Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-26

we substitute in ito place A temporary Board,
composed Gas most excellent member Of - H
OF d. suggests) Of Delegate from each Senatorial
but have these gentlemen turned thar inds
to Roads and Canalss Will they have time 10 learn
May they not be here this winter, and gone no
| next The elements Of such Board constantly
shifting, cannot acquire the experience which il
concern.
And at this moment. too. when so many Of tho
o'her states are copying example, and constiti-
neg lizards like our own, ehall we abolish oar b,
That the board is at present precisely constructs
CD u ought 10 De IN point OF organization, numbers
and qualifications, we do not pretend to decide -
out having Board exactly as ought to be- il ons
question; having no Board at all, is another,
u is said that the Panama Mission will cali forfi,
considerable debate in the Senate 1t 10 calculated
iias this body Is about equally divided upoR DE
| measure.
The Georgia business Is understood 70 be vat ia
an unsettled state. The Secretary of War 10 rs-
| ported to have employed the agency of Cover
nor Cassie treat with the Redstick Indians: and
the rumour in Washington on Saturday was, thas
he has made an accommodation with them, by
which they are TO cede ainos. all their lands in
Georgia; that the friendly Indians NOT pa<tici-.
pants or parties ia this Treaty, nor are they TO re
eeive any thing under il; aud tina. what was prom.
lsed under the late Treaty is TO be Withheld But
Is surely impossible tia, the President can acoui-
\ esce IN any such engagement, Col. Crowell il is
said. is not to be dismissed. We suspect. tha-
Georgia Will be very much dissatisfied with these
arrangements; and that they will be productive OF
no little debate and irritation IN our public councils.
The long, nrgumen,a,:ve and able Report Of ,ba
N ~ m fha AO1e ofa
:, aud Y. President, occupies large share of thia
days paper, to the exclusion of many other art;-
eiesi 1t ID upon all important subject; and 10 wor-
thy ofthe attention of the people.-It is said that
the ,adtfer OF 1t has the appreciation Of out Of
n of the Committee, and of several leading member. of
both Houses o! Congress Other accounts repre-.
sent that it will meet with strong opposition. in
both branches; and that will scarcely pass in i,s
present shape
It's two great features, the direct uote, and the
district system. are respectively entitled 10 the
most profound consideration. il NAV happen in
this as In many other cases. that many po,iclans
win be disposed to go upon rule something like
Solon's-and 10 take the amendment, not because
they think it is the best law which could be made,
but because it Id the hes, which can be got. We
nave no hesitation IN saying, in this fret stage of
the business, that like 1t much better than the
present rule of the Constitution We ohiact 10
this eventual vote in the II. of r, il ia no. only
grossly unequal by placing the smallest s,ates on
an equality with TIE largest but il is calculated to
b introduce system OF intrigue and corruption into
the representative branch Of the Constitution which
every friend OF public virtue deprecate in the
, strongest terms. Considering the difficulty of e.
iecing our future Presidents by majority Of the
electoral Totes ON account Of the multiplicity OF
In erests and the number of competitors which il
may oiinS into the canvass, we must regard this
residuary right OF the smaller states elect Pre-.
silent as almost an absolute right. The right il al
it were vested in them. VIII they yield il with
ont some SPECIES OF compromised II is this Diff
. Guilty which meets US upon the threshhold; and
viii meet US at every stage OF the business and in
avery attempt to amend this part Of the Consfi--
, unon. We have no time, howeysr, to enter into
The discussion to-day; nor is il right to rush into
decision, without viewing the subject in all i'm
relations. We shall take it up in a few days
Seventy-two Democratic members Of the Penn
syivania Legislature assembled in Caucus on the
18th INST. and came to resolution TO recommend
to the diner ent Counties to depute delegates to meet
at Harrisburg on the lth OF March, for the purpose
OF nominating candidate TO be supported al the
ensuing election for Governor. The Philadelphia
Press, says that there was but dssentieat yees
, against Gov. Shulze.
MARRIEDl--on the Iah instant by Rev He,e,1.h AZ,
LELAND the Rev Thaetr m4ire King aud Queen court
Sre.n, IN kins Queen Both members Of the A.,lodia
4 Cf Ma
John Scott dec by the Rev. Peter Nelson the Rev SoIL,
gooiols, aged 20, to M L Scott, aged 30 YEAS, iii OF
Caroline, and M mbers of the Baptist Church - - "
81 g on the Cd ipst. by the Rev. WIN. Wool yoI :,
Head OF the county Orange Ms, 1de1 b. taubter
/, Capt. John Starke Of Hanover. eN' -
piED-on the joth ut, Mrs Elizabeth Trypin ,be T.,
mented eonso VI Alexander Tppn eurico The autbor
OF these humble lines TO departed worth conscious that nun
often said TO which the subject entitled ,dsf,
from the general tenor OF their lives ,uosf tl ia ,,,
ay was nleie all the virtues and amabe qual, t,t
could possibly adorn and beau,ify the female her
psF was so md gratlr universally b.ngnant thai nj,
who knew her her friends left moi on
earth one single To the rch the poor and even H.,
,f suffering 5ine she equally aad uuyesaiy kind tede
Il m'iher let her weeping afflicted or,,s Ig.
pnS tel what were her attractions; for neither pain nor ,
erms Of body or mind could EIDE her energy or
or moment The sroog and powerful maternal az
eohoh which ran through her benevolent soul. neigh
bour her iahouTs, her her troubles,
oe oil her attachments; for she seemed live for
self Night nor day. weather, could Ter
aud Constant attention those sickness or
- asked Tor ~ required her presence. She belonged 10 NO
church, for that she did not think material n.ce,serv a.
eternal salvation but she did sincerely aud deyoYy
= love her cd. - S'y
FYewe, my rnl and may thy pure and ptrfes ,pfr;,
est"n that manS above made hand. but eternal
:, ~ the Heayear." ~
saw, felt celestial ais attend thy parting breath
My soul with thee at the sanes at raie
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