Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-20


ss,rts gale wns experienced IN Bermuda, the
lbs, ut Sep'' nhei, whIr d,i runsi rae ,,u,asr-
un, c"hn1 anj o,.',urn'ng buildings, &c. Il i.,,h"
AL, >-seie gaze which has been experienced state
1913.
Projected RESOLUTIONS.
Every day gNes interest TO the approaching
Pre-'1r"t"i Elrc,io-. GA TUESDAY, ais. r. B,~,r,
hon Pn"c+ George, submitted the following re>n-
luiions t'ls'ne To Congressional Caucus a, Wah-
ing'on, o the consltlc faun of the Senatr az Ma
inland. They were made me order of the ,,y tor
iu-e"'' "eS' when, At Is expected, they viii he
d'srus,eJ with much spirit
" The Legislature of MaryI.nd view with ronrern
Tue attempt DOW making AT Washington, cont oul
the election at L, es,,irn and Wee President OF h.
un.ted aie>, nv means oi "a co"gre.s.onal r.u.us.
The constitution of the Uned States h.,- assigned
TO congress, certain rights and duties IN regard to
that election, concerning the per ioimanre oil which
~ III" proper time nd ~ The proper place is
wise aud ,eIhdc'ouN lor members of congress lne,i.
ou,i In pledge OF c0mai ia. msei,"s.
L" tie people the same instrument has ass,. ned
other iish;s and duiies wh-h the Legislature at A-
ri nd believe they perfectly competent to per-
"'m "ho"i the corrective intrrposion OF any other
Ibun' and more especially of that which ui all
o,Arrs should he ee i the inue nee of pr,
concerted u . nng.meni
! When the pc pie shall have failed to make The
eleru"n thea, aud not till r i'll the period arrive
Tor the members ut congress acting the rc,es-u.
t"lNes of tue American people, to decide on the
quaihc rtons and merits al the respective candidates
The Legislature nf Maryland ave not discussed Ia
hen', that when tiir constitution is danger VIII.
dn administration upprOred by djorifu Of ie prois
vine" pincipie Of government essential 10 its pros-
pc'y and happiness, Is "kei, Ia he d. eatec hy ia.
" !" opposition, Entertaining different aud
vowi"g hostile Sentiments ih-n, very property f.-
sort may be II al to this expsdien produce UNION al
Sentiment ard concert OF aoiion among the friends oi
tue government. A nafiun may be sa, ed from ,lau =
g"r h"I destruction hy remedy, hut in tune, of
pnbl'c peace and irhnqu,liiy, when nu,hing disurs
he hedlthiul si"e oil The hudy polite, til. peopl,
calm, dSpassionae AMI so,er-ign should noi bs ,n-
ttrfupteU the
Tier eforc,
BE II resolved hcfhc General Assembly of Mary-
iaud, That they dIsaWmove of, aud viii di,cuunis-
"a"ce any congressional caucus nomination II tins
lime ut President dni Vice r. esdemt q The Timed
oaeS ANA that the senators AMI repi eseniaives of
tbs state ia congress lac requested 40 use ,n.r IN
Hrnhcc 80 prevent the same.
Resolved, That copy OF this preamble and reso
luiou bc forthwith trans nied ly his tNceemrv the
U"'crn"r IA each of our SenuOIs aud Rrpresenu.-
lives ga Cun5it>s.
IL solutions s'siiar to the above, have been sub
mi'''d to III" House OF Delegates. l.uaryLdnd Gas.
