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r "1 - - : i ; f V , . hi 9 an li ISO " ' V ATCHMAN. Salisbury, March 11, 1837. "j,e Supreme Court of this State ad journed on Saturday the ltd inst. after a la borious aersion of about ten weeks. YVe take plessnre in rettirnin j;ur thanks . ihe Hon. Bodfnrd Brown, for a copy of the Farcwall Addrese of Aodrew Jackson, to the peoil thetVnrtrd Staieey anrt the i,..o.,ral Address of MarlMtVn JtoS President of the United Sutee. We will andeavor to lay ttieai .before our Readers 1ft in a subsequent -number,.---We receit ed no Northern feptta by U last Mail, indeed it haa becotueto common We lo rereiee HBnlwT'?" . " "! una a . A i. - - ith I will not at wwm. r. r 1 palpable negligence but unless there Lnm aoeedr alteration in the transportation iiod receipt of oof papers, will i fcaW tell the public, what believe opon the Vihjert, ao lot fboae interested lake I be bint 'a word to ti wise, or. THE FATETTE YILLE 3s WESTERN RAIL ROAD- , yv . We believe there m but .one sentiment io tbe counlieg of F ewaa, Icdell, Davie, Sur- ff, ISBVHJSCH, nouufipu, VtUSIUBW IUU kiuilford, on the eubject el tbja Road, and that la, if U ahall bo so located aa to atiike ibe River above the mouth of Abbui'a Creek, Vhe residue of atbtk will be fKthwith ta ken by tbjWcoootiee.Jv-)tIierwiBer tko- nouot of aubecription will be eicewdingly small. We bare not beard of a dollar be ag aubcribed to the absotute aubecriptiea: ire find also, tbat noet of tboae latereatad a Hie work, are oppoaed to a eoadittvoa! iubscription, thvy fear, if one section ol the ountry coniineacee witb conditions, that mother will with another, and different ue, ao tbat at last there wdl be intermina- diascnsion. We thick witb tbeai thia it, tbat uolesa tbe whole Went can unite one and tbe am condition, it it better have oooe at alu Under tbe preaeut Me of things,' we cannot urge too siren u kisly upon tbe Director, to have the survey i nd eatiaiatea completed at an early day; all t r turned with eairernrss to tbe eipec- Id Keuorl ol Major 51cKtil: until .that fames out. it will be useless and vain to as any -euUscriptwn of y kind. The pie heieebouu are unwilling to lke a o in the daik: 'I her sT. thev want a r - iniouablu assutsnco tbat tbe Report wj ! or the ffreat sratn srowinu counties of Wi at: should that be done tbe work will uceed with tbe certainty of existence Mild it not be done, it will bave to be ex uted with other meaos than theirs. Such tbe growing confidence io tbe northern kut routei that we believe tbe wnoie aioca. uld be taken in one week, should it be und practicable. We know of several large bcn! ers to tbe condition, who would puble their subscriptions, and aeveral otb iltho would make large additions lo tbe hourt Uken bv them: I lie lowna oi aarwa Sarw Lttliahni-M nH Lnainoton. With the rich tntorWs of Abbot's Creek. SwearingCrdek, m proway, Uwbarie, Little Hiver and Deep k'r, cootajnidg as able population aa J to tbe same extent in North Carolina, f are assured will go in liberally, if a point high up as the mouth or Abbot's UreeK u ba made the first termipiu. There is wunuy not mile tbht we know of pb N iouteaoow uhdergotnga survey tbat i compare with these sections which til uBkienily ocar to tbe dpper Tute. TOTUE RIGHTABOUT, The Prt sideuts pet. General Jeyup, wbo frigtied himsolf iota tbe place of .bis com- ruder in chief, after, iatrigutng bini out ed himself io lha Wia'tra ntufactHHi of j. wifi.as the P e liiv- w bicb -that transaction -covers K od all coacerned . ie tU baee plot, by official, letter to tbe War. Department, Uiihed in tbe (Ulobe, he tbus endeavors reoove the atigina which hia own dirty "dua has faatened upon bis reputation: . Aao act of iustice to all my piedecos- r in cotniriand. i consider it my duty to 'I that the difficulties ? attending military Nratioagin tbts country can be properly Nutated oolv bv those aca-iaiuM with ro- 1 bave bad advaiitases which nciher il . wp i. uem possessed, in better preparations M. uem poesesecd, in tKtlef prrpataliorj atmndanl auDnlies: and I found it im "'bio to operate wttli any prospect of sue ?.uom 4 bad ublihed m lme of depots too counuy. ?Thte fa a bervicd which Be man- would seek wab any otlr vie than the-utersper-foiioanceoflua duty, distiaction or increase of reputation ir our of the questionjend, the difficulties are auch, tlut tlw brt con certed plana may