Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-24

I ssA'eo soso mottou Hosn q oooTCc tuet Cduuot
be doubted. that the imprisoned Missionaries
(dessrs. Worcester and Bu,ler) have been par.
doned by the Governor Of Georgia.
We have already advised our readers. that the
suit Of the Missionaries against the State of
Georgia has been discontinued, at the request Of
the Missionaries. We are informed by gen.
tleman who has read their letter Of instruction,
that they say that they are induced to take this
step from considerations Of public nature. -
What these considerations are, does not admit
Of doubt. 1t is, that the whole force Of the
Administration, and Of the interest which con-
trois the board Of foreign missions, may be made
to bear on South Carolina. We are told that
"the Cherokees are to sell out, at a good
round rate. and go offs" and this information
comes from Boston Telegraph.
4" 1t is now understood that the object Of Me
Presidents express to the South, spoken Of in
% some of my former letters, was to arrest &C.
neral Hayne, the Governor of the State Of
South Carolina, for high treason!!"
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REMARKs.-We have a somewhat different &C.
count from Washington on the subject. A friend
writes that 1t was current there. among the best
Charleston has not been Instructed to arrest Go.
vernon Hayne, but that he has been directed TO
arrest him for high treason whenever il shall be
made satisfactorily to appear that he has accepted
the service Of uoitnieers.
QuERE.-Woulj that constitute an orsr act
Of treason? Cour. and Enq
Among the ondiis of the hour 10 the following.
oh n E,rfh r. I'M of
! Impressions Of Europe" II IL said that Mr..
WILLIS has formed matrimonial alliance with
the widow Of an English nobleman Of large pos.
sessions, and is now in Rome. Boston .ftias.
From the Uashiagion Correspondent of the
United States Gozette.
There was a very ingenious argument to.lay
in favor Of the motion before the Supreme Court,
for writ OF habeas corpus, to bring up DIR. Wat.
kins With a view to his discharge. The main
ground Of the petition in which the application
is founded, aud the strong pnnt in the argument
were, that DR.. Watkins 10 POW actually impris.
oned ithOut warrant or authority of any legal
tribunal, the original CT sa'S IN which he was Ia
ken having ne. er been returned 10 the court be-
fore their limitation had expired, but having bren
retained among the papers OF the la.e marshal,
and by,ng given up only few days ago. In this
view it wouG appear that the present marshal
10, no authority to shew for the detention Of DIR.
Wa,krn, in jail Mr. fancy. who Was IN cnur,
as counsel for the United States, Eel, himself con-
strained To ask 70, further time to reply 10 Thu,
position, which, he complained, had been tskcn
unexpectedly, and 70 refute which, he should
find il necessary To have consultation vim the
District Attorney. (Nlr Swami who conduc ted.
in conjunction with Mr.. Key. the proceedings
against DR.. Watkins in the Circuit Cour'. Mr..
Brent and Mr.. Coxe are the counsel for DR.
Watkins. Mr.. fancy is expected 10 be- heard
in reply on Monday.
Yesterday our District Court were occupied in
the trial of the United States Uersus Blair, being
the cause of General Blair Of the assault IN Duff
Green. was not present, but understand that
the case was submitted for the jury, ai'er a
speech from Duff Green himself which will pro-
baby appear ia print, as he had two reporters
present. | am also told that the Court consider
the case as a very aggravated one, and will be
likely to impose pretty heavy fine.
From The same
IL these were the DAYS Of superstition, where
preternatural occurrences were translated omrns,
there would have been yesterday some cause Of
alarm. By some accident the flag over one Of
the Houses vas not run up taut, to use sea
phrasc) hut was arrested midway, So that The
fiag tioa,ed haf-mast high. The Senate also
commenced It's session without the usual PRAYER.
And to crown all, the discussion in the House
was almost arrested bv singular noise in the
done in the SIX, tight above it. which continue
ed for some time, fixing the universal attention
Of the House. Il was SD alarming at one mo-
ment that the ladies IN the gallery we're stricken
With terror. and precipia'ely left the House.
Probably it was some atmospheric motion, which
produced an effect never before known 10 that
Hall.
There is no man who does not know that the
principles, the suund principles OF the Presidents
Proc amation, are themselves a most luminous
commentary on the lawless acts of Georgia. II
the President had carried these principles out IN