Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-15
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC: rs, 1880.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Of no general interest. Some resolutions OF
local character, and some petitions. were presented.
The Committee of Privileges and Elections for
the House of Delegates. ia deeply engaged in the
consideration of the contested election from Orange
Tho course of ptoceedn: has been rather mesnder-
ing; but yesterday, the Committee after protracted
and very ingenious and acute discussion, decided.
unanimously, that the return Of tho High Sheriff
declaring Col Barbour tho member elect, was Illegal
that officer had authority TO scrutinze the polls,
but conform his return to the etate Of things
they present on the face We confess, that this
decision, which with irst conceptions,
appeared to our minds, after the argument Of an
honorable Member of the Committee, (Gen. Brod
MAXI altogether correct.
The following is portion Of the proceedings OF the
House of Delegates of Monday, omitted in report
of Yesterday. We requested by the gentleman
supposed by some be alluded to, that he wrote no
su :h letter as that described by the Hon. member
from ,s Of Wigh'
Mr. Atkinson submit ted the following resolution:
Resolved. tina, the Committee of Finance be u-
structed to enquire whether any, and If any, what
necessary and proper to be adopted for
the prevention Of fraudulent sPeculaions the claims
of Revolutionary officers against the Commonwealth,
&c
Mr.. Atkinson Of Isle of Wight, said he had sub
against Che mpositions and frauds ertenrireiy prac
tscd upon the claimants against the State of Virginia
He ware that the great difficulty in acting. ex
isied in n regard to tho rights of individuals which
should be abridged, with great caution; yet he did
hope that the Committee whom he proposed to
submit the subject, would be able to provide pro-
per remedy. He felt under obligations to the gentle
man from Amherst, who few days past, submitted
resolutions upon this subject yet ne of o.
pInon that they did not 60 tar enough. Mr. A. said
that he had determined far his feeble abilities
would allow to find out such frauds and bring them
before the House He stated, that before he took his
in this body he had submit ted to him eommuni
cation from gentleman (whose name not men
toned in debate) to of the Heirs of Revolution
airy Officer, stating that the prosecution of the claim
required considerable expenditure of money, that
the amount was $1,000, and concluding by PROPOSE
ton TO undertake the management of the claim for
one hag-that he MI bad taken some psins to
Ys.s eaie dOo.hat he had 200. tho heirs 1..
Ter 10 thc gentleman, written to for $500 t-
knowledging the of the letter, in which the pro-
position made in order to bring the matter more
fully before the Committee and the House. The
question being taken on the adoption oi the Resolu
tion it was agreed to, after which, motion of Mr..
Bryce, Mr. Atkinson was added to the Committee Of
Finance
An oni1ous Dlorement.-We have received the lat
No. of "'The Globe" new semi weekly ministerial
print established at Washington, by Sir. Francis
Preston Blair, late co-edtor of the Western Argus,
(Kendilrs paper)
Tine Globe has come into tho world somewhat sud-
denly It's approach was heraIded by no Prospcstus
Chat NE ever saw intimatod by any of the usual
noes of preparation. Perhaps the editor in his wes-
tern experience has discovered mode Of getting
along better than the old fashioned of relying up
Subscribers: perhaps like Eumenes the Cerdia o.
os Surtorius, he is competent to carry the War on
his resources; or, what is perhaps the sbrewdes,
conjecture) The patronage Of Government, present
and prospective, enables him to dispense with other
support.
Leyi;y however, opart-thorc can be little doubt
that this movement connected with meditnted at.
tack by portion Of tho Jackson interest upon the
Public Printer, and that the official character Of the
u States Telegraph is about to cease. The indica-
lions in the political atmosphere, of design to run
down Duff and erect more orthodox, Van Buren, or
ran, III his stead, are numerous and pregnant In
this strife, the despsed Coalition" hold the balance
and we trust they will incline il IN such WISE az to
"imprsyo' the condition Of the Government Prsm-1
We cannot however well conceive q more posing al
;uation than 10 be compelled 10 choose between Duff
on The hand, and Van Buren, tool on the other
we not without hopes, that the dilemma will lead
to attempt dispose of the patronage of the
General Government, that no Press whatever
shall be tempted by bribe Of $4,000 per annurn to
l.e for the Government, by the day and the yard.
We feel sren, deicocy after the severe reflections
Of our consistent contemporary Of the Enquirer the
other day, upon "Washington Correspondence" 10
publish the following letter from that lace bur NJ il
somewhat bears upon subject, and moreover. M
that contemporary himself, frequently publishes let
tiers from WashingtoD--we Will take the liberty oil
inviting tho readers attention to the following:
WAsHrNs roN December 9th, 1880
by the express conveyance, you no doubt
furnished with the Message on Wednesday evening
its great length has not deferred from an a,,ei.
tive perusol OF IT As a compositions, find il very
superior to any document he has furnished in his
communications with Congress; snd very forcbly
contrasts with tho veto message, in clearness and
precision. 1t leaves doubt to the real septi
meots Of the President. in relation to Internal Inn,
pIoyemcr's and tho Tariff Tie Message rcbuke,
very spiri'ed manner the violence and error of
tBe Southern notification dogmas.
new administration paper, entitled the Globe