Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-22

ssegate, augmented. The principal object in
revising 1t, will &c to convert dd odiorem into
specific articles. IN r. Gaz.
The editor of the Richmond Enquirer in noticing
our recommendation Ola Republican convention TO
nominate a canidaie for the Pre- s;;!c.c. asLs oh
we fix on Washington place of meeting We
have no production for particular spot for that
purpose, hut mentioned that civ us - central siiua, ion
or the policy and even necessity of such "a meeting
10 prevent the election Of President from devoyins
Oh Congress, we have doubt. a caucus nominal
nation at Washington we think would have iiule
~eight throughout the country and the influence Of
state recommendations will he circumscrbcd To the
part OF the Union from whence they emana,c.
~ Y. finer.
Having had occasion thus Tar to alu,lc TO the dis
ci'ssion of the Presidential Election, we will add
that, when, few days ago. we 8, >c of what ri-
incurred Ola disposition, among some Members of
Congress, 10 hold Meeting here To consult on the
subject, we spoke of iumor merely. We did not UNI
derake TO state as fact what was first perhaps
thonghcss suggestion of others, made formidable by
our fears. We have now reason 10 hone from what
we have since observed and heard that attempt
w'li he made a, the Capitol, during thepresent Con
gress-cerainiy not during the present session--o
make nomination of Candidate.
With respect TO such nomination. i'm n general
sew we are, and have long been, decidedly opposed
to The practice, where it can he safely avoided
Where there are only two leading candidates offered
~ tue puDnc, ~ Caucus ucSgn1tiOn cannot he
s'ry, because the people competent, and oush To
have the unbiased right, 10 decide between them
where There are several candidates, supported by
any thing like equal pretensions there is nj least ssne
jnsuhcaon Tor nominations, II indeed i, he not una
'voidabiy necessary The interests and wishes of
some OF The competitors must yield, in that case To-
rue pnni'c good which seems impcI ously require
'liat, u possible, final choice he made bv tine Pcope
rather Than 10y their Representatives ia Cons ress-,o
eHect winch the concentration of a majority of Eec-
eora votes IN favor OF some individual is necessary
fD Yh., /. u
shall DC made, we certainly have not "A preference
Tor IFS being made by the Members of Congress.
oihcrwse than that they compose an assembly OF the
most respectable citizens, selected y the prel,,enc
OF the people, every quarter OF the country from,
mong themselves. If the sense of the people couM
he collected IN any other manner, we should our
s ssras prefer IT, But we incline to believe that
oher plan viii be found practicable. Nat. Int.
"A OIL was reported in the House of Repre-
sentatves yesterday, the title of which is GO,
t'ill TO authorize the occupation of the Column
ma river. les, reader, you may believe il,
TOR is true, that bill is before Congress. and
for allght we know ought to pass, for establish
ing Colony now, to be hereafter IL Territory,
at the mouth Of the Columbia river, about
Jorty degrees of longitude west of Washington,
ahd ny wafer distant, how far we know not,
hui at the least ten thousand miles. The ter
ritory, however, belongs 10 the United States
and we understand that already our Eastern
brethren resort there for timber which they
transport TO the Southern Provinces of Amcri-
Ga, Where that article is scarce 1t will soon
Income necessary, lift be not now, to establish
a post there and it may be well to anticipate
those who may else undertake to establish
one Tor us, srr1ng that their attention is al
ready turned in that direction.
The first section of the hill provides, that
The President ofthe United States shall be au-
ihor2"i and required to occupy that portion
OF the territory of the United States on the
waters of the Columbia river" and 10 extin-
gnlsh the Indian title 10 portion of it.; that
every actual settler. being the head of lami-
~, shall be entitled to "A certain quantity of
land, and every unmarried settler, or me
chanlc, also, shall he allowed so many acres,
a'tera probation of IA limited time When
the population of the settlement amounts to
wo thousand souls, all that portion ef the
territory ofthe United States, north of the 42d
degree OF latitude, candy west of the Rocky Noun.
lans, Is TO constitute territory of the United
States, under the name ofthe TERRrroRY OF
ORieoN. The bill then gocs on TO provide
now the government fthe said Territory is
To be organized and administered rio.