The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-13


Tie Go1erno,'y Ietter 10 the kee5lat,ge Of
Virginia, 9vaS aeco, 'aouiod By II Doenme,as /;
one Of evbieb Only be-. yet been preIexted 20 tie
9nb!ie confederation. Sonie Of tbeje Documents
~ intere7ing at tie eyeieNt time, hs
tie fi'ltfanee cf/er'erni cftben' ba5 a6eGdy been
communicated 70 the public tbro' other ehonreiJ J;
and /ome Of them relate nsersiy TO priz,0fe ard
ioea! concerns. Hence, in Gbeaking ofaH tie pa
1oer5 Of tbiJ ciaf it is fs6feient 10 make a 7ery
general and diRant rstsyeaee.--7.6ert remain a
fssv, bo9ve1er, zvbicb calculated TO eonq,ey
Importance. an the papers Of this eiaEi, quiN
therefore be prsisnted in their entire form.
The Paper No. lis the public notice re-
CURED by law of the rciult OF the Election OF
Electors, for chooling PRECEDENT and Vice Pre-
ident of the United States"
No. 2-Contains the Resignation of Wilton c.
Nicholas, and A. B. Venable, as Senators of
the United States.-The vacancies thereby pro-
duced were filled by temporary appointment
by the Executive Council, of w. Is. Giles and
Andrew Moore, which have been lately confirm
ed by the prclent Legislature. Thefe letters
will deferve publication, both on account of the
high character which their authors have acquir-
ed, and becaufe the event which they feparately
announce is probably the mott intereltipg incl
dent of their lives.
Norfolk, May 2ed, 1904.
SIR,
When paf1ed through Richmond on my
journey to this town, ihould have prefentcd
TO your Excelency the refgnation Of my feat in
the Senate of the United States, had 1 formed
the refolution that have now taken.
The PRECEDENT of the United States having Of
.ered to my acceptance the poft of Collector of
Norfolk, came hither to decide, after a more
accurate view of the fubje6t, what meafure
ought to adopt. The high honor that has been
conferred upon me by my country, has never
ceaied 70 be duly appreciated, with the fullnefs
OF gratitude which it TO juhly demands and
were not confcious that a fuccefIor can readi-
ybe found more competent than myief TO the
duties OF Senator of the United States, nothing
would induce me TO ak pcrmiiiion to rclinquiih
that Respectable itaton. As it is, however,
fruit that ihal not be con6dered as abandon
ing that affettionate attachment which / have
always profeiled, and will never fail TO prove on
any location, to my native fate, when / enter
into an Office under the General Government.
Let me entreat your Excellency to receive
this as my resignation; and when you commu-
nicate it to the General A1e,nbly, fuffer me to
requeit them, fir, through you, to receive nv
warmeft acknowledgements for their kindnefs,
and to be afured of my devotion to thofc prin-
ciples, which have drawn forth their fuccefsfu
efforts towards the Establishment of our prefent
happy fyftem of affairs.
have the honor fir to be, with the higheR
refpeS and per1onal efteem,
Your Excellency's mott obed't ferv't,
(Signed) w. C. NICHOLAS.
His Excellency John Page, Richmond.
Copy.
Richmond, July 5fb, 1904.
A variety of considerations have made it
neceaary that ihould reign my ftuation as A
nf ife1C ~, &
accept this rs notification, in order that the
vacancy may be filled, if it fhould be deemed
necelIry, by the Executive, before the next
meeting of Congrefs / cannot help on this oc-
caion, exprelling the great regret | feel on re-
\hnquiihing an Office conferred on me by the Ge-
n Nerai Aiiembly, before the term of fervice con-
.A..,clateA. had been complicated but the great
ieI'sIn Of time that have been in the public
fervice, has 70 far difabled me from attending to
my private affairs, as to make this meafure ra-
ther matter of necefIity than of choice.
BE pcafed to accept alinrances of my high
refpe6t, and believe me to be, with great regard,
Your obed't 1erv't,
(Signed) ABM. B. VENABLE.
His Excellency John Page.
a Copy.
No. SIS the letter from Mr.. Monroe, which
\ has already been publilhed.
No. lis notification of James Madifon,
he secretary or State, OF the adoption of an
amendment to the Contribution of the United
States, refpeaing the manner of voting for Pre-
iident and Vice Prefident. This notification
has been already pubihed.
NO. SIS a letter from the Governor of Maj
fachufetts, with certain refolutions of the Le-
elIature of that tate, propoing an amendment
to the Contribution Of the United States.--Thefe
are commonly called Eiy'5 amendments, and
were publifhed foon after their adoption in June
of the pretent year. Mr.. Bidwel's Speech in
the fenate of Mahachufetts, which was con-
cluded in the laf No. of this paper, was intend.
ed to expo(e the fallacy and destructive tenden.
cy of thefe celebrated rcfoutions.
No. 6-Contains rcfoluton of the Genera
AfIembly of Kentucky, propofng co-opera.
tion the part of Virginia, with that rate
Pennfylvania and the fate of Ohio, in opening
the rapids of the river Ohio.-The bsR mode OF
carrying on the commercial communication be.
tween this qveR1u country and the ocean, is
perhaps at this time one of the mot curious and
important problems in the political economy
of the u. s. Whether the expence oftranfpor.
tation through the MilTfiPpi and its branche,
is greater or lels than the cXpence of trsnlporta
tion through the waters which empty into the
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