PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 2.
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Philadelphia, Feb. 9.
A case al great importance and interest IS nov
IN trial in the Supreme Court, Judge Huston, pre-
siding 1t is the case Of Levitt Harris vs.. Wilhau
ID. Lewis, brought to recover damages ior inc pun


cation Of libel, alleging consular msiieasahce ."
the part Of the Plaintiff while Consul Generai Q. inc
United States al 81. Petersburg, in the year looS,
and 10. Damages laid 100000 dollars, counsel
for the Plaintiff, George nj. Dallas, Charles J. In
gersoll and Horace Binney, Esquires; ior the de-
fendant Joseph r. Ingersoll and Charles Chauncey,
Esquires. Messrs J. Hopkinson and John ser
peant we're retained in the cause, but Mr. Hopkih-
son Withdrew on account Of indisposltlon, and Mr.
Sergeant is absent on the Tacubaya Mission. ne
case will probably occupy two or three weeks. nc
Jury was empanelled on Monday, and the plaintiffs
case, prima facic, was then concluded. Mr. J. x.
ingersoll opened on Tuesday Morning, and is still
speaking and reading documentary evidence. lhe
deposition of Mr.. j. @. Adams was read; that doc
ument alone with the exhibits makes 100 pages. II
is believed that 5000 pages will be read as defendants
and rebutting evidence. Commissions have been
taken to many parts Of the United States To Russia
&c. Several distinguished and some titled Russian
personages as we'll as other foreigners attend the
Cour, regularly. Palladium.


Bulrn vs Boaun "-There is an amusing contrast be-
The declared opinions Of DEWITT CLINTON in lol
respecting the pow er Of the general government to
roads and Canals and the opinions OF the same gen


eman expressed in his late message to the Newfoik Le.
s''''' J. 1879. IN 1926,
De Jru CLINTON and Cor, Saws Clinton to the legsa.
ernor .r,is proceeded toure, IL think due a
Washiugon and addressed Of duty and spirit of frank


by personal ness say that my opinion
v to the President OF The u lis equally hostile To ITS pos
nted aes, and the two sson exercise by, OF its
Houses Ut Congress- asking investment in, the national
aid for he canal, enter authorities can perceive in
prise celebrated "to encou ~ nothing less than THE HAR
rage agrculture promote BIsGER cEHTAiN DLsTHuc-
ard manufactures, TloN Tns STATE GOVERN.
facilitate tree and general in Mgsrs but
tercoutse between dlferenh il at once breaks down
parts Of The United States The barrier between gov.
IzIMENT ernmeh for national or exte.
or affairs, and loc govern
try cossoLIDATE ments for domestic nterl-
STRENGTHEN UNION " thisIor conceIns. +.


address was penned by Cln.I


to- himself


So much for consistency NJ III jsmnai
II has been asked What has Kentucky TO sxpec
from the present course OF The National Govern
:" A writer in the Kentucky Commentator
answers this question very satisfactorily;


Mr.. Adams has furnished evidence, that Ken
lucky and all the states, may expect, from him
republican administration. They may expect the
peace OF the conntty to be maintained its rights
vlndcated; its revenues economiztd; the public
debts discharged tho constitution preserved invio
late; the rights Of the state, protected the princi
pies Of liberty and free government cherished and
extended Kentucky mBy reasonably expect /.
That har domestic manufactures will be encouraged
Q. Internal Improvements facilitated; and at ali
events, 3. That her character will not be degraded
nor her patriotism stripped Of its reward, nor her
local interests marked out for opposition These
things may be expected and every benefit which
can result 10 the Union from an able and upright
administration. II is TOO true. that their path may
not be smooth one we have seen thar lesonf
has been formed an opposition has been started
iactious opposition IAN Opposition wnhou, piin-
cple; made up Of disappointed Office seekers and
intrguers for power; by whom every useIul mea-
sure OF the administration ssitempted to be thwar
ed every act oi importance assallcd, every motive
Of the President impeached. Nevertheless the ad-
minlslraton have srugsed along so far 10 the salts
faction OF the People and will doubtless get along
better when the Opposition shall cease talk away,
TO no purpose, The time OF both houses oil Congrcss.


Georgetoicn, Ky. Jon O.


y Is no, little amusing 10 witness the Efforts oi
the Jackson pstisans. both in and out Of the state,
10 produce the lmptesson abroad that Gener al
Jackson IS rapidly nsing in this state. We scsree-
y open Jackson paper, without being greeted
with an extract or copy OF letter purpoltng 10
De written BY some gentleman OF intelligence il
kentucky, whose opport for obtaining correct
Information on the subject, arc equal to any, &c.
hese letters go on TO give great and wonde .u ac
counts OF the increasing popularity Of the General
10 Kentucky. The writer's frequently undertake 10
give an eatmate OF the areng,h OF General Jackson
IN the different Congressional Districts. We're
Gently saw letter, which was said to be written il
Kentucky, and in which it was stated that even in
The District lately represented by MIR. Clay, Gen
Jackson would be stronger than MIR. Adams; and
thaf the present Representative to Congress- from