The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-02

Representatives against JAMES II. PECK, District Judge ot the United States for the District of Missouri. We have never witnessed more dignliied proceeding in any public body tlan that by which this question WIS decided. The article oflmpeachment being first read, and tine assembled multitude on the floor and in the gal lcIles hushed 10 the proioundest silence, the Senators were called upon in succession, and the question, put distinctly to each Senator. by the presiding officer, each Senator rising in his place,a called, and answering ssGuiltyn or Not Guiity! When every Senator present had solemnly answered. the President of the Se. nate rose and announced that tscentg-tapo Scna- tors had pronounced the respondent Not Guilty, and t'eenty-one had pronounced him Guilty Iwo-thlrds Of the Senators not having affirmed the presentment of the House of Representa- lives. Judge Peck was of course declared to be AcoulTrED of the article of Impeachment pre- ferred against him l.y the House Of Represents tives: and then the Court was adjourned bv proclamalion' s'''e die. ib.
 The following paragraph from the Nashville Republican of the 25th ut. offers another hope Says the Richmond Engnrer,} of q coHeiliatory
 
 Georgia and the Indians:
 "We learn from q highly respectable source. that three of the Cherokee Chiefs or Head Men, nave gone to the City Of Washington, to confer with tie Government on tie subject of their present situation. If they shall be unable to et- feet more desirable arrangement, we under- stand that the Cherokees are ready to enterinto a treaty haring for it's object their removal be- yond the Mississippi
 Piracy.-On the lst ult. the schr. Henry Clay, 0. Sears master,9 days from Aux Caves. homeward bound, with l30 bags of coffee, was boarded i5 miles $. ". from St. Nicholas Moule, N. W. point of St. Domingo, by Il pir- atioal vessel oiabout 40 tons, sloop riggd, nann- ed by six blacks, and robbed. The sloop came out directly from shore by the aid oi oars (it be- ing calm) and when within muslset shot hailed the schooner and ordered the capt. to send his boat on board with all hands. lie replied that the boat leaked so bad that she would not swim. They fired four snnslse,s .t the e.i :. put his boat over with two men to TOW and three to keep her free, being all his crew. The pirates then confined the men, aid came on board armed with swords, muskets, pistols, Sc. and demanded of the captain his money. He gave them all he had about SSS. They !elaa hin: to give them more; and when he persisted he had none, they presented musket at him and threatened to put him to death. They then tied Him, and after taking 5 bags of coffee, (alsshcy could carrss9 nearly all the provisions, a.sti.iiif, and the square sail, they left him. The sehoen- erand cargo belongedte Messfs. II. N. < T. F. Williams, Merchants of this place.
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 It will be seen by the proceedings of the Hoilsa of Representatives, that the Census has been come peted, with tie exception of district in Tcnness see, one in lndiana and ard the city of N ork. bill IS under it's passage for allowing far- ther time to complete these returns; and in the time another bill to be brought in for laying off the Congressional Representation under the new Census. The returns from several States have been published, some of which indicate great increase of population; particularly in the new States. 1 .Neqo Census. 1920. 1890. Increase. New York 1,372,8l2 1.934 ,496 561 .6S4