Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-07


friends" This the intended original, bu, Tor
the abovereason the commencement was altered
COMMITTEE OF THE SENArE.-The follow
ing Letter, which we copy from the Franklin Ca
zete, has been drawn forth, probably, by severe
structures which have appeared in another Phila-
delphia, paper, on the selection OF the Committees
oil the Senate, for the present session. The letter
Is written IN so frank and conclatoIy spirit that
we have pleasure IL copying ii: Nat. Int.
Extract Of u letter from q friend GotC an Wash
mgtOn.
" You will perceive by the appointment OF com
mittees in the Senate, that Vice President Calhoun
has distributed the business ds to place areeiy
single member on more than two Standing COM
mittees The arrangement was, ; nearly as could
very wellbe, the basis OF thai of last session
when The Senate elected the commit ees liule al
teration having been made; and wherever it was
made, II was evidently done 18th view to the bet
ter distribution of the subjects presented TO Con-
gress, among the members, ard not iii reference
TO The political feelings oil gentlemen. The ON
mittee OF Foreign Relations last ear consisted of
MI Barbour, OF Virginia, now Secretary If War,
General Jackson, resigned, MIR. Macon, Mr. Sey-
mour, and Mr.. ElIio: OF Georgia. Mr. .lscon, be-
ing the next member after Gen. jackson on Tie con-,
mittee, at the preceding session, as, according to
usage seldom departed from, made Chairman by
the Vice President, at this se>rion. MIR. y hite of
Tennessee, successor OF General jack on from The.
same State, was put on the committee ~, his pace
Mr.. Tazewell, colleague OF A'r. b rlour, was put
on in his ste d Mir. Galard, ~ no lad no been
on any committee last ear, appoin eo ~ Place
oil Mr. Elliott resigned; and Mills u. "a. of
Mr. Seymour, who was arranged on two oher con-
mtees. To have srIctlyt purs I'D toe rul, OF sqc-
cession Ar. Berrien, OF Georgia, no against
MIR. Clay Secretary OF State, oud have been
appointed Instead of MIR. Elicit; but MIR Gsisr,I.
who voted for Mr. Clay's nomhnarion, was ap-
pointed on the committee by the Vice President,
Such the facts; and those who know The cha
racter and standing OF The member, of the Com
mlitee oil Foreign Relations in the S,naie as " ell
Tor patriotism talent, will think tie nation
dlsparaged by the selection Mr.. Neon and Mr.
t5aiard are among the wisest and most experien-
eed members OF the able body to which tey belong
! MIR. White, Mr.. 1azew ell, ard Mr.. Ills, are
known to the nation at large OF distinguish
ed talents. 1t would be a national misfortune if
any state of things could make necessary to throw
| such men into the shade. How could The Vice
President, with common propriety, have said 10
! Mr. Macon-venerable no less Tor Senatorial WIS.,.
dom and distinction, than for age and long service
In tue National Councils, Z" on are moi fl 10 be
Chairman OF the Committee Of which you have 80
long been member, and of which YOU are entitled .
from usage, TO be the head: You are an enemy TO
the Secretary OF State: Add must therefore place
al the head OF that Committee some friend OF the
Secretary, less qualified, less experienced less en-
titled, than you, TO occupy the station Such a
course a. this would have justl, been deemed am
insult, not only to Mr. Macon, but 10 the Senate it :
self. The Vice President, however, las too much
solid understanding and dignity thus 10 treat tie dis
tinguished body over whose deliberations he was so
unanimously called by the ma ion TO preside
Gle has deemed the selections made by the Senate
ITSELF hen it elected the Committee as the best in
dics ion far they coua be followed Of the most
suitable basis upon which hey should tie constiiu-
ted: And IL, ia this delicate and correct discharge of
his duly, he has appointed members not devo, Ell to
The Secretary OF Safe, the fact sises m a great
degree, FROM previous Crganrza,ion of the senate
Committees, and from the proprety of selecting
members bet fitted, in his Judgment, TO manage the
II subjects committed 10 them -