Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-01-20

have executed the Indian in whose case
the writ of ertor was issued BY Chief
Justice Marshall. The Supreme Court
will assemble TO. day, when 1t 10 proba.
bic that some action will take place 90
this question. The whole of the sub.
ject lies in nutshell General Jack
son comes into The Presidential Chair,
and takes the oath to 'prssevce, protect
snd defend the Constitution Of the Unit.
ed Sfdtesn He invites Georgia 70 acts
which are in violation of that Constitu.
not slow to act on bis
suggestion, goes into the Indian nation.
seiges an Indian who has murdered a.
mother Indian, and who, according to
all usage. is amenable tn an Indian tel.
bunal. takes him out OF the hands of bis
nation, tries hin under laws which do
not govern that nation, and by Court
composed Of strangers and foreigners,
and condemns him to death. The indi.
an appeals to the Supreme Court of the
United States, as the only tribunal CON.
petebt 10 save him. That Court, 10 the
exercise of its constitutional authority,
issues its writ of error II is served on
the Governor of Georgia, is treated with
C contempt, and determination is ex.
pressed to resist by force the execution
Of tie judicial mandate. The iudiaa
is executed 10 defiance OF the Supreme
Court After all this, we hear the Or.
gans Of the Administration lauding tina
spirit, the intrepidity of Georgia, and
the rashness of the Chief JUS.
tice. Ridicuie and sarcasm are cast
upon the highest tribunal Of the coun-
try; and new Editor in our city, brot
hitherto by the Administration 10 be fat
tened out Of the waste Of the public
Treasury, uses the following indecent
language:
From the prompt and decisive course
of the Georgia lie legislature, there is no
doubt but that the unhappy malefaetor
has paid the forfeit of his crimes. The
writ Of error cannot bring him to life, it
the Judgment OF the State Court should
be nutLfed. What then is to be dones
Must the State Of Georgia be punished
for a contempt of Court in failing TO o.
hey the mandate p How is this to DO
donef We suppose an attachment muss
be sued out against the State OF Ceor-
gs, ard like the writ Of error be served
upon his Excelsncy the Governor, and
as it is Impossible to imprison the whole
woman, and child-tho
Chief Magistrate must undergo the con-
fnement, we Imagine, and thus do pc.
nance for the people he represents, and
their Legislature Would il not be we'll
for Governor Gilmer to resign, and thus
elude the danger that threatens himi"
After this language, sanctioned, per.
haps suggested, by the Administration,
what hope is there Of any action on the
part of the President of the United States
to sustain the Supreme Court in the ex-
ec ution ofthe lawsf-.Nat. Jour Jan La,
Reported Death Of Boliror N.
York Mercury Of Saturday last contains
the following extract Of letter from
Carthagens, dated the 10Th December,
which the Editors say is from a person
of the highest credbilty.
III lament to state that an express has
Just arrived, which left Santa Martha on
the 10th inst al O'Clock in the evening.
with the sad intelligence that the Libe-
rator was dying at the country seat.
called San Pedro, having already receive
ed the sacraments from the hand of the
Bishop of the Diocese. The
people are not yet apprised of this me-
lancholy news''
While we hope this intelligence may
prove uufounded, we cannot but tear
that it is true. For some weeks preyi-
Gus the health Of Bolivar is known to
have been extremely feeble, so much
so as TO fill the minds Of his friends with
the most painful apprehensions. His
disorder is said to be the consumption.
Jour. Com.
A new State Risht--Upwards Of $780,
300 in gold are said to have been coined
n Georgia, the present season, in a. SO.
SIS, and $40 pieces. On one side 10
'Templeton Reed, Assayer;" and on
he other Georgia Gold" We suppo.
'ed the right of coming gold and silver
belonged exclusively TO the General
Avfut Visitation. - On Monday last q
man was brought before a ma istrate
n our borough, Oh charge of having
attempted to rescue prisoner from Gus
.ady On eyar,naf, bo lon..J A.