Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-16
CORRESPONDENTS.
Extract Of a letter from


"WAsHINGToN, March IL, 1880.
81 suppose, ere this, rumour has announced in Rich
mond that The Senate yesterday rejected tnani nous.
W, the nomination Of Nc. Lee az Consul General AT
Aigiers. and that this morning the President named
that esimabls man. and mo't worthy officer Com Da-
rId Porter, to supply his place. Whatever regret
might have been ieit by some Of the frends # the
President at the reje ction Of nominations (or which
he Senate, doubtless. had good reason) il l. entirely
suPerseded by the satisfaction of seeing il followed up
by choice which the nation with one voice will an
prove more popular appointment than that Of the
gallant Porter, could not have been made. All here
rejoice at the result-nayj will not even except Mr.
Southard, late Secretary of the Navy Tor, have more
than gossip 10 vouch for his present good ling
and polite behaviour toward the victim Of Adams Ell.
qlete.-The Commodore arrived here on Saturday
and in the of LIST MONDAY visited both ousss
oil Congress. I'll looks well az ever, with the x.
cep i'm Of darker hue from the burning sun of Mex
ico; and II was really grateful spectacle TO behold
so many members s'cgping eagerly forward to
shake hands with him! ] doubt whether the Pres.
ident himself, experienced the least dlsappon, IN nj
at the rejection Of Lee, sidcs it afforded so fair an Cd.
po-tuny to reward the Naval Hero, who. In the in.
iniiable language Of your Madison. fought his
ship tl humanity tore down tbs co!ors, that valor had
nailed 10 the mast"
is TO be amenied, int The public sa,iated az il
were with the speeches Of Hayns and Webster, seem
rather indisposed 10 pay unusual attention those Of
other Sena ORE 7on the subject OF what is called "the
great debate"-Mr. Grundy's was Of the best ex-
petitions OF constitutional law ever listened To; and
as fair and full and eloquent vndic 4iion Of Northern
Democracy. assuredy, moth ng like that Of Mr.. Wool!
bury has been delivered in this Capitol. He H. he
yond all comparison, the ahlrst Statesman in New
Engand s1d the honest yeomanry Of that country,
gardless Of the Salumnies promulgated by Hartford
Convenions,s--by the tools Of Webster, Spfaglie,
Bell and HoImes--shoud rally around him az the 20.
ica rock Of their faith --!SOmebody, who pulls the
wire, cf such Hirleguin' Barton and Noble, has in
cited them 10 bark at the Senator from New Hsmp-
shre-ss II he could I've provoked by yelpog, TO notice
prairie dog Bifton daily complains, that 90 The mon
ser Of purity" he calls the editor Of the TtfegToDh
commits " moral (orgerH" q use his own words,) by
ga91ling HE .peecbes and misfePresenhng what he
s1ys II that Editor be guilty, those Of the National
LnfeHigetcer and .Vdtonh Journal are no less So
The truth IL, that hi four pound ten, two-p my.
ticket baljerdash, az Col Johnson would say t. re-
ported in the Ttegfdph very nearly correci while in
the other papers believe II appear not I'LL il has
undergone the criticism of another hand. For ius ance
find passage in ona Of his talks" reported in the
Journal Of this morning, follows
p" will 60 further yet. If the President wishes a
Home Department, IN divide the greatly accumulated
business OF the Safe Department., will vote for IL; or
for voyage by sea, tour by land, for purposes Of
exploration and d'eovefy or for National Observa;o
~, TO place us footing with the government Of
the other Hemisphere, hoping he may not indulge
himself in a figure, by calling Il a "hght.hoUse IN