Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-22

The Washington " Republican" of i;ss, exc
ming processes great horror of The Meeting of
Members of Congress, which is about Ia be-
held TO consult on the subject nf tir Prcsi-
dency. We are not The least surprised nj this.
Ii is quite consistent in them. having denied
IFS possibility, In be shocked at its reality
1t is perfectly natural, that those who have b.
bored to distract the Republican party, should
experience sensible Disappointment at finding
all their webs nnwave, and all their deep-ad
plans broke up. The voice ofthe People will
prevail the most popular ~. the several can
didates will he selected To prevent the posi-
bility Of the least popular from being thrust
into the Presidential Chair. The Republi-
can" puts forth an awful menace of obtaining
dan exact list of the Members present" at the
proposed Convention. to shew who dare at
tend it. They must be very much on the IA
lcrt f wedo not publish the list before them, 10
shrw who dare" do what they believe right
now. rs they have been firm and true in times,
of which those who menace them have nei-
iher memory or knowledge. Nat. Int.
Alta meeting Of the members of III" legislature last
evening, convened AZ the Capital ia pursuance of the
usual notices gwen preparatory TO "a cnncus,-Gen
Root, Lieu Governor, was appointed chairman, and
NJ. Mnl"t, of the Assembly, secretary.
The chairman stated that the object of the meeting
was 10 ,a'se into consideration the propriey Of
commenting a caucus nomina,inn, by the mem
hers of congress Washington, Of proper persons MS
candidates for the Offices of President and Vice Pre-
sidpni
Mr.. EARL Of the Senate, offered n resolution thai
committee of nine, three of the Senate, aud six OF
the Assembly, he appointed to report resolutions on
that sutjeri-whirh was carried.
The chairman appointed the committee, OF which
MIR. Gnod-li, speaker, is chairman.
! The meeting n,journed TO meet At the place
on Friday evening. 7ib ID .7dp jan. Is.
DEMERARA.
| The Montego Bay (Jamaica) paper Of Dec.
| 18th, says, the American brig Morton, Capt.
r.. Mason, in IS days from Demerara, bound
{" n. Orleans. lay off this port yesterday to
land passenger, who has favored us with
some of the latest papers from there. Mr..
p. gave a most melancholy account of the ST
| tuatIon of the country ;upwards Of one thou
/ sand negroes had suffered, and great many
are still missing from Sc, cra plantations ma
ny slaves well as free negroes had been ex-
I ecuted, aud their heads fired on poles IN uuri-
ous p"'ts Of Tie country. Smith, the Mission
airy, was not hanged on the Goth, but it was
reported that he was 10 suffer the next day,
and 10 be impaied. Martial law still continued.
and would remain in force until after Christ
| mas.
| A crowded audience, including many la
| dies. who occupied the gallery of the House
| of Representative yesterday, in the expecta-
| ton of hearing Mr.. Randolph deliver his senti-
ments on the subject Of internal improvement,
were doomed 10 a severe disappointment-
Mr.. Randolph, we concerned TO state, was
attacked on the preceding evening with sud-
den indisposiiion, which prevented him from
appearing IN his seat yesterday; and Mr..
sieffPiItii. IN consequence of this unfortunate
occurrence, postponed the further discussion
of his bill ill Wednesday next.
Mr.. Webster's motion on the subject of the
Greeks, is one If the orders of the day for
Monday but it is probable that the pending
discussion on the report and resolutions TO
amend the constitution, may compel that gen.
tIeman again 10 postpone The consideration Of
this Interesting subject. Wash. Rep Jun II.
BOsToN, January 13-We were yesterday
favored with Caracas papers to Dec II.
Caracas paper of Dec. 10, announces
the appointment of British Consuls and Com
missoners TO South America, and the deter
minatien of the government to oppose the in
terpositiOn of other powers in aid of Spanish
expeditions.
The government Of Colombia has authoriz-
ed loan of $4,000, 000-Loans, TO certain
extent, are supposed by many to strengthen
government. Palladium.
zap. o"insnn VINO arrived al this port on
Friday last, from ST Ubes, informs that Capt.
Gordon, of The Orono, of Portland, had re-
cei'ed letter from his brother, commander
of The brig Moro, of the same place, dated at
Lisbon, Nov 29, stating that on the 9th he
had received permission to discharge his car
go of wheat, taken in at Bremen,) and was
then unloading.
About 100 state prisoners had been released
at Lisbon; and among them was Mr.. Riego.
merchant Of St. Ubes. GU.