Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-12-09

yesterday. a large proportion of Members
neing present In the SENATE, Gen SNTTu
oil Maryland, took the Chair. In the HoU.r
OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Mr.. Speaker STEVEN.
SON being absent, but expected to be in az.
tendance to-day. the House adjourned over
10 thus day without going into business.
we have very little doubt that the Speaker
VIII nave arrived this morning. In which e
'eht the message OF the President NAV. wa
presume, be expected to be sent in TO-DAY.
though perhaps at a later hour than usual. int
WIN DC ISSUED as usual from this Office as soon
as possible after its delivery.
From the Legislature Of SourH C.ra.,-
Ma we have a report that Governor M,IIrn
has been chosen Senator of the United States
Tor sax years from the Sd day of March next.
by a majority Of three votes over Judge
SMITH, the present venerable Senator from
mat state. In this result, if the report be
rue, the present Senator may console him
sell with the reflection, that he has sacrificed
himself oy his opposition TO measures on the
part OF his State which he feared would corn.
promize It's peace, happiness, and character.
- ID.
Important Dscision.-We noticed n few
days since IN a short article, the decision of a
question by the Convention of the Judges of
this State, involving the rights of the state to
jurisdiction over the Cherokee Lands within
ITS hmits.-The Importance of this document
and IT Is one OF the most important which
mas yet appearcd-is such, that we have de-
termined to present it in full TO our readers.
Speaking the unanimous opinion Of all the
Judges OF the high est tribunals in our state.
(that oil the Judge Of the Eastern District.
who was absent at the time, we have he re-
tO!0re OWEN \ N will cla,,, - b-
broad and at home, independent of the close
ness OF its reasoning and the weight of the
authorities quoted in it; and none who read
1t can doubt of the conclusion at which it ar
rives. This interesting document, we under
stand, on good authority, is from the pen of
WILLIAM ii. CRAwFoRD-a name which now,
as heretofore, is identified with the rights of
the States, and the best interests and wisest
policy OF the Union. 1t triumphantly ~sustains
the cause OF the State, and the argument can
neither be disapproved or evadcd,
~[Saraaaah Georgian.
Important trial-Tbe Philadelphia Fnani
rer contains the ~subjoined notice of another
and a very important Law Case, now ~ pro-
gress, in the Circuit Court OF the United
States for the Eastern District Of Pcnnsylva-
MIA: This is the case Of Livingston, Nichol
son, and others, against Moore, Mohon, and
came on for trial on Monday morning.
The action was instituted to recover nine
tracts of land in Cumberland county, held by
the defendants under purchases from the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The plain.
tifs are ~lessees and heirs OF the late John Nj
cholson. formerly comptroller general of the
state. The legislature of Pennsylvania, af
ter judgments to the amount Of upwards of
one hundred and ten thousand dollars were
obtained against Mr.. Nicholson, for debts due
d alledged to be due, from him 10 the COM
monwealth, passed a law authorizing and di
rect.ng certain commissioners to sell his lands,
whereyer they might be found, to satisfy
these judgments. Under sales thus made,
the defendants hold their tracts in Cumber-
land. The plaintiffs alIege that the proceed
ings Of the legislature in the case were un-
constitutional and unjust; and they bring the
present ejectment to pay the merits OF those
proceedings, and to recover the property Of
which, they say, Mr. Nicholson died legally
seized, for their own benefit and that Of his
private creditors. 1tco or three millions Of
doilars are probably involved in the final de-
cision of this cause.
The court overruled a motion made by Mr..
Sergeant to postpone the trial, and IT is now
proceeding.
The Hon. Edward Livingston, OF Louis
lana, William Rawle, Charles J. lngerssll,
and Benjamin Tilghman, Esqnires, Of this
city, are the counsel for the plaintiffs. James
C.. Biddle and John ID Mahon, Esquires, the
latter from Cumberland, arc the counsel for
the Northumberland John Sergeant. Esq.
and the Attorney General, appear for the
| commonwealth, to defend her interest in the
cause The indisposition Of MIR. Binney, also
engaged for the state, prevents his appear
| ance
Bad Busiaess-The Savannah Republican,
in a very melancholy tone, remarks, that so
dull is the frcighting business at present from
that place to New York, the fine ship Macon
sailed on the cath ult. in ballast. not having
been able TO obtain a single bale OF cotton or
a cask of rice on freight, after waiting a fort
night, and offering to take either at 70 cents.
Congyess-We have compiled, says The
New York Journal Of Commerce, from the
official returns. the exact majortics given
for the members Of Congress at the recent C.
lection, in all the different districts. The
aggregate of the majority given for the Jack
son candidates is IL, 51o; for the opposition
candidates Is, 500. Majority for the epposi-
tion candidates. 1897. This result confirms
the statement made by us a few days since,
tbaf IL the members Of Congress had been