Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-24

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Communication to the IL. Old. stating
that they had passed the Resolution for
procuring a territory 10 ,rhicd free psrso,.s IF
ccfofu' may be remcred, with AN amend
ment-This amendment goes 20 add . the
coast Of 4 fiica" To the coast of the North
Pacihc Ocean OF such other place as the
government Of the u. :. may select-T'he
II. Of d. ccnrnrred in this addition.
The bill diro,ci.ig Sophia MEaughen
rom her husband Charles M'Caughen,
gave rise TO IA long and animated discus
SION on tie general subject OF dsrorce-Mr.
Doidrldge delivered an elaborate and
learned argument upon the question he
preferred that the facts of the case should
previously be Investigated before a Court
OF Chanccry-and eXpatiated on the laNity
OF morals which would arise from a faci-
lity III granting dvcrces-Messrs. Heath,
Tucker, Mercer (of ~ Cclston 81 Black
burn, Joined in the discuSsion.-On MIR.
MERGERS suggestion Cha, lie could not
vote tor the bill if the offending party
was to be placed on the same footing with
The InIured-Alr. Heath introduced a
Kyder, when goes Ia prohibit Charles
MCaughen from marrying ayain. dec!ar-
ing that in that case be Should he deem
Ell guilty ofbigamv question WAS
taken, and the bin with the ryder passed
without Il division.
On MIR. Hercer'smoticn, the Resolution
from the c. of s. and G. for establishing
bank for The Literary Fund, was called
up-Mr. NJ. addressed Il Speecl, in favor
otthe Scheme-takiug an extensive view
OF the number and position of the great
schools whichhcwiShedt "a see established
out at that Fund, and tiieresources which
fWould possess tort.,l. puTposc-iiis plan
embraced one university, < COLLEGES es-
tabiished in distinct parts or the State
20 or % academies, and primary schoc,s
besides extending the library and appar;,.
tuS OF VIM. 81 Mary College, and endow-
ing some of the existing academies will,
further resources. Tie expencc of these
approprlationswaSe estimated al So. 600 GOO
--otwliich they had AS YET ahout40o oOo-
they might expect S7l9, 000 due by the {.
:. ana 220,OO0 more as interest on our
loans To that govcrnmeut-thms making
III all about 800, 000-deticit 5 700 OO0
winch he proposed 10 raise by the operati-
on OF The Bank-tt Is impossible for us 10
follow tile elaborate calculations of the
ingenious spea ker ON this subiect-When
lie sat down.: the question was taken on
concurring IN the Resolution of the
Committee, and carried without opnositi-
| on.
Various other measures were offered 20
the House, which we small notice in their
subsequent stages.
-. General GAINES and Addict Camp reach
ed this city yesterday.
Pr We shall, in our next, give place to the
| report OF the select Committee, on the CoM-
PENSATIoh-LAw-f!yer other part is treated
with great ability except that important one.
'hat me Congress, which ordered the contpen,
saton, undertook to extend il TO fAesnselces-how
contrary TO the amendment proposed hv tie
| virginia Convention Z" hat the laws asce +
tanning tie compensation of senators and req.
resentatVes tor their services, be pcytpored ~
their operation, i.atH after the election ofreDre
sentatiyes Immediately succeeding the uassiuo
thereof; that, excepted which shall first be pa.
sed on the sublectl'-1his points barely aIan-
ced al IN the RePort-and that g most ialaely
and unprohtably"
E1~ ALEXANDER c. HANSON, is elected SEN
atoi OF the united States, by 1 majority of serea
votes, over Gen. WIHD:Is.
~ Owing to the Christmas IiOii6ays our Paper will
not appear until fyiaay. ''' "'''
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