Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-21

as wrong, and of his great desire to REFORM ana
save his mother from the pain and trouble "hich
his conduct occasioned her: but all to no purpose;
for on the same day, he would again inda'se ms
propensity to pilfer, and with the aVai's "ou'u
again absent himself In this manner he mas
conducted himself for considerable time oack,
commencing with articles OF triflnS 'a'ue' anu
following up his habit until his thetts became 100
serious in amount, to hone for any reformation
by any means short of the painful one they had
selected. :.
..An order was accordingly made out tor his
confinement in the House of Refuge. whittier he
was sent 10 the course of the afternoon.
--s17e9es.-
RICHMOND. March Il.
The House of Delegates is proceeding with
some despatch in freeing its table from the mass
of bills upon it. and as far as dependant upon
them, could in few days, be prepared for final
adjournment. ;.
But the Senate have yet 70 act upon the judi
ciary bilI-a measure requiring great time and
deliberation even to adjust its Details under set.
tied principles We learn however. that an ell
fort will be made in the Senate. to unsettle The
principles adopted by the House in regard to the
organization of the Judiciary-that Law Cham
Gerry will under the proposed plan, be much more
entirely and Intimately amalgamated-tha a
blow will be struck at the science of special plead
iug--and that the genius Of this Pr?lef, points TO
the abolition of every form, not indispensable to
iusti.e. and exacts that no cause shall be permit
ted 10 20 off except on its merits as its great ends
Upor this, we may have something farther to say
The Senate have sent the two bills respecting
the Petersburg and Stanton rail ways. down to
the House wi,h.amendments, interdictins sub
scription to the stock on the part OF the General
Government The Committee of General Laws
in the House, recommend disagreement to them.
and the subject will tins day be discussed,
In the Senate on Tuesday last, the bill fixing
the tenure OF the offices Of the Clerks OF the
Courts of Record in this Commonwealth was
taken up, and the amendments proposed by the
committee of General Laws agreed to. The hrst-
amendment provides that Clerks may be removed
on conviction of malfeasance or corruption IN Of
flee, to be tried and determined in the Supreme
Courts on information or indictment. The second
provides that vacancies shall be filled for the
term of seven years, the term liked Tor original
appointments.
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend the bill so as to
change the term of the office, from seven years to
five years. Some discussion took place on the
motion, in which Messrs Morgan and McComas
of Wythe. took part for the amendment, and
Messrs. Mason, Winston and Edgngton took
part againstit.
Mr. Booker asked for the ayes and noes on
the amendment, which were ordered. The "a
mendment was rejected. ayes 10. noes 20. The
bill passed without opposition.
Yesterday, the Judiciary bill, on motion OF
Mr.. Booker. was taken up IN the Senate. Mr.
McComa (of Wythe) moved resolution that the
ho oil IN a cUmnOSp0
of one member from each Judicial Circuit. An
animated debate followed the motion. IN (which
Messrs. McComas, (of Wythe) Morgan. Booker.
McCarty, Gibson and Cowen took part for the
resolution; and Messrs. Mason, Patteson, Brom-
soole, Chinn, Winston and Armistead took part
against the resolution. The resolution was car
ried and the Speaker took time until this morn
ing to appoint the committee
-ne9eaS~
Europe letter from gentleman in Paris
to friend in Philadelphia, dated the lst of Feb.
says" The great news Of to-day is, that the
Duke Of Nemours. second son OF the King Of
France. has been chosen King Of Belgium; and
this, it IS believed, will cause a war. 1t is not
vet known what England will do; but it is GER
tain that she is arming ships of war. In France
the troops are all marching. All those of Paris
and its neighborhood are to set off in two days;
so that we will have none left but the National
Guard"
We have seen letters from Paris, from the best
Informed writer's. of the 3Oh and Slst of Janua-
nv and LIST of February, in which the fiuctuatlng
rumnurs of the moment are mentioned. The
above is probably no more than rumour' and
vet it may prove true. All accounts concur in
stating that war was inevitable. thongn it may be
pu, off for short time.-N. T. Commercial
-asSb-
Reform. rage for reform, as practiced
by the present aoise and just Administration, is
rather on the wane in this little frontier state
Oar people, though majority incline to Gen.
Jackson, are not such 'whole hog machines of
party as to approve every exercise of Executive
caprice. in removing good officer to make room
for babbing partisan. Patriotism and selfres-
pect will sometimes get the better of party disci-
pline, and then our rulers are reminded Of tru-
ism which they often forget-that action and re-
action are reciprocal and equal.
William Carson, late Register of the Land
Office at Palmyra, in Marion county-an officer
"without fear and without rePreach' re-
moved by the President, to make room tor Will
liam WRIGHT a noisy little DOiticiau of Fayette,