Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-09
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DOMESTIC.
WASHINGToN, December 4 The Sc
cretary of War, q. c. CALHOUN arriv-
ed IN this city OF Tuesday Nat lat.
Ma RYLAND LEGISLAI'URE.
EDITORS ORRESPON DEN CE.


EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
ANNAPOLIS, Dec. l.
Forty mine members of the House of
Delegates met This day, and, after their
| names were called over, and before thev
proceeded 10 be qualified, a question Il
rose as TO the conStiulionaliN OF tie law
oil Tie last session, respecting dueiiny.
II WAS commended by Mr. Wilson, OF
| worcester, and MIR. iecompie, OF Eor-
| chester, that the law was demonstrations
al, and re ured qnahhcajion not re-
cognized by the constitution. M. Har-
| risOn OF Queen Anne, commended thar the
law was constitutional, but proposed an
! adjournment until tomorrow, that mem
| berS might have time for reh, ctuh on
He question thus presented which was
| finally agreed 10.
| All the members unite in reprohatlng
| Inc practice OF duellmg at The same
Time many OF them consider TIE law uu-
| constitutional, and some of Them object
to tie oath which they think goes rather
| 100 tar. During their continuance In once.
they are willing 10 submit to the provisi'
ons OF the law aud the oafi, but not Ion
| ger.
A number of members have arrived.
Tins afternoon tomorrow the house
will be nearly full. ~.
lOtFIClAl,
DEC. 5.-The President has appointed
C0SGr augustus Rodney, John GRAHAM and
lheodcrich Bland, Esquires, Commissi-
oners OF the United States to South Anne
RIGA.
The session of Congress will necessa-
r!y not be very interesting for the first
| two or three weeks, which are usually
| occupied ln propositions and inquiries
| respecting the public affairs which arc to
| form the subjects of delberation i'm the
more advanced period OF the session.
| ltrequres some time for the new mem
oers who come at each Congress and
! those who have before enjoyed the honor
| OF the senatorial or representative staff
| ons, TO become acquainted with each o.
| ther, and With each others character and
| scnllmei Ie-and such all acquaintance
! IS indispensable 10 a correct and inielli-
| gent transaction of public business. The
! difficulty /, the greater, when the reneva-
ton has been SO complete as in the pre-
| sent Congress. But II appears 10 MS that
| Tie members have come together at this
! session with the best dispositions for
| public business. Tie composition of Tie
! Senate, at the present day, leaves us no
room TO doubt it viii sustain Tie vencra-
| bic and le,ated charactcr which belciips
to IT. OF ihe House OF Representative,
! large proportion of the members are af
! that period Of life, when the spirit. have
| lost none OF their elasticity, the faculties
none OF their cucTey. From such BODY
| We may expect activity and decision; and
| NE proportion OF experience and gravity
belonging TO that body will secure The
praise OF maturity TO lis Judgment. We
miss indeed the Pmkneys, the Calhouns,
the Grosvenors, tie Randolphs, the Web
| siers, who, with their c0mpeers who re-
main, formed brilliant galaxy of talent
and eloquence i'll the last House of Re-
! preSeniatiyes bat, unless we are mistak-
EN-, equal talents will be developed in the
| present, the more acceptable, because
| public rumor has net dinned cur airs
with the report Of them. 10.