Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-27
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WASHINGTON, March2l.. The proceed
ingS OF yesterday, Of the two Houses of
Congress, are excluded by desire TO dis
raich lie proceedings which have taken
place III tEe House on the subject OF our
administrations WITH foreign powers.
I'hv Senate yesterday forwarded good
deal O: business before !: of i minor cha
racter; and the II. OfsepreseHiaiives were
engaged nearly al day la settling the RIGHT
al NJ. hERRICK (And viii: il that Of u
thor members, Iavoved IN the decision
OF the punclpir) To 1t seat in thar body,
WHICH question WAS finally dGcided III ia
vOr OF his ieiaII,nt. ms sea-.
The proceedings of both branches Will
he givenon Monday. LNat Int.
Haych 23.-Our readers wiil recoliect
the k .ort we published, some weeks ago.
of rlie committee OF rZiec,i1us Of the House
o! Representatives., in the case uilhe cau-
tested Election of General Herric!I, a
Member from Ohio. The report came
up last week, and was decided, after an
able Dei'ate of two DAYS, in Tie favor OF
the right OF the sitting member, by agree
ing to ilie report OF tie committee The
principle involved IN tins discussion is Of
more lhan common interest; and The de-
cislon wiiich has taken place has not Dui
question involved the rights of three or
four Oi!ier memb rs TO their seats, and
that there is alwayS i'll such cases an in
sensible bias operating on the House III
favor o. the sitting membeT, the decision
~ the question, by So Ian a majority a.
three votes, III favor of the right Of the
member, may he considered as 4 decision
agGi:st the principle Oh whIch that right
was sustained. Less personal merit than
that o! tie Member whose seat was con-
tested. would be sufficient 10 influence
more HAN twice tiiiee votes on doubt
iul pu' sjton.
These remarks are not made under Tie
impression t!Iat The dccision was rot i
jiSt one; on tiIat point ii IS not cnr bu-
siuess 10 express an 0piuun. We have
made tins suggestion, thdi, under the
view we have taken Uf the decision, no
citizen may hereafter subject his right TO
seal IN the Legislative Body TO be jeo-
pardlzed By holding an oiice under the
United Sidics, however unimpOriant-be
ii only that oi d Postmaster at u country
store or taVern-for one moment aller the
commencement OF the term for which
tre Is elected. i}y IN oversight in this
respect, several districts had nearly been
deprived ot their Representatives al The
present session; aud, though those gen
tlemen would no doubt have been imme-
daiely reelected, their absence for The
remainder of this session, when 9reat
questions are to he decided, might nave
seriously affected the interests Of their
constituents. ID.
The bill TO amend The several acts for
entOrcng the neutral relations of the
united States, yct lies OH tie table of the
House ct Representatives and, n it be
resumed al all, will probably be indeii-
mtciy postponed, and the subject lett
where II was as tie commencement of
the session.
We take this opportunity 10 notice
suggestion which has been made III a
new spaper, that AN inlimalion throw u out
6y Mr. Forsyth, in the Debate on that
Dill, had reference to proposition 10 de-
clare war against Spain. Dir. Fs re-
marks, we are confident, had 40 such
bearing. 10.
THE INDIAN WAR.
W6rch 2f.-Our accounts from Mil
icdEevlllr, under date of the 18Th instant,
IhFiiish us the pleasing occasion Of con
lrddiciing the report of the disaster said
To have occurred TO General Gaines;
though ii was not without some fouada-
non, an accident having occurred, Of
lae particulars Of which we have no in
formation, except that some person was
drowned. From ilIc present state fOmr
Information, we incline TO believe that
Major Wright escaped, as we'll rs General
Gaines The reports from tie interior
are so vague as TO lose al definite shape
before they reach even Nit, dgeYil.e.
r. IN.
'be 1Urora enormously stltes that Tie COM
.W''oners OF tie United states 10 Seth Ame-
"a lave" d0gblcd C.iDe U.rn.' ID f. the sloop
W war Ontario that has doubled that Cane.
Ins ls,we understand, desfred for the Worth
!" 'St Coast. The CON nissi1urrs to South A.
ne ca wiiiprobdby rot proceed farther Than
"'t $40 tie Ia Plata. IVa5tW1ion Cify GU.
L. pc ihe in.1rmliou Of Those who pretend %
Du1ht ilat form ofgOvernncnt exists 10 re
S"'t'c t"e affairs OF tie independent South A.
~. tic""s no thc province Of VentNuris. wcare
Gl.HHF.hed TO state, from a scarce tEatm may be
4, PENDED on, and by late adYices from the
,ttline, that irregular government. consisting
y, 'eiegaies frOm several districts. was iu sps,i.
NJ, n, on ihe Orouoko az Cdsauare data rood
ci'; s'dudiu4 suAsisted between the military
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