Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-12
LNW OF CONvr,IpvS

LAW OF CONrEIPTS
Extracts OF a letter from Wash,nr.op l,tcd
March >, 1881" cr-lose you the bill teclaratorv
VI tue law concerning cNntempiS ot court, originally
rrPoI,eh ny Dir Buchanan. IS ii passed both Ucu-
seq al Congress. G.d became Il law. | consider II
q signal tr'nmph Of the liberty oi;hc prcss
An act dcclaraiory or tho law concerning Con,,nn,
utCnurt.
B- II enacted by the Senate and lIous of Rrnr,-
scnativcs of the Unicd States of America m Con
SrcsS assembled, That the power cfthr several
OF the United States issue attachments and inf ct
summary punishinrD's or con;cnpis OF curt shall
't "c construed 10 ext nj to eXcrnt the
"Soeharlour OF any person persons IN the presence
OF The sad courts thcretr Us Ia rue, n
administration 10 justice, the msbckayour of any OF
t"e officers of the sand In heir ofiic trans
actions, a"d The dsnbcdcncC resistance by any
ohccr OF tbe said courts. party, Juror witness r
order rule, decree, or command OF the SAID courts
Sec :. And BE- 1t idfthC! cd, That # auv
person or persons shall, cor'upy, by threats or
"rcc, CndcaVour To influence in,IEIiatc, or luDrde
anH juror, witness, officer any Court of the Uni
ted states, IN the scharGe OF his duly or shall
CO rnpiIy, or by threats force, ubs ruc or mpcd,
IN" due administration OF justice herein. every per-
son or persons, so o!nnduT shall be liable To pros
ccut!on therefor By indictment. aud SHALL on con-
vIci!on thereof be- punished by fine, not cxcccd,nr
hve hundred dollars, or by imprisonment no, exceed
III tHr"" months, or both, according TO the nature
and aggravation Of the offence
\ SC ,rrt session Of Tho lower house OF the lsgs.
Int ire OF Name was held last week, on The subject
i i supposed, OF the Boundary question The nro.
cccG,ngS were transmitted the President of the
United Stacs. The Portland COURIER saws that, NJ
lar as It has been able TO ascertain public opinion on
the a"bj"c:, the people of Maine are not satisfied
with the decision ut the arbitrator.
y" eG'or nfhe Savannah Republican says he has
been shown a piece of .,O'd III It's oriIina slaIe
taken from tic mIna of Mr. Powell, in ua5ersham
xIl Rod H.. l.
~ seven dwts. nineteen grams
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
From al parts of PcnnSy vana, as wei as in other
states, the nomination by the people of the. Hon.
James Buchanan, candidate for the Vice Prosi-
d"ncy, IS snokcn ~ IN terms OF unqualified approbu
Ton. In Lancaster county. call OF the democratic
citizens mas been made to elrc this nomination. th.
call beng signsd by hundred aud fifty citizens
OF Lancaster city and county. No member o. Con
gross stands higher in the estimation Of tho pcorc
oil the Uuted States generally than does Mr. Bnchan
an Phb. inquirer.
MnEGAN TErirs.-SiE columns OF FriIlv's Alba
nv Evening Journal ARE occupied with tho trial of
Elisha Adams, kell at I.ockport on Thursday FRI
day, and Saturday of III. previous week. before
Judge Melon, for alleged conspiracy in tho case
OF William Morgan Says The Evening Journal
The Jury retired Saturday evening, and Ind
not agreed on M1nioy Several attempts were mad c
to induce the Court Il discharge ihca l. is un.
dcrsood that Mason Stands uut ur.ns the eleven
other Jurors.
a Dir Barton, Of Milford, Ps has Invented n " Cas-,
Iron hli Spindle, which, 1t IS thought, will super
teda the wrought iron spIndes and for which the
inventor IS about to apply foF patent.
PCnLrc SrAG1s.-Thrcc young mon bnyn laicly
been fined SO each, and costs, NJ BuiI'o for s,rp
ng and using indecent language in y sage thereby
Forcing lwo respectable females 10 leave the coach
The National Gazette predj,ts that zero one
year shall capsc from this time, it will be nlros,
L nvcrsally seen that General Jackson cannot DC
reelected "
The population uf Missouri is 40, }Oi sou!s--lay.
ing Incrcased durug the last ten yelrs 1919
A APPRENTlCE Is wanted at the Whir OF
IA tce. boy between u and 10. of good charuc-
ter. who read nmd Wrin. ,vILl nlnnn no tnL..,.