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
vi ny persons az Penns, lvanis aud HnInnr ihen
ne editors OF Que Dem"cr"t,c, aud several Fsisu,,,
Newspapers, dcptecate the idea OF Congressional
Iiuc"-, Con behalf of the dem0cIaii uemt .rs) TO,
the purpose oi putting nomination u suiIa,ie per
~" AS y successor 10 the venerable Monroe lhis
m"ue oil Illumination hitherto has borne the denocra-
&C patty safely tirough-iheTeio ought rot 10 h
an'"n"n'd al tins time iur ourselves we snc.relv
hope ~ may NOT he. Why is il; that the friends oi
'"rNH 80" alone, dcprecae the systea had one
:, ""i any oOe imagine that the D-mocracy Of
! pennsylvania VIII oppose tie election of The NAV
rtsn'iiy placed IN nomination 10y ihe Democracy of
'.T o","h III 'h"v do Imagine so, they will ind
themselves d' ceived. The yeomanry nj Pennsyl-
wanna are ~ favor Of The Hero uf New D. leans vel
u " s'"nid sn happen thar he IS placed ~ non,iia-
nn by the Congressional Caucas, they Will abandon
MN, and give Their votes Ia the candidate Of the Par
~. should j JACKSON not lac the man, we trust The
caucus WI nI"re hrlo,e thu People oil the Union,
WM: ii. CRAWFORD, the friend OF JrGrrson,
'i"u'SoH anu Monroe Penn. !hihoJfiau.
THE CHOICE OF SPEAKER.
very SYSTEMATIC attempts have beea made 10y
several ot The public Journals devoted to particular
c'ndinies Tor the presidency, represent the nie
vote Tor speaker OF the house of representatives. as
LEST OF streng'h upon au0iher question. THIS is a
parl oi That sysien which IL necessary &c, GUS
tain by report and n,isre presentations Even if cir
cuniS'ances were not sufficient of themselves 10 con-
irHct THIS assertion, have the authority of several
letters from Washington FOR stating, explicitly hnt
me question OF speaker WAS not in The remoiest de
gree ronnecIed with That OF the presidency. The
leading friends oG MIR. Crawford rUni the beginning
Declared their determination 10 support MIR Clay ,
and x ave HIM their votes. As a proof of this, IL
SCARE degree, rs The fact, thai the entc Delegation
from this state voed fn, NJ. CLAY. These attemurs
without serving one solitary good purpose, prove only
malice aud weakness of those who are impel!ed 10
resort TO all SORTS of invention drtrac from the merit
'"u support OF ono, or TO magnify the hops and pros
iec's VI announcer. l1tbany .4rsHs.
H..
voting JOr The embargo. Should we he under The
necessary oil speaking Of his conduci on that
US much less nierorous, I'VE shall urge our imp rios
dntv, "a the only reason. The embargo was no more
republican measure, than was the -inportaIinn-
act, the year preceding. Where was Mr. Adlms
then Ihls act was the first strong and decisive
measure of Mr.. J-ffersons administration, for the
repeated, aggravated, and hostile acts of the British
government The Chesapeake had been attacked in
our wHers-a national ship had been searched and
her crew taken iom under dag, M the
mouth OF one Of our own harbnpr4. To resist such
acts hs these, Congress ordered the militia 10 be in
Ie"d'he~-o deirud our coast, aud 70 carry into eff
rct the non-'rroI atiun act. The State OF Massa-
ehuSrus viii Governor Strong at her head, solemn
" refused " compliance, and Immediately placed
Themselves ~ an attitude ui de(enre not against the
common cisauiy but against our own constitution and
GOV ument
We all remember The stand which Governor Styouo
took against the fIsi call flr the M ria, and The
spirited, aud We would almost add the trairorous
manner IN which the federal members Of The egislt
IuIe Of that commonwealth justified his Excrrency.
WhrTe was JohD Quincy Adams during this dark
and glOoMy period! Was Ne wHh Mr. CIawGnrd
supporting the Constitution Of The Unned States,
which lie had so!emuy support or, was he
plotting seize mes OF destruction against tile admins-
u''iuh, ara ngihenIng tie hands of lac O(fOsi-
hOu we YAK agNs, where was lie Let Tire fed
eT"l Journals of Boston, this question. On
ne Isl day OF ap'L, 1907, JOhH O. Adams was Mo-
uer"'Or OF iedeTH!Caucv-, where iIcS unanimously
NS set OF resolutions, apr owing OF the cunduct Of
rnd violating tie constitution OF our common cOun-
~. And tue people called upon to elect
ihls man, as iHPiT Chief NIgistTute
before ihis vote - gwen, let Tie people read for
themselves, III" following document bearing datf
Apri Isl, 1907