Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-09


the Governor, shall be commissioned by him. The JUS
tces shall appoint Constahles Aud all fees of the
aforesaid Officers ehal he regnhted by law" Tie>e
provisions. correspond exactly wIh The Is section OF
the Old Constitution
Article v.-Src. 9.
"wrts shall run in the of the Commonwealth
OF Virginia. and bear teSc by III clerks the several
Courts Indictments shall conclude again the peace
aud dignity OF the Commonwealth" Th, is taken from
the 18th scctoo of the old Constitution.
ARTICLE
Treasurer shalt be appointed annually ~ Joint
vote Of both Houses" This IL the sam, with the 10Th
Section of The old Constitution,
ARTICLE VII.
This is the closing Article and directs that the Ex-
ecuuve Department shall remain at present organ
lzed, and the Governor and prvy councillors shall
unue in office until Governor elected under this Consti
tuition shall into iii and that all other persons
Office when the Constitution shall be adopted, with the
exception before mentioned shall continue in office till
successors shall be appointed the law otherwise pro-
vide; and that all the courts of Justice existing
shall continue with their present jurisdiction, until
new organization OF the judicial ysem shall be made
by the Legislature. The object of the Article is TO pre
vent an inicrregnum in the Executive ana Judiciary De-
partments OF the Government
have now finished the xamnaton of the Constitu-
ton which begun my satisfaction, and which
afterwards thought might prove useful to the readers
oil the Enquirer Although there in il things
objectionable, yet il is clearly much superior to the old
The distribution of poll ca power amongst the several
divisions Of the Commonwealth is much more equal,
and just than before. The reduction in the number of
the House OF Delegates, will diminish considerably the
oNPences oil The Government. he structure OF the
Executive Departments admirable. Although the Ju-
dietary Department has escaped unhr,, vet trust
that their independence for all valuable purposes, will
be found TO be preserved I'm IFS purity Although the
extension OF the right of suffrage is calculated offend
the constant and devoted friends of the freehold SYSTEM
yet they ecol!ect that universal sufrag not es-
tablished, and that the system extended, well guard
ed against the false and fraudulent exercise of that
estimable right
trust that this Constitution will be adopted by an
overwhelming majority OF the voters, and that will go
mar rI, tn1,
old coat and puts on new We must all rejoice
that the peace and integrity of the State which were at
one time supposed 10 be in jeopardy preserved, s we
have reason 10 hope that they will be TO all fI-
ture time.
The first Legislature that shall meet under the new
Constitution, will be the most important that has assem-
blcd Tor many Ii is be hoped that the people
will, on that aston, a constellation of talents
and virtue, that will rival in brancy, the one which
has just sunk below the horizon. CITIZEN.
VIEWS AT WAsHrNGroN-Er ract- a late letter.
" For the next Presidential election the adyersaries
OF the present Administration mean to rely dYarice
and fdnaticism-.ic TO be gratied in Tariff, in
appropriations TO Internal improvements ia partition
oil the Western Lanls-FHea!icism, in all the shapes
---oI Colonization Society, anti Sunday mails, anti
Masonry Georg Indians &c.-Upon these materials
ambition is to work, and am thoroughly satisfied from
what hear from the West, that the plan is TO unite
all North o. the Potomac and Ohio think that Webs,ef
expects to be put forward Clay having got too heavy TO
be carried: and il he loses the Kentucky electio ne a
summer, he will have to fall! back aud give place to
those who have ground OF their stand upon"
Extract gf'd Letter}ronn
WAsHINGroN CRY, Feh 1880
&c The House is nice us 4 ne,y-I,ii eye" sbout|
the Tariff. Yesterday, when Nr. M'Difi. r,p,r ID
bill from thu Comni,ts. If Wlysanl Mean. to re-
duce the duty OIL tei and coffee md several ohrr i'm
ported articles, some gentlemen seemed to think it
would be burning sin even 10 let it be reed twice
They shrunk from it IA though the provisions contain
ed moral pollution-as il tn bdrs OF hammered and
rolled iron were red hJt-Nuw This IS preposier.
on.. Can the Tariff bear the lighi! Can il not
A gar nj bli.i a In in -.
