Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-25

Jackson Committee OF Pena.e,on has added I2s
reeholdcrs to its lst-All their names are spread
out in the Wheeling and Rockingham papers; but
we nave no room for them at present in our CO.
iumns-Although our cause in Virginia is strong
enough to defy all the man@uvrcs OF our enemies,
yet vigilance IS the parent OF sccurity-We un-
derstand the Central Committee Is preparing
and Address to Inc Citizens of Virgina-We are
also authorized and requested bv a Corrcspontent
TO state, that " the Author Of JEFFEpsoN'' viii
forward US 7" in few days an answer to Mr..
Chapman Johnson's Address, which (our CORES.
pondoni is pleased TO say) viii be found conc!u-
sive against the differences, and destructive TO all
the propositions of Mr.. As il is complete au.
swer, 1t is unayodably long
| MIR. Clay cannot well complain OF his political
efforts. Those who ask equity ought to DO it,
~ nat ioroearance has he shown to others' He
has Withdrawn the publication of the laws from
several presses, which would not crinre to the
Administration Muro recently he has dismissed
dc 81. Homes at N Orleans, and substituted Glib
SON. He has Withdrawn the apnointmentto the
fennsylvan'a Reporter, ard confirmed it upon
The "Oracle OF Dauphin.'
II Is too early Cor the public to have am iufor-
nation OF the manner in which Mr. fainilton'.
| Committee, (undor Mr.. Cliion's Retrencbrnen;
hesoiuuoi) are proceeding in the discharge Of
their duties. VIII they be able 10 rcrart ,luriu.-
the present session? That the Aueean stable OF
Contingencies ought 10 be cleansed, is evident e.
nough--but il would take Hercules himself como
time 10 perform the operation. There was proof
enough, in the progress OF the Debate particular
items OF eXtravagant expenditure being alduced 10
show that such an investigation was necessay-but
the general table OF Contingent Expenses which
Air. Rives submitted with his admirable Speech,
was conclusive or the subject, lie shows US tina;
IN iS22 -; and p, (the three last years Of Mr..
nonfoes administrator the sum total Of con
hngent expenses IN the State, Treasury W ar and
Navy Department, Foreign Intercourse ana Mis-
sions, amounted to SS73S S7S-whilc in ilie three
next years. OF Mr. Adans's administration II came
TO Si,O46,}iH This is really Mr.. AS "sirictest
economy with vengeance Nothing penuri-
ous' here!
Henrieo Superior Con1f Joi' Crisiina, Causcs.
ms Court which commenced its session on ti-
day the iih March, rose on Saturday night last
The following cases we're tried:
L-e'uts Hewitt, James Burke s joseph ETe,riif
were jointly indicted for the larceny of two trunks
win their contents, ti,e property Of Mrs Samuel
raFEhl which were taken from behind HacS. on
the night oil the Sth, January last IN coming from
the steamboat at Rockets. They were III d scpa-
raiely. The two first named were seve-al.y con
v'cted and sentenced to the Peuiieuiary log three
years lac last r-aned was acquitted.
tt5H9a.a Grace, SdR5HeI H. FF-aipsleS 8 DasiG
Henderson who had been jointly indicted al the
last term for tae mGs!er OF isaac Reid, black
IInan. were separately tried at his term. Grace
was tried on Monday, & his jury conl not agree
on verdict tbAspP.s was tficdon Friday, s, his
jury also could not agree. Both cfthcse iircs re-
manned in the custody OF the Sheriff TIT tie end of
the court Henderson who had been baiicd M the
last term, was tried on SATURDAY, and was readily
acquitted The two former Sill continue in iaii,
and viii be again tiled ut ihe next july term,
Otic1y smith, I.s1,i,s1T J0neS, & Let.fs Jones
were jointly indicted for The larceny G. t'y0 BAGS
OF wheat, the property Of Mr. Cc;trcl. A..o! Pros
was entered rs to Smith, S. the other two were
jointly tried, convicted, & sentenced % impison-
81 stripes.
John III Rolssd was Indicted Scr ,;.e larceny Of
n watch, the property of Lewis Todd. lie was
convicted, but the jury found the yllue of the ar
ticle to be under $40, g. he WAS sentenced to :n-
priSonment & stripes.
EieGzes Yest was Indicted for t,e larceny of
sGndry bars of Swedish IRON, the property Of p
iSXall. lie was acquitted; but evidence being
strong that hc received the iron knowing il to be
sto!en he was required by the couI; to enter into
a recognzance TO answer an Indictment before
the musings quarterly court for tat Oif.nce.
Failing 10 give bail he was committed to iai
Jchn marquis who had been indeed ., the
last term foT the murder of Agnes Tucker some
| times called Mrs. Agnes Marquis, wa tried, con
yicted OF murder in the second degree ana se!,-
fenced to the Penitentiary for five years
Susan Laurence was indicted for tc murder &c
another woman named Edie Malone, tried, 6 ac-
Quilted
So thai OF the 10 prisoners brought ber,re the
1
cases the trials were Intellectual, and on .NoHe
PToSe7Ue
DLEDl-on thu ieih ut at his paD'a:ian IN lie Parish at
ST. TsmGauy, Loui.ianal Col George Penn ci,zen and
ht'l within few years past, resident Of Fuia Ike
Tor nearly 20 years member Of The H. OF belres OF OF
ne senS't and at different ep1chs, an Esecr Of esent
IN e22 he enigraied To Louisiana snd boi ste. w.
,.iE $3.50 ~ s1ss ,:S ass si:p;
RICH.NO.B-D PRICES CURRENT.
Tobacco, very fine, III. sIiies, Sraai.h I5sts
10 midd'ng, 2 GIBraudy, cog ,al. - = so
,,p'. rein'at a i-2 Do Apiie, 20 9
Flour, city mills new 5lWh,key - s-
DO canal 81 I2,3nn West India. aOa 81
Wheat, busheI, IS sol Do New En,ianl 3ss 4.
Corn, a.. 50 56lWine, Nisdei,a, : so } 3 "a
nieab 6o' 80 81 Do Sicily Madeira, ?.
UU'', 81 Do Malaga IS ~
Bacon per 10 7 a giTea, Imp Jiunr So 4 81
6nler' DO. II i4i Do. Young HysCH, % a q
Codee, 40. IL IL IS I-2iaIuiasses G5 a &,
| Cotton, do. - gil !en,p. uer 100 rs M
IHndg', d: 70 = so Bar lTou, do. 50 5 0C
;Wsafl' eHi, DO 10 Pork, per hl. . - a.
seee, 90: flShal, pes bb. go,
Sugar LOAF, b. &c 20, Cut Herring, 4 81 /,
Do bEo~n, SaliiSali, per Sack 2 5Ja :.
81. Domingo Mahogany from - to 20 eert per fo,
nay ID 10 toIk a.,