Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-21
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they said that they dreaded it more than
the caterpillar.
CoNeREss.-The prospect nov is that
something will be done at this extra sess-
ion of Congress. The discussion in rela-
ton to the Fiscal Bank has made sensi-
bic abvance in The Senate; many amend
ments have been offered aud rejected. and
among them the amendment proposed by
Mr.. Rives, OF Virginia, to give the bank
no power to establish branches in any
State without the consent of the Legisia-
ture ofany State. Its rumored that with
out this provision the bill cannot receive
the sanction ofthe President. Mr.. Choate,
one Of the Senators from Massachusetts,
voted for this Amendments. although he de-
clared his opinion that Congress has the
power to do it, yet he was willing to make
this concession rather than that the bill
should be lost.
The House, also, have shown more
disposition to do something than any body
supposed they possessed, by restricting
the speakers to an hour on each motion.
Il seems very hard to men who have been
in the habit Of talking by the day to empty
seats. The bill for the distribution ofthe
proceeds ofthe sale of the public lands
among the States. has so far progressed as
to leave little doubt of its final passage in
| that body.-ChristiGn ITatchman.
THE Mcleod CAsE-The decision Of
the supreme court, as will be seen by the
'opiaion" given in this paper, is against
the application for the discharge Of Alex
ander Mcleod. The foundation Of the
opinion is that the guilt or Innocence Of the
! prisoner, no matter on what plea it isassert,
ed, is question of fact for the determine
ton Of jury, and by jaTY rnust be de-
lermiued. ....
/ An appeal will be taken Immediately
TO the Conrt for the Correction of Errors
unless Mcleod himself shall prefer TO &C
at once before jury. which we have hcarc
4 it intimated that he is inclined to do
| ~ Y. Spectator.
REV. MIR. PIERPoNT.-The contro
versy between this gentleman and hi
parishoners ofthe Hollis street Churct
is again in progress, before the Council
appointed to determine it. The Council
lmet on Tuesday, and the disputants ap
=, peared by their respective counsel. T*t
hours were consumed in debating The ques
lion whether The Witnesses should OF sl0ult
not be examined under oath, and it wa
finally decided in the affirmative
Then the charges were read. in which
the pastor Of Hollis street Church va
, accused Of giving attention to mechanical
pursuits, making school books, sneakin.
in favor OF abolition, Imprisonment 70
debt, and declaitning against slavery ant
incompetence. He was also accused G
levity, and want of reverence fer the hoi'
sanctuary, In some of his expressions il
the pulpit. He stands charged with n
delicate statements and illusions, IN hf
representations Of foreign countries, witt
I untruthfulness, &c. ...-~
The Council resolved to meet daily
and then adjourned.-N. Y. Spectator.
: PoLIcE.-Beating q UomGn.-Or
: Wednesday morning as Judge Noah Wa;
2 coming down Centre street in one of tt,
: cars, he saw young man belonging e
one 0. the corner groceries unmercifulll
I beating woman with horsawhip. Til,
E Judge got out and found the poor woman
: bleeding pFofusely, and almeff 2 piec
; es. She was one Of the al. Ste an
1 incorporate Of her sex, oslk1lI8I. e woFlt
has no pity. and had applied sofAe abusive
: lepithets 10 the clerk, for which. in revenge
7 he was thus inhunanly beatlng her
5 Giving The clerk in charge of an officer
J the Judge proceeded to he police officer
: when. finding the magistrate absent, b
d took the deposition Of the woman, an