Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-11

moo pri.on Must she also pay the penalty OF that war
by the sacrifice Of her tsrri,sryl We answer sooy
constitutional power Of the United Saiss 10 take from
one S'aie portion OF lie territory and transfer IL TO
another, without the OF the State interested
Much more do we deny the eonsl u,iOnal power. In
Time oil peaco TO transfer such territory 10 foreign
Sa'e. Nor does II make any difference whehsr such
nsn'ier be attempted TO DO effected directly by irsa.
W or indirectly under the moekery OF fraudulent ar
TRIAL OF THE MApAwAsKA AcoRK.soRs We
copy from tho Royal G. ssts Of Wednesday ia,i, the
principal par, Of Tbs trial Of some Of The per.On' recent
ly guilty Of seriain sedous asts al tho Msdawaska set
emen In this Psovipce, In conspug together 10 sub
vert his Msjss'ys authority within the same and 10
set up and e.'ablh Foreign power and dominion In
place tbereof Oar lim', this week, will permit
w 10 Insert the report entire, and have there
omitted the bill OF indictment found by the Grand Ju-
~ against Tho prsoners which sonains ak coun', and
occupies nearly two soumus Of the zsite Previous
to the commencement OF the trial. tho Attorney Gene
raj n,imaied to The defendants that they ere al lber.
y TO have the trial postponed until tho neat tesm by
GIVING Dali Tor their appearance ID; slves In El00
each, and two ,ure,ies in ESQ each but al or some
consultation among themseves, they stated ttat they
Gid not h,k would DO in their P'wec TO Prosare bail
defendant: conducted thss own defence wi hou, the aid
Of Counsel.
We exrsc, tho above from The S.. John Courier. w.
resolved the pepsr too late 10 give the report pase 10
our columns The verdict Of the Jury, togo her with
The following address and sentence Of the court, may
nfieo for the Information OF cur reader,.
The Jury retired from the az sbou, 8 o'clock and
10 short time returned finding tbs three defendants
GUILTY.
TUESDAY MORNING, Oc,. Is, 1881.
Pfeseh',-Hs Hooor The Chef Ju tic o, Mr. Jus ice
Bliss, Mr.. Justice tstord, and NJ. Ju,uss Chipm,r
Ths dsiendan,, BaInabas Hanne well, David S.v.gs
aud Jesse Wheeock being present pursuant 10 nonse
TO receive AID being whether they had
any thing TO Cd, - the Court answered Ia he
IL. Hopor, Mr.. Jus.iss Chapman, addressed ,hem,
| aud observed:
That II was iuffsient merely to stats The charge
Of which they had been found gui ty 10 shew IT., ag
grated character without adding a word # CONNIE nj.
was NO less than direct attempt 10 subvort the au
thoti'y oil the Government, and 10 Introduce the in IL,
dicion Of foreign State. That The defendants had 10
cay in their eAt.nuaon ha, they no, the origin
siniy to DO nstrumeuts 10 tho hands Of oih,rr Thew
also sci up 10 their defence sol1r OF iusii6c .on
which they sonte nded was given 10 their
by The acts aud deslaraons o. pc con In tho ehsras.
ter OF British otheer.-These acts and DE- sararons
however, went no fur her han abs ain from pre-
vsn'iag by force proceedings not amounting TO acts Of
soveteignty OF seriao American Agents on tbs we
,sra sie OF the river Saint John. TIE defendants
peared to be persons wanting In and
discretion, and mus; have perceived tho difference be
tween tho oseedings OF The American Agent, aude
10, and their own dongs. which, although thew took
place on The wesern side ct the ver were pevertbe
less expressly found on an Act of tho l. gisI..
turs OF Maine, which extended to The whole territory
GU both sides OF ,he RIVER, the extreme Lue which il
was notorious the Americans claimed a. their boupds.
ry and which would, doubte,s, have been taken ad
vantage OF as being aeis OF jurisdiction TO the whole
tent OF such 'liim. The iearnsd Judge here
what he had stated 10 tho Jury hs ria that no an
proer edings az ho's ho had ailudsd to- either on the
part OF the Birth or American authorities could be ad.
united 10 change Tho sovereignty and ,'ional tharac
ter Of the pase. That II had now, for his &c coud lime
been most sa;i'faaorly proved in this Court (ones be-
fore In the case OF I'm Bakery that this provinces had
exsreiied an uninierruped jursdson ever since N.
hrst erosion, over the Madswa.ka settle meutThau
he lime should arrive whsn his territory, or any oar,
o. ~ In In an. N,l~. q
foreign ccun'ry, bs eirsums'ans must, and woud h.
announced by some public act of tho British Govern
mem, which would make known 10 the btan,s the
transfer OF the sounry and the shsnge Of heir .Ies
ance. That un IL suth public act same, this Caur,
must and would aintsio the jursdic ion l. had hesn
eus'emed TO exsrsise The learned Judge uih STAT
ed, that ihoro was anoihtr which should
have been well weighed by he defendants az cause O
ret c'ion. The eisndan,s, although TO be
american szens and therefore mol supposed TO feel The
same ahass me at TO the British crown even hs wing
within ibe Iimits Of il, jurisdiction 10 th country OF
their birth, yet OF oud have ab,ained from bringing
in jeoT ar6y the numerous Frensh inhabitants of h
Madawsska settlement, by sedueDg them from IN, /,
natural allegiance; those inbabane wore usaI born
sh subjee's, and so for the duties OF Allegiance
we're concerned, stood in the same relation 10 the
own a, the Judges on this Bench or any person in
'hs Court He iurthsr said, that ihs doerine whish
me court now asserted with respect o tho maintaining
the actual uf dstion ofhs provincial authorities, was
The same which had ased upon in tho case of John
Baker. The corresness Of Ia bs conceived was up-
ionabe, and TO his knowledge bad never been de-
ed by any authority Bri,ish or American. The de.
pendants, in The faee CT that case, had Irosseded 10
tempt her ,ulve Istn Of that jursds,ion and al,
though the court was not disposed TO it'd upon the
Unnecessary pains and nconv snience yet they mus,
be prepared 10 bear The final que Of th,
own sc's. The Court in awarding their punishn n,
aimed at an eHssuai but at the time temperate
aisren CT tho su hority Of The Laws, such es il ap-
peaed 10 them ,hs Gaze, under all is siTeum,.apses
required AID concluded by prOnOunsrg the sentence
Il ihs Cour. fJ!lowt:
That each OF The defendants do pay a 6ne 10 the
Dg CT nifty undy, and be imprsoDed Com m
Gaoi OF lie County for tbs three Casnder months and
s'aid committed Until The said fines paid.
Maine Argus.
The d'iopai lnteigsncsr PROCESSES 10 fud the doc
rlne oil p'oiee our domestic manufactures laid down
in report Of Mr. Jefjr,en while Secretary of s,ste in
l193 I'm. FOL ozlrg il nra,rd In