some two or
three years since in letter LETT with his
family one hundred and forty dollars in
note of the following description:
"Sir-The enclosed amour. belongs to
you
These acts of con,rition, Mr.. Printer,
occur but seldom---and when they do
occur, although it is out OF the power OF
the writer to torn an idea from whence
they come, yet the influence is SO great
on bis mind as to induce him to make it
public; for il there be any who have VI
olated the laws Of God, and their conscien-
ces, IN the same way, and no doubt there
are thousands, let them take the exam
pie before them, and" go and do like
wise" The saule writer several years
since, sold cons ideraLIe quantity Of teas.
In the delivery, lot Of Hyson Was deliver
ed ins,ead OF HysOn Skin the seller dis.
covered the error, and called on the
purchaser to correct it but he had
made a division OF his purchase with a
ne,ghbor, who declared his portion to be
correct. In the lapse Of FIVE or six years
this neighbor vas taken sick, aud on his
death bed. the TEA proved no anoyde /;
for be had been guilty OF a fraud, deceit
and perfdy to his neighbor. who be sent
for, acknowledged the fact, and begged
OF him to 60 immediately and pay the
difference in its value, together with the