Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-13
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Exlraci ot letter from "a highly respected
Trend IN the Senate of N. Carolina, .now in
session. In the Editors of the Beacon
"The first question heard agiiai.d on my
arrival al Raleigh was, :" Who IS TO be our nsrf
President Were we To judge from com-
municalion signed A. i'm the Star .f IN. sts,
Nov. 1t would seem that ,Ir. Caihoun's friends
we're much the most numerous in the Lecis-
ldiurr, but the fact is unquestionably the re-
verse. In the election of Speaker to me n
I"fC"mmons, the Presidential question was
not spoken al by more than half duz.n per
sons, but the election turned on the personal
popularity ~ indy dual influence of the can
diaaies. Mr.. Moore being decidedly for Mr..
Calhoun, had The Presidential question been
Connected With the election, Mr.. Strange
would greatly have outnumbered him. There
can be- no doubt but that both Houses are de-
cldediy for Mr. Craicford, and if any question
shonid be introduced during the session by
way oi trying the strength of parties, it will
hr found that N. Carolina will give the Crdto-
joro t'cket Il much greater ma jorty than even
| Georgia diG IN her recent election.
| The question OF Public Printer was called
up before the House on the ed inst. which
was considered by nine-tenihs nf the Lepisia
lure as the test of Presidential parties. The
result gave Gales & Son, (ihe friends of Mr..
Crdicford,) Il majority of 48 votes over Bell &
| Lawrence, the Editors of the Star. and The adj
,ocates Of Mr.. Calhoun.
On the same day, Resolutions of similar
import with Ih"se introduced by Mr.. Grupdv
before the Legislature of Tennessee, were
brought before the House of Commnns They
are made the order nf the dav for Friday. 5th
inst. when ii is presumed they will give rise to
an animated debate.
a communication in the Washington Re
publican has done Nr. Yancey, 1.-THE Speaker
otihr Senate.) very great inius ice in charging
lIm with being the active partisan of Mr.. Crap
ford. He has his parliaty, no doubt, for som,
on" Of the candidates. and ihink risk moth
ing in saying, il is for Mr.. Cramfard hut he
sur''ly snot deserving ofthr imputation charg-
ed upon him" INorfoik Bencou.
| The tUhowing ar" thu resolutions referred
to ny our correspondent AT Raleigh, as having
been laid before the Legislature of N. Caro-
linn. on Tuesd " last, and made the order % {
the day for Friday. They were introduced
IN The House of Commons. by Mr.. Fisher, pre-
coded Ivy long preamhl,., protesting against a
caucus nomination Of President ofthe United
States, 10y, Members of Congress at Washing
ton.
Resolved FIRST, That The Senators in Con-
gross, from this State be instructed and our
| Representatives he requested, as means of
preserving the rights ofthr people in the choice
OF President, To withhold their countrnance
| from the practice nf meetingi in Caucus nv the
| nembPrs of Congress; and that they use their
exerti"ns to prevent nomination from being
made IN caucus. of persons tn fill the Offices of
fres"ient and Vice President of the u. States.
second, That our Senators in Congress be
instructed, and our Represent aiiyes he re-
qliested, to bring brfore Congress and urge
the passage of an amendment 10 the Consti-
fntion providing that each State in the Union
shall be laid of at stated periods into electoral
! districts, Tor the election of President 6, Vice
President Of Tho u States.
| Third, That the Governor of this State
transmit copy of The foregoing Preamble
and RESOLUTIONS to each of our Senators and
| REPRESENTATIVES in Congress
| Fourth That the Governor transmit COPY
OF the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions To
| the Executive of each state in the Union.
with request that they be laid before their
respective Legislatures"
| ST. AUGUSTINE, Nov 20.-This morning
Gov. DUAL left this city for Pensacola. His
object, more particularly, is 10 explore the in
terror, SD as To he able Ia ascertain the face of
The country, and The character of the soil =
and also tn assist the commissioners in fixing
| upon proper scite for the seat of the Terrific
| rial Government.
I Il 'FNIHS Y" tH' UPItHriuFe Ot me Governor.
be citizens testified their respect for him by
inviting him To public dinner, which was al
tended very nnmrrolIsly. On his departure
Gen. Hernandez, his staff, and number Of
gentlemen accompanied him about two miles
on his journey, and then returned, admiring
me fortiiude of the man who 81 willingly in
ours the privaiions of a long Journey. through
an extensive wilderness, for the purpose of
more speedily advancing the interests of the
Territory.
The Government have issued orders for the
establishment of military post at Tampa
Bay, for the purpose oftaking an oversight of
the Indians who are about To be located in
that vicinity.
TIE Board Of Commissioners are busily en-
gagged in receiving claims Uhich, as The first
"f December approaches. seem to multiply
The claim Of the Duke of Alagon has been
rejected. II was upon the ground that il was
shut out by the Treaty. The claimants oh
Jecied, that though there was IN article annex
ed tn the Treaty that intended an exclusion
Of The Duke OfAlasOn from this claim yet as
| this clause WAS only the act of the King, with
out The concurrence Ofthp Corips, il did NOT
invalidate the instrument by which the Duke
held his possrssion in Florida. The Board
| contemplate giving a written opinion npon this
subject.
Col Gadsden is here. His object is, With
another commissioner, TO pass over to the
Gulf 10 ascertain tlIe boundaries to the couD
try appropriated for the use Ofthe Indians as
designated by the late TREATY.
THE ARMY.
We learn from Mr. Pindar, Of Pensat ola,
that the commanding officer Of that station
has very Recently received orders for the re-.