Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-27

| the first essay tn choose, each state shall ha,.
a vote proportloned To its representation in
Congress but if there is no choice, each
| state shall then have equal vote.
| will add, that | am in favour of AN amend
| ment, which will leave the choice of Presi-
| dent TO THE PEOPLE, either by the electoral
process or by direct vote and that | shall
attend a meeting of the democratic member
OF Congress, for the purpose Of recommend
ing candidate for the Presidential chair, be
| cause previous nomination is an essential
| art of the general ticket system adopted by
! virginia and because il is better that such
| nomination be- made by representatives from
| allparts of TIE nation, than by those ofa state
AS the Former mode tends 10 produce UNION
among thos- of the same political principles.
which the latter mode has a tendency 10 de-
stroy.
l am, Gentlemen. your ohedient servant.
ALEXANDER SMYTH.
We admire the assurance with which the
Washington Republican undertakes To con
tradIc' what we state, in regard 10 The proha-
bility of Congressional Nomination Of cand-
dates for the Presidency and Vice Prrsidpn-
ry. That there will he Nee ting for iha,
purpose, Is as certain as that the opponents of
It will seek in vain 10 drown the roice of the
people in ;hrir clamors against it.
VI all tie arguments against a Congress
sIonal Nominations the most amusing is, that
II will not be unanimous. Ifthrre were an u
unanimous sentiment or hut "a slight difference
of opinion among the Members Of Congress.
aud their constituents on the subject OF candi-
dates for these Offices, there would he no rea
son for such a nomination. The very thing
which recommends IL, is the diversity of OPT
| nion which is alleged as an argument a
gainst il.
But, is said majority of the Members
from Pennsylvania have protested against it,
and therefore il OughI not to take place. We
are sorry for their refusal 10 attend, but such
things have happened before. At the meeting
which nominated MIR Madison as a candidate
Tor the Presidency when the elder Mr. Gin
ton was his opponent, there was present but
one Member from the large delegation of tn,
State of New York. The remainder of the
Representatives from that state protested
most vehemeutly against 1.-THE Member who
attended was mathematical with all the bit
ternrs- and circumstantiaIity of DIR. Stops
cursc-and we were threatened in conse
qurnce of it, with the horrors of political dis
solution. Notwithstanding all this, the Re
puhlicans Carried their point the worthy
| member who attended survived the storm, to
enjoy the appreciation of his country and his
conscience and the earth has still continued
10 re, olive on IFS axis m
NORFOLK, Jan. 2l.--IHe NGrcl Court Mar
ioi Ia be convened at the Nayy Yard, Cos
port, to-uorr"w,' will, we learn be- composed
of Captains William Bainbridgc. Thomas
MDonough, Charles II. Rdgrly, Robert II
Spence, John ID Henley, A. s. Wadsworth,
and G. G.. Reed.
Capts M'Donough, Ridgcly, ]. ID HenIe,
and Reed, cane passengers yesterday in the
steam boat Norfolk. Beacon.
B0srON, Jan. 10 Commonwealth IS. j. #.
Buckingham. 1.-THE trial of Mr.. J. II. Buck
lngham editor of the Galaxy upon an iudict-
mcnt for alleged libel upon Alexis Austa-
phIeve, Russian COnau) containing three
counts for hrPe different publications in that
paper. commenced in the Municipal Cont
yesterday, and was continued This forenoon
whrn the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
on the first count. but guilty on the second.-
We understand that the Court would not per
INIT the third coun! to br tried rs the indct.
ment was INFORMAL the word evening"
beng left out of it. Gaz.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 17.-Captain Dawson
of the schr. Mexican, arrived al this port from
AIvarado, reports that six days before he
sailed, the Spanish feet left Vera Cruz, short
of provisions. The firing orthe castle on the
town, had nearly ceas ed, owing TO scarcity
Of powder.
The English ffigate Thrtis had arrived nj
SscrlfiradO direct from Eng and, having on
board commissioners who were about start
ing for the interior when Captain Dawson
sailed. Gdz.
We are pleased 10 hear that the Trustees
of our University, lately appropriated three
THOUSAND dolia for the purchase of a Philoso
ihical Apparatus for The use of The Instiiu-
tinr and a Ike SUN for the increase OF its Pub
llc Library.
| Such Ilhsrsliiy on the part Of IFS Trustees
toward 0nr University, .,ill soon render it
cUud Ia few Colleges in the Union. We
are Gid 10 find that the number offs students
continued 10 increase. RGLeigh Register.
Erir1ct Mn ,tHcr(rom n gentleman IL, Indinnn
/ 10 TIE Editor ofMe f. Ktporjer. ddfed
DECEMBER II, 1898.
"Ou Lrgisla arr, is now in session, and
th''e ls e. mtjority nf the Senate and
large majority Of the lower House deci-
drly 10 favour Of VIZ Clay as next president (;
bu caucu. sing being unpopular with us,
think II yrOhablr that no dcclara lon will br
made by Ito. H. gitliturc in his IA, our Elec
tors will pr0bel,Iy be- elected 10y General Tick
cL MIR. CIay's interest Is increasing daily"
Ertroct Mn letter, dqied RE Janero, Nor. IS.
the course If proceeding altogether WI
prrccdented, alluded to in the enclosed, was
| the determination of this go. ernmrni mol 10
s'Icr the baggage of his Excelerct Cesar
a Rodscy, Ia be- transhippcd from the U. $
| ship Congress, TO the ship Sally, Capt Cook,
Of Salon, the ship in which MIR. Rodney was
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