Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-14
FROM MEXICO.
Drpart,nenf Of TIE Judiciary, and


The Supreme Executive Power has ad-
dressed me the following Decree:
The Executive Power, appointed provisio-
naiiy by the General Constituent Congress,
To all those whom these presents shall see
greeting:
The Sovereign General Constituent Con-
gress of the Mexican United States, have
been pleased tn decree az fnilows:
!. The Commerce and Traffic Of Slaves,
under whatsoever Nation or Flag, is forever
prohibited in the Territories Vi the Mexican
United States.
2. The Slaves that may be introduced a.
gainst the tenor of the above article, shall be-
come free 10y the fact Of touching the Next
can territory.
IS. Every and each vessels, be they national
or foreign, IN which Slaves are transported I'm
the Mexican territory, shall he immediately
confscated, together with the remainder of
their cargo, and The owner and purchaser.
the captain and pilot, will suffer ten years i'm
prisnnment.
q. This law shall have its effect from the
day OF its publication but, as TO the penal
ties stated in the above article, it will not
take effect until after six months, respecting
| the colonists who in virtue of the law of thu
l4lh OctUber last on the colonization of IN.
lsthmus OF Huazacoalcos, land slaves in order
10 Introduce them in the Mexican territory.
! The Executive Power shall cause it to be
executed, printed and published. Mexico.
18Th July, l8a4-ofthe Independence the 4i h
year-the Sd year OF Liberty. IgnaciO SaIti.
var, President. Demetrio Del Castillo, and
| Gohzales Cahaalmuro, Secretaries.
In conformity thereof, we order all tribu
| mails, justices, and constituted authorities CT
vii, military, and ecclesiastic, to have the pre-
sent decree executed in all its parts. In Mrx-
leo, 18th July, 1894. Guadelup Victoria,
PRESIDENT. Michel Dominique, Vincente
Guerrero, A. u. Paul Lave.
We are informed that during the confusion
OF the burning ofthe capitol, when the contents
OF the Treasuary Office was cleared out and
scattered TO and fro by the multitude, some
scoundrel depredaior found an opportunity to
reltere las the Frapkford Commentators sheer.
nsIy remarks.l the Treasury of the little bal.
lance remaining in il at the time, being abou,
s 1850 in, according to the witty editor j. G
Danna,) good Commonwealth Bank notes.
Ken. Commentator.
-, WASHINGTON, Dec. z.
The Board OF Commissioners under The
oiave Consen'ion with Great Britain will as.
semoie IN Washington City Tomorrow
George jackson. Esq the Commissioner an
the part of his Britannia Majesty. is exp.cted
in town TO day. r(;tu r.,
Mr.. WickIife, from the Committee ON In
teroai improvements, in the Kentucky Legis-
lature, made long Report on the s2d ult.
recommending the making Of a state road
trom Maysviile, through Lexington, Uarrods.
burg, &c. to the Tennessee line, in the direc-
ton OF Nashville, with branch roads 10 differ.
ent points; the costs TO be betrayed from the
proceeds Of the sales Of vacant lands. II fur.
lher recommends the digging of canal at
Louisville, 20 be paid for out of the STATES
| STOCK IN the Bank of Kentucky; and a Turn
PIKE from MayssiIle, through Frankfort, TO
Louisville, the expense whereof to be defray-
ed by individual capital. The Report and i've
accompanying bills were ordered TO be- print
ed. re organization Of the Kentucky Cour,
| OF Appeals is contemplated BIZ the J,ep;sl,,nre
The New Orleans Gazette, of the OH nil
srys, We cannot believe that any one. ac--
quaInted with the opinions of the people Of
ms state, can seriously suppose that General
Jackson will not receive all the electoral VOTES
OF Louisiana. The opinions of the peonle
have been so openly and SO decidedly eroress
ed, that il would be absurd TO suppose. FIR =
moment, that the Legislature will not ar, ;o
conformity TO IT," TIb.
THE JACKSON, OR MILITARY Roam
This road, leading from Msdison,iIle. 10
Nashville, was projected by Gen. Jackson
commenced 10 May, 1917, and completed al
immense labor and expense 10 May, 1920
by troops OF the United States. The line was
ru'' by Distinguished officer ofTopogrspbica
Engineers, and the result Of survey mad,
since ITS completion denotes its course N. SIS
b: distance by actual measurement 4sG mics
which, adding 80 miles as the distance benc,
to MadisonvilIe, gives 510 miles as the disIanc,
between New Orleans and Nashville. being
shorter cut by goo miles than the old rvJte
] through Natcbez, No Deviation waa mel