result in abaulate failure, and the, best establisned repuWhon be lost witnoiii a iuiit If I bare at any-time sstd aoght in dts arxgoaient of "the operuliona of othera in TloniU, eiil verbally or in writing, offi- cwiTy or uttotliciitllv, knowing tb country is I know It, 1 consider myself bound as inia of honor solemnly to retract it." 1 But tin ail cornea too Lie; public opin ion is formed as to bis conduct: Howora bie men to the army, as well aa in cavil, hfe, hare all formed the Sterne conclusion, to wit, that Of ueral Jesup mad! a eeevet easault up on the reputation of Cie superior officer, which be intended to ee Levi dae, and which was only brought to light by the pre cipitous temper of tfce Piestrh-ut'jn a mo ment of excitement, and but for which dis nuourv tu law IH 1 1 14 ID WDICQ It (IMS pro tt baa dued,jbierrj.ritiou would aever bavo been We lute reed tbe defence of ihi w.r wWfj pairof,vwith feHng of great retit t. We areiQoitjfiod toeea two aut h men aa Oe3KQ...UHi8 to degr.de and cnuuuaU each other, when we verily believethatwack baa done all they could for tbelionpr of their country, and when the fault, as all tbe tvatunoev ahowa. Ins ait lue door or.ueilbef DL tUeuu- It any lbr n wr wanting U clear tbe feptUutions of ei ther of these gallant men, we think M oay be found in llte'eatract wtucb we have copied into (be; loregoing paragraph. The fovertmieot wbicb Ims thrown, these two brave aneolu to this attitude tuwai da each other, as well by its retnianesa, in providing for tbe Se uiinole Campaigns by aubjectnig them to thia ignorui nume trial, baa a great oO to answtr Xur; and the norejor the fact turns out jo be,thaLthe government itself is the partjr that ought to have been tried for -ibe failure jn tbjt'war laTFlorldaT ' Tua .PaMiDsar. The Washington eom-s-poodeai f tbeCeurier k Ceoifirsr aaya ; " The President Is very, very feeble, and will not be abk to eucnmencs hi journey m tbe tler uuiage on tba 8th of March, as be intended. In oowaeoce-be has given notice of his intention to take up hie lodirrn with Mr. Blair on tbe mor ning of ibe third lii This May be a fit termina--iWin ior such an adoaiubtation aa thx preseul. but it does not boonoas tbe dignity of aau. n that sny Ea-trShlnf sbou'd domiclliat hitevelf if dor the root of aucb a man as lilair." Bank of Cap Fear.-Col. John O. Jones baa boen eUeied FresiSrsl of thia IntliluiHjH, nice Ut. Jatnrs Owen. rnined the laiu-r having ben choeen Prwi.lent of ihs Wjlmine uou ou.u.,,. v, Dudley rekigned. Wiinir.ton and HtJinx ltoad.-T So!t scripiion ol ok thw Kmi by tnrtmduali, it ia aacenaiiied, lias rca'lipd iliat ponil, wlndt fiiliiUs IheUouipny to lu ile suUrripiion of two fifth id its Camlli. Tdcre li ii.i lnuj.-r. any duuut. of ilia aucceshlul proacculion uf this woilc. REPORT OF'TIIE TRIAL OF HEN RY SWINK. Statb Seneriui Cou.t i Law for a. fUi kiir. 3 ,S,-J6 vs. an Co., fail Iviro, lianar S At 10o'clo.-k, Ootolior lJlh. 1336. The Pri soner wss broiiifhi to the br ariaiirned and Pbtad " not guilty." '1 bo lorlictmiuii charged la four eounis, ibat the prisoner had murdnied kiaaarn Wife. Marwarttt. on the IO1I1 day of A- J pril, J8dd. 11. Hasging.iihoakiegTnd killing, 1 - H.t. ... - l Sik.l J.l.i.-lkif. till a rove, KvrT"''"f,v".- lb' the handa-5rd ; beaung, wsondtng an.i killing, with bands, test, fists, with force swd uma-.4th : erivine a mortal -wound on tbe aide of tlie hsad with a eomuihing Iron of the value of twe shillings. At 80 minutes alter 12 o'clock a Jury waa ewum and ewpMiaelled, many boini? rejeeao wn vj w, jh.wi . -j their own opinio having been formed and ex pressed. The Indiotaieht was then rea4 in the hearing ef the Prisoner, Court arid Jury, by Mr SoKoiwr oiodeiter. Witness were then ealtd--lat, Samuel Lemly. he Coroner presi diag al tbe inoaeet taken upon view of ths body of tbe deoawsed, on ibe muraing aiter tha mur dar,. ' He eaw the wile of tbe prisoner uoaa in slept the eurpae waa much mangled and bloody ih wuond on ihe bead prisoner waa ths bee Where e waa mwrnieu u . araa present Whew witness arrived the Hair or me derwated waa drawn over the wound oa me r head, blood oongealed in tbenair.ne arreaieu .J kcoht.orisouer ,Ui lbs Coail House, i mites dbjOMilorn bia dwelling, thee saw blood on the sleeves his abiri. aud two epors of bloo.1 uw the akin e hie arm. frieouer said the euius of blood noma from a ore lhal he bad bled J af lei wards said bis boaa bmd,nfl tee aitrw?.e from it. lie was then eross examined, and only tepesisd verbatim as eUre: lurteer eaammcs lo account 4or the auurdei,- be appwarad-eamlcaa sod IttdirTrieut JJ. 