Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-02-25

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8ank.-Giobe.
The stock Of tho new Bank Of the State. which Ia.
been taken in this city, amounts to upwards Of two hum
dred thousand dol .r.:.Ro!sigh az % Star.
State Boundary Lincoln Thursday, the Joint Com
miitee In the Maryland Legislature made a report on
the subject Of the disputed boundsries.on our western
and southern nter,-between this Safe and vi, o ns
The Report complains In sharp Of the course OF pro-
csengs adopted by the legislature In relation the
controvsrsy--"a course Gays the Committee
unknown In matter Of dispute between States no Sin.
eerey desire continuance oil friendly relations, and which
cannot be allowed by this State without loss Of her repu
anu The report, resolutions and other papers
neroore adopted by the Msrysnd egisaure, dolly
transmitted to that Of Virgins through the proper tunc
onarse. Strong resentment 10 expressed At the ao.
gance" with which that State, "without DENYING one
single fact and "whout any argument to conutc or
turn any OF positious, has by soemn ,c, ~ a..
Legislature closed the door Of negotiation, and tcrmn.
ell that the boundaries In question will be settled nm.
less permit her DO the sole srbiier and judge
recspi'ulaon Of the facts and arguments upon which
Maryland relies to establish her claim, made in the re-
port They substantially Tho Same that have been
published In this paper several one adj.
dional document Of importance, which has been disco.
veed In the Land Office, since the publication OF the re.
port In 1881 IL Is the report made to Governor Eden 10
Ill., by Of the Commissioners who The boun
who placed the fountain" in dispute where
claimed by Martsndt belong. according the true con.
sruc,on Of the charter The report Of the Joint Committee
concludes that Virgins has isrega al our friendly
overtures, OF arbitration, and will have nothing 10 do with
upon her own terms and these found contra
~ to justice and the equity and right the her
manner forbid: on our part any ~. her approach
against the State OF Virginia in the Supreme Court Of The
United States, Tor the settlement OF the bounlary-he
suit to be discontinued whenever vrens signifies her a.
sent to the terms Of compromise and arbitration
offered by Observation-Disclosures american.
SUPREME COURT UNITED STATES.
On the opening Of the Court, the Hon. B. F. Butler.
Attorney General ofthe United States thus addressed tho
Court:
." Yo,r Honors are nrohsh,v .,,... A.. A.. /,
event which yesterday occasoDed the unimey adjourn
ment OF the Court. was Immediately followed BY special
meeting OF the Bar have been charged by that meet
ing, with the duty of bringing to the no.
them"
(Nr Chief Justice Marshall assen,inp thu A,te,,sv
General then read the proceedings and thus resumed
The Court will have perceived from the paper which
has been read, that the duy Of commemorang, in fu
neral discourse, the professional character and virtues Of
Mr. Writ, has been specially assigned dieting
member Of this Bar Were il for this becoming and
appropriate arrangement, might be tempted TO give ut
terance to my high admiration the talents
and virtues of ustrious brother and 10 the sorrow
with which, in common with every other member Of the
or mourn over his removal from this of his use
fu'ness aud fame. Such attempt, however, would 10
an indetcate, ii not impioper cncroachment upon
province which now belongs exclusively to another
And therefore only remains that should ask I'm the
name OF the assembled bar-anI in reference to such
man as William Writ, feel that may add-in the nsmo
OF the whole legal profession of extended country
that this humble tribute ability and worh-this faint
but sincere expression Of deep regre-be inco poated In
the records oil this Court
To which Mr. Chief Justice Marshall thus replied
The Court received intelligence OF the affecting event
which has produced the meeting Of the Bar, and the ap
pcaon just made, with those emotions il was bur too
we'll calculated to excite. sure 1 utter the sen,.
ment OF all my brethren when say participate sin.
cerely In the feeling expressed from the Bar We too
gentlemen have sustained loss il will be difficult not
impossible to repair In performing the arduous duty
assigned to have been long aided by tho dgent
research and lucid reasoning of him whose we unite
with you in deplorng. We too. gentlemen 10 common
with you, have lost the esmabls friend in the pow ertul
advocate.
=" Most readily do 10 the motion which has
been made"
Whereupon, the said proceedings we're spread upon
the records OF the Court, together with follow ing en-
try:
II having been announced, that Mr.. William Writ
gentleman OF this Bar, highly distinguished his learn
ing and talents departed this life yesterday this CITY,
Resoired That the Judges Of this Court will wear ihe
usual badge OF mourning during the residue OF the term
in token OF their respect and for the memory OF the
deceased, and Of their deep oil this affecting event
Sergeant Hall, Esq, Of Pennsylvania, was, on motion
OF John Sergeant Esq admitted to practise as an Attorney
and Counsellor OF this Court.
The Germanic Diet, at the instgaion the liberal au
tocrat OF call the Rusas has suppressed the Nckor
Gazette the last light Of the press that remained for e
despes TO put their eating upon. II was formally
done at the request Of the three poiOers Russia Austria