Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-12-11

.MEEIING or THE LEGISL-35'ITEES

the Piesid ,nts Mes.age to Cousr~ss and ,hs ,:o,a
or: Message to tbs Legislature OF Virginia The tw
BODIES iino'.d ON the same day end their procse
ngs vii attract the earnest aten,ion of The n.rn,s
Tie pres MT l. the short Session Of Congress an
must expire on the h MMch.-Bu, the Legislature .
Virs MA may cit without Stint or limit Tb.,. !. No
thng IN the Constitution which makes ,b.;, no
esprt CHI the sit March !; and they may sit uni
oe'gner or un II their successors have been elected b,
the People. y
The days OF Cougre . are, therefore. nrmbored -
The lamp Of their lite expire. at mtius Of the Sd
war aud heooe they have not hour TO lose ir
y" hia debate" or abortivs legislation vet 20,
Confess, never looked 10 ward to auy s,ion wbcl
threatens more unnecessary consunp ion Of the pub
| Ii time. 49, r
The ordinary bills will. OF course be passed Tn,
appro. tcns Tor the several of tb ,,h
.,rvice however much time il consumed ,nust bs e
teced-The several nomDa ions of the President, an,
the treaties which have been made durjny m. recs
will 20 tar occupy The time OF the SsnAte Ths,s !
one other subject, which urfr,una CIV + n, upon H.
snort Session. and can scarcely be postponed. This
the impe achmcnt OF Judge Peck Of Missouri VIII =,
set, by order Of the last s. SSH n for nd,v
Il is expected to take up much OF the time of The :.
ate and TO waste much Of the tine OF the other
But aside OF these questions, Il is not easv 4, conf =
! ture what public or private business wi bs don.
what gu 'stions will be discussed much ess decided
what BUS passed, what resolutions ado ,ted
Bu', II we may judge from the s.vsrL signs of N.
opposihon Pints, we fear that series Of ns asur.s
Will be brought forward not 20 much calculated 70
promote the Interests of the caun ry A. of marty. 10
the Administration and to ds,rac,is Fri nds
We 'ihcrreiy hope that We may be mistaken bu, is
this conclusion TO be resisted We have NAKED an =.
indications IN the newspapers. We have Sc en- the omi.
S Sous movements OF The oPposi ion.-And ii we look
pack TO the last Session. the of its few last
have least its shadows before" them Bill, were
brought TO ward aud pressed upon the House and by
some, with Of trying the nerve and al Linz H.
popularity o. the Prr.i!ent We undat,.anJ IN y, ,h
motive OF some members not concealed nor denied
Appropriations OF almost every variety OF Lsscrip ion
we're crowd into The same bill. The President wa.
ioiced ei'h'r 10 swallow or reject the whole The
Light hsu's bill, and the Louisville and Portland Canal
Oil, were thrown upon him the very eve of an al
iSu'nm-n'. NO re.pect was paid to the delb-ra,ive
chTacter oil the Neto No tins was al,owsd n The
Pfesdsnt to weigh all the 10 provisions cf hs
Ligh -hpu.e Bill Lighthouse. and 6arbour. cr..L
an improvements as iisaD, from each ether in
their na'ute as in their location were mixed tcga,ber
IN "ii the meZss OF Qegi-la,ive) confu.ion"9 And
'h' ochpo was TO be forced down his throat or to b.
elected at tie ti'k CT injuIng ths public service
What was usual and right, arlfuiy combined with
what wa. equivocal or obnoxious. The matter was
coneoeted In the mos, ind c-nt hurry and then sub
mu'eh 10 me Executive X .sponshility.-No candid
man could view such scene without disgu. or .pe Az
oi WITHOUT Indignation IL was partly the on.nrin
.. ooai Interests, and par ly Of political mannuvre-
ne gun no .ever, missed hre. The scheme wa. de-
trated the Pre- idsn stood firm He met h. re,pon
soiity as b, came hinsnd while re incurred the ca
meurs OF lew hs recev:d t.a thanks of the BODY Of
Ih' pee, Is. "
There is too much reason to believe, tina, similar
game IL to be p',yed of upon him. The signs, il M
po'iive, are a, lea't suspicious PARTY 10 ORGANIZED
which VIII leave no stone unturned drive him from
n
Heheronfd morebo. They will move Heaven and
Eu'h, and He'll i,seIf, TO cover him with def a,
ana disgrace. They would invoke the Genii of War,
We thence and Famine. What have they not done -
what we "pons havs they spared Bsfore Cen ia *
son had been seated in the Chair, by the
voice OF his eountTymen; beto he had adopted sim
s'e Measure beiore bis Administration could possibly
ne tried by It's iruits." the Leader of his O,ro,i
ton indecsnuv denounced his compstor in the face f
me ns"on. The active spirit OF perse cunn has nevo,
sept from thai day to this. Dinner after dinner wa
gIven- Speech delivered afcr Speech and Mr. CLAW.