'Crge ViK. M of "I"' stated itial tbe wimod u the heaJ of ibe de'd. was aaie and -a half iucbesiloog. that ihe purple orinutofa yope the" neck and thnau were Lte plain ; her black hair carefully the wound in ba beid cmg-alod with t blood ; prisoner waa preant at the time ef ''n-"; be was lakee to tha kitchen, afterward-bmdgbt to IdWn, there xanined. nurka ol blood ap peared npoa hi ahrrt sleeve, snd en ihs skin of hisarm.Vrieoner Ural aaid that thaatairi rru occaaioned by ibe bleeding bia nose, and after ward. said tiianbe stains were owaaioned Hy llta blood from a horse. t vJoha CochcnboJr.said be saw the dead body duiingtbe-lime ofthn inquest, saw " prisoner'a leArm.ando hi ahirt aleeve ; bad Uofiabeenei prig's bouee ufl the aleeve, apotared to have been as 11 e" or ameered onfaad not Bailing dromng on it. rriMMiet owntu . .-- . children i there waa but one -luem in tbe buuae, tw tied ia it, ptuwiw oa acwwa uf haru. a aora Ie2.alptaluuti. Df Bvoelte)!, uw the'dead bed at tbe timel .J a. L..t.Ai . . i - " f . I w hw iims woaaoue tbe bead, park im the font ouii ol tbe neck with the inpreaaion f a rqw auffiowot to have caased iepieloa T eirsutatiofi and re.paraiion. Th wsand eo the beid wat.a laroetsicd one 9 inches km! , Wdliaaa Wvsi, Step Fsiher of lae priaoner aaid he was at kt ilous of prisuuor about soa rise, on ihs aursinjpif Uia injut ; the mother uf lea. was prettiit, charged prisoner with hav ing kWlwd her daiiUiwr, his wife, because of his having m ay aiouey, ihscukl u tb prrdins onapace warraiil,i6sael against him at il.e rrlhlioii uf bis wifr; primef remained silent, awU did nul deny the ebarire: the oriauurr mud Uia wife lf?4 disagreeably, hud fieueiH quar- .rots, deed, hsd" a guml obaiao(-r 1 witat sawldeitak ioay whai evidence etiall be aalisiVeU deed, aiauo Auwe, ibe Jtfau e-veriingln imia, inisw pjiaoflefio hav boa Ira uia wife ones about 19 tawoU) ifure, Dial they Tlkd been jnariiei JilwotiVitieen years, aTi bad thru children. , 'Naacy Sojith went tj tbe honee of ctisonr vn man ria ni u. inornuig ol Hie innurst. is nuieii.iuuub ijTrkfl'A,..!.. . ' sw conaeueiHM of Ihronitiiion iectvd fruma ie Jgro buy Viwd Swiull was up sad drw-d, iImiJ bouj oi oeeo. wassun warta, two ot llu okil dren wers aJmj up and drwetl,oi uHaw in rhebe- that ?wiut u'itally slet rn. Swiiik paaally klcpi aUicwt seouarrt of havinv a avire leg-i-lbe children, particularly lire yuuun mvrt aJwsysalM wiib dxed. Thers was but tMie rums ia tbo IIuum. tbe two beds wero in it,- st 1x . feet apart; prisoner epjteared stupid and auijen, ' bamuel JonVs iu Hie Spring of JL93S, buofht fuddr'tf Swiiik, wiu iuixouvd si a prevtuja tius aUU bondlps wHbout reexivlny pyieent ; iiher4 400 on lbs day'previuoa to the mur VS b7w going io pay the costs m the etss w ub-bis Jfhu Fealef saw Sar ink on the eveninr nre- . - vutus lo lbs sflir-hd MNitn dimiuice with, him wdln towards boms, eicc .vcrmi he had t bwm dri kiug, ai wa. itnij iotosiesW, toft Iitui on be road two milt frwu huuie near uaK. . , Jeam Juhnsum said be waa preer-nt on the morning on which ernontira aire we fininJ deatfiaaw blood en 9wmk'a r lot her, the aleevet bw alitrt suMsn-d 3 of 3 I ochre -tiloud uu the km of his arm. hiuud of tu sarne colour aa lha I on the bed. Wmums rbaiged humk aits uav ing klltfd hia wife ; iie.said I never did ao be fort nof avr abal rope found ; (triauner . ssid tbia is not the rope. The ropn hsd hluod uo it, prisoner eaid be bed need the top tbe iuil before about beef. Toe Prisoner offered no testimony. ' Mr. r ewnen-eaeof tbe priaooer'a coaaarl opened Ihcilio : tleleuue Inn long arguaient tiouiiuenting on the tf-aiituouy and tusiaMnir ou tla inauflioWner. So- 4 ltciior Hmtetmi fvmdi-t ter - inawiesVthat rhe res tiwoay waa aofficiently strong to raits a violent preeuulption of guilt.; Prisoner waa In the house at the Urea of lb uiarder.be has been traced to near hie own house takhig his courts tow srds it law on Iba prsvioue evenirte bs is f.mnd ther early tiext nuirnwg, with noue else but ths oVe,l. and three small children ; he' relied on o'lier suoiitf ctrcemstaticea.'aa hia uo deny 102 when ebargvd with, lha murder, eT?r even inainua ted bl any other person wan guHiyfLtheTriar--pth der. Prisoner's oiufeaaion to ths witness John Sou, " 1 never did ao ' before itor never ahali," jana.uued4o.aB abiiutaetmttwsijQ. 