Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-07-15

ia their saccssssEs III III in 81 yp5 si;lsss
Iuader the existing eoasiitution, sAsll srensxfl
6nSoffice until six niohkllehit a lie tefminatil
Ipff the first Lcgishtdf< elo<ted Under tl,is
ICenstiiutiop, andAno longer -
\ ~A1s. a special aeslsesnpsrasy Court of.lkb-
] peals. 10 consist Of Tnot less than three, o7
moyS ttdn fse1 Judges. may. II necessary. 81
constituted by law out Of Judges Of the SUI
ffpremc Court 81 Appeals ard Circuit Courts
or any Of them, to try the cases. or any q
them. which may rcmaia on the docket 81 tht
present Court of Appesls. whea tue Judges
/ thereof shall cease 70 held tLcir cilces -
hercinbefere sproxidda ii u Try any case
which may be on the docket Of the Court d
Appeals hereby constitutcd,s which i majori
ty Of the Judges thcroQf may, from interest
relationship, os having been counsel in the
ease. be enable to try. sss,4ia sssI e1f
10. When a judgement or decree is rcyer-
ised By an appellate Court, the reasons for
such reversal shah be stated By the Court,
in written opinion, to be filed and preser-
we'd with the record of the case.
8. 20. All the officers Of the supreme Court
of Appeals and of the District Courts shalf
be appointed By the said Courts respectively,
or BY the Judges thereof in. vacation The
4 duties and compcisations Of said officers, their
tenure Of Office. and the mode Of removing
them from Office, shall be prescribed By law.
| 21. The Clerks OF the Circuit Court shall
be elected by tho qualified voters Of the coun-
\ ties or corporations for which the said Courts
are held respectively; and shall hold their
Offices for the term Of [si1l years from the
i date Of their election, until their successors
he daily qualified. The Attorneys for the
i COMMONWEALTH, chosen and Commissioned
/ forthe counties, shall be The. attorneys for
the Commonwealth for the Circuit Courts.
Their duties aud compensation, and the mode
Of removing them from Office, shall be pre-
scribed by law
D. Whenever vacancy shall occur in
the Office Of Judge of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals, or Of Judge Torl Clerk Of Circuit
CLERK, bis successor shall lie elected for the
4 full term prescribed BY this article. NJ
%. The Legislature shall prescribe the
mode Of conducting ard making due returns
4 Of elections. and Of determining contested
elections Of Judges and other Offices under
this article of the Constitution.
i "a. TIE Attorney General shall bc Telec
ted ~ the qualified rioters Of the State, and
commissioned BY tho, Governor; shah hold
his Office for the term. os four years; and
shall perform s,ich duties and receive such
compensation as may be prescribed by law
/ + Proridcd that lehen racancy shall occnr
i In the said office, the same naqy Be fled II,
such manner, as, maybe prescribed By Ian,
/ IS. Writs shall run in the name Of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and bear testc
by the Clerks Of the several Courts Indict-
ments shall conclude against the peace and
dignity Of the Commonwealth.
THE IsIpnIso NMEsT OF AN AMERICAN
BY TiIEaUsTHiANsG OvEKNMEAT.
Tie Hartford Courier gives lilo following
y additional intelligence Of tho high handed
measure Of the Austrian Government in i'm
prisoning Mr. Charles i, Brace, an American
citizen: Is
Letters have been received in this city;
from Hon. Mr., McCufdy, our Minister to
4 Vienna dated june 18th, Which Informs us
that this young gentleman is still in confne
ment The facts in the case are these:
4 He has Seen travelling in Europe fer in
formation on the political and religious con
dition of the countries he has visited. After
examining at Vienna allthat could be learnt
of the nature Of the Austrian Government,
he went, IN fool, as las been his custom
elsewhere. iuto the Magyar country in Ham
gary. He was Hospitality received among
the late rebels as a citizen Of that land which
had sheltered the Hungarian exiles, and he
visited many Of the country seals # the lead
ers. ss s. Y 81 sssAFt
A The jealousy of the Austrian authorities
in that section being aroused by tho atten-
tons he received. he wasarresssd at Gross
Werdein, a village on q branch ofthe Thesis
in the Eastern part of Hungary 800 miles
East Of Vienna and flung into prison ms 4
revolutionary agent Prince sehwaftzen,
burgh informed Mr.. NlcCurdy, that the nc
cusltion brought against him were, that be
had letters of introduction to the late rebels
from refugees in America that printed CO.
lpy Of revolutionary pamphlet had been
found in his carpet bag, and that Lc took
circuitous paths to visit suspected persons.
4 From the represcntions made to Mr. Me-
Curdy by the Austrian apthorities.it would
appear that he must undergo a regular trial
1 which will be painful thing for a young
man of twenty FIVE, separate far from every
countryman, in nation that looks with jcal-
ousy upon. every American. a 44f
Our minister observes that he has been
promised by the highest authorities, that
nothing harsh OF unjust shall befall him
An investigation has been made IN Vienna,
of his character and pursuits while there.
and that has been favorable to bis final re-
lease.
We think that this is a case that calls for
the immediate, prompt. and energetic action
! Of our Government, aud we are much msta.
ken if such an appeal win be IN vain. The
young man is innocent Of any thing but phil,
osophic curiosity to investigate the character
of an interesting race Of men zrrs +,
IMPRIsON MENT For DEBT IN MARYLAND.