whole chorus has been the inc paci,y of hi,
h'va'. The same cue has been given to his parizan.
OF the Press They have employed the most poison
Gus weapons against him. They have had recourse
10 the grossest mi.rpre ations the IN at shameless.
t"sehoods' and even forgery itself A Beiium al in.
fernecionen war 10 the knife, has been opsplv nro
claimed Nothing can propitiale ,hem-Nohjuy can
satisfy them. but the elevation of Henry CLAW on the
ruins OF Andrew Jackson. Measures, which Their own
party atenped 10 eject in vain, have since bsen
damned, because Jaek4on adopted them He ba. sue.
ceeded in recovering the West Inda Trade which thew
had iost-'nd then the InteIgencer calls il another
Bubble; and ri. Niles has the modsstv n affirm, ina,
we are batter without than with H. Tie Indian Oups
uon was warmly supported by Mr.. Adams and hi. Sc.
cte,ary-the jursd o the ates affirmed aud tina
Emigration OF the Cherokees enforced but no soon
does Jackson attempt to accomplsh it, than the mea
sure changes its complexion, and TO be condemn.
ed az thr nhuman Oppressor of the poor and perse-
en.eu inu'n'; From such an opposition, what W.
uO' '" EXPECT: Wi they he more forbearing al this
man 'hey were al the last, Session of Congress Are
bey less disposed TO embarTass his A Iminstraton
"e 7ee suSSesuobs already thrown out, that an a..
tempt TO De made 10 repeal the Indian Bill If The last
ses-on-nay, TO defeat the rsife alton of the very
lteaues which have been made under its provisions -
we zee In the Roche'ter Obse the arm sounded
"t new petitions against Sunday Mails being pressed
upon the present Congressional we see the synod OF
ONO en'eriug into the follow log fe,ouiion:
Rssooed That day fa,tns aud PRAYER ,o;p,sd s
ne Oensai Assem- ~ the members nf this present to the
pese eonsrssson' Tor SIGNATURE, petition, to be forwarded
hath" 80 80 ~ '"S maui y" 'os CA"
Let us not be surprised, therefore 10 see svsem,H,
assault upon the time OF Congress- and The quiet of tn,
administrator! We shall the Oppositou 6ghdn,
under a msny-coored flag. Indians, Road and Canal
OItra-Tarif, Ani-Sunday Mail Anti Yves, India Trade
anu nominatlon-aii the antics, which are against th
.on'nisrauon-not forgetting Ant. Reform and Anti
Rsrenchment Va apprehend that much tim. r. n
ne lost 10 this manner; and asures NAV he an
dangeTed, which are calculated TO promote the publ
! interest r"
Bot will the friends OF the administration suffer the
selves 10 be distracted ard defsated nv the mannrv,s
Of the CoaIilon' Will they permit, the Ind,n ones,io
TO be rlpt NJ; and days and weeks consumed upon Al
unavaling discussion? Sha the tariff be extended ,
other articles, or pushed to greater oppre,sioni
We ough, 10 keep constantly in view the extnguisb
mebt OF The Public Debt. Those numerous appropria
TONS which ore intended for petty and sectional pur
poses, ought TO be arrested at the outset They are n,
merely drains upon the Treasury; but they yoIae IN
Constttution and corrupt the integrity Of the
A large and magnificent, system Of Internal Improve
nenis attacks the vital principles Of the Constitution
10 be suspended, until the States shall pass uDon IN
power, and The u States be free from debt
The friends o. Free Trade ought 10 make another Al
Temp during The present session. The country expee
y from them The interest Of the Union demands
Ihey esnno' abolish. they may at least modify N
iarlH The last session, the duty on tea, coffee coco
and salt. was reduced The duty on sugar il too bs
some effort should be made 10 abolish n IL, .pv IN