'Mr. Naeh, the other eoanstil lor tbe pnwmer. occupied near ly ibe Mine ground that Mr. Pearson hd pr v MMisly done, htarauug on ihe inaulficifncy of tbe teuiuwny aaiul tbe Prisooer, ths alighl neas ft Ue c'4eiimsrahcee, abd the probabiliiy ol the uiurder being committed by aotne oiber pnr sor. A crmru ao coniraiy lo nature, should not be adtnutrd ) real on any human heing wilhnut aireeglieat direct pruut fit eircoiualuncta o bUony aa to amount In piitiv proof: Judge SftilK cukigid ti.tt Jury, that the ar vuntcitiof llt NHltir, that it n rmpucbeyebe il liie than leive ilea Jtirorstn at M iriiiK M i e .n cvi'i l cai evr 'o iiiiiotiucn pR:i'ive .if tiirfci li'iiiinony was corrt-l a an as sii.ici prrpr-iliuii ; it hud bc't n oinMrvfd in the ili'ff-tM-e that the pnoncr' cliiUreu abould have, bci.n iiittud x-fd aa they w r- pri'wnl at the tiuio ol lUe all'gd murder, Uiif im-y wt-re uf in rtuiuptHeni ai and oapjciiy. Oitcn nstatiliat Kiiiuixoy ur prpsiitiiuve viunire is . f Ihri-e liuii'H, a iiuhi. 1'ioliaWe a'id vmlent, liuhi i.rs- ' - .. . . L ..... .11 ... l "l .o. . r v lion lutiteiii but lilllr, tl.iloill l ,n..IUll .n IS I- (jiiil lo lull pruot, as to ll.e fire uiufliances. si rvug mioiili tolwculltiil violent presumption, tins de ptiule on the hwg'.h of time bfiwren tt-e bap pcein of ibe iauia and ihe oba ivaiion of-ilif wilneaa il viruowsiatieas of the attested bo in eonsMtnt wnb ntiHiCfOct), ibis In violent pr 6uiMptiin ; lmh ut convicHoo uii cirriinisLanli i! endenos, where the ac:ii'd n,w afierwaril -prosed to be moeni, -en ee- hf -ihe -yrtTsitrrer's oounsfl. should only be allowx to hve ibaerTfet nl'uiaking the Jury can tin a. "1 eelmiculitii-a in litis and annilar caaes Ininxiured sol awed upon to protect the mnocunt. . In this cae the greul quewton is, h is the pt rMn guilty the proof is sutfieiem to abow thai it murder haa brcn coru luitled, aud tbeti another ipicstion arnwa ni row it the Aidd of emjuiry. Is the prim'ner goil'y t If ibp ciroorustaocia uVtaibtd by !b w iiut aaea, aiiuw that his condunt ami the facta positively alledged by the wihiokscs, ahow that they were incoiiMsieiit with ieiM''C, and you ahill bo iitive the atiutwe., rhenibe -eoneiuaion tliat heisguilty If the facta sud cireoiiisiancee aft forfb by ail the M itneasra be tonal to ihe direct tesiiiuuiiy of one wnneia, provided you can cre dit ibottatliinoiiy ol the wiii.tes, this ainoMnu to via!ul ureauiupiion. We ihe blood opon fine prisoner's ruirt .leeve. 1 lie oicod upon ine kt,u 0 biwaim us tbe Ui fact ol there being no blood boon ths cbiii'reu ho usually slept in the aaiue bed with tb murdered uimbir? was Inw Ikct of one ef tbe children being found asleep in the bed of the accused wiihoul the sign it blooo? wo all these tacts induce you u belwte any Hung ? dons lbs Let of ihe ptinon'i'r'a e.rtdessiut.a sod bis stanrfrtig niawj when acsWd f liiA uot pointing lo i bo pntosjiM niurdorei or deHigiiaiiiur and sxpressing.iue suHpicivJI M .Ustfliur derei ? Wafiiot liiJae iJ.yja 'have eudu,git"h jwrt t tctt yoe-as-rbe prvshtmg ofririrr of tht , court thl iby ahoiild, h ym ... 41 v.uwlvrig Laveittbt wnb you in pronouncing your ausoiuie jaUgUteniin .Uiia case. ua mfv 4 the witnewa Johnaoe, lea matter of -anme-del-J icacy 4 it taay be omimroed into an alwolnte de otal oran abwluie oonleaawn.. Uui yoo must, fiosllwuen of lbs Jury, at land to the ctn-Otn-stsiiceR. It is adiditted that ihe prisoner waa illtteiate wan, we mu thaieforo. forbear any irrauiuiatical criticism aa lo the const ruction in aai peintof view. We muat uke the word to it w reasonable wauppoae ihe prisoner undel sidod them to express hw meaning al the time k. u,... iir.d; oolearoed aa Ls is, what Is their oomojoomeaaiog andinleal ? in eoeWar its plain meaning ia a atreci eeoisi aa to j I never did nor I never will Uo so." oui uj, an- 6er wav euoally Ires from erilical cooatruoiion other J 0, ,yt ..neMl .