Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-08-18
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The Presidents healtt.-The Telegraph says the
Presidents health is nearly restored, and that he is
good for ten years. We are glad Of it. We imagine
that there will be no necessity for the second
trip to Old Point On the subject of his indsposi-
ton, correspondent of the Commercial Advertiser
OF New York, says:
WASHINGTON August T.
Dear Sr-Gen. Jackson has recently two severe at,
ack, dutng last week, and again "Wednesday night
when the medical attendants with him through the whole
night engaged in cuplng him. This liability dangerous
hroSysus exceS considerable approximations of
his party whose Dependence either for appointment TO-
idance 'n oice, his personal eelns; aud also appre
e' hat u'socr Ia ii' would involve disappointment to
them.
You 10y newspapers that tho fate of DR.
Watkins far opuau of intelligent affect
II, determined reliance placed last
by lie counsel Tor the accused, opn.on confirmed
was by high authorities that Jaw could take
coguzance OF the offence The opinion wi,.ch Mir W gave
'oa committee of Congress- to that effect, whoa applied for his
opinion as the best mode OF procedure against The who
by false preteiceS, and forged certificates had fa,uenv
tended losses by enemy Niagara frontier it was SUP.
posed would have had great weight with the And
information also that the opinion of Chief Justice Marshall was
with him, that point the court would he
But all the ingenious Arguments of MIR favor of his
o'nions-Mr Jones being absent Annapois-were
avail Instead OF replying his arguments. Mr. Key
a'ey reduced each OF the points taken by Mr. Coke writing
aud submitted TO the court separately, and successfully
motion TO instruct the oppOstion The
did not hesitate to the prayer of the counsel fort lie Uni
ted States but whether this owing improper pacy
To meet the wishes of the prosecuting officers
court was driven by the bullying lbels which has
almost daily assaulted The i0r, of letters Wash
ins,on, aud published Baltimore Republicans; on whether
because the under the solemn
ous belief that the common law does reach M case if M,
Tor say presume latter inference
although cannot but fear that the belous
which directed against it, may have had some efc
upon lis decision, mpecepbe, perhaps themselves
have sild tha these lbeS Appeared IN the Baltimore Re-
publican One of these letters dated July D. excited much
sensation among the members of the bar aud officers
court, the day i'll which received, and
meeting of the grand july, MIR Rnegold marshall went
before hcin with and made complaint
The consequence that a summons Mr.
Sanderson the publisher of the paper but he had got wind of
the mater, and wing before summons was on
his table. Subsequent consultation determined him. however,
To take another and attachment being afterwards
sent he thought it his best give his locomotive
powers another direction and "Wednesday last just before
the adjournment OF the COURT the reporter for the Telegraph
Introducing Mr. Sanderson 10 MIR Key,
opposite the City Hall Then and there j, is presumed lie
received hrs leson for, when he before the grand
the next moning, he declined giving information
measures of coercon the affair has for the present. dropped
through. General suspicion has fixed upon Amos Kendall
the suspicion inay be that some one OF The many reporters
clerks editors, attached to the office of the Telegraph may
have been employed i'll copying the letters after they
wrtten and carrying them TO the post Office, while of good
conscences asleep IN THEN beds
On Wednesday next the motions for arrest of judgment and
new trials in the three cases Will come Tor Mr.
Zones WILL by that time have returned from Annapolis and
make final effort which will exceed all they have hitherto
done That ii will be brilliant one, doubts
made up conviction, that Watkins guilty. and the sub
tetes of law having been believe
90 NOT mai even the Court
inclined to yield the arguments of his Counsel would feel
themselves entirely free do after the detailed and precise
instructions which, The request of the Counsel United
States they gave to the jury.
The furniture of DR. Watkins YESTERDAY removed from
his late residence, and his family about Their
situation strongly appeals to the syppathes OF the public They
suiltess, yet deeply they participate
qIences of his crime There is no principle Of justice which
requires thing more than the punishment of the guilty
Meridian fill, told, has purchased by Mr. Coke
from New York, who here for Office but is fn
tent himself with house.
Kentucky EiectOns.-A letter published in the BAL
timore Chronicle from Louisville, says that on the
first day of the election ,eSIr Rudd anti- Jackson
was 100 votes ahead OF Charles Wicklife, the late
member OF Congress from that District Mr.. Wick
life is violently Jacksonan. Louisville is the head
quarters of Jacksonism in Kentucky. The elections