Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-11

flly vivid details, anu itS Sio"ihS iahSudSe, we
an add nothing but what might tend to impair its
Effect
DuMFRIEs, May 9, 1880.
VI. Samuel Sao'cden:
Sra IA glancing over your paper of the 5th
r., discovered notice, giving information of
an attempt. on last Tuesday night. to rob our
nail. a. il was returning from Fredericksburg,
.Lmt FIVE miles below Damfries am at loss
how TO account for this report, as it must have
ORIGINATED without the slightest foundation. |
think that YOUR informant should have sought
more correct information, rather than excite pub
lie concern BY giving publicity to such an I'M
founded report.
Your Obadient servant,
RICH. w. WHEAT, p. NJ.
The report was brought here BY the carrier of
he mail between D lmfyies and Alexandria, who
arrived late on Wednesday. and gave this as the
reason for his detention. He stated the circum-
Stances to the Postmaster here, to the contractor,
and to us, Just as We related them. The man
INST be reformed.
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Asa specimen Of the feeling occasiOued by the
Presidents toast in the South, we present an ex-
tact from an article signed Justice" in the
Columbia Telescope of April S0th:
SIR: At the Jefferson Dinner at Washington,
President Jackson gave as toast The Umon-
hml,t be preserved This looks very like hos
nl,y to any attempt at peaceabiy withdrawing
inn robbery and oppression. In this sentiment
We iad nothing but determination to enforce
unconditional submission. BE 1t 80. In South
Carolina, we have no attachment to men but as
Instruments to introduce GOOD principles; and if
Gea. Jackson is resolved to DRAGON us into sl.-
vec, hope we shall convince him Of his mis-
axe. The toast Of South Carolina is
The UxIoN-It must be preserved while it
answers the purposes for which it was instituted.
When it ceases to do so, the sooner it is destroy
d he better.
If President Jackson has no other means of
deserving the Union b:t force, he may be good
@dler but ne is not very wise maa."
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The Salem m,rdsr.--We mentioned yester-
hg the Indictment and arraiynment of four per-
Sls, the one as principal, and the others as &C
'e'sOries, in the murder of Mr.. White. The Sa.
ea Register informs US, that the prisoners have
oppressed wish for an early trial, and that it is
iOOabe 1t will take place in the course of next
ninth. John Walsh and Ebenezer Shillaber,
ts4* oil Salem, are engaged as their counsel. 1t
sunderstOOd that the testimony of Hatch relates
"a conspiracy to commit the murder, not to the
%'aal commission Of the crime; and that the evil
%nce PrOdu ced, is altogether circumstantial.
me- -sa&a~
Richmond, May S.-rhe Compiler of yester-
Gy' with praseworthy candor; acknowledges
l' PlOrcanOn of the article which led the Pie
az 'azeite into Its error. Both parties stand
"'' lls,ided, The error of the Gazette was
@ll, as the article in the Compiler was not
I'dled to another paper: that it was not credit
%WS an nadvertencv to which all papers are
"a'"aAlly liable. 1t is rare thing for con-
INsrsy 10 terminate 50 satisfactorily, and we
r SNe It as a sign If good feeling but seldom ex-
-'ed IN the Press of the United States. 1t
I"0a De to It's honor. were there more frequency
"@Sh example.-WMg.
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: U0no'fe Hyvo3d, charged with the murder
~ "e Coiored girl Lucy Johnson, on the Goth
~ Vas brought before The Hastings Court, yes
which had been specially called for the exa-
II usuon OF this case. A court was formed about
Oslock On the case being called, her coun-
~a y, '1an ) Myers and Robert G. Scott, Esqrs.
eu postpOnement of the case 10 the court In
n, OS : three weeks hence. on account of their
N, GSeiog themselves prepared for the defence,
~. nSlns had sufficient time, and being al
~s;; ssed IN cases in the Henrico court now IN
~ MI Joseph Mayo. Esq. the City Attorney,
ons appeared in behalf of the Commonwealth,
Sr saeTed i his duty, as the witnesses were all
sss . and the case and parties ready, to OPP
IL Sls mohon-the personal convenience Of
ss soaer's counsel, not being in his opinion
a,iO. sn' ground for postponing the case. A
noS nE OF the court, however, sustained the
o,aS I'm The witnesses were accordingly recog-
~ appear at the next court, and the accus-
nT'nanded back to prison.
~ prisoner appears to be about s5 years of
'"'Sner under the middle size, her figure quite