-.j rourdsr sit. I" Now taking i . , 0, h,,s meaning correspond h. woui 1 u , , rofsuuons, luey4uo no w -i - if pi ne, .n iaace,ov to a ouuWioo'.bvt are to be taLan by tbe jury as a eiwuiuaiaiMM oouaected witb uibtr ciioukiMicwH4 ftfigbsd and eonaidered aa eonaisienl -w iacwwialuM with wnoesaea you haver heard the evidence wf Lsmly and Vgler, tbsy bare W aaaaiiiMd aeparate and apart, tbey concur insjiowing that ib priaonw eui va cated aboit 4" h'uod ttn his arm; iruin and euoaiatawsy is evMsnce of inrawsnoe, falasbuod and eohiveeaiion are eooMMuiiiani with gailc Tua jury retired at about 9 o'clock in the eve-' ing eould not agre and were ah at op alt oigbt no a edheeipwal day the J err earns into Court, and aaked Uia Judge, rf the piiaueor's not deny ing and remaining silent whan accawd id lbs nMrder.auHMioied to a eunlsaMon of bw guilt? Ilia fjuoor rf plied, that m aveircuiuaianee which Ibe Jury must eumoder, as tbe tanri oansx aa ry to euaviiios the Aurytrf a Itct.nr bow utuoh it win n quire uj itwiuce a neiiei oi s lact i ns Jury povtmued lo disagree, avid wrre siiieily shut up under Ihs guard of an officer auiil 4 o' clock on the 4iteduy or I Sib of ' Utiobcf when Ibey eaiee rtio Court, said they Had 'agreed, and were polled, when eleven eaid diiSrile sadiv. 4 and 1 lie-oiher aid", " B. ing tirraal by tb laws of my cuunirv 1 aiu bouod ui sut he ia eailiy SbiirUraheTwa(diliebiilioMM-prvtf Siiir moruHNt the ('riavner. who waa ih aaked if he had any Himg to ajy. Why judru'vntof e'eaib should not oe ftiaaed apm him ? wbmi M' fh, hta coonael fiaa several reaoaie in arrrai of Judgineni, which were dpiui argument ovr roled $er latum, and JoJgmeflt of tli-aih prmioon ced. . . The Prismtarabeo Wayed an appeal. .and ihs ateeutd was wed ep, apjroed and toaw aidod to the Supreme Court. From thi Rakigh Rtgidsr. ' SCPHFMK VOVttT.-rln theclwenf ihe Statt v Iknton, decidtd 81 the prrseiti term of tbe auuiruie- Court, questions ittiahntr 10 Ihe mods. of drawuig dunra, ihe iMue and manner uf uukiu enlh-figrs. and ihe nature and aautcies eyA the grounds oj elialWogen, were .disunited a the bai end d4efmned by the Court ' And a ihe mailers so determined are of luunxdiaie infliience upon Ihe practice in the hupevior Courts, and, in lha regular eoorse of pubtiosiion, tbe iteport of the case will nut reach the t rule. sion betoie ihe cloae. ef the Spring Circuit, u is thought thai a sketch of the poinia ao deter mined, in snuaipalten of the fuli Repnrt, wiH be aoerptsbje alike to tbe Jaoges sne; the liar el tbe Superior Courta. , ' A brir aommanr of these ttoints haa. - under tbia impreaaioli, boeti preptradby a gentlsmsn of the Ur lioiu the very elaborate, clear and learrr- ad Unuton ol the Court, aa delivered by Mr. Jutic Castor ei we new preaeal it to Ihe pub- STATE . BENTON. wibaii ucf of Uu poinU rulti wt tk'tr Cate; 1. ti not error, lor a Judge In a capiat caae to dtreci the Jurors of Ibe, original panel (more than tle being w attendanei') Id life fuel drawn and "teedeied to tbe prisoner, although ibe pnaonerdemaoded thst names of ibe isles man should be pet hito the box end drawn -with ihoae ol tlieorigtnsi paiel. fttt, alilioiigh the latter proceeding mi&kt not be erroneon, the formuris m wl reuultr and tn beat accurdanoe thsatatatmyTTgnlTiltii on the subject ot Juries. ' And the same . mode of . proceeding should be adopted, as well- when a speet! renira bsa been Awarded wDder the set of 18J0, a where la lea Jurors ara suinUK-rred dteirtvm ttaiUUtti. - . i. W hen a Juror ia directed by Ihe Attorney General la stand ande uuiir" ihe panel la gon tbrugli,it is a challenge for cause Men laljen out ur which the cause in not lo be declared un til, by the whole number u( Jamrebmog dujpos d ot without completing an impest. It becmnes iieoesasry lo ei'qoire uf lite raui-e ef such chal leuire in oider io procsad aim the trial. Where )he oytjinal paosl la ftrut draw o. (a 11 abouM al- trndanre) the Aitornev Criitrril mnat ilti laff the ntoae ol challena tk n in one of thai p.iurl ao anon as that papul t dii ird of, as it is itoi rigtoUr tocail upon talea-jurora exurpt lit want uf Juror ol the original" panel 'Afiei theoncn -al parnj tt l atiacsird, oil Vut tiher Junr$ in allriulmct, whether aiiiiin.oncd on a Mcial re niieor de eircumtlahlibn$. consiiinic but one panel the A i'.K Gencial hun t rijfht lo witbhald the declaraimn of liia cunfte nl cbil lei.ge till it i" g''iie through, aub;ci t tins quail ttiaiion. that when the Coon Mull see tbat op prenaite or othrr ii jurtous cois4uncea may r auliliorn tbe t-xirt.no oaeiun ol aucb rmiii, .hr Court may, in the exeicwe rd" a imd d' tretiin! lo prereni such eohneqiiences,, reqiiir imu 10 declare ibe cause of ehatlei-ge at an tar lier peiiod Where lea than W nl the nrigii.nl panel are in atlen.lanfp, they al.oold be -addt-d 10 he-firtrrandTin-m nnrpvnei ntinmui aside, a Juror exiais now , aa it did behiie the aci of 1827 giving a ceriaiu nuhiber rf rrmig challenge lo the Officer pr.feuiii8 lor ihe State. And when Ihe d!iei is x.