Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-14
RICHMOND, OCTOBER ~, Ig25.


H. Of II. have Elsa before them bin .nr the
establishment ola p"nite u'iary-and i resoiu-
ton In repeal or modify the law of the 18Th
November 1871, compelling She banks to pay
spec. on tine lsi Monday rf April next. Both
these subjects will call forth much discussion
A hill has passed tn. Senate " Ia amend tie
endorsement laws sfthis State. and 10 sare
from ruin tie good people thereof" The bill
has this singular ro:i.iun that all process
issued by u justice at the peace, or by clerks
"fcnnrts for the collection of money, shall be
made returnsiie tw" years after The same
shall be issued aud mol sooner unless the plain
tiff endorse thereon thai he will take bank
notes" This delay Of justice" is of course
intended Ia compel the creditor 70 acqiiesce in
the endorseme laws-and Ia get clear If
possible, of the decisiun of their judiciary that
those laws are unconstitutional aud void.
.4inbumG Piclens is elected Governor bv
majority of 9819 over Chambers.
MAKYLAND.-We share the regret of Mr.
Niles, if the elections in this state have ev.ntu-
a'ed IN the returns of SD many Delegates as
Will prevent The striking out ofiier constitution
the religious test required Of The members of
the Legislature, and of others. Ii is a blot
upon The escutcheou" of Maryland.
PENNSYLVANIA The general election takes
place this day. Her whole mass of ri-"iors
Is now Ia motion. for the choice Ola governor
W iet tlt ItStlii Is Sd NEAR AZ EanU, ~ NGuiu
bc IDLE Ia dwell on the election of Inspectors
which has just transpired-ur the Indications
which the friends of Shulze and Gregg gather
from II, as To the results of the general hattie.
Both parties appear to beisauguioe. One side
AYERS that Gregg will beat his competitor
hollow; While the other estimates Slu;ze's
| majority at not less than 2O,O0O.-We wish
Shuz" success ; and not the less, because
MIR. GalIalin's letter publicly declares him TO
be the "repujlicon canddair'
tHNEw YoRE.-The denominations ofcandidates
for the legislature. are spreading through the
state. They are inierwo oven in Two respects
with the Presidential Elrction-isi as To the
manner of choosing Electors, aud Cd the res
pect duo TO a Congressional Caucus.
In some nf the counties, and in most of the
wards of the city al II. York the transferring
of the election from the Legislature To The peo-
Pile, has been adopted as sort fest In th,,
Sd ward. for instance, the following resolutions
were agreed to at the meeting of the Rcpub-
lican Electors:
Resoirsd, (as The sense or this meeting That the
electors Of President aud Vice csiden ought to he
nhosPn dIrecily By the Peopie-hecanse IL is a mode
OF choice more democratic IN prncipr less liable Ia
improper Influence and ntrIsue and therefore uurrr
IN riaciice than the present node nongenia
with The soundesI construction of the constitution of
the United States, and nore consistent with the spirit
OF The constitution receHiy adopted IN this state
ReSof'ed, l hat we confidently expect thar The r,enl-
hers elected 10 represent this ciN The nc x egisIs
Iure, will exert themselves toiprocure the passage OF
law restoring this right Il, lis safes and most epiii
mate possessors, the People.
feSotred That we approve of the practice of eau
Gus nominations, when they made honestly and
ia'y, itee from all bargains and anti-repuhlcan in
'rignes that IN such case, republicans we shall
cheeriny and iimiy support item bat ii made with
ont regard o those conseT ATOMS rs republicans We
deem Z" nnr isiy 10 resist aud oppose them
This mode of nomination has been AS much
canvassed IN Virginia in any other state
Our General Ticket law called forth world
oi discussion. The results .o which our fell
iow-ciizens were at that lime conducted.
were these: that the Legislature ought only
to direct IN what manner the state ar people
at large, were to appoint the electors that il
w0ald be best Tor the people 10 appoint the
electors by districts, proridtd the other states
would adopt The same method out in case 81
different practice, that il was better for each
state TO vote by general ticket and thus pre-
serve IFS Whole strength in the election. Than
to irItter II away by contradictory district T.
lecllons. Under these impressions, the Ge-
neral Ticket law was adopted in 1899 and has
| been preserved Ia the present moment The
practice of the states has been very various on
this subject. In Seren oftheua. VIZ Vermont.
N. York, Delaware, s. Carolina, Georgia,
Louisiana and Indiana, 'he election has been
made by the Legislature: in Seuen Others. TO
wit, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Kentuc-
| by, Te0nessec, Illinois and Missouri, bV the
! people. IN districts. We are surprised to fnd
IN the NY. American a proposition from a cor
respondent, to urge the passage of a law hy
the next legislature 10 district the state - the
same writer having prtiaced it with the
remark mat the ensuing election in this state
WI he vitality imPorlant-boiil 10 it, aud the
u. States''
2. In several Of the counties Of New York
resolutions have been passed in favor of ere
gulaI nominations" If elective officers. Alta
lew meetings, the sentiment has been distinct
~ expressed, that 10 no other body of men
can the selection Ola candidate Cor the presi-
dencv be 60 safely committed as To q congress
sionul caucus. This sentiment has been on,
lphaiIcally announced by the General Rrpuhli
can Committee of the City ofNew York.
| " JuE MEETISG OF THE WATEns"
|. IL would be strange, indeed II oe.,ho b.vs ex
haus'ed So many colrn,n> on ,he Presdeotiat Oocs-
i", conli mo iind r"om for one passing pararraph
on Que 81 the most memorable cvcufs oC TIC tinrs-
ne junction Of tie Grand Canal with il. waters Of
NC hudson forms an eva 'u the Internal Improve
n'en's o. tbs country The Giand Cansl superior
J ,o any OF the water COMMUNICATIONS 81 E.eucr 90
Lngand-yet an Engi>hnau 10 this ,ia, sp.s k with
y" eNcusa'e rrot'Tc Of the Dnie OF Br,.iv vaet =
canal aud VUi'are ia hs Age nI Lon. Itfh
ch""nis ~ strain Of ranpryiic the a.. frotsli e
! Fm,'prizc vt couuecuug The waters Of the Garonne
WIN TIC Mediterranean.
! Wen n,sy the citizens Of New Yn,k ste,t With en-
lh"sitsm % il'i- magnificent IMPROVEMENTS Wen'mfy
hf EconoGiies of Eneitud he gin Ia trga,d =, viii,
Summation Nheiher 60 lock ~ ihe mofires the
gf'nS 0rthe consequences ~ furnishes ientr f,r the
Philosopher, The ODunf o. ih. Popt Iis asrhep moi
! q a. "a MAIN ID. a..