Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-12
MARYLAND.
Eriruct of letter IN tho Editor Of the Bali.
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ANNAPOLIS, Jan 9, 1858.
The attention of the Legislature has for the last
two or three davs been chiefly devoted to mat
,ers of local interest. The Senate has proposed
in message to the House of Delegates, that M
new business shall BE- originated after the 10Th
dav of Fcbruar y; the House has not as yet con.
sidpred the proposition. Several petitions have
been presented from Frederick county, praying
a general reform in the Constitution of the State.
rhpy have been referred TO the select commit
tee on that subject.
The bill reported in the House Of Delegates
by Mr.. Tcacke to provide for the election OF
Electors of President by general ticket, was con
sidersd and disposed of thus morning Mr.. Pratt
Of Prince Ge.sge country moved to re commit
it. with instructions to report bill dividing the
State into Districts giving to each District a
weigh, proportonrd I" its federal number; the
districts to elect deputies who should meet at
the Seat of Government and appoint the E'e. T.
tors, to which the State may be entitled. His
motion to re- commit gave rise 10 lons and a /.
mated debate. Ia which il WIS supported by the
mover and Mr.. Jones of >rNefs set and opposed
by Messrs. Harris. jenkins, Johnson and Ely,
and rejected bv a vote of AZ to so. Mr.. Mer.
rick then moved to Law the bill on the table,
which upon a cal, nf the yeas and nays was de.
ermineh III the affirmative. | consider that the
bill has thus received its final quiefus for this
session. and as ours is the only State in the Union
that adhercs to the District system, l regret the
decision"
From The Correspondent If the Baltimore Gaz.
W,sHINGToN. Jan. 9, 1855
~ understand that Duff Green appeared be
l.ra "A I,,v Iav N DIV
testimony in a case Of assault and battery;
whether it was his attack on Mr.. Barrett, or &c
neral Bar's attack on him, did not enquire.
There are so many drubbings and counter drub
bings going on here, that one j, puzzled some
times 10 tell which is which. Gen. Blair has
been in custody for some days. believe: that
is. he has been placed under the surveillance OF
constable, who trots after him and goes - viii
ther,oevrr he goeth ~ This is sort OF figura.
tive limbo which. fancy, must be much more
uncomfortable and annoying to the humble re.
tainer of the law, than to his Patagonian cap.
tive
- | mentioned, in ms last. report that Mr..
Noah was coming IN here to supplant the present
editor of the official organ. A gentleman lately
returned from New York gives me another yer.
sion uf this story, which he assures me "has
something in it" ilr saws that Noah has re-
crived letter from some distinguished political
Characters here, offering him great lnducemen =
to establish paper at The seat OF Government,
in support Of Judge Mclean as candidate for
the Presidency; ami that the terms and engage
m-nts have been made so slIurins to him that he
has concluded to accept them. This is very
momentuus piece of intelligence"
In one of the London papers which we received
YESTERDAY, We noti ed trial for aurler on the
high seas. The prisoner was pronounced guilty,
and the judge sentenced hun to be hung on the
Thursday following. The attorney for the pr.
soner ralscd the following objec,nn:-" The
law Of England requires that man shall b. tried
bv twelve jurors. sUorn on their odfhs. One of
the present jury is a Quaker, and has only given
afr mation.'' The point was reserved tor the
consideration OF the Judges, and Judgment was
respited ~. s. Gaz.