Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-05-08

W In stating yesterday. that a Grand Isrv had
found bill OF indictment against Bollman and S.rt.
Iwout srue' we wete in error. Swartwout was
arrested with Others at ornear New Orleans brouphe
TO the CITY OF Washington, and before the c;,cu;,
court OF the u States, for the District of Columbia
on WIT OF habeas corpus, discharged from imprison
neht a majority OF the court decided, that the m
isting OF 7ooo men by Burr and his confedesates.
was not % ieDyiny ofvar against the u States. mn
less accompanied by an assembling of them in whole,
OF 'npart. AS the men were not assembled. thourh
enhsted--and as the constitution limits treason 20 a
ieVying OF war or adheripg to the enemy giving him
aid and COMFORT the opmio of the court necesaa,i
~ ied to the discharge Of Swartwout. He was sub
sequentiy together with BOLIVIAN, pardoned by Mr..
Jefferson. and gave evidence in Burr's trial.
bat though technically in error, we were no, so
III TACT, and IN truth. hIr. Swartwout womb bav.
been presented and tried for high treason hsd tho
men been assembled. That they did not assemble.
was because the project had not ripened, and that
circumstance does not affect she quo anino--the in
tentlon with which the men were recruited. This
explanation was due to ourselvesif not to Mr. Sar.
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"of' 'tsh his head-So much for Buckissham.v
Edward L. Tuyloe, Esq. young Vrgnian of
great modesy honor and WORTH (son Of the late John
faylos of Mount Airy) was for several years private
Secretary to Mr.. Ponsett, at Mexico, but recently
trarsatedto Colombia, Secretary of Legation nm
der Gen. Harrison. MIR. Tayloe has been re,noreI.
and MIR. Pickett of Kentucky, put in his place Mr..
fayioe took no part in politics. being solely intent on
mental Improvement Hewas Virginian, however.
and 1t Is shrewdly suspected, that towards them the
president bears but small share of affection. Their
taking him as ga choice Of evils" fand even this
many OF them have already lived to repent and p,s
as positive, original biessiag is unsavory to sb.
Aeros self love. Ma. Lee and his uncle and Nfd,.
Eaton's brother-in-law are the only virpinans WIN
have yet found favor in his sight. The Major is lo
terng away his time in Essex instead Of repairing 10
the Dey of Algiers.
II "Rsform."--Col. Jno. MsElwain. Indian aper, q,
reside at Piqua Ohio in place of COL Jno. Johnston
remoced. NJ Elwain has the credit of being an oyie
inat Jacksonian. The elepenth -four men have been
much better rewarded than the orginals-witness
Van Buren,, Berrien, Branch, Noah, Henshaw Mc.
> Lane, and long list beside.
MIR WILLIAM BaowsE, faithful and efficient
Clerk IN the Department of State, WINS DISCHARGED
by MIR. VAN buren, on Friday. No man in the
. public employment sustained more uninpeached or
more unimpeachable character than Mr.. Browne.
who has family dependant ON his excrtions. TIE
small income by which his faithful services TO the
People was recomPensed has been just sufficient,
with strict economy, to support them with respes-
= liability He is now turned on the commons without
the nennsof even bare support This is a seAer-
ity Of fate which amounts to punishment, and when
we speak of punishment the idea of crime is inscp-
arable.-Whet was Mr.. BAowNE's crime, He ,raa
not even political PARTISAN Whatever his opjn-
IONS, he was too much occupied by his public ana
his domestic duties to find leisure for mixing in the
understood to have explicitly declared that there
i was no mputation on his fidelity or efficiency
: Nat. Jour7aai.
y READ, READt
Pro9 positive that .Hr. Clay ,oas guilty Of eboy-
gain and corruption" IN voiing for .Nr .adums. i.
IN not ooting for General Jackson, :
$ . mr.. Clay concluded his speech on the report Of