Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-30

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"AsHINGroN, May 26-Aiexander Macomt,
has been appointed by the President Of the ~
States, with the advice and consent of the Senat.
TO be Major General in the Army of the UnieS
States. o'e'
The bill for abolishing the Office Of Major r.
neral IN the Army, which passed the House =,
representatives, the reader will recollect was re
'Jected IN the Senate. The Senate accordingly nro
ceeued on Saturday to consider the nomination q,
sas.l" nacoho, winch was made by the President
some weeks ago. The Injunction of secrecy hav
ing been removed from the PROCEEDINGS of 6,
'urday, we are enabled to lay before our rea1-
ton. f '"' iueS
The first vote was upon motion of Mr. Eaton
" ray me resolution on the table, which was de-
cided as follows w. oe
fEAS.-Mcssrs. Barnard, Branch. CbandIe-
Goob' Eaton, Ellis, Foot Hayne, Johnston. os
Lou, McLane, Macon, Paris, Rowan. Silsbee
'"cluI' % MD; Iazeweli Tyler, Willians.-Is.
- NAY o.-Messrs. Barton, Bateman. Ben,on
nefo1lgny' Chambers, Chase, Hendricks, kim
M hinIey, Marks, Noble, RdgeIy, Robbins. Rus'
giles, Seymour, Van Buren, Webster. WiIiey az
oodbury.-I9. -'1
ne question then REQUIRED on agreeing to the
nomination, and was decided as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Barnard, Barton R,t.u.,,
benton, Bouligny, Branch, Chambers. Chase Foo,
Hendricks, King, Mckinley, Marks. Noble pa
Sis, Mdgely, Rob- bins, Rugges, Seymour, Silsber
Wiley, Williams-27. "e0'''''
r, NAfS-Messrs: Chandler, Cobb, Eaton. Ellis
II dI1ayne, johnson, of Lou. McLaue, Macon. Row.
laZeweii, Tyler, Woodbury-I2 maj. G,t
me l%o important bills extending the countc.
T rSns1 % congress TO the Chesapeake and Ohio
Eahal received the signature of the President al
uie u. states on Saturday. A meeting of tbe sinh.
scribers to the stock of the Canal Comnanw !;
advertised TO be held on Friday the 9th a,,,
next month to- choose the officers of the Company.
Co,..s, ry 10.
lomb;a. ''i W TO-
We understand that the Senate YESTERDAY con.
iirmed the nomination of Gen. p b. Porter AZ So.
cretary OF War. The Senate also confirmed -
we learn, the nomination of Beau ford wits
Secretary of Legation to St Petersburg a,,5
william Iayloe as Secretary of Legation 70 CoIcn.
The injunction of secresy on the confirmation II
cen Porter being removed, we are enabled to saw
'nat the yeas and nays were as follows.
-, feas.-Messrs. Bateman, Boulieny. Cba,b.rs
.handier, Dickerson, Foot, Hendricks JohnstcD
OF louisiana, Marks, Noble, Paris, Robbins Rur.
giles; Sanford, Seymour, Silsbee, Smith of MarS
iand, iazewell, Thomas, Tyler, Webster, Wood.
bury-22. "oou'
Nays.-Messrs. Barnard Barton. Benton gr,,,-,
S ST!,i' Eaton Ellis, Mckinley, Macon Ridrely,
[.Nat. Journal.
.Ne,D appointments Of the. Cabinet .e,,ers
rom Washington, OF the 2Ist instant bring me- Tho
inlorlha'ioh thai The cabinet ARA lgements arc
haue' ana the distribution of office at lenptb de-
termined upon. Secretary Barb ar tbat sc.o,
pushed statesman and skilfu diplomatisf. so famr
ldr WIN our commercial and foreign relationa IA
10 DC sent Minister to England.-Gen. PETER n
rof'er Is 10 succeed Gov. Barbour as Secretarv Of
ar. Cen Harrison is to be appointed Min;stcr ~
Columbia. What will the friends of the aJn,;n;ss
ration say 70 this display Of partiaty for military
chieftains! Two Generals and one Secra,.rw a,
ar are promoted to stations among the highest in
,he gu" OIL the executive. We certainly have never
"ediu inat elmer OF the said Generals was re-
ma'kable for any thing but his military pre,ens;.
ohs' IL IS true that General Porter is citizen If
the great state OF n. York and il was nportant FIR
,he administration to strengthen its interest here
put mere are several Major Generals not far from
our city older in rank than Gen Por,o -
claims have been wholly forgotten in tb; b,s;re"a
In Tie mean tim the 4" American SYSTEM, H. a
not Dren overlooked. Mr.. Robertson Nr la,
delegate from Kentucky to the HARRISBURG Con.
'en'ioh, is 10 be nominated Minister 20 Mexico. in
49, VI WI. IolnscIt VINO VIII resign As to the
arrangements for the domestic politics of the STAT
Oh New York, 1t is confidently stated that II bas
oeen settled at Washington, that Judge Savage and
MI Granger are to b. the administration cao5;
iates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. ga
p'epara,lonS are made for carrying New Yors v
coup ae main Mr.. Clay having ordered ~. a
matters, viii now we suppose follow the advce nj
ms physicians, IN retiring a while from the IA
ngues OF ms Office TO devote himself more partic
larly TO the task Of rectifying the politics of the
state OF Kentucky, which for some time mast Las
been getting quite wrong. ''''
nc present cabinet do not appear determined 10
signaze the close Of their adlninstraton bs, 49,
appointments which shall command the praise II
Their fellow citizens. We do not see them cslIinr
around them ana joining in their councils the frs1
talents OF the country, nor taking care to be repre-
'ened IN the courts of distant and powerful nations
In manner worthy the dignitv Of ~, D,..t',:
ana OF the great interests involved in our forcion
relations feeble cabinet is rendered if possible
'tIli more feeble by the arrangement, and the
place OF Mr.. Gaatin at the Court of 81. Janes
will be wretchctly supplied by his successor.
IN. T. Ere Posi-.