Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-06-23


son. lperavcly show the Importance Of leaving that
law al 1t now IS am induced 10 make these relnar ks
ny observing proposition for the repeal of this law;
anu oy he TACT OF my being intermixed with very
many mohey-iransactIons, TO have u very good
chance OF Observing practically, the effects OF the law
which repeats this rusty remaius of barbarous age
Libel Suu.-Our readers remember the violent or
element which prevailed in the State of New York
ana IN some degree throughout the Union, when in
1875 Gov Yates convened extra session of the e.
gsature, for the purpose Of making renewed attenp
10 change the Electoral law suit the views engender
ed by the Presidential Election-aud the obstinate re-
usai OF the famous II in the Senate TO comply with
Tic supposed desire of the majority of the people IT,
Gov Root the President of the Senate took the lead
IN opi"stg the charge, combating itswh his usual
energy and perseverance. Messrs. King and Yer.
plahcl1, Editors Of the American one of whom wa, rro
sent at the time in Albany, charged Gov Root with
oeg intoxicated at the time of making the speech TO
which we have referred, using according to Noah the
following language:--
The peoples party thus frustrated gave wav n tho
most furious nVecnves, and King and Vepanck who TOOK
INC lead In the abuse of the Senate declared in the Anne
rcan mat Cen Root was drunk in the chair when he rave
that decision; they declared that they saw hin, DRUNK tia,
he staggered into the house. recled the chair; was ,h
an" dirty unsiaven and haggard with blood shot eyes and
the tobacco juice running fron, his mouth;
ioathSoae object, fit only for the public kennel"
Gen. Root brought suit for libel and the cause was
uled The either day at Dclhi-counscI for Gen Root
Mfssrs Sudan lone of the III and Williamson King
and VerPlanck, Blunt and Wisner. The evidence was
contradc'oIy-the witnesses gentlemen of high SIAN
dog' on both SIDES, probably receiving impressions of
Tie affirmative or negative according political bias
The jury however, gave $1,000 damages. IT is said
new 'rial and change of venue will be granted.
Tire General Court adjourned yesterday, after a
weeks scSsionProceedngs will be noticed in our next
g. Air. RonERT A. Nelson is now on collecting
expedition FOR this Office liz the counties on 6c South
side of James river.
81 At Meeting. yesterday, OF the Citizens dlspo,ed
10 give Dinner TO Gel. NloSRoE they omitted 70 an
point Managers to act upon that occasions a second
Meeting is, therefore, requested the Eagle Hotel al
O'clock this morning.
Those Citizens, who have NOT vet had an opportuntv
of subscribing, informed, that the substitution ma
per will not be closed until o'clock this AFTERNOON
Greek gentleman residing IN the CITY of Neyg.Yorb
ls' informed the editors Of the New York American
that lac has received letters of the 5th of April from
Corfu and efte 10th of prI from Trieste anil .t :,
may he positively relied on that on the last attack ~
fore s'oonghi, the 26th of March the 'rarco
Egyptian army was completely defeated J5raharn
PaciIa was wounded, and another killed Detailed ac-
counts had moi yet reached those places at the above
periods.
I1djan Civilization. Creek Deprivation Of In
dIans have appropriated % 600 dollars be placed in
The hands of the President of fe United States 10 be
applied to the education Of Creek youth tire Choc-
taw Academy at tue Blue Springs in Kentucky,
-
Ioss p The schooner Stephen Joacs of Boston The
schooner Stephen Jones, ThOmas Harradan master
sailed from DenaraIs the 18th April last on a vov
age for TobaScO, in tive Gull Of NIexieO. Nothing
maefsl happened until he Goth of said month"; then in
lat. l6 Ion ~, being very boisfcrOus weather and
heavy sea, which caused the vessel to abour very Ird
we perceived she bad sprung leak. Every axertion
was made 10 find the Leak but in vain. The pufnps
were kept constantly going, which succeeded IN keen.
ing her free until the 50h, then in at IS Ion. 75 a.
at 2 a. vi. (mate'5 watch on deck all bands we're
called as the leak bad gained fast on us that we
couIdno keep her free; very alarming sra At the same
time; and in Ten minutes after the watch was called s
was completely waeTioggcd; every thing in the hold
adoa and the cabin full of water. 10 this sjtua
lion, we thought best, for the preservation of our
lives, to take to The boat, which succeeded IN doing
doubling, at the time the possibility of her bsS
able to swim with us, the was so very high. We
unable to take With into the boat any thing but
Bur quadrants, aud the COMPASS that was IN the bnna
Gle, and she went down a very short time. In this
situation remained for y bOurs without any kind OF
nouIshmeHt. and under the rays Of scorobing SUD-
keeping tue boat before the wind and sea- uol we for
tunately made tie aDd which proved 10 be tie island
Of Jamaica, and Eve 0fus arrived Port Morap where
we we're very bunaneiy taken on board the pilot boat
sand Fly, Capt Dowse, aud carried to KngsloD.