Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-06
THE ELECTORAL LAW

THF ELECTORAL LAW.
ALBANY, Feb. 27.-The committee of fi,s
Senate To whom had been referred TN. subject
| of the electoral law, and the bill from the As
sem6iy Tor the choice of presidential electors
by the people, reported yesterday The re-.
port Is An able and full history Of the ;ori-in
and application of the existing electoral law
| the nature and result the present attempts
| 10 repeal IL I; and a candid and free expression
Oh what are conceived by the com. 10 tbe tile
evils of repeal and the advantages If retain :
ing the present mode. We shall issue the re-
port with part Of our impression to-morrt ".
IL concludes with the following paragraph -
The committee therefore OF opinion,
Tor the reasons set fnrih in this report, tina.
IT would not be expedient to pass the bill FROM
the assembly, or any other bill changing The.
present mode Of appointing electors of Pres,
dent and Vice President of the II. Sfntes .or
at least until the efforts which are now seri
ously making in Congress To establish a uni
form rule of appointment, by an amendment
OF the constitution of the United States, by
which the people can elect by districts, have
either terminated IN the adoption or rejection
OF such amendment by that body"
Alter the report had been read, Mr.. Sudan
moved that the report and bill be laid upon
the table The object of the motion was to-
Afford time to pint the report before il should
be taken mp in committee of the whole An
animated and sharp discussion arose. The
motion was opposed Ivy Mcssrs. Burt, Ogden,
and Cramer, IN The ground that the subject
ought IN the first instance to he committed l.,
| committee of the whole; and il was sns-
tanned very chectua,ly, rs the vote tested, hY
hIessrs. Sudan, Wheeler, Sfranahan, Mallory
and BOVINE, on the ground that the question:
wohld properly arise npon agreeing to the
| resolution offered by the select committee, and
hat that could not be the suhic Of discus
| sion Until the report should he printed. The
melton prevailed, by Il vote of I3 To 9; and
| the report and the bill will consequently lie on
the table unit! the CORNER shall be printed.
l4rgus.
| Frginin.-Thr proceedings Of this old and
powerful state so long and so artlpntly attach
| ed In the republican institutions of tn. conn
! try, have Produced strong sensation in this
quarter. The last Richmond Enunjr,r siyes
detailed account of the proceedings of the
Legislature which were dgnifrd and proper.
No doubt can be entertained that Virginia.
N. carolina and Georgia, are united ia favor
"f Mr.. Crawford, and such is the regard paid
To principle in the state of New York; such
Inc attachment to the well known tisagrs of
the party such the paramount desire to wit
ness Tranquil and judcious choice of Presi-
dent by the people of the u. States that we
can say with confidence thar the v ote of This
state VIII he also g ven To the regularly nomi-
mated candidate; candidate who IS pledged
10 no one interest but pls dyed To the country
al iarS" a safe, cautions, honorable and vaua-
nie puhI'c officer. There will he in short fine
tr"ng manifestation in neghhOring states 10
sustain the democratic party and its well
known usages, against the powerful confede-
racy on foot TO destroy them. Nat. .qdr.
Accounts from Lima, by the way of Cura-
Goa, are To the e5ih of Septemhrr-at which
''mr Bolivar was in that city. The presence
"i TINS nohleman in Peru has had the happi
ps' ELECTS: The chickering's Of party were al
ayed by his example, and good order anC
harmony restored by him to the Peruvian
councils. The Congress of Peru have given
nm extraordinary powers to carry on the
war, and granted him salary of s $4,000 an
nuaily during his continuance in their coun-
Try, decrering at the same fine the paymrnt
lhereoi IN preference 10 every other claim
But Bolivar .nodesty refused their prof'tr.d
generosity, declaring that his stipend from the
COLOMBIAN Govrrnmrn; was enough To main-
tain him. splendid banquet was given by
ne Government in honor of him shortly after
his arrival.
.Sixtren hundred soldiers were lately sen,
from Colombia 10 Peru, 10 reinforce BnIirar's
army.
Navigation Of the 81. Ln,crence-Thp Adj
dress and Resolutions of The Council Of Low
pr canada, relative to the navigation of the
ST Lawrence ny American citizens, we're
again under the consideration of that BODY ON
the l6thI inst. wlrn the resolutions were with
drawn ny the original prnposer, and another
series Offered which were 10 be taken info CON
sldfratlon the following day.
LOST,