Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-21

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present, and bring public view, IL an,
suitable persons of their county, 10 become Candidates
TO represent the said county Ia the Representative
branch and two or more suitable aud 6t persons
within their Senatorial district, tn represent them ~
the Senatorial branch ofihe General Assembly"
Now we should like TO hear from Mr.
Grundy, or from our friend at Sparta, out of
whose paper containing Il philippine against,
caucusses) we clipped this very section of the
law of tennessee, if a Jury, selected by
county court, may he property converted, by
law, into caucus, what consistency there
would he in the Legislature, which passed ihis
law, forblddi0g mcmhcrs of Congress, each of
them chosen by subragcs ofthousands of free
men, from voluntarily attending meeting to
make nomination of Il Candidate for the
Presidency
Once for all, however, let us declare, that,
on the ground of eXpediency, we are mt favor
able 10 a Caucns of Members of Congress for
this purpose, If any better means of eoncen-
trating public sentiment can be d syised-nor
at any time, where there are but two candi
dates before the People. But we cannot admit,
that such recommendation, binding ON
nobody further than as their will consents, con-
ficts in any manner with the principles of the
Constitution. We feel free, therefore, 10 act
upon 1t from motives Of expedency. And,
at this time, IN our Judgment, every considrra
ton OF expediency is most strongly in favor of
Congressional nomination. Nat. Int.
CoNNEcrIcuT.-Muchs speculation in other
States has heen lndulged by the friends of Mr..
Adams, that this and the other New England
states would be decided and unanimous in sup
port of Mr.. Adams for the Presidency. The
error ofany such speculation we have already
exposed, and do most fully concur in the state
ment lately made by the Hartford Times, that
the sentiment ofths state is decidedly in favor
OF the claims of the republican of the Jeffer-
son school. VIM. III. Crawford Our opinion is
derived from knowledge of the sentiments o f
the old and Influential members OF the republic
can party, as also from the daily expression of
the popular voice. Ii, however, our opinion on
Tins point needed any confirmation, il would
be afforded by the fact, that since we have
been engaged in The present discussion, the
demand far our paper in various parts of the
State has srnsiLy increased. We have also
good reason for believing that the republican
sentiment in New England generally, is deci-
dediy preponderating in favor OF Nh. Craw-
ford. .Nc,o London .4drocate.
NFw OaLEANs, Sept. Cove stated in
our last, that two eases of sickness had been
reported 10 the Board of Hath, as yellow
fever. In this the Iris of Yesterday says we
niisinformrd but if the editor of that
paper will take The trouble to call al the Health
Office, he can satisfy himself by perusaI of
the reports, that we were not msinfurmed ON
the SUBJECT, hiIi that what stated was strict
ly true. Whether the patients had or had not
the yellow fever, could not know and did
no. preiend To assert we haze since, how
ever, lear:cd that there is difference of
opiniOn AIMING il" faculty rs Ia the particular
character If the disease in hntl cases {; and
we believe il il generally admitted that the
woman died OF Intermittent fever.
inere have been no reported tn day
--n1nr are known 10 exist among tine popula
fion-and no approximations are now felt that
an epidemic viii make It's appearance this sea-
son
Capt Frrrand, Of the Steamboat Neptune,
reports that the late gale was very severe a,
Alexandria and the neighborhuod.
Gen. HamPton's sugar house was unroofrd
by tile gale-and his sugar crop is expected Ia
tall short 300 bogsheads, in consequence
fthe destruction of cane Louisiana .ldv
DESPERATE ATTEMPT.
Sept; g3.-hh"Ht ten O'Clock yesterday
morning, desperate attempt was made hy
t'e con'icts in The Jail of this city to make
their escape. 1t would seem the plan had
been preconcer!+t-a as omc of The turkeys was
IN int act OF opening lite inner door of the pas
sage That leads into The yard IA rush was made
np0n him, and attempts made to Obtain the
Key at the outer dOur which he had Just a.
pened, but the tnrukry.with great presence of
mind thwarted their plan by throwing the kew
lime the alarm WAS gyer, when .he city guard
portion OF the several volunteer companies
ana large lumber uf ciiiZtn ms immediately
assembled aud surrounded The prison. Find
Ing Themselves unable tu succeed 10, the front
door. part Of the criminals, To the number
oil twelve or fifteen, endravoted To escape from
the roof ut the low building in the rrar-hpIr
i concourse Of citizens arrested their pro
gress, and it WAS not ill several shots had
hern discharged at them from the roof fihe
Churci, That this party would retire intD the
prison. In the mean tnp others rXerlrd
4 themselves 30 escape by cutting e hole through
Il Inc door Of the Sherif's oilice-a few shots,
however, discharged by the armed citizens
whose pieces would bear upon them from
inc street, soon drove them from this point
~ now appeared tiat all was again quiet with
a ID ana no further movements were making ON
a iht part VI The criminals. The mayor with
a part OF the military now entered the prison
where they discovered that one of the leaders
a named OHfamSwas kilIed,and another wOusd-
a Fu' supposed moray one other stabbed in
II 'nt back, and two slightly wounded
we do not think proper to notice the ru-
II hors we have heard as To- the origin of this
III 'e'"il,- -as the police, it is expected, will
sn"rliy publish all the facts connected with
Tue vent which they may deem requisite.
NArcHEz A postscript to Il letter written
~ me Post Office at Natchrz, dated Sept. II,
,"9S-" The fever RACES with auabatcd yiO-
''''ce The deaths average or per day"
b.
81 -, ~ Du!.-By the arrival of the shin Gen