Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-14
DOMESTIC.
STATE IEGISTATuRr

SIA LfbtSLAIURE,.
NEW York, February 9.-In the Senate m Fri
day The Electoral bil from The House, was referred
to the committee Of the Senate on so much the
Governors Message reates that subject
STEAM BOAT CAUSE.
The cause of Thomas Gibbons, vs. .faron Ogden,
WINCH is commonly known The Steam Boat cause
and iavolves HE Important question of the consiu
tonahy OF Tie Stare Laws of y York, which GIVE.
exclusive privileges of Steam Boat navigation to
Livingston Il Fulton, argued on Wednesday and
h"rsd"N before the Supreme Court Of the UniIed
States; AT washington, the Judges present Those
wo days were occupied in hearing The arguments Of
Nj Webster, for the Plaintiff, and MIR. Oakley and
MIR. Emmett for the Defe ndant They were 10 he
followed hy the Attorney General
The correspondent Of The Statesman, says
The two great points, which Mr.. Webster made
~ bis argument, we're First that the laws OF New
eveH without coming in collision with the constitution
and laws OF the United States Secondly, thst If they
are moi originally void, they imperative when
they come in collision with the laws of the United
States, as ~ The presen. instance.
These two positions fortified with all his in
genniiy, research, and elopence, Mr.. O,kley did
not however appear To be ri all inundated by the
able argument Of his antagonist hut set about AZ
lacking the ramparts of law which had been erected
with his usual GOODNESS and deliberations He broke
g'ound AZ great distance from the immediate ones
non, aud commenced y Of mining His argl,-
mem thus far has been chiefly copfued to descrip-
ton Of the powers of the general and The go
Verhhienis coniending that in many cases thew are
concurrent, which MIR Webster denied in TOTO
FROM CURACAO
Capt. Baker l'is furnished with Cnracoa papers
TO tie lOh ali. He left that place on The l5ii un-
der convoy of Ouch soop nr war and six Du,ch
merchant vessels bound 10 PoTIo Rico. IL conse-
qnence OF recent piracies, the merchants had peIi
toned The governor for n convoy for their ti.,,iu
winch was granted.
The schr. Doroihea. capt David Wagenaar, Of
C"rncoa, had been captured near Cape Roxo. nv a
p'raca' vessel hearing The French hicolored flag
anu ali on board except q hoy murdered This how
escaped by swimming. lie relates, thai ' the piraIe
look All me crew oI The DOrofhca and locked them
All up ~ The hold except capt w. They made ihen
mole IN the side of the vessel To cause her 10 sink
me people perceived The wnicr coming in The hold
broke INTO the cabin, and made their esrape on deck
hoping to save tiiet lives, by way OF other and
Scl on shore bui how gIe.t their asiomishnient
| o. seeing The ho"f returned again without capt.
Naeenaar and before lac was taken away I've in,
pi"red Tor his lie hni could excite compassion
INTO The hearts Oi those bafbarinns They came IN
board the vessel and murdered every soul ON hoard
excepting Two boys no sptung INTO The sea- which,
they uisued and murdered one aud left the other Co
shore"
This capture had produced great excitement ~
C"r'coa, where capt. Wagenaar was well known
and much respected.
FRANKFORT, CXy.) Jan. 28.-The Board of Di-
rectofs OF me Bank 81 K,nucky have resolved on
"lihdfawing MI htir branches. Measures are ADOPT
ed, we understand 10 render this slen "a lifde ~,
convenient posstle to the debtors
The Springfield Branch WAS ente, ed n few nights
since, end fobbe0 of about So COO, ia Common
N'"HN 2" i"Nff5 rHuU ~ Specie, nHN her hooks.
"hioh are SAID TO have been burn We siislL pro.
b"b'y ~ our neAi, he able to give further particulars
argus.
Extinct Of n letter 10 the Editors of the BciE
more .1meyicaH, dated annapolis, Feb. 6.
" The chesapeake and Ohio canal bin was
taken up 10 The Senate o-day, and postponed
til to morrow, in consequence Of several A.
mendments which were offered TO il bv Dir.
johnson Of Baltimore, on which, after much
discussion, from the mover and Messrs Fen
wick and Price, the Semitic were not at their
hour Of adl0urnmeDt prepared 10 act. The
debate begins again Tomorrow, and from what
took place this morning. it is thought BALI
more viii rot be badly represented. The on
Iy charge Mr. Price, than whom no better or
more worthy member is to he found p the Sc
naie, had 10 make against Mr.. Johnson's pro-
posed amendments was. That he (Nr. Jl hail
cd from Baltimore, and that all he contend
ed for was To be iralo,sy Looked 10 Dir. J.
cOnicnded That 10 The new c0mrany the stock
hoiders Of creditors Of lie old ought not to
have ni once the saioe privileges with such
ass should become Stockholders 10 tie new
Umpary by paying for their interest IN Cur
frni ninney. a good deal MS said in the
course Of The debate on The conduct Of Balti