Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-11-26

property to us by the fundahental prin'
ciples of society, bolh,impied ana ex'
pressed, they are, and Of NECESSITY must
so continue exclusively under our con.
trol-and such l belieye|is the settled
conviction of a vast proportion OF the
American people, to whatever section
we refer. The croakings of the dis
tempered, who seek to establish a cha
racter for philanthropy, at the expense
of others-whose speculations are in.
dulged without scrupie at the hazard
of the future peace and happiness OF
great nation, who encounter neither
risk nor sacrifice in the projects they
propose, will soon be consigned to the
oblivion they merit. Every man Of
observation, is sensible that this is q
chord of great sensibility, which, when
rudely touched BY strange or unskil.
full hand, vibrales in terrible discord
through large portion Of this Union
He therefore who looks to this Union
as the pledge of our future hopes, nc
matter where accident may have placed
him, will unite heart and hand in
scowling into contempt those wild OF
incendisry projects
SLAVE LAW OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
In the Judges Chambers in Char,
lesion. two interesting cases came up
for decision OH the lst November. II
appears that Capts. Hall and Handy
sailed from Norfolk, Va. with three
slaves on board their vessels, touched
at Baltimore, where they took i'll car
goes, and sailed thence for Charleston,
where the slaves were taken in custody
by the sheriff under the law Of 1898
That law prohibits, under penalty of a
thousand dollars, and forfeiture OF
slaves, any person bringing into South
Carolina any slave from any poil or
place in the West Indies, Mexico, S.
America, Europe, or any sister state
north of the Potomac, or the city Of
Washington; and also any person from
bringing into South Carolina any slave
as his servant who has been carried out
of the same, if at any time in his abb
sence such slave shall have been in any
port or place in Europe, the w. Indies,
South America, or in states north of
the Potomac, or the city Of Washington.
Captains Hall and Handy proved that
the slaves were natives of Virginia,
where they were brought up-that they
never resided in any state north OF the
Potomac, and, during the time. their
vessels were in Baltimore, the slaves
never went ashore. Judge Bay con-
sidered, that these cases differed wide
lv from some others which had lately
come under the decision of the court.
The latter had brought slaves directly
from the places prohibited by the law,
whereas these had only touched at a
prohibited port, the slaves not having
been allowed to set foot on the soil
of Maryland. A literal construction
of the law would lay the defendants liza
BILE to the penalties; but the spirit and
intention of it was to guard against the
introduction of slaves from every part
of the world, where doctrines and prin-
ciples were held and propagated, which
had tendency TO stir up and encou-
rage seditior and rebellion among that
class of people in South Carolina
Under this construction, he was Of O.
pinion that neither of the defendants,
nor the negroes, came under the penal
clause Of the law, and therefore ordered
that they be discharged. Bait. paper.
The greater part Of the following
appointments were made some time
since, but we believe none ofthem have
been heretofore officially announced:-
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Hardy w, PORE, to be Collector OF
the Customs and Inspector Of the Re-
venue for the District of Pearl River,
Mississippi.
JAMES Mason, TO be Receiver of Pub
lie Moneys for the District Of Edwards
Vile
gHoRATIo G.. PERRY to be Receiver Of
Public Moneys. for the District of Ca
hawba.
GEORGE w. WARD, t. be Register
of the Land Office for West Florida.
THOMAS l.. SHAW, to be Collector OF
the Customs for the District, and In
spector of the Revenue for the Port OF
Georgetown, IS. c.
ANDREW MARsCHALK, to be Surveyor
and Inspector Of the Revenue for the
Port Of Natchez.
MANUEL CRUzAT, TO be Naval Off
Ger for the Port Of New-Orleans.
CHARLIE, c. GILBERT, TO be Register
Of the Land Office for the District OF
GAINESVILLE, (Ohio.)
SAMUEL CRUISE, to be receiver OF
Public Moneys for the District OF
Huntsville.
SETH WILLIAMS, TO be Collector OF
the Customs for the District, and In
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