-a1ltd upw 10 asxigu hisesee of challcuge the taiue Juioi jer smptorily, sr he may. if hs pleves, waire bi challenge, and in that cate the Juror m b tendert d to ti.e priMnr. S. The allowance of a legal cl alle ge, where by the party ia compelled to ar-ert aa.a Juroi una whom he had a rigbi to rejaet, ia error in law, which vitiates the verdict and is to be cr wieifmrf by a new trial, but pnlrly by a m wre it itoed. "ttt a challenge ahould be dialinetiy taken, in order that the uppottie par ly may either deny Ihe truih of the matter air (edged, or "avoid it bv counter plea ef new mat ler. demur to ila auiflioiency in hjw. N here an issue ol fact ar weaves io the two fitet casea.il is In be irid. either by triers according lo the ancient uaage or ( w,bteh h lo ilie beai aud ni convaaieut mou) by . the tJuurt, by the awent of the parties, aecrding to our pradiee-and when the fact appear, either, by flndiiitf or ad cffieteticv of lha fhaNenire if a queetion of law, to ihe i deciwon .dJWch by J Jddge, exrepiion may ne taken an in mnn c.n and the whole matter shorM Iben be dtinel- ly aei.lWibuo Jimtentd thine appears but a challenge taken for a eeriain l cause '-and oVwVuretf by lire t-onrr, -n win oe i ft neMfroteiT bv tended tial abecnuae-of- e cnenire'iia - milled or proved and ila snfli-teney only pied .wihiKlgavAMUf: it determination. "Whether by irieroi b Court, ia ennolisiva and cannot be re-examined. 4 The ifaelice which has ohiained in thia Slate of putting lo Jurme tbtfoia and withit any ehaihmge taken what if osllul 'the prelim insry qoeetioe,' ia irreg.arand ao warranted by law. It is troa tbe Judge, if bebave raon to think there are improper person on the list of Jurors, msy; if he please, proceed lo purge Urn panel befoia rbawlog and tendering ihe Juror; or a Juror may aek to be excuwiJ 00 eecouniot his state of mind, aa well aa niber gr.aiieJe. snd Ihe Judge may consider ibe application and, in bia diacrelion, discbargf ihe Jun rj or it the par Ues choose, they mav submit to ihe Judge to ex '.amine iolu JadiflVry b J w'thent and ihe Jode may, if be tbmk proper, exer 1 1,., funriiun. u.ud in either jULJaty, r- ' --. v . . . I... 1 aa 1 br xpreas waiver by' the parlies, of all rijjht to chaileaye exoepi pertHnptoiily, Eioepi iu these insiawees, sucb , prelimmsry examinainma ara improper for until a Juror ia challenged and the aauee of challengs aliedged, I here is aoihingbe hue the Court to which an v saaiuinaiion ia per tinent. "Tbe party ahould irat dselaiv bia chal lenge and ltd eeuee-2f the fact alledged ia denied, then, and not nil then, arises a ease -for ihe ex amination ef tbe Juror' at any other pefsteV -ft A Jeter 10 be competent must Vend indif ferent as beatauda unsworn-, and ihilbrw,ve wbo bU made up, and declared bis opinion toschiog ibe matter ui be tried, fa in e oouipe leai Jumt This piepidwaihiii of ibe ma net euustjlulesa principal cause of challenge , ir the hw, epos the lact ol auch prejudieain ap pealing, deiMtttiitee that tbe Juror ia wader such a bias ss doss not wave bia mmd free to act upon tbe evidence; and tbeiefore the iH beta- prvtrd or admillad, uMkiB( is left lo d.eer,tiun but the Jsde muai declare tb Jumr oiniulitS rent as otm-lutooa of law. But res one ran Jtfifl.io the Jsryr, oh aocooni of socb btaa, but ibe pny avainal whom the bias t-peiau-s. snd ibeft'l.nt whew a jui.n la challesosd by one aneu-ted ! a arime o U.S. griamd thai he haa but-... I and fexpresW an utiiiiHi, ilju i ywt. ui oidr r PwPMiiu in riiaiwi'Ke, mat ine ini in ao formed and an prexaed h ssin ihiiuh that the w-ruaed wa gorlty. To constitute ground ol principal rhU. ge, bre inuei be a Bellied upm. Ml a case a heftt ibe mind of tbe J nr. ia 111 .t do upon the qsihm 10 be. ined. ifyptihei-csJ upmious -iKprSMhuis' pot aHtourrtiHg- this auts of mind de nu arrppnrt H-inripal chal b-ngsv. ; Tasy tswd m snepieWts nf biia, but do nut shew a ss eaprossly from them ihs. Uf does not draw an tnlerei.se ol uamdiu fern y snd thetelKe -they ran only b offered aa gnamj f challenge lo thtfttwr, in hich classif ehall njew. the QMSIMa ot ooiuilioWeiicy is suUiumed iu the ttna oi tK.n.iiiuWei.cy la suUiumed to ih www,, w. i , m m n iniviviNlw u, fci ui drswn ur m4 drswi seedt proper in eac -V 1 7k 1 1 Ti -n.aa.ii lhc4. dmcr.o., .hall k mm mtM i.imium 1 . rc r.. iu. u. a juror may oa examined in every caae to jruv the chose of ehulletige alledg-! janw. . a' a eo sgamst nrut, vnlrsa tne tua tier tenil to on lliat account may be liimaelf exuiuiued lit Shew the fact 7 The ground on which dn larlng an ' opinion diaqualifiea a Juror, is, that he 1 mayptobablybeiufluenccdbv that op...