Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-18

, strength, that they have not been inducedhv IN.
feeble movements OF their Opponents 10 hold any
eountervailnS meetings.
| o. The adm nistrstion meetings had much m,
start OF he Other side their meetings are n.arlv
over; while the Jscksonisn-, who think il worth
while 10 Se-tir themselves in their coan,ies are
just moving.
IN word, these and other signs are 30 decisive
OF the result, that il is wonder sny eau even
! ahect the slightest doubt about The matter. The
ascendancy OF the friends OF Jackson is at presen
most triumphant and instead of the ainin:sirs-
non party gaining strength by changes Of public
sentiment, tthe Only forlorn hore on which they
COUNT as all their candid friends will confsss) tbs
ensnses are al The other way. Jackson is daily
gaining ground; and II 10 exceedingly doubtful
whether MIR. Adams viii gain single one of > |
or Congressional Districts, that have been
Claimed tor hin by the most sangune Of his psrti-
Fans. The sentiment, Of Virginia was never more
decided: and, as one of the intelligent sens,ors
declared on Thursday night in the Legislative Hail
no one, since The days OF Jefferson, received
so triumphant vote as Gen. Jackson will in all
probability receive in 1928.
Il Is sad in letters FROM Washington ths, Mr.
James Pieaean's will probably be run for Vice
Pre-ident on the Adams Ticket. under the ds,usve
hope of carrying Vrgnis!-A correspondent of
the ~ y Commercial Advertiser from Washing
ton, gives the following remarkable p. S:
passed the evening where the subject of the
|
Unless circumstances now unseen shall change the
views OF the friends of the Admins ration Gov
Fieasanis rs the .C1ap. He is. and has been
warm fiiend The Canliddie run for Yicc Pre-.
sidenf tr1H be nominated by the STATE Conpen-
ftonS, as they meet TO nominate Electors, eE-
cepf kentucky, tchere The meetiag is too eaYiy
| TO coMnittnicate.''
! "-fgreod tponw was it?-IVhat, by a Caucus
at Washington? And is this p s. written by a
man who was 10 the secret! The Philadelphia
Press also takes up Mr.. Plessants-and the Nat.
in,eliigeGcer and Baltimore Patriot seem TO hint
aSquiescence. But it viii not do Yirsini, is not
to be carried off by such msneavre. Seriously
do not believe that MIR. Peasants could add 100
new names to the Adams Ticket.
Letters from Washington (ofth I5ih) say, it il,
believed that the y administration party have had
secret Caucus, in which Ex-Governor Peasants
has been agreed upon as heir candidate for The
wee Presidency, Jnoihing better should offer
va The Ch0pter Of -actiGents. Mr.. P. will
scarcely authorize such OF his name. He
knows that IT will not do-that he cannot stem
the cunent that is running in Virginia against this
mischieyous administration-that they NAV as
well try 10 stop the ocean with buli-rush He
VIII never risk bis standing, b, sufFeri.y
himself TO be coupled 10 this falling atlmioistla
tTaiion, like The living TO the dead captiyes of
Mezehtus: lie knows hat his name will never
be able to bring any effective aid in bolstering up
this administration. Will the Coalition never
| have heir eyesl opened! They tried the name of
Mr. Barbour. II would not do: They wish 10
Try anothea ialisman- but there is name in VIr-
gina that can save ihstn now And MIR. P. ought
to know it.
letter from Washington states, that we have
majority OF, at least. 20 in the IL. Of r.: tina,
while we have achieved great victory, we have
done what Is better, we have known how 10 use
it. While our sue is just subiec, of sober
e has baan
tation over our disappointed adverssries; and the
power which has devolved upon US has been ex-
er'ed with moderation and wisdom.
| -frothtr .Signi-A letter from WASHINGTON
last night sta,es; that they had - Just received
news from Kentucky that in the House OF Re.
presentatiyes, On which it had been conceded
that the Administration bad majority) there was
ne In Two successive ballots In the election OF
Speaker, which WAS distinctly made ,es; of
strength between the Adams and Jackson uartjes
The candidates on one side, was the brother.in.
law oil MIR. Clay; and ON the other, the nephew
OF Col. JohHson. Thus the go cause adv ancys
every where-snd must aad will pfeyail.''
Speaker Of TIE House of Rfprese,F0f;pss
| Mr.. Stevenson did not expect to escsne animal
version In the discharge OF the duties OF The Char,
He has drawn the nest OF hornets around bim-bul
he has fortunately nerve enough 10 bear it all
| lie has NOS only been represented az violent and
""oS'pAs, cu' WIN edu"i Jurlice as ignorant and
| incapable. I he New York Daily Advertiser con-
sders "a IS unacqusinted with The duties of the
oiiiee;" man who presided for severn! sessions
over The House of Delegates Of virginia. and
Of the best Speakers who ever flied that Chair
He has beenabused on account of the Commit
tees n. ha' selected. What course has he pursued
Al The same time hat he has fairly met The res
| responsibility OF his peculiar situation, he was
dispo-ed to act literally towards the admin stra
ton. lie has tisIl yed their whole talents in the
strongest minofiiies IN mos, OF the important Com
mittee-; and in that of Foreign Relations Ia has
given MIR. Clay bs personal and political friend.
as the Chairman. On the Committee of Manu-.
figures he has retained Messrs Ms;l,ry and Con
diet two OF the tho oughgoing friends of III.
Wo0Iiens bill; Stevenson and Moore tariff men
who voted against the Woeens BIZ; two ntv,
| from New York and Ohio, " no are resscn,l,te
tariff tes. but unc0mmii,ed; sbd one man only
from lie South, who Is besides ny,y JneU,bsr
Thus organized, no reasonable man ought TO have
complained; S; indeed we are happy lomnders,snd
that some OF bis opponents have acknngls iced
themselves disappointed in the liberal course he
has pursued. In the Committee on Roads aud
Canals, lie has placed MIR. Mercer Chairman. &
given 10 The friends OF Internal Improvement
majority. Here eyea The most violent pa1Gzans
OF the Adninistration acknowledge tie libera!iiy
OF BIZ r"ncuci but this most unpleasant tlu,y
being Performed We venture to cay hat g W Il
hereafter give general saiis'scon sni tbst all bu
the most determined partHsn-, will he pleased
With his impar'ialiiy aud his qualifications
We know him well; aud we ve,lure nothing
in saying, that he is eminenlly qualified for he
honorable post to which he has been promoted
So far as he has gone, he hss done well. Les
disaDpOfufpd br -. l..