Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11
THE SPEAKER


comiiture of Mr. Taylor.
The Washington CITY Gazette intin,tes
that MIR. Barbour g. was not takenup mill
the original opponent of the late Speaker WAS
measnrably beaten tftbe lield'--that this
event the southern members seem To have an
hcipated rs they lndicously permitted the
friends oi The two comhaiants to exhaust
themselves, and then introduced their new
candidate on the arena, who commanded :,
large portion of the conflicting interests dis
Played on the occasion"--that +" the contest
bore very opposite complexion on the sd
day the interval had not been idlv spent.
or neglected, and the friends of the new can
d!date entered the lists armed with confidence
aud perseverance the result proved they were
not mistaken in their chlculations.n &c. Itpgvs
'ull Justice TO the qualifications, the " gennin;.
PATRIOTISM and American feeling Of Mr. b. and
concludes with this compliment, that sNothin.,
nut ia'r opportunity is wanting to stamp Nh.
b. Win portion OF that prc-eminence which
The commonwealth of Virginia, has so often
and SO deservedly obtained in the estimation
OF her sister states, in the long line of her pa
tn0llc statesmen, and able generals"
There seems to be some little misconcepz
non OF Fact in the preceding articlc.-The
southern members had no such design MS is
attributed to them. They did not anticipate
the Virginia Representatives are concerned
they would have been pleased with the cleo.
Ton oil Mr.. Rodney It man, of fine character
and one whose generous spirit mas lately been
ehdcaTed to the VirginIans, by hisstppping for
ward as a volunteer in the defence OF Comno-
dore Barron. They would have voted for
VT Lo"Ddcs, If he had been present.--Brr
when for seven ballots, they found tnaf Mr..
Rodney could not succeed, the ewes of some
OF them were turned to the South and thew
fell upon 7. i. Barbour as a man known 10
them all for lis qualifications and services.
net SD little preconccrt was there in the inter
ya, That OF the 1st ballot of the Cd day, Mr.
ID. mad only 80 votes. Perseverance, howe
yer dd the rest and like snow hall. he ga
TIERS strength rs he gocs-Ie is elected and
we venture 10 say, he win prove himself wor-
thy of the choice
lie Legislature of Tennessee have passed law
TO Compel the se,cr, Banks oil the stale 10 cormcncc
specie p1lipegts on or before the st OF April III "a
sdiliciently long doy cf G"~e
fTWe have not room Tor cnr Remarks on the art
Ole from The Pen acoa Foridi,n. We shall make t'en,
Snofr than we intended w consequence the accented re-
ssnaion Of Gen Jatkson according to trcc 0the Thit
1tPna papers m, resignation reached Washington tWo
days before TIC meeting Of Conres.J But tcre are some
points 10 le Flordian article which still require TO bo
chen ne ma, done us the favor t0 errors IN
hcl-we viii try To return tho compliment Inv corr ceiling
N1r tInrS IN point OF reasoning
NC floridn employs is worthy Of imitation Of much
older papers. " '
Mr. Nies's Inst article has escaped our u,,ieo We
n pay our to bin at our leisnrs But while the
sen"r Editor OF this paper thanks him for his csiiv IT,
his friend Mr. n. will be pleased to recollec ha tis ma,
per Gs two Editors. Though feel not the riir,l,s
qums Of Mr. Walsh, ut being brought before tho rnbic ~
Name Dor Is proper that cvtry Editor siond le kuow-
ana IKE public should bear the responsihhtv t;ch
Ai'achel "a his vocat,unl yet think with the Editors
OF tle National lhtcgeuccr thai man slouf not begr
both. '" "'e-'' ~
- me member who nominated COL Bfgsef, requests te
E"oTs oil tue Enquirer their nevt paprr bs q
va" tonc without te knowledge consent OF Col Ba OK.
LCOMNCSGcATEn.
DIED On The 28th nlr at Doctor Joncs's 4,
Halifax county, Mrs AGNES ATKINSON. s,o.so
Of Mr.. Roger Ai<insOn OF Olive Hin. Chc,fer6cld
county in tho SD year Of her age 3he possessed I'M
high degree those virtues which serve to ,,orn tle
female character u the conuanai state Mid az
iccuonaie and Industrious she literally looked wei
to The ways Of hrr house hold her children we're bless
od ~ such mother, her husband was happy in such
n wife ~ her tongue was the law Of Kindness and
~ were seasoned with The fear Of the Lord Lone
long, WI The hearts Of her relatives bleed foy III,
loss u his eXcelient won,n.
AZ Wmmnsicr, on the 18Th nlIjmo, WILLIAM "
SOUlHALI, N. d. aged 20 years. The gr,,ya i,s
closed n'-r oa0 who IN ~ Seper W boh7a