Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-27

/ ".hs msi'gu Influence" improved Ii. tune with III
| Hartford Convention spirits who were present.
"At meeting held et the house OF Mr.. Woodward
editor OF tbs old federal Herald he snfoded his views
anc 10 ths language OF entresy, persuasion and
ace, eonjred hose as embed 20 drop Mr.. Clay ant
unite oo Mr. Calhoun, they hoped for success
lie depicted the fallen fortunes OF Mr. Clay, 10 whom
however, be paid some eomplnen >; but he represent
ed the utter fAilaey OF supporting bin Ter The Pfes
dsnsy, CT Of rail- wing party, respectable for strength
10 his behalf IL however ihe opposition would unite
on M. Calhoun, they would take cff some Of Cen
lJAckscnssrsngss Siaes-ID add.ti.n 10 S ,u.h Caro-
Ina, they would have Vagina and II belis red
pennsylvania. ku'ucky preferred Mr.. Cslhoon to
and southern states. Toe Anti Mssons woald nomna
MeLssn He further as,ursd them, 10 The as,ooish-
men OF many presen', that ,be U ai;ed Safes Bank,
would be re-charered, The coming sSisn Of opsress
beyond the possibility Of doubt, Tue Psssidsp, ne aid
would not ve:o IT, sc. sc.
"At this meeting ,h.r, were, besides Duff Green
Marin Wslle', Tsunan SSnth, Dennis Kimberly Ro.
ger Baldwin, Thomas G. Woodward, Nj. ID putty Col
ecor Clark and sundry fed-ras O. IN. tesues
ooh. The editor OF the Telegraph satisfied these BIZ
ter edsraisis that hs apotacy from lhe
ws radical, and they might count his opposition
We have mentioned only few OF the leading topics o.
bis eoDvsr,aioa-,hst which he prefs,d most earnest
long as be was 10 the isld. Gen Jask,on would Gem.
msnd three fourbs OF the electoral votes but agains,
MIR. Calhoun he could no, sustain himself.
Cen. Grsen may, perhaps, believe VIVA, he says,
aud his federal auditors may beisve what he stated
concerning Mr.. Calhoun, but they will, should ,hey
adopt Dus advice Gad hi MISE sgr. gicu.ly
ed They could not get stronger vote for Calhoun
taan Tor Cly and so tar from hs sarrying Virginia
Kentucky, he canno, even receive the voe Of S outh
Caiolioa, against G. "a Jackson.
"The democrats of Connecticut, will be satisfied OF
Tue obi ct and intention OF Ni meeng, VIII, they
tie names which we have above presented. That
those men would unite as readily 90 MIR. Calhoun
a, Mr. Clay, provided they could by that move
obtain tue asceadauey, wa 10 doubt Whe.
Their the editor OF the Telegraph succeeded in per.ua
ing bis new alliss 10 abandon Mr. Clay and take ~
his candidate is not communicated to u,.--Ws will
caution them however, at ,his ealy day, that should
they adopt his advice hey will still Sod the mselves in
minority, nor can all the DUFF Greens in The Uoion,
withdraw Virginia, or shake the attachment Of an
democratic state to this admins traitor.
The editor Of the Telegraph may perform 40 mary
pi'grimases TO the federal land he pleasss and he
may court with all his uiy the leaders OF that
pariy-he will 6nd ''it is all mistake" Martin
Wsles, Truman Smith, Roger Skinner Baldwin, and
t. s. Woodward, too well known in this Safe to
render Mr. Calhoun or his aid de-eamp, any very o.
senlial assistance. Time will prove whether these
will stick Clay, whether they are 10 transfer
the Clay party TO Calhoun, in the event OF moi SUI
eesdpg 10 transfer, they TO form the nucleus of
Calhoun party in Connecticut We shall see"
CHARLESTON, September 90
custom House B0nd.-The important and absorbing
case Of the Custom Houre Bond, on for trial
erday 10 The Disirc. Court. The public anxiety hear
Mr. MeDUFFIE was intense, and the Cour, House wa,
crowded al en- early hour. Msssrs. JAMES G. Holmes
aud MeDUFFIE appeared fer the Defendants, and
X. b. GILcHRIsT, Eq., District Attorney, and Mr.
PErIGRU, for the u States We had not ibe plea.ur,
oil hearing any Il the peakero, but the argument, on
both aides, is said TO have been conducted with ab,v
and eloquence. Mr. PETIGRU, we understand. dis
played much ingenuity and aeumsp; aud MI Nc Dur.
