Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-30

highest des,oe probable We know, too, that il
was al a rece.t day ready 10 oiiyr The 18th de-
gree, before allowing matters 10 50 10 cSlTem;lies
Nothing can b. more likely than that Iut o; this
anxiety on their part, conp'e with he fact OF our
Governments having recently offered 10 accepl the
line of 40, has grown a definite treaty between
Lord Aberdeen and Mr. McLanc."
RCMoRs-Thc Morning News Of Wednesday
sIales, that a report was in circulation that a lei
Ter had been received in This city from a mem
Der Of The Cabinet al Washington TO The eiIcc that
a settlement olthc Oregon boundary question had
been concluded between the British Government
and MIR. McLane on the basis Of liz. 10Th degree.
The editor OF the News who has recently arrived
from Eng gland, has great confidence in The truth oil
the rumor ard knows the British Government 70
be anxious Tor pacific adjustment oilhc matter,
and was willing 10 accept the i9.ii degree in pre-
ference 10 alio@ matters 10 60 cx,rtmi.ies. Ii Is
highly probable. Although The people Of the
United States were not committed 10 The line OF
81 degrees 30 seconds, when The fact was made
known through the Message that an amicahe
and fair decision al ION degree lad been propus-
ed, public opniun united in declaring II liberal
beyond any thing they were prepared 10 Offer
Precisely the same opinion will prevail among
The people Of England and France, VINO will all
unite in declaring il Il fair and liberal offer; ana
under The circumstances il is highly probable lha.
Lord Aberdeen has said 10 Mr. McI.ane, 1--WE
have rejected the proposition heretofore, because
il nierlcred with The settlement and claims of The
llason's Bay Company, hui pnblic opinion in
both Lemispheics is in favor of The parallel line
OF tie l9th degree and we accept y. y. san.
We have been requested by Gov. Thomas
Counsel 10 publish The following paper AS we
have published The decision Of The Court upon il,
we consider we have no right 10 refuse their re-
quest:
Circuit SHpsrir Court Of Lar far ne conn,v n
Eeuico.- Case Of .BrS. * {. T.. Thomas, a Pc
toner |yf dtrOrce fom hey ansIaad, Ft0ne,s
IN0niGs
The Courl having ovelrucl the objection made
to lis jurisdiction by the said Frances Thomas by
his Counsel. he, Tie said Francis Thomas, has
determined 10 take no part in the investigation oil
iacis which Is about 10 be made Il was his wish
and intention, al one time during The progress Of
this judicial proceeding, 10 20 fully into lie eyi
trEcc, BY which he expected L" vnGcare his cha
racleT and conduct in the points in which hey
have been a>sailed Nv The Statement filed in
This case, BY or on behalf Of Mrs Tn mas--bul
he found, or believed, that The anomalous charac-
iers OF This special tribunal, enacted hy the An
section Of The act OF 1897, on The subject oi di-
vorces, offered Obstacles almost, or quite iIsnr-
moun,abie 10 the success Of snch an attempt
be determined, therefore, hy The advice oi his
Counsel 10 plead 10 The jurisdiction
That he was not induced 10 lake This counsel
either by a consciousness ci The weakness q. hi.
defence, or by desire 10 prevent Il divorce i
abundan,y proved b. the tact that early in Joly,
in the present year, and more than month be.
fore this proceeding was commenced he himself
Instituted 4 suit in The Chancery Court in MARI
land in which he conret a fail investigation OF
the conduct Of himself and Mrs Thomas, and
asked for divorce-a uinca!0 md,rsmonn.
Ilis decided preference 10 an investigation Of
the merits Of his unhappy controversy, by ana
before that tribunal, was mainly founded on is
more extensive capacity 10 search ont ana d"re
lope The whole irlh 81 the CASE; tor, by hc law
OF Maryland, the defendant in ,uii for d.
vorcc is ooliset 10 answer on oath lhe allegations
OF the bill. Moreover, the witnesses, by whom
he expected, and intended TO vind;ca,e his own
conduct, throughout the whole OF this unhappy
affair, were chiefly residents Of Marviand--
And, last OF all. The mode ol presenting The evi
dence 10 the Cour in a case like this seemed
10 him decidedly the bel, for reasons which are
81 obvious, that il - unnecessary 10 state them
they have, in fact. teen already slated by his
counsel, in The Argument Of the question OF ia is
diclion before this Honorable Cour. His PEE
ference Tor suct a trlbnnal-that is 10 say, one
which would pui the parties on oath, has been uni
iormy and consistently expressed through oui this
unhappy controversy, before il vas brought into
this Cont by Mrs. Thomas. lie battered him
self that The decision OF this Honorable Court,
on the plea 10 the jurisdiction, would enable him
10 attain his purpose, an, he made no preparation
for his defence hv Witnesses before this tribunal
Under these circumstances, protesting that he
cuncurs entirely with The petitioner in earnestly
desiring divorce,) he has resolved, as he stated
at the commencement Of this paper, 10 take no
par re. sonalv or hy counsel, in The investigation
which is about 10 be made Bui;, in the course
oil The investigation, his character, conduci or
motives, shall he nnjnslly as,aied, he will de-
f.nd himself before The Legislature By counter
memorial, sustained by dispositions 10 be taken
IN MARYLAND and elsewhere, on due notice. But
his attitude will be as far possible defensive.
He will conten, himself at present with asking
leave of This Honorable Court 10 file This decla-
ration among The papers Of The case.
On The 23d December, 1915, after Francis
Thomas's plea 10 the jurisdiction had been over
ruled. his counsel moved The Conf for leave 10
file in The cause a paper Of which that written
above is an exact copy The motion was over
ruled. JOHN COOhE,
One Of the Counsel.
WIN II. MCFARLAND,
December %, lSi5. One of the Counsel.