Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-23

staiefnent fila sraliou u may give dividend o.
rer cent aud sill retain suncieKt surplus msst
contingencies. TITS sGege,tion 20 the ccntaty not
~uhstandlne. we shreNdy sufpect n will declare
diyidend.-h gentleman frnni NewsfsTk writes t. his
correspondent In ihis Siiy, that the Institution
doing well that II presents one OF the hest ib-
vesnnents that can be made usder present c!Trrm
stances. dividend none In Jauuary-thsi its crcnla
ton ha. increa.ea 600 600 since Nov 1919 that bey
will supply the7 OF 10 millions. wanted this and the
next year by the Treasury that the esut of Svdend
next month will depend ON the estimate Of bad Geb,s,
&c.
Tie legislature Of Towisiana Gset on fhe 2nfh Us.
-Jntien PcgGr0s elected TIesideHt Of the Schafe.
and frRGHd Be0wroi, 81 tkeH OfR.-The r.tHvns for
governor TeTe opened the U0tes for Robertson
1903 Derbigny iis7, DKnc0a 1851, Desfreh0N- GI7--
ne teeisiotmrs proceeded 10 select 6rtwee fhe too
highest c0Hd.dafes-fhe result ras for Thomas B.
Robertson 10. ana 6iGnks.-SO Mr. rGS decidr
cd dmty elected
ENTERTAINMENTS Similar causes produce similar
elects At this moment, both i'm the tTislatrrr of
the Un;e States and of Virginia. "A proposition is d
cu's,d for r,trenching tn expenses the Legislative
ecnye departmepS-hst the question has cme IN diff;
ent Here The MOTION first made enquiIe
te retryrrhnenti the branch fullow,
by novn rt,.ue wages OF the members of ;,e
General ASs nbly. the St of the United States. the
motion orduce the wages 70 the old standard FIRST
this resolution amended by a geieril motion for
rrtrcnehment Ia rn,h Legislatures they going "he
grand rounds" We fear that by attempting TO DO 80
much, tie, may fail do iny ding. Such yar,tyor
Interests may b. enlisted, that the Whole scheme nn,y b. de
fat,d Some rernclmtt may b. expedentbut it ought
TO be conducted upon Judicious general rules.
the Natioral Gazette dccltred the Missouri
compromise al an end-and that nothing short of
the Stare restriction ought to satisfy the members
OF fon-res, Finding that this course may not
generally please, huf fiP eustfra members will not
so all iergths tie Gazette lo,rers us tune and
Row calls upOR the = majority trhO hare diready
dctcd so weH, for preserving defence ri the
spirit provisions and general authority IF the fe
much satisfied ,eith The condUtt If the n. of r.
as diSgHSf6d at that Of The Senate " that the
uRiendnent ot the Senate is as cbriOHsy tntie
as tae breach ~ The JedeTd constitution Whirh
thy dio,c is pGipabie and oninouS No,c re
htnk II one Of the best 0neRS TINT ice hare seen,
thuf the eastern representatives. haze much more
discretion than Hessrs WdiSt and iPORison
Dwigkt and Stone IL is Grid. nj that they are
not ihc Law and the prophets Ne are infinitely
better pleased ,cith he language OF The Neto Yorf
Ann9yican Of The 18Th
Under such circumstances there iSn0 reason to
beliere that she ii consent Ia return 10 territorial
tnSignihcdnce and Submission nor WiU any sane
man support the poficy oreR possibility OF cons
| pe't'eS her 10 do SO. The strength of our confe
deraey Is IN pa.tc opinion ana II that opinion is
| dtr'ded by SeCtioSal limits no force can gire 1t
unity and eren could military control gneH diSgf
| teciiOn and prPrent disuniOn the consequences
rOntd be as Jafa! to The conYuering a, TIE raH-
| qH'Sh:d Party We tGke for granted that no such
measure IS cORtenp dtGi epen an interior resort
and consequently that such cOncjliGtory steps rit
| be- taken as may preSerre tie Union ,rifhous a al
| OidttOn o. tie constitution. For the course ttat
| Is to accomplish this rc iook tn the MOierdfion
GRd 1riSdOm Of Congress nh9ferer IL Hlrg De- tier
may rest secure NJ the appreciation and srppot y
the J;reat mdSS Of the country trh,Se dt;dchn,ept
| to the Union kas not been shalteR nor c,,n b. IF
| tfcted by TIE miSgUided tcarmta Of =edtcfs or NE
ihSidiOHS arts OF traitors. Il sense If common in
tcreSt, aud lfCiihcs Of HutiOaai pride md mutual
attachment, are too strongly implanted in The b1
| sons " The american people 10 yield to the ip91
enre OffemPOrary irritation fOD,ented by the msuk
and uichtd or to the suggestions ot tocai political
interest Urged by the uapriRcipIcd and ambitious.