OF the g collected wisdom of the IA iou:' iarmsr
never suspects the fidelity OF sc.van,, till IN: fellow
chest. Honor bright. Monssur ri,ih- op.n ylnr
memorandum hook and lei Us what you nave been
about.
1.-The .tore. you have about the r.tir,ment Of NJ.
u anch and III appointment OF Mr.. Wogdhefry to the
Navy Departnel, are mere Gle ul and pr.n4Ila -
They crcul ied, t sup cd, nv som, to,l ne
Navy Blord; weo arr anrioIs TO get rii of Mr. 3 II,
the hope Of having his place ii led by ga goud, Easy
SOUL" like NJ. Sore lrY S.uhari -ii-.r,-s from
what can icara II NJ. Bfa, III Mom1 r.lro-.,s.
his station (oi which ei Tn IRE is IN proni itvA
the Presil> nj wor!i he &oly place the friI,n
in the htnis OF Con P,r'er.-- !)ont hai.vs ii,he
O. TIE tales y,u hear from th;s drn IF ,ai.ch e -ua
ker.. They Il. - ! gi-.:ols.s of the XIV
liav" NoIro' r"isop 1, b. jhankGnj, tIa Heaven
in mercy rem we'd ih,ml- JtGi ,-ot torn tnis woke
woiliefe hi d'y? Aa.! h,g wo.ll is bart bt, ed
over rrcre,@i Keou"ky; hi. lcAtly n loved Kentucky
You have seen a. dlsgraceul rrsnIl -us alopfr. l.,
the Hous- ri pr-ssnIaiiv-~oi bat ate on tn IS "a -.
January Thy ken D1ri prysu ,vlh h. con III.
datol doctrine OF Mr. Webster. DJn'ta L. hln@ there-
by But Twill Rot believe that "a resolutions speak te
real sense of Kentucky. 1t cannot be The Dele.
gates here discaim The il,l AMI have reason to be-
lieve that the entire west danIr to them What tree.
man, niecl, w1lll not dcmIr TO them? So YOU see
how necessary it ia for 10 keep the oil chain breh
for what with the Tariff mania in he Elst-:he intcru,
improvement bugbcar in The West nj the Cherokee
Indians in the South have &" L1rl times mr. dear
honey"
From another, dqic2
WAsHINGroN, Fen. 6, 1880
There s'o be app en o., tseye.e -tfug i. here.
TO revise h, r+Tif II viii n m,d- ard ,cs,-,eJ ~, -
t1uaI arinr.-lt his alreaiy co:nnttc.l , tor n a
purpose was yesterday repn, g 10y Mr. NCDgTa fro >,
the Commit OF Ways and Means S,,rcelv had i
made ts apprsranc, on the L.gi ,ive board. bs.or
attempt WA made 10 drop tn. curtsi,i unon IT, A
motion miis 70 p,-tpine il md iiuit H. Be-,
before t's question 90 'l u, aIcn {, call nj III.
House heinz pr-v'oniy ar - ra) N hour TO- can
sid,rng another ca.s Of business ar,ivel-so il stand
over f,r further hearing
81 am not e The knowi"g.-n,s, who en- toll
you what vii lie he Este OF ti's hi be- $, VII.
gilman may guess vel asa Yankee gucss IT wis
not be smcthe'c IN ia birth. redu don Of ti. ,!ut
salt, il very much Is. ST ed ny no Of fa,,y-s
representation, and | thuk il net a. ~ i4.r-ob tic
that this interest uriln- ~i ia" dnu.'ariT prinr,'c
will retain hs snhi ct fer general nv. a. a.i,n
The same scheme, you hive seen, IA. been Z ing on
in Ike Senate"