Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-03

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thax .re kpown-and IN this District they arc
,y Known in their public characters, as well as
i, RI rs,ations Of domestic life and Of society,"
any defence against the vitupcratve article Of the
:. Globe. :, would be an act of supererogation.-
Rut we do appeal from this shameful and wan
ton attack upon our judiciary, TO the honest leei-
ings and honorable principles which yet remain
in the community.
Is the Globe ignorant that jury OF the coun,
try have passed a similar Judgment inthe case OF
Mr.. FilIebrowni Is it ignorant that this veroict
has again been ratified by another jury, IN the
case Of Mr.. Mcdaniel? Is itignorant that these
iuries have been summoned by Jackson Mar
Shall. and that Jackson men have set upon them!
In the Discharge of their duties, upon their OIL
cial oaths, they have found verdict OF not guilty
in these cases against the charge OF detaication'
and have stamped falsehood upon the accusation.
In regard to the insinuations against the per-
sona character Of Mr.. Nourse, we should DIS
dain to reply, were it not that the article in 4ues-
ton bears upon its lace the endorsement OF the
palace. Those parts of the case which are CAL
culatei to operate injariousy, are carefully Gull
ed-all that can have tendency to couhteract
this impression, as induslliousy concealed Inc
letters of Mr.. Woicott-Of Mr.. Cra"ford--of
MIR. Rush, are withheld, because they bear testi-
mony to the validity of the claim. The TACT that
Mr.. Forsyth in the Senate, and Mr.. Archer IN
the House of Representatives, have gwen 1t their
sanction and support, is concealed. A private
conversation with the President. which General
Jackson dare not, under his name. avoucl, pub
Iicly contradicted by Mr.. Nourse, is given. We
ask who authorizes such statement! Who dare
endorse it:
We sincerely trust that the suspicion that Mr.
Keyis in any manner connected with this publ
cation. is groundcss. We hope that he has not
received fee, which binds him beyond his pro-
fessional theatre, to vilify and abuse respect
able and aged man. We hope that he has not
condescended to participate in this SANDER upon
the Judiciary of the District. But we can assure
! him. that n feeling and an opinion prevail that
| he is the author of the article in the Globe.
National Journal.
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WLmNeroS Del. May 81.
! Important 7riGL-AD action was tried III the
Court of Common Pleas of this County last week,
| which, from severa! considerations, has excited
| an unusual degree Of interest 1t was an action
of trespass on the case, brought by John Ilis-
gins and others, of Red Lion hundred, against
| the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company,
TO recover damages for permitting the waters Of
the Canal to overflow large body of marsh be-
longing to the plaintiffs. by which they have lost
the use Of the marsh, and the health OF the neigh
btrhood, it is said, is materially affected. The
nuisance had existed several years before The ac-
ton was brought, without any adequate effort on
the part of the Company to remove tin fact, it
appeared that an objectionable indifference had
been manifested by them or their agents, to the
representations, as well as to the health, oonve
nience. aud interests of the sufferers. The case
was tried by special jury:--the trial commenc-
ed on Monday morning, and continued three
days. The two first days being devoted to the
examination of witnesses, the whole OF Wednes-
day was occupied with the arguments of counsel,
namely, Messrs. Black, John NJ. Clayton, and
Read. jr. for the plaintiffs; and Me.srs Bayard
and Rogers for the Defendants. The argument
on both sides was ably conducted; but MIR. Clay
ton attracted universal attention by one of the
most mastery arguments that ever was address
ed to jury. In speech of about three hours
duration, he was listened to with wrapt attention
by large audience, and proved himself t., be
fully master Of every weapon Of argument and
eloGuence. which he welded with unrlvalled
skill, ia ct, and force. The impression he Pro-
duced was of the most powerful character-the
jury were but short time absent, and returned
verdict for the paintifs-damasss fire Mous-
and four hundred and fifty dollars. The dana.
ges laid in the declaration were SIX thousand
dollars.