Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-29

tract Of private letter from member of Con-
gres TO gentleman of This town. dated Washing
ton City, Jan. goth, 1928, as a clear able and Ia
minous exposition of the politics ofthe dav
Petersburg old Dominion
EXTRACTS.
y" Our new Speaker presides with great proD RE
ty and dignity. He is remarkable for promDtness
ana decision in the chair No appeal has yet been
taken from any of his opinions and he bids fair Ia
be popular presiding officer
Inc committee on manufactures are laborious-
~ engaged IN the discharge of their duties They
nave leave to sit during the session the house,
CFoWdS OF manufacturers arc ilockng to the metro
polS 10 gave Information 10 the committee II IL
thought that many important facts will be disclosed
calculated TO demonstrate the truth, of what has
been for sometime suspected, that the branches of
industry IN winch the manufacturers are engaged,
are rewarded with better profit than any other
occupation IN this country. Should this turn out
TO be so, trust it win longer be doubted wiki
us at least, hatit is not only time TO put stoD TO
the further punderng ofthe landed interest of the
union but to restore it TO that condition in Which it
stood, teiore il was exposed to the destructive in
huencc Of protecting duties.
much excitement, for the last ten or fifteen
GAYS, mas been manifested in our House. in the
discussion OF the merits Of private claim against
t,ic Oiiteu states Tor the injury which slave of
the petitioner, who was impressed received w hist
ne was In the employment of the United States
an alIempt has been made to place slaves on diff
ierent grounds from any other species of property
IN thls respect This attempt necessarily involved
question touching the right OF property iii the
save The northern members, al first, seemed 10
be generally opposed 10 the claim. As the debate
mas progressed, and the signs of the times in Viz
gina render it prudent 10 do no act which D,ioht
nave tendency TO destroy the prospects OF the Adj
H!ll5tratIon there, less disposition has been dis
prayed to urge their objection TO the claim; and
unk, when the question is taken it will pass by a
handsome majority
MIR Taylor (the late Speaker) has given no
nee, mat IN the case of Wilde, from GEORGIA he
shall move in the committee of the whole TO an
propriate sum Of money to purchase the Africans
ne (Nlldc) holds by purchase from tho Spanish
claimants; Z which slaves, by decree Of the cde-
raj circuit were ordered to be sent bevcnd the Ii
mits OF the United States, and bond taken with
condition to comply with the decree. Mr. Wilde
Prays, that the bond may be cancelled, and that
ulese Africans may be permitted to remain in the
country, where they have formed connexions SC
II seems Mr.. Taylor has taken Up the impression
mat the United States may and ought to purchase
theSe Africans, and send them to Liberia Thus
yousec, another Erc-brand is to be thrown in 10
tle house This wiil be only the commencement
Of system OF colOniZng the blacks az III expense
Of the u 8, will lead directly at some oherDeri-
oil TO unauthorized & unwarrantable interference
with the control which the sDuthern people claim
and have, independently of the government, over
their slaves. If the constitution present any OBJ
staces to the action Of the federal government up
on our slaves, so it does upon the colonization Of
free people Of color. Under the constitutions the
u. States have no power 10 act in The one case or
the other But if the power be assumed, what
thenl It will not he the first time, by many tI.at
this government has acted under assumed authori-
ty. We may protest against the exercise of such
power, but our constitutional scrupics viii be
mocked and laughed to scorn. Il will be a mca-
sure calculated 10 Improve our condition" and it
will be 'incably stupid" 10 suppose that the con
stitution docs not grant such power 90 the federal
government"