Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-31


meet hese entertainments upon our civil and rege Nd
ighlS IKE 'recinen Give this daugeruus sect pre-
cedeit. anu oar hnerty Is gone. Permit me- iberc.
'ose 10 press upon your minds that the moment has
arrived when yo" are called on TO say whether You
VIII surrender your liberties to aspiring priesthood
or nobfy rcsoveto be free. The eyes OF the wo III
are upon You. Now is The time in this temple of ms
ace 20 decide by yo. verdict he fate of rosteritv
AiaS Tor tile tate oi posteritya er appeal was m
availng.
NAsH'NGToN July o. is29.--We learn from tina
Baltimore Patriot of Saturday evening, that Mr.. Van
bnfeh lett Baltimore that rning in the Union line
In company of two of the ladies of Gen. Iaekson's
family, on visit to Delaware. The Patriot adds:
the me- ne Gemera sun ats a, the manor and The Secretary Of
there srch 'raveig cabinet this head Of before
o wete rumpe, ongued' in procaming every E
iie last administration Speak no,r, if you are"
The baltimore Gazette says Mr. Van Buren, wis
also accompanied by Mr.. a. G. Donaldson the PrA
sidcnt's Private Secretary,
w AsHiNsToN, July 2S.--The opinion of the
Court ON the cross motions of the Counsel for the
Omed States, for uenire fdcs de noco, in the caso
of The $50 dollar Indictment against Dr. Watkins
" ofte Counsel for the defendant that the verdicc
returned by the Jury should be entered verdict OF
acqnittal, VIII lie found in our preceding page. The
Court considering the verdict being an imperfect
finding, awarded reniSe fttcias de
Alter the opinion Of the Court had been pronouu-
Mir. Coke wished the Court to take some order re-
spectlng new Trial. The accused was ready 70.
trial and desired that delay should Ike place, bur
that he might be informed when lie would be put ol!
his trial.
Some conversation subsequently took place, when
1t was agreed that the should be returned in
Sta'efe', and the trial be proceeded in to-day,
LyNcHBuRG, July CT.
It1at IF Joncs.-The trial of John M. Jones
charged with the murder OF George Hamilton. COM
ncnccd before the Superior Court of Law for the
corporation last "Wednesday morning. About s o.
clock, that day, Il Jury was cmpanneied, about goo
persons having been challenged, for cause or per-
enlptorly The examination of witnesses was then
commenced, and continued until about Q O'Clock o..
Thursday Sterling C'ibo-rfc, ESQ. opened the case
on the Part OF the prosecution an eloquent and
torclbe exposition Of the lay and the testimony,
which occupied the remainder of that dav.-0n FRI
day, the defence of the accused commenced by
james Garland. esq. continued by Caiswen pabaey
esq. and concluded by Maj. James =. kisquc, in III.
gcnioiis and elaborate arguments Christopher An
thony, esq (attorncy for the Comrony. calLn0 COLI
Guided the argument o the in lone and power
tul Speech, on Saturday about oclock.--The Jury
then retired, and, alter absence OF little more than
an hour, returned into with verdict Of ''suilig
Of murder in the Grst degree" The counsel for tie
accused applied for Il ncw trial, bat the ruoton was
oYerruied by the Judge, CDanell. The couuse.
then gave notice that they should lille bill, of exce1,
case having occupied 50 much OF the time of the
Lonrt, il adjourned over until this morning. We
have iu notes o the evidence, &C. which we slia!.
probably publish in our next.
There Is one other criminal before the Court
which expect viii be disposed Of to-day. We
have not head whether the Court will commence OK
the civil docket. Tirrinian