Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-09


didnie for the Presidency, aud yet entirely
coofde in the probity at the same Represen-
tatives To enact Laws, which are to affect the
life, and limb, and earthly honor, of the ciii
Gems.
| Ii is In vain that they thus argue against
common sense. The resort TO IA caucus is IL
means of promoting that mode of elecliag The
President which the Constitution prefers
Words are lost upon the understanding. of
men when the argument runs against reason
| What person that is not insane or Interested.
will say that single Member of Congress.
that Daniel p. Cook Esq. for example, repre-
senting the state Of Illinois, shall, in the choice
of Chief Magistrate of the Union, be equal
ITO the thirty-four Representatives of New
York? that the voice of an tndisiduai shall
counterpoise the weight of million Of men ?
[Washiagton City Coz.
| Politics IN .Ne,s York.-The following re
marks have been called forth from the Albany
Argus, by certain publications in the papers of
the city of New York: Maj. Int.
The manner in which the editors Of the
| Statesman assume the l;bour uf correcting, the
| National lntelligencer, and Richmond Enqui
rer, and Of warning them from the adoption
OF the misrepresentation of the Argus, be-
trays the secret of the opposition, and the a.
| larin aud dissatisfaction with which the result
of the election is viewed. Without charging
them, as they repeatedly charged us, With
fasehnod and Misrepresentation, we shall
leave facts 10 speak for themselves. We have
stated and say again. that ninety four re-
Pu6iicnns, regutSrly nominated, and thirty four
Of The opposition, have been elected to the hs-
sembly, and that eight republicans and ii0O Of
The opposition, have heen elected TO The Senate.
This the Statesman pronounces a political
fraud : but we now reiterate the assertion, and
we challenge the editors of that paper To dis
prove it.
The Statesman adds, that, " in most of The
counties where regularly nominated candi-
dates as they are called have been elected,
there was ne opposition" The fact is quite
the reverse of this assertion. Cfthe several
counties in which the reguiar Republican tick
cts have succeeded, twenty nine have elected
them over an opposition, in all instances active
aud ,lndictive, and in almost all over an united
and vigorous combination of the factions and
disappointed fall parties. In those counties
| where the republican tickets prevailed without
opposition land they are but eight in nurnber)
any attempt Ia disturb the regular nomination.
under Whatever name ii may have appeared,
or however specious may have bern The pre-
texts of those ~ no may have furthereti IT,
would have been equally vain and unavaug.
In those counties, as throughout the State, the
republican attachments uudnsInibhed -aud
an occasion is only required to draw out an
Indignant Reproduction ofthe arts and efforts Of
those who now deride the existence of such
attachments and Of such party. Republicans
abroad may rely safely upon these statements
and they may look To the next Leg stature for
temperate, intelligent, and manly avowal and
maintenance of the doctrines aud systens 0i
The republican party"
II might, perhaps, be considered aGrectation
to pass uunotIced the grossly deceptive state
ments in a factIous evening paper, printed 10
this city, respecting the lsie election ola Speak
er of the House Of Representatives. We
shall content ourselves With stating, that il is
no more true that the Election vas test al
the popularity of Mr. Crawford, than that il
was lest ofthe popularity of any other of the
candidates for the Presidency. The absur
dty OF The suggestion is sufficiently obvious
by pursuing the same train of thought 10 il,
consequences. The result of such "A pursui
would be, that neither Dir Adams, Mr.. Cal
houn nor General Jackson, had IA single friend
IN the House of Representatives. We need
not say how prPposterous such a concIu-
SION would be-not whit more so, how
ever, than that which is elected from the fact.
of this election by the alchemy Of the Wash.
ington Republican. The extraction of tn,
sun-beams from oucumbers, in comparison
with SUCH deduction, is no longer a ridiculous
idea.
We certainly would not, except for the pur-
pose Of correcting an Insulting and most exas
Serated misrepresentation, take the freedom
To offer our opioen, as to the standiog, witt
; the House of Representatives, of any on,
VI the gentlemen who are candidates for To.
Presidency and we will now only declar,
our opinions so far as to say, that the bold
: we might we'll say impudenf, assertion of lii,
Washington Republican,, of Monday, in refer
} ence to Mr.. Crawford, is totally unfounded.
d MESSRS. ADAMS AND JEFFERSON
With maSnanimiiy that does him impe
rlshabe hounr, Jefferson, the pride Of every
republican, has promptly expressed his detes
tatIOn OF that Infamous publication the 4" Gun
/ nin6ham correspondence" Black an act of per
tidy as the publication is, every honest hear
, will rejoice that it hos completely failed of il
: object and that it has produced no alienation
Of the friendship of Jefferson and Adams
) friendship that found its commencement il
our Independence and has lasted for half
century undated. Boston Pat.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Extract ola letter dated .IflHedgeuiile. Nor. CT
An eituIt was made yesterday to move tin,
seat OF government from this place TO TN,
town Of Macon; but it was lost by lars,
majority.
bill has been introduced in the House
having for IFS object the reduction Of the fee
. Of all the public officers throughout the State
The memorial from the freehoIders, mer
, chants, and citizens Of Savannah, pointing ou
the causes Of the depression Of trade 10 tina