Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-29

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! Tobias nat.,ns.-Wc are glad TO learn, from
the National lnte'lisencer, of the olnst that this
unfortunate man has beer released from prison, Ivy
order of the Circuit Court ofthe District OF Column
bia The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Judge Cranch.
! We do not intend To offer any apology for the
CRIME of ahslreciing and applying to his own use
the public funds. of which DR. Watkins was gull.
ty, but no Que who has paid any attention to the
circumstances connected with his long and illet al
Imprisonment doubt thai the presiden, has in
this case permitted his fatred of n wam Il Jealous
political oppon ut to lead him INTO Il course of treat
ment towards hun vludcuvely cruel. The term of
lmfrsonme 1t 10 which DIR Watkins had been sen.
fenced, ms u criminal, Ind long s,nce expired We,
ne vas detained IN prison by tic President or,lera
as debtor 10 the government when the rr, slden,
knew that he was unable to discharge tha' debt
and solely, /, is believed because DR. Watkins had
been determined and efficient opponent of his cleo
iion 10 the Psesidency.-Tho President We fear
has not yet learned that the quality of mercy be
comes even the Iewelll monarch better than his
crown"
Morgan A. Hud.-We have for some time.
heard nothing of thIs ind, dual, who, as our rca-
ders may reco'leet rendered himself son1cn hat no
torloos last summer by his assault upon Mr. Ar
mold, one ofthe members of Congress from Ton
ncsscc We learn, from tie n Y journal oil
Comm rec, that he has eyel since been confined in
the jail Of Washington c'y, "a YEN next Jnnc)
and tInt 81 the 18th INST he was discharged on
his o"nr eognizance, IN tbs, sum Of so lie II
considered inaane, and VA, not therefore put uIon
his tril
! US Peini-Llcuf. Col De Russcy, Of the [
S. Eli, 'lHter corps, "one ofthc earliest md mos
distinguishes c'etes Of the military school II
Wes POINT has lcea appointed suIcnn', nd mt
Of that Institution. in ibr place Of Gol rbaycr r..
! signed Several runals ere IN circulation rs 10
the cause ef Col. Thayer's resignation, refrctlna
great dscredi; On Gen. Jackson hut, as they ~
elsewhere con,radicrcd, We shalI r,foln ftom uotc
lns them ut present,
|
- Tho Lexington lkcunrky) Observer ir-
forms Us that Nj. Webster viii ,islt fha, place IN
the month Of Jone -lnd that Mr. Clay contrn-
plates visit to Boston IN the month of July What
do the watchers Of the " signs Of the tines mfr
rom lese rnovetne,ts9 n, ,b.,,,,a, .,..n -.
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2sfNr Calhoun Wa recently invited 10 p Tx
of II public dinner at Prndl,ton $ { hut declined
the invitation The Gssro, A,l.st,t,ol. J.. ..,,,
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| You have announced that You cloye tn Great
Definite, w'ih Mn W clusters relly to Mr. Csihoons,
o''" S'psN' ~ S''' opinion n'N''s
WIN, vou a,e pleasct to,cr,, Mr. Calhoun L,,,
! spun Mrtaphyslcs.' You must have obscry, d that
MI Webster docs nc, reply to MIR Cshoun's
Ia ~ va ~ ',''' p' ,'e no'' q,
resolutions and thu rcm,rts ,o,,h ,,L,cI h. ,n,,o.
duced them. Those resolutions ASSET certain grcn,
principles ON whcl Mr. { contends the constltu.
'Ia - ',''','n h"' "'.,'' No ,'"'of
sn,l. A. w,hs,a1 ia,.,,,,, .,.z,'I' ,1 =,
tempted to overthrow them in The Speech JUS, CON
cIaded IN the Vps'nan, Mr.. Calhoun defended
o',n'oh o. ms writer al ms P'r'sraP > stripped
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