Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-01-01
From the Baltimore american,

| : - WAsfIINGToN, Dec. 16.
SUPREME COURT UNITED STATES.
ChiefJu Taney this morning gave the
opinion Of the Court that there was no law in
force between the Compromise Act and the
Tariff of 1912, or the Both of June and the 18th
of July, for The collection of public revenue.
The Court decide that tho. Compromise Act
CASE OF THOMAS w. Dom. ~
The Court next proceeded to hearthe Coun.
sci of Dorr, upon writ Of error, to bring the
prisoner to the Supreme .Coiirt. Francis C.
TreadwelT, of Portland, Me-, opened the case
! for the prisoner. The Counsel relied upon the
article of The Constitution establishing on Su.
preme Court, and its powers to meet the ap-
D lcation Of Counsel for writ. He suppos es
the case at issue 10 be controvei sy between
State and the citizen of a State, which warrants
the interposi,ion of the Supreme Court. The
pnblic laws of Rhode Island were also referred
10 as givingthe authority claimed. The power
of appeal in the case, before the Court was
claimed SIS an inference OF these laws.
The indictment under which Dorr was con-
yicled was read to the Court, giving the details
of tho trial which commenced in April, closed
in May. and under which sentence was rem
dered in June. The grounds Of setting aside
that verdict upon application made in the Court
of Rhode Island, were. also considered in the
Bill of exceptions;--ihe, Court having refused
TO be influenced BY this appeal. 1t was asked
there thai the verdict should be set aside, be-
cause it had been :ieqderedl upon the ground
that treason could be committed against one Of
the States, which decision twas conterded was
repugnant to the Constitution of The u. States.
i. 1t was claimed also that the case should be
brought up to the Supreme Court because
Door. under valid Constitution, was Governor
6f Rhode Island. -
II was asked also upon the ground that the
Court OF Rhode Island had refused to instruct
ftle Jury that treason could not be committed
against State =. 1t was stated t:,at the Court
Or Rhode Island suspended sentence FOR one
day to receive bill Of exceptions, bit that the
Court atthe same time refused to suspend the
sentence upon the verdict, for which cause the
counsel asked that the case may be considered
here, .,,i. .i,s, ,.s,, q &
And again, because The Courts at home ro.
fused 10 allow Mr.. Dorr to, receive and sign a
petition TO have bis case considered here; they
ask for an order TO do so by the Supreme Court.
To prove. that this position is true, several
affdavits. were Iead,-one from, Samuel Fes.
sender, Of Me-, and another from Mr.. Tread
well himself, and third. from John Eddy, of
Rhode Island, in which it is commended that ap.
p.icaiions had been made to see The prisoner,
which was not granted. lgs. az rs s
Mr.. Treadwell was heard through, when The,
case WINS left 10 be decided by the Court, with
out further argument y. ,t d. E,
A work shop belonging To- Mr.. T. L.
Scott in the N. E. part5ofour Village was
on Monday last consumed by fire. Ittook
place about o'clock P.M.While the hands
were, a, dinner. 1t originated, in the wood
shop, and was no doubt, occasionel by.
sparks blown from the chimney among the
shavings-lhe wind was blowing briefly
from the west a foHuuate circumstance.
by the bye, for had j. been from another,
quarter the whole Village would have:
been in greai danger of a conflngratioh. -;
Anderson Gazette 25 inst, s,.I 8,
80, .;eJ .i,;ss; u ass..a
iEgriculturalimple have been Dis
covered among the Chinese which were
supposed 10 be only known 10 European
aud American nations, such as plows, com. com
mon horrows, 'winnowing and event hresii.
ing machines. Added ltotbese, there IS
no considerable field which does not ,i' pos
sess its chain pump for The purpose Of
watering the crops sifromthe lowerlevels
with small labor oilhemselyes.-Liitelps
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