Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-01-07

RES and srneuatrons, with which he so Ere
qneni'y adorns the pages of hi, egotslica
periodical. ifthere we're many such Ameri
cans as Jehn Neal, ready, at the suggestion Of
every man whose envy, jealousy or hos,iiit,
may iabrlcate tale of SANDER against The
worthless OF the Revolution, to give IL credence
we might apply To hem what Shakespeare, in
Henry s,h, says of Cardinal Wolsey.
" MEMS evil actions live in brass their virtue.
We write Ia water"
be', 'hank Heaven such a man is rdra avs.
Inc fame ofouI revolutionary worthless is .nslt,.
ned IN millions OF admiring hcarts--monu,aeu
um perennuS ara The shafts of the licensed
ioe'ier are buried at their regulations 10 vain.
they shine brighter aud brighter the mora ri
gidly they are lnVestiga ed-,nnre particularly
when they are coutrasted with til e empty oro
LESSONS of the Bolivars of the day, who are
throwing away, with reckless indiscreiion. "the
mighty need of their large neutrality-suspicious.
fame, acquired by hundred battles in the
ranks OF liberty, 10 the mean ambition Of enoir.
cling their brows with degrading CROWN
Trial ofJudge Williams The Court of I'm.
parchment, we learn by the last Nashville
papers. delivered its opinion on the 2od Dec.
aud we confess, that although the matter is
not hnaily settled, WI are thus far agteeably
disappointed at the course il has taken.-Oo
the lsl article charging Judge Williams with
wIiIniiy falling to hold his court, he was uuau.
'mousty acquitted. On the I'd, charging him
with CO rupt partatity in deciding cause, he
was acquitted by vote Off 20 Is. On the Sd,
charging him with corrupt Partially and pre-
JUDGE towards attorneys, he was acquitted,
3 TO l4-the 4ih, OH and 9th articles relate TO
one transaction, but he word " corruptfy." con.
tanned in the 4lh, was omitted in the oh and
ON These articles accuse Chr Judge Of hay-
ing illegally taken The examination of Mrs.
lahi ms TO her execution of deed out Of court.
having falsely certified thar II was done in
court, and then permitted the record oil the
certificate 10 he passed over aud not publicly
read with the minutes of the court, with intent
10 deceive AMI deiraud her relatives mud heirs
at law. On the 4th article, the vote was,
guilty 10, not guilty7 ON the 9th and 9th
guilty II, not guilty O." A constitutional
question Says the Banner) then arose as 10 the
effect Of the decision in the two last articles !"
he Senate consisted Of 90 m embers, but only
i voted; and il requiring two-thrds of the
" whole house" according to he COT sinulion
TO convict, the question was whether the term
" whole house" referred TO the entire Senate.
or to as many of that body as might attend the
trIa'. TWAS decided, by vote Of 9 to 8. that
two-thirds OF the entire Senate were requisite to
conylct, and this number not having found the
Judge guilty on either of the charges. the clerk
was at Coriingly directed TO enter his discharge
on the journals.
On tue meeting Of the Court, however, on
the Thursday following, il was moved, aud car.
ried by vote Of 10 to g. that the journal he
corrected, by striking therelrom that part
ipurporins to be an order TO dismiss the Judge
without day." TINS clause was thea stric ken
| from the record, and after much discussion.
in the course Of which various proposal ions
were made, aud IL was suggested that Judge
Williams had gone home. cons idering himself
finally discharged, and thai his counsel decln,
ed appearing further in the matter, the court
adjourned till the ensuing Monday - Thus tho
matter rested at our last dates from Nashville
and we look Nth some interes, TO the denoue.
ment.