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 THE GAZETTE AND THE CONSTITUTION.

 Your statement about the manner of employing Bank Attorneys in Alabama is all guesS leoh, neigh Dor. If you had read the Statutes of Alabama you would have that the decision of the Legislature of that State, referred to by us, was in point We have not room this week to continue the discussion Of the question: nor do we kno that it is called for We could however, array against you the opinions of Judge Trmble and Mir Trapnall, whose judge ments as Constitutional lawyers, we presume you will hardly question. They, as we'll as several oth- ergent'enen ofhigh standing as lawyers, have deci- 6ed, by their votes, at least, that Bank Attorney holds no otfce within the meaning of the Constilu- tion.

 And we think it within the range of possibility that the Editor of the Gazette has formed his opin ion without much investigation, judging from his statements about the case referred to in Alabama And that had we room to publish an argument on the subject, he might be convinced that whatever may be his power of discrimination, he is wrong for once.

 We would suggest, for the pRrpose of aiding his power of pereeirng reSem5lances that the Constitu ton, in terms, makes the prosecuting Attorneys o6icers and their places Q6iees Not so with Bank Attorneys.

 If the Constitution were silent on the subject, and lawyers were simply employed to prosecute for the State esunder an act of the Legislature, they would not, Tn our opinion hold offices No matter whether fhelr employment were effected by appointment ef the Courts, Commissioners from the Governor or elections-by the Legislature, these would only ba ,. nodes of employing them, and they would be but Attorneys, and not officers, when employed in ei. ther way It is not the manner of empIoyino or eiectin5 that makes the oice but the nasrs of inc functions 10 be performed

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 DEATH or GEN. JOHN CIARK.-Gep. JaHx CLARK, Senator from iile counties of Chieot Union and Bradley died, in thiseity on the 2d inst. aler very short illness He vas buried on the next day with Masonic honors, aceompahed by such cereno- nes on tue part of the General Assembly, as are usually paid so the deceased members of the body. Ne was highis worthy man. useful member of society. and iaishipl peblis servant and his death is deeply lamenisd by all nso knew him.

 ~srusz<<zs---s-z-s- .-..s.-.s, AnorRxNEyr or THE GEsIRsG AssrMnfY.- Inc two Houses passed lcs1taiioa lo aijoaFa slss d< on Monday last but ia Consequence af the aaath offhs Hon. John Clark. business uas susosa.ls.l ts the greater portion cf tive aags which made ie ne ss-ssTf fo oEessiEi the fesala,isa Ii is 4ii sesia. he~ssss. that iis adjournment wia lsks place sa t~ keneN.