Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-14
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Thursday .NSyisiasg, .ID1.it II.

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Yesterday the Couferees mat in the HALL of the
House of Delegates, according TO adjournment.
Alessrs Mason aud MpfganEavc their reasons for
refusing the compromise proposed by the members
of the House of Delegates the question was taken,
and 1t was rejected by the Senators. Mr. Mason
then proposed to JrOm.s, BY the arrangement Of
the State into twenty Circuits, and the appointment
oil one Judge to each. Mr. Morgan opposed 1t, and
animated, that If the Senate agreed to twenty Judg.
cs, would result in tn two Judge plau upon ten
Circuits. MIR Booker, representing what he believed
spirit Of compromise in he Senate, its organ, he
would vote for the proposition; but he believed
Judges, OH the ono Judge plan, to be enough and
n super-abundance, he would, in thu Senate, vote
against the twenty. Mr. Pattcson animated that he
would vote for it at present, asd take such course
after the House of Delegates should act, he
thought right The question was taken and agreed
10, by a majority Of the Senators. The Delegates
Withdrew, and after some time, returned, and Mr.
Morris replied to Messrs Mason and Morgan and
stated that the Conicrces from tho House of Dele
gates had determined to REJECT the plan proposed by
Mr. Mason Mr. Morris then proposed compromise,
on twenty Judges and ten Circuits, upon the double
Judge plan. This was agreed to by The Delegates,
and submitted to tho Senator's nd the Conference
adiosrned until Q o'clock this morning.
OConnells Letter puts his withdrawal Of tho plea
of"not guilty" the ground that, admitting The facts
charged, he is guilty OF no offence point of law
lie oes Lord Coke to prove that proclamation
not create offence,-caunot make that crime
which has hot been made so by an existing law. In
dictments conclude contra formum satati but who
he says, beard of one concluding contra formGm
prociamationis3 He ridicues the idea shat he law
yer acquainted with criminal law, and studiuusly
seeking TO avoid coming within the reach of the law,
should unwittDgly transgress 1t. He says, also that
the charges in his indictment are contradictory and
absurd. fine has offended against the proclamation,
he did eunde and # he cvaded he could have
offended against 1t
The Columbia Telescope holds very hostile tone
towards Mr. Van Burens Editors 1t speaks of the
Editor Of the New York Courier, as ''the tremendous
Captain Webb, al once the Thcrses and Achilles Of
his party; and cautions Mr.. Van Buren, TO beware,
and adds
THE hireling zeal Of his minions may outrun all
discretion 1t does oil decency The public sense
Is so lost, but that general indignation may be
excited, when it is seen that men of the most dis
tinguished service and highest character, to whose
talents and zeal the cause of Jackson owes so much
ara be thus upon, the instant that they shrink
from any part of the measures Of the administration
with which their principles are irreconcl!ablc."
ted that some months since, after tho arrival of
Charles Y in Edinburg, suit was commenced
aguinst him, by Count Plaftenhof,n. for E30, coo
furnished him during his former exile, which the
Count was unable tn obtain during his reign. y
letter from EInburg, dated January the Goth,
says
THE Count Pla1enhofen, faithful TO his attach
ment to Charles X has begged and entreated him
TO consent to arrangement and avoid the
scandal of proceedings which must reveal facts that
LOUIS XVIII. would have been obliged him 20
have kept secret-But CharlesX has remained
obstinate and resiss paying debt both binding IN
common honor aud honesty, and which his own
counsel told him he ought In hquidate from feelings
of Justice and gratitude. In consequence OF his roi
sal the summons issued against the OK King will be
called on at the Court OF Sessions upuS the LIST of
January: and upon the list Of February, the most
Christian ex-Kng will reveal what Is TO tsrrfy us
1or 1t is we'll known that the Count PlaficnhofIcn
disliking that those disclosures should come from
him. has followed the advice of his counsel and
will proceed by ntcrrogatorles, so that 1t must be-
Charles X himself who will UnYel facts hefeiOfor
kept in obscurty"
THE PeLEs-In Sir Walter Scou's Life OF Napoleon is the
following passageThe Poles awaited with hope and exul-
taon the approach ofthe French aruIcs and
allow unawfuy subjected foreign yoke they had
right avail themselves Of the only Napo
leon, Of haonet, OF Satan himself bad
TO aid hsm Teganing the Independence Of which they had
been oppressively and urtusly deprived "
A work very truly described Typographical wonder
was presented to their Moeses Mouaay last the Paw