Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-03-31

there il usS the smallest ground for
the report, new eerSent, Of the ipteu-
ton Of Judge MARsnaLL Ia resign the
trust vi Chief Justice az uhe United
Statea. To our readers generally We
are satisfied that the Information.
which we are thus enabled 10 commu :
nicste, will be more acceptable than
any thing we have nounced 10 them
for the last sixteen years.
| Frs@ shc Baieimore Gazette.
IL vas emily few days since, That
ne noticed the fact, % matter Of some
boast too, that IS barrels Of Aour had
been brought BY one horse ON the rail
road from Ellicotl's Miils:-On Satur.
day afternQon however, we saw, . sin.
gle horse. end that not either . very
strong, large. OF aeet enc. draw faro
HUNDRED barrels Of -four. which had been
brought BY him from the relav house
where he had received the load from
the horse, which had conveyed il from
the Mills. The 6rst 6 miles and
half to the relay house were travelled
in 46 minutes. The distance between
the relay house and the depot 90 Pratt.
street, Vas travelled in one hour and
10 minutes. The last two miles Of
this latter line vas passed in IS min.
utes, or at the rate Of "a miles IN hour,
shelving that the horse was by no
means distressed BY his previous In.
bour. When the train Of wagons pass.
ed Us, there were upwards of so per
sons who had jumped on within the
last mile. The whole weight drawn,
estimating only 10 barrels TO = ton,
and each car at ton, was 90 TONS
There were wagons on the winan's
plan. containing IS barrels each.-
The horse was followed by q crowd
when he was taken to the stable. who
seemed anxious to ASCERTAIN whether
he was still alive. and were the better
pleased 70 end that he did not appear
more fatigued than IL be had been irot-
ted over a turnpike road in q gig 1t
the rate Of 6 or miles an hour. Yes
terday morning he again performed his
usual trips, not at all affected by the
labour Of Saturday.
We may truly say that we never
beheid more imposing sight than was
presented by the moving train length
med - il vas. The rapid, steady.
and apparently the unrcsistiesS al.
vance VI the cars. seemcd totally mex.
plicable. when the moving power was
considered, hut as the actual truth of
the fact was obvious to the senses, il
became eminently illustrative Of one
Of the most useful applications and
predictions Of human ingenuity. Such
we believe was il esteemed by the
crowd Of citizens assembled to witness
the experiment.
The tolls on the Delaware aud Ches-
apeake Canal amounted, last week, 10
about eighteen hundred dollars. This
will became, indeed, great thorough
fare.- Nat. Gas.
The Baltimore annual Conference
Of the Methodist Ch,rch assembled in
this city last week, and we hear will
adjourn to-day. They are perhap. q
hundred Preachers Of that persuasion
in attendance. MAJ. Int. lEarch %.
A bill has passed the Legislature Of
MASSACHUSETTS, in relation TO the in
Production Of Foreigners, which pro-
v,des that no alien shall be allowed 70
land from any vessel whatever. until
the master shall have paid FIVE dollars
% the city or town where the vessel
shall arrive.
From the Alcranlris Gazette, March %.
The recent opinion Of the Supreme
Court, distinguished. ne We are inform
ed Tor its luminoas doctrines and sound
arguments. puts the Indian Question
20 rest, at least, on one point. We
will not conceal our pleasure at the
result Of this judicial investigation.
and at the fact. that the very ground
, We have all along taken with regard
; to this important subject, hes been
sustained and strengthened BY tribu
nal distinguished for ils iearniDg 4, talent
independence. and patriotism. This,
the indisns are not foreign nations
bat domestic allies, under our protec
ton, 10 what we have always thought
nor could we ever get over the ditficul.
: ~, in the case Of the Cherokees. Of The
e impsyium IN iHperio. To sanction
the right Of these indians to establish
an independent government whers
; they nov live, appears to as cut Of the
question.
We DO not join wiib those Who a..
for pushing and driving these uBfortu
nate people from their homes--nsy,~ ~
are strenuous advocates Tor humanit,
: and plain dealing with reference {.
them-bat We cannot overlook the svi
consequences that would result from
: admitting their claims To the exten