Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-18
Mot in tie last Legislature.
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tate Legislator Of pfrginia, Member Of Congress
Governor Of pugfnia, Secretary of U'ar, and Fo-
reign Ambassador; and now a would. be- Legislator
again.
W The Boston Courier, Of the 10Th May, Gays =
" James Barbour, after having been Legislator for
ginia, one OF the Cabinet, and Foreign Ambassador
has now with true Republican notions. to be
again one Of the General Assembly of Virginia.
THE IL altogether Yankee notion. But il will no,
catch Virginans IL it wheede. and ters desponding
Yankees and oth.rs, who fancy the music of empty
barrels re bap'e the Aposiae, chrsen ne the rene
gade Politician, and dye hack his blu light coat re-
publican gray. We in Virginia can assure the IN an of
the Boston Courier, that the two latter items he has c
ed in the catalogue OF Mr. Barbours bonours have
Their sunk him below the character of Virginia Lee is
lator, instead OF constituting the climax of an ceys.
tion from which il would be condo sion ain to
begin at the alpha of his political 1t was too
much OF Yankee notion in Mr. Barbour, to accept OF
those functions under the iilegimate Yankee Admins.
traou, OF one dyed in the wool to cheat Mr. Jefferson
TOO slightly, however, to Withstand the ardent and
searching beams OF Southern Sun; being done with
single dip, began early fade aud entirely resumed
It's original pad hue long before the term Of service il
was n,e .ded to PERFORM had expired. Mr.. Barbour
men knew, and still knows that he thereby regulated
hmseii from the favour and affections of his own State
ana ms Pre'ent project will only be arded as the
qu'esence OF his woated indi'cretion. Yes hearth
~ concur with the nan OF the Courier, that Mr. Bar
oour mas ms o,on consent to he again one of the
General Assembly of Virginia" !! but with what
prompting OF "RepudIican notions" il will be difficult
LOT MN oil the Courier TO make appear for more
man nose OF his late alliance-viz his consent has
been obtained by the solicitations as cordially ceived
his own affections for power, pomp, public
holoety: and having come down to The level of pr-
vale citizen, on the North East side of the
10 me top OF which he had r.en finding il cold, barren
a"o oreary he whips around to his original Southern
position gives blast at the bung hole of his empty bar
rel, and calls upon his former comrades and the yeo-
many Of ms county, to adjust tn. ladder once more
ha' ne may again ascend, and take a few more sky
ght perhaps with promise that he will
TINS time, turn his face 10 the South West But this i.
rather reversing the natural order of political
nc cannot wait his chances 10 rc-ascend from that
SIDE OF The hedge TO which hs apostacy had car
ried him. he must in future be content with the hum
Die walks OF private Citizen for there would be rather
TOO much sliding in The business fer yirgiuiaus to
lend him hand to effect his object. He will there
iore' nave 10 wait till the cows home' before
me cizens OF Orange county will give their consent to
era ne has again one Of the Cen
that his failure will give him no occasion for self-re
Proaeh' Tor want OF active and vigorous exerons by
explaining exhoTting, and persuading. to wheedle the
neopie into conciliaory and complying humour-
Some shrewd fellow of plain patriot farmer expect
IN the mean time, will ask him to remember TO include
in his explanations, word or two about the 800 600
xpended beyond the appropriations, during his Secre-
taryship. by the Clerk of the Indian Bureau and wbe
ther he considers such Unauthorized extravaganza in
sending Clerk, Thomas l.. Mackiuny,) a festival
tour among the Indiins is more chargeable to the
Secretary Of War, or TO the Clerk of the Bureau,
IL s hard question for minds TO discover hi,
u''lhcaon-though the long practi.ed diplomatic hab
Tvs OF ONE bred al the bar, too will find no difficulty i'm
making the tcorse appear the better course hope the
people Of orange will pause for reply!
p S-If the EItor of the Courier or anv one If
this City, be disposed TO join issue on notion he
shall make deposit in the United States Branch Bank
in Boston, elsewhere, and IL shall he rop-, ed In a.,
Bank here with the unqualified under,tanding ,nJ
agreement that the event OF the election in October
next, thath Mr. James Barbour be elected, the Editor
me Courier or other person or persons deposng
shall have the united sums; but IL he be not elected
we, so depositing, shall have the came. "
Ertracfof a Letter iron,
WAsHINGToN May Is, 1890
You zee we are at last within sight of land; for
whether The Calendar be cleared or not we shall adj
Journ on The 3lst. Eheu jam salts
MIR. Bell this day opened the Indian Debate 10 the
Houses and, II one may judge from the number of note
With all my heart; let the Orators discharge their
spleen, and the atmosphere OF the Hall will be purified
ne dheuty lies in keeping quorum Of list, ners.-
However, let Wa hops that the battle will be Tough,
with good feeling, and that missiles may he thrown
like those which fairly flashed across the arena during
The S,It war-Heaven help the Speaker He was
cooped up in his Chinese pulpit from 10 A. NJ TO p.
NJ, and peppered from AL quarters, with incessant
yolley Of amendments, divisions, yeas and nays, mo-
lions, notifications, &c. Sc, ill the very lamps burnt
lin OF u.
"The following is the true definition OF a National
Road
"Naiionai Rood.--Any highway go miles long, made
within State at the exoen,e of the General Govern
nent"
"Now for an aneedo'e, aud have done
Honor brighp'-atrpe story.
"Severai Members Of Congress were, evening
asst week standing in groupe Browns Hotel
onversing about matters and things in general when
10 came the Lord Mayor Of Warrington. " Well Mr..
Mayor" said one Of them, -" what do YOU imagine
you'd be the OF the President, 10 Senator
Holiness Resolutions, calling for the reasons Of certain
emovsls from office, IL they sdoptedH'--" His
n.wer would be-" replied the Lord Mayor, with
mile Of Shsndean candor, d" Gentlemen, " reasons
vere as plenty az bsckberres, you should not have
,em."
WAsHINGToN CITY, May 18th, 1880
wrote TO you yesterday in great haste, giving
'ou short account of Mr.. McDufie's Speech--Be.
ore The House adjourned, many questions upon the
,pendmeDts TO MallOty's bill, disposed Of by
IL,