- jon, pt the rtaaona on wliich 11 ia founded, aryd uol solely by ihe evidence odufed ttn the trial. 'I herefore lie, who haa found the aame mailer between other parlies, or between the same parvtaa iu another suit or in midilpr trial between the parties in the aame suit, ia dtequstified, since he ought not to l) iufluciiccd' by what he (card on the former ""trials ; and yet the law presumes that he will be so influenced And for tltasame reason, he who forms Jf declares an opiniou from report orbeaisay, is dtaqtiaJificd. ULGCLA GENEIIAL1S. 'JVhereas, appeals are fretjueusly brought to this Crmrt ' upon iranai npts, in w -fcidt the pleadings are uol act fourth, otherwise than by an abstract o memorandum there of! and w hereas, the Act of Anise wbly cre ating this Court rvrjuircs of Hie Judges to tnapect lite whole record and to render thereon the proper jttdgtiienl ol Ihe law, it is declared that, henceforth, uo final Judg ment shall be here entered lit any caune, 11 0 1 J the Declaration anil oilir pleudtiigs be fully made up and entered ol reword. . .Itotctd at hit -The Emancipator of ycsicrdsy has dltHH:lly taken ground es. the Jt'lviM-aic i if the snntl;ainatioii of colors by iiiterinsrriaire, Every nian to his laatc -V, F. Com. A CO.MPl.ltlKNT! Col. Wink. tbed-legis In. in Florida, in an nridre lo hi coiisiitiienu, aays 'I have now Ik-cm hfre twelve year, and I aay it, with r-111- i-eriiy 1 rn 1 1 never aerved 10 a l aiLreaa o ue K rhirstrd in moral ai.d pdttire aa the jireecnt, w it Ii siiine hon. nabla fxciption. There is no liiprc wbl'h xnli: general intereM, and no feel tug wkien eefm 10 prtHiipi irirto to ecirun in any sort, except the n.nat ib (jrmliuf of a'l im pulse pari) siirii,anil the amnulNia ol faction.' No one doubts the accuiacy of iliepici;ir. u - -r -a- "f4yltcli1)urg f'irginiari. 'MASSACHUSETTS A committee of the Maassrhnaeit Legis lature have reported a bill authorizing the Governor to appoint a practical' Farmer to make anipritfiiUural - survey wf the - Com monwealth, and to make a defiled report every six inobths. The sum of $2,500 to be appropriated (0 1 b purpone. An article in a late bomber of the Mobile Rcgtatci gives an mteresting account of Ihe cotton growth of the Untied Slates It eaya that in only four slates, Alabama, Misems ippi, Louieiana. and Florida, has the culti vation of coiton increased. The whole of the crop of the United States in 1836, waa estimated al 490,000.000 of pounds. The number of fitfd hands, as correctly as could be aact rtainml, was suppoeed to be 941.000 valned at $100 each. Tbe total capital in vested in the growth, oi cotton in the 'Uni- l4inaM4Keav. t$aApm,fmm' .. . . - . . 1 j 1 1 i . .. I lie great increase in toe aeirianu 01 has enhanced their value 'eooeniooaly. and be considered as fM rm. .w - of the acinar Value of ... 1 propi-rty iaveeted 'in the mftivalion 6T cot ton. FAY ETTEVILtE. A RR1VED, On the 27th. steamer Ilenrietia, with towrnwat Only Son. in low, with goods for sundry persona in Fajretteville, and In Ute luteriof. . AIo. on the ?r5th. steamer JVrlmington of the New York Line, with boat Peter Uoea in tow. with OiKwIs Joj.' eundrv mer chanu in, Faye'treville, and J C MLnrrn, Troy it Drake,' J Loring, Uennetdi Neal, of the interior Also, a large quantity of Machinery for Henry Humphrey .of Greene boro and C I M ajeU Fyrjt "Al87on"""lh72$J Clarennon. with GooV fr aundry Mcrchaiita.of Tay nnvillel and for Gov. Dudley, and Mwr- & McKinnoii, of , he interior, his infamy oc discrmltl 1 bin to lorm and 1 ' u'""erT e-nautnpii.Mi ; be wi.t cxnros. a,i opink.ii thst One accused of a "I f. wv I'" 'ZTJ !"" crAneiagutfy. doee not f ii.elf. W.; any thing mmons or discreditable 1.. ute hm m vf ,8J5 ,n J Kail ,.f Juror: and therefore a Juror cliallemtfil ! the liUter. went m NV v. ..a ...j ..1 ...... In Tarborougb on ""Ihe 22d mat. by the Rcvd. John oinglelary, Mr JOHN L IIAP.GKAVE, of LexmL'loii, I3sifsn (!,- : to Ma CAKOIalff C O. 8. f ARK EH, daughter of fbco. ,.tkei( Eq. o; 4 ; e HUGH. JAW.VIN IIKNDKRo.N, At brrney at lwwbo d h,,U a pu,Wa5 hm. of the Ung fJrOas l,tt awe..,.