Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-05

Question Of the right OF TO tax the dividends
oil branch OF the lifted States Bank Upon this SUBJ
sct FAR as il relates to the state Of South Carolina
ne Charleston Mercury OF the 18Th ne,ant, says:-
we under-tand that the Appeal Court have unan.
mousy affirmed the decision OF Judge Evans i'm reI,
lion 10 The application recently made to him for pro-
hib ion to restrain the Tax Collector from col octng the
tax imposed by the Legi lature upon the dividends
arising from stock owned by citizens of this Sta.s in
the Bank OF the United a'e.. This con utuonai
right oil the Legislature, therefore, TO impose the tax
mas been soemnly sustained by the highest gal tri
bunai OF the Sale whether their decision will be re-
verfed by the Supreme Court remains TO be SEEM. The
opinion OF the Appeal Court has not yet been piy.
en- IN wiring. As soon a. it s, we shall endeavor to
procure it tor publication"
We tske this opportunity TO say. that we have re-
ceived Judge Clayton's pamphlet in review of NJ,
cDuhes report upon the subj Of the United Sta es
Bank in which tn, ttuiionay of its charter IL
strongly argued. We shall endeavor at some future
day TO lake and extract OF the most striking
features in the course OF the argum>r'.
CoSiOioD oRE CREIeHroN The Pbiladepbia Cbro.
nice OF Tuesday afternoon, says Com. Creigbton's
defence was read yesterday before the Court Martial
stlng at the Navy yard; the first part relating to the
first Sc, Of charges, by Henry j. Williams Esq and the
second answering the additional charges, by William
Morris Meredith, ESQ., Pressing business prevented us
rom nearing H but we are assured, by those whom
we can rely with certainty, that most MASTER
~ and complete yndication Of the accused in all points,
not sighting the most Insignificant Of the hume
charges preferred against him, but completely show
ing that they had all been disproved and tina, thew mus,
have been prompted only by the ill-wl OF some whom
II was recently his -forune TO command
Ihe court room was filled with auditors
not one OF whom probably left ii without feeling for
CON- Creighton that respect in which we know him TO
be held by the most distinguished OF his seniors in the
service OF which he il one of tbe ,oost ,aI.I, m;
GERS" ~
Considerations on the Currency add mixing System
OF me United StAtes, by Albert GallatiD. This s an
SIuee re published by the author from tn, American
quarterly Review, with additions and correefons w.
read The original article at the time il appeared in ,b
Review, and are willing TO bsar testimony 10 the sbiIi
W with which the subject Ia treated although differing
very mater ally from the author in bis co1fss NJ ,ss
soniDg. We have already OF mater upon ou,
table upon this question, which we will here. liter ,sEs
up with becoming CRAWL y.
We are requested by Mr. Blown. o. North C,,oli,a
MIR. Tdzewell the subject of the Turkish agsncv
there was an insecurscy in regard 10 bis exorsss;oo
reanVe 10 the ate OF Virginia; and that 90 far from
expressing any disrespec for the public course NJ ,ba
STATE his language was that Of the most unqualified
euogy mi w.,
mARYLhND,-Tho Legislature Of this Sats adj
lonhed ON Ihursday night at IN o'clock, having passed
10y public and private Laws. The bill abolshnv IT,,
Wlsonmen Tor debt, limits the amount TO tuefv and
no hWfy dollars, as heretofore enormously teJ sod
tkes eh ct after the 4th Of July next
Remarkable change in tie Channel of the Msnss;,o;
ny the steamer Brandywine, We have (says The
vi Mer. Advertiser) the confirmation OF long az .
Peeted cut OIL In this river At the well known cue.
across the neck ofIand. by tie aid OF Capt sh,Ivs n
Ns made channel four hundred yards wide and about
out iahoms deep already. Fiat boats and ratts bsvs
uescanded through II with tremendous veIoeiiv-snd
"e n'andywins would have done the same but for fbs
O"''"es' 90 'he other route. The diH,pee between this