Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-17

But this brings us at once TO MIR. McLane's impor-
tant suggestions about the Public Lands and the
Tarn.--Wc shall defer our comments to the next
paper.
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY.
Who SHALL DECIDE ?-Several citizens have been
named to be on the Jackson Ticket as V. Pre-
sident. Dallas and Wilkins of Pennsylvania-Dick-
erson of N. Jersey-R. nj. Johnson of Kentucky
Judge VIM. Smith of South Carolina--P. p. Bar
bour of Virginia.-We have Card from Kentuc-
ky, earnestly pressing upon the consideration of the
people VIM. Drayton of Chareston.-Should the
Electoral votes be scattered among all these cand-
dates, no could obtain majority-It would
then become the duty of the Senate to select from
the highest among them, AND perhaps Mr. Clay's adj
junct Vice President John Sergeant the future
presiding officer of their body, &c.-The only
method OF defeating such Election, with all the
intrigues and management to which it may give
birth, is to concentrate the Jackson vote upon some
one candidate. How is he to be selected? Penn
sylvania wishes to nominate of her citi-
zens ut her Convention of the 18th March next
With all due Difference for her Wishes il seems to
us that her nomination will not be held conclusive,
and that the votes of the Colleges will still be scat
tered. Another mode of nomination has been pro-
posed by the Republicans of the New Hampshire
Legislature, viz: by means of Convention to be
held on the 3D. Monday in May next at Baltimore.
We have advocated this scheme-and the more we
see, the more we approve it, So many candidates
have been suggested, that we know not in what
other mode the selection be effected A Caucus
at Washington is out of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mia is not barred by such proceeding from holding
her State Convention, and designating her fa-
vorte son for the V. P.-Her wishes will have great
influence with the Representatives of her Sister
States.-The question is respectfully submitted to
the Convention of the Legislature of Virginia.
SENATE OF VIRGINIA.
The Senate, yesterday proceeded Jointly with the
House to the election of an Executive Councillor
Peter " Daniel and William NJ Rives being in
nomination the first ballot, Mr. Daniel received
the votes of Messrs. Holt (Speaker,) Old, Parker,
Cooke, Hunter, Pennybacker Rives, Alexander,
Booker, Dade Opie, Wyatt, Harvie, Basye, Boyd,
McWhorter, Dromgooe, Winston Beale and Nc
Comas of Logan-20.
MIR. Rives received the votes of Messrs Campbell
Patterson, Joynes, Beirne, Cabe, Cravens, Cowan,
McCarty, and Edgington-9.
On the second ballot Mr.. Daniel received the od
ditional vote of Mr.. Armistead, who was absent ON
account of ndisposton, when the first vote was ia
ken.
The bill to amend the act respecting lands return
cd delinquent for non-payment of taxes passed the
Senate yesterday without amendment
We have to announce the reelection of Pc
ter V. Daniel, of the Councillors of State
The election was close one-The LIST vote was
ne-The ID gave Mr. Daniel majority of l only
over Mr.. Kves.-Mr. ID. has more experience in the
Executive business than any man in Vrgina-and
an industry and energy, which have tagged i'm
the public service. As politician, no man is more
hrm, and uncompromsng--an most if not all of
the Opposition in the House voted against him But
let not the friends of Jackson elsewhere be deceived
About ODDS of the Legislature are believed TO be
for hm,-Both MIR. Daniel and Mr.. Rives are Jack
son men-Against Mr.. ID. it was alleged that
there was some division in the Cabinet between the
Governor and hmself) and that the public business
might suffer by the effects of it, &c. &c-In favor
of MIR. Rives it urged that he had distinguished
himself as the friend of Internal Improvements, &c.
GENERAL COURT
Judges Daniel Smith, VIM. Daniel, VIM. Browne,
Allan Taylor, Richard III. Field, Ro. b. TAYLOR,
VIM. Leigh, James e. Brown, and Joseph l.. Fry,
attended on Thursday, being all the Judges assigned
to the Winter term, except Judge John Scott.-The
Grand Jury having nothing to present, were dis
charged on Thursday.-The Court sits to-day again
The principal business consists of motions of the
Commonwealth.
More Idegraphingi-An article in the last Globe
the U. S. Telegraph. We satisfied, there was
not title of truth in it. What can be expected of
imam, who, to obtain an office, pledged himself to
the unqualified support of Gen. Jackson-and has
recently been i'll the habit of unscrupulousy raising
the most unfounded charges against him?
The Telegraph asks what will (Mr. r. think of
the Treasury Report, "when he learns that bill TO
re-charter the Bank, the Joint production of the
Treasury and of the Bank had already received the
sanction of the President, before the Message was
transmitted to Congress-"
The Globe says: "The imputation here cast upon
the President is entirely groundless. No such bill
exists did"
CLAY SrocK-.Much 6clov Par!
The ticket is completed-and Mr.. John Sergeant
the heightened Federais the Getter-up of the Mis-
sour Question, the Ex-Panama Minister is to be
associated with MIR, CLAW. as his Vice President