Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-17
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Rndd by six or seven hundred votes. This shows a
jackson falling Off of many hundreds since Novem-
her. Violent e~Xertions wore made, and the most pa
thetic appeals To- the Jacksonians, not to dessert the
Hero" before the first Congress had assembled under
has Administration
In the Frankfort District, Lecompte is supposed
TO have beaten Wilson (Anti Jackson) by a very email
majority, nor is itccrtain that he has done so 1T ai.
In L|ecomp,c's Qhe Frankfort) District, the Jackson
ticket in Nov. prevailed by n large majority.
In Moore's late District, KincGd is said to have sue
ceeded over Booker by u handsome majority. Kin
eaid was supported by the friends of Mr.. Clay, and
denounced by the ultra Jacksonians. His election is
Il real defeat to the lstter. Til, ,ras the most .Jacl-
'0nian Disrict in Ky. and gaze IL. largest majority in
.N5r. last.
Col Richard NJ. Johnson in the Scott District. has
prevailed aE1inst Gen. M'IIatton. the late member
both Jacksonians.
In the Woohford District, Jui-a Clarke Is elect
ed by a great majority over Mr.. Flournoy, Jackson.l
th Mr.. Chambers late District, Adam Brntly
lCiay) has succeeded by Il decided majority, it is
supposed.
? From other Districts nothing certain has been
heard. The election in Kentucky proves that the
scales have again turned. He knows but little ofthe
State, who thinks that tie people there, are not ior
Clay against tho world.
Or. Udt,ins This case is at last broupht to n
close and d.. Watkins sentenced to an imprisonment
of o months, and fines amounting TO cI.O5o. 70.
morrow we shall lay before the reader = defence of
the Court and Jurcs, against the slanderous attacks
ofAinos Kendall, the correspondent of The Baltimore
Republican. Tins infamous tool, n high officer Of
thc government, and the legal accusor of Watkins.
and his successor, employed himself in writing daily
letters 10 the above paper, accusing The Judges. Ju-
rle5 and Counsel Of Watkins of corruption, and an
piauding himself and demanding public sympathy in
lhs behalf. SusPecling that the Court designed To- in
eiituto an inquiry las they did into the. authorship of
the letters in the Baltimore Republican, Amos TOOK
the alarm, and slipped offto Kentucky. The ncmi-
nal editor OF the Republican being Summoned by the
court, declined giving up the author, and the court
magnanimously dismissed the affair, as beneath their
dignity.
"OF wtt his hcld--so mpct for Buctinshqn"
The Washington papers Of Saturday, bring a now
list Of he prescribed, sacrificed tn the resentment of
onr mognanimous President. Among these we truly
regret TO see the name of Beverly Allen. native of
this city, and son of MIR. Jodediah Alien. This rem
tlemln attained the rank from which he has been dis.
missed by the force Of merit, without family patron
'Bt' II 10 NJ OD''INPt lODs Ludl MAJOR StuDOIetipld.
at ~lIorpers Ferry, a man of scryicc g. worth, has fall.
on a victim to his independence O fopinion. We had
believed that the sacred soil Of Virginia, the mother
Ct American Liberty, would not be profancd by the
tyranny OF prescription.
ArPOlNTMEN rs BY TIE PRESIDENT
Major \. Davczao to he Secretary Of Legation to the Neither
lands
William \. Harrison, Distric, Attorney for the Western Dis.
trct Of Virginia, vice Edwin : Duncan, resigned.
augustus JTes, of Missouri, 10 &c Marshal for the District
Of Missouri, vice John Sunonds, ir removed.
George saannn, Isq. Of St Louis, Missouri, to be District
Attorney, vie Beycdy Alien, removed
Thomas y Dunn has been appointed to be superintendent
Of the United Staics Aunoy at fimpcB' Ferry, wire James
SttDbledeld, resigned.
More .Gssertion an3 DeniaL-Thc Frankfort Com
mantator states, tlrat Mai. Barry, the Postmaster
General, il himself n defWtcr u The Post Office DE
%parfmei, in the sum of $40, O0O!-and that The fact
is established by The records of the Federal Court
at Frankfurt! TO this charge, the Telegraph says.
it is authorised 10y Mr. Barry ito give the most IN
qualified denial" The Commentator has appeal.
I'd to "A witness which cannot lie, and which
must put the matter out OF dispute, one ,ray
~. me other We confess, that VIC have lost
confidence in Mr.. Barry. since his denial of
Scholfclds. statcmcnt-a statement which We arc
assured from bigI authority, is credited in Washing
ton, by almost every person in the place, onl which
il is believed was denied by Tree and Kennedy. at
the crpeoce NJ heir integrity. We lure heard, that
tie Postmaster of the City. DR.. Jones. knows what
ScholG,l I'D said TO be true, aud that in n court ofjus-
ticc he would not deny 10. Il is difficult TO read
Scholfod's las, letter, and not believe him. We
shall publish il tomorrow.
The Commentator viii certainty reply to Major
Barrys denial. and either make its charge good. or
tho narnde honortb1c. The Commentator must ci-
tier he under a strange mist1hc, or it must have
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