Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-17
BRITITII PRINTS.

We have before us files OF London NEWSPAPERS
to late date. These prints having first under
gone the inspection of our vigilant Editorial
Brethren on the North, tie American Public (our
leaders among the rest) have already been made
acquainted with their more important contents
We observe some few articles, however, which if
not very interesting yet still not altogether I'M
derserving of attention. We shall proceed TO
notice these without any regard to methodcaI ar
rangement.
The news Of the election of President of the
United States reached London on the I4th OF
March. The success of Mr. Adams appears to
have given very general satisfaction. The Ei or of
the Courier the event offers his congratulations
to the people of the United States. He SAYS that
that Mr.. Albums is & considered of high
literary attainment, character which some of his
public papers Secretary of State, fully justify
sc His writings, if not profound, are moderate. -
60 We no where trace in his duct the violence
and bigotry of blind hater of England''--s' His
personal department is said TO be mild and pleasant
and his mind is certainly to a considerable degree
cultivated General jackson OF course is no
great favorite with the Editor OF the Courier; and
in the papers of the 18th and 9Th it is remarked
of him, that his election would have given
much less satisfaction " We should bave re-
membered the executions of Arbuthnot and AM
brister-the hero, as he is called, of New Orleans
the fierce and turbulent solder-but we should
have looked in vain for any one action CT his life
that designated the satcsman--such man would
have appeared to us better qualified to fight The
battles of the epublic with the lakewood Indians
than to preside over its diplomatic relations"
81 jackson has always been demOcrGt-and as
democrats in power generally despotic---
Arislocrats and Kings in authority are Angels, Of
course his conduct a General was arbitrary
and ferocious in the extreme. He is the fayorie OF
the mob; because The mob is always servile, and
always ready TO follow an armed and arbitrary
leader The mob OF England were for Cromwell
the mob ofRome for Cesar, and the mob OF France
for Bonaparte' This is strainiDg he climax pretty
far: but orr readers will not forget hat it is OF
the highest toned monarchica prints in Europe that
utters these sentiments.
Among The numerous codal reforms proposed by
several of the most enlightened members OF Paria-
ment we are disposed to consider Bill offered by
MI PEEL TO consolidate the acts relating to Jures
as likely to prove not the least beneficial. Il
would seem that there are no less than eigbty-fue
statutes on this subject, twenty OF which it is pro-
posed absolutely TO repeal. One OF these last men
toned is law for the trial of a Jury which shall
have decided a case OF toageT Of buttie--We
know that this mode Of trial has been recently
stricken from the English code; but the penalty on
the Jury who should try it falsely is, it appears,
still retained: this penalty is no more than 90
4" forfeit their goods and chattels, TO be imprisoned,
their wives and children turned out OF DOORS their
houses RACED aud their trees rooted up" There
surely cannot be a man of sense in Great Britain,
but will exclaim, away with such mummeryl Ano-
thef important feature OF Mr.. Pees Bill is to allow
special juyies only in cases where the parties shall
consent to it in writing; and in all criminal, and
especially political trials, the jurors to be drawn
nnpartally by lot. II is something out OF the COM
mon order of Cifairs, 10 witness the Minister, OF a
King) as Nr. PEEL and Mr. CANNING) volun-
teerng as the advocates Of liberal innovations IN
the Jurisprudence OF nation; and these distin-
gushed Individuals the first to set so good an ex-
ample, deserve the thanks Of their own country
men, and the applause Of Eeomen all over the
world.
seem 70 be sademicat as well ss egtdemiCqt in