Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-29

ject of the Presidential Election The Frank
I'm Gazette is universally read at Harrisburg,
| where IT possesses an influence which its gen
orally patriotic course entities it to- Among
| the members IN Congress, or other persons nj
Washington, are some who, probably beliey-
| ing MIR. Crawford to be a dangerous man. pur
sue that course which zeal for the public in
terest prescribes To them, insinuating against
him motives and objects, in the discharge of
MS official functions, which from our souls we
| belIeve not only he, but every other member
! OF this administration, would abhor and repeI
| from him with scorn and Indignation They
have seized upon an official act, of subordi-
nate Importance, and have at last, we really
believe, almost persuaded themselves there
was something very reprehensible in it, 1t
was very proper subject of enquiry and ex-
animation; and Mr. Cook, who had no per-
sonal views towards Mr.. CRAwroRp i'm his
course, deserves praise for the zeal with which
he has followed 1t up. The selection of "A
member OF Congress TO examine the Land
Oihces, however respectable or well qualified
from his having been land officer himself
may have been wrong, though the motive was
good: and nothing can he more lau:Iahle than
to guard the purity of the Legislative charac-
ter even from suspicion. We venture To saw
there Will never be another member of Con-
gress appointed even To be Minister abroad.
cept the office. But it seems to us that the
matter has been pushed little too far by the
correspondents of the Franklin Gazette and
thai, In their earnest endeayOrs 10 serve the
interest OF the people, they have done a ma
nliest injustice to worthy man, who has, i'm
our estimation, done nothing to forfeit the
confidence reposed in him. No.
March 96.-The pensioners OF the United
States may now receive their arrears of pen-
sIons at the several offices in the U. States for
paying the same funds having been transmit
ted for the purpose.
! The following appointments have been
made by the President of the United States,
| with the advice and consent of the Senate:
| DOM III. .Moret, re-appointed TO be Marshal
| for the District of Georgia
John c. Wright, re-appointed to he Attor.
ney OF the United States for the District of
| OHIO.
Witliam B. Griffith, appointed to he A,,nr
ney oi the United States for the District of
| Mississippi. m
March GA long and very impressive
Message was yesterday transmitted to Con
Sress, the object of which is to express the
views OF the President in favor of that system,
of defence of the seaboard the execution ,.f
winch has been generally suspended by the
| refusal Of Congress, al the la. s~yion. tn
make the appropriations for carrying it en-
The object Immediately recommended to the
attention of Congress, is the Notifications on
| the Gulf ofMexicO; but the observations nfthe
sdent apply equally to the general system
of ratification. We did not obtain copy OF
the message in time 10 publish il to-day. hnt
shall publish it in cur next. The subject is of
much Importance, and the massage takes
comprehensive, profound, and liberal views of
Il. Ii.
An Interesting report was made i'm the
.i"use ut Ii pr senla ,es on Monday. by Mr..
bLACKLEDGs, from the Committee on the
f"bhc Buildings, accompanying a bill mating
thIther appropriations for the completion of
inc capitol. The committee recommend an
appropriation of $3.50 600 /; which sum. il is
estimated, will be sufficient to finish all the
committee rooms, and complete the large
dome over the Centre Building We are clad
10 find there is at length prospect of this
dome being raised within the next season
ana we are well plea ed that it is to b. of wood
because less costly than stone or brick less
tedious III its construction, and less dangerous
when constructed. We regret to find that no
appropriation Is proposed 10 be made for con-
tnulng the graduation and planting of the
Capitol Square: What has already been
o"he on that work, within the last year or
two' is SO great and obvious an Improvement,
that we hope it will not be wholly overlooked
during the present year. The committee also
recommend that no appropriation be. at pre-
sent made for building the Portico to the south
OF The Presidents House, because of the large
ness OF the sum which it is proposed to ap
proprIate for the work on the Capitol this
season.
Mr.. RUSSELL gave notice yesterday in the
Ii"usr OF Representatives, that he should ON
thursday move to 60 INTO committee on the
report of the committee of Foreign Relations
recommending recognition Of heiudependunt
governments of Spanish America. no.