Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-21
coMSIUNICArED FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Extract of q litter from Uashinefon.

cans, than The late ministerial movements of the |
Senate, with respect to committees 1t is piin |
ciple old as legislative bodies, that every com
mit,ee has right to appoint its own chairman,
and 10 this rule the history of this country FUR
uisbes no exception until the present session; and
thst of Great Britain furnished but one, and that
one belonging to the most insuspicious period Of
| her liberty-the ministry Of Sir Robert WApole.
| This artfu politician had the holiness TO invade
| the principle which left to each committee the
choice of its chairman, but he only invaded i, in
one committee; but one from the subserv ency of
which he< expec;eE 10 gain many membe :; this
was the committee contested elections. For
this committee he got the old rule aside, and
had chairman elected for il by ballot In the House
of Commons. The election of this Chairman
the test OF ministerial strength at the commence
| ment of each hew parliament. His favorile
| Chairman Giles Earle, one of the Lords CT
| the Treasury, and he KEEP, him in for fourteen
years, and by his influence, address and manage
| ment, he got all the contested elections decided ~
his favor; and, II is worthy OF remark, that II "
. upon the loss of of these elections, at the
commencement Of the Parliament of l74l, wher
his candidate Giles Earle, was beat by four vote
hat the minister the approaching downfall IF
his fortunes, and resigned the place which he had
held for twenty-five years. Copying the example
OF this artiul minister but pushing his policy much
further, the present administration determined to
have all the charmen of the committees of the
| Senate separately elected. For this purpose they
began with all ering the rules OF the Senate and
MIR. Chambe,s OF Maryland, very new member,
acted as pioneer in bringing forward the motion
| 1t was carried by lean majority, and Monday the
| 18th Of Dec. fxei for the elections. II was
known that the incorruptble and venerable Macon,
who had been Speaker OF the House of Represen-
tatives, and Pre-iden; pro. tenn Of the Senate, wa
the particular obiec, of aversion 20 he slminisIa
| ton Oh account OF his vote on Mr.. Clay's nomi-
| - a..
whether the administration had been bold en- ough
TO prescribe him. The first ballot showed that
they Forty-two members of the Senate
! were present., and twenty-three were a majority
Less than % could carry the election; but the
administration found he number, and Mr.
Sanford of New York elected Chairman The
other members were elected at single ballot,
and MIR White of Tennessee, unsurpassed by any
man in America for honor, talents and integrity,
was overthrown TO make room for this Mr..
| Chamber OF Maryland. All the other committees
were then elected by the same twenty-three. In
esh' cen committees they deposed all the old chair
men who obnoxious 10 The ministry, except
Van Buren,, Hayne and Beaten. Policy rrsir ain ed
them from putting gu, all, and these three not at
all to their own satisfaction, escaped the general
Il prescription of their friends So bsrefaced was
this prescription tina; while every of the %
voted himself on two of the committees, most OF
the prescribed members were LETT alone,
and Mr. Randolph, although sitting in his seat and
voting was not put on single committee, nor was
his name once heard upon the ministerial
tickets vo!ed by the %. This, | presume, was
intended as an example for the Virginis Legisis-
ture. The tickets of the nini,terislists were all
made out, and kept in their drawers, and taken out
and used as occasion required. Many of then,
seemed Inundated at wha, they doing; Other ;
seemed to think it quite grand coup d'eiat. In
this way all the ballotings were conducted, and
The result showed ministerial majority of one
uDon every ticket. So many majoriiies of one
were never before in one day, but fit ma
lJority it is for President elected by a majority
OF one! Unhappy people, whose liberties and
rights depend upon mau! Sill more unhappy,
1t that one should be,
| - fl light unmeritabie tello,o,
"Ft to be sent on errdnds.''
Read of Mississippi, voted the ministerial ticket
out and out, in the face of his dinner speech IN
which he had pledged himself to his constituents 10
be Jacksonian
| "P. ). We are surprized at the delay Of the
nomination OF Ministers to Tacubaya and Bogo,a
Cook is heavily pressed upon the President b,,
the old gentleman has not set agreed to ii.
"a. T. 5. We have glorious account of Mr.
Sergeaht's Panama dress, coats embroidered stun
with gold, morning gowns Of crimson silk velvet
and plumes out-iopping those with which Hector
scared bis child.''
| Extract Of another letter from WASHINGTON.
g The dying voice OF jefferson has just express
| ed III. regret and sorrow al seeing his " fdUOuriie
tOesterH country forming Al unnatural lea .ue
with its ancient oppressofs, for the purpose OF
tTampling upon the Southern States, which stood
by the tDest in its helpless infancy, and proec Ell il
| against all attempts 20 strangle it in the cradle.
| This voice has brought 10 my memory piece OF
early history, which is too little known 10 the pre- =
sent generation, bni which is 80 strongly corrobo-
ratve o! Mr.. JeTersons remark, that he doubles
! had it in his mind when he wiling that mem ora
bic letter. allude 10 the attempts made in secret
session Of the Congress Of 1856, csde the navIga-
Ion OF the Mississippi to he King oil Spain, for
rs or so years. The history of this transaction
! was wrapped up in profound secrecy for many
years. Mr.. Jay, the Secretary of State, who con
Quoted /, laid his plan before Congress as a secret;
| the southern members who made frequent motions
| to remove the injunction Of secrecy, were voted
down by the northern ones. aGd it was not until
the year 1920, when the Secre Journal of the sold
| Congress- was Published by virtue of Resolu-
ton Of the Senate and House of Representatives,
| that the midnight history OF thi. attempt 90 to
CHECK the GROWTH OF THE WESTERN coUN-
TRY, BECAUSE ITS RAPID SETTLEMENT
WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THE OLD STATES"
was brought to light In The fourth volume of hat
Journal The whole history may be raced, and Viz
ginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina and
Georgia may be seen standing together in defence
of the weste rn country while Massachusetts, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, Mes Hsmpshirs, Pennsyl-
| vania, New Jersey and NeH York, arfayed them
selves against the West, and regularly voted for
the surrender. AS these last formed a majority 1t
may bs question with some OF the young polui-
clans who have not had time to learn the history of
their own country, how comes 1t that the surrender