Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-06
THE REVENUE.

THE REVENUE.
The house, in Committee Of the whole,
resumed the cpnsderation of the Revenue
subject
Mr.. Tucker spoke against total repeal
OF the Direct Tax, and ON the state of the
nation, Chat being il fact the subject I'M
der debate) Tor aoout IN hall An hour.
Mr.. Randolph then moved that he com
rlittee should rise, in order to take into
oonsiderationhis proposition for reducing
the Army. previous to deciding on the
question now before the House
This motion having been ne5atived-
Mr.. Randolph rose, and delivered
speech of three hours ON the opposite side OF
the general question from that taken by
MIR. Calhoun and Mr.. Tucker, to whom
principally his speech was IN reply. When
he concluded
Il he committee rose. reported progress,
and obtained leave to sit again.
MIR. Randolph rose to make q motto
respecting decrepan y he had discovered
between the account of the receipts and
expenditures from the commencement, Of
the government, recently laid before the
house, and that which was laid before
Congress some years ago.
Before the motion was stated from the
chair, IL WAS discovered there was not Il
quorum present and
The house adjourned.
a letter from Washington. to tic Editor
of the n Y. Evening PaSt, dated Jan. 2Sth,
seys--'' The affair Of the Spanish demand
is not regard d s Of any import :uce here
1t is not likely to alter the Course in which
things have been going on for some years
past. Mr.. E.rving, our Mn stcr, is going
to his post, and the negotiation about the
eastern boundary of Louisiana, with ether
concerns, is transferred to Madrid"
We understand that Weldon II. Ets-
wards, Esq. of Warrenton. is ele ted Rep
| resentative to Congress, from the dstr.c I
composed If the counties Of Grenvilie
Warren, Franklin and Nash, in the place
! of the Hon. Nathaniel Macon, appointe 1
Senator. Raleigh Star, Jau-c6.
! DIesSrs. Gales & .Seaton,
! IL would EN-, iio., representations H.
/ the newspapers that am acting prominent pait
~ tie discussions concerning the ensuing Presiden
ta' election. ! am extremely relucttc tn prt SEM
| myself b. fore the public III soch an affair hut il
| has become unavoidable. Ii is not strange that &
question so Interesting to the nation tie election
OF chief magistrate, should, at this time, be tie to
| PIC OF conversation aud enquiry. /, however, have
| IA no Instance introduced the subject nor have
! been disposed 10 take active part in any coutro
versy requesting It, IL true, that from the y, iot
Ut MY arrival at this place. have been ircqu; nit,
consulted In reference 10 the pr, tensions of parCct
lar Individuals for the presidency, b, gentlemen. who
! iro7n the relations subsisting between us, had 9
| right To converse with me freely on any poIitica
\ subject. In consequence OF repeated enquiri.4
| FROM them, whether Mr. Crawford was TO be con
| sidered among the compelitors. accompanied viii
the desire that his views should be sscc,tai.eG,
| communicated 10 him What had passed He rcp.i
! ed without reserve, that he did not consider lin
| sell among the number OF those from whom the Sc
| lection ought TO he made and that lac was u,
| vi ling TO be held up as a competitor for the Of
! fee.
| have peitormed no other part than to com
munic,,te this declaration (which was authorized
| 'odo) to the gentlemen by whom / WAS consult
ed.
| WIN. w. BIBB.
| Vashington, February /, ISIG.