Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-08
DINNER TO MIR. RANDOLPH

NORFOLK, March
JOHN RANDOLPH, Esq. having arrived here
yesterday IN the Steam Boat Potomac, canon,
other members of Congress, on their return 10 ,bsi1
nomeS,) was waited upon by Committee of GEN
iemen, with an invitation 10 dine on w ednesdav
next, at Johnson's Hotel We annex cow of
the invitation with the reply of Mr.. RANDOLPH.
Beacon.
NORFOLK, March 5ih, 1927.
SiB--a number OF the Citizens of Norfolk and
PORTSMOUTH, DESTROYS Of testiiying their hip h res
pect, Tor the ability, fidelity and independence
which have uniformly distinguished your political
character, have appointed us committee 10 invite
you to partake of public dinner, TO be given you
In this Borough.
We take great pleasure in discharsing the duty
mus conhdec TO Us, and accordingly request the
honour OF your company, at Johnson's Hotel. ON
day, as you may designate
We are most respectfully your obi serv',s.
ROBERT b. STARK,
WALTER f. JONES,
NJ. COOKE,
ALDER ALLMAND
w. MURDAUGH,
GEO. +. KENYON
To JOHN RANDOLPH ESQ. of Roanoke
NORFOLK, March 5ih 1927
HENrLEMEN j beg yoa to accept for your
seive. and 10 convey 10 The citizens of Norfolk &
portsmouth,, the assurance of my deep sense Of the
honour conferred upon me by this unlooke ed for
marx OF 'heir consideration. II is subject of
Psniui regret 10 me that the very infirm slate of
my health obi ses me 10 decline an honour the re-
collection OF which l shall always cherish with
PRIDE, sltho' am sensible that have no claim to
'i except an honest zeal in maintaining the pripci
PIES which we hold In common, and upon the pre-.
servaiion OF which depends all that can make e.
even our country itself dear to the hearts of free
men.
am gentlemen. your obliged 6 faithful servant,
JOHN RANDOLPH, of Roanoke.
10 Rob-. b. Stark, Walter F. Jones. M.
Cook, Albert Allmand, J. w. Muir Eso,s
daugh, Geo. Il. Kennon,
WAsHINGroN, March 5.--The Second SEES
sion OF the Nineteenth Cong, ess wss brouoht IN
close on Saturday last between A and s o'clock
r. NJ. alter "ne OF the most severely laborious
sessions thai we remember. The quantity OF bus
slDsss that was completed during the Session does
NOT PeThap corresponds with the labor employed,
but yet much more was done than has been eeneI.
ally supposed, as will have been seen by the Lie,
oil Acts published in our last, with the addition
thereto which we give to-day.
Two of the most important measures which
have occupied the attention Of the two Houses.
and on which much time has been spent, wholly
failed.
"''-he Dib TOT regulating Commercial In
tercourse with the British Colonies. This bill was
lost by the Senate persevering in It's disagreement
10 The amendment made TO the bill by The House
oil HepresentsIiv from which that Hou.e a.
steadily refused to recede. Congress has thus
refused to act upon the subject, which the Tx.
ecuive abstsiued from acting upon because il was
intended 10 be submitted 10 Congress. II is sup
posed that the President, thus leii with the sw
Tor bis guide, will be under the necessity of IL.
sung his proclamation, as rreeribeJ by the Law,
Tor recprocs,iDg the British inlerdct.
Secondly the Woollen. duty bill This bill
was lost by the Senate refusing to act upon it,
which, the majority being opposed to il, was, al
so late stage Of the Session, the easiest way Of
diSposins OF II, being the only way in which
long and lime-eonsuming debate upon the subjec,
could wen be avoided. Nat Int
The United States aud Georgia. We copy
"om The Georgia prints, some papers which seem
70 have rather menscipg aspect. We do moi
beheve, however, that any thing serious will
come OF II. We ara ourselves in possession OF
letter IRON gen)emsn IN Georgia, 10 his
friend IN this city, dated l7th ultimo, which sat-
lshes US That the whole affair will ED spieably
The following is an extract from it:
Since writing the above, I had converse.
ton With Colonel Samuel A. Bailey, who has
Just returned, and completed his second mission
10 me L.tHe Prime. He ,ays may aste, that
ne, the IL. r. and the nation, arc perfectly reron
eied and satisfied with the survey of the lands,
and That their only object was 10 protest against
! the fnr H. II A,