- tMU tU U. ? lane;. Name tt(lo avBI,ab, (Uf,, y ai) dnya frow ibe lor.uer. pj. wa iUet,i U w. ?',,,'?'T."eiXof Liai'1''."' he .Siatw of JWih Uroiid-,, Uu-u caVtbe -!.t Mrch. Ili. inOis'gamnrf.; At the ..1 ' lol 15 yeara be was em I in the Ohio L'oivriiM ly at Allien., undsr ihe rare of io ffa.s Dr. B.ffi.yfca-i. Pieaidwaihere hs ,tllll " be Stlu.HiMr t sr ll4f rr.aaii()attx M.e y 1 4t at hid, ii.uei he ,M a.lmnu.4, tnu. ' I. UMi,bot While at ihar nlaeehe h.J aj. ,...0 lhal the climate waa i..,,dd h him. iciT fu, " and haiJ Imu removed i.i Krauklin Cdleo al A tb' on, (Giri,.) hMe bw graduated u arJooi tbr age.inay eara.reiiaingtb, rJr.i h.u,ur. , thvo teiurnt.i b.Hne and r.niuueird ihs aluos of Caw wnb hia brother J. P. Hendtraon. asul in the rail. 1831, he went to awherm ftW5 neetwwi.) sad eciert-d the Lia School of .Jutlire llag. ti, where: h remaioMd sutil beJaSt.lniNl licem-e to ptetd law in that Stats, tUm gist March. I0J5, (ihe dar ho arrived in I list ajsaa I 91 yeaieprue itr d tbt e for a hort lime and ... k.;.... . , men reiurne.1- 1,1 ,h 1 : ,,.. hie the Judges 1 1 . . . - . -. " V Court 1 J North Carolina w practicu ' i ,hi. Si.te, and llxed hi. reai.ieac. a , Ch ' fordion. where be iemint.d 11111II ihe Kull. IW4. " wnen upim a Uit to hie failmr a h. . 1 etdrj. he waa attacked wbf rhe htlri.us rWr and a vFoTeni Immnrlias-e inxn ul,. ut.i. ' ihenee to the I.Unrfof Sama Ltut, where r,e re mainne until the ixli jNuonry tssi; when ha M !" b.r.lfsaid Bng O i kw aa..llab, i??f') " " ",k ' b,,,n. '1 ',h. mV ,nd u,,t , the rt J.nu.,. ,V' i 1. ni. ilayt belore said linn arrived si Nesni b. and Was buried in Ihe vast Ct.ep. This yotin mn hath left an aged faih. r ud -mother, and uuuf ft wuds to Inmetil hnrMrly des'ih.'sud pmsuoia not ah enemy upon earth : his conduct fium a child wss conciliatory snd sbovs contt-niiori The climate tf Ihe North WiiB Itai severe f..f him, and .Vinfu t'rua loo warm snd damp and il la believed Ihst be tell s victim to lbs loo great contracts CmnMUMtceterf. Dim 1 In this County on ibe ih instant, Mr, WILLIAM RAIiEY,aged 05. . At Georgetown South Csrtdias, on the I9th ullimo, the Hon. THOS. R MITCH ELL, formerly a Representative io C'ofl grtsa. Also at the same place on the I4th, Mrs. Sl S U. HARD IV ICS U glHler of iiios ne conveyaucis fur Gcorgeiowu District? &, the only It rnale ollict.-r inthat Stale .she had bold Ibe vfli e kit 12 or 14 years Lnlily in M eet len burg county, Virginia, JOHN GI BAPTIST, Clrk of the. C.ut ty Court. Mr. B is aani lo have been an wble.Xfierienced and faitltlul otticiir. ALB Or OEV. JOMfCPJf ORAIIA M'9 jNEGaOEg fe LAlvD. FIUE edmiiiialraiora will pruned to mt, at JL the li'.e re.iilei.ee nf Gen Jim- ch Gralmm, rtccM, in Lincnln county n the .'2d uf March, 1837, the flo miitf priertya vis: A larc (jiiHiititv of (!ORN, A quantity of Iron, Casting?, and Piniefiil, TynAene Cold Alill Castings, ..Statu nerr-Tj?on'!t g-rrer Nails, laUATHKIl, Lilimrv, Survey injf Instruments, 1 Jflttnllf piece 4 Inrk. (Brati,) 1 VTf.f II t VTTPll (Km Htm tin i'aenl) Honseliold nntl Kitchen. Xiao 44 iVKGHOES, AlaL VOUNG. Among the nuntlier arc noma) , good Potters, He Pin era, iu u Forge and Hammermen, liiuck'bDiitlis, t'ur ' penteru and Col- TERMS A credit, and made known oa lbs day of- Silsww"wU. Mtmsy-tarwsy r t r JOHN D (iRAHtM.'.T ' , w.v. M. W. ALFXAMIKK. Jldminittratori teitA tin Jf'aJI asvicxeai N. U. Tbe ll wiU prooasd to sell at ties esme tnoe snd place, all the landed property cf sild deoessed, rwsisttng in psr nl a Qrsl rale Ksriu, witb a nswlyjluwhed fraoaa , a. ' " .J.:.--- ItteelUng vVt House and al ihn neoeseary uut ht.usts. Oib- er laoJ partly " J improved. P S. The adminlatraiora will atteud at Vnau. vinos Furnace, Lincoln county, on the Oral. Tueeday and Wedneaday r.r March", lo ieji'ile the litioka and old Notes, and bnpe all mdibtid will attend, and thereby aavs coat, as a furihtMudul avnee cannot be given J D O. jj a ' Aiareh li. 1 B9T -JwSt ' . LATJK DEEDS FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE r 31 It I, if 1. V.'i 'V ei 'if '
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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March 11, 1837, edition 1
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