FIE particularly IL pronounced by all who heard him "a
have admirably sustained his exalted aop and "a
have amply gra,fied the exp stations OF
his auditors The principa pon under discussion was
whether the Defendans should be allow ed the bsps q
OF trial by Jury. Judge LEE il 10 understood. will
give his opinion upon this poin, IL o'clock this day
Knowing the deep Interest whish il generally felt
spcliog II, we applied for and procured from friend
ihs following interesting stale meut OF the easel
On the call Of the case, X. b. Gchtist, Ed Dsric
Attorney, moved for judgmeD' and eonendcd that uu
der the Act OF Congress of 1889. the sfsndant not
having made affidavit, that there was an error il, III,
calculation of the duties, given previous notice tc
Toe Collector, be was not enli,led 10 make any defence
but The PainHs had right 10 judgment upon the re-.
turn OF the writ, j. G. Holmsa, Esq. for the De,en
dani', submitted motion thai the Defendants shave
permission TO plead, and con,snded that TIE Act OF
799 could not bear he construction ended for be
lug Intended to III CT rothing than 10 deprive the
Defendants of right to import and con,inue and noro
deprive him OF Tgh, TO defend tie action when he
was not in efault-That the AsS OF Cougres,
suit al Law" 20 be brought, AMI er vi termini III
Defendants vsre entitled 10 defend the suit: That
suit o.hsrNse mere mosksFy-a contradiction 10
termy-The eour could presume hi, 10 be TN, nten.
ton OF the Ac and ven If the intention were clear
was no, only direc, violation of the con,i,uson Of
he United States, but nnged every principle OF juris
prudesce.
Attbi, Stage Of iLe case, a question arole as to the
right to reply il conducting The argument The
motions under consideration M Psgsu, Tor the
Pan ,coniended that heir N being hrst in order
hey had the right to con lude. M. Md is, for De
fentsns. urged that il was unmpor, ant which mc'ioo
was FIRST mads bu, the question was, ieh must fret be
considered aud the ION for leave Ia
plead was necessarily preliminary Ia motion fo'
Judgment for II the latter motion granted, the motion
Tor leave 10 plead would be too late. WheteaN whether
this motion WAS granted or denied Tho Plann,fs would
have opportunity Of afterwards mskog their motion
-Ssd per Criam, the motion offered by Defendants l.
simply negays OF the ainiiff,; and IL cannot de.
prive the latter OF the right TO conclude as we'll az 10
OPP the argument N his motion.
Messr' Me- file and Peiligru afterwards sp ks at
lsrgs the merits OF the District Attorneys motion
On the pat, OF The u States il insisted that on
grant judgment on motion, and that she .fendan
not entitled TO plead and IN this bad been the
prasee OF the Court That II plea OF non est fac,n,
was put in sS hal been n,miied by the CJunseI for
Dsiendsots, tha he jury could not irqrre into the
consIiuonlIi'y OF The Tariff laws, and mast be con.
fned siricly 20 the enquiry whether the DsfsndAnl
ezesuled the Boud, and de ued that the Cons.i
tuition secured The right Of trial by Jury 10 case Of
Bond given for duties.
Mr.. MSD1fe 10 reply insisted on The RICH, Of jury
trial az belonging 10 h, Czen uoder The Consiilu ion
in all sui's at law where ihe 10 controversy
exceeded $50; that this such sui' and therefore
the Couri sould/to' deny pes and trial according
TO the forms OF /comInon law III. Unlisted on the tig u
oil The jury 20 judgs bo of the Law and The fact end
contended that in this ease under plea Of non es
Jdctnnl, /, souId be shewn that the law was uneons
'uiionsl and void. The Tariff and ober questions o
deep interest arose 10 the course Of The argume IN
touched upoU and the whole subject was eloquenily
! md ably discussed.
II is impos'ible even 10 give outline Of the ar
gument. The Counsel weTe in an emiuent deere,
learned and eloquent, and Mr., McDufs 10 pIrtieuls
(gto.s appearance al Bar had excl ed ihs dsepes
interest in our community disiineu- ID him,e in the
hthea dee'ee. His argument throughout was in Tbs