Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-10-06

With view 10 ties, the coassi,u,io.siisy Of tho
Tariff ia~, some gcn,lemrn in ChArlc<sovn ro-.
sisted the payment Of custom house bond xivea
BY them. The following article relates to the de-
cision OF the case, add shows thzs the effort vas
sbortivc.
THE BONb-THE BOND
CmARLEsroS, Sept. 2I.--This case,
50 tar As il went, was adiudicated yes
to-day, and the cause of the Defendants
defeated on preliminary peint OF
practice. The previous question on
the day before, was,ss we have already
stated, the right to jury. His Honor
Judge Lee, submitted his opinion yes
terday, At length. concerning the right.
under parallel decisions Of the very
highest authsrify-no less than the SUI
preme Judiciary Of the United States
authority, which On this subjeet, il mono
Others indisputabie, rs il is coneiu-
sise. We are, on the whole, rather
pleased than not, that his Honor Judge
Lee. has been fortunate enough to ar
rive At law sufficient to sanction the
decision. Had he not done SO, what a
49, eho ~ hCiO "O0tu OCGU
Judicial tyranny, favorite theme with
Mr.. McDufiie, would have been the
burden OF the disaffected. and the cry
and clamOr which it wouidhave brought
about, would doubtless have produced
the very gratifying and much desired
effect. OF deafening the ears even Ut
the very persons, who, were most stem
torian in the performance. As it 10, We
have now reasonable chance Of es-
cape, from "that i'll .omened blast"
which is without variety, by them, to
relieve its dull and vexatious disso.
nance"
But the case was decided yesterday,
before going to the Jury, which 50
much labor had been taken TO procure.
The general issue having been put in.
il was found that the c0nstitutionality
Of the law could not be made the ques-
ton, and there was no evidence for
the panel. The consequence was, that
the judgment for Plaintiff was grant
ed. Mr.. M'Dufie relied upon tho
dicta, without the authority Of Mr..
Justice Chitty--confesscd thathe knew
nothing about Dir. Thomas, the eele-
brated law commentator-and in re-
ferring TO case in which the name OF
MIR. Rock occurs, condescended to
put forth pun thereon. There the
matter ended. There were, as far as
we can learn, no very extraordinary
displays made Of forensic eloquence
and the praise is sufficient, which ad.
mits the several parties to have sustain
ed their deserved and several reputa.
tons. We presume there will be no
more experimental blue woolleps bro't
into the market from patriotic cou-
siderations at least.-City Gazette.
Mr.. Potter, the Representative elect
from the Granville District in North
Carolina, has addressed letter to hix
constituents, upon the occasion of his
conviction upon an indictment for
Mains IN which, SO far from DENYING
the fact, either in the case 10 which no
has been sentenced, or in the other
case IN which he stands indicted, no
aVows and justties the fact in both
cases. Tie repels the charge Of cruelty.
declaringit TO be no part of his charac-
ter; and declares that the inisrieD
which he did those persons were de-
ilberate means resorted to by him for
vindicating his honor, which be was
fully satisfied from personal obserya-
ton. that they had irreparsbiy injured.
He accuses the prosecutors Of malice.
and the Judge Of being under the inhu-
ence OF Willie's connections and others
IN excluding testimony to prove the
misconduct Of MIR. P's. wife, aud
then grstuitously declaring her t. bss
wholly innocent. Having published
the fact OF Mr. P's. trial, &c. thus
much Of il seems due to him to he pub
lIshed Of his defence before his con
s,itueDts. Ma. Int
The ChIllieothe Supporter e,stes that
the Ohio Canal had been fitted with
water 10 point very near that town,
and that the finishing of small piece
Of work would open the Canal Co tho
town itsslf--when there wosld be |.
continuous navigsblr line Of ftcO HIM
dyed and Efy mills opened between
lChllieoihe and Lake Erie.
PiekpOeksfs .7ryssfsd The New
York Journal Of Commerce states that
a gentleman from the interior was rob =
bed Of his pocket book containing
SI7OO, as ne vas landing AZ RuIton