Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-19

"a VIRarNiAs" has addressed u, a Card through
he columns OF the "washingto Cio5.," 10. tho psr.
pose Of 'dispeIllnx the ertcrse la o with (hs says,
,ce) seem to have been drawn by Messrs. Tyi,rs and
TAzewett's Speeches on the constitute siaf question OF
Mr.. Rhind's eoa mission, TO treat with the Sublime
Porte."-The writer attaches to his Card "an ex.rac,
from MIR. Sprech, on the Ex-cu I've Power,
to appoint Ministers to represent the Uui,ed $ atss r.
the Congress of Nations a, Psnams, delivered in the
Senate, April 20 b, 1926 sends US hi Elk raet.
knowing, as hs shys, 40 better method 10 dis2sl (oui)
errors, pending tia delay In Publishing the masicily
sP' cche: Of Mes RS. Living ton, Forsyth and others"
We itahk "a Virsinian" for h, kiadnsss-but, we
must &c cline awaiting cure Ives OF i,-thinkog It bot
10 wait for tho ~Spse~hes # TIE Senators themselves
Mr.. Tazr wells 81 eech has no, yet sppeared-we
shal publish IL with a visw Of showing what he has
-sid-and III Speeches OF his colleagues will shcw wha,
they say. Thus. these gentlemen will speak Or them
'elves-and the whole matter be laid before The Public.
1, seems. that the Law, which has just passed The
virginia legislature, does no, provide, II has been said
for an exchange OF the Circuits OF two Judges-but only
that" when, IN any prosecution tor an offence against
the Idtos Of this Commonwealth" sit may be impro.
per for the Judge assigned to such Superior Court, 10
preside at the trial, il shall and may be lawful for such
Iudge 70 make an arrangement with any other Judge
oil the General Court, by which the latter may be az.
'hotzsd 10 hold the term, or part of the term Of The
said Superior Court Of l. Nv in which ihs ,aid prosecu-
tion is depending" &c.-This law seem, still to be lie.
Iecnvs-in ,snuch as II IL applicable only to criminal
cases, and do.s not extend to ciuit cases.
HENRlCo SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW.
Yesterday, Judge May of Petersburg opened the
Criminal Court In lieu If Judge Bfockenbrough, by
virtue oil an arrangement made with him under the law
recently passed Tor that purpose.-The Grand Jury
were sworn, and the wiine sses called ia the ease Of
j.. w. Marshall.-Mr Jam,s Lyons, the Attorney Of
the Commonwealth, then stated the unpl-a.ant sltua-
lion In which be stood, in consequence Of having beea
a witness In the case, and asked the assistance Of the
court in obtaining o her counsel to conduct the pio,ecu.
ton. He declared, ii there were no other alternative
left him, no would resign the ofice.-The question LAYS
over Ill this morning for confederation.
Lmperium'in. fmperio!-Mr. Writ contends, In hisar.
gumsnt befo o the Supreme Court, that tho Indians
are aJofeigr nation. Independent OF a State, altho'
In the bosom Of a State.-We refer 10 the luminous and
torcible letter OF General Jackson, for a reputation
Of ihi' doctrine. II shows how easily strong CON.
mon sense can overthrow the subtleties Of tbs most
Indians ~yalready 10, 1t would present a still more as.
%touishing anomaly, II they could be considered as a
foreign and Independent nation, In The very hear, of
one of tho States Of this Union.-Tne Rights of the
States would ind eed be a bubble. IL they could thus
be ~dis'ipa,ed by the bubbles Of the bar.
The Abingdon Republican announces Cbas. C.. John.
stCn, Esq, as a Candidate at the ensuing election, to
represent tbs Congressional Distric, Of gton,
Wy'he, Sc, in the next Congress Of the u. s.
Messrs. James Allen and Stephen 7. Neil, are an
nounced as Candidates in the General Assembly for
Lee c~ounty-aud Harvey Gray, Esq, as a Candidate
for the county Of Russei.
Edwin Upshaw, Esq. is announced as a Candidate
for Congress, in tbs District Of King & Queen, E,.
sex, SC.
The Political Arena announces Me,rs. Garrit Mi.
nor and Fsstus Dickinson, as Candidates for the Sena.
torial District, OF Spottsyivania, Caroline and Essex.
Col. John Gibson OF Prince William, Col John r
Wallace o. Fauquier, and Mr.. Is ,ylis G. igsy, are an-
noupced for the Senatorial District of Prince William
and Fauquier.