The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-11

much ela.ed with this victory. ths. smother
war party was preparing TO 60 on an expe'
dition against some Choctaws who reside
on Red River, with whom they have been
at variance for some time past. Gazette.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 1.-The Ar.
my Court Martial, which met in this city
on Monday last, has as yet made but little
progress u the trial Of Colonel Jones, the
officer arnigned before il. Aquorum was
formed eriy in the last week. On Thurs
day Of last week, Major General Macomb
was examined, in chief, in behalf of the
prosecution. On Friday and Saturday. ow.
ing to in. indisposition orr. of the Nom.
bers of the Court, Colonel Lawrencev a.
Court did not sit. 1t is expected. however,
that he will be able to attend to day, when
the trial will 60 Oh, beginning with the
cross. .exs minaton Of General Macomb.
We understand, concerning the proceed
ings Of the Naval Court Martial also sitting
here, tha, some Of the principal trials have
been postponed on account Of the absence
Of witnesSes.-l Nat. Int.
Powers OF ATToRSEY.-The Superior
Court on Saturday last, made 40 important
decision on this subject, which cannot be
too generally known. A note, indorsed
nnder power of attorney, was discounted
by one Of the banks in tins city, and the
proceeds drawn out by the agent. II ap-
pcared, however, that, OIL the day previous.
the principal TO whom the note belonged,
and who resided in Massachusetts, had died,
without any knowledge ofthe event OH tie
part either OF The bank or the agent. Tie
Court held that the Endorsement was void
that, by the common law, death, wheth
er known or not, operates as an instaDtan-
eous revocation-and that, as a necessary
consequence, the bank could not recover
on the note. The principle of,he decision.
as will be seen. is equally applicable to the
| case of a transfer of stock, or any other
act done under power
N. Y. Mer. Adv.
L7rrerent- We find in the late debates
| in the S Senate some expressions which
will be deservedlv obnoxious TO religious
community. We have always been taught
to regard with pc culiar, and proper rever.
eDce, the "Holy Scriptures" and 10 disap-
prove any frivolous allusion to its charac-
ters. A rude and careless hand should
not be laid upon those personages whom
the world at large, is accustomed to regard
as holy and sacred.
! The expressions were substantially as
follows: Mr. Holmes is reported 10 have re.
marked, that New England, "like the Sa-
vior of mankind found "Judas" among
! them. He had not ,yer received his thirty
pieces Of silver, but was 10 daily eXpeCta-
! tion of so doing. He alluded 10 mr.. Wood
bury, of N. Hampshire. In the rcjoindcr
Of mr. w. he 80 indicated himself, that mr..
| Holmes denied having made such charge,
and though lie did not charge the gentle
man With being Judas" he remembered
that there was "Peter" who denied his
Lord and Master. In reply to this, mr..
Benton said. (pointng to mr.. w J. "yes, this
is Peter, the rock ofNcw England demo-
cracy, aud upon it we do build our faith"
Some one added, "and the gates of Hell
shall no, prevail against it; Ito which mr..
Benton replied, II accept the amendment,
SIR This was all done during debate.
the Senate being in session and the Vice
President in the chair. We did not except
to notice such open and disgusting disre-
spect of Scripture characters, cvincod by
Senators sin the Senate Chamber"
The Cherokee Phenix contains an nc.
count Of a recent collision between the
Georgians and The Cherokees. II appears
that party of Indians had been out, for
two days, to revenge upon the whites, Ger.
tain alleged insults and wrongs, and in the
course Of their excursion they captured
and punished four Cherokee horse thieves,
and subsequently destroyed BY fire, The
dwellings Of seventeen WHITE females,
who it is alleged, were .'iDtruders."-The
Cherokee paper states that no violence
was offered TO the persons Of these indi.
viduals.
After they had committed this act,
whether just or unjust We are not now
prepared to say) they returned home, with
the exception Of Eve Of their number. who
: had become drunk, and were left behind.
) In this state, they were overtaken BY the
"intrudcrs," and one wus killed, and three
taken into Georgia. These are the gen.
; eral facts of the matter, the particulars
have not ye. reached US. They have Of
course produced some excitement among
7 the Cherokees and have given rise to false
or exaggerated rnmours of contemplated
| hostiltles on the part Of their "civilized
brothers"
MExIco.-We have received a file Of
Ell Censor, from Vera Cruz, up to the 18th
January. 1t affords US peculiar pleasure
, in being able to announce, that tranquility
seems again in part restored TO Mexico
wisely determining to labor under their
own erroneous conceptions for an interval,
rather than again subject their necks 10 the
yoke OF Spain. Santa Anna has retired 10
his farm, renouncing all interference with
the political struggle in the state may he
never be needed to come from tha, retire.
: ment to expel an invading foe Bustamente,
the Vice President Of the States, declares