Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-05
RICHH.hO.VD, SATURDAY,, MARCH o
THE LEGISL.aTURE.

| THE LEGISL-dIURE,
On Thursday, the subscription 20 the Petelslur
kail-Road came under Discussion Ia the House OF De
iegaes; but no que ion was taken upou it,
Yesterday, bill psssei, by uuaniaous consen,
ough all the 10 ms Of Legisla iou and was cent
to the Senate or declaring that the lection OF mem
bers TO The General Assembly aud TO che H. OF r. G
the United States, is not necessarily take rare il
April; hut in the month DE II April MAY or another
,nonth) which the G m raj Eie con Law NAV herent
ter determBe.-The Senate did TO, &C, fpall upon hi
bill yesterday; but We unders,snJ there is doubt
us passing that body The Gem. will report tho me
ra, Law nex' week. The question taken o. Mr..
Gilmers proposition 20 substitute the Judge SIS
tenn, instead OF The two-Judge sysiem.The d. ubi,
morse po,cer, Gas some wac has calsd iD again pre-.
vaiied-by avote OF 7S 10 AZ. TIL. House then adop,
ed some amendments to the bill. on Mr.. l. igh'. mo
ten. Ga Mr.. Bfo1naxs lion the word IL in the Is h
Section, was struck cut. Thus leaving the mum.
her OF the circuit blank, asj, Of course the number
judges (Which wouli bavs been Pay undecided
PROSPECT OF W.aR.
We had no room in our last for auy remarks upon
the Sp seches in the French Chamber OF DEPUTIES
Messienrs Lamarque AMI Guizot speA bold and war.
like language They reproich the Ministers with their
indifference TO the Foreign relations Of Frsnce-and
they call upon their countrymen Il were to incor.
porae Belgium once more into the Tod of France a.
least che desires IT, and assist the Poles against the
Russians. Unfor,una, " we were again ,anlaiized
vest. rjay. The NewYork papers failed and we are
still without the intelligence, the interesting in,eI
But are furnished with some articles by the Mary
s. Harriet at Boston, from London papers to the 90
January, and their compile xion, upon the whole ia In
dieauve CT some important events. " The feeling in
France Is strong in favor OF intervention in behalf Of
the Poles and union with Belgium; and il will be ex
ceediDgv difficult for Louis PnilIppe to resist the tor
rent" No one could read the Debates in he Feenca
Chamber, without arriving at the came conclusion.
Ii cannot be denied, that the elements of combu sion
widely spread tn tbs nation There are o.
the officers and soldiers Of Napoleon, who Ugh for war
There are many OF the laborins classes who are in
need OF employment. There are MANY restless spitils
in the counry-Some seek oceupation-SJme are am
bilious OF fame. Many OF her peoSle inspired BY
ardent enthusiasm in the cause of Ijherty which
would hurry them into distant of struggle and
glory. Will such People permit the Poles to be
overrun and overwhelmed by the Russians1 Will thew
stand oy aud suhsr ih'.e armies to war against The
very principles on which their own glorious Revou.
lion OF July last was founded! But there is another
consideration which will mingle in Their decisions.
According TO the views OF many of the Frelch Pol.
clans, their interests are involved In the srup-
giles OF the Poles. Let the Russians succeed in their
invasion-and il il probable that Government having
such an imm nse army at their beck and command-and
du,hed with their riumphs will in its career?-Is
il not to be expected that such Government wiIl ri
ningle in the affairs OF Belgium and mensce even the
Citizen King and the People of France, Many of
the French Statesmen are saying" We can never
propi,iate the legitimate Princes of Europe We
cannot keep down the Jealousy of the Autocrat Of
the Rus sias They tDW attack u; they will a',enp.
to arrest the march OF free princpl shere and else
where-and the only question before us now IT, 10
choose between fighting the Russians. with the Poles
as our alles--or, after they subdued-o fight
single handed, the armies o. monarch whose regi.
m-Dts will be filled with soldiers and ushsd wi vic
tory1r to uaie our resources with those of the GAL.
liant Poles-to fight the Russians on our own territory
10 an sipate their blow. by me citing EN- on tSe
plains OF another country"
Ii is true, that the principle of Non Intervention
has hitherto been obierved by the French Govern
ment. But we are not talking now OF the abstrac'
principles, which should guide nation of politicians
situated the French arebut of the motives, witch
likely 10 arise from their ardent Temperament ex
erci'ed in such situation, and OF the sentiments,
hall hsts III noir
statesmen. We all remember the remarkable decla
ration Of Lafayette, upon the question Of Polsnd--We
remember also the subdued tone of LATTE after
wards Blu, tbs last accoants would seem 10 show,
that Lafayette understood the feelings of Fsenchmsn
better than LATTE dd.-We shall await The develop.
men,s with much impa,enc--for, the signs see 10
us more OF War in Europe, than OF Peace,--But let
War come, and where will il pause The principles OF
Liberty have MADE great progres In Europe for the
last forty years. The last brilliant Revolution in
France, has given them new impulse. There is
scarcely nation on the Continent, (wi,h the exception
oil Russia, perhaps0 which does not contain large
mass of disaec.ed people Plus ia has her Achilles
heel on the borders OF the Rhine, and in her plumber
ed portion at Poland. Austria has her weak point in
Ialy-And England, though che may not in France
will scarcely oppose herShe has discomfort subjects
at homeland volcanic ma erials enough in Ireland, to
excite the deepest anxiety. The arrest of OCopnel
will more exasperate than intimdats bis counrymen.
general war may possibly be avoided; but the
last signs are, think, in favor of IT, Even if prace
be preserved, who will think that we are arrived a;
the end OF the French Revolution? Will the people
there sit down contented with Chamber OF Peer; er
even with a Chamber Of Deputies, who have been
elected under such restricted Elective Franchise as
Il ey now exercise? Will they respect the privileges
OF a House OF Peers-or the titles Of Nobility?-Ws
must be blind not TO Anticipate struggles in Eu-
rope-and some other, peaceable hope, changes in
Francee.
We expected to have presented our readers this
morning with some interesting extracts by the pscke,
at New York; but ,here was no mail Yesterday from
that city-I Is said that there has been some change
in the Flour market Flour has advanced Q, at LiveI.
pool, bonded American Flour having been cold al 33s
81, to 35'. The iol owag extract OF a e ter was re-
ceved in This city Thursday. by express from Phi
Iadelpha: NEW YoKR, February 2S Evening.
"Respected Frends:-By the Slas Richards, W.
have e ters Of the 18th uliquoing Flour to SO to 81
for VIRGINIA: 3d. Tor New York Western whea, adj
vanced 81 to Cd per bushel-in great demand The en-
element occasioned by report that the P,les ad