Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-17

WAsuING ron, Dee. IS.
q'he High Court of Impeachment for the trial OF
Judge Peck of Missouri, upon articles OF lm"ach-
against him at the las; Session by the ,ouse OF
Representatives, will open in the Senate Chatnocr
this day at l2 o'clock; when the replication OF inc
Managers on the part of ihe House OF Representa-
tives to the plea of Judge Peck will, it is presumed
be presented.
The Senate Chamber has been arranged so as to
accommodate the House Of Representatives with SIT
ting room by the introduction of rows of adoional
seats. A number of witnesses from MISSOURI are
in attendance --.NGt. Int.
Dangerous Counterteits.-'rhe following circular
from he Bank of the United States, gives notice OF
some dapuerous counerieits of herr es:-F Cia-
BANK OF THE u. STATES, Dec. g, 1880
Sir-I lose time in apprising you of tie appear
ance at counter Yesterday and to-day or three
most dangerous imitators of cur 500 Branch Note,
Washington and Franklin heads in the margin, two
purporting have been ISSUED! by The Washing on,
aud one by the Savannah Office The impressions
are fainter and the noes longer and broader than
the original, bet the filling and signatures well
executed send you annexed our Engraver's de-
scrptiou of the minuter differences.
am very respectfully your nbedienl servant,
w. ttIIVAINE.
The scroll at the top of the demon dies
perfect and the viii lines of those dies are less DIS
inct than in tho original There is marked differ
ence between the fancy heads Of the nai dies
aud those of the original also i'll the heads o
Washngto and Franklin, the former appearing in The
counterfeit more like outline than finished engra-
wing. There is want ofunormity in the marginal
die work surrounding the heads, &c The words
i" Bank of the United States body of he note
are much less bold than the original The same
marks will apply the general appearance ofthc
counterfeit.
From The Clarhsburg Enquirer.
by REQUEST.
THE memorial inserted below was handed to US,
a few days stree, by gentlemen Of this town, from
what source it eninated we not aware; never he
less it is subject dear TO the heart of every person.
residing in thus section of Virginia and ought to be
by all who value the best interest Of the Common
wealth. We do hope he Legislature will. during
the present session do some hing for u.s. by making
an appropriation for turnpike rnad fiom some pont
in the Valley TO Marietta Pa -kcrsburg: thereby
aiay those jealouses and discerdant feelings that
now exists between The East and West; else we
shall be driven, through despair of ever seeing
interests regarded, to SEEK redress in other
way
Col. DAWSON one Of our D. legstes from this coun
ty. and who has been indeiatigablc in his labors
promote our interests in his respect has taken with
him memorial signed by about thousand per-
sops petiiioning lie Legislature to appropra;e mo.
ney sufficient TO make turnpike road from Winches-
ter in the county of Frederick, to some point on
the Ohio river Memorials from many other coun-
ties will also. we understand be- presented to the
General Assembly PRAYING for the same object. We
will venture assert that there not two persons
in every hundred, -esldnr in the Middle and IVES
tern dis riots. but what in favor of the conten,-
plated turnpike mentioned above. Surely then. our
hopes and most sanguine expectations will not be in
vain.-Vc have too graf an opinion of the pairio-
tism and virtue that compose the Senate and
House of Delegates, to believe the con:rary.
1t will be perceived that the rial prays for
the Improvement Of The road from the Pennsylvania
rieita; and that an Appropriation OF $4,000 he made,
out of each of the counties of Aonongaa, Harrison
| aud Wood, to deffay the expenses thereof
20 tie Legislature Of ptrgiuid.
Motif 80
part of Virginia call your attention to the nee
of the Improvement of the road from TIE penp~yiQa-
MIA line by the way of Mo-E antown, ana Carksburo
through the count:-s Of Mnnnngalia. Harrison and
Wood, IN direction towards Perkersbnrp or Mari
eta on the Ohio rivero the people of his section
OF the state, and to the citizens of arrp portion of
the Western Statcsthis being the most direct rout
to the Capitol OF the National government, passing
through The GENRE ofihe population of this portion
OF Va. and over the ground susceptible OF ma
king fine road-and important because it weuid
afford additional facilities the Post Office Depart
ment N the Transmission Of the Mail The present
head o. that department having con racted for tho
carrying one branch of tho great western mail in
stages on this line three times per week. 1t would
also increase he facilities to the people having the
line in procuring salt either at the eastern or vey-
tern Termination II would also be afT3ring aid to Il
portion of the people Virginia wo have made great
exertion to make good road under the present de
tective road system On parts of this line the popu
lation is tbinly settled, and rake this road as il
deserves to be, would to them be heavy tax.
We therefore pray hat law may be passed ap-
propriang two thousand dollars Of the revenue of
each ofthe said couutes be paid in three or ouraD
nual payments to be expended ON this road equally in
each county
From, The W. Y. Gazette, December II.
SUIcIDE.-Abous ten o'clock Yesterday morning
James Butler, a Scotchman, aged SO passing up Mai
den-lape near William street, thrust his ha nd through
pane of glass in the show window OF cutlery store
seized of razors took one out aud having cut
his throat the juguar veiD walked over to the op-
poste side of the street, and fell On the pavement and