Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-07

'holIes Of the Unltsi s,atss enjoyed equal protection
win cl'iz-ns oil oih,r creeds and he expr esssd a wish
tna' Mr. CicsgnaDi would make known these senti-
D.nts TO This government, with his earnest desire that
hey might continue to enjoy the same pro,ec,itn.
.OPon making this communication 10 the Department.,
MIR. C'cognani expressed a desire 10 DO made The inter-
refer oil the $ n,iments which the President nigh,
blink pro, er to r.ciprocste upon the occasion.
io I'd. instruction. which were accordingly eiven by
the ) creiery OF $ ate to tina, officer, be wa. directed
to expfcss tue friendly seDumen,s en- srtsin-d sy the
Pfesidtn mt AID Ills government towards hin. bui not
= wort W 8 sad In them about the preseu adnipi.tra.
ion ,rt Q disposition OF Roman Ca hoics o. he United
) ates TON ards il. All tba, Was seid In =, ia,ion to then
$ contained IN tn following extract from Tho S.cr.-
"a DIE e'sdespi'ch to he Consul, which ha, area
dy been mad. pntl
you will take care like wise to assure His II lines,
10 Reference 10 The Pa'ernal solicJtude which be ex-
presses IN b-halI oil The Roman Cat oii.s OF ihs Uni'ed
STATES, thai all cur itzens PROBES Jog that Religion,
stand upon the same al. waited ground which ci,izuns Of
s' o'h-r religious denomina ions occupy, in rega ard 10
The Rights Of Conseience,-iba, Of perfect liberty,
eontrads str guished from liberation; iha, they epioy an
enore exemption ON coercion in every possible shape,
upon the score eff r iigions faith; ard ,ha, they are free
n common with their f-ilo x-eitizen, Of all other see,s,
10 adhere 10 orsdopt ne creeds, and practice the wor.
hip best adapted TO tn iereason or prtiudices; and tina,
there exists perfect unity Of faith 10 the United S a,es,
amongs' Religionis's OF all profes i,ns, as The wisdom
and policy oil ,ha, cerdipal te ature OF all our Cun.itu
lion aud iorns OF Cove nment. both those of the Unit.
ed 5 stee asd the separate States of tie Union, by
which This ioest NATL, right il formally recognized
dnu me Enjoyment of ~ inYtolabiv secured" RIO.
From the Globe.
~MISREPRESEN rATION RRECT
We have the following detail of facts originating in
the "New York Commercial Advertiser" and going
The rounds Of the opposition papers.
So long ago as June la {, Gen. jackson positiyely
promised that as Watkins was only now imprisoned as
a debtor, he should be released on the certificate of the
Marshal, that he had no means Of paying the fine. The
form oil a ceriibcate was eho wn to the G .neral, and he
approved Of It. The Marshsl gave the certificate. and
msde II much fuller aud and stronger than was r. quir.
ed. The triend-a strong Jackson man by the way
who took tho bu mess in hand, sladdened the he cart.
Of Wa kip's poor family by the intelIi xence, tn at the
President had consehted to o,der the release Of the
husband and father on the fol owing day. When, how
ever the gentleman called with the c~rii6 cate of the
Marshal. showing that neither Walk ms nor hi. family
had a shilling for a Loaf Of bread-the Presid. n, having
probably ha> an interview with Amos Kei d al 10 the
mean time, utterly refused to fulfil lis .rgsgemen'
The gentleman attempted 10 argue the case UPON priu
cipl-s of common humaoity.
But il was in vsin. The Preside emit f.w tito a wor.
deriui passion. High words .'usd, He mus, ask my
pardon, said the General. Bat he ha. iul6 led the re-
quirenents OF The law, and has no pardon to ask-no
can you NOW IAN, him one replied his TREND. He i
now merely an imprisoned deb or, he continued, with
out cen, in the world, and 1t is cruel to keep him i'm,
INJURED in a prison.-Atter a long aud arg,y interview
the gentleman lief, in disgust. aud has been a thor, ugh
Ar1,JAskson man ever since. nv. Y Com. .adv.
The whole detail Of circumstance here given I'm re-.
laion to the President is fabric alton, and without IN.
least foundation in truth, 1t represents The disposition
Of the Executive in relation to Watkins, to be precisely
w VI Whds " actuaiy IS. Inc President ha
intormed every persln VINO his made eng iiry Of him
That he considered Watkins merely in tho light of
Debtor to the government, having sai6es the law al
to the tffense comm iued, by enduring IN. puri.hmen
to whish he was condemned. The judgement for the
money he considers as a Judgements az aims, a delinquen
Debtor. The Attorney General aad the United State
Attorney Ter the District, both consider the case in hi
light. The President, therefore, in tho same te.lin,
which prompted him TO recommend 10 Congress the re-
lief OF lnsolvent Debtors, is de,irous of extending il Il
watkins. But be can DO this only according TO law
1 n M q ltlCnl0n A. a m n Linn - ,.I -. Al - L
voluntarily releasing Watkins, with jut hi. pertotmin,
on his part the eondiuOn' OF the Statute, when no Presi
dent has ever ventured to do il, even 10 the case o
> an innocent, aud honest Deb or. The friends of Wa,
k'ns know that the President is ready 10 release him
upon the personal application and proof required by III,
acto oil Congress the material cause Of which we cop,
below. Wakin', we understand, has declared that h
would rather rot in Jail than make the applicable,
) withou, which he canno, legally be reIea,ed, aud IN,
> party in whore cause he sun rs will not re'i.ve him b,
the payment Of the money he expended in their ser
vice, az he says in his letter 10 Mr. Southland. bee aus,
they would be deprived OF the pre,ext for the falsehood
oil which we have given a sample, and Of the sympa
Tries to which they now apr II to cover fraud and de
fslcatiOn from public in 'ignation.
Toe clause OF the Statute under which Nc. Wat
hiDs may obtain a deiverance from confinement is a
foIlows:
"Any per. on imprisoned upon execution for adeb, Il
the United States, which he shall be- unable to pay, i
his case shall be such as does not authorize his die.
charge by the Secretary Of the Trea.ury und.r IN,
powers given him by the Act entitled an Ac, p~rovidin.
for the relief Of p'rs9ns imprisoned for debts due the U
ni,ed States, pass. ID the oh Juns 1898; may make ap
pliea,ion 10 The President of the Uuited Sta,es, an,
proof being made to his satisfaction, that such debto
is unable to pay The debt, aud upon compliancs by IN,
debtor with such terms and conditions as the Presidep
shall deem proper, he may order the discharge Of sucl
debtor from imprisonment. See act OF the Sd Of March
1877
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Rumours from Flushing
ton "A letter from Washington dated Yesterday, in
forms us that il is believed in that city, that the Rus
sian Mission has been offered 10 Mr. Ingham and de
elined. The reasons assigned are private and personal
1t will probably be offered TO some d stinguisEed Penn
sylvanian, report says TO Mr.. Buchanan.
The War Department has been offered TO Col. Draw
ton.-this is believed to be certain.
Since writing the above, we have seen a paragrapl
from the Doylestown Democrat, a paper published a
Mr. lnghap's place of residence in Pennsylvania, con
frming the offer OF the Russian Mission to that gentle
man, and his refusal
The Pennsylvania Inquirer, received by the mail O
last evening, also states positively that Mr.. Buchanan
mas received 'he appointment. Republican.
BosroN May. 81.
The Pir0sss.-Tbe two pirates, Gaudst and Coli
nett, convicted OF murier and mutiny, were yes'efda,
brought into court t. receive Ibrir sentence. To th
question, 'wby should not sentence OF de 9TH be passe,
upon y u" the latter eplied-"becaase | am innocent
He then went into a clear aud very pia audible detail O
the eireuhsiaucss Of the murder, alleging his own jn
Iocence and The gull, Of the witnesses After an ad
| dress Of ope houF. in which he evinesJ .on,;to.oll