Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-16

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SUPREME COURT OF TIE US.
MONDAY, MARCH l2
lhe case ol PresiOp'S heirs VIZ. Ro,cB,au
was argued by Mr. Hariiu for The plan
SIT in error, and by M. Talbot for The
defendant.
The case Of Bowie vs. Henderson. mo.
80 vas argued by Mr.. Soann and Mr..
Jones Tor The appellant, and BIZ MIR. Tan.
s"r tor The respondent.
@AsniNcros March ll.-m our next We shall
pahish the Interesting opiuon Of the Su"reme Court
IN Inc case OF cohens The STATE Of FfrciYia
We save promised to our readers. lvat. lat.
The Inaugural Speech Of the President OF the
tnued States is inserted in our paper Of to -dnv
we doubt not that it ciK BE- read uith the same
aa'erea ana Satisfaction by "ihers. that IL tras by
as a sigh( the 6rofher of knndred, thdt hare goUc
octoJe :)-L is lrhtre the i1rssidemt sa1s
NO agreement has yet been entered into rcsJec:ine
the commerce betreen he Chi!ed States and ne
Hritish domiaions in the Vest Indies &c 1nt
Is tt SO !....be hid Thought III It befdre his ,fy
there tcoltd hare 1een some spch dgreennent !.
az teass Tee ~tse men " the ndtion icho undertook
- 6ring about such agrepineAt 6y conynIsion
ss'ashtas to expect as much . Isat ,o,p noe sre
@aere IS about dsJIir chance far rHrctiay it after
A7i ff'se years fridt Of rsariciire erperiuirnt
as taeTe ~ds at TIE beginning If its operatiDn..
fhe RESTRAINTS imposed On That commerce by e.
5'stala and reciprocaied by tie United SfHf.s
Continues IN. President on a princiD!e Of SELF
defence, continue still ia forcs' due, tce FEEL
:"af they do Orr deserted rhtrres and tenant
seSS Wdrehohses confess al But reaiy ,re cannot
see h0io iTtacipiect SELF OFFENCE is iaroieed
~ the matter ICE doing rery rel iu,ieei
1ctore ue c91sed or porfS to the British Vrsi
!Hlics Spedateg for our oWn fo,cn and nrigh-
6othood oe are justified in saying that our comdi.
ticn "0StnSMttiy preferable to iriaf it is nom
phers Ids me necessity for" defense" ,rhen there
Tas IN tacf, no ,Va'y 0l'' wtsa measures of
@gencs must iaertd6iy reeOu "ponouseires 2. -.
.,oo'rtaing may De due 10 national pride Il Tut no
thing not doit 10 tie plea of'' SELF defence.
NORFOLK HERALD
ihe treaty Of 1897 with Spain stipuIates.
mat free ship. shall make free goods and
rice verea, aud refers TO the form of a
passport annexed. AZ a condition TOR lepi-
iimaiing Claim to he operation of The
1uie: Through an oversight, 40 passport
was IN fact annexed. In a recent case of
British goods, which had been captured
during the late war. claiming The proiec-
non ct The Spanish flag, The supreme
court has decided, as The InteIgencer
lDtorms IT,, that il liz Intellectual, OIL acr
r0ant OF the omission of the treaty, aud
ct course, that they are lawful prize.
We know not what evidence there was
brought before the court. Oh the order ior
s"r'LcF proof, which had been obtained
upon his point. The fact, however, Is
uhdchbied, Chat tie passports aud sea
teHtT. constantly issued al our custom
hOAses, since The treaty became obiga.
sfzspFH, embraced Spanish part. an exact
IranSlaiIon OF that stipulated with Great
I'M sfa Il
oPanIsh plenipoienIiary then at Philadel
phis, as fulfilling The omission. Thi.
provisional arrangement was afierwsrd:
fuliy approved by lie Spanish govern
1men', as II had been by ours from Tie
4 beginning.
whether the court meant 10 decide
'hat the substantive stipulation of iiI,
erealy must iaii Tor waui of form. which
had been supplied by the assent, and IN,
constant practice and acguiescence of tIt
Two governments, I'VE must walt for fur
iher explanation. II il I've so. we know
not how To reconcile il with that rule @
Interpretation, w hich accommodates lisel
TO Tie preservation OF The substance o
the act, by forcing inferior circumstance.
inlo lis suppofi--m res mGgis raieat. 0uan
Pcreat.
HE decision cannot, we presume. b
uihuiHg upon Tue commissions TO BE- insti
tuied under the Last Spanish treaty, bei0r
whom many cases Of our citizens mus
come, Involving the p9iuf. The supfcm
court Is only national aud municipal
The commission, though Immediately az
pointed by our government. is ordaiue
sut established by both nations, az,
must be the representative Of SPANS
iailh aud justice. as well IS of ours IN
internal Judiciary decisions Of uciIher J.;
ZION can DC binding upon il. Bat. Tel.
FRAUD.
Neveralinsiauces OF fraud haveteccnny bee
uiscOvtred III this city by ,e importers
FfeHcb goods and yesterday n circunistan,
was deHtloped Which Cansrd a cnneidnrnh