Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-26
IRON The National Imclrr.oe.r.

IRON the Nn,onAl in,clI'grno.r.
Joux e.. SrExcER, Of New York.
special age mt under al act II that State,
ior the pr,.see ution of the Morgan CON
spira,ors, has published long letter to
the Governor. iM mich he resigns his
commission. lie comp lains that neither
rhe Executive nor Legislative Depart
ihent Of tie Government afforded h'sn
any support or eountenanee IN his Ia
bars. and that he " n suffered tn stand
alone "an isolated indiyidusl." as II
the suits which he had instituted were
private ones brought by him. In
deed" he st,ls, "thcir responsibility
has been disc claimed by every means
which the circumstances would allow"
lie says further" have TO com
plain also, that my off, ial communica-
tons 10 your Excellency have been iii
vuIged. 80 as to defeat my measures and
bring undeserved reproaeh upon rae.
These commune atoms related to the
means Of discovering evidence Of the
fact Of William Morgan's death they
were not only i'm their nature strictly
confidential, but the success Of the
measures suggested depended entirely
upon their being unknown 10 the par
ties aud their friends. Yet they be
came known Ca n counsel Of the per-
sons implicated in tho offences upon
William Morgan. cannot CONNIE mt
oa this fact in such manner as to do
justice 10 my feelings, and at tho same
time preserve the respect which is due
60 the Chief Magistrate Of the State. IL
must be left To the consideration Of all
impartial men, with the single remark.
that as il interposes an insur mountable
obstacle to ali further commune ations
of confidential character with your
ExcrlIency. ] should thus be deprived
as special counsel Of an aid altogether
indispensable to further proceedings. -
FRANKFORT, Ky. May H.
Dreadful! Drcddfd!-A young gen
tleDan from Nichoiasville informed US,
that there was a lady murdered near
that place last Fridays Young marri-
ed lady 1.-The wife Of Mr.. George Cald-
well. to whom he was married about
FIVE months ago. MIR. Caldwell is an
acting sheriff in Jessaminc county, and
was out upon business, that day. A
little while before his return, at night.
Mrs. Caldwell was discovered lying
upon a bed-iifeicss. There was a
handkerchief wrapped about her neck;
upon removing it. it appeared she hal
been strangled with rope; the mark
was plain upon the neck, and there
were other marks Of violence about the
head-thc hair was torn. and one ear
was wounded. A negro giil. a SER
want IN the family, was suspected OF
the foul crime; being arrested and con
lined, she made some confessions, which
with other circumstances, establish her
guilt. The wretch says that other.
assisted her. IL so, il is to be hoped
they also may be brought To justice. -
The girl had been kindly treated, and
II is not known What feelings prompted
her 10 so horrid an act. unless IL was
the hope that she might De sent back
To Nelson county. from whence she
came with Mrs. G. upon her marriage
or. possibly. the fear Of correction. With
which she had been threatened, for in
science. - Commentator.
fdfd! .fccidcRf. A man named John
Criswell. a wagner in the cmploy al
'" IN. Linn. Of Adams county, Pa. i,
was killed on Monday week. while de
seending the Allegspy mountain with
his wagon. near Schcllsburg. The hor.
ses took fright and started randi,
down the hill the driver Was nm fnof