Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-07


iy accordingly TO rulc--for the writer, after I
having evidently begun with Enumeration, |
has gone through addition, Subtraction, and
Dtris'on, until he has fairly stated a Question
IN The Rule Of Three, which, though we are no
proiicients IN the science, we could work out
for him, If we would. IB.
On the preceding page, will be found the
Resolutions respecting the Marquis Lafay cite,
in the shape in which they were reported nv
the Committee of the Senate, by Which bo-
dy they We're unanimously passed. The a
m~ndmeni was yesterday agreed to IN the
House of Representatives, and the Resoi,,-
tons only require the sanction Of The Prps-
dent, which we hazard nothing in considering
sgranted, to give them effrct as national
act, as honorable to those who are the authors
of the act, as To- him who is the object Of it,
We like the spirit in (which the proposition
was supported in both Houses of Congress,
and IN which IL ~ received throughout the
country. Wepartieipate ourselves in the en-
thusiasm so el"quentiy and feelingly displayed
in the extract from the Richmond Enquirer,
which will be found below, and which we be-
lieve will be the universal feeling of the Anne.
rIcan People on this subject. In addition To
the early public demonstrations of his devo-
non To Liberty, and the attachment To this
country which he then contracted, and, ac-
creased rather than diminished extent, hun
dreds of anecdotes of his private life might he
collected to- the same effect. We will here
intro duce one of those anecdotes, which have
recently come Ia our knowledge from an AN
thentic source. In the year 1897 there was a
destructive fire IN Boston, in consequence of
which MANY of the inhabitants were reduced
To want. The Marquis Lafayette, who was
then in France, having heard of the calamity,
immediately wrote to fri md in AIassachu-
sets, expressing his sympathy for the suffer
ers, and directing him Ia draw "a hill on him
Tor 500 pounds sterling, 10 he applied towards
their reiief. The bill WAS accordingly drawn,
the money was received, and was applied ac.
cording To his direction. The father of one
OF the present members of Congress from
Massachusetts, was the gentleman To whom
the letter was addressed, aud his son still pre-
| serves u as precious memorial of the philan-
thropy and 1mericnn feeling of Lafayetle.-
This American feeling has indeed been mani
Tested by every act of his life. Ii is we'll
known that the Marquis has an only son, no
bears the name of George Washington, and
only two daughters, one nf whom is called
| ptrginid, and The other Cnroiinn. TO-
SUPREME COURT.
| AT n Supreme Court of The United States.
begun and holden at the CIy of Washington,
on the FIRST Monday tbeng the second day
ot February, IN The year nf our Lord Ont
Thousand Eight Hundred aud Twenty. four
PRESENT,
The Hon. john MARSHALL, Chief Justice.
B tM WAsH'NGroN, } .9s,oe;a,e
WILLIAM JoBHsoN, and ',SsJe'"e
GABRIEL DUrALL '"useS'
The Court adjourned TIL tu-morrow morn
ing, II O'Clock.
TUESDAY, FEB. 8. 1894.
L lan
| PRESENT.,
The same Judges as yesterday, and also
| Judge TODD, and
| Judge SroRY.
| The Chief Justice delivered the opinion OF
the Court in the case of II. L. Taylor vs.. John
| r. Mason.
| number Of cases were called over but
the lawyers not being prepared To argue them,
aud from the absence of some OF the other
lawyers, they were postponed, and the Court
adjourned till Tomorrow AT 10 O'Clock lIb
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1894
| The Court, this day, commenced the hear
ing of the celebrated Steamboat case on a
motion TO reverse the Judgment of the Court
| below.
Al eleven o'clock, Mr.. Websfer entered into
| one of the most powerful arguments we ever
remember to have heard, and continued Ia
hold the ear of the Court in the most devoted
attention, until nearly half past two O'Clock.
when
Mr.. Oakley rose In reply.
The Court room was excessively crowded.
from the commencement of the sitting, until
the close. Washington Rep.