Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-27

! ,ng ~ ,i.e hands, and exposing tle,oeraons
o: CRIMINALS, even women, al The whipping
post, or condemning them To inactive con-
1nement IN The pesiiept cells of a loaih-
some dungeon, as The only alternatives to
absolute impun'y.
When we wrote the first line ofthis ar
IUcie, itiie did we intend thus Incidentally
TO open the question we have touched
and we will not pursue intoiis details the
anomaly OF our system of government,
under the provision which gives io Con-
gress exclusive Juris,li1tiGn over this Ter.
r,'ory. hat provision we have no de-
sire 10 disturb; not considering il at all
Incompatible will two objects which an.
| pear To us so reasonable that we can see
no possible objection 10 them-ijrs,. the
| establishment u. a local Legislature. with
the authority TO appoint all necessary Of
iicers, judges excepted and 2div, the
admission oi Delegate un The floor of
Congress, 10 represent the general inter-
esis at the District " Exclusive leeisla-
flon' vii be exercised in establishing
these organs. Such system, whilst il
VIII restore our ;ibrogaied rights, will re-
heVe congress from annual opportunities
respecting our jurisprudence, our militia,
our roads. bridy, S, taxes. &c. &e.
The right ut The District TO representa-
ton OF some sort in the general governs
ment, has been already sOlemnly recog-
nized by Congress, III passing an ACT, du-
Tlng The late war, 10 lay a portion of the
Direct Tax on the District-a liability 10
such IA tax implying IA right of representa-
ton.
The answer which has sometimes been
thought conclusive TO every proposiilou
of This sort, that those who DO moi like
the District government, are not Obliged
to live under II, is entitled to little respect.
Many OF the people of the District. orr
ginai residents, became members of Sc
parate community without their wishes
having been consulted respecting il o.
Tiers, who have since removed here, have
so far engrailed themselves into the soil.
that eradication would be fatal TO their
temporal interests. Both classes may.
nevertheless, very clearly see how their
condition mig Int be improved by iessening
their sense of Dependence.
On this subjecT, however, il is not to he
expected that Congress will ACT. unless
The people of The District first slew their
sense OF It's Importance by preferriny a
petition TO that effect; and whether our
opinion be that of a majority of the peo-
pie, we are unable TO say. We know
II is that OF highly respectable portion
of them. and should like to have the sense
OF the majority ascertained. Nat. mi.
GENERAL ELECTIONS.
SOUTH CAROLINA.-From the returns
WHICH we have received, ii appears that
Charles Pinckney is elected to Congress
from the Charleston District, by small
majority over ID. E. Huger, and larger
one over VIM. Crafts, ir.
Ntliam LOWnt!cS is reelected vitbaut
Aft,
Pen the Cumberland
District Messrs. Boden and Fullerton, Re
publican, are elected the former Mem
her OF the present congress.
Samuel Moore and Thomas j. Rogers.
Republican, are elected from The Easion
District. The former is also elected 10
supply the vacancy In the present Con-
sress occasioned by The resignation OF
Samuel ID. Inginam.
There has been warm contest i'm the
Pittsburg and Erie Districts, but we have
not YET heard The result.
Joseph Hiesier is re elected from the
Berks county District.
In northumberland District, George
Den",son and John Murray, beth Repub-
iicans, are elected. ID.
The general election for Congress took
place, i'll the State of Ohio, on Tuesday
the 18th instant. No returns have vet
reached MS, except from GAINESVILLE, at
which place MIR. He,rich, The present re-
preventative, obtained large majority
over MIR. J. G. Wright, his opponent.
A letter from Pensacola, in a New Or
leans paper Ohe writer of which spells
the word Pan-acoia) states the town 10
contain at this time probably fifteen hun
dred buildings, Of which one third are
dwelling houses. In the harbor, if is said,
two thousand ships may ride, with safe
IS and II is pronounced TO be decidedly
healthy. IB.
Conmodorc Perry and Capt. Reath.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20-The unforlu-
nate dispute between these two 0eutle-