Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-05-29
FEDERAL COURT

1he Unned States Court Tor this Cir cult is now
In sessiun- Chief Justice Marshall and Judge Ii sy
presiding On Thursday last, the Chief Justice
delivered the sentence of the Court upon J. b
Amedie, whose case has been some time pending be.
lore them AS tins case has excited good deal OF
interest," we submit the address of the Chief Justice
TO the unfortunate man:
% fou have been tried for the crime of des,,oy
ing vessel at sea, OF which you were the COM
mander, Tor the purpose of njuring the under
writers; and, after as skiful defence a. perbaps
was ever made have been found guilty by An in .
'eii5eh' and impartial jury. Some doubt having
arisen respecting the admissibilIty of testimony
which was received at the trial. that question was
referred TO the Supreme Court ofthe Uaited States
where u has been argued and deliberately CON-
sldeIed. The opinion of that Court IL, that the
testimony was properly admitted; and with this
direction the case has been reInanded TO this Cou,t
Sur duty requires, that, in obedience to this man
uae' we pronounce the Judgment of the law, on
Inc Verdici OF the jury. But before We perform
that duty, lei Us exhoI, you most earnestly to avail
yourself OF The short portion Of life hich vet re-
mains, to prepare Tor that still more awful jn,g-
nc"t which VIII be passed upon you by that Be
Ing, who looks into the heart and generates il =
most secret reeesses. We are assured that. with
him, true repentance will obtain pardon 70. the
oscaest crimes. His mercy transcends even the
siniuiness OF man, 1t that mercy DO sincerely i'm
plored by an humble and conu;te heart We
cohjure you, then, TO recommend yourself TO him
10 this Court, nothing remains but to pro
nounce the sentence OF the law, whiehi-, tina, YOU
Jon" B Amedie, be taken % the place from which
you were brought, and be there CLOSELY confined
until Friday, the 2Sih of June next On tina, dav
between the hours of nine in the morning and wv
IN the afternoon, you 10 be conveyed from The
place OF confinement 10 the place OF execution.
and there be banged By the neck mil you sha I h.
dead. And may God have mercy on your SOUL
We shall not publish the Proceedings of the
county meetings in Maryi,nd for Jackson or for
Adams The results OF the general convention.
which these meetings organized TO compose.
VIII sufficiently express the views OF both partie.
Ihe AdsDs Conversion is meet at Baltimore
on the Esd of July The jackson Convention
met on the 22j, and adjourned on the next day.
We shall publish their Resolutions and Address.
as soon as we receive them. - The Maryland R-.
publican an Administration print, makes GU,
that the jackson meetings in nine of the counties
(Which IT has heard irony were but thinly attended
In frederick by 100, Montgomery 81, Cecil 81
Anne Arundel 25, Baltimore county 20 to % TAI,
vert to Is -. This is se~off to the statement OF
an administration mr. eiing the other day in Chez
ter county in Pennsylvania, where 10 attended,
and yet 1t did not want irumpeteis to proclaim IFS
importance.
Mr.. Websier's scheme OF .9maigop7afion has
almost entirely tailed IT, Boston i